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Evening star., 1937-04-18
ZONING PROPOSALS
WILL BE DISCUSSED
Burroughs Group Also to Consider
Bunker Hill Road Widening
on Friday.

Proposed changes in the zoning Of
Eighteenth street northeast from COM
mercial to residential areas will be
discussed at the meeting Of the Bur-
roughs Citizens Association Friday
evening, Kenneth p. Armstrong, Sec
retary, announced yesterday.
Reports Of \ 3oning hearing last
Monday In the ONCE Of Capt. Hugh
P. Dram, executive secretary Of the
Zoning Commission, at which the
Burroughs Citi1ens' Association and
the Michigan Park Citi1ens' Assocta-
ton were represented. will be made.
The coming problems to be consid-
cred involve that portion OF Eighteenth
street northeast Just south of Bunker
Hill road, Armstrong pointed out.
Others matters to come before FRI
day evenings meeting include pro-
posed widening and other changes to
Bunker Hill road and action on Traf-
fee Director William A. Van Duser's
proposed establishment of through
heavy bus and truck routes On
Eighteenth street and South Dakota
avenue northeast.
The meeting will b at 8 pm, in
the John Burroughs School, Arm
strong announced.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
ASK PARLIAMENTARY
TO AID WITH MEETINGS
Conduit Road Member to Propose
Change in Constitution Of
Association.

The Office Of pariamsntarian may
be added to the Conduit Road Citi-
genS' Association under q motion
which Charles e. 8. Rich, president
of the group, plans to have introduced
at the next meeting.
This way Rich hopes to do away
with some of the difficulties and par
liamentary tangles which have marked
one or two recent meetings. The mo-
tion Rich plans to have introduced
will call for change in the associ-
atoms constitution, which proposal
will be sent to all members and voted
on at the following meeting.
At the associations last meeting
when the red rider was up for discus
sion several members became engaged
in heated discussion ON several hair
splitting parliamentary points, Rich
pointed out, and 1t finally resulted IN
a small group walking out Of the meet
Ing, leaving less than quorum and
ending the meeting. This could have
been avoided, he said, If q parliamen.
tartan had been present to rule on tina
disputed points.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
PETWORTHD|NNER
SETFOR APRIL g
Brother of Al JoIson Heads
Entertainment Commit
tee for Fete.

The third annual banquet OF the
Petworth Citizens Association viii be
held Thursday, April 20, at the Pet
worth School at 7 pm, George w.
Potter, chairman, Banquet Commit
tee, announced yesterday.
Guest speakers for the occasion viii
be Judge Nathan Cayton on the Mu-
nicipal Court and Judge Edward M.
Curran OF the Police Court, n was
announced.
George Jolson. brother Of "A1" Jol-
son Of radio and screen fame, Is tn
charge of the entertainment program
Several professional entertainers from
out of town are being sought by Jol-
son, Potter said.
Many new homes have been built
in Petworth during the past few
years." Potter said, "and TO the new
citizens of our community q cordial
invitation Is extended to meet with
us on this occasion and learn about
the splendid work that is being done
to make this one Of the best locations
in the city In which to live.
1T Is the purpose Of this banquet
to get the citizens together 20 thsy
may know one another and plan for
the welfare and prosperity Of our
community"
w. N. Barrett, financial secretary.
Is In charge Of tickets and members
and other interested persons ars
asked to make their reservations early
for the fete.
At the regular meeting Of the asso-
ciation Tuesday evening In the Pet
worth School final plans for the ban
quet will be announced. The Trans
portation Committee will report on
the need for regulations prohibiting
commercial vehicles ON streets in
residential areas as proposed by
Traffic Director William A. Van
Du9er.
Other items on Tuesdays program
include a musical program by the
Potomac Electric Power Go. Glee Club
and an illustrated lecture by Mrs..
Ernest r. Grant On methods Of pre-
venting the spread Of tuberculosis.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
SPRING DRIVE BEGUN
BY R. |. AVE. GROUP

A Spring season membssshtp drive
i under way In the territory Of the
Rhode Island Avenue Citisens' Asso-
citation. In = resolution ut the last
meeting Of the group the citizens
authorized Fred T. Devine, chairman
of the Membership Committee, to
spend an appropriation voted for the
purpose of Offering prizes to the per-
son securing the largest number Of
new members.
First prize is to be a wheelbarrow,
with a bale of peat moss or bag Of
fertilizer for second. Other garden
articles for those securing members
include IS feet Of garden hose,
pounds OF lawn sesd and . sprayer.
Members willing to enlist THAR
services Ia the drive are requested 10
notify Devtns, ct 164S hNtlo streek
00G&0o&
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Il Miniature District Day-New Con, pulsory Auto
Inspection Law Under Way-Boarding Homes
and the Problem of Children.
Proposed Small Claims Branch
Of the Municipal Court.

Proposed Small Claims Branch
Of the Municipal Court.
JUDGE CAYTON's proposal for
the establishment Of q small
claims branch Of the Municipal
Court has been under discussion In
. hearing before the Senate Dis
trict Committee. The original idea
was to have the judges Of the Mu-
nicipal Court introduce the new
system through = revision Of the
rules Of the court The plan has
now been incorporated in the Sen
ate bill under consideration.
This proposed change of pro-
cedure has encountered the opposi-
ton Of the District Bar Association
and is both supported and opposed
by individual lawyers. The idea Is
supported editorially by each Of
the local papers and by organized
labor and other citizen groups.
The proponents explain that this
branch of the court will require no
0NAAclVAlnl SNcG w gLlC LIS VI 1b
will be open for the settlement Of
claims not exceeding 800 and
even for those of larger amounts
when certified to this branch for
conciliation with the consent of all
parties.
The procedure In this branch is
less formal than In other branches
and statement Of claims and other
necessary papers will be prepared
by the clerk free Of charge for those
who cannot pay. Such free service
Is not available for corporations.
The filing fees are reduced from
$1,25 to 81 and this may be waived
for persons unable to pay, without
their being stigmatized as paupers.
The court would sit every day but
Sunday and hold at least one night
session per week. The right to jury
trial and to appeal to the Court of
Appeals is preserved.
One OF those speaking In favor
Of the system explained that poor
clients seeking justice today are
confronted with three obstacles.
These are delay Of court procedure,
cost OF such procedure and the
complicated processes of litigation.
Another said 1t would broaden the
functions Of the court to allow the
Judge to act as conciliator for per-
sons unable to afford the cost of
litigation.
Opponents of the bill hold that
there is no necessity for this legis-
ton, that the procedure in the
Municipal Court is simple and lack
ing in formality and that there is
at present and has been for the
past several weeks a lawyer on duty
daily in the court to aid INDECENT
persons in presenting their cases
without an attOYney fee
Evening star., 1937-04-18
PARKING LOT TAX
| CHANGE PROPOSED
Friendship Citizens Also An.
nounce Views on Other
Fiscal Proposals.

| Although approving IN principle thu
proposed tax on automobile parking
lots, the Friendship Citizens Associ-
alton has suggested that instead OF
taxing parking lots according TO ca
pacity, as at present provided In a
tax bill submitted to Congress, they
be taxed according to the number Of
automobiles actually parked.
In letter to Representative COL
Inns, chairman of c1e House Subcom-
mittee on District Appropriations.
Samuel j. Flickinger, president of
the association, outlined this view Of
the association and asked that he be
given chance TO discuss the plan
| when the bill Is considered in COM
mittee. The plan had been drawn up
by the associations Executive Com
mittee, which was instructed at q
recent meeting Of the group TO con-
slider number of tax bills submitted
by Representative Collins and take
action in the name Of the association.
The committees proposal, as out
| lined by Flickinger, is to sell parking
lots tickets or stamps, much in the
manner OF revenue stamps for the tax
on cigarettes or other commodities,
and these tickets would be placed on
each car parked in the lot. When the
car was removed the ticket Is to bs
removed and destroyed.
Fickinger believes that two paid
inspectors would be sufficient 10 see
that this law is obeyed and that all
| parked cars are taxed.
In their study of other proposed
measures introduced by Collins 70
make up the expected deficit the COM
mittee also voted the associations
approval OF an income tax, but de-
clared that the rates now provided In
the bill are too high. A downward
revision was suggested. An inhe1-
tance tax and corporation tax also
were approved.
Opposition was made to the plan
to put tax on automobiles accord
| ing to weight. The committee also
opposed an increase in the gasoline
tax unless the revenue derived Is used
exclusively for street and highway
construction and repair. AS 1t was
| pointed out to the committee, under
the present gas tax surplus has been
built up which may be used for other
purposes than street and highway
construction. and the opinion was ex-
pressed by Flickinger that no addt-
tional tax Is needed for this purpose.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
New Start for Compulsory
Automobile Inspection.

A UToMoBHEs are just now
figuring conspicuously in
prospective legislation, Threatened
with weight tax in substitution
for the personal property tax, an
increased gasoline tax and a tax
on parking lots, others are now
mentioned. Semi-annual inspec-
ton Of motor cars and responsible
ty laws are under discussion.
The Bureau of Vehicles and
Traffic and the District Commits
sioners have long favored the
compulsory inspection Of motor
vehicles. Such bill was passed
by the House In the Seventy
Fourth Congress, but failed in the
Senate because Of the opposition
Of the Bureau Of the Budget.
Through the Intervention Of
Senator Reynolds of North Caro-
lima the Budget Bureau has now
relented and given permission to
the District Commissioners to ex-
press their views regarding such
legislation. What civic organiza-
ton opposition there was to this
measure when 1t was up before was
due to differences Of opinion Is to
the advisability OF setting up mu-
nicipal garages for such inspec-
tiors instead Of having them made
by privately operated establish
ments. Another objection was Of
fered by those who feared that the
number Of public stations to be set
up would not be sufficient to
serve car owners promptly without
considerable congestion and con-
sequent loss Of time.
The present proposal is to es-
tablish three municipal inspection
garages or stations at total cost
of s85 900. Each station would en-
ploy Is men and every motor We
hicle registered in the District
would be required to have two in
spections each year. Inspections
for the first year would cost
owner 81 each and after the first
year would cost fifty cents each.
ANY motorist failing to secure .
safety inspection certificate at least
twice year would face suspension
Of his right to drive. The direc-
tor Of vehicles and traffic Is quoted
as saying that, once these safety
inspection centers are established,
they will be available between semi
annual inspections for tests with
out charge.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Retention of Receiping Home
Is asked BY Southeast Body

taking them in Is ostensibly to make
money"
Through its secretary, Louis r.
Frick, the association has appealed to
Senator Thomas, chairman of the
Senate Subcommittee On Approprta-
tions, requesting that he consider the
organizations request to have the
item restored to the budget.
In another communication to Sen
ator Thomas, the association called
his attention to the condition exist
ing in the center parkway on Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast between Sec
ond and Eighth streets. In the let
ter, the group pointed out the ap-
parent inability to maintain any SEM
blance of grass or shrubbery in the
area. The barren dirt strip, it was
said, tends to fill homes and business
establishments with dust during the
dry season and mud during the rainy
spell.
The condition could be remeded, it
was stated further, If the area were
concreted or bricked over. This
method, according to the business
men, hne the approval Of ths Ma
taon4 pApdtal Parks 0mos, bazt, no
fun0 1br the work ars avaalabls.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Three Problems Studied.

Three current major problems are
occupying the attention Of the Board
Of Trade-the question Of increase
in taxes in the District, the need for
more public welfare funds to care for
unemployed employables and the dis
puted Thomas Jefferson Memorial site
at the Tidal Basin.
The directors Of the board have
taken no definite action on any of
these problems. A committee headed
BY Edward F. Colladay Is making .
study Of the tax proposals OF Rep
sesentative Collins, Democrat, of Mis-
sissipp, chairman Of the suboom-
nittee Of the Appropriations Com
mittee, which drafted the 1885 Dis
Eiet supply bill
Evening star., 1937-04-18

FClVAO4ly ANSOI IL
Ing to Curtis Hodges, executive direc-
tor of the Greater National Capital
Committee Of the Board Of Trade.
One of the many features that
have been tentatively arranged is
the enactment of dust explosion"
at the experimental farms in Ar
lington. Latest methods OF combating
this menace with chemicals will be
demonstrated.
Another highlight is the scheduled
talk of DR.. Harry NJ Archer, medi-
cal director Of the New York City
Fire Department, who will speak on
First Aid, What Every Fireman
Should Know"
On the second day Of the session,
the fire chiefs will visit the Bureau
OF Standards where they will view
demonstrations Of the most recently
developed chemicals. A dinner and
dance will be one Of the main At
fractions on the night Of June T.
Alexandria officials have announced
they will arrange q special program
honoring the delegates on june s.
This will include tour Of the old
fire house there, once occupied by
George Washington and believed to
be the oldest building Of its kind.
The woman visitors will be enter
tained by programs arranged by the
Women's Committee, headed by Mrs.
Ernest Howard.
H. A. Friede, superintendent Of Dis
trict fire alarms and vice chairman Of
the Arrangements Committee, yester-
day extended an invitation to the pub
lie to visit convention headquarters
at the Mayf1ower Hotel to view the
display of the latest designed fire
fighting apparatus.
The Citizens Committee, drafted by
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen to as
sist in preparing for the convention,
Is headed by c. Melvin Sharpe Of the
Evening star., 1937-04-18

The proposal of the House Sub
committee on Appropriations to place
juvenile delinquents In foster homes
IN lieu Of maintaining the present
Receiving Home has met With the
dkapproval Of the Southeast Busi-
ness Mems Association.
At its meeting last week the busi-
ness men criticized the Collins COM
mittse In striking out an item Of
338, 900 for the maintenance Of the in
stitution. Although conditions at the
home at present are not as desirable as
It could be desired, the organization
contended 1t would be better to keep
the institution as it is rather than
place the children in boarding homes,
where in most cases the purpose in
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Annual Meeting Tomorrow
Of Board of Trade.

annual meeting tomorrow
of Board of Trade.
THE annual election of the Wash
ington Board of Trade will
occur tomorrow night at its meet
ing at the Mayhower Hotel. Ten
directors are to be elected, and the
polls open at 7:30 pm. and close
at 9 pm. The IA nominees for
the 10 directorships are George
e. Keneipp, Robert P. Smith, Fred
A. Smith, ]. Harry Cunningham,
Odell S. Smith, Granville Guide,
Theodore w. Noyes, Edgar Nor
ris, John ]. Esch, w. w. Everett,
George w. Of1utt, DR.. Arthur
Christie, Ralph L. Polio and
Col. L. c. Crawford.
The directors will meet early
next week and elect the Officers
for the ensuing year. The Board
of Trade completes its organiza-
ton during the Summer months
by the appointment Of its commit
tees and Is all ready for business
when the Fall season opens and
civic workers once more get back
actively on the job.
Old-timers in the Board of
Trade And q big Improvement of
the Spring election over the for
mer plan Of electing in Novem-
ber and then beginning TO get or
ganized for the Winters work.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Squier to Talk.

Wilmot r. Squier, advertising man.
ager of the Washington Gas Light
Co., will address the Junior Board
Of Commerce at its weekly luncheon
at 1918 pm. Thursday at the Lee
House His subject will be "Adver-
tising."
Mrs. Harper Sibley, wife of the
president of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce, was the speaker at
last weeks luncheon. She discussed
the increasing responsibility falling
On the shoulders of the young busi-
na9a men.
Tbs Junior Board at present Is en-
gagged In completing the personnel Of
committees and the naming Of COM
mittee chairmen. New officers were
e3scted . few weeks ago.
Evening star., 1937-04-18

Dahlgren Terrace, 8 pm, Crosby S.
Noyes School.
Sixteenth Street Highlands, 8 pm,
Brightwood School.
Southwest, 8 pm, No. I precinct,
402 e street southwest.
Friday, April b.
Anacostaa, 8 pm, Anaoostia Junior
Senior Hish Dohoul.
0ozsoaghS, 3 pm, John Dsrrosaghs
School \
Evening star., 1937-04-18

Chris Heurich, jr.; Fred Bucholtz,
George Shaffer, John Slaughterback,
Henry O. Nestor, Charles w. Shaffer,
Hodges, and James Duncan, chief en-
gineer Of the Alexandria Fire Depart
nent.
The District Committee appointed
By Ha1en includes Fire Chief Charles
e. Schrom, Maj Ernest W. Brown.
superintendent OF police; Traffic d.
rector William A. Van Du5er, Fire
Marshal c. c. LAuber and Fire Chiefs
e. r. Pierce, Edward O'Connor,
Charles Gill. Logan Willard and O.
z. Fern.
Evening star., 1937-04-18

day night at the
Maynower. Hotel
when the Com
fnittee ON Ar
rangements meets
with its chair
m q n, Battalion
Chief Stephen T.
Porter Of the Dis
trict Fire Depart
ment.
A p proximately
1000 delegates
and their wives
will be In Wash
ington for the
three-dsy con-
vov,f{0n anr2~|-
Evening star., 1937-04-18
CITIZENS TO HONOR
QUINN AND DUNKUM
Sixteenth Street Highlands Plan
Special Reception at Meeting
on Wednesday.

A reception for two Of its members
who are Board of Education men,
bers-Gratz E. Dunkum and Henry I.
Quinn-will be held by the Sixteenth
Street Highlands Citizens Association
Wednesday night, President Arthur
+. Cook announced yesterday.
The meeting is open to the public
and members Of the Brightwood
School Parent-Teacher Association
have besn invited to attend, It was
announced.
Quinn represents the citizens as
sociation at the Federation Of Citi-
sens' Associations and Dunkum Is
chairman Of the groups Education
Committee.
The meeting will be held in the
Brightwood School at o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
TALKS ON POLLUTION
DR.. 1cGee to Address Meeting on
=. Tuesday.

DR.. M. Darcy MCGEE, national
vice chairman, Izaak Walton League
Of America, will address the meeting
Of the Cathedral Heights-Cleyeland
Park Citizens Association Tuesday
night, Mrs. Clara Wright Smith, pres
ident, announced yesterday.
DR.. MCGEE Is an authority on
stream pollution and will discuss this
subject at the meeting, Mrs. Smith
said. In addition, action Is expected
on . resolution opposing the placing
of the jefferson memorial in the Tidal
Basin. The Nominating Committee
viii be appointed for the annual slec-
tsou Ia Nay. shs addPd.
Evening star., 1937-04-18

trict appropriation bill providing for
the transfer Of about 20 Fairgrounds
and appropriations for their upkeep
from the Playground Department to
the Community Center Department
Of the public school system; opposed
rider to the District appropriation
bill reducing the appropriation for
the Children's Receiving Home and
boarding out" children: opposed
increasing taxes in the District
beyond actual budget needs.
NORTH RANDLE COMMUNITY
Asked Federal Government investi-
cation of condition Of the Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast bridge; asked
that all reddenH Of the District b.
prevented from raising live stock.
RANDLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
increase in District taxes beyond
budget needs; reafnrmed opposition to
increase in gasoline tax and automo-
bile tax; opposed placing Thomas JET
fsrson Memorial in Tidal Basin area
and favored 1t as q stadium or hos
pital; requested funds for the replace
ment of the Pennsylvania avenue
southeast bridge
SUMMIT PARK-Opposed the Ti-
dal Basin area as location for the
proposed Jefferson Memorial and
suggested Fort Dupont as site; op-
posed proposed gasoline tax increase
opposed diversion Of gasoline tax; op-
posed any increase in realty taxes;
requested the Capital Transit Co. to
adopt . uniform color for its street
cars.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK.
-Oppossd Use Of Tidal Basin site
for the proposed Jefferson Memorial: !:
favored program Of Tanic Director
William A. Van Duser TO route all
through heavy bus and truck txamo
On certain designated streets.
RHODE ISLAND AvENUR.-Op-
posed increase In gasoline tax; op-
posed diversion Of gasoline tax funds:
approved House bill to tax parking
lots; approved proposed license tax
Of 2 per cent on monthly gross re-
ceipts of motion picture and other
amusement houses; opposed selection
of Tidal Basin site for proposed
Thomas Jefferson Memorial; pro-
tested travelling fruit stands - film
~, temporary and unsightly" along
arteries leading into the District.
The park View Citisens' Aseocia-
ton also met but did not act on
problems Of city-wide Importance.
CIVIC OAIEDAA
TEE following cttisens' associations
axo scheduled 10 meet dmtng ths
coming wsek:
Monday, April 10.
Intsrfederation Conference, 3 pm..
room r, United States Chamber Of
Commerce.
Lincoln Park, 3 pm, Bryant School.
Sixteenth Street Heights, 3 pm,
A. r. Sheppard School.
Tuesday, April 20.
Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park.
3 PM, parish hall, st. Adams
Church.
Columbia Heights Forum, 3 PM,
Powell Junior High School.
Petworth, 3 pm, Petworth School.
Southeast Council, pm, No. IL
precinct.
West End, 3 pm- Kiddsr Han. IA
Twentieth strest.
Wednesday, AprA IL
ohsvy ChasA . p.n- L '. 3soWn
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Trade Board Elects.

The annual meeting and "press
night" Of the Board Of Trade will be
held tomorrow night at 1880 o'clock
at the Mayhower Hotel. Lenox R.
Lohr, president of the National Broad
casting Co., and Representative Rob-
ertson OF West Virginia viii be prin-
cipal speakers.
Main business will be election Of Of
hcers for the coming year. Core
spondents Of out-of town newspapers
and the local press will be guests Of
honor.
Evening star., 1937-04-18

Potomac Electric
Power Co. as
general c h q ir-
man. Other mem
bers are Arthur
Reilly, E d " a r d
3. Eynon, Joe
Turner, G 0 ] d | e
A h e a rn, M a j.
H ey Miller,
Kenneth Parkin-
son, William E.
W ise, G org e
Mengerod, e. T.
Burdette, Daniel
3. Maher, John
r. Blrch. Will
liam 8. Tarver,
Evening star., 1937-04-18
FIRE CHIEFS MEET
HERE JUNE ; TO J
Board of Trade to Honor
Press and Elect Officers
Tomorrow Niqht.

Final draft Of plans for the an
nual convention Of the Eastern As
sociation Of Fire Chiefs here on June
3, 4 and S, will be completed Tues