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Evening star., 1924-03-02
HOUSE GETS BONUS
BILL BY WEEK END
Three-Day Hearing of Meas
ures Begins Tomorrow
Before Committee.

Soldier bonus Legislation was
started on it's way yesterday. the
House ways and means committee
voting to begin consideration of such
a measure immediately.
Three days of hearings on pro-
posals for payment of adjusted COM
pensation to world war veterans. Dt =
ginning tomorrow. were decided upon
after which Chairman Green an
nounced a bill would be whipped into
shape. He expects the committee to
report Il measure to the House by
next Saturday.
The program for the bill after II
had reached the House has. not been
outlined. while several appropriation
bills. Muscle Shoals and immigration
measures, already are on the calen-
dar.
several Bills Introduced.
Several bonus bills have been in
troduced. including the Mckenzie
measure. similar to the one vetoed by
President Harding. Representatives
Fish of New York and Andrew OF
mitted bills recently, both making
paid-up insurance policies of twenty
and twenty five years. respectively
the principal feature. Payments Of
cash sums would be allowed where
the veteran would not be entitled to
more than $50
The Andrew bill would allow com
pensatfon only to enlisted men, while
the ~. fish proposal would include
officers up to the rank of captain in
the Army and lieutenant in the Navy
the same as provided in the McKen-
zie bill.
Advocates of the insurance policy
bonus explain the actual amount Of
funds necessary for such a scheme
could be determined definitely ard
the financial program y: tn, govern
ment so far as the bonus was con-
cerned could then be hrt'rit.lv de-
cided.
Options Are Allowed.
Four options of payment would be
allowed under the Mckenzie bill
adjusted service pay. vocatioEa
training aid. farm or home aid and
adjusted service certificates. The lat
ter plan would provide for Insurance
policies.
Chairman Green made public a let
ter yesterday from Secretary Weeks
asking that in view of the heavy ad-
miniStrative work which would be
connected with the payment of I.
bonus. that the measure be emade ef-
fective nine months after il is enacted
into law.
The committee authorized by a
democratic conference to appear be-
FORE the ways, and means committee
and explain tn. views Of the party
on bonus legislation was. appointed
yesterday by Representative Hayden
of Arizona. ranking d"Hlucrat on the
world war Anterans' Legislation coin
nittee. Ii includes I."prcScutatiVtS
,Ieffers of .kiabamd, Rankin of Ms
sissippi. Milligan of Missouri. Con
merry of Massachusetts, and Browning =
Of Tennessee.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

The workers for George Washing
| ton University were practically "over
| the top in their drive for 100000
| when they gathered for final
luncheon at the Willard Hotel yester-
day afternoon.
The total announced at the close
of the meeting was s4s1.314.O7, but
DIR. William Mather Lewis, president
of the university. declared that he
could say with assurance the final
figure will be at least 100000.
"And l could add that we will have
our million dollars before the year is
out. There isn't any question about
that" he said
Surprises came thick and fast after
the team workers had finished lunch
and settled back in their seats to
listen to the returns. Here are some
Of them:
Joshua Evans. jr.. announced that
he has received information that an
old graduate of George Washington
giving the university a large sum
for development of athletics. The
amount is indefinite. but probably will
exceed 100000, Mr.. Evans said.
Elliott II. Goodwin, chairman of the
committee on special gifts, broke
he reorganized and continue solicit
ing, with Mr.. Evans as new chair
man.
Soterios Nicholson, captain of
Team 2S, won the Carol Glover sill
YER cup for making the largest in
dividual return, namely, $11,265.
Miss Elizabeth Earnest. captain of
Team 55.. was awarded the two sill
Yer. pheasants donated by Charles l..
Corby for the woman turning in the
largest sum, $o,9O5.
William Deane Ham. although not
an alumnus of the university, became
interested In the drive and carried
off the American flag for bringing
In the largest individual number OF
subscriptions-ffty.
Big Field to Be Conquered.
After thanking every Individual
| who had anything to do with the
success Of the drive, John b. Larner,
pointed out that the amount raised
thus far has come from 4.300 con-
tributors and reminded the enfhusi-
astic campaign organization that
i there is still a large field waiting
to be conquered. He said, there are
undoubtedly many friends of the uni
versity who have not had the op-
portunity to aid in this movement to
| raise George Washington into one
of the leading educational institu-
tions of the country.
/ -"I have taken part in many drives"
! said Mr. Larner, but l have never
seen one go over with such success
! as marked this one"
| After indicating the several groups
| of workers entitled to credit for the
q achievements Of the past thirty days,
/ Mr.. Larner announced that the trus-
tees at a later meeting would take
i appropriate action to thank the gen.
erous Washingtonians, who pledged
the money.
Mr.. Larner declared that the money
! would be allotted. "as you desire"
/ half TO the building fund and half
to the university endowment. He
said 1t was most noteworthy that the
student body was responsible for the
raising of $4,000.
| In beginning q spirited address to
| the campaign workers. President
Lewis declared, this is 'the greatest
Evening star., 1924-03-02
&c. ". u. ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
HAILED AS NOTABLY SUCCESSFUL
Surprises Sprung at Final Luncheon Reports
Sho,U Local amount Is Near
S5OO.OOO Mark.

day George Washington University
has ever seen, and it is due. not en-
tirely to our present efforts. but 10
the fact that years back the men in
charge of the institution saw what
was needed"
Dr. Lewis said he wanted 10 pay
tribute wherever tribute is due iu the
great undertaking, and made partic-
ular reference to the quiet but inn
portant work done by Dean Hods-
kins and the other members OF the
faculty.
Referring to the total of more than
S4s1 900 subscribed thus far, Presi-
dent Lewis asserted that within sixty
days the fianI figure Will have been
boosted TO 100000.
The president then told of the en-
thusiasm with which a George Wash
ington University Club had been re-
Gently organized, in New York city,
and said the seed was being planted
Chicago. Cleveland. Minneapolis. st.
Louis and other large cities. These
organizations, he added, would work
arduously for the upbuilding of the
institution.
And so the raising of this fund is
not all that we have accomplished
during the past thirty days" he con-
tinued. What is of equal Importance
is the fact that we have become band
ed together and imbued with the
really great university
DR. Lewis suggested that the uni
versity issue an alumni bulietin hve
or six times a year to keep the grad
yates of the university In touch with
the progress of their alma mater
He further declared that sub
scribers' bulletin would be published
so that those who have given may
know that their contributions repre-
sent one of the best investments
on6n
, William Bruce King. member OF
the board of trustees, acted as toast =
master of the luncheon.
subscriptions Reported.
The following subscriptions We're
reported yesterday by the special
gifts committee. Mr.. Goodwin, chair
man: Charles Conradis, 5000: Or. W.
c. Rives, $500; Mrs. G. G. Glover,
Jorss. $500: Henry A. Willard. 500:
w. w. Behlow, s25; Miss Mary b.
Temple. $500; Walter Bruce Howe.
Wadsworth. 800; Col. Fred L. Huide-
koper, 500; Miss Mary s. Miller:
500: Mrs. Royal Copeland. $25. and
Mrs. w. T. Galliher. through glee
club, $40.
=
Teams reported amounts in sub
scriptions as follows: l. SIS; 2, $500:
8. $3.50; 4. s25; 5. $500; 6; s4so: s. $50;
9, $50: IL, s1,005; 12, 1870: 13. $3.50;
IA, $3.50; Is. $35: 16, $220: 10, $1,000;
l9a a Students team, $2,135; 20, 100;
20, s1,O55: 23, $3,305; "a, $3.50: "a,
$3.50; ss. s4so: 80, $4,000: IS. s27s:
rs. $500; 81, $50; 81, s2.910: rs. S2,500;
29, s675; 81. $2,110; 80, 500; 33, $25;
35, 1920; 81, $50: So. ss5; So. s25s;
81. $653.50: So. $1,31O; 81. $1.400: 5S.
$145; So. s155; 60, s517; 81, 1927; 62.
$202; So. s61: Ga. $500: IS. $1.040; As
$500; &C. s946; 81, s461; 6s, 1851: 60,
s3,s15; 70. $40; II. 1850: 72, $3.50;
73. 1898.
The amounts that the various teams
have reported to date are: l, s4.s75;
IL. $3.50; 3. $3,154; 4, $1.39S; 5, S3,260:
6, s6,231; 8, $5,2S5; 8. $4,405; ;, 10,
Isl, ,45o: II. $11,S67; 12, $4,275: Is, s4,615;
ii, S2,77e; is, $s5s: 10. $2.4s7; 10.
S11.sb5; 1sa. $2,1a5; 20. $3.50: 20.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

ative Lineberger of California had
received in Texas during two-year
stay in that state -.
Representative Conery of Massa.
chusetta, democrat. Il former vaude-
Vile actor. and overseas color serg-
speech in favor of the increase in
salaries when he interrupted Repre-
sentative Blanton. to remark that the
salaries of the entire force ought to
be doubled.
Representative Lankford of Geor-
gia. discussed the question of auto
sreeders and urged an appropriation
for Il large number of plain clothes
men to circulate around the city and
make prompt arrests when they found
violations of the traffic law. When he
asked for further extension of time.
| Mr.. Blanton graciouSly granted him
an extra half minute. As a result of
this close pairing on time when Rep
resentative McReynolds of Tennessee
arose to discuss the question of SOL
diers' bonus, there was only seven and
Il half minutes left In the meantime.
Representative kunz of Illinois, dem
ocrat, member of the House Dis
trict committee, had tactfully inject
with enforcement Of traffic laws Is
! that eve haven't enough policemen"
Criticises One-Way Streets.
Representative Begg republican, of
Ohio, criticized the traffic regulations
for one-way streets, claiming that
they only increased the congestion.
Part of the responsibility for the
! traffic conditions in Washington, he
said. rests upon Congress because
sufficient funds have not been af-
forded to adequately meet the situa-
ton. He remarked that he would
feel safer driving down Broadway in
. New York city than driving from the
Capitol to his home, at o'clock in
the afternoon.
Acting Chairman Zihlman began
the real discussion of the police and
firemen's pay bill at 2:15 o'clock,
practically reviewing the subject
matter of the committee report on
this bill.
When Representative Larsen of
Georgia was arguing that this pro-
posal to increase salaries was not
, consistent with the drive that had
just been made to reduce taxation
and that increasing salaries would re-
suit in higher taxes, Representative
Blanton interposed that these police
and firemen risk their lives every day
in the year. 1t is because this bill
will enable US to get better protection
that / am willing to support the in
creases." Representative Larsen then
harangued about reckless driving In
Washington" -.----.--
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into a contest of expenditure with
the regular party organization.
For these and other reasons of
strategic nature we will depend upon
the force of public opinion to force
the bosses to relinquish their grip
on the party and to permit the peo-
pies voice to be heard. The great
state of New York provides no means
by which the voters can register
their choice for the nomination of
President in the primary"
Mr.. Murtha said that the Johnson
for-President campaign would go on
without interruption in the states
where it is under way-New Jersey,
California. Ohio. Illinois. Michigan
South Dakota, North Dakota and
elsewhere.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
JOHNSON ABANUONS
FIGHT IN NEW YORK

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Evening star., 1924-03-02

The tax hill ;.s it passed the House
| last night 10y the democratic national
committee rs having indicated. with
some exceptions. the policies advocat-
ell by House democrats. The state
inent follows:
THE action at tho House Of ;irDrc-
Scutativns o.. the ~var-i1iS proposed
international taN reduction measures
shows complet" reputation OF tae
policy OF Secretary Mellon and Prcsi-
I; dent Coolidge to the effect that the
Secretary "f the Treasury sho'lld
draft In secret an internal lax &c
| duction measure in It's every d't tan;
coupled with a subsequent demand
by the Secretary and the Prs es:deHt
upon Congress TO pass tn" ni.l with
out compromise.
''On a direct vote in the House IN"
Mellon tax plan was overwhelmingly
rejected by vote Of 261 to 1853, the
! ballot showing that 62 republicans
had voted against it. while many
republicans voted for it only because
they knew in advance that it had no
retary Mellon that the largest tax
! payers want their surtaXes cut in
half so that they can pay more
revenue to the government in the
thoroughly exploded.
Way Paved by Democrats
In the second place, the outcome
shows that the democrats in the
House pointed the way to tax reduc-
ton by offering bill along the lines
of which any measure at all possible
to pass must be framed. The Long
worth-La Toilette compromise meas
ure, finally adopted, is almost identi-
| cal with the democratic proposal as
to certain Of it's principles. while the
principle underlying the higher sur
! tax provisions of the IOngworth- La
| Fcl1ette measure are reputation OF
the principle underlying the Mellon
higher surtaX proposals, and they at
principle of the democratic surtax
plan.
1.-The only two points of substan-
tial difference between the demo-
cratic and the Longworth-La Toilette
measures are, first. that the demo-
cratic proposal raises exemptions
from $1,000 and S2,5oo for single and
married persons ons .Iespe, respeeetively to
about 100000 persons now required
to make returns without being SUBJ
tect to taxes from making any re-
turns, and releasing from further
taxes nearly 1.646,000 persons whose
average taxes are under $4,000 each.
The Longworth-La Toilette measure
gives no relief as to these eXemp-
tions, although these millions of per-
sons are already paying most grind
| ing tariff taxes.
In Higher Brackets.
! THE second point Of chief differ
ence is in the higher surtax brackets
| due to the fiat 25 per cent reduction
of each surtax rate under the Long
1 worth-La Toilette plan. Under op-
| Grafton of this fiat 25 per cent re-
duction method the Longworth plan
\ would effect substantially larger
| reductions of the taxes of between
| $4,000 and 10000 of the biggest indi-
| vidual income taxpayers with in
comes in excess of $4,000 and up
ward than the Garner (democratic)
plan. The application of fiat 25
per cent reduction of all graduated
| rates Is obviously both arbitrary and
| tunscientific, because the chief reduc-
vtion benefits go to those with the
Evening star., 1924-03-02

s5,255; 2s. s16,345; "a, s1,s15; 81. sS,-
$50; 81. $500: SO, s2.5s2: 80. &5.s6621;
25. $500: 2s. ss.os1: 81. $685.; 81.
ss,sss: 43. s1,4o5; %, $s,4o5: %. &c.
s45: 80. s325; 81, s6,7s5; 32.. $500; 33.
1870: 35, s2,14o; 81. sl,351.5o; 81 $3,-
225; So. $3.423; 81. S3.5Ss.50: SO. s10,-
772; 81, 1924: So, $3.3S0;. 50, s2512;
so. s4,401.71: 81. 1890: 81. s2,5SS; 63,
s1,542, 81, $I,100; 65. $500; 40. s2-S15;
e. ass sSSsS g. & ss2ss; i, ss. sS$a; ss7o; ~
$74S; 73, S2,5O7. = :.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
40 DEAD, 100 HURT AS
INT EXPLOSION WRECKS
NEW JERSEY TOWN

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, Considerable interest both in tn.
Senate and House. Wa evident con-
Cernlng the government estimates as
10 the amount Of revenue assured
; by the bill as it now sand In
proposing the compromise schedule,
: iir. LongWorth said it would not re-
suit ill IA Treasury deficit. hut rough
. calculations made today by some
republican members OF the House
ways and means committee who are
advocates OF the Mellon income tax
plan, Indicated that the bill as passed
; by the House would reduce revenue
about $3.50. 0.000.u0D next year. The
Trt a*ury surplus estimate,l for this
! fiscal Year by the Treasury was $3.50
Dub. 900.
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-04-05

winter eyenings?" asked the interest
ed old lady of her colored yardman.
mo, ma'am," was the reply, desc eve
am plenty long enough as it is"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-04-05
UL-o-PE POULTRY FEED

WITH COD LIVER OIL=The best
chick feed that science has produced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-27
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
PROGRAM IS PRAISED
DIR. VIM. c. Covert to Present
Inte>Seting Report Before
Presbyterian Assembly

GRAND RAPIDS, May 27-
That Christian education is a basic
requisite for living church is one
of the keynotes sounded in the first
annual report to be presented to-
day to the Presbyterian General
Assembly in session here by the
new Presbyterian Board of Christ
ian Education. The report is to be
made by DR.. William Chambers
Covert, general secretary.
In the reorganization and con-
solidation of Presbyterian agencies
as now represented in the Board of
Christian Education DIR. Covert
finds that the Presbyterian church
is at last undertaking to face the
problems of Christian education
with genuine educational earnest
ness, with well-recognized educa-
tional standards in mind, and with
educational ideals dominant. A
comprehensive program of Christ
ian culture, making its contacts
with age groups from the youngest
children to university students, is
now under way through a well-ar'
ticulated organization of all Pres
byterian educational activities. The
comprehensive plan of the board
carries its educational purposes
into adult life. 1t also includes an
educational approach to the practl'
cal subjects in the realm of temper
ance, moral welfare, and Sabbath
observance, in the knowledge that
Christian education holds the key
to an intelligent and loyal church
leadership and a truly patriotic
citizenship.
DR.. Harold McA. Robinson, secre
tary of the division of Christian
education in the home, church and
community, says that only one
child in four now receives any or
ganized Christian instruction. In
typical American commonwealth,
while At and one half cents of
every municipal dollar goes into
the Sabbath-school.
For the department Of moral
welfare, DIR. Charles Scanlon, gen
n,a1 di,.ontor c+a+od That eIo,v11 b11t
surely the nation was accepting
prohibition as the permanent policy
of our country. He charges that
appetite, anarchy and vice were at
the base of opposition to prohibi-
ton. The Presbyterian church had
been active in the prohibition move
ment from its beginning.
Concerning divorce, DR.. Scanlon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-27
HOLSTEIN BREEDERS
TO MEET IN VIRGINIA
CreditabIe Records For Produc-
ton Made by 100000 Cows,
Reports Show

CHICAGO, May 27.-Seventy
nine Holstein cows have made year
ly records of. more than 1000
pounds butterfat, and "a cows Of
the same breed have in one year
produced $4,000 pounds and move
of milk, it will be shown in reports
50 be made at the convention of the
Holstein -Friesian Association of
America, to be held July A at Rich
mond, Virginia.
In an announcement from head
quarters here, made by President
Frank 0. Lowden, the business CT
the association for the last fiscal
year shows an increase ard a sound
financial basis, although decreases
in business were shown for the pre-
vious successive three years"
"Since 1885, when the associa-
ton was organized, more than t.,
100000 cows and bulls have beer
registered in the Herd Book.
Creditable records for production of
milk and butterfat have been made
by more than 100000 COWS under
the supervision of agricultural col
3eges and recorded in the Advanced
Registry"
A national sale of 100 purebred
Holsteins will follow the meeting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-27
HIGH COURT DECIDES
STATUS OF HOME TROOPS

WASHINGTON, May' 27.Troops
in environments in this country dur
ing the world war, in thaining to go
over seas were mot operating
against an enemy" the supreme
court held Monday.
The government raised the ques-
ton in a case against Charles j.
Ferris, who during a part of the
war served by order of the com
manding general Of the 8Oth division
as colonel Of the 315th field artil-
lery in training at Lee, Va. Col
onel Ferris at the time of this as
Segment was lieutenant colonel
of the 314th field artillery and
the court of claims held that he
was entitled to the ray Of colonel
Serving with troops operating
against an enemy"
The government contended that
the only troops operating against
the enemy were those overseas and
that officers serving with troops
training for war in this country
were not entitled to the inceased
pay.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-27
GEORGIA CANE CROP
NOW BELOW NORMAL
Commissioner Brown States
Reports Received Indicate
Shortage in Crop This Fall

ATLANTA, May 27.-Reports
received at the office of the state
department of agriculture here in
dictate that production of sugar
cane in Georgia this year, as well
as in Louisiana, will be consider
ably below normal, according to j.
]. Brown, commissioner of agri-
culture.
The crop in Georgia was report
ed to be zone of the shortest in the
way of stand" while reports from
the Louisiana cane producing sec
ton stated that the crop is month
late and ''plant cane stand poor
due to bad conditions of seed"
Reports from Cuba, however,
show that production to April 80
was considerably in excess of that
at the same time last year and
paintings practically uninterrupt-
ed. Figures as to total estimated
crop for the year was not given.
Information regarding the cane
crops of Louisiana and Cuba was
obtained by the commissioner at
the request of a cane grower of
South Georgia who stated that be-
cause of the poor condition of the
crop, he was in doubt as to wheth-
err or not it would be Profitable to
go to the expense of further ferti-
LIKING his cane crop.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-27
WOMAN ATTACKED BY
ASSASSINS LOSES EYE

BELLEVILLE, H., May 81
Mrs. S. Glenn Young, wounded
Friday in an attempted assassina-
ton of her husband, Ku Klux Khan
liquor raider, has lost the sight of
her right eye, and occulists offer
some encouragement they will
be able to save the vision bf the
left eye, DR.. C. H StarKel, il,
charge of the case, announced yes
terday.
Mrs. Young, who is in st. Eliza
beth's hospital here, was struck in
the face and head by about twenty
buckshot.
Young is recovering from bull
let wound in the right leg. Dr
Starkel said, but the knowledge Of
his wife's condition has resulted in
an extreme nervous condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-27
MACON BOYS ADMIT
ATLANTA ROBBERIES

ATLANTA, May 27.-Alleged
confessions obtained Monday ~
Atlanta detectives from three Ma
con youths, telling of their compile
ity in several robberies here re-
Gently, cleared up the mystery Of
n series of battling crimes and
caused new crusade to be launched
against idlers, loiterers and dives.
Admitting, it is said, that he and
his two comrades, Roy P. Webb, 20,
and c. M. Willis, 81 engaged in six
daring robberies here, Leland Har-
vey, IS, also of Macon, attributed
fheir acts to the lure of the dance
floor, which necessitated funds.
They told how they came to Allan
ia to dance because there were no
dances in their home town. They
expected to find work here, they
told detectives. But when their eff
forts to obtain employment met
with failure, they declared that they
We're forced to become bandits to
live.