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Evening star., 1935-11-24
Lodge Explains Federation
Program IN Ciuic Broadcast
George E. Sullivan to Outline Legisla-
tive Plans of Corporation Counsers
Office on Radio Nest Thursday.

In order to further the civic pro-
gram of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations, Thomas Ellis Lodge,
newly elected president, is making
personal appearances before District
civic groups and explaining the fed
eration's program over the radio.
National representation for the Dis
trict Is considered by Lodge as first
among the 16-point legislative pro-
gram of the federation during the
next year. In a radio address de-
nvered over Station WMAL Thursday
evening he listed the items to be
sought by the federation.
OF the legislative program, he de-
clared: II shall mention few OF
the problems which the federation
considers of great importance and
which ii hopes will receive the sup
port Of the public. The order In
which shall state them does not,
In any way. indicate their relative i'm
portance, it being necessary to place
them in some general order. The
first, and perhaps ! am contradict
Evening star., 1935-11-24
Ne,o Congress Heights Head !.
Urges Co-ordinated Efforts
E. J. Read, Successor to DR.. Richardson.
to Fight for Sewerage, Better Streets
and Community Playground.

Columbia. His first position In this
country was with the Pennsylvania
Railroad. near Horsehead, N. Y. It
was there that he met and married
Miss Florence Guide of Washington,
D. c.
When asked what improvements in
Congress Heights he would endeavor
to obtain, he reported that his first
main objectives would be the i'm
provement Of surface sewage and the
fulflllment Of the much needed Oxon
Run interceptor plan. He said the
highway system could be improved
and that he would struggle to gain
these needs for Congress Heights along
with community playground, q prof.
ect that has been discussed for years.
Home Is His Hobby.
AS for hobbies and pleasures, Read
proudly puts his home and children
above anything else. His six children
range in age from 7 to II; three girls
and three boys, and attending Eastern
High School and the Congress Heights
Elementary School. AS a parting re-
mark, Read exclaimed. "I1l have a
good story for you next year when my
Oldest boy is made colonel of the High
School Cadet Corps"
Read has been a resident of Con-
gress Heights for the past II years
and is the proprietor of a retail ice
and coal business bearing his name, at
30l2 Nichols avenue southeast, which
he established in 1922.
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trict TO hold tax sales without directly
notifying the property owner Of these
sales.
Tax Revision Held Need.
There should be a modernization of
personal tax policy and procedure, he
stated. 81 do not advocate increase
In taxes or the discovery, If it may
be called that, Of new methods Of tax
ation," he asserted. II do advocate,
however, the modernization Of the
manner in which the taxes are COL
lected both as TO realty and per-
sonalty."
The policy of the federation has al
ways been that the District notify the
people Of hardships which might be
expected under proposed legislation.
Under the present plan the property
owner Is not directly informed Of the
tax sale which may result from his
failure to pay the taxes on q parcel
Of land.
"It does not seem reasonable"
Lodge declared, that piece of prop
erty acquired upon tax sale where
the taxes paid, let us say, are $40,
that the purchaser at such sale should
be permitted under the guise Of law
to demand many, many times that
sum"
There are many instances when
1t Is impossible for the citizen to pay
taxes on time and when an lndi-
vidual, owning many pieces Of prop
erty, may overlook the taxes on one
particular parcel. AS a result Of
not being directly informed of the
tax sale Of his property he may
find himself in the position Of having
to pay exorbitant prices to the pur-
chaser, professional though he may
be, who acquires these tax deeds.
Pledges Aid Before Congress.
IT sincerely hope that the support
Of the general public will bring forth
a method by which these items Of
tax procedure can be intelligently
presented to the Congress for new
legislation" he declared.
He pledged his efforts to present to
Congress and other Government OFF,
ctals the matters which are considered
by the federation to be in the best
interest Of District residents. "Our
program and our platform shall be one
Of progressive cooperation and of
protecting the general public against
any legislation or other action which
may be taken by some with selfish
intent not designed for the best in
terest Of the general public"
The federation, he declared, stands
for promotion and protection. 1t is
interested in any matter which will
help the District-believing that any
thing which helps one section of the
city helps all sections.
The So civic groups which elect
delegates to the federation probably
represent 10000 individuals and the
federation Is the only elected body in
the District to advocate and defend
the uniform views Of the people.
Evening star., 1935-11-24
Film, OF, Lindbergh
Scheduled to Lure
More Membership

Plans for gigantic membership
drive with which he hopes to double
the membership of the American Uni
versity Park Citizeus' Association have
been made by Linnaeus T. Savage,
secretary Of the association.
Savage has secured the use Of q
travel film, Flying the Mndbergh
TRAIL" prepared by the Pan-American
Anyways Co., to be shown at the next
meeting Of the association as an in
ducement to members to attend. This
f1lm, which takes about an hour and
Is minutes to screen, shows the route
taken by Col. Lindbergh on his good
will flight around South America.
Many scenes Of cities and beauty spots
along the route are included in the
filrn.
In addition to the movie, Savage
has announced that Ralph Medden-
dorff, a magician, will be on the en-
tertainment program He also conten-
plates inviting the past president Of
the association to attend the meeting
and give few brief remarks on the
history Of the association.
Mimeographed circulars containing
the program Of the meeting and also
the aims Of the association have been
prepared and are being distributed to
every home in American University
Park. These circulars contain an in
vitation to residents TO attend the
meeting and Join the association. Be-
cause Of the large crowd expected TO
attend. the meeting win be held h the
auditorium Of Hurst Hall ct American
University.
Evening star., 1935-11-24

Federation Of Citizens Associations.
The speaker this week will be
George z. Sullivan, chairman, Laws
and Legislative Committee of the fed
Grafton. He will speak on "The Legis-
lative Program Of the District Gov
ernment," explaining the proposed
legislative program Of the corporation
counsel's Office for the next year.
Sullivan is q native Of the District
as indicated by his membership in
the Society Of Natives Of the District.
He was educated In the parochial
schools and attended the Georgetown
University Law School. He is a mem
ber of the bar and has been prac-
ticing law for the past 80 years.
Since his residence in Takoma Park,
beginning about 10 years ago, he has
been q member Of the Citizens Asso-
citation OF Takoma, D. c., and has
represented this organization at the
federation for the past six years. He
Is a member Of the Columbia His
torical Society and the Capital Yacht
Club. He says aside from the practice
Of law, yachting Is his chief interest.
In his address last week Lodge de-
clared it Is deemed not only inequit-
able but wholly unfair for the Dis
Evening star., 1935-11-24
CITIZENS OBTAIN
LIMIT ON PARKING
Glover Park Group Believes
New Regulation Will In.
crease Safety.

Restricted parking on Thirty seventh
street during rush hours will 60 into
effect shortly as . result of action
taken by the Glover Park Citizens
Association in an effort to increase
vehicle and pedestrian safety in their
territory.
William A. Van Duzer, director of
vehicles and trafnc, after a survey
made by his ONCE, has agreed to erect
signs restricting parking On the west
side Of Thirty-seventh street from 8
to $50 O'Clock In the mornings, and
on the east side from 4 to 6 o'clock in
the evenings. In letter to Charles
r. Fadeley, secretary Of the aSsocia-
ton, Van Duzer stated that not only
would parking be restricted from Wis
consin avenue to q street as the asso-
citation had suggested, but that the
restricted area would extend all the
way to Reservoir road.
The association had not asked for
restricted parking below U street,
Myron r. Walker, president Of the
association, said, not because they did
not think it was needed, but because
that section of Thirty street
is in the territory served by the Bur-
leith Citizens Association, and his
association did not want to interfere
In their affairs.
Van Duzer also announced that two
other requests made by the association
had been approved and would be acted
upon Immediately. They are the erec-
ton Of stop signs, one at Beecher
street and Tunlaw road and another
at Thirty and Manor streets.
Evening star., 1935-11-24
BETTER PLAYGROUND
SOUGHT BY CITIZENS
Friendship Group Wants Model
Recreation Center at Jan.
neY School.

A strong campaign to get an i'm
proved and supervised playground ad-
jacent to the Janney School at Wis
consin avenue and Albemarle street
will be started at the next meeting
Of the Friendship Citizens Associa-
ton, Samuel J. Flickinger. president
of the association, has announced.
Flickinger pointed out the nearest
supervised playground in the Friend
ship Heights area is the Chevy Chase
Playground at Forty-first and Living
stone streets. This, he said, is so
far away that it is necessary to take
q bus to get to it.
The association will campaign to
make the playground into . model
recreation center for the community.
In addition to children from the jan
ney School, Flickinger pointed out
that pupils attending several parochial
schools in the neighborhood as well
as the Ben Murch and Woodrow VII.
son High Schools would use the play
ground.
Recently the association has hoped
to get o w. p. A. allotment for i'm
proving the playground, but so far
it has not been obtained. If this is
not forthcoming, Flickinger said, an
appropriation would be sought out of
District funds to make the play
ground a full-time playground with q
paid supervisor throughout the year.
It Is also planned to ask for equip
ment such as swings, chinning bars,
see-saw and possibly field house.
The location at the Janney School
Is an ideal one for q children's play
ground, Flickinger holds, because It
Is directly across the street from the
eighth precinct and would have ade.
quate police protection. Il is also
within one block Of the Friendship
branch Of the Public Library.
Evening star., 1935-11-24

born. To illustrate, New Jersey should
have an entire section TO show the
development Of electricity through the
genius of its wizard in that line
Thomas Edison. Then take for con-
sideration the valuable and interest,"
ing information which could be pre-
sented by some Of the New England
States in showing the progress and
development OF the manufacturing Of
shoes, jewelry, hats, stationery, etc.
Southern Cotton Exhibit.
"The South could show the cotton
industry from the raw material as It
comes from the field to the finished
product; tobacco from the planting
to the cigar and cigarette; the manu-
featuring Of furniture, from the forest
to the homes; and other things, all to
show what mans genius has accom-
plished, conquered or uncovered for his
State in advance Of other States.
Gas the establishment Of such q
building by each State would be Of
almost unlimited value to the Federal
Government, it should contribute, free
Of cost to the States, the ground upon
which these buildings are to be
erected, and defray all expense Ia lay
ing out the plat, and beautifying it,
and thereby establishing the worlds
greatest display.
'I have estimated that to insure the
proper presentation Of each building
most effectively 1t viii require approx
imately 800 acres of ground. There
should be superintendent appointed
by the Governor Of each State, the
expense Of which should be borne by
the State. The streets, avenues and
parkings, which would be for the gem
eral use Of all the States, should be
cared for ct the expense Of the Fed
eral Government, as It would be the
Nations show place"
Evening star., 1935-11-24
/ ARE SELECTED
FOR NAVAL TESTS
Privates in Fleet Marine
Corps Reserve Pass Phys
icaI Examinations.

Eleven privates of the 5th Battalion,
Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, have
passed the physical examination and
have been recommended for the pro-
fessional competitive examination for
entrance to the United States Naval
Academy as midshipmen.
The candidates are Louis Morton
Clemmer and Raymond John Kosh-
lick, both Of Rockville, Md, Company
A: John Tooke Straker Of Annapolis,
Md; John Chandler Smith and John
Edwin La Couture, both Of 1928 N
street; Michael Joseph Hanley. jr.,
1888 Twenty fourth street, Of Company
B; Richard Wilson Brown, 1904 Third
street, Of Company C; Roger Calvin
Power. jr., Ala K street northeast;
John Anderson Heagy, jr, 1881 Bel
mont street, of Company D; Charles
Albert and Francis Chester Claggett,
both of Rockville, Md, Company F.
Privates Claggett, Clemmer, Kosh-
lick and Heagy are students at Bulls
Preparatory School; Smith, La Couture
and Hanley are students at Randles
Preparatory School; Straker is a stu
dent at Columbian Preparatory School
and Straker is attending Cochran
Bryan School at Annapolis. Power Is
attending George washington Uni
versity.
There are now at the Naval Academy
in each Of the four classes. former en-
listed men Of the local Marine Corps
Reserve unit. Second Lieut.. Gilbert
H. Rodier, a Naval Academy graduate,
is former Marine Corps enlisted man
Of the local organization. Ensign War
ren w. Whitside of the Navy Supply
Corps Is also a former Marine Corps
Reserve enlisted man, as Is Ensign
John H. Forney of the United States
Coast Guard, graduate Of the Coast
Guard Academy at New London. Conn.
Among this years IL candidates
for midshipmen from the 5th Battal-
ion is Michael Joseph Hanley, COM
manding last years prize-winning
high school cadet company and out
standing basket ball star at Western
High School.
The allowed complement Of the
5th Battalion, 500 men, Is rapidly be-
ing filled. Recruits who meet the
standard Of physical requirement are
being accepted every Tuesday or
Wednesday at 458 Indiana avenue.
There are some vacancies In Com
panies "a" and "B."
A few good young musicians who
are desirous Of affiliating with the 5th
Battalion Band are also wanted. The
band is in charge of First Lieut.. Leon
Brusiloff with William E. Freeman,
formerly instructor at the San Diego
Marine Corps Music School, as drum
major.
The age limits for enlistment are
from II to IS and no previous mill
tary training is necessary.
The 1896 training camp is sched-
uled for Quantico IN mid-July.s
Evening star., 1935-11-24
SOUTHWEST AREA
ASKS SENIOR HIGH
Students Now Forced to
Travel Four Miles to
Attend School.

A change In the five-yeer building
program for the District, which would
furnish the Southwest area with a
senior high school. viii be sought by
the Southwest Citizens Association.
The present plan includes the con-
struction Of q new junior high school
to replace the antiquated Jefferson
Junior High School but does not pro-
vide for q much-needed senior high.
According to members Of the asso-
ciation, the students, after completing
the course Of study at the Jefferson
Junior High. must travel at least 4
miles across the city to attend the
various high schools. They said that
not only was the distance q handicap,
but the route used by many Of the
students takes them through the
downtown section, passing many movie
houses, which encourages . decided
increase in the amount Of truancy.
It was reported that the number Of
students enrolled in the junior high
school Is approximately $500 and
many more children turned away
every year because Of lack Of accom-
modations.
In citing these needs, members de-
clared that all of the recently built
high schools are located in the out
lying districts Of the city, which would
naturally force the children residing
in the center Of the city to travel a
long distance before reaching their
respective schools. A question asked
by one Of the members was: This is
the situation now. What viii 1t be In
10 or IS years from now?"
The plan as favored by the group
would be for the construction Of Q
combined Junior and senior high
school similar to the new Anacostia
Senior and Junior High School.
Evening star., 1935-11-24

ing Wnab / nave
just said, is ma
tional representa-
ton"
WMAL
Br0adcasts Series.
Each week q
representative OF
one Of Washing
tons organized
civic bodies makes
an address over
Station WMAL on
matters Of inter-
est to District
residents. TIL e
series Is Spon-
Sored bY the
Evening star., 1935-11-24
CALVERT BRIDGE
PROGRAM PLANNED
Parade, Fireworks, Concert
and Speeches Included
in Arrangements.

A tentative program for the open.
ing Of the new Calvert Street Bridge
was drawn up at the organization
meeting Of the Committee on Ar
rangements Of the Washington Board
Of Trade during the past week.
This program, as outlined at the
meeting and announced by Chairman
George c. Shinn, includes parade
of civic and business organizations,
band concert, speeches by the District
Commissioners, Capt. H. c. White
hurst. head of the District Highway
and Bridge Department, and promi-
nent members Of Congress. A IRE.
works display also is scheduled.
Invitations to President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will be extended, 1t was
decided by the committee.
The date for the opening has not
been definitely fixed, but plans already
have been completed for the parade
and other functions which will be
made a part Of the ceremony. 1t Is
expected, however, that the bridge
will be officially opened and dedicated
early in December.
The officers and personnel of the
various committees announced after
the meeting were: Mr.. Shinn. chair
man; L. Perry West, vice chairman;
Richard NJ Ham, secretary, and
George c. Burns, treasurer.
The Advisory Committee is COM
posed of John Saul, w. W. Everett,
J. J. Hasley, Theodore W. Noyes, Ed
gar Morris. James E. Collifiower,
Curtis E. McCalip and DR.. William
Mcclellan. Arthur Clarendon Smith
Is chairman Of the Program Commit
tee and Gregg c. Burns and T. E.
Norris compose the Finance and
Budget Committee.
Other committees and the chair.
men are Publicity and broadcasting,
Curtis Hodges; invitations and hon.
ored guests, Claude W. Owen; recep.
ton, Harry H. R. Helwig; stands and
seating, w. A. Gruman; music, Edwin
S. Hege; speakers, Robert j. Cottrell;
automobiles, Herman F. Carl: decora-
tioRs, Ernest L. Stewart; police and
traffic arrangements, George w. Of
futt; printing, Ambrose Swan; sou.
venirs. Napoleon Van Meers; schools,
Robert j. Werner, L. A. Carruthers and
S. j. Flickinger; hotels, L. Gardner
Moore and Thomas D. Carson; build
ing trades, John B. Colpoys and John
Locher; boys organizations, Linn c.
Drake and Frank r. Jelleff; girls or.
ganiZationS, Miss Dorothy Davidson,
Mrs. Clara Wright Smith and Miss
Ellen Louise Judd: citizens associa-
tons, Thomas z. Lodge, Thomas J.
Llewellyn, G. e. Clark, J. A. BreSna-
ham and William T. Belts; paSade,
George e. Keneipp: women's organiza~
tons, Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley; moving
pictures and photographs, George V.
Graham; uptown merchants, Thomas
Clark and Joseph Bait; downtown
merchants, Joseph D. kaufman and
Mark Lansburgh; patriotic organiza.
tions, Joseph J. Malloy; lighting,
James B. Evans and Sam r. Pierce;
communications, John A. Reman and
6. r. Wilhelm; public utilities, Marcy
L. Sperry, Melvin Sharp and John H.
Hanna; fireworks and colored lights,
Sylvan King: historical, John Clag.
gett Proctor; badges, A. J. Driscoll, and
bridge essay, Miss Eta L. Taggart.
Other committee personnel will be an.
nounced later.
Evening star., 1935-11-24
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

N UMENOO6 have DccH bilS
M civic highlights Of the past
VI week in the District. The
Commissioners, Public
Utilities Commission, gas COM
panies, telephone company, District
budget and taxation, Office Of We
hicles and traffic and the Board Of
Education have all made and held
the first page. There has also been
increasing activity among the civic
organisations.
Probably the most important
action of the Commissioners dur
ing the week was the appearance
Of the entire board before the Bud
get Bureau. In q final plea for
items of major and urgent impor-
tance and an appeal for q recon-
mendation for substantial increase
Of the lump sum. the "city fathers"
closed the Districts case. The
next step in the budget procedure
will be its submission to the Presi-
dent.
The Commissioners also approved
several notifications of the park
ing regulations recommended by
Director Van Duzer. The chief Of
these was the moving forward of
the morning no-parking rule on
certain important rush-hour trafnc
arteries. These changes were only
recommended after careful traffc
surveys, which clearly showed the
need for the change. The no.
parking rule now on such impor-
tant traffic lanes as Thirteenth
street northwest from Pennsylvania
avenue to Kansas avenue will be
from Z am. to $50 am, instead
of from 8 am. to $50 am.
With the Utilities Commission
and the gas companies reaching
an agreement on a rate base, q
sliding scale method Of periodically
adjusting rates and an immediate
rate reduction, an old controversy
appears to be having a very happy
ending. One observer was over
heard to remark that the public
may learn to love the gas COM
panies yet. But that is not all
the public utility story, for the
telephone company is proposing
new scale Of rates for some Of its
subscribers, and the commission
is moving for more drastic reduc-
ton of rates for electric power.
Among civic leaders and in the
local press Peoples Counsel Rob-
erts Is given the credit for the
gas companies agreement and new
lower rates. Roberts was the orig
inator of the idea Of reaching an
agreement by short cut and es-
tablishing the sliding scale method
which has proved such a success
in the case Of the Potomac Elec-
tric Power Co. This plan has
eliminated the waste of time and
money through controversy and
has been beneficial to both con-
sunner and power company.
Evening star., 1935-11-24
Wednesday, November ~.

Trinidad Citizens Association, 8
pm, library. Wheatley School. Action
expected on a resolution protesting
installation Of one-man street car
system on the Eighth street and
Florida avenue line, Secretary H. z.
Schilling announces. Action expected
to secure to Burleith- Trinidad bus
line. Report by the delegate to the
City-wide Playground Council, dis
cussion Of uniform weekly bus passes,
discussion of proposed rerouting of
Northeast and Southeast crosstown
buses by Eastern High and Elliot
Junior High Schools.
Evening star., 1935-11-24

boots Of an executive for the first
time, for he is president of the Esther
Memorial Laymen's League and vice
president Of the Anacostia Lions Club.
Was Born in England.
A man with the silent his" Read
was born at Norwich, England in 1894.
His first trade was that of a coach
smith, but he soon dropped that when
he came to America in 1918. He be-
came q naturalized citizen of the
United States in 1921, when he be-
came a resident of the District of
Evening star., 1935-11-24

service in the ranks. Any short
comings of these organizations are
not due to the faithful ones within
but to those with the right ideas
who remain outside.
It is wen to tell these critics Of
the sign which 1t ID said used to
hang over the piano In one Of the
old frontier combination bar room
and dance halls. This sign read,
Don't Shoot the Pianist-He u
Doing the Best He Can"