Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1929, Page 17

i | HEH COURTTOACT OND.C.LEVYSUT Case Against Georgiana Thompson, Who Won $200 Verdict, to Be Reviewed. ‘The Supreme Court today consented to review the case of the District of ‘Columbia vs. Georgiana Thompson, in- volving the question whether a property owner in the District of Columbia may recover the amount assessed and paid for improvements if the District does not carry the improvements into effect. In 1912 Congress passed an act muthorizing the extension of Lamont ' gtreet. The Commissioners acquired the necessary land for the extension of the street by condemnation proceedings and then assessed the benefits against the abutting properties. In 1921 Georgiana Thompson paid her share of $200 to the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia. In 1927 she brought action in the Municipal Court against the District of Columbia for a return of the $200 because the District had failed to extend Lamont street and had abandoned the project. The question was submitted to a jury, which found in favor of Georgiana Thompson, and the District appealed to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, where the action of the Jower court was affirmed. ‘The District then petitioned the Su- preme Court to review the case main- taining that, since the extension of Lemont street was authorized by an act of Congress, the District of Co- Jumbia could not be held to have abandoned the project, because it was not within the power of the Commis- sioner of the District of Columbia to Curtis on Florida Vacation Trip, First Since Last Autumn Vice President Charles Curtis left Washington late yesterday for a brief vacation in Florida, the first he has taken since the strenuous campaign last Fall. Hoping to remain in seclusion to get the full benefit of the op- portunity for rest, Mr. Curtis did not divulge his destination before leaving. While in the best of health, the Vice President told friends he was very tired. He continued at his post in the Sen- ate until his inauguration as Vice President. view by the highest court contended that the improvement did not contem- plate the extension of the street, but was intended to preserve the vista to anefizwhglcal Park and provide access ARMY SUPP.LIES SOLD. Surplus of Breeches and Coats Brings Nearly $1,000,000. Sale of 1,300,000 pairs of surplus cot- ton breeches and a large quantity of surplus cotton coats, which have been in Army warehouses since the World War, has been negotiated by the quartermas- ter general of the Army. A New York firm was the purchaser, paying almost $1,000,000 in cash for the entire lot. The money will be turned into the Treasury. The garments were in excess of the needs of the Army for a number of years to come. Promoted to Grade of Colonel. Lieut. Col. Julian A. Benjamin, U. S. Cavalry, in New York City, and Lieut. Col. Frank S. Bowen, Field Artillery, at Madison Barracks, N.'Y., have been promoted to the full grade of colonel, act contrary to the law of Congress. ‘The Commissioners in asking a re- according to War Department an- nouncement. FRIENDS EXPECTED T0 REVISE TARIFF “Honest Protection” Be- | lieved to Be Hoover’s Pol- icy on Schedules. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The tariff is to be revised by its friends rather than by its enemies. Honest protection and no changes where the present schedules are sufficiently high will be the rule. This is the tariff policy of President Hoover, just expressed in a significant utterance by Representative Tilson of Connecticut, leader of the Republican party in the House, and chairman of the ways and means committee, which will frame the bill. Movement Is Explained. For the first time the public has been given an authoritative explanation of what prompted the present movement to revise the tariff and a prediction of what is going to happen. After sketching the situation that ex- isted when the opponents of farm re- lief aided in passing the McMaster res- olution in the Senate to bring about a downward revision of the tariff, Mr. Tilson tells of the councils inside the party and the fact that “it was agreed that the only wise course to pursue RAW OYSTERS Serve with a cocktail sance of 3 parts tomato catsup and 1 part LEA & PERRINS’ SAUCE was for the friends of the tariff to beat its enemies to it by sponsoring revision along protective lines instead of the opposite plan proposed in the Me- Master resolution.” Manufacturers Warned. In a guarded way, Mr. Tilson serves notice on manufacturers that the forthcoming tariff revision is neither to be an orgy of excessive protection nor a field for special privilege. “In the tari hearings recently closed,” he says, “the majority of those who appeared made it evident, whether they so intended or not, that a large share of the myraids of articles pro- duced in this country arc already rea- sonably protected, and do not need ad- ditional duties. On the other hand, many cases clearly were shown to the committee where. changed conditions have made changes necessary in the case of certain articles, while other articles, produced by the same manu- f{“‘“f“ perhaps, need nothing addi- tional. “Without finally dmam ter before a thorough st made of ch‘edvut mmm 4;11 bl e brought ouf uring e hearings, feared some of those ting their case before the committee, took coun- sel of their fears rather than necessities, and in so doing asked too much in order that thfi might the more surely receive enough, or at least +that they might not have taken away from them a portion of what they al- ready had.” Mr. Tilson adds that he is & conserv- ative, but that “some of those who ap- peared before the ways and means com- mittee went beyond” what he consid- ers reasonable caution and “attempted to enter the realm of sure things even beyond what a Connecticut conservative could justify.” Mr. Tilson's close relationship with Mr. Hoover and the coincidence of the The Zero Hour 4 o’clock when your vitality Is at its lowest ebb. A cup of SALADA will stimulate and revive you. “Fyesh from the Gardens” se1 WooDWARD & LoTHROP 10™ 11™™ F anbd G STREETS foregoing with privately expressed views of the new President to his friends in leads to the conviction that President Accepts Resignations, The President has accepted the resig-| Pr is to be the key- |nations of Robert S. Burgher of Texas, | ver: istration policy in the | s third secretary of the U. S. embassy | to hich is to be devoted to | 8t Tokio; of Myron A. Hofer of Ohio, Prof. Ryan to Speak on Pact. es A. Ryan of Catholic Uni- y will be one of several speakers | cuss “The Vatican-Italian Accord™ at a meeting of the Foreign Policy As- tariff revision and that | 8 foreign service officer at the State sociation in New York next Monday. this ht already be desc fl;nlfi.;lllnt:om used by the President | Virginia, as vice consul at Tsingtao: of in his call for an extra session, name- | D- M. Savage, as acting consular t ly, “legislation for limited changes of |2t San Jose, Guatemala, and of George the tariff.” | E. Seawright of Indiana, as vice consul at Rome, Italy. (Copyright, 1929.) WoopwarD & LLoTHrOP 10" 11™ F axp G STREETS Tomorrow, Tuesday, 3 to 5 P.M., Meet ANNE KELLEDY GILBERT, Poet AUTHOR OF “The Angel of the Battleficld” and many other poems. Apne Kelledy Gilbert will be in our Book Store on the first floor, and will read from her book and autograph volume: of her poems, from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Book StoRre, FIRsT FLOOR. From THE WALNUT ROOM THE FLAT CREPE FROCK WITH “DRESSMAKER” DETAILS %65 Department; of Hiram E. Newbill of | Speeches at the meeting, to be held at ribed in the the Astor Hotel, will be broadcast over ‘WEAF, beginning at 1:50 p.m. RTS8 <! 403 I S A coal miner has to get down to ess. 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