Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1921, Page 2

rgv‘ DR, SZE SPEAKER AT RACQUET CLUB ‘Expresses Determination of _y China to Regain Her Lost ¥ Sovereign Rights. f Dr. Sze, Chinese minister to the idelegation to the present conference, spoke last night at a dinner given at EDUCATOR TO APPEAR BEFORE JOINT COMMITTEE Dr. Finegan. State Superintendent of Pennsylvania Schools, to Give Views. The joint congressional committee investigating the school needs of the District of Columbia has decided not to resume its personal survey of school buildings tomorrow morning, as planned. It will meet at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon and listen to the views of Dr. Thomas . Finegan, su- perintendent of schools of the state of Pennsylvania, as to what is needed ‘United States and head of the Chinese |in the District to make the school system here the best that can be de- veloped. “Your committee is in a position to the Racquet Club by Washingtonians jrender a great service to public edu- who had visited and were interested ‘in China, on China’s aspirations for her cation throughout America,” Dr. Fin- egan wrote to Senator Capper of Kan- sas, chairman of the committee, in ac- rehabilitation following the outcome of | cepting the invitation to come here. the parley. The dinner was given in honor of the Chin other delegates and their chief secre- taries and advisers. N Dr. Sze expressed the determinatio of China to regain her lost sovereign rights by demanding that the princi- ples agreed to by the powers be car- ried out in actual accomplishment, the open door to be a reality, foreign troops to be withdrawn, forelgn postal systems abolished and the removal of such other unlawful infringements. He made clear China’s policy in regard to Manchuria. No Desire to Stop Trade. “China,” he said, “has no desire to restrict the transportation of raw ma- terial from Manchuria to the outside world any more than from any other part of China, but China does demand that these supplies go through regular channels so that all outside nations may have an equal opportunity to enter into competitive trade. From a standpoint of food, we believe that China’s own in- terests should be safeguarded, but be- vond that we want to see only equal chances for every one.” Paul S. Reinsch, former United States minister to China, presided at the din: - mer as toastmaster. He spoke of Chin as the “future United States of Asia. Others Among Spenkemw. Others who spoke were: Dr. *Velling - ton Koo, Chinese minister fo_Creat Britain: Dr. Wang, Senator McKfaley, Mrs. Eleanor F. Egan and Victor Mur- dock. There were 160 gussts present. among them being Sir Yohu Jordan, Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Senstol snd Mrs. ¥arris, Senator McKinley Ritresoot- ative and Mrs. E. Btown, L. C Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. J. A Feear. F. Murphy. Mr. and Mrs. Ltthe: Mett, Henry Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. W. Wil- son, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. White, John Barrett. Mr. and Mrs. Stepb-n Bonsal, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Brewstef, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bullard, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Denby, Col. and Mrs. W. Drysdale, Col. and Mrs. H. 8. Fergu son. Col. Stanley H. Ford. M. ard Mrs. Gempers, Lieut. Col. combe, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Jack- son, Dr. J. W. Jenks. Rea® Admiral and Mrs. Kimball, former 3ecretary Lansing, Brig. Gen. and M. Charles H. Martin, Gen. Miles. Miss Alice Tage, Mr. and Mrs. Owen F. Roberts, Miss Dorothy Read, Lenoy Simpson, Rear Admiral and Mrs. B, R. Stitt, Rear Admiral Swinburne, &en. and Mrs. M. O Dr. W, W. Wil- les B. ‘Wood, Mr. : Williams, Judge and Mrs. Lebbeus Wiltley and Col. and Mrs. Dion Williams. BLOOD-STAINED CA FOUND IN TOY BOX (Continued from Firs. Page.) body, talked with Miss K uox, who, he s£aid, told him-that she Lad gotten up at 3 o'clock and had go#a to the out- house at the Eastlake home because she could not sleep. g He said the nurse told him while she was in the outhouse she heard Mrs. Eastlake cry, “Oh, Miss Knox! and on her way to render assistance she saw a man in a raincoat dash from the side door of the Eastlake home, run through the yard and jump over a fenci told him this had occurred about day- break. The witne: s said ferther that nei- ther the Knox woman nor Eastlake displayed the slightest emotion, T watched Eastlaks closely.” said Drinks, “and to the bedt of my knowl- edge would say that he did not even look at the body of his wife. A display of the calldren’s toys in the courtroom gave & pathetic touch to the scene. ese minister, the two | maintaining a city school sy: n |and scientific principl Thomas Hol- | 1 ! He said that Miss Knox | “We should have one city in America em or- ganized upon a sound legal hasis and administered under the most modern “There is no better place for the organization of such a system than Washington,” Dr. Finegan continued. “It could be made a model for the cities of the country and the world to pattern. I shall be gratified it I can co-operate in any way in this movemen: MR ZERD S FREED BACK AT PGKETING Ignores Police Warning and Parades Before Arms Par- ley Delegates. TURBAIN LEDOUX Leaving police headquarters today with his lantern and umbrella, which were returned to him when héwas released, after being detained . @n h picketing charge. Charges against who was arrested Urbain Ledoux, vesterday while picketing the Pan-American building with a lantern and umbrella covered with hearts, failed to materialize in i the Police Court today, and he was released. Mr. “Zero,” as he is also known, left the courthouse wreathed On entering the court Mrs. Mahel {in smiles, and, despite warnings by Chambers, sister of Eastlake, tender- | the assistant corporation counsel, 1y patted him on the cheek. ! Thomas Walsh, not to resume his Little time was wasted yesterday | picketing, called at police headquar- @uring the trial. W. V. Carruthers,!ters to get his umbrella and lantern son of the physician who had occu- jand resumed his picketing this after- pied the stand for the greater part of : OO the morning, had hardly completed | “Mr. Zero” stated to the representa- his version of what haprened on the | tive from The Star that he had under- fateful morning wheR Common- |taken the picketing yesterday in or- wealth's Attorney Mayo talled Mrs, (der that the attending delegates might L. V. McKenney to the stand. She ' &et the symbolic sign of his teach was not quizzed more than half an: but in that time gave evidence prove damaging Heard ot 380 AM. Mrs. McKenney toi§ of hearing a piercing shriek. followed by a terri fying cry, at 5:05 o'clock on the morn- ing of the murder. She said it came from the direction of the Eastlake Pome, and qualified her knowledge of the exact time by saying that she Jooked at her clock, which registered 5:30. The witness explained this ap- parent contradition by saying that she always kept the timepiece twen- ty-five minutes ahead in order that her children might not be late for school. Counsel for the defense, tried hard to break down the effects of the wit- nesses’ testimony by cross-examina- tion. but without success. McKenney substantiated his wife's testimony, detailing her action on the morning she heard the call of agony, and said that she called to him at the 1ime. He too, was positive about the time, gaging her certainty by an en- gagement he had to keep that morn- ing. Harlier in the afternoon, young Car- ruthers went through several hours of searching cross-examination by Mr. Butzner, but when he left the stand the genera] opinion was that he had ‘weathered the storm remarkably well. Attorney Butzner's barrage of ques- tions was evidently directed at the " ne it 1d e witness tol of having been called by Miss Knox to the hfime of Mrs. Eastlake on the morning of the murder. “I dressed and went over as soon as possible,” he said, “and later went to summon Eastlake, who had gone to _the dock to take his boat.” The witness said that he returned with Eastlake to the scene of the murder and on he way the officer had asked him if Miss Knox was there. “I told him she was,” said Carruthers, Apparently Lacked Interest. The witness then described East- Jake's apparent lack of interest in searching for the murderer of his wife, and had explained how the de- fendant had spread two overcoats on the porch to show that they were free from blood stains. when he was stop- ped by Judge Joseph Wilson Chinn, who sustained the defense’s objection. He further testified to having Miss XKnox searched by several women on the morning of the murder at the suggestion of Eastlake, who had told him the woman “used dope.” He said a hypodermic needle and a quantity of drugs were found on her person. Following the testimony of the Mc- XKenneys, Hugh Goyt, a worker at the Dahlgren proving station, testified of his relationship with Eastlake. He at one time sharéd their home. The gist of letters which were trans- ferred from the prosecution to the defense on the first day of the trial hy Judge Chinn has been published. ‘The details of some of them are un- rintable. They tend to show Miss nox's infatuation for the officer. 1 1 i H i ! | i{My umbrella w ings, namely, that of love. ent conference,” he sai “The pres: “is ruled by if verified, will wudoubtedly i the spirit of fear, and while it labors under that handicap cannot succeed. its painted hearts h upon it represents the shelter of love; my Bible that I carry, represents truth, and the lantern represents light.” Urges “Right Spirit.” “I want those attending the confer- ence to get the right spirit, not the physical spirit that now holds them,| but the spiritual spirit. My arrest yesterday was actuated by good mo- tives, and I gladly state that during my imprisonment at the tenth precinct I was treated with the utmost kind- ness and consideration. I don’t want to pose as a martyr or in any way a fanatic. I only want to help others that they may help themselves and humanity. My case now is a test case and I cannot see that I am infringing on any rights that are not constitu- tionally mine.” In Police Court Mr. Ledoux was greeted and talked to by many friends and inquisitive visitors. Following the opening of court, As- sistant Corporation Counsel Walsh stepped to the bench and told Judge McMahon the circumstances, that there was no technical charge that could be brought against the de- fendant. Mr. Walsh then called Mr. Ledoux into the witness room, and, in the presence of the officers from head- quarters who had arrested him yester- day, told him that he was released, as he had not comitted any offense, but a repetition of the matter might be | judged differently. Mr. Ledoux thanked Mr. Walsh, but refused to promise to keep away from the Pan-American building. “I warn you,” stated Mr. Walsh, “if you annoy the delegates it will be a violation of the law.” “Christ himself annoyed some peo- ple, but is that a reason to say that he violated the law?” replied Mr. Ledoux: Accompanied by Detective String- fellow, Ledoux went to police head- quarters and was given his Bible, um- brella and lantern. “We of the conference will meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon,” Ledoux an- nounced as he started to leave head- quarters. “I want to thank you for your kind consideration,” he added, “and hope we will meet again.” “We'll meet again, all right,” the detective said, “if you attend the con- ference.” — Reduced Hollday Fares, Atlantic Coast Line, 1418 H st—Ad- vertisement. ——— DR. FINEGAN TO SPEAK. Pennsylvania School Head Will Appear in Inquiry Here. Dr. Thomas E. Finegan of Harris- burg, Pa., state superintendent. of schools, is to address the joint-con- Judge Chinn announced last night | gressional committee in the District that he would hold night sessions|school inquiry, in Senator ClDDlr‘cl from now ogy W. H C office tomorrow afternoon. stating | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921. PLAN BANQUET IN HONOR OF LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY League of Republican Ctate Clubs Will Hold Elaborat} Celebration. As a means of properly celebrating the birthday anniversary of Abraham Lincoln, the League of Republican State Clubs of the Disalct will give 1 elaborate banquet at one of the large downtown hotels in February. This was decided upon at a meeting| of the exccutive committee of the league last night in the headquarters of the republican national committee, in_the Munsey building. To make tentative plans for this event a special committee was ap- pointed, as follows: Willlam Tyler Page, chairman; W. C. Conner, Edgar C. Snyder, Louis A. Dent, Henry M. Camp’ and Russell Young. Judging from the expressions made during the general discussion last night of the affair, this banquet will eclipse any of the past ones for which the league was noted. It will e the first occa- sion of this kind arranged by the league since the winter before this country entered the war, and Presi- dent Harding, members of his cabinet and many men of prominence through- out the country will be invited. 1nas- jmuch as Lincoln’s birthday will fa on Sunday, it is likely the event wi be celebrated on the evening of Feb- ruary 11. Reports from several special com- mittees were read at last night's meeting, and there was a general discussion of matters looking to the betterment and advancement of the republican party. Resolutions were adopted complimenting President Hard- ing for calling the nations to Wash- ington to_discuss limiting armament and the Pacific problems, and con- gratulating him and Secretary of State Hughes for the successful ac- complishments thus far of the con- ference. The loyal support of the membership of the league was pledged in_the document. New members elected to the execu- tive committee were: H. W. Speel- man, a voter in Ohio, and A. J. Dris- coll,'a voter in Pennsylvania. GERMANY CANNOT PAY REPARATIONS; ASKS MORATORIUM i i i parleys ancial | nsibl a gov base terium for Germany. His with authoritative British fi quarters failed to afford any t basis upon which the Germ; ernment would be warranted the conclusion that it would Le grant- led any substantial measure of 1)si- itive £ with vegard to its repara-| tions. obligation This made whe declined to diseu: -nt stage of the Aaliberatio~s wrick b been going on since Dr. Rathc return. A special credit commlission | ing of nine leading industrial- inanciers and economists, ap-i pointed by Chancellor Wirth, con- with Dr. Rathenau and the or last night. : e ss_continucs in aj The state of ignorance and, in the ahsens jerman pr of its customary inspiration from of {ficial quarters, continues to paint the situation as steeped in gloom. It warns the public to be prepared for the worst. Newspaper editorial writers ready contewplating the pro. Germany being compelled to ke re- urse to the reichbank's gold re- crve to fill out the 500,000.000 marks |due January 15 on the reparations ac- teount. ‘WORLD FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. Decline of Mark Complicates Situation. The decline in the value of the German mark, normally worth 23.8 cents before the war, to a fraction of a cent, and, perhaps, “the vanishing Dpoing,” greatly complicates the finan- cial®outlook of every nation in the world. The “tobogganing” of the mark has been attributed by German financiers to th yments on the allied repar: 50,000,000, while others negligible value the result of unsound finance, cut-throat export sales and the rush of the German masses to the stores to exchange their almost worthless currency for any and every kind of commodity. German printing presses have been so_busy putting out paper marks (10,915,500,000 were issued in one recent month) that some of the currency has appeared engraved on only one side. Has Not Sufficient Gold. It has been said that Germany does not possess one-half bf 1 per cent of the gold required to meet her tons and tons of paper obligations. Rep- resentatives of the government of France, as an indication of this, re- cently arranged terms with Germany at a conference in Weisbaden by which Germany has agreed to de- liver seven billion gold marks' worth of building material. German bank- ers have repeatedly urged the neces- sity for an international conference and the declaration of a three-year moratorium to enable Germany to recover her equilibrium. Many allied economists, however, maintain that the depreciation of tae mark has been artificially brought about by the machination and trickery of Ger- man financiers. They point out that Ger- many is much more prosperous in com- parison with other European countries and that, while there is a great contrast between the extremes of wealth and poverty in Germany, speculators are making millions and nearly every one is at work even if at low wages. The subcommittee, known as the guar- anties commission of the reparations commission, has gone to Berlin to in- vestigate whether German marks really have any value. In event of finding them worthiless, all forelgn® trading with Germany conducted on a paper currency basis will cease and the Ebert govern- ment may face such a crisis as will necessitate new action by the allled powers. Prior to the war German marks in New York were third in importance in foreign exchange transactions, the Britisa pound sterling and the French franc being first and second, respectively. » Amount of Payments. Since Germany agreed to the allied reparations terms last May the follow- ing dates and amounts were fixed for payments : Juns 1—1, i 000,000,000 gold marks to SATISFACTORY Th /1S EVERY INC CARROLL ELECTRIC CO. 714 12th St. N. ASSUREDLY DEPENDABLE (2 ROYAL CLEANER- WE HAVE ELECTRICALLY SERVED THE PUBLIC AS EXPERTS FOUR-POWER TREATY ON PACIFIC ISLANDS, SHOWING SIGNATURES OF PRINCIPAL DELEA b e o Vv | = P Vn‘xlw' . # spisd Vv 1l vl v o e s b sk T T 55 W iy e i xberos e iovy vmewd i vl s 6 Wonkings, S At dus od Domvoer. Ot Tt N Hased ot ooty O 3 the reparations commission. July 1—Delivery to the commission o ®ands for 12,000,000,000 gold marks. July 15—First quarterly payment of | ennual sum of 2,000,000.000 gold marks. | August 15—Firat quarterly payment of | the 26 per cent of the value of German exports. October 15—Second quarterly payment of annual sum of 2,000,000,000 goid marks. November 1—Delivery to the repara- tions commission of bonds for 38,000.- 000,000 zoid marks: niso bonds without coupons attached for $2,000,000,000 gold marks. November 15—Secon quarterly pay- ment of the 26 per cent of the value of German exports. Guaranties Commission. The guaranties commission now in Berlin is composed of M. Mauclere of | France, its chairman, and M. Bemel- | mans, e, chairman. Other members are Sir Hugh G. Levick, Great Britain; | Signor Dameglio, Italy: M. Sekiba, Japan: M. Tiourtch, Jugos! nd Roland W. Boydon, United The duties of the commission are described under eight heads, as fol- lows: First. To insure enforcement of articles 241 and 248 of the treaty of ailles. ond. To supervise the collection of German customs, export taxes and other revenues for the payment of reparations. Third. To see that Germany sup- plies funds for the interest on repara- tion_ bonds. “Fourth. To watch German le tion, so that the revenue is not diminished, to requffe Germany to submit such measures for approval, and also to require new income if the old sources of income are aban- doned. “Fifth. To determine if German re- sources devoted to the interest on bonds are adequate. “Sixth. To examine fiscal system in reparations commission. ‘Seventh. To check and correct, if necessary, the German figures on ex- ports on which a 26 per cent tax is collectible. “Eighth. To take any other meas- ures deemed necessary to assure fulfillment of its mission, without, however, interfering with the German administration. —_—— ALTERNATE PLANS T0 PRESERVE 5-5-3 BEFORE “BIG THREE” (Continued from First Page.) | | | la- the the name German of the and persist in such a demand, it would throw a monkey wrench into the machinery of the conference quite unexpected. They would have seri- ous opposition, however. The con- ference was called for the purpose of limiting armaments, not increas- ing them. Yet the proposal of the French would call for very large in- creases in naval building by her and also by Italy. It is true that both these countries during the war cur- tailed all their naval building, and the other powers are willing to take this into consideration in the fixing of their ratios. But it has not been’ contemplated that any such increase as that suggested would be allowed. No Funds for Building. Italy admittedly has not the money now to build up a big navy, nor has France the money to expend upon such naval construction as proposed, with her large army to be main- tained. Thcidentally, the British and the Italians are not unlikely to sug- gest that in view of her large land|ate tonnage of auxiliary ships, it was| by the city government and the fed. forces, France should be able to dis- pense to a considerable extent with her naval armaments, instead of seeking to build up a navy as large as that which will be Japan's undet the proposed plan. The question immediately occurring to the mind of the average Italian, it was said today, i against whom is France arming when she asks for a marked increase of naval strength.| There might possibly be some basis: for feeling of necessity for a_big French army. he is willing to admit, but neither Germany nor Russia has now any navy. The earnestness of Ttallans in deprecating the necessity for Italy to increase naval armament. a necessity that might occur should France increase, is very apparent. Must Protect Lanes. 1t was pointed out by a spokesman for the British today that in building thelr capital ships they have a prob- lem to face which the Americans and Japanese have not. They must con- them with particular equip- ::}:2:‘ to resist submarine and air- Sraft attacks, because of the geo- graphical situation of Great Britain &ha the narrow lanes which they fiust protect. The Americans and the Japanese, however, would fight probably In the open seas in the event W. H A TEXT OF NEW MEASURE CHANGING TAX SYSTEM FOR NATIONAL CAPITAL The text of the bill as passed by ! the Senate follows: “Section 1. That the general ex- penses of the District of Columbia shall be chargeable to and paid out of the Treasury of the United 2. The rate of taxation shall e fair and ressonahle and the revenues derived from this source shall be covered into the ‘reasury of the United States as aneous revenue. Section 3. Until otherwise pro- vided by the rate of taxation in the District of Colum personal property and real e shall be $1.75 per $100, and other taxes shall be as now provided. “Section 4. The appropriation of an amount equal to the ur and- ed or unappropriated surplus of the District revenue shown by the reports of the Commissioners to have been heretofore accumulated and deposited in the Treasury of the United tes in addition to the estimates submitted for the next fiscal year is hereby author- ized, and hereafter there shall be no limit upon the amount of the estimates to be submitted to Con- £Tess to meet the annual needs of District, any law to the con- v notwithstanding. 5. In fixing the value vements on any lot or real estate for the purpose tion the first 32,000 of value thereof shall be exempt and shall not be taken into consideration in the fixing of value.” of a war, and would liable to submarine and air attacks. HOPE FOR NEW SHIP. not be so West Virginia May Be Substituted for Washington. B the Assoclated Press. With the probability that the United States would retain two additional ships of the Maryland class as an offset againet the retention by Japan of the superdreadnaught Mutsu be- coming almost a certainty today. there were indigations that the Colorado j#nd West Virginia would be the ships selected for retention. rather than the Colorado and the Washington. Th slorado and Washington under construction by Shipbuilding Company at J. Tho W by the and D News, V Would Relieve Preasure. While the West Virginia was the last of the trio to be launched, she is substantially as well advanccd in construction as the Washington, it is said. and her retention in place of the Washington would permit work to continue in two construction yards instead of one. To a degree this ar- rangement, some oflicials feel, would relieve the”economic pressure that will result from the scrappinz of all other capital ships now under con- struction, since it will enable two vards to keep their men at work for the time required to-finish the Colo- rado and the West Virginia. FRANCE TO ASK 315,000 t Virginia is being built Newport News Shipbuilding Dock Company, at Newport An allotment of 315,000 tons of cap- ital ships will be asked by France in fixing the naval ratio at the Wash- ington conference, and a proportion- disclosed last night by a spokesman for the French delegation. This ton- nage would put them on an equality or slightly more than the naval strength of Japan under the proposed plan. The French, in making such a re-, quest, go back to the naval program adopted by the French parliament in 1912. Had this program been com- pleted it would have given them a fieet of 450,000 tons today, it is said. But France ceased naval building be- cause of the war with the central powers, devoting all her energies and money to land armaments. No. 2 Richardson No. 1 tins, T 1b. No. 2 tins, 2 Ibs.. No. 3 tins, 3 Ibs.. No. 4 tins, 4 1bs 15-ounce { {man’s house is assessed at $3.000, his Plum Puddings for Christmas The dessert of desserts for the Day of days! Imported Enghish ‘Peak Frean Puddings No. 1 tins, 15 0z.....coveenennn ins, 1 1b. 14% oz. Heinz Fig Puddings TES 3 IPUTS ON CONGRESS | GREATER BURDENS IN D. C. FINANCING ntinued from First Page.) plus fund and this feature was re- tained in the bill as passed. D. C. OFFICIALS DISCUSS BILL. Say It Will Increase Taxation Rate or Cut Appropriations. If the District tax bill passed by the Senate yesterday becomes a law it will, in the opinion of District officiais, have the effect of either greatly increasing the rate of taxation or substantially re- ducing the annual appropriations for maintaining the National Capital. The bill as it now stands provides that | the tax rate shall be $1.75 per $100 of assessed value until changed by Con- gress, and this, city officials say, would enable tae city to collect only about $11.- 000,000 a year in revenue in place of ap= proximately $14,000.000 now coliected. The budget now before Congress for the next fiscal year calls for up- propriations for the District amount- ing to close to $25.000,000. 1f Con- gress appropriates that amount for | the District and retains the $1.75 tax rate indorsed by the Senate, the Dis- trict. with $11,000.000 of revenue, would be meeting only 45 per cent of the expenses for next year instead of meeting 60 per cent as at present. It is. however, unlikely that the appro- priations will equal the estimates. Little hope is entertained at the District building that Congress will reduce the city’s proportion of expense t 45 per cent in case of a fuil priation with a lowered Distr come. Having set aside the 50-50 ar- ! rargement for two years, it is felt to be unlikely that Congress will sanc- tior a plan that reduces the city's pro- portion to 45 per cent. Prediction as to Effect. As the bill was interpreted at the District building today, the only course for Congress would be to slash the budget so that the $1.75 rate would meet a larger proportion of the appropriations, or to raise the $1.75 rate. Section 5 of the bill says that in fixing the value of improvements on land for tke purpose of taxation, an exemption 2.000 shall be allowed. District officials said their under- standing of this section is that if a i | 1 ' | tax would be based only on a $1,000 sessment. The effect of this would be to re- duce greatly the taxes paid by home- owners in the northeast. southeast and southwest sections, where there are scores of houses assessed at $3,000 and $4,000. On some small homes the $2.000 exemption would wipe out the tax entirely. It also would reduce proportionately the assessment for purpose of taxation on higher-priced property in the northwes At the present time the assessment) of all real estate in the District is in round numbers $473.000.000. Asse: T Richards estimated roughly today that the $2,000 exemption, applied to all improvements, would take $100,000,-! 000 off the tota] assessment, leaving $373,000,000 to which the tax rate would be applied. The Commissioners, having had no time to study the Senate bill, de- clined today to voice any opinion of | it. It is believed, however, that the main objection to the bill at the Dis- trict building is that it provides for no fixed ratio of expense to be borne eral government. One official, cailing attention to the provision in the bill which says the | District tax rate shall be “fair and | reasonable,” asked this question: “How are we to determine what is a fair and reasonable tax rate when Wwe have no basis to work on—no idea as to what proportion of the ap- propriation bill the District would be expected to meet?” Commissioner Rudolph said that one reason why he and his colleagues do not wish to discuss the Senate’s action at this time is the possibility that the board | may be called upon to make a report on | [ the measure before it is voted on in t: House. ...$1.20 $2.00 & Robbins 36¢c 70c $1.05 $1.40 tins, 50c AIDS EMPLOYES CLAIMING lP ment employes whose money is tied |ate t up in the federal retirement fund is |l provided for in a bill which /passed |tirement fun; \ i ’ i | the amount of money paid into the retirement fund by the employes |whenever they are transferred or leave the service for any cause. 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