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Evening star., 1935-05-19
Notes on Coming Meetings
Sixteenth Street Heights and Columbia Heights
Forum to Act on National Representation
for District Residents.

Friday night the association meets
for the last time this season. How
ever. during the Summer a special
committee on Fairgrounds will work
with a similar committee from the
local parent-teacher groups to secure
the playground which residents feel
Is badly needed.
Havenner believes there should be
two play areas-one near the pro-
jected new junior senior high school
and the other located somewhere in
the older part Of AnaCostia. As 1t
is now, the children are forced to
play in the streets with its resultant
danger to life.
The group holds its first Fall meet
ing in September. at which time
nominations for new officers will be
made from the floor. The annual
election will be held the same night.
Columbia Heights Forum.
w Of the &c citizens Forum Of Co.
lumbia Heights met last Mon
day night plans for holding regular
meetings through the Summer were
discussed. This plan was favored and
a recommendation to this effect will
be made when the group meets Tues
day evening, Secretary o. E. Foulk
announces.
In the past the group held its
final meetings in June and reconyened
in October.
A report is expected from the Com
mittee on Suffrage on a method to
secure suffrage for District residents.
The protection of property values
was discussed last week by Forum
President H. G. Phillips before the
meeting of the Dahlgren Terrace Citi-
zens' Association. A report on this
and discussion of restrictive cove
nants will come before the group also
Phillips states.
Lincoln Park.
A N EXTENSIVE business program
~ will feature the final meeting OF
the Lincoln Park Citizens ASso-
citation, President John P. Kern an
nounces.
Among business matters to come
up will be the proposed legislation in
Congress for smoke nuisance abate-
ment and plans to improve the East
ern Market-this latter, the suggestion
Of the Northeast Citizens Association
Because of the improbability of Sc
curing further enlargement of Eastern
High School, a proposed high schoo
to be located in Northeast will bt
discussed. This project is intended
to relieve overcrowding at Eastern
High School.
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BIZ JESSE C. SUTER.

IL S6ooS ~ ~ - &sNs
ONTRARY to expectations
last Monday was not Dis
" trict day in the House Of
Representatives. 1t was un-
derstood District legisla-
ton would have a clear track, but
the legislative appropriation bill
was made the special order and
District matters have gone over to
q later date. 1t is now thought
probable Monday, May 81, will be
available for the District. The II
bills on the calendar may be in
creased by that time.
The Senate has passed II pieces
OF legislation not yet acted upon
by the House. Some of these are
still before subcommittee Of the
House District Committee, where
they have been for months. AS
the session draws dangerously
toward its end there Is a decided
jam Of urgently needed legislation
which may have to 60 over till the
next session.
A meeting Of the Senate District
Committee for last Tuesday was
called of because Of an indispo-
sition of Senator King. A meeting
Of the full District Committee of
the House on Wednesday was only
attended by four members and
nothing accomplished. The mem
bers Of the committee are UNDER
stood to be busy studying the tes-
timony before the Crime Investi-
eating Committee, the report of
which has just been printed.
Hearings on rent control and on
taxicab liability legislation have
been held before subcommittee.
The taxicab bill is sponsored by
the Public Utilities Commission.
which is on record as favoring a
requirement of compulsory insur-
ance. Considerable impetus has
been given this measure by the
dissenting opinion of Justice Hitz
Of the Court of Appeals. in which
he forcefully scored the absence Of
legal responsibility on the part of
taxicab drivers for injuries and
damage to property.
The Commissioners most con-
spicuous act Of the past week was at
their conference with the high
officers of the Police Department.
At this meeting the precinct COM
manders were told they are to be
held to strict account for condi-
tions in their precincts. The prac-
tice Of responsibility as required of
officers of the Army is to apply.
They are expected to know con-
ditions in the precinct and enforce
the law without waiting for Fed
eral officers or any one else to do
it. Failure to get results will have
to be explained "on the carpet"
The Utilities Commission enjoyed
a ride in one of the new streamline
cars Of the Capital Transit Co.
and announce the other l9 cars
are expected to arrive shortly,
when all will be put in service.
The civic bodies continue to hold
their final meetings for the season.
Among recent actions are included
further Endorsements of the ad-
ministration Of Mai. Brown of the
Metropolitan Police. protest against
the appointment of an outsider as
co-ordinator Of recreation activi-
ties and protest against the sub
stitution of two railroad crossings
for three. as called for in the ter
minal act.
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ASK RELIEF MONEY
FORPLAYGROUNDS.
City.Wide Council Also De-
sires Increase in Rec
reation Personnel.

Use Of work relief funds to develop
and perfect playground facilities for
District children and increase by 200
the personnel employed in the recrea-
tion program is urged by the City
wide Playground Council.
This group, made up of two repre-
sentatives from each Of 26 playground
areas, met last week in the office OF
Maj. Earl Lambeth to perfect a pro-
gram for submission to the Commits
sioners.
Civic Units Invited.
A resolution was adopted inviting
members of civic associations to at
tend the meetings Of the council and
launch a concerted city-wide move for
playground improvement.
Wide areas, plague spots Of juve-
nile delinquency, now lack any play
space except the dangerous, filled
hard-surfaced streets" declared Maj
Lambeth.
Every child in these neighborhoods
is in constant danger of death or
manning, not to mention developing
into a criminal. for lack Of directed
play periods"
Many Windows Broken.
He presented figures showing that
windows broken in private houses by
children over certain period when
the nearby playground was closed
came to 81.
When the playground was opened
however, only two windows were
broken in a like period of time.
1T is not merely question of the
happiness Of the children" the major
told the council. THE question OF
guided recreation affects the welfare
Of every person in the community
The standard of living will be raised
considerably by an adequate program
Of this sort, crime lessened, safey en-
hanced."
Evening star., 1935-05-19
IS Films Distributed.

Forty-five films on Washington at
fractions, prepared by the Greater
National Capital Committee, have
been widely distributed during the
last month, showing to large audi
ences in AZ cities throughout the
country. The ma ajority of these films
were requested by Shrine temples in
connection with the Shrine conclave
to be held in Washington next month.
Those cities which have received
the motion picture attractions of the
Nations Capital are as follows st.
Joseph, Mo-; Lexington. KY; Chat
tanooga. Tenn; Portsmouth, N. H;
Louisville, KY; Evansville. Ind: Lit
tie Rock. Ark; Salt Lake City, Utah;
Wheeling, w. Va: Baltimore, Md;
Troy, N. Y; Oswego. N. Y; Akron,
Ohio; Winnipeg, Canada; Denver,
Colo; Lewistown, Mont; Rockford,
ILL.,; Oklahoma City. Okla; Amarillo,
Tex; Reading. Pa; Hastings. Nebr:
Boise, Idaho; Rutland. Vt; Erie. Pa;
Cumberland, Md; Dayton. Ohio:
Utica, N. Y; Toledo, Ohio; Saginaw,
Mich; Bangor, Me-; Wichita Falls,
rex; TulSa, OKLA; Phoenix, ArlZ.;;
Memphis, Tenn; Ell Paso, Tex; To-
ronto, Canada; Aberdeen, S. OAK;
Reno, New; Mexico City, Mex;
Syracuse, N. Y; Fort Wayne, Ind,
and Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. w. e. Ochiltree, national
president Of the American War
Mothers, left Washington last Thurs
day for tour of all State chapters.
She will distribute pamphlets and
booklets on Washington attractions
and show a motion picture flm Of
Washington, supplied by the Greater
National Capital Committee, to each
Of the chapters.
A new film in natural color Of
Washington is now being prepared by
the Greater National Capital Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Substitution of Two
For Three r r. Crossings.

w ing study of today or a
guess Of the 1903 vintage
shall determine location of pro-
posed crossings over the terminal
tracks in the northeast section Of
the District is just now of absorb
ing interest to citizens associations
and public officials. The terminal
act of 1908 consolidated the depots
and other terminal properties and
closed most Of the streets running
northeasterly from the station. The
act required the terminal company
to erect three viaduct bridge cross
ings east of Florida avenue. These
were to be located at Ninth,
Twelfth and Fifteenth streets.
AS these bridges would connect
with New York avenue the Com
missioners did not order their con-
Struction prior to the opening Of
New York avenue. However. the
Commissioners for many years
sought an appropriation from Con-
gress for the opening and improve
ment of New York avenue east of
Florida avenue.
The recent opening of New York
avenue has naturally revived the
matter of these crossings. In some
quarters the idea seems to prevail
that the modification from three to
two crossings originated with and
is made in the interest of the rail-
road companies by cutting down
its cost The fact of the matter is
that the proposal comes from the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission at whose request the
bill was introduced BY Chairman
Norton of the House District Com
mittee.
In transmitting the draft of the
bill to Representative Norton,
Chairman Frederic A. Delano of
the commission in his letter stated.
recent studies of the highway
systems Of the District indicate
that the crossings as originally
planned do not fit into the COM
prehensive highway scheme which
has been developed. and as a re-
suit two crossings are now pro-
posed in locations different from
those called for in the act. The
change from three crossings to
two Is being recommended only
after the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and the
District Commissioners have studied
this problem for several years, and
have employed additional expert
advice for the study"
Under the pending bill, now on
the House calendar, the railway
companies are required, within two
years after being directed by the
Commissioners so to do, to ccn-
struct a suitable viaduct bridge
above said railroad and above New
York avenue connecting the inter-
section of Brentwood road and T
street northeast with the extension
of Mount Olivet road at its inter-
section with New York avenue.
1t is further provided that in the
same manner the railroad COM
panies shall construct a suitable
subway or underpass beneath the
tracks Of said companies within
the lines of the street connecting
the intersection of New York and
West Virginia avenues.
The companies are required to
dedicate to the District land be-
longing to the companies lying
within the lines of the streets and
shall bear the entire cost Of the
construction Of the bridge and sub
way. The maintenance of these
structures are to be at the expense
Of the District.
While 1t is true there will be a
saving to the companies by adopt
ing the 1885 plan instead Of that
Of 1908 the saving to the District
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Sixteenth Street Heights.
REPORT and action is expected
on suffrage for the District at
tomorrow nights meeting Of

StAbCGntn otICCt
A REPORT and action is expected
n on suffrage for the District at
a tomorrow nights meeting of
\ the Sixteenth Street Heights
Citizens Association, President
Samuel B. Loveless announces.
Earl w. Sapp, chairman Police and
Fire Committee, is expected to report
on efforts TO secure fire engine house
in the area. For a great many years
the civic body has endeavored to Sc
cure this protection. The nearest fire
house at the present time, Loveless
says, is in Brightwood, about 20
blocks away. Some time ago move
ment was underway to locate a fire
station at Sixteenth and Webster
streets, but residents of the area OBJ
jected.
Later a station at Sixteenth street
and Colorado avenue was proposed
for construction on already Govern
ment-owned property. Plans for this
also died down. This latter site, how
ever. is not within the Sixteenth
Street Heights territory and the Police
and Fire Committee is expected to re-
port on probable sites for q station
within the associations territory.
One more meeting will be held this
season, after which q recess will be
called until October.
Petworth.
4 SIDE from the main order of busi-
"A ness Of planning for the first
annual banquet, the Petworth
Citizens Association will hear reports
on and discuss the effects of heavy
traffic on streets with only the average
surfacing, Secretary Raymond E
Gable announces.
The group is interested in this oues-
tion principally because of the wear
and tear on that portion of Fifth
street which passes through its terri
tory.
Advance plans for observing July 4
will also be made at the meeting to.
morrow night.
West End.
MYTH the coming of the Shriners
w in June the West End Citizens
Association will hear a report
tomorrow night on efforts to have the
projected Shrine parade continue or
out Pennsylvania avenue to Washing.
ton Circle.
About eight months ago the grour
took up the matter of replacing the
present bridge on K street at Twenty.
ninth street with a wider and more
efhcient structure. Almon C. Barber
secretary, says this matter will come
up again tomorrow night. The pres.
ent span bottle necks traffic from
Virginia avenue and a bridge O.
greater width at this point viii
greatly relieve this situation, resident.
feel.
At the April meeting efforts were
made to secure traffic light at Nine.
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue.. A report Of progress on this
endeavor is expected.
This is the groups final meetins
until September. The annual elec-
tion is not held by the group until
October, however.
Anacostia.
A FTER having sought, for the past
n year, playground facilities to
serve the area, the Anacostis
Citizens Association will plan fol
continuation of efforts for thi,
project during the Summer recess
President George c. Havenner says.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Civic Calendar
8 Meetings Scheduled to
Be Held During Com
ing Week.
MONDAY, MAY 20.

MONDAY, MAY 20.
Interfederation Conference. 8 pm,
room F, United States Chamber of
Commerce.
Lincoln Park Citizens Association,
8 pm, Bryan School.
Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens
Association, 8 pm, Shepherd School.
West End Citizens Association, 8
PM, No. precinct station, 2014 4
street.
TUESDAY, MAY 21.
Citizens Forum of Columbia Heights,
8 pm. Powell Junior High School.
Petworth Citizens Association, 8
pm, Petworth School.
Southeast Council of Citizens As
sociations, pm, Buchanan School.
FRIDAY, MAY "a.
Anacostia Citizens Association, 8
pm, Anacostia Methodist Church hal.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Southwest Citizens
Stage Impressive Event.

EOR real civic accomplishment,
Il hats are of once more to the
Southwest Citizens Associa-
ton and the other organizations
Of that section. The dedication of
the new club house for the Boys
Club of the fourth precinct was
made an occasion in some respects
similar to the dedication last year
Of the new Fourth street. Civic
leaders from other sections are
most enthusiastic over the way
Old Southwest handled the entire
affair and also over the very COM
plete club house which was so
generously donated and furnished.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent Of police. is being warmly
commended by civic workers for his
origination of this boys club move
ment under the supervision of the
Police Department. While many
say that it is too early to correctly
evaluate these clubs as a check to
juvenile delinquency they believe
that the civic bodies should do all
possible to aid in their success.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
HORSE SHOE TOURNEY
PLANNED BY CITIZENS
Summit Park Group to Meet This
Afternoon to Discuss Rec
reation Activities.

Turning from civic to recreational
activities, the men Of the Summit
Park Citizens Association will meet
at the home Of William ]. Smith,
president Of the group, this afternoon
to try their skill at horse shoe pitching.
Final plans for horse shoe tourna-
ment will be made, as well as plans
for other activities, such as croquet
and any other sports that might be
of interest during the Summer to the
residents of that section.
Smith instructed the men to bring
along their wives for he said he was
sure he could pitch much better with
an audience and maybe the other
men also needed their support.
Mrs. George H. Marshall, chairman
Of the Entertainment Committee, an
nounced the group would have lawn
party at her home, 3703 Bangor street
southeast, on June 26.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Talks on Life Insurance.

Louis Rothschild, director Of the
Better Business Bureau, made a radio
address last week on the advisability
Of every man carrying life insurance.
1T is not the province Of the Better
Business Bureau to sell insurance" he
said, but we have seen so many cases
in which the only estate a man left
for his family was worthless securi-
ties. we cannot help but recommend
that to purchase insurance is a much
better and safer investment than to
yield to the salesmanship Of door-to-
door canvasser or to purchase the
offerings of an attractive but dis
honest bond salesman"
Rothschild also took advantage Of
the opportunity to warn the public
against life insurance schemes offered
by mail order houses. Virtually every
one, he said, receives at one time or
another an elaborate and attractive
offer to purchase bargain insurance by
mail. Most of the organizations offer
ing such insurance have already been
investigated and found wanting by
the Better Business Bureau.
Rothschild insists that the standing
advice of the bureau is good: Before
you invest-investigate."
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Woman's Benefit Association.

The Oficers' Club will meet in the
club room Wednesday evening
The W. B. A. Club will meet We'd
nesday evening In the club rooms.
Mrs. Sweeney, president, will be in the
chair. A board to serve one year will
be elected National Review will be
hostess.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
COMMITTEE HEADS
FOR TRADE BOARD.
SOON TO Be NAMED
Kiwanis 1886 Convention Is
Sought for Washington
by Officials.

With the annual shad bake out Of
the way, John Saul, new president of
the Washington Board of Trade, plans
to have his first cabinet" meeting
during the coming week to name his
committee chairmen.
Last year the Board d Trade had
a total Of 80 standing committees.
Counting them and the smaller
groups named by committee chair
men, there was a total Of l02 sepa-
rate groups to which Trade Board
affairs were referred, either for action
or recommendation.
Robert ]. Cottrell, executive sec
retary Of the Board of Trade, pointed
out yesterday that II the new COM
mittees carry on in the tradition Of
the Robert v. Fleming administra-
ton, a hard task lies ahead.
The committees and subcommit-
tees who served under Fleming dur
ing the last year held total of 287
meetings, in which matters ranging
from garbage TO new legislation were
considered and finally passed upon.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Col. Sheriff. TO Speak.

Col. C. C. Sheriff., former director
OF the ONCE Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, and now president Of
the American Retail Federation, will
be the principal speaker before the
Board of Directors Of the Washington
Better Business Bureau at the Raj
eigh Hotel at luncheon Thursday at
noon
Col. Sheriff. is a former president
OF the Cincinnati Better Business
Bureau and formerly served as city
manager Of the Ohio metropolis.
Col Sheriff. will also speak before
the Washington Advertising Club at
luncheon in the Press Building on
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Seek Kiwanis Convention.

Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation, is a member of the Wash
ington delegation to the annual con-
vention of Kiwanis International, at
Dallas, Tex. and is the leader in the
movement to have the luncheon club
hold its world convention here next
year.
Before leaving, Shaw carried with
him much propaganda material pre-
pared by the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Washington Board
OF Trade. He was optimistic on his
departure and forecast that If Wash
ington misses the 1886 convention it
still has a good chance for the next
year,
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Enhanced Value Of Women in
ID. C. Representation Campaign.

~ EFERENCE in this column has
IN been made on numerous oc-
casions to the increasing ac-
tivity of the women's organizations
for national representation for the
District. The National League of
Women Voters has appealed to the
State Leagues to have the State
Legislatures memorialize Congress
to submit the representation
amendment to the Constitution to
the States for ratification. The
General Federation Of Women's
Clubs at the Detroit convention
next month will consider making
this question a matter Of study
throughout their affiliated clubs
during the next year.
All of this has been most en-
couraging to the Citizens Joint
Committee on National Representa-
ton, especially since the memorial
Evening star., 1935-05-19
National Guard Armory
Continues To Be Urged.

THROUGH the activity of Col.
i ]. w. Oehmann. command
ing the National Guard of the
District of Columbia, a number of
civic organizations have passed
resolutions approving the erection
of an armory for this homeless
organization. To many it seems
strange that the Federal Govern
ment has not long ago erected a
model armory for this body Of
voteless citizens who render mill
tary service to the Nation in whose
councils they are denied a part.
The District National Guard is
more truly an arm of the Federal
forces than the organization in any
of the States. In the States the
Guard may be called into service
by the Governor of the State, but
in the District of Columbia the
Guard can only be called into serv-
ice by the President.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission has had on
its program for discussion the past
week the question of a site for
National Guard armory. 1t has
been suggested that provision be
made for the Guard in the pro-
jected national stadium.
Among the organizations recently
urging the provision Of an armory
is the Park View Citizens Asso-
citation which suggests the propriety
of erecting q building with funds
provided by the P. w. A as q
Federal project.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
Biblical Story Leads
Best Non-ThedtriCoI
Movie Films Shown

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The 10
best non-theatrical films of 1885,
selected by Movie Makers" maya
zine of the Amateur Cinema
League, were announced yesterday.
Previous awards have been made
to the best amateur films of the
year, but the increasing applica-
ton OF personally made films to
advertising forced a change this
year. OF the 10 best non-theatricaI
films and the eight honorable men
tions, nine were produced to ad.
Vertise industry and social service
work.
The magazine made its selec-
tions from among 500 entries, sub
mitted from all over the world.
Travel subjects, local studies and
family studies were the most popu-
lar. Six of the 18 selected for
prizes were made in color. Seven
teen were made on 16 nm. film
and one on nm. film.
The list of the 10 best was head
ed by I'm the Beginning" a film
by F. c. Ellis. an American busi-
ness man in Yokohama. Japan,
whose entry was said by the ANA
teur Cinema League to represent
a pioneer effort, both in theatrical
and non-theatrical motion-picture
production. 1t tells the Bible story
of the creation entirely by means
of motion-picture studies of ami.
mate and inanimate factors, with
out the aid of human dramatic
action.