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MRS. DoAENy HAD FALLS NOTE.
oil masnate's Wife TestlfIes At Los
Angeles Trial.

Los Angeles.-The calling of Mrs. E.
L. D6heny, wife of the oil magnate,
to the stand in the Governments suit
for cancellation of the Pan-American
Company leases revealed for the first
time the signature Of Albert B. Fall on
the 100000 note given Doheny by
Fall The signature was later offered
in evidence.
Being questioned by former Senator
Atlee Pomerene Of the Government
counsel. Mrs. Doheny related the in
cidents in connection with the tearing
of Of the signature. and said it is now
in Mr.. Hogans pocket. Mrs. Doheny
admitted that she. together with her
husband, had torn the signature from
the note on a train after leaving New
York. When asked why the signature
had been removed, Mrs. Doheny stated
that Mr., Doheny told her he had
loaned Fan 100000. and that IL they
had been accidentally killed the exec
utors of the estate would try to collect
the note. which might leave Fall in
an embarrassing position. According
to her Testimony, Mr.. Doheny then
said: "TlI tear the signature of. I'll
keep the note and you keep the sigma
ture.
Later testimony revealed the sig
nature had been held in a safe deposit
box in Los Angeles,
Judge Mccormick ruled to admit e.
L. Doheny's testimony before the Sen
ate committee after the oil magnates
refusal 70 testify.
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BODY FOUND IN
MOUNTAIN WOODS
Yale Man, Teacher, Missing
Since Aug. 1, Starved to
Death; Guilty Sought.

Philadelphia.-The body of Henry
Handy McHenry, of Ardmore, Yale
graduate and former teacher at the
West Chester Normal School, strange
ly missing since August 1, was found
chained to a tree in the thickest OF
Green Mountain. six miles from Trout
Run, above Williamsport.
A heavy iron chain fifteen feet long
had been wrapped around the tree and
then locked by a loop around Me
Henry's neck,
McHenry had been left sufficient
leeway to walk and crawl in a small
circle around the tree.
The ground in the circle was beaten
with his footsteps. From all appear
anees he had been dead about tive
months, and apparently had sue
cumbed to starvation.
McHenry disappeared while visiting
friends in this city Hunters, in find
ing their way through the thick woods
came across the body. He was dressed
in a light summer suit, brown shoes,
silk hose and cap
State troopers. city and county Off.
GERS Of Williamsport and Lyeoming
county. Immediately started a joint
Investigation in an effort to solve
Lyeoming eounty's most mystifying
case in years. 1t is assumed the case
is one of homicide.
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Lack Of Breeze Prevents
Gibson Island Yacht Race

Baltimore. The Gibson Island
yacht race scheduled Sunday. for the
silver plate offered by Cough W.
Thompson was called off at 3;l5 P. NJ.
when it became evident it would be
impossible 20 sail
The yachts and their shippers were
in readiness, but there was no breeze.
Some Of the shippers climbed aboard
their boats and hoisted the sails. but
the only thing that showed movement
was the tide.
Finally the weatherwise yachtsmen
gathered on the end of the pier de
elared that there was no wind in sight
for the balance Of the month and the
race was declared of.
It was announced at the club that in
all probability no further attempt to
hold the race would be made this sea
son. The attempt the Sunday pre-
vious resulted in dead calm over
taking the boats with half Of the
distance to be sailed.
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LEGION EK-HEAD
SHOT IN OFFICE
]. G. Emery Is Wounded By
Husband Of His
Stenographer.

Grand Rapids the words
you broke up my home" on his lips
Chedeil Simpson. fourty-four years old,
fired bullet into the left shoulder of
Col John G. Emery, veteran of Can
tigny. the Argonne and ST. Mihiel
and former national commander of
the American Legion. The shooting
was in Emery's real estate -ofice,
where Simpsons twenty-six-year-oId
wife is employed as steographer.
Colonel Emery is at a local hospital
and Simpson, against whom Mrs.
Simpson recently filed suit for divorce
is in cell charged with assault with
intent to kill,
Colonel Emery, who is fortyrthree
years old and married. could give no
reason why Simpson singled him out
as the cause of his domestic troubles.
The mans wife, according to Emery
has been employed in the real estate
office only a fortnight and he had
never seen either Simpson or Mrs.
Simpson before that time He said:
Mrs. Simpson had told me she had
filed suit for divorce. She came to
me and said her husband had come to
the office again in a very intoxicated
condition. and that she was afraid of
him.
81 walked into the outer Office where
Simpson stood and asked him what
he wanted. When refused to permit
him to enter my private Office. where
Mrs. Simpson had remained. he pulled
gun, leveled it at me and shouted
You're a dirty dog and everybody
knows it. You're trying to break up
my home"
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Maryland
State Briefs
81, 1926, 900 Tax
Yield From Gas


Annapolis. probable Is
per cent. increase in gasoline CON
sumption in Maryland, the State tax
Of two cents a gallon collected by
Comptroller William S. Gordy for road
maintenance will reach s1.325,OO0 for
the fiscal year ending September 80,
according to estimates OF the State
Roads Commission
This represents an increase Of $685.
SAG over receipts from the one cent
tax of 1923. but snalyzed on monthly
basis means that during the calendar
year of 1924 about $1,000 900 will be
collected from the two-cent tax.
The total of the 1924 fiscal year tax
received by the commission to date is
S1,175,117 1t is estimated that the
last months receipts will amount to
about s1750O0. which will carry the
total tax to about s1,s25.0O0.
Owing to the fact that three months
of receipts in this tax is from the one
cent tax which was collected until De-
eember II, 1928, this does not give a
fair estimate of what the two-cent tax
actually will net during a calendar
year.
Analysis Of the figures, however,
shows that the total number of gal
Ions Of gasoline used during the fiscal
year will reach S12,5OO.0oO. which will
make the gasoline tax about s1.6O0, 900
for the calendar year.
The one-cent tax in 1928 netted a
total Of s656,651 As compared with
the estimated amount that will be
consumed this year. which is given as
s12.5O0,00O, the increase in gasoline
used this year will be about 155,94S,-
O00 gallons.
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IhBRIE'S FATE
TOLD BY ENVOY
Consul Was Stoned to Death
in Hospital BY Natives
TILES TORN FROM FLOOR
Fanatics Believed Camera He Aimed
Al Sacred We'll Desth-pealing
wespon-Reseued BY
Police.
TlLEs TORN FROM FLOOR

New YoFk-How Robert Imbrie
American Consul at Teheran and for
mer Baltimore lawyer. was stoned to
death by natives as he lay unconscious
upon an operating table was related
by Joseph F. Kornfeld United States
Minister to Persia. just resigned. who
returned on the Leyiathan with re
port of the tragedy, which he will sub
nit to the State Department at Wash
lngton. He related:
In Teheran, as in most Persian
cities, there are drinking fountains
where are stationed self constituted
attendants, who, in the name CT a
Mohammedan saint, Abbas. solicit
aims. At the time Of the Imbrie affair.
there had gained wide CIRCULATION the
story Of a miracle that was reputed 20
have occurred at one of these foun-
tains only few weeks before.
The fountain became the gathering
place Of thrOnged thousands, who tied
themselves to it and Tapped up the
trickling water or fought their way
toward 1t and prayed.
"Imbrie heard Of this. One day he
strapped on a camera and, with his
aide, named Seymour, drove in
barouche to the miracle spot. Imbric
forced his way through the crowd to
take photograph. The natives
surged around him, clamoring, and he
fed to the barouche and drove ava,
Behind the carriage the infuriated
natives ran. shouting Stop him! The
infidel has killed four of the faithful
and poisoned the waters Of the foun.
tainl'"
Although he was not wholly in.
formed of events that Immediately .ol-
lowed, said Mr.. Kornfeld, the gist Of
conflicting reports was that the ma
tives believed Imbrie's camera to be
a weapon which silently dispatched
death.
They overhauled Seymour in an
aIleyway. where he had taken refuge.
and mauled him" he continued. "They
pursued Imbrie into a teashop; they
'clubbed and stoned him until the
police rescued him and carried him
to a hospital
Even then the natives were not
satisfied. They elamored for Imbrie's
life in atonement for their Mohamme-
dan saint. Abbas They stormed the
hospital. battered down the doors and,
finding Imbrie unconscious upon an
operating table, tore the tiles from the
floor and crushed out his life with
them"
The State Department already was
in possession Of evidence supporting
the story he related. said Mr.. Kornfeld
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INCOME TAX
LISTS UNVEILED
Returns Thrown Open to Public
Inspection
RECEIPTS SHOW DECREASE
Treasury Department Announces Fall.
ing of OF s7i.4s4,7s5
Owing TO New
Law.
RECEIPTS SHOW DECREASE

Washington.--A seven-year veil OF
secrecy has been lifted from Federal
income-tax returns by the Bureau Of
Internal Revenue.
Acting by direction OF the 1924 rev
enue act, Commissioner David II. Blair
dispatched an order to all internal
revenue collectors to make available
for public inspection complete lists OF
taxpayers. showing the amounts due
from each.
Though the clause in the new law
constituting income tax returns as
open records has been upon the
statute books nearly Ave months, the
dramatically sudden issuance Of the
Blair order seemed to find many col
lectors bewildered as to its scope and
significance Several refused point
blank to answer specific inquiries in
regard to returns.
1t was only after the NEST bitter tax
fight the two houses of.Congress have
witnessed in years that provision for
publicity of income tax returns was
retained in the 1924 act. Its retention
was the work OF the Democrst-Insur-
gent coalition that defeated the Repub-
lican forces in both House and Senate
at virtually every angle Of debate upon
the measure.
The principal argument against the
publicity clause was that it might
prove ruinous in the case Of closely
competitive businesses where rivals
would be enabled to scan each others
returns and derive valuable and CON
identiaI data. In spite of all opposi-
tion the provision carried.
At the same time the Treasury an
nounced a decrease Of S71, ,464, ,7s5 in
total collections of the Internal Rev.
eDue Bureau. due to the new law.
The statement issued by the bureau
said:
The records which are open to the
public are the ofiiciaI assessment lists.
They show a. complete history Of each
persons transactions with the Govern
ment in regard to his income tax mat
ters."
Taxes collected by the Bureau from
July to September 80. 1924, were dis
tinctly lower than the collection last
year, it was learned at the Treasury.
This decrease Is noticed in nearly
all classes of taxes and shows the
effects of the new revenue law of 1924.
Income taxes alone were sic. 6.422, ,2ss.51
less than for the same period last
year. This years income tax revenue
was s4OO,0O2,S57, while last year it
was s416, ,425.Os1.
Total collections of the Bureau
amounted to s622.s1s.s24, a decrease
of 81, 1876 sfrom last year.
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U. S. IN NARCOTICS CONFERENCE

Representative Porter Again VIII
Head American Delegation.
Washington. - Repres a tive
Stephen G. Porter, of Pennsylvania
chairman of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, again will head the Amer
lean delegation to the international
conference for the control of narcotics
in Geneva, Switzerland, on November
II. Other members of the delegation
will he Bishop Charles E. Brent, OF
New York; Dr. Rupert Blue. former
surgeon-general of the United States;
Mrs. Elizabeth Washburn Wright. and
Edwin L. Neville. of the Department
of State.
The conference will be held under
the auspices of the League of Nations
and American participation was unan
imously authorized by Congress last
session.
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State are expected to be broken, ac-
eording to the Weather Bureau
The forecast for Monday and Tues
day calls for continued fair weather
with little change in temperature and
moderate westerly winds
Wheat farmers of the State want
rain. James H. Spencer. local meteor
oiogist. said The weather map, how
ever. contained no promise Of preeipi-
tation in the immediate future. Only
once before, Mr.. Spencer added, was
this section visited by such long
and continuous period Of dry weather,
and that was in October. 1920. when
there were 27 days Of drought
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Upton TO CHALLENGE AGAIN.


New York.-Sir Thomas Upton,
irish sportsman. who has failed in
four attempts to win the Americas cup
in yachting. will make another effort
in 1926, he said upon his arrival on
the Leviathan for a six-week visit to
this country.
Il have definitely decided to chal-
lenge again." he said. but could not
do 1t this year because an interna-
tional conference Of yachtsmen now
being held in London has not decided
upon the specifications for universal
regulations to be observed in future
races"
The new Upton boat will be named
Shamrock V.
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HoNDURAN War RENEWED.
600 Reported Killed In Battle At
AJuterique.

San salvador-Six hundred men
were killed and many wounded in a
battle between the Government and
revolutionary forces at Aiuterique, ae-
cording to reports received here from
Tegueigalpa, Honduras.
The advices add that Government
army is marching toward ocotepeque
in an attempt to recapture the town,
which is in the hands OF the rebels
General Ferrera. leader OF the revolu.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-31
Earle To Place Buoys
On Oyster Deadlinss

Baltimore. While a large feet Of
bugeyes. schooners and other varities
Of oyster dredging boats await in the
harbor at Canton Hollow for crews,
State Conservation Commissioner
Swepson Earle announced he intended
70 place buoys dividing questionable
dredging and longing areas in prep
aration for the opening Of the dredg-
ing season Saturday
Mr., Earle again warned that all
shafts and propellors Of boats should
be removed from auxiliary motorboats
before they venture on the oyster
beds.
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State Prisoners Earn
Record Sum Of S149. 900

Baltimore, The fiscal year 1924,
ending September 80, was the most
prosperous year for prisoners &C the
Penitentiary and House Of Correction
in the history Of the prisons, accord
ing to Warden Claude B. Sweezey,
Total earnings Of prisoners were an
proximately $4,000, $4,000 more
than for the previous year The
States share was S255,000, or $4,000
more than in 1928. Warden Sweezey
said prisoners now have $4,000 de-
posted in savings banks to their &C.
counts,
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NEW LIQUOR TREATY WITH ITALY
Provides For Prevention OF Illegal I'm.
portation-ls The Eighth.

Provides For Prevention OF Illegal I'm.
portation-ls The Eighth.
Washington.--Th new liquor treaty
between the United States and Italy,
similar to the Anglo-American liquor
convention, is now effective as result
of the exchange of ratihcations of the
treaty at the State Department The
purpose OF the treaty is to prevent IL
legal importation of intoxicating
liquors on italian vessels.
Secretary Hughes represented this
country, and the Italian Ambassador,
Gelesio Caetani, the Government of
Italy, in making the exchange. The
treaty was signed June last, and was
ratified by the American Senate the
next day.
The United States has negotiated
treaties Of this sort with eight nations
Great Britain, France, Italy, Nor
way. Denmark, Sweden, Panama and
the Netherlands.
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psNNsyLvANlA BANK aossEo.
About $4,000 Secured From institution
In Harrisburg.

Harrisburg. Pa Two unmasked.
bandits entered the National Bank Of
Penbrook. a suburb, held up the pres
ident, H. S. Plank, and two other EN-
ployes and escaped in an automobile
with about 81 900. About $3.50 Of the
stolen moneig was mutilated currency
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CAUGHT IN WHEEL, BOY IS
KILLED

Philadelphia.-Arthur Scales, II
years old, met death when his head
was wrung by the spokes of wagon
wheel The lad. it is said, was riding
on the rear Of wagon when he was
iolted and fell with his head entering
between two spokss of a wheel. He
was taken to the Pennsylvania Hos
pital, where he died few hours latel
from a fractured skull.
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FRANK Toberski VIII represent
New York academy In this seasons
pocket billiard championship race.
land, September Q, was the largest
score piled up In the American league
this season.
pitcher of the Evansville Three-I
league club, has been bought by
Kansas City.
II is gratifying to oarsmen to have
oarsmen live on the average five years
longer than other men.
Earl Webb. outfieIder and pitcher,
who has been with Plttsfield of the
Eastern league under option, has been
York Giants.
Franklin Fort. property of the
Chattanooga Southern league team.
who has played throughout the sea-
Of the latter club through purchase
Jimmy (Fat) Yeager. member of
Lehigh university eleven weighs 234
pounds. He is believed to be the
heaviest football player in the country.
be dickering for some sort OF an ar
rangement which would make Danville
Of the Three-i league a farm Tor the
Red Sox.
Johnny Rawlings, property OF the
Pittsburgh Nationals VINO mas been
slated to manage Portland next year
II President Klepper can make deal
for him.
No sooner had Pedro Dibut, Gu
ban pitcher of the Reds, left his sick
had 70 refOiu his team than AdOifO
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NEGRO TROOPERS LOSE CASE.
Decision Denying Writs OF Habeas
Corpus Upheld.

ST. Louis.-The United States Cir
cuit Court of Appeals upheld the de
cislon OF Federal Judge John C. Pol
lock. at Leavenworth. Kan, in denying
writs Of habeas corpus TO Al negro
troopers of the Twenty-fearth Infantry.
who we're sentenced to l.fe imprison-
ment by general court-martial in De-
oember, 1917, Tor their part in a race
riot at Fort sam Houston, TEXAS. Au-
gust a3. 1917. Fourteen citizens we're
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Minnesota meets Vanderbilt for the
hrst time at football November %
National tennis champion Bill TIL
den has won 10 Davis Cup matches.
James Wilson, former Toledo boxer,
b now a prominent architect in Holly
wood.
Among the sports that have enjoyed
rapid growth in the United States is
Ice hockey.
Grey .ag, six-year-old Rancocns
stable thoroughbred, has broken down
h training.
phiIadeIphia's Athletics finished
Ihst in the American league seven
straight seasons.
An open air fight arena has been
built in Mexico City, which will seat
15.O0O spectators.
Chicago. Cleveland and Detroit are
the original members Of the American.
ieague now In the present circuit.
The league was formed In 1900.
Peter Mclaughlin. former Eastern
league umpire. is slated for regular
berth in the National league next sea
son.
A polo pony is cross between
thoroughbred racing stock and the
wiry, game, Intelligent and ;ireless
ponies Of the cattle ranges.
Norman CKid) Elberfeld, manager
Of the Little Rock team, has gone to
Atlanta where he plans to promote
wrestling matches this winter
Jess Burkett. who has resigned as
manager OF the Worcester Eastern
league team. plans on scouting for
some major league club next season.
pitcher Dunagan Of Dyersburg Of
the Kitty league ended the season
win an unfinished run OF 13 straight
victories. His record for the season
WAS % wins In "a starts.
The Chicago White Sox have signed
Ilyde Rentfrow, second baseman, and
Dick O'Rellly. outfielder, of the Kelso
Yash.) team Of the Timber league, a
ST semi-pro organization
Morgan c. Bulkeley. FIRST president
a the National league. died Noyem-
Wr 6, 1922, al Hartford. Conn.
4During the 1923-24 athletic season
18ie won 237 victories. suffered 1O1
dAfeats and tied in seven other con.
fcsts in varied sports Yale lost only
10 Princeton in baseball m .Rig
Three competition. making a sweep in
football. track, crew and hasehaIl
against Harvard. The athIetlcs.for.
an program at the New Haven n.
stisu,Ion in several branches had 2.
&C members.
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WOMAN, ,ot, TO VOTE FOR DAVIS.


Washington.-At least one centen-
arian intends to vote for John w.
Davis. and 1t will be her first vote for
Presidential candidate
She is Mrs. Mary Keating. long a
resident of Martlnsburg, W. Va. now
living with relatives in Washington.
She came to the United States so
years ago from ireland and will be 10I
December 81.
Assisted by Democratic national
headquarters, Mrs. Keating filed ap-
plication for registration in Martins
burg She wants to vote by mail in
the State which she still claims as
home.
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RuHR WITHDRAWAL COMMENCES
Dortmund And Other Zones Evacuated
-ReIaIsns Also Retiring.

Psris.-French troops evacuated the
zones of Dortmund. Remsheid, Woh-
winkel and Limburg Ton the borders
Of the Ruhr) without incident, accord
ing TO semi-official dispatch from
Mayence. The Thirty-eighth French
Division has been withdrawn from the
Ruhr and will replace the Fortieth
Division at Coblenz.
The evacuation Of Mannheim, Carls-
ruhe and Rheinau by the French was
completed. while the Belgians left EN-
merich and Vessel
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3 MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Fourteen Escape From Kentucky Coal
Workings.

jacksonville, Ky-Mine officials be
lieyed that three men were killed in
the dust explosion which entombed
II workers at the Hart Coal Corpora
tons mine here.
Fourteen men escaped through an
abandoned entrance or are accounted
as safe in one of the shafts.
The three missing were at the Level
where the blast centered. Relatives Of
the missing miners and other workers
form a crowd of 1000 persons about
the mouth of the mine.
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PASSED AUTO rEsr AT 81.

Harrisburg. Pa.-Mrs. Elizabeth f,
Jones, Philadelphia. aged SO years. is
the oldest applicant to ask the State
test prescribed for motor vehicle
drivers, officials in the Department of
Highways said.
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PEklNo INVADED BY FENe W.

Osaka. Japan.-M Marshal Feng Yu
Hsiang led his army into Peking, ac.
cording TO dispatches from Picking
The position of President Tsao Kun
was threatened
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FINANCIAL CRISIS IN PERSIA.
Sinclair Loan OF sto,ooo,ooo Fails To
Go Through.

Moscow.-Persia is experiencing a
financial crisis, says NJ. Shoumiatsky,
Soviet Minister to Persia, who at pres
ent is in Moscow. The American
financial advisers. he declared, have
failed to balance Persia's budget and
the projected loan of S1O,OOO,O00 by the
Sinclair Company in return for oil con
cession in Northern Persia has fallen
through
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States Drought Record
Expected To Be Broken

Baltimore, - With "a consecutive
rainless days already registered. all
records Of continuous drought in the
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eIRLs roL . no RgJEcT oRINKERs

Philadelphia solemn warning
against marrying drinking man was
sounded by Mrs, Rudolph Blakenburg
in an address to students Of the Phil
adelphia High School for Girls.