Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
FEDERATION VOTE
/. FAV0RS PARK LOAN
Civic Delegates Indorse, by
so to IL, Cramton Bill to
Provide $16,O00,000.

The Federation of Citizens Associa-
lions, by vote of so to IL, last night
Endorsed the Cramton bill providing for
the advance of $16,000,000 by the Fed
eral Government to the District for
the purchase of land to be used for
parks. The money, according to the
terms of the bill, Is to be repaid to the
Government by the District, without
interest, in annual installments of
100000.
BY a vote of AZ to 20 an amendment
was inserted making the money avail
able for development as well as acquisi-
ton of the land.
The bill was the subject of a favor
planning committee. delivered to the
federation by its chairman, Maj. Clay
ton E. Emig. A determined fight
against Endorsement of the measure was
led by James G. Yaden, former preSi-
dent of the federation, but he could
not muster enough votes to carry his
cause.
Mr.. Yaden's Argument.
81 realize" said Mr.. Yaden. that
it is useless to try to defeat this bill
on this floor, but the sentiment that
is in favor of it is beyond my compre-
Il6IlSlOIl. we IldFC SOOOO AOA JC0Ao 1OA
equitable fiscal relations between the
Here Is q bill that proposes that we
pay 100 per cent of $16,000,00 prof.
ect. 1t is worse than anything of its
kind that has ever been discussed here.
I seriously doubt whether we shall
ever be called upon to buy $16,000,000
of land here, but every $1,000,000 extra
that we spend increases our tax rate
8 cents. Besides that, the bill will
have the effect of Withdrawing valuable
property from the taxable assets of the
District"
Kenneth P. Armstrong of Rhode
Island avenue replied that the bill
does not call for an increase of 81, OOO.-
900 In expenditures. but substitutes this
sum annually for the $850,o0O now
spent. The motion to include Develop
ment Of the land was offered by VIII
liam A. Roberts, Conduit road.
Mr. Emig also reported favorably on
the Stalker Capper bill, naming
Gravelly Point. Va, as the site for the
Districts proposed municipal airport.
moved to refer this report to the COM
mittee on fiscal relations for investi-
cation into the proposed division of the
expenses of the airport between tbs
local and Federal Governments. In
a parliamentary jam that arose in the
discussion of the motion, 1t was dis
covered that a motion to lay Mr. Gelb-
mans motion on the table. which was
carried, had the effect of taking the en-
tire committee report with it, The mat
ter will probably be revived at the next
session of the federation.
Divided on Book of Proverbs.
The federation unanimously adopted
a report of the committee on education,
made by Mr.. Yaden,, reiterating its
stand in favor of free text books for
children in District high schools. Mr..
Yaden reported that the committee had
been evenly divided, four votes to four,
on the question of distribution of the
Book of Proverbs to Washington school
children The matter will be taken up
again at later meeting.
A report from the coming committee,
recommending that correctional institu-
tons should in future be placed by the
District outside Of residential zones
was unanimously adopted.
A special committee on six proposed
changes to the constitution, including
setting up an executive committee to
act for the federation between meetings,
reported favorably on the proposed
changes. They were made a special
order Of business for the meeting to be
held February 2.