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Evening star., 1937-03-14
SHOW IN ANAC0STIA
SLATED FOR FRIDAY
Two Dozen Amateurs to Compete
for Prizes Furnished by
Business Men of Area.

About two dozen entries for the
amateur show sponsored by business
and professional men of Anacostia
and to be given by the Citizens AsSo-
citation Friday IN the Junior-Senior
High School, have been received ac-
cordlng TO reports yesterday. Entries
closed last Friday and few late ar
rivals may have Swelled the number
to around 30.
Participants have been drawn from
strictly local" talent and the spon-
Sors limited to two entries. II was
originally planned to have a puppet
show, but it was found that it would
be inConVenient to get students and
| teachers of all the nearby communi-
ties together at this time an amateur
show was decided upon as an alter
native. Business men in the COM
munity have been solicited for cash
contributions with which to buy
prizes for the winners in each event,
consisting of soloiSts, instrumentalists
and skits
a short business meeting preceding
the show will be held in the school,
beginning at 8 o'clock Edwin Simen-
sen, president, announced. Both the
meeting and the show we're scheduled
for the last Friday of the month, but
as this date occurs on Good Friday,
it was advanced one week.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
MANOR PARK HITS
ZONING PROPOSAL
Group Contends Community Type
Dwellings Would Cause
Rio TosS

Any change in the coming regula-
tions TO permit the building OF COM
munlty-group houses in restricted resi-
dental areas would be unjust to ad-
jaCent property owners who purchased
land in good faith. believing that their
property rights would be protected by
the Zoning Commission, according to
the Manor Park Citizens Association.
In reply TO request from the COM
mission for reconsideration OF the as
soclation's stand on rezoning the SIM
mons tract in the Manor Park area,
the group unanimously. agreed that
change would result in 'lrreparable
losses" to members of the association
and in addition pave the way for SINH
lar changes in other sections OF the
city
The association urged that no &C
ton be taken in rezoning the Simmons
tract until Improvements are made on
the property and the interests of
home owners in the area are conSld-
cred.
Because desirable building sites are
becoming scarce in the community is
nc reason for the removing of restrlc-
tions for the building OF community
type houses in residential "A semi
restricted areas for the benefit OF
financial interests "to the undue preju-
dice of present home owners and tax
payers without any redress or just
compensation in the opinion OF the
organization.
The commission was urged to give
further study to the value OF I'M
proved property in the vicinity, which,
according to the association. was worth
more than all the Simmons tract.
Stating that these homes need pro-
lection from the proposed rezonlng
and that the owners have a right to
believe that the Zoning Commission
will consider their values. the organ
ization requested that the commission
deny the application for rezoning the
area.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
With the Associations
Tpenty-Six Groups Nor on Record as Opposed
to Jacobs Fiscal Plan-Sepenfeen Meetings
Scheduled This Week.
WEEKLY REVIEW.

r EvIEW of the civic week from
Thursday, March to Thursday,
March IL:
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK
Held special meeting TO oppose recent
Public Utilities Commission order for
routing busses between Massachusetts
avenue and Butterworth place.
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
Asked for immediate placement OF
Watchman at the Bates road northeast
crossing and crossing gates until
parmanent underpaSs can be con-
structed, in view of recent fatalities
here; planned for concerted action
among member groups for an armory
and stadium on East Capitol street,
and to seek the Jefferson memorial
in northeast area.
WASHINGTON IGHLANDS s.
Asked enforcement OF the law pro-
hibiting the soliciting Of aims: re-
iterated last years action opposing
legalized horse racing bill for the
District.
ERATTON-Reversed it's stand
Of year ago by favoring repeal OF the
red rider" to District appropriation
bills; named special committee to study
price of milk to local consumers
KALORAMA-Indor request of
District Jail employees for better sal
aries, working conditions and for in
creased personnel; reiterated opposi-
ton to legalized horse racing bill;
opposed Jacobs committee fiscal re-
port.
RTHEAST-Fearing a ight
against national representation this
group opposed pending bill in Congress
TO regulate to delegates TO Congress
from the District; approved bills pro-
viding for q police small arnG pistol
club and providing for a separate
building for the recorder Of deeds.
PARK vIEW-opposed diversion
of gasoline tax funds from highway
maintenance.
STANTON PARK--Asked enforce
ment of law prohibiting panhandling
Observation-Disclosures efforts and
report on the Citizens Advisory Com
mittee on trafic urging greater eau
ton on part of motorists and pedes-
trians.
RANDLE HIGHLANDS-Urge Sc
lection of A site in southeast Wash
in2ton for construction Of a proposed
| social security board building; COM
mended American Automobile Associa-
tion on its gasoline tax campaign.
| RHODE ISLAND AVENUE-Ap-
| proved plans for clinics for the needy
and urged construction of at least one
| this year.
The following citizens associations
also met but did not act on any prob
LENS of cityWide importance: Brad
| bury Heights, Chillum Heights, Hill
crest, Brookland and North Randle
Community. The Piney Branch Citi-
zens' Association omitted this month 8
meeting because of lack OF quorum
Evening star., 1937-03-14
Allan Daris, after Retirement,
Found to Be |Busier Than Erer'
Civic Leader, Orer 20,
Takes Up Amateur
Photographs.

Despite his three-score and ten
years, Allan Davis, retired principal
of Roosevelt High School and 4
charter member OF the Southeast Cit
liens Association, finds he is working
harder than ever.
Asked what he had been doing
since his retirement last Fall. the
friendly former school ofncial laugh
ingly replied that:
Since my retirement / have been
fixing up my basement so that my
son might have a place to do some
Of his work, and I find that have
been buster than ever before"
His son Fremont is a photographer
with the Science Service and spends
quite some time developing and en-
larging films made in his line Of
work Another son. Watson, is also
connected with the organization.
Davis himself admits to being an
amateur photographer of no little
ability and develops his own shots. y
He is well qualified for this particular
phase of photography, having . mas
ter's degree in science from George
Washington University and having
been q teacher OF physics in high
school prior to his appointment al
principal.
incidentally. he was made principal
of the old Business High School about
three years after his appointment a.
q teacher and continued in that ofice
as head of the now Roosevelt High
School until his retirement, position
he held for almost half q century
He holds bachelor of arts degree
also from George Washington. and .
law degree from National University
In reference to his civic actiyitie,
Davis disclosed that he was one ol
the founders of the Southeast organ.
ization IS well Is the Federation O,
Citizens Associations As . membei
OF the association he fought for re.
duced fare for school children ane
vocational education in the Digtric
sch0ols. Davis revealed that rs IA,
- he knows the Southeast Citizens
Evening star., 1937-03-14
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
"Red Rider" Question Still Unsolyed; Women
almost Overlooked in Planning D. C. Reorganza-
ton Study-Riyer Pollution COM nference Friday.

piled for the relief Of the urgent
school needs.
The federation meeting at which
the repeal bill was supported by
substantial majority was an inter-
esting occasion with number of
truly dramatic high lights. An in
teresting moment came when a
vote was had on an amendment to
the substitute motion for outright
repeal This amendment was a
declaration by the federation that
it is unalterably opposed to Com
munism and other subversive doc
trines, and carried by a vote of As
to "a Among those voting against
this plain declaration were some of
the most ardent supporters Of the
red rider and avoWed opponents of
Communism
The repeal resolution was
adopted on a roll-call vote of AZ
to 35.
The work for the repeal goes on
and it was on Thursday announced
that 10 additional PIT. aSsocia-
tions had gone on record for repeal.
The conferees of the Senate and
House held their first meeting on
Thursday, but failed TO reach an
agreement. Another meeting is ex-
pected next week.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
CONVENTION TOTAL
NOW NEARING 59
Board of Trade River PoiIu-
ton Conference Is Set
for Friday.

The number of national conventions
already held, or slated to be held, in
Washington during the first three
months Of 1887 totals SO, Curtis
Hodges, executive director OF the
Greater National Capital Committee
Of the Board of Trade, announced
yesterday.
He predicted the total number OF
conventions here this year will be at
least 200. During January and Febru-
airy, there was an increase of nearly
20 per cent in the volume of literature
sent out by the committee, and an
| increase Of l6 per cent in the number
OF requests for information that were
answered during those two months.
The total number of requests an
SWered in January and February, 1896,
was ,545, while in the corresponding
| period this year, the figure was l,90l.
There is every indication, Hodges
| said, that the number of tourists IN
| Washington this year will be far
| greater than in 1886. Parks euthori-
| ties report a great increase IN in
| quirieS for information about the
| cherry trees. Hodges believes the
| total number of tourists will be above
| the two and half million mark.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
River Pollution Conference.

The conference called by the Board
Of Trade on Potomac River Pollution
will be held next Friday in the United
States Chamber Of Commerce Build
ing, Connecticut avenue and H street.
Invitations have been extended to
a number of Senators and Represen-
tativeS, Government officials, and
Mayors and other officials of cities
throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West Virginia.
The trade body pointed out in its
invitations that the Advisory Com
mittee on Water Pollution of the
National Resources Committee, has
proposed that the Potomac River
Basin be set apart as a sort of ma
tional laboratory for Investigations
and experiments under the sponsor
ship of the Federal Government on
the effect of various kinds Of pollut-
ing material, on the best methods of
publication, and on the admlnlstra-
tive problems Of pollution control.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
STREET WIDENING
PROJECTS PUSHED
Citizens Cite "Hazardous'
State of Tenth, Eleventh
and Twelfth Streets.

Widening Of several streets in the
Logan Thomas Circle Citizens Asso-
citation area will be urged before the
District director of highways as soon
as the organization finishes tabulatins
the results of recent survey, it was
announced yesterday.
There are three streets in particular
emphasized as in need of alterations
to ease what the citizens term con
gested" and dangerous" traffic con-
ditions-Eleventh street, Tenth street
and Twelfth street-all from Rhode
Island avenue to the downtown sec
ton.
Old Plan Recalled.
The citizens pointed out that the
thoroughfares in question were origi-
nally included in a street-Widening
program four years ago. J. F.. DuComp
described the plan, as scheduled by
the Highway Department, stating that
Thirteenth street was the initial un-
dertaking, to be followed two years
later by similar improvement or
Twelfth and Eleventh streets, then
Tenth street after a lapse Of another
two years 1t was noted that of the
four originally planned changes all
were neglected but Thirteenth street
The officials have apparently for
gotten their prearrangements," Du
Comb declared.
| Citing Eleventh street as most in
need" of alienation Of crowded con-
| ditions, the group criticizes the regu-
| lations which permit automobile park
| ing along with the active operation
of a car line. Parking is permitted
| during certain rush hours throughout
the day. SO that autos which use the
street must trail trolleys the length OF
Eleventh street TO Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. where it expands.
The citizens oppose present condi-
tions also because Of the danger TO
pedestrians even at intersections, since
they are handicapped in crossing by
the steady stream Of traffic behind
the street cars. Vehicles operating on
cross streets have difficulty in seeing
around the cars parked on Eleventh
street in close proximity OF the inter-
sections, according TO further dec
larationS Of the group.
Traflc conditions on Tenth and
Twelfth streets are similar to those
on Eleventh, especially with the for
mer, which is main thorOughfare
for bus route.
Parking Ban Sought.
Since the completion OF the WIDEN
ing program seems "a long way off
because OF a lack of funds, the aSso-
citation will suggest that parking be
abolished at all times during the day
and that Tenth and Twelfth streets
be made permanent one-way thor
oughfares in opposite directions. The
group added that this might be the
best" remedy because of its econ
omy and at the same time its preserva-
ton of the old trees which line the
Curhs,
Mrs Ella B Thompson, president
declared that more attention Should
be given the streets branching off from
the through thorOughfare, Rhode
Island avenue, in order that they all
may Withstand heavy tratic and yet
permit a rapid influx to the down
town section"
Evening star., 1937-03-14
SCOUT LOG CABIN
|. SOUGHT BY GROUP
Ellis R. King Believes Troop
Should Have Its Own
Meeting Place.

Ellis R. King, past president of the
Conduit Road Citizens AsSocia ton
and at present its corresponding sec
retary, has asked the association to
support his plea for log cabin in
the neighborhood in which the Boy
Scouts and similar groups could meet
What the boys need, he says, is a
place where they can gather without
harming property or causing dis
turhances in the neighborhood but
which at the same time is within
walking distance of their homes. The
association has taken an active in
terest IN Boy Scout affairS-the COM
munity troop was organized under its
auspices-and it is likely that it
Will back campaign at the next
session Of Congress for funds for the
log cabin
Meet in Field House.
At present the Scouts meet in the
boys play room of the Palisades Park
Field House, small room on the
second floor of the building. They
have been denied use of the large
auditorium because their shoes are
likely to scar the new hardwood floors
and because there is the possibility
that in their eXuberance of energy
they might injure the veneer paneling
or other fixtures of the room.
What King has in mind is, one
or two room cabin, built to stand
rough treatment, which not only would
serve as Scout community headquar-
terS, but which also would be used
for plcnlcS and other neighborhood
functions. It would be decorated in
rustic style, corresponding with the
outdoor type OF architecture, and
trophies and equipment could be stored
there. At present, King points out,
they have no place to store Scout
property or display trophies.
There is no doubt but what the
boys need place to meet" King told
the association. The play room is
far too small for them We have
been denied use of the auditorium
and the only thing to do is find
another meeting place before We are
SuffOcated."
Several Sites Suggested.
Several locations have been sug-
gested for the log cabin, but the one
which meets the approval of the as
sociation is somewhere in Palisades
Park, seven-acre wooded section II
the center of the community Other
! proposed sites are either too far away
or too difficult to get to in inclement
wea ther because of lack of sidewalks
A field house and playground already
are in the park, but King claims thai
there still is plenty of room for q
cabin.
This is the second time since th<
| association was formed, 20 years ago
| that it has been asked to support 4
plea for log cabin in its community
The first time it eagerly was accepted
by the group, and as support for th'
proposal grew so did the plans. Wler
a building finally was built it wa.
not the small log cabin original!
planned, but it was the large helt
house now standing in the park
This time we don't want anything
on such grand SCALE" King said
all we want is a log cabin and moth
! ing more"
Evening star., 1937-03-14
Repeal of Red Rider
Still an UnsOived Problem.

N A civic meeting the other eve
ming a lady was heard to re-
mark, We'll, the red rider is dead"
She was probably giving expression
to her wish and was doubtless in
fiuenced by the knowledge of the
action of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations at its recent
meeting.
Many others have felt that, as
the federation, which had been
heralded everywhere as the sup
porter of the rider, had reversed its
stand, that ended the matter. The
federation action should help
whole lot, but there will be no real
score until the repeal bill is enacted
into law. Press references to the
federation stand for repeal and its
clear declaration against Com
munism and other subversive doc
trines has been generally COM
mended by the press and among
the minded generally.
1t is regarded as unfortunate
that the federation ever got mixed
up in the matter, which has caused
so much strife and the misapplica-
tion Of so much civic energy which
might have been constructively ap-
Evening star., 1937-03-14
Public Hearings Next Week
On the Jacobs Report.
CHAIRMAN COLLINS and j


colleagues on the Appropria-
tons Subcommittee had the benefit
last week, in executive session. of
the presence of J. L. Jacobs and
George McAneny for the purpose
Of explaining the three point for
mula for annually determining the
share Of the expense of the District
to be PAID by the United States.
AS far as learned the testimony OF
these gentlemen was far from il
Illuminating 10 the subcommittee
The particular Job cut out for ia
cobS and his associates was to offer
a solution Of this VeXatiOuS problem
OF fiscal relations so as TO. for a
time at least. eliminate the an
nually occurring dispute. The re-
port has failed to clarity the mat
ter. but has seemingly had the op-
poslte effect. Some regard it all as
clear as the deep mud color of our
city water at certain seasons of the
year before the filtration plant was
built. The water in those old days
was near the consistency of the
water in a stream described by a
recent writer as being too thin for
a road and too thick for navigation
by boat.
The scene shifts next week to
the Kennedy subcommittee Of the
House District Committee appointed
to study the revenue features Of the
Jacobs report. 1t has not been an
nounced as yet whether this hear
ing will be joined by the other sub
committee, headed by Representa-
tive Nichols on the legislative pro-
visions of the report This hearing
will be open to the public.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
Citizens Committee Of l8
Gets Under Wav.

CHAIRMAN E JARRETT
PRETTYMAN of the Citizens
Committee of 18 to suggest changes
in the District government has an
nOunced the appointment Of sub
committees to study specific phases
Of the problems involved These
subcommittee are streets and
parks, schools and recreation, hos
pitfalls, courts. police and public
records, taxation and collections
and engineer department. There
has also been set up a Steering
Committee
There is only one woman men,
Der Of the Committee Of lS. which
is a keen disappointment TO at least
one of the largest organizations Of
women in the District. This Or
ganizatiOn, the Voteless D. c.
League of Women Voters has for
several years been making study
Of the government Of the District
Of Columbia and its operation. EX-
tensiVe studies have been made by
special groups Of the District tax
alton and fiscal affairs. A couple of
years ago the league issued a most
comprehensive report on District
taxation and expenditures illus
trated with graphic charts.
The league has Just completed a
new set Of current charts, prelimi-
nary copies Of which have been
distributed. The text TO accom-
pany these charts is in course of
preparation and will be published
shortly II is not known Just how
Commissioner HaZen happened TO
overlook this group of able women,
some of whom have been in train
ing for several years for Just such
service.
So we'll informed and efficient
are these women that they have
been conducting courses in gov
eminent at the Mount Vernon
Seminary for the students of that
well-knoWn school.
There is an air of expectancy
in civic circles regarding the work
Of the citizens committee and a
decided hopefulness that some real
reforms will be the result.
Evening star., 1937-03-14

Association is the only civic organiza-
ton in the city that was ever incor-
porated
Davis recently was made member
Of the Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants Of the District Of Columbia.
"One of the best things in belonging
to these organizations" he replied, .'is
the friendly and cooperative spirit
among the members and the many
contacts one can make with business
and professional men. Even the
fights that sometimes crop up are
enjoyable"
He is one Of four citizens to receive
q certificate in recognition of his un-
selfish and outstanding service to the
community. The others were A. G.
Hermann, for 25 years president of the
southeast organization; Donald A.
Davidson, then acting Engineer Com
missioner of the District, and recently
Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent
Of police
One of Davis favorite anecdotes
concerns John Philip Sousa, the musi-
clan, who was born and raised in
southeast. At the beginning of his
career As a composer, Sousa was poor
and therefore unable to pay for the
publishing OF some OF his marches
Evening star., 1937-03-14
Engineering Plans
For Relief of Traffic.

THE STAR has been publishing
series of articles with plats.
describing the proposals worked
out by Capt. Whitehurst, director
OF highways. for relieving congeS-
ton and inducing an easy flow Of
traffic at several of the worst spots
IN the city. Fear has been eX-
pressed by some that the carrying
out Of these plans at Thomas and
Scott Circles would seriously mar
tAe beauty of the city at these
points. Some of those who have
examined these plans are I'M
pressed with the idea that the new
arrangement might be an esthetic
as well as traffic improvement.
The opening up of N street at
Scott Circle would be a great i'm
provement over the present dead
end, requiring sharp turns into
heavy traffic. The change at Scott
Circle would have the appearance
of moving the Daniel Webster and
Dr. Hannemann statues toward the
circle, though they would not be
moved at all The Hannemann
statue, because of its peculiar de-
sign, is regarded by many as poor
ly placed at this point and under
the new plan it would fit into the
surroundings far more than at
present.
Some of the civic minded are
studying these plans and a number
have expressed an opinion that the
civic groups generally should IA
miliarize themselves with these en-
gineering studies.
At Dupont Circle it is proposed
to carry the car line under the
circle through a subway and
raised division of the roadway some
what similar to that now at Scott
Circle will divide the Connecticut
avenue vehicular through traffic
from the rotary traffic from and to
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
avenues and P street.
At each of these circles the plans
provide safety islands and round
off many of the existing sharp
angles which so greatly impede the
smooth moving of traffic and re-
suit in dangerous snarls, confusing
to both driver and pedestrian.