Evening star., 1922-11-28
0NE:MAN CARS
Raped BY CITIZENS
Association Turns Down
Favorable Report and Joins
Ranks Of Opposition.

Opposition to the one-man street
cars was voiced by the Mid-City
Citizens Association. after a. lengthy
discussion. at a meeting Of the or
held at the Thomson
School. 18th and l. streets northwest,
last night.
The association failed to concur in
the report of its committee appointed
to investigate the cars and which
made a tour Of inspection in one Of
them last Saturday. In it's report the
committee declared it had carefully
Inspected the ventilation and heating
apparatus. mechanism. safety appli-
ances and the stopping and starting
operations of the vehicle. and as a
result considered the one-man car as
safe as if not safer than the two-mar
car.
In spite Of the report the .-ssocia-
tion declared itself in favor of Join
ing the North Capitol and EckinK-
ton Citizens Association in its efforts
to have this type of car abolished.
Mr.. Hams Statement.
~ letter to A. j. Driscoll. president
Of the sIid-City Citizens Association.
from W. F. Ham. president of the
Company. in which Mr.. Ham pointed
out the merits of the one-man car.
was read. Mr.. Ham presented ,statis-
tics which. he stated. showed that the
one-man cars have but half as many
accidents proportionately as the two
man cars. Other details with respect
20 these vehicles were stated in the
letter. such as the instant stopping Of
the car. the releasing Of the doors
should the driver remove his hand
from the controller and the impossi-
bllity o. starting the cars before the
aoors are shut. or of opening the
doors before the cars have stopped.
me economy resultant In the opera
tion OF the one-man car and the fact
that economical and efficient methods
iead to lower car fares also was men
toned in Mr.. Hams letter.
Park Plan Approved.
The Board OF Trade park plan for
the District was approved by the as
soc'ation and letters of Endorsement
oa o, tne proposed project were directed
20 De sent to Congress. the Commits
sioners OF the District. the Federation
OF Citizens Associations and the
Board Of Trade
>, Approval of the work of the Better
Business Bureau and other crganlza-
fraud practices in the sale Of ques-
tionable securities in the District was
expressed by the association. 1t an
proved general educational cam
paiGn on the par; of civic bodies to
COMBAT These fraudulent practices.
education week. which is 10 bes..,
pece nber 3. was Endorsed by the as
sociation. Copies of this Endorsement
were ordered sent to the President.
commissioners of the District OF Co.
iumbla and the board of education
tpon request from the Henry Polk
Midcity Association requested OF tue
Capital Traction Company that a stop
be made at 7th and P streets north
west Tor the convendenccs Of the leach
ers.
The executive committee Of the as.
snciation expressed its objection to
the Thomas Circle Citizens Associa :
tons application to obtain the terri
tory from Thomas Circle to Florida
avenue northwest. between 18th and
10Th streets, for the reason that this
territory comes within the Alidcit:
orga nization's boundaries.
Jesse c. Adkins addressed the
meeting on safety week." and Rertha
Foorhorst spoke on the work of the
Juvenile Protective Association.
Committees Appointed.
Committees appointed for the COM
ing year were:
Law and legislation-Gilber, l..
Hall. chairman: Charles S. Shreve. vice
chairman: Bates Mitchell Stovall.
Michael NJ. Doyle. Vincent L. Toomey.
Milton F. Lands. J. G. De Vore Frank
Noyes. Milton B. Zciler. William H.
Richardson. J. Russell Young. William
J. Thorne. John b. Geier. e. w. Bacon,
NJ. Waters. Miss Mary Whelan and Mrs
Gardner Smith.
Streets. alleys, parks and pavements
Henry NJ. Camp. chairman; Michael
Mahaney. vice chairman. T. H. Me
Nerney. Joseph a. Berberich, William
f. Mason. Joseph Zegowitz, William
NJ Henderson. n. Frank RUPERT. T..
Z. Hoffman. Z. ]. Quinn. F.. G. Schultz.
I. Glaser. W. NJ. Burkhart. J. G. Nc
Queen. NJ. McInerney. Thomas f.
Petty. A. H. Plugge. Harry Ashton.
L. p. Allwine. William Conradis and
chairman: Charles T. Butler. F.. G.
Luce. NJ. H. Andre VS.. John Donnelly,
F. c. LOTUS, G. Rosenblatt. Mrs.
George r. shannon. T. F. Wasgatt.
Carl schafer. Alfred Wynn. c: i: H.
owitz. James Z. ONeal. William J. II.
Martin. N. 1.anentakies, W. J. Holt
man. J. r. Wagy. Mrs. f. Wilmer.
observation-disclosures S. Sergeon,
chairman: Joseph a. Geier. vice
chairman: Marie Moore Forrest, Mrs
Joseph Hutchinson, II. c. Althoff,
George H. Amrein. Henry J. Berens,
Alice Pollock, Mrs. Alfred Wynn,
Frank H. johnson, Christiana
Schafer, NJ. E. Dent, Fred c. Parker,
Mrs. F. c. Crow.
Education and schools-Miss A. E.
Burlingame, chairman: F. j. Jackson,
vice chairman; E. Y. Simmons. Mrs. E.
B. Myers, ]. NJ. Borders, Mrs. George
T. Shannon. P. r. Mays. Daniel ].
Donovan. Miss Sophie B. Kent. Miss
N. Barclay Young. Miss Sallie F..
Sparks. Mrs. Kate NJ. Johnson, w. F.
Pahrem, Fred ]. Walker, Ida M. Stew