Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1921, Page 13

s eem - 13 SHOWDOWN TODAY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16~ 1921. PLAGE IN GONGRESS NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, CTZENS SOLIDLY oz RED CROSS ESTABLISHES S OF OYSTERS SHAUSNDRGY S0 Shan BOOTHS IN MANY PLACES KILLED BY MUSSELS, DREDGERS SAY This Clever Lad Gets Big, Fat Goose Free CISEAND SOFT 3 : ‘3&‘!&?&1%:“;’! N-f 1 , to the state, He has just pleted ¢ Roll Call to Be Pushed by Workers o 'l LN N = » N. C., £3 lo state, e just comple! e 2 | | Tomber 1—When a Hock of hs,‘:;;’;-m':ghén :‘;:.‘:i,er 16—Oys- | 2 'ldbuz" of 'In!pec!lo:: Which has car- o U.| at Banks, Hotels, Stores and cene g : 4 » mportant oyster - |- ’ . 8/ Lol ""‘m on eleatris =% ter- dfedgers: and. mes who have | FS{ Q%SNS ATRETERG, B | ® Office Buildings. . Bl . ‘wire -over a roof at his B D handled oysters *at Baltimore for | He sald the oysters are dying by home yesterday morning, A. B. -Jenter, Jr., tweive years old," raised -a" window, crept over the roof and vaught a big Installation of -booths in all banks, hotels. department stores and office buildings for the purpose of securing thousasids, and’ that oystermen are having difficulty in getting cargoes for their boats. He said that not one-tenth as many oysters as came years say that unless steps are taken to rid.Chesapéake bay of mussels that * aro_destroying thousands of International Directs Men to nferees From- Hbusle‘ and Kalorama Assogiation’ Raps Petworth Citizens’ ‘Associa- Y . . ‘Washington's quota of $60,000 for the 2 : fat gooxe by th 5 & il b 1921 Ameri; Red C ver-| End Strike, But Local i Senate Strike Qut Levy on- | | WSttty s | | Capper and Poindexter | binespppes Bew WU I | o gz o smee | tion Asks Constitulional i, S bt Sy s | 0 e it Edit & prisoner for ] ving. o “ ” The bugeye Mystic, sal odreed e r. Stewart suggests that the state A War . tchell, chairman of e eaders i ic — - ip 1 vith dred; menament. fifth roll. g . i Some Manufactures. Bills as “Inadequate.” | frst Manland-ownsd oyt R | SORLLY Bl et e e e U Whi pointed out that uniess : %THER Yncome Surtax Features Probably § Will Come to Vote Thursday 1 in House, Leadecrs Say. f House and Senate conferees on the Rax revision bill reached an agree- ment yesterday on the excise and poft drinks taxes as finally approved ‘by the Senate, after striking out the Senate proposal for a 4 per cent man- wfacturers’ tax on perfumes, essences, extracts, toilet preparations and other pimilar articles. » They expect to reach further agree- Ments today on some of the more im- Dortant amendments. he income surtax features of the which are conceded by leaders to Do ‘the principal matter in contro- v, probably will come to a vote House Thursday, it was said s DECISIONS TODAY . Schedule of Taxes. schedule of taxes agreed upon terday is as follow. utomobile trucks and automo- bile wagons, including parts and ac- &vssgrie: per cent. ¥ Other automobiles and motor cy- including parts and accessories, T cent. ‘ires, inner tubes, parts or acces- fories for motor vehicles sold to any berson other than a manufacturer or Producer of motor vehicles, 5 per xent. 3, Cameras. weighing not more than 00 pounds, and lenses for such cam- gras. 10 per cent. <« Photographic films and plates other than moving picture films), s per cent. % Candy, 3 per cent. = Firearms, shells, etc., 10 per cent. . Hunting and bowie knives, 10 per eent. $ Dirk knives, daggers, sword canes, 5 t@tilettos and brass or metallic Enuckles, 100 per cent. ; Cigar and cigarettec holders or pes composed wholly or in part of reersch:lum or amber, humidors and moking stands, 10 per cent. ¢ Automatic slof device vending ma- hines. 5 per cent, and automatic lot-device = weighing machines, 10 er cent. : £ Liveries and livery boots and hats, t $¢ per cent. % Hunting and shooting garments &nd riding habits, 10 per cent. _ Yachis and motor boats not de- izned {or trade or fishing or na. @onal defense, and pleasure boats and Bleasure canoes if sold for more than §100. 10 per cent. Works of art, 5 per cent. 2 A manufacturers’ tax of 5 per cent g so much of the price for which the following articles are sold or d @s is in excess of the price specified s to cach article: 4 Carpets and rugs, including fiber— 4.50 per square yard in the case of garpets and $6 per square yard in the « of Fugs. * Trunks, $35 each. ses, traveling bags, suit cases, . used by travelers and fit- d toilet cases, $25 each. g Purses, pocketbooks, shopping and ndbags, $5 each. 3 Portable lighting fixtures. & lamps of all includ- kinds and lamp % Excisq taxes now in force the re- peal of which is agreed upon are: Articles made of rlg“nwr cent. Musical instrument$, 5 fer cent. Sporting goods. incfuding pool and billiard tables, 10 per cent. . Chewing gum, 5 per cent. Portable electric fans, 5 per cent. Moving picture films, 5 per cent. Thermos and thermostatic bottles and jugs, 5 per cent. Retail (luxury) taxes on articles of — FAVORS WALSH BILL. House Committee Also Urges Year- 1y Meeting of Lawyers. Plans for annual conference in Washington, with the Chiet Justice of the Supreme Court presiding and rep- resentative circuit and district judges and the Attorney General :partici- {pating, are set forth in the report by {the House judiciary’committee ap- jproving the Walsh bill to create twenty-three additional federal dis- trict judges. Reports of the condition of dockets would be submitted at such conferences and means of relieving congestion and expedite the handling of cases would be considered™ . i, The bill which authorizes temporary | transfer of judges to other districts to relieve docket congestion creates two new district judgeships in Mas- sachusetts and in’ the southern New York district and one each in eastern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, west- ern Pennsylvania, eastern Michigan, |northern Ohio, ' northern Illinois, {eastern Illinois, Minnesota, eastern 1 Missouri, western Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, Montana, northern Cali- fornia, southern California, Arizona, !eastern Virginia, middle Tennessee, |southern Florida ‘and northern Texas. clothing, umbrellas, parasols, sun- shades, picture frames, carpets, rugs, i trunks, valises, hat boxes, fitted tollet cuses, shopping and hand bags, port- able lighting fixtures and fans cost- ing in excess of specified amounts. Levy on Soft Drinks. Manufacturers' taxes on soft drinks, to be in lieu of the present levies, were agreed upon as follows: | Tpon all beverages derived wholly tor in part from cereals, 2 cents a gallon. - ,Upon all unfermented fruit. juices iritended. for consumption beverages with the addition of water and sugar, and upon all imitations of such fruit Jjuices, and upon all carbonated bev- erages (except cereal), 2 cents a gallon, Upon_all still drinks (except pure apple cider), 2 cents a gallon. Upon all natural or artificial min- eral waters or table waters sold by the producer at more than 121; cents a gallon, 2 cents a gallon. Upon all carbonic acld gas sold for use in the preparation of soft drinks, 4 cents a pound. Upon all finished or fountain sirups for use in compounding soft drinks, 9 cents a gallon. The conferees passed over for fur- ther discussion the provision impos- ing a tax of 5 cents a gallon on finished sirups used in the manufac- ture of beverages sold in bottles or other closed containers. Motion Picture Shows. After limiting it to admissions to moving picture shows, the conferees agreed to the Senate amendment pro- viding that no admission tax shall be collected where the charge does not ‘exceed 10 cents. Many important provisions of the bill were passed over by the con- ferees, these including the increased estate tax rates and the Senate amendment imposing a graduated tax ton gifts or property. The excess profits and transporta- tion tax repeals were agreed upon. but this was purely perfunctory, as both the House and Senate bills pro- lvided for their repeal on next Jan- uary 1. - Some of the conferees are of the opinion that the Senate amendment increasing (@ corporation income tax rate by 5 per_sent, instead of 21 per cent, as voted by the House, will be agreed upon. The income surtax amendment still is the big contro- verted feature, but the maximum rate probably will be fixed by the House, which has reserved 3 separate vote on_this, provision. given by Miller Tires. CORDS $18.00 25.50 29.40 32.40 33.40 43.90 52.15 54.75 Size 30x3Y2 - 32x3Y, 31x4 32x4 : 32x4Y/, 34x4Y/, 33x5 35x5 _ Unqualified Indorsement of the Jopes bill to give the District na- tional representation in Congress and the electoral college was contained in resolutions adopted by the Kalorama Citizens’ Association at a meeting held at the Highlands last night. The resolution, &s adopted, stated that the Capper and Poindexter bills to provide certain other forms. of suffragefor the District are regard- ed by thé association as totally in- adequate to satisfy “the demands of righteousness and justice.” . James W. Murphy, first vice presi- dent of the association, who intro- duced the resolution, gave a spirited resume of the whole suffrage ques- tion as it exists here today, and de- clared that the solution by constitu- tional amendment granting national representation is the correct and just method. & Resolution Sent to Congress. When it was suggested that the as- soclation defer vote on the question until a study could be made to pre- sent to the body, Mr. Murphy de- clared that he would withdraw his resolution rather than allow such de- ferring of a question which is now before the Senate District committee. In this he was upheld by President A. Coulter Wells, and the assoclation, following the expression of favorable views by Claude N. Bennett and others, adopted the resolution giving “unquali- fied indorsement” to the Jones bill. Copies of the resolution were ordered sent by the secretary of the associa- tion to the District committees of the Senate and House. Resolutions asking for a repeal of the Borland law in regard to the assess- ment of street paving, and favoring improvements to the north approach of the Highway bridge, were adopted. Committee reports showed that 171 new members had been taken into the association as the result of the recent membership drive. & A. Coulter Wells was re-elected pres- ident of the association, and others were re-elected as follows: Murphy, first vice president; Mrs. An- na E. Hendley, second vice president; Edward R. Walton, jr., corresponding and financial secretary; Lawrence J. Heller, treasurer; Edwin S. Hege, dele- gate to the Federation of Citizeng, As- sociations. nx Dr. Mitchell Carroll gave an trated lecture on Washington. TURNS STATE’S EVIDENCE. Co-Defendant in Murder Case Is Freed by Court. After sitting all day Monday at the trial table as a codefendant in a first-degree murder case, Aloysius Chase, colored, walked out of court a free man yestérday afternoon. Chase turned state's evidence and took the witness stand on behalf of the prose- cution. He told the jury in_Criminal Di- vision 1 before Chief Justice McCoy that Rufus Gordon met his brother, Roy Gordon, and the witness and suggested the staging of a hold-up, declaring that he had a good gun. The trio visited several stores before Rufus went into the store of Simon Miller, at 1001 Lamont street north- west, September 12, and killed the proprietor. Roy Gor- don, he stated, walted with the wit- ness outside the store. Attorney S. McComas Hawken ad- vised his client to take the course adopted by him. Attorney C. H. Gib- son, representing the Gordon broth- ors, attempted to break down the evidence of Chase, but without avail. Chase had been in Jjail since his arrest last April. Although the crime was committed in September, 1919, it was not until last spring that the police made the arrest of the ac- cused men. Assistant United States illus- Geared-to the:fioad Our policy has always been to pass on to the user of auto- mobile tires immediately any reduction in cost. We will not deviate in the slightest from the high standard of workmanship and material so necessary to maintain the remarkable Attorney Vandoren, who is conduct- ing the prosecution, entered a nolle pros of the charge against Chase. AT 34x4Y, $49.05 35x5 | 42x9 — N AKRO| , OHIO 1919, and shot | James W. | | 1 to get oysters for Baltimore, arrived in port yesterday, Oyster brokers and others at the oyster docks say she was oblized to get her bivalves in the Delaware river because it was impossible to get them in sufficient quantities from the Chesapeake bay beds. < : Alexander T. Stewart, an oyster broker who hes operatéd here for over fifty yeafs, says that unless steps are taken to rid the beds of the mussels the industry will be lost PARENT OF DEAD CHILD . AECUSES HEALTH OFFICE Charges Inefficiency, Carelessness and Negligence in Connection With Case of Diphtheria. Charges of Inefficiency, carelessness and negligence against “officials of the health department of the District of Columbia” were flled in a letter to Commissioner Oyster yesterday ‘by Norman L. Robinson of 1605 33d street. Mr. Robinson charges that his young daughter was attacked with diphtheria on October 28 and that her case was thus diagnosed by Dr. Wil- liam J. Stanton of 3323 O street.| On November 1 the test culture "nsl returned from the health department, he said in the letter, with a negative report. On November 10 a second culture was taken and transmitted | to the health department. The child died on the following day at 5:15 a.m. and five hours after the death the health department rendered another negative report. The attending phy- sician submitted a certificate of death i diphtheria. rf\r:m; &m. on November 11, however, he said, the health department or- dered a quarantine of the Robinson residence, placarded it, and con_flned the residonts of the house so “that they were unable to give the child proper burial-or to conduct even the simplest ceremonies at the home, notwithstanding “their own assertion twice made that the baby showed no signs of diphtheria.” 9 Assistant Health Officer Newfleld said yesterday afternoon that the facts, as fay as the health department is concerned, are as follow: “On October 31, Dr. W. J. Stanton sent a culture from the Robinson home to the health department, which was found by the bacteriolo- gist to be negative. On November 10, the physicians submitted a sec- ond culture, which also was found to be negativ . - “On the next day, November 11, the cian reported the death of the d from. diphtheria. The house was immediately placarded, and, on ovember 12. it was fumigated. i “The health department does not attempt to diagnose diphtheria,” said Dr. Newfield. All we do Is report whether the cultures we receive from suspected cases of diphtheria or sore throat are positive or negative. If the culture is positive we mnotify the physician in attendance at once and placard the ! house. In this case two cultures wer® negative; therefore, there was no action for the health department; to take." —_— The cantata, “Ruth of the Moa- bites" iz to be given by the members of the Presbyterian Church at Ball- ston, Va., Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the Presbyterian schoolroom. It was previously announced as having been held last Friday evening. The board of directors of the Ar- Due to the readjustments in costs of materials, it is now possible to make a reduction, which unquestionably makes Millers the best buy in automobile tires. 20% o 10% TRUCKS Lower in Price Than Ever Before . THE MILLER RUBBER CO. OF N. Y. lington County Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular monthly meeting in Ives Hall, Clarendon, Friday even- ing at 8 o'clock. service . 34x5 $56.05 / I ARLINGTON COUNTY. E beds with the dredges and turn the oysters over as a plough turns earth over in.a fleld. He said that this method would not only remove a greater part of the mussels from the oysters, but that it would give them a chance to spawn. His method, he sald, would be a paying one for the state, which is losing revenue be- cause of the few oysters arriving here. The state receives 1 cent for every bushel of oysters taken from the bed: HAITIANS DISAPPOINTED AS PROSPERITY-LAGS Senate Committee Told Natives Ex- pected Rapid Effecting of Firm Finances. “Work which has been dene in re-{ storing law and order in Haiti sinc American occupation has been truly remarkable,”, Richard E. Forrest of Rye, N. Y., yesterday told the special Senate committee investigating con- ditions there. He declared there had been disappointment that the develop- ment of resources and the establish- ment of finances on a firm basis had not been more rapid. “The beople of Haiti feel that we have not kept full faith with them.” he stated. “They expected that under the terms of the convention we would more quickly 1ift them into prosperity.” Max Zuckerman of Boston, who en- listed in the Marine Corps as Joseph Rosenthal, New York city, served in Haiti from November, 1915, .until Oc- tober, 1918, as sergeant major in the 2nd Regiment, being with the gen- darmes about seven months. He stated that third-degree practices were inflicted upon native prisoners by use of a sandbag to beat them and by lifting them until their toes only touched the ground. to wring from them {nformation concerning cacos or bandits. “The Marines, as a unit, did very good work,” Zuckerman stated, “but there was some indlvidual feeling among the men against the natives.” When the American forces arrived the natives were friendly. but later this feeling changed, he attributing it to the harsh treatment by some in- dividual members of the corps. AGAINST EXAMINATION. House Defeats Effort to Have Tes! Made in Juvenile Court. By a vote of 126 to 52 the House struck out the enacting claus bill to establish medical ex of persons brought before the Ju Court of the Distri after debating n. Oppos a ong both republicans and democrats because of the unlimited power which they said would be conferred upon the court in dealing with_delinquent children. Chairman Madden of the appropri- ations committee was especially bit- ter in his criticism of the proposed legislation. Onyx Pointex Silk Hosiery Perfect, Pair $1.98 A wonderful group tions. Bolivia, Velour, Suede Cloth and Nov- elties. Splendidly tai- lored and finished. ter: Coney COATS Three-quarter length. 39 COATS As distinctive as can —in the graceful, |be. Collars and trim- | types. sweeping lines of |mings of fine genuine | trimmed. higher priced produc- [fu rs. In warmth- without-weight ma- silk lined. seen to be appreciated. Three-quarter length. Natural Muskrat 36 inches long; fu}l silk lined. A Deposit Will Reserve It 51252 Prompt action by congressional committees on the resolution pro- viding for submission to the states of a constitutional amendment giving the District of Columbia representa- tion in Congress was urged last night by the Petworth Citizens' Assoclation at a meeting in the United Presby- terian Church. The resolution, which was unani- | mously indorsed, was introduced by ‘' Horace J. Phelps. The resolution, in the preamble, pointed out that the Petworth body, in co-operation with other civic bodies, had urged the | measure and pointed out that matters jof less importance and upon Wwhich there is difference of opinion, are {diverting attention from and delay- ing consideration of the important Jand appropriate measure. After re- affirming its previous stand on the congressional resolution, the associa- tion’s resolution asked that it be acted upon {mmediately, to the end that it could be submitted to the tates without .unnecessary delay. Sent to Congrens. Copies of the resolution are to be submitted to the Senate Distrizt zad ithe House judiclary commit/ees. 1 Frank J. Beuchert opposed the ac- | tion of the association on the ground that it was asking too much at this time, saying he believed that it would : not pass the Congress. e was in {favor of getting the delegate first. The association, on mo/ion of W. L. Rhodes, went on record in favor of a higher scale of wages for District | employes, specifically voting in favor lof bringing them up to the standard lof 1he federal pay scale for similar work. Mr. Rhoads pointed out that the employes of the District govern- ment are greatly underpaid, and that | their scale of wages is far below | | that of the federal emploves doing | { similar work. i J. H. Patterson called to the atten- tion of the association the practice of making a public dump of a lot at Georgia avenue and Taylor street. {The matter was referred to the com- {mittee on sanitation for investigation. H Sets Dues at $15. ! The proposal of the Federation of; Citizens' Associations to increase its) dues to $25 a year developed a long ‘debate in the assooiation. W. | Rhoads, the association's delegate to Ithe federation, that he thought {the amount was too high, but said he !favored $15 a year, which was finally | approved. ! The association also voted in favor iof having an alternate in the federa- tion, in addition to the two delegates. Frank C. Daniel, prineipal of Teoh- | nical High School. spoke before the | neeting s {sociation in getting a new and larger | ! school building to meet the demands| {of an increasing school population. ! too small even when it was first used. | {With all the additions it now has a {normal capacity of 1.100 pupils and! i has on the rolls, which| e increased to 1,600 on | | February 1. The enrollment. he point- ,ed out, had increased 48 per cent in ithree vears, growing at the rate of from 150 to 200 pupils a year. There is no ground in the vicinity of the present building on which to erect additions unless valuable resi- dence property is condemned and a d sought the aid of the as- |1 Washington raises its quota, welfare work in military and public health hospitals, home service to the fami- lles of disabled veterans,, obligations to the war orphans and sufferers in Europe, the nursing service, canteen and motor corps, hygiene, first aid and nutrition classes now being car- rled on by the organization will have to be curtailed. BLAINE INVINCIBLES COMMEND PRESIDENT { Letter From O1d Organizatin Here '(:ongutulntes Him on Speech at Birmingham. President Harding is in receipt of a letter from Francis Wells, president of the Blaine Invincible Republican Club of this city, congratulating him on the speech he recently made in Birmington, Ala. Mr. Wells wrote: We are reminded at this time that the platform on which s=u launched your campaign was 100 per cent American. Without any contradiction you have American. “These times demand a man who is fearless, change, and the conditions warrant a real strong American who is not afraid to say what the American gov- ernment stands for.” The Blaine Invincible Club was or- ganized here more than forty years ago by the late Perry Carson, and during its long life it has taken an active part in national campaigns and has included in its memberships many of the most prominent colored repub- licans in the District. street is closed. A large percentage | iof the pupils, he pointed out. comes ifrom the Brightwood, Petworth and upper 16th street sections of the city. Classes Too Large. The present building has not the modern facilities for instruction which a school of its character should have. The classes are too large, he continued. pointing out that classes now numbered from forty to fifty pupils. While it was possible to teach grade classes as large as this _effectively, it could not be done in_the high schools, he said. Rev. J. Alvin Campbell, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church, de- vered an address on patriotism and citizenship. President* Carr introduced to the association the new committee chair- take up its problems through them. He said he proposed that muc of the association work during the ensuing year would be done through the com- mittees. Mrs. G. K. Eubank, the new post- mistress of the Petworth post office, was presented to the association. The association rejectad the pro- posal of the Federation of Citizens' Associations to form an executive committee and to increase member- ship dues. mandy and ials in all colors and Must be COATS COA Silk lined. Silk lined. and cuffs. Si " A Deposit Will Re-| A Deposit Will Re- A Deposit serve It. serve serve It g5 Silk lined; lengths. 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TS lic lined. win VBe- . rve It placed yourself before the whole world to be everything you proclaim—a real The world is undergoing a the | CHARTERS MAY BE LOST Administration of Howat, Head of District, Jailed Under Industrial Law, Expects Support. By the’Associnted Press. ’ PITTSBURG, Kan., November 16— A showdown in the Kansas coal fields Jloomed here today, when an order by representatives of the International Mine Workers' Union becomes effec- tive, directing all strikers in the fields to go back to the pits today. Failure to obey the edict will bring revocation of local charters and auto- matic suspension of the members. Representatives of the international here and spokesmen for the oper- ators declared that most of the men would return, while officials of the administration of Alexander M. How- at, president of the Kansas districi, deposed recently on order of John .L. Lewis, International president. said that few of the men would obey. Majority Remained Out. About 12,000 miners went on volun- tary strike several weeks ago when {Howat and August Dorchy, vice pres- ident, were 1 for six months for industrial court law. Since that time mang have returned to work, but it is said the large majority huve remained out. Several days after Howat and Dorchy went to jail the order sus pending the administration was sued by Lewis. The suspension order also created a provisional adminis- tration to replace them. Van A..Bitt- ner of Pittsburgh, Pa. came here later as special representative of the international and issued the back-to-work order. In a statement today Bittner de- clared that the action of the Illinois miners’ convention, in adopting meas- ures for the support of the Kansas organization ill in no way cause the international union to sanction nndnrchy in preference to law and orde Purpose of International “The international organization,” he said, “does not intend to leave the situation in Kansas with the revoca- tion of the charters. This is only the beginning of our campaign for law and order, and the international 1will continue to keep charge of the taffairs of district 14 until law and |order is established. “The international also will remaiz The present building, he said, was!men and urged the membership 1olin charge of district 11 until the in- fdustrial court law is wig statuse books of thi accept _every respons action in Kansa ! FILES IN BANKRUPTCY. The Altemus-Hibble Company, . in soft drinks, has filed a petition voluntary bankruptey. The debi the corporation are given as $i2 ignd its assets are estimated at $I d from the state, and wil bility for i Petticoats and Pentalettes - $1.9