Evening star., 1932-12-07
D. c. FISCAL EQUITY
/ SOUGHT BY GROUP
Citizens Joint Committee
! Plans for Continuing Cam
paign Against Tax Increase.

Plans for carrying forward the cam
1paign for fiscal equity between the Fed
,eral Government And the disfranchised
residents of the District were outlined
Aat a meeting yesterday afternoon of
members OF the Executive Committee OF
the Citizens Joint Committee on Fiscal
Relations.
New appointments to the executive
body, resulting from election of new
officers of the major civic and business
groups of Washington during the past
year, were announced by Theodore w.
Noyes chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, who presided.
The work and accomplishments of
the committee since its spokesmen laid
arguments and analytical data before
members of Congress last December
were outlined by officials of the group.
The meeting was held In the Board
Of Trade rooms.
Plan Action i'm Congress.
Plans and procedure for the presenta-.
ton Of information to committees OF
Congress, when the matter again Is con-
Sidered at the present short session,
were discussed
Cficers OF the Executive Committee,
in addition to Mr.. Noyes, as chairman
are Edward F. Colladay, vice chair
man; Robert J. Cottrell, secretary, and
Corcoran Thom, treasurer.
Other members Of the Executive CON-
mittee, including those whose appoint
ments were announced yesterday, are:
Ben T. Webster, president Washing
ton Board of Trade; Claude w. Owen
vice president Washington Board of
TRADE; Joshua Evans, jr., chairman
3 Municipal Finance Committee, Board
4of Trade; Thomas p. Littlepage, jr.,
president Washington Chamber OF COM
tmerce; z. @. Bliss, chairman of Dis
strict Finance Committee, Washington
Chamber of Commerce: Dorsey w.
Hyde, Jr., secretary Washington Cham
Der of Commerce: James G. Yaden,
president Federation of Citizens As.
sociations; Thomas E., Lodge, vice
president Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations; L. A. Carruthers. chairman
Committee on Fiscal Relations, Fedora
tion of Citizens Associations; Mark
3 LanSburgh, president Merchants and
Manufacturers Association; Edward D.
Shaw, secretary Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association; n. Clifford Bangs,
president Washington Real Estate
Board; Charles J. Rush, executive sec
retary Washington Real Estate Board;
C.. H. Pope, president District of Co
lunlbia. Bankers Association: Francis
G.. Addison, District of Columbia Bank
ers' Association, chairman Law and
\ Legislation; Robert v. Fleming, District
Of Columbia Bankers Association:
Frank J. Hogan, president Bar Asso-
ciation of the District OF. Columbia;
Evan H. Tucker, president Northeast
Citizens Association; Dr. Arthur c.
s Christie, president Rotary Club; Dewey
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Brandenburg, William L. Beals, d. ].
Callahan. Merritt o. Chance, B. M.
McKelway, Jesse C. Suter, Alonzo
Tweedale, George w. Ofutt, Harry
King, DR.. George G. Havenner, George
=. Sullivan, j. F. M. Bowie, George p.
: Hoover, S.. Percy THOMPSON and e. j.
Sacks, president washington Perma-
snent Building Association.
Campaign Group Named.
Mr. Noyes is chairman and Mr.. Col
laday, vice chairman, OF q special cam
paign committee which also includes
sMr. Brandenburg, Mr.. Littlepage. Mr.
webster, Mr. Hyde, Mr.. Yaden, Mr..
Havenner, Mr.. Carruthers, Mr. Suter,
5Mr. Cottrell, Mr.. McKelway, Mr.. Evans,
9Mr. Tucker and Col. Bliss.
q Members Of the Committee on Con-
gressional Hearings are. Mr.. Colladay,
Schaifman; Mr.. Brandenburg, MIR. Lit
tlepage,- Mr.. Addison, Mr.. Havenner,
Mr.. Hogan, Mr.. Ccttren and Mr.. Noyes,
ex-officio.
The Committee on Work With In
dividual Congressmen includes Mr.. Lit
Hogan, Mr.. Havenner, Mr.. Evans and
Mr.. Tucker.
Members of the Committee on Petit
tion are Mr.. Suter. chairman; Mr.. Cot
trell and Mr.. Noyes, ex-oficio.
The Committee on Publicity consists
Of Mr.. Cottrell, chairman; Mr.. Suter
and Mr.. McKelway.
Members of the Committee on Fl
nance are Mr. Thorn, chairman, and
Mr.. Fleming. w. D. Hoover. Mr.. Evans,
Mr. Webster. Mr.. Offutt. Mr.. Lansburgh,
Mr.. King. Mr.. Addison and Mr.. Yaden.
. Members of the Committee on Sta
Mr.. McKelway, Mr.. Suter, Mr.. Hyde,
Mr. Cottren and Mr. Havenner.
Resolution Affirmed.
The committee formerly reafirmed
the resolution adopted by members of
the Joint Committee which provides the
basic principles Of the work Of the
citizens organization. The resolution
follows:
Whereas, there are now pending in
the Senate and before the Senate Dis
trict Committee II. r. bills numbered
1921, 1922 and ,5823, which impose new
and increased taxes amounting an
nually, it is estimated, to $4,000. 900 for
the apparent purpose Of reducing by
that amount the annual lump-Sum ap-
preparation from the Treasury for the
maintenance and development Of the
Nations city;
: "And whereas there also Is pending
before the Senate District Committee
House bill e285, which repeals the pro-
visions of substantive law of 1922 that
! established the 60-40 ratio Of definite
: proportionate contribution by the Ma
& tion and local taxpayers toward the
! maintenance and municipal develop
ment of the National Capital, repudiates
any continuing financial obligation on
4 the part of the Nation toward the Ma
tion's city, and permits the national
payment on this account to be reduced
/ to little or to nothing in accordance
7 with the changing views of successive
Appropriation Committees;