Evening star., 1942-03-01
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Salvage Campaign Meeting Today;
Outsiders and Court Jobs
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

By JESSE c. sUTER.
voees unrepresented though they District citizens
up civilian defense and 81 related work.
Though smarng soe under the humiliation Of being denied
the fundamental right enjoyed by all other worthy All qualified
feog Americans participation their National Government
they never Jagged for moment when national burdens are
Organized Washington to large extent zone
strictly meetings routine business are poorly
attended but whers.t matter connected with the defense
program the attendance will be large and include those w,
Have rarely ever attended meetings
all busy at assigned they volunteered
the @ George do it, contingent contributing heavily In
The leadership Citizens Associations
become a-out jobs that the
bly of the Federation will omit its March meeting
its fight victory and the
preservation Of the American e the Federation to
chase from r.. eaper Srns funds two $500 Defense bonds
This highly appropriate nestegg" the
Federation had $50 Liberty bonds presented by the
Petworth Citizens Association after the First World War
While quarters expected that the Of
the citizen groups will strengthen them numerically and increase
influence it feared that neglect to do thorough Job the
sighting Of needed regular civic chores be their undong
Each organization needed and fails to to its
pointed tasks in the civic ranks created which will have
be covered by another
The Society of Natives of the District Of
the entire special funds Of the
ciety amounting than $780, in Defense bonds The
money deposit of the local building associations
Salvage Campaign Getting Upon Permanent Basis
beginning the campaign for the savagng Of waste mate
rials regarded temporary be
over shortly entirely these maerapaper
metal ecw continue to be needed throughout the
Today pm there will be meeting at the District
Building the board of the citizen and civic associations
Salvage Committee chamen The purpose OF the meeting to
complete for the setting salvage depos by the citizen
associations The meeting called by Horace Walker
secretary of the District of Columbia Salvage Committee
under the Office for Emergency Management.
Outsiders Should Not Be Judges New D. c. Courts
The court merger bill was reported Senate by the
District Committee Monday and expected to be passed by the
Senate
The pending bill merges the Municipal
and involving to $1,000 to be
handled bv the court chief Judge and nine associate
Of the judges in the Senate FORM
Is fixed at 10 instead of proposed by the House
intermediate appellate known the Municipal Court
Appeals under the bill with chief Judge and two
associate judges who to terms Of six each
pending bill reported by the Senate District Committee
requires the appointment judges these courts of bona de resi-
Columbia resided in and
during the five Immediately preceding
appointment Tydngs Democrat Of Maryland sue
ceeded Thursday in having the Senate amend the District resi-
requirement rosd
10 miles of the District who shall have been actively en-
gagged in the practice of law in the District courts during the he
years preceding Their appointment The amendment would
make present members OF the court eligible even though
fought earnestly for the reten
ton Of the District residence requirement which was senate
Committee amendment to the bill.
Under existing law judges OF the Municipal and Police Courts
are required be bona tde residents Of the District
Tydnss proposal these judge
ships lawyers who practice before the courts IN the Dc OF
Columbia nearby Maryland and Virginia To put it
way would open these positions to be filled by nonrea-
dents Of the District income
tax because they adjacent States where they
would be drawing salaries from
funds which they would not have to contribute
incomplete the contention
conditions peculiar to warrant placing non
residents m tine local bench It is true that in normal community
the would extended to embrace the
adjacent communities Such extension wouo
include the taxing power AS the District cannot collect
taxes from the Washington Area there reason Tor
paying judges from that area beyond the taxation
limits
There filling up the United States Dis
trict Court Columbia and the United States
District Columbia with non-residents
strictly municipal courts there Is neither rhyme nor reason
for appointment outsiders In the Of the United States
Courts there for the appointment Of few
fair play and efficiency dictate policy
keeping preponderany In the charge Of District OF
Columbia residents.
Mutation of the Child Placement Bill
disappointment Is shown by the agencies and asoca-
tons which have for years control the ac
which would relieve agencies
the investigation requirements imposed on others The DILL In
original requires investigation Of all child placement agen-
cies before being granted license to operate
the Senate District Committee recosnizeds or
organization applicants for license are exempted from
standards to be set upder
authority of the bill These exempted applicants would not De
examination of their books except upon the
and then only when such agency
has received application to inspect such records and
has opportunity in connection herewith
needed protection supposed to be
bill this appears be class legislation OF the worst
kind which will provide big loop hole in the law They are unable
putting this killing knk into what was
easily enforced law to recog
nzd hope exists that this Objectionable feature will be
eliminated At the time there is widespread
curiosity to know just agencies require the pro-
posed exemption and why
General Lack of knowledge of District History