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Evening star., 1937-01-10
DINNER
ADVANCING
Trade Board Entertainment
to Feature ShoWboat
February 6.

Plans are being rapidly advanced
for the annual Midwinter dinner Of
the Washington Board of Trade to be
held at the Mayflower Hotel on the
evening Of February 6.
The theme Of the decorations and
entertainment this year is a showboat
and group Of professional enter
tainers will be brought to Washington
for the occasion to reproduce the type
Of performance that once gave dis
tinction to river-front towns and
cities. It is expected that some out
standing radio and stage stars will
be included in the group Of entertain
ers.
c. Hayward Marshall Is general
chairman Of the Dinner Committee
and last week named his subcommit-
tees Serving on the general COM
mittee with Marshall are w. Crosdale
Wits. first vice chairman; John F.
Webster. second vice chairman; Diller
B. Croft, secretary: Raymond M
Florance. auditor; Robert F. Beres-
ford. architect, and DIR. A. Magruder
Macdonald. physician.
Committee Heads Listed.
subcommittee and their officers
are as follows:
Advisory Committee-Karl E. jar
reu, chairman, and Robert w. Davis,
secretary
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Morris. chair
man. and Robert ]. Cottrell, vice
chairman.
Reception-John Saul, chairman.
Entertainment-Robe W. Davis,
chairman: Harry p. White. first vice
chairman; and Harry H. Baker, second
vice chairman.
Dinner and decorations-A. Gray
Dawson, chairman; Edmund o. Carl
first vice chairman, and Herbert w
Primm. second vice chairman.
Tickets-W. Russell Lamar. chair
man, and w. Gwynn Gardiner, jr,
vice chairman.
Souvenirs-Lewis A. Payne, chair
man. and DeVere r. Weldon, vice
chairman.
Heads Floor Committee.
Floor-Thornton W. Owen. chair
man; Ross H. Snyder. first vice chair
man. and L. Ray Torpy. second vice
chairman.
Lights and amplfers-Herman r.
Carl, chairman, and William 3. Combs,
vice chairman.
Printing-Hsrry L. Merrick. chair
man. and Earl p. Ready. vice chair
man.
Property-George w. Robertson,
chairman, and Clarence w. Gosnell.
| vice chairman.
Publicity. Stanley Long, chair
man, and Charles H. Cooke, vice
chairman.
Transportation-Lieut. Frank A.
varney. chairman. and Edward 8.
Pardoe, vice chairman.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Prosperity Note
Secretary's Salary
Up ST. Per Meeting

Washington's business BOOM"
which has given many employees
bonuses and pay increases. has
reached at least one citizens
association.
The Kenilworth Citizens As
sociation has raised the salary of
its secretary, Mrs. Mabel White
Hubbel, 81 a meeting for the
new year after Treasurer Paul
Dallman's report that the Or
sanization had o successful f.
naneial year.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Utilities Commission Seeks
Elimination Of Another Rider.

THE rider carried on District
appropriation bills restricting
the power of the Public Utilities
Commission to prevent the intro
duction Of taxi meters Is scheduled
for repeal If recommendation of
the commission are to be needed
by Congress. For long time there
has existed an apparently popular
prejudice against the use of meters
on taxicabs in the District of Co.
lumbia. This opposition has been
manifest in the estriction upon
the commissions authority which
has been imposed by Congress for
some time.
Both metered service and the
zone system have their advocates.
While the zone system has some
advantages In some parts Of the
District, there are those who claim
it to be extremely unfair in others.
Many who are strong for the
zone plan. within the first or 30
cent zone, claim they are charged
too much when they go just few
feet or q few squares beyond the
zone line. This, 1t Is claimed, is
not so noticeable when going from
the first zone over into the second
zone as when the jump Is 20 cents
from the second to the third and
from the third to the fourth.
It is not known whether or not
the commission contemplates in
PRODUCING q meter system if the
rider Is repealed. The basis for
repeal is upon the theory that the
fixing of rates belongs to the COM
mission. 1t is contended that there
Is no reason why Congress should
set up q regulatory and rate-fixing
body and then strip it Of It's nat
ural prerogatives. This matter pre-
sents an interesting problem, long
dormant, but which now may be
reopened for discussion and study
Evening star., 1937-01-10
What Is . Behavior Clinic
Or Clinic to the Court?

THE clinic to the court or, a.
Judge Curran terms it. "a
behavior clinic" is a local innova-
ton proposed and sponsored by
the Corrections Committee of the
Council Of Social Agencies. Mem
bers Of that committee have been
studying the draft Of a bill to create
such an agency.
The clinic would consist Of an
administrator skilled in vocational
and educational guidance and ex-
perienced in administrative work,
who would serve as administrative
officer Of the clinic. and such pfy-
sicians. psychiatrists, psycholo-
gists and social case workers as
are necessary.
The clinic would furnish reports
to the court when requested by the
court with regard to the correc.
tional treatment indicated In the
case Of an offender and also fur
nish such information as may hs
requested by the chief probation
officer for use in the supervision
Of any case or cases. Other pro-
visions Of the proposed bill cover
the appointment and duties Of
probation officers in both the
Criminal Court and the Police
Court. The bill as drafted also
provides discretion In the courts
to place defendants on probation
after conviction. except in certain
crimes and types Of cases. when it
shall appear that the ends Of Jus
tice and the best interests of the
public as well as of the defendant
will be served thereby.
Judge Curran has been quoted as
saying that, "A behavior clinic is
as necessary to the successful treat
ment Of crime as diagnosis is to the
treatment Of. disease. The pur-
pose of the establishment of the
clinic Is to give the court an idea
Of the individuals family and per-
sonal history, his education, his
story Of the crime, and environ
ment factors antecedent to and
contributory to the offense, to-
eether with the social prognosis
indicating the possibility Of re-
storing him to society" II Ii
Judge CuYran's heltef that without
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Kansas, and Austin, Vermont. Re-

Kansas, and Austin, Vermont, Re
publicans.
A few members of the House and
at least one Senator have re-
quested to be assigned to the Dis
trict Committees. Membership on
the District Subcommittee OF the
House Committee on Appropria-
tions seems still to be in the air.
AS far as known no one has ap-
piled for the job Of chairman.
District civic leaders are still in
search of a solution Of the problem
Of in some way exerting a little
wholesome influence in the selec-
ton of members Of these commit
tees dealing with District affairs
who will be friendly to the unrep-
resented District and be well quail
ified for efficient service. The cit
izen solving this problem will be
acclaimed as deserving the several
loving cups, gold medals and certi-
ficates of merit offered by various
civic bodies for such distinguished
civic ssrvicA
Evening star., 1937-01-10
District Civic Problems and Civic Bodies
Gallery LoionThe Cab Meter Qusion-Judge Cunan
CoutSug

such information the court is with
out suflcient facts to make q pro.
per disposition OF the case.
Space does not permit further
discussion Of this interesting pro-
poeal for a modern treatment Of
the crime problem. Civic organi-
cations taking up the study of this
proposal will find Judge Currans
discussion Of the subject illuminate
ing and helpful.
Senator Capper Is Sponsor Of
Two Constitutional Amendments.
A GAIN Senator Arthur Capper
earns the gratitude Of the
disfranchised District Of Columbia
through introducing the joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment TO
the Constitution Of the United.
States empowering Congress to
grant us national representation.
The resolution was not introduced
in q merely perfunctory manner
the second day of the session, but
was accompanied by a brief speech
in which he pictured the shame
OF the existence Of such un Amer
lean conditions here at the heart
Of the Nation. He appealed to
his colleagues to join him In help
ing right this great wrong and
promised to push for early action
on the measure.
The Senator is understood to be
the sponsor Of another proposal to
amend the Constitution so as to pre-
clude the counting Of alien persons
IS basis for representation in the
House Of Representatives and in
the electoral college. A similar
proposal was offered by Represent
ative Stalker Of New York in the
Seventy-first Congress.
In this connection 1t is interest,"
ing to note that the Stalker resolu-
tion was brought to the attention
of the Citizens Joint Committee
on National Representation for the
District back in March, 1880. At
that time the Joint Committee
was carrying on an extensive cor
respondence with national and
State organizations as they held
their annual conventions. The
idea was to explain fully the plight
Of the District and obtain the aid
of organizations in securing pas
sage Of the proposed amendment.
In response to such appeal to a
great organization of women out
In Iowa came a very sympathetic
reply. They were all with the
voteless and unrepresented Dis
trict. provided the idea of the
Stalker proposal was incorporated
In our amendment. They we're
ready to 90 with us If our repre-
sentation was to be based on a
count Of persons other than aliens.
This Is just q coincidence, so
far as the Joint Committee is con-
cerned. that our sponsor In the
Senate also Sponsors the other pro-
posal.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
No Change Of Legislative
Committee Chairmen.

THE announcement that Senator
King has decided to retain the
chairmanshfp of the Senate Dis
trict Committee came on Thurs
day. Representative Mary T. Nor
ton had already announced that
she would contine to carry on as
head Of the House committee.
The Senate District Committee
was completed on Friday through
the assignment Of Senator Bridges
Of New Hampshire to the one Re
publican vacancy. The other new
members are Senators Overton,
louisiana; Hughes. Delaware. and
Hitchcock, South Dakota, all DEM
ocrats. Other members who will
continue to serve on the committee
are Glass Of Virginia, Copeland.
New York; Tydings, Maryland;
Lewis. Illinois; Bankhead. Ala.
bana: McCarran. Nevada: Rey-
nolds, North Carolina. and Bilbo.
lnssisiprd. al Democrats; oapper.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Two Meetings Scheduled.

Two Board Of Trade committee
meetings are scheduled for this week.
Thursday at 1890 pm. there will
be q luncheon meeting at the Army
and Navy Club Of the Executive Com
mittee of the Traffic Committee,
headed by Col Lawrence C. Craw-
ford, and on Friday there will be
a luncheon meeting at the Harrington
Hotel of the Public Schools Committee
headed by Chairman George e. Ke.
neipp.
Next Monday Odell S. Smith, chair
man, has called luncheon meeting
Of his Public Order Committee, also
to be held at the Harrington.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Proposed Police Court Changes
Might Well Match Its New Home.

hVPOo Vhe< SV1At Suah&CH
Might Well Match Its New Home.
IT Is reported that five Of the
seven recommendation Of
Judge Edward M. Curran for i'm
provement OF the operation of the
Police Court have had the unani-
nous approval of his colleagues in
that court. The other two, which
the judges are taking more time to
study. are the proposal for a system
of uniform penalties In cases and
the establishment Of Q behavior
clinic.
The approved recommendations
are: /. Change the name Of the
court to City Court Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. 2. Staggered
hours for the appearance of de-
PENDANTS and witnesses in Traffic
Court. 8. Submission of monthly
reports by the judges to the At
torney General for the information
Of the public. 4. Cooperation with
the District Bar Associations
standing Committee on Police
Court to facilitate aid in solv-
ing mutual problems through con-
structive criticism. 5. Creation of
the ONCE Of public defender. This
offlcer would be a lawyer paid
out Of District appropriations. He
would represent INDECENT persons
in criminal cases. While this is q
new idea in the District, it Is q
system used elsewhere.
Judge Curran Is being highly
commended for advancing these
constructive suggestions. some Of
which, it is understood. may be put
into operation without legislation.
Bills to cover the other sugges-
tions are expected to be promptly
introduced in Congress.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
PRIZES AWARDED
Mrs. Stevens Home Adjudged the
Best Decorated.

First prize for the best decorated
home during the Christmas holidays,
offered by the Friendship Citizens As
sociation to residents of its area. has
been awarded to Mrs. r. K. Stevens,
<404 Fessendsn street.
Second place went TO J. P. Judge
4409 Thirty-ninth street. and third to
Mrs. Charlotte Evans. 1926 Davenport
street. The business establishment
award was given to the Mcdonald
Service Station, Wisconsin avenue and
.Jenifer street.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Mellon Gallery Location
And Traffic Congestion.

ONE of the striking things Incl
" dent to the princely gift Of
Andrew w. Mellon of the mar.
velcus art collection and his erec-
ton Of the building in which it
Is to be housed Is that 1t will not
reduce the taxable area Of the
District. In civic circles there Is
genuine enthusiasm over Mr.. Mel
Ions gift, but there is some alarm
felt regarding the proposed closing
of so important thoroughfare as
Sixth street for the construction
Of this great gallery Of art. It Is
understood this question is to be
the subject Of careful study by the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. A member Of
this commission, c. Marshall Fin
nan. Is quoted as favoring the
closing of Sixth street.
Atvarious times there have been
suggestions for carrying the streets
which cross the Mall through un-
derpasses and some have expressed
an opinion that it would be en-.
tirely feasible to carry Sixth street
beneath the proposed art gallery.
The reason for the underpass idea
across the Mall is to avoid the
grade crossings under the four
roadways which pass through its
entire length and to improve the
appearance Of that great expanse
OF park from ths Capitol to the
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Two of Triplets Joined.

ISTANBUL P).-Girl triplets--two
Of whom are Siamese twins linked at
the abdomen-have brought sudden
fame to the 22-year-old wife of cob
bier at Marache. a small town In Ana
tolia. The municipality has created
fund to meet all expenses necessary
to bringing up the babies. with ply
Eeian especially assigned to their care.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Progress In Elimination Of
Grade Crossings.

Grade Crossings.
THE Bureau of Public Roads has
given the District an additional
allotment of s250.000 for grade
crossing elimination work. From
this same source had been pre-
viously allotted $4,000. With
this money the Michigan avenue
crossing of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad and also the Eastern ave-
nue. crossing were started and are
now nearly completed.
The Commissioners have decided
tentatively to use the additional
money for the construction of an
underpass to eliminate the grade
crossing at Bates road northeast
near Tenth and Varnum streets
and to widen and move back the
supports Of the railroad viaduct in
Bladensburg road northeast at New
York avenue. The fight against
grade crossings has been long
one. but the completion Of the job.
seems to be near.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Kaplan to Speak.

M, Eliot Kaplan OF New York,
executive secretary Of the National
Civil Service Reform League, will ad-
dress the Committee on Public Service
Standards of the Junior Board of
Commerce tomorrow at luncheon at
the Harrington Hotel.
At the same hotel the National
Representation Committee of the
Junior Board also will meet tomorrow
for luncheon.
Kaplan's address will be the second
In less than a week on civil service
reform. At the luncheon meeting last
Thursday at the Lee House, Robert L.
johnson, vice president of Time maga-
zine and president Of the National
Civil Service Reform League, discussed
Government personnel standards.
Evening star., 1937-01-10

Washington Monument and Lin
coin Memorial. As these four roads
are now constructed. there are
sharp grades at Twelfth street
which materially mar the beauty
Of this parkway.
There was serious objection raised
to the closing Of Thirteenth street
below Pennsylvania avenue in the
development Of the Mall-Avenue
Triangle development. but Thir-
tenth street was never . very
satisfactory thoroughfare into
Southwest Washington because Of
the location of the Department
Of Agriculture buildings and park
developments.
Among the methods suggested
for avoiding trafic congestion
through the closing Of Sixth
street Is the widening Of both
Fourth and Seventh streets. This
problem is clearly up to the Park
and Planning Commission for rec
ommendation and to Congress for
final action.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Committee Heads Named.

l.. c. Kuhn was reelected chairman
and L. Leroy Gritzan vice chairman
of the fuel oil group of the Mer-
hants & Manufacturers Association
at the groups annual meeting, held
last week.
The department store managers
elected B. M. Bulkley chairman, to
succeed j. j. Hasley.
Kuhn and Hasley as group chair
men automatically become members
Of the M. &, MS board of directors.
Other groups are to meet within the
next few days, and when all OF the
20-odd subdivisions complete their re-
organization the new chairmen will
meet to select the officers for the
parent association.
Meanwhile, Edward D. Shaw, secre-
tary, Is calling upon the several minor
organiza tons to ascertain how many
will observe Inauguration day as a
holiday. The department stores al
ready have voted to remain closed
January 20. and most of the other
business groups are expected to take
like action.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
RAybURN To SPEAK
TO BOARD OF TRADE
Majority Leader to Address
January Meeting Wednes-
day at MayfloWer.

Representative Sam Rayburn, newly
elected majority leader Of the House
Of Representatives, will be the guest
speaker at the January meeting OF the
Washington Board of Trade. to be held
Wednesday at pm. at the Mayfower
Hotel.
The meeting will be the first to be
held at the Mayflower since last Spring
and will be concluded with a buffet
supper.
Representative Rayburn is expected
TO discuss some of the major problems
confronting the new Congress. particu-
larly legislation that will concern the
District of Columbia.
Commissioner George E. Allen. gen.
eral chairman Of the Presidents
birthday ball, also is expected to out
line plans for that annual celebration.
An announcement on the mid-Win-
ter dinner plans also is expected to be
made by c. Hayward Marshall, gen.
eral chairman.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Inaugural Rooms Availa BILE.

WIN Only IU UdyS TculdullllR uHtIi
the Inauguration. the Housing Bureau
Of the Greater National Capital Com
mittee announced yesterday that
plenty of rooms are still available for
visitors desiring to see President
Roosevelt take his second oath OF
ONCE.
More than 1000 private homes have
listed rooms with the bureau and have
been inspected. A number of such
rooms have been reserved, but addi-
tional rooms still are available in the
hotels of the city. The bulk of advance
reservations have been made with the
hotels. and Roy Miller, director Of the
bureau, said he believed all visitors
can be accommodated in the space
now on the register.
Early reservations, it was said, did
not come up to expectations, but an
increased demand for quarters is ex-
pected during the coming week. The
bureau will continue to function up to
Inauguration day. Its headc c'Iarters
are at the Willard Hotel.
Dinner for Committee.
Edgar Morris. president OF the
Board of Trade, will be host Tuesday,
at $50 pm, at dinner for the men,
bers Of the Membership Committee
and the other officers of the trade
organization.
Granville Guide is chairman Of the
committee. which has 1872 members.
and the dinner will be an expression
Of appreciation on the part Of Presi-
dent Morris for the successful work
Of the group.
The dinner will be served in the
italian room of the Mayfiower Hotel,
and special entertainment program
Is being planned.
Evening star., 1937-01-10


all powerful Legisla-
ture once more on the
Job, the civic hopes and aspirations
Of the voteless and unrepresented
people of the District are revived.
These humble petitioners. without
any power to enforce compliance
with their petitions, are always
full Of plans and hopeful Of at
tanning quantities of mucf1-needed
legislation at every beginning Of a
new Congress.
When plans which have been
prepared carefully are relegated to
committee pigeon holes. when
District days are denied or wasted
in general debate on irrelevant
matters, hopefulness gives way to
gloom and despair. But still our
civic leaders are hopeful at the
present stage. With true optimism
they try to assure themselves that
the Seventy-ffth Congress will be
different and that toward the Dis
trict Of Columbia they will be truly
square dealers. OF course the
miracle may happen. but to many
in the civic ranks there is belief
that not by miracle but by voting
representation in the Senate and
House will the District receive Q
square deal.
The other real civic news OF the
week is the report Of the Presi-
dents Committee on Fiscal Rela-
tions Between the United States
and the District Of Columbia,
which was released on Friday con-
currently with the Presidents
budget message. A cursory read
ing of the report with its recon-
mendations leaves one far from
satisfied, viewed from the stand
point Of fiscal equity. 1t is an in
teresting document. abounding in
historical information and strong
in its advocacy of suffrage for the
District, both national and local.
Considerable civic energy is be-
ing expended just now in planning
for the Inauguration January 20 OF
the President of the United States.
in whose election District citizens
were denied participation. How
ever, District citizens can continue
to claim that they help nominate
the President and they help in
augurate the President-even II
they are not permitted to help
elect the President,
Evening star., 1937-01-10
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

w YITH the District Of Co
M lumbia's exclusive and
Wv all powerful Legisla-
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-05
M AY
Today is the Day
BY CLARK KIrNNAIRD
Copyright, 1887, for this Newspaper
by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Eritons got down to business and coup
led I'D new demands with those of the
French mission.
Their requests for money and inn
mediate naval assistance had already
been met The government had
agreed to $4OOO0O,0O0 in credits a
month. The pick of United States de-
stroyers had been dispatched to the
war zone, and our Navy had taken
over patrol of the Atlantic from New
foundland to Cape Horn.
Britain also wanted us to abandon
work on the building program under
taken in 1914-15 to provide enough
dreadnaughts and battle cruisers to
make the U. S. Navy the equal of Bri-
tain's. Instead, said Britain, we
should devote all resources to turning
out patrol craft. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels (who now is ambassa-
dor to Mexico) apparently wasn't as
filled with British fervor as Wilson,
House, Page, etc. He objected, on the
ground that such a plan would leave
England in complete command of the
sea at the conclusion of the war.
The French mission demanded that
United States troops be sent to France
Immediately, without training. Pap
Joffre promised to train them him
self over there, at Chalons Training
near the battle lines was necessary, he
insisted. Real reason for the French
urgings, however, was that it would
Enable the men to be rushed into bat
tie sooner. Nivelle's offensive had
broken down, mutinies were breaking
out Gas told her Monday) and the
French mission realized that actual
presence of United States troops in
the trenches was all that would save
French morale from utter collapse.
They already had a plan to parcel out
American detachments among many
French divisions so that the whole
front would feel the enlivening pres
ence of Les Americans.