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Rooming House Regulation
Seen as Urgent Need.

THERE is growing interest at
the Council of Social Agencies
in the problem Of somes reasonable
regulation of rooming houses, but
it appears that the requirement to
provide fire escapes and safe
structural conditions are about the
only control existing. The small
staff available for these inspections
Is q serious handicap to the Build
ing Inspection Department.
Social organizations Of the Dis
trict believe there should be other
regulations of rooming houses be-
yond those existing. Such control,
they feel, should embrace capacity,
sanitary arrangements and other
incidental items, which would be
mandatory requirements prior to
the granting of licenses for the
operation Of rooming houses. In
dications are that the regulation
of rooming houses is q matter
which will receive serious con-
sideration by some Of the citizens
associations within whose bound
aries the greater number 6 such
houses are located.
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National Representation
Interest Greatly Stimulated.

THE arbitrary action of the
House Appropriations Commit
tee, with the approval Of the
House. in slashing the Federal
share of the expenses of the Dis
trict. the slashing of the urgent
needs in the pending appropriation
bill, and the threat of increased
taxation, has greatly stimulated
the interest in national represen-
tation throughout the organiza-
tions. Many resolutions proposing
various plans for increasing the
activity for this cause have been
showered on the Federation OF Cit
liens Associations. Reports from
many quarters indicate there are
a large number of citizens. here
tofore Indifferent on this subject,
who have become awakened and
are impressed with the idea that
in no other way can the District
be assured of q square deal than
through voting representation in
the Congress. which exercises ex-
elusive legislation over the District
of Columbia.
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DISTRICT S. A. R. SOCIETY
WILL INSTALL OFFICERS
Meeting at 7:30 PM. April 20
Will Be Last of Season-Re-
ports to Be Received.

Officers are to be elected and in
stalled at the annual meeting Of the
District Society of the Sons Of the
American Revolution at the May
flower Hotel at 7:30 pm. April 20.
The meeting will be the last Of the
season.
Ballots already having been dis
tributed, it is requested that they be
marked and ready to drop in the
box on the arrival of members. The
election will close at pm. Tellers
will be headed by w. F. Roe.
Annual reports of officers will be
received during the business meeting.
c. c. Griggs is retiring president.
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urging Congress to provide by legis-
lation for the appointment Of a
commission which would work out
a formula for the equitable ap-
portionment Of the expenses OF the
District between the United States
and the District. This is re-en-
actment of a proposal approved by
the federation more than 10 years
ago and at that time submitted
to Congress in a memorial. A
number of associations have ap-
proved this act of the federation
and there has also been some favor
able congressional and editorial
comment. The idea was presented
to the Senate Appropriations SUBJ
committee by representatives of the
federation during the last week.
There is an earnestly expressed de-
sire throughout organized civic
Washington to have some business.
like plan substituted to eliminate
this perennial controversy.
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Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Events Increase Actiyity Regarding National
Representation for the District.

Thomas and his colleagues. While
these hearings have been con-
Quoted In executive session, there
mas been no ban placed on those
appearing before the committee,
who have freely discussed with
representatives Of the press the
matters presented. A large num-
Der Of those appearing before the
committee have urged an increase
OF Federal lump-sum and appro-
priations for schools, public health
and hospitals, and an increased
police force. The committee has
been urged to retain school items
added by the House committee,
such as the enlargement Of East
ern High School. A strong case
was made for an initial appro-
priation for northern high
school, a new Jefferson Junior
High, and a new Bunker Hill
elementary school.
An incident occurred which is
OF special interest to civic leaders
who have urged removal of the
District budget from the Budget
Bureau. Chairman Thomas has
asked that representatives of that
bureau appear before the commit
tee and justify the cuts made by
the bureau in the health and hos
pital items. This marks a new
departure. 1t has been reported
several times in this column that
department heads of the District
government are each required to
justify their estimates to the Com
missioners. The Commissioners, in
turn, are required to justify their
estimates before the Budget Bureau.
The Commissioners later are re-
quired to justify their estimates
before the congressional commit
tee as revised by the Bureau of the
Budget. But that bureau has never
heretofore been put in the position
of having to justify its recommen-
dations. The outcome OF this in
novation is being closely watched
by civic leaders.
Organized civic Washington ap-
pears confident that the Senate
committee will approve the re-
storation of the lump-sum to at
least S5,70O,00O and that there will
be substantial increases for public
health and other urgent needs.
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BARRY FARMS MEETING
Housing Speech to Be Heard OF
Tuesday Night.

The Barry Farm Citizens Associa-
ton will meet Tuesday. Sis pm, at
2846 Elvans road southeast, at which
time Charles H. Flagg of the Wash
ington Committee on Housing will
speak on housing problems.
Levi G. Brown, secretary, will re-
port on an appearance before the Sem
ate Subcommittee on Appropriations
urging restoration of $500 900 con-
tribution to the 1887 District budget.
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SOUTHWEST CITIZENS
WILL OMIT Meeting
Executive Committee to Gather to
Plan Reunion of Prominent
Residents, However.

Omission of this months meeting Of
the Southwest Citizens Association
was announced yesterday by President
Jacob M. Schaffer.
An Executive Committee meeting
has been called to plan for a special
meeting for the reunion of prominent
Southwest residents and former resi-
dents which include District Com
missioner HaZen.
A report will be made on efforts to
secure site for the proposed Jefferson
Junior High School before the Senate
Subcommittee on Appropriations,
Schaffer announced,
The executive meeting will be at
No. 4 precinct at 8 pm.
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r. I. Avenue Secretary Resigns.

Harold s. Higgins. local patent at
torney, recently resigned as secretary
Of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association. Higgins has left the city
to assume the post Of patent claims
counsel for the United States Steel
Corp. with ofhces In Pittsburgh, Pa.
The association elected wallace =.
Per7y 70 succeed him. --
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Directors to Meet.

The April meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Junior Board OF
Commerce will be held at the May
flower Hotel at pm. Tuesday.
The meeting will follow an initial
meeting of newly appointed commit
tee chiarmen for luncheon tomorrow
at the Harrington Hotel. The new
committee heads, announced yester-
day by Albert E. Conradis, newly in
stalled president of the board. are:
Membership, Loren L. Cluster; men,
bers' welfare. Hartford Bealer; lunch
cons, William Courtney; evening
meetings, Rudolph J. Watson; Glee
Club, James Mann: budget. c. Oscar
Berry; know Washington, Henry
Gichner; revenue. Douglas Phillips;
athletics. Philip Herrick; District of
Columbia fiscal relations, Thomas
Barry; public order. Robert Lee
O'Brien, jr.; traffic. Elwin E. Elicit,
jr.: Christmas celebration. Gerald Jay
Lyon: national representation. Leo
MCGUIRE; recreation. Albert Jackman;
juvenile welfare. Robert w. Wilson;
radio. Otis T. Wingo, jr.; civic thea
ter. Allan T. Squire; charities Cor
coran Thorn. jr., and public health,
DR.. Glenn Giere.
Conradis and other new officers OF
his administration were installed at
the annual meeting of the Junior
Board of Commerce last Tuesday eve
ming in the Willard Hotel. In his
annual report. Corcoran Thorn, jr.,
retiring president. discussed progress
made by the board during its two years
of existence. Policies for the coming
year were outlined by Conradis.
John Saul. president Of the Wash
ington Board Of Trade. called atten-
tino to the excellent work the Junior
Board is accomplishing in banding the
younger business men Of the city to-
gether into a unified civic body.
On behalf of the membership, Rob-
ert w. Wilson, past president Of the
Junior Board presented a silver cigar
cite box to the retiring president.
Before the meeting, the officers and
directors held dinner at the Willard
at which they had as their guests
Saul, Edgar Morris. first vice presi-
dent of the Washington Board Of
Trade, and Robert J. Cottrell, ex-
ecutive secretary of the senior body.
Committee Meetings Planned.
The Washington Board of Trade
has three luncheon meetings on the
calendar for the week.
The last meeting of the Public Order
Committee for the 1856 season will
be held at 1890 pm, tomorrow in the
Harrington Hotel. Following luncheon
| the committee will work on the de-
tails of its report to the full board, to
be presented at the annual meeting.
Chairman Odell S. Smith is to pre-
side.
A regular luncheon meeting Of the
Subcommittee on Operating Regula-
tions of the TRAFFIC Committee will
be held at the Harrington at 1890
pm. Tuesday. DR.. ]. Franklin Hilton
Is subcommittee chairman.
The Executive Subcommittee Of the
Traffc Committee will hold lunch
con meeting at 1890 pm, Thursday
in the Army and Navy Club. Plans
will be made for an April meeting
Of the full Traffic Committee to re-
ceive subcommittee reports and begin
work on the report to the board. Col.
Lawrnece G. Crawford, subcommittee
chairman, will be in charge Of the
meeting.
Warning Is Issued.
Warning against telephone soNcita-
tions for charitable purposes" from
persons or organizations not definitely
! known TO those receiving ths calls
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Modern Woodmen Of America.

The Drill Team of Washington
Camp will hold a dance Saturday at
Joppa Hall, Ninth and Upshur streets.
This camp will change its meeting
place from 935 G place to Northeast
Masonic Temple on May IL. The
meeting nights will be the second and
fourth Tuesdays. The camp will hold
an open dance May IL for the MEM
bers and their friends.
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The Senate Subcommittee's
Sympathetic Attitude.

CIv1C leaders, representing their
~ various organizations before
the Senate Appropriations Sub
committee on the District 1897
budget are warm in their praise
of the courtesy. patience and SYM
pathy shown them by Chairman
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INCREASE SHOWN
IN MARCH VISITORS
Next Convention of Women's
Federation to Be Sought
for Washington.

March showed a great increase in
the number of visitors to Washington
over the two preceding months of the
year, according to figures made pub
lie by Curtis Hodges. director Of the
Greater National Capital Committee.
The Smithsonian Institution. which
supplies figures used every month by
the committee as a basis for its esti-
mates of comparative increases and
decreases In the number Of local vis-
itors. reported 95,446 visitors to the
institution during March. This was
an increase of 34,783 over the total
of 60,663 recorded during February.
During January there were 63,565 Wis
itors at the Smithsonian.
Figures from other sources also have
indicated similar increase.
To Attend Miami Meeting.
The Greater National Capital Com
mittee announced that local dele
CATION of members of the District Of
Columbia Federation Of Women's
Clubs will attend the national conven-
ton Of the federation in Miami begin
ming April IS and will extend joint
invitation on behalf Of both organi-
cations to bring the 1887 convention
to Washington.
Although national headquarters for
the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs are located in Washington. the
national organization has not met here
for Is years, it was pointed out.
The local delegation will be headed
by Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, president
of the District of Columbia Fedora
ton, and Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, gen.
eral federation director. Delegates
elected to represent Washington at
the convention are Mrs. Ruth H.
Snodgrass. recording secretary Of the
local federation; Mrs. Charles A.
Langley, Mrs. Otto Hamelund and
Mrs. George L. Peckham. Mrs. Ernest
H. Daniel, first vice president Of the
District federation, was named alter
nate and also will attend the con-
vention.
Ten Other Delegates.
More than 10 other women, repre-
senting the eight clubs in Washington
directly affiliated with the federation.
also are expected to go. Mrs. Frank
M. Hoadly, president of the Mary
land Federation of Women's Clubs,
will accompany the local delegation.
The Greater National Capital Com
mittee is cooperating with the fed
Grafton delegation in extending the
invitation for 1887 and the following
invitation has been sent to national
officers and directors of the General
Federation and to all State presidents:
Washington extends to the Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs a
most cordial invitation to be our guests
for the council meeting to be held in
May. 1887.
We feel that the District is the
logical hostess for the council. not
only because it hasn't met here for
over 20 years, but also because Of the
exceptional advantage for a fine busi-
ness program and delightful recrea-
tional and educational visit. We can
promise you a most unusual and en-
tertaining play day.
THE Nations Capital, the most
beautiful and interesting city In the
world. offers you its hospitality
through its District Of Columbia fed
Grated club women-we are anxious
to know and entertain you, and look
forward to greeting you here next
year."
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Interest Grows In .
District Fiscal Formula.

THE Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations ut Its last meeting.
adopted o recommendation Of its
Committee on Fiscal Relations
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Takoma Park. Nominating Com
mittee report for annual election in
May
Saturday, April 10.

Federation Of Citizens Associations,
9 Pm, board room. District Building.
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Wednesday, April Is,


Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
8 pm, E. v. Brown School Action
on cleanup campaign, announces
President Edwin S. Hege. Discussion
of Public Utilities Commission reg
ulation limiting the number of stand
of traffic problems. Action on pend
ing District legislation in Congress.
Discussion of District fiscal relations.
Dahlgren Terrace Citizens AS
sociation, 8 pm, Crosby S Noyes
School. Report on efforts to main
tain property values in the area, an
nounces President John H. Williams
Discussion of plans for northeast
victory dinner. Appointment of
nominating committee for election
next month. Discussion of cleanup
campaign.
Sixteenth Street Highlands Citizens
Association, 8 pm, Brightwood
School. Discussion of coming reg
ulations. announces President Arthur
e.. LOOK. O1oCuSSlUu oI LldlllC pIOU.
lens; discussion of transportation
facilities to Fourteenth street and
Colorado avenue. Illustrated travel
talk by z. r. Rochester
Friday, April II.
Glover Park Citizens Association,
B pm, Industrial Home School.
Action on coming problems, an
nounces President Myron R. Walker.
Action on extension of Benton street.
Dancing.
Takoma Park Citizens Association,
9 pm, Takoma Park Library. Ad-
dress by Joseph Neale, attorney, on
Small Loan Bill" and Washington I.
Cleveland, president, Montgomery
County Civic Federation, on Mont
gomery County Problems" announces
President Walter Trey. Joint meet
Ing with the Community League Of
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Randle Highlands Citizens Associa-
ton. pm. 2407 Minnesota avenue
southeast. Action on cleanup cam
paign, announces President A. S.
Pierce.
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North Randle Community Citizens
Association, 8 pm, Free Methodist
Church.
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Tuesday, April II.


Brookland Citizens Association, 8
pm. Masonic Hall. Discussion of
plans for holding a northeast civic
victory dinner, announces President
M. M. Mclean. Report on efforts
to maintain high property values in
Brookland.
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Burleith Citizens Association,
pm, Gordon Junior High School. Re-
port by Fiscal Relations Committee,
announces President Harry Radcliffe.
Action on cleanup campaign. Report
on card party and dance planned by
the association April II.
Evening star., 1936-04-12

East Washington Heights Citizens
Association, pm, Bradbury Heights
Methodist Church.
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Stanton Park Citizens Association,
3 pm, Peabody School. Health
night" announces President Harry N.
Stull. Addresses by DR.. Edgar Bocock
of Gallinger Hospital. DR.. D. L, Sick
enger, assistant health officer. and DR..
Charles B. Campbell of the District
Medical Society.
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Warning against telephone soNcita-
tions for charitable purposes" from
persons or organizations not definitely
known TO those receiving ths calls
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Park View Citizens Association, 8
pm, Park View Platoon School. Dis
cussion Of cleanup campaign, an
nounces Secretary j. S. Cole.
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Piney Branch Citizens Association,
pm, Roosevelt High School. Action
on cleanup campaign, announces
President G. L. Shorey.
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BY JESSE C. SUTER.

~ VIC interest during the past
week was centered chiefly
around the hearings on the
1927 District. anpropriation
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Miss Stephens last night tied the
world record in the 50-meters dash,
won the eight-pound shot put to
set an American indoor record and
then annexed first place in the
standing broad Jump to take indi-
vidual scoring honors in the ma
tional women's A. A. U. indoor meet
for the second successive year.
In winning the 50-meters, Miss
Stephens was timed :064 tying a
mark set in 1922 by Mary Mejzlikova
at Paris, and tied in 1888 by Stella
Walsh of Cleveland, whom she beat
in the event in last years carnival
here.
Her victory in the shot put was
won with toss of Al feet 7115 inches,
a new record. In the standing
broad jump she leaped 8 feet s
inches.
Annette Rogers, American indoor
record holder in the event, won the
20C-meter run last night. Her best
performance was in winning her
heat of the qualifying trials for the
50-meter dash. She defeated the
record-holder, Miss Stephens, who
stumbled at the start.
Tidye Pickett, Negro girl from
Chicago, won the 50-meter hurdles
race, coming within three-tenths of
a second of tying the American in
door record. The record is LOTS.
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victory OF the last nine starts Wnen
Bloomington's Panthers invade to-
morrow night. Dudley Swartz and
Tom Brookes may not see action
for the locals due to illness. It will
be the only game of the weekend
for Shortridge.
Mentor Oral Bridgeford was build
ing a defense at Manual designed to
stop big Forest Weber, high-scoring
Plainfield center, when the Orner-
men invade the gym of the city
champs tomorrow night. The Red
skins will jog out to Southport to
resume an old rivalry Saturday
night. The rivals will meet on even
terms, as Southport also will be
involved in strenuous game tomor-
row night at Martinsville.
Frank Would Down Carmel
Coach Frank Baird hopes to have
his Broad Ripple cagers completely
warmed to the task of crushing a
losing jinx when they play at Elwood
tomorrow night. He'd like to throw
in Carmel for good measure at the
Shortridge gym Saturday night, too.
In other games tomorrow night,
the Silent Hoosiers, fresh from a
victory over Portland, entertain Liz
ton; Park School plays host to Cas-
Teton, a Marion County quintet;
and New Bethel invades Decatur
Central. Crispus AtticAs Tigers
play at home tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 taking on Dunbar of Dayton.
Shelby on Way to Tech
Bayne Freeman, Techs hardwood
head-man, is striving to guide his
GreencladS back to the sure-fire
craftsmanship they uncorked
against Marion, then dropped some
what in losing to jeff of Lafayette.
The Techmen entertain Wendell
Billiards. strong Shelbyville quintet
in the feature Of Saturday nights
card.
Ben Davis seeks to get back in
winning stride against Center Grove
at the Hawthorne gym Saturday
night. The Giants l9-game win
streak was snapped last week by
Warren Central. The latter club
Journeys to Griffith Saturday. Girls
pus Attacks travels to Nashville,
Ind.
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snip WIFI oSU pO1llto.
Bill Cummings, Indianapolis, was
second with a total of $780, and Will
bur Shaw, also of Indianapolis,
third with $50 Floyd Roberts, Van
Mugs, Cal: Billy VIM, Kansas
City, and Chef Gardner of Long
Beach, Cal, we're fourth, fifth and
sixth, respectively.
The Eastern championship was
won by DOC" Mackenzie, Edding-
ton, Pa, who, in competing in 81
events, amassed total of 1897
points. Second was Bob Sail of
Hawthorne, N. j., with a total of
1901, and third, Vernon Orenouff,
Paterson, N. j., with 817.
Babe" Stapp, Los Angeles, cap
tured the Midwestern champion
ship with $40 points. Chester Gard
ner of Long Beach was second with
472, and Maynard Clark, third with
448.
Kelly Petillo took the national
championship by winning the In
dianapolis, st. Paul, and Langhorne
races. He was sixth in the race at
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De Paw Five to
Meet Ball State
Tigers Out to Square Up
With Cards.

Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Fep. 13-
The De PAW University basketball
ers will be out for revenge when
they line up against Ball States
powerful Cardinals here tonight.
The Cardinals beat the Tigers, SO
to Is, earlier in the season. But
since then De Paw has come a
long way, and lost only by one point
to Evansville in tight defensive
game Saturday.
Rex Rudicel, one of the smallest
players in Indiana college basket
ball, is high scorer for Ball State
Shook. Stout, Risinger and Shuck
complete the Cardinal lineup.
De PAW probably will start with
Hickman and KeEnally, forwards;
Moore, center. and Youngblood anG
Bateman or Moore, guards.
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everything else being equal.
N. Y. US defeats at the hands of
Georgetown and Temple, however,
demonstrated only that the Violets
can be defeated on strange floors.
But no one has come along in some
time to prove that they can be
beaten on the Madison Square Gar
den hardwood, site of the impending
battle.
Keogan plans to start Co-Capt.
Johnny Ford and John Moir at for
wards, Paul Nowak at center, George
Ireland and Frank Wade at guards
Moir and Nowak are sophomores,
and are leading the team in scor-
ing with 1873 and ITO points, respec-
lively, for the is games in which
they have seen action. The others
are seniors. Notre Dame lost to
N. Y. U. last year at the Garden,
Is to 10.