Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1935, Page 12

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R e Zogravers and Fine Printers 611 TwerrvH Streer Producers of Distinctive Business Stationer 2/ Business Carps | i Let us add power to s Correspondence o A/'prrrrn/n[nl out obligation | PuONES DI 4868 - 4869 YOU...a Wallflower? | By the Associated Press. PASSAGE OF LOBBY MEASURE. PUSHED THE EVENING STAR, W'a1t1mr for the Big Day Those Seeking to Influence. ] Legislation Would Be Forced to Register. Efforis to catalogue lobbyists seek- ing to influence Federal legislation or Government officials in awarding con- tracts are planned by the congres- sional group backing the Senate- approved lobbyist bill now pending in the House and representatives of vari- ous interests in Washington fighting and sponsoring important bills prompted a determined move fo get the House Judiciary Committee to act favorably on the measure introduced WASHINGTON, N .o ORDINATION RITES - MARK CONFERENCE ST i 1 | Six Mnmsters Ordained by Methodists at West- minster Session. | By the Associated Press | WESTMINSTER, Md., June 17.— Orcination rites for six munisthrs | were held yesterday al the morning | services of the anoual Maryland Conference of the Methodist Protest- | ant Chureh here. The sermon was delivered by Rev. | | Dr. R. L. Shipley of Baltimore. About 800 persons were present at the ex- ercises in Alumni Hall at Western | Maryland College. Rev. Dr. E. A. Sexsmith, prasident .. MONDAY, i | JUNE | observed 17, . 1935, Rev. John B, Jjones, 4th, Philadelphia, and Rev. Lee Elliott, Laurel, Del. Rev. A. C. PFord, Baltimore, and | Rev. 'Norman Roberts, Alexandria, Va., were granted licenses to samin- ‘ster the ordinaaces i empioyca by the president. SALES TAXES FEARED Grocers’ Officer Says Proposed Farm Amendments Mean That. H. C. Peiersen, executive secretary of the National Association of Retail | Grocers, said yesterday in a formal statement that under the proposed Farm Adminisiration amendments, should the processing taxes be found unconstitutional, “sales taxes” will | become effective automatically upon food and cotton clothing. “This is the first time.” Petersen “an American Congress has ever seriously considered the raising of revenue by taxing food and cotton clothing." 'RAILROAD STATION HEARING TO OPEN House Group to Receive Evidence on Proposed Abandonment of Southwest Unit. The Public Utilities Subcommitiee of the House District Commitiee will begin hearings at 10:30 a.m. tomor- row 90 a bill authorizing the Pennsyl- vania Railroad to abandon its passen- ger station at Seventh street and Maryland avenue southwest. The Harlan bill, designed to tax public utilities corporations 4 per ,cent on their gross receipls per cenl on net receipts also will be considered by the subcommittee. This measure, in addition, would re- quire national banks and trust com- panies to pay & 6 per cent tax on @rose earnings. Incorporated savings and 6| banks would pay 4 per cent on gross earnings. Representative Carpenter, Demo- crat, of Kansas, chairman of the sub- committee, said these are the only two bills remaining on his calendar and he is anxious to dispose of them In time for House consideration on the next District day, June 24 Carpenter also is pushing the Ju- diclary Subcommittee for & report on his bill to broaden the District diverce laws. He said he would Ifke 1o have this measure on the House calendar 5y June 24. Children of England taught new dietary rules, are being FOR ALL WHITE SHOES BOTTLE 6r TUBE1O. & 25, | of the conference, was assisted in | ordaining the ministers to the office | of elder in the Church of Christ by Revs. W. F. Wrigat, Glenburnie: J.| N. Link, Baltimore; Fred G. Hollo- | way, Westminster; P. W. Crosby, | Pccomoke City, and P. M. R. Schauer, Harberson, Del. | by Senator Black, Democrat, of Ala- bama. | Would Reguire Registration. i Without defining who is & lobbyist, | the bill as it passed the Senate would | require all persons engaged for pay or | other remuneration in attempting to | influence legisiation to register annu- ally with the secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House and state the amount of compensation. .® Congressional investigations have disclosed many types of lcbby prac- | tices, as carried on by lawyers, former members of Congress and politicians | who have obligated Government offi- | | cials and members of Congress to them. Entertainments, dinners, golf, fish- ing, trips and many other social activ- ities are listed as used by lobbyists to| contact persons in official life. Others | ! work directly on members of Con- | gress through long-standing friend- ships or pull political pressure from their constituencies. Experts Are Hired, There are powerful business organi- zations with expert representatives who appear before congressional com- mittees to advocate or oppose legisla- tion. They issue statements of their views through expensive publicity agencies, Public utility interests, manufac- turers, oil concerns, civic organiza- tions, railresds, veterans of different wars and many other groups are said by Black bill advocates to have power- | ful lobbies here. Automobile, lumber steel, retail merchants, airlines, ship operators, fruit growers, liquor dis- tillers, brewers, cotton, sugar, wheat farm and other interests are listed in the highly orgarized groups. Financial, legal, export and import iron, rubber, building, cement, fiour and similar interests also have their | representatives. so M /[ D T Gold Mines to Open. Fourteen new gold mines will be‘ opened in the Rand ot South Africa Wednesday will be a red letter day in the life of Rush Holt, Senator~ elect from West Virginia. 1It's his birthday. He'll be 30 vears old—jusi old enough to take his seat in the Senate chamber of the United St The body has already approved his admission and nothing now in his way except the day of days. He's shown here looking at a calendar a few months ago. —A. P. Photo. "THEY DONT GET YOUR WIND!"* s | SMOKE THE SAME MILD CIGARETTE THAT LOU GEHRIG DOES....CAMELS, I'D WALK A MILE FOR A CAMEL ! Those ordained were Rev. Harvey B. Flater, Finksburg, Md.; E. Werner, Robert E. Van Cleaf and ! Eldridge H. Taylor, all of Baltimore; / Revs. L. Ui GASOLAENE Sherwoed Bros, Luarantee that wo other regulor priced gasoline exceeds Richfield FOR STEADY SMOKING | CHOOSE CAMELS. THEY ARE SO MILD THEY NEVER GET MY WIND! Germs, breeding in decaying food particles lodged between your teeth, throw the bacterial count of your mouth out of bal- ance. Result: bad breath, per. haps sore throat, even catarrh may follow. Gargle with LA LASINE full strength, or 5030 with water. Relief comes from double-action ! Germs are killed and expelled. And. quickened to action by La Lasine’s membrane-restoratives, vour salivary glands release natu. ral enzymes and fer- ments. The bacterial countof your mouth returns to balance. La Lasine is safe— even if swallowed. $1.00 size makes 2% pints. Get it today from yourdrugstore. La Lasine Inter- national, Inc., N.Y. La Lasine The DOUBLE-ACTION Antisentic Hi-Ocrane sn any worth while feature AW GEHRIG, “lroo Maa of Baseball” YOU CAN SMOKE ALL YOU WANT ! c‘ "el.s COSTLIER t' TOBACCOS ! ENERAL TIRE Sale 10 #2 Annual Trade 0% to 35% on all sizes, all types General Tires and other makes included in ® Now that erude rubber costs are creeping up, get the habit of buying tires that can always be depended upon to be right regardless of changing con- ditions. @ Remember, when crude rubber was $1.20 per pound, General was the only company to announce the policy of using no reclaimed rubber whatever— and it has been the only company to reiterate that top-quality principle year after year. @ Never an ounce of reclaimed rubber in carcass or tread no matter how high crude rubber prices go or what the temptations to cheapen. @ Be a General Tire user—thousands change over their new cars to Generals the minute they get them. Get the General Tire habit. Traditionally safe! @ Always the latest style first in Gen- erals. The line that has contributed more new developments in tire progress than any other line since the 3500 mile fabric tire days. @ General built the industry’s first oversize tire — the first successful molded cord — the first low-pressure tire, which was the forerunner of the balloon — the first 6-ply balloon — the one and only Dual Balloon Blowout- Proof — and the only really successful big balloon — our Streamline Jumbo with wide rims and normal width tread, running on only 14 lbs. of air. @ See General’s revolutionary new Corkscrew-Grip tread — the only type of tire that does not have straight lines, smooth sledrunner ribs. © This is the tire that combines silence with non-skid safety — silence and long mileage without sacnficmg non-skid. Always, with General, the thing that counts most in tires is “human mile- age.” ‘All specially priced in pairs and sets— And on top of this, our special trade-in concession! Makes it ®asy to part with your partly worn rubber— Start the season right on a whole new set. i ) A i GENERAL Blowout-Proof “Dual 8” 6 PLY AND 8 PLY Patented low pressure construction Revolutionary new Silent-Safety Corkserew Grip Tread Choice of our complete stock G ENERAL Silent-Grip Tires 4 PLY AND 6 PLY new corkscrew design and famous prismatic sidewalls GENE R AL Dual Grip Balloon Tires 4 PLY AND 6 PLY Special reduction and trade-in allow- ance brings you this famous quality at sale prices below ordinary tires. * Fresh new Generals at these big cash savings *1°° to *5°5 per tire on popular sizes and up to twice that much on larger sizes. Biggest Possible Seiection—Tires to Fit Every Type of Car —Every Pocket Book! All at Special Sale Reductions—Extra Trade-Iin Allowances, Up to 35%! MINIMUM AMOUNT YOU SAVE ON EACH TIRE (These allowances are on single tires. Still greater reductions will be allowed per tire when purchased in pairs and sets.) Size Ply Minimum Allowance Size Ply Minimum Allowance 4.75/19 4-ply & 6-ply $1.50 t0$3.70 | 6.50/16 4-ply, 6-ply & 8-ply $4.00 to $6.00 5.00/19 4-ply & 6-ply . 2.05 to 3.80 | 6.50/19 6-ply & 8-ply ... 4.15 to 6.40 5.25/18 4-ply & 6-ply . 2.30 to 4.35 | 6.50/20 6-ply & 8-ply 420 to 645 5.50/17 4-ply & 6-ply . 2.50 to 4.80 | 7.00/16 4-ply, 6-ply & 8-ply 6.00/16 4-ply & 6-ply 3.25 to 5.00 | 7.00/18 6-ply & 8-ply 6.00/19 4-ply & 6-ply . 3.60 to 5.80 | 7.50/16 6-ply & 8-ply .. 6.90 t010.10 6.00/20 3.65 to 585 | 7.50/18 6-ply & 8-ply 7.00 to 11.05 Space does not permit complete listing. But sale includes all sizes—all at proportionately big trade-in sale discounts. GENERAL TIRE COMPANY Corner 14th 8 Q N.W. POTOMAC 2500 Open e.veniny till 9—Sunday till noon 4uring Sale Safer, lower cost mileage than you have ever had before 4770 to 7.40 Also big assortment other makes of tires . New and Slightly Used changed over from new cars and included in this sale at startling trade-in sale reductions up to 35% and 45%! Don’t Worry About Cash Open an account—just say “charge it,” or use our easy 12, 18 or 20- pay plan.

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