Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1937, Page 35

CITIZENS 0PPOSE U.5.BUILDING SITE War Department Structure Would Tie Up Traffic, Northeast Group Says. On the suggestion of A. F. E. Scheer, president, the Joint Conference of Northeast Citizens' Assoclations last night unanimously opposed the con- templated New York avenue, Virginia avenue, and Twenty-first street site for the new War Department building. Scheer declared that in view of the work now under way to relieve traffic «ongestion in the area, erection of an- other large Government building there would be utterly foolish. The group offered no definite alternative site, their belief being that any location farther from the crowded section would be preferable. Also on Scheer's suggestion the eouncil approved a measure which would require street cars serving the area to stop at alternate loading plat- forms in the northeast, each car carrying & sign showing at which platforms it would stop. The measure included advocation of a law forbid- ding street car passengers to stand on either the front or back platforms. The conference passed a measure urging Andrew Mellon to reconsider his decision on the Sixth street loca- tion of the Mellon art gallery so as mot to block a main traffic thorough- fare, or to provide for the construc- tion of an underpass. Curtis N. McGee, president of the District Fire Fighters' Association, gave a short discussion of the work of firemen and suggested that the dele- gates ask their associations to act in favor of an eight-hour day for fire- men, ‘The delegation indorsed an improve- ment program of the Bladensburg - Road Citizens’ Association which seeks | street improvements, traffic and street | lighting, and better sewage removal for the area. They also approved, *but held for further discussion, a list of projects of the Lincoln Park Associa- tion, chief among which was disap- proval of the P. W. A, housing project at Nineteenth street and Benning road. Letters in reply to complaints were received from District Health Depart- ment and the Washington Gas & Light Co., the former promising action on the insanitary condition of the oyster shucking houses located on the municipal wharves and stating that plans were being made to require an annual examination for all food han- dlers in the District. The gas com- pany's letter assured the group pres- sure and heating value of gas was kept uniform all over the city. It said any cause of complaint was from an in- dividual source which could be easily rectified. ‘The conference reaffirmed its action favoring an East Capitol site for the Jefferson memorial. 2,000,000 EMPLOYED INYEAR, A. F.L. SAYS Progress Marked by Gains in Heavy Goods Industry, Re- port States. By the Assoclated Press. The American Federation of Labor Teported yesterday that 2,000,000 un- employed went to work in the year ended last November. “The year’s re-employment progress has been marked by gains in the heavy industries, where employment has recovered most slowly,” the report said. “Comparing the two Novembers, 1935 and 1936, we find in 1936: 258,000 | more at work in building, 252,000 more in the steel and machinery industries; automobiles and tires had added 48,000; railroad repair shops 34,000. “The industries manufacturing more perishable consumers’ goods showed much smaller gains. Textiles, food, clothing and shoe factories re- employed only 113,000. “In the distribution industries wholesale and retail trade added 329,- 000 workers and hotels, restaurants, lzundries and cleaning plants 74,000. “Farm labor increased by about 237,000, and persons in business for themselves or engaged as managers of business firms increased 152,000. | CLUB PLANS HIKE f'rails Group to Make Trip to Pennsylvania Sunday. ‘The first 1937 hike of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club will be heid Sunday in the Caledonia Park section of Pennsylvania. Weather permitting, ski enthusiasts will try out some of the slopes in Caledonia Park, and will then be taken by bus to Quirauk in the Blue Ridge Summit region ‘where they can try the new ski trail cut by members of the Washington Ski Club and Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. The long hike covers about 16 miles, and the shorter hike about 10 miles. ‘The bus leaves Treasury Place at 7 am. Sunday. 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