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Evening star., 1926-03-24
S29,9DO BALANCE
. OF CHARITIES GOAL
Half of $780, 900 Sought and
1887 Givers Already
Secured in Drive.

Cleveland Perkins. as chairman OF
the special Easter campaign commit
tee Of the Associated Charities, In a
statement issued today invited the
interest and cooperation of the Wash
ington public in obtaining the funds
required to carry on its family well
fare work in it's current fiscal year.
On this committee with Mr.. Perkins
are Dwight Clark, Franklin II. Ellis.
William ]. Flather. jr.; Charles C..
Glover. jr.: Arthur HELEN. Coleman
Jennings. e. Lee Jones. Newbold
Noyes and Richard III. Wilmer.
Our hope in this campaign" said
Mr.. Perkins, 'is to broaden the finan.
cial basis Of our associations service
by increasing the number Of contribu-
ting members. the goal being 10000
givers as In previous years. 1t was
found necessary by our board of
managers to enlarge the budget this
year from $55. 900 to $4,000 In order
to meet the rising volume Of the de-
mands for relief and care, as indicated
by the records Of our workers.
Half of Budget Secured.
ALREADY many of our old friends
and members have renewed their con.
tributions, some of them with in
on this Easter campaign we have a
running start toward our goal with
1887 contributors making a total to
date of $29.500 and leaving half our
budget, or $29, 500. yet to be obtained.
1--WE are sending out a large mum.
Der Of subscription blanks with return
envelopes and with some a letter
asking popular support for the human
salvage service rendered by our work
ers throughout the city. The effective
and constructive character OF this
service, which Is non.sectarian and In.
terracial in scope. Is well illustrated
by a few instances briefly recited on
the back Of our letters. with names
and places carefully disguised.
Various Sums Sought.
1--WE have had printed a supply Of
small folders designed as invitations
to new members, attached to each be-
ing a subscription form with state
ment OF the several classes of mem.
berships, as follows: Capital. 500:
sustaining, $50; supporting. $25: spe-
cial, $40; active, S.: associated. 81.
These invitations, old members and
friends, are asked to circulate among
prospective members, or II the names
of possible givers are sent to our COM
mittee at Social Service House, we
shall be glad to mail out the invita-
tions to all such.
Many Of our regular contributors
have found 1t more convenient to
send in their contributions in two or
more separate payments. part in the
Fall and the balance in the Spring. II
any such additional payments are now
sent to us during the Easter cam.
paign, these will be credited toward
the goal OF 10000 members. It Is
hoped that all who feel able to do 30
will enter a higher class Of member.
ship than heretofore and that in this
way our larger budget may be met"
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600, 900 Of exempt properly Of all sorts.
Is on account Of the higher standards
Of assessment employed and greater
fullness Of inclusion Of all taxables on
the tax list greater than the valuation
of the whole of larger. richer St.
Louis; nearly as much as the whole OF
more populous and far richer indus
trial Baltimore: a little more than
Newark and New Orleans combined; a
little less than Minneapolis and New
Orleans combined. and more than Den
YER. Providence and Louisville COM
bined.
Incredible Conclusions.
Who Is there In all the world who
believes that IL taxables were listed
for taxation with the same fullness
and If the same standards Of assess.
ment were applied in these other cities
that are applied in Washington these
comparative valuations would resulty
Who believes that the taxables Of q
fraction of Washington with q pOpu'
lation Of distinctly moderate means.
lacking multimilli0naires and costly
Industrial plants. in fact exceed In
value the taxables Of the whole OF
larger, richer st. Louis? Or more
than those of Newark and New
Orleans combined? Or nearly as much
as those of Minneapolis and New Or.
leans combined? Or moro than those
Evening star., 1926-03-24
D. C., EYESORES AND DIRT
WILL FOLLOW LINE,
IS CHICAGO'S TESTIMONY

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touched by the freight line has been
injured as a residential center be-
yond repair.
''The belt lines have been most det.
rimental to all suburbs they touch"
declared l.. T. Kelly, manager of one
Of the largest realty campaigns here.
THE E., ]. and E, for instance, has
injured our property In many cases
where 1t abuts on a freight line. That
part Of Waukeegan near the terminal
is impossible as a residence district,
and North Chicago is mostly CONNER
cial.
"It seems almost impossible to me
that any one should consider building
q belt line where it is not absolutely
needed The residential districts
along the road would be ruined be-
yord a doubt"
Can See Nothing Worse.
Robert r. Bartlett. head Of the COM
pany which bears his name. holder OF
the title Of "the largest real estate SUBJ
divider in Chicago" joins in the gen.
eral opinion.
II can't imagine anything that could
be worse than to build a belt line
around a beautiful city. 1t seems
impossible that Washington should
consider any such plan. 1 should not
presume to talk authoritatively until
! had become familiar with the de-
tails, but Washington-the National
City-the beauty spot-ringed with a
belt line. 1t must be some mistake. ="
That's what he says, and more, which
is perhaps unprintable. And so with
the rest.
All Chicago people who have
fostered the growth Of Chicago know
intimately how important the railroad
and the freight belt are to Chicago,
the railroad center of the continent.
But they know. too, and are ready to
tell what the belt line does to make a
city unfit to live in-unflt for the en-
joyment of life by any human.
Quit Areas Of Dirt.
1T is known to the world that
Chicago grew and thrived on smoke
and dirt" says Mr.. Bartlett, but the
men who have made fortunes in the
growth of the city have moved away
from the railroads that brought their
Evening star., 1926-03-24
infringement Is Charged.

Injunction was asked Of the District
Supreme Court by the Black and
White Taxi Co. against ]. A. Fitz-
patrick. 730 'Ingraham street north.
west, who, it is claimed. operates an
automobile for hire using the same
colors which mark the cabs Of the
company. The court Is told that the
public is misled by the similarity into
thinking 1t is engaging a cab of the
company. Attorneys Simon. Koenigs.
berger. Young and Brez appear for the
plaintiff.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

prosperity. They don't want their
children to grow up perpetually
breathing dirt not intended for the
human lungs.
1T boils down to this in any city
which wants a belt line" he con-
tinues. do the suburbs want the
railroad bad enough to move away II
it Is built? Would the commercial
benefit OF such a line pay the sub
urbanites for the necessity of selling
out and finding new homes at a safe
distance from the road?"
That is the general opinion in
Chicago-city Of noise and hurry;
smoke and SCOT, of occasional days
when the lights must be turned on
at noon.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
GWATHMEYS NOW HAVE
DEGREES FROM 2 STATES
New York Adds Divorce to Texas
Writ in Martial Difficulties
Of Cotton Broker.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Mrs.
Isabel Coomes Gwathmey and Archi-
bald B. Gwathmey. cotton broker. are
divorced In both Texas and New York
state following q favorable decision
In the Supreme Court yesterday on
suit brought by Mrs. Gwathmey. Mr.
Gwathmey previously obtained q
decree in Texas. marrying Mrs. Betsy
Chaplin Judd Gwathmey. who was then
named correspondent In Mrs. Gwa&h-
mey's action. brought because the
Texas divorce was not recognized in
this State.
The decree makes no provision for
eiirnOnv
Evening star., 1926-03-24

William Mather Lewis Of George
Washington University will speak at
the annual banquet at the hotel
tonight.
The election Of officers will be held
tomorrow afternoon and will be
followed by a general discussion Of
military school subjects.
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This table shows the District at the
ton of the list. with 90.8 per cent Of
true value represented by assessment,
and Iowa, 1871 per cent: South Caro-
lima, 2O.3 per cent, and Illinois, 24.1
per cent, at the bottom.
High Assessments-LOw Tax Rates.
The following table, showing the to-
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JAPAN RAISES TARIFF
ON WHEAT AND FLOUR
Committee Of Peers Protests In
crease as Tending to Advance
Living Costs.

By the Associated Press
TOXIC, March 24.-The House Of
Peers yesterday passed the bill, al
ready adopted by the lower house OF
the Diet, increasing the tariff on
wheat and wheat -four. A committee
Of peers, however. passed a resolution
deprecating the advances and urging
the government to take steps to halt
the probable increase in the cost Of
living.
The tariff fixed by committees OF
the Diet and now passed by the peers.
places a duty Of yen 80 sen per
100 kin on wheat and yen 80 sen on
wheat flour. A kin is approximately
] 1-3 pounds. The present duty Is
II sen on wheat and yen IS sen on
wheat flour.
II you need work. read the want
columns of The Star.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Assessor Richards has series OF
tables and diagrams which with ex-
planatory comment illustrate vividly
Wa asl,ington's comparatively high
standard Of assessment and the com.
narrative fullness Of its inclusion OF
taxables In the assessment roll.
Let us broaden the scope OF COM
parisons of assessed valuation by con-
trasting the Washington figures with
those Of some other cities than tnose
given in the above table.
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Der, I5-oT. 1'@'VV1
Our High Standard Of Assessment.

The census report Of 1923 sustains
as strongly as the 1925 figures WASH
ington's contention and demonstra'
ton that it's standard OF assess
ment is so high In comparison with
those of other cities that its com.
naratiyely low tax rate Is Offset and
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HOW MUCH TAXES
SHOULD We PAY
FOR 1927 BUDGET?
Are Not Our Property Tax
Twenty Millions and Per
Capita $43.21 High
Enough?
MUST WE INCREASE
OUR S1.7O TAX RATE?
Editorial Correspondence Of The Star.
BY THEODORE w. MOVES.

The statistical table printed yester-
day sustained the contention that tax
rate and standard Of assessment val
uation are as a rule in inverse ratio.
one being high as the other Is low. In
this comparison Washington stands
mex. to the bottom in nominal tax rate
among the cities compared in the
tablea and at the top, tied with four
other cities, in high percentage rela-
tion Of assessed TO true value OF
property.
The same lesson is taught by census
comparison between the States Tin
Guiding the DISTRICT in respect to the
relation Of assessed to true value OF
real estate alone (see Estimated Ma
tional Wealth." census bulletin. 1922.
page 81. The following table presents
the carefully considered figures Of the
Census Bureaus decennial report on
national wealth, debt and taxation.
Table 81
FROM U. S. CENSUS REPORT.
1922.
Per cent of estimated true value of
ND iy,1nrnVoppanfS
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Assessed Valuations 1925.

Washington's total assessed valua-
ton, excluding approximately $475,-
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of Denver, Providence and LOUISVILLE
combined?
Who believes that the taxed frac.
ton of Washington really exceeds In
value the whole Of such larger. richer
cities as Pittsburgh. San FRANCISCO
Buffalo and Milwaukee,?
who believes that II the same stand
ard Of measurement Is applied that
the taxed fraction Of Washington will
be found almost equal in value to the
whole Of San Francisco and Milwau-
kee combined?
Assessed
Formulation. valuation.
Pittsburgh ....... 631 .hS3 SySS SS55UU' S5U' dSE *
San Francisco. 153g SS5'SSSSeeITOO SSS55'SSSSSS g n
Buffalo ......... oSS.uIC SgS'SSS'SkT
Milwaukee ...:.. oOS.lS@ ioo'"@o'o'A
Washington lpoice
census Novem- o.oaao
her 1925) 472.062 1.2o2.oeo.lVf
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
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II you need work. read the want
columns of The Star.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
The Great Today and the Greater
Tomorrow - By Henry Ford

merchants want TO sell and house
wives want TO buy. And why is II
that sometimes all these operations
seem to stop? Just because wh"n
things are going well mon will say
This is the time TO make big
haul. People begin to want what we
have to sell: therefore it is a good
time 10 boost the price they're in
the mood to buy and they will pay
more"
This is criminal, just as criminal
as cashing in on war. But it
springs from ignorance. a part Of
industry understands so little Of the
essential laws Of prosperity that times
Of business revival appear like grab
bag periods in which the highest bust
ness wisdom is TO get while the
getting is good.
But enough men are becoming their
own masters TO know that bargaining
and grabbing are not industry-tha:
to grab is 10 kill. When all learn
that profits have 70 be earned and
not grabbed we shall no longer have
trouble with the money power or any
other power. We can make prosper
ity continuous and universal.
CONTINUED Tomorrow.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
Ford Says Advantages of
Debt Now Almost a
Philosophy.
By HENRY FORD

Another rock on which business
breaks is debt. Debt is nowadays an
industry. Luring people into debt
is an industry. The advantages oil
debt have become almost philo,
sophy. Possibly it is true that many
people, if not most, would bestir
themselves very little were it not for
the pressure of debt obligations. II
50, they are not freemen and will nol
work from free motives. The debt
motive is. basically, a salve motive.
When business goes into debt ii
owes n divided allegiance. The scavcn,
gers Of finance, when they wish to
put q business out Of the running
or secure II for themselves, always
begin with the debt method. Once on
the road, the business has two mas.
tcrs to serve. the public and tho
Speculative finaucier. 1t will scrimp
the one 10 serve the other. and the
public will be hurt. for debt leaves
no choice Of allegiance.
Business has freed itself from
don inccrinG finance by keeping
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
.G.O.P. IGNORES
RUM QUESTION

SPRINGFIELD. III. April NJ
P)-IllinoiS Democracy has accepted
a wet plank for its November vote
battle. but has ignored the World
Court issue, while the Republicans.
taking an opposite track, have ignored
the liquor question while opposing the
Court and the League Of Nations.
First place in the party platforms
has been accorded the issues raised
in the primaries by George +. Brcn-
nan, Chicago. wet Democratic candl-
date for United States senator. and
Colonel Frank l.. Smith. foe Of the
World Court.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
j. {. To ENTER
NEW OIL FIELD

NEW YORK. April 2i.-R)-
Americans viii share with English.
French and Dutch interests in cx-
plotting tho vast oil wealth Of Nc>uI.
the Kingdom Of Iroa McSupotamlu.
This field in the opinion Of some
gcol"gistS has possibilities uf being
one 81 the richest oil producers in
the world ana has been an inlCrNa-
tional subject for discussion Of diplo.
mats since the World War
Announcement that American ami
foreign interests will share in tn"
control Of the Turkish Petroleum com,
pany was made by Walter {. T'aglo.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
FRANCES DEBT
PROP OSAL
STUDIED
u. S. Commission Proceeds
Cautiously in Handling
New Agreement.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April "a
P)-America's debt commission pro-
ceeded> cautiously today in its study
OF Frances new debt offer, delaying
decision until Monday after an
hour and half of discussion.
The Italian agreement, approval Of
which was bitterly contested through
out its consideration by the Senate,
awaited only the signature of Presi-
dent Coolidge IL become effective. 1t
was ratified Wednesday by a vote
OF 81 to SO, and this decision was
confirmed yesterday with the rejec-
tion, As TO "a, of a motion for re.
consideration by Senator Reed, Demo-
crat, Missouri.
EXPECT DECISION.
The new French proposal, lacking
a Safeguard" clause linking pay
ments with German reparations. was
laid before the American commission
yesterday by Ambassador Berengcr
with little ceremony. and indications
were that a decision might be ex-
pected without delay.
= No indications of its srms has been
given here, but the foreign affairs
committee Of the French Chamber of
Deputies has been informed that it
would run for 81 years, instead of Is.
as proposed last summer, and that
payments would graduate from S2j,-
100000 to S100,000,000 a year.
OPPOSITION ARISES.
Absence of Safeguard" clause,
meanwhile, has aroused vigorous OPP
position on the part of some mem
bers of the French committee. While
majority favors approval Of an
agreement along the lines indicated
presumably mapped during the re-
cent ;-sormal discussions between
Secretary Mellon and Ambassador
Berenger-a group of irrcconcilables
headed by Chairman Boullon of the
committee, contends that il is unac-
ceptable without Safeguard" provis
ions.
Premier BRAND told the committee
that it was necessary +, reach an
agreement lat all costs even though
1t must not be c>.ectpd that the
safeguard clause will be maintained
in its entirety"
BELGIAN PACT.
The Belgian debt settlement, which'
came before the Senate with final
disposition of the Italian agreement,
gives different treatment to that ma
tons pre-armistice and post-armisticc
borrowings. The former. amounting
10 S171. 10000, is relieved Of all IN.
terest. while the latter. fixed at $aiG.
100000 will bear 3 II per cent after
the first ten years. during which the
rate. will be smaller. The payments,
altogether will graduate from &c..
$4,000 TO S12,672, 800 and will CX.
tend over 81 years.
ATTACKS COOLIDGE.
Senator Reeds fight for reconsld
Grafton Of the Italian agreement cen
tered on q demand for amendment
10 require the Rome government tn
furnish bonds, upon demand. to cover
tho principal and interest payments.
He described the pact Hs the great
est steal in all history" and asserted
that the people would rcpudiate it
when they came to understand its
terms.
THE administration of Calvin
Coolidge" he charged. us as much
owned and controlled by the great in
fereSts as n subordinate Of any bank
is owned and controlled by the board
of directors
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
Attack of Youths
on Alamo Halted

The Fall Of the Alamo would
hay, been rc-enacted had it not been
for the timely arrival Of Station Off
Ger Emil Braun.
Eomhardmeut of the historic old
fort was wei under way when the
officer hove into view and dispersed
band ot small boys, throwing rocks at
the building.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-19
Elks In For Big
Time At Smoker

Promises of a red-hot time in
store for Winslow's "antlered
herd" are contained in an an
nouncement made by E. l.. Klein
dienst, chairman of the committee
furnishing entertainment for the
big Elks' Smoker, which is to be
presented at the Elks' Hall, the
evening Of February 22nd.
Not least of the many prominent
features on the bill is the spag-
hetti supper, which leaves the
starting line promptly at 7:15 P.
M. Into this spread will go all
the art of several Elks who claim
to be chefs of the first water.
An exposition of genuine Japan
ese Jiu-Jitsu holds one of the top
spots on the menu and seven rounds
of boxing will be given for the
edification of lovers of the Manly
Art of Scrambling Ears.
Musical numbers and addresses
by members and officers round out
the program, which promises to be
one of the best ever offered by
an Elks' Committee.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-19
WASHINGTON
SCHOOL HAS AN
OUTDOOR BOILER

Those who have been mystified
by the presence of a boiler in full
blast on the Washington school
grounds will be glad to know that
the mystery has been solved, and
that it. wasn't mystery anyhow.
but a necessity.
According to Superintendent OF
Schools G. H. Madden, the subsit-
tuition was made after the five sec
tions of the schools own heating
system had gone on strike. Call
ing on Engineer Boschke of the
Santa Fe, to assist them with the
more technical details, the various
school powers held pow-wow last
Friday night
The board moved to accept
Boschke's advice in replacing the
old boiler with a new one, and the
Santa Fe man volunteered to sub
nit specifications on several types
of boiler systems, as we'll as plans
for reconstructing the iron pipe
system now in use.
For the present boiler has been
borrowed from the railroads water
department, this boiler being left
outside the school, but connected
with the present system of piping.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-19
INDIAN TEACHER
PASSES THROUGH
CHICAGO BOUND

For few minutes last Wednes-
day night Winslow unknowingly
entertained an evangelical celebrity
of internationa' fame. He is the
Swami Chas. Yogananda, who pas
sed through on No. %, en- route
from Los Angeles to New York.
Yogananda is one of the leaders of
a new religious cult originating in
East India, chief of whose claims
is discovering the reincarnated
Christ in the person of young
native.
That the Swami is man of
marked personality and power is
shown by the fact that during his
stay in Los Angeles he enlisted
some 1000 converts to his religi-
Gus standards, in spite of litigation
and publicity which tended to brand
him as faker.
Acting as a representative and
teacher for his religious brethren,
Swami Yogananda has been sent
to lecture in this country. 1t was
while he was engaged in this work
in Los Angeles that dispute arose
over property alleged to have been
decided to him to form a nucleus
for a school for the cult.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-19
NO LOPMENTS
IN HOLBROOK OIL
FIELD THIS WEEK

There were no new developments
in the Holbrook oil fields during
the past week, according to infor-
nation received here from people
who have been in touch with the
situation, although drilling at the
Adamana and Taylor wells is still
progressing, the former having en-
countered little trouble during the
past several days which during the
drilling operations. Repairs how
ever were made in Winslow We'd
nesday to a broken part of the
drilling machinery and it was ex-
pected to resume drilling sometime
Thursday. Drilling at the Taylor
Fuller we'll has continued almost
interrupted, information received
here states.
Samples taken from the Adamana
we'll continue to show what appears
to be a high grade parafine base
oil, and officials and drillers at the
Adamana are convinced that they
have proved the field, and are sure
they will bring in good well when
they reach their former depth after
sidetracking the old string of cas-
ing.
News of the oil developments has
created considerable interest about
the state since the discovery.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-19
Tucson Man Elected
Head OF Royal Arch

TUCSON-Harry A. Drachman of
Tucson, was elected grand high
priest of the Grand Chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons of Arizona at
their meeting held here last Tues
day.
Other officers elected were: Dep
uty Grand High Priest, David Ben
shimol, of Douglas; Grand King,
Hedrick D. Aitken; Grand Secre-
tary, George Roskruge; Grand
Treasurer, Kirk Hart; Grand Scribe
Joseph A. E. Ivey; Grand Chaplain,
James R. Jenkins; Grand Lecturer,
James R. Mallot; Grand Captain of
the Host, L. T. Sutherland; Grand
Principal Sojourner, James Claffey !;
Grand Organist, Graham Foster;
Grand Master of Third Veil, c. w.
Conway; Grand Master of Second
Veil, G. H. Colman; Grand Master
of First Veil, George E. Mcmillan J;
Grand Sentinel, James Whetstine.