Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1921, Page 10

10 SCOUTS' AIDASKED TOSAVED.C. WATER Boy and Girl Organizations Appealed to, to Assist in Conservation. The Boy and Girl Scouts of Wash- ington were appealed to last night by J. 8. Garland, superintendent of the water department, to aid him in keep- ing down the use of water for un- necessary purposes during the hot ‘weather. Mr. Garland believes these boys and girls can asist greatly in the task of saving water by a polite appeal to persons they observe violating the po- lice regulation governing the use of water on lawns. Regulations for Uxe. The regulation provides that lawns may be watered between 5 and 8§ o'clock in the morning or 5 and § o'clock in the evening. It further provides that during July, August and September no person shall water the sidewalk in front of his home. Although Maj. G superin- tendent of police, ha »d lis men to enforce this regulation strictly during the next thrce months, Mr. Qarland realizes it will be impossible for the patrolmen to watch all of the streets on their beats during the hours when lawns are being watered to make sure that water is not wasted on the sidewalk. direc He asks the Scout and Girl Scouts to mention the regulation to any person they sec watering the sidewalk after July 1, or watering the lawn except between the hours allowed. Thursday and Friday Compared. Yesterday it was stated that the consumption of water went down from 73.000.000 gallons on Thursday to 72.176.000 on Friday. Last night it was learned from the water depart- ment that there was no reduction on Friday, the consumption for that day being 73.176.000. Mr. Garland was hopeful st night that the half-holiday in the govern- ment service would cause a falling off in the total consumption for ves- terday, but tomorrow the figures will rise again if the present temperature vontinues. Tax-Exempt Securities Menace Says Representative McFadden Continued issuance of tax-exempt securities is @ menace to the credit standing of the federal and state gov: ernments and the political subdi sions within the states, Representa- tive Louis T. McFadden, chairman of | the Housa committee on banking and currency, warned his colleagues in a statement issved last night. He ar- gues that such a policy is leading to- ward property confiscation and is ma- terially delaying the industrial prog- ress of the nation “The creation of two classes, the wealthy, free from the burdens of taxation, and the workers, who are forced to bear the burden of which the wealthy are relieved, through the purchase of tax-exempt securities, is a violation of social justice, which crystallizing in broad public opposi- tion and discontent, as the issuance of tax-exempt securities expands,” said Representative McFadden. Otto H. Kahn has estimated that $14,425,000,000 of tax-exempt Secur- ities have been issued up to January. 1921, of which about half represents the debts of states, cities, school dis- tricts and other political subdivisions, while half represents the obligations of the government, according to Mr. McFadden. Notes Conversion of Wealth. “In the last few vears we have seen the personal wealth of the country so rapidly segregated into the tax-free class “that whereas the taxable in- come of individual taxpayers, under the federal income tax law, was $992.972,985 in 1916, the amount de- creased to $731,372,03 $392.5. 47.329 in 1913," he said. “It is a safe conclusion that they had con- | tax-free | verted their wealth into securities so rapidly that at a simiiar be rate of conversion they would ‘scot-free’ of all income tax by 1 “It is stated that more than $1.00 000.000 of state and municipal tax-free | securities were issued i 92 Securities ‘are held by the wrani whose federal income of 73 per cent, the total annual loss in this one form of tax alone is over $35.000,000, if the interest rate on these bonds averaged 5 per cent. Granted that there may have been an apparent saving to the borrowers of % of 1 per cent per annum., Mr. Me- Fadden points out that this “aving on 31,000,000 in 5 per cent bonds is only SEE BOOM IN TRADE. Merchants Think Week Preceding July 4 Will Be Extra Busy. In the belief that the week preced- ing the Fourth of July will be one of busiest of the year, the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association ad- vises all shoppers to shop early in the morning and early in the week. “Judging from upward tendency of business,” says Charles J. Columbus, secretary of the association, “‘there is every expectation that previous records will be broken in Washington.” Four delegates will represent the association at the convention of the American Optometrical Association which opens in New York tomorrow. M. A. Leese, former president of the Merchants and Manufacturers' As. sociation and chairman of the optical section, will head the delegation. Others in the party will be E. H. Sil- ver, Sidney Selinger, and L. H. Kras- kin. The convention will be held in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, which will be the headquarters of the local dele- &ates. —_— POLICE SEIZE LIQUORS. Alcohol and Spurious Revenue Stamps Found in House. In raids on two near-beer em- poriums in Georgetown and a private residence in the northwest, federal officers and police last night seized a large quantity of alcoholic beverages and pseudo-revenue stamps. At the home of Mrs. Grace Jones, 809 2d street, according to the police, they found seventy quarts caromel- colored alcohol, a” small amount of Juniper beer and a number of spurious revenue stamps. She was taken to the sixth precinct police station and charged with selling, manufacturing and having in her possession liquor. The near-beer saloons raided in Georgetown are at 3028 M street and 3326 M street. Isaac Polan, proprietor of the former, and Abraham Levitt, Pproprietor of the latter. were arrest- ed and charged with seiling liquor. A small quantity of alcoholic beverages were found in each of the establish- according to the police. These raids were made by Lieut. Kuehling of the seventh precinct. WILLIAM WILKES DEAD. Had Been Resident of District for Many Years. ‘Willlam Wilkes. for many years a resident of the Djstrict, died at his home, 2618 Stanton road southeast, Friday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at the residence tomor- row afternoon at 3 o'cloek. Besides his wife, Mrs. Virginia C. ‘Wilkes, Mr. Wilkes is survived by one -son, John Wilkes. in 1917, and to | i without by the wealthy, | tax is at the rate | CHARLES H. REILLEY DIES. Compressing Company Superin- tendept Held Post 37 Years. Charles H. Reilley, for thirty-seven years superintendent of the Pintsch) Compressing Company, died at his residence, 1106 Webster street, ves terday. The body will be taken to Jersey City, N. J.. for interment. Mr. Reilley was a member of the | Benevolent and Protective Order of) Elks. He is survived by his wife.} Mrs. Annie E. Reilley, a Son, Charles H. Reilley. jr, and a daughter, Mrs. Eva Peabody 8 POLICEMAN GIVE BLOOD FOR GLERK Private Brown Submits to Transfusion to Save Ed- ward Thomas. . Brown of No. 9 police night gave several fusion to Private precinct late la ounces of his blood by trans tol | Edward “Crick” ‘Thomas, financial clerk of the Police Court. who is critically ill at Sibley Hospital, suf- i fering from intestinal hemorrhage The transfusion. operation was per- formed by Dr. Lester Newman when | the condition of the court attache be- {came so serious that physicians char-| | acterized it perate.” Mrx. Thomas | | was the first to offer herseif for the | !operation, but her blood was found not [ to “match™ that of her husband. When the biood of a number of found also unsatistactor: the hospital urzed tiat th to undergo transfusion. 1’ | however, came forward and his blood i was found to meet the requirements. Mr. Thomas has been at Sib {pital under th 1 phy: ian, Dr. three” week nur be allowed Birch, condition at owing to the large loss of blood which he has sus- tained during that time. When became so weak that he was at the point of death, the transfusion opera- tion was deemed necessar. It was said at the hospital early this morning that it will be several hours before any beneficial results of the operation can be not ¥ His itimes has been serious, $250.000 per ar, or 0.00711 per cent 1of the annu loss in taxes. If the| rates of taxation are not reduced, the loss in federal income tax alone would, {for the life of this billion dollars in i bonds. represent a loss of $700,000,000, |against a total saving in interest of ionly On a most conserva- | tive government is now from $175.000.000 to tax-exempt bonds al- Competition Impossible. “The wealthy investor receives | much net return from a 5 per cent tax- i exempt bond ax from a taxable indus- j trial “investment paying over 17 per !cent. Railw: public utilities and ,other industrizls cannot compete on i this basis, and are now being deprived . of the capital which they need for ex i pansion. This is a i serious handic the normal progress of industry {should be terminated. The tax-exempt i bond has contributed to the depre in the value of liberty bonds, causing the holders to sustain still further losses upon liquidation. The issuance of tax-exempt securi- i ties by the government, political sub-d 1 ease in_ obtain i public debt. public extravagance and | bublic inefficiency in the expenditure o {the funds so raised. Allowed to con- | tinue, the exempt bonds | encourages units _isxuin the same to rapidly approach thei bonding limit, when the burden of tax- | atlon thus created may become sol jheavy as to force confiscation of the | { Property. As the bonding power of the ! {cities becomes exhausted, the credit | position becomes impaired. I Credit Poxition Impaired. “I hold,” said Mr. McFadden, “that | the credit nosition of the state i lm—i political o paired and that the credit position cf a state cannot become impaired also impairing the crednf position of the government. The res- | which 1 have introduced to ' the Constitution places al T of investment on an equitable { basis of competition and re-estub- | lishes equality” in the assumption_of | the tax burden by all people. The | principles of the Constitution are | now being undermined and must be | restored. “Under this amendment the gov- ernment, the states and all the po- litical subdivision thereof will have cqual rights of taxation upon all se- | curities “issued after its enactment | and ratification by the states.” ! CITY NEWS IN BREF. | H Edith B. Athey, organist, and| George H. Miller, bass, give a recital Tuesday at 8:15 p.m., a line M. E. Church, P at Ham The United States Retired Enlis Men's Association will meet Sfl‘!‘un;:;l' at 8 pm. at Pythian Temple. ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. TODAY. Rev. Dr. Milton Waldron will preach a special “sermon at 11_o'clock at! Shiloh Baptist Church. White citi- | zens are especially invited and an loffering will be taken up for the stricken people of Tulsa. The Social Club of the Hebrew Ho for the Aged will hold its annual e“!“(f cursion to Colonial Beach. Steamer St. John. The Wanderlusters' hike will start from Georgia avenue and District line at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. Merritt will lead. TONIGHT. George Washington Council, Ameri- can Association, for Recognition of Irikh Republic, meets at 8 o'clock at 318 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. A special preliminary music service | will be given at the Church of the Covenant at 7:30 o'clock. : | “The Open Door,” a, pageant. will be given at 8 o'clock at Gunton Tem- | 1 ple Presbyterian Church. The Helpers of the Hills meet at! 6 o'clock at Great Falls Park, Va. i LEAVES FOR FLOOD AREA. | Farm Loan Board Commissioner to Investigate Pueblo District. Commissioner Lobdell of the Federal Farm Loan Board has left for an in- vestigation of the Pueblo flood district to determine the possibility of extend- ing aid through the farm loan act to the stricken farmers of the territory. PRESIDENT HAS ARMY BILL Measure With D. C. Water Appro- priation Awaits Signature. The Army appropriation bill carry- ing -$328,000,000 was signed Friday by Vice President Coolidge and Speaker Gillett and forwarded to President Hard- This bill carries an item appropriat- ing $200.000 to Increase the water supply of the District of Columbia. i | | | ! t ' THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. HISTORIC HOME OF WOMEN’S PARTY | MR. DE WAS ONCE USED AS U. S. CAPITOL ‘The new permanent headquarters of the National Woman's Party, 25 1st street northeast, donated by Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, is one of the historic houses of Washington. On a tablet on the outside of the house one reads: “This house was used as the national Capitol from 1815 to 1819 while the Capitol was being rebuilt after having been burned by the British. It was called the ‘Brick The building was « stock company of W zens to provide a me for Congress when the burned, and in order to block the revival of an ancient effort to transfer the seat of government to Philadelphia. President Monroe was inaugurated here. When the Cap- itol was restored the Brick Capitol reverted to its owners, the stock company, by whom it was 1 ased for hotel purposes until '61. when the federal government ook pos- session of it, converting it into a prison for southern sympathizers. From 1861 to 1865 distin- guished men were confined there a The membed Party, many of whom were once themselves jailed for freedom, will find a vibrant chord touched by the memories of this period Wwhich haunt the old house. Since the civil war the house has been uscd for residential purposes. John C. Calhoun lived and died here. Justice Stephen J. Field of the Supreme Court lived here. Frank Condit Smith of New York lived here, one of whose daughters was married in the old garden at the right of tho house to a youns physician, whom the world now knows as Gen. Leonard Wood. A still more recent occupant was Mrs. Rolphs, Anna Katherine Green, the well-known writer of detective storics. . Th#s is the house which the Na- tional Women's Party has acquired through the generosity of Mrs. Belmont, and from which, under the new chairman, Elsie Hill— who, by the way, is the daughter of the late Ibenezer Hill. for twenty-one vears member of Con gress from Connecticut—they will conduct their campaign to write their “Woman's Bill of Rights’ into the Constitution of the United States as the twentieth amend- ment. of the N: —_— STIMSON OFFERED TASK. May Undertake Inquiry of War Contracts by U. S. Henry L. Stimson of New Vork, of War under President Taft. unierstood to have been offered the post of chief of the war contracts investigation bureau being organized by Attorney General Daugherty. He is_at present in Paris. The new war contracts bureau is to investigate all of the government's business transactions during the war. Mr. Daugherty has declared his in tention of bringing action agains any persons who may have taken ad vantage of the emergency to make unjust profits out of the government. _ WOMEN TO STUDY CIVICS. Chevy Chase Voters’ League An- nounces Series of Classes. The Chevy Chase branch of the Maryland League of Women Voters has ‘announced a series of citizenship study classes, to be held in the Chevy Chase library, as foliows: July 6, “The History and Development of the States Government” and “The Execu- tive Department,” by Miss Lavinia Engle and Mrs. Alexander Harvey; July 13, “The Legislative Departme: 3 July July he County Government ominations and Election nd the Relation of the Political Parties to the Government of the State.”” Mrs ifugene E. Stevens, 106 East Thorn- apple street, Chevy Chase, Md., di- rector for the Bethesda district, will enroll members for the course. FIRES SHOTS AT BURGLAR. rooming house at 3137 H street yesterday afterncon, Policeman Sheehy of the sixth pre- cinct discovered a colored man at- tempting to ransack a wardrobe in a room on the first floor. When the policeman approached the burglar he fled and escaped by jumping a fence ind running through the rear yard of 3d street. Two shots were fired -ing man by the oflicer, who ook effect i. Scannell, 1502 Vermont . reported to the police that a negro snatched a handbag from her last night in front of 1205 C street. He made his escape through a nearby v, The bag contained a palr of sses. CADI Returning to hi —Yyou own means owners. time. ‘We shall be very The Washington Cadillac tells its story through its Utter and complete reliance upon the trustworthiness of Cadillac per- formance is a characteristic of all who [ have driven the car for any length of : present car, with a view of accepting it as partial payment on a Cadillac. i ~ Entablished 1004 | 1138-40 Connecticut Avenue | Telephones Franklin 3900-3901 i Member of Washington Automotive Trade Assoclation. CONSULAR CHANGES. Resignations Included in Move- ! ment of U. S. Men. . Recent changes in the United States consular service include the resigna- tions of Robert L. Townsend of the Distriet of Cclumbia as vice consul at tourenco Marques: Hollin R. Win- slow of Michigan, as vice consul at Florence; Donald H. McLaughlin of as consular agent at Cerro Antonio J. Salazar of Peru. nsular agent at Salaverry. Peru: ward J. Walsh of California, as sular agent at Buenaventura; Theodore D.” Palmer of New Jersey, jas vice consul at Sofla, and Jain A signed as consul at Lourence Marques. H. Armistead Smith o fthe District of Columbia. vice consul at Bristol. ihas been transferred to Leeds. and na C. Munro of New Jersey, consul Valparaiso, has been transferred to the State Department. CHOIR GIVES CONCERT. | Program Presented at Parish Hall, Church of Epiphany. The choir of the Church Tpiphany gave a concert Friday night at the parish hall. The program was nnder the direction of Adolf Torov- isky. The soloists were Mrs. Hugh A. { Rrown. sonrano: Miss Nancy W. Still- !\wlL contralto; Johr W. Martyn, ten- of the or, and Ainbrose Durkin, bass. Mrs. Brown sang for an_encore a song of rose, composed by Mr. { Torovsky. Miss Stillwell sang. as | encore, “The House that Jack Bui a1 quality of the chorus nunm | bers was unusually good throughout, rhaps _in Sullivan's “Birds Night." Two piano solos by Director Torovsky proved his versa- tility. —_— INDIAN OIL LAND SOLD. Sale at auction of 30.000 acres of | 0sage Indian reservation oil land {near Tulsa. Okla.. for £4.500.000 pl la bonus of one-sixth of the oil pr i duced from the land has been ap- proved by the Interjor Department. The land went to oil operators and japproximately 2.000 members of the | Osage tribe participate in cecds of the sale. It was estimated sach would receive an annual income of $10,000 and the Osage Indians be- come the richest peopic in the world per capita LLAC THE NAME OF THE CAR I much to you in the way of satisfaction, pleasure and freedom from trouble. glad to appraise your Cadillac Company 5 I the pro-; NBY TO SPEAK. Special Tribute Planned for U. S. Marines Lost in Belleau Wood. The third annual exercises in honor of the United States Marines lost at the battle of Bellau Wood will be held at Marine barracks auditorium Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Secretary of the Navy Denby will make the prin- cipal address. The program is an at- tractive one. MaJ. Gen. Lejeune, commandant of the Marine Corps, wiil preside and the order of exercises will include se- lections by the Marine Band, Capt. William H. Santelmann director. e s TWO BOYS HIT BY AUTOS. Slight Injuries Result From Mis- haps; Other Accidents Reported. Anthony Ceferattl, five years old, 502 7th street southwest, was struck by a motor truck while crossing at 7th and E streets southwest yester- daz. He was taken to Washing:on anatorium Hospital and treated for slizht injuries, Robert Cook, twelve years old. 941 C street southwest. was injured about his knee yesterday, when his bicycle collided with an automobile at 10th and C streets southwest. He was given first aid at Emergency Hos- pital. A collision between the automobile of ‘James Granger, fifteen years old, 132 North Carolina avenue Southea. and a motor truck occurred at Vir. Einia avenue and 1st street vester- day. Granger reccived slight in- juries and his bicycle was damaged. Miss N. Golden, 1136 15th street, received a slight injury sterday, when she was hit by the automobile of Mrs. Louise Robbins, 435 Luray place, at 15th and K streets. The police were told that Miss Golden hecame confused and ran against the automobile. McBride. twenty-eight. Le Roy 332 street southeast, was cut L about the head when he was struck and knocked down by an automobile v terday afternoon at the approach of Highway bridge. He was taken to the FEmergency Hospital and treated and later removed to his hom, Mr. McBride was running to catch a street car at the time of the ac-| cident. The machine, the police say, was operated by Annie W. Bradley, 1938 1st street. —_— CIVILIAN DRESS ALLOWED. Soldiers Need Not Wear Uniform ‘When Off Duty. Wearing of civilian dress by Army officers and enlisted men, except when on duty or at a military post or reser- vation, is permitted under an order ssued by Secretary Weeks. WOULD OPEN SENATE DOORS. In another effort to open Senate doors _during consideration of nomi- nations and treaties, Senator Harri- son. democrat, Mississippi. proposed Friday a change of rules to per- mit open discussion by majority vote. The rules committee recently disap- proved unanimously his resolution to have all Senate ions ope | i ! i C, JUNE 26, 1921—PART 1. BIGGEST WET RAIDS INHISTORY OF U. . Dry Agents Swoop Down ong Six New Orleans Beer Plants and Make Huge Hauls. By the Associated Pre: NEW ORLEANS, La, June 25— Swooping down on six breweries late today, prohibition agents placed un- der seizure thousands of cuses and barrels of beer said to contain more than the prescribed alcoholic conten The foray, according to prohibiti officials, was the biggest prohibition raid in the history of the country. ! Quantities of Beer Seized. The following quantities of beer were seized: Four thousand, four hundred and| fifty-one cases, 1,040 barrels, 538, casks, containing nine dozen bottles | cach, 'and a quantity of half barrels and loose bottles. | The plants ralded were those of the Standard, Dixie, American, Columbia, National and Union brewery com-/ anies. H thirty Approximately ‘prohibition | and revenue agents participated in! the raids, which were conducted si-| maltaneously. The agents were di- ! vided into squads of five, and at the | appointed time the six squads entered as many brewcries. They encountered no opposition. Will Act to Cancel Permits Jess Johnson. federal prohibition director for Louisiana, tonight issued a statement declaring that as soon as evidence is collected he will institute proceedings to cancel the brew permits. All beer discovered in the brewaries whs checked up and placed under lock and key. brewery officials cepting responsibility for its safe- keeping. Trucks containing beer were taken to the customhouse urd the beer was stored in the prohibition xtorcroom. Practically all of the prohibition agents participating in the raids are men sent _here from Little Rock, southwestern _prohibition districts, especially for this purpose. Assistant Supervising Agent W. E. Smith of Texarkana accompanied the men here. —_— LINNEY AGREED ON. Negro Opposition to Appointment Said to Have Been Withdrawn. Favorable report by the Senate ju- diciary committee on the nomination of Frank A. Linney, republican state chairman of North Carolina, to be United States district attorney for the western district of his state, appears assured, following hearing by a subcom- mittee of the views of white and negro republicans of North Carolina. The subcommittee hearing of Fri- day, behind closed doors, it was learn- ed yesterday, resulted in a virtual agreement etween opponents and supporters of Linney. Negro republi- | cans of North Carolinu opposed the omination of the state chairman be $4.25 Reg. Price $9.00 “Always Busy” . Why? We Save You Half. BEAUTIFUL BRONZE FIXTURE $12.95 Reg. Price $26.00 All these Fixtures wired complete and installed. d = Be Made of Brass All of Qur Fixtures Are Guaranteed to and Best of Finishes Open Evenings. ‘We manufacture our fixtures and save you the dealers’ profit—Buy direet PENN ELECTRIC AND GAS SUPPLY €0. 91114 9th St. N. W. Phene Main 512 NoC. —_— —_—— cause of a letter sent out under his signature during the last campaign promising the woman voters of the state a_"white” government in_event of republican success at the polls Supporters of Linney at the hearing were said to have testified that the letter in question was not written Ly 933 PENNSYLVAN Paul F. Bachschmid, Jr., Mgr. discount off remarkably ness. elry Repairs CALLISHER'’S URING two weeks we of- fer a special 10% just to stimulate busi- Special attention given to Watch and Jew- the chairman and was sent out with- out his knowledge, he being i1l at the time. This expl tion was under- 5tood to have received the npproval of the negro delega and before the close of the £ they were said to have virtually withdrawn the Jpposition to the nomination. . AVENUE N.wW. Telephone M 4991 the next our already low prices, \at prices to OIL has DECREASED in PRIC More than 50% since LAST YEAR! automatic —heats your home automatically with OIL. E9AL, A RN oil heating While the price of oil has ma- ally away wi part. MUTUAL SERVICE BUREAU ——INC.— 727 12th St. N. W. Phone Main 4584 - Were $7.45, $8.75. $9.75 NCLUDED are all the styles pictured and others. Sports Oxfords and Sports Pumps trimmed with Patent, black or All-white models in one and two-strap Pumps and Walking Oxfords. tan leathers. Practically our entire stocks of White Nubuck low shoes that were $7.45, $8.75 and $9.75 are included in this sale. 0.D.s 1IA Cor. No Exchanges ~ And, as it is by far the most important White Shoe event of the year, we advise you to call early for the best selections! 191416 Pa.Ave. 7th & K 2335PaAveSE. ‘Washington—Baltimore We place on Sale tomorrow 2,000 prs. Women's & Misses' White Nubuck Low Shoes at