Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1936, Page 28

NEED OF TAX RIE NI 5 DENED But Government Must As- sume “Fair Share” of Ex- pense, Conference Told. There would be no need for increased taxes in the District if the Federal Government assumed its “fair share” of the National Capital's expenses each year, Edwin S. Hege last night told the Interfederation Conference from the District and Arlington, Prince Georges and Mont- gomery Counties at the organization’s first Fall meeting. Hege, who is president of the Chevy Chase Citizens' Association and a rep- resentative of the District Federation of Citizens' Associations in the con- ference. declared there should be a “very substantial increase” in the Federal Government's payment to- ward District expenses, and warned residents of Washington against being “too quick” to agree to new tax burdens. “If we appear willing to pay addi- tional taxes, the Federal Govern- ment's contribution will be cut down even further,” he said. The speaker pointed out that in 1930 a survey made by a Federal bureau fixed the “fair share” to be borne by the Fed- eral Government at more than $10.- 000,000, and cited the fact that for the present fiscal year Congress voted only $5,000,000 as the Federal pay- ment. Committee Appointed. After hearing Hege, the conference appointed a committee to study the fiscal relations problem and to co-op- erate with the commission recently appointed by President Roosevelt to | determine what part of District expenses the Federal Government should bear. Named on the commit- tee were Stephen James, Montgomery County, chairman; Monroe H. Stock- ett, Arlington; Bert H. Wise, Prince Georges, and Hege. Earlier in the meeting Thomas E. Lodge, chairman of the conference, asserted District authorities should not consider levying new taxes “until the operation of the existing law is carried out.” He charged District officials “are lax” in the collection of delinquent taxes, and that there is no consideration between the various de- partments to collect taxes already available. “Only about 45,000 residents ‘Washington file personal tax returns, and approximately 35,000 of this num- ber pay their taxes” Lodge said. “There should be thousands more tax returns filed here. But people aren't going to bother about it if they aren't asked.” Oppose Gas Tax Diversion. The conference reaffirmed its pre- vious stand in opposition to the di- version of gasoline tax funds into channels other than that for which they originally were intended. Construction of the new Chain Bridge superstructure, a project sup- ported by the conference, probably will begin about January, George C. Shinn, Montgomery, in formed the delegates. ‘Washington I. Cleveland. Montgom- ery, invited the delegates to hear Sir Wilmott Lewis, Washington corre- spondent of the London Times, who will address the Kensington Chamber of Commerce at 8 p.m. {OmOITow. ALLEGED STOLEN BOND RING MEMBER SEIZED| /By the Assoclated Press. The arrest at Haverhill, Mass., of Pete Metropolis, described as & mem- ber of an international ring disposing of stolen securities, which had op- erated here, was announced yesterday by the Department of Justice. Metropolis was taken to New York for arraignment. ‘The prisoner is charged with hav- ing participated in the disposition of securities stolen from the Bank of Manhattan Co., and the United States Trust Co., both of New York. United States Treasury notes valued at $1.- 456,000 were stolen from the Man- hattan bank January 28, 1935, while the trust company lost $590,000 worth of similar securities by theft Decem- ber 13, 1934. Metropolis is the seventeenth per- son arrested by Federal agents in | connection with the two thefts. i Directdf J. Edgar Hoover of the Bureau of Investigation said Metrop- olis was one of & group actively en- | gaged in the disposition of securities | at Boston, New York and Washington. ‘The securities were said by Hoover to have been disposed of through broker- age accounts after serial numbers had been altered. of | RESORT BEACHES AWARDED 53,686 Anne Arundel County Soon to Start Work on _Erosion Curb. Aided by 3 P. W. A, allotment of $59,686, the commissioners of Anne Arundel County, Md., will order work started soon on an extensive program for the prevention of erosion at several resort beaches. The allotment announced by Ad- ministrator Ickes late yesterday was included in a batch of 103 projects estimated to cost $21,733.568, which had received presidential approval. In actual P. W. A. participation, the grants totaled $9.531.459 while loans to various communities amounted to $264,500. County Contributes. P. W. A. officials said these grants and loans bring to a total of $65,670,- 51 the sums allotted for public works this month. ‘The beach erosion program for Anne Arundel County will cost $153,- 636 and the county will make up the | difference of approximately $94,000. The work will be done at Mason's Beach, North Beach Park, North Beach and Franklin Manor Beach. It will consist of the construction of creosoted timber bulkheads, driven or Sl pr & up Phone Orders, NA. 1133 | Have You Considered | One Week Left That There Is Only l in Which You ' Can Buy Biggs Authentic Reprodu 20% SA Sale Will Close [ An Exact Copy SHERATON CARD TABLE An Exact Copy of a very Fine Old Sheraton Card Table found in Tidewater, Virginia. Hand made of solid mahogany, this table hos the reeded legs and clover leaf top typical ef the period. 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Hospital, waterworks, power, sewer systems, municipal bridges and high- ways constituted the bulk of the public works in various communities, which will contribute 55 per cent toward the cost. Practically all localities receiving Federal grants had held elections authorizing the im- provements, Communists Reopen Lists. MOSCOW, September 22 (#).—The Communist party of Russia let it be known last night that it would resume acceptance of new members after more than three years, during which the lists were closed while the party underwent “purification.” Party mem- bers were warned to exert the utmost vigilance to prevent unqualified per- sons from entering the ran N, D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Visiting members of the Circulation Managers’ Association are greeted here by Galt Burns, circulation manager of The Star. Lejft to right—C. H. Roberts of the Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette, Burns, C. L. Stretch, Philadelphia Bulletin-Press, president of the organization, and Joe B. 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