Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
BROOKHART SCORES
COURT DRY LAXITY
IoWan Says Failure to InfIict
More Severe Penalties Ham,
perS Enforcement.

Blame for the lack of better enforce.
ment of the eighteenth amendment wss
placed on the courts for their failure 70
inflict greater penalties for prohibition
violations and on certain higher-ups'
in the enforcement machinery who dc
not believe in prohibition, I'm an adj
dress by Senator Brookhart Of Iowa al
a meeting of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association in the Columbia
Heights Christian Church last night.
Brookhart praised prohibition as 1.-The
greatest success of any reform law
and expressed the view that while it is
not perfectly enforced, it Is the best
thing for the country.
Senator Brookhart, who had been
listed on the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association bulletin to SPEAK on dis
trlct Affairs" was created with APP
plauSe when he announced from the
platform that he was going to deliver
"a prohibition speech" He launched
into the address on the eighteenth
amendment after telling Of bill
sponsored by him for the establish
ment of court of justice" where
Federal employees may be heard on
matters in which they think they have
not received fair deal at their places
OF employment.
Champion Bill Is Favored.
The association adopted a resolution
favoring the Champion bill providing
Tor funds for securing land for a COM
prehenSive development OF parks and
Fairgrounds. The resolution also urged
that an item be included in the bill for
power development at Great Falls, in
addition to urging that the District be
required 20 refund to the Federal Goy-
eminent only half of the total sum
expended for the purpose IN the Dis
trlct-or the same proportion Of the
fund required of the States to refund
in connection with the development
project in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia. The resolution was introduced
by w. I. Swanton.
A resolution was adopted opposing
the Jones bill which would liberallze
QuanhcatlonS for the Commissioners.
The body went on record as oppos-
sing any increase in the water rents
in the District. The latter resolution
also urged that any additional funds
needed for the development or extension
OF the water system b. taken from the
general taxation funds.
PeppIer Is Advocated.
The association adopted a resolution
urging President Hoover to appoint
Lewis D. Peppler, chairman Of its mem
bership committee, to the board of
District Commissioners. Another reso-
luton urged the appointment of VIII
liam NICK. Clayton as peoples counsel
on the Public Utilities Commission.
Other resolutions adopted included:
A resolution favoring the use of the
old Pension Office for an armory by
the District of Columbia National
Guard, and resolution urging increase
IN the pay of fremen and policemen.
The latter measure included a clause
urging that the Federal Government
increase the amount of its annual con-
tribution Of 100000 for District ex-
penSes.
A report by c. E. westrater, chair
man OF the associations committee on
streets and alleys. urging repairs to
sidewalks on Georgia avenue from
Florida avenue to Shepherd street, was
adopted. A report by j. Clinton Hiatt,
chairman of the public safety COM
n1ittee Of the association, asking off,
Gals Of the Washington Rapid Transit
Co. to instruct its drivers 10 I've more
careful in closing the rear exit doors
on the one-man operated buses also
was adopted, as was a recommended
ton by him that the association
favor the placing of traffc lights at
Shepherd street and Georgia avenue
An address on the Washington Com
mun1ty Chest was delivered by Mrs
Leonard B. Schloss. The association
voted to contribute SO to the Chest.
E. T. Fitzgerald and Irving W. Buck
lin were elected new members. VIII
liam w Adams president Oresitlnd