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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
WOUNDED NEGRO
LYNCHED IN TEXAS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TEXARKANA. Tex, May 20-This
city was quiet today following the
lynching last night of Hullen Owens,
negro. by asmob which took him from
the Miller county Jail. on the Ar
kansas side. where he had been con-
fined following the fatal shooting of
r. c. Choat, Arkansas policeman.
Authorities have made no announce
ment concerning an investigation.
Owens. who had been arrested
Thursday night on charge of theft,
was trying to escape after having
been taken out of the Jail by the off,
GERS, killing Choat as he attempted
to prevent his escape. The negro,
suffering from a gunshot wound in
the face, inflicted by Chief of Police
Lummus, fed. and attempted to
taken to a hospital.
The threatening attitude Of a crowd
that gathered about the hospital
caused the removal of the negro to
the jail: The doors of the jail were
battered down after Sheriff Strange
refused to give up the keys to the
nicipal Judge Barney was told This
Is no time for pretty talk when he
appealed to the crowd to dispense.
Owens was dragged from his cot
with a rope and taken to a park IN
the heart of the city. where he was
riddled with bullets. The mutila.ed
body was then dragged to an open
space near the Union depot and placed
on large quantity of Kerosene
soaked blazing fuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
u. S. MAY MEDIATE
PERU-CH|LE ROW
Tacna.Arica Delegates to
Urqe Arbitration in Case
of Deadlock.

| By the Associated Press.
| With conference sessions again in re-
cess. the Chilean and Peruvian dele
gates to the Washington conference on
the disputed territory Of Tacna- africa
continued their private and informal
! consultations today. in tie apparent
expectation Of defining a direct issue
| within very few days.
! Communication with their home gov
| ernments over the week end was ex
pected to put both groups in a position
to state more definitely their policies
| when they come together again on Mon
day. So far. 1t has been indicated, the
| exchanges have not brought the major
| issues to a decisive stage because of
| the divergent angles from which the
! conference problems have been ap-
| preached by the two groups.
| Problem Of Arbitration.
| Although the delegates themselves
| would not discuss it, the prospects Of
| decisive developments led to an in
| cles generally over the possible form Of
| arbitration to be considered in case of
| a deadlock. 1t was considered certain
that should the issue fail Of direct set
| Element, arbitration would be urged
strongly upon the conference as means
1
| Many ways of selecting an arbi-
| tration agency have been suggested
in circles close to the conference.
BY some it has been proposed that
the controversy might be left to The
Hague tribunal and by others that
the international court of justice Gre
ated by the league of nations might
be invited to act. The method most
frequently mentioned in these specu-
lations contemplates an award either
by the United States acting as sole
arbitrator, or by tribunal composed
Of the United States, Brazil and Ar
gentina-
U. 8. May Offer Aid.
There also was a feeling In some
quarters today that should Chile and
Peru reach q deadlock, the United
states might, as host to the confer
ence, tender it's good Offices" in such
| n manner as to make arbitration I'M
necessary. Although in their present
stage. the Washington government Is
taking no part in the negotiations, II
is known that State Department Of
AciaIs desire to do everything pos.
sible to make the conference sue
cese and that their study of the sit
uation has provided them with ideas
which might be found OF value In
promoting a direct settlement.
1t was said today, however, tina,
tthe department was not yet prepared
to volunteer its aid. and would moi
do 40 unless it received information
that its mediation would De accept
able to both sides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
RUM-RUNNERSUSE |
EX-TORPEDO BOATS
BY HAL O'FLAHERTy.

BY Cable TO The Star and Chicago Daily SevsI
Copyright, 1922.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 20
Whisky smugglers running the Nor
wegian blockade are reported TO be
operating in large numbers OF
Stromstad,' small Swedish fishing
village near the Norwegian frontier
Sixty boats of all types, ranging
from fishing smacks to former Ger
man torpedo boats, are engaged in
this traffic. several of them carving
cargoes of from $4,000 to 10000 liters
"a liter is equivalent to a little more
than a quartz of spirits.
Nearly every day these smuggling
vessels enter Stromstad harbor on
the pretext of reflling their fresh
water tanks or of provisioning for a
long voyage to the White sea In
reality members of the crews go
ashore and get in touch with Nor
wegian smugglers, who arrange to
take Off the cargoes outside the
three mile limit.
The former German ine-laying
motor boat Baltic acts al the flagship
for the smuggling fleet on account of
her power and speed She operates
between Germany, Denmark and the
coast of Sweden, where she transfers
her cargo of liquor to smaller craft
and stands guard during the trans
last week the coast guards counted
sixty vessels anchored in interna-
tional waters. transferring cargOcS
to smaller boats.
The Norwegian coast line is 8"
rugged that IL is impossible to pro
tect it against Illicit traders who
land in the night. Drastic measure
are pending to prevent the SNUG
glers from using Stromstad as
base of operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20

Four men gather daily upon the
benches in Stanton Park to discuss
"old times" meeting every day the
weather is fair. They are A. S.
Moss. eighty-four years; James
Conner. eighty-two years: Fayette
Osburne. eighty seven years. and
B. Frank Darbey, eighty-four
years
The quartet may be seen almost
every afternoon sitting in the sun
or shade, feeding the birds and
squirrels
Mr.. Moss and Mr.. Conner are
veterans of the civil war. Mr..
Moss voted twice for Lincoln. The
memory of the great emancipation
is daily kept in mind by the four.
who never weary of praising him.
Rainy days prevent the daily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
MARBLE CLASSIC TODAY.
Girl to Contest With Boys From
Mauy Eastern Cities

PHILADELPHIA, Nav 2O.-Nearly
all of young Philadelphia, turned its
steps toward city hall today to see
Red" Stoddard. local "champeen"
marble shooter. knuckle down against
a classy field of youngsters from other
cities. Red" faces the possible hu-
mutation of having the championship
crown adorn the bodied tresses of a
girl from Newark, n. J.
The contest will take place on CITY
Hall plaza, and will be a feature of the
last day of boys week
Red" will knuckle down with cham
plons from New York, Baltimore, Cam
den, Bryn Mawr and other nearby
places. The winner will receive a
handsome cup. Red" has promised it
TO the William Cramp School. which
he attends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
MAYOR HYLAM, NOTED BALL 7'OSSER,
FAILS TO QUALIFY AT MARBLES

was shown by the fact that Mickey
Markoff used the Identical shooter.
And Mickey, by virtue of a rather
lucky shot across the ring, became
champion of New York some twenty
minutes after the mayor had opened
festivities.
Before a crowd of several thousand.
grouped behind a Gordon of excited
policemen, the mayor set the game in
motion in front of the city hall
Ten youngsters, the two champions
from each of the five boroughs. came
to grips in the center of the park. A
box of sand was used as the square
In which the ring was marked off
The idea was simple Shoot until
you get mig" then try for more
"migs." or kill" some one else.
When everybody else is dead you win
Mickey won. His last shot came
humping over the dirt. hit something
and bounced into "Pud" Lyons
"agsie." Mickey will be New York s
representative at the championship
event in Philadelphia tomorrow.
MARBLE CLASSIC TODAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
PUT ON RETIRED LIST.
Several Army Officers Soon to End
Active Duty.

Lieut.. Col. Ben H. Dorcy. cavalry.
at Fort Bliss, Tex. has been placed
on the retired list Of the Army in
the grade of colonel, on account of
disability incident to the service.
Other members of the Army placed
on the retired list are: Warrant OFF,
Ger Joseph Karlick. at Fort Bliss,
Tex; Sergt. Edward Thaxton, 25th
Infantry. at Nogales, Ariz.; First
Sergt. Francis Fitzgerald, 9Th Infan-
try, at Jefferson barracks, Mo-; Mas
ter Sergt. John l. Armstrong. Quar-
termaster Corps, at Camp Eustis, Va. !;
Sergt. James F. Sicily, Coast Artil-
lery Corps. at Fort Totten. N. Y; Sergt.
Nelson Clowers, Gath Infantry, at Co.
lumbus, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20

Quaint and charming frocks.
The majority of the styles follow
youthful lines with low waist effect
and soft crush girdles, while there
are others planned accordingly in
sizes up to 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
MIR. DARRoW RENoM1NATED.

The name Of Representative George
P. barrow Of Pennsylvania was men
toned In an article in The Star last
evening among those defeated for re-
nomination. At the office Of Repre-
sentative Darrow it was stated to-
day that. in spite Of the hardest fight
he has evers had, Representative
Darrow was renominated with q ma
jority Of more than 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
BY the Annotated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 2o-Mayor Hy-
Ian. who boasts a great reputation as
an expert in throwing out first balls
In base ball parks. failed to qualify
when 1t came to marbles. The mayor
tossed out" the first mig" in the
city's marble tournament. but after
an. impressive kneel. a furtive at
tempt to avoid "knuckling down"
which was called to his attention by
one Of the contestants, he propelled
his "taw" only two feet toward the
fat"
That 1t was not the "taw's' fault
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
TRUST COMPANY NAMED.

The American Security and Trust
Company has been named as admins
who died at Saranac Lake, N. T.. April
10 last. Application for the letters was
made by Katherine v. II. Wylie. q sis
ter Of the deceased. The value OF the
estate u given a. $12l,Ss3.
ME- Rachel ]. Read has Fled pets
ton for the probate Of the will Of her
husband, Albert M. Read, who died May
-. The estate Is estimated at $82,54l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
STANTON PARK BENCH FOURSOME
SPIN YARNS OF ''LANC SYNE'' DAILY

meetings. but now that sunshine
seems the portion of the National
CAPITAL the four men may be seen
almost every afternoon. The neigh
bors of the vicinity look for their
meeting daily now, and send many
pleasant "how-deedoos" their way
Corn stockings and the hun
dred and one other affairs of the
old days are topics of converse
ton among the members of the
stanton Park foursome."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20

A wireless telephone service in
operation between Chinese cities Of
Tientsin and Picking is claimed to be
longest line in the world open to
public use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20

Every day veritable Niagara of Santary's Famous
Green Bag Coffee is poured in Washington-but happily
the deluge divided into thousands of miniature streams
that find their appetizng way from many coffee spouts
In almost every home these little Niagaras brighten the
breakfast table scenery They supply genuine founts and
wells of morning inspiration holding their clear depths
the secret of refreshment, both mental and physical.
IT, by any chance you have yet made the Green Bag
your boon companion in table joys and aftertable actv
tiles get ready for mighty pleasant surprise when you
do line up with the elect.
Sanitarys Famous Green Bag Coffee is as soothing in
as it satisfactory in substancehe very
of coffee contentmen- fragrance fine and fervent
and flavor rich and rare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08

was just opp. The richest people in
the world is the boys that draws the
comical cartoons. These guys makes
more money than boot logger, but
when they get their cartoons all
drawed they half to send out for
copy of yesterdays paper before they
can sign their name.
If those amt enough alibis to tell
teacher, why you might mention that
nobody but a nut could spell our Ian
guage right-that is according to the
dictionary-with all the paradoxs
and inconsistents and etc, which we
have got in it. We may think the
Russians and frogs has got hard
lingo to master, but suppose you was
foreigner going to school in this
country and you thought you was
getting wise to the system of SPELL
ing when all of sudden you would
run across wds. like Tough, Dough,
dough, rough and cough. There is
wds, spelled the same way only for
the list letter. Try and make them
rhyme. RING w. LARDNER.
Great Neck, Jan. 6.
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Move 100000 Books.

THE library Of the National House
of Representatives, after occu-
plying quarters on the gallery floor
over the main entrance to the House
since 1858, when the House wing of
the Capitol was built, is now being
moved to the basement floor of the
House Office building, having es-
capped abandonment.
In this library are more than 300,-
600 books. It is the depository I'M
der the law for public documents, but
its usefulness has been very much
curtailed during recent years be-
cause so many other facilities have
been afforded for providing memb ers
Of Congress with information they
are seeking. . A branch of this Ii
brary on the House floor is the real
working library of ready reference
for members, and this will be main
tanned.
In the library that is being moved
are official records dating back to the
First Congress. beginning with the
annals Of Congress, then the debates,
next the Globe and finally the Con-
gressional Records and journals.
There is constant flow of docu-
ments to this library by provisions in
the printing law. but an effort will
be made during the coming session to
have this stopped.
When it has been removed the
House library will be thoroughly
logued.
It is being moved so that the Jour-
nal, bill and tally clerks can have this
space directly facing the Speakers
desk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08
ssAMERICAN SAHARA A MYTH

Consumers in buying liquor in bona
fide original packages when they find
their smuggler's agent advancing prices
beyond all apparent reason should not
accuse him or her-for some women
have taken up the mission of supply
ing thirst quinching stocks-of being a
CRATER. If that idea intrudes itself
lead it into the family nursery and
leave it there to mature. 1t will stand
a lot of expanding and developing be-
fore it will round out into a compre-
hensive understanding Of the position
Of the smuggler and his representa-
tives and be properly purged of preju-
dice and suspicion. The liquor SNUG
glers and every man and woman as
sisting them are strictly up against
about the toughest situation that could
be created for them. And apparently
the end is not yet.
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chair, and Hanecy concluded rightly
that Benson was going to call on WI
Liang.
Benson ordered his bearers to halt
and smiled at Hanecy. He was soft
spoken man, this-a crafty, calculat-
ing dealer, who made few mistakes
and never lost his head. He was hand
in glove with all the vicious and
crooked elements who might bring
grist to his mill. Hanecy glared at
him and would have passed by, but
Eenson's voice halted him.
Hello. Hanecy! Been out to see
old WI, have you? Did you, get the
ring?"
you seem to know a lot about it,"
snapped Hanecy, his eyes steely and
cold.
II do" Benson chuckled., I'm on
my way to get it now. I have an
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Permanent Jobs.

THERE is one small group OF Con-
gress' employees for whom spe-
cial legislation was passed making
their Jobs permanent. and who nave
en- loved this distinction for nearly
ffty-fiye years. This is known as
1.-The soldiers ROLL" carries fourteen
names and when one of these OLD
soldiers dies another old soldier is
given his place.
The soldiers roll has its genesis in
the following resolution, offered p9
Gen. Logan in the Fortieth Congress-
second session, July 20, 1865:
Resolved, That the doorkeeper be
instructed to retain in his service dur
ing the vacation of Congress All
crippled soldiers now in his employ
and that such employees be permitted
to return to their homes during the
recess without discontinuance OF pay.
1t became the practice in like man
ner to provide for these old soldiers
until the Forty-fourth Congress. first
session, when an act was passed max
ling an appropriation of slo,ooo 10
pay fourteen crippled ana dIsuuied soi-
diers" in the employment of the door
keeper of the House from December
6, 1875. to June 80, 1875.
At the same session the legislative,
executive and judicial apporpria-
ton bill for the fiscal year ending
lime 30. 1877, contained the following
provision:
And the fourteen messengers on
the soldiers roll shall be employed
during the current year at COM
pensation not exceeding $1,000 each.
And the sum of money necessary TO
pay the messengers on that roll is
hereby appropriated"
Thus this roll was made annual
the Forty-fifth Congress. second ses-
sion, to the appropriation for the
soldiers roll a proviso was added:
Provided said messengers served in
the Union Army"
In the first session of the Forty
eighth Congress. in addition to the
usual appropriation for the soldiers
roll, the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill carried the
following substantive provision:
And hereafter messengers on the
soldiers roll shall not be subject to
removal except for cause reported to
and approved by the House" Since
that time there has been no change in
the law.
An effort was made in the Forty
eighth Congress to strike the FORE
going provision from the bill, but
a point of order was sustained against
the amendment that it changed exist
ing law. Being permanent law, the
insertion of this provision in the legis-
latiye bill was discontinued. The
Legislative bill now simply provides
an appropriation for fourteen mes
sengers on the soldiers roll.
This roll, as originally, has always
remained under the control of the
doorkeeper, who has exercised the au-
thority to make appointments to I'LL
vacancies only, the power Of removal
being with the House.
A controversy arose early in the
history of the soldiers roll as to.
which political party was entitled to
the credit for its establishment. The
facts appear to be that Gen. Logan
initiated the movement, and the pro-
position was later broadened through
lacouiescence of members Of both
parties. Both Gen. Garfield (repub-
lican) and Representative Holman
(democrat), respectively. claimed
credit for the movement.
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is any one thing Cuba needs just now
more than anything else 1T is money.
The fact that hundreds of thousands
of thirsty souls remain in the United
States with parched and burning
throats, because they cannot AFFORD
the expense of a trip to the west
Indies. is of no local interest. The
drv era in the United States has
hoomed Havana Everything has
doubled in price within the past four
teen months. This tendency Local
authorities are determined to en-
courage, Hence, the ban against
smuggling.
An interesting fact in connection
with the Scotch whisky smuggled out
Of Bahama Island ports to American
consumers I picked up the past week
while on a cruise. My informant as
sured me that the Scotch whisky Is
Skinned to the Bahamas in bulk reg
tstering 100 proof. There 1t is re-
duced to 80 proof and bottled. In
the bottling three cases OF. WHISKY
ara produced, where formerly two
sufficed. The gross cost to the bot
tiers is SIS a case. This whisky
smuegled into the United States, is
sold to consumers at 500 a case.
"And they are the usual short
Scotch quart at that" added my IN
formant, "just fve-sixth of a quart
to the bottle"
Stories Of the existence OF organized
smuggling interests here and In the
islands may be accepted as fanciful
flights Of the Imagination OF the
talker. There never was an oppor-
tunity given the smuggler to organ
ize. Smuggling ventures. are never
anything more extensive than indi-
vidual or partnership operations. IT
is true there are a few resident
agents who make a business OF sup
plying the exporters" They are
known among the latter class. Their
sole interest begins and ends, how
ever, in delivering the liquor and coll
lectinx the cash, for cash payments
often in advance Of delivery, arc always
insisted upon by them.
- ~
HAVE figures to show that the
1 present cost Of a case Of whisky
aboard the smuggler is $45. The
American consumer must pay this.
plus the smuggler's cost of operation
and agents profits. am told that the
ever-accumulating charges against
stocks Of liquor in storage and the
cost of losses resulting from seizures
Of ships and cargoes Of oontraband
LIQUOR In American waters viii neces-
state q material increase in the price
to the smugglers within another
ninety days.
How extensively the export trade is
aided by private yachts cannot be
learned. I have seen many private
yachts clear the port without adding
a single bottle to the stock Of spirits
on board. On the other hand, have
encountered them or the coast when 1t
would seem they must have cleared
carrying rum for billaSA