The Washington times., 1925-04-23
Interesting Stages in Some OF
Our Local Problems
By BILL PRICE.

By BILL PRICE.
As we approach the time when to elect Ad
yisory Council for the District Commissioners get reminders
of prediction days Chicago Philadelphia Candidates
are charging excessive money and there is appeal
for of campaign expenses One woman candidate
thinks it terrible there should be injected into the
election the bad practices and dirty politics that pre-
vail in boss ridden and boss controlled cities.
There is the promise Of great hubbub out Of the cleo
tion which will probably give the opponents of genuine
District suffrage in Congress just the opportunity they want
dgaced by the unseemy incidents inevitably occurring in
elections"
promoted Advisory Council institution have in
tended Ito ask the advice Of the Citizens Advisory Council
many should be paved laid IN this
that section Of the city This is removing one point OF
contention already uppermost
from councils activities nasmuch the Board of Edu
cation supposed with the Commissioners this
matter.
To the ordinary citizen who member of citizens
station the important Of all local subjects the schools
nunes represented by citizens associations is the foremost
ar for civic consideration next to school accommodations
for the young.
No matter what public sentiment may record in regard to
4he election future activities of the Advisory Council
he outstanding Americans of this city must forward with
fher fight for SUFFRAGE approved and regulated by
law giving participation local affairs
ludg the election of Commissioners and Board Of Educa
on Il unlikely that there will be any dirty politics in
the selection Of advisory counCmen there should be-
chat does that should have bad practices in
know dirty politics mighty we'll election laws
here that would prevent this of thing The National Cap
tal would be mighty good place for model suffrage law
that would set precedent for the elimination of wrong doing
in elections in all parts of the country There deal
TO reform In American elections and District people would be
perfectly willing become pioneers and guides in decent poll
Htcs and elections
The parking regulations becoming effective May
being soundy thumped in various quarters and approved
In Others but the wise thing do is give them fair
and square trial The morning and afternoon bans all
TO hit the aday parkers heavy blow. Many flvver
which rested sereney all day in the congesd business district
must find public garage many blocks away re-
main where it rests at night thus possibly building the
patronage of street and bus lines.
The downtown business streets ought to be delightful for
driving before $50 In the morning and after o'clock in the
afternoon There will be backing of machines to
block anybody and the only interference will be at street
intersections when the cops hold traffic in direction
while it is going in another.
Many people will be Many will be pleased It all de-
ponds how it hits you traffic peeded up
majority Of people benefited the regulations stand
Time viii tell the story.
We shall also whether business interests will find
the drastic parking restrictions handicap help
factory relations with the trading public These interests
them deserves to get to favote establishments
We also want people to to Washington from distant
points to trade with We do not want to make it
comfortable for them parking their them
elsewhere no parking IN certain hours of the day and
strict hour parking in others will facilitate business
actions and at the line help traffic generally public
sentiment will give approval
Our wide beautiful ought to make our traffic and
parking difficulties far less burdensome than in the big
cities with streets They ought
strangers here to trade
After ALL though tell how good the pudding
Us until try some Of It, and all going get al
taste Of this parking pudding The chef who prepared
says " great Good traffic chefs scarce So let's try
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