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The Washington times., 1936-04-02
Neglecting Security

Congress has gone rapidly ahead during the last few
years passing bills designed to give social security to
various groups.
1t is surprising, therefore, to find that Congress
has neglected doing anything about the group of
employees closest to it, the employees of the LegisLG-
tue branch of the Government.
These employees about two thousand, have been seek
ing for years have extended to them the protective
provisions of the Civil Service retirement system.
They have asked and asking that they be per-
mitted to pay into the retirement fund the amounts
as other employees of the Federal Government with the
prospect that they will have something to fall back
when age disability forces them to stop work.
The House has passed the bill of Representative
Ramspeck which would place legislative employees in
this status and the Senate Civil Service Committee has
reported favoraby the measure.
IF THE SENATE HAS BEEN SINCERE IN
PASSING SECURITY LEGISLATION FOR OTHER
GROUPS THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE NO REASON
WHY 1T SHOULD NOT GIVE SPEEDY AND FAVOR
ABLE ACTION TO THIS SIMPLE MEASURE WHICH
WOULD ALLOW ITS OWN EMPLOYEES TO PAY
NOW FOR SECURITY IN THEIR OLD AGE.
The employees themselves would have to pay into the
fund before they could draw anything out of it.
# they did not wish to take advantage of the pro-
Visions could not afford the deduction from their pay
they could under the Ramspeck BILL refuse to partici
pate and that would be all there to it.
This bill deserves approval.
The Washington times., 1936-04-02
Marry-GO-ROund
Blu Helen ROULqnd

free lunch-and then invites some
other girl to the prom.
Every baby boy is first i'm
pressed with his own marvellous at
fractions when he discovers his
pink toes-and some of them
never get over it.
Love is grand-but the posses
Sive love of a clinging woman can
become the most boresome and
tyrannical thing in the world.
To most men. the luxury OF be-
ing able to help a friend-in-need
surpaSSes every other thrill, eX-
cept that of finding a quarter in
the pocket Of last summers trouS-
erS.
copyright. 1898. by King Features
Syndicate, Ine.I
The Washington times., 1936-04-02

Women's Safety
Com m ittee of
the Dis t r ! c t
It h e y S t u d y
traffic con d J.
tions), at lunch
con in the Sen
ate restaurant
the other day.
Nearby S a t
Senator William
E. Borah (R.)
of Idaho, men
toned as a Re
publican presi-
Dental D S S J.
bility.
mia uyopnon
The Washington times., 1936-04-02
Wise Words

The sense Of humor has other
things to do than to make itself
conspicuous in the act of laugh
ter-Alice Meynell.
The vulgar only laugh, but
never smile; whereas well-bred
people often smile, but seldom
laugh.-CheSterfield.
Kindness is wisdom. There is
none in life but needs it and
may learn.-Bailey.
The Washington times., 1936-04-02
HOPEFUL, MAYBE

When Secretary of Interior and
PWA Administrator Harold L.
Ickes was recently asked about
a new rumor that he would re-
sign, he inquired:
"What would Washington be
without rumOrs of resignation"
Perhaps Mr.. IckeS doesn't know
that some persons spread rumors
in much the same vein as a large
group of our citizens once took
up the cry:
Every day in every way I
get better and better!"
The Washington times., 1936-04-02
The Greatest Show On Earth
BIZ John Snure

came to the House to begin the
construction of his excellent repu-
tation among his colleagues, he
replaced David j. O'Connell.
O'Connell, too, died while in Of
flee and Rudd was sent here by
a special election.
The Washington times., 1936-04-02
THE SECOND

Representative Stephan A. Rudd,
Democrat, of New York, who re-
Gently died. was the second man
in recent years from his district
to die.
Strangely enough, when Rudd
The Washington times., 1936-04-02

TARGET PRACTICE AT REDUCED RATES-IN THE
MIDST OF THE DESERTLIKE EXPANSE OF MUROC DRY
LAKE, IN CALIFORNIA, THE U. S. ARMY HAS PAINTED
THE OUTLINE OF A BATTLESHIP. THE BOX AT THE LEFT
CORRESPONDS TO THE POWDER MAGAZINE, WHILE THE
"BULL'SEYE," CENTER, CORRESPONDS TO THE FUNNEL
OF BATTLESHIP. THE TINY CRATERS WERE MADE BY
3OOPOUND DEMOLITION BOMBS. U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS
PHOTO FROM INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTOS.
The Washington times., 1936-04-02
OLD FAVORITES
Turn o. the Year
katharine lyman


This is the time when bit by bit
The days begin to lenghen sweet
And every minute gained is joy
And love stirs in the heart of boy.
This is the time the sun, of late
Content to lie abed till eight,
Lifts up betimes his sleepy head
And love stirs in the heart of a maid.
This is the time dock the night
Of whole hour of candlelight
When song of linnet and thrush is heard
And love strs in the heart of bird
This is the time when swordblades green
With gold and purple damascene,
Pierce the brown crocus-bed arrow
And love stirs in a heart I know
(ReaderS inUited to send to the editor their suooes
tons of the tGvortes among the poems for repntn0 II;
this spGce)
The Washington times., 1936-04-02
WAS IT ENVY?

Senator Henrik ShipStead,
Farmer-Laborite, from Minnesota,
was entertaining members of the
Evening star., 1936-04-19
Beautify the School Grounds
Is Slogan of P.-T.A. Campaign
Drire to Be Launched Wednesday Night
atMeeting i" Roosevelt High-Need
and Purposes Explained.

A city-wide campaign to improve
and maintain the beauty of grounds
around Washington's public school
buildings will be launched by the
Roosevelt High School Parent Teacher
Association at meeting at the school
Wednesday, according to an announce
ment by Ernest H. Pullman, 2ol Sher-
idan street, president of the associa-
ton.
The slogan, "Beautify the School
Grounds" already has been adopted.
The campaign was started at a
recent meeting of the associations
Executive Committee. 1t will be
inaugurated oficially at Wednesdays
meeting, when Birch E. Bayh. head
of the department Of health and
physical education Of the public
schools, will speak, and the aid Of
all other parent-teacher associations,
citizens associations and other civic
bodies will be enlisted in the drive.
Trees to Be Planted.
The Roosevelt PIT. A. will further
demonstrate its part in the cam
paign by planting around Roosevelt
High some two dozen especially Sc
leeted trees from the District tree
nursery. donated by Clifford Lanham,
superintendent of trees and parking.
The trees will be named after prom
inent men and women Of the city.
The public school system also will
cooperate in the campaign through
its department of buildings and
grounds and the repair division, ac-
cording to Pullman. Some officials
have expressed the view the public
generally is not appreciative of the
school grounds, Pullman said.
B. G. McIlwee. chairman of the
Legislative Committee of the Roose-
welt PIT. A, who is the driving force
in the campaign, will present for
NAL resolution enlisting city-wide sup
port in the movement at Wednesdays
meeting.
Congress has authorized the ex-
penditure Of many thousands Of dol
lars for school buildings and grounds
in Washington" McIlwee says, "and
the District officials, including those
of the school system, have gone to
much care in designing attractive
buildings and making an attractive
layout of the grounds.
Damage In OF Hours.
However, many, many people do
not seem to be interested in preServ-
ing the beauty of the school grounds.
During school hours there is ade-
quate supervision Of the grounds by
the school staff, but after school is
when the damage is done.
Il have seen parents take their
Evening star., 1936-04-19
.18PO|NT PROGRAM
RESULTS STUDIED
Southeast Business Men
Find Half of Projects on
Way to Success.

An 18-point program outlined at
the first of the year by the South
east Business Mems Association de-
signed to improve the Southeast COM
munity, has been realized to the ex-
tent of half of the projects sought
being entirely or partially accom-
plished.
This information was disclosed at
the last meeting of the year OF the
association, held last week.
Perhaps the most noteworthy
achievement asked for and obtained
by the organization was an item OF
s25,00O in the 1887 District appropri-
alton bill for engineering study for
replacement of the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. bridge. This item was retained
by the House Subcommittee on APP
preparations and indications are that
it will pass the same committee IN
the Senate.
Second in importance was the re-
quest for a new high school in Ana
costa and a park development in
Anacostia and Forts Dupont and
Davis. A modern swimming pool,
that will be ready for use by July,
will be installed in Anacostia Park
improvements in streets in the
community consisted of the widening
and paving of Good Hope road south
east, the widening and paving Of
Eleventh street southeast and removal
of car tracks and paving Of G street
southeast.
Principal among the items to be
sought next year will be an adequate
approach 70. the Southeast section
from downtown by the construction
of a boulevard across the Mall from
Seventh street and Constitution ave-
nue. to Third street and independence
avenue southwest and widening Of
independence avenue from Third
street southwest to Second street
southeast; installation of traffic
lights on Pennsylvania avenue south
east at Second, Fourth, Sixth and
Eighth streets; construction of rest
room and comfort station at either
Eighth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast or Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue; widening
OF Minnesota avenue southeast from
Central avenue to Pennsylvania ave-
nue.; completion Of an unfinished
sewer outlet at Seventeenth street
and Barney Circle southeast, which
adjoins Congressional Cemetery; the
cleaning out Of slum alleys and con-
struction Of o playground at the
Randls Highlands School, Thirtieth
Evening star., 1936-04-19
Traffic Problem Nothing Nev;;
Take O. Look at Reckless ZOOS
Roberts Finds Eight-Mile Speed Limits
Parking Restrictions, But No Stop
Signs, in Days of 1873.

required all vehicles travelling between
sunset and sunrise to display lighted
lamps on both sides, but in q few
months this was amended so as to
apply only to horse vehicles, and then
only when used for the transfer of
property.
Street cars were controlled by an
8-mile-an-hour speed limit, but were
not permitted to move at less than S
miles per hour when the track was
unobstructed, except upon curves and
steep grades when the rate-for the
benefit of the horses, no doubt-was
limited to a maximum of miles an
hour.
Regulations appeared to require
passing on the right. and gave the
vehicle thus passing the right of way.
They contained, however, the follow
ing provision:
I'm the meaning and intent of this
section, Pennsylvania avenue shall be
considered a through street, separated
by the car tracks, but the general
movement of the vehicles thereon
NC SuOOI " IllC
Of the shops and stores"
Stops Are Limited.
On Fifteenth street between Penn
sylvania and New York avenues no
vehicle moving northward was per-
mitted to stop for mo longer than
is necessary to permit its user to get
in or out, nor when waiting to do so,
except next the curb on the west side
of the portion of said street or upon
some other street"
Wagons, buggies and even push carts
we're required to move up and down
Fifteenth street within the car tracks
The authority to pass street regula-
tions by the act of January 26 1887.
was found to be so defective. Roberts
reported that on February 26. 1892.
very general and broad powers were
given to the Commissioners. This was
superseded by the act of July 20. 1892,
under which street cars, engines and
trains we're restricted to 12-mile
speed limit within the city.
Evening star., 1936-04-19

children to the school grounds and,
while reading, allow their youngsters
to romp carelessly on the lawn. Our
school officials have been twitted by
people from other cities as to why they
have to have fences around the school
grounds, which they have had to ex-
plain are to keep off trespassers.
1T is time the public woke up to
the fact that it is to their interest to
preserve the beauty of the grounds
surrounding the schools"
Allan Davis, principal Of Roosevelt
and vice president Of the schools
PIT. A. lauded the campaign and
expressed the hope that the public
will cooperate in the movement.
The people Of Washington should
take as much pride in their school
buildings and the grounds surround
ing them as in the national buildings
and grounds of the National Capital" /"
he said. They can aid in this move
ment by refraining from trespassing
on the school grounds and warning
others who would damage the
grounds"
Purpose Of Campaign.
Describing the purpose Of the cam
paign. Pullman said:
The current cleanup campaign of
the Commissioners is an ideal time to
begin this movement TO beautify the
school grounds. This parent-teacher
association has been successful in
other movements, notably in securing
the designation of the old tuberculosis
area at Thirteenth and Upshur streets
as an educational recreational and
administrative center, and I am sure
will succeed in this school ground
Identification campaign, which is des-
tined to contribute much to the beauty
of the city.
Those not entitled to their use
should keep off the school grounds.
They are not private property nor even
public parks. The school authorities
are doing everything possible to make
the school buildings and their grounds
attractive centers. Sleighing down
school terraces in Winter and running
up and down the terraces at other
times should be discouraged.
"A feature of the campaign should
be an invitation to the public to in
spect the school grounds, particularly
those in their neighborhood, for the
purpose of comforting with the school
authorities as to ways in which they
can cooperate in preserving the
beauty of the school centers."
Evening star., 1936-04-19
GETS is MEMBERS

Brookland Association Has Drive
to Increase Rolls.
Sixteen new members were admitted
TO the Brookland Citizens Association
at meeting of the organization last
Tuesday. George Scribe, chairman of
the Membership Committee, conducted
q drive of his own in securing the fol-
lowing applications: Mrs. M. Baker
smith, Fred Barnes, C. M. Berrett, Mrs.
j. F. Bingham, Evelyn E. Carpenter, j.
Draley. Cornelius Figalle, Charles N.
Hubbard, Joseph j. Larditch, Marvin
MacDugall MacLean. DR.. Frank
O'Hara, La Vern Pyles, Mrs. Pyles, J.
r. Sears, Albert H. Smith and j. NJ
Triay.
q An amendment for so per cent re-
duction in dues which goes In effect
this month was accepted unanimously.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.


Back in the good old horse and
buggy" days Washingtonians had their
parking and traffic troubles even as
they have now in these haraSsing
times of automobiling.
During a bit of research for the
special House Subcommittee in its
study of Washington's existing traffic
situation William A. Roberts. people
counsel, dug up some pertinent facts
that shed light on somewhat similar
conditions half century ago. For
one must remember that horse cars,
wagons and buggies were nearly as
numerous in proportion to the size
of the city then as trucks and flivvers
are today.
Law Made in 1878.
Washington first became traffic con-
scious in 1873 when Congress took
cognizance of reckless driving to enact
the first law aimed at traffic control.
Then it was that "hitching" on some
of the most crowded thoroughfares
was forbidden and the words park
abreast" to a hne-first
appeared in the traffic regulations.
Fifteenth street, between Pennsyl-
vania and New York avenues was a
particular source of worry to the traffic
cops" of those days-and it remains
problem which hasn't been solved
in the ensuing so years.
On January 26 1887, Congress en-
powered the Commissioners to make
police regulations. Acting under this
authority, the Commissioners on June
Is of that year adopted certain traffic
regulations which probably brought
protests galore from sportsmen who
liked to drive their fancy phaetons at
| reckless speed along Pennsylvania
avenue.
Old-Time Speed Limit.
Article l said:
No person having the use or charge
of any animal of the horse kind or
other beast of draught attached to a
vehicle shall drive the same upon the
public streets or avenues of the District
Of Columbia at greater rate of speed
than 8 miles an hour, excepting that
upon unpaved streets exceeding 80
feet in width such animal may be
driven at rate not to exceed IL
miles an hour, and no person shall
cause such animal to turn any corner
of street or avenue at a greater rate
of speed than miles an hour"
There were provisions, Roberts said.
for keeping vehicles off sidewalks and
provisions also with respect to bells
upon sleighs. bicycles and tricycles.
In fact, the word forbidden" ap-
peared as frequently in the early reg
ulations as people have reason to COM
plain of today.
Carts and loaded vehicles were not
permitted to move abreast on the
streets and were compelled to main
tain clear interval of not less than
Is feet between every two consecutive
vehicles. The driver, strange to say,
was required to remain on the seat
of such cart or wagon or at the head
of the animal or team drawing the
vehicle
1t was forbidden to park abreast Of
another vehicle upon the street, to the
obstruction Of traffic therein, but in
stead of stop" signs, no vehicle was
permitted to stop at street crossing
or upon carriage ways at street in
tersection.
Lamps Required.
Roberts said the original regulation
Evening star., 1936-04-19
Beautification OF" Destruction
OF City's Breathing Spaces.

NO SUBJECI Is engaging The
attention OF the organized
and the individual citizens of the
District more than the matter Of
the small parks throughout the
city. For several years complaints
have been hurled at their unkempt
appearance. AS a matter of fact
close observers among the old
timers have noticed that periodic
ally the parks would be put in
first-class shape and we'll cared
for and then would come a time
of neglect.
The cycle has been completed
and under the new custodians of
our parks there is under way a
complete rebuilding of these areas
along lines which are meeting with
serious criticism on the part Of
citizen bodies and through numer-
Gus letters to all of the local news
papers. Destruction of trees and
shrubbery come in for much Of
the objection. though there is a
strong protest entered for the SUBJ
stitution Of footways Of plan that
looks well on a drawing board for
the more direct short cuts across
these parks which save many a
step. The substitution Of concrete
for grass, flower beds and shrub
berry is also the subject of con-
siderable complaint.
Another serious threat of park
destruction is in the bill which
Representative Drksen, Republic
can, of Illinois, announced he
plans to introduce. This bill pro.
poses to convert Franklin Park
into the first of a series of pro-
posed public parking lots. Just
what other parks would be marked
for similar destruction has not yet
been indicated. Presumably the
downtown parks would be the
ones selected, probably McPher-
son Square, Farragut Square
and Rawlins Park would follow
Franklin Square.
Organized civic Washington Is
not inclined to sit idly by and
quietly see some of the most at
tractive features obliterated by
unsightly parking lots. Several
civic leaders have expressed conf
dence that the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
and the Fine Arts Commission,
aided by members Of the Senate
and House who are really inter-
ested in the Capital City, will see
to 1t that this vandalism and
threat Of further vandalism will
b stopped.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
Civic Calendar
Eight Meetings Scheduled.
Southeast Council to
Hear Fiscal Report.
Monday, April 20.


Lincoln Park Citizens Association,
8 pm, Bryan School. Action on
cleanup campaign, announces Mrs.
Helena D. Reed, secretary. Re-
port on Southeast associations men,
bership campaign. Report on ef-
forts to clean up alleys. Report on
proposed establishment Of parking
regulations on one side only Of Four.
teenth and Sixteenth streets north
east and southeast. Discussion Of
proposed granting Of local liquor Ii
cenSes.
Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens
Association. 8 pm. Shepherd School.
Address by L. I. Javie, research as
sistant, Character Education Depart
ment of the public schools. on Char
acter Education" announces Secre-
tary Freda D. Egbert.
West End Citizens Association, 8
pm. No. precinct, 2014 K street.
Action on future meeting place, an
nounces President Robert D. Lyons.
Tuesday, April Fl.
Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights, 8 pm, Powell Junior High
School. Report by w. w. Codliette,
chairman Law and Legislation Com
mittee, on juvenile court bill, an
nounces President H. c. Phillips. Dis
cussion of purposes of Summer meet
ings. Report on efforts to maintain
high real estate values.
Petworth Citizens Association, 9
pm. Petworth School. Announcement
of program for annual banquet, an
nounces President Earl w. Cooper.
Southeast Council of Citizens AS
sociations, 8 pm, Buchanan School.
Address by DR.. Frank w. Ballou, su-
perintendent Of schools, announces
President William A. Maio. Report
on the councils Southeast member
ship drive. Action on proposal OF
Southeast Citizens Association to
name the new Pennsylvania avenue
southeast bridge for the late John
Philip sousa. Report by Maio on re-
cent broadside Of The Star on fiscal
relations between the District and
the Federal Government.
Thursday, April %.
Organization meeting Of the Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Associa-
tion. Election Of officers. Appoint-
ment of standing committees. Dis
cussion of business formerly assumed
by the Chevy Chase Citizens Asso-
citation in the area of the new group.
Friday, April "a.
Anacostia Citizens Association, 8
p.m., Anacostia Junior High School.
Final report on results of the groups
activities in the Southeast member
ship campaign, announces President
Milton E. Diehl. Report by Special
Boundary Committee on area between
Anacostia and the Randle Highlands
Citizens" Association. Committee re-
port on efforts to secure use Of o
supervised playground this Summer.
Special committee report on recent In
spection Of the Van Buren, School.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
PLAN GARDEN CONTEST
Summit Park Competition to Last
Through Summer.

A garden and yard contest will be
conducted this Spring and Summer by
the Summit Park Citizens Association.
William ]. Smith, president, an
nounced.
The association has selected COM
mittee which will take photographs Of
the yards and gardens now and in the
Fall, Smith said. The prize will be
awarded to the resident of Summit
Park to make the most improvements
during the period. The photographs
will be turned over to three judges to
decide the winner. The judges will be
named at later date.
Evening star., 1936-04-19

fares for heavy motor trucks. In
all of the discussions incident to
these actions it was mentioned
that the chief offenders are the
heavy trucks engaged. in hauling
of intercity freight which was
formerly carried by rail.