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wyo.. is supervisor Of the Mineral Leas-
ing Division Of the Geological Survey.
He identified the Salt Greek field and
the Teapot Dome reserve on one OF the
large maps which was pulled down
from the rack
E. c. Finney. Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior. then was called and
through this witness Hoover placed
into the record the various executive
orders and acts Of Congress pertaining
10 withdrawal Of public lands and their
leasing for oil production. When Hoover
attempted 90 show the circumstances
leading up 70 the executive order OF
President Harding dated MAY 81. 1921.
which transferred administration Of the
oil reserve 20 the Secretary OF the IN
terror. Roberts objected and waS SuS-
tanned by the court
DR.. A c. Veateh, former govern
ment geoioglSt. and now president Of
the Sinclair Exploration Company. vas
the third witness called Through him
Hoover sought 70 show the geological
structure OF the salt Greek and Teapot
Dome reserves as of April z 1922 the
day the lease was signed. In connection
with this q model several feet long and
q couple OF feet wide was carried into
the courtroom with a cover over ls
Roberts objected declaring no geological
question was RAISED by the Government
IN the indictment or IN its case.
Justice Bailey sustained the obiec-
ton OF the Government Hoover then
made a long prefer connecting Gp the
question Of drainage Of the reserve and
the necessity Of leasing with the evi-
denee he had attempted 10 present to
the Jury
The court told Hoover he caald do
that, bat could not agree that the ev3-
dence 5iSt offered had any bearing on
that phase OF the case.
Carroll II, Wegeman. another former
Government geologlSt. and the man
who in 1909 located the saddle" be-
tween Teapot Dome and the salt Greek
field. which saddle was To have pre-
vented the drainage OF oil from the
dome by private wells operating IN the
adjoining field then WAS called AS
Hoover began 60 inquire into his gco-
logical eNaminationSe ot the TeassOt
Dome Roberts told the court that once
again the defense was going into the
logical examinations es Tire Teapot
leasing, He objected 10 the Wegeman
testimony on the drainage question.
and was sustained hy the court.
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value Is applied. washington at the $i7
tax rate tNational MuntstsSal Review
exceeds in rate IS cities and is less than
IL.
The second readjustment deducts
from all the tax rates the percentage
represented by interest payments on in
dehtedneSs, These interest payments
represent heavy borrowing by cities be-
fore, during and after the war period,
henefiting the cities In varying degrees
in permanent public improvements.
Washington was not permitted to Sc
cure any permanent public improve
ments in this way through bond issues.
Since Washington does not enjoy the
public improvements corresponding TO
those which benefit these other cities
and are paid for in interest, etc, the
percentage OF tax rate representing -
terest should be subtracted from the
tax rates of other cities before fair COM
parsons can be made with the tax rate
of Washington.
When interest payments are thus de-
Quoted, Washington at the 1853 ma
tional Municipal Review tax rate en-
ceeds the rates Of 20 cities and is lower
than cities,
The third readiustment deducts from
the total tax rate (city. county. school
district. State. etc.) the fraction of the
total rate which represents State taxes.
On the basis Of the II tax rate WASH
ington exceeds % cities and is exceeded
by Z.
The final readjuStment. made in tho
following table. combines the previ-
Gus readjuStmentS and deducts from the
total readjusted tax rate, less State
tax rate, the percentage of tax rate
which represents interest payments
In the resulting comparison wash
ington's tax rate at 1888 exceeds
those Of SO cities and is exceeded by 3.
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If NO STATE TAX
/. OUR TAX RATE is
HIGH IN SCALE
II Interest Payments Are
Deducted Our Tax Rate Is
Relatively Still Higher.
NO INCREASE OF
OUR PRESENT TAX RATE
Editorial Correspondence Of The Star
BY THEoD0RE w. MOVES.

Using under protest the tax rate as
the measure Of comparative tax bur-
oens. we must make a series of read
tUstments Of tax rates in order that any
approach to accuracy and fairness MAY
he attained in comparing the actual tax
burdens Of Washington with those Of
other cities.
In nominal total tax rate snd in tax
rate adjusted on the 100 per cent basis
IN consideration Of the legal ratio, only
one city in the list of 36 that were COM
pared in our 1925 statistical tables had
smaller rate than Washington.
When admitted divergences from full
assessment valuation are considered and
the reported relation Of assessed TO true
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POLAND TO ACCEPT
i. S. TREATY PLAN
Note Favoring Arbitration
Pact to Be Sent Here
This Week.
RY JOHN GUNTHER.

Ry Cable 10 The Star ard Chicago Daily
News. CopyriSht iaGS.
WARSAW. April 16.--The Polish note
accepting the American suggestion for
treaty of arbitration and Cancellation
between Poland and the United States
will be sent to Washington this week.
when Foreign Minister Zalewski returns
from Italy.
The treaty. based on the recent
Franco American treaty. presents no
difficulties. especially since Poland is
eager 20 sign and get In on the ground
floor Of any American pact proposals.
Thus Polish opinion, which at first was
Skeptical, now is favorable to Secretary
Kellogg's war outlawry suggestion.
Negotiations Watched.
The Polish foreign Office is watching
with closest attention the negotiations
between Washington and the capitals OF
the other great powers and hopes these
negotiations viii be extended soon TO
Warsaw. Poland could not give un-
qualified acceptance TO the outlawry
scheme any more than can France. but
Poland is certain TO chime in with her
signature IL France. Germany and the
other great powers find formula COM
posing the so-cailed incompatibilitieS
between the outlawry scheme and Euro
pean commitments under the League of
Nations.
Obviously. in view of Poland's deli
cate frontiers, any proposal wherein
Germany bound herself against aegres-
sion would be accepted with alacrity
here. This also accounts for the pre-
liminary Polish skepiicism. Secretary
Keilogg's scheme looked too easy.
Trade Agreement Planned.
Meanwhile negotiations are going on
in Washington for thind sort ot in
strlIment between Poland and the
United States-namely. trade and
consular agreement Only an extradi-
tion treaty now Is In force between the
two countries. The Poles are anxious
for a formal commercial accord. No
discussion of principle is necessary. but
farst minor technical differences must
be adjusted. t3e*
Two American bankers, A. A. T.lnAy
and william Lippincott. arrived in War
saw over the week end 10 discuss With
Charles 8. Dewey. financial adviser Of
The Polish government. and Polish
bankers problems regarding the future
financial policy OF Poland. Negotiations
are expected to begin for an $80,0o0000
railroad loan. which is the next portion
Of the huge amount OF American capital
Mr.. Dewey hopes 70 attract 70 Warsaw
The bankers also plan strict .budgeting
OF Poland's future borrowings.
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n. NJ. KAUFFMANN
ON CORCORAN BOARD
Art Gallery Trustees Report Large
Increase in Visitors--Two
Gifts Are Accepted.

AT meeting Of the board Of trustees
Of the corcoran Gallery Of Art this
morning large increase IN the attend
ancs o! visitors was reported, two gifts
" the gallery were formally accepted
and a vacancy on the board was fIlled
by the election OF r. M Kauftmann. lit
efsry editor Of The Star. Mr. Kauff-
mann succeeds his father. the late
Rudolph Kaufman, and his grand
father. the late Samuel II. Kaufman.
both of whom served as trustees OF the
gallery Samuel II KaBffmann was
president of the institution for many
years.
Prom March 10. when the w, A. Clark
collection was opened 10 the public, TO
April 10 the number III visitors 10 the
gallery exceeded $1,000, For the ror~
responding period u last year the at-
tendance WAS slightly more than ~ 600,
- that tbe increase was approximately
10 GOO The authorities attribute this
" the anterest IN the Clark collection
4 bronze statue ~ the late Senator
W. a. Clara by Mrs Sally James Fafn-
hAm Was accepted. II Was donated BY
Mrs. MaiiUs de Bfsbsnt The board
also accepted painting entitled "Bre.
ooH on the Avon" b. Alfred Parsons.
donated ~ Charles e., Clover. president
u the board
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When State taxes alone are sub
tyactec the results shown forth n the
second column Of the above table are
striking
At the II tax rate Of the Municipal
Review. washington exceeds in rate
20 OF the 36 cities with which it is
compared n the above table and is
exceeded by Z. The % cities which,
when state Ia. rate is subtracted. II
exceeds, include Cleveland, Cincinnati
10 out Of y of the Ohio cities, all
but ] OF the Virginia cities. inclu6-
arg Richmond: out Of 8 OF the Texas
cities, incIuding San Antonio. Dallas.
Houston and Fort Worth. Providence
Atlanta and Birmingham, st. Louis
fi77sD If the only large city in the list
which exceeds Washington's II.
When Il addition 70 deduction OF
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NEARLY 10000 OUT
IN TEXTILE STRIKE
Ten Per Cent Wage Cut
Causes New Bedford
Workers to Quit.
ny the Associated press.

- sRf# A@AttffdEEG fTEke.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. April Is
Union leaders claimed a 100 per cent
eHeenFe strike this morning when New
beutord textile operatives began their
i,ahl against 10 per cent wage cut.
al,9IoSiulateiy 10000 operatives are In
Informal picketlng by employees Of the
= mills today affected by fhe strike
vas tie plan Of the morning I.oon,
nNers who went into the mills and
brought out their tools were centerg al
oVatlons, Police details covered the city
ported.
A fun shift Of non-unlon weaverx
mill 's''"eo'u
!, Only two big mills. the Beacon and
Tie Dartmouth. were operating TODAY
without q wage cut Twenty.six cotton
MUS and two small silk mills arc tar
gets OF the operatives protest.
as this city Is primamriIy dependent
upon itS mills the prospect ahead after
months upon months OF general de.
preston, Is fraught with serious conse-
qIeheeA 10 the whole city AS evidence
~ this' Inc week end has seen an
nouncemenM nf radical ctrtaiiment in
operation OF the city government Frn-
ployes Ut the city treasurer are 10 each
have month of with no pay The
board OF health today announced sus.
pension OF dental clinics In the public
schools.
The wage cut announced by the mills
last Monday as effective today. was eX-
plained as necessary 10 keep the plants
running ia the face of competition. It
follows speeding up of machinery. many
pay adjustments and long discussion of
steps necessary 10 revive the industry
Manufacturing opinion has not been
unanimous that lower wages would cor
rect the depression here, and so the re-
dnetlnn notices came as something of
a surprise. The local action, however.
follows cuts In other places which be-
gan in Lowell last December.
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pilots In Quebec Province, If not in the
entire Dominion, was French war
pilot. He served with the air force until
he was wounded in the right hand.
Then he was transferred to the Medical
Corps and served 10 months at YER
dun. where he won the Croix de Guerre
He was concerned with aviation be-
fore the war. His interest in il goes
back To 1908. when Bler.ot flew the
English Channel. Dr. Culsinier was a
boy then.
After the war. Dr. Cuisinler studied
commercial aviation in Germany.
Sweden and Russia, and it was in
Sweden that he got the idea Of using
pontoons and skis. which made a sue
cess of the North Shore service last
Winter. He came 10 Canada two years
ago, and practiced medicine. He was
one Of the first promoters Of the
Canadian transeontinental airways in
1923, and then started giving series
Of lectures on commercial aviation.
DR.. Cuisinier also promoted the
formation of light airplane clubs in the
principal Canadian cities and ne got in
touch with the post Office department
in Ottawa and helped with all the in
formation he could gather to speed UP
the organization Of an air mail service
N CANADA.
Last November the Canadian Trans
continental Airways, Of which he is
technical director. won the contract for
Winter air mails 70 Seven Islands from
Murray Bay and 20 the Magdalen Is
lands from Moncton.
When the service was organized II
vas considered experimental and its
prospects as a practical service were
thought remote. Since then Dr. GUS
Inier has organized and completed 30
trips 10 the north shore, FIVE to Anti
cost Island. eight to Magdalen Islands
and FIVE 10 Chariottetown. Prince Ed
ward Island. making total OF 4S
trips. On which $4,000 pounds OF mail
were carried and 10000 miles fOwn
without accident
tCopvriEht. 1925 in all countries hv North
American Newspaper Alliance. }
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the State tax rate the percentage OF
rate representing interest is subtract
ed, the adequacy Of the tax burden
imposed upon the Washington tax
payer Of today is further emphasized.
In this final readjustment. using tire
Municipal Reviews rating OF II for
Washington. our city's readjusted rate
Il i6.Ss. which exceeds the readlur:ed
rates OF 80 out Of the So cities with
which II is compared. and Is exceeded
only by ST. LOUIS. Beaumont, TEX, and
Lima. Ohio.
Using the National Municipal Re-
.yiews ,lio2Sl rating OF relations OF
assessed 10 true value, let us compare
! ashington with a few other large
cities not included in the table OF low
tax rate-high assessment cities.
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MAN OVERCOME AT FIRE
SUCCUMBS IN HOSPITAL
CoioFed Butler Feiied by Smoke
During Blaze In Basement
ef Herns Hotel.

Dgsfe0ne by smoke IN q fiTe IN the
Ketns Hotel 1912 q street. Saturday
morning. James Jetiries. IA years old
c0l0fed butler died today In Emergency
iipapiial. Robert Downs. %, 1870 q
street, wsA sIs0 overcome, bat iaa re-
Csggefad
Jefiries IN saia ~ have gone ~ the
basement ~ attempt ~ eKilDRuikh tlla
bsaAs bat NsA overcome ~ smoke and
wss aBabls so make his way 10 safely.
ite MAS taken gsIt bg flreHlen.
More than . seofe 0f prominent w0~
men here 20 attend the II. A. r. f0Bs
| Venfien we're carried d1Sn ladders
w flsaaen, None 1as lnaafsa
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Veterans Invite Coolidge.

President Coolidge has taken under
adYisement an invitation 10 attend the
annual convention Of the Disabled
American Veterans ot The World War
10 br held Ia Denver June 23-a0. The
Invitation was extended by w. 7. Hen.
nlDg, department commander VI the
Disabled Veterans. who was accum-
panied 10 the White House today by
Senators Fhippa aud Waterman
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ciai American city approximating
washington in size. location and gem
erai conditions.
Washingt0n's assessment II e0mpaFI"
lively on such high standard I'm reia-
ton 10 true value that its comparatively
I0w nominal tax rate h offset, and in
new Of the peculiar disabilities under
which IL Iabors Iss tax rate Of fi7 per
thousand is high enough and its com
parative tar burden b adequate
O. y, ID.
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MAN; SHOTITW|CE,
KILLS ASSA|LANT
Filling Station Owner, Wound
ed, Fires Five Bullets at
Bandit-0ne Is Fatal.

Arthur Le Roy Gardner, es-vear-oId
road stand proprietor. who shot and
killed a n1arauder after he had been
wounded twice in his lonely store az
Featherstone Station. Va, a. n1ientzht
Saturday. was reported In excellent
condition today in Emergency Hosps-
tai. where bullet vas removed from
the region Of his spine yesterday.
Although suffering considerable pain.
Gardner vas able 70 give a lucid ac-
count Of the whole affair. telling how
the robber entered the store and shot
him when he refused 20 obey a "hands-
up command and how. when the ban
dit returned 10 minutes after the first
shooting, the pluct.y s.ureEeeper fred
I five bullets into him, one Of which
I vas fatal
| IT'S ali the way a man Il "a ise6 tfz.
/ enables him 70 meet such a situation
! the elderly storekeeper said today. ex-
/ planning thar in his younger days h
/ had been a Government sarveyo< and
f had fought Indians. he said re had
later worked IN the conjunction with
+ the New YORK detective force.
I Alone in store.
I The slain bandit has been tentatively
/ identified oy authorities who lnTesti-
/ gated the shooting as Robert Johnstone.
/ 36 years old. An inquest viii probably
/ be held in Prince William County wnea
/ Gardner RECEIVERS from his wcUnds.
| Gardner vas alone in his conblna- =
+ ton filing station and refreshments
store late Saturday night w!lsr the
holdup man made his appearance. HIS
I wife. Mrs. Nora Gardner, was IL the
/ home upstairs.
/ The man ordered some food, cor
/ suned it and handed Gardner q Gill. As
/ the storekeeper went 20 the cash draw
/ or, the man pulled out his revolver and
/ ordered Gardner 20 hand ovev hts
money. The storekeeper turned and
| ran for the rear door and the g1araan
/ blaZed away. Two bullets entered
/ Gardner's back. one lodging behind TIE
spine and the other passing through
/ the outer flesh.
Expected Man to Return
writhing in pain. the storekeeper
staggered upstairs, got cut his - cali
/ Der revolver and tried 20 quiet Mrs
Gardner, who had become hysterical.
He had "hunch" that the bandit,
ard Il proved 70 be right
Ten minutes later the man bslssved
/ 70 be Johnstone drove up again and
began talking tc Mrs. Gardner. who had
gone downstairs. Gardner recognized
his voice. staggered halfway 6oEn ths
/ stairs and fred five shots az the man
/ The bandit ran. but vas found dad
+ = little distance from the store Cne
/ Of the bullets having severed = heart
artery.
/ Neighbcrs. hearing the second shoot
/ ing. came TO the store armed with
shotguns and reyoiTsrS- Dr.. Frank u.
/ Hornbaker Of Quantico was summoned
/ and he urged that Gardner be taken 20
/ q Washington hospital The 22-rile
/ trip was made by George r Herring
{ neighbor who drove Gardner 10
! Emergency Hospital
/ The Identification % the Ezrran
was made from personal effects found
/ in his pockets. Drivers licenses issued
/ in Richmond and IN Csntsrvilse Nd.
were among his papers. His car bore
Delaware license plates.
Evening star., 1928-04-16
CARNIVAL HOSPITAL AID.
Entertainment az Keith's for Free
Wards at Providence.

The annual morning Spring carnival
for the benefit OF the free wards q
Providence Hospital VIII be held tenor
row morning at II O'Clock as KsGsss
Theatsr. Among the features on the
bin viii be the ballet from the Fox Thc-
aser. the Swanee SyncoDators. an &C.
centric dancing act ny Tommy Mara
han OF the Madrillon restaurant. ths
Three Cc-edS. appearing this week q,
the Earle Thsater. Miss EsseI Arzll.
SoloiSt Of Sacred Heart Church: George
OConnor and Lawrence Downey. Irene
Juno viii open and claSs the program
with selections on the new pipe crsaa
Evening star., 1928-04-16
MACHINE AGE KILLS TWO.
Elderly Couple Kill Selves Owe,
New Tangled" Devices,
CHICAGO. April Is Upl.~~Tf,e m

CHICAGO. Apra Is Ie1,-~The ma.
, - age" and an elderly couple whe
wou,a not bow % lis tneyitaetlity was
blamed today for the double SatctS3e oi
Mv, and MrS Gust Biar&lun6 "a and
Is years old, respectively They we've
found dead oi gas yesterday,
4 son said HiaEktund, a shoemaker.
had refused To Wcrk with new tangled +
machinery and had continued 60 0n
out by hand wovk as which he Mas
proud, Machinery wen his trade from
him. and the San said Rt0rkalua Mas
respondent over tho loss at his trade
Evening star., 1928-04-16
1s Die in Pennsylvania Blaze.

ALTOONA, Pa. April l6 N1.-Thir-
teen persons were burned to death at
Blair Four, 20 miles north Of here, early
today. when fire destroyed the home OF
Embro Krepachalk
The dead included a mother. her six
children, another daughter who was
Just married and five men. They had
gathered for IA wedding in the home Of
KrepaChalk. a quarryman, The bride
groom was also among the dead The
cause OF the fire was not determined.
The house. a two-story frame, burned
rapidly, the only one 10 escape being
Krepachalk head of the family, who
was on the first floor. The others
trapped on the second floor. were en-
quilted in the flames before they could
get out. All the bodies, burned badly
were recovered.
Six Dead, Eight Injured.
WINNIPEG. Manitoba. April is tP.--
Six persons were dead eight were
seriously injured, and one person was
missing following fire which swept
the Casa Iona. five-story apartment
and business block here. Saturday.
Among the more seriously injured
was Fire Chief David Yeddeau.
Evening star., 1928-04-16
GAS FATAL TO WOMAN.
Victim Is Found Asphyxiassd in
Kitchen OF Home.

Found IN . gaS-5lleS kitchen % her
home today. Mrs Hattie B.agss$ 81
years old. 2SS South Capitol street.
was pronounced dead upon tAs arrival
q Or. Lawrence Murphy from Casualty
Hospital
She was fogl0G BY her Soy. who sos3
pGllce that the doors wexs cANSe3 ard
the lets on tne gsS range cgea. - 0zsS
Of ths Fire Department rescue squad -
revive her proved gltile. Tg Joseph 3,
RogerS, deputy coroner, VAS ccssEtsI
Police we're told Mrs SgnEcSS had
been i'll
Evening star., 1928-04-16
.2ODEATHS CAUSED
BY THREE BLAzES
16 Injured as Fires Occur in
Atlantic City, Altoona
and Winnipeg.
By the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April 16.--
An unidentified man was killed and six
other men and two women were serious
ly injured today when fire destroyed
the Iroquois Hotel at South Carolina
avnue and the Boardwalk.
Ninety-eight persons were in the
building.
The injured included Celia Boyland Of
Jersey City. who was believed 10 have
fractured her spine in a leap from the
third floor into firemen's net.
Discovered shortly before 7 o'clock. the
flames spread quickly to the upper floors
of the hotel. The home of the late
Mayor Bador on Ocean avenue was
among the adjoining structures damaged.
Evening star., 1928-04-16
Peers Nephew Weda Actress.

LONDON, April 10 tpl The Hon
David Tennant, brother at tafd Glen
euunar and nephew OF Mafnot A.,
QuiIh, the Countess OF OStord and
Aaqulth, Was married at the Strand
register ONCE today % tierml0ne haddes
Icy. ai~teaf -nld actress, Vlseountess
Gray and Lord and Lady uieneannor
attended the eeren.any
@9 y
The Catholic IIA III GhlaAga ia an
Naise0palIan 0rgalh haatlpn.
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MOBILES DIRIGlBLE
REACHES SEDDlN ON
POLAR EXPEDITION

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RESCUERS FIGHT WIND
AND SNOW TO REACH
MAROONED FLYERS

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SINCLAIR DEFENSE
SCORES AS D0HENY
STORY Is EXCLUDED

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HAVRE De GRACE ENTRIES
YNR rrEsnAy
SECNNn GACE--~ Pears@ ~ =
,f sxt.4f~ssiaf& Is Fsasasesae.

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