Evening star., 1940-06-16
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Study of Alcoholic Beverage Control;
Organization for a Cleaner City
BY JESSE C. SUTER.


ernment ready to ahead for the fiscal
back home should have plain this amount
was not contribution to the Treasury
Uncle Sam his running
OF his Capital exactly This division of financial
responsibility between partners National Capital enter
prise IL the 1941 bill is about States to
87a cent paid by the local taxpayers this connection Dis
ct civic leaders forget that the District people, through
payment OF Federal contribute
the l2 cent than facts are
submitted for cool contemplation during the hot spell
The 1912 District budget is preliminary con-
deraon by the various departments the
the civic number marshang their
o pressure on the Board Education and other
the District that special may be included
IN the initial estimates All of those who know the ropes"
aware tat this only the beginning
work, anxiety and many headache store for them
Very few civic meetings held during past The
District OF Columbia Legislative meeting
of the luncheon tomorrow at noon at the Y w
Seventeenth and streets.
There additional pieces of District
legislation completed before Congress
These will be which approval the House
the having passed by one BODY Mnv important
pieces OF legislation for the District will die Congress-
Study Asked of Alcoholic Beverage Control
The expected report of the Special
House District Committee which conducted
acohoc beverage control situation reported to the committee
during the week The the blame
clzed conditions the A
missoners
says believes that while the manu-
facure the sale and distribution being
controlled "in reasonably effective it
fact that certain abuses do exist which should
as legslativey and enthusiastically possible appreciates
the report continues that develop
exist many serious minded
citizens who will take
prohibition"
According report of the recommendations for
improvement control
very given the statute Some of the
recommendations would
engaged in the business than along the line
lection of the public.
question is so broad
and important expenditure
making thorough and searching study and
investigation with ultimately determining
OF Columbia such of admittedly
problem as would properly benefit the Nations Cana what the
will do
dicaed.
Two Serious Blows at District Penal System
of
Social Agencies the resignation of Ray Huff from the position of
general superintendent penal
blow. acquainted
with a being appointed
the to the late
bershp the committee and regularly attended its meetings Mr.
Hun mas MADE nne record and leaves these institutions IN much
improved condition There sincere those familiar
with this goes
Peniteniary, Puget Sound, Washington.
Another blow rehabilitation penal
system the the House H oo11 sale
of goods at the District Reformaory Wokouse
to either the District parties Should this
become law it would prevent by
the construction District municipal buildings About
the only activity which would be permitted under the
scons would the production of automobile license plates and
signs for the District and Federal Governments.
whole nature institutions changed
this bill and of the would
The plan these institutions developed studies
visits commission institutions country
abroad The underlying idea these
society plan
crimnology
inal justice strong for it
There another side to this legislative threat that the
only pay
higher purchased outside the
institutions will be increased Further would
for additional guards and the probable construction walls
substituting cell blocks domtoes
The Commissioners the depending
Senate defeating this iadvised harmful legislation.
Progress Made by Clean.City Organization
The Board of of outdoor Cleanliness Association
OF the District of Columbia the Board of Trade Wednesday
elected with
dents who will be chosen in the fall During the
planned committees vigorous
upon resumption organization activity.
Members of the board those have already enrolled
members the organization being
ber possible Immediately This provide the
qued funds the organization work during
the
Membership the organization organizations
individuals The membership the annual fees fol-
low General ST. contributing 81 sustaining S. and $40
pledge through careless
otherwise the litter the pakngs alleys
lots of Washington Members supposed to be earnest
supporters of this pledge and to really make something
probably true that the funds available for the cleaning
of not kept with
the and the increase in the of highways
1t be little
part either the officials the citizens
the extensive tterng of the streets parks and parngs
with all kinds of refuse
Without the cooperation people refuse
partnent could keep
home the idea of the
responsibility child do their
inspired all pride in the National Capital and
shall only beautiful city, but clean
fact truly beautiful
until every part is Clean
cleanliness idea merely effort to cater to the
practical need for clean city than
and beauty To have sanitary healthy city
absolutely essential No intelligent need be
widely scattered accumulated
nshes breeding places for disease
the time get busy and help the promoters of this