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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
| DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
|PLEA ACKNOWL
White House Notifies Citizens
Resolution to Aid Gardens
Has Been Received.

Acknowledgment has been received
from the White House of a copy OF
the resolution of the Dahlgren Ter
race Citizens Association urging a
presidential proclamation that the
District adopt daylight-saving time,
according to John H. Williams, the
secretary.
A. F. E. Scheer, chairman of the
Laws and Legislation Committee, pre-
sented the resolution to the group.
Mr.. Williams said In it the follow
ing reasons were given: There Is still
a scarcity of employment; there has
been a comparatively recent reduction
in salaries; those who are employed
have a great financial responsibility
to relatives and friends, and In order
to feed themselves and relatives, many
find it necessary to grow vegetables
in their yards and vacant lots. There
fore, the members agreed, that more
daylight time Is required for the
care and cultivation of these gardens.
They believe that daylight-saving
time would furnish those employed
on small salaries this necessary extra
time,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Status of Bills
District of Columbia Leg
islation of Civic Interest
Is Reviewed.

The congressional status of District
bills of interest to Washington citi-
zens' associations is as follows:
National Representation for Dis
trict of Columbia Is. j. r. 9; H. j. r.
169): House, in Judiciary Committee
Senate, in Judiciary Committee.
Authorizing Commissioners to Dor
row $20,000,000 of P. w. A. funds
for public improvements Is. 34O4)
House, on calendar. Senate, passed.
Old Age Pensions Oh. r. 454S)
House, Norton bill with amendments,
on calendar. Senate, on calendar.
Alley Clearance Oh. r. 1928; 8.
1880: House, on calendar. Senate,
passed at last session Congress.
Legislation on Horse Racing Oh. r.
7906): House, passed. Senate, In Dis
trict Committee.
Gasoline Tax increase from to 4
Cents Gallon Oh. r. 7160): House,
in District Committee. Senate, unin-
troduced.
Proposed Amendments to Liquor
Conrtol Act Oh. r. 8519; H. r. 1925:
H. r. $500: House, passed. Senate,
on calendar.
Broadening of General Powers OF
the Commissioners Oh. r. $500
House, in District Committee. Senate,
on calendar.
Strengthening of Gambling Laws
Is. 29s5): House, in District Com
mittee. Senate, passed. =
Widening Of Thirteenth street Oh.
r. 857l; 8. 325S): House, in District
Committee. Senate, in District Com
mittee.
Providing for Financial Response
bility Of owners and Operators Of
Motor Vehicles Oh. r. 1646): House,
on calendar. Senate, In District Com
mittee.
Requiring Financial Responsibility
for Drivers Of Public Vehicles Oh. r.
5042; S. 3032): House, on calendar.
Senate, on calendar.
Abolishing the ONCE Of Engineer
Commissioner and Substituting Civil
ian Commissioner Is. 3206): House,
unintroduced. Senate, in District
Committee. =
Transferring Powers of Board OF
Public Welfare to Commissioners Is.
3289): House, on calendar. Senate,
passed.
Amending District Usury Law Is.
$50: Senate, on calendar. House,
unintroduced.
Authorizing Erection Of a Stadium
at the East End of East Capitol Street
Oh. r. 1851; s. 3479): House, in Dis
trirt Committee. Senate. in District
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Nine CITIZENS GROUPS
TO HOLD LAST MEETINGS

Nine citizens associations will hold
their last meetings before the Sum-
mer recess this week.
The following groups have definitely
decided to hold their last meetings
this week and reconvene again in
October: Kalorama, Park View,
Chevy Chase, Dahlgren Terrace,
Brookland, Glover Park, Society of
Natives and Federation Of Citizens
Associations.
The Southwest body will decide on
the month of September or october
when it meets Wednesday night.
The last meeting of the federation
was scheduled for May 5, David
Babp, the secretary, said, but a spe-
cial meeting was called this Saturday
to dispose of business which has
arisen since that time.
Two more associations, the Piney
Branch and the Citizens Forum OF
Columbia Heights, will decide this
week If this will be their last meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
BR|DCEFUNDG GETS
SENATE GROUP OK.
Burroughs Plan to Protect
Pupils Included in Appro-
priation Bill.

An appropriation Of $1,000 to pre-
pare plans and surveys for a bridge
across the railroad tracks at Eighth
and Franklin streets northeast, which
was requested by the Burroughs Citi-
zens' Association at its last meeting.
is included in the District appropria-
ton bill as reported to the Senate
from the committee. This item was
added to the bill by the Senate Com
mittee as it came from the House.
The association asked in its reso-
luton adopted earlier in the month
to transfer an appropriation of $780,
900 for q new bridge over railroad
tracks at the intersection Of Eastern
avenue and Elm streets northeast to
construct bridge over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Co. tracks at the
Franklin street intersection and
thereby save school children from
crossing railroad tracks in going TO
and from school. The only other
way to school, the citizens pointed
out, was by a devious route over .
mile long.
The bill as reported from the
committee to the Senate also included
the House item for construction of the
viaduct over the Eastern avenue Sec
ton, which serves as a direct route
from BladenSburg road to Rhode
Island avenue northeast.
At present it is necessary for the
children attending the Crosby Noyes
School to cross six pairs of tracks
In going from Seventh and Franklin
streets to Tenth and Franklin streets
northeast. The chief advantage in
replacing the Eastern avenue inter-
section bridge served only as lone to
give better access to a gambling house
in nearby Maryland" Burroughs Citi-
zens' Association members said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
HIGHLANDS GROUP,
ORGANIZED IN 1925,
| COVERS WIDE AREA
New Bridge and Sewerage
Among Chief Aims of
Association.

Despite a small membership in q
scattered area, the Washington High
lands Citizens Association probably
enjoys the distinction of representing
the largest area Of any association In
the city.
Its boundaries, roughly, are from
the end Of the Congress Heights
street car line to the District line
going north and south and from
the Potomac River to Southern avenue
going east and west.
The association was organized in
November, 1925. The members first
met in the neighborhood houses, but
later changed their meetings to the
Congress Heights School. This move
however, met with almost instant
disfavor among the members, a
they complained of the distance from
their homes and the fact that the
association was meeting out Of its
territory. They changed back tc
their old custom Of congregating ir
the homes Of the members and al
present the organization meets in the
home Of the president, w. Earl Nair
Original Officers.
This first officers of the association
were F. M. Cannon, president; DR.
j. B. Payne, first vice president,
NJ. T. Queene, second vice president
P. F. Kimmet, secretary, and D. H
Cole, treasurer. Mr.. Nair Is the pres
ent head of the organization anc
Miss Bessie B. Warren is the secre-
tary.
At the time Of its inception thu
association needed a number Of i'm
provements and a list was drawn up
Among these were sewerage, street
improvements, lighting, water mains
city mail deliveries, trash collection
enlargement of the Congress Heights
School and others.
One OF the first things to be &C.
complished was the lighting of the
main highway, Livingston road and
Atlantic street. This road Is one Of
the main highways leading from
Southern Maryland in to the Ma.
tional Capital. A principal water
main has been laid and severa
tributaries since the birth of the
dSSUCldLlOll. INV t"o maj
deliveries a day and an equal num-
Der Of collections.
-Four large rooms and gymnasium
have been added to the Congress.
Heights School since its erection.
Still Seeking Sewerage.
The association is still trying val.
iantly to have sewerage condition!
remedied and at present an extern
sive survey Is being made by thu
District. The erection Of the South
Capital street bridge is being whole
heartedly supported by the members
as they feel that the present traffic
conditions over the Anacostia Bridge
the sole means of reaching this out
lying section, are much too inadequate
and another entrance is imperative
if this section is to grow and thrive
A recent membership drive ha'
netted the association about rs new
members and now brings the tota
enrolment close to 60.
There are still few OF the ole
vanguard left, notably among then
being Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. C. Ross
Mr.. Ross has always taken an active
part in the association and at pres
ent is q delegate to the Federation o.
Citizens Associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Trade Board Set-up Studied.

Newly elected officers Of the Wash
ington Board of Trade have been busy
during the past two weeks studying the
organizations set-up and committee
assignments, looking toward mapping
the ensuing years program.
The new officers are Robert v. Flem-
ing, president; John Saul, first vice
president; Edgar Morris, second vice
president; j. Harry Cunningham,
treasurer: George Pitt, assistant
treasurer; L. E. Williams, secretary;
Robert j. Cottrell, executive secretary;
E. C. Brandenberg, general counsel; E.
F. Colladay, associate general counsel,
and Frank Strunk, sergeant at arms.
The board is now in the midst Of its
annual drive for funds to operate the
Greater National Capital Committee.
formed a few years ago to promote
washington as a convention and tour
list center. approximately s40,000,000
a year is estimated to be brought here
in this field.
Reservations for the annual booster
trip of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association are going fast,'
Edward D. Shaw, secretary. said yes
terday.
The trip will be held June % to 25
aboard the S. S. Southland, taking In
ports along the Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay.
DR.. M. G. Gibbs is chairman of the
Booster Trip Committee, while Lewis
Payne is vice chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Appeal to People of U. S.
for ID. c. Political Equity.

DECISION by unanimous vote
- of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations at its re-
cent meeting, to carry to the Amer
lean people its plea for national
representation for the District is
by no means hastily conceived
idea. The forceful appeal which
the standing committee on ma
tional representation proposes to
send out was drafted in 1919 and
was part of an elaborate and
ambitious plan for militant for
ward movement. The appeal and
the plans were formulated by a
special committee headed by Jesse
P. Crawford, then president of the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens As
ISOLATION and one of its delegates
to the federation.
The appeal was printed in the
local press at the time and copies
were sent to press associations and
numbers of out-of-town papers. 1t
was found, however, that the car
rying out of the complete program
was beyond the financial limita-
tons of the federation.
The present plan Of the COM
mittee is to have the appeal at
tractively printed in poster form
and distributed to educational in
situations, libraries and places of
public assembly. Again the ques-
ton Of finance confronts the COM
mittee for the carrying out Of even
its modest proposal, but it is ex-
pected that associations and indi-
vidual citizens will Immediately
come forward with cash donations
to put this worthy undertaking
into operation.
The general association senti-
ment, as expressed by its commit
tee report, seems to be a deter
mination to fight for these basic
American rights, the need for
which was never more apparent
than at the present time. The
diminishing Federal contribution,
the accumulation of urgent needs,
and the frequent disregard of the
expressed wishes of the organized
citizens by both the legislative and
executive branches of the National
Government has convinced many
of these organizations that a new
deal and a square deal for the
District is only possible through
the basic American route of vot-
ing representation in the two
houses of Congress and in the
electoral college. There is firm
conviction among these organized
citizens that the rank and file of
the people of the United States are
entirely unaware of the actual
conditions existing at the National
Capital They do not believe that
the people know that the residents
of the District are merely Sub
jects" bearing all of the burdens
of citizenship but denied the most
vital and cherished rights. They
are convinced that once the Amer
lean people become acquainted
with the anomalous situation their
representatives in Congress will
right the wrong.
The federation's committee want
it known that 1t will appreciate
the immediate contribution Of cash
by the associations or individual
members to enable the prompt
publication and distribution Of the
appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Citizens Find Oath
OF Ancient Athens
Still Applicable

People may change-but their
duties as citizens of a state have
remained the same for centuries.
This was borne out last Mon
day night at the meeting Of the
Citizens Association of Takoma,
D. c., when all new members, and
old ones, too, took the following
civic oath-the identical one that
was administered to the youth of
ancient Athens when they be-
came Of age:
I'VE will never bring disgrace
to this, our city, by any act Of
dishonesty or cowardice, nor ever
desert our suffering comrades in
the ranks. We will fight for the
ideals and sacred things Of the
city, both alone and with many;
We will revere and obey the city's
laws, and do our best to incite a
like respect and reverence in
those above us who are prone to
annul or set them at naught; we
will strive increasingly to quicken
the public sense Of civic duty.
Thus, In all these ways, we will
transmit this city not only not
less, but greater, better and
more beautiful than 1t was trans
mitted to U.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
BOYS CLUB TO BENEFIT
FROM CITIZENS DANCE

The Southwest Boys Club Will
share in the benefits from the re-
ceipts of the annual dance Of the
Southwest Citizens Association to be
held around the middle of June, Jacob
M. Schaffer, president of the group,
has announced.
When the association meets We'd
nesday night, Mr.. Schaffer added,
plans will be presented setting forth
the details of the dance, including the
date and place where 1t is to be held.
Invitations also will be made at that
time, he revealed.
The Boys Club. sponsored by the
group, will receive more than half
the proceeds from the dance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

-@E dedication Of the Taft
Junior High School last
Wednesday evening marked
i another real achievement
through citizens associa-
ton teamwork. The movement
for a junior high school to serve
the Brookland, Woodbridge, Lang
don, Michigan Park, Dahlgren Ter
race, Burroughs and other neigh
borhoods in the Rhode Island ave-
nue. section had its beginning in
the Brookland Citizens Associa-
ton. The other associations fell
into line and some fine team work
was the result.
The committee in charge of the
dedication exercises was composed
of the principal of the school.
Harry Baker, jr., as chairman:
Marvin M. Mclean, president of
the Brookland Citizens Associa-
ton; Mrs. E. N. Leach of Dahl
gren Terrace Citizens Association,
Mrs. Charles o. Pierce of the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens As
ISOLATION, DR.. william M. Deviny
Of the Michigan Park Citizens
Association; Wilbur S. Finch Of
the Burroughs Citizens Associa-
ton. and z. T. Hamilton Of the
American Legion.
Among the guests seated on the
stage were Commissioner Hazen
and other high officials Of the
District Government and school
system and the following presi-
dents of citizens associations: Mr..
Mclean, DR.. L. H. James, Rhode
Island Avenue; DR.. Herbert L.
Wright, Michigan Park; John L.
Williams. Dahlgren Terrace. and
Raymond L. Gilbert, Burroughs.
These presidents and their COL
leagues on the Dedication Com
mittee indicated their readiness to
go forward in a new effort to get
a needed addition to this building,
the capacity of which will fall far
short of requirements before new
wing can be added.
Other citizens association fea-
lures were an interesting historic
address by A. F. E. Scheer of the
Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Asso-
citation and the very efficient pre-
siding officer. Henry Gilligan Of
the Board of Education, who for
a number of years was president
of the North Capitol Citizens As
ISOLATION. Commissioner Hazen, q
member of the Southwest Wash
ington Citizens Association, in
his brief address stated that
under our peculiar form of gov
eminent he knew of no organiza-
tons more useful in the COM
munity than these citizens asso-
Citations. The Commissioner also
remarked that he never knew of
a city having so many bosses as
the District. He cited as these
bosses every Senator and Repre-
sentative and the various Federal
commissions and administrative
officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Lively Association Interest
In Better Homes Contest.

W. nsisn ssG ss'e eisie sros sps
have all given enthusiastic
Endorsement to The Stars Better
Homes Contest. In some associa-
lions either the executive COM
mittee or some standing commit
tee has been charged with the duty
of thoroughly organizing and
putting the campaign into opera
ton, while in others there have
been special committees created.
According to word reaching the
management of the contest it ap-
pears special activity is being
shown by the Conduit Road and
the American University Park Citi-
zens' associations. Both have dis
tributed a large quantity of sup
plies and seem determined to make
a strong drive for the 500 prize
offered to the association which
will produce the greatest number
of completed projects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Al-Night Parking
A Battling Problem.

THERE is probably no problem
II more battling to the civic
groups or the District off,
Gals than that of ,all-night park
ing. The director of vehicles and
traffic appears to be in a most
difficult predicament. On the one
hand a member of the Senate
District Committee is urging the
placing of a ban on the parking
and at the same time a member of
the House District Committee
takes him to task for even making
a study of the question. The di-
rector has sought the opinion of
the citizens associations for their
views on the subject. The diver
gent views expressed by the formal
action Of these bodies, as they
meet, seem to promise little If any
help toward a solution of the
problem. Not enough associations
have as yet acted to give a con-
sensus, but so far they appear to
be on the $3.50 basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Certain Provisions Wanted.

ION the other hand, there are certain
provisions that we want put back in.
We want the law to require the labels
of patent medicines to show what is
in them. We believe We have
right to know what we are taking
when we get a patent medicine, and
whether We are paying an exorbitant
price for common drug, say bicarbo-
nate of soda, because it has fancy
name. We want that provision put
back.
But consumers must be on guard!
Some of the trade papers recently
have openly announced a long list of
amendments they expect to be made.
We consumers must keep on the look
out for those amendments and see
that none contrary to our interests
are added.
1--WE know what arguments are
going to be advanced for them. We
have heard them all before. We can
read them any day in the reports Of
the two public hearings on this bill,
and specious and hollow they sound
to U.S. We are in favor of the OBJ
jectives of this bill, but-we want its
regulations to apply to the other fell
low That's what they all say.
And we wonder, as We hear them
20 on and on with their objections to
the bill, whether it ever occurs to
them that consumers are watching
them and thinking about them. l
think not, or they would not be so
careless about giving themselves away!
"Fortuantely for us all, there are
those in the food, drug or cosmetic in
dustries who are not so blinded by
self-interest that they cannot per-
ceive the facts as they are"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
FILM ON DISTRICT
HELPS IN BRINGING
HERE
Postmaster General Farley
Will Address Chamber
Wednesday Night.

The distribution of moving pictures
of Washington throughout the country
by the Greater National Capital Com
mittee of the Washington Board Of
Trade is having a decided effect on
building up attendance at national
conventions held here, according to
Curtis Hodges, executive director Of
the committee.
ct. Hunton Leith, general chairman
Of the local committee making plans
for the American Institute Of Banking
convention here in June, reports that
the moving pictures of Washington
that are being circulated over the
country in advance of this convention
are meeting with very fine reception"
Hodges said.
Bankers See Film.
Two copies of the Commute film
have been in circulation among the
important chapters Of the American
Institute Of Banking for the last two
months and they are expected to count
largely In building the attendance for
this convention.
Burden Edwards, in charge Of pub
lie relations for the American Bankers
Association, also has decided to use the
committees moving picture of Wash
ington for that organization in advance
of the convention to be held in Wash
ington in october. The first request
for the picture in connection with the
A. B. A. convention has been received
from the Connecticut Bankers Asso-
citation, which wishes the film to be
shown at the annual meeting Of this
organization to be held June 20.
THE motion picture will not do all
the work in building up convention at
tendance, but it will help great deal.
The motion picture was one of the de-
vices used in advance Of the convention
of the American Nurses Association,
which had an attendance here Of 1850.
the largest in its history
Farley to Address Chamber.
The Washington Chamber Of Com
merce will have Postmaster General
Tan,eS Farley as its honor guest at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Nominations to Be Made.

The Nominating Committee Of the
Takoma Park Citizens Association
will submit the following candidates
for next years officers when the
group meets tomorrow night at the
Takoma Library. W. K. Norwood, the
president, announced yesterday: Mrs.
Mary L. White for president; DR.. C.
C. Galloway, first vice president; Mrs.
Alcena Lamond, second vice presi-
dent; Walter Trey, secretary; Robert
M. Lyon, treasurer; David T. Blose
and Reed F. Martin, delegates to the
federation.