Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Foreeast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow; some- what cooler tonight. Temperatures: Highest, 88, at 2 pum. yesterday; lowest, 67, at 6:30 a.m. today. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's” carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes Full report on page Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 Entered as second class matter 90 645 29,645. Gost omee, ‘Wa shington, D. C. Looting Reported in Night Causes Increased Guard of Naval and Land Forces O KNOWN DEATH TOLL IS NINE; 30 INJURED LIE IN HOSPITALS Recurring Tremors S on Men Clearing Away Debris—Popu- lace Shuns Houses at Night. By the Asso iated Press. . SANTA BARBARA, Calii,, June 30.—Three new earthquakes ~one the most severe since the temblor which shattered this v vesterday—rocked Santa Barbara between midnight and break. The total number of dead was reported at nine today Conservative estimates of the material damage fixed the loss city at $15.000.000. $30.000,000. More liberal sur No new damage was reported in the overnight disturbances, but workmen digging in the ruins for possible unrecovered bodies were struck by falling bricks. Sailors from the United St forces early toda was reported during the night. Barbara lighthouse missing. and, as a result, the ship w cautiously % The temblors during the early hours came at 1:22 a.m., 4:39 The most severe came at 4:39. * EIGHT BODIES ARE RECOVERED. I'he total bodies recovered this morning from the ruins stood am. and at 5 a.m. at eight. They were: Mrs. Charles E Bertram V. Hancock, Los Ar Dr. James C. Angle. William Procter. Merced Leon. Fenthios Storio. Marinina Miemestide. lohn Shea, gardener at St. Services for Mrs. Perkins be sent to cremated. I'he la a signal numbed city ashore at daybreak, among them of Radio Gunner C. plant for communication between Lyons, commanding the battleshi Chief of Police Des Rosedale Cemetery, -andchamp of | Barbara announced that the| and sheriff forces of Santa Bar- | 1 Los Angeles combined, num- | 1 n; about 450 men, ould be reor- Eanized for me efficient guard duty at once. AU daylight a un nurses and rehabilit yived from San Francisco under the divection of J. W. Richardson, rellef organizer, and Dorothy Ledvarde, di- vector of nursing activities in the divislon of the Red Cross. Juncements were made that a Il Red Cross workers in the area would be held at once @ more efficlent relief or : police of Red Cross ation experts ar- Landslides Across Highways. Ranchers coming into the city this morning reported h landslides across the highways 15 miles north of here in the direction of Paradise Camp, in the Santa Ynez Valley said. hov , that no other had occurred in that section. In this ritory is the Dam, source of : supply, which earlier reports yester-| day said had been demolished, but which was found later to be intact. Castle Rock Destroyed. stle Rock, a of Santa Barbara to residents and shore line sentinel beach, as familiar- visitors as the old mission, was swept to the ocean bot- tom Dy the earthquake. Following the first temblor landslide surged | over the rocky pinnacie and carr ft_out beneath the waves. Todav the only flaz that flew throuzhout the earthquake chaos— the Stars and Stripes atop the Ame jean Legion Building—dipped its gii tening fold to the forces of reconstru tion he nge nent, citadel, condemned as ous, was ed by the Fire De-| but to the last Old Glory from its gaunt staff legion The Injured. Tn the follows Wiliiam 14, Heckman, broken leg. G. Allen Hancock, Los Angeles millionaire, three broken ribs, Mrs. Henrietta Best, general brulses. Mabel K. Knutson, general bruise: Charis. head injuries. lington, head injurie Hensley, head injurie: h Sneed. cuts and bruises. Villemon, broken leg. | entified Mexican, uncon- hospitals lay 30 injured, as| An cious John Gonbertier, general brulses. Parlos Demos, foot crushed. Fr Soto, head bruised. Mrs. Laura Armheim. ankle broken. Hendrie Delgardella, bruises. Baby Uride, bruises. 1.eo Stewart, broken leg. Ruth Clarke, back injured. . Henry G. Hensy, broken ankle. Haner, bruises. Mr. and Mrs. Deiner. bruises. William Renwicke, bruises. John Girod, bruises. e Miller, bruises William N Slroy, bruises. Chaffin, first name unknown, bruises. Cronin t name unknown, bruises. Agner, bruises. v Treated at Home. were treated at Cot- the only hospital r mainin: fit to receive patients. No check been possible of those treat- | ed for injuries in their homes. State street. the main Q" torn and twisted busin@ad district, presented a desolate appearance that threw into bold relief the eptimism of The tage injured Hospital. of the | | v in guarding buildings in sections where looting | It was shattered by the earthquake, | forced to move into the harbor Anthony’s College. will be held today. The body will wding of the first forces from the U. S, S. Arkansas was or the reorganization of the guards about the quake- Thirty-five members of the ship’s company came . Benton, which immediately established a -|of State street, which approximately ver Wreckage. end Masonry Down | y- veys ran the damage as high as ates ship Arkansas joined land | The Arkansas found the Santa! Perkins, Burlington, Towa. ngeles. Los Angeles, where it will be | a land radio outfit, in command | the shore forces and Capt. Frank p. the men and women who owned the | wrecked stores. In front of one shop lay what was left of a small automobile. Blocks of | stone weighing 400 or 500 pounds each | had crushed it flat and in their fall | had ground out the life of William | Proctor, window cleaner, who had just | driven up to his early morning job | when the first temblor came. Across the way stood a five-ton truck, one of the burly giants of the | highways, shattered under a similar | avalanche of stone, brick and mortar. | Two Killed in Arlington. i In the crumpled ruins of the ex-| clusive Hotel Arlington, the mecca of | world travelers for years, the fall of & tank containing 60,000 gallons of water had swept to their deaths Mrs. Charles E. Perkins, aged million. | aire widow of Burlington, Iowa, and Bertram B. Hancock, son of G.! Allen Hancock, wealthy Los Angeles | realty dealer. The latter escaped with | three broken ribs and scalp wounds | after falling and sliding three stories | to the ground from the room beside that in which his son met his death. Diesel's grocery, said to have been one of the finest stores of its type in the West. which represented an out- lay of $250,000, was a mass of junk. The San’ Marcos Building, a block below the Arlington Hotel, recently finished and held to be one of the finest structures in the city, was a paradox of stability and ruin. The center caved in when the earth waves struck the community. The wings stood, apparently intact, but close survey showed them to be badly cracked and twisted. California Hotel Is Wreck. At the other end of the 14 blocks marked the extent of the serious business district damage, the new Cal- ifornia Hotel, a hostelry of 100 rooms, completed within the week, was a total wreck. The roof had collapsed in several places and throughout its entire height one corner had been ripped bare, exposing the beds as they stood prepared for guests, ca- reening at a dizzy angle and threaten- ing at any moment to skid into the | brick-littered street. Another com- paratively new hotel, the Carrillo, two large wings of filled-concrete construc- tion, was badly shaken in its two low- est floors, but above that the walls seemed to be as good as new. The in-| terior,furnishings, however, all showed the mark of the temblor. i Paving in Fragments. Here and there throughout the downtown section the pavement bulged and cracked, while in some lo- cations it had been slashed and (Continued on Page 2, Column 1. What Is Evolution? Do You Know What It's All About? Lemuel F. Parton, newspa- per and magazine writer on sclentific subjects, tells in simple, non-technical lan- guage just what evolution-is and why its discussion at the Scopes trial, in Dayton, Tenn., will be a historic event in American education. Read “What Is Evolution?” beginning tomorrow in The Evening Star , <h THREE MORE QUAKES HIT SANTA BARBARA AS RELIEF PROCEEDS | sufferers. WASHINGTON, D. C, ¢ Foen WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1925—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF EARTHQUAKE SENT BY TELEPHONE ‘Wreck and ruin of one of the most beautiful churches in Santa Barbara, Calif., where the earth tremors yesterday morning resulted in the razing of jons of d s’ worth of property Quake-JarredMountain Creeps, Crumbling Into River Canyon ated Press. W By the Ass JACKSON, June 30 ~The north end of Chief Mountain is creeping slowly down upon the Gros Ventre River valley and crumbling as it goes. Moving down upon the river on a front ‘of s of speed that is almost perceptible, veral miles, at.a rate forest rangers and ranchers declare, it will creaté a great basin if it blocks the canyon through which the river runs. They believe that the section of the great mountain was jar- red loose by the earthquake shocks which were feit here Saturdauy and that the result will be an avalanche greater than that which occurred last Tuesday, when a section of Sheep Mountain, at a point below Chief Mountain, fell into the river and caused it to form a lake. + ‘When the expected avalanche occurs it will dam the river to such a height that once the basin is filled the stream will find a new out- let. Below the Sheep Mountain dam the river is dry and all irrigation operations are at a standstill. The lake formed by last week's avalanche already covers 5,000 acres, and the piling up of boulders and earth around the sides of this newly formed basin has created cliffs hundreds of feet high. The lake at that point, which was 120 feet deep, shortly after the slide, now is 200 feet deep, residents say. RAZED BUILDINGS QUICKLY LOOTED Thieves Pierce Police Cordon Thrown About Quake Area. ——— By the Associated Press. SANTA BARBARA, Calif,, June 30.—Looters plied their nefarious trade amid the earthquake ruins of Santa Barbara during the night. Numerous reports of their depreda- tions came from officers, naional guardsmen and naval reservists, who threw a network of patrols over the business district during the dark hours, Guadalupe Catholic Church = was said to have been one of the principal Here, the police report sald, the altar vessels of gold and silver were stolen. J Two supposed thleves were sur- prised in the ruins of the Arlington Hotel, but they managed to evade arrest. Other minor cases of theft also were reported, including _pilfering from small shops along the water front. Two Temblors Felt. The night and early morning were marked by two severe temblors which again rocked the city at 1 and 4:39 a.m. The first brought down | one of the remaining chimneys of the Arlington Hotel and completed the wrecking of a couple of small brick buildings which had been badly dam- aged yesterday. As the hotel chimney came crashing down where wrecking crews . were clearing the debris, searchers sought safety in flight, -but returned almost before the dust of the smash had cleared away. Before dawn they had recovered two of the bodies for which they were searching, those of Mrs. Charles E. Perkins, ‘83-year-old millionaire widow of Burlington, Towa, and Bertram B. Hancock, 21-year-old son of G. Allan Hancock, wealthy realty operator of Los Angeles Police Are Reinforced. During the night upward of 200 uni- formed police arrived from Los An- geles to aid local militia in patrolling the stréets, which were closely cor- doned from sunset to sunrise. Shortly after 4 o'clock the battleship Arkan- sas, Capt. Frank Lyon commanding, dropped anchor in the harbor, and be- gan landing shore patrols of bluefack- ets to aid in maintaining orfler. . . Other assistance also came from Los Angeles, including a trainload of sup- Dlies, several trucks of fire apparatus and a powerful electric generator and portable lights from the Famous Play- ers-Laskey studio at Hollywood, which | was used to illuminate the ruins which were being combed for bodjes of pos- sible victims. Former Governor Dies. NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 30 (#). —Rollin - S. Woodruff, Governor of Connecticut from 1907 to 1909, died suddenly, Rere early. today, CODUDGELEAVE FORWHTECOUAT His Father Greatly improv- ed, the President Returns to Summer Home. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG PLYMOUTH, Vt., June 30.—So marked was the improvement this morning in the condition of Col. John Coolidge, whose sudden illness brought the President hurriedly from Swamp- scott Sunday, that the latter left here this afternoon for White Court. The manner in which the elder Cool- idge has rallied following the opera- tion Sunday afternoon and the rapid- ity with which he has regained his strength are looked upon as remark- able. Immediately after the operation the attending physicians held out every hope for the colonel's speedy re- covery, but the progress went beyond their expectations. President at Bedside. Despite the encouraging news fur- nished him throughput yesterday. President Coolidge kept close to his father's bedside throughout the eve- ning. He retired to his bedroom on the floor above at 10 o'clock, leaving word with the attending nurse that he was to be notified instantly if any change was noted in the patient’s con- dition. The President _appeared greatly relleved last night. He men- tioned to one of the physicians that it was difficult to believe that his father had pulled through so well and so rapidly. The latter's spirit during and following the operation was de- scribed’ by one of the physicians as magnificent. He joked with them during the severa! examinations yes- terday and early this morning, and he gave little evidence of the suffer- ing he so recently bore. e was feel- ing so improved last night that he was lifted from his bed and placed in his favorite easy chair, where he sat for half an hour conversing with the resident and Mrs. Coolidge and Maj. J. F. Coupal, the Coolidge family physician. Returns in Auto. The journey back to Swampscott will be made in automobiles. The White House cars followed closely behind the special train which hurried to Plymouth Sunday. It is expected that the party will reach White Court by 7 o'clock tonight. The 170 miles could be made in better time, but, be- cause of the condition of .the roads following the heavy rains during the past three days, the President has glven instructions that.the journey 1 will be made in a leisurely manner. When the President présented him- self at the sick room shortly before 7 o'clock this morning Dr. Coupal. who (Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) — X | Chemists to Meet Here in 1926. BUCHAREST, Rumania, June 30 | ®).—The international conference on pure aand applied chemistry has ac- cepted an invitation to hold its sev- enth conference, in 1926, at Washing- ton, D. C, a 8 \0.G. SCHOOL LAW REPEAL IS ASKED | Teachers’ Federation Hits Ban on Subjects Affect- : .ing Bible. By a Staff Correspondent. CHICAGO, June 30.—Branding as “stupld and reactionary” the Sum- mers amendment to the District ap- propriation bill which would prevent the payment of salary to“any school official who permits the teaching of disrespect to the Holy Bible, partisan politics or that the American Govern- ment is inferior, the American Fed- erattbn of Teachers, in ninth annual convention here, adopted resolutions today demanding its repeal at the next session of Congress. The attack on the Summers rider was led by Dr. Henry A. Linville, a vice president.of the Federation and a member of the executive committee of the Uivil Liberties’ Unlon, which ar- rang=d to test the validity of the Ten- nesshe anti-evolution law. Dr. Lin- ville’s condemnation of the Summers amexndment came as a prelude to an even more vitrolic denunciation of the famcus anti-evolution law. May Bar Evolution Teaching. As now written into the District ap- propriation bill, the Summers amend ment, Dr. Linville believes. may be in- terpreted as applicable to the teaching of the theory of evolution in the schools of the National Capital and caus¢ undue embarrassment to the officizls as well as discourage the free thinking of the teachers. “The American Federation of Teach- ers believes that no charge has ever been made that in any school in the city of Washington a teacher has ever given occasion for criticlsm that ‘would logically lead to the passing of legislation of this character,” sald the resolutions. The inference involved in the adoption of provisions such as these, in our estimation, amounts to an insult to the teaching profession in our National City. Explain Objection. “We object to legislation that in- hibits freedom of teaching. not be- cause we desire to retain the oppor- tunity to challenge the religious or other convictions of American citizens, but because such legislation tends to establish the principle that those in control of the State may at their pleasure . pass laws to force citizens to accept the views of those in power in any fleld of thought at any time. So far as we know, no teacher in the city of Washington desires to teach disrespect for the Holy Bible. We op- pose this provision because we be- lieve it is used as a club to frighten teachers away, while the law iIs estab- lished to control their thinking in some other field. ‘. “We are inclined to look with favor on: the provision ‘that -prohibits the teaching of partisan politics, provided the law is understood to apply to the prevention of the teaching in the public schools of partisan views of every sort, reactionary as well as radical. But in this, as in the first provision, we believe that we hate reason to doubt the purposes of those who would favor the adoption of such prohibitive legislation. “On the third provision, forbidding the. teaching that ours is an inferfor form of government, we hold that Congress would rather emphasize the preservation of that freedom of which the Nation is justly proud, the free- dom which made the establishment of our Government in the beginning. To deny that freedom now is tanta- mount to denying it as it existed at the time of the adoption of the Con- stitution. We marvel that such legis- lation ever passed Congress. Ask Repeal of Measure. “For these reasons the American Federation of Teachers calls upon the members of the House and Senate at the coming session to repeal forth- with the anti-American rider that in- sults the intelligence of good citizens everywhere.” The federation is waging an active and concerted campaign for academic freedom and for the protection of the civil liberties of teachers, and for these reasons solely fired a broadside at the Summers amendment and the (Continued on Page 2, Column 69 by P. & [TALY'S CAPAGITY TOPAY LS. STUDIED hotos. nancial Conditions in Slow Session. By the Associated Prees. | An analysis of Italy's capacity to pay its debt to the United States oc- cupled the entire time of the repre- sentatives of the two countries at the funding agreement. Progress was slow. ing probably will day. ‘The Italian delegation found that it was not supplied with sufficient sta- tistics.. and Ambassador de Martino has cabled Rome for the desired data. Mario Alberti, a member of the Ital. lan delegation, occupied most of the session in presenting figures on Italy's financial condition. He set forth that Italy had accomplished an important reduction in expenditures for military purposes, and that reve- nues were now being used in reducing outstanding obligations. Another meet- be held on Thurs- FRANCO-GERMAN P;RLEY ON TRADE PACT HALTED Negotiations for New Commercial Treaty Reported at Deadlock. Blame Placed on Germany. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 30.—The Franco.Ger- man negotiations for a new commer- cial treaty have reached a deadlock again, with little prospect of a suc- cessful issue, it is said in official circles. long-drawn-out efforts to agree even on a modus vivend! is placed here on the Germans. After declaring them- selves in accord with the principles of a new agreement, the delegates of the reich, it is charged, have raised ob- jections to every detalled French pro- posal. ‘The French will detail to the Ger- mans tomorrow the maximum and minimum tariff duties they propose for German goods. If the rates are not accepted the commercial treaty negotlations will be broken off, French officials say. AWARDS TEACHER $35,000 Court Holds Accident Clause on Ocean Ticket Is Void. NEW YORK, June 30 (#).—The Federal Circuit’ Court of Appeals to- day affirmed a verdict awarding $35 000 to Miss Katherine Corcoran, a school teacher of Indianapolis, Ind., for injuries received while she was a passenger on the White Star liner Canople. Mjss Corcoran was hurt when. a heavy sea crashed through an open port hole, causing permanent lameness. The contract provision printed on ‘White Star line tickets setting forth that the company must be notified of accidents and injuries within three days of landing was held to be void. By the Assoctated Press. ITHACA, N."'Y., June 30.—A dozen schoolgirls from varfous sec- tions of the country who *volun- teered to ‘appear as test” subjects before the national clinic ~ for speech correction, which opened here at _Ithaca Conservatory, were 'shocked to find that they must not utter a word. for two weeks, although they were quar- tered in the same dormitory. The ban on conversation started last night. When Dr. Frederick Martin, in charge of the clinic,” made the announcement a. chorus of indignant feminine voices ex- claimed, "Oh, impossible!” A few minutes later when' Dr, | Representatives Discuss Fi-| resumption of negotiations today for a | Responsibility for the failure of the | ny Star. i as fast as th e papers are printed. Yesterday’: s Circulation, 99,463 (®) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. Letter Seeking Beethoven Service 98 Years 'T oo Late By the Associated Press VIENNA, June 30.- dressed to one “Her Beethoven, professor of the con servatory, Schwarzepaniergasse . recently arrived in Vienna a bit late, but otherwise in good condition. In view of the impos sibility of delivering it to an ad- dressee, who has been in another world for almost a century, the postal authorities felt justified in opening the missive. It proved to he from a Galician desiring Prof. Beethoven to give his daughter piano lessons for 200 crowns per lesson. The officials returned the letter with the re- mark: “Address O.K.. but addressee migrated heavenward in 1527. Im possible to forward.’! RUM CAR SMASHED AFTERWILD CHASE Runs Amuck Through Lin- coln Park and Finally Crashes Into Fountain. A letter ad Ludwig Van Running pistol duels, mad dashes and pursuits in unthrottied automo- biles and eventually one wreck that almost cost unsuspecting pedestrians their lives marked police activities last night along “the whisky tier,” where Maryland and the Dis- trict meet. Capt. Guy E. Burlingame and his flying squadron of vice crusaders met their first quarry coming toward Washington over the Attracted by the excessive speed of the car, the policemen gave chase. At dizzy pace the two cars dashed into Washington, passing until the bootleg car reached Lincoln Park. There it became uncontroilable, struck a curb, careened into the park, destroying _ shrubber benches and narrowly missing strol- coming to a halt against n in the center of the Two negroes—Virgil J. Young, 628 Second street southwest, and Pearl Jones, $21 Third street southeast—were urrested. 69 Jars of Liquor Found. ° Search of the wrecked car disclosed 69 Jars of corn liquor, and police de- red at least 50 other containers had been unloaded during the chase. Young, who drove the car, was sen tenced to 30 days' imprisonment b: Judge Macdonald, in Traffic Court for reckless driving. Both he and the woman were fined $500, or six months in jail, on the charge of trans porting, in Police Court {oday. Capt. Burlingame and his men next turned their attention to roads com- ing to Washington from southern Maryland. Their ambush was in vain until about 4 o'clock this morning. when three cars roared out of the darkness. The police immediatel gave chase. While one of the officers’ cars headed off a unit of the alleged bootleg fleet, others continued the pur- suit into Washington. Elude Pursuit at 85. square. [* Members of the squadron declared | eral Government a speed of 85 miles an hour was reach- ed coming down Good Hope Road hill and when the occupants of one car opened fire with pistols the police re- | turned it vigorously. The pursued cars outdistanced the authorities, how- ever, and escaped. with the exception of the one that had been successfully headed off before it could put on great speed. No liquor was found in it, but two negroes are being held for investiga- tion. The authorities believe the car they got was sent out for the expr: purpose of decoying possible squadrons from the other cars, which, they are confident, carried liquor. The driver of the car from which the pistol shots were fired was recognized and his arrest is expected to be effected today. SPECIAL ELECTION TODAY IN BAY STATE DISTRICT Widow of Massa- chusetts Representative in Con- gress, Candidate to Succeed Him. By the Associated Press. LOWELL, Mass., June 30.—Voters in the fifth Massachusetts congres- sional district go to the polls today to vote in the special election called to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative John Jacob Rogers, Republican, of Lowell. The two candidates nominated at Mrs. Rogers, the recent special primaries are Mrs. | John Jacob Rogers, Republican, widow of the late Representative, and former Gov. Eugene M crat. SHIP SINKS, 28 SAVED. Tanker Rescues Crew of Other Ves- sel After Collision. GIBRALTAR, June 30 (®.—The British tank steamship Akera has res- cued the crew of 28 men of the Span- ish steamer Bartolo, which sank in elght minutes after a collision with an unknown vessel. The Bartolo, owned in Bilbao, Spain, is of 2,907 gross tons, built in 1902 at Sunderland, England. The Akera sailed from Los Palmas, Canary Islands, May 28 for Barbados and St. Vincent S Girls Balk at Ban on Talk as Men Face Silence Test Unperturbed Martir imposed the same ban on 30 young men it created no un- usual comment among them. The two test classes willsbe in charge of 30 woman teachers of speech correction from schools throughout the. country. Each member of the class is provided with a trench mirror, such as soldiers used. They ma talk to themselves, silently, If they all-observe the movements of their lips in the mirror. The experiment Is the first step in a new method of treating stam- merers and stutterers. Radio Programs—Page 34. fron- | Benning road. | 5 miles an hour | overturning | police | Foss, Demo- | DISTRICT TAX RATE OFS1.10 LIKELY T0 - BESETTOMORROW Commissioners to Fix Levy on Basis of Figures for Present Year. /822,000,000 COLLECTED, EARLY FIGURES SHOW | City Must Raise $24,067,577 in Next 12 Months—Wealth Is $965,000,000. The | estate rate to be applied to real and tangible personal property {for the new fiscal year will be fixed by | the District Commissioners at a board | meeting tomorrow morning. | Although Maj. Daniel J. jauditor, has roughly lxhe present rate of $1.40 will have to | be raised to $1.70 to meet the city’ obligations for the next 12 month: AM: Donovan cannot determine the | new rate exactly until tomorrow, since { he must wait to see what balance, if jany, remains from the operaions of the fiscal year which ends this after- noon Donovan, ed tha¥ $22,000,000 Collected. A report to be made to the Com- missioners this afternoon by Collector . M. Towers is expected to show that the District of Columbia coliected more than $22.000,000 of revenue from all sources during the fiscal which closes today. At noon today Mr. Towers had not quite completed his baknce shee This report will show an increase roximately $4.000,000 over lections for the fiscal year 1924, which aggregated $18,857,403. In that vear, r, the tax rate was $1.20, as wpared with a rate of $1.40 for the vear just ended. The estimated total of more than 000,000 does not represent entire- Iy real estate and personal tax collec- tions, but includes all sources of in- come to the city. The figures of Collector Towers will be used by Maj. Donovan in determin ing what the tax rate should be for | the coming year. Will Keep Even Fi It is understood the Commissioners | have decided to adhere to the policy jof not splitting a nickel in fixing the {tax rate, because of the bookkeeping complication which results from an .| 0dd number of cents. For example, if t is found upon studying the balance | sheets this evening that more or less than $1.70 will be needed, indications jare that the Commissioners will go a {full 5 cents up or down as required. The total of all appropriations chargeable to the District for the | months beginning tomorrow in_$35, 1109,497. From this total Maj. Dono {van will deduct the Water Depart- ment appropriation of $1.229,920, which | comes wholly from water rents, and | the gasoline tax street paving fund |of $812.000, which is met by a direct tax on automobili; There will then {remain $33,067,5 ¢ which the Fed- share is $9,000,000 This leaves the District from |all sources of revenue $24,06 i Intangibles Are Problem. | Maj. Donovan's first step will be to estimate as nearly as possible what | the city will collect during the coming year from the tax on intangible prop. lerty and from various miscellaneous licenses and fees. Whatever amount lis still needed after allowing for these | sources of revenue will be met through {the tax rate on real estate and tangi- ble personal property. The total estimated assessed value |of real estate for the coming fiscal year is $860,000,000 and the estimated |assessed value of tangible personal property is $105,000,000. These two | figures will form -the basis on which Maj. Donovan will determine exactly what rate per $100 of assessment should be recommended to the Com- missioners. TAX RATE OF $1.70 URGED. Trade Board Suggestion Based on | Expected Lump Appropriation. The Washington Board of Trade through its board of directors yester- day recommended a_tax rate of $1.70 I for the District of Columbia for 1926 27. This recommendation was based jon the supposition that Congress would appropriate a lump sum of at least $9,000,000 toward the upkeep of the National Capital. While this fipure for the tax rate disagrees with that suggested by the Citizens' Advisory Council, which recommended a rate of $1.85, it is estimated that by the $1.70 rate and all revenues $38,500,000 could be raised for local expenditure, Realizing that many of the recom- mendations for civic improvements made by the board would mean a very large increase in the tax rate, the directors of the Board of Trade have referred the question as to what projects the organization will recom- mend for immedidte attention to the officers of the board. Danfel J. Donovan, the District auditor, furnished the data to the directors, representing Commissioner Bell. In approving the tax rate the directors have approved the recom- mendations of the subcommittee of the board’s committee on municipal finance. REMOVED FOR TRIAL. Heads of Iron Firms to Be Tried In Ohio for Restraint. CHICAGO, June 30 (#).—Three de- fendants charged with having com- bined in restraint of trade in malleable iron castings were ordered removed to the northern district of Ohio for trial when their case was heard by Federal Judge Adams C. Cliffe today. They included Harry C. WanneY, president of the Wanner Malleable Castings Co., Hammond, Ind. “Paul Pry”-at White Court. SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., June 30 (). —Paul Pry, the White House airedale, arrived at White Court today after a trip in a baggage car from Washing- ton. On the dog’s collar was a tag bearing the words, “Paul Pry to President and Mrs. Coolidge, White Court, Swampscott.” After visiting briefly at the executive offices in Lynn he was escorted to his Summer guar- ters here. : A