Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1923, Page 3

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See ADAMS, Barrister bldg. PLUMBING, TINNING, Fry You should think of - BEDELL ‘ DEBATE ON VOTES FOR DISTRICT STIRS MONDAY EVENING CLUB E. C. Brandenburg Opposes Leslie M. Shaw. Remarks Upholding Enfranchise~ ment Plea Find Response. The Monday Evening Club was en- llvened by a debate on'the subject, “Should the Residents of Washington Be Enfranchised?’ at the meeting of the organization held last night at the Cosmos Club. E. C. Brandenburg of the Washington Board of Trade upheld the affirmative, while Leslie M. Shaw, former Secretary of the Treasury, upheld the negative. No Decislon Given. ‘There were no judges and so no decision was given, but it was evi- dent from the sentiment of members of the club, when discussion from the floor was called for, that the club was overwhelmingly in favor of na- tional representation for the District of Columbia. Mr. Brandenburg opened his argu- ment by taking exception to a sentence in the program of the even- ing announcing the debate. The sentence read: “There are those who believe that the people of Washing- ton are fortunate In that they are spared the task of self-government. Incumbent Upon Few. am not willing to be put in the class of shirkers” ¥r. Brandenburg sald. I ought to have the same rights as any citizen in the United States. Until eight yvears ago I was one of those who thought the District was get- ting along pretty well, Then I dis- covered how it was we got what we do, how it was incumbent upon a few men to hunt around and find senators and representatives to get what the District needed. “Is it right—do you know any good reason why the men here should not have the right to vote?” he queried. Attacking the proposition to allow the District a delogate in Congress, Brandenburg said that a delegate vould be about as much good to the District of Columbia as an appendix to the human anatomy.” ays Voteleas Man Is Valueless. “A man who would go on the floor as a delegate, with no power to vote, isn’t any use whatsoever,” he con- tinued. “A delegate is the most dan- gerous thing we could have. If you once get a delegate you'll never get a representative. Answering the question “Are we entitled to national representation?” Mr. Brandenburg quoted figures to show that in 1910 the population of the District was larger than that of six states and that in 1920 it was larger than that of aeven, and wihin a small per cent ot the populations of two other states, £o that the popula- tion here is really equivalent to that of each of nine states. Millions in Taxes. Many people in the states think that {the federal government “feeds and clothes us.” Mr. Brandenburg said, declaring that in 1918 the District { paid internal revenue, customs and miscellaneous taxes to the tune of $12,862,000, and in 1919 the sum of $18.645,053. This tax, he said, was greater than the tax of North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming and Vermont. The District pays more in federal taxes, he declared, than any one of fifteen states. “There is no good reason why we should not have the right to vote for electors for President and Vice Presi- {dent,” Mr. Brandenburg asserted. Touching upon the question of the colored population, the speaker de- clared that this part of the popula- tion here ill come nearer meeting the requirements of citizenship than many other citizens of this country.” he question of right is not in- volved,” was the opening shot of Mr. Shaw. ' “The Congress of the United States acquired this District with the distinct agreement that it should con- {trol it. It has the right to control it No man has the right to vote in th District because the Constitution for- bids it. “The United States of America made { this city,” continued Mr. Shaw. “The | people ot Detroit made Detroit. Th i United States owns this city. Wh you ought to do Is go to Congress and lask them to make this city the won- derful city it ought to be. If you want an appropriation, start at the | right place—the budget bureau. A Mecea, He Says. f the people outside knew how little taxes you pay. you couldn ldraw up titles to lots fast enough jcontinued the speaker. “What a mecca, this {s! You have only the federal tax here, while in the states they have both federal and .state taxes."” Mr. Shaw declared that in twenty years the population of Baltimore had grown from 508,000 to 734,000 people, or 44 per cent increase; its i jfrom $9,000,000 to $56,000.000, and its rate of taxation, from 1.95 to 2.7 per cent. Detroit, he declared, had grown in population, from 285,000 to 1994,000, its budget, from $4,000,000 to { $68,000,000, or 1500 per cent, its rate of 'taxation from 17 to 22 mills. Pittsburgh, he sald, had grown from a population of 451,000 to 588,000, its budget, from $6,000,000 to $19,000,000, its rate of taxation, from 12 mills to 16% mills. Buffalo, he asserted, had increased its population, 43 per cen its budget, from $4,00,000 to $18,000, 000, its rate of taxation, from 17 to 27 ‘mills. Says Tax Has Decreased. The population of the District, Mr. Shaw said, had grown in the same time, 57 per cent; its budget, from $9,000,000 to $22,000,000, or 144 per cent and its tax rate has decreased. “If the people of the United Stat: knew this is the place to come to,” the speaker asserted, “they would come by the millions.” This city has the best government in the world, it is the cleanest city, has the best society, is the most economically managed. and will remain so until ou get suffrage. Yo rhen the colored man, and the government clerk—who is notably without experience in affairs of this kind—wlll give you the worst city in the world. The good conditions will continue until you are so foolish as to get the franchise. Scores “the Highbrows. “The people of the United States will_never turn their city over to you,” continued Mr. Shaw. He de- clared that “highbrows and people of have the same rights and | budget had increased 583 per cent, | wealth do not go to primaries—they ::!h':‘ clubs and curse everybody in &ht Mr. Shaw sald the “old tea party argument, taxation without repre- sentation,.sounds good,” but that the “right to vote is not the essential thing.” He sald thte government has the right to have its city,” which is salted down and riveted for you in the Constitution.” Opposed to Government Chamge. Mr. Brandenburg then took the floor for rebuttal, at the behest of John Thider, who presided. Mr. Bran- denburg declared that the people here are opposed to any change in the form of local government. “Mr. Shaw has given us the old, hackneyed argument,” he said, * ‘if you don't llke it, get ou Mr. Shaw's figures in regard to District taxation are wron Mr. Branden- burg pointed out that here property assessed at full value, whlra in the sty 5.'"111 is not. S ntil we change the local method of mssessing at full value,” he con- tinued, “we are going to have these ll!;:l( ”f “My information is probably false,” stated Mr. Shaw, rising, in his tuch for rebuttal. “It came from the treasurer of each city. I_shall be glad to report to them. But more places are over-assessed than under, Most citles have bonded themselves to the limit There is not a bond here. x:‘;l:'cl;n': have a state here without cipal government. You haven" Thalf advertised this city,” was Mr‘A Shaw’s parting. attack, “do it and you will have a million people here in ten years.” Subject Generally Discussed. :hhh"bi'o{ Edson took the floor when ® subjunt was thrown o - eral discuseen s Tonmen “I have 1'% here for sixty years,” Mr. Edson ead, simply, “I became of age here. I was a soldler in the clvil war. 1 served in the world war. 1 have tried to be a fairly good citizen 1 have always been Interested in good Fovernment and my fellow man. “But am not_considered good e vote for President. it s “I am sure if Gov. Shaw had liv here as long as T have been horcs continued the speaker, with em: In \his voice, turning toward Mr. aw. “you would be a: favor as I am. ol No Charges of Corruption. “This Is a republic. We want this | Bovernment to exist, and, If so, why ishouldn't we be a part of it. Statis. jtics are favarable to the District of Columbia. We have the best local government in the United States. There has been no charge of corrup- }tlon since 1878. We will have just as good government after the constitu- tional amendment as we have today. Don’t judge us by the state. The {people ‘here will not want and never can change the absolute jurisdiction of the government. “What we do_want is to vote for {President and Vice President of the United States, and for two senators and two representatives. It isn't right shat we should not, it isn't justice. Justice is what we want." Others Uphold Right. Others who upheld the right of the people to have the vote asked by Mr. | Edson were Justice Frederick L. Sid- dons, Louls Ottenberg, Dr. George F. Bowerman, Selden M. Ely and Mr. Thider. The Monday Evening Club adopted resolutions opposing “attacks on the Constitution of the United States declaring that there is no excuse for wilfull violation of law, and that the club has an earnest desire to further respect for an obedience to the laws of the United States. Reports on the alley bill from Mr. Ihider and on the school and home for the feeble-mind- ed from Arthur D. Call were heard. OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED. ‘Woman's Relief Corps, G. A. R., Holds Exercises. The Woman's Relief Corps, Depart- ment of the Potomac. Grand Army of | { the Republic, installed jts officers elect- | ! ed during the thirty-fourth annual con- | | vention of the organization here last | iwrek at exercises in Grand Army Hall, | | 1410 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, | {last night. Judge J. W. Willett, commander-in- | chief of the Grand Army, addressed the meeting, which was presided over { by Mrs. Lila A. Oldroyd, past national | junior vice preside Mrs. Myrtle M. | Loebsack, outgoin § >sident, was pre- : | sented with a jev. § d badge of her ! office, while each o1 yhe incoming offi- cers received bouas Vi of flowers. The new officen: are: President, | Miss Jennie L. Hawilton; senior vice | president, Mrs. Ellzabeth B. Shaw; { juntor vice president, Miss Augusta P. | Palmer: treasurer, ‘Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, rfiow beginning her eighth | term; chaplain, Mrs. Mary DI Marzo; Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, councilo t Mrs. Tillle D. Entrikin, inspector; Mrs. { Mamie P. Dorsey, L and I officer; Mrs. | Mary V. Fauth,’ patriotic instructos Mrs. Mary M. North, press correspond- ent; Mrs. Myrtle M. Loebsack, senior aide; Mrs. Annie Tyler, Mrs. Annie Taylor, Mrs. Addie Hickman, Miss Ella Queenan and Mrs. Hester Wyman, exe- gutive board, and Isabella Bontz, color earer. l EXECUTIONS ARE STAYED.J The Supreme Court has suspended sentences of death imposed upon five egroes of Philllps county, Ark., growing out of the race riots of 1919 and their cases were ordered back to| the district to determine whether they recelved a fair trial. Justices McReynolds and Sutherland dissented on the ground that appeal to the fed- eral courts in such cases by writ of habeas corpus cannot be approved. | GET RETIREMENT BENEFITS. A bill extending to employes of the Panama canal and the Panama Rall- | road Company the benefits of the civil service retirement act was pass- ed by the Senate yesterday. The bil, now goes to the House for action. y We have been renovatis. 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Cer- tainly we are not going to allow them to beat us agents up as though We were signposts,” sald Harman. During the past few weeks fou attacks have been made on “dry" agents of the fourth district operat- ing in Maryland. During an attack last Saturday, Janthen Paul, linguist of the probibition forces, was knited by the proprietor of a near beer saloon in East Baltimore. Harman sald that never again would his agents g0 on raids unequipped with pistols. Smuggling First Liquor Leak U. S. Must Plug to Enforce Law Change in Permit System Cuts Down Illegal Warehouse Withdrawals to Minimum—Moonshining Small Part. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. (This ie the second of a serles of seven articles written after an exhaustive study of the prohibition question, in which President Harding, Prohibition Commis- mioner Roy Maynes, Assistant Attorney General Willebrandt, Wayne B. Wheeler of ‘the Anti-faloon Lesgue, Capt. W. H. Staston of the National Association’ Op- posed o Prohibition and_other le mitted to private interviews with the writer, and gave thelr candid opinions on law enforcement and the outlook.) Is “bootlegging” on the increase or decrease? The writer has asked that question otion | of practically all with whom he has | le88ing and had interviews. Problems of pollcy usually enter into the answer. For,| if 1t were to be admitted that “boot- legging” is on the increase, that might be construed as a reflection on the efforts of the enforcement officers, and, possibly, as an il effect of pro- hibition itself. If it were contended that “bootlegging” is diminishing, the statement would be challenged by those people who ardently belleve in prohibition, but who think even the Volstead law Is weak in its criminal features and that public sentiment | ble, |2 matter of degree. League thinka the entire power nl‘ the Army and Navy should be mar- shaled, if necessary, to uphold the majesty of the law. Canada and Mexico are being constantly besought to help stop smuggling on the inter- national boundary. Unquostionably those sources will eventually be re- stricted. What can be done on the coast line remains an open question The investigating branch of the Eovernment hopes to perfect its ma- chinery to the point where distribu- tion will be difficult, if not impossi- and violations reduced to the same proportion as other crimes. N one has yet said to me that all boot illicit distribution o liquor can be stopped. It's entirely Entirely Behind Law. ‘Whatever impression the public may i have that the Harding administratior itself will wink at law violations can be emphatically denled: Ther: never was a greater misconceptior of what s going on in Washington The President is heart and soul for law enforcement. Prohibition Com- missioner Haynes is an energetic and capable Individual, whose fervor on the prohibition question-is unsur- passed by Wayne Wheeler himself And he is gradually eliminating the corruption in the prohibition forces can only be aroused by painting the true situation. Evasfons of Law Comceded. Obviously the government doesn't have any statistics on “bootlegging. If it did, there would be more arrests and prosecutions. Evasions of the law are conceded. Smuggling Greatest Weakness. Opinions differ as to the signifi- cance of “bootlegging.” Men like Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes and Wayne Wheeler of the Anti- Saloon League are optimists. They have been in the prohibition move- ment all their lives. They reckon everything in relative terms. They see progress on every side. They are by no means satisfled. They feel that the states must be awakened to their responsibilities and that profes- sional and business men must be reached by appeals to conscience and patriotism. In the Department of Justice sits one of the clearest thinking individuals in America, Mrs. Mary Walker Willebrandt. She has the "title of assiatant attorney gen- eral. The United States district at- torneys in the elghty-eight district: pervision. She is prosecuting cases vithout fear or favor. She knows what's going on. And she tells me bootlegging in the border states is thriving. Smugsliag Greatest Weakness. By “border” states is meant the states nearest the coast lines and the Mexican and Canadian bounda- ries. That means smuggling. 1It's the most dificult and perplexing phase of the whole problem—the cen- tral weakness in enforcement of the law. Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Haynes admitted that their hardest job was in combatting the smuggler. Presi- dent Harding himself_recognizes the practical difficulties, but hopes the Dnited States coast guard and customs service will be brought to a higher state of efficlency within a relatively short time. re are men in these services who G not belleve in the prohibition law. They have long been In the service. Thelr records are excellent. They do not actually conspire to vio- late the law, but they look the other way when violations develop. These men will be weeded out in time. But that will not cure the difficulty, for the coast lines are long and almost impossible to guard. Satlors Are Tempted. bers of the crew of nearly everr ip that touches a forelgn port_ are tempted to take on board a case or two for resale at high prices on reaching America. Can every dock be watched? Can every smail fishing craft be inspected day and night? Can cases of liquor lowered fi: gave me some interesting statis- i ties. - For example, there were 133,000.000 gallons of red liquor consumed an- nually before the federal amendment was adopted. This was the amount on which taxes were paid. so it wa possible to complle the data. The exports from Great Britain and other European countries since 1920 show a marked falling off in liquor trade While much is being smuggled, it isn't anywhere near the amount that used to be imported from abroad. Little Goed Whisky Imported. The impression of all officials is that very little good whisky is being brought ‘into America. Nearly all of what is seized shows the effects of dilution. The “bootleggers” want to make as much money as possible, so they dilute the good with the bad and have more cases to sell. When the federal amendment was adopted approximately 68,000,000 gallons were stored in government warehouses to ibe withdrawn only on permits for medicinal or other legitimate pur- poses. In 1920, approximately 12,- 500,000 gallons were withdrawn. Un- uestionably ~many permits were orged, In 1921, with & new permit system and with only those employes retained who believe in the enforce- ment of the law, the total in the first six months was reduced tb 3,500,000 gallons, and now, in the year 1922 Just ended, the aggregate withdraw als were 1,800,000 gallons. Twenty-Five Years' Supply. This is by no means the minimum that officlals think can be reached, but if it is, then America has in sotr- jage warehouses enough for about itwenty-five years more. These fig- |ures some day will be the basis for new legislation limiting the manu- facture to a specified amount an- nually. Of the 150,000 physicians in the United States, only 30,000 to 40,000 have applied for permits to prescribe liquor. Some who believe in it for medicinal purposes do not like to be pestered with prescriptigns. They let their patients get it through the “bootleg” route. Others do not think whisky necessary to the practice of medicine. A group of 300 doctors is fighting in the courts against the right of the federal government to interfere with the practice of medi- cine in any way. But prohibition offi- clals are counting on the aid of the medical profession itself ultimately in cutting down the wrongful use of permits. Leaky Permits Sealed. The campaign of the government against the ‘bootlegger” has been twofold—to reduce the amount of liquor at the source of supply and to prevent distribution. The first source of supply was the leaky permit system. That has been i the side be detected with the Ovenent coast guard and customs 5 B Wheeler of the Anti-Saloon T [ If You Believe in the United States— almost entirely closed up. Good liquor with bonded warehouse labels fis scarcer than it used to be. Three hundred bonded warehouses are be- ing converted into forty or fifty. This You Believe in Washington What Every Woman Knows The supreme value of ample closet space in a home. The new Walker-Built Homes on Jenifer and 41st streets, Chevy Chase, D. C.,, contain closet space such as t o give a real thrill to every woman who inspects them. On first floor there is a large coat closet in the entrance hall and another in the sun room; on the second floor there is a large linen closet in the hall and four immense closets, each 5 feet by 8 feet or more in dimension, ample storage space for any and all purposes. The closets also have electric lights. The closet. space is merely one of a great many features that make these homes stand out apart. Open Every Afternoon for Inspection 813 15th St. N.W. innmmpnnmmmmmmumll N i Main 2430 .| reach | i concentration of the government sup- ply is oxmufl to prevent thefts and make it easler to check up and guard liquor on hand. The second source is in the manu. facture and use of industrial alco: hol. Manufacturers are being re- quired to use denatured alcohol, and by using benzol it is said to be im- possible to extract good alcohol ex- cept by an apparatus costing about $60,000, which will be within the of only a few ringleaders who cannot easily escape detection, as the government ‘espicnage system on this phase of prohibition will tend to grow more expert because of the relative- ly tew persons who know anything about the proces: Dilution Killing Gam The third source is the smuggled liguor from Cuba and the Bahamas. The “bootlegger: themselves are killing their own game by diluting good liquor with bad. Also much of the stuff manufactured in Cuba and elsewhere has been found to be made of cheap grades of molasses alcohol. Good whisky is expensive, and ‘“‘boot- leggers” in the future will have to be satisfied with a smaller margin of profit or else see their trade fall off. Many people have been scared by the stories of poisons in liquor and others have been disillusioned by purchasing the poor quality beverages. The fourth source is “moonshine.”” It nas been made for generations. Offi- clals think it will always continue, just as horse stealing or petty thievery. Not many people, relatively speaking, |cnik n fact, official except moonshine were reduced to the vanishing point they could handle the manufacture of moonshine in a short time. Popular Knowledge Extensive. There is no way of telling how many people are making gin and whiskv. The laws against the sale of recipes are| stringent, but popular knowledge is ex- ensive. = Officials content themselves with the bellef that not many people, broadly viewed, will go to the trouble of making whisky, and that the “boot- | single, knows what good whisky was like. Drunkenness on the streets is one of the manifestations of the liquor traffio which leads to all sorts of in- dividual opinions. Statistics on ar- rests are frequently misleading. The government here maintains that the decrease in arrests for intoxication in New York city, mittedly a wet spot, has been 67 per cent in the last three dry years, as compared with the three ars previous. ¥ na men charged with tne duty of enforcement would answer the ques- tion propounded at the beginning of this article as follows: If bootlegging is on the increase, this does not inean that the amount of liquor consumed is on the increase, for admittedly the conditions surrounding purchase and sale are hazardous; there may be a slight increase in distributors, but as prosecutions continue and heavy sen- tences are meted out and the en- forcement machinery itself gets bet- ter and better, the ‘“bootlegging” alarm will be found to be much exag- gerated. Contrary to. public beliet, the government is managing to colt lect taxes from bootleggers, as wil be shown in a subsequent dispatch, and the way of the “bootlegger every day is getting harder and der. Bas (Copyright, 1923.) RESIGNED TO MATCH. Mildred Wen Declared in New York for Wedding. a Mildred Wen, who dodged in an: out of prospective matrimony three or four times since Christmas, is still ing to be married in * While: according to her mother, Mrs. Wing' Ling Wen of 316 9th street. Reports from New York to the ef- fect that Mildred was already mar- ried were denied today by Mrs. Wen. She said that she had heard from George Nom Lee, son of the chief of the On Leong Tong of New York, Mildred’s most persistent suitor, tell- leggers” who sell the artificial product have not succeeded in adding many new appetites in the generation which that the marriage would take lxflf-:‘em;n the near future and that Mildred was safe. STORES 3rd and Upshur Sts. N.W. 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