Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1924, Page 10

WOMEN 0 SOLCT HISPTAL SUPPORT Mrs. Huidekoper Will Lead -Several Hundred in Drive for $500,000. Mrs. Reginald S. Huldekoper is to lead the women's forces in the cam- paign for $500,000 for the support of Emergency and to be held early hundred women are to work under her dircction. Col. Edward Clifford is general chairman in charge of the campaign The need for a large fund to enable Emergency Hospital to conginue Its important work, according to Wood- its president, is of sev- standing and has been growing more acute. Mr. Blair said recently that the institution is run- ning behind eve as a result of the enormous amount of charity t of the $300,000 to be in the mpaign is needed nalty Hospital. which was hands of T < and wa over by v a few that might tinued n creasing both in March. MRS, REGINALD S, HUIDEKOPER, Chairman Women's Division Eme: mency Hospital $500,000 campaign. different from the Treasury bill, and | Mr. Garner stops at 44 per cent. in-; stead of 50 per cent. It is to be noticed, however, that the middle in- comes pay the same surtax that | l!h P under the-p ent la the incomes in higher bracket per cent, 44 ner cent surd per cent normal, #s again er cent aggl e under the pre aw. This cha is 1y mate al, and the economic ¢ of taxa- ion is completely Ly the ner nla The noli nothing «lse, Reverses Garner Plan, Let us illustrate the politl v of the plan by argument made by ifs supporters inst the Treasury biil that under the Mellon ph with $1,000,000 income ing of about § 'men, each with v lthe same agg Reverse th is w 3 2 milliondire, plan, will pay and the 200 smal or a total as to th The one high incom the tax that the 200 equal aggregat pa sought t it n et ignored plan is conne e ion with pand for the ev { and service n was called pulation was g to i 1 upon United Statés the population of as been increasing for at the rate of ap- thousand a year, It was pointed the present building of Emergency Hospital, al- though large, was bullt in 1915, nd that there have been no additions to the institution’s capacity time to keep up with the sing demand. MELLON BROADSIDE HITS DEMOCRATIC TAX PLAN AS PURELY POLITICAL (Continued from First Page.) shown which District the last de proximately neome ture. The man n of only $7.65 pays forty times | small incomes of cre Did the 3 made it? on_longer_doubts e truth when the “No_thoughtful pe that, irrespective of his income, he p the ‘high surtaxes in the ge |price level. For example, the more and Ohio Railroad Com bonds maturing next vear be: per cent inte the Chicago kee and St. F'aul has maturities in the same year bearing 4 per cent interest ! Both roads will have to refund on a| 6 per cent b The additional price | of money must be paid, not by the roads, but by their shippers in freigh rates. The farmer, who alone mus o [ meet worla ition in what he { | sells, in buys, pays the sur-} commis- in‘no bet. | were in | they | enor- { Milwau- ive than money invested in “distil leries and breweries.” Conelusion of the hearing before the House ways means committee was marke betwe committee G repr of Accountan Mell1's recom relative to 5 endation for a board of tux appeals. Benj Marsh, speaking for the People’s Recdnstrue tien League, urged retention of the | present surta rates the higher bracket inc ed ate tax a progressive tax on undistributed profits and repeal of all the so-called nuisance t The statement of Secretary follows: Working on G ©_position today than and that rents have risen cost of building is & Again the tenant pays Public’'s Larger Interest, e public should clearly under- stand what is involVved in this effort tablish in this country a f taxation. The question jone of whether two or three million S 5 viters save in their direct p esentative Garner, the rank-|cf tax $15 apiece, but whethe nocrat on the ways and means | stablishment of an economie ¥ commitiec, has given nublicity to a[Sound busis the 110 million peonle in plan of income tax reduction. and | pis Ny e e has reauested the Treasury to de-|the n itics of 1ife. Thete in only | e the probable effect of this|One thing which must be insisted | plan on government revenues. Since|UPON: the high surtax must be i T oo o nade the govence Iduced to a point where capital is | L as heen engaged in|fi€ed from their killing effect wson | determining the effect of Mr. Garner's [ €W investments. vlution of | suggestions, but owing to the im- |thiS economic question Garner's | mense amount of detail involved, the | Plan 1s mot even intended to be i fizures are not vet available. It is;rectad. - believed, Lowever. that jrre “The present rates of the revenue fetures gating at a maximum differences betwen Mr. Garner's plan treated as if they sury bill hould a {rates of tax. : hem. it is urg icession 1o the Before the w every cent ned for the rnment in its rate r Wag c Mellon rner Plan. “Re ing de ne the normal reduction from is a great con- This is not true. quired the taking which could be ob. pport of the gov ergency. a surtax cent at r 1,000, He has in normal and made th one-third Whereas in the rates commenc come. Mr. Garner He has then rapldiy increased the surtaxes so that at $60,000 net in- come they reach the same rates in the present law. They are con tinued as in_the t law until net income of §9 reached and a 44 per cent s then they are abruptly ended. This the Treasury plan of a fairly sp increase in surtax rates, comm:neing at $10,000 to 25 per cent ut $100,006. Exempted From Taxation. By the increase in exemptions Mr. Gamer effectually removes from the payment of any income tax those whose incomes are helow $2,000 for single men and 33,000 for men. and who constitute | niore than a majority of th. taxpayers. It is obvious that the Garner plan this majority be benefited in their direct p: 10 the government to the extent of. say $15 ‘apiece over © they weuld | vidy pay under the Treas bill. The | e proposed change in the surtax rates |mu from the present law is obviously |chase. it is insinoere. a politicai method of handling ta iTrue, the starting point reduction and a by == metho heir income. her reduction lower Incom: income credit ourth. bill surtax $10,000 net made it $12,000 Recalls ¥ “As a bit of history, s much revenue was realized mes over $500.000 out of this maximum in_ 1916 as 921 from th |of taxpavers out of the rate. These high surtax rates war taxes, and nothing but war taxes. rhe w Such taxation ehould cease. To pretend to ge th nd.no mare. is to keep up the hi war living costs which every one itially fron 1 was 85 per H e come. then. to the fundame {aifferences between Mr. Garner's p |an the Treasury bill: His s |Thakeshift; the Treasury plan is th jresult of experience and study. Hix popularity by offering a small saving to the most taxpavers; bill is fair to all cla < is not intended to be effective economic side of taxation: th sury hill is designed to free cap- | nd to benefit not only the indi- is who taxes direct, but person in the countrs who t taxes in every pur- the difference between ital is made Two-Family Apartment Open For Inspection All Day Sunday 118 Park Ave. Takoma Park, Md. Separate entrances. Lot 60'x130". Half block from 14th St. car line. Most desirable part of Takoma Park. Apt. No. 1, 5 rooms and bath. Apt. No. 2, 4 rooms and bath. Excellent condition. Live in one apartment and let the rent from the other pay carrying charges. Only $1.000 cash necessary. Inspect today. = MAIN 8507 - Greatly Reduced Rents | New Apartments | CONN. AVE. AND RODMAN ST. 3618 CONNECTICUT AVENUE 3 Rooms and Bath, $57.50 to $75.00 4 Rooms and Bath, $77.50 to $90.00 Possession at Once—Rent to Start Feb. 1 Inspect Sunday Representative on Premises | Disclaims Assai ing Mellon Plan, |ordinarily attends attempts to amend and | d ! Tnternational, { Rotary Club, No. afternoo { tomorrow night from the relief com- I THE ' SUNDAY - STAR, WASHINGTON, GLASS EXPLAINS TALK | T0 BANKERS’ LEAGUE STAR NEWS STORY Exempt Securities Amendment. [Local and Suburban School Pupils Today Begin Judg- ing Stories. SEES HITCH IN RATIFICATION But Says It Will Be Altered. The Star's “best test” opens today. Hundreds of pupils of the public, hial schools in the Maryland and Virginia will paper more carefully and | than ever before. Whether they are to be wmong the winners of the cash prizes to be awarded weekly will depend largely on their ability to judge the “best” news story of the week and give a satisfactory explanation why the par- iticular story was selected ‘as the “best.” Preparations for entering the con- test already have been made by many pupils In the District public achools. Virtually all the privite and paro- chial schools also will be rengesented. sspecially in the English, current events, history and journalism classes in the high schools has keen interest been manifest Encoutaged by Teachers. : Teachers have encouraged their | | pupils to enter, believing that it will | be of great educational value. The class In journalism infcal High School pupils an extra half ass work if they partici- news story con- In connection with The Star's re- of Senator Carter Glass's ad- before the American Bankers League, the senator vesterday isswed the following statement: “I am afraid 1 was not very ex- plicit in my informal talk to the American Bankers' League, if it was hought that I ‘attacked’ the proposed Constitutional amendment agains further issuance of tax-exempt se- curities, as stated in The Star. I merely pointed out in my remarks vesterday the great delay which n the critically the federal Constitutiox and express doubt suffici ticul to securini nt number proposal. or did 1 desire to be understood s ‘attacking’ the so-called Melion plan of tax reduction. 1 simply said it was altogether unreasonable to imagine “that Congress should feel | ed to sccept a Treasury plan of | taxation without any change what- soever, and predicted t 1h which Congress will enact n, while accepting the ¢ Mcllon plan as to x. will afford greater d by the T incomes range | ,000. Many per- d with the duty of ng are urging the passage of ury bill without alteration. of these persons have never ex amined the bill to find out exact vhat it con I think it desirab that it be that membe of Congre to understiand the things nst which the have to vote do not intend to trans fer the right of decision to actuaries at the Treasury.” the assent f states to this ax e McKinley promised her dd4t in c rintendents arnet C. Wi kinson, and officiuls, ha: dorsed and commended the contest is their belief that the contest benefiting the pupils in an e way, will awaken in them Iiv in the news of the time develop power: imination. As stipulated in the rules, the con- test open to all pupils of publi private and parochial schools in the District, Marsland and Virginia, be- tween the ages of fourteen and twenty, inclusive. Students in colleges and other institutions more advanced than the public high schools will not be per- mitted to compete. Weekly Cash Prizes. Four cash prizes, totaling $50. will be awarded weekly for the most meritori four vs. The first prize is $20, the second, $13; the third, §10, and the fourth, $5. ontestants are urged to refully the rules of the contest. ! eral es were submitted to the ontest editor last week by pupils who obviously fafled to famillarize themselves with the rules. - These, of course, cannot be considered. Some of them came from puplls under the age limit. A t editor urges the contestants read { rules which 2 tod It besides e - PRESIDENT TO RADIO | WORLD-WIDEMESSAGE Will Celebrate Rotary Anniver- sary on Washington's Birthday. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, January sage by President s the birthday clubs world by tion as announ: H olden Rule message H ing the gospel of understand- | Rotary | read 19— Coolidge on in honor of anniversary of the Ro- will be relayed around the 3 in tw to the oTgAni: e SENATOR CALDER SAILS. NEW YORK enator W of New York sailed on the Orc for a month's cruise in southetn waters He said he would make a study of | methods of rum runners in the West Indies in preparing cargoes to be shipped_into the United States. ok {m: among men advocated b R be broa the President from the White House in henor of the nineteenth anniver- ry of Rotary and in the name of | 1. of Chicago on the of February Rotary ) founded in Chicago on February | Washington’s birthday the day for the Presi- be broadcast the President speaks from House Rotary clubs in and foreign countries will be tening i PLAN BENEFIT SHOW. interested in aiding the fatherless children of Greece have been requested to purchase tickets for the performance at Poli's theater dent's words t he this lis- + of 1and of 41, acres sd commercial ‘Zone. warehouse A salushie tri o’ raitread. in Leal manufacturing of site. Can be purchased at s Will sell as a whole or in part. Edmonds Contracting Co. North 9091 W. C. Brashears Main 5064 Or Your Broker less than halt mittee. Fatherless Children of Greec 1822 H street northwest. Following the third act tomorrow night at Poli's, | a speaker will be iniroduced who will outline the movement for aiding the | reek orph The builder of this splendid Home has gold us to sell it at once.. He has made the price $8,500.00 and the terms $1,000 cash and $65 per month, covering principal payments and all interest. He will give 10% discount for all cash over the $1,000. This is a new home, built on"a corner lot. 80x120 feet, on high ground in a beautiful grove. - It fas seven rooms, reception hall, bath and butler’s pantry, hardwood floors, hot-water heat, electricity, water and sewer. Must be seen for the Bargain to be appreciated. GRAHAM & OGDEN, Realtors 530 King St., Alexandria, Va. Machines at Your Service for Inspection ‘Alex. 1300; evenings, Alex. 888-J; Wash., D. 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HUTZELL Druggist rs. 1 served four years as a member ars as President of the Retail Drug- ley, | Robe 2 3 e e 3k T gk ek sk sk s ke e sk sk e sk ek ke sk ke ke sk ke e skeok sk sk e kok ok ke C., JANUARY 20; 1924—PART 1. LINCOLN DAY DINNER SET BY 6. 0. P. VOTERS Eight Hundred Guests Expected to Attend Event on February 9. Arrangements for a Lincoln dav dinner were made at a meeting of the Republican State Voters' Association on Friday. The dinner is to take place Febru- ary 9 at the New Willard Hotel, and about 80 guests are expected. The general committee is composed of the entire executive committee of the or- ganization. In addition, William Tyler Page, head of the association, has appointed the following special committees: Finance, invitations and printing— A E.Chaffee, chairman: . John Andrews, Mr. Frank H. Barrow, Mrs. Bertha V. McCormick, Miss Ada Marion Cocroft. Mr. F. G. Matson, Mr. W. G. Ladd and Mr. Frank W. Collter. ating arrangements—Wilbur 1. Estey, chairman; Mrs. Lena Anderson, Robert H. Coker, Dr. H. D. Norton, Marshall W. Pickering, Caleb Powers and Samuel W. Duff. Music and entertainment—Henry M. Camp, chairman: Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Miss Kathleen Lawler, O. R. Luhring, Louis A. Dent, Willlam L. Cole and R. N. Osmond. Reception—Tasker L. Od man; E. Hart Fenn, Schuyler jerritt, Addigon T. $mith, Willlam B. McKin- ley, James W. Lang- Ira G Zihlman, rt Luce, James' W. Wadsworth, i John Taber, Roy (. Fitzgerald, 1. M. Foster. John G. Cooper, C. Ellis Moore, J. Harreld, . Phillip w. jr.; Louis T. Temple Wurzbach, Mrs! Virginia v . Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Mrs. Bessle P. Bruegge.- man, Mrs. F.'W. Mondell, Mabel Wal- ker Willebrandt, Miss Virginia C. Ba- Mary Stewart, Mrs. John Mock, . Wootton, Charles Henry Butler, ard D. Hays, M. E. Rhodes, Miss Mary Grondin, Speakers: Frank L. Greene, chair- man; Willlam B. McKinley, E 7. Clark, Frank W. naeli, Charics Henry Butler, Mondell, Charles Louis T. McFadden, . week. twenty years, stitutions more adva barred. The story selects in The Star during Best only; must give the the of the first page of plainly the name of grade, home address addr against the contesta testants, Announcement dward M. | and | Addison Smith, D. Q. Morrow, Roy Q. Fitzgerald, ilenry M. Camp, Ralph H. Case. Ny Decorations: Harley V chairman; Mrs, Ada S. M F. A. De Groot, Elmer A. Lew C. “Eversman, Frederick W. Henry A. Baker: N General committee: The entire oxecutive committee of the assocla- tion. Speelman, eal, Mr. is, John Page, EXPLAINS EFFORTS FOR CHECK ON OPIUM = Must Start With Poppy, E. L. Neville Tells Ugiversity ‘Women. The' only way to check'importation of opium is to start with the poppy. sald E. L. Neville, American repre- sentative to the League Couneil on Narcotics at Geneva, in an address before the members of the American Assoclation of University Women and their guests at the clubhouse, 1631 I street northwest, last night. Mr. Neville said that manufacture of narcotics 1s controlled in this coun- try and in other countries and that Switzerland s now the principal of- | fender in the manufacture of nar- cotics. He outlined efforts of Ameri- ca andl other nations to limit the trade. mugglers,” said Mr. Nevill “are the principal source of troubl “Smoking opium is, comparatively speaking, a recent thing.” he said. “It was first mixed with tobacco and the doses of opium gradually increased. The traffic in opium was practically the thing that opened up western commerce with China.” HAS ACCIDENT IN ARABIA. William T. Eddingfie] 1440 Har- vard street northwest, has received a postal card from Dr. Hewitt, a well known archaeologis: | now in Arabla, stating that the party, which included his wife and mem- bers of his family, with whom he was crossing the Arabian desert on his way to Damascus, has suffered an accident, the detalls of which were not glven in the card. Dr. Hewitt, | the postal said, has escaped injury. | Dr. Hewitt has made a number of notable excavations in Arizona and | New Mexico and is weil known to members of the Smithsonian staff Edgar M. | R here. Today FREDERICK NEWLAND DIES Was Federal Emplny.e Here for Thirty Years. ‘Word was received here last night of the death in Chicago yesterday of Frederick Newland, eighty-eight years old, of 118 Bryant street north- west. Funeral services and burial will take place at Macomb, I11. Mr. Newland was a civil war vet- eran. and served in Company C, 16th Regiment, Ilinols Infantry. He was retired from the bureau of engraving and printing in 1920, where he had been employed for thirty years, He s survived by four daughters ;:nd one 8on, Miss Jessie M. Newland, Mrs. 1. R. Davidson of this city . E. O. Taylor, Miss E. Emojean land ‘and” Wiiliam N. Newland of cago. FILE BANKRUPTCY PLEA. NEW January 1 creditors filed « petition bankruptey against the firm of Boyd & C silk garments. Un #aid to be § in 5th avenue ecured 000, liabilitTes Tomorrow Is the Last Day to JOIN OUR ,SAVINGS CLUB 50 cents a week, for 50 weeks $1.00 af week, for 50 weeks $2.00 « week, for S0 veeks.. §5.00 ~ week, Jor 5% weeks Checks Will Be Mailed November 29, 1924 , manufacturers of | _$100. 10 | D. ; POLICE TO LEND AID IN CLEAN-UP DRIVE Will Seek to Remove Every Ob- jectionable Condition in Al- leys in Washington. The health department, with, the co-operation of the police, will geek to remove every objectionable con- ditfon in the alleys of Washington that can be reached under the nui- sance laws, Commissioner Oyster stated vesterday Following a recent inspection of the alleys Commissioner Bell said the alleys seemed in good order, hut that many back yards were unsightiy. Dr. Fowler said. while a yvard might | be untidy, the health department cannot interfere unless the situation constitutes a menace to health 7% CHRISTMAS W Z % 4 Interest Pala Citizens Savings Bank 1336 New York Avenue Begins - The Star’s “Best Story”’ Contest Every. school boy and girl hereabouts of fourteen to twenty years of age should become a contestant for these weekly prizes—for the “Best News Story”’ printed in The Sunday and Evening Star during the ensuing Scan the news columns of The Star closely each day—and weigh care- fully the news as it is printed from day to day —and when you decide which is the best news story—sit down and write a letter to The Star, in the form of an essay, telling why you think it is the best. ~ FiftyDollars a Week in Cash Prizes There are to be four prizes awarded each week as follows: First prize . . . . . . $20.00 Secondprize . . . . . 15.00 Thirdprize . . . . . . 10.00 Fourth prize . . . . . . 5.00 Read the simple rules and get ready to win one of these prizes. Rules of the Contest (Cut Out and Preserve) Any boy or girl. between the ages of fourteen and attendin, school in the District of is eligible to compete. a public, parochial or_private Columbia, Maryland or Virginia Students in colleges and other in- nced than the public high schools are ed as “best” must have been published the week, beginning Sunday morning and ending Saturday evening. Each contestant. will write a letter, not exceeding 300 words in length, telling why the story selected appealed to him or her as the best, the letter to be mailed not later than noon on Monday to Story Contest Editor. Evening Star Building. ‘Washington, D. C. - A% contestant must write on one side of the paper date of publication of the story and g6 of The Star upon which it appeared. At the top ‘each letter submitted must be written the contestant, his or her school and and age. Immedistely upon receipt of each letter, the name and at the top of the first page will be detached. Each letter will be numbered and a correspending number placed nt's name. The letters will be read and adjudged by a committee of editors of The Star and prizes awarded without knowledge of the identity of con- of the winner of the first prize will be made on Wednesday of each week and the winning letter published. Winner of the second prize and letter published on Thursday; A prize announced and letter published on Friday; winner of will be announced ner of the third Phone Circulation /. the fourth prize announced and letter published on Sat- urday. a By “news story™ is meant the ing or development of current interest—local, national or internation: It may have had ton, or may have come by telegraph from any part of the United States, or by cable or radio from any part of the world. Any number of reasons might in selecting one particular story as because the event narrated profoundly affected the peace and welfare of a large section of the earth’s inhabitants. 1t might be because the story told of some movement look- ing to the betterment of all mankind, or of the people of America, or of the feople of Washington. It might be be- cause it told of a tragedy that appealed to human sym- pathies, or of a comedy that moved to laughter. It might be because of just “a little touch of nature that makes the * The reasons why a story might be “best” are as endless as is the variety in the news of any week. In making the awards the judges will give weight to the intelligence and judgment evidenced by the contest- ant in the selection of his story, but chiefly the awards will be based on the soundness and clarity of the reasons advanced as to why that particular story was deemed best. English composition also will be taken into account. It is understood between The Star and all contestants, as a matter of honor, that each letter entered in the contest shall be the personal product of the boy or girl submit- whole world ki ting it. The first “contest week™ will run from today to next Saturday afternoon. Contestants must mail letters by noon of Monday, January 28. Announcement of winners will be meade on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday fol- lowing, You'll want .to read The Star every day—Evening anti Sunday—so have the folks order it delivered direct to the home—by Star carrier. . 7 issues a week—60c a month Dept.—Main 5000 s e e e e ek ke ek sk Ak e e e e e e e Jhe e e s e e e e e e ke ek ek ek ek account of some hap-, its origin in Washing- influence a contestant ‘best.” It might be XXX e e e % ’ i '