Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1930, Page 5

~ VO:EFORDISTRICT | . URGED BY EDSON Banker Presents Capital as City of Disfranchised Amer- icans in Radio Talk. Washington was presented as a city | of disfranchised Americans who are ' shorn of the privileges and duties ac- | corded their fellow citizens in the States by John Joy Edson, eminent banker, hilanthropist and citizen of the Dis- ict, in a radio broadcast address yes- terday afternoon over Station WMAL and associated stations of the Colum- bia Broadcasting System. Mr. Edson’s talk was broadeast through the courtesy of the National Security League, of which Maj. Gen. R. L. Bullard, U. S. A., retired, is pres- ident. The league had been appealed 1o for consideration at its coming con- vention of voteless Washington’s plight, and Gen. Bullard not only promised | that consideration, but invited Mr. Ed- | 80N to speak under the league’s auspices | during one of the organization’s weekly broadcasts. WMAL's schedule was shifted to permit Washingtonians to Rear the speech here, Text of Edson Address. ‘The address follows in full: “It is a privilege to have this op- rormnlly of speaking to the people of he country upon a matter of such vital interest to Washington. It is important at thi: time that the country at large should know that the residents of the National Capital community are denied basic rights enjoyed by all other Amer- icans. The citizens throughout the eountry are entirely unaware that such condition exists. “Here at the Capital of the Republic the people are deprived of all right of suffrage and participation in the coun- clls of the Nation. They are not per- mitted to vote for the President and the Vice President; they are not per- mitted to elect representatives in Con- gress, which enacts the laws, imposes taxes and expends the proceeds of taxation. “Congress is not only the National Legislature, but it enacts all laws for the vernment of the District of Columbia. e President is the head of the gov- ernment of Washington and as such lg{)olnt.s the administrative and judicial officers. Some of his valuable time, therefore, must be given to considera- tion of affairs of importance to the Capital. Naturally the people of the District desire to vote for the President and Vice President. They also wish representation in the normal legislation ©of the Nation and its Capital. Denied Voice in Government. *“The founders of this Republic, we believe, guaranteed to its citizens this right to a voice in government. This has been denied to the citizens of Wash- ington. “So plain a case of simple justice should require no argument to any American audience. A plain statement of the case we feel should be enough to convince our fellow citizens of the Re- public that these rights should be granted, Many citizens of the District who have lived here 40, 50 or 60 years or almost all their lives can hardly under- stand why the franchise has not been granted them long ago. “We of the District of Columbia feel that if our fellow citizens of the Re- blic knew of this situation, which existed ever since this territory was designated as the Capital, there would be very few who would not earnestly sympathize and favor prompt remedial action. Contributes to Budget. “The Nation's Capital is a community of importance in the Nation, with a pulation of 550,000, a greater popu- ation than in each of nine of the Btates, and it contributed its full share to the Government budget. Last year we paid internal revenue taxes in eater amount than paid by each of 5 States. All of these States are repre- sented in Congress and vote for the President and Vice President—rights which are denied to us. “There is a type or class of citizens whose lot and life has been cast in the City of Washington, which is their per- manent home, They have been selected and accepted as soldiers in the armed forces of the Nation. They have served with credit in the various wars in which the country has been engaged. They have defended their country and per- formed the severe and lengthy dutles Tequired. As a rule they have been good, respectable citizens. Their very trials and experiences as soldiers, it has been ) observed, fitted them for good citizen- { ship. Yet this type of citizens, together with all other residents here who have | fully performed their duty under this Republic, are permitted no part in the Government. This is a government of the Pecpl!, by the people and for the people, but these faithful anes at the ‘very heart of the Nation are refused the privilege of casting their vote in the country for which they fought and in which they live. They feel this gply and it grieves them sorely to w that this is true. Citizens Possess Power to Aid. is to have you know the un-Ameriean conditions in the operation of government under a re- public. One surprising thing about this whole subject is that Congress does not possess the power to cure this un- American condition. And here is where we need assistance of you, the fair- minded citizens of the Nation. You possess the influence and power which we voteless and unrepresented people k. “Years of discussion have brought this vital matter to the point, at pres- ent, when the citizens of the Capital and believe that the people of the Nation will effectively help bring us the right to vote for President and Vice President and for representation in both houses of Congress. To do this it requires an amendment to_the Constitution. This must be passed by two-thirds vote of both House and Benate and be ratified by the Legis- Iatures of three-fourths of the States. “This proposed amendment is now pending -before both Houses of Con- ess in the form of a joint resolution, is amendment does not disturb the Natlon’s control over its Capital. It does ot change the form of the city government, “It does not lessen the power of Congress, but gives Congress a new er to grant the District citizens Bttt rights as national Americans. “This proposal has widespread na- tlonal support through some of the great national organizations of the eountry which have indorsed it. Supported by Civic Groups. “It is also heartily supported by the Jeading civic, business and labor organi- rations of the District of Columbia, co- operating unitedly through the Citizens’ Joint Committee on National Represen- tation for the District of Columi “It is the duty and a deeply felt leasure to any one who has the oppor- Bunity. and does not avoid it, to acquaint SUN AWNINGS your colors, Moderal Cornell Wall Paper Co. 714 13th St._ Natl. 6708 OFFICE FURNITURE THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! JOHN JOY EDSON. our fellow citizens throughout the coun- try with this lack of the right to vote for the President, Vice President and for representation’ in Congress for the citizens of the Capital of the Nation. “It is hoped that some word spoken today has given many of my fellow citi- zens information of which they were not aware, It is hoped that their interest may be aroused and that they will use their influence with their Senators and Representatives for favorable action upon this question which means so much to us.” . CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Dinner, Loyal Legion, Willard Hotel, 7:30 pm. Card party, Justice Council No. 2, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth and Pennsylvania avenue, 8:30 p.m. Philosophy class, Rosicrucian Fellow- ship, 907 Fifteenth street, 8 p.m. Play, the Woodlothian Players, Mc- Kinley High School, tonight. Meeting, American University Park Citizens’' Association, Hurst Hall, Amer- ican University, 8 p.m. Meeting, Park View Citizens’ Associa- tion, Park View Platoon School, 8 p.m. Card party, United States Civil Serv- ice Commisison, Y. W. C. A. Hut, Twen- tieth and B streets, tonight. Annual meeting, United States Daughters of 1812, 1461 Rhode Island avenue, 7:30 p.m. FUTURE. Dance, Golden Rule Council, No. 10, Daughters of America, Winston Hotel, | tomorrow 9 p.m. Luncheon meeting, Kiwanis Club, ‘Washington Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Speaker, Representative Florence Kahn. | Ball, All States Officers’ Society, Wil- lard Hotel, tomorrow, 9 p.m. Presentation of Spring play, dramatic class of the Nativity Girls’ Friendly So- clety, Parish Hall, Third and A streets southeast, tomorrow, 8 p.m. Meeting, Sibley Guild, Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church, tomorrow morning, 10:45 o'clock. $5,000 GIVEN SIBLEY Dr. Mary L. Strobel Provides for Gift in WiIL Sibley Memorial Hospital is given $5,000 by the wil of Dr. Mary Louise Strobel, which was offered today for probate. The fund is to be a mémorial to her parents, John G. and Elizabeth Strobel. The Central Presbyterian Church is to have $200. Jacoba M. Holzberg, described as a “lifelong friend,” is left $2,000, and the like amount is given a nephew, Ernest E. Strobel. A trust fund of $1,000 is provided for Joseph N. Strobel, an- other nephew. After lesser legacles to other relatives, the executors, Jacoba M. Holzberg and Ernest E. Strobel, are directed to use the remaining estate for charity, preferably for home for the aged. Extra Specia Prices MRS. D’ARCY SEEKS HER SECOND DIVORCE Former Film Actor Pictured as “Egotistical and Quarrel- some.” By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 14—The di- vorce of Mrs. Roy D'Arcy, wife of the former motion picture actor, was set for hearing in Superior Court here today. The D'Arcys, whose legal name is Giusti, were previously divorced, but they were remarried later. Mrs. D'Arcy alleged that her husband was “impatient, overbearing, egotistical, quarrelsome and temperamental.” D’Arcy, now a New York night club operator, has indicated he will not con- test the divorce action. ‘The couple first married on Decem- |ber 31, 1925. Two years later they parted. One month after the divorce decree was granted the couple married again in Tia Juana, Mexico, and went riage came just a few days after Lita | Grey Chaplin, former wife of Charlie Chaplin, film comedian, announced that | she and' D'Arcy were to be married. Envoy Reaches Cuba. HAVANA, Cuba, May 14 (#)—Am- bassador Harry F. Guggenheim and a party of four arrived here yesterday by airplane after a visit to Washing- ton. West, accompanied by Mrs. Guggen- heim, Mrs. Phillip Jessup, Louis B. Carter and Dr. Francisco M. Fernandez, Cuban secretary of sanitation. to live in New York. The second mar- | ‘The Ambassador came from Key | @ fUDDEN Building Needs EDMUND GULLION LAUDED AS ORATOR Star Representative in Na- ‘itional Contest Classed “Most | Promising Candidate.” Edmund Gullion, 17 years old, who | will represent The Star in the National | Oratorical Contest here May 24, is “the | most promising candidate for the na- tional champlonship this area ever has produced,” Randolph Leigh, director General of the confest, declared today before the students and faculty of Western High School, assembled to witness the presentation to Gullion of a $200 check—The Star area prize—by Fleming Newbold, business manager of The Star. Mr. Leigh's Comments. “The competition this year has been the most severe and exacting in the history of the contest,” Mr. Leigh de- clared. “It is extremely difficult to speak ~ extemporaneously on _constitu- tional subjects. but Gullion showed such thorough knowledge of his sub- ject that he should make a splendid | ¢ Showing in the national contest. The assembly was opened by Dr. Elmer Newton, the principal, who pre- sented Mr, Leigh. The contest director, in turn, introduced Mr. Newbold, who congratulated Gullion on his victory and presented the check. Pledges His Best Efforts. The young orator thanked The Star and Mr). Ne\'\'bald and said he would do everything in his power to justify Mr. Leigh’s expectations of him. Gullion is the son of Lieut. Col. and Mrs, Allen W. Gullion of 3730 North- ampton street. Stephen Holderness, @ junior, who was second to Gullion in the school contest, was presented with a book by Charles V. Imlay in the name of the Harvard Club of Washington. The gift was one of the awards the club makes annually to a member of the junior class of each of the high schools who is outstanding because of academic ability and leadership. o JUDGE RETURNS AUTO FOUND CARRYING LIQUOR |Rules Sagging Springs Do Not Justify Search of Machine Without Warrant. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, May | springs under an automobile, in the opinion of Federal Judge Lake Jones, | are not sufficient cause for search of the car for liquor. Judge Jones so held in dismissing William Wright, colored, and ordering the return of his car, which had been | confiscated by customs agents. ‘The ruling was made after James ‘Wallace, United States customs in- | spector, testified that he found 45 gal- lons of moonshine liquor in Wright's car when he searched it after observ- |ing its springs, but without a search | warrant. The colored man was in- dicted recently by a Federal grand jury SERVICE o= 14. — Sagging ' Delivery Service—All J. 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The Yankton was built at Leith, Scot- land, in 1893, of 544 tons registry, and christened the Penelope. Her master was Edward VII of England. There the young prince entertained Britain's fair- est and bravest. As Sarah Bernhardt's, the yacht be- came the Cleopatra. The divine Sarah saw to that, and perhaps the craft fur- nished inspiration for her stage role of Queen of the Nile. ‘When Spain and the United States went to war the yacht entered the Go: ernment service as the gunboat Yanl on. In 1821 the Yankton was honorably with at least one submarine to her credit And then the vessel with her honor- able it became an outlaw. selzed as a rum runuer. ALLEGED LIQUOR SUPPLIES SEIZED Clarence Darrow to Defend Chi- cagoan Charged With Dry Law Violation. By the Assoclatec Press. CHICAGO, IIl., May 14.—Prohibiti agents struck again yesterday at dealers in paraphernalia that might be used in the manufacture of intoxicants. They raided the State street establishment of the H. L. Sanger Co. and seized a large supply of bottles, caps and labels which they sald bore the names of many of the popular brands of pre-prohibition liquor. Sanger was arrested and charged with violating the national prohibition law. ‘The rald was the second since the if it can be shown they are to be used for making illicit beverages. The first raid was at the establishment of Joseph Grein, president of the Chicago Malt | Products Assoclation. Grein has ob- tained the services of Clarence Darrow, | internationally known lawyer. —_———— Dr. Helene Lange Dies. BERLIN, May 14 (®.—Dr. Helene women's rights movement, died yester- | day. She published a monthly journal called Die Fri LOW BUS FARE to- BUFFALO, N.Y. 1 Mt. Vernon Raflway Terminal ~ LAKES-TO-SEA STAGES Duvision of EDWARDS MOTOR TRANSIT CO. Petite Sigle The Belt Petite - of % inch discharged from governmental servics | She was | United States Supreme Court ruled that | caps, bottles and the like may be seized | | Lange, 82, a leader of the German | MAY 14, 1930. FIGHT CONTINUED FOR SCHOOL GYM Burleith Citizens Hope to Have Gordon School Item Reinserted. Efforts still are_under way to have | reinserted in the District appropriation bill the item for a gymnasium for Gor- don Junior High School, Willlam A. Maidens, chairman of the school com- mittee of Burleith Citizens’ Association, reported at the last regular meeting of the season last night. | | Backed by the association, Maidens declared he was working to save the item ‘nserted by the House, but strick- en‘out of the bill by the Senate. The association voted to ask the Dis- trict_ Commissioners to eliminate nui- sance from dust on _Thirty-eight street, by either closing the street or | oiling 1t where needed from Reservoir | road to Foundry Branch Park entrance, | and also decided to appea] to the board | of trustees of the Public Library, and to George F. Bowerman, librarian, for a branch library in Georgetown. Following protest by the association the District Commissioners announced the alley between R and S streets, Thir- | . F. W. Kale of 3520 T street won a spelling bee between men and women of the assoclation, a feature of the ses- sion. Norman W. Fields, chairman of the entertainment committee, pro- nounced the words, and presented the prize. a rose plant. Refreshments were served. J. 8. Gorrell, president of the associa- tion, welcomed to membership all per- sons residing within the boundaries of the association, which are Wisconsin avenue, Reservoir street, Reservoir road, ‘Thirty-ninth street and the line of U street,which is not yet cut through. SURGEONS RESCUE BABY Casualty Hospital physicians worked over Patricia Payne, 3 years old, of Colmar Manor, Md., for more than 30 minutes yesterday before removing a fishbone ‘which iodged in her throat while she was eating breakfast. The child was taken to the hospital by zge Prince Georges County rescue squad. dollar? Sure you do. Then Grates, $1.50, etc. Weldit Co., 516 =—==ING.WE ARE THERE. Are you rich? 100 to 1 you are not. Want to save a worn metal part at a fraction of the cost of a new part. Chevrolet Engine Heads, $4.50; Bumpers, $1.50; Stove SOCIAL AGENCIES HOLD PARLEY IN Y. W. C. A. HALL Committee Reports and Address by John Ihlder of Pittsburgh, Program Features. Committee Teports and an address by John Ihider, executive director of the Pittsburgh Housing Association, were given at a meeting of the Council of Social Agencles yesterday at the Young Women's Christian Association Build- ing. "It was the last meeting until next | all. Mr. Thider, who is the consultant of | the Park and Planning Commission on housing problems, discussed the bill now pending in Congress for the elim- ination of alley dwellings in the Dis- | trict. He said plans were under way for the ‘rehousing of the alley population |and for the replatting of squares con- | | taining alleys for other purposes. | Willard C. Smith, president of the | council, presided at the meeting. SHIELDS APPREHENDED | | Cigar Stand Employe Arrested in Norfolk for Embezzlement. Detective Sergt. Carlton Talley was sent to Norfolk, Va., last night to bring back Prentis A. 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