Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-09
CITIZENS ENDORSE
PENDING PAY BILLS.
Association Urges Measures
Proposed to Increase Fed
eraI Employees Salaries.

Resolutions urging the passage of the
Brookhart and Sirovich Government
pay bills during this session of Con-
gross were adopted by the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association at meet
ing in the Columbia Heights Christian
Church last night.
Resolutions regarding both bills were
introduced at the meeting by Mrs. Mar
garet Hopkins Worrell. president Of the
League of American Civil Service, who
explained their provisions.
Heated Debate Over Dry Law.
A lengthy discussion was precipitated
by resolution introduced by c. t.
Clayton, proposing that the dry law
be so changed as to permit the issuance
of search warrants permitting prohibit
ton agents to enter private dwellings
of intoxicating liquors." 1t also provides
that all District police officers be des-
ignated as prohibition agents and that
the so-called flying squads" be quad
rupled. Jesse c.. Duke, lawyer and
member of the association, declared that
such changes as proposed would be I'M
constitutional and gained enough sup
port to have the motion tabled.
More heated debate arose when the
proposal of the Board of Education
that the school estimates be submitted
to the Bureau of the Budget with
recommendations from the District
Commissioners only as to 1.-The maximum
amount to be allowed" was brought
before the association. The motion
was tabled after H. l.. Bushong had
pute between the Commissioners and
tho Roo ri of Educo tioY
Approves School Building Item.
The association adopted, however,
the recommendation by the Board of
Education that the sum Of $3,000,0 900
for school buildings and grounds be
appropriated in 1881 in addition to cur
rent expenses for that year, provided
that the total is not in excess Of one
third of the total revenues of the Dis
trict.
Another resolution was adopted re-
questing that the pay for privateS IN
the District Fire Department be in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
This motion was adopted after the as
ISOLATION was addressed on the matter
by Capt. Harmon A. Chapman of No.
18 Engine Company, president of the
City Fire Fighters Association.
The so-called five-year program for
the extension of the public library sys-
tenn in the District was approved in the
form of a resolution following an ad-
dress on the subject by DR.. George F..
Bowerman, public librarian.
The Endorsement of the association
was given the efforts of the Community
Bible Readers League to obtain per-
mission for the distribution of the Book
of Proverbs in the public schools. as
outlined by Mrs. Frances Hewlett
Wright.
Other Subjects Considered.
Other resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows:
A resolution requesting that the
license fees for the conduct of business
resolution requesting adequate lighting
facilities for Eleventh street and reso-
luton thanking the Commissioners and
unit in No. 10 precinct area.
The association voted to present
Lewis D. Peppler, chairman Of the
membership committee, with some Spe-
cial token of appreciation for the many
new members he has brought in. Out
of SO new members enrolled last night
Mr. Peppler personally brought in 81.
Announcement was made that the as
ISOLATION will hold a celebration in the
Arcadia the second Tuesday in Febru-
airy in commemoration of the thirty
fifth anniversary of its founding. j
Clinton Hiatt. president of the associa-
ton, presided.