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| fifty-fifty plan against excessive taxa
ton of an unrepresented community
bv an alien and exclusive legislature.
| it had reaffirmed and continued as per-
| manent legislation the principle of
definite proportionate contribution by
| the Nation and the local community for
building the Capital.
1t was upon retention of this prin-
,iple that the Citizens Joint Committee
had centered it's guns. And at last the
prospects seemed bright that the i'll
feeling and controversy between the
District and Congress on the one hand,
and the House and the Senate on the
other, always brought about by con-
sideration of the Districts annual sup
ply bill, would disappear. But there
remained several points which the
Citizens Joint Committee desired clear
ed away before it could disband or
rest on its laurels.
Debt Issue Raised.
One of these questions concerned
payment of remaining interest and
contributions to retire the issue
of 365 bonds authorized by Congress
in 1874 to meet extraordinarily heavy
expenditures for city improvements,
principally the establishing, grading
construction of sewers, planting of
trees, and generally the rebuilding
and re-equipping of Washington after
many years of continued neglect.
The payment of this debt and the
interest thereon should not be affected
by the new 60-40 basis of apportion-
ment, the Citizens Joint Committee
maintained, but on the fifty-fifty basis
under which it had been contracted.
To support its claim the Citizens Joint
Committee had already quoted from
acts of Congress as early as 1874 and
from subsequent acts, showing that
when the debt was contracted Con
gl-ass had guaranteed that the Federal
Government would bear a proportion
ate part of the interest and contribu-
tions to the sinking. fund.
What this proportion would be had
been left in doubt. But as Congress
had appointed its select joint commit
tee in 1874 to decide the question of
determining the proper proportion to
be contributed by the United States
and the District Of Columbia in up
building the Capital under the new
organic act, and as this committee
had determined upon a fifty-fifty basis,
the only just conclusion to be reached
was that this debt should be
paid on the same basis. This
had been the conclusion, also. of the
select joint committee of 1915, and
of the controller of the Treasury who
rendered an official opinion on the mat
ter in 1914. and Congress in preceding
years had contributed so per cent of
the funds to retire the bonds.
The second important question con-
cerned the surplus revenues from Dis
trict taxes accumulated under the half
and-half plan. The bill passed in 1922
carrying into effect, for the fiscal year
1928. the new 60-40 system of appro-
priation authorized appointment of "a
joint committee to examine into the
amount of the Districts accumulated
tax surplus-in effect to state the situ-
alton in regard to the account be-
tween the United States and the Dis
trict of Columbia since 1874. The
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ample demonstration Of its previous
contentious. the Citizens Joint Com
mittee remained alert lest the prin.
ciple of fixed ratio itself be utterly
destroyed. An attempt in this direc-
ton came in 1926, when Representa-
tive Cramton of Michigan proposed
his well known bill which would have
substituted lump-sum payment by the
Nation for Capital upbuilding in lieu
of definite proportional contribution
payment provided in the new organic
act of 1922.
The Citizens Joint Committee coun-
tered with brief, again pointing out
that the bill would, first. destroy the
definite proportionate contribution
system which after seven years of ex-
haustive and prolonged discussion had
been vindicated by retention in the
new organic act of 1922; (seconO that
the bill would destroy the Districts
safeguard against excessive and un-
just taxation by doing away with the
only check upon Congress In its ex.
elusive privilege Of taxing an unrepre-
scented community; (thirdD 1t would
destroy the peace in fiscal relations
brought about by the adoption of the
new fiscal plan of 1922 by again rails
ing an issue never to be settled. even
temporarily, without wearisome and
wasteful controversy; fourth) 1t would
set up a false conception of the Ma
tion's duty toward the Capital and
put the 1ump-sum contribution of the
Nation in the light of gracious gift,
bestowed generously upon a city
which could not, alone, meet its just
obligations; (fifth) 1t would destroy
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own findings regarding the equity OF
such system by enacting the appro-
priation bill for the fiscal year 1925
with a provision tapplying to that
year only limiting the Federal Gov
ernment's contribution to a lump sum
of $9.0OO,0O0. The House utiliZes its
legal right to make certain exceptions,
in appropriating for the District on a
proportionate basis, by writing the
whole District bill as an exception.
The substantive law remained, specify
ing definite proportional contributions
between the District and the Federal
Governments. But the House, taking
advantage of the lack of time left for
Senate consideration in the press of
accumulated and important national
legislation, beat the devil around the
stump and ignored substantive law.
Tactics Continued.
BY an application of similar tactics,
this departure from the fixed ratio
begun in the enactment in 1924 of the
appropriation bill for the fiscal year
1925 has been continued in subsequent
appropriation bills for the District
through the fiscal year 1928, under
which the Capital is being maintained
today. The principle of fixed appro-
priation has remained as a principle
only. For four years now 1t has not
been applied. During this time there
have been efforts by members of the
House to destroy the principle alto
gether, in addition to disregarding it..
Looking upon these year-to-year de-
partures from the fixed ratio principle
as an experiment which would afford
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functions of this joint committee were

functions of this joint committee were
summarized as follows:
Cd To ascertain and report what
surplus, if any, the District has to it's
credit on the books of the Treasury
which has been acquired by taxation
and from licenses. t2) To ascertain
and report on what sums have been
spent since July 1. 1874. by the Dis
trict and the United States respective
ly. whether for building or for main
tanning the Capital or conducting the
governmental activities of the District
of Columbia. (3) To find out what
money may be due, either morally or
legally, from one to the other. tQ
Such sums due either the United
States or the District, upon which In
terest has not been paid, shall be con.
sidered as bearing interest at the rate
of 3 per cent annually from the time
when the principal should have been
paid.
Disregard Brought Surplus.
This surplus had been brought about
by continued disregard by Congress of
the explicit wording Of the organic law
of 1878. The only District of Columbia
taxation authorized and directed by
this law was that given to the Com
missoners to raise one half of the
amount of District appropriations pre-
viously made by Congress. AS actu-
ally worked, however, the District
Commissioners were directed to put up
their half first, with the understand
ing that Congress would match 1t
with it's half. And in practice Con-
gress repeatedly collected more in DIS
trict taxes than it matched, and then
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C|TY'S INTERESTS
Joint Committees Work for
Fiscal Law and Surplus
g~ =,
Recalled.
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parture by Congress from the half
and-half plan without the adoption
OF an adequate substitute. 1t kept
up-to-date comparative statistics re-
idtlng to taxation and assessments
IN other cities and appeared in De-
cember. 1919, before the House Dis
.f1ct committee. and in April, 1920,
oetore the Senate appropriations
committee. In each case it outlined
its platform of principles contained
IN argument before the select joint
committee of Congress in 1915. This
platform of principles was as fol-
lows:
We contend, first, that the United
states should contribute largely to
the expense of the District; second
mat this contribution should be a
nxed and definite proportion; third
ihat this proportion should be at
least half"
Contentious Answered.
In June, 1922, Congress approved
the District appropriation bill for
the fiscal year 1928, inserting a para
graph which answered these three
contentious as follows: First, the
United States will contribute largely
to the expenses of the Capital, but
Tie DiStTlCl must pay more Ill taxes,
specifically in the taxes on intangi-
bleS, and in the surrender of sources
of revenue hitherto enjoyed exclu-
sively by the Capital municipality;
second, that the United States will
contribute to the upbuilding of the
Capital fixed and definite propor-
tion of the cost of such upbuilding;
third, that the proportion should be
40 per cent, instead of so per cent,
as provided by the act of 1878.
Thus the movement inaugurated by
Congress in 1916 to investigate and
perhaps change the fiscal plan in
operation since 1873 bore fruit in 1922
in the form of a new understanding.
1t embodied all of the principles adj
vocated by the Citizens Joint Commit
tee, but changed in some degree the
manner in which they would be ap-
piled. a change based on changed con-
ditions.
The new fiscal plan was received
with more than ordinary satisfaction
by the District. Though Congress
had increased the share of Capital
building to be borne by the District
and decreased its own, making thereby
less effective the safeguard of the
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Negligees of crepe de chine,
crepe-back satin, satin and
novelty silks in side tie,
belted or draped models.
Adorned with laces, con-
trasting colors, or folds
of self material. Extrava-
gantly lovely-but not ex-
travagant.
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Quilted Lounging Robes,
stitched in many effective
new designs. Rich satins
in solid or changeable or
child, nile, turquoise, water
melon, coral, honeydew,
black and combinations.
tFiith Floor.)
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At least six years ago an at
tempt was made by certain per-
sons to produce q big picture
that would tell the story of
sacrifice Of the unsung heroes
Of peace-the firemen who
risk their lives that the prop
erty and lives Of others may
be saved. The first attempt
failed. / have always hoped
that some company would come
through with such a picture,
and this week one did, "Thc
Fire Brigade" will do much to
show the people "the other side"
of a fire, the tragic side of self
sacrifice. Those Of us who
still remember the horse-dr1wn
engines get an additional thrill
from the picture, for one of
these is woven into the story.
1t sounds like a traitor to say
it, but those old horse-drawn
gulloping engines do not thrill
me as much as the powerful.
sleek modern monsters that roar
through the city streets with 81
rens shrieking. You will find
q real punch in "The, Fire Bri-
gade," especially in the 'fire"
scenes.
:" ~ t.
"A picture such as "The Fire
Brigade" presented an unusual
problem in It's filming. A five
story building had been con-
structed to be burned. Natural
" this scene could only be TAX
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en- once. In most films retakes
are possible, If the first one
isn't satisfactory. But you
can't build fiye-story buildings
in a second. So fifty cameras
were trained on the burning
structure. An interesting fea.
tnre Of the production activities
for this film is the fact that
nearly all the fires incorporated
in the final reels were electri-
cally controlled. A. complete
electrical system was built, with
telephone service throughout
the building. Each room was
controlled by 4 switch.
Eilhl fans who like the work
of w. G.. Fields will be glad to
know he has been signed to a
new contract by Paramount.
His work in "The Potters," Just
completed, won this for him.
This is the time of the year
when screen writers pick the
80 best" films Of the year.
This practice, at best, is apt to
cause much trouble among the
writer's following. I'd rather
see each fan pick his or her
40 best" Personally / most
enjoyed Variety" "What Price
Glory" Beau Geste," TRAMP,
Tramp, Tramp; "Old Iron
Sides" "The Gold J..ush," "The
Fire Brigade" "Our Gang Com
edies," "The Vanishing Amer
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ican," "The Grand Duchess and
the Waiter" Faust" s'The Bet
ter OLE" "Ben-Hur," and the
Aesop Tables comics. | have
not yet seen Lon Chaney's "Teli
It to the Marines, " and might
want to include it when ] see it.
Many times people who work
about the studio are unwilling
ly drawn into q picture. Such
an experience recently came to
Sally Siegel, q member Of the
publicity staff at Famous. She
was 4"on location" with the
"Loye's Greatest Mistake" COM
pany and was seated in an ele-
waited train. She did not know
that the camera was grinding,
but when the ''rushes" we're
shown at the studio that night
the director spotted her. Close.
up shots showing intimate de-
tails Of the action had to be
filmed in the studio with, nat
urally, the same characters, and
SO Miss Siegel for three days
became an extra.
M&
know q studio musician who
was drafted for a bit Of atmos.
phere. A scenp was being
filmed showing people getting
off an elevator on their way to
work. This chap was supposed
to be q business man. The
scene was repeated about is
times before the director got
just the effect he wanted. And
the musician, after he got be-
yond the camera range, would
grin like q schoolboy. He was
just as much tickled after the
fifteenth shot as after the
first. It was lots Of fun.
Another chap, q location man.
ager, was drafted for the same
scene. His job was to stand at
the far end of the corridor and
be talking to another man, APP
parently discussing a business
deal. He had to smoke a big
cigar and look like q real but
ter-and-egger. He, too. gath
cred much enjoyment from the
work. There is something about
standing in front of a camera
that "gets' them.
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HENLE ON THIS HERE
FILM. BUSINESS
By MAURICE HENLE

NEW YORK. JAM ell have just prevew Of the new
picture st. in which Clara Bow starred and after seeing her
work in it, I'm all unbiased fans win agree that Miss Bow
stands alone the outstanding star whose cnc
think who the year
passed definitely to place in the hearts Of the fans the
fiery little redhead did.
Clara Bow commented recently, has more
her little finger than many actresses have their whole bodies
That's pretty compliment and Yet it
short while that she unknown Brooklyn girl with
dreamy eyes fixed an uncertain future
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EGYPTIAN DIPLOMAT
ENTERTAINING TODAY

Alex Wahaby, retiring attache Of
the Egyptian legation, who Is sail
ing from New York on Saturday, will
give tea dance this afternoon in
the palm court of the Mayflower.
Among the guests will be the Min
lister of Egypt and Madame Samy
Pasha, the Minister Of Guatemala
and Madame Latour, the Minister Of
Persia, Mira Davoud Khan Meftah;
Mrs. Timothy A. Smiddy, wife Of the
Minister of the Irish Free State; the
Charge d'Affaires Of Bolivia and
Madame de Ia Barra, the Counselor
of the Persian Legation and Madame
Noury, the naval attache of the
Brazilian embassy, Capt. F. Vilar;
the First Secretary of the Bulgarian
Legation and Madame Bisseroff, the
first secretary of the Chilean en-
bassy, Mr.. Cohen; the first secretary
of the Irish Free State legation,
William j. B. Macaulay; Representa-
tive and Mrs. Sol Bloom, Representa-.
tive and Mrs. Fred A. BFitten, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Drury, Col. and Mrs.
r. e. Hopkins, Robert Kelley, chief
of the Eastern European division
of the State Department; DIR. and
Mrs. g. Healy, DR.. Boggs, director of
the Bureau OF Commercial Economies;
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Taylor, Of the
Department of Commerce; Mrs. G. P.
Soyez, Mr.. and Mrs. William F.
Zumbrunn, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton e.
Moran, DIR. and Mrs. Fenton Brad
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Winslow,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Rowe, Mrs. Bertha
Martin, Major and Mrs. williams.
DR.. F. M. Moussa, secretary OF the
Egyptian legation; Jan Stalinski,
second secretary Of the Polish lega-
ton; Andrew Popovici, secretary of
the Rumanian legation; Al. r. Eissy,
attache of the Egyptian legation;
Capt. Anthony Vadala, Miss Virgilia
Stephens, ~Senorita Ana Teresa de
Grisanti, Senorita Margarita de
Grisanti, Miss Maisak, Miss Dorothy
Mondell, Miss Inger Bryn, Miss Vera
Bloom, Miss Pearl Smiddy, Sarsfield
Smiddy, Miss Cecil Smiddy, Miss Vir.
ginia McKenney, Miss H. Ehrman,
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Mrs. Howard Boyd. Miss Dorothy.
Buettner. Mrs. William w. Burrell.
Mrs. D. ]. Callahan, Mrs. william
Clarke, Mrs. c. R. Craig, Mrs. John
T. Crowley. Mrs. Rene Dagneaux.
Mrs. A. B. Dickinson, Mrs. Joseph
Hausler. George D. Horning, Miss
Mary E. Keliher, Mrs. j. Thomas
Kelley, jr., Mrs. B. 7. Lyon, DR..
and Mrs. W. B. Barbury, DR.. J. M.
Moser. DR.. Lester Neuman, Mrs.
Robert Norton, Mrs. Hilleary L.
Offutt. jr.. Mrs. John c. O,Laugh-
lin, Mrs. J. Craig Peacock, Mrs.
L. r. Peak, DIR. and Mrs. Murray
Russell. Mrs. Charles w. Semmes,
Mrs. D. c.. Shea, Mrs. Olgivie Shu.
mate. Miss Mary Talman. DIR. Teich.
man, Mrs. Charles @. Thorn, DR..
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Senorita L. villar. senorita C. villar,
Miss Mildred Brown, Miss Marion
Waldron. Miss Frances Hopkins,
Miss Evelyn Mathews, Miss Nancy
Cannon. Miss Lilita Dawson, Miss
Octavia Glasgow. Augusta Cruchaga,
NJ. B. Nour, George Williams, Mr..
George and Mr.. Mario and Ganigde
Huerta.
*&&
DR.. Leo s. Rowe. director gen.
eral of the Pan.American Union,
has postponed until tomorrow the
luncheon planned for today in com
pliment to Senator Carlos Velarde,
brother Of the Peruvian ambassa-
dor, DR.. Herman Velarde.
-
Miss Hazel Grant Edgar has as
guests in her apartment at 400
Sixteenth ST.. her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Johnston Edgar. OF
st. Paul, Mimi.
Capt. and Mrs. w. S. Crosley
VIII entertain at dinner this even
ing at the Carlton Hotel.
Il y
Mrs. Jessie Emerson Moffett will
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Of the Czechoslovak Legation and
Nine. Lipa. Mrs. q. d. White. Mrs,
william Corse. Mrs. L. L. Groomes,
Mrs. Charles II. Merillat, Nine. de
Meissner, Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man and Nine. Rimsky Korsakoff.
D. r. Crissinger, governor Of the
Federal Reserve Board, entertained
at luncheon yesterday at the Willard
in honor Of DR.. and Mrs. Fillmore
Young. Of Marion. Ohio.
Charles d. Hilles arrived today at
the Willard from his home In New
York and plans to remain several
days In Washington.
NJ
Mrs. Clarence C. Calhoun Is at
the Hotel Lorraine in New York
for few days.
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CAPITAL SOWN
DERBY TO BE
SMARTEVENT
Boxes Snapped Up for
Whippet Races This
Week

holders for the National
Wmppet Derby. to be run Friday
and Saturday at Griffith Stadium,
win include: The Secretary Of War
and Mrs. Dwight Davis. the Secre-
tary Of Labor and Mrs. James J..
Davis. the Minister Of Hungary and
Countess Szechenyi, the Undersecre-
fary Of State and Mrs. Grew. the
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. Charles s. Dewey, the As.
.sistant to the Attorney General AMI
Mrs. William J. Donovan. Senator
and Mrs. William Borah, Assistant
Postmaser General John II. Bartlett,
Senator and Mrs. James Couzens,
Senator and Mrs. Thomas #. Bay.
ard, Representative and Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon, Mrs. James r. Curtis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Mclean,
Mrs. John r. Williams, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Richard Aldrich, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph p. Day, of Short
Hills, N. j.; Mrs. Peter Drury. Mrs.
Eldridge Jordan, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Meyer. jr., Mrs. Randall Hag-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Chiswel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hines, @.
Bascom Slemp, Mrs. Alvin +. Hert.
Mrs. Lee Warren. Mrs. Hayne Ellis,
Mrs. Breckinridge Long, Mrs. Alvin
Dodd, Joshua Evans. Mrs. Frank
Hiram Smell, NewboId Noyes, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckeman, Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Dryden. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashton Rollins. F. r. Eding-
ton, Joseph Draper, Col. p. Francis
Riggs, Mrs. William ]. Father, jr.,
Mrs. Paul H. Bastedo, Mrs. Richard
Winner, Mrs. Lyman Kendall, Mr..
and Mrs. Demarest Lloyd. Donald
Woodward, Mrs. e. H. G. Slater,
Mrs. David f. Kaine, Cleveland
Perkins, D. w. Rains, c. M. Wal
lingford, Sherman Flint, F. f.
LAith, Mrs. C. ]. Wilson. Mrs.
Louis Lehr, Mrs. Joseph Letter and
Mrs. George 7. Marye.
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entertain at a bridge.tea next Wed
nesday afternoon at the Carlton
Hotel in compliment to Baroness
&HE
Mrs. Henry II. Rousseau, wife
Of Admiral Rousseau, u. s. N,
left for Blue Hill, Me-. today. where
she will spend two weeks before
returning to Washington.
Mrs Keith Merrill entertained a
large company at tea yesterday
afternoon In her home on Kalo.
rama Road.
AA&
Mrs. George Angus Garrett is
passing a few days at the Ritz.
Carlton Hotel in New York.
~
The Earl and Countess Of Leven.
of London. arrived In Washington
yesterday after a short visit Ia New
York and are at the Willard.
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Additions to the list of ticket
holders4to the Elena de sayn String
Quartet recital at the Washington
Club tomorrow evening are the
minister Of Albania, the Counselor
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ana Mrs. Douglas TscheffIey. Mrs.
Pere Winner. Mrs. James Young
Won Rosenberg.
and the Wise Brothers.
Miss Suzette Dewey, daughter OF
Assistant Secretary Of the Treas.
ury and Mrs. Charles s. Dewey.
has returned from a weekend visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard T..
Crane I'd at their country home,
MISSIONER. in Virginia. Mr.. and
Mrs. Crane entertained at q house
party over Sunday.
H&A
Miss Rosemary p. Griffin, daugh.
ter OF Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Paul
H. Bastedo. was hostess to q smafl
party at luncheon yesterday at the
MayfloWer.
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liant mandolin sololst. in an Italian,
Pasquale Romano. who carries an un.
usual degree Of virtuosity in his
playing. There are moments in Mr..
Rcmano's playing when one can
almost use violin comparison IN
the brilliancy Of his technique. He
gave q Neapolitan Taranteile. with
Mr.. Papas providing q rich back.
ground on the guitar.
Dorothy Sherman Pierson. 40.
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CARD PARTY FOR
GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL

Among those taking tables for
the blossom time" card party to
be held Tuesday afternoon at Ward.
man Park Hotel for the benefit of
Georgetown University Hospital, are
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KATHRYN MacNEAL HOME
FROM VISIT IN BOSTON

Kathryn Jean MacNeaI. pianist,
has just returned from visit in
Boston. where she had the great
pleasure Of hearing the Boston sym.
phony Orchestra in pop concert.
conducted by that interesting Itai.
Ian acknowledgements. Alfredo
CaselIa.