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Evening star., 1937-05-23
One Woman Gets
"a Members for
Stanton Park Unit
S. NJ. Chipley Enrolls
Eight in O,Un Per.
sOnaI Ciric Driue.

Two members of the Stanton Park
Citizens Association would seem to
be staging q membership campaign
on their own.
At the associations last meeting
Mrs. William Bartle reported she had
secured "a new members, and S. M.
Chipley g.
The new members are: L. j. O'Day,
G. w. Whitlow, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
v. Hagerty, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bow
ers, Mrs. E. G.. Edmonston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
E. Thompson, F. Leapley, H. L. Otto,
Mrs. John A. Thompson, F. L. Bianco,
Mrs. w. c. Walden, B. M. Brookbank,
Mrs. w. E. Webster, M. w. Brag, Mrs.
R. r Mertz, Mrs s. M. Curran, Mrs.
M. Keplinger, Mr.. and Mrs. e. D.
Homan,. Miss Linda Green, Mrs. H.
w. Tickmor, Mrs. G. J. Smith. Miss
Nellie F1fer, Mrs. Edna Jager, c. p.
Eaton, Mrs. M. K. Ffedt. Dolores
Beauty Saon, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 3.
Hammett, Miss s. M. Johnston, Dario
Gaddi. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Grove, N.
G. Schroth, Miss Alice r. Andrews
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Miller.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Commissioner Hdzen's Ideas on the Budget Prob.
lem-Need for an Expanded Central Library.
Daylight Saving Opposition.

$l5,762,929 and sent to the Ma
tional Legislature 10 Senators and
"a Representatives to act also as
members of the Districts local
legislature to determine its tax
burdens and expenditures. 1t is
also regretfully remembered that
while the District paid in national
taxes over million and a half
more than these nine States, who
were represented in Congress by
AZ persons, the District had no
representation whatever.
Another reason, usually over
looked by Congress and bureauc-
racy, is that many of the States
receive each year from the Federal
Government In grants, bounties
and various aid items, amounts
aggregating far in excess Of the
amounts derived by the Govern
ment from revenues collected in
such States. This is not merely a
depression condition. but one
which has prevailed for some time.
Organized civic Washington can
see no valid reason for adherence
to the s5,000,000 lump sum and
can and does see numerous rea-
sons for Congress putting itself in
the attitude Of the Districts leg
islature and dealing out an ap-
proach toward fiscal equity to the
, tune of not less than $4,000 900,
which will still be more than S.
100000 less than what would be
called for by the application Of
substantive law
Evening star., 1937-05-23
GARDEN CLUB HOLDS :.
FIFTH ANNUAL SHOW
w. T. Simmons Is Sweepstakes
Winner in Iris Exhibition of
Woodbridge ORGANIZATION.

The fifth annual iris show of the
Woodbridge Garden Club, affiliate group
OF the Rhode Island Citizens Associ-
alton, was held last Monday at the
Sherwood Presbyterian Sunday School
Building. An attendance of several
hundred witnessed displays Of iris
growers from all over the city as well
as in nearby Maryland
There were 1877 exhibits and % ex-
hibitors participating in 81 different
classes including specimens Of separate
varieties of iris, pansy and rose dis
plays, corsages and artistic arrange
ment Of flowers. all Of which were
judged by j. M. r. Adams Of the Fed
eral Horticulture Board of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
First award and sweepstakes were
won by w. T. Simmons, 518 Aspen
street, Takoma Park. who scored IS
points and exhibited the best iris OF the
show. j. w. Hardey, 331l Twenty
second street northeast, placed second
with ~ points, while honorable men
ton was accorded to . bloom Of Sewele
shreve, 3022 South Dakota avenue
northeast. H. J. Clay, Mrs. P. g.
Nevttt, and George L. Gee were also
prominent In point score.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
CLOSING OF BRIDGE.
FORREPA|RS URGED
Weight of Busses Held Men,
ace to Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. Bridge.

Closing Of the Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge until necessary repairs have
been made to the structure, will be
by the North Randle Community
Citizens Association
Through its chairman of the Public
Utilities Committee, H. D. Wood,
the association has sent a letter to
the Commissioners and c. r. Whyte,
engineer of bridges, pointing out the
weight limitations on the bridge, 12,-
900 pounds gross, and the fact that
q watchman is stationed only at
one end of the bridge, the west end,
and only during the day, there being
no one at night.
Recently the Capital Transit Co.
changed some of its buses to con-
form with the weight limitation, but
. Maryland-District coach company
still uses the same buses, which
the association feels are too heavy for
safety, the letter stated. Also, it
was pointed out, particular piece
OF fire apparatus, a hook and ladder
company located on the west side
Of the Anacostia River, has been
forbidden by the District to proceed
over the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
in answer to an alarm in Randle High
lands, Hillcrest or Bradbury Heights.
Instead, 1t was maintained, the truck
must 60 over the Eleventh Street
Bridge, which would delay it con-
siderably in answering an alarm in
the communities mentioned.
Should the span be closed, traffic
would be diverted over the Eleventh
Street Bridge, which is already taxed
to its limit. District officials main
tanned that at no time has the en-
tire bridge been closed, pointing out
that when repairs were necessary in
the past, man was stationed on the
bridge to direct traffic around the
particular part being fixed. To close
the bridge entirely, 1t would be nee
essary to condemn it. which could
only be done on the recommendation
of the Board Of District Commits
sioners.
At present there is an appropria-
ton of $4,000 in the 1888 District
supply bill for repairs to the structure.
This figure was a substitute sub
mitted by the House Subcommittee
on District Appropriations in lieu of
the $325,000 item for beginning of
construction of the new bridge.
Citizens and business mems associa-
tions of Southeast Washington are
in hopes that the Senate Subcom-
mittee on Appropriations, which be-
gan hearings last week, will restore
the $325, 900 to the budget.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
D. c. F0RTY-AND-EIGHT
TO INVADE BALTIMORE
Voiture Will Conduct Wreck Of
Candidates at Mid-Atlantie
Promenade Friday.
Promenade Friday

Forty Fighters Of the District
will invade Baltimore in force the
last three days Of this week to attend
the annual promenade Of La Societies
voitures of the Middle Atlantic sec
ton. Festivities will begin Thurs
day afternoon and continue through
Saturday, with headquarters of the
promenade at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel.
The District voiture will take over
the promenade Friday night when its
wrecking crew, under the direction of
Grand Conducteur C. Cassard Schroth.
will initiate into La Societe large
class Of candidates including . num-
Der from the Capital Members Of
the Grande Voiture here will particl-
pate in the parade preceding the
wreck
On the program for entertainment
Of the voyageurs are a boxing and
wrestling show Thursday night, boat
ride and crab feast Friday afternoon
and vaudeville show to follow the
wreck at night and a banquet and
dance Saturday night.
District voyageurs are to arrange
for bus transportation to the prome-i
made at the committee meeting to be|
held at the Portner on Tuesday night
At o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
ODD FELLOWS

Fourth annual memorial and pill
srimage to Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier In commemoration Of departed
members Of the order will be held at
SPIN. June Is at Arlington Cemetery.
Neishboring jurisdictions will partici-
pate. Thomas @. Andrews, deputy
grand sire. Oklahoma City, Okla, will
place . wreath on the tomb and de-
liver the principal address.
Excelhor Lodge will confer the
initiatory degree on a class Of candi-
dates Tuesday evening.
Miriam Rebekah Lodge conferred
the Rebekah degree on several candi-
dates Friday evening.
The Anniversary Committee will
meet tomorrow evening.
Brightwood Rebekah Lodge will
hold card party Tuesday evening at
stansbury Temple.
Esther Rebekah Lodge will meet to-
! morrow night in the I. O. O. F. Tenn
pie. Marion 8, Geiman. chairman Of
the educational foundation fund, re-
quests al money be turned In at this
meeting. There will be an entertain
ment.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
D. c. SUFFRAGE REPORT
TO BE GIVEN TUESDAY.
Logan-Thomas Circle Citizens Also
to Act on Daylight Saving
Plan and Elect Officers,

A special report on suffrage for the
District is expected at the meeting of
the Logan Thomas Circle Citizens As
soc1ation Tuesday evening. Mrs Ella
NJ. Thompson, president, announced
yesterday.
The committee is composed Of ]. F.
DuComb. chairman; Mrs. Loretta
Hague and Mrs. Edward Young
Action on a resolution prepared in
opposition to daylight saving time for
the District is to be sought, Mrs.
Thompson declared. The annual elec-
ton of officers is also slated at the
meeting, which will be held in Mrs
Thompson's home, 1920 Rhode Island
avenue at o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
John Philip Sousa Bridge
An Immediate Need.

THE attitude Of some toward the
proposal to replace the old
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge with
a new structure, as a memorial to
Washingtons John Philip Sousa,
would lead one to believe that the
proposal was one based solely on
local and sectional pride. Such is
by no means the case for the me-
mortal feature and the purely local
angle are merely incidental.
To any one driving over the old
bridge. and Its traffic is heavy. the
need for a wider and stronger struc-
ture IS most apparent. Here Is one
of the real bottle-neck traffic spots
of the District Even during the
non-rush periods the bridge cam
not take care Of its load and dur
ing rush hours the congestion u
very bad, indeed.
Recently the Capital Transit Co.
has had to provide a new bus line
starting from Barney Circle, on the
north end Of the bridge because the
heavy buses are banned from using
the bridge. This imposes a real
hardship on the people using pub
lie conveyances who are required
to cross the bridge.
The need for the replacement Of
this bridge is recognized by the
Federation Of Citizens Associations.
the Board Of Trade, the several mo-
tor organizations and the neigh
boring associations, located at both
ends OF the bridge. While this is
a utility need still the prominent
location demands a structure in
keeping with the magnificent Ana
costa Park and if it is to be a me-
mortal to the great March King"
John Philip Sousa. as many hope
1t will be, there is all the more rea-
son for the bridge being one of
beauty.
As this bridge would really be
q national as well as a local memo
rial to Sousa. some citizens believe
that the Federal Government.
which he served so patriotically,
should have q substantial share in
its cost,
Evening star., 1937-05-23
Proposed Municipal Center
Up for Additional Stuoy.

ONCE more the matter Of the
much-needed proposed NUM-
cipal center is brought to notice
in the meeting last week Of the
National Capital Park and Plan
ing Commission. The municipal
architect conferred with the COM
mission regarding additional
studies of the problem.
The chief problem appears to be
just where to find the money to
cover the cost The District con-
tinues to hold the bag in the form
OF four city blocks, which Congress
required it to purchase and with
draw from taxation. The Com
missioners have sought authority
to sell the District Building and
the two squares fronting Penn
sylvania avenue to the Federal
Government and confine the center
to the remainder Of the site. The
proceeds from such sale would be
q substantial part Of the money
required.
Nothing has been done with these
recommendations Of the Commis-
sioners and it remains to be
seen whether the center will occupy
the smaller space or be required to
cover the original site with its
costly treatment. The more mod
est project would be more in keep
ing with the Districts means and
actual needs, but the more elaborate
and costly plan may be required to
be more harmonious with the Gov
ernment building plans. In the
meantime, tho District government
10 seriously handicapped through
lack Of proper quarters In which
to function.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
CITIZENS ASSURED
OF VAN DUzER AID
Views on Routing of Heavy
Truck Traffic to Get Con.
sideration.

The Burroughs Citizens Association
has been assured by Trafic Director
William A. Van Duzer that Its oppo-
sition to his proposal to route heavy
truck traffic by way OF Eighteenth
street and South Dakota avenue north
east will be respected.
F. w. Nerlich, who heads a special
committee which appeared before Van
Duzer recently, declared yesterday:
There has never been any real con-
f1ict between Mr.. Van Duzer and our
association. Our delegation was re-
ceived very cordially and he indicated
his willingness to cooperate with US
by saying II we did not intend for
these streets to be used for this pur-
pose then they would not be so used"
Pass School Grounds.
The Burroughs Association op-
posed the proposal at its last meet
ing, Kenneth P. Armstrong, a men,
Der Of the group, said Serving with
Nerlich were E. r. Daugherty, w. F.
Mcbride and Mrs. Emil Smith, who
pointed out Eighteenth street passes
the grounds Of both the John Bur-
roughs School and the Taft Junior
High School. South Dakota avenue
also passes by the grounds of the Taft
School.
South Dakota avenue is a strictly
residential street along its entire
length from Bladensburg road to
Bunker Hill road, and Eighteenth
street is residential from Rhode Island
avenue to Bunker Hill road except for
few blocks near the Burroughs
School.
Although Van Duzer has recently
mapped out certain routes in various
sections for through truck use he
declared that he had not intended
that the streets which the Burroughs
body had opposed were to be used for
this purpose. They were for use Of
heavy local trucks only, he said.
Meanwhile, other citizens associa-
tions have been active on Van Duser's
plan. -Four have indorsed while three
have opposed. Those in favor Of the
measure are Conduit Road, American
University Park, Sixteenth Street
Highlands and Petworth. Those op-
posed are Stanton Park, Sixteenth
Street Heights and Rhode Island Ave-
nue.
1T does not seem plausible" Nerlich
declared, ito route concrete and brick
trucks, since this community is rap
idly building and such routes would
throw them far out of their course in
most instances. I believe everything
we suggested was agreed to by Mr.
Van Duzer."
Petition Circulated.
A petition has been circulated among
the residents of South Dakota avenue
opposing the proposal and co-opera-
ton has been secured from the Rhode
Island Avenue and Bladensburg Road
Citizens Associations, Armstrong de-
clared. South Dakota avenue ex-
tends through the respective terri
tories OF each Of these groups.
A suggestion was made that the
use Of Eastern avenue would be less
Objectionable. as the District side OF
that street is largely publicly owned
and there are few residences bordering
on it, Armstrong said.
The committee will report at the
meeting Of the Burroughs Associa-
ton Friday night in the John Bur-
roughs School The use of Eastern
and Rhode Island avenues will be
recommended, Nerlich declared.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
Convention Sesquicentennial.

May marks the 150th anniversary
Of the beginning OF the convention
which met in Philadelphia to draw
up the Constitution. 1t sounds strange
today to discover that just before ad-
journment the convention ordered its
proceedings to be kept secret, "the
journal and other papers" sealed and
80 kept sealed until the year 1918.
when Congress ordered publication Of
the records.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
Last Southeast Meeting.

The final meeting Of the season
for the Southeast Citizens Associa-
ton will be held Tuesday nighs
in No. S precinct station, Presi-
dent William A. Maio announced yes-
terday. The first Fall meetin9 will
be In September. Business includes
action on the proposed Board Of
Public Welfare and daylight saving
time for the District.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
BOWEN ROAD WIDENING
SOUGHT FOR SAFETY
ofhosr Backs Bradbury Heights
a Complaint That Traffic Condi-
lions Are Too Hazardous,

The widening Of the south side Of
Bowen road southeast between Ridge
road and Forty-f1fth place in an ef-
fort to remedy the dangerous condi-
ton Of the street due to its narrow
ness will be sought Of Capt H. c.
Whitehurst, director Of highways, H.
w. Weikel, member Of the Bradbury
Heights Citizens Association, an
nounced yesterday
weikel, In a letter to Capt. White
hurst, stated that the road at this
point Is 40 feet wide with 2-foot tree
space on each side. This, he felt,
was too narrow to permit the safe flow
OF trafiic. An officer of No. II police
precinct, stationed at this point at the
request Of the association, bore out
the complaint Of Weikel.
Weikel suggested that the District
take 3 feet from the sidewalk, which,
he contends, the property owners are
willing to have done, and the 2-foot
tree space, making a total Of feet.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
BUNKER HILL PARK
DEDICATION June ID


rangements Committee-G. R.
Ellis Handles Program.
Dedicatory exercises for the recently
completed Bunker Hill Park, which IS
bounded by Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets and Otis and Perry streets. will
be held at the park on June IA starting
at pm, 1t was decided by the Brook
land Citizens Association at a recent
meeting
While plans have not been definitely
arranged, President Martin MacDougal
Mclean announces that speeches by
prominent officials will be made, and
appropriate music will be rendered by
one or more bands.
Heading the Arrangements Commits
tee is E. w. Turner, while George R
Ellis is chairman OF the Program Com
mittee. Final schedule will be stated
soon according to the chairman.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
Daylight Saving Proposal
Encounters Vigorous Opposition,

WHATEVER may have been the
support Of daylight saving
through petition, post card and
letter, the showing at the hearing
by the subcommittee of the House
District Committee was anything
but favorable. The opposition ap-
peared to be fairly well organized
under the leadership of Representa-
tive Jennings Randolph.
Letters pro and con continue
to appear in the daily papers and
citizens associations are voting
against it. The opposition seems to
be far more vigorous, but less
logical than the support Of the
measure.
Just what Will be the outcome
cannot be foreseen. Representative
Evening star., 1937-05-23
put OF by the Districts all power
full legislature.

To those who have been follow
ing most closely the work and the
recommendations Of the library
officials 1t is apparent that some
thing should be done. without
further delay. to solve this problem
which has an important bearing on
our educational system. In some
self-governing communities such a
situation would be met with a bond
issue approved by vote Of the
people, as was done a few years ago
in Baltimore. Here there is no
such method open rs we are under
control Of legislative bodies In
which we are not represented.
Evening star., 1937-05-23

Sacks of Pennsylvania, who spon-
sored the bill has indicated he
wishes to do whatever the local
people want, as he has no personal
interest in the matter. He seemed
surprised at the opposition en-
countered. Coming from Ph!ladel-
phia, where they have such q
law. he took it for granted that
Washington was as progressive a
town as the Quaker City. He was.
apparently. mistaken.
Space will not permit the
cataloging of all the dire results
that daylight saving would visit
upon the community. If all would
come to pass as predicted this
surely would be stricken city.
Evening star., 1937-05-23
A Simple. Equitable Method for
Solving Local Fiscal Problem.

L
COMMISSIONER HAZEN, in his
talk before the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association last week,
touched the vital spot in our local
fiscal situation when he expressed
the opinion that Congress should
appropriate $12,000,000 as the Fed
eral share Of the 1888 District
budget. Citizens generally agree
with him that such amount would
only represent what is justly due
by the United States toward the
support of its Capital during the
next fiscal year.
The costs of the local govern
ment, controlled by Congress, have
continued to increase during q
number Of years. Many of the in
creases have been due to extra bur-
dens imposed by the expansion Of
the Federal establishment. As
these burdens have grown the tax
able areas have been reduced
through Government acquisition Of
land and tax exemption. At tho
same time, without any justifica-
ton, the Federal share In the form
OF lump sum has been cut in half.
The anticipated deficit in rev.
enues for the fiscal year 1898 Is
due to these causes and would really
be larger If other urgent needs were
included in the supply bill. This
shortage Of funds it is proposed to
cover, not by a recognition Of the
fundamental cause of the shortage,
but, by the laying Of new and in
creased taxes on an unrepresented.
voteless and consequently helpless
and almost hopeless community.
Devising new taxes and increases,
which will be fair and least burden
some, has been the task imposed on
. subcommittee Of the House Com
mittee on the District. The men,
bers Of the subcommittee recognize
the difficulties with which they are
confronted. Many Of our civic
bodies believe, with Commissioner
Hazen, That the 1ar SoluLlOn u 10
be found in q substantial increase
Of the lump sum. To have ever sut
the lump sum was, to say the least,
q grievous error. st. Augustine Is
quoted as saying, ITO err is human.
to persist in error is devilish."
There are compelling reasons for
the correction of this error at the
present session Of Congress. Dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80,
1896. there was collected from the
District of Columbia in Federal
taxes Onternal revenue). $l7,322,-
o29. This was . larger payment
than that made by each rs States
and more than the combined pay.
ment Of States. These nine
States paid in the aggregate only
Evening star., 1937-05-23

III
ures by both Senate and
House committees have
4 4 been the order. during the
past week. The Subcommittee Of
the Senate District Committee has
continued its hearings on the bill
against slaughter houses and other
nuisance industries, but the. House
District Committee went it one
better by voting to favorably report
the bill without hearing.
The Senate Appropriations Sub
committee on the District bill
began hearings on Tuesday and
continued through the week.
Chairman Thomas is quoted as
saying that the bill should not be
enacted until the question of re-
quired revenue Is determined. He
feels that the committee should
know where the money is coming
from before appropriations are
made
The Taxation Subcommittee of
the House District Committee has
continued to work on its problem
with the aid of the District Com
missioners. AS the beginning OF
the new fiscal year is so near there
is fear that the load will be on
the District finances before any of
the new taxes can produce revenue.
To meet this situation it has been
suggested that temporary advances
from the Treasury be permitted as
was the custom some years ago.
Two other House District sub
committees have been holding
hearings, one on some local crime
conditions and the other on day
light saving.
A notable event of the week was
the expected conference report on
the red rider. This was reported
to both houses on Wednesday and
adopted by the Senate on Thurs
day. The House is expected to
likewise adopt the report Repre-
sentative Mccormack author Of
the so-called pink" rider, is said
to have approved the action Of the
conferees. This action provides
for the outright repeal Of the
obnoxious rider with the declara-
ton that such repeal is not to
be considered as an Endorsement
Of communism.
Another subcommittee Of the
House District Committee has been
named to investigate the Capital
Transit Co. This committee has
not been able to get down to work
as yet as some of its members have
been too busy on other committees.
1t Is reported that the one-man
operation Of cars and buses and
the rate of fare will be the prin.
e1pal matters under consideration.
With q public utilities commits
sion set up by Congress to control
the public utilities, some of our
citizens cannot see why such an
investigation by 4 congressional
committee is necessary. There are
those who hold that II the COM
mission is not doing its Job properly
1t is the commission rather than
the utility company which needs
investigating.