Evening star., 1934-01-21
CITIZENS WITHHOLD
BRIDGE SUPPORT
Federation Prefers to Con.
centrate on Appropriations
for Schools.

The Federation Of Citizens Associa.
lions last night turned down two re-
quests from member bodies to lend In
support to construction of new bridges
preferr1ng to concentrate its efforts on
appropriations for schools and edlIca.
ton.
Inc bridge requests were for funds
Tor surveys and plans for the construc-
ton OF a new bridge to replace the
present one crossing Eastern Branch at
Pennsylvania avenue southeast and n
new structure to replace Chain Bridge.
The AnacoStia Bridge replacement
seemed TO have considerable support in
the federation, but those desiring other
bridges across the stream scattered this
support by urging construction OF
various bridges, one in the line Of
massachusetts, avenue, another In the
ilne OF East Capitoi street and a third
oy way of South Capitol street.
Inc Committee on Highways. Park,
ana waterways brought in a report
recommending bridge north of Penn
syIvan1a avenue, and another report
recommending a replacement Of Chain
brloge at the expense of the District
Ine feoefal Government, Maryland AND
virginia. After debate. the first was
recommltted without instructions
parliamentary method Of killing il
, Ihen Henry l. Quinn, a member of
tne Board OF Education and a delegate
10 the federation, reminded the dele
gates that 1t is hard TO get money for
anything from Congress, and that IL
woulo be better to concentrate their
Efforts on getting more money for
ScnoolS and education. The second re.
port was then also recommitted with.
out record vote.
Budget Change Asked.
On recommendation Of the Commit.
tee on Fiscal Relations. the federation
xoteo IN favor of eliminating the
ouueet bureau from the procedure af-
lectlng the District budget The renort
suggested the District estimates he sent
olrect 10 the District Legislative Conn
mltteeS of the House and Senate which
Would hold joint hearings and make a
!olrt recommendation to the Appropria-
tiohS committees, The Budget Bureau
"ouio pass only on the size of the Fed.
elai contribution to District finances.
HIiother report from this committee
"nch was adopted called for takirs
expenditure Of c. w. A. and other Fed7
eral funds into account in makino in
tne Districts budget and scaling dou17
the assessments on real estate n meet
tHIS decrease in the burden on District
taxpayers. Even if the c. w. A funds
were not taken into account the renort
suggested. the assessments should stiIi
De lowered, as they are still above mar
ket prices. ''4o4
druggists caused the meeting a lively
hour and half. Two rival bodies had
appicatlons pending for membership.
Inc Dlstrlct Pharmaceutical Associa-
tlon' o5 years old, composed of own
cists' Society of the District. formed in
recent months by drug store clerks,
were the rivals. The delegates snIit
lour ways on the issue presented, soma
Wantlng both associations in some
nelther. and some favoring one 10 the
exclusion of the other
In the end. neither association was
admitted. although the clerks polled %
favorable votes and the owners only 10.
Censorship Indorsed
The Patman bill providing for Fed
eral moving picture censorship COM
mission was indorsed In a report on
the bill, the Law. and Legislative Com
InlICee wrote.
We do not recognize the right of
our grocers to sell our people rotten
eggs or a mixed assortment Of good and
rotten eggs. Similarly. we should not
further countenanCe the moving picture
INDUSTRY. or the moving picture houses
which act under them. in selling to the
pubic mixed and unlabeled assort-
ment Of rotten. semi-rotten and good
pictures"
Thomas E. Lodge a member of the
committee. objected strenuously to use
of the word rotten" but none of the
delegates would go along with him in
his objection. and it stayed in.
Albert E. Stephan failed in his effort
10 persuade the federation to recon-
mend reduction Of the minimum age
Tor OLD age pensions below 68 years
He had tried the same course at the
previous meeting. but without success.
Among resolutions adopted were one
favorlng change in the name of
street southwest TO Independence ave
nue., and extending Constitution avenue
and Independence avenue east to First
street east; another favoring widening
of F street between Seventh and Ninth
streets. and third urging extension o.
sewer facilities south of Alabama ave.
nue. southeast