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Evening star., 1934-02-25
Wednesday, February %.

Randle Highlands Citizens AsSo-
ciation, 8 pm, Benjamin Orr School.
Program-Talk by Charles T. Clag-
gett of the Chesapeake 81 Potomac
Telephone Co.; moving pictures fur
nished by the telephone company,
discussion of proposed liquor estab-
lishments In the area; report of COM
mittee on progress made to secure a
new Pennsylvania avenue southeast
bridge; report on progress made to
inaugurate Boy and Girl Scout troops
for Randle Highlands; songs by the
c. & P. Telephone Co. Quartet.
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens As
Sociation, 8 pm, Sherwood Presby-
terian Church. Program-Co Committee
report on results obtained before the
Alcohol Beverage Control Board hear
ing; appointments Of committee
members for the year; formation of
program for the year; discussion
Of the federation's membership drive;
plans for development of Taft and
Langdon Parks; action TO secure
grading and landscaping for the new
Taft Junior High School grounds;
entertainment by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sanderson and Rev. George Farnham.
Thursday, March 1.
Burroughs Citizens Association, 8
pm, Burroughs School. Program
Address by James G. Yaden, president
Of the federation, on Suffrage for
the District of Columbia; discussion
Of the Burroughs suffrage plan for
the District; action to secure a COM
munity center in Taft Junior High
School for all of the northeast sub
urban area; discussion of extension
of Quincy street northeast to Bunker
Hill road northeast; discussion Of
membership drive.
Washington Highlands Citizens As
sociation, pm, 1919 First street
southeast. progranl-Action Of bill
pending in Congress to 1egalize horse
and dog racing in the District; plans
for the federation's membership
drive; discussion of methods used to
penalize firemen for violating regula-
tions; discussion of proposed changes
in transportation facilities.
Friday, March 2.
Chillum Heights Citizens Associa-
ton, pm, Keene School. Program
Discussion of transportation problems
including the extension of the bus
line from Fifth and Emerson streets
northeast up through the Chillum
area; action on participating in the
federation's membership drive; formu
lation of plans to participate in the
dedication exercises of the new Joseph
R. Keene School.
Saturday, March 3.
Federation of Citizens Associations,
8 pm, board room, District Building.
Program-A. j. Driscoll, chairman Of
the Membership Drive Committee, to
report on total number of new mem
bers taken in by member bodies of
the federation.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

TIME stage is set for the gen.
eral membership drive OF
the citizens associations
i comprising the Federation
of Citizens Associations Of
the District of Columbia, the Fed
Grafton of Civic Associations OF
Arlington County, Va, and the
Federation of Civic Associations
of Montgomery County, Md. This
campaign is under direction Of
these three federations. whose ac-
tivities cover large part Of the
National Capital metropolitan
area.
If the practice of former similar
drives is followed, the activities
will be extended to other portions
of the metropolitan area, outside
the territory of either of these
federations. It is understood any
applications received by the gen.
eral committee from residents of
Prince Georges County, Md; Fair
fax County, Va, or the City OF
Alexandria will be forwarded to
those jurisdictions.
The neighborhood citizens asso-
citation has through many years OF
operation proven of decided civic
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Big Conventions Scheduled.

The Greater National Capital Com
mittee Of the Washington Board of
Trade is engaged in considerable at
tendance building work in connection
with three important national con-
ventions scheduled to be held here
this year, Curtis Hodges, executive di-
rector of the committee, announced
yesterday.
They are the American Institute of
Banking, which will meet here in June;
the National Association of Master
Plumbers, meeting here in May, and
the American Dental Association, to
meet here next month. Attendance at
these three conventions, respectively,
Is expected to be $500, 1000 and 1000.
Representatives of the American
Nurses Association, which will meet
here the week of April %, estimate
their attendance at 5000. The at
tendance at the National Education
Association in June, Hodges said, will
be between 5000 and 10000, while the
American Bankers Association, meet
ing here in october, will have about
5000 delegates.
Basing his estimate on accepted
statistics, Hodges said these conven-
tions will leave at least $l,500,000 in
the city.
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Joint Hearings on d. C.
Budget Are Not Expected.

lost of the civic groups were
N encouraged to hope some
thing would come from the
proposal of Chairman Elmer
Thomas of the Senate D. c. appro-
priations subcommittee to Chair
man Cannon of the House D. c.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
WithD.C. Civic Organizations
Stage Set for Membership Campaign -Old-Age
Pensions Generally Approved-Trans-
porfdtion Complaints Numerous.

very comprehensive trafiic survey.
Three committees Of the board are
engaged in this study. They are
the Committee on Public Utilities
and Transportation, Trafic Com
mittee and the Committee on Streets
and Avenues.
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appropriations
s u bcommittee
for joint hear
ings on the
District Of CO.
lunbia appro-
priation bill.
In this pro-
posal they saw
promise Of q
more efficient
a n d m ore
e q u 1T a b lie
h a n d ling of
the finances
Evening star., 1934-02-25

v g. l u e n o Z
only in the
voteleSs a n d
u represented
District, but
in the adja-
cent S t a t e S
W h ere full
A m e ri C a n
rights are en-
joyed. This
la t ter fact.
rather empha-
sizes the abb
Surdity of the
idea of some
Evening star., 1934-02-25
BATTLE TO OBTAIN
BUSL|NE PLANNED
BY THREE GROUPS
Claim Proposed Route
Would Remedy Troubles in
North Part of D. c.

Three citizens associations are
marshaling their forces for battle
to the last ditch" for increased trans
portation facilities in the Chillum
Heights, Manor Park and Takoma
sections.
At present the citizens associations
representing those areas are concen-
trating on a campaign for extension
of the bus line running from Eighth
street and Pennsylvania avenue to
Fifth and Emerson streets.
Routing Is Suggested.
Several extension routes are under
consideration, but the one that seems
to have the most backing would carry
the service out Kansas avenue to
Kennedy street, to New Hampshire
avenue, to Longfellow street, to Kan
sas avenue to the present terminus at
Fifth and Gallatin streets. This plan,
its supporters contend, would lay out
sort Of loop, which would take
buses within convenient walking dis
tance Of virtually every point in the
territory.
The Chillum Heights Citizens Asso-
citation at its January meeting ap-
pointed a committee to make a de-
tailed study of the transportation
problem. At present, 1t was pointed
out by Thomas w. Joy, president of
the organization, the community must
rely on either the bus line terminating
at Fifth and Emerson streets or the
Takoma Park street car. which runs
up Third street.
Chairman Appointed.
Mrs. Dora Lel2ear was appointed
chairman of the committee and Cyrus
T. Bright, A w Cline and Elmer
Christensen were designated her as
Seaquist, president of the Manor
Park Citizens Association, announced
he would appoint a committee to
work with the Chillum group. A short
time later the citizens association of
Takoma, D. c., volunteered to join
the fight.
Wallace Ashby, chairman of the
Public Utilities Committee Of the
Takoma organization. was directed to
urge the Public Utilities Commission
and the transit company to extend
its service north on Fifth street to
Cedar street, west on Cedar street
to Piney Branch road, southwest on
Piney Branch road to Eighth street,
south on Eighth street to Illinois
avenue as the preferred route, with
the plan mentioned previously as a
second choice.
Since then the Chillum committee
members have been studying the
problem, with a view to presenting
their findings at q joint meeting some
time before next Friday.
At that time plans will be made
for a joint petition to be presented
to the Public Utilities Commission
on March 5.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Inca Ruins Uncovered.

Hundreds Of yards of stone walls on
the site Of town Of the ancient ncas
believed to have been hidden for more
than 400 years, have been unearthed
by archeologiSts near CuZco, Peru.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Civic Program Launched.

The Washington Chamber of Com
merce, after a meeting of its COM
mittee chairmen Friday, is preparing
for widespread activity in many fields
of civic work. William c. Miller, at
this meeting, reviewed the past
achievements of the chamber and
mapped a program for the future
One of the important jobs facing
the group at this time concerns the
system Of taxation here, which the
chamber believes should be thorough
ly re-studied.
The Membership Committee of the
chamber will have meeting tomor-
row In Sholls Cafe at 1915 pm.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
LIQUOR SQUAD FORMED

Idhoma Unit Names CoInmteeeo
10 Protect Interests
"The Citizens Association OF Tas
koma, d. c., has formed liquor
squad" to represent the group in any
matters pertaining to sale of liquor
in the Takoma area.
This committee will be on the alart
at all times to watch for any appl-
cations that may be made to tbs
District Liquor Control Board. The
roster of this committee includes: r.
A. Young, chairman; w. l. Holt
George e Sullivan. q T. HssyoWs
and WaHaee AsnkR.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
CIVIC MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
WILL START TOMORROW
Civic Association Calendar
Membership Drive, Transportation Problems and
District Suffrage no Hold Ctizens' Atten-
ton During Coming Week.
Monday, February 26.

Georgetown Citizens Association,
8 pm, st. Johns Church Parish
Hall.
Mid-City Citizens Association,
pm, Thomson School. Program:
Address by G. Melvin Sharpe Of the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. on
"The Traffic Situation in Washing
tom; plans for the Federation of
Citizens Associations membership
drive; action on the pending bill to
increase gasoline tax; Committee on
Streets and Traffic to recommend
changes in traffic lanes around
Thomas Circle.
North Capitol Citizens Association,
pm, Room 1870. Mckinley High
School Program: Address by Rep
resentative Carl M. Weideman Of
Michigan; action on resolution
protesting the pending bill to in
crease the gasoline tax; discussion of
plans for securing reduction in real
estate tax assessments; plans for the
federations membership drive; Public
Utilities Committee report on street
car service along North Capitol
street.
Trinidad Citizens Association, 8
pm, Wheatley School. Program:
Consideration of the question of
speeding up action to secure a branch
library In Trinidad; plans for i'm
proving bus service in the area dur
ing non-ruSh hours; suggestions for
remedying the poor schedules Of
street cars along Eighth street north
east; action to secure the resurfac-
ing and lighting OF Oates street
northeast from Trinidad avenue 10
Bladensburg road northeast: discus
sion of plans for securing a bridge
across the railroad at the terminus
OF West Virginia avenue northeast;
action on Commissioner Aliens plan
for eliminating fees for securing en-
p1oyment in the District; Inaugural
ton of a membership drive with the
federation.
Tuesday, February 27.
Logan Thomas Circle Citizens As
sociation, 8 pm, Northminster
Church. Program-Discussion of the
federations membership drive; dis
cussion of the proposed oldage pen
sion bill.
Southeast Washington Citizens As
sociation, pm, Chambers Hall. Pro-
gram-Discussion Of the District
budget with emphasis on refuse de-
partment expenses and st. Elizabeths
Hospital; formulation of plans for a
membership drive; discussion Of the
proposed new Pennsylvania avenue
southeast bridge; action to secure
more favorable taxicab rates and
zoning in the southeast area; Public
Utilities Committee report and dis
cussion of street car and bus service
in the community; Orren j. Davy
to report on activities Of the new
Boys Club opened at No. precinct
station on February %.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Burroughs Citizens to
Consider New ID. C. Government

TINE so-called Burroughs plan
for a modified form of gov
eminent for the District of
Columbia Is to be discussed at
its meeting next Thursday night
at the Burroughs Public School.
This plan, which was discussed in
this column last November, has
submitted to all the associations
In the Federation of Citizens As
sociations and their reaction re-
quested.
This association has invited rep
resentatives Of the other associa-
tionS to attend and participate in
the discussion.
The first item Of the Burroughs
plan Is the granting by Congress,
through constitutional amendment
and appropriate legislation there
under, of national representation
for the District of Columbia. An
elective council, a city manager
and an elective school board are
other features Of this proposal.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
RESIDENTS UNITED
IN 1894BY DANGER
|. OF COXEY'S ARMY
Resultant ChiIIum Heights
Organization Has Brought
Many Benefits.

In q way, the residents Of the
Chillum Heights section owe a debt
of gratitude to Coxey's army, the
hungry, ragged horde of jobless men
which marched on Washington back
in 1894.
For it is just barely possible that If
there had been no Coxey's army, there
would have been no Chillum Heights
Citizens Association. And Chillum
Heights, without its vigorous, cruSad-
ing citizens association, might have
missed many improvements that have
come to it since the days when Coxey's
followers were setting fire to haystacks
in the section.
What finally forced the old-time
Chillum Heights residents to organ
ize was the fear that the Coxeyites
might tire Of setting fire to haystacks
and turn their incendiary efforts to
something else.
Acted as Police.
Thus it was that the FIRST organi-
zation set up in the Chillum Height&
area was more Of q volunteer police
force than anything else. As orig
inally organized. it consisted of 40
members. and their duties were to
patrol the section, including the
boundaries Of the Coxey encampment,
day and night.
Among the original members of the
organization, which was known as the
WVodburn Citizens Association, were
Angus Lamond, John Ray, Paul Hiser,
Thomas Martin, John w. Brown,
Frank Wiltburger, ]. 8. O'Hare, Will
liam Murphy, John Kelly, B. F. Joy,
Charles A. Langley, H. ]. Morgan,
John Meickeljohn and Rev. James A.
Buck. then rector of ST. Paul's Church,
Rock Creek parish
H. ]. Morgan was elected presi-
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Revised System Of Taxation
Should Precede Any New Levies,

90 PERSISTENT have been de-
mands for increase of the Dis
trict gasoline tax with certain
promised reduction that the Cham
Der of Commerce has proposed to
the House District Committee the
creation Of an official agency to
work out q revised system Of tax
alton for the District. The cham
Der does not feel any particular
taxes should be added until q re-
study of the suggested kind reveals
what taxes are appropriate and
fair and Just how much each tax
source should contribute on a pro-
portionate basis to the total tax
budget.
If such q study could be made
by an impartial and competent
agency and the quitable proportion
of the Federal obligation to its
Capital be determined it would
meet with general civic organiza-
ton approval.
The House District Committee
will hold q hearing on Wednesday
Of this week on this gas tax bill at
the request of members Of the
House from Maryland and Virginia.
The House committee has extended
an invitation to local organizations
to participate.
A number of the members Of the
committee have expressed them
selves as decidedly opposed to the
proposed increase. There are two
Maryland Representatives on the
committee but none from either
Virginia or tho Ddstxiet oe Coaaxm-
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Evening star., 1934-02-25
Virginia Legislator
A Native Of the District.

DELE GATE RALPH n.
- DAUGHTON Of Norfolk, q
popular and able member Of
the House of Delegates Of the Vir-
ginia Legislature, Is a native Of the
District, and so is his wife. They
are both members of the Society Of
Natives of the District Of Columbia.
Delegate Daughton has recently,
on his own initiative, introduced in
the House of Delegates joint res
olution memoralizing Congress to
pass and to submit to the States
for ratification the congressional
joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution en-
powering Congress to grant ma
tional representation to the Dis
tr1ct Of Columbia. In this effort
he has been joined by Delegates
from Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun
and Prince William Counties and
he .Jfu of
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Tuesday. February q.

Thomas Circle Citizens As
sociation, 8 pm, Northminster
Church. Program-Discussion of the
federation's membership drive; dis
cussion of the proposed old-age pen
sion bill.
The Washington times., 1934-01-11
HOSPITAL STAFF
AND PATIENTS
!. RECOVERING

Patients and staff members OF
the District tuberculosis Hospital
are recovering today from the ef-
fects Of ptomaine poisoning which
yesterday found its way into the
hospital following the MONDAY
meal.
Although the exact number Of
those affected could not be de-
termined, DR.. ]. Winthrop Pea
body, superintendent of the hos
pital, believes that half Of the 90
staff members and 220 patients
suffered i'll effects.
The poison caused considerable
distress among the victims but
none Of them is seriously i'll, DR..
Peabody sai6.
Food Under Scrutiny
A portion Of the food consumed
at the meal yesterday, consisting
of fried rabbit, peas, mashed po-
tatoes, milk and cherry ice cream,
will be taken to the Health De-
partment today for an analysis
to det: mine the cause OF the
poison.
-Four nurses and one doctor are
confined to bed today. About 100
patients are resting comfortably
after a night Of violent pains. Pr
Peabody said. BY tomorrow the
Iast bestiges Of the poison Will
have passed, DR.. Peabody believes
Ice Cream Suspected
First evidence Of the poison
ing crme three hours after the
meal at noon when SeVeral
patients complained of nausea
other cases followed IN quick
succession. DR.. Peabody said
many Of the patients ate every.
thing on the menu and were not
affected while others ate selected
portions and became Ill. He SAID:
"The poisoning was most pc
culiar, inasmuch as all were
fed alike, and only half felt
any ill effects from 5he meal.
We have served similar meals
many times before. I person
ally believe it was the Ice
cream that caused the poison.
The ice cream was made at
the hospital, DR.. Peabody SAID
He himself did not become Ill.
The Washington times., 1934-01-11
Long Wants Heavy Taxes
On Rich to Meet Deficit

his children. And it would give
the Unite States $4,000, 900 ,00C
year to do everything the Gov
ernment is doing, or needs to do
It would pay off this terrific def
icit in two years.
There is nothing new in my
proposal. The old Greek philos-
opher, Plato, often called one Of
the wisest philosophers in human
history, once said:
"In q state which is desirOus
Of being saved from the great
est Of all plagues-nOt faction,
but distractiOn-there should
exist among the citizens neither
extreme poverty nor, again, ex-
cessive wealth, for both are
productive of both these evils.
Now the legislator should de-
termine what is to be the limit
Of poverty or wealth."
Same Idea in Bible
The same philosophy is ex-
pressed in Holy Writ. It will be
found in the speech Of Daniel
Webster, made at Plymouth. It
will be found in the words Of
Abraham Lincoln, Of Lord Bacon,
Of Theodore Roosevelt, Of Will
liam Jennings Bryan and, yes, in
the words of our present great
President, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1934-01-11
BANKS INSURE
81 MILLION
ACCOUNTS
ny International News Service

ny International News Service
Individual bank accounts mum
bering 54,000,000 in 13,431 insti'
tutions in every section Of the
United States have been insured
up to $4,000 by the Federal De
posit Insurance Corporation,
Chairman Walter j. Cummings
announced today.
This is certain to have a re-
assuring effect both upon public
sentiment and upon business gen.
orally. according to Cummings,
who said:
II believe this protection az
fOrded these depoSitOrS marks
one Of the most forward steps
ever taken in the history Of
banking In America.
Information which has come
to me since the inception Of
the fund on January l indi.
Gated that deposit insurance is
gaining in favor, not only with
the general public but with
bankers. Bank deposits in many
cities have shown an increase
SO far this year, due, 1 believe,
to the greater public confidence
in banking which the insurance
feature has engendered."
One per cent Of the number Of
banks which applied for member
ship in the insurance fund, or
141, failed to qualify.
Pennsylvania led in the number
Of banks holding membership in
the temporary fund. with 983.
Other leaders included New York,
891: Illinois, 1888: Texas, 815;
Minnesota, 646: Ohio, 634: Wis
consin, 578, and Missouri, $50.
Cummings explained that to the
corporation is delegated the re-
sponsibility Of the examination of
banks to assure their maintenance
on a sound basis. This important
matter cannot be left to the
States, he said. Non-member
banks Of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn, in the past, have been sub
jected to no Federal examination.
The Washington times., 1934-01-11
ACOUSTICS DUE
FOR PROBE

It is one thing to have strange
acoustics in Statuary Hall at the
Capitol, but another to have
them in the Chamber of the
House of Representatives, in the
opinion Of Representative Comp
ton I. White CD, Idaho.
The Congressman introduced q
Joint resolution today appropriat-
ing $4,000 for use of the Capitol
architect in making survey Of
acoustics in the chamber.
White declared present condi-
tions result in confusion and diff
ficulty for a large number Of the
congressman to keep informed Of
what is going on during a session.
The Washington times., 1934-01-11
RUSHE IS URGED
AS FIRE CHIEF

Executive board members of the
Prince Georges County Firemen's
Association reaffirmed the candi-
dacy Of Nobel Rushe, of Hyatts-
vile, for president of the Mary
land association at meeting in
Forestville last night.
One company voted against the
candidacy, while two others did
not vote. The same action was
taken a month ago by quorum.
The Takoma Park volunteer
fire department, petitioning for
membership in the county asso-
citation, was refused because its
headquarters is in Montgomery,
although the department serves
an area populated by 1900 per.
sons in Prince Georges.
The Washington times., 1934-01-11
Underwear
19c to S1.89

$50 pieces of Panties, Bloom
ers. Gowns in rayon,
glove silk; cotton and silk and
wool union suits, vests and
pants. Broken sizes. Orig
inally 35c to $2.95.
(275) Silk Slips. DanCettes.
Chemises, and Panties; broken
sizes: soiled. Were $1.44 81
to $1.95. Now. ........... va
THIRD FLOOR
Fur Scarfs, S8
2 Wolf. Cross Fox, S Red
Fox, and / King Fox Scarfs,
formerly SO and $3.50.
(2) White Fur Jackets. size
16. Formerly SIS S7775
and $19.75. Now. VA
SECOND FLOOR
Foundations
(15O COrsettes, GirdIes and
ScantieS in such we'll known
makes as Vogue. and Bien
Joile. Were $3.50 to S2.8S
$500. Now ....... V~O
1ON Missimplic c ity and
GOssard's inner abdominal belt
model. Broken sizes. S9 az
Were $500. Now -. CO'OO
u25 Camp Surgical Sup
ports, semi-stepin G d es.
Vogue and B. & ] Corsettes.
Broken sizes. Were 81 ~
$3.50 to $40. Now -. U
THIRD FLOOR
Dinnerware-
175) China Salad Plates, SC
yellow or green. Were 25c
CSO Service Plates. Of fine
English porcelain. Were 81
$500. now half price.
$50 pcs.) Dinnerware, open.
stock patterns discontinued,
" Were so s5c to- 1Oc to Csc
0?) Sweetmeat Plates, four
compartments. In at S0C
tractive box. Were 81 WV
~ 92.pc. Dinner Service. for
u One salad plate co OS
missing. Was $14.95. V~"
SIXTH FLOOR