Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1930, Page 10

D. C. CITY MANAGER, =% URGED BY SPEAKER === Columbia Heights Association Told Present Government Is Inadequate. Nomination of officers and an address by Dr. Lawrence F. Schmeckebier, mem- ‘ber of the staff of the Institute of Gov- ernment Research, a private foundation, in which he advocated a city manager form of government for the District of Columbia, featured a meeting of the Columbia Heights Citizens’ Association in the Columbia Heights Christian Church last night. Charles T. Clayton and W. I. Swan- ton were nominated for the office of Ppresident of the association. Other nominees were: Dr. Seneca B. Bain for first_vice president, Miss Elizabeth A. Hayden for second vice president, Al- bert E. Westrater for third vice presi- dent, Walter B. Hargett for recording secretary, and William C. Strauss for treasurer. Nominations for the office of secretary were deferred until a future meeting. J. Clinton Hiatt, Prederick J. Rice and Willlam H. Johnson were nominated for delegates to the Federation of Citizens' Associa- tions, two to be elected. The officers are to be elected at the regular meeting of the association the first Tuesday in May. Urges City Manager. Choosing as his subject “Suggested Changes in District Government,” Dr. Schmeckebler urged the creation of “a unified government in the District of Columbia and _the divorcing of all United States officers from any partici- pation in District government.” He urged a city manager and & city council cases involving offenses against the United States Government be tried by the United States attorney and that all purely local cases be tried by the Dis- trict attorney. Dr. Schmeckebier asserted that there “is a lack of centralized responsibility in the present form of government here.” adding: “I have never seen a board of Commisisoners that worked successfully in governing a city.” He emphasized, however, that he was not offering sny criticism regarding the present - sioners. Favor Trolley Tax Amendment. A resolution was adopted at the meet- ing urging that the law compelling the street car companies to pay 4 per cent tax on the gross receipts be so amended as to permit the Public Utilities Com- mission to reduce this per cent by a sliding scale, so as to permit the public utility to earn the full amount that may be decided by the court to be fair without any increase in car fare. The resolution was introduced by W. I. Swanton, who declared: ‘“Recent court decisions and congressional hear- ings indicate the possibility of an in- creased car fare, at least temporarily, as a result of the proposed merger,” due to capital charges which would be made necessary by the expensive track changes and other changes before the resulting ultimate economies could be put into full effect. A resolution urging the District to purchase ground in the vicinity of Eleventh and V streets upon which to erect a fire engine house was adepted. Another resolution thanked the District authorities for the installation of elec- ||| tric lights on Eleventh street from U || street to Monroe street. The last two resolutions were introduced by J. Clin- ton Hiatt. William W. Adams, presi- dent of the association, presided. Burial Tradition Is Broken. SARAJEVO, Jugoslavia (#).—Tradi- THE EVENING HOLDS U. S. PAPERS MORE PROGRESSIVE Youthful German Publisher Ad- mires News-Gathering and Business Methods. American newspapers are more pro- gressive than European in news gather- ing and business methods, according to Dr. Wilhelm Girardet, publisher of a chain of newspapers in the German steel cities. “Your papers,” he declares, “are de- signed to get the news on the street as quickly as possible. You use three or 8 Out of 10 People Are Just Like Him l “T used to work on until I barely had time to eat, and then hurriedly.” says Denis V. Coveney of 135 indigestion from the excessive acid. Well! It was bad while it lasted. But I'm xid of it mow, by taking Acidine. It sweetens my stomach and the gas is gone in a few minutes.” normal stomach has all it can STAR, WASHINGT four times as many reporters as we, and your editorials are reduced to admirably simple terms. “German editors, contrary to the American_practice, write most of the papers. They are almost invariably close students of politics, since politics is always the most important subject in our country.” Dr. Girardet, 27, is of the third gen- eration of publishers in his family. He is completing a world tour, inspecting newspaper plants and offices as he goes. Dr. Girardet, in discussing conditions in Germany, said: “While we have a severe unemploy- “NION TE‘EEECOMPANY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA “A House Goes Up In Flames” —and in too many such cases insurance policies, contracts, deeds, jeweh'y.. heir- looms and other valuables dissolve in the flames at the same time. Why do YOU take such risks when .for'le'ss than a cent a day you can rent an individ- ual box in the Union Trust Company’s fire and burglar proof Arrange for this = SOUTHWEST CORNER D. O, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1930 v ment situation, we deal with it a little .give jobs first to men. When they are p] we employ women. If a married man is employed, we do not employ his wife. 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