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V0teless ID. c. Women
Study the Primary Bill.

A FTER an exhaustive study of
H. r. 5443 providing for the
election Of delegates to the political
conventions, generally known as the
District primary bill, it was in
dorsed in principle by the Depart
ment of Government and Its Opera
ton Of the Voteless D. C. League
of Women Voters. Mrs. Hedley v.
Cooke, chairman of the department,
reports that in its final session,
at which the proposal was ap-
proved, it had the advantage Of
an interesting presentation of the
question by Mr.. James p. Mullen,
q local sponsor Of the bill.
Some Of the local organizations
have held back on the considera-
tion Of the bill for the reason that
they believed the matter of repre-
sentation Of the District residents
in the national political conventions
is entirely under the rules Of the
respective conventions. There has
thus been a feeling that there
should be some assurance that the
machinery set up by the bill would
be used If enacted into law. Just
what, If anything, Congress could
or would do in the matter of assur-
ing District representation in these
national conventions through dele
gates elected according to the terms
of the bill has not been clear to
many.
The attitude of the local political
organizations and the respective
national committees has not been
learned. One has suggested that
their views have been represented
by q huge silence.
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An Americanized Washington
Is Key to Many Problems.

CONSIDERATION of the Allen
referenda proposal by some of
the civic groups has brought out
the fact that there is a growing
conviction that if many of our
problems are to find a solution
1t must be through the true Amer
ican method Of voting representa-
ton In the legislative bodies which
possess the power. Some of these
organizations are indorsing the
proposed advisory referendum with
notifications, others in principle
without bother1ng as to details.
Some reject because of the fear of
excessive cost for the doubtful ad-
vantages.
A number favor the referenda
scheme for the reason that it
would set up the machinery for
holding of elections and that 1t
would be a step to larger partici-
patton by the citizens in their
affairs. Many state that what they
want Is to vote for Senators and
Representatives and presidential
electors as they feel that their
interest in national affairs entities
them to participation in the
councils Of the Nation. Many of
these who now hold voting resi-
dence IN the States say they would
gladly give up such State CITIZEN
ship If they could obtain the same
American rights in the District.
Preliminary preparations are
now under way for at least one
hearing during the present session
. of Congress on the joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States
empowering Congress to grant to
the residents Of the District of
Columbi voting representation in
Senate and House of Represen-
tatives the vote for President and
Vice President and the same right
to sue and be sued in the United
States courts as possessed by the
citizens of State.
The State of California, by its
Legislature, has memorialized Con-
gress to pass the resolution and
submit it to the States for ratifi-
cation. In the Virginia Legislature,
which has Just convened, Dele
gate Ralph H. Daughton, of Nor
folk. native OF the District of
Columbia, will again attempt to
have a similar memorial adopted.
An amendment for this purpose
was introduced by him in 1884,
but was reached in committee too
late for effective support.
To get the State Legislatures to
act or this proposal for the recog-
nization of fundamental Ameri-
canism at the Nations Capital is
a task undertaken by the National
League of Women Voters under
the leadership of their national
president, Miss Marguerite Wells.
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Capt. E. r. King Refuses
to Run, But Only
Stripes Harder.
BY John II. Cassidy. JR.

BY JOHN II. Cassidy. JR.
Have you ever tried to escape from
a favorite hobby?
Capt. Ellis r. King, former presi-
dent of the Conduit Road Citizens
Association, is convinced 1t can't be
done-at least not for very long
If ones hobby is interesting, en-
joyable and worth while. And he
produces strong evidence to bear out
his belief.
After serving for five years as an
officer Of the civic body Of Potomac
Heights, King decided last Fall 1t
was about time he had some time
to do something else-much as he
liked to work for his community.
He had just completed two terms as
association president and during this
period he sacrificed most of his an
nual leave Che is employed in the
War Department. by taking time
off to run to the District Building
or the Capitol, seeking projects for
his community or the city. So, when
election time came around last Fall,
King announced ne would oeclne
nomination for reelection.
More Leisure, More Work.
But his plan didn't work out. Free
of his presidential duties, King did
find more leisure time but apparently
it was used in seeking out new civic
duties for he admitted, in an inter-
view last week.
Somehow or other, it seems ]
have less time than ever now." he
said, and his wife, Lotta, promptly
seconded the statement.
Although King has aided his asso-
citation in securing a large number
of civic developments in Potomac
Heights since he became member in
1926, he feels one of the sections
most important problems remains un-
solved-how to secure money to re-
place old Chain Bridge.
Evidently, King took this problem
upon himself as a personal one q
long time ago. for he has been wagine
fight for replacement of the struc-
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MANOR PARK CITIZENS
TO HAVE MORE BUSES
Public Utilities Commission
Grants Plea After Presentation
Of Data by Members.

An additional bus service to oper-
ate between Fifth and Sheridan streets
and Eighth street and Pennsylvania
avenue was promised for the near fu-
ture in letter received by the Manor
Park Citizens Association from the
Public Utilities Commission.
This action is seen as result Of
data presented by q committee from
the association at the recent transit
hearing. George A. Corbin Is chair
man Of the associations Utility Com
mittee.
The new schedule calls for two
buses leaving Fifth and Sheridan
streets, one at $40 am and the other
eight minutes later. The route down.
town will be via Thirteenth and Madi-
son streets.
The association Is continuing its
efforts to obtain more adequate trans
portation facilities for the Manor Park
area and anticipates further improve
ment through cooperation and fur.
ther study by the Utilities Commits
sion andicitisens Of the area.
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.
District day, and will be given over
to a discussion Of political problems
affecting residents of the District of
Columbia. The wives Of the Commits
sioners have been invited to be pres
ent as honor guests.
This club, one Of the oldest In
Washington, was originally formed to
get universal suffrage. 1t is q non
partisan organization. and meets once
a month to discuss both sides Of i'm
portant political questions.
Mrs. Lora Kinchloe, wife Of Judge
Kinchloe Of New York, Is also sched-
uled to speak. The meeting will be
held at the washington Club at
2:30 pm.
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Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Spotlight on Budget and Congressional Groups.
Preparations Made for Hearing on Vote for
District During This Session.

municipal center has been fought
and won several times only to be
lost again when it appeared to be a
dead certainty. The new rule
caught the Commissioners, through
their president, trying to work out
some way to get a start toward re-
placing the disgraceful conditions
OF housing Of the lesser courts.
The Commissioners, with the
100 per cent backing of organized
civic Washington, have been urg-
ing the increase of the Federal
lump sum from the SIS, zoe, 900 of
recent years to the more equitable
sum of $8,317,000. Then the Com
missioners have been trying to
have their powers increased so that
some Of the minor municipal mat
ters now requiring action by Con-
gress may be handled by the Com
missioners One of these which
has been mentioned frequently is
the right to open graves. Under
the rule Just promulgated, before
the Commissioners can advocate
the passage of legislation authoriz-
ing the opening Of grave the mat
ter will have to go to the Budget
Bureau and emergency council.
Some Of the civic leaders ex-
press the opinion the gag rule"
will very seriously cramp the
Commissioners legislative Style.
There are some who say they can
not see how Congress is to intel
ligently exercise Its exclusive legis-
lative power over the seat of the
Government Of the United States
if the very agency they have set
up to handle the administrative
details Of the job are to be pro-
hibited by executive order from
giving Congress the benefit of their
best judgment born of their ex-
perience and knowledge. The cit
izens see IN this new rule another
District problem to add to their
already long list.
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R. |. AVENUE Civic
YEAR IS REVIEWED
Accomplishments of Group
in Northeast Listed
in Publication.

A year Of many accomplishments !.
reviewed for the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Association in the annual re.
port of its president. Clayton C. Marsh
recently made public through tht
Neighborhood News, official organ o.
the civic group.
In the field of legislation, Marsh
calls attention to the passage at the
last session Of Congress of a bill pro.
viding for the construction of an un-
derpaSS and bridge to establish con-
nection for vehicular traffic between
Rhode Island and New York avenues
northeast. States Marsh. This is ar
improvement for which the association
has been striving for several years"
Get Smoke Act.
An 11-year fight by the body was
crowned with success when Congress
approve the so-called smoke nuis-
ance act" for the District.
The Committee on Fire and Police
has been active during the past year
in securing the appropriation Of funds
for the erection of fire truck house
at Fourteenth street and Rhode Island
avenue northeast; installation of traf-
fic signals at the intersection of
Bladensburg and Queens Chapel roads
northeast; the abatement Of conges-
ton on Rhode Island avenue and Mon
roe street northeast, caused by inter-
state truck travel, and the placing of
numerous stop" and "slow" signs.
Removal of the burning trash dump
adjacent to Brentwood road northeast
was secured mainly through the efforts
of the Health and Sanitation Com
mittee Of the group.
Probably the most active committee
in the association during the past
year was the public utilities group,
under the Craftsmanship of Richaro
Ledger. Ledger appeared before the
Public Utilities Commission in the
early days of the current hearing
on the transit question, and pre-
sented one of the largest array Of
complaints against the Capital Transit
Co. of any civic body. The COM
pilations totaled 100 pages.
When the Federal Housing Au-
thority proposed the construction Of
a low-cost housing project on Rhode
Island avenue northeast, between
Brentwood road and seventeenth
street, the Zoning Committee of the
association made complete study
of the plan and reported unfavorably.
The Government subsequently abaa-
doned the project.
In his report President Marsh
called attention to the addition of
118 persons to the rolls during the
year and declared that the Member
ship Committee expects a further
material increase through a campaign
now being conducted.
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father" Uncle Sam insists on hold
ing our money without the oppor-
tunity for the District to reap the
advantage usually accruing to one
having a handsome cash balance.
There exists a desire on the part
of a number of these civic-minded
ones to know approximately what
is lost to the District each year
through this lack of the ability to
make these balances work.
One of the several fiscal relations
committees is expected shortly
with the aid of Auditor Donovan,
L. A. Carruthers or Walter I. Swan
ton to supply this data.
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DELPHIAN SOCIETY

Iota Phi Delta Chapter met Thurs
day at the Shoreham Hotel.
The eighth program subject I'VE
netian Painting" was reviewed BY the
president, Mrs. G. Fred Coles. The dis
cussion Of the lives and works Of
Titan, Tintoretto and Veronese was
urder the leadership of Mrs. Ernest
Ingle. Topics by Mrs. Macleod Maur-
ice, Mrs. Harold F. Machlan, Mrs. Carl
II. Smith, Mrs. Welton B. Hutton, Mrs.
Elmer L. PETER and Mrs. H. II. Hulbirt
Mrs. G. Fred Coles received the
chapter members and their friends
January 8 at her home In Pierce Mill
road at q tea.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday, when a talk will be given
by Mrs. Theodore M. r. Knappen on
ARTS and Crafts of Old Japan" fol-
lowed by q luncheon at the Shoreham
Hotel.
Columbia Chapter will meet at
woodward & Lothrop's next Thursday
at 10 am. The subject will be "A
Dramatic. Romance and q Modern
Epic," under the leadership of Mrs.
George Ellis, who viii open the discus
sion with remarks on "The Character
istics of Browning's Style"
: Other topics will be "The Flight of
the Duchess" which Is divided into
three parts. Part 1: "The Story"
Mrs. Frank M. Stuart; part 2: Char
acter-Portraits." Mrs. w. w. Spaid;
part 8: "The Gypsy's Spell" Mrs. H.
Huntington: "a Modern Epic" Mrs.
Frank Kelly; selection from Drake"
Mrs, Otis w. Elzey.
The meeting viii be presided over by
Mrs. Wilson B. Nairn, who will also
give . zes(ims Of all topics.
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Districts Idle Capital
Should Earn Interest.

COME Of the District citizens
studying the District financial
problems express amaZement that
no provision Is made for having the
money lying idle In the Treasury
earn interest. They point to the
fact that In other municipalities
where they have a considerable
amount of cash on hand, the money
is put to work at interest in bonded
repositories until needed to meet
authorized appropriations. This
practice adds materially to the an
nual receipts. They say that step
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WHICH Nne II an
honorary men,
Der, at its meet
ing next Satur-
day. Her sub
e ct will b e
Civic Affairs In
the District. "
Mrs. Tilman
Parks, wife OF
r e p resentative
Parks Of Arkan-
ShS, president OF
the club, has an
n o u n ced that
this meeting of
the club has been
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Friday, January II.
Saturday, January Is,

Federation of Citizens Associations.
. pm. board room, District Build
ing. Now that Congress has con-
vened the federation meets for the
rest OF the season bi-monthly. There
VIII be two amendments to the con-
stitution which will probably come
before the delegates this month, Sec
retary David Babp. states. One pro-
poses to change the annual meeting
from November to May of each year,
the other deals with restricting future
member bodies of the federation to
purely local citizens associations.
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70 Train Teachers for Liberia.

EMPORIA, Kans. OP.-Dr. John H.
Furby Of the College of Emporia Edu-
cation Department will direct teacher
training during reorganization Of
Liberals education system by the
League of Nations.
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Miss Stuhhs Rack.

Miss Frances Stubbs, public rela-
tions counsel for the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee. returned
from q business trip to New York
last week.
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MRS. NORTON TO TALK
ON CIVIC PROBLEMS

Representative Mary T. Norton,
chairman of the House District Com
mittee, will be the principal speaker
before the Political Study Club, of
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ELECTIONS BEGUN
BY TRADE GROUPS
Travel Cited as Way to Get
Conventions-Four More
Scheduled.

Trade groups Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association have
begun their series Of annual elections
Of chairmen who will also serve as
members Of the associations Board
of Governors during the coming year.
Two such elections were held at
luncheon meetings last week, John B.
Hasley Of Palais Royal being chosen
head Of the department store man
ayers group and L. G. Kuhn OF the
Petroleum Heat & Power Co. being
elected by the fuel oil-on burner
division.
Thirty-four more divisions are to
have their elections within the next
few days, after which the new Board
OF Governors will meet and organize
for the year.
Travel Gets Conventions.
One good reason why Washington
set q new record in the number Of
conventions held here last year was
cited by Curtis Hodges. director Of
the Greater National Capital Com
mittee, last week after checking
through the travel files for 1885.
The convention staff of the COM
mittee succeeded in attracting 205
conventions to the Capital in 1885.
During the year the staff made ad-
vance arrangements for 95 more to
come here this year and others are
now being negotiated. Fifteen others
are scheduled between 1887 and 1910.
The reason Hodges cited Is that
the members Of the staff. in extend
ing invitations and carrying on the
necessary negotiations to bring or
ganizationS here Travelled close to
$4,000 miles-more than twice the
distance around the world.
This Of course does not represent all
the convention work. There were
reams Of correspondence. hundreds OF
personal interviews, distribution Of
thousands of pieces of literature, and
a myriad of details to be looked after
before the convention groups were
maneuvered into accepting Washing
tons invitation.
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"Gag Rule" Expected to Cramp
Commissioners Legislative Style.
Hxrra rar1ara0nr +l.A Nexa.,,isrie,


HERETOFORE the Commission
ers have been required to sub
NIT to the Budget Bureau any pro-
posed legislation which would in
any way involve the future ex-
penditure of funds. Now, under the
new rule, all District legislative
propositions must have the ap.
proval of the bureau and also of the
National Emergency Council before
they may be forwarded to Congress
and advocated by the Commission
ers or other District officials. 1t IL
reported that an attempt Is being
made to have the rule modified to a
limited extent as applied to the
District.
The present Board Of Commis-
sioners has been vely active in the
preparation Of new District legisla-
ton, in many cases at the sugges-
ton or on the request Of members
of the District Committees of the
two houses. They have been push
ing the matter Of the court build
ines which are 80 urgently needed.
The Rsttls Of the court units Of the
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Civic Association Calendar
Nineteen Groups to Meet-Budget, New Traffic
Regulations and Reports on Utilities Hearings
Head Scheduled PROGRAMS.

jected regulation for forfeiture of
drivers permits of speed law violators
will be discussed, President Edwin S.
Hege announces. Reports on the pro-
posed advisory referendum and pro-
posed subway plans and compulsory
inspection Of automobiles. Nominat-
ing Committee report and election of
officers. Report and discussion of the
District budget.
Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Associa-
ton, 3 pm, Crosby S. Noyes School.
Laws and Legislation Committee re-
port and action of the Guyer bill is
expected by President John H, Will
hams. Action also will be taken on the
proposed compulsory automobile in
spection regulations. A. F. E. Scheer.
chairman Of special committee will
report on the status of the projected
overpass over the Baltimore & Ohio
and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks.
Report on the recent membership
drive.
Sixteenth Street Highlands Citizens
association, 8 m. Brightwood School
Report on trafic signal lights on SIX
teenth street, President Arthur E.
COOK announces. Laws and Leeisla-
ton Committee report on proposed
referendum. Discussion of street car
problems. Speech by a representative
OF the Federal Bureau of Inyestiea-
ton. Music.
Southwest Citizens Association M
4 Precinct, 492 E street southwest.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen will
ADDRESS members on the budget and
taxation problems, President Jacob
M. Schaffer promises. Inauguration
OF membership drive, efforts to secure
improvements to the Hoover Play-
ground and report by Playground
Committee.
Friday. January II.
Takoma Park Citizens Association
7:3o PM, Takoma Public Library,
Discussion of the type of memorial
to be erected in honor of BENJAMIN
Franklin Gilbert, founder of Takoma
Park, President Walter Trey reveals.
Other matters include trafic condi-
tions and planting trees in the Ia
koma area.
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Mrs. Muchmore on Air.

Mrs. Sallie P. Muchmore, merchan-
disc manager of the Better Business
Bureau Of Washington, made her first
radio talk last week after several weeks
absence due to illness.
She took the occasion to warn the
public against the return of a remark
able lily bulb being sold from house
to house by canvassers representing
themselves as being from well known
botanical organization. The story told
by the statesmen is that the bulb needs
only to be placed in water and that
the bulb will open and bloom within
"a hours. The bulb. in fact, does open.
Mrs. Muchmore said, but the bloom
never appears. The usual price paid
is 50. and after the salesman shows a
beautiful picture of real lily and
describes it as the product of his
bulb, the sale apparently is easily
made.
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Four More Conventions,


Four more conventions, one Of them
to be held next week, were added to
the list Of the Greater National Capt.
tai Committee last week.
The officers and directors of the
National Association of Real Estates
Boards will meet at the Washington
Hotel tomorrow. the session to con-
tinue through Friday. Charles j. Rush
OF the Washington Real Estates Board
arranged for the meeting
The American Association of So
cial Workers will come here in Feb
ruary, probably the first week, it was
announced. The convention will be
held at the Mayfiower Hotel and
about 200 members are expected.
The National Association of Mar
keting Officials (Atlantic States Divi-
sion) plans to meet here in April.
s. B. Shaw. chief Of the Maryland
State Department Of Markets, College
Park, Is the chairman.
About 500 delegates are expected
in October to attend the annual Dis
trict, Maryland and Virginia Beauty
and Barber Supply Trade Show to
be held at, the Raleigh.
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We1ucSuHy, J8nuhfy l5s
Chevy Chase Citizens' Association,
Q pm. =. v. sroYn School The pro-
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Randle Highlands Citizens Associ-
alton, 8 pm, 42o7 Minnesota avenue
southeast.
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Odell S. Smith, chairman of the
Public Order Committee of the Board
Of Trade, has called a luncheon meet
ing of that group to be held tomorrow
at 1890 pm. in the oak room Of the
Raleigh Hotel
On Tuesday the subcommittee on
operation regulations Of the Traffic
Committee will meet for luncheon at
the Harrington Hotel, DR.. j. Franklin
Hilton. chairman, has announced.
On Friday joint luncheon Of two
more traffic subcommittee will be at
Sholl's Cafeteria. 1919 G street. The
groups are the subcommittee on streets
and avenues, headed by George "
Graham, and the subcommittee on
bridges headed by George c. Shinn.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

HE District Budget and Con.
gressional Committees have
held the civic spotlight dur
Evening star., 1936-01-12

A review of the years budget and
finances was he'd by the Executive
Committee of the Better Business
Bureau last week at luncheon at the
Raleigh. Lanier P. McLachlen, chair
man, directed the study. A number Of
new membership applications were
acted upon.
The merchandise committee Of the
bureau, headed by James w. Hardy,
will meet at the Raleigh next Friday
for luncheon.