The Washington times., 1937-01-06
DISTRICT VOTE
ADVOCATED
BY YADEN
By A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Association Editor

Association, addressing the North
Cleveland Park Citizens Associa-
ton last night, registered a strong
plea for a return here OF the
ballot.
If the people in the States at
large are sufficiently educated
to vote, surely the residents OF
washington should be accorded
the same privilege, Mr.. Yaden
said. He also advocated District
representation in the House and
Senate as at times, he charged,
legislation is passed that District
residents do not want, because
lawmakers on Capitol Hill are
too busy looking after the needs
of their own constituents to de-
vote much extra time to District
matters.
He expressed the belief that the
District has a good government,
but was of the opinion that an
elective council. even If it only
had the power to recommend the
expressed will Of the people could
do much good.
L. A. Carruthers, chairman Of
the committee on fiscal relations
of the federation, was another
speaker.
Taxes. he said, are becoming
more burdensome because people
are demanding more from the
Government. Whenever the queS-
ton of raise in taxes is proposed
1t generally meets with opposition,
but when new projects are men
toned there is usually d stampede
for them.
Cash Sources Ignored
He admonished those urging
projects to first give some con-
sideration as to where the funds
are coming from. Mr.. Carruthers
pointed out that what appears to
be a low tax rate in the District
of Columbia, where property is
assessed at it's true 100 per cent
value, is misleading to Congress.
The better way of levying as
sessments, he advised, would be
to follow the plan of most cities,
by lowering the valuation and in.
creasing assessments. 1t would
answer the statement usually adj
Vanced by some members of Con-
gress that their tax rate is from
So to So, while that of the Dis
trict is only $3.50 per hundred.
The association adopted a reSo-
luton by Joseph Neal, urging PreSi-
dent Roosevelt to fill the vacancy
in the office of Peoples Counsel
at the earliest opportunity.
DR.. H. N. Roberts, president,
announced the appointment of the
following committee chairman:
Streets and highways, j. w.
Howes; education, Mrs. Charles
Hughes; public health, DR.. Rob
erts; parks and lawns, J. B. Dick
man: public utilities, J. A. Bresna-
han; membership, P. H. Smith;
law and legislation, Mr.. Neal; en-
tertainment, Paul E. Waring; tax
alton, j. B. Dickman, jr.
New members admitted we're z.
W. Scott, C. F. Gibson and A. c.
Mellichampe.
Mellon Thanked
The Southeast Citizens Associa-
ton last night passed resolutions
urging construction of a new mod
ern receiving home to supplant
the temporary building now used
at 816 Potomac Ave. S. E., and
urged that it be located in a more
convenient neighborhood.
In another resolution, thanks
was expressed to Andrew Mellon,
former Secretary of the Treasury,
for his gift to the Nation of his
$50,000,000 art collection.
Mrs. Emma Bright was named
chairman of a committee consist
ing of Mrs. Milton Prospect. Mrs.
M. D. Kennedy, Mrs. Ada Minnix,
Mrs. Alyse Thume, Bernard G.
Ladd and Louis F. Frick, to CO.
operate with the inaugural COM
nittee in registering vacant rooms
and for decorating the Southeast
section.
President w. A. Maio, Orren
Davey and Morris Fox, comprise
q committee to complete arrange
mentS for celebrating the third
anniversary of the Police Boys
Club, to be held at the Eastern
High School, February %, at
3 p. m.
The following committee chair
men were named to serve for the
ensuing year. Streets and high
ways, W. j. Carey: education, Mrs.
M. Otterback; sanitation, j. C. L.
Ritter; parks, John Schmitt; law
and legislation, Mr.. Frick; fire
and police, Joseph Costintiano;
employment, Mrs. Kennedy: mem
bership, Mrs. Thume; southeast
community center, Mr.. Ladd:
entertainment, Mrs. Bright and
civlcs, VerniS AbSher.
For Single d. C. Head
The Columbia Heights Citizens
Association last night went on
record as favoring the appoint
ment by the President of only one
commissioner for the District, to
replace the three-man system and
urged the election of a representa-
tive from each of the four sections
Of the city.
They also suggested the election
Of the Board of Education, and
urged that representation be
given the District in Congress. Ap-
proval was voted the Rankin bill,
proposed at the last session of
CnnpraSS tn create q Pntnnac Val.