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completed and would shortly be sub
mitted to the Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission for
Its approval.
Mrs. Alexander Wetmore. president
Of the Civic Study Club of Takoma
Park, urged the establishment Of a park
and civic center in the triangle bounded
by Takoma, Buffalo and Albany avenues.
The club also requested the lighting of
the park and the construction of side
walks. On behalf of the club Mrs. Wet
more also urged purchasing equipment
for the playground at the Maryland
school, Her requests were referred to
the committee on civic improvement,
John r. Adams, chairman.
The council voted to clean up a
dumping ground on Elm avenue near
the Shenk property.
On motion of Capt. johnson the
council voted to approve the map for the
right of way along the B. & 0. tracks,
which had been jointly surveyed by the
B. & o and the town.
Capt. Pierce reported to the council
the results of his investigations concern
ing the construction of crossing at the
B. & o. tracks at Chestnut avenue and
several other proposed crossing improve
ments The report was referred to the
civic improvement committee.
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ESSAY PRIZE WINNERS
To RECEIVE AWARDS
Victors in Society's Contest Will Be
Given Cash and Pic
lures Tonight.

Winners of cash and picture prizes
In the essay contest recently conducted
by the District of Columbia committee.
Sons and Daughters Of the Republic,
will receive their awards at meeting
IN Peck Chapel tonight.
The cash awards will be made by Mrs.
c. c. Haig, chairman Of the committee,
to the children who wrote the best
essays on the subject. what It Means
to Be an American Citizen" and IS pic
lures of Old Ironsides. which have been
autographed by Secretary Of the Navy
Wilbur, will be presented. in behalf Of
the Secretary by naval officer. to
children who have worked for the ma
tional fund to recondition the old
frigate.
The judges report will be presented
by Kenneth Wales. president of the
Sons Of the American Revolution Mrs
Cabot Stevens was chairman of the
essay contest.
The prize winners are announced as
follows: For Mount Vernon Club of
Peck Chapel-First prize, Geneva
Walker; second prize. Viola Walker;
third prize. Mary Cocher
For the Nathan Hale Club of Friend
ship House-First prize, Everett Cook
sey; second prize. Sydney Sugarman:
third prize. George Collins: fourth
prize. Reba Sher. as a special mention,
with the recommendation that her
essay shall be read at the meeting.
Honorable mention-Cleo Lewis of
Nathan Hale Club: second. Isabel Har-
graves of Mount Vernon Club.
In the associate group the award is
to Ellen Burnham OF Brent School.
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CITIZENS ASSA|L
RAILROAD SIDING
Freight Route at Takoma
Park Stirs Sharp Discussion
Before Council.

A delegation Of North Takoma citi-
zens, headed by DR.. LleWellyn Jordan,
100 Baltimore avenue, appeared before
the Town Council of Takoma Park, Md,
at its monthly meeting In the Presby-
terrain Church last night to urge the
abolition OF the railroad siding and
loading platform at North Takoma Park,
on the ground that 1t was no longer
needed, was nuisance to the residents
of that section of Takoma and was
hurting property values.
While Mayor Davis and the Town
Council took no definite action on the
question. they heard arguments for and
against the siding. It was evident from
the discussion that developed that there
Is a sharp difference of opinion among
residents as to the ACCESSIBILITY and ne
cessity of this Baltimore & Ohio siding,
which now Is serving as the unloading
point for practically all freight ship
eral contractors and builders of WASH
ington. including the Potomac Electric
Power Co., when 1t has freight ship
ments for that area.
Favors Use Of Siding.
H. B. Hendrick, vice president of the
Takoma Park Chamber of Commerce,
argued for the freight siding, declaring
it was necessary to the commercial and
business interests Of the town. and ask
ed the council to permit the Chamber
of Commerce to study the matter and
submit its report and recommendations
before any action was taken. F. G.
Hoskins Of Baltimore, superintendent
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, also
spoke for the siding.
DR.. Jordan and his supporters, how
ever. contended that other sidmgs were
available. They claimed that in remov-
ing by truck all freight shipments to
the North Takoma siding 1t was neces-
sary to drive over the parkway which
is the property of the town of Takoma.
The council referred the matter to
the civic improvement committee for
early report.
The council also transacted q num-
Der OF other important business mat
tiers. including the appointment of three
assessors to make the annual assessment
of new property. The men appointed
are John D. Miller. Bernard Holmes and
E. E. Blodgett.
Capt. Charles v. johnson, chairman
Of the street committee, reported that
the permanent street grades were about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21
CHANCES FOR TAX
SLASH GROW SLIM
Treasury Survey Reveals
Corporations Incomes on
Decrease.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The Treasury Department reflects
these days feeling of confidence that
its prediction made to the ways and
means committee last Fall concerning
the probable drop in earnings of cor
porations In 1927 to the amount of
about 8 per cent will be indicated by
the March income tax returns.
This feeling Is fortified by examination
Of the results Of an informal question
HOO corporations, asking them to make
an estimate of what their net income
for 1927 will show. The corporations
were told that If they did not have def
mite figures available as yet. they were
to give the best estimate they could, and
that under no circumstances would they
be committed to such figures In the event
they wanted to vary them in their final
returns.
Advance Data Sought.
The purpose of the QUESTIONABLE was
really to get line ahead Of time as
to the 1927 earnings SO as to assist the
Treasury in making its report to Con-
gress as soon after March Is as possible.
Examination of the informal returns
thus far received shows that the Treas
ury was about right and that the figure
will run close to 9 per cent, with not
much variation either above or below.
It means that 1927 was not as good
year as 1926 and means also that II the
Treasury figures are sustained the tax
reduction which 1t had been hoped
would amount to S225 ,000, 900 must now,
in view of other appropriations for flood
control, be cut down to about $l50,O00.-
900. The Democrats are determined to
attach q tariff rider to the revenue bill
when 1t reaches the Senate so the eX-
pectation now is that Mr.. Coolidge
would veto the whole revenue bill. feel
ing that $4,000, 900 is not enough to
justify q general reduction.
Some suggestions have been adj
vanced that Mr.. Coolidge might. on re-
turning the general revenue bill with his
veto. ask for passage OF a simple resp
luton cutting down the corporation
taxes and that this would then have a
good chance Of passage. as the rates
were raised a year ago when there was
no real need for 1t.
Chances Are Slim.
Anyway. the chances Of tax reduction
are growing less and less favorable each
day and the Coolidge administration is
getting ready to point out that the
Chamber Of Commerce plan for $780,
900, 900 reduction was not based on
accurate information. The answer that
will be made Is that 1897 is not safe
basis for the measurement of income
tax returns over period Of years. but.
OH the other hand, the Treasury will
have the 1927 figures before Congress
and neither house is likely to fiout
actual returns.
Another purpose Of the QUESTIONABLE
was to find out the funds that would
be coming In during March, so that the
Treasury could determine what public
financing would be necessary around
March Is.
fCopyright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21
REALTY MAN INDICTED
ON SWINDLING CHARGE
Salesman Accused of Embezzling
$1,000 From His
EMPLOYER.

William M. Hicks. a real estate sales
man, was indicted today by the grand
jury for the alleged embezzlement of
$1,000 nearly three years ago. While
in the employ of E. K Fox, real estate
broker. February g. 1925. it is charged.
Hicks in the absence of Fox procured
the real estate agents clerk to counter
sign a check for 81 900 which already
had been signed by Fox. and appropri-
sted the proceeds of the check to his
own use.
According to Assistant United States
Attorney Charles B. Murray, who pre-
sented the case to the grand jury, Fox
was In the habit when called out Of the
city OF signing a number of checks in
blank and to leave them with his clerk
for countersignature. Hicks Is said to
have prevailed on the clerk to sign one
Of these checks to his order for the
1000. which he is said to have cashed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

A new device that detects one part OF
mercury in 100000 in the atmos-
phere is designed as a safeguard
against poisoning from mercury vapor
In factories.
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FILE MRS. SLOCUM'S WILL

The will of Mrs. Luna Garrison
Slocum, wife of Lieut.. Col. Stephen
L'Hommedieu Slocum, United States
Army, retired, was filed today for
probate. She gives $4,000 to the chill
dren of her brother. Oliver F. Garrison.
and $4,000 to her sister, Mrs. Edward
Tut. Mrs. Richard Garrison, sis
ter-in-law. is left $4,000.
Requests of $4,000 each are made to
a nephew. Lyle Garrison: a niece, Mrs.
Ansell Kellogg, and nephew, Gar
rison Smith. The remaining estate Is
devised to her husband, Stephen
L'Hommedieu Slocum. The American
Security g. Trust Co. Is named as
executor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21
IRVING BERLlN'S WIFE
SEEN SERIOUSLY ILL
Former Ellin Mackay Will Have to
Live in Arizona, Paper Says.
Couple Now on Coast.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 21.-The
Evening World says today that friends
of Irving Berlin and his wife, the for
mer Ellin Mackay. are much concerned
about reports that Mrs. Berlin has con-
tracted serious ailment. which will
1ecessitate the Berlins living in Arizona.
The song writer and his wife are now In
California with their baby.
Doctors have diagnosed Mrs. Berlin's
illness, according to the reports. as
pernicious anemia and 1t is feared she
Is on the verge of more serious all
ment
The Evening World says that there is
strong impression that the illness will
bring about reconciliation between
Mrs. Berlin and her father. Clarence
Mackay. head of the Postal Telegraph
systems. The father and daughter have
been estranged since she married Berlin
without Mackay's consent.
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.FIREWOMEN NOT FAVORED
Citizens Plan for Female Squad
Is Disapproved.

The District will not have fire COM
pany composed entirely Of women de-
spite the wishes of the Brightwood
Citizens Association, which adopted a
resolution at its last meeting urging
the creation of such unit in the Fire
Department.
The District Commissioners. It was
learned today, are not inclined to con-
slider seriously the recommendation OF
the association. Proctor l.. Dorgherty,
Commissioner in charge Of fire and po-
lice, has discussed the proposal with his
colleagues, but due to the facctious In
troductory whereas" Of the resolution,
1t was said they took the position that
the organization is not sincere In Its re-
guest.
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CELEBRITIES OF STAGE
ATTEND FOY FUNERAL
Noted Comedian Is Buried in New
Rochelle, N. Y.-Wife Still
Near Collapse.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ROCHELLE, NJ Y, February
21.-The theatrical world paid final
tribute to Eddie Foy when the old-time
comedian was buried In this West
chester County city. where he had lived
for years between the engagements that
brought him to the heights of success
as one OF the Nations greatest fun
makers
Stars OF the stage who had known
him at the beginning of his career and
others who were still youngsters when
the lights Of the Great White Way we're
blazing the name of the famous clown
laid him at rest in Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery, not far from his home-tust
as minutes from Broadway.
His seven children and many old
friends Of the New York stage and the
musical comedy and vaudeville loops at
tended the rites. His widow, still Dor.
dering on collapse, left sick bed to 90
to Blessed Sacrament Church, where Q
high requiem mass was held.
Foy died suddenly in Kansas City
last Thursday.
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CARRICKS RELIEF FUND
NOW NEAR $500 MARK
New Contributions Recorded To-
day Advance Total to $2, 4o2.12
Tiaf ~ nonore

List Of Donors.
The fund for the relief Of the widow
and six children of Alton Carricks
approached the $4,000 mark today when
new contributions received within the
past "a hours brought the total to
50, 1922 this morning.
These new contributions are as
follows:
Acknowledged .S2,441.12
Junior Department, Gunton
Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church ................... 1900
In His Name. ................ 100
q. B. M. INSTRUMENTATION. 100
Henry w. Onutt. ............. 500
Guests Of 1860 Biltmore. ...... 1000
s. j. H. II. ................... 200
Mrs. B. w. Observation-Disclosures. 200
r. c.. .................. 400
Eldbrooke Community Wom-
ans Bible Class .......... 1000
Total TO date. ................$2,4 1872 ~
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DR.. M. c. GALLAHER DIES.
Funeral Services Thursday in
Church Of Nativity.

DR.. Marcellus Carter Gallaher. Sc
years old, for 40 years a practicing
physician Of this city and Cumberland,
Md. died at his residence, 1924 Sew
enth street. Sunday. after short i'll
ness.
the Church of the Nativity. Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock Internent viii be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
DR. Gallaher is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Kate c. Gallaher: a son, e NJ.
Gallaher an attorney of Oklahoma; a
brother, Thomas K. Gallaher of this
city and sister. Miss Katie GalIaher.
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Mrs. Emily Coburn Dead.

Mrs. Emily B. Coburn. rs years old.
Of 2508 Fourth street northeast, died at
Homeopathic Hospital yesterday. Fu-
neral services will be held at the Lang
don M. E. Church tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock, with interment In Glenwood
Cemetery.
Mrs. Coburn was an active worker
IN the church. She Is survived by her
daughter. Mrs. Mae L. Albaugh Of this
city. and two sisters, Mrs. Sarah C.
Mack and Mrs T. A. Laird Of Buffalo,
~
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Shifts Admiralty Liability.

When person engaged in unload
ing vessel Is knocked from a wharf
or dock and Is drowned in navigable
waters. State. and not Federal. courts
have Jurisdiction over questions OF liza
bility arising out Of the death. the
Supreme Court has decided In a case
from New Orleans. affirming the de-
cision OF the State courts.
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al the recues. Of certain District Or
CARNATIONS the District assessor recent
~ reported that the assessed value OF
Government realty In the District was
S4T1 900 900, that OF District Govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21

The 1928 quadrennial convention of
the International Association Of Ma
chinists has been awarded to Atlanta,
Ga. by the executive meeting Of the
organization on condition that Atlanta
officials guarantee that satisfactory &C
commodations will be available.
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cations return to their states, and
to send out a crew of organizers
throughout these two districts to
build the Save-the-U Union movement
Right Wing Expels Minerich.
The report on organization of the
unorganized was brought in by Tony
Minerich, chairman of the commit
tee, who prefaced his remarks by an
announcement that though he had
fought through strikes and served his
union militantly, he was now one of
the unorganized himself, as just the
night before the machine had ex-
PEELED him.
Drive to Organize Unorganized.
The plan for the organization OF
the unorganized is to establish in i'm
portant centers like Johnstown, Som.
erset, Brownsville headquarters, oper
and public, and to use these as cen.
tiers for the widest possible dfstribu.
ton of literature by organizers going
into the mining towns around these
cities.
A network of committees in mines
and sub-districts will then call con.
veution of the district and effect g
temporary organization, to be
brought into the United Mine Work.
ers of America as soon as honest Of
ficials are elected at its head, anc
not to be turned over to Lewis under
any circumstances.
Minerich in a vigorous speech re-
minded the delegates that Lewis had
threatened to smash their union two
years ago, when he declared in an
election statement, 81 will serve you
in the future as | have served you
in the past" In the past Lewis haG
served the union which he founc
100000 members strong sy losing
100000 members.
"Now we are going to have some.
thing to say" said Minerich. "Lewis
policies are to take down charters
Ours must be to, go into the interna,
tional office and get hundred char.
ters and take them into West Vir.
ginia and such districts and hang
them up again"
The convention adopted the report
of the committee to organize the un.
organized and accepted the strike
date for Fayette, Westmoreland
Somerset and Greene counties, April
16.
The committee on organization
press and finance reported that the
district conventions to take over the
union by electing militant official.
representing the rank and file anc
by throwing out the Lewis bureau
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06

ton to the fact that miners wives
and daughters stand the brunt of low
wages, danger to the bread winner
and evictions. 1t endorsed the organ
izing into ladies' auxiliaries of all
women in miners families and called
on women to help win the strike and
save the union.
An enormous amount of work was
accomplished by the conference and
not without thorough discussion
Three hours in the afternoon were
devoted to the vital problem OF
whether to call the anthracite or
strike on April 16 along with the
four Pennsylvania counties of unor-
ganized, and after dozens Of dele.
gates had spoken practically
unanimous vote was cast for the mo.
ton to order the executive commit.
tee of the Save the Miners Unior
Committee to Immediately prepare
the ground for strike in the anthra-
cite, and call the strike as soon as
the necessary preparations and or
ganization can be effected, but not
before. 1t was felt that the bitumin.
Gus miners example would have q
powerful effect on the anthracite
miners.
The early editions of certain Of the
morning papers today have attempted
to magnify this debate on the an.
thracite into split in the conven.
ton, but the unanimity of the fina,
decision, after exhaustive discussion
ended only when a large majority
voted to bring it to an end, and the
fact that not single delegate left
the hall during the discussion or i'm.
mediately afterward completely re-
flutes story which is based on wishes
rather than facts.
Arrange Mass Meets in Indiana,
Illinois.
The report of the committee on the
Illinois-Indiana and southwest ares
(signed up by Lewis in separate truce
with the operators) resulted in de
cision to picket all mines signing t
work whether under the Jacksonville
scale or not, to meet expulsions by
the Lewis machine for this militan
stand, or for attending the confer
ence, with the aid of the local union.
in which a fight against expulsion'
can be made, and to ignore the or
ders of the district officials. "Makt
them expel their whole union, if they
want to get one man" was the key
note Of this resolution.
1t was also decided to hold two
big mass meetings in Indiana anC
two in Illinois as soon as the dele
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
By Fred Ellis

cracy was the major task.
1t also declared for an organiza-
ton of the rank and file for the fight
to save the union based on a network
of local Save-the- Union Committees,
National Save-the-U Union Commit
tee made up of five representatives
of each district, nominated by the dis
trict delegations to the conference
and elected by the conference.
Make Coal Digger Official Organ.
A resolution on the Coal Digger
declared it the official organ of the
movement, condemned the United
Mine Workers Journal, and provided
for bundles of the Coal Digger
to be taken by groups in the
unorganized fields to circulate
it among neighboring miners, and for
each local in organized territory to
take a copy per member. Delegate
after delegate expressed his appre-
citation of the need of such a paper,
and told how well the miners received
it.
Speaking on the Coal Digger,
mother" Bloor, one of the only two
honorary women members of the
United Mine Workers of America,
(Zeigler local, Illinois) was given a
rising vote of thanks when she told
of the mass meetings being made sue
cessful partly through the appearance
first on the scene of newsboys selling
the Coal Digger.
Demand Release of Framed-up Miners
A resolution authorized at the ses-
sion Of the day before demanded fur
Their activity for the freeing of the
Zeigler victims, Henry Corbishley
Eddie Moleski, Steve Mianovich and
Ignatz Sinich, also of Dominic Ven
turato, serving term in the peni-
Tertiary at London, Ohio, framed up
because of his labor activities, b.
nita, Moleski and MENDOZA, Mooney
and Billings and all others unjustly
sent to prison for labor.
Freeman Thompson of Springfield
told the dramatic story of Zeigler,
how the Len Cobb sub-district admin
istration and Frank harrington dis
trict administration used gunner in
Zeigler to start the fight in the union
meeting, provided money to prosecute
the progressives who were in control
of the local, and provided false wit
nesses to get conviction.
The resolution was adopted; the
conference was already on record as
thoroughly back of the defense of
the Pittston boys, and had heard
speeches from friends and a blood
brother of Bonita.
During the afternoon the children
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
Org nize Club
for Spanish
Workers inn Y.

The recently organized Spanish
Workers Club has opened head
quarters at Ill w. 113th St
According to reports" Libertad
Narvarez, one of the club officials
said yesterday, "there are over 20O,-
900 Porto Rican, Spanish, Central and
South American workers in New York
and the neighboring cities of Passaic
and Bayonne. Half of them are in
Harlem between 10th and 10th st.
Wages Are $12 Week.
"While our men labor in non-union
rope factories, bakeries, packing
houses, copper works, restaurants and
hotels for starvation wages of SIS to
$25 a week and our women and girls
slave for an average of $12 weekly
in hospitals, laundries, lamp, lipstick
and candy factories, the gentlemen Of
the bourgeois fraternal societies of
Harlem waste their time in decorating
their clubs.
Library is Planned.
"Unlike those who merely pretend
to represent the interest of the
Spanish workers, the Spanish Work
ers Club presents a workers pro-
gram. He said the program includes
the building of working class library
and teaching the workers the i'm
portance of joining the trade unions
and the organization of the Spanish
speaking workers into a powerful
political bloc to cooperate with the
! American workers in the labor strug
GLE"