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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-06
MOVE TO COMPEL
ARBITRATION FAILS
Delegates Believe League
Plan Could Not Be Adopt
ed at This Time.
SUBMISSION IDEA STANDS
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star.
Copyright, 1919. by the y. Y Evening Post.)
PARIS, February 5--President Will
son and fourteen of his colleagues sat
around circular table in the apart
ments of Col. House in the Hotel Grill
Ion Tuesday evening, discussing the
best plan for the league of nations,
which it is expected will be formally
proposed to the peace conference in a
few days. The countries represented
were the United States. Great Britain.
France, Italy. Japan, China, Belgium.
Serbia. Brazil and Portugal. whose
delegates constitute the special COM
mittee.
The proposed covenant, which has
the approval of the British and Italian
members, as well as the French, with
some reservations, was fully examined
and was the basis for the discussion.
The Japanese delegates. who hither-
to have been uniformed as to the
attitude of their government, had
heard from Toxic and expressed
Willingness to cooperate in the eStab-
lishment of the league. Baron Chinda
had a long talk with Col. House be-
fore the meeting wherein he made
clear the Japanese attitude as one de-
string to offer no obstacle, but, on the
contrary. to make such suggestions as
would strengthen the league of ma
tions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-06
Bulk on Profits and Incomes.
Principal Changes Made.

The principal rate increases agre61
to in conference were to raise tee
corporation income rate for 1920 froln
per cent, as proposed by the Sen-
ates to 10 per cent, and an increnGD
froA SO to 65 per cent in the secOn1
''braeket" or sliding rate on corpor1<
tons excess profits for this year.
The so per cent war profits tax for
this year was adopted and. upon In
sistence by House conferees. extendo4
to 1920, but made applicable next
year only upon such profits from gov-
ernment war contracts The excesS
profits bracket" rates of 20 and -
per cent for 1920 also were approves
Virtually all the so-called re1tef
provisions or cushions" of the Sen>
ate, designed to prevent hardships -
imposition of the corporation taxa
were adopted.
In the important income tax section
the bill retains all Senate ratee.
normal and surtaSes. including that
of IL per cent. double existing LAW
on corporations income of last year
in excess of credits previously alloW-
ed, but fixes the rates for subsequene
wears at 10 per cent rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-06
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; little
change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty four hours
ending > pm. today: Highest. AZ. at 4
pm. yesterday: lowest. 2S, at 1880 am.
today.
Full report on page %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-06
Long Delayed War Revenue
Bill Goes to Congress
From ConfereeS.
EXCESS PROFITS AND
INCOMES HARDEST HIT
Changes Made and New Taxes Inc
clude Amusements. Ice Cream, F
Soda Fountains and Luxuries.

With the submission to Congress To
day of the conferees' agreement ON tho
long delayed war revenue bill tho
American people were presented with
their prospective federal tax budgat
for 1919 and ensuing years-somethino
over $6,000,0oo0oo this year and ~
000.000,000 thereafter, subject TO tho
revision of future rates expected to be
undertaken by the next Congress.
The conference report. presented -
the House by Majority Leader Kitchs
in. was regarded assured of adoption
by both House and Senate and of ap>
pyoval by the President. 1t thus pcou-
ises to be the future American tai
levy, which now is about S4,370. .000. 600.
Besides this years tax levy of about
Sc. .e00, ,o0o, 600, further Treasury needs
to be raised by bonds and other
means. are estimated by the Treasury
at about $4,000. 100000.
In presenting the conference report
Mr.. KitchiH announced it would bo
called up in the House for considers
tion Saturday.
Bulk on Profits and Incomes.
Except for slightly increased wax
excess profits rates for 1919 and corr
porations' income tax rates for 1890
virtually all the rates as revised -
the bill passed by the Senate are ap-
proved by the conferees and rematn'
in the final conference draft
Like the original House bill and thu
Senate's revision, the bulk of TIE
taxes are levied upon war-exceno
profits of corporations and on in-
Genes, individual and corporate. Ratlp
of the Senate on transportation, be<$
erages cigars and tobacco. arDu9e-l
ment admissions. club dues, iuxug3p4
and semi-luxuries, stamp and spec1&&
taxes. all substantially were adoptek
by the conferees, while the Houoo
rates on estates and insurance wex4
reinstated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-06
Income Rates Retained.

The II per cent normal rate on in
ciividual incomes earned last year and
the per cent rate payable in 1920 are
retained with individual exemptions.
81 900 for single and $1,000 for married
persons. and an additional exemption
of $500 for each dependent minor. Also
adopted are provisions that individq814
shall pay only per cent this year and
4 per cent thereafter on the first $4s0Q8
subject to tax above exemptions. The
Senate individual surtaxes. ranging
from ! per cent on income between
IS 900 and Sc 900 to IS per cent on moru
than sl,o00lDoo, also were adopted
General Legislation Adopted. =
OF the important general legislation
and riders the conference adopted the
following provisions:
Levying a prohibitory tax on producto
of child labor,
Restoring Arewar postage rates on
letters and post cards July ! next.
Providing a pay bonus of $50 for an
persons in the military establishments,
officers and enlisted men Hlike. -
Extending the Reed bone dry pro@
hibition(law to the District Of Colum>
bia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-06
Stills Taxed 81, 900.

Increasing from SIS to s1.ooe the tai
on those dealing in intoxicants, n-1
cluding stills" in prohibition terrie
tory.
For taxation of salaries of federal
officials, including the President ana
judiciary, but not of state offlciais.
Eor submission of all government
contracts by contractors on oemano
of the internal revenue commisslonefs
For exemptions of 20 per cent 10 Oh
proSpectorS-
Establishing an advisory tax board
of six members in the Treasury. -
Restricting sale and use of narcotice
by strengthening the Harrison druS
act
Provisions Stricken From Bill.
Among important Senate or HOUSE
provisions stricken from the bid
were:
Proposed repeal of the publishe re-
seeond-class postage zone rates and
proposed substitution of decrease4
charges.
The so-called Thomas amendment,
political campaign contributions ~
excess of $780,
House amendments for federal liz
cense tax on use of motor vehicles.
The so-called business license" ok
$40 on business and professional men}
earning $2,500 or more.
Senate taxes on inheritances, foE
which the conference substitutes
House levies on estates.
The House tax of cents Ra}x
lon on gasoline, and House anaenar
meuts to tax state and municip94
bonds and other securities.
Changes on Profits and Incomes.
Although most of the Senate rate4
in the bill are retained. the couferec3
made many important changes nfx<
fecting incomes and ~Far-exo10
1conTinned g Second psse,S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-06

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the for republication OF siI news dispatches
credited to il not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of pubhca ton OF special
dispatches herein also reserved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Chester M. WRIGHT

Formerly news director of the American Alliance for
Labor ard Democracy and member of the recent
american Labor Mission to England and France Mr.
Wright will report the Labor Conference the
deliberations of which will be parallel to those Of the
Peace Conference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Andre Cheradame

The eminent French historian and prophet whose
fascinating articles the politics of the great
already we'll known in this country. MIR. Cheradames
Latest book The Essentials of an Enduring Victory"
has just been published in this country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

affection OF . big Italian clay mod
eler, in New York's Little Italy, for
a forlotn newsie. whom he saved
from arrest after the lad had per-
petrated the heinous offense Of
stealing an apple from q fruit
stand. When Big Tony Vallero,
the immigrant. went west with his
1000 American dollars, to buy .
cattle ranch and realize his LIES
ambition, Little Tony went with
him, and both metamorprised In
the clean. pure air and the rough
surroundings into rugged, fearless
westerners OF the most approved
type.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
/ iii EA / RE
Cantor's Minstfels
Piece de Resistance
ON Columbia Program

Cantor's minstrels with Marion
Gibney and sextet Of Purple
Lady Pirates will be the piece de
resistance Of the Davenport CO.
lumbia's new shoe beginning Sun
day afternoon. This act 10 con-
sidered the best aggregation of
girl talent in the business. Miss
GibLey Is . Coincidence Of excep-
tional ability and her work In this
act is said to comprise . rare
combination Of melody and mirth.
Among tho others In the act are
the Barber sisters, Cora Ball and
the Harkins sisters, all Of them
known rs clever vocalists and In
strumentalists. The act II billed
as "A Modern Minstrel and Mu-
steal Revue"
Fred La Refine & Co.. considered
electrical wizards. will offer what
they term "A scientific novelty and
a cyclone Of fun" Mr.. La Refine
has experimental with electricity
for years, always. with an eye to
the amusement side Of the venture
as wen a. the scientific. How
science In electricity could be best
harnessed for the amusement and
education Of the public was . mat
ter which concerned him for years
and he has finally evolved q plan
whereby he Is enabled to make
his audience roar with laughter
through the use Of electrical ex-
periments.
Walton & Brand in q skit 1.-TWO
in One" will be on the bill with
their rapid fire fun stuff. Walton
is q comedian OF the nut variety
and Is classified as Q ''super-nut.
He changes his patter continually
and many times offers as high as
five different acts in q week. This
proves his versatility In the mat
ter Of producing comedy.
Black & O'Donnell in "The Vio-
linist and the Boob" present 16
minutes Of antics which are guar
anteed to keep the audience In q
roar Of laughter. The man has
the role OF village boob and as
such offers . line Of comedy that
ought to 60 big.
Toki Murata, Nipponese foot
juggler and expert wire walker.
will be ON the bill to lend q touch
Of variety to the show. He is one
Of the leading exponents Of his
chosen line Of gymnastics and his
work is declared to be wonderful
in all of its branches.
There will also be kinogram and
topics Of the day, q pair Of unex-
celled film features which any
audience is bound to enjoy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

5westefA Illlnets pspsr for west.
= l1]1QlI ~ AxxpG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
ssPlease Get Married"
at Majestic Full of
Rapid Fire Comedy

When please Get Married was
produced in New York by Oliver
Morosco it was such sensational
success that Mr.. Morosco imme-
diately organized three more COM
panies. The play was a tremen-
dous comedy hit and the Metro
organization Immediately recog-
mixed the screen possibilities in it
with the result that it was pur-
chased for the films. The matter
Of selection of the cast came next
land Viola Dana was unanimously
chosen as the star. How she vim
dictates = the judgment Of the film
makers can best be seen from the
manner in which she does the
leading part, that Of newly mar
ried young woman. She has the
captivating role Of Muriel Ashley.
the clinging bridel Of Ferdy Wal
ton. who lacks three months Of be-
ing of age. The pair are we'd by
a parson against the violent OBJ
jections of the lads father, and
start Immediately on their honey
moon. Their parents discover that
the supposed parsOn was a burg
lar and they are Mortified at the
plight of the innocent youngsters.
They set out in pursuit. The new
lyweds register at hotel but
their honeymoon Is interrupted by
o IRE and other embarrassing cir
cumstances. To add to their dis
may, they learn that they are per-
haps not married at all. How this
delightful-to the spectator at
least-mixup Is Strengthened out
is dnfolded in Q series of highly
diverting scenes that have all the
vefve and snap Of the Frenchiest
Of French farces.
Miss Dana gives q splendid por'
tr9yal Of the young wife. She ha.
personality. good looks and a, de.
cidedly magnetic style. Her ad'
niifers will be surprised at the
snappy, effective farce coined,
manner she has adopted for thi!
production. In the rapid hote
scenes she. gives Performance,
that sends the audience into roar!
OF laughter. The discovery Of thu
fact that the couple are not mar
ried at all leads Miss Dana int,
sotne Of the funniest and cleveres
pieces Of hlm burlesQue she hal
ey9r done. Her style IL Target.
lihe that Of Dorothy Gish but I
mast not be understood that obi
iscopying the latter. In tact Their
are many things in Mas DANA
performance which Miss Gish ha'
never been able = do success
fully.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
Theodore Roberts in
Such a Little Pirate
Has Exceptional Role

Theodore Roberts ID. one Of the
most famous actors in America.
All lovers of fine acting should
see him in ."Such Little Pirate .
the second picture In which Lila
Lee Is starred and which will be
shown at the Best theatre Sunday.
In that fanciful and adventurous
story Mr.. Roberts plays q great
hearted old sea-dog, one Obadiah
Wolf, q direct, descendant Of
Bloody Wolf." an old-time pirate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
my Sweetie" Coming
to Illinois Saturday
Il Big Musical Revue

: Among the many musical win
ners Of the present season, It 10 q
pleasure to announce Max Bloom
among tho leaders, and in the best
vehicle this popular and well known
comedian has ever appeared In,
and one that gives him better OPP
portunities to exploit his well
known talents a. q favorite laugh
maker.
my Sweetie," that will appear
at the Illinois, Saturday, Nov. 8. Il
Of the revue style Of musical COM
edy and Of this class is one Of the
brightest winners of the year.
Book Is by John P. Mulgrew.
author OF the Laughing Lady" aud
many vaudeville hits. Music by
Felix G. Rice, composer Of Honey
moon Town. another Of Boyle
Woolfolk's many successes that ran
all summer It the LaSalle theatre,
Chicago.
This pretentious Offering will
consist Of IA scenes Of satires and
travesties Of the leading events OF
the day, among which the funniest
are 1.-THE Strike" 1.-THE BevO Cure"
and Max Bloom and his horse
Becky; also the many song hits.
among which are "Nobody's Baby,
"The Oliver Twist" "Dinah" and
Someone" Scenery and costumes
entirely new and joyous rainbow
Of song and beauty.
Among the company supporting
Max Bloom this seasop are Alice
Sher, Myrtle Deloy. Harry Kessler,
Eddie Carr, Gladys Cardwell, Sid
ney Harris, Lew Swan, Jack Gil
bert and many others with the
famous "Sweetie" chorus that look
sing. dance and fill the eye and the
ear.
Boyle Voolfolk, the producer, has
given every detail his personal At
tention and his fame as a pro.
Queer OF high class offerings has
been outdone in the uresent MAJ
Bloom whirl Of song and dance.
What is the charm which makes
Montague Glass famous charac.
tiers, Potash and Perlmutter. ap-
peal to the public of America more
widely and more dominantly thar
any other people of the spoken
drama? 1t is said to be their gen.
uine humanness. careful psychol0'
Ky in preparing the play, the nov
city OF their actions and situations
the quaintness of their dialect-by
various critics. Explanations didn'1
figure in the success the presenta'
ton of business Before Pleasure
made at the Illinois Thursday
night. however. Explanations Of
not, it brought down the house.
II would be Lard to place specia
credit upon any certain ones OF tn,
company. All are artists and wei
versed in stage craft. from the non
chalant Harry to Abe and Nav
russ. However. Bud Schaffer's In
depreciation of Abe Potash ant
Fred Fleck's (Jr.) Of Mawrus1
Perlmutter We'd with each othe
for being true to life and an &C
curate depletion Of the prevalen
type OF the higher class Jewisl
merchant. Whether assumed o
real their dialect had the rea
Kosher twang and was an adde'
incentive toward laughter In tn
humorous scenes. giving the NOR
dramatic moments or those file
with pathos q rugged realistt
- Akx, nss1{nv1N
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

who used to sail the Spanish main.
Obadiah Wolf lives with his beau
.tiful granddaughter, Patricia Wolf.
in q small seaport town, and the
two are great pals. The charac-
terization Of Obadiah Wolf stands
out as one of the best in the long
line Of unique screen creations that
Mr.. Roberts has given recently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

Anxious to experience the SEN
sation Of q "mazeppa," which af-
fords one Of the thrills in THE
Sleeping Lion" to be shown at the
Rialto theatre Sunday, Monroe Sal
isbury, the leading man In the pic
ture, refused to allow q dummy to
be substituted for the breakneck
ride while tied to the back Of q
wild broncho. Salisbury, 1t is said
risked his life in his desire to gel
a new thrill, but the reports have
It that the episode completely sat.
istied the starts eagerness to dc
some mazeppa joy riding. The ma
zeppa is a relic Of the early west
! when men were tied on the back.
of wild horses and pains taken t
make the horses try out some new
ideas in bucking.
The Sleeping Lion" tells Of thu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
Rialto Movie Bill
Full Of Interest for
the Coming Week

The new World picture. Love
and the Woman" starring June
Elvidge. will grip you at the very
start and hold your interest to the
very end Of the film without slack
ening. It is the sort Of picture
you will think about and remem-
Der for . long time after you have
seen 1t.
Brotman's Rialto theatre takes
pleasure in announcing that Love
and the Woman" will be shown to-
day.
Miss Elvfdge takes two distinct
roles in this production and they
are Of distinctive type, entirely
different from each other. but both
Of the sort which give her splendid
opportunities for the display Of her
great talents as an actress.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-18
TGpPli11H
Hh4f11eS/
Sr Mhzf Mason
NO WAR GARDEN.
MASON

MO man can say, this year ! wot,
~ I'm bound tp have garden plot.
No man can stop me on the
street, and call me traitor and repeat.
because do not raiSe some peas,
some Cabhagchead' and things like
these. Our precious boonS are back
again, and We arc free, unicttered
men. agd We can rliSc string beans.
hy Iing, or We can dl the other thing,
I'll ius, around with SpudS no more;
I'll buy my green goods at the store.
And when the vcrnal zephyrS blow, |
viii not ply a rusty hoe, or scratch
the planet with rake. or dig until
my y,llS ache And on the long. long
summer ewes. beneath outrageous
boughs and leaves, III sit and read
the baseball score, and weed the
turnipS ncycrmnrc The worst OF war
is ,hiS, mcthnks There arc too many
busy glnks who call ycu Stacker il
YOU Sigh, tho things tina, they insist
are right They're keeping tab the
hour you rise, they watch all day
with jealous eyes, and 1t You fail to
raise some spuds. or Il YOU wear some
new laid dudS, or II YOU don't invest
your mon the way those ginkS them.
selves have done, scorn'S finger at
your door they point and cry
"Avauntw and exc "Atointl" Now
we've regained our liberties, and We
can do as we dern please. and no
cheap skate with visage sour can call
us slackers by the hour.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-18
By BRIGGS

husband, unless the letters happen
10 hc marked persona 70
What doth It profit girl 10 have
Tour ministers uliiCilte az her three
rug wedding when scar later one
dlnky iit'lc divorce lawyer can undo
the while business
\ man hates To play poker win =
bad loser almost as much as he hates
tp play II with a good winner.
There 8, a lot ot old.iaShl0ned sen
tmcni lett among men ANYWAY,
Won will notice that the mannish girl
Is usually the maulcSS one
You can tell William the minute
he comes on the stage. Bu, in real
lie he IS more carefully disguised.
Mos, jail, lack Modern Con,en-
icnSg, and Home Comforts. Hu, a
man never thinks ot that when he is
doing something that will get him
INTO ono Ot them
In the average home small boy
likes TO see that there is company
for supper. lie knows that he is
gong to fare better than usual
Put a woman IN box al a theater
and she will imag,ac that the aud
encc IS looking a, her and isn't pay
ing any attention to the show.
What has become OF the old
fashioned houSekecper who used 10
crimp the edges oi her homemade
pies with her thumb nail2
The old-iaShoncd youth who had
Religion and no Rad Habits now has
a son who has all Of the Bad Habus
and no Religion.
y married man acts so mean when
he has TO stay in at night that you
would imagine his wife would be glad
TO have him stay out But she isn't.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-18
BREAD LINE PROSPECTS.

.pop t ar. ever prone to p,,m,m concerning labor surplus but
one need not accep, Frank Moi'on statement as the y S'"N
foeeasing unemployment problem recent i'ne'" Po'
o, If common labor in states and will be three mmh III
state, before outdoor will he uy opened 10 relieve the s"'
lion and something less this latitude and points south IH
,,,. ,s no, among the listed by the government and there may Ne
no excuse for here although the number o 'e "' S' ~
for many months .. ,uI
In h meantime rehabilitation proceeding increasing pace All
h army in America save regular regiments will be discharged at the a
m possible moment There doub, that the problem o supplying "
- ,,, and former war workers with employment VIII become more 'i
% AZ I., until spring greatly the demand Tor outdoor
n, M,i,or +, No, the first 10 that be liberal
h discharged soldiers, as generous least Canada which provides
p,yment for months after the date OF discharge su,n measure "
,,n introduced in congress least giving some additional pay e
hoo. = viii oa in time but enough help this winter
he entirely relieved but ae'"oh VIII c"
from u ro,,b expansion public and private work. and every probable
nro should be advanced rapidly possible to lessen the likelihood
the bread line would he phul indeed those VINO daen 50 % "
h ,, ud return to be denied small reward Of opportunity
,,r, Iybood Not but such return would add to the unrest
and strengthen bolseyia element is something the e"e country
should strive to from the country rather than from congress
b,, immediate assistance solving the problem mus, come II all
for barring too has been suggested 10y other sources
and for other reasons, national not noted tor cn
,bo toward organized labor urged further restrictions immigration
because we have asnated those aliens already here ana because
to omen the gates again would the number OF agao and anarchists
But barring simple II sounds Regardless '
o American, may feel with which have I'M
migration rea, must considered possible that most the
land, which formerly supplied the bulk OF immigrants finding their
manhood depleted and needing their people at home reconstruction
work would consent further but until their governments are
sounded on the subject be certain NJ any rate such legislation
if enacted proceed carefully and oonNey lest cause COM
pca,ious more disastrous, immigration likely 10 be-
labor which asking government assistance to winch may
he some entitled should the importance Of helping itself
should understand that unemployment will not be decreased nor industry
stimulated by um, demands Seeing what unity Of
ACCOMPLISHED in war realize that also work wonders
c,aee and sec tina, there now for work and pulling
together