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Evening star., 1920-12-04
ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP, :
ASSERTS DANIEL CHURCH
Numerous Other Cases of Recent
Thefts Reported to the
., Local Police.

Daniel Church, 702 Barry place, ask
ed police of the eighth precinct to re-
cover a gold watch and chain, valued
his vest pocket while he was asleep
in drug store at Florida avenue and
7th street. Church told the police he
fell asleep in the drug store between
2 and o'clock this morning and
when he was awakened he discovered
he had been robbed.
Theft of a tub of butter, valued at
$2S, and a $25 overcoat was reported
by Julian White. Upper Marlboro.
Md. He said the theft was committed
in the hallway at 404 I'd street last
night.
An intruder entered the house of
Floyd Hackett, 1855 Hickman street
southeast, yesterday afternoon, by
means Of duplicate key. and stole
wearing apparel valued at about 500.
Isaac Silverman, SO NJ street SOUTH
his store Thursday night and stole
$50 from the cash register.
Thirty-five quarts of liquor were
stolen from the residence of James J.
Kaplan, 1919 lst street. Thursday
night. Entrance was was gained E.nssn by by
ported, and the whisky was taken
from the premises in a suit case and
laundry bag.
A platinum pin set with three dia-
monds disappeared from the apart
ment of Miss Rena Mitchell, 2536 14th
street, since Sunday last. She valued
1t at $50.
Mrs. Mamie P. Gorsuch, 314 Tennes-
see. avenue northeast. reported the
theft of $50 from a drug store at 7th
and II streets northeast.
Mrs Alice Meade, 1913 North Capitol
street, dropped her pocketbook con-
tanning $40 on the sidewalk in front
of her home yesterday morning. She
was told that it was picked up by
Mrs. NJ. Wolf. 400 Florida avenue,
reported that an unidentified white
man passed a worthless check Tor IS
on her yesterday.
Forty thousand cigarettes were in
five cartors stolen from Perry Jacobs
store at 1881 7th street last night
Several smaller containers of cigars
and cigarettes. $50 in cash and a
check also were stolen. Entrance was
gained by breaking glass in rear
door.
Ice cream, chewing gum and 81 in
cash were stolen by burglars who
broke into the store OF George Ftllah.
72s North Capitol street, last night.
Burglars entered William r. Browns
tailoring establishment at 519 1st
street last night and stole clothing
valued at 800.
Evening star., 1920-12-04
LIQUOR ARRESTS MADE.
Detectives Seize Ten Gallons in
Auto-Other Cases.

Detective Stringfellow and Revenue
Agents Harold Stevenson and Linton
Evans yesterday afternoon arrested
Isador Donit1, 240 Sheffield avenue.
Brooklyn, N. T., and seized ten gallons
of alcohol. Donitz and the driver OF
taxicab he had hired engaged in dis
pute about the bill near Union station
and the vehicle was followed by the de-
tective and revenue agents to 9Th and
g streets, where the arrest was made.
Donitz gave bond in the sum OF $500.
Benjamin F. Bailey, resident of NJ
street southwest. arrested several days
ago by Revenue Agents Harold Steven-
son and Linton Evans and the police,
was 'arraigned before United States
Commissioner Hit yesterday afternoon
charged with having an illicit still in
his possession. Bailey waived pre-
liminary hearing and was held in bond
in the sum Of $500 for the action Of the
grand jury.
Thomas Harpster reported to police
Of the eighth precinct that he was held
up in an alley near 18th and NJ streets
Thursday afternoon and robbed Of
thirty six cases Of whisky. The liquor,
he reported. was taken from a garage.
Harpster was charged with failure, to
cancel revenue stamps on boxes found
in his garage. He waived a hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner Hit
yesterday afternoon and furnished bond
in the sum Of $500.
Evening star., 1920-12-04
governor SHOWS
NEEDS Of FARMERS
In Danger Of. Being Driven
From Land, Says
Nebraskan.

Unless they are aided over the pres
ent period Of price depression. thou
sands Of tenant farmers in Nebraska
will be driven from the land. Gov.
McKelvie of Nebraska, declared to-
day before the joint Senate and House
agriculture committee.
The governor stopped over in
Washington en- route home from the
governors conference at Harrisburg
to tell the committee about what ne
described as the seriousness OF the
situation in his state.
Edward y. Chassell of Chicago.
secretary of the Farm Mortgage
Bankers Association of America. as
| serted that the crops now in the hands
| of the farmers ought to be financed
so the farmers instead of the specu-
lators would get the profits. In a
reply to questions from Senator Nor
ris of Nebraska. MIR. Chissell said he
believed prices would go up in the
next few months, and that the for
eign demand would increase.
Gov. Harding Makes Denial.
Gov Harding of the Federal Reserve
Board at yesterday afternoons ses-
sion of the joint committee denied
| that the Federal Reserve Board has
urged any restrictions on the redis-
| count of agricultural paper He said
| that the farmers could fully rely upon
| The banks to do their part in carrying
over loans on staple crops for which
there is no market. provided they
would make a fair statement of their
| condition to the bankers.
During his testimony Gov. Harding
1 became involved in a heated dispute
with Representative Byrnes OF South
Carolina.
"Mr. Chairman, what is the purpose
| of this hearing" Gov. Harding finally
demanded, while he questioned Repre-
sentative Byrnes, democrat. of South
| Carolina. rs the Federal Reserve
Board on trial; am I on trial here?
! he continued. declaring he had been
| q target for ''all kinds Of abuse"
! Representative Byrnes said he meant
| no reflection on Gov. Harding.
! Senator-elect Heflin, Alabama. asked
| Gov. Harding il the lawmakers could
! issue a statement to the public as un-
derstanding his testimony to be that
| the reserve board was favorable tc
! banks extending all the credit pos
| sible to farmers.
THE Federal Reserve Board prefers
/ to issue it's own statements" Gov.
Harding replied.
| Approving efforts OF the Richmond
! bank to restrict loans for non-essen-
| tial purposes in 1919, Gov. Harding
said:
| II know some banks in South Caro-
| lima had been carrying large loans
on cotton, some since 1917, in the face
| of an active market
| Holding such cotton then, he added.
on reserve bank funds was plainly
| specializing"
Evening star., 1920-12-04
TO HOLD EXAMINATIONS
FOR MANY POSITIONS
Civil Service Commission An
nounces a Long List, With the
Salaries Attached.

The Civil Service Commission to.
DAY announced long list of exan,ina-
tlons for wide range of positions,
including number of technical and
scientific positions, as follows:
Chief. section Of medical referees,
$3.50 to $4,000, and assistant medical
feferee. $4,000 year. bureau Of war
r,sk insurance; resident dentist, St.
Ei1zabeth's Hospital, So. 600 to 50, 500 a
year, with maintenance; purchasing
clerk, medical stores, Walter Reed
Hospital. $4,000 a year; laboratory as
sistant, public health service, $1,000
TO 51,600 year; assistant to chief Of
training school, st. Elizabeth's Hos
pltal. $l.200 year, with maintenance;
supervisor OF operations, ordnance de-
partment, at large $3.50 a month; ;
nlgh school teachers. $1,000 to $1,000:
primary specialists, $500 to $4,000
and model primary teachers. 81 400 to
i.6oo year, Philippine service; do
mestic science teacher and kfxdergar-
ten teacher. ordnance department at
large. $50 to $40 a month; SURVEYOR
craftsman, forest service, $500 to
%I,ioo a year; ordnance research en-
$4,000 to $1,000 a year; animal husband,
man. bureau Of animal industry, 81, 300 to
*2,500 a year; junior physicist, bureau
OF mines. $3.50 to $500 a year; spe-
cial field assistant in crop acclimati-
zation, bureau of plant industry,
5000 to $4,000 year; aid. division
OF reptiles, National Museum, $1,000
year; associate in clinical psychia-
try and psychotherapy, ST. Elizabeth 8
Hospital, $2.500 year. with mainte-
nance; preparator, anthropological
laboratory. National Museum. SIS a
month; shepherd, animal industry ex-
perimental farm, Beltsville, Md,
$1,000 a year; operator (power sew
ing machine). $500. and clothing
flnisher. $500 to $1,000 year, general
supply depot, Washington; master
mechanic of power plant, naval prov
ing ground. $12 a day; power house
engineer, Military Academy, West
Point, $1,000 q year; duplicating ma
ohine expert, War Department, $500
q year: marine engineer (designing).
War Department. $4,000 to $1,000 a
year; oil Eauger. Pawnee Indian
agency. $1,000 to $500 a year: ltho-
graphic map engraver, geological sur
vey. $1,000 to $500 a year; instru-
ment man, navy yard service. $500 to
$40 a day; various mechanical trades
and similar positions, Camp Lee, Va.
In addition to the salaries named. the
bonus Of $40 a month will be allowed
for most positions the salary OF
which is not more than $4,000 year.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the office
Of the Civil Service Commission, IVA
F street northwest.
Evening star., 1920-12-04
HIGHER COURT AFFlRMS
CONVICTION OF ULLMANs

ANNAPOLIS. Md, December 4 (spe-
cial).-The court Of appeals of Mary.
land, in the appeal Of Bernard Uii-
man and David Ullman, from their
conviction in the criminal court of
Baltimore for selling intoxicants for
tnon-beverage purposes without q
state license. has delivered a per
curiam opinion in which it holds tlaat
all state and municipal legislation on
the subjects Of intoxicants is in force
unless in conflict with the eighteenth
amendment or federal laws passed in
pursuance OF it. The convictions were
affirmed.
The effect Of the action Of the court
Is apparently to affirm the position
that any sale Of intoxicants. except
az permitted by the Volstead act. ia
in violation Of the state laws. mas
much as such sale must In its nature
be q sale without q license.
Evening star., 1920-12-04
District Heads Oppose
Reducing Requirements to
ENLARGE Police Force

Indications at the District building
today were that the Commissioners
would not look with favor upon the
suggestion TO reduce the requirements
for appointment to the police force In
order TO fiIl the ranks.
There also Is little likelihood that
the city heads will withdraw local
police from the White House grounds
and foreign embassies for the pur-
pose of increasing the number Of men
doing patrol duty. -
While many Of the vacancies on the
force would probably be filled ir..ne-
diately II some OF the physical re-
quirements were waived. an official Of
the police department pointed out
that the city would have 10 retain
after more able-bodied men became
available for appointment. -.
|, Corporation Counsel Stephens said
in answer to an inquiry that If some
OF the requirements should be waived
now and replaced later. men appoint
ed during the interval could not be
dismissed merely. by the raising of
the requirements again.
Another argument presented at the
District building Is that II the physi-
cal examination should be lighteued i,
would have a tendency 20 make the
pension list Of the department grow
rapidly. -
omcials Of the police department be.
lieye that the employnen ut situation
is gradually working toward the
point where able-bodied men will be
glad to accept appointment on the
police force. "a
Mai. Harry l.. Gessford. superin-
tendent of police, has had a number
Of instances brought to his attention
recently of young men who quit the
department early in the year to ac-
cept higher pay at trades and who
now would like to be reinstated.
A number OF these men cannot be
reinstafed under the law because in
their e1Kerness to take outside Jobs
ing the required notice to their cap
taina and have been classed as de-
Evening star., 1920-12-04
HYATTSVILLE.

HYATTSvILLE. Nd, December 4
Especially D.-Hyattsville was stirred
yesterday by a mad dog scare. A pet
dog, a collie. familiar sight in the
is the suspect A son of Mrs. J.. L.
NcBrien is reported to have been bit
ten by the dog, as has also John
Kelly, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen J.
Kelly.
The dog was shot By J. Frank Rushe
and turned over to Town Inspector
John Fainter. who this morning took
it to Washington for examination.
The children bitten by the dog are
undergoing treatment.
Authorities are watching dogs of
the town closely for signs of rabies.
Evening star., 1920-12-04

salaries to owners and members of
the family as managers, bookkeepers,
secretaries. etc.
Treasury, with whom I have had the
pleasure of working for a number of
years, estimates that we collected
tax on only about One-fifth of the eX-
cess prices because of exemptions
salaries, etc. l have gone over thess
figures with him and believe they are
correct. To put 1t more concretely:
If We had the courage in 1919 to put
on a 3 per cent tax on final retail
sales of merchandise, it would have
amounted to about $11 per capita,
whereas we paid in excess cost OF
living that year SIS per capita In
other words. we would have saved
ourselves about $44 net per man, wom-
an and child. BY the census Of the
last three decades there are 5 lilo
members Of family. We would.
therefore, save in cost of living per
average family about s225 per year.
Those are facts you can't get around
Can Be Removed Later.
Il am for any tax as substitute
but we must pay the bill. Ny own
opinion is that the sanest and sound
est substitute will prove to be q final
sales tax on retail merchandise of about
3 per cent. And them this will provide
less than one fifth of the money We
need to run the government. The rest
must come from the normal tax on
corporations and the normal and simi
lar taxes on individual incomes. to-
gether with the tax on purchase of
luxuries, some stamp taxes, etc.
MY own opinion is that we can
make sufficient economies, such that
the retail sales tax can be removed
within two or three years. Then If
we refund all of our obligations into
one form of bond. and take up 1
per cent a year by lot, they will soon
sell on a basis OF par or better.
II believe 1T is better for the ways
and means committee of the House
and the finance committee Of the
Senate to hold joint sessions, as soon
as possible, to expedite the crystalli-
cation of a bill and its passage than
for the ways and means committee to
go ahead as under the Constitution is
its duty and then for the Senate to
later hold hearings. We ought TO
start work on this at once. 1t -
task and one that directly
and personally touches each person
in the country. Through the Joint
sessions we would get much better
speed to bring relief to the people"
Evening star., 1920-12-04
WARNS POSTAL Men.
Postmaster General Says They
Must Not Solicit Advertisements.

Postmaster General Burleson today
served warning on postal employees
or unions that the pos
tai laws and regulations which pro-
hfbit such employees from soliciting
through others contributions or bene-
FITS will be enforced.
The department is in receipt. it is
Announced, of a report upon the activ-
tiles Of persons claiming to represent
postal employees organisations or
unions in soliciting business adver-
tisements for publication in period
icais published by such organizations.
'"The department requires strict OBJ
seryance of this regulation" declares
Mr.. Burleson. 'and all employees are
informed that hereafter any violation
OF it will be considered sufficient
cause for removal from the service"
Evening star., 1920-12-04
RIGHT EYE is CUT OUT.
Police Report William Carson Bad
" Hurt; Worthy Snowden Held.

William Carson, colored. 100 Capitol
avenue, Ivy City. suffered the loss Of
an eye last night, 1t Is reported. while
engaged in an alteration with sew
eral other colored men In rearAof 1150
Burden court. the residence of Worthy
Snowden. colored. His right eye was
cut out, the police state. and his head
cut. The wounded man was taken to
Hospital and Snowden was
arrested and charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon.
Evening star., 1920-12-04
CORN sIRUP EXPORTED.

Export of corn sirup broke all pre-
vious records last year. according to
announcement BY the bureau OF for
eign and domestic commerce. today.
Corn sirup took It's place as sugar
pounds wsfs exported, showing al in-
crease Of 346 per cent in weight and 338
per centSin value over 1915 exports a
tho same commoditYh
Evening star., 1920-12-04
MARROW HEADS CARMEN.
Association Elects
Officers For Next Year.

=. Announcement was made today of
the election Of officers for the ensu-
ing year in Division $50. Amalgamated
of Street and Electric
Railway Employees of America.
: A. r. MARROW was chosen president; 3;
H. Thompson. first vice president:
Bernard Scott. second vice president;
John H. Cookman. financial secretary
and business agent: H. H. McLaren,
treasurer; w. T. Weaver, conductor;
S. A. Maddox, warden, and L. NJ. Car
der. sentinel. Members of the execu.
tive board are: M. G. Sherbert. ]. ].
Abel. W. J. Meyerhoffer, H. A. Hunley,
], T. Marshall and A. A. Bauer.
Evening star., 1920-12-04
GAS POISONING FATAL.

Mrs. Della Harper. eighty-one years
old, 319 c street, who was overcome by
Illuminating gas In her home Wednes-
day night died at Casualty Hospital last
night. The gas escaped from a de-
fective rubber tube connecting q fixture
with q heater, and . certificate OF acci-
dental death was givens
Evening star., 1920-12-04
SUPPORT cALDER'S MOVE.
Senators From Cotton States Would
Revive War Finance Corporation.

Senators from cotton growing states
resolution which will be introduced
by Senator Calder Of New York re-
establishing the War Finance Cor
poration. Senator-elect Hefiin of Ala
bama said that there was enough
support from southern and western
senators to insure passage OF the
resolution. -.
Evening star., 1920-12-04

Wigs worn by criminal Judges on
the English bench are distinguished
from those Of civil judges by a little
patch of black horsehair on the top.
Evening star., 1920-12-04

Nobel. the founder of the Nobel
prises. owed his vast fortune to his
accidental discovery Of dynamite.
Evening star., 1920-12-04
PLAN DIRECT SALES
TAX AS SUBSTITUTE
FOR PROFITS LEVY

Continued from First Page.)
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Shamrock w. on the ways at the
Jacobs shipyards. City Island. N. T..
where 1t has been overhaulel. This
photograph shows the peculiar shape
Of the hull Of the cup challenger.
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skin draw map Of any part If the
far West. He learned the trick from
the Indians.
Wnniyetu yawapi wowapi--that Is
American lndinneSe. the Sioux dialect.
1t means "wintrr count writing''-the
Indian method Of keeping II calendar.
The Oglala Sioux (Dakota) Indians
exploited "art calendars" before our
present New Year productions were
in existence. They represented each
year by a Photograph, or picture. In.
he!ed with a descriptive motto The
picture and name were generally Sug-
ceSted by some important winter
event whence the name "winter count
writing"
These photographs drawn on huf.
falo skins. We're kept in serial order.
the keeper trusting his memory to
recall the details of the events sug.
ge>red by the pictures so identifying
the various years. In other words,
each Year had IL name instead Of a
mere number, and in the official cal.
endar this name was illustrated by a
picture. 4 Dakota born in lSI3 would
say that his birth occurred in 1.-The
year of the deep SHOW" or, if in
1850. ''in the year of the moons
eclipse"
The American Museum of Natural
History is fortunate in havin. been
able to obtain one of these chron.
icle> complete AMI parts of two 9TH
erS.
II is interesting Ia follow these old
Indian records: In trace the history
of The Dakota by his own account Of
hunting parties. tribal wars and mas.
Sacrc>. the coming of the White men,
dealings with traders. occasional out
breaks. gradual submission To the
stronger power of the white mans
government and civilization, and the
Development of the Indians relations
with the United States. with his con.
>rIuent interest in United States poll
ties. The names of some of the years
are for us merely amusing: others are
very significant. 4 few chosen ut ran.
dom will give fair idea of the old
Sioux calendar:
l173-S,-Smallpox used them up
winter.
19l-Jo-Saw white woman win.
ter.
l19I-Reaver-sinall come winter.
17M,--F'irSt firearms to issue winter.
1SW-HOrse-fOnt iron they say
brought home winter. (This cOnlmem.
crates the first horseshoe seen By the
Indians. 1t was on stolen horse.)
ISL .2-Star passed by with loud
noise winter.
lS3D-WOod house first made win.
ter.
lS4l-Drunk fght kill winter.
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PUPILS VII, Build . Barn.

Berlin Heights. OhiO.-J. c. Whit.
ney. instructor In agriculture In the
high school. believes there IL nothing
quite I'VE the actual experience when
It comes to imparting knowledge.
Whitney has taught his pupils how to
plant and care for crops by taking
them into the fields and putting them
to work. The school needs q barn in
which to keep agricultural implements.
Whitney announced recently he wac
making arrangements to give his pu.
pills more actual experience by letting
them build one.
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would probably have to journey to
the wilds OF Africa TO find anybody
actually wearing tapa. But in Samon
an excellent quality is still manufac-
turtN!-for the sake Of the tourist
trade
Il shall now describe their way of
making Cloth. which. in my opinion
is the only Curious manufacture they
have. So wrote Lieutenant Cater
COmrnander) James Cook Mt Tahiti,
Society Islands. Pacific ocean, in the
diary he kept during his first voyage
around the world made 1851. in H.
NJ. Bark Endeavor. He proceeds:
~Atl their Cloth Is. I believe, made
from the RarW Of Trees: the fines,
is ma,le from a p ant which they Gull
tvate for no other purpose Or. Sol.
ander thinks II Is the same plant the
hark Of which the Chinese make paper
OF. They let this plant grow till il
Is about q or S feet high. the Stem is
then ah"u, as thick as ones Thum
or thicker: after this they cut il down
and lay il Certain time in water.
This makes the Bark strip off easy
the outside of which is Scrnpel off
with rough Shell. After this is done.
II looks like long strips of ragged
'tnnen: these they lay together, hy
means OF a fine paiSt made Of som.
sort of a root. 10 the Breadth of n ward
more or less. and in length 6. s or 10
Yards or more according to the use
/: is for.
After II is thus put together il is
beat ont 10 ITS proper breadth am,
hneness. upon a long square piece of
w'snl. with wooden heaters. the Cloth
heinC kept wet all the time. The
heaters are made of hard wood with
four square sides. are ahou, or !
inches broad and cur into grooves of
different fneneSS: this makes the
Cloth hook at first sight as if il was
wove with thread, hut believe the
prinrira! Use of the Grooves is To
facilitate the beating il out. in the do
in. of which they often beat holes
IN 1t, ar ore place thinner than an
other: hut this is easily repafred bv
passing on small bits, and this they
Il" in s'lch manner. that the Cloth
Is nor 'ho least injured
Jfle finest sort when hleached is
very white and comes nearest 70 fin.
!'ottoT. Thick cloth, especially fine.
Is made by FASTING two ar more thick
ness Of thin cloth, made for that
PURPOSE. together. Coarse thick cloth
aMt ordinary thin cloth is made of the
lE,rk of Bread fruit Trees and I
think have been told that 1t Is some
times made from the Bark Of other
trees The making of Cloth ia wholly
the work Of the women. In which all
ranks are employed. Their common
colours are red. brown and yellow.
with which they dye some pieces JUS,
as tier fancy leads them"
t,n view at the American Museum
az Natural History in New York City
is Il number Of fine specimens Of bark
cloth or 'apa. In many locnlities
throughout the tropics of both hem
tsphereS. crude civilizations, lackiny
both the knowledge and means Of
weaving. have fashioned cloth from
the inner bark of certain trees The
Micronesian. P"lyneSlan and Melanes-