Evening star., 1934-04-10

that grants totaling $1,169, 900 have
been received from the Federal Gov
ernment for various relief activities
and for production control grants to
farmers. while $550.000 in agricultural
and home loans have been made in
the county by the Government.
Old Motion Recommitted.
A report on the resolution intro
duced by Shinn in February in an
effort to have the federation favor the
enactment of law providing that
public nor private officials nor off,
GERS of any political parties should
have any personal, direct or indirect
financial interest in any public busi-
ness or business transactions of the
State or county" was recommitted to
the Legislation and Legal Action Com
mittee.
The committee submitted a substi-
tute resolution emitting the refer
ence to political party officers, de-
claring that such law could not be
enforced. and Shinn protested against
the omission. Shinn offered an amend
ment to the measure to include ofi-
GERS of political party. but it was
killed.
1t was finally voted to recommit the
resolution after DR.. M. G. Lloyd Of
Chevy Chase proposed that the COM
mittee's substitute be amended so that
it would be illegal for State oficial
to have any private interest In any
local contract, or for a local official
to have any private interest in any
State contract.
It was brought out by both Col.
Brown and w. B. Horne Of Somerset
that an officer Of a political party
could evade the law II he desired to
do SO simply by resigning from his
post before transacting business. He
could return to his original position
with his party five minutes later.
without violating any law, they
asserted.
A resolution was received from the
Cabin John Citizens Association set
ting forth that the recent reversal by
the State License Bureau of deci-
sion given by the Montgomery County
Liquor Control Board discloses that
the real power to grant or deny a
county beer or wine license lies with
the State Bureau and not with the
county unit and appeals for revision
of the county liquor law to place sole
power for the issuance or rejection OF
such applications with the county
board.
County Boards Statement Accepted.
1t was referred to the Committee on
Internal County Improvements.
H. S. Yohe of Chevy Chase, chair
man of the Committee on Public
Finance and Budget, read a statement
made public by the Board Of County
Commissioners last Friday regarding
its stand on the purchase Of the Silver
Spring liquor warehouse site. and it
was adopted by the federation as a
report of information.
The federation elected the North
Chevy Chase Citizens Association to
membership. 1t was announced that
the fellowship dinner" to be held
by the federation is to be given on
April %.
A resolution was adopted express
ing regret at the illness President
Robert E. Bondy Of Edgemoor. who is
recovering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis, and expressing the fedora
tion's hope for a speedy recovery. 1t
was presented by Stephen James. The
message will be conveyed to Mr.. Bondy
by w. I. Cleveland Of Kensington.
vice president, who presided last night.
1t was announced by Corderman
that the membership drive staged
by the Federation Conference,
had reached its goal. but that final
returns have not been received from
the member organizations of the three
federations embraced by the confer
ence.