Evening star., 1921-04-18
DEMOCRATS NAMED
ION D. c. COMMITTEE
Representative Woods Heads
House Members-AI Anx-
ious to Boom City.

Representative James P. Woods OF
Virginia, father Of the bill to force a
merger of the street car lines in the
District, is to be the democratic lead
er on the House District committee.
Representative Thomas L. Blanton of
Texas is the only member Of the
last Congress who has been transfer
red to the District committee in the
democratic slate Of committee assign
ments Christopher D. Sullivan of
rule would be the democratic leader.
comes third on the list. according to
tne assignments announced by Minor
ity Leader Kitchin today.
The new democratic members of
the House District COMMITTEES are:
Ralph Gilbert of Kentucky. William
c. Hammer, Of North Carolina,
Charles F. X. O'Brfen of New Jersey
and Stanley II. Kunz of Illinois.
Eager to Aid District.
the new democratic members of the
House District committee are eager
to cooperate in plans for develop
maintained as the finest city in the
world, and expressed particular in
terest in building up the school sys-
tenn in the District.
Representative Hammer of North
Carolina said today: II will be very
world consistent with economic ad-
ministration OF public affairs to de-
velop the National Capital, Repre-
sentative Hammer has been identified
with school promotion work for more
than a quarter of a century and is
an enthusiast with progressive ideas
on the subject of public maintenance
of the best possible school facilities
He points out that this idea is one
on which North Carolina, his home
state. has made wonderful progress
during the last twenty-five years
Representative Hammer has been
making a study of the school and
school building needs in Washington,
and is particularly interested in see
ing that all children of school age are
properly housed.
I will be glad to support any reas-
enable measure for new school build
ings," said MIR. Hammer. "Under the
present conditions Of the. country we
must all do what we can for, an eco
nomic administration Of public affairs.
to education. l believe 1 am going to
get a great deal Of pleasure out Of
my work on the District committee,
and will be especially interested in
studying the needs of this wonderful
city. which has grown SO remarkably
during the war"
Wants Capital Developed.
Representative Kunz of Illinois is
also eager to assist in giving the Ma
tional Capital the best administration
that Congress can exercise He SAYS
that he is ambitious to see the Ma
tional Capital properly developed and
will do all that he can to advance the
interests of the residents Of the Dis
trict.
Representative Kunz pledges his
support to the school building cam
paign and says he will give earnest
study. especially to the problems of
ically. I intend to give my best efforts
for proper legislation for the resi-
dents Of our great National Capital"
he said.
Because of extensive experience
with the street car problem in Chi
cago, Representative Kunz intends
to cooperate with Representative
leader on the District committee. to
have the street merger bill passed as
soon as possible.
Favors Voluntary Mercer.
Representative Kunz says he be-
lieves Congress should do all it can to
induce a voluntary merger and failing
in that to effect a compulsory meas
ure in order that one prosperous line
may not longer fatten By advance
fares rendered by the Public Utilities
Commission in order that the less
prosperous line may continue to exist.
He realizes that the problem here is
serious and that it has direct bear
ing on public business. because the
great majority of Uncle Sans en-
ployes here are the principal patrons
of the street car lines