Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1929, Page 10

10 * 1b COURTHOUSE BOND OPPONENTS RALLY Senator Jones Refuses Lee Permission to Speak at Montgomery Session. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staft Correspgndent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 28.—With & display of anger at Speaker E. Brooke | Lee of Silver Spring, when the latter sought to make an announcement at a public hearing on the two measures pro- viding increased funds for an enlarged courthouse project at Rockville, Sen- ator Eugene Jones of Kensington re- fused him an opportunity to have an: thing to say to the deiegation and sat him down. This episode sent forth shouts and cat calls in the dignified Senate chamber that brought scores in the corridors Tunning to ascertain the cause of the disturbance. It was in the course of a hearing)| which the Senator had granted to cit- izens of Montgomery County who were opposed to the two bond issues. After a couple of addresses had been delivered Speaker Lee, who with the other dele- gates from Monigomery had been in- vited to the rostrum to sit with the State Senator, arose and asked permis- sion to make an announcement. Wanted Names for Paper. Senator Jones jumped from his seat, banged the gavel and said: | “I don't see why I should grant you the courtesy of making an announce- ment here. It is my meeting and you are my guests. I move you out of or- er.” The assemblage seemed to get much enjoyment out of the clash. Speaker Lee then wrote a note to the Senator and explained that he merely wanted to ask those present to put their names on slips, so that they could be printed in a county newspaper, as was done when the hearing was granted the proponents in the House. On this slip the Senator wrote “No.” Shortly after this men started pass- ing around the slips and it was report- ed to Senator Jones, who jumped up in the middle of an address of one of the speakers and ann H “It has been reported to me that | bas; papers are being passed around here for you to sign. You do not have to sign anything here. I am tired of such gum- shoe politics.” Louis Yost, jr., an employe of the Speaker’s office, who had obtained about two dozen names, was rustled into a corner of the Senate chamber by those who had signed and the slips taken from | his pocket. Members of the House delegation, in- cluding Dr. George L. Edmonds of Rock- ville, said after the meeting that they were at a loss at this attitude of the Senator, as when the hearing for the proponents was held in the House last ‘week, the courtesy of presiding was ex- tended to Senator Jones and he was al- lowed to make as many interruptions as he desired, and he did make a num- ber to ask questions. Chamber Is Packed. ‘The opponents packed the Senate chamber, as the proponents did the House. They jammed every bit of avail- able space. The remarks of the various speakers were punctuated with yells and howls at frequent intervals as pointed verbal darts were leveled at the leader of the Democratic faction in the county. They seemed to get keen en- joyment out of these. ‘While generally the speakers said that THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 28 SUBURBAN NEWS, Scene in the Senate Chamber of the Maryiand State Capitol yesterday, when citizens from Montgomery County apeared at a hearing held by Senator Eugene Jones in opposition to two bond issues for the courthouse improvement project. Lower: Mrs. Parker L. Weller, who was one of the principal speakers. —Star Staff Photo. out, that the taxes were too high and | the people could not stand them. Al-| bert M. Bouic, attorney, of Rockville, and | leader of the anti-organization Demo- | cratic faction of the county, took the | | stand that the matter of the increased | | bond issues should be put over until | after an election, a matter of a year and a half, he said, when the people could | g0 to the polls on the courthouse issue. | He pointed out also that the delegates now were serving on a four-year term and that there never had been an elec- tion at which the matter of the in- creased expenditure of funds had been submitted to the people. John E. Oxley, attorney, of Rock- | ville introduced the various speakers. | While he said that the people of the county were for progress, and said that those present were not there to fight progress, they did want progress com- patible with good financing. He said that bonding companies and financial experts have said that political sub- divisions should not be bonded for | more than 10 per cent of the assessable | is. While the bond issues for the | county are below this, he admitted, he said that the bond issues in the sub- urban district and in the sanitary dis- trict are liabilities against the county as a whole, which put the issues in excess of the 10 per cent. He said that this is a time of depression in the rural sections, and he did not think that any that already resting on the county. Mrs. Weller Speaks. ‘While she said that she did not be- lieve that there was a person present who would say that there was not a real need for a new courthouse, Mrs. Parker L. Weller said that year after year there had been an increase in the indebtedness and the taxes. She added further that there could not be any one present who did not know that the increased bond issues meant in- creases in the debts which the people would have to pay. Mrs. Weller said that taxes in the lower end of the county, the metropolitan district end, had mounted year after year, and that people there were being forced into the rural sections. People, she con- tinued, move into the county from the District of Columbia, and, knowing little about county politics, approve anything. She said they then sell their property for a profit and then leave the county and the expenses to be paid by the old- they were for progress in Monf County, they the m"‘f"’me."’ now pending for the reason, they pointed This is the sizth of a series of personal talks by “ME” on @& matter of vital interest to “You.” M’W’ “ALWAYS AHEAD OF THE BIG PARADE” time residents. She sald that while they want a courthouse, “we do not want a monument of stone and ma- more indebtedness should be added to ! = sonry built for any one man in Mont- gomery County.” Mrs. Weller concluded with statement that many women of the county had asked her to extend their | thanks to the Senator for standing up for right, not because he thinks so, | “but because we think so.” In saying that she heartily indorsed the program of Scnator Jones, Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson of Chevy Chase sald she knew that if there were fur- ther bond issues the people in the lower end of the county would pay. While she said she wanted to see a new courthouse, she did not want it at the | chance of increased taxes. Announcing that he was for adequate schools, good highways courthouse, George C. View said that a well-balanced budget |also should be insister upon. He said, {however, that responsible citizens had | now stood up to call a halt on expendi- | tures. County citizens wanted it to grow as a part of Greater Washington, with good excellent schools and public | buildings, it also wanted good gov- |ernment wrere the people rule. The residents, he said, oppose legislation by | coercion, referring to remarks by Sen- |ator Jones that he had been threatened with political suicide if he did not ap- prove the pending bills. Urges Tax Reduction. Dr. William K. Butler said that the Federal Government was reducing its taxes and indebtedness and that the county should do likewise. He added |that some of the expense should be left for posterity to shoulder. Senator Jones that the people were getting back their right to be heard on legislation. In the past, he said, they only learned of legislation several months after it was enacted. He said that his stand on the courthouse had been grossly misrepresented. He ex-| pressed his gratefulness to the repre- sentatives in the House for their ef- forts to build a new structure to pro- tect the priceless records. Pointing oyt that those favoring the project had sald they wanted more land, he said he understood Senator Jones was willing to give them more land, but that the difference was whether they were to take half a square or all of it. He then said that he was general ‘counsel for the Farmers’ Bank & Trust Co., which occupies a site on Successful Venture in greater volume through a Budget Payment Charge Service THIS store has never been an advocate of low-priced clothing—it gives men a wrong slant on clothes economy—too low a price always results in too short a wearing service. We believe there are thousands of men in this town who have found this out but just simply feel that it's too great a strain on the pay check to plank down $35, $40 or $45 at one time for a suit or a topcoat. men t o trade here. We want all such Their trade means the volume busi- ness we're after. And we invite such men to get in on our BUDGET PAYMENT CHARGE SERVICE PLAN That means you only need to pay 25% of the purchase down—charge the rest and pay for it in ten weekly pay- ments or five half-monthly payments. It applies to anything in the store—it permits you the economy of quality clothing—the chance to dress as well as you've always wanted to at our regular cash prices. A Dignified, Desirable Charge Service of Deferred Payments the | and a new | hinn of Capital | While he said that Montgomery | |larger building, which it was bound by | | of the institutic | sald, they will be re-elected. Mr. Bouic said that it was due to| | | | L YON VILLAGERS A ZONING FUND $50 Raiscd and $150 Pledged to Help Co-ordinate County Development. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYON VILLAGE, March 28.—The Lyon Village Citizens’ Assoclation, meet- | ing last night in the Priscilla Room, at| | Clarendon, raised $50 in cash and voted | the payment of $150 from the associa- | tion treasury to help cefray the ex- | penses of zoning the county. |15 the first civic organization of the | county to respond to the offer of the | | | | | the land which it is proposed to buy for the enlarged courthouse project, and that at the time the proposition for the enlarged project came up the bank had already entered into a contract for a until it was overed that the charte on prevented it from hav. ing such a building at the cost agreed | upon. He contended that the question of taxation was the important one in con nection with the bond issucs, and all | he asked was that it be deferred for a year and a_ half until the will of the people could be ascertained at an el tion. If the delegates are correct, Sees No Need for Bonds. Also explaining that she was in favor | of a new courthouse, Mrs. Dodge of Ta- | koma Park asked what had become of | the surplus collected in taxes-in the | past year and added that she did not | see any need of a bond issue. The | county, she continued, is taxed to the | utmost limit now. ' If Montgomery ave- i nue, in Rockville, needs widening, she went on, then the people of Rockville should pay for it, pointing out that if | Takoma Park needed street improve- | % 1)L garE i | i { i ! i i i M O brightens | sceretar | improvements. In taking this action the association board of supervisors to meet the citi- | zens half way in providing & fund nec- essary for the work. The campaign for raising the citizens’ end of the fund Is under the direction of the county Chamber of Commerce. The mattér was brought before the | meeting by Louis C. Carl, who was sup- | ported by Hiram N. Crichton, chairman of the city planning committee of the association. Speaking on zoning, P. P. Woodbridge. of the Arlington Coun Chamber of Commerce, pointed —out that the proper kind of residential de- velopment is oftentimes a muore im- portant factor in community advance- ment than industrial plants. Robert N. Anderson was re-electcs president of the organization. Others elected were Robert E. Freer, vice Rr(';— assistant se ell and Herbert members-at-large of the execut mittee. 2 The entertainment committee an- nounced that a card party would be held in April at_the home of Mr. and Mrs, S. Groome Eareckson. ments the townspeople paid for it and got no aid from the county at lar%g, Pleading for a vote against the bond issues, R. H. Phillips of Kensington said that the delinquent tax list of the county was a tragedy. He said that people were being sold out because they could not pay the heavy taxes on their homes Mrs. Russ2ll McLean said that Sen- ator Jones had a clear idea of what the people want, and Donald Bowie, jr., of Aspen. attacked the bill which proposed a new road extending Connecticut ave- nue from Kensington to Georgia ave- nue. He charged there was no need for such a road, but it was to be developed for a land speculating syndicate. John W. Coffman of Takoma Park | said he recognized the need of improve- ments, but said he was for reasonable He said that instead of spending the money obtained by taxes on the increased assessments, the peo- ple should be given the benefit by a mild reduction in the tax rate. He com- mended Senator Jones for what he said was his stand in safeguarding the best interests of the county. Senator Jones announced that he was placing in the record a telegram from Walter B. 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