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seq as his associate. Mr.. Dessez and
his family were the pioneers In Chevy
Chase, occupying what Is known now
as the Chevy Chase Lodge. A few
weeks later Howard Nyman moved
into the residence at the northeast
corner Of Irving street, now the home
Of the Misses Childs, whose father.
the late Rev. Dr.. T. 8. Childs, was the
first rector Of the Episcopal Church.
A little later Herbert Claude and his
family moved into the house at the
northwest corner Of Connecticut ave-
nue. and Irving street. The house
northeast Of the Circle, now occupied
by William L. Corby, was originally
built for Senator Stewart of Nevada.
He, with the late Senator Newlands,
president Of the land company, and
Edward J. Stellwagen, vice president,
were the pioneer developers Of this
now thriving and populous district.
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COMMISSIONERS TO HEAR
PLEA FOR SAFETY MONTH

George H. Brown, chairman Of the
Trafac Committee Of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, Is press
ing his plan for "trsflc safety
month" before the District Commits
sioners.
Mr.. Brown introduced his resolu-
ton ct the last meeting Of the asso-
citation.
The citizens suggest that during
the safety month all trafdc reglila-
ttons be enforced strictly and pedes-
trians urged to comply with tranic
lights. The association, through Mr..
Brown, also Is seeking installation Of
type OF. trafiic light which would
provide an amber light for the cross
ing Of pedestrians, thus protecting
them from right and left turning mo-
tordsts.
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SECRET MEETINGS.
OF ?. j. c. DENIED.
Secretary Answers Action
on Valuation Hearings
by Civic Group.

The Brightwood Citizens Associa-
ton has been advised there were no
secret conferences held" between the
local gas companies and the Public
Utilities Commission, as referred to
in q resolution recently adopted by
the association.
James l.. Martin, executive secre-
tary of the commission, says the
record Of tho valuation cases con-
tains full statement Of all confer
ences held and the conclusions
reached.
'These conferences were not secret,
for the intention to hold them was
announced publicly.
"The enormous cost Of valuation
proceedings throughout the United
States has been q matter OF concern
to regulatory bodies, for such cost u
borne ultimately by consumers. The
Interstate Commerce Commission has
recognized the problem and for 3 con.
siderable period Of time has resorted
to the conference method In order
to shorten hearings and to reduce
their cost.
"The commission has no intention
whatever Of holding conferences 1t.
self, or through its representatives
ON matters that should be considered
in open hearing, nor has it done 20
Furthermore, the commission feel
that the conferences held In the gas
valuation cases were proper and In the
interest Of the public and were SINH
lar to procedure followed by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
1.-THE commission agrees that the
intention Of the La Toilette amend
ment should be adhered to, and 1t !,
the purpose Of the commission to see
that the provisions Of the amendment
are complied will"
Secretary Martin expresses appre-
citation to the association for its IN.
terest In valuation cases before the
commission and pays tribute to VII.
liam NICK. Clayton. chairman Of the
Public Utilities Committee Of the as.
sociation, who has been helpful to
the commission on numerous occa.
sions.
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line 70 the Capital Traction Co.. Of
which It had become an integral part.
"The pioneers Of Chevy Chase were
confronted by many problems common
to newly settled sections" Miss diven
wrote, s'but the land company often
assisted In solving these prob!ems
RI medicine were needed, " could
Be telephoned for and delivered 70 Q
car conductor at Fifteenth street and
New York avenue, or anywhere along
the route. (rurtunately, there were
no stip-stops them The conductor
would get OF the car at Connecticut
avenue and Irving street and put the
medicine into . small box erected for
that purpose. y
"The electric lights were turned on
at the power house ut 2 an. but y
notice OF Illness were given, the lights
would be burned all night. Another
convenience was provided BY tho M
stallation Of free telephone at the
post once before the telephone service
was extended to the separate homes.
The four houses built at 1irst were
supplied with water from an arteGian
well ON tho lodge grounds"
Freight cars were run at IL an.
and 4 PM, carrying all the necessary
supplies to the corner nearest the
purchasers home. The motorman
rang his bell violently to announce his
arrival, and - al the homes were on
or near Connecticut avenue, the sum-
mons was easily heard and promptly
obeyed, for the arrival Of the freight
car was one Of the chief events OF
the day"
Houses Stil Standing.
The four original houses built in the
vicinity Of Connecticut avenue and
Irving street are still standing. They
were designed by Lindley johnson OF
Philadelphia, with the late Leon Des-
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PLAN FOUND WORKABLE
Citizens Vigilance Committees
Used in Other Cities.

The proposal made to the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association recently
by j. Russell Craig, member Of
the National Safety Council, for for
nation Of citizens viligance commit
tees to help enforce trafac regulations,
has been found workable In cities
where 1t has been tried, Craig said.
He explained that the first time a
motorist was reported for violation,
he would be sent q courteous letter
Informing him Of the ofiense. The
second time he would receive Q letter
Of warning, and the third time would
- haled into court
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other ways, the skipper" maintained,
in later years, q small box at Con-
necticut avenue and Irving street,
where he would leave medicine brought
from the city IN answer to sick call.
Protests Being Made.
These good days have passed, and
now members Of the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association, which maintains
q sharp vigil over the best interests
Of the community, have Joined their
protests against the Inconvenience OF
Washington's modern transportation
service. Miss Ella Given, who retired
recently as principal Of the e. v.
Brown School after q service OF many
years, knows something about that
early trolley which she wrote up"
years ago in the Chevy Chase News.
with other interesting recollections Of
early days.
The Chevy Chase Land Co.,
which promoted the first development
of Chevy Chase, in 1893, answered the
need of transportation by building the
Chevy Chase Railway at an initial cost
Of 81, 500 900. q lot Of money In the
COS. The land company secured
charter for q line running from
Seventh and q streets along q street
to Eighteenth, thence following the
present route to Chevy Chase. The
u street section was famous In its day
as the first commercially operated
underground power railway In the
country. At Eighteenth and q streets
the underground current was changed
to the overhead system, and at this
point switch was installed where
cars from Chevy Chase could be
turned back. &.
For years this line was operated at
loss of $4,000 to $4,000 annually,
Miss Given wrote. For . time the
company strove to secure for its pa
irons the benefit Of free transfers, and
to accomplish this. in 1896 sold its
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Rehabilitation Begun.

The rehabilitation Of old trade or
ganizations and the formation Of new
groups, which has resulted from in
creasing activity Of the Government
affecting private business, has cre-
ated q situation that demands great
alertness on the part Of the conven-
tion department Of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee of the Board
Of Trade, Curtis Hodges, executive
director, points out.
when the many new government
al activities bearing on the operation
Of private business were started, there
were various predictions as to what
the effect would be on trade organi-
Eations," Hodges said. ~
I'VE have not heard Of any conspic-
uous examples Of trade organizations
going out of business. It is true the
activities Of some of them have been
curtailed-I mean, for example, some
that held expositions each year in
connection with their conventions
have eliminated this practice. But
this curtailment has been due to eco
nonnic conditions rather than to any
new governmental set-up. In some
cases existing trade organizations
have reorganized and are now travel
ing under other names, but they are
trade organizations just the same"
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Radios, Street
Cars to Carry
| Advertising.
ARRANGE FILMS
AT so THEATERS
Committee to Get
1OPer Cent of Fees
for Expenses.
Representatives Of the District cit

Representatives Of the District cit
liens associations and county groups
taking part IN the Federation Of Cit
tzens' Associations membership drive,
beginning February 26,, viii meet
Tuesday night In the Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets, to receive final
instructions and application blanks.
Affiliated groups Of the District Fed
Grafton of Citizens Association, the
Montgomery County (Md.) Civic Fed
Grafton and the Arlington County
(Va.) Civic Federation also will be
represented. A. j. Driscol heads the
committee sponsoring it.
It Is planned TO have each associa-
ton operate independently under its
representative on the central commit
tee. The individual associations are
at liberty to employ any means they
see fit.
Headquarters Established.
A headquarters has been established
in a vacant store in the 1900 block of
New York avenue, where some one will
be on duty at all times during the day
to receive applications for member.
ship. w. ]. Swanton heads the COM
mittee there, which will divide the
membership applications among the
associations, assigning the applicant
to the proper geographical group.
During the current week a newsreel
wiz be shown IN SO Washington the
aters advertising the drive and prorni-
nent speakers viii be heard in radio
broadcasts. Posters also wiz be dis
played in street cars.
AL membership fees will be turned
over to the respective associations.
The groups viii be requested later to
appropriate 10 per cent to defray ex-
penses Of the central drive commit
tee.
Solicitor Idea Bobs Up.
The coming membership drive has
brought an old question back into the
spotlight-the use Of paid solicitors to
collect delinquent dues and obtain
new members.
Some associations in the past have
paid such solicitors as much as rs per
cent.
Considerable controversy has arisen
over the plan. Advocates claim the
personal contact afforded by solicitors
bring not only payment OF dues but q
larger attendance at meetings, and
point out that more members mean
nothing II they disregard their dues
and take no part In the gatherings.
On the other hand, other citizens
oppose commercialism In civic organi-
zations. They claim paid collectors
destroy the ideals on which the asso-
Citations are founded. 1T Is not
question Of forcing payment or at
| tendance" one member said recently.
''but rather a question Of attending
and aiding for the public welfare"
Other foes Of the solicitor plan say
II the meetings were made more IN
teresting, more people would turn out.
Solicitors could collect dues that
would pay to hire talent that would
make the meetings more attractive"
the other side replies. "Then at
tendance would take care Of itself"
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Membership Drive
Arouses Interest.


Arouses Interest.
"EE reaction Of the associa-
i tions to the prospective mem-
bership campaign, both IN the
District and In adjacent Maryland
and Virginia. indicates there win
result q large influx Of new MEM
bers and . revival Of interest In
some Of the associations which
have become "stale" on the job.<
The similar campaign Of 1919
was responsible for . rebirth Of the
Lincoln Park Citixens' Association
which had for . long period ceased
to meet. It's leading members had
become 50 enmeshed In the various
wartime activities that they Just
let the association drop. Under in-
nience Of the campaign new meme
bers were added. { recrgSnization
effected and . new and influen-
tial career began which continues
to tho present time.
Two influential and substantial
associations had their 1nspirati0n
and birth n this great campaign
when even the President and his
cabinet cams under IT. compelling
1nfluence. These crUnn1nflons
wero the KA1mama CltiSenB' AsD0-
ciaticn and the stanton Park Citt-
sens' Association.
Attempt was made then, - u
has been several times since, TO
ssiron's out the conflict OF territory
as shown b the overlapping bcun-
daries Of some Of these "miniAttre
voteJeD demccracies." AL such at-
tsmpts hase - 9ar prcvsn mutt
(ass !.
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Rival Captains
DIRECT PRINCE GEORGES
G. OF G: MEMBER DRIVE.

D. =. ANsPoN AND Z. r. zAIEsAK.
Rival team captains In the. member
ship drive beng conducted by the
Prince Georges Chamber Of Com-
merce. The formers team Is the Red
Ducks,s and the latter,s the Blue
Ducks" The drive, which Is being
carried on under general direction q
walter Z. Green, chairman Of the
Meinbership COMMITTEES, VIII end Feb
fuary s.. when the chamber holds ~
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w tinue as fast as they meet
to vigorously protest against
the Smith bill to raise the District
tax on gasoline from 2 to 4 cents,
the gentlemen In Congress from
Maryland and Virginia appear to
be bending every effort to put It
through. The late information Is
that al the Maryland members Of
Congress have pledged their sup
port Of the Smith bill
District organizations continue
TO hope the Petroleum Board Of
the N. n A., through some re-
vision Of the code, VIA spare the
District from this unfair, rnwant-
ed and Jinueeded tax increase.
East Capatol eEeet ueidge
GoEs Ofher Hee1oers.
.TsM regional highway trafac
j survey report submitted TO
the Prince Georges County
commissioners names an xast
Capitol street bridge and : belt
line highway around Warrington
ftcm Silver Spring to Silver Hill
- thu two mcst~needed improve
msuts. Ths zepoEt points out this
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Committees Announced.

James e. Collihower, reelected re-
Gently as president Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, an
nounced yesterday the appointment Of
committees for the ensuing year.
They are:
Executive Committee-Mr. Coli
flower, Ford z. Young and Arthur j..
, Sundlun. Membership-Mr Sundlun,
chairman; Joseph B. Murphy, William
e. Russell, Joseph D. kaufman, L. S.
Scott, Charles H. Frame, Ben D.
Friedman, Hubert H. Keller, Dewey
Zirkin, Joseph r. Harris, George C..
Shaffer, and william j. McNamara.
Audit. w. Harper, chairman, and
Le Roy King. Finance and Budget
Mr. Young, chairman; DR.. M. G.
Gibbs, Louis Levay, Charles Buck, and
Le Roy King. Law and Legislation
Ringgold Hart, chairman; r. P. An
drews, Joseph A. Burkart, L. S. Scott,
Joseph B. Murphy, John w. Lainhart
and T. r. Fitzgerald. Taxation
Ernest Daniel, chairman; o. T..
Wright, Claude Owen, Dewey Zirkin,
Joseph r. Harris, Sylvan King, and
Edwin Hahn. Trafic-Charles Frame,
chairman; A. l.. Thompson, e. D.
Merrill, Mark Lanspurgh, M. ]. Uline,
O. q. Raymond, J. 3. Luttes, B. L.
Hartz, v. w. Potter, Charles B. Buck
and S. A. Parks.
Evening star., 1934-02-18

Acial 70 Maryland Park. Seat
Pleasant and Capitol Heights by
providing q more direct route to
the business district Of Washing-
ton.
The Lincoln Park Citizens' Az
sociation continues to actively urge
the building Of this bridge. The
president Of that association re-
Gently advocated It before . meet
ing Of the Stanton Park Citizens
Association.
BY many Of the organizations
this Il considered . most worthy
Improvement, but many also are
inclined TO withhold support II
needed schools. libraries and other
very necessary things must be put
aside. Al IN an such projects
which are lhr9ely for the benefit
Of our friends and neighbcrs be-
yond tlae District Line. there = an
inclination TO ask Just how they
are going to help carry the cost.
Intef-FedGation Conferenco
Departure Frsm Custom.
TsfM meeting Of the Interfed-
i Grafton Conference tomor-
row evening ct No. 10 police
!, station viii be . decided departure
from ats regular custom These
conferences were held frst ct the
dinner table ct ono Of the hotels,
but Of late they haye been hsld
In the evening and at the Cham
later IN the evening at the United
States Chamber Of Commerce
Building.
Tomorrow the conference Is to
be the guest Of Maj. z. w. Brown.
chief Of police. who win be assist
ed by other members Of his stan,
including the director Of the police
radio system. Lieut.. Kelly. The
conference delegates and q few Of
their guests win have the radio
system explained to them and wit
ness It IN operation.
The regular order Of business Of
the conference is to be followed
except for this departure.
Legal Status of Women
In the District Of Columbia.
T1NDER the above title the Gen.
~ eTal Federation Of Women'a
Clubs has published . IL
page booklet. prepared by the Dis
trict OF Columbia Federation de-
partment Of legislation. of which
Mrs. Horace J. Phelps is chair
man. This most attractive and
readable digest was prepared at
the request Of Mrs. 8. Blair
Luckie, chairman OF the legisla-
tive department. Of the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs
These digests, in non-technical
terms, have been requested Of each
State legislative chairman. The
District Of Columbia has the honor
Of being the thirteenth State de-
partment to comply.
The general chairman has these
pamphlets printed and distributed
to the chairman In each State and
the District. This is creating much
interest and directing attention
not only to State laws, but to q
comparison with other State laws
In telling of this Mrs. Phelps ex-
presses the hope this comparison
win emphasize our lack Of the
franchise to which attention Il
called in the first paragraph o1
this digest. This first paragraph
under the heading voting" reads
The right to the franchise doe
not prevail In the District Of Co
lumbia, and hence neither mer
nor women vote"
At this time when We have jusi
been celebrating the birthday an
niversary Of Susan q. Anthony
one Is bound to be convinced
from o reading Of this collection
of antiquated laws that Miss An
thongs work for equality before
tho law for the sexes Is stu far
from complete. M
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Plan Anniversary Program.

The forty-ffth anniversary Of the
Thkoma park Citizens' Association Is
| 10 b celebrated March ~ according
e y. X Norwood president x TIE
Evening star., 1934-02-18
G. Civic Organizations
Unsatisfactory Tr4nst Service Proiesfed-Ssu-
yev Ordered Of School coarses in Alcohol IF
fects-Legd Sfsfas Of p. c. Women.
By Jesse c. Sater.
NoMpLAINTs assinst un.

s@oMPLAINTs against UNI
satisfactcry street railway
and bus service have
figured conSpicuously tn
meetings Of neighborhocd
citizens associations recently.
Overcrowded carr. irregular sched-
ules, slow running time from OUT
lying sections to downtown and
in some instances mclean cars.
are features Of these complaints.
Such complaints have been
lodged with the car company, the
Public Utilities Commission and
apparently with the public utilities
subcommittee Of the House Dis
trict Committee. Tho commission
has responded with . demand that
tho car company furnish . service
up TO the standard ret BY tho COM
minion. II has advised the COM
pany that any service below this
standard viii be unsatisfactory.
IN making demand for adeQuAts
service, the commission claims the
remedies to accomplish this are
neither complex nor difncult.
/. The traf1c survey BY the COM
mission has been under way for
more than . month to determine
proper re-routing, scheduling OF
equipment and other problems
incident to the physical merging Of
the two systeuns which have been
already corporately merged. II ID
In this connection that the COM
missdon has invited the civic
bodies to submit suggestions. This
opportunity for constructive CO.
operation with the commission win
be far more helpful II the sug-
gestions be made while plans are
being formulated, rather than
after they have been completed
The federation has 80 far dis
closed no plans for re-routing or
improving the service. The only
recent action BY that body on
street railway matters was to re-
afIrm o demand that the car
company permit Its conductors to
sell two tokens for IS cents.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Hanna to Speak.

Pursuing q study started a number
Of days ago, three committees Of the
Washington Board Of Trade will meet
tomorrow in the boards offices to
hear a discussion of the street car
transportation problem by John H,
Hanna. president of the Capital
Transit Co.
These committees-the COMMITTEES
ON Public Utilities and Transports
tion, Traffic Committee and Commit
tee on Streets and Avenues-are en-
gagged in city-wide survey Of traffic
and transportation problems with a
view to submitting a comprehensive
report and recommendations to the
Public Utilities Commission.
A QUESTIONABLE drafted by the p.
q. c. will be circulated among Board
Of Trade members to gain further
information on problems affecting the
general public.
At a recent meeting, the three
groups heard views of Public Utilities
Commissioner Riley E. Elgen. Mr..
Hanna is being invited to give his
side of the street car transportation
question.
The matter also is expected to come
up at meeting of the Traffic Com
nittee Wednesday in the Hamilton
Hotel at 1890 pm Chairman Wallace
B. Robinson said all subcommittee
chairmen will be called on for reports
at that time.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald, newly
named District coroner, and District
Attorney Leslie Garnett have been in
vited to attend the meeting.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Teaching Effects Of Alcohol
On the Human SyBtem.

TUE Dastr1ct OF Columbia Pub
i lie School Association ut its
last meeting appointed q
special committee to investigate
present methods Of teaching ef-
fects Of alcohol In District public
schools. In support Of the creation
Of this committee it was urged
that the law requires such In
struction and that much more
time should be given to this sub
ject and that adequate text books
should be provided. The COM
mittee is to report . suitable reso-
luton to the next meeting Of the
association.
AL the associations, whether Of
wet or dry tendency, should sup
port this movement, since advo-
Gates Of repeal and the new order
In liquor control were loud In their
tnsistence that the proper route
to temperance and eradication Of
the evils Of liquor drinking are to
be found through education rather
than through legislation.
The impression prevails that
scientific temperance instruction
In the District schools has not
amounted to much for Q long time.
During the prohibition era there
was an apparent tendency TO re-
gard 1t as . controversial mat
ter to be avoided - much as pos
sible.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Civic w Welfare
Needs Held
Acute.
TRANSIT ISSUES
TOBEREVIEWED
Committees Chosen
for New Year by
M. and M. Group.

with q view to mapping q COM
prehensive program OF work for the
coming year, william G. Miller. presi-
dent Of the Washington Chamber Of
Commerce, has called q meeting Of
all committee chairmen for next Fri
day in the chamber ofices.
At this meeting MIR. Miller viii
outline the general objectives Of the
trade body and stress the need for
devoting more attention to the de-
tails of civic welfare which have be-
come somewhat subordinated" dur
ing the last few years Of economic
stress.
Purely internal organization mat
ters. such as preparation of financial
reports, membership reclassification
and REORGANIZATION Of committee as
signments, also will be taken up.
During the last few years We have
had o number Of exceptional prob
lens come up" Mr.. Miller said.
(which have interfered with the gen.
eral routine Of commercial organi-
Eation work. Now, with the read
justment Of conditions, we must re-
vert to sound, common-sense study
OF the many problems we have been
won't to ignore during this period.
There is a national tendency to-
ward greater activity in trade organi-
nations, and to take up those jobs
which have been subordinated in the
swirl Of other problems"