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B—6 * THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 6, 1930—PART ONE, —-_— e w———-‘—_————m JUNOR LEAGUE WORK OUTLINED {Mrs. Theodore P. Noyes Re- views Plans for Sale at Jelleff’s Tuesday. An outline of the history of the Junior League of Washington and its plans for taking over Jellefl's Depart- ment Store on F street for a day, Tues- day, were outlined by Mrs. Theodore P. Noyes in an address over radio station WMAL last night. For the aid rendered at Jellefl’s, the Junior League is to receive 10 per cent of the gross receipts for the day, to be | devoted to social service work at Chil- | dren’s Hospital, which the league has recently undertaken. Describing Tuesday’ Mrs. | Noyes said: “Sixty sales girls of the league will take their places behind the counters to assist the regular sales force in dis- pensing all manner of merchandise. | Seven models, likewise Junior League ! members, will stage an informal fash ion review, in which all the latest and smartest in ladies’ wear will be ex- hibited. The hours for the informal fashion show will be from 11 to 1 4 ‘ the forenoon and 3 to 6 in the after- noon and more than 16 hostesses from the league will be on hand to greec customers in the store and assist in any | way that may be necessary. All league | girls will have a badge to msunlmsnl them from the regular sales force 3 yetlow Junior League badge upon which | heir names will printea. Tne | hostesses will have flowers pirmed to their frocks in addition to the badges. 1l Aid for Worthy Cause. ! “In outfitting yourself for Easter at Jellefi’'s on next Tuesday you will be | aiding a worthy cause at no additional | expense, as the entire amount raised will go to the Junior League work at Children’s Hospital, there being no ad- ministrative expenses. Prices will most assuredly be the same, and with the league girls and the entire sales force trying their utmost to please, it should make your shopping tour of the store on that day an exceedingly pleasant experience. Making clear the position of the league, Mrs. Noyes said: “Every one who has heard this talk has probably subscribed to the Community Chest. ‘The Junior League is asking you to sub- scribe nothing more, it simply wishes to point out to you that by patronizing Jellefl’s on next Tuesday you will be aiding those who need aid, and that if l your purchases amount to no more than a dollar, 10 cents of that dollar will be used for the relief of those who most need it. It is certainly an easy method to attain that satisfaction of spirit that comes from doing something for some one else. Mark Calendar for April 8. “So mark the calendar for April 8 and the Junior League members, headed by Mrs. Sidney Thomas, the president; Miss Hallie Brooke, the general chair- man: Miss Elise Alexander, chairman of sales girls: Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, chairman of hostesses, and Miss Char- lotte Childress, chairman of models, will be waiting to greet you and to serve you.” Earlier in her address Mrs. Noyes ex- plained that the league’s staff at Chil- dren’s Hospital consists of two social workers, & secretary and a car, for which the league is financially re- ible. Mrs. Noyes explained that the league does not come under the Community Chest. “As a matter of fact,” Mrs. Noyes as- serted, “the league had three teams working during the last chest campaign and also contributed a thousand dollars. ‘The league is entirely sustained by its membership, which is composed of more than 400 of Washington's most prom- inent young women, and by yearly en- tertainments.” Telling of the founding of the league by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Smith Hemp- stone, with only 16 members in 1912, Mrs. Noyes said: ‘““The activities of the league today have grown to the welfare work of the Children’s Hospital, technical work with the Braille manuscript for tae blind, settlement work which includes clerical duties of the Associated Charities, as well as assistance to the three settle- ment houses and many miscellaneous activities.” Qualifications for Membership, Mrs. Noyes described these qualifica- tions for membership in the league: “To enter Junior League work a young woman must be put up, seconded and admitted to membership by an ac- tive member of the league. After she is admitted she must serve as provi- sional member until she has finished a course of lectures which prepare her for her future work. When she com- pletes this course she becomes an active member of the league and then 60 hours & year minimum work is required of her; failing in this she is promptly sus- pended. Of course most of ihe young ‘women in the league give far more than 60 hours a year; in fact, there are many who devote practically their entire time without compensation of any sort and subscribe liberally from their own funds to the particular activities in which they are engaged.” Mrs. Noyes pointed out that informa- tion relating to all activities of the league may be obtained at any time at the league's headquarters, ‘1520 Con- n t avenue. o MAIL FRAUD CHARGED T0 2 IN STOCK SALE “Racket” Is Said to Have Prom- ised Investors Ford Motor of England. venture, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 5—Two men ‘were arrested today on charges of using the mails to defraud after an investi- gation by the State attorney general's office into an alleged stock “racket” which it was said was expected to make & million dollars in a month. Officials of the bure of securities of the attorney general's office said the” two men, Alberto Contento. head of the alleged racket. and J. Weller, an employe, already had collected at least ~$20.000 from unsuspecting “clients” who expected to receive Ford Motor Co. of England stock in return. The victims were scattered through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee. W. C. THORNE’S WIDOW SUCCUMBS IN CHICAGO Marriage to William C. Camp, Suit for Accounting and Later Di- “vorce Action Are Recalled. By ine Assoctated Press. TAKE PART IN “SCHOOL OF POLITICS” | Upper: Left—Mrs. Edward A Harriman, president of the League of Repub. lican Women of the District of Columbia, under whose auspices the “School Politics” opens at the Willard tomorrow. | urer of the league, in charge of registrations. Lower: Left—Mrs. Lucia Hanna Mrs. Bessie Parker Brueggeman, chairman of the United States Employes’ Com- pensation Commission, one of the speakers at the school Right—Mrs. Edward A. Keys, treas- lley, chairman of publicity, and, right, Harris & Ewing Photos. The Junior League of Washington is about to turn another milestone in the history of its accomplishments in the National Capital. Outstanding among the things it ex- pects to accomplish in the immediate future is the development of a program of social service work Children’s Hospital —a phase of activity the league has recently undertaken. To aid in this project, several score of the league members will aid in sell- ing at Jellefl’s department store on F street next Tuesday, with groups serv- ing as salesgirls, models for displaying gowns and a large group as hostesses. In return for their services the league receipts for the day. The proceeds are to be used by the league in carrying on the social service work at the hospital. Active Here Since 1912. The league has been actively fufic- tioning in this city since 1912, when it was founded by Mrs. Smith Hempstone, formerly Miss Noyes, who was its first president. During its nearly 18 years of operations its activities have been many and as a result numerous worth: causes have been aided. The Junior on the list in chronological sequence of Junior League organizations in this country. The formal organization of the local league took place in 1912 Among the first members of the league and those who assisted in or- ganizing it with Mrs. Hempstone, its founder, were: Mrs. Ferguson McGregor of London, before her marriage Miss Estelle Crane; Miss Emily Beatty, daughter of Admiral Beatty; Miss Marguerite Caperton, the daughter of Admiral Caperton; Mrs. Thaddeus Beale of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. then Miss Alice Dresel; Mrs. A. C. Oli- phant, then Miss Ruth Larner, who was the second president of the league; Miss Alice Downing, who was the third president of the league and who joined after it had consolidated with the old Junior Auxillary of Noel House, taking in & number of mew members; Mrs. Creswell Garlington and Mrs. Stephen Rowland, who before their marriage were the Misses Fitch; Miss Caroline Nash, Mrs, Wilder D. Baker, the then Miss Lena Hitchcock, and Miss Cath- erine Hitcheoc! Mrs. Willlam Hunt- ington, before her marriage Miss Frances Carpenter; Miss Alice Brice, Miss Julia Brice and others, The league for awhile went along co-operating with other organizations by giving them contributions. It was decided, however, that the league want- ed a project all its own. Accordingly, one otP its early activities was the estab: lishment of a Summer camp for work- ing girls, where they could vacation u:; the nominal sum of $3 per week. Th! operation continued successfully for several years. Functioned Independently. Subsequently, the league gave up 1its entire :;lloru of co-operating with other organ‘zations and functioned for awhiie practically alone as a separate organi- zation until just recently. & At a meeting last year it was decide a special activity o: m eague a social welfare agency ad Lhigldren‘! Hospital. Putting this into effect and developing this agency along modern and scientific lines will require the aid of practically all the Junior League branches and will necessitate the paying of a professional worker to supervise the activity. hile the hospital project has not its full momentum, it 18 well started and in experienced hands, and the league members are looking forward to the fulfillment of its dream to have a spe- cial activity completely develnpe'dA ‘The coming air at Jellefi’s Tues- day, from which the league hopes to derive a substantial sum, will give im- petus to the Children’s Hospital activity undertaken by the league. In line with recent progress and ac- tivities of the league, it has secured club rooms at 1529 connlre::ut m& iving it probably as wel ap) e B yl.lut of any Junior tl’ym)l!mnumy ‘16 members in 1912, the league had about 30 the following year and in the third year of its organization had about 60 members. This number, however, seems a mere handful to the 397 members re- ported at last year's meeting. The league now admits about 25 additional CHICAGO, April 5.—Mrs. Katherine Comst ‘Thorne, prominent socially ‘William C. Thorne, vice dent of Montgomery Ward & OCo., °d yesierday. She was 66 years old and | = 'n an sev YeArs, Mrs. Thorne ted at $3,000,000 o her husban al 5 ‘upon her husl Geath i 1917, " Bhe later married Wi . d salesman. ing W;‘nthlm&nux an of e mflu had left to Camp to mnn"ee. and to revoke a $350,000 trust fund established for him. These suits ont with & divorce. A son, Gordon C. Thorne, en route from Europe, and. a daugh! ve. members each year. With its large and distinguished diplomatic set to draw from, it is point- ed out by league members that Wash- should be truly the prototype of the International Junior e, Ac- cordingly, the leagué has established a class of honorary members, which includes the daughters of Ambassadors and Ministers and, in Some cases, the wives of foreign envoys. ‘The honorary members are not asked tc pay dues or do regular work unless they wish to, but are asked to attend all the league meetings. In this ner the league hopes to that when they return to their own countries they may start similar activi~ ties, Already the leggue has represen- JUNIOR LEAGUE GOAL NEARED IN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WORK Members, Desiring Own Completely De- veloped Activity, Accept Opportunity Offered by Jelleff's. is to receive 10 per cent of the gross| League of Washington was about No. 12 | ‘) representative government. | tatives from France, Belgium, Spain, ]Hunlary. Austria and Sweden on its| lists. In its congressional set it numbers members from many States. Likewise, it has many members representative of the Army, Navy and Marine set. In connection with the possible inter- national aspect of the league, it is found that the Junior League of Washington has on its membership lists such ad- dresses as Warsaw, Es Buenos Alres, Aukland, Cairo, Singapore, Panama, Peking, Guatemal and several In Rome, London and Paris. It is not at all impossible, it is pointed out by the league members, that a future interna- tional Junior League may include these cities and many more. The league has many committees and activities, in addition to its activity at Children’s Hospital. Among these are the committee on the blind, which has shellacked many thousand pages of braille for the blind; its settlement committee, which does clerical work the Associated Charities, as well as as sisting at the three settlement houses: the magazine committee, which con- ributes to the Junior League Magazine nd issues a monthly news letter, and the miscellaneous committee, which takes in activities fn_connection with | the Instructive Visiting Nurses' Society, | the Girl Scouts, Home for Incurables, Thrift Friendly Society, Y. W. C. Girl Shop. Co-operative Soclety, Gra Ladies of Walter Reed Hospital and the Red Cross. The motor corps of the league stands ready to help at all times, and the emergency committee covers a wide fleld. League Officers Named. ‘The present officers of the league are as_follows: Mrs. Sidney Thomas, president; Mrs. G. Howland Chase, 3rd, first vice presi- dent; Miss Sallle Hews Phillips, second vice president; Mrs. A. McCook Dunlop, corresponding secretary: Mrs. Marshall Exnicios, recording secretary, and Mrs. Leonard Block, treasurer. The league’s list of committee chair- men includes: > Mrs. George T, Summerlin, hospital committee; Mrs. George Morris, com- mittee on the blind; Mrs. Robert Rans- dell, magazine; Miss Catharine Dunlop, miscellaneous; Mrs. Donald McKnew, Miss Elise Alexander, ad- H. L. Rust, jr., arts and interests; Mrs. Lawrence A. Baker, club room committee; Mrs. Oary T. Grayson, entertainment, and Miss Marion Jar- dine, publicity. The Junior League of Washington is not a member of the community chest, but is an independent organization and a unit of the Association of the Junior Leagues of America. The latter is of- ficially described as follows: “The Association of Junior Leagues of America is an association for the ad- | the board vancement of civic welfare, organized by young women on the principles of ‘The pur- pose of the league is to further civic progress throughout its branches in the cities of the United States and Canada through the maintenance of various clvic projects. The association also trains its members to co-operate in the various branches of civic work. type of welfare work to be undertaken is left to the discreation of the indi- vidual league, “The nucleus of the present associa- tion was the Junior League of the New York College settlement, organized by Miss Mary Harriman in 1900. This was followed in 1908 by the founding of a second league In_Boston. Baltimore, Brooklyn and Philadelphia _having meanwhile joined the ranks, the first general conference was held in 1911. In 1920 the 39 leagues then existing were organized by Mrs. Willard Straight (Dorothy Whitney) into the present as- sociation. Six years later a national headquarters was blished in New York City, and in the follos year an “Anthology of Junior League Poetry’ was published. In the same year the Bulletin, since 1912 the official organ, ;ummmud inf e. the United States, representing 39 States. and three additional leagues in in 1928. The same year & na- ub with offices and exhibition rooms was established in New York City.” 4 ____ POULTRY AND EGGS. b shipped by prepaid Darcel live dejivery guar . Establ twenty-five years. fl‘mr Internal Baby Gnick ‘Asen: RA 5 T8 and RGOS IBBITS. PULLE Illustrated Catalog Free HARRY WOOD COBB Gettysburg, Penna. POLITICAL SCHOOL OPENS TOMORROW G. 0. P. Women Obtain Con- gressman and Others for Fourth Term. The League of Republican Women has recruited Con, and departments and agencles of the Government for a group of distinguished “teachers” who will conduct the league's fourth Repub- lican School of Politics, the first session of which will be held tomorrow. ‘The school will be conducted under direction of Mrs. Harry K. Daugherty, the wife of the assistant solicitor of the Treasury Department, and all meemg will take place in the Willard Hotel. Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Republican national committeewoman for the Dis- trict, is chairman, and the enterprise is approved by the Republican State com- mittee for the District. Domestic affairs as comprehended in & wide variety of subjects and the more notable aspects of fore! relations will be dealt with by enrolled members of the school under the guidance of men promlmnll. in public dllu '2" '21 ap- pear as lecturers an akers during the six-day session. St To Extend Greetings. On behalf of the league Mrs. Edward A. Harriman of New York, president, will extend greetings at the opening session tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, as will Representative John Q. Tilson of Connecticut, Republican House leader. Mrs. Speel will preside and in- troduce two speakers, Mrs. Louise Dod- son, director of the woman's division, Re?uhnun national wil top committee, who discuss the Value of Women in Politics,” d Rear Admiral Luke McNamee, who will speak on the :I;I;‘j)tsl. “The United States Navy of Lieut. Mina Van Winkle, head of the Woman's Bureau of the Wash! Police Department, will address the school in the afternoon and Strickland Gilliland, newspaper man and humor- ist, will discuss some of the phases of the presidential campaign of 1928. An address on the subject of the his- tory and accomplishments of the Re- publican party and a discussion of mod- ern China and Japan by a competent observer will feature the evening meet- ing. Senator Felix Herbert of Rhode Island will present the accomplishments of the party. An account of changing conditions in China and Japan is ex- pected to be delivered by Wilbur For- rest of the New York Herald-Tribune's Washington staff, who was assigned to China for several weeks during the re- N}.l-‘ is impossible to imagine a more | cent difficulties involving China and Russia. Conference to Be Topic. Another meeting to which interest at- taches is that planned for Tuesday eve- ning at_8:30 o'clock, at which time Senator Hale of Maine, chairman of the Senate naval affairs committee, is to discuss the London Five-Power Confer- ence now in session. On the same pro- gram, Dr. Stanley K. Hornbeck, at the ad of the State Department’s Far East Division, will 8iscuss the conduct of foreign relations. session Thursday morning will deal with subjects of special interest to ‘Washington residents. Mrs. Dodson will preside and addresses will be de- livered by Edward F. Colladay, Re- publican national committeeman for the District, and A. Rover, United States attorney. Mr. Colladay will dis- cuss the District government and Mr. Rover the courts of the District, Senator Samuel Shortridge of Cali- fornia, Representative Louis McFadden of Pennsylvania, Arthur M. Hyde, Sec- retary of Agriculture; Representative Franklin Fort of New Jersey, Senator Guy D. Goff of West Virginia, Mrs, Bes- sie Parker Bruggeman, chairman of the Federal Employes’ Compensation Com- mission; Merle Thorpe, editor of the Nation's Business, and John W. Pole, Comptroller of the Currency, are among others who will address the school dur- ing the meeting. At the closing meeting Saturday morning, Mrs. Speel will deliver cer- tificates to all who have satisfled the requirements of the enterprise. It is expected President Hoover will recelve the members some time during the week. —_— DAMAGES ARE SOUGHT FOR BOARD EXPULSION Broker Asks $3,600,000 From Chicago Trade Body for Losing Seat. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, April 5.—The Chi- cago Board of Trade was made defend- ant today in two suits asking $3,600,000 damages for Eugene M. Hoyne, s broker, who charged he was unlawful- lgnedx.pemd from membership in the T Hoyne sought $3,000,000 in a Federal Court action and $600,000 in Superior Court. He alleged he lost $500,000 as a result of the expulsion and that the membership was worth $100,000. Through agreements among securities exchanges. he said, he was also barred from membership in any other curb or_stock exchange. Hoyne purchased a membership on the board of trade December 2, 1918, and was expelled in May, 1920, be- cause of inability to meet obligations, ¢l he owed $720,308 while represen his net assets at $50,000 to $75,000, according to the suit. He contended he was not liable for the g;bts specified u’nd“wn not expelled a proper majority. Board of trade oflcm. offered no comment, observing only that the ex- pulsion conformed with the rules of the board of trade and of all similar exchanges. Refuse to Name Commission. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April § (#)—The Danish Parliament today fused to appoint a commission to in. vestigate the country’s military obliga tions toward the League of Nations, the Labor government taking the view that membership in the League does not prevent Denmark from reducing her military and naval forces of her own | by the Congress, free will. FARM AND GARDEN. LABOR ADVOCATES VOTE FOR DISTRICT Secretary of Central Union States Stand in Radio Speech Last Night. Frank J. Coleman, secretary of the Central Labor Union, last night de- clared itically to & vast radio audience at organized labor stands squarely behind the militant request that national tal be granted the District of Columbia. Mr. of the Federation of Lal and the Plate Printer, a labor 3 an address from Station WMAL, under auspices of the Citizens’ Joint Commit- tee on National Representation for the District of Columbis. “Organized labor,” he asserted, “is firmly of the opinion that it is not possible to safeguard the rights of the citizen except through selection by the ballot of representatives of his own choice and through such representa- tion have an active part in the coun- cils of the Nation.” Proposal Is Reasonable. ‘The proposal to grant the people of the Du‘:n&o’cm r’.gr‘ to participate in the national Government ‘“‘seems 8o reasonable and fundamentally Ameri- can,” Mr. Coleman said, “that it is almost unbelievable that any one would tempt to deny or even to delay the granting of such power and right.” The labor official recalled that Wil-| g llam Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, had formerly in- dorsed the proposal for national repre- sentation. The suggestion that the Dis- trict has 435 Representatives and 96 Senators, implying that Congress as a whole legislates for the District, consti- tutes what Mr. Coleman said is “a very beautiful and impractical theory.” i “I would like to ask such theorists’ he said, “if they honestly believe that such form of representation would be satisfactory to the people of any State or congressional district.” Mr. Coleman said that organized labor “earnestly appeals” to Congress to pass the pending joint resolution without | g delay, “and thus give the Legislatures of the several States an opportunity to pass upon the matter.” He also urged organized labor here and else-| where to co-operate in the campaign for national representation. Holds Question One-Sided. Coleman’s address follows, in one-sided question than the -proposal to empower Congress to grant to the people of the District of Columbia the right to participate in the National Government. From _every viewpoint this seems so reasonable and fundamen- tally American that it is almost un- believable that any one would attempt to deny or even to delay the granting of such power and right. Asone member of Congress recently remarked, ‘This is | merely a matter of simple justice, to which no true American objection can | j; ade.” be“’!“l;le nearly 600,000 intelligent, patrio- tic and public-spirited residents of the District of Columbia are not permitted oF the National Government; is to say, 50 far as such participation means the exercise of the fundsmental privi- leges of American citizenship. It 1s true we residents of the District of Columbia fully participate in bearing all of the burdens and obligations of such citizenship, such as the payment of taxes, both local and national, the obey- ing of laws and the rendering of mili- tary service. When it comes to repre- sensation in the Congress, which levies the taxes and expends the tax money; when it comes to obeying the laws which are enacted by Congress and the o o ; when it comes utw &e selection of the Chief Executive of the Nation by the duly qualified electors, jpation in eitber the local | ] tha rs which are declared ; | resentation would be turning the Dis- when it comes to suing or being| e I the Coutts of the United States, | the District resident finds that he is| ntirely outside the pale of the Con- Shtution and s far s the United States courts are concerned his rights, as declared by the Supreme Court of the United States, are less than those of an alien, to whom these courts are open. “To the uninformed, learning of such a state of affairs for the first time it would be perfectly natural to draw the impression that conditions, being as de- scribed, are to be found in Russia or some benighted country not yet pos- sessing popular government. Such per- son would ‘hardly expect to find such | anomaly to exist at the very seat of | government of the boasted greatest zes public the world has ever known, but such is the humiliating fact. It is amasing to what extent the people of our country are lacking in the knowl- edge of such a condition. Obnoxious to Labor. “Such a state of affairs under this government of the people, by the people and for the people is especiaily obnox- jous to organized labor, which has al- ways held tenaclously to the doctrines Iaid down in the Declaration of Inde- pendence and supposedly guaranteed by the Constitution, that ‘all men were created free and equal and endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable rights, that ‘governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed,’ and consequently ‘there should be no taxation without repre- sentation.” The Central Labor Union, the Maryland State and District of Co- lumbia Federation of Labor and the American Federation of Labor have re- peatedly gone on record in support of this ciple and firmly believe it is only fair and proper that the people of the District of Columbia should enjoy the fullest participation in the Gov- ernment. The Central Labor Union and. the Maryland, D. C, Federation have for years been represented in and rated actively with the citizens' Jjoint committee on national represent: tion. This movement had the support of the late Samuel Gompers, for many years executive head of the American Federation of Labor, and now has the active support of his distinguished suc- cessor, President William Green. Presi- dent Green has forcefully written and spoken in indorsement of the pending congressional joint resolution proposin; an amendment to the Constitution o; the United States empowering Congress FARM AND GARDEN. BEAUTIFUL Lawns Are made possible by care the year. for the lawn and garden. THE IDEAL PLANT FOOD Bl oy ind ™ Bnementet 5-Ib. -1b. bag. $3.00 261D versiTs 100 bak $5.00 Wizard Brand Shg Manure ste 25 8 Los... 1.00 100 Lbs. ... u‘.'ll VAR e and cultivation at this time of We carry a complete line of dependable requisites ns R O Gladiolus Bulbs, dosen, mized L .8 te 1. e Caladium Bulbs, larse size, each...35¢ Bulds, wood sise, each 100 R Lo ot ez " Row™ 1s "tne " time M aou" tad " fam mnlu. nfi:::?‘" iof Gl P. MANN & CO. | 207 7th St. Phone Nat’l 1121 | interests are here, their property values | his own ballot is & fundamental right; | Columbia are just as vitally interested |and are just as much affected by all | Brm e Sy lum| houses ‘of the vote for Presi- dent and Vice President and the same s, S el i courts as cltizens of a State. 1In a radio address granting of these Seos Mm‘:&: ol to District residents. He said on that occasion: ‘Voters Would Decide Issme. “mreunombnnmnln&d an particu- broad, the tolerant, fair attitude of the resident voters in all the States, that if this qQuestion—the right of the potential voters in the rict of Columbia to vote—were submitted to a referendum: vote of the people of the United States for final decision, it would be adopted by an overwhelming majority. The problem is to bring about this expres- sion of an almost unanimous opinion of our country’s citizenship upon & question so vtial to all those who reside in the District of Columbia. “ ‘We beiieve in equal rights for all— political as well as personal—and the American Federation of Labor will es- teem it a privilege to continue its ad- vocacy of this great principle until the Congress of the United States responds to what is clearly the decisive majority of public opinion. “ ‘There are thousands of working men and women employed in the Dis- trict of Columbia who are forced to obey the laws enacted by those who do not represent them and who are com- pelled to meet all the requirements of citizenship except the requirement to vote. These splendid, loyal American citizens have no other home except the home they established and built in the District of Columbia. Their personal are here, and they are called upon to pay all taxes levied by the civic author- ities and by the Congress of the United tates.” . “Organized lubor is firmiy of the opinion that it is not possible to safe- guard the rights of the citizen except through selection by ballot of repre- sentatives of his own. cHoice and through such representatives have an active part in the councils of the Nation. Theory Is Impractical. “Now and then we have a member of Congress or other citizen tell us that the District of Columbia has 435 Representatives in the House and 96 in the Senate. They mean, of course, represent us rests on the entire mem- bership of Congress. This is a very beautiful but impractical theory. I would like to ask such theorists if they honestly believe that such form of rep- resentation would be satisfactory to the people of any State ‘or congressional district. ‘The right of the citizen of a republic to be represented in the gov- ernment by his own people selected by and no matter what authority there is for a denial of such right, it can in no | be justified or squared with Amer- principles. | The residents of the District of | in all matters of national legislation such_legisiation as are the citizens of any State. They are also very natural- ly interested in local affairs pertain- g to the management of the National pital which are controlled by Con- gress under its power of exclusive legis. lation. Surely as members of the N tional Capital community they have at east &s much interest in the affairs of the Nation's Capital as the citizens of any State. The proposed constitu- tional amendment grants unto Congress the power, which it now lacks, to per- mit “these voteless and unrepresented Americans to participate in the councils of the Nation and indirectly have a part in the affairs of the District of | Columbla precisely as is.the privilege | of every other American out in the States. ”Prequem.'l!‘ when this question is ' mentioned there are people who will | extol the virtues of the present form of local government of the District of | Columbis. and remind us that this is | the Nation's city, necesssarily under the national control, and that national rep trict over to the local residents and that all sorts of dire calamities would | follow. Without going at all into the merits or the demerits of the existing | local government of the District of Columbia, I wish to emphasise that this | proposed constitutional amendment | granting national representation to the | people of the District does nothing of | the sort. It does not in the slightest degree affect the form of the local | government. If and when this amend- | ment becomes a part of the Constitu- | tion the Congress still possesses, the same power of exclusive legisiation over the District; the same commission form | of government exists and will continue to exist until the Congress sees fit to change it under the power it has always possessed. As many people fail | to grasp this idea let me repeat that | | the proposed amendment will in no way affect or modify the form of the local government or disturb the control by the Nation over its Capital. Cites Green's Views. “In 1928 President Green stated | ‘Labor recognizes that the District ol| Columbia is the Nation’s Capital and that there cannot be the same munici- pal self-government that exists in other | cities. It does not follow, however, that the citizens of the District should be deprived of voice in the National Gov- | ernment. On the contrary the prin- ciple of representative government should be most completely exemplified in the government of the District of Columbia.’ “One of the very striking things in connection with this movement for na- tional representation is the practical unanimity of sentiment in its support by organized Washington. This should impress the public generally and Con- gress in particular. Support of this proposal by the leading organizations ol the District through their official ac- tion rl: indorsement and their member- ship in and active co-operation with the FARM AND GARDEN, EVERGREENS SHRUBBERY RHODODENDRONS RED-FLOWERED | District of Columbia is concerned, which Oitizens’ Joint Committee on National mnm'b: ] num: -‘!’r‘c l:’.lnc any pro n affecting the District of Columbia. It seems well worth while to review this organized support and note of what it hmm: The Washin, Board of e, Washington Chamber - of Commerct Citizens’ Advisory Council, the Federa- tion of Oftizens’ Associations (repre- mtfi 8¢ constituent organizations), Gen! Labor Union (representing di- rectly 65,000 members and indirectly fepresenting haif the population of the | t), Merchants and Manufac- turers’ Association, Voteless . C. League of Women Voters, Monday Eve- r&ln" cl“bt':ll;" A‘A’aoclnlon‘ 'hmfm:fih ntury Club, suffrage group of the City Club, Association &m Oldest In- habitants, = District Delegate Associa- | tion, Society of Natives of the District | wumbh, Washington Real Estate Association, Women's | City Club, Pederation of Women's Clubs, Washington section of the Pro- | ive_Education Association, Wash- | Ington Florists’ Association, Assoclated Retail Credit Men, Motion Picture The- ater Owners’ Association, Newcomers' | Club, the Susan B. Anthony Founda. tion, rtment of the District of Co. lumbla Veterans of Foreign Wars and | Charter 31 of the Hotel Greeters of | Knows No Party Division. “Was thcre ever a more representa- tave group of organised indorsers of any local proposition than is covered in this |, list? Al kinds of interests which are not usually found pulling together have enlisted in this movement to Ameri- canize the Washingtonian. This move- ment knows no political party division, for one evening just about a year ago we heard over the radio earnest pleas for this cause from the lips of the Ro- publican national committeeman for the District of Columbia and he was im- mediately followed by the Democratic national committeeman for the District of Columbia. These gentlemen spoke from the same studio and into the same microphone. The local political leadere of both the Democratic and Republican parties have energetically sought at their respective national conventions to have a national representation plank incorporated in the party platform. “There should be no hesitation on' the part of Congress in passing the pending joint resolution, known as House joint resolution 64, fof the reason that it simply adds to the existing pow- er of Congress and in no way d:tracts from its power. It simply vests the Con- gress with the same power, so far as permitting a participation in the Na- tional Government, by residents of the it already possesses with reference to the residents of the several insular pos- sessions. The Congress surely should have sufficisnt confidence in the Cor~ gress itself to submit this proposed amendment to the States for ratifica- tion. Even after ratification of thir amendment the Congress still retains the power to exercis: exclusive legisla- tion over the District and will possess the additional power to determine the ualifications of voters and pass the legislation to ‘enable District resident. to enjoy the right of national repre- sentation. There is no l'mitation in the pending amendment as to the time when the Congress shall exercise this power after the Constitution is & amended, 5o we can see no reason wha ever for a delay in favorable action by Congress upon this proposition. If after the prssage of th= amendment Congress shall feel that District residents, for one | reason or another, are unfit or unready for these privileges they can be with- held until a majority of both houses are convinced that we are fit and arc ready to be admitted to the councils of the Nation. “Organized labor is very much in earnest in jts demand that thesp rights | of American citizenship should ~be | granted to the residents of the District | of Columbia, who we believe are now in every way qualified for such privilege by education, intelligence, patrictism, pub- lic spirit, wealth, importance and in- herent right, as are any other citizens of the country. “As has been well said by our able chairman, Mr. Noyes, ‘Clearly the Na- tion must control its Capital, and just as clearly it must safeguard and satisfy every American right and privilege in the ‘nearly 600,000 Americans of the | Capital, which is consistent with the: control Makes Appeal to Congress. “To the Congress organized labor earnestly appeals to pass the pendin joint resolution without delay and thus< give the Legislatures of the severa' Add 15c for Packing & Innuran: DOGWOOD JAPANESE BARBERRY Now Is the Time to Plant We can make our grounds look beautiful. have all kinds oz evergreens, shrubbery and flowers, We all hardy stock and all ready for immediate ship- ment. Drive over, or write for latest catalogue. Landscape Planting a Specialty GRAY vakwon¥a. 15 miles electric from 12th and Avenue; autos take m%n” MeLean Cross macadam i Jast ‘dll.hlb' l-lh-m“‘ Vienna. A nice Sunday drive! States an opportunity to pass upon the. matter. To our Gosworkers in the ranks of organized labor here and elsewhere we earnestly plead for your active inter- est and help in this campaign for the granting to the more than a half million of your fellow Americans of these fun- damental American rights of which we are now denled. Get in touch imme- diately with your friends in the Senate and House of Representatives and let a:em k;w;‘ o{ your lm.erarn in this mat- T and that you are depending u them righting this wrong, no!'nl‘t lom distant future time, but now. “To the citizens of the District gen- erally I earnestly appeal to increase your interest and_activity in support of this campaign. It has been well said that ‘eternal vigilance is the price of liberty’ and this !s true today. There is no assurance of a square ceal in gov- ernment for the citizens of the Distriet of Columbia except through representa- tion in the United States Government by representatives of his own choosing.” bl oy PROSECUTION RESTS LIEUT. LUND’S CASE Defense to Go Forward Tomorrow in Hearing at Navy Yard of Altering Papers Charge. The prosecution in the case of Lieut. Perle M. Lund, U. B. N, charged with altering officlal papers used in a for- mer trial, rested yesterday noom at the Washington Navy Yard. The de- fense will go forward with its evidence tomorow. Lieut. Lund was acquitted in the for- mer trial on charges of conduct tend- ing to the destruction of good morals, growing out of the visit of the United States fleet to Australia and New Zea- land in 1925. He is now on trial, ace cused of having altered letters at- tached to depositions used in the ! former trial. The trial started in August, last, but the prosecution found it necessary to send to New Zealand for depositions. Three depositions, taken from persons in Wellington, New Zealand, were placed in evidence in the current case by Capt. Miller V. Parsons, judge advo- cate. Lieut. Lund, who was formerly attached to the U. S. S. New York, is now on duty temporarily at the Washe ington Navy Yard. The defense is being conducted by Lucian H. Vandoren of the ‘Washing~ ton law firm of Vandoren, Rafferty & Rogers. Mr. Vandoren was formerly an officer in the Marine Corps. PASSOVER SAIDER EEING ARRANGED BY SCHOOL An annual Passover Saider is bei arranged for Sunday, April 13, at pm. the first day of Passover, at the Ezras Israel Congregation, by the North- east Hebrew School. The pupils of this school will be the principal participants. . The committee arranging this festival includes Mrs. Anna Farber, president of the Northeast Ladles' Auxiliary; Morris Fetterman, president of the Northeast Talmund Torah, and Henry Futrovsky, president of the Ezras Israel Congre- gation. The story of how the Israelites came out of Egyp tand their experiences ih the desert will be sung to the as- sembled group of worshipers. It will also be told, in English, by Benjamin Worstein, who is a pupil of Miss Ed-i- stein, and J. Schofar of the Hebrev School. Rabbi R. M. Barishansky ¢ Washugton, will oficiate. FERITILIZE duces: ba !hi-f.v:l.v:‘ty.nem lawn, more ERGREENS for 1, May. June Shi & Planting T $1.10 ) § Chinew A vitae. Three to five year-old trees Spruce, e Norway. Jut Trees are § 8 vitae, 2 8 munis. v $1.10_selection FREE with'each o "Order direct 1 N (Maximum Rosebay). ers. (Cal purple. pink. Pinkish white flow. o). flewer, Y (Carolimanum), Three Plant: Tree of the Himajayas” tite) DRUS 4 e rereen ree Magnolia Trees HARDY AZALEA , (Nudiflora) pink species: very varlety. Very b {8 Stram Fiower piants L. 8L rm‘k.m elant-flow! ixture. utiful’ markines (in The FISCHER NURSERIES. ‘.r;tm lg:‘lou“' BASTQN, PA. . and Instrance