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Evening star., 1923-02-18
-HAPLEss ALIENS HAVE BEEN LANDED ON BARREN KEYS"

dentaIly, it may be stated that the
jail. awaiting hearings before United
States Commissioner J. w. Cone, have
all been caught within the last sixty
days
THAT Chinese are being smuggled
/ in through west coast points OF
entry Is the firm belief OF the federal
agents. who. however, have not been
successful In any recent attempts to
intercept and arrest them. Detailed
statements OF men operating auto
service and filing stations on the
roads in this part of Florida are too
circumstantial. the federal agents say.
to admit of doubt on this point
Only last week the proprietor of a
filling station on the Memorial high
way reported that the night before
three big automobiles containing
twenty-six Chinese stopped at his
place. about nine miles from Tampa,
for gas and water. While the ma
chimes stood in the light in front of
the filling station, this man said. he
counted twenty-six Chinese. AS soon
as they had gone on telephone mes
sages were sent to county officers
here and to the police department,
but the three machines with their
loads Of orientals did not pass
through this city. This occurred
about o'clock on the morning of
January .. at an hour when
1t was impossible to reach the fed
eral agents at the government build
ing. AS these agents keep them
selves we'll concealed. except when
at the United States marshars Office,
the filing station man did not know
where to reach them.
These Chinese probably were taken
over the same route as that which
was followed by party late last
Evening star., 1923-02-18

You were-er-wearing the same
rig you have on now?" ] asked.
"Why. sure" says Fannie.
well. then" goes on, "to be
perfectly honest, Fannie. don't
know as l can blame Denny SO
much. 1t isn't quite the costume
he would be proud to tow in through
the bright lights Of movie entrance"
IT'S the same dress 1 wore to
dances all last summer protests
Fannie.
Even So" says l, lit doesn't look
quite the same on East 14th
street as it did in Westmoriand. N.
Y. You should have guessed that"
Tits the best I got" sobs Fan
ME.
WELL. / said all the soothing
w words l could think OF, and left
her to snifle herself to sleep
with the final suggestion that per-
haps Mr.. Moran would forget his
crouch in few days and come
around again.
But Mr.. Moran did nothing OF the
kind. Evidently he'd had a shock
that he couldn't get over. and while
Fannie might have looked good to
him last August in the moonlight,
or at a dance in Grange Hall. she
didn't show up as well in New York
Anyway. he kept away. And for
more than week Fannie moped
around weeping into the dishpan.
smiling over the broom handle, and
registering woe on all occasions.
You're fully as cheering to have
around" I told her, "as the plumes
on a hearse.
81 can't help it, says she. 81
wisht I was back home. IL wisht
/ was dead"
Still, l noticed that she had her
rang. and I suspected that she hadn't
given up hope that Denny would
come back. When I taxed her with
it she admitted as much. So to end
the agony I got her to tell me the
street and number OF the garage
where Denny kept his car and when
he was likely to be found there.
81 think I'll have few words with
your Denny myself" says I.
My notion was that ! could patch
matters up between them and have
Fannie looking little more pre-
sentable when he called again. I'll
admit that this was rather a delicate
mission to tackle, but something had
TO be done. Fannie was getting more
and more useless around the studio,
and 1t seemed cruel to send her back
to New Hampshire with a broken
heart. So 1 looked up Mr. Moran
and had him called out to the front
OF the storage garage.
do you think l asked, you're
treating Fannie fairly? Shed hard
ly had time to get herself fixed up
HUH" says he. Nobody could
fix her up. She's too much Of q
hick."
Says I. Then you believe she's
hopeless?"
''Uh-huh," says he Il must have
been blind IN both eyes last summer.
Anyway. I'm of her for life, and you
can tell her So"
Very we'll, Mr. Moran" says !.
1t seemed mai. and ] broke it to
Fannie az gently as could.
Instead Of induiging in . fresh At
OF weeping, howeveE Fannie stared
at me with cold glitter in her gray
eyes. Not a sob, not even a snifie.
I'm hopeless, am II" says she.
Denny Moran said that! Say. he
must think whole lot OF himself.
IL just wisht there was some way
could get back at him. I'D like to
show him once" ~
Really, I'd never dreamed the girl
could show so much spirit.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

Sure" says Fannie. And then she
exhibited a cheap ring which she
said Denny had given her.
!; I; = y
60 I invented an errand out on Sd
~ avenue to give Fannie a chance
out an audience. And when 1 came
back found Fannie quite chirked
UP.
He was awful surprised says
she. "He-he's comm around to-
night. You don't mind if we sit on
the stairs a spell, do your
I didn't. Who was I to ruin any
rond reunion or run real romance
on the rocks. I even planned that
both 1nez and I should be out until
1880 that evening and warned
Uncle Sels not to disturb the happy
pair when he came in.
Perhaps, though" suggested, ,"he
will want to take YOU out to the
movies, or something"
Sure" says FAME. He took me
around lot last summer
1T looks" I remarks to Inez ."as
II Fannie was due for a pleasant
evening"
Huh! says she. That feller must
have his taste all in his mouth. He
can't be much, him."
She was wrong. however. hap
pened to be little late going out
for dinner. or else Mr.. Moran was
ahead of his schedule. Anyway, he
and Fannie were in the hallway as
left the studio and 1 had the honor
Of being presented. And he was
rather a husky. good looking young
1rishman, quite spruce and smart in
neat chauffeuTs uniform.
Denny, he's got a new place." ex-
plains Fannie. Hes drivin' a private
car now
Well, that's nice, isn't it? says I,
by way Of easing myself out.
Yet when I came in that night I
was sure ! could hear Fannie sniff
fling and sobbing in her little hall
bedroom. After listening a minute /
knocked, and it was sorry-faced
girl who let me in. Heaven knows
she was plain enough at her best,
but with her eyelids all red and her
sallow cheeks tear-streaked and
swollen she was sight.
I'm the name Of the seven sor-
rows says /, what's the troubleY'
We've bust up-Denny and me-"
says Fannie, slumping on the cot
What was 1t all about?" I de-
manded
I dunno" says Fannie. II
didn't do thing that know of-not
thing. He was nice enough at first,
and we set here on the stairs taIkin'
over the good times we had last sum-
mer, and I said how / hadn't been to
any picture show since come to New
York, and Denny says why not go
to one now. Well. we started. But
after we'd gone a ways. and I'd stop
ped to look in a window. I found
Denny givin' me the cold eye. Next
thing / knew he was sayin' how he
couldn't so to no movie tonight and
he guessed Id better go home. I
asked him what was the matter so
sudden, but he only acts grouchy, and
when he gets as far as the downstairs
door he turns and leaves me fiat with
out 70 much as sayin' good might.
O-o-oohl don't know what's the
matter with him."
There, there!" says I. Perhaps
II isn't a. bad as it seems. Now let's
see II we can't dope out this mystery.
You say that you and Denny sat on
the stairs awhiIe?"
She admits sniffiy that this was the
case
"Fairly dark out there" says |.
"And then you stoppsd in front of
show window; one that was brilliant
ly lighted, / suppossF'
Fannie mods.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

4 T least six agents Of the bureau OF
1 immigration are known to be
making Tampa headquarters at pres
ent. and it Is thought that several
others are operating from this city.
These agents are working in double
shifts-that is, night and day-but
they declare that the aliens captured
probably do not constitute even a
ed on this coast and are successful in
eluding the federal agents and reach
ing safety in the north and east.
Maybe as many as per cent are
being caught" said one Of these fed
era1 agents, but I am doubtful IL the
proportion is that high. The business
is too we'll organized, too we'll
financed and the west coast Of Florida
offers too many secluded landing
places for the small number of men
available for combating the illegal
entrance of these people. Besides,
Florida's road system is too good and
its ramifications too many to make
successful pursuit possible. So it is
probable that at least twenty aliens
gain entrance to the country and
elude all officials for every one that
is captured and held for deportation"
Men who used to be engaged in
the lucrative business of running
liquor from Havana, Guantanamo.
Bimini, Jamaica, Nassau and other
ports have recently turned their at
tention to the smuggling of narcotics,
such as opium. morphine and cocaine.
Not long ago federal agent at Key
West wired agents here to be on the
lookout for a man due to arrive on
a passenger steamer from Havana.
According to the telegram, the sus-
pected man was believed to have with
him q suit case full Of narcotics
When the steamship arrived at Port
Tampa federal agents went ON board.
located their man and searched him
and the stateroom he had occupied.
but found nothing. A few days later
boys playing along the shore of
Tampa bay found a suit case floating
In the water. Retrieving 1t, they
found on opening 1t that the suit case
was full Of one-eighth-ounce bottles
Of morphine, worth. at prices charged
by dope peddlers. at least $4,000.
Immersion in the water had soaked
off labels the suit case had borne and
1t was impossible to identify IL as
the property OF the suspect who ar
rived on the boat from Havana. 30
there was nothing to do but dis
charge the man when he came UP for
q hearing. The morphine was sent
to Warrington for disposition ac-
cording to law.
This was the single instance where
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Aliens and Narcotics Are Struggled
Into Country on Coast of Florida


Engaged
Aliens eIevedo
Who
;zd and Well Financed
Evening star., 1923-02-18

summer. when tho smuggled Chinese
were captured near Petersburg, Va.
The route leads over well paved high
ways up through the central part Of
Florida, through or near Valdosta.
Virginia, the destination being Balti-
more. Philadelphia or New York.
Captains of schooners. launches
and other craft engaged in the bust
ness Of smuggling aliens into the
United States have in some instances
been captured. One captain, an Eng
lishman, landed q crowd of thirty
nine Spaniards and Italians a few
days ago near Naples. a remote re-
sort in the lower part Of Lee county,
Fla, forty miles from Fort Myers,
the nearest railroad point. The
aliens as well as the schooner cap
tain were caught by the Lee county
sheriff and a deputy and have been
placed in Jail here to await hearing
before the United States commits
sioner.
From these men it was learned that
the captain Of the schooner. named
the Eta Mildred, received 500 each
for bringing the aliens from a Cuban
port and landing them on United
States soil. Other aliens in the
county Jail here assert that they paid
all the way from SEQ to $500 each for
passage from Cuba. British Honduras
and other ports on the gulf or the
Caribbean to a landing point on the
west coast of Florida
While 1t is agreed before the snug
Cling vessels start that the aliens
will be landed in a safe place and
that they will be met by men who
will convey them to some point In
the north or east for a certain addi-
tional sum, in many cases no effort is
made to carry out the terms Of the
agreement, and in numerous in
stances the hapless aliens have been
landed on barren keys several miles
from the mainland and with no means
of getting ashore. Here they have
been compelled to remain until taken
of by sheriff's officers or federal
agents.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

EEDERAL agents declare that the
J. widespread conspiracy to smuggle
aliens. narcotics and liquor into this
part of the country could not exist
without the conniyance of county and
local authorities in many parts of
the west coast region. Neither could
the business continue without almost
unlimited finances Existence Of a
conspiracy extending far beyond the
borders of Florisa, and of an under
ground railway" superior to any that
existed for the passing on Of fugitive
slaves preceding the war between the
states, is declared by these agents of
the government to be proven beyond
possibility of doubt by hundreds OF
bits OF scattered evidence. but evil
dence such as could not be accepted
in any court in the prosecution OF
suspects. Not a day passes but that
the operatives OF the bureau OF i'm
migration and the deputy United
States marshals, as well as prohibi-
ton enforcement officers attached TO
the Tampa Office, receive reports
of mysterious automobiles speeding
along Florida roads, curtains drawn
ward destinations in north Florida or
across the Georgia line.
Sometimes these machines are out
Of luck, as was one that skidded into
an iron post at Lakeland a few weeks
ago. Investigation of the wreck by
the Lakeland police disclosed the
presence in the tonneau of the big
touring car OF eighteen cases of a
we'll known brand Of Scotch whisky.
Incidentally, ii might be stated that
this liquor, deposited in what was
believed to be q safe place until time
for it's production as evidence before
the United States commissioner, dis
appeared night or so later and never
has been relocated. The same thing
happened here in Tampa few weeks
ago, when a large quantity of "evi-
dence," captured in raids by the police
on a number Of cafes and lunchrooms,
mysteriously disappeared from the
locker room at police headquarters
the following day. with no trace as
to its later whereabouts or the man
ner in which 1t vanished
Tampa and st. Petersburg made it
too hot for northern wiretappers and
operators OF similar games a couple
of winters ago and none OF those
who used to operate these devices for
getting rich quickly have appeared
here In more than q year. But liquor
running and the smuggling OF aliens
and OF narcotic drugs goes right
ahead, and increases from week to
week. IL one may credit the state
ments OF federal agents.
Make your money here and keep 1t
here" seems to be the slogan OF
Florida's west coast country these
days. and the frequency with which
men hitherto able to earn only
meager living at some trade are pur
chasing costly and speedy autos. garb-
ing themselves like the lilies OF the
field, and toiiing about al much as
those same lilies do. indicates that
the slogan Is being adopted more and
Via. a., H.-a az
Evening star., 1923-02-18
By sEwELL FORD.

REMEMBER calling her Fannie,
the forlorn. and being rather
pleased with the phrase. know
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-24
House Adopts Green
Resolve Prohibiting
Tax Exempt Securities

Washington, Jan. 23-The Green
resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution which would pro-
hibit further issuance of tax exempt
securities was adopted tonight by the
House.
The proposal. which had been
urged by President Harding and Sec
rotary Mellon, was put through after
an unusually bitter all-day wrangle,
by a margin of seven votes. Pass
age of the resolution required two
thirds vote, and the roll call stood
2223 to 101.
Republicans opposing it and Demo-
Gratis supporting it split about even.
% Democrats joining administration
leaders, while "a Republicans broke
away from party lines and voted
against it. The measure now goes
to the Senate, but some House lead
ers privately expressed the opinion
that there was not much chance of
it's enactment at this session.
Amendments were offered by the
score, but they were knocked out
with little ceremony. after a half
hour fight over the improper use Of
n couple of commas in the text of
the resolution. Finally the commas
went out on the chance that the Sen
ate might pat them back if needed
to get a clear Interpretation as to
what the House meant.
Representative Green. of Iowa.
ranking Republican on the ways and
means committee. who drafted the
proposal and Representative Garner.
OF Texas, ranking Democratic COM
mittce man, took charge Of the fight
for the two sides.
fcr1,t
Gamers amendment. which he OK
planned was designed to prevent the
lcvying of n prohibitive tax on state
bonds or the imposition of q higher
tax on income from state bonds
than that levied on income from OF
her sources. Without discussion tho
House refused TO exempt federal
farm loan and joint stock land bank
bonds:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-24
Japan in Accord
Limitations Treaty
Says Jap Premier

Washington. Jan. % Extracts
from the speech of Premier katO and
the text of the speech of Count
tchida. the foreign minister, before
the Japanese Dict at Toxic today
were made public tonight by the
Japanese embassy.
Regarding the treaty for the limit
alton of naval ornaments. signed at
the WASHINGTON conference. Premier
kato said; "The United States, Great
Britain and Japan have taken steps
towards their ratification. Acting
in harmony with those countries and
out of respect for the spirit of the
treaty, Japan has proceeded towards
putting its provisions into effect, thus
demonstrating her sincerity of pur-
pose
Count Uchida. in reference to the
Washington conference said:
"The government places the great
est Importance upon this conference,
not only because of concrete results.
but because it lessons burdens and
dissipatcs any anxiety that existed
among people and because Of its
achievement in developing under
standing and friendship among ma
tons
OF The inasion Of tho Ruhr lie said:
"Rccontly France. i'll cooperation
with Belgium. has deemed it proper
to take ccrtsin action in the ltuhr
district of Germany. Ibis action
may lead to grave situation and the
japanese government. constantly
mindful OF the Importance of peace.
is paving close attention to the de-
vclopmcnt.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-24
Colby Inter-class
Relay Meet Today
Especial to Kennebec Journal

Especial to Kennebec JournaN
Waterville, Jan. 23-Coach Mike"
Ryan will run off the first round Of
the inter-class relay meet this after
noon when the seniors will have 1t
out with the juniors and the sopho-
morcs will endcavor to outrun the
yearlings.
The seniors are under the capable
lea dcrship OF Memo Foran, the
juniors rally to Joe" McGarry, the
sophomores pin their hopes on
Dirty" TAYLOR and the freshman look
to "Herc" Baker to pull them through.
The captains of the teams are the
members of the relay and cross coun-
try teams.
The two victorious teams will face
each other Friday afternoon to de-
eide the relay championship Of the
college.
Each team is to be composed Of
four men who i'll run two laps Of
the board track each. The first race
is scheduled to start at 3 O'Clock
sharp as there are so many athletic
events for the afternoon the teams
must finish early.
There are to be two basketball
games, relay race and a hockey game
between the freshmen and Coburn
tomorrow afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-24
Masonic Lodge
Holds Installation
Tuesday Evening

The installation of the officers of
Augusta Lodge, No. 141, F. & A. NJ,
was held Tuesday evening. at Ma
sonic Temple. r. W., John Z. Arnold.
district deputy grand master, con-
Quoting the service of installation,
assisted by w. ID. Saunders Patter-
son and Rev. Stuart Il. PurveS. The
officers installed were: w. NJ. Les
ter M. Hart; S. W.. Frederick w.
Hillman; J. W., Ralph w. Farris;
treasurer, William l.. Leavitt; secre-
tary, Bert Z. Stuart; marshall, Earl
c. Wyman: S. D., William NJ. Black;
J. D.. Harvey u. Smith; S. s., Ray
mond kimball; j. S., Leroy +. Hus-
sey; chaplain, John Jackman; tyler,
Lemuel ID. Lakewood; organist, So
Ion Is. Purinton.
At the conclusion of fine installa-
ton an organ solo was rendered by
Scion 3. Purinton. after which a
fine add1 ess was delivered by Rev.
Stuart Is. Purves. Mr.. Purinton then
played another solo. following which
w. ID. Saunders Patterson. the re-
firing master. was presented with a
fine past masters jewel by Il. W.,
Ernest l. Mclean.
Rev. Henry +. Dunnack next de-
Masonry" in which he told some
thing of it's history and showed the
connection between Modern Masonry
and the Ancient Mysteries. He also
gave history OF Masonry in Eng
land and of its origination and pro-
gress in America.
The 200 NIasons and ladies then
repaired to the banquet hall where a
fine supper was served. Music for
the banquet was furnished by a VOL
urteer lO-piece orchestra under the
direction of Mr.. Ernest r.. Hill. The
banquet was served by b. Freeborn
Smith.
Among the guests present at the
installation We're, Ernest Cunning
ham. master of Deering Lodge of
Portland. in which w. NJ. Lester
Hart, was made a Mason; Percy Nv.
Hart, a brother of Mr.. Hart. May
nard S. Dean and DR.. Ralph f.
Goodhue, close friends of Mr.. Hart,
all of Portland, and Edmund B. NAL
lett. 33'rd. of Freeport, past grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-24
German Protest

the part Of the Allies are admissible
which exceed the stipulation Of the
said convention" "These bounds"
the note declares, are "transgressed
by every one of the ordinances issued
byC the Inter- Allied RhinelaEd Com
mission Janu-ry Is and 10 covering
the occupation, and it describes as an
incredible imputation" the "order
given to German officials and au-
thorities to take an active part In
executing" the purposes Of the &C.
cupying forces.
The note contends that. in issuing
the ordinance, the commission has
abandoned the legal basis on which
it was founded.
by violating in the gravest man
ner the administrative and financial
sovereignty Of Germany and, in par
ticular, Of the German territories
concerned, it states, 1.-The Rhineland
commission has put itself at the dis
posal Of the military enterprise at
present undertaken by the French
and Belgian governments in defiance
or international law and of the
treaty Of Versailles. Even in
time Of war. it is entirely illegal to
force the home authorities of the oc-
cupied territory to take part in the
execution of measures aiming at
their own government. Therefore,
the German government and the
governments Of the various German
states have pointed out to their Of
ticials that those ordinances which
are in contradiction with the Rhine
land convention, have no legal value
and are not to be complied with"
1.-The German government" 1t
says, has never intended or stated
it would refuse delivery of the coal
necessary for the occupation forces.
In reality, the ordinance issued
merely aims. with a view of further
ing the Ruhr enterprise, TO render
possible under protection of military
law the activities in the occupied
Rhincland territory of the organ es-
tablished at Essen in violation of the
treaty.
The other ordinances. which do
not even contain an attempt to JUS
tify their existence by stipulation of
the Rhincland convection. aim at de-
priNing the owners, j. e.. the German
republic. the German states and mu-
inequalities. OF receipts to the bene-
fit of the respective Allied pow
The subordination thereby or
dered of German authorities and
officials under the immediate com
mand of the inter-Allied Rhineland
Commission. as well as the prohibit
ing them to receive instructions from
German authorities in unoccupied
Germany. Contravenes the express
stipulation of article five of the
Rhineland convention. according to
which the civil administration of the
PROVINCES. districts. etc. remains in
the hands Of the German authori-
ties. and according to which this
administration continues to work by
German law and under the central
government in Berlin"