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unusual. It is filled with events and
incidents that mark the daily life of
all, and It's particular interest lies in
its content of q wealth of philosophic
and spiritual thought that will bear
careful consideration.
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The Farm Problem.

From the Roanoke (Va) Times.
Il takes real craftsmanship TO
satisfy the farmers without giving
them what they want.
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Pennington, N. j., will soon be able
to call a meeting of local authorities
to counteract a feverish attack Of
publicity due to underworld infection.
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Old fortunes Outdone.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
The ancients had their methods OF
torture. but we bet none surpassed
riding in an oVercrowded bus.
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College Yellers.
We truly love the college noise,
And yet by many it is said
That alma mater has some boys
Who should be spanked and sent to
bed.
Jud Tunkins says the war on crime
would be easier if wicked client
couldn't have a good lawyer.
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Thus II happened tnaC q marriage
was made in heaven. And thus 1t
was that old Jonas Small, in the very
early dawn, through the haze which
obscured his poor vision, thought for
a moment he caught a glimpse OF an
iridescent bubble descending steadily
toward the stately home of Sir Archi.
bald and Lady Corliss.
A miserably unhappy childhood is
the lot of little Christopher Corllss IN
this new home Of wealth to which he
has been assigned. Meanwhile, Chris
teen Gay, his cousin and eight years
his senior in this incarnation. Is grow
ing In strength and knowledge and
in personality. She is seventeen and
he ia but nine when they meet. Not
a likely moment for a realization OF
the destiny so carefully planned Tor
them by those watchful guardians be-
yond the earthly realm, and In the
years that follow Sir Christopher. i'm
patient with his son because OF MS
tendency to dream and his inclina-
ton to become poet, marr1es him to
a cold, selfish, material minded girl
who has as little understanding Of his
nature as has his father.
Against the perpetual festivities and
ceremonial events in which England
reveled in the declining Victorian era,
and through the succeeding years Of
cataclysmic changes, Christopher and
Christeen learn to know themselves
and each other. 1t is not through the
influence Of his wealthy surroundings
or the understanding of his tyrant
father, or the inspiration Of his un-
companionable wife. but through the
tender, compassionate love Of Chris.
teen that Christopher finally sings hi'
immortal song.
The story Is o. beautiful as 1t Il
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New York Republicans, especially of
the younger element, who are now
specializing in ways and means for
reorganizing the @. o. p, want more
attention paid to woman members Of
the party with q view to making a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
HILLCREST STREET
PROJECTS APPROVED
Sidewalk Improvements in South
east Section Are Scheduled
for This Summer.

Ten Of IA sidewalk improvements
sought by the Hillcrest Citizens As
ISOLATION will be obtained this Sum-
mer, District Street Engineer L. P.
Robertson has informed the group.
The following sidewalks were ap-
proved: Branch avenue between
Pennsylvania avenue and Alabama
avenue on the east side and between
Texas street and Alabama avenue
on the west side: Thirty-fourth street
on the west side between Alabama
avenue and Bangor street; the north
side of Alabama avenue from Branch
avenue to Thirty-sixth place.
Thirty street southeast,
east side, between Alabama avenue
and Frankfort street; Thirty-second
street southeast, west side, between
Frankfort and Gainesville streets,
where no walk exists, leaving present
4-foot walk in place; Thirty-third
street southeast, east side, between
Alabama avenue and Gainesville
street. replacing old 4-foot walk in
bad shape with new 6-foot walk and
assessing for feet only (this 4-foot
walk exists only for about one-third
Of frontage; Branch avenue, east
side, from Alabama avenue south to
first alley. connecting with present
old 4foot walk; Thirty-first street
southeast, east side, from w street
to v place; Thirty-first place south
east, both sides, from alabama ave-
nue. to v place, and Thirty-second
street southeast, west side between
Alabama avenue and W street. {.
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FRIENDSHIP PLANS
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Thermometer to Show Progress to
Be Erected on Vacant Lot
Near Janney School.

A membership drive similar to the
one held last year Is being planned
by the Friendship Citizens Associa-
ton. Last year, when more than q
hundred new members were taken in,
huge thermometer was erected on
the vacant lot opposite the Janney
School to show the progress as each
new member was added. The Their
mometer Is to be used again this year
At the last meeting of the asso-
citation James Calvin was appointed
chairman of the Special Member
ship Committee. The committee
plans to make house-to-house can.
vaSs Of the community and inter-
view each person living there and
try to interest them in the activities
OF the association. Calvin especially
plans to see those who have moved
into Friendship Heights within the
past year and who have not vet at
tended any meetings of the associa-
ton.
Several items of interest to the
community were held over from the
last meeting so that they could be
used as talking points when pro-
spective members are interviewed
Among these items was a resolution
proposing that gambling be legalized
in the District so that the Govern
ment could derive a revenue from 1t
the same as it has done with legal
lied liquor. Another resolution af-
fecting the community was one ask
ing that Forty-second street be cut
through from Albemarle to Brandy
wine street.
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The twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association
will be observed this week.
Listing many local and city-widt
improvements during its existence
the program of the regular meeting
Saturday night will feature addresses
from oldest members of the associa-
ton and residents of the community
Included in the list Of speakers who
will tell of the history Of the associa-
ton and the community as a whole
are Mrs. w. G. Stuart. who was born
in the community; Paul Bausch, one
of the original members. and M. w
Lewis, one Of the founders Of the
civic body.
Heads Historical Unit.
Lewis, besides heading the active
coming committee of the group, Is
also chairman of the special historical
committee maintained by the associa-
ton to continue the chronology Of the
associations present-day achieve.
ments and its past records.
Although the association is proud
of its record, r. J. Bowen, president
said the meeting Saturday night
would not confine itself to the as
sociations achievements. but would
point out the history of the entire
community.
Old maps dating back as far as
1896 and some designating the terri
tory as Pleasant Plains, are in the
possession Of the association, John
De La Mater. secretary, revealed.
Coldren Hill, a point along the
projected Fort Drive and located In
the vicinity of Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, was named for the late
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Mount Pleasant Association
To Observe 18th Anniversary
Entire History of Community to Be
Retrieved at Meeting Planned
for Neat Saturday Night.

Fred G. Coldren. first president Of
the Mount Pleasant body.
At the February meeting motion
pictures from the Department Of
Agriculture, entitled THE Future
Park System for Washington and It's
Environs," were shown. Coldren Hill
and plans for its development were
clearly shown to members in the
film.
Coldren Active Worker.
Coldren, together with his leader
ship In the citizens association, was
at one time chairman of the Parks
and Reservations Committee of the
Washington Board Of Trade and later
served as vice chairman of the Com
mittee of One Hundred of the Ameri-
can Civic Association. The National
Capital Park and Planning Commission,
In appreciation of his constant inter-
est in the park development of the
National Capital, named the hill after
him.
Briefly, an outline Of the associa-
TONS activity during this quarter
century includes:
The maintaining a 80 per cent
residential area
Numerous protective and improve
ment measures for the home.
Securing the Mount Pleasant
Branch Library and the 17-room
Bancroft Elementary School.
Securing the general use of an
electric street light instead Of the old
gas system.
Substitution of tarvia macadam for
street surfacing in place of dry
macadam; the result was adoption Of
this system throughout the city.
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CIVIC INTEREST SEEN
AS WAY TO GET VOTE

Residents of the District have as
good and perhaps better reason than
the Colonies of claiming taxation
without representation is tyranny"
according to j. Wallace Talley, editor
of Top Notch, the official organ Of the
Friendship Citizens Association.
In q recent issue of the publication
Talley says, eff we are to succeed in
obtaining the vote, then we must
organize for concerted effort in that
direction. Such an organization is
now set up, but the machine Is NOV
ing very slowly due to shortage of
fuel. This machine is the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, and the
fuel is energy supplied by the various
citizens associations, and their energy
is in turn generated by the individual
interest on the part Of you and pe. F"
Belief that Washington as whole
wants vote was expressed by Talley,
but he says, I'VE must strengthen
our citizens associations by increased
interest and attendance" And now
that the District Is denied a vote, he
said, then it is even more important
that our citizens associations shall
maintain the greatest possibly strength
since it Is our only voice In community
Affairs"
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TAK0MA CITIZENS
AWA|T|NGDEC|S|ON
ON TRACT CONTROL
Planning Group to Decide on
Supervision of Piney
Branch Park.
Members of the Takoma Park Citi-

Members of the Takoma Park Citi-
zens' Associations are awaiting with
interest the result of the recent hear
ing of the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission rela-
tive to control and supervision of
the triangular tract Of land forming
the Maryland portal to the new Piney
Branch road underpass.
Several years ago title to the land
was vested in the commissioners of
Montgomery County, Nd, in CO.
operation with the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission. The tract is located at
Chestnut street and Takoma avenue
and now forms part of Takoma Park,
Md.
Bought For Park Use.
At the time of its acquisition by
the Maryland commissioners, several
houses were located on the plot, and
the land and its improvements &C
quired by the commissioners to be
converted into a park after the sew
eral residences had been removed
and the area graded. The land is
now ready for park treatment and
development as originally agreed
upon.
The parking area forms part Of
the land which Is to be a portal
between Maryland and the District
and which is to be developed as a
whole by park treatment under a
general plan. On the District side
Of the underpass are two triangular
pieces Of land which form the portal
from the District. The land on the
Maryland side extends from Jessup
Blair Park at Georgia avenue to the
tract at Piney Branch road and
Eastern avenue.
officials Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
the Maryland commission recently
attended conference called by the
North Takoma improvement Club
at which was discussed the details in
connection with the development and
treatment OF the three park areas,
two on the District side and one on
the Maryland side The object Of the
meeting was to endeavor to develop
these areas in composite and har-
monious way as a portal approach
to the underpass c. Marshall Finan,
superintendent Of National Parks and
Reservations, arranged for a survey
and the making Of plans and speci-
fications looking to the development
and treatment at this point.
Title Was Declined.
Last Fall the Maryland county
commissioners executed a deed In
favor of the Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission,
and much to the surprise of the
residents and taxpayers as well as
officials of the District and Mary
land. the Maryland commission de-
clined to accept title to the area and
also refused to assume jurisdiction
over the property.
Attending the recent hearing were
Mrs. Mary Lamond White, president
Of the Takoma Park Citizens Asso-
citation; L. r. Graybill, a member
Of the association and for more than
Is years superintendent of county
roads for the District and also a
resident of Takoma Park; J. Bond
Smith. president of the Young Mems
Democratic Club Of Takoma Park
and who was formerly corporation
counsel of the town and an official
Of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
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CAUTION IS URGED
|NLEG|S[AT|0NON
SMOKE NUISANCE
Merchant Body Believes
Present Regulations
Are Too Vague.

Governors of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association during the
past week called upon the Senate
and House District Committees to
go slow" on reporting out the smoke
abatement law drafted by Peoples
Counsel William A. Roberts, until a
definite report could be made on a
similar measure being worked out by
committee headed by Capt. How
ard F. Clark. The committee was set
up by the District Commissioners.
The Board of Governors declared
that present smoke-nuisance regula-
tions are to vague, and leave too much
to the judgment of the inspectors at
tempting to enforce the law. 1t was
held not satisfactory from the stand
point of the public.
Capt. Clark's committee. on which
a number of civic and trade associa-
tons are represented, including the
M. & NJ and the Board of Trade,
has conducted a study for several
months. Laws of other cities have
been considered, and the tentative
draft prepared by Capt. Clark en-
braces the features of a model law
prepared by the National Bureau of
Standards. Until the Clark commit
tees proposal has reached a final
form, the merchants and manufac-
turers want Congress to hold up the
Roberts bill, which is a general en-
abling act under which the District
Commissioners would have to draft
regulations for its enforcement.
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ture to pa, Hodges reported.
Among the largest conventions to
come are the Ancient Arabic Order of
MOBILES OF the Mystic Shrine, the Boy
Scouts Of America Silver Jubilee, Ma
tional Society of Daughters of the
American Revolution, International
Bible Students. National Federation of
Temple Brotherhoods, National Fed
Grafton Of Temple Sisterhoods and the
Union of American Hebrew Congre-
cations (the three will meet Jointly,
and the International Society for
Crippled Children.
Some Of the largest conventions
already scheduled for 1885 are the
National Conference of Social Work,
American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science, Kiwanis In
ternational, United Mine Workers of
America, League Of American Pen
Women, and Conference Of Technical
Experts In the Printing Industry,
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Bilfolder, Collector, Boosts
Citizens association CATERS
"Hezsie" Boteler, Despite His 20 Years,
Folds 10000 Handbills, Then
Delivers Them in Person.

headquarters 1t was the usual custom
for spies to follow them and seize
anything they could The Boteler
farm was no exception.
One morning after the soldiers left
two spies came to the farm and killed
some sheep. Boteler's father went
out and faced the men, demanding
they stop killing his stock. He was
nearly killed himself, but two North
ern generals who had been left be-
hind made short order" of the spies
Formerly Used Boys.
Before he took over the distribution
Of the citizens association announce
ments, he said, the members would
pay boys to deliver them, but one day
when he found some Of them dis
carded under porch he thought it
was time for the association to stop
paying "the young scamps for moth
ing"
The majority Of the times he makes
his rounds on Saturday night and
early Sunday morning, but If he is
not feeling "just right" his son helps
him. He also receives help on folding
the announcements.
Boteler, who lives az 1912 Michigan
avenue northeast, tells his friends his
name is Hezeki. but he would rather
be called "HeZzie" His territory runs
from the railroad tracks east and
Quincy street north to the District
line, and when the association is well
up on the dues he does not bother
the farmers much.
He keeps In shape by helping his
neighbors at odd jobs around the
neighborhood and in his spare time
frequently visits the District Building
to see what he can do for the benefit
Of Michigan Park. .t.
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BY JESSE C. SUTER.

~ UR District legislative CAL
endar registers activity
and accomplishment at
~ both ends of the Capitol.
Last Monday the House
passed six District bills and sub
stituted one Senate bill for an iden-
tical House bill passed earlier in
the month. This was the bill to
license a certain individual to prac-
tice the healing arts. The other
measures passed were the descent
and distribution bill, equalizing the
sexes in the matter of the diStriou-
ton of estates: changing the name
of Letter place to Second place;
Incorporating Trinity College by
specific modification of its incor-
poration under the District OF Co.
lumbia code; amendment to the
code for the conservation and set
tlement of estates of absenteeS and
absconders; pensions for the needy
blind and an amendment to the
code to prevent unlawful entry. All
Of these except the last were House
bills and now go to the Senate.
The Senate the same day passed
three Senate bills and one Senate
joint resolution Of interest to the
District. These bills were the de-
scent and distribution bill. the bill
empowering the health officer to
authorize the opening of graves
and disinterment and reinterment
0f Annl hadtnc tvN uyhnrn
death has been caused by certain
contagious diseases, and the bill
establishing new scale of fees for
the recording Of deeds and other
documents in the Office of the Dis
trict recorder of deeds. The Senate
joint resolution passed provides
for the creation of a commission
to consider and report as to the
ACCESSIBILITY Of constructing q me-
mortal boulevard from Washington
to the Gettysburg battle field On
Thursday the Senate adopted the
House bill on descent and dis
tribution in place of the Senate
bill and 1t is now before the
President.
The House District Committee
has voted to report favorably the
bill already passed by the Senate
for the excess and incidental con-
demnation of land acquired for
public purposes. This bill had the
approval of the Senate in the Sew
enty-third Congress, but was
among those remaining Enacted
upon by the House when Congress
adjourned.
While a number of the civic
bodies have shown great activity,
their efforts have been completely
overshadowed by the very active
peoples counsel, who enlivened the
week with a discussion of public
ownership of public utilities and
utilization of hydro electric power;
formulation of a new smoke law
and a s12.000,000 traction subway
plan, with map attached.
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The City Beautiful-Physically,
Ethically and Religiously.

TEAM WORK has been dis
cussed in this column fire.
quently and its effectiveness
pointed out by concrete example.
Just now while the words of George
Washington's Farewell Address are
still fresh in our minds, there is
being started Joint movement to
promote the religious life of the
Nations Capital. This movement
is being sponsored by leading
clergymen of all branches of the
common faith of man" Prot
estant, Catholic and Jewish leaders
make up the team for a better
Washington.
But, some will say, what has that
to do with civic problems and civic
bodies?
The words Of George Washing
ton in his immortal address show
very clearly that he saw very
distinct connection between such
matters. At this time when the
Capital is being heralded as one
of the most crime ridden 1t seems
worthwhile for the civic forces to
pause and reflect on these words of
the Father of Our Country
"Of all the dispositions and hab-
its which lead to political pros
perity," says Washington, religion
and morality are indispensable sup
ports. In vain would that man
claim patriotism, who should labor
to Subvert these great pillars of
human happiness, these firmest
props of the duties of men and
citizens. The mere politician, equal
ly with the pious man, ought to
respect and to cherish them
Whatever may be conceded to the
influence of refined education on
minds of peculiar structure. rea-
son and experience both forbid us
to expect that national morality
can prevail in exclusion of re-
ligious principle. 1t is substantial
ly true that virtue and morality
are necessary springs of popular
government. The rule extends,
with more or less force, to every
species of free government"
Every civic organization can
help in this patriotic movement
and thereby also be helped.