Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1921, Page 17

SENATE CORRECTS 0. C. FISCAL BILL intangible Property Exclud- ed From Scope of $1.75 . Tax Rate. EFFORT TO INCLUDE FAILS Senator Fletcher Declares That the Measure Is a Mistake and a Makeshift. The Jones bill, wiping out the ratio system of dividing the District's ex- penses between the District and fed- eral governments and providing for depositing all local revenues in the United States Treasury, from which appropriations are then to be made, was yesterday returned from the House to the Senate, which passed it last week. The purpose of this re- turn was to correct an error in the text relating to the tax rate. When the bill reached the Senate yesterday, Senator Jones of Washington asked unanimous consent for a reconsidera- tion, which was granted, and moved to amend by inserting the word “tan- ible” before and the word “‘property” after the word “personal” so as to make the provisiin reads “Until otherwise provided by law, the rate of taxation in the District of Columbia on tangible personal prop- erty and real estate shall ‘be $1.75 per hundred.” Senator Jones explained that this change was necessary to ‘avoid the construction that the $175 rate should apply to intangible as well as_tangible personalty. Before the question was submitted to vote Senator Nelson moved to amend by inserting the words “and intangible” thus seeking to effect the taxation of intangibles at the same rate as other forms of property, to avoid which the bill had been re- called from the House and the amend- ment of Senator Jomes had been offered. 5 Senator Jones made,a point of ors der against the Nelson motion and was sustained. His own amendment was then adopted. Senator Fletcher declared that he regarded the bill as a mistake, add- jug: “I think it wil be found that it is merely a temporary. makeshift arrangement. which will not be sat- isfactory, but 1 am not disposed to raise any serious objection to it since the friends of the ‘measure and the committee believe it should be adopt- ed. However, I think it is a mistake.” The bill as amended was then passed without division. ABBOTT URGES CHANGE. Says Bill Abrogates Power Given to Budget Bureau. That the Jones bill, changing the fiscal relations between the federal and District governments, abrogates the power given to the budget bureau by Congress is asserted by W. F. Ab- bott, assistant director of the budget, in a letter to Chairman Focht of the House District committee, in whjch he urges that the House shodld amend the bill in_order to remove doubts. The Jones bill, passed by the Senate a week ago, was sent back to the Senate by the House vesterday, at the Senate's request, for correction of textual errors. i In his letter to Chairman: Focht, Mr. Abbott wrote as follows: “With reference to the so-called Jones bill relating to the fiscal sys- tem of the District of Columbia, which passed the Senate. 1 desire to call vour attention to the following amendment, which was adopted on the floor of the Senate: Estimate Limit Removed. w.Sec, 4. The appropriation of an amount equal to the unexpended or unappropriated surpluses of the Dis- trict of Columbia shown by the re- ports of the Commissioners to have been heretofore accumulated and de- posited in the Treasury of the United States, in addition to the estimates submitted for the next fiscal vear. is hereby authorized. and hereafter sold up to $5 as Here. School Girls' Two:Piece Reduced Also Serges and Velours time for Christmas presenta tion. school girl or miss. Exactly |FINGER-PRINT PROVES IDENTITY OF - SAILOR, OWNER OF MONEY ORDER By means ot finger prints, a sall- or today established his identity at the city post office, enabling the money order cashier to cash an order for him. It is believed to be the first case of its Kind in the history of the office. The sailor presented the money order, but knew no 6ne who could identify him, and it looked for a moment as if he was to go money- less, when the postal official thought of the man’s identifica- tion card. With the finger print on the card as a standard, the sailor made new finger prints, and a casual comparison of the two was suffi- clept to show that he was the man he said he was, Finger prints are now being used in the postal sav-.. ings work. but this is the first time they have been brought into™ pla)‘l in the money order depart- ment. URGE MAINTAINING Pictured JERSEY DRESSES $5.00 Another lot just recéived in The ideal frock for the - OF TEACHERS' PAY Kalgf-ama Citizens Would Guard Against Withdrawal 4 of Bonus. Legislation which would insure no diminuatién of compensation of local school teachers in the event the bon: is revoked was asked in resolutl adopted by the Kalorama Citizens' Association at a meeting held at the Highlands last night. The resolution was introduced by Edwin S. Hege. President A. Coulter Wells was authorized to select a committee of five o report on the Jones' bill re- arranging the fiscal relations of the District of Columbia and the federal government. ‘The report of the com- mittee will be received at the Jan- uary meeting of the association. | A" resolgtion was adopted asking that the Commissioners take into con- sideration the fact that women are particularly fitted for the positions of food inspectors in the local health de- partment. Mrs. Adele Guthridge, who put the motion, said that cooked hominey and other food stuffs are dis- played uncovered in many stores, and that she thought disease, in many cases, might be traced to such han- dling of foods. The assoclation adopted resolutions scoring the street lighting of the District, 1t peing declared that the lighting in the main is “very inade- quate and dangerous” It was de- clared that the lights perhaps are placed too low, blinding automobilists. It was pointed out, on the other hand, that if. placed too high the streets would not be lit on account of the trees. there shall be no amount of the estimates to be sub- mitted to Congress to meet the an- nual needs of the District, any law to the contrary nothwithstanding.’ he last clause of this amendment intended to abrogate the statutory provision restricting the District esti- mates to an amount not greater than twice the estimated District revenues, and its possible relation to the opera- tion of the budget and accounting act was. doubtless entirely overiooked. It was adopted. without discussion. In effect, however, it annuls, in so far as they relate to the Distrjct of Co- lumbia, those provisions of the budget and accounting act which give the President / and _thi: bureau of the budget the authority to revise the| estimates for all departments and establishments. Asks for Amendment. “The municipal government of the District of Columbia is especially in- cluded in the definition of the terms ‘departments and establishments’ in section 2 of the budget act. “In order to remove any doubt as to the effect of this amendment, and to insure that the District estimates shall be submitted to the bureau of the budget and to the President in the usual manner, it is suggested that the following proviso be incorporated in the amendment: ‘Provided, however, that this provision shall not be con- strued to repeal or limit any portion of the budget and accounting act.”" $5.00 limit upon the! and Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. 9 24 192 24 SCHOOL PROGRAM GIVEN APPROVAL Petworth Citizens Back Plans for Betterment of District System. The Petworth Citizens’ *Association, meeting last night in Wallace Me- morial Presbyterial Church, voiced its approval of the board of education’s recently adopted program for the de- velopment “and betterment of the school system of the District. At the same time the association unanimously indorsed the appointment of former Representative James T. Lloyd by the Supreme Court of the District to the board of education, and expressed the hope that Mr. Lloyd would accept. This action regarding Mr. Lloyd was taken following talks made by several members eulogizing the former Mis- souri statesman, and the expressions of the association were contained in a resolution introduced by J. G. Yaden, chairman of the school committee. The speakers emphasized Mr. Lloyd's peculiar fitness for this service and declared that the community would be fortunate to obtain the services of a man of his character, experience and ability. ¢ Program Is Described. The school program was described by Mr. Yaden, who represented the asso- ciation at the recent meeting in the Franklin School when the program was adopted, and the assoclation indorsed the program on motion of Charles D. Keller. Upon motion of Horace J. Phelps the assoclation _voted to co-operate with the Piney Branch Citizens' Association in its fight against the construction of the tubercular school at 14th and Up- shur streets, after some spirited debate on the matter. The report of the financial secretary showed that fifteen members of the as- soclation were obtained through the membership campaign recently conduct- ed under the supervision of the Federa- tion of Citizens' Associations. Following the announcement that the federation is facing a large deficit as a result of that campaign the matter of extending financial assistance was referred to the finance committee for action. Treasury in Good Condition. Treasurer Caldwell reported that the association’s treasury is in a healthy condition and the finance committee report showed that the books of the former and those of the financial sec- retary had been audited and found to be in excellent form. Jesse Suter, former president of the association, and who, when he re- cently moved to Takoma Park, was elected an henorary member, was warmly received when he agfpeared at lest night's meeting. In response, ne told of his pleasure at being again in_session with his old friends and neighbors. The bill proposing drastic changes in the tax system of the District will be discussed and acted upon at the | next meeting of the assocfation, the measure being referred to committee for report. Following the business session a uffet luncheon was served. 1o WILL RELEASE AMERICANS Those in Spanish Army Must First Repay Enlistment Bonus. Any American serving in the Span- ish foreign legion will be released upon return of the bonus given at the time of enlistment, the State Depart- ment is advised by the Spanish em- bassy. It is understood that enlistments were for periods of four and five years, and that the bonuses were $100 and $150, respectively. The bonus was to be paid one-half at the time of enlistment and the remainder in two equal payments at two-year in- tervals. \ YORK MAY GET FARM. Santa Claus Plans Visit to World ‘War Hero’s Home. NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 21. —If plans by friends here of Sergt. Al C. York. Pall Mall, Tenn., ma- terialize, tite deed to his farm will be presented to the world war hero for a Christmas present. 162 29 Melton Coats, $10 Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth the fi There are three series, the $25 hond Washington and the $1,000 bond is the DISTRICT GRAND JURY IN SANTA CLAUS-ROLE Members and Others Given Fine Christmas Gifts Before Holi- day Adjournment. Jaying aside its daily grind of listening to the gruesome details of crime and nominating candidates for the penitentiary, the District grand jury today essayed the role of Santa Claus. Before dispersing for the Christmas recess the grand jurors held a Yuletide session and exchanged felicitations for the approaching sea- son. Isaac Gans, foreman, was presented with a handsome hammered silver service, expressive of the apprecia- tion of his fellow jurors of his efforts to assist them in thgir deliberations. Ernest G. Walker, who has been act- ing as secretary of the grand jury, received a silver vegetable dish for his services, while a silver tray was given to Edward Johansen, the clerk to the inquisitors. The gifts were selected by a com- mittee of the grand jurors composed of Leo C. Brooks, Philip Berman and R. L. Lamb. The grand jurors did not confine their gifts to their officials, but re- membered Assistant United States At- torney John F. Weyrich with a $20 gold piece and ective Sergeant Weber, who marshals the witnes for the grand jury, with a $10 gol coin. The deputy marshal in charge lof the grand jury, the janitor and i the court deputies were not over- looked in the distribution of coins. Toda. on was probably the last to be held by the present panel of grand jurors, who have concluded their labors with the exception of making formal returns next week of the indictments on which preSent- ments have been reported. BLAMES ACHING TOOTH. Man Wounded at Dental Office De- nies Robbery Intention. PRINCETON., Ind., December 21 quantity of gold and other dental plies, found in the baggage of P. A. Stockel, who was shot and seriously Wounded when he is alleged to have attempted to rob the office of a dentist here Monday, was identified last night by Dr. C. D. Smith of Columbus, Ind. who said the articles were stolen from his office last Saturday. Y Stockel denies he had any inten- tion of robbery Wh&W he was shot here, asserting he went to the office for treatment and, being unable to arouse the dentist, attempted to break into the office to obtain a drug to ease the pain in his tooth. Stockel's wife has New York. She said Stockel's fa is president of the Franco-Prussian Bank of Berlin. A n- sold up to $10 $3.75 rrived here from ' PURCHASES FIRST THRIFT BOND NAMED _ IN HONOR OF HER DISTINGUISHED FATHER Orrin Lester, director of savings of the Treasury Department, wells rst thrift bond of the Roosevelt series. in the Roosevelt, the $100 bond is the Lincoln. JUSTICE STAFFORD HEARD AT PARISH MEN’S MEETING Makes Address in Furtherance of Drive for Members by Holy Name Society. the District Supreme Court addressed a meeting of the men of Holy Com- forter parish at the new school audi- torium last evening in furtherance of the drive now being conducted by the Holy Name Society to add 5,000 mem- bers to the Washingtor section Near- 1y forty new members Were enrolled. Patrick J. Haltigan, archdiocesan president of the Hely Name Society, announced that Archbishop Curley of Baltimore has accepted an invitation to attend the quarterly meeting of | delegates to the Washington section, | which will be held at Holy Comforter School January 23. The annual elec- tion of officers of the local section will be held on that occasion. Joseph Fitzgerald, president of the Washington section, told of the ef: forts belng made in other parishel throughout the city in the drive. Rev. {John C. Moore of Holy Name parish exhorted the men to affiliate with the society. Rev. Clarence E. Wheeler, pastor of Holy Comforter, delivered a brief address outlining the purposes {of the society and inviting all the men tof the parish to become members. Wil- am V. McCray, president of Holy Comforter branch, presided, i !U. S. RADIO STATION BURNS. DAWSON, Y. T.. December 20.—The iUnited States radio station at Eagle, {Alaska, 100 miles north of here was i burned today, only the 100 foot steel {tower escaping destruction. The sta- tion cost more than $100,000. The fire is reported to have originated in a Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford of | o work and that Crawford was not 192L SAW SOLDIER SHT. ITNESS TESTIFIES Georglé Man Charges Killing by Corporal Occurred at Camp Wheeler. Called today as the first in a second list of witnesses in Senate committee investigation of charges by Senator ‘Watson, democrat, Georgla, that Ameri- can soldiers had been hanged without trial in France, Marion J. Wallis of Athens, Ga., declared he saw a corporal shoot and kill a private soldier at Camp ‘Wheeler, Ga. DId Not Serve Overseas. The wiffess said he did not serve overseas and had no evidence bearing on executions on forelgn soil. The cor- poral, he sald, was named Crawford and the man shot, he thought, Private Hal- ley of Tampa, Fla. Wallls read a letter from one of his “buddies” at Sandusky, Ohio, attacking officers of a Georgia regiment and indi- cating he would get even some day. “Some of those Georgia officers were pretty bad from that?” Wallis was asked. “Yes, indeed,” he replied. “This seems to be a Georgia family row,” said Senator Ernst, republican, Kentucky, and Senator Watson joined in the laughter. At this point Senator Watson offer- ed a telegram received today from James R. Milton of Chattanooga. Tenn., saying_he also had witnessed the killing of Halley by Crawford, and would come to Washington to testify to that effect. Says Soldier Was IlL Another telegram, from W. F. Brock of Lindale, Ga., said the soldier was killed because he was ill and unable i [ | tried by court-martial. Wallis, how- ever, had another version, saying that Crawford was tried by court-martial, given a thirty-day furlough and then made a sergeant. To the best of his recollection, the killing was in May or June, 1918. Some of the telegrams referred lol Crawford as a captain, but Wallis stuck to his story that he was a cor- poral at the time of the shooting. Will Examine Records. Officers of the War Department said they would examine the records to determine: if such a case as that de- scribed by Wallis was listed. “after “Wallis had concluded his testimony the names of the five other witnesses summoned to appear today were called, but none of the five re- sponded to his name. The hearing then went over until afternoon, With the expectation that the absent Wit- nesses might arrive by that time. The name of Maj. Hierome L. Opie of Staunton, Va., who commanded the 3rd battallon, 116th Infantry, was placed formally before the committee today. Testifying vesterday, Henry L. Scott of Kenmore, Ohio, declared he saw a Maj. Opley of the 3rd bat- talion, 116th Infantry kill two sol- diers ' at different times ‘“without provocatio Maj. Opie from his home issued a denial, characterizing Scott as a | skulker. In a letter to_Chairman | Brandegee today Col. Walter A. Bethel, assistant judge advocate gen- eral, stated that Col. Opie was in command of the outfit mentioned by | i I | ldefective stovepipe. The staff es-|Scott, that he had a fine record and | ; caped. since’ the war had been appointed SSSSSCiSSSSoC s LSSEIEiZiis Washer Simplex Ironing Machines Stove, $12.50 Art;astrong Electric inated by the Chair Color Scheme Guides Drink Buyers In New York Saloon NEW YORK, December 21— Isnse Einsteln, prohibiti agent, said he discovered why the seats to Tony Boylan's 2d avenue saloon were so popular. ‘Whisky drinkers preferred the mahogany chairs. Other colors also had their partisa; Ein- stein claims that their popular- ity lay in the fact that emch color deaignated a brand of liquor which wae concealed 1 the false bottom of the chair. It was a “pay as you enter” plan. One entered the saloon, paid his money, picked out his chair and then pulled out its liquid contents. No explanation was made as to how a person ‘who was color blind would fare in this arrangement. Boylan and his bartender were mserved with summonses, which will compel them to explain their color scheme to a United States commissioner. and now is a lieutenant colonel of the Infantry Reserve Corps. Calling as Witness Discussed. “Should the committee decide to call Opie as a witness, Col. Bethel wrote, “I do not see how he could raise the question of self-incrimina- tion. His discharge from the Army of the United tSates terminated his amenability to trial by court-martial. He cannot be tried by a civil court of France, for if such court ever did have jurisdiction of the offenses, it was divested of the same, as I indi- cated in my testimony. He could not be tried by a civil court of the United States, since the aocts were committed in France. Since the wit- ness Scott gave the name of ne other person who might be called to tes- tify in the case, Opie seems to be the only available witness, if it is de. sired to pursue the matter further. There was no explanation as to the absence of the witnesses whose names were called and who had been duly summoned to appear. Pope Golden of Georgia, one of them, had telegraphed that he would ; be hére “Providence permittin “Providence seems to havi been against him,” remarked Chairman Brandegee. ‘Wil Investigate Charge. Chairman Brandegee directed Col. Bethel to find out whether it were true, as charged by Wallis, that cer- tain witnesses who were prepared to testify at the court-martial egainst Corp. Crawford had not been permit- ted to go before the court. “If that is true,” said the chairman, “this committee wants to Know it Wallis on cross-examination ex plained that he had been court-mar- tialed twice for being absent without leave, losing his pay for ten days for the first offense, and being locked up forty days for the second. He said he voluntarily returned in each case. “There are three A. W. O. L. charges on my discharge papers,” he said. Re-1 ports published at the time, he said, showed that Halley was shot while resisting arrest. The witness said it was not true. “Did he give the corporal provoca- tion for shooting him?” Senator Wat- son asked. None whatever. At the time he was shot Halley's arm had been broken by clubbing. Halley was struck down with a club for refusing to work and then shot n the back, dving the next 2y MEXICAN POSTS STILL VACANT | MEXICO CITY, December 21.—The posts of secretary of war and secre- tary of agriculture remain unfilled. It is stated, unofiicially that the new secretaries probably will be nomi- middle of January. % k| qo il === The warmth of heart, The joy of soul, The light of radiant happiness Emanate from the GIFT of YULETIDE. They are jewels The Carroll Of the GIFT privilege. Electric Co. 714 12th St. N.\W Constantly Strive to Render Satisfactory ~ Service Our Merchandise Is - *. Wisely Purchased Ornamental Furniture Feature Cabinet Type an . MAZDA Electrical Free Westinghouse Sewing Machines “SHELBY” Member of D. of C. Dealer Association " Our Experience Is Your Guarantee d Portable Type LAMPS Contractor {or unadmissible, of the I/ FACH “SAVE A LIFE" CHRISTAASSLOGAN Committee. } “Save a life for Christmas”™ by gives ing to the local Near East Rellef come’, mittee, through the treasurer, Johx B. Larner, 308 Bond building. Come missioners Rudolph and Oyster have commended the call. Governors of sixteen states have united in a letter of appeal in behal ?( the work of the near east commite ce. Text of the Appeal. “At this season of the year thé thoughts of men and women every. where in this wonderful country of ours turn to our little children. We are planning how we can surprise them on Christmas morning and bring joy to their little hearts. “In sharp contrast there are today over 100.000 little children in the Near Kast Rellef orphanages who cry not for toys, but for bread. They want just enough to take away the stinging pangs of cold and hunge: They are the orphan children of the oldest Christian nation in the world —hungry and cold through no fault of their own. We face the solemn fact that they will die by the thou< sands this winter if American relien is withdrawn. There are many hune dreds of thousands of children oute side the gates waiting to be takerf in the American hostelries. Calls for Real Sacrifice. “You do no; wish to quit when what remains to he done in relief is small compared with what has been done, Neither do you want to lose the spir- tual satisfaction that will come from ing the thing through” in char~ acteristically thorough American fashion. The glamor of the war has gone. Real ve, real vision and real sacrifice are called for now as never before in the near east. “You can feed one of these childrem for only $5.00 a month. May I sug- gest that in so far as you are able you join with us in the completion of this task, which blesses every giver? May 1 urge further that you respond as you would like to have others re- our children were similarly WATCHING ALIEN QUOTAS, Congress to Prevent Steamer Come panies From Violating Regulations A new move was initiated in Con« gress yesterday to prevent steamship companies from bringing into the United States allies in excess of the quota fixed by the restrictive immis gration law. ' Chairman Johnson of the House ime migration committee introduced a bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to penalize offending lines by denying them the privilege of landing at American ports any aliens, admissible ationalities whose quotas they had disregarded. BANDITS GET $4,500. B BALTIMORE, Md., December 21— Two armed men held up a collector for the J. W. Crook chain of grocery stores yesterday, took a satchel con- taining about $4,500 from him and es- caped in a waiting automobile. The robbery occurred on a busy street im northeast Baltimore. T Uil = = 1t 10 Wy Curling Iron, $6.50 Hair Dryer 6145-1b. Domestic Iron $8.00 Tailors’ Goose Irons, 12, 15, 20 1b. Sizes $14, $16, $18