Evening star., 1925-06-11
BEACH PLANS FATE
IN NMADDEN'S HANDS
Reply to Telegram Awaited
AnxiousIy by Proponents of
Basin Scheme.

Washington's hopes for temporary
bathing beaches this Summer rested
in a large degree today upon the
reply Of Representative Martin B.
Madden, chairman of the House ap-
preparations committee. to the tele-
gram of inquiry sent him yesterday
by Jesse c. Suter. chairman of the
Commissioners advisory council. Mr..
Suter had received no reply today.
evidently because of the difficulty
which was expected to be experienced
in reaching Mr.. Madden. who is not
at his home in Chicago.
Senator Warren, chairman of the
Senate appropriations committee, re-
piled today to the telegram and ex-
pressed the belief that the decision
for opening the bathing beaches at the
Tidal Basin and Jones Point should
rest with the city government. An
swering your dispatch at this distance
away from the Capital" Senator War
rem wired, II cannot feel justified in
advising, preferring to follow judg-
ment of city government.
A similar telegram dispatched to
Senator Capper was also unanswered,
although Mr.. Suter was notified from
Topeka, Kans., that the telegram had
Senator Capper, however, is expected
to express himself favorably.
Madden Opposed Beaches.
Importance was attached in ad-
vance to the answer to be sent by Mr..
Madden. 1t was Mr.. Madden, 1t was
recalled here today, who expressed his
opposition to having the beaches con-
tinued at the Tidal Basin this Sum-
mer in view of the alleged insanitary
condition of the water there and the
resulting danger, in the opinion Of
some, that would result to bathers.
On the other hand. growing sent-
ment among members of Congress to
have the Tidal Basin opened this Sum-
mer is indicated by those who have
talked the subject over with Col. c. o.
Sheriff., director of public buildings
and public parks Of the National
Capital. AENtA
Almost every day some member of
Congress calls upon Col. Sheriff. to of.
fer services in getting the beach
opened, and pointing out that 1t was
not the apparent intent of Congress to
have the National Capital go without
bathing facilities this Summer.
Updyke Behind Move.
Representative Updyke, the new
member from the seventh Indiana dis
trict, was in conference today with
Col. Sheriff., and said that he was
strongly behind him In any move he
might make to give the people of
Washington place to bathe. The In.
diana representative said that some
thing should be done Immediately and
he felt that the problem could be
worked out satisfactorily.
This is a serious matter" Repre-.
sentative Updyke said. There is no
place where the people can go for reg
ulated bathing, and the result is that
many persons are losing their lives
While l was not member of the last
Congress, 1 was present at many of
the proceedings, and 1 do not believe
that it was the intent of Congress that
the National Capital should be left as
1t is without bathing facilities. OF
course, many of the wealthy people
can. go to the hotel pools and other
places. but am particularly inter-
ested in providing places where any
citizen can go and enjoy the water
sports at any time.
1T does not seem to me to be rea.
sonable to leave the Capital City with.
out any bathing facilities this Sum.
mer. My town has a population of
about 1000 people. 1t is an inland