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Evening star., 1935-03-31
Unified Recreation System
Uniformly Desired, But How?
THE Recreation Commission, 6

THE Recreation Commission, so
called, is a self-constituted body
composed Of District Com
missioner, a member of the School
Board and the superintendent of
National Capital parks and a non-
voting chairman and secretary IN the
persons of the chairman and secre-
tary. respectively, Of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion. So far there has been no
general civic approval of this new
set-up and considerable undercurrent
OF criticism. The peoples counsel
has declared there exists no legal
authority for this commission, which
has been created to serve for a trial
period Of one year.
Through civic circles there is a de-
cided opinion that the direction and
control Of public recreation should be
in the hands of larger body of local
citizens. Many express the opinion
that as all the money for the District
recreation activities, under public
auspices, comes from the local tax
payers they alone should have control.
One plan proposed is to place con-
troll in the hands of board of nine
bona flde local citizens, three to be
appointed by the Commissioners, three
by the Board of Education and three
by the office of National Capital Parks.
Still another proposal is that a board
OF recreation be created of nine bona
f1de residents of the District to serve
staggered terms of three years each.
This board would be named by the
District Commissioners and would
have charge of the recreation system
in somewhat the same way as the
Board Of Education handles the
schools. Questions involving the use
of school facilities would, under this
plan, be determined by joint action of
the Board of Recreation and the
Board Of Education in the same man
ner as some public utilities questions
are determined by joint action by the
District Commissioners and the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
Proponents of both of these plans
claim that community recreation
system Is more logical job for a citi-
zen board than for the general gov
ernment Of the United States. They
even claim that residents of the Dis
trict, voteless and unrepresented as
they be, could be safely entrusted with
the management of swimming pools
and recreation centers now under the
control of officers of the United
States.
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Inadequate Jail Facilities Here
Deplored by Midcity Citizens

The inadequate facilities for han
ding prisoners at the District jail
have been emphasized by the Midcity
Citizens Association in a resolution
recommending the appropriation Of
sufficient funds by Congress to ac-
quire new site for and the building
Of new Jail to meet modern needs.
The present jail was built In 1876,
and while it may have been wholly
adequate then, the group asserted
modern conditions have brought about
a crying need for larger, more safli-
tary and more comfortable building.
Need Sleeping Facilities.
The resolution charges that it has
often been necessary in recent years
to require inmates to sleep on mat
tresses on the cell floors and in the
corridors Of the cell blocks. Last year,
on 102 days, prisoners were forced to
sleep in this manner and in the north
wing alone 1t was necessary for $50
prisoners 70 sleep on the floor while
as many as seven others would be
occupying q cell supposed to accom-
modate only three.
The group charges that the present
crowded conditions are protibitive,
particularly In the handling Of pris-
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VOTE FOR DISTRICT
DEBATE IS SLATED
Audience to Act as Judge
for Discussion to. Be
Held April g.

In order to determine the sentiment
of Southeast Washington toward ma
tional representation for the District
the Southeast Citizens Association Is
planning to hold debate on the SUBJ
ject April with the audience acting
as judge.
The debate will be held in the Hine
Junior High School, Seventh and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, be-
ginning at 8 o'clock. The formal
question to be argued Is: Resolved
that the right of suffrage should be
granted to the citizens of the District
of Columbia"
Personnel Of Teams.
There will be two members on each
team, all residents of the Southeast
section. Louis F. Frick, counsel for
the Southeast Business Mems Asso-
citation, and Richard B. English, vice
president of the business men. will
argue the affirmative. They will be
opposed by c. G. Degman and j. C.
L. Ritter.
President William A. Maio of the
citizens association has invited all
of the Southeast associations to at
tend, as well as others throughout the
city. He is looking for good turn
out and believes citizens will welcome
this opportunity to vote on the ques-
ton.
General Views Sought.
"The Southeast Citizens Associa-
ton has long been on record in favor
Of national representation for the
District" Maio said last week, "but
I believe that through this debate
we can get more general idea of
the views of Southeast citizens"
Capt. Ellis r. King, president of
the Conduit Road Citizens Associa-
ton, who was present at the last
meeting of the Southeast group last
week, said he would urge members of
his association to attend the debate.
Several other groups also have an
uounced they will be on hand.
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Orchestra at Howard u.

THE Concert Series Committee of
Howard University announces that
the sixth and final recital in its 1885
series will take place Tuesday evening
in Rankin Memorial Chapel. The
Chamber Section of the National SYM
phony Orchestra, under the direction
Of DR.. Hans Kinder. will present q
program Of chamber orchestral music
Louia Vaughn Jones, violinist, will
play the Lalo Symphonic Espagnole u
Mr.. Jones Is a member of the music
faculty, Howard University, and head
Of the Department of Violin. He is a
graduate of the New England Con-
servatory of Music, with European
training under Capet, Hayat and Dar-
rieux in Paris, and Sollamay In Bu-
dapest. The program is as follows:
Choral prelude, II Call to Thee. Lord" "
Symphony No. in c''....c. P. E. Bach
Allegro asset.
Adagio.
Allegretto.
Symphonic Espaenole" "............ .Lalo
Allegro Won troppo.
Andante.
Rondo.
Louia Vaughn Jones. violinist.
,.I aune ..'.....'... wagner
Asses Death" e''D''
"Anitra's Dance"
.pzvEasan From The pH;tl Peer Gynt' Suite. Gries
"sIaVonic Pance pSIK Mo- SbSTauss byorss
"panes ass ef p,,d., The Comedians" from "The Bar
tereo brloe Smetana
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CIVIC DELEGATES
At CAPITOL ASKED
BY CITIZEN GROUP
Logan-Thomas Circle Unit
Adopts Program for D. c.
Rule Changes.

A delegate with authority to work
with the House and one with the
Senate In matters relating to affairs
Of the District is included in the
recommendations of the Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association
to be included in proposed re-
organization of the District govern
ment.
The recommendations were drawn
by a committee appointed by Presi-
dent Ella M. Thompson in response
to q request by the Federation Of
Citizens Associations. which is seek
ing to get views from all representa-
tive civic organizations.
Representation Method.
The first item deals with national
representation for the District. In
consideration of the fact that an
amendment to the Constitution would
be necessary to get representative
with full powers to act and vote
and that, as each and every member
in the House Is a representative OF
the District, we hereby declare in favor
of a delegate with authority to work
with members of the House in mat
tiers relating to the affairs OF the
District" the Logan n-ThomaS recon-
mendation says. For the Senate the
same proposal is made; likewise as
to the electoral college, if possible
to make a law providing for an ex-
preston of choice.
The association favors the fedora
tion-approved City Council.
Particular stress on appointment
of the School Board and Board OF
Library Trustees, as is done at the
present time, is made in order to
keep politics out of such admins
tration.
Regarding drawing up of city regu.
lations or the holding of any civit
hearings, the Logan-Thomas Circle
Citizens asked that there be Somt
check or modification on the City
Council by the Commissioners o.
Congress to prevent undue delay.
Eldu VI TNVuuudttUus
Instead of having the President
nominate two of the District Commis.
sioners, and the council one, the Lo.
gan Thomas Circle plan would have
the council nominate two Commis.
sionerS.
In regard to the Public Utilitie!
Commission. two members instead Of
one would be nominated by the Cit!
Council. Adjustment or consolida
tion of two or more offices might b'
recommended by the City Council
through the delegate, the citizens be-
lieve, with all procedure made intt
law by Congress.
I'm conclusion" the report says
"thiS committee hereby expresses tht
opinion that the powers of the Com.
missioners, the Board Of Public Utili.
ties and of the City Council, SHOULD
be carefully studied before final draft
in order that our city government b
not cluttered up with unnecessary ane
impossible methods of procedure tha'
would be apt to retard action"
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An Earnest Plea
For Fiscal Equity.

A SPECIAL committee appointed
~ by Theodore w. Noyes, chair
man of the Executive Commit
tee on Fiscal Relations Between the
United States and the District of
Columbia, was granted courteous and
attentive hearing before the District
subcommittee of the Senate Commit
tee on Appropriations on Friday
morning. The spokesman for this spe-
cial committee was its chairman,
Edward F. Colladay, who is the chair
man of the general Joint Committee
on Fiscal Relations, and also Is the
chairman of the Board Of Trade Com
mittee on Municipal Finance. Colladay
also has the distinction of being a
former president of both the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations and the
Board of Trade.
The committee presented a petition
signed by the heads Of the principal
organizations of the District asking
first for a return by Congress to
the definite proportionate plan of
sharing the expenses of the District
as provided by existing law and, Sec
of the present temporary lump-sum
plan that the lump sum be substan-
TALLY increased.
The petition, which had been
previously presented to the Senate
and House of Representatives, was
supported by a printed argument
along the two lines indicated in the
petition. Colladay made q supple
mental oral argument backed up by
mass Of statistics proving conclusively
that the District is not undertaxed,
either locally or nationally, and that
there is a very definite and primary
obligation on the part of the Nation
to bear an equitable share Of the
cost of the operation, maintenance
and development of its own National
Capital.
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Alexandria to Join Campaign
Against Potomac River Pollution.

4 LEXANDRIA is not to be out
n stripped by other communities
of the metropolitan area in the
reclamation Of the Potomac River
from sewage pollution. At its meet
ing last Tuesday evening the City
Council discussed the question and
appointed a committee to study plans
for sewage disposal, in line with the
program already started by the Fed
eral Government and the adjacent
counties in Virginia and Maryland.
It is understood this action was IN
a measure prompted by the action
of the Interfederation Conference at
its last meeting when it appointed a
special committee to confer with the
authorities and civic bodies OF the
neighboring city and to ascertain
what, If any, plans are under way as
Alexandria's part in the Potomac
River cleanup. This committee was
authorized to offer cooperation In
every way possible.
Mayor Emmett G. Dawson has met
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Annual Concert.
THE choral ensemble of til

THE choral ensemble Of the Burial
= Class, Calvary Baptist Church,
will present its annual Spring recital
Wednesday at $3.50 pm. at woodward
Hall in the church. George Wargo,
first violist Of the National Symphony
Orchestra, and Emerson Myers, pian-
ist, will be the assisting artists.
The choral program will include
groups Of sacred numbers and Rus
sian and American compositions
Florence Howard Is director and Eve
lyn Wells accompanist.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Citizens Make Last Plea for Budget Items-New
Model Procedure Needed to Solve
Modern City Problems.

the overtures of the Interfederation
Conference most graciously and the
committee representing the District
Of Columbia, Arlington County and
Montgomery County will meet with
him in his office tomorrow morning.
Delegates to the Interfederation
Conference are hopeful this confer
ence with Mayer Dawson will lay the
foundation for q permanent civic
liaiSon between that community and
the civic bodies of other parts Of the
metropolitan area.
1885 Models Needed
For 1885 Conditions.
WHEN some Of us years ago went
w for one Of those "long bicycle
rides" Of Is or 20 miles we
were constantly passing striking
appeal Of sewing machine company
to Exchange that ancient machine
of thine for a Wheeler & Wilson No.
g." This message, on strips of tin,
was tackled on fence rails, trees and
anywhere there was space and tack
would hold.
The successor to the sewing machine
man is the host of automobile sales
men of today who are most convinc-
ing in proving that II one is to keep
up with the procession and get eff
cient service he must have an up-to-
date model. But what has that to DO
with civic problems?
To read the testimony of District
officials in justification Of their budget
estimates, to note much of the teSti-
mony before the crime inquiry or the
pleas Of our new health officer, the
observer Is bound to note that many
of the local difficulties are due to the
use of old, obsolete models in an at
tempt to meet the requirements of
1885 jobs.
Our school accommodations, our
Fire Department, our court buildings,
our police force, our Jail and much of
our transportation facilities are old
models not suited in their present con-
dition to do flrst-class work for 1885
community. AS we study the many
plans submitted for a revamping of
the local government we discover that
the model now in use was invented
many centuries ago and before repre-
sentative government came into pop
ular use.
The automobile salesman will look
in the blue book" and tell you what
your "old crate" Is worth, but in the
case Of the Districts accumulation
Of antique models there are no blue
book" listings and consequently many
have a value only as curios. This
is particularly true as to some Of
the school buildings and heating
plants and also some of our street
cars. Some Of our civic leaders have
been wondering Just how it is that
our wonderland collection of antiques
has escaped the alert agents of Henry
Ford. There is only one explanation,
and that Is that this collection Of
relics Of antiquity is probably re-
garded by Congress as sort of ex-
tension service Of the National Mu-
scum.
Organized civic Washington is thor
oughly convinced that 1885 models are
needed in most cases and that others
need what the auto shops call "a COM
plete overhaul and paint job," to say
nothing of plenty of grease and oil.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Status of Bills
Legislation Of Civic Inter-
est Pending in House
and Senate.

The congressional status of District
bills of interest to Washington citi-
Eens' associations is as follows:
National representation for District
of Columbia Is. j. Res. 12). In Sen
ate Judiciary Committee.
District appropriation bill for 1886
fiscal year (H. r. 3973). House:
Passed. Senate: In Appropriations
Committee.
Resolution of small loan business
Oh. r. 3464). House: In District
Committee.
Requiring financial responsibility Of
motor vehicle operators Oh. r. 3457,
s. 4oS). Senate: Passed. House:
Passed.
Creation of commission to control
rents III. r. 3809). House; In Dis
trict Committee.
Provide pensions for the needy blind
(H. r. 4510). House: Passed. Senate
In District Committee.
Strengthen gambling laws Is. 398)
Senate: Passed. House: In District
Committee.
Substitute civilian trial board for
present Police Trial Board. Oh. r.
2734. House: In District Commit
tee
Abolish capital punishment Oh. r.
2808). House: In District Committee.
Establish training school for police
men and flremen Oh. r. 285S). House:
In District Committee.
Amend code relating to lunacy hear
fngs (H. r. 345D. House: In Dis
trict Committee.
Amend act authorizing Commits
sioners to remove dangerous buildings
(H. r. 3458. House: Passed.
Amend act creating board for con-
demnation Of insanitary buildings Oh.
r. 3450. House: Passed.
Regulate foreclosure of mortgages
and deeds Of trust Oh. r. 3461)
House: In District Committee.
Amend code relating to residence of
firemen Oh. r. 364D. House: In
District Committee.
Amend code relating to residence of
policemen (H. r. 3642. House: In
District Committee.
Establish commercial airport for
District (H. r. 3806). House: In
District Committee.
Provide old-age pensions Oh. r.
4135). House: In District Committee.
Provide for election Of delegates in
Congress for the District (H. r. 4346).
House: In District Committee.
Broadening powers of Commission
ers (H. r. 434D. House: In Dis
trict Committee.
Authorizing use of District surplus
funds for necessary public projects
(H. r. 4345). House: In District
Committee.
Prevent fouling Of the atmosphere
CH r. 1892, S. 2034). House: In
District Committee. Senate: In Dis
trict Committee.
Authorizing p. W. A. funds for new
courts building (H. r. 623l, s. 2035)
House: In District Committee. Sen
ate: In District Committee.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

THURSDAY stood out as an i'm
portant day in a busy civic
week, for 1t was District day
Il in the House and four District
bills were passed. The auto
mobile responsibility bill, the excess
condemnation bill, the bill authorizing
the destruction Of unsafe buildings
and one providing for condemnation
of insanitary structures made up the
list. These measures already have
passed the Senate. The auto respon-
sibility bill had to 60 back to the
Senate because Of an amendment ex-
empting non-residents from its provi-
sions.
The Senate District Committee on
the same day met and approved bill
creating new offense known as meg
ligent homicide" for fatal automobile
accident cases. The committee also
ordered a favorable report on the
long pending nomination Of Public
Utilities Commissioner Elgen for an
other term. The Committee voted to
report out the bill to authorize the
Commissioners to obtain an advance
from P. w. A. for the erection of the
courts units Of the group of municipal
buildings on Judiciary Square. Three
other bills be ordered reported to the
Senate, including one authorizing
compensation to military instructor
Of the high school cadets.
The Senate side for the appropria-
tions Subcommittee completed its
hearings on the District budget by
hearing Citizens Joint Committee on
Fiscal Relations Between the United
States and the District of Columbia on
Friday morning.
Throughout the week events of spe-
cial civic interest included the ap-
pearance Of prominent civic leaders
before the Crime Inquiry Committee
and before the District Subcommittee
Of the Senate Committee on Appro-
priations. The delegations appearing
before the Senate subcommittee have
represented practically every neigh
borhood. These citizens have made
earnest pleas for restoration of urgent
items omitted by the Budget Bureau
or the House, or for the increase of
amounts which have been reduced
Schools, increased police force, Fire
Department and health items have
had the most general support.
Another item of interest was the
report to the House District Com
mittee by its airport subcommittee.
The Commissioners have forwarded
to the House District Committee the
Harlan estate tax bill with their ap-
proval and several suggested amend
ments.
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Urgent School Facilities
Lead Other Civic Requests.
| MONG the many n

A MONG the many meritorious prof.
n ects urged by citizens before
the Senate Appropriations Sub
committee the plea for increased and
improved school facilities continues
in the lead. Delegations from most
every neighborhood in the District
have appeared and presented con-
vincing evidence in support Of their
earnest petitions.
Recently The Star has published
series of illustrated articles which
are graphically striking examples of
inadequate school accommod odations.
Similar examples can be given Of
many other cases equally unsatis-
factory.
Most of the public-spirited and
patriotic citizens who make up Or
ganized civic Washington have or
have had children in the schools and
know whereof they speak when urging
that the boys and girls of this gen.
Grafton be given an educational
square deal. They are convinced any
breakdown in the educational system
by reason of lack Of proper facili-
ties will work a permanent injury to
pupils now in the schools.
The feeling is general that some
thing should be done about it now.
If the District budget, because of
the withholding by the Federal Gov
ernment of its equitable share, can
not meet the situation, then there
Is q firm belief that the school
building and school reconditioning
program should be put over as a part
of the new P. w. A. program. Mean
while civic bodies are continuing to
pass resolutions, formulate petitions
and to use every means Known to a
subject people to influence the ex-
elusive and powerful local Legisla-
ture to grant the relief for which
they continue to pray.
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CHAIRMEN NAMED
Michigan Park Committee Heads
Are Appointed.

Committee chairmen of the Mich
igan Park Citizens Association have
been announced by its president, John
F. Hillyard, who has just recently
been elected as head Of the group.
They are:
Membership, John M. De Marco;
Law and legislation, Martin F. ODon-
oghue; Public Utilities, z. ]. Bren-
nan; Streets, Sidewalks and Parking,
Leo F. Stock, jr.; Police and Fire Pro-
lection, Charles j. Hausler; Enter
tainment, Vladimir Vasa; Education
and Public Building, william ]. De-
why: Sanitation, DR.. Richard F.
Shaw; Publicity, John J. Hurley, and
Zoning, Joseph L. Parkhill.
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TRANSIENT HEALTH
PROBLEM STUDIED
|BY TRADE GROUPS
D. A. R. and U. S. c. of C.
Head List of 27 Conven.
tions Slated for April.

Tubercular transiente in Washing
ton, although not many In number,
constitute such q menace to public
health that two subcommittee Of the
Public Health Committee Of the
Washington Board of Trade have
been given the task Of finding out
what to do with them and about them.
When the committee met at the
Harrington Hotel last week DR.. A.
Barclie Coulter raised the question,
pointing out that the Capital cannot
commit them to Institutions here for
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70 segregate, treat and otherwise dis
pose OF them. Emergency cases can
De and are treated at public hos
pltals, but once the patients pass the
emergency stage the law prevents
tneir commitment to the District
tuberculosis Hospital or to GaIlinQer
Otflcials of the Board of Public
Welfare also said no means is pro-
vlded for purchasing tickets to send
them home or to return them to cities
whence they came.
Named to study the problem and
seek solution are the Subcommittee
on Cooperation With the Public
Health Department, of which DR..
James G. Cumming is chairman, and
the Subcommittee on Cooperation
With the Board of Public Welfare
headed by r. j. Poison. It is expected
they will make reports at a meeting
70 De called during the coming week.
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PLAYS FRIDAY.
THE last of the three conce

THE last of the three concerts being
given by Richard Goodman,
pianist, at the Washington College Of
Music, will take place Friday evening
at $50 o'clock. The program will
include ''Toccata in G Major" pre-
lude," "Intermezzo" and "Fugue," !"
Bach-Busoni; "Capriccio, F Sharp
Minor" "Intermezzo A Major" and
"Ballade F Minor" Brahms; Soma
tine" and "Le Gibet"; "Ondine," from
Ravel's "Gaspard de Ia Mutt" and
Schumann's Carnival"
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SEEK BETTER LAWNS
Circulars to Be Sent to North
Capitol Residents.

A fight for improvement of prop
erty values in the North Capitol Cit
izens' Association area viii be made
by that group this Spring. when the
association will send circulars to every
resident of the community asking for
improvement In the condition Of
lawns and houses.