Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1921, Page 1

. Temperature for two hours ended at 10 Highest, 91, at 4 p.m.; a.m. :uterday Fuil report on Page 5. WEATHER. T S ST, PO 2 lerate b e aras the lpl.n l'.ntY' E owest, 65, at tomorrow last night: nl'l:3 No. 928,238, TAX BURDEN LIFTED 018,000,000 IN BILL PASSED BY HOUSE| - Repeals Excess Profits Levy and Higher Income Sur- tax—Goes to Senate. 856. —No: FINAL VOTE IS 274 TO 125; NINE REPUBLICANS BOLT Closing Scenes Before Ballot Turbu- lent—President Criticised in Democratic Resolution. The n;ubum tax revision bill, estimated to reduce the nation's tax burden $818,000,000 when the measure becomes fully effective in 1923, was passed by the House yesterday. The vote was 274 to 125. Nine republicans voted against the bill and three democrats voted for fit. Otherwise the vote was strictly a party vote. Democrats voting for the bill were Campbell, Pennsylvania, and Dupre and Lasaro, both of Louisiana. Republicans voting against the bill were Beck, Wisconsin; Clague, Min- nesota; Keller, Minnesota; Lampert, ‘Wisconsin; Michaelson, Illinois; John M. Nelson, Wisconsin; Sinclair, North Dakota; Voigt, Wisconsin, and Wood- ruff, Michigan. Representative London, soclalist, New York, voted against the bill. The bill now goes to the Sepate, where it Will be referred to the finance committee. Chairman Penrose has announced that the committee this week will determine whether the tax bill or the tariff bill shgil be con- sidered first by the Senate. Fifty Vote for Recommittal. . Although the republicans lined up for the DBill on the final vote, except for nine members, on a motion to recommit the blll to the ways and means committee with -instructions to report it back minus the provision repealing the ircome surtax rates above 32 per cemt, fifty republicans voted with the democrats for the recommittul. - One. democrat voted against this motion, Representative Camipbell ;6T Pennsylvania. It was defeated, 330 to 169. The fifty republitans who voted for recommittal were: Andrews, Nebraska; Barpour, California; Beck, Wisconsin; Browne, Wisconsin; Burke, Pennsylvania; Burtness, North Dakota; Cable, Oplo; Christopherson, South Dakota; Clague, Minnesota; Cooper, Wisconsin; Davis, Minnesota; Dowell, Iowa; Frear, Wisconsin; Gahn, Ohio; Gorman, Allinois; Hoch, Kansas; Hull, Iowa; Keller, Minnesota; Kélly, Penn- sylvania; Ketcham, Michigan; King, Illinols; Eleczka, Wisconsin; Knight, Ohio; Kopp, lowa; Lampert, Wis- consin; Little, Kansas; Luce, Massa- chusetts; Michaelson, Illinois; Murphy, Ohio; A. P. Nelson, Wisconsin; John M. Nelson, Wisconsin; Nolan, Cal- ifornia; Perlman, New York; Ram- sever, lowa; Robsion, Kentucky; Rosenbloom, West Virginia; Ryan, New York; Schall, Minnesota; Sinclair, North Dakota; Speaks, Ohlo; Stafford, Wisconsin: Steenerson, Minnesota; Strong. Kansas; Swing, California; Voigt, Wisconsin; Volk, New York; Volstead, Minnesota; Woodruff, Mich- igan; Young, North Dakota, ~and Zihlman, Maryland. ‘Wil Raise $221,000,000 Less. As it passed the House the bill is estimated to raise $3,347,000,000 revenue this present fiscal year, or about $221,000,000 less than would be raised by the existing law. As repeal of the excess profits tax and higher income surtaxes rates would not become effective until next January 1, the full force of the measure will not be reflected in goveynment receipts until the "cal- endar year, 1923, but republican leaders say that through repeal of the transportation and other taxes the reduction in the tax bill in the next ealendar year will be approxi- mately $512.000,000. The principal changes in present tax levies made by the bill as passed include: Repeal of the excess profits ta Increase of the corporation income tax from 10 to 121 per cent, ef- fective next January 1. Repeal of the income surtax rates from 32 per cent to 65 peér cent, inclusive. . Incressed exemptions to heads -of families, cffective as of last January 1, to $2,600 for incomes not in excess of $5,000, and additional exemption for dependents to $400 from $200. Transportation Tax Repealed. Repeal of the transportation taxes, effective: next January 1. Repeal of the tax on life, fire and marine insurance policies, and im- position of the corporation tax of 121 per cent on all such_ insurance companies, except fraternal, et- fective next January 1. o Repeal of the taxes on fountain | drinks, ice cream and other beveragea and the substitution of manufac- turers’ taxe: s follows: Four cents a gallon on cereal beverages;. 5 cents a pound on carbolic acid gas; 5 cents a gallon on fruit.juices of soft drinks, 3 cents a gallon on atilt drinks, exclusive of mineral and table- water, and 10 cents a gallon on fountain syrups. These changes would go into force on enactment of the law. Repeal of the stamp‘taxes on fumery, ' cosmetics, toilet prepara- ~~4Continued on Page.3, Column L): Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C., MARINES RUSH TO PANAMA; LEAVE QUANTICO SECRETLY Battalion at, Wai Strength Hurriedly Entrains to Go Aboard Warship. May Enforce Boundary Award. One battalion of United Ststes marines at war strength and with full fleld equipment entrained at- the .big Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va, at 9 o'clock last night for Panama. They are sched- uled to board the U. S. battleship Penpsylvania today at Philadel- phia, which, it was learned last night, is under orders. to rush them to Panama. £ g The battalion was hurriedly as- sembled last night following the evening meal, and the men were in- structed to make immediate prepa- rations for field service. When the special trai.. which carried them to Philadelphiz pulled on the Quantico siding and the loading of the devil dogs began there was much con- sternation among the wives and relatives of the men at such a -hurried departure. No explana- tions were given and the departure ‘was veiled in secrecy. ‘While the marines and their rela- tives @1d not know for what pur- pose they were being ordered away, they did know that they went pre- pared for foreign feld service, and those who know the corps surmised that trouble was brewing. Officers at the post were reticent about the troop movement, and re- ferred all inquirers to the Navy Department. Maj. Gen. Lejeune, commandant of the Marine Corps, also declined to comment om-the movement, but late last night it ‘was officlally confirmed at the Navy Department that the rush move- ment had been ordered. Officials referred requests for explanatio, the State Department, saying that the troops were being sent at the request of that branch of the gov- ernment. s ‘The Quantico marine base, it was learned, is the only base affected at this time, and officials declined to say whether further -detach- ments would be ordered, but in- timated that they ‘would act im- mediately upon any further re- quests from the State Department. - There were no indications last night as to the purpose of the Navy Department in dispatching the ma- rines ynder sueh short orders. But by & process of eliminatiol it was conceded ‘smong observers of ‘af<~ on, the isthmus that the oely. muuua-n 1ay in the present con- troversy between Panama and her neighbor republic, Costa Rica, over | l the White boundary award, a dis- pute in which the United States has taken more the part of a guaran- tor of the award's validity. than that of a disinterested observer or mediator. There have been hints in notes sent to Panama by the State De- partment that unless that repub- lic abided by the award the United States would be forced to take steps looking toward a final settle- ment, and the State Department has on more than one occasion in- formed Panamsa that the White award was valid. There is nothing now to show that the State Department has de- cided to force Panama’s immediate acceptance of the White award. But if such was the decision, it is concéded that the State Depart- ment's request for an immediate settlement would have to be back- €d up by force. Panama’s attitude to date makes other courses im- possible. In a nutshell the situation to- day is this: When Costa Rica, a few months ago, invaded the terri- tory on the Pacific coast under dis- pute and Panama resisted the in- vasion, one of the first acts of Sec- retary Hughes after assuming of- fice was to notify Panama and Costa Rica that hostilities must cease and an agreement be reached between the republics. This note was followed by another, which informed Panama that the White award remained valid, and con- tained what has been interpreted a threat by this government, that its provisions must be com- plied with by Panema. Panama, however, has refused to interpret the State Depart ment's attitude @s indicating the United States means to enforce the ‘White award. She has submitted & number of counter propositions to Costa Rica, through the State Department, looking to a settle- ment of the award. Costa Rica has refused to entertaip. any of them. 3 i Costa Rica’s latest step was to ask Chief Justice Taft to appoint the commission of engineers w| ds Drovided 16r7in" thé treaty” tween Panami and Costy: Rica "as Grviter, ate ‘fo'mmy .::.' mark the line designated in the White award. RED HINT ANGERS {MINER HOST PLANS U 5. RELIEF ENVOY| MARGH ON MINGO Signing of Agreement Hoped Arfange Big Demonstration Prelude ta, Others—Brown Avoids Politics. By the Associated Press. RIGA, Letvia, August 20.—The food relief agreement between America and Russla was signed today in the presence of Letvian officials, M. Ganetsky, Russian soviet minister to Letvia, newspaper correspondents and moving. plcture men, but no American diplomats were present. “Misunderstandings are overcome by this agreement,” M. Litvinoff .de- clared after the document had been signed. ‘“It leaves room for the hope that the first meeting of the repre- sentatives of the two big nations will be followed by other meetings, which will make the peoples understand that differences and misunderstandings can be made non-existent.” He compared the importance of the agreement to that of the Russo- Polish treaty, signed in Riga, point- ing out that the main object of both| was to save lives. Remarks Annoying. ' Premier Meirovitz in his remarks after the siguning of the ggreement this morning expressed the view gen- erally held in_the Baltic region that the negotiations Were between repre- sentatives of Russia and America. “The first step only has been tak- en,” he said. “I am cnnndant there will be others. Mr. Brown nppe.red to be annoyed at such exvresswn- on the part of Premier, Meirovits ‘and M. Litvinoff, and in his remarks chose his words caretully, avoiding anything ap- proaching 8 reference to political questions. FULL REPORT EXPECTED. V. S. Officials Expect All Ameri- cans to Be Freed. T A tull report of '.he successful con- clusion of the Riga famine relief negotiations is expected shortly by Seczetary Hoover, officials said last night. Allho‘l‘h details of the sign- ing of the agreement had not been recetved officially, confidence was ex- pressed that all former American prisoners would be able to leave Ru i .':he American relief administration, it was explained, was in receipt af advices from Riga stating that, the soviet foreign. minister,” Tchitcherin, ‘was:* announcing :officially -that. all American_ citizens. were free to.quit Russia upon_presentation of proof of thefr dfll&llhlb to the foreign affairs = i i <> ¢ <mbt been* i-(iui in Protest Against Martial Law. By the Assoclated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va., August 20. —Men from the Paint creek and Cabin creek coal fields along the Kanawha river assembled at Marmet, near here, today, with the avowed in- tentlon, it was reported to state au- thorities, of making a demonstration against Mingo county, where martial law has been-in force for several months as the outcome of an indus- trial controversy of long standing. Bome six or eight hundred men were in the party, and it was sald they would begin to march “tomorrow morning, reaching Mingo through Boone and Logan counties. It has been reported on several oc- casions that the men, many of whom are not steadily employed, would march on Mingo, but surprise was expressed this afternoon when the news reached state officlals that the movement was well under way. Col. Jackson .Arnold, commander of the state police, declined to discuss the situation, nor from any other official source was any information given out. Armed Guard Out. It was knowa, however, that late in the afternoon a crowd of men, es- timated at fully 660, had collected in a Hollow about one mile from the railroad station at Miami. Armed guards patrolled the road leading to the rendezvous, and strangers were excluded.’ 5 According to the reports widely cir- culated in this city and throughout the state the movement is in protest against: the. maimtenance of ~martial law in Mingo county. Eftorta for Prisencia Tail Repeated ‘efforts by miners organi- sations to have the courts free pris- oners, taken under-the provisions .of Gov. Morgan's-martial law proclama- tion, have been without avail. Only a few' days ago the supreme court of appeals ‘refused to release a large humber of men held in_ custody at Wiiliamson, the colinty seat of Mingo, |- and upheld the governor's right to enforce martial law in that com- munity. for the second time. C. F. Keeney, president of the dis- trict No. 17, United 'Mine Workers of Ameérica, “said tonight that the men could march to Mingo as far as. he. was concerned, and that he would not interfere. He 3id that he had been informed the miners’ were to hav meeting: at Marmet, :but that he ln‘ PRESIDENT URGES CONGRESS SUPPORT| OF SHIPPING BOARD Declares “Unpleasant Truth” ‘Must Be Met, in Letter to Senator Jones. FORMER ADMINISTRATION BLAMED FOR CONDITIONS Emphasizes Difficult Task Ahead in Asking Co-Operation—Praises - *Sacrifices of Present Personnel. President Harding yesterday came to the aid of the senators who are seeking to have the Shipping Board deficiency appropriation bill passed. The bill has met serious opposition. The President urged that there be the closest co-operation betweem Con- gress and the administration in an effort ‘to bring the Shipping Board losses down to a minimum, in a letter addressed to Senator Jones of Wash- ington, in charge of the bill. The let- ter was read to the Senate. The bill carries $48,500,000 for the board's activities. Chairman Lasker's effort to get big men t0 aid in putting the board on its feet was approved by the President, who said if they could end operating losses their salarles would be more than justified. At the same time there was present- ed a letter from Chairman Lasker say- ing that sooner or later Congress would be called upon to appropriate $300,000,000 in outstanding claims in- herited from the former administra- tion, Text of Letter. The President’s 'letter giving his views at length on the general ship- & situation follows: “I could not fail to note the dissatis- faction expressed in both House and Benate over the very unsatisfactory conditions of the affairs of the Ship. ping Board and the reluctance of Con- gress to make appropriations for the continued activities of the board with- out putting specific restraint upon the board's activities in employing uenu of'rellef. - 4 “From your mmw.‘m ably as familiar with the affairs of the board as I am and I hopé vou will make it 2 point to lay the exact but unpleasant truth before ybur colleagues. * “The Shipping Board situation is wholly_an inheritance from. the pre- vious administration. It would avail nothing to attempt to outline how thb intolerable state of affairs came about. Our great problem Is curing the situation. The difficulty of this task becomes very apparent to me, and had its reflex in the delay in the final selection of the Shippiffg Board. Diffeult Task. “It was no easy thing to bring capable men to the solution of this task. Chairman Lasker is making a very heavy sacrifice to give his time and talents to this most djfcult work. He has been able to bring many disinterested advisers to his assistance, .but it is impossible for the board, in creating its various de- partments, to establish such organi- zations by the ordinary methods of government appointment and com- pensation. “Many of the men called to service have been ohliged to completely sac- rifice their private interests, and in some cases the sacrifice is made with the knowledge that the period of employment with the government is only temporary. Under these condi- tions, and because of the fact that hundreds of millions are-involved. it is unavoldable that some compensa- tions in responsible places are much beyond the ordinary run of govern- ment compensation. “There are approximately $200.000,- 000 in claims against the Shipping Board. No business man would .ven- ture upon the settlement of these claims without highly capable legal repre- sentation. The staggering. losses in operation can only be cured by a board of operators whose members know something concerning the business. These men could not be secured with- out giving up private pursuits which are vastly more profitable than the average. administration salary under the government and Chairmap Lasker has proceéded with my very hearty approval in the acquirement of men equal to this task. If their knowl- edge of the business will enable us to put an end to operating losses, as we .very much hope to do, gheir ac- quirements for government ‘service will be justified a hundred fold. Hits at licompetency. “The ~error heretofore committed seems to have been the employment of incapable men at excessive'salaries, whilé the present progrgm calls for capebility, and the compensation is|' vastly less than in private pursuits. T have been at some pains to assure myself that there is no overpayment in selecting men for specific places, and I believe I can assure you that this overpayment has been avoided in umnl appointments. 7 “f ido not _venture to, make promises for the Shipping Board. T would like the Congress {o know we are speedily arranging the discontimuance of many lines. of sérvice which are, being: op- erated at a loss to the government, and we are hoping soon to have an end to all the unfortunate charter contracts under which the' cbarterers are made whole ‘and ‘share fn . the ,nnu. it any, while the. tvnrmuont | . A SHRIEK FROM THE SHADE. ALLIED DEBT BILL GETSSENATE'S 0.K. Committee Reports Favor- ably on Measure for Fund- ing Obligations to U. S. BROAD POWERS GIVEN Secretary of Treasury Would Have Authority to Use Own Judgment. t The admin| ing s e 5 committee . with & majarity mendation for fits passige so un the Treasury Secretary may have broad powers in adjusting the ques- tions at issue. An amendment re- quiring the funding to be completed within five years was added by the majority. The freedom and broad powers with which the majority said the Sec- retary should be endowed, howeyer, were attacked by Senator La Follette, republican, Wisconsin, and five dem- ocratic members of the committee, who declared In a minority statement | that this constituted a Dbasis aum- clent for rejection of the measure. l The Secretary, they contended, has now sufficient authority to negotiate the settlements, and they suggested that the obligations of the foreign governments be held in their present form “until our government shall have sufficlently crystallized its policy to know exactly to what use they can be put.” The best and most practical method of handling the question is afforded by the measure, the ma- jority report declared, adding that it was necessary for some one to be authorized to deal promptly with the situation. Assurance was given that the Treasury Secretary ddes not in- tend to accepj obligations other thafn those of the debtor country, in the case of the principal debtor countries, and that “it is not his intention to accept German bonds unless it be- comes necessary or desirable to do so in some now unforeseen special case. The minority report said the for- eign. obligations accepted should bear the same rate of interest that the American government paid to raise the money loaned, and opposed the exchange of the obligations for those of countries other than the original debtors. The bill,’it continued, would permit the Secretary “to make any bargain he wants to make,” and “be- come the actual dictator of the dis- position of $11,000,000,000.” with CTon- gress “having abdicated its control.” A majority of the committee agread with Secretary Mellon, the report stated, “that in the case of thé prinei- al forelgn governments receiving ad- vance from the proceeds of lberty bonds, the United States is committed to the postponement of the lnteruz for two or three years (over Itwo Should Bear Equal Interest. i years of which have elapsed) and also to the spreading over subsequent years of the payment of -the postponed ST o e e e ST (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) [ i WOULD SEAT CABINE] Bill in House Provides for Par- ticipation in Debates. Members of the President’s cabinet would be entitled to occupy seats on the floor of the Senate and House ‘with the 'right of participating. in debate on matteré pertaining’ to the bustness of their respective depart- ments under a bill introduced yes- terday by Representative Kelly, re- publican, Pennsylvania. The cabinet officlals would .be re- quired to attend Senate sessfons Mon- day and Thursday and -House sions Tuesday and Friday to give 'l formation asked by resolution or in reply to questions by members of. SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 192L Priceless Weights And Measures Found ! In Alexandria Hall | Special Dispateh to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., August 20— The original set of standard weights and measures of Fair- - fax county have recemtly beem discovered in the town hall in Alexandrin. The set is complete | and consists of a yardstick, weights from 1 te 100 pounds and measures of all capacities, both dry and wet. They are all of solid brass and all have inscribed om them the words, “Fairfax County, 1744.” “These weights have been for a long time preserved in Alex- andria, but it was mot until re- cently that they were cleaned | and the inseription diseovered. An expert from the Depart- ment of Agriculture who ex- amined the, set ntates that they The “ouly " a‘pme met of —— tically pricéless. The reason that the welights are in_ Alexandrin and not ia Fairfax Court House s that at the time they were made Alexandria was the [ | county seat of Fairfax county. When Alexandria was ceded to the Distriet of Columbia, Fair- fax Court House was made the county seat of Fairfax county, |’ but the old weights and meas- | ures were mever moved, alx ough the deeds and other legal documents were all taken to Fairfax. N HIEH WEEDS MUST G0, OYSTER RULES Police May Aid to Enforce Old Law Against Unsightly Vacant Lots. ] AR Having received numerous com- plaints recently of high and unsight- 1y weeds being allawed to remain on vacant lots throughout the city, Com- missioner Oyster took steps yesterday to resurrect an old act of Congress making this a violation ®f law. The Commissioner announced that he would confer with Maj. Gessford; superintendent of police, tomorrow relative to enforcement of this act. The law states that it shall be un- lawful for the owner or agent of any vacant land in the densely populated sections of the city to permit weeds to ‘grow more than four fnches in height. ‘It provides that notice shall be" served upon the owner of a lot where weeds exist higher than four inches, giving him seven days in which to cut them down. Failure to comply with the nbtice makes the owner subject to a fine for each day the weeds remain after the notice period has elapsed. It further authorizes the Commis- sloners 'to remove the. weeds where the owner falls to do so and asses$ ‘the “cost against.the property: It Is understood, however; that there 48 no fond -available with which to carry out: that provision of the ‘Taw. Hoalth Officer Fowler has asked, in his annual’ estimates in past years, for an ,&ppropriation to” enforce the anti-weed law, but ‘the appropriation has never been made. The health de- partment is not: able, with its limited force of inspectors, to see that the law. is obeyed, on every vacant lot in the " thickly populated part of the city. ¥ ‘Whenever -peclflc complaint is made, however, . of.the -existence of high weeds.on a certain lot the health office has. endeavored. to enforce the anti-weed law. Dr. Fowler said last night that mh ‘weeds of a: certain species are un- doubtedly a source of annoyance at. this_time of year to persons who dre subject to hay fever. Furthe more, he sald, a lot covered with high grbund "for umn. % [shall, without search warrant, mali- weeds easily becomes & dumping|chipe, a seven-passenger = HOMES EXEMPTED INLIQUOR SEARCH Warrants Necessary, Con- ferees on Anti-Beer Measure Agree. SENATE LIKELY OBSTACLE Leaders Say Hope for Acceptance Without Stanley Amendment Is in Vain. 7 { The conference report on the anti- beer bill, definitely agreed on yester- aud presented 1o the Senate and also to the House, exempts a man's home from search without warrant obtained in due course of law, but requires no warrant to search other property provided an officer acts| without malice and has reasonable | cause to suspect the presence of liquor. Along with the presentation of the report word reached the Senate that prohibition leaders of the House had declared there would be no recess of Congress until the measure had been finally enacted. Senate leaders, on the other hand, announced shat it was hopeless to expect Senate acceptance in view of the rejection by the con- fereeu of the Stanley amendment, d unanimously, and designed to prolect the home and other property from indiscriminate search through imposition of heavy penalties. Two Fail to Sign. Senator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona, who “bolted” the conference early In the week, and Representative Dyer.| republican, Missouri, failed to sign| the report. Tt was approved, how- ever, by Senators Stérling and Nelson. ublicans and Representative Vol- ntend republican, and Sumners, Texas, democrat. The only point at issue in final de- liberations of the managers was the | searching provision. In reaching a compromise’ both the Senate and House amendments on the subjects were discarded. Agree on Thix Section. In their place the conferees adopted the following section: Section 6. That any officer, agent or employe of the United States en- gaged In the enforcement of this act (to the national prohibition act) or any other law of the United States, who shall search any private dwelling as defined in the national prohibition act, and occupied as such dwelling, without @ warrant directing such search, or who while so engaged clously and without reasonable cause search and other bullding or property, shall be guilty of 2 misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined for a first offense not more than $1,000- or imprisoned not more than one year, or both such fine and im- prisonment. U “Whoever not being an officer, agent or employe of the ,United FIVE CENTS. D.C. BUDGET LODKS LIKE §25,000000 EXPENSE FOR 1923 Estimate for Next Fiscal “Year Likely to Lie Between That and $23,000,000. FORECAST OF CITY NEEDS MUST BE READY SEPT. 15 Commissioners Face Hard Task of Keeping Figure Within Lawful Limit of Twice the Revenue. The annual budget of the District government for the fiscal year be- ginning next July will amount to between $23,000,000 and $25,000,000, 1t was reliably reported at the District building yesterday. ‘With the return to the city tomor- row of Commissioner Rudolph, the city heads will buckle down to the big task of the year—preparation of the estimates. They must be in the hands of the director of the budget by September 15. Although the needs of the city are many, there are two factors that probably will make it necessary for the Commissioners to keep their bud- get down to those items essential to the operation of the municipal gov- ernment. Economy the Watchword. One of these factors is the watch- word economy, which will guide ali government bureaus in the prepara- tion of their appropriation bills. The other is the old law which says they shall not estimate for more than twice the revenue which the city ex- | pects to collect during the fiscal year. It is expected that there will be three big items in the estimates, namely: For continuation of the school building program now under ‘way, for the purchase of more munic- ipal playgrounds, and for the ereec- tion of a municipal trash and refuse disposal plant. The $240 bonus for District em~ ployes amounts to $1,400.000 a vear. While the bonus is not appropriated for in the regular District bill, the Commissioners must make allowance for that smount in kéeping their budget within the limit of twice the estimated revenue. Will Comsider Salary Increanes. Whether the city heads will recom- mend salary increases for District employes probably will be decided by them within the next ten days while they are considering the estimates. The United States bureau of efi- ciency is now engaged in a survey of conditions at the District buflding and may find that some employes of the city are underpaid. It is not ex- pected. however, that the Commis- sioners will have time to consider the report of the efficiency experts before |sending their estimates to the Treas- ury on September 15. ‘The District's revenues for the fis- cal year beginning July 1 next were roughly estimated yesterday as follows: Real estate and tangible personal property taxes, between $9,000,000 and $10,000.000, depending upon what tax rate is used for that year. A rate of $2 per 100 of assessed value, which is the highest the Commis- sioners could establish, would pro- duce from this source approximately $10,800,000. If the present tax rate of $1.82 is retained for the next fiseal year real estate and tangible prop- erty would produce $9,800,000. Estimated Revenue, $14,000,000. Intangible personal property, which is not subject to the changing tax rate, will produce about $1,000,000. Taxes from public utllities, banks, etc., will amount to about $1,500,000 and from miscellaneous sources, such as licenses, $1,500,000. These figures give a total estimated revenue for the city for the next fig- cal year of ahout $14,000.000. A bud- get equal to twice this estimate of revenue would call for $28,000,000. The Commissioners, however, must make allowance for various appro- priations made in other acts partly chargeable to the District. These ap- propriations have been amounting in recent years to about $4,000,000. After deducting these outside ap- propriations from their estimates, the Commissioners will be able to ask for about $24,000,000 for the mu- nicipal government. Among the outside items which the Commissioners must deduct from their budget are the appropriations States shall falsely represent himself to be such’an officer, agent or em- ploye;and in such assumed characfer shall arrest or detain-any person, or shall in any manner search the per- son, - bulldings or other property of any- person, ‘shall be deemed guilty ot a misdemeanor, and upon convic- tion thereof. shall be punished by a fine of not movre .than $1,000 or im- prisonment for not more ‘than one year, or-by both such nna and Im- prisonment.” RUDOLPH’S AUTO STOLEN. While District Commissioner Cuno H. ‘Rudolph was returning to Wash- ington on a train last night from his vacation, -his ‘automobile was stolen from jn front of Union station, for connecting the Rock Creek andl Potomac ‘parks, for the new George- town bridge, the Zoological Park, for the care and lighting of public grounds and the salaries and ex- penses of the District Supreme Court gm! the Court of Appeals. 13 HURT IN CAR CRASH. Over Score Bruised in Collision Near Cleveland. CLEVELAND, August 20.—Thirteen persons were seriously hurt. one per- baps fatally, and more than a score. of_others bruised in a head-on col- lision between two Cleveland, Paines- ville and Ashtabula shore line in- terurban cars east of the city limits late today. The thirteen seriously Morris T. Heyser, the Commission- | hurt were taken to hospitals. er’s: chauffeut, told the police he en- tered the depot to find out what time ‘the Commissioner’s train would ar- Tive., He was Inside only a few min- utes, but when he returned the mas: Hudsén, . First reports to police were that a'number of persons had been killed in the wreck. The cars were completely wrecked.. ‘both telescoped .and deralled. ome ‘being J.mnw‘ ‘within m tramework