The Washington times., 1907-04-15
Perishes in Pigeon-Hole,
Showed Aside by
Senate.
No Place Now for Hold
ing Next Inaugural
Ball.
Money Returned by Mr..
Glover to GNerS of
100000.

A suggestion. emanating today from
those interested in the proposal TO erect
Hammerstein opera house IN this city,
that this plan be merged with that Of
the Washington Auditorium Association
10 build a combination structure for
inaugural balls, theatrical performances,
etc, brought out this information:
That the campaign of the Washington
Auditorium Association to build an in
augural ball han has been abandoned;
That the subscriptions which were OBJ
tanned for the structure, aggregating
more than SI0o, 900, have been returned
TO The subscribers by Charles c. Glover.
who was treasurer for the association;
That the Senate Committee on the
District of Columbia refused to report
to the Senate for passage the bin in
cooperating the association because the
bill contained the provisO that the struc-
ture should be exempt from all taxation;
That the promoters Of the plan re
fused 20 make themselves liable for the
taxation Of the building.
Blame Put on Congress.
Such a situation. according 10 the
present showing. leaves Washington
without a place in which to hold the
next inaugural ball The situation IS
especially serious. as there was a clear
understanding when the last inaugural
ball was held in the Pension Office that
the people of Washington would never
again ask Congress for permission to
hold another such function in the Pen
sion Office.
Men who We're interested in the
project for a new $1.OO0,ta inaugural
ball structure said today they believed
that Congress. not the city of Washing
,on, must be held responsible for the
failure TO have ready the desired struc-
HHarnH Harnn %
pointed out that they had assured the
Senate Committee that they We're will
ing TO raise the Sl,009000 necessary for
the building. that they were even will
the scheme. and that the Government
while Il would lose the taxation from
expense that comes from the use Of the
Pension Office for the inaugural ball.
Died in PigeOn-HOle.
In the@ faes OF these facts, they say. It
appeared only reasonable that the Cen
eral Government should be willing to
release the building from the burden OF
taxation. They figured that they stood
70 lose their money, that the structure
would not be a paying investment, and
that fits erection would be an asset for
the Government and for the National
Capital
Members Of the Senate Committee on
the District of Columbia heard argu-
ments from Commissioner West. the
president Of the association, and others.
Their sentiment. however. was so
strongly against freeing the structure
from taxation that the bill was not
carried TO a vote
II died in a pigeOnhOle.
Paying Tax on Own Gift.
It was some moths later that the
subscriptions were returned to those
who had signed their names TO promises
TO give money for the undertaking. The
promoters of the plan frankly con-
fessed today their discouragement con-
sequent upon the treatment they re-
CeiVed from the Senate. They say they
could not see their way clear both to
losing their money and 10 binding them
selves to pay a large annual tax for
the privilege OF having lost 10 In a good
cause.
There is no present indication that the
plan will be revised. Those who were
named in the bin as incOrpOratOrs of the
Washington Auditorium Association
were Milton +. Allies, Charles J. Bell.
Emile BeTliner. Adds 3. Browne, JOS
eph ]. Darlington. George Dewey. VIII
bur L. Davidson, Edward F. Droop,
George T. Dunlop. John JOY Edison. VII
liam c. Eustis, Daniel Fraser, Thomas
NJ. Gale, Charles c. Glover, Bernard
r. Green. Samuel II. Greene, George E.
Hamilton, Teunis s. Hamlin. George H.
HarTies, Christian HeuTich, William B.
Hibbs. Abraham Lisner, Fred b. Nc
CURE, John r. Mclean, Henry b r.
.Macfariand. John H Magruder, Levi
P. Morton. Charles w. Needham. Clar-
ence F. NOrment. James +. oyster, r.
Ross Perry, Duncan c. Phillips, CunO
II Rudolph, Isadore Saks. Henry Y,
Satterlee, J. Henry Small, jr.. Thomas
". Smith, Samuel Spencer, Dennis ].
STAFFORD. Edward J. Stellwagen, Cor
coran Thorn. George Truesdell Thomas
II; Walsh, Henry l. West, and John NJ
Wilson.
Advocate Hammerstein Plan.
Even if the auditorium plan is never
revived, those who are promoting the
Hammerstein opera house scheme say
they viii carry their project to COM
pletiOn. A real estate man of this city
went to New York today to confer with
Oscar HammeTstein about several pro-
posed sites for the opera house.
Miss Mary A. Cryder, who has acted
as Hammerstein's representative here,
VIII go TO New York Wednesday to dis
cuss the plan Of campaign for the opera
house.