Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
CITIZENS RESENT
LACK Of DELEGATES
AT TAX CONCLAVE
Failure of Commissioners to
Name Federation Mem
Der Inks Group.
STENGLE EXPLAINS @F
ATTITUDE OF BODY
Committee Chairman Holds District
Is Not Entirely Represented
by Delegation.

Keen resentment has swept the ranks
of organized citizenship of the District,
it was learned last night, as a result
of the failure of the Commissioners
to appoint representative of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations to the
delegation which will represent Wash
ington at the annual conference on
taxation of the National Tax Associa-
ton which convenes tomorrow at
Saranac Lake, N. Y.
Charles 1. Stengle, chairman Of the
federation's committee on fiscal rela-
tons, declared that the delegation as
now constituted is not entirely rep
resentative," since organized citizenship
is as vitality concerned over the Dis
tricts tax problems as the groups
represented.
Gives Feelings Of Members.
Members of the federation with
whom have talked" Stengle said, 'feel
badly over the lack of recognition
shown the citizens associations by the
Commissioners in the selection OF dele
gates to the conference"
Stengle pointed out that the fedora
ton was not represented in the dele
CATION which went to the tax confer
ence in Toronto last year, and did not
seek representation this year. feeling
overlook organized citizenship"
The delegation is expected to seek
the support of the tax association in
bringing about more equitable policy
of fiscal relations between the Federal
and District Governments and for this
reason Stengle's committee is particu-
larly interested III the proceedings at
Saranac Lake. An effort also VIII be
made to have the association choose
Washington as its 1880 convention city.
Page Heads Delegation.
Thomas Walker Page of the Brook
ings Institution, and a nationally
known tax expert and economist, heads
the District delegation. Other men,
bers are: William P. Richards. tax
assessor; Joshua w. Evans, jr, chair
man of the municipal finance COM
mittee of the Board of Trade; William
L. Beale, head of the real estate de-
partment of the American Security
and Trust Co.; Robert V. Fleming,
president of Riggs National Bank;
Robert J. Cottrell, executive secretary
of the Washington Board OF Trade;
Edward F.. Colladay, Republican
national committeeman for the Dis
trict; John j. Bardroff, assistant tax
accessor, and Frank j. Coleman, who
YEAS chosen to represent organized
labor.
Evans Not to Make Trip.
Mr.. Evans will be unable to make
the trip with the delegation this year.
He said last night that he had just
returned from a vacation and found
that several unexpected matters had
turned up during his absence which
would compel him to remain in the
city during the time the conference
will be in session.
The delegation will leave Washing
ton today. The conference will con-
tinue through September Is. Sessions
will be held at the Sa1anac Inn.
The delegates who represented the
District at last years conference made
an exhaustive study of the fiscal
relations question with the assistance
of the tax experts and economists, and
after returning submitted to the Com
misSioners comprehensive report
recommending a return to the 60-4O
division of expenses between the Dis
trict and Federal Governments as the
proper proportion.