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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
INHERITANCE TAX PROBE VOTED
BY EXPERTS CONFERENCE HERE
Deep Study by Committee of Nine authorized With
Vie,o To,oard Elimination of Death Levies
by Federal Treasury.

visable and to create sub and regional
committees wherever necessary, and
t(e) To request the proper officers
or the National Tax Association to
call a second national conference on
inheritance taxation and estate tax
alton, to which said committee shall
report its findings and activities, or,
in the absence of such second con-
ference, to issue and mail to dele
gates to this conference written
report.
BE it further resolved: That this
committee be authorized to raise the
funds necessary to the carrying out
of the duties assigned to it and in it's
report full accounting shall be CIV
en- of how and from what sources
such money was raised and how it
was spent" ..-.--....:-'
State Action Asked.
The resolution calling upon the
States for a study of their taxes, in
part, declared: -----
BE it further resolved, That the
complete abolition Of the non resident
death tax on property other than real
estate is highly desirable, but in the
event that because of legal or other
valid objections this is not i'm
mediately possible the suggestion is
advanced that the so-called Matthews
fiat rate plan offers an excellent basis
to at once make some progress with
out loss of revenue, with the ultimate
purpose of establishing the principle
universally that real estate be taxed
where situated and an other prop
erty in the State Of domicile Of the
decedent."
Frank w. Mondell of Wyoming in
addressing the conference yesterday
afternoon declared no pOyernment
was justified in making a capital levy
except in stress of war. He said he
was not certain as to the wisdom of
repeating the Federal inheritance tax,
although he inclined toward such re-
peal. He declared there should be a
very great decrease, in that tax"
The committee of nine authorized
by the conference will be appointed
as soon as possible by DR.. Thomas W.
Page, president of the National Tax
Association, DR.. Page announced fol-
lowing the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
GREEN NAMED CHAIRMAN
OF PAN-AMERlCAN LABOR
A. F. of L. President Succeeds Sam.
uel Gompers-Election Takes
Place Here.

William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, was
elected chairman of the Pan-Ameri-
can Federation of Labor yesterday.
He succeeds the late Samuel Gompers.
The election took place at a meeting
of representatives of the Pan-Am eri-
can Federation in the American Fed
Grafton of Labor Building, sol Mas
sachusetts avenue.
Matthew Woll presided at the meet
ing. Delegates present were: Mat
thew Woll and Frank Morrison,
American Federation of Labor; Santi-
ago Iglesias, Free Federation of
Workingmen of Porto Rico; Luis Ma
rino Perez, organized labor of Ha-
vana, Cuba; r. A. Delgado Carbonell
and Manuel NJ Morillo, Dominican
Federation of Labor; B. SuareZ and
L. Munoz Marin, Venezuela Labor
Union. Communications were re-
ceived from various pan American
countries, including one from Luis
Morones. Mexican government secre-
tary of industry. commerce and labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
SOCIALISTS OPEN
RE|CHSTAG ATTACK
Denounce Indemnification of
Industrialists After Ruhr
Resistance Ended.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 21.-The Social
lists in the Reichstag yesterday opened
their threatened offensive on the gov
ernment concerning paying the Ruhr
industrialists 700,000,00O marks with
out authority from Parliament.
Deputy Hertz stigmatiZed the pro-
cedure of asking for naturalization
after the breakdown of passive re-
sistance against the allied occupation
rs unlawful and contrary to the spirit
OF law. He charged that the govern
ment paid the industrialists too much
in the case of coal, for instance, Civ
ing them 1913 marks per ton, where
the cost was only 1850 marks. While
the industrialists thus were ,overpaid,
the deputy said, the workers in the
Rhine and Ruhr valleys were COM
PEELED to work for less than pre-war
wages, to speed UP production and to
toll longer hours, all on the ground
of patriotic need
Says Deal Scandalous.
Herr Hertz charged that the sums
paid the industrialists during the
period of passive resistance were
even more scandalous than the 700,-
100000 marks deal. ~
Chancellor Luther, on behalf of the
government, insisted that the only
way to get the. industries started
again after the end of passive re-
sistance and prevent utter chaos and
separation was to promise the in
dustrialists to indemnify them later.
DIR. Luther contended that the reason
why the money was first paid to the
industrialists and the Reichstag' S
consent for payment sought after
ward was the fact that the Reichs-
tag was on Summer. vacation, which
was followed by dissolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
WORLD FLYER ADMITS
He WAS WE'D IN 1917
Lieut.. Arnold Announces Marriage
to Miss Mildred Avery, Culminat-
ing Childhood Romance.
By the Associated Press.


NEW LONDON, Conn, February 81.
Lieut. Leslie P. Arnold. one of the
world flyers, who is visiting here, an
nounced to a gathering of acquaint-
ances in the home of DR.. j. H. Ganey
that on August IS, 1917, he was mar
ried at the Little Church Around the
Corner, New York City, to Miss Mil
dred Avery, nurse, who now is on
duty at the home of Charles Prentice,
a few doors from the home where
the lieutenant is a guest.
Miss Avery confirmed the lieuten-
ants announcement of the marriage,
which Lieut.. Arnold says was the
elimination of a childhood romance.
Lieut.. Arnold made the announce
ment in denying published rumors of
his engagement to Priscilla Dean,
we'll known movie actress.
I'VE are friends, nothing more, p"
said the lieutenant in speaking of the
connection of Miss Deans name with
his own. The report of the engage
ment had it's origin in Milwaukee, he
said, where he had speaking en-
gagement at the time that Miss Dean
was filling an engagement at the
theater.
Meeting at a hotel, he and Miss
Dean renewed an acquaintance of a
years standing, when the world fly
ers were at Hollywood. Their pic
lures were taken in the hotel with
that of Mrs. Dean, mother of Miss
Dean, and out of that came the
rumors OF the engagement, Arnold
declared.
Arnold was a man in the ranks
when he married, he said. He had
just returned from the Philippines.
He telegraphed Miss Avery to meet
him in New York. She responded and
they were we'd. They separated on
their wedding day and have met but
once since, and then for only few
momentsX
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
MRS.BUDLONG ENDS
APARTMENT SIEGE
Believed to Have Gone to
Husbands New Home
After CapituIation.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 21-The
whereabouts of Mrs. Jessie Margaret
Budlong was uncertain today, al
though indications We're that she had
gone to Newport, r. L., her husbands
home.
Her husbands chauffeur declared
ne had driven her to the station to
take an S:55 o'clock train last night
for Newport, where she had said she
would go to establish her residence
with her husband.
All of the furniture in her hus-
bands apartment having been remov-
ed by his order, Mrs. Budlong capt.
ulated at o'clock last night, after
defying the seige of all his lawyers
detectives and servants for more than
a week.
She came out of the apartment house
unexpect eddy. her head held high, and
her face betraying no sign of the six
days she had spent without food.
Wrapped in an old coat, she hurried
into the waiting limousine, which
sped away and soon lost itself in the
traffic.
Leaves in Silence.
Mrs. Budlong left without any final
word to add to the history of her
siege which she had made public
from time to time by dropping her
husbands shirts with notes attached
10 the eager crowds below the Win
dow of her voluntary prison. -
Earlier in the day she had an
nounced her intention of joining her
husband, Milton j. Budlong, in New
port, where he had advised her he
had established a residence. Mrs.
Budlong, who was denied a separa-
ton at Newport on February 10, had
fortified herself in the Budlong
apartment here to forestan any at
tempt of her husband to obtain di-
yorce on the ground of desertion. D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21

. The National Conference on Inheri-
authorized a continuing committee of
nine to probe deeply into. the death
levies muddle- in the United States,
with special attention to the feas-
Utility of early or gradual retire
ment of the Federal Government from
the field of death taxation
In it's closing session at the Willard
Hotel, the conference authorized
that this committee be appointed by
the president of the National Tax As
sociation, under whose auspices the
conference was called and that the
committee report back to a SECOND
similar conference to be called by the
National Tax Association.
Presidents Speech Praised.
Another resolution praised President
Coolidge for his clear, apt and con-
vincing address," in which the Chief
Executive had, approved gradual
withdrawal of the Federal Govern
ment from the inheritance tax field.
A third resolution called upon the
States to study their laws with a view
to removing multiple taxation, and
to establishing the, principle that
real estate should be taxed where sit
uated and all other property in the
State of domicile of the decedent."
The conference was characterized by
much debate throughout, during
which the principal differences arose
over the question of whether the
have exclusive right to levy death
duties.
Text Of Resolution.
The principal resolution of the con-
ference embodying the expressed
views of the body on this question
reads as follows:
Whereas. inequality and injustice
in death taxation necessarily arise
from the present i'll balanced and
illogical State and Federal death tax
structure: Be it
Resolved, That this conference
consider 1T imperative that death
tax laws be so changed as to result
in a rational tax system. which will
produce the revenues now SO sorely
needed by the States, and at the
same time do away with the abuses
which are tending to bring this
fundamentally sound form of tax
alton into disrepute
BE it further resolved, That the
chairman of this conference be ask
cd TO appoint d COu iHllI66 Ol lille
or more members, due consideration
being given to geographical distri-
button, said committee to undertake
the following duties:
"(a) To gather the information and
data necessary to formulate definite
plans for the reform of State and
Federal death taxation.
"(b) To give special attention to
the feasibility of early or gradual
retirement of the Federal Govern
ment from the field of death taxa
ton.
"(c) Then to formulate such plans
model laws and recommendations as
it sees fit, and present these for con-
sideration to the Congress, the State
Legislatures and committees thereof
and to the proper officials and
branches of governments having in
charge the levying and administra-
ton of death taxes.
"(d) To cooperate with such or
ganfsatfons as may be deemed adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
WMCA, NEW NEW YORK
STATION, ON TONIGHT
Leading Broadway Figures to Have
Part in Opening of Hotel
McAlpin Studio.

wMCA, the latest addition to New
York's maze of broadcasting stations,
will be dedicated at $50 o'clock this
evening with an elaborate program.
A host of Broadway's leading figures
will take part in the inaugural cere-
monies, which will be on the air
until midnight or later.
The new station is 500-watter.
owned and operated by the Hotel Nc
Alpin. 1t will transmit on 42S.6-
meter wave. Storage batteries will
be used almost exclusively as the
source of power.
WMCA's antenna probably is at a
greater elevation from the ground
than any other privately owned
broadcasting station in the United
States. 1t towers approximately 430
feet above the street level. The sta
ton has been testing for several
weeks, using the experimental call
2XH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
ANGLO-AMER|CAN
Comfy IS URGED
Howard Says Both Nations
: Must Set Example for World
in Friendly Relations.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, February 21.-
firm and sympathetic understand
ing between America and Great Brit
ain and her dom1nions, by which set
tlement by force of any disputes be-
tween them would be 'unthinkable,"
would be the greatest step forward
for the establishment of peace that
has. yet been made" Sir Esme How
ard, the British Amba ssador, last
night told the local branch of the
Misunderstanding Union.
He urged the union to strive for
two detectives, both of which are
supremacy necessary for the peace of
the world, but appear at first sight
to be somewhat Incompatible
The first he said lis to establish,
by means of some kind of guarantees.
feeling of security on the continent
of Europe, and especially in France,
which will pave the way for a gem
eral reduction in ornaments. The
second is to avoid any guarantees
that might conceivably bring us into
conflict with the United States of
America"
The English-speaking people, he
said, have to be taught that every
dispute has two sides, and that they
will have to give the world the eX-
ample of peaceful settlements "by
! adjustment, by legal methods or by
| arbitration" Adoption of the doc
trine that America and Great Britain
should work together and boss the
world" however, would be the great
est possible error" he thought, and
would have IAN effect exactly con-
| trary to that we have in view
Deploring that "the stupidity and
the absurdity of war have not yet
penetrated the human brain as they
should" he asserted that the next
war will leave Europe, which al
ready has enough difficulty in paying
her debts, without a red cent and
will ruin all who outlive it,
He said he could not predict the
fate of the Geneva protocol for COM
pulsory arbitration, security and dis
armament, but declared "one thing
was certain, that the British EN-
pire will not stand for any inter
national agreement which might
bring it into serious conflict with the
United States of America"
Even peace in Europe" he con-
tinued, would be purchased at too
high a price if that was what we
had to pay. But we shall, l am per-
suaded, do everything humanity pos
sible to promote the security of peace
in Europe, and l can but hope that
Americans will endeavor to under
stand the difficulties of our position.
The protocol itself, he thought, was
designed to assure security to Euro
pean powers from future aggression
and 80 bring to- them a state OF
mind in which they would be pre-
pared to come to conference for
reducing land forces with a fair
prospect of success"
Il feel sure" he said, that thS
criterion adopted by the protocol for
defining the aggressor country in a
war as the one whic.- lacks after
having refused all proposals to" -rbi-
trate or settle peacefully rs the right
one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
Pebbles on Track
Foundation for
Trolley Accidents

The playful youngster who
spreads a handful of pebbles over
a street car track may be laying
the foundation for a serious acct
dent, the Bureau of Standards has
ascertained as the result of tests
it has been conducting on the
strength of street car rails.
Pebbles placed on "a street car
rail more than doubled the stress
set up in the rail when cars ran
over it, the tests disclosed. The
Investigations were conducted to
determine the stresses to which
rail joints are subjected in actual
service. H.
In one case the mea surfing gage
showed a tensile strength of 1900
pounds square inch when the
rail was clear and 5000 pounds a
square inch when pebbles were
put on the track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
W. C. T. U. TO PAY HONOR.
Services in Memory of Frances
Willard to Be Tomorrow.

Special services in the memory of
Frances E. Willard, founder Of the
World Christian Temperance Union,
will be held by the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of the Dis
trict of, Columbia in Statuary Hall,
at the Capitol. tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock. The local society has
made practice of holding memorial
services each year for Miss Willard.
The principal addresses will be de-
livered by Senator Walter F. George
of Georgia and Representative Charles
]. Stengel of New York. The
program will also include a solo by
J. E. S. Kinsella; singing by a quar-
tet composed of Miss Mary Powell,
Mrs. H. B. White, Miss Grace White
and Mrs. w. w. Wallace and devo-
tions conducted by Rev. DR.. Edward
Hayes. Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton,
president of the District w. c. T. u,
will preside, a.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
Fishing Season Starts Early.

Specfaf Dfspatcn
FREDERICKSBURG Va, February
21-Fishermen along the Potomac
River and Creeks in Stafford County
have begun hauling seine, and while
the catches, so far, have been very
light, some fish have been put on the
local market. Perch and jack have
been on sale, but it is still too early
for herring, except a scattering few.
The Jennings shore, near Passapatan-
w, is hauling seine. Indications are
that there will be heavy run of fish,
particularly herring, as the weather
gets warmer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
Rotary Meeting on Air.

WGAZ, South Bend, Ind, will be
turned over to the Indiana conven-
ton Of Rotarians Monday night from
Z to 8 o'clock. The Rotarians are
expected to broadcast an elaborate
program: by their own talent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
Wild Geese Flock
Stages. Spectacle
Near Luray, Va.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va, February 21.-A
large flock of wild geese, travelling
northward in triangular shape,
staged a remarkable maneuver in
this county today. r,r
The geese were apparently lost,
and their honking attracted much
attention. Apparently seeking food
and rest after circlinG many times
over the mountains, they alighted
about seven miles east. of Luray,
and only a short distance from
Skyland, the second highest point
of the Blue Ridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-21
So Indictments in Liquor Probe

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, February al
Ninety-six indictments, resulting from
liquor raids, were returned by a spe-
cial grand jury in the court of Hust-
ings yesterday. Twenty-one charge
bribery. Rev. II. X. Jones Is active in
the ~prossoutieaA
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
3s$WASHINGTON TIMES MID ~WEEK- -219A
49, -AUTOMOTIVE SECTION ~

normally & Ii more accurate %
figure that it WIN serve you q Ger.
tain number OF years rather than q
certain number OF miles.
How Mileage Costs Mount
Suppose. therefore that you have
rum your car three years, covering
10000 miles. Suppose It Is rated as
an eight-year car and cost you
$1,000 complete delivered and tax
paid.
Suppose you have paid 44OO for
storage, $500 for repairs, $3.50 Tor
tires, $50 for state license, $3.50 FOR
insurance and $40 for inctdentals.
Your gas and oh has averaged let
us say 2.5 cents per mile.
The mile-cOst OF your motoring is
therefore 1O.6 cents. Knowing this
It Il possible for you to compare
your experience with the particular
car with other cars you have owned
or with the experience Of other
owners.
You have eonnetlfng to 10 by
when you get down to brass taClks
in buying or when coneidering the
purchase OF q new car.
Find out what Il cost you to
'.rolIs your car. 1t 81 q feature Of
intelligent ana progressive car own
ership. Il eliminates the financial
rrs.,v~te,t faAs.1
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
TIRE COMPANIES REPORT
BIG JUMP I'M SALES

AKRON, Dec. 16.Report Of the
Fircstone Tire and Rubber Com
pany showing an increase In sales
Of approximately $4,000. 900 for the
fiscal year ended October 81 e re-
garded as an indication Of what
may be expected from statements
Of other rubber companies for the
year.
Total sales of the F'irestore Co.,
Tor 1926 were 9126,697 ,093 com
pared with SIS ,61O, 900, in 1924. Net
income after depreciation, Federal
taxes and interest was e12, 800, AZ
against 9T,11e,9S6 In 1924.
Announcement was made OF the
sale Of SO ,OOO, 900 additional per
cent preferred stock. Officials Of
the company explained that the ex.
pansion Of business and the high
cost OF crude rubber requires q
larger working capital
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

IL q mOtortst show q high mile
cost for q low.priced car he ii
either careless in owning It or. he
has not made q truly economical
purchase.
II he gets an unusually low
mile-cost from q high.priced, lux
urious car he Is justified In sus.
peotine that he il sacrificing some
thing somewhere along the line.
Perhaps his car has become q
plaything and not q real service to
him.
Profit for Owners
Every motorist can profit by
finding out how much It costs him
to roll his car.
There are reasons, however, why
many people hesitate to figure
things out, ana not the least Of
these IL the matter OF depreciation.
Most car owners figure this as q
dark horse" and give up before
For ali practical purposes de
pReaaation can be figured on Q very
simple basis.
In purchasing your automobile
yOu can ascertain, for instance,
whether You are acquiring q one
two, three, five, seven or ten-year
car.
That then should be your basis
Of calculation.
ff you ere buying q car that
seems to last the average owner
about five years, and the delivered
price is $1,000 you are spending
$500 q year for ownership Of the
car itself. In q sense y0u might
That much IL simple enough. 1f
yOu are I'm doubt as to the actual
life OF the car you are buying and
Il the dealer tells you that It viii
last a. long as you make It. there
Il no need 10 be confused.
Many cars that have passed the
period Of their active life win con-
tinue to give transportation service
to someone who - willing to nurse
them along, but when cars reach
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

that his car costs him cents a
mile to operate and then add: "Oi
course, this doesn't include deprecia-
tiOn and repairs-and odds and
ends"
Figure In everything that is in
any way q part Of keeping that
car In service, including the cost
OF the car itself and all the in.
cidentals It involves.
Storage should be included In the
rolling cost even though It IL
q habit Of many people to leave
It out. The storage Of the car Is
part Of its operating cost. If you
don't give Il shelter 1t viii get
rusty and go dull.
You1I have to have It repainted
sooner. It's radiator may freeze
In winter.
When you come to the end Of a
perfect motor day and put the car
away IN the garage you are merely
buying q form Of protection that
helps keep 1t serviceable. just as
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

you fill up with gas in the morn
ing to help keep 1t running.
Lack Of Care Costly
If you buy q bottle OF polish for
the car that is part Of the expense
Of keeping II rolling. Suppose you
never bought polish for 1t. Suppose
you never kept It looking decent.
wouldn't that hasten the day when
you would be obliged to trade in
for new car? And would q reduc-
ton in the number OF years Of use
Of your car make the annual cost
Of owning just that much more2
Having discovered what It cost
you to run your car the next is bo
translate this into mile-cost. Here
you have got to study your Cwn
case carefully, for It IL obvious
that your results win vary accord
ing to the number Of miles you
average per year.
The man who keeps his car &
number Of years and spreads out
his milegae accordingly may find