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Evening star., 1939-02-19
Liquor License
Application Opposed
In Petworth
More Than 81 Groups Plan
Representation at
February % Hearing

More than 81 civic, fraternal and
religious organizations in the Pet
worth section of Northwest WASH
lngtcn have redoubled efforts to
prevent the issuance Of a class &C"
liquor license to an establishment
In the 300 block of Upshur street
NV, due to a recent continuance
ruling by the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board last week, on the
case-hearing. to new date, Febru-
ary % at 10 am.
Warning has been given to the
embattled citizens by the board,
however, that only new evidence
will be considered.
Led by the Petworth Citizens as
ISOLATION, which has been circu-
lating a petition in opposition to
the license for over a month, every
organization in the section has
registered opposition to the appH-
cation, with the exception of the
Georgia Avenue Business Mems As
sociation, which has chosen to re-
main neutral.
Chief argument of the protesting
forces has been the recent opening
OF the PetWorth Branch Library
at Georgia avenue and Upshur
street NV. approximately $50 feet
away.
The board has been informed q
three separate resolutions emane-
ing from the citizens association
by George W. Potter, presidents
which is representative of more than
LOO persons, in overwhelming op-
position to the license.
AT a previous hearing on the
case last month more than so per-
sons appeared to protest a license
permitting the sale of hard" liquors
on the same premises.
Testimony has been registered
with the board by Mr.. Potter that
the presence of the new library
branch, the Roosevelt Mcfarland
school center and the IA religious
houses in the immediate area rem
ders the issuance of a license un-
desirable
Leaders who have protested the
application include: Miss May
BRADSHAW, pflnclpaI OF the RooSe-
velt High School: Howard B. SAT-
ford, principal of Mcfarland Junior
High School; the Rev. Henry Smith,
pastor of the Petworth Baptist
Church; the Rev Frank Steelman,
pastor of the Petworth Methodist
Church, and the Rev. C. E. Haw-
thorne, pastor OF the Memorial
United Presbyterian Church.
According to Mr.. Potter, a petition
faVoring the license is being circu-
lated by wet forces in the area.
Of the scheduled hearing Mr.. Pot
ter said: we urge every citizen
in the Petworth area to attend
this hearing and help in the fight
to keep this most Objectionable
license from being authorized. Hopes
are all we have now"
The Board of Education Is ey-
pected to have representative q.
the hearing. along with representa-
tives of the many other organize
tions in Petworth.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
BY JESSE c. SUTER.

The week did not start of so
favorably for the District, as it
lost its first District day in the
House of Representatives on Mon
day through the adjournment out
of respect to the late Pope Plus
XI. To District residents it ap-
pears that such memorial ad-
journments occur more frequently
oA District day than on any
others. The next District day is
on Monday, February 27, when it
is expected that there will be
number of District bills ready on
the calendar.
Printed copies of the complete
report on The Organization of
Government for the District of
Columbia" by Griffenhagen g.
Associates were put in circulation
in the middle of the week. This
report is now undergoing careful
scrutiny by civic leaders and local
officials. Subcommittee hearings
upon the report are to begin
shortly under the direction
of Chairman Representative AM
brose j. Kennedy, Democrat. Of
Maryland.
The Senate District Committee
met on Wednesday and approved
a number of bills and referred
others to subcommittee for
study, hearings and report.
Among those upon which hear
ings are to be held is the Over
ton bill to establish an equitable
fiscal policy of the Federal Gov
ernment toward the District of
Columbia. Senator Overton has
been named chairman of the SUBJ
committee, but the other men,
bers have not been announced.
Both the House and Senate
District Committees approved
and ordered favorable reports on
the bill which will empower the
Commissioners to fix the time for
Lighting and extinguishing the
street lights of the District. Few
members of the two houses ap-
peared to be aware that the Con-
gress had by law imposed upon
itself the control of this impor-
tant but Insignificant detail of
municipal administration.
The District Commissioners
have promulgated a new traffic
regulation raising the speed limit
from % to 25 miles per hour on
all streets and highways in the
District other than those upon
which the limit is 30 miles per
hour. The new rule is to become
effective 10 days from the day of
official publication. 1t has been
announced that the new limit will
be enforced rigidly.
Once more the District is
threatened with a fight for legal
izing race track gambling. Repre-
sentative Sacks, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania has again intro
duced his bill to license horse
racing under the pari-mutuel sys-
tenn, and Senator Reynolds,
Democrat, of North Carolina has
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Reorganization Study
By Trade Board Unit
lis Launched
Junior Board Seeks 1910
Convention of the
National Group

Francis G. Addison, jr., president
Of the Board of Trade, has appointed
a special committee to make Q de-
tailed study of the GrifYenhagen
recommendations for reorganization
of the municipal government.
The committee, which is composed
Of the chairmen of 18 board COM
mittees, held its first meeting last
Thursday. The Board Of Directors
Of the trade organization probably
will not take any action on the Grif-
fenhagen proposals until the COM
mittee has made its report.
Joseph G. McGarraghy, chairman
OF the Laws and Legislation Com
mittee, was named chairman of the
special unit by Mr.. Addison. Other
members and the regular standing
committees they head are:
M. o. Leighton, water supply;
James c. Wilkes, municipal sani-
tation; Harvey L. Jones, parks and
reservations; Harry Blake, zoning;
John F. Victory, charities and cor
rections; George E. Keneipp, public
schools; B. M. McKelway, public
library; Col. John @. Tilson, public
utilities and transportation; Arthur
B. Heaton, public and private build
ings; Col. Lawrence c. Crawford,
traffic; George v. Graham, streets
and avenues; DR.. A. c. Christie,
public health; Odell S. Smith, public
order; George C. Shinn, bridges;
Robert V. Fleming. municipal
finance; Frederick P. H. Siddons, in
surance and fire protection, and
Mark Lansburgh, Industrial Inter-
eStS Committee.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

the Symphony Orchestra fund and
81 to the Blood Bank at Childrens
Hospital; the teachers donated $3.50
to the Sympony Orchestra.
Mrs. Allen Harrison, health chair
man, reported health centers and
free clinics available to parents and
stressed the need of diphtheria inn
munization.
Janney.
The association will hold a card
and game party at Southern Diaries
tomorrow at 1:30 pm. The Library
Committee held benefit card party
at the home of Mrs. G.. R. Hopkins
Friday afternoon. Valentine parties
were held in each classroom. The
grade mothers assisted.
Bowen Greenleaf.
Mrs. Richard Purcell, sixth vice
president of the District of Columbia
Congress, spoke at the Founders
Day meeting Tuesday at the Bowen
School on THE Beginning of the
arent-Teacher Movement"
Randle Highlands
Mrs. o. H. Corkery, assistant prin-
cipal, spoke on Your Child's Ad-
justment to Junior High School"
Thursday evening. A candlelight
ceremony was presented by members
of the association. commemorating
the AID anniversary of the founding
Of the parent-teacher movement.
Mrs. Ellen Dixon, study group chair
man, announces that Mrs. B. I.
Barnes will lead the group which
started February l6. A dance was
given by the association Friday.
Blair-Hayes.
The study group met at the Hayes
School Wednesday to discuss New
Standards for Family Living under
the leadership of Mrs. G. A. Linge-
bach. A contribution has been made
by the association to the Symphony
Orchestra. Tuesday was bundle day.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Rough Road Ahead for Reorganization;
Overton Asks Citizens Views

introduced a similar bill in the
Senate. Representative Bates, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, who
was stanch opponent of such
legislation in the Seventy-fifth
Congress. has announced that he
will again lead the fight against
these bills.
Conditions at Gallinger Hos
pital have come up for considera-
BILE criticism during the week,
and Chairman Ross Collins of the
District Appropriations Subcom-
mittee of the House is reported
to have engaged an expert to
make an investigation and report.
The unsatisfactory conditions
complained of are both of ply
sical and an administrative ma
ture,
Evening star., 1939-02-19
CIVIC CALENDAR.

The following associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, February 20.
Interfederation conference, United
States Chamber of Commerce, pm.
Lincoln Park, Bryan School, 8 pm.
Tuesday, February Fl.
Benning, Odd Fellows Hall, Ben
ming road and Minnesota avenue
NE. 8 pm.
Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights, Powell Junior High School,
pm.
Petworth. Barnard School, 8 pm.
Southeast Council, No. II police
precinct, 8 pm.
Summit Park, East Washington
Heights Baptist Church, 8 pm:
Wednesday, February ~.
Association of Oldest Inhabitants,
Old Union Engine House, 10:30 am.
Thursday, February 23.
Conduit Road, Palisades Park
Field House. pm.
Fort Davis, Southeast Branch,
Public Library, pm.
Friday, February "A.
Anacostia, Anacostia Junior
Senior High School, 8 pm.
Burroughs, John Burroughs School,
pm. 4
Evening star., 1939-02-19
The John Philip Sousa Bridge
Again Passed by Senate.

The Senate on Thursday again
passed the Capper bill to name
the new brideg over the Anacos-
tia River, on the line of Penn
sylvania avenue, after the Dis
trict of Columbia's illustrious ma
tive, John Philip Sousa. This
identical bill, then sponsored by
the late Senator Copeland, passed
the Senate last year but reached
the House too late for action.
AS the bill involves no expendi-
ture Of fundA and is generally
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Overton Has Requested Citizen
Views on His Fiscal Plan,

Senator Overton has sent out
copies of his bill IS. 1190 to fix the
annual payment by the United
States toward defraying the ex-
penses Of the government of the
District of Columbia. He has
asked that a study be made Of
the problem and that spokesmen
be designated to present organi-
zation views at the approaching
hearings by the subcommittee, of
which he is the chairman.
His letter has impressed re-
cipients with the sincerity of his
desire to get constructive sugges-
tons and not of merely rubber
stamping his proposal. The re.
sponses to this request are ex.
pected tp be many and to repre-
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Founders Day, Board Meeting
Parent 7eocher High Lights
Managers Oppose Grffenhogen Plan
Section on School Reorganization
BY MRS. WALTER B. FRY.

High lights Of the week in organization
celebration ) ~
The Board School
Building Thirteenth
tho completeness the building large
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Senate Made a Good Start
On District Legislation.

of the 10 local bills approved
by the Senate District Commit
tee on Wednesday. nine were
passed by the Senate on Thurs
day. These, in addition to the
bill naming the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge after Sousa, were
as follows: Amending the crim-
inal code as to first-degree mur-
der. To authorize the Commits
sioners to fix the hours for turn
ing lights on and off. To ems BILE
school teachers to name benefici-
aries under the retirement law.
To fix date for taXicabs and buses
licenses at March !. To provide
for research assistants in the
public schools. To reduce allow
able margins Of error on electric
meters. To provide alternative
methods for enforcing the rules
of the Joint Board of the Public
Utilities Commission and the
District Commissioners affecting
public carriers. To simplify ad-
ministration Of apportioning SAL
aries between white and colored
teachers.
All of these bills were in the
legislative program submitted by
the Commissioners with the eX-
ception of the bridge naming bill,
which they last year opposed for
no apparent reason whatever.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

tax and any increase in present rate
of SITS per 500 value of real prop
erty tax, with stipulation that $1.5O
ceiling be set for this tax; approved
dispensary form of liquor sale in
District.
CHEVY CHASE-Heard remarks
by Seton Darr, president of District
Bar Association, who assailed lack of
voice by District residents in its
government and Herbert Wood, rep
resenting Citizens Committee for
Fair Taxation. who spoke on phases
of proposed sales tax and income tax
in District.
DAHLGREN TERRACE-Favored
Overton plan of fiscal relations and
city manager form of government
in District.
SIXTEENTH STREET HIGH
LANDS-Recommended $50 addi-
tional traffic lights throughout city
instead of Is called for in s25, 900
budget item. with view to installing
several more in community in effort
to reduce accidents.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Committee Meetings.

Inc Laws ana Legislation Com
mittee of the board will hold a
luncheon meeting tomorrow at 1890
pm. at the Harrington Hotel, and
the Public Order and Membership
Committees will hold an oyster roast
at 6 pm. at the Corinthian Yacht
Club. officers and directors of the
board have been invited to attend
the latter affair.
On Tuesday at 4::3O pm. in the
Board of Trade Offices, in The Star
Building. the public and private
buildings unit will meet to discuss
the auditorium project. The COM
mittee members will hear talks by
John Nolen, jr., director of planning
OF the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, and Traffic
Director William A. Van Duzer.
The Water Supply Committee will
meet Thursday at 4:30 pm. in the
board Offices Also on that day a
joint meeting of the special CON-
mittees of the charities and cor
rections and municipal finance units
studying the relief reports will be
held at the Carlton Hotel at 1890
pm. Lawrence E. Williams is chair
man of the Municipal Finance Sub
committee and Vincent Saccardi
heads the other subcommittee.
The Traffic Committee will hold
its regular monthly meeting at 1890
pm. Friday at Harvey's Restaurant.
Convention Sought.
The Board of Directors Of the
Junior Board of Commerce voted
last week to send large delegation
to the convention of the United
States Junior ChamSsrs of Com
merce in Tulsa. Okla. next June in
an effort to obtain the 1910 conven-
ton for Washington.
If next years national gathering
is held here. Fred Linton, executive
secretary of the local chamber
pointed out, it will attract more than
$500 young business and professional
men from all parts of the country.
Mr.. Linton said a regional con-
ference of Junior Chambers of Com
merce in the Middle Atlantic States
is being planned for Washington.
About so organizations will be in
vited to send representatives for a
discussion of mutual problems.
Consider New Constitution.
The Junior Boards newly revised
constitution will be submitted to the
general membership at meeting on
Tuesday, February %, at the Y. M.
c. A.
Meetings scheduled this week in
clude session of the Membership
Committee, at 1890 pm Tuesday at
Burt's Tavern, and the Annual Din
ner Committee, Thursday at pm.
in the Junior Board Offices.
The speaker at next Thursdays
luncheon at the Annapolis Hotel at
1890 pm. will be James M. Hood,
president of the American Short
line Railroad Association. Mr. Hood
will discuss the problems of the rail-
road industry.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
A Criminal Justice Problem
In Process of Investigation.

The shocking disclosures of the
two Warning mistrials have
brought the community face to
face with conditions of bribery
and corruption which present a
real problem. Civic groups are
sitting back awaiting develop
ments. we'll satisfied with the
progress being made to get to the
bottom and the bringing to JUS
tice of those guilty of corruption,
bribery and bribetaking.
Until Thursday the case was
entirely in the hands of Justice
Laws of the District Court and
United States Attorney Pine.
Later developments marked the
entrance of the Department of
Justice at the instance of the
Attorney General of the United
States. 1t thus appears that the
cleaning up of this mess and the
finding of solution of the prob
lem, including adequate punish-
ment of the guilty parties. de-
wolves upon three native WASH
ingtonian officials in whom the
organized civic forces have every
confidence. These highly regard
ed natives are Justice Bolitha j.
Laws, District Attorney David A.
Pine and j. Edgar Hoover, direc-
tor of the Bureau of Investigation
of the Department Of Justice.
Prevalence of the conditions
disclosed by this trial has been
a decided shock to the many citi-
zens who regard all branches of
the local government as the best
in the world. The kind of clean
up the present investigation is ex-
pected to produce, added to the
substantial accomplishments of
the Washington Criminal Justice
Association, is expected to mark
a worthwhile advance in the ad-
ministration of criminal justice
in the District.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Many Associations
Taking Action on
Vote for D. C.
Twelve Groups Scheduled
To Hold Meetings
In Coming Week

With postponement Of pubic
hearings on the Griffenhagen plan
to reorganize the District govern
ment, civic attention, for the time
being, has turned to national rep
resentation and local suffrage for
the District of Columbia.
Several of the more than II asso-
Citations meeting last week reiter-
ated stands taking over a period of
years in indorsing both national
and local suffrage for voteless WASH
ington.
Another subject in the spotlight
the last few week concerns efforts
being made to secure a sufficient
appropriation to adequately equip
and properly staff Gallinger Hos
pital.
Following is a summary of the
associations meeting from Thurs
day, February through Wednes-
day, February Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
PUERTO RICO KNOCKS
Nevada State JournaD

Puerto Rico is knocking on Uncle
Sans door again for admission to the
Union as a full fledged state; the latest
formal request of its legislature is now
before congress.
1t isn't likely that the request will be
granted. With its population of 1,543,913,
Puerto Rico would be entitled to six
members of the house of representatives
and two senator's. There are plenty of
reasons why congress wouldn't like that.
Besides, the claims of the territories of
Hawaii and Alaska for admission seem
much more valid and there is little i'm
mediate prospect that will be admitted.
To date there has been no state admit
ted beyond the continent; the last states
taken into the Union were New Mexico
and Arizona. That was in 1912.
The Constitution provides that new
states may be admitted to the Union by
action of congress. The customary steps
are: I'd a petition for statehood; (2) an
enabling act passed by congress specify
ing the conditions for admission; 90 the
adoption of constitution and form of
state government by popularly elected
convention; (4) ratification of the pro-
posed constitution and election of state
officers by the qualified voters (5) an
nouncement of statehood by presidential
proclamation or resolution of congress.
Most but not all of the states have
gone through territorial status before be-
coming states. The exceptions were
Maine, Vermont, Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia which were formed from other
states Texas, which was annexed; and
California, wich was ceded by Mexico.
Often several states have arisen from
one territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09

WASHINGTON. - A quiet and
soft-spoken man with friendly
smile has managed to create no
end of embarrassment for the ruling
politicians here.
The man is Senator Carl A. Hatch
of New Mexico, and he created
the embarrassment simply by sug-
gesting tina. the country discard
the spoilS system. He did more
than suggest it, in fact; he drew
up a law barring all federal job
holders Except elected ones, and
few top policy-makers) from TAX
ing any part in politics. He got
the law through the Senate, and
some frantic undercover efforts are
now being made to chloroform IL
before the House can okay it.
The senator denies, though, that
he is embarrassing anybody.
"Theyre embarrassing them
selves" he suggests.
Whoever is doing 1t, they are be-
ing embarrassed. For half a CEN
tury, as the senator points out, the
Democratic party-his party has
demanded an end to the spoils sys-
tenn. Now he is compelling it to
make its words good; and since
jobs are the life of political ma
chimes, it is terrible dose to have
to swallow and the administration
is suffering pitiably.
Senator Hatch started out in a
modest way two years ago by pro-
posing that relief workers be in
sulated from the demands of poll
tics. He hadn't heard any COM
plants about politics in relief; SIM
ply felt that where so much money
was being spent some elementary
precautions ought to be taken. He
was not able to get his bill to a
vote until last summer.
"We got gloriously beaten-or in
S'oi iouoiy, may NC, ilC ISiiidl no.
Right after the vote, newspaper
men asked him what he was going
to do next.
'Do?" he said. "Why, I'll in
troduce the bill again next year,
only I'll broaden it to cover all
government employees and not just
relief workers. And the Senate
will pass it unanimously"
That, he now admits with grin,
was simply whistling to keep his
courage up. He was as good as
his word, though-and this spring,
somewhat to his surprise, the Sem
ate did pass his broadened bill, and
passed it unanimously.
He isn't especially surprised by
the fact that the Democratic ad-
ministration is trying desperately
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-09
Willis Thornton's Editorial on:
Peace When There is No Peace

The startling part Of Viscount
Halifax's speech to the Royal In
stitute of International Affairs was
of course, the one that made the
headlines. 1t was the defiant pass
age about how the British we're
ready to fight, on the sea, in the all
and on the land.
And that, of corse, is the part
which belonged in the headlines.
The unfortunate part of it is that
probably most people read no fur.
ther. If Halifax. the British for
eign secretary, had done nothing
more than to shout a loud defiance
at Germany, his speech would have
been no more than another of those
You dassent!" and Il dast tools
which have passed for diplomacy
in Europe's recent years.
But he did go farther. Down in
the part of the speech which most
people probably did not read. Hall
fax indicated the way out for Eu.
rope and the world Peoples who