Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1935, Page 18

A—18 ROBERTS OFFERS NEW FSGAL PLAN Outlines Proposal for Fed- eral Contribution Before Kalorama Citizens. A plan whereby the amount of the Federal payment toward expenses of the District would be determined each year before the Commissioners sub- mit their estimates to the Federal Budget Bureau was outlined last | night by People’s Counsel William A. | Roberts in an address before the | Kalorama Citizens’ Association. Under the plan, Roberts said, Con- gress would be asked to authorize a group of Federal and District Gov- ernment officials to decide before July 1 each year just what shall be the Federal share of District costs in the next fiscal year. This group | would consist of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Federal and District budget directors, the Commissioners and one other Federal Government official. Would Ease Fiscal Trouble, Declaring the plan “would rid the District of at least part of its trou- | bling fiscal relations,” Roberts pointed | out the Commissioners, knowing the | amount of the Federal payment, would thus be able to fix the budget within the National Capital’s income | and to determine the amount of needed additional revenues. The group of officials which would decide the Federal apportionment would take into consideration the value of Federal untaxable property; what the District pays toward the | expense of widening avenues, im- proving the water front and other ment requires for Washington as the Nation’s Capital; the specific items of expense of the various branches of police, and other questions. Earlier in the meeting, the associa- tion adopted a resolution opposing any increase in taxes and indorsing the Commissioners’ request for an $8,500,~ 000 Federal contribution toward ex- penses for the next fiscal year. The resolution pointed out the Federal Government is taking from the Dis- trict many tax-producing areas. Roberts declared the mathematical ratio by which the Federal and Dis- trict shares are supposed to be de- termined is not a fair rule. He said the rule should be more flexible, so that a “fair and equitable” figure can be set each year. A charge that the Executive Com- mittee of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations was “unfair” in its report of the desirability of eliminating cer- tain textbooks from the public schools | because of alleged pro-communistic character was made by George W. Hodgkins, a McKinley High teacher and chairman of the association’s Education Committee. Hodgkins declared that certain sec- tions which the committee chose from | Carl L. Becker's “Modern History” as appearing to favor communism were offset by other sections. He said no teachers or parents have complained that students using this text have gone out of the class room with leanings toward communism. “Perhaps the text isn't well bal- anced,” he said, “and perhaps certain statements may be misinterpreted, but the author is certainly not a ‘com- munistic writer, as the committee charged. in its report.” Later, the group reiterated the posi- tion taken last month in expressing confidence in the “Americanism and competence of the Board of Education, officers and teachers of District public | schools,” and urging the “cessation of efforts of some persons and organiza- tions to spread charges that pro- communistic teaching is carried on or sanctioned by any authority in the projects which the Federal Govern- ! schools = 7th. AND D | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., Brother and Sister Meeting To Put Loneliness to Rout| Candidates for membership in the Brother and Sister Band of the Wid~ owed will meet at 8 pm. Friday in the Y. W. C. A. for the organization of a Washington band, it was an- nounced today by Rev. Edward Eells, organizer, The first band of the organization is in Brooklyn, where it was started a year ago. Since that time Rev. Eells, a retired Congregational minister, has been active in promoting other bands. The band of the widowed is a sort of lonely hearts club, but does not advocate marriage of its members, Rev. Eells explained. It is not lmited to the widowed, but welcomes any person over 25 years of age. ‘Those who attend the meeting Fri- day will be struck by the unusualness of the proceedings. All offices in the band are held by pairs, and here are some of the titles to which officers can claim distinction: All-around brother, all-around sister, brother and sister penmen, business brother, busi- ness sister, tuneful sister, tuneful brother, brother playmate, sister play- mate, scout sister, scout brother. The playmates have charge of any festivities held by the band, while the scouts seek out picnic grounds, a fa- vorite recreation of the sisters and brothers. Bands are flourishing in five States now and Rev. Eelis is still working on organization. He has been on the radio in several cities and is known as “the Cheer-up Man.” Each meeting of the band is opened by the singing by the membership of “Blessed Be the Tie That Binds,” as they form a circle and clasp hands. Handicap Spurs Eater. CONWAY, 8. C. (#).—Storekeeper 8. G. Singleterry bet a customer, Free- man Brown, that he couldn’t eat a pound of cheese and a pound of crackers in five minutes. Then he feared he had made a bad bet. He cut a two-pound slice of cheese and added a half pound of crackers. Brown d won the bet. l'am not detect the added quantity— ‘The safe way to fight a cough is that good old reliable —a Smith Brothers Cough Drop. (Two kinds: Black or Meathol—5¢.) Smith Bros. 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