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Evening star., 1936-03-22
Traffic Group to Meet.

The monthly meeting Of the Traffic
Committee of the Washington Board
of Trade, next Thursday, Is to be in
charge Of the Subcommittee on Rights
and Safety of Pedestrians. The meet
ing will include luncheon and will
be held in the Harrington Hotel at
1890 pm. Col. Lawrence c. Craw-
ford, chairman of the full committee.
will turn the gavel over to P. w. Y.
Howse, chairman of the subcommittee.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Portrait to Be Unveiled.

WARRENToN, Va, March 21 (Spe-
cial).-The portrait Of Lord Fairfax
given to the county by Harry Con-
nelly Groome will be formally pre-
sented and unveiled In the court
house at IL am. Tuesday. the sec
ond day Of the March term Of Circuit
Court. The presentation address will
be by Mr.. Groome and acceptance on
behalf Of the county by Judge Alex
ander.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Health Meeting Friday.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Public Health Committee of the Board
of Trade is to be held Friday at the
Harrington Hotel. This also will be
a luncheon meeting and Is scheduled
to start at 1890 pm. DR.. Arthur G.
Christie, committee chairman, will be
in charge.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Senate Hearings ON

imposed, keep Bill Roberts out OF
the ranks Of the unemployed.
Senate Hearings ON
District 1887 Supply Bill.
HEARINGS on the District ap-
preparation bill for the fiscal
year 1887 are to begin before the
Senate Subcommittee at 1890 am.
tomorrow. The chairman, Senator
Thomas Of Oklahoma, has an
nounced that after the Commits
sioners and other oficials are
heard the citizens will be given
every opportunity, within reason,
to be heard.
Among the groups to be heard
are the Citizens Joint Committee
on Fiscal Relations Between the
District Of Columbia and the
United States, Board Of Trade and
the special committee headed by
DIR. Sterling Ruff1n. which was ap-
pointed as a result Of the mass
meeting at Central High School
called by the District Medical So
ciety. The Federation of Citizens
Associations is expected to act
with the Citizens Joint Committee
on Fiscal Relations, with which it
has been affiliated for a number
OF years. L. A. Carruthers, chair
man of the federation's Commit.
tee on Fiscal Relations, is the rep-
resentative on the joint commit
tee.
Civic leaders are sure they will
be afforded every facility by the
Senate Committee for the full
presentation OF the case of the
voteless and unrepresented tax
payers Of the District. The desire
has been expressed by a number
OF civic leaders that citizens show
their appreciation OF the courtesy
OF the Senate Committee by
coming with their matter carefully
and concisely prepared. They sug-
gest as a slogan, BE clear, be def.
mite and be brief"
The monthly Petworth Citizen
In Its March issue suggests that
their members write for aid to
their friends back home through
letters to Representatives and
Senators, explaining the present
situation and asking that real in
terest be taken In the District
budget. 1t is suggested that such
}etters urge the Representatives
Id Senators in question to sup
port the friends of the District in
Congress who are trying to give
these voteless taxpayers a square
deal
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Peoples Counsel Report
for Calendar Year 1885.

4 NIIlZENS ASSOCIATIONS, civic
clubs and other organiza tions
have been sent copies Of the re-
port of William A. Roberts, peoples
counsel, for the calendar year 1885.
1t Is an interesting document re-
counting Roberts activities before
the courts and the Public Utilities
Commission In numerous valuation
and rate proceedings. the change
over from car to bus transporta-
ton on the Chevy Chase line, taxi
cab rates and others.
During the year the peoples
counsel, upon invitation, was In
attendance at more than 200 meet
1ngs of citizens associations. wom-
ems clubs, technical societies and
other bodies. This was at q
higher rate Of visitation than
given in his first report. when he
claimed only 81 such visits for the
last half Of 1884.
The 1884 report pointed out the
serious handicap of the peoples
counsel by reason Of lack Of
clerical and technical assistance.
These insurmountable difiiculties
are very clearly explained in the
1888 report in the following lam
guage:
Under the provisions of the law
creating the office Of peoples
counsel that official Is charged
with investigation Of the accounts,
services and valuation Of public
utilities on his own responsibility
and with the preparation of
highly technical matter before the
Public Utilities Commission and
in the courts. As at present Or
ganized, there are no clerical, or
technical, or accounting assistants
available for this work. It has,
therefore, been necessary to make
such preparation as Is possible by
the use Of individuals Of the staff
of the Public Utility Commission
and at the very time when the
commissions own program of
preparation is In progress. These
conditions have been reported to
the District Commissioners and
other interested oficials." This
simply means that the peoples
counsel Is charged by law with
definite. important official duties
and then denied the required IA
cilities for their efficient and con.
venient performance.
Under the heading General
Duties Of ONCE" Roberts lists .
formidable array Of duties as
signed by the Commissioners which
have nothing whatever to do with
his duties as peoples counsel before
the Public Utilities Commission.
Among these extra assignments
are the following: Member, Com
mittee on. District Revenue and
Taxation. Committee on Traffic
Control: with the corporation
counsel worked out elaborate legis-
lative program, only one item re-
lating to public utilities.
In addition to all of these duties
Roberts prepared and presented to
congressional committees reports
for citizens associations on pending
legislation. OF these II were en-
acted into law. One of the most
important pieces Of legislation
largely due to the efforts Of Rob-
erts was the public utilities appeal
act, approved August ~, 1885.
This had for o long time had
practically unanimous civic body
support. 1t changes the form OF
appeals from decisions Of the COM
mission and will result In the
material shortening Of such pro-
ceedings.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
PUPS NEEDED MOTHER

Owner Offers to Go to Jail for
Release of Animal.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. R.-L. T. Hol-
back offered to 60 to jail If officers
who picked up his dog because she
had no license tag would agree to let
the dog return to her six puppies. Ar
raigned In City Court, Holback agreed
to purchase . tag promptly and was
dismissed.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Mint Turns Factory.

Part of South Africa's government
mint in Pretoria may be converted
into an ammunition factory.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Friday. March 21.

Anacostia Citizens Association, 3
p.m., Masonic Hall, Fourteenth and U
streets southeast. Report by Mem
bership Committee on competition be-
ing conducted by Southeast Council,
according to Milton E. Diehl, president.
Report of special committee on ways
and means of raising funds. report on
traffic reinforcement drive, entertain
ment and refreshments.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Passing Of De Luxe Buses
On Chevy Chase Line.

.URTA1LMENT of the famous
Chevy Chase de luxe bus line
on April / Is believed by citizens
to be the beginning of the end of
that once source of jealous civic
controversy. When this parlor bus
service was proposed with its Is
cent fare and seat for every pas
senger it incurred the vigorous
opposition Of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, where it was
considered a sort of 'snooty pro-
posal." The spicy debate in the
federation was enlivened with
many wisecracks. A delegate from
the Brightwood Citizens Associa-
tions offered an amendment to the
motion to approve the Chevy
Chase de luxe line. His amend
ment provided for the installation
OF q 50-cent parlor de luxe bus line
to Brightwood. 1t is believed that
the entire matter was finally
tabled.
Since the substitution of the
modern. attractive buses for the
street cars the de luxe patronage
has been falling of. In the pass.
ing Of these higher fare busses.
with a seat guaranteed, citizens of
other neighborhoods note the loss
by Chevy Chase of a distinctive
characteristic.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

BY JESSE C. SUTER.
TINE record breaking food OF
the past week has dwarfed
all District problems and
Il civic activities to mere in.
significance. During the latter part
of the week, o discussion Of topics
other than the food has been an
impossibility.
The old Chain Bridge, which
many civic leaders have long ac-
cused of being decrepit and liable
to be carried away by flood waters.
has taken q terrible punishment
but still holds together. With the
water dashing over the bridge,
however, the advocates of q new
span have acquired fine line OF
sales talk to support their claims.
Civic leaders are drawing another
lesson from the flood In pointing
to the unsuitability Of both the
Washington Airport and Graveley
Point. They hold to the idea that
an airport should by all means be
free from inundation by flood
waters. An airport Is never more
needed than when other means Of
transportation are interrupted or
threatened.
During the week on Capitol Hill.
the race track bill has seemingly
been hanging in the balance before
the Judiciary Subcommittee Of the
House District Committee. The in
dications are that If the subcom-
mittee reports to the full committee.
the report will be unfavorable.
The many civic opponents Of this
legislation can see many influences
at work, both pro and con: but the
professional proponents and oppo-
nents showed so little regard for
local civic sentiment that their
views appeared to make little-if
any impression on the committee.
1t has been indicated that q
favorable report will come from the
House District Committee on the
magistrate court bill. This bill has
been both approved and denounced
by some Of the civic bodies.
At the District Building the most
conspicuous action of the week was
the approval by the District Com
missioners Of the policy sought by
the Alcoholic Beverages Board of
limiting the number Of off-sale
liquor places to 800. This number
Is to be attained througha q gradual
reduction for various causes; Com
missioner Allen dissented from this
action of the Commissioners for
fear Of the cultivation of a racket
in the transfer Of ownership of
licenses at high figures.
Other matters of special interest
at the District Building were specu-
lations on the selection of a corpo-
ration counsel to succeed Z. Barrett
Prettyman. While there have been
very general organization actions
favoring the appointment of Will
liam A. Roberts. peoples counsel,
there Is a growing fear that party
political considerations will govern
this selection. Some civic leaders
have heard that a very prominent
member Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives from Texas has a fellow
Texan who he regards as eminently
qualified to I'LL this position deal
ing with District problems.
Another matter Of special interest
Is the understanding that the Public
Utilities Commission will decline to
approve the proposed merger of the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. with
the Capital Transit Co. upon the
terms submitted to the commission.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Promise Of Improvement
OF Washington Water Front.

THE flood water conditions of the
Potomac, with the incidental
damage and probable deposit of silt
brought down stream. may give i'm
petus to the efforts now under
way to include appropriations for
the Potomac in tthe War Depart
ment appropriation now pending
before the Senate Committee. The
bill now carries $4,000, of which
sl25,000 is for dredging the channel
opposite Washington and the re-
manning $4,000 would begin the
work on the north side of the
Washington Channel opposite Po-
tomac Park. These items were in.
cluded in the authorization passed
at last session in an omnibus river
and harbor act, but that measure
carried no funds.
The $l52.0 in the pending War
Department bill would be q part
OF an ultimate expenditure of
$325.000 to make the Potomac
River Channel "a feet deep and
400 feet wide from Giesboro Point
to Key Bridge. including dredging
In the Anacostia and Washington
Channels. The completed project
calls for q turning basin opposite
the navy yard. This would be en-
tirely . Federal undertaking.
The estimated cost of improving
the north side of the Washington
Channel will be $1,650,000, of
which $4,000, included in the War
Department bill, would make a
beginning. The enabling act would
have saddled on the District one
half the cost or about $825, 900, but
the Senate reduced the Districts
share of cost to $389,000. This
latter amount represents the cost
of the improvements made for the
benefit of the municipality. The
title to all of this property to be
improved Is In the United States.
This Is o question which has
long been agitated and civic orga-
nizations have repeatedly called at
tention to the unSightly water
front, but, being voteless, there has
been little inducement to include
the District in river and harbor
legislation.
What Is the Motto
OF the District Of Columbia?
IN ONE of the free-for-all side
walk broadcasts of one of the
radio companies the other night
this question was asked Of an Inn
promptu broadcaster. The reply
came clear and distinct and with
out the hesitation of q split Sec
ond, mo taxation without repre-
sentation." A civic leader who
heard this reply turned to friend
and remarked, well, the con-
tinued preaching of The Star and
Theodore w. Noyes is being abb
sorbed by some of the people" The
District may have some old Latin
or Greek motto which no one re-
members, but this citizen In ques-
ton expresses . grave doubt II It
fits the District as well as mo tax
alton without representation" or
taxation without representation is
tyranny" What kind Of an Amer
ican can o man or q woman be II
taxed and voteless and without rep
resentation7
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Civic Calendar
Seven Groups to Meet This
Week-Natives to Plan
Banquet.
Monday, March %.

Mid City Citizens Association.
pm, Thomson School. Report of
Laws and Legislation Committee on
Juvenile Court, report of Traffic Com
mittee on installation of traffic lights
at Fifth and L streets and New York
avenue, announces A. ]. Driscoll, pres
ident. George Offutt, chairman of
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board,
will be speaker. Entertainment by
Miss Estelle Wentworth and Ray Balm.
Door prizes and refreshments.
Society Of Natives, 8 pm. Washing
ton Club. James F. Duhamel will
speak on washington City's Most
Popular Hero" discussion Of annual
banquet, entertainment by Nat Wind
sor, according to Miss Emma A. Bright,
secretary.
North Capitol Citizens Association,
8 pm, Mckinley High School. DR..
William M. Ballinger Of the Medical
Society will speak on Your House and
Your Health" James A. Crooks, sec
retary, announced. Report of Public
Safety Committee on automobile in
spection laws. consideration Of Mag
istrates Courts proposal, discussion
Of Representative Blanton's attitude
toward District appropriations.
Georgetown Citizens Association,
p.m., st. Johns Church Parish Hall
Address by a representative of Health
Department on Child Health" re-
port of Public Utilities Committee, dis
cussion of relationship between Dis
trict and Congress, states President
John Small.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Flood EeIpses Usual Activities - Results May
Benefit Waterfront-D. c. Bill Senate
Hearings-What Is Districts Motto?

Otner duties, many Of them self
imposed, keep Bill Roberts out OF
the ranks of the unemployed.
Evening star., 1936-03-22

Conduit Road Citizens Association,
Spm., st. David's Parish Hall. Cen
eral committee reports and discussion
of Chain Bridge, according to Frank
Shull, president. Speaker on Braille
system.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Thursday, March rs.

Trinidad Citizens Association. .
pm. library. Wheatley School. Dis
cussion of fiscal relations, report Of
Education Committee, report by
Transportation Committee on bus
service, appointment Of Membership
Committee to begin membership drive,
announces President George J. Cleary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-09

Popular Couple Married This
Morning at the Home of
Brides Parents.

The Rev. E. A. Heino of the First Ev.
Lutheran church. at ceremony per-
formed at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt L. Maxi.
1l2 West Sheridan street, united in the
holy bonds of matrimony, Miss Julia
Maxi of this city TO Mr.. Edward Nett
tunen Of Soudan, in the presence of
immediate members Of the family and
limited number of invited guests.
Miss Ali Harri and August Carlson
Of Section Thirty attended the couple
After wedding breakfast the newly
weds left for Chicago where they viii
make their home.
Out-of-town guests at the wedding
were Mrs. John Kar, Mrs. Hilda Jack
son and Miss Mary Jackson Of Hibbing;
Mrs. Elmer Maxi and Miss Sylvia Saari
Of Virginia; Miss Olga Rivers and VIII
liam Rivers Of Fairbanks, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Aronen and family OF En-
barraSS
The bride has been secretary at the
principals Office in the Ely schools for
the past nine years during which time
she has made friends of all with whom
she came in contact. The groom IS q
popular young man Of our neighboring
city and viii enter the catering business
in Chicago.
Many friends join in wishing them all
possible happiness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-09
FOREST SCRAP
NOW CLOSED
Controversy Over kabetogama
and Grand Portage For
ests Ended Thursday.

A considerable cause for controversy
which has existed for several years was
closed Thursday when the National For
est Reservation Commission approved
the purchase of the Kabetogama state
forest and the Grand Portage state for
est to be added to the Superior Nation
al Forest.
The subject has been debated for
several years and of late the Izaak
Walton League and the American Le-
gion threw their strength into the fight
being waged between the Quetico-Sup-
erior Council and members of the Min
nesota Conservation Commission
The Conservation Commission has
maintained that the Kabetogama and
Grand Portage forests should remain
state property. The Quetico-Superior
Council on the other hand maintained
that the forest should be added to the
Superior and that treaty be consum-
erior on this side of the border and
the Quetico adjoining an International
War Veterans memorial
With the acquisition of the Kabeto-
CANA and the Grand Portage areas as
approved by the Commission, 66l 600
acres will be added to the Superior Ma
tional Forest making this the largest
national forest in continental United
States according to information coming
out of the Offices of Ray u. Harmon
supervisor. in Duluth
The extent Of the Superior will have
an expanse of 1861, 918 acres with the
new acquisition. The next in size to
the Superior is the Nevada National
Forest with 3,o97 ,886 acres Alaska has
two national forests, one Of 100000
acres and another of about 100000
acres.
Secretary Ickes moved for the approx
al of the new boundaries after L. E
Kenipp, chief of lands in the forest
service said the Minnesota state legis-
lature had failed to show cause why
the boundaries should not be extended
All that remains now is the conclu-
sion of a treaty between Canada and
the United States for joint admins
tration of the vast forest region to be
embodied in the Quetico-Superior and
provision for funds to purchase the
private holdings in the Kabetogama and
Grand Portage areas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-09
EvELETH Lake
SCENE OF MEET
Arrowhead Sportsmen Group
Slate Business for Meeting
at Eveleth in May.

For the annual meeting of the
Arrowhead Sportsmen's Association, a
program of interesting and important
events have been mapped. Besides the
series of activities to be sponsored by
the association new officers are to be
chosen at the meeting to take place at
Eveleth Lake on May %, the date ten
tatively set for the meeting.
The Ely Rod & Gun Club Is a mem
Der of the Arrowhead body and many
from this organization plan on attend
ing 1t is expected that in the neigh
borhood of 500 people will be at Eve
leth from the various subordinate clubs
at Virginia, Eveleth, EmbarraSs, Ely,
Chisholm, West Duluth, Tower and
Bull, comprising the Arrowhead group.
Extensive plans for series of activi-
ties to be sponsored during the coming
year, together with action on several
forestry matters will be outlined at the
annual meeting besides the election of
officers.
The present officers are M E. Matson,
Virginia, president; C. M. Tramontin,
Chisholm, first vice president; H. L.
Burns, Eveleth, second vice president;
Ed. Bergman, West Duluth, third vice
president; Frank Bulls, Bull, fourth
vice president; Joseph Kran of this
city, fifth vice president; Joseph Klo-
buchar, of the Ely Rod and Gun club,
now a resident CT Virginia, secretary,
and Walter jain, West Duluth, treas
urer.
Directors are Mark Lucich of Gilbert,
formerly of this city; Joseph Backus OF
Virginia; Harry Happle of Chisholm;
Henry Thompson of Chisholm; Law
renee Daley of West Duluth; Carl Ben
ming of West Duluth; Harry Lyons of
Eveleth; A. w. Lewis of Eveleth; Gust
Kosh of Tower, and Emil Hill of EN-
barrasS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-09
Many Entries Reported
for Fellowship Amateurs.

A large number Of entries have been
registered in the Major Bowes Amateur
Hour at the Washington auditorium on
Monday evening, April 81, being spon-
sored by the Mems Fellowship club of
the M E. church.
E. c. Bolitho will take the part of
Major Bowes in the addition. The
amateur hour is meeting with the favor
Of local people judging by the entries
so far received.
With the array of talent of which
Ely boasts, the evening will be an event
of Importance and is being eagerly
awaited by large portion of our people.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-09
VI. w. Peterson Speaker at
st. AndreIUs Club Meet.

The regular monthly meeting of the
St. Andrews Club took place at the
Presbyterian church parlors on Friday
evening. Some forty members and in
vited guests were present A fine din
ner was served by the membership COM
mittee composed of Wilson Carlson,
Joseph Krall, Richard Chinn, Lawrence
Ludtke and Peter Schaefer after which
a program of unusual interest was pre-
Sented.
Community singing to music played
by Miss Irene Thomas and led by c. G..
Haugen occupied the beginning of the
program after which a group of the
sixth and seventh grades sang several
fine selections under the direction and
accompaniment of Miss Strathern Of
the music department Of the Ely schools.
M w Peterson, who with Mrs. Peter
son recently returned from Mexico and
the southern section of the United
States, gave an interesting account of
his experiences, especially while in
Mexico. He told Of the customs of the
people and spoke of the scenic beauty
Of the country, the economic and politi-
cal situations and said he enjoyed every
minute of his visit
Several members had brought guests
who thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
The program was in charge of the
church service committee of which c.
G. Haugen is chairman and composed
of 3. j. Agnew, H. R. Browne and Mr.
Peterson.
The meeting in May will be in charge
Of the community service committee, E.
c. Jones, chairman; Norman Brown,
Carl Braga and Thomas Mclaughlin
with the lunch served by the officers of
the club
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-09
Bird House Contest Open
to Boys and Girls Here.

Under the direction of Miss Rose
Schmidt Of the Ely schools and the Au-
dubon Society of the schools, a bird
house contest is beng sponsored and is
now open to boys and girls. The boys
will build birdhouses and the girls will
prepare posters and essays. The exc
cutive committee of the Ely Commercial
Club has recommended an appropria-
ton Of s25 TO cover prizes for the
event.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-09
Good Talks to Rotary.

John Rikhus spoke on his vocation,
at the meeting of the Rotary Club last
evening and Bob" Watts told of his
trip to the eastern cities The ladies
of the Bethany church served the din
ner. President Jones presided and in
the absence of Secretary Bolitho, George
Somero acted as secretary. Wilson
Carlson led the singing to music fur
nished by Mrs. w. j. Wenstrom.