Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-14
TA|LORS IN SESSION
National Style Show Also
Opens at Arlington Hotel.
PLEA FOR HONEST GOODS
President Owen Advocates Law
Against Misrepresentation.
CALL FOR CENSUS RECOGNITION
Collector Loeb Commended for Work
in Exposing New York Gus
toms Frauds.
PLEA FOR HONEST GOODS
CALL FOR CENSUS RECOGNITION

Commissioner Rudolph and many 90
the merchant tailors of Washington well
coined the second annual convention %
the National Association of Merchant
Taiiors OF America in the Opening See
sion at the Arlington today. owen Owen
of this city was the presiding officer, and
in his address made a plea for greater
effort on the part of members of the
sociation for legislation looking to i'm
proved commercial conditions. and TO ask
Congress to put a bill on the statute
books which will not allow a tailor to
exploit goods as wooden when. in fact, IL
Is not wholly so.
Gen. George II. Harries was 10 have
been present and addressed the conven-
ton, but is i'll at his home and was con-
sequently unable to attend When the
meeting took a recess at noon a large
delegation from the Chamber of Com
merce met the delegates and their wives
at the hotel entrance and escorted them
to the rooms OF the Chaipber Of Com
merce. where Capt. James f. Oyster
president. delivered brief address OF
welcome at a specially arranged luncheon
in their honor.
Commissioners Hearty Welcome.
In the address of welcome at the
opening session Commissioner Rudolph
said he wanted every delegate and those
with him to feel that the city is as
much theirs as the Wash ngtonian. 1T
is your city as we'll ours he said.
land we want YOU to feel at home here.
He then declared that he hopes the de-
liberations of the convention will 20 fae
toward advancing the effort being pat
forward by the leading ta!lcrs OF tna
country and he wished them mach luck
in their work.
''In these United States. ga Presi-
dent Owen in his address. there are up
ward of $1,000 merchant tailors. That 50
large and important an industry should
receive no consideration In the census -
manufacturers taken by the government
is a matter of great surprise TO merchant
tailors, and should be brought to the al
tention of this convention
IF il is the object of the government
in taking the census to get true mfornh-
ton as to the extent of manufacturing
interests. why ignore or pass over an IN
dustry employing a capital of S2n.eU.oOo
doing an annual business aggregaung
about $.0O,0O0.WO?
ray ncdVy ncVSuuS AdA.
Few industries. IL any. surpass msr-
chant tailoring I'm payment of customs.
Last year foreign goods entered this
to the extent (by American valua-
tom of $40 O0O,G00. In addition to this
there have been heavy importations OF
raw material which Melted the govern
ment an annual revenue of over S2O.Wl.-
coo. Moreover, to these figures should
So -sv. ,sy,r~- Il
accessories of all kinds used by the trade.
amounting to many millions. Bel ewing
that an Injustice had been done to mer-
chant tailoring through this omission nv
the government. the matter was called
to the attention of President Taft and
Director Durand, who, although recoS-
n ling the Importance and magnitude of
the question, decided nothing could be
done at this time. as the taking OF the
census was then too far advanced. Di-
rector Durand promised 10 ask Congress
for necessary authority to include mer-
chant tailoring in the special census to
be taken four years hence, thereby OBJ
tanning that recognition IL deserves
among the leading industries of the coun-
try.
..As an expression of the sense OF this
convention and supporting Director Dn-
rand in his efforts I recommend that
resolution urging favorable action be
adopted and transmitted to him.
Ir1Dute TO OOileCIOT LOeD.
"Go ahead and hit fraud between the
eyes, no matter whom IL hurts I VIII
back you to the last, and no squeals on
the part OF the guilty shall have the
slightest influence So said President
Taft to Collector Loeb. Buck ng on 5
armor, with these words as rs shia'oleth,
Mr.. Loeb entered on his duties nd en-
forced the law irrespective of peraon or
social position, like as upon the h.ga as
upon the low The custom house at the
of this nation received such
cleaning up as was never before accom-
plished in the annals of this government.
The fact that in his short admin Stration
he has saved to the government nearly
S15OOO,0O0 Is not the most conspicuous
phase or his service.
..He has made smuggling unpopular the
final result of which will be to make less
prevalent the habit of shopping abroad
and consequently increasing the clrcula-
ton Of money in our own markets. ana
add to the commercial prosperity OF this
country.
.The business interests, particularly
merchant tailoring, should manifest their
appreciation of service so unusually val
uable / therefore recommend that This
extend to William Loeb its
and expressions of APP
probation for his zeal and fidelity in the
conduct of public business
Style Show Opens.
The National style Show. under the
direction of Charles J. Columbus, man
aper. began at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon. the tailorS convention having
given up the main room to the show and
begun their second session In the Ar
lineton annex The show is br1mful or
sartorial features. Everything OF the
latest design in the fashionable attire
for man and woman is being shown
One of the results of the show, II Is
declared. will be the passing or the
hobble skirt and the advent of gar
ment called the ''harem" skirt, which
will be shown this evening on live models.
II is the work of Miss Davies of this
CITY and will be shown in specially
fitted ND oriental booth. Four younS
women will also display the Peter Thomp-
son suitings. which, it is declared, should
be the delight OF college and seminary
girls.
The election Of a nominating committee
was taken UP at the second session OF
the Tailors' Association. The balance OF
the program for the afternoon includes
reports of the executive committee. stand
ing and special committees and from
local societies. This evening ball Will
he Ali ri for . a.