Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
VOTES TG0PPOSE
CAR FARE increase
Federation Against Raise
Without Revaluation, Urges
Half Fare for Schools.

The Federation OF Citizens Associa-
lions last night voted to oppose any in
crease In carfare without revaluation
of the property of the Capital Traction
Co. The federation also urged half
fares for school children on their way to
and from public schools. abelishing of
the law requiring the street car COM
panies to pay salaries of street crossing
policemen, institution of free, universal
transfers between cars and BUSES Of the
Capital Traction and washington Rail-
way q Electric Cos. and certain re-
strictions on the. issuance of passes to
employees Of the street railway lines.
Recruiting of lines, with reciprocal use
Of transfers, was also asked.
Although the meeting was. called
especially to deal with the petition of
the. Capital Traction Co. for an increase
in fares, the merits of the question
came in for practically no discussion.
For an hour and half the federation
thrashedo out the question Of passes
to employees, DR.. George c. Havenner,
president leaving the chair, to make
an appeal against the committee S
recommendations for restrictions in
their use. The federation finally adopted
q much amended resolution on this
question urging that presses be issued
on the street railways L1sier the same
conditions as on the steam roads. and
to policemen and firenen in addition.
Turn Down Revalnation.
When this matter was disposed Of
william Nick. Clayton, chairman, OF
the public utilities committee, endeav-
ored to read to the gathering q justi-
revaluation before any change in fares
quoting from the report on the street
car merge prepared by DE-. Milo B. Malt
bic, expert Of the Senate District COM
mittee. The delegates interrupted, the
chairman by carrying motion for thu
previous question offered by DR.. A. A
Chenay of Mount Pleasant, and adopt
ing Mr.. Clayton's report, with the
amendment above referred to, unan-
imously.
The meeting started of with an
hours discussion Of the rule adopted
by the Board of Education lengthen-
ing the school day By q. half an hour.
Lewis Goldman, Congress Heights,
moved to oppose the lengthening.
Allan Davis, principal Of Business High
School, a. delegate to the, federation,
was called upon to express his views
as to the reasons of, the board in
making the ruling. He expressed his
embarrassment at the request, saying
he was smoking cigar given him by
a group Of teachers for: being the only
one of six high school principals to
vote against the proposed rule. He
,-.,1m t,@fo AAr1 tn let
the. high schools in arranging their
programs so that some Of the special
activities, sach as school orchestras,
dramatic clubs, journalism classes and
the. like, could be accommodated in
the regular schedule, with teachers
present. rather than after the end OF
the regular school day.
Seek Reason for Rule
The federation finally voted to in
struct its, education committee to en-
deagor. to discover. the reason for the
rule, and to- ask the Board OF Educa-
ton to postpone. its enforcement until
the federation has had opportunity to
act fnrfhers On the subject. ~
The federation adopted q resolution
from its public welfare committee stat
ing that; in the opinion Of tina COM
mittee, . conspiracy existed to keep
UP the price Of milk, and suggesting
that the Federal Trade Commission in
vestieate the, situation. The committee
report said that milk prices failed to
come down as usual last Summer and
this. Summer.
Dr. Havenner introduced a. resolution
urging the Commissioners to accept the
award Of condemnation jury m the
widening Of Good Hope road and Ala
bania average southeast, assessing costs
of $3,7T5 against adjacent property
owners and sa4os208 against general
The federation adopted a resolution
approving the proposition Of not assess-
ing costs against any adjacent prop
erty owner in street or road widening