Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1937, Page 44

C—12 « THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1937. CAR FARE RAISE PROTEST VOICED Summit Park Citizens Criti- cize Equipment in Tak- WinninAgd_ Contract With an Overtrick. UR teammate, Merwin D.| (Jimmy) Maier, recently had to underzo an operation on : his 2ose. After being hors de BY THE FOUR ACES. (David Burnstine. Merwin D. Maier. Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken. world's leading team-of-four, inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence.) uently doubled his four-heart bid. eclarer now knew two things: First, that West held a singleton diamond; second, that he probably held four learts. It was therefore necessary td draw trumps before West could obtain TAX GROUP HITS SALESLEVY PLANS Ability to Pay as Stand- - [New Organization Urges | the group directed its Program Com- lodge of the A. F. G. E, mittee to consider other ways and means for raising needed revenue, | such as a tax on land values as dis- | *7d Contact Committee to seck wide tinguished from a property tax, and |spread support of the “fair taxation” make specific recommendations to | program among trade unions, civic another meeting of the full commit- | gesociations and other groups. \ee nex jMonday; nightl, Miss Helen Shuford of the Inter- Alex G, Nordholm of the W. P. A.| professional Association and the Mon- lodge of the A. F. G. E. was elected | gay Evening Club heads & Publicity chairman of the committee. “It has | Gommittee, which planned to lay the become apparent,” he said, “that the | organization’s program before con- Commissioners are very much at sea | gressional authorities promptly. was ap- pointed chairman of an Organization 'MISS PERKINS RECEIVES DEGREE AT OXFORD Tells Girl Students Labor Con- tinues to Receive Reasonable Gains in Earnings. By the Assoclated Press. OXFORD, Ohio, June 9.—Secretary | of Labor Frances Perkins predicted yesterday ‘“‘continuing and -easonable ing power of wage earners and farm- ers needed to be increased “if we are to maintain and develop further our system of mass production.” Declaring there had been “substan- tial recovery from the depression.” Miss Perkins asserted “hour and wage legislation such as is embodied in the Black-Connery bill is needed to absorb many of the unemployed.” combat for a week, Jimmy returned to the bridge wars and promptly showed | that the operation had in no wise af- fected his sterling game. East, dealer. Neither side vulnerable A965 vYQ93 41097 *KQJ4 as to what sort of tax pregram is Others participating in the meet- ard for D. C. necessary to raise the needed $6,000.- | jng held at the Y. W. C. A. last night, | 000 or $7,000,000 in new revenue. We | included Arthur Bernstein of the In- The newly organized Committee for | 2re ppalled that most of their rec-|yorunion Council, Elaine Armand of Fair Taxation, led by representatives | ommendations are for some form of | yo Tegchers' Union, Edna Kury of of Government employe unions, went | S2les tax, which would hit the man | gesettlement, Administration Lodge of on record last night as opposed to|Of small means without regard 10| he A, F. G. F. E, secretary; Hedwig any form of sales taxes for the Dis- | his ability to pay. Eichenberg of the Agriculture De- trict of Columbia and favoring in-| “It is time that some group rep- | partment Union, Samuel Lipkowitz come and inheritance taxes “in prin- | resenting labor and the mass of citi- | of the §. E. C. Uniony Gertrude ciple.” zens formulate an equitable tax pro- | Dworkin of the F. C. A, Employes’ A resolution adopted by the group | gram for submission to the House | Union, Herbert S. Wood, attorney; declared that new taxes admittedly |and Senate District Committees” | Moris L. Minsk, William Gerdinger necessary to increase District reve-| Sidney R. Katz, also of the W. P. A. | and Benjamin Marsh. demned as ‘‘regressive taxation.” nue should be *“direct, visible and | based on the ability to pay.” Proposals to increase the tax on| fdfiy to un. While approving in principle in- i | come, inheritance and estate taxes, il p R l / e & /~etfyect /<esults /e 'y o ome 16 ODownctly . \_/ N a diamond ruff, in spite of the fact that this would leave no re-entry in dummy. Mr. Maier led a small heart, finessed | nine, drew the remaining Ds, then led his singleton club. At this point, if East had taken his ace, the contract would have been set two tricks. But that misguided player, not realizing his partner’s opening had been a singleton, merely thought that | declarer would not have removed | dummy's re-entry unless he held more | than one club. East therefore allowed the club to hold, and Mr. Maier then finessed diamonds, winding up by mak- ing his impossible contract with an | overtrick. Had Mr. Maier led a club at trick two there would have been no point in East's refusing to take his ace, and | 2 diamond return would have enabled West to obtain two ruffs. (Copyright, 1937.) ing Stand. Following a discussion in which one | spokesman declared that “much of the | present street car and bus equipment | should be junked,” the Summit Park | Citizens’ Association last night unani- mously opposed any increase in Iare‘ on the lines | W. J. Thornhill, who proposed the resolution directed at the proposed fare increase, also protested carbon- monoxide fumes in busses. A warm discussion took place over | 8 resolution introduced by Mrs. Leila W. Marshall calling for a vigorous fight to have the hedge-rows restored along the houlevard on Pennsylvania avenue southeast. The advocate of the move pointed out the restoration would greatly enhance the beauty of | East. the avenue, while two opponents of | 1¢ her motion' frowned upon the proposal | 14 because of the “danger of accidents.” | Pass 49 Thornhill said that when the hedge- | Pass Pass Tows were present he saw four acci-| West opened the four of diamonds, | dents in one day due to drivers’ vision | and Mr. Maier mentally reviewed the | being obstructed by the growth. | bidding. East had opened with one | A motion was finally passed in-| diamond and subsequently bid a spade dorsing the other beautification pro- | West had raised spades and subse- posals, but opposing the restoration of the hedge. | The association went on record op- posing parking me although Miss Verda Layton said the meters would enable her to park her automobile L f g during & shopping period for “20 cents = N % instead of 40 cents that I now have to | (-fl//a@ool% | pay the parki ts.” for Comrorrt; increase” in labor’s income and wages. | She delivered the commencement address at Western College for Wom- en, which conferred on her an honor- | ary doctor of laws degree. Miss Perkins asserted the purchas- | If its variety you need investigate our wide assortment. Prices are surprisingly low! MORRISON PAPER CO. F 1000 Pa. Ave. Phone NA. 2015 N W--E S AB82 YAKI107 ®AKB853 -2 Mr. Maier. 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