Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1933, Page 7

CANADA'S TARIFF THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C |POPULARITY AT ART EXHIBIT VOTED WORK OF GLADYS SMITH BUILDINGS PROBED IN QUAKE INQUEST Wilson High School in Long Beach, where Tony Guglielmi, 17-year-old San Pedro Xfl.h School athlete, died under a brick wall. District Attorney Fitts said any indi- cation of criminal negligence or dis- honesty in the construction cl public buildings would be placed before the grand jury. . WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1933 damage d to lack of :tr{'\mdg ln'?und‘fumw earth- quake strain, Thrice Wed in Nine Years. Mrs. Harold A of Matloc, - land, believes mwwqul.rlnl hulbzn:a experience grows she picks them $25,000 DAMAGE ASKED w. ‘Woman Injured on Street Car. Suit for $25000 damages was filed in District Supreme Court yesterday R. .E. Named Defendant by wEr A on which she mehc emfld}u!umpedthl‘ Swedes Resent Liquor Tax. nwxaom (P).—An increase of 50 per cent in the consumers' tax on liquor, nmn:nwnnrlyn cents & quart, brought from labor or- several ganizations .a threat to “strike” use of the “motbooks” which, under the Bratt system, entitle the holder to definite allowances each month. " In 1024 she first married at |against the Washington Rallway & Electrie Co. by Edith M, Morrow, Cairo Just Hml. who says she received broken leg last September 1 when & street car Most of the testimony of the opening | ye day was devoted to technical details of hull.dlnz structure, which revealed the A loss of 121 lives and a $75,000,000 prop- wedded Apsley, who is 50 by Mary E. Saltzman, in Second Place. Revenue Chief Empowereq to _ Inflate Value of Goods for Duty Purposes. Prosecution Planned if Any Trace of Negligent Con- struction Is Found. “Newsboy,” a painting by Gladys Nelson Smith, was selected as the most popular work in the exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists, which ended Saturday night, it was announced today, following tabulation of votes cast by visitors to the salon. Hazel Cameron Menk’s “Girl With Violets” was voted the most unpopular canvas displayed during the show, which lasted three weeks, in the Trans- portation Building. Second in popular favor was “Scurry- ting Clouds,” by Mary E. Saltzman, while + Miss Smith scored again in third place with her “New Neighbors.” “The Swordfish,” by Herman Maril, and “Depression,” by Russell Parr, vied in arousing the antipathy of the l'pec- tators, who tied them as the second most unpopular works on display. “Beer by Christmas,” from the brush of Row- land Lyon, was the third most disliked picture hung in the exhibition. In the popularity coatest, a canvas by Margaret Hudgins was fourth, and two paintings executed by Mrs. Azadia Hermann were fifth and sixth. Another exhibition is contemplated by the society here next Fall. The group of artists is devoted to “creation of something new” and sponsoring exhi- bitions in which the jury system of se- lection is discarded in favor of the free expr::slnn of the creative powers of the artists. BY MERWIN H. BROWNE. OTTAWA, March 22—While im- proved relations between Canada and| the United States, as the result of a newly mnegotiated commercial pact, might contemplate primarily a relaxa- tion in tariff barriers on both sides of the border, under present conditions actuel rates of duty are a relatively un- # important factor in the trade between the two countries. ‘The great obstacle to trade from the American viewpoint is the uncertainty occasioned by the broad powers of the Canadaian minister of national revenue to place arbitrary values for duty pur- poses on American goods. Besides increasing the cost of Amer- ican goods in Canada by sometimes as much as 100 per cent, under the present Canadian system of tariff administra- tion, Canadian customers can never be sure of their landed import costs. In addition, some of the rulings have been .nade retroactive, applying even on goads previously purchased. U. S. Trade Demoralized. ‘The effect has been almost completely to demoralize American trade with Canada, and while, admittedly, the Canadian tariff rates have been high enough to make trading difficult, the application of administrative restrictions has been so severe as to make them al- most _prohibiti and certainly the United States will seek their elimination as a Canadian concession in any pact negotiated. H As opposed to these activities by Canada, the United States has no cor- yesponding _authority to inflate the values of Dominion imports for duty Pmos(s nor is there any American tute limiting imports from countries where the United States dollar is either above of below par. Restrictions Summarized. ‘The administrative customs restric- tions which have been enforced by Canada laregly during the past two years may be summarized as follows: 1. An act authorizing the establish- ment for American commodities of arbitrary, inflated values for duty pur- Pposes. 2. An act authorizing the Canadian minister of national revenue to increase values for duty purposes against Amer- ican goods as much as he deems ad- visable, when satisfied that such goods are being imported to the injury of a Canadian producer. 3. Application of exchange restric- tions. 4. Assessment of an excise tax on all imports, plus a sales tax on the duty paid value of most imports. 5. Fixing of the maximum discount Canadian distributors may receive from American manufacturers. 6. Application of rigid restrictions to American commercial travelers. Old Value Basis Scrapped. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, March 22 —Contin- uing its broad inquiry into the deaths and property damage of the March 10 earthquakes, a coroner’s jury, composed entirely of construction experts, today | centers its investigation on the construc- tion of public schools. Two students lost their lives in the collapse of schools, and District Attor- ney Burton Fitts has been in attendance at the inquest to determine if there was any negligence in the construction of the buildings. Dr. Frank Bouelle, superintendent of Los Angeles public schools, was asked to bring to the hearing today a list of the damaged school buildings in Los An- geles. City, with not only the extent and nature of the damage, but names of architects and contractors. Also the jury was to recelve a sam- ple of the mortar from the Woodrow FREE HEALTH LECTURES 4 By ALICE M. CAPORN Ph. D, 0. D.. N. D. Australia’s Noted Authority on Food, Health and Beauty. Commencing Thursday, 23, 8:15 P.M,, to Monday, March 27 THURSDAY NIGHT— “The Million-Dollar Food Chemical Jor the Body Beautiful” (exercises for correct posture and carriage will be given) SPECIAL FREE MATINEE (For Women Only) Saturday, March 25, 3 PM. Miss Caporn will present a mes- sage of the most VITAL interest to women. Arlington Hotel Ballroom Vermont Avenue at K St. KAUFMAN Red Trading A Little Further Up the Street . . . But Every Step a Money Saver HARR .I(AUFMAN and Redeem 1316 - 1328 SEVENTH ST.NW. though such payment might be accept- | able, in certain instances, in the United States. Under this regulation, if the Canadian dollar is at a discount of 20 per cent cn the date of shipment, the Canadian im- porter is required to pay for his goods at a rate of $1.20 in Canadian currency for every American dollar's worth of goods purchased. Thus, the Canadian importer has the choice of paying the extra 20 cents to the American exporter, or to the Department of National Reve- nue in his own country in the form of dumping duty. The United States ex- porter is not permitted to help his Canadian customer bear the exchange burden, and as a result, the sale of | hundreds of kinds of American goods in Canada has declined materially during the past 17 months. It is pointed out, in this connection, that whenever the premium on_the American dollar in Canada is over 5 per cent, it has an arresting influence on —_— purchases by Canadians in the United . TOMORROW. States. Luncheon, District of Columbla Bank- Although the United States Revenue | ers Association, Willard Hotel, 12:45 act of 1932 placed an import tax on|pm, such commodities as lumber and copper | from Canada, the number of import| commodities affected is quite limited. On the other hand, Canada has an im- port, or excise tax, of 3 per cent on all imports, dutiable, or otherwise free, and | on top of that is levied a sales tax of 6 per cent, which is based on the duty | paid value of most imports. Although the sales tax applies also to domestic products in Canada, the values on which it is based are higher on im- ports than on domestic commodities. Commercial travelers from Great Britain and other countries having trade agreements with Canada, are permitted, under the Dominion customs law, to bring their samples into the country in bond. Canadian commercial travelers going to the United States are permitted to bring in their samples in bond. But under the present law, American sales- men coming to Canada must pay full duty on samples every time they cross the Canadian border and there is no provision for refund or bond in the Canadian statute. American business men, it is further pointed out, can drive to Canada in their own automobiles and purchase whatever they desire. On the other hand, however, if they drive to Canada in their own automobiles to sell any commodity, the Dominion law stipulates dark colors, instead of the bright blue chosen by Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glass- ford during his term as head of the department. Distinctive colors, Maj. 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