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Evening star., 1921-11-08
HEARINGS BEGIN
ON D. c. SUFFRAGE
BUDDY

Arguments in favor OF the passage oil
legislation providing for the election
by the residents of the District OF Co.
lumbia of delegate to represent the
election OF the District Commissioners.
the Public Utilities Commission ana
the board of education We're made be-
fore the Senate District committee this
afternoon, at the opening Of the hear
ings on the subject of suffrage for the
people of the District.
There were filed with the committee
also copies of petitions in favor OF a
constitutional amendment providing
for national representation for the
District-the right to elect voting
members of the House and Senate, and
to vote for President and Vice Presi-
dent. These petitions were transmit
ted TO Chairman Ball of the District
committee by G. A. Lyon, chairman
Of the print publicity committee of
the joint committee on national rep
rcsentation for the District Of Co.
lumbia-
Col. Winfield Jones. representing
the national press committee for Dis
trict suffrage. presented the witnesses
in favor of the Capper and Poindexter
bills. for the election of delegate to
the House and District officials.
Others who have asked to be heard
by the committee include G. W. Ayers
OF 1916 A street northwest and Henry
n. Bolt, 1913 Wright Hurley; bnilding.
John ~ A. BAkeV 6f 1919. NJ street
northwest sent to, the committee today
a letter strongly opposing suffrage for
the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Baker 'inclosed an excerpt from
an article on the District of Columbia.
written by Col. John Temple Graves.
extolling tha present form of District
government and giving. in part. the
history of suffrage in the District.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
"EATS" WILL BE SERVED
TO POTOMAC GOLFERS
Col. Sheriff. Announces Plan for
Comfort of Players at Parks
Links.

When empty stomachs and parched
throats threaten the comfort of golf
ing Washingtonians on the West Po-
tomac Park nine-hole course in the
near future, there will be viands on
hand to assuage the pangs Of hunger
and legal liquid refreshments to re-
move the dust from the epiglottis.
This announcement was made today
by Lieut.. Col C. o. Sheriff., in charge
Of public buildings and grounds.
Col. Sheriff. also is considering the
class dubbed buffers" by the expert
enced swingers of drivers and mash
les. He is also going to have booth
Installed where golfing supplies may
be obtained, SO that balls lost through
"hooked" drives into the Potomac and
other happenings which beginners at
the game find missing after a few
holes may be replaced on the spot to
prevent an interruption of the game.
Sandwiches will be at the call OF the
public for nominal prices as well as
coffee and other refreshments.
Starting November 10. fee OF 5
cents will be charged on week days,
except Saturday afternoons, for the
upkeep Of the course. On Saturday
afternoons, Sundays and holidays the
fee will be 10 cents for nine holes.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
LABORLEADERR RAPS
MALICE AND SHAM
Head of Illinois Miners Crit
iciseS the International
Officers.
By the Associated Press.

PEORIA, Ill-November S.-Con-
demnation Of those who he said IRE
sort to falsehood and deception to de-
lude our membership and whose domi-
nant traits are dishonesty. malice,
arrogance, pomp and sham and
place their personal interest above
the affairs Of the United Mine
Workers of America" was one of the
outstanding points of the annual re-
port Of Frank harrington, president
Of the Illinois Mine Workers, in con-
vention today.
President harrington took a slap at
the international officers in connection
with several incidents Of the past year.
warning the convention against the
Inconsistency and passion of the rule"
OF John l.. Lewis, international pres
ident, and declaring that the interna =
tional officers were playing cheap
and dirty politics"
Amendment of the international
constitution, requiring roll call on
request of 80 per cent of the dele
gates and limiting the number of
delegates. was declared by Mr.. Far
rington to be legislation "purposely
and maliciously aimed directly at the
Illinois miners to decrease their vot-
ing strength
President harrington reported de-
IdlIp VI "Ndl HS Terrified TIE salary
grab" Of international officers. whose
pay was raised in July. 1920, above
what President harrington saii they
were entitled to.
Cites Pittsburgh District Dispute.
Mr.. Harrington reviewed a contro-
versy in the Pittsburgh district in
volving the right of Michael Halapy
to run for the presidency of the dis
trict. He said the jnterna tional Of
fcers. following their usual practice
of trying to crhcify and ruin every
one who dares to disagree with them
and who will not play their game OF
dirty politics., tried 10 make it ap-
pear that he (Farrington) tried to
foster a dual organization in the dis
trict.
II brand that allegation as an in
famous lie Mr.. Harrington said.
The Kansas coal mine situation re-
ceived considerable attention in the
report -"
Mr.. Harrington declared President
Lewis had no authority to suspend
the Kansas officers on October II. and
declared if Lewis was to be allowed
to SO act the integrity of no district
will be safe against the Inconsistency
and passion of his rule"
The report mentioned the injunction
granted by Judge A. B. Anderson of
Indianapolis against unionizing West
Virginia and the check off, declaring
it would be disastrous blow" to the
miners.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
Defer ACTION ON BID.
Commissioners Undecided onAwarl
ing Eastern High Work.

The Commissioners today deferre.i
action on letting a contract for the
completion of the new Eastern High
School because of a question as to
whether the job should be given to
the lowest bidder or to one OF the
other contractors.
Before the Commissioners went
into conference today former Commits
sioner w. Gwynn Gardiner appeared
before the board in executive session
and argued for the letting of the
contract. which involves approxi-
mately S1,000,000, to George Hyman.
MIR. Hyman has already constructed
the substructure of the high school
and, it is said. was the lowest bidder
for the new contract to complete the
building.
1t is understood that Mr.. Gardiner
took the position that the organic act
creating the present form Of gov
ernment directs the Commissioners to
accept the lowest responsible bid.
The Commissioners will weigh
carefully the arguments of Mr.. Gar
diner and probably will reach de-
cision at the next board meeting.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
SenateS zdx Reviision Bill
Repeals Excess Profits Levy

Of the sale price to cents a gallon.
Carbonated beverages, from ~ per
cent Of the sale price to 3 cents
gallon plus s cents gallon on the
Increases and Changes.
Taxes proposed to be increased In
clude those Oh go
Corporation income, from'10 to IL
per cent.
Corporations, through the repeal
of the. $1,000 normal exemption on
those having a capital stock in ex.
cess of $25.000.
Estates taxes, where the total sum
exceeds S10.000,90D..
Medicinal, Beer, wine (eXcept cham
pagne) and whisky.
Alcohol. when diverted unlaWfuliy
for beverage purposes, from S2'2o
gallon to $6.49 a gallon. .
Taxes proposed to be changed in
form include
Stamp levies on perfumes, essences.
toilet waters, extracts, hair OILS ETC.,
to manufacturers levies at per cent.
manufacturers levies of tn cents
gallon on finished fountain sirups for
such drinks.
Retail luxury taxes on carpets
rugs, trunks. valises, travelling bags.
suit cases, hat boxes. fitted toilet
cases, purses, pOChelUoOns. SiiopptAo
and handbags, portable lighting fix
lures. including lamps Of all kinds
and lamp shades. and fans costing in
excess Of certain amounts. to manu-
facturers' taxes of per cent.
New taxes proposed to be imposed
include:
Levies on gifts of property by any
person at rates ranging from ! per
cent on the amount between $4,000
and $4,000. to 26 per cent on 100000
900 or more.
Manufacturers tax of 3 per cent
on carbonic acid gas to make up part
of the revenue lost in repeating the
soda water taxes.
Proposed Total. Normal and SuFtax.
The total tax. normal and surtax,
which would be paid on given in
comes under the Senate bill as COM
pared with the present law, based on
the net income of a married person
without dependents. is shown in the
appended table, prepared by Treasury
experts. The normal tax under the
Senate bill would be the same as that
under the present law.
Evening star., 1921-11-08

eign affairs; NJ. Rene Viviani. deputy.
former president of the council; NJ AL
bert Sarraut, senator. minister OF colo
nies; NJ. Jules Jusserand. ambassador
of France to the United States.
Italy.
Delegates III. E. Carlo SchanZer.
senator, president of the delegation,
H. L. Vittorio Rolandi Ricci. Italian
ambassador: H. E. Senator Luigi AL
bertini. H. E. Representative Filippo
Media.
Delegates-Admiral Baron Tomosa-
buro Kato. minister for the navy;
Baron Kijuro Shidehara, ambassador
at Washington; Prince 1yesato Toku-
gawa, president Of the house of peers.
Belgium.
Delegates-Baron de Cartier de Mar
chienne, Belgian ambassador to the
United States.
Delegates-Mr. Sao-Ke Alfred SEE.
minister at Washington: Mr.. vi Kyuin
Wellington Koo. minister at London !;
DR.. Chung-Hui Wang, chief justice OF
the supreme court: Mr.. Chao-Chu WI
Netherlands.
Delegates-JonkheerH H. A. van kaIne-
beck, minister Of foreign affairs: Jonk-
heer F. Beelaerts van Blokland, chief
of the political division Of the ministry
Of foreign affairs: DR.. e. Moresco, SEQ
retary general Of the ministry for the
colonies, appointed vice president OF the
council of the Netherlands and East
Indies.
r Alternate Delegates-Dr. j. c. A
Everwitn, Netherlands minister in
Washington: Jonkheer W. II: de Beau
fort, counselor Of legation. Washington,
appointed minister to Greece.
Portugal.
Delegates-Viscountd d'Alte, Portuguese
minister at Washington; Capt Ernesto
Vasconcellos, director of diplomatic
service in ministry of colonies and sec
retary general of National Geographic
Society Of Lisbon.
Evening star., 1921-11-08

The republican tax revision bill. as
passed by the Senate early this morn
ing. pfov1des for the repeal Of the
excess profits tax.
1t repeals also all the transporta-
ton taxes as OF January l. 1922.
1t reduces surtaxes on incomes from
the present law. but increases them
over the House bill, the maximum
senate bracket being SO per cent.
whlle the maximum in the House bill
Is ~ per cent The maximum under
the present law is 60 per cent.
Other Taxes Repealed.
Besides these changes. the bill would
repeal taxes on:
Parcel post packages.
proprietary medicines, toilet soaps
and toilet soap powders. tooth pastes.
tooth and mouth washes, toilet pow
ders and petroleum jellies. (Stamp
taxes.) 80
ments. -
Umbrellas, parasols. sun shades.
picture frames and various articles
OF wearing apparel costing, in excess
OF certain amounts (so-called luxury
taxes).
Insurance premiums
Articles made Of fur.
Moving picture films
Ice cream
Chewing gum.
sporting goods. including billiard
balls and tables. pool tables and dice.
Admission where the cost does not
exceed 10 cents.
Pleasure boats and canoes costing
less than sl00
Thermos and thermostatic bottles
and jugs.
Portable electric fans.
Bonds of indemnity and surety
(stamp taxes).
List OF Reductions.
Taxes proposed to be reduced in
clude those on
Individual incomes Of $4,000 or less
through increased exemptions Of $500
to heads Of families and 5000 for
each dependent
Candy, from 5 per cent to per
cent.
Works of art, from 10 per cent to
5 per cent.
Capital stock issues having a par
value of less than 800 a share (stamp
taxes).
Cereal beverages. from IS per cent
Evening star., 1921-11-08
RULES FOR DISPLAY,
OF FLAGS ON PUBLIC
BUILDINGS FRAMED

Federal, local and independent
establishments are requested by
Col. Sheriff., in charge of public
buildings and grounds, to observe
the following rules in the display
Of flags:
Foreign flags should not be dis
played until November IL, except
on days when delegates arrive in
town.
On November IL, all U. s. flags
should be at half-staff from sun
rise to sunset. Foreign flags can
not be placed at half staff" but
should be held to the staff at the
bottom. SO as not to fly free.
Flags should be flown every day
for the first week of the confer
ence. After November 10 foreign
flags should be flown only on pub
lie holidays and during the last
two weeks of the conference.
Flags should be arranged in the
following order from left to right
looking from the building toward
the street: Portugal, China, Japan,
France, United States, Great Brit
ain,- Italy. Belgium and Neither
lands.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
MIME. YAKIMA TO SPEAK.
Noted Japanese Visitor to Address
.Women's National Foundation.

Through an interpreter, Nine. va
jtna, ninety-year-ol Japanese visitor
to the session Of the conference for
limitation Of armament will address
the meeting Of the Womsn's National
Foundation, in the New Willard ball
room tomorrow afternoon at I o'clock.
Z Nine Yajima speaks no English,
but will take tho platform beside
Mrs. Henry Topping, who was in
Japan for moro than twenty-five
years, and who will act as interpreter.
Other speakers at tho meeting will
bs Mrs. C. c. Calhoun, president of
the foundation; Senator Shortridge of
California, former Senator Hoke Smith
af Georgia and Col. John Temple
Graves.
More than 5000 invitations for the
meeting have been issued.s Announce
ment Of the plan of the board Of
governors of the foundation for the
observance of November Is as Ma
tfonal Organization day throughout
the country will be made at the meet
ing It 10 expected.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
BUSINESS HOUSES HERE
Il WILL ON FRIDAY

All business houses in the city
which are members Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association will
be closed all day Friday, according
to an announcement last night by
Charles j. Columbus, secretary of the
organization.
while it was planned that each
house should have exercises on Armi-
stice day." said the statement, lit is
recommended that these exercises be
held It other times, to be selected by
the individual establishments.
1T is the desire of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association that
all employees Of business establish
ments that will be closed shall de-
vote themelves on that day to at
tendance upon the exercises.
Certainly every one can find an op-
United States while the remains lie
in state.
"Such heads Of businesses and others
who can possibly find the time. should
furthermore participate in the silent
tribute on the water front to the un-
known soldier as his body IS brought
noon, November 9. at o'clock"
TRIBUTE AT ALEXANDRIA.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November g.
Silent tribute to the memory Of the
unknown warrior whose body will
pass UP the river tomorrow after
noon aboard the cruiser Olympia will
be paid by the citizens Of Alexandria
tomorrow afternoon. An hour before
the cruiser reaches the river oppo-
site Alexandria the fire engine bells
will peal forth in order to notify the
citizens Of it's coming.
The citi1ens are requested by Mayor
Duncan and representatives Of the
various civic organizations to assem-.
BILE on the river front to- pay silent
homage to the unknown warrior. AS
the cruiser passes Alexandria the ma
rines at the United States naval tor
pedo station will stand at attention.
The school children Of the city will
be in line. They will assemble on the
hill at Lee and Wilkes streets and
stand at attention.
AS the boat passes Alexandria a
funeral dirge will be pealed by the
bells.
Capt. George H. Evans business
manager Of the chamber Of commerce,
stated that he has completed arrange
ments with the officials at Quantico
Evening star., 1921-11-08

roads. had freed the city Of organized
an efficient and economical admins
tratton. Mr.. curran charged the
mayor and his subordinates with in
competency, failure to provide suffi-
cient facilities for school children.
ptunging the city into debt and caus-
tlon of its transit facilities.
Mr.. Curran made his final appeQ to
the voters last night by wirs0)ss,
speaking into a radio mouthpie0s at
the Highbridge wireless sta11sn.
which flashed his words to $1,000 g.
tons in and about New York. Ms$Sr
Hylan was forced to cancel u86e
eleventh-hour speaking engagemen9e
because of a throat affection.
Socialists Admit Defeat.
Socialist leaders admitted thei1
mayoralty candidate. MasAr1te JACOB
Pankin. had no chance to be elected.
manic seats. six seats in the state as
sembly from. the Greater City, and
one Bronx county officer.
The other mayoralty candidates
were: Jerome T. De Hunt, farmer-ia-
Dor; George K Kinds, prohibition;
Dana Miller. single tax, and Benjamin
Gitlow, Workers League (commun-
ists), whose name was not placed
upon the ballot, because he Is serving
a sentence in, Sing Sing. His name
was to be written in by his support
ers. -
The other principal candidates were
Charles c. Lockwood. republican, and
Charles L. Craig, democrat, for con-
troller, and Vincent Gilrpy, repub-
lican. and Murray Hubert, democrat,
for president of the board Of alder
men. Five borough presidents also
are to be elected, one Of the candi-
ough of Manhattan being Mrs. Rose
Pastor Stokes, communist candidate.
Chief interest SO far as women are
concerned centers in the contest for
register Of New York county, in
which all the principal candidates are
women. They are: Helen Varick Bos-
we'll, republican: Annie Mathews,
democrat; Olga Long. socialist, and
Grace Scribner, farmer-lahor.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
DECISION NOT TO FREE
PRISONERS, SAYS GORDON

United States Attorney Gordon to-
day expressed the view that the de-
cision Of Justice Robb of the District
Court Of Appeals denying to the Juve-
nile Court power to imprison men at
hard labor will not operate to release
prisoners now serving at Occoquan
under sentence Of Police Court.
He pointed out that the decision
merely follows the opinion of the United
States Supreme Court rendered several
years ago in a Chinese deportation case.
Mai. Gordon was Of the opinion that
the work given at occoquan does not
constitute hard labor" such as rem
ders the sentence Infamous" which
the appellate court declares may not
be imposed without investigation and
indictment by the grand jury.
The sentence in the Moreland case
read: with hard labor" This is
not the form Of sentence in the Police
Court, Maj. Gordon said.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
Strong Effort Made to Record
Electorate at Rockville.

Special Dispatch to Tho Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, November s.-If
q big vote is not polled in Mont
gomery county At today's election it
will not be the fault Of the workers
Of the two parties. Both sides have
engaged numerous autbmobfles to
haul the voters to vote. and they.
began before the polls opened at 8
O'clock this morning and will keep
it up until they CLOSE at z this
evening. In spite OF. such activity,
however, it is not thought a heavy
vote will be pol'ed, and 1t IN believed
the democrats will be the greater
sufferers from the stay-at-homes.
Because Of the lengthy ballot-it
contains 80 names-and the proba-
bility that there will be an unpreca-
dented number Of split ticketa the
count Is expected to be slow, and the
result in the county will probably
not be definitely known until long
after midnight -.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
JOHN C. COSTELLO DIES;
FATHER OF DEAD HERO

John G. Costello, q fetlreO poHce.
man, father Of Vincent b. Costello.
who was killed in action in France
and in whose honor q local post OF
American Legion was named, died at
his home 215 8 street northeast, at Q
o'clock yesterday afternoon: Funeral
services will be held in st. Martins
Church at 8 o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
The deceased. a native Of Kilkenny,
Ireland, was seventy-two years old.
He came to this country at the age Of
sixteen years. served twelve years in
the Army and was retired from Capt.
F. B. Hamilton's company, !. I'd Ar
tillery, his papers being marked "ex-
Following his retirement from the
Army Costello became q member of
the police force about forty years
ago and served at the Pennsylvania
railroad depot, 9Th and b streets. for
q number OF years. While there he
prominent members OF Congress and
persons in official life. Later he did
duty at Police Court, and following
his retirement from the police force
he accepted q position as captain Of
the watch force in the District build
ing. He was q member of the Army
and Navy Union, Catholic Knights of
Of Columbus.
Forty-five years ago Mr.. Costello
and Miss Mary Cecilia Carmody were
married in st. Dominic's Church, South
Washington, and twelve children were
born to them, six having died. Vim
cent B. was killed in action. and two
other sons, Bernard d. and Leo M.
Costello, died during the influenza epi-
demic, the three deaths occurring dur
ing q period Of five months.
Mr.. Costello is survived by his
widow and six children, three sons
and three daughters. The daughters
are Mrs. Mary e. Wall and Misses
Alioe r. and Annie =. Costello. The
sons arc James r., John p. and
Thomas A. Costello, Members Of
Kssne Council, knights: Of Columbus.
Catholic knights Of American and
Army and Navy Union will partici-
1atain the 8unsral.seRQdcaA
Evening star., 1921-11-08

Recent experiments have shown that
{ crops can be increased from ono and
Z q. half to four times by an alteration
j in the air which the plants -beeathA.
Tho method II Q simple one. and con.
3. sists of increasing the proportion Of
RsshoAta AeiA N thA -
Evening star., 1921-11-08
ADMIRAL BEATTY GUEST
TODAY AT NAVY ACADEMY
British Visitor Reviews Midship-
men, Inspects Departments and
Is Entertained at Luncheon.
By the Associated pneSs.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, November s.
Admiral Beatty, commander of the
British grand fleet in the world war,
today visited the Naval Academy,
where he WAS received with all the
ceremony due his rank. He reviewed
the midshipmen. inspected the Aca-
depic departments and was enter
tained at luncheon by the superin-
tendent, Admiral Wilson.
Lord Beatty was accompanied by
Lady Beatty. his staff and the hon
orary aides assigned by the Navy De-
paftment.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
SERVICES BY PEN WOMEN.

The National League of American
Pen Women has been granted a period
Of ten minutes Thursday. from 9:35
to 9:45 for services to be held in the
rotunda Of the Capitol at the bier of
the unknown soldier it was announc-
ed today.
Mrs William Atherton Du Puy, ma
tional president, will read a specially
dedicated poem, The Unknown Sol
der" by Miss Angela Morgan, mem
Der Of the league, during the services.
Flowers will be placed on the bier
by members of the national execu-
tive board and by representatives of
all local leagues Of the organization.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
INDIANA WOMEN VOTING.
Elections End hot Campaign in
= Three Cities.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. November g.
New municipal, officers are TO : be
elected In all incorporated towns and
cities throughout. Indiana today.
Women. now enjoying full suffrage,
participated in .theslocal elections for
the first time. The elections ended
hot campaigns in Indianapolis,
Evansville and Fort Wayne. - The
candidates here are Samuel Lewis
Shank, republican. and Boyd M.
Ralston, democrat. -.
Evening star., 1921-11-08
BALTIMORE VOTING SLOW.
Few Come to Polls First Two or
Three Hours.

BALTIMORE, Nd; November g.
tion Tor controller. .members Of the
Legislature and county oiIdcees, Ras
slow during. the nrst two Of three
hours after the polls opened, accord.
ing to early reports. The WsAthsr
was 1at1 and 0ooA Z 4
Evening star., 1921-11-08

to phone him just as soon as the
Olympia passes that point. This will!
give ample time to the citizens of
Alexandra to get to the wharf, and
the ringing of the bells will notify
them that the cruiser has passed
Quantico.
Evening star., 1921-11-08

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ELECTIONS TODAY
ARE FEATURED BY
MUNICIPAL ISSUES

CONTINUED from First Page)
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TAKE VOTERS TO POLLS.
Evening star., 1921-11-08

Delegates-M. Aristide BRAND, presi-
dent Of the council, minister Of for