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Evening star., 1940-06-02

Joseph c. McGarraghy, law and
legislation: Henry S. Owens. men,
bership; w. Russell Lamar, shad
bake; Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox
military and naval affairs.
E. Barrett Prettyman, municipal
finance; Theodore w. Noyes, ma
tional representation; Harvey L..
Jones, parks and recreation: Arthur
B. Heaton. public and private build
ings; B. M. McKelway, public IL
brary; Odell S. Smith. public order;
George E. Keneipp. public schools.
Henry j. Saunders. public utilities
and transportation; John A. Remon,
rivers and harbors; M. O. Leighton,
sanitation; P. Y. K. Howat, traffic;
Harry Blake, zoning: Edgar Morris,
Greater National Capital Commit
tee, and Fred A. Smith, Executive
Committee,
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Civic Calendar
Five Gatherings
Slated for Week

The following five citizens asso-
Citations will meet this week:
Monday, June 3.
Citizens Association of Takoma,
D. C.-7401 Blair road NV, 8 pm.
Progressive Citizens of Congress
Heights-Congress Heights School,
Nichols avenue and Raleigh street
Sc, 8 pm.
Tuesday, June 4.
Columbia Heights-Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church, l410
Columbia road NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday, June 5.
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
old Union Engine House. Nine
teenth and H streets NV, 7:30
pm.
Friendship-Janney School, Forty
second and Albemarle streets NV y
8 pm.
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well O6SC CIleu CONCLUSIONS OH CIlc'
same set of facts. Here they are:
In 1872 Washington started its tree
planting program and department
Of trees and parking was organized
in the District Government. The
city was bare. Pressure was on to
get it green as fast as possible. Re-
suit was that thousands Of fast
growing trees were set out to line
the streets Of the old city-that
bounded roughly by Florida avenue.
They thrived. The days Of the
horse and the brick sidewalk were
kind to trees, according to Clifford
Lanhan, present superintendent of
trees and parkings. The silver ma
Piles, ashleaf naples or negundos,
aspen poplars and Carolina poplars,
fourished and grew big.
planting such trees was the worst
thing they could have DONE" Mr..
Lanham says, and he has lived in
timately with Washington streets
for so years. That's because these
trees are brittle and soft, short Of
life and a menace to public safety.
They root at the surface, resulting
in uneven sidewalks and lawsuits
against the Government.
Requirements Necessary.
Replacement became necessary
and better trees-oriental planes
(like sycamores). American elms,
red and pin oaks, red and sugar
naples and lindens-were substi-
tuted. In most cases these have
lived and grown successfully.
Then Washington began to sprout
like Jacks beanstalk. Almost over
night 1t changed from a large town
to big city. Thousands of auto
mobiles made their advent into the
picture. Thousands of persons built
and were in turn served by the pub
lie utilities. Traffic demanded more
room, merchants more sidewalk and
fewer branches to obscure their
trade signs. Bigger and better phone
cables. sewers, gas mains. light
cables and water mains became the
order of the day.
Trees began to die. Impervious
sidewalks cut off great part of
their air and water supplies, in
stallation and enlargement of pub
lie utility lines many of which are
situated either under the sidewalk
under the street next to the curb
or, in some cases, directly under the
trees themselves, cut vital roots
Trees were mutilated by traffic, poi
soned by leaking gas mains or seep-
ing filling station OIL
2,199 Lost in 1889.
The figure for tree losses in 1899
according to Mr.. Lanhams annual
report, was 2,199. OF these sos were
moved to widen streets and the
balance because they were in unfit
condition.
Most of these seem to have been
trees Of the less desirable type which
Mr.. Lanham is desirous of supplant-
ing with harder deeper-rooted va
rieties. And even so, 1904 trees does
not seem to be an extraordinary
loss out of more than 10000.
The parting of the ways between
the highway department and those
who fear for the trees comes here
as the future is faced.
Those who. fefar for the future of
the trees maintain:
l. That it is absolutely unneces-
sary to run public utilities lines so
close to street trees and that to
place them in the middle of the
street with building connections run
ming between the trees would be
justifiable expense.
2. That much street widening is
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Two Conventions
Slated This Week

Only two conventions are sched-
uled for the National Capital this
week, according to the Convention
Bureau of the Greater National
Capital Committee They are:
Interfaith Conference on Unem-
,ployment, Tuesday through Thurs
day; $50 delegates.
National Conference on Weights
and Measures, Tuesday through
Friday at the Mayfower Hotel; $50
delegates.
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headquarters here IN Washington
and you may be sure that help is
urgently needed. We are so apt to
look at the pictures in our papers
and say, isn't that awful" or to
listen to a broadcast of new horrors
and say, How perfectly terrible" {"
or to watch a news reel at the
movies and shudder inwardly at the
scenes before our eyes; but fire.
quently that Is all we do. Through
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to the innocent sufferers OF the
greatest devastation In the history
Of the world, and that is through
contributing to the fund now being
raised by the Red Cross. If ever
our assistance was needed, 1t is
now-when medicines and surgical
supplies and clothing are rapidly
becoming exhausted in the Euro
pean countries engaged in this war.
Hardly q day passes but that new
calls for aid are received 1T the
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Children's Crusade Funds
Come to PIT. A. for Relaying
Congress Also Makes Appeal
For Gifts to Red Cross to
Aid Sufferers in Europe
BY MRS. C. d. LOWE,

Contributions which have into the office of the District Of
Columbia Parents Teachers Cens
for Children well the $3.50 shortly
the New York offices Of the crusade This will
help alleviate the suffering children
well bring them that they forgotten
But there another whereby helpful
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Future Of 10000 Trees
In District Debated
Fear Expressed Unless Measures
Are Taken to Protect Greenerv
Along City's Streets
BY RUDOLPH KAUFMAN II.

Washington reputation city Of
trees will have into the
Lately Wahngtonans Washingtons l6O0
street approximately persons Nations
Captamays a payeuent
clay and cinder m light
packed tree wells.
Differing Opinions Are Held
This held by private citizens and
public ofncials.
The District Highway Department Capt White
hurst seek to lay these groundes that
precautions being Wahngtons ever losing
time honored Of green branches
Meanwhile bulk Of Washngtonian
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CALENDAR NOTES.

The Master Plumbers Board of
Directors will meet tomorrow at 80
pm, Frank Bentley, Inc, 3717
Georgia avenue NV.
The Park View Board of Directors
will meet tomorrow at 7::30. pm.
Georgia avenue branch of the City
Bank, .3608 Georgia avenue NV.
The Connecticut Avenue Board of
Directors will meet Tuesday at 10
am, Mayfower Hotel, Connecticut
avenue and De Sales street NV.
The Central Board of Directors
will meet Friday at 8 pm. in the
home Of DR.. James Thruston Wolfe,
4724 Seventeenth street NV.
Recommendation will be made by
the Connecticut Avenue Board to
the association for action against
parking restrictions on Rhode Island
avenue between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets NV. According
to L. r. Colburn. president of the
association, there is no need for no
parking signs in this block, due to
the swing Of traffic around a con-
struction job being carried on there
more or less shielding cars along
the curb" The parking rules on
Nineteenth street from N street to
Du Pont Circle will also be ques-
toned with recommendation that
the west side Of Nineteenth, now
being unrestricted, be changed to
no parking, and the present no.
parking restrictions on the east side
be changed to one-half hour or one
hour parking only. Mr.. Colburn
pointed out that "check-ups made
on the west side Of the street have
proved that some cars have re-
manned standing there from week
end to week end"
Saturday, June 20, from noon until
midnight, of Solomon's Island, the
funeral directors will fish. The fifth
annual fishing trip Of the association
will be at hand, with all members
taking part. Carl s. Winkler is
chairman of the Outing Committee.
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Outgoing and incoming presidents
Of the associations in the seventh
division held picnic in Fort Dupont
Park on Wednesday. Among the
guests were Mrs. G. D. Lowe, presi-
dent; Mrs. P. G. Elicit, first vice
president, and Mrs. Evelyn Bright
(ronf;n,,od a., ponn r1n Voi,,re,c 4 <
Evening star., 1940-06-02

the American Red Cross, an op-
portunity Is provided for us to be
helpful in a concrete way-either
through donation of services in
preparing bandages, surgical sup
plies. ETC., or through contributions
of money.
A fund of $1o,000,000 has been
asked fora staggering sum when
we think of it in terms of dollars
and cents, but a very modest request
when we realize that billions of
dollars worth of materials are being
used every day to wreak the de-
structiOn which the Red Cross is
trying to repair.
So let us give-and give gen.
erously-of our time and our money,
while being deeply thankful that
we have escaped, so far at least,
the need for such repair work.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
J. J. Hasley Began Career
AS Railroad Man
Home Is Hobby
OF Trade Board
Director

(TWenty- second in a series of
sketches OF officers and directors
OF the Board of Trdde.)
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On Capitol Hill
A Weekly Report on
D. 6. LEGISLATION

A special meeting of the House
District Committee is expected to be
held this week to consider the report
of its special subcommittee, which
recently completed an investigation
of the liquor control situation here
Regular weekly meetings of the
committee have been called of for
the remainder Of the present session
of Congress because Chairman Ran
dolph believes it would be useless to
place additional local legislation on
the House calendar.
Five Bills Passed.
The House Monday, on what was
probably the last District day of the
session, passed five bills. They are:
H. r. 9791, liberalizing the un-
employment compensation law.
H. R. 1904, restoring to Juvenile
Court its former jurisdiction over
cases involving adults who contribute
to the delinquency of a minor.
H. r. Oils. authorizing the Com
mossioners to establish an auto
mobile parking lot in the municipal
center area.
H. R. 8815, providing for an in
crease from SO to $40 day in the
compensation Of members of the
Beord of Steam and Other Oper-
ating Engineers.
H. r. 8846, authorizing the volun-
tary retirement of police and f1remen
at half pay after Is years service.
Three Passed by Senate.
The Senate Tuesday passed the
following bills:
S. 1860, placing former Policeman
Amos B. Cole on the retired list.
S. 1868, authorizing the Commis-
sioners to establish an automobile
parking lot in the municipal center
area.
S. 1888. providing for creation Of
a commission to recodify District
laws.
Two More Passed.
The following day the Senate
passed these additional District bills:
S. 2013, authorizing cooperative
organizations to incorporate in the
District.
H. r. 1926, permitting public
school teachers to take sabbatical
leave Of absence for educational i'm
provement.
Bill introduced:
Senate-None.
House-H. r. 9939. permitting Mrs.
Elizabeth K. Peoples, administrative
principal In the public schools, to
purchase credit in the teachers re-
tirement fund.
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Business GROUPS
Six Association
Meet This Week

The following six businessmen S
associations are scheduled to hold
meetings this week:
Tuesday, June 4.
Columbia H Heig hts - Luncheon,
,Sholl's Cafe, 3027 Fourteenth street
NV, 1915 pm.
Electrical Contractors - Regular
meeting, Pepco general Office build
ing, Tenth and E streets NV. pm
Funeral Directors-Regular meet
ing, Willard Hotel, Pennsylvania
avenue and Fourteenth street NV,
$50 pm.
Northea 81 t. Continental Hotel
North Capitol, between D and E
streets. 1915 pm.
Wednesday, June 5.
Master Plumbers-Regular meet
ing. Hotel 2400, 2400 Sixteenth street
NV, 8 pm.
Thursday, June 6.
Centr Luncheon, Hamilton
Hotel, Fourteenth and K streets
NV. 1915 pm.
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The Executive Committee will
meet IN the State ONCE Tuesday at
l0:30 am.
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Outdoor Cleanliness Association to Meet

The idea to form incorporated with
bershp both organizations governing
body to be board 80 directors 10
the first will be elected annually years.
The association will through various
campaigns education,
view making the public trash conscious required ea
ton and appropriations will be sought by committees
fullest cooperation be the
Federal and District making National Capital
the eane most sanitary and attractive spot in the
Existing laws and regulations will have be made known both
the people the authorities Enforcement will
regulations either inadequate
forcabe the association will appropriate
of this problem consider that educated
public sentiment essential to the of the enterprise
the public be made trash conscious but pride in the
must be aroused responsibility driven
this achieved the of the will be
The possibilities for citizen cooperation in this under
taking unlimited The churches Schools juvenile clubs
chants and all kinds of organizations can help.
receptacles provided
the citizen good intentions Greater must be
ing their collections Newspaper boys and news agents must be
conscious their responsibilities for keeping the streets Clean
Filling stations lunch counters and others catering to ransien
lot in autionng not to throw containers
the streets, parking lawns.
Househoders complain continually quantities
papers, bottles miscellaneous pick
daily from their sidewalks and lawns One lady recently told
this her disgust having this task imposed her.
She remarked that don't know what the who collects the
thinks of when he emps the of all
whisky bottles and other containers which have
removed from lawn and pavement and White Rbboner"
Congress Should Act on District Problem No..
voteess unrepresented citizens of the Dis
going give the the District of
voting representation in the Senate House
President Vice President
ough impartial study question disclose
American denying this large intelligent Aer
citizens participation the councils Nation
able of the House Committee the Judiciary
quoted recently advocating franchise for District citizens through
annexation Maryland would return Maryland
District beyond the limited occupied the Federal structures
This old suggestion but less practical than
time This problem be solved that
interests
Its OF the Congress and all OF ocadom extends
throughout the Another
will be willing to abandon the special privileges they
here enjoy turning
that the gentleman just hasn't thought 1t through.
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Continued on Page CLIO, Column -
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
PEOPLES COLUMN
Dear Editor, Prof. Clarke:

Dear Editor, Prof. Clarke:
Your issue of June 9th was one of
the finest. Among the many "high-
lights" l wish to call attention to the
Importance of Pocomoke's Vacation
Bible School with the hope that very
large number will avail themselves
Of it. Far too few ordinarily realize
the immense values of such schools
and 1 am sure that yours is among
the best.
The program relates religion and
recreation, Bible study and service
through hand work, music and social
life in most practical way. It sup
plements the regular Sunday School
curriculum in very definite way,
uniting religion and life very effec-
lively.
So great is the benefit that many
communities furnish transportation
for nearby scholars, similar to the
public school plan. If mistake not,
some of the churches in the upper
part of Worcester county have been
considering some such plan. A most
successful Vacation Bible School has
been conducted at Ocean City, Md,
under church auspices using the most
suitable public school building with
it's splendid conveniences.
With cooperation thousands of chill
dren and young people of the Shore
might be enrolled. Certainly the
churches would gladly lead in such a
magnificent program.
May 1 take line to congratulate
the fine looking baseball team on the
front page. l am sure that those who
had part in the development of this
group feel very proud and justly so.
The young people of the Shore could
certainly furnish us with a great
"GALA DAY" at Ocean City at the
opening of the new bridge. Facilities
for every sport are plentiful and open
to all. Of course all young people
could be counted on to give royal en-
tertainment in all forms of athletic
contests. Pocomoke would rank a.
mcng the first. Good luck.
Kingman A. Handy.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
OLD CANNON TO TAKE
PART IN CELEBRATION

Cambridge's birthday gift to Wen
ma on her 25Oth anniversary will be
float featuring "Old Nell'', the can
non which defended Dorchester Coun-
ty in the War of 1912.
The float was built under the di-
rection of J. Otis McAllister, clerk to
the county commissioners and a ma
tive of Vienna and will take part in
the parade there at P. M. It will
be mounted on a truck and will pres
ent "Old Nell" on wheels with can
non balls and powder key adding a
touch of reality.
One of the original fifteen-stal
flags used during the War of 1912
will also be mounted on the float.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
STAGE PRESENTATIONS
FOR ARCADE THEATRE

Two stage presentations are being
planned for each week during the
summer months by Schine's Arcade
Theatre in Salisbury. The first,
which starts Friday, June IA, is the
well-nown and popular What Can
You Do Program which was conduct
ed on the air from Salisbury on Sun
day afternoons for over two years.
This program, featuring the same two
acrimonious announcers, J. Roy Nc
Lehman and H. Fulton Brewington,
will offer weekly cash prizes to anna
teur contestants with final grand
prizes amounting to fifty dollars for
which the weekly first prize winners
will compete at the end of a seven
week series.
The second stage presentation will
be known as Strike Out The Band.
On this program different well-known
dance orchestras will be featured each
week and will match their wits a.
gainst those of the public in attempt
ing to answer catchy musical ques-
tions. The first. of the series of Strike
Out The Band shows will be presented
from the stage of Schine's Arcade
Theatre in Salisbury on Monday, June
II. Prizes will be offered to the pub
lie for catch musical questions that
Cfrilro Ont The BOND
These stage presentations will be
presented at Schine's Arcade Theatre
in Salisbury on Fridays and Mondays
at approximately nine o'clock and will
be in addition to the regular pictures
without any advance in prices.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
CHANGE OF ECONOMY

this country is beginning to 90 IS to change from t
neace economy to military That involves eaGgus
ments which apparently few thoroughly Wne
a9S s z not butter The result the ruthless application Of
that slogan steadily declining standard OF living ana &C
e eDa standard of pubic health national
state all fe European Which
have been footing for years. nave undergone Inc
same experience And looks if we are to undergo IL
This that the United States will follow the same
Nazi We far richer country Oh re-
sources which European can equal There IS no cues
tH propoon being spent Germany military
But unless the commentators are wrong tna all
sacrifices that be made secure possible from
% as ny dual that have
apanes tanks batteshps and the other implements Oh
number of important columnsts led by influential Walter
ppman have been cczng the President tor what they re-
they will have to sacrifice to create an defense
And the events of the t sE e Peen h
greatly revised his original requests for defense
his plan into efect It has that defense
isn't just of adding billion two to the military bud
oets Untold billions requi1edand Of that all OF
the energies of the will have to devoted to turning the
ary men nf a e wane PLAN
that the same amount would nave TO De
e pp hs hs drive
not be accompanied by reduction the I
of the commentators to completely agree with that Tey
late gains industry will have to sacrifice profits They
that domestic reform must be at least temporarily forgot
It is fact that abroad in the democratic well the ota
tartan powes subugate the inter-
est of the the interest of the nation In France for
the working day has been raised from eight to twelve
hours.
The commentators also certain that the American
pie are today united willing to make the sac
ces nonpotcal defense that will achieve results
with minimum waste OF time and money very m
crease indirect nevtablethe
increases recently proposed in Congress regard
just the beginning The standard OF living, conse
quence, certainly drop.
There Informed talk of America going to
abroad-we this hemisphere We at
peace but moving toward footing Almost none
doubt this relatively yet know what
going to have butter to buy
gunsbut symbocay speaking, it certain that will
have less butter.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
JOINT MEETING
OF GROWERS in
TWO STATES
Maryland And Virginia Potato
Growers Will Join In POta-
to Tour On June Is

A joint tour of Maryland and Vir-
ginia potato growers and others in
terested in the potato industry, will
be held Tuesday, June 18TH, The tour
will begin at the w. T. Pilchard farm,
Pocomoke, Tuesday morning at $3.50.
The program at the Pilchard Farm is
as follows:
Greetings-Dr. w. B. Kemp, Head
of Agronomy Department, University
of Maryland.
Discussion of New Varieties and
Seed Source Studies, DR.. r. A. Jehle,
Plant Pathologist.
Prevalence of Ring Rot Disease in
the United States, DR.. R. J. Haskell,
Extension Pathologist U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Review of Potato Fertilizer Tests,
Mr.. H. B. Winant, Agronomy Depart
ment.
Potato Spraying Demonstrations
DR.. E. N. Cory, State Entomologist
At 1890 A. M. the tour will pro-
coed to the Virginia Truck Expert
ment Station at Onley, Va, where
many interesting test plots for pota-
toes and tomatoes will be shown
Lunch will be served at the Virginia
Truck Experiment Station.
All potato growers and others in.
terested in the potato industry should
find this tour very helpful to them
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

Nominating time is close, and the political picture gradually
clears There little question but what Mr. Roosevelt can
he renomnated if he wishes He will have close
delegates pledged to him when the convention opens
primary has beaten all other conenders by
mendous margins. 49, ,
On the Republican sd the Dewey candidacy has apparently
spped seriously think chance Taft and Vanden
berg leading lights but looks as if they cancel
each other Biggest COP development the astonishing rise
general popularity of Wendell Wilkie. Mr.. Wlke has
chine inside backing and delusons Of grandeur But
the view commentators he is the only possible Re-
publican candidate could meet the President foot
ing and have a real chance to win the day.