Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1930, Page 36

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1930. * VOICE CRITICISM OF COMMISSIONERS Michigan Park Citizens Up- braid Officials for Approving $295,000 Expenditure Bill. Sharp criticism of the District Com- misgioners was voiced last night at a meeting of the Michigan Park Citizens’ Association, at which resolutions were adopted condemning the proposal to build a viaduct on Monroe street, widen the thoroughfare from Sixth to Twelfth | streets northeast and closs Michigan | avenue. The Commissioners were upbraided | for approving & bill, now before Con- gress, that woudl authorize an expendi- ture og $295,000 to carry out the proj ect. Plans were made to have a delega tion appear before the District commit- tee of the House to fight the measure. Arrangements also were made to cir- culate a petition in an effort to kill the bill. Decision was reached to attempt to | enlist the aid of the Board of Trade, the Chamber of Commerce, the Federa- | tion of Citizens' Associations and the Real Estate Board. These organizations | will be told the proposal would be a | detriment to the community instead of an_improvement. E. J. Brennan. who led the mo ment against the bill, declared ti project, if carried to completion, would | add a serious fire hazard, because there would be only one main artery leading to_the community instead of two. The organization also went on record as favoring the establishment of a fire engne station at Twelfth street and Rhode Island avenue northeast. Speak- | ers pointed out 16 minutes now is re- quired for the closest fire apparatus to | Teach the community. It also was e: plained that there had been three seri- ous fires in Michigan Park recently. A committee was instructed to seek better poctal service for the section. Approval was given to a movement to permit the charging of nominal fees for amateur boxing matches. The association voted to attempt to obtain additional policemen to guard school children at, street crossings. Officers for the ensuing year were nominated. The electic: will be held next month VARE TO RUN AT HEAD OF COMPLETE TICKET Pennsylvanian Confers With Phil- adelphia G. 0. P. Leaders on List of Candidates. By the Associated Press. ST. LUCIE, Fla.. February 20.—Wil- vania primary, it was indicated Tues- day at the close of a series of confer- ences here with Philadelphia Republi- can leaders. “Mr. Vare intends to fight the opposi- tion all the way,” declared James M. Hazlett, chairman of the Philadelphia City Republican committes, who made it known that Vare now is considering | a list of probable candidates far various | offices. A | Hazlett, who came here with Stale| Senator Samuel W. Salus of Philadel- phia for the “war council,” said that suggestions had been given to Vare for men to fill “several offices,” and that in some instances more than one man had been suggested for each office. W. R. , Vare's secretary, said Vare had not changed his own view | of being a candidate for the United States nate against Senator Joseph R. Grundy. MRS. SULLIVAN DEAD. - advocating the WILD ROSE WINS REFERENDUM ON CHOICE OF NATIONAL FLOWER Boasts of Plurality of 150,-| 000 Over the Columbine, | Which Is Second. Nature Association to Ask Congress for Legislation Sanctioning Vote. ‘The American people through a Na- tion-wide poll conducted by the Amer- ican Nature Association have indicated | their choice of the wild rose as the national flower. [ ‘The association pla: gress to enact legislatic selection an official status. | This was announced yesterday by the Washington branch of the organization with the completion of a recheck of the vote, which shows the wild rose rolled | up 492,811 votes out of the 1067676 votes cast for a plurality of more than 150,000 over the columbine, the near- =5t contender. Four States Against Rose. ‘The wild rose won in every State ‘xcept Colorado, Florida, Minnesota and Washington, although it had no group actively supporting it and was >pposed by & number of organizations selection of other to ask Con-| giving this fowers Pennsylvania, with 111,258 Ohio, with 78,648, New Yorl th 53,838, and Wisconsin, with 59, . led the country in the number of ballots ast. Washington supported the colum- bine more vigorously than any other State. Only seven votes separated the rose from its rival in South Dakota. 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A typical paign was conducted the Pranklin Junior High School of ‘C,!yrecn Bay, m- where all the State flowers and candi- ?‘M‘: “nd lllu;tr;&d on the school bul- etin board an ussion preceded the actual voting by a month. “The wild rose, despite criticism to this effect, is not the flower of England; that emblem is the cultivated rose. The campaign did not designate one par- ticular variety of wild rose, but left it possible for each community to feel that its local representative was the choice of the country.” ong the organizations which took part in fostering the poll were the Gar- den Club of America, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the State and national organizations of Camp Fire Girls and Girl Scouts and the Colum bine Society. ‘The Prince of Wales has sent an au- tograph letter to the parents of Flight Lieut. 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