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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Beginning tomorrow the American
Legion will conduct . campaign of re.
cruiting. lasting o week. This Is to be
carried on intensively in every state
of the Union. The hope is to enroll
every man now living who served In
the g.sst war. In that case the Ameri-
can Legion win be the largest organ.
izstioa Of veterans in the world. For
the legion Is open to any person who
was regularly enlisted, drafted, in
Quoted or commissioned and who serv-
ed on active duty in the Army, Navy
or Marine Corps Of tho United States
and some time during the period be-
tween April 5, 1917, and November IL,
1919.
There are $500 posts in the United
States, with membership Of about
100000. There are in the District of
Columbia twenty-four posts With about
1000 members. The Districts mem
bership indeed Is remarkably large. and
it 10 appropriate that this should be
30, for here was crested the first post
Of veterans Of tho great war, named
properly after the American command.
er-in.chisf, but later, owing to the
adoption Of . rule against the use Of
names Of living persons, changed to
George Warrington" It would be
most gratifying II every man in the
District Of Columbia eligible under the
regulations were to become 4 member
Of this splendid organization.
Az got forth in a statement recently
issued BY Col E. Lester Jones, District
commander, whose retirement from
tha< position 10 now announced, to the
great regret Of all who have known hi.
inspiring work for the sake Of thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Being under the absolute control of
Congress, as, Of course. it must al
ways continue to be, even though we
may some day have representation in
Congress and 80 have a vote in re-
gard to our taxation which we have
1873, when Congress took the whole
government and the whole control.
not only by legislation, but by tax
alton, there Is this great advantage
that we have over the other cities
that our affairs have been managed
with economy, without extravaganza
and. Of course, without graft. There
count OF extravagance or on account
Of graft
grams or letters to other cities and
getting opinions from more or less
irresponsible or prejudiced persons.
Neither do we accept such statements
which have been produced in the
House and elsewhere by other people.
We do not believe that is the way to
treat q great question like this. We
do not believe that the information
thus obtained is accurate or salts
factory in any sense. We go to the
United States government for our
ment. under the appropriations of
Congress-, and through tho bureau Of
the census, maintains constantly an
examination of all the statistics Of
cities, including taxation and all their
financial aspects. and publishes year
by year q volume Of such statistics
Of cities.
As to the sixty-eight cities having
over 100000 population in the United
States. thirty-four OF them frankly
admit that there is q greater or less
disparity between their assessed val
uation and tho actual valuation-the
actual price al shown by sale. The
other thirty-four are questioned by
the bureau OF the census.
Our comparisons take into account,
primarily, the total receipts from tax
alton. which give you the total tax
burden in each city and furnish as
between cities Of similar Population
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
The Teachers Pay and Needs.

In another part of The Star today is
printed series Of statements by teach
ers of the public schools Of this city
illustrative Of the difficulties they are
meeting in making their way on the
present scale Of pay. Out Of over LOO
replies to a QUESTIONABLE distributed
by the teachers organizations some
forty cases have been selected and pre-
scented anonymously. These are strict
" typical Of the situation that general
ly prevails. It is impossible to read
them without realizing the heavy bur-
den the teachers of the District ofCo-
lumbia are compelled to bear, the slen-
derness Of the margin of their income,
and the inadequacy Of the compensa-
. ton to enable them to meet properly
the requirements Of their positions.
All this goes to the point Of demon
strating the need of some form Of spe-
eial payment to tide the teachers over
the summer period until they receive
compensation at the new scale carried
by the District appropriation bill. If
this so-called bonus 10 not granted,
many Of the teachers, who have ex-
1hausted their reserve, will be deeply
in debt by the time they get their first
pay check, at the end Of September.
Some Of these cases are especially
appalling. It is disclosed that teachers
who are getting the lowest rate of pay
are unaided in their support Of de-
pendents. They must fight against
sickness. They must wear the plainest
clothes and cat the plainest food. They
must deny themselves all pleasures and
recreation. They live in dread Of doc
tors bills and emergency charges.
Some Of the teachers have small saw
ings, which they naturally hesitate
to draw upon save in the barest need.
That any Of them have been able to
make savings at all during the last few
years Of high prices is wonder. None
of them can be called ahuent and &C.
tually none Of them can be regarded
~ in easy circumstances. Certainly
none Of those who have no other means
Of support, who are their own reliance
for maintenance, can be considered as
comfortably situated.
In view Of these plain statements,
these practical demonstrations, the
truth Of which cannot be questioned,
it would seem to be only just that
Congress take cognizance Of the fact
that the school teachers alone of all
municipal employees are without pay
for quarter Of the year and that
they must maintain themselves during
that period on what they can exc out
Of their nine months salaries ON the
old low scale. If such justice is done
the bonus will be granted them to en-.
able them to meet the world squarely
and without debt when their new scale
begins next October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
A New Grafton Due.

Some Of the older observers Of pol.
itics-men who follow the game more
for entertainment than anything else-
say that a now and striking conven.
ton Grafton is due, and are Of opinion
that either Chicago or San Francisco
will produce it. Three such orations
stand out in the convention history of
the past half century.
At Cincinnati in 1875 Robert G. In.
gersol put MI. Blaine in nomination
for President in speech Of extraor.
binary beauty, and gave to the subject
Of his eulogy the sobriquet which de-
seribed him in and for the time, and
for all time since. '"The Plumed
knight" will stick while Mr.. Blaine
holds Q place in history. The speech
did not secure Mr.. Blaine tho nomina.
ton, but did secure for its author .
very high place among tho orators Of
his generation.
At Chicago in 1899 Bourke Cochran
protested the nomination Of Mr.. Cleve.
land, then on tho conventions card, in
speech which even Mr.. Cleveland's
friends agreed was wonderful ex.
hibition Of platform oratoYy. But it
did not accomplish its object. Mr.,
Cleveland was nominated, and, contrary
to Mr.. Cockran's prediction, carried
New York on election day.
Four years later William ]. Bryan
in the same town enchanted Q national
convention with . speech which made
him his party's leader in that campaign
and laid the foundation for two more
presidential nominations. And it re.
mains, at the, end Of twenty.four years,
part Of the power and influence at.
taehing to Mr.. Bryan's name. And
one hears 1t referred to in the gossip
about q fourth nomination for its
author.
Is q new figure to appear this year
to take his place with this trio Of
spellbindersi He must possess, and
show, very high class in order to do go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Uncle Sam is standing pat with re-
gard to the patent rights Of Ameri.
cans. He is going
To Protect Rights to see that the
..a. business interests
oAA0s1e' Of this country in
these days Of unprecedented activity
in international commerce and the
resumption Of trade with Germany
and OF q thousand and one foreign
trade complications get q square deal
on their patents and trade marks in
all the marts Of trade throughout the
world.
No phase Of the commerce. that has
sprung Phoenix-lfke out Of the ashes
of the world war has engrossed the
attention of experts in this country
more than the proper protection OF
American patent and trade mark rights.
Now Representative John Q. Tilson.
republican, Connecticut, a member Of
the ways and means committee. pro-
poses legislation giving authority to
American consuls at foreign capitals
to hle American patents and see that
the rights Of the American owners are
properly protected, instead of having
foreign attorneys do this work.
The State Department. which exer-
cises Jurisdiction over the consuls. Is
cooperating heartily with Repre-
sentative Tilson in drafting q measure
that will adequately take care Of this
tremendously important matter. After
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Tho President thinks Congress Is
seeking too much authority and some
members Of Congress think the same Of
the President. Tho situation is not
altogether unusual in the history Of
republics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Authorityis Assertion.

Authorityis Assertion.
The ocean used to seem 50 vast,
Defyiug mans control,
That reverent glances oft were cast
Where mighty pillows roll.
The earth has seen mnch conflict grave
When boundaries were in doubt;
But We supposed the ocean wave
Too big to fight about.
But now new arguments We see
Which spoil our restful sleep
As men debate on who shall be
The bosses Of the deepl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

It is difficult to see how anybody
could have suspected that Hiram John.
son might be content with life of
repose such as the vice presidency
offers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

A drop Of 80 cents q barrel in the
price Of -four in Minneapolis cannot be
expected to make a very sudden i'm
preston on the price Of bread at tho
corner grocery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Tho fact that one suggestion from
him % to league Of nations matters 10
thrown into the discard never dis
courages Senator Knox from making
another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Additional congratulations win be
due il the new republic Of Armenia
can make complete and permanent ar.
rangements to render itself massacre
proof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
HEARD AND SEEN

Two old soldiers were discussing
bands and music at concert at the
United States Soldiers Home.
Il see they are making band lead
ers captains now" declared ono SOL
der. II suppose It will be Capt.
Sousa now in the Marine Band"
capt. Sousar" snorted his COM
panion. Don't you know that Sousa
hasn't been leader Of the Marine Band
for years?"
The other old soldier. who had [
been discussing music as the band
played. saw his mistake and replied
hastily:
That's right" he said, as the
name OF Lieut.. Santelmann tried to
register. "Mendelssohn-Capt. Mem
delssohn."
Standing on Pennsylvania avenue,
his head tilted back. an elderly man
stood watching an airplane that new
thousands Of feet in the air.
A friend came along at that mo-
ment and, noticing the abstraction
Of the elderly man. greeted him
How would you like to. go up in
one of those, hey?" he asked. The
elderly man removed his gaze from
the sky and turned 1t upon his
younger companion:
my son was killed in ono OF those"
he said, calmly.
There were q couple OF Wild cats
loose in the Zoo one day last week.
But there was nothing to be alarmed
about. They were just ordinary house
cats. or rather kittens. discovered Turk
Ing in the vicinity Of the birdhouse.
The kittens were quite wild In appear
ance and actions, and seemed to have
designs upon the birds in the birdhouse.
but as far as could be learned no birds
suffered harm from them.
The sight Of domestic house cats at
large within the precincts Of the park
was such an unusual one that Il at.
tracted the attention Of park guAA1l-
ans. CHARLES e. TRACEwELL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Carranza may be allowed to leave
Mexico, but it may be doubted whether
he will be permitted to take his satchel
full Of money with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Announcements are made on very
good authority that price tags on spring
styles will be worn rather lower this
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

A number Of discussions which noY
seem animated will either solidify or
evapo.ate when tho conventions mate
rialize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
A True Diplousi

~You say your wife is now guided
BY your advicee"
ITO q large degree" said Mr.. Meek
ton. "But I have been obliged to OK.
ercise some tact. 1 don't express my
opinions first-hand. The way I con.
vince her 10 to get out the ouija board
aud apply little strong.arm work at
the psychological moment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Russia goes further than deter
mination not to permit anybody to
come into the country and decides not
to let any news get out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

The law Of supply and demand is
complicated by the fact that supply
can be restricted, while demand cannot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Carran2a had to leave Mexico City
just when the town was at its gayest
and . man with government pull had
free tickets to operas and bull fights
and everything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

Whatever the primaries cost the
country, it will be difficult to convince
IL large number Of Inhabitants that
they were worth it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
A Hold.Up.

A Hold.Up.
"You never have any more hold-uts
ct Crimson GulchT
"That's where you're wrong, friend"
answered the native. "Had one last
nisht and I was . special victim. Pluto
Pete held up two kings and drew three
aces"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

The naval investigation has had the
excitement Of IN old-fsshioned story
whose plot thiekeus with each succeed
ing chapter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
Obs0sionA.

"You 60 to your desk regularly Of
late"
aYes," replied Mr.. Dustin stax. II
used to play golf to take my mind of
work. But I got 90 interested in the
eame that now have to 60 to work to
get my mind of golf"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
Fast Work.

"Wasn't the method Of dealing with
the forty robbers little arbitrary aud
Irregular"
"Yes," answered Ali Bahia. "But the
folks thought It was better than hold
ing an Investigation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

There is hardly time to go into the
question deeply. but think there can
be no doubt in tho minds OF the law
yers Of the committee. or Of any other
members Of the committee. that that
money in this surplus Is not to be
used for national purposes. We pay
our national taxes just like the peo-
pie Of all the rest Of the states. In
1918 We paid more in internal revenue
than any one Of sixteen states and
our per capita payment was more than
that Of any one Of thirty-eight Of the
states. Being on the seaboard. the
assumption Is that we pay under the
tarin taxes largely. And we do this
gladly and cheerfully. making our full
contribution on the national side to
pay our national taxes. But this sur
plus was not raised by national taxes.
These revenues unexpended are local
and-half plan for local purposes. They
are held in the Treasury AZ ''miscel-
laneous receipts" under their method
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

It IL obvious that q car shortage may
be the source Of all kinds Of shortages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

The appropriations recommended by
the Commissioners for next year
the appropriations that are to be
made by Congress for next year-can
be made without any increase OF tax
alton. and that is true Of following
30, 1919, Of s4.0e3.620.1s. raised under
the half-and-half plan. was raised.
Of course. under the self-imposed,
promise Of Congress that 81 should
be appropriated from the national
Treasury, az provided in the act OF
Il 6ass sa sss ths
stitution Of the District Of Columbia,
not to be lightly changed, for every
dollar Of taxation raised from the
District Of Columbia. That would pro-
vide q fund Of $8.127.244, which would
preparations that would be made for
the next and years Immediately fol-
This bill can be met without any in
crease Of taxation. but II any addf-
tional amounts are put In the bill or
other bills which would call for more
surplus, which should be appropriated
as unexpended revenues Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, half-and-half. for
any appropriations that may be re-
garded by Congress as necessary. 1t
should not be appropriated except IN
der the half-and-half plan. Certainly
Congress Is not going to tax for the
sake Of taxing, any more than it is
going to tax to destroy, and it Is abb
solutely unnecessary now to add to
taxation. in view of the fact that we
already have in tho Treasury this
money, paid in taxes through the
operation Of the half-and-half plan,
which gives you an appropriation
fund Of over $S,000,000. That will be
ample to cover any increases that
you may mako within the next few
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
intensely Occupied.

Intensely Occupied.
7 try not to loiter nor shirk,
Yet this my intentions doth balk;
I am often too busy to work,
But never too busy to talk!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

to Washington the very best compari-
son: and then. per capita receipts
from cities OF greater or less popula-
ton than Washington will give you
a direct line on that comparison TIL.
only absolutely accurate figures that
anybody can produce are the tax re-
cefpts tho amount OF money actually
realized and the levy actually i'm
posed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE


in the Treasury a so-called surplus. Of
which 1 will speak in q moment.
The Jones amendment provides that
II Congress should not appropriate
all the revenues Of the District of
Columbia In any year. the so-called
surplus or unexpended balance shall
be kept to be used in future years
for the necessities Of the District Of
Columbia; and on the other hand, If
Congress should appropriate more in
any one year, in its wisdom, than
twice the revenues of the District of
Columbia, there shall be a provision
for an advance to the District Of Co
penses. such as Congress made in the
years between 1902 and 1908 for ex-
traordinary improvements at that
time. which shall be repaid by the
District Of Columbia to the ma
tional government. as those advances,
amounting to about 100000, were
repaid with interest.
If the original provision OF the act
Of June II, 1873, the foundation Of
the half-and-half plan. had been fol-
lowed. there would be no possibility
of q surplus. I would say with the
additional taxation is needed at this
time under the half-and-half plan.
Tho purpose Of the men in the House
who have been most urgent in the
last few years for the repeal OF the
half and-half plan has been to put
the entire burden Of the maintenance
Of the common National Capital upon
the few people living here. There are
others. Of course, who would have the
government contribute an amount,
some of them a small part and some
OF them q larger part. but less tnan !.
one-half. OF course, the provision OF
the bill as it comes to you Is that
a. ~ c,oo shal tho limited States
pay as much as one-half. and shail
show in a moment that the provision
in the bill Is such as to put more
than five-sixths Of the burden OF the
appropriation contained In this Dill
upon the taxpayers Of the District OF
Columbia.
In other words, those who are in
favor Of cutting down to the mini,
mum the contribution of the United
states have had their way in TINS
proposed taxation. which wouha put
the greater part Of the burden upon
the District of Columbia, ana IL 10
but q step from that to putting the
whole burden on the people OF the
District Of Columbia.
We are not opposed to an increase
Of taxation under the half-and-naiI
plan whenever It shall be SHOWN 70
be necessary. We are in favor OF the
increased appropriations for the I'm,
movement Of our schools and OF all
our other municipal services and for
nhysical improvements which are
recommended by the Commissioners
and which are urged by us al, out II
il not necessary to increase taxation
to provide in this year or In the next
ahead for the amount Of the appro-
priations for that year under the hail.
and -half plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
FIFTY YEARS AGO In
THE STAR.

1T IL 80 seldom" says The Star Of
May II. 1870. "that Justice is done to
Evening star., 1920-03-24

the late Mr.. James H. Cooper of this
city, to Capt. G. Gordon-Smith of the
| Royal Serbian army. The marriage
will take place next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian B. Boiling have
as their guest the latter's mother, Mrs.
/ William H. Belden of Bridgeport,
Conn.
Mr.. Walter Pennfield entertained a
small company at dinner last evening
at the Cafe st. Marks.
Miss Augusta Glass. who is visit
ing the American minister to Cuba,
Boaz Long, and his sister. Mrs. Te-
resa Long, will return to Washington
next week. Miss Virginia Sutherland.
daughter of Senator and Mrs. Howard
Sutherland of West Virginia, who ac-
Texas en- route home to visit her sister
there.
Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the
| commandant of the Marine Corps,
Maj. Gen. George Barnett, will re-
turn today from a short visit at their
country place. Wakefield Manor, in
Virginia.
Mrs Alfred B. Johnson entertained
at luncheon yesterday at the Army
and Navy Club.
Among enthusiastic horsemen and
horsewome en- who have presented cups
| for the forthcoming horse show, May
! 18 to %, are Gen. James A. Buchanan.
| Mrs. Helen Buchanan Jones, Col. and
Mrs. Robert NJ Thompson, Mr.. Larz
| Anderson, Miss Evelyn c. Prescott.
Mr.. James H. Parmelee, Mr.. Dennis
| Upsom and Gait Brothers.
| The New Willard and Wardman Park
hotels have also given cups.
!
| At the Easter ball of the Woman's
Army and Navy League, to be given
on Wednesday, April Z, at the New
Willard Hotel, Miss Frances Hamp-
son will serve as the chairman Of the
girls floor committee, while Com
Evening star., 1920-03-24

mander Theodore Jewell Of the Navy
will head the mems floor committee.
MIS-. Jun= 8. Marsh. formerly Miss
Isabelle Stettinius. has joined her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r.
Stettinius. at White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood has
as her guest her cousin, Mrs. Henry
Russell Talbot. who came to Wash
ington for the installation Of the Rev
Mr.. Talbot as canon Of the cathedral.
which will take place on Thursday.
The Rev. Mr.. Talbot Is visiting the
Evening star., 1920-03-24

Bishop of Washington. the Right Rev.
Alfred Harding. The Rev. Mr.. Talbot
has returned here after a years serv-
ice with the French army and two
years service as chaplin (senior) of
the LIST Division and then Of the
Sth Army Corps
Miss Dixie Tighe left Washington
today for Summervine. s. c. and
will remain in the pinelands un-
til after Easter. Col. Orval p.
Townshend. q. s. A.. and his daugh-
Evening star., 1920-03-24

the late Mr.. James H. Cooper of this
city, to Capt. G. Gordon-Smith of the
Royal Serbian army. The marriage
will take place next month.
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