Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1924, Page 2

L I TAX CUT THIS YEAR i e S SEEN AS CERTAIN Congress Due to Afford Relief for Quarterly Payments in 1924. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Tax legislatlon, so far as it affects ineomes reccived during tho vear 1924, §s llkely to be postponed until naxt autumn. The joiat resolution providing for a reduction fn 1923 in- comes, payable this year, will be pass- ed much sooner. Almost overnight the outlook for the passage of & comprehensive rev- enue bill has changed. The coalition between the democrats and the insur- gent republicans has resulted in the framing of a bill which, from the viewpoint of the Treasury, will cre- ate a deficit, and, therefore, must be vetoed. Unless the Senate rewrites the measure—and that is not likely 1o happen until after montis of d bate—the chances are tax revision will bs the paramount issue before the people in the coming campaign. Everything from now on will be done with'a view to political advantage in the battle at polls. Source of Mutual Recrimination. Instead of going to the country scith o bill for which both democruts and republicans could claim credit the two partics will blame one another wnd ask for support £o that & new tax, bill can be passed. The delay in enacting a new reve- nue law, of courss, interferes cou- siderably with the pluns of business concerns and individusls who are maaking thelr expenditures and invest- ments during the vesr 1924, but inas- much &8 tax pauyments on this year's income are not due until March, 19 Congress s in no particular hurry about rushing a revenue bill through. ‘The taxpayers of the country, how- ever, will not be in a happy frame of mind if they cannot get some' re- duction when they pay taxes on their 1928 incomes, and So both parties have promised a reduction. The first payment of 1920 taxes is due next month, and taxpayers arc being advised to vay their taxes for the year in quarterly installments, 50 that when Congress does pass 2 joint resolution or amendment to the present revenue act giving a one-fourth reductlon on 1923 taxes, the taxpayer will be permitted to omit one of the quarterly Install- ments 1f the joint resolution is passed be- fore June 15 taxpayers may choose to omit the particular payment due on that date, though regulations govern- ing the rebate of taxes would nec- essarily have to be drawn up so as not to affect the regular and expect- ed flow of funds into the Treasury. The nub of the eituation is that the reduction on 1923 incomes is go- ing to be effective sometime during the present year, but that Congress wiil not finish consideration of the main revenue act until the Novem- ber elections are at hand. Presidential Veto Seen. There 18 always the possibility that Congress will, at the last minute, pass the revenue act, but the outlook at the moment is against its becom- ing & law because of the certainty of a presidential veto. The number of things Inserted in the pending bill objectionable to the administration is Increasing, and whereas a week #g0o some doubt existed whether the Chief Dxecutive would dare veto the measure, the word from administra- tion quarters s that he will not hesi- tate to do 5o, as the democrats and insurgent republicans have emascu- lated the original measure and made it unworkable from the Treasury viewpoint. The broad ground that the pending bill will not produce enough revenue to run the government is considered sufficlent by the administration to at- tack any bill, and though the opposi- tion may present figures tending to disprove that claim, the administra- tion feels it will be supported by a preponderant opinion because of the controversy and doubt that will have been developed. Only & measure on which there is no doubt, and which Is certain to produce the needed revenue, will have the sanction of the administration. There are, of course, not enough votes in either houses to pass the peding bill over the veto of the Pres- ident, so he will Insist upon changes before afixing hie signature to the measures put up to him. ASKS RESUMPTION OF ARMS MISSION Macdonald Would Continue Inter- Allied Control Body in Germany. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 26.—A note from Prime Minister Macdonald of Great Britain to the allled council of am- ‘bassadors regarding the resumption of work by the interallied military control mission in Germany, which was recelved yesterday, has been re- ferted to the Interallled advisory military committee, presided over by Marshal Foch, for advice. The note is understood to put the question on a basis that will permit of & final solution, with all the allies united behind a determined effort to see that Germany ceases her warlike preparations, if she be actually en- waged in them as persistently aileged in allied circles. o DENIES INDEPENDENCE BOARD FILIPINO FUNDS | Manila Auditor Refuses Pay to 117 Legislators on Question- able Pay Roll. B> the Associated Press MANILA, February 26.—-Quelllon-' ing the constitutionality of financing the Philippine independence commis- slon with continuous appropriations | by the legislature, Insular - Auditor Wright has declined to authorize the release of funds for payment.of hun- dreds of vouchers payable to sen- ators, representatives and others con- ‘pected with the commission. One hundred and seventeen sena- tors and representatives have been refused payment of their vouchers for per dlems as members of the commission. It is understood the matter will be taken to the courts. The audlitor's decislon also probably will affect the sailing of the pro- posed independence mission. to the TUnited States. REPEAT “WOMAN HATER.” The Aloysius Club Players sailed through the two acts of “The Woman Hater,” by John Long and Ralph A. Norton, with fiying colors last night at Oo;ucl Hall. It will be repeated onight. - Featire numbers, intersperasd Fon- erously, afforded a number of high- light reliefs for the play, LIKELY TO RENAME l D. C. COMMISSIONERS ICoolidge Well Pleased With Rec ords of Rudolph and Oyster. President Coolldge 1s known to be very well pleased with the way in which Commissioners Rudolph and !Oyster have administered the affairs of the District government during jureir terms of office, und because of !this appreclation of their work and of his estimation of thelr ability, it 1s thought likely by those who talked with the President today that he wiil reappoint these Comunissioners when [thelr terms expive next month. i *Several names have becn submit- ted to President Coolidgs to conslder for appointments to succeed Commis- | sloners Rudolph and Oveter, but an- cording to a White House suthority the President has not taken the mat- ter up definitely and will not give it Iis undivided attentlon for seversl des the President's own ideas iregarding the administration of these two civilian Commissioners the White ifouse has received any number of resolutlons, letters from- organiza tions, groups and ndividuals indors- & these two Commissloners and urging their reappointment. WELFARE DIRECTOR FORDISTRIGTASKED Spencer Bill Would Establish Department for Charity and Other Activities. A Dill to establish a department of public welfare of the government of the District of Columbia was intro- duced In the Senate today by Senator Spencer of Missour] and referred to the Senate District committee. It is similar to a bill introduced in the Iast Congress by Senator Spencer. ‘The duties and functions now per- formed by the board of charitles, the board of childrens’ guardians, ' the bourd of trustees of the national tratning school for girls, the board of trustees of the industrial home school and the board of directors ot Colum- \bia Hospital would be transferred to | welfare. | the department of public The proposed department would have control over the workhouse, the Washington asylum and jail. the re- formatory and the District Home and Training School. Provision is made for a director of public welfare to serve for a term of | five vears and an advisory board of five members, all to be appointed by the District Commissioners. The department would be divided |\ into four divisions, as follows: Men- tal diseases, child guardianship, cor- rection and administration and su- pervision. The bill also contains provisions granting aid to mothers with depend- ent children, compelling persons twenty-one years or more of age to support destitute parents, providing for compulsory school attendance and school census, compelling the support of the wife and minor chil- dren by husband. It contains also various amend- ments to the law relating to the Ju- venile Court. PRESIDENT WARNS OF U, . EXPENSES Sees Heavy Appropriations of Public Funds Accumulat- ing in Congress. So many bills calling for appro- priations of public money have been introduced in Congress during this session that President Collldge has become alarmed for fear that the enactment of any great number of these would bring financial disaster to the feGeral government and may result in the breaking down of the budget system. Banding of Various Activities. These bllls in question call for ap- propriations of various sizes and for varfous kinds of activities and the President is represented as feeling that it is exceedingly desirous to is- sue a word of warning to those urg- ing these appropriations and to in- sist upon their defeat. The President is sald to feel that so many appropriation bills, all of which are irrespective of the appropriations provided for in the budget estimates, are not conducive to the public wel- fare and are more generally for the purpose of satisfying selfishness and greed on the part of certain classes and groups. President Gives Hearing. The President is known to have pointed out to some of those person Who have discussed these appropria. tion bills with him that there is sub- stantial prosperity throughout the country today and that the federal government is running along smooth- 1y and getting ahead in & rapid man- ner, and that there is no reason for pertons or groups to take this time to overreach themselves by getting en- acted appropriation bills not pro- vided for in the budget. The information _furnished the President {8 to the effect that appro- priation bills introduced in this ses- glon of Congress, if enacted, would call for an expenditure greater in the aggregate than the entire estimated cost of operating the federal govern- ment during the next fiscal year. PRESIDENT HOPEFUL OF U. S. BUILDINGS Expects Legislation This Season to Provide for Public ! Structures. THE EVE FEDERALS MASSING TROOPS ON JALAPA Concerted Move Started to l Capture Capital of Vera Cruz State. By the Associated Press. VERA CRUZ, February 26.—A con- certed movement by government forces azainst Jalapa, capital of the | state of Vera Crus, which is still held by the rebels, has been started. Gen. Juan Andrew Almazan left ! Puebla yesterday with 17 troop trains. Gen. Fausto Topete is leaving Vera Cruz today with 3,000 men, and Gen. Heriberto Jara with 3,000 men, a sisted by 2,000 others from Almasan's column, has begun an advance on Perote. an important outpost of the Jalapa rebels, It Is expected the combined forces will reach the capital this week. WESTERN FRONT PACIFIED. == I’Obugon Says Order Is Established i at All Larger Towns. { {8y The Associated Tresa. MENICO CITY, February 26.—“The | western front has been pacified, and iconstitutional order is re-established fn Jalisco. Colima, Michoacan and | Guanajuato,” President Obregon stat- {ed upon his rival last night from adilujnra, where he conferred with | Ted 1 comamanders regarding the [ operat 5 necessary to cleah up the s vegions, which, until recently, were {vnder the domination of the rebels. Enrique Estrada, wio was last re- ported at lcoman, in western | Michoacan, according to Gen, Obre- i gon, is expected to attempt to intern l(n ucrrero. Questioned relative to the ported appointment of Ramon Ross as Mexican ambassador to Wash- ington, the president said: “Senor Ross has not yvet been appointed, nor has his selection as ambassador been considered.” . Plutarco Elias Calles, inte wed after his al at Montere; special dispatches, de- would ehortly resign hia ary post and resume his presi- #l campaign, since the complete cation of the republc was well ard conclusion. REED HITS M’AD0O IN KEYNOTE SPEECH Says “Legal Business” Was Using ! Influence on Former Cabinet i Associates. | H e V¥ tie Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, Mo., February James A. Reed, United States senator end candidate for the demucratic nomination for the presidency con- testing with W. G. McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury, for the Missour| delegation to the democratic ! natfonal convention, declared in his! keynote campaign speech here last| night that Edwarq L. Doheny, ofl magnate, and Charles W. Morse, ship- builder and financier, employed Mc- Adoo when he left Wilson's cabinet for his political influence wtih the democratic national administration, and not for his legal ablility. Speaking with deltberation, Senator Reed charged that McAdoo and the members of his law firm expected to re- celve more than $1,000,000 in fees from ofl Interests, Morse interests and the motion picture industry, al- though McAdoo “did not appear in & single lawsuit.” g H Predicts New Scandals, Referring to the oil inquiry dis- closures. Senator Reed said: “I un- hesitantly express the opinion that not one-tenth of the corruption and iniquity which has existed is vet laid {bare. “When the whole foul mess Is known the American people will be convinced of the supreme necessity | of purging the government and driv- ing trom power every tainted man.” o referred to the resignation of A. B. Fall as United States senator and his appointment as Secretary of the Interior, charging that: “Albert | Fall prepared the transfer of oll lands {from tke naval to the Interior - iments; $100,000 was the price of Iall's soul Scores Mellon Plan. Senator Reed voiced opposition to the Mellon tax plan and attacked commissions, bureaus and lobbylsts which, he said, infest Washington. |He advocated the passage of the ibonus bill and argued that there could be both the bonus and tax reduction. His speech was the first of @ series which _he will give throughout Missouri. | FLEET CORPORATION { OFFICIAL RETIRES William J. Love Quits as Vice 1 President and Direotor of U. 8. Lines. Resignation of William J. Love, vice president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and managing director of the United States Lines, was an- nounced late yesterday by Leigh C. Palmer, president of the corporation. The resignation has been accepted and will take effect “at the earliest possible moment.” The resignation was recelved by Mr. Palmer on Saturday, from New York, but was not answered until yester- day. IIl health and the condition of his business, Mr. Love said, were his reasons for resignation. He had ex- pressed a desire to sever his connece tions with the Fleet Corporation soon after Mr. Palmer took office. Accept- ing the resignation, Mr. Palmer ex- pressed his regret and praised Mr. Love for his “conscientious and ef- clent work in building up the mer- } chant marine.” Reductions in the salaries of the Fleet Corporation vice presidents, announced last week by President Palmer, cut Mr. Love’s salary from $25,000 'to $18,000 a year. T. H. Rossbottom, general mana- NG _STAR, WA SHINGTON, D. C, TU}«*SD‘A‘Yg FEBRUARY 26, 1924, : 5 George Randolp h Chester Dies As He Tells Wife of His Love GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER AND MRS. CHESTER. By rhe Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, February 26.—George Randolph Chester, author and play- wright, died early today. Mr. Chester left his Ohio homegat an early age and engaged in \‘nrlAjn occupation: Beglinning nawspaper work as a reporter on the Detroit News, he rose to become one of the nation’s most popular writers of fic tion, “Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford and ®Blackic Daw" were two of his most famous fictional characters. He wrote a number of books and plays in collaboration with his wife, Lillian Chester. Mr. Chester was fifty-five years old. il Mr. Chester snd his wife worked Jate last night on a mnew story. shortly after midnight he complained of pains in his chest and Mras. Ches- ter applied hot towels. But the hot applications fafled to relieve him and he took a hot bath and retired, joking with Mrs. Chester about his pains. Shortly before 5 o'clock this morn- ing Mr. Chester sat up in his bed, awakened his wife and sald to her: “You know, dear, I love you.” He fell back upon his pillow. His wite did not think him dead and at- tempted to revive him. Falling, she PRESIDENT WANTS BRIDGE GOST DATA Seeks Accurate Estimate Be- fore Sanctioning Arlington Memorial Project. Before President Coolidge, as pie: dent of the Arlington Memorial bridge commission, agrees to a definite plan for the erection of the proposed Ar- lington Memorial bridge, from a point near the Lincoln Memorial to a point near the Lee mansion, in Ar- lington national cemetery, he wants 8 very definite understanding as to the esact estimated cost of the project. Tentative plans submitted to the President, and which met with his roval 8o far as designs went, put e coat of the bridge itaelt and the immediate approaches, at about $3,- 000.000. Since then those engaged in plan- ning this great project have shown the President something which would run the cost up to about $23,000,000. This increased estimate, however, is due to the extensive improvement of highwaye leading to the two ends of the bridge, and which improve- ment will call for considerable land condemnation. Although the Presi- dent has expressed himself as being anxfous to have this proposed me- morial bridge the finest specimen of its kind ever built in this or any other country, he naturally feels a little hesitation about going ahead with the proposed plans that would necessitate what he considers such a_tremendous outlay of mon In other words, he wants to think over the latter proposition quite —thor- oughly before reaching a decision. Early Meeting in Prospect. To discuss further the proposed plans and other details incident to carrying out the memorial project, the President, it was announced at the White House today, will call a meeting_of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission some time in the near future. Although the date has not_been” set, it intimated that it will be early next week, and will be_in .the office of the President. The other members of this comm slon are the Speaker of the House, the chairmen of the Senate and House public buildings and grounds commit- tees and Lieut. Col. Sherrill, officer in charge of public buildings and ds. O la" thought likely that at this mesting-the plan for the bridge itself he A et Br hridge will b decided upon, but it is not held likely that that part of the plan calling for the extensive improvement along certain highways leading to.the two ends of the bridge will be passed upon finally, -— MILKMAN AND SISTER GET MILLION LEGACY Estate Falls to-Vermonters After Long Fight in California Courts. By the Associated Press. RUTLAND, Vt, February 26— 7T. G. Hart, Rutland town, a milk peddler, and his sister, Mrs. Edward onard of Clarendon, have become }:lm. heirs to the 31,000,000 estate of thelr aunt. Mra Elien M. Wilson of Sacramento, Callf.. through a de. cision of the California supreme court, it was learned last night. 'The estate, consisting in part of 5,000 acres of land was left by Mrs. President Coolidge was represented | Ber Of the United States Lines, in | Wilson to an only son. who died today as feeling hopeful of attaining necessary legislation at this session of Congress for the construction of several new federal department build- ings in _this city. Fhe President belicves that every one recognizes the urgent need for more adequate bulldings to house the State Department, the Department of Justice, the Department of Agricul- ture and certain divisions of the Treasury Department, it was stated. And because of this general feeling, he is represented as feeling that Con- gress should not hesitate about ap- propriating the money necessary. It i belleved the Pregident will, necessary, agree to have included pro- vision for these buildings in & general public buildings bill. This has been ed by Chairman Langley, who contends that there is a popular de- 4 on the of Congress for & Fenoral public Duddings DUl fhis if | at Jaito, and urgin, charge of operations, will supervi the Shipping Board's New York ii terests until & successor for Mr. Love is selected. GANDHI SCOLDS SIKHS. Centures-Them for Fighting With- out Authorization. BOMBAY, British India, February 26.—Mohandas Gandhi, the national ist leader, h nt a message. to the Akall Bikhi ing that he learned with great distress of the fighting the Akalls not to send any more fighters without con sulting lei m\lnIlI. Gandh{ recommends a policy of non- violence, particularly in raligious struggle such as he declars ‘without bflle.,l “l‘::m‘ the property rt to her line. wvro‘rv.ihrna years the case had been fornie. courts. A year ago the son's widow claimed the estate, but the ocourt decided against 3 Other claimants attempted to hold the estate as COmMmUNIty DProperty, but without sucoess. —_— Bandits Lock Man in Toebox. RFOLK, Va., February 26.—Two ooro bandiis armed with revolvers last night robbed a Piggly Wiggly tore_in a popular residential sec- tion here, or‘lorclns.l. I‘Gr.‘ .An::. r, inside 2 frigerator.” Allen watched through aders outside the Sikh com- | the plate glass front of the ice boxX,|ed a bredl wmms inmen looted the cash ;hfl:u:h:&m_‘ ‘with $107.56. Ten mifiutes after the bandits’ departur 9f the refrigerator and escaped. called the superintendent of the apartment house, James Schultz, and he summoned an ambulance. Mr. Chester died of a heart attack. Recently, Schultz sald, Mr. Chester came home and started running up the stairs. “T sald: ‘Gosh, Mr. Chester, but you're spr. And he told me he had Just taken out $100.000 life insurance and the doctors told him Le was good for fifty vears more.” “Chester “was born fn Ctacin- nal After his entrance into news- paper work in Detroit he returned to his home city and became Sunday editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. While in this position he became interested in syndicated matter. His first wife, whom he married in Dav- enport, Towa, in 1895, encouraged him 1o place storles he had written on the market and they were readily purchu He received $2.30 for his first piece of fiction. His second piece was re- jected by seven magazines hefore it was accepted by a popular weekly publication. The first Mrs. Chester obtained a decree of divorce und the custody of the two children in Octo- ber, 1911. Shortly after Mr. Chester wag married to Mrs. Lillian Deremo, a former close friend of his wife, who had been named corespondent in the divorce suit. |“Little Levi,” Seized Model of Leviathan, Gift to Smithsonian “Little Levi,” a complete model of the liner Leviathan, seized dur- ing the war at the Hambur-Ameri- can offices in New York and later loaned to the United States Lines and Shipping Board for exhibition purposes, has been turned over to the Smithsonian Institution by the allen property custodian. The model, which for several months has been at the Shipping Board's offices here, is a perfect miniature of the liner, even down to the electric lighting system. It is eighteen and one-half feet long, with twenty-three and one-half- inch beam and three feet ten inch- depth from keel to the top of her funnels. HARDING MEMORIAL RITES TO BE HELD TOMORROW (Continded from First Pag by the presiding officers of the two houses and to those holding tickets of admission to the galleries. The hall of the House of Repre- sentatives will be opened for the ad- mission of those who have invitatlons, who will be conducted to the seats us- signed to them, as follows: The Presl- dent of the United States and his cabinet will occupy seats in front of and on the left of the Speaker: the Chief Justice and assoclate justices of the Supreme Court will occupy seats in front of and on the right of the Speaker. The general of the armies and the chiet of naval operations will oc- cupy seats back of the President and his cabinet, on the left of the speak- er. The ambassadors and ministers of forelgn governments will occupy seats on the left of the speaker in a special section. The former Vice President and senators will occupy seats back of the President and his cabinet and the Supreme Court and on the east and west side of the main aisle. Seats for Govern: The governors of the several states will oocupy seats on the right of the epeaker {n a special section. Representatives will oocupy seats on the east and west slde of the main aisle and back of the senators and governors of the eeveral states. Ex-members of the House will oc- cupy seats assigned to them back of the members. The Exacutive gallery will bo. re- served exclusively for the- fafnily of the President, the families of the pproaches at the immediate| 0abinet and of the Supreme Court,aMounts to improve Washington. and the invites = e n d guests of the Presi. The diplomatic gallery will be re- served exclusively for the familtes of | the ambassadors and ministers of for- gl::'xl m\;f;:g;ntt; These tickets have “,.s':“;i rough the Secretary e House of Representatives wi be called to order by the spukm- promptly: at 12 o'clock. Senate President to Preside. _The Senate will mssemble at 12 Wil Droseed to.the hall of the Bues ceed to the hall of the of Representatives. Hbuxe The ambassadors and ministers will meet at 11:30 o'clock in the ways and means committee room in the Capitol and be conducted to the seats assigned to them on the floor. ‘The President of the Senate will occupy the Speaker's chair. The Speaker of the House will occupy a seat at the left of the President of the Senate. The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House will occupy seats next the presiding officers of their respective houses. The other officers of the Senate and of the House will Jccupy seats on the floor at the right and left of the Speaker's chair. The chairmen of the joint com- mittee of arrangements will occupy seats at the right and left of the orator, Secretary Hughes, and next to them will be lnt,\i the officiating clergymen. Prayer will _be offered by Rev. James Shera Montgomery. chaplain of the House. The presiding ofce: the president of the Benatg, will then present Secretary Hughes, the orator of the day. Benediction will be pro- nounced by Rev. J. J. Muir, chaplain of the Senate. KLAN SEEKS NEW ORDER. |pany’s return. i W 24, CUTIN PHONE RATE HANGS N BALANCE Immediate - Reduction De-| pends Upon Question of Depreciation Funds. ‘Whether telephone rates are to be reduced immediately as a result of the investigation held by the Utllities Commission yesterday will depend largely on the commission's final de- cision {n the matter of handling de- preciation funds. of accounting the telephone com- pany's rate of return last year W 33 per cept. At the hearing vyes terday Willlam McK. Clayton, spokes- man for the Federation of Citizens' Associations, contended that the com- pany’s_accrued depreclation of more than $700,000 in 1923 should be figured as part of net income. Following that rule would make the rate of return 11.99 per cent. Walter C. Allen, secretary to the process of adding the amount set up last year for depreciation to net in- come is the same as not allowing it as an operating expense. Allen Outlines Course, | Such a course, Nr. Allen said. could not be foliowed by the commission under the utilities law, which, he said, provides that the commission must see to it that the companies do set up w certain amount under oper- ating expenses each year for depre- clation of the propert his practically climinates any possibility of the commission dectd- ing, s Mr. Clayton contended, that ithe accrued dep {ation for the r #hould be figured as part of the com- s commission s going to i pubilc hearing next |Monday {s whether the balance in any s depreciation fund should be deducted frow the fair value of the property for rate-making purposes. This, Mr. Allen said, is a different proposition entirely from deducting the accrued depreciation set up in any one year from the operating ex- penses of that year. WOULD PAY BONUS Fish Introduces Bill for Twenty- Year Endowment Life Policies. ! Providing twent year endowment | insurance for ail world war veterans, |another “soldiers’ bonus” bill was in- troduced in the House yesterday by Representative Hamilton Fish, publican, of New York. Under this measure po! begin at $400 for sixty days and increase $400 for each <! thereafter to $1,600 for twenty-one morths' service a over. After the third year veterans could borrow on their policies, but in no event would the government more than 50 per cent of the value of their policies. _Mr. Fish. who is a war veteran, es timated that the tota! cost of his plan, if all veterans applied for insurance. would be $2,250,549,341. He said he Would press for its passage as a sub- stitute for the McKenafe bill. which = would service face President Harding. Provisions for Dead. Provision has also been made to pay insurance to the beneficiaries of those veterans who have died since their di charge or die before January 1, 1 when this act will go into effect. T total number of veterans who have died, according to the Amerfcan experience table of mortality, since discharge up to date is 183.805. Provision is also made 1o pav $00 apiece'to the bene- service who carried no insurance and surance clause. Therc are approxi- mately 5,000 such cases. BALL IS UNMOVED | BYCITIZENS’ VETO | OF AUTO TAX BILL (Continued from First Page.) Zihlman, 2is identical with the Sen- ate bill, except as to the distribution of funds. I think that perhaps Sena- tor Ball would be willing to make the modification that all moneys be handled under the §0-40 plan, as is I could get it through the conferees. “You must remember,” pointed out Senator Ball, “that in 1878, when the 50-50 plan was put in, Wash- ington was only a small city that that was a very generous allow- unce. Now that the city has grown and the District values increased, wants to aid the city of Washington, but Congress will not be liberal un- less the organizations here tend to falrness about the proposition. “Taken My Weapon,” Says Ball “T have fought the District's bat- tles in Congress. and shall probably continue to fight them, because T want to be fair. There is a decided gentiment in Congress that the Dis- trict should pay taxes equal to that | of other cities. T have combated that sentiment hf saying that the District would be willing to pay the taxes if | Congress would appropriate adequate cannot say that now. You have taken way my one wedpon.” ‘For my part,” said Mr. Zihlman, “T as strongly in favor of the original | bill submitted by the Commissioners, {and T would like to see it passed. I |must say, however, that before and lafter T introduced ‘the bill T hardly found a member of Congress who would agree to abolish the personal tax on automobiles, simply for the reason that they have to pay that tax in their own state. However, this committee hus taken its stand, and {the matter now rests with the Senate and the House,” - | «cAs” TAX BILLS HIT. ‘Without a dissenting vote the joint special civic committee for the Dis- trict of Columbia on the gasoline tax rejected all proposals for reciprocity at a meeting vesterday afternoon with the exception of that originally suggested by the Commissioners and | approved by the Governor of Mary- land. Representing every large civic { anq motoring organization in the Na- | tional Capital, the committee placed itself on record as opposing any at- 1 tempt of Congress to violate the §0-40 i plan under which the fiscal relations between the federal government and the District are conducted. Following the reading of -an edl- torial in The Evening Star, which compared the gas tax situation at the present time with fabled days, when the master called in all the fowls and asked them in what way they prefer- red to be cooked for dinner, a resolu- tion was introduced by Pearce Ray- ! ner, chairman. of the special trafiic committee of the Board of Trade, who called on the committee to take im- mediate action and to “stand by its convictions.” The resolution follows: “Jt 1s unanimously agreed that the special joint civic committee on the gas tax is opposed to the two pending bills, 8. 120 and H. R. 655, and to_the substitute proposed by Senator Ball On the commisefon™s present method | commission, explained today that this | BY INSURANCE PLAN; months | loan | {s similar to the measure vetoed by | ficlaries of those veterans who died in | now done, and I am quite gure that | and | the 60-40 plan is generous. Congress {DRY LAW ENFORCER WARNS POLICE SQUAD New York Commissioner Dechml* Special Service Division Has { Shirkers on Rolls. By tie Associated Press. i NEW YORK, February 26.—The/ recently reorganized special service division of the police department, which has as its dutles liquor la: enforcement and suppression of vice, vesterday was charged with fallure by Commissioner Enright in a brief | but_caustic address. | The commissioner gave the squad from thirty to sixty days to produce results. He declared he knew who | the shirkers were and threatened to| return them to the uniformed force. | Twenty members of the division | night rafled eleven places in the | “White light” district. A large quantity of alleged wines, cordlals nd liquor was seized and twelve arrests were made. -— RECLASSIFYING BOARD SHOULD GO, DECLARES CHAIRMAN F. J. BAILEY| (Continued from First Page.) mony, following his unexpected and | dramatic statement that the board which he heads ought to be abolished, intimated that he does mnot bell the work should be turned over to the Civil Sefvice Commission on account of its triple head. Not Salary Increasing Act. time I have seen the Civil Service Commission violent dis-| jagreement,” Mr. Bailey sald. When | ked bhis general opinion to lhn; erits of reclassification, Mr. Baile replied that employes in the District look to the classification act to in- | crease their salartes, whereas in his opinion the blll cannot be interpreted to be fundamentally a salary Increas- ing act. i The general effect of proper claasi- fication, Mr. Bailey concluded, ‘“no matter who does {t, or how badly, will be of great benefit to the govern- ment nad its employes.’ Mr. Bailley declared that the pro- gram of the bureau of efficiency, In relation to making allocations to salary grades without first making complete class specifications, is, in his to some measure, in preparing the classification aet, “if nnlh!px more 1is done than has been done." | e declared. however, that the classification, if there is done what the board proposes to do, will be in conformity to the law by July 1, and intimated that work was being done, i to some meausre, in preparing the | classifications asked for by the class- ification act. 1 Admits Shortcomings. ! The witness told the committee |that the class specifications turned over to the departments were “pretty poor class specifications,” belng far {from complete, and said that if the plan had not been changed, “my hon- est opinion is that the Civil Service | Commission would now be on the de- { tensiv . Mr. Bailey reitcrated today his |statement of yesterday, when the hearings opened, that the class speci- n {fication "is the vital thing in classi- fication.” The classification of federal em- !ployes In tae District of Columbis. | 3Mr.” Bailey sald, is not as perfect it ought to be, but he said by July 1 it will be in accordan with tl | classfication aet, “and on_the basis fof the ~Civil Service School of| thought,”” which calls for class specifi- catlons before allocation of employes. { “Is the board doing & single thing | {to build these class specifications jheavy asked Represstnative Lehlbach, who!onih*30d tomorrow: 1 | residin =5 ey, s Balley. ireview of is actually { going on, he declared, and said that | whil th old Wool 'S of ification, not adopted by Co gress, seems to prevail in the worl did not come under the automatic in- | ing out of classification so far. it!gales on the coast. will scarcely be possible to say that July 1. What has been done in rela- {tion to employes in the District, he isaid, is in entire conformity to the classification act, provided that cer- tain things are done. Defends Eficiency Bureau. “If the work were stopped now. Mr. Bailey admitted, “it would make for classification not in conformity with the act”” But he added that if there is done what the hoard pro- posed to do, the classification will be in conformity. Mr. Balley said he held no brief for {the bureau of efficiency, but “be- lieved In thelr getting a square deal, but it doesn’t appear they are getting | a square deal.” He said that the Civil i Service Commission has “capitalized ia natural discontent that a man ought to_be in a higher grade than he is Mr. Bailey said that classification should rest ultimately on ¢luss specl- fications, but did not agree with the proposition that claseification was to rest immediately on such specifica- fions. He held to his proposition, stated vesterday, that the time ele- ment is the essence of the classifica- tion contract. Today's session was adjourned at 12:30 o'clock until Friday morning at 10 o'clock, when Mr. Graves will completo his statement. STEAM ENGINEERS OBJECT. Say Classification Status Does Them Injustice. Representing about G500 members of the International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers, who are members of Local Union No. 99, John H. Lorch, bueiness agent, today laid | before Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil service committee & let- ter stating their indorsement of the Lehlbach bill to amend the classifi- cation act. In his letter Mr. Lorch states that the original classification act did an injustice to members of the steam and operating éngineers’ class, in | thag they do not recelve ' rate of i comipensation commensurate with the ekill, knowledge and’ experience nec- essary to thelr trade. ‘Want O1d Designation. This communication states that the classification board created under the act has placed the steam and operat- ing engineers under the ttle ‘“en- { ginemen.” They prefer to keep their {original designation by which they have been known and distinguished from kindred trades and unskllled laborers, which is a further injury to them, Mr. Lorch sald. team and operating engincers oppoBed to & change of title af- charged with more responsibility and are more skilled than those compre- hended under the term ‘enginemen,’” Mr. Lorch tells the civil service com- mittee. Asks Chance of Hearing. “The classification board h: ed the term ‘enginemen’ to cover a larger group as a matter of expe- diency,” he explains. “This term lowers their -status and their wage scale, and- they ask that they be not comprehended under this class.” He guqlu from section 5 of the classi- cation act, and then says: “The steam and operating engineers have been placed in an excepted class and therefore taken out of the rec- ognizeq trade and skilled crafts which Treat- MUNCIE, Ind., February 26.—Offi- | and would prefer no reciprocity with ! greatly militates against them and is cials of the Delawa: Number Four, of Munci ment i{ssued here yester in a state- Pros lln;- ni- zation of the n and announced plans for orgunization of & new na- tionsl ordeér along similar lines, to be the Aka- | Allen smashed the plate glass front ) known as “Nobles of Klan of the|of the Nortb,” stitute, because it is an infringement upon the principles of fixed propor- tionate contribution between the fed- eral and District governments. “Thig_ecombined committee insist on the ARERES of tib Commissioners istrict of Columbia original bIll on reciprocity with Maryland.” County Klan, | Maryland rather than have that sub-,a grave injustiee to artisans who are charged with the responsibility inci- dent to the trade of steam and ope ating engineers. Mr. Lorch asks that his organiza- tion be given an opportunity to be heard more fully and to show that a grave injustice has been done their trade, . £l | Highest, 4 { ! perature, { Heleoa .. fecting thelr trade because they are ! | London, Ce en,. | SeRknotisBweden. SOCIETY GIVES AID 10 GREEK FESTIVAL Distinguished Audience to See Offering ‘at Central High for Refugees. An unusually distinguished aua ence is promised for the Greek- American festival tomorrow evening at the Central High School, the pro ceeds of which will go directly to the refugee children of Greece. There is a long Mst of patronesses. Scveral have taken boxes to show their interest in the effort to help those in distress and thelr confidence in the artistic quality of the entertainment. None has responded more readily { than members of the diplomatic corps. who, while giving their support, are also complimenting the chatelaine of {the Greek legation, who is actively devoting herself to the project and taking part in the program. A group of the season's debutante will serve as ushers and their Greek costumes will supplement the color effects presented on the stagc. T- tain features of the progra: are at- tracting Interest, especlaliy amon music lovers and those who would encourage friendship between tions through better acqualntance with their folklore a arte. The Greek folk songs aunounced o the progra will be of special inter est gince they are almost y this country. August -8 given valuable service in har: ng and directing the The solos ar choruses of fresh young voices und. his training offer an added attractio Mr. Tchernikoff will play the role of a second Orpheus, and Miss G that of Eurydice. BRITISH WON'T RAISE ISSUE IN RUM SEIZURE Confiscation of Eighty-Five Cases on Liner Adriatic Is Adritted to Be Legal. St terest and curiosity is being = fested by British government and steamship company officiais over th seizure by the American Treas authorities of 186 cases of liquor on board the White Star liner Adriatic It is recognized that the confiscu tion is entirely legal and legitimate. in view of the fact that the liquo: treaty between the two countries hae not yet been ratifled, and the Briti government consequently has ne i tention of protesting to Washing! as it would have done had the been made outside the thro limit THE WEATHER District of Columbla—Heavy saov or rain tonight and tomorrow: littis change in temperature, lowest tonigh about freczing; fresh to strong north- east winds. M v enow rain in in westand portior ittle snow or A |in temperature: increasing x | winds, {eoast t reaching gale force on onight. Heavy rain on the coass rain or smow in the i terfor tonight and tomorrow: little change 1in - temperature; northemst snow t not muckh West Virginia—Heavy night and tomorrow: change in temperature Records for Twenty-Four Hours. Thermomete: p.m., 8 par g 4 pan, midnight, : 8 a.m., 30.35: noon, Highest temperature, 39, at 3 p.m. yesterday. Lowe: ture, 29, occurred at 4:3 Temperature same lowest, Condition of the Water. Temperature and_condition water at § a.m.: Great Fal 33; condition, temper 0 a.m. t ate last y of muddy. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States coa and geodetic survey.) Today—Low tide, 6:40 a.n 7:24 p.m.; high tide, 12:32 pan Tomorrow—Low ti T:37 am. and 8:28 p.m.; high tide, 56 am. and 1:31 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rose 6:47 a.m.; sun set and Tod: 5:56 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises 6:45 am.; sun sets 5:57 p.m. Moon sets 10:3¢ a.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Weather in Varfoas Cities. —_— & Temperature. : = H 2 5 % Weathe Statione. g > Ciear Clear Tal Clovar Clou Rain Clear Clear Kaow Raio Clear Pr.cloudy Abilene, Tex. 30.26 .01 Albaoy’ ... 30.38 5 Atianta 20.0 041 Atlantic City 30.3 018 Baltimore .. 30.3 008 Charieston. Chicago Cincinnat, Cleveland Denver Detroit F1_Paso. Galveston Clouds Pt.cloudy Clear Clouds Ra B0.0% Huron, S, D. 3030 Indianapolis. 30.3¢ Jacksonville. 29.90 Kansas City. 30.38 Los Angeles. 30,08 Loutsville Cley Clear Clondy Pt.clouds Raln Pt clonds Clear Clear Cloudy Clea Ban Diego.... | 8" Franciaco FOREIGN. (8 a.m., Greeawich time, today.) Temperature. Weather. 30 Clear €loudy Part cloudy Cle r Cloudy Clondy ) Part cloudy Cloudy Cleaz, Paris, Prance. Horta (Fayal), Azl ‘Hamilton, Bermud 8an Juan, Porto Rico. Havana, Cuba Colon, Cenmal Zom Moro Outlaw Surrenders. MANILA, February 26.—Datu San- tiago, Moro outlaw leader of & band which killed three Christian Filipino teachers and nine constabulary sol- diers last October_in Lanao province on the island of Mindanao, has sur- rendered to constabulary officials, ad- vices received here today stated.