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Evening star., 1938-02-27
BY JESSE C. SUTER.


~Iv1C groups continue to give
very close attention to the
Senate District Appropria-
tions Subcommittee and to
the Subcommitte on Civic Affairs
OF the House District Committee.
The appropriation bill before the
former and the tax bill being con-
sidered by the latter are the Dis
trict matters of greatest immediate
Importance. The hearings on these
bills have continued into the past
week with number Of represent
tatiye citizens appearing. Both
hearings were concluded on Thurs
day.
The House District Committee is
experiencing difficulty in getting a
quorum, but has announced that 1t
will begin hearings on March 9 on
the bill to tighten up the gambling
laws so as to make the success
ful prosecution of the numbers
racket" more certain. This bill.
passed the Senate more than a
year ago but has had no consider
alton by the House District Com
mittee. The bill has such general
civic organization approval that
surprise has been expressed that
the committee did not report the
bill out on the record of the Sem
ate Committee hearing without the
formality of additional hearings.
The Senate bill creating a small
claims court as a branch of the
y District Municipal Court was IA
vorably reported on Wednesday by
the House District Committee. This
bill has the Endorsement of most
of the civic and welfare organiza-
tions but is opposed by the Dis
trict Bar Association. The bill
was passed by the Senate on Au-
gust last. 1t is designed to i'm
prove the administration of justice
in small cases, provides assistance
to needy litigants and also for set
Elements by arbitration.
Nothing of special importance
has been noted at the District
Building during the past week.
Commissioner George E. Allen is
away and expected to return on
March 6. 1t is understood that
upon Aliens return Commissioner
Hazen will be away for awhile to
rest up after the strenuous grind
OF congressional hearings and
other matters which have held him
close for a long time.
Relief and school lunch appro-
priations have been very live sub
jects during the week. Efforts to
have the Bureau Of the Budget
approve deficiency item to carry
the school lunches to the end of
the school year have been unavail-
ing. The Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee has been urged by
those interested in the school
lunches to insert an item for that
purpose in the 1899 supply bill.
On relief there seems to be hope
less division of opinion and be-
cause of the conflicting ideas it is
proposed to have a thorough in
quiry made into the entire subject
as applied to the local community.
BY what agency this inquiry will
be made has not yet been deter
mined.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
CUST0DIAL EMPLOYE
SHIFT is PROTESTED
Progressive Citizens Association
Of GEORGETOWN Acts On
School Legislation.

The Progressive Citizens Association
of Georgetown has asked Congress to
rescind any legislation that seems
to place the custodians of the public
schools under the jurisdic-
ton Of any body other than the Board
Of Education" Mrs. Elizabeth Draper,
president, said yesterday.
THE association feels" resolution
adopted by the organization said, that
serious difficulty will arise which will
result in lnefficiency ii these custo-
dams report to superiors outside of
the school" system when the work to
be performed is in school buildings.
THE association recognizes that the
setting up Of examinations and other
more rigid entrance requirements may
be necessary, but these should be
drawn up by an examining board un-
der the jurisdiction Of the Board Of
Education, which is primarily
charged with the efiicient management
Of tho custodial force Of the public
schools"
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Reorganization Of the
District Government,

ACCORDING to some observers
there is little indication Of any
action by Congress at the present
session along the line Of a re-
organization of the District gov
ernment The matter had a fair
chance of receiving some consid-
GRAFTON if the Commissioners had
formulated the recommendations
of its Efficiency Committee into
a proposed bill for introduction in
Congress. Such action by the
Commissioners was expected by
many of the local citizens and also,
it appears. by the chairman OF the
Senate District Committee.
Had these proposals been put in
the form of bill the entire plan
would have been available for study
by Congress and the local in
terested groups. If bill is drafted
now, it is feared, Congress will be
soon going home to get campaigns
for reelection under way.
Some of the local citizenry are
not at all optimistic as to a gen.
eral reorganization of the District
government being brought about all
at once. There is a feeling that
there may be some improvements
enacted and tried out with the idea
Of adding to- them later. Among
these might be a local civil service
law, either independent of the
United States Civil Service Com
mission or partially so. There is,
however, no favorable local reaction
to the corporation counsel's sugges-
tfon that such civil service law ex-
tend eligibility to the entire metro
politan area. as well as to the Dis
trict residents.
Another reform which, it is said,
might be made Is to take the Dis
trict budget away from the Bureau
OF the Budget. There seems to
be growing belief in Con-
gress that it would simplify the
handling Of the budget and induce
more accurate estimates by Dis
trlct officials If the matter went
direct to Congress. Such direct
reference would be hailed by the
taxpayers and the local officials,
as it would result in a great saving
OF time and eliminate bureaucratic
consideration.
There might be other minor in
novations possible prior to any
general reorganization such as has
been talked of. As q matter of
TACT, the Commissioners appear to
have considerable power to bring
about improvements In the local
government under existing law.
Each Board of Commissioners for
many years has sought of Congress
an increase Of its powers and there
has apparently always been a
failure to exercise powers already
possessed.
One of the criticisms OF the Dis
trict government often heard is
that some Of the offices are over
stated and that there are posi-
tions which have become obsolete
or that there are overlapping duties.
All of this may or NAV not be the
case, but under the District Code
(page 1872. paragraph 2s) the Com
missioners are clothed with broad
powers which seem applicable to
such cases. This quotation from
the organic aet of June II, 1878,
appears pertinent: Said Com
n1issioners are hereby authorized to
abolish any Office, to consolidate
two or more Offices, reduce the
number Of employees, remove from
office, and make appointments to
any once under them authorized
By law"
Evening star., 1938-02-27
SALES LEVY COLLECTED
BY WHOLESALERS URGED
Tuck er, Of Northeast Association,
Cites Gas Tax As Example
Of Best Method.

A sales tax collected by wholesalers
was advocated last night by Evan H.
Tucker Of the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association as possibly the
best form Of taxation for the District.
Using the present gasoline tax as
an illustration, he said that II . simi-
lar levy could be arranged for other
commodities, he would favor 1t.
"A sales tax in which retailers COL
lect is unsatisfactory because it is too
difficult for the Government to check
up and make collections" he said.
II such Q modified sales tax cannot
be arranged, Mr.. Tucker said, the
present business privilege levy can be
modified satisfactorily. He claimed
such tax would be better than either
an income tax or the usual sales tax.
The association has voted against
the income tax and the business privi-
lege tax in It's present form. No &C.
ton on the sales tax alone has been
taken.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
CHAIRMEN TO CHOOSE
COMMITTEE PERSONNEL
Great Effectiveness and Harmony
Z Seen in Method by Kenilworth
Association Head,

President Charles Maize of the
Kenilworth Citizens Association has
adopted a new policy in appointing
committees among his group. Instead
of naming the entire committee, he
appoints only the chairman and gives
him full power to choose his own CO.
workers. This method, he believes,
makes for more amicable groupings
and consequent greater effectiveness.
Mr.. Maize has been asked by the
association to continue to act as head
of the Public Utilities Committee, in
addition to carrying on his duties as
president. Other group heads include:
Streets and alleys, w. A. Barnes;
welfare, Mrs c. Wiseman; laws and
legislation, E. Dillon; membership,
Dallman Brashear; parks and planning,
Sam Murphy; police and fire, w. H.
Webb; public health, DR.. D. A. King,
and schools and education, Mrs. Mabel
Hubbel.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
CIVIC CALENDAR.

met. but did not act on any city-wide
problems.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
Monday, February 28.
Georgetown-Parish Hall, St. Johns
Church. 8 pm
Mid-City-Thomson School. 8 pm.
North Capitol-McKinley School, 8
pm.
Society of Natives-Washington
Club, 8 pm.
Trinidad-Wheatley School, pm.
Tuesday, March /.
Columbia Heigths-Fourth Presby-
terian Church, pm.
North Cleveland Park-3923 Win
dom place NV: pm.
Southeast-No,e S police precinct, 8
pm.
Wednesday. March 2.
Association of Oldest Inha bitants-
Old Union Engine House. 7:30 pm.
Friendship-Janney School, pm.
Thursday, March 3.
Bradbury Heights Brad adbury
Heights NJ. E. Church, 8 pm
Connecticut Avenue - All Souls
Memorial Church, 8 pm.
Northeast Conference.-The II police
precinct, 8 pm
Washington Highlands-39l9 First
street Sc, 8 pm
Friday. March 4.
Chillum Heights-Keene School, 8
pm.
Saturday, March 5.
Federation-Board room, District
Building, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
New Juvenile Court Bill
Slumbers in Conference.

OUTLOOK for the modernization
of the District Juvenile Court
continues in the class of hope de-
ferred, This bill, H. r. 1915. was
passed by the House on March /.
1887. after extensive hearings and
was passed by the Senate with
amendments August II, 1897. The
bill was sent to conference August
II, the Senate conferees being
Senator's King, Tydings, Copeland
and Austin and the House con-
ferees being Representatives Pal
misano, Nichols and Dirksen.
There are few pieces of needed
District legislation which have so
general approval as that for a
modern juvenile court. Civic and
welfare groups have earnestly sup
ported the pending measure and
the only real opposition is under
stood to have been based on very
technical grounds by some of the
legal profession.
The idea of this movement is to
give the court an entirely differ
ent character from the present
Juvenile Court which is nothing
but a Police Court for juvenile
offenders. Some of the few oppo-
nents of this reform claim that i'm
portant constitutional rights would
be lost to some of the defendants
appearing before this revised trib-
unal. Proponents point to the
penal institutions filled with young
people whose rights have been
preserved but who have been sent
on a downward course through be-
ing treated as criminals when they
had only taken the first wrong
step.
There is a widespread local de-
mand for the enactment of this
law, and organized civic Washing
ton cannot understand why the
conferees do not at least meet and
endeavor to iron out their differ
ences. This voteless and unrepre-
sented community cannot compel a
showdown, but it Is surely entitled
to some sort of an explanation as
to the cause of the bill continuing
to slumber. 1t Is understood that
the organizations which have led
in the support of the bill are plan
ming to renew their activity Wig
orously in urging action.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
CHAlRMEN NAMED

President of Northeast Associa-
tion Heads Executive Committee.
The Northeast Washington Citizens
Association has announced the fol-
lowing committee chairmen for 1888:
President Evan H. Tucker, Executive
Committee: Daniel Gilbert, Member
ship; F. M. Painter, Police and Fire:
Roscoe jenkins, Public Utilities; j. E.
Overlade, Colleges and Schools; A. J.
Hendricks. Parks and Spaces.
DR.. E. B. Macon, Public Health; l..
A. Jett. Assessments; John F. Broad
foot, Water, Lights and Sewers; JOS
eph Notes, Publicity and Mail Serv-
ice; E. c. Worden, Streets, Avenues
and Alleys, and Mr.. Tucker, Legisia-
tive.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Branch Library Vote Forecast.

Resolutions calling for a branch
library in the community and asking
that no relief money be spent on
aliens living in the District are ex-
pected to be voted on at a meeting of
the Connecticut Avenue Citizens As
sociation at 8 pm. Thursday in All
Souls Memorial Church. it was an
nounced yesterday by the president,
Harry c. Grove
Evening star., 1938-02-27
PIT. 4. Aids Birthday Ball
By ~Founder's Coupon Sale
Public Contribution Held Rather Disap-
pointing, Largely Due to Luck
of Publicity.
BY MRS. wALTER B. FRY,

1
is with pleasure that able report part the
members Of the ParentTeacher Association played the
recent celebration Of the Presidents Birthday
nounced In this column time organization
the responsibility the ounders
in banks and department stores throughout the city.
These coupons issued in denominations of ST. 81
each and proceeds from the
for the "Foundation for Infantie Paralysis
group leadership of Mrs. p c. Elicit fifth vice
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Star Glee Club to Sing.

The Society Of Natives will be enter
tanned by the Evening Star Glee Club
following its business meeting at 8
pm. tomorrow In the Washington
Dub, william E. Richardson, presi-
dent. announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Six New Members Admitted.

Six new members were received by
the Dupont Circle Citizens Associa-
ton at its last meeting. They in
clude Mrs. John Minor, Miss Olive p.
Williams, H. F. Enlows, Dr.. Ella M. A.
Enlows, Miss Anna Benoit and Mrs.
John Earnest.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
From Subway to Sky.

Twenty-two-year-old Tatyana Fyo-
dorova, who was placed In charge Of
. brigade" Of workers digging the
new subway in Moscow, Russia, h
studying aviation at night.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
How They Stand.

Attitude of District residents on
city-wide problems since the start
of the fall season.
Transfer Of Fairgrounds.
Opposed Is Favor 2
Gasoline Tax Diversion.
Opposed 13 Favor O
Official Flag for District.
Favor --- 8 Opposed o
Increased Speed Limit.
Opposed Favor 6
Evening star., 1938-02-27
II MEMBERS ADDED
Southwest Citizens Association

Lists New Supporters.
Twelve new members were secured
at the meeting Of the Southwest Citi-
sens' Association, President Harry 8.
Wender announced. They are:
l. B. McMillin, Philip Ttelman,
Percy Brady, Henry Sickle, Mrs. Emma
L. Thompson, s. w. Gordon. Raymond
B. Harding, Louis A. Pincus, G. H.
Leypoldt, Mrs. Eva M. Bennett, Joseph
Newton and Police Capt. Jeremiah
Sullivan.
Evening star., 1938-02-27


Janney.
A meeting will be held Tuesday at
pm A local department store will
present the fashions in children's
clothing, 10 boys and 10 girls from
Janney taking part.
Mrs. Charles Trussen and Mrs. Otto
Stranley were elected officers for the
Janney Playground Council.
Langdon.
The association will meet Thursday
afternoon. "Tools" will be discussed
by teachers from the different grades.
Entertainment will be provided by the
children from Langdon School. At the
close Of the entertainment, tea will be
served.
On Friday the various rooms will be
"at home" for observation by the
parents.
Bancroft.
Flower arrangements will be demon
strated by Mrs. Harold Krogh Tues
day at 2:30 pm. Mrs. Krogh Is
pupil of Mrs Herbert Greger, . grad
uate of the O'Hara School, in Japan.
Miss Elizabeth Andrews, principal Of
the school, and Irving Hurwitz, cap
tain of Bancroft Boy Patrol, will talk
on safety and general good citizenship.
The first-grade pupils will read briefly
from books recently bought with,
money presented by the association.
With Mrs. Joseph Beattie as leader,
q discussion group met last Wednes-
day at 1870 pm. in the library for
discussion of Teaching the Child to
Think" Next Wednesday the topic win
Be Habit Formation"
Evening star., 1938-02-27

1.-TWO groups continue to give
I very close attention to the
Senate. District Annrnnria-
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
AID BRIGADE
Raise Funds to Bring
Wounded Home

The Friends of the Abraham
Lincoln Brigade today renewed
their appeal for funds to cover the
costs of returning American SOL
dierS wounded in Spain.
AS the campaign for funds en-
tered it's second week, the organi-
zation announced so soldiers have
been brought back, three of whom
had their transportation paid
through Washington contributions.
1t costs $125 to return each sol
dier.
The campaign, which has been
Endorsed by some members of the
Senate and House, is to aid some
400 young Americans who have
been wounded and are now either
in loyalist Spain, where hospital
facilities are limited, or are being
hospitalized in France.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25

fore giving you your answer, Jim.
I was afraid for you; for what I
might do to you.
IF had found your life a COM
pletely rounded one, and had seen
myself as disintegrating element
breaking up your friendship with
Clem, for example; throwing your
whole existence out of gear-I
couldn't have taken the chance.
You're such a fine person, Jim:
so alive and sincere and real: such
heaven, after" she broke off
with a catch in her throat.
II couldn't have risked bringing
you unhappineSs; taking every
thing and giving nothing. No,
wait, darling. know now that I
have something tangible to offer,
something real on my side to con-
tribute to our life.
"The Flying Six needs a woman.
7 can cook; you won't have any
more dinners like that. Glen and
the men are friendly-oh, jim!
we will be happy, won't me?"
Glenn ducked below the window
sill, but not before he had caught
the expression of the two faces so
close together; so soon to be closer.
He swallowed as he tiptoed to
the safety of the bunkhouse. The
dying glow of the campfire lighted
up a sheepish, satisfied grin on
his rugged face.
He stumbled over a smouldering
log, sending out a shower of
sparks.
Dang that wood smoke" he
muttered, brushing an impatient
hand across his eyes.
THE END.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Esperanto Literature

TOKYO, July Is G.N.SJ-Police
here recently seized a batch of
anti-war literature written in Es.
peranto which they found in the
home of a Christian japanese
clergyman. They said the material
had been sent by British Quakers
from London.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25

KENSINGTON, Md, July 25.
F. Larmour oyster, president Of
the Montgomery County Council
of American Legion Posts, has
been elected commander of Arnold
Wilburn Legion Post.
Other officers are: Allison
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
No Cool Air!

TOKYO, July Is G.N.S0-Be-
cause methyl chloride and ammo
MIA are needed for purposes more
vital than the summer comfort Of
Tokyo's citizens, the air-cooling
apparatus of 1000 buildings and
400 theaters here will remain un.
used this year.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Custer Heads Wilburn Legion Post

Chaplin, first vice commander;
Bernard j. Cassell, second vice
commander; Clarence w. Fisk, ad-
jutant; G. A. Farrell, finance Of
ficer; Raymond L. Burgdorf, his
torian; Harvey A. Wagner. SER
geant-at-arms; William M. Read.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25

ing, chaplain; Eugene J. c. Raney
and Wilson L. Townsend, color
bearers; Raney, service officer
and Thomas H. Tremearne ano
Raney, delegates to the State LIE
gion convention at Baltimore next
month. oyster and Fisk were
named alternateS.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Five Sets of Twins

BELGRADE, July IS G.N.s).
For the fifth time in succession,
healthy twins have been born to
the wife of Ibrahim Sahinbego-
witch Fazlia, Of Sarajevo. Alto
gether they now have Is children.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25

ridges, "only, it might be terribly
lonely"
Before Jim could expostulate
they were at the ranch house steps,
and the outfit were doing their
manners in a highly creditable
fashion.
JIM FEELS RELIEVED
Jim blinked in astonishment at
Clem's welcoming speech, then
ducked after the bags to hide his
chuckle of relief and pride. Look
at Linda win him over, the old CuSS
of a woman hater! He might have
known Glen would fall for her,
and have spared himself all the
worry about the row he'd raise!
Jims sense of relief and well
being was destined to be short
lived, however. He'd never known
so many things to go wrong all at
once, he reflected unhappily, lis
tening at dinner to Clem's story of
the water line freezing up last
winter. Glen was trying to be
entertaining and funny, Jim ad-
mitted to himself, but damn it all,
why did he have to bring that up?
1t had been bad enough having
one of the bulls run amuck and
break into the north pasture while
they were riding this afternoon.
And then to have Whitley kill a
rattler down by the corral! The
first rattler he'd seen on the place
in years.
On top of that, they were eating
the worst dinner he'd ever known
Sam to cook. Jim'S attention sud
denly shifted from the greasy
piece of beef he was separating
from a Soggy carrot, to Clem's
story.
THE SCHEME PROCEEDS
"Sure we didn't have any water
but what we could haul up from
the river for a couple of months or
more. You should have seen the
bunch of us when we took to the
razor, along about March! We"
We've fixed it so that won't
happen again." Jim broke in.
Sure, sure" Glen agreed. But
pipe lines are funny things. Maybe
you noticed this water tastes kind
of flat?" He turned to Linda.
Sam had to boil it, because we
found a dead horse up there by
the spring, yesterday. Been there
a week or more, by the look of
things"
1t was an hour later when Clem
left the mutual admiration society
that had gathered after dinner at
the bunkhouSe. He drifted back
in the shadows to take a position
by the open window of the ranch
house living room.
Spying wasn't in Clem's line,
but this was one of the times
when that "All's fair in love and
war" rule held. It was both love
and war. AS chief
of the defense. he had to know
how things were going.
A BIT OF SPYING
His uneaSiness increased as he
saw the two drawn up before the
fire. Jim looked so doggoned
adoring and worried. Linda
wasn't the determined possessive
female he'd expected, Glen had to
admit. She was the quiet kind
that sort of put a spell on a man.
Looked as though she'd been
through hell, too.
Her soft, lifting voice arrested
his shamefaced impulse to clear
out.
Don't apologize any more for
the dinner, jim. That was the
most momentouS dinner I've ever
eaten. 1t cleared up all my con.
fused thinking"
Linda" jim groaned. "You
mean"
Let me tell you what I mean u
She leaned forward, her eyes on
the blazing logs, her hands tightly
clasped in her lap. 1T wasn't be
cause I was afraid for myself that
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
EMERGENCY
Daily Short Story

Glenn Sampson scratched his
head with perplexed concern
His keen gray eyes raked the
noncommittal faces of the cow
hands he had summoned to the
bunkhouse for a conference.
We'll. amt none Of you got any
thing to offer?' There was a
pleading note under his harsh de
mand. This here comes under
the head of an emergency, and l
don't mean maybe" He fixed his
eye on the youngest member OF
the outfit. What you got to sug-
eest, Slick? You amt so slow,
when it comes to ideas"
Slick cleared his throat, and
uneasily shifted his long legs. i
can't see as how there's anything
TO be done. If the boss is dead set
on gettir married, we can't stop
him"