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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
BATTLE WON.
Democrats Make Possible a Non-Par.
tisan Tax Bill.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Although the Democratic party is
going to ask for several changes in
the tax bill which passed the House,
the truth is the battle for a non-parti-
san revenue measure has been won.
The decision Of the Democrats to
abandon the fight for publicity Of tax
returns was the turning point in the
councils of the party. 1t meant the
difference between a radical bill and a
conservative bill. 1t was on this point
that the Democrats joined the insur-
gents and rewrote the House tax bill
last year.
The Democrats are by no means a
unit on various tax proposals. Senar
tor King Of Utah, for instance, is will
ing to reduce the corporation tax from
1919 to 10 per cent 1t has been a
long time since any one in the Senate
was ready to cut the corporation
taxes. This is hardly an appeal for
radical support and is a frank recog-
milton that on the conservative side
there Is strength also.
+ 1t Is a difficult matter for the po-
litical party to make up it's mind just
what 1t should do about tax bill.
Reduction Of taxes Is, of course. a
general objective of all political
parties, and the Republicans have
reaped political benefits of no small
size because they have been in power
while taxes have been reduced. Even
last year. when the Democrats forced
the Republicans to accept their ideas
on reductions benefiting the small tax
payers, there was no sign that the
voters remembered this in the 1924
landslide in which the Republicans
triumphed.
Many Democrats now are wonder
ing whether there Is not more to be
gained by appealing to the large class
OF indirect taxpayers than to base
their fight on the rates that apply to
particular groups Of individual in
comes. The Democrats, for example,
are proposing to repeal automobile
taxes and levies payable for admission
to amusements Of various kinds. They
also are considering a reduction of
miscellaneous taxes, together with a
revision downward Of the corporation
taxes.
1t would not do, of course, for the
Democrats, as a matter Of tradition,
to yield without protest to the reduc.
ton Of the surfaces. Their opposi,
ton, however, to a 20 per cent maxi
mum and their desire to substitute
Is per cent maximum is relatively
unimportant, because the difference
| between the two rates is so slight
| that the proposal can hardly be con
| sidered as an attack on the merits OF
a low surtax. Also, there Is room
| for compromise between the 20 per
| cent adopted by the House and "a
per cent rate which the Democrats
! in the Senate propose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
u SIC
CHARMING TWO-PIANO RECITAL

Beautiful music always fs interest
ing to a musical audience, and when,
In addition, it is performed by fine
artists the combination Is wellnigh I'M
surpa ssable for keen enjoyment. Yes
terday the Friday Morning Music Club
had a delightful treat In the program
Of two-piano numbers presented by
Mary Howe and Anne Hull. 1t was an
excellently balanced and varied pro-
gram. In most Of the compositions
the perfect coordination and har-
monious moods OF the two performers
gave the effect of easy. poised musical
conversation.
Harold Bauer's arrangement of
Bach's Fantasia and Fugue in A
Minor" was the opening number and
was given unusually colorful interpre-
tation. Bach played by real artists
possesses real charm. The next num-
Der was Schumanns singing Theme
liant Ecu Roulant" Of Duvernoy's.
The third group contained the Aren-
sky prelude" and lie Reve." the
latter an exquisite composition given
sympathetic atmospheric" treatment.
and Ravel's La Ealse," a clever
satire on the Strauss favorite which
seemed a modernistic psychoanalysis
of the waltz and it's a1luring qualities.
The fourth group had two lovely
Debussy numbers. "Cortege" and
"Minuet." skillfully arranged for two
pianos: Glieres descriptive, "Orien-
tale" and two Spanish songs tran
scribed by Mrs. Howe. In these tran
scrlptions this we'll known composer
pianist of Washington has emphasized
all the charming qualities OF the
Spanish themes with short, telling ar
rangement that makes both numbers
fascinating. In response to request,
the second Of the songs was repeated.
It has a delicious glissando at the
dashing finale, which Miss Hull played
with positive glee. Throughout the
program the evident enjoyment of
their share in interpreting each mum
Der on the part Of both pianists add
ed much to the general enjoyment.
So many artists either act or assume
a bored attitude ard thus detract from
their concerts.
The last number was a scherzo by
Saint Saens, which rose to an operate
climax and was swept to a glorious
close by the performers. II. +.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
MODERN MUSIC DISCUSSED.
Miss Ball Gives First of Series OF
Talks on Music, New and Old.

Miss Frances de Villa Ball.
thorough student of the classical
music and it's history and harmony
as evolved by Bach and other
geniuses, as well as an earnest advo-
cate of the more recent genius. De-
busy, and present-day innovators in
music, gave the first of a series of
lecture recitals at the Homer Kilt
Studio Wednesday afternoon. In this
series Miss Ball is attempting.
through comparison and touching
upon the high lights of musical his
tory, to give her audience some COM
prehension of the why" of modern
music. Last week she began with
several highly contrasting definitions
Of music, dwelling especially upon
that of Alfred Casella, the Italian
modernist, whom she considers the
most intellectual of the newest school
of music in Italy. She also read
criticisms by the leading writer's on
musical subjects of several periods,
including one written several CEN
turtles before Christ, one concern
ming the music of Monteverde, the
father of opera" in sixteenth CEN
fury Italy; one lamenting the crash
newness and dissonance of Chopin s
music, etc. all bearing a tone of
censure and lament over the short
sighted superficialities of these new
composers.
Miss Ball then played toccatas by
an early Italian master, Turulo, by
Johonn Froberger of 1867, and by
Claude Debussy. The aforementioned
was a marvellous work filled with joy
Gus gayety in its ripping passages
1t Is a work that would BE- attrac-
tive on any pianist's recital program
She also played the overture from
the famous Debussy "Burgermeis
ter" suite and the well known claire
de Lune."
This week the second meeting will
| be held Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock in the third floor studio OF
| the Homer Kilt Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
PRESIDENT TO SPEND
WEEK END ON YACHT
Will Be Host to Former Gov
Sproul and Wife-Others to
Make Trip.

President and Mrs Coolidge will en-
terrain former Gov. and Mrs William
c. Sproul of Pennsylvania on boaro
the Mayfiower over the week end
The Mayfower will weigh anchor
early this afternoon and return te
Washington Monday morning after
cruise on tho lower Potomac.
Despite the cold weather that pre-
vailed in this section and the posi-.
bility Of encounterng some ice in the
lower Potomac. the President is
anxious to keep up his practice of
spending an occasional week end on
his private yacht.
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Sproul, the
party Will be composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank W. Stearn, Senator and
Mrs. Reed of Pennsylvania, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Begg Of Ohio and
Senator Smith OF South Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
MISS PATTY FIELD WINS
HONORS IN AMSTERDAM
D. C. Resident, First Woman Con,
sui, Warmly Welcomed
by Holland Leaders.

By Cable TO The star and Chicago Daily News.
AMSTERDAM, January 9.-No con-
sular official ever has been welcomed
with greater affability by a foreign
country than Miss Patty Field of
Washington, American vice consul at
Amsterdam and the first American
woman who has been sent TO for
eign country in the consular service.
Miss Fields arrival in the Dutch
metropolis is regarded here as an
epoch making event, and is a popular
topic of conversation in society. Re
Gently Miss Field was rendered a re-
ception by the Dutch Women's Club,
and tonight she will be guest of honor
at dinner arranged by a committee
of the Dutch League Of Woman
Voters.
The league is a section of the
International Alliance for Woman
Suffrage, which next May will hold an
international congress in Paris to
honor Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait on
the occasion of her twenty years jubi-
lee as president of the alliance.
Copyright. 1926. BY Chicago Daily News co..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
Hesse Orders
Streets Roped Off
For Snow Coastine

Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superin-
tendent OF police, firmly establish
ed himself as friend of the chill
dren today by ordering a number
of streets roped off exclusively for
coasting. The streets were roped
off at 10 o'clock this morning and
vehicular traffic will not be per
mitted to use them until after 10
o'clock tonight. Coasting, however,
will not be permitted on these
streets tomorrow.
The streets follow:
First street between L and NJ;
Fifth street between l. and NJ;
North Carolina avenue between
First and Second southeast: Har-
rison street between Thirty seventh
and Thirty eighth: Macomb street
from Thfrty-fifth street to a point
100 feet west Of Connecticut avenue;
River road, from Wisconsin avenue
to Fessenden street: Twentieth
street from Kalorama road to
Ashmead place and Belmont road:
Eleventh street from Maryland ave
nue. to G street northeast: Irving
street from Mount Pleasant street
to the Geological Park; Hobart
place from Georgia avenue to the
Reservoir; High street from Maple
avenue to Fourteenth street south
east; Stanton road from Douglass
street to Sheridan road southeast;
Monroe street from Fourteenth to
Eighteenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
Art Collection
OF C.. X. G.. Billings
Brings $4Ol,3OO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, January e.-The
c. X. G. billings art collection.
which formerly hung in Fort Tryon
Hall, on Washington Heights, has
brought s401,3 800.
II was sold last night at the
American Art Galleries in one of
the most important auctions held
here in many years.
Corot's ''Des Baigneuses des lies
Borromees." river landscape,
brought S50,500. the highest price
at the sale. 1t was bought by James
Elverson, owner OF the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
About ! 500 art dealers and col
lectors attended the sale. many of
them being unable to get into the
auction room.
Mr.. Billings, now a resident of
California, decided to sell his col
lection because he lacked accommo-
datfons for them on the coast.
The previous high record for an
art sale in the last 10 years was
the auction of the H. :. Henry col
lection III 1907. which brought
1852 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
WOULD AMEND BILL.
Controller McCarl's Suggestion for
Public Welfare Measure.

Controller General McCari is anx-
ious that the public welfare bill when
enacted by Congress shall carry a
provision making 1t conform with the
general system OF accounting which
Mr.. McCarl has prescribed.
In a letter to Chairman Zihlman of
the House District of Columbia COM
mittee yesterday Mr.. McCary suggests
substitute provision in the public
welfare bill giving the controller gen.
eral Jurisdiction over a uniform &C
counting system.
I'm ali probability it was not IN
tended to make an exception to this
general rule in this BILL" wrote Mr..
McCarl. land 1t is believed the best
results will be obtained II the work
of prescribing accounting forms is
continued to be centralized in this Of
hce' (the general accounting o61ce).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
Diphtheria Germs
In Threats of IL
School Children

Analysis of the throat cultures
Of pupils at the 'Garnett- Patterson
Schools, where three cases of
diphtheria have been discovered.
today revealed II additional pupils
who. while in perfect health. carry
diphtheria germs in their Threats.
This makes a. total Of 81 pupils
who are in this situation, as 40
Carriers were discovered yes
terday.
The cultures were taken under
the direction of DIR. William c.
Fowler, who announces the 81
pupils will be kept under close
observation. He said he was not
alarmed over the situation and
felt confident his department soon
Will be able to stamp out the
disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
MISS WILLIAMS DIES
OF SLEEPING SICKNESS
Native Washingtonian and De-
scendant Of Well Known Family
Succumbs After Long Illness.

Miss Jane E. Williams, SO years old,
native Washingtonian and a descend.
ant of an old-time family Of this city,
died of sleeping sickness in Garfield
Hospital today after an illness Of two
months.
Miss Williams was the daughter of
Mrs. Catherine c. Williams Of 2201 Fiji
teenth street and was the granddaugh-
ter of the late Wash. B. Williams, who
was for many years a we'll known
financier here. She is survived by
her mother and a brother. Wash. B.
Williams.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Ryan's undertaking parlors, 317
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, Mon
day afternoon at l o'clock. Interment
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
Liquor Control Repeal Fails.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, January 9
R).-The bill recently introduced in
the House Of Assembly for the repeal
Of the liquor control act Of 1922 has
failed Of passage and the law remains
in full force and effect. This act pro.
hibits the carrying Of intoxicating
liquors aboard any ship bound for the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
PNEUMONIA INCREASING.
~ New Cases Reported, Bringing
Total for Month to 80.

Pneumonia continues to increase in
the District. Physicians reported IL
new cases to the District Health De-
partment today, bringing the total
for the month to 80. Four deaths also
were reported, making 81 victims Of
the disease since January I.
District Health Oficer Fowler still
maintains pneumonia is far from the
epidemic stage, although he admits
it is "quite prevalent" January is
the pneumonia month in the Capital,
he points out. No decided abatement
in the cases is looked for in the near
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
PAINLEVE'S SON TO ENTER
MOVIES TO AID SORBONNE
Student Found "Photogenic' and
Will Star in Films to Get
Money for Laboratory.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AssoclateQ Pres4.
PARIS. January 9.-Jean Painleve.
son Of the minister Of war. is going to
be a moving picture star. He will do
it. however, to make money to in.
crease the facilities Of the Sorbonne
laboratory, in which he. although a
young man. Is or-e of the most distin-
guished workers.
NJ. Painleve was arranging for
filming q scientific picture in connec-
ton with laboratory work. when a
well known producer with whom he
was negotiating remarked that NJ.
Painleve was 'photogenic" and asked
him II he would not make a regular
picture. Jean laughed at first, but
suddenly 1t occurred to him that here
was a way to add to the meager bud
get of the laboratory. and he agreed.
There Is no idea on the part of VI.
Painleve of abandoning the scientific
career he has begun with such distinc-
ton for picture making. but he will
endeavor to combine art and science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
MEXICAN TOWN IN PERIL
FROM RIVER LERMA FLOOD
Residents of San Bias Flee to Hills.
Damage Now Placed at
100000 Pesos.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, January 9.-The
town Of San Bias in the State OF Maya
rit is threatened with destruction from
the food waters of the River Lerma
and the inhabitants are fleeing into
the hills for safety, say dispatches
from that region. The damage al
ready done is estimated at 1000, 900
pesos.
None of the newspaper dispatches
from the flooded area received today
specify the number of dead due to
floods in the State Of Nayarit. Other
advices, however. are to the effect that
several towns have been destroyed
and that there has been havy loss of
life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
ADMIRAL WILLIS RITES.
Funeral of Retired Naval Officer
Held at Arlington Cemetery.

Funeral services for Rear Admiral
A. B. Willis. U. 8. n, retired. who
died in the United States Naval Hos
pital, Philadelphia, Thursday, were
conducted at the receiving vault in
Arlington Cemetery this afternoon,
with interment in Arlington. Full mil
itary honors were rendered at the
grave.
Honorary pallbearers were Rear
Admiral B. c. Bryan. U. S. N, re-
tired: Rear Admiral L. E. Gregory,
U. s. N: Rear Admiral Charles J..
Badger, U. s. NJ, retired; Rear Ad-
miral r. S. Griffin, U. S. N. retired.
and Capt. Edward ]. Dorm, U. S. N,
retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
Shaw, Irked by Fame, Gets Monomark
To Protect Self From 1926 GO-Getters

so at the risk of finding 10 cars at
his door the next morning, demanding
that he shall instantly leave his work
be attended by a group of photogra-
piers. including one with motion
camera.
What would happen If he init
mated that he desired advances of
from e5 to 10000 on his note of
bond, in strictest secrecy-no bust
ness transacted with minors-I don't
know, but / have no doubt that all
Jermyn Street would be on his door
step in no time with bullying pocket
books and cameras. all complete.
Life is impossible unless one can
be an insignificant private individual
occasionally. That is what | want a
monomark for"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
MRS. ROOSEVELT SAILS.

NEW YORK, January 9. Po-Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, widow Of the
President, leaves today on the Ward
Liner Porto Rico for Mexico and Cen
trail America. where she will visit for
a month before returning to meet her
son Kermit, who Is coming home from
his game hunt in India. Mrs. Roose-
welt, however, may extend her stay in
Central America in order to meet her
other son, Theodore, who expects to
return from the expedition some time
in the Spring by way Of the Panama
Canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
WOMAN, 80, FOUND DEAD.
Body Of Mrs. Kate Jenkins Is Dis
covered by Daughter.

Mrs. Kate Jenkins. so years old,
was found dead near the kitchen
stove in her home. 1916 Thirty fourth
street, late yesterday, where she had
lived alone since her husbands death
four years ago.
Mrs. Rosanna Schumbert, neighbor
and friends Of Mrs. Jenkins, became
worried as to her condition after not
seeing her for few days and notified
Mrs. Jenkins daughter. Mrs. Bertha
Taylor of 1411 Thirty-sixth street, who
discovered the body. She is believed
to have been dead several days. In
firmities of age are believed to have
caused death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
Asks Uniform Family Laws

Amendment Of the Constitution to
give Congress power to make uniform
laws on marriage and divorce, legiti
matization Of children and the care
and custody Of children affected by
marriage annulment or divorce was
proposed in q joint resolution intro
duced yesterday by Representative
Gibson, Republican. Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
HEARINGS BEGIN MONDAY.
Classification Board VIII Clean up
Appeal Cases.

Beginning Monday the Personnel
Classification Board will hold daily
hearings on cases before 1t on appeal.
Heretofore the board had met inter
mittently under its new procedure,
which allows the appellant to appear
before 1t.
There are now pending 633 cases
it was said at the offices Of the board
today. and the daily hearings, begin
ming at 10 o'clock each morning, are
expected to reduce this number ma
terially within q short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON. January 9.-To foil the
aggressive type of salesman and
others who annoy a celebrity, George
Bernard Shaw has arranged to send
some of his letters over a code sigma
ture, the replies to be delivered to him
through a concern which will protect
his anonymity. Explaining his regis
tration Of ''monomark," as it is call
ed. the writer says:
MY reason for taking out a private
monomark Is that l am what Is called
celebrity. 1t is sometimes exces-
sively inconvenient to be a celebrity
because of the advertising value Of 8
celebrated name
III the unfortunate victim OF his
own notoriety writes for the price list
Of the latest -absorber. he does
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
ASKS TIRE DUTY REPEAL.
House Bill Would Take Away 10
Per Cant Thri8.

Repeal Of the 10 per cent tariff on
rubber tires was asked In a bill today
by Representative Hull, Democrat,
Tennessee.
The Republican tariff and accom-
panying trade restrictions, prohibi.
tons and retaliations," Mr.. Hull said,
had invited the British rubber
monopoly to hold up American auto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09

MEXICO CITY, January 9 CP).-Ne-
ROTATIONS are said to be progressing
favorabIy between the Mexican gov
eminent and the new British Minis
ter, Esmond Ovey, for the conclusion
of claims conventions similar to those
negotiated between Mexico and tho
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
Sweden Endorses Gas Ban.

GENEVA. Janus-y CP.-Sweden
has signed the col for the prohi-
bition of the In war Of poison
gas, which was adopted at the
League of Nations conference with
participation Of q delegation from the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09

pI eSlOelll SuctStuS
Vernon b. Lowery.
Other officers OF
the club installed
were: + a d t or d
Moses, vice presi'
dent; Louis :,
Grigsby. secre'
tary: Jerome Der
nard, treasurer
Vernon Ct. Low
cry. parlia menta'
rian, and William
T. Hopkins, mar
shall.
7 h e members
elected to serve on
the board of gov
errors with the
president. Vi C e
psesjdent and sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
Eugenics Order Framed,

CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, Jan.
uary R).-The science Of eugenics
is to have a part in creating the
civilization of new Turkey. The gov
ernor Of the Province Of Constants.
nople, after a conference with the
health authorities, has framed an
order requiring medical examination
Of applicants for marriage licenses.