Evening star., 1921-03-16
PETWORTHU URGING
LOWER CAR FARES
Citizens Association Favors
! Proposal Capital Line Be
| Allowed to Charge Less.
DIVERGENCE OF OPINIONS
Regulation Of Moving Pictures in
Lieu Of Censorship Is Urged
!. in Brief Filed

The, Petworth Citizens Association,
at a meeting held in the Petworth
Presbyterian Church last night, pass
ed a resolution urging general low
ering of fares on both street railway
lines, but favoring the proposal that
the Capital Traction Company be al
lowed to charge a lower fare than
the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company if it were found that
it could be done and still give that
company a fair return on the invest
ment.
Pointing out that the majority OF
citizens of Petworth were located
some distance from the lines of the
Capital Traction Company and We're
compelled to use the other line almost
exclusively. J. L. Carr, president OF
the association, who left the chair TO
take part in the discussion. said he
felt the service would be affected
Property values might be lowered. he
remarked and, on the whole, no bene-
fit would be obtained by a double
scale of fares.
Issue was taken by W. L. Gutelius,
who pointed out that any inconven-
ience to the populace of that sec
tion would, in any event. only be tenn
porary, as the double scale would un-
doubtedly result in the merger OF the
two companies after few months of
this kind of operation.
Protest Action of Congress.
The association, in a resolution. pro-
tested the action of Congress in
charging the S35,000 appropriation
for community center work entirely
against the revenues of the District.
The resolution points out that this
should be divided on the sixty forty
plan. Copies of the resolution will be
sent to the District committees in the
new Congress.
A brief urging the regulation of
motion pictures in the District of Co
lumbia, in lieu Of censorship, was filed
with the District Commissioners, ac-
cording to Chairman w. L. Gutelius
of the body's censorship committee.
A letter from the Park View Citi-
zens' Association asking for the CO.
operation of the Petworth body in
leveling off Grant Circle for use as
playground and base ball diamond for
the children of the two sections was
approved, and an appropriation of S25
was authorized to cover the cost of
the work. A committee composed of
George H. Marshall. Winfield s: Dey
and Charles r. Green was named to
confer with the Park View body on
the matter.
Urge Gun-Toter Law.
More stringent laws for the regula-
tion of the carrying of firearms in the
District of Columbia were urged in
resolution offered by President Carr
and referred to the committee on
police and fire protection.
Troop "a. the Petworth troop of
Boy Scouts, attended In body. Joseph
T. K. Plant, field executive of the
scouts. told the members of the work
of that organization for the boys.
The following new members were
elected: Chester Hopkins. James A.
Barr, B. Udoff. H. Kuy. Milton O'Brill,
J. Russell Estes, ]. H. Herbert. L. P.
Hoffe. Edward J. O'Neill, Adam E.
Maier, John H. Davis. Norman S.
Smith, Mrs. Jennie NJ. Lane, Earl c.
Lane, Mrs. T. D. Miner, John c. Hoh-
man, Mrs. c. Harrell. A. N. Jenkins,
Mrs. A. N. Jenkins. W. Withers Hall,
Mrs. Helen ". Hall, H. Schulman and
]. G. Wasman.