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shifted somewhat over the
years he has been in office. as
spelled out in the Presidents
annual State of the Union
messages to Congress.
On February 2. 1858. he
urged that serious attention
should be given to the proposal
to develop and authorize.
through legislation, a system
to provide an effective voice In
local self government" There
was no reference to national
representation.
A year later, however, on
January 7, 1854. he said. .. :.
the time is long overdue for
granting national suffrage to
its 1.-THE District's) citizens. and
also applying the principle Of
local self-government to the
Nations Capital. I urge the
Congress to move promptly in
that direction :"
Next year (l956 the adj
ministration settled on Ian
guage used again only last
month. with Mr.. Eisenhower
urging that the principle Of
self government be extended
and the right of suffrage
granted to the citizens Of the
District of Columbia"
This suggestion has never
been spelled out in detail. ex-
cept by Mr.. Eisenhower's state
ment last week that "it is
idle to compare the city to any
other city in the United States.
1t was established by the Fed
eral Government for q Federal
headquarters and the city has
grown up around that complex.
Now that doesn't deny the
citizens. as ! see 1t. Of their
right to rule themselves. But
since it was established as o
Federal headquarters they
.(the Federal Government)
have rights. too. that must be
carefully safeguarded, outside
of the normal authorities and
responsibilities of an average
city. Therefore, any home
rule system. in my opinion,
must make some provision
for the Federal Government
taking care Of its own in
terestS. :"
Similarly, much opposition
from District citizens to the
home-rule proposals stems
from fear Of the financial
effect Of letting Congress avoid
the red tape of its Federal
responsibilities to the District.
Twice before the city has
gone bankrupt under home
rule governments for lack Of
financial support from the
Federal Government.
And, say those who oppose
home rule" and support "na-
tional representation" the
same thing would happen
again II members Of Congress
could say. "See the city coun-
Gil" whenever they were asked
to vote Federal funds for the
Nations Capital.
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SCHOOLS
Virginia Assembly
Hits at Arlington;
AIubumu Riots

A bill introduced in the Viz
ginia Assembly last week TO
abolish Arlington County's
elected school board, which
had announced plans to inte-
CRATE county schools next fan.
brewed a storm of opposition
from Arlington citizens.
On Thursday. more than 300
Arlington opponents and sup
porters of the Moncure bill
went to Richmond to state
their views at a hearing on
the plan. James G. Stockard,
a member of the Arlington
School Board. apologized to
the Legislature. assuring its
members that the boards in
tegration announcement was
not meant as an affront TO the
rest of the State.
Witness after witness took
the floor to tell the legislators
of their own Virginia heritage
and their love for the Old
Dominion.
There was also testimony in
support of the Moncure plan
from Arlingtonians possessing
Virginia family trees equally
as imposing. But witnesses
for the opposition had made
their presence felt. After their
testimony. a poll showed that.
among legislators on the COM
mittee which will consider the
Moncure bill. opposition to the
plan had definitely made some
visible gains.
Meanwhile, interpositionist
Delegate John Boatwright Of
Buckingham introduced a bill
apparently aimed at keeping
Virginia for Virginians. His
bill would repeal the law that
allows Federal workers to hold
local offices in the State.
And to make certain that
there was no mistaking the in
tentions Of the Gray Plan. a
move was reported afoot in the
Assembly to adopt q resolution
expressing a State policy for
continuing segregated schools
in the 1867 school year.
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Scont Hope Seen in SO
For Relief From I axes

$1,000. This would cost Uncle
Sam 50 billion or 81 billion,
respectively.
Another idea under consid-
Grafton that would help small
businessmen is to turn around
the present corporate rate
structure. Now the Govern
ment collects 80 per cent Of
all taxable income plus % per
cent Of that over $4,000. The
switch would be to levy . 20
per cent tax on the first $25,-
900. rather than 80 per cent.
Senator Fulbright. Democrat
Of Arkansas, recently intro
duced q bill along this line.
The present excise tax on
cars. cigarettes, liquor, gaso-
line and a variety of other
items are slated automatically
to drop by more than 81 bil-
lion on April /. Though there
undoubtedly will be some tech
nical revisions. in general Con-
gresS is expected to extend the
present rates. On the same
date. the corporate tax is
scheduled to fall from So per
cent back to ~ per cent Of tax
able income. This would cost
the Government more than 81
billion.
Dividend Credit
The dividend credit" en-
acted in 1854 allows a stock
holder to exclude from his in
come the FIRST $50 of dividends
and claim 4 per cent of the
remaining income from divi-
dends as a deduction from his
tax. II this were repealed-as
there is some agitation to do
about $420 million would be
added to the Treasury. Any
large revision in present estate
and gift taxes might bring In
81 billion more to the till.
But an idea for picking UP
the most revenue. now getting
some quiet consideration on
Capitol Hill. Is O scheme to
eliminate the Joint return by
husband and wife. The provi-
sion was enacted in 1913. II
this Is done. 1t would bring
about % billion into the Fed
eral kitty.
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Industry Side

Industry Side
The textile industry's petit
ton, citing various ways in
which raw cotton is now be-
irg supported by Uncle Sam,
argues that cotton textile i'm
ports in 1855 had a cotton
content of not less than no.
900 bales. as compared with
the existing United States i'm
port quota on raw cotton OF
10000 bales, and that the tex
tile imports substantially re-
duce the amount Of American
cotton processed in the United
States. The petition, supple
mented by additional COM
ments submitted in January,
expresses the industry's great
disturbance over injury and
threat of injury on so vast a
scale" chaos and frighten-
ing uncertainties now prevail
Ing" due to "the spectacular
rise in imports Of cotton cloth
and apparel entirely lack
ing In control"
The impact of textile i'm
ports, the industry adds, is
necessarily incalculabie and
foreboding." They enter the
industry 'by the wedge
method" which Injuries one
or two SegmentS of United
States textile production at a
time, causing a Chain reac-
ton" so that the competition
Is felt in other lines. With the
United States industry sub
ject to minimum wage pro-
visions and high operating
costs, the products Of cheap
foreign labor. bypassing our
raw cotton import quotas.
produce this dark cloud hang
ing over the industry"
American cotton, the petit
ton adds. "faces terrific COM
petition. The chances for
United States cotton farmers
TO survive and compete de-
pend, it Is further argued, on
maintenance of a vigorous,
dynamic domestic cotton man
ufacturing in dustry. The
United States Governments
foreign economic policy Of
granting liberal trade conces-
sions without insistence Of gen.
uine reciprocity by all recip-
tents, the giving Of aid and easy
credit to competitive foreign
industries, and the granting
Of tariff reductions which for
the most part are unrequited,
have already cost American
cotton mills. and consequently
American farmers. the loss Of
vital overseas markets." Mr..
Benson was told. An extension
Of this policy must cause
cotton to lose further ground
to synthetic fibers, a result for
which the Government will
have to accept responsibility,
textile spokesman warn.
The GAIT Incident
In support OF this latest
maneuver by the textile in
terests to obtain Government
quotas on cotton goods i'm
ports, the American Cotton
Manufacturers Institute ad-
duces many other facts and
arguments, full justice to
which space limits cannot &C
cord. 1t is pointed out that
with the United States
sponsored admittance Of Japan
to the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade, the United
States accorded japan a re-
duction In tariffs on cotton
manufacturers, whereas IA
other GAIT members includ-
ing major textile competitors,
continue TO exclude Japanese
eoods. Thus the GAIT bene-
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Government Side

In declining to accede to
the petition, the Agriculture
Department disagrees that tex
tile imports are rendering
ineffective or materially in
terfering with the domestic
cotton program or substan-
TALLY reducing the use here
of domestically grown cotton.
The raw cotton content Of
1855 textile imports was less
than l per cent Of the United
States crop and less than "a
per cent of domestic mill con-
sumption. The department
regards the relationship be-
tween imports and exports as
significant. Compared with
the 130,000-hale raw cotton
content of textile imports in
1855, We exported. as textiles.
the equivalent Of $4,000
bales-400, 900 more than We
imported, a relationship which
has existed for many years.
ut might be noted also that
the principal source of cotton
textile imports, Japan, Is our
leading cotton customer, hav-
ing taken $4,000 bales Of
United States cotton during
1886" the department said.
AS to the belief that raw
cotton exports by the Govern
ment are helping the foreign
competitors of United States
mills, the department holds
that the Gees export pro-
gram is limited to special
qualities and will not ma
terially affect domestic mills.
Foreign mills, it adds, were
already getting lower priced
cotton" abroad. Therefore,
we do not believe that the
moderate broadening of United
States export plans makes 1t
necessary or advisable to i'm
pose special quotas" on cotton
textile imports.
THE textile industry is OPP
Grating at a relatively high
level. Spindle activity in
November. 1855, was lab per
cent of capacity compared with
125 for 1854. We find no
indications that imports are
reducing the total amount OF
cotton being processed. Min
consumption, e.g.. during
ugust-December. was 6 per
cent greater than a year
earlier"
Syntheties Hurt
What is hurting the cotton
textile industry, the depart
ment states, is competition
from synthetic fibers, use OF
which is UP 80 per cent since
1850.
Japan. the department notes,
Is instituting controls on
quantity, quality and prices OF
cotton goods exported to us.
II, nevertheless. certain seq
ments of the industry are suf-
fering or threatened. "the So
called escape clause Of the
Trade Agreements Act offers
an avenue through which relief
may be obtained"
Department data show that
not only Japan. but our prin-
cipal other cotton cloth sup
pliers are our leading raw
cotton customers: The UK.
France, Germany. Italy, etc.
This rebuff to the cotton tex
tile industry Is not the end
Of the efforts to restrict i'm
ports by quotas. Other indus
tries, too. are interested in
quota legislation and on Janu-
airy 81 a revised general i'm
port quota bill was introduced
in the House by Representa-
tive Henderson Lanham OF
Georgia. Soon House hearings
will explore the Gathings and
Abernethy bills, which provide
import quotas. All this 10 just
part of the broader struggle
over international trade policy
which has characterized the
United States political scene
for generations.
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Nv TAFT TRUSSELL

Don't expect much tax re-
lief In 1856.
Even though lawmakers are
bent on slashing taxes to pull
votes this election year, there
are many obstacles on the
road to large-scale tax reduc-
ton. Congress may have to
rob Peter to pay Paul; for in
. stance. eliminate the Joint in
come tax return and. raise the
personal exemption.
That's because any big tax
slice where 1t would do the
most good at the polls means
billions of dollars less for Fed
eral Golfers, unless a tax cut
can be countered by boosting
levies elsewhere.
Not the least Of the hurdles
In the path Of any tax reduc-
ton loom up in the Presidents
budget for next year. Though
Mr.. Eisenhower's budget pro-
vides for what he himself calls
a slim" surplus for both the
current year and the upcoming
fiscal year. 1t is figured on the
basis Of not allowing present
corporation and excise tax
rates to drop as they are
scheduled to do April /. If the
rates drop. the Treasury will
lose over So billion in revenues.
Mr.. Eisenhower said in his
budget message to Congress
"a. a tax cut can be deemed
justiflable only when it will
not unbalance the budget, o
budget which makes provision
for some reduction, even
though modest. In our ma
tional debt" He re-emphasized
this point In his economic
message.
SurpIus Into Deficit
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DISTRICT
DISTRICT
Home-RuIe Campaign
Comes to Head Again
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

The current annual cam
paign for home rule" in the
District is coming TO . head
once again.
This week, says Representa-
tive Harley o. Staggers. Dem
ocrat Of West Virginia. he viii
file a discharge petition in the
House In an effort to get the
Senate-passed "home rule" bill
out OF the House District Com
mittee.
II he then can persuade 218
members Of the House to sign
tt-and leave their signatures
on the document-the measure
will be forced out on the floor
for debate and q vote.
The procedure has been tried
before. however, and everytime
the necessary number was APP
preached. several earlier sigma
lures were taken of.
This leaves the betting
pretty strongly against any
hope for success Of the
maneuver at this session Of
Congress. II the Senate bill
dies in the House District
Committee. as have several be-
fore 1t. the next Congress will
have to start all over again. =
Although the Senate meas
ure is generally called q home
rule" bill for the sake Of con-
venient Identification. many Of
its supporters reject the term.
since 1t would reserve to Con-
gress an absolute veto, over the
actions of the locally elected
government.
AS 1t stands, subject to that
condition. the bill provides the
city would be governed by an
elected mayor and city coun-
Gil, and for election Of q
school board and q non-yoting
delegate in the House Of
Representatives.
lkes Yes, but -
President Eisenhower was
brought into the discussion
last week at a press conference
when he Endorsed the idea OF
local self-government with
the serious proviso that the
rights of the Federal Govern
ment would have to be care
fully safeguarded.
Actually. much of the argu-
ment simply resolves itself
into a contention that resi-
dents Of the District should
have the right to vote.
There are. however, two diff
ferent schools Of thought on
what they should be voting
for. One school argues for
national representation
which would include at least
the vote for President and
Vice President, and could even
provide for election Of voting
representatives in the House
and perhaps in the Senate.
Any Of these things, though,
would require an amendment
to the United States Constitu-
ton.
The national representa-
ton" approach would leave
the government Of the Dis
trict in the hands OF Congress,
but would give the Capital
City's residents some political
voice on that level.
Home rule" advocates, on
the other hand. insist that a
constitutional a m n d m n t
would be too hard to get and
that 1t would be easier to OBJ
tain some form of local self
government by a simple act Of
Congress. This, of course,
would be subject at least to
congressional veto. for 1t also
would require o constitutional
amendment to make the local
self government" completely
independent Of Congress.
Administration Shifts
The Eisenhower adrninistra-
ton position On the issues has
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Borrow.Tyler

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Tyler
Of Aide, Va, announce the
marriage of their daughter
Peggy Ann to Mr.. Samuel
Wheeler Barrow, jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrow of Chevy
Chase. The wedding took place
yesterday in Aide Methodist
Church. The couple will live
in Bethesda.
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HoYs-PeGrson

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Mead
Saltonstall Pearson announce
the marriage Of their daughter
Lalla Mead to Mr.. Abram
Packer Hays. jr.. son of Mrs.
Abram Packer Hays Of Pitts
burgh, Pa. The wedding took
place yesterday in New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The couple will live in Pitts
burgh.
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P0vesco-Durden

Mrs. Wiley Richard burden
announces the marriage Of her
daughter Patricia Ann to Mr..
James David Pavesco, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pavesco Of
Philadelphia, Pa. The wedding
took place yesterday in st.
Francis De Sales Roman Cath
Ollie Church. The couple will
live here.
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Schneider.G ross11un

Mrs. Regina Grossman an
nounces the marriage Of her
daughter Rochelle to Mr.. Mar
win Schneider. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Schneider of Hyatts-
vile. The wedding took place
recently at the Hotel 24OO.
The couple viii live here.
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Trohon-F ritchey

DR.. and Mrs. John A. Fritz
chey II of Harrisburg, Pa,
announce the marriage of their
daughter Margaret Ann to
Capt. Henry Voltaire Trahan,
jr., son of Mrs. Gustave I.
Ehrman Of San Antonio, Tex.
The wedding took place yes
terday in Zion Lutheran
Church, Harrisburg. The cou-
pie will live in Arlington.
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Horton-LePuqe

Mr.. and Mrs. Achille LePage
of Somersworth, N. H. an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Celina Marie to Mr..
Roger Goldsmith Horton. son
of Mrs. Isabel Horton Of Col
lege Park. The wedding took
place yesterday in Holy Re-
deemer Church. College Park.
The couple will live in Berwyn.
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Northumberland

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Nor
man Baughman Of Silver
Spring announce the marriage
Of their daughter Marylann
to Mr.. Dorsey Aland Haw-
kins, Jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hawkins of Olney. The we'd
ding took place September 8
in the home of the brides
parents. The couple will live
in Rrookeville, Md.
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Wayne Delbert Brown, son Of
Mrs. John La Crosse of Mi
noqua. Wis. The wedding took
place September 8 in the Chevy
Chase Methodist Church. The
couple will live in Madison,
Wis.
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Gibson-Souls

Mrs. Lee LaVerne Rendle-
man announces the marriage
of her daughter, Miss Joanna
Tate Sauls, to Mr.. Raymond
Eugene Gibson. The wedding
took place recently at Francis
Asbury Methodist Church. The
couple will live here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30

Mrs. Crew Hawkins Of Alex
andria announces the marriage
Of her daughter Nancy Teagar-
den to Capt. Lewis Lockhart.
USMC, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Albert Lockhart Of Ma
tick, Mass. The bride Is also
the daughter Of Mr.. Tressel
Hawkins of Charlotte, N. c.
The wedding took place re-
Gently in the chapel Of Viz
ginia Theological Seminary.
The couple will live at Camp
Pendleton, Calf.
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Rear Admiral william Fran
els Dietrich, USN. retired, and
Mrs. Dietrich announce the
marriage Of their daughter
Rhoda Louise to Mr.. Ralph
William Nary. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward r. Nary of Bur-
lir.gton, ontario, Canada, for
merly of Baltimore. The weo-
ding took place September 8 in
st. Francis Xavier Church.
The couple will live in Ar
lington.
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their daughter Julia to Mr..
John Howard Snyder. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Sny-
der of Baltimore. The we'd
ding took place September 10
in Riverdale Presbyterian
Church. The couple will live
in West Hyattsville.
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riage Of their daughter Jane
Louise to DR.. Enrico Davoli.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Davoli Of the Bronx, N. Y. The
wedding took place September
8 in Our Lady Of Victory
Church. The couple will live
in Elmhurst, N. Y.
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Robinson-Curion

Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Curion
of Alexandra announce the
marriage of their daughter
Frances Josephine to Mr.. Will
liam L. Robinson, jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson of
Travilah, Md. the wedding
took place September is in
Blessed Sacrament Catholic
Church, Alexandria. The cou-
pie will live in Alexandra.
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Moore-Miser

Capt. Jerry Tremain Miser,
USN, and Mrs. Miser Of Lon
don. England. formerly Of
Chevy Chase announce the
marriage of their daughter
Mary Ann to DR.. Thomas Phil
lip Moore. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
David w. Moore of Min Spring,
N. c. The wedding took place
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Decentralization

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Arthur
Middleton of Chevy Chase am
nounce the marriage Of their
daughter Susanna to Mr..
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WEDDINGS

September is in st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Bethesda.
The couple will live in Win
ston-Salem. N. c.
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Delionides-Luzunus

Mrs. Theodore j. Lazanas
announces the marriage Of her
daughter Dorothy Helen to Mr..
Theophilas Philip Delianides.
The wedding took place yes
terday in st. Nicholas Greek
Orthodox Church, st. Louis,
Mo. The couple will live here.
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.Snyder-Antrin1

Rear Admiral Richard N.
Antrim (USN, ret) and Mrs.
Antrim Of Mountain Home,
Ark, formerly of Chevy Chase,
announce the marriage Of
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Phelps-Muriott

Mrs Charles Leo Marriott
of st. Louis, Mo-, announces
the marriage of her daugh-
ter Charlene Vera to Mr..
Richard Warren Phelps, son
of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Max w.
Phelps of Fort Meade, Md.
The wedding took place Sep
TENDER 8 in the post chapel
at Fort Meade. The couple
will live in Silver Spring.
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marriage Of their daughter
Marie Steinman Buchan to
Mr.. Walter Markus jr., son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mar
kus. The wedding took place
September IL in the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church.
The couple will live here.
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Topkis-Kohner

Mrs. Bertha Ezekiel Kohner
and Mr.. Bernard Harry Top
kis announce their marriage.
The wedding took place in
Washington on September 81.
The couple will live here.
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.DGvoIi-Simpson

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth w.
Simpson announce the mar
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Wotterson-FerreH

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy r. Fer
rell of Smithtown, w. Va, an
nounce the marriage Of their
daughter Jane Linn to Mr..
Clark CalliSter Watterson Of
Washington, son of Mrs. Will
liam Henry Watterson Of Salt
Lake City. Utah. and the late
Mr.. Watterson. The wedding
took place September IS in
Cleveland Park Congregational
Church. The couple will live
here.
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