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Evening star., 1937-03-28
With the Associations
Bus Replacement of Takoma Street Cars Draws
Further Opposition Groups Scheduled
to Meet During the Coming Week.
WEEKLY REVIEW.

u EV1EW Of the civic week from
~ Thursday, March 1s, to Thursday,
March Is:
TAKOMA PARK-Favored reten-
ton of the Third and Kennedy street
car service from Takoma Park to
Fourteenth street in lieu of the pro-
jected shuttle bus service approved
appropriation by Congress for a study
Of subways in Washington; asked that
District have representatives in COM
mittees studying local fiscal problems;
asked investigation of insanitary con-
dition in buses.
GLOVER PARK-Opposed Cope
land bill to provide for District pri-
maries for selection OF delegates to
national political conventions; favored
higher pay and better working condi-
tions for District Jail employees.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES adoption
taxation for the District until total
amount Of Federal contribution to Dis
trict budget has been determined;
asked Congress to pass 1888 District
appropriation bill "in the usual man
ner" without reference to reports or
surveys (the Jacobs fiscal survey; op-
posed proposed bill to establish 40
hour work week for women; Endorsed
request for branch library in Friend
ship Heights; opposed proposed ap-
pointment Of Board Of Education
members by the Commissioners; ap-
proved in principle proposed legislation
to permit more District appointments
in West Point and Annapolis Acad-
emies; asked use of all available
grounds in each neighborhood for
Fairgrounds; approved programs for
elimination Of pollution in Potomac,
being developed by the District, Mary
land and Virginia; urged enactment Of
bill to standardize sizes Of packages of
coal and coke in amounts of so, 25 and
IS pounds.
GEORGETOWN-A cam
paign seeking one-way routes for
busses west on P street and east on @
street; indorsed Washington Board of
Trades program for elimination Of
pollution from the Potomac River
M1D-CITY - Opposed automobile
permit renewal regulations not re-
quiring examinations; opposed bill for
40-hour work week for women.
The Anacostia and North Capitol
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Street Highlands, Burleith, Manor
Park, District Motor Club and Kalo-
rama; indorsing territorial form Of
government, Burroughs; House bill to
exempt National Rife Association
from taxes, House bill to repeal sixty
forty act, House bill for tax on trans
fer of estates, House bill for weight tax
on automobiles, House bill to increase
gasoline tax, versus gasoline tax in
crease, Friendship; House bill for re-
corder of deeds building, House bill for
licensing importers of gasoline.
National Representation.
Favoring national representation,
Georgetown Progressives.
City Planning.
Armory for District, 1st Battalion Of
United States Naval Reserves, Bur-
roughs and Columbia Heights; JefIer-
son memorial as stadium, Hillcrest and
Columbia Heights; House bill for q
central public library site.
Local Suffrage.
Favoring local suffrage, Petworth.
Safety.
Street car right Of way, Kalorama; !;
extinguishing street lights, Columbia
Heights; age limit increase for auto
permit applicants, Cathedral Heights
Cleveland Park; Senate bills controll-
ing sale of autos, opposing 2 to 8 am.
parking ban, Columbia Heights; timing
of traffic lights, Hillcrest; bottles In
streets, Columbia Heights.
The following special committees are
considering the matters indicated by
their titles: Reorganization Of the Gov
ernment of the District of Columbia
Special Committee to Investigate the
Price of Milk In the District, Special
Committee to Consider Two Proposed
Amendments to Constitution and By
laws.
Joint references to Law and Legisla-
ton and Fiscal Relations Committeee
are two resolutions on . District con-
vention plan from Burroughs.
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Office Of Peoples Counsel
Still Remains Vacant.

WITH important hearings before
the Public Utilities Commits
sion due for next month civic lead
ers are in a quandry as to why
there has been no one appointed TO
fill this long standing vacancy.
The ONCE of Peoples Counsel was
created under the amended public
utilities act, which created the
present independent full-time COM
mission. This law was enacted at
the earnest request Of the civic bod
les and there was as much insist
ence for the creation Of the peoples
counsel office as for the new set-up
for the commission.
1t is contended by citizens that
the same reasons exist at present
for the continuance Of the office as
prevailed when the law was passed.
II the law is wrong in this particu-
lar it is believed that its fault
should be pointed out and after
ample public hearing by the Dis
trict Committees the Office should
be abolished.
Citizens are not inclined to blame
the President for the neglect to
f1ll this Office, but they do think
that he has not been given the very
best advice on this subject
Just who is the Presidents S ad-
visor in this particular has not been
disclosed, but in some quarters they
blame the Commissioners and in
others the Budget Bureau. The
odds seem to favor the Budget Bu-
reau, as it is being blamed for the
Jacobs report and most of our ills,
Just now. There is the greatest
curiosity throughout the civic bod
les to actually what and why the
hitch.
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Citizens Associations and the Society
of Natives of the District also met but
did not act on city-wide problems.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
THE following citizens associations
are scheduled to meet during the
coming week:
Monday, March 20.
Trinidad, 8:l5 pm, Wheatley School
library.
Tuesday, March 30.
Benning, 8 pm, Odd Fellows Hall,
SOB Minnesota avenue northeast.
Logan-Thomas Circle, 8 pm, 1920
Rhode Island avenue.
Southeast, pm, No. precinct.
Thursday, April 1.
Bradbury Heights, 8 pm, 1900
Bovine road southeast.
Joint conference of Northeast citi-
zens' associations, pm, No. II pre-
cinct.
Washington Highlands, 8 pm, 1919
First street southeast.
Friday, April :.
Chillum Heights, 8 pm, Keene
School.
Saturday, April 3.
Federation of Citizens Associations,
8 pm, board room, District Building.
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SCHOOL GROUNDS
CAMPAIGN SLATED
Roosevelt High PIT. A.
Seeks Cleanup Aid of
All Civic Groups.

A five-year city-wide campaign to
improve and maintain the appearance
of public school grounds which seeks
to enlist the aid Of all local citizens
associations, has been launched by
the Roosevelt High School Parent
Teacher Association
At a meeting Of the association last
week a plan of action was drawn con-
sisting of six essential points. They
are.
l. To call to the attention OF other
civic bodies the need for greater pride
in the appearance OF school grounds
in their respective areas.
2. A request to the principals Of all
schools to address the students on the
necessity of pupils taking an interest
in maintaining orderly grounds.
Survey Is Asked.
3. A request to the School Board to
maintain an initial, and later periodic,
surveys of the school grounds for the
purpose Of ascertaining what improve
ments are now required and tie prog
ress made in adding to the attractive
ness of the grounds as result Of the
campaign thus started.
4. Education of the public to stop
trespassing on the grounds.
5. Efforts to secure public state
ment from the District Commissioners
indorsing the plan.
g. Efforts to secure the cooperation
Of the press through news stories and
photographs showing progress made
in the campaign.
A Committee on Beautifying School
Grounds has been appointed and Is
headed by Mrs B. G. McIlwee.
Suggestions Made.
Mrs. McIlwee declared yesterday:
Now that Spring is here, every par
ent-teacher association, home and
school association and citizens asso-
citation should renew efforts to beau-
tify their school lawns, first by telling
their children to be careful in their
play on the school Fairgrounds, not to
run on the school lawns or tramp down
the hedges or shrubs or play on the
terraces. Most damage Is done to
school grounds after hours and on
holidays. Also remind them not to
drop paper or trash on the lawns"
She said each gr' lp should finance
small flower garden as a hobby.
School children could be given BIOS
SONS to take home. She offers to
assist any association in securing q
flower plot designated by school OIL
cials. This campaign is not for ap-
preparations, but for appreciation,
Mrs. McIlwee said.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Board Of Education
Will Lose Mr.. GillHan,

CITIZENS have learned with
regret of the early retire
ment from the Board of Education
OF its vice president, Henry Gill;
gan. This public-spirited citizen
has given Of his time and talents
unstintedly to this important pub
lie service. His only compensation
has been the knowledge that he
was performing patriotic public
duty. Before going on the board
Gilligan had earned his spurs in
civic work as the president of the
North Capitol Citizens Associa-
ton. Added to this civic training
was his knowledge Of boys and
girls and their problems, acquired
as father and an active Sunday
school worker.
Throughout the civic ranks there
Is heard words Of commendation
and appreciation for this unselfish
service of II years, and there is
an equal expression OF the hope
that he will reconsider his deter
mination to retire. While he came
on the board well equipped for the
work, it is held that his ripe ex-
perience makes him far more val
liable now than when he began.
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Bill Gets Favorable Report,

The Public Health Committee Of
the trade board is scheduled to meet
Friday at q luncheon at the Harring-
ton Hotel. Dr. Arthur G. Christie,
chairman, will preside.
The board learned last week that
the bill 1t had introduced in the Sen
ate to provide for inclusion Of the Dis
trict in Federal grants for highway
construction and repairs has been
reported favorably by the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
Edgar Morris, president of the
Board of Trade, will address the
Junior Board of Commerce at it's
weekly luncheon Thursday at the Lee
House
Charles H. Cooke, salesnanager Of
Judd d. Detweiler, discussed THE Ro-
nance Of Printing" at the Junior
Boards luncheon last week.
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Proposed Hospital Transfer
To Health Department.

4 CCORDING to current reports,
the forthcoming District ap-
preparation bill will provide for the
transfer of the several municipal
hospitals from the Board of Pub
lie Welfare to the Health Depart
ment. Back in 1929 the United
States Public Health Service rec
commended the unification under
the Health Department Of the pub
lie hospital facilities.
This, + Is thought by some, is
to be the flrst step in q unified
health program.
Upon the retirement of DR.. Will
liam c. Fowler. great pains were
taken to have as his successor an
outstanding authority upon public
health. DR.. Rutland was ap-
pointed and came here with a fine
record of achievement, but it II
generally recognized that his &C
tivities have been much restricted
by reason Of our peculiar govern
ment set-up.
To accomplish many things OF
Importance in the fight to improve
the local health conditions the doc
tor has found that, even in the case
of some things in themselves sim
pie, it is necessary that the pom
derous machinery Of congressional
legislation must be put in operation
before any change can be made.
The legislative needs of the
Health Department, it is believed
by many, will be carefully studied
by Commissioner Hazen's COM
mittee OF citizens.
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Women Voters Representative
Added to Citizens Committee.

\ DOPTING the suggestion made
= in this column two weeks ago,
Commissioner HaZen has added
to the Citizens Committee of ls
representative Of the Voteless Dis
trict of Columbia League of Women
Voters. The president of the
league. Mrs. William Kittle. on re-
quest nominated Mrs. Charles H.
Weston for this service.
Mrs. Weston is the chairman Of
the local department Of govern
ment and its operation and is =
close student of District problems.
Those in the civic ranks who have
been associated with her predict
that she will be a valuable mem
ber of the committee because Of
her familiarity with the subjects
under study.
Commissioner Hazen was much
impressed with the league when he
and Mrs. Roosevelt were guests at
the recent luncheon at the May
flower and with the skit pulled of
on the Jacobs report. 1t was in
this skit that Mrs. Weston played
the part Of old Mr.. D. G.
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Curing Some Defects
BY Piecemeal.

BY Piecemeal.
DOR years attempts have been
made to give the Commission
ers the power to handle some
routine matters which now require
congressional action. Such powers
have always been included in bills
to enlarge the powers of the Dis
trict Commissioners and have en-
braced multitude of subjects.
Some of these matters have for
years been the subject of contro-
versy and have stirred up SO much
opposition that the bills have died
in committee or even before their
introduction.
Most OF these ills which are
desired to be remedied have come
about gradually, one by one during
q long period. Many are the result
OF imperfect legislation and as
they are a gradual growth in this
crazy quilt, known as the District
government, it has been recently
suggested that there Is no reason
why they should not be corrected
piece-meal in the same manner
as their creation.
For instance, it is asked, why
should it be necessary at each
session Of Congress to enact bills
to permit the licensure boards to
license certain applicants for per-
mits to practice the healing arts?
And why, when such bills for so
routine a matter are sent to the
Commissioners for report, should it
be necessary for the Bureau of the
Budget to advise the Commission
ers as to whether such bill is in
accord with the legislative pro-
gram of the President.
There are numerous other mat
ters Of similar insigniflcance which
are required to go through the same
process. Among these u the abb
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District legislative Program
Yet to Be Formulated.

INQUIRY at the District Building
the other day as to what had
become Of the District legislative
program. which was being talked
Of last Fall in anticipation of the
coming of Congress. brought the
reply that the newly created Citi-
zens' Committee was expected to
formulate such program.
The next question asked was:
AFTER you get your program for
mulated, how are you going to sell
the Budget Bureau the idea of
permitting you to advocate it to
Congress?' The reply is not
printable
There is a feeling extant that
unless Congress comes forward
with appropriate legislation releas-
ing the Commissioners and other
District officials from tbs domina-
ton of the Budget Bureau it is
going to be extremely difficult to
obtain much-needed legislation.
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TO HOLD DANCE
Conduit Citizens Plan April Fools
Party.

An informal April Fools dance will
be held by the Conduit Road Citisens'
Association in the Palisades Park
Field House Thursday night, begin
ming at 8 o'clock.
1t will be held in the auditorium Of
the field house. For those who do not
dance the association has arranged to
open several other rooms for card
parties. Tickets must be obtained in
advance, under ruling OF the Ma
tional Capital Parks, which does not
permit money to be collected on
grounds under their control, and they
may be bought from Mrs. Charles T.
Goude, chairman Of the associations
Entertainment Committee, at $3.50
Conduit road.
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BY JESSE C.. SUTER.

4 MOTHER District day Is due
~ tomorrow in the House OF
~ Representatives to replace
4 4 the regular day . week ago
which was required for other House
business. The race track bill which
was to have a preferred status on
the District Committees calendar
will be missing, however, having
been recalled by unanimous action
of the committee. This will give
the right of way for several bills
Of minor Importance which are
ready for action.
Members Of both the Senate and
House District Committees are
seriously hampered in their work
through the delay in getting re-
ports from the Commissioners on
referred measures because of the
necessity Of first having approval
OF the Budget Bureau. The Com
missioners are also handicapped
in having other bills introduced
in the two Houses from the same
cause. Some members OF the
Senate District Committee have
been very outspoken in criticism
of the Budget Bureau for its delay
and its attitude of dictation to
Congress in the matter Of District
legislation.
The Senate District Committee
met on Thursday afternoon and
considered several bills, including
the Juvenile Court bill, which has
had approval by the House. Favor
able reports were received on S.
978 to enable the District to share
with the States in Federal-ald
highway funds. The committee
also approved a bill to allow bowl
ing alleys to operate in the after
noon and evenings on Sundays.
AS was expected, the House Dis
trict Committee at its meeting
Wednesday relieved the two sub
committees of the assignment to
study the Jacobs report and created
a single subcommittee of six men,
bers who will study the report and
also the various proposals for
change in the District Government.
including overlapping, taxation and
required legislation. This COM
mittee is headed by Representative
Kennedy of Maryland, and includes
among its members Representative
Nichols of Oklahoma, who, with
Kennedy, headed the two dis
charged subcommittee.
District officials and the citizens
generally are anxiously awaiting
the report of the District Appro-
priations Subcommittee, which Is
expected to be filed the middle Of
this week. With the release of the
report, including the Appropriation
bill and the committee hearings,
most of the 1888 budget secrets will
be known to the folks who have to
provide the funds
the past week mas Deen puSy
one for the Commissioners. They
were dined by the employees Of the
District government in recognition
of the appointment of Commis-
sioners for a second term. On
Thursday Commissioners Hazen
and Sultan attended the regular
monthly luncheon of the heads
Of departments of the District gov
ernment, where Chairman Mary
T Norton was the honored guest.
The District Building has been
picketed during the week by some
of the recipients Of relief, because
the District, it is claimed, does not
follow the plan OF the Federal
Government in such cases. These
"reliefers" expect much from the
District. One who had been reg
ularly getting a relief check left
the city and wrote in asking that
his checks be sent to him in his
pev location
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Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Minor Legislation Due for Consideration at "Dis-
trict Day" Tonorro~-StM No Peoples Coun.
sel-What about Legislative Program?

Some skeptics smiled and shook
their heads and predicted that It
was sheer nonsense to expect IA
vorable action on such proposals.
OF course there was ground for
such skepticism, for the voteless
District Of Columbia usually is as
signed the bearing of all obligations
borne by the States, but denied the
privileges which are generally ac-
corded. The battle is not won as
yet, but Senator Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts has favorably reported for
the Naval Affairs Committee a bill
increasing the District quota at the
Naval Academy from to IL. The
bill actually carries a maximum Of
Is, but under existing appropria-
ton practice IL will be the limit.
The present quota is five, but ap-
preparation is made for only four.
The Military Affairs Committee
Of the Senate approved a similar
measure as to the District quota at
West Point to nine. The apparent
friendly interest in these measures
encourages the belief that both
will pass the Senate
At its last meeting these in
creases of the District quotas were
approved by the Federation of Cit
liens Associations.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
81 Conventions Scheduled.

April is Washington,s largest con-
vention month Of the year, the Great
er National Capital Committee of the
Board OF Trade reported yesterday in
announcing 81 organizations will hold
meetings here next month.
The list of conventions and dates
follows: Grand Council, Order of De
Molay, 1-2, American College Public
lty Association, District -Four, 2-3;
Conference of State and Provincial
Health Authorities of North America,
5-6; National Lumber Manufacturers
Association, SIP; International Tex
tile Conference, 5-19; National Retail
Lumber Dealers Association, ST:
Conference of State and Territorial
Health Officers, 7-8; Credit Union Ma
tional Association, 8-9; American Gas
Association Distribution Conference,
1914: Veterans Placement Represent
atives, 12-l5; National Sentinels.
1914; National Society, Daughters of
the Union, 1915; American Society Of
Newspaper Editors, 1917; Conference
of Social Welfare, 1917; First Junior
High School Conference, 1917.
Editorial Council of the Religious
Press, 1920; Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, 1926 National So
ciety of Children of the American
Revolution, 20-22; Fifth Eastern Re-
gional of National Association of
Bank Auditors and Controllers, 1924;
General Assembly OF Daughters of
American Colonists, 26; National
Rivers and Harbors Congress, 26-27;
National Academy of Science, 1928;
Chamber of Commerce OF the United
States, 1929; American Trade Asso-
citation Executives, 1929; American
Institute of Refrigeration, %; Amer
ican Geophysical Union, 29-3o; Ma
tional Association of Penmanship
Teachers and Supervisors, 29-May l;
American Physical Society, 29-May /:
Chemical Engineering and Industrial
Chemistry Inspection Trip from Ohio
State University, 80; Women's Inter-
national League for Peace and Free
dom. 3oMay 2. and the Order Of the
First Church. no definite date
The committees staff has been kept
busy during the last week answering
several thousand requests for informa-
ton regarding the cherry blossoms
A housing committee has been set up
to take care of the crowds expected
during the next month.
Several thousand booklets on Wash
ington have been sent to the United
States ONCE Of Education to be dis
tributed in various parts Of the coun-
try in connection with an educational
radio program.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Heavy Down Payment.

MARKLE, Ind. R.-Dale Gusman,
rural mail carrier, had to carry his
S233 down payment on a new auto
mobile to the agency in small tub
and q basket. 1.-THE payment
weighed 152 pounds. It was Ill In
pennies.
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TO HOLD CAMPAIGN

The Deanwood Civic Association
voted to hold q two-week cleanup
campaign in the community at its
meeting Monday night in the Dean
wood School. The campaign is to be.
gin April /, William n. Stanley an
nounced yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

surd requirement that bodies Of
persons who died of contagious
disease may not be disinterred
except by act of Congress. with a
report regarding such disinterment
being in harmony with the pro-
gram of the President of this great
Nation of 13O,000,000 people
And still some people insist that
this is Americas best governed city.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
South Africa Builds Planes.

South Africa plans TO have 200
first-class fighting and bombing planes
and over so training aircraft and
liners capable of being converted to
military use by April, 1888
Evening star., 1937-03-28
A New Plea for
A District Flag.

A District Flag.
PERIODICALLY a District Com.
missioner or some organiza-
ton or citizen makes an earnest
plea for a flag for the District OF
Columbia. With neither star nor
stripe in the national emblem some
citizens have suggested. very ap-
propriately, that the District is
really represented by the staff
which supports our Star Spangled
Banner
And why not? While we are
starless and stripeless we are like
wise voteless. We are deprived OF
many Of the privileges Of American
citizenship, but bear all of the
burdens just like the States which
are represented by the Stars and
the Stripes.
The District is a loyal supporter
of the Federal Government, both
spiritually and materially. It's
contribution last year of more than
$17,000,000 in Federal revenues
was an amount greater than that
paid by each of % States s-surely
emitting the District to be the
flag staff"
Ten years ago the Federation Of
Citizens Associations at social
session adopted a District flag.
On q lemon colored field WAS a
goat with q tin can tied to his tail,
in one corner was a pair OF
manacles denoting District free
dom and in another WAS a double.
cross This design was regarded
as truly symbolic.