Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1935, Page 30

B—10 TRUTH CAMPAIGN URGED FOR CITY Suter Tells Oldest Inhabi- tants Spread of False- hood Delays Justice. Characterizing the District appro- priation bill as reported yesterday to the Senate as ‘“one of the most favorable appropriation bills in years, because of the increase in the lump sum paymeat by the feceral Govern- ment,” Jesse C. Suter, honorary president of the Soclety of Natives, jast night told the Association of Oldest . Inhabitants that what was needed now was further “spreading the truth regarding the District of Columbia.” The speaker sharply criticized what he branded as mnay misapprehen- sions and untruths generally spread concerning this city, especially in regard to the tax problem and lack of the vote. He called on all loyal Washingtonians first to become thor- oughly acquainted with the history and the facts regarding Washington, and then to correct misstatements, and “to spread the truth in all possi- ble directions.” “If every patriotic, loyal and civic- minded individual will but keep at it, in season and out of season, the truth will become known and financial and political equity and justice will pre- vail.” James Caldwell of the Federal Housing Administration briefly ex- plained the housing act, and told how loans were being made here in the District of Columbia. He commended local bankers for not charging the maximum rate allowable under the | act, for loans. Hits Roosevelt “Waste." Fred A. Emery took exception to the policy of the Roosevelt adminis- | tration in setting up the Federal | Housing Administration and many other new agencies superimposed on top of the regular departmental es- tablishments of the Government, re- rulting in what he declared was need- less “wasted money and energy.” He thought the housing act could have | been administered by the Department of Commerce, but sponsored a reso- lution thanking Caldwell for his ! address of the evening. i Mr. Suter charged there was a *“mass of misinformation regarding | the Capital City, and an amazing | lack of knowledge of essential facts.” “Most of the civic ills of this vote- less and unrepresented community,” | he said, “can be traced directly to | this lack of knowledge of the truth which is absolutely essential to a | correct understanding of the condi- tions existing in this, the very nerve center of the greatest republic of all time.” “The rank and file of the people cut in the United States,” he said, | “do not understand that fundamental American rights guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence are de- nied the residents of the District. | They either do not know or they fail | to realize that here an American community of greater population than | eight of the sovereign States has no representation nor voice in either local or national Government. | “On the other hand many through- 1860 LANSBURGH'S He81m & €-STREETS Deserved Popularity! 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And some have been led to believe that because of this sup- posed tax-free condition, the burden of carrying the expenses of the Dis- trict of Columbia is loaded on the sown-trodden taxpayers in the States. “Some members of our own local legislature, not of our choosing, and in which we are not represented, have been industrious in spreading such fiction for the consumption of their voting constituents. It has been used as convincing evidence of their watch- fulness In serving the folks back home from carrying the District on their already overburdened backs. “No one ever heard of any legis- lators of that type getting down to “brass tacks” and telling their people just what small fraction of the nickel or penny the District is costing each one of them for maintaining their Capital city.” Urging his audience to take ex- ception to every misstatement con- cerning the District, Mr. Suter said: “We should be ready with the facts, so that the District may not suffer by reason of the error or the deception. A prompt correction,” he explained, “may halt the teller of an untruth be- fore he repeats it.” ‘Without Representation. “We should know and we should tell our fellow Americans,” said Mr. Suter. “that we Americans of the District of Columbia constitute the only community in all the expanse of | continental and contiguous United | States—populous, intelligent, public- | spirited, of adequate resources—which | is denied representation in the Na- tional Government. “Instead of being & tax-free para- dise, the country should know that | we pay every variety of national taxes | which the citizens of the States are vileged' to pay. and that for the ar ending June 30, 1931, the paid in Federal internal | revenue taxes more than was paid by each one of 27 States. For that vear the District's payment was nearly | $1,000.000 more than the combined | payments of 11 States ! “Comparisons of local taxet paid | by the District with those paid by | cther communities prove conclusively | that its people are neither undertaxed | nor a favored community of tax | evaders. The District always pays | both nationally and locally, as can | Pains, cramps or at the ball of tbe foot are sure signs of weak or fall- en arches. Our Foot Comfort Expert can ickly determine the condition of your feet and fit you with the prolfi)zrDr.Sdlo"Cm- sective that will give you relief. Fourth Floor. 1935 NA-9800 Grand place to work! SALE! 39 33 35 59 54- 2 Oz Yarn $3.50. amme $5.40. THE EVENING be readily demonstrated to the satis- faction of any fair-minded person. “The District is not & camp of Gov= ernment employes andl transients, but » substantial American community of permanent residents and home owners who have no other place of abode. It has a population of voting age greater than that of 10 of the States. Only a comparatively small proportion of these people are able to vote in the States. Condition ef Tyranny. “We should pass along the word that here we enjoy the privileges of taxation without representation, a condition regarded by our forefathers as tyranny. Here we meekly pay our taxes, but have no say as to on what and how much taxes shall be laid or for what the money shall be spent. sometimes we are told that if we on't like it we can move elsewhere. “We should tell how the Govern- ment continues to cut down the area of taxable real estate through the ex- pansion of the Government holdings and through exemption of expensive property from taxation. “We should tell the people that Congress is our sole legislative body and that it is most difficult to obtain much badly needed legislation. This is due to the press of national busi- ness, the devotion of the members of to the particular interests of those who elected them and due in some instances to downright indif- ference. “We should tell how influence and privilege interfere with the operation of our peculiar local government and how the voteless and unrepmgsented people are blamed frequently for the STAR, WASHINGTO conditions which they are powerless to correct. “And we should by all means tell the people of the country that our right of access to the courts of the United States are less than those Possessed by the alien. John Clagett Proctor, vice president, presided in the absence of Mr. Noyes. Elra C. Palmer entertained the as- sociation with an exhibition of sleight of hand. Joseph I. Keefer paid tribute to the late J. Fred Kelly, a member of the asociation, and reminisced con- cerning his father, Joseph Kelly, TOASTMASTER CHOSEN FOR ALUMNI BANQUET John J. Daly of Star Staff to Pre- side at Annual Catholic U, Group’s Fete. John J. Daly, a member of the | editorial staff of The Star, has been selected as toastmaster for the second annual alumni athletic banquet of Catholic University to be held May 1. Daly graduated from Catholic Uni- versity in 1911 and immediately en- tered the fleld of journalism. For several years, he was editor of the New Britain, Conn., Herald. Daly has also been asociated with the Wash- ington Post and the New York American. Daly was manager of the varsity base ball team at the university in 1910 and 1911 and it was during this time that “Chief” Green and Wally Pipp developed as stars. THURSDAY, GIRLS’ AIR RESERVE URGED TO M’SWAIN — Chicago Woman Seeks Training to Aid Own Defense in Next War. By the Associated Press. A modern Joan of Arc who would rather drop bombs from an airplane than lead sword-swinging soldiers clad in armor wants Chairman Mc- Swain of the House Military Affairs Committee to sponsor an air reserve corps for young women. Signing her name Joan Sighs of Iscar Wi O over e i, v eving, i the U. 8. Government t6 W, . Moses & Sons F St. at 1lth Nat'l 3770 Save " '.* 50% on Friday! Friday Bargains in Fine FURN (These Are Just Deferred Walnut Combis Full-Size Van- ity-Dresser. { ror and two Was $95. Now. Octagonal Library T nation mahogany. ! Was $17.50. Now Curly Maple Combinat satin smooth finish. bra: heavy plate swinging mirro; $56." Now.... Wing-Style Bo Four-pe. Bed Room Group in com! nation walnut. Includes 48~ dress- er. five-drawer vanity. double panel bed and six-drawer chest. Was $175. Now.. s100 Set of Four Solid Dark Teme Oak, Removable Box Seats with red mo- hair covering. Nice for dining room. Were $40. Now. $28.75 Two Virginia Sofas, tapestry cov- ered, solid mahogany frame. brass feet. Were $65. Now....$42.50 Living Room Steols. 17" high. up- holstered top. Assorted tapestry covers: were $6.50 . Now....$3.95 Sofas, two-piece suites, February 15 included. LINENS Friday Bargains 12 regular $1 hand-em- $3 Comforts. Friday........ 36 colored striped Summer weight Spreads. Fri- day special $ | -29 5 regular $11 solid colored North Star All-Wool Blankets, slightly sb . 95 36 regular 50c hand- embroidered Guest 29c Colored hordere: all u:en Huck hand-embroidere 25 C ‘Towels. Special MOSES—FIRST FLOOR. Clearance Curtains Tailored, Ruffied; Marquisette, Net and Chintz Curtains greatly reduced for clearance. One to tl'u'e:2 g;iu of a kind. Were $1 to 3 now ... 69c 10 $1.75 3 Cottage Sets. Were $1.50, now ... * 98¢ 8 pcs. of 36” The al Gauze in pastel colors. Special Friday, yd..... 22¢ 15 yl‘t’; “;'ulz:fle Cloth in novel pal , Was 85c yd. Friday, yd. .. 69¢ 36” Novelty Materials for hang- ings .:"nd slip covers, was 65¢ to C. oian 59c and 69¢ 12 Bar Harbor Chair Sets of seat and back. Were $ I .25 $1.75, Friday . MOSES—THIRD FLOOR. Half Soles store hours, drop packages in 3695 10 $195 Dresses, Friday. . $5.89 pinks, aqua, etc. 17- LANSBURGH’S ENITTING CIRCLE—THIRD FLOOR While you wait or free delivery. Before and after ITURE a Few Examples) Payments Box-Style Couch. opens Into double bed by unfolding concealed sagless soring: _with individual mat $75. Now...........$19.30 48" Walnut Dresser with crotch veneer fronts. two full-length de: Mahogany Desk, Governor Winthrop style: automatic slide supports, lock (Oraver, b claw lon Seofa upholstered in red and gold tapestry. Now.. ..$19.30 pendale Arm upholstery. $16.95 Oval-Shaped Tilt. Lib: of exquisite crotch_mahogas 14x45 inches. Was $65. Now Combination Stripe Burl Wal- enut Bed, panel he: foot: dou. ble size. Was Diva al Springs, folding legs. on rollers. ~Were $14.50. Now.... $10.95 Three-Section Colonial Mahogany Buffet Mirror, m es 9 n. with Spir; 467 wide; 0 3 Al" Upholstered Furniture 20 to 50% Off Now v occasional and easy chairs. Practically one-third of it is marked at 50% discounts! *All upholstered furniture that has been received up to Orriental RUGS . (approx. sizes) 1 Cabistan, size 52"x |° 377, was $19.50, now.. 1 Serebend, size 6'x4'2", was $36, now ......... Ib 1 antique Kerman, x4', was $58, now 1 Bijar, 8/7"x3'10”, was 1 Kazak, 7'8”x3'2”, was $59.50, now 2 Lillihans, 4x6, were 1 antique India, 177" x5'3”, was $125, now... 1 Seraple, 10’7”x7’, was $150, now . 1 Kiva Bokhara, 9'8”x 123”7, was $195, now... Carpet sl Samples, Odd sizes fine carpet samples, special. 3 fur occasional rugs, were e = 43100 weres3050 Priary $25.95 s mm: $29.85 Sewed On! 59c slot,” 11th street side. $7.95 to $12.95 Dresses, Friday.. $6-89 1. Coat, kolinsky trim: was §20.78: now, $24.95 Special Luncheon 30c Baked Filet of Fresh Mackerel a la Creole Mashed Potatoes New Carrots and Peas Hot Biscuits Tea, Coffee or Milk MOSES—LOWER FLOOR $1.50 10 $2.95 Doeskin and Capeskin Cloves 1-3 off Limited number, broken size and color range. New Cloves, 88¢ Regular $1 gloves in 5 new styles: silks and fabrics. Reduced for Friday only. Slips, Gowns, Undies, 1-2 off Limited number satin or crepe slips, gowns, chemise; were §1.9> to $4.25; slightly soiled. Friday reduced . Friday Bargains HATS Were $1.95 to $5.00 $].45 Only 65 hats, but every one of them a well-made, well- styled hat. Failles, felts, straws and our famous “Streamline” hat. Almost all colors in- cluded in the collection. MOSES—FIRST FLOOR —SALE — Handkerchiefs All New! Regu- larly 15¢ to 25¢ (= novelties, Prints, plain colors, Hand-rolled hems. Hurry for these. Neckwear Was $1.00 59c and $1.50 All new styles, reduced only because soiled. Jewelry, 29¢ Was S0c to $1.00 Necklaces, earrings, pins, clips, bracelets, in.loads of different styles. About 200 pieces in all. Handbags, 88c Only 64 handbags that have been much more. Black and others. “Hill-Billy” Knitting Bags 14-inch bar-top bags for car- T o K O liore: Sintd, -and-miss colors, : - ™ gbecially’ priced Limited wumber Rain Capes, reduced for Friday from 75c to....49%¢ solids. . for Friday. " Men’s Ties Shorts & Shirts The Ties were $1 and $1.50 Shirts and Shorts (B.V.D.) were §1 69¢c NEW SPRING DRESSES Specially Priced for Friday! 51695 to $19.75 Dresses, Friday $]2.90 Included are prints, sheers, solid colors and plenty of navy and the new pastels, including powder, dusty One and two piece styles. All sizes in the collection. Drastic Reductions—Winter Coats APRIL 4, 1935. 4035 Sheridan road, Chicago, the .young woman, in a letter to the Repre- sentative, said she wants it to be known she and other young women like her are not going to “sit back the next war.” 3 “We want to defend our country and help ourselves as much as the men do,” she wrote. “We, of course, will have a blunt chance to live in the on-coming war, all because of lack of training. “There could be some kind of train- ing. How about boosting an air re- serve for us?” Free Parking 8th St. Entrance Just 500 Everblooming Rose Bushes 19 Special Varieties S for $1 No Mail or Phone Orders Pink Dogwood 5 to 31'00 ea. 6 ft.. Althes Tamarix Hydranges Buiterfly Bush Bush Honeysuckie Barberry Redleat Spires Forsythia AZALEAS 10 to 12 inch 12 to 15 inch GRAPE VINES 2 for 25¢ Concord Niagra 4t8 Kann’s Quick Grow GRASS SEED 6 1bs. $1.00 3 for $1.00 Pursle, Pink. Red * LOMA Pix PEAT TOP SOIL, ".‘ bu. Bittersweet Clematis (white) SHRUBS, 25¢ ea. Mockorange Bleading Heart, 25¢ ea. $1.69 Moores Early American Pyramidial ARBORVITAE fto ciiinense .sltss = MOSS DELEGATION HEAD NAMED Ambassador to Argentina Chosen for Buenos Aires Duty. Alexander Weddell of Richmond, | Va., American Ambassador to Argen- tina, was appointed yesterday by Sec- retary Hull as head of the United Stlt::l delegation to the Pan-Ameri- can Commercial Conference at B Afres, May 26. i The conference was called to fa- cilitate commercial intercourse by simplifying customs procedure and improving transportation. Baltimore train Sunday night. W.B.&A.ERR. 12th and New York Ave. N.W. k{ NAtional 1255 Phone District 7200 Q9 Used and Floor Sample RIGIDAIRES (2) 6 cu. ft. Frigida F . Was $143.50. $115.00 Was $267.50. Was $196.00. Were $230.00. $180.00 Was $280.00. $210. NOTHING DOWN —15¢, 20c, 25¢ a day on the Meter Ice Plan which includes a Small Carrying Charge. Kann’s 7th Street Basement Everblooming Rosebushes Los Angeles, Yellow & Pink Mrs. Heary Bowles, Pink 3 for $1.00 Autumn_Gelden American Beauty, Red Betty Uprichard. Pink Pink Pi e - Duchess of Wellington, Yellow Rl G e Holiande. Re Henry Morse, Mrs. Aaron President H. Paul Neyron. Re Lady Ashtown. Pini Lady Alice Stanley. Pink Lady Margaret Stewart, Two- tone Climbing Ros Talisman, T‘.!fl-ul Willowmere Pink & Tellow White Killarney, White Various Kinds, 35¢ ea. ® A Large Shipment of EVERGREENS Norway Spruce 9C ea. Pfitzers Juniper Andorra Juniper Savin Juniper Greek Juniper Irish Juniper 18 to 24 in. Boxwood 18 to 24 in. Japanese Holly. 18 to 24 in. Japanese Yew 18 to 24 in. Mugho Pine . 15 to 18 in. Biota Aurea Nanna 18 to 24 in. Biota Aurea N g 3 to 4 ft. American Pyramidal Arbo 4 ft. Chinese Arborvitae ... to 4 ft. Norway Spruce to 3 ft. Norway Spruce . S to 18 in. Norway Spruce. to 5 ft. Irish Juniper ... ft. Irish Juniper..... N to 5 ft. Chinese Magnolias (Pink) @ PERENNIALS Special 3 2 1 4 3 4 CRAPE MYRTLE —Thirty or more varieties. Many suitable for. rockery plantings. for for ..25 2-year-old Barberry . .10 6-ft. Umbrella Trees . Fruit Trees, Apple or Peach. .. 8-ft. Norway Maple or Chinese Elm. Flowering Crab or Peach Japanese Flowering Cherry ......... YTV IT,