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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Senate Appropriations Report
Gratifies Civic Washington.

@NCE more the Senate Com
~ mittee on Appropriations
has shown its desire to deal
fairly by the District. Its report
submitted to the Senate on
Thursday carries restoration of
the lump sum Federal share to
$5,700,000 and number of adj
ditions and increases earnestly
urged by various civic bodies.
The neighborhood groups are spe-
cially pleased at the substantial
increase proposed for school pro-
jects. Included in these are addi-
tional amounts for carrying to
completion the Anacostia Junior
High School, Woodrow Wilson
High School, addition to the Alice
Deal Junior High School and for
completion of the purchase of the
site for the new Jefferson Junior
High School. All of these and the
other school projects, included in
the bill as reported to the Senate,
are urgently needed. A clear case
in support of each has been made
by the interested civic bodies and
the school authorities.
The numerous bridge items urged
by a number of associations were
ignored by the committee with
the single exception of an item of
$4,000 for a survey and plans for
a bridge at Franklin street in the
Northeast suburban section over
the railroad tracks. This bridge is
proposed to relieve the school chill
dren of the danger in crossing the
railroad in going to and from
school. There has been a most
insistent demand by several as
sociations for this bridge.
The earnest work of the asso-
Citations in the Georgetown Sec
ton has been recognized by re-
tanning the appropriation for the
erection of the Georgetown branch
library, but the work is to be
speeded on by having $4,000 made
Immediately available for plans.
Organized civic Washington is
now seated on the anxious
bench" until the fate of the Senate
version of the District budget is
known There is general optimism
regarding the favorable action by
the Senate, and there is a feeling
Of hopefulness that the House will
be fair. Leaders point out that
there has been developed by the
Senate Committee so much ma
terial information which the
House did not have when the bill
was passed by that body that
there can be no logical reason for
the House failing to approve the
Senate amendments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
SATURDAY, MAY 10.

Federation of Citizens Associations,
8 pm, board room, District Build
ing. REORGANIZATION on the propo-
sal of the Dahlgren Terrace group
that permits of drunken auto drivers
be revoked, and plan to replace the
Community Chest with another form
of relief body; action on the Lincoln
Park groups recommendation that
the exterior of Union Station be
cleaned; consideration of a proposed
new form of District government by
the Columbia Heights Citizens As
ISOLATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

Tie UcAL Ic6uld1
meeting. W hic h
will be held
Wednesday, at
h e Mayfower
Hotel. Mr.. Farley
is expected to de-
liver an address
on this occasion
dealing with the
airmail service.
in which t h e
C h a m b er has
shown keen in
terest from the
standpoint Of avn
alton.
sa.as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

Se@eS~~
Of 1900 Thirtieth street, newly elected
president of the Forest Hills Citizens
Association, who is very prominent In
District civic affairs. His Affiliations
include delegate to the Federation OF
Citizens Associations, member Of the
federation's Executive Committee.
chairman of the federation's Fiscal
Relations Committee, member Of Citi-
zens' Joint Committee on Fiscal Rela-
lions, delegate from District to Ma
tional Tax Association, vice president
of National Association Of State Au-
ditors, Controllers and Treasurers, and
member of the American Statistical
Association. For the past "a years he
has been engaged in Government sta
tistical work in the Division Of Finan-
cial Statistics Of States and Cities OF
the Census Bureau. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

Rev. Allen A. Stockdale, pastor Of the
First Congregational Church, will
speak.
Committee reports to come up during
the business session will be those of the
Aviation Committee, to be submitted
by Chester Warrington, chairman;
Transportation Committee, George E.
Keneipp. chairman; Recreation and
Public Works, Thomas S. Settle, chair
man, and Cleanup Week Committee,
of which william H. Rodda is chair
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Citizens Joint Committee
on National Representation

THE Executive Committee of
the Citizens Joint Commit
tee on National Representa-
ton for the District Of Column
bia has been called by its chair
man, Theodore w. Noyes, to meet
in the rooms of the Washington
Board Of Trade tomorrow at Ais
pm. An important report is to
be considered and acted upon pro-
posing q practical plan for in
creasing the activities of the COM
mittee. This Citizens Joint Com
mittee contains the largest repre-
sentation of civic organizations
that have ever come together in
support Of any movement affect
ing the District.
This committee was formed and
is maintained solely in the inter-
est of securing the passage, rati-
f1cation and putting into effect a
proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States en-
towering Congress to grant unto
the residents of the District vot-
ing representation in the Senate
and House, the vote for President
and Vice President and the grant,
ing to District residents the same
rights as citizens before the courts
Of the United States as possessed
by the citizens Of Q State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

Congress Heights Citizens ASsocia-
ton, 8 pm, Congress Heights School.
Program-Plans for participation in
Stars Better Homes Contest; report
from the Public Utilities Committee
on rerouting of street cars and on
progress made to secure a place in
Congress Heights to pay telephone
bills; further action to secure a play
ground; listing of needed street i'm
provements; discussion Of the pro-
posed South Capitol street bridge.
Hillcrest Citizens Association, 8
pm, East Washington Heights Bap-
fist Church. reorganization on
Stars Better Homes Contest; plans
for participating in community CEN
ter activities; outlining a program
for the groups first annual outing
next month.
Kalorama Citizens Association, 8
pm, Washington Heights Church.
Program-DiScussion Of the admins
tration pure food and drug bill and
other pending District legislation; ad-
dress by Anthony Hyde, journalist,
on proposals to change the form of
District government; report Of prog
ress made during Cleanup week;
report on Stars Better Homes Con-
test.
Park View Citizens Association, 8
pm, Park View Platoon School.
Program-Address by Traffic Director
w. A. Van Duzer on all-night park
ing and other traffic problems; action
on Stars Better Homes Contest.
Piney Branch citizens Association,
l8 pm, Roosevelt High School.
Program-Reports on wine and beer
licensing in the area; discussion Of
Stars Better Homes Contest.
Stanton Park Citizens Association,
8 pm, Peabody School. Program
Action on Stars Better Homes Con-
test; action on all-night parking.
Takoma Park Citizens Association,
7:30 pm, Takoma Park Library.
Program-Report of the Nominating
Committee with annual election Of
officers; action on all-night parking;
action on Stars Better Homes Con-
test; report of c. A. Reed, chairman
of a special committee to prepare a
memoriam on the death of Homer
Skeles. Motion pictures by the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Tak0ma, ID. c., Citizens
Meeting Innovation.

President Wallace C. Magathan
introduced an innovation in the
last meeting of the Citizens Asso-
citation of Takoma, D. c., in
connection with the admission of
1873 new members. Both old and
new members arose to their feet
and in unison repeated after the
president the ancient Athenian civic
cath. This was followed by two
brief addresses on the advantages
and duties of membership and the
responsibilities of citizenship. The
idea was most favorably received
and is expected to be adopted as a
permanent feature of the meet
ings. The ancient oath appears
elsewhere on this page.
This association also sends out
to its members with the notice of
its meetings a mimeograph bulle-
tin giving interesting information
covering the associations activi-
ties. Included in the May bulle-
tin was a complete statement re-
garding the Better Homes Con-
test, giving the schedule of prizes,
an appeal to the members to OBJ
serve Cleanup week and prelimi-
nary information on the Takoma
Fourth of July celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
WithD. C.Civic Organizations
Taft Dedication Seen as Community Achievement.
Meeting of Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation Is Called.

There is now ready for distribu-
ton by The Star a descriptive
pamphlet giving the rules and
regulations governing the contest,
the list Of prizes offered and map
showing the National Capital
metropolitan area. The final entry
forms for the contest are also
available. This form consists of q
16-page booklet which is practi-
cally suggestive as an outline of
details of what improvements may
be undertaken in betterment of q
home. BY way Of introduction to
this unique entry blank the reader
is told, Entry blanks have been
dull affairs too long. For that
reason, we have tried to give this
one a gaiety Of its own"
The Better Homes Contest is
being tied into its participation in
the Clean Up week and its sixth
annual lawns and gardens contest
by the American University Park
Citizens Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Civic Association Calendar
Parking, Form of District Government and Com
mnnity Improvements Engage Groups to
Meet During Coming Week.

gram-Report from the Educational
Committee on the projected Woodrow
Wilson High School; report from a
committee and plans for participating
in Stars Better Homes Contest with
action to donate an additional $40
prize to the highest rated project in
the area; Membership Committee re-
port; discussion of a financial respon-
sibility bill for private car owners;
discussion of taxation problems.
Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Associa-
ton, 8 pm, Crosby S. Moves School.
Program-Installatio of new officers:
delegates to the Joint Conference of
Northeast Suburban Citizens Associa-
tons to report on the following: The
adoption of a resolution favoring the
granting by the E. w. A. to the Com
munity Center Department, the orig
inal sum requested. the stronger en-
forcement of health regulations by
compulsory sterilization of all public
eating utensils, all-night parking; the
question Of giving the Commissioners
power to draw up the budget for a
lump-sum appropriation by Congress;
report of committee which previ-
ously Endorsed The Stars Better
Homes Contest; action on compulsory
police and firemen residence ques-
ton; action to revise the bylaws; re-
port of Streets and Alleys Committee
on building. material left on a vacant
lot in the 1900 block of Ninth street
northeast; discussion of the Commu-
nifty Chest; report of special COM
mittee on a proposed request to the
Commissioners to transfer funds from
the proposed Sixteenth and Kennedy
street fire station to the proposed sta
ton at Fourteenth street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast: report on
Taft Junior High School dedication
on May 9.
Southwest Citizens Association, 8
pm, No. precinct, 492 E street
southwest. Program-Talk by Capt.
H c. Whitehurst on the work of the
Highway Department in Southwest;
address by Traffic Director w. A. Van
Duzer; address by Richmond B.
Keech of the Public Utilities Com
mission; discussion of the effect of
the District budget on the Southwest
area with emphasis on the Farmers
Market and Jefferson School; plans
for the annual dance in June for
the benefit of the Southwest Boys
Club.
FRIDAY, MAY IS.
Brookland Citizens Association, 8
pm, Masonic Hall. Program-DiS-
cussion of al-night parking; report
on results of Cleanup week; discus
sion of school problems.
Glover Park Citizens Association,
pm, Industrial Home School. Pro-
gram-Address by Truman milford
Of the Agriculture Department; COM
mittee report on the settlement OF
the boundaries of the association.
Society of Natives of the District,
pm, Washington Club. Program
Address by 10. v. Morgan on the
Maryland Tercentenary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
TUESDAY, MAY Is.

Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights, 8 pm, Powell Junior High
School. Program-Action on all
night parking; discussion Of Stars
Better Homes Contest; report Of a
special committee and discussion of
the Burroughs plan for District gov
eminent; determining whether to
make this the last meeting of the
Summer.
Petworth Citizens Association, 8
pm, Petworth School auditorium.
Program-Report of Public Library
Committee on a recent hearing be-
fore the House subcommittee on ap-
preparations, on the reduction in cost
of constructing a library in Petworth;
report of Streets Improvements Com
mittee on the removal of street car
poles and the lighting of Upshur
street; discussion of all-night park
ing and available garage facilities;
Public Welfare Committee report on
inadequate treatment to persons in
jured in auto accidents when
brought to hospitals.
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THE officers Of the Summit Park Citizens Association oreanzed last
costing $4,000 its community Seated left right
Frederick Marshall and William R. Whip, president
standing: Layton W. Howard Pope
Friday Of the month the
Bangoe southeast. Star STAFF Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
FRIDAY, MAY IS.

Brookland Citizens Association, 8
pm, Masonic Hall. Program-Dis-
cussion of an-night parking; report
on results of Cleanup week; discus
sion of school problems.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16.

Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
8 pm, E. v. Brown School. Pro-
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Glover Park Citizens Association. 8
pm, Industrial Home School. Pro-
gram-Address by Truman Milford
Of the Agriculture Department; COM
mittee report on the settlement Of
the boundaries of the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Farley to Address Chamber.

The Washington Chamber Of Com
merce will have Postmaster General
James a Farley as its honor guest at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

Society Of Natives of the District,
pm, Washington Club. Program
Address by 10. v. Morgan on the
Maryland Tercentenary.
Evening star., 1934-11-02
Dinner and Eveninq

cM a-glitter ,Uith
Metals, JetUels, Sequi7s!

With so many social affairs.
taking place. you'll welcome this j -
opportunity to buy such gorgeous
gowns such price. Gowns that gayer,
more romantic, more glamorous than in years.
Luxurious velvets, quaint taffetas sophisticated
crepes-brillant with scattered jewels, rhinestone
straps, clips silver and gold threads, lame.
Misses and Women's sizes.
Kanns-Second
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-15

result, in 1888 10000 miners struck,
and the coal operators we're COM
PEELED by this strike action to grant
the $5-7 hour day.
1t was only through class strug-
gle, through militant strike action,
that the miners won improvement
in their conditions. 1t is obvious
that Roosevelt, Lewis, Murray and
their crowd are trying to hide the
face of the class struggle and steal
the credit for themselves. That is
why Murray, in Johnstown, ignored
six years of history making mine
struggles and tried to make the
miners believe that he and his pals
were the master mind" who won
the victory over the coal bosses. But
the miners do not have such short
memories. 1t isn't so easy for the
social-fasciSts to kid them.
Brother miners, if we don't want
the Blue Buzzsrd to swallow up our
gains through the rising cost of liv-
ing. imitation, etc, we will have to
continue our class struggle. Fight
to get all locals to pass the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill Oh
R. 1899. Elect your class brothers
to Office and insure our union
against being smashed by the Lewis
machine.
A BLACKLISTED
YOUNG MINER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-15
The Banjo Trail

What has gone before:
One dark summer night, Ted and Davy
Sherman are on their way home from
fishing. They come upon an auto and
group Of men. They listen. The men
are waiting to kidnap Al Sherman, their
father, militant farmer. Sherman walks
down the road with his friend They are
overpowered and taken in the car. But,
unseen In the darkness, Ted and Davy
jump on the back and hold fast to the
spare tire.
Miles Of the tree-lined road whiz-
zed by, past meadows and a few
scattered farm houses, till they met
a dirt back-road which crossed the
highway. Again the car switched
to the left. What the car had done
was to make an almost complete
circle around a thickly wooded
range of tall hills. Now the road
led in towards these hills. 1t went
fairly straight for a while, then
branched off to the right on its
winding way. But straight ahead,
narrow road climbed the steep
side of the hill. The car started
up boldly, then with gears shifted,
it slowly crawled up the rocky path.
At widened bend of the road,
the driver swung the car way over
to make a sharp turn. Then along
side the mountain, the road climbed
steadily higher. On the right, they
passed the Benson place, the house
burned to the ground. After passing
through field, the road ended in
the backyard of the old Hollenbeck
place. The house, partly hidden by
tall naples, was dark. Tt was unoc-
cupied, one of the many farms sold
at auction. The car drove through
the yard and stopped at low gate,
where an overgrown path led still
farther up the mountain.
Before the car came to halt, Ted
and Davy jumped off and hid be-
hind a tree, a safe distance away.
They watched while the men got out
Of the car. They saw them roughly
push along their father and Don
Elliot, whose arms had been tied.
They're going up to FAC Davis
place." whispered Ted. FAC Davis
was an old farmer who had lived
alone on the mountain side for forty
years. Last winter he had died here,
alone. Now his few acres of poor
land and ramshackle house remain
ed deserted. 1t was just what Fowler
and his gang wanted, for their pur-
pose-a deserted house at the end
of an unused road.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-15
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AS they followed, both boys were
thinking fast. They must get help
from their neighbors. But they could
not go back over the many miles of
roads. The same thought popped in
to the heads, and almost at once
each whispered ecitedly, The Banjo
Trail"
"Still got the flaShlight, Davy?"
Davy felt his pocket. II forgot all
about it, but it's still here"
The boys ran quickly over the
field that lay behind the house, to
the edge Of the woods. They found
the gate that marked the beginning
of the trail. This was an old Indian
trail that led right over the noun
tain. Ted and Davy knew the path
we'll. But now, without the f1ashlight
they would have been helpless, it
was so dark. Up the steep path
they climbed, so fast that the blood
pounded in their heads. Breathless,
they came to stop. Then up and
up again-a little more till they
reached a clearing. Here the whole
valley spread itself at their feet. But
the boys did not stop to look around.
They ran when the path was easier.
Everything depended upon how
quickly they could get over the
mountain. They could not tell how
long 1t took, an hour, perhaps two.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-15

Then just as steep rs its ascent, the
trail plunged down. 1t wound itself
down the mountain side and finally
emerged from the woods not far
from dirt road.
We'll go over to Sam Rogers
first" said Ted, as he ducked
through a barbed-wire fance.
They dashed along the road with
one last squirt of energy. Sam
Rogers was awakened. In less than
no time Ted and Davy we're in the
truck with Rogers and speeding
along. They aroused several farmers.
Davy and Ted led the race back
over the roads they had taken SO
Unexpectedly the first time. About six
or seven farmers got out of the cars
in the Hollenbeck yard and climbed
the hill to zac's.
Meanwhile up at the house, the
men were passing the dark hours in
drinking. The jug of liquor made
them feel Drawer. Suddenly one of
them said:
81 hear something. 1t sounds like
car"
cav, you're drunk! Nobody lives
up this road
Maybe it's down in the valley.
Sounds travel far. But just the
same - and he walked dizzily out
into the quiet night. A few yards
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-15
IN THE HOME
By HELEN KE

What! What's this? Has every
body in town decided to wash
pillow case and hang it on the front
fire-escape or balcony to dry? All
no. No, it isn't the family wash
after all After a second glance
we see that there's lettering on
them thar Sheets New York's east
side tenements have burst into a
white bloom Ike cherry tree in
spring. But this poisoning does
not gladden. our hearts for it is just
a tory storm of republican and
democratic fortune for sheetcloth,
paint and printing, not to mention
cigars and beer.
But that's mere trifle. When
the Democratic auto parade wound
through the streets the other night,
with red flares, shouting, and all
horns raucously believing, the pan
demonium was such that before we
got to the window we thought New
York must be on fire. If the rev.
dictionary workers we're to make
such a racket we'd be arrested for
disturbing the peace, disorderly
conduct, arson, treason, sedition,
and riot at least.
Money is plainly flowing freely in
wild campaigns of propaganda (for
election) by the two major capital
ist parties, and what's even more
significant, their bandwagons are
running around with slogans such
as for unemployment and social
Insurance" and decent housing at
low cost" and others demagogically
borrowed-but why be so polite?-
stolen straight off the reyolu-
tionary workers vanguard, the
Communist Party. We have them
on the run. (CheerioD
But there's one slogan they have
not SWITCHED off us yet, and it is
the demand for social, economic,
and political equality for women,
with equal wages for equal work
Only the Communist Party is
fighting Party backing up such de-
nands by militant and constant
struggle, not only just before
election but all the year round.
Only the Communist Party repre-
sents the interests of the woman
black and white, who works for
wages on a living, whether she be
factory worker, farmer, domestic
worker or professional.
And September is the fifteenth
anniversary of the Party. Let us
celebrate and greet this birthday
The concluding paragraph of an
article in the Working Woman
magazine tells how:
Working Women, the program
offered you by the Communist
Party is your program. Celebrate
the fifteenth anniversary of the
Communist Party by joining its
ranks Get other working women
to join, That is the best way to
weld the ranks of the workers In
their fight for freedom and a hap
pier world"