Evening star., 1942-07-26

Exempt employees Washington railway bus
minas from the provisions Of
during soday Jail persons
Ncted Of indecent Simplify the method of redeem
ing property may
10 property not redeemed by Its within five
Personal Responsibility for Clean City.
Today Of the most annoying problems Of the National
tracve Job sufficiently difficult before the Federal
workers invasion and the absorption of the civic forces by defense
and other emergency activities
As surveys the city discarded
teral simply dropped the sidewalk the thrown from
passing automobiles the impression gained that there disre
gard and general lack responsibility appearance
beautiful" National Capital Never thought be to
the effect Of reckesy scattering trash the of the
city.
City keep
attractive and whole
from the sanitary angle They cannot matter how much
their might be expanded succeed without the
cooperation the public is job OF great magnitude attempt
PICK up ater more tnan mon
people who will throw anything they want get rid OF any place but
into . trash receptacle.
When we notice trash thrown touching
receptacle wonder why the not tempted to use the
receptacle sidewalks Thirteenth street between and
Ninth Fourteenth usually
with of sizes including small containers Penn
sylvana Thirteenth especially bad
Monday mornings Ninth street NV from Pennsylvania avenue
to street also of the bad spots This street S however,
little, If any than in normal times.
The ONCE of National Capital Parks has the job OF keeping
the parks clean and Gin the old days) beautiful The people who
the parks unndfu that the aactvene destroyed
when through their caesness they made to resemble city
dump
night heavy burden the park service News
papers are BY these park odgers
ding arising morning their BERTH they
simply shake themselves the their
Logan Circle in the early morning shining example of
badly Uttered park
When lines hauling passengers
each morning the park employees are busy picking up the quantity
papers, which literally the park They unable make
job the first round Of the dodgers still
sunderland and apparently have left time for the landlord to
call them.
problem practical way which the City Of
washington restored attrac
pride a55
Police regulations parks
ordinary circumstances
uona effect and the than through enforcement
confronted with shortage Of police volunteer auxiliary
police prosecutions in the
Municipal Court would have beneficial would
have to be accompanied adequate publicity
solution must be through driving home and
nstng in the minds of the people the idea of their
responsibility for keeping the city clean Much might be done
through requesting
the streets and parks would also reasonable for the heads
Of Government departments agencies similar request
LET'S BE PROUD NATIONAL. CAPITAL AND HELP
KEEP IT CLEAN
Community War Fund Building Its Organization.
Districts Community Committee is systematic
ca building sound business organization and planning for the
campaign next fall which will attempt o all
ask veteran at organizing heads the general committee in
charge Edwin Graham chairman president
Of Hamilton National Bank former president Of the Washington
Board Of Trade and treasurer of the Citizens Joint Committee
Representation the District occupied similar post
creating the Community Chest Of Washington.
Some beginning to ask What is the Community
Fund? and the recently published section No the Community
Chest Notebook Of 1ol questions following
concise
ut newly organized partnership Community
OF Washington the Washington Committee
Organizations several local organizations which giving
ices of various the civilians
defense and united purpose seeking
single campaign instead OF IN separate and competing appeals the
funds their Local groups representing
national for foreign relief and medical aid in Allied
uon other Community Chests and special activities created because
the eligible participation
which already indicated their intention
ing in the united project"
At last towns similar
war funds
Community of the participants of the
war fund and will throw all of its strength
the time 1t will continue to administer regular supervisory
Chest.
states conclusion that "A war fund is
negborness and generosity combined with
the whole bundle of needs it will
appeal to One big gift kinds
needed"
Charity Racket Bill Slumbers in Senate Committee
groups have been verv
insstent in urging the enactment of legislation effectively
charity which Through
Jointly the Council of Social Agencies
bills drafted and submitted by the District Commission
and Senate.
In the House introduced by Represents
ave 81 ls4 referred
them with favorable November
passed by the House December g.
companion introduced in the Senate on De-
cember s4 by Senator Hughes
referred to the Commissioners with companion
H. R. $751; According to the District
both of these bills returned
able report January % 1912 The subcommittee before
these bills pending consists of Senators McCaran Hughes
Holman.
currently reported that objections
legislation by church organizations
ay challenged Of the licensing
objecto publicly
their specific objections disclosed.