Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1925, Page 16

16 RETROAGTIVE AX (TS ASYEDINBIL Measure Would Provide for Heavy Refunds on In- heritance Levies. Br the Associated Press, Retroactive tax reduction, tion to cuts in future Federal levies, by the revenue bill now tion by the House ways and in addi- de since the and up to the being written itance rates be- me the with modified comes effective, inh tanc Stute inheritance | stained for the settle- period. Thus the in- from June act became li lower than under the 182 | heritance when the 1y would be act. ate: As a result the Government would have to make refunds on all settle- ments of inheritance levies made be- 2, 1924, and the effective new law, which . tax schedule | per cent, and aximum rate | committee pro- bill it is drafting to cut the 19 of 40 per ¢ poses in t this to 20 per cent. Hoping to wind up its work on the Bill by the end of the week, the com- mittee will meet again tomorrow after being in adjournment today, to subcommittees opportunity to sive work out remalining dets NEW ORLEANS DOCK FIRE LOSS BELIEVED $4,000,000 Seven-Block Section Destroyed by Blaze That Menaced Entire Business Section. ails. ,» November E: ile tongues of curling flames gtill covered the mountain of crum- wood and molten ners yesterd: 3 ¢ authorized im- ediate rebuildin f the seven-block razed in & spec- ere. Origin of discovered at o Glord street minutes had rapidity, still blaze, > upper end wharf, and within a fe spread with un remained undete night. the available forces of the #ity's fire department were at the scene, and for more than two hours afterward fought what apparently was 1o be a losing battle against a wall of flame tr reatened the entire usiness district. J bor patrols and un. derwriters t all joined in the seemingly hopeless task of beating down the flames before they crossed a network of railroad tracks lying be. tween the roaring docks and the river- front business buildings. Had the flames succeeded in forcing their way across that space, have the entire city en imperiled. mates erday of a total loss of $3,000,000° were scouted by insur- ance companies and fire department officials, who indicated that the dam- &ge to property and merchandise ‘would exceed $4,000,000. T e Athletes Gave Her Pain. From Life. Once there was a young co-ed who was invited to a social function by two students, one a foot ball hero and the other a poor member of the debating team. She chose the latter, | saying athletes gave her a paln in the head | — B — Charge Accounts Invited; Satisfactory Terms Arranged ‘The Most Prized | Christmas Gift | Will Be a GRUEN WRIST WATCH | Prices Start at $35 [ See the Gruen Cartouche 4 Model Rectangular R. Harris & Co. 7th & ‘D Jewelers and Diamond Merchants for Morc Than Half a Cemtury ——e| 3 : THE EVENING RBTAR, WASHINGTO: ANDES BALK AVIATOR. Buenos Aires Flyer Defers Attempt to Fly to New York. TUCUMAN, Argentina, November 19 (#).—Guillermo Hillcoat, Argen- tine army aviator, has decided to pospone for the present his flight from Buenos Alres to “New York. His plane was unable, either with the old motor or the new one recently forwvarded from Buenos Aires, to reach a sufficlent height to cross the Andes. He is returning to Buenos Alres today. Pedestrians in Peril. From the Milwaukee Sentinel. The man run down by an automo- bile was for weeks after vociferous in his denuncation of motor cars. “They make life unsafe for pedes- trians and should be barred from city streets,” he declared to all his friends. Finally his sult for damages against the owner of the car that struck him came to trial and he was awarded -1 $1,000. “What are you going to do with the a friend asked. n automobile,” was the vic- “Buy tim's reply. What Do Catholics ‘Believe? Free Lectures on The Catholic Religion By Paulist Fathers At Shrine of the Sacred : Heart . T6th Street and Park Road Every Evening {Saturday Excepted) At 7:30 Nov. 29 to Dec. 13 All Are Cordially Invited Questions Answered. No Controversy. PRESIDENT AVERSE TO BIG EXPENDITURE Believes Present Purchase by Gov- ernment South of Avenue Is Inadvisable. While President Coolidge is in_sym- pathy with the proposal of Repre- Isentative Underhill of Massachusetts for the Federal Government to pur- {chase all of the private-owned prop | erty south of Pennsylvania avenue be- tween Fourteenth street and the Cap- itol, he does not think this is the time to indulge in what he described us such an extravagance. In making the President’s position regarding the Underhill proposition known at the White House yesterday, a spokesman for him explained that | the President realizes that the acquisi- rry Doesnt Require a Fireplace Put It Anywhere You Like Hewier tor o 90,00 tion of the property in question would add greatly to the beautification of the Capital and that it should be turned into the Mall. It is sald the property will ultimately be acquired by the Government, and that the plan being offered by Representative Un: derhi], which has been offered by leg- islators in years gome by, eventually will be realized. President Coolidge is not in a posi- tion to say whether he considers the $16,000,000, estimated -by Representa- tive Underhill as the amount which the property would now cost, is high or low. He realizes that the jand will probably cost the Government more the longer it waits, but there is no danger of losing the land when the Government decides finally to make the purchase. His Early Struggles. From Life. o “Tell me of your early struggles.” “Better ask my mother about the: She says she never could wash my neck properly.” About Coal? Will Heat the Room in a Jiffy Priced Up From Majestic Electric Heaters, now only $7.50 Sale Starts Tomorrow See Our Window Display ) PEASANT LEADER NAMED. Raditch, Party Chief, New Minis- ter of Education in Jugoslavia. || BELGRADE, November 19 (#).— King Alexander has appointed Stefan Raditch as minister of education. M. $20.75 lot of sixty overcoats— New Patterns—All Sizes No Charges for Alterations Overcoats We have just added a new ne 1325 F STREET House of Kuppenheimer Good Clothes , D. U, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1925 Raditch, leader of the Croatan peasant party, was' released recently after being held for elght months on charges of high treason. “This event marks the beginning of a new era of internal concillation and prosperity in Jugoslavia,” he told the newspaper men after his appoint- ment. 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