Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1930, Page 4

r ?t ROLP TO DV 0L EXPENSE LRGED House Bill Calls for Regular Report on Federal Responsibility. Prom the 5:30 Bdition of Yesterday's Star. Creation of a permanent commission 10 sdvise Congress at regular periods as to the proper division of financial re- #ponaibility between the District gov- @mment and the United States is pro- vided for in & bill introduced in the| House today by Representative R. Wal- ton Moore of Virginia. ‘The commission would be specifically empowered to determine the amount of the Federal contribution to the ex- penses of the District of Columbia gov- ernment and would investigate and re- port the whole subject of fiscal relations every four years, beginning next De- cember. The commission would be composed of the chairmen of the Senate and House District committees and of the Senate and House appropriation com- mittees, a member of the Board of Com- | gy missioners of the District desig- Dated by that board, the director of the Budget Bureau and three citizens of the District appointed by the President. The bill was referred to the House District committee for consideration. Under the wording of the measure, | the proposed commission is directed “as soon as possible and from time to time thereafter to inquire into the fiscal re- lations of the United States and the District of Columbla with a view to and Cangress the amount of the annual con- tribution of the Government of the United States toward the expenses of the District of Columbia.” The commission would be instructed % make “a thorough investigation of all the conditions and circumstances which should be considered in deter- mining what, in justice and fairness, should be the division of the appropria- tions between the Government and the ‘The law would make it eompulsory on officers and employes of $443,333,117 DISTRICT BILL PASSES HOUSE AFTER BITTER FIGHT (Continued From First Page.) man Simmons expressed resentment DARR INDORSES [HOLADAY HITS LOW | MOORE PROPOSAL | Bill Would Set Up Commis- did not see why te for the l‘fl“)lilml.‘ru Mr. Hudson stated: “I want you to understand what this | sion_ on. amendment is and what the proposi- tion in this bill is. This proposition is not for a farmers’ market. It ought to be dubbed another real estate provi- sion for Washington realtors and not ‘f'%r the fl;:len,r Rfin’:mher that when you are voting_for , are vot! $225,000 for wuhinmimru.l m‘z scalpers and $75.000 for a place for a - ave. malatetned s _home ve ed & in Washington during my term in Con- gress, with the exception of one year, and I have had my family here. I have been an almost daily visttor to these n;lnkeu fot the purpose of making pur- chases, bill it you are not doing it in the interest of the farmers and you are dofhg it against the interests of the consuming public, as my own personal experience in these markets shows. “I hope the gentleman's amendment carry. It 18 a real estate proposi- i Amendment Rejected. The Michigan representative intro- duced an amendment, after failure of the Underhill motion, limiting use of the appropriation to the purchase of land priced at not more than 333 per cent above its assessed value. This amendment also was rejected. recommending tolng the following observation: “This proviso will prevent the ap- pointment of any private on the police n in | connectio: tion rather than a farmers’ proposi-|ly on.” force of the District of Columbia who has not had an eighth grade commen school education. I regret it is not subject to & point of order, as it is most obnoxious to me. When the bill was reported I was limitation with some friends and re- marked that it did not require an eighth grade common school education try during the World all administrative agencies of the Dis- | the pa; trict government to supply the commis- sion any information it may require Tegarding powers, dutles, activities, organization and methods of business. The commission would be given the ight to examine any 3 papers or records of the municipal gov= ernment needed in the prosecution of s work. ‘The fiscal relations commission would have the authority to employ experts and clerical help without subjecting them to requirements of any existing employment laws and to fix their com=- tion. Congress wu:llld sppt:;\;h;g{ sums needed to cover expe; e 2 and munieipal go' its. Committee chairmen assigned to the ‘would continue to serve un- new committees are created by & t Congress. ut::ben “fimt‘l': may designate sul in the event they enmml.nlonm > . n the commission would ity at any time to make dations to rel- tion_and administration to the District of Columbis could conduct its Whmmxn Outlines Long Fight. of . Moore outlined to the House controversy that has existed as division of municipal 1 entered the House more than ago,” the Virginian said, “there almost constant agitation on to how the cost of con- ¥k it E I i ; 80 per cent on the District on the Treasury. ok gfi gfifii g8 0 g g District consideration, the ratio doned and the annual the Federal Government ,000. ‘That figure is still result that at this time tribution is said to be cent of the total. Nine amount carried in the EERBEERE! i E_g§ §82 i ‘Was Held Illogical. ho d the ratio plan , among other things, that it was and wholly unwarranted, in f the fact that conditions vary e to time, 8o that in some years r liabllity and expense are cast §ig i o ES i& ht have been more, lew years ago it n less than the or it ht have Tederal ent should pay. Today thers are many who assert the amount is too small, and perhaps there are some in the House who assert it is too Cannot Be Overlooked. “There is thus a controversy which cannot be appreciably quieted, so long 88 a view of any one member of the House or Senate, however able and well informed, or the view of any small sub- committee of the House committee on tions, however able and well jormed, is to be accepted as final ‘The character and practices of the DI trict government are determined exclu- sively by Congress, in which theexoopk of the District are unrepresented, and it must be admitted it is the duty of to make the government &5 satisfactory as possible and to remove, if it can, any ground for cont.lnul!' doubt and -f{tnlon in respect to & m:tter of major importance. “In order to proceed in that direction I entertain the opinion that Co: should have the benefit of the and advice of some agencies constituted and equipped to investigate all of the facts and periodically recommend to Congress what the division of expenses in fairness and justice should be.” C0-EDS FAVOR SMOKING. Northwestern Newspaper Poll Shows 288 for and 51 Against, voted in favor of ins smoking rooms in domitories and sorority houses 'll sgainst, the paper announced Nearly 2,800,000 mulberry trees are 8till} rigin, appropriation | tween . self during the war, could not be ap- pointed to' the Wi n Police Force. “The prerequisites for a position on the Wi Police Force should be: 1. Is the man sound physically and mentally? 2. Is he honest? 3. Does he have the nerve to discharge the dutles of mm? Pind men with such quy tions and you will have real policemen less of whether or not regard] they have had an eighth grade educa- | th! tion. The proviso should be stricken from the bill.” The greater partion of the bill was throtgh its read , ling with- out interruption and the measure was adopted ithout final debate, with about 25 members on the floor. & brief of today House. The measure %mh ;h‘ hearings , where 10 o'clock morning jttee of which Senator Bing- ham, Republican, of - Connecticut is chairman. INCENDIARY FLAMES HALTED BY VOLUNTEERS 5,000 to 6,000 Acres of Reforesta- tion Lands in Two Mississippi Counties Burned Over. By the Associated Press. GULFPORT, Miss., March 28.—Fifty volunteers and deputies working under direction of K. F. Kimball, district forester at Wiggins, brought the fire, starting in several places simultaneously, was of incendiary honic communication be- the out towers had been severed, making it difficult to summon firefighters, Kimball said. Air Corps Needs Welder. Applications to fill a vacancy in & position as acetylene welder in the Air Bolling Field, will be Domt. 1d, ved until April 19, the Civil Service Com- mision announces. The entrance salary is $2400 a year. Information may be ol ed from the fourth United States trict, 1724 F street. civil service dis- Canada’s nickel output last year was 1| valued at $40,000,000. secretary of the | () sion to Handle Fiscal Relations. of Representative R. bill providing for the permanent commis- relations butveen“ t.h‘: governmen! in a letter sent today by Charles W. Darr, president of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, to itative Moore. ‘he Chamber of Commerce head states the creation of a fiscal relations commission for the past two years has been favored by the trade ly follow= ing a careful study of the question. ‘The letter says in part: “The citizens of Washington ready to bear their full share of the financial responsibility for the develop- ment of the National Capital. They have demonstrated this readiness on umerous occasions in the past, In this n it is only necessary to refer to that period shortly after the Civil War, when the burden of local taxes became 80 excessive that District prop- erty owners were saved from impending only through generous in- tervention of the Congress. ‘Sooner or later, Washington's rapid- are unds, public buildings, flelds and doszens of other wholly desirable projects, will ne- cessitate further adjustments of our present taxes and it is not conceivable that the present inflexible arrangements, the lump-sum basis, can long continue to bear any true relationship to actual mg’w bill, if substi- “Your bill, if enacted, would - tute science for arbitrary flat; facts for guesswork, and would lay the basis for a permn:m and mutually satisfactory di- len of financial Capital. SIX CHILDREN BECOME ILL AFTER EATING RAT POISON Group in Hospital Reported in Se- rious Condition——Found Can in an Alley. the Associated Press. e e g their homes. o children eesiing ke Pocted in erious oo T T [E—— GRANT BUS PERMIT TUtilities Body Acts on Requests of Two Lines in District. The m;d Utilities Commission yes- , north on Fourteenth to Pennsylvanis avenue, west on Pennsyl- vania avenue to the terminal, thence west to Fifteenth, north on Fifteenth street to New York avenue, east on New York avenue to Twelfth street, south on Twelfth street to Pennsylvania ave- nue. MODEL AIR TOURNEY there will be tournaments every two weeks, leading to the finals of the local tournsment to be held here in August. Winners in the finals will be under consideration to represent this city In the fourth National Playground Miniature Aircraft tournament to be held in Atlantic City, October 10 and 11. Airport Seizure Voted. 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While the Washington Police Depart- ment s not “the worst in the world,” it is handicapped by low qualifications for personnel, lack of proper organization, insufficient sclentific equipment and dis- couraging court delays, the House was informed this afternoon by Representa- tive Holaday of Illinols, a member of the House District committee. ‘The Illinois member, speaking on police provisions in the District appfo- priation bill, criticized the death of educational requirements for police re- cruits, charged that police officers “in key positions” have reputations “incom- patible with efficient public service,” and caustically denounced the House of De- tention as “the most extravagant and inefficient unit of the entire District Government.” Reorganization of the Police Depart- ment, he said, should be left to Maj. Gen. Crosby, newly nominated Commis- sioner, and he voiced confidence that the former Cavalry chief would handle the situation effectively. Points Out Court Delays. Pointing out that the police are con- fronted with serious delsys in court procedure, Representative Holaday cited the hours spent on the bench by some of the judges and remarked that im- provement in the courts of the District “must come & new conception of public duty on the part of some of the judges now mwm' He digressed from his criticism of the Police t long enough to toss .mmmfl.mm«wm Court, characterised per annum, with I are holding court an average of two | officials whom _ he “capable and efficient.” this list Maj. Daniel J. auditor; William P. Richards, Maj. D. A. Davison, Maj. L. and Oapt. Hugh P. Oram, eer Engin Whitehurst, Highway 3 J. B. Gordon, sani! ieer; Dr. George ST lcer ; J - son, d of momc, and Chief George 8. Department. as He named in Donovan, A88e850T; E. Atkins Assistant ; Oapt. !{ C. 'atson of the Fire Hits School System. In almost the next'g:elflt Mr. Hola- system of Washnigton is “the least 120n | effclent major department of the Dis- trict government. ity %\’xbllc duty assist the a t of bis to receive more for his dollar than is received by the taxpayer of any other city in the “The designation of the Washington RS pa a “sl is made by the Civil Service Comm! sion. ‘The police bill now said, would nn, the Wuhm from seventh to first place in the list of departments in cities of comparable size. The present force ranks second as to ratio of police to area co ly reason of the character of her citizens and the stability of employment within her boun Wugugum should be the easiest city in the United States to po- lice properly, the House was told. “As indicating lack of proper organ- ization,” Mr. Holaday continued, “we find men in key on the police force with reputations that are incom- patible with efficient public seryice. “Some minor units of the department are overmanned. For example, in the House of Detention, with an average dally population of 14, there are 25 employes, in addition to the 22 police- women who have headquarters in' the same building. “The House of Detention, while only a minor_unit, is the most extravagant and inefficlent unit of the entire Dis- trict Government.” “Provision has been made for further training of the two gun experts now in the department and necessary equip- ment to aid them in their work. An additional microscopic chemist has been added to the Heall ent wi be always available to the Police Department. Courts Behind in Work. “The courts are from six months to two years behind with their work. The police are not responsible for this con- dition. “The four judges of the Police Court are each drawing & salary of $8,000 per annum. Their dockets average oix || months behind and they hold court an average of three hours and 24 minutes || , 8ix da) r week. P e ve fudges of the Munictpal hours and six minutes per day five days per week. In addition to being current || with its work, one should note that the Municipal Court is asking that its ju- risdiction be enlarged to care for more work, in order that the other courts may be relieved. “The seven judges Court, each drawing $10,000 per annum, with their docket more than two years behind, are holding court an average of 2 hours and 53, minutes per day, days per wzk. In -dul:lhu.n. "i:’ take public school | I ublic duty on Yumul now ' sitting.’ — WAGE TO BE REDUCED London Wool Trade Notices Ex-|f pected to Bring Resistance. LONDON, March 38 (). THE DAUN PATROL in Action A vivid moving picture story of America’s outstanding university of the air in action on the ground.and high above the clouds. If you are interested in aviation from any angle and are a well oqu‘xrpsed se! 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