Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1924, Page 5

_— e —— CAPT. EVANS READS |AMENDED GAS TAX BILL DEFEAT UNANIMOUS TRADE BOARD PLEA Senator Ball Says Citizens Not to Be Blamed for Fight CHRONICLE OF 1923 Each Event of Any Importance Read to Association of 0ld- est Inhabitants, DEAD MEMBERS HONORED ! 4 President Noyes Expresses Appre- * ciation of Gathering. The Shriners' convention, with its frlendor and gavety: the death of T'resident Harding, with its perfod of national mourning, and other out- standing events of 1923 were brought back to the-Association of Oldest In- havitants of the District by Capt. George W Evans in his annual chronlcle, delivéred at the Unlon en- ®ine house last night. Beginning with January 1 and pro- ceeding on to the end of December, Capt. Evans' narrative touched on + every elebration of importance, every happening of sufficlent moment to be recorded. Dead Members Honored. i Following his yearly custom, the | ohronicler included in his history of 1923 a blography of cach of the twen- ty-seven Old Inhabitants who passed away during the twelve months. The chronicle of 1923 contains the fact that early in the year a joint commitiee representing the Oldest | Inhabitants, the Society of Natives and the Columbla Historical y | was appointed to make plans building in which to hou-e and Ylay relics and memoirs of the o of Washington from its earliest days. Tells of Japanese Quake. | It includes a brief account of the, Japanese carthquake and of the part | Washington played in raising the | Red Cross relief fund At the conclusion of the reading Theodore W. Noyes, president, oo veyed to Capt. Evans the appreciation ©of the membership f: the untiring efforts of the chronicler in compiling | t The association then ed the president's sentiments rising vote of thanks. | Acknowledging the Fyane sald that the writing of the <hronic was a labor of love and that he would perform the task with renewed vigor in 1 3 +ASKS WIDER POWERS FOR JUVENILE COURT IMothers’ Congress Member Testi- fies Before Chamber of Com- merce Committee. vote, Capt. Several witnesses the law and legislation committee of the Washington Chamber of Com- saerce last night at the chamber's rooms, in the Homer building, 13th | and G streets northwest, on the con- ditions in the Juvenile Court and the practice of placing children in pri vate homes by the board of children's guardi James T. LI meeting. testified before | vd presided at the cornmittee is conduct- s to attempt to ascertain lier there 1s a need for recom- inending changes in the laws of the | District relatin to Ju es. re. 2. R. Kalinbach of the Moth- Congress urged that the pow the Juvenile Court be broadened, ' while several witnesses testified as to | the treatment of children. Mr: es Scott Rafter Insisted that witne on behalf of Judge Sellers | be allowed to testify and answer crit- feisms of the Juvenile Court made by witnesses at previcus hearings, which was done. Mrs. Kalmbach suggested that the Juvenile Court be made a chancery rather than a crimin: tri- bunal, with jurisdiction over children ‘brought before it, instead of the present system of vesting the juris- diction 1 the board of children's | guardians. e also suggested that the court be made one of record and that it be provided with a inic for the medical examination of children. The committer adjourned to meet again at the call of the chairman. on Measure—Declares THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1924 Congress Treats Capital as Hamlet. Unanimous adoption of a resolution urging that the gas tax bill for the District be killed if the proposed personal property tax amendment is retained and a stirring address by Senator L. Heisler Ball, chairman of the Senate District committee, on the gas tax and the attitude of Congress to Washington, featured last night's meeting of the Washington Board of Trade at the Willard Hotel. Other speakers on the program were Senator Lawrence C. Phipps. chairman of the subcommittee on District appropriations; Willlam Mather Lewlis, president of George Washington University, and Bert Miller, commissoner of Insurance. The gas tax proposition was brought up by W. Pearce Raymer, traffic expert and chairman of the spectal traffic committes of the boaid, who related In detall the steps taken by the committee to obtain passage of the bill in its original form. and actlon to defeat it as it stards at the present time. He presented the resolution ask- ing that the bill be killed if the per- onal property amendment was in- cluded, which, he sald, would mean an ndditional ‘$600.000 a year tax on District motorists. Several timos during the reading of his report Mr. Ilayner was interrupted by enthusi- astie applause, and at its conclusion it was adopted without a dissenting volce. Text of Rewolution. The resolution follows: “A proposal has been made to in- corperate into the gasoline tax bill &n amendment to retain the personal vroperty tax In the District of Co- lumbia. uch an amendment would in- areas taxation on District motor- Ists_approximately $600.000 per year. “This additional ~burdensome and taxation Is mot in h the original proposal trict Commissioners, which conlance of the D | wae mercly to change the method of collecting the same revenue and not to_decrease or Increase that revenue. The purpose of the orlginal bill was to obtaln reciprocity with Mary- land through a two-cent tax on gaso line in lieu of the personal property tax and the tag fee. ‘The Washington Board of Trade emphatically protests against any ng» in the original bill and urges that in the event a change is con- cmplated the bill immediately be ed.” Ball Defends Board Move. Declaring that he would not Insist on_the amendment providing for the personal property tax, and asserting that Washingtonians could not be blamed for their attitude toward ad- ditional taxation as long as Congress talled to appropriate up to the mon- ey rafsed, Senator Ball sald that he did not beliove Coiigress was show- ing good faith in aporopriations for Washington. “I do think," he sald, “that the gas tax with the persunal property amendment {s falr, inasmuch as Washingtonians would valy pay on about the same scale as do those in the states, but, with the present sit- uation existing and the moaey lying idle In the Treasury, citizens ¢ Wash- ington should not be blamed tor thelr attitude. Money raised in the states from auto taxation is almost :nva- riably used for the building and mal tenance of roads. I have been wi dering if the citizens of Washing:on would approve of the bill in its amended form if a clause was added | which would guarantee the expendi ture of surplus moneys on the streets and highways of the District. If this was done the%e would be some reason for raising an additional $600,000 per year. 1 do not believe that Congress 1 belleve that some still feel that tent it should. members of the body they are let ‘and not a city of mearly 502,000 people. They do not realize the t mendous population increase and do not_grasp the fact that the Interests of Washington have more than Kept pace with this increase. “In trafic matters alone — and I Gn the Second 3 WOor of Semi-annual clearance Reductions Boys’ Blanket Bath Robes «» Boys’ Flannelette Pajamas 1 and 2 Pieces ac- | legislating for a small ham- | have made quite a study of this re- cently—the number of automobiles {has increased from 35,000 to 105,000 iin the short period of six years. There have been no adequate appro- priations to meet this constantly ex- panding condition. “The citizens of Washington, how- ever, must be wiiling to pay reason- able taxes, but Congress must be willing to give to Washington the best government in the world. “I do not beliove that Congress has shown good faith in its appropria- | tlons. The gas tax, with the personal property tix amendment, would not increase the taxation on District moturists comparzble to that in the | states. but so long as Congress 18 un- willing to appropriate the amounts already ralsed, 1 can't blame you for objecting. “The surplus moneys accnmulated are now lying idle in the Treasury. Congress has no right to tax you and not expend that money. “I would like to see this organiza- tion continue its efforts to wake up Congress into a realization that this is now a large city, and that it needs schools, police protection, fire protec- tlon, parks und the hundred-and-one say that I size needs. We would not have ail this trouble in getting appropriations If Congress really understood the situation, Senate for Park Plan. “The Senate, I am su: ‘wants the park plan of the District extended and put exclusively under the juris- diction of & park commission. Mem- bers of the Senate are generally in Washington & longer time and be- vome acquainted with its needs. Many members of the House stay only two years and do not acquire this knowl- edge. Congress needs education, not criticism. Tt wants enlightenment on District questions, and it Is up to the cit@ens of the District to supply it “Washington needs 200 -additional policemen. The city Is underpoliced and has been for years. In some re- spects it needs more policemen than other citles of comparable size be- cause of the large number of visitors Wwho do not know the traffic regula- tions.” Senator Phipps told the board the ihteresting story of the fiscal rela- tions between the District and Con- gress since the establishment of Washington. “Two of the leading reasons for the establishment of Washington,” he said, “were to make a home for the government employes, who would carry on the business of the nation, and to make the National Capital the beauty spot of the world. “In this reconstruction period foi- lowing the war I believe that the Senate committee has adopted a con- structfve program for the bullding up of the city. I do not belleve that this program has been parsimonious. Seen More Parks Needed. | “I feel that we should. go ahead along these lines to beautify the city There Is a great opportunity zlong the banks of the Potomac for a parkway and public park. I belleve that this natural beauty spot should be used to its fullest advantages | Rock Creek will soon become inade- quate as the city’s population in- creases. “The 50-50 plan of fiscal relations between the federal government and ‘Washington, under which operations | were carried on until 1921, in my | opinion, worked well. The District accumulated & large surpius. “In 1921 the growth of the city had hecomo so apparent that members of 50-50 arrangement was unfair, so that the §0-40 was adopted. I do not be- ‘feve that the €0-10 plan Is too bur- densome. The other things that any city of Iike| reat | Congress felt that continuation of the | ter, in the change of relations was to acquire a definite, fixed plan so that each year would not quabbling and wrangling over needed appropri- iations. This was most necessary an: iin the adoption of the 60-40 it was accomplished. “Since 1914 there has been a differ- ence of approximately $20,000,000 in ithe amounts asked for by the Com- | missioners and the amount Congress has appropriated. Appropriations Fave been cut to the bone, or this Would not have happened. “In regard to the surplus now lying in the Treasury—more than $4,000,000 —this money should be used to bring ‘Washington up to date in school, po- lice, parks and other necessary ifems. It should be appropriated on the 50-50 because that was the arrangement in effact when it was raised. A clear understanding existed during the years that the surplus being ac- cumulated and Congress should not ovade its responsibility toward ap- propriating it on this agreement.” | Expressing his appreciation to the organization for its support of George Washington University and asserting that he belleved the college-was thor- oughly a elvic enterprise, Mr. Lewis made @ brief address on the aims of the institution. Insurance Code Explatned. Followinig the report of the insur- ance committee by David Lea, chair- man, Mr. Miller told the board of the i new’ insurance code for the District of Columbia, which, he sald, would protect the investor in all Kinds of insurance. The report, which was unanimously adopted, follows: “Three insurance measures of | widely _different” character and of great fmportance to Washington have been Introduced in Congress—the In- surance code, the Fitzgerald com- pensation measure and the Cameron compensation measure introduced in the Senate January 7 this year. The code is the culmination of a great many years of laber and is a com- pilation by the best experts and most experienced minds in the various branches of -insurance, and gives to the District of Columbia the most up- to-date law In existence in the United States today. It Is standard legisia- tion, admirable in every respect, avoiding the mistakes made in other states, and yet at the same time bringing us iully up to date and in By Health Department. MILK CREAM most important mat- ' Superior Dairy Products touch with the best thought and | practice of the balance of tie coun- try. I cannot say as much for the next| measure, namely, the Fitzgerald bill, which |5 a government monopollstic compensation measure which goes to very extreme lengths in many of its provisions, puts a very great burden upon our people which they cannot escape, because It Is monopolistic in character, and the premiums are col- lected as a tax. ‘Worst of , it puts the government squarely in the In- surance busineas to the exclusion of private insurers, and might easily be made the entering wedge for dolng the same thing with other lines of business. This is contrary, as you all know, to the feeling of our late be- loved and lamented President, who so | aptly expressed his disapproval of it « phrase ‘Les government In and more bustness In govern- ment,’ and as his successor, President Coolidge, has pledged himself to carry out the policies of his predecessor, we fgel that it is a falr presumption that he stands committed to the same sen- timent. This measure, unlike the code, puts us distinctly out of touch with the baldnce of the country, as only eight states out of thirty-two in the Union ave anything like it; on the con- rary, they all have legislation simi- lar to the last measure introduced in Congress which I mentioned above, namely, the Cameron bill of Janu- ary 7. “Compensation legislation here 15 bound to come, and your committee thinks that the Capital of the nation should conform to the custom of the country as set forth In the character of legislation enacted in the thirty- two states which is like the Cameron measure rather than the sort that is in use In only eight states, namely the Fitzgerald measure. “Therefore it is not a question of whether we want compensation ory not, but as to which we will take to | be in touch with the balance of the | country, because 1 do not think that we can hope- to escape legislation that country wide and has become the e blished custom. “America has become great and powerful by co-operation and stand- ardization, which has made us the most practical and efficient people on earth “Therefore your committee recom- mends your indorsement of the code, continued opposition to the Fitzgerald Highest Official Rating Department Secure your dairy supplies from the mwost ap- proved source and place your order accordingly with Chestnut Farms Dairy. Milk supplied by this dairy receives the Highest Official Rating by the District of Columbia Heaith BUTTER EGGS CHEESE | * From_the AVENUE o NINTH-® realizes its responsibility to the ex- | All In Our Semi-Annual Sale Shirts and our own full stocks of fine shirts reduced.* —_— measure, and at a later date when the Cameron compensation legisia- tion in Congress is more fully de- veloped will come before you with a final report and recommendation on the subject.” A resolution submitted by Odell S. Smith, chalrman of the public order committee, approving the bill now before Congress for an Increase In salaries of pollcemen and firemen, was unanimously indorsed. J. Harry Cunningham, second vice president of the organization, pre- sided in the absence of President E. F. Colladay. —_—— BREAD BILL IS TOPIC. Representative Brand to Discuse Measure Before Bakers. Representative Charles Brand of Ohlo, author of the “federal bread bill”" to require .a standard welght loaf of bread in interstate commerco, is to be the principal speaker to- night, discussing the proposed legle- lation at a'gathering of the District, Maryland and Delaware bakers, under auspices of the Potomac States Bak- ers' Assoclation, in Wilmington, Del. J. H. Woolridge and J.. W. Stohlman, both of Washington, are respectively secretary and treasurer of this asso- clation. The Washington delegation, in com- pany with Representative Brand, will leave over the Baltimore and Ohlo railroad at 4 o'clock, and the Baltimore delegation will meet the train at Camden station, SCHOOL CUP PRESENTED. Trophy for High School Basket Ball Champlonship. A magnificent loving cup, to be competed for annually by the high school basket ball quints, was pre- sented to the District public schools yesterday afternoon by the Harvard Club of Washington. It will become the permanent property of the school winning the basket ball champion- ship three times. ' The presentation was made to Supt. of Schools Frank W. Ballou by Prof. Henry Grattan Doyle, chairman of the committee on schools of the Harvard Club, and Justice Walter I. McCoy of the District Supreme Court, president of the club. et e LIBRARY LISTS ARTISTS. Prepares Works on Painters in Cor- coran Exhibit. The Public Library, in_co-operation with the Corcoran Gallery of Art, has issued & list of books and magazine articles dealing with the life and works of exhibitors at the ninth ex- hibition of cotemporary American ofl painters now on view at the gallery. The 1ist may be obtained free upon application at the library. Nearly all of the material may be borrowed for home use or studied at the Public Library. OIN : CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB “FEDERAL-AMERICAN” Although the “club” started December 10, anyone may begin now and receive the full amount deposited, with 3% interest, on November 30 next in plenty of time for “early shopping.” 50 cts. a v eek for 50 weeks will give you $25.37 $1.00 a week for 50 weeks will give you $50.75 $2.00 a week for 50 weeks will give you $101.50 $2.50 a week for 50 weeks will give you $126.87 $5.00 a week for 50 weeks will give you $253.75 $10.00 a week for 50 weeks will give you $507.50 Good for Grown-ups and Everybody Federal-American National Bank of the 1315 F Street ——e e SCORE OF BICYCLES WRECKED, TRIC HELD Police Charge Negro Boys With Thefts and Strange Vandalism. Parts of neasly a score of bicycles piled in the corridor at police head- quarters tell & story of depredations alleged to have been perpetrated by three Anacostia colored boys—Jamer Mills, John Green and Dearen Childs— who are being dined and housed a1 the house of detention pending a hear- ing in Juvenile Court next weok. Mills and Green are registersd ai being fifteen years old, while Childy age s registered as twelve. They were_arrested by Detectives Murphy and Boyd of the bicycle squad aftet an_(nvestigation of many months. Many of the wheels had been smashed with an ax after being strip- ped of parts, and a number had been hidden in & ravine in Anacostia. It {1 charged that the boys traded some ol the wheels and sold parts of others. All are sald to have admitted par- ticipation in the thefts, while Mills alleged to have engaged in simil conduct more than a year ago and gone to the country to escape arrest. The boys were arrested several days ago. Childs while hiding on the mof of his house. When they appeared before Judge Sellers the case was not ready and they were returned to the house of detention. * From_ INTH- A Special Grouping MEN’S and YOUNG MEN’S OVERCOATS from our regular stocks 500 garments only, reduced for quick clearance a't $395 $1.35 In our own stocks the fab- rics are percales, madras, silk mixtures and all silk. White and colored. PRICES In Manhattans the fabrics are percales, madras, fiber- striped madras, Oxford, silk mixtures, all silk. White and colored. 3 o oo S Children’s Imported Wool Golf Hose ages 6 to 12 years only $1.25 $1.10 All of our Patrick mackinaws reduced. Pat- rick mackinaws are sold exclusively by the P-B Company. Entire stock of suits and overcoats reduced, in- cluding cheviots, tweeds, cassimeres, models in single and double breasted, plain belted coats, Norfolks and pinch back, all the up-to-date models in domestic and foreign fabrics. Two pairs pants, some with golf and one knicker. 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