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Evening star., 1928-03-04
Votes for Washington
Are Needed for Posterity
BY MARY O'TOOLE,
Ju1re nt the Muuicipai Court.

iu1Ee OF Inc MHNFipal tbiiFt.
Why do I favor suffrage for the Dis
trict? AS we'll ask me why I want 10
cat. One seems quite as obvious as the
other One eats to live, we'll, maybe.
sometimes, only to enjoy eating. True
1t Is that one can exist physically on
very little to eat. but TO live joyously,
work heartily and achieve results means
consumption of good food and plenty
of it by the steam engine called the
body. healthy enough to digest and as
simulate 1t.
One needs the right TO vote to bring
about and protect that which makes
life worth while spiritually and men
tally. The principle is the basis
underlying the upward and onward
movement of the human race. con-
sciously or unconsciously, from time I'M
memorial
In city and country all over our land
except the District of Columbia, the
boys and girls from time to time hear
discussions about candidates for office.
home folks. maybe next door II not in
their own homes about meetings and
speeches for and against candidates.
proposed bond issues or other question
of moment in the community: they
learn that it is all settled by the elec-
ttIdl IL ~ klC1SoodiS ttteS SiA~ WV
be cast, counted. ETC.. and thus they ap-
ply the theory OF representative govern
men. taught In school, and become con-
scious that they themselves may have
a part in it. mayhap become part OF 1t.
Our children are taught the theory,
too. but 1t can make small impression
because the practical demonstration OF
organizing the machinery of government
is denied to them. Why should our
children be so Disseminated against?
What have they done? Selected par
entS who have the good sense to live
in the District of Columbia, find 1t
privilege to be able to do so, In spite OF
the limitation of no representation in
government.
Practically. for instance. IL we elected
representatives TO the Congress- would
we have the deplorable conditions in
respect of our schools. which are dis
grace to the Capital City OF our rich
Nation? We would not! Why? Life
and legislators being what they are in
this year Of grace. an appropriation for
an unneeded post ONCE building. say.
in Podunk, would mayhap be the price
OF giving our children we'll paid teachers
for full time In proper school buildings.
Eh. what7
Evening star., 1928-03-04
LANGLEY AERODRoME.
" The Original Langley Flying Machine
of 1903. Restored.


Of 1903. Restored.
80 In the opinion OF many competen:
to judge. this was the h-st heavier
than-air craft in the history Of the
world capable OF sustained free figh.
under its own power. carrying man.
This aircraft slightly antedated
the machine designed and built b.
Wilbur and Orvilie Wright. which. or
December II. 1908. was the frst IN the
history Of the world to accomplish sus-
tanned free fight under It's own power
carrying a man.
There follow in small type accounts
of the Investigations OF Langley and os
his machine. too long 10 quote here.1
II believe that label TO &c ius;. eS
do nv colleagues. and cannot ihicS
anybody would wish us TO recant false
". For the sake Of the public. I make
the following offer:
IF Mr.. Wright will openly state In
a friendly way that he appreciates that
the Smithsonian Institution honestly
believes that the Langley machine Of
1908 was capable OF sustained free
fight under its own power. carrying
man. and thar il now removes that
public statement, net in confession Of
error. but in a gesture of good will for
the honor OF America then I am WILL
ing to le; Langiey's fame stand on It's
merits and 10 reduce the Langley label
20 this simple statement: Langley
Aerodrom~the Original Langley Fly
Ing Machine OF 1903 Restored
Il will do this. CT course. provided
Mr.. Wright will deposit the Kitty Hawk
machine in the National Museum. where
1t a!ways has been wanted. where Il
viii have the place OF honor due II,
where the label viii state tha. it was
the frs, heavisr-than-air Graf, in the
history OF the world 10 accomplish sus-
tanned free fight under It's own power.
CARRYING man. and where j. will be
preserved tnvlolate 70 The wr.ghts' per
petual honor"
Evening star., 1928-03-04

eastward for one day before the weather
cleared and they discovered they we're
heading away from land.
They turned about. and ,isinz their
small emergency raft until IL was lost,
began the Journey toward land After
the raft was lost. they padded across
open water between foes on small
ice pans
After consuming part Of their emer-
gency rations the flyers and their guide
we're forced 10 tighten their burdens
BY throwing the rest away. The raw
meat Of walrus, shot by the Eskimo
guide. furnished food from then on.
Make Way TO Port.
They landed on the Labrador coast
in the vicinity ot Kamaktorvik. from
where they made their way over 20
or 50 miles Of rough mountainous coun-
try TO Port BurTell
When abandoned" the message said,
"airplane was intact. with exception
Of broken propeller and stiff legs on
skis. caused by running into heavy
rifted ice"
The airnen were lost while making
fortnightly patrol over Hudson Straits,
designed as a study Of ice conditions
with a view TO establishing aids 70.
ship navigation.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
National Representation
Not Panaeea, But a Right
BY MABEL G. swoRMsTEDT.


President. Twentieth Century Club.
Years ago Josh Billings said "Wom-
en- suffrage? Yes. believe In women
suffrage. Let EN- suffer-! We men
hev tu." And here in the District OF
Columbia, at the very heart Of the Ma
ton. I'VE men" and we women, too.
are suffering for the very lack Of that
suffrage which is the inalienable right.
frequently unappreciated and often un--
exercised. but nevertheless the right
OF all other adults throughout these
United States.
/ do not for one moment think that
the enactment OF the amendment now
under consideration would be uni
yersal panacea for all OF our local trou..
bles. I do not know that residents OF
the District would vote with any more
enthusiasm or in any larger numbers
than those of ncighboring States. But
for uncounted ages men have fought.
bled and died to achieve and maintain
their civic rights. 1t Is only human
nature TO want that which Is morally
and ethically and politically ones due.
A fundamental cause for the Revolu-
tionary War was taxation without rep
reservation. and just now It seems that
Congress II playing King George TO It's
District stepchild.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
OF q body of constituents who stand
with ballots in our hands.
Fundamental Question
Of Simple Political Justice
nv RIFLE SurgWIN

President. National Leasue o. Women Voters.
National representation for residents
of the District OF Columbia is funda-
mentally a question OF simple justice.
Whatever problems 1t raises have to be
faced and solved with that In mind.
To be a disfranchised community In
a land OF universal suffrage subtly af-
fects the springs OF public life. Citizens,
however public spirited. are OF necessity
wards and suppliants. The injustice
cuts deeper than dissatisfaction because
OF heavy taxation without reprcGcnta-
ton. though that anomaly in this coun-
try is a very present and conscious bur-
den. The situation results in deep
seated and constant grievance which
admittedly good government cannot re-
move.
The condition Is sharply a. variance
with those principles which we IN the
United States have been brought up to
regard as essential to the form nf gov
ernmcnt we have chosen rs best" To
it 1.-The consent OF the governed" is
requisite.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
WOMEN SEE REPRESENTATION
HERE AS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT
ORGANIZATIONS Demand Voice in Govern
ment of District, Holding Basic Prin-
ciples Are Being Violated.

trict of Columbia. My dentist. an
elderly man. q native OF Washington.
tells me he has never seen ballot nor
cast a political vote Surely this is an
unhealthy civic condition for nearly
half million citizens of democratic
country,
In 1926 the District paid taxes equal
to approximately Is per cent OF the an
nual cost Of governing the District. Yet
the appropriations for schools, libraries,
streets and other necessary concerns
continue TO be made at the whim OF
successive Congresses. In which no rep.
reSentatives OF tho District sit. These
appropriations are uncertain and some
times pitifully inadequate. Such gov
crnment is taxation without repre-
Scntation.'
The District League of Women Voters
is not seeking change in our local
government. 1t is. however. asking for
an amendment TO the Constitution OF
the United States providing that the
District Of Columbia shall have elected
representatives In both houses Of Con-
gress and in the electoral college. In
no other way can our share In govern
ment be made substantial and our citi-
gcnship be nationally expressed. In no
other way can half a million people,
whom fate has brought to the District
of Columbia. be or remain genuinely
AmericaNiZed.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
Half Million Citizens
Require Recognition.
BY GRACE HAYS RILEY.


Fftf+f@%4i bfNstb NY f-4IB hEG !btfH
Il WASHINGTON taicge II Law.
II The American Government was
not bssee upon principles o! repre-
fentalion and The doctrine of equality
Inherent In the American people, or
geographical group denied the
rights .! citizenship we're relieved Of
In burdens " citizenship. 1. would bc
easier 70 understand arguments op-
posed " representation in Congress
for the District II Columbia
Tazation without Tepge&entation IS
- oigspElctiA lpcay as il Was $50 years
B2o. 80 El2nl-nlndtc adult willingly
remains tbf ward of any committee
Lg&fsfr bentYD4cnt Or Kind InosJ-
Hh9 haze worried for legislation in
the District u Columbia resIizr fuzzy
the 2rl8atjee u oar present status IN
tJe nature of things representatives In
Congress are more Concerned snc
rightly 50 with The voting consili p.
ufncy that t!rcis them than with tile
neeSE II }Dtt.efs municipality ha wing
s3jig iile power u petition. Al least
re5en states have 3 population smaller
than the DjA'YiC II Columbia and
no one would suggest that tneir fepre
antsf3gn 1T denied
IN pylnc5p)e a.0no, ci'Y ~ hal.
O million pegp.s SiiDuid have repre-
SeItst4Hl uDaef ayr fepuD!.can form
~ gpg@fru1eut anG becoulc fea! part
al tIs Ration.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
Right to Voice in
Congress Undeniable
BY ELIzABErH c. HARRIS.

President nt the Wdmens Bar Association
Ot the District of Columbia
That taxation without representa-
ton Is tyranny" is as true today As
when the saying came into being Com
sidetationS Of eNprChency can IN no way
alter the basic truth. Its practical ap-
plication 10 the citizens OF the District
o! Columbia Is matter OF justice
which should be accorded them
The right OF the people 10 voice In
the assembly which governs them Is
fundamental IN our American Govern
ment. This rtgh, IS not one 10 be looked
upon as favor. Ia be granted or with
held from the citizens Of the District
because of collateral issues,
so vital matter can only lie prop
erly determined by the application To It
of the principles upon which our Gov
ernment Is founded Measured by this
rule the right NJ the people " the Dis
trict OF Columbia III voice IN Congress
Is unanswerable.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
Fair Play Demands Votes
For the Washingtonians
BY JEANETTE FERRIS BROWN,
Pres dent Young Wonlens Christian

fs"E1sDt 5OIrE women Christian
AsNoflatGor.
To be voteleSs Is 10 be yoiceiess In
governmental affairs. There seems TO
be no good reason why the citizens
o. the District Of Columbia should not
haze voice IN matters relating 70 the
management Of their own city and in
the choice Of President for their
country. Fair play demands IT,
As the head Of the Young Women's
Christian Association. which has on
It's list Of members several thousand
young women and girls. ] realize the
importance Of having a voice in aucs-
t!ons 81 housing. traffic regulations,
police problems. education. laws re-
lstlng 10 industry and all others which
sfcct the safety and well being Of the
youth ot the city.
what t6 true of the welfare Of the
youth Is true Of the welfare G. all.
Evening star., 1928-03-04

tunity for defense ard decision ev A.
impartial tribunal Without psSSc!llyy a.
intervention BY Representative R.aa;on
or myself
II invite Investigation BY ANY Gn-
biased body cf men % NY record ana
that Of the police department. under NY
administration - ascertain whether
that record will not disclose the Iact
that have honestly and energet.ca,N
Str;ven to secure enforcement ~ a.
laws"
Evening star., 1928-03-04

marily because Il Is absolutely neces-
Sary from a moral standpoint that
every citizen Of the United States have
voice through their representatives
in Congress III the Government by
which they live being consistent with
the principles Of democracy. I believe
that taxation without representation il
unfair. that II Is UNJUST 10 tax COM
munity without the consent Of the pco-
pie who are taxed. | also believe that
II Is the right Of every citizen Of the
United States 20 vote for their PreSi-
dent and Vice President,
Evening star., 1928-03-04

Continued from First Pagc.)
ton in the National Museum. with
label attached, which vas prepared in
1925, according to the advice Of CON-
mittee Two gentlemen from outside
the Smithsonian. namely, DR.. joseph
s. Ames Of Johns Hopkins University.
Baltimore. and Admiral David w. Tay-
lor. U. S. ". who are now chairman
and vice chairman, respectively. Of the
United States National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics (of which body
Orville Wright is also a memberj.
formed the committee At the late
Secretary Walcott's request they ex-
annined the records OF the Larglev ma
chine. including much unpublished
correspondence. took testimony Of ex-
perts and presented report which vas
given TO the press June Q. 1925. The
label as revised TO accord Herewith
now stands as follows:
Evening star., 1928-03-04
Will Not Congress Quickly
Right This Obvious Wrong =!
NY VIRGINIA NiitVE spEEI

~ Ni'i' AZ th&ttt.t al toiuniHa fes,at atnn ~
Nhht"b n itette
From wear Ia year for at least dec"
AIDE the District oi Columbia Federation
NJ Women'h Clubs has not only Endorsed
biit even plead fof ihe riahta ot fran
ehae, with "A seeming ever -dlminiahlng
chance NJ fealllaiion II seems quite
too good to be tue that Il star Of hope
Evening star., 1928-03-04
MEXICAN LABOR HIT,
House Committee Hears Workers
Pictured as Communists.

The Mexican innm;gran, was oec.cted
As breeder Of Communism, and ss q
th!et Of the American worki.:S mans
100 by various witnesses who YESTERDAY
urged the House immigration Commit
tee 10 approve the BOX bill % rsS;-!c,
western Hemisphere ia,nliSragioc.
Views varied from these ~ officials
or organizations and rsilroad working
men 10 those Of members cf CcnsrsSS
ana cotton planters who believed him
menace To community social n.s The
committee decided 1t would hear Secre-
tarH kellosS and Secretary Davis .. the
Laecr Department.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
Word "Vote.ess" Is Blot
On District Escutcheon
~ MRA EUWAKn r. (OS1ILAN.
III WNFss INV ANII v NfT3ITF|H y
g-fss.d.at Il 'nr rotslste Ms'tio' "t

u ttTt4it n tFF y 'ILt 'Ft FIkFFfF II
IA .40!3s4s I..Ax4h pi #Djg"H F0ttis
Pr AeYefai years the District 81 CO
tutrB.a IAagGe ~ Women Voteta has
carried ii in nsige fte yard 'V"teiees
'iiist gs 4 biol pil otl HseutEteSft "i1leI h
W. afek earnestly ~ have Tenlpsed
nRf 4 resident IN EolGfsno when the
aiguf II suffrage wa gFnGbed u "nintn
kEpW mat. aninedlabjy sfiAf en-
.isucll;shmeut cie6aHs ot deeply inter
sAt6d Hpn2fB were fD)Htd fOf The htids
~ ti,a yotinR machinery shd iIplinfsi
3ssBtk Government %as bllnIlnf. Hs
iJfpDisns becsnie Intimately us!. ann
Women sppRht 10 mske participation e!-
!eeiiss EEd intelligent
We 81 ~ iE. fus Stimulus III the Die
Evening star., 1928-03-04
A Simple Declaration
of Faith in D. C.'s Cause
BIZ Mrs. FRANK HIRAM SMELL.

Chairman Executive Committee womecs
National Democratic Club.
=. favor National Representation In
the District o! Columbia.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
Representation Needed
From Moral Standpoint
ny MRS. CHARLES l.. McNARY.

Mlte ot the senator ftum otrEou.
believe that the District ot Colum~
bla should have representation IN the
Congress ot the United States, phi
Evening star., 1928-03-04
DR.. ABBOT OFFERS
TO CHANGE PLANE
LABEL FOR WRIGHT

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1928-03-04
HESSE is ACCUSED
OF TAKING DRINKS
BY HOUSE MEMBER

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1928-02-24
0stracized CIRCULATION

One Of the nost curious things IN
The world Is kiss. T. may mean every
thing Or little, or nothing at ell. An
alyzed, il Is physical contact COM
psfatiPely feeting Ia duration and ap-
psfentIy Of slight importance. There
ia Tie betrothsI kiss, which seals the
most solemn 6f compacts; the klss u
o'd friendship. which has an entirely
different eignIficance; the official or
ceremonial Kiss. tueh as the Tsar 0t
al the Eus$las waa accustomed on
Easter morn 10 best1T on his previous
~ scrubbed and perfumed grenadier
sentfiss.
kise taken In the proper spirit ma
lit one 10 the heights ~ bliss and
may. II the recipient be of an unwilling
mind, hit the glser u tefr!hc wallop IN
the pockstbook. A woman Ii now suing
IN the Circuit Court ~ recover s25, 900
damages tor All undesifed osclilation
tofeibIy thrust upon her. She may no,
he awarded that sum, or any sum. but
considerable amounts have been given
in tne pasi 10 ssauage pride thus in-
jnfed II The Two parties to kiss be
81 the same eestshk state II mind, 0t
even II one Of them ne indifferent, the
performance amounts IN 10 more than
| The beat of bifds wing ~. how
ever, The recipient bs unwilling. then
Evening star., 1928-02-24
A Marvellous Age.

A striking illustration Of the value OF
the airplane as an aid to routine but
necessary work has just been given In
Texas. where an Army aviator has COM
plcted in five months a survey and map
of eight thousand square miles Of ter
ritory that before the advent Of air.
craft would have taken one hundred
and fifty months to finish. The land
surveyed lies along the Mexican border
and the Photographic strips when as
Sembled will be used as the basis for
drawing treaties to speed work on i'm
portant irrigation and power projects.
The aviator made seventeen hundred
exposures. with each film showing ter
r!tcry six miles long by one and one
half miles wide.
1t is thus that man progresses. From
the slow and laborious surveying bi
other days to the ingenious lightning
swift work of the airplanc camera and
pilot. From the horse-drawn street
car to that propelled by electricity
From the slow and hating trains to
fast limited that cat up distance. From
the ground to the air and from the sur
face of the sea to submarines which
ply the ocean depths. Truly marvel
Gus age and truly an age in which
every person should be grateful to live,
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Chicago's Reign of Terror.

| A reign OF terror prevails in Chicago.
| The underworld has laid siege to the
| city ofiicials. Bombs have been exploded
at several residences. fortunately doing
no serious damage. but evidencing the
| nurderous hostility of the criminal
gangs toward the public officers. who
have announced their intention to clean
the city. Police guards have been placed
at the homes Of the mayor. the chief of
police, the States attorney. the city
controller. the city sealer and a former
municipal Judge, who is now candidate
| for the board Of review These and
! other officials are, 1t is stated, planning
TO send their families out OF town for
safety until the bomb gangs have been
| rounded up. The president of the Chi
cago Crime Commission has declared
that /, is within the power of the States
attorney and the chief Of police to find
the source Of the bombs.
For several years Chicago has beer
| temporizing In the matter Of crime. per-
mitting gangs to prey upon one another.
with occasional manifestations against
the uno!gsnized law-abidine citizens
For po!itica! reasons. it Is evident. there
has been no determined effort to rid the
city OF the ia~breakers. A maze OF in
fuence has thwarted the efforts OF the
community 10 find and punish those
who live by the gun. The problem has
! been complicated with issues foreign 10
the simple question Of enforcing the
Law Now that move has tardily been
made TO purge the city OF its criminal
class. resort is had 70 terrorism.
OF course. Chicago oelcialdom cannot
surrender To the bombers. /, must fight
for very existence II individuals are
slain, others must take their places.
There can be no yielding for the sake
Of individual security This Is not a po-
iitical question, grea, as may be the
power Of the underworld In political af-
fairs. That the second city In the
United States IN point Of population
should be Arror!zed into tolerance Of
criminal activities lis unthirkab,e.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Waste Now DESTROYED
OF Fertilizer Value
To the Editor nf rhe star,

lo thn Editor nf The star,
At the soil congress OF June, 1927
Julius Stok!asa OF the Technical lnsti.
tnte and Experiment Station of Prague
said: 1T Is erroneous 10 believe that
the value of the application Of nitro
gen. phosphorus and potassium as fer
tii'zers Is IN the fact that the plants
assimilate these elements. II has
been established that II We want 10
increase the fertility OF the soil and the
yields the greatest attention must be
paid To the carbon problem" tlt goes
on IN show the Importance of the con-
centrallon Of carbon dioxide at the
surface OF the soil The paper SUBJ
mitted by MIR. stoklasa Is good news 10
municipalities whose problems VI waste
disposal have been Il seems, needlessiy
complicated by the erroneous theory
that the low nitrogen content Of such
wastes makes them unsuitable for asri-
cultural use
The statements quoted are ot mar
uc,l'nt Interest To the City of Washing
ION, With ita primitive condition Az 10
the disposition ot wastes, With dump-
ing facilities becoming more and more
remote, the Eastern Branch and the
Fo'on,an River rapidly becoming mere
open aewera and thousands of tons OF
pn'Tntiai Fertilizers DESTROYED by fire
annually. no city In the country, with
The lmaaible exception OF Chicago, has
greater Incentive to Investigate the
lmplleationa of this anno,lncement,
Alter the practical demonstration AT
lotded by tho Willingness of farmers Ia
hatti spent garbage reaidue from Cherry
fill 10 Manassas. half Il DAYS trip with
truck. and with the foregoing aud
athef authoritative statements as to the
value of eatbonaeeous materials. The