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The Washington times., 1925-03-11

automobile. The manufacturer may
not deduct the tax in his turn.
unless the amount Is included in
his gross income.
An automobile license Tee Is re-
garded as a tax, and may be de.
Quoted whether the automobile is
used for business or for pleasure
or convenience.
tween a truck and an automobile,
used for pleasure or convenience.
the owner Of the truck may claim
deduction for darnagess provided
the truck was being used for bust
ness at the time OF the collision.
The Washington times., 1925-03-11

expenditure, deduction Of which is
expressly disallowed by the revenue
act. The S per cent tax which
attaches to the sale Of an auto.
mobile cannot be deducted by the
nI,rchaser. because it is a tax levied
on the sale by the manufacturer.
and must be returned and paid by
him.
The manufacturer may reimburse
himself in the amount Of the tax by
agreement with the purchaser, in
manner prescribed by Treasury
ro9ulations. So far as the pur.
chaser is concerned, the tax is
a part OF the cost to him of the
The Washington times., 1925-03-11
LARGEST TIRE
IN WORLD
HERR:

The largest pneumatic tire in the
world is on display this week in the
window of the local branch of the
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company,
1926 Fourteenth street northwest.
The tire, recently built in the Akron,
Ohio, factories Of this company, Is
known as a 64x14-inch Silvertown
cord and was designed to sustain
load Of 10000 pounds at an infla-
ton pressure OF seventy-five pounds.
The Washington times., 1925-03-11
Autoists Name Parts
of Car Incorrectly
By ]. LEO sUGRUE,
Times Automobile Editor.

Autonoobiss who say spiston'' when they cyn-
der or bolt when they should say nut are causing
themselves lot confusion and expense ac-
cnr to repairers and service station. With
little more they contend there would be fewer mis-
takes IN repair work and prompter action dspatchng
r.or4s 20 rho arein in trouble
The Washington times., 1925-03-11

build stations found ready and made just the
they would have built it, Twentieth and streets north
west has large dveways through from street and Twentieth
Official opening last Saturday and several thou
sand motorists visited the station AmOcO and American Strate
gasoline will handled exclusively Efficient and competent at
at all times Other
Lord Baltimore located go Pennsylvania
northwest 1917 northwest 6O9 street northwest F
eenth Connecticut and Ordway
street
, 1925-01-15
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROlX 7

Paris, January 12th-The British and
United States delegations at the confer
ence of the Allied Finance Ministers have
reached a final and definite accord relat-
i've to the payment to the United States
of the costs of the army occupation
and war damage claims. This was
officially announced tonight. The agree
meat is subjected to ratification by the
pIenary session of the conference, in as
much as France, Italy and Belgium en-
tered the negotiations already pledged to
support the United States viewpoint, and
Emergencies existed only between the
United States and Great Britain, ratifca-
ton is regarded as a %foregone conclusion.
The United States, under the terms of
the agreement. will receive about S25, 900
900 yearly on the total of her claims,
amounting to approximately $500, 600,
900, thus reimbursement of the United
States will occupy a period of twenty-five
years. The sum required for the costs of
, 1925-01-15
NOTICE FOR FREDERIKSIED
A. IA. E. CHURCH

On Sunday the 18th. inst, will be the
3rd Anniversary.
Divine Service at 10 o'clock. Preach
ing by the Pastor
Sunday School 100 ?. M.
Grand Celebration $50 ? NJ.
There will be several prominent speak
ers among whom are the presiding Elder
Rev. E, Robinson, Rev. Christian Chase,
Lawyer D. H. Jackson, M. Alfred
Francis President. L. u, Mr.. Thomas
Ash ex-School, master, Merchant Mr..
Alexander Moorehead. Mrs. r. 6. Bar
row, Supt. S S., and Miss EveIia King,
Teacher, Public Grammar School
The Century Brass Band will be in at
tendance.
A Hearty Welcome is extended to all.
Kindly bring your Sankey's.
A. c. BOUGH
Pastor.
, 1925-01-15

The British warshi) Carlisle yl5 rl519!
here from Wi Pei Wei today ald stro1g
c~0ntingents Of police ana volunteers were
posted along the boundaries OF the for
eign settlements for protection against
possible inroa Dis of panickY Chinese, fol,
lowing chi Hsieh YuaAs S9lZlre OF the
native city yesterday.
Shanghai, Jan 18th Both victor an d
vanQuiShad in Yesterday cou0. by
which chi Hsie1 Yuan. dep)spd military
governor Of this (Kian2su) province, re
gained control of SHANGHAI. united this
morning in an orgy of IoOtiag. All The
Chinese districts adjoining or surround
ing the foreign quarter we're at the m2r-
CIV Of the soldiers. but al h)rIueS OF the
foreign quarter today expressed their
confidence that their defence units would
be able to handle any emergency and
that no fear need be felt for the safety OF
any foreigner in Shanghai.
London. Jan. 12th.-Unitel Press. A
dense belt of fog covered half OF EIrOp1
today, from Denmark 20 CnerbOurg an
from Yorkshire to the PyreneeS. Near
w all France and large areas OF Belgium,
Holland and Germany were fog 5ound IN
that variety Of atmosphere commonly
known as a Lon lon Particular. the
colour and almost the consistency OF pea
soup. Rail traffic accidents were nuner.
Gus in England and on the CJl'lnent.
London, Jan. 18th. B Tal0g OF the
premises OF a Catholic newspaper and
other alleged Fascist excuses at Pisa,
Italy, have drawn q violent protest from
the clergy, according 70 q Rome despatch
TO the Daily Telegraph.
London, Jan. 18th Ualted Press.
W. ,-,lI- .1,,.,#i,I b,--,, ,eI,lfA. ? HHjz
, 1925-01-15

the United States occupation. is fixed at
between $3.50. 900, 600 and $3.50, coo, 600.
while the amount OF the war damage
claims, tie conference has agreed, Will
be based on the findings Of the mixed
claims commissions Thfs has been te1
t|atively fixed at $3.50, 600, 600. The terms
Of the agreement provide. First. The
payment 10 the United States Of $1,000,
900 gold marks yearly, by priority on the
cash payments under the Dawes plan. 10
apply on the United States army Of
occupation costs. These payments are
10 begin September 1926, or after the
extinguishment of BeIgium'S priority
payments. If the Dawes plan lunc
tiOns normally, that part Of the United
States claims will be Wrjttoa off the
reparatiOnS book 10 1913 or 1914.
Second. The United States will slare IN
the Dawes annuities at thu rate OF Il
per cent, the total payments not to exceed
As, 000, 900 gold marks annually, be-
gin retrOactiVeIy September LIST 1874
These payments will be used to amor
tie the amount Of war damage claims.
mixed claims as fixed by this commits
sion. The United States representatives
have agreed that this latter amount
SIlpulu IlOL CACCCQ pOOJgOOO' OO't Ois ~
interest, roughly 1000, 600, O)0 gold
marks. Repay nent under this head
would normally take over thirty years,
but 1t is expected that the heavier pay
ments made in the Dawes plan will can.
eel the claims in about twenty-five years.
Third. The United States obtaining the
immediate release and possession. upon
ratification Of the protocol, OF $L5, 00O,0JJ
now in the Federal Reserve Ba3K, when
was deposited there by the Allies uud3r
the WadWOrthS agreement. These are
the broad outlines OF the agreement
reached tonight between Anoassa loc
kellogg and Harrick an Mr.. James
Logan on the one side aud Mr.. Winston
Churchill and Sir Otto Mem yer on the
other, much to the surprise OF the cont
mental delegates, because Of the sp9el
With which a situation that to them
seemed a hopeless deadlock and the past
three days, has been cleared uD.
Paris, Jan. 12th.-It was o ti:iaIly an
n@0unced tonight that through a agree
ment between the British AMI American
delegates to the Financial Conference.
the United States will receive roughly
100, 600, 600 gold marks yearly from Ger.
many's reparatiOns pay nent8.
Washington, Jan. i2.h.-Ina tentative
agreement arrived at in Paris between
representatives of the Unitel States and
the Allied Finance Ministers al5 been ac-
cepted by the Washington Government.
p.ris Ian 1Orh -Vinpnnrn RIaSp,
, 1925-01-15

The doors of the District Court was
thrown open yesterday in C~lris'ilo5taI
the first session Of the January term,
His Hon. Geo. Washington Williams pre-
siding. Bertram Wilson who was ar
raigned for the theft OF Mr.. Edger Mey-
er's money was sentenced to three years
Imprisonment. There are a couple of
other civil cases for which hearing is fix
ed for another day, the most being pro-
bate cases. The Court was adjourned at
noon until Friday.
, 1925-01-15
LOCAL

The Industrial Band rendered a con.
cert on the wharf last night.
Il lines of rain was measured al the
fort this morning.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
Unusual! EUen Among July Sales
600 Children's Dresses
Just Secured from, the Maker at
Price Concession Which Enables
Us to Offer Them Tomorrow at
Actual $2.95 to 1895 Values!

1t isn't often that ~hidens
sell little These
all brand fresh and clean and just the styles
girls Summer. Prints,
yellow blue white
there styles with mother who has little s
to dress should be morning
Kann's-Sreet and Floors
Evening star., 1925-07-07
Tunics of Fine
Cream Net
Very Special at
$3.50 Each

These are most attractively
made of fine cream net, with
Val lace insertions and made
with gathered sides and mar
row net ruffies at the bottom.
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1925-07-07

These are hose that will give goo
wear and are in the colors women mos
like, including black and white. Made c
the finest of silk, with mercerized top:
soles, heels and toes, and all full fash
ioned. Sizes 81 to 10. A very low pric
for real good hose.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
Pure Thread Silks at
$l.OO Pr.

silk hose for women in sizes 8H to TO- Made
with seamless feet, seam up the back and
mercerized tops soles heels and toes, in black,
white and IA popular colors These are a
good, serviceabe hose, as we'll as good looking.
Plenty of white in the assortment
Kann's--Street Floor.
Evening star., 1925-07-07

Some of this is two, others three, yards wide
and as several pieces can be matched, you car
get enough to cover good large size floor. Also
the three-yard wide pieces can be used as rug
squares. BY making selection Wednesday, yor
will save quite Bit and remember this is al
Gold Seal Congoleum.
Kann's-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
LEGION committee
WILL CONFER HERE
Session Called to Consider Prac-
tical Ways to Assist
Disabled Men.

A three-day session of the national
rehabilitation committee of the Amer
Lean Legion will begin at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning when "a legion
naires from all sections of the United
States will hold their semi-annual
gathering at the Racquet Club to
confer over practical methods of aid
ing disabled soldiers of the World
War. President Coolidge will receive
the members of the committee at
1915 o'clock.
One of the chief questions for con-
sideration Will be that of eradicating
the causes of dissatisfaction with the
work of the Veterans Bureau in sew
eral localities, through legislative or
administrative action. Gen. Frank I.
Hines, director of the bureau, will at
tend the meetings and receive sug-
gestions from the legionnaires.
Among those who will attend the
meetings are: Gen. James A. Drain,
national commander, the American
Legion; Watson B. Miller chairman
of the committee, and the following
DIR. William Leroy Dunn. Asheville,
n. c.; DR.. Kennon Dunham, Cincin-
natl; DR.. I. /. Parsons, Jackson, Miss
DR. Hugh Young, Baltimore; r. f.
Bondy, American Red Cross; George
A. Mathers, Bennington, VT; Mrs.
Hazel L. w Orkman, american Legion
Auxiliary, Indianapolis; DR. Estes
Nichols. Portland, Me-; Philip For
man, Trenton; William H. Du Barry.
Philadelphia; II. H. Porter of this
city; DR.. l. T. Mann, High Point, N.
c.. r. J. Weinmann, New Orleans;
Robert L Black, Cincinnati; ]. NJ.
Dickinson, jr., Chicago; Charles E.
Pew, Helena, Mont; John C. Vivian,
Denver: John Sinclair, San Fran
cisco; o. r. Freeman, Dallas; Percy
j. Cantwell, Boston; Thomas V. Dowd.
Philadelphia; Robert NJ. Tolson, of
this city; Charles A: Sloane, Atlanta
John L. Moore, New Orleans; f. o.
Hobbs, Cincinnati; John A. Hartman,
Chicago: William Tt. Kroll, Mime
apolis; George H. w. Rauschkolb, st.
Louis; John c. Keene, Denver; James
P. Mulcare, San Francisco; Norman
w. Engle, Seattle; W. r. Hudson,
Dallas; A. E. Graupner, San Fran
cisco, and H. E. Michaels, Cincinnti.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
FORMER WALTON AIDE
is KILLED CLEANING GUN
George Wilson Was Head of Okla
homa A. & NJ. College While
Friend Was Governor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKMULGEE, Okla, January 81
George Wilson, president of Okla
homa A and NJ. College for a brief
time during the administration of J..
c. Walton, deposed governor, and the
last survivor of the famous Walton
Triumvirate," which was credited
with n prominent part in the formu-
lation of the policies of the Walton
regime in 1928, was almost instantly
killed today by the accidental dis
charge of an automatic gun which
he was cleaning. He was So years
cid
Patrick s. Maggie, first of the trio to
pass, died suddenly of apoplexy about
year ago DR.. E. T. Bynum, the
other member. died at his home here
two weeks ago after heart attack.
Reports of an unusually large num-
ber of robberies in the city recently
prompted Wilson to condition his gun,
which he had purchased some time
ago, his widow said. His family was
unaware that he was cleaning the
weapon, and Wilson was dying when
his wife and daughter, attracted by
the report, rushed into the bedroom
where he had been working.
Railroads to be built in Italy this
wear will cost 81 900 600
Evening star., 1925-02-01
PRIZE FOR new SONG
OFFERED IN CAPITAL
Contest Will Close April 5, An
nouncement Says-Conditions
Are Stated.

A prize of 500 for the words and
music of a song which shall be in
spfrationaI in character and suitable 1or
community singing was announced last
night by Mrs. David Allen Campbell,
chairman of the music department or
the National Council of Women and
president of the American Music Lovers.
The competition will close April D. Ihe
conditions of the contest are as follows
l. The composer must be resident
Of Washington.
. If the composition is the result
of collaboration between composer
and lyric writer, both must be resi-
dents of Washington,
8. Only one prize of 500 will be
awarded to the winning composition
whether it shall be entirely the work
of one person or whether it shall be
the result of collaboration.
4. The melody. while simple enough
TO he quickly grasped and sung by an
audience, must have both dignity and
emotional appeal.
s. The words must represent the
true spirit of America and must be
patriotic in character.
6. The title OF the song has already
been selected by Mrs. Campbell and
is Il Hear America Singing
In addition to receiving the prize
award, the song Will De pTlnleu III
the souvenir programs of American
Music Evening, and will be sung by
the audience as the closing number
on the program of that evening,
which is to be staged at the Wash
ington Auditorium on May 5.
American Music Evening is the
closing concert of the Spring festival
which has been arranged by Mrs
Campbell, under the auspices of the
music department of the National
Council of Women, and in it's pro-
gram it will depict the development
of music in America from the days
when the tribal songs of the Indians
blended with the soughing winds OF
their forest homes up to the present
time.
Manuscripts should be sent by
April 5 TO Mrs. Daniel c. Chace
executive secretary OF the Spring
Festival series, West Virgilia
street, Chevy Chase. Maryland.
Lyric writer's desiring to col
1aborate in the production of the
song should deal directly with local
composers.
The committee reserves the right
to withdraw it's award if songs sub
mitted are not of the artistic merit
required.
Judges for the contest will be an
nounced later. No name must be on
companied by a sealed envelope con-
tanning the correct name and address
of the contestant.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
more DATA SOUGHT
ON AIRCRAFT VALUE
House Members, Spurred by
Mitchell Testimony, to Con-
tinue Investigation.

Terminating it's hearings tempo
rarily late yesterday, with the nope
of submitting a preliminary report
before the middle of February, the
House aircraft committee voted TO
ask the Navy Department for in
formation regarding the recent bomb
ing and sinking of the battleship
Washington. 1t also decided to ask
Secretary Weeks for Information
contained in the "confidential COM
munication" which Brig. Gen. Mitch
ell, assistant chief of the Army Air
Service, yesterday told the committee
he had received, as the result or re-
cent testimony he had given before
it.
Charges of Mitchell.
Gen. Mitchell charged that it was
almost impossible for the committee
TO obtain correct information from
the services on aviation, because IN
testifying officers were afraid OF IN
direct disciplinary action from their
department The Navy should be
made to tell "the real truth" OF the
sinking of the Washington, Cen
Mitchell said He added that Army
airplanes could have sunk the Wash
ington In from two to four minutes
The Navy would rapidly develop
into an undersea branch. Gen.
Mitchell said. in urging a unified air
force He did not advocate immedi-
ate abolition of battleships, but de-
clared 1t was coming TO that and
that money should be put into sub
marines and airplanes. rather than
into costly battleships that were fast
becoming obsolete.
Backed by La Guardia-
Representative La Guardia, Repub-
lican, New York, a former aviator.
also urged a unified air service, and
declared that President Coolidge
would become an advocate of it, II he
knew the facts.
Further evidence upon the question
of the effect of an underwater dis
charge of a 165-pound bomb upon the
condensers of battleship, state
ments by Gen. Mitchell regarding
which were recently challenged by
Secretary Wilbur, will be given at the
next hearing of the House military
affairs committee, ii was announced
last night by the Navy Department.
I'm the recent tests on the Wash
ington," said the Navy announcement,
experiments were made to ascertain
the effect upon the condensers of that
ship produced by underwater explo-
sions in the vicinity of the ship. 1t
was found that the condensers were
entirely unaffected by the explosions" "
Evening star., 1925-02-01
DEMPSEY, CHAPLIN
IN SPOTLIGHT DUEL
Marital Status of Two Cham
pions Keeps Reporters
Busy on Rumors.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Calf, January 81.
The heavyweight champion of the
ring, Jack Dempsey, and the custard
pie champion of the screen, Charlie
Chaplin, have led news gatherers out OF
this section a hectic chase during the
past AZ hours
Dempsey is single, and according
to his own admission, wants to get
married and is attempting to recon-
ellie matrimony with pugilism.
Chaplin is married, and some of
his wife's relations intimate that he
might as well be single again, If
reports of domestic infelicity are true.
But Chaplin, unlike Dempsey, will
not admit anything, and his Japanese
man servant will not admit inquirers
past the front door OF the 40-room
mansion in Beverly Hills, near here.
Dmpsey will talk on any subject
preferably marriage, his possible re-
tirement from the ring without fight
ing again. and his next bout If he does
not retire. or II he does not marry
soon, or both
Chaplin will not talk at all
The result has been a series of com
plications and a food of reports and
rumorS.
Flood of RumOrs.
Here are some samples:
Chaplin rumors-Chaplin and his
bride are not living together; they
are living under the same roof but in
separate apartments: they are living
together in the closest harmony:
they are discussing a financial set
tlement" with suggestion of divorce
in the offing.
Mrs. Chaplin's relatives have already
prepared a set of financial demands
to be served on Chaplin: no financial
settlement has been discussed, but a
suit for divorce is being prepared.
Dempsey rumors: Dempsey is mar
ried to Estelle Taylor. film actress;
they are not married, but they are
going to be married today; they are
going to be married May 20; their
wedding is to be postponed until
after Dempsey fights couple Of
heavyweight contenders; Dempsey
has retired from the ring; he is goin e
to retire May 20; he has no intention
of retiring; he will not until he fights
again; he will not fight until he is
married; he Will marry and will not
fight at all; he will fight and not
marry; he has split with his manager,
Jack X earns; he and Kearns are close
friends.
Designedly or otherwise, the net re-
suit is that all concerned are very
much before the public eye.
Evening star., 1925-02-01

sued a certificate of death from al
coholism, after Gamers dead body
had been found at his home Thurs
day. At that time Simms Hayden,
colored, living near Queens Chapel
arrested, but later released.
Investigation by Detective AIRING
ton of the Third Precinct threw suf-
ficient doubt on the original theory
Of the cause for death to warrant the
coroner in ordering an autopsy, which
will take place today.
Detective Arlington attended the
funeral services yesterday, but did not
interfere, notifying Coroner Nevitt of
his suspicious imm ediately afterward,
however.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
Coolidge Greets Boris,

SOFIA, January 31.-Among the
messages OF good will received today
on the occasion of the thirty-first
birthday of King Boris, was one from
President Coolidge, who expressed
high regards and good wishes" The
fact that this message alone was cor
rectly addressed, namely. to the King
of the Bulgarians, caused much
comment. The other chancelleries
addressed their messages to the King
OF Bulgaria.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
TRANSFER is PRIVATES.
Police Department Prepares TO,
Day Off Schedule.

Sixteen privates in the police de-
partment were transferred yesterday
to different precincts to balance the
strength of the several station houses
preparatory to giving policemen one
day off in seven.
The police department still is so.
men short of its required strength.
but police officials hope to be able
to begin the day off privilege in the
near future.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
BODY ,DISINTERRED
FOR POISON PROBE
Alcoholism Theory in Death of
Arthur Garner Discounted
by Later Evidence.

shortly after the body of Arthur
Garner. colored, % years old. of $40
Twenty-seventh street had been
placed In vault in Harmony Gene
terry yesterday, it was removed to the
morgue at the direction Of Coroner
). Ramsey hewitt, in order that in
vestigation might be made of rumors
that Garner died from poisoning,
coroner hewitt had previously is
Evening star., 1925-02-01
SUBMARINE WRECK
SALVAGE PLANNED
Navy Officials Will Try to
RefIoat SAB Monday.
Damage Uncertain. y
By the Associated Press.


PORTSMOUTH, N. H. January 81.
The United States Navy submarine
S-4S, which went ashore at Little
Harbor during a northeast blizzard
Thursday night. will probably be
fioated Monday. 1t was learned today
at the navy yard here, as plans for
salvaging operations were completed
The Nevy floating derrick will be
towed to the submarine, which now
lies in six feet OF water on a sandy
bottom. An officer and three men to-
night were baoard the submarine,
which was anchored by the stern to
the shore.
A fire engine from the yard will be
run aboard the derrick barge and
will pump the water out of the sub
marine while air pressure will be
used to stop the leaks in the crafts
hull.
Damage StilI Unknown.
An accurate report of the damage
to the submarine was not obtainabl
at the navy yard tonight, naval au-
thorities saying that a complete study
would be made of the craft when she
was brought into the yard Essen
tial parts of the steering and pro-
pelling apparatus are missing, 1t was
learned. however. and the two for
ward compartments, the torpedo room
and the crew quarters were flooded.
The control room is almost dry, II was
said. The main ballast tank Is in
tact.
Lieut.. Comdr. Stewart E. Bray, COM
mander OF the SIS, and members OF
the crew, all of whom suffered from
exposure and escaping chlorine gas.
were reported to be improving in the
navy yard hospital.