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THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE P- OLIS BUILDING ASSOCIATION for the election of directors and such other business as may properly come before the meeting. will be held at the office of the association, Wednesday, June 1, 1932. Polis*open from 210 8 o'clgck pm & EDWARD A. TRIPP, Secretary. CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLU] bership for sale very reasonabie. Box_168-B. Star_offics I WILL NOT BE unless_contracted by mys: WELLS, Pleasant. M B MEM- Address ARCHITECTU DRAFTBMEN. The Allied Architects, Inc., offers a_com- etition for designs for a monument to bert Mills, architect: prizes are offered. Call or address 726 Jackson pl.n.w. (6th fl.). PAPERHANGING—ROOMS PAPERED, $2.00 and up. plus cost of paper; new samples. Call ROBBINS, Col. 3588. 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Preaching at 2 p.m May 21 Subject: “Our Guest” by Charles T ghaffer, widely and favorably known teacher of the word of God. Eversybody i yited and weicome. - We can WORK WONDERS with your old mattress, renovating and making it into our tuftiess inner spring gonstruction Nothing like it ever offered before In this s e iRt . BEDELL’S FACTORY 610 E St. N.W. Keep Your Name Before the Public Fith attractive printed matt the hall mark of quality beat eom " s Million Dollar Plant M The National Capital Press PLA._AVE. 3rd and N WANTED— ;gou PROVIDENCE. R. I. NEW_YORK Linc. 6080. 17 tion 3¢ 2 | United and ! TION ADMINISTRA’ PERSHING FOR WAR ON GROWING CRIME Declares for Repeal or Modi- fication and Forming of Vigi- lance Committees. Declaring America is at war with crime and that the time has come to face the facts, Gen. John J. Pershing, in an article published today in the American Magazine, blames prohibition puts himself on record for the first time as favoring repeal or modification of the dry laws. A hint as to Gen. Pershing’s attitude toward prohibition was contained in his published memoirs on the World War. In commenting on his order against strong drink for the A. E. F., he said that while in time of peace the young men could be controlled in morals and health by home influence, he thought | it advisable to have limited prohibi- tion for an army in time of war. In his signed magazine article Gen. Pershing declares that in addition to finding “some other solution” to the {liquor problem, those who are fighting gangsterism should organize citizens’ vigilance committees in every com- munity and should institute a card identification system for all citizens. New Underworld Type. “During the years of prosperity fol-. lowing the war an underworld of gang- sters and racketeers, unparalleled in any other civilized nation, grew up and flourished in our cities,” the article says. “The criminals who manned this underworld were of & new type. They were not the masked and shabby plug- uglies who filled the jails in earlier years. They were expensively dressed; they owned machine guns, high-pow- ered cars and speedboats; they had money in the bank. With this money they were able to establish a relation with corrupt officials and police which seemed to make them immune from prosecution. “Lulled into complacency by pros- perity, our citizens passively accepted this poisonous growth with small con- cern. “Now that out complacency is gone, we begin to study this foul phenomenon more carefully. We see it eating more and more deeply into our national life, infecting politics, extorting tribute from Lusiness, threatening our very homes. From my own study, as an individual, I am convinced that prohibition has largely financed this new post-war un- derworld of ours. Vast profits have drawn multitudes into the bootlegging business, and once outside the pale of the law, they do not hesitate to turn to racketeering and other forms of crime. Thus a criminal army has been built up which defles the very Govern- ment itself. “I do not question the sincerity of the prohibitionists, nor their nobility of purpose. Yet the inability to enforce the law in this respect has resulted in such tragic consequences that I believe the time has come to face the question squarely and to work ether toward some other solution which takes more account of the inevitable traits of hu- man nature. J More Than Repeal Needed. “But neither the repeal nor the modi- fication of the prohibition laws will al- together abolish crime. The estimated one million or more men, accustomed to the easy money of the bootleg and speak-easy business and with an utter contempt for law, cannot be thus con- verted into virtuous, law-abiding citi- zens overnight. Many will turn to other forms of illegitimate activity. Corrupt officials, deprived of bootleg tribute, will seek new sources of graft. “The ability of the underworld to ter- rorize society lies in the fact that it is thoroughly organized, while society is not. At present it is more the gang against the individual than otherwise. Why should we not form neighborhood and community committees, so that the gang will find itself confronted with an organized body of men larger and stronger than itself? The more im- portant his position in the commu- nity the greater the obligation of the citizen to join the committee. “Such committees,made up of substan- tial citizens, who regard citizenship as a paramount obligation, could force ac- tion. Suppose a neighbor of yours gets a kidnaping threat, or a merchant is visited by a gangster who tries to extort tribute from him, or a section of the town experiences a series of hold-ups. If the individual citizen goes to the police station or City Hall and fails to get satisfaction, possibly because of an alli- ance between officials and the under- world, he is powerless. “Committees of this kind would be Vigilance Committees, not in the old sense, but in the sense that they would be ever vigilant in the protection of rights and the performance of civic duties. I would consider it an honor to serve on such a committee myself, Time for Open Dealing. “The time has come when we must abandon the right to anonymity, as enlightened European countries have done. “Every resident of our country should have an identification card, a| small passport with photograph at- ' tached. Change of permanent resi-} dence should be reported to the police. The card should be shown, if neces- sary, upon registration at any hotel, or on any other occasion when de- manded by the police. The penalties for forging a card or disregarding reg- ulations concerning it should be heavy.” Y Tear Gas for the Robber. For those who are in need of per- sonal protection in localities where.the carrying of firearms is prohibited, there has been made a pistol and cartridge which shoots a charge of tear gas. The device is much like a pistol in general shape, but much smaller, and the cart- ridge containing tear gas is placed in ready for action. Pressure on a tiny buttor at a convenient place ejects the cartridge and releases the charge of | tear gas in the face of the marauder. | Air Resistance Cut Down. The revolving parts of a large motor | are to & great extent held in check | by the resistance of the air and to| increase the efficiency of the machines | they are now made entirely enclosed and the interior drained of air and | filled with a gas which offers no op- position to the moving parts. The! gas generally used is hydrogen. OFFICIAL NOTICES. (Too Late to Classify.) | BY VIRTUE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE Jaws of the United States of America gov- erning the disposition of seized property of ihe appraised value of $500.00 or less as | being subject to forfeiture under the pro- | visions of the Internal Revenue laws of the United States, notice s hereby given that the Tollowing sutomobiles were seized in the District of Columbia h 4 dan, Motor No. 1924 Chevrolet_Coach. Motor No. 2958006; 6. 1931, Chevrolét Truck, Motor No. 2420862; 20, 1932, Chrysler Coach, Motor No. Nash Coupe, Motor No. A3650; February 2, 1932, Studebaker Sedan, Motor No. ES 47615 h 28, 1932, W Coach, Motor No. tions of n; Al vised Statutes of the United States, respec- tively. Any person or persons claiming y of the above property are required to 508 dby of'June, 1033 ua Srovided bh, Be iay of June, as provided in Sec- of the Revised Statutes of the States. R. CK, PROHIBI- DISTRICT N . BLA] MINISTRATOR, DISTRI Dated May 20, 1982 b for the rise of “a criminal army,” nndi 1 | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.- FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1932. The Sales Tax in Canada Business Men Found to Prefer Impost as Now Administered to but Nurse BY JAMES MONTAGNES. ARTICLE NO. 3. TORONTO, May 20, 1932. ANADIANS are inured to the sales tax. That is the consen- sus of opinion expressed by manufacturers, wholesalers, re- tail merchants associations, {boards of trade, trade journal editors, and other Canadian business men queried by The Star in Toronto, the second largest city in Canada, and the largest manufacturing center in the Do- minion. Canadian business prefers the sales tax as it is now administered in Canada to a turnover tax. That is a unanimous opinion. ‘The fact that a sales tax is preferred to a tax at even a small rate on every transaction of an article from the raw state to the finished product sold to the consumer, does not mean that the sales a Turnover Levy, Grievances. while at the same time it protects the very poor, since most foodstuffs are exempt from this consumption tax. He also mentioned that it is more enforce- able than the income tax, for it is not as easy for a business man trying to evade this tax to do away with all his | invoices as it is to buy bearer bonds and |salt them away in a safe without any- one knowing that he owns such bonds. Letter Reveals Attitude. ‘The sales tax, it is generally agreed in | to the consumer. In but few cases it |is taken into consideration in arrang- ing the selling price of an article. Only where small price articles are con- cerned is there a possibility of absorp- tion by the manufacturer or retailer of the sales tax in his selling price. For instance, this Summer it may be that | smaller portions of ice cream will find | business circles in Canada, is passed on | < | their way into the children’s 5-cent ice Sax b & pepuls B G Stese “; cream cones, since a 6 per cent sales tax hardly any tax which is popular. But taking the attitude that the govern- ment needs money, Canadian business feels that the sales tax solves the prob- lem adequately. Nurse Grievances. ‘Manufacturers are not in favor of the tax. They have accepted it, but ther attitude is that their acceptance is not a sign of approval. They have a number of grievances against the tax. ‘They are not so much opposed to the principles of the tax as an impost, but rather against its administration. They point out that under existing regula- tions the manuufacturer is left largely to his own interpretation of the regu- lations in so far as they concern what constitutes partly manufactured goods, since some articles are capable of further manufacture if necessary. The manufacturers object to discrimi- nation as against large and small manu- facturers, certain classes of small manu- facturers such as plumbers, opticians, tinsmiths, druggists, picture framers and other small concerns selling their prod- ucts exclusively by retail, heing exempt from the sales tax. Merchant tailors, photographers, small saw mills, cider mills, job printers doing less than $3,000 of business a year, are others exempt from the tax. It is the claim of the Jarger manufacturers that such con- cerns can sell cheaper because they have no tax to pay, and can in this way compete to the detriment of the larger business. Object to Computation Cost. Among other grievances is the cost of computing the sales tax, which soma of the larger firms claim takes the serv. ice of two or three clerks. No allow- ance for this cost is made. Refunds are allowed on juired for further manufacturing if sold by un- licensed firms to licensed concerns. some lines of business there is & great| deal of material so bought, and since & separate form has to be filled accom- panied by an affidavit for each refund required, this means considerable work and clerical cost. These are in the main administra- tion difficulties which affect a certain rcentage of manufacturers. They can g: smoothed out, it is claimed. But what is & big grievance is the alleged inadequate auditing service maintained by the government. Because of this firms are liable to heavy fines and in- terest on even small items as many as seven or eight years old, made thsough honest error by some clerk. A more adequate check by sales tax auditors, it is claimed, would greatly relieve such sttuations. To aid manufacturers in smoothing out their difficulties, the Canadian Man- ufacturers’ Association maintains two | experts on the job, who are busy every day dealing with sales tax and other tariff questions, but largely with the sales tax. These points are mentioned in detall to show some of the difficulties encoun- tered in the administration of a tax which has become closely interwoven in Canadian business during the 12 years since it has been in force. Convenient to Collect. One large retail merchants' associa- tion states that of all merchandising taxes the sales tax, under its present form, is the most convenient of collec- tion. Like all other business organiza- tions, the retailers of the Dominion are opposed to a turn-over tax or a tax on retail sales. This, it is claimed, would raise a barrier between the consumer and the merchant, since the question of a tax on every gurchm would come up, driving the public from buying. The | present method, whereby the consumer is unaware of the tax he is paying, is a painless process which does not take away from the sales total. Another factor which business points | out against a turn-over tax is the com- | plicated method of collection required | by a tax on every transaction. The | turn-over tax would require an army of collectors to delve into every little cor- per grocery store. Many small retailers do not keep.adequate books, their pocket being their bookkeeping system in many cases. To compute the turn-over from all such businesses would be an almost | impossible task. And, again, the cost of collecting such a tax would be too great, while the small margin of profit made by most small retailers would not stand the tax. A sane and economic system, the present sales tax has been called by one business orgapization executive. A board of trade official stated that it is a tax which spreads over all the people, | is now applicable to ice cream. It may | be that cones will go up to 7 cents to absorb the tax, or even 10 cents, the latter arrangement making possible a profit on the tax. Something of the general business at- | titude toward the sales tax can be realized from the following excerpt of a letter sent by the Retail Merchants’ As- | sociation of Canada to the prime min- ister early this year: “As a constructive recommendation, | may we offer the suggestion that since | the machinery for the collection of the | present sales tax has been greatly im- | proved after 11 years of operation and experience, and since it has become accepted and familiar in its effect— both on business @nd consumer sections | of the community—it would be better | in the interests of all parties concerned, | including the government itself, to in- | crease the rate of the present sales tax if additional revenue is necessary, rather iLhnn to institute an entirely new form | of taxation with all the dislocation and | irritation to business which such a pro- | cedure would involv | 'FORCED FROM OFFICE, WOLFF SMITH SAILS ‘lletiring Veterans’ Administration Counsel Will Take Long Rest in Europe. | Forced from office through a cam- paign waged by Representative Blanton, | Democrat, of Texas, Willlam Wolff | Smith, whose resignation as special ! counsel of the veterans' administration was accepted yesterday, sailed today for Europe for a long rest. In his letter of | resignation he said: “I take pride in my record and am quite willing to stand | upon it.” Frank T. Hines, administrator of vet- erans’ affairs, accepted the resignation, | allowing Smith Government leave up to June 20, when the resignation be- comes effective. Smith resigned on learning the House Military Affairs Committee had adopted a resolution asking that Hines dismiss him. Smith had been assailed for drawing $187.50 a month disability compensation and $9,000 a year salary. It was understood today the resigna- tion of Smith did not affect his dis- ability compensation. There was no in- dication as to who would succeed him as special counsel on insurance claims. —_— There is an English patent, dated | September 29, 1842, granting to one, Mr. Samuel Henson, the right for “Ap- paratus and Machinery for conveying letters, goods and passenge! from place to place through the A.Xahn Jne. 40 years at 935 F Street Skillful designers have originated glasses for each type . . . and we have each and every style . . to fit you properly and becom- ingly. Consultations and examinations do not obligate you at all. Registered Optometrist in Attendance Select Direct From Nursery Grounds FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY —Great 3-Day Sale! LARGE 3-YR.-OLD BLOOMING ROSES ANNUALS Petunias, Zinnias, Lantanas, Snapdragons, Verbenas, Agera- tum, Cannas, Geraniums, Coleus, Cornflower, Fuchsia, Heliotrope, Scarlet Sage and others. Drive Out te the Nurser Bloom—Seleet. Best A. GUDE Between Rockville and on the National Pike. Talisman Rose Bushes Sensational, vivid reddish gold. Joanna Hill Rose Bushes New yellow-orange. 35¢ = 3 for $§1 Strong _3-year-old; bloom this season. Other popular varieties: 25c Ea. and up PERENNIALS Complete assortment, in- cluding Columbine, Del- phinium, Iris, rock plants. and See the irect From the nls SONS CO. Gaithersburg, M A beautiful di will ! I]OHNSON’S FRIENDS | FIGHT DEPORTATION Engineer Dies LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO F. A. HURLEBAUS. Doak Says Betty Gow's Suitor Must Go, However, Unless Court Intervenes. By the Associated Press. ‘The case of Henry (Red) Johnson, alien sailor suitor of Betty Dow, Lind- bergh nurse, was described today by Secretary Doak as a “routine deporta- tion"” matter. Despite pressure being brought to bear. the Labor Department head added. i Johnson, now held at Ellis Island, will be deported unless some court or other action is taken to prevent it. Doak, who has interviewed the Swed- ish sailor, said he had received numerous calls, letters and telegrams. The Scan- dinavian Soclety, he said, appears to| be the most interested in the case. | “He told me that he was going to| return to the United States as soon as possible if he is deported” said Doak. “He wants, however, to be allowed to | depart voluntarily.” | It Johnson is deported. he cannot | legally return to the United States, but | iIghe is allowed to depart voluntarily | FRED A. HURLEBAUS, he could come in again under the im- A construction engineer, died today at migration quota laws. | his home, 217 Ninth street southeast, The Secretary refused to give the | after a long illness. Mr. Hurlebaus, names of any of the persons who had who was 68, was a native of this city called, written or telegraphed him or to | and a_member of Harmony Lodge, F.| give the reasons they had advanced for |A. A. M., and of the Board of Trade. | asking Johnson's release. | Funeral services will be held at 11 am. STAGE STAR WEDS HEIR |ce T0 TOBACCO FORTUNE Cemetery. Hurlebaus is survived by three Miss Emma Hurlebaus, Miss Libby Holman, of Musical Comedy Fame, Becomes Bride of Smith Reynolds in New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 20—Libby Hol- man, musical comedy singer, and Smith Reynolds, heir to the Reynolds' tobacco ]!ortune. have been married, it was N 1 earned today. I was Teported they were marriea| | COMPIed by Serst. L E. Jacckel several months ago, after Reynolds and his first wife, Anne Cannod, were di- vorced, and that they went to Europe for a honeymoon shortly afterward. They could not be reached today at Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, | the Ambassador Hotel, where they were | was awarded the Distinguished | registered, but hotel attaches said Mrs. | Service Cross for extraordinary hero- Reynolds had been there about a week, | ism in action with the enemy at Vladi- | and that her husband joined her a | vostok, Siberia, November 17 and 18, couple of days ago. 1919. On three successive occasions | Maj. Johnson went [ Mr. sisters, Willie' Hurlebaus and Mrs, Clara M. | Tripp, and a son, Gwynn. District’s Heroes in the World War S recorded in the official ci- tation, Samuel I. Johnson, ma- jor, 27th Infantry, American | through a zone swept by intense fire of contending forces, to the rail- road station, and brought out non- combatants through the con- | tinuous fire from | rifies and machine guns. These people | had been impris- |roned in the station 'by armed forces and were suffering for lack of sup- Cats in Forum Puzzling. Behavior of the many cats in the Forum of Trajan, in Rome, Italy, is being investigated. At times as many as 60 felines may be seen perched on | the various columns, and why they stay in the ancient rujns is a puzzle. One observer believes that the Romans, at jone time, venerated a cat diety, and the twentieth century tabbies are carry- ing on the cult { Whistles Urge Horse to Win. As Signifier dashed down the stretch of the race track during the Derbyshire Handicap at Derby, England, its owner, | plies. Maj. John- | Boyd Davis, began to whistle encourage- | son's gallant act of deliverance made | ment to his racer. Immediately about | possible the safe establishment of these 40 jockeys and stable helpers put their | people. ~Residence at appointment, fingers to their mouths and joined in. | Washington, D. C. | Hundreds in the grandstand followed He now holds a commission as col- suit. Signifier forged ahead and won | onel, Reserve Corps, and resides atSan the race. Francisco, Calif. MEMORIAL WREATHS $3.50 Stately, expressive pieces, made of lasting flowers and leaves. where. 1\ INC. 1407 H St. N.W. Nat’l 4905 Nat’l 4813 Thompson’s extra rich Cream adds a new taste thrill to fruits and berries. But always order Extra Cream, never pour off the top of bottle for that deprives your kiddies of the whole Milk that nature intended for building sturdy young bodies. Now that “berry time” is here call Decatur 1400 or put extra order card in empty bottle. |ARCHITECTS PLAN MILLS MEMORIAL | Unemployed of Profession to Com- pete in Honor to Monument Designer. { The Allied Architects of Washington, Inc., today announced the holding of & competition for unemployed srchi- tects so the unmarked grave of Robert Mills in Congressional Cemetery may have a suitable yemorial in honor of the designer of fhe Washington Mon- ument, the Patent Office and the Treas- ury Department. Mills also designed other prominent public and private buildings here. The grave of Mills was located only | recently. The Allied Architects group | announced the memorial competition | will be open only to architects and draftsmen residing in the District and vicinity who are not now employed at | their profession. Eight prizes will be given. The win- | ning design for the memorial will bring $100, second, third and fourth prizes | | will ‘realize $50, $40 and $30, respective- | ly, while four prizes of $20 each will be awarded. The winning designs must be | expressive of Mills and his work, it was |said. Informatien on the competition | will be ready Monday and may be se- cured from the Allied Architects at 726 Jackson place. All drawings must be handed in at that address on or before | June 6. ROBBERS GET 10 YEARS Two Sentenced for Hold-up Which Netted Only $8.80. Although their robbery netted them | only $8.80, three colored men were | sentenced today to long terms in the | penitentiary by District Supreme Court Justice F. D. Letts. Carl E. Smith and James Gray, who had criminal records, each was sen- tenced to serve 10 years, while Willie | Paulin, a first offender, got a 5-year | term. The three held up Arnold Yano- vich January 26. Heads Catholic Legion. NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 20 (#).— Mrs. Cecilia D. 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