Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
CITIZENS SUPPORT
!. SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Attacks on Board and Court
Unjust, North Capitol
Group Maintains.

Criticisms of the District School
Board and the appointments of the
supreme Court of the District TO that
board were termed unjust and un-
necessary by the North Capitol Cit
gems Association in a resolution
adopted at a meeting of the assocla-
ton in the Memorial United Brethren
Church, North Capitol and streets
last night.
Henry Gilligan, president of the as.
ISOLATION and member of the school
board, stated that he had not the
slightest sympathy with the charges
recently made against the school
board and the Supreme Court of the
District. adding that the members OF
the board and Supt. of Schools Frank
w. Ballou would have TO be angels
to escape criticisms.
Speaking of the charges that
members of the board are rubber
stamps I wish to state that l have
never been a rubber stamp and never
hope to be- Reports to the congress
sional committees are not justified
They make for unrest among the
teachers and school children, as well
as the parents, and are without foun-
dation," he concluded.
The association also went on record
approving the action of Congress in
investigating the appointments OF
President Coolidge to the Public Utili-
ties Board and people, counsel to that
board. President Gilligan, whose name
was mentioned as a possible appotntee
to the Public Utilities Board several
weeks ago, relinquished the chair TO
the vice president. stating that he did
not wish to take any part in the mat
ter.
Representative Edward NJ. Beers of
PENNSYLVANIA stated that the eight
zenith amendment was the greatest
ever written in to the Constitution, and
the Volstead act was the greatest
statute ever written into our laws,
in an address in which he advocated a
"closed Sabbath" for the District. and
declared the people of the District bet
ter off without direct representation in
Congress.
THE people of the District are lot
better off without a direct represent
alive in Congress now" he stated.
tThe present indirect representation OF
the District in Congress could not be
matched if the people were given the
franchise" he asserted.
Urges Closed Sabbath.
ST would like to see you people storm
the doors of the District committee
chambers in Congress and ask Tor a
closed Sabbath here he continued.
In referring to his statement laudlng
the eighteenth amendment and Vol
stead act, Mr.. Beers stated that there
is no comparison between the number
of drunken men today and those seen
before the passage Of these laws.
1.-THE man who says prohibition has
failed, either don't know what he is
talking about, or he likes to drink him
self.
THE man who buys liquor is just as
guilty as the man who sells it, and
would like to see him behind the bars
as well as the bootlegger.
MANY of the evils that we blame
on prohibition today can be laid at the
door of the home,'' he concluded, point
ing to the Sunday school and church
as the only means safeguarding the
modern child's welfare, and the method
of combating the many present-day
evils attributed to prohibition.
Robert NJ. Yost introduced Rep
reseutative Beers.
The members discussed street and
having conditions in that locality.
Fifteen members were admitted TO
the association. Reports of various
committees were heard. President Gil
ugan presided.