Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1925, Page 6

TAX DECISION HITS CITIES' EMPLOYES Blair Ruling Requires Pay- ment on Income by Water and Light Workers. Under a new ruling of the Revenue Bureau many municipalities who 1 regarded themselves the Federal income quired to pay in the future, Past years The ruling was inounes enue Commissioner Blair to Senator hortridg Califo 1), holding that of the wate nd electr ligat w at Riverside, Calif., must pe Federal tax | Mr. Blalr said that although mu-| icipal employes h. tofore had been| regarded as exempt under the fe eral law, a re-examination of the statutes revealed that certa could not « 1ch exemption. tax n e sald, by employed street with privat Internal employes of retofore have as exempt from tax will be rc- such a levy, not on but to’ cover -sev 1by R enterprisc Rule Based on Court Decision. mitted auest air a re- Evans of that the bur in the Los that compensation of loves of the water ting systems ow cities are not the Angeles case, officers and e and electric and ope au ex- “the Uatile of the Gods™ merrow evening. ¥n Prebl | REPORT ON VALUE | OF SHIPS IN WAR DUE Comparative Worth of Bnttleship,‘ Plane and Submarine to Be Given Coolidge This Week. empt fr “income tax, be Blair, not and emy activities is not taxes 1921 Stands Referrin ruli exempt from revenue laws of 1918, on Retroactive Phase. to the re t that the a retroactive effect. missioner said that the ques- tion presented did not come up in such a way as to bring it within the law | which provides for r which are | rtridge s e lette announced he did | as having ended in sts preser not_ satisfied by Commiss giving the rul He e the a Blair as the basis for retroactive effect. with NEW MEDICAL CL INICS [ AVAILABLE 70 WOMEN | ‘Welfare Association Extends Serv- ice and Reorganizes Committees. are Assoclation ed last night that it had re- d its working committees ar w clinics, which no to_the ington and annot p: sistance duch £ effic adjoini for & localities eeded medical needle: affering and loss announcement, who do not to- ged inics— asthma, Tuesdays, ncer control, p.n tyroid and , 3 10 6 p. women's spe- 4 to 5 pm.; ental hygiene and nervous dlisorders, Wednesday 4:30 to 6 p.m., and Fri- days at dental Ispensary, Mondays, vs and Saturday: 9 to 12 a. nd throat, Mond pm. A fee of 50 ¢ fever a to § pm.; Tator 4 Thursdas ys goiter, FACES LARCENY CHARGES Man Arrested as Suspect in Thefts ! of Physicians’ Overcoats. larce were || Robinson, col- eventh street by from the cloak tals while the owners wera attend- g patients in various parts of the buildings. More than a dozen reports of such thefts had been received by the po- itce during the last few months from seyeral local hospitals. Robinson was arrested while attempting to sell rcoat alleged to be the property Willlam Spriggs of 2214 Wyoming avenue. The other physi- e alleged to have sustained losses of this type are: Drs. A. B. Little of Takoma Park; Ha Kerr of 1742 N| e of Stoneleigh Jones of 1505 Tuman Abbe of Stoneleigh Cou Bernard Notes of 9256 Ordway street, J. Lawn Thomp- Twentieth street and Dr. Cox of the Rochambeau. NOBODY WANTS AIR PLANT Bids Lacking on Lease From U. S. of Cape May Station. The Nav: terda Oliver Department falled yes- to receive any bids on its ad- sed proposal lease the Cape naval tation for oper- a private concern. The pro- posed lease contract was first adver- several months ago and bids were to have been opened December 18 last, but at the request of the Goodyear Rubber Co. the opening was postponed until yesterday. No announcement was made as to what would be done with the plant in the absence of proposals to lease 1t on the terms contained in the ad- vertised lease. The station equip- ment {ncludes an airship hangar 738 feet long and 156 feet wide and practically all quarters, shops, stor- age depots and other appurtenances necessary for the operation of light- er-than-alr ships. —_—— St. Ann’s Auxiliary Called. Mrs. C. W. Aughinbaugh, newly elected president of the Ladies Auxil- fary of St. Ann's Orphan Asylum has called a meeting for 8 o'clock tomor- row evening at the institution to make arrangements for the annual linea showesr, { port white women of ||| cretary Wilbur expects the re- of the special board appointed | ¢ dent Coolidge military | tleships iy for the some the di re dent’s consideration weelk Final touches are being given to the nd it is regarded prob- able that a considerable portion of | the findings will be available for | publication, although certain data on | experiments of various kinds which | the board considered is confidential will be eliminated in whatever is given to the publi The inquiry wa ime next of an exhaustive nature and men with expert know! edge on the subject, Army or Navy among the or in civil life, were | witnesses to appear be- fore the board. Mr. Wilbur feels| | that the report should go far tow «rnl ng the effectiveness of the \\~ us weapons of offense or m defense in war, a problem that has| vexed Congress for several years. He | would give no Intimation, however, as to the specific findings of th board. saying only that the report| was a carefully prepared document of great value in the shaping of na- | tional policies. clusive. | tural [ potnted vy whether in the | S ans of | © THE SUNDAW will be prese In the group are Elizabeth Quiglecy, . W. C. OKANE ELECTED. New Hampshire Man on Crop In- stitute Governing Board. W. C. O'Kane of the New Hamp- shire Agricultural College Was re elected chairman of the board of gov- ernors of the Crop Protection Insti- tute, and Paul Moore of the Natio Research Council, Washington, was re-elected secretary at a meeting of ard yesterda Dr. N. J. Gid- the West gricul- Experiment Station was ap- the American Phytopath- Soct to succeed on the H. Coons of the ultural College, expired, and Dr entomologist of Ilinois, the American As: omic Entomologists E. Britton of the cultural College, d expired. ers of the board are: atterson, director of the nt Statign; Dr. . ctor of the Rhode nd Experiment Station; Dr. C. R. on, professor of plant patholog: e College, : Prof. M. F. Barrus nell and Prof. P. J. Parrott of periment Station. e institute voted unanimously to incorporate under the laws of t of Columbia and to seek an e its sphere of log gan term Flint, was appointed by soclation of Ecc to succeed Dr. Connecticut whose term Other men Legislature | has 16 wor number of an me: the any of the States. New Hampshire comes next in the list, with 14 wome among the members of its State lawmakin gest Now Comes the Semi-Annual Clearance Sale of Mode Shirts and Cravats The advantage here is—as always—your selection is from patterns and qualities which, of course, are recognized as _superior and ex- Shirts--- $2.50 and $3 Fancy Percales, Madras, etc.; some with collars attached, some with separate collars. . $250 and $3 Imported Shirts—eithier neckband or col $3.50, $4 and r attached and Plain Madras and Flannels . $8, $0 and $10 Silk Shirts—being the finest $5 Imported Madras, Rayon Striped § 2 * Radium ap-" other weaves Cravats—- $1 and $1.50 Cut Silk Cravats— exclusive patterns ........ $2 and $2.50 Cut Silk an-u— exceptional colorings ..... $3, $3.50, $4 and uso Cut s-lk Cnvnu—- Mode superlatives .... $3, $3.50 and $4 Knitted Cravats— Of course, the Suit and Overcoat reductions are still in force. The Mode—F at Eleventh the | | “E.ngli.h Broadcloth AR, A FEATURE OF ART CLtJB “BAL BOHEME.” New Willard Evelyn lINDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOR NATION More Employment Indicated in Reports From States in All Sections. Dan ers at the prenes Phompon, Hotel Davis and ts for employment of are bright in every State, the Employment ervice on the basis of trict offi s. In the agricultural out- 100k assure nor 1 de- | ma while in the great industrial centers renewed factory and mill operation was either being ex- perienced of was expected As to California the report dealt with anticipations of “Increased de- mand for skilled nd unskilled T in most industries.” In Connecticut and Pennsylvania, the report sald, a reRewa of bullding activity was likel lowa and Kansas returns showed extensive road building plans while Mississippi was said to have building prospects which could be called bright. New Jersey, New York and Illinols » sald to have plant operations, nstruction work and agricultural ivity increasing, while in all the New States increased mill pro- was noted. Southern states, Louis' a and Florida, found ed reasons for predicting a busy twelve months ahead. retur | West duet | such higher in Burope than it is in the Gasoline is from 50 to 100 per cent ll'mu-.x States. .69 $5.00 95 | 3 for K 3 for $5.50 .79 $8.00 3 for 3 for $17.00 3 for $6.00 VISCOUNT CECIL AILS FOR EUROPE Young Gould, Passenger on Same Ship, Will Study. Law in Paris. By the Associated Pres NEW YORK, January 3—Viscount Cectl of Chelwood and the viscountess were among passengers who salled for England today on the Aquitania. Lord Cecil and his wife were com- pelled to walk the last quarter mile to the Cunard Line pler, because of snow. “It was deliclous,” was Lord Rob- ert's parting reference to the occasion a few nights ago when he was award- ed $26,000 and a bronze plaque as & token of his winning of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation award for the promotion of international peace. “I am very grateful—grateful to the foundation, to America and to every one,” he said. “America is al- ways welcome in the League of Na- tions,” he added. “The league would enriched by her presence. Ger- many should be admitted at the prop- er time, and Russia, too, when she Kets better manners.' George J, Gould, a grandson of the late Jay Gould, was hound for Parls, where, he said, he would study law at the University of Paris, with a view o establishing some day ional law business, with fices in New York and Asked if rail- oading, the bu father, did not Gould said: “No, because it is routine, .I can understand the fascination of being a ploneer and building a raliroad into a new country, but I could not get any satisfaction out of swivel-chair direction.” Mr. Gould started the voyage against his doctor's advice. He has been suffering from influenza. aris appeal to him, Mr. — Robbed of Pocketbook lnd $55. Mrs. Ina E. Trent, 1319 Eleventh street, had her pocketbook, contain- ng 355, and an {dentification card snatched by two while men at Elev- ay night about 7 first | an interna- s of hik grand- | NWASHINGTON, D. 0O; JANUARY 3, 1925—PART 1. Must Economize on Paper Towels, Ballows Warning to City’s Schools The boys and girls of the Dis- trict public schools, as well as thelr teachers, are keeping too clean; cleaner than Congress will allow. The supply of paper towels is nearing the point of exhaustion, and Superintendent Frank W. Ballou has broadoast throughout the schdol system & warning that conservation must be practiced. “A specific appropriation was made by Congress for ths pur- chase of paper towels for the pub- lio schools, and the quota was based upon this appropriation,” admonishes the superintendent. “The entire appropriation has been exhausted in the purchase DISTRICT’S HOLIDAYS DRYER THAN LAST YEAR Sullivan and Prohibition Officers Pleased at Results of Vigilance. Maj. Daniel Sullivan and officials of the Federal dry enforcement law are pleased with the result of their efforts to prevent the wholesale han- dling of Intoxicants during the Christ- mas and New Year holiday season. While there was not a 100 per cent response to appeals for a bone dry holiday season, it is. stated, police figures of arrests show a decided de- crease compared with those of the | corrsponding period last year. Arrests for all sorts of violations {of laws relating to the handling of 2. In numerous instances, however, two or three charges were filed against a single individual, making the actual number of persons involved much smaller than the total number of arrests recorded. Total number of arrests for Intoxi- cation was 131, many less than the average, others being as follows: sale of intoxicants, 17; {llegal possession, 9; transporting, 15; drinking in pub lic, 4; driving while intoxicated, 4 manufacturing liquor, 1, and posses- sion of still, Cnpt England Transferred. England, Medical at the general is city, has been isco for dut Administrative Corps intermediate depot, t ordered to San Fri Thousands pair. AVINGS so rare that even Friday—in spite of the snowstorm — every Hahn Store held capacity That’s the sort of Sale this is! crowds! Included: Gleaming Gold and Silver Bro- [intoxicants for the past week totaled | of pairs that sold only one week ago at $5.95 and $8.50 of towels for issue on requisitions submitted last Summer, and it has been found impossible to meet the recent requests of schools for ad- ditional towels. “It is desired that the attention of all employes and pupils be called to the necessity of the ex- ercise of the utmost economy in paper towels because the towels now on hand in each building must fill the needs of the building during the remainder of the school year. -The use of other paper as a substitute for towels should be discouraged because the = present condition of the appropriation for contingent expenses will not stand additional expenses for such pape WAYNE WHEELER TO GIVE Series at Park Theater to Include Cantata, ‘Wayne B. Wheeler will make the address at the opening services of the Highlands Community Church at 11 o'clock this morning at the Park Theater, Fourteenth and Buchanan streets, marking the first services by the church in its new home. Since the organization of the ohurch in 1922, services have been held in the Brightwood Masonic Tem- | suit ple at Georgla and Colorado avenues. | him, The devotional service this morn- ing will be under the. direction eof Linn C. Drake of branch, Boy Scouts of America. A feature of the first service in the Park Theater today tata, “The Incarnation.” person conducted by Dr. Adam Giebel, composer. Sunday school services will follow the religious services at 12:15, while the Young People’s Soctety will hold evening meetings, Sunday, at the home of Rev. Morris S. White, at 1207 Kennedy street. The Highlands Community Church is an undenominational church, based on the principle of religious toler- ance and freedom from dogmatic creeds. Some people use all their tion to make themselves ridiculous, and all their logic to support the op- posite of common sen | past few da COMMUNITY CHURCH TALK ! T | late Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor Highlands Services at Opening of | | tions | served recently. the Washington | i1l be the can-| JACOBS MAY DROP - MCORMICK SUIT Husband Had Accused Har- vester Co. Head of Steal- ing Wife’s Love. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 3.—Negotia- tions to bring a settlement out of court of the suit for $500,000 damages brought by Edwin W. Jacobs, against Cyrus Hall McCormick, 65-year-old head of the International Harvester Co., have been under way for the was learned today. rged Mr. McCormick, r and the son of the Mr. Jacobs cf who is a wid of the reaping and bi h alienation of in a ding machine, his wife's affec- summons and compiaint ‘While attempts to settle the case 80 far have falled, it was learned that both H. Starr Giddings, New York attorney for Mr. McCormick and Edward H. Burger, attorney for Mr. Jacobs, expect that a complete settlement will be reached the early part of next week and that the case will be dropped. Mr. Jacobs s said to hav onsented at first to drop the it h eed to return to but it is now expected that the case will he dropped unconditio for a t eral Ci ed pre and s0 that she no plaintifr. Mr. * Jacobs herited a trust n his wife her head longer cares for the said to have In- fund from wealthy relatives and he is not engaged In business. His wife, he claims, has issing for several months and 's for Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Mc say they have been unab to locate her. In China white specks on the nai of comin In Germ of good two - thirds of the entite stocks' of Women’s Many of our newest, most exclusive creations, regularly $10, $12.50 and $13.50 pair. Shoes cades, Silver Kidskin, Chic Suedes, Satins, Velvets, Tans, Patents, most any material you could possibly name! Styles for every occasion. And plenty of all sizes. But you must come at once. Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9th St. “City Club Shop” 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 1318 G Se. 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. In Baltimore, 37 W. Lexington