Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
4-Time Loser
Bill Supported
Citizen Groups Also
Oppose Plan to Ban
White House Pickets

The Federation of Citizens
Associations last night approved
the principle Of the Broyhill
bill which sets up mandatory
sentences for persons convicted
Of four felonies.
The federation, however, asked
that the mandatory sentence be
a minimum of Is years without
probation instead of the life
sentence called for in the bill.
A report from the groups law
and legislation committee stated
that similar laws elsewhere
have shown this approaches life
for four-time losers to be unsat-
isfactory in the prevention Of
crime and adding to the admin
istrative difficulties Of the penal
institutions.
Two bill in the House of Rep
resentatives which would pro-
hibit picketing of the White
House were opposed by the fed
Grafton.
Woman Leads Fight
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley led the
fight against the bills, saying,
II picketed the White House for
10 months in 1917 to get the
vote. We wouldn't have got
the vote for women without
picketing and that is a very
important place to picket"
1--WE shouldn't throw away any
part of our right to assembly
or to express an idea because it
is used by persons with whom
we don't agree" John H. Fallon
told the group.
Maybe we ought to march
around 1t ourselves sometime"
Mrs. Ernest w. Howard declared.
The Federation approved the
housing code now pending be-
fore the commissioners. The
code, the motion declared. sets
an acceptable minimum standard
for existing dwellings. The Com
missioners, however, should keep
the housing regulations continue
ally under review and should set
up higher standards for build
ings to be modified or built in
the future, the Federation de-
clared.
Every dwelling unit built or
converted, except hotels and
rooming houses intended for oc-
cupancy by two or more persons
should be required to have q
lavatory, a water closet, and q
bathing facility. the Federation
resolved.
Backs Teacher Pay Raise
The Federation asked for pas
sage of Senate Bill 1893, which
provides stable increases in,
teachers pay. To meet the costs
of that. bill. the group petitioned
the District Commissioners to
fight for a larger Federal pay
ment to the city-"at least rs
per cent of the total District
budget"
Other steps to find the money.
as suggested by the Federation
are:
Possible imposition of more
restrictions on persons seeking
welfare aid.
Stricter enforcement Of resi-
dence eligibility requirements for
students in the public schools.
A thorough screening of all other
items in the District budget.
On the motion Of Harry N.
Stull, the Federation opposed
any increase in the sales tax on
food as thoroughly unjustified"
and any sales tax at all on medi-
cine as absolutely outrageous"
The civic group also requested
a procedure that would amount
to a quasi-open hearing on NOM
nations TO rthe Board Of Edu-
1t asked the District Court
judges. who appoint the School
BOARD tn allow 1S DAVIS for the
public to submit names Of pos
sible candidates and a second
is days to comment on indi-
vidual candidates proposed be-
fore appointment.
The meeting. held in the board
room of the District Building,
was conducted by Mrs. Henry A.
Bartlett, president.