Evening star., 1941-06-08
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Court Problems Solution Urged;
Justice Association Lauded
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

impressed
particular items.
Subcommittee Committee
has holding hearings the recreation reorganization
member board
one of plan generally ap-
proved Just when report may be expected from this committee
be predicted at this time.
the meeting the Federation of Citizens Associations
last night completed its stated meetings for the
The Executive Board empowered to act during the summer recess
or special meetings urgency
requires Federation has had full calendar throughout the
season with of the important items cleared
The Subcommittee the Legislative Appropriation Bill
Wednesday included bill the $4,000 item asked by Senator
McCaran for the employment bv the Senate District Committee
versed municipal affairs public utility
taxation approved by the full Appropriations
Committee the amount is pretty sure to be available
Problems Regarding Our Courts Are Many and Urgent
procedure courts have improved of
materially there remains much to be done before
will be fairly ideal judicial system The Small Claims Court
and other features have been great success and
helped the dockets largely.
In the District Court visiting helping
accumulation of will continue during the vacation
thus being borrowed from other Federal
Court districts the vacancy on the bench caused by the
of Justice months remains untitled
Courthouse with three of the judges holding
court and having their chambers in the Ponce Court BUILDING the
the ures witnesses and
all this condition will be new modern and
adequate of the Old Pension
Building now occupied by Accounting Office
The court the Attorney General the local bar and all OF the
favor the Courthouse
proposal bright for building on the
location when the new General Accounting once erecteo
Merging of the Municipal and the Police Court promises
of problems present confront
ing those The plan for merger has been well thought
approval and hearty support of the Bar Association ana
generally favored by all OF the organizations interested IN "
affairs.
hexibity the trial
and jury trials would expedited the proposed system
Many advantages expected supervision of the judges
the procedure of the the presiding judge
Should the jurisdiction of the court in civil cases be extended
considerable relief would be given the District Court.
When these problems solved the planned.
the way will be opened take of the many lesser ones
Noise Abatement CamDai6n
The Police Department persists its attempt to make of
the population noise Noise is no respecter of
persons House hospitals churches educa
tona institutions the homes those deserve
quiet are all annoyed by continued and unnecessary bedm
The police be able down of the noemakes
presenting them the Police the imposition
penalties they richly Others may scared into qeude
through fear of similar fate. this will produce
moderately quiet community. ~
driving personal responsibility for
civilized behavior only problem
reasonable degree OF The painting the
near hospitals of Quiet might help educatonay and
police generous try
give the entire nehborhood radio whether they want
them not but this would be difficult undertaking with the
simple, effective,
ing those who are cvcay deaf and blind realize the nuisance they
commit anything about Whether creating
eordant noise terng the with there such
people who all nents and ablvous of the exist
there lying job
Capital
eest from unnecessary loSe OF place the Let's make
it unanimous as far as we are concerned
Few. if civic have short time, become
valuable the the Washington Criminal Justice
ocaton Before that organization under its important
work to impossible at all of the facts concerning
reported the the offender and the final clearing Of
difficult impossible find the of offenders in
order that the trial judge might ntegent appropriate
sentence: ..,,s,o. ,. -. u.-.,.... .ou,oso,,
reports the association these important facts available
reported, the number and
the number of convictions indicate that the District of Columbia
offer special inducements to the criminal good place ply
Approximately every eons who
District last still at large This cond
believed large the underszed police force
The strength of the police force has not kept with the in
population Since 1880 the population of the District has
police been added
Mai 100 additional and far known only
before the recent hearing the District 1912 budget
offered opposition.
courts have yet
of the association
based on its studies considered important that there be
consolidated convicted for the
with the much takedo plan of District Attorney Crran
when he the Police Court bench
work of the Criminal Justice
Association Government citizen loo true tha
some of its probably will be taken
bv the courts or authorities But this Independent
CORPORATION needed search out the facts
analyze them understandable form to
the public such citizen supervision required TO
keep other officials alert.
District People Need American Citizenship Now
No one grounds advance single reason
the District Columbia should be denied the
right participating in the councils of the Nation by their duly
chosen representatives
At this time legislation executive action vitality affecting
the rights citizen applies District
people though they were the citizens OF
State.
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