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La gaceta., 1934-03-23
SANDING IBA A CASARSE
con UNA POETISA

La Ceiba, Honduras, MARI"
23.-El general Augusta Cesar
SANDING, asesinado por la guar
dia nacional de Nicaragua, iba
a casarse con la poetisa Carmen
Sobalvarro.
Los dos Sc conocieron en- las
Segovias y pensaban realizar
un viaje de luna de miel, visltan
do a Espana.
La poetisa viste de luto rigu-
roso Y escribira un libro sobre
el heroe SANDING.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
LOS LABORISTAS UTILIZA-
RAN DOS CAMPOS DE
POLO

LOndres, MARIO 23.-Los ia
mosos campos de polo de esta
ciudad van a ser "expropiados"
por los laboristas que construi-
ran en- ellos casas para obreros.
Los dos campos, llenos de be-
Hos arboles y flores, sc encuen-
tran a 20 minutes del coraz6n
de Londres Y en- cOnjunto abar-
can $50 acres.
81 las negociaciones para la
compra fracasa la expropiaci6n
Sc Ordenara por ell ministro de
salud pIblica.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
NO Sc LIE CONDONARA LA
MULTA AL DIPUTADO OSO-
RIO

Madrid, Mario 22.-El pri-
mer ministro Lerroux dijo aver
que ell consejo Sc ha negado a
condonar la multa de Glen pese-
taS impueSta al exdiputado Co
mez Osorio, por injurias al mi
niStro Salazar Alfonso.
Juzgo a csc exdiputado cl Tri
bunal de Urgencia.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
LA REORGANIZATION
DE LA pOLICIA

Habana, Mario 23.-El Sr.
Enrique de Pedro, jefe de poll
cia, manifesto aver que existe
complete tranquilidad en- la Ha-
bana y sus alrededores.
Con respecto a la organiza-
ci6n del cuerpo de policia, dijo
Tue Sc esta hacienda con absolu
"a unprecedented, pero que aun
no lie era possible dar los nom :
bres de los jefes. /,
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
DENEGADA LA SOLICITUD
DE PERDON DEL BANDI-
DO AL HOUSE

La Junta de Perdones del es-
tado deneg6 aver La solicitud de
perd6n que hiciera ell bandido
AL House, sentenciado a 70 amos
por varios delitos de robo.
William Bischell, encontrado
culpable de violar a una ancia-
ma, en- este condado, y a quien
sc sentenciara a prisi6n por to-
da la vida, ha sido tambien in
dultado.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
MULTADO UN NEGRO QUE
GUIABA SU
ESTANDO

FL juez Watkins, de la corte
de policia, impuso aver multa
de $3.50 al negro r. B Jordon,
que guiaba su autom6vil hallan-
lose bOrrach0.
81 no paga a multa debera
cumplir 60 dias de carcel.
Multa de $50, con la alterna-
tiva de 20 dias, Sc impuso a A.
de Costa. acusadO de agredir a
Charles Wilson.
Robert Which, que llevaba
una pistola, fue multado en-
$40 o 10 dias-
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
FIESTA PARA COMMEND
RAR Ell ~ANIVERSARIO
DE LA REPUBLICA

Madrid, Mario 23.-Grandes
fiestas estan siendo preparadas
para conmemorar ell tercer ami
versario de la Republica, el dia
Ia de abril.
Discusses Sc pronunciaran por
medic de la radio Y Sc quema-
ran fuegos artificiales, verifi-
candoSe tambien concursos dc
orfeones y de bales regionales.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23

Ell mensaje de Sherman Ro-
gers es de alier } y confianza
en- la bondad de los americanos
Y en- la riqueza del pals.
Anoche habl6 de cuatro gran
DIES crisis en- la economic de la
RepGblica, la de 1893, 1907,
1920 y la que va esta pasando,
y dijo que en- todas esas crisis
muchos de los elders" mantu-
vier9n el criterio de que el fin
habia llegado.
Pero de nsas crisis sali6 trlun
fante la naci6n. como saldra de
la presente, habilmente dirigi-
da por ell presidente Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
Sherman cree que los hom-
bres malos forman IN grupo
pequeno Y han dejado sentir su
Influenza por la apatia de los
buenos.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
ARRESTADOS DOS JEFES


Habana, Mario 23.-Dos pre-
suntos jefes comunistas, el cuba
no Jose Marin y ell espanol Jai.
me Grau Pc, fueron arrestados
aver por la policia.
Por orden del gobierno los
dos ~agitadores quedaran ence-
rrados en- la fortaleza de La Ca
bana.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
HABRA EQUIDAD EN- Ell
REPARTO DE PUESTOS

Habana, MARIO 23.-El DR..
Miguel Mariana Gomez, alcalde
de la Habana, hizo constar aver
que habra eQuidad para los vie
jos politicos en- ell reparto de los
puestos de gobernadores y alcal
des.
En- un decreto publicado aver
el alcalde disponc sc caStigue
con multa a toda persona que es
criba o pegue ~paSquines en- las
tachadas de las casas, siempre
y cuando que contengan ofensas
al decOro publico.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23

Entire dos grandes fumad0-
res .fue sentado anoche nueS-
trO director. A SUI izquierda te,
MIA al Hon ID. B. Mckay, ell
exalcalde, y a su izquierda a
Sherman Rogers.
Ell exalcalde fuma deSde que
Sc levanta hasta que ST acuesta
y Sherman dice, con mUcha gra
cia que el sale a cigarro pure
pOr minute.
Junto a Harry Waterman o.
tro gran fumador, 81 Hon. R. F.
L.. Chancey.
Parece mayor la virilidad del
hombre cuando tuna cigarros
hechCs en- Tampa, a manO, nc
en- las funestas maquinas.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
NUEVO S~ECRETARIO
DE G~OBERNACION

Habana, Mario 23.-Asegu-
rase que de un momento a otro
sera nombrado secretario de go
bernaci6n ell DR.. Pelayo Cuervo.
FL DR.. Cuervo durante algdn
tempo desempen6 la subsecre
taria de ese departamento.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
VERDEJA IRA A MIAMI

Habana, Mario 23.-Embar-
cara hoy para Miami ell DR.. San
tiago Verdeja, secretario de sa-
nidad.
Su viaje obedece al deseo de
efectuar una conferencia con ell
expresidente Oral. Mario G. Me
nocal.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
LA PISTA DE SULPHUR
SPRINGS HIZO UN IMPOR-
TANTE A LOS
NINOS INVALIDOS -.

Los directories de la Pista de
Galgos de Sulphur Springs
entregaron a los "Elks", la
cantidad de $1,815.92, producto
del prOgrama que of~recieran ell
martes por la noche.
Ese dinero pasara al asilo de
nihos invalidos Harry-Anna
Memorial, alberto r~ecientemen-
te en- Umatilla.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
~RECONOCIERON SU mo
CENCIA A LOS SESENTA
AMOS DE ESTAR EN- PRE-
SIDIO

Madrid, Mario 22-Comunican
de Lisboa que ALI ha sido pues-
to en- libertad el ciudadano Jose
tRasteiro, que fu6 condenado a
cadena perpetua por asesinato.
AL cumplir los 90 amos de en-
cierro Rasteiro obtuvo el reco-
nocimiento de su ~inocencia y Sc
le puso en- libertad.
FL gobierno lie OF go ma in
demnizaci6n de treinta mil pc
setas.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
DESFALCO EN- LA SECRE-
TARA DE HACIENDA

Habana, Mario 23.-El juez
DR.. Justianini iniciara una in :
vestigaci6n sobre un desfalco
en- ORC, ocurrido en- la secretaria
de hacienda durante los dias
mas b%orrascosos del gobierno de
Machado.
Senalase como autor de ese
desfalco al Sr. Diego Tranquil.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
CONSEJO DE

Habana, Mario 23.-Varias
horas estuvO reunido aver ell
consejO de secretaries, bajo la
p~residencia del coronel Mendie-
ia.
Hoy volvera a reunirse y su-
p6nese que no recesara hasta al
tas horas de la noche.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23

Mr.. Chancey declare anoche,
erfaticamente. que desea Yer
Gompletamente libre a Cuba,
sin ell laStre de la enmienda
Plat.
Qutere 81 relaciones de her
mano a hermano, sin espada a
menazante 0 garrote en- las cos.
tillas.
DebemoS agradecer las gene
roSas intenciones del popular al
calde.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
UN NUEVO SEMANARIO

Habana, Mario 23.-La Sc
mana entrante comenzara a pu-
blicarse un nuevo semanario con
el nOmbre de la "Semana Ora
flea"
Es su director un conOcido
leader revolucionario,
La gaceta., 1934-03-23

Palabras de un oradOr "abe.
ceista": Los jefes obreros pla-
mean otra huelga general y les
aveamos que los "abeceistas"
V los obreros cubanoS estamOs
preparados para rOmperla.
Cast peor que en- los dias de
Don Gerardo Madhado y Mo
rales.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23
Ell BANQUETE ANNUAL DE
LA CAMARA DE CONFER.
CIO DE YB0R
Importantes discursos de los
Sres. Alcalde Chancey, y ell pc
riodista Sherman Rogers

Mas de $50 personals concu-
rrieron anoche al banquete a
nual de la Camara de Concrete
de Ybor, en- ell que fue elcgidC
el nuevo cuerpo de directories y
pronunciation notableS discur-
sos el alcalde K. E. l.. Chancey
Y el Sr. Sherman Rogers, edi-
tor aScciado de la reviSta Ii
berty.
A las $50 de la n0che los CO.
mensafes tomaron asiento alre-
dedor de las mesas, hallandose
engalanado ell salon con bande-
raS espanolas, italianas, cuba
mas V vistoSas colgadoras.
En- la cabecera de la mesa,
junto al presidente de la CANA
ra, Sr. Harry Wilderman, toma
ron aSiento los senores Chancey
Rogers, Victoriano Manteiga,
Juan Pacheco, ID. 3. Mckay
Crank Traynor, Bergen; ell pre-
5idente del Ayuntamiento, Mr..
Campbell; el comisionado del
condado, James j. Fernandez
ell juez Petteway, de la corte de
10 criminal, y 10 sconcejales E.
merson, Hudgings, Victor Ro-
seminal y ell Sr. Jerome Water
man.
Durante la comida Sc lego ell
bnG )rme de las actividades "a
nuales, informe que redact6 Ell
auditor Frank Falsone en- COM
pania del secretario Hale God
win.
Harry Waterman presento
al alcalde ChaRcey, comisionan
dolo para que presentara des-
pues al Sr. Rogers.
Ell alcalde habl6 de la doctri-
ma de Monroe, de 10 que signifi-
ca para Tampa ell aeropuerto de
la Isla Davis y las relaciones
con la compania Pan American
Always, abogando porque Sc
libre a Cuba de la Enmienda
Los mas impOrtantes para
foS de SUI discursO fueron muy
aplaudidos.
PresentadO per ell alcalde, ell
Sr. Rogers pronuncio una ener
gica oraci6n, abOgando porque
Ell pueblo americana tenga con-
fianza en- 81 mismo.
FL orador dijo que la indus
ell comercio Y la agricultu-
ra demandan propaganda en-
estos dias de rapido progreso.
citando los exitos alcanzados
por ell mi llonario Wrigley y por
otros individuos.
Hablaron, ademas los Sres.
d. B. McKay( Jane 81. Fernan
dez, Joseph Glamour, r. w.
Diaz y otros.
Jimmy Fernandez tuvo ira
3es de elogio para ell p%residentc
Waterman y dijo que la CANA
ra de Concrete debia seguir ell
rumbO que desde su fundaci6n
trazara.
Sc ely6 a nomination hecha
por un comite presididO por ell
Sr. Stein, quedando a%probada.
COmponen la nueva directiva
de la Camara los Sres. Jose Cha
noun, presidente; Ramon v.
primer vice; Sam Stein,
3egundO vice; Hale Goodwin, Sc
.,retario; Harry Scagli0ne, vice
se~cretario, y Nathan POller, te-
3Orero.
Directories: c. w. Ramsey,
Vega, Dick Greco, Veto
Manteiga, GustaVO Aya-
la, Abe Verkauf, Frank Falso-
ne, John Anderson, NJ. K. Hud-
son, Roy CotarelO, Charles Spi-
cola, Fred Perlman, James j.
Fernandez, John PachecO y Ha-
rry Waterman.
Para Velia Martinez, la gem
til artista, hubieron v%igorosos
.plausos.
Tambien Sc elogi6 el suculen-
to menu servido por la cocina
del restaurant "El Pasaie."
La gaceta., 1934-03-23

AugurandO muohos exitos a
Joe Glamour, nuevo p%residente
de la Camara de Concrete de
Ybor.
Despidiendo, con ell afecto
que el merece, al caballeroso
Harry Wilderman.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23

Sherman Rogers, el notable
periodiSta, relate anoche. en- ell
banluete de la Camara de CO.
mercio de Ybor, que William
Wrigley, jr. d~eSarroll6 la venta
de la gonna de mascar" en- este
pals, |invirtiendo $250,000 en-
una fabrica V IS, 900 en- pro
~paganda, ell primer ano.
La propaganda ,soporte de la
venta de su mercancia, lie hizo
muy pronto uno de los ciudada-
EOS mas ricos de los EstadoS
UnidoS.
Hoy es dueno de la isla Santa
Catalina, de una parte conSide-
rable de Los Angeles Y de mry
valiosaS propiedades en- Chica-
go.
La propaganda hlZ0 possible
la venta del "chicle" en- todas
las ciudades, pueblos Y aldeas
de la naci6n; la propaganda lie
hizo multimillonario, dandole ell
6Xito dOnde 0troS habian fra
casado.
Y es la propaganda, segdn
la venimos aconsejando a la in
dustria tabacalera,, la unica
que puede salvar la production
a mano, destacando sus meri-
tos, aumentando ell contingent
te de fumadores y devolviendo
a Tampa su prosperidad.
La gaceta., 1934-03-23

Mr.. Roger en- ell alentador
discurSo que aver pronunclara,
cit6 ell case de una compania Gu
yes directories, arraStradOS pOr
un verdadero lider,, resolvieron
gaStar $1,000. 600 en- propagan-
da para que el pueblo america
no apreciara los m6ritos de to-
mate, vendido en- forma liquida.
AlgunOs de los directories OPT
narOn que era locura gastar
tanto dinero. porque TODD eI
mundo conocia las propiedades
del tomato, pero triunf6 ell cri-
terio del padre de la idea Y esa
empresa ha aumentado su ven
ia hasta 5000, 900, 900 cajas al
ano, 10 que Made sonaba antes
de la campana de publicidad.
La industrial del tabaco Sc
mantiene esperanto ell favor
del cielo, a pesar de que nosO-
tros lie vinimOs marcando ell ca
mino, con ell mayor d~esinteres y
buena fe, en- pro de la propa-
ganda inteligente y pertinaz.
iCuando deSpertaran los que
ahora marchan hacia la ruina,
la extinction, por no adaptarse
a las corrientes modernas?
Rogers bien claro dijo ano-
che que sin propaganda es cast
impossible desenvolver las posi-
b.Iidades de una industrial, en-
estos amos de rapido avance ha.
cia una vida mas c6moda.
Y ESQ 10 hemos dicho y repe-
lido a los senores m~anufactu-
reros, cast diariamente, en- los
dltimos cuatro amos.
Sin propaganda bien organi-
zada y persistence, la industrial
que sostiene la vida de Tampa
continuara rodando por el pre-
cipicio hasta hacerse AMIGOS.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
0AO " LINZ BUCKWHEA1 COAL

Can be installed with f1re burning.
Complete with two controls SRb
Terms.
". II HESSICK SON INC
Dist 0744
THE FOLLOWING CARS TO BE SOLD AT
Weschler's Public Auction on Saturday,
May 5. for charges:
Make Of car. Tags. Left by
Packard Sedan. N-2l46 G. D. Blacker.
J. J. Burke.
Essex Sedan. T-722, A. Douglas
Oldsmobile Sedan. Va. $685. C33 tags).
L. P. Downey
Hudson Sedan, M-5445. James Ferguson.
Hudson Coupe. M-2195. James Hampton
Pontiac Roadster. Md. 345-7sO C33 tags,
Manuel jackson.
Hupmoble Sedan. M-9175. Khan Miller
Ford Coupe. T-2196, Joe Nonley.
Chevrolet Coupe, J-6S99 C33 tags.
C. E. Shank
Buick Sedan. T-s923 C33 tags,
Dr. W. L. Smith
CALL CARL. Inc,
f14 n ST w
Evening star., 1934-04-27
/GREAT MODERN HEALTH PROBLEM
IS EXPLAINED By THIS CHART

This picture shows why so many babies
have ricketts, or faulty bone Development
why Thompson's Irradiated Vitamin D Milk
should be regular part of the diet of every
one in your family the year around.
1t shows how modern living conditions rob
us of Vitamin d, the vitamin that helps build
strong bones and teeth-the only one of the
vitamins not obtainable by a selection of
natural foods.
Vitamin D is developed naturally in the
body by sunshine. Sunshine, as you know,
is made up of many different kinds of rays.
Some we feel as radiant heat. Some are
light waves of all colors. The ray that
creates Vitamin d is light wave just be.
yond the limit of our eyesight-invisible
ultraviolet.
But unfortunately most sunshine, and
especially most of the ultraviolet, is kept
from us. We live too far north, for one
reason. During seven or eight months of
Fall and Winter the sun remains too low
in the southern sky, and ultraviolet waves,
like the suns heat waves, are then less
intense.
Even in Summer these rays are shut out
by clouds and by the smoke, SCOT, dust, and
shade of city life. Clothing, building walls
and even window glass completely absorb
this source of Vitamin D.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

their legislative careers. Mrs. Norton
is at present chairman Of the House
District Committee. Senator Capper
headed the Senate District Committee
for more than eight years, relinquish-
ing the chairmahship to Senator King
of Utah when the Democrats gained
Senate control in March Of 1888. Sen
ator Capper, as ranking minority
member. has continued as an active
worker.
To Vote in Elections.
This amendment does not propose
the creation Of sovereign State, or
the lessening in the slightest degree OF
the exercise by Congress Of its constitu-
tional power of exclusive legislation"
over the seat of government. It
would merely empower Congress, in
its discretion, to allow the District to
elect Representatives in proportion to
its population, and one or two Sena-
torsa, as Congress may determine. It
would also allow the District to par
ticipate In presidential elections, and
would give District residents the same
rights in United States courts as are
possessed by the citizens Of State
and even by aliens.
Although 1t has no voice or vote
in either branch of Congress or in
the electoral college, the District of
Columbia outranks each of eight
States in population. The population
of this voteless area exceeds that of
Delaware and Wyoming combined, Of
Delaware and Nevada combined, of
Wyoming and Nevada combined. or of
Vermont and Nevada combined. Its
population is twice that Of Delaware
and also Of Wyoming, and more than
five times that of Nevada. The Dis
trict's population of voting age ex-
ceeds the population of voting age Of
10 Of the States.
Among the erroneous impressions
gained by some opponents of national
representation is a belief that a very
large percentage of Washington resi-
dents retain and exercise a voting
status in the States. In the 1880
census only 15,105 persons were re-
ported as claiming voting residence
elsewhere and who had exercised the
privilege recently. Local political lead
ers challenge this figure and contend
the number is much higher. However,
even if there be deducted from local
population of voting age the un-
naturalized foreign-born residents and
also the highest estimate Of absentee
State voters who live here, the Dis
trict still has population Of poten-
tial voters greater than the popula-
ton of voting age with aliens SUBJ
tracted in 10 States.
District in War.
The story of how the District has
performed It's patriotic duty in time OF
war is we'll known. In the World War
Washington was represented in the
military service by more men than
seven States.
Congress is now putting the finish
Evening star., 1934-04-27
CHURCHES TO SEEK
. $12,5OO IN DRIVE
Washington Federation Will
Launch To-Day Campaign
for Funds Tonight.

The Washington Federation of
Churches will start Today drive to-
night to raise s12,5oo. its budget for
the current fiscal year. William o.
Tufts, retiring president. is chairman
of the campaign.
Division leaders are Claude A. Cook,
Ray w. Smith, D. Stewart Patterson
and Hilary F. Winn. There will be
rs to 100 workers on the various
teams. Pastors are being asked to
make announcements on Sunday re-
garding the campaign, and to CO.
operate IN other ways.
Campaign headquarters are being
established in the First Congregational
Church. at Tenth and G streets. The
supper which will open the campaign
will be held there at 6 o'clock tonight.
Mr.. Tufts, DR.. Carl c. Rasmussen and
other leaders will speak This is the
first city-wide fund campaign which
the federation has undertaken.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
American Artist Honored.

NEW YORK, April 27 P).-Jonas
Lie, American landscape painter born
In Norway, has been elected presi-
dent OF the National Academy Of
Design
Evening star., 1934-04-27

ing touches on o new national tax
bill. The people Of the District will
contribute q substantial part Of the
revenue collected under that bill. but
they alone Of all Americans had no
voice in the drafting Of the measure.
For the fiscal year ending June 80,
1898, the District paid more in ma
tional internal revenue taxes than rs
States and more than 10 States COM
bined.
AS to various proposed changes in
the detailed set-up Of the municipal
government, widely different points OF
view may develop among the residents
of Washington, but there are few Is
sues on which the civic, trade and
professional organizations Of the city
have presented so united a front over
a lsng period of years as they have in
advocating national representation In
Congress through the Citizens Joint
Committee on National Representa-
ton.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY
Department, Washington. D.. c.. until 10
o'clock am. May /. 1884. for furnishing
crane. theological pilot balloons. and until
10 O'Clock am. May 4. 1884 for furnish
ing drafting machines shaft revolution
indicator and counter system. white pine
lumber. steel bar: gasoline engine crane
aluminium alloy. brass bar. to the Navy
Yard. Washington. D. c.. etc. Apply for
proposals to the Bureau Of Supplies and
Accounts. c. J. PEOPLES. Paymaster Cen
eral of the Navy. ap20,27
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. TOWN OF
Cottage City. Maryland.-Sealed proposals
in triplicate will be received at the Fire
House, Cottage City. MARYLAND. and then
publicly opened. for construction Of streets.
and storm sewer in the town Of Cottage
City Maryland with bituminous concrete
pavement. cement concrete sidewalks. ce-
ment concrete curb and gutter on May 4.
1894. at 1880 pm. Proposal must be &C
companied by a certified check for fve
hundred dollars $500, or Or 2 s, surety, bond bond
hs and ~ rn Ml In
Grantham. Commissioner Of Cottage City.
Maryland. 400 Fifth St, NV. Washing;
ton. D. C A deposit Of $40 Is required
to obtain set Of the plans and specifica-
tions This work will be performed under
conditions prescribed by the Federal Emer-
gency Administration Of PUBLIC Works.
" A. STMMEL- D. L. GRANTHAM. G. A.
E. RHEINBOLD. Board of Commissioners,
Cottage City Maryland. ap20.27
Evening star., 1934-04-27

This is the second article OF
series discussing reorganization of
the municipal government.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
National Representation Seen
As Fundamental in Changing
Form of Local Government
Reorganization of Municipality and
Increased Power for Commissioners
Do Not Remove Basic Handicap.

agency. might easily lead to a gradual
relaxing Of Federal control over
the Capital, but no one would Sc
riously contend that voting spokes-
men for the District In a House OF
435 members or In a Senate Of 96
could possibly threaten the Nations
control over its Federal city. And
surely no harm could come to the
Nation by permitting the 100000 Dis
trict residents to march to the polls,
like all other Americans, every fourth
year to cast vote for President and
Vice President.
Could Aid Colleagues.
The Representatives the District
would send to Capitol Hill, If granted
national representation. could not
override the will of Congress in ruling
the District. but they could give to
their colleagues in the National Legis-
lature that measure of relief from bur-
denSome detailed work on District
matters which gives rise to the pres
ent movement to transfer power from
the Capitol to the District Building.
At the present time and in every
generation since the Capital was es-
tabliShed here members of the House
and Senate from all sections of the
country have given generously Of their
time and experience in studying legis-
lation for the District. This service,
however, falls heavily upon the men,
bers who are assigned to the District
Committees and who must carry on
these city council duties along with
their work on various committees
dealing with national legislation.
Since residents of the District have
only the right of petition to make
known their views on pending ques-
tions, congressional committee mem
berS spend hours of time in an effort
to gauge the sentiment of the COM
munity on local issues. Chosen rep
resentatives OF the people Of the Dis
trict could concentrate on ascertain
ing local sentiment and presenting it
both in committee and on the floor.
The Congress as a whole would still
have the power of decision, but the
task of sitting as a local legislature
would be much easier one to per-
form. Honest differences of opinion
might sometimes cause the majority
to go against the local viewpoint, as
presented by the Districts represent
atives, but the District would have
had the same chance to convince the
legislature by argument and debate
that other communities have when
national legislation is being consid-