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Evening star., 1924-04-02

invite your attention to the follow
ing:
Present Arrangement.
The District of Columbia is now
collecting from the property tax on
motor vehicles 100000 a year, and
Tor registration and license fees also
100000 a year, making total of
$l,oO0,00O. OF this amount the Dis
trict of Columbia receives credit for
all OF the property tax, or S500,000,
and 60 per cent of the amount paid
Tor registration and licenses, or $780,
0oo, making the total credit to the
iected, with the United States receiv-
5000, 900
Under the proposed law. assuming
tnat a property tax on motor vehicles is
10 be included and divided with other
items in the bill on the. 60-40 basis. The
SITUATION would be as follows, using the
nscai year 1925 for illustration:
amount received from prop
erty tax on motor vehicles. $500 900
Amount received from regis
tratlnn fee of S1. 100. 900
Amount received from two
cent lax on gasoline. . 100000
1oedI amount received under
proposeo law. soc, 900
Only 100000 Increase.
'or the total sum of s1,500,0O0 the
District of Columbia would be credited
with Gu per centum, or 100000 (S100.-
ooo more than is credited TO the District
OF Columbia from collections made under
existing law) while the United States
would receive 40 per centum, or $500, 600
(S4Oo,000 moro than is credited to the
Cnited states from collections made un-
DER existing law). Therefore while un-
ger the proposed law the District in the
iiscsai year 1925 would collect a total of
S1'oou,o0u, as against the collection OF
a present total of ST, ,000. 900. only $780,
900 or the 100000 increase in collec-
ions would be credited to the District
or Columbia On this basis the proposed
la" would be revenue measure de-
signed to benefit the United States, and
not the District of Columbia
Ine appropriations made by Con-
sreSs LOT street paving, maintenance
OF streets and county roads, paving
alleys and laying sidewalks for the
current hscal year amount to slightly
more than $1,500,000; the United
states paying 40 per centum, or $500.
900, and the District of Columbia sc
per centum, or 100000. Under the
proposal that all moneys derived
under the provisions of the proposed
gasoline tax law shall be set, aside
Tor street improvements and main
tenance, and using for the fiscal year
1925 the same total of appropriations
| as made for 1924, including in addi.
tion the paving of alleys and layine
sidewalks. il would mean that the
total amount of the appropriation
would be borne by the owners OF
motor vehicles in the District of Go.
lum bia. with the United States paying
nothing
1T is submitted it is just as unfair
20 require the District of Columbia tc
turn over TO the United States 40 Del
centum of the property tax on motor
vehicles as it would be 10 make tn.
Dist riot pay over to the United States
40 per centum of taxes on all kinds
of personal property, tangible and in.
| tangible. and 40 per centum of taxes
on real property"
Evening star., 1924-04-02
SPEEDS VALE BILL.

The House rules committee today
ordered a special rule for early con-
sideration Of the Vaile bill to settle
the controversy between the employees
compensation commission and Con-
trolIer General McCarl on which a fa-
yorable report has been made by the
House judiciary committee.
The new legislation would amend
the employees compensation act so as
to provide that there shall be no
review by any administrative or ac-
counting officer, employe or agent
of the United States over the decisions
regarding compensation reached by
the employees compensation commits
sian
Evening star., 1924-04-02
RITcH1E ORDERS RELIEF.
Action Follows That of Assembly
Voting $4,000 Loan.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Md. April Am
order that every state department do
everything in it's power to relieve
the sufferers from the Potomac river
flood was issued yesterday by Gov.
Ritchie-
This is the second step taken by
the state TO help the hundreds of
persons who lost their homes and
possessions when the waters of the
river inundated towns along the
river Last night the general as
Sembly passed a $4,000 loan bill to
reconstruct the flooded areas.
Conditions among the refugees of
the food. many of whom are without
heat and heavy lothes, have become
more grave when the weather be-
came cold and the heavy snowstorm
blanketed the mountain sections.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
$4,000 GIVEN TO Y.W.C.A.
Amount Pledged by 1900 Persons
in Budget Campaign.

The Y. W. c. A. campaign has pass
ed the $21,00 mark, according to Miss
Suzanne Moore, finance secretary.
Mrs Harry Hull. chairman of the
finance committee, said today that
the workers have shown great loyalty.
Expense has been kept at the mini
mum, and the fact that but 1.200 per-
sons have been solicited from so far
is held to be proof that there are
many waiting to be approached.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
SNOW SKATERS RECORD.
Baltimore Covered by Blanket Of
April White Nine Inches Deep.

ing up-coast from the gulf state.
the heaviest snow ever recorded in
Baltimore in April was registered
yesterday. when downtoun Baltl-
more lay under a uine-inrh hlanEet
In the suburbs this depth was cx-
ceeded by TWO inches
The snow VA, light and fluffy. how
ever. and little delay to traffic or
lines Of communication was ocea-
stoned. Arriving steamers were run
ming slightly behind schedule and no
sailing craft cleared port because
of the driving snow.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
Poet Priest Sees Coolidge.

The Rev. Francis c. Young, known
nationally as Chicago's poet priest,
more than 200 secular daily papers.
called on President Coolidge today
and presented him with a leather
bound, embossed copy of a prayer
which he had written in poetic form,
and suggested its adoption as the
national prayer.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
WEATHER HAS VARIETY,
Rain, Snow. Shine, Thunder Give
Philadelphia Unusual Day

PHILADELPHIA. April 2-Phila-
delphia and vicinity has had a variety
Of freakish weather. Last night the
city was in The grip - the worst blizzard
Of the year with transportation systems
partially para'EZed with pedestrians
and automobiles struggling through
six inches Of snow or more ami - uSh-
ed thunder rumhled and hIeh winds
blew.
The electric storm cam. Nith tLe
snow early in the afternoon. blnNiu-
out fuses and Gripping Telephone
service.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
ASSAULTED, GIRL
SAYS, BY CRIPPLE
Jury in S50O,OOO Suit
Against Patrick ]. Clifford
Hears Thrilling Story.

Miss Bessie L. Brennan. twenty five
years old, residing at the Evange-
line Hotel, today told a jury in Cir
cult Division > before Chief Justice
Mccoy a thrilling story of an alleged
assault on her by Patrick J. Clifford,
a: cripple, who is said to be a wealthy
inventor of Scranton, Pa, and of her
escape from him and her wandering
about until she found a place of safe
ty. Miss Brennan is suing for $780,
600 damages and is represented by
Attorneys Fowler, Geiger and Smith.
Attorney Harry \. Hegarty appears
for Clifford.
The young woman said she was
introduced to Clifford February 13,
ana went riding with him that night
ana again on the following evening.
II was on the second occasion, she
stated. when they were at a lonely
place on the road that he made love
to her and threatened her with a
pistol To get away with her life
she said she agreed to marry him and
then he assaulted her, she claimed.
Miss Brennan got out of the car once
but Clifford kept his hand on her
shoulder and made her get back into
the machine.
Flees Through Fields.
Later, after she had persuaded him
to put away the pistol the young
woman declared, she opened the door
of the car and ran into the darkness.
Across the road and through pIowed
felds she stumbled along. she stated,
tearing her clothes and flesh in several
places. until she found a house No
response came 10 her knocking and she
resumed her journey, she said At
the third house she succeeded in secur-
ing aid, where she remained until
morning when her benefactor took her
10 her hotel Clifford called her on the
telephone the next morning. and sent
her note with her hat which had
been left in his car. she said
me witness was under cross
examination this afternoon.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
SUMMER HOME BURNED.
c. FL. Johnson Advised of Fire in
Watch Hill, r. T.

AnnecraWf, the handsome summer
estate OF Charles Hubert Johnson
2517 Connecticut avenue, at Watch
Hill. r. L., was destroyed by fire early
today. with loss estimated in excess
Of $4,000, according to dispatches
Mr.. Johnson was first advised of
the fire shortly before noon, and will
leave for his estate in the north this
afternoon. Dispatches received here
were brief, and it is not known yet
or just a wing of it.
Information conveyed to Mr.. John
son in the brief message, however,
was that at least the most valuable part
of the mansion, one of the hand
soonest in that section, was destroyed
with its entire costly furnishings and
treasured family heirlooms.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
FREEZE HITS FRUIT CROP.
Heavy Damage in Mississippi Re
suit of Weather Change.

JACKSON, Miss, April Freezing
weather in the territory around Port
Gibson, Miss, has caused heavy dam
age to Vegetables and fruit crops, ac-
cording to reports received here to-
day The mercury was said 10 have
dropped % degrees and ice was yisi-
BILE III exposed places. Fruit orchards
in full bloom in POr1 Gibson and
GreenyilIe were believed to have been
heavily damaged.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
SCORES BIG PROFIT
/ IN SECOND TRUSTS
William D. Ham Writes to
Ball Urging Need of Con-
tinuing Rent Board.

Charging that second mortgages on
property in Washington are being sold
constantly on discounts up to 40 per
cent and that great profits on land
sales and second mortgage loans
alone retard honest home building at
this time" in Washington, the Mu-
tual Home Society in Il letter today
to Chairman Ball of the Senate Dis
trict committee strongly urged the
need of continuing the District Rent
Commission for at least another two
years. The letter was signed by Will
liam Dean Ham.
In asking that the Ball rent act
be extended for at least two years
from May %, the date that it is due
TO expire, Mr.. Ham gave the follow
ing reasons: First, a housing emer-
Sency still exists here; second
profits on land sales and second
mortgage loans are all that retards
honest home building at this time
see the many ads to sell second
mortgages in The Star almost daily
at discounts up TO 40 per cent"
Conditions in Alleys.
Third. a most unsanitary condition
still exists in the alleys.
Mr.. Ham said that the society had
Just completed a houseto house can
Tass in the area lying between X
and L streets and 1st and 18th streets
northwest. In this section. he said
it was found that $50 Easements arc
occupied by families and many oi
them by roomers. 1t was found also
that there are 514 old wooden houses
occupied in this area and about sc
per cent of them house two families
and have roomers. In the same Sec
tlon there are 754 alley houses, AL
so insanitary that they are a reai
menace to the health of the entire
city
Rest of Canvass.
MIR. Ham said that n canvass o.
the rest of the congested district
northeast, southeast, southwest anC
northwest west of 18th street, ha.
been made by automobile and has
convinced the society that the can
Nassed area between 1st and 13tl
streets and X and L streets repre
scented only one-sixth OF the wors-
congested parts of the city. To b,
on the safe side the society had est
mated that area at one-fourth anC
had reached the conclusion tha
there are 5000 families living il
cramped and insanitary conditions
In washington, or about 10000 peopl,
or one-tenth of the population con
tinue TO need the help of the Rent
Commission.
Mr.. Ham said that the 8 ono fam
mes are paying rentals out of al
proportion to the service rendere,
and that many of the dwellings oc
cupled We're in such condition tina.
they should be condemned
Evening star., 1924-04-02
TRAGEDY IN WAKE
Of GOTHAM STORM
One Man Killed and Thirteen
Persons Hurt as EIe-
Vated Trains Crash.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April Mid April.
tongue in her cheek and tragedy in
her wake, all day yesterday crashed
deep thunder, spat forked lightning
blew from the northeast at forty-five
knots, and whipped to mad nurrying
a snowstorm which made eIush and
snowdrifts from the Virginia capes
to Eastport. Maine, all III striking
contrast to the arrival in New York
Of the first Louisiana Strawberries
and new green peas from California
Snow cIouding the vision Of a
motorman brought on a collision Of
elevated trains in which one man was
killed and thirteen taken to the hos
pital with broken bones and other
injuries. PiIing on the track, the
drifts delayed and held up trains, in
Baltimore caused the postponement
Of the races at the Bowie track. in
Washington paralyzed tratiic and
caused adjournment Of the senate tNo
kousS earlier rKan uSE9~i.
Wires carried Down-
Wind ana snow carried a wa tsIe
phou' and telegraph wires through.
out the east, haIried harbor tratiit
in New York and Boston and impelled
the display Of storm signals 1T Sape
Hatteras. A tongue Of lightning lick
ed the roof of q chiropraetor's house
III New Jersey as ne bent over
patient Before aid could be sum
moned the flames had caused con
siderable damage.
The storm came from the south.
venting its fury in Maryland carly
yesterday morning. creeping north
to burst on the metropolis shortly
hail and havoc far up into Canada.
Baltimore reported nine inches OF
snow, the Cumberland valley six. and
New York shortly after midnight
! three.
Evening star., 1924-04-02

Believed to be the oldest silver fork
in existence, one bearing the date
1882 was recently discovered in Eng
land.
It is predicted that by means of
oolored glasses it will be possible to
see two motion pictures stimuli
tanenuSl&
Evening star., 1924-04-02

teoILLIiutu lIoIi It II 81 j ehS'-t
eral from any findings of wrong do
ing. Scaife insisted that the House
commAtee had expected prosecutions
to proceed against the concerns men
toned, but that instead the whole
matter had been dropped.
Tells of Plane Disasters.
Scaife wandered into an account
the war, which. he said, he consid-
cred j good field for investigation.
w j. Burns, chief of the bureau of
investigation, had disagreed with his
suggestion, thus betraying. Scaife
said, that the Department of Justice
policy resulted in crooks not being
investigated unless they were willing
to be Investigated
On the day of the disaster to the
Army airship Roma at Norfolk, Va,
in February, 1921, the witness said.
he had prepared a telegram to the
departments agent at Norfolk in
structins him to start an investiga-
tion, but when it was submitted for
W. j. Burns signature the latter
refused to sanction il. The War De-
partment had not asked for an in
Vestigation.
Reasons Ignored.
Scaife said he had reason to be-
lieve" half the aircraft accidents were
due to criminal negligence. The com
mittee did not go into reasons for
suspecting that there was something
wrong in the Roma case.
Thomas l.. Chadbourne. an attorney.
got the Wright Martin Aircraft C"m-
pany its coSt-pluS contract, Scaife
said, as a substitute for an original
fixed price contract.
The fees paid Chadbourne for turn
ing the contract into cost-pluS af-
fair," Scaife went on, were added tC
the costs of the company as presented
to the government under the cost
plus system"
Chadbourne Democrat.
The committee identified Chad.
bourne as 4 democrat. and Scaife
contributor
Taking up the Wright Martin Com
pany case, Scaife said that the com
pany's minutes" showed that it had
been agreed by the directors that S
! per cent would he fair profit on
J N'4tt' 'A'tD icA lldutSs W me the
audit OF the company's books showed
! that '20o per cent net profit had been
! taken. He added that the audit alsc
disclosed an overpayment by the gov.
eminent to the company of S5.267 900
| Scafe read items from the audit tc
snow that cigars, laundry and sirni.
| lar chrages for company officers
! had been included in what the gov.
ernment vas required to pay for
| The cigar item was for 5000, and in.
! cluded a special box for the company
| president
Evening star., 1924-04-02

Sixty-five per cent of the traffic of
the railroads of the country origi-
mates in mines.
Nearly 100000 listen i'm over the
radic daily in the United States
Evening star., 1924-04-02
School Teacher Sought.

An examination of applicants far
teaching positions in the eoioresl
public schools viii be conducted II
the Franklin School April L., by lhe
board Of examiners Of the colorpa
schools. Teachers are needed for the
following subjects: Mathematics
medieval and modern European his
tory, freehand drawinE. general
science. psychology, practice teachin1.
arithmetic. physical training dorlest Il
art, speech Improvement and srhou.
gardening
Evening star., 1924-04-02

Bankok. Siam, and many cities in
the Malay peninsula are planning TO
install scenic railways and other
amusement park devices.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
RECIPROCITY MADE
PRETEXT TO SWELL
FEDERAL REVENUE

CONTINUED from First Page
Evening star., 1924-04-02
WEEKS, DAUGHERTY,
GOFF INDICTMENTS
ADVISED BY SCAIFE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-04-02

Similar to a bottle opener is a asa
~ invented ice cream can Opener fa
lids winch lss=G bonn. Irolea as.
, 1924-10-15
BRITISH SHIP AND
RUM CARGO SEIZED
COAST GUARDS BOARD STEAMER
AFTER DEAL is MADE IN
VIOLATION OF TREATY
STEP IN BREAKING UP RING
Bankers in Montreal and New York
Said to be Members Of Big
Bootlegger Syndicate

New York.-With the capture of a
rakish British steamer with 11,OOC
cases of whiskey aboard, prohibition
officials Oct. 4 claimed to have caused
h collapse of an Anglo-American
Observation-Disclosures alliance which has
flooded this part of the country with
Illicit liquor.
AS the result of a three months in
vestigation, oas guardsmen seized
the 3T6 ton steamer Frederick b, and
her of 20 men fifteen miles off
Monmouth beach, N. j., which the fed
eral officials call the first real test Of
the liquor treaty with Great Britain.
Bankers in Montreal and New York
and distillers and shipping men in Lon
don and Halifax are said to be mem
bers of the international b~ootleggine
ring. which the dry raiders said has
$1O,OOO,OOO behind its operation of a
four-ship fleet.
John Holley Clark, assistant United
States district attorney. later said the
capture was the most important since
the United States entered into the new
seizure limit treaty with Great Britain.
, 1924-10-15
1924 WHEAT CROP WORTH
ABOUT ONE BILLION DOLLARS

Washington.-The wheat crop this
year will return to the American grow
ers about m billion dollars in cash
at country points, Managing Director
Meyer of the War Finance corporation
told Secretary Mellon Oct. % His
statement was on the basis of an in
vestigation in the wheat producing
areas. ,
In a memorandum to the treasury
head, Mr.. Myer declared also that
railroad transportation was handling
the crop in n manner almost without
precedent"
In view of the unusually rapid flow
of wheat to market" the memorandum
said, II have had an Informal ~investi-
CATION made in the west of the ade-
quacy of the machinery for handling
the marketing of the crop. 1 am glad
to be able to say that the reports are
most optimistic and that, in fact, the
railroad transportation seems to be
adequate to the task and practically no
substantial car shortages are reported"
, 1924-10-15
tndict Herrin Officials

Marion. m.--The Williamson county
grand jury late Oct. 4 returned indict-
ments against Sheriff George Galligan,
States Attorney Delos Duty and N. e.
Bowen, judge of the Herrin city court.
on n charge of murder In connection
with the Ku Klux Khan and anti-Ku
Klux Kian rioting at Herrin last Aug.
30. in which eve men were fatally
wounded.
Circuit Judge D.. T. Hartwell refused
to fix hail for Duty OF Bowen. or to
order their arrest. He said he felt
disqualified to act, as he would be u
witness for their defense.
Sheriff Galligan and others named
in the indictments were ordered mr.
rested and brought into court. Bail
for Duty and Bowen would he fixed by
Circuit Judge A. ID. Ilomers next week.
II was announced.
The grand jury has been In session
two weeks.
, 1924-10-15
REACH DRAMATIC CLIMAX IN
CAMP LEWIS KILLING TRIAL

Tacoma, Wash.-Major Alexander p.
Cronkhite was accidentally slain at
Camp Lewis six years ago by Sergeant
Bugler Rolan r. Pothier and Captain
Robert Rosenbluth had no connection
with the killing. In the opinion Of
Thomas J.. Callahan. special agent in
charge of the Providence, II. l., office
of the bureau of investigation. depart
ment of justice, he stated during cross
examination In federal court. Oct. 8.
This testimony came MS the dra-
matte conclusion Of n day in which a
score OF conflicting statements and
confessions of Pothier, concerning the
death Of Major Cronkhite had been In
PRODUCED In evidence by James w. Os-
borne. OF New York. assistant to the
United States attorney general who Is
prosecuting Pothier for the govern
ment on charge of numbering Cron-
khite.
Rosenbiuth also Is accused of COM
piicity In the murder md his trial has
been set for later this month.
Callahan took the three confessions
OF Pothler. which were introduced Oct.
2, as having been made between the
time Of his arrest. about March II.
1921 In Rhode Island. and March 25.
OF the same year. while rnder arrest
for alleged connection with the majors
death.
, 1924-10-15
Millions for Manoanese Mines

represented by the Harrlmans OF New
York have obtained from both the Rus
sian and Georgian governments a con-
tract to work the manganese fields in
the Chatourire district Of Georgia for
n period OF Or years against the compe-
titIon OF Great Britain and other M.
lions.
The contract involves several mil
lion dollars. The fields are expected
TO produce n million tons yearly.
, 1924-10-15
SOUTH STARTS SUIT
TO ANNUL BLACK VOTE
Validity OF the Fourteenth Amend.
ment Attacked From
New Angle

Now OrIo,nS- emit o+toolino tho
uo,,a,.u 90 49, c.uoass .w..a..
$3.50 e
VI u nc" "isie was iileu III ieucr"i
uistrict court mere oct. D. IN the 10TH
or a petition seeking to enjoin Walter
l.. Cohen, negro, comptroller of customs
of the port of New Orleans, from ex-
ercislng the duties of that office. The
action. IL successful. would have the
effect of dIsfranchisinp every negro
in the limited States
The petition charges that Cohen
"falselv alleged himself IN no a citi.
zen of he United States" when he
took he oath of office If asserts
that the defendant is NOT n citizen
of this country. but Is "a person of
African blood and descent and is in
herentlv Incapab,e of being a citizen
of the United States.
TIL sniff is brouobt In tho noma of
H.. Edwin Bolte. an attornev of Wash.
ington. The petition sets forth hat
tbree-fourth of tho stotas did nor ra+i-
, 1924-10-15
Sapphire of High Value
Used as Paperweight

Still another attraction has been
added to the British empire exhibition
at Wembley. This is of the largest
sapphlres, a Jewel Weighing ten
ounces and valued mt more than ga
ono. This stone was discovered recent
ly In the home Of n Mahometnn Oili' lal
In Hydernbad state. who had been
using II for many years as n paper
weight. In fact. so little value lid
this. ma attach to the curious looking
stone. which Is i~ntricately carved In
the form Of an a ornament. that he
frequently gave 1t to his children as
pIaything.
The stone has a long and romantic
history which has been traced from
the Twelfth century. when 1t was an
ornament on n buddha belonging 10
the Bnllala kings OF South India II
was handed down from generation 10
generation until II came into the pos
session Of a white man who eventual
ly gave II rs n present to the ancestors
OF Its present owner.
, 1924-10-15
Sees sIayers Of Husband Die

Jonesboro, La.-Freeman Coleman,
Booker Boone and Willie Washington,
negro moonshiners, were hanged here
Oct. 3 for the murder on August % Of
Sheriff e. NJ. Rentz of Jackson Parish.
They were executed simultaneously
on the same scaffold. Deputy Sheriff
Elmer Templeton sprung the trap at
12:i7 p. IN. and the negroes were pro-
nounced dead eight minutes later.
Coleman's neck was broken and Boone
and Washington ~strangled to death.
Mrs. E. NJ. Rentz, widow OF the late
official, was admitted to the enclosure
where the scaffoId had been erected
a few minutes before the time fixed
for the execution and saw the negroes
die.