Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1930, Page 5

4 txict R 0 i CIIENS GROLP OPPLSE CROSBY iTwo Associations Against Appointment, While Another Indorses Officer. President Hoover's announcement it he intends to nominate Maj. Gen. B. Crosby as one of the two | seivilian ers. of the District @f Columbia, after his retirement from +he , March 21, resulted in ac- Sion three citizens’ associations at last night. ‘One association indorsed the proposal, Mwhile two went on record against the #ppointment of a retired Army officer #s a civilan Commissioner. A fourth association voted against Any change in the organic law with ¥eference to the naming of the Com- smissioners, but it was explained that #his action had no relation to the pro- posed nomination of Maj. Gen. Crosby. Oppose Appoiniment. ‘While refraining from taking any ac- #ion that might be construed as oppo- sition to the noml]n.uon g; lgllj.sG“erlll. Crosby on personal grounds, the - ton Park Citizens’ Association adopted = resolution to petition President Hoo- ‘ver “not to appoint as a civilian Dis- er a retired Army of- ficer, belleving that such appointment would violate the spirit, if not the let- ter, of the law of 1878." For similar reasons the Northeast Citizens’ Association adopted a resolu- tion opposing the appointment of a re- tired Army officer as a civilian District Commissioner. ‘The proposed nomination of Maj. Crosby was endorsed by the Con- ' Assocaton. ‘The Piney Branch Citizens’ Ano'ein- tion adopted & resolution oppesing “any change in the organic law with refer- ence to the appointment of the District Commissioners.” After the meeting it ‘was explained by members of the as- sociation that the purpose of this action ‘was to place the association on record sgainst any proposal such as the Jones bill. BOYS HONORED FOR BRAVERY. Stanton Park Citizens Recognize Four ENING STAR. WASHINGTON. e I BOYS HONORED FOR SCHOOL PATROL WORK | | him. the guestion of local suffrage before the proper authorities in another resolution. A protest was entered by the body against the Board of Trade passing on zoning. Dr. E. E. Richardson was nominated by the association as repre- | sentative to the Citizens’ Advisory Counsel of the District. Another resolution urged the pro- vision- of matrons- for the elementery schools of the District. Dr. E. E. Richardson, president of the association, presided. of School Patrol. Four boys were honored by the Stan ton M”clflnm' Associstion at meeting in the Peabody School last night for bravery and alertness while serving as members of the boys’ patrol of the Peabody-Hilton-Carbery group of schools, in saving others from pos- sible death or injury. ‘They are Earl Wheeler, 13, of 304 Ninth street northeast; Richard Haig, 14, of 630 K street northeast; Sam De Simone, 13, of 251 Eighth street north- and Ben Mitchell, 11, of 140 B e resolution adopted by the group. of from “two deaths,” referring 1o -the fact that he was in danger of being struck by the street car and the Saved Youth By Leap. Tarl Wheeler was captain of the boys’ patrol of the Peabody School, Fifth and C streets northeast, during the semester recently ended. While on duty on the street near the school he made & spectacular leap for Keith Wi Jams of 614 C street northeast, caug! him by the collar and rolled with him to safety as the wheels of an automo- bile grazed Keith's shoes. Young ‘Wheeler is now = pupil at the Stewart Junior’ School. Ben Il was serving as a patrol boy near the Carbery School when Gardner Copper, 5 years old, of 500 ¥ atreet northeast, tried to cross at Fifth and E streets northeast. Mistaking the patrol s signal, he ran into the paih of & automobile. Young Mitch- ell dashed after him and*drew him io safety. Richard Haig was captain of the Boys’ patrol at the Hilton School when ‘William Heck, 8 years old, of 630 C street northeast, ran in front of a skid- Patrol Capt. Haig ran in the face of danger and dragged him from the path ©f the moving car. Young Haig is now attending the Abbott Vocational School. Presented With Pen. All of the boys were present at last hight's meeting except Ben Mitchell, ‘who Jeft yesterday afternoon to visit his grandparents at Columbus, Ohio. aamociation adopted a resolution record. Ing the acts of the boys and then pre- @ented each with a fountain pen. ‘The association went on record against She appointment of 2 retired Army offi- ®er as one of the civillan Commission~ ‘ers of the District. Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, whom President Hoover pro- poses to appoint Commissioner, was not ‘opposed personally. ‘The attitude of the association was expressed in a resolution petitioning the President “not to appoint as a ci- vilian Districc Commissioner a rethred Army officer, believing that such ap- pointment would violate the spirit, Dot the Jetter, of the Jaw of 1878. The :ll:oclltlfln went on record against the proposed appropriation of $300,000 for the u'ecuonp:p)( a wholesale farmers’ market in the Southwest sec- tion of the ecity. The proposal to t crease the pay of firemen and palice- men was approved, but the association did not favor any specific amount. CITIZENS INDORSE CROSBY. Congress Meighis Group Approve President Hoove's Choice. Indorsement of Maj. Gen. Herbert B Crosby, whom President Hoover nomi- nated to succeed Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty, was given in the form of s resolution by the Congress Heights Citizens’ Association, meeting last night in the Congress Heights Baptist Church, 3204 Brothers place southeast. . d also urged the Feder- ation of Citizens’ Associations to keep The Greatest Used Car SALE in Chevrolet History Hundreds of late Models UNDER- PRICED - -OURISMAN Chevrolet Sales Co. 810 H St. N.E. 13th & Gond Hepe Rd. S.E. - | the intersection of Florida avenue and OPPOSE MILITARY D. C. HEAD, Northeast Citizens Favor Adherance to Code Requiring Civilians. ‘ Opposition to the appointment of & member of the military service to a District commissionership was voiced last night in a resolution passed by the Northeast Cif " Association, meeting at the Ludlow School, Sixth and G streets northeast. ‘The association favors strict adher- ence to the organic act, which makes imperative the appointment of two civilians to the board of Commissioners. Disapproval of the Jones bill which would liberalize the residential re- strictions of appointees to District com- missionerships was made in a second Copies of these resolutions will be forwarded to President Hoover and the Senate District committee. The association adopted a resolution urging Congress to require the street railway companies in the merger proj- ect to pay taxes as provided in the original charters of the two companies. | Jauds Book Bill Passage. | ‘The group went on record expressing | its gratitude to Congress for the pas- | sage of the free text book bill for the | District, | Investigation of the building regula- | tions which provide that buildings in the northeast section cannot exceed five stories in height will be made by a special commitiee appointed by the association. The citizens declared the restriction unfair to those who proposed building business houses in the com- munity served by the association. The association favored a motion | introduced to join the District of | Columbia_Public School Association. ‘The secretary was directed to notify | the Engineer Commissioner that street | lights in the community were ex- tinguished too early in the morning, endangering motorists and pedestrians. | Ask Signal Light. ‘The installation of a signal light at West Virginia avenue northeast was asked in a resolution adopted by the group. { ‘The prompt action of Traffic Director | William H, Harlan in the installation | of stop signs along H street northeast from North Capitol street to Fifteenth street, changing that street to an arterial highway, was lauded by the | association, | The Board of Education was asked in another resolutfon to improve the | acoustics in the assembly hall of the | Stewart Junior High School. New members follow: Mrs. Charles | Dunn, J. Harry Dove, R. E. Sullivan, Come in and see us about it ™ entertainment T‘)]’AY ! have known. W. R. Whitfield, T. T. Luckett, Harry A. Schulte, Harry A. Miner, Herbert A. Hopkins, Joseph A. von Schuffier, Joseph Romeo, Albert J, Sardo and William A® Cody. JONES RBILL 1S OPPOSED, Piney Branch Citizens Favor Present D. €. Commissioner System. A resolution opposing “any change in | the organic law in reference to the ap | pointment. of District Commissioners’ was adopted by the Piney Branch Citi- 2ens’ Association at a meeting in Ham- line Methodist Episcopal Church last night. It was explained by members of the association, following the meeting, that the resolution was designed to offset any proposal such as, or similar to, that made in the Jones bill, which would change certain residential clauses in reference to the appointment of Com- missioners, Another resolution was adopted au- thorizing the president of the associa- tion, Edgar B. Henderson, to appoint a special committee to study what can be done to further the promotions of fire- men and policemen with good records. A request for electric lights to replace gas ones in the section known as Saul's addition, included in the territory cov- ered by the association, was asked in the form of a resolution. The associa- tion also voted to request traffic stop signs at the intersection of Fourteenth These boys of the northeast schools receive® signal honors Iast night betore the Stanton Park Citizens’ Association when they received medals for saving othérs while directing traffic about the school. who saved Maj. Carmody. Second from left, Earl Wheeler, who saved Keith William, In the center of group, Howard N. Starling, director of safety for American Automobile Association, Richard Haig, who saved William Heck, standing before him. Right, Ben Mitchell, Left, Sam De Simone, 13 years old, standing before him in the photo. Second on right, who saved Gardner Cooper, before ~—Star Staff Photo. | ana Decatur streets, ana at Pourteentn | and Emerson streets, respectively. Capt. George L. Shorey was appointed | chairman of & special membership cam- paign commitiee for the association. Henderson presided STUDENTS WILL DEBATE ON PROHIBITION APPEAL | | The subject, “Resolved that the eighteenth amendment to the Constitu- tion should be repealed,” will be debated tonight, at the second intersociety prize contest of the School of Law of Colum- bus University, 1314 Massachusetts avenue. ‘The Freshman Debating Society, represented by Raymond J. Walters and J. Chase McKenzle, will contest with the Columbian Debating Society, represented by John T. Burns, president of the senior class, and Byrnes F. Bentley, who uphoid the negative. The board of. judges will consist of Danfel S.» Ring, ’27; Timot G. Histon, *27, and John D. Kiley, " Joseph Leonard Townsend, '29, p dent of the alumni association, will preside. The committee on arrange- ments is headed by Mark 8. 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Gould of Presque Isle, who is retiring, Dewar is the third man to enter the race The others are formey Gov. Ralph O. Brewster of Dexter and Representative Wallac Auburn. The Democrat named their candidate. am M. Ingraham of Portiand Assistant Secretary of War in President Wilson's cabinet, former surveyor of the R TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 MAINE “WET” SEEKS 2 . 170 of Portland and former mayor of the city, & Democrat, was defeated by Representative Carroll L. Beedy of the firsp district in 1924. Ingraham eame out for repeal or modification of the prohibition law. He polled 27,000 votes 1o Beedy’s 39,000. Dewar, in’ & statement, “pledged” himself to stand with those who be- | lieve the prohibition law is a “faflure | and_are working for its repeal or | modification.” | “By training and inclination T may | be less ‘wet’ than some who will not | .Fupdpufl- my candidacy,” the statement | said. 'PORTO RICAN LEADERS, ENEMIES, RESIGN JOBS| | By the Assoeiated Pres: SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, February 11 —Senator Antonio R. Barcelo, presi- dent of the Upper House for 13 years, handed in his resignation when the regular session of the twelfth Legisla- ture met yesterday. Senor Jose Tous Soto, speaker of the House, resigned at the same time, The two men broke with each other last Summer over personal and politi- cal difficuities, and the breach has re- sulted in new party and factional align- ments in Porto Rico. As no party has a clear majority in the Legislature, the melecti successors may be dela Sp——— S AVING NS HONEYMOONERS DIE AS PLANE CRASHES Paris Reports Tardieu Had Contemplated Going on IN-Fated Flight. By the Associated Press. 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