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New Britain herald., 1923-12-31
TIL WEATHER

IIartfor4I. Dee. 3I.-IoretaSt for New Britain and vicinity: Rain and slightly warmer to- night. Tuesday rain or snow and tsItler. Blusih colder Tues day night. shiffine winds be- t-fnling northwest Tue-sIay af- teFTluEH.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-31
LOW TEMPERATURES IN
 WEST CREEP EASTWARD
Wyoming Registers 3i Be- low Zero-SnOw For
 This Section

Washington, Dec. 31.-The great cold blast from Alaska today had overspread the Rocky Mountain and Northern Plateau regions. the plains states, the Missouri valley and the in- terior of the west Gulf states, with zero temperatures as far south as the Texas Panhandle.
 i It was twenty degrees below zero at many points in the northwest and at Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, 34 de- grees below was registered.
 4 disturbance over Lake Erie this morning according to the weather bureau, will move northeastward, at. tended by general precipitation over the states east of the Mississippi river and it will be followed by decidedly colder weather.
 Cold wave warnings have been is. sued for western Pennsylvania, Ohio. West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee. Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Northwest Florida, Western North Carolina and extreme western Vir- ginia.
 storm warnings are up from Block Island. It. l., 10 Passport, Me.
 Snow is predicted during ths next 4s hours for nearly all of fhe east and parts of the southeast.
 San Francisco. Dec. 31.-Lowcrinr temperatures symbolized the warning of the old year throughout the ra- cihc northwest today, freezing wealth. Ter being reported from nearly all points. and zero or below from points cast Of thc Cascade mountains.
 < Puget Sound steamer was torn from her moorinrs near Seattle and piled on the rocks at Meadowpoint. a wreck. while g stiff wind was re- ported blowing down from western Canada and Alaska with further chin promised.
 From the Casrsdes to tlae Rockies snow fell Lowest fem prraturns were rc ported from Montana. though spreading into Wyoming Colorado and Western Nellraslya. Mercury at -5 degrees below zero or lower uas ported at Hesfna. Harrr. Goorge- town, Butt, and Great Falls Mont.
 Wyoming sr"su and cattle raiscrs are reported to hate suffered heavy roesaz-
 Chicago. Doe. 11.- snow was falling in the Lake rs zion and soIrn of Ire north states and 'iug Of zrry teui- peratures today extended Hortbeassz ward from the TeEss p8uhandle dis trirf to Minnesota
 Tine sunny s8uthfaiid SIS fer as roft agast F7afjsIa. uas preparing for fIrr blasts which roared through Alazks the latter part Of last week
 Tn southern Louisiana the temper atare is expected to drop 10 zS de- erees tonight Or tomorrow The ef- f-rts of the storm expected fo carry tirr cold wave as far as western IssnHsg ysnia. Wnst Virginia and as far southeast as Hastern North Car- olfHa and northwest Florida.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-31
HERALD TOMORROW

The New Britain Herald. in conformity with it's usual GUS tom. will publish an edition to- morrow. New Years Day
New Britain herald., 1923-12-31

Continued On Page Eleven,.
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tContinued on Sixth page)
Evening star., 1923-12-25
GERMANS ASK END
OF RHINE BARRIERS
Beg France to Lift Restric.
tionS Placed on 0ccu-
pied Territories.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 25--The Ger
man government e~,lav cmm;' NJ
Gated to the British aoYernment full
details of the pourEarlers Initiated in
Paris and Brussels requestin" modi-
fication cf the existing regime in the
occupied territory. The German aims
include facilitation of traffic and
commerce between the occupied and
unoccupied territories. with the re-
moval of hindrances to railway COM
munication. abolition of export and i'm
port licenses and the equalization of
tariffs.
The communication also urges the
necessity of large credits and a
stabilized currency for the occupied
area with a view tn redeeming the
paper money issued by the communes.
Further il asks reinstatement of free
Rhineland shipping and the resump
tion of immunity for members of the
reichstag and federal parliament, to-
gether with freedom of q assembly al d
Independence of law courts.
1t is understood Germany delivered
similar communication to the Italian
government
On the subject OF the facilitation Of
railway traffic the communication
says what really is needed "to relieve
the congestion is the recall of all the
German railwaymen. who alone un-
derstand the complex railway sys-
TENS. 1t argues that revival of
economic life depends upon the Sc
curity of person and of property, and
hence it is necessary to reinstate the
authorities and officials and to protec;
them in the exercise of their duties
which include the collection of taxes
which are badly needed. owing to the
increase of Unemployment and dis
treSS.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
An Intolerable Burden.
m LII. New York Times

From the New York Times
In the years beginning with the
outbreak OF the world war. the in
crease of taxation was altogether the
/ greatest cause of the increased cost
of doing business. Between 1914 and
1919, according to the national INDUS
trial board. wages rose 15S per cent.
salaries 125 per cent, taxes 81 per
In 1914 the New York taxes on
every $1,000 worth of products were
s1474: in 1919, s2s.23. New Jersey
was even more blessed. Her tax on
| every 1000 worth of products jump
ed from sl2.97 in 1914 to s5276 in
1919. Her taxes--we may say, gen
orally, taxes in all the states, coun-
ties. municipalities. towns and vii
In states where there is little manu-
featuring the proportion of state
taxes is usually higher than in indus
trial states, but everywhere it is high
In some states the continual jackinE
up of state and local taxes has caused
an irritation that has had its effect
at congressional elections.
In the majority of states the ratio
of taxation to state income is more
than 10 per cent In 1919 the general
average was 12.1 per cent. In the
same year the increase in local taxes
levied in forty-one states was So per
cent over those of 1912: in 1920 there
was a jump of Fl per cent from the
of IL per cent. In the calendar year
1921 one-sixth of the current national
income was diverted into tax channels
for the support of governmental
! bodies in the United States
Before. during and after the war.
state and local taxation kept mount
| ing. Federal taxation, necessarily
pushed up, has been reduced some
what. but now constitutes. with the
heavy state and local taxation added
to it. an intolerable burden upon the
business and the economic growth of
. the United States. The federal part
I of the burden il is now within the
power of Congress considerably TO
tighten. Some part of that burden
weighs on everybody. whether he haS
| tax bills to show it or not The
iquick popular acceptance of Secretary
MELONS plan for reducing taxation
and stimulating business and indus
| try and the national prosperity shows
| that the people know what is hurting
them, even If some politicians have
| that is not.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
DANISH CRITIC SCORES
TASTE OF AMERICANS
Attacks Freud and Berbson and,
Upholds Einstein as New
ton" of His Age.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. December 25.-Georse Bran
des, the Danish critic and essayist. who
is visiting Paris, is rather hard on
American taste. still critical of Berg
sonian philosophy. and regards Freud
as apostle of obscene fnhuman imagi-
nation Though in his eighty-fourth
year Brandes is very active.
Asked whom he considered the great
est thinker of the day, he replied: Elm
stein beyond contradiction: he is the
Newton Of this age. All his conclusions
are being. or will be, established.
AS to Freud. he threw up his hands
in a gesture of horror and exclaimed.
What have such obscene inhuman
imaginations to do with us? Leave
them to America, where they are said
to be very successful, delighting the
bluestockings, to whom that country is
the chosen land.
,Brandes was reminded that when lee
turing once in London ne declared that
intuition was a quality which should be
left to female admirers of bergson. and
that this statement drew a reproach
from the French philosophers mother,
who happened to be in the audience.
Brandes says he remains faithful to
that opinion.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
DRY SQUAD SEXES
AUTO AND LIQUOR
Thomas F. Hennessy Held on Pos
session and Transport.
ing Charges.

An automobile and twenty-three
gallons of alcohol were seized by
the dry law enforcement squad Of the
tenth precinct last night and Thomas
F. Hennessy. COS Rock Creek Church
road northwest. arrested Hennessy
was charged with Illegal possession
and transporting.
Revenue Agent Asher. known as
Lone Wolf last night arrested
CharieE r. Wardell. fifty y-sevep. 705
9Th street northwest. on charge Of
illegal possession. He reported the
seizure Of one gallon of whisky
Detectives Messer and Kane Of the
nrst precinct made three arrests for
alleged violations of the dry enforce
ment law. They seized an automobile
and fve pints of whisky in connection
with the arrest of Francis NJ. John
son, 1908 9th street northwest The
other persons arrested were Frank T.
Dekowskf. 70S f street southwest, and
Charles Banks, s09 G street north
west
Evening star., 1923-12-25
BUDGET OF JAPANESE
DOUBLED IN DECADE
Minister of Finance Gives Alarm.
ing Figures on Increased
Taxation.

TOXIC, December 25.-Junnosuke
Inouye, minister of finance, who was
governor of the Bank of Japan until
he Joined the Yamamato cabinet and
as such made close study of Japa-
nese finances. gave some interesting
figures on the increase of the en-
pire's expenditures in a recent ad-
dress before the conference of prefec-
tural governors.
Compared with the budget of 1872"
he said, the budget for 1922 showed
an increase of two and half times.
the figures for 1922 being 1901 100000
Yen tabout $3.50, ,00O). against 593,-
100000 yen for 1912. More remark
able was the increase of expenditure
involved in local administration
which reached over 1,176.O00,000 yen
for 1922, an increase of nearly three
and half times over 1912.
The burden shouldered by the ma
tion in the form of taxes consequent
~ increased in the decade from $780,
100000 yen to 734 100000 yen in ma
tlonal taxes and from 185,O00,O00 to
bS8,e00,000 ven in local taxes. The
amount of both state and local loans
also increased remarkably, the for
mer swelling to over 1851 ,000, 900 yen
at the end of 1922 from about 2,573,-
100000 at the end of 1912. and the
latter to over $4,000, 900 yen at the
end Of 1922 from about $50, ,0O0, 900 at
the end rof 1872
Evening star., 1923-12-25
HOLD WOMAN RIGHT
IN SILENCE ON AGE

Woman has perfect right not to
tell any one her age, In the opinion
of the Central High School Alumni
Association, which takes official cog
nizance to this great feminine idio-
syncrasy tomorrow night at it's an
nual reunion.
Heretofore the roll call of the asso-
citation has been by classes. But this
system has been doomed. The women
did il. They didn't like to stand right
up in meeting and admit what class
they belonged to-that is IL they
graduated years and years ago. And
it was rumored that some Of the
more recent graduates, after they
had been out for only a few years
were beginning to get sensitive about
it,
1t is believed to be among the very
few official acts of any organized
body Of citizens recognizing tina {
women do not like to tell how old
they are.
Several thousands are expected TO
be in attendance for the program of
vaude WILLIE dancing and refreshments
The committee in charge includes
Mrs. Selden NJ. Ely. president OF the
association; Mrs. Willard E. Chamber
lain, Mrs. Bruce Bond. Mrs. Rebecca
Rogers. Mrs. L. T.. Hutchins. Thomas
II. Chapman and Maj. Randolph H.
Shaw.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
READS NOTE TO PoINcARE.
Reply to German Communica ton
Is Reserved.
' rhe Associated Press.


PARIS. December 25.-4ierT Won
Hoesch, the German charge d'affaires,
delivered to Premier Poincare last night
ten-page typewriter memorandum
setting forth in detail the German gov
ernnent's viewpoints on the following
questions:
The economic relations between the
occupied and unoccupied territories. the
dues levied, entry into occupied terri
TORY, currency of the Rhenish West
phalIan Bank. navigation of the Rhine.
railroad traffic and questions bearing
on the general administration and in
ternal legisla ion of the occupied terri
tory.
Reads Note to POincarc.
Herr Won Hoesch read over the docu-
ment to NJ. Poincare. who interrupted
several times with request that the
German charge explain the exact bear
ing of certain passages. At the con-
clusion the premier said he reserved
his answer until he should make a care
full examination o. the note in all its
aspects. He will get in touch with NJ
Iaspar. the Belgian foreign minister,
today, so that uniform reply may be
made
The note entirely concerned eco
nomic and administrative questions
arising out of the occupa tion of the
Ruhr and mentioned i'm no way the
general problem OF reparations.
Wants Customs Removed.
Although the exact terms of the
memorandum are withheld, the pres
ent impression in authorized circles
Is that Germany's object is to seek
to have the customs barrier removed
from between the unoccupied AND
occupied territory and dues on
everything entering w. Ipied ter
ritory from the occupied zone except
foodstufs, abolished. Germany also
wishes to have d hand in any soIu-
ton of the currency question that
may be attempted and TO be repre-
sented In the organization of the
Rhenish Westphalian Bank.
The German government asks for
the reinstatement of the expelled
on1clals and the recall of German
railroad hands and river boatmen.
with the object of intensifying traffic,
Doth on land and the waterways.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
CHILDREN GREET SANTA.
7s Industrial Home School In
mates Made Happy.

With the Jingle Of tiny bells on
his cap and a broad smile radiating
from behind his white whiskers
Santa Claus descended in all his
glory on the Industrial Home School
near Tenleytown. last night
To every one of the seventy three
children being cared for there he left q
present Of some kind and before de-
parting he decorated a huge Christ
mas tree.
In addition to the individual gifts,
he left big victrolS for the enter
tainment of all the children through
out the new year.
After partaking OF special
Christmas dinner, the little ones
were visited during the day by par
ents and relatives
Evening star., 1923-12-25
1O4 THEFTS ARE CHARGED
Police. Round Up 72 Alleged Shop
lifters, Chiefly Women.

hundred and four charges OF
shoplifting were preferred against
seventy-two persons arrested by
members Of the special force under
Detective Kelly during the shopping
season. the force consisting of fifteen
men and four women The list of per-
sons arrested contains the names Of
fifty-two females and twenty males,
forty being colored and thirty-two
white.
Detective Keily's report to Inspec-
tor Grant shows that thirteen of tho
persons arrested were under seven
teen years. twenty between seven
teen and tssenty- one years and thirty
over twenty-one.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
%. c. SURPLUS REVENUES
CLAIM JUST, SAYS PHIPPS,
ADVOCATING HIS BILL
Continued from First Page. }

sideration and passed by both houses.
For many years the District of
Columbia and the federal government
worked under a $3.50 division of ex-
penditures for the National Capital.
The District Commissioners were
limited in their recommendations of
expenditures to the amount Of rev.
enue derived from taxes levied on the
people of the District to pay one-half
of the cost OF maintenance and de-
velopment OF the Capital city.
'Over q period Of years. the Dis
trict Of Columbia was making good a
deficit incurred through an excess or
expenditures over the one-half due
to be Paid on the part of the District
from the tax receipts. When that
deficit had been overcome. however,
the taxation was continued on the
game basis. The District Commits
sioners recommended expenditures
which would have absorbed the rev.
enues from taxation.
How Taxes AccumllateA.
But owing to the exigencies Of the
world war. public improvement
particularly the construction OF
school buildings and streets--were
not Appropriated A1a ~ thaN NeA-
amount recommended bv the Commits
sicners. Therefore. the taxes col
lected and paid into the Treasury OF
the United States amounted to consid :
erably more than the expenditures,
resulting in a large ssSretion i, or ea- @
counts for the entire balance which
tile District now claims should be
expended for the benefit of tho Ma
tional Capital
There appears to be no aueseiofn, Z
nlan OF meeting the expenditures OF
the District was 4 definite and bind
ing agreement on the federal gov
ernment and when entered into the
Congress had no thought but that
the federal government would con.
tribute equal amounts to those paid
for maintenance and Improvement by
the District residents. The later
modification, under which expendi-
lures were to be divided between the
on q 1850 ba sis instead OF the former
equal division. can have no bearing
on the duty Of the federal govern
mAnt 70 carry out its engagement to
pay 80 Per cent Of the expenditures
white the $3.50 agreement was In full
force and effect.
Sees Claim Juxtthed.
"lnaEtnuCh as the citizens or the
District provided funds with which
to pay SO per cent Of the amounts
by the Commissioners
for expenditures for the public well
fare said the Congress failed to
appropriate up to the full ar,1ounts
raised by taxation and recommended
for expenditure. there does not seem
to be any moral or legal grounds
upon which the Congress or any one
else could base a. contention that
the excess revenues should not be
expended for the benefit Of the Dis
.triCt." 49,
Senator Phipps has also been chair
man Of the subcommittee Of the Sem
ate appropriations committee in
charge Of the District appropriation
bill and is -convsrsant with the needs
Of the District, particularly for great
er school facilities and for street I'M =
provements. He has taken keen in
terest in the District and has been in
strumentaI In putting through many
appropriations for much needed in1-
provementS.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
=, FUNERAL FOR MARINE.
Earl c. Baker to Be Buried From
Home of Mother.

Funeral services for Earl {. Baker.
late Of the United States Marine
Corrs. Will be held at 40 tomorrow
at the residence oh his mother.
1852 Irving street northwest. In
terment VIII be in the Arlington
national cemeteryI
Born I'm Washington on November r
>. 1897. Baker enlisted i'm the Marine
Corps as a drummer boy when but
sixteen years of age and served I'm
Haiti, Vera Cruz. Mexico and Santo
Domineo Contracting tuberculosis
in the service. he was discharged and
awarded permanent and total dis
ability by the United States Veterans
Bureau. He died from this disease
Friday OF last week. at GIoversville,
y. Y. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Rose G. Baker, and one
sister Miss Thelma Baker
Evening star., 1923-12-25
GIVES 500 TO POLICE.
Gen. Johnston Sends Check to Mai.
Sullivan.

Gen. John e. Johnston. former
District Commissioner today sent to
Maj. Daniel Sullivan, superintendent
of police, a check for 500 to be
applied to the relief fund of the
police and fire departments. The
money was sent with compliment ts
of Gen. Johnston and wife, with the
statement that it always Is q pleas
ure to- contribute to 80 worthy D
Cause, ..
Evening star., 1923-12-25
FRENCH MOVIE ACTRESS
LOSES IN DAMAGE SUIT
Brought Action for 100, 600 Francs
Against Film Owners for Bur-
lesquing Her Career.

PARIS. December rs. Cleo de
Merode. French motion picture
actress, has lost her suit for 100000
francs against the owners of the film
Peacock Alley" which she charged
injured her reputation by burlesquing
incidents in her career.
The court held that the conduct of
the dancer represented on the Aim
was in no way dtShonofable and
further stated there was nothing in
the picture which fdentified hsEhero.
inc with Mile. Merode. In addition
to dfsmissfng the suit the court
ordered the actress to pay the film
producers 2.e0o francs for costs.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
Beating the Bandits.
From the Kansas City Star.

FROM the kansas CITY STAR.
When the telephone was perfected
it was considered a valuable ally of
the police in apprehending ESCAPING
criminals. but the automobile has
largely spoiled its usefulness. One
person can only phone to one place.
at one time. while a bandit in al
motor car may be going elsewhere irI
any direction. Police departments ard
now adopting printing telegraphs AM
the radio as supplement to thE
phone. Outlying and suburban polio
stations are equipped with receiyin
apparatus. and one operator at Il
central station can flash the desert
tion of the fleeing criminal in all
rections instantly, laying down
barrage of publicity through VIII
1t IL moro difficult to escape
Evening star., 1923-12-25
Indian Prefers Red
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
The red mans fondness for CANDY
color schemes has long been knry,..n
but it has remained for DR.. r r
Garth of the University of Denvey
to scientifically ascertain the coIof
preferences of the Indians in tho
southwest. Full blood Indians wer.
found to prefer red to all other col
ors. then blue. violet, yellow and
white in the listed order. White men
living in the same social and educa
tlonal environment. preferred blue
then green, and then red.
The education of the red men has
little apparent influence upon his ia
vorite colors. The squaws and the
braves agreed more closely in Their
select colors than the whites and IN,
Indians did. The full blood Indians
were found to be very emphatic in
their color preferences, much more
SO than the mixed bloods and tht
whites.