Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1931, Page 17

GENERAL NEWS he Sunding Stae DECEMBER 6, 1931. PAGE B—1 [IVIC FEDERATION 10 FIGHT TAXICAB METERS IN COLRT |Will Seek Intervention in | Cases Against Order by Utilities Board. FEMINISTS” FIERT ™ Rscues o I Toxe carber 10 RETAIN RIGHTS v s oo [N 0D 70 SESSION. ™" ‘ Many Tim National Woman’s Party Hears Chairman Speak on 2-Year Campaign. D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, LIVAN DT ROON SEEN TENNIAL - OR B CUESTSINCAPTA Board of Trade and Hotell Leaders Ease Fears of Shortage. Bicentennial Stamp Flood Held NICHOLSON DEPLORES BLOOM'S “COMMERCIALL Other Entered Service in 1827 and Was Promotcd to P ent Post Friday. S= PASSAGE OF CABLE ACT IS HELD BIG VICTORY |HOTELS TO MAINTAIN USUAL RATES IN 1932 E. C. Owen, President of Asso tion, Joins With A. C in Reassuring Public VOTE FOLLOWS STORMY SESSION LAST NIGHT RICHMOND s GEorot WassincTon 8 BICEHTINNIAL 1030 8 PoAY CELEBRATION $ DDACT QT OMBATCOMN3ON & = GEORSE vashinGTON T TR TR N L 4 RGE WASHINGTON 2BICENTENNIAL LG HDAY CELEBRATION ' WasHing JBICENTENMIAL U BIETHDAY CELEBRATION e From Every State, Alaska and Porto Rico Follows First Meeting. ; Manor Park Citizens Reception for Delegates = Association |SEE ROANOKE 600,000 o Throws Meeting Into Turmoil Committee Heads Named CHIEF PATRICK J. SULLY bt liy Dear &pe licholson: = cities, I have had the pleasure of examining the samples of the Dicentennial Stamps. 1ssued by your corporation. E st September 11 Murphy, a loco- m under the cab, Bateoe o and B streets; | P¢ 8 shortage d Bernard Mat- | the unprecedented s from second ccted to come to e Aies the Bicente 1399, George an's Hote mar o result essi 5 ,}3,' '“,,h, o and t t Commended for He in orde 904, he These attem t opposed b Party he and in mos The one gr year period, s sage of the C she termed tory.since the ad amendment to the Acting to dispel fear he Fede: Associa- tions last nig ! attempt to ene In one of the three cases now t Suprem Publ m, terios unles: Pernit mo to say that * consider them very attractive ana d riate in calling attention to the great Hicentennial Celebra- rge lashington'y birth which occurs next year. et s 0 oppose th ties Com allir f ta abs. cam ewhat at ation’s when Edw | and Willi | road, tried to head the action off Mr. Roberts, legal representa the commission, insisted t} e com- mission has the authority to order the stallation of the meters, and that the commission took the action it did in possession of the full facts on the taxi situation, st and activities in connection with in 8inceroly yours, Fof (tovn Sol Eloom, Assoclate Conduit Director 1gTess tion-wid r the slow lirs Soterios Nicholson, liational Press “uilding, Washington, D. Few Oppose Intervention. William McK. Clayton, chairman of the federation’s Committee on Utilities, asked why, if the commission had the | power, it had inserted a clause in the | compulsory automobile insurance bill Do B by B mpany is herety offi = | pending at the last session of Congress sanctioned by the District of Colur ¢ on of the Georgs | to give it power to compel meters washington Bicent 1 Celebration for all sultable use and is | taxicabs. He charged that the meter recommended to individuals, organizations, retail establishments order was inspired by the street car and inst strict of “olumbla, as well as tnrough~ companies, and that the zone cabs were out the Uni its territories and possessions. what the people want. Apparently most of the delegates were with him, because when the motion of George | Sullivan to intervene in the taxi cases g came to a vote, only a handful of dele- EXE COMMITTEE Roberts did not E | gates voted no. Mr. [ | The federation was By MWI" N | turmoil by a set of res : | by the Manor Park Cit Arnold Kruckman tion. These favored compulsoy state- ment of consideration in real estate deeds, the Torrens system of registra= tion of land titles, abolishing of occu- pational license and intangible proper= | v taxes, and an opportunity for citi- i rican Revolution, The | Z€Ns’ associations to be heard by the \’lam;““ ':’x“;’ g‘;‘\mi s discussed | Mapes Committee on Fiscal Relation: star 8 e urn- | The resolution was referred to the Fis and finally a_contract was drawn, turn s : : ing all the New York stamps over t | °al Relations Committee, but since they Cook and Bulkley with a certain per- | touched several subjects. several dele- centage to go to Benson and Nicholson. | 83tes objected to receiving a report on A ib P the subject from any one committee. h L}alr.— however, the ‘‘partie: of the| Delegate Harry N. Stull of Stanton first part.” Cook and Bulkley, decided | park objected to a severance of the they would like to go into stamp pro- report on the ground that it would be duction on a‘{mérh 1ax;§vr scale :mbd ‘;he | undignified for the federation to cut a upshot was that another contract Was | resolution up into strips, and W. T drawn, voiding the first, which gave|swanton of Columbia Heights suggest- C;;;:kaznr]in !asri_klglrtenni g&%l;;ylosggzé(urig ed lhx}t t?e federation didn't own & S ny t 1 s pair of scissors anyway. sny1tuv~'n in the fmgnl;y = they Mg&. After a half an hour of parliamentary provided 10 per cent of the net profits | maneuvering it was decided to refer went to Benson and Nicholson. the report jointly, and without cutting And Lhazs what the glew York part- | it up, to the Committees on Fiscal Re- ers were doing, or rather commencing | lations and Legislation. to do, when Mr. Bloom, the National Better Business Bureau, Inc., and other Accepts $100 Gift. adverse forces entered the picture. Mr.| The federation accepted a gift of $100 Bloom was irked to t. point of dis- | from an aronymous donor, said to be traction at the thought that the stamp | a delegate to the federation, to be sellers, whose activities he opposed in |awarded to that association showing its the Capital City, went back to his be- | civic spirit by the largest number of loved New York io s2ll his constituents | good resolutions forwarded to the fed- Bicentennial stamps at $10 a thousand. | eration during 1932. Meanwhile, Dr. George C. Havenner,| President George C. Havenner an- cutive vice chairman of the District | lounced his selection of committes ommission, who now has full reign of | chairmen for the year as follows its affairs in the stead of Mr. Kruckman, | Law and Legislation, Thomas E. announced last night the local Bicen- |Lodge; Public Utilities, William McK. tennial Commission stood ready to sanc- | Clayton; Public Health, Dr. C. B. Camy tion the sale of Mr. Nicholson's stamps | Pell; Highways, Parks and Waterways, if the price were fixed at not more than | Thomas J. Llewellyn; Education, Harry $5 a thousand. Mr. Bloom insisted |N. Stull; Public Celebrations, Seldon however, that they are not worth $2 a | M. Ely; Membership and Credentia thousand. Mr. Nicholson says he will | A- H. Gregory: Public Welfare, Mr: agree to Dr. Havenner's proposal. Dr. |E. C. Rittue; Police and Fire Protection Havenner emphasizes that the commis- | Jo5¢ph L. Gammell, Auditing and Ex- fon will not get a cent out of the fale | 3Ming. Dr. J. A. Bonnette; Zoning of the stamps Henry I. Quinn; PFiscal Relations, L. Etta Taggart; Local B. Bishop; Safety, F. S. Walker. Delegates to In Federation ference, Dr. Have! , B hefa v the La Fayete Hotels | MISSING BROTHERS ] mphries, retiring presi- 3 TR dent, e Girine hepi President to Be Invited This| BACK AT AUNT’S HOME Week to Turn on Lights Testerday After Night Christmas Eve. M. Holcombe Yaden; all wear, arrangements will be | Spent in Grandfather's Gunston | 5 el | o 1s|NEEDY OF CITY GET | win an tavitation to e presenteq nates Geo M. M. McLean, ade as party to be held Cove Cabin ec- to President Hoover this week to light s Gelbman. night of December 18. Members of 3,000 PAIRS OF SHQES | he tree an viee Presigens cus Civitan Boys' Garden Club will be ready having accepted the ch Beneficiaries of Unique Charity g of honor at the party. ship of the Arrangemen it is planned to make the Are Mostly Children and Veterans. v 0 fears of Jations, Washingt holsor 1blis SB-Ast ‘Constit to Prevail This is to certify that the Bicentennial 5 t70_members > 1 S P I H d been f member report react that thi ose w ionality right ment League | PROVE SUCCESSFUL FOR GOOD HOUSING the | organizati Owe n that uld be ab! afford t response e he ors dur 1 Cap- ey Very truly yours, draft such Stevens of the tional L and col Party The session yester the first of the three-day convention Approximately 250 women attended about 1 them coming from other cities representing every State Alaska and Porto Rico. thrown into a lutions sent in izens' Associa= rcil members of afternoon was which welcomil nd in w,,,,‘, of e George Washington Bicintennial stamps and two letters of ch figure in the controversy between Representative Sol Bloom, Bicentennial, and the manufacturers of the stamps. chairman of this d his agreement with ability on to ts 1 Membe he made a care situation because Reception for Delegates. Last nig Wiley, assisted by iPublic Helps Enforcement; Wilbur Delivers His ‘Appea!. a Teception in honor of the. ddlezates | Five Auditorium Posters | Special guests present included the | Minister of Colombia and Senora de Tatano’ S Doosl Zusnits, Molps e Removed on Request. representa! of Nicaragua on er-American Com ssion of ation the as a concession ern of the stamp we had t with the approval n, so we designed an stamp, placing on it the District of Columbia com- Addressing Specialists new name of the Here at Conference. sembled a corps of salespeople ahead with the sale of the From the proceeds we would have received only 5 per cent The salespeople got 25 per cent, ales organizers got 10 per cent, the Dis- trict commission got 20 per cent, 15 per cent went for printing and 10 per cent | for office | “For Nicholson, who holds | out, “I w otection on all Bicen- | of patric office in the | ast bem and went Xt year due BiEmpe feminist Bicentennial program attrac- r ensified interest caused by “depr consequen attempt to legislate women out of jobs was described yesterday afternoon by Miss Maud Younger congres- 1 chairman Miss Younger t women the countr loud in their den strial equality. for the 5 attractive stam certainly h $10 a thousa i Why, I'll bet the nd to print and quantities would their cost to ion of District i five large s hon dance were the exterior of the Wi occasion | torium " without, the ne X o S o ieve the people in every | the delegates that | action. These signs h rected i It N of ihs counter Greimadinlin over are becoming | it said, without d e Pr t ; htatistad b ever before has such \ds for greater in- | perm : de to attract the peo- predicted heavy | It e of a1 i Abavsrsinel ; : pital he p:r;»‘(mn‘t BE 10 come 5 £ p branches of the ong de- [to the attention of local : LELEnL Drangae S - y e = T Ty became enf. ral and <”)‘ i e At This amendment, she explained, | Monday. With police co-ope 0 hir Vi ahdl Corblat: would women equal economic | have been keeping a s econstriiction.” rebullaing s political equality, since | the appearance of any itifying the Capital for th of the before has been con in the off s do believe there will be | s hy | down overhea Mr. Nicholson pointed it primarily in a spi m. I was both surprised and nded when Mr. Bloom opposed the of the stamp: nd_when the Washington Better Business Bureau ob- jected to our sales methods, I stopped Washington, D. C. tely, and I still have 300,000 on my hi addition to 200000 of the origi gn."” tennial stamp magnate con- tory of how, undaunted the Stamp Sales Co. printed Bicentennial k, Richmond, Roanoke for distribution among and fraternal groups in these With the exception of the New group we have these on our Mr. Nicholson confessed Then came the Gotham City link Benson went to New York to a will be able to affor range for the stamps there. He met { forts and conveniences that the 1 niss Harry Cook and Col. Barry Bulkley tors will require. T nen ich it i s years historian of jon. ! do not feel way, and we speak th Chapter of the Sons CIVITAN CLUB TO ELECT WILL OPEN TODAY becaus first instance regulations Fed- | ded by the : bes a g neve ndertaken country “After | long to for Conference, | | 1 Smith | | ve effort by. women’s ér- | When no Georgia, Wisconsin znd:‘r"{qh;;u‘,“‘, : Californ: vented passage of | ‘ laws cri Ing igninst | the am nt such en. | 1 New York ich D f comm! 1 prospect f at p d J rmit. ou the co-opera B precinct. { g s ol ment corporatio dered them t down imr all, the Capital doe the citizens of the Columbia alone, but i parcel of the possessic American people. Confident seems to of certain pe legislation | she de- Public Helps Enforce Law Cory Thomas nittee night-work law | s organizations | niting the working | Ward blocked in Wiscon- | Sign 1 to discharge married e payroll was frus- | in Ability, be ssistant _Cor W Com ed M has | to time pe t many women from obtaining de- the no-night-work | vented Factory-Built Homes Forecast. | No Outstanding Debt. rt, Miss Laura Berrien of as brought out that the Women's party has no o built rs for a period > duration ps 200,000 v ng | no difficulty in handling > throngs and | There is no doubt in our minds. but ebts and functions « . ; It saw this | that the visitors will be properly housed She “reported | Vision . 5 mall house | and courteously treated while he ¥ 2 n t i 1eas t I & de-{ At the last meeting of our associa- n undergradu- | tion it was agreed that there will gton University | 2 no increase in prices and our regula udents counc rates will prevail. So far | practic | in recent y except Officers t Be Chosen at hnological | has been g1 Meeting Tuesday Night. 1| have attracted from 150,000 to 200,000 :|Public Invited to Visit Dwell- ing in Spring Valley Sec- tion of Wesley Heights. de | | about normal with the past | sponding periods with the excep | February 20 to 25, the period | | Return National Education Association cc tion, which brings about 17.000 Plenty of Room Left. le the bookings for thi e normal, there are 1 ample commoda- BURGLAR GETS CLOTHING WORTH $352 FROM HOUSE | 39 Final Sign 1 The “mysterious” len Walker, 14, and his brother, Rich- d, 10, has been solved, Both boys returned home yesterday afternoon after spending Friday night in their grande father’s log cabin in Gunston® Goy the National Community C | The boys, Who were orphacen i Tree this year, n Square, the | their parer killed in the most_inspiring of Yuletide celebratic nickerbocker Theater disaster, disap- in_ Washington | peared Friday evening from the home Vice President Curtis, as chairman of | of their aunt, Mrs. F. H. Heiskell, 1992 the National Committee, has officially | Thirty-seventh street 3,000 pairs of good shoes | invited the heads of national bodies to| When they returned last evening they d among the needy, e with h The ceremonies told Mrs. Heiskell they had met a v ant, ding special music, will be broadcast : friend with an automobile and decided The Old Woman Wi | V€T @ coast-to-coast radio hook-up. to drive down to the log cabin. Just The nz h fesilit as they started back after cooking sup- * the only charity of Planned for 5 O'Clock. cabin the machine broge It is planned to have the living ] Without other means of trans- Noteh the o ki ocated south of the Trea portation, they spent the night in the william_C. C s and| &Y v y € i unced yester- | at 5 o'clock istmas Eve, providi abin, repaired the machine today and e william T. Burr & (e 5 3 he hour is suitable to the President eturned home. e ality charges ir If this hour is chosen for the cere- 10 Gays Capt. Tayior Branson: it besm i< aee | COMMERCE BUILDING DESIGNS APPROVED nual Christmas concert at 4:30 o'clock Smoot Dt disappearance of Hej ay 1ld go f as guests lumbia you will me and courteous trea TWO OF POLIbE FORCE RESTORED AFTER TRIAL Detective G‘)’n‘nma rn:r}r Patrolman Burroughs Acquitted of Bru- on Duty Again ace 1r rece of interest ed by driv- e to ty tality. wn. Detective Di ago h: and shoes. when ibl shoes from a Ic with him an old p: The deal 1 en give the old sho and five per cent of the purchase price of the new ones to the charity The clergy of the city have been | were more tored to d h men retur first precinct Inspector L. I v | 5 3 2ithe the by The Star, nished for the g. by Dulin Would End Sig n Grouping old posts pm n at 5 ta dealer and Capt. Branson is serving with Hans Kindler, conductor of the National Sym phony Orchestra, and Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, president of the D. C. Federa- tion of Music Clubs, on the Commit-| ter dered them restor Grooms and Bu quitted by a jury i Detective James Hooker SR oughs before which they Mostyn and Wil- Senator Passes on Finel & Connectil William Hooke r of Ma John Jay Whi ut_and n Kent is afternoo n the Alva ters of the listen in ¢ cast from counte: ternationa B: ‘Woman's Party Mrs. Kent on recent { will be held afternoon at the dir hotel at 7 ¢ clock femin ayflowe o'cloc whick Hotel this and Mrs. | e toastmi room of th | third-degree r, District | 4 r i ch d, has long | are apy « ere strict- | of 1(’,}\1)\1~ y regul: billbc .nlu!-‘ r and h distrib- which are few of its T, The prom- operation with aning out its and Shipstead for the expi period. Few Permits to Be Issued. Applications for permits to crect|of 4,000 squau; 4 boing referrgd to the Com-|one-fortleth of s, Wisicic, officials | excest rence with | re the new | rmits will | are to re- | already | Lo be made to orities ions when they sidentia waiting f 100 square feet W slgn erected or ept in cerf n excess sign can be but not in painted | cases. |and filed first prec out of alleged R. Laflin, also of the e tried on charges growing recent investigation of practices and Laflin appeal Mostyn were convicted U. S. CONSULS SHIFTED Two Capital Residents Sent to New Posts. Hugh F. Ramsay of this city, United States vice consul at Zurich, Switzer- | land, has been transferred to Munich, Germany, it was announced at the State Department yesterday. L. P. Springs, also of this city, who has been serving.as vice consul at Am- sterdam, has been transferred to Ply- mouth, England, and George E. Cham- berlin ‘of New York, censul gencral at Glasgow, has been transferred to Hali- fax, Nova Scotia, ‘ | deve T to empk e tl restfulne: T of this character. interested in any phase of the opment of a modern home em- dying both new and distinctive charm are invited to visit the house today or during the ensuing month when it will be on exhibition under auspices of this newspaper. The committee which awarded the Silver Star Medal to this house as a lasting insignia of its merit consists of James S. Taylor, chief of the divis- ion of building and housing, Depart- ment of Commerce; Dr. Louise Stanley, chief of the United States Bureau of Home Economics; Miss Harlean James, executive secretary, American Civic Assoclation: Gilbert L. Rodier, archi- tect; W. Waverly Taylor, architect and builder; John H. Small, 3d, landscape architect; Rufus S. Lusk, a veteran of better home demonstrations, and Arthur Carr, realty appraiser and the Waahington Beat a house president of Estate Board, asked to mention the charitable under- taking from the pulpit on Sundays. A | number of talks and radio addresses have also been scheduled. F. Regis Noel, an attorney with offices in the Wilkins Building, is chairman of the committee in charge. WILL BE HONOR GUESTS | Gen. and Mrs. Leach Will Be Given Reception December 15. Brig Gen. and Mrs. George Leach are mbeumemothmorntm Sheng g iaTie v e ton Club, - Stated Mt in that the B e 1 1 ot sota tee of Music for the tree this year. | Choral Groups to Take Part. l Several well-known choral groups of the city will take part in the program, | each singing a carol. Among these will be the George Washington University Chorus, the chorus of the Government Printing Office and the choirs of several religious organizations of the city. The Boy- Scouts of the city will| participate as wsual with buglers sta- | tioned in outlying districts of the city to announce the llzlm.ngl of the tree, as a flare bomb and the ringing of | church bells announce the approach of Christmas. Will Visit Pythias Lodge. d chancellor of the Dis- th The aftair will Plans for New Structure. Senator Reed Smoot chairman of the Py mission, yesterday approved plans for the Interstate Commerce Commission Building, which is one of the group to 80 uUp in the triangle south of Penne sylvania avenue. Work already is under way for the excayation and foundations of the building at the corner of Twelfth street and Constitution avenue. Excavation has been about completed and pile drivers are driving piles through what was the former soft mud and slime bed of Old Tiber Creek to a gravel bed below. This structure is one of the continu- ous group of four buildings which is to fill the space from Pennsylvania avenue to Constitution avenue from Twelfth to Fourteenth streets. It will be connected en the north with the Post Office Department and on the west of Utah, blic Buildings Co