Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1923, Page 8

8 JORNSON FAVORS ADTOD.C.SEHO0LS Minnesota Senator Scores Hit by Advocating Liberal Appropriations. Favoring liberal appropriations for public schools and school teachers and suffrage for the District of Co- lumbia, Senator Magnus Johnson of Minnesota scored a hit with the members of the Brightwood Citizens' Association 1 night at a meeting held in the Masonic Temple at Bright- wood. Following his introduction by President Charles W. Ray, the sen- ator expressed his approval of the sencral discussion which he had heard on various subjects affecting the District and how they were en- livened, which, he said, oftentimes was necessary. As a member of the Takoma Park Citizens' Association, he said he was part rly interested in tho activities of these organiza- tions and he was glad to discuss mat- (ers in common With the other mem- ers, Believes in Organization. After telling of how the people in resoti have at last become organ- due to necessity for securing In- could not be obtain- 4 otherwise said that he believed more than ever in organization. As result of the farmers becoming.or- ganized, he said, that there is better vo-operation and good fellowship heing shown hetween the farmer and the busjness man. While he was not at the meeting for the purpose of talking politics, still he said you age in politics to some extent and I can't help drifting into it. You have your schools, your churches, vour varfous imatitutions, which in a measure you have brought about through polities. But vou haven't any vote. That is ng I'm interested in egarding your public _schools, while 1 have been accused of not be ing liberal in appropriations, I never luve been stingy on appropriations schools o | teachers. You 114 have the ildings and and myself se board in our district where w for twenty-two Yvears. There 1t respsonsibility resting on the hers in instructing our boys and s and if there is anything that T can do here as a lgwmaker I am %oing to do it for the people of the District. “I understand that we are running the District of Columbla. 1! don’t like that svstem. You are the me and wome who ould run things m for home rule and now is the time to go after suffrage.” Discusses Mellon Tax Plan. In speaking of the Mellon tax plan for a reduction of taxes, he warned the peopls to look out. *“When yop people ure presented with Mellon's porposition it will be mighty good to look at. But look deeper. Do rou know who is pi ng the taxes today? The common people. I have bheen a member of the tax committee of the house and senate of Minne- sotu for the past ten years and have “tudied the various propositions.” Talking about lower taxes, ‘‘What we want is the cost of production plus a little profit. This will help to make us farmers happy and con- tented. The farmers and some labor neople have not gotten & square deal. Business corporations are making Jig_profits, They not only made big profits during the war, but are mak- ing big profits today.”’ He made ref- crence to the various trusts, but the list was too long, he said—they are all making profits. “I am for litting the tax from the common people and putting them on the profiteers,” he continued. In closing, he urged his auditors to work for a better United States. “In this great republic of ours let us build up & good clean nation. Let us take away from the profiteers and give to the common people. We won’t have war. No, we will do it in a quiet, peaceful way. We will do it through the ballot bo: Sen- ator_Johnson was followed by John C. Proctor, who recited a poem, “Votelcss Washington,” his own com- position. Strict Trafic Regulation Urged. | A resolutlon for stricter enforce- ment of the trafic regulations to protect the pedestrian was presented by arles C. Lancaster and adopted. William McK. Clayton stated that in the budget for next year Bright- wood had practically “been elimi- nated, so far as increased school fa- cilities were concerned. The request of the association for a new school iuilding, more teachers and an addi- tion to the Brightwood Park School were ignored by the board of educa- ion. The school representatives ot he assoclation will attend a mest- ing to be held January 2 at the Kranklin School, ut which time the school board will present the e mates to be presented to Congress. The association was informed by the Public Utilities Commission that to abolish the skip-stop systom at this time would interfere with traffic. The followng were elected to mem- hership: J. G. W. Syfrig, P, . MecGowan, 5. Lanman, Armstrong, C B. Sattler, Rev. Regeste: L. G. Nutt and J. 1. WILL SING AT TREE ON NEW YEAR EVE Ao kA ko sk ek ke ek ko ke ke ok sk ke ke ke ko ek ok Georgetown People to Gather at 28th and M Streets for Second Fete. ‘ At the foot of the Georgetown community Christmas tree, 28th and M streets northwest, a community sing, eimilar to the one conducted| on Christmas cve, will be held on New Year eve. Every one is invited to take part in the singing of old- time carols, beginning at 8 o'clook. The tree. with a large electrically lighted star surmounting it, has been an attraction for the past week. It is lighted every evening from 6 to 10 o'clock. 3 The sing on New Year eve will last for forty minutes and musioians havs been specially ¥ngaged to lead. If the weather is inclement the sing- ing will take place in the Peck chapel, opposits the tree. Thousands of handbills announcing the affair have been distributed by the Boy Seouts of Georgetown. The tree was presented by Robert Weaver and camo from his estate. It was hauled and erected through the courtesy of the Big Four Express Company. The electricity and elec- trical decoration# were provided by the Potomac Blectrio Light Com- pany. The permission to use the srounds was given by Col. C. O. Sherrill, officer In charge of public buildings and grounds. CHILD BACK IN ROME. Envoy and Mussolini Confer on U. 8. Public Opinions, ROME, December 29, — Richard Washburn Child, the American am- bassador, who 'returned from the United States Thursday, and Premier Mussolini had a conference which iasted for more than half an hour. The premier was most interested in American public opinion as regards Ttallan affairs, and requested Mr. Child to return to see him so that tho comversation might bo continued. t {8 ex THE WEEK Epitome of Events Up to ber 20. FOREIGN. Puebla evacuated by Mexican reb- els. Venizelos invited to renew con- trol of Greece. Japan insists China must pay for radio trade. Polncare rushes new reparations deal with Berlin, Mexican deputles charge that Obregon caused Mexican revolt. Polncare is given vote of confidence. Rumania welcomes exile Greek royal couple. Rebels advancing upon Mexico City. Free state Jails emptied for Christmas, Venizelos to return.to Greece. French dirigible and crew adrift. Germans ask end of Rhine barriers. Communist plot charged In Spain. Missing dirigible belleved in Africa. Obregon at front to lead new offensive. Allles pre- pare to occupy Canton in customs row. Assassin's shot narrowly misses Japanese vrince regent. Ha- tred for United. States flames in China, boycott looms. French dirigible stili adrift. New peace move made in Mexican revolt. Captain of French dirigible found drowned in sea; no trace of alrship. Obregon. troops evacuate Puebla. Clash in Canton seems inevitable. Japanese cabinet resigns. NATIONAL. Officials see soviet trying to mis- inform United States. yan says Ford hurt President Coolid, in his move. New step mad in Anglo- American liquor treaty. Slemv makes plans to rest in south. Coolidge not to fight for Farley's nomination. Leviathan lifted from bank of mud after stranding. Ford support paid for, says Johnson, Rum runners defy revenue cutters in handling Christ- mas liquor. Twenty-seven war prisoners given freedom. May again submit Ship oBard names to Senate. Army glven 2,000 reserve officers. Senator King asks United States en- ter world court. Lieut. Wood. son of Gov. Gen. Wood, makes $700,000 in stocks; halted by father. Storm on Pacific takes four lives. Modernist stand in church row called dishonest. Admiral Cogntz says United States fleet lacks personnel. Fall says Me- Lean loaned him $100,000 for ranch deals. enteen burn to death as fire rages asylum in Chicago. . Clarke, builder of the Ku Klux Klan, asks President's aid in crushing organi tion, Wood case Is made basis ¢ warning t my officers by Weeks. Officers defnoted for Honda wreck. Friends of Woodrow Wilson give him auto on six seventh birthday. Jones would end Ship Board rule of mer- chant marine. Mellon tax bill in original form given to public. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Two thousand liquor buyers face charge as police scan lists of high officfals. Cathedral appeal is mad general. Consolidated ticket office to be abandoned. Washington post of- fice has banner day. Glover signs over park to District. Liquor list dented. rites in Capital. Fifty shop girls re. colve roses from Mr calls for ald in locating liquor list that has vanished. Many Christmas charities performed in District. Dis- trict celebrates Christmas. District surplus revenues clalm heid just by Senator Phipps. District bankers get highest pay. Stringent law govern- ing dental practice in city asked by dental board. Two drown as car plunges into tidal basin. Oyster promises to find rum.list for prose- cutions. Jewish Chautauqua Soclety opens convention here. Rum list re- | ceipt found, signed by United States special agent. Injustice of auto property tax oited in protest to Sen- ator Ball. L C. C. denies it can fix rules for car ilne depreciation. Change in school hours suggested. Kappa_Alpha_convention here ad- dressed by William Mather Lewds. Sociological Socfety holds convention at Willard. Extension urged for 24th streot. War on rum part of drive on big eastern ring. Drastic shake-up on police force. WILL ACT ON McCRAY. Indiana State Committee to Decide on Stand on Resignation. INDIANAPOLIS, December 29— Clyde Walb, republican state chairman, announced last night at the close of a_two-day conference with party leaders that the state committee will meet here next Wed- nesday at 11 o'clock for the purpose of determining whether the party will formally sustain his action in demanding the resignation of Go McCray. Mr. Walb declared that he is posi- tive most of the members of the state committee will support his stand de- manding the governor's retirement. THE EVENING MUTT, You AND ME AND THE CTHER CANDIDATE S FoR PReSIDENT ARE HIGH CLASY GUYS AINT we? EsPeciaLLY ws! TELS OF ROGRAN OF TRAVELERS AD A. C. Moses, in Radio Speech, Recounts Many Details of Service Given. “How the Other Half Travels” was the subject of an address by Arthur C. Moses, president of the Travelers' Ald Society, which was broadcast last night by the Radio Corporation of America by its station here, WRC. Mr. Moses cited some interesting stories of how voung girls, lured landa children | from their country homes by un- truthful matrimonial advertisements, traveling alone, had ‘been saved from possible danger by workers of the society. “Years ago,” said the speaker, “a | short railroad trip was an auspicious event for most people. Today the whole world travels. A great many |women travel alone and the increase {long journey President opend Christmas | Coolidge. Trey | in_unaccompanied children making is amazing. They are perfectly safeguarded, however, when placed in the custody of the Travel- ers’ Afd. In the United States there are 160 Travelers' Ald Societies, and there are 758 co-operating repre- sentatives in other cities who work with the society in accomplishing its specific service to travelers. ThePe are in Canada and Europe 566 more organizations all extending a help- ing hand. Soclety Wants to Serve. t you know of any young, un- protected person traveling alons, call on the soclety nearest to where you live. If you know of any onme sick who has to travel, bear in mind that this soctey will help them all the way along the route. If your child suddenly disappears from home, notify the Travelers' Aid Soclety. If an old person wanders off, call on them, and if in the course of your travel you see some stranger Wwho looks bewildered or troubled and whom you feel you cannot help, re- member that there is some one who can do it for you—it is the Travelers' Ald_Soclety. “Thousands of travelers lost their tickets and their money; other thousands are physically = disabled. Again, additional thousands are met lat trains and stations by Travelers' Aid workers and protected on their journey. The number of stranded travelers is appalling. Co-operating charitable organizations and philan- thropic hotels make it possible to ive them material ald.” NOTED SCIENTIST DIES. Dr. Otto Klotz of Ottawa Was Ill for Long Time. OTTAWA, Ontario, Decembe: Dr. Otto Klotz, director of the Dominion Observatory and one of Canada’s most accomplished scientists and distin- guished public servants, died last night after a brief He waes seventy yei 5 STAR, AN ANARCHIST AINT GOST A CHARCE T B PRESIDEN YOU KNOW SUR CONSTITUTION STATES THAT A GUY HAS T BE ANATIVE OF TH'S COUnTRY OR HE CAN'T B@ PRESIDENT: WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, Y 5 AN A |of only a preliminary study by the, " 1IU'S A Good LAw, Tea! Tax Cut Bill, With Hundreds Of Amendments, Made Public Following closely thé recommenda- | vide an additional tions previously made by Secre each additional $2,000 u‘x- to h‘fll;,flffl)li ar orthe Mellon, the complete text of the new (34000, and would then add 1 per cent tax bill, as made public yesterday by gl;f each ‘2.000 up (lb a Yllkllr;xusr{lot;Jf per cent on net incomes o - Chairman Green of the House ways |25 per cent | Under the present law the surtaxes eral hundred amendments to the ex- [begin at 1 per cent on net incomes isting law. Many of these are of an |Petween $6,000 and $10,000 and ecale upward to a maximum extremely technical nature and &Te icent on net incomes exceeding $200,- designed to put an end to evasions; | 000 and means committee, contains sev. while many others deal with the changes urged by Secretary Mellon in income and other tax schadules. sweeping revisions proposed by the administration. the measure after a proposal for pub- | ¢4 subcommittes ol cratic committes Representative Garner of ranking democrat. had ‘Thursday. ed that | the public, mittée members. Other developments in the situation included: vision program, differing in many essentials from the Mellon plan, for presentation to the ways and means committee. Renewal of the effort of former service men to force an early vote in the House on the soldiers' bonus. Predicts Dividend Tax. Mr. Garper predicted that “some would be found to tax stock and made the assertion that $735,000,000 revenuse could be re- | leased annually through _taxes | against which there would be no! complaint from the general public. | This_amount, he declared, could be | absorbed by repeal or readjustment | of other rates burdensome to the public. While opposed to_ the bonus, he predicted that an adjusted compen- sation -bill would be passed, despite the position of President Coolldge and Secretary Mellon on such legislation. | A conference of republican House members on the bonus question would be held January 10 under the plan of a KTOUD of War veterans who | are {nsisting that the ways and means committee be instructed to_report a bonus bill. Representative Johnson of Bouth Dakota was engaged in cir- culating petitions for the conference. So far the bill has been the subject committee, which has made no at- tempt to reach decisions as to what, if any, changes it will make before | the measure is reported to the House. | It has been agreed, however, that | the administrative provisions shall be passed upon first, before any atten- | tion is given to Mr. Mellon's pro- posals for changes in tax schedules. ! One of the principal revisions pro- | vided in the bill is a reduction of surtax rates so that the surtax would begin at 1 per cent on net incomes from $10,000 to $12,000; would pro- ' £ 9 0 .20 2021 2020008020200 ¢2000e0eed ingly presented. “The Review of 1923” that is to be published exclusively in Washington—in The Znening - SHhbae of Monday, December 31st Will give you a complete record of all that has transpired of movement in the world of politics, finance, H i by trained newspaper men who have lived in intimate associa: tion with the specific subjects upon which they write. Not only will this “Review of 1923” be interesting reading— but will be well worth preserving for future reference. . You'll enjoy it—because it will be accurately compiled and entertain- Really you cannot afford not to read The Star—Evening and. Sunday—regularly if you want to keep in touch with all the-news and the best special features. Let Star Carriers serve . you at your homes 7issuesa week—60camonth ¥ 1 per cent Provides for Reduction. The new bill also provides that the incomes shall The ways and means committee is (PCr cent where it is now 4 per cent and 6 per cent whero it is now 8 per to meet again as soon as Congress re- | cont—a reduction which the Treasury assembles on January 3, to resume |estimates will result in u loss of rev- consideration of the extemsive and [enue of $91,600,000. Provision al that which is Mr. Green made public the text of | and professional fe normal nt of “earn defined as w pmputing inc licity of its provisions had been thel iy cxemption is expected to fall to subjéct of a heated discussion In @ |those having small incomes with the Demo- | result that of $97,500,000 tax members, led by |reduction as, the | section alons. in The bill proposes the outright re- the detailed provisions be lald before peal of the present ut until yesterday the | grams, telephone and radio meseages, chairman had declined to comply with | theater admissions, their demand. Mr. Green said his action | other nuisance taxe finally was prompted by a knowledge |levies on that the contents of the measure | ware, pencils and fountain pens sell- | were known to many outside the com- | ing for more than $1, and clocks and watches selling for mors The administrative fex bill include a provision for cr The announcement by Mr. Garner|a board of tax silver-plated tures of the l"laAN‘l'l(‘G Phone Main 5000—Circulation Dept. £ i \ Al HRRORRRARR 188 St N. W. DRISCOLL GARAGE, 124 B 8t. 3 T T x AL GARAGE, Ty X Trts TATION, DECEMBER 29, 1923. GUY HAS GOTTA BE BoRn HERE OR H&E CAN'T LAND N THE WHITE Hovs€? not less than seven nor more than | twenty-eight members, appointed for ten-year terms at salaries of $10,000 each, by the Secretary of the Treas- ury, without Senate confirmation. The board would hear and determine cases involving the assessment of taxes, but both the government and the taxpayer would be privileged to appeal any decision to the courts. In dealing. with deliquencies, the bill provides that where there 1s no ovidence of fraud a penalty of only interest at the rate of 1 per cent a month can be levied. The present law provides a penalty of 5 per cent of the amount of taxes involved and a specific penalty of $1,000 in addition to interest at the rate of 1 per cent a month. Under the new bill the commissioner of _internal revenue, where it is apparent that the pay- ment of delinquencies would work undue hardship, would have author- ity to extend the time of payment not to exceed eighteen months. Fix Interest Rates. Specific provisior. is mede that in- terest at the rate of 5 per cent shall be paid by the government on all refunds of taxes illegally collected. One of the provisions placed in the salarfes | bill by the Treasury in its effort to stop tax dodging stipulates that where property is placed in trust but the creator of the trust re- tains power to withdraw it, the in- come from the property is taxed as belonging to the creator. this | Another provision, which, it is esti- mated, will increase revenues $8,000,- 000, would place taxpayers of ail states on the same basis regardless of state community tax laws. It stipulates that where husband and | wife have a joint interest in property acquired after marriage the income from such property 18 to b the one having control ov This provision is aimed particularly at Hl‘t community tax laws of Texas, Wash- ington, Arizona, Idah Mexico, Louisian Novada WEREN'T “ou BORN N THIS under which married couples have| where an interest or c property | been poolimg income frox Jointly owned for the purp ing advantage of a lower su “Income received by any community,” says this section be ‘included in the gross the spouse having the m the community property a taxed as the incom “Defining ‘capital assets erty held by a taxpayer for profit or | of such spouse.” itrol of nt or more in the assets trane ferred remains in the same persons Another section stipulates tha where assets are transferred to orporation in such a manner that n. gain or loss is realized from the ex change the basis of the assets for ti from subsequent sale, deprecfation o as prop- | depletion shall be the same as would have been in the hands of the investment for more than two Years, | iransferrer the bill provides that the amount by | which the tax is reduced on aceount | pre. of such a losa shall be limited to 1 per cent of the loss of the Joss. that this change in the law |crease revenue by about § See $35,000,000 Gain, Another $35,000,000, it is estimated, would be brought into the treasury Under existing | <yprs e law capital galns'are Iimited to 121 S per cent, while capital losses, as|rati Treasury’ experts construe the Tatons and ute, can have the effect of wiping = out’ entirely Income in the higher | wuien tn brackets, because the tax may be re- “ duced by a maximum of 38 per cent The Treusury estimates Wil in- 00,000. The, bill provides that the penalty bed by section 220 of the e: isting revenus act for evasion orporations shall app. T -;*Il)xvl\n ‘t'v‘f holding corp: he section defining earned incom :rr subject to a reduction to the net a professional fe de that part of tl; the taxpave r s rendered a oorporation which represents distribution of earnings or profit by a provision in the bill which would | rather than a reasonable amount limit deductions from gross incomes |compensation for the personal ser: for interest paid and for losses of a |ices actuall dered. non-business character to the amount | they exgeed the taxpavers' empt income. On the ground that it Is vague the bill would repeal the section of the provides | NEW YOR! existing revenue law which tax-e | BANDITS SEIZE TOBACCO. December 29.—Wit that no gain or loss from exchanges | crowds pressing about them, three of property for property realiable market value.'” The new bill, nowever, s realized by (automobile the taxpayer unless the property celved in exchange. has ‘u re- | a truck driver and his helper at pistc ady | point to abandon a $20,000 cargo c | tobacco belonging to Lorillard & provides | while it was being conveyed that where, in connection With a re- | through the congested East organization, assets are transferred « of 1t trio drove from one corporation to anoth | assets transferred shall retain the |an same basis in the hands of the new | hi corporation as in the hands of the old. Application is 1 r the |trugk which later was found em panion were foroed into the machine, taken far up towr An Automobile Resolution -~ For the Newv Year ~ 15 I’LD save myself at least some of my automobile worries by using AMOCO-GAS.” “I’LU make more time, have more motive power, and on the year’s , run save money by getting more mileage.” (19 I’LL not condemn the machine 1 own until I've given it the oppor- tunity it deserves. Ill keep it filled with AMOCO-GAS.” THE above resolution carried out will be a New Year’s General Offices: Washington Plant—SOUTH WASHINGTON, VA.—PHONE MAIN 6222 Washington Dealers Now in a Position to Serve You Amoco-Gas ‘3718 ve.. > Wish [THE ARESicAN OIC Co. I 'THE AMERICAN OIL COMPANY Baltimore, Md. ONTARIO GARAGE, 1700 Kalorama Eoad N. W, corzinpmY AT gRi. GARRISON, , Md. GE, nERALE, 42 ARK GARAG) Pm Park, o W, E. WILLS, TIONAL HIGHWAY GABAGE, e 7 BUCK'S GARAGE (W. 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