Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-07
ASKS COURT MONEY
Be GIVEN DISTRICT
Miss Mccall Tells C. of c.
Directors Plan Could Solve
Financial Problems.

Solution of many of the Districts
| financial difficulties lies in disposition
! Of Police Court fines and forfeitures.
| Miss Pearl Mccall, assistant United
States district attorney. declared last
night In suggesting to directors of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
that revenues from the court should
60 to the District rather than into the
Federal Treasury as Mt present.
The directors referred the matter to
the District finance committee for in
veStigation after President Charles w,
Darr had expressed himself strongly
! In favor Of the proposal.
Capper Plan Disapproved.
The subject came up during q dis
cussion OF the Capper bill to loan funds
to the District for financing the mu-
nicipal center, which the directors dis
approved.
within few years." Miss Mccall
declared. you could pay for your Mu-
nicipal Center with the money which
is collected in Police Court and which
now goes into the Federal Treasury.
The Police Court yields more than half
q million dollars revenue yearly and Is
the city's greatest money-maker.
Money paid in fines comes from the
pockets of Washingtonians and conse-
quently the District has a right to
benefit by its use. In all other cities
police and magistrate court fines 20
into the municipal treasury, and there
Is no reason why they shouldn't here"
Miss Mccall Is a director of the COM
merce organization.
The disapproval of the Capper bill
took the form of an Endorsement of a
previous stand by the District finance
committee on the grounds that the Mu-
nicipal Center Is a national project and
that the Federal Government should
bear its proportionate share of the
cost
Full cooperation with the District
Commissioners in the "Clean Up week"
campaign, May 10 to 26, was promised In
the name OF the chamber, and Col. E.
G. Bliss. chairman OF the chambers
special clean up committee, was
recommended as head of the city-wide
group to promote the campaign.
Plan IL Three fold.
Col. Bliss outlined the campaign as
threefold in purpose: To clean up
homes and remove fire menaces, to do
away with unsanitary conditions and to
improve appearances both OF private
property and of parks.
A District parole bill, recently drawn
up by a special committee of the cham
Der, headed by Thomas p. Littlepage.
and Endorsed by the executive commit
tee, met with the approval of the direc-
tors, who urged Its introduction in Con-
gresS as soon as possible. The bill pro-
vides for local parole board to func-
ton under purely local laws.
Charles II. Frame, chairman of the
house committee, reported progress in
plans for. q Summer outing at Epping
Forest, Md, June II. He said there will
be 3 shore dinner, sports OF all kinds
dancing and prizes for the winners.
Features will be rolling pin throwing
and husband calling contests. w. NICK.
Stowell Is chairman Of the Summer out
ing committee.
The board decided to send an express
sion of appreciation of the chamber to
Lieut.. Col. u. s. Grant, Sd, director of
the office OF public buildings and public
parks, for his refusal to resign his post
here to accept position as city mana
ger of Cincinnati.
Traffic Director william H. Harland
also will be congratulated on his reap
pointment to Office.
President Darr. announced that the
three District Commissioners have ac-
cepted invitations to attend the cham
ber's May meeting Tuesday evening in
the MaynoWer Hotel.