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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-08
THE TAX
MEASURE.

YESTERDAY The Tribune
1 printed in these columns a
brief synopsis of the proposed new
income tax which the State Teach
ers' association Endorses as a ear
of raising more school revenue, and
also a similar synopsis of a new in
heritance tax which they propose
with the same object in view. Both
taxes are in addition to the present
state income and inheritance taxes,
and also in addition to federal
taxes.
AS to the additional state income
tax it provides for two per cent an
nual tax and various additional sur
taxes up to 4 per cent on incomes
of $1,000 or more. That would
make a total of s per cent for this
purpose on all large incomes. The
government tax begins with $1,000 a
year for single men and $4,000 a
year for married men. 1t follows
the general line Of the federal in
come tax, though the latter goes
up in its sur-taxes as high as so
per cent instead of four per cent.
The Tribune has always said that
it sees no objection in principle to
the income tax, though it believes
that the federal government has al
ready pushed that to the extreme
limit, and a good bit beyond that
limit. The effect is to force cap
ital into more productive channels
and more ~tax-paying securities. Of
course, any additional state income
tax must have the effect of increas,
ing such diversion of investment
money from industry and wealth de-
velopment in the state to investment
in non-taxable bonds. That is 60
ing on now at an alarming rate, ow-
ing to high federal sur-taxes on in
comes. Any additional %sur-taxes
must increase the movement. For
that reason we do not favor the
bill which the state teachers asso-
citation has formed and proposes to
initiate.
The state teachers inheritance tax
is not open to this objection. The
only ill effect it a have is to
cause wealthy men to remove their
legal residence or their wealth from
the state and we do not think its
provisions are drastic enough to
. cause much of that. An inherit
ance tax is one tax that can't be
shifted. 1t is pretty nearly the only
tax that cannot be shifted by those
that pay it. 1t is an eminently fair
tax. A nan has no natural right
to money after he is dead. If So
ciety chooses to hand it on to those
persons he wants to have enjoy it
after his death it has the right to
charge any fee it sees fit for this
service. We have no objection to
offer. The amount of money that
would be raised under the teachers
inheritance tax if it were adopted
at the next election would not be
very great, we fear. But as far as
it goes it would do no harm and
would help the school revenue some.
| EAAIn AMI AAAn AEHEoA NC
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-08
WILL TOUR EUROPE

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, June 7.-Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Scheidt left Wednesday for a
tour of Europe. They will be joined
at Chicago by Mrs. Henry Osmers and
Miss Ruth King of this city.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-08
The HQSkin Letter 81 ,;s 2:sz
LABOR WAR IN WEST VIRGINIA.

, that were coercive and ~intimidating and
resulted in the invasion of the consti-
tutional and economic rights of the
-a,LA~c E.H
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
TRADE BOARD
WILL CONSIDER
MOTHERS BILL
Sponsors Believe Business Men
Will Support Measure
Before Congress.

The mothers pension bill now
pending before Congress will be
one of the items to come up for
consideration by the committee on
charities and corrections of the
Washington Board Of Trade at a
meeting in the board rooms at 4
o'clock next Wednesday afternoon.
The bill provides for the partial
support of women whose husbands
are dead or have become per-
manently disabled or who have
been deserted by their husbands
for at least three years or whose
husbands are prisoners when these
mothers are poor and must sup.
port children under sixteen years
old.
Allowance is to be fixed by the
Juvenile Court. with a maximum
of $15 a month for one child and
81 month additional for each
other child. The allowance con.
tinues for a period of not longer
than six months, when 1t auto.
matically expires, though renewals
can be granted as many times as
may be necessary.
II is thought that the committee
will report in favor Of the bill. A
number Of other important items
will be considered and the annual
report of the committee will be
framed. Frank =. Reeside, chair.
man, will preside.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
MORNING
FIRES DAMAGE
D. C.PROPERTY
Horses Saved When Stabla
Burns-CandIe Sets Fire
in Closet.

Damage estimated at $3.50 was
caused last night and early this
morning by a series OF fires in the
Dirstrict.
Fire that originated in the hay
loft over the stable at 219 L street
northwest caused damage said TO
be $1,000. Horses that were in
stables near the fire were led to
safety. The property Is owned by
Holmes and Sons, bakers.
a candle that was left burning
in closet on the second floor Of
SO2 ID street northeast, caused
damage to the building and CON
tents estimated at $3.50. Mrs. Ma
thias Cuddy, who rents the place,
escaped injury.
The automobile Of n. T.. Nichols.
whose office is in the Continental
Trust Company's building, caught
fire because of a short circuit when
he was having gasoline put in the
tank. Members of No. "a engine
company, whose house is next
door to the gasoline station. eX.
tinguished the blaze with chemicals
The damage is estimated at 500.
The rear porch at 625 Maryland
avenue southwest was demolished
by fire. Damage is estimated at
500. The cause OF the blaze is be.
ing investigated.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
CEMETERY COMPANY
SUES COMMISSIONERS

The District Commissioners were
named defendants in a suit filed to.
day in the District Supreme Court
by the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Company,
asking for the cancellation of as
sesSments under the Borland amend
nients for paving Bladensburg road
amounting to $2,55S.21.
Plaintiff, represented by AttorncH
w. G. Sullivan, alleges that the BUr
land act does not apply to rural sec
tions Of the District; that the pawn!
IN Bladensburg road was unsubstan.
ial and inferior in character; tha,
he Borland act required Bladens
burg road to be paved from Fifteentd
and II streets to the District Line
but that the paving stopped quar-
ter of mile north of these streets
that the Borland amendment only AZ
plies to cases in which the repavina
Is done from the side to the center vi
lhe road and that Bladensburg roat
was not so repaved; that the act
does not apply to cemetery property
and can only apply to the extent oI
benefits actually conferred upon tn,
property assessed, and that the char
ter Of the plaintiff company exempt'
it from taxation.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
5000 MONTHLY.
FAIR RENT FOR
INN, BOARD SAYS
Former Senator Lee Wins
Case-Increase Denied in
Flea of S. Beloff.

The District Rent Commission to-
day denied the petition OF Mary l..
Slye for a reduction of the rent
of the Greenwich Inn, a combination
cafe and roOming house at 1858
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Former Senator Blair Lee, owner
Of the property, and John w. Thomp-
son and Company, Inc, agents, were
defendants.
The tenant asked that the COM
mission lower the present monthly
rental of $500, declaring it to be un.
fair and unreasonable. The inn was
inspected by the commissioners. who
today ordered the present charge
continued.
The rent board today also decided
against Simon Beloff, owner of nine
houses from 1885 to 1851 Twenty
third street, northwest, inclusive.
Belof asked the rents be increased,
and stated the value of the property
to be $4,000. The commission con.
tinued the present rentals OF $27.50,
and set a valuation OF $4,000 on each
house, or $4,000 for the entire
property.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
LOCAL GREEKS
FORMING UNIT
TOF|GHT TURK
500 Men to Compose Regi-
ment to Sail January I
for Asia Minor.

Five hundred Washington Greeks.
fearing for the welfare of their ma
tive Hellas at the hands Of her an
cient enemy, the Turk, will compose
q regiment for action in Asia Minor,
1t was learned today.
The organization Of this unit Is 60
ing forward under the direction Of
the Greek American Association,
whose membership comprises two
thirds of the local business men Of
that nationality.
Peter s. Hioures, president Of the
association, said today that the
Greeks of Washington would respond
to this call as they did during the
Balkan war in 1912.
THE reverses that overlook our
armies in Asia Minor are akin to
those which befell the allies of the
late war" he said today. Even as
the allies then brushed aside those
mishaps and redoubled their energies
to accomplish their ends, Greece will
in this emergency, act in the same
way and realize her national and
lawful aspirations"
Hioures, who is engaged in the
real estate business, with other Off
GERS of his organization have begun
to Law plans for the recruiting Of local
Greeks for overseas service. pub
lie appeal to the young men will be
made, and headquarters for enlist
ments will be opened at downtown
office. The preparations, II Is eX-
pected, will assume definite shape
within the next two or three months.
1t is doubtful whether the local quota
will sail before January /.
Washington Greeks are willing
at any time to supply five or six
army units to aid in vanquishing
the barbaric hosts whose resurgence
in Asia Minor threatens Greece, the
temple of arts, sciences and govern
ment." declared Hioures.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
ECONOMY
IS MOTIVE
FOR PLAN
Public Buildings Commission
Hopes to Save, and End
! Dormitory Complaints.

Conversion of the Government
hotels on Union Station plaza in.
to offices for Federal depart.
ments now housed in rented
buildings will be considered by
the Public Buildings Commission
at its meeting next week, it was
learned today.
Several members of the COM
mission are in favor of this
course as an expedient to re-
lieve the heavy expense entailed
upon the Government by renting
private property for Federal uses.
Sentiment of Officials.
The sentiment among influential
officials seems to be that the pro-
posal regarding the hotels would
prove an effective way out" for the
commission, inasmuch as the mem
bers would be relieved of RESPONSE
bility for the continuous fact!onalism
of the dormitories.
Assistant Secretary of Labor Hen
ming and officials Of the United States
Housing Corporation, directly in
charge of the hotels, have not
reached q decision on the conversion
program.
Congressman Langley Of Ken
lucky, a member of the commission,
recently declared himself in favor OF
such action being taken. Senator
Fernald of Maine, chairman Of the
Senate Committee on Public Build
ings and grounds, is understood TO
be in favor of the move. although he
has not definitely expressed himself
{. Commission to Meet.
The commission. Of which Senator
Smoot is chairman. will meet Tues
day or Wednesday. The results OF
q canvass OF buildings rented by the
Government will be offered Tor study
Notable Among these properties
is that at 1880 F street northwest
occupied by the District Rent Com
quarters, and by the divisions OF
of Justice.
Officials of these various offices
have been repeatedly asked to va
cate, and have secured extensions
OF tenancy from the commission
from time to time. The latest date
set for their moving was October
/, but this also has been subjected
TO extension.
1t was believed that the offices
might hereafter be located in the
Potomac Park temporary war struc
lures. but this did not meet with
enthusiasm on tie part of the va
rious bureaus. A more central 10
cation was desired,
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
HALF Of C|TY'S
REALTY TAX To
FALL DUE soon
Bills Go Out About October !
Under New Law, Says
Towers.

Real estate tax bills will be ready
for distribution on October I, Chat
ham NJ. Towers, District Tax Collec'
tor. announced today.
All bills will be made out for the
entire amount of the tax due the
District government. Taxpayers,
however, are compelled only to pay
one-half of their taxes at this time,
the remainder falling due in May.
The bills may be obtained any day
after October l and are payable dur
ing the month of November. Failure
to pay the one-half of the taxes due
will result in a penalty being at
tached.
Collector Towers said today he was
making out the bills for the fun
amount in the hope that taxpay ers
would clear up their account in No
vember.
The entire tax bill can be paid at
this time" says Mr.. Towers, "and
we are anxious that as many tax.
payers as can do so will pay the
whole amount"
II payment of one-half the taxes is
made, the tax office will bill the tax.
payer for the remaining half next
May.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
PRESIDENT TO BECOME
MASON OF HIGH DEGREE

President Harding will select TIL,
date upon which he will receive TIC
thirty.third degree in Masonry. by al
rangement made at yesterdays meet
ing Of the 10th Supreme Council Of
the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction III
Cleveland. The bestowal was to hav
occurred Tuesday but Mrs. HARDING; ;
illness altered the Presidents plans
Washington would be the seat OF n
great national university and an edd
cational portfolio would be added &c
the cabinet II suggestions Of John VI
Cowles. Of this city, should be fol
lowed. He advocated these institu
tions In addressing the Cleveland con
clave yesterday.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
THOSE "BACHELOR GIRLS"

We commented recently upon q
society Of Bachelor Girls" in
Southwest Washington, express
ing our view that these CIR Is
would not remain single long IL
they run across the right fel-
lows. And there comes this from
NAOMI M. the president OF the
society:
Far be Il from us to be ruan-
haters. We're not. A bachelor girl
Is the best friend n man ever had.
None Of us are contemplating mar.
riage at the time being, but we'd
hate to think that we had to 20
through life without entering the
marriage state"
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
WHAT'S DOING
Today and Tomorrow

Today.
Meeting-Eauality-w Walter Reed Post
No. 2s4, V. r. W., Pythian Temple. eve
ming.
Dinner--Arts Club OF Washington, 2o17
I street northwest evening.
Luncheon-Clvitan Club, blue room OF
City Club, 1880 p. m.
sMeeting-Cathedral Citizens Associs.
tion. 302s Wisconsin avenue, 8 y. m.
observation-disclosures Club, Washington
Hotel, noon.
Meeting-Thirteen Club, City Club
evening.
opolitan Club. Frank.
lin Square Hotel, noon.
Tomorrow.
Meetin g--American Star Mothers
Thomson school, evening.
Meeting-The American Society for
Steel Treating, auditorium OF Interior
Department building, evening.
MeetIng-Federation OF Civic Associa-
ton, board room Of the District build
ing, evening
Meeting-writers' League Of Washing.
ton, Public Library, evening.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
HUNDREDS FROM CAPITAL
TO ATTEND CATHOLIC NEE

Hundreds OF Washingtonians are
expected to attend the fifth bien.
nial convention of the International
Federation of Catholic Alumnae
which will be held at Louisville,
KY, October "a to November 3.
The first three days will be de.
voted to special meetings of the
executive board, governors and in.
ternational ChairmCn. On October
26 there will be a reception to del.
egates, officers, visitors and local
alumnae.
Bishop Shahan, of Catholic Uni.
versity, will deliver the sermon at
the Cathedral service on Sunday,
October 90. Joseph Hurney. local
agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, will have charge of trans.
portation arrangements for the
Washington delegation. The local
delegates will leave at 2 p. m, Oc.
tober 2b. arriving at Louisville at
IL o'clock the. following day.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
CAPITAL TRACTION GIVES
PAMPHLETS TO PATRONS

Patrons Of the Capital Traction
Company soon may be expected TO
ride in droves beyond their stops, ~
crossed in a leaflet studded with
jokes Of all vintages from Joe Mil n
to Frank Tinney which that progres.
sive company will issue regularly a
free distribution In its cars.
Behind the Plow" is the title Of
this spirited publication of which V J..
I, No. l already is off the press. Be
sides the revamped wheezes the
pamphlet will contain news Of Inter
est to patrons.
1t was suggested by a BrooklanoeI
that the trans of the w. r. & E. be
provided with dodgers entitled Eek
cuse Me-" or Beg Pardon" and con
tanning enough reading matter L"
last through the longest tie!up.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
COMMISSION IS
READY To WAR
ON BUDGET GUT
Lord and Four Assistants Soon
to Hear Argument on
City's Needs.

Brig. Gen. H. NJ. Lord, Director Of
the Budget, and his four assistants
will comprise the board of experts
who will hear the oral arguments
of the District Commissioners In sup.
port Of their budget OF $3O, SOC, 900, OF
which $4,000. 900 is a supplementary y
estimate.
Daniel J. Donovan, District Audi
! tor and budget officer for the city
Is preparing the arguments to IT,
made. All Of the three Commission
! ers. will address the board. each ex
planning the needs OF the various de-
partments under their supervision,
In addition to these oral arguments
II is expected Capt. Redmond u.
Stephens, one of the assistants, Will
furnish first hand information whicn
will either support the pleas of the
Commissioners or refute their claims
of dire needs.
Captain Stephens, with Assistant
District Engineer Commissioners
Bcsson, Wheeler and Wood, is max.
ing a survey OF the District. lie Is
inspecting roads. streets. sewers and
the water system. Captain Stephens
has been directed to make himself
familiar with every important item
in the budget.
Captain Stephens made "A prelinIi
nary survey yesterday afternoon. He
declined today to comment on h:s
tour through the city, declaring that
no statement would be forthcoming
until he had completed his work.
1t is expected Captain Stephens will
make a second tour today or tomor-
row.
The District Commissioners expect
to hear from General Lord in a day
or two as to when the lcarings on
the District budget will begin.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
SOUTHWEST WANTS
M STREET CAR LINE

Officers were elected last night
at a meeting OF the South Wash.
ington Citizens Association in the
jefferson school. Those chosen
were. President. George Yeatman;
vice president, George Frasier; sec
retary, NJ. S. Yeatman, and treas.
urer. George Dant.
The citizens urged the construc.
ton OF a crosstown car line in NJ
street, from Seventh street south.
ives. to Eighth street southeast.
Committees will wait upon the Cap.
ital Traction Company in interest
Of the plan.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
THE HEIGHT co. PRESENTS
STYLE SHOW FOR CLERKS

The old living picture" Of early
vogue days was shown in modernized
form last night at the establishment
Of The Hecht Company, where mem.
bers Of the sales force took part in
seven reels" Of moving living
pictures portraying what to wear
and when to wear II. Fall fashions
Of 1922 were brilliantly displayed by
a spirited group OF girls and men.
Harold II. Levi spoke on the gen.
eral purposes of style shows and
their value alike to employees and
customers. The committee IN charge
consisted OF Irving Goldenthal, Miss
Nina Fickling. Mrs. Lillian Cullen,
William McCaw and Edward Cabel.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
S35O,O0ODR|vE
FOR SHR|NERS
To Be RECORD
Canvass of City Will Start
Thursday-WorId's Greatest
Chorus Being Planned.

The most thorough financial can.
vassing OF Washington ever under
taken will begin next Thursday,
when the finance committee of the
Almas Temple 1923 Shrine commit
tee begins its drive to raise a
$3.50, 900 entertainment fund for the
1000 Shriners who will attend
the annual session to be held here
next June.
The fund drive will be officially
launched Wednesday night at the
first meeting OF the new finance
committee, headed by Thomas +.
FARRELL. This meeting, which will
begin at o'clock, will bring to-
gether the $50 members and the
chairmen OF about thirty other COM
mittees, who also act as members
Of the finance group,
General plans for the work of
the various committees will be dis
cussed at a luncheon meeting OF
the officers and chairmen of the
Almas Temple committees at noon
tomorrow in the City Club. The
meeting will be under the auspices
of the Caravan Club, an Aimas
Temple organization.
1000 Committee Members.
Chairmen of the various commit
tees, of whom twenty have so far
been appointed, will be brought to-
gether officially for the first time
Monday night. when they will oc-
cupy stage seats at ceremonial
session OF Almas Temple in the
Capitol Theater. A large class OF
initiates will be received into the
fold.
Plans are being rapidly pushed
for appointment OF the membership
OF the various committees. There
will be, in all, more than 1000
Almas Temple committeeman to
handle the details of the giant
gathering here next summer.
One of the big features of the ses-
sion in June will be massed choirs
of chanters, bringing together the
largest body OF trained singers ever
heard here. Thousands upon thou
sands of the chanters will sing In the
parades and at song festivals. War.
rem w. Grimes, chairman of the song
committee. is arranging for the gath
ertng OF the Chanters from every
temple in the country.
Contributions Coming In.
Though the financial drive has not
yet been opened. contributions are
still pouring in at the headquarters
in the Homer building. ContTibu-
tors on September IS. I9 and 20 fol-
low:
Shriners-Howard w. Clair, r. J.
Pickett. August Traat, Hugh Brew
ster. Edw1rd II. Ki-R, Guy z. Ives,
Thomas II. Watson, N. d. Boydston.
X. r. II. Lyon. w. c. Smallwood,
II w. Singleton, Newton ". Polk. II.
T. Cole, G. II. Walker. z. NJ. Wal
lace. aSd Theodore Tallmadge.
Business concerns and individuals
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele.
phone Company. A. c. Bosselman,
Simon Atlas. Smith Brothers, r. p.
Andrews Paper Company, William
A. Henderson Company, Oscar Baum.
NJ. Goldenberg. Lansburgh & Bros ,
Evelyn NJ. Hazen. J. f. Roserthal,
Imperial Billiard Parlor, Inc, II. l..
Black & Son, Inc, Isaac Birch and
John G. Crockett.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
Legion Post Meeting.

At last nights meeting OF George
Washington Post. No. 1, American
Legion. the following were named
delegates to the department convrn.
tion to be held here next Tuesday:
Charles b. Hanford. J. T. Taylor, 4.
V. Walker, J. j. Syein, L. Mohler,
p. b. Mccoy, Paul v. Collins, How.
ard V. Fisk. Norman Il. Grant, VI.
w. Longfellow. Norman Kene,
George Z. Pickett, ID, and w. N.
Williams.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
1T WAS A WILD NIGHT.

We note from the MercyUille
(Iotoa) Bonner that "there WdS
great excitement and pleasure in
our to1On last Wednesday eve-
ming. There pas q social at the
NJ. E. Church, a stration
of. postum at GauLey's mer-
chandise store, and a drummer
gaze uuody free corn plasters at
Binghdm's Drug Store"
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
"For the columnist, it is often
a long time between thinks"
says one of the profession.
SISLER DID TY COBB.
They'll Have to Be Altered"

Dear Bill: Please inform my fol-
low>readers of your live and learn
column, that the Sisler person in
st. Louis who transformed the
'Tail-enders" into real. sure-enough
"Con.tenders" is now Miracle
Man" You see, Ty Cobb had nit
in every one q forty successive
games. and 1t had been said thar
nobody could equal that record.
But Sisler accomplished tEat
miracle. and went one better; and
all this after 1t had been agreed
that nobody could Ty Cobb.
SMITH d. FRY.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
TOMORROW.

Tho the skies arc overcast today,
New troubles you need not borrow,
For the clouds will quickly pass away
And there will he a Joyous tomorrow
Oh what possibilities for us all
Come with the dswninE Of the NOR
row,
May II bring nauEht that would APP
And not . tlnge Of sorrow.
ii. SMITH
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
HER VACATION DITTY.

I'll wave adieu to care
And to the seashore go.
There through the waves to plow
Along the sand,
Flirt with 4 man,
And stick him for a chow.
HANK HAWKINS.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
REGULAR "CUT UPS"

Marriage license spied in a New
Jersey paper by JULES BACKEN-
1EIMER:
Ray NJ. Keen, 20:
Anna b. Sharp, %:
BY Rev. 5. r.. Whittle.
The Washington times., 1922-09-21
FOLKS WE KNOW.

There are some folks who irritate
me,
Who get me going with their
stunts,
But the one hate the most Is the
chap
Who answers me with Eoofy
grunts.
I'm familiar with another bird,
Who'll get from me an awful
smack,
For he always calls me Brother"
And then slsps me on the back
OKLAHOMA PETE.