Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1931, Page 5

FEDERAL BURDEN ON BIG STATES HIT Beck Declares Unequal Dis- tribution of Political Power Is Grossly Unjust. @peclal Dispatch to The Star. ELPHIA, April 28.—Declar- that bureaucratic government in \Washington regulates the lives of the American people from the cradle to the ve, Representative James M. Beck ded as grossly unjust the unequal distribution of political power among various States. the address was made before the Union League Club on the anniversary of the birth of Gen. U. S. Grant. “The inequalities in taxes and appro- priations may some day bring future generations of Americans to a realizing sense of the undue burdens now im- posed upon the larger States,” he asserted. “These States pay more than one-half of all the income taxes and the benefit they draw from Federal appropriations is but an infinitesimal part of their contribution. Other States make an insignificant contribution to the Treasury and draw from it for their own local needs far larger sums than they contribute. Tax Comparison Drawn. “There are six States which draw from the Treasury in such subsidies $2 for every dollar that they pay into the ‘Treasury. Two States draw more than $3 for every one they contribute, while New York, which contributes nearly a third of ths public revenues, derives less than 1 cent to every dollar it con- tributes. “In 1930 Iowa's entire payment of Federal taxes of all kinds was $868,000. It, however, drew direct from the Fed- eral Treasury $1,315,000, thus drawing 1rom the other States, principally New York, Pennsylvania and Iilinois, 151 per cent more than it paid in. Montana contributed $2,610,000, but drew from the Federal Treasury $3,107,000, or 119 per cent. New paid in $924,000 and out $1,387,000, or 150 per cent. North ota paid in $556,000 and drew out $1,704,000, or 306 per cent of its contribution. South Dakota paid in $887,000 and drew out $1,712,000, or 192 per cent. 000,000 and drew out $8,727,000, or less than 1 per cent; Pennsylvania paid in $230,000,000 and drew out $7,000.000, or about 3 per cent: Illinois paid in $247,- 000,000 and drew out $4,300,000, or a mn_l;_hl:ss than 2 per cent. 4 apparent injustice seems so glaring that the thoughtful man, who fers to think that his country is 2d upon an equitable distribution of political power and the burdens of gov- ernment, tries to seek some explana- tion. So far as the distribution of pali- tical power is concerned. there is none. No one can honestly’ claim theory of popular government the 86,000 people of Nevada should have the same Ppower as the 9,631,000 people of Penn- sylvania. It is true that this grossly unfair distribution of power principally affects the political functions of the Senate, although it is not without some effect in the House of Representatives, power of a State like Nevada or Idaho e ST college it would be detamlmuv:." Industrial Interests Discussed. the aggregate products ©of 25 other States of the Union, and yet, in detgnnmmg the question of tariff 25 States had 50 votes and nia only onl, the people of Pennsylvania had elected. “If there has ever been a rational defense of the unequal distribution of power, whether regard is had population as a measure of wealth, or to the actual wealth produced by different States, I have yet to hear it,” he continued. There is no more strik- ing {llustration of the fatalism of de- mocracy than that the American people are either unconscious of, or indifferent e A as 3 parity between the burdens and benefits of the differ- ent States, it is insignificant as com- pared with the injustice of our in- , come taxes as between individuals and classes. Less than cne-fiftieth of our population pay any individual income tax, and in 1928, 16,000 citizens paid over 60 per cent of the great total of nearly $2,000,000,000. About 380,000 citizens p-l&) [orer 97 per cent of the is an even graver aspect to the question, and that 15 the l':pev.us given to socialistic ideas that is due to the ever-increasing centralization of power in Washington. No one can question that we are growing each year more socialistic. We were once a Na- tion of individualists and, as such, Jealous of any undue extension of gov- ernmental power. Today, the American looks not so much to himself as to his Government for salvation. Bureau- | cratic government in Washington today regulates the lives of the American people from the cradle to the grave and, as the power of Government ever in- creases, the dignity of the individual wanes. If we were a homogeneous mle. like the English, we might be efited by a socialistic conception of Government, but this perpetuity of the Union, for which Grant fought and Lincoln died, may one day be menaced by the undue centralization of power in & country so vast as ours in area and #0 heterogeneous in population. Electric equipment shipped from the United States to Europe in a recent month was valued at nearly $2,000,000. Regular Delivery Over 100,000 families read The Star ever day. The great ma- Jority have the paper delivered Tegularly every evening and Sun- day morning at & cost of 1% cents dally and 5 cents Sunday. 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The three large service bands stationed in Washington give individual concerts annually, and this season the opening event was given by the United States Marine Band under the lead- ership of Capt. Taylor Branson on April 14, The second event will be that of the United States Navy Bund un- der the leader- ship of Lieut. Charles Benter. This concert will be held on the esplanade of the Union on Monday eve- Lieut. Charles Benter The th |10 given by the United States Army Band under the leadership of Capt. Willlam J. Stannard on Monday evening; July 27. Assisting artists from Latin America will take part in each of these programs. At the sugx:;uon of the United States Chamber of Commerce & spe- cial concert has been arranged by Dr. L. S. Rowe, director general of the Union, as a part of the enter- tainment to be provided for the delegates in attendance et the Inter- national Conference of Chambers of Commerce to be held in Washington during the week of May 3. This concert will take place on Tuesday evening, May 5, and will be held on the espianade of the Union. Owing to the fact that over 1,000 delegates from 29 countries are ex- pected to be present, the local in- vitation list will be confined to mem- bers of the diplomatic corps and Government officials. The United Service Orchestra of 110 pieces will play a program made up of out- standing selections from previous The assisting artists will be Maria ‘Romero, Mexican soprano, and Fran- cisco Dominicis, Cuban tenor. These artists have never sang in the United States and are coming to this country especially to take part in the May 5 concert. Maria Romero is recognized as Mexico’s most famous operatic and concert artist. She has sung in Spain and in the leading capitals of Latin America. Her voice is a most unusual one and as the program will be broadcast over a chain of stations in the United States and sont out over short wave channels to Latin America for rebroadcasting, the invisible au- dience should be a very large one. Prancisco Dominicis has earned the distinction of having sung for 10 consecutive seasons in opera at La Scala, Milan. He is now on a visit to his home in Havana and will arrive in Washington in early May to take part in this event before his return to Italy. Catholic University Glee Club In Recital Thursday Evening. TBE annual Spring concert of the Glee Club of the Catholic Uni- versity of America will be presented in McMahon Hall auditorium Thurs- day evening at 8:30 o'clock. Leo Behrendt, professor of German at the university, will direct the Glee Club. Those in charge of the affair include Francis B. Reardon, Frank J. Brennen, Clement A. Ducy, Wil- liam Carmody, Thomas Stento and n, Willlam Hannen. ‘The Glee Club will have as soloists ‘William, Hanrehen, violinist; Frank J. Brennen, Michael J. Mc- Donald and M.lrf O'Donaghue. The program will include songs by Elgar, Schumann, Meyerbzer, Speaks, Ru- benstein, Brahms, Beethoven and others. Willlam D. Caney is presi- dent of the club. Missionary College Glee Club Starts Spring Vacation Tour. ITH its first concert at the West Philadelphia Church, Wednes- day night, the Men's Glee Club of ‘Washington Missionary College, un- der the direction of Victor Johnson, professor of music at the college, starts its Spring vacation trip through Ohio, Pennsylvania and por- tions of New Jersey. ‘The tour of these States will cover a distance of about 1,800 miles. Every night will be filled from April 29 until May 10. The itincrary of the club is as follows: Philadelphia, West Church, April 29; Trenton, N. J., April 30; Allentown, May 1; Reading, May 2; Pittsburgh, May 3; Cleveland, Ohio, May 4: Toledo, May 5; Springfield, May 6; Cincinnati, May 7; Columbus, May 8; Mount Vernon Academy, Mount Vernon, ©Ohio, May 9. Those expecting to make the trip with the club are: Edward Mooy, Howard Jacobs, Carl Stilson, Jay Clymer? Clifford Tempest, Charles ‘Warnell, Millard Bradley, Max Shoup, Willlam Guthrie, Russell | | | | Are Decidedly Popular— worsted weave. $37.50 Krick, Robert Daniels, Herbert Mc- Clure, Horton McLennan, Russell James, Herman Paul, Lester Davis, Carl Guenther, Marion Bourdeau, Edward Barnes, John Minesinger, Horace Shaw, Charles Weniger, Dell Haughey, Russell Quack:nbush, Prof. Victor Johnson and Prof. H. A. Miller, accompanist. Music Week Concert Takes Place Next Tuesday. A “NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK CONCERT” under the direc- tion of McCall Lanham of New York City, assisted by Gwilym Anwyl, enor, and Alder W. Smith, basso; :he choir of the National City Chris- tian Church and the Chevy Chase School Glee Club, will take place Tuesday evening, May 5, at 8:15, at the National City Christian Church. The assisting artists are soloists at Christ_Church, Greenwich, Conn., while W. E. Braithwaite is director of the Christian Church choir and Isabelle S. Farrington is director of the Chevy Chase School Glee Club. Pianoforte Festival Begins Next Saturday. THE festival of pianoforte music, which has been announced by Mrs. Martin A. Morrison, will take place at the Columbia Heights Christian Church ‘auditorium May 2,4, 6, 7 and 9. All those who are interested in musical education are cordially invited to attend this 1931 festival, Until the supply is ex- hausted a stamped, self-addressed envelope will secure for the sender a complimentary _invitation-pro- gram. These may b2 obtained by applying to Mrs. Martin A. Morri- son, 3017 Thirteenth street north- west. Bridgewater Club Units In Church Concert Thursday. COMBINED concert of the Bridgewater College Quartets of Bridgewater, Va., is to be given ‘Thursday evening at the Washington City Church of the Brethren, Fourth street and North Carolina avenue southeast. The male quartet consists of Arthur Hoffman, tenor; Joseph Wine, baritone; Clifford Riddel, jr., bass, and Nelson T. Hoffman, tenor, who also is the director. The person- nel of the ladies’ quartet includes: Arlene Guyton, first soprano; Vera ‘Woode, second soprano; Alda Ship- man, first alto, and Dorothy Idle- man, second alto. Norlyn Miller, a boy soprano, traveling with the quar- tets, will also render a few selec- tions. Ruth E. Weybright is the accompanist. CANNON SLATED T0 HEAD BISHOPS embers of College Predict Election Unless Rotation Epis: record today that Bishop James cn, jr., would become the next nt of the body unless a four- {!q.uuon is ignored. 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A{ruwarth said ~ in gham Friday that “so far as I known Bishop Cannon’s turn as presi- dent of the college will be taken in regular order.” Both Bishop Ainsworth and Bishop Moore denied knowledge of the circula- tion cf any petition among Methodist laymen against Cannon’s election. ‘The Bristol, Va., Herald-Courier said Priday morning, on authority of an un- named “leading Methodist layman,” that such a petition was in circula- tion, and that it also prof the re- cent action of 12 elders of the church in clearing the bishop's character of charges that were never made public. . @Glenbrook Porsteds Not alone because of their smart designing, but for the extremely high grade of the They are splendidly tai- lored by Mode craftsmen— luxuriously lined, and fea- ture the very new platinum gray among others of the season’s dominating shades. In this same grade are some Four-piece Sports Suits, that are very practical for town and country wear. 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The committee did not disclose the names of the witnesses who will be heard at its meeting at 10:30 a.m. Wed- nesday. Last February the committee heard 67 Virginia and Washington bankers in its efforts to trace the han- dling by Bishop Cannon of the money given in the anti-Smith campaign. Refusal Not Expected. Senator Nye of North Dakota, chair- man of the investigating committee, who had before him a letter of Bishop Cannon inclosing a statement made to the press on April 22 in California, said that he did not intarpret this statement as a refusal by Bishop Cannon to ap- pear before the commitee to testity. In that statement Bishop Cannon specifically said that he had not refused to make such an appearance, but that he had urged the committee to look into the legal side and determine whether it really had jurisdiction in such a matter. Senator Nye said he rather gathered the impression that Bishop Cannon would appear before the Senate com- mittee and testify when he felt he could stand the strain. Delays Calling Bishop. ‘The committee did not expect to call Bishop Cannon as a witness at this time, Senator Nye said. It has been unanimous, however, he sald, in its de- | termination to go ahead with its inves- tigation. Attending the committee meeting to- day, in addition to Chairman Nye, were Senator Dale of Vermont and Senator Wagnor of New York. The absent mem- bers of the committee were Senator Dill of Washington and Senator Pat- | terson of Missouri. It was announced by Senator Nye that nothing would be done about the committee’s investigations in Alabama and North Carolina until a meeting of the full committee. He said that he expected all members of the committee would be at a meet- ing here Monday, when hearings are to begin in connection with the commit- tee's work in drafting a new corrupt practices act. STORIES ON CLARA BOW BRING NOT GUILTY PLEA By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, April 28.—Fred Girnau, weekly newspaper publisher, pleaded not guilty yesterday to a Fed: eral indictment of four counts all transmission of obscene matter the malls in connection with publica- tion of stories purporting to reveal the life of Clara Bow, film actress. A motion for a reduction of bail fre $10,000 to $2,000 was made by Girnau's counsel on the ground 1t was excessive. The court denied the plea, but added an investigation would be made after the defendant’s attorney said $2,000 was the amount of bail set in previous cases involving similar charges. Trial was set for June 1, and, Gir- x':,nu’ l‘lm‘ble to give bail, was returned ail. Reviews and News of Nancy Sheridan’s Debut With the National Players. ISS NANCY SHERIDAN joins the National Theater Players and with emphasis, which leaves no doubt that she will be accepted by the stock company fans as cordially as if she had been playing here for un- counted seasons. It is unnecessary to say that she was especially f: vored last eve- 1 mI ay, “It's \pfll.le Child, through the fact that a cleverly written comedy con- tributed to gocd acting, and she gives evidence of possessing the instincts of the stage. The little flashes of tal- ent in expres- slon and in dis- play of human qualities were unmistakable, and if anything were to be said as to the opportunities provided in the course of the evening, it should be that the observer would be inclined to believe that they were largely de- tached incidents in a personal per- formance that should be accepted as guaranteeing even greater achieve- ments by the leading wcman of the organization in more fertile roles. Without any intention of discrim- inating against the excellent acting done by other members of the cast, however, the croix de guerre should be awarded to Miss Daphne War- ren-Wilson for heroic self-sacrifice in presenting the nearly perfect pic- ture of the unprepossessing and garrulous maid, Bertha, with the one redeeming feature that the author of the plece has provided unconscious humor in the lines awarded to her. If she had ambi- tions in the direction of grotesque comedy, which is extremely doub! ful, her place in “It's a Wise Child’ could be made the basis for numer- ous glowing references. But it is just cne week in & stock-company season, and Miss Warren-Wilson has other talents as well. In undertaking a production so familiar to the public, the National Theater Players were subjecting themselves to the process of com- parison. The result, even at the opening performance, is the conclu- sion that the organization is made up of a number of versatile actors who have been so well drilled that their attention may be diverted from the labor of remembering the text Nancy Sheridan. Washington's Theaters. to the chief task of giving life and action to a play of high rank done were the chief bits of the sev-- eral members of the cast that they left the stage in each instance with the audible approval of a sympa- thetic audience. Stenley Ridges as Jim Stevens, leading male character, is well cast opposite the new leading woman, and, as observed in previous weeks, he also has that capacity for im- rnlng the information that he is likely to become intensely human, at the earliest opportunity. He fulfills the silent prophecy in the course of the evening. Raymond Bramley, playing the belligerent iceman, has the make-up and the comic force of the regular trouper. John Warbur- ton finds in the character of the chief culprit a field for his distinc- tive type of mixed emotions. Roberta Beatty makes much of the part of the militant wife, and Adelaide Hib- bard, as the mother of a vigorous family, carries out her assignment with the natural quality with which she has heretofore been credited. Burke Clarke as the banker, G. A. Appleby, finds a field for real char- acter acting. D. Edward Austin as the lover, who loses because of his own defects, and Forrest Orr, in an ecf;;xtrlc husband role, both deserve credit. The single setting of the play is elaborate and artistic. D.C.C. “Up Pops the Devil Makes 'Em Laugh at Belasco. UIETLY and amusingly debunk- ing the Saturday Evening Post type of flotsam and jetsam which inhabits New York's rapidly vanish- ing Greenwich Village, “Up Pops the Devil” endeared itself to a handsome Belasco Theater audience last night as one of the saltiest of the year's theatrical flirtations. ‘This comedy, which comes as the last of the Professional Players’ year's output, although far removed from the mental tickling type, ran along on its comedy vein in as light and graceful a fashion as one could wish. Except fcr a burst of verbal ex- plosives at the end of the second act, and a moment or two of rather strained “drahma,” there were few moments of theatric discomfiture and the audience went out into the night wreathed in celestial smiles. 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