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Evening star., 1939-02-03
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the investigation of the Warning
taxes. Mr.. Leese said an intelli-
gence agent did, during one of En-
mitt's visits to the Internal Revenue
Building.
You didn't bring it up?" pressed
the attorney.
Certainly not" said Mr.. Leese.
Prior to that I never knew cops
took anything but bananas and
apples"
May I ask where you're from?"
inquired Mr.. Whelan.
"Washington-I've lived here all
my life"
And still you didn't know" Mr..
Whelan said incredulously. Don't
you read the newspapers?"
Yes"
| Justice Laws said he thought the
cross examination was getting far
afleld.
New Objection Raised.
| AS the Government offered
through Mr.. Leese yesterday after
noon statements which Emmitt
Warning allegedly made and rec
ords which he turned over to the
revenue authorities, the defense
raised new objection-that he had
been persuaded to reveal this in
formation through subterfuge and
not warned of his constitutional
rights until later.
Mr. Leese had admitted that the
taxpayer was not given formal
warning that anything he said might
be used against him until after sew
eral interviews had been held and
the Warning books photostated.
This, Mr.. Whelan contended. was
violation of Emmitt's constitutional
rights, since he had co-operated in
the belief that the Government
sought solely to determine what tax
he owed and had no idea he might
be prosecuted for fraud.
This procedure, the attorney
agreed. would be like allowing an
officer to enter house in the guiSe
of renting room and then to search
1t for criminal evidence, subter-
fuge which the Supreme Court had
refused to tolerate.
Justice Laws, however, held that
the Government had a right to see
business records to determine income
tax and could have subpoenaed the
Warning books if Emmitt had re-
fused them. The court overruled
the objection.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Bankhead Delays Filling
Reorganization Posts

Speaker Bankhead said yesterday
that he does not expect to name until
next week three additional members
to the House Committee on Re-
organization of the Federal Agencies.
The three vacancies on the COM
mittee are caused by Representative
Meade's election to the Senate,
Representative Wilson's appoint
ment to judgeship and Repre-
sentative Kniffin's retirement from
Congress. 1t is the Speakers present
intention to continue on this special
committee others who served in the
last Congress. The House yesterday
adopted resolution continuing the
life of the committee
Representative Warren, Demo-
crat, of North Carolina said yester-
day that he expects to have the COM
promise reorganization bill which he
Is drafting ready for consideration
by the committee within a week or
10 days.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Episcopal Hospital Board
Headed by Bishop Freeman

The Right Rev. James z. Free
man, Bishop Of Washington, yes
terday was named president Of the
Board Of Governors at the Episcopal
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital
for the coming year.
Other officers were Henry P. Blair
and Charles F.. Wilson, vice presi.
dents; DR.. Carl Henning, secretary.
and James Berrall, treasurer. Harry
l.. Rust, jr., and William H. Walker
were named new members of the
board.
The Executive Committee for
1899 will consist of Mr.. Blair, chair
man: George L. Nicolson, Bernard
Wyckof1, DR.. Louis Greene, Ord
Preston, Mr.. Berrall, the Rev. z. B.
Phillips, Mr.. Wilson and Mrs. Nor
ris NARROW.
Executive officers were DR.. J.
Beatty Griffith and DR.. Earl G.
Breeding. New members of the
Board of Corporations were B. Bow
doin Craighill, Col. Archibold King
and Mr.. Rust.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Warning
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
to confine himself to answering
questions.
At one point in the cross ss-eXamina-
ton Mr.. Whelan asked the revenue
agent:
Can you remember everything
you said two months ago?"
The attorney referred to the pre-
vious Warning trial, which ended in
hung jury.
No" Mr.. Leese replied. "If you
can, you're better man than I am,
Gunga Din"
When Federal agents learned from
Emmitt Warning that he was pay
ing off the police to protect his
s2,000,000 numbers business. they
would have been glad to find out the
recipients of this largess so they
could check up on their income
taxes. Mr.. Leese said in his testi-
mony yesterday. But the bride-t TAX
ers were never discovered.
Mr.. Leese had testified that he
accompanied another agent to the
office of William B. O'Connell, Mr..
Whelan's law partner, to meet En-
mitt Warning and discuss the taxes
returned on his numbers business
for 1884 and 1885. Emmitt, said the
witness, agreed to bring his books
and any other data he had regard
ing his income to the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau.
Only for Tax Purposes.
Didn't you tell him at that time
that the information you sought
was to be used only for the purpose
of arriving at the taxable income?"
Mr.. Whelan asked.
Yes, that's my work, to arrive
at tax" the witness said.
You didn't warn him that the
information might be used against
him to prosecute him?"
No"
But you told him it would not
be given to the police"
Certainly" snapped the witness,
SoSA Niio" tlloO WCll OO, It1l .
Whelan-your Office has had other
cases in the Intelligent Unit. You
know the police never see income
tax information"
But the investigators were in
terested in the police protection
which Emmitt allegedly was paying,
the attorney suggested.
Sure We WERE" said Mr.. Leese.
1--WE wanted to know Mr.. Warnings
income and that was part of it.
We'd like to41ave had the names of
the policemen being paid also, so
that We could have checked up on
them and found out if they were
paying all their income taxes. That
was income for them. remember
Mr.. Whelan wanted to know who
first mentioned police protection in
Evening star., 1939-02-03
3-Poinf Rehabilitation
Plan for Railroads
Offered by Mead
Traffic Club Heurs
Senator'S Program
At Annual Bouquet

A thorough reorganization Of rail-
road financial systems was advo-
Gated last night by Senator Mead,
Democrat, Of New York, as part Of
a three-point program designed to
lift the railroads out Of the dol
drums" and put them back on =
profitable basis.
Senator Mead spoke before ap-
proximately 500 members of the
Traffic Club of Washington at its
annual dinner at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Linking transportation prosperity
with national prosperity, the New
York Senator emphasized that the
entire national economy is bound up
in speedy and economical trans
portation. 1--WE cannot question
the permanency of the railroad sys-
tenn" he declared, but we must
solve its problems before we can
get it moving and hook it up with
national prosperity"
Suggests Remedy.
As his solution of the difficulties
facing the railroads, Senator Mead
offered the following remedy:
!. A reorganization of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission along
the lines suggested by Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, OF Montana,
chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Committee, to make it more
efficient and its direction more ef-
fective.
2. A general and widespread over
hauling of railroad financial sys-
TENS along sound lines.
3. A campaign designed to attract
more business. both passenger and
freight. by means of lower rates and
better facilities. Let us not forget"
he pointed out, that the railroad
industry is based on mass produc-
ton and can only succeed on that
basis. 1t is better to have 40 pas
sengers in so or go passenger car
Evening star., 1939-02-03

measure ever could be enacted II
DR.. Townsends name was connected
with 1t.
II consider that 'wisp Of straw
statement indicative of pure fraud" !"
he added.
II resigned from the Townsend
organization the day it was made
and am proud to say I never have
been connected with it since"
In response to another question
by Chairman Doughton, Mr.. john
son said he was not thoroughly
familiar with the Townsend organ
ization's financing, but had heard
that there were no accountings for
years, and then there were meager
accountings in response to public
demand.
mo itemizing accounting ever has
been published, to my knowledge"
he added.
He agreed with Representative
Treadway, ranking minority men,
ber of the committee, that all such
pension organizations should "open
CliCl1 OOOho w CllC COiAliillItCC.
Submits Statement.
Mr.. johnson then submitted a
statement showing that from June
to December 81 last year the
General Welfare Federation collect
ed total of 11,655,36, including
Sc, ,485 % in contributions to "legis-
lative fund" Expenditures totaled
$11 1,660.65, including $50 a week SAL
ary to Mr.. johnson.
This was promised following
suggestion yesterday by Representa-
tive Mccormack, Democrat, of
Massachusetts. that both the rival
General Welfare Federation and
Townsend old-age pension groups
should submit detailed financial
statements.
Mr.. Mccormack, a member of the
committee holding hearings on all
proposals to amend the Social Sc
curity Act, said he thought there
ought to be some questions" about
the General Welfare financing in
view of an assertion by Representa-
tive Sheppard. Democrat. of Cali
fornia. that he had quit the Town
send organization because he did
not believe it was functioning ION
an honest basis"
Mr.. johnson said the social security
pay roll tax was a basic fallacy"
because it was passed on to con-
Sumers in the form of higher prices
as an indirect tax on the buying
public.
The general welfare bill would
provide an equitable system giving
every one fair deal" he said, and
mot just window dressing"
He added that the Social Security
Act was tremendous step in the
right direction. but was too cumber-
some and "as antiquated as the
proverbial horse and buggy, with
seating capacity for about half OF
those entitled by right to ride in it
because they have paid their fare"
Meanwhile, Otis J. Bouma, legisla-
tive representative of the Townsend
movement in Washington, charged
that Mr.. Sheppard took unfair ad-
vantage of the Townsend organiza-
ton in his testimony yesterday be
cause he knew that no one from the
Townsend group would be permitted,
at the time, to refute his state
ments'
Towsend supporters are expected
to be given hearing by the COM
mittee next week. DR.. Francis E.
Townsend, severely criticized by Mr..
Sheppard yesterday, may appear
personally.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
1t. Rees Promoted
To Fire Cuptuin

The Commissioners today ap-
proved the promotion of 1t. w. c.
Rees of the District Fire Depart
ment to captain to fill the post
created recently by the promotion
of Capt. F. G. Berry to battalion
chief.
Two other promotions also were
ordered Sergt. j. I. Mcdonald was
moved up to lieutenant and Pvt.
Ernest Renfro was made a SER
geant.
Sergt. Alexander Whiteman and
Pvt. v. M. Thompson were granted
additional compensation in recogni-
ton of outstanding efficiency.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Gets OFF to Late Stort

CHICAGO (P).-Joseph c. Do
herty, 10, decided he would not go
stale after retiring from his 40
year mail-carrying job, so he went
to an evening high school, studied
Latin and other subjects. He was
awarded graduation diploma and
honor key for high standing and
now plans to go on with junior COL
lege courses.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Pension Movement
Held in 'Disrepute'
From 'Racketeerinq'
Hint Of Fraud Is Laid to
Townsend Body by
Ex-Aide at Hearing
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
House Ways and Means Com
mittee began public hearings this
week on all proposals to amend
Social Security Act. first study
ing administration suggestions to
increase and speed up Old-1ge in
surance benefits, ertend them to
coper about 100000 more work.
ers and other1oise liberalize the
act. Sponsors of more ambitious
schemes for old-dge pensions for
all pere promised tul hearing.
BY GARNETT ID. HOMER.
The American old-age pension
movement unfortunately" has sunk
into "disrepute" because of crack
potism" and exposures of racketeer-
ing in connection with it, Arthur l..
Johnson, executive secretary of the
General Welfare Federation, told
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee today during its hearings on
extending the Social Security Act.
"The Nation has gotten to fear
and abhor pensions as a dangerous
menace" because of these expos
ures, Mr.. Johnson, who said he
quit the Townsend old-age pension
movement because he doubted its
sincerity" declared at the hearing.
He accused the Townsend movement
of holding out an 'insincere" lure Of
5000 a month to the old people.
Then he added:
But are you going to turn a deaf
ear to the aged of our land for real
and universal security merely be-
cause certain interests are preying
upon them and leading them
astray?"
Urges s3O-S6O Pensions.
Mr.. Johnson urged the committee
to approve ION its merits" the Gen.
eral Welfare Federation's bill, call
ing for pro rata pensions of $50 to
$50 month to all unemployed
Americans over so, to be financed
by a 2 per cent tax on gross in
comes over 500 a month.
Questioned by Chairman Doughton
oDoue 4CPOl 10 4dOUlllS lllC
bills hackers as saying it was so
reasonable that it would be "polit-
ical suicide" for committee member
to oppose it, Mr.. johnson said this
statement appeared in the fedora
tion's literature, but should not be
regarded as a threat
After questioning about his for
mer connection with the Townsend
movement, Mr.. johnson said:
Unfortunately the pension move
ment in America in the last five
years has gotten into disrepute,
because of racketeering exposed by
a congressional committee and be-
cause of crackpotism that has
grown up in the movement, to the
extent that the Nation has gotten
to fear and abhor pensions as a
dangerous menace"
Hints Townsend Plan Fraud.
Explaining that he doubted the
sincerity of the Townsend move
ment because its leaders, DR.. Francis
E. Townsend, once said that "he
was holding $500 month out to
the old people as 'wisp of straw
that they would follow, but never
reach" Mr.. johnson said he did
not believe any old-age pension
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Relieving the Pain of
NEu RI is

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Mineral Water direct from famous Hot
ment Of Neuritis. Mildly alkaline Deeply
satisfying. Helps eliminate body toxins and
poisons. Phone for free descriptive booklet.
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
From Hot Springs, Arb.
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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
Cesky rybaT utonul " bouri.

Prudka boure, ktera zasahla
Pacificke pobrezi kanadskeho
domninia, zp1sobila velike sko
dy a vyzadala 81 take lidske
zivoty, krone cehoz prislo mno
no lidi k tezkemu poraneni.
Diva z utopenych, pokud Sc
vi, byli Americana, obyvateli
statu Washingtonu. Jednlm
z Mich byl krajan Leslie Zem-
licka, % roxy starry, ktery lovil
ryby do s1ti. Ten Sc utopil,
kdyz boure O rychlosti so mil
V iodine azsahla jeho veslovku
blfze HoQuiam. Druhou obetl
Sc stall Roy Shearer z Everett,
ktery zmizel, kdyz velika vlna
prevrhla jeho o%tevrenou lodku
V Pudget Sound.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
Zeny pomahaji.

SpotTeba piva We Spoj. Sta
tech mela by brzy p~rekrociti
vrchol, jehoz dosahla pred Is
lety, jak V ST. Louis prohlasil
George Sippel z Cincinnati, O.
hio, predseda sdruzenl Matser
Brewers Association of Anne
RIGA.
Ma otazku, proc tax mysl1,
Sippel odpovedel: "V1ce zen
pie ted pivo neil kdykoli
pred tim"
Odhaduje, re letosn1 spotre-
ba piva dostoup1 100000 su
dG, kdezto roku 1914 Sc spo-
tfebovalo 100000 sudu pi-
va.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
Zanedbavani zeme sebevraz
dou.

re lidstvo pacha ma sobe sa-
mo pozvolna sebevrazdu ma
sledkem zanedbavan1 ochrany
zeme, vody a pr1rodnich zdro-
ju, prohlasil I. r. Watts, tajem
nix Cuyahoga County Conser-
walton Councilu, We sve pred
naSce v PT1rodovedeckem Mu-
seu v Clevelandu.
Pres 40 procent zeme sc sta
10 poust1 a pustinami, ktere
jsou bud pr1lis suche nebo pr1-
lis studene, ably sc ma Mich mo-
hi udrzeti Tide, zvlrata nebo
ptaci. Dalsfch 80 procent re
me jest pustinou, ma ktere nell
re pestovati 1rodu.
Patnact procent zbyvaj1c1
zeme, vhodne pro pestovanl
potravy, jest We Spojenych Sta
tech. Ale Watts varuje, re to-
mu tax zde nebude .navzdy a
poukazal ma prasnou kotlinu o.
brovskych rozmerG ma zapade-
jake d1kaz, re i nejleps1 zeme
niue jednoho dine zmizeti.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
Herecka skocila z okna.

V New Yorku Lola Laszlo,
21leta madarska filmova he
recka a dcera skladatele Ala
dara Laszlo, vyskocila oknem
apartmentu ma 10. patfe, ktery
obyva baron Friedrich Won Op-
penheim z Kolfna mad Rynem
V N6mecku, manzel a otec trf
d1tek. Skokem s okna byla u
smrcena.
Won Oppenheim, ktery o So
be pravil, re je dlouholetym
pritelem rodiny Laszlovy, byl S
d1vkou pred tim ma party, ma
ktere oslavovali jeho odjezd
do Kalifornie, Japonska, Cfny
a konecne do Nemecka.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
Pc IS letech Sc " kaznici zabil.

70 Is letech Sc kaznlci ZabII,
William Harvey Elan, Al
lety valecny veteran, ktery u
trpel otfes nervG, slouz1ci do
zivotl "a zavrazden1 sve milen-
ky pred Is roxy, spachal We
sve cele sebevrazdu. Nez 81
pfeffznul hlavnl lilly Elan "a
vrel dvefe zevnitr retezem re
sveho kavalce. Deputove mu-
sell fetez pref1znout, nez mo-
hi sc dostat k mrtvole.
K nasilnemu cinu 2Olete He
leny Miklosove, ktera lila Cd
loucene Cd muze ,doslo %. srp-
ma v cinzaku v Clevelandu.
Pc zastfelen1 milenky, Elan
Sc stfelil kul1 do hlavy. Jelikoz
mu kule nebyla nikdy vyjmuta
z mozku, trp1val tezkymi "a
chvaty We veznici. Pr procesu
vyslo ma jevo, re pred vrazdou
doslo k pitce, pri ktere dlel ia
Ike deputy serif. Obhajce E.
lamdv dovozoval, re tento byl
castecne nepr1cetny nasledkem
neustaleho vmesovani Sc ono
no deputa do jejich znamosti a
vnucovan1m naklonosti Miklo-
SOve.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
YHz36;NKYNsMS,S

Pouzijte Pomoc. Znamek ma
vsechna sva Vanocni a Novo-
rocni blahoprani! Vsechny
spolkove i soukrome dopisv
necht jsou jimi o~patreny!
V sobotu, 16. prosince byly
2 uradovny Cs. Mar. rady v Chi
cagu rozeslany cheeky nasfm
csl. legionafdm-invalid1m v
ruznych castech Spojenych Sta
tu. Nasi "hosi" dostanou je te-
dy V cas-, ably mohli svym rodi-
nam pfipraviti radostne vano-
ce. Co radosti jameson tyto prf-
spevky do jejich prfbytk1G, jak
potes1 Sc nasi invalide vedomfm
re nen1 ma ne zapominano! Df-
ky vsem, kdoz vcasnym zasla-
MIN pence umoznili tuto nadfl-
ku! Kdo rychle da, dvakrat da!
Nasim Observation-Disclosures
Jlmz podpora poskytovana dr1-
We csl. vladou, byla pc Is. brez
nu t. r. zastavena, bylo z po-
mocneho fondu Csl. Narodni
radon dosud vyplaceno ma do
porucen1 legionarskeho vyboru
celkem $1,185.OO. O nase in
validy, neschopne prace, musf
byti postarano do te dolby, nez
Csl. republika Dude obnovena.
Pomoz proto kazdy, KIDD MI
zes!
Denne pfichazejf penize "a
zaslane znamky, pTichazeji no
We objednavky, Diary cd spolkd
i jednotlivcd i dopisy, jez sved-
Il O dobrem srdci nas1ch ces-
kych a slovenskych krajann.
TAX pfisel ku pr. v techto
dnech do 1fadovny tento do
pis:
Mill krajane! = Celia .jsem
V novinach, re rozesllate znam
ky We prospech csl. legionarn-
invalidG. Poslete mi jich tez
"a $1.OO. Doufam, re Dude
mnOnO kfaJanu, kterl uDOhym
legionafGm pomohou.M Mil otec
byl tez rusky legionar-invalida
letos v dnoru, protoze
pfez1t pohanu, re nam
Hitler wal Sudety. Co by RI
kal nynf? Dobre, re jeho sedi-
va hlava jiz ma kid. Preji
Yam hodne stest1!
S krajanskym pozdravem
Mr.. A. Jirka,
r. 4, Ralston, Nebr.
Nalepky vydal LegionaTsky
vybor Csl. Narodnl rady v Chi
cagu. Arsik O 40 znamkach
stoj1 Is cent?. Objednavky a
pen1ze pos1lejte ma adresu Dis
.bled Czechoslovak Legion
naires, 26O8 So. Central Park
Chicago, Ill.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
Nenasytni.

V Lacon, ILL.,, Marie Piazza,
manzelka nezamestnaneho u.
hlokopa z Toluca prisla do Il
radovny k podporovanl chu-
dych Sc zadosti, ably j dali u
hi zdarma, tax ably 81 mohla
donna zatopiti.
Supervisor odpovedel KRAFT
ce: mol" Ma tiskopisu zados.
ii, ktery Piazza vyplnila, mez.
majetkem rodiny uvedla $2,.
900 1spor v postovnf sporitel.
ne, 5000 ulozenyeh bance 8
dun.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
WEST VANOCNf.
Jaroslav Vrchlicky

Has won't tahne mad zavej1,
kdes V dalce tise zanika.
Ones vsecky struny v srdci
znej1,
neb mladost Sc jich dotyka.
Fem jak by liliemi zkvetla,
kan snfh pad, tam Sc zachytil.
BGh radost v tvar1ch, oknech
svetla
a V nebi hvezdy rozsv1til.
Mil duch zas tone v blaha mort
vzdech srdcem tahne hluboce--
A zvony znejf, svetla hof1,
o vanoce, o vanoce!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
PAM Rooseveltova proti komu-
nistHm We vereinYch nradech.

PAM Rooseveltova odpove-
della zastupc1m American
Youth, kter1 il navst1vili, ma O.
tazku, co soudl O jmenovani
komunist1 do verejnych dfadd
toto:
"Nemysl1m, re by do vlad-
Mich a verejnych 1Tadd NELL
byti jmenovani ii, kteTf jsou
cleny komunisticke strany a
znamf jake %nepratele americ-
kych INSTRUCT a znamf tim, re
pFij1maji rozkazy cd ciz1ho
statu."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22

jeho zena Julie mu il predlo-
lila ma jeho narozeniny. Lud-
vik 81 tez stezoval, re jeho re
ma dala ma jejich garaz napis:
"Garaz k pronajmut1 a muz
ma prodej."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
Polevka a muz ma prodej.

V Detroit. Mich, soudce sho
dl Sc S Ludvikem Ribakem, re
polevka z rajskych jabl1cek, v
nfz je mydlo ma holeni, je dd-
vodem k rozvodu, zvlaste kdyz
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
Zkazena potrava.

Daniel F. Staub, jedenacti
mesfcn1 synacek Daniela Stau
ba z Bartonville zemrel a tt
dalsl clenove tezce onemocnel
otravou re zkazene potravy.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-12-22
TICHE VANOCE.
Josef Hora:

Jezfsku chudy, co nam das,
kdyz Tide tolik nam toho wall ?
Skrop bflym snehem domov
mas,
zvon nadeji nam rozvuc z dali
Chcem mfti radi svoji zem,
jake Ty rad isl mel svet cely,
by Cechy, Cechy pod nebem
Zas v lasce, Ease v s1le bdely!
Evening star., 1939-12-19
Lincoln Park Citizens
Association Urges
More eFundsforDies
Calls for Appropriation
To RehobiIitote
Rosedole Playground

Praising the Dies Committee In
vestigating Un-American Activities
for it's work in "uncovering the
diabolical activities of the Nazis,
Fascists and Communists in this
country" the Lincoln Park Citizens
Association last night urged Con-
gress to appropriate additional
funds for the group so that it could
carry on its investigation during
the next year.
Members of the association
claimed the unemployment question
would not be solved until these
radicals operating in our midst"
were exposed and their actions
stopped.
The association also demanded
an appropriation in the 1941 Dis
trict budget to provide for the COM
plete rehabilitation of Rosedale
Playground, Seventeenth and E
streets NE.
No Running Water Available.
At present there is no running
water at the playground, it was ex-
planned, nor are there electric lights.
Alfred D. Calvert, president, said
the tennis courts at the playground
had been destroyed 'by some land
scape expert" and the clubhouse
sorely needed repairs.
William B. Phalen, chairman of
the Streets and Avenues Com
mittee, was given full authority by
the group to appeal to the District
Highway Department for street and
sidewalk repairs in the Lincoln Park
area, particularly sidewalks along
Massachusetts avenue between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
Sc, and in A street between Thir-
teenth and Seventeenth streets
Sc.
Would Alter Armory Plans.
Claiming that the new National
Guard Armory, as proposed, would
face Nineteenth street Sc, Mr.
Calvert urged that the building face
East Capitol street, so as not to
break the plan of beautifying East
Capitol street" He also asked that
the edifice be provided with under
ground parking facilities.
Mr.. Calvert appointed a COM
mittee, consisting of M. E. Sands,
Hazen Terry, Roy Graham and r.
j, Coleson to canvass the area and
submit to the Business and Profess
sional Women's Club of the Dis
trict of Columbia a nomination for
the most beautifully decorated
Christmas tree in Washington, in
accordance with the clubs request.