Evening star., 1937-03-07

IL D1Str1ct 1888 DuQgeC DeIOIe
the District Subcommittee
L L of the House Committee on
Appropriations. Wednesday and
Thursday were given over to rep
resentatives of civic groups who
urged various items for inclusion
in the bill and q more equitable
Federal share of the expense OF
running the District. An informal
discussion was had Of the several
new suggested sources of taxation
but the general attitude Of the
citizens was that the question OF
increased existing taxes or new
sources Of taxation Is premature
until the United States share Is
determined.
Last Monday the District was
allotted suficient time, before ad-
journment of the House out of re-
spect for a deceased member, to
pass without debate the Juvenile
Court bill as reported by the Dis
trict Committee. Tomorrow is the
O1SbA ASb . Leg o11A A0y AAA SAAN AASe>~1S
and several n-controversial
measures on the House calendar
are expected to be disposed Of un-
less other House business or elo-
quence interiors.
Mr.. Jacobs Is expected to appear
before the Chairman Collins sub
Committee on Monday and justify
his famous three-point formula for
the settlement OF the annually re-
curing controversy between the
United States and the District OF
Columbia. Even among the ultra
impartial no one has been discoV-
cred who is sufficiently optomlStic
to see anything but more contro-
versy through the alleged formula.
An interesting development OF
the week was the call by the audi
tor of the District on all District
employees to submit report on all
outside employment in which they
may be engaged. This information
is being gathered for the Appro-
priations Subcommittee and is said
to be aimed chiefly at employees
alleged to be driving taxi-cabs after
their hours of employment by the
District. It is understood that
there are a number Of employees
of the Federal Government like
wise employed, but nothing has
been heard so far regarding OBJ
tanning similar information from
them.
The Public Utilities Commission
is daily expected to announce the
date of its valuation and rate hear
ings on the Capital Transit Co. In
this connection it has been an
nounced that the Public Utilities
Committee Of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations will attempt
to prevent an increase Of the token
rate and demand the resumption OF
the sale of the one dollar pass.
Humanized Juvenile Court
Now Up to the Senate.
THE bill to give the District OF
Columbia the benefit of a
modern juvenile court passed the
House on Monday without amend
ment and is now pending in the
Senate Committee on the District
of Columbia. The bill has general
organization support, though a dis
cordant note has been struck by
the Committee on Law and Legis-
lation Of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations. The federation's OBJ
jections are Of a technical nature
and are regarded by some as more
in the line OF favoring members
Of the bar desiring to practice be-
fore the juvenile court than the
juveniles themselves.
The present Juvenile Court is
largely a police court for chill
dren-a criminal court. The pro-
posed court is founded upon child
welfare, has a chancery jurisdic-
ton and is in no way a criminal
court.
The purpose and basic principle
of the court as described in the
act, "is to secure for each child
under its jurisdiction such care and
guidance, preferably in his own
home, as will serve the child's well
fare and the best interests Of the
State; to conserve and strengthen
the child's family ties whenever
possible, removing him from the
custody of his parents only when
his welfare or the safety and pro-
lection of the public cannot be ade-
quately Safeguarded without such
removal, and. when such child is
removed from his own family, to
secure for him custody, care and
discipline as nearly as possible
equivalent to that which should
have been given by his parents.
"The principle Is hereby recog-
nized that children under the jul
risdiction Of the court are subject
to the discipline and entitled to
the protection Of the State, which
may intervene to safeguard them
from neglect or injury and to en-
force the legal obligations due to
them and from them"
The act applies to any person
under age of 18 years who has vio-
lated any law, ordinance or regu-
lation of the District; or is habitu-
ally beyond the control Of his par
rent, custodian or guardian; or
who Is habitually truant from
school or home; or who habitually
so deports himself as to injure or
endanger himself or the morals or
safety of himself or others; or who
is abandoned by his parent. guard
ian or custodian; or who is home
less or without adequate parental
support or care, or whose parent
guardian or custodian neglects on
refuses to provide support and care
necessary for his health or well
fare; or whose parent, guardian OF
custodian neglects or refuses to
nro,ddn ~ avail himself of the