Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1921, Page 13

giConcert gt ug:;. Parke, st 5 p.m. today the . Marine Band. Taylor Branson, " PLAYGROUNDFUND | second leader. March, “The Boy "Scouts of America” ..........Sanford Overture, . “Light Cavalry,” H Suppe Duet for cornct and trombone, “A Night in Venice,” Incantoni Musicians, John A. Brickley and Lee Sanford. Donagions Today Bring Total Subscribed Up to Ap- Grana_ Seencs ‘trom i} Trovac 3 Two Noveltie; . proximately $800. IRk sy Spencer ‘Waltz Suite, “Old Refrains,” TWO SCHDOLYARDS OPEN D-n:}clew:a‘lt:,e ann.lt,l;on::hl';]i.‘; “The Star Spangled Banner.” W.R &E TOTAK | OVERCUTINRATES in the fund up to approximately 3800.| Executive Committee Meets Two of the school yards were thrown oven yesterday and two more will Tomorrow—May Ask Congress for Aid. Mrs. Rhodes Suggests Use of Money Raised for Neighbor- hood Activities. Contributions amounting to $250 were added today to the fund being rdised to open the school play- grounds for the balance of the sum- mer, - ve made available tomorrow. Practically all of the school yards ave playground apperatus of some kind in them, but play supervisors| must be provided before the children| What steps, if any, the Washin can be admitted to the yards. The |Railway and Electric Company might money now being contributed By citi- | take as a result of the half-cent reduc- zens will be used to emplof these |tion in the charge for street car tokens women. will be discussed by the executive com- List of Todny's Donors. faliica of the e IR RO The donors today were: J. E. Peter-| “Milton E. Alles, chairman of the sen, $1; W. F. Brice. $25: Sara C.|poard of directors, sald today he did Lewis, $1; John Mangan, $1: S. Vir-|not think it likely that the board would ginie Moors. $5; Isabel C. Freeman.|meet before Jts regular conference $75; Margaret C. Buckingham. $75:|day, which is near the end of August, Katherine U. Alexander. $2; W. D-.|to go over the traction situation. Sullivan, $10; Charles Heurich. $50:| One official of the company declared D. Smrith, $1; Geoffrey | today that very serious consideration Crevke. $2. would have to be given to the entire Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor of | problem before any move is mdde to- playgrounds, suggested.today that some | ity ‘dropping the non-paying suburb- of the communities thit raised private |an lines. funds during the past fiscal year {or{ ‘ghe Georgetown and Tenleytown use in neighborhood school activities|)ine “gerving the Wisconsin avenue cosidihelpiitlios present camphign bY | section, and the Washington Inter. turning over a part of .their money t0 |, hjan line, running out Bladensburg Commissioner Oyster's fund to make f Lo05 Tine: FURTIOE SUC e e possible the operation of school PIay- | jcnses and have been carried for a Srounds this summer. ' iog the ap- |Dumber of years on the earnings of peal for playground contributions before ;;;h‘,‘m““"l'"m Railway and Electric the people, checks or cash should be |SYRUSL = L malled to Commissioner Oyster's office In | yuggested since street car rates be- R gan to go up that the company might :l;le to abandon these l|blle7 lfd n:lhl- nt revenue was not obtained, the SHANGHAIED BY SWEDES. |com ot American Soldier Says He Was duction In operating expenses to off- B T 1 Pone. were wiped out [March. The Capital Traction Com- < - 2 Gov-{pany has an agreement with its Jesterday by a couri-martial &t GO | B men which cannot be revised be- told a tale of, shanghaing. Clark tes- | fore March, and it is not believed tified he hml‘heen kidnaped by Swed-|that the Washington Rallway and ish sailors in November, 1920, but had | Electric would want to reduce wages escaped from the ship at Manchester. | and leave the other cqmpany paying There, he said, he was arrested when,j Present wages: he asked the police to send word of | It was intimated today that the his whereabouts to his outfit'’s head-|company might appeal to . Congress quarters in the Canal Zone. to take action to relieve the company Clark complained that he had been |fmmediately from the payment of held in the English jail for months!wages to crossink policemen and the and mistreated. Finally, he said, after | existing 4 per cent tax on gross a clergyman_had promised to carry |earnings. his case to the American ambassador| = in London, he was deported on the NEWSPAPER VETERAN DIES. Celtic. Arriving here he was ar- rested, charged with desertion. ROLLING FORK, Miss., August 2.—T. W. Campbell, elghty-four, veteran news- paper man and one of the founders of the Chattanooga Times and the Vicks- burg (Miss.) Demtocrat, died at his home here. He had been the proprietor of the Deer Creek- Pilot, a_weekly paper here, for over twenty years. company has not decided on such a far-reaching step, it was said today. The only way in which the company could bring about an immediate re- Mistreated in British Jall set the loss in revenue would be by NEW YORK, August 2.—Charges of | culting the wages of tralnmen. = desertion against Earl Clark, private| It is extremely unlikely tha . e e e "aompany \in the|will be done, at least before next 1,400 WAR DEAD ARRIVE, NEW YORK, August 2.—The United States Army transport Cantigny has ar- rived from Antwerp with the bodies of 1.100 American soldiers. ALIENREGISTRATION ‘ays Plan Is {o Guide Rather Than to Police the Immigrant. WILLING TO PAY FEES Bureau of 'N:tnrdintiun' i!nder New Name Would Take on Vast- L Iy ‘Widened Scope. Registration of aliens, provided for in legislation urged by Secretary of Laber Davis, is for the purpose of 'proteoting and guiding the aliens themselves and is not designed police system, according té a s ment issued‘today by the Department of Labor. Expenditure of the money taken In fees for registration for instructors for such foreigners as need schooling is planned. he alien,” the statement sald, oes not want mnything for nothing” and would be willing to pay the $10 fee in case of adults and $3 for wag - earners who are minors. Under the proposed law, the bureau of naturalization would ‘become the bureau of citizenship, and “take on a vastly broadened scope of activit: 1 would see that allens were properly distributed over the’ country, avold- ing congestion in the cities. . Those with long experience in farming twould be aided in getting on the land. Campaign for Betterment. “Among its other duties the new bu- reau of citizenship would spread knowledge of our American institu- tions,” the statement said. “It would begin a national campaign for better- ing the physical and moral well being of our fotelgn-born population. To this end the new bureau would un- dertake to protect the foreigner from fraud and imposition. It will provide centers of information, where persons of patriotism and character would of- fer guldance and advice. Where pos- sible these advisers would be them- selves of forelgn extraction, in order to offer real sympathy and under- standing. “In addition to the regular scheol classes, meetings would be arranged, to bring newly arrived aliens Into the care of local school representatives and so auicken their acquaintance with American customs, life, institu- tions and forms o® government. The public school systems themselves would he urged to co-operate and or- ganize special classes of adults. Will Cut Red Tape. “The bureau would encourage states and communities to prepare teachers for this special kind ofdnstruction to ifmmigrants. “The act before Congress gives the new bureau authority to appoint of- ficers who shall have semi-judicial power in preliminary naturalization hearings. This will cut much red tape and save time on the part o {judges. Under the new plan the alien wil not havk to lose time from work to await his turn in court, but may apply at any time to a federal na uralization officer for the purpose.” —_— NAME MORRIS MALKIN. Morris Malkin has been appointed manager of the chartering depart- ment of the Shipping Board. with of- fices in New York. the board an- nounced today. During the war Mr. Malkin was secretary of the charte ing committee. He is expected to ex- pedite the securing of bulk cargoes, especially for the tramp service. VIRGINIA PRIVARY ' BEING HELD-TODAY |Women Voting First Time. Balloting Reported as Especially Heavy. Tginkle and Tucker Managers Claim Respective Candidates Will Win by 25,000. By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, Va., August 2.—With women voting for the first time to hetp nominate a candidate for Gov- ernor of Virginia, the democratic pri. mary. balloting: today s reported as being exceedingly heavy In several sections of the state, the polls open- ing at sunrise. In addition to select- ing candidates for certain state of- fices, nominations for the legislature are also being made, the Sunday blue laws, bonds for good roads and better pay for school teachers being three of the issues in the legislative cam- paign here and elsewhere in the state, While many women gre ‘reported as voting for State Senator E. -Lee Trinkle of Wytheville, for governor, | his opponent, Harry St. George Tuck- er of Lexington, is also recelving a heavy vote from the newly enfran- chised: voters, according to informa- tion received here. In the ninth con- gressional district, in which Senator Trinkle’s Nome is located, republicans have been exhorted through news- P4 | paper advertisements to remain away from the polls today and vote for Henry W. Anderson, republican nom- inee “for governor, at the general election in November. the situation, which followed the state republican convention held recently n Norfolk, is said to be cheering the jupporters of Tucker, who say it will ep many from votl 2 keep m ng for his op Claim 25,000 Majorities. Both Trinkle and Tucker, cam. Paign managers, cling to their recent % gutlmates that their respective candi- ! ill-win by :?:‘;1 l{:{xalgd'ufi;““cmmzlnn fo; ;::n{ym i;;rny. Both xm«; u’r'é"‘iénfi“d'flfl m\"u preventiopn of futurelittle 4 3 race wars by the e of his Influence | for - lientennc. oy, 0 the race were asked of King George of Eng-[State Senator Julien Gunn of Hentio land in cablegrams sent to Bucking- |county, Knneth K. Gilpin of Warme ham palace by the second annual in-|State Senator J, K. Went uf Semaiy ternational convention of the United|and W. Bullitt' Fitzhugh of wrok Negrolmprovement Assoclation. Another | ampton’ are e e B ‘am was sen to Eamon de v ' O va fai “president of the Trish repub- e aotetand c.” pledging the organization's as-|secking the party's indorsem - mlx;nce in securing freédom for Ire- state corporation commissioner. o President Harding was advised by a telegram that he had the best wishes of the negro race, which pledged its full support to-him and the govern- ment in the cause of justice. SUES FOR LIMITED DIVORCE. Alleging that her husband is in- dolent, refuses to work and has not contributed to her support, Mrs. Rosalie Mills has filed suit for a lim ited diorce from William E. Mills. They were married at Baltimore April 5, 1919 and have no children. The wife tells the court that her hus- band is cruel and abusive and that she has been compelled to seek em- ployment and ask aid from her peo- ple. She is represented by- Attor- ney Frank E. Elder. Trainer Chief Quartermaster Henry Kubee with the pigene which con- veyed President Harding's mexsage from the Mayflower out at sen to the jexecutive office. During 1920 and up to date of thix year this pigeon ha flown a distance of 2,170 milex. The flight from the Mayflower to the execu. tive office was made in record time. GEN.‘ PERSHING A GUEST. Visits Carnival Given Under Legion Post Auspices. | Gen. Pershing was a visitor last jnight at the Lew Dufour carnival, i glven under the auspices of Vin- cent B. Costello Post, American Legion, held on the east plaza of the Union station. ] When the general arrived at the shows he was met by Col. John L. Fehr, Lew Dufour and William J. Hillar, all connected with the shows. !and a committee from the legion. com- {prising W. H. Jett. Willlam F. Frank- {1in, T. Walsh. J. Foley, J. Carroll, J. R. Emeigh, L. Green, J. Ashman, J. Meinberg, 'Al. Huband, Rubin Gru berg and B. Levy. Tonight soldiers and sailors from the various hospitals aboyt town will be guests of the show. _— i _EDWAR SALTUS DIES. l _NEW YORK, August 2.—The death of Edgar Saltus, sixty-three, publicist and FAVOR IRISH LIBERTY. Negro Association Sends Cable to Buckingham Palace. ‘W YORK; August ‘2.—Freedom | R. Saunders, state attorney general; Harris Hart, Roanoke, superintcndent of ;ublig instruction; B. O. James, Richmond, secretary of the commonwealth Charles A. Johnston, Montgomery, state treasurer, and George W. Koin: er, Augusta, commissioner of agri- culture. £ author, at his home here is.announced. He had been i1l for several years, but his condition was not considered seri- jous until a week ago. 1 _Mr. Saltus was educated here and in i 2 Germany. His first book, was written in 1884, fojlowed by Philosophy. of Disenchant- | ment,” written the next year. ! tinued to write up until last vear. He was first married in Paris to Miss ‘Welsh Smith in 1895, by whom ne one dallzhter, Elsie Welsch Saltus H. | WOMEN'S MASS MEETING. MOUNT RAINIER, Md., August 2. The Women's Republican Club ot i ri Georges County announces a mi meeting to be held Wednesday niga: in Star Hall, this place. Candidates for nominations in the primuries to be held September 9 are expected to address the gathering. BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT| This phase of | CONGRESS MEMBERS . l I NB“.I. i - TO PUNCH TIME CLOCK, _ | PASSED | - i New York. 5 ; House Ways and Means Coms mittee Gets Suggestions of Treasury Experts. H ITEMS UNDER DISCUSSION As a résult of the difficulty of obtaining a House quorum, witl S0 many members eager to get away for the dog days, Mr. Kissell proposed that salaries be doubled, with heavy daily fines for senators and representatives failing to show up for a double daily roll call, at the start gnd close of every session. The® man absent without leave for one day of & legislative week wound lose his week’'s pay. For a fifty-day ses- sion_the penalty for a day’s leave would be $300, with a fine of $150 a day for a session lasting 100 days. Within the past week the House has had a job trying to get 217 of the 435 members present at one time to_enable it to perform busi- ness. During the session yester- day a point of no quorum twice | necessitated a long delay after a ! roll call while clerks were sent | out to round up members. ~After a second attempt the House got tired and quit. H ! |Secretary Mellon’s Recommendad tions Include Tax on Bank Checks and Flat Charge on Autos. Drafting of the tax revision bill was taken up today by republican: of the House ways and means ‘coms mittee following the presentation yesterday to the full committee of the views of Secretary Mellon and other Treasury experts. Chairmap Fordney believes it will take three weeks to get the measure ready for the House. Suggestions given to the committee by Secretary Mellon included: A tax of 2 cents on bank ch \WAR DEPARTMENT FORCE CUT DECREED, a flat license tax of $10 on all auto- mobiles, irrespective of cost or horse- power; an increase of frst-class postage rates to 3 cents and aB added levy on cigars, tobacco and clgarettes are understood to have been among tax revision suggestions presented by Secretary Mellon yess terda Other suggestions bave included A reduction of 50 per cent in transe portation taxes, both passenger and freight, next year and their climins tion the year following. Repeal of the taxes on soda fountaih drinks and ice cream. Repeal of the excess profits tax andl elimination of the $2,000 exemption oB corporations’ incom Increase of the normal income tax on corporations from the present 10 per cent to 15 per cent. Elimination of the income surtax brackets above 40 per cent with the surtax rates on incomes ranging froi $6.000 to $50,000 increased. The revenue bill as revised in ai cord with these suggestions would bl designed to raise approximately $ir 000,000,000 next year, it was said. Representative Garner of Texag. ranking democratic member of thi: committee .attacked the Treasury sec- Tetary's proposals, declaring = thid very one of them constituted & hifting of the tax burden from the classes to the sges.” said to have est expenditures f 006,000, but Chat !Reduction of 22 Per Cent in Civilian Personnel by De- cember 31 Ordered. Orders have been given by Secretary Weeks for a reduction of about 22 per lcent, by December 31 next, in the present force of civilian employes of the War Department in this city and in_ the military service generally throughout the country. The stated object is gradually to reduce the civilian force of the military estab- lishment to its pre-war strength if possible without detriment to the public service. Secretary’s Memorandum. In a memorandum to bureau chiefs Secrctary Weeks says that notwith- standing past efforts for reductions. ithere remained July 1 a total of 68,932 civilian employes in the field service of the War Department, a reduction of about 22 per cent since March 1, 1921. hile appreciating the fac Mr. Weeks, “that large faciliti supplies left over from the war still | exist, and provisions for maintenance and protection thereof must be mad. it still is certain that by a better di tribution and organization of civilian | advanced out of the fedcral Treasurse cmployes a still greater reduction In|the cost of operating the governme! force can be made, which, if put into{merchant fleet and the size of exr effect, will reduce the civilian person- | penditures for the Army and th nel in each branch and department!Nav: i comparable to the civilian force em-1" As'de from internal taxes. thi ployed prior to the war. Treasury Secretary was unde!‘m‘ur;' o have estimated customs receip! Reduction to Be Gradual. for haxt year at $450.000.000, and mis As a consequence, the Secretary of cellaneous receipts, including salvage. War has directed that a gradual re-|at $350,000,000. He was said to havé quction in civilian personnel be ef- figured that the $10 license tax op ‘ected 80 as to reduce the number of [ automobiles would bring in $100+ civilian employes in each branch by |00 000 and the added levy on Cigar; December 31, 1921, “in such manner as | tobacco and ctgarettes an addition® to effect a saving equal to that real- 000.000. Increased postal ux;;; ized between Marck 1, 1921. and July d have been estimated to yiel 1, 1921, on the total of Army civillan | other $75.000,000, but the estimate ak employes.” In order that a clearer 1o the income from the proposed tax conception of the civilian employe | on bank checks was not disclosed. 1 situation may be obtained the Secre-| The loss of revenue through rer tary also directs that monthly reports duction of the transportation taxek be submitted, beginning with the has been placed at approximately month of July. : were said to | | says an next year at $4.675.000.000. but Chall man Fordney sa s was del E upon how much of the $500.000,00 idue the railroads would have to b§ 1is survived by his second wife, Marie Giles Saltus, . THE NATIONAL FURNITURE CO. 7 D®IQ a T QurPASTRY SECTICN Cornwell’s Almond Tartlet Incomparable Corn- well almond paste in thinnest shell of pie pastry. Layered with jelly to the very crin- kled edge and with swirls of rich mocha cream atop. 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