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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
Time to Pay Your
Income Tax, Folks

Final date for payment OF the
fourth instaliment on 1919 income
taxes IL December is. II is announced
by William T. Bceks. chief deputy
collector OF internal revenue.
Forms for making out the 1920 In
come tax statements are expected to
be available shortly after the first OF
the year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
SOME LITTLE HOME
TO LISTEN ALL IN
VAIN TONIGHT FOR

Some little cottage In Seattle
tonight will listen In vain for the
gratifying hiss OF millions OF dell.
cate yeast spores at their work
OF creating the weekly supply OF
amber brew. The head OF the
house lost the family's supply OF
hops Monday end the same was
turned In to lost and found" de.
partment Of the muny railway.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
Speed Boat Hits
Logs; One Drowned

Gene Jones. 35. Of 2f7 Taylor ave,
was drowned and Patrolman d. N.
Schoonover and y. e. orcutt. 1926
Third ave. narrowly escaped death
Saturday night, when their launch
sank. after striking n log boom off
AK point. Schoonover and Orcutt
swan a half.mile TO shore.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
POISON CANDY
CASE MYSTERY

Detectives investigating the box of
Christmas candy. containing enough
strychnine to kill ~ persons. sent to
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. McCouch. 3223h
62d ave. s. W.. Friday night. were
without clue, they said Monday.
Detectives II. NJ. Barton and C. L.
Toms are working on the case.
State charge OF attempted murder
and a federal complaint Of sending
n death package thru the mails" win
be placed against the sender Of the
deadly box II he is caught
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06

TALESMEN ALIbl;
JUDGE IS RILED

Out Of ITS jurors summoned for
service In the superior court. SO re.
manned when Presiding Judge ]. II.
Ronald had acted on excuses pre-
secuted to him. Monday. morning.
IF nobody liz going to serve" said
the court warmly, why. don't you
get together and abolish the jury
system2"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
Hagen Arraignment
Set Over Two Days

Arrangement of Ed Hagen, former
Seattle policeman, on charges OF liq-
uor law violation. was set over until
December 8. In the United States
district court Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
Mrs. Wilson Invites
Mrs. Harding to Tea

WAsHINGTON. Dec. 6,--Mrs.
Warren @. Harding will take tea
with Mrs. Woodrow Wilson at the
white House at $50 today. Mrs. VII.
son sent formal invitation TO the
wife OF the president-elect this morn
ing. and an acceptance was dispatch.
led thru Mrs. Harding's secretary,
Miss Kathleen Lawior.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
Falls From Porch
and Breaks His Leg

Roger waller. 81, plS2itter, 1T
sixth ave. NJ, was in Lakeside hos.
pital Monday, his left leg broken
from fall from a porch at North.
lake ave. and Blcwett St
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Is TRADE MARK FOR
JAP FUEL CONCERN

Seattle fuel dealers are reported
up In arms, 70 10 speak. because
a Jap concern. the Washington
Wood a Coal Co., I57 Holgate st..
is using the picture Of George
Washington as a trademark.
At several recent meetings deal.
ers are said 10 have discussed
ways and means Of compelling the
Jap concern 70 have the picture
stricken from It's letter heads and
other stationery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
,nes Introduces
Anti-Narcotic Bill

4 WASHINGTON. Dec. g. Senator
zones OF Washington today intro
duced bill TO prohibit expectation OF
1 M ~cotics ond to make the Philip.
StI6es and all diplomatic offices dry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
LYNCHERS
F all TO
GET trio
in south
Gangster Attacks on Frisco
Girls Charged; Boyd Is
Identified by One

SANTA ROSA. CAL Dec. g.
George Boyd. of Seattle. today made
a formal statement to sonoma county
officers. taking all the blame for the
killing OF Sheriff Petray. OF sonoma
county. and Detective Sergeant Miles
Jackson and Detective Lester Dor
man. OF San Francisco. here late
yesterday afternoon. according to an
announcement by the sherifrs office
Boyd and Charles vaIento and
Terence Fits. OF San Francisco. ara
held in jail following the triple
tragedy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
SLAIN DURING
ARREST ATTEMPT


The three officers were slain when
they attempted to arrest the tho q
suspects in a small house In tho
italian quarter, here. The detectives
were continuing an Investigation o<
q brutal assault upon Jessie Mont
gomery and Jean Stanley. San Fran
cisco telephone girls. In a Howard
St lodging house ON Thanksgtving
morning.
Attempts by n mob to rushj a.
jail last night were repulsed
The San Francisco offfcerS WITH
Sheriff Pstray, entered the hcsass -
question valcnto. They haA lofx at
the shcrtfrs office q San Franchise
pclicswoman and three girls who had
told OF assaults in the lodging houso.
When the officers asked the threo
men to step outside. Boyd In said -
have fired five shots resulting In
the death Of the three officerxL He.
fore he fell dead Jackson pulled HE
revolver and shot Boyd.
Boyd. the officers said. II himoelf
in n serious condition. and a. ~
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wounded jackson. jackson fired two
shots as he fell to the floor dying.
according to the alleged confesston.
nOiD aAlS La0UOn
WAS hnlSf'uNSinlE
Accoruing 70 tne autnoriues. boyo
told them that liquor was responsible
for what he did He said he had
been drinking. and that just as the
officers came in ono OF his compan-
ions slipped a revolver under the Pill
low OF the couch on which he was ~
ing.
When he was ordered to arise. he
came UP with the gun In his hand
and opened fire. ne said.
The board Of supervisors Of Sono-
ma county Will meet today to name
a new sheriff Ed Petray. brother
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
FIRE, STARTING FROM an owe

heated stove. spread to n bed In a
house owned by G. +. Dodds, at a70S
42nd ave. s.. Sunday. and did $50
damage
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
IS CHEERED
BY CROWDS
IN CONGRESS
He Talks TO Colleagues as
Senator, and Not as the
President Elect
BY RAYMON. CIAPPER


tho senate an n member Of that body.
setting a new precedent tn American
history.
lie told his colleagues. In n brief.
informal talk. that while he would
always be mlndful of the scnste's
place and responsibility In the gov
ernment. he would also remember.
and expect the senate 10 remember.
that he was president.
Harding requested cooperation. de-
ciarine that II was not necessary for
either the congress or the executive
20 surrender TO the other.
HE URGES SENATE
TO STOP WASTE
lie also urged ,hr senate 10 make
tho three remaining months of the
" iison administration "a fruitful
time" instead OF 20 much waste.
Ills speech was made after Senator
Lodge. republican leader. asked the
chair TO recognize tho senator from
Ohio"
Senator L<sawr. in asking rvcoenl-
slon for Senator Harding. naia ~
Iceuid not ryfrAln from caillH6 Aj1sn-
fion 20 the facs that tisfs d = rurn.
orahis occasion''-- for the first time =
member Of this body has been elected
president.
s'fis IL here. and ! venture 20 sug.
rcss he may be recognized by the
chair 20 speak informally 20 the sen.
ate before he leaves his service here"
MARSHALL ESCORTS
HARDING To ROsTRNM
While the galleries and senate ap.
plaudcd. Vice President Marshall left
his place. went TO Harding's scat and
escorted him To the platform from
which Marshall preaides. This action
brought a renewed cutburst Of ap-
plause. Harding appeared nervous
as he began TO speak. and again al
the close. when he had finished.
tho entire senate rose and applaudcd
and he was quickly surrounded by
colleagues eager TO shake his hand.
when Harding hnd been speaking
five minutes Mrs. Harding. accom-.
panied by Mrs. Edward Il. Mclean
and her secretary. Miss Kathleen
Iawier. appeared In the members
gallery OF the senate and took her
scat among the wives Of other scna.
tors. She wore n black hat trimmed
with blue piumcs and long navy
blue accordion pieatcd cape. After the
senate adjourned she held an i'm
promptu reception In the gallery
aislcs.
Harding. sfter bowling 10 Vice
President Marshall. faced around 10
his colleagues.
II am pleased at Nils greeting by
fellow members OF Nhc senate" he
said There Is stili greater satisfac-
tion In having this opportunity to say |
TO you informally some OF the things
In my heart which I could utter In |
no other way.
II recognize that ! am here today |
under somewhat unusual circum. |
stances and there Is n delicacy about |
II that one In my position cannot cs-
cape except thru some form OF self. |
effacemcnt which does not sccmi
quite possible.
HAS HIGH RESPECT
FOR THE SENATE
mo member OF this body could be
so reluctant TO leave IT, I may say
TO the senate that ] came here with
very high respect for this body and |
l am leaving II with greater respect |
than that with which came, II one
could always direct his own political
fortunes to his liking. | should have
preferred my membership here 10 !
any office a citizen may hold In this |
republic or elsewhere In the world.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
SENATE OLIGARCHy
HARMLESS FICTION

This brings me To the thought
particularly In my mind. Something
has been said about the senatorial oil.
Turn to Page Seven, Column Tlrec)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06
Weather

Tonight and Tuesday, rain
strong soatheasterly
gales.
Trnp~raturr last - Hours
Maximum, is. Minimum. q.
To-day noon. i6.
Evening star., 1920-04-08
TO TEST VALIDITY
. Of INTANGIBLE TAX
u. S. Supreme Court Asked
TO Pass on District
Law.

The question of the validity OF the
intangible tax law of the District OF
Columbia was certified today by the
District Court of Appeals to the Unit
ed States Supreme Court for determi-
nation OF two law points.
The District won out in the District
Supreme Court and John c. Head,
George E. Hamilton and Wilton J.
Lambert. committee Of the estate of
Eugene Peters. noted an appeal to the
District Court OF Appeals, and their
counsel argued the matter last JAM
uary in the appellate court.
One of the questions on which the
Court of Appeals asks the United
states Supreme Court to pass is
whether the act authorizes the Com
missioners to assess all Of the IN
tangible property of non-resfdents en-
gagged in business in the District, IT.
respective of where such property was
located. If so, does this render the
whole act unconstitutional?
The other question is whether the
act requires the District Commission
ers to assess bonds and other securi
ties>of states and municipal corpora
tfons owned by residents of the Dis
trict, and, If so, does this render the
whole act invalid?
The committee of the Peters estate
had been assessed $1.478.26 on the in
tangible property of the estate, and
sued to recover the amount from the
District, payment having been made
under protest.
Evening star., 1920-04-08
PARKS FOUNTAINS
7 MAY REMAIN DRY,
SAVING CITY WATER
Conservation Likely to Be
Rule Again for Summer
Season in District.

FOUNTAINS in the public parks of the
District probably will remain dry
again this summer, as means of
conserving the city's water supply.
During the warm months Of the past
lew years the daily consumption OF
water has run close to the safe daily
capacity Of the couduit, wk.ch 10 es-
timated. at $4,000 900 gallons. It 10 no,
anticipated that there will be much
OF a reduction, in the use OF. water by
the residents tfis ysar. j
Meters In Deparfiaents. -
Practically. all OF the government
departments now have water meters
installed. This makes it possible to
ascertain how much water the United
States government is consuming. Of
ficials Of the District believe that II
the federal and the District govern
they use. above an amount due them
as return on the money they have in
vested in. the water system, both gov
ernments would exercise greater care
in the use of water.
The three largest users Of water. In
the federal government are the gov
ernment printing Office. the bureau o,
engraving and printing and the navy
yard. According to the last annual re-
port of the Washington aqueduct, the
printing office in 1919 averaged 2,527,-
800 gallons day: the engraving bu-
reau, 1.s9o,S0o. and the navy yard
1895 200.
Amounts Invested.
In order to determine how much
water the federal and District gov
ernments are entitled to as return or
their investments in the plant, il
would be necessary to know exactly
how much each government has pu,
INTO the construction Of the system.
So far as can be learned. no exac,
segregation of the money Of the
United States and District govern.
ments invested in the water system II
available.
j. s. Garland, superintendent of the
water department. favors the appoint.
ment OF an expert by Congress te
water system and settle the ouestior
permanently.
Evening star., 1920-04-08

portionate share in these financial bene-
fits. The Washingtonian enjoys no
part in these grants, bountfes and bene-
fits as citizen of a state. Why should
he pay or have charged against him as
part of his equitable tax burden the
taxes which are incidental to the status
of state citizens and which. are one
condition of the enjoyment of these
financial benefits?
The Washingt0nian has none of
these political or judicial rights or
privileges Why should his fair tax
state citizen pays in connection with
the actual enjoyment of these inesti-
mable rights, privileges and benefits?
The proposition carries out the old
idea that Washington In to be viewed
as a state when burdens are imposed.
and not viewed AS a state when bene-
fits or privileges or rights are to be
conferred. The District has been pro-
nOunced n state under a trenty with
France, n construction comforting
privileges on aliens, but not state
under the COnstitutiOn. whose people
can sue in, the federal courts. The
Distrfct IL "a state when direct taxes
are to be collected. but not state
when representatives are appOrtiOned.
though the Constitution couples the
two things. The District is not a
state TO make and carry out through
u state Legislature laws for it's own
benefit. but 1t Is now reprOached ns a
state because IT escapes the Tux bur-
den incident to the exercise Of this
privilege of a state. The District IL
not to be a state to enjoy any Of
the political. judicial and financial
benehts,s privileges, and rights of n
state, but In to be a state to the ex-
tent that the equitable tax burden Of
it's people must include state taxes.
When Warrington is pnrt Of n state
and enjoys the expenditure within 1T
of it's due share of the state fund to
which thousands OF state citizens out
side Of it's. limits contribute it will he
time to permit state taxation to en-
ter into it's comparative per capitn
tax figures. When WnshinRtOnians
are like Bnltimorenns. Mnrylanders
again. with MI the Marylanders'
rights and privileges rs citizens. Of n
state, 1t will be time to charge against
the WashingtOniani in comparison with
the BaltimOrean the state tax which
the latter pays, not as n Bnltim0rean
but ms a Marylander. When WashinK-
ton has senatOrs, representatives and
a state Legislature 1t will be time for
1t to pay for such luxuries in the
shape of n State tax.
Evening star., 1920-04-08
PARTIAL EXPRESS
EMBARGO HITS D. c,
Put on Single Packages in
Excess of 200 Pounds.
Affects is States.

The American Railway Express
Company today advised the Mer.
chants and Manufacturer Associa
tion that an embargo has been n,ac.d
by the company. effective immediate.
ly' on all single pieces Of express
matter weighing in excess Of aoo
pounds, out of or into the District
of Columbia and sixteen states and
four Canadian provinces.
The embargo is necessary. the ax.
press company states. on account Of
the serious congestion of traffic in
the eastern and central states. The
states from which no express pack
age weighing more than 200 pounds
can be sent. including the District
Of Columbia, are as follows: Maine
New Hampshire. Vermont. Massa.
chusetts. Rhode Island, Connecticut
New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania
Delaware. Maryland. Michigan. wis,
consin. Indiana, Ohio. Illinois. On
tario, Nova Scotia, Quebec and New
Brunswick.
The embargo applies to like shin.
ments from any of the states named
destined to points in states not named
and to like shipments from points in
in states named. 1t does not apply
to shipments between points within
states named.
The embargo. it was said TODAY.
will seriously affect the transporta-
ton Of many articles of merchandise
into and out Of the District of CO.
lumbia. Many. merchants here do a
large express business in heavy parcels.
The committee of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association in
vestigating express service will make
its report to the meeting Of the
board OF governors tomorrow after
Evening star., 1920-04-08
SUGGESTS SCHOOL
BOARD Of THREE ON
ALL-T|ME BASIS
George E. Hamilton Believes
Supt. Thurston Greatly
OverWorked.

In concluding his testimony today
before the Senate committee inves-
tigating the. Washington school sys-
tenn. George E. Hamilton. former
president of the board Of education.
suggested the appointment of board
of three men fnbers, drawing salaries
for their work. and giving all their
time to school interests. as a substi-
tute for the present administrative
system in the schools. He also sug-
gested the appointment of a .commisy
siGi1er of education who wou1d be
assisted by an advisory citizens com
mittee.
= In urging relief for the superin-
tendent Of schools, Mr.. Hamilton
characterized Mr.. Thurston as being
"as much overworked as any man L
ever met
II never observed a personnel Of
men and women who endeavored to
do better work under difnculties."
said the former board member, than
the officers and teachers of the
schools in Washington. And believe
and colored schools great deal of
the credit is due to the untiring
efforts Of Supt Thurston."
Puts Blame ON Government.
Delay on the part of the board of
education and the superintendent of
schools in dealing with the case Of
Miss Charlotte Hunter. colored
school teacher, whose name was con-
nected with the Moens case, was
laid at the door of the Department
of Justice by Mr.. Hamilton
He said he had a clear recollection
that after the matter was called to
his attention, December 80, 1918. DR..
Learned. member Of the board and
also connected with the Department
of Justice, had urged that nothing
be done in regard to Miss Hunter
until after the Moens trial had taken
place.aso the ground that Moens
mi ghtsallege an attempt to intimi-
date witnesses.
Mr.. Hamilton, in reply to a ques-
ton. expressed the opinion that the
influence of the teachers union.
gauged by their action in the case of
Miss Alice Wood. had mot been for
the good Of the schools"
Letters Laid Before Committee.
Mr.. Hamilton laid before the COM
mittee at the opening of the session
today letters he had received from
Miss Wood in the spring of 1919. stat
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1920-04-08
ADMIT UNIVERSAL
TRAINING DEFEAT
Advocates Plan Substitute
for All 19 Years or More .
to Train Four Months.

Defeat OF the compulsory universal
military training provision of the
Army reorganization bill was conceded
stave off a vote on the issue they
planned 10 substitute a program of
voluntary training of four months for
all youths nineteen or more years old.
When consideration of the Army bill
was resumed today. Chairman Wads-
worth of the military committee ad-
mitted that the opponents of Compul-
sorry training were In the majority. 1t
was understood that a canvass of the
Senate showed fourteen or more re-
publicans and about forty democrats
in opposition
It was said that opponents might
not fight the voluntary plan, which
was to be offered as substitute for
the pending motion of Senator Nc
Kellar. democrat Tennessee. to elimi-
nate the bills training provisions.
There was a sharp debate yesterday
on the training scheme. which was
commended and condemned. but the
sum total of action was the decision
to postpone from 1921 to 1922-the
date on which the plan would be put
into force. This was done with less
than a dozen senators in the chamber
Senator Wadsworth, republican, OF
New York, in charge of the bill. de-
clared the Regular Army would never
be big enough to defend this country
Urging adoption of the training plan,
he contended the Senate bill. includ-
ing the training scheme, would cause
an annual maximum expenditure OF
500. 600, 900. or but one-twentieth as
much spent for the Army alone during
eighteen months of the world war"
Citing instances of unframed Amer
leans being sent into battle, Senator
Wadsworth asserted it was an, 'in-
dictment against America to ask
such men to fight.
Senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohio
opposing immediate adoption of the
plan because of the expense, declared
the tragedy of unframed men being
sent into battle was not due So much
to unpreparedness Aas to the negli-
gence of officers who sent them into
the fight His answer brought "a
ripple of.applause from gallery, spec
tators. Attacks >on >ti:e training pro-
vision also were made by Senators
Nelson, republican. Minnesota. and
Smith, democrat, Arizona.