Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1927, Page 12

12 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, TRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1927. o T | harm in the Board of Trade and other | Arts Commission for the assistance | withdrawn plans for the building of h 1,150,000, | Robert F. Beresford. chairman of tWe groups of citizens and taxpavers of it has rendered. the new Commerce Building there and | Bureau of Municipal Research and |would require a tax rate upon real 000, it was pointed out. whereas the publie and private buildings N | the District trying to convince Con- | provided for devolpment of a large|other nationally known statistical or-|estate and tangible property in ex-|survey o the hoard showed the ¢ Odell S Smith, chairy - | gress or in voicing thefr views.” Favors Municipal Center. open park where Poli's Theater now | ganizations before the results are pre. | cess of $1.70. We felt that for 1927- | responding assessment in Chicaeo | {he pmblic order commities: and Oliver After describing the plans for the | gands. To further e the traffic| sented to Congress for consideration. 28 a rate of $1 would be high | which is seven times the size zerott for the streets and avenues | Y ety BuliingsHIiPas AEe. | pew Department of Commerce Ruild: | Stuation. he pointed out, plans e o e enough to produce the needed revenue. | Washington, to be hut little higher » e The hoard approved (he | The address by Senator Smoot, who | ing, the proposed Internal Revenue|pheen drawn for the provision of two Survey to Show Facts, | 5 vk | 81.403.000,000; Milwankee, recommendation of ine later ecom | was principal speaker and honor guest| Building and other structures pro-| pagement floors in the new Commerce | FvanE. stited tie \'”""wi Concern Is Volced. {000, a littie more than half \ = e that the Commissioners e " o | R i of the session. was preceded by an | jected for the triangle, Senator Smool | Building for the parking of auto i ik % o b AN Ch 2 . o g : e : rel 11 relations and tasation sys. |ton‘s assess incinnati. s7 s ahout at an early date | appeal for enrollment in the American | vecalled the “disappolntment” of the | pobilos | APl ne "'“']‘l o o e 20 |000: and Pittsbursh. $1.000,000. o b ‘:r,ln‘ o | Red Cross, made by Gen. John District Commissioners arising Plans Win FatHer “Withi the fhtent SEUAITS | par centi of (A aeabla M. i un e Qiréctor of the local Red | elimination of the District housing - i bt MU, Al { Johnston, i i $9,000,000 U. S. Share To- | cvoss rofi call this ve report on s from the area south of the| The new Commerce i . he | finding out what the true of money value, (o o | the tivities of the hoard by | Avenue, | said, will be placed ( Ve are glad to say,” he adde h of the expenses of upkeep; I o strect between B and B streets, T \ the major portion of the survey |cally requires the citiz istri 2 i president of the ould have beel vita 4 g ward District Expenses Not | Hawin D o e e e e B | Compteted, et Viowsthat' Washing. | ied {0 By Tor the enst of maintain 3 due, | Ruilding ; c Fe ore ths on squATY o ton s equally with jes of ing a water supply system that m B. Ladue,| Ruilding in the m than million squ: feet el s e int & | the new Engineer Commissioner of the | Government building in the Ma | space. The architect's sketeh of this | comparahle size, and in some cases furnishes the Enough, He Declares D btial iea i onaaer aaite ihe adka |nesaa e, Ahthes ik ,.,.i".,'\ld bt | Building. showing fhe classic style of |more than such cities, are amply sub- | with the water it uses and which is B {for the'first time. and made a brieC| ihe ~District government activities | architecture, drew applause from the | ntiated. All that " the people of It O pteck iisipmberey & 8 i .| talk. Commissioner Taliaferro, ¥d-|should be housed in a center of iis|andience. shington desire is to shonlder at takes o e i oL oW | ward 0, Collalay and Samirel J. ‘Pres " ‘one that would provide ample| The report presented hy Mr. Fvans | fair tax burden, no more, no | of husiness taxes that represent nearly | DI s (I A e . | cott, past presidents of the board, also | space for expansion. was based on the results of the na-| The Board of Tra ¢ is on rec ¢ cent of the net income; that O uphoitding of ita Nationai| Were on the speakers' platform. | "I have pledged myself to help in|tional tax and assessment survey, voring ontinuation of the ftakes from a strugzling wage-earner, ‘,-;a"::"“"‘[“‘“'|"“‘f‘“"' S Opening his address on the Federal|the movement to establish a District | made by the office of the Roard of of 4 provided In'\\?::;"!:kl: ?;‘n:d;l{;lm:‘!w::‘v'nlfi ’-’»'"".'r'u»'\’.“ Soin of the Senate Bnance tommittes| DUldINE Prog Senator Smoot said | of Columbia municipal center and | Trade, which was presented to the | the ) R L R LR o ember ot the Appropriations | that in the near future the world|one that will be distinetly for the | officers and directors of the board hat this b i e o e e Eomilites, opravikiy | o ast | Would see fruition of the plan that a | District, with buildings of a character | several weeks While this survey | equitable, and that any d il )iy £ i bt e et “Clauarter of A century aso was but 4 that Washington can well be proud of. | showed conclusively that the | from it, which In effect tends to make | the Iy e Washington: B dream of making Washinzton “the We are going to have such a cen- | stands. second in per capita s | the citizens of the District pay a | Assessments “Very High.” Hebloohey i bkt most heautiful ety in - the world.” | ter,” he said. | mentand fourteenth in per capita tax | greater proportion of the expenses, is ¢ ! tended by more than 1,000 members| Thix hope for Washington—once hut i Sibs IS N GRIERy [paid. thewe facts ave to he checked |unfair” the comnitiee stuted. Washington's shat L platitude uttered by public speakers| : Y. isainst Tatest available figures pub | ) ! The unexpected declaration of Sen-| last I:‘:l‘l’uvtill lulm;. |umx\. "m.-!y: [ '\.":L«':.”r B .lnu‘v;l st .‘I:;d‘(l it ‘l'xlv;l !l“‘: lished by the Burean of the Census'to the principle that the District obiS Eiabiarithe conclision O ith the first actual build: | assurances of the gfit of d o R Ming. Drocyam. mow Sotas | Project cannot fatl. He b od that | of a t mational art gallery to be o I et and during | the present plan for the expenditure | built nearby the National Museum hich he announced that he had|°f $30.000,000 over a period of five| on the Mall, an art gallery that Nedzed his full ad 10 the movement | YPATS Would prove {o he “only a start- [ would rival the best that any Iuro D e I beont o e lang poln the development that | pean center could offer. He said also T rincant Taunicioal conter 1o house | Congress ultimately would autho: that he felt assured of the gift of an DI tot G over hities Camd | The huilding appropriations which | additional $10.000,000 for an endow 2 & eharacter in keeping with the | failed of passage last session, alonz | ment of such a gallery and of the Fkairat hullakng Drogeam with the deficiency measure, due to' gifts of three great art collections aton Smanta mthtement regard. | the filibuster, he predicted. would he if the propsed gallery is built, S0E 1hie exibting Thenultabls Nacal rela. | Rese 30 days after the con-| Tih his address with archi s in reference to | in December | tectural sketches of the government i Gsntat Aanller dn' (e eve:| . who is chairman of | buildings about to be erected, Sena- Soihin: H0vanas v jchatei Public Buildings Comr tor ibed the proposed o LaoTHE ed with divection of the Federnl | velopment of the avea from the Ca the re: | bullding pr ireve, paid high trib | ftol to the ‘reasury south of Tenu | b o the |ute to the afte ylvania avenue, | e e virs e | Dlan for the harmonious development | Because of the congestion of t the DiStrict are bearing an unfair|©f the great triangular avea south of | fic teenth and Pennsyly | Pennsylvania avenue and the Iine aid, the cor hurden. The report showed t Washington stands second in a list of | All sorts of shoes for 80 cities surveyed in the amount of ol per capita assessment and fourteenth E M ist Should Visi every sort of wear. In"thelist Tor the amount of ita per very Motorist Shou 1sit G e e capita tax paid. U. S. Pays Only 26 Per Cent. . buy here MUST be ‘The Evans report also made the the greatest value obh- point that under the prasent lump-sum min:hlo pragfcyonion 414 9th appropriation plan the Federal Gov- | £ . rment. § 3212 14th 933 Pa. Ave. SE. ernment paying but 26 per cent of For that's the respon- the total expenses of the Capital, while THE BEAUTY SPOT OF sibility of Leadership! “Women’s Shop"—1207 F real estate assess “Your committee also is committed | menfs stund reiatively “very hig the committes reported. Wi the taxpayers of the District are bear- ing 74 per cent of the cost. CHESAPEAKE BAY | “Arch Preserver Shop”—1315 In concluding his illustrated lecture on the building pro; m south of . - 3 . ot VAR D e Hens tor samicotl A distance of 31 miles over the New Defense Highway, a Satn: perfect paved road and the most beautiful drive out of Washing- | ¥ = I think the Federal Government | ton during the Fall scason. ({3 ”» ought to pay more than the present | (0] t]["le a U800 G naravaun wepbgpiietion i NOW IS THE TIME 4 S S ward the expenses of the District of . s " ; —to visit Bay Ridge and select a site for your Summer home, as Columbia. This is not the fair pro : g ke Pl / g ! vou can build during the Winter or early Spring and have your il A A New Department portion which the Government should hear. 1 do not believe the people of home ready for next season. the United States would off hjec- p Q3 ¢ ition to A proposition that Congress | DRIVE DOWN . SUNDAY N Lie gt B QLG GG 0 U5 should appropriate a fairer sum. GaliatiohrBmtaron thelronmila e ileciugish o lyon avsr fifs “But, if 1 am a judge of the .ann-i t ment now prevalent in the House and [| splendid property. Y o At our Women's F St. Shop......85 to $25 _Senate,”” Senator Smoot warhed, “I do | not see great prospect that vou will | succeed in your efforts to have_ this % Federal contribution increased. I see| ;:::fl,;'(’gi}"'w"nr:?'r’%"d :-m"g; mi s Hain as “Washington Belle” Another Big Swagger New “However,” he sal ‘there ix no # New Oxfords Saturday Sale! “Cavaliers” Misses’ an child’s / / v/ $3.50 to $5 shn:' rzdhuced : V ‘8_;__5__0 % ///// from regular stocks. you would never start it again on . : 3 a cold day without Texaco Motor exceedingly attractive o model in this remarkable Qil in the crankcase. » 3 group of $4.50 shoes. Brown or black suede, black velvet o patent leather—high heel : / : Because you would see what hap- rown alligator calf, blac > hi o CAvARAET oot E e e pens in those first few seconds. suede or patent leather—low . 0 2 now struts into the November Wimme d\ : | heel A struts h LICENSES v/ (Not at F St. Shop) L fashion picture. Very auda- cious—yet practical for Win- d Motor oil ought to flow snstantly, Month-End Sale of a num- : 4 : Crepe Sole et ot sood seioaltand. drece (G kbl 60, LORIGL 0 however cold. (Texaco does.) chic z blue or brown kid with g orts Oxfords shoes which, hrcamf lh.tyv are fs % i Op small lots, must make way for suede—gun metal patent And Stl“ hold its full body, hOW- incoming Winter stocks. High leather—brown or black alli- shaes and Winter oxfords. e Tans, blacks, patents, two-tone gator cali—black suede, pat- ever hot. (Texaco does.) effects. Al corking good ent leather collar. Tts low vales! pricelis @ real achievement— (7th St. Store Only) only $8.50 pair. Nt 7 3 ! - (At All Our Stores) 5 ) G “Gro-Nups” popular for school or HERE COMES For Boys St b B tan Russia cali, alligator effect trim, is one of our Slippers for THE GRO OM ' gopalar “Tiahn Specials’— ‘ ! Halloween c o LD E M (At All Our Stores) Jack Larabee is about to be married. | The Hahn He’s a splendid chap, about 24, and has a fine job in one of “Health” Shoe o M oTo R o ' L Washington’s big banks. He came to us the other day looking rather peeved. Tt seems $ “Gro-Nups” extra quality 3 shoes for young people, long the “Only Girl” was holding out for a 6 o'clock church wedding— for i Y . for f a c j R L i THE TEXAS COMPANY, 17 Battery Place, New York Gity “We know just how you feel about it, Jack,” we said, “but if ixquisitely fashioned gold - : i RN shoe is hard to beat! Ma i AR TR R e a e the young lady has made up her mind, you might as well com- ‘m,;h“‘,“;hk m&n oIk ,:adfh:: or s|l\'(‘% k|:l opng Ipump:I or Tesaeo Petrolewm Products i ¢ havi redding.” . ‘ - H s effects. zh v promise—by having a church wedding. i Ruilt on special “Health” with soft box toe, overweight heels. And nun|?|:ou=nrofl?:\" 7 e : lasty with arch-supporting welt sole, wide foot-form last. s S With this bit of worldly wisdom off our chests, we proceeded con!vruninn — wmx‘u‘;rouixl; $4 to §5—according to size. ;“;:‘::Tl{(:::‘:f'};{fl to sell Jack a snappy pair of “Florsheim” patent leather, evening comfortable, serviceable, cco- (At All Our Stores) loween in our s 50 iy il nomical shoes. Style pic- popular group of e tured, patent, tan calf or Then he bought another pair of “Florsheims”—a pair of our | black kid. Others, §5 to $7.50. “Hahn SpeCials" new “Big Boy” tan brogues—and a pair of golf shoes. He said For Little Ones he wasn’t going to have his marriage spoil his game. (Poor Jack!) Comfort! “Hahn Specials” (At All Our Stores) Tt was with a lot of real satisfaction that we reminded this 5 Ql 45 t Rhinestone B 4] young man that Hahn's had supplied the shoes for his father's v Shi wedding over 25 years ago. | $3 SHREE e — “I can go you one better than that,” said Jack. “Grandad said he started buying your shoes back in 1877 and he was still one : of your regular customers up to the time of his death.” A great group of little shoes ek L : 5 made to give extra comfort Fine” said \\e..and. as a parting shot, added, “Remember, and long wear for tiny little Jack, we carry all sizes—from infants’ up!” feet. Large variety of colors ! and_leathers. Starting at § th pictured, with . . ¥ : Spartan Gold Spot Goodyear Again tomorrow we will The Shoes For the woman who still welt soles, is the best of them attach to your evening slip- JackiBonghi: > . - | buys shoes, as in former days, all. 6 to 8-—-$278. 8% to 11 pers a pair of these beauti- ght: | for comfort and utility rather fully studded rhinestone slip- v, e - than style, we present many sd (1) “BIG BOY"—Tan o : it Ao perhecl—usually §7.50-for or black Danish i < T comprehensive displays of Ballet and il Lo t All Our Stores) calf, heavy outdoors : unusual or the plainer types . . oxford—storm welt Giihouse lippers. 2 Dancing Slippers slugged heel_..,$7 e i e : Duu‘clmg srhnlnlllrarlwr: will > igh shoes.........55 1o $7.5 o well to send their pupils to “FLORSHEIM" — . Comfort oxfords and {is {6 theiE alipperas We teas One of the New Black or tan calf— 5 strap slipper: 53 & $3.50 ture the most approved styles simigioaity ooy Min : Boudoirs and mules, ' —including hard _box, toe- “D b k4 for business or dress " P . in satins & other dancing slippers. $2 to $5.50. e s. materials..........8019 fo $§ (At All Our Stores) ',;FLORS'{'EIM" — . | P Ressition oiin Saturday Sale! dancing ox- A N fords, featherweight Regularly $l..‘)5 $ 6 sole $10 “Man’s Shop” quality, all-silk . 5 From Bally of Switzerland, chiffon stockings. . this charming juvenile oxford. “BASS”—Moccasin Fi ‘ \ Ostrich or water snake trim, (;,,:,:’ Oxford—crepe 14th at G 2 Pau's, $3.00 gg_:;m calf or patent leather, rubber ~sole—made Saturday brings this very unusual i of servicable,plisble Cor. 7th & K 3212 14th St. hosiery opportunity. xtraordinary (QNE of our dashing elk leather.....88 414 9¢h 233 Pa. A S E offering—fine, sheer, clear all-silk chif- R new shoes for high a. Ave. O.LE. fon stockings, at a saving of 25%. C \ school and college ors include gun metal, mirage, grain, girls—for any woman ecstasy, nude, pearl blush, evenglow and who loves low heels. P. S.—“Jack” /o;&nd the “Socks” he wanted—at our “Stocking s’wpn” others. Don't miss this one-day Sale! $4.50 to $8.50.