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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
MIR. and Mrs. Leibel
Celebrate Their Silver
Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. AND MRS. HENRY LE1BEL
Az were hosts to 40 guests at dinner
last evening. entertaining at the Grit
fifth farm in Maryland to celebrate
the twenty-flfth anniversary of their
marriage. The guests were Col. and
Mrs. Julius Peyser. Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Baum, DR.. George Nordlinger. Mr..
and Mrs Nathan Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Kafka, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Rosenberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolf Shutz-
nan, Miss Freida Shutzman. Mr. and
Mrs. E. Minovic. Mr.. and Mrs. Max
zoreff. Mr.. and Mrs. Edeid Engelman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mintz, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Gentner. Mrs. Mitzi Vert
helm, Mr.. Kurt Wertheim. Miss Edythe
Feiwell, Miss Helen Simon. Miss Cecile
Shipiro, Miss Marie Etheridge. Mrs.
Ray Behrend, Mr.. Charles Wise. Mr.
Allan Goldenberg, Mr.. Sol Golden
berg. Mr.. Tom ODonnell, DR.. R.
Etheridge, Mr.. Julian Behrend and
Mr.. Leroy Leibel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
Tea at Kenmore
Tomorrow Afternoon

The tea which will be held tomorrow
afternoon from to o'clock in the old
kitchen at Kenmore. home of Betty
Washington Lewis, in Fredericksburg,
Va, will be in honor of Father Rich
ard Blackburn Washington, a member
of the famous Washington family and
successor to Father Joseph Brennan
as rector of the local Roman Catholic
church.
Hostesses for the occasion will be
descendants of the Washington-Lewis
family. Mrs. Carter Grymes of Mar
mion and Mrs. Frank Taylor. Assist
ing will be Mrs. Carl Melchers of Bel
mont and Mrs. Irving Brock. As
usual, Nanny" will be there to help
serve Mary Washington ginger bread
and tea to all Kenmore visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Britten, Mrs. Rus
sell Bennett, Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man, Miss Evelyn Peyton Gordon, Mrs.
Crosby Miller in stunning mink cape,
Mrs. Enid Snow and Mrs. William T.
Mann. who was in striking black
and scarlet frock; Mrs. Sidney Cloman,
who is just back from China; Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty, Miss Dorothy
Cassard and Miss Alice Graeme. who
was in hunters green velvet; Admiral
and Mrs. Mark l.. Bristol and Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Owsley, DR.. Petrovitch Of
the Yugoslavian Legation and Nine.
Fotich were present, and dancing in
the ball room were the Swiss attache
and his wife. Nine Ernest Schlatter;
the Cuban Ambassador with Mrs.
Campbell Prichett In stunning hat
a la Anne Bolyn with fascinating
veil; Mr.. Nilsen Of the State Depart
ment and Mr.. Robert Kelly.
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First Navy Yard
Dance November 20

The invitations have been issued by
the commandant and officers of the
United States Navy Yard and Naval
Station at Washington Tor the annual
dances held in the Sail Loft at the
Navy Yard.
The first of the series of parties
will be held Friday, November 20,
and the three others will take place
on Friday evenings, December 10
February and April 9. The dancing
begins at 10 o'clock and admittance
Is by card only.
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Marriages
Of Recent
Date Noted
Miss Ada Griesemer
and Mr.. Barrett
Wed.

-HE First Baptist Church In
Alexandria was the scene last
evening of the marriage OF
Il Miss Ada Evangeline Cries
emer. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ernie Griesemer, to Mr.. Mayo Ed
win Barrett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mayor Hugh Barrett, also of Alex
andria, formerly of Dendron. Va. The
church was decorated with palms,
ferns and clusters of chrysanthemums
in Autumn colors. Mrs. David G..
Book played the wedding marches and
q program of nuptial music before the
ceremony, and Mrs. Evelyn Howard
Sheridan sang several solos. The Rev.
DR.. Edward Hughes Pruden of Chase
City, Va, officiated. assisted by the
Rev. DR.. Pierce S. Ellis, pastor of the
church. Dr.. Pruoen was claSSmate
of the bridegroom at the University
of Richmond and recently returned
from China, where he had been teach
ing at the University of Shanghai.
The bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her father. Her wedding
gown was a princess model of white
satin trimmed with chantilly lace. Her
tulle veil was fastened to satin cap
and worn with a wreath of orange
blossoms. She carried q shower bou-
quet of bride roses and valley lilies.
Miss Ann Criesemer, sister of the
bride. was maid of honor. Her gown
was of antique bronze velvet. made on
princess lines, with long sleeves, high
neck and with short train. She car
ried a cluster of bronze chrysanthe-
NUNS tied with bronze ribbon.
The other attendants were Mrs. Will
liam j. Rheese. sister Of the bride
groom: Mrs. Homer K. Barrett, Mrs.
Herman Ramey sister Of the bride;
Mrs Smiley Griesemer, her ssterin-
law, and Mrs. w. P. Saylor. Their
gowns were of Autumn bronze velvet,
made similar to that of the maid of
honor, and they carried clusters of
yellow chrysanthemums tied with yell
low ribbon. All the attendants wore
wreaths of tiny natural flowers to
match their bouquets.
Mr.. Wllllam r. Barrett was pest
man for his brother, and the ushers
were Mr.. Smiley Griesemer. Mr. Edgar
Barrett, Mr.. William J. Rheese, Mr.
John Straus,, Mr. Herman Ramey and
Mr.. John c. Harvey.
Following the ceremony there was
q reception in the home of the bride S
parents at IS Russell road. Assisting
in receiving were Mrs. Griesemer,
mother of the bride. wearing a gown
of wine color velvet and Mrs. Bar
rett, mother of the bridegroom. wear
ing a velvet gown of a dark pansy
color. Both wore corsage bouquets of
gardenias. The brides table had a
centerpiece of ferns and bronze chry-
santhemums, and those assisting in
the dining room were Miss Elizabeth
Klaaf of Pittsburgh, Mrs. John Pifer
and Miss Katherine Pifer of Dubois,
Pa: Mrs St Clair Shelton. Mrs. Allen
Ayres, Miss Mary Agnes Dienelt. Miss
Allene Deputy and Miss Edith Whit
ton.
Later in the evening Mr.. Barrett
and his bride left for a Northern
bridal trip, the latter wearing brown
ensemble travelling costume. On their
return they will live at lib West Glen
dale avenue in Alexandria.
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Miss Dove Guest
At Baltimore PARTY

Miss Ruth Parker Dove, debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G..
Dove, will 60 to Baltimore tomorrow
and will share honors with Miss Louise
Murdoch Dennis at a dinner party to-
morrow evening which Mr. and Mrs.
E. Bartlett Hayward will give preced-
ing the Halloween party of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram w. Woodward. Miss Dove
and Miss Murdoch will be presented
in Baltimore at the first Bachelors
Cotillon Monday evening, December Z.
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Mu Phi Epsilon
ARRANGE Banquet

Washington Alumnae Club of the
national honorary musical sorority.
Mu Phi Epsilon, will hold its founders
day banquet November IA at the Ad-
miral Club. 1910 Rhode Island avenue,
at $50 o'clock. Reservations may be
made with Mrs. Quinta Jensen Frey
at 4423 @ street prior to November 10.
All Mu Phis are cordially invited to
ottcpd
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italian Embassy. the Marquis of SAINT
'Orsola, and his attractive wife and
Lieut.. COL Coppola and Signora Cop
pola in a large velvet hat which she
wears so we'll: Eduard Kulikowski of
the Polish Embassy, M. Roger Gau-
cheron of the French Embassy, Ad-
miral Witthoeft- Emden and Frau
Scholz of the German Embassy, Senior
and Sonora Sergio Huneeus, the Japa-
nese Ambassador and Nine. Saito. who
was in dark print; Mr.. Stig M. A..
Unger. attache of the Swedish Lega-
ton; DR.. and Nine. Andrea Popovici
and Mr. Laurence Bungardeanu Of the
Rumanian Legation and Miss Sybilla
Skydelski with DIR. Joao Ramos. secre-
tary of the Legation Of Portugal.
Among residential society were no
ticed Gen. and Mrs. Dion williams,
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Miss Jeanne Lightbown
And Mr.. Bernard Wed.

Mrs. Maud z. Lightbown of Chevy
Chase announces the marriage of her
daughter Jeanne to Mr. Charles S.
Bernard of Bethesda. Md. August 90,
the Rev. Joseph P. Josaitis officiating,
at Frederick, Md. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard will make their home at 4O55
Harrison street NV. after December l..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30

and Joane Sirdevan, Of Beverly Hills,
Calf. are spending some time in
Washington and are stopping ut the
Hotel Raleigh. They are en- route to
their home after a three-months' tour
of the East.
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Residential
Washington
Social News
Continued From Page B-3)

the infirmary Of Lawrenceville Acad-
envy for Boys. Mrs. Fleming has re-
Gently been chosen as vice president
Of the auxiliary and Mrs. Corby is its
treasurer. Karl Corby. jr., son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Corby, and Robert w. Flem-
ing, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming. are
students at the academy.
Baron and Baroness r. de Kerchove
Of Belgium have arrived from London,
and will be athe Carlton Hotel for a
week. Baron de Kerchove's brother Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Allen have
returned to Washington after two
months of European travel. including
the Scandinavian countries and Swift
zerland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30

The Misses Alice and Eva Elliott
have Just returned to their home from
q visit to The Greenbrier, White Sui
phur Springs, w. Va.
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to celebrate their 18th wedding ami
versary. The party was given by a
group Of their friends.
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Count de Kerchove, Belgium Ambas.
sador to France.

Miss Maria L. Zimmerman and Miss
Jean Mason Of Lima. Peru, are at the
Carlton Hotel, where they will stay
for two weeks. Miss Zimmerman Is a
delegate Of the Peruvian Red Cross
and she and Miss Mason are plan
ming an extensive tour Of the United
States following their visit in Wash
ington.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Illingworth
and daughters, the Misses Elizabeth
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Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kaufman wert
guests of honor at dinner party q
the Shoreham ball room last evening
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Turkish Party Brilliant
Ambassador and Nine. Ertegun Celebrate
Republics Anniversary at
Embassy.
Embassy.

Continued From Page B-3.)
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
35 I'D. G.. Drivers Lose
Car Permits

Thirty-five motorists previously
convicted of speeding through
Washington streets were dealt ad
ditional punishment today when
the Board of Revelations and SuS-
pensions of the Traffic Bureau,
acting on recommendation of po-
lice, took away their driving
privileges.
One motorist had his driving
permit suspended for As days; 13
drivers for 80 days and 81 for Is
days.
The person losing his permit for
As days, and the speed of which
he was convicted. was Franklin
Johnson, 2411 I st. N. w., second
offense, so miles per hour.
Suspended for 80 days:
Frederick H. Breeden, 1885 Fair
mont st. N. w., 46 miles.
Hong Chew, 2311 Eighteenth st.
N. w., 4S miles.
Louis Diggs, 7O3 Eighteenth st.
N. E., As miles.
Cndr1eS -. EarnarI, ouU Oe4a'
field Pl. N. w., AZ miles.
Samuel C. Lancaster, 4645 Dean
Ave. N. E., As miles.
Agens I. Phillips, 212 Seven
teenth st. S. E., AZ miles.
Emanuel Plauger, 825 Fifth st.
N. w., 48 miles.
Petty W. Powell, 937 French ST..
N. w., A miles.
J. H. Sloan, 1144 Nineteenth st.
N. W., so miles.
Virginia F. Tastet, 1906 Floral
st. N. w., AZ miles.
James E. Walker. 3l2 Third
st. N. W.. so miles.
Leonard j. Watson, 730 Ken.
yon st. N. w., As miles.
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
DEMOCRATIC
ACE IN HOLE

Democratic strategists today
are giving some thought to an
ace in the hole which they may
spring in full force and effect
when the political campaign
reaches it's height.
A revival of the prohibition
issue, which was a strong vote
getter four years ago, is not dead
yet, Representative John J. O'Con-
nor, New York, declared on one
of his recent visits to the Capital.
Calling attention to the fact
that an observation was made
that no reference occurred dur
ing the speeches in the Demo,
cratic national convention to re
peal, he said:
prohibition is not as dead as
some people would think. The
Democratic party still has this
issue to bring to the front
when and If it Is decided that
it should be made an issue
later in the campaign.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
SAILOR KILLED
BY LIVE WIRE

A naval radioman was electro
cuted today when he accidentally
came in contact with a high volt
age wire at the naval radio sta
ton at Arlington, Va. He was
Leonard ArchambauE, radioman
first class, recently transferred
here from sea duty.
According to Navy Department
officials, he was repairing a high
frequency transmitter at the base
of one of the lofty antenna tow
ers when the accident occurred.
He was dead when aid reached
him.
A naval board of inquest was
convened at the station to investi-
gate the death and report Off
cially to the Navy Department.
Surviving the victim is his wife,
who lives in station quarters.
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
Seal Admits BOItinS Democrats i'm 1923 Vote
Ask Court
RulinSOn
Divorce

The United States District Court
today was asked to decide whether
a wife who obtained a divorce in
Reno subsequently can seek to i'm
peach the decree in the local
courts.
Mrs. Alice F. Swain, 1414 Juni-
per st. N. w., presented the per-
picking problem when she filed
suit against Robert w. Swain, 405
Tenth st. N. E., a Navy Yard en-
ploye, charging deSertion and ask
ing an absolute divorce.
Attorney Jean M. Boardman to-
day asked the court to dismiss the
wife's bill. He attaches the hus-
bands affidavit to the motion re-
vealing that in January, 1884, the
couple entered into an agreement
wherein the husband was to go to
Reno and obtain divroce. The
wife was given a settlement of
$500 before the Reno trip was
made.
Mr.. Swain says he proceeded to
Nevada and filed his suit but be-
fore the suit was heard his wife
appeared and filed a crosS-bill.
She was awarded the decree on her
cross action, Mr.. Swain says, and
cannot now impeach the decree
of her own seeking in order to OBJ
tain additional funds from him.
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
Takoma Park Hearing
On Fire Building Set

TAKOMA PARK, Md, Aug. 6.
Mayor John R. Adams and the
Takoma Park town council will
hold a public hearing in the local
fire department building at 8 p.
m, August II, on proposal to
construct concrete pavement and
curb and gutter on Cockrill Ave
nue..
Since a part of the cost of con-
struction is eventually assessed
against the abutting property
owners, they will be privileged to
appear before the town officials
during this session ana express
themselves as either tavoring or
opposing the proposal. Before the
work will be undertaken at least
so per cent of the abutting prop,
ert owners favoring the proposal
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
FiQht on Communism
frightened by Legion

Members of George Washington
Post No. /. American Legion,
frightened their stand against Com
muniSm in resolutions adopted
last night after an address by their
past commander, Gen. Amos A.
Fries. The post, in conformity with
the resolution, will:
Continue its opposition to the
repeal of the law against teach
ing or advocating Communism,
unless and until a more drastic
law is enacted providing for the
immediate discharge of any
teacher in any manner advOcat-
ing Communism"
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
CAPITAL PLANS
PASTEURIzING
MILK PLANT
Consumers Council to
Confer With DR..
Rutland ?

First steps toward establishment
of a municipaily-owned and op-
Grated pasteurizing and bottling
milk plant will be discussed at a
meeting at the District Building
tomorrow.
Members of the Consumers
Council, various orphanages and
child welfare. organizations will
meet with DR.. George C. Rutland.
District Health officer, to 60 into
all phases of the milk question,
relative to submitting a bill to the
next session of Congress to es-
tablish the municipal plant.
Price Rise Discussed
This action follows a meeting
held yesterday at which action of
dairieS in raising the price of milk
to orphanageS was discussed. it
has been the practice to charge
orphanages and children'S homes
13 cents a quart for milk, and re-
bate cents quart at the end
of the month.
Certain institutions have al.
ready been notified, it was said,
that this rebate will be stopped
Immediately, the reason given be-
ing that under the Patman bill
passed at the last session of Con-
gress, no rebate could be given
to any particular class of trade.
Solution Is Desired
Mrs. John Boyle, jr.. president
of the council, arranged the meet
ing tomorrow with DR.. Rutland,
explaining that a permanent So
luton of the milk problem is de-
sired.
Meanwhile, the Agricultural Ad.
juStment Administration extended
until August IL the time for filing
briefs on a proposed marketing
agreement for handlers of milk in
the Capital.
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
HOTEL STAFF
GIVES PRINTS

initiating a move which may
result in the fingerprinting Of
every employe of large business
concerns here, Col. C. c. Schif-
feler, manager of the Raleigh
Hotel. today placed his finger i'm
pressions on the files of the Met
ropolitan police.
Every member of the Raleigh
Hotel staff followed suit. In
cluded were managers, the Secre-
tarial force, bellboys, cooks and
porters.
According to Colonel Schiffeler,
the files are not to be used for
criminal identification. Rather,
he stated, the project is intended
as a means of positive protective
evidence for the entire staff OF
the hosiery.
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
MAH0RNER,JR.
S|MM0N GET
POSITIONS
Corporation Counsel
Left Party With
Okay of Glass

Elwood Seal, who this week was
appointed Corporation Counsel for
the District, with the backing OF
Senator Carter Glass Cd of Vir.
ginia, today admitted that he had
"bolted" the Democratic party in
1923. He said:
"If the same situation arose
again today l would do the same
thing over again."
Not only did Mr.. Seal not vote
the Democratic ticket. he said. but
he campaigned in Virginia for
Herbert Hoover and against for.
mer Governor Alfred E. Smith.
Senator Glass was appraised of his
bolt" Mr.. Seal said.
Mr.. Seal revealed today he will
recommend two young Washington
attorneys to fill vacancies in his
office.
Names Appointees
The new appointeeS whom Mr..
Seal will recommend to the Com
miSsioners are Matthias Mahorner,
jr., and F. Glenn Simmon. Mr..
Mahorner is a son-in-law of Dan.
j. Callahan, retired steamship COM
pany executive and now a mem
ber of the District Unemployment
Compensation Insurance Board.
Mr.. Mahorner has been engaged
in the private practice of law, with
offices in the American Security
Building. His salary will be $4,000
year.
Mr.. Simmon was sponsored for
his position by Senator Elmer
Thomas CD Oklahoma. Before
entering the law practice here sew
eral years ago, he taught at the
old Business High School and
at Langley Junior High School.
He will draw a salary of $4,000 a
year and will be assigned to Police
Court.
The two positions will fill va
CancieS of Mr.. Seals former job
as an assistant and the job va
Gated by Edward M. Curran as
an assistant corporation counsel
when he was named a Police
Court Judge.
Two Jobs to Go
Mr.. Seal also revealed that be-
cause of lack of funds, the jobs
of Assistant Corporation Counsel
Leo B. Fee and William Hogan
will be abolished. Mr.. Fee has
been drafting virtually all the
Districts legislation since Repre-.
sentative Mary T. Norton, chair.
man of the House District Com.
mittee, gained his appointment
for him last summer; Mr.. Hogan
has been working at Police Court.
Both were paid out of a def
cheney appropriation and Rep
resentative Thomas L. Blanton
of Texas killed off their chances
of being carried in the regular
appropriation bill at the last seS.
sion of Congress.
Mr.. Fee has been Offered a po-
sition of investigator with the
Unemployment Comp ensation
Board.
unTr AuEpIeAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
d ON STRIKE
IN ROW WITH
BAKERY
Drivers Assert Right to
Bargain Denied by
Company

Claiming they had been refused
the right to bargain collectively,
members of the Bakery Salesmen's 9
Local Union No. 33 today went on
strike at the Monroe Street plant
Of the Dutch Baker Boy. Inc.
Union officials said the number
Of strikers was "a and added that
13 other drivers remained at their
posts.
Mrs. Edna Duke, the only COM
pany official who could be reached,
refused to comment except to con-
firm the fact that a strike was in
progress and to report that "all
was quiet" at the bakery.
Demand Refused
The strike was called after a
conference between company Off
cials and Robert Lester and
Charles McCloskey, business agents
for the Bakery SaleSmen'S Local
80 and the Bakers Union Local
118, respectively.
According to McCloskey, the driv-
ers chose the Bakery Salesmens
local as their instrumentality for
collective bargaining and asked
the bakery management for a
signed agreement of recognition.
On the bakery'S refusal to grant
the request, McCloskey said, the
men were called out.
It is not the intention Of the
strikers to picket the plant. the
union spokesman said. Strikers,
however, will picket the trucks and
wagons of the drivers who stayed
on the job.
Strike May Spread
This will be accomplished, it was
explained, by following the wag-
onS on their routes.
Possibility that the strike may
spread to the union bakers and
cooks employed at the plant was
voiced by McCloskey. No decision
has been reached on this, McCloS-
key stated, but an expression of
opinion will be heard at a mass
meeting for both bakers and driv-
ers to be held at 4 p. m. today
at union headquarters, 720 Fifth
st. N. w.
unYc AMEOIcAn
The Washington times., 1936-08-06

Albert A. Weistock, TIT Fourth
st. S. w.. Al miles.
Suspended IS days:
Second Offense, Speeding
Columbus Perry, 1904 Kenyon
St. N. W., $40.
First OffenSe, Speeding
John R. Fornegay, 1925 Twelfth
St., SIS.
Thomas D. Marks, 215 Fifteenth
st. N. E., SIS.
Mitchell L. Griffin, 3211 Grant
St. N. E., $40.
Richard Moesely, 1245 Sixth st.
N. w., $40.
Continued on Page 27, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
FIJI f D
IN CAR FIGHT

The Public Utilities Commis-
sion received opposing briefs to-
day from the Capital Transit
Company and Peoples Counsel
William A. Roberts in the one
man street car case.
A public hearing was conducted
by the commission recently on
the company'S petition to expand
it's present II one-man car Sys-
tenn by the addition of 20 new
and 20 secondhand cars of this
type.
The company's brief, filed by
Attorneys S. R. Bowen and G..
Thomas Dunlop. declared the
commission should approve the
petition since it is a matter of
economic necessity with the COM
pany.
The company's attorneys at
tackled the criticism of citizens
spokesmen for organized labor as
prejudicial and unfair.
The Washington times., 1936-08-06
TAX
HITS MORE

approximately 1000 more citi.
zens in the District of Columbia
filed personal tax returns this
year than last, records in the
Tax Assessors office disclosed to-
day.
The personal tax was first
levied in 1917 on Intangible"
assets, such as bank accounts,
notes, mortgages, stocks, bonds
and credits, and is in no way
connected with the Federal income
tax.
During 1881, the year Washing
ton first really felt the depression,
45,100 bank accounts were listed
in the Tax Assessors office. The
next year it dropped to $4,000 and
in 1888 is reached $4,000. From
1888 to 1885 it fluctuated between
$4,000 and $4,000. This year the
records show that $4,000 people
filed returns.
Asked if people objected to the
tax, clerks said they didn't any
more. One reason is they are get
ting used to it and another is it
isn't very high, anyway. Bank
accounts are tax exempt until
they reach the 500 mark and
then they are only so cents on
every hundred dollars.
Every store in the District pays
a personal tax on its merchandise
and folk who have furniture
valued at more than $1,000 are
taxable under the Intangible
assets" clause.