Evening star., 1935-10-16
HAzEN PRAISED
FOR NOISE DRIVE
Columbia Heights Citizens
Adopt Resolution Indors-
ing Campaign.

Commissioner Melvin C. HaZen was
commended by the Citizens Forum of
Columbia Heights last night for in
stituting the city-wide campaign
against noise in the District. The
forum pledged its cooperation.
The forum resumed meetings in the
Powell Junior High School, Hiatt
place near Fourteenth street, and will
continue to meet there throughout he
Winter, it was announced.
Particular stress was laid on the un-
necessary noise created by street cars
and honking of automobile horns.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia also
was commended for his efforts regard
ing the curbing of noise. The Senator
will introduce resolution in Congress
at the next session regarding noises in
the District, w. w. Coulliette, former
president of the forum announced.
DR.. Lyman F. Kebler Introduced the
resolution commencing Commissioner
Eazen.
Wants Trees Conditioned.
DR.. Kebler asked in another resolu-
ton that dead limbs be removed from
trees in the Columbia Heights section,
contending they are dangerous to both
pedestrians and motorists. The reso-
luton was adopted.
A committee representing the Cltl-
Eens' Forum of Columbia Heights was
appointed to join with a committee OF
the Columbia Heights Business Mems
Association in personally petitlonlne
Traffic Director William A. Van DuZel
to have traffic signal lights placed at
the intersections of Thirteenth street
and Fourteenth street at Spring road
DR.. McHale Speaks.
DR.. j. j. McHale outlined the pres
ent tuberculosis campaign. He de-
clared the death rate of 600 persons
last year from this disease was more
than six times that of the traffic IA
talities. The District of Columbia
ranks second in the United States II
high death rates from tuberculosis, HI
said.
Durability of this disease depend!
largely on the time of diagnosis" DR.
McHale declared. Under the appro
priation for the campaign there arr
funds enough for all District residents
to be examined. Location OF the x
raw stations will be announced b!
newspaper and radio later" he added
The forum pledged its cooperation
In the tuberculosis campaign.
A recommendation of the forum:
Executive Committee that l06 addl'
tional policemen be placed on the
District police force was approved
Supt of Police Ernest w. Brown re-
Gently requested LOG policemen be
added to the force.
H. C. Phillips, president of the as
sociation, was renominated for the
presidency of the forum. Elections
will be held at the November meeting
Lester T. Walter was nominated fol
first vice president; DR.. Kebler. second
vice president; Rev. Cove G. johnson
chaplain; Oliver E. Foulk, secretary;
Sparrell A. Wood. treasurer, and as
delegates to the Federation of Citl-
Eens' Associations, Burd w. Payn'
and Alba M. Edwards.
HI. d. Percy is Speaker.
H. D. Percy addressed the meeting
on behalf of Lincoln Post, American
Legion, and DR.. w. Y. ConnorS or
behalf of the Columbia Heights Busi
ness Mems Association.
In compliance with complaints reg.
istered by the forum recently, tnt
Capital Transit Co. informed the Clti.
zens group motormen on the Four.
teenth street line have been instructed
to drive at moderate speeds and me.
chanics have been instructed to tight.
en- loose parts on the street cars.
communication from the transit com
pany also said several of the four.
motor type Of street cars recently
we're placed on the Fourteenth stree
line. These cars formerly were on tht
Chevy Chase line, it was said.