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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
LINES TIGHTEN
IN TAX PLAN
BATTLE
Republicans Fight for Low
Surtax Feature, But
Democrats Are Firm.
By A. C. HAYWARD.
International News Service.


Tax reduction legislation en-
tered today ON the third stage Of
it's consideration in the House
with Democratic leaders certain
the Democratic plan would be
substituted for the Mellon plan
of income tax changes.
1.-THE Democratic bill will be
passed by the House," was the
confident prediction made by Con-
gresham Garrett, the Demo-
cratic leader.
This bill fixes the maximum
surtax at A per cent and cuts
in half the normal tax rates.
G. O, p. Is Fighting.
Republican leaders are fighting
for their bill with the hope they
can save all except the Is per cent
maximum surtax. This can not
be put through the House, most Of
them admit, but they are trying to
win the necessary votes.
Congressman Longworth said to-
day it had been reported to him
there were 208 votes assured for a
maximum surtax Of IS per cent. A
vote will be taken in the House ON
this rate before votes are had on
the Democratic rate of A per cent.
with the IS per cent rate accepted
1t is believed by the Republican
leaders they can save the other
provisions OF the Republican tax
bill.
Conferences between the Repub-
Iican Steering Committee and prom1-
nent House Republicans were held
throughout the day for the pur-
pose of preparing for the battle or
rate votes expected next Tuesday
or Wednesday. 1t is probable that
the Democratic plan will be pro-
posed by Congressman Garner i'm
mediately after Mellon plan has
been read. Some Republicane fav-
oring the IS per cent maximum will
then offer that rate as sub
stitute. Finally F'rear Rep), Wis
consin, will present his plan as a
substitute for the others. His plan
proposes continuance of the pres
ent so per cent maximum.
Democrats Are Pledged.
Longworth believes the Frear
plan will be rejected by the House
by a large majority. The vote will
come then on the IS per cent maxi
mum. Failing to have this. rate
adopted Republican leaders will
force votes on ascending rates until
one is reached that win command
a majority of the House. The
Democrats are caucus pledged to
their maximum, and boilers are
threatened with being read out Of
the party.
General debate on the legislation
will continue throughout the day
and until Monday, p. m. Reading
of the bill will then be started
and continued Tuesday until the in
come tax sections Of the bill are
reached. It is the present expecta-
ton there will be little debate on
the rates as all House members are
DESTROYS of having the question set
tied and the tax bill passed to make
way for other legislation that Is
pressing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
Two Are Injured In
Chicago Bomb
Explosion

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Two
occupants of the place were
pitched down into the base
ment and bruised today when
a bomb tossed through a VIM
dow Of the Bingham Inn, on
the Southside, exploded with
terrific force.
Every window in the inn and
in many adjoining buildings
was shattered. The detona-
ton was heard for blocks.
Norris Vrane, porter, and
William Wing, another en-
ploye, were the men hurt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
GIRLS FOUND IN
WILD LIQUOR
ORGY
Youngsters Discovered in
Camp Near Berwyn-Youths
Are Sought.

N(OAOA40SO AAOAAA ~ IA 81 SAeSCJ
Berwyn, officials charge, and the
party spent the night there. Sun.
day night the party gathered in a
church lobby at Berwyn, where they
remained until Monday, when they
went to a camp in a stretch of
woods near Berwyn.
The suspicious Of Mrs. B. Andrew
Matzen, principal Of the Berwyn
school, were aroused Tuesday morn
ing, when the Tobin girl, with her
clothing and hair in disorder, ap.
peared at the school and presented
a note explaining her absence the
previous day. The note purported
to be signed by her aunt. The
police declare the signature was
forged.
Dorothy, the police declare, re.
joined the party after school Tues
day. When she failed to return to
her home that night, the police were
informed, and a search resulted in
discovery of the two girls in the
camp, about a mile from Berwyn
Heights. The yumths who are al
legged to have taken part in the af.
fair escaped.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
CAS- TAX'SFATE
IN SENATE'S
HANDS
House Unable to Insert Per-
sonaI Property Levy With
out Consent.
CONTINUED from First Page.l

| V(OnUuuSu 1TOI1 rHSC HaSe.l
60 back to the old status rather
than be unduly taxed.
| While 1t is known that the Senate
Is more generously inclined in the
Districts behalf on the tax bill
Chairman Ball at the last meeting
stated that he would favor a per.
sonal property tax. providing the
revenues derived from 1t should be
set aside to improve Washington s
street lighting and street paving.
Attitude Of Ball.
He said that he believed District
residents would willingly pay the
personal property tax If they knew
the money was going for this pur.
pose.
AS soon as members Of the Dis.
trict citizens committee heard of
Chairman Balls proposition, how
ever, they called a meeting Of the
District Commissioners, and it is un.
derstood they decided that unless
the personal property tax Is con.
fined to automobiles valued at more
than 1000, the District would with.
the hope that the legislation would
be defeated.
At the last meeting of the Senate
District Committee, however, a
definite stand was taken against the
provision put in the bill by the
House, calling for q regislation fee
of Is cents per horsepower instead
| or uniform and nominal license
tag fee Of 81.
Dollar Fec Favored.
Members Of the Senate District
Committee were unanimous in the
opinion that they would cut out the
horsepower tax and put back the
81 fee.
1t is evident that an extension OF
| reciprocity relations between Mary.
land and the District will be neces
| sary, inasmuch as Senator Weller
or Maryland, stated that further
consideration Of the bill in committee
cannot come before February 81
This is only two days before the
reciprocity period ends.
Senator Weller has taken over
the reins in the absence of Chair
man Ball of Delaware, whose
brother died yesterday afternoon.
An attempt will be made, it il
understood, by Congressman Charles
L. Underwood of Massachusetts &c
have the bill sent back to the
House in order that they NAV cor
rect their error. Whether or not
this will be done lies with the
Senate, and It is indicated they
nave decided to fashion this Iegis
Iatlon to suit themselves.
| While the possibility that Cover
nor Richie, of Maryland, viii re
fuse to extend the reciprocity pc
ROD, owing to the UNEXPECTED
Wrangling which has featured the
f1tful life Of the gasoline tax meas
ure. doomed at the Senate today
the prevailing feeling is that he viii
not take this course.
Threats Of Force.
1t is believed that Governo,
Richie and Maryland officials viii
take their cue from threats which
have been made in the House Il
force reciprocity by cutting Fed
eral road aid from Maryland.
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Pioneer Oil Company
Sought Teapot Dome
Lease, Saws Official

George A. Thomas, Of Denver. aec.
rotary and treasurer Of the Pioneer
Oil Company, told the Senate Public
Lands Committee yesterday that his
company, under the Administration
Of Secretary Of Interior John bar.
ton Payne, had applied for 3. Goa
acres in the central part OF Teapot
Dome and for the lease OF four
wells on another part Of the re.
serve.
Thomas sald Payne denied the an
plics- Ion and Assistant Secretary az
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Interior E. c. Finney refused to ap-
peal FOR a rehearing on Payne's de-
cision.
1.-THE Pioneer Company was par.
ticularly anxious to get a lease upon
the reserves" said Thomas, land
rive tried three times for a lease"
I'm March, 1922, was called to
Washington and was informed that
lease was to be made. though my
recollection is that 1t had already
been made to the Mammoth Oil
Company"
In view of the Information,
Thomas said, his company negoti-
ated with Harry F.. Sinclair and
as a result of these conferences
an arrangement was reached
March II, 1929, whereby Pioneer
and allied companies turned over
titles in Teapot Dome to Sinclair
in return for $1,000.000.
Could Have Had Patent.
Thomas agreed with Senator
Walsh that his company might
have applied for a patent to any
one Of its claims, which would have
given It an absolute right to the
properties, but that instead It pre-
ferred to try for q lease on the
producing wells.
Thomas explained that after the
Icompany's application for a lease
was denied. the company filed n
motion for supervisory cUntrOl Of
the reserve.
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four shots, according to the police.
In the resulting confusion CHEESE
voir drove out of the alley and
Beavers made good his escape.
Senator Greene served in the
House OF Representatives from the
Sixty'second Congress through the
Slxty-seventh. He was elected a
United States Senator for the Sixty.
eighth Congress.
he was born at st. Adams,
rrankIin county, Vermont, February
~, 1870. He has had a varied
career. having At one time worked
ss a stenographer with the Central
vermont railway. and in the news
PAPER Iieid. where hO roso % Shs
rank of an editor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
Open
FIGHT AGAINST
POMERENE
La Toilette Throws Insurgent
Forces Against His Confir-
nation as oil Counsel.

Continued from First Page.)
expeditiously as possible after the
Senate confirms the nominations OF
counsel.
Coolidge for Action.
President Coolidge, a White House
spokesman said, does not want to
lose any time in getting the suits
under way and to this end is will.
ing to give the counsel every pos
sible aid.
Haying received information that
the rumors concerning the sale of
The Marion Star and the alleged
million dollar "slush" fund were
rumors and gossip, and founded
absolutely on nothing more sub.
stantial, the committee, neverthe.
less, instructed its special ac-
countants to continue their exam.
ination OF stock brokers' books to
determine whether any government
tai officials were dealing in oil or
other stock during the lease nego'
tiations. This work will be pressed
during the recess.
Several Senators = today were
planning to assail in speeches on
the floor Of the Senate, Frank A.
Vanderlip, New York financer, who
admitted before the oil investigat-
ing committee that his insinuations
upon the late President Harding
were based upon ''rumor and gos-
sip" not upon fact.
Preparatory to leaving Washing.
ton, probably for Pinehurst, N. c.,
where he viii rest and play golf
for a week, Senator Walsh remained
closted in his office most Of the
day working on new leads that
have been brought to his attention
In connection with stock gambling
by Governmental officials.
Brokers' Books Examined.
With Senator Lenrot Rep.) of
Wisconsin, chairman Of the com.
mittee, Walsh discussed with the
committees accountants the stock
brokers' books which they are
examining. The accountants have
finished with the. books Of Hibbs &
Co., and are now working on the
books of Ungerleider & Co., it was
said. They also will be asked to
examine books of other brokers dur
ing the recess Of the committee. Len.
root declined to say what other
brokers had been requested to sub
NIT their books.
Open Meeting Attacked.
Determined opposition developed
to the request of Senator Dill that
the nominations of Roberts and
Pomerene be considered in open ex
ecutive session Of the Senate. Re
publican leaders served notice that
they would seek to block the move
because it is not the custom OF
the committee" They were willing
to compromise by permitting the
vote in executive session to be made
public.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
SCHOOL OFFICER
ACCUSED BY
GIRL, IS
DiscipIinarian Said to Have
Taken Her to Hotels
Several Times.
Continued from First Page.)

ASS Pl6C'y
reasons for her leaving home. De.
tective Mansfield then ordered her
taken to the House of Detention.
She then confessed, absolving the
Cleveland boy from any connection
with her leaving home.
Ruby Reid told Detective Mans
field Of her alleged love affair with
Close. She declared she met him
eighteen months ago and has been
in his company off and on during
the entire time. She declares she
went to downtown hotels with Close
on numerous occasions. Detective
Mansfield has inspected the regis
ters Of several hotels and found
the names" Mr.. and Mrs. George
Beyers" and he says he believes
someone used the Cleveland's boys
name at these hostelries.
Close vigorously denies the
charges the girl makes.
Detective Mansfield says the Reid
girl has visited Close at his cottage
in the institution grounds on num-
erouS occasions. He says that
they maintained q postoffice of
their own, depositing notes in a
flower pot in the grounds Of the
institution.
/ The detective also declares that
he has numerous letters in his
possession which throw considerable
light on the case.
The romance had its inception
a year and q half ago. The girl
met Close, she says, and accepted
his offers to take her downtown.
She visited him many times at
the Training School. He came
over to her, house several times,
it is said.
Beyers Friend Of Close.
In going around with Close, she
saws, she met George Beyers, an
inmate Of the school and said to
be friend Of Close. She declares,
however, that Bcyers never harmed
her. When Beyers left the insti-
tuition he stayed in Washington
for a short while and then re-
turned to Cleveland.
Parents of the girl had believed
that Ruby was going around with
BeyerS. They never suspected
Close was being attentive to her.
Mrs. Reid said this morning that
during the past eighteen months
Ruby has changed considerably.
Some Of the papers are saying
that l was very strict with her
and wouldn't give her clothes or
money" she said, but il isn't
true. I did everything I could for
the girl"
But she got 50 I couldn't handle
her. She wanted to go out all the
time: She wouldn't go to school.
didn't want her running around,
so cut down the amount Of money
was giving her. But everything
was done for her own good. We've
done everything we could for the
girl"
Sensation at School.
The arrest Of Close created a.
sensation both at the institution
and in the neighborhood of the
girls home. Close admitted he
knew the girl but denied being i'm
proper to her.
Close has been connected with
the school for six years. He is a
member OF a number of patriotic
and fraternal ORGANIZATIONS in
Washington, having been particu-
larly active in war veterans asso-
Citations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
Painters Quick Rise
to Wealth Traced
to Robberies

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. TO-
The sudden rise to affluence Of
Walter Mozinger, a house
painter, aroused the suspicion
Of the police.
Six months ago he quit the
painting business and began
buying automobiles.
The police announced today
that he had confessed to robbing
houses of jewelry and money in
Baltimore and New Jersey. He
is under arrest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
THEODORE ROBERTS.
IMPROVING RAPIDLY

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Feb. 49,
Theodore Roberts, noted character
actor, who was stricken IN two
months ago while appearing in a
local vaudeville house, today was
reported I'm fair physical condition
With no danger OF a relapse.
The management Of the hotel
where Roberts is living issued a
statement today declaring the actor
was N exceileae condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
.CLAGETTSV|LLE
|. CLUB FORMED
BY WOMEN
Funeral of Darius CIagett Is
Held at Daughters Home
In Baltimore.
RUBY REID,
The sixteen-year-Old girl.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. 16.-The
Clagettsville Rural Women's Club
has been organized among the
women of Clagettsville, this county,
and has membership Of forty-one
The club will hold an all-day meet.
ing the second Friday Of each
month and will receive instructions
from Miss Blanche A. Corwin, home
Representation agent for the county
in the making Of dresses, hats, dress
forms, and in cutting, altering and
making of the fitted patterns. Al
each meeting a picnic lunch will b
given. The club will send helpers
to the millinery course to be con
Quoted by Miss Corwin on February
% and 20.
Miss Louisa H. Griffith, daughter
Of T. Cranmer Griffith, and Wash
ington Waters White, both OF
Laytonsville, were married in st,
Bartholomew Episcopal Church al
Laytonsville Thursday.
Funeral services. for Darius
Clagett, prominent resident Of Rock.
Vile, who died ON Tuesday at the
home. Of his son-in-law and daugh.
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Hopewell r.
Warner, in Baltimore, where he and
Mrs. ClaRett were spending the
winter. were held yesterday at the
Warner home. Burial was in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
cemetery adjoining the Methodist
Church at Potomac, this county

The young men Of Poolesville and
vicinity have issued invitations to
a dance to be held in the town hall
at Poolesville the. evening of Fri
day, February %. The committee
Of arrangements is composed OF
Messrs. Arthur Elgin, Wallace
Poole, wellington Shreve and VII
liam Trundle.
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Fired -Four Times.

As the police car entered the al
ley. Beavers. Struggling with q
large still. was seen. they saw.
Fisher tlmred out Of the car, fired
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16

The triple combination motor fire
engine, recently purchased by the
Rockville volunteer fire department.
at a cost Of $4,000, was given a
thorough test by members OF the de-
partment yesterday afternoon, while
a large portion of the population OF
the town looked on. The court
house, which is the highest building
in town, was selected for the test,
and the engine easily forced a large
stream Of water over the top of the
edifice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16

The funeral Of G. Parker Jones,
one Of the most prominent citizens
Of the lower section OF the county.
who died "Wednesday at his home
at Forest Glen. age seventy four 4
took place yesterday afternoon from
Grace Episcopal Church. woodside.
Mr.. Jones had been sick about q
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-17
How the Low Resistance Rheostats Of
a Standard Ampiifier Are Connected
Up to Be Used With 2o1-A Vacuum
TIIhee

is simple way to do this without sub
stituting new rheostnts, adding outside
resistances, or changing the appear
ance of the set.
Audio frequency ampllfying tubes
.nre not critical; one control will, there
fore, do for both tubes.
Remove all connecting wires from
both rheostats except the current sup
ply wire to the first rheostat. Con
meet the rheostats together as shown,
bridging across the adjacent posts with
bus wire or (f more resistance is want
ed than is afforded by the combined
rheostats) with section OF resist
ance wire from discarded resist
ance unit. A connection is then run
from the remaining binding post Of
the Joined rheostats to each of the
two sockets. taking the place Of the
original connections.
The combined resistances of the
rheostats will make the proper re-
sistance for two 201-A tubes when con-
nected in this manner, besides allow
ing ample variation, using either or
both knobs to secure brilliancy Of the
filaments.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-17

is fan to know one tube from another
If the tubes happen to be removed
from their sockets at any time?
The answer to this Is quite simple.
Before going about the test, set up a
list of symbols as follows: Radio Ere
quency Amplitication-R, Detector-D,
Audio Frequency hmplifcation-A.
Then add numbers where more than
one tube is acting In the same capac-
ity. Thus, If you have five-tube set
using two stages of radio frequency
amplifcation, detector and two stages
of audio frequency application the
symbols will read as follows: RI, R-2,
D, AL, Az.
Set up these symbols, go about the
test and after you have found the best
combination for the tubes start from
left to right in your set and remove
one tube at time. With pointed in
strument scrape the symbol on the
bottom of each tube.
AS far as the test itself is concerned,
don't think you can complete it In tif
teen minutes.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-17
AQy1T@E0@[3D[L[5
@5saA -

A fiat tire on front wheel Is much
more dangerous than one at the rear.
Always test your brakes when start
ing, and have them inspected fire.
Quently.
In the United States and Canada
there are SO per cent Of the registered
motor vehicles of the world.
Brass polish should never be used
on nickel trimmings as abrasive par
ticles in the polish scratch the plating.
A tire may be injured and not show
any defect. But a serious blowout
may occur unexpectedly after several
hundred miles have been run follow
ing the injury.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-17
AVOID TROUBLES
OF CAR BATTERY
Reading of Hydrometer Is
Best Way of Testing
Its Strength.
tBy ERWIN GREER. President Greer
College of Automotive Engineering,

tBy ERWIN GREER. President Greer
College of Automotive Engineering,
Chicago.)
is the best way Of testing the battery.
Get one made Of celluloid instead Of
glass, as this type is in less danger
of breaking. A reading between 1.27j
and 1900 denotes that the battery Is
being properly charged by the gen
orator. II the hydrometer reading
gets down to 1900 you may be using
the lights or starter too much. If the
engine Is hard to start excessive use
Of the starter will run down the bat
terry. If the car Is not operated much
during the duy time the battery may
not get enough current to carry the
lights. In case none of these troubles
are shown and the system still is at
fault you should have the car taken
to an electrical expert, as, the gen
orator may not be delivering the
amount of current necessary.
Take Care Of Terminals.
Keep the battery terminals tight and
covered with cup grease to prevent
corrosion by the battery acid. Prevent
short circuits by. watching the lnsula-
tion Of the wires and covering worn
places with tape. The only attention
the wires need is to see that they do
not come loose or become short cir
cuted. By going over the thumb nuts
occasionally and glancing at the rest
Of the wiring such troubles will be
avoided
Watch the Ammeter.
Keep an eye on the ammeter to
make sure that the battery is charg-
ing when the engine is running. When
the car Is running about twenty miles
an hour, with all the lights turned on,
the ammeter should show charge" II
1t doesn't the battery will be dis
charged. This calls for expert atten-
ton. Also note when the ammeter
doesn't discharge" when lights and
Ignition are turned off. This is short
circuit between the ammeter and
switch and 1t must be found and cor
rected Immediately. II the nmmeter
needle becomes bent, giving wrong
reading, this may be determined by
shutting off the light and disconnect-
ing the wire from the ammeter to
the switch.
The successful motorist is the fellow
who learns by observation and who is
constantly tinkerlng with his car. Try
1t out and find how much you don't
know about an automobile.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-17
Use Proper Tube in
Right Place in Set

1t has often been said that no two
watches run alike. This can be eX-
tended to take in vacuum tubes even
to n greater degree. There are hum
dreds OF things that may make one
tube function differently from another.
True as 1t may be that soft or
"gassy" tube will make n better de-
tector, 1t has been proved that some
"hard" tubes are unexcelled for de-
lection even where soft" tube was
recommended In the original hoolSup.
1t is quite probable that some Of the
simplifying tubes in your set are better
suited for detectors. 1t Is also prob
able that your results might be bet
tered by placing the tube now in the
second stage of audio in the first stage
and vice versa.
Like many other things in radio, this
is best determined by actual test. The
problem that arises during these tests
is: 1t may be easy enough to deter
mine which tube works best here and
which one works best there, but how