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Evening star., 1920-05-23
HEARD AND SEEN

Motormen and conductors on Wash
ington street cars are not done talk
ing about those southern Baptists
yet.
They still tell of the scores Of times
each day they narrowly escaped run
ming down one or more delegates to
the convention Of southern Baptists:
how the men and women from the
south laughed over their scattering
flights from the onrushing cars; how
car men heaved general sighs of relief
when the convention was over.
The conductors and motormen do
not attempt to explain the actions of
the Baptists. but now that IL is all
over. they rather enjoy talking about
them and remembering them. There
was something about these people
that reminded them of 1.-The folks back
home" The glorious tan. indicative
their cheeks and hands. The woman
folk wore dresses and hats not too
up-to-date. and the men betrayed
their unfamiliarity with the National
Capital.
Now don't forget to let US off at the
tabernacle" one would say. every half
block. while the whole csr load OF
Baptists would begin peering out the
window for the Liberty Hut as the
street car rounded the Peace Monu-
ment.
Two delegates were standing, wait
ing for a car. when one Of them no.
ticed the side-sign, Peace Mt
Peace Mountain-where is that!
asked one, and you couldn't blame her.
A party of Baptists. including sew
eraI women and several children, were
in one of the cars which rounded the
Senate Office building one morning.
Through oversight they missed get
ting or at the last stop before the car
reaches the front of the Union. sta
ton.
Hurrying to the front Of the car.
the party attempted to get OF. but
were told by the motorman that they
could not do so. Mystif1ed, the women
and children returned to their seats.
1t is an interminable way around
that circle. especially il you want to
go to Liberty Hut. You have to watch
yourself being carried farther and
farther away. When the car at last
arrived in front of the station. the
women and their children arose.
One of the women looked back Ques-
tioningly at the conductor. =
Maybe we had better ask him II Ne
can get off," she said gently. ~
CHARLES e. TRACEwBLL.
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Washington's Steadily Increasing Tax Burden;
Tax Rate Deceptive Standard of Measurement


measuring accurately the compare
tive tax burdens Of cities?
Can it be made by joining tax rate
to assessed valuation of taxable
property. when full valuation is com
rate to full valuation of taxable
property, as reported. estimated or
guessed by Tom. Dick and Harry,
officially or unofficially?
Is there any other reliable method
of measurement than by comparison
of the dollars Of actual tax levies
and tax receipts in the respective
cities which constitute their real tax
burdens?
cussed in the hearing before the
House District committee The report
of that hearing is available. and
suppose you will desire only supple
mental matter on this issue.
On this subject 1 have only one
suggestion to add:
II high-tax-rate cities are taxed
two or three times as much as Wash
ington they are also taxed two or
three times as much as all Ohio cities.
all Rhode Island cities. including
Providence: all Virginia cities. in
Guiding Richmond, etc.
Let US take the cities of western,
a northern and southern state
which. like Washington, have a low
rate and a high standard of assess
ment. and compare their tax burdens,
measured by this misleading yard
stick, with those Of the sample cities
cited in House committee and House
debate.
If this comparison demonstrates
that these sample cities of Florida,
Mississippi. Texas and Kentucky are
taxed twice and three times as heav-
lily as all the cities of Ohio, Rhode
Island and Virginia. as well as the
District Of Columbia, will not the in
evitable conclusion be either that the
District committees sample cities
are grossly and shamefully overtaxed
or that the yardstick of measurement
is inaccurate, worthless and mislead-
ing?
Here are the figures taken from
census bulletin of 1918. Under the
! total" are included all city. county
and state taxes. Same" means that
the assessed valuation is reported to
be full valuation. The cities are all
over 10000 in population.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
Strikes, Lockouts and Losses.

The strike record for the year 1919
shows some tall figures. The loss in
wages is placed at $725, ,000, 900, and
the loss to industry At 81, l,250, ,00o, 900.
In all, nearly two billions Of dollars.
That is q staggering sum for one
year. and that year not exceptional
in the way Of strikes. And when we
consider how long strikes and lock
outs have been employed in this coun-
try by angry men unwilling or unable
to settle their disputes by other
means We get some idea of the stu
pendous injury we rs people have
been enduring.
OF course, the money loss appeals
directly. The stopping Of the pay en-
velope and the cut in tho dividend
are events that strike home. The din
ner table, by some means, must be
supplied, and interest on invested capi.
tai must be forthcoming.
But great and intimate as the money
Evening star., 1920-05-23
France Recovering.

Evidence continues that the frencn
government is substantially supported
bv the people, as represented in the
chamber Of deputies. On Friday after
a bitter three day debate, during
which the socialists attacked the gov
crnment on its internal policy, a vote
of confidence was given, 531 to SS.
The socialists had demanded the ma
tionalization of industries and con-
demned the ministry's fight against the
labor unions. In the course of the
debate the government countered with
accusations supported by proof that
the extreme leaders of the communists
had plotted to establish soviet govern
ments In French cities. Perhaps not
in direct consequence of the showing
of government strength in the
deputies, but coincidentally the Gen
ersl Federation of Labor decided to
call off the strike it had ordered in
support Of the railway mems walkout.
France is not merely holding its own
in the reeuperation of its resources or
its industries after the ravages Of war,
hut it is steadily gaining ground. It
has passed through presidential cleo
tion and a reorganization Of the gov
ernment without disturbance. It has
met serious industrial crisis success
fully. Its finances are, of course. in
poor shape. It needs money badly.
The franc is still At very low dis
count in foreign exchange, but is now
rising definitely in value as confidence
in the stability of the government and
in the probable reparation for war
damages increases. The French in
dustries are being revived; mills are
resuming operation. the peasants are
clearing the land and restoring their
farms. Quietly but effectively the
great work of restoration is progress
ing.
1t was greatly feared after the ar
mistice was signed that a socialistic
reaction would take place in France.
Frequently it was predicted that within
a year the French government would
be overthrown and new com.
munistie organization established. Not
even the best informed and most
optimistic Frenchmen felt assured as
to the future. The first test came
in the general elections in the late
autumn. The socialists, far from con.
trolling at the polls, made a most
Insignificant showing and are today,
as the vote of confidence given Fri
day indicates, a small and unimportant
minority in the deputies. The vigor.
Gus course pursued by the govern.
ment in fighting the socialist mani
festation in the form of general strikes
has evidently strengthened rather than
weakened it.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

A Connecticut farmer reports that
his hens are laying eggs with a winter
green favor. Experiments suggested
BY this discovery should be closely
watched. Some feeding expert may
seek to evolve method Of serving
eggnog in the shell.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Who believes for a minute that Wi
mona, or Memphis, or Dallas, or Louis
vile, or Jacksonville is really taxed
twice or three times as heavily as
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Washington.
Providence and Richmond? who
places any confidence in the fiuctuat
ing full valuation" yardstick which
is not Of the same length in any two
states or even in both cities and coun-
ties of the same state. and which
when applied in practice, produces
the preposterous results above re-
ported? false premise is relied upon
and false conclusion is inevitable.
Moral: You cannot breed truth and
reliability by crossing tax rates with
lies or widely varying local guesses
full valuation" Heredity
taints with falsity and permeates with
deception every atom of the offspring
of such parents.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Aguinaldo, the once famous Filipino
leader, has recovered from an opera
tion for appendicitis, thus adding to
his distinguished record as one of the
luckiest Of men.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN
THE STAR.

The capital movers continued to
persist half q century ago. The Star
Of May 1S. 1870.
Another Call for has this news OF
Capital Movers. tional convention
to transfer the seat Of government
elsewhere:
"A cali has been issued for a ma
tional convention to be held at Gin
cinnati on the Goth Of October. to
make another attempt for the removal
of the capital from Washington to
some point west. This convention is
from each congressional district. six
from each state at large, three from
each territory and three from the Dis
trict of Columbia, to be appointed by
the governors Of the states and terri
tories. respectively, and by the mayor
any reason the governor of any state
or territory shall fail or refuse to ap-
point delegates, the appointment shall
be made by a convention called for
that purpose. 1t will be remembered
that during october last convention
Louis. at which not one-half of the
states were represented and which
entirely fell through"
Masonic Temple. at the corner of
9Th and r streets. was dedicated on
the Goth day Of
Masonic Temple May 1870 and The
0e0Acaseu' day printed an ac-
count Of the ceremony. It notes that
the corner stone Of the building was
laid May 20. 1868. The building was
designed by Adolph Cluss: The Stars
account gave special credit to Noble
D. Larner, who had much to do with
the details Of the work. The cost of
the building. including the furnish
tnRs Of the rooms, was estimated at
about 100000. The ceremonies Of
dedication were under the direction
Of Grand Master r. B. Donaldson. The
orator Of the occasion was Ben: Per-
ley Poore, journalist well known
then and for many years afterward.
For a long time that building was
the principal meeting place Of tho
capital. Offering one OF the most COM
modious balls then available for pub
lilo assem- blaGeA
Evening star., 1920-05-23

When industrial reconstruction gets
genuinely under way the socialist gets
about as much serious attention as q
man reciting . piece Of poetry.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

On page Is Of Mr.. Grogan's tables
will be found statistics of per capita
property tax levies from 1911 to 1918
Of all the cities in the three smaller
groups Of cities with which Washing
ton has been compared. Using the
Evening star., 1920-05-23
REAPING GOOD WILL In ORIENT

for many years been developing this
good will which is today OF so great
commercial asset to the American
business interests. Huston Thomp-
Trade Commission and formerly as
sistant attorney general, impressed
this fact upon the seventh national
foreign trade convention in San Fran
cisco.
Note how China followed the lead
of the United States in the late war.
That marvellous good will and con-
fdence which China displayed toward
this country was the result of three
things-first, the seed sown by the
missionaries; second. the knowledge
of our attitude and actions in the
Philippines; and. thlrd. the return OF
the Boxer indemnity fund. Congress
by resolution refunded about one
half of the total indemnity agreed
upon by the powers. The Chinese
government at once set aside the re-
funded amount for the purpose of
American. institutions.
Commissioner Thompson. CONNER
cial Attache Julean Arnold and 9TH
ers. who have given years to study
foreign trade generally. and the op-
portunities in the orient in par
to be impressed upon American ex-
porters and manufacturers and re-
peated and reiterated with arresting
persistency:
X
With China. as with many other
Of the orient. American pros
perity will be measured
prosneritv by their prosperity. and
limited only in SO far rs
musu@A' we limit our service to
them. We must insist that our busi-
ness Is done on a basis Of mutual
benefit to American and Chinese alike.
Our attitude toward competitors OF
other nations in the foreign markets
must be one Of friendly competition
based upon price. quality. service and
efficiency.
In looking toward trade with China
and the rest OF the orient Congress
and American business must stop and
consider many things-for example
that the United States has been push
ing westward to bring the land and
the forests and the mines under sub
lection, forcing them to yield rich
and always sending the sur.
plus back to the European countries.
WILL p. KENNEDY.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

The bargain counter filled with gen
uine bargains is an assurance that the
law Of supply and demand is still in
good working order.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

One reason Mexican taxpayers are
so slow to get rid of dictator may
be that when he departs he always in
sists OF taking so large a section of
the treasury with him.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Safe!

Safe!
"We've got to save the county,"
Once more we hear the call.
"Save it in the summer
And save it in the fall.
Save it in the winter,
With Congress in its prime,
Save it when spring blossoms
Save it all the time!"
Everybody listens,
And joins the big refrain.
The country jogs serenely.
It's course is always plain.
Opinions sometimes differ.
There are sorrows to endure,
But men bravely get together,
And the eountry's safe and sure.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Germany, while preparing to 60
ahead with . new and useful scheme of
national existence, does not neglect
to keep one eye on the stock ticker.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Bergdoll might have seen less action
and excitement in military service
than he has been compelled to expert
ence rs a Stacker.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Question as to the constitutionality
of the Lever act cannot dispose of the
fact that it has already made an ex-
traordinary record for activity.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

The declaration by Congress that
war is at an end is expected to do lit
tie at present beyond starting some
more arguments.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

The cost Of living is reported to be
very high abroad. There are some
lines Of importation in which Uncle
Sam has NO interest whatever.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
WAsters.

In food a problem now occurs.
The wasters, we must beat 'em.
In summer Gladys wears her furs
For fear the moths will eat 'em.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

These figures tend to show that the
Washington assessors have, even
more faithfully than in other cities,
increas sed every year the city's tax
burden, and in connection with the
figures concerning the years before
1911 contradict conclusively the as
sertions that in 1902 and ever since
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Washington has attempted to dodge
proper taxation and to retain the
half-and-half law by underassess-
ment
How Can Comparative Tax Burdens
BE Reliably Measuredf
What is tho reliable yArdstick for
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Competition for vice presidential
nominations is reported to be mild as
usual.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
Ahead Of the Story.

Ahead Of the Story.
aHow do you think you will vote this
falls"
'Friend," replied Farmer Corntossel,
II haven't yet made up my mind how
I am goin' to think, much less how I
am goin' to vote"
Jud Tunkins says it's mistake to
teach a youngster that the way to be
a success is to wear his Sunday clothes
all week.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

The path of much legislation leads
but to the veto.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
But behind and inspiring these op-
uortunities IL an internal spirit in
Chinese Good Will
Toward America.

terprise in China will thrive as it con-
tinues to foster such good will. born
of a confidence that the American Is
come to help the Chinese people to
develop themselves and their country
rather than to exploit the country en-
tirely for foreign advantage
American business will prosper in
China If 1t follows the spirit and ex-
ample of the missionaries who have
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Legislators Plan House foreign at
Oriental Trip. nifty members Of
Congress are planning trip to the
orient to study at first hand the sit-
uation with regard to many phases
Of legislation touching Pacific In
terests that are soon to receive the
consideration Of Congress. Not the
least among these interests is the op-
portunity for development of COM
merce with Asia, which manV forward
looking business leaders say Is Amer
ica's best future market for the sur
plus produced by our speeded-up IN
dustries.
In anticipation Of the increasing in
terest of American enterprise in trade
with the orient. the United states
bureau Of foreign and domestic com
merce has had an unusually we'll
qualified commercial attache. Julean
Arnold, studying the commercial ana
economic conditions. AS a result OF
his Investigations in cooperation
with various American consular on-
GERS, the Department Of Commerce
has just published the nrst volume
It is the expectation Of the Com
merce Department that this hand
book will afford exporters of the
United States an ample opportunity
to become familiar with the basic
trade potentialities of that important
and wonderfully interesting country.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
TanHiblo Results,

"Our performance of Hamlet was
a great success" remarked Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes.
"But I heard that several tomatoes
were thrown"
s'True. We caught every one with
out breaking it. And most delicious
they were."
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Tho trouble with most "ironclad"
rules Is that they are liable to lie
around and get rusty.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Comparisons of Mississippi tax bur-
dens exempIified in Winona with tax
burden of cities of neighboring Alabama
and of Florida cities with those OF North
Carolina and Alabama:
RATE OF LEVY OF GENERAL PROPERTY
TAXES PER 81 coo.
Evening star., 1920-05-23

Under the leadership of Representa-
tive Stephen Porter of Pennsylvania.
chairman of the
Evening star., 1920-05-23

With China. as with many other
countries of the orient. American pros.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-11

Indians Win 81, Lead Series;
n. Smiths Homer Scores Four

person is this man OF many consonants.
He stepped over pace, doubling XII
duff. In the mean time Mill con-
tinued to founder toward second
Wamby reached out and tagged him.
The suddenness Of it all dazed the
multitude for second. They saw the
Indians start to trot from the field.
Then they realized that they had seen
a play that comes once in a lifetime
and then is only seen by a few. For
among the veterans of the game watch
ing this worlds series there was not
one who actually had seen q triple
play unassisted. 1t happened once in
this same park in 1910, when Cleveland
was playing Boston. Neal Ball, the
Cleveland second basemen. came on a
line drive, nailed it, touched the bag
and tagged the runner much in the
same manner that Wamby did to-day
OF course nothing much could hap
pen after that About all the thrills
that could be crowded into q baseball
game had been staged and the rest was
a melancholy anti-climax.
In the Indian half OF the ffth.
Speaker raped one to Sheehan and
the substitute third baseman made a
on second. Elmer Smith came up for
his third hit of the afternoon. a single
to center, and Speaker paused at third.
Jerry Gardner singled to left and the
player manager came home with the
eighth run of the afternoon.
Steve O'Neili introduced little
comedy relief when he pulled heine-
zim in the seventh. Wheat had forced
Griffith. Konetchy had struck out and
Wheat was caught off second. O'NeiN
strolled down, seeming determined 10
tag him personally. Wheat made a sud
den dash to second base and ONeill
threw wild so that Wheat arrived
safely. But he was forced out sec
ond later
Looks as If Series Is Settled
Altar the fifth inning the inmates
Topped back exhausted They had
seen all that ball game could show
them. The rest of the series viii be
nothing much to look at unless the
Dodgers can come from behind with
their heads up and make battles out
of the other games, but that can hard
ly come. 1t looks to man on the
fence as though the matter of this
series were settled, finally and most
dramatically, right here on this mild
October afternoon.
The Dodgers got their lone run in
the ninth inning, but it signiied moth
ing at all. With one out Wheat singled
to right. Myers ripped one through
center. Honey sent a twisting hit to
second that glanced off the Cleveland
irst baseman's chest and Wheat
scored.
The jublant Cleveland inmates
poured into the field and swept the
Cleveland PLAYERS toward their dress
lng rooms. 1t looked like the turning
point of the series to-day. Betting
persons are Offering odds that the
Dodgers cannot come back The popu-
ace IS counting on seeing the end OF
the series here
New-York tribune., 1920-10-11
" andy Makes First
Unassisted Triple
Play in Big Series
EHE unassisted triple play exc

VIE unasslsted triple play exc
cuted yesterday by Wambsganss,
the Indians second sacker, is the
third such play in the history of
major league baseball and the first
in worlds series game.
On May s. 1878, Paul Hines. of the
providence team, made a remarkable
catch in centerfield with men on
second and third. Hines raced in
and touched third before either of
the runners who had passed that
base on the way home could get
back, thus completing the triple
play.
Neal Ball, Cleveland shortstop.
was the second man to accomplish
the feat. On July 10, 1909, with men
on first and second. Ball caught
line drive back of second. touched
the bag and put the ball on the other
runner for the third out.
Wambsganss' stunt was quite sim
liar to that of Ball. kilduf WAS
at second and Miller mt
.hird when Mitchell lined the ball TO
,im. lie stepped on second, doubling
tiiduff,, ana then tagged Miller, who
vas coming down from first, retiring
he side.