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■ % Will Speak Thursday Over WMAL—Fulton Reviews History of Parks. Community Center activities and their benefits to children will be discussed Thursday evening by James G. Yaden, past president, Federation of Citizens’ Associations, in the fed eration's weekly series of civic broad casts over Station WMAL. Yaden, who represents the Pet worth Citizens’ Association, was presi dent of the federation for five years, longer than any other leader in the federation’s history. He has always been Interested in children and is well qualified to speak on child wel fare. His weakness for children Is well known among his closest friends. To Describe Programs. Yaden will outline the purposes and origin of the community centers and tell how ‘the Community Center Department carries out its public pro grams in the schools. He has pre pared several histories and personal testimonials from policemen, teach ers and children who have actually benefited from the community center activities, which he will cite in his radio talk. Each week the federation sponsors a civic broadcast over WMAL by rep resentatives of organized citizenry. Thomas Ellis Lodge, president, directs the broadcasts. Last week Horace M. Fulton of the Logan-Thomas Circle Citizens’ Asso ciation spoke on "The Park System of Washington.’’ • The Mall and the numerous small parks were the two main features of the original parks system planned by Maj. Pierre L'Enfant, declared Fulton. Remarks to the contrary, Fulton believes L’Enfant displayed great foresight in providing for the numerous parks for the needs of future Washingtonians. His plan for the grand axis westward from the Capitol to the Monument is now. after 145 years, being put into execution. History Is Traced. Fulton continued to deal with the histories of other parks in the city, tracing their development down to the present day. The Park and Planning Commis gion in 1932 reported its aims of ac quiring various types of land, includ ing the Fort Drive parkway, a system of recreational centers and play grounds associated with schools and providing a play area within one quarter mile of every child, and the preservation of streams and valleys and correction of the boundaries of Rock Creek Park. The retention of the old C. & O. Canal as an historic monument and recreational waterway is urged by many civic groups today, including the Izaak Walton League, the Fed eration of Women’s Clubs and the Logan Thomas Association. This canal, Fulton pointed out, was pro posed by George Washington in 1774. had its ground-breaking in 1828 and was completed to Cumberland, Md., by 1850. ROLLS INCREASED Progressive Summit Park Group Gets Addition. While 10 citizens’ associations of Southeast were recently conducting a membership drive, the progressive 6ummit Park organization was quietly increasing its own roll, although the group was not a member of the South east Council of Citizens’ Associations, Which sponsored the campaign. William R. Whipp, president of the group, revealed that since November, when the association was organized with 23 charter members, 43 new mem bers had been added, bringing the Cumber on roll to 66. Civic Calendar Eight Groups Meet—Na tives to Discuss Plans for June Outing. MONDAY. MAY 25. Georgetown Citizens’ Association, 8 p.m., St. John’s Church Parish Hall. Final Sprihg meeting until October, announces Secretary Bernard Nord linger. Open meeting to Georgetown residents to attend social program be ginning at 8:30 p.m. and consisting of sound motion pictures by the Virginia State Commission for Conservation and Development, showing historic points of interest, and vocal selections by Barrett Fuchs, tenor. Mid-City Citizens’ Asosciation, 8 p.m., Thomson Community Center. Address by Dr. Frank W. Ballou, su perintendent of schools, on school fa cilities in the mid-city areo, an nounces President A. J. Driscoll. Ac tion on holding a meeting in June before Summer recess. Law and Legis lation Committee report; Education Committee report on practice of bringing W. P. A. workers into the Thompson School to be paid. Discus sion of bus service. Door prize. North Capitol Citizens’ Association. B p.m., room 130. McKinley High Echool. Final meeting until Septem ber, announces President J. A. Crooks. Report on compulsory inspection of automobiles. Society of Natives of the District. 8 p.m.. Mayflower Hotel. Final meeting until October, announces President Fred A. Emery. Annual election of officers. Discussion of plans for the annual June outing. Vocal selections by Mrs. Matt Windsor, accompanied by Mrs. Windsor. TUESDAY, MAY 26. Logan-Thomas Circle* Citizens’ As sociation, 8 p.m., Logan Hotel. Annual election of officers announces Mrs. Ella M. Thompson, president. Southeast Citizens’ Association, 8 p.m.. Hine Junior High School. Final meeting until September, announces President William A. Maio. Report by Miss Emma A. Bright on smoke nui sance in Southeast. Final member ship report by Mrs. Alyse Thume. THURSDAY, MAY 28. Conduit Road Citizens’ Association, 8 p.m,. St. David’s Parish Hall. Final meeting until September, announces President Frank Shull. Annual election of officers. Annual report by Shull. Trinidad Citizens’ Association, 8 p.m.. library, Wheatley School. Final meeting until October, announces Pres ident George J. Cleary. Address by William McK. Clayton, chairman of the Federation of Citizens’ Associa tion’s Committee on Public Utilities, on bus transportation problems. Ad dress by Elizabeth Peeples, playground director, on playground facilities. In the Civic Spotlight Views of People Who Are Making News of Interest to District Residents. Milton E. Diehl, president of the Anacostia Citizens’ Asso ciation (left), receives the silver loving cup donated by the Southeast Council for the largest increase during the recent Southeast membership drive. William A. Maio (right) is mak ing the presentation. —Star Staff Photo. JAMES G. YADEN, Delegate from the Petworth Citizens’ Association to the Federation of Citizens’ Asso ciations. who, as this week's civic radio speaker, will talk on community centers Thurs day night over WMAL. --—mm -a DR. FRANK W. BALLOU. Superintendent of schools, ivho will appear before the Mid-City Citizens’ Associa tion at Thomson School to morrow night to discuss the school situation in the area covered by that association. SCHOOL CAMPAIGN Roosevelt P.-T. A. Goes Ahead Planting Trees Despite Delay. Still awaiting action by the Commis sioners and the School Board, the Roosevelt High Parent-Teacher Asso ciation has gone to bat concretely in its campaign for beautification of school grounds in the District. Ernest H. Pullman, president of the association, said letters have been sent to both the groups named and also to the Federation of Citizens’ Associa tions. Thus far, he said, no definite action has been taken in any of the cases, other than letters written ac knowledging the campaign. He added, however, that the matter is under con sideration in most of the organiza tions. Trees and Shrubs Planted. Meanwhile, the parent-teacher group has taken the lead in its program by planting more than three dozen trees and shrubs on the Roosevelt High School grounds. The plants include American elms, red maples, dogwood, flowering and fruiting crabs, gum trees and gladiola arbutus. The trees were obtained from the District nursery through a donation by Clifford Lan ham, superintendent of the Tree and Parking Department of the District government. Most of the shrubbery was purchased by the parent-teacher association. The labor for planting was furnished by employes of the District repair shop. Commenting on the progress of the beautification campaign, Mr. Pullman said: Proclamation Asked. wnne gratnying support has been accorded the school beautification movement, much work remains in the accomplishment of our aims. Of pri mary importance is a better apprecia tion by the public of the need for tidiness in the maintenance of school areas. This public sentiment could be focused effectively by issuance of a formal proclamation by the Commis sioners calling the matter forcibly to public attention. While the Commis sioners’ attention to the matter was called by me April 30, and their co operation sought, I have heard noth ing from them other than a letter of acknowledgment. “I look for definite action from the School Board after Dr. Ballou makes his report on the matter, and I antici pate that the Federation of Citizens’ Associations and the District Congress of Parent-Teacher Associations will also throw their support behind the campaign.” In directing the drive Mr. Pullman has emphasized the importance of carrying the work directly home to the administrative forces of the Individual schools. “Only through a sincere, last ing interest in the movement by school administrators can our work have a lasting effect. Its success will be meas ured largely through the results of the drive in that direction." MEET AT ST. JOHN’S Georgetown Group Open House at O Street Church. The open meeting of the George town Citizens’ Association tomorrow night will be held in the St. John’* Church Parish Hall, 3240 O street. It was erroneously announced on this page last Sunday that the meet ing would be held at St. Albans. PLAYGROUND WORK APPEAL IS SUCCESS Hoover Site Project Re sumed After Southwest Citizens Make Protest. Southwest Citizens’ Association complaints that abandonment of the W. P. A. project at the Hoover play ground had resulted in both an eye sore and a hazard have resulted in resumption of work there. For years the association has sought the canal property, adjacent to the playground at Second and M streets southwest, as part of the Hoover playground, since the addition of this land would almost triple the play space In area. The canal property was acquired by the District for this purpose and a high metal fence was constructed to keep out vandals and other undesirables during night hours. Beginning of Work. Harry S. Wender, secretary of the association, said the playground never was properly equipped, but about three months ago W. P. A. workers started tearing down the protective fence and digging holes in the exist ing play area in which trees were to be planted. After having completely destroyed what facilities did exist. Wander re vealed that nearly 500 workers who were on the project were transferred and that for nearly three months the white children in Southwest have had no other play spaces than the public streets. - Fence Is Stolen. During this time, Wender declared, the fence, which cost about $15,000, was being stolen piece by piece as it lay on the abandoned playground. The children’s ball diamond was de stroyed by the tree holes and “the only thing they could do was to pitch horse shoes,” Wender said. A small playhouse, which was secured soon after the fence had been erected, was all that remained of the playground notwithstanding local playground officials’ efforts to keep it in oper ation. At a meeting of the Southwest as sociation last week, Wender reported that a child had bee?, hurt by falling into one of the excavations while playing. Wender reported he had appeared before Commissioner Allen, District works progress administra tor, and made an appeal for assist ance in completing the project. One hundred men were assigned to playground construction last week and, Wender declared, 25 were as signed to the Hoover project. ■--• SERVICES TODAY Sons of Union Veterans to Meet in Mount Olivet. Pre-Memorial day services, sponsored by Lincoln Camp, No. 2, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, were to be held in Mount Olivet Cemetery at 3:30 p.m. today. Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus and the Irish War Veterans were to assist. Solos were scheduled by Miss Ethel Roddy and Miss Marie V. Nolte, and the Elks’ Boys' Band was to play. Invocation and benediction were to be given by Rev. Joseph T. Kennedy of St. Joseph's Church. Representative Keller of Illinois was listed as the principal speaker. Get Away With $6,000. ANTWERP, Belgium. May 23 G^>.— Two persona were killed today in a pre-election light between Realistes (Young Fascists) and Socialists. Par liamentary election will be tomorrow. * FIVE-PART PARADE JULY 4 PLANNED Independence Day Line of March in Takoma Park Is Announced. According to plans outlined by the Takoma Park Independence Day Community Celebration Committee, at least five divisions will take part In the July 4 parade under the auspices of citizens’ associations and veteran organizations. The first division will include the several veteran organizations and their auxiliaries; the second division will be for youths and children; third division for pageants; fourth divis ion clubs and civic organizations, and the fifth division for floats and com mercial entries. The parade will start at 10 a.m. from the Piney Branch road portal on the Maryland side of the town, pass down Piney Branch road to Cedar street, to Carroll street, thence on the Maryland side to Carroll avenue. Den wood avenue, disbanding at Philadel phia and Maple avenues in front of the reviewing stand. At the conclusion of the parade, patriotic exercises will be conducted, with Capt. Harold W. Orcutt in charge of the details. Athletic Program Slated. In the afternoon an athletic pro gram will be staged on the Whittier Street Municipal Playgrounds, which will be the finishing line for the 10 mile modified marathon for The Even ing Star trophy. At 8 o’clock a fire works display will take place on Phila delphia avenue, near the Takoma Park Elementary School. Chairman Walter Irey of the Gen eral Committee, announces that Grand Marshal E. Brooke Fetty has secured A. E. Greeley, who is 7 feet 4 inches tall and said to be the tallest man in the District of Columbia, who, at tired as “Uncle Sam,” will be at the head of the parade. Additional ap pointments to committees include the following: Sound Equipment; Capt. Harold W. Orcutt, chairman; Dr. Sam uel J. Dantzic, Dept. Vice Comdr. E. Brooke Fetty; Athletics: Capt. Or cutt; Finance: Hugh E. Reppert, vice chairman; First Aid: Dr. Charles T. Carroll, chairman: Grounds: Peter Remsen. vice chairman. Maj. William F. Fischer; Assistant Marshal of Pa rade: George B. Kissinger, and in charge of first division; Mrs. Ann Lyddane, command, second division; H. R. Smalley, vice chairman Patriotic Exercises, W. R. Spear and Dr. Wil liam A. Hooker. Poster Contest. The children in the various public schools both on the District and Mary land sides of Takoma Park have been invited to participate in the poster contest which has been placed in charge of Mrs. Byron M. Coon and Mrs. Frank S. Harris. Prizes will be awarded to the winner of the con test and also for the best poster in each of the schools taking part. Individuals desiring to enter the 10-mile marathon on July 4 in con junction with the community celebra tion are directed to contact Richard S. Tennyson, District Building. The start will be made from a point on the Mt. Vernon highway and finish about 2:30 p.m. at the Whittier Playgrounds, Fourth and WMttler streets, Takoma Park. Other entries for athletic events are being received by Dr. Samuel J. Dantzic, 221 Whittier street. MOVIE DETECTIVES TOIL JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT Ohio Pays Admission Prices and Transportation, but Omits Salaries. COLUMBUS. Ohio UP ).■—Twenty Ohioans attend motion picture shows as often as they wish and the State pays their admission and transporta tion. Composing the secret service of the State Division of Film Censorship, their names are unknown outside the department. They receive no pay for their work. Their duty is to see that no f.lms lacking the division's approval are ex hibited and that all pictures are ac companied by a leader showing they have been approved. -——————— DANZIG JOBLESS LIST CUT AS REICH ARMS Volunteer Enlistments Cause Fear Free City Will Favor Hitlerism. DANZIG UP;.—Germany’s rearma ment has had a good effect upon the Free City's unemployment problem. But Polish officials here are worried. The unemployed number sank by 3,000 in March. The big factor in this was said to be volunteer enlist ments of Germans, who are citizens of the Free City, In Hitler's army and labor service. This is what worries the Poles. They fear that Danzig will become closer to the Reich through the training re ceived by Danzigers in Germany. SAFETY COUNCIL Chevy Chase Citizens Sub mit Proposals to Reduce Deaths to City Heads. Inspired by President Roosevelt’s re cent safety conferences, which drew attention to the large number of ac cidental deaths each year, the Chevy Chase Citirens' Association has asked the Commissioners to form some sort of permanent safety council to woi*k toward decreasing the accidents from all causes in the District. As proposed by the association, this council would work in co-opera tloi\ with other official and volunteer groups in a general campaign of ac cident prevention. H. V. Schreiber, who introduced the matter in the as sociation, points out ttyere are 100,000 accidental deaths in the United States each year and more than 400 in the District. Of these about one-third occur in the homes, another third in traffic and the remainder at work or play. Funds to be Asked. Under the plan set forth by the association, financial assistance for the safety council would be made available either from Federal or Dis trict funds and would be used for expert and clerical services and for publicity to assist in putting into effect the plans of the council. At the same time the association is making an effort to have traffic acci dents decreased and traffic congestion relieved in the District by asking the President to co-ordinate a program of staggered business hours among Gov ernment departments. Attempts to stagger hours in the past have not been very successful, according to a report drawn up by the association’s Traffic Committee, because there had been no co-operation between the heads of the various branches of the Government who have from time to time considered staggered hours. The net result of numerous plans which» have been worked out and partially adopted for a while is that three fourths of Federal and District em ployes are still going to work between 8:45 and 9 a m. President’s Aid Asked. President Roosevelt is asked to co ordinate the staggered-hour program because, as head of all Government agencies, he is in a position to put in effect a unified program which will have the desired effect. A three point plan of action submitted by the association asks for a complete survey of working hours in the central busi ness section of the District, a Joint board, representing Federal. District and private business interests to work out a unified plan for stagger ing hours so as to give the greatest possible relief from street congestion in the central areas and for an execu tive order from the President requir ing Federal and District departments to adopt such plans as are approved by him and urging private business firms to co-operate in these plans for the general good. MORO IS MARRIED TO THIRTY WIVES High Ranking Resident of Philip pines First Wed in Early Teens. MANILA, P I. </P>.—Kakai Dagalan git, a Moro Datu of high rank in the Barrio of Maguing. Lanao Province, is the most married man in the Phil ippines. The datu, some 50-odd years old. has 30 wives, many of the mvery young. The datu is tall, erect and dignified. A turban adorns his head and he is heavily mustached. Kakai acquired all his wives under Moro laws, in spite of the Philippine law which forbids polygamy. The datu, through his multiple mar riages, had risen to great power be cause of the size of his clan. Under Moro laws all the relatives of his wives become members of his following. Kakai started on his career of mar riages while in his teens, and his first wife, just as old as he is, is very much alive. Since taking the first wife the datu has made it a point to acquire a new wife each year. Intricate Moro marriage rites mean that Kakai has spent quite a bit of his time with wedding ceremonies. The Moro seeking a bride finds a girl of equal rank and then informs his people of his choice. If the dowry set aside is acceptable to both parties, the marriage date is fixed. On the day designated, the man presents the dowry and gives a general feast. The festivities last indefinitely, according to the rank of the would-be groom. -• Utah Town Needs No Relief. BOULDER, Utah (JP).—'This isolated little community has become doubly famous. Long noted as a town that could be reached only by pack trail, it now has the distinction, says Miss Lareta Lynn of the county social serv ice division, that none of its 180 citi zens is on relief. Young Cahill Faces Dissension As Dahlgren Terrace President With John Cahill. 20, as Its newly elected president, the Dahlgren Ter race Citizens' Association has the youngest civic leader on record. Cahill was installed in his new office at last week’s meeting after being a member of the association for four years, and now faces dissension over the new ideas he maintains the group needs. Asked for Playground. In 1932, when James Luers, then president, became interested in having younger residents of the community take a part in civic affairs, young Cahill appeared to ask for a play ground suitable for ball playing. As a result he joined the group and after persistent effort finally obtained use of the Crosby Noyes School playground —to a limited extent. High up on Cahill's program for the association is an effort to get more extended use of the play site. Under present conditions, it may be used only during July and August, Cahill said yesterday, since only during that-time can the playground depart ment provide a director. The only official posts Cahill held in the Dahlgren Terrace group, until he took over the leadership, was serving on the Laws and Legislation and Membership Committees. "All the time I was realizing, how ever," he said, "that what the associa tion needed was men with youthful ideas as leaders." / Here is what Cahill proposes: Publication of a monthly bulletin informing the community of the activities of the association. Construction of the Franklin Street Bridge. Erection of a firehouse on Four teenth street. Electrification of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which runs through the community. Cahill proposes to carry out these aims by stimulating interest in the activities of the association so the entire community will be behind every action they undertake. But within the association there is friction. Certain older members ex pressed the belief last week that "Ca hill hasn't the experience necessary to handle the Job.” Last Meeting ef Season. The meeting last week was the final one for the year. During the Summer, Cahill faces the problem of either appeasing the dissatisfied group or facing a vigorous effort by the older members to reorganize the association or perhaps even form a new one. John H. Williams, former president, expressed the feeling of one faction, when he aaid, "I fear this new regime will destroy all the work that had been done under previous administrations.” Meanwhile, however, Cahill plans to push ahead with his program, un doubtedly with the help of the new secretary of the group—Miss Evelyn Reynolds, who is 18 years of age. Civic Problems, Civic Bodies District Bill Presents Problem for Citizenry—A Bell With the Walk Light?—Urgent School Needs Shown by Ballou. BY JESSE V. SUTEK. ISTRICT civic new* In large quantities but of far from satisfying quality have filled many news columns during the past week. The sup posed conference on the District of Columbia appropriation bill still holds the lead both In Interest and unsatisfactory status. The dead lock over the amount of the Fed eral payment continues, with the managers on the part of the House maintaining an attitude almost in dicative of a belief that the Sen ate has nothing to do with the matter but must simply rubber stamp the action of the House. It is now feared that the bill may fall and a makeshift continu ing resolution passed to tide the District over until the convening of the Seventy-fifth Congress. Such action would be very disastrous to the District, especially if the reso lution took the form of that al ready introduced in the House. The Senate conferees, It Is re ported, have tried to effect a com promise but without result. It Is also said that the Senate members have suggested that the President act as arbiter in the controversy over the amount of the Federal lump sum payment. It is reported that this has also been rejected by the House conferees. Some citizens have been expressing the hope that the President would take stn active part in the matter in line with his "good neighbor" idea and show his voteless and unrepresented neigh bors of the District Just what a good neighbor he can be. District day is due in the House tomorrow with several approved bills on the calendar. The Sisson bill is expected to be called up and to encounter all the fancy fili bustering known to the book of parliamentary tricks. Proponents of the bill believe it will pass if a vote can be reached. The oppo nents. it is understood, pin their hope on preventing a vote. Seven other bills are ready, having been approved by the District Committee on Wednesday. Among these the only one of major importance is the narcotics control bill. It is problematical if any of these will receive consideration because of the threatened fight on the Sisson bill, to repeal the red rider. Other doings on Capitol Hill in cluded approval by the Senate Committee on Education and La bor of the Wheeler Senate bill to repeal the red rider on the District 1936 appropriation bill and the ap proval by the House District Com mittee of a comprehensive report on traffic by the subcommiteee which has been studying the prob lem for several months. The re port on the Senate red rider re peal has been withheld in defer ence to Senator King. Chairman of the Senate District Committee. At the District Building nothing of a sensational nature occurred during the week. Prom the Com missioners down all have been busy with pad and pencil trying to figure how the District can manage to worry along if the appropriation bill fails and It becomes necessary to creep along from month to month under a continuing resolu tion. Prom any point of view the outlook is most discouraging for our “city fathers.” Public School System Rule By Gentlemen’! Agreement. {StTR much harassed public schools, long confronted with many acute problems, are now threatened by a double menace. First there is a danger that the District appropriation bill will fail and with it the few capital items carried for schools. And now comes the joint resolution introduced in the House of Representatives last week to abolish the Board of Edu cation. appointed by the District Supreme Court judges, and substi tute a board of school trustees ap pointed by the Commissioners' To many in the civic ranks this simply means a substitution of the rule by ‘'gentlemen's agreement” for the present board, which is not readily reached by political influence. This proposal is regarded as de signed to serve a double purpose and possibly others. In the opinion of some, its principal object is to remove Dr. Ballou from the office of superintendent, and its second ary object is to chastise the present members of the board for their at titude toward the ’'little red rider.” Civic leaders have not learned if this proposal w as inspired by any of the local friends of the rider or if it is just another gratuitous evi dence of the interest and friendli ness toward the District of the member of the House who intro duced it. This is an old and discredited plan, often made, but always op posed to a bitter finish by the civic organizations in united formation. The most recent defeat was within the past two years as a feature of the so-called Prettyman bill to enlarge the powers of the Commis sioners. So widespread and vigor ous was the citizen opposition that the Commissioners retreated and ordered the bill redrafted and omit ting their proposal to control the School Board and the other citizen boards. Back in the days of Com missioners Newman and Brownlow a similar attempt was made by the Commissioners, but after a hearing before the Subcommittee on Educa tion of the House District Commit tee the bill was killed in commit tee. rnougn me nmtuci tumro now when a number of the civic bodies have held their last meet ing of the season, there have al ready been several to go on record in opposition. Despite the con troversy over the "little red rider” and its proposed repeal by the Sisson bill, the indications are that there will again be a united civic opposition at this latest attempt to disrupt our schools. On every hand there seems to be the strongest opposition to exposing our schools to political influence. To Many Pedestrians A "Walk” Light Means Nothing. TOURING the week the new ex perimental "walk” lights have been Installed at P and Thirteenth streets, so now there are two in tersections being so covered. In absence of policemen at the several corners these lights mean nothing to many pedestrians. Some who do wait for the light seem to lose sight of what they are waiting for. This causes them to wake up all of a sudden and not clear the crossing before the lights change. Some observers believe that a bell signal in connection with the “walk” light might be helpful in calling attention to the light. The Thirteenth street intersec tion, It is believed, will show the best results for the reason that no turns are permitted. At Twelfth street only right turns are • sup posed to be permitted on the show ing of a special direction light just before the pedestrian gets his light. Observers on Thursday noted a number of cars making left turns during the day. Citizens who have been watch ing this experiment express the opinion that the pedestrian light makes a decided contribution to ward solving the problem of the pedestrian safety at busy crossings. But it is regarded as only a small but necessary beginning. The lights, possibly combined with bells, need co-operation from drivers of vehicles and, most of all, of the pedestrians themselves. Some optimists believe that the pedestrians may be educated to observe the "walk” lights, but there are many pessimists who believe a stringent police regula tion with penalties and policemen on duty at intersections will be needed to round out the education. The Juvenile Court Bill Under Revision by We6t. 'J'HE Special Subcommittee of the House District Commit tee has sent the Juvenile Court bill to the acting corporation coun sel. Vernon West, for the incorpo ration of several amendments. The principal changes are under stood to provide that complaints by-welfare w orkers or others shall be made under oath, that jury trials shall be allowed on demand of any interested parties; that ample opportunity be given for appeals from the court's rulings and that the records of all court actions shall be made available to the public. The provisions pro viding private hearings will not be altered. The prospects for this bill getting through this Congress do not ap pear very encouraging at this writ ing. The wide interest and support of this bill, however. Its sponsors hope, may bring about Its enact ment. Urgent School Needs Emphasized by Late Figure*. J'HE urgent school needs are again made very apparent by the recent figures of Supt. Ballou. These calculations indioate a far greater congestion than ever in the Fall. There will then be pro moted to the high schools 7.160 pupils to replace a total of 5.831 to be graduated In June. This will show a net increase of 1,329. which will not include many who will come here from out of town and others from private and parochial schools. A substantial increase is also ex pected in the elementary schools. Just how- to take care of this army of children with a shortage of class rooms, buildings and teach ing force is one of the mo6t per plexing of our immediate civic problems. Ajitnc mure civic iniereoi. manifest than in the school sys tem through which our boys and girls must get their education. The many civic organizations work ing earnestly for adequate school facilities have been having a dis couraging experience. They are familiar with the needs and have from year to year brought them to the attention of the Board of Education. The board has done the best it could with its recom mendations to the Commissioners, the Budget Bureau and the com mittees of Congress. But as these organizations and the school of ficials note the slow progress in providing adequate schools and teachers they also see that the flood of enrollment rises higher and higher, with no apparent in dication of ever even nearly catch ing up. Officials can make their building programs covering a period of 5. 10, or even 20 years, but there is no assurance that Congress can be induced to consider them. And then, if Congress does adopt the plan, there is no assurance that the money will be appropriated for the fulfillment. Those interested in our schools ask. "How long is this to continue?” Who knows the answer? Ready to Exchange Americanism for Tyranny. 'J'HE political helplessness of the District of Columbia commu nity has been driven home to many citizens recently with greater force than at any time before. The num ber of organized and unorganized citizens anxious to push the cause, of national representation for the District is larger than ever. Many have been made converts through the unfair treatment by some of our legislators who are wished on us by their voting constituents. The cause of voteless Washington is receiving consideration in nu merous organizations. Just now it is the subject of de bate by students in the local uni versities. National University Law School discussed the question a couple of weeks ago and the affirm ative came off with flying colors. In this connection it was reported that the surrender of the valiant upholders of the negative was com plete when they admitted that the affirmative was right. Teamd at George Washington are now pre paring for a similar contest. The Petworth Citizens’ Associa tion had a lively session at its meeting last week. Long an en thusiastic supporter of national representation, consideration of the question this time became involved with a proposal to also go on rec ord for the election of the District Commissioners and a council, with power to the Commissioners, with the approval of the council, to name all of the citizen boards. After considerable debate the matter was voted to go over to the Fall meeting for further considera tion and action, at which time a guest speaker will be invited to Address the association. Butterfly Like Mary * Lamb. CRANSTON. R. I. OP).—Like the lamb that lollowed Mary to school, a butterfly has been fluttering after 9-year-old Robert Phillips for the last several days, Robert caught the winged insect last Tuesday and since then it has followed him to school, fluttering about hia face, lighting on his head and arms. It even has “posed’’ with Robert tor photographs in a class room. x BOARD OF TRADE ? TO I Meeting for Reorganization to Be Called Within Next Ten Days. >• h the annual shad bake out *>f the way yesterday, officers of the Washington Board of Trade will turn this week to the task of reorganizing its standing committees for the year Edgar Morris, president, is now awaiting replies from members as to their preferred committee assignments before naming his chairmen and call ing them together to outline the year * work. Robert J. Cottrell, executive secre tary, will announce the date of the meeting, which is expected within the next week or 10 days. The new committee chairmen will be given the replies of members re questing assignments to certain groups and from them will select their per sonnel and name the necessary sub committee heads. Public Help Asked. Better co-operation on the part of the public is sought by the Better Business Bureau in its efforts to halt fradulent door-to-door canvassers who are working a number of “rackets" in Washington. One of these is a group offering laces and linens for sale at “extremely low” prices and promising an exhibit of their products at a leading Wash ington department store. The exhibit is discussed, of course, merely to use the name of the firm represented as handling the same products. As a matter of fact, use of the store's name is a fraud, for the store does not han dle the lace or linen the peddlers offer. In order to stop the frauds, how- * ever, the Better Business Bureau must have complaints and facts on which to work. In an effort last week, when an attempt was made to prevent a prospective purchaser from being “gypped” a member of the bureau's staff called just a few minutes too late. Then the purchaser, already vic timized, was asked either to write ou; the facts in the case or to call in person at the bureau's office so that a complaint could be made on which the police could act. “That's always the trouble." the victimised purchaser complained, “you , either have to go to the trouble of writing a letter or going to the office." And with that declaration, refused to do either. Mrs. Sallie P. Muchmore. merchan dise manager, pointed out that noth ing could be done by the bureau because the rightful complainant re fused to supply detailed facts to give the bureau a start. Such facts, she explained, can not be taken over the telephone and must be made either in writing or in per- , son. She pleaded that the public help to that extent. •'Booster Plans Progress. Further details of the plans for the Merchants and Manufacturers Asso ciation's "booster excursion” on the Potomac and Chesapeake were worked out last week under direction of Lewis A. Payne, associate general chairman of the Ticket Committee. After the meeting Edward D. Shaw, executive secretary, announced that a few more vacancies remain for the boat trip to begin Friday, June 12. , and to continue until the following Monday morning. The attendance has been limited to 125 members be cause of the limited boat accommo dations and most of the tickets al ready have been sold. Shaw said. The high point of the excursion this year will be an Inspection tour of the new airplane carrier being con structed at the Norfolk Navy Yard. Power Meeting Work Begun. Attendance building plans for the Third World Power Conference to be held in Washington September 7 to 12 have already been begun by the Greater National Capital Committee of the Board of Trade with the dis tribution of motion-picture films of Washington in Europe, according to Curtis Hodges, executive director. More than 23 countries are expected to be represented at the conference, and the September meeting is ex pected to be one of the largest inter national meetings ever held in this country. More than 1,000 of the 3,000 dele gates are expected to come from abroad. Mrs. Sallie P. Muchmore of the Better Business Bureau left yesterday for two weeks’ rest at Atlantic City. Lockard in St. Louis. Thomas Lockard of the convention staff of the Greater National Capital Committee will return tomorrow from St. Louis, where he attended the an nual convention of the National Safe Deposit Advisory Council. Lockard attended with a Washing ton committee that extended an In vitation for the next convention to come to Washington. Close to 400 delegates attended the meeting. The local delegation Included Al bert E. Fisher of the Riggs National Bank, president of the Washington chapter of the council; Mrs. Helen R. Sharpe of the Bank of Commerce & Savings and Richard E. Harris of the American Security & Trust Co. ROBBERS SLUG BANKER Repeat Tactics in Former Job and Two Killed in Belgium. VICKSBURG, Mich., May 23 C45).— Two robbers, hidden in the Vicksburg branch of the First National Bank of Kalamazoo, slugged Ferris Owp.lr, manager, when he entered the ouild ing to open the bank for business today and escaped with cash officials estimated at $6,000. Oswalt told officers one of the men participated in a robbery of the bank in the same manned last September when $6,200 was taken. “Horse-Buggy” Days Gone. GREENFIELD, Mass. OP).—Green field is at last convinced its "horse and-buggy days" are over. Ten granlta hitching posts were cut down yesterday without a murmur of protest. Twenty five years ago, when Main street was resurfaced, the posts, which then were a quarter century old, were removed temporarily, but loud protesta by citizens caused the selectmen to order them put back. ■» Marriage Full of Blits. BEAVER, Pa. </$>>.—Robert J. Bliss, who obtained a marriage license here, is hoping for a blissful marriage. Hte bride. Norma Pike. Is from Bits*. N. Y„ and her mother also was a Bliss. « ■a