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The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-15
FOREIGN

All money In the bank OF Japan
vaults was saved from destruction In
the fire which followed the earthquake
and tidal wave.
The soviet embassy mt Berlin de-
scribes the reports of a revolt mt Mos
COW and the assassination of Leon
Trotzly, the war minister, as fabrica-
tion.
The Prince of Wales has left London
for the great open spaces of his Cana
dian ranch, travelling as Lord Renfrew,
just plain peer, as his highness Is
going to rough 1t II bit.
An impressive demonstration of well
come and friendship for the Irish Free
State featured recent meeting of the
league of nations when, by the unani
nous vote Of the membership commits
sion Ireland was recommended for ad-
mission.
Because they find it impossible TO
live on salary of 100000 marks a
month, plus food and quarters, six
sailors from the German steamer
Prussen of the Hamburg American
line deserted the ship at Manila, p. l.
They have been arrested and turned
over to the customs police,
Italy's representative, Signor Salan-
dra, told the council of the League of
Nations assembled in Geneva, that
Italy would regard Intervention of the
league in the Greco-Italian crisis as un.
justified. The league, he asserted, had
no competency in the affair, which be-
longed properly to the interallied coun-
ell of ambassadors.
Sadi Lecointe, the noted French avi-
ator, Is believed to have broken the
worlds record for altitude, held joint
ly by him and Lieut.. j. MacReady.
Thief irst reading of his Paragraph at
the polytechnical laboratory, after u
flight showed that he reached Il height
of 1874 meters, or 30, ,220.4S feet. The
Durogrupn VIII be examined again be-
fore the result is accepted as official.
On Aug. 10, Lecointe reached height
of 10,51S meters, which tied the record
of Lieutenant MacReady.
BY the death of Wells burlington,
the mining engineer mentioned in Ma
g;lsaki dispatches us among those
killed in the japanese earthquake,
America loses modern pioneer, whose
dream was to surmount the barriers of
Siberia's little known trails, and open
to the worlds engineers and traders
stretch of country in northeast Asia
three times the size of Alaska. and, in
his opinion, fabulously wealthier. Mr..
burlington was one of the few Ameri-
cans who crossed the Pacific seeking
new worlds after the conquest of
Americas last frontier in Alaska
quarter of IL century ago. He left Lon
don in 1921 for Il final effort to open
up Siberia and was waiting in Japan
for political conditions in Siberia to
become settled when the earthquake
came.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-15
GENERAL


When four bandits tried to hold up
Bert Church, revenue man, in park
in Peoria, ILL.,, Church whipped out u
revolver and killed one of the men,
and is believed to have wounded an
other. The wounded man escaped
with the other two in an automobile.
requests totalling S226,00O in cash
were made to relatives, lifelong
friends, churches and the Marion Park
association by the late President
Harding under the terms of his will
filed for probate in Marion, Ohio. Mrs.
Florence King Harding, widow of the
President, was left Il life estate of
100000 in government bonds, the east
half of the building now occupied by
the Marion Star, the Harding home on
Mt. Vernon avenue, with all personal
property contained there, with the re-
quest that Mrs. Harding give to each
of the three sons of DIR. George II.
Harding, Jr., of Columbus. brother of
the President, Il finger ring and watch.
DIR. George L. Harding, father of the
President was left Il life estate of
$4,000 in government bonds and the
home where he now resides. At DR..
Harding's death the home is to revert
to DIR. Harding's son and three
daughters.
Simund Lubin, pioneer moving pic
ture man, died at his home in Nantnor,
n. j., from heart trouble, from which
he had suffered for more than year.
He was ~ years old.
"Parades of the Ku KluX Klan or
any other masked organizations are
barred in oklahoma from now until
the termination of my administration,
Gov. j. c. Walton told IL thousand per-
sons who assembled ut Madil for the
county fair.
Settlement of the anthracite sus-
pension was characterized by Byron
II. Newton, former assistant secretary
of the treasury, as "a patchwork
which will cost the public about $780,
OOO. 900" of which Pennsylvania is the
chief beneficiary. The public will
pay from 10 cents to 81 more ON each
ton of COAL" he said.
Managers of twelve Memphis thea
ters and moving picture houses, who
operated their places of amusement on
Sunday, despite the Sunday closing
law enacted ut the last session of the
Tennessee Legislature, We're indicted
by the Shelby county grand jury on II
charge of violating the state law,
which became effective Sept 1.
The Ford Motor Company's total
cash balance of $210, 0,293,923, assuming
the good will item unchanged ut $20,-
157 1856, as announced from compila-
tions made from the balance sheet as
of June 30 last, is the largest cash
holding ever reported by any industrial
concern in the world, it was declared
in financial circles in New York city.
Jonn Watson, pitcher of the New
York Giants, has been fined $500 and
suspended for the remainder of the
season by Manager John McGraw for
violation of training rules, according
to word received from Boston.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-15
LATE NEWS
From All OUer
COLORADO
COLORADO STATE FAIR DATES
Inol-

lConeJos County Fair-Manassa, Sept.
1920.
Adams County Fair-Brighton. Sept.
1920.
Kiowa County Fair-Eads, Sept.
1920.
Dove Creek District Fair-Dove
Creek, Sept. 20-22.
Trinidad-Las Animas County Fair
Trinidad. Sept 1921.
Western Slope Fair-Montrose. Sept.
1921.
Ell Paso County Fair-Calhan. Sept.
1921.
Pueblo County Fair-Goodpasture
Sept. 20-21.
Huerfano County Fair-Walsenburg
Sept. 1921.
Lincoln County Fair-Hugo. Sept.
20-22.
Rio Grande County Fair-Dei Norte.
Sept. 20-22.
Colorado State Fair-Pueblo. Sept
24-29
Montezuma County Fair = Cortez.
Sept. 25-28.
Kit Carson County Fair-Burlington
Oct. Ia.
Douglas County Fair-Castle Rock.
Oct. 3-5.
Ebert County Fair-Matheson.
Grand County Fair-Kremmling.
La Plata County Fair-Durango.
Moffat County Fair-Craig.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17

Bennett. who played the leading femin-
inc role in Robin Hood" is seen in
a leading part. Huntley Gordon, the
star Of innumerable pictures, Rose
mary Theby. J. Herbert Frank and
Otto Lederer are other players in i'm
portant parts.
The story concerns an oil field owner
who leaves his wife in care Of a per
Edious artist whom he does not know
has designs on his wife Ted Madl-
son, his best friend tries 70 show him
the perfdy Of the artist, but Hugh
Stanton refuses 10 believe him. While
he is away the artist attempts to
wrong the woman. Unknown 70 any
one. the artist pe,petrates a fraud
by having ali his pictures painted by
another artist whose daughter Marie
he mas wvonEel The elimination Of
this fabrication and Of mis- wrong
doiug is brought 10 ID realization in the
climax, said TO be exceedingly strong
in structure and suspense.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17
New COGga1 Movie
at Circle Next Week

Jackie t'eocau comes 20 the Circle
SUNDAY iu his latest production
Daddy" adapted from an original
story written for the young star by
his father and mother.
The story concerns a struggling
young violinist. whose jealous wife
leaves him when she thinks she has
proof that he has been unfaithful TO
her. taking with her their little baby.
She goes 70 live with some elderly
people who own a farm, and after her
death these old people bring Jackie
NJ as their own grandchild.
They meet with financial reverses,
however. and after their home Is sold
they are sent 70 the pOorhOuse, Jackie
runs away 20 the city. where he hopes
70 make enough money % buy back
the farm for his old bencfactors. He
meets an old maestro who is down
and out. and they Join forces. earn
ing q small living playing to nassersby
on the street corners. The boys
father has become a famous artist,
and, returning from a world tour,
hears Jackie playing and is astounded
ct the boys technique.
He accompanies Jackie to the garnet
where the instructor and Jackie are
living. and discovers that the old
man Is his former teacher. The
maestro dies, and SaveTi takes Jackie
20 his home ignorant OF the child
tIue identity a photograph Of
Jaclie's mother in SaveiH's home
brings out the fact that SavelE Is
Jaclie's father. They buy back the
firm for Jaclzie's old friends and
happiness comes To each Of them
Arthur Carewe appears rs the
father. and others fin the cast are VII
liam Lewis, Josie SedEwici. Bert
Woodruff and George Kuwa-
A Circle comedv. and CTrclette Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17

AMUSEM ENTS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17
Willard Mack Plays
Part In His Movie

Clarence G. Badgers PERTURBATION
OF Willard Mack's play Your Friend
and Mine" is TO be shown the coming
week at the Ohio Theater. II is a
Arthur Sawyer Herbert Lubin produc-
ton for Metro Pictures Corporation.
The adaptation was made by Winifrel
Dunn and photographed by Rudolph
BerecuIst-
Willard Mack. the author Of the
play, is also found in the cast where
he portravs an important role. that
Of q playwright who tries to show
his best friend the perhdy Of an artist
who has tried to steal his wife. Enid
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17
Smiths to Present
New Bill Russell Movie

William Russell comes 70 Mister
Smiths Sunday in Mans Size" a
story adapted for the star from the
novel by William Mcleod Ralne.
Those who have read this novel
found In 1t dramatic strength. a clash
OF mental and physical forces and a
warm appeal created by the love
theme All those interests have been
heightened In the screen drama by
the action which has been so con
vincingly reproduced through the
camera lens. Alma Bennett heads The
cast. which includes Charles X
French, Stanton Hook. James Gordon
and Evelyn Solbie.
The scenes for the story are laid
I'm the Canadian Rockies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17

the wife, sharing the husbands utmost con-
fidence; playwright, sensing danger, con-
trives to bring about situation which will
reveal the artists real intentions, and draw
the mask from the husbands eyes The con-
fict Of the personalities brings about action
that it at all times brisk and dramatic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17
JACKIE'S DADDY"
To FEATURE NEW
BILL At CIRCLE
Youthful Star to Appear in
Play Written for Him by
His Parents,
rACKIE CooGAN. vouthfuI movie

Jackie COOGAN, youthful movie
star, Enid Bennett, remembered
~ Tor her work in robin Hood"
and William Russell, famous as a
player in Western features, Will be
the players asking attention Of local
movie fans next week.
Miss Bennett viii be seen in Your
Friend and Mine" a movie version Of
Willard 1Iack's play Of that name, at
the ohio. Mack also plays a role in
this movie.
The Coogan movie viii be presented
at the Circle under the title Of
Daddy" which was written for Jackie
BY his mother and father.
Mister Smiths viii present Bill Rus
sell IN Mans Size" adapted from a
story by William Mcleod Raine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17

ball Young's next starring vehicle, to
be produced by Harry Carson for
Metro.
Miss Young has completed her per
Torrance in the Henry Fistemaecher-
Paul Kester play, The Woman of
Bronze" in which she was directed by
King Vidor. The stage version was
L signal success when presented on
Broadway with Margaret Anglin in
the leading role, and in the screen
version Miss Young is declared to
have scored effectively in the many
emotional opportunities offered her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17

and has been playing since in Boston,
indianapolis is to have the original
cast and production, and incidentally
this Is the third Winter Garden at
traction to be seen in indianapolis
this season, which is quite unusual.
We had in the past Eddie Cantor in
make 1t Snappy," and Al Jolson in
"Bombo."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17
Big Revue
Booked

The management Of the Shubert-
Murat announces today fer the first
time the important booking of the
Passing Show of 1922" which is
starring the Howard Brothers and
which is coming to the Shubert-Murat
for Il weeks engagement opening Mon
day night. April Is with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday. The Pass
ing Show of 1922" is on its way tC
Chicago for an all summers run. Thi
attraction only left the Winter Gar
den, New York, the first Of the yea
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17

News are also on the program. The
organ solo. played by Walter Elan
dorf. viii be Pavlowa-Gavotte, by
Llncke, and the overture will be vii
liam Tell"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17

A news reel and a two-reel comedy
are shown in addition to a special or
chestral program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17

New Young Movie Due
"Cordelia the Magnificent" a story
by Leroy Scott, will be Clara Kim
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-17

WILLARD Mack's play, your Friend and
- Nine" in which the celebrated actor
author has been seen in many theaters
throughout the country, has been done in mo-
ton pictures.
'Your Friend and Nine" tells of neg
lected wife, her husband too busy with his
business interests; bogus artist, in love with
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27

Take 30" for Dallas. TT. Worth.
Q y. m. Southern Pacific. Phone
Travis $500. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27
SALVATION ARMY
PLANS TO-RAISE
BUDGET FOR 1923
Victor Keller Will Organize
and Manage Cam
paign.

At q meeting of the Salvation Army
advisory board Monday. preliminary
plans were made for the opening Ct
the annual home service appeal which
will be made March 20-23.
An appeal for $4,000, the budget
required to carry on the work of the
Salvation Army in San Antonio dur
ing the coming year. will be made
under the direction of Victor Keller
elected by the board yesterday. TO or
ganize and manage the campaign.
Members of the board authorizing
Mr.. Keller TO proceed with plans to
raise the quota. at the meeting. were
Henry Il. WoffOrd, president; Nat NJ
Washer first vice president; Mrs. r
l.. Thomson. second vice president
George V. Maverick, secretary; Pau
G.. Nillaret. treasurer; II. X. Camp
bell. Mrs. W. Il. Burns. J. II. Halle
Il. Il. pruitt. \. II. King. Ralph II
Durkcc. Walter Il. Napier, James
Caldwell and Judge X. Neil Camp
bell.
II. r. Campbell. president Of the
pointed chairman Of the industrial
division. In each business or indus
trial office. a representatives will b,
appointed who will give every employ,
in his department an opportunity t,
| give TO the cause, is Mr.. Campbell
plan.
To he n success, an appeal Of thi
kind must necessarily reach all o
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27

our people. The dimes and dollars
Of the many workers in our industrial
plants. and Of the large forces of
clerical employees in our retail stores
and offices, when multiplied many
times, soon make a large amount. &c
Mr.. Keller said in outlining his plan
for the work.
81 am following out this plan by
having special representatives, call on
all such concerns in person. to explain
details and deliver necessary sup
plies"
Mrs. w. X. Burns and Mrs. +. l..
Thomson. the first women ever elect
ed to the advisory board of the Sal
walton Army. will be in charge Of the
woman's division.
The following women have been APP
pointed by Mrs. Burns, general chair
man of the wOmCn'S work. to organize
various womens' organizations: Mrs.
{. J. Carter, president Protestant
Federation. who will organize church
societies Mrs. Sally King Hopkins.
editor Scribler'S Magazine. who will
organize literary clubs; Mrs. +. l..
C-rSOn. music clubs Mrs +. \. Cav
cnaugh. president of Parent TrachcrS
Association, who will organize the
schools, and Mrs. Edward Haltom,
patriotic clubs.
The Salvation Army obtains It's
maintenance and building fund ly
means of this annual appeal and the
$4,000 asked for will he spent in
San Antonio in the relief work Of the
army.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27
MASON FOR Ga YEARS
Missourian. 90, Dies: Was Garibaldi's
Friend and Sang at LincOln's Funeral

Kansas City. Mo, Feb. 27.-Wil-
liam Harvey. 90. known as The
Grand Old Man of Missouri Freema,
sonry." died here yesterday. He had
been a Mason Ga years and a pos
SCISSOR Of the SD degree for 50 years.
Mr.. Harvey was born in New
York suburb in 1893. He served as
n drummer boy in the Mexican war.
In 1880 he came to Kansas City from
Quincy. Ill.,. where he had been in
charge of Chicago. burlington X
Quincy railroad operations. As civil
ian transportation director Of federal
troops in Illinois. he arranged for the
Q ossinG Of the Mississippi river by
General Grants troops in the civil
war.
Mr.. Harvey claimed friendship with
GaribaIdi. the Italian leader. and
sang at the funeral of Abraham Lin
coin.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27
Wants a Higher Tax
on Marriages Than
Dogs to Stop Romeos'

Chicago. ILL.,. Feb. GA mar
rage license in Chicago today IS
$3.50. The license fee for a dog
costs SO.
The difference of $50 led Pat
rick ]. Carr, county treasurer to
urge the county board TO favor
So marriage license fee.
Commissioner Thomas Murphy
said: If n man isn't willing to
Gay 50 more for wife than q
dog, he should not have a wife. The
difference won't stop prescnt-day
romeOs."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27
ROB POINCARE'S KIN
Nephew Of French Premier Victim Of
Assault in Berlin.
Nv GEORGE WHITE.

Special Cable to The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1928.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27

ana the OulCHEO bdlly news.
Copyright, 1928.
Berlin, Feb. 27.-A nephew Of Pre-
micr Poincarc of France, named KCSl
who is studying in the Berlin techni-
cal high school. was drugged and rob
bed by two Germans whose booty in
clUdcd several letters written by the
premier to his nephew. This wac
Wrought out in Berlin court where
these two Germans were tried for
highway robbery and attempted man
slaughter.
One Of the defendants was a man
named Walter who had served NJ.
Kcsl as valet when he lived at tho
ESplanadC hotel Kesl obtained n pri-
vatc apartment through his former
valet who with an accompliCe entered
the room and chloroformcd him. The
accompliCc. however, became alarmed
and called the police. Both were ar
rested
Berlin nationalist newspapers de-
mand that KcSl shall be expelled from
Germany on account of his relation
ship to pOincarc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27

but will tend to drive capital from
the state and disturb industries now
operating in different portions OF Tex
as. in the opinion of Representa- tive
LeStOurgeon. member from San An
tonic, and also a member of the House
committee on revenue and taxation.
The tax program that has been
prepared here will certainly stifle in
dustry and drive capital from the
state, if it goes through" said Rep
resentative LCStOurgeon. Il feel that
the House is almost unbalanced on
the subject of taxation, and we have
riot of bills introduced every day
increasing infusion.
1T is to- bad that sane taxation
methods are not studied out and fun
damentals in taxation held in view.
Taxes should never be laid on the
product of labor. initiative or indus.
try. The values that society itself
creates are the only values that So
ciety should take for itself. Until one
realizes this fundamental of econom-
les. he becomes confused over the in
sistence of taxation and often his
taxation program defeats the very end
he intended.
VIII Drive Out Capital.
"You can see" continued LeStour-
geon. that the tax on dogs will tend
to limit the number of dogs: this IS
obvious. Now. a tax on capital will
drive capital into tax exempt seecuri'
ties, or into the purchase of idle lands
and result in the holding of lands ont
of use. Any tax on industry viii
limit industry AID close up the shops
or drive them from the state. y tax
on credit will not hurt banker hall
as much as it will hurt the borrower
because interest rates will at once IN
crease. Taxes on mortgages, notes
insurance policies and credit VII
force these evidences Of wealth lnt'
hiding places.
Il am glad that the income tai
hill introduced in the House wa
promptly killed, and | look for sew
eral other of the h 'r-brained schemes
70 follow it to the grave. Many o
the measures that have been pasSc'
in the House are whole lot worse
however. than the income tax bill. TIT
Intangible tax bill, and the gross pro
ducti0n and sales and severance ia!
measures are the height of folly. The!
can only result in penalizing industr!
and initiative. Bad as the income tai
bill was. it at least had the merit o
lcvying a tax that could not be pasSe'
onto other and weaker shoulders
Want to Raise Salaries.
Another effort is to be made 4
amend the state constitution so as t.
provide for an increase in the salar,
of the governor and also of certain
of the other state officials. according
TO Joint resolution introduced in tn
House by Rcprescntativ, Moore ant
Rountree. The resolution rs intro
duced was considered by the HouS
committee on constitutional amend
ments and received favorable report
Under the terms of this r21Olutiol
the salary OF the governor would b
increased from $4,000 TO $4,000 a year
the salary of the attorney genera
from $500 to $500. while the sal
aries of the comptroller, state treas
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27
Hot Primary at Victoria.

Victoria. Ten, Feb. 27.-One Of
the hottest city primary elections held
here in some time was that Of Sat
urday when the anti-auditorship cand-
idatcs won by n large majority. The
newly elected officers are: Mayor. :.
S. Sitterlc, present incumbent; alder
men. John Koch. Jake Hummel, H..
]. Hauschild and c. \. Schuchert /:
city assessor and collector, J. NJ.
Trcadway: city treasurer, Emil Sit
tPrle: city secretary. J. d. Sneigr {:
city attorney. J. /. Duprce, and city
marshal, d. G. Holzhcuser.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27

Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery, not n
graveyard. n beautiful, well kept burial
park. Crockett 16SS.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27

Take "22" for Dallas. ut. Worth.
0 y. IN. Southern PACIFIC. Phone
Travis 62GO. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27
Del Rio Citizen Dies.

Del Rio. Tex. Feb. 27-Judgc Ben
jamin Il. Throop died here Saturday
morning in local hospital after a
brief attack of pneumonia. He was
90 wears old. and had spent many
years here. At the time of his death.
he was serving as Justice of the peace
in precinct No. ] of Val Verde coun-
ty. a position he had held for several
terms. He was buried Sunday after
noon ut > o'clock. Services were CON
Quoted by the Elks. at the residence
of W. J. Lee Woods.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27

Beautiful RoseIawn Cemetery. not L
graveyard. a beautiful, well kept burial
park. Crockett 16SS.-(Adv,)