Evening star., 1926-01-13
CITIZENS PROMPT
RUM TRADE DRIVE
Lincoln Park Committee to
Report Wholesale Activities
in Southeast Section.

existence of wholesale rum-running
activities IN the Southeast section will
be turned over to the police Of the
fifth precinct for action by a commit
tee of the Lincoln Park Citizens AS
sociation, which was appointed for
this duty last night, following heat
ed discussion by two members who
charged fragrant violation of the pro
hibltiOn amendment while the law-en-
torcers calmly looked on"
Just before the unusually late meet
ing was about to adjourn. two mem
hers, II. L. Bushong ana David Babp
delivered addresses. charging there
We're several houses" in their section
which had been reported as headquar
ters for liquor-running activities and
| nothing had been done" They also
declared that on one particular nigh
II taxicabs stopped at one of the
"speakeas sizes" and carried away liquor.
President Names Committee.
President Guilford S. Jameson
sought to terminate the discussion on
the ground that the associations To-
rum was not the proper place Tor such
questions and, falling in this, he push
ed through a esoIution which declare!
ii the oninion Of the civic body that
the police should he thoroughly in
and act accordingly. He appointed
committee headed by John Barse and
comprising Mr.. Bushong and Mr..
Babp to collect the evidence and CO
operate with the police.
Mr.. Bushong informed the assocla-
ton that one could get the good old
booze within half a block of this meet
ing without bit of trouble, despite
the fact that the place has been re-
~ -,a DnIice FIVE tiI,1PS -
Another case was cited by the speak
ers, dealing with the wife of a rum
runner" who was beaten up" by il
licit dealers in liquor. After the fight
they disappeared, the members said,
and the police We're called An officer
was placed on guard before the house
and remained there until o'clock the
following morning. Ten minutes later,
it was charged, the rum runners re-
turned and carried off a load of liquor
Mr.. Jameson emphasized that the
police cannot bring about arrests on
rumors and hearsay, adding, Nv hat
they need is evidence"
Americanization Indorsed.
Americanize as many citizens as it
is possible by the limited methods
available to residents OF the District
Of Columbia by having them affiliate
Swanton said at the meeting. at which
increas ased power for the Commission
ers, snow removal and general com
munity improvements We're discussed.
Mr.. Swanton, who is a member of
the Citizens Advisory Council and
president of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association, urged member
ship in citizens bodies as means OF
public expression on matters OF CIVIC
interest. He suggested that cam
paign be waged for the elimination OF
the street car plow pits and installa-
ton of more up-to-date equipment TO
prevent the further sacrifice of hui
man life.
Harold L. Warner, chairman Of the
education committee. presented reso-
iutions, which We're adopted. opposing
the appointment of members of the
Board of Education by the Commits
sioners as contained in the measure
now pending in Congress granting
additional powers to the Commission
erS The committee on education
also recommended that the Board of
Education purchase additional land in
the vicinity of Seventeenth street and
Massachusetts avenue southeast for
use as a school building site and
playground space.
Lack of Snow Removal Scored.
Characterizing all those who fail
to remove snow from their sidewalks
as slack and lazy" David Babp, dele
gate to the Federation of Citizens
Associations, declared personal inter
est and civic pride should assert
themselves in an endeavor to make
the walkways safe for the general
public Mr.. Babp introduced a reso-
luton, which was adopted, indorsing
the principle Of a workman's COM
pensation law for the District.
Commissioners Rudolph and Bell
were commended for their actions In
defeating the proposed ban on all
night automobile parking. The asso-
citation also voted to affiliate with the
East Washington Boosters Associa-
ton.
Other resolutions favorably acted
upon include requests for sidewalk
paving on the west side of Eighteenth
street between A and b streets, side
walk on the south side of Massachu-
setts avenue between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets. and increase in the
lighting efficiency OF all street lamps
at intersections in the entire territory
of the association.
Miss Willis of the National Wom-
ans Party addressed the meeting in
the interest of the equal rights mass
meeting to be held at the Belasco
Theater next Sunday afternoon. New
members elected were James H. Hes
let, w. A. Copeland Joseph Williams,
Robert A. Kane. II. H. Wright, c. E.
Karlstrom, Patrick Kennedy. John r.
Osborn. D. S. Parker, p. J. Harrigan,
J. NJ. Billingsley and Albert K. Frank.
POLICE DENY LAXITY.