Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
COURT BREAKDOWN
DANGER EXPLAINED
TO BOARD OF TRADE.
Annual Meeting Hears Two
Attorneys Declare Tribunal
MUnder-Manned."
SUFFRAGE FOR DISTRICT
is DECLARED NEARING
Aviation Group Answers Noise OBJ
lection Raised by Legion to Air
port Near Arlington.


Supreme Court bench, the District OF
Columbia is confronted with a virtual
breakdown in the administration OF
Justice, 1t was declared emphatically by
two prominent practicing attorneys OF
the Capital at the annual meeting OF
the officers and directors Of the Board
of Trade last night at the Willard
Hotel.
Jesse Adkins, chairman Of the trade
boards committee on public utilities
and transportation, and Paul E. Lesch,
member of the committee on law, both
expressed alarm over what they as
serted must be the results OF the Dis
trict's present undermined" courts.
In the same meeting the chairmen
Of the various committees or their
Spokesman outlined their plans for the
coming year, indicating briefly the
major tasks they have assigned their
respective groups. Among the major
projects which the Board Of Trade
members pledged themselves to support
during the year were national repre-
sentation for the District Of Columbia,
the municipal airport, an armory for
the District of Columbia, the Roosevelt
memorial for East Washington and
architectural compatibility between the
structures on the north side OF Penn.
sylvania avenue and the new Federal
side. Support Of the proposed George
Washington bicentennial in 1882 also
was promised.
Progress for Suffrage Reported.
Reporting for Theodore w. Noyes,
chairman Of the committee on national
Representation for the District, who
was unable to attend last nights meet
ing, Jesse Suter declared that marked
progress" toward representation for the
District was obtained during the past
year.
Reporting for the aviation committee,
q special body which was made a per-
manent unit of the Board Of Trade
complement of committees at last
nights meeting, Lawrence E. Williams,
chairman, pledged continued support of
the municipal airport project. He said
that recently objection to the airport
had come from the American Legion
on the ground that the noise Of aircraft
was diSrespectful to the soldier dead
buried in the Arlington National Gene
terry. He answered this objection with
the assertion that requests are made
for military plane escorts at all the
"prucinent funerals" and that the
planes assigned to that task are not
equipped with mufhers as are CONNER
cial ships.
The suggested Zeppelin terminal, Mr..
Williams said, sis too far In the future
to consider very seriously at this time"
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, chairman
OF the military and naval affairs COM
mittee, reported that two bills providing
for an armory for the District now are
pending In Congress. One Of these calls
Tor the purchase OF the Pension ONCE
Building, while the other calls for the
purchase Of the Washington Audito-
rum.
Claude Owen, reporting for A. Z.
Snlpe, absent chairman of the COM
munity affairs committee, promised
support Of the bicentennial celebration
In 1882 and outlined the definite plans
which had been evolved by the Allied
Architects Of Washington for the pro-
posed Roosevelt Memorial in East Wash
ington.
Exaggeration Of Communism.
A. J. Driscoll, chairman of the Amer
lean ideals committee, declared that
ito certain degree" that body was
willing to agree with the Board Of
Education that communism in District
schools Is exaggerated. This agree
ment, however, will not stop his COM
mittee from seeking all the facts on
communism that it can find and Of
recommending ways and means of
stamping it out. Mr.. Driscoll took oc-
Webster Americanization School, and he
invited the board members to visit that
institution.
Robert F. Beresford, chairman of the
committee on public and private build
1ngs, promised that every effort would
be made TO evolve plan by which the
buildings on the north side Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue can be made more attrac-
tive.
Reporting for the municipal finance
committee, Joshua Evans, jr., declared
that the taking of District property for
the Federal building program may pro-
duce tax complications by bringing
about the removal of small businesses
from the District to nearby Maryland
and Virginia counties
Odell S. Smith, chairman Of the pub
lie order committee, promised support Of
the police school proposal.
Other Support Pledged.
Others who pledged support of civic
projects and earnest endeavor tor the
year included:
Stephen E. Kramer, chairman of the
library committee, announcing the
pending formulation of a plan of estab-
fishing libraries at school centers.
Rufus Lusk of the sewerage commit
tee, paying tribute to the efficiency Of
ment.
Harry Blake of the coming committee,
announcing that coming meetings will
be held In the future once every three
months instead of once a month.
Frank P. Leetch of the rivers and
harbors committee, promising close at
tention to the Great Falls project
George v. Graham of the streets and
avenues committee, announcing failure
Of efforts to secure paving for New
York avenue 10 Bladensburg road and
the extension Of Thirteenth street
north.
M. x. Wilberding Of the water sup
ply committee, pledging close study to
the water situation here.
T. A. Mullett of the municipal art
committee, announcing determination of
appointing as many architects as posi-
BILE to membership on that body so as to
improve the efficiency Of its work.
Charles F. Consaul of the parks and
reservations committee, announcing a
policy of watchful waiting pending &C
ton on the Cramton park bill.
DR.. D. Percy Hickling OF the public
health committee, deploring high per-
centage of mental cases in hospitals
throughout the United States and an
nouncing that the District pays 81 ,000,-
600 annually for the care Of mental case
patients in ST. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Walter S. Pratt of the charities and
corrections committee, announcing pol
icy of looking on" at what he termed
was the efficient operation of the Com
nunity Chest and the Board Of Public
| Welfare.