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D. C. THEATER MEN
IT
(Continued from First Page.)
Agers on the subject of the Increase
In taxes."
The tax Increase was characterised
as "rank Injustice" by Tom Moore,
manager of the Moore theaters. In a
statement Issued today.
"The moving picture Industry
throughout the country has been
atralned to the breaking point by
taxes imposed during the war and the
Increased cost of production," he said.
"All the moving picture Interests
looked for a reduction of the tax fol
lowing the wtr. Instead, they are to
be forced to pay even higher rates.
"If Congress Insists on pushing
through this unjust tax. I look for the
collapse of many movie enterprise!.
The whole thing Is rank Injustice."
C. J. Harris, manager of Foil's
Theater said:
"We intend to take every means to
prevent this Increase in taxes. It Is
outrageous. Beginning tonight, a
petition protesting against the In
crease will be passed through the
rfudiencsi. One of the leading men of
the Mayti me Company will make a
speech each night, telling the public
Just what we think of It and asking
their aid in preventing- the passage
of this bill. We are fully convinced
that the public is very much against
'this increase."
Poll's Manager Protests.
James Thatcher, manager of Poll's
thirty-one circuit theaters in this
country who is stopping In Washing
ton for several days said: 'This in
crease in taxes is being made the sub
ject of debate In every one of Poll's
Cheaters in the country. We intend
to have a petition passed through ths
audience of all our theaters. This
Increase is unfair to the public and
unfair to everyone else concerned.
We are sure that the public is with
us and that they will not permit this
Action to be taken."
H. M. Crandall, proprietor of the
Knickerbocker and Metropolitan the
aters and owner of five other houses
In Washington, said the additional
tax will work a hardship on the
masses, who have found moving pic
tures their chief relaxation.
"I think this additional tax is un
falr and hardly called for by existing
conditions. This additional tax will
run up the total tax on moving pic
tures to about 22 per cent. The mass
es who have relied upon the moving
pictures as their chief relaxation will
feel this extra tax severely."
Lawrence Beatus, manager of
Loew s Palace Theater, said: "We are
waiting to receive word from the
representatives of the moving pic
ture houses in the country who are
holding a meeting In New York now.
We understand that instructions In
regard to v^hat action to take url'l
reach us In several hours. I think
that we will lake definite action by
tonight, at least."
Must Act Quickly.
Word was sent out from New York
last night by the Vaudeville Mana
gers' Protective Association that the
ater managers must act quickly to
convince Coagnu that It Is unwise to
Impose an additional ttx on theater
tickets at this time. Word was tele
graphed to A. J. Brylawskl. manager
<n the Oosinos Theater, that every ef
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How Exiled Crown Prince Freddy Gets the Air
Stripped of all his gaudy habiliments and accompanied only by
two German officers in plain clothes, instead of by the legions with
wfiich he expected to win world-dominion for his father, the former
crown prince of the house of Hohenzollern, indicated by the X, is
here shown taking his daily constitutional on the bleak island of
Woeringen, where he has been isolated by the government of Holland.
fort must be made to prevent the Im
position of the new tax rate and that
the theaters should start petitions pro
testing against the tax.
**Thia is the only branch of Govern
ment revenue, on which it Is proposed
to increase the tax for war purposes,"
was telegraphed to the Cormoa man
ager. "The theaters have done more
than any other one organization, not
official in character, to promote the
country's welfare in the war."
Collect Petition*. .
Morris Gest, of the Century Thea
ter, New York, ia receiving petitions
from theater patrons all over the
country, collected by various theater
managers, protesting against the pro
posed increase in the tax.
The following letter has been sent
to chairmen of the Senate and House
Committees in charge of they bill:
"Dear Sir?At a meeting of the the
atrical mfc~<agers and exhibitors held
at the Chamber of Commerce of
Washington, D. C., the chairman was
directed to write to you and your as
sociates relative to the proposed in
crease of admission taxes.
"Yoa are well aware of the volun
tary offering of staiTe and screen to
every branch of our Government for
the purpose of aiding to win the war
for the past four years. .The selling
of bonds. United States stamps. Red
Cross work, community war work, re
cruiting. and labor needs. We have
cheerfully (riven time, money, and loss
(of revenue. The original tax was a
hardship, but this would be much
more so, especially in Washington,
where tbe burden would fall on sol
diers, war workers, and Government
employes. We, therefore, ask for your
consideration and assistance not to
increase the tax for admissions.
Thanking you for your valued assist
ance in behalf of the people of the
entire ctKintry and of the Capital, we
are.
"Sincerely and loyally,
"A. JULIAN BKYLAWSKI,
"Chairman.
T>R. WILLIAM HERBST,
"Secretary."
NEW YORK'S THEATER
MEN PROTEST INCREASE
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.?Members of
the United Managers' Protective Asso
ciation, which includes representa
tives from every branch of theatrical
endeavor, met yesterday afternoon in
the New York Theater Building. They
protested against the proposed in
crease of the i heater war tax from 10 j
per cent to 20 per cent.
Marc Klaw, president of the associ- |
ation, presided. He said the time had j
come for the theatrical interests to :
take definite action. The bill increas-|
ins the tax has passed the House, he J
said; and is ready for submission by
the Finance Committee to the Senate.
Prrsonvl Appeal*.
A telegram was framed to be sent
to every pro.ninent actor and actress
in the country, asking for a personal !
appeal to the White House to halt the
passage of the bill.
Mr. Klaw said:
"Almost every other industry has
had Government help and considera-j
tion during the war period, and it
[looks as though we are being dis- j
criminated against.
"If this proposed tax becomes a
| law it will mean that every theater J
patron will have to pay 20 per centj
on his ticket, and it will mean the,
closing down of one-night standi
shows, which will not be able to
bear tBe expense."
Supported Drive*.
William A. Brady called attention
to the support the theaters had given
the Government during the liberty
loan and war savings stamp drives,
3 Well as the charitable work it had
done in helping the lied Cross. He
said the industry should now "re
ceive some consideration at the hanaa
of the Government."
John N. Golden sent a cablegram to
Bernard M. Baruch, in Paris, asking
that he take the matter up with
President Wilson and have him com
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FLYERS FIND REAL
BARRAGE OVER
MARYLAND
The party of array flyers,
headed by A. Leo Stevens, is
back here today after undergo
ing real war thrills on a balloon
flight yesterday.
They ran into a barrage at the
Aberdeen, Md? proving grounds,
and finally landed near Atlantic
City among vast stores of T. N.
T.
The shells bursting at Aber
deen were only a slight distance
below the basket of their bal
loon.
municate bis views to the leaders In
Congress.
The following committee of protest
was formed to carry out the nation
wide plans for blocking the proposed,
tax increase bill: Morris Gest, chair
man; William A. Brady, John L. Gol
den, Mark A. Ueuscher, Arthur Hara
merstein, J. J. Murdock, Edward Zieg
ler, Frank Gilmore, Joseph N. Weber,
Charles P. Shea, and Samuel Scribner.
Thrift Stamps bought for r?ar?elf
or roar chltdren cultivate tlit right
? spirit.
Zone regulations of coke and all
coal except Pennsylvania anthracite
are suspended, effective February 15,
the Fuel Administration announced
this afternoon.
All price regulations, including pur
chasing agents' commissions and
wholesalers' and re.tailers' margins
on coke and all coal, with the excep
tion of Pennsylvania anthracite, also
will be suspended on the saaie date,
it was announced.
These regulations. it was an
nounced, are subject to reinstatement,
if price, wage, labor, production, or
other conditions arise that require it.
MAN, 70, IS VICTIM
OF ESCAPING GAS
Henry G. Thomas, seventy years old.
was asphyxiated by escaping gas in
his room at 315 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest yesterday. His body was
found by another roomer in the house,
who notified the police. The man.
when discovered, had been dead for
several hours.
Acting Coroner E. \V. Titus issued a
certificate of accidental death.
RIOTING RESUMED
IN GERMAN CAPITAL
(Continued frotp First rage.)
fects of our Inactivity. Our rnfmlm
are preparing a cut and dried peace
treaty. When it is ready we shall
not be allowed to discuss it, but must
accept whatever terms they wish to
impose."
It is apparent that Germany is
S?inj to make a separate attempt to
bluff the allies. She Is not ready to
accept any terms offered.
It is understood that both Count
Brockderff-Rantzau and Chancellor
Kbert will take the stand that, a
Germsny has accepted President Wil
son's fourteen points, they will re
fuse to sign the treaty if they are
either abandoned or altered. Chan
celolr Ebert went even further, say
ing that If Germany did not obtain
an early and fair peace he would re
sign, for he would not take the re
sponsibility of signing a "peace of
might"
BERLIN (via London), Jan. 17.?
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg,
two of the chief leaders of the Sparta
cides, and both active in spreading
Bolshevik propaganda In Germany,
have been slain, it was' officially an
nounced" today.
Liebknecht and Mm?. Luxemburg
were arrested at 43 Mannheimer
strasse in Wilmersdorf, a suburb, at
8:30 o'clock at night. They wore
brought into Berlin to staff headquar
ters. which are located in a hotel.
There their identity was established
and they were ordered to Moabit
prison temporarily. News of the ar
rests spread and a great crowd col
lected. the people forcing their way
into the hotel.
Liebknecht was rushed out through
a side door and was warned he would
be shot if he tried to escape. He wai
put into a motor car. The great
crowd Impeded the departure of th?
motor, and one spectator dealt th?
Spartacan a blow in the head, which
bled profusely. The machine finally
got under way. the driver taking a
roundabout course for protection.
Near Meueze Tiergarten the auto
mobile broke down, and an officer
asked Liebknecht If he felt able to
walk to Charlottenburgerstrasse for
a csb. When the escort had gone fifty
yards, Liebknecht broke away, mean
while stabbing his guard with a knift.
clasped in his right hand. He refused
to halt and several soldiers fired.
ZURICH, Jan. 17.?Rosa Luxem
burg, the woman leader of the Ger
man Spartacans. was shot while a
Berlin crowd was clamoring to lynch
her, according to information from
the German capital today. She was
slain in an automobile. The motor
car was en route for the prison, and
crowds were surging about it at
tempting to drag the woman from
the machine when a man suddenly
jumped to the running board and shot
her.
was killed on Wednes
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