Evening star., 1923-05-23
ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 23.-Aims
| of the League of Women Voters and its
! attitude on International affairs we're
told by speakers at a dinner given last
| night in the auditorium of the chamber
| Of commerce. which was attended by
about 200 guests, including a number of
prominent business and professional
men. Mrs. Q. Ashby Reardon. president
of the league. presided.
| Representatives of the various organ
izations in the city were also guests of
| the league. Mrs. Minnie Fisher Gun
| ningham. executive secretary of the ma
/ tional league, told of endeavors of the
| national organization and said the
| slogan at the convention held in Des
| Moines Iowa, was one to bring to this
| meeting, namely, that the most power
! full factors are clear ideas of energetic
| people of good will. The men. she as
! serted, have been voting by instinct for
long time.
! Mrs. Cunningham said that in the
election in 1920 only 40 per cent OF
the people voted. The league. she de
| clared, is non partisan and soon will
| policy. The subject of government
Mrs. Cunningham declared, is not a
dull one. I'VE owe a patriotic serv-
ice In peace time"
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett spoke on
| The Need OF a Sane Political Outlook
| in the State of Virginia" DIR. Bar
| rett declared there were four candi-
| dates at present seeking election 10 the
state senate. and. she added, all were
present at this meeting. The speak
| or urged her hearers not to be guided
by personal influence. but to vote for
| men who are capable.
In the halls of the Legislature to-
day. DR.. Barrett declared. the men
are not representing Virginia. but the
| section from which they come
! Mrs. Walter Brookings of the na-
| uonal headquarters said that the
| program of the national organiza-
tion is to place women on school
! boards in the various cities and
counties and that this year the league
| proposes to study school budgets.
| There is a tremendous increase in
the pupils attending schools all over
the country and more seek a higher
education than ever before. yet there
seems to be policy to economize on
| schools. she said.
Miss Roberta Wexford, Richmond, in
| charge of the state organization
work, declared that the league Is n
training school for woman citizens
them how to mark ballots. She also
outlined phases of the leagues work
and said that the barriers between
nations are gradually breaking down.
| Natlons, she said, are subdivisions
| of humanity.
Miss Rose. NJ: Macdonald. the first
president Of the League of Women
voters here, told of the work ac-
complished by the league in first
Mrs. o. Ashby Reardon stated that
| all OF the candidates for the state
| senate present at the meeting were
| expected to attend a meeting of the
league next Monday night in the
\ tfa ohoy,
and give their views regarding their
! candidacy for the state senate. Can
oloates present were Robert S. Bar
rett OF this city, Walter F. oliver, in
tunoent. or Fairfax: Frank L. Ball,
Arlington county, and James Sherier
or Fairfax. Dinner was served by
the league. During the evening vo-
cal selections were given by Nine
| isaac Boury Of Washington.
A number of changes in the city
Hcense law were made by the city
council at an adjourned meeting held
| yesterday afternoon.
The city license on automobiles was
| changed from $3.50 a year to l5 cents
per horsepower and half rates to apply
! after December 1. A tax of $40 a year
was placed on automobiles for hire.
IL also Is provided that public liability
insurance Of $1,000 shall be> carried on
each vehicle A tax of 50 is levied on
each motor cycle.
Gasoline filling stations will pay a
| license of S25 year for each discharge
standard. regardless Of whether one or
more discharge standards are supplied
by the same pump. A tax of S5 on ga
\ RACES and $3.50 for storage capacity in
excess of one car. the storage space to
| De based upon $50 square feet Of floor
| space for each machine.
| Where several small buildings are used
! Dy the owner for garages they shall be
considered as one building and tax of
! S1o Tor each garage with an additional
| charge Of $3.50 storage capacity in ex-
cess OF five shall be imposed. No tax
was placed upon small garages for the
accommodation Of one or two cars.
| A license OF $50 is imposed on real
estate agents or brokers plus one
tenth OF per cent on all sales, based
on on the amount Of business done dur
Heretofore the real estate men have
| paid SIS a year without any addf-
tional charge on sales. A license of
remains the same as last year.
The tax on restaurants, eating
houses and dairy lunchrooms will be
based on the rental of the property.
for the first $4,000 gross business.
for the first $4,000 gross business.
Retailers of soft. drinks are taxed
so: Wholesale dealers. $50. with a tax Of
dent manufacturers delivering. The
, sold.
Undertakers whose business Is less
Of $50 and sloo for a greater bust
ness based on the Preceding calen-
der year. Heretofore there has been
a straight tax Of $50, regardless of the
amount Of business done.
Council levied tax OF SIS on
omnibuses requiring four horses and
$40 on those requiring two horses
Heretofore the tax has been So and
s5, respectively.
shall be paid to the city manager
| instead OF the mayor, and the com
mission Of 2k per cent formerly paid