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The New Tax Rate.

The first definite result of the de-
parture by Congress from the long
prevailing fiscal plan for maintaining
the District appears in the announce
ment by the Commissioners that for
the next fiscal year the tax rate on
real and tangible personal property
will be $195 on each 500 of assessed
value, an increase of 45 cents, or 80
per cent. This figure has been com
puted as the rate necessary to yield
the District portion of the approprla-
tions at the new ratio of sixty to forty
of District and federal contributions.
A property owner who has been
heretofore paying $4,000 year in
real and tangible personal property
taxes will on the same basis of assess
ment pay $1,000, the additional 5000
representing the amount which Con-
gress degrees should be remitted
from the federal governments share
of maintaining the National Capital.
1t is to be assumed that the Com
missioners' computation to the end OF
fixing the $195 rate is correct. The
auditor reports that the total of all
appropriations for the District of Co.
hmbia carried in the District and
other bills for the ensuing fiscal year
is $21 1,27S,0I5. Of this amount $12,-
740,e56 will be chargeable against the
revenues of the District. Of this
sum So, ,034 ,450 in net revenues, it IS
estimated, from intangible personally
and other sources, will be available
under the former rates of taxation,
leaving $9,706,5O6 to be obtained from
real and personal property taxes. AT
the $1.95 rate, applied to the present
assessment basis, the yield from these
sources will be $9,7S2,370, or $75,S64
more than appears to be required,
which is regarded as margin of safety
against possible non-ecllections on
tangible personally. 1t is noted that
no deduction is made for non-collec-
tions on realty, as it has heretofore
been experienced that the non-collec-
tions of one year are made good by
the payment of arrears on the tax bills
Of previous years.
It would thus appear that the Com
missioners are estimating at practical
" the exact amount of required rev
ennes, and if tais is correct there will
be no surplus Of District tax money
and no deficit. If the new plan works
ont to this end it will have been an
improvement over the old methods,
though there will still remain the in
equity of putting the heavier share of
the burden of District maintenance
upon the local taxpayers, who have NO
voice whatever in the disposition of
their own funds or the fixing of rates
Of taxation.
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POLITICS AT HOME
Candidate Harding.

Candidate Harding's supporters and
opponents alike are expecting strong
reply from him when notified Of his
nomination. He has established a repu-
tation for force and finish Of express
sion. Before coming to Washington
he had taken high rank in the middle
country as political orator, and since
his appearance in the Senate has grown
in oratorical stature.
Many of his admirers have in
the past fortnight reread with relish
Mr.. Harding's keynote speech made In
the Chicago convention of 1916. 1t
was a felicitous ~deliverance, both as
respects the subjects. covered and the
manner of covering them, and drew
forth many expressions of pleasure.
The speaker was undoubtedly in his
best form. It would not be fair or
just to say that he had in mind hurry
ing his party's action. by four years,
and was bidding for its supreme favor
then. But he could not have been
ignorant of the fact that he had been
figuring in the speculation about the
probable action Of that convention,
and that many men thought, and not a
few hoped, he would emerge from the
contest the standard-bearer.
Not unlikely, had the Hughes move
ment for immediate control of the
convention been halted and pro-
tracted struggle inaugurated, the key
noter would in the end have profted
by the note he had sounded. His ap-
pearance, his speech, and his manner
had most favorably impressed the con-
vention, and he would then have an
swered, as four years later he did an
swer, every demand for compromise
selection.
But the Hughes movement, adjusted
to fit the occasion, went through with
out bobble, and there was nothing
to the convention but a Hughes tri-
umph.
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being formed to carry through this

being formed to carry through this
project.
AS a matter of fact few cities in
the country have auditoriums
capable of handling the convention
crowds. Chicago has been the scene
of more conventions, probably,
than any other city. The Coliseum
there is an ancient edifice, made
honorable by the many important
gatherings under its roof. But any
one who attended the recent con-
Vention was convinced that it
leaves much to be desired when it
comes to the proper facilities for
handling national convention.
And those who sat in the Coliseum
through the long sweltering hours
OF the republican convention, when
coats and even collars were dis
carded in the effort to find some
degree of comfort, will bear testi-
mony to that effect What is re-
quired is a convention hall with
an the facilities for the conven-
lion proper and rooms in which
committee meetings and confer
roof. 'o ''''Aie
In Chicago there was but one
ooiiii.illee room in the Auditorium
anu that was turned over first TO
the national committee and then
10 the committee on credentials.
men 1t came to meetings of the
Dig committees on resolutions
"hlch drafted the platform. and
on rules and order of business, it
mas necessary to find rooms in the
nan rooms that were NOT AT all
adequate to the needs of the com
mittees, and reduced the efficiency
OF the organizations As for the
conferences of the state delepa-
tions, they were held here. there
ana everywhere. and it was with
difilculty that the Delegates found
laelr way 10 these headquarters.
But with big convention hall and
t. many conference rooms attached. a
great deal of the lost motion and
effort found in the Chicago meet
ing would be done away with.
4 X X X
This year, as in past national
convention years, Congress was in
session up until the last minute,
adJourning only in time to permit
the senators and Representatives to
hurry from the capital to take part
in the first of the big conventions.
Had the convention been held here
there would have been no neces.
sIty for this hurried wind-up and
important legislation which failed
because of lack of time could have
been attended to, as in the case of
the national budget bill, so long
desired. -Four years ago, when the
conventions were called to order.
Congress was in recess. Many of
the great appropriation bills had
not yet been enacted into law and
other legislation of Importance
was pending. Congress had to re-
turn to Washington after the con-.
ventions and remain in session un-
til September s, 1916.
The political parties are anxious,
and properly so. for the widest
publicity for the proceedings of
their national conventions. In
Washington the facilities for dis
tributing the news to all parts of
the country are admirable. Pra.-
tically all of the great daily news
papers have their regular CORE
spondents stationed here. Some of
them maintain large bureaus. The
press associations have their or
ganiZations here. These Washing
ton correspondents are found, with
few exceptions. transplanted to
Chicago, ST. Louis or whatever
cities may have been selected for
the national conventions when
the conventions are under way
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Deadly Weapons.

About 400 revolvers, equivalent to
four bushels in measure, were yester-
day thrown into the Potomac by rep
resentative of the police department,
together with other weapons, air guns,
rifles and razors. These weapons, rep
resenting an accumulation of several
years, had been seized by the police
from persons who have been arrested
at various tipes. In some cases the
weapons tcs-Ase1ves were used. 1t is
a pity that the police are not able to
make a roundup Of people in this city
for concealed weapons and destroy
all that are found. Under the law Of
today it is practically impossible to
detect a concealed pistol and there is
no assured way Of preventing its pro-
curement. Any person can arm him
self for any purpose, with very slight
chance of detection. The concealed
weapons Law, in fact, is practically
useless as a means Of preventing
crime. There is but one way to stop
the indiscriminate arming of indi-
viduals and that is by the enactment
and enforcement of law prohibiting,
under penalty, the sale of deadly
weapon to any person without the
presentation of permit to buy issued
by designated official For such a
law the District has been asking for
years. Yet it has been denied by Con-
gress, and the consequence is that there
is today no check whatever upon the
practice Of personal armament, and
murders are constantly being COM
mitted as q FesnA. II Is true that II
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w YHEN Senator Warren G.
AN/ Harding of Ohio, repub-
v 1ican nominee for Pres

11L4S oSHdlOT w dTTen S.
N Harding of Ohio, repub-
" " 1ican nominee for Pres
ident, boarded a train
. out of Chicago to return to Wash
ington the night following his
nomination, the capital took an
other step toward becoming the
recognized political center of the
nation. When he leaves here next
Saturday to return to his home in
Marion, Ohio, the republican stand
ard-bearer will have spent approx
imately three weeks in Washing
ton, and the arrangements for the
coming campaign will have been
well under way.
During his sojourn here Senator
Harding has conferred with repub-
Ican leaders from all parts of the
country, many of whom were sum-
moned here to meet with him. A
special subcommittee of the re-
publican national committee jour-
neyed to the capital to consult
with him, and for two days labor
ed over the details of campaign
organization.
X X X X
The move of the republican NOM
inee in coming to Washington di-
rect from the scene of his nominal
tion is new wrinkle in the po-
litical game. When other leaders
of the party-and of the demo-
cratic party also-were nominated
for President in the past as rule
they hied themselves to their
homes Immediately or to New York
or Chicago, and there transacted
their political business without
thinking of making the capital
their headquarters, even Temporal
rily. Oyster Bay. within stones
throw of New York, was the mecca
for the politicians after Roosevelt
was nominated; Trenton, n. j.,
when Woodrow Wilson was nomi-
mated and Canton, Ohio. after VIII
liam Mckinley had been selected
by the republicans.
But Washington, during the last
four years, has taken on more and
more the aspect not only of a ma
center. The United States became
the dominating figure in world poll
itics and in world finance follow
ing it's entry into the world war.
x y X x
There is every reason why the
capital of the nation. should be the
center of the country's political ac-
tivities. The journey to Washing
ton from remote parts of the coun-
try was formerly regarded as pill
grimage. Today it is an everyday
occurrence. 1t is easily conceivable
that with the passing of another
four years the national conyen-
tions of the great political parties
may be held in the capital. The
charge that Washington is not
central enough can hardly be sus-
tanned in view of the selection of
San Francisco this year by the
democratic hosts for their national
convention. 1t is no farther for the
delegates of the Pacific coast to
come to the capital than it is for
the delegates from the Atlantic
coast to go to San Francisco
In the past there has been one
great drawback to the assembling
of national conventions in Wash
ington-the lack of a suitable con-
vention hall. But this is now to be
remedied. The Chamber of Com
merce has undertaken recently to
perfect an organization which will
build an up-to date auditorium
capable of seating 10000 or more
persons. A committee of 100 is
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McKinley's Way.

An opposition newspaper IN an ef-
fort to score against Mr.. Harding ac-
cepts the likeness to Mr.. Mckinley,
but describes the latter as tan easy
mark, who leaned upon Others" Alb
surdity could 60 no further.
Mr.. Mckinley as President knew
when he needed advice, knew where to
70 for It, sought it, and when he found
it good, accepted it. He was a thor
oughly ikable and approachable man,
and had a wide circle Of friends.
When he drew the great prize and
entered upon the duties of the presi-
dency he put himself into close touch
with the official world around him and
kept close track Of all that was in
progress. He paid particular atten-
tion to all doings on Capitol Hill, and
from long service there was able to
appraise the situation without assist
ance.
Nevertheless, he was in frequent
consultation with the national legis-
lators. and not alone with members
of his own party. Democrats often
visited him, and always met with a
cordial reception.
It was in this way that Mr.. Mckinley
got along SO we'll with Congress, and
secured SO much respect for his recon-
mendations. He knew how to address
Congress; how to humor it, so to say;
how to compromise with it when com
promise became necessary.
An easy mark he never was. An up
standing man he always, was. He lean
ed upon others only to the extent of
commanding them when he needed
them; and he never commanded in
vain. Those he called upon were al
ways glad to serve.
Othefs-many others-leaned upon
him; and he a. gladly served all he
could. He had so wide q knowledge
Of public business, and his nature was
30 generous and fair, those who sought
his adviea and assistance felt them
selves fortunate in finding the ap-
proaeh - % rare . man open and
easy.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Sure Thing.

cure 1nIn8.
There will be time of hurry
While the speeches fill the air;
There will be lot of worry
In which each must have a share,
There will be some dull detection
As the summer goes its way;
But, just after the election,
We viii have Thanksgiving day:
Every race for gain or glory
We have Witnessed in the past
Has been much the same old story
And it comes out right at last.
And it makes this life worth living
AS we try to play the game
To know Wen have Thanksgiving
And good reason for the same.
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Much of the work Of q platform
committee is necessarily in the nature
of general suggestion which may never
be explicitly acted upon.
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Expert Stimulation.

Expert Stimulation.
GAIL the worlds a stage,n remarked
the ready-made philosopher.
eyes," responded Mr.. Groucher.
"And one of the best actors know of
is the hotel clerk. I am often tempted
to applaud when I see him depicting
the emotions of one who is delighted
to meet another carload Of perfect
strangers"
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Gov. Cox has been forced complete
ly out of the dark horse class that so
frequently provides the material Sc
lected.
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Of course, if the delegates insist on
a man of extensive and highly success
full experience as vice presidential
Mr.. Marshall will have to be
the man.
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The Literal Mind.

"Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins, "every headline I read about
the San Francisco convention says
something about wet plank"
"What of it,"
81 want you to be careful Of your
health while you are there. Please
don't forget your overshoes."
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Efforts by legal authority to regu-
late the proprieties of feminine attire
are still discussed. Fne final decision
win as usual be given by the ancient
autocrat, Dame Fashion.
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While Col House is doubtless ac-
cumulating valuable information in
Europe his absence from the worlds
biggest news center cannot fail to be
noted.
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Announcements that Senator Hard
ing's town band would be reorganized
have not created tie stir that might
have been expected in chautauqua
circles.
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Friends of Mr.. McAdoo are well
aware of the fact that there is almost
invariably but one result possible
when an Office sets ont implacably to
seek the man.
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It will be strange if the San Fran
cisco proceedings do not develop some
topic that will invite Senator johnson
to his most vigorous oratory.
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The glorious climate of California"
will have to be at its best to rival the
glorious climate Washington, D. G.,
has been providing.
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Every time there is a big political
gathering John Barleycorn has hopes.
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%icker," said Uncle Bill Bottletop,
"used to have tho reputation Of max
ing folks talkative, but I can't help
noticin' that q whole Lot Of convarss-
tion manages to flourish without e"
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A Forfeited Distinction.

'eWhy don't you write another letter
to the paper and sign it 'Taxpayerf
'I can't conscientiously assume the
title. I'm on the delinquent list"
Evening star., 1920-06-27

Col Bryan has at least managed to
keep the subject of prohibition we'll
forward In the advance discussion.
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Different Methods,

Some of us struggle more or less
To get each problem clear
While others simply make q guess
And stand around and cheer.
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New York's Musical as example
Jubilee Fizzle. s'1oooss 90 49,
following in The Star of June 21,
1870, indicates:
"The New York musical jubilee,
which was heralded by such a -four
ish of trumpets, has proved a COM
stration announced had to be aban-
doned on account of the departure of
some of Gilmore's Band for Boston.
Not one of the dozen concerts given
during the past week proved finan-
cially successful; the management is
virtually bankrupt; singers, printers
and every one with whom they have
had to do are clamoring in vain for
their pay, and the great festival
closes amid general disgust. Prob
ably $4,000 would not cover the en-
tire loss of the projectors. The fail
ure is due to variety of reasons.
Far too little time was given to
preparation. Gilmore consumed near
" twelve months in arranging for
the Boston festival Hardly as many
has just closed in New York. The
latter followed too close upon the
former. Three, four or five years
should have been permitted to elapse
before a second monster musical af- 4
fair was attempted. While one parx
of the public looked upon the Ned
ork jubilee as a mere imitation of
the Hub performance, another part
regarded it as a private speculation,
got up simply to put money in a few
private pockets"
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Metropolitan
Branch r. r

filed for a long time after the project
was started. But the outlook was
frightened, as thus stated in The Star
of June %, 1870:
I'VE are glad to note some further
indications that Mr.. Garrett means
business on the Metropolitan rail-
road from Washington to Point of
Rocks. On Tuesday last, we are in
formed. fifteen sections of the road
were awarded to responsible men,
conditioned that the work on each
section shall be finished in twelve
months. These. with the seven Sec
tions already under contract and the
ten finished, leave but ten to be put
under contract. The company's force
viii, we hear, do the work upon two
of the ten sections not under con-
tract; the remaining eight are so light
that they can be done in six months
time. and they viii be let out in the
fall.
Engineer Randolph has made ar
rangements TO pay for the right-of-
way on the whole line and will begint
making the payments on his return
from the Ohio river, where he has gone
for a short time"
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The English Women Fighters"
says The Star of June 25, 1870, -are
later in the
Englishwomen field than their
Demand Rights" "'4n ms SIS
point of ability and practical thought
they seem to take the lead. Thus Lady
Amberly'S late speech is quite con-
spicuous for cIose-sustained argu-
ment and 'statesmanlike' views. In
deed, it has so much ability that the
British press comfort themselves with
the idea that il was written by a
man Lady Amberly's platform is:
% Educational equality, SO that in
schools and universities women may
have the opportunities of mon;
(2) non-expulsion from any of
the professions; CD women to hold
property in their own right,
widows to be recognized as the
natural guardians of their children;
(4) women's suffrage and social equal
ity: (5) no legal subordination in mar
riage; (6) equal wages for equal
work"
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FIFTY YEARS Ago IN
THE STAR.

After long delay action was finally had
hfty years ago on the project of paving
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Washington's hope for a more di-
rect railroad connection with the
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Capital Movers
in Opposition.

Street car riding was not altogether
an unmitigated joy fifty years ago,
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Practically every farm commodity
Is now represented by some large
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The farmer of today is far from be-
ing the thick" or "rube" so often pre-
sent ed On fha Nnndo-
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USL Uy HItdIlS OF
the "Metrop olitan
branch" of the b.
and o. was not full
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Boston haying had a tremendously .
successful Jubilee, New York under
-.-- took to fnllnW
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more leisurely
and Washington
did not have so
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-03-20
IMPoRTANTE session. DE LA AsAM
BLEA MUNICIPAL DE PONCE

Nos dice nuestro Corresponsal:
"Anoche celC braron session los asam
bleistas municipales FL acto fue de-
dicado a discutir la proposition pre-
sentada por un delegado de la mino
ria, EN- soicitud de que Sc nombrara
hijo adoptiyo don Tomas Carri6n
Maduro, Y que Sc lie pusiera su nombre
a una de las calles Y a una de las
escuelas.
la proposition fu6 ampliam nte dis
cntida pOr la mayoria. Despu6s de pro
longados debates, Sc resolvi6 que una
Comisi6n, informara 10 que habia he
cho el senior Cari6n Maduro por la
ciudad.
III delegado de la minoida, sehor
Santiago, manifesto que 81 la PROPOSE
ci6n no era aprohada en- la session de
anoche, Ia retiraria definitivamente
La proposition fue derrotada y reti
rada.'
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-03-20
El senador Johnson es candidate popular
para la Presidencia.

Un de senadores progressas ha niciado n1oVi
mento para emprender campaha potica favor del
nador Hiram Johnson quien sostendran candidate la
presidential de la rep1bca Fguran dcho grupo los
dores Kenyon, de Iowa, Norris, de Nebraska
E senador Norris ha declarado gran mayora del
pueblo favoreca candaa del snador Johnson agregando
leader ideal del pueblo que ha sdo demostrada
muchas ocasones durante political cando
gobernado del estado de California opondad
probar rmeza efcenca desempeho
de sus funciones, honradez en- e servco p1bIico
E senador johnson ha uchado ell Senado denodada-
defena de los derechos puebo enprend6
gorosa campaha para npone buto capital;
que drgi6 movnento para persegu especuac6n, ha
trabaiado por efcenoa administration
nternacionaes pueblo sabe todas
tas por apoya canddara para la presidential
Ell senador Kenyon manifesto que 81 ell Roosevelt
vvera sera nombrado pesdente po acIamaci6n agreg6
que senador johnson ell hombre que mas
Roosevelt po las condolences de caacte por habdad
energia ndomabe por deaes por nnegabe ame
ricansmo.
Agreg6 ell senador Kenyon que partido de6crata sea
bado del poder 1924 81 eVa adeane la de 1920
prestar aencon los probemas de la sticia industrial
al benestar social Para erminar manestacones ell
nador Kenyon djo
E senador Johnson puede enorguecer de tener e
cord de abores constrctvas eecuivas Gobena
dor gran Estado. Conbao exto los ntereses
traaban de contolar al Estado del msmo modo
los combao desde los escao del Congreso siepre
ha endo OCCASION eo Sc puede que haba
nlncacones nalambricas administrator gober
invisible.