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, 1923-08-09
State BOARD
ORDERS RAISE

After the 1929 Abstract OF Car
bon county had zone into the State
Board of Equalization and while the
Board of County Commissioners
were in sessin for the purpose OF
making the 1923 tax levies a tele-
gram was received by the Com
missioners ordering a horizantial
raise OF 10 per cent on all city
property Inc improvements in the
county.
The telegram ordering this raise
was as follows:
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Aug. 3, 1928.
Chairman Board of County Com-
m~issioners and County Board OF
Equalization, Carbon County, Wy
oming. Rawlins.
You are hereby notified that the
State Board of Equalization has in
creased the valuation of property OF
Carbon County for assessment year
1929 as follows: Town lots ten per
cent nnG improvements on town lots
lots ten per cent. Final total valun-
tin of your county Including valua-
ton fixed by this board amounts to
S29 .O39.S27. School levy must in
all cases be calculated on tho
mount rt money certified to the
County Clerk of the District Clerk.
State Board of Equalization.
Maurice Groshon, Chairman.
Immediately upon receipt of this
telegram the Board of County Com
m~issioners and County Assessor w.
+. Daley started an investigation in
an effort to determine why such an
order had been issued.
II was decided by the Commits
s%ioners that the assessment as made
by the assessor in his county was
fair and just and the State Board
was so notified by the County AS
SCISSOR by telephone. County Asses
sor Daley followed this telephone
protest by writing the following let
ter. which clearly sets out the rea-
sons why such a raise is not iusti-
fed:
August 6, 1923
State Board OF Equalization.
Cheyenne. Wyo.
Gentlemen.
Have tried to get the Board by
phone. relative to motive of 10 per
cent raises on own lots and i'm
provements throughout the county
Wire came TO Board and Assessors
attention at noon today. Being ad-
vised by Mr.. Crowley that a letter
would be better method OF citing
our position would respectfully ad-
wise YOU as follows:
At the beginning OF assessment
period this year. a reclassifcation
OF town lots and improvements val
vations was inaugurated which in
Rawlins. Saratoga. Encampment
and Riverside. resulted with com
paratively few individual exceptions.
in raises on these classes OF prop
erty. from s to 20 per cent. This
same plan vas used last year in
Bags, Dixon. Elk Muntain and
Med 'lne Bow. Our outlying towns
vary very little IN amoun Of prop
erty from year to year.
This system OF raises is reflected
in the following town valuations:
Evening star., 1923-04-19
MORSE ARRESTED
IN DISTRICT COURT.
Surrenders After $4,000
Bond Is Forfeited-Doctors
Ask Delay in Trial.

Harry F. Morse finally surrendered
himself today to the District of Colum-
bia Supreme Court and Immediately
was placed under arrest on a bench
warrant issued for him last Monday by
Justice Stafford after his $4,000 bail
bond had been declared forfeited. Morse
was arraigned and entered a formal
plea of mot guilty" 10 indictments
charging him, his two brothers. Erwin
and Benjamin, his father. Charles w.
Morse. and four others. with conspiracy
through wartime ship contracts.
Physicians T<stify.
Justice Stafford then heard evidence
of doctors to determine whether
Morse should be placed on trial at
amined him, both at his home at
Bridgeport, Conn, and after his ar
rival in Washington last night. testi-
fed that he was suffering with mild
form Of heart affection, and that il he
were placed on trial now his com :
plete recovery from the ailment would
be jeopardiEed.
Justice stanford reserved decision
pending examination later in the day
of the three physicians who were ap-
pointed to go to Connecticut last week
and examine the defendant.
Justice Stafford indicated that mas
much as Morse had surrendered him
self the forfeiture OF bonds could
be annulled upon payment by the de-
fendant of the cost in connection with
the issuing of the bench warrant and
the efforts OF deputy marshals to
serve it In Connecticut.
Comes by Automobile.
While deputy marshals hunted for
him in Connecticut. Harry F. Morse,
one of the sons Of Charles w. Morse,
New York shipbuilder. Jointly charged
with conspiracy to defraud the United
States in war contracts, quietly slipped
into Washington by automobile last
night. He came by train from his
home in New London to Baltimore,
where a car was awaiting him. He
went at once to Georgetown University
Hospital.
Morse was bought into court by his
attorney. Henry E. Davis. at noon to-
day, and was placed under arrest by
Deputy Marshal Weaver on a copy of
the bench warrant.
DR.. w. NJ. Barton, D. Percy Hickling
and Thomas S. Lee testified they would
advise keeping him in bed for one
month at least.
United States Attorney Gordon will
call TO the witness stand this after
noon Drs. George Ruffin and George N.
Acker, who went to New London last
Saturday and who reported Morse was
in condition to stand trial.
Evening star., 1923-04-19
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NORTHPORT. Mich. April 1e.-
Cold, exhausted and half starved,
three men who for forty eight hours
battered their way through slush ice
and open water reached the MAIN
land here yesterday. bearing news
that ten others-nine men and a
woman-are slowly starving on Fox
Island. eighteen miles from here in
Lake Michigan.
AS a result of their story--a story
of a battle against great odds. in
which human lives were constantly
at the mercy of sweeping gales and
shifting ice packs-two Army air
planes are driving through the sky
from Selfridge Field. Mount Clemens.
today to carry food to the marooned
party on Fox Island.
The party went to the island last
fall to cut timber. carrying provisions
sufficient for several months. The
prolonged winter, however. did not
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U.S.Flyers Rush Food to Starving
On Island IL, Ice-Jarnn,ed Lake
Three Braue Death to Bring Message to
Sh0re--Use Ice Cake as Raft after
Small Boat Is Lost in Waters.

enter into their calculations. Three
weeks ago all food supplies. except
Ing some frozen potatoes. were gone.
Faced Starvation.
With death from starvation facing
the little colony, an attempt was
made by four men to cross to the
mainland. They started on foot, but
two miles from the island the Ice
broke up and two OF the men mar
rowly escaped death by drowning
before the return to the island was
accomplished. .
A week later the men started again,
but when two miles out they were
caught in binding snowstorrn. They
wandered about, uncertain of their
direction, for nearly a day before
finding their way bask to the island.
Last Monday morning a third start
was made. Edward Horn, twenty
three Carl Cooper. thirty-five. and
Ellis Sayres. twenty-one, composed
the party which left the island in a
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D. c. JURORS CHARGE.
EFFORT I0CORRUPT.
Say Dave Sullivan Approach
ed Them in BoWIes Trial
for Bookmaking.

Two jurors of the panel in the
Police Court who would likely form
part Of the jury in the trial of Nor
bookmaking. taking bets on horse
races. late yesterday afternoon charg-
ed in open court that an attempt had
been made to influence and corrupt
them.
The jurors, w. H. Jordan and Philip
Manley, had been called to the Jury
box and in answer to questions by
Judge Robert Hardison as to their
qualifications. replied that Dave w.
Sullivan. a friend of Bowles, had
made overtures to them which they
repulsed. ordering Sullivan to leave
them as they would not talk to him
on the Bowles Sase.
Excused From Jury.
Judge Hardison excused Jordan and
Manley from duty that jury. The
withdrawal Of the two men made
1t impossible to start the trial, as the
other section of the jury panel was
In jury room considering a traffic
case. TWO other men were not avail
case then went over until today.
There was conference between
Judge Hardison, Assistant District
Attorneys Bert Emerson, David A..
Hart. Charles S. Baker and Thomas
Lodge last night, with Jurors Jor-
dan and Manley being present to tell
the court officers just what was said
to them in the Bowles case by Sui
livan in his alleged effort to corrupt
the jurors in the interest of Bowles
Mr.. Emerson prepared a rule in the
contempt proceedings under which
Sullivan Is to be brought into court
as soon as he can be found, to answer
to the charge of attempting to tnflu-
ence and corrupt the two jurymen.
Convicted Here.
Sullivan is a personal friend OF
Bowles. and, with Nicky Arstein,
was convicted in the Supreme Court
Of the District Of Columbia two years
ago. charged with conspiracy to
bring into the District of Columbia a
stolen bonds from New York. Their
cases are pending on appeal in the
District of Columbia Court of Ap-
peals from the Judgment Of the Su-
preme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia,
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Capitals Marathon Dancers
Pass Fifteen Hours on Floor

"If we do die. me and Josef will go
to heaven dancing" was the reply to
a bit of caution from an onlooker to
Elsie Barrett, who with her black
haired partner. Josef Baltrotsky. was
still whirling around the floor at the
Arcade today, where the two had
been continuously dancing for fifteen
hours.
Twenty-nine other young men and
women remained from the original
entry list OF thirty-seven. There was
no apparent distress from any Of the
dancers today. All were going strong.
The steps for the most part were more
of jerky walk variety than those used
in dancing.
Two endurance dances started here
last night-there being another at the
Ninth Street Coliseum. A preponderance
Of msn, are striving for the hoporA,
Evening star., 1923-04-19
President Backs Daugherty's
Blo'o at Sugar Spectators

have insisted that the Fordney-Mc-
Cumber tariff or the speculative oper-
atoms OF sugar traders were sending
the prices Of sugar skyward.
Decision Gives Precedent,
Spurred on by the decision of the
Supreme Court OF the United Statcs
few days ago upholding the consti-
tutionality of the act of Congress- re-
lating to speculation in grain futures.
the Department of Justice feels that
its petition to stop sugar speculation
is based upon logic and law equally
forceful.
ut Is the contracts of sales of grain
for future delivery" said Chief Jus
tice Taft in his opinion. most OF
which do not result in actual de-
livery. but are settled by onsetting
them with other contracts of the
same kind. or by what is called
ringing: The question is whether
the conduct OF such sales 10 subject
to constantly recurring abuses which
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only fourteen women in all having
registered.
Seventeen Dancers Start.
Entering the sixteenth hour at the
Arcade, seventeen dancers remained
on the floor who started with the
whistle last nj ght. The other four
teen contestants made their appear
ance on the floor at different in
tervals, one as late as 4:25 today.
Included among those at the 14th
street hall were w. C. Mendenhall
and wife, who have trained for the
event by dancing sixty hours out of
eighty during the past two weeks.
These two had many hackers among
the 2,400 enthusiasts who crowded
the auditorium last night. The little
army of rooters were on hand early
today.
Shave While Dancing.
Immediately following the first
meal today r. H. Ford, one of the
most optimistic of the dancers. in
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WILSON MAY GUIDE
PLATFORM FOR 1924
Ex-President Said to Have
Proposed Six PIanks
for Democrats.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Democratic senators are named as
authority for the statement that
Woodrow Wilson has drawn up a
platform for the party for the 1924
presidential campaign. Information
platform exists in writing or merely
reposes in Mr. Wilson's mind. What
is categorically affirmed is that he
has mapped out the paramount is
sues which the democrats ought to
espouse.
These Mr.. Wilson considers more
essential than the identity of the
nominee. He is represented as being
pledged to no candidate in particular
at this time. But even the machine
bosses, like Murphy, Taggart and
Brennan. who dislike the former
President, admit that he will possess
and will probably use. veto power at
the national convention against any
man whom he does not favor. II any
candidate aspires to merit the in
dispensable Wilsonian approval, the
primary condition will be that he
supports the league OF nations. No
anti-leaguer or half-leaguer need
apply.
Probable Planks.
This writer Is informed that 4
Wilson platform" for 1924 would
probably include planks for:
1. Immediate entry of the United
States into the league of nations, IS
1t now exists.
2. Unconditional adhesion to the
permanent court OF international JUS
tice.
3. Repeal Of the volstead act.
4. Modification Of the prohibition
enforcement statutes, so as to legal
ize light wines and beer.
s. Federal control of railroads. ap-
proximate wartime administration.
8. Naturalization of the coal in
dustry.
Reaction ON Roosevelt.
After Franklin D. Roosevelt, demo-
cratic vice presidential nominee, saw
Woodrow Wilson in Washington on
April z, Mr.. Roosevelt suggested that
the United States might now enter a
modified league Of nations. Many OBJ
servers jumped to the natural con-
clusion that Mr.. Roosevelt spoke un-
der the Immediate spell of his pro-
tracted conference with Mr.. Wilson.
the young New York democrat as a
direct and unmistakable sign from
street that the arch-protagonist Of
the league is no longer obdurate.
Men who know the Wilson mental
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ENGLISH AROUSED
BY FRENCH ACTION
Expulsion of RhineIand Com
missioner Without ConsuIta-
tion Stirs London.
NEW BREAK FORECAST
Signs Indicate Allies Are Prepar-
ing for Long Ruhr Stay-Hotels
Being Leased.
BY GEORGE MITTE-
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily Ne
CoDyripht lgo3

by cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1923.
BERLIN, April ia vigorous pro-
test against the expulsion Of the Ger
man Rhineland commissioner. Count
Won Hatzfeldt, by the French without
the knowledge of the British men,
bers of the interallied Rhineland COM
mission, will be launched by Great
Britain in a day or two, according to
information received from a source
close to the British embassy in Ber-
lin. In British diplomatic circles here
1T is feared that an unpleasant Anglo
French incident will result from the
French action.
Plan Stay of Years.
The French are planning to remain
in the Ruhr district for years. That
fact is becoming more obvious daily.
Some weeks ago the French military
authorities issued to American news
paper correspondents passes good
until December 81 next.
Now, according to dispatches from
Essen, the big hotels. the Kaiserhot
Vereinshaus and Handelshof. have
been leased to French companies.
The Essenerhof, the krupps' private
hotel. has not yet been seized.
When asked about the situation in
the Ruhr district a high allied officer
said: Il expect the French occupation
to last at least four years"
Scope of Mission Extended.
By the Associated Press.
COBLENZ, April 19.-An order Is
sued by the. interallied high COM
mission extends the scope of the
Franco-Belgian mission. which hither-
to had been confined to the left bank
of the Rhine and the bridgeheads. to
all mines and factories throughout
the occupied territory.
Evening star., 1923-04-19
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

Another Daugherty Injunction. des-
tined to become as historic as the ia
nous process employed to get trans
portation for the American people a
year ago. has just been filed to enable
the consumer to get q lower price
for sugar.
This marks a departure in the use
of the injunction process. and, while
the Department of Justice feels that
its case rests on solid ground. the
federal judiciary will have to deter
mine whether relief for the public
from speculation in sugar can be af-
forded through the courts.
The action taken by Attorney Gem
eral Daugherty through his assistants
in New York and Washington was, Of
course, thoroughly approved by Presi-
dent Harding and the cabinet and
represents the Administrations an
swer to the cry Of the La Toilette
group and -tha democrats who ~latsly
Evening star., 1923-04-19
A rmy Aviator
Beats Death to
Bed of Mother
BY the Associa ted Press.
cpnTky,E ,E1TUrTD NJ

BY the Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. April 10
Aviation won over death in a thrill
ing race ha.f way across the CONT
nent, when Maj. Cleverly of San An
tonic, Tex. rushed in three relays
yesterday from New York city to
the bedside Of his mother at the
Texas city.
The final hop" was from Spring
field to his destination, which was
reached before dark. according to
message received here.
The first airplane left New York
city early in the morning and few
to Indianapolis. The second airplane
left the Indiana city at about 10
o'clock and landed at the local field
at l 80 o'clock. The third ship,
which had come here from Muskogee,
Okla. to meet the officer, arose In
a few minutes and headed south
west at great speed, reaching San
Antonio while still daylight.
Evening star., 1923-04-19
FOUR PLANES START
CROSS U. S. FLIGHT
Martin Bombers Hop of from San
Diego for Quantico.'
13 in Crew.

SAN DIEGO. Calf. April 1s.-
Four big Martin bombing airplanes,
manned by eight officers and five en-
listed men of the United States Ma
rine Corps, hoped OF at the North
Island Navy training station this
morning at s:15 o'clock for a cross
continent flight to Quantico, Va.
Evening star., 1923-04-19
GOES TO LAUSANNE.
r. Lammot Belin, q. s. Embassy
Official, Leaves Paris.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 19.-F. Lammot Belin.
second secretary Of the United States
embassy here. left Paris today for Lau-
same In connection with the re-
assembling there shortly Of the near
east peace conference.
He was assigned to the conference
because of his acquaintance with
Turkish affairs. He was previously
stationed in Turkey and was secre-
tary to the American delegation at
the first Lausanne meeting.
Evening star., 1923-04-19
6 BODIES TAKEN FROM
APARTMENT RUINS

By the Associated Press
LYNN, Mass. April 19.-Six bodies
have been removed from the ruins of
an early morning fire which destroyed
q brick apartment house in the heart
of the business section Of this city.
Seven others are missing and
eighteen are being treated for burns
and other injuries.
Evening star., 1923-04-19
CAPT. w. !. COLE KILLED.

by the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ga, April 1s.-Capt.
w. I. Cole, commander of Company
X, gath Infantry. stationed at Fort
Benning. was instantly killed early
today when his automobile crashed
into q curbing on the Wynnton road,
Evening star., 1923-04-19
BANDITS TAKE SAFE
FROM EXPRESS TRUCK
Escape With strcng Box Contain.
ing $4,000 in Checks and
$4,000 in Cash.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April ia
safe containing about $4,000 In
checks and $4,000 in cash was taken
by bandits here today from a truck
of the American Express COMPANY.
The bandits fired several shots before
escaping in an automobile. but no one
was wounded. They did not attempt
to open the safe. but took it with
them.
Evening star., 1923-04-19
SAYS SOVIET MUST
RULE ten YEARS YET
Communist Congress Told That
System Cannot Be Discard
ed Now.
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW. April 1e.-G. S. Zinovieff,
chairman of the executive committee
Of the Third InternationaIe, told the
communist party congress today that
the condition Of Russia's domestic and
international affairs would not permit
bringing the dictatorship OF the prole-
tariat to an end for at least ten years
At the present time, he added, with
Premier Lenin lost to active leader
ship because Of illness, 1t was ex-
tremely important that tha party
adopt q decisive program
Evening star., 1923-04-19
Suffered, Says Attorney.


Mr.. Carter was in his usual cheerful
frame of mind yesterday afternoon
when he had a long talk with the
treasurer of the company, A. n.
Murphy. Last night he made a per-
dell. attorney for the concern, and
Mr. Swindell said Everything was
going along brightly" Mr.. Swinden
added, however, that Mr.. Carter has
been "a sick man" for long time
and lately has been suffering from
rheumatism in the neck.
This, he said. has at times brought
on a depressed feeling, especially in
the mornings, after a night of suffer
ing. Mr.. Swindell added that several
three months. and in an effort to rid
himself OF the aiiment had had his
teeth extracted.
Mr.. Carter has been president of
the company for about eight years.
succeeding Robert A. Golden. who. for
had not been active in the duties of
his office. Therefore, it was explain
ed, Mr.. Carter was the moving spirit
Of the institution for number OF
years, although vice president of its
board of directors.
Affairs In Good Shape.
4hlthSuidNCiS 0pOii iCSCAp( VI liS =" .
of the death of Mr.. Carter the board
of directors went in special session
and went over the affairs OF the com
pany. which they found to be In ca
cellent condition. according to Mr..
Swindell. Resolutions of deep sorrow
and regret were passed and the board
then adjourned.
Ferdinand Carter, one of the de-
ceased's sons, sought out the office as
friends of Mr.. Carter's that about 8
o'clock this morning they heard a
sound in his fathers room. resem-
bling that of a box falling on the
floor.
They investigated and found the
DR.. Thomas X. Conrad was called in
and made hasty examination, but
could find no bullet wounds.
Mr.. Carter is survived by his wife
and these children: Robert G., Ferdi-
nand, William G., jr, Walter and Mrs.
Kept Gun Under Pillow.
Robert Carter. brother Of the dead
man, explained to representative
of The Star that William had kept d
revolver under his pillow for some
time. fearing that burglars would
enter the house. Every morning,
upon dTlSlHS, nOpeEI explained, mis-
brother would remove the gun from
under the pillow and place 1t in a
bureau drawer in order that the
three-year-old grandson, William G.
Pennington, who lived in the house,
could not get it.
1t is the opinion of members of
the family. according to Robert, that
this morning William was removing
the pistol from the pillow when it
struck the bedpost and was accident
ally discharged. He pointed out that
the bullet entered near the back of
the head and lodged in the neck
The dead mans wife, Margaret ].
Carter; his daughter, Mrs l. r.
Pennington. and his grandson were
in the house at the time, besides his
son.
Mr.. Carter was in his room with
his grandchild, according to Justice
of the Peace Upton Perrell of Be
thesda, Md, county coroner, who con-
Quoted an investigation Immediately
following the death. Mr. Perreil
said that he was notified a few min
utes after $50 that Mr.. Carter was
dead from a gunshot wound. He i'm
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Evening star., 1923-04-19
BULLET ENDS LIFE
OF VIM. c. CARTER
Death of Head of Golden &
Co.. Accident, Belief of
Family.

William G. Carter. president of
Golden & Co. and pioneer business
man of Center Markets wholesale
row. was instantly killed this morn
ing in his home at 16 Taylor street,
Chevy Chase. Nd, by bullet from a
.45-caliber revolver. Members of his
family who were in the house at the
time believe his death was due to an
accident.
About $50 o'clock the report of a
pistol was heard in Mr.. Carter's bed
chamber. and his son. +. Z. Carter,
rushed into the room and found his
father lying across the bed with a
bullet wound in the back Of his head.
DR.. Thomas K. Conrad of Chevy Chase
was Immediately summoned and pro-
nounCed Carter dead.
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WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; warmer
tomorrow, moderate northwest be-
coming southwest winds.
temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, SO, at
s..dp pm. yesterday; lowest. 3s, at
Full report on page 4
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The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
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