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Evening star., 1924-03-30
DANCE SCHOOL FIRM
SUES FOR INJUNCTION
Teachers of Music and Other Sub
jects Charge D. C. Heads Stand
in Way of Opening.

Henry o. White and Kitty Barber,
teachers of vocal and instrumental
music and dancing, yesterday filed
suit in The District Supreme Court
for an injunction against the Dis
trict Commissioners to prevent in
reference with the opening of their
new dancing school at 1917 and 1919
New York avenue northwest. which
was scheduled for last nigh. The
plaintiffs say they have bean threat
ened with arrest il the school IS
opened. The school did not open last
night and no attempt was made to
open il.
Through Attorney Abne- ST, gal. In.
plaintiffs tell the court that tney
rented the property for a term of
years, March Il. at a rental of 1926
per month and conditioned tn. place
for their schools sccommod1 1tion
They applied to the engineer de-
partment Of the District. they say.
and after paying the required fee
were given certificate of occu-
pancy. They have complied with all
the requirements of law, they state
but were informed last night that If
they opened the school they would
be prosecuted.
built up reputation for teachers of
high-class refined dancing and of
vocal and Instrumental music which
will be adversely affected if the
threat of prosecution is carried out.
Having no remedy at law, they ask
the interference OF a court OF equity.
they say.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
NORTH DAKOTA G. @. P.
WILL SELECT SLATE
Real" Republicans to Oppose
Ticket of Non-Partisan
League.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FARGO, y. D.. March 2s.-The
North Dakota republican state con-
vention will be held at Jamestow
April 25. as a result of action taken
hero today at the meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the real" re-
publican state central committee. A
full list of candidates will be named
at this convention to oppose the slate
selected by the Non Partisan League
state convention, in Bismark, last
month. The call for the gathering
will be issued soon by Judge b. F.
Spalding. chairman of the republican
state central committee opposed to
the non-partisan league
The resignation of l.. l.. Twichell
as chairman of the Independen ut
Voters Association. was accepted by
the executive committee of the aSso-
citation at a meeting here this after
noon. A successor will be selected,
ii was said.
Mr.. TWichell was selected chairman
last December after the resignation
of Theodore Nelson, who had been
executive chairman of the organiza-
tion since it was formed six years
ago.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Dry Agents, Stuck
In Mud, Are Freed,
Then Raid Rescuer

Clarence Lanthan. farmer re-
siding near Clements, Md, helped
pull an automobile load of prohi-
bition agents out of the mud yes
terday afternoon, only to have
them follow him to his home, un-
invited, and there seize a 500-gal-
Ion still, a large quantity of corn
meal mash and about fifty gall
Ions of triple distilled liquor.
AS a reward for his good samar-
itanism, Lanthan was arrested
and charged with Illicit manu-
facture of intoxicants. He was
taken to Baltimore, where he will
get a preliminary hearing tomor-
row before United States Commits
Sioner Supplee.
Stuck in the mudhole. the dry
agents were prepared to abandon
the machine, when Lanthan passed
by, and seeing their predicament,
volunteered to use his team of
oxen in extricating the car Scent
ing the aroma of spirits frumenti,
the dry agents followed the ami
mails to the home of Lanthan.
The dry agents were Tom
Wheeler, George King, Fred Rose,
Livingston and Amos.
Evening star., 1924-03-30

panding. some very largely. Chicago,
Tor instance, has added sos square
miles since 1913; Portland, 12.S5
square miles; Detroit, 39.43 square
miles, nearly doubling its area; Bal
tmore, 62 square miles. and Los An
geles, 250.75 square miles, the addi-
ton to Los Angeles aggregating more
than twice the 1918 area of 1l4.92
square miles. No wonder that De-
trolt makes a better showing in 1918
than in 1918 in comparison with
Washington. since taxable Washing
ton is smaller and taxable Detroit has
doubled in size
"Ciearly Washington's realty tax
levy not only averages up in actual
figures with those of other American
cities. but it's realty tax burden is.
owing To it's peculiar conditions.
harder TO be borne than that of any
other municipality with approximate
~ the same census nEureS of tax
levy.
NV WashingtOn's high stand ard of real
~ assessment. exceeded by none and
approached by only a few cities of
the United states. makes ITS realty
tax burden very heavy. In spite of its
low tax rate."
Evening star., 1924-03-30
u. S. .WORLD-GIRDLING FLYERS
SPURRED BY COOLIDGE PRAISE
Country Watching Progress of Planes With Pride.
Says President-Weeks and Patrick
Send Messages to Seattle

Messages from President Coolidge,
Secretary Weeks and Mai. Gen.
Patrick, chief of the Army air serv-
ice, TO the Army's around-the- world
flyers at Seattle, wishing them luck
and success, were telegraphed last
night to Lieut.. T. J. Koenig, COM
manding the Sand Point airdrome, for
delivery to the flyers.
More than 400 years ago" Presi-
dent Coolidge said. "men first cir
cumnavigated the world Two years
were required, in which many hard :
ships We're endured and extreme
vtcissitudes of fortune encountered.
Now men travel around the earth by
land and water In twenty-eight days.
You are going to demonstrate the
practicabliity of making such a
voyage by air. Before another 400
years this may be the safest and
most comfortable way Your country
men will watch your progress with
hope and record your success with
pride"
Secretary Weeks said:
The Army first explored west
Evening star., 1924-03-30
RANDLE HIGHLANDS
BUS LINE EXTENDED
Traction Company Ordered to Run
Service to Eastern High and
Gallinger Hospital.
CROSS ROUTE PROSPECT
Utilities Committee Welcomes Ad-
ditional Application.

The Public Utilities Commission
yesterday afternoon issued an order
authorizing the Capital Traction Com
pany to extend its Randle Highlands
motor bus line to Eastern High
School and Gallinger Hospital.
The busses now terminate at 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. The commission empow-
ers the company to extend west on
the Avenue to 18th street, north TO
East Capitol and thence east TO the
institutions mentioned
AT the same time the commission
made public letter sent to the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company informing that company the
ton to any application made for
another bus line running across the
eastern end Of the city.
The commission told the W. r. and
r.. 1T Is OF the opinion that the ex-
tension allowed the Capital Ira action
the operation Of another bus line by
the w. X. and L across the eastern
section.
Bus Plans Favored.
When the public hearing was held
several weeks ago William f. Ham.
president of the W. r. and E. told
the commission his company has been
wiling for some time to operate
husses from 18th and Fl streets north
east to 11th and G streets south
east. connecting the termini of the
several east and west street car lines
of the W. r. and +. system. He also
outlined several alternative routes
Summing up the decision, the order
OF the commission reads as follows:
The commission believes that the
operation of motor bus service over
the route covered by the application
of the Capital Traction Company
VIII be of advantage not only to those
desiring to go to the Eastern High
School but to the residents of the
section south of East Capitol street
and east of 18th street who are now
without adequate transportation fa-
Cilities. and that its operation will
not conflict with any of the motor
bus routes the Washington Railway
and Electric Company has indicated
il is willing to operate in the eastern
section of the city. Moreover, with
the improvement in the roadways of
18th street. Potomac avenue and 18th
street. one leg of the route of the
proposed Capital Traction Company
bus lines can be diverted from 18th
street, so as TO give direct service to
the Congressional cemetery and TO
the Gallinger Hospital and other pub
lie institutions located in reserva-
ton 49,"
Evening star., 1924-03-30
NO RAISE WHATEVER
IN SLIDING SCALE
MINIMUM TAX RATE
Mr.. BIanton's Proposal of
More Than Doubling Dis
trict's Minimum Tax Rate.
Less Drastic Proposal of
1919-20 Rejected.

In 1920 it was proposed to in
crease by two-thirds the Districts
tax rate, raising it from $3.50 per
hundred at the two-thirds assess
ment valuation to s25S In view of
MIR. Blanton's present-day proposal
OF more than a doubling of the pres
ent tax on realty and tangible per-
sonalty, at full assessment valuation.
"a reprint of part of Washington's $
protest against the earlier and less
drastic eXaction will be pertinent
and may be interesting.
=
From argument Of Theodore w.
Noyes before senate appropriations
committee, April d, 1920:
The proposed increase of our tax
rate from $50 to $50 per cent is an
increase of 662s per cent, the as
Sessmcnt standard remaining the
same. Every one of Washington's
!H.oOo realty-taX payers, including
the 10000 small taxpayers, and every
payer of tax on tangible person
atty among Washington's $4,000 per
sonal-taN payers, must pay hereafter,
u the. House proposition becomes law,
two-thirds more tax than he paid last
year or the Year before. Those who
No ould double-ta& the alleged half
taxed NaShingtonian in order to Kill
1he half-and- d-half law, and to render
unnecessary any national contribu-
lion whatever for Capital mainte-
nance and development, will at once
nave nearly attained success in their
scheme. one short step further and
the death blow can be administered.
'Mr. Blanton proposes to take this
further short step by more than
doubling the present tax ratc)
Let US consider what Washington
would have had to pay in 1918 in
total general property taxes incIud-
ing personally with realty, at the
I. per cent rate; and let us compare
boScd upon it with the total property
Ian aggregates and per capitas of
other American cities in 1918, inClud-
ing all kinds of property taxes levied
state. county and city, school dis
trict, poor district, bridge district
etc.
If 2h per cent be substituted for
i Il per cent in the tax levies of 1918
upon realty and tangible personality
our total city property-tax levy Gin
Guiding realty, tangible and intan-
Elhie personally and personal tax on
gross earnings of certain corpora
tions) would be S13,05S,SIO, giving a
per capita of S35.1l.
These figures are compared with
Iotal and per capita property-tax
1eEleS-clty, county and State-of
other comparable cities in 1918 in
the following table:
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Makes a Gas Range
Of Any Cook Stove
New Burner Fits ANY
Old Sto> -Makes
Its Own Gas

/ A new kerosene (coal oil) burner
that fits any coal or wood stove is
announced by the International
Heating Company, Dept 1905, 1T
South Fourteenth Street. St. Louis,
Mo. This remarkably simple and
inexpensive burner heats stove
and oven in half the time and does
away with all the drudgery, dirt
and smoke of cooking with coal
or wood. 1t can be put in any
stove in few minutes and can be
turned on and off with the turn
of a valve. 1t is absolutely safe
and gives universal satisfaction.
The manufacturers are anxious to
have every housewife enjoy the in
creased comforts of cooking and
baking with this amazing new
burner and are offering to send
one on trial 10 any reader of this
paper who writes them. They
, want one user in every locality to
whom they can refer customers.
Take advantage of this offer.
| Agents wanted. Write today
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
URGE CONFIRMING
OF COMMISSIONERS
Board of Trade Directors Back
Oyster and Rudolph for
Posts.
RESOLUTION is ADOPTED
Administration of City Heads Is
Commended.

Request that the Senate confirm
the appointments of Cuno II. Rudolph
and James +. oyster as civilian Com
missioners of the District of Column
bia will be laid before the subcom-
mittee considering their nomination
by the board of directors of the
Washington Board of Trade
The board of directors, at a meet
ing held in the boards rooms yesterday
afternoon, passed a resolution COM
mending the administration of these
two officials. The resolution said
that the board of directors ''indi-
vidually commend the administration
of Cuno H Rudolph and James F. Oys-
ter, the present civilian Commission
ers of the District of Columbia" and
that I'VE indorSe their nominations
and respectfully request the Senate
to confirm them
Evening star., 1924-03-30

across our continent to the Pacific.
It's soldiers. found and guarded the
trails for the covered wagons. the
roads for the pony express and the
routes for the railroads. The age of
air travel finds the Army still the
pioneer for transportation. Airways
have been traced and marked. Your
brother officers made the first non
stop transcontinental flight. You
leave our shores on the 'round-the-
world flight from near the point
where Lewis and Clark first saw the
Pacific ocean. May your expedition
be of as much benefit to future gem
erations. / wish you luck and sue
cess. We will watch your daily
achievements with interest and
pride
Gen. Patrick said
You are about to embark upon the
most important aerial undertaking
yet attempted. The whole air serv-
ice has the greatest confidence in the
personnel chosen for this mission and
is sure It will be brought to a glori-
Gus conclusion. Here are the hearth
est good wishes to each and every
one. We shall watch your progress
with interest and be ready to well
come you when you return"
Evening star., 1924-03-30
BROADCAST SERVICE.
Metropolitan M. E. Program In.
cludes Chimes Music.

The Sunday morning service If tba
Metropolitan Memorial NJ Z. Church
John Marshall place and c street
Will bt broadcast. Beginning AT
1O:40 am. DR.. Richard Johnston, the
Caroler, will play a special program
on the chimes. For more than forty
years these chimes, placed in the
tower of the church. LARGELY through
the efforts of Mrs. John p. Newman.
wife of Bishop Newman, and thrice
pastor of this church. have rung out
the call to worship in the heart of
this city. They have attracted many
to the church.
Rev. DR.. Harry, D. Mitchell, the
minister, will preach. The morning
topic will be Has the Age Outgrown
Jesus Christi" The music will be in
charge of Miss Marcy c. Brewer, the
organist. The evening service will
be evangelistic and the minister will
speak on Gods Gracious Invitation" !"
Evening star., 1924-03-30
ANACOSTIA CITIZENS
PRAISE LEGISLATORS
Recognize Value of Bills Affecting
Pay of District Policemen,
Firemen and Teachers.

Resolutions felicitating Representa-
tives Thomas l.. Blanton of Texas.
and Oscar f. Keller of Minnesota, for
sponsoring the bill for an increase
in the pay of policemen and firemen
and the so-called teachers salary
bill, respectively, were unanimously
adopted by the Anacostia Citizens
Association at meeting in the Ma
sonic Temple, Anacostia, Iast night
J. J. Dorr, who introduced both
resolutions. pointed out that each
representative had been most dill
gent in trying to put through the
bill that he had introduced.
Rates for Electricity.
Mr.. Dorr spoke at length on the
rates charged for electrical power in
the District and the amount of profit
made by the street railway com
panies. He charged that the Capital
Traction Company had made profit
of IA per cent, according to the last
returns, an5 stated that a per cent
profit had been generally considered
as fair return to be made by street
railway companies.
The proposed bill for increasing
the powers of the District Commits
Sioners was brought before the asso-
citation and referred to a committee.
which was given instructions TO make
Il study of the proposed changes and
report at the next meeting
A special committee appointed by
DIR George G. Havenner, president of
i>e association, for that purpose, in
cauS<d Dan Smithson, Will Martin and
Mr.. DC$-.
An address on cancer control was
delivered by DIR. K. j. Hollingsworth.
Mrs. Carrie G.. Smith told of the part
that AnacoStia was expected to play
in the historical pagean in May under
the auspices of the Community Center
of Washington. Reviewing briefly
the history of Anacostia, she said the
name had its derivation from an old
Indian name.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
CITES SPEED LIMIT
AS SAFETY FACTOR
Nineteen Auto Fatalities Since
January l Recalled by Com
missioner Oyster.

Strict adherence to the speed linn
it's allowed by law was advocated by
Commissioner Oyster yesterday in
commenting on the fact that nineteen
persons have been killed in street ac-
cidents since January ].
Accidents will always occur" the
Commissioner observed, but am
confident that slow. driving would cut
the number of deaths in half. A mo-
torist should always drive in such a
manner as to have his car completely
under control"
The Commissioner also took occa =
sion to reiterate his belief that the
police department is urgently in
need Of more men to handle the traffic
situation properly.
Easter Flowers.
See the gorgeous display at GUIDES.
1912 ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
TAKOMA RECTOR SPEAKS,

Rev. George o. Bullock is to preach
this morning at Third Baptist
Church. 5th and Q streets, on 'The
Twelve Tribes of Israel" At pm
Miss Mamie Burroughs is to address
the congregation
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Differs With Location.

From the BOSTON Transcript
There's one thing that is ex-
tremely reprehensible in the city, vet
it is highly commendable in the
country"
What's that"
watering the stock"
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Two-Thirds Increase Grossly
Excessive.

If Washington had been taxed in
IslS $50 instead of 1.j0 per cent in
Its city tax levy along it would have
exceeded the state. county and CITY
Tax leVies of such cities as San
francisco, New orleans. Minneapolis.
Newark, Cincinnati. Milwaukee and
Seattle, and its per capita would have
exceeded that of every great city in
the United States except Detroit De-
1roitS 1918 per capitaS are out of
proportion with those of other cities
largely because the city, by extern
sions, has nearly doubled in taxable
area since 1910 (adding 3943 square
auiles), while the increase of popula-
1ion since 1910. as estimated by the
census, takes no note of this doublin 9
jim populated area. The 1918 census
estimate for Detroit, the figure used
i'm calculating the per capitaS, was
only 629, 900, while in that year De-.
1roit was claiming vigorously over
aS6.000 and in 1919 over a million
population. Obviously, Detroits per
capita is unduly enlarged as a result
Evening star., 1924-03-30

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Evening star., 1924-03-30
MONEY
Advanced on
Automobiles
500 Interest
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PROFJTABLE LEISTTRE

A great course of popu-
lar lectures on Scientific
Psychology will be
given by President l.. w.
Rapeer, Phi. D., of Re-
search University. every
Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, at I:30. from
March 81 to June 20: also
a six-week course. New
college term starts next
week with unusually valu-
able e0urSPS at low
Evening star., 1924-03-30
FORD RUNS 81 MILES ON
GALLON OF GASOLINE

A new automatic and self
regulating device has been in
vented by John a. Stransky. e42O
Fourth St. Pukwana. South Dakota.
with which automobiles have made
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of gasoline. 1t removes all carbon
and prevents spark plug trouble
and overheating. 1t can be in
stalled by any one in five minutes.
Mr.. Stransky wants agents and is
willing to send a sample at his
own risk. Write him today
Advertisement
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Total proper
~ fay iayx
l3.0jS.s1U

In order to indicate with clear
ness the grossly excessive nature of
inns proposed increase | want to sub
mt 10 you what would have hap
pencd if Washington had naid in
19lS total general property taxes (in-
Guiding personality with rcaIty). at
the 21a per cent rate instead of the
l2 per cent rate, and to compare the
TAX aggregate and the per capita
based upon it with the total property
taxes of other American cities
Evening star., 1924-03-30
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Evening star., 1924-03-30
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-27
CASSVILLE

Mesdames Gilberry and Brinkman
were in Dubuque Sunday.
Erred Louie of PlatteviIle was in
town Sunday.
Misses Esther West and Lena
Scheier visited in Bloomington a few
days last week
Mrs. Sherman Matte and baby of
La Crosse spent the past week at the
w. r. Pierce home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Smith, Mrs. Gus
Nelson and daughter Freda returned
to st. Paul after visit at the home
of Mrs. Catherine Schiller.
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Blackburn en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs A. G. Tubbs,
Mrs. Ball, Ora Hatch and son Gilbert
at dinner Sunday.
Mark Woodington of Dubuque was
a weekend visitor in town.
Ed Braun and sister, Mrs. Harry
Faber of Dubuque were here Friday.
Jay Hurst drove from Chippewa
Falls, Wis, and visited at the Nc
Dowell home last week
Miss Retha Mcdowell returned on
Thursday from her western trip
DR.. and Mrs. L. B. Bernhard drove
to Dubuque Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Failing were in
Dubuque Friday
Misses Esther West, Lena Scheir
and Edna Garner drove to Bagley on
Sunday and visited at the Vim. Wood
home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-27
BURTON

The storms the past week did con-
siderable damage by causing Grant
river to rise and flooded the corn bot
toms. Potatoes that were flooded have
rotted.
Mrs. F. L. Reed returned home Sat
urday evening after a weeks stay in
Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt Rhodes and
daughter Alice of Kansas City, Mo-,
visited Tuesday with Mrs Susan Red
man.
The cheese factory opens this week
with VIM. Haese as cheesemaker.
Raymond Ritter and wife were SER
enaded one night last week, about IS
people being present. Raymond gave
a liberal sum with which to buy treats
for them and their families.
Jas. wager and family and Ralph
wager and family and Glenn Cornell
picnicked at Castle Rock Sunday
Perry Redman and VIM. Kitto haul
ed peaches from Mccartney depot for
the Day & Scott store.
Bert Cook and Henry Cook spent a
couple of days last week at Perry Red
mans on account of the rain and
high water.