Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
STENGLE APPEALS
FOR D. c. SUFFRAGE
Attacks Mcleod Bill at Meet
ing of Citizens Advisory
Council.

Inc MCLEOD Dill Tor granting the Dis
trict of Columbia delegate to the
House of Representatives was arraigned
by Charles I. Stengle of Petworth at the
meeting of the Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil in the District Building last night.
Mr.. Stengle brought the subject up by
asking that the bill be referred to him
for report
This BILL" he exclaimed, would put
us below Porto Rico, the Philippines and
the Hawaiian Islands. 1t would put us
at the bottom of the list of possessions,
with a mouthpiece who would be ex-
pected to sit in the House and have no
voice in legislation affecting the Dis
trict and the country except the voice
Of speechmaker.
If Congress is interested in our fran
chiSe problems, why does it not start at
the bottom, and give us that which we
ought to have, local suffrage? Why does
1t not allow us to elect our own school
board. and our own city council. II the
gentlemen on the hill would do this, the
taxpayers of the city might at least dis
cover lost bank balances due the Dis
trict, and whether Blalocks are running
away with the Police Department" The
bill was accordingly referred to Mr..
Stengle for report.
vagrancy Bill Attacked.
The vagrancy BILL introduced by Sem
ator Sackett of Kentucky at the request
of the Police Department, came in for
even more bitter opposition. The bill
had been referred to William A. Roberts
Of Conduit road. Mr.. Roberts submitted
brief report, saying that the bill had
6tn0HanYIafnIu
would be a means of unreasonable per-
secution in some hands"
Il was so bitter against this bill that
I was afraid to trust myself to write
more" Mr.. Roberts said. But the coun-
Gil was in no mood to let the matter
rest there. Mr.. Roberts was instructed
to write his objections in detail. Make
it hot" Mr.. Stengle advised.
The bill, which greatly increases the
number of reasons for which a man
may be arrested for vagrancy, was fayed
by Mr.. Stengle, who said that If it were
passed before Inauguration day tens of
thousands of visitors to the city could
be picked up without excuse and put
into jail for 80 days.
| DR.. George Richardson of the Fed
Grafton of Civic Associations said his
constituents were unalterably opposed
to the BILL
The council spent half hour chuck
ing over the idiosyncraSies of a bill to
regulate the science or art of cos
metology. The bill proposed to set up
a board OF "cosmetologiSts," no two Of
whom shall have graduated from the
same school OF cosmetology. A Secre-
tary to the board Is provided for. his
salary not to exceed $4,000. The board
members are to be paid $40 per diem
and all necessary expenses" and are
TO license cosmetologists and have DOW
er TO revoke or suspend the licenses is
sued for cause.
Far-Reaching Powers.
The board would have far-reaching
ana extraordinary powers not only over
| coSmetologistS as such, but over all per-
sons connected with this profession by
reason Of connection with schools Of
cosmetology or manufacture of cosmet-
| illogical preparations It would have.
among other powers, the power of sub
poenaing witnesses and compelling their
attendance.
The bill was described by DIR. Rich
ardson as the most ludicrous" District
| measure ever proposed. He said its
| passage would be the signal for a raid
on Congress by members of all the rec
ognized and unrecognized occupations.
and that the operations of the pro-
posed board would be in direct con-
f1ict with those Of the Health Depart
ment
When the council recovered its dig
nifty after laughter at the terms of the
Dill. the measure was unanimously dis
approved.
The council approved the Gibson bill
authorizing appropriation of $4,000, 900
for purchase of sites and buildings for
branch libraries, including the cost of
making extensions or remodeling
schools for branch libraries. A favora-
BILE report on the bill was read by Jo-
seph Gammell of Lincoln Park.
A bill to prevent the display of signs
: or posters containing matter which, be-
cause of reference to religious creed or
race, which might lead to a breach of
the public peace was approved with
the amendment that the displaying OF
such bill or poster would be illegal
only when the matter thereon was de-
rogatory to some religion or race.