The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-17
Much Needed Public Buildings.
To Swat the BOOtleggers
Bv BILL PRICE.

There isn't ADLER business Congress than Senator
SMooT Of Utah Here in Washington to attend to official
duties which paid he is again devong himself to the
urgent buildings in the District and
to elimination of those wartime frame structures that are
standing the lives of thousands of workers and
official records which could not be replaced in Of fire
photographs taken by this Woodworking Senator which will
COOLIDGE condition of affairs that should not be
allowed to continue minute longer than Congress can
furnish the money replace these feaps with modern fire
proof buildings adapted to Government purposes
There inflammabe materials in all these temporary
buildings with accumuaons Of rubbish and refuse that can
well disposed Of The danger the lives of Govern
workers is idle threat It well recognised
that officials In charge of these buildings put employees through
fire drills regular intervals If fire should break in
the ugly temporary buildings at Sixth and streets for
instance nobody results Even should loss Of
life be prevented the destruction Of valuable papers and
records belonging to the Government would be disaster
Senator smoot will again press 600 appropria
ton by Congress for Government buildings
if he can prevail Congress lose time in starting al
fveyear program of $0000000 expenditures each year
The President and the Director of the Budget
an appropriation at the last session Of Congress but struck
nag in the demands of Senators and congressman for ap
willing give Government what it actually needs here
unless they could get money for buildings in their States
The United States pays $1l25oOo annually for rented
purposes Every member of Congress admits that
this is the worst sort of business when the Government
fully able TO finance structures which will be feproof
and modern in appointments and which will coordinate Gov
work that is scattered all thescity
recognized by Congress daory tactics have always pre-
vailed when the matter came up in that body
The continuous picnic which Washington boOleggers have
enjoyed for years be interrupted by methods it is
Instead Of being able in the future postpone
their trials until the evidence against them has disappeared or
become weakened they be taken before Judge in
the police and put through the legal PAGES without loss
Of time The District Attorneys office is to supply sufficient
number Of assistants to guarantee prompt trials and Judge
schuldt has made splendid record the bench, will
deal out such justice the present laws will permit
In addition to this cleanup campaign has been planned
by Commissioners FENNNG who has charge Of the Police
Department Of Washington.
Booeggng has been the incentive back OF more crime
recent years than the District knew Drastic measures
have long essential but have been prevented to some
by few judges and cogged condition OF court
calendars outrageous due wholly to the refusal Of Con-
sress to take measures that will better conditions.
The Of crime which has followed booeggng here has
brought dangerous drespct of law in this fair city and the
official activities that about to begin too early
Commissioner Fennng be highly commended for his
pose every possible police method to cleanup
bootleggers their followers who stop at violation OF
law The booeggers like great railroad
engine of them, attached to the engine string OF
which represents every shade of crime and disorder
worst all complete and utter disregard of law and order
power be checked the speed of the train will
slow up Cripple the engine and the cars too will to
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