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Evening star., 1935-10-06

Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion are Of the opinion that nothing
Of q really definite nature can be ac-
complished in Southwest until after
it is conclusively determined where
the new Jefferson Junior High School
is to be located"
Few people realize Hoover Play
ground Is the only white playground
in the area open throughout the year.
About 10000 children attended this
playground last year. 1t is the most
disgraceful recreational center in the
city because it is located on the edge
Of the white center of population, is
surrounded on the south by a large
abandoned brick structure and vacant
land, and the land is utilized for
dumping purposes and contains junked
automobiles. Attempts of the citi-
zens' associations to have this menace
removed have been unsuccessful thus
far. despite the opinion of Govern
ment officials that the dump is being
operated in violation of the District
zoning regulations, Wender asserted.
Other Fairgrounds Inadequate.
Other Fairgrounds in equally bad
state were listed, together with efforts
made to correct these conditions.
Among these corrective measures he
named the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club, established last May in an ef-
fort to provide recreation for South
west children.
The absence of adequate swimming
pools was blamed for the drowning
last July of Richard and Mary Kerns
and their attempted rescuer, Sterling
Calhoun. For years the morgue has
borne mute tribute to this policy" he
stated. Each Summer the drowning
of underpriviliged children, swept to
their death in the Potomac, can be
definitely attributed to the fact that
in all Southwest there is neither a
swimming nor wading pool for white
children. Poor colored children are
not much better of, with only one
tiny wading pool at the Willow Tree
Fairgrounds. located at Third street
and Maryland avenue southwest"
The municipal swimming pools in
East Potomac Park are the closest
source of safe water recreation to this
section, but they are scheduled for
demolition this Winter.
I'VE have been assured by Mr.. Lew
is r. Barrett, Washington's new rec
retional co-ordinator, Wender con-
cluded. that Southwest will have a
pool next Summer. The present diff
Guilty in deciding upon its location, am
told, is due to the fact that some of
the officials believe that site should
be obtained which is closer than Hoo
yer Playground to the center of popu-
lation. In any event, Southwest citi-
zens will not quibble over location.
What they want. and what they mean
to have, is swimming pool"
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Must Nations Expand?

gift will be wasted: The German prob
lem is essentially European and the
colonial claims of the Third Reich are
only one of its secondary aspects.
The best way of approach toward a
fragmentary solution of some kind can
be found only in close cooperation
and even association of the powers
endowed with colonial possessions,
whereby the economic liberalism of
the past could be taken out of its
grave and given wider scope
though even in the past, We must ad-
nit, it did not amount to very much.
But such policy could be carried out
only if, as a counterpart, violent bands
were not allowed to make short work
Of international commitments.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
VT. W. AUXILIARY
TO AID WITH DANCE
National Capital Group Elects
Mrs. Virginia Peck as
Trustee,

At the last regular meeting of Ma
tional Capital Auxiliary to v. F. W.
Post. No. 127, the members decided
to assist the department junior vice
commander, Dave Herman, with the
Armistice day ball.
Mrs. Virginia Peck was elected
trustee to I'LL the unexpired term Of
Mrs. F. Muschlitz. The president, Mrs.
Ethel Sendlak, gave a report on the
proceedings of the national encamp-
ment at New Orleans, La. Mrs. Doro-
thy Depro, hospital chairman, stated
that the regular visits to Mount Alto
would be resumed in October.
Mrs. Gene kaufman, president of
No. 1896 Auxiliary, Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Mrs. Katie Ularich of Potomac
Auxiliary were guests. Plans for a
Halloween dance were discussed. Mrs.
Josephine Cardozo is chairman.
Nomination and election of officers
for the coming year will take place
October "a.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
ARMY OF PHILIPPINES

Tawi-Tawi Outpost, National So
ciety Army of the Philippines, held
its regular meeting at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club hall on
Monday, September 80. The outpost
heard reports from the annual reunion
held in Chicago. Senior Vice Com
mander in Chief Maj. Samuel ]. Nc
williams was present and delivered a
lecture on Philippine lizards.
Tawi-Tawi Outpost went on record
as indorsing a movement to hold its
annual reunions at the same time and
place the United Spanish War Vet
erans hold their reunions.
Comrade william N. Barnes lecture
on the 18th Infantry has been post
poned until the next meeting on No
vember 20.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Restore Blighted Urban
Areas to Healthy Life.

p UTH WELTY in letter to the
editor of The Evening Star
which was published in the issue of
October 2, discusses Interestingly
a civic problem which has several
times been mentioned in this COL
umn. The National Capital Park
and Planning Commission mem
bers have from time to time con-
sidered and discussed the prob
lem of the reclamation of blighted
areas within the limits of the
original city of washington.
Whole areas of the most conven-
iently located property have been
deserted by former owners and
occupants in the movement to
find new modern homes in the
outlying sections.
These old city properties have
continued in their downward trend
until they have become a blot on
the face of our fair city, fire
hazard and health menace. All of
this convenient and eligible prop
erty is passed over and the suburbs
which should abound in detached
homes are being filled with apart
ment houses and dwellings in rows.
As solution of this problem,
The Stars correspondent advo-
Gates a complete project of re-
gional planning. Hundreds OF de-
caying dwellings would be demol-
ished and replaced with modern
sanitary buildings. Such complete
renewal of large blighted areas
would make available attractive
homes, healthful and within easy
walking distance of most places Of
business and government estab-
lishments. These neighborhoods
when restored would be in many
respects far more desirable than
remote locations requiring trans
portation facilities.
This observer heard Mr.. Nichols
of the Park and Planning Com
mission say some years ago: mo
city can be said to be truly beau
tifu1 if it is only beautiful in spots
and Washington cannot be really
beautiful until its blighted areas
within the city limits are reclaimed"
None Of our civic bodies Is
known to have undertaken the So
luton of this problem but some of
the leaders with whom it has been
discussed believe it to be one de-
serving OF the most exhaustive
study and planning.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Continued From First Page.)

space" is hardly distinguishable from
the quest for power-imperial power.
Vacant space is only a flimsy excuse
for it in most cases. Japan, in her
dealings with China, did not use even
that argument-indeed, China is not
a vacant space. any more than India.
But what is to be done to relax the
tension? When everything has been
said against the clamor for more
space" that can be heard in Germany,
Italy, Japan, etc., the solid fact re-
mains that the British Empire, for
example, does not put to the maxi
mum use, notwithstanding the won
derful activity of its "colonials,"
good deal of the wealth committed
to its care. 1t indorses perhaps TO
an excessive degree the doctrine of
the Australian trade unions about the
necessity of excluding fresh settlers
so as to uphold the standard Of life
of the few who came first IN the
nineteenth century, century which,
if nothing changed, would thus have
been favored with opportunities OF
expansion denied to the present age,
burdened with such huge masses OF
unemployed workers.
Britain Seen Shrinking.
This remark seems all the more
cogent when it is kept in mind that
by 1860, if statisticians are to be be-
lieved (and they deserve to be be-
lieveO the metropolitan population OF
England will have shrunk to 33,000,-
900 persons, with proportionately more
women over so than today and less
young boys under IA. Let us admit
it is a practical certainty-that mean
while Great Britain will have rebuilt
the strong feet she sadly lacks to-
day. Nevertheless, the margin OF
safety will become dangerously thin
ner and thinner for her against the
continuous and ever-increasing pres
sure of the outside multitudes. What
would happen if China and India sue
ceeded. soner or later, in organizing
themselves in the japanese pattern?
The solutions which are now being
threshed out by the zealots of the
League of Nations "a development Of
the mandates system"-the joint
management of overseas colonies by
the COLLECTIVELY of nations) had better
be ruled out at once. They could offer
some prospects of success only if, at
least, the minimum of International
ism which obtained before the advent
Of revolutionary regimes in Russia.
Italy and Germany could be revived
relatively free trade, universally en-
forced gold standard, etc. For the
time being, it is futile to indulge in
dreams of that description. But, in
the case Of Italy, the safety valve must
be allowed to function in Ethiopia,
many Europeans feel, because at that
price there is a chance that Italy can
be won to the cause of international
conservation.
AS to Germany, the partition Of the
Portuguese colonies in Africa, already
in the Anglo German
conventions signed in 1899 and in
1914, on the eve Of the war, is in all
probability being regarded once again
in London as solace which could be
rendered to Adolf Hitler's pangerman-
ism. However, In that case am afraid
that the labor will be lost, that the
Evening star., 1935-10-06
BURROUGHS BULLETIN
PUBLICATION is BEGUN
Citizens Association News Organ
Explains Origin, Principal Activ-
tiles and Achievements,

The Burroughs Citizens Association
now has its own monthly news organ
the Burroughs Bulletin.
The first publication of the maga-
zine was issued October /, without
cost to citizens. 1t outlines the origin,
principal activities and achievements
OF the association, also announcing
the beginning of its seventh year of
existence, and is published under super
vision of the associations Executive
Committee.
The Burroughs Bulletin urges closer
relationship between residents of the
section and merchants. It will con-
tinue as a monthly publication. David
Babp Is president of the Burroughs
Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Films Sent to Schools,

With the reconditioning of its 25
motion picture films in time for the
new school year, the Greater National
Capital Committee again has distrib-
uted the films to schools throughout
the country.
Already two films have been sent
to each Of the following schools for
use during the next few months. They
are: The Universities of Boston. Kan
sas and Colorado. The University Of
Hawaii has again asked for two films.
which are to be sent this week. The
Los Angeles Board of Education and
the schools of Pennsylvania also have
two films each.
In addition to the wide distribution
of the moving picture attractions Of
Washington in the schools, six films
are being circulated throughout Eur
rope and others are being used by
various national organizations.
Two-color films are now in the proc
ess of being made and will be ready
for distribution by the end Of the
month.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
OCTOBER BRINGS
IS CONVENTIONS
More Than 10000 Persons
Expected During Month,
Curtis Hodges Says.

Eighteen conventions, expected to
bring more than 10000 delegates, are
scheduled for Washington during Oc-
tober, one Of the busiest convention
months Of the year. Curtis Hodges,
director of the Greater National Cap
ital Committee, reports.
Headed by the Universalist General
Conference and Universalist General
Sunday School Association. meeting
October 20-25 at the Mayflower Hotel,
the October conventions are as fol-
lows:
District of Columbia and Virginia
Division, Beauty and Barber Supply
Trade Show, 7-9, Raleigh Hotel.
Electrochemical Society. Inc, 1912.
Willard Hotel.
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Of United States, regional meeting,
11-14, Mayfiower Hotel.
National Rehabilitation Association,
14-17, Wardman Park Hotel.
National Council for Prevention of
War, 1913, Lee House.
American Clan Gregor Society, 10
10. Willard Hotel.
National Association of Commercial
Organization Secretaries, 1923, Will
lard Hotel.
National Council of Jewish Juniors,
20-25, Washington Hotel.
Society of Motion Picture Engineers.
21-24, Wardman Park Hotel.
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Ma
sons, Supreme Council, Thirty-third
Degree, Southern Jurisdiction, 2l-25,
Scottish Rite Temple.
National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer
Association, Inc, october 29-Novem-
Der /, Mayflower Hotel.
National Spray Painting and Fin
ishing Association, October 29-Novern.
Der /, Mayhower Hotel.
Volunteers Of America, 1923, Will
lard Hotel.
United States Naval Reserve Off
GERS Association, tentatively announced
for October
National Negro Health Movement,
! October.
Family Welfare Association, Middle
Atlantic States, 1912, Wardman Park
Hotel.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Subway Survey Endorsed
BY Board of Trade Directors.

THE proposal, endorsed by the
Commissioners, for an appro-
priation to make local survey as
to the feasibility, practicability and
approximate cost of the construc-
ton Of subway system for WASH
ington was last week approved by
the directors Of the Washington
Board of Trade. Several other
bodies have taken similar action
and while some have expressed
doubt as to the ability of the Dis
trict to finance such a project at
this time there are many who think
that q careful survey should be
made. without the information
such survey would develop both
the proponents and the opponents
of subway system are at serious
disadvantage, for no one knows
anything about it.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Southwest Children's Safety Is
Held Dependent on Play Space
Harry S. Wer,der De-
cribes Recreation
Needs in Area.
Thomas E. Lodge Viii
Be This Weeks Ciuic
Radio Speaker.

)HILDREN of Southwest, forced
to play in the streets subject
to the traffic dangers Of au-
~ tomobiles, will not be safe
until better recreational facilities are
provided, Harry S. Wender, chairman,
Laws and Legislation Committee of
the Southwest Citizens Association,
believes.
Construction Of Fairgrounds and
gymnasiums is greatly needed, since
underprivileged children are financial
ly unable to use recreation centers in
other parts of the city, Wender de-
clared in a radio address last week
over station WMAL.
Coroner Is Quoted.
He quoted Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald in a recent Star traffic
safety broadcast in which it was
shown that per cent of the SIS pc
destrians killed this year were chill
dren who were run down while play
ing in the streets. Certainly" he de-
clared, this is too high a price to
pay for playground space on the high
way"
Each week a speaker from one OF
Washington's citizens associations
speaks over WMAL on Thursday
night. The series is sponsored by
the Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tions and is under direction Of L. A.
Carruthers, federation vice president
This weeks speaker will be Thomas
Ellis Lodge, chairman of the Laws
and Legislation Committee of the
American University Park Citizens
Association and of similar commit
tee of the federation. His address will
be entitled "Civic Ambitions for
Washington's Navigable Waters" In
which Lodge will show the relation
ship existing between local harbor fa-
cilities and events similar to the
Presidents Cup Regatta.
Born in Delaware, Lodge came to
the District in 1918. He was the first
president of the American University
Park Citizens Association, holding
that Office for five years. He was
also the groups first delegate to the
federation and has served in this
capacity since 1923.
Other Connections.
He is a member of the American
Legion, organizer and member of the
Delaware State Society, member Dis
trict Bar Association, Barristers' Club
Pyramid Honor Society of George
Washington University and the Inter-
federation Council.
He has for several years served on
the city-wide July and Halloween
Celebration Committees and was a
member of the board of trustees of the
George Washington Law Alumni.
Lodge attended George Washington
and National Universities.
The same authorities responsible for
the children of Southwest not attend
ing schools of acceptable standards,
Wender asserted in last weeks ad-
dress, are responsible for the lack OF
play facilities found in any civilized
community"
Despite the just feeling that South
west has been especially Disseminated
against in recreational matters, ] have
personally come to the conclusion that
all authorities, both municipal and
Federal, are in genuine sympathy with
the need for development In South
west and are doing their utmost tc
help the community wherever possible
However, officials Of the National
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Get II New Members.

Eleven new members were added to
the Friendship Citizens Association at
its last meeting. They are w. c. Kuc-
chile, Ralph McKenney, N. E. Younge.
G. H. Boyse, B. L. Topper, N. M.
Schuckler, Mrs. M. j. Cavanaugh, J.
G. Hill, J. Eldridge, II. w. Ennis and
Samuel Woodley,
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Another Five-Year Program
In Process of Making.

INDER the leadership Of our
new president of the Board Of
Education there is 10 be prepared
for introduction in Congress an
other hve-year school building pro-
gram. This is something for which
the civic bodies have been hoping
for a long time. When a similar
plan was set up some years ago
there was a general organizing Of
the civic forces and some fine team
work In its support.
The various organizations and
committees charged with particular
civic responsibilities as to our pub
lie schools are convinced that the
only hope, If hope there be, Of ever
catching up with our school accom-
modations will be through the fol-
lowing of some such definite pro-
gram. They had hoped that sub
stantial grants of Federal funds
would be made to bring the Dis
trict's school plant more nearly up
to requirements. In this they were
grievously disappointed so that now
the serious congestion will have to
be fought through slower progress
sive system.
One Of the difficulties confront
Evening star., 1935-10-06
PENNY WISE ON TAXES
West Virginian's 210-Pound Pay
g.. ment in Coppers Refused.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Pp.-G. T.
Leslie, restaurant operator, tried to pay
his taxes with pennies. He shipped
three bags containing 28,9o0 pennies
and weighing 21o pounds to Tax Com
missioner Fred l.. Fox.
Fox refused to pay the. charges of
$685.. The pennies were stored in the
express company ofices at 10 cents q
day charges.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Overpass Highways
Not IIndernaSS Walks.

MAJ. ERNEST w. BROWN, chief
" of police, in expressing dis
agreement with Director Van Duzer
as to the construction of under
passes for pedestrians, advocates
the construction of overpasses at
the intersection of Florida avenue
and Thirteenth street, at Florida
and New York avenues northeast
and Fifteenth street and Florida
avenue northeast. These over
passes would be for vehicular traf-
f1c. At each of these points the
traffic is very heavy and difficult
to control
Other cities have found it nee
essary to construct such overpasses
and "skyways" to facilitate the
movement of vehicular traffic as
well as to promote safety.
Evening star., 1935-10-06

sired ive-year building program Is
that Congress sometimes has the
unhappy faculty of ignoring its
own laws, when the District is
concerned. This is only another
proof that q voteless and unrepre-
sented community has no means
Of enforcing its desires on an ir-
responsible legislative body.
Federation's First Meeting
Held Last Night.
THE Federation of Citizens As
sociations held its first meet
ing of the season last night in the
board room at the District Build
ing. While this was the first
meeting of the season it is the
last meeting of the present ad-
ministration, for the election and
installation of officers occurs at
the meeting on November 2. Last
night, in accord with the bylaws,
nominations were made to fill the
IL positions on the Executive
Committee, which also may be
called upon TO serve as Citizens
Council. When sitting as a council
the Federation of Civic Associa-
tions. representing the bodies Of
colored citizens is represented by
three members of their own choos-
ing.
The election Of members of the
Executive Committee is held at
the November meeting when the
officers for the ensuing year are
also chosen. The officers are not
nominated in advance, but nomi-
mated and elected the same night.
At last nights meeting there
was considerable political buzzing
and several mentioned as recep-
tive candidates for the presidency.
A number declared to friends they
were not active candidates, but
that "if the lightning struck"
they would serve. President James
G. Yaden has eliminated himself
entirely from the race by stating
very emphatically and repeatedly
that he is through.
AS to other incumbent officers
it is not known whether they will
accept reelection or not.
Washington to Compete
With Other Quiet Cities.
MOT to be outdone by New York,
st. Louis and other cities,
Maj. Brown has gotten out the
Districts anti-noise regulations,
carefully brushed off the dust and
given instructions to his men and
women to enforce them. The pro-
posal to enforce these regulations
comes right at time when dwell
ers on streets where buSSes have
replaced noisy street cars have dis
covered the din Of the cars had
prevented their enjoyment of nu-
merous other varieties of noise.
The medical society and many
of the citizens associations are
particularly interested in the sup
preston of the erve-racking, un-
necessary noises. Radios owned
by generous souls who wish to
share the use of their machine
with and entire neighborhood and
the motorist who gives long and
repeated blasts to attract atten-
ton of some one in the building
before which he has stopped, have
been the source of great annoyance
and the subject Of vigorous pro-
test.
Friendship Citizens Association
frantically begs for relief from the
noise of the open-air repair shop
of the Capital Transit Co. in their
neighborhood. The noise is ac-
eompanied by the illumination of
the vicinity by brilliant foodlights
which, it is claimed, almost turn
night into day.
There are indications that the
organized citizens, particularly in
the residential sections, will back
the Police Department in its anti
noise campaign with enthusiasm.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Civic Association Calendar
Speakers to Report to Many Groups on Chy-Wide
Tuberculosis Snrvey-Eighteen Organizations
To Meet This Week.

The Stars traffic safety campaign;
early development Of the Turkey
Thicket Recreation Center; change in
coming regulations in the District:
additional request to the Board of
Education for new Bunker Hill School;
development of new Bunker Hill
School playground; additional traffic
signs; additional lighting which in
some places are not sufficiently light
ed; Endorsement of Col. William M.
Peak for superintendent of Penal In
stitutions; demand for early action
on bus line to connect Michigan Park
with northern part Of city by direct
route.
Progressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown, 8 pm, Curtis School. A
speaker from the Medical Society of
the District and the annual election
of officers are slated by Mrs. Mabel
Jennings Fry, president.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Tuesday, October s.

East Washington Heights Citizens
Association, pm. Bradbury Heights
Methodist Church. Action obtaining
improvements in local streets before
Winter weather will be taken, Presi-
dent Charles H. Baumbach declares.