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Evening star., 1924-02-21
ESCAPING PRISONERS
HOLD UP POLICEMAN
Saw Bars Of Cell and 0verpower
City Jail Guard in Rich
mond.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, February 21.-Os-
car Brooks and Benny Valentine, ne
Toes, described by the police as
desperate characters" under sem
tence to long terms in the state pen
itentiary here. sawed their way from
cells In the city Jail early today.
overpowered the guard, then held up
the patrolman on the beat outside
and made good their escape. The fu-
gitives are armed with pistols taken
from the guard. Frank Silva, and Pa
trolman p. R. Akers.
Brooks was under sentence to
twenty-six years Imprisonment and
Valentine. his confederate in a series
of highway robberiss here last fall
had been sentenced to nine years
and had two more indictments pend
ing against him. They were being
held at the city Jail awaiting trans
fer to the penitentiap.
Police officials are of the opinion
that the bars of the cell were sawed
several days and that the two
ment for their dash. About o'clock
this morning, it is thought. they got
out OF the cell and attacked Silva
while he was making his rounds.
W TN tne Suaru pistol In their pos
session they slipped quietly from
the Jail.
Outside, while one of them held
up Policeman Akers. the other struck
him on the head with an old shoe.
They then took his pistol. fired three
shots at his feet and disappeared in
the darkness.
Another prisoner in the same cell
tried to follow Brooks and Valentine,
but became wedged between the bars.
AS soon as the alarm was sounded
by Policeman Akers. a dragnet was
spread about the city and the
authorities of other places in .Eir-
giria and nearby; states were noti-
fed. A reward Of 500 each was
offered for the capture or information
leading to the capture of the
fuEitiveS.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

There are other directions in which
court proceedings would be admirable.
Congress today is spending its
time solemnly and partisanly debat-
ing an income tax measure. 1t is
like discussing the size of a faucet
you would put in barrel leaking
between half the slaves. If We can
have honest administration of the
taxes that are collected. the rate of
income tax will take care of itself.
IF this country were invaded by
an alien foe and l were a young man,
T. believe l. would offer myself for its
defense. 1t has been attacked by
something more dangerous than a
military invasion by a foreign foe.
Corruption has attacked the govern
ment at it's heart. / believe 1 am a
patriotic citizen. and l propose to
offer the same service in fighting this
danger that young man should Of
fer in fighting a military invasion. ]
am really enlisted in this matter be-
cause of profound conviction.
MY attitude hides no motives OF
partisan nship.- / haze. been a lifelong
republican. I believe that the facts
are not fullE-presented to the country,
and even when presented are not be-
ing acted on "a. .r-s>--T
Evening star., 1924-02-21

assisted by II. r. Noble, a radio en-
gineer.
Instr nctiOn Broad.
Mr.. Heron explained to the new
class that the INSTRUCTION in the con-
struction Of radio receiving sets
would range from the simplest crys-
tai receiver to the complicated hetro-
dyne and super-hytrodyne. One OF
the principal aims in the operation
instruction. he pointed out, would be
to teach tho proper method Of tuning
in regenerative sets in order to elm
tnAte howIing. instruction also will
be given in the theoretical principles
OF radio.
The class will meet Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday evenings Labo-
ratory work will be conducted from
$50 to $50 O'Clock. The theory in
struction will be given from $50 to
$50.
Fifteen nurses from Gallinger Hos
pital have completed a course in die
tetics at the Mckinley Tigh Night
School, IT was announced today by
Charles W. Rippey. principal. All
but three OF them won credits. The
nurses began their course October J..
The class was instructed by Miss
Gertrude Brown.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

years is subject only to a tax Of 12h
per cent.
: Urging adoption Of the amendment.
Representative Rainey. democrat Illi-
nots. declared it would increase gov
ernment revenue sufficiently to per-
nit a reduction of the automobile
excise taxes. Representative Mills,
republican, New York, opposed it.
Earned Income Section
The amendment to the earned in
come section, also proposed by Mr..
Garner. was adopted on a tellers'
tote, 1f1 to 134. record votes not be-
ing possible under the rules. 1t pro-
yides that earned incomes. allowed a
q hrp per cent deduction reduction in tax by the
wages, salaries and professional fees
and other compensation received for
personal services, reasonable com
penSation or allowance for personal
service where income is derived from
combined personal service and capital
Tn prosecution by unincorporated ed
persons of agriculture or other bus
iness."
I The, amendment is designed to in
elude Incomes of merchants and far
mers for purposes of this reduction,
Mr.. Garner said. Representative
Mills. New York, and Begg, Ohio. re-
publicans, insisted the provision in
the bill declaring all incomes of
$4,000 earned for purposes Of this re-
duction took care of the farmers
whereas the amendment complicated
administration of the provision "to an
almost impossible degree" The
amendment then was amended on mo-
tfon of Representative TilSon, repub-
lican, Connecticut, to provide that
only 20 per cent of such incomes as
the anne iendment included shall be
eligible for the reduction. The bill
already restricted the amount of in
comes on which the 25 per cent re-
duction might be made to a maximum
Of $4,000. i
! The section on evasion of surtaxes
By incorporation, which was amended
in committee from the original Mel
lou bill draft to require the Secretary
nr the Treasury to impose penalties
=. "unreasonable" profits are with
;.eld from distribution, was read over
without question and automatically
approved. The section in the original
Mellon draft required that the Secre-
tary find first that a corporation was
evading the law before imposing the
penalty.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

John NJ Riordan, cashier of the
Bank of Commerce and Savings,
writes that as 4 boy he delivered
Stars on route between B street
southeast and Maryland avenue
northeast and 1st street northeast
and 4th street southeast. Mr. Rior-
dan, who resides at 4O1 9Th street
southeast, near the scene of his
youthful labors, says he has been a
constant reader of The Star all his
life.
Charles ". Heider, connected with
the firm of W. s. HibbS & Co, says
he was carrying a Star route many
q day before the present Star build@
ing was erected. This was while
the new" Post Office Department
building was in leisurely process of
erection. THAT was quite a few
years ago." adds Mr.. Heider, but does
not say how many.
Robert c. Lester, 146 w street
northwest. served a route in Tenley-
town in the early nineties. His pa
pers often reached him rather late,
owing to poor car service. One night.
when they did not come until PM,
the leading article, he recalls dis
tinctly, describes the burning Of the
former Star office, and was headed
The Star Still Shines"
Evening star., 1924-02-21
NOLAN RITES TODAY.

Funeral services for John H. Nolan
who died Sunday at Walter Reed Hos
pftal, were held at 10 o'clock this
morning at Immaculate Conception
Church, sth and N streets northwest.
Interment was in Mount Olivet ccme-
terry.
The pallbearers, members of the
Gridiron Club, of which he was
member, were: William e. Brigham,
Henry Hall, Henry L. West, Leroy r.
Vernon. Herndon Morseu and ]. Harry
Cunnin CHAM.
Evening star., 1924-02-21
100000 SUIT IS FILED.
Marion Star Owners Claim Dam
ages Against Vanderlip.
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 21.-Roy ID.
Moore and Louis II. Brush, joint own
ers of the Marion Star. are plaintlHs
in federal court against Frank A.
Vanderlfp, retired banker. for seo0.ooo,
alleging slander and libel as the re-
suit of the bankers purported utter
ances in an address at Ossining, ". V,
on February IL. Three separate
causes of action. each asking 100000
damages, are cited in their petition.
on file today.
The papers assert that Mr.. Wander
lip wickedly and maiiciousiy cnarsed
Brush and Moore with bribing former
President Harding Ito fail to perform
certain of his official duties as Presi-
dent. and that the bribe consisted In
the payment to the former PRESIDENT
of $3.50, 900 in the purchase of the Ma
rion Star, which was more than twice
it's fair price"
Attack on Harding.
The vanderlip speech. it was
charged, was an attack upon the in
tegrity of the late President by I'M
nlyine that the sale of his newspaper
was involved in the naval reserve OIL
leases investigation
1t was further charged the Wander
lip statements accused the piaintiHS
of being financially irresponsible and
insolyent and not able to meet their
financial obligations and not entitled
to credit In consequence the mar
ket value of the preferred and COM
mon stock tof the newSpaper) has
been greatly reduced and the PLAIN
tiffs have suffered great damage be-
cause thereof.
Second Cause of Action.
The second cause of action was
based upon the charge that MIR. Van
deriip caused his speech to be printed
in the New York Tribune. ..
The third cause is based upon the
admission of Mr.. Vanderlip before the
Senate Investigating committee that
he approved the copy OF the speech
which was presented to him in his
office in New York February IL by
Press, and which speech later was
transmitted to the Associated Press
A statement issued by Mr.. Brush
and Mr.. Moore read:
Our decision to file a damage suit
after very serious and mature delib-
Grafton. BY initiating these proceed
ings 1t Is our desire not only to clear
our own records by legal process, but
to wipe out the defamation OF the
name and memory of President Hard
ing.
NO Legal Dixtinetion.
Mr.. Vanderlip has insisted that Ee
did not broadcast a rurnor, but that
he merely broadcasted the fact that
a rumor was being broadcasted.' This
rather fine distinction has had no
ameIioratfng effect on the slander and
we are advised by our counsel that
there is no legal distinction.
Although Mr.. Vanderlip had full
opportunity to retract his statements
when he appeared before the Senate
committee, he failed to do SO, and has
enofeavored to excuse his utterance
on the, ground that he was only
'broadc:.sting the fact that ugly ru-
mors wero t,eing broadcast
THE onl:' sure and satisfactory
vindicasson we can obtain Is in the
courts through the action we have
brought.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

siding in another city. Mcdowell was
promptly denied the opportunity to
withdraw from George Washington
University and was dishonorably dis
missed.
Many younger residents Of Wash
ington remembered the young student
and told how he had deceived them
into believing he had been graduated
from the university with honors and
was writing stories for magazines
He made his home with an aunt, Mrs:
Grace Putnam Meredith, on Maryland
avenue. Mrs. Meredith now lives in
Virginia.
Mcdowell gave no outward demon
stration Of an abnormal nature-the
nature said to have prompted him to
forge his way into college, deceive
his friends. burn his sisters to death
and finally bring his career to a
staggering climax by shooting to
death his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
II. Mcdowell. Among his acQuaint-
ances he was accepted as handsome
young man with a remarkable intel
lect,
Evening star., 1924-02-21
MORSE CASE DEFERRED,

Justice Siddons of the District Su-
nreme Court today deferred until
March hearing on the habeas corpus
proceeding by which Edwin A. Morse.
SON of Charles W. Morse, shipbuilder.
seeks to prevent removal to New
York city to answer an Indictment
charging the use of the mails to de-
fraud. Attorney Nash lockwood of
New York asked for the delay, but
was opposed by A. T. Warner, special
assistant to Attorney General Daugh-
erty. The hearing had been sched-
uled for today
Evening star., 1924-02-21
President to Speak
By Radio Tomorrow
From, White House

President Coolidge tomorrow
night will deliver the second radio
address he has made from tho
White House since he became
Chief Executive. 1t will be In
commemoration of the anniver-
sary Of the birth of Washington
and will be broadcast through
stations WEAF Of New York and
WCAP Of Washington.
While given in acceptance Of an
invitation from the International
Rotary Club, the address will be
general in nature and addressed to
the American people
Evening star., 1924-02-21
EULOGY ON WASHINGTON.

Eulogy of George Washington mark
ed the weekly luncheon of the Lions
Club at the New willard Hotel yes
terday. Roger Whiteford. member of
the club, deplored the lack OF out
standing men In this age Of the same
caliber az the nations drst Presi-
dent
Music and entertainment we're pro-
vided, and the club Joined IN tAe, ,4pG.
ing Of old-time songs.
Evening star., 1924-02-21
EXHIBIT OF EDUCATION.

A general exhibit of character edu-
cation will be held in Chicago during
the convention of the department of
superintendent of the National Edu-
cation Association. which opens Sat-
urday aud will continue until Febru-
airy 90. The exhibit will be under the
direction Of Milton Fairchild. chair
man of the Character Education In
stitution of Washington. 1t contains
contributions from the leading think
ers Of America and gives the results
Of most recent researches into the
problems of character education.
Evening star., 1924-02-21
FIND 3 WHO SAW
GREENE SHOOTING
Detective Bureau Investiqa-
tors Fail to Confirm Dry
Agents Story.

Three witnesses to the shooting af-
fray between alleged bootleggers and
dry raiders in the alley near Pennsyl-
Eania avenue and John Marshall place.
when Senator Greene of Vermont was
struck by a stray bullet, have been
located by Investigators from the de-
teotive bureau, and none Of them con
nrms the contention of Prohibition
Agent Otis Fisher that he and po-
iicemen accompanying him were fired
on before he used his weapon, it was
learned today.
Meanwhile Senator Greene's -condi-
ton at Emergency Hospital was said
TINS morning to be more favorable
Grafton Monday night. This state
Inent was made by DR.. Linville, the
senator's family physician, today as
re lett the hospital. D.,
Inquiry I'm Progress.
headquarters investigation has
96een going on in earnest. Detectives
Sweeney and Waldron, Fowler and
Flaherty, Nermillion and Thompson
nave been combing every possible
heId Tor data on circumstances sur
rounding the shooting. 1t was
learned ei today that they had discover
PSos'fc cAy Aooi lD
the shooting in their canvass Of
houses in the alley. None of these
witnesses has told a story about the
shooting. which includes the angle
that the alleged bootleggers fired
upon their pursuers, 1t is understood
but each maintains, it was said, thai
F1sher was the only one seen firing.
Inspector Grant has given orders
that the probe is to be thorough
going and that any possible Tangible
clue is to be followed TO the end
The detectives have a completo lkt
OF houses in the alley and OF paace:
in the neighborhood where witnesses
might possibly have seen the shoot
ing, and the canTassing is stin going
on.
DATA Given L. S. Attorney.
AS rapidly as data accumulate they
are turned over to Maj. Peyton Ger
don. district attorney. The special
agents of the intelligence unit Of the
bureau of internal revenue. under
Elmer Trey, who are also conducting
an investigation, have thus far un-
covered nothing startling, it was
stated at their headquarters The dis
position there is to allow the police
full sway in their investigation, since
the case is regarded as a matter of
local interest as much as of interest
to those supervising the activities OF
prohibition agents.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

Among the recipients of Legion of
Honor awards just made by the
French government to woman farm
ers for attachment to the land and
the upbringing of large families"
is one farm woman who has had
twenty-three thiidren. Three died
on the battlefield and nine others
are working with their mother on
the farm.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

A farmer of Frederick county. Va,
who lost a~pocketbook containing
s117, found it several weeks later
as a result Of following directions
given by his wife, who said she had
dreaRNd about the pocketbook land
could see it lying near some bushes
at the edge OF the garden"
Evening star., 1924-02-21

L.ouisiana's first woman sheriff is
Mrs Ella Mccoy Gilbert, who has
been appointed to the office In Frauk-
lin parish. 80 E-- Z.
Evening star., 1924-02-21
CONFESSED SLAYER
ONCE D. c. STUDENT

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PROVISIONS Of TAX
ON STOCK PROFITS
) CHANGED BY HOUSE

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BY BIG LIBEL SUIT

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Embexxlo00at - CHARGED In IN in
dictment against James n DoxIateA,
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Leadin' citizens up to the juno.
ton has hired smart Alick from
somewhere or other to boost the
town. Too tired to boost it 'em.
selves, I guess.
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THE WORLD WE
LIVE IN
By Dave Sentner.

~ ANK forgers would make a
better living by counter
- feiting the autograph Of
Babe Ruth on big league base.
balls.
We will now see how mary of
the Presidential candidates will
be able to walk the plank
One way to get hubby to sweep
the house is to scatter golf balls
around and put a whiskbroom en-
the end of a golf stick.
A scientist says that the world
will come to an end within the
next million years. At last the
end OF war is in sight.
There Is always room at the
top OF savings bank.
Just because Uncle Sam las q
beard that doesn't make Russia
a brother Republic.
In olden times he'd shine his shoes
When boy would call on lady fair.
But nowadays he goes to court
With lustrous shine upon his hair.
Escalators for salmon have
been built in the Columbia River.
That's nothing new, as escalatnrs
for sardines have been used for
some time in the New York sub.
way.
There are more inspiring sights
than the skyline at a vacation
bathing beach.
Smoking in jail cells is barred
by a Bergen, N. J. police offitiah
Perhaps he's afraid they'll spoil
the Persian rugs.
The country seems to be full
of people by the name Of PULL
man" if there's anything Al a
bathroom towel.
An historian is now claiming
that the age of Methuselah has
been exaggerated by three hun
bred years. Perhaps it was a
bootlegger who figured out his
age originally.
The League of Nations advo.
Gates are in the majority il the
census of people who say III
tell the world" means anything.
The hardest work man ever
does is in planning how to spt nd
his vacation.
The eggs must have come be-
fore the hen, because hens
couldn't live that old.
An injunction has been. asked
by New Jersey man to restrain
his neighbours dog from barking.
Tramps are now thinking of ask
ing for constitutional amend
ment to prevent dogs from biting.
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Thank Goodness You Don't
Have to Take The Nasty
Tasting, iii Smelling Oil
Any More For McCoy's Cod
Liver Oil Tablets Can Be
Purchased At Any Drug
Store.

why should any old person let
feebleness overwhelm them in these
enlightened days? Surely everyone
knows by this time that Cod Liver
Oil contains more vitamines than
anything else on earth and is the
greatest body builder in the world.
You'll like to take McCoy's Cod
Liver Oil Tablets--they are sugar
coated and as easy 10 take as candy
and they do help old people.
Why not try being 10 years
younger again--why not grow
stronger in body. in mind, In vital
ity? Why not take McCoy's Cod
Liver Oil Tablets and drop 10
years from your age in 80 days?
We mean this literally, of course.
we believe that a. 30 days treat
ment will make you feel 10 years
younger--but at any rate try them
for so days and IL you are not
satisfied get your money back
0 tablets-60 cents at Peoples Drug
Stores or any progressive druggist.
Be sure and get McCoy's-the orig
inal and genuine.
McCoy's
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UNCLE EZRA
OBSERVES
By La Monte WaldrOn.
M EENIE sPRIGGINs says
"A it amt respectable to be
~ in fashion no more.

49, In IaShlon no more.
Ladies SEWN circle. is still
broadcastin' all the gossip Of these
here parts.
Teller what's always boastin'
about his bran new house giner-.
ally forgets to mention the mort
gage.
Some folks amt never salts.
fled After they git out of the
hospital follerin' AN auto wreck
they go right an git new car.
Those nations over in Europe
remind me Of Sally Ann Bibb an
Sophrony Speaker. They keep on
pesterin' till somethin' happens.
I knowed a Teller once that
thought he was Julius Caesar.
They locked him up, sayin' he
wasn't in his right mind. But
know several fellers down to
the village that think they're
mighty sight, more important than
Caesar. an they manage to stay
loose.
Trouble with the folks down to
the city is that they have to work
too hard for a good time.
Many a barn that needs paint.
IN has got pretty Expensive car
into it.
Folks over to the Corners is
Dustin right into the big town
class. Got a 'lectric sign now
over Jimson's RESTRAINT you kin
see near two miles.
Needn't tell me gals is none
happier n they use to be when
they had one nice gown an rode
out behind OIL Dobbin in a fust-
class buggy.
Feller from the city come by
n q car Thursday an asks me
why l don't git gait on an go
live in a live town. I told him 1
didn't aim to break no records
eatln' OF my meals or rushin'
down the street to see if could
git somewhere quicker n anybody
else.
Reform society is snoopin'
round Hank Jinkins' cellar.
Heard his cider was gittin' SO hard
1t was agin the law.
Julyet Jinks says that il that
teller in that yaller car don't come
back this way pritty soon she
Amt never goin' to git married.
The farmer kin raise bout
ev'rythin' but his own wages.
Pete F'limmer's little boy, Ed,
run away last week, headed for
Floridy. But he got back bout
meal time.
Leadin' citizens up to the juno.
ton has hired smart Alick from
somewhere or other to boost the
town. Too tired to boost it EN-.
selves, I guess.
Mrs. Piffingtoh Whittle has got
her a gown from some hifalutin'
forrin dressn1aker that is the talk
OF the hull female population over
to the Corners. Judgin' from the
upper part Of it, looks to me as if
she ought to Of got 1t for half
Ofice l,t
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Pete Flimmer's little boy, Ed,
run away last week, headed for
Floridy. But he got back bout
meal time
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Many a barn that needs paint.
IN has got pretty Expensive car
into it.
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Folks over to the Corners is
Dustin right into the big town
class. Got 'lectric sign now
over Jimson's RESTRAINT you kin
see near two miles.
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McCoY's

Cod Liver Oil Tablets
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Trouble with the folks down to
the city is that they have to work
too hard for a good time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-12

The farmer kin raise bout
sv'rythtn' but his own wages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-12

One way to get hubby to sweep
the house is to scatter golf balls
around and put a whiskbroom en-
the end of a golf stick.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-12

We will now see how mary of
the Presidential candidates will
be able to walk the plank
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-12

A scientist says that the world
will come to an end within the
next million years. At last the
end of war is in sight.