The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22


Mr.. EDITOR AT a time like this
when the very foundations OF clvlllza
ton are being rocked by the false prop
aganda being spread by the profession
al republican politicians on the League
of Matt ons issue, it is gratifying to note
that during the past few weeks the peo
pie of Prince Georges county are awak
ing to the truth of the situation and be
ing tired of following the straddling at
titude~of the republicans are focking tc
Governor Cox and will endorse the
Democratic platform of Peace, Progress.
and Prosperity.
MAY not ask you to allow me a very
short space in your valued publication
to state few facts that l know con
cerniug Senator John Walter Smith anC
what he has done for the people O
Maryland. l have been in frequent
contact with Senator Smith, as l am
not only County Com missioner of Mont
gomery county, bu. for the past five
years was Secretary to the Engineer OF
Highways of the District of Columbia
and Senator Smith has worked hard fol
the Improvement of all highways lead
ing into the Nations Capitol from
Maryland and has helped greatly in ob
tanning legislation in the Congress
which would be of untold value to the
bordering counties of Montgomery and
Prince Georges. will cite here for the
benefit of those citizens who may moi
happen to know just few of the things
Senator Smith has accomplished
I. He secured legislation authorizing
the extension of water from the filters
and mains of the District of Columbia
to Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties adjacent to the District.
2. He worked tor several years to
secure the privilege for children of par
ents who are employed in Washington
and residing in Maryland to receive
free tuition to the District Schools,
which has now been accomplished at q
saving of thousands of dollars to both
Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties.
). He is a member of the very i'm,
portant and large committees i'll Con-
gress as follows: Senate Committee on
Appropriation. on Naval Affairs, and
Gu the Senate Committee for the Dis
trict of Columbia where his presence
has been of untold value In securing
adequate pay for teachers, firemen and
poll. emen and more efficient working
force by reason of his fairness to the
employees, by advocating better con
ditions.
4. He secured appropriation for the
construction of shelters and extensions
al the produce market in Washington
so that farmers hauling their goods tc
market would have a place to shelter
their horses and trucks, and was also
active in securing the construction of a
new fish wharf and market which has
been of great advantage to the Mary
land fisheries of the Potomac river and
Chesapeake Bay.
:. He not only worked for the improv.
ment of many city streets in Washington
in corporation with the Engineer oi
Highways but in the putting through the
Senate legislation improving the main
arteries of travel leading in from Mary
land. including the River Road, Wiscon
sin Avenue or Rockville Pike, Connect
cut Avenue, the 9TH Street Pike Oh
Georgia Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue
Bladensburg Road. Pennsylvania Ave
southeast. Nichols Avenue and Good
Hope and Oxon Hill Roads.
s. He secured authorization and ap
preparation for an eight room addition
to the Takoma Park District School
aided in the addition to the CHEVY Chase
d. c. School, and also aided in secur
ing legislation for the construction of the
John Eaton School, to all of which
many Maryland pupils go.
With this record | do not see how
any intelligent citizen of Maryland
could help voting for Senator Smith
and. especially those who reside ir
Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties. H. J HUNT, 3rd,
County Commissioner, 4th District,
Montgomery county, Md.