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Evening star., 1935-02-10
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Anne Arundel County Idea
Backed by Officer in
Columbia Heights.

The Taxation Committee Of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton, headed by Alton B. Carly, has
under advisement the tax-savings ac-
count plan now being tested in Anne
Arundel County, Md, to see If it could
be applied successfully here.
Carly recommended to the asSocia-
tior recently that a drive be made
which, if successful, would permit Dis
trict residents to pay taxes monthly
instead of yearly.
Outline of Proposal.
Under the county plan pass book
is issued to the taxpayer by the county
treasurer in which any amount OF
money may be deposited with that Of
fetal and when this deposit reaches
the total sum of the tax bill it Is trans
ferred to the tax ledger. Carty's COM
mittee has taken up the matter OF
paying taxes more conveniently, IN
view of many requests for such a
change.
Upon inquiry at the tax collectors
III IC1CICASC W eaAS Aio&ASAAAy
plan, the committee was Informed
such a plan was not believed prac-
tical. They were also told District
taxpayers are now given the privilege
of paying taxes quarterly or in the
months of September, December.
March and June. About $500 per-
sons now use this method, it was said.
Privilege Limited.
This privilege, however, is limited
by law to owners of property occupy
ing such any who have filed with the
assessor a statement showing the be-
ginning of domicile, the time when
ownership began, and other informa-
ton about the property. Carty's COM
mittee recommended at a recent meet
ing of the association, that all re-
strictions as to occupancy Of property
be rescinded and the privilege of max
ing quarterly payments be granted the
general public.
Carly said the county tax saving &C
count plan involved but little expense
and would afford the privilege which
many District taxpayers desire.
Evening star., 1935-02-10

country and abroad. OF these the
Cunard White Star Lines showed
their copies in Glasgow, Harper and
Edinburgh, Scotland, and aboard their
liners at sea. The Hamburg -Ameri-
can Line now is distributing the film
from Bremen and Hamburg, their
two Offices abroad.
At home the film has been shown
frequently at conventions in Louis
vile, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Chi
cago, New York, Miami, st. Louis
and other American cities, and in
Montreal.
Schools in Massachusetts,, Kansas,
Colorado and other Rocky Mountain
States, California, and Hawaii have
shown the pictures to thousands of
children and other visitors. This ex-
pertinent has caused an increased de-
mand for them, which the Greater
National Capital Committee expects
to meet.
One of the widest showings of the
film has resulted from the world
wonder car" tour sponsored by the
Greyhound Bus Lines. The bus COM
pany used the film as part of its ad-
vance publicity and the film was
shown throughout the country.
Evening star., 1935-02-10
BY WILLIAM M. CAMP.

w WHENEVER civic leaders are
\Af mentioned the name Of
wv John Hadley Doyle, sports
' ' man. philanthropist and
past president Of the
GEORGETOWN Citizens Association, Is
liable to come up.
Whenever base ball is the conversa-
tional topic, however, few people know
Doyle Is credited by John A. Heydler,
for many years president Of the Ma
tional League, with being the man who
devised the present box scoring system.
As president of the citizens group
in Georgetown, Doyle helped to secure
for children Of his community o play
ground, swimming pool, extensive i'm
provements along the waterfront and
vast street and highway developments.
These are few of his deeds-there are
others for which he will be longer re-
membered, although he might be one
of the famed in the mythical Gallery
Of the Great Unsung.
System Helped Stars.
Babe Ruth and the Dean boys, II
what some base ball authorities say is
true, can thank Doyle, who Is n years
old, for the way in which they came
to be known as base ball luminaries.
The box score system for keeping play
ers' averages and base ball scores gave
them their start.
Fame came to him a long time ago.
In 1887 he was one of the eight oars
men who won the worlds champion
ship for Soar crews in Staten Island,
N. Y. while q member and promoter
of the Potomac Boat Club of Wash
ington. So well known was he that
when the Washington Monument was
built it was John Hadley Doyle who
was given the honor of carrying to
the top of the shaft the aluminium tip
that was placed on the Monument.
Every lover of base ball knew him
as a sports writer on The Evening Star
and a correspondent for the Boston
Herald. At about the same time he
became president of the st. Vincent
de Paul Catholic Charities Society. He
has been its president now for 81
years.
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How he devised the system of keep
ing base ball scores evolved, quite by
accident, through the method he used
as a newspaper man it is said. Those
who verify Doyle's statements say it
went something like this:
AS far back as Civil War days,
Washington, the headquarters for such
teams as the old Nationals, Olympics
and Jefersons, like all other sports
centers, had no accurate system of
keeping base ball scores.
After Henry Chadwick (who, as
manager Of the Nationals, made base
ball continental sport by his trip in
1872 to St. Louis and the subsequent
organization of the National League Of
Professional Base Ball Clubs) had
turned over his job to Nicholas E.
(Nick) Young, as president, base ball
scoring took turn for the better.
Young had worked in the War De-
partment as an auditor and had a
natural inclination for statistics. AS
manager and president of the National
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Citizens Associations and
Our Non-elected Councilmen.

a PPARENTLY at least one resi-
~ dent of the District is not al
together satisfied with exist
ing governmental conditions. From
an unknown correspondent signing
himself "Americanus Sum" there
has been received the following:
THE Value of Citizens ASsocia-
tions to the District of Columbia.
They are our self-created method
of shadow-dancing the joy Of
Americanism and of shadow boxing
the local legislation We heartily
dislike, set forward for the man
agement of District affairs by con-
stantly changing three dozen self
selected. non-elected councilmen
from 4e States, who, reasoning
from our voiceless non-consent. de-
spise our governmental incapacity."
Many a civic leader has ex-
pressed this same thought in many
variations of language, but it is
doubtful if he got the relief
which must have come to "Ameri-
canus Sum" when he got that of
his chest.
Evening star., 1935-02-10
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 District
of Columbia Is. J. Res. 81. In Senate
judiciary Committee.
District appropriation bill for 1886
fiscal year Oh. r. 3973). House:
Passed. Senate: In Appropriations
Subcommittee.
Regulation of small loan business
Oh. r. 3463). House: In District
Committee.
Requiring financial responsibility of
motor vehicle operators Oh. r. 3457-
S. 4O8). Senate: Passed. House: In
District Committee.
Creation of a commission to control
rents Oh. R. 3809. House: In Dis
trict Committee.
Provide pensions for the needy
blind (H. r. 4510O. House: In Dis
trict Committee.
Strengthen gambling laws Is. $3.50
Senate: Passed. House: In District
Committee.
Substitute civilian trial board for
present police trial board Oh. Il.
2734)). House: In District Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1935-02-10
Association Bulletins
Inform Members of Problems.

THERE is a steady growth OF
the idea of giving the mem
bers of citizens associations
information as to the matters to
come up for consideration at the
next meeting. Some Of these are
in the form of a miniature monthly
magazine or newspaper and others
are merely mimeographed bulletins.
Probably the oldest of these pub
locations is the Neighborhood News
of the Rhode Island Citizens Asso-
ciation. Petworth publishes the
Petworth Citizen; Chevy Chase, the
Chevy Chase News, and the Citi-
zens' Association of Takoma, D. c.,
sends to its members the Citizens
Association News.
The Conduit Road Association in
connection with its January meet
ing issued a mimeographed review
of what had been accomplished
during the past year. This review
was published on this page last
Sunday. Conduit Road Associa-
ton describes itself as "a live
wire" 1t tells the people of that
area that there is SO much that
can be accomplished in making
that territory a better place in
which to live that whole hearted
cooperation is needed. All are
urged to attend the meetings and
express their opinions.
These publications are effective
vehicles for the carrying of val
uabie information to the citizens.
For instance there was inclosed
this month with the Takoma Citi-
zens' Association News copies Of
the reprint by The Star of the
series of articles by Theodore w.
Noyes on Fiscal Equity for wash
ington." In a paragraph printed in
the Citizens Association News
there appeared the following mes
sage from President Wallace C.
Magathan:
Fiscal Equity.
MAILED with this issue of the
News is . copy Of a reprint by The
Evening Star Of q series of special
articles written by Mr.. Theodore
w. Noyes on the Basic Elements
Of Fiscal Equity for Washington
These articles merit Q careful read
Evening star., 1935-02-10
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

II ANY CIVIC meetings were
NU held last week with a
V heavy crop of constructive
1 Y i resolutions, but nothing
new developed. Cumula-
tive opposition to the provisions of
the Prettynan bill, transferring to
the Commissioners powers of the
citizen boards. continues to be q
feature OF all meetings. The Board
of Public Welfare has filed vigor-
Gus protest against the proposal to
give the Commissioners veto powers
over the actions of that body. The
most recent action along this line
to be noted is the objection of the
local dental society to the proposed
change In the method Of appoint
ment of the Board Of Dental Exam
liners.
Close observers of civic affairs
believe the time has come for some
one to move that the vote against
giving the Commissioners power
over the citizen boards be made
unanimous. Official announcement
by the Commissioners Of their
abandonment of these Objectionable
features Of the bill to enlarge the
powers of the Commissioners would
result in reassuring the civic bodies
and heightening their interest In
the other provisions of the bill.
Until there is q widespread distri-
button of the revised bill, citizens
generally are in the dark as to just
what is proposed In the way Of
changes from the existing order.
District affairs at the Capitol
seem to be in slow motion. Rep
reSentative Randolph's committee
to investigate crime conditions in
the District has so far turned up
nothing tangible. A few habitual
critics of the Police Department
have had their inning before the
committee, making general charges
but failing to give names of Offend
ers or the specific offences charged.
The prevailing civic sentiment
favors the immediate increase OF
the police force through the addi-
ton of the number Of men request
ed by Maj. Ernest w. Brown, and
the further increase of the effective
strength by returning to active
police duty several hundred now
engaged In clerical duties and on
various special details. With this
done and the gambling laws prop
erly strengthened, the committee
could deliberately continue its in
vestigation. Civic leaders contend
they are convinced the chief Of
police knows what he is about when
he asks for an increased force, and
they believe the United States at
torney and other law enforcement
officers know what they are about
when they point out the need for
workable laws against gambling as
a crime deterrent.
Chairman Norton Of the House
District Committee is being ap-
plauded throughout the District for
reading the riot act" to the men,
bers of her various subcommittee
for failing to meet and act on the
measures before them,
Evening star., 1935-02-10
COMMITTEES NAMED

Standing committees for the cur
rent year have recently been an
nounced for the Stanton Park Citi-
zens' Association by Mrs. L. H. Brown,
secretary.
The committees and their chairmen
are: Law and Legislation Committee,
George M Fisher: Entertainment. w.
M. Bertle; Schools and Fairgrounds.
A. H. Gregory; Public Utilities, c. z.
Chadwick; Membership. S. Merton
Chipley; Public Health, DR.. w. B.
Morse.
Zoning, S. B. Frantz; Streets and
Sidewalks, william E. Monroe; Police
and Fire Protection, William G.
Murphy; Parks and Public Recrea-
ton, A G. Stoval1: Economics. James
P. Farmer, and Social Welfare, Miss
Helen P. Story.
Evening star., 1935-02-10

ing by every citizen interested In
local government and local tax
bills. Every citizen should be as
we'll informed as possible on TINS
subject to meet the blatant at
tacks made on local taxpayers by .
peopIe both inside and outside Of
Congress. IL WaShingtOnians would
prime themselves with these facts
and make use of them, we would
soon get fiscal equity. Make it your
duty TO see that the Congressman
in your old home district or Gle e
with whom you are acquainted.
fully understands the facts which
undeniably back up our local point
Of view"
Copies of this reprint are still
available for distribution TO asso-
citation members on request.
1t may be that there are other
association publications which have
not come to the notice Of this OBJ
server. Put US on your mailing list
so that full credit may be given for
anything your association ID doing.
Evening star., 1935-02-10
FLETCHER TO SPEAK

Representative Fletcher, Democrat,
of Ohio, will speak tomorrow night at
the Buchanan School on Your Child's
Chances in This Changing World" ac-
cording to announcements mailed last
week by the Southeast Citizens Asso-
citation.
The invitations were issued by the
parent-teacher associations of the
Cranch- Taylor and Wallach Schools.
The program begins at $3.50 pm. IN the
auditorium of the school, Thirteenth
and,D streets southeast,
Evening star., 1935-02-10
TO HOLD "MEN'S NIGHT"

The March meeting of the Manor
Park Citizens Association will be
known as mems night"
Last week the association observed
ladies night" at which the entire
program was placed In the hands Of
the ladies connected with the asSo-
ciation. Miss Elsie Green. second vice
president and principal Of the Whittier
School, presided.
Evening star., 1935-02-10
ID. c. Federation and
Public Utilities Problems.

"HE subcommittee of the House
District Committee are not
the only committees under
fire for not holding meetings. Dele
gates to the Federation of Citizens
Associations are rather cauStic in
criticism of Public Utilities Com
mittee because of its failure to
meet and consider the numerous
public utilities problems now pend
ing. Some of these are understood
to have come from constituent
bodies and one was submitted by
the peoples counsel and referred by
the federation to the committee for
consideration and report.
Members of this committee COM
plain that though the federation
resumed its regular meetings in
October its Public Utilities Com
mittee has held or1ly one meeting
since. There are about 20 mem
bers on this committee, including
some of the most active delegates.
A prominent member claims the
committee averages only one meet
ing per year regardless of the
number of problems pending.
President Yaden regards such
criticisms as a challenge of the
influence and efficiency OF the
federation and is calling on the
secretary for a report on all mat
ters pending before all of the COM
mittees. together with their origin
and date of such reference.
Evening star., 1935-02-10
CONCERTED DRIVE
FOR MORE POLICE
FUNDS|SPLANNED
Trade and Civic Leaders to
Meet Thursday to Draw
Up Campaign.

A concerted effort TO have Congress
appropriate sufilcient funds TO increase
the size Of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment by at least 40 new members
viii be made Thursday when o Joint
committee representing all the leading
trade and civic organizations viii meet
at the Offices of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association In The Star
Building.
Sylvan King, representing the M. 81
M. Association, has been named chair
man Of the committee, with authority
Evening star., 1935-02-10
Montgomery Civic Federation
Has Full Calendar.

Montgomery Civic Federation
Has Full Calendar.
MYTH the notice of the meet
" irg of the Montgomery
County Civic Federation in
the Bethesda Elementary School
tomorrow evening there comes the
official calendar Of business for
this the eighty-eighth meeting.
This calendar is a seven-page
document of items classified under
more than a dozen different heads.
Under some of these general classes
there are many items, there being
IL listed under legislation and legal
action.
Pending as item / under this
head isl a resolution proposing to
change the form of county govern
ment to one better adapted to the
densely populated suburban metro
politan area. AL items of the
calendar are numbered and their
date and origin given.
Under public utilities, item 3, is
report on question Of Montgomery
County obtaining the same treat
ment as Washington, D. c., as re-
CARDS recent refund and reduction
Of rates for telephone service.
Under roads, streets and bridges
the four items urge widening and
resurfacing Brookville pike Georgia
avenue extended) from Colesville
pike to Forest Glen road; immedi-
ate widening of only direct road
twithin Prince Georges County,
from Montgomery County to the
University of Maryland; construc-
ton of proposed Sixteenth street
extension at an early date, and re-
port on expenditures and commit
ments for roads, by districts, since
time of the 1882 report.
Public safety, sanitation and
public health, schools, social well
fare. internal county improvement,
publicity, public finance and budget,
interfederation conference recrea-
ton program and other matters
have items listed for call Of COM
mittee reports.
The calendar Is a most business
like document, which delegates
testify is in large degree responsible
for the expeditions transaction of
business at federation meetings.
The calendar is supplemented by
very thorough committee work.
Evening star., 1935-02-10
RECREATION APPROVED

A QUESTIONABLE recently submitted
by Elsie Green, principal Of Whittier
School, shows children of North
Washington "l1ave q very wholesome
choice in the use Of their spare time"
according to q statement to the
Manor Park Citizens Association re-
Gently.
Their answers showed outdoor
sports, good books and Western"
movies for the boys, are the choice Of
Whittier School children after school
hours.
Evening star., 1935-02-10
Military Science and Tactics
In the Washington High Schools.

ORGANIZATIONS particularly
interested in the public
school system generally ex-
press a desire for legislation which
will permit Col wallace M. Craigie,
U. S. A. (retired), to receive COM
pensation for his services as head
of the Department of Military
Science and Tactics in the District
schools. Since the passage Of the
law prohibiting the payment to a
retired Army officer for this serv-
ice, Col. Craigie has continued to
devote a large part of his time to
this work.
Washington high school boys are
fortunate to have the privilege Of
supervision by man of such
ability, experience and high char
acter. His enthusiasm for this
work is contagious and real in
spiration to the cadets and is re-
sponsible in marked degree for
the high efficiency of the cadet
brigade.
The undoubted consensus is that
the law should be modified so that
the District would be in the same
situation in this respect as any
other municipality.
Evening star., 1935-02-10
List Needed Street Repairs.

Fourteen needed street improve
ments were listed in a letter recently
sent to Engineer Commissioner Daniel
I. Sultan from the HiIlcrest Citizens
Association. J. j. MacGregor, chair
man Of Streets and Sidewalks Com
mittee asked for favorable considera-
ton Of the proposals.
Evening star., 1935-02-10

the COMMITTEES is
making plans
now for a new
supply.
T h e estimate
Of 500, 900 is con-
servative since the
film was shown at
the Century Of
Progress at Chi
cago, where no
accurate check
was made of the
audiences.
Twenty three
copies of the film
are now being used
fhr0,lph0,It the
Evening star., 1935-02-10

to invite all other
organ alton 8
favoring the In
crease to have
representa- t ive e s
present. Already
several organiza-
tions have in
dorsed the re-
quest Of Maj.
Ernest w. Brown,
superinten d e n t
of police, to in
crease the size of
the force, includ-
ing the Washing
ton oard OF
Trade the Fed-
Evening star., 1935-02-10

tions for additional police: report on
proposed District legislation before
Congress.
East Washington Heights Citizens
Association, 8 pm, Bradbury Heights
Methodist Church. Program-Report
from Schools Committee.
Executive meeting in Petworth on
transportation, 7:30 pm, 45l2 Ninth
street. Program-Discussion Of plans
by delegates from North Washing
ton Citizens Associations for improved
transportation facilities to downtown
areas.
Summit Park Citizens Association,
pm, 3703 Bangor street southeast
Program-Report on exhibits in South
east civic exposition; report Of dele
gates and action on recommendations
Of Southeast Council of Citizens As
SociationS; action to secure local
street improvements; moving pictures
and entertainment by the Chesapeake
g. Potomac Telephone Co.
Wednesday, February Is.
American University Park Citizens
Association, 8 pm, Hurst Hall,
American University Program-Re-
port by Thomas E. Lodge, chairman
of Laws and Legislation Committee,
on the following: Proposed small
loan bill. proposed financial response
mility of automobile owners and op-
orators measures. report on proposed
measures governing appeals of Public
Utilities Commission, report on pro-
posed lunacy bill, discussion of meas
ures affecting foreclosure of mort
cages.
Benning Citizens Association, 8
pm, SOB Minnesota avenue north
east.
Richmond Park Citizens Associa-
ton, 8 pm, 3508 Quebec street. Pro-
gram-Discussion Of proposal to abol-
ish the Parole Board: annual elec-
ton.
Friday, February IS.
Glover Park Citizens Association, 8
pm, Industrial Home School.
Society Of Natives of the District,
pm, Washington Club. Program
Bingo party; musical program; dane
ing.
Saturday. February 16.
Federation of Citizens Associations
nm board room District RJIjldipp