Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1928, Page 4

©larendon Group. Favors Great Falls Plan if Beauty Is Preserved. Special Tuspatch %o The Star. CLARENDON, Va.. January 10.—A Rydroelectric plant in the vieinity of Great Falls, permit for which has Teen applied for by the Fotomac River Corporation of Wilmington, Del., with the Federal Power Commission, is fa- vored by the Clarendon Citizens’ Asso- jts establishment ciation, provided the natural scenic does Tot destroy beauty of the Frlis. ! The sssociation last might at ¥ regular meeting reachad this conclu: Fen on the much mooted questio to whether o authority should he ranted for the harnessing of the Folis for the production of electric { power and current, following c¢ eration and modification of the Kinche- loe resolut submitted first to the Arlington }\ien:h;n n sent out by v to A timent among its amliating bodies. Resolution 1s Modifled. | ion were heloe, au- was pres- | Four | Changes i the vesolut egreead X es F ere el mi- | his as modified | ed ington County | Cch Federation, the Federation favors the utilization of the waters of ac River for the production . power if it can be done without detracting from the scenic bei and value of Great Falls and its immediate environs a and gorge between Washington and the Falls, and also if such a develops ment, or project, can be made to guar- antee a material benefit to the people of the adjacent areas of Virginia, Maryland and the D of Columbia in the w: of & ctric cur- Tent or power at rates than would otherwise ol 2it & copy of the resolution 1o the Federal Power Commission, the Nat Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Virginia Park Planning Cor ion. r. Kincheloe called attention to | fsct that several organizations | with the federation had | opposad the resclutions. and declared 1f of the opinion that their on was due entirely to a misunder- standing of the intent of the docu- ment. He said these organizatiol must have assumed that the resolu- *fons were designed to preclude all thought of industrial development for the county. i County Must Have Industries. appreciate as much as anybody the fact that Arlington County must kave industries in order to advance along progressive lines,” Mr. Kinche- loe said. “This resolution is not de- signed 1o stop industrial development, | but simply to safeguard the interests of the people, which should be cqn- ;—riy‘re( with the scenic beauty of the’ “The people in this section of the country are so familisr with the Falls that they don't realize the worth ©f their wild rugged beauty, but the tor sees them in a different light. ¥ have been heard to say that I‘: re (nmhl:g:]nl Niagara that sur- sses Great Falls gror o natural beauty B > TRPIPOISt Mr. Kincheloe declared that the N: tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission is uncompromisingly opposed to the establishment of a hydro-electric plant and the destruction of the aes. thetic aspect of the falls, and advised *that the commission is counting on the ®upport of the people of Virginia in #ts plans for the preservation of the valisades of the Potorac and for park #14 boulevard development in this sec- tion of the State. In view of this we #hotld support the commission in an thing reasonable, Mr. Kincheloe said. Development Held Essential. 7 McNemar, president of ths Apdociation, who presided, expressed the Wew that hydroelectric develop- meit through waterpower is essential 0 proper industrial development on of the State. He said 16 opinion. a plant for the 1ion of electric power could be | shed without any material dam- the weenic beauty of the falls bat all industrial plants could be into things of beauty. BOILLION Proposing a §-cent lev e 3100 of assemsed valuations r?; 1 maintain lands donated for parks and piay- unanimously spproved This resolution was the civie Federation | of the association. F. E. dale is author of the s pointed out that viduals are ready to r parks and playgrounds a8 they can be zssured that | n good condition, t was sald, would The resolution vide that money in the districts in which it 1 1 in Kggped A 3¢ McGonegal, plumbing inspee- 1or g8 the Listrict of ¢ olumbla, was tendered u vote of thanks for having ot ed ctriain information relative 10 Oh types of pipe generslly recom. mended by prominent engineers of the Country in the installation of water wervices. The Qata wax gathered by Mr, Mol al the request of the Muster Viumbers'. Associstion of Ar. lington County, which is endeavoring 10 Beve The county water Losrd use lewd or bras the main Waneter connections inetesd of h I 1200 Vi ruugbt iron as plar 200 ILL AFTER EATING PIE AT ARMY CAFE |soon had their hands full !by his victorious opponents. | without at least one of the huge bagt te ig this amas o e g e T s reult * pilot, his an encmy plane and the s victories in - destroying Jone=—two_in & Mngle JAY: ‘Septemner 15, 1918, wil Tuke destroyed two morg the proud distinction o an o™ Iuia, amasing Fecord | was maintained on _the B hnd” on' (e J&th he sitredinie vl batloans and e \ foon Tanes In & ia' ety whmaralied | n ‘AN wi ¥ dratned N& \:‘flg‘ Kiri s hand ‘Luke ®ot his engige guing and esoal o Fre ‘* planes " Divw o o Thiemmer 10, “T818, e hews faed a ‘new "hee o % - i (w0, DAl Shiotinding yictories Ny desiraying ;u“m. A '\ R e ttory With & disabied” sngine: Bad. 8 S7' chapuy - Dlanes. - At he 3 finee, he & Gerhay pfene” ursied n : n the mor Septem! fong the front that i e Sty e, w8, Panai Tapt RAwAn - Rickenhacker passed Capt. B o o in, Liet. Luke ave, "Bt Fwas recalied Sep- L in the hangar, he step into a waiting plane and took to the air with two companions, Lieuts. Ivan Roberts and Alden Sherry, to renew his raids on the enemy balloon lines. The three were escorted by a large group of pursuit planes; the patient Germans were still patrolling thelr balioon line in strong force, waiting for Luke to make his reappearance. The arrival of Luke and his escort was the signal for a furious attack by the enemy planes, and the escort Leaving | at behind, Luke and his two companions flew on toward thelr ob- jective. As they came into the Ger- man observers' field of vision. the bal loons were hurrledly pulied down, the ground batteries sent up a barrage and five Fokkers dived on the three Americans. In the vicious battle CHAPTER VIL UKE droppeod off a passing truck on the morning of the appoint. day. Leaving his suit case this co t. Luke signalized his returu to u::tlon after three "fi.ys‘ rest U: wning nem; ne, althoug! ;ioo' the fll-": :hm fm balloon which was his real objective him. which followed, Luke shot down one of the Germans before he was forced out of the fight with jammed machine guns. Roberts was shot down by two Germans and fell dead behind the enemy lines; Sherry was forced to land inside American territory, where his plane crashed, and he suffered the additional indignity of being sprayed with machine gun fire from the air Luke Reports Again. Luke returned to bhis home field impressed with_the thought that he had lost both Wehner and his luck For the first time he had been turned back from the German balloon line as a victim; true, be had shot ‘Gown an enemy plane, but that was mnot what he had set out to do. His terse report gives no hint of any mis givings he may have feli; he makes his usual short statement of the day's happenings and does his best to ac- count for the missing Roberts—. i “September 26, 1918. “Lieut. Luke reports: On patroi to strafe balloons in_vicinity of Consen- voye and Sivry. I attacked with two others a formation of five (5) Fokkers. After firing several short bursts, ob- served the Hun go down out of control. While at 100 meters | was attacked by two (2) E A, s0 I did not see the first £ A crash. I turned on the other two who were on my tail, get ting on the tail of one, but my guns jammed several times, and after firing both couild onl oot short bursts be- cause of the several stoppages. One (1) confirmation requested. The last 1 saw of Lieut. Roberts, who was on this patrol with me, was in combat with several Fokkers in the vicinity of Consenvoye and Sivry.” During Luke's absence on leave an advanced field had been establizhed in the abandoned airdrome near Ver- dun, where he had landed on the afternoon of Beptember 15. ‘This field, only six ilometers (about three and & half miles) back of the lines, was surrounded by several wrecked hangars, in which the American flyers would crank thelr ships before taxi ing out into the uvpen wo that their planes could not be spotted on the ground by German observers. For 4 time they escaped the enemy's eyes, but the concussion from heavy shells 50 clome 1o the firing line was # great that at one time the wam tanks on the planes were Jarred until they lenked st the seams, making fight that day Impowsible Muj. Hurold K. Hariney, Luke's commanding officer, now a New York business manh, telis an interesting incident of Luke's activities at this tield— Luke's Tactical Plan. | “Luke flew from this fleld under & new tactical woheme whereby he was 1o work individually, always with the protection of & Mrong escort “Luke, you have victories enough 1o show me you have the nerve I #ald 1o him. I glve you enough | protection 1o run your v W a hundred—only be carefu | 2 Ben't worry, Major, he replied “They can't get me.’ . “Heo shot down & Germsn two- ater on the afternvon of the Z8th, | AL & little after six the evening of the 28th, as I was about 1o 1y back All Victims RBeported Out of Dan- ger—Inquiry Pollows Sud- den Epidemic suted Prose Oy Junue 10.~An the iwns of 2 noon “n pie tor lunch pomt “n of 1he wus ed s the post A e were laken 10 thelr or. Al were reported U be f cirger lnet vight 3 Ul tic:ecm four wre e use, Che Ve been the v repit b Mies Gleitz Postpones Swim TANGIIK W Prompect Lmidu tompt 1o Gibreler Bhe returnea from Cape Epsrtel bout baviug entered the vmlu, Junusry 19 et wtorm this cden Gledlz o her at Btrait of swim e » launched et night | whs tsde | from the sdvanced field to heudquar: [ ters of the group, I caught uight of Louke lurking in the shadows of one of | U ruined hangars. Ho was grinning | imputienty, 1t hsppened thit 1 had orders directing Luke 10 join « wiak 1o lesve the home 615, the aavanced fleld the rendez | tmnued llhl""i which nirdrome ut & 1en minutes nearer in and | start uptil € Ax | got Into my ship Lebind me the roar of an engine be ing warimed up It was Luke's, 1 aroered 1hat snd ai ted Capt, Vasconcelles, his bt Jender, 1o wee that Luke dia not lenve before orders permitted, The engine wan stopped and the last | [ waw of Luke wan sull grinning—ike {o oy who has been ciught doing womething for which he knows he will, Lot be very badly punished.” | Luke Is “Missing.” Luke went up at s time ordered ®luded escort 6nd flew off |slune over German lues in the | wuthering When up the sesrch for him and re turned o othe howe eirfrome, Luke was sl missing, Anxious Inquiry wver 1he Neld telephones discoversd Phim st the sirdrome of o distant |"‘H.'h escudrille, where he was wilt llw the following report | Kisve eptember 18, 1918, “Lieut. Luke ris: 1 flew north 1 Verdun, cros the lines st shout uke's orders were not (! | 1 heard the engine be shut off | the escort | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., TUESDAY, JANUARY _ ACES UP! zwmee The Fact Story of American Aviators in the World War ff five hundred meters and found a bal. loon in its nest in the reglon of Bantheville. 1 dove on it, firing both After I pulled away it burst into flames. As I could not find any others, I returned to the airdrome. One confirmation requested.” The next day was September 29, the first anniversary of Luke's en- trance to the Ground School in far away Texas. In that short year he had learned to fly, had crossed the ned the sky inquiring on mfif:‘}.‘m‘. by telephone for the missing Ace of Aces. This time he returned unharmed. sea to France, undergone further in. struction, been initiated into actual {combat and had become the ace of aces in the A. E. F. Once more the 20th was to be a landmark in his young life. On that day he was to reach the apex of his career as 8 fiyer; he was to fight the most spece tacular and heroic battle against fearful odds in the whole history of the world's greatest war. He was to sweep away enemies in the air and on the ground: he was to win the two highest decorations ever given to an American _soldier—and all in the space of little more than & short half hour. As Luke began the buainess of the day, an orderly tapped out a letter on a typewriter miles away at Issou. dun. It was the kind of letter that is seldom written on any typewriter belonging to a hard-boiled army, where no one in command must eve admit a mistake lest discipline suffer; here it isee HEADQUARTERS THIRD AVIATION INSTRUCTION CENTER September 29th, 1918, CONFIDENTIA MEMORANDUM. The nmews that has just been re. ceived about the achievements of Lieut. Luke should prove particularly encouraging to_students whose prog: ress is slow. Lieut. Luke was once turned back from Field 3 to Fleld 2. His progress through this school was discouraging. He reached the front a s=hort time ago, and in the past three weeks has brought down and been credited with fifteen planes and balloons. By order of Lieut. Col. Bingham: (Signed) L. E. Cummings, Captain, A. E. Adjt. STAMPED OFFICIAL 3rd Aviation Instr. Center, A. B. F. Resenting the program of protec: tion which had been set for him, Luke remained away from the air. drome of the 27th all day, working on his motor at a French fleld with Capt. Nungesser and his other French friends’ until late in the afternoon. The sun was far down on the west ern horizon when a Spad pursuit plane swooped low over the head: quarters of the Tth U. S. Bhlloon Company at Souflly. As officers and men ran from their quarters, a weighted note flurried down In the village street. Quickly an officer spread out the crumpled paper and read: . atch for burning balloons. “LIEUT. LUKE.” FREDERICK 0. E. . CHARTER PRESENTED Yowell W. Dillehunt of Baltimore, Worthy Grand Matron, Presides. Special Dispatch 10 The Star, FREDERICK, Md., January 10 The charter of the new local chapter of the Order of the Eastern Btar was presented to officers by Yowell W, Dillehunt, Baltimore, the worthy grand matron, and officers were elected nt the regular meeting in the Masonle Temple. The following officers were Installed by Mrs. Cora ¥, Welder, past worthy ton of the Maryland Chapter; Mrs, artha Ellen Kolb, worthy matron; H. Noel Haller, worthy patron; Grace Hagan, assoclate worthy matre: etta Hershberger, secretary; Mrs. Edith Bordeman, treasurer; Mrs, Mary Notnagle, conductress; ra. Lulu Bhepherd, associate conductress; Mrs, r“lnr- r, chaplain; Mrs. Myrtle Coblenz, marsh, Mrs. Maude W. Dittmar, or Mary K. Rhodes, Adah; Mrs. Margaret Garber, Ruth} Mrs. ¥anny Herwig, Esther; Mrs. Maude Magalls, Martha; Mrs, Grace Zelgler, Electa; May Lampe, arder, and lewis Bponseller, sentine), Among the Ktate officers who at. tended the ceremonies were J, Enos ftay, Hyattaville, nssoclate grand pas tron. and Miks 1. Cecll Traband, Up. ver Murlhoro, grand Adan The New Marmon 78 85 Horsepower “One Mile for Every Horsepower | Low Gas Consumption ——— 10 t6 50 miles per hour in 1514 seconds. On hills it is almost un- believable what this 78 will do, We honestly believe that no car can mateh it in climbing ability. il Marmon Motors, Inc. 1727 Conn, Ave. Potomae 861 | GEN BANDIT TAKEN AFTERWILD CHASE Youth Tries Suicide in Cell After Failing to Shoot Way Free From Police. Tackled by a clvillan as he aimed his pistol at a policeman, Robert Evans, 23.year-old jewelry store ban- dit was captured late yesterday after- noon after he had been chased through the heart of the shopping dis- trict carrying jewelry valued at $3,280, which he had grabbed from a show window in_the store of Samuel Mit- chell, 711 Ninth street. Firing three shots, two of which went through store windows, the fugitive dodged his way through the first floor of Woodward & Loth- rop’s. He commandeered an auto- moblle at the point of his pistol. At Ninth and B streets a traflic jam halt. ed his machine, and he was captured, tossing bis loot to the street as he was taken into custody. Tries to Hang Self. Evans readily admitted the theft to police, and plainly showed his fright when eaptured. He attempted to hang himself in his cell at the first precinct during the night, it was learned this morning, but a watchtul policeman blocked the attempt. Frank Bell, 23, a printer, of Brent- {wood, Md., and a member of the Brentwood police force, 18 crediteq with the actual capture of the bandit. Attracted by the shouts of pursuers Jjust as he was leaving his place of employment at 512 Eleventh street, Bell jumped on the running board of a passing car and shouted, “Follow him,” to the driver. » Bell said he could pldinly see the bandit standing on the running board of an automobile just a few cars anead of him, holding a pistol in his right hand and apparently watching the po- lice. Catching up to him as the first car slowed down for trafflo, Bell sald he "‘fi"’ from one running board to the other, and, throwing his left arm around Evans’ neck, he grabbed the pistol with his right hand, at the same time pulling with all his might, as the bandit aimed his gun at Traffic Pciice- man R. 8. Bridges, who also was pur suing him. “'He was scared to death,” Bell said, “and the moment he knew he was caught, he wailed, ‘Don't hurt me, don't hurt me.'” Bell said the man became so weak with fright that he had to be practicaily carried across the street to Policeman Bridges, who was coming after him. “I don’t know for sure whether his gun jammed or not,” Bell said, “but he had poinhted it right at Bridges and looked like he was getting ready to 8hoot when I grabbed him." Bell would take no credit for his act, saying that he was so close to the bandit when he firet saw him that there was nothing else for him to do, and that “somebody would have been hurt sure” if he had not grabbed him, Jewels Recovered. “I only wish that policeman had shot me,” prisoner, who gave his occupation as that of seaman, said this morning when he was brought to detective headquarters, He i8 booked under a technical charge of investigation pending fur- ther questioning by detectives. The stolen jewelry, consisting of six dia- mond rings and a dlamond bracelet, was recovered when he threw it to the street as he being put in the first- precinct patrol wagon. Evans sald he was born at Phoenix, Ariz. He had been on a coastwise ship, he sald, plying between Texas and New York, and after being discharged in New York was trying to muke his way to Arisona. “I pever tried to hit anybody,™ he sald. “I just shot to scare them off, I never tried anything like that be- fore." He sald he spent Sunday night on a bench in the Union Station. Hides In Office. Entering the jewelry store at 5:30 oclock on a pretext of inquiring whether a young woman had called to exchange a bracelet, he pretended to leave, but ped into an office in the rear of the show window, closing the door behind him. Quickly he opened the sliding panel leading to the show window and scooped up the rings and bracelets from the window. James Penn, colored porter, noticed the closed door. Mr. Mitchell opened the door only t0 ha pistol thrust in his face as the thief brushed by him and ran into the street. Lawrence J. Shelton, 24, the store bookkeeper, dashed after him, but the bandit wheeled and fired, the bullet smashing the window of the Lincoln Radio Ex- change, 715 Ninth atreet. Oliver E. Thomas, 35, 148 F street southeast, who was parking his car in front of the order for talk on flowers, GUD 1212 F St. N.W. Mombers of Floria K ISIOXORCR XX XORCT XX T OROTRI TR X after the tiol Above: Robert Evans, captured aft spectacular chase through down- Frank Bell, who captured fugitive, who shot at him, the bullet going wild, as he raced across Ninth street and darted into Grant place. Pursued by a rapidly increasing crowd, he dodged into Woodward & Lothrop's on the G street side and came out on the F street side, leav- ing confusion in his wake. As the bandit and his pursuers burst from the store he fired at his nearest pursuer, Edward Walley, 17-year-old messenger boy.’ The bullet went through the window of W. B. Moses & Sons, Eleventh and F streets, Police Close Behind. Jumping aboard an automobile driven by D. W. Warthen, Kensing- ton, Md., the bandit pointed a pistol at him and ordered him to drive him “out of the city.” Policeman Bridges, who had been directing traffic at Eleventh end F streets, commandeered a car driven by Fred R. Klotz,-1701 G street, and kept close behind the bandit's car until the end of the chase at Ninth and E streets. As the two cars passed his place of emplovment at 512 Eleventh street, Bell joined in the chase, culminating in his hazardous tackle. Policeman Bridges ran around the front of the car bearing the bandit. as the traffic jam brought both machines to a halt, The fugitive aimed his automatic and pulled the trigger. The gun jammed. He jerked at the trigger again, but Bell fell on him and brought him down. Police £aid the gun was found to be empty. the shots exhausted dure ing the eavlier part of the puesuit. Although Evans stated that he came to Washmgton alone, detectives began an investigation this morning to de- termine whether he has companions here, possibly & man and a woman. . LEGISLATURE TO MEET. All Officers of Virigina Assembly Will Be Re-Elected. IMOND, January 10.—The old members of the Legislature began wrising early this morning for the session which begins tomorrow. The first business to be consideréd will be the nomination of officers for the two bodies. A caucus of the Democrats Is being held for that purpose tonight. It is not likely that the Republicans will make any nominations because of the very small numbers of members of that party. Thomas W. Ozlin of Lunenburg will succeed himself as speaker, and all other old officers will be nominated, having no opposi- WASHINGTON'S LEADING FLORIST By special arrangement with the Western Union Telegraph Co. we will deliver your Flowers via Wire to Any City—Any Time Within the Hour Say It With Gude’s Flowers Don't fail to listen-in over WRC this eve- ning at 6:45 for owr wswal Tuesday evening BROS. CO. Three Stores for Your Convenience 1102 Conn, Ave. Main 4278 3108 14th 8t. N.W. Main 1102 Col. 3103 Telograph D Mfli& oy Aasociation 10, 1928. 60-40 Plan Urged on Congress; Lump Sum Payments Rapped (Continued from First Page.) charge to the Federal Government; the furnishing of fire protection to the Federal agencles fres of charge; the assessment of District residents for the upkeep of St. Elizabeth’s Hos- pital and other projects. The board emphasizes the necessity of largely Increasing size of the lump-sum payment by the United States—so long as this temporary system is practiced by Congress. In this connection also the board points out hat inauguration by Congress of the lump-sum plan did not change the existing substantive law of the District providing for the proportion plan. The text of the resolution adopted by the board is as follows: “Whereas the Board of Trade since its creation has been consistently vig- orous in upholding as wise, just and universally beneficial the organic act of 1878 and the principle of definite proportionate contribution ,toward Capital bullding by Natlon d Dis- trict upon which it s based: “Ard whereas the board as a con- stituent member of the citizens' joint committee on flecal relations _be- tween the United States and the Dis- trict of Columbia appeared through representatives at the hearings of the joint fiscal committee of Congress in 1915 In support of the organic act and its basic principle, and on the 234 of May, 1916, did interpret the decision of the congressional fiscal committee (1) that the District was adequately taxed; (2) that the definite proportion plan of national contribution which had up to that time been an economic necessity had ceased to be such ne- cessity: but (3) that the substitute for the definite proportion contribution plan when enacted should constitute a carefully considered system under which District taxation is fixed and certain and under which Congress shall ‘pursue a definite policy of reg- ular and liberal appropriations’ for Capital maintenance and development. “And whereas the board, as a mem- ber. of the citizens’ joint committee, indorsed the new District organic act of 1922 so far as it reaffirmed and vindicated the definite contribution plan, even though it changed the pro- portion of contribution by the United States and the District, respectively, from 50-50 to 40-60; “And whereas the bodrd, as a mem- ber of the citizens' joint committee. vigorously and successfully contended for the application of the principle of definite proportionate contribution to past expenditures on the part and in behalt of the Distriet and as a result in 1923-4 helped to secure the payment to the District of over $5.000.- 000 of surplus unappropriated District tax money in the Treasury: “And whereas the act of 1922 re- afMrming the principle of definite pro- portionate contribution is still the existing substantive law, Congress having, by failure to act upon propo sitions of amendment, refused to amend it; “And whereas the appropriation from year to year in the annual ap- propriation act of a lump sum of national contribution in lieu of the definite proportion *provided by the substantive law constitutes merely a confessedly temporary exception to the application of the substantive law and does not permanently change ft: “Resolved, That the board reaffirms its belief in the justice, wisdom and prosperity-promoting qualities of the definite proportion plan of contribu- tion and urges Congress to return in practice to compliance with the terms of existing substantive law. “That the board further urges that whenever (if ever) Congress shall sub- stitute in the substantive law some other method of national contribution toward Capital upbullding for the defi- nite proportion plan the substitute shall provide (as recomnmended by the congressional joint fiscal committee of 1916) for definite regular and liberal appropriations by the United States n:-ld for fixed and certain District tax- ation. “That the lump payment plan is un. sound In principle and as now applied is grossly unjust. “That as long as it is applied tempo- rarily on annual appropriation acts the lump sum appropriation should be largely increased and the character of the expenditures, which are possible under the District appropriation act, should In justice be limited by law v in equity by practice to exclude na- tional and semi-national projects. “That action in accordance with these principles be urged upon the DeMOLL Commissioners, the Burget Bureau and Congress and that the approval of this declaration of princf; and co-oper: tion in securing le; ion in accord- ance therewith be invited and urged on the part of the other citizens’ organiza. tions which with the Board of Trade constitute the citizens’ joint committee on flscal relations between the United States and the District of Columbia.” Data Made Public, Adding new evidence to the data collected by the board fn support of its contention that .resldents of the District of Columbla are bearing an adequate tax, figures on sale prices and assessments on 4,000 pleces of property, during 1924-26, showing the total assassements to be approximate- ly 93 per cent of the total sales prices, also were presented to the directors yesterday afternoon. The flgures, taken from records at the District Bullding, related to prop- erty, largely business in character, lo- cated between the Mall and Florida avenue, Fifth street and Rock Creek. Sale prices on these parcels amounted to $148,543,628, according to a report to the board by Robert J. Cottrell, an assistant secretary, while assessments amounted to $138,777,438. Other Assessments Lower. The purpose of the study was to show that the assessment basis for taxation on real property in the Dis trict is relatively much higher than in many other jurisdictions where assessments, not based on the theo- retical 100 per cent of market value, are far lower. The national tax sur- vey made by the Board of Trade showed by official records from 80 cities of the country that assessments in a majority of these cities are much lower than in Washington. A mere comparison of the tax rates in such cities, therefore. the hoard pointed out, does not give the true comparison of the tax burden borne by the various cities, The Board of Trade directors also authorized payment of part of the expense of printing the report of the District delegation sent to the recent sessions of the American' Tax Asso- ciation. The delegation included: Dr. Thomas Walker Page, District Com- missioner Tallaferro, Robert Fleming. Joshua Evans, jr.; W. L. Beale and William P. Richards, tax assessor. ‘William Gibbs McAdoo will address the meeting of the committee of the board on public utilities and trans- portation at 4:30 o'clock Thursday afterncon when plans for the merger of local raillway companies will be considered. Covell to Talk. Ma). W. E. R. Covell. Engineer Commissioner of the Dis- trict, will address the committee on aviation tomorrow afternoon at 4:15 o'clock. when a study will be made of plans for the establishment of an aigport for the District of Columbia. Bills now in Congress concerning the park developments of the National Capital will be considered this after- noon by the committes on parks and reservations. STRIKERS ACCLAIM I. W. W. Colorado School Children Who Parade Streets Are Reinstated. FREDERICK. Colo., January 10 (#).—Between 75 and 130 school chil- dren who went on strike here yester- day and paraded through the streets singing 1. W. W. songs were rein- stated today, but Annie Riskolski, 16, leader of the demonstration. and her brother James, 10, were under suspen- sion. The strike was called after Paul Nicholson, superintendent of the Frederick public school, had suspend- ed James Riskolski for a fistic en- counter with another bov during an argument over the I. W. W, Assistant BECK FACES TEST IN ELECTION CASE Member-Elect’s Right to Seat in House Challenged on Residency. By the Assoriated Press, Representative James M. Beck was calied upon today by the House elec- tions committee investigating his claim to a seat as a Republican from Penn- sylvania to testify under oath as to his residency in Ph Mr. Beck took ti and as the first witness before the committee after Representative Kent, Democrat, Penn- sylvania, had outlined the contentions of his party that the former Solicitor General was ineligible pecause he had not been a resident of the State at the time of his elec Mr. Kent charged that an apart- ment rented by Back in Philadelphis had served onlv a= a point of re tration for his election as Representa- tive and not as ative and not as a habitancy. Fifteen or twenty witnesses probab will be offered by the effort to establish their case, Mr. Ken: went from Philadelphia to New Yor! to live a number of ing next a resident ron! 3 | home is in Waskington, William H "Citizens’ pa n ment in Philadelphia. fore the committee to que; eligibility, Mr. Kent said. “LOWDEN AND NORRIS” DELEGATION SOUGHT Movement Launched by Nebraska Republicans—Sorenson’s Name on Slate. By the Associated Press. LINCOLN, Nebr., 5 & movement has been launched to line up Nebraska delegates to the national Republican convert able to both the Lowden a for-President groups of th confirmed yesterday b: A 8 of Lincoln. who has had char; Norris boo: Sorenson declar>d he had been in communication with Gov. Adam M« Mulien, Mark Woods of Lincoln. Bob Smith of Omaha and other prominent Republicans, but insisted he had not personally taken an the delegate slate, on w name is said to appear. He further asserted he elected as one of t gates to the Kansas and make the nominating Norria Sorensor denied. had been any dedl Norris and Lowden forces in Nebraska CANON LAW VIOLATION BY CLERGY IS HIT Bishop Assails Laxity in Sermon at ov il appear b n Beck's coal | * strike in Colorado and later suspend- ! Colleague’s Silver “An- niversary. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, January 10.—The Epis- copal clergy ~ vestenfay ed his sister for her remarks in dt—lma“.{’d by Bishop Charles P fending James. fluency of a seasoned orator. 't 0 to school because I'm a Wobbly," she said. ‘Come on. you Wobbly k! d we’ll do this thing the way the Wobblys do it." Then the children started to march | through the streets with an American | the part of t flag at their head. They shouted and sang L. W. W. songs. Supt. Nicholson suspended all the pupiis for truancy, but later reinstate them with the exception of annie and James Riskolskl | son of the C Annie called the pupils to the achool | gecided yard and addressed them with all the | cago diocese for looseness in obeyt canons of the church.” Speaking at the services com rating the silver s consecration of Right Rev. S M. Griswold, suffragan bishop cago. Bishop Anderson said “There is a decided clergy canons of the church. church _are broken more 2 the traffic Jaws in Chicago. Our clerg show little lovalt Hundreds of the Ep PIANO & FURNITURE CO. TWELFTH AND G STREETS Seole Representatives for the Steinway and Weber Due-Art Reproducing Pi ALL BABY GRANDS IN STOCK INCLUDED IN OUR JANUARY SALE A Specimen Value 485 Abuve is one of the special values we Our Greatest January Piano & Furniture Sale Now in wm our January Nale. It is a RN Gr as good as new. 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