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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
WILL UTILIZE PERSONAL
CREDIT BY COOPERATION
Society for Savings and Loans to Is
sue Pamphlet Explaining
Systems Operation.

At a well attended meeting in the
banking rooms of the Society for saw
ings and Loans of Washington last
evening, attended by representatives
from all the government departments
and many employing corporations of
Washington, plan of utilizing and
group cooperation was unanimously
inorsed. and the society was requested
to put the details of operation in
pamphlet form for distribution among
and use in forming groups for the
purpose of carrying on the business.
H. c. Gauss, an expert in savings and
credits. and E. St. Clair Thompson,
representative of the Treasury Depart
ment, were speakers, explaining the
plan. The request for printed litera-
ture was made during a general discus
sion following the addresses. 1t was
decided that this matter would be taken
up at once and the literature dis
tributed as soon as possible.
About sixty persons were present,
representing in addition to the regular
government departments the navy yard.
bureau of engraving and printing, the
government printing office and the
Congressional Library. Among the pri-
vate corporations represented were the
Southern railway. The Star, the Poto-
Washington Terminal Company.
Embodies Desirable Features.
In the addresses of Mr.. Gauss and Mr.
Thompson it was pointed out that the
plan takes the desirable features of the
building and loan association, the credit
union. the savings bank and the insur-
ance field combined with banking facili-
ties. The plan contemplates discount
ing future earnings and making them
Immediately available as interestbear
ing savings capital
A group shall consist of not less than
ten individuals. each of whom obligates
himself to make periodically stipulated
amount of savings deposits. either in cash
or upon the joint note of the members of
a group. In addition to interest paid by
the bank upon the individual share in the
group there is a further allowance of in
terest to the group or combined account
Each group is to have, some representa-
tive to whom monthly statements may
be rendered and who is to act for the
group as between it and the society for
the purpose of communication and adj
ministration.
One feature which seemed particularly
pleasing to those in attendance was the
fact that group may use its combined
credit as collateral for loans to its men,
bers without in any way affecting the
earning power of that credit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
How the House Divided,

The III members who voted for Rep
rese.ntative Mann's motion to recommit
the District bill yesterday were:
Bacharach. Barchfeld. Beakes, Black
mon. Bowers. Britt. Britten, Browning,
Campbell. Cannon, Carlin, Carter of
Massachusetts. Church. Coleman, Coop
er Of Ohio. Cooper of West. Virginia,
Curry. Dallinger. Danforth, barrow,
Denison. Dillon. Dunn, Dupre, Ellis
worth, Esch. Estopinal. Farr, Fess,
Flood. Focht, Fordney. Foss Garland,
Giilett. Glynn, Gould, Guernsey Hadley,
Hamilton of Michigan. Haskell. Haw
ley. Hay. Hayes. Hernandez. Hill.
Kinds. Holland. Hollingsworth. Hop
Of Washington. Kelley. Kennedy of
Iowa, Kennedy of Rhode Island, Kin
kaid. Lazaro. Macarthur, Mckenzie. Nc
Kinley, Mclaughlin, Magee, Mann,
Martin, Matthews. Meeker. Miller of
Delaware. Miller of Pennsylvania.
Mondell. Montague. Moore of Pennsyl-
yania. Moores Of Indiana, Morgan of
Michigan. North. Oakley. Parker of
New Jersey. Plat. Powers. Pratt.
Raker, Roberts Of Massachusetts.
Roberts of Nevada, Rogers. Russell of
Ohio. Schall. Siegel. Sloan. Smith of
Idaho, Smith of Michigan. Smith OF
New York. Steenerson. Stephens of
California. Sterling. stiness. Stone. Sui
lowsy. Sweet. Swift. Tilson. Timber
lake. Treadway, Volstead, Walsh. Wa
son, Watson of Virginia, Wheeler
and Woods of Iowa.
The 173 members opposed to Repre-
sentative Mann were Abercrombie. Ad-
amson. Aiken. Alexander. Allen, Almon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
District Measure Is Likely
to Have the Early Attention
of Senate Subcommittee

The subcommittee of the Senate ap-
preparations committee charged with
handling the District appropriation bill
is expected to begin work almost i'm
mediately upon that measure, which
was received by the Senate today from
the House and referred to the commit
tee on appropriations. Senator Smith
of Maryland is chairman of the sub
committee. and the other members are
Senators Owen, Lea of Tennessee and
Robinson, democrats, and Senators Gal
linger, Dillingham; and Curtis, republi-
cans.
Senator Smith was not at the Capitol
today Senator Martin. chairman of the
appropriations committee. said, how
ever, that he expected Senator Smith
would call his subcommittee together
and begin work on the bill at an early
date. Senator Martin himself takes a
keen interest in the National Capital.
and he said today he Intended to look
closely into the provisions of the House
bill and to do all in his power to see
that justice was done the citizens of
the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
May Give Hearings.

1t has been the custom in the past for
the subcommittee of the Senate appro-
priations committee having charge of
the District bill. to give hearings upon
various items and proposed amend
ments to the bill. and II is expected
this course will he followed this year.
In that event. undoubtedly representa-
tives of the joint citizens committee
will be given hearing on the House
rider which strikes down the half-and-
half principle of appropriating for the
District.
Whether the Senate committee insists
upon the return of the half-and- half
plan as the only workable system or
whether it makes some other recon-
mendation, it is believed many items
estimated for by the District Commits
sioners and recommended by citizens Tor
the improvement of the capital will be
placed in the bill. Even those members
of the Senate who insisted upon the
abolition of the half-and-half plan also
insisted that the capital be treated in
liberal way. and they do not consider
that the House bill is liberal or pro-
gressive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
A Terrible Shock.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
What ia the matter with Yorick
Hamm?"
He did a part for the movies"
"Well?"
And, since seeing his own acting, he
has never been the same man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27

Thomas Dinges. forty five, employed
on the P. P. Long farm near Luray,
Va. was killed by lightning He was
blowing corn at the time and the two
horses he was using also were killed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
BAND CONCERT.

On Potomac drive, this afternoon
at S o'clock, by the United
States Marine Band, William
H. Santelmann, leader.
March, Flag of Victory"
Won Blon
Overture, "Fingars Cave
Mendelssohn
prelude" ........ .Rachmaninoff
Musicians Astray in the For
Grand scenes from La Boheme,"
Puccini
Prelude and intermezzo from
The Jewels of the Madonna
WolfFerrari
Suite. Peer Gynt" ......... 0Greig
(a) Morning" (b) THE Death
of Ase" (c) "Anitra's Dance"
Id Dance of the Imps in the
Halls of the Mountain King"
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Efforts for Parks Fail.

Before the bill left the House yester-
amendment to provide for the purchase
of the Dean and Patterson properties
for public park purposes. He defended
both items, of course, but they were
stricken out on point of order
brought by Representative Page of
North Carolina. Representative Mann
was particularly interested in the Dean
tract. and said. in discussing it:
Il look over this property every
morning. ] have looked at 1t for many
years, going by it. There is not a
morning now that ] do not stand at my
window and look at that piece of prop
erty. It is the haundsomest piece of
property that / ever saw in a city. do
not know what the government would
do with it il il purchased it. ! do not
think there is great necessity for an
additional park in that locality But
there is one oak tree on the Dean
property that ought to be owned by
the government and surrounded so
that the people could go under 1t. 1t is
many times older. than the city of New
York There is no tree anywhere near
New York city that is as old or as
large as this old oak tree on the Dean
place. which has a wider spread than
any tree in any other city in the
United States. They nave a tree out in
the Hawaiian Islands. planted by a man
still living, that has spread larger
than this room: but I know of no place
where they have as handsome an old
oak tree as there is right by the Dean
house. directly in front of the windows
of my apartment. II l had the money !
would buy the ground myself for the
privilege Of living under the shadow of
that old oak tree"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27

Mr.. Lemmie Peters, whose
graduation essay, This is tn
Golden Age o Opportunity" ere
ated so much favorable comment
last June, is undecided whether
t. become saxophone soloist or
an evangelist.
Single men are tn best wins
tiers. -.e-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Tax Rate Should Be Fixed,

"'Our unanimous conclusion is that
the rate of taxation in the District
should be fixed and certain. that the
Congress should pursue a definite policy
of regular and liberal appropriations,
having in view not only the permanent
moral and physical advancement of the
city, but also it's pre-eminent beauty
and grandeur as the municipal express
sion of the nations home and it's peo-
pies pride.
we ought to express gratitude to
those representatives who took the ma
tional view of the National Capital by
opposing the rider in the House. All
honor to them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
C0URT-MARTIAL OF TEXANS
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT
Formal Order Issued Against 116
Members Of National Guard for
Refusal Of Federal Service.

Approved by President Wilson, the
formal order directing the court-mar-
tial Of 116 members of the Texas Ma
tional Guard who refused to present"
themselves to be mustered into the fed
eral service for border patrol duty was
ordered by the War Department last
night. The order says:
by direction of the President, a gen.
eral court martial is appointed under
section Z Of the act of Congress, ap-
proved January 81. 1903. entitled An act
to promote the efficiency of the militia
and for other purposes as amended by
the act of Congress. approved May 81.
1908, to meet at Fort Sam Houston,
1, 1915, or as soon thereafter as practi-
of the organized militia of the state of
Texas who, having been called forth to
present themselves for muster into the
service of the United States, to defend
sions from Mexico, under a call of the
President issued May 9, 1916, have re-
fued to present themselves for such
muster"
Detail for Court.
The detail for the court follows: Col.
Edward A. Millar, Sd Field Artillery;
Col. Jacob G. Galbraith, cavalry; Lieut..
Col. j. E. Muchert, 18th Texas Infantry;
Maj Harry H. Bandholtz, 30th Infan-
try; Maj. N La Powski, 4th Texas In
fantry; Maj. Holman Taylor. Sd Texas
Infantry; Maj. A. r. Sholars. Sd Texas
Infantry: Maj. L. E. Hill. 4th Texas
Infantry; Capt. William L. Reed. 30th
Infantry: Capt. George C. Shaw. 18th
Infantry: Capt. W. H. Murphy. 1st
Texas Cavalry; Capt. H. W. Kinnard.
Sd Texas Infantry, and Capt. w: e.
Lake. Sd Texas Infantry. with Maj.
Blanton winship. judge advocate, U. S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
DISTRICT BILL SENT
SENATE UNCHANGED
Test Vote in House Stands
:. 173 to III Against
HaIf-and-Half.
PARTY LINES ARE BROKEN
IN SLIGHT DEGREE ONLY
Fourteen Democrats With Republic
ans and twenty-five Republic
ans With Democrats.

The District appropriation bill. with
no important changes from the form
in which it was reported to the House.
went today to the Senate, where it was
referred to the subcommittee of the
appropriations committee having the
District appropriations in charge. 1t
is expected that Senator Smith of
Maryland, chairman of the subcommit-
tee. will call hearings Immediately,
and representatives of Washington s
leading business organizations are ex-
pected to appear to combat the man
ner in which the House treated the
falf-and-half plan.
The District bill went through the
House yesterday with no record vote
until Representative Mann of Illinois,
minority leader. moved to recommit the
measu to the committee with instruc-
tions to bring it out again on the half
and-half basis. On this vote the demo-
Gratis defeated Representative Mann 173
to Ill. with eleven members voting
present" Several of the latter would
have voted for the half-and-half had
they not been paired with .absentees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
PREPAREDNESS

Are you physically prepared to meet
any emergency which may come to you?
The modern city dweIler gives far too
little attention TO this important ques-
ton Your ancestors got their exercise
In their regular occupations. but the
very nature Of life in cities prohibits
this.
Many business men are keeping in
good condition by using the Y. NJ. c. A.
Gymnasium three times week
They find the 1870 m. class, Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday, convenient.
as they can get their exercise and re-
turn to the Office at 2 PM. We com
mend this class to you and cordially In
vite you to visit the Gymnasium and see
the class in action.
Membership. SIS year or IS for three
months.
7. NJ. c. A.
1736 g Street. Tel. NJ $780,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Present, But Not Voting.

The eleven members who were pres
ent and did not vote because they were
paired with absentees were Bennett,
Butler. Dyer. King, Longworth, Mad
den. Sisson, Small, Thomas, Whaley
and Wilson (Ill.).
The pair clerks record shows that
Representative Sisson of Mississippi
was paired with Representative Will
son, republican. of Illinois, for and
against this motion specifically; Rep
resentative Austin. republican. Tennes-
see. for the motion, paired with Repre-
sentative Stedman of South Carolina,
democrat, against; Representative Wha-
ley of South Carolina. democrat, was
paired against the motion with Repre-
sentative Coady of Baltimore, demo-
crat, and a former member of the Dis
trict committee, who has always stood
for the half-and-half plan Representa-
tives Ayres. democrat. of Kansas. was
paired against the motion with Repre-
sentative Dyer of Missouri, republican.
for the motion. The other pairs were
general and along party lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27

Anderson, Ashbrook. Aswell, Bailey.
Barkley, Bell, Booher, Burgess, Bur
nett. Byrnes of South Carolina, Byrns
of Tennessee. Galloway. Gambler OF Mis-
Cary. Cline. Connolly. Cooper Of Wis
consin. Cox, Cramton. Crisp, Cu!lop.
Davenport, Davis Of Minnesota, Davis of
Texas. Decker, Dent. Dickinson, Dies.
Dill. Dixon, Dooling, Doolittle. Dore-
mus. Doughton. Dowell. Eagan. Eagle,
Finley, Fitzgerald. Foster, Frear Can
dy. Gard. Garner. Garrett. Glass, Good,
Goodwin Of Arkansas, Gordon. Gray OF
Indiana. Green of Iowa, Gregg. Griffin,
Hardy, Harrison. Hastings. Haugen,
Hayden. Helgesen. Helm. Hensley, Hill
lard. Hood. Houston, Howard, Huddles-
ton, Hughes, Hubert. Hull of Tennes-
see. Humphrey of Washington, 1goe,
Jacoway. James. johnson of Kentucky,
Heating. Kettner. Key of Ohio. Kinche-
loe. Kitchin. Konop. La Toilette. Lee.
Lenroot. Lesher, Lever, Lieb. Lloyd. Lo-
beck, London, McAndrews. McClintic,
McCracken. McDermott, McGillicuddy,
Mcclellan. Mapes. Mays. Moon. Morri-
Nichols Of South Carolina. Nolan. Nor
ton. Oldfield, Oliver, Overmyer. Pad
gett. Page of North Carolina. Park.
Phelan. Porter. Pou. Quin, Ragsdale,
Rainey. Ramseyer. Randall. Rauch,
Rayburn. Reavis. Reilly. Ricketts,, Ru
hey. Rucker, Scott of Michigan. Shack
leford. Shallenberger, Sherwood.
Shouse. Sims. Slayden. Slemp. Smith of
Texas. Stafford. Steagall, Steele OF
Iowa. stephens of Mississippi. Stephens
Summers. Taggart. Tague, Tavener.
Taylor of Arkansas, Thompson, Till
man. Towner. Tribble. Nenable, Vinssn,
Watkins. Webb. Wilson of Florida.
Wingo. Wise, Young of North Dakota
and Young of Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
HOW YOU CAN HELP
INDICATING RIDER
H. B. F. MacfarIand Cites
Ways to Aid in Preventing
Abolition of HaIf-and-HaIf.

How patriotic Americans can assist
half -and-half" plan now existing in
the capital was explained today by
Henry B. F. Mcfarland. chairman,
joint citizens committee. Mr. Macfar-
land said:
Il am being asked what patriotic citi-
zens here and elsewhere can do spe-
cif1cally to prevent final success of the
rider abolishing the half-and-half plan,
now that it has passed the House.
Should Inform congressman.
'It should be understood that we
should keep right on placing the facts
before senators and representatives
and that we have an excellent chance
of winning out. Now that the bill has
reached the Senate we must act first
there by speaking or writing to sena-
tors and asking them to read the re-
gress on the fiscal relation and the re-
port of the special committee of the
Board of Trade, adopted Thursday
night.
The rider is absolutely inconsistent
with the spirit and letter of the report
of the joint committee of Congress. The
Board of Trade report shows exactly
how the rider differs from the legisla-
ton recommended by the joint COM
mttee of Congress. There are new
senators to whom the facts are prac-
tically unknown. All of the senators
will be glad to receive practical sug-
gestions as to dealing with this vital
matter. We can trust the wisdom and
fairness of the Senate. 1t defeated a
similar rider last year. At that time
10 had l.
ate on account of misleading state
ments as to District of Columbia tax
alton, which had been made in the
House. But now the joint committee
of Congress has unanimously accepted
the facts presented by the joint citl-
tents committee, which demolished the
foundations of those misleading state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Present Taxation Adequate.

1.-The joint committee of Congress
unanimously found that the present
District taxation was adequate and
should not be increased so as to make
the District taxpayers bear the whole
or the greater part of the expenses Of
the common capital There now is no
reason for supporting the rider on that
ground. This must be brought dis
tinctIy to the attention of senator's
Then they must be pointed to the rec
concentrations of the joint committee
of Congress that the appropriations foH
the development and maintenance Of
the National Capital should be def
mite and regular and liberal
This means. of course. that if the half
and-half plan is to be abolished there
must be substituted for it another
equally definite and regular and that
the appropriations under 1t shall be
liberal
Obviously the businessike way to con-
slider such new legislation is that pro-
vided by the rules of both houses. namely.
the presentation of a bill for considera-
ton by the committees on the District
of Columbia with opportunity for hearing.
and deliberate consideration in both
houses as was had when the organic act
of 1878 was enacted. In no other way
can a systematic and well balanced plan
be produced. Moreover. any revolution
airy change in the fundamental law ought
in fairness to the capital to have most
careful consideration. Senators will be
quick to see the unfarness of trying to
rush through, in a rider incomplete and
superficial in itself. matter of such vital
importance to the National Capital. and
therefore to the whole country.
Let us say to senators that they
should await the report by the District
of Columbia committee. to which the
report of the joint committee Of Con-
gress was referred in January, and that
meantime the appropriations for the
next year should be made under the
present law, called by the United States
Supreme Court the organic act. which
provides the half-and half plan. Let us
say to senators in the language of the
report of the joint committee of Con-
gress. in the closing paragraph of the
rGr
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present" Several of the latter would
have voted for the half-and-half had
they not been paired with absentees.
Analysis of the Vote.
An analysis of the vote shows, that
fourteen democrats voted with the re-
publicans for Mr. Mann's motion, and
that twenty-five republicans voted with
the democrats in opposing the motion.
The former were Representatives
Beakes of Michigan. Blackmon of Ala
bama. Carlin of Virginia. Church Of
California. Dupre of Louisiana. Esto-
pinal of Louisiana, Flood of Virginia,
Hay of Virginia, Holland of Virginia.
Lazaro of Louisiana. Montague of vir-
ginia Raker Of California. Stone of IL
linois and Watson of Virginia.
Republicans who voted with the dem
ocrats were Representative Anderson
of Minnesota. Cary of Wisconsin. Cram
ton of Michigan, Davis Of Minnesota
Dowell of Iowa, Frear of Wisconsin,
Good of Iowa. Green Of Iowa. Haugen
of Iowa, Helgesen of North Dakota,
James Of Michigan, La Toilette Of
Washington, Lenroot Of Wisconsin, Nc
Cracker Of Idaho, Mapes of Michigan,
Porter of Pennsylvania, Ramseyer of
Iowa. Reavis of Nebraska. Ricketts, of
Ohio, Scott of Michigan, Slemp of Vir-
ginia, Stafford of Wisconsin. Towner
of Iowa, Young of North Dakota and
Humphrey of Washington. Represent
alive Mapes and Representative Cary
are members of the District committee
Representative Cooper was a member
Of the joint select committee which in
vestigated the fiscal relations between
the United States and the District of
Columbia.
Representatives Nolan and Elston of
California, progressives, voted against
the Mann motion. Representative Mar
tin OF Louisiana. progressive, voted
for it.
The debate on the District of Colum
bia appropriation bill at this session
of Congress developed the fact that
some Of tn strongest members of the
House have Arm belief in the efficacy
and will stick to that plan until the
House sets up an adequate substitute.
Among these are the minority leader,
Representative Mann of Illinois, who
laid down a policy of most generous
proportions to be used by the appro-
priations committee and Congress in
general in dealing with the capital
Representative Tess Of Ohio. Repre-
sentative Campbell of Kansas, Repre-
sentative Small of North Carolina, Rep
resentative Longworth of Ohio. Repre-
sentative Tinkham of Massachusetts
and Representative Mondell of Wyom-
ing. Representative Tess expression
concerning the District of Colum bia
was that he believed that the Ameri-
can people should allow no other city
in the world to take place ahead OF
Washington that the highest express
sion of art of every sort should be
found in Washington.