Evening Star Newspaper, May 22, 1932, Page 8

A8 = THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 22, 1932—PART ONE. BILLBOARDS WIN FIRMER FOOTHOLD Ancient Signs to Be Replaced by New Ones as Commis- the 50 per cent depreciation rule. De- spite refusal of repair permits, the Commissioners some time ago admitted that in the past many of the billboards had~ been reconditioned without au- thority. Recently an employe of the General Outdoor _Advertising Co. pleaded guilty in Police Court to such an_offense. ‘While most of the billboards at the intersection of New York and Florida avenues are in good condition, as re- vealed by an inspection, some at least have suffered from the ravages of time and elements. By replacing them with strong new structures, even with the v tling cars,” she reported back. “Surely | the Commissioners could order this junk | removed and the discontinuance of such private use of public property.” The auto junk piie is partially screened behind existing billboards of the General Co. It was contended, however, that the police have tried several times to pre- vent these operations as a “public nui- | sance” without success. Victory for Posters. Despite the decision of the Commis- | sioners to confine the replacement pro- |gram to a single locality, the resuits loss of five boards, the advantage 10| o yaj Davison's latest compromise is sioners Compromise. the General Co. was sufficient to com- pensate that loss. If such a policy of replacing is al lowed to continue, the American Civic | - [tory for the billboard Washington. industry regarded by some as & significant vic- in The New York head- (Continued Prom First Page.) cent depreciation clause in the lations. prompted the Commissioners to qualify their approval of the plan, for the regulations state that when a board has_depreciated 50 per cent or more, it shall be taken down. In a communication to the District authorities, Miss Harlean James, execu- tive secretary of the Civic Association, which played a major part in securing passage of the new sign law, wrote: “We would prefer to seé the bill- boards of the National Capital gradu- ally become more than 50 per cent de- preciated and then be ordered down than to see a new lease on life given to billboards which have not been legally repaired during the past decade. ‘Want Boards Banned. “But, if after full investigation and consideration of the pernicious results of fastening upon the Federal City new billboards in place of old ones which have been permitted to deteriorate under the policy of the District Com- missioners for the past decade, the Commissioners decide to grant permis- sion for repair of certain billboards located in commercial and lndustrisl‘ areas on condition that all bill- boards and wall signs be removed from residential and public building loca- tions, we will accept the decision of the Commissioners, though we cannot con- cur the right to work for a more stringent billboard law which would provide the | ultimate elimination of billboards from the National Capital.” The substitution of new boards for old ones, though confined to this single Wcation, is regarded by some of the Sublic groups that joined in securing | the sign law as a discrimination in | favor of the billboard company out- | side the range of the agreement | which the Sign Committee made with | Tespect to the removal of boards from | residential and so-called Shipstead zones. To provide for this abandon- | ment program within three years, the | Sign Committee, of which Maj. Davi- | son was the chairman, felt itself com- | pelled to agree to the repairing and reconditioning in commercial and in- | dustrial areas, along with other con- | cessions that were made. Whether | such a compromise was necessary was | the subject of public controversy at the | time. Since the repairs were to be per- | mitted only with the consent of the Commissioners, it was felt that pro- vided a sufficient safeguard to public interests. Repairs Refused. Under the admitted policy of the | last 10 years, no new billboards have | been authorized within the District nor | bave repairs been permitted legally. | As a result a great many of the bill- | boards erected prior to the sign law are in a bad state of disrepair and soon are liable to condemnation under will allow you TOMORROW—Peer- less stages its first INNER - SPRING MATTRESS SALE this year! The hearty co-operation of the CAPITOL BEDDING CO. has made this event pos- sible. As an added feature, we are al- lowing you $10 for your old worn-out mattress! Here are just three of the many values: and out $950 CAPITOL INNER-SPRING attress $19.50 Fully Guaranteed Inner Coil Mat- tress, in pure layer felt. around prevents ov coverings. All widths. $39.50—Our Finest Capitol Brand Inner Coil Mattress Made closed in separate pockets. avoid all spring friction. of finest imported damask. with over 800 coils, Built lator sides. Guarantced 10 years. widths. Less $10 your old mattress. 32950 A realization of this evidently | ers, “it would sacrifice the 10 years' starf we have on allowing these bill- boards gradually to become 50 per cent depreciated and then ordered down. See Monopoly. | “Even with the condition that some | dential and public building locations in | order to give 800 boards a new lease on life in commercial and industrial | areas, the outdoor advertisers would be placed just exactly where they de- sire. That is, they would have approxi- | mately 800 billboards protected from | competition of any kind, and so even- tually would be given a monopoly.” The concealment of some of the trash, as well as a huge automobile | dump, by these new latticed billboards | would be a decided improvement to the neighborhood in the opinion of Maj. | Davison and the Commissioners. It was one of the reasons for the latter granting the permission. Miss James, who was taken to in- spect the location at Maj. Davison's di- | rection, believed the appearances could | be remedied by the authorities “no | matter what conclusion is reached con- | cerning billboards.” The Commission- | ers, however, feel differently about that. “On a stretch of land outside the | fence now standing on what we sup-| | pose to be public property (on O | street), the space was filled with au- | tomobiles, and workers were disma in the judgment which would | warrant such & decision and we reserve | Association reminded the Commission- | 200 billboatds be removed from resi- | quarters of the General Co. has long sought to secure a foothold in Wash- | ington for its new type of panel poster. | Described as an ideal substitute for the old type of billboard, these glorified poster panels were rejected by a ma- | jority of the public interest groups that | sought to reconcile their differences with the whole billboard industry at a | | conference held here about a year ago | ~Just how far compromising with the General Co. may go toward undermin- ing the sign regulations is a matter on | which there has always been a dif- ‘fercnce of opinion. While admitting the |, | necessity of compromise before the law | was enacted, some of the public interest | groups discount the need of further | compromise. The danger involved to the sanctity of the sign regulations was illustrated only a short while ago, when o serious dispute arose between the | company and the Sign Committee over the removal of unauthorized billboards. || The company, throught its attorneys, had succeeded for several weeks in balking every attempt of the Sign Com- || mittee to compel it to live up to an agreement to take down all boards on the unauthorized list. the advertising contracts, the company contended it had fulfilled all its obliga- tions in the matter. Its interest and responsibility for the billboards ended || with the termination of the contract, the company contended. The negotiations appeared in a hop jam, with the Sign Committee fa Having canceled | | | Silk Hose ing the prospect of court action, until the tangle was speedily unraveled by Thomas F. Roche, an_employe of the building inspector’s office engaged as the District’s sign inspector. Mr. Roche came to the rescue by producing & copy of the contract between the billboard company and private property owners. The contract proved beyond further dispute that the billboard company retained its ownership in the boards. When this conclusive evidence Wwas sprung upon the conference, the bill- board attorneys promptly counseled the company to agree to the terms. ‘The unauthorized billboards were taken down. . Ross to Be Guest. Charles G. Ross, chief Washington correspondent of the St. Louis Post-| Dispatch and winner of the Pulitzer Prize last year, will be guest of honor at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Woman's National Press Club at the Willard Hotel Tuesday. . Trinidad expects to produce this sea- son, 8,000 tor - of sugar, greater than a year ag STOPGLOVER'SPAY IS KING'S DEMAND Senator Starts Move to Deny Political Activity to Post- who mixed in political activities whfle!"?flslmcstcu might engage in political in office. | matters out of official hours.” | | The Utakan said he could “not con- Refers to Recent Speech. | ceive” of the department being “used In submitting his proposals, King said | for political purposes as it had been for Glover recently told a Springfield post- | sometime in the past and as it is evi- masters' conventior. in effect, “to ac- | dently intended by the administration tively engage in supporting the Presi- | that it should be used in the future.” dent, telling them if they did not do| His postmaster proposal provides they 50, he would be in Washington in a few | shall not be paid unless they say under | days and wculd be glad to receive their | oath that for the period covered by the resignations.” | pay they have not used or permitted Glover's resignation was demanded on | use of tre post office building for politi- the Senate floor only a few days ago by | cal meetings, or engaged in political Senator Norris (Republican of Ne- | activity. braska), as a result of the speech, whil Democratic Leader Robinson of Arkan MOUNT VERNON HONOR GIVEN ARKANSAS WOMAN Mrs. Fairfax Loughborough Elect- ed Vice Regent of Association Grand Council. Mrs. Fairfax Loughborough of Little Rock, Ark., was elected vice regent at the annual grand council of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union Friday. sas called Glover's statements “a dis- masters. grace.” The pest office executive also was as- sailed in the House. King, one of the leaders in the suc- | By the Associated Press. | REMON HEADS PIONEERS | John A. Remon, general manager of |the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., was elected president of ihe Alex- A campaign to prevent postmasters from engaging In political activities and | | to cut off the pay of W. Irving Glover, | Second Assistant Postmaster General | was opened in the Senate yesterday by | Senator King (Democrat of Utah). | "In two amendments he proposed to| the pending treasury-post office supply which is much | bill, King asked that no funds go to pay | by | the salaries of Glover or of postmasters | Herbert J. Hagerman of Santa Fe as ander Graham Bell Chapter, Telephone | Pioneers of America, yesterday. Other officers elected were C. B. Graham, vice presicent, Maryland; J. B. Pearce, vice president, Virginia; Mary Mullady, vice | president, West Virginfa: Carolyn H. cessful fight to eliminate the salary of special Indian commissioner, said the Senate might not be able to remove Glover from office, but it cculd see he received no pay. | Martin, secretary-treasurer Cites Brown Statement. The Executive Cormittee is composed In introducing his other measure, |of W. P. Blamire, Washington: Mabel King referred to “a purported statement | Marshal Maryland; Harry Brecken- Postmaster General Brown,” in | ridge,,Virginia, and Horace A. Pierce, | open. Officials announced children under 10 years old, accompanied by parents or guaradians, always have been ad- mitted free when Mount Vernon is School children up to and in- cluding the eighth grade, formerly only admitted without charge on Saturdays, now are admitted free any day Mount Vernon is open when accompanied by teachers. 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