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Evening star., 1934-04-08
Status of Bills
District of Columbia Leg
islation of Civic Interest
Is Reviewed.

The congressional status of Distric
bills of interest to Washington citi
zens' associations is as follows:
National Representation for D. C
IS. j. R., 9; H. j. R., 169): House
in Judiciary Committee. Senate il
Judiciary Committee.
Old Age Pensions. Oh. R., 4548)
House. Norton bill with amendments
on calendar. Senate, in District Com
mittee.
Alley Clearance. Oh. r., 1923; S.
1880: House. in District Committee
Senate, passed at last session of Con
gress.
Legalization of Horse Racing. Oh
r., 1906: House. on calendar. Sen
ate. in District Committee.
Gasoline Tax Increase from to .
Cents Gallon. Oh. R., 1850; House
in District Committee. Senate, un'
introduced.
Proposed Amendments to Liquor
Control Act. Oh. r.. 8519; H. R.
s525; H. R., 1868: House, on calen-
dar. Senate, unintroduced.
Changing Name of B Street South.
west to Independence Avenue. IS.
194: House, on calendar. Senate
passed.
Authorizing Sale of Old Potomac
School. Oh. r., $3.50: House, or
calendar. Senate, passed.
Broadening of General Powers o.
the Commissioners. Oh. r., 5610)
House, in District Committee. Senate
on calendar.
Legalization Of Amateur Boxing
(H. r., 1907: s., 828): House, or
calendar. Senate, passed.
Strengthening Of Gambling Laws
(S., 2925): House, in District Com
mittee. Senate, passed.
Widening of Thirteenth Street
Oh. R., 8571; S., 3258): House, in
District Committee. Senate, intro
duced.
Providing for Financial Response
bility of owners and Operators oi
Motor Vehicles. Oh. R., 1646): House
in District Committee. Senate, unin-
troduced.
Requiring Financial Responsibility
for Drivers of Public Vehicles. Oh
w., oofo). l1ouSC, IL OASliiCt SOulHllL-
tee. Senate, unintroduced.
Abolishing the Once of Engineer
Commissioner and Substituting Civil
ian Commissioner. g., 3260): House
unintroduced. Senate, in District
Committee.
Transferring Powers Of Board OF
Public Welfare to Commissioners. Is.
328O; House, unintroduced, Senate,
In District Committee.
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Young Men Sho,v Leadership
In Prince Georges Chamber
Utilities Committee Is
Seeking Transit
improvement.
Name Change Sho,us
Benefit as Rolls
Increase.
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, April T.
Convinced the organization must have
plenty of young blood to function at
its best, the Prince Georges County
Chamber of Commerce. in addition
to having as its president Daniel Cox
Fahey. jr., and as its treasurer Will
liam Bowie. both young men, has at
the head of its Public Utilities Com
mittee Ralph w. Powers, a young
lawyer with public utilities and
banking experience.
Mr.. Powers is a graduate of the
University of Maryland and the Ma
tional University Law School and is
a member of both the Maryland and
the District of Columbia bars.
Sex Transit Improvement.
Mr. Powers committee now is work.
ing hard to obtain from the Capital
Transit Co. improvement in the
street car and bus line service it Of
fers between Washington and various
Prince Georges County communities.
The committee, after a conference
with representatives Of various COM
munities served by the company,
visited the company officials a few
days ago and was cheered by the as
surance that they would be glad to
consider carefully the various sugges-
tions for better service that were Of
fered.
The committee asked the company
to consider reducing the number of
fare zones on various lines in the
county, eliminate communication and
other tickets and issue monthly
passes.
The company officials intimated at
least some of the suggestions might
be tried out to determine how the
changes would affect the revenue of
the company. Mr.. Powers committee
has received unusual cooperation
from representatives of the communi-
ties interested in the transportation
question. and he has, it is felt, CO.
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TRANSIT IMPROVED

The recent action by the Hillcrest
Citizens Association to abolish the
2-cent transfer system and extend
the bus schedule at Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. is
bringing the area the desired results,
according to Rudolph Malth, presi-
dent of the group.
1.-THE 2-cent transfer requirement
was abolished and OUR midnight serv-
ice on week days was extended to give
us two additional trips leaving this
point at 1910 and 1885 in the morn
ing, respectively" He added that fur
ther work is being done to improve
the schedule and he hopes to report
additional success in the near future.
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GROUP IS REVIVED
|NCOLUMB|APARK
President Bullock Sees
Many Benefits Possible If
Citizens Unite.

Urging that increased civic interest
be shown by Columbia Park citizens,
c. H. Bullock, president of the Co.
lumbia Park Citizens Association, has
announced this group will hold regular
meetings again at the George Trues-
dell School after about a year in
which only executive meetings have
been held.
Results Little Known.
At the executive meetings, held fire.
quently during this time, community
interests have been considered and
results obtained which many citizens
do not realize, Mr.. Bullock said. He
believes further improvements can be
obtained if citizens will attend meet
ings in larger numbers and support
matters which will benefit all residents
The Columbia Park group" Mr.
Bullock said. ''is an organization which
looks primarily after the interests o1
persons residing in the area bounded
by the north side of Emerson street
the south side of Kennedy street, anc
the east side of Georgia avenue anc
Blair road"
He added that the group had as
many as $50 members at one time, and
indications are this same membership
will be obtained again as a result Of
the membership drive now being con-
Quoted by the association.
Accomplishments Listed.
Speaking of accomplishments of the
Executive Committee during the past
year, Mr.. Bullock cited cases where
trees, car stops and sewer facilities
have been obtained for the area, the
latter project scheduled to come ur
for discussion at the meeting Wednes-
day night.
Officers of the association are: C
H. Bullock. president; Mrs. E. F
Neagle, first vice president; Miss L
Mcdonald, secretary: Joseph G
Walsh, treasurer; C. C. Moberly ano
George Fisher, delegates to the FEEDER
alton of Citizens Associations.
The meetings in the future will be
on the second Wednesday of the
month.
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Publicity Is Widespread.

The name of the Greater National
Capital Committee of the Washington
Board of Trade lis becoming known
over the United States and throughout
the world" according to Curtis
Hodges, executive director of the COM
mittee.
Through the distribution of our
literature, posters and by radio broad
casts and by circulation of our NOV
ing pictures we are receiving many
more specific requests for information
about Washington" Hodges said.
I'VE get requests for our literature
from libraries, from motor clubs, from
individuals and groups planning to
visit here, from travel information
bureaus, from members of Congress,
from business firms to show their en-
ployes and from many others. Since
the first of the year We have sent
nearly 10000 of our booklets to one
travel bureau in the West, and prob
ably will send a great many more
before the end of the year. Last
year from it's various stations this
one travel bureau outlined $4,000 trips
to Washington for individuals and
groups. We have several letters from
this bureau expressing appreciation
OF our services"
1t was also announced that the
committee is preparing several hun
dred booklets to be distributed in %
principal cities of Europe. The pur-
pose of these booklets is to call the
beauties of Washington to the atten-
ton of persons in Europe who may
be contemplating visiting the Worlds
Fair in Chicago this Summer
Hodges predicted the calendar year
of 1884 would be a record for Wash
ington in so far as the number of
visitors here is concerned
Evening star., 1934-04-08
PLAYGROUND FACILITIES
ARE SOUGHT BY CITIZENS
Michigan Park Group Believes
Plan Would Keep Children
From Playing in Street.

Because of the approaching Sum-
mer vacations the Michigan Park
Citizens Association will again press
the need of playground facilities on
the Turkey Thicket Playground at
Michigan avenue and Tenth street
northeast before the National Park
and Planning Committee.
The association feels that base
ball diamond and tennis courts should
be erected on this property to pro-
vide adequate recreational facilities
for children as well as to keep the
children off the streets and thus
minimize the attendant danger ele-
ment. DR.. Herbert Wright, president
of the association, pointed out that
If benches and shrubbery could also
be had on the playground, the adults
could enjoy the park, too. The park
now has fine approach due to the
c. w. A. work on Tenth street.
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Civic Hurdles Ahead for
d. c. REORGANIZATION.

TINE much discussed proposals
for reorganiZing and re-
grouping the activities Of the
District government have not been
definitely disclosed as yet. but there
is one thing regarding which there
can be no uncertainty and that is
vigorous opposition by number of
the civic bodies. AS an example,
if it is proposed to place control of
public schools in a bureau under
the District there will be aroused
the most bitter opposition. This
is clearly indicated by the recent
utterances of President James G..
Yaden of the Federation of Citi-
Zens' Associations.
Mr.. Yaden has for years been
deeply interested in the public
schools and has devoted much
time to them. His civic service
in this line has included the
Craftsmanship of the Petworth
Citizens Associations Committee
on Schools, Committee on Educa-
tion of the federation, president of
the District of Columbia Public
School Association and president
of the PIT. A. of the Mcfarland
Junior High Scholo. While he
does not approve the spresent
method of appointment of the
Board of Education and has not
always been in agreement with the
present board he would view with
alarm a proposal to substitute
bureau control under the Commis-
sioners.
In an address last week before
the D. c. Public School Associa-
ton, Mr.. Yaden sounded an alarm
and appealed to the citizens as
sociations and parent-teacher asso-
Citations to band together and fight
any reorganization of the District
government which would make the
school system a mere bureau Of
the District government.
Fear is expressed among some
civic leaders that the recognizing
and regrouping plans are likely to
be too much of an inside job, being
the product of two District en-
ployes and one Federal employe so
intimately in touch with the in
side as to be practically a third
insider. In the making Of set
up by committee so constituted
there Is always danger of over
looking the customer" in the per-
son Of the public that must trans
act business with the District.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 13.

Brightwood Citizens Association.
pm. Paul Junior High School. Pro-
gram-Listing of street improvements;
discussion of traffic problems at the
intersection of Concord, Colorado and
Georgia avenues; action to secure re-
moval of trolley poles on Kennedy
street from Georgia avenue to Third
street and on Georgia avenue from
Brightwood to the District line.
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GETS 80 new MEMBERS

The Citizens Association of Ia
koma, D. c., took high place in the
membership drive when it elected go
new members at its meeting last Mon
day night in the Takoma Park branch
of the Washington Public Library
Vice President Will H. Carleton pre-
sented the prospective members.
At the SAME meeting President
Wallace G. Magathan commended
The Evening Star for the recent
articles on the history of the organi-
zation and the meeting conducted by
the wives of the members, and re-
quested permission to incorporate
them In the minutes of the meeting,
which was granted.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
Civic Association Calendar
Takoma Park Group to Begin Plans for July 4
Celebration- portation and Traffic
Problems Draw Interest,"
MONDAY, APRIL 9.

Congress Heights Citizens Associa-
ton, 8 pm. Congress Heights School.
Program-Playgrounds Committee re-
port on progress made in securing a
Congress Heights playground; Com
mittee on Public Improvements re-
port on c. w. A. improvements.
Hillcrest Citizens Association, 8
pm, East Washington Heights Bap-
tist Church. Program-Report on
progress made to abolish two-cent
transfer system and bus schedule
changes at Seventeenth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast; report on
progress made on street improve
ments; report on the Oxon Run sewer
project; plans for future bingo and
card parties for the benefit of the
group.
Kalorama Citizens Association, 8
pm, Washington Heights Church
Program-Address by Elwood Seal of
the Corporation Counsers Office on
the milk situation; action on the pro-
posed Tugwell pure food bill; discus
sion of a proposal to change the form
of District government; report of the
treasurer.
Michigan Park Citizens Association,
8 pm, Bunker Hill School. Program
Discussion of plans for development
of the Turkey Thicket Playground;
Membership Committee report; action
on the projected Michigan avenue
viaduct.
Northeast Citizens Association. 8
pm, Ludlow School. Program-Ac-
ton on the pending usury bill in
Congress; action commencing Sem
ator Capper and Representative Nor
ton on representation of the District
in Congress, and their efforts to Sc
cure an individual District budget;
discussion of the proposed bills deal
ing with compulsory liability insur-
ance for taxicabs and privately owned
automobiles.
Park View Citizens Association, 8
pm. Park View Platoon School. Pro-
gram-Discussion of revision of routes
and schedules of street cars and
busses serving the area; discussion of
the proposed addition to the Roosevelt
High School; Membership Committee
report; action on auto parking in the
downtown area.
Piney Branch Citizens Association.
8 pm, Roosevelt High School. Pro-
gram-Special Committee report on
wine, beer and liquor licenses in the
area.
Stanton Park Citizens Association,
8 pm, Peabody School. Program
Membership Committee report.
Takoma Park Citizens Association,
7:30 pm, Takoma Park Library.
Program-Report of special commit
tee on arrangements for a July
celebration in Takoma Park; report on
efforts to secure extended bus serv-
ice out through the Takoma Park
area; report of the following COM
mittees: Public Utilities, Police, Fire
and Public Safety and Membership.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

\I1ENE has Deen no over
production OF District leg
lslation in the session Of
4 Congress now rapidly near
ing its end. The District
civic organizations had great hopes
and expectations for the enact
ment of a number of much de-
sired pieces of legislation as the
session began. Some bills of a
rather private character have
been enacted, but only three of
really general interest have be-
come laws. Among those of gen.
eral interest are the liquor law,
which was far from measuring up
to what most of the organizations
desired; the act creating the
boundary commission to determine
the boundary between Virginia and
the District, and finally the act
authorizing the Pennsylvania Rail-
road to electrify its system within
the District.
None of the measures for which
there has been a civic demand
have made much headway in our
exclusively powerful local Legis-
lature." This condition is far from
encouraging to the patriotic and
civic-minded leaders of the Dis
trict's organizations. who, with an
understanding of District needs,
have been urging and pleading for
action. 1t is true many of these
needs are dependent upon appro-
priations, and as to these the vote
less, unrepresented taxpayers of
the District are still in the dark,
for just what projects are in the
appropriation bag is still a dark
secret.
1t was fondly hoped the present
session would settle the fiscal re-
lations between the Federal and
District governments upon a fair
basis; that the absurd require
ment of putting the District
budget through the Budget Bu-
reau would be discontinued, and
that other much-sought reforms
would be instituted. The outlook
for any of these is not at all
encouraging.
1t has been agreed by the House
leaders that tomorrow will be de-
voted to District legislation. Al
though Monday is not a regular
District day, the House has
cleaned up its calendar of all i'm
portant national legislation and
thus paved the way for the con-
Sideration of District bills.
Under this arrangement Chair
man Norton is to try and pass all
District bills now on the House
calendar. These include the fol-
lowing: Legalizing horse racing
and betting: old-age pensions;
four amendments to the District
of Columbia liquor law: changing
the name of B street southwest to
Independence avenue passed by
the Senate; authorizing the sale
of the old Potomac School
(passed by the Senate), and the
bill to permit amateur boxing in
the District.
OF this group Of bills there has
been voiced strong civic organiZa-
ton opposition to the racing bill.
the boxing bill and some of the
proposed amendments to the liquor
law. The others in the list have
had rather general civic organiza-
ton approval
Evening star., 1934-04-08
TO HOLD LAST Meeting

Northeast Group to Adjourn Until
Next October.
Tomorrow night will be the last
meeting night this season for the
Northeast Citizens Association, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
Joseph Notes, secretary of the group.
He said nearly full attendance is
expected at the meeting tomorrow,
and added that many bills now pend
ing in Congress will receive consid-
Grafton. The group will resume its
meetings again in october, he said.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
GARDEN CLUB FORMED
American University Park Group
Acts as Sponsor.

A garden club, sponsored by the
American University Park Citizens
Association, met last Tuesday night
for the first time at the home of Will
liam T. Belts, 4911 Forty-sixth street.
Officers elected at the meeting were
William T. Belts, president; Jett Way
land, vice president; Mrs. Thomas E.
Lodge, secretary, and Mrs. Ora Visel,
treasurer.
Members Of the civic group will be
invited to join the club when the as
sociation meets Wednesday night, Mr.
Belts said.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
City Manager Plan Studied
By VOteless ID. c. Women.
THE city manager plan (

THE city manager plan of mu-
nicipal government has been
the subject of study by
group of the Department of Eff
cheney in Government of the Vote
less District of Columbia League of
Women Voters. In reporting this
in their April news letter it is
stated that the study group has
drawn no formal conclusions.
knowledge of the graft and cor
1uption, in some cities, that pre-
ceded the city manager reform has
increased the respect of the group
for the existing government of the
voteless District of Columbia
Evening star., 1934-04-08
SATURDAY, APRIL IA.

Mount Pleasant Citizens Associa-
ton, 8 pm, Mount Pleasant Branch
Library.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 10,

Burleith Citizens Association, 8
pm, Mount Tabor Church. Program
Discussion of bus transportation prob
lens; address by John Clagett Proc
tor on the history of Georgetown.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
Seek Airport Action.


The Washington Chamber of Com
merce, through its Aviation Com
mittee and Parks and Playground
Committee, is pressing for action on
the Gibson bill providing for estab-
llshment of municipal airport here
with Federal and District funds.
The Aviation Committee of which
Chester Warrington is chairman, has
held series of meetings and has met
with officials of the District govern
ment as we'll as members of Con-
gresS on the matter.
The Gibson bill provides for loca-
tion of municipal airport at Gravelly
Point, the cost being divided equally
between the District and Federal
governments. Under the plan the
District would not begin to pay its
share for five years, and then would
have ten years to complete payment
From the standpoint of city plan,
the project is favored by the cham
ber's Parks and Fairgrounds Com
mittee. This committee also has been
fostering other projects for the Capt.
tai. including a recreational survey
under auspices of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
erection of a stadium at the foot of
East Capitol street. The committee
also has Endorsed the excess con-
demnation" bill.
Evening star., 1934-04-08

Richmond Park Citizens Associa-
ton, pm, Phoebe Hurst School.
reorganization to secure play
ground at Thirty-seventh street and
Idaho avenue.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
WithD. C.Civic Organizations
Congress Slow With District Legislation-Oppo-
ston to D. c. Reorganization Seen-Citi-
gems Begin Spring Cleanup.

Civic organizations have a big
job ahead studying the many
volumes compiled by the commit
tee which was created by direc-
ton of Senator King. All of these
volumes, without exception, should
be made public and printed, so as
to be available for general study
and constructive criticism.
Transfer of Functions
From U. S. to District.
n RECOMMENDATION for the
N transfer of certain District Of
Columbia activities from the
Federal Government to the mu-
nicipal government of the District
is contained in a little booklet by
DR.. George c. Havenner, former
president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations. This publi-
cation bears the title, "Upsets in
the Government Service" and
contains a historical account Of
the development of the executive
departments and independent es-
Establishments, showing misf1ts and
overlapping, and also gives what
the author considers a logical re-
organization through transfer and
consolidation.
The transfers recommended to
the District government are as
follows: Maintenance and polio
ing of all public parks in the
District except those purely Fed
eral reservations, National Zoolog-
ical Park from The Smithsonian
Institution, National Training
School for Boys from an independ-
ent status, and the functions and
personnel of the Rock Creek and
Potomac Parkway Commission from
the Department of the Interior.
These are all an annual charge
against the tax receipts of the
District, and the doctor thinks
they should be under supervision
of the District Commissioners.
Evening star., 1934-04-08

Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens
Association, 8 pm, A. R. Shepherd
School. Program-Special program to
welcome new members; action on
traffic hazard at Sixteenth street and
Alaska avenue; flower show: refresh
ments
Evening star., 1934-04-08

Foxhall Village Citizens Associa-
tion, 8 pm, st. Patrick's Church
Parish Hall.
Evening star., 1934-04-08

Columbia Park Citizens Association,
pm, George Truesdell School Pro-
gram-Executive Committee report on
action taken on local liquor license
applications in the area; action on
disturbances caused by construction
of sewers in the area.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IL.

American University Park Citizens
Association, 8 pm, Hurst Hall, Ameri-
can University. Program - Special
meeting to be conducted by the
women of the association; Member
ship Committee report and special
program to welcome new members.