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Evening star., 1934-08-05
EDMONSTON ROAD
CITIZENS CONVENE
Members of Prince Georges Coun-
ty Group Given Chance to
Get Acquainted.
BY a star correspondsnt of The star.

BY stan Correspondent OF Inc bthFs
ROGERS HEIGHTS, Nd, August &.
The recently organized Edmonston
Road Citizens Association, one Of the
few civic organizations in Prince
Georges County which has not dis
continued regular meetings for the
Summer, held an interesting session
Wednesday night on the lawn Of Louis
A. Day, president Of the association.
Business was held to a minimum.
the main idea being 10 give members
opportunity to become better ac-
quainted.
Mrs. Ethel Loff1er, treasurer, was
asked to confer with Emergency Works
Administration officials regarding the
status of the associations application
for men to work on roads of the COM
munity. Holes In the roads are to be
filled and oil applied. George T. VIII
liams, chairman of the associations n
Road Committee, Is in charge.
It was decided that every effort
would be made to have the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission lay
water mains along the Edmonston
road, from Wells avenue TO the De-
fense Highway, at Bladensburg.
1t was announced the association
would sponsor dance AMI Mrs. VIM
field Aub, secretary, win head the
Arrangements Committee. She will
name her aides later.
Evening star., 1934-08-05
CLARA, LU M EN-
LEAVE ON VACATION
Trio Works Up Excuse on Pro-
gram of Hunting Treasure
in Iowa.

A beautiful dovetailing Of fact and
fiction is taking place these days in
the real and in the make-believe lives
Of Clara, Lu n EN-. This N. B. G.
trio has left TO take months vaca-
ton. They viii be OF the air untl
September 8.
Their radio continuity these past
few weeks has been largely concerned
with the deciphering Of curious old
letters which tell about hidden gold.
The girls had talked the thing to the
point where they know the gold Is
hidden somewhere in Iowa. OF course,
they want to dig at the place where
x marks the spot.
And that, in the continuity, Is the
reason for their going OF the air for
a month. Armed with shovels, COM
passes and maps, Clara, Lu n Em
will drive of to Iowa, presumably, IN
two cars and a trailer and spend all
four weeks away from the microphone,
in digging for treasure. When they
get back, their large listening audi-
ence viii be told the results Of this
interesting expedition.
Actually, Louise Starkey, IsobeI
Carothers and Helen King (who
create the characters Of Clara, Lu "a
Ena) viii separate, each going to some
different place with her real life hua-
band for 4 vacation.
Evening star., 1934-08-05

gress of an opportunity to the States
TO pass upon our proposed consti-
tutional amendment he believes that
there might be set up by appropriate
legislation a system of registration
and election whereby the registered
voters of the District would have the
right to select their delegates to ma
tional party conventions. This same
machinery could serve as a means
registering public opinion on civic
questions for the information of Con-
gress. Through provision for recall
of Commissioners and referedum and
initiative adviSories on important
questions, Mr.. Colpoys feels that such
wide use of election machinery would
warrant Congress authorizing this
change. This extended use of such
machinery would completely overcome
the objections offered by some against
giving the District merely so-called
primary law. He believes District
residents should have the same op-
portunity as the citizens Of the States
to register their opinions at the ballot
box upon any questions which are
passed upon by the rest Of the coun-
try.
Pending the establishment of any
better method, Mr.. Colpoys believes
that the citizens associations and
other representative groups should
get together" and present their
composite views to the Commissioners
for transmission to Congress. This, he
thinks, would reduce the confusion
as to local desires and incidentally
add to the influence of the Commits
sioners in their appearance before
committees of Congress, for they
would then be able to state that
they were presenting the views of the
community. Commissioners, he be-
lieves, would find their task lighter
and their efforts more effective II
they would uniformly strive by their
acts and recommendations to correct
ly reflect local sentiment.
Wholesome Influence Seen.
ct am confident" said Mr.. Colpoys,
that such practices would have
wholesome influence on Congress
which in turn should be more in
clined to defer to the wishes of our
District people"
The several citizen boards should
be continued with full powers, he
thinks, as they are performing most
sympathetically duties for which the
District could never employ talent of
so high an order. To abolish or cur
tail the powers of any of these citi-
zen bodies would simply mean a re-
duction of citizen participation in our
affairs which is already at too low
figure. He feels that there should be
some such opportunity for the public
spirited citizen to render patriotic
service.
Asked for his opinion regarding the
handling of the District budget Mr.
Colpoys said that he is a firm believer
in completely freeing the Distrist
from the control of the Bureau of the
Budget. "Our Commissioners, better
than any other public officials" he
said, know the District needs and If
any pairing down is required they are
the best ones to do the job. I am
strong for having the Commissioners
sending their budget recommends
tions direct to Congress"
Evening star., 1934-08-05
Preliminary Report on
Recreational Merger.

ID RECOMMENDATIONS have not
N yet been made public for the
reorganization and consolida-
tion Of the Districts recreational
facilities, as a result of the recent
survey by the expert brought here
by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. It is un-
derstood that there is included in
the plan merger Of these various
activities under the Department of
the Interior Some interested citi-
zens express the opinion that such
recommendation was to be ex-
pected, as it is the practice of most
experts to find what their employ
ers desire. They point to the very
close connection between the Ma
tional Parks Service of the Interior
Department and the Park and
Planning Commission by reason Of
both being Federal institutions
and occupying adjoining offices,
and regard it as foregone conclu-
sion that the desire is to completely
federalize these activities.
A part Of the set-up is under
stood to be citizens advisory
board, which is regarded as a very
good feature, but civic leaders and
District officials indicate their be-
lief that such board should be a
part of the District Government
and not a part Of the Federal Gov
ernment.
There is strong promise of a
very warm contest over this ques-
ton before a solution Is reached.
Numerous civic committees are
studying the matter, and when the
full details of the expert report
to the Park and Planning Commits
sion are released a wide considera-
ton and discussion will surely
follow.
Evening star., 1934-08-05
INFANTRY UNIT
OFFICERS END
2-WEEK CAMP
Members of 622d
Coast ArtiHeryGo
in Training.

Having completed their IA days of
active-duty training yesterday, District
officers Of the 32Oth Infantry were at
home today from Fort Meade, Md.
Maj. William E. Brougher. unit in
structor Of the local regiment, and ON
duty at District Reserve headquarters,
was in charge the IA days of active
duty. Maj. S. Leroy Irwin, also on
duty at local headquarters and unit
instructor of the 313th Field Artillery,
assisted in the camp instruction and
delivered three lectures pertaining to
the Field Artillery.
District members of the 622d Coast
Artillery, harbor defense, will begin
today at Fort Nom De, Va, IA days
of active-duty training. Next Sunday,
two other local Reserve units will
begin their camp training. They in
clude the I'd Squadron of the 306th
Cavalry and the 462d Armored Car
Squadron. Both units will receive
their active duty instruction at Fort
Myer, Va. The list of District officers
of the 622d Coast Artillery beginning
their active duty training today In
cludes Maj. Raymond o. Eliason.
District officers having accepted re-
appointment in the Oficers' Reserve
Corps without the privileges of as
signment or active-duty training are
relieved as indicated: Second Lieuts.
Theodore w. classy and Robert 8.
Milans, from the 80th Division, and
Second Lieuts. Clifford o. Smith from
the 428th Infantry.
Washington officers have been as
signed as follows: Capt. Oliver ],
Hart, Second Lieuts. Stephen w.
Guy and Arthur H. Schroeder, to
the 8eth Division; First Lieut.. Rob-
ert S. Jacobs, to the 364th Medical
Regiment; Second Lieut.. Charles H
Shumate, to the 428th Infantry; Sec
ond Lieut.. Gilbert Brooks, to the
1308th Service Unit; Second Lieuts
Raphael H. Block and Clarence M
Condor, assigned to the 313th Field
Artillery; Capt. David T. Brown, re-
lieved from assignment to the 18th
Engineers.
District officers ordered to undergo
Il days active duty include Capt
Harry C. Blackman, at Fort George
G. Meade, Md, with the 34th In
fantry; First Lieut.. Maurice P,
Power, at Fort Hoyle, Md, and Sec
ond Lieut.. Harry L. Benner, at Nam
semond Ordnance Depot, Va.
The following officers have been
continued on active duty with the
Civilian Conservation Corps for an
other six months: First Lieut. Henry
G. Learnard, jr. and First Lieut.
George S. weber.
Evening star., 1934-08-05
Elaborate Bridge Program
of Board of Trade Committee.


TEN new bridges at a cost ag-
gregating SIC, 900 are in
cluded in the program of the
Committee on Bridges of the
washington Board of Trade, pre-
sented last week to the Joint meet
ing Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and the
Fine Arts Commission. On re-
quest Of these commissions a sub
committee will draft a priority list
to be presented later. The con-
flct1ng opinions of the different
sections appear to make the draft
ing of this priority list a difficult
task
Included in the committees pro-
gram is new bridge over the
Anacostia at Pennsylvania avenue,
two small bridges connecting CO.
lumbia Island with the Virginia
shore and a Boundary Channel,
short-traff1c bridge across Wash
ington Channel to eliminate traffic
congestion on entering and leav-
ing East Potomac Park. Bridges
over the Anacostia at Maryland
avenue, South Capitol street, and
one connecting Fort Drive at Dis
trict line in the direction of
Hyattsville are also included. Re-
placement Of Highway Bridge and
Government bridge at Great
Falls connecting the George
Washington Memorial Parkway Of
Maryland and Virginia complete
the list.
Mr.. F. E. Mann, chairman Of
the Special Committee on a New
Chain Bridge of the Interfedera-
ton Conference, who was present
at the joint meeting of the two
commissions, urged that the new
high-level bridge proposed to re-
place Chain Bridge be called the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Bridge
and be built by the Federal
Government.
Evening star., 1934-08-05
BUDGET MANUAL
FOR AGENCIES
ISSUED BY CHEST
win Be Used In Governing
Units in Campaign
This Year.

Information covering the fixing OF
budgets for Community Chest organ
izations gathered during the last six
years of work on this task has been
compiled into a budget manual" Just
made public by John H. Hanna,
chairman Of the Chest Budget Com
mittee. Copies have been sent to all
Chest organizations and the new
manual has met with universal ap-
proval. 1t win be used in governing
budgeting Of Chest agencies this year.
Herbert L. Willett, jr.. acting di-
rector OF the Chest. pointed out yes
terday that few people realize the i'm
mense amount of work accomplished
by the Budget Committee and the
time employed during the course OF
a year. The present committee con-
sists Of approximately rs of the lead
ing men and women Of Washington.
and the combined time in the course
Of year, including budget meetings
and meetings Of the subcommittee
on various agencies, win amount TO
between 400 and l.400 hours q year.
This does not include the time given
by the three members Of each division
who visit all agencies coming under
their jurisdiction at least once dur
ing the year.
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A.
The Library Committee, of which Mrs.
Mary (. Cabaniss is chairman, win
hold a carnival and lawn fete on the
lawn at Rhode Island avenue Au-
gust Is.
The young women residing at the
Phyllis Wheatley Home held sur
prise party last week for Mrs. Lillian
M. McRae. who for the past nine
years has been house director and who
will soon succeed Mrs. Lettie N. CAL
loway as business secretary. Several
gifts were made to Mrs. McRae and
to Mrs. Galloway. Mrs. Ellen v. Jones
succeeds Mrs. McRae as resident sec
retary.
Boys Club Of washington.
With a large percentage OF the
members of the club still at Camp
Reeder, the program for the stay-at-
home contingent Is largely confined to
out-of-door activities. Charles Rey-
nolds, athletic director. is carrying out
an extensive program of base ball.
swimming, tennis and other outdoor
sports and has succeeded In arousing
keen competition among the club
members.
Friendship House.
The Summer School will have an
all-day picnic In Rock Creek Park
next week. The children will make
the trip by bus, which win leave the
settlement at 326 virginia avenue
southeast at 1890 am.
The Social Club will hold a picnic
supper at Fort Foote next Friday eve
ming. Base ball, swimming and horse
shoe games are on the program. The
bus win leave Friendship House at 2
o'clock
The Family Night Club win see
"Alice in Wonderland" at the Sylvan
Theater next Wednesday night.
Columbia Polytechnic institute.
A large number OF people visited
the Columbia Polytechnic Institute
for the Blind last Wednesday TO see
the demonstration of the talking
book" which was developed BY the
American Foundation for the Blind.
Evening star., 1934-08-05

their cue from the elder La Toilette,
George W. Norris and other national
progressive leaders, started a cam
paign against the power companies
and in favor of municipal and State
ownership.
This drive reached its climax in
1880 when George Joseph, running
on a platform of State ownership
of power facilities, won the Repub-
lican nomination for Governor.
Joseph fell dead shortly after this
victory, and the Republican State
Committee nominated reactionary
in his stead. Julius L. Meier, Port
land department store owner and a
friend of Joseph, announced his can
didacy as an independent and was
elected Meier, in fact, was by no
means as radical as Joseph. On the
power issue he has carried water on
both shoulders, and a proposal for
the establishment of State power
transmission lines was beaten in the
last session of the Legislature. The
latter proposition. however, is still
an issue and is likely to be intensl-
fed in future by the Bonneville de-
velopment.
For the moment everything depends
on the attitude of Roosevelt and the
national administration; hence the
pulling and hauling to which the
President will be subjected during his
passage through the State.
Take Tip From T. V. A.
The radical politicians have taken
their tip from the Tennessee Valley
development, where the Government
is reported preparing to establish its
own transmission lines for distrlbu-
ton of the Muscle Shoals power. The
main point of difference here Is that
the fight is centering around pro-
poSal for establishment of State trans
mission lines, with deliberate pur-
pose on the part Of the advocates OF
these to put the local power com
panies out of business and substitute
for them a system OF State owner
ship founded on the Bonneville and
Grand Coulee developments.
The conservative elements, on their
side, are centering upon an interstate
economic plan, for the development
Of which a committee, including citi-
zens of Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and Montana, has been created. The
purpose of this is not only to consider
ways and means of using the newly
developed power but to fit it in with
Il II
regions, including the existing agen-
cies Of power production and diStri-
button.
Both of these groups are hoping
that President Roosevelt will do
something to give them a leg up in
the course of his visit
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Newspaper Alliance, Incl
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Continued From First Page.)
below that now Prevailing, therefore,
it must be because the Government
finds a way to cut that part of the
rate charged up for distribution.
1t is at this point that the great
argument over future Government
policy arises. 1t is going to assess
fair share of the total Bonneville cost
to power development and pass it on
to the consumer. If so, the local
power men say, the Government rate
will be no lower than the existing rate
And if the rate is not lower, there will
be no added customers for the output
and no benefit whatever TO the COM
munity from the S31 900 900 of tax
payers money which the Government
is now pouring into the Bonneville
cut.
New Market Expected.
The inevitable SuppoSition il that
the Government will not attempt to
get back the cost Of the projects from
the consumers, initially at least: in
other words, that it will write of the
capital expenditure and attempt to
create a great new market for power
by selling it below actual cost.
1t is when they contemplate this
policy that the Portland business men
Shiver. The power men want to know
whether the Government is going to
set out deliberately to put them out
of business, and the manufacturers
ask whether outsiders are to be in
vited 70 come in and compete with
them on the basis of the subsidized
Government enterprise.
What it all boils down to is that
the business community of Portland
wants the Job Of distribution handled
locally. They all are fired by the
vision Of great new industrial de-
velopment growing up around Bonnie
vile. They want new industries and
new people. but they want to be sure
that the benefits of these things will
flow through existing business chan
nels. rather than destroy them.
Needless to say. the existing power
companies are the Spearhead in ad-
vocacy of this course. They also see
a possibility of benefit to themselves
from the new dam, but this only if
the power it produces is distributed
over the existing transmission lines
and under their management.
Long Political Issue.
Long before President Roosevelt
appeared on the scene, electric power
was q prime political issue In Ore
gon. T8 local politicians. taking
Evening star., 1934-08-05
nv Jesse c. sUTER.

A
" of District citizens In pub
"A lie questions Is seen in the
4 Y referendum election to be
held in the Takoma section
on September 5. While this REFER
enduna Is being held to determine
the relative wet and dry sentiment
OF that part Of the District, there
is far more at stake so far as the
District generally is concerned
than the mere settlement OF that
issue. as important as 1t Is TO the
TakoFna community.
The Commissioners believe that
the extent TO which the qualified
of this voteless community turn
out and vote win be regarded as
indicative of the interest in public
affairs Of the residents Of Takoma,
and in turn will be considered an
index OF interest In public affairs by
the entire. District. A large per-
centage of the qualified voters
exercising this right, 1t Is believed,
would indicate a wholesome inter-
est in public questions and would
point a way for the Commission
ers and the Congress to ascertain
the desires of the citizens upon
other questions. One Of the avowed
purposes of the Commissioners in
introducing this American idea
into our local autocracy is to try
out an experiment along this line.
Civic leaders, discussing this un-
usual experiment. declare that it
will be most unfortunate for the
civic affairs and civic influence If
only small percentage of the
qualified voters turn out and vote.
Throughout organized civic Wash
tngton it is suggested that the
residents Of Takoma are carrying
far more than q local responsibility
IN this matter and should there
fore, for the good of the entire
District, go to the polls on refer
endum day" and deposit their
ballots.
This election, the first for many
years in the National Capital, is
to follow all Of the approved elec-
ton rules to safeguard its fairness
and make it as truly an expression
Of community desires as 1t Is
possible. There is every assurance
that the Commissioners will abide
by the result. With this assurance
there is every encouragement for
the residents to cast their ballots
for to all intentS and purposes it
Is to be a real election.
Coming just at the time when
studies are under way for the re-
organization Of the District of Co.
lumbia government. it is difficult
to guage the influence that will be
exerted on local reorganization
plans by this referendum. Civic
leaders, whether wet or dry, will
keep close watch on Takoma and
are expressing the hope that
Takoma will be equal to the op-
portunity and register a large vote.
Evening star., 1934-08-05
Apollon Seeks Talent.

Dave Apollon, musical master of
ceremonies, left for Europe Saturday
with a definite assignment TO scout
novelty acts in the capitals Of the
continent for presentation on the air
this Fall This is being accepted as
an indication that We may expect
some radical changes in types Of pro-
grams ira few months.
Evening star., 1934-08-05

A, 372d Infantry, on account of tenn
porary removal from the city.
Pvt. Clarence Washington has been
ordered transferred from the inactive
to the active list of Company A, 372d
Infantry.
Second Lieut.. Howard A. Burd, Com
pany E, and Second Lieut.. John T.
O'Neill, Company D, both in the
Egineer Regiment, recently appeared
before an examining board, headed by
Col. John w. Oehmann, to determine
their professional qualifications for
promotion to the rank of first heuten-
ant.
Staff Sergt. Robert L. Grimm,
Headquarters and Service Company,
l2lst Engineers. has been relieved of
duty as sergeant major, I'd Battalion,
at his own request, and reduced to
the grade of private.
Sergt. Arthur r. Harrison, Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers, has been ordered promoted
TO staff sergeant and assigned to duty
as sergeant major, I'd Battalion.
The following members of the Head
quarters Detachment. 29th Division.
have been appointed specialists in the
class noted following their names:
Pvt. (First Glass; William Branovick,
class l; Pvt. CFirst Glass; Don F.
Riordan, class 4: Pvt. First Glass;
Robinson P. Bludworth. class 6; Pvt.
William P. Brown. class 2; Pvt. Will
liam S. Warner, class 3; Pvt. Robert
L. Hollowel, class g. Pvt. Clyde B.
Bradshaw, class s; Pvt. Richard c.
Richter, class ?; Pvt. Victor A. How
ard, class ?; Pvt. George r. Petrides,
class 6; Pvt. Emil G. Ganschow,
class 6, and Pvt. Charles E. Foster,
class 6.
Pvt. James w. MaNmow has been
promoted 10 corporal in the Head
quarters Detachment, 2eth Division.
Pvt. First Class Russell MacAiahon
has been ordered promoted to corporal
in the 29th Division Military Police
Company, while in the same command
Corpl. Arthur T. Cox has been ordered
reduced to the grade Of private.
Pvt. Thomas N. Rosa, 29th Division
Military Police Company, and Pvt.
William F. B. Wood, Headquarters and
Service Company. l2lSt Engineers,
have been ordered transferred from the
inactive to the active lists Of their re-
Spective units.
The 29th Division training viii be
inaugurated tomorrow morning at
Camp Ritchie under the new division
commander. Mai. Gen Milton A.
Reckord, commanding the National
Guard Of Maryland in addition to his
division duties. A He viii open the
training program with an address.