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Evening star., 1924-01-17

tions as to the reason for their in
activity or resolved that their re-
ceiving sets were out of commission.
Hopes for the acquiescence of WRC
to the plea for a silent night in
Washington vanished to an almost
imperceptible point when that sta
tion received hundreds of telephone
calls from within radius of 200
miles of Washington inquiring into
the cause of the four-hour shutdown.
The air cleared for SOS signals about
6 pm. and broadcasting was not
opened again until about 10:45 p.m
by WRC.
The. .teIephoning began shortly after
8 o'clock, the hour scheduled for that
station to begin its evening program
and up to the time Announcer Bruce
Lum was finally heard, both tele-
phones were ringing constantly
Another telephone in the station that
Is not listed provided communication
with the naval communications Office
star Made Weary.
Early In the evening the regular
staff was wearied from answe wering
telephone calls and making the
monotonous announcement that "the
air was cleared for SOS signals" and
two artists who were to have en-
tertained WRC's audience were pres
sed into service to explain the shut
down
Evening star., 1924-01-17
BALDW|N'S FORCES
START LAST FIGHT
Conservative Votes Banded
in Futile Hope-MacdonaId
Assured Fairness.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 1.-THE country
watched today the opening OF the
final scene in the life of the Bald
win government: The introduction in
confidence" motion.
Former Premier Asdulth. leader of
the reunited liberal party, announced in
the house-H commons today that no
would ~.ote in favor Of the labor amend
p.Eht expressing mo confidence" in the
Baldwin government, and would advise
all his friends to do the same.
Notwithstanding the belief that
overthrow Is inevitable. conservative
whips are doing their utmost to keep
the party at full strength. especially
for next Mondays crucial vote:
The latest effort of the opponents
Of a laborite government Is an ap-
peal to Winston Spencer Churchill
to take the lead against Ramsay
Macdonald and his followers. The
Daily Mail prints prominently an
anonymous letter asking Mr.. Church
Ill "at this moment of peculiar
country" to re-enter the arena as "a
leader around whom the champions
of constitutional government could
rally"
Meanwhile 1t Is said that labor may
rely on benevolent treatment from
another quarter Prime Minister
Baldwin has already undertaken to
withhold "factious opposition" to Mr..
Macdonald's government when it is
established; and the support of Her
bert Asquith and Lloyd George is as
sured him. Now. according to the
Westminster Gazette, the Federation
of British INDUSTRIES powerful as
ISOLATION of the leaders of big busi-
ness-is prepared ito 10 what is in
its power to assist the labor gov
ernment, provided the latter do not
govern the country in the interests
of any one class.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
FISCAL PLAN DRAFT
ADOPTED IN FRANCE
Measure Increasing Taxes 20
Per Cent Will Be Rushed
by Government.
By the Associated Press.

, By the Associated Press
PARIS, January 1.-THE cham
Der OF deputies today expressed
confidence in the government by a
vote of 394 to 180, refusing i'm
mediate discussion of an interpeI-
iation on the subject of pensions
PARlS, January 1.-THE Frencb
cabinet this morning adopted with
out important changes the final drsft
of the governments program of fis-
cal reform, including the measure
providing 20 per cent increase: in
taxation. The legislation will be
presented to the chamber of deputies
this, afternoon by Minister of Finance
De Lasteyrie.
The government will insist that the
financial committee of the chamber
report out the bills Immediately so
That they can be brought before par
hament for discussion next Tuesday.
one of the measures approved by
The cabinet authorized the govern
-ment to suspend by simple decree all
Imports; imports; wherever from, that are not
Flded for economies in the public
services alone of 100000, ,0O0, 900
francs.
The government plan provides
roughly for increased revenues of
1000, 900, 100000 francs and reduction
IN expenditures of 100000, DOT, 600
francs, balancing the recoverable
budget. which is included in the or
binary budget. The expenditures IN
so-called recoverable budget were
theoretically met by German repara-
tion payments, but in practice had
been met by means ,ek Leans
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Woman on Jury
Panel Is Excused,
Due to SlUeuring g

BY the Associsted Press.
PORTLAND, Ore. January IL
Mrs. Louise Palmer Weber, promi-
nent society and club woman of
Portland, was excused yesterday
from the January jury panel "be-
cause she swore profusely in the
circuit court room," according to
attaches Of the court and Mrs.
Weber's own admission. Mrs.
Weber, it was said. was excused at
her own request.
'I make no denial that I swore,"
Mrs. Weber said, after a confer
ence with Judge Tazwell and the
other jurors. 'T swore like a pirate,
and there was justification for 1t.
If the men of the jury are permit
ted to smoke the cheapest cigars
they can buy until the air is blue
and to spit all over the place l
think there was nothing very
wrong in my swearing. I don't
know any law against 1T. 1 asked
the judge if he did. and he said
he didn't"
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Dots and Dashes Thrill Radio Fans,
Spreading Ne,cs of Periled Ships
Air Cleared of Entertainment Four Hours to Mystf-
cation of Many, and BrOadcasters Are Besieged
For Cause During Distress of Shenandoah.

While virtually all the broadcasting
stations east of the Mississippi river
remained silent about four hours last
night as a result of S. o. S. calls from
ships in distress and the search for
the Shenandoah. readers of the dot
and dash had one of the most thrill
ing periods in their history. Distress
calls flashed through the air most of
the evening. Some came from ships
off the Atlantic coast and others were
sent out in order to clear the ether
for interrupted communication with
Americas giant dirigible which had
broken from its moorings for an in
voluntary cruise in the teeth of q
gale.
WOR, at Newark. N. J., was one
Of the few radiophone stations along
the Atlantic seaboard which was
operating last night. Its only broad
casts were brief reports on the posi-
ton Of the Shenandoah.
Ltsteners-1n Worried.
Thousands of listeners-in, unable
to understand the silence of the
broadcasting stations. literally bonn
haEaAd thA hEaAdcaateEA KitA .apsss
Evening star., 1924-01-17
MT. WEATHER SITE
FOR PRISON UNLIKELY
Mrs. Willebrandt Tells House Com
mittee She Considers Place
Unfavorable.

The government property at Mount
Weather probably will not be used for
either a woman's penal institution or
a reformatory farm as has been urged
at hearings befroe the House judiciary
committee.
The bills providing for establish
ment of both these institutions have
been favorably acted upon by the
Committee and are awaiting con-
sideration in the House They would
leave the selection of sites to
commission.
Mount Weather as a probable site
for either institution, however, has
been practically cast in the discard It
was learned today. Several members
of the committee are vigorously OPP
posed to the placing of either insti-
tuition on this site. Mrs. Mabel Walk
er wiliebrandt. assistant ,.atto,I attorney icy
Committee that she did not consider
Mount Weather suitable. site, and
that practically ended the chances for
location of either institution at that
place.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

]. Linton Rigg, twenty-nine years
old. son Of an Episcopal clergyman
of Groom, Nd. yesterday coughed up
cedar twig which he had swallowed
two years and two months ago while
laughing at quip from a-friend with
whom he was riding horseback in
Virginia.
The -twig had worked its way
dewn to the bottom of a lung, and
this fact, accompanied By the fact
that its dislodgement was the result
Of a treatment consisting of raising
the feet of the patient until his head
was considerably lower than his
heels. Is regarded by physicians at
Emergency Hospital as an accom-
plishment which will occupy a
separate and distinct page in medical
history.
Mr.. Rigg today was jubilant at his
loss. He told his own story, while
sitting up at the hospital.
Il was riding with a lady down in
Virginia near Warrenton," he said,
exactly two years and two months
ago, when we passed under a cedar
tree. ! swept up my hand and grab
bed a dead twig. which l placed be-
Evening star., 1924-01-17
associated Press
T0,Get Last Type
Set by Mr.. Harding
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, January IT,
President Warren G.. Hardings
last bit of hand-set type-set
while visiting in the Office of the
Fairbanks (Alaska) News-Miner,
during his trip to the territory
last summer-will be presented to
the Associated Press at it's annual
meeting in New York city, April
IL. according to a message re-
ceived here today from w. r.
Thompson, editor and publisher of
the Fairbanks newspaper.
Mr.. Thompson is bringing the
type from Alaska, and will turn
it over to William Allen White.
editor of the Emporia (Kansas)
Gazette. Mr.. White. he said. will
present the type to the Associated
Press.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
DAWES COMMITTEE
IN PRIVATE SESSION
Assistant Experts Delve Into Mass
. of Documentary Data on Ger
man Finances.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 1.-THE experts
of the first committee investigating
into Germany's financial condition
and resources spent the morning in
private conference under Chairman
Charles G. Dawes, while their as
sistant experts continued to. delve
into the mass of documentary in
formation placed at their disposal.
Under the direction of Rufus c.
Dawes, chief of staff Of the expert
with the American delega-
ton, the American assistant experts
have already gone through many
high piles OF documents. but still
have a formidable bulk of documen-
tary matter before them for exam
ination.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
PLANS BOLD POLICIES.
Macdonald Will Seek Direct Deal
ing With France.

By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1924.
LONDON, January 17.-Friends Of
Ramsay Macdonald declare emphat-
ically that he intends taking a bold
line of action in dealing with France
when and If he becomes premier. 1t
is asserted that he will seek an early
personal conference with Premier
Poincare.
Several questions. including the
status Of the Rhineland separatist
movement, must occupy Mr.. MacDon-
AIDS attention in arranging Great
Britain's relations with France. He
believes firmly in making each issue
clear.
Evidences exist Of labor's intention
of using publicity to secure the moral
support of the European nations as
we'll as those across the Atlantic.
One method tried out by labor mem
bers of parliament in the past un-
doubtedly will be used in the future
that of sending diplomatic
missions to the various capitals to
investigate all issues upon which
disputes have arisen between diplo-.
matte representatives.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
c. OF c. ASKS CHANGES.
Agrees in Main, However, With
Mellon Proposals.

While the House ways and means
committee went forward today with
its public hearing on proposed re-
ductions in tax rates, new list
of recomme ndations for amendment
of the revenue act was made pub
lie by the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States.
The recommendations. embodied in
report Of a special committee which
is to be made the basis of a refer
endum vote of organizations afNiNt-
ed with the chamber. touch upon ad-
ministrative as well as rate pro-
visions of the law and are, broadly,
In agreement with the proposals Of
Secretary Mellon.
They include revision Of the nor
NAL and surtax rates or individual
incomes to an extent equal in its
results on revenue to a large part
of the surplus anticipated at the end
Of aes iea earned nea@e
and ther income and repeal of war
excise taxes confined to particular
businesses.
Amendment Is Sought.
An amendment to the Constitution
permitting non discriminatory taxa
tion reciprocally between the federal
government and the states of incomes
derived from future issues of securi
ties made by or under the authority
of federal and state governments"
also is suggested, and establishment
Independently of the bureau of in
ternal revenue" of board of tax ap-
peals Is favored.
The commissioner of internal reve-
nue., it says, should be freed of all
duties with respect to the prohibition
act and the narcotic act" and should
be directed ito decentralize admins
tration as rapidly and as far as pos
sible." 1t also recommends that Con-
gress authorize the filing of tenta
tive return on the present due date
with a right to file a final return not
more than three months later, and
that a joint committee, with members
from both houses of Congress and
representatives of the public. to be
created "to make a thorough study Of
federal taxes, simplification of the
law for the income tax and improve
ment in administration"
Proposes Change.
Representative Ramseyer. republi-
can, Iowa, advocated doubling the
present graduating scale of inheri-
tance taxes and adding a gift tax to
prohibit evasion. The gift levy, he
suggested, should be slightly lower
than the inheritance tax.
Chairman Green Of the committee,
told Representative Jacobstein, demo-
crat, New York. he thought broader
exemptions under the income taxes
would be allowed. Mr.. Jacobstein
had suggested that mony spent for
hospitals and doctors bills be de-
Quoted from income tax.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
MANDAMUS SUIT AGAINST
GEN. WOOD is DISMISSED
Philippine Supreme Court Says
Accounting Is Solely Up
to Governor.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, January 16.-The insular
supreme court, in dismissing the
mandamus proceedings brought by
democratic party leaders to compel
Governor General Wood and other off,
cials to reveal details Of the expenditure
Of the $500,000 annual independence
fund. says that whether such an in
spection should be granted lies en-
tirely within the discretion Of the
governor general.
The decision holds that "if the gov
ernor general should deem 1t advis-
able to exhibit vouchers to the petit
TONERS or public in order that the
taxpayers may know in what man
4 question for him to decide
Evening star., 1924-01-17
PARK BILL PRESENTED.

Chairman Reed of the House Dis
trict committe today introduced a bill
at the request of the District Com
missioners which would authorize
them to accept certain land which
Charles C. Glover recently signified
his desire to contribute to the Ma
tional Capital for park purposes.
The Reed bill also gives authority to
the Commissioners to accept any ad-
ditional contiguous land which the
owners may care to contribute.
The Glover tract and other adjacent
land would become part of the park
system of the District and would be
known as the Glover parkway and Chill
dren's playground
Evening star., 1924-01-17
None Is Injured, Landing of
Giant Dirigible Reveals.
Nose Battered and Upper
Fin Ripped Off in Escape.
CAPTAIN SAYS RETURN
PROVES HER HARDWOOD
Craft Was Blown to Staten Island
When She Turned Into Teeth of
Storm and Fought Her Way to
Field-Kept in Constant Touch
With Land Stations by Radio.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LAkEHURST, y. j., January IL
The Shenandoah, largest airship in
the world, poked her nose into her
hangar at the naval air station at
4:24 o'clock this morning after com-
pleting the most remarkable fight
u slstp of her type ever made. The
flight was a fight against the most
stubborn element of nature, wind
that blew at seventy-two miles an
hour at times. This gale twisted the
giant craft from her towering moor
ing mast at 6:52 o'clock last night
and swept her on mad chase up the
Atlantic coast to Staten Island, New
York city. where Capt. Anton Heinen,
IN command when she broke away.
turned her nose into the teeth of the
storm and maneuvered her back to
her home port.
Not a man in her crew of twenty
two was injured, not a man was
downhearted. Each of them declared
it was the finest trip he ever made
and each was loud in his praise Of
the Nays pride. They took IL AS a
Joke and won the envy of their mates
who had watched them drift away
into the darkness.
Ship Badly Torn.
The ship herself lay in her hangar
like naughty schoolboy whose tru-
ancy had brought him i'll luck Her
nose was battered and she was some
what scratched up. A hasty inspec-
ton showed that her front castells,
or gas bags. had collapsed when she
was torn away by the wind.
The covering of her upper fin had
been stripped off and wrapped around
the rudder, making the craft exceed
ingly difficult to steer, while there
was slight damage to her outer COW
ering, the material being rent nearly
Up to her nose.
Capt. Heinen, who had seen the
Shenandoah built and who had tried
out more than 100 other aircraft on
their maiden voyages, said after he
had landed that without d doubt the
Navy craft was the strongest con-
structed ship of her type ever made
Il do not believe any other ship in
which / have flown would have sue
cessfully gone through the gale she
did last night" he said. There is nor
a bit OF doubt but what she will sue
cessfully complete her polar region
fight planned for next month. We
will not likely experience such ter
rife storm as was raging along the
Atlantic coast yesterday. If we do
we can easily enough run around it.
Under Control All Time.
I'VE had the ship under perfect
control within five minutes after the
nose cap was torn off. We rose 500
ieet and continued flying at that ele-
near Summit. n. J., when we went UP
to about 1900 feet
The flying conditions were un-
favorable, as it was raining hard.
However, when we reached New York
the weather cleared and we found
we had reached the port side Of the
storm. We headed out over Staten
Island and thenceforth nosed the shin
Continued on Page 4, Column p
Evening star., 1924-01-17
pREMIERs TO MEET.

ROME, January 17.-Premier Mus
solini and M. Pachitch, the Jugoslav
February In Venice. according to
foreign Office circles, to conclude the
Fiume agreement. Signor Mussolini
has postponed the Italian cabinet
meeting set for February to January
81, inasmuch as the pact must first be
eppxoysd, hxs tn ItaliA8 eabinat
Evening star., 1924-01-17
PINCHOT COAL BILL
REJECTED BY PEPPER

Senator Pepper, republican, Penn
sylvania, has returned to Gov. Pin
chot, the anthracite bill drawn by
the governor. The senator said he
did not desire to introduce the meas
ure, since he might not be able to
give 1t his wholehearted support.
Gov. Pinchot has held several con-
ferences with Senator Borah. repub-
lican, Idaho, on the anthracite situa-
tion and it is probable Mr.. Borah
will sponsor the bill in the s.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
BUBONlC PLAGUE TERROR
STRIKES VOLGA AREA
Disease Threatening Astrakhan
Districts-Commission From Mos
COW Hopes to Stem Advance.

MOSCOW, January 1.-THE bubonic
plague has leaped over the borders
Of Asia into extreme southeastern
Europe and is threatening the AS
trakhan district, according to the
Moscow Workman's Gazette.
: Ninety plague spots have been dis
covered, says the newspaper, and q
horde OF plague-infested rats is
spreading the Epidemic along the
mouth of the Volga. A commit ssion
has been created to combat the plague
DANGER
Evening star., 1924-01-17
BRITISH RAIL men
TO WALK OUT SUNDAY
Strike to Follow Refusal of Union
Workers to Accept Reduc-
tion in Wages. s..
nv fhe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January IA strike Of
British locomotive men, who have re-
fused to accept the reduction in wages
authorised by the railway wage board,
will begin at midnight on Sunday, ac-
cording to an announcement made
this noon.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
TAX BILL ATTACKED
FROM. MANY SIDES
Trade Board Delegates and
Automotive Firms Submit
Protests to Congress.

Further petitions for tax reduction
were heard today by the House ways
and means committee, while a va
tion of the Mellon revision plan were
under discussion among various
groups in both Senate and House.
Special consideration was given by
the committee to the tax on future
tradings on produce markets. Philip
Campbell, representing the Chicago
Board of Trade, told the committee
that the tax was driving the Chicago
grain market out of existence and
farm products.
L. F. Gates Of the Western Grain
Exchanges committee declared trade
in grain products was being driven
TO Canada, increasing the burden of
farmers, and described the Chicago
Grain Exchange as depressed because
of the tax.
Auto Tax Attacked.
Representatives of automobile man
ufacturers and associations directed
new attack on the tax on motor
vehicles, tires, accessories and repair
parts. Roy F. Britton Of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, Carey E.
Quinn of the Automobile Body Build
ers' Association and George c. Dona-
hue of the Empire State Automobile
Dealers Association asked removal
or reduction of these levies.
No other citizen pays so many tax
es on one article as the motorist, Mr.
Britton said. He called attention to
the state, city and drivers license re-
quired in many places, and the state
gasoline and registration fees charged
in many Sections.
The Treasury has sent to Repre-
sentative Garner of Texas. ranking 2
democrat on the ways and means
committee. a partial estimate of prob
able receipts under the democratic tax
revision program. The figures were
not made public by Treasury officials
and Mr.. Garner did not indicate to-
day whether he would give them
out.
c. OF c. ASKS CHANGES.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; colder
tonight, temperature near freezing.
Temperature for twentyfour hours
ended at q pm. today Highest. 58,
at pm. yesterday; lowest. 40, at
1880 am. today.
Full report on page Z.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-08
Weekly Market Letter


rTv were only partially successful. We sold
morning trying to cheaper costs, but
HE packers started of yesterday
one load Of 1900 lb. steers for $500 per
cwt This was ethtop sale on grass ives
terms yesterday. We also sold consider
able numbers at from SG.75 to $3.50. The
packers are rea lanxious buyers for the
choice ones. We sold consignments this
week for the following Montana shippers
NJ. Tunick, Big Sandy; Fred Scott Bear
Paw; Lee Ross. Dodson; Chauncey Flynn,
Chinook; d. L. Murphy, Lloyd; John
Thompson, Lloyd; Fred Br0ckwRy, Har-
lem; Frank Kirkaldie, Brookside; Cox &
Ziebarth, Chinook; ]. Il. Miller, Yananda
In addition TO these we sold numerous
North and South Dakota shipments, as
well as other smaler Montana conslgn-
ments,
The stocker and feeder market has been
rather nepless during the last few days,
and there are still considerable number
Of Canadians In first hands from early
yesterday, but we look for the trade 10
come back.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Trade il a little
better in this division. with very few veg
terms coming, and prospects OF good de-
mnnd for the coming week. Judging from
/ Inquiries, there Is no question but that
/ any kind Of breeding ewes or feeding
lambs will sell 10 good advantage any
time this fall We look for the big run
to start after the first Of the month.
| HOGs--The hog market Ia slightly high.
er today with S9.T5 ton for choice hogs
SsE for sows, and pigs mostly around
$500
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-08
Glimpses of Indian
Life AS lit Existed HIM
Days Befor The White
Man Invad ed Plains

CONTINUED from Fea.lr Page.l
those who heard them all agree
that often their prayers were most
touching McClintock cites one
which gives an idea of their char
acter. 1t was made by Chief
White Calf, during a sun dance.
Father, the Sun, am praying fol-
my people.
May they be happy in the summer
and live through the cold of winter
Many are sick and hungry.
Pity them and let them live.
May we go through this ceremony
right,
The way you taught our people
to do in the days OF long ago.
II we make mistakes, pity us.
Mother Earth, pity us; may the
grass and berries grow.
Morning Star. shine into our lodge
and give us long life.
Father, the Sun, bless our child
rem, relatives and visitors,
May our trails lie straight through
a happy life; may we live to be old
We are all children and ask these
things with good hearts"
During this prayer, the Indian:
sat silently and with heads bowed
reverently; and at the close, they
united in a long-drawn 'ah-h-h-h-h
to express their APPROVAL, while
some added a few words OF
prayer"