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Evening star., 1924-01-27
Y. N. c. A. TO START
DRIVE FOR $35,818
Figure Represents 1.2 Per Cent of
Institutions Needs
for Year.

More than 200 friends of the Y.
NJ. G. a. will start tomorrow morn
ing in an intensive seven days imam
ciai campaign to raise s35.SlS, or II
per cent of the budget necessary to
operate the instition for the year,
the Y. NJ. c. A. now being So per
cent self-supporting. E. II. De Groot,
jr.. of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. will be chairman. and the
other members will be John Poole,
II. A. Thrift w. W. Everett and T.
H. Hathaway.
Team captains will include N. O.
Change, G. F. Crane /" NJ; la15s Setfs' sis
stone. Harry Blake. r: l.. Mchecver,
II. b. Plankinton, Charles +. Roberts,
Charles IS. Robb. H. l.. Rust, jr.,
Charles Henry Butler, DIR. George
Sharp, DR.. w. J. Showalter, George w.
Offutt, w. c. Hanson and III. 5. ONO
hundro
Team workers will be: Bryon s.
Adams. Charles D. Allen. Reid S.
Baker. A. l. Baldwin, Robert Barry,
George r. Barse. c. NJ. Bauman, I. T.
Beckett, Charles 3. Bell. J. A. Bell,
l.. NJ Belts. Munger Bishop. Harry
l. Black, Harry Blake. Nelson NJ.
Blake, Charles w. Boigiano. Ashton
Bonnaffon, Jack Bowie. Jack Brad
ley, r. L. Bradshaw, Bruce S. Bran
son, f. s. Brashears, Stacey III. Briant,
w. w. Britt, IL +. Broad Dent, ii. -.
Brown, Col. Wrisley Brown, Kenneth
c. Buker. John Bullough, jr.; May
nard c. Burrell, Charles II. Butler,
Ralph H. Campbell, VI. o. Chance,
John NJ Cherry. John +. Clagett. w.
l.. Clarke. f. E. Clement William
Knowles Cooper. William A. Copen-
haber, w. S. Corby, H. J. Councillor,
c. F. Crane, w. B. Creecy, ]. Max
Cunningham, Maj. j. B. Cutter, A. q.
Dameron, G. G. Davis. J. 3. Davis,
Ralph A. Davis, A. w. Defenderfer.
L. w. DeGast. Mark DeGrange, Vic
tor B. Deyber, Henry F. Dismer, D.
A. Doilarhide, Carl A. Droop, L. A.
Drumm, L. Whiting Estes. Page NICK
Etchison. George K. Farquhar, E.
E. Farren, John p. Fazzoni, Rich
ard Finch, Henry w. Fisher, jr.; c.
+. Fleming, EIwood Flood. George
H. Fonken. Frank j. Fooshe, Edgar
Ford, Frank S. Foster T. J. Frailey,
E. B. Fuller, Charles Funkhauser
Edwin Gardner, Arthur G. Gilbert,
/. L. Goldheim, W. H. Gottlieb, Law
renee Gould, Charles G. Graves, l.. w.
Groomes, DR.. Thomas A. Groovet,
Paul F. Grove, Claud c. Hamel, W. l..
Hamilton, j. H Hanna, w. c. Han
son, c. l. Harding, Mr.. Harlan. George
Harris, James A. Harris, ]. w. Har-
ris, E. D. Hathaway. Francis Hay
den. T. P. Hickman. Charles H. HiiIe-
geist, W. o. Hiltabidle, w. S. Hoge,
Mr.. Hurle. Charles B. INLAY. f. Hill
Evening star., 1924-01-27
STARS CONTEST
IN SECOND WEEK
Enthusiasm of Students
Roused; Teachers Use Event
in Classroom Work.

The second contest week of The Star $
prize competition on What Was the
Best News Story Of the Week-and
Why" opens today for pupils between
the ages of fourteen and twenty, IN
elusive. of the public, private and
parochial schools in the District,
Maryland and Virginia. The contest
has aroused the enthusiasm of pupils
in all the public schools In Washing
ton who are eligible to compete. and
the teachers have seized the oppor-
tunity to use II in connection with
the regular classroom work in cur
rent events, history, English and
journalism.
Virtually all students who partic-
Ipated during the first contest week,
which closed yesterday, are expected to
submit essays in this weeks competi-
Ition. In addition, many others who did
mot enter the contest last week prob
ably will compete this week for the
four cash awards aggregating $50.
Teachers have called the attention OF
school officials to the fact that some of
their pupils did not enter the contest
the first week in order to see the type
of essays written by the prize winners
before participating.
The ''deadline" CHATS the newspaper
ivernacular for time limit on the es-
lsays to be submitted for the first con-
test week is noon tomorrow. No essays
Ipostmarked later than that time will
be considered by the judges, who con-
lsist of a committee of editors of The
Star.
Evening star., 1924-01-27
ILLINOIS DEATH III
State and Company Push Probe ia
Learn Cause of Blast.

By the Associated Press.
JOHNSON CITY, Ill.,, January &C.
Tie number Of dead in the explosion at
East mine Of the Crerar-Clinch Coal
Company, yesterday, is thirty-two, it
was announced late today after thor
ough inspection Of the colliery. A pre-
vious report that six men still were in
the mine was found to be incorrect.
In addition to the dead, eight injured
still are In the hospital. Two of them
are believed to be- fatally hurt.
With the death list definitely ascer.
tafned, local interest in the disaster
turned to the Investigations begun by a
joint board of Illinois mine officials
the coroner and representatives of the
company.
Although no announcements were
made after today's Inquiries, IT was
believed unofficially the explosion re-
suited from spontaneous combustion
of coal dust, followed by the deadly
black damp.
The last of the dead were taken
from the mine this afternoon. Two
of the bodies were burned beyond
recognition. All of the dead and in=
jured were entries IL and IL. located
about a mile from the main shaft on
the 28O-foot level.
Company officials this afternoon
began checking over the names Of
the men who were in the mine at
the time Of the explosion
Evening star., 1924-01-27
CONGRESS HAS QUIT LEGISLATING
IN WHIRL OF INVESTIGA ATIONS
More Inquiries Likely In Private Business and
Official Actiuities-POlitics Seen Playing
Large Part in Zeal for Probes.

them, believe that the two big political
parties are, in reality. waging their cleo
tion campaign now on Capital Hill. Any
thing with the slightest promise of in
teresting revelations from business men
or others on the witness stand appears
to be grist for the congressional mill.
witness, for instance, the resolutions
providing for an investigation into the
tariff commission. A hearing on sugar
was scheduled before the commission
and story was printed In a local news
paper, in advance of the hearing, to the
effect that the wife of one of the COM
missioners held by inheritance small
interest in a small sugar plantation in
Louisiana. Would that commissioner
be disqualified from participating in the
hearing?
There had been already a sharp di-
vision In opinion in the commission
itself over this question. The day
the hearing opened the commissioner
in question stated his situation and
announced that he did not deem him
self disqualified to participate by his
slight relation to the industry The
next day the resolution to investigate
was introduced in the House and a
few days later similar resolution
followed in\the Senate.
Tariff Commission Busy.
Incidentally, the tariff commission
also is conducting quite series Of
business investigations. About 200
applications are before It, all looking
to readjustment of tariff schedules
under the flexible provisions of the
law. Wheat already has been in
vestigated to, some extent and will
come up for further inquiry next
month. During the present and past
week the commission has been In
vestigating sugar costs.
However, the business interests or
the country may reasonably expect
no readjustment of any tariff sched-
ule at any time within the near fu-
ture. On the merits of the cases lit
tie has been presented to the commits
sion, 1t is reported, to Gauss II to
that the President lower
either wheat or sugar tariffs, the two
main subjects Of inquiry to date. On
other commodities the situation is
said to be parallel.
The commission is not only divided,
three to three, and apparently un-
q BILE to agree on any recommendation,
but it is hampered by the difficulty of
foreign production costs.
1t has made recently but one rec
ommendation to the President, and
that has been returned for reconSid-
Grafton. Tariff changes, if any, lie
mary months ahead.
Some Of the leading trade associa-
tion officials in Washington look for
no legislation from the
present session Of Congress. Under
no circumstances is a new tax law
expected before the middle of April.
From present indications adjourn
ment will come in June with but
little II any legislation. Even a. tax
reduction law may fall.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-01-27
w. M. Gait & Co.
; Wholesale Flour, Grain and
Feed Business

For sale as an entirety. including the good
will , thereof: the business formerly Of Ralph
1rict Of Columbia, deceased, and conducted
and carried on by him under the firm name
end style Of w: NJ. Calf &c Company.
TIE Supreme Court Of the District Of Colun-
lila. under its order in that behalf, in cause
administration No. 307i3. entitled FIN the
ceased" the undersigned. executors of the last
will and testament of the said decedent, offer.
for sale as an entirety the business formerly
conauctsd and carried on on by ;, the said dscedent
X Company, including the good will thereof
and ali and singular the merchandise. stock
in trade. book accounts. trade fixtures and
Rnpertaining. Sealed proposals for the pur-
rhase of the said business as Aforesaid ad-
dressed to the undersgped at the place OF
v~st, in the city of Washington, will be re-
c-ved until and including the hour Of twelve
os,.ock noon on Saturday. February 9, 1924.
Terms Of sale: One-third Of the purchase
money to be paid In cash and the balance in
1@o equal installments. payable IN six (6) and
twelve Q2, months from day OF sale. rep
eraser, bearing interest at the rate Of six
ser centum per annum, payable semi-annually.
ard satisfactorily secured or all cash. at the
me sum Of Ave (5] thousand dollars and
specification of the security for the deferred
payments. and the right Is reserved to reject
nny and all bids. and the acceptance of any
lid shall be subject to the approval and rati-
scation of the Court as by its order aforesaid
bidders may be obtained at the place Of bust
ness aforesaid or from , the ,mndersigned.
WILLIAM r. BELTS.
Executors Of ths Estate Of Ralph L. Gait.
DECEASED.
Evening star., 1924-01-27
INCOME TAX TOTAL
OF ELEVEN STATES
BELOW THAT OF D c.
Population of Washington
Much Below Aggregate of
Those Cited in Comparison.

Iaxation without representation"
is glaringly illustrated In the Ma
tlonal Capital, Representative Ernest
X. Alderman of New Jersey, a mem
Der of the House appropriations COM
| mittee. shows as contribution to
the present controversy over indi-
vidual income taxes. which has
caused the democrats and republicans
to lock horns in the ways and means
committee.
Voteless Washington, with no voice
in legislation, pays more in individual
! income taxes than eleven states,
, which have twenty-five senators and
! twenty-six representatives in Con-
| gress, Representative Ackerman
points out. And he emphasizes that
| his conclusions are drawn from fig
ures on tax returns supplied by Sec
| retary' MELONS department.
Compared With States. .
! The District of Columbia has a
population of 437,571. or Al per cent,
he figures. The District of Columbia
pays personal income tax amounting
to s7.704,564, or 1.08 per cent. 1t
pays more than the eleven states of
Wyoming, South Dakota, Arizona,
Idaho. North Dakota. New Mexico
and Nevada. He submitted the fol-
lowing figures in proof of this claim:
Vermont, with a population of 352,-
42s, or .33 per cent, pays s1,155.767.
| or 10 per cent.
Mississippi, with a population of
| 1,790,61S, or 1.69 per cent, pays ST.
069.136. or rs per cent.
! Montana, with q population of 54S,-
ss9, or so per cent, pays -$1,051,s63,
or .15 per cent.
| Utah, with a population of 1896, or
AZ per cent. pays sS42,904, or .12
per cent.
Wyoming. with a population of
l94 4O2, or rs per cent, pays s7S3,257. or
| IL per cent.
South Dakota. with a population of
636.547, or" go per cent, pays $524,-
| 653. or OF per cent.
Arizona, with a population of 1884,
l62, or 81 per cent, pays $516,637,
or OF per cent.
Idaho, with population of 431.-
s66, or Al per cent, pays $493.65S, or
.O1 per cent.
North Dakota, with a population
OF 646,S72, or 81 per cent, pays $685.
s7S3. or .07 per cent.
New Mexico. with a population of
3bo,350, or "a per cent, pays $351,62
or .05 per cent.
Nevada with a population Of 77.407
or OF per cent pays s329,296 or .05
per cent.
Aggregate Figures.
These eleven states With a total
population of 5,S22,937 as against the
District of Columbia's 437571-or
$40 percentage of the population as
against the Districts Al per cent
pay $1,604,5S3 as against the Dis
tricts personal income tax payment
of $7,704,564. So that the District of
Columbia pays LOS per cent of the
tax while these eleven states pay
only 1.07 per cent.
Evening star., 1924-01-27
RESCUE CARS ON WAY.
Line From Pittsburgh to Cresson
Cleared for Special Train.


By the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH, Pa. January Co.
The rescue car Holmes" of the
United States bureau of mines, man
ned by a trained crew and equipped
for rescue work, left Pittsburgh for
Shanktown, scene of the Lancashire
mine explosion, at S:1s pm. Penn
sylvania railroad officials said all
trains between Pittsburgh and Cres-
son would be sidetracked for the spe-
cial. and that the run would be made
in about three and one-half hours.
D. j. Parker, chief safety engineer
in charge Of the car, said his adyices
from the mine were meager, but that
he understood a number Of men were
entombed. The rescue car, he added.
would stop at Johnstown to take on
twenty rescue men of the Bethlehem
Steel Company. The company said
the trained crews were ready to go.
and asked that the special carpy
them through.
Another rescue car Of the bureau
known as No. 3, and stationed at Al.
toona, has been ordered to Shank
town,
Railroad officials here said their re-
ports from STAFFORD, the largest town
near Shanktown, were to the effect
that the temperature was two de-.
grees below zero, and that a high
wind was sweeping the region.
ILLINOIS DEATH LIST. 20
Evening star., 1924-01-27
MRS. C. M. vEITcH DEAD.
Sudden Illness Is Fatal to Bar
croft, Va, Resident.

Mrs. Catherine NJ. veitch, widow of
the late Robert R.. Yeftch Of BALLS
ton. Va, died suddenly early last
night at the home Of. her daughter.
Mrs. Estler N. Palmer, Barefoot, va.
She was in her seventy-sixth year.
Mrs. veitch had not been seriously
i'll untir yesterday. and her deatf,
came as a shock to relatives and
friends. She was born at Laurel,
Nd. and had been a resident of Ar
, lington county, Va. for the past fifty
eight years.
Mrs. veitch Is survived by two sons,
Theodore A. Veitch Of Ballston, Va,
and Robert H. Veitch of Yellowstone
National Park. Wy, and by five
daughters. Mrs. Dora ". Tavenner
and Mrs. Oden B, Gray, both Of this
city: Mrs. James w. Head and Mrs.
Esther NJ. Palmer, both Of Bancroft,
Va. and Mrs. L. Ray Nelson Of New
York city.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon. at 2 o'clock, from the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Palmer.
Evening star., 1924-01-27
LADD SAYS RUSSIA
HAS ENDED CHAOS
Claims Nation Now Has Entered
Era Of Industrial
Activities.
DENIES TERRORISM STORIES
Senator Declares Propaganda Is
Greatly Exaggerated.
DENIES TERRORISM STORIES

Russia has emerged from chaos and
revolution to we'll ordered Industrial
activities which must be reckoned
with in future progress, Senator E. F.
Ladd Of North Dakota told members
Of the I Teachers Union at a meeting
at the College Women's Club, 1922 I
street. last night Senator Ladd
made trip to Russia last year.
The senator denied many of the
stories of soviet terrorism that have
been spread. He. said an estimate,
based on Official figures. of the num-
Der Of counter revolutionaries shot,
placed the number at not more than
placed the figure at a million and a
half. The cheka, the soviet secret
police, is passing out of existence and
Is being replaced by civil police. he
Senator Ladd traced the struggle
between two divisions of the Russian n
Church. and said that less than 200
priests had been exiled or incarcerat-
ed In prison since tho revolution in
1917. He said the beet sugar, steel
are on stable foundation and that
through cooperative societies the
middlemen and excessive costs Of re-
failing foodstuffs have largely been
eliminated.
Concluding, the North Dakota
originally been an advocate Of the
league Of nations. his observations
IN Europe had convinced him Of the
folly OF this country's entering the
compact to avoid war might favor
ably be entered.
EN<H Ar
Evening star., 1924-01-27
Ford Runs 81 Miles on
Gallon of Gasoline

A new automatic and self-regulat-
ing device has been invented by
John A. StranSky, 2246 Fourth St,
Pukwana, South Dakota, with which
automobiles have made from 40 to
81 miles on a, gallon of gasoline.
1t removes all carbon and prevents
spark plug trouble and overheating.
1t can be installed by any one in five
minutes. Mr. Stransky wants
agents and is willing to send a
sample at his own risk. Write Him
lodaY-AdYertiSem
Evening star., 1924-01-27
PRISONER IS RETURNED.
s. e. Barton, Arrested in Missis-
sippi. to Face Check Charge.

Samuel Edward Barton Of Silver
Creek. Ga, who was arrested In
VicksburG. Miss. on complaint of
Representative Gordon Lee of Georgia
was brought back to Washington yes
terday. to face charges of false pre-
lenses and passing fraudulent
checks.
Representative Lee charged the
man had appeared at his Offices rep
resentinE himself to be constituent
and asking to be introduced at a
bank. Barton was said to have de-
posted check for 81 100 onNa Georgia
bank at tho Riggs National Bank and
the next day he drew checks for $3.50.
A search through the south was
made.
Evening star., 1924-01-27

located the body of miner. The vic
tim, 1t was said, had been caught un-
der the cave-in and his life crushed
out.
The body was found just off the
sixth heading and shortly after it was
taken out the toiling miners broke
through the rockfall Their hopes
that the remainder of the workings
was clear was soon blasted when they
came upon another cave-in just inside
the heading. Here they were delayed
until timber and canvas were brought
in to make brattices.
Evening star., 1924-01-27
Makes the Deaf Hear
lRemnrkabIe Invention Enables the
Deaf to Hear All Sounds
(.lAAYly.

/ Every one who is troubled with deaf
ness In any form will be interested In
| the announcement Of the DictOgrsph Prod
nets Corporation. Suite 13o1E. No. 20
West And Street, New York. that they
have at last perfected device which will
enable every one whose auditory nerve Is
not entirely destroyed to hear as per
fcctiy as one whose hearing is normal. To
test IL thoroughly they sent II to num-
ber of people who had been deaf for years.
and they report most gratifying results.
Many state that they hear the slightest
sound with perfect ease and that their
natural hearing has been greatly i'm
proved. The manufacturers are so proud !
Of their achievement and SO confident that
every deaf person will be amazed and de
lighted with It. that they offer to send 1t
to any one by prepaid parcel post on ten
days free trial. They do not ship C.. o. |
D., nor do they require any deposit. but !
send 1t entirely at their own risk and er-
pense. allowing the user ten full days to |
try II and decide whether they want to |
keep 1t or not As there ia no obligation |
whatever. every one who is troubled with |
deafness In any form should take advan- |
tage of this liberal free trial offer. Just |
| send them yOur name and address for de-
scriptive literature and free trial request |
Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star., 1924-01-27

For All Social Functfons
Order the flowers from GUIDE. 1912 F
street.-Advertisemen
Evening star., 1924-01-27
40 TO as ENTOMBED
IN MINE EXPLOSION
AT SHANKTOWN. PA.

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-01-27

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Evening star., 1924-01-06
Stories of Furs and Fur Trapping.
From the Trap to the Market.

THE trapper's life. is one of dan
gers and hazards. His. season.
which extends roughly from the first
of October to the time Of the break
ing up of the ice in the spring, is
filed with the thrill Of winning his
prize in every sort Of weather--be 1t
sun, rain or blizzard.
Some one has said that the trap
per's months are the ones contain
Ing the letter r. Except for the
first and last, September and April,
this is true. Throughout the others
the animals pelts are in their prime,
or fuIl-furred. state.
Stripping the furs from the ami
mails and drying them is an art.
Not all pelts may be handled In the
same way. Some must be cured with
salt; others may be stretched. Some
must be cleaned; many Of them dyed.
The final appearance Of the fur when
1t Is made up into the article for sale
has undergone many changes OF
hands and processes of identifying,
30 that IL oftentimes bears little re.
,emblance to the creature OF the
woods that first wore 1t.
The game of trapping must take
on additiosA adventure when the
Evening star., 1924-01-06

One day a neighbor asked Brother
Bear how he felt. Brother Bear said
he felt very diabolical."
"Diabolical," replied his neighbor,
means pertaining to the devir."
Well" replied Brother Black Bear.
II heard bluejay use that word an
l just thought I'd try it out
Brother Bear always held that it
was incorrect to say "I saw a man"
You saw wood" said Brother Black
Bear. land you seen a man."
x y X
One time a traveller going to a near
by town offered to buy any supplies
that Brother Bear wanted. Brother
Bear said his medical department was
getting low and he asked the traveller
to bring him two dollars worth of
"skaIy-kanutin." The traveller re-
turned and reported that the druggist
at that place said that that there was
no such drug as "skalykanutin."
Evening star., 1924-01-06

WITH the long winter evenings
w here this good indoor game,
which can be played by a whole
group Of your friends, is just the
thing. The following articles are nee
essary: An old table (preferably one
of the felt-covered card tables), some
cardboard, few thumb tacks, one
dried pea, some soda straws. two salt
shakers and two pepper shakers Gall
four alike, If possible).
The illustration shows how the ta-
BILE is used. The cardboard is cut
into strips two and one-half inches
high and thumbtacked all around the
table SO that the pea (Which serves
as the ball) will not be blown off the
field. The salt and pepper shakers
are placed as goals.
Any number may play the game,
Just SO there is an even number OF
players on each side. Every player
IL given q straw and the pea is placed
In the center Of the table. AT the
signal, 60, the two teams try to blow
the pea through their opponents goal
posts. Each goal so made counts six
points. After scoring a goal the ball
II placed in the center Of the field
and a player on the scoring side is
given one free blow at the pea to see
whether he can make 1t go through
the goal posts from the center of the