Evening star. [volume], April 17, 1935, Page A-9, Image 9

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Smith and George Advise
Against Passage of
Measure.
Br the Associated Press.
Indications of strong Southern op
position to a Federal anti-lynching
law were apparent in the Senate to
day following the blocking yesterday
of an attempt to consider the measure.
An effort made by Senator Costigan,
Democrat, of Colorado, to force con
sideration of the Wagner-Costigan
bill caused Senator Smith, Democrat,
of South Carolina, to spring to his
feet. He charged that the measure
was an “open reflection upon the
States where the proposed legislation
is aimed to operate.”
Smith said no one could violate
“the purity and sanctity of our wom
anhood without paying the just pen
alty,” and added he believed the in
tent of the bill was “to enact a Fed
eral law which will penalize the South
when there has been committed an
act beyond the law and by forces
which no law can control.”
George Joins Protest.
Senator George, Democrat, of Geor
gia, joined Smith in advising against
the measure. He said he did not con
done lynching, but thought "that this
deplorable offense against society
probably can be better handled by the
States if no attempt is made to inter
fere through Federal legislation."
Notice was given by Senator Cos
tigan that he would move for con
sideration later. He said he was ad
vised neither Senator Robinson, the
majority leader, nor Senator McNary,
the Republican leader, would object to
B vote on the motion.
During the debate. Robinson intro
duced amendments to the bill to elim
inate some of Its strongest features,
including language making counties
liable for damages.
Costigan denied the measure re
flected on the South, asserting the
current drive for Federal legislation
could be traced to the lynching of two
white youths in California in 1933.
Claims Support in South.
He said the bill was supported by
a great many Southern men and
women.
Smith said the Nation had gone
“through one bloody war under a mis
apprehension of the social structure of
the country, but with a keen appre
hension of the financial and indus
trial differences.
“When the bill is taken up, the
Senate will be thoroughly advised of
what has caused the very humiliat
ing necessity of going outside the law
at times to vindicate the sanctity of
our firesides and the virtue of our
women.”
George asked Costigan not to take
up the bill this week, since he would
be compelled to be absent from the
Senate because of Illness in his family.
W. A. BOWERS HONORED
Walter A. Bowers of the Public
Works Administration was re-elected
president of the University of Chi
cago Alumni Club of Washington at
the annual dinner Monday night at
the Kennedy-Warren.
Other newly-elected officers are Miss
Ruby Woerner, secretary, and H.
Frinze, treasurer. Harold O. Moulton,
president of the Brookings Institu
tion, was toastmaster at the banquet,
which was attended by more than 150
graduates, legislators and Federal
executives.
An address was made by Prof.
Harry G. Gideonse of the university’s
economics department.
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RECREATION AREA
Citizens Ask Conversion of
Old Tuberculosis Hos
pital Site.
Approval of the proposed conversion
of the Tuberculosis Hospital site into
a recreational - educational center
when that institution moves to Glenn
Dale, was voted last night by the
Pet worth Citizens' Association, meet
ing in the Petworth School. Harvey
O. Craver reported that the site will
be available for this "and other pur
poses” in 1936.
As proposed by the association the
southern portion of the hospital site,
bounded by Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Upshur streets, would contain a
six-acre playground. A new Dennison
Vocational School is planned for the
northern portion, with the interven
ing area to be occupied by Wilson
Teachers’ College.
In another resolution adopted by
the group, the report on March 5
of the Advisory Council on Recreation
to the District Commissioners was ap
proved with one change. This would
permit a member of the proposed
recreation council to hold a District
or Federal appointment.
W. A. Driggers and John S. Drig
| gers of the Kenilworth Citizens’ Asso
ciation presented a resolution adopted
by their group favoring establishment
of a District airport at the old Ben
ning race track. The measure was
indorsed.
Other action last night included
! opposition to the erection of pylons
! on Constitution avenue and a re
quest to the Public Utilities Commis
i sion to restore the Washington Rapid
Transit Co. bus line recently aban- ;
doned on a portion of Kansas avenue.
ANNUAL DINNER SET
The District Comma ndery of the
Naval and Military Order of the
Spanish-American War will hold its
annual dinner Saturday at 7 p.m. at
the Army and Navy Club. Veterans
of all branches of the service, in
cluding several members of Congress,
have been invited to attend.
10% OF D.C. LIQUOR
STORES IGNORE TAX
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Fail to Fay Federal Occupational
Levy, Survey Here
Reveals.
Ten per cent of the operators of
retail liquor establishments here have
failed to pay the Federal occupational
tax. Internal Revenue Bureau agents
found in a recent survey, it was an
nounced today by Deputy Commis
sioner Arthur J Mellott. This per
centage was the highest revealed in
five large cities.
The occupational tax consists of a
$25 stamp tax on dealers selling both
distilled and malt liquors, and $20 on
those handling malt liquors only. De
ciding that a major share of revenue
law violations has been the failure of
dealers to purchase these stamps,
bureau agents made inquiries in five
large cities, covering about 35,000
places of business.
Violations were as follows; Wash
ington. 10 per cent; New York, 9 per
cent; PhUadelphla, 8 per cent; Chi
cago, 5 per cent, and Milwaukee, 3
per cent. Investigation by the agents
has led to a considerable Increase in
collections of the tax, it was an
nounced.
“Investigation has disclosed that in
most Instances delinquent retail deal
ers who failed to buy the special stamp
had no willful intent to violate the
law,” Mellott said. "It has been the
practice in this type of cases to im
pose only nominal penalties. When
willful intent is disclosed, however,
such violations are punishable by se
vere penalties.”
Whitney Weighs Film Expansion.
NEW YORK, April 17 (JP).—John
Hay Whitney, sportsman and presi
dent of Pioneer Pictures, and his cou
sin, Sir Adrian Baillie, member of Par
liament, arrived last night from Eng
land en route to Hollywood, Calif.,
where they ill study the possibility
of forming a British company for the
manufacture of technicolor films.
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