Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1924, Page 3

% PROCITY ISSUE FORE TRADE BODY and Manufacturers’ overnors Will Discuss Pro- posed Tax Law. AS INJUSTICE " President Stephan Says Measure Lacks Equity. The board of governors of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock to consider the automobile reciprocity taxation bill nosed for Washington. it was an- nced last night by Gen. Anton Stephan, president T Merchants and Manufacturers' Association will only be glad to hear from the iation member- shin and mercantile firms that member not asso rstrial are not b s pro- most minatory pleces ! has ever been in- the citizenshin of m the time that our i touched the shores an unfair act has ever shocked our sensibilities, and it certainly seems 10 a number of us that the bill in its t form is lacking in equit had hoped to be more su time to consider this we must ‘give thi that the membership KOV ¥ have much practical sus- communicated, and Ly letter to the hoard, ns it will, naturally, be impos- ble for the association to hold a Dearing in the time that s at our dis- posal.” > I'resident Ste patched a letter the hourd of gov 10 be on hand Tue 2 o'clock, when the hoard will formally consider the matter . — PLANS COOKING COURSE. Classes Formed at Y. W. C. A. Home Economics Laboratory. Form the f it of as tion as ean he shou'd be don han to vesterday dis- cich member of ors, urging themn day ufternoon at n of a course home econom Y. W. €. A ymers residence at northwest was announc structor in cooking < laboratory of the Elizabeth 1104 M street today. The soodpas! Classes s und Thursda¥ t th Two new classes in being given under the J.eslie Coombes of the National School Fine and Applied Art. These have been made necessary by the popular demand for instruction in hat making. The class at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays is for unemployed or home making women and the one at 7 p.m, Mon- days is for employed girls. A class n pottery will be established begin- ning with the February term Another class recently organized i known as the “story-telling el Tt meets Tuesday afternoons at o'clock and is for the purpose of g «ing training in telling stories children. Miss Carraway is teacher, The Dupont chapter of the Y. W. €. A. will hold its annual meeting for the election of officers at the M street home tomorrow afternoon at 3 lock. SPECIAL NOTICES. ING OF THE STOCKHOLD- Co., for the election of of crs wnd directors and the transaction of other bisiness us may properly come before the ieeting. will be held Tuesdny. January 8, 1024, at 4 pan. at th office, 1212 F strest. THE GENERAL WOOD-FINISHL Dolstering bsmess couducted at 4 5 nnder the name C. Ntrzmski & Co. in about to be sold < having claims agnie said Disiness m the same at wnce to JAMES FRANCI Attorney, 456 Touisian T7e WE, THE UNDERSIGNED notice of the di Ist duy of Jen., our business millinery are direction of to the ANNTA e of G HERERY 1 partnership VE thin the hands of Henry H. Nicoll A our frustes and agent. Al bills should be presented o H. I o Ray & Cole to be paid to H. trustes und agent GEO. F. RAY Trustee WHY NOT MAK water heater antomutic? aired. See de ARCHITECT P! for apartments. modeling. €. ARCH supt.. 1959 wow. Polomar MISS GENEVA JENKINS, FORM Tertha Parker. is now at the Bostou Beauty Shop. 1320 F st and will be glad to see ail of her Pl . 82 MISSING COLORED ~ WOMAN, LIGHT rown skin, s of age, mixed gray hair. Trressed as follows: Hat, black velvet (small) vout. long binck: i skirt, dark blue: shoes, Eaiters. { Taxt sven at Tth and K st 2570, or 1340 Riggs s . T HEREBY THAT THE ial menting of the stockbolders of the tul Traction Company, for the election of hoard of directors for the ensuing year aud the transaction of wuch other business #s may Ly brought before the meeting, will be held at the office of the company, 86th ®id M ts nw., Washington, D. C., on Thurs- das, Januars 10, 3024, at 10:43 o'clock am. The polls will Le open from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock moon. H. D. CRAMPTON, Secretary, H WANTED TQ BRING A VA miture from New York. Philadelphia and Wi mington. Del.. to Washington. TRANSFER A T NOTIOR OF STOCKHOLD! MEETING e unnual meeting of the Ktockholders oft A. 8. Pratt & Sons, Inc., will be held at the of the company, Wilkius bullding. ogton, D. C., at ‘11 o'clock m.am. on Tuesday, January S, 1024 €. _TRUE, Secretary. EN'S TNSURANCE and Georgetown, street and Loulsiana avenue nort The stockholders of the Firemen's I pany of Washington and George. meet at the office on Monday, 1024, for the purpose of electing rectors for the ensuing year. Polls epeu from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. ALBERT W. HowAR H. M i, Nicoll a8 D. COLE, NICOLL I YOUR_ TR S sy terms if de- onstration. ANS AND residen: i v weoat: nee Cor will f tie tion for the eleetion of officers and directors and for &nch other business ax may properly ‘come be fore the meating will be held Tuesday, January 8. 192 7:30 p.m.. at 2008 Pennsylvania JAMES M. WOODWARD. Secreta grape vines, rose bushes. All_kinds shrubbery trimmed. Lawns cover- with_real manure. Variegated evergreens. A. Herrell & Son, Gardeners, 726 10th st e, Line. 9640. CHAS. EL lished 27 years at 9th and P located_Marlow bldg., 811 B s foor. _Select assortment _of _gif * VICTORIA LOUISE MULI desiguer and buyer at Erlebac millivery and hats made to order. FORMERLY han exclug, 815'11th n. FREE PLANS AND ESTIMATE Carpenter and general contractor, tions, repairs, prompt, reasonable, 1010'F st._Fr. 8072-W. Alcoholism- Chappel Phone 2613.J. = C L0 toguiries, uamperised. Mg, ' When the Time Comes altera- Samatorium, Inc., Itimore St., pro- | d have placed all of | Nlcol and all moneys owing { j Lucktt, Special Award of $200 Is ing Winning Most Vot “POPULA THIS AWARD. (2): During the week beginnin, visitors to the NINTH Exfi Art are invited and ur, they consider the best. (3) The artist whose picture recei will be awarded a prize of $200, known as the PRIZE ”* and given by the G (4) Each picture has 2 number ol line helow the number of the deposit this vote in the ballot way, or the one at the main 'he Coreeran Gallery hax had ten thousan on of the public referendum on the ninth biennial exhibition. anticips | Every picture in the ninth biennial | exhibition of contemporary American jeil paintings now in progres { Corcoran Gallery of Art is jreceive the special award of $200 of- j fered by the zallery officials as pop- ular prize in the public referendum fon ti 3 pletures co = the ¢ hibit. For this referendum. wh will start with the opening of the gallery tomorrow morning and will last one week, closing next Sunday fternoon, C. Powell Minnigerode, di- 110,000 ballots printed. ach and every visltor during the ensuing week, on entering the gal- {lery will be given one of these ballots fand is urged to consider carefully and [ thoroughly his or her choice for the | best picture. A number of the paint- ings Installed, due to the fact that they had previously taken Willlam A. Clark prizes and Corcoran medals, or were the work of members of the professional jury on award. were not jeligible for this year's Clark prize { but no such restriction applies in the jeuntest during the coming week. i Hd Votings Since 1917, This public voting on the merits of paintings has been ture of Cor- coran biennials since and has ycen popular in other art centers. There is perhaps an idea on the par! of some that it ix arranged only In der to show the wide variance be- tween professional and popular fa- | yorites. That this id. erroneous lis emphasized by gallery officials, who point out that they wish the public to get the greatest possible benefit from such @ display. installed at + labor and expense, and that | feel that such benefit can best | Ibe “obtained by letting the public {have a voice in passing on its merits |In past similar referendums here the public has seldom picked a tavorit- which had won one of the Nlark awards; although the art- loving public of the National Cap- i has invariably picked a ood picture. 1In past years many visitors huve made several visits to the e hibition befor: finally placing their { ballots in the box, and this Is expect- jed to be the case again Attendance on the exhibition. which | will close January 20, was, as usual, not large just before and just after {Christmas.” Within the past few jdays, however, it has grown by leaps {and bounds. Last Sunday more than {2,000 persons “availed themselves of the opportunity to study and enjov LETTER ON WHISKY STOLEW FROM DESK, DIPLOMAT CHARGES tinued From First Page.) fe | («: Washington's leading families, but there are no Christian names to des- ignate exactly whose surname ap-| pears. There's a batch of apparent mem- | orandum on the list also referring to a name borne by one of Washington's leading banks, and reference to safe deposit vaults. Prohibition Agent Hertzig, it waa learned last nignt, played the most important part in_recovering his 18t and the letter. When he was askod about the letter yesterday, however, the refused to answer questions. H. M. chiet of tne local division, also refused. Yellowly Opens Safe. Rumors began to float around that! the same sort of mystery that sur- rounded the disappearance of the “little black book” in the Christmas conspiracy cases might also envelope the letter. This rumor was brought (0 the earsof E. C. Yellowly and the next thing that happened was th: opening of the safe into which Hert- zig and Luckett had put the papers | Yellowly looked over the papers and proceeded in routine fashion.| passing over the list casually, until. he came to the letter. Then he went into conference with Maj. Haynes. Maj. Haynes, busy throughout the day, knew nothing of all of Friday inight's excitement until Mr. Yellow- {l¥ brought it to his attention. He in Judge Britt and the net ult was official admission that jthe copy of the letter dated January {16. 1920, addressed to “The Honor- |able, the Charge d’Affaires of Hon- {duras” was in the hands of agents, and an investigation would go' for- ward, i i Will Press Case. “You can depend upon it,” Maj. Haynes eaid, “we will leave no stone unturned to bring about the con- viction of all persons engaged in the illicit liquor trafic. We will take up this case as any other case with the aim of concentrating all effort to bring any onc found guilty of violation of "the prohibition law to the bar of justice. Our Investiga- tion will go on.” The list is not regarded as-of any great importance as a line of evi-| dence by the prohibition enforcement officlals. They take into considera- tion the fact that presence of a name on the list is not indisputable proof that the man to whom the name be- jlongs is a patron. Opinions of Critics and Public Coincide. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE (1) EVERY PICTURE IN THE EXHIBITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR IBITION OF CONTEMPOR, AMERICAN OIL PAINTINGS at The Corcoran Gallery of ged to cast their votes for the picture 1 VOTE FOR PICTURE NO. ® | bition. laddressca |representatives s ' __THE SUNDAY VISITORS TO CORCORAN GALLERY | TO VOTE ON POPULAR PICTURES Offered to Artist of Paint- es—Object Is to Show R PRIZE" 1924, all ARY Monday, January 7th, ives the greatest number’of votes SPOPULAR aallery. A7 n the frame. Plate on the dotted icture you consider the best, and ox at theticad of the main stair- entrances” 0 thexe ballots printed |the painting: nees on free “xpected up to und similar atiend- days are confide the end of the e hi- | Sales Total Twenty-two. lex of pictures in the display t number twenty-tw The Cor- | a Ty about s: | aate and to art in of Washington. A number of 1 pending, it is announc tor Minhigerode s to pric 1ore numerous thian usual [lery, by the way. charges no commis- lon on_any of these transaction focling that its function in the world of art is not only the collection, but [to uid the subsequent di of paintings of the first clas: High praise of the exhibition contained iv article recently pub & t News by Clyde H. Burr . director of the Detroit Institute or Art, who made a special trip to Washington to view . Burroughs' Statement. Burroughs' statement | as follows colleer outside in Corcoran on under- he bust cotem- ¥ American artists encouragements offered by | un foundation. which has | f aim the stering of home | in the arts, supplemented | generous prizes provided in 3 William A | the whole their best foot forward. | | This “ye hibition, like those | which have gone before, glorifie American art as does no other simi lar exhibit. The 282 works in the | show “are mute testimony the ex work of the jur of which ari Melchers was chairman—a jury | that was tolerant of all persuastns | of painting, providing that the paint- | er showed himself sufiiciently master of his craft to carry out his under taking creditably The show is i no sense reactionary. It is broad minded without encouraging loo ness, chicanery or sensationalism. ‘Directors and other museum offi- cials and art lovers and artists of other cities travel hundreds and some of them thousands of miles to see this biennial exhibi n which demon- strates to the publ the fact that the flower of American art is within their grasp; that here is a specimen | of native culture in which the, Cor- | coran Gallery specializes; that’ here is the consumate expression in rhythm, form and color of the great- est artists that America boasts to | porary p; Under th the Corcy as its ch ndustry | by the | perpetuit Clark, the tion put ascemble nti s ists of | ellent i i | ! | i 1 | | | | | stood that under section 6 of Treas- ury = Department regulations 3484, with which, of you are fa- miliar, no se e of liquor in the possession persons in the following o Diplomatic officers duly ed by a foreign government to the government of the United States: *“(b) Diplomatic officers of a foreign | government duly accredited to an- other foreign government and tempo- rarily within the United States or its possessions. “(c) Persons attached to or em- STAR, WASHINGTON, Thix approved photograp BITTER WORDS FLY IN SCHOOL BOARD SEARCH FOR ‘LEAK’ (Continued From First “Everything 1 right now. We are all good friends."" The unusual session was opened by Peyser, who explained that he enwood had called it to ry bill, “which went i Capt a and amended without the knowledge and co-operation of the school board.” Mr. Gre who had been elected chairman, the floor that with tonishment the substitute to the nwood. declaring “utter pr prepared he had learned, through the ss8, that mmissioners had a oard’s original sal- ary measu Procedure “Peculizr.” “There dure h are three factors in that which were “The tr commissioners to bill approval bill budget S5 very pecu- liar/ dure fer does not to the said litional for the back to not m carried bureau of pro- re that was board their Our the the out. was and ployed by any diplomatic mission, whose names have been registered with the Department of State in ac cordance with the provisions of tion 4065 of the Revised Statutes of the United $tates. (Citing my letter of February' 10, 1923, to the chairman of the committee on judiciary of the House of Representatives, published in the Congressional Record of Feb- ruary 6, 1923.) “In this connection, called to the General Palmer attention is opinion _of Attorney of Februar: 19 to Secretary Lansing in which it was declared that “on ac unt of the immunity of diplomatie from arrest and th of their goods and chat- from seizure, such representa- i'ves cannot be prevented from trans- porting to Washington personally, and through their istered ser- vants, such intoxicating liquors as they may bring into the country.” It 1.4y be added that the foregoing reg- ulations of the Treasury Department appear to be.in harmony with Sec- tions 4063, 4064 and 4065 of Revised Statutes, and to reflect the require- rients of international law. “Obviously, the foregoing regula- tions are not intended to permit any abuse of the diplomatic privileg howsoever occasioned. It should b observed, however, that, while on the one hand, the statutory law of the United States appears to with the requirement of international law forbidding the prosecution of any person entitled to diplomatic im- munity on account of the alleged commission of an offense against the laws of the United States, it is not to be presumed that there is nay general disposition on' the part of the diplomatic officers accredited to this government or those in employ who are entitled to exemp- tion from jurisdiction to commit acts which the laws of the United | States forbid. 1If there were found | to be a failure on the part of such an individual to observe properly the spirit of the laws of the United States with respect to sale or trans- | portation, there are doubtless avail- | able methods of causing the abate- ment of such conduct, the applica- tion of which would fall within the sphere of executive action at the dis- | cretion of the President. “With respect to the scope of the so-called diplomatic immunity’ in| nmunity It was learned also that Hertzig effected the recovery of $22 in marked money which is alleged to have been tendered Lynch for two bottles of liquor. The money was torn, Hertzig sald, when he took it away from Lynch, but the pieces match pertectly. Letter from Hughes. “The text of the letter from Secre- tary Hughes was made public by Rep- resentative Ewin L. Davis, democrat, of Tennessee, last night as follows: relation to employes and servants | of diplomatic representatives, your | attention is called to my letter to conform | ident Llo their | lconferred with |swered Mr. | the the contained bill provision sent at bill was our substitute same tin the titute reductions 1 Furthermore, the the substitute bill for the appoint- ment of the members of the board by the commissioners instcad of the District Supreme Court had no tion to our own bill. The seriou feature, however, is that Maj an said the bill was prepared with th approval of Tt chool offi- als. If any officials did consult ith him they have been guilty of the gravest lack of consideration for the board. It seems to me in view of the facts that the board must determine quite definitely what ac tion to take on this matter at Its next meeting. It also must determine what school officers knew alwut the bill at the last meeting of the board. At this point James T. Lloyd, pr ident of the board, introduced a let- ter addressed to him by Maj. Dono- an In which it was emphasized that Dr. Ballou had nothing to do with the drafing of the substitute ill. The letter does not alter the ation a bit Mr. Greenwood dec! sul why red Hine. :r then inqui d conferred with the com- Harry O. Capt. Pe: m ing the new 1 Denles Confer: “I have had mo conferenca with any one at the District buflding,” re- plied Mr. Llovd. “Did you know that Dr. Ballou had conferred with Maj. Donovan?" asked Capt. Peys I had information that Dr. ‘Ballou Maj. Donovan,” an- Lloyd. told you?" inquired Capt. Liloya “Who P e Dr. himself,” Mr, replied. The superintendent, who had been occupying a seat near the ross table was called on by Capt. Pevser, and d the following statement: At the request of Maj. Lonovan, budizet officer of the District of Columbia, T conferred with him, and 2lso along with him, with , Capt. ephens and others regarding the salary bill prepared by the board of education. ‘At the beginning of each of these Ballou | conferences I stated that I was not Representative Cramton of February 20, 1928, & copy of which s inclosed. JAMES HARRY POWER DIES | AFTER AN OPERATION! authorized to speak for the board of education. My conferences were in- formal and confined to explanations of the provisions of the bill. At all times I defined the provisions of the | salary bill as prepared by the board | of education. “At no time in any of these con- ferences was any mention made of . commissioners and was altered Dono- | after it had been read by Secretary | D. O, JANUAKY 6 f Mrx. Coolidge and her two na- |the nation's Chief Executive. On the left ix John and on the 1ight Ix Calvin, jr. . a” should have been informed of hanges in the salary bill?" had 1 tion as to what was being nplated, so therefore h superinten “Have you ev | the board of education’s handbook ! garding the duties of the super tendent?" inquired Capt, Peyser. Dr. Ballou: * Capt. Peyser: Dr. Ballou: he 1 i | the rules in | i you remember | ‘I can't say that I do.’ | Capt. Peyser: “Suppose you read it, It defines the duties of the superin ! tendent Lloyd ix Questioned. Mr. Greenwood then quizzed Presi- dent Lloyd regarding the letter he recelved from Maj. Donovan. The board president a4 the District auditor told him substantially the thing as the letter contained. but that he had asked Maj. Donovan to put it In writing for a matter of record President Lloyd 100k the declaration that C: various WEpaADCE d accused the board [ “Tt is an excecdingly seric said Mr. 1 “It s Giree the to the mes !day that duced the f pay of the t n 1 don't think Capt. Peyser' are too 2 Capt. Peyser took the floor and oned each member of the board {as to Lis or her knowledge of the exist- | ence of the substitute pay bill. Graham Resents Quis. Raymond B. Morgan denied any | ¢ of the substitute bill, and! Edw aham aros 1 I don't feel that two individuals | have any right or propriety to cross- | | question me or any members of th board,” he began. “It is none of your business what -1 do in my private way 1 would not have been a traitor if I| had talked to the Commissiogers. 1 maintain my right as a citzen to talk to any member of Congress or the Commissioners without interference | with my asociates on the board. It is & common practice for Dr. Ballo [ to confer every day with persons re garding school matters. It is a usual | ! thing for the superintendent to be | called to the District building. “1 do_not agree with Mr. Graham'| | that it is beyond. the propricty of the board to call this conference,” inter- jected Mr. Greenwood. “We have a Very pecuiiar sort of a bill. The is- isue is very clear cut. The hapers r {ported that the substitute bill had | bee nt to the budget bureau with {the approval of some of tbe school officials. If this is true, the board | has the right to question its members and the superintendent.” Houston Questioned. William L. Houston was mext in line for cross-examination. “I had no information concerning the substi- tute bill until I saw *he snnounce- ment in the papers,” he said. “I am opposed to any member of the board representing this body. Jt is is true that it was done, then the ianguage used by Capt. Peyser is not too strong. If anybody went Into private confer- ence with Maj. Donovan and agreed’| to the substituce bill it was very unfair to the board.” After other members of the board had been interrogated, Capt. Peyser began -his impassioned = “rebuttal” speech, in which he called for a “magna charta” or a “declaration of independence” for the District public school The_duty of the superintendent is education,” he declared. “The board did not appoint /him to be a lobbyist. The time has come for us to stop lobbying and bickering. We sat here at the last meeting when it was known to one of our officials that something was going on and he didn’t tell ds. My contention is that {the superintendent of public schools agreed M. | of | rembers pIE knowle | would prei | Magnus Johnson to Address Stu- 1924—PART 1. : sonx aince President Coolldge becamd| should confine his duties to educa- tion and not lobbying. We ought to be the laughing stock of the town. It was an casy thing for us to be that Maj. Donovan. the self- appointed siicer of the teachers' bill had chopped off things that we put there. 1 nd to can't unders missioners want hool board, exc ful of men and w 1o the great Caesars speak ! “I would like to know who is sell- ing lands and supplies to the schools. The nmissioners must have some on for wanting to keep that job.” board then went into special { session on motion of Mr. Greenwood, who introduced a resolution protess ing against the method adopted by the Commissioners in transmitting two teachers’ salary bills to the bud- | &ct bureau. and drafting one without consulting 'the board. The resolution was withdrawn when substitute was offered by Mrs. Cora- 2 alling for a - ommissioners and arding the new ed the be resolution - a controversy with rs, which would be why the com- appoint the have a hand- ren who will bow when they the Commi an unw Th me to an end with Mr. a tribute to Dr. Ballou to the school system er pleading for peace ing and harmony. H Just before adjournment the board | d the plans for the new addi- { rn High School. and ap- | pointed & committ smposed of Mr. | Houston and Assistant Superintendent | Wilkinson. to confer with the C om- | missioners regarding the Dunbar High approv n to West School addition site. Long before the upusual proceed- ings hegan the hoard's chamber was crowded with teachers and repre- sentatives of various civic organiz tion representatives Shortly after the session convened the crowd over- flowed into the halls and all adjoin- ing rooms. SENATOR MAIN SPEAKER. e H { dents’ Club, January 17. El Club Cervantes, the students’ | club of the Pan-American School of | Spanish, has designated the night of | January 17 as a “Porto Rico night,” | and a special musical and literary | program has been prepared, which | wiil be held in the auditorium of the Department of Interior, 1§th and E streets northwest, at § p.m. Senator Magnus Johnson of Min- nesota will be the principal speaker of the evening, and has chosen as his topic “Democratic Government, Special invitations have been also extended to Horace Mann Towner, governor of Porto Rico, as well as| the members of the legisiative com- mission_of Porto Rico, which is com- ing to Washington at an early date. The governor spoke before: the club immediately after recelving his ap- | pointment as governor of the island from the late President Harding. Gov. Towper is an honorary member of the &lub. Capt. Frank C. Steward, member of the club, will formally welcome the speakers of the evening in behalf of El Club Cervantes. and Representa- tive Willlam N. Valls of Colorado, also a club member, will close thej meeting. Members of the Latin-American embassies and legations in Washing- ton, the Spanish-American Atheneum, Steward School, and others are co operating with El Club Cervantes in this meeting, The committee in charge is com- posed of Senor F. J. Hernandez, chairman; Misses Flint, Hardesty, Hebb, Brousseau, Tracey, Mrs. Falk and Messrs, Colon and Walton. 6 First Mortgages 7% NEW INAUGURAL DATE BEFORE COMMITTEE Norris Resolution Changing Event' to Third Monday in Janusry Up Tomorrow. EARLIER CONGRESS OPENING Public Will Be Given Quicker Ex- pression, Say Backers. ) s Bayce. -ite poured into gas- oline creates a super fuel 2. Boyce-ite removes the knock, increases power, in- creases mileage, valves never have to be ground, plugs cleaned or carbon removed. 3. Use Boyce-ite wherever gasoline is used. Keep a record. Boyce -ite costs nothing for Boyce-ite saves more than it costs. The Norrls resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution pro- viding that a Congress elected in No- vember shall assemble in its first session on the first Monday. In Janu- ary followifig its election, and that a President and a Vice President elected In November shall be inau- gurated on the third Monday of the following January, will be taken up for consideration by the Senate judi- clary committee tomorrow. The Senate during the last Congress adopted a similar resolution, oftered by Senator Norris. It was sent to the House, but failed to be acted upon in that body before the final adjourn- ment of Congress. There is strong support for the Norris proposal in both houses of Congress. Under present conditions the Congress does not assemble until thirteen months after it was elected, unless summoned in special session by the President some time after March 4 following its election. And a President and Vice President elect- | od in November must wait four months before taking office. It is contended that such a sys- tem—retaining in office the old Con- gress and a Chief Executive who m have been discredited in the election for such long periods after a national campalgn and election—is not to the et best interests of the people and the | Friends and Patrons country. In the carly davs of the re- (That he bas taken full public when communications were former business o slow and travel across the country, 706 13th STREET N.W. took many weeks, there was reason Spocl'alin'ng in HAIR COLORING for delay in bringing together ‘!h‘ new Congress and in inaugurating = k Permanent Hair Waving HAIR GOODS the new President. But telegraph and telephone and fast railroad trains Phone Franklin 5384 have changed all that, it is declared. The Rare Book Shop The present system permits the old Congress to function during a 723 Seventeenth St. Main 1291 “short session"—from the first Mon. Highest Prices Paid day in' December until the following March 4—after its sugcessor has been —for entire Libraries or Single Volumes, Prints, En- electad. It permits a President, who may 1ot have ben re-elected, to con- gravings and Autograph Let- ters. Representative will call. tinue to hold the reins of govern- ment for & third ol a year after his CASH PAID and purchases cremoved promptly. BOYCE & VEEDER CO., INC. LLCity,N. Y. Announcement MAISON GUSTAVE IN PERSON Hes returned to Washington and Wishes to t of his successor has been elected by the people. WILLIAM H. BOND DIES. Word has been received of the death at Monrovia, Calif, of Willlam H. Bond, brother of Ira M. Bond of this city. Mr. Bond was born in Missourt in 1840, moving to Leavenworth, Kan., in 1865 He was elected to the stato legislaturc in 1872, was sheriff of the county from 1874 to 1878 and was on the cjty council and United States commissioner for nearly twenty years, Funcral services were held at Leaven- worth January 2. e Rashness leaps before it courage looks before it leap: does not deap at all. looks: imidity ¥, shower lavatory. $10;' 2 per cent more, Booms Like Mother’s. TO WASHINGTON MOTORISTS: The District Committee of the House has refused to give me time to learn what you think about the gasoline tax bill. There- fore, I am appealing to you through the press. Maryland is taxing the sale of gasoline threatens drive a little business out of Maryland into the District. To prevent a few Washington dealers from selling untaxed gasoline to a few border citizens of Maryland, it is proposed to put a tax on all of us. Do you want to stand for that? The District doesn't need the money. which Congress will not allow it to spend. that idiec fund? The Maryland demand that we buy licenses is unconstitutional. No law can discriminate against a port—and Washington is a port To get rid of an illegal tax there, we are asked to submit to an unnecessary tax here. Do you approve thatt To satisfy Maryland. it is proposed to chunge our traffic regu- lations. Maryland may thus in future dictate our traflic rules. Can’t we attend to our own business? At the dictates of Maryland, the committee of Congress wants to regulate traffic and buy reciprocity under the federal taxing power. Such base use of the taxing power i unthinkable. Do you want to sxtand for itf T will present your views if you will express them in a letter to reach me by Tuesday. T am a member of no association and speak for none. T want to ‘hear from only those who have no other way of voicing their opinions or protests. 1f you love motoring and liberty, write me at the address below and lel's tell Congress where we stand. GEORGE H. CUSHING. 815 Union Trust Building. Thi to It now has over $7.000,000 Do you want to add to An exclusively residential section of detached homes Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six miles of improved streets. Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values between Connecticut Ave., Massachusetts Ave..and Woodley Road (Cathedral Ave.) Over five million feet of land sold. Over 150 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- struction. - Actual improvements and home values exceed $5,450,000. Wooded villa sites, lots and central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front—Park Office, 32d and Cathedral Ave. (Woodley Road). MIDDAUGH & SHANNON, INC. Woodward Building, 15th and H Sts. Member Washington Real Estate Board. . INSPECT TODAY James Harry Power, twenty-four! the method by which the salary bill | {should be officially transmitted by | the Commissioners to the director of the budget. I do_ recall that in the | conference at the Treasury Capt.!p Stephens Incidentally remarked that a blll should be in proper form for approval when it goes to Gen. Lord and the President. “In none of these conferences was 1 asked to express official or unoffictal approval' of the changes which Maj. Donovan or Capt. Stephens had under ‘consideration. Furthermore, at no time during these conferences did any one mention the method of appoint- ment of members of the board of edu- Invest Your Savings in Safeguarded First:Mortgages They offer you: 1. Absolute Safety. :ll;lwl!ymutnfm and Interest when dwe. n Inf 4. Protection against Depre lon. All Our are Secured on In-town Prcpéty in orthwest Washington 3 T Denominations of $100 to sloodgoo “I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of December 26, 1923, |years old, an employe of the internal in which you Inquire under wh. 4 vision Of law of treaty the sn colled {Fevenue bureau, died at Sibley Hos- ‘diplomatic Immunity’ 1s- extended to |Pital vesterday following an opera- &nlrz;xiiclflfl! "fluor; |;npo{rted, trans- | tion. Death was said to be due to ported or possesse y forelgn dip- lomatic representatives or employe‘;; hiodd, peaontng. and 2150 as to whether under my in. | POWer was a former student at terpretation such immunity applies in | Business High School. During the enlisted man in the case intoxicating liquors thus im-|war he was an Surviving him are his widow, ported, .transported Or possessed by |na: foreign diplomatic representatives or | 2" employes 18 - being sold by them or|Mrs. Phoebe L. Power; his parents, ;hclr fi;a‘-’:‘. - l; r';;"‘;.‘ !l':nlpc‘l:;ed Mr. and Mrs. James H. Power, and ©. G. VAN EMON, 92i 15th St. N. rom es o Dlaces {three brothers and one sister—Clar- 15¢ other than diplomatic premises. ence, Roget and Irving Power and|cation. I have had no conversation P Ma chcd CO 'You request also to be advsiod | Mrs. Marfe Dalkins. ith any member of the board of ants 1t to Coats |whether it is the policy of this de-| ' Funeral services will be held ‘at|teiinimloners on the salary bill or MADE TO MEASURE. OVER 4,000 SAMPLES, | partrhent . to extend such ‘diplomatic |1116 7th street northeast tomorrow the appointment of board mem- LINCOLN PANTS MATCHING CO., immunity’ to all the employes and |afternoon st 1 o'clock. Rev. John C. | bers.” 1454 Newton §t. N'W. _[servants of foreign diplomatic-revre- |Ball of the Metropolitan Baptis o sentatives; and, if such is not the pol- | Church will officiate. 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