Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1921, Page 2

jor 'THE EVEN ING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1921. 'encing All “Troubles” Inci- dent to Recruit Camp. ACTIVE Gen. Pershing Visits Camp and Makes Brief Address, Explaining Government's Training Plan. i C1vILIAN HEADQUARTERS, Md.. August 3 CAMP MEADE, Washington's company of to dut Yanks-in-the-making day. There were the troubles all spiralize properly. -s would not stay lay-catching boots eloped several hard to sl would trouser A the Army de Which made it them not Yo down. of the Results of Prior Training. But all in all, it was a mil ) Tooking organization which turned ut of the weather-beaten bunkhouse to face muster. Although the flla](‘l:ll!' &f the recruits consists of local high school bo: {hey are quick to Ppick up the “knack™ of turning out of bar- racks and starting the day with the sunris ghough their hi ing did not include Washroom. @ mor answer o roll ¢ n hat local training is standing of them in zood stead on the fiel maneuv These bovs Iy all of th a race and Goe ex- life. Capt in the company manner man in life. honors when the banded,” watching Company 1fe first tim “The dirty dozen"—thus are the morn- es! i actionately known— alesthenics Affs s s before breakfast, substi- icks out of backs = o r-edge appetite which vig- arousls slaugitered the “chow. aFlet nok Popular. ¥arold Shaw 1s one popular fellow. He is chief cook. Detailed especiall for the camp from Langley Field, V proving with every meal that the y t n's hearts lies St istant is Joseph West, army of occupation Both are products of the Bakers and Cooks School of Camp 3 Evidence of their e the mad rush for food at erday when “ham and cab- ed tomatoes, corn on the cob, 1 coffee on the Rhine. bage,” s rice custard, butter, milk and ic disappeared as if magically Gen. Pershing a Visitor. Gen. Pershing honored the camp iterday by making it the first of the red. Visiting list. The morning had been dull and drizzly. The afternoon brought Sunshine and warmth—as well as the general. He was loudly cheered when he declared that the proper functioning of the camps will make impossible a repetition of America's unprepared- ess. N ou young gentlemen should con- ‘ourselves honored by being ce in this camp.’ if w never have training you re- ceive at Camp Meade will make you better Americans in every respect. Your hodies will be strengthened. vour minds developed along broader lines. patriotism and love of country will mean more than empty phrases, and when you reach maturity you cam present your service in this camp as a badge entitling you to an honored citizenship.” Gives Outline of Plans. zeneral gave a brief outline plans already perfected for re- ation of our military forces, that the establishment of training camps was one of the most important factors. He said that the training camps grew out of an carnest desire on the part of the government to make it impossible ) per_cent of the 10.000.000 men refused admission into the account of physical dis- . as in 1917 and 1918. As he left Liberty Hut, where he spoke. Gen. Pershing was barraged b those ever-present camera men, who snapped the impromptu recep- tion which was tendered at that time. EXPECTVOTE SOON ON ANTIBEER BILL Likely to Come Up After Sen- ate Disposes of Farm Credit Measure. The so-called antibeer * bill, it is expectwd ==':T be made the unfinished _¥ business of the Senate as soon as the pending farm credits bill has been disposed of. The latter bill may be passed today. Senator Sterling of South Dakota, in charge of the anti-beer bill, said to- v that he would move to have that bill taken up and made the unfinished business at the earliest opportunity. He €aid that he was confident there would be_su. s to take the bill up and to pa He scouted the reports that 5" would be able to mus- ter sufficient votes to recommit the anti-beer bill. Farm Bloc Favorable. ‘The agricultural bloc, which is in- tent upon putting through the Capper anti-grain gambling bill, will not op- pose taking up the anti-beer bill next after the farm credits bill, it was said today. Reclassification legislation for the employes of the federal government and the District of Columbla will be given consideration by Senator Ster- ling, chairman of the Senate civil serv- ice committee. as soon as the Senate has disposed of the pending anti-beer bill. of which Senator Sterling has charge. THe said today that he hopes for the pa ge of that bill by Fri- day or Saturday. Will Call Committee. Senator Sterling said that he in- tended to call his committee together to consider the reclassification bills at the earliest opportunity. A little ster. he said, he hopes for joint meet- ings of the Senate and House commit- tees on civil service to consider re- classification. In this way, he said, it should be possible for the two com- niittees to decide upon a reclassifica- tion bill that would be equally satis- factory for introduction in their re- En2ctive houses. This, he said. would ~pedite the final passage of a re- classification bill. Senator Sterling had planned to go \ Stockholm to attend the meeting of the Interparliamentary Union, but failure of the Senate to dispose of the anti-beer bill prevented his making the trip, which weuld have kept him out of the country until the first of September. The of the organ and_s: eivilian WORK' TODAY Company at Meade Experi- DRILLING BEGINS MILITARY TRAINING (Special).—To a coun- ter-tune of “Oh, Ho I'd Like to Mur- der the Bew-co-glur.” reveille called 100 their first Rard day's work and drilling here to- inci- dent to a recruit camp. The IeEgIREs crinkles, lide feet into work and. in addition—al- W school cadet train- to the ning scrub down and il in snip-snap time many 1d of know virtual- e fundamental formations oval of thie ready o which _each is ougiit to be a strong he declared after M in formation for through their popularity ‘hite and blue camps in his Advocates Time Clock for Member! of | l time clock should the bill introduced by Reprementative John Kisxell of Ne: York become a law. Mr. Kinxell's bi proposes that a member absent with- out leave for one day of a legislative week shall lose his pay for the week. WHAY NOW CLEARED TOTALK DSARMING Britain’s Acquiescence to November Date Overcomes Last Obstacle. Great Britain’s acquiesence in the suggestion that the conference on lim- itation of armaments be held in No- vember and the cessation of her ef- are regarded by American officials as the removal of almost the last obsta- icle in the way to an agreement on the general plan. For more than a week there has been In progress an interchange of ideas both on the question of time and the agenda, carried on by the rep- resentatives here of the foreign gov ernments by discussing the questions among themselves and with the Sec- retary of State, and by the diplomatic representatives of the United States and other powers in the respect capitals. The official information con- cerning the British decision is under- stood to have reached the State De- partment through its own diplomatic channels and to have been a result of the conversations between the Brit- ish foreign office and foreign diplo- mats accredited to the British govern- ment. Exchangex to Continue. The somewhat complex means of ex- changing opinions and suggestions probably will continue to be used, it was indicated, in defining so far as possible the scope of the conference and the nature of the agenda. It is not believed likely that Japan will in- sist upon any preliminary conference and it had been made clear that the American government will Interpose no objection to preliminary discus- sions of the agenda so long as those discussions are confined to what has been described as an interchange of opinions and ideas. Unless in such preliminary inter- changes unexpected barriers are en- countered. it is believed the confer- ence will be held in November. France. Japan and Italy are reported as willing to have the discussions be- gin at that time, and, since none of those powers has’ insisted so strongly as Great Britain upon a preliminary conference, it is believed that progress in arranging for the conference will not be delayed further. HENRY JOHN TOUSSAINT SOON WILL KNOW HIS FATE Special Dispatch to The Star. WICHITA FALLS, Tex, August 3.— Henry John Toussaint soon will learn whether he shall hang or be sent to spend vears in penal servitude or be adjudged incurably in: Court ad- journed at 3:30 yesterday afternoon, when the case was unex- pectedly closed. The defense rested its c early sterday morning, and the state then battered away for five hours. attempt- ing to tear down the network woven by defense testimony. Architects, en- gineers, workmen and neighbors took the stand, and in turn testified that from their observation and association with the defendant they thought him to be of sound mind. G When former Chief of Police Lee Huft was on the stand testifving to the fact that Toussaint remarked at the time he made his confession that he was proud of the fact that his father had not recognized him before he kilied him the defendant aroused himself from his lethargic indifference manifested throughout the trial and made an ap- parent effort to rise from his seat. His wife held him to the chair. Dr. M. M. Walker, for seven years county health officer, and who quali- fled as an expert, was the state's star witness. He stated. emphatically, that he dld not belicve that the de- fendant was insane, pointing out that acts of the defendant differed abso- lutely from the usual history of cases of paranoia. The defense was unable to shake his testimony. {ANTI-TAMMANY FORCES NAME TWO CANDIDATES NEW YORK. August 3—The Times says: By unanimous vote the anti Tammany conference committee yes- terday indorsed the recommendation of republican and coalition committee leaders for the designation of Henry H. Curran, borough president of Man- hattan, for the nomination for mayor and of Senator Charles C. Lockwood of Brooklyn for controller. The se- lection, before becoming valid. must be ratified by the enrolled republican voters in the primaries on September 13. Circulation of petitions for the 1,500 signatures required to give the candidates a place on the primary ballot will be begun at once. When the conference committee ad- {Journed. to meet again at 2 p.m. to- | day. the third place on the city slate iremained vacant. although several |candidates for the nomination for president of the aldermanic board had been discussed and dropped. Republican and coalition committee leaders were trying last night to get into ccmmunication with Cyrus C. Miller. former borough president of the Bronx and an independent demo- crat. Mr. Miller is spending the sum- mer at Greensboro, Vt. Should he indlcate willingness to become @ can- didate—of which there appears to be doubt—he is practically certain to be named when the committee resumes deliberations. While members of the conference committee at the Commodore were lis- ening to Curran and Lockwood “‘nominating” speeches, the entry of a fourth contender for the anti-Tam- many mayoralty nomination was her- alded in a formal announcement by County Judge Reuben L. Haskell of Brooklyn that his hat was in the ring. Judge Haskell, with vitriolic denunciation of “fusion declared he had entered the fray as a “straight republican” candidate. Congress REPRESENTATIVE JOHN KISSELL. Members of the Semate and House ually will be required to punch a forts to have a preliminary conference ! RENEWS CRITICES OF RESERVE BOARD Former Controller - Charges Discrimination Against Farm Interests. : John' Skelton Williams, former con- troller of the currency, resumed today his criticism before the congressional agricultural commission of alleged credit discrimination against farming interests by the federal reserve sys- tem. .In a clash with Representative Mills, republican, New York, Mr. Wil- liame-said he “stood by” his charges that in specific instances . reserve banks required members to put up 200 and 300 per cent collateral in farm paper before lending. “Do you know that ed. “Give us an instanc “Go to the reserve board,” Mr. Wil- liams retorted. “They have the records.” Later the witness agreed to furnish | details of one southwestern bank case jwhere, he said, a lawsuit against a ireserve bank was being matured by {member bank officials. { As a reserve board member, Mr. ‘Williams said, he had fought increas- ed interest rates and ‘“progressive’ interest rates, which made a bank pay higher interest on rediscounts as its total of borrowing increased. Rate as High as 87. “One cotton bank was charged 31 per cent,” he said, “and when its bor- rowing increased. during the cotton moving period, the rate went as high at 87 per cent. The practical result was that this little bank was forced choose between letting its custom ers face ruin or paying ruinous rates. The were “super-interest, Mr. Williams said. while at the same time “New York banks were getting large amounts at 7 per cent” Hey told of being “voted down on resolu- tions” at board meetings “What was the theory of progres- sive rates” Mr. Mills aske “Go to the reserve board,” Mr. Wil- {liams retorted, was in favor of | some increase’ in_rates on excessives borrowings, but 1 never dreamed of | the extent to which thg board would go." Mills demand- | u_approved of the princi- | s persisted. hen I found the injustices and abuses which the board allowed,” | Mr. Williams said. Delay in Making Protest. Representative Mills tried to get Mr. Williams to say that he did not protest the progressive rate system until eight months after it went into effect. “I was ignorant of them for several months after they were established, Mr. Williams said. The fact is. Yyou not only approved the principle of progressive rates. but you approved the details of the specific plan?’ Mr. Mills asked Mr. Williams. “I presume. if the records show it. that I approved the plan” Mr. Wil liams replied. “but if so. it was an error of judgment. and I did not share, the e | plans after their workings were dis closed. Mr. Mills read from the board min- utes to show that individual plans submitted by district banks had been approved or amended by the board. “In_August, 1920, the Atlanta bank asked permission to suspend the pro- ive rate until January, 1 lls said. “and on August 21, you, with the other members of the board. voted against the request.” “Because | did not have Informa tion the governor of the board should have given its members,” Mr. Wil- liams replied. From tke mass of his board corre- Ispondence, Mr. Williams read a state- {ment that the progressive rates went into effect “while the reserve system | had an unused lending power of $700,000.000. Representative Funk, republican, T1- linois, protested the discussion of “back-yard quarrels between banking men,” but Mr. Williams went ahead. TRINKLE IS VICTOR IN PRIMARY BATTLE (Continued from First Page.) a majority of 295, Harry St. George Tucker carried this city in the primary yesterday over E. Lee Trin- kle. The vote was: Tucker, 1169; Trinkle, 874. For the office of lieutenant gov- ernor, Kenneth N. Gilpin led "the ticket here. The vote was: Gilpin, 345; Julius E. West, 605; Julien Gunn, E For state corporation commis- sion, Elben C. Folkes carried the city ecasily over Berkley D. Adams, the vote being Folkes, 1,011, and Adams, T14. “or the state legislature, Charles Henry Smith of this city proved an easy winner over Capt. E. W. Jordan of Arlington county. The vote in the City for this office was: Smith, 1,429; Jordan, 639, giving Smith a majority in the city of 790. In the city and county combined, he won by 630 votes. By a vote of more than two to one, Howard W. Smith was re-elected to the office of commonwealth's attorney over William S. Snow. The vote was: Smith, 1.441; Snow, 568, giving Mr. Smith g _majority of 8§73, g Tor the office of civil and police justice, Frederick G. Duvall was the Vietor, defeating Frank Stuart and Aylett B. Nicol.. The vote follows: Duvall, 943; Stuart, 556; Nicol, 536. Frederick W. Ebhardt was re-elected {for the office of clerk of gas in a triangular fight. The vote was: Eh- hardt, 1,376; Carter H. Smith, 501; Frederick H, Schneider, 274. ‘The vote by wards In the city fol- lows: First ward—Tucker, 303; Trinkle, 155; Gunn, 62: Gilpin, 154; West, 130; Fitzhugh, 24; Adams, 149; Folkes, 230; Charles Henry Smith. 323 Jordan, 114; Howard W. Smith, 297: W. S. Snow, 142; Ebhardt, 299: Carter H. Smith, 105: Frederick H. Schneider, 46; Fred- erfck G. Duvall, 186; Frank Stuart, 169: Aylett B. Nicol, 100. econd ward—Tucker, 274: Trinkle, 202; Gunn. 61: Gilpin, 153; West, 15! Fitzhugh, 20: Adams, 163; Follses, 24 Charles H. Smith, 359: Jordan, 9 Howard W. Smith, 348: Snow, 1 Ebhardt, 282; Carter H. Smith, 9 Schneider, 92; Duvall, 187; Nicol, 17 Stuart, 118. Third ward—Tucker, 328 Trinkle, 283; Gunn, 80; Gilpin, 197; West, 186 Fitzhugh, 47; Adams, 214; Folkes, 32 Charles H. Smith, 400: Jordan, 281; Howard W. Smith, 459;" Snow, 156: Ebhardt, 503; Carter H. Smith, 17 Schneider, 56; Duvall, 298; Stuart, 16 Nicol, 149. Fourth ward—Tucker. 1,169: Trinkle, 874; Gunn, 305; Gilpin,’ 65l 605: Fitzhugh, 144; Adams, Folkes, 1.061; Charles H. Smith, 1.42 Jordan, 639; Howard W. Smi Snow, 568; Ebhardt, 292 Smith, 118; Schneider, 8 272; Nicol, 115, and Stuart, 103. Fairfax county was carried by Trinkle by an estimated majority of 250 and Tucker -carries Fauquier county by an estimated majarity of 400. BOWLES FREED ON BAIL. 'Obtains Another Bondsman After a Night in Jail. After one night in the District jail, Norman S. Bowles obtained another bondsman and was released yester- day afternoon on $10,000 bail to await the decision of the Court of Appeals on his appeal from a conviction of conspiracy to bring stolen securities into Washington for hypothecation with local financial institutions. Bowles had been at liberty since his indictment, but a disagreement with his former bondaman resulted in his surrender and commitment Monday evening. | i sewage from Georgetown to the Rock Discharged Officer Not Sure Whether He Arrested Bryan By the Associated Pre ANTIOCH, IlL, August 3— Whether William Jennings Bryan, former Secretary of State, was really arrested here lant week because the automo- bile in which he was taveling was exceeding the wpeed lmit was a moot question today. L. B. Congdon, the constable who wan credited with making the arrest and who waus discharged t night by Frank King, the villnge president, sald today he wax not sure. “It might have beem Bryan or it might have been wome one elne,” xald King today. “Congdon mald he was not at sure whether it really was Bryan, but he was sure that the mun whoxe machine he stopped suid he was Bryan.” Congdon was discharged be- cause of complaints ax to his methods in dealing with auto- mobilists. ITALY PAYS TRIBUTE TOENRICO CARUSO Hundreds of Thousands Mourn as Noted Tenor Is Buried. By the Associated Prens. NAPLES, August Sorrowing Na- ples and Italy today pald tribute to the memory of Enrico Caruso, the Kreat tenor. who died here early yes- terday morning. Thousands gathered at a “solemn requiem mass celebrated at the Church of Madonna Della Gracla, or stood uncovered along the streets leading to that edifice while the funeral cortege passed. In the choir which assisted in the Impressive ceremonies were many men and women who have played stellar roles on the operatic stage Scenes of Pathos. Scenes of extreme pathos were enacted all day vesterday at the Hotel Vesuvius. following the death of the :man popularly acknowledged to be the premier tenor of his generation. Neapolitans of every class stood in line for many hours to file past the bier of Caruso, which was placed in the room where he had died. From time to time the silent procession would pause while some man or woman would kneel for a moment be- side the body and offer prayer. The body was clad in evening clothes, and over it was shed the mellow light of four candles, two at the head and two at the feet. At the dead tenor's side were garlands of roses arranged personally by Mrs. aruso. Realizes End Is Near. Tke master singer, who had for nearly a quarter of a century enacted roles in which death was an unseen rror of refusing to change the|player, apparently was cognizant of | his critical condition. following his sudden illness on Monday. Just before he sank into the coma which was the prelude to the end he said to his son Rodolof “I feel very ill. This time it will be difficult to escape.” Newspapers of this city, in telling of the deatk of Caruso, quote one of the attending physicians as saying “I and my colleagues believe ruso never fully recovered from his illness in New York last winter. His long sickness from pleurisy weakened his resistance.’ Death Mask Taken. The sculptor Cibarlello today took a death mask of Caruso. The mavor and municipal council of Naples sol- emnly commemorated the famous singer, whose death. the mayor de- clared, was an irreparable loss to Italian lyric art. MARTINELLI MENTIONED. May Succeed Caruso as Metropoli- tan Opera Tenor. LONDON, August 3.—A Milan dis- patch to the Daily News today says i authoritatively stated there that Gio Martinelli will succeed Enrico Caruso the leading tenor at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. CARUSO MEMORIAL PLANNED Utalian-Americans Launch Move- ment to Honor Tenor. NEW YORK, August 3.—Plans for the establishment of a national Caruso me- morial were begun a few hours after the news of his death was received by the Order of the Sons of Italy, embracing about 175,000 Italian-Americans. Dr. Stefano Miele, national master of the organization, called a meeting of the supreme council for today to consider the form of the memorial. It is probable, Dr. Miele said, that a Caruso foundation for training young opera singers, or a Caruso theater. for the purpose of presenting Italian EMBARGO ON DYES URGED AND FOUGHT Arguments Heard by Senate Finance Committee Consid- ering Tariff Bill. The embargo against dye imports, stricken out of the tariff bill by the House, was before the Senate finance committee today, with representatives Dr. Howard Urges House vives Not to Relax in Their Fight. The people of Washington should trenuously in they would in July, Dr. L. O. Howard of the bu- Department of swat the house fly as August and September reau of entomology, Agriculture, warned today. Housewives, he said, should not re- in their campaign against the g that the sum- lax fly because of a feelin, mer is nearly over. “The house fly will continue bréed even until October if weather remains warm,” said Dr. Howard. “They may not breed as rapidly in August as in July, because of the cool nights in the present month, but they will breed in large numbers.” ; Dr. Howard's advice to the District s KEEP SWATTING THE FLY. to the “Keep swatting 'til the last fly of the opposing views on the subject 93 on hand o testify. Ject|is down. An attempt by Chairman Penrose to limit the number of witnesses and Keep them from “roaming all over the face of the earth” brought obiection from Senators La Follette, republican Wisconsin, and Reed, democrat, Mi: —— souri. Mr. Penrose said he was ready to “hear it all over again.” Early testimony differed little from the stories told the Tommittee on the three occasions in the last two years that it considered the dye question. Joseph H. Choate, Jr., can Dyes Institute, sai a little nearer the dogs than before.” While those opposing the embargo contended dye manufacturers would have little difficulty in meeting Ger- for the Ameri- We ape just | , Summarizing American opposition of the Automobile Association to any further taxation of motor vehl- |cles, George C. Diehl, president of that organization, lg a hprl‘pfl;fid o gtatement, deglared today that, while T o e \Waters, a Philadeiphia |8Utomobile owners are ready to pay. dyer, sald that once the Ameriean |their just proportion of taxation, they dye industry was on its feet. only a|are “unalterably opposed to the enact- Sreasonable® tariff would be re-|ment of iniquitous and unsound legis- quired, but that it lacked help to get |lation which will inorease an already The executive hend of the Turkish tionalist government of Angora, whose political and military lea Turk Nationalist Head Accomplishing Much Good B0YS' CAMP WILL BEREADY MONDAY Grounds on the Conduit Road Near the District Line Be- ing Put in Condition. The postponement of the opening of the boys’ training camp at Camp Hard- ing, on the Conduit road near the District line, until Monday. August &, appears o have been a popular move, | for since the announcement applica- tions have been received from boys iwho could not get ready for the original opening August 1. Donations also are bex([lmnx to ar- rive, the first being received by The Star this morning for $50 from Donaid | Woodward. Assurances have been re- ceived from other p._blic-spirited citizens. and from presen’ indications it will be possible to pw,vide at the camp for a number of beys who might otherwise be denied its privileges for lack of means. May Pitch Tents Tomorrow. The camp itself is rapidly taking shape, the grounds having been cleared of their weedy growth: the | mess hall is rapidly being put in or- {der. and by Monday morning ever. thing will be in readiness for the i MUSTAPHA KEMAL PASHA, rahip has 0 far overcome the greatest obstacles nd has made the Turks of Asia Minor united and a patriotic nation. established. burdensome and uneconomic tax. Administration of the present ex-| “According to data prepared by the tended wyr-time restrictions on im-|bureau of public roads” the state- ports by tne war trade section of the|ment said, “pne man in every eleven State Department came under fire in|own a motor vehicle. These 10.000.000 connection with ohjections to embar- | owners are now paying several dis- goes or licensing systems in any form|tinct and separate taxes aggregating by Charles A. Miller. a Philadelphia $348.769.878, or $34.67 per car. dyer. and A. A. Hodsgon of Danbur: While it may be said that some ‘onn., hat manufacturer. They com-of these taxes are levied upom mal plained that they were operating with | ufacturers and dealers. the fact an element of uncertainty always|that they are always passed on ! present, because they never could be;the purchaser. It follows that sure that applications for import per- [ increase would add to the already ex- | mits would be granted. Mr. Hodgson | ceasive burden charged against the declared that due to delay in disposi- | automobile user. tlon of permit applications manufa; “If these cars were luxuries we turers in some cases had found their|would expect them to be among the stocks completed too late to get inimost heavily taxed of commodities, the season’s trade for which they ! but they are not, as is best evidenced were made. by the words of President Harding The committee decided then to put|in his first message to Congress, over further hearings to tomorrow, when he said: _'The motor car h because of the wote to come in the|become an indispensable instrument Senate on the agricultural credits bill.|in our political. social and industrial Only Three Witneases. “Fundamentally the motor vehicle When the committee adjourned yes- |is an element in transportation. and terday only three witnesses remained to ! if. as Secretary of the Treasury Mel- be heard in connection with the Ameri- | lon has indicated. we &hould repeal or an valuation provisions of the Fordney |cut down transportation taxes. then bill. After the hearings on American | certainly the burden on this factor valuation have been completed, the dve [in highway transportation which last embargo section, which was stricken | year was estimated to have hauled | out by the House, will be taken up for | more than 1,000,000.000 tons of freight | brief testimony. land carried almost 5,000.000,000 pas- Its fate also will be determined in the | sengers is entitled to the same con- series of executive meetings which Will fgideration as the older agencies. Rail- begin tomorrow. Iroad and water operation is depend- Chairman Penrose announced that:ant‘ugon delivery of the load. High- democratic as well as republican com- | way transport iz the Indispensable mittee members would participate in the | R (TENEPOLE executive consideration of the two sub- 5 jects. Calling in the minority members Farmers Suffer Heavily. “The truth of this statement 18| marks a departure from the usual method of disposing of such problems by | perhaps best exemplified by the fact that practically one-third of all motor the majority party and from the course vehicles are owned and operated by followed by the House ways and means committee in drafting the present bill. | farmers, who must today not only ! pay for the use of their cars in taxa- Slight Hope Held. pay for . - cars In taxe- | s he change in procedure, | tion but are also penalized for their m’a‘v!na ;e;‘:]xlo:: ectared: the "American | misfortunes _through the taxes on valuation section as drafted by the|Dparts, accessorieg and tires. House had small chance of receiving| “It is unnecessary to indicate how committee approval It was sald that|deeply the motor vehicle has pene- none of the democratic committee mem- | trated into farm life. Tt is enough to say that 72 per cent of all cars are bers favored it and that several republi- cans would oppose it. Sentiment has|sold in towns having a population of | 50.000 or less. 55 per cent inttowns| been evident in the committee for ac- ceptance of the modified home value|of 5.000 or less and 33 per cent in| plan proposed by George C. Davis of the [ towns and hamlets of 1.000 or less New York customs house. “That approximately 66 per cent of all This would place the burden of prov- | passenger cars owned and operated by | ing that imports were comparable OFlmen having an income of $4.000 or less competitive with American products on | ig another significant fact which. should | the domestic manufacturer instead of | gy e"2iCl 8 ¥ thoqt "who conternplate an | the customs service. The ‘home value:i; . ease as a tax against wealth. : basts. it IS claimed. would be installed | e 2 K reaver, another phase only in cases where proof was 14 . :::'.“"K e iilaeity of the articles’ }vhll(:h thoughtful men will consider care- o o e o roponenta _believe | fully before secking additional taxes of e 13 e litt}e Foom for Nitigation | this character. Today the entire cost of e custorns decisiona a8 to values. construction and maintenance of state highways or of state bonds for road im- : provement is levied against the motor NURSE SUES FOR $20,000. Vehicle in many states. The pre-emption 2 5 of this source of revenue by the states “l,‘s;utn:d(';"‘rru!;?‘::ri"!’-‘:';‘;fl';‘:l'l""'g;:‘»‘fi{;‘; wm:\l;! beh!mmedlllely Interfered with by D Camrt by Mgy | 413, further federal fax and would cause | in the Distr we. ‘against the|a Strong and reasoned protest by state: E. Lehmann. a nur»le;{.,““g v Com. | legislatures, which already ses many of ! “ausgnn»_rr!::\-v:;lfl‘f'l"*;’ ("DM:» into an |their earlier sources of revenue lakeni D ecasation bamide the: track of ARe]SVEL U3 The nationa) govermment company at Pettey. Va.. March 2 last hplllffrn“;"[‘}fnup t e:e acts. it is the and sustained injury which has pre- | belcf of those It the dmerican Auto- A har from working. she asserts. | mobile Association that an unjust e e ren ¢ Geiger and Henry |burden would be added to the dif- | M. Fowler appear for the plaintinff. ficulties already besetting the car owner by the imposition of further: ——————————— taxes, a burden wkich would in fact | add measurably to the cost of trans- Florida avenue extending almost seven miles to the District_line to remove portation and which could have the 3 same influence as high rates have had Pollution from the park creck. Not a|in the railroad field—a gradual drying lree was cut nor a shrub injured in the construction of this interceptor. which up of revenue, which in time must passes through the Zoo and Rock Creek h ! i 0 | fra. & fi = b a. a 1 * c ! b Completed. opera, would be established. Pro- ceeds from the theater would be used to aid young singers. Leading patrons of art will be asked to join the move- ment. Enrico Caruso,” said Dr. Miele. id more for the Italian race in this country than any single individual and the loss will strike deep Into the hearts of all Italians and Americans of Italian birth or descent, as well as all lovers of the purest of arts.” —_— ASA E. PHILLIPS QUITS D. C. OFFICE (Continued from First Page.) drafting force, in which the highest salary is $1,200 a yea Mr. Phillips’ resignation is dated to take effect August 16. Talk of His Successor. No_indication could be abtained at the District building today as to who would succeed him. If the Commis- sioners decide to appoint a man al- ready in the service, J. Blake Gordon, assistant sanitary engineer, was men- tioned as a possible selection. Being ®n agency of the engineer department, the office of sanitary engineer comes directly under Col. Kutz. One of the most important achieve- ments of the sewer division has just been completed under Mr. Phillips’ direction, that of the upper Potomac interceptor sewer, bringing all of the Creek pumping station at 2Tth and K streets. This interceptor takes the pollution out of the waters flowing down the river to the bathing beach in Potomac Park by diverting it to the pumping station at the foot of New Jersey avenue southeast. From that point it is piped under the river far enough away to prevent its being brought back to the bathing beach by the tide. First D. C. Sanitary Engineer. Mr. Phillips was Washington's first sanitary engineer, being tendered the position when it was created because of his good work as superintendent of the sewer division. During his quarter of a century in the service he has been active in bringing about the abandonment of the 0ld open sewer canals, which carriéd the sewage of the city from the rear of the White House grounds to the Potomac and from the foot of Capitol Hill to the Eastern branch. He supe! vised the construction of the conduits and storm-water pumping station at the foot of New Jersey avenue, with its pumps that can carry off nearly a billion gallons of rain water a day, protecting the low sections of the ¢ity from - flooding. Mr. Phillips recently completed the Rock creek intercepting sewer i i come Cites Work Not increasing difficulties. due to the im- foot-span Tiber sewer under the Union | 24% "*the means of its accomplish. Sehool. From that school he went | BP0NEr € i At the outbreak of the war he Was|appears to be a wide difference of | e s can, Ohio, and some others favor this perceptibly affect the national in- Park. s s Mr. Phillips told the Comriissioners in his letter of resignation that much of the drainage system of the District, as it now exists, is fragmentary and incom- plete, because of & growing jnadequacy possibility of maintaining the proper { personnel on the rates of pay allowed. Tn 1908 Mr. Philips inaugurated an an-| House ways and means committes nual inspection of all trunk sewers in|republicans resumed work today on | Pder to watch for defects. One of the| ()" revision faced with the double || tion of an impending failure of the thirty- | a3 composing the divergent views Hation plaza fill. This storm sewer |t 10 was promptly reconstructed by day labor| "4 fight in the committee against | forces, working from the interlor with- | e imination of the higher income sur: out surface excavation, and what might {5y prackets and repeal of tha excess | have been a disaster was averted, profits tax is forecast, but leaders ex- tonian and a graduate of Central High ;,; teq to the House will contain these to Lehigh University, where he grad-|“mpg proposal to eliminate the $2,000 | uated in engineering. Before coming)eyemption allowed corporations and f back to Washington he studied sani-| ;i rease the tax on their net in- tary engineering abroad. He also has| ome to 15 per cent also is meeting been consulting engineer for a number [ ity opposition. delphia and Chicago. l1s another subject about which there ! called by the Council of National De- | gPPT fense into the committee on em- | “PRariortative ergency war construction of camps and cantonments. 3 action, but other comm.. He was consulting engineer for the|are. not convinced that it can be wuc || without levy'ne taxes on new sn 1 Va., throughout the war. He is a| Secretary Mellon's new tax sugges- ||| tions have not yet been taken up 10:.uai- | |f Iy by the committee. as the work of drafting the bill still is in the pre- Jiminary stages with most attention centered at present on selecting ave- ’ meraber of the American Society of Civil Engineers and several similar organizations; of the Washington Country Club, and is chairman of the committee on sewerage of the Wash- fn the allotment of funds. The work Arat truits of that plan was the detec- | ask of cutting the mation's tax bill Mr. Phillips is a native Washing- |y, qseq confidence that the wiu | of citles, including New York. Phila-| “'Repeal of the transportation taxes | port of embarkation at Newport News, ington Board of Trade. nues for reductions of expenditures, P.T. stands for Positively Tempting Particularly Toasted Preferred Tremendously and finally— Post. Toastws best corn flakes But the password to get them is not *“Corn Flakes"’—my “Post Toasties’” to your grocer. CHARGES AGAINST RYAN any im Red Cr the International Red Cross w. whence it was forwarded to the Re Cross offic, without International —|young recruits, who will have four | weeks of mingied pleasure and mil Itary instructio If the yeather per- {mits, the tents will be pitched tomor- in PRONOUNCED BASELESS the open, as Was OTig -d. but skirting the woods whers shade will be an leaving the open grounds irow. not I natiy pro of tall tre advantage Officials at American Red for drill purposes as well as for ten- cadquarters asserted today that,nis and base ball. for there will be harges made by !time at the camp for these sports. e at Riga that D An important feature of the camp : Ix shower bath facilitiex, American Red Cross commi :V;]’]"_h e ““”:‘n e i5 oofer. The roontagt e Balkuns, instigated the | cymy' is fortunately situated. inas- Kronstadt revolt were without foun- {8 T4 ((ded with otomac dation. Neither he nor the American i oiro i s gave any aid to the Kron- revolutionists, it was said, of- ” cials adding that they bel Tm n!. Capt. Richerd R. Day of the United harge of the Maryland senator 1o!Suates Marine Corps. who will be the e traceable to a bolshevik propagan- | military instructor. and Capt. H. D a wirelcss meseage asserting t lLong ure arranging the program and the American | for daily routine at the camp. setting re_contemplating help- | forth the hours for work and the ng the revolutionists. ! hours for play, as well as the course This message. dated March 20 and|of instruction at the camp. ddressed to all central committees of | Capt. Long urges prompt fillng ot he Red Crose, was intercepted and iapplications by those who wish to ent to the State Department, |avail themselves of the camp instruc tions and he asks for donations by it was = The Ameri- | e who wish to provide the means an Red Cross commissicner in Paris | of attendance of boys who are unable abled in answer to an inquiry that|to pay for their mess. Donations ma harges of American Red Cross as- | be sent to The Star and all checks istance to Kronstadt were absolute i(ln—refm' may be made payable to The foundation, and that the | Evening Star Company. with proper and American Red | notation thereon specifying the pur- ross considered a reply unnecessary. pose of the contribution. tadt Preparing Daily Program. "HELP WANTED . UNION MEN ONLY. Kenyon St. Bet. 11th and 13th Sts. N.W. 20 Bricklayers 5 Hodcarriers’ 2 Laborers 1 Watchman Otis St. Bet. 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