Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1923, Page 5

" Anti-Vivisection Bill Rapped At Board of Trade Gathering Scientists Denounce Measure—Represen- tative Dyer Urges D. C. Suffrage and Boosts China Trade Movement Thnalterable opposition to any leg- fslation designed to restrict the use of animals for experimental purposes fn the furtherance of science and hearty acceptance of an offer from TNepresentative L, C. Dyer of Mis- Souri to present before the next Con- gress an amendment to the Consti- tution providing for national repre- sentation for the citizens of the Dis- trict of Columbia featured the ac- tivities of the Washington Board of Trade at its monthly meeting in the New Willard Hotel last night. Im- mediatedy following the adoption ot the latter resolution the body went on record to pledge its support to help the Missouri congressman clar- ify the Dyer China trade act. In response to a call from Edward ¥. Colladay. president of the organi- zation, Dr. D. Percy Hickling, chair- man of the publis health committee, outlined the consideration that had been given the subject of vivisection by members of his group and then announced that proponents of both sides of the auestion would be al- Jowed suflicient time to present their view Pralves Vivisee Dr. C. W. Richardson v troduced, and in a comprehensive talk he strenuously deplored the activities of the who would abolish “this immeasurable aid to the medical profession, humanity at large and the commercial industrial wel- fare of the people of the world.” Dr. Richardson detailed the mendous strides made by surger the last forty “due entirel the wonderful results followers of Pasteur and Lis r ferring to the former as 15 then in- nany sta h animal discases as typhoid, diphther nus, gunshot and compound among humans. and hog cholera. worni, - tuberculosts ete., among live stock, had been r duced to a neligible point “It is an absolute impossibility for the burcau of animal industry to do without vivisection today.” said th speaker, “and when you. as busine men, realize the vast sums saved yearly to th ttle producers of the Tnited States through anin mentation I think you W the ant part vivisect ustridl life of our wounds exper ownfall of the human race and famine said Dr Richardson in conclusion The physici Rev followe by professor of IR the nttemnts of those who wou away w ik e T e lappanents of this great fo e ssion. who ve ap With their Dbill before ( T e thelr mrEuments entirely Shon the morality of the issue, but if you will notice they always sclect ihe the one from J-te the dog plaved Every i part e ihe war, and if erucl. why is no mention made of the placed upon the operating ttained by the | il dent of the ¢ 1 the busines he hoped the day was When relief would be h. Mr. Reed agreed fully with argu- ments set forth by those in favor of the present law. arding vivisec- tion, " and sa without such aid 'to scientists much work accom- plished.in the past few vears would 2o_for naught. George Plitt, reporting for Plerce Boteler, chairman of the shad bake :ommittee, said that it had been de- cided to hold the annual affair May 19, and Odell S. Smith. chairman of the public affairs committee, made a strong appeal for the organization's earty support to the forthcoming imperial session of the Mystic Shrine to he held here in June. Mr. Smith further traflic committee rec by the board was doing excellent work, and won the commendation of the District authorities. Supper Concludes Seaslon. Dr. William Tindall presented interesting paper on the history the naming of the District of Colum bia, and traced the different lepisla [tive movements relative to the terri v, from the establishment of the of Georgetown in_September, {1751, down to the act of February 21, 1871 when Congress officially desig- {nated the section as the Distriet of Columbia. Refer, 41 from the United | States Chamber of Commerce, rela- [tive to the organization and work of trade orgunizations, was pa report ented ard J. Murphy, chairman, industrial inter- sts committe the motion of Stephen . orzanization voted t d a letter of sympathy to Thomas Bradley, former president, who underwent an operation recently. Mr. Bradley was reported as doing nicely During the on at hand ated that the ntly appointed evening President Colladay called on Isaac Gans, presi- mber of Commerce of the District of Columbin, for a few arks, and also invited Postmaster itt O. Chance to the platform. A buffet suppe s served following session i | LOCAL KIWANIANS - HOSTSTOVISITORS The entente cordiale | District of Columbia was greatl when the Ki- of Winchester, Va., the guest of the local organization a special meeting Hotel Washington Arriving by motor ¢ | Virginians were met | from the District line vy Sullivan, superintendent of po | squad o7 motor police and a | band” committee of the club and es- rted to the hotel. where a gracious welcome was extended by Claude W | Owen on behalf of his ciubmate: | : [ T to Club OMcer: | Strensrthened vester, L wanis Clun was id luncheon in the rs, the visiting several miles M. franiel between Ki- | | wanians of the 014 Dominion and the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1923. —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. Suburban Heights. THE PLAY BEGINS FIVE MINUTES LATER. ™ HE SHUT DRAFT UNDER. TWURNACE IN MIDST OF SIONED LOVE SCENE TEUS HER HE REMEMBERS NOwW THAT HE DD SRUT IT ENJOYING A ‘BUDGET DIRECTOR - HAMMERS DEFICIT Prospect Looms Great Brit- ain May Pay War Debt in Liberty Bonds. TARIFF YIELDS BIG SUM| {Income and Excess Profits Tax Re- ceipts Heavier Than Expected. | Although the temporary indicator | | Which kecps tab on the size of the es- | jtimated deficit in the government's | | budicet for the presenw fiscal year re- | cently has its head from the | $92,000,000 mark to $180,000,000, | | Dircctor Lord of the bureau of the| budget and his aids got out their big WIPE, WANTS 2 KNOW P HE'S SURE HE WHISPERS HOARSELY HAPPENS TO WONDER. WHETHER SAE CAN REMEMBER HIS SHUTTING IT GIVES HIS WHOLE ATTENTION T HE REMEMBERS | STAGE UNTIL HASN'T BEEN SHOW horizon, there are those who expect this figure will continue—maybe in- $60.000.000 to $£50.000.000 in claims | which the government is pushing against the railroads as a result of government operatio; cars ago. If hands of the Interstate Commerce and Railrc . they will hit the | min jolly a But ¢ of the most flexible and | perhaps hopeful places to turn is the expenditures of t departments where some hale and mighty blows | are to%e struck. The whole budzet bureau. of course, is interested in helping hold down expenditures, but one official especially has been de- tailed to the job of watch'mg the de- | partments with a keen eye t) cutting. Are Over Approprintions. It is # cold hard fact that the de- partments during the early part this vear spent more heavily out of their appropriations than they can expect to continue and stay with in the limit. They have pron cut down; they will have to cut dow to keep from exceeding t priations. But if the deficit s to be hit by the d 3 will have to take an extra slice a their expenditure. Now the questio is, How much slicing will the depart- ments stand? There is a reserve kept by the d. partments, started out at about $ 000,000, but which has been allow to lag a bit below that figure. It belongs to the departments and at | the end of the year must either be &pent or turned back to the Treasury THAT POINT SETTLED, TRES TO PiCK UP LOCKED THE 'BACK DOOR THREAD OF PLAY ReAN IS TOLD NOT T WORRY AND TRIES CAUSE GOSH If* HE DIDI TO TUX MIND ON TO LOOK UP TRANL.S AND MAKE SORE TRAT THE 1. IN TOWN WIFE ASKS IP HE SHUT THE PANTRY WINDOW BECAUSE SHE'S SURE TS GOING TO RAIN ASKS RER TO THINK BE- THE HOUBE IS PROBAG LY ON PIRE NOw DIVIDES REST OF TME BETWEEN THRE| STAGE AND RIS WATCH (C) Wheeler Syn. Inc. GRS WILLIAHS. 29 CHANGED should Great Britain pay in liberty bonds instead of cash, there may be a £150.000.600 deficit But_th. set mightil —_— CONCERT FOR CHURCH. Program Tonight for Our Lady of Victory Rebuilding Benefit. The “Cricket,” sketched below, is a 3 or 4 piece Norfolk, made up in English and domestic fabrics, The “University,” be- low, is a young man’s 2-button sack coat model possessing that conseryv ative smartness in demand these days. $35 to $75. The man above is wearing our model “Washington” Suit, a 3-button short lapel sack coat, hand-tailored either in an imported or domestic fabric — $35.00 to $75.00. He is carrying an imported camel’s-hair overplaid topcoat, which is $75. We are the ex- clusive agents for the Kenneth Durward and Tottingham Lon- don topcoats, as well as many makes, which priced $25 to $75. domestic are The *“Chevy Chase” model, sketched be- low, is ideal for the links or street wear. Sport back, with pivot sleeves. $35 to The “Bond.” below, is a 3-button conserv- ative suit for the man. English and domes- tic fabrics, in sizes from 33 to 50. $35 Covrect_Auparel %fi)r h ]ormq}d pav to one riest challenged anti-vivisec- | hrough public press or to present one single ument against animal eX | economy sledge hammers = today to!'w =3 i y All officials & Winctasiar cusl hat the budget officials will try to [ :(r:‘(l:;l.. ‘n:‘.(h' Winchester club fdrive the indicator back below zero. | accomplish is an increase of that § e ereeics ,l. i \’..,..1‘...x»|'.‘ and in- | with hopeful prospects that the ham. 000,000 reserve instead of & spendir oduced individually by of it. mult e || . s {mers may be heavy enough and the P e argum ot that vl thud hp| oven | These dncluded R obert Banton. | Sinns) sRineing them may be uu‘(vng} Hales May Hecst Hunds. one such argume another word | President; Harry ctelle, treasumer; | = : esides s, there is o hope 7wl never write another word | bres Y telle. reasumr: | enough to drive the old stake out of | Hesides all this. there is soms hobe |iqe and Mrs. Gertrude McRae Nash, about vivi on.” he said | Marion Orndorfl, Walter Cox, Howard | cight before Jume 3 that the sale of surplus property may | 4 3 d Hamper Hosxpitals. | Cather. Robert . Raloh Roserier | e June bring in a little additional cash. This [ Pianist. will give a concert this eve- | itgtadr de that sub- | o : L €rDerl The troubles that excited the indi- |side of the income ma sped up | ning at ‘clock in the ballroom of ims ma | Howard Sollenberger, directors|cator to an unexpected rise. after it | M. but it is not considered a bix|he Willard Hot vivisection, Dr.lof Wincheste ut. Gov. Camp- | haq been pounded down to ",. {item. No one knows when Chairman | " : for fhe Denentiof ials do not suf-|bell of Ma -tts was another 000.000 | Lasker will sell the Shipping Board|the rebuilding fund of Our Lady of Bt ot e Rty e long and arduous labors, are part- and partly anticipated. For | ficet. Victory Church, which was practical- | president _of the Spokane. Should the worst come 1o [ 1y destroyed by fire on October 24. Kiwanis Club, some unexpected el h- | should the departments spend All these are well known to Wash- Kiwanian Williams of the W hour appropriations by Congress gave | APPropriations without sav ington rociety club responded to Mr. it a little boost d RUTH PETER. aident Ruth Peter, sopranc; Raymond G Moore, baritone: Walter H. Nash, cell- The Stetsonian, fea- tured as the Stetsons’ leading hat style, and priced at $10. Other Steteons are $7. For spring, sand and ray, in varied We are the exclusive Washington agents for Banister Oxfords. For spring we are showing them in the English last. in black In answer to jects suffer under: Tondorf ¢ as man vated by Animals ‘e no tion of pain, but in i man nticipation of the op- antici 3 have none we who perform vivisec | tion tests eradicate all possibilit gich by training subjects for days the ope laboratory. so that by the tim: ure to be used they are blivious to what is to happen. OP1¢ “uch a bill is en sd into law concluded the pries three great hospitals in the District as well close their doors. Dr. McCoy of the vie labora- tory substantiated s colleague had state t the en- tire medic bitterly prosed to the eradication of animal eXperimentation. He said further that in spite of repeate itations sent to those opposed to vivisec torjes and show cruelt r appearcd. “Once in representative of the Humane Society visits but even they are unable to discover the much-talked- ruelty.” said Dr. McCoy Mr. Colladay then called for argu- ments from those opposed to vivisec tion. but none answered the sum- mons, and after asking if any in the hall wished to discuss the subject, and hearing no repl adopted the following re n: Your committee re ds ‘that the Washington Board of Trade dis- approves any which for its purpose ion of an mal experime tion or inje that existing ix suflicient to pre- vent any abuses that may occur.” After expressing sympathy with the citizens of the District for thel ent status of citizenship, which id to all intents and _purpose ame as aliens, Representa- ve an illuminative talk trip to the orient, where he went at the behest of President Harding and Secret Hughes for the purpose of cementing friendship and building commercial relations be- tween the'United States and China, and stressed the present cordial rela: tions existing between the two coun- tries. Representative Dyer outlined the vast possibilities in China, its tre- mendous area, population’ and re- sour which he said way merely waiting for the initiative and co- operation of America for its develop- ment, and deplored the failure of the Senate to support President Harding in_hix much-sought merchant marine policy. na decl profession 1 ev opera- believing Urges D. C. Surplus. “We have given little thought to foreign trade in the past,” said Mr. Dyer. “But the day has come when America must take its place on the seas. I have given much of my time to this subject and after’careful con- sideration feel that no place on the globe is more propitious for the activ- ities of business America than the far east. The opportunities for our busi- ness in South America are not nearly as v in_the orient, and unless we act immediately, send our ships at once and actept the proffered friend- shyp and trade relations now so gra- ciously extended by the Chinese re- public the opportunity will be lost forever. Other nations will gladly fill the shoes that could so easily be worn by us in the United States.” Tremendous cheering greete proffer of Representative Dyer to fa- ther any movement in the Sixty- eighth Congress that might bring na- tional representation to the people of the District, and as soon as the noise died down. and the offer was accept- ed, Mr. Colladay moved that the body, in return for the congressman’s cour- /tesy, pledge itself to support the China trade act, which was sponsored by the Missouri representative. Representative Stewart F. Reed of West Virginia spoke briefly at the invitation of the chairman, and con- gratulated the organization for its deep concern in all matters pertain- ing to good citizenship. He, too, ex- pressed regret at the present position ©f the people of the District, and said " ling story of the only might just fon to| E *h of welcome, and kept his au- yditors in rare good humor by drink ever Jtaken by Gen. Stonew |, The Washington club w the entire membership of the Fred- { erick, Md., Kiwanis Club April 18, and L will g0 to Fredericksburg, 1 when t club will be pr wWith its charter. i Efficient Newspaper “Ad." ! The efficiency of advertising in | Washington newspapers was demon- .strated by John J. Boobar, who said !that after inserting advertising of a change of rates in the Yellow Taxi- jeab Company. of which he is presi- dent, he sent a letter to 194 lians to find out how many had n [ the showed that 163 {Mr. Boobar said During the entertainment a the prano by [Eriztothe in commrnity singing, and Minovich, violin- Prof. ! muspar, teacner of tne young artists, o' was a guest | The club was invited to attend the dedication of the new Eastern High hool, March 28. !” Plans now are under way by which | the large delegation of local Kiwan- {ians that will attend the Kiwanis in- )ternational convention at Atlanta in !May will endéavor to sccure the 19 session for Waxhington. Main Floor, G relat-{ Kiwan- | advertiscments. The replies | had seen his notiee, | Robert | May Pay in Liberty Bonds. a chance t Great | of paying $69,000.000 | before the end of the year, 0. under the new Anglo-Ameri- | {can agreement. may pay the bill in | liberty bonds. which would be no; Iheip fo the cash account pounding on | the deficit under consideration. al-, | though it” would decrease the public | jdebt. The Treasury feels that Great | Britain may pay in bonds, but this' his not been decided by Great Britain | yel For instanc if liberty bonds | should take a flyer, above par, t British would, of course, sell m-»| bonds. pay in cash and pocket the | profit But—to the sledgehammers. Gen. | Lord has pointed th out to his men, | and their hands are set to the han- dles with a vengeance. [ What are the sledgehammers? | The income and excess profits lax.l | for ome. "The Treasury is getting | more than it expected on this first | payment of March 15; in fact, in-| tions now point to an increase | 000,000, or $50.000,000 over the | estimated $400.000.000. Offi 1s hope this represents only the normal first qua. ter payment, and not a larger propor- tion of full ‘annual payments. There is no way of telling this. Parift Another Hammer. | The tariff is another heavy ham- | mer. Customs receipts have jumped to more than $2,000,000 a day—which | | is larger than had been counted on. | With prosperity smiling up over the A Good Refrigerator “EDDY” —without frills or faney hardware —the “Eddy” with its “solid construc- tion and slate interior— STANDS ANY TEST. 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