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Evening star., 1925-11-16
$3O0,O(Q,ODO.
LIMIT ON TAX CUT
Green Thinks Revenue Bill
Slices Are Adequate for
the Present.
By the Associated Press.

Chairman Green of the House ways
and means committee believes the
Federal revenue for next year has
been sliced to the limit of sound
policy in the reductions already voted
by the committee in the new revenue
bin, and indicates he will oppose any
attempt in the House to increase the
tax cut.
In a statement issued as the COM
mittee prepares to complete the draft
ing of the bill, Chairman Green an
nounced that the door was closed
there to any further pleas for tax re-
lief. The Treasury, he said. could
not stand any reduction beyond the
S304 100000 estimated under the re-
visions already approved.
This is taken to mean that the COM
mittee intends to stand on the rate
schedules as now adopted and, fur
thermore, that vigorous opposition
will be interpoSed to any attempt in
the House, as threatened, to go be-
yond the committees proposal for re-
ductions in the automobile tax.
Public Building Need.
Referring to proposals for total re-
ductions ranging from $3.50, 900, 900 to
$500 900 900, as compared with the
$500 900 900 limit recommended by the
Treasury, Mr.. Green said he was op-
posed to the use of foreign debt pro-
ceeds for ordinary expenses instead
of reduction of the national debt, as
contemplated in some of these pro-
posals. He further called attention
to the need Of Federal building pro-
gram and the additional demand on
Government revenue this would i'm
pose.
Mr.. Green especially emphasized the
opinion that Government revenues
should not be cut too closely. because
of their large dependence on business
conditions. The fact that since 1921
the actual reduction in revenue has
been proportionately less than the re
duction in tax rates he aScribed large
ly to changing business conditions.
While he believed adequate surplus
could be definitely counted on in the
present fiscal year with only half of
it affected by the major proposed tax
cuts under the new bill. and ALSO in
1927, when some of the reductions ftill
would not be in full force, no ond he
thought, could safely prophecy" Now
, what business conditions will be in
1928. A Stacking up in business then
he estimated, would mean a cut in rev.
enue of at least $50, 900. 900 and a gen
eral depression of more than $780,
900 900.
$500, 900, 900 Limit.
This situation amply justified" the
Treasury, he said, in placing the limit
of tax reduction at $500, 900, 900
The slight excess in the amount ap-
Evening star., 1925-11-16
CHURCH TO CELEBRATE.
Grace Episcopal, Fourth Oldest In
District, rs Years Old.

Grace Episcopal Church, Ninth and
D streets southwest, the fourth old
est church in Washington and which
was used as a hospital here during
the Civil War, will celebrate its
seventy-fifth anniversary this evening
at a service at the parish hall to be
led by Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, assisted by
Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde, rector
Rev. MacBryde has been assigned
to the church since 1917, and during
his fncumbency the heavy mortgage
which the church had carried for 20
years has been paid in full, the church
has become self-supporting and has
assumed all Of it's missionary obli-
cations. The first rector of the
church was Rev. Alfred HoImead, one
of whose grandsons still is a member
of the parish.
Evening star., 1925-11-16
MINISTERS DENIES
BANK CASE BLAME
Declares He Is Not Respon-
sibIe for $4,000 H.
legal Deposits.
By the Associated Press.


Senator McMasters, Republican,
South Dakota, who has been com
manded by John B. Hanten, State
rural credits commissioner. to pay to
the State of South Dakota s377 900
which the commissioner claims was
Illegally deposited in banks by A. w.
EWert, former rural credits treasurer
today denied legal responsibility for
the acts of the former treasurer and
requested that Hanten make the same
demands upon Gov. Gunderson.
McMasters' Statement.
The Senator's statement follows:
The so called illegal deposits made
by Mr.. Ewert were listed in detail
by the rural credits legislative in
Vestigating committee and published
in the journal of the Senate on Tues
day. February "a, 1925. Therefore,
Gov. Gunderson and Mr.. Hanten
have had this information in their
possession for more than eight
months. If the governor and Mr.
Hanten are honest and sincere in
their belief that l am legally re-
sponsible for the so-called illegal acts
Of A. w. Ewert, why have they wait
ed eight months before making this
demand? There is only one conclu-
sion; the governor during this long
interval of time had at heart no
thought of the public interest in this
matter but only his own political in
tereStS.
1t is evident that the governor
waited for a favorable moment, which
is just before the December proposal
convention.
I'm regard TO Ewert's excess de.
posits in the National Bank of Com
merce, will say that on November 80,
1924. according to the sworn state
ment of the executive accountant,
which was filed in my office December
Is. 1924, such report shows that Ewert
has $100.912.79 on deposit in this
bank. The record further discloses
that on December 81. 1924, according
to the sworn statement of the execu.
tive accountant, which was filed in
Gov Gunderson's office January Is.
Evening star., 1925-11-16
WILL URGE COOPERATION
IN AID OF LEE HIGHWAY
Construction From Arlington
Bridge Southwest and Northeast to
Be Topic at Informal Banquet.

More active cooperation between
citizens and officials of the Capital
and sections of Virginia and Mary
land interested in the proposed con-
Struction of the Lee highway from
Arlington Bridge southwest to the
Valley of Virginia and northeast to
New York will be asked at an in
formal banquet to be held at the City
Club at o'clock this evening under
the auspices of the Lee Highway AS
Sociation.
Lieut.. Col. Clarence o. Sheriff. of
the National Capital Park Commits
sion and DIR. S. NJ. Johnson, general
director of the Lee Highway Asso
citation, will tell of plans for the de-
velopment of a great system of boule-
wards radiating from the Capital, for
the construction of the Arlington Me
mortal Bridge, the Shenandoah Ma
tional Park and plans of the National
Capital Park Commission.
Robert \. Harper Will be toast
master at the banquet. The dinner
will be attended by the regional de-
velopment commission, recently ap-
pointed by Gov. f. Lee Trinkle of
Virginia; by the Greater Arlington
County committee and by officials of
Arlington County.
Evening star., 1925-11-16
Elimination Of Publicity.


The Chamber Of Commerce of the
United States, in a letter to the COM
mittee, has asked 1t to cut taxes to
the fullest extent possible from the
Treasury standpoint, devoting one-half
to reduction in income rates. The
chamber urged repeal of the estate
and all excise taxes. a slash in the
corporation levy, unlimited credit for
earned incomes and elimination Of the
publicity section. 1t also opposes in
creasing personal exemptions, and
asked that the administrative ma
chinery of the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue be decentralized to permit
settlements Of cases outside of Wash
ington.
Other administrative changes IA
vored by the chamber were: Perma-
nent organization Of the Board of Tax
Appeals as an Independent agency,
payment of adequate salaries in the
Internal Revenue Bureau, publication
of rulings of the Treasury Department
affecting taxpayers. permission for
taxpayers to file tentative returns
three months in advance of final re-
turns, creation of commission to ad-
just all unsettled tax cases pending
prior to June 2, 1924, and appointment
of a commission to study means of
simplifying the law.
Duties now handled by the commits
sioner of internal revenue "Solely for
purpose of policing violations of the
prohibition laws" should be trans
ferred elsewhere so the commissioners
attention may be devoted to tax admin
istration. The chamber declared in
the letter.
Evening star., 1925-11-16
CA|LLAUX TALKS
OF DEBT MISSION
Reasons for His Failure to
Bring U. S. to Frances
View Explained.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS. November 16.-M. CaillauX's s
dominical speeches since his removal
from the finance ministry have be-
come a weekly feature of Frances
political life, receiving great promi-
nence in the press and arousing much
popular interest. Referring to his un-
successful debt funding mission to
Washington, NJ. Caillaux yesterday
said:
1T was extremely difficult and well
nigh impossible to bring the United
States around to our point of view.
The American nation, with which
France had never before taken up the
question of its debt, had an opinion Of
its own.
Owing to this very lack of pre-
vious contact between the United
States and France, such opinion in
America was as far removed as posi-
BILE from our own.
Il felt, and / am confident, l have
done my duty-that 1t was better for
France to resign herself to passing
through a hard period than to yield
before what l considered excessive
demands"
Evening star., 1925-11-16
SEEKS DIPHTHERIA CURB.
DR.. Fowler to Address Chevy Chase
Citizens on Outbreak.

DIR. William c. Fowler. District
health officer, will address a meeting
of the Chevy Chase Citizens Associa-
ton Wednesday night on the situation
at r. V. Brown School. where diph-
liberia recently was discovered.
Cultures of 800 children are being
taken at the school today to determine
If any of the pupils are carriers" of
the disease, the authorities having
recommended that all children be
Kept in school, explaining that by
strict supervision made possible under
this arrangement, an effective curb
could be applied to the n1alady.
Evening star., 1925-11-16
MAN PUSHED FROM PIER
BY AUTO, DRIVER is HELD
James II. Durity Rescued by Oyster
Boat-Autoist Faces Reck-
lessness Charge.

Knocked into the Potomac by an
automobile while standing at the end
Of the Municipal Market pier, foot Of
Eleventh street southwest, yesterday
morning. James II. Durity, "a years.
1913 G street southwest, narrowly
escaped drowning. Rescued by occu-
pants of an oyster boat, Durity suf-
fered slight injuries and effects of
being in the water.
Police say the offending automobile
was driven by William Brown. col
ored. As years old, 103 Central avenue,
Ivy City. Policeman Clinkscales ar
rested Brown and charged him with
reckless driving and failing to have
his brakes in good condition.
Evening star., 1925-11-16
WOMAN LOSES MEMORY.
Found Wandering in England
Thinks Husband Is in U. S.

NEWCASTLE-O E-ON-TYNE. England,
November 16 P).-A woman about
81 years old, who mumbled the name
Florence Lamb and said her hus-
band was in the United States. was
taken to the hospital here after being
found wandering in the streets, suf-
fering from loss of memory. Marks
on her clothing indicated that she
recently was in the United States.
Evening star., 1925-03-04

and Vice Executives and their wives
strolled down the West roadway
toward the stands. They seemed in
no hurry to take their places with
the others, and halfway to the gate
the party halted, when the President
suddenly noted that his father, his
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Stearns had ap-
parently been left behind. A secret
service operative Immediately was
sent in search of them.
With this matter settled, the Presi-
dent and his companions proceeded
through the gate and along the fence
to the glass-inclosed stand midway
of the, fence. Troops lined the path
along the fence and restrained the
too-eager watchers from breaking
through the Gordon
In the presidential reviewing party
were. beside the principals mention ed.
Senator and MRS. Curtis, Chief Justice
and Mrs. Taft, Senator and Mrs. Cum
mings, Senator and Mrs, Gillett. Mr..
and Mrs. Galliher, Col Coolidge, Mrs.
Goodhue, John Coolidge and Senator
Butler.
AS soon as the President and Mrs
Coolidge had seated themselves the
procession was signaled to proceed.
At this time the head of the parade
had reached Fifteenth street, and with
flourish of arms and the blare of
trumpets the columns swung into
action. ..-,s -.
Evening star., 1925-03-04
DaaUes Switches
ToCigar, But Pipe
Stages Comeback
Talks Orer NetU Duties
With Cunimins Before
Taking Oath.
By the Associated Press.


While the President was hard at
work signing bills at the Capitol to-
day, his second in command was TAX
ing 1t easy in a big leather chair
before a cheerful crate FIRE in the
Vice Presidents room. He chatted
with Senator Cum minis intently. how
ever. about the new duties he was
about to assume. and interrupted the
interview long enough TO receive a
gift OF another gaveL ? 1t was made
from timbers of the exploring ship
Roosevelt" used by Peary on his
polar expedition, and was presented
by e. Lester Jones, director of the
Coast and .Geodetic Survey. Yester-
day an Ohio admirer had given the
general gavel made from a piano
stool he had used when he was a
boy practicing finger exercises in
Marietta
Still the dipper pipe remained tuck
ed away in its pocket, and presently.
3 he rose to shake his legs in front
of the fireplace. the Vice President
elect took out cigar instead and
lighted up. sss t#a.7 s.--,.
Evidently the result did not full
fill expectations After few nervous
pufs. the general looked il over sus-
piciously,, tossed il in the CRATE. and
hauled out the pipe. As soon as he
got II going full draught he seemed
perfectly contented.
Evening star., 1925-03-04
Z|HLMAN TOHEAD
D. c. COMMITTEE
Maryland Representative viii
Succeed to Craftsmanship
in Next Congress.

preventative Frederick N ZihI-
man of Maryland is to be chairma n
of the House District committee in
the next Congress. This was officially
declared today when he was named
q member of the National Capital
Parks Commission. membership on
which Is specifically given to the
chairman of the House District com
mittee under the organic law.
Representative Zihlman has been
acting chairman of the District COM
mittee during the present session and
under his administration District
legislation had received more careful
consideration and more constructive
measures for the National Capital
have been passed than for many years
preceding.
In Close Touch With Affairs.
AS Representative Zihlman took a
leading part in having the legislation
passed establishing the National Cap
ital Park Commission he is, in cloec st
touch with its purposes and will have
prestige in securing legislative action
that may be needed. This commission
proposes to carry out the Macmillan
plan of parkway development. In the
appropriation bill just passed $780,
900 are carried for the use of this
commission. Representative Zihlman
lead a vigorous fight which resulted
in restoration of this item after 1T
had been stricken from the bill by the
subcommittee of the House appro-
priations committee and he conducted
fight to obtain the total appropria-
tion OF Sl,100,000 carried in the law
establishing the commission.
Representative Zihlman intends to
continue his demands upon the House
appropriations committee for the full
amount provided by law and hopes to
obtain this appropriation of more
than a million dollars next year.
Lanham Ranking Democrat.
Representative Fritz LaHham of
Texas as ranking Democrat on the
House committee on public buildings
and grounds was named as member
of the public buildings commission
as successor to Representative Frank
Clark of Florida, who leaves Congress
today after 20 years service.
Representative Lanham formerly
was member of the House District
committee and received his education
in local schools, so that he is familiar
with conditions in the Capital.
In view of the fact that the Repub
lican caucus last Friday agreed upon
Representative Lopgworth of Ohio for
Speaker in the next Congress. which
assures him of the position. he today
was named a member of the House
once Building commission to succeed
Speaker Gillett, who today became.
member of the Senate.
Evening star., 1925-03-04

groups. however. every word OF the
speech was audible.
Throuehout the ceremonies several
rows of choice seats directly fac
ing the Presidential stand, as well as
others farther back. remained vacant.
Who these seats had been assigned
to Is unknown.
The President concluded his address
at 1:42 pm, and as he voiced his final
words the throngs burst forth with
a saIyo of cheering and applause
JJnon finishing hts speech Mr.. Cool
idee turned his back on the specta-
tors removed his glasses, and grasped
the outstretched hand Of Senator
Curtis.
Ceremony at Capitol Ends.
A few seconds later the sharp blast
az a pugle sounded the signal that
told the rapidly dissipating masses
that the ceremony was over
As the President put on his hat
and prepared to re-entet his car the
eolorful picture that had spread in
front Of him soon became a confused
mass of blended shades. The bril-
liant red block. shot with flashes Of
silver from Frightened instruments
that had marked the Marine Band
group, soon became lost in the gen.
eral commotion, and the striking uni
forms or the Q1plOmat1C corps ana
the military were equally diffuscd in
the steady stream that rushed to-
ward the Avenue.
1t took but a few minutes for the
President and Mrs. Coolidge and Sena-
tor Curtis to climb into the waiting
machine, and with little delay the car
was whisked between applauding
lines Of human beings to the White
House.
AS the presidential ear traversed
the hag-draped, crowd-banked Ave-
nue. 1T was greeted by a continuous
succession of outbursts of acclf- m.
Mr.. Coolidge kept his hat in his
hand until he had gotten several
blocks west of the Peace Monument.
when he replaced 1t on his head and
lifted 1t now and then.
Guests First In stand.
Most of those who were to sit with
the presidential party in the review
ing stand preceded the President and
Mrs. Coolidge and the Vice President
and Mrs. Dawes to their seats.
AT s:3o o'clock Pm. the new Chief
Evening star., 1925-03-04

NJ. l. Williams. teacher. class IA.
Montgomery School.
Leaves of absence-E. E Sandlin,
teacher, class IA, Cooke school; sara
Morris, teacher, class IA. Abbot
Twining; s. p. Newton. teacher, class
IA, Burrville School
Transfers-R r. wilken. teacher
Lenox- French School, from grade
to grade S: z. l.. Cfendening, teacher.
Lenox- French School. from grade s
to grade Z; g. NJ Boblits, teacher,
Lenox-French School, from grade s
to grade s; NJ. s. Ashford. teacher.
Lenox-French School, from grade
10 grade s; Dorothy Gilbert, teacher.
Lenox-French School. from grade
10 grade 4; y. A. Dwyer. teacher,
class IA, from Petworth School TO
Henry-Polk School; Grace Cauldweu.
teacher, class IA, from Ross to Cooke
school; r.. B. Hutson. teacher, class
IA, from Petworth School to Ross
school; !. r. Bush, teacher, class IA,
from Burrville to Montgomery
school: L. II. Lewis, teacher, Burr
Vile School, from grade to grade 7;
X b. Green. teacher. Burrville School,
from grade to grade s; Margaret
George. teacher, class IA. Birney
School. TO Burrville School; I. r. Clark.
teacher, class IA, Cardozo-Old Bell
TO Birney School
Appointments-A NJ Blodeett.
teacher. class Ia. Petworth School,
proba tionary: NJ. L. Gift, probation
ary teacher. class Ia, Lenox-French
school; A l.. Roe, probationary
teacher, class IA, Eaton school; E. l..
Slattery. probationary teacher, class
IA, Congress Heights School, Z. B.
Powell, probationary teacher, class
Ia. Petworth School; o. H. Corkery.
permanent teacher, class IA, Brook
land, School: II. s. Thomas. permanent
teacher, class "a. Business High
School; i. P. Woodworth; permanent
teacher. .class, "a, Business High
school; N. G. Murphy, permanent
teacher, class "a, Western High
School; F. NJ. Bragg, permanent
teacher. class IA, Ludlow School: r.
{. Humphrey, permanent teacher.
class IA, Division 8: w. s., krehbiel.
permanent teacher. class IA, Manual
Training School; A f. Dillon, tempo
rary teacher, class IA. Abbot-Twin-
ing School: Ralph Scott. probationary
teacher, class &C, Shaw Junior High
School: NJ, 6. Hughes, probationary
teacher, class Ia, Douglass Simmons
School: u, 3. Evans, permanent
teacher, class "a, Dunbar High
school
Reinstatement - NJ A.. ouaries
teacher. class IA, Burrville School.
Evening star., 1925-03-04
NOON LUNCHEON SERIES.
Weekly Functions by Almas Cara
van Club to Begin Friday.

The Almas Caravan Club will in
itiate a series of weekly noon lunch
con meetings at the Mayfower Hotel
Friday at 1880, under the leadership
of President John J. p. Mullane.
The purpose of this club according
to Illustrious Potentate Henry Lans-
burgh, Is to furnish opportunity for
the nobility to meet weekly and
increase fellowship among the 5000
members of the temple, and to furnish
entertainment of an educational ma
ture and amusement features.
Evening star., 1925-03-04
PART OF BOMB FOUND.
Device Like Cigar Lighter Nav
Have Killed o., s. Aeent s

NIAGARA FALLS. n. Y, March 4-
Funeral services were held yesterday
Tor Orvtlle A. Preuster, customs orr
Ger. who was killed by. a bomb -on
sunday afternoon when he started his
automobile.
Federal agents have part of a device
Wnlcn they think was placed in Prsus-
yer car TO cause. the explosion. Auto
mobile mechanics saw that what m.
Federal agents have looks like a cigar
nghter, or part of one, but the oficers
say 1t might have been used to ae-
compifsh the explosion. The perpetra-
tors are still at large.
Evening star., 1925-03-04
CLASSED AS INELIGIBLE.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 4.-Osteo-
paths and chiropractors are not eli
sible to pass on the physical condition
OF athletes participating in profess
sional ring contests. according to a
ruling made pubic here today by
State Attorney General u S. Webb
Webb's Interpretation of the law
was given in response to a query
submitted by the State athletic COM
mission at Sacramento. According to
Webb, the only person competent to
pass on the physical condition of
prize fighter lis q physician" and he
held that osteopaths and chiroprac-
tors do not come under this heading
Evening star., 1925-03-04
MINE PARLEY HELD UP.
Union to Discuss Pay With Com
pany Owned by B. of L. T..

CHARLESTON, W.. Va, March a.
A conference to discuss wage contro-
versies between the Coal River Col
Heries Company, owned by the Broth
erhood of Railway Engineers, and the
united Mine Workers opened here
Yesterday. but was adjourned, due to
the absence of J.. T. DuniGan, presi-
pany
The conference was decided upon
last week at meeting In Washing
ton between subcommittees Of the coal
company and the. mine workers or
ganization
Evening star., 1925-03-04
lSMET PASHA FORMS
NEW TURKISH CABINET
Tewhk Rushdi Pasha Is Appointed
as Minister of For-
eign Affairs.
By the Assoc lated Press.

LONDON, March 4.-An agency dis.
patch from Constantinople says lsmet
Pasha has formed a cabinet to sue
ceed that which resigned yesterday.
with Tswfik Rushdi Pasha. head Of
the Turkish delegation of the Popu-
lation Exchange Commission, as min
ister OF foreign affairs
Redjeb Bey becomes minister OF ma
tlonal defense, and Hassan, the dep
uty Tor Trebizond; minister of finance.
The ministers of marine, interior and
commerce are retained
Evening star., 1925-03-04
S LOSE LIVES, 80 INJURED
AS BLAST FOLLOWS FIRE
Surrounding Buildings Are Wreck
ed by Explosion in Reinsdorf.,
Saxony. Plant.
} the Associated Prexs

By the Associated Press.
REINSDORF, Saxony. March g.
Five persons were killed and 3s in
tured in dynamite explosion fol-
lowing a fire in the powder division
of the Westphalian-Anhalt explosives
factory here today. The force Of the
blast was so strong that the roofs of
surrounding buildings were torn of
Evening star., 1925-03-04
New Record in Vienna Suicides

VIENNA, March THE wave OF
self-destruction attributed to the gem
eral distress prevalent In Vienna
reached new high peak In Febru-
ary. One hundred and seventy sui
cides or attempted suicides were re-
ported to the authorities during the
Evening star., 1925-03-04
PRESIDENT TAKES OATH: RENEWS
ECONOMY PROMISE IN SPEECH
Sim ptcity Iarks Ceremony at CONGRATULATIONS Get
Brief, Idealistic Speech of Acceptance
By Radio.

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-03-04
MARCH FOURTH, 1925.
BY ALEXANDER BLAIR rnAw.

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