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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1937-01-29
Doom, Holandsko, po-

zvani k oslave 70. narozenin
exkaisera Vilema byla odvola-
ma. Byvaly nemecky c1sar je
slime nachlazen.
- Politicka budoucnost ia
ponska visela ma vahach, kdyz
vddcove r1znych fakc1 Sc po-
padli Ia vlasy - "a politickou
scenou. Celia p1tka Sc tool o.
kolo otazky, zda-li armada bu-
de dominovati obcanske Wade.
Vladu cekaji dive moznosti
- bud odstoupenf kabinetu,
nebo rozpustenf snemu, ktery
je v otevrene revoluci proti
milita isticke politice. V tonic
pfipade by Sc musily vypsati
move volby.
Narodni rozechvelost Sc O.
brazf We zmatku ma burse, kde
vsecky hodnoty nahle slime po-
klesly. Celia policie hlavn1ho
mesta byla zmobilizovana pro
prfpad vytrznosti. Ministri a
predni clenove vlady byli opa-
trent zvlastnlmi strazemi z. O.
bav pred ~atentaty. V Tokiu
kolujf povesti, re radikalnejsf
vGdcove armady pozadujf, ably
vojsko sesadilo ministry a uja-
10 Sc vlady, pokud Sc therefor
mujf". Dojde-li k takovemu
pokusu, ceka sc NONE obcan-
ske povstan1.
= Francie Sc nab1dla, re pc
NIUE Nemecku v jeho hospo-
darskych potfzfch, pak-li Hit
lerreich "projevf svoji Will spo-
lupracovati pro svetovy mir.
Leon Blum premier social.
vlady, "v pine dohode S Vel
kou Britanii", ucinil tuto nab1d
ku, a ponechal cely pom6r
franko-nemecky, a mir sveta O.
tevrene ku rozhodnti Meme
cka. Blum nacrtl sv1j program
pred $500 hosty banketu ma pc
cest soc. elena snemu, Andre
Fevriera. Byl obklopen svy-
mi 16 ministry. Jeho rec byla
rozhlasena pc cele zemi.
ZdGraznuje, Re resent no.
spodarskych problemG je ne
NONE, bez urovnanf otazek
po~litickych, jakoz i zbrojen1,
Blum pravil, re Francie nem1-
re spolupracovati S Nemeckem
"pokud trva moznost, re tako-
va pomoc Sc mGze jednoho dine
obratiti proti zemi, ktera il po-
skytla.
eve Spolecne snaze nene-
chame nikoho, ably mas predsti-
hi, a nepTedstavujeme 81 mic
stastnejsfho pro Evropu mad u
slechtily vzor tax zT1zeny v
zajmu miru."
Rekl dale: rad bych Sc
vyslovil S plnou otevrenostf o
jedne veci. Nemecky narod
prftomne uzfva sve veskere We
dy a organisace a narodn1 vi
lie ku prekonanf hospodaT-
skych potizi. V mnoha myslfch
soucasne vznika pojem o ia
kemsi kontraktu, die nehoz
Nemecko by dostalo hospodar-
skou pomoc, zaplativsi "a nj
ucastf We smirnem vyfesen1 pro
blemG Evropy.
"Nerad bych Sc pustil ma tu-
to pGdu, jelikoz nemohu ma
vrhnouti Nemecku mic, co by Sc
podobalo ma smlouvan1. Prav-
dou, ktera Sc ale media popr1ti,
je, re v nyejsfm stavu Evropy,
kdy narody byly pc mesfce ia
ko ma trni, kdy zavodenf We
zbrojeni dosahuje krajnostl -
jak je mono predstaviti 81 no
spodafske problemy neodvisle
Cd politickych?"
etaoi etao itaoi aoi mao ininn
-O-
Zpronevsra 20 milioni Kc "
AY-Z --~II~-.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
Four Conventions Slated.

Four conventions are scheduled for
the Capital this week, according to the
Greater National Capital Committee
Of the Board Of Trade. They are the
National League Of District Postmas-
ters. the Industrial Minerals Division
Of the American Institute of Mining
and Metallurgical Engineering, the
National Association of Food Chains
and the American Association of
superintendent of Dining Cars.
The postmasters will meet from
Tuesday to Friday at the Willard
Hotel. They will be addressed by
Vincent c. Burke, postmaster for the
District; John A. Moody, the associa-
tion president; Representative Ram
speck, chairman of the House Civil
Service Committee; Harry B. Mitchell.
president of the Civil Service Com
mission; Harllee Branch, Second As
sistant Postmaster General; j. Austin
Latimer, Special Assistant to the At
torney General: Representative Burch
Of Virginia and Jesse M. Donaldson.
Deputy First Assistant Postmaster
General.
The convention is expected TO at
tract more than 1000 delegates.
The Food Chains convention Will
be held at the Mayflower Hotel from
Monday to Wednesday. as will the
Dining Car Superintendents' meeting.
The Industrial Minerals gathering will
be held at the Wardman Park Hotel
and College Park, Md, Thursday and
Friday.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
Six Meetings Slated.

Board committee and subcommittee
begin to swing into action this week.
with six meetings scheduled. These
include the following:
Public Order Committee, Odell S.
Smith, chairman, luncheon. Hamilton
Hotel, 1890 pm. tomorrow at the
Harrington Hotel.
Subcommittee on School Buildings
and School Costs of the Public Schools
Committee, Adelbert w. Lee. chair
man, luncheon meeting, 1915 pm. to-
morrow, Harrington.
Subcommittee on Nonresident Stu
dents of the Public Schools Commit
tee, Stephen o. Ford, chairman.
luncheon meeting. 1915 pm. Tues
day at the Harrington.
Subcommittee on School Teachers OF
the Public Schools Committee. Cooper
B. Rhodes, chairman, luncheon at
1915 pm. at the Harrington.
Public Utilities and TRANSPORTATION
Committee, John j. Esch. chairman.
meeting in board offices at 4:3O pm.
Wednesday.
Public Schools Committee. George
E. Keneipp. chairman. luncheon
meeting at 1915 pm. Friday at the
Harrington.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
GRANTING Of ZONE |
REQUEST IS SEEN
President Corbin of Manor
Park Group Confident
Changes Will Be Made.

George A. Corbin, president OF the
Manor Park Citizens Association,
said last night he was confident
changes in zoning of the property on
Third street between Quackenbos and
Oglethorpe streets from A to A re-
stricted would be permitted by the
zoning Commission.
The commission accepted the re-
quest OF the association under ad-
visement at its last Wednesday hear
ing when no one appeared at the
hearing to object to the petition.
New Brief Planned.
A separate brief will be filed by
the associations Zoning Committee
on the change in zoning Of the tract
between Whittier street, Western ave-
nue., Sligo Mill road and the right of
way OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Corbin stated. The zoning Commits
sion delayed the hearing on this
change last Wednesday for 10 days to
enable interested parties to file briefs.
Corbin deplored the fact that the
buses in the District were kept in
such poor state Of repair. There is
no excuse for as many breakdowns of
buses on the Takoma Park line, he
said.
Bus Line Sought.
The installation of a cross town bus
line from points on Third street to
the Connecticut avenue section, will
be pushed by the association, Corbin
stated. At the present time, he said,
there Is no way possible to get to
this section without a great number
OF transfers or consuming more than
an hour by going downtown and rid
ing back out Connecticut avenue.
Inc fastest way to make a trim
from Third and Sheridan streets to
points on Connecticut avenue above
calvert street, according to the Capt.
tai Transit Co, requires transfers at
Fourteenth and Kennedy streets
Sixteenth street and Columbia road
ana at Eighteenth street and Co.
lumbia road. This trip, the COM
pany says, can be made in half an
hour. A longer trip involving fewer
transfers requires the passenger to
ride to Eighth and E streets and
transfer to a Chevy Chase bus. This
"Trip requires an hour or longer.
Evening star., 1937-10-10

numerous occasions driven home
an. argument beyond any possibility
of successful contradiction. List
less committeeman would sit UP
and take notice and open up a line
of intelligent questions, the ready
answers to which, sold the idea.
To Adelbert w. Lee, president Of
Randle Highlands Citizens Asso-
citation goes the honor of being the
first, so far as known, to resort to
the motion picture camera to
gather civic problem evidence.
His subject is the narrow, outmoded
bridge over the Anacostia River at
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
which is to be replaced in the near
future with a fine new structure
which is to be a memorial to John
Philip Sousa, composer Of The
Stars and Stripes Forever"
1t would be helpful as we'll as OF
general public interest if there
should be an exhibition annually OF
examples of fine and thorough
work by civic groups in the prep
aration of matter for presentation
to Congress or other official bodies.
All groups, through such medium,
learn from each other and Incl
dentally the Congress and the pub
lie at large by the visual route,
could get fair idea Of just what
all of these many bodies are doing
and how they do 1t. Competent
judges could make suitable awards
In the form Of certificates Of hon.
orahle mention.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
HOW THEY STAND.

Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park
Parish Hall, St. Adams Church, pm.
North Randle Community-Free
Methodist Church, Minnesota avenue
and F street southeast, pm.
Randle MISUNDERSTANDING Hall,
2407 Minnesota avenue southeast,
8 pm.
Summit Park-East Washington
Heights Baptist Church, pm.
Wednesday. October Is.
American University Park-Hurst
Hall, American University. pm.
Central-Blake School, 8 pm.
Rhode Island Avenue-Woodrid
Branch Public Library. pm.
Takoma Park. Md, Boundary-Ta-
koma Park Public Library, pm.
Thursday. October IA.
Congress Heights-Congress Heights
School, pm.
Friday, October Is.
Glover Park Industrial Home
School, 8 pm.
Takoma Park-Takoma Park Public
Library, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
SOUTHEAST PLANS
REvIvING HISTORY
Congress Heights Progressives
Arranging for Publication of
Areas Legendrv.

Inc early history Of the southeast
section of Washington, in the davs
when Capt. John Smith is believed TO
have journeyed up the Eastern
Branch, will be revived in printed
form by the citizens Of that section of
tne city in the near future.
AT their meeting last week. the
Progressive Congress Heights Citizens
Association discussed plans for the
preparation of pamphlet narrating
some OF the traditional history Of
Congress Heights and placed the
Issuance OF the article in the hands
OF DR.. E. E. Richardson. one of the
Oldest inhabitants Of that section.
In reference to old Congress Heights.
DR.. Richardson stated that the district
was formerly known as Kosciusko
Square and that Nichols avenue was
once an Indian trail.
He further said that Congress
Heights was the home of the Polish
patriot, Thaddeus Kosciusko, in revolu-
tionary days.
President RooSevelt's plan to change
the name of Nichols avenue to Okla
homa avenue was objected to by the
citizens Of Congress Heights because
OF the historical background attached
to the name of Nichols, DR.. Richardson
declared. In answer to a note sent
him by the association regarding the
proposed change. DR.. Richardson said,
Senator King Of Utah promised to give
the matter his attention
According to Ohio Garnand, presi-
dent OF the association, the publication
OF the pamphlet is second only to
having badly needed repairs made on
Alabama avenue in the estimation of
the people Of Congress Heights
Garnand said that the road positively
Is dangerous" because Of the lack of
concrete gutterage.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
Zoning and Liquor Cases
Require Eternal Vigilance.

THE neighborhood organized civic
groups are required to be al
ways on the alert for action on ap-
plications for change Of coming and
for the granting of various types of
liquor licenses In their territory. No
matter how good fight an asso-
citation puts up through its repre-
sentatives and how satisfactory the
action of the Zoning Commission or
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board there is no assurance that the
contest is ended. Some of the asso-
Citations have grown weary of fight
ing the same battle over and over.
Dupont Circle Citizens Associa-
ton has for years put up strong OPP
position to the changing of Massa-
chusetts avenue into business
street. OF course, the applications
have been only for spot-zoning. but
the association maintains that once
there is an entering wedge there
will be little chance of saving this
fine residence street. Even though
falling to keep business off of Du-
pont Circle the association has kept
up the fight vigorously to preserve
Massachusetts avenue.
Petworth and the citizens of
Takoma, D. c., are conspicuous
among those who have carried on
relentless opposition to the granting
Of alcoholic beverage licenses, but
find that they have to keep ever
lastingly at it. There is a belief
prevailing in civic circles that the
Commissioners possess power under
the A. B. c. law to adopt regula-
tions which might reduce greatly
this burden which is imposed on
the civic groups.
In lnquor cases where there has
been decision favorable to the op-
ponents the most powerful influence
is brought to bear upon the board
to reverse itself and decide against
the people who are striving to get
rid of such nuisance. When this
influence is in the form of direct de-
mands by members of the District
Committees, the A. B. c. Board and
.the Commissioners are on the spot
for fear of legislative and appro-
priation reprisals.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
BOYS CLUB PLAN
WILL Be REVIVED
Meeting to Organize Groups
in Northwest to Be Held
Soon.

A meeting of the Boys Club Com
mittee, composed of delegates from
five associa tions in Northwest Wash
ington, will be held in the near fu-
ture to devise methods of reviving
interest in the club movement began
last year, according to Samuel j.
Flickinger, president of the Friend
ship Citizens Association, which spon-
sored the club activities last year.
Other associations connected with
the club through their delegates to
the committee are Chevy Chase,
American University Park, North
Cleveland Park and Forest Hills.
The club was organized last Winter
at meeting held in Woodrow Wilson
High School, with about 300 boys
present under threat of being served
ice cream and cake" as it was de-
scribed by j. L. Cornwall, chairman
of the Boys Club Committee of the
Friendship Association. who did a
major part of the initial organiza-
ton work. After this meeting regu-
lar gatherings were held once a week
until Summer, with an average of
100 boys attending.
The meetings were held in the high
school gymnasium. and various game
and athletic teams we're organized
With the coming of Spring, how
ever. attendance dropped off, as the
boys were more attracted by out
door activities. and the regular week.
ly meetings were stopped for the Sum-
mer.
The club will be reorganized with
in the next month. however, and the
lve-association committee is plan
ming to make the club larger and it's
activities more varied. Already Flick
niger has asked the Commissioners to
include in their 1889 budget enough
funds to keep the school gymnasium
open two nights and possibly three
nights each week for the club.
The exact type of club it will be
has not yet been decided, as senti-
ment on the committee is about
equally divided between the Police
Boys Club and Community Center
type Of club. However. the exact
method Of directing the club really
is not important. according to Corn
wall, who said. With a good boys
club in Friendship Heights there will
be no juvenile delinquency in this
neighborhood."
Evening star., 1937-10-10
BOOKLET TO TELL
TRADE BODY WORK
Dr.. Glenn Frank to Talk at
Fall Meeting of Board
on Friday.

A new booklet describing the work
OF the Board Of Trade will make its
appearance this week. 1t 1t entitled
Working for Washington"
The 32-page. pocket-size publication
sets forth in detail the activities Of
the trade group In fiscal, budget and
tax matters affecting the District and
contains excerpts from newspaper &C
counts Of the part the board has
played in shaping legislation.
1t will be distributed TO all board
members and William H. Press, assist
ant secretary Of the board, said lin
tied number of extra copies will be
available to non-members.
The booklet also relates the 48-year
history of the body, list of the di-
rectors and past presidents and the
objectives of the organization.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
BY JESSE C. SUTER.,

w YrTH the Red Cross an
4 nual roll call and q
wv school lunch fund CAM
paign going strong, the
community Halloween celebration
preparations well under way and
the Community Chest campaign
just around the corner, the civic
minded are by no means idle. But
that is only small section of the
current picture. The civic calen-
dar is filled to overflowing with all
Of our staple community problems,
some Of which are presented with
new variations.
AS a general rule, in the various
organizations as they whereas"
and resolve" on these matters
there Is striking similarity in
their actions. Sometimes there are
marked differences Of opinion, as
in the case Of the notorious red
rider, but usually on fundamental
questions organized civic Washing
ton speaks pretty nearly as unit.
Holding down the size of the
District budget, repeal of the gross
receipts tax, coming and suffrage
for the District have been con-
spicuous subjects before the asso-
Citations during the past week.
A goodly part of the meetings
Of the school board continues to
be taken up with the matter Of
applications for liquor licenses near
school buildings. One of such
cases which was rejected by the
A. B. c. Board on the protest of
the school authorities and the citi-
zens of the neighborhood threatens
to be reopened. The chairman Of
the House District Committee, sup
ported by another member of that
committee, is understood to be try
ing to have the A. B. C. Board
reverse its action because the ap-
plicant is Marylander. The civic
opponents of this application re-
port that they are standing firm
and hoping that the liquor board
will be able to hold out against
such powerful influence.
Heatless school buildings are
among the many worries of the
moment of the Board of Educa-
ton and the school officials. The
parents Of children in the af-
fected neighborhoods have gener-
ated enough heat to make up for
what is lacking in the buildings.
One member of the House Dis
trict Committee proposed to pro-
ceed at once to start movement
to have the school board appointed
by the Commissioners, so that the
heating plants would always be
kept in working order. But it
was discovered Immediately that
the maintenance Of these heating
plants is already a responsibility
imposed by law on the District
Commissioners.
Several announcements have been
made recently by members of the
Senate and House of some of the
things they propose to bring up
for consideration regarding the
District at the next session of Con-
gress. Joint hearings on District
matters, Improvements in budget
procedure and various plans for
local government reorganization
are among those mentioned.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
ATTENDANCE SOUGHT
Conduit Road to Canvass Section
Under Ne wPlan.

In an effort to increase attendance
at meetings the Conduit Road Citi-
zens' Association will distribute a Cir
cular telling of the next meeting to
every home in Potomac Heights in
stead of mailing them to members
only, as has been the custom in the
past.
BY this method, Charles E. S. Rich,
president of the association, explains,
they hope to interest many non-
members in the organizations work,
and although it costs more to dis
tribute the circulars door-to-door than
through the mail this system will be
continued If it shows results. Meet
ings now are attended by an average
of from so to rs persons, and Rich
would like to see this figure doubled
Evening star., 1937-10-10
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Many Cty-wide Activities Under Wdy-An Analy-
sis Of Relationship Between the Taxation
Problem and Representation.
Of Congress, through legislation and

Of Congress, through legislation and
appropriation. Some Of these be-
lieve that such local officers would
fear the Congress far more than
they would their own constituents.
This same school Of thought has the
opinion that any Of the mistakes or
errors Of omission of Congress or
these local officers would be blamed
on the local community which had
elected them. Congress has been
known to blame the results of it's
own shortcomings on our Commits
sioners and our people, who had
nothing to do with their appoint
ment.
Others say they can see no
worthwhile improvement in our
local government or in our local
conditions until the District people
are given voting representation in
the bodies which are given by the
Constitution the exclusive power
over the District. The Districts
handicap is that it lacks that potent
force In the councils of the Nation
which other Americans possess.
Some of those doubling Thomasas
who have never let their Ameri-
canism get aroused on this question
ask what good will it do to have
one or two Senators in the Senate
and two or three Representatives in
the House of Representatives." To
these the advocates reply, "ask the
9 or 10 States having a smaller
population than the District"
Any one who has watched the
procedure in the Congress or any
other legislative body must know
that much legislation only gets
through by unanimous consent or
by that trading process known as
log-rolling. This is particularly
true of District legislation, and the
unanimous consent rule is a rule
that works both ways.
Political equity for the District
is a vital problem and is
given first place on most local civic
programs. There cannot be too
much agitation of the entire suf-
frage question. There cannot be too
much righteous indignation aroused
over our voteless and unrepresented
condition. And there cannot be too
close study Of the history of the
District and this problem from
every angle. Our civic forces must
have the facts and be thoroughly
aroused if they are to make sub
stantial progress.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
OBSTACLES REMOVED
TO AVENUE EXTENSION

Last obstacle to the extension of
Southern avenue southeast to Suit
land road has been cleared by dedica-
ton to the District Of the only re-
manning piece of private property
between the end of the avenue and
the road running perindicular to it.
according to w. r. Whip, president
or the Progressive Summit Park Citi-
Eens' Association.
The Summit Parkers for long time
nave campaigned for the avenues ex-
tension.
Whipp says he understands funds
Tor the work are Immediately avail
able.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
TAK0MA BUSINESS
COUNCIL PROPOSED

A resolution authorizing the presi-
dent of the Takoma Park Chamber of
Commerce to extend an invitation to
organized business groups of the
community requesting them to attend
q meeting in the near future to dis
cuss a proposal to organizes a council
OF business, was passed at the annual
dinner Of the chamber held Wednes-
day night in the Masonic Hall.
Submitted by John w. Coffman,
secretary, the resolution was unani-
mously passed by the more than 100
who attended. 1t was felt, the resolu-
ton stated further, that matters of
mutual interest and beneficial to busi-
ness, must as matter of course, be
beneficial to the whole community.
Also by serving business better the
community would be served best.
Chester Leisure, manager of the
resolutions and referenda department
Of the Chamber of Commerce. spoke
on Recent and Pending Tax Legisla-
tion." Other speakers for the eve
ming included Mayor John r. Adams
OF Takoma Park, Walter F. Mulligan.
president of the Chamber of Com
merce Of Prince Georges County:
Harry L. Collady, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of Bethesda.
Md; Morris Stern, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of Rockville
Md; Washington I. Cleveland, prosi-
dent Of the Kensington, Md, Cham
Der Of Commerce and president of the
Montgomery County Civic Federation;
Shirley F. Workman, president Of the
Silver Spring Business Mems Asso-
citation, and j. Milton Derrick, presi-
dent of the Montgomery County Au-
tomobile Dealers Association.
The evening was concluded by the
singing of Aud Lang Syne," with
accompaniment by Leo r. Hubbard
at the piano.