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The Washington times., 1922-05-04
COMMISSIONERS GO TO CAPITOL TO PROTEST TAX NCREASl
Fireman Keeps Word
To Rescue Woman
OF 50

Firemen keep their promises.
"If you ever have fire here.
don't worry. I'll look out for
you," is what Lieut.. J. G.. How
ard. of No. 8 truck house. told
Mrs. Levine Smith. eighty-three
years old. recently. Mrs. Smith
is an invalid and lives on the
fourth floor Of 81 Thirteenth
street northwest, in which house
Lieutenant Howard makes a
weekly inspection.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning an alarm was pulled in.
The fire was at 511 Thirteenth
street.
Lieutenant Howard. with
Capt. Pinkney Cross, also Of
No. 3. rushed upstairs to Mrs.
Smiths room.
81 knew you'd keep your
promise" Mrs. Smith told the
firemen as they carried her
down the steps to another room
to safety.
The fire only did $50 damage,
originating in a closet. Smoke
filled the entire house. however.
and Mrs. Smith probably would
have been overcome but for the
timely rescue.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
House Adoption of
ID. c. Tax Bill Called
Piece of Injustice

THE Davis amendment adopted by
the House, fixing a new scheme OF
fiscal relations between the Federal
and District governments Is the
most far.reaching and drastic pro.
position that has ever been brought
before Congress"
Thus spoke Congressman Fred n
Zihlman. OF Maryland. member Of
the House District Committee. to-
day in condemnation of the action Of
the House yesterday in ignoring
the protests OF the people OF Wash.
ington in conCurring in the amend
ment which practically revolutionizes
the city's tax system.
He expressed the opinion that II
the civic and the commercial bodies
OF the District make a strong figh.
against the proposition before II
comes up in the Senate for final
action. there is still a chance that
the taxpayers of the District will
have some redress.
other members OF Congress who
made a strong fight on the floor.
including Congressmen Moore ~
Virginia and Linthicum Of Mary
land today branded the action OF
their colleagues In the Hou.e a-
the worst piece Of Legislative action
in two decades"
Here In n summary OF 'he action
Of the House Yesterday:
Py vote Of i9s to 81 OPTED the
Davis amendment to Conference re-
port on appropriations hill. which
imposes additional taxes Of approx
nnatety S3.Ooo.O 600 year for the
next five years
Receded and concurred In all Sen
ate minor amendments to District
bill for iac3. with exception " item
Of $500. 600 as initial appropria ton
toward purchase ~ klnKle valley
and Rock Greek valley parks and
Patterson tracts ON this PROPOSE
ton both houses are stin IN die
,'rCsmcnt
ConCurrc' Ir senate amendment
.yut.nU,l ol PaEc %, Column -
The Washington times., 1922-05-04

To-day.
club dinrer-By the new board ri
Governors Arts Club Of Washington. "a
outgoing officers. 2oiT I street north~es,
! y N.
M-~,lnG-The Dorniniosn Lyceurr, SOS
s.-renth street southwest. a:1o D m.
.,sc.ption-Louls,a Society of Wash
tnstSa. address bv MAJ. Gen. La nsins
" Beach. chief Of engineers. the wssh .
inHton Club. i1oi X street northwest.
4 y. IN.
Annual ne~tins-The Anthony Lesau.
.oeI Columbia road northwest. sp m
Meettns-Syrscurisns No 10. knights
~ Pythiss, Pythisn Temple. y m
Dsnce-py Friendship A C sol Y
street northwest $50 p. m.
PeEirners class and healing meeting
Unity Society. ace Homer buiIdins. Thir.
'e~nth snd q streets northwest, ras
y
Meeting Ale bsus STATE society. VII.
son Normal School. Eleventh and Hsr.
vsrd str~~ts north zee y m
hesuhE Neterans Bureau A c. Eas
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
D. c. Tax Bill Opposed.

A resolution urging opposition to
the District tax increase in tht
District appropriation bill vas sent
TO the Senate today following its
adoption last night by the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens As
sociation. Charles A. Baker, presi
dent OF the Federation of Citizens
Associations. urged District-wide co
operation between civic orgnnila
tions in fighting the tax increase
Mai c. II. Brown, assistant to the
Engineer Commissioner, spoke on
the zoning system,
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
HOUSING COMMITTEES
MEET THIS AFTERNOO

Chairmen Of sub-committees Of III
local housing committee will meet il
the District building at 4:30 o'cloC'
this afternoon. The meeting will b,
closed to the public.
The resignation OF Henry Brigham
OF Boston. from the committee will
he read. as will also the resignation
OF John Ihlder as vice chairman of
the committee. Mr.. Ihlder. how
ever. will retain the chairmanship OF
the subcommittee on housing survey
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
MAY SEEK.
TALK WITH.
CONFEREES.
Senate Leaders Are Given
Views Of city's Rulers-To
See House Chiefs Later.

The District Commissioners to-
day went to Congress to protest
against the proposal to change
the Districts tax system. They
talked with Senate leaders this
morning and this afternoon will
seek audiences with several prom
inent House members.
May Seek Senate Hearing.
The possibility that the Commits
sioners would seek a hearing before
the Senate conferees loomed today.
Another plan discussed in the Dis
trict Building was 10 the effect that
the Commissioners had a substitute
tax plan which they believed Con.
kress would accept in lieu OF the Con
gressional plan which would make
the District raise SO 900, 900 a year
extra for five years.
Daniel j. Donovan. District audi
tor. is preparing figures TO show
the amount the District will have to
nav il the new tax plan is approved.
Il
days when they will be submitted
TO the Commissioners.
II the Senate Conferees on the Ds-
trict appropriation bill-headed nv
Senators Phipps and Wesley Jones
confirm the action taken by the
House yesterday. only one hope re.
mains for the taxpayers of Wash
ington.
There is chance-a bare
chance. that the tactics which
failed in the House may succeed in
the Senate-that is, a point of or.
der against the tax rider" may
be sustained.
Senator Harrison OF Mississippi
probably will make "A point OF order
against the tax rider OF the District
appropriation bill when II reaches
the Senate. Il was learned today. The
Senate conferees have no appoint
rnent to meet today 10 take action
upon the conference report, as
adopted by the House, and probably
will postpone a meeting until tomor-
row.
Conferees Exceeded Powers.
Vice Presiden! Coolidge is likely
% follow the lead Of Speaker Gillett
in the House and rule against any
parliamentary point nldue dEdlilSt
the tax feature Of the bill. There Is
o general admission, however, that
the House and Senate conferees ex-
ceeded their authority in reframing
entirely the tax legislation for the
District. Under any normal pro-
cedure in the Senate this would be
classified as Legislation" and could
be stricken from the bill on the OBJ
lection Of a single Senator. But
new complication has arisen in the
fact that the House, by formal vote.
yesterday approved the legislation,
and the question now arises as TO
whether. on a technical interpreta-
tion OF the Senate rules, II can be
classified today as new legislation"
On this point parliamentarians are
divided.
Representatives of various District
organizations have visited Senators
asking them to make a point OF
order against the measure. and nor.
traying to them the danger of permit.
ting the new increased taxes 10 be
imposed. 1t is understood that at
least two Senators are prepared to
make a fight against the tax rider"
and they look for considerable sup.
port as soon as the facts are re-
vealed.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
QUICK WIT TRIU MPHS.

a sailor shipwrecked on an isle,
Had given up the ghost.
For cannibals had got him,
And were going to have pot
roast.
They took him before the king.
Who said: "Once more we eat:
He's really very skinny,
But anyhow he's meat"
The sailor thought his end had
come
As the king his lips did lick,
But he had an inspiration
And acted on il quick.
lie removed his wooden leg and
arm,
His hair, teeth and glass eye,
Then he put them back again
And was even as you and I.
The Cannibals were all upset.
He must he a spirit. they >aiJ.
So they made him ruler Of their
isle
And ate the former king instead.
DUSTY" RHODES.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
HOUSE ORDERS
REDRAF TING Of
BALL RENT BILL
Business Properties Likely to
Be Excluded From oper-
ations of Law.

Redrafting OF the bill extending
the Ball rent law for a period OF two
years was authorized today by the
House District Committee. on mo.
ton OF Congressman Zihlman OF
Maryland.
The legislative drafting committee
OF the House will go over the bill
tomorrow. and the District Commit.
tee will consider at the same time
the exclusion of business properties
from the Jurisdiction Of the Rent
Commission. Public hearings on the
bill will be resumed Saturday morn.
ing at $3.50 o'clock.
Congressman Zihlman asked the
committee to have the bill redrafted
at the hearing today. because, he
said. 1T is contradictory In its terms.
and we are getting nowhere with
this hearing"
II is reasonably certain that, II
the bill passes, business properties
will not come under the rent com
mission. chiefly because of argu.
ments offered today by Roger j.
Whiteford, attorney for the Wash.
ington real estate board. White.
ford also spoke against extension OF
the law.
Creates PrOfneering
Whiteford told the committee that
local real estate men had made
more money than ever before since
the rent law went into effect.
This law automatically creates
profiteering he declared 1T il
hurting business"
He denied the statement of Mrs.
Clara Sears Taylor, rent commits.
sioner, to the effect that the city
was overcrowded. WhitefOrd pointed
out that people were not renting
houses, but were doubling up In
homes and buying the property. He
asserted that the real estate situa-
ton would take care OF itself II the
rent law were abolished
Determined BY Business.
Whiteford said that II was i'm.
possible for the commission to fix
fair rentals for business properties
as the value OF such property was
determined by the amount OF bCsi.
ness done. and that this feature is
OF n highly fluCtuating nature.
A. Leftwich Sinclair, chairman OF
the rent commission. was called in
the hearing. but said little. Con.
gresham Humphreys appeared in
defense of real estate men.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04

At the last weekly meeting
of the Goldenberg Pinochle Club,
HAP" ABBOTT, president, held
the highest hand known since
the club organized. He was
dealt a cold 420 'meld," with
out the pickup. Mr.. Abbott
neglected to use his eyeglasses
and failed TO use the adding
machine provided by the club.
He only bid 4O0-thus earning
the title of Leather Vest Boy"
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
AUTOMOTIVE SOCIETY TO
HOLD FINAL MEETING

The Washington section Of the
Society of AvtomotIve Engineers,
Inc, will hold its last neet.I & Of
the season tomorrow nigft At the
Cosmos Club Lecture Hall. The
speaker will he DIR. Harvey w
V-ey. on The Metric system and
it's Practical Jse "
The ladies are invited to this
meeting which will he in tho ma
ture of a buffet luncheon AMI
smoker. IL has been announced.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
WASHINGTON LEGION POST
TO BUY $43,5 500 HOME

The purchase OF permanent
home for George Washington Post
No. 1, American Legion, was IA.
vorably acted upon last night at
n meeting of the post in the board
room Of the District building. Plan
81 the organization is TO issue
stock OF $3.50 par value. TO be
subscribed by members OF the
legion.
Five hundred dollars was voted
last night for securing an option
until June s on a home to cost
s43.500.
Congressman John J. MCSwain,
OF South Carolina, addressed the
post on the importance OF loyalty
TO the legion and the need OF
greater camaraderie. Comma nier
Charles G.. Hanford presided
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
Tenders Resign alton.

Judge William II. DO Lacy. presi.
dent Of the Society Of st. Vincent
de Paul. since 1904, announced his
resignation from the presidency Of
The Society last night a; meeting
of the Particular Council in Car
roll Hall. Dr. PAU OGrady. p.
Y. Neiland. T. J. Hcnnage. George
T. Cleary and 4. !. Davis. were
appointed to select candidate
TO succeed Judge De Lacy.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
Neighborhood House Fete

The spring festival OF the Neigh,
borhood House, 420 y street south.
west. will open this afternoon al
4 o'clock with a children's matinee.
Tonight there will be a program OF
plays and dances in the open
theater built for the festival. The
program will he repeated on Fri
day and Saturday night.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
TODAN'S LUCKY THEATER
TICKET WINNERS

So Ear this week there have been
er ONE HUNDRED contribu.
tons to Heard and Seen which, in
the opinion OF the judges named
nv Shubert -Garrick. were entitled
20 free thester tickets TO see The
Boomerang But the number OF
tickets Offered IL insufficient. At
the earnest solicitation OF your ,di-
tor the theater has agreed 10 award
twenty tickets tonight and Friday
night. the number for Saturday
night remaining al five owing to
the large public demand for ad.
mission. So the Judges have today
made these ten awards. two tickets
to each person, and II is only nee ..
sary 10 call at the office for them:
u. w. FARRELLY.
FRED SCHWAB,
DEWEY l.. SUIT,
SAM ". CHASE,
:. =. LUCkETT. r'Harper's
JtCK HOREN. rRachelorJ
~. SMITH
e. 4. KELLY. r.OidonoD
FLORENCE HOAGI.AND.
PHIL MANSFIELD. cartoon
Prom One Who Won.)
With PLEASURE ! w~uf.
The sho~ wA. fine.
tpd ~eii worth
tny eedy's time.
n,,'~,. me; n r~.'se ID.
tsaS sn1 .~~fy.
I've s1ss e@-gk.
y"sr- .r~l,. -nCsTy- Rhodesl.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
THE CROSSING or LEGS.
THE VAMPY FLAPPER.

Dear Bill: Honest. Bill, don't
know what the difference Is in the
way men and women cross their
legs. or how that Chicago police.
men could tell that a woman mas.
querading as a man Was a woman
by the WY she crossed her legs.
In any case. though. a woman
crosses her limbs. and in this
special case IL might have been
the shape that gave the girl away.
Anybody knows that. as a rule, a
womans limbs are more shapely
than a mans.
Just 80 long as women do not
double cross us or that we don't
cross them. it's all right.
FRED NETTER.
SACRIIIGEOUS S!ANCTIMONY.
From newspsper account OF trial OF
Miss Knox.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
DAPPER JOE 5
GIRL ARRESTED
|. ON JAIL VISIT
Police Retake Friend of Jimmy
Thief for Staying in
District.

W l'aNS
ington without affecting a recon
ciliation with "Dapper Joe" Lauzon,
million dollar jimmie thief and
cracksman, with whom she lived
during the height Of his ill-gain ed
prosperity. resulted yesterday in the
rearrest of Mrs. Olive Margaret
Kublitz. who left her home and hus
band TO accompany LauZon on his
nefarious operations in Eastern
cities.
Went To Jail Instead
Inspector OF Detectives Clifford
L. Grant released the woman OF
Tuesday on her promise that shH
would leave the Capital Immediately
and take the first train out Of tht
city.
But instead. Mrs. Kublitz look n
taxi for the District Jail, where she
went TO see Dapper Joe. who is
awaiting sentence on charges OF
stealing approximately S25O,00C
worth OF germs and securities from
Washington apartments.
The charge formally placed
against the woman because OF he:
failure to recognize Inspector
VII aHN y plu'i was AildN C''lN tb
Jewelry. valued at SIS. belonging tU
Anne b. Denham. 1884 Nonro
street northwest. from Lauzon.
knowing IL had been stolen. Lauzon
robbed the Denham apartment Mrs.
Kublitz denies knowing when she
accepted the jswelry that IL hal
been stolen. and declared lat Lau.
Zon told her he had bought ii "a
gift.
She "LOves Her joe"
But. love Joe" said the woman
after her arrest. 1T was no more
than natural for me to go To see him
II will probably be the last time ]
will see him again, as no doubt they
are going TO put him away for many
years. only intended TO have a
chat with him"
Detectives have no doubt that
Mrs. kublitz is infatuated with
I.auzon. He showered gifts. ex.
pensive clothing, and other luXuries
on her for nearly two.syears while
he was reaping a harvest through
his extensive robberies.
But the detectives believe the
object Of the trip TO the Jail was
more than to say good by. They
believe that Lauzon has saved
thousands OF dollars. which they
are trying TO recover. and that he
would try to use the woman in
getting possession of II. He Is un.
able to communicate with anyone
else about the whereabouts of the
safe deposit box where il is believed
Lauzon has the loot hidden.
A week before Lauzon's arrest
here. ne became estranged from
Mrs. Kublitz. II ia stated that he
Tilted her for another woman. De.
spite this fact. however, Mrs. Kub.
litz claims she still loves her Joe"
The Washington times., 1922-05-04

said the revolver to the dirk.
You're crooked and bum.
said the dirk TO the revolver,
You son of gun.
BACHELOR.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
9SaE!!aaRD1, !!a ! . .:!lE .,s:S!lkEE!kTD
IA ZZO q X 4 p II \

~ ~ - " ~ ~ - - ~
Part time doesn't appeal to a
hootch merchant. He prefers
Voisteody JOB.
The best argument made for
BoiShepism so far is .Semenou.
A character expert says all
great orators have big noses. Did
he mean noises?
The same erpert said all great
fighters hare blue eyes. Some
zoe saW had both black and blue
eyes.
If Juz= continues some foreign
wag WiH refer 10 rs as members
Of the Angio-SdrophOne race.
We irish zoe kneto Of an
Arabian tenor, so tOe could refer
to him jestingly as "The Shrek
of Araby."
The ocid tcst-Take one spring
poet. Pet him thru one weeks
housecleaning, beating rugs, etc.
n after this curriculum he can
still rJa psodize about spring, he
is real poet.
PAUL WHITE.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
ANSWERING "HAPPY JACK" "

" were q typi-t with plenty Of speed.
And you were . model In tweed;
~ MY money were spent on . honey
And YOU said Keep pounding tho
keys"
Wei. whoc Mer guess not.
I'D tell you to TO ~here IT, not.
WAR Risk.
" YOU were = ~skt~. . model In tweed.
And . typist Of great speed.
And " YOUR cash was spent on .
honeymoon bre~Se.
I'D make YOU dance on your knees
fore I'D pound the Keys.
LITTLE TYPlsT.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04

Eastlak- admitted he Joined the
church aud became q teacher In
the sunday school the year fol-
lowing his reIa ation. with the nurse.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04

From newspaper account OF trial OF
Miss Knox
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-29
L P. A. Holds Annual
Meeting in Columbus

Columbus. Neb.. April 2S.-(Spc-
cial Telegram. with more than 200
Knights OF the Grip. manufacturers
and wholesale dealers from all parts
OF the state in attendance, the 18th
annual convention OF the Nebraska
division OF the Travellers Protective
association opened here. Delegates
with their wives and visitors formed
in line and. led by the Columbus
band, paraded to the hall.
The convention was called to order
by H. NJ. Landreth Of Fremont, pres
ident Of Post B. who turned the
chair over to State President Earl o,
Eager Of Lincoln. G. Fl. Gray, pres
ident Of the Chamber of Commerce,
welcomed the travellers to the city.
President Eager responded in behalf
Of the association.
The annual memorial services with
memorial address by Rev. w. L.
Blaker. followed Immediately after
the opening exercises.
w. L. CASTOR of Lincoln. assistant
secretary of State. addressed the con-
vention on Patriotism" his address
being founded upon the observance
of the Tooth anniversary Of the birth
of General Grant.
The travellers and their wives we're
treated to a novel entertainment.
combining the features of minstrel
show, given by the members of the
local Elks tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-29
2 Die as Car
Turtles on
Bluffs Road
Machine Turns Over Three
Times - Three Men in
Rear Seat Escape
Injury.
Auto Wrecked al Curve

Two men lost their lives on South
I svenue IN Council Bluffs al ! o'clock
yesterday when the automobile IN
which they were riding turned over
three times.
Three other men riding in the ma
chine escaped without a scratch.
Fred ". Bass aud William Black
ford. Northwestern foundhouse en-
I ployes, arc the dead men. The car
was owned and driven by Bass.
Bess. Biaekford and three COM
panions were travelling north OH
/ South avenue. near Woodbury. ave-
nue.. at the time OF the crash, A,
this point South avenue takes short
swing. In negotiating the curve Bass
permitted the left wheels 10 leave the
road and in jerking the car back into
the right OF way again the left front
wheel was torn off by the rough edge
Of the pavement.
The three men riding in the back
seat were thrown clear OF the machine
as il turned over and thus escaped
injury. Bess and Blackford, riding
in the front seat. were pinned under
the car.
Testing Motor.
Bess was 81 and lived at l0l4
Fourth street. He leaves a wife, but
no children. Blackiord was % and
roomed at o0l Mynster street. lie
had no relatives in Council Bluffs.
His mother. Mrs. Anna Blackford.
Marion. ILL.,. has been notified.
The three men who escaped injury
we're z. c. Peterson. 343 Hyde ave
nue.; A. II. Mattock. 7l6 South Sixth
street. and Jack Lake, 1000 Fourth
street.
All but Bess were riding this morn
ing in Peterson's machine. As they
passed Bess' house he hailed them.
He said the motor in his bigger car
wasn't working right and he asked
them to 60 riding with him, while
Peterson. who is a mechanic, might
investigate the motor.
They did. They drove to the end
OF the pavement on South avenue.
near the Iowa School for the Deaf.
On the return trip Peterson got on
the running board to listen to the
motor.
Truck in Way.
AS they came to the slight curve
by Woodbury. avenue Ford truck
loomed in the highway. Bess
turned the wheel to avoid crashing
into the truck, Peterson said. ami
then the front axle snapped as he
tried to turn the car back to the
paving.
The machine turned over thrice.
! hurting the two men in the rear seat
and Peterson on the running board
clear of the wreck. The men in the
front seat were killed instantly.
Peterson said they were driving
EAST" How fast they were going
he said he did not know.
His Luck.
Just before the fatal ride was
started Peterson picked four-leafed
clover and stuck it in the buckle OF
his overalls. He is the only mem.
Der of the quintet who escaped with
out a scartch.
"Guess four-leafed clovers are
lucky, after ALL" he grunted.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-29
Grand Island Man May
File for u. S. Senator

L;ncolns April 28.-(Special. -
Frank Johnson, Grand Island, prob
ably will be the next candidate for
republican nomination for United
States senator.
T. w. Call, Alliance travelling man,
called at the office Of D. M. Ans
berry, secretary Of state, to get prop
er instructions on methods to be
pursued to put Johnson in as can
didate. Call announced Johnson
would pay his filing fee at Grand
Island.
Johnson is grand chancellor Of the
United Commercial Travellers asso-
ciation and chairman of the legisla-
tive committee of the Travellers Pro-
tective association of Nebraska.
Candidates already in the field are: !:
Congressman A. w. Jefferis, John O.
Yeiser and R. B. Howell, with many
republicans urging Attorney General
Clarence A. Davis to file.