Evening star., 1937-02-23
D. c. BALLOT PLEA
MADE BY FURNACE
u. S. Commissioner Ad'
dresses Oldest Inhabitants
at Celebration.

National representation for the
people of this city was urged yester-
day by United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage at the annual
celebration of Washington's birthday
anniversary by the Association OF Old
est Inhabitants at the Old Union En-
gine House.
Expressing surprise that there Is
% much patriotism in the National
Capital, as compared with the States,
the commissioner declared that here
We have taxation without representa-
ton
TT is the only example in this coun-
tsy where such . condition exists" he
said. Under the census of 1880, IL
States with q population less than
the District OF Columbia are rep
reserted by Is Senator's and 10 Rep
reseltatives.
II don't feel I'm treated just right,
do your" he asked the audience.
MOI" came back the answer, and
. blrst Of applause greeted the
speaker.
In the 1896 census estimates, 'he
said, it was apparent that - States
had ess population than the District
Of Columbia. And again." he added,
Il don't feel I'm being treated right.
Fer National Representation.
EXPLAINING that he was not in favor
Of a Delegate" in Congress, as past
histor7 showed a Delegate there
could accomplish nothing, the COM
missioner declared, I'VE ought to have
not Only representation in Congress.
but NATIONAL representation on the
same basis as other people OF the
United States.
1--WE have pending in Congress"
he said many matters of legislation
vital to the District of Columbia. but
of very little interest to California,
Maine or the other States who have
the votes on Capitol Hill. Civic Or
ganizations such as yours may act IN
an advisory capacity to Congress
but still We have no vote"
The speaker urged return to the
old ideals of spiritual values" and
of the hone. He referrd to George
WaShingtol's emphasis on the moral
virtues of the people and stressed
the fact thlt morals" were still neces-
sary to god government.
Urging Q return to character build
ing in the home, the speaker said
that If ve can straighten out our
homes, if we can bring them back
to where they were, the homes will
take care Of the Nation"
Washiuton's farewell address was
read by Allan Davis, retired high
school principal.
The story that George Washington
ever thrw q dollar across any river
was characterized by John Clagett
Proctor, vice president of the asso-
citation, who presided, as Joke"
Proctr read an original poem on
washinton and presented documen-
tary Evidence to support his theory
against the dollar-throwing story.
From ne memoirs of George Wash
ington Parke Custis Mr.. Proctor read
in part as follows:
TIN power of Washington's arm
was displayed in several memorable
tnstares-in his throwing . stone
across the Rappahannock River be-
low Fredericksburg, another from bed
Of thA stream to the top of the Nat
ural fridge, and yet another over the
palisades into the Hudson. While
the lac and venerable c. H. Peale was
at Munt Vernon in 1772, engaged
in painting the portrait of the pro-
vincil colonel, some young men were
eonteding in the exercise of pitch
ing he bar. Washington looked on
for time, then grasping the missile
in hs master hand, whirled the iron
through the air, which took the
ground far, very far, beyond any Of
its ormer limits. the colonel obServ-
ing with a smile, You perceive, young
gentlemen, that my arm yet retains
SOM portion of the vigor of my earlier
daH.'"
New Heating Plant.
Expressing appreciation of new
he&ing plant installed in Old Union
En,ine House, under direction of