Evening star., 1923-02-20
LANGLEY YFAV0RS
DISTRICT SUFFRAGE
Tells Board Of Trade He Is
/ Ready to Vote if People.
| Want Representation.

Representative John W. Langley of
Kentucky last night championed the
cause OF national representation for
the District of Columbia in an ad-
dress before the Washington Board
of Trade at it's monthly meeting In
the New Willard Hotel.
II hear a lot of talk about suffrage
and representation for citizens of the
District" said Representative Lang
ley. MY stand on this question is:
i am willing to vote for suffrage and
representation for-the District Of Co
lumbia If the people of the District
want it. ~
Il admit that the District doesn't
always get the justice 1t should have
from Congress. Take for an example
education. l am for higher pay Tor
benefit the boys and girls attending
the schools"
Wingo Fnvors Schools.
Representative Wingo of Arkansas,
another speaker, said: / am vitality
interested in education. 1 am cha
Irined that Congress has not adopted
schools of the District. THIS short
sighted policy is holding back de-
Felopment of the schools.
b would vote. If given the chance.
Tor q five-year building program, in
NolvinS total OUTLAY of $4,000, ,000,"
he declared
Representative Langley, who is
chairman of the House committee on
public buildings and grounds, also as
serted he favored extension of the
park and playground system in Wash
lngton and of the construction of
needed buildings.
"Cncle Joe" Present.
The two speakers, with Uncle" Joe
cannon, We're honor guests. They
were introduced by Edward F. Cola
day, president of the Board of Trade.
NO board went on record as favor
ing the creation of a federal depart
nent or education with a secretary in
tne Presidents cabinet. and the prin-
ciple OF federal aid to education, pro-
Niulng the states subscribe to an
amount equal to the governments Of
Ter of funds. This action was taken
III adopting the recommendations of a
committee, headed by William s.
wasnDurn, appointed to consider ref
erendum No. 40 of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, concerning
the so-called Towner-Sterling bill.
The opinion of the committee was d.
Iided, the majority report submitted
ty stephen 4. Kramer, assistant su-
perintendent of schools of the Dis
tflct, being approved. A minority
motion, presented by Henry H. Nc
opposing the majority recommended
lions and urging, as an alternative,
enlargement of the present bureau of
education. consequently was lost
Report Tranic "Cures.,
The committee was composed of:
William S. Washburn. chairman;
Henry H. Mckee, vice Chairman.
Ernest l. Thurston, Stephen E.
Kramer, Paul E. Lesh, Henry r. Blair
and William B. King.
Twenty three recommendations
cuiied from a lengthy report of the
PUBLIC order committee, designed to
remedy existing traffic ills and pro-
tect the public. were adopted by the
board on motion Of Odell S. Smith.
chairman of the committee. Mr..
Smith pointed out that w. Pearce
Raynor. a member of his committee.
should be given much of the credit
Tor drawing up the resolutions which
follow:
!. Better lighted streets.
.. In the restricted district so min
hackstands and around public reser-
vations.
8. One way streets should be estab
lished whenever in the judgment of
the police department and Commits
aloners it is practical and advisable
to do So
a. Widen roadway of 10th street
from r to Massachusetts, avenue 18th
from to x, 18th from New York
avenue to K, 18th from New York
avenue to Massachusetts, avenue,
and e street from 5th to 14th
,. At Thomas and Scott circles it
Is recommended that vehicular traffic
be forced to the outer edge of circles
giving true rotary traffic by increas-
ing reservation at center of these
circles and narrowing the roadways.
Street car tracks at Thomas Circle
would not be moved. but would pass
through the extended reservation.
g. AT 18th and u streets platforms
should be removed
Z. Construction of wide boulevards
from as near the downtown section
as possible to the outlying sections.
on which no street car tracks will be
laid and which will be used chiefly
Tor auto and light traffic.
s. Repaving of 18th from Ohio ave
nue. to b southwest. 14th from B
northwest to IS southwest, Little B
street from 10th to 18th; and B street
from 18th to 18th
9. Speed REGULATIONS of street cars