Evening star., 1920-07-07
URGE QUICK MOVE:
TO GET COAL HERE
Columbia Heights Citizens
Also Have Lively Debate
on School Affairs.

Resolutions calling on the govern
| ment to adopt emergency measures 10
get coal to Washington in the face OF
| a threatened shortage were adopted
| last night by the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association in st. Stephens
Hail. on 14th street The resolution
states that practically all of the city
coal yards are empty, with no coal
| Immediately in prospect
The resolution says, the export OF
coal for April increased 300 per cent
over the exports for the same month
last year. which is one cause for the
alleged famine in New England and
Atlantic coast cities.
Grist of Resolutions.
Another resolution recommended
lthat the secretary of the association
call upon the Attorney General to
urge him to instruct the district at
torney to procure indictments against
the officers of the baking company
which recently pleaded guilty to hav-
ling sold bread at short weight and
was fined, and that he instruct the
attorney to attempt to have indicted
any and all merchants who have sold
or are selling goods ats-an excess
profit, or who are fraudulently adyer-
tising goods forSsale."
| The resolutions further recommend
| ed that no change be made in the
electric current rates on schedule y
to large users of electric current until
| the court has rendered its decision in
preference to the reduction of house
hold rates from 10 cents to s cents a
| kilowat hour "a
The resolution is signed by w. I.
Swanton, chairman of a committee
which drew up the recommended tions
and which was composed of F.. NJ
Barnes. Louise Crook. w. NJ. Dyer
Mrs. Mary G.. Johnson, John F. Put
nam, Robert H. Turner, Capt. George
Uhler and George "A. Ward.
Lively School Board Debate.
q. Verbal brickbatS flew thick and
1 fast for time when the school situ-
alton came up for discussion. Mem
bers spoke from 9thefrs4seats and
the little formality of the chairs rec
| ognition. The presidents gavel,
pounding the table, only added to the
| din, and when the smoke of battle
| cleared the two resolutions which
precipitated it were tabled
| One resolution was introduced by
Harley V. Speelman, who wished to
have the citizens organization go on
record as sending it's best wishes for
success to DR.. Ballou, new Superin-
tendent of schools. The other resolu-
ton, introduced by c. c. Lancaster
protested the appointment of Dr. Bal
lou. The conflicting arguments last
ed until a member stemmed the flow
ol lHipFOiHplu oTdtoTy loHS eIlouSH 70
make. a motion for the tabling of the
measures. ~
Mr. Lancaster introduced a paper
congratulating the people of Wash
ingtou on the resignation of DR.. John
| Van Schaick from the board of edu-
cation. 1t was tabled.
Mr. Lancaster introduced another
resolution. which was passed, and
had to do with election of comm murity
center officers above the rank of local
aric8 20. n apI he
ment of these officers and favored
their election.
Other resolutions passed asked for
the use of a tract of land from Perry
place northwest to Oak street as a
! playground and for the addition of
! four rooms to the Monroe School
, The association. will hold it's next
meeting in October.