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The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
COLLECTOR WARNS
TAX DELNQUENTS
OF GOODS SEIZURE
Prepares to Send 0yk.
Bailiffs in Three or
Four Days. u.

Seizure Of goods "a thu penalty
deIinquent taxpayers Of the District
will pay. c. n Towers. District tan
collector. declared yesterday tn AZ
nouncing the dead line had k<kns
reached for the payment OF tzxes
for this year
According To tho provisions Of the
law. the taxpayers have already
been granted a grace Of nearly half
a month as June % h set as che
last day Of grace Altar ehis data
the tax collectors office may s<tzs
the goods and the deIinauent onsy
has no redress. Do +,
In Issuing the warning. Collector
Towers said that the baIfffs wolild
be sent out in three or four days
The delinquent list is now being
made up, and when completed the
seizures Will start -
William p. Richards. District tax
assessor. also sent cut a warnanr
that unless returns on personal tax
able property were made before
August /, that a penalty Of 20 Per
cent would be added TO che vaIua-
tion of the property. Mr.. RIchan5s
said that out Of $1,000 return blanks.
mailed out only 1000 have bsknl
made out and returned showing chs
amount OF intangible or tansfsfe
taxable property.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
LeightOn's WidOto Gets
Bulk of His Estate

Mrs. Sarah A. Leighton, widow of
BENJAMIN Farnsworth Leighton, for
mer president of the Bar Association
Of the District. who died July at
his home. Ills Twentieth street
northwest. will inherit the bulk of
her husbands estate, according to
the will filed yesterday. -....
The testator leaves his law library
and office equipment to George
Francis williams, together with all
the trust Estates which were vested
in him as surviving or associate
trustee-as far as he can legally do
so, Mrs. Ernestine F. Terflinger, a
clerk employed by Mr.. Leighton. is
remembered with bequest of $S.-
600 for her long and faithful service.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
TAFT TAKES OATH
ASCHIEF JUSTICE
OFSUPREME COURT
Ex- President Become e s
Tenth Head of Nations
Highest Tribunal.

=, 40 o-esence Of Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty andt a small but
...l. asaIished gathering of govern
mept oficials, former President
William Howard Taft yesterday be-
came tenth. Chief Justice OF the
United States.
The former Presidents frequently
expressed wish to conclude his Of
ficiaI career on the nations su-
preme tribunal was consummated
exactly at 1886 a. m. Mr.. Taft,
standing solemnIy before the Attor-
ney General with right hand raised.
repeated the oath that but few men
in American life have taken.
Greeted with Applause.
Prolonged applause greeted the
conclusion of the oath and Chief
Justice Taft was heartily congratu-
lated on achieving his lifelong am
hilton.
Henry w. Taft. brother Of the
Chief Justice: John T.. Adams, chair
man Of the Republican National
Committee and others accompanied
Mr.. Taft to the Department Of Jus
tice.
An informal reception was ar
ranged by Attorney General Daugh-
erty at the conclusion of the cere-
monies. Mr.. Dsugherty then handed
the new Chief Justice the embossed
sheepskin bearing his commission
Goes to White House.
The new Chief Justice. accompa-
ned by his brother and Attorney
General Daugherty, then went 10
the White House to receive the
congratulations of the President.
Mr.. Taft dined at the White House
last night.
II is understood that the Chief
Justice will spend a good deal of
the summer in Washington. fsmil-
iarizing himself with important
cases coming before the Supreme
Court at the fall session
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
Harris 4 Ewing.

felIed by blow from the black
Jack of Detective Salkeld. of the
First police precinct.
The animal was carried to the
First precinct, where it will be held
until today, when it will be turned
over to the master of the District
pound for examination for trace
of rabies.
Although the animal frightened
many pe;Sons, SO far as the police
could learn last night none was
bitten.
Another animal, after chasing
many children, was shot and killed
by Private Burton Snodgrass. a
member of the park police force.
at Washington circle. yesterday aft
ernoon. Snodgrass reported that the
animal was frothing at the mouth
and swapping and snarling at every
one. The carcass will be examined
by the officials of the District pound
today
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
WeIls-Wilson Wedding.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. July 11.-Miss
Ethel Frances Wells. daughter of
Mrs. Bernard Wells. of this city.
and Ensign Edward P. Wilson. U.
S. N, were married this afternoon
IN st. Anne's Protestant Episcopal
Church, the rector. the Rev. Ed
ward johnson. officiating. They
were attended ny Mrs. Enright and
Lieut.. Comdr. z. F. Enright. U. s.
n. sister and brother-in-law Of the
bride, as matron of honor and best
man. Following the ceremony they
left for n trip West. including a
at Miiwaukee. Upon. their return
they will reside temporarily at
Newport. whtrc Ensign Wilson is
assigned TO duty.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
CADETS WANT DAY
RETAINED AS CHIEF

Following the announcement yes
terday that Lieut. Richard Day. U.
s NJ. C., military Instructor of the
Washington High School Cadet
Corps had accepted an appointment
as cadet commandant Of the Dallas
CTexD High Schools. noncommIs-
stoned officers OF the local cadets
announced they would petition the
Board OF Education to use their
offices to retain Lieut. Day in his
present position.
Lieut. Day is rated as a teacher
in the Washington schools, reoeiv-
ing a salary and bonus of sI,44o q
year. In Dallas. It is understood,
he will be paid $4,000 annually and
also have the opportunity OF making
$1,000 more by giving Instruction
during the summer course of the
high schools.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
nine MORE PIECES
|OFFIREAPPARATUS
ORDERED BY BOARD
Capital Far Behind Other
Cities in Motor Equip
ment, Chief Says.

Nine pieces of motor fire-fighting
apparatus. costing $4,000, which
will eliminate approximately SO per
cent of the present se-drawn We.
hicles, will be added to the District
fire department before the close of
yesterday by the Board of District
Commissioners.
The apparatus, which can be built
in not less than five months, will
include three hose wagons, three
pumping engines. one aerial hook
and ladder truck for use In the sky
scraper district, one city service
truck for use in lower skyline Sec
lions, and one 75-foot water tower
truck. II is expected that some of
the apparatus will be ready by the
last of the calendar year.
The department now has seventy
I'VE horses, and two of the fire
houses have no motor equipment
Several houses have both horse and
Fire Chief George 8. watson said
last night that Washington is far in
arrears in motor fire equipment.
compared with other cities. BAL
timore." he said. has no horse
drawn fire apparatus, and many
other cities no larger than Wash
ington have motor equipment that
places ours in the 'back-number'
class"
MI. Watson said that the old ap-
paratus is being done away with
as rapidly as new apparatus can
be obtained. but there is still a num-
her of old fashioned wagons at the
various station houses In addition
te the new motor APPARATUS. the fire
chief expressed his hope Of being
able to obtain additional supply
wagons. which are frequently used
for moving furniture away from
burning buildings. The yearly sup
ply of 1900 feet Of hose has al
ready geen ordered for the depart
ment
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
ANNAPOLIS ELECTS I.
REPUBLICAN, MAYOR

ANNAPOLIS. Nd July IL-Fer
the nrst time in nearly q score ef
years a Republican mayor VIII pre-
side over the deliberations Of the
city council Of Annapolis. for tn che
biennial municipal election held
today. former Mayor Samuel Ioner-
a retired merchant, Was elected over
winson G Gott lawyer. his peno-
cratic opponent BY the scznt ma
Jorfty Of twenty votes
Maj. Hugh r Riley. Democrst r,r
cltv counsellor, s-oved unrer w.
Harlam Claude By a majority -oe
242. The result Of che election
makes the next council stand .ev,n
Democrats and three Repubrfcaux-
as compared TO eight to two for a
number Of years. The Derocr1t.
VIII control the Annapolis water
Company, a munfcfpauy-owned cor
poration-
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
Police to Stop
Honking Horns
Late at Night

The rasping voice of the automo-
bile horn which Is blown by care
less hands during the late hours
of the night and the early hours
OF morning is to be peremptorily
silenced. according to an order Is
sued yesterday by Maj. Harry l.
Gessford, superintendent of police.
Maj. Gessford says that the win
dovs Of homes must necessarily be
opened during the hot nights of
summer, and the practice of some
mot otorists in sounding their sirens
or blowing their horns unnecessarily
annoys citizens who are asleep. He
issued orders yesterday to the pre-
cinct stations to see that special
attention is paid to the blowing
of auto horns at night and to in
vestigate the necessity of the noise.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
POLICE KILL TWO MAD DOGS
AS CITIZENS SEEK SAFETY
Rabid Animal Causes Near-Panic Before
Detective Stays Him With Club.

Several persons, among them chill
dren. were endangered and thrown
into a nesr-panic yesterday as the
result Of the menacing actions OF
two vicious dogs believed by the
police to have been driven mad by
the recent heat wave.
One of the dogs, after chasing
a number of adults and children
into nearby doorways, stores and
homes in the vicinity of Tenth and
H streets northwest. last night. was
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12

ton VIII only aggravate q situation
which is already deplorable enough
President Harding Is applying
the lash to the Senate, and the
-old guard is bowing submissiyely
to hfn- in the opinion OF SSenAtor
Pat Harrison of Mississippi. a
Democrat
Harrison made one of his peri
odir and ehar1ctreistically vigorous
attacks against the majority from
the floor of the Senate yesterday
he tAunted the Republicans with
having reversed themselves on the
soldier bonus bill after President
Harding had visited the Capitol
He charges also. that the President
had abandoned his policy of non
interference with Congress. about
which 50 much had been said during
the campaign
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
Veterans Ask Referendum
On Soldiers Compensation Bill

Ire o. 8 Chamber Of Commerce
was yesterday challenged in a let
ter sent by the national legislative
committee Of the Veterans OF For
eign Wars. to put the soldier bonus
question to a referendum of their
constituent units and to a general
vote of the public.
The committee declares that the
thousands Of former service men
on the boards and the public would
not approve OF their warfare
against the adjusted compensation
bill
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
Former Clerk Indicted
For Alleged En,bezzling

Morris H. Kennedy. of the Frank
lin-Irvington apartments, Four
teenth and X streets northwest. for
merly employed as a clerk by the
Tidewater Transportation Company,
sl3 G street northwest, was indicted
yesterday by the grand jury on a
charge of embezzlement.
The accused was arrested at New
London, Conn. by Detective Patrick
O'Brien and brought to this city.
He is alleged to have embezzled SIS
belonging to Samuel G. Durant, his
employer.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
Farmers Demand
Esch Act Repeal
And Trust Probe

Repeal of the Esch-Cummins
transportation act Investigation Of
the steel trust the coal trust the
money trust and the credit trust"
and a probe of the Federal Reserve
Board were demanded by representa-
tfves of the National Farmers
Union and the National Board of
Farm Organizations before the
joint Congressional agricultural
commission yesterday
The inquiry would not be COM
plete- II vas charged unless the
counuJ's financial leaders were
compelled to tell all they know as
-tr the cause OF tie present condi-
tirn Of agriculture
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12

new star blazed forth in the
constellation Perseus IN 1901.
Measurements of it's parallax indi-
cate that its light takes $50 years
to reach US. Hence the collision
or other celestial catastrophe that
caused it's sudden appearance did
not occur in 1901. but about 1851.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12

The gigantic stringybarks of Aus
tralis. various species Of Euca-
lyptus. are the taIlest trees in the
world. far exceeding in height the
famous big trees" OF California
They attain heights OF from 400 to
500 feet.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
HlERICAN LEGION
AYSBONUS FOES
ENGINEER DELAY
Legislative Committee
Scores Mellon in Scath-
ing Statement.

Ao->s-t< ocCANtoNJ VI nv 4Etao
ury Milon and the administration
To delay soldier bonus legislation
were vigorously denounced by the
legislative committee OF the Ameri-
can Legion In q statement issued
las5 night
The eleventh-hour order from
one end Of Pennsylvania avenue to
the other is intellectually dishonest,
econornically unvarranted and po-
IlticaIsy lpdicroas.- the statement
declared
The American Legion officials
have carefully Weighed the ques-
tion a., whether the legion should
conser1 to the delay without pro-
test The statement said
sesre HensaA Re.ssnA
The American Legion can do no
such thing-- II continued There
is nowhere IN the Mellon statement
any reasonable Justification for the
theory that a bill not designed TO
become financially operative until
July L Dzl would ruin the country
II passed rev but be safe and sound
n passed in November or Decem-
ber- 1t makes net a scintina Of
dinuence- SO far as the Unite1
States Treasury In concernsd-
wbefksr the bm In passed in July
or Decurnber of this year Any Sf-
feremce which might be aruEued
wDnla- be IN pEycAe-ana1ytics ani
puEirica1 jockeytng Win which for-
mnr srrrine men arn not At all n
rrrsRfHd
-.Ar.ausr serr~rnry MsBen-s eI-
r9fbsfra prononnrrmtn1 that the
hfus enactment would cripple and
impair, II not altogether ruin the
Trassuy, there stand reports on
the bm fruun borh the House WAYS
Krf MeErs and the Senate Finance
Commfttess, the ommposrte member
Hfifp OF which committees the
AmerfrRn Legion believes is fully
rs cEushle OF dscfmmE the bin
economically fHasfbIe as amy one
man IN cRuable of daclarfrs tn the
contrary
Cftes I1sxs h RKlraaak
Tmmr service men did not fan
To .oIservea. TIM, pews DISPATCHES IN
the wry BxmR edrrins which car
risd the ssrretmFs statenn.nt
sa<atnsa the adjusted cDnpensat5nn
hin, tp the edsct thai the govern
'
the ralhuaas of the country s5op,-
500 ,Dnn. As n matter ef fAct the
tntsrar alnme dus fhis government
on its 7uEns to the aIfies would more
than htuHnce the adjusted compensa-
tfun Efrl, n epar,ted. for the frrr dre
yeGrs Of ms operation. or until Jufy
1. IsZ7. Considering The fact that
an OF rhe aIEird governments have
paid their snafiers and sailors ad-
jus.ed ouuuensafiun. is n unreasJn-
ahle for The furmer service mem Of
the uurnrrT Id can a1tsn1ion To this
fart-
'Snrefzy Mer10ns diztr7be
sxar1ssn rbe adjusted compensstdoa
I,fu In nothing more Than a reh ash
OF the ob5ecrarns long agv inter
posed by his predsc-sscr IN office
former EerrrEy OF the Treasury
Hpusun-
-A<aanxf the R<pnb11can majority
fnenobes 81 the Senate Finance
Comnifr1ee- which had reported the
bfD fsw1rahfJ- and TIE ReyuSlfcan
najurny n the Sonata. which had
voted IN make the ban unfinished
busfness- the Republiczn Sec--tary
Of the Treasury hurts the leftover
thnSer Of his Denodztic pr-deces-
sor IN Office Truly an amusiag
ps1traez1 spectacle
fhe PROPOSED postponenent is
merely = subtsrfuge, a play for
6D<. through which its enemies
hops ultimately to destroy the
measm Further delay by Con-
EreS- n meeting this just obliga-
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12

O'CaIlaghan IN Cork. -,
CORK. July 1I-Mayor ponaT
O'Cails CHAN returned TO Cork todav
after his long absence IN America
The Washington herald., 1921-07-12
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
oF TIE
Standard Savings Bank,

At Washington, in the District Of
Columbia at the close of business
June 30, 1921.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Town BoardAsked
To Stop BOOSTERS
Growing at Dawn

SAN JOSE, Cal, June IA pro-
longed municipal controversy reIa-
tive to the control of Growing roo,-
ters during the wee hours. Los
Gatos, 12 miles west OF here. 4.
planning test of the two most
promising plans submitted by citi-
zens of the community.
Zedd Riggs. real estate dealer OF
the gem city, contends that ali
roosters before they crow must first
flap their wings for several seconds,
by tying down their wings each
night, he soliloquizes, the early
mornin" crow of the rooster can be
checked.
George Shaner, another disturbed
member Of the foothill community,
however. sees a different solution.
based on a different idea of cause.
Shaner holds that the crow is al
ways preceded by stretching of
the neck of the rooster. Therefore
his contention is that the rooster
should nightly be placed in an in
closure which would force him 10
lie down and which would cause
him to receive bump on the head
u he endesvored to stretch.
Both men believe the town board
should be the judge of trial of the
various plans submitted and pass
an ordinance calling for enactmen,
of the scheme gettiag the best re.
suits.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
GREAT BRITAIN SEEKS PEACE.
BUT FRANCE WANTS SECURITY.

Here are some OF the reasons given by Sond fof saving
a second European war is ineseapable:
The fact remains that the in which the Polish race
finds itself its relation to its neshbors importance to
France in the new European adjustment combine
question. out Of which world war
Every German statesman from Frederick the Great onward
has spoken OF all other problems country BY
parison with the Polish question
Moreover whatever be the expansion next
two decades Whatever the gain consolidation and
Poland cannot nope to be match for presently
will become again a world power
But and the fact is capital Germany cannot will not ac
cept Polish settlement
But such is almost nescapabe Poland be erected into
occupying mcs truly Polish lands which
wer stolen by the Prussans
"As for the Germans, they will accept has
been constructed they would
contained territory included with German frontiers although
stolen by Prussian soveregns the past
Put the thing simply. Europe
The French, on their part security" -
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
By frank VI. sIMoNps.

The persistence of the upper ST.
lesian trouble. the most disturbing
single element in the European sit
uation of the moment, should sur
prise no American observer of for
eign affairs for the simple reason
that Poland. taking the larger
question. of which the Silesian af-
fair Is but one of many phases, is
and will remain for the future the
sraNest menace to European sta
bility.
II would be a mistake to charge
the responsibility for this to the
Poles. themselves. In the past three
centuries they have been almost
habitially the victims rather than
the authors of European disorder.
Yet the fact remains that the situ-
alton in which the Polish race finds
itself. its relation to its neighbors
and its Importance to France in the
new European adjustment. combine
to make II a source for future dan
gers even greater than that ira
ditional Eastern question. out of
which arose the world war.
Adjustment Is Near.
Since this situation exists and
will continue, there is reason for a
brief examination of the Polish
question as IT now rises once more
to trouble world peace. Looking
first at the general European situa-
tion one can perceive that. aside
from Polish matters, there is grad
ually coming about an adjustment.
which might easily be of long du-
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
FRANCE PLACES ONLY HOPE
AGAINST GERMANY IN POLISH
ABHTTYNCOUNTER OFFENSIVE
Great Britain Opposes Even Present Grant to
Poland as Being Most Likely to Upset
Europe's Peace.

ration. True there remain many
disputes between rival countries.
disputes between the Italians and
the southern Slavs over Adriatic
frontases. between the Greeks and
Italians over Albanian marches and
Aegean islands. Between the Hun
garians and their several neighbors,
who have taken from the Magyar
state provinces which contain Ru-
manian, Slovak and Serbo-Croat
majorities. There is a Bulgarian
question for Serb. Rumanian and
Greek alike. There Is a Turkish
question for the Greeks.
Looking at the center of Europe.
there is the familiar problem of
Austria, which is seeking by al
most daily demonstration to arrive
at union with Germany. The new
Bohemian state. too. has a German
minority. which accepts with ILL.,
grace incorporation in the Czecho-
Slovak nation. In word. all
around the edges of the new coun-
tries, or of the newly expanded
small states, there is friction. there
may well be readjustments and time
alone can bring about real stability.
Yet aside from the Austrian issue,
conditions are plainly approaching
a condition of stabilization. The
several treaties. the arrangements
between small countries, these give
solid basis for hope.
Establishes Frontiers.
Moreover. when one looks at the
larger states. the situation Is even
more promising. Italy has at last
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
GERMANY PLANS WAR TO TAKE
BACK LOST MINERAL WEALTH
CEDED WITH HUPPER SHESIA
Simonds Says Conflict Il Inescapable As Soon
Az Teutons Regain Strength to
Launch Attack

self against Germany. save a. the
British consent TO an alliance sno
TO an adoption Of conscription-sno
the British will do neither.
As for the Germans, they viii not
accept Poland as u has been con-
structed. they would not have ac-
cepted any Poland which contained
territory once included within Ger
man frontiers, although stolen by
Prussian sovereigns in the past. And
Poland. without such territory would
be economically first and politically
later. the mere creature OF Ger
many, which would hold the Danzig
gateway TO the sea and possess ali
the coal, or most of IL. which is es-
sential TO the development OF Polish
Industry.
There. in a nutshell. is the real
situation with respect OF Poland
and the truth about British and
French policies. This is the chaos
into which we Americans have just
come, after having stayed out OF
European discussions for many.
many months. II you read British
newspapers you find great and al
ways increasing irritation with the
French. because Of their champion
ship of Poland. Striped Of all cam
outage, this means that Poland con-
stitutes in British eyes a danger 10
world peace. a possible occasion for
British participation unwillingly in
a new world struggle. II is the fact
of Poland that the British with their
unerring instinct in foreign politics
object to. because the fact OF Po-
land constitutes the greatest single
danger to European peace hence
forth as far as one can see.
History 4, Being Changed.
Read the French newspapers,
again eliminating all the portions
OF the articles which deal with
moral and sentimental issues and Il
will be seen that Poland is for
France the corner stone Of the new
Europe and French resentment at
British policy. which has been con-
slant at the Paris conference and
since. grows out OF the fact that,
for the French. Britain in her readi-
ness to sacrifice Poland. seems in
reality TO be sacrificing France.
Actually European history today
is beginning to revolve around a
new pivot. New alliances are TAX
ing shape. new policies are coming
TO the surface, but most important
OF all political questions, accepting
the reparations dispute as hence
forth economic, which is a large as
sumption, Is the Polish problem. Of
which the upper silesian dispute is
only a detail
Ccepyritht, lsai. BY Mcclure Nev.p.r~r
syndiosts.)