Evening star., 1938-04-10
How They Stand.
WEEKLY REVIEW.

WEEKLY REVIEW.
Review of the week from Thurs
day, March 81, to Thursday, April T.
CONDUIT ROAD-Opposed income
tax for District which would exempt
high Government officials; opposed
| changing of motor vehicle registra-
ton from January l to April l and
| legalized horse racing in District;
started move to keep section perma-
nently free Of liquor stores.
CHILLUM HEIGHTS-Opposed ex-
emption of Government officials from
paying proposed income tax in Dis
trict; opposed proposed changes in
| liQuor-license law which would limit
objectors to issuance OF liquor IL
censes to those living within radius
OF 600 feet of store.
FEDERATION-Sup proposal
to operate municipality owned parking
lots downtown at low rates; also ap-
proved plans of Traffic Department
for banning parking on flow" side of
arterial highways; declared that en-
forcement of parking regulations had
been lax; protested against use Of
conflicting" parking and traffic
signs; declared that double parking
should be prohibited at all times on
streets having less than five lanes,
except in outlying sections; urged
adoption of rule prohibiting an au-
tomobile from parking within so
feet OF an intersection instead of
the present 25-foot rule; approved
proposed change in automobile regis
tration from January ! to April !:
requested that congressional commit
tees give early consideration to Cap
per-Norton bill for national repre-
sentation in District and Lewis Ran
dolph bill setting up republican form
of government in Washington; dlsap-
proved of plan that Commissioners
be authorized to require all appli-
cants for automobile driving per-
mits to undergo physical examina-
ton.
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OF Ia
KOMA, D. C.-Favored a city-man-
ager plan for District; favored date
later than January l for automobile
registration; requested Federation to
oppose bills now in Congress requir-
ing the A. B. c. Board to only con-
slider wishes OF residents within a
radius OF 500 feet before issuing
license: elected officers headed by
Wallace c. Magathan, who starts
seventh term.
PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS ASSO-
CITATION OF GEORGETOWN-Fa-
vored legalized horse racing in Dis
trict; requested that letter be sent
Theodore w. Noyes, editor of The
Star, on his many years work to OBJ
tain suffrage in District and to Wilbur
Finch for his work on local suffrage.
KENILWORTH-Fa establish
ment of race track in District; ap-
proved Senate bill requiring recording
of all deeds of trusts and mortgages
on real estate.
MICHIGAN PARK-Heard remarks
by Wilbur S. Finch president Of Dis
trict of Columbia Suffrage Associ-
alton.
DUPONT CIRCLE-Addressed by
H. K. Kugel, District smoke inspector,
protested against children and mes
senger boys riding bicycles on side
walks and the wrong way on one-way
streets and charged that the regula-
ton prohibiting the sounding of au-
tomobile horns between the hours of
midnight and 7 am. was being dis
regarded; favored present system of
traffic lights at Dupont Circle, at same
time requesting study of trafflc con-
ditions at Sheridan Circle.
MANOR PARK-1ndorsed bill grant,
ing one years leave of absence for
District teachers who have taught at
least six years: opposed bill to pro-
vice municipally-owned parking lots
in District; favored in principle a
bill now pending providing for more
stringent penalties for criminals, but
asked that the death penalty be set
aside except in cases OF homicide;
favored more rigid parole system.
FOREST HILLS-Reiterated stand
in opposing legalized horse racing in
District; voted to send out question:
naires to members in effort to de-
termine stand on suffrage in District.
METROPOLIS VIEW - Changed
stand in opposing use Of portable
schools in community; approved
change of automobile registration
from January to April l.
NORTH CLEVELAND PARK
Passed motion supporting legalized
Federal and District lotteries; op-
posed exemptions of certain Federal
employees from paying proposed in
come tax in District.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Opposed
new parking limitations invoked last
week by Commissioners; approved
bill by Senator King, Democrat, of
Utah, calling for unification of all
recrea tional facilities in District; op-
posed sales tax, but approved income
tax for District.
FRIENDSHIP-Oppo repeal of
60-40 substantive law; opposed pro-
posed income tax in District that
would exempt certain Federal en-
ployes; opposed change of date of
registration of automobiles from Janu-
ary to April /; voted to ask Congress
to give Commissioners power to use
as much of 100000 carried in 1899
budget for relief as is needed each
month: heard talk by David A. Pine,
District attorney, who told group that
marked decrease in major crimes here
in the past six weeks was attributed
largely to work of his assistants and
cooperation by the criminal courts.
OLDEST INHABITANTS-Asked
rejection by Congress OF proposed re-
peal of the 60-40 substantive law;
voted to present its proposal for an
official flag for the District in ac-
cordance with plans previously de-
cided upon by the association, for
consideration before commission to
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