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Evening star., 1924-06-22
WHITNEY ANSWERS SUIT.
Charges Conspiracy by Dancer
Seeking s1,ooo.ooo Damages.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, June al
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney of New
York today filed an answer in the
United States district court to a
breach of promise action asking ST.
900, 900 damages. brought against him
by Evan Burrows Fontaine, dancer.
Whitney alleged that Miss Fontaine
and her mother and grandfather con-
spired to force him to acknowledge
the paternity of the dancers son.
According to the answer, Miss Fon-
taine enticed him to her apartment in
the Taft Hotel. New Haven. Conn.
and there. in the presence of her
mother and grandfather, demanded
that he marry her She was the wife
of Sterling L. Adair a sailor. Whitney
said, and charges that she fraudu-
lently obtained an annullment of her
marriage to Adair a few days pre-
viously- Whitney refused the de-
mand. he adds. and charges that a
marriage agreement, produced later,
is false. Adair died January IA, 1921.
A former breach of promise action
was dismissed on Miss Fontaine's mo-
tion at Albany, n. Y, in July, 1922.
She subsequently was indicted for
perjury. but this indictment was later
dismissed
Evening star., 1924-06-22

permit of the clear transmission OF
wireless messages"
In previous experiments, NJ. Belin
has been able to send between NAL
maison, Annapolis and Bar Harbor
stations, drawings in black and
photograph printed in the Matin
however. was the first time half
tones have been successfully trans
mitted by radio.
Moving pictures could be trans
mltted in the same way" the lnven-
tor said, although it is doubtful If
this would ever become commercially
practicable, as wireless filming would
necessarily be slow as compared tC
the methods now in use"
Coming to- United States.
Just what speed can be obtained in
sending photographs by air. he
added, will depend upon perfection
yet to be made in the apparatus
which will be constantly improved
When he has succeeded in sending
photographs by wireless from Paris
to New York, the inventor declared,
he would turn his attention again 70
television by radio This, he said
he had neglected because of his eX-
periments in telephotography.
In comparatively short time, the
inventor explained, 1t will be posi-
BILE to see from his laboratory in
Malmaison people moving about in
the United States When it is posi-
BILE to see people this distance by
wireless. he added, they also can be
photographed.
NJ. Belin expects to arrive in New
York some time in September to be-
gin experiments with transatlantic
transmission.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
CORN LIQUOR is USED
TO SET STILL AFIRE
Dry Raiders Destroy 20--Gallon
Plant and Mash in
Maryland.
SEEK SUSPECTED OPERATOR
Declared Source of Supply for Two
Saloons.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, June 21.-Wil-
liam r. Harvey, an enforcement of
ficer. early today, just a week after
he visited Dams Mountain, captured
five moonshiners at pistol point and
burned to the ground two mountain
distilleries, transferred the scene of
his activities to mountainous sections
If Rawlings. After scouting all night
he and his aides blew up with dyna-
mite a still of 200 gallons capacity,
poured out 500 gallons of corn mash
from the vat into the cabin housing
1t, and, after taking samples for evil
dence, fifty gallon barrel of corn
liquor, ready for shipment, was pour
ed on the pine cabin and it was fired.
The roar of the flames kept up sew
eral hours.
Harvey was accompanied by eight
armed deputies, who were thrown in
a Gordon around the place after the
plant had been discovered, to protect
the raiders. In raid in the same To-
cality year ago, shots were fired
from ambush.
According to Harvey. "Sherd" Daw-
son, alleged operator of the still, has
tily left his breakfast today, and his
wife was instructed to tell him to ap-
pear Monday for hearing. The still,
which Harvey says was the largest
moonshine plant he has ever seen,
was built and owned by Cumbe rland
capital. and it supplied the Cumber-
land and Georges Creek saloons. 1t
took several hours to dismantle and
destroy the plant. The raiders say
they found evidence of another still
nearby.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
BOY HIKER MURDERED;
ASSASSIN UNKNOWN
Buffalo Youth Shot to Death in
Pasture of Ranch Near
Blackhawk, Col.
By the Associated Press

CENTRAL CITY, Colo, June 21.-
William r. Christian, seventeen. of
Buffalo, N. Y, found shot to death in
a pasture on a ranch near Blackhawk,
Colo, on Thursday afternoon, was
slain by an unknown assassin. accord
ing to the verdict of the coroner s
jury here late today.
The verdict was returned by the
coroner's jury, after hearing the tes-
timony of six witnesses, one of whom
was jerome NJ. Lasher of Buffalo, who
arrived here June 10 with Christian
after hiking across country. No mo-
tive for the proba BILE murder was
ascertained during the inquest, which
was held under the direction of Cor
oner Hamlich.
The murder verdict was returned
after more than two hours delibera-
tion by the jury. The body of the
youth, who was but seventeen years
old. will be returned from Central
City to Buffalo for burial. The body
will be taken back tomorrow.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
EXPECTS TO RADIO
PICTURES OVER SEAS
Inventor Predicts Photograph of
Next q. S. Inauguration Will
!s Reach Paris March 5.
LATE SUCCESSES PLEASING
Reproductions Are Clear and
Transmissions Are Rapid.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 21.--Telephotography
by wireless will be so perfected by
the time the next President of the
United States is inaugurated that
photographs of the ceremony will be
published in the next morning edi-
tionS of the Paris newspapers, in the
opinion of Edouard Belin, inventor
of the apparatus for the transmission
of pictures by radio.
The inventors new wireless process
was demonstrated successfully for the
first time yesterday, when photo
by radio, was published in the Matin.
The picture was that of Gen. Gusrave
A Ferrie, director of the Eiffel
Tower wireless station, and was an
excellent likeness. but bore several
vertical smudges which it was neceS-
sary to eliminate by retouChing.
NJ. Belin explained today that the
experiments made thus far, although
conclusive so far as the practica-
bility of the invention is concerned
gave imperfect results because OF
unfavorable conditions. He said that
4 the transmitting apparatus used in
ture was of feeble power and that
the atmo ospheric conditions also were
poor New experiments, he said, will
be made between Paris and Lyons
and between Paris and London and
Paris and Algeria.
Will Experiment In August.
The new experiments. the inventor
explained, will be made some time
in August with an improved appara-
tuS, which is now under course of
construction at NJ. BelinS MalmaiSon
laboratory. After successful results
have been obtained with the new ap-
paratuS, it is intended to inaugurate te
the service throughout the European
countries generally. The inventor
then declared he would turn his at
tention to the transmission of photo
graphs across the Atlantic.
Il am sure of success" he said.
-I am sure l can send a photograph
across the Atlantic by radio with
perfect detail conditions that will
Evening star., 1924-06-22
JAPANESE DEATHS LAID
TO BOOTLEG OR GAMBLING
Kacheme Igarashi Known as
king Pin" in Underworlds of
Two California Cities.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, Calf, June 21-
Bootlegging or gambling troubles are
believed by friends of Kacheme
Igarashi to have been the cause of
his murder near San Pedro two days
ago, according to Tony Rosich. for
mer landlord of Igarashi here.
Rosich said he elected Igarashi
from his restaurant premises for
bootlegging.
Igarashi's body, with that of an
other Japanese, was found yester-
day near San Pedro, both riddled
T. Hashiguchi Japanese cobbler,
former creditor of Igarashi. declared
that the dead man was an inveterate
gambler
The police identified the second
Japanese victim as Toma Yoshioka a.
who they say was known in oriental
gambling and bootlegging circles
here.
Igarashi, according to Investigate
ing officers, was known in the under
worlds of San Francisco and Los An
geles as king Pin"
Probable Suicide.
PASADENA, Calf, June 2l.-The
body of an unidentified Japanese was
found in an arroyo today near the
Colorado street bridge. Pasadena
police said that the mangled body
revealed no bullet wounds, and they
believe it was case of suicide by
jumping from the bridge to the river
bed $50 feet below.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
BRAND N
Description

This beautiful player made by Of the largest exclusive
manufacturers of payerpanos in America is equipped with all
latest expression devices Interpretation.
mahogany made the
STYLE is fully guaranteed by the manufacturer for period
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exacing music lover.
Evening star., 1924-06-22

Catholic Of the Coptic rite. presented
the pontin with a rich Abyssinian
cross Of solid gold. a beautiful ori-
entail tapestry and an artistically
bound Abyssinian book. Among the
papal gifts to the prince was a mo-
sale in a gold frame, representing
new Rome.
papal secretary of state, Prince Iaf-
fari prayed at the tomb of Saint
Peter.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
REGENT VISITS POPE.
Ras Taffari of Abyssinia Brings
Valuable Presents

ROME. June 21.-Ras Taffari, regent
OF Abyssinia, who is visiting Italy.
was received by Pope Plus today. He
was met at the foot of the grand
staircase of the papal palace by the
military and ecclesiastic court of the
pontif and passing through the
Clementine hall where the Swiss
guards rendered military honors. he
was ushered into the private library,
where Pope Plus received him.
The Abyssinian prince, who is a
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Ex-Caliph to Get Pension.

SECUNDRABAD, British India,
June 21.-The Nizam of Hyderabad
has granted the former caliph of
Turkey, Abdul Medjid, a life pension
of 1900 monthly. The former caliph
since his expulsion from Constanti-
nople last March has been living in
retirement in Switzerland in some
what straightened circumstances.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
MAUGHAN DELAYED AGAIN
Plans to Make Dawn-to-D
Flight Next Week.

MINEOI4A, n. Y, Pune 22.-Again
compelled by fog and cloudy skies TO
abandon the start of his third at
tempt to fly from New York to San
Francisco between dawn and sunset,
Lieut.. Russell X. Maughan today de-
clared he had postponed his effort o
the first fair-Weather day next week.
He announced he was in readiness
for the flight and would be off at
dawn Monday, if possible.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
San Francisco Paper Sold.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 21-The
San Francisco Journal, morning
newspaper, announced today that it
erS of the San Francisco Bulletin, an
evening paper. and would discontinue
publication after today's issue. The
Bulletin makes a similar announce
ment.
Evening star., 1924-06-22

Cotton thread was first spun by
machinery in Birmingham, England
Fifty years ago bricklayers in the
United States were paid 43 cents an
Evening star., 1924-06-22

The famous Wedgwood potteries in
Staffordshire, England, were founded
in III.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
Legends of First Man
Common to All Races

Almost every race Of people has
legends regarding the first man and
woman. Among North American In
dams myths are common. Traditions
trace back eur first parents to white
and red maize; another Is that man,
searching for wife, was given the
daughter of the king Of the muskrats,
who in being dipped into the waters
of a neighboring lake, became a wom-
an One OF the strangest stories con-
corning the origin of woman L. told
by the Madagascarenes. Insofar as
the creation of man goes, the legend
LIS not unlike that related by Moses,
only that the fall came before Eve
had arrived After the man had eat
en- the forbidden fruit he became at
fected with a boil on the leg, out OF
which, when 1t burst, came beautt-
full girl. The mans first thought was
to throw her to the pigs; but he was
commanded by messenger from
heaven to let her play among The grass
and flowers until she was Of marriage
able age, then to make her his wife.
He did so, called her Barbara, and
she became the mother Of all raceS OF
men.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
Odd Harvest Customs
Observed in England

In speaking of harvest, 1t must be
remembered that "wheat" Is called
corn" In England. Sometimes the
prettlest girl of the village was al
lowed to cut the final handful of corn.
This was then tied up and trimmed
to represent a doll, and was called the
"Corn-Baby" 1t was brought home In
triumph, set up In a conspicuous place
1t supper, and often kept in the farm
er's parlor for the rest of the year. In
ether parts OF the country the doll
was supposed to be a representation
of Ceres, the goddess Of fertility. In
Hertfordshire the final handful was
called a Mare" and the reapers
would throw their slckles at 1t, cry
Ing: Il have her, 1 have her" what
have your the others would say. "A
mare A marel" was the answer.
This custom, called "Crying the Mare"
refers to the time when the corn, be-
Ing grown in open spaces, was often
trampled down and spoiled by Wild
mares. In Devonshire the last hand
tul was called the Mack, and the "cry-
Ing" consisted of the one word Ar
Rack. This was supposed to signify
our nag" and hence owes its origin
% the same idea as Crying the Mare
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
Morse Gaue Name to Ship

The word smack" in fishing smack
h of Morse origin The Danes and
korwegians called their vessels ''shek-
ka" or shake. These were long, lean
gnlleys, and the resemblance was
further suggested by the dragons or
snakes head which often formed their
figure-head. Later on In history, when
the Dutch became the great seafaring
people, the word passed into their Ian
guage, slightly altered Ito suit their
tongue) to "smak." The Dutch boat
was of different build being fat and
broad-beamed We In turn took the
word from the Dutch, and turned 1t
into our own smack, using 1t at first
for the small sailing cutter which used
" act as sort of passenger tender
Or sea-going ships Now, when steam
h almost universal, we confne the
word almost entirely to the fair-sized
open sea fishing boat which works by
sail
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
African Oil Palm Has
GYeas Variety of Uses

Unlike the date and the coconut
palm, the oil palm is not at all well
known. Nevertheless, 1t Is exceeding
y useful. In the Congo, writes Mr..
Isaac b. Marcosson In IAN African Ad-
venture" and for that matter In VII
tually all Of the West Africa, 1t is the
staff Of life.
Thousands of years ago the Egyp-
tians used the sap for embalming the
bodies Of their kingly dead. Today the
oil palm not only represents the most
important agricultural Industry OF the
colony-it has long since surpassed
rubber as the premier product-but II
has an almost bewilderlng variety OF
uses. 1t is food and drink and she tier
From the trunk the native extracts
his wine; from the fruit comes OIL FOR
soap, for salad dressing and for mar
garine; with the leaves the nHtiVe
makes roof for his house; with the
fiber he makes his mats, his baskets
and his strings for fishing nets. The
wood itself he uses In building.
An oil palm will bear fruit within
seven years after the young tree Is
planted. The fruit comes in what Is
called a regime, which resembles
huge bunch of grapes; each fruit In
the cluster is approximately the size
of large date. The outer part, which
is called the pericarp, is almost en-
tirely yellow oil incased In a thick
skin. Embedded In the oil Is the ker'
mel, which contains a finer oil. The
fruit Is boiled down, and the kernels
are dried and exported In bags to
England, where they are broken open
and the Oh In them used for making
margarine,
For hundreds of years the natives
have gathered the fruit Of the palm
and have extracted the oil. The waste
at first WAS enormous; the blacks
threw away the kernels because they
were unaware Of the valuable sub
stance inside.-Youth's Companion
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
Curiosity and Fire

II you were TO get letter in the
sal with one corner of the envelope
burned OFF, wouldn't 1t arouse your
curiosity? One day not long ago about
1000 people in certain community
all got letters which came in enve-
lopes that bore marks of fire. The
lower left-hand corner on each had
been burned away. This unusual little
ming attracted much attention. A
merchant about to send out circular
letters to the 1000 people on his mail
hs list wanted to be sure of getting
people to notice the letter Searching
the envelopes did the trick
ut is our belief that on all the cir
IRIS we have ever mailed we have
never had anywhere near so large
percentage Of them read. states the
dealer in discussing the outcome Of
Ne experiment.-Good Hardware.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
Sky Problems That Are
Puzzle to Scientists

Scientists have weighed the planets,
the sun, and the moon; we know the
distance of stars whose light takes
centuries to reach us, and we can even
measure accurately the minute amount
Of heat given by distant stars. For
all that the sky is still full of puz-
sies which astronomers are attempt
Ing to solve.
Take, for instance, the problem OF
dark stars Possibly 1t has never oc-
Cured TO you that there are such
bodies, yet for every bright star you
can see on a clear night there must
be thousands which have gone cold
and are therefore Invisible. Yet, dead
as they are they are still plunging
through space at appalling speed
On February 2, 1901, there blazed
cut in the constellation of Perseus y
star of amazing brilliance. 1t was
not, of course, new star. What had
really happened was that one Of these
dark stars had either hit another, or
perhaps, struck one of the big gas
clouds which hang In space. The re-
suit was an explosion on scale we
cannot even imagine.
These dark stars and gas clouds are
among the greatest of sky puzzles. 1t
= only three years ago that a Dutch
scientist discovered a mystery cloud
40, 00,000000,000 miles in length and
twice that distance from the solar sys-
TEN. 1t may be gas, 1t may be dust.
We do not know and probably we
never shall.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
Ancient College Custom

A person who fails to pass an ex-
animation Is said to have been
"plucked" This meaning of the word
has a curious origin. In olden days
when degrees were conferred in Ok
ford two proctors marched solemnly
down the hall and back. Tradesmen
with grievances unpaid bills
would sit on the benches and pluck
the proctor's gown as he passed. If
the bill was big enough and the trades
man proved his case, the undergradu-
ate was refused his degree. Hence
the term "plucked," which, now that
its origin is forgotten, Is used for fail
ing In examinations Of any kind. The
proctors still march up and down the
hall, but of course their gowns are NO
longed plucked.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
Foul Names

The fat plumber was In philosophi
oGl mood.
There Is simply no understanding
woman" he observed.
"Whaddye meanT the thin carpen-
ter asked, just to start the converse
ton.
well, for instance, woman does
not object to being called duck"
mo"
sand she even smiles If some one
happens to refer to her as chicken"
"Too true"
"And most of them will stand for
being called squad, broiler or turtle
dove"
'Yes, yes, but what's the idea7"
"It's just this" the fat plumber eI-
claimed, "a woman objects to being
called hen, and hen is the most
useful bird of the whole blooming
bunch."-Popular Poultry.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
WHERE WILL 1T END?

At the end of its first year in OPP
GRAFTON, the California gasoline tax
of 2 cents "a gallon produced $l2,-
226,145 for the state.
When Ford owner puts in ten
gallons of gas and pays a 2O-cent
state tax on the same, he doesn I
think so much about it as he would
if he got a single bill at the end or
the year for cents a gallon on 500
gallons of gas, or $40.
When the gas tax has been raised
as high as the traffic will stand, we
will see a tire tax. 1t will only be
step from this to tax levied on
bank checks, railroad tickets and
newspaper sales-a cent here,
cent there,-millions in the aggre-
gate.
After we have gone around in
circle long enough In this manner
we will come to the conclusion that
tax reduction is not secured by
Shifting taxes or finding new sources
of taxation. In the long run, the
consumer pays the bill and by the
time all the various special taxes
with which he Is now loaded are ad-.
ded to his regular tax, the tax item
in the cost Of living will be larger
each month than the family grocery
bill.
r The gasoline tax is a. beautiful IL
lustration Of the enormous amounts
special TAXATION extracts from the
public by five and ten cent store
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18

event which will receive special at
tention this year is the horse ski
racing event. Inquiries are already
reaching the Carnival committee
asking dates for the winter show.
Many Weiser people: are already
planning to attend.
Committees named include James
Harris of Weiser to serve on the ski
committee, one of the major events
of the show -Weiser american.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
PAYETT LAKE WINTER
CARNIVAL IN MARCT'

Dates for the annual winter carni
val held at Mccall on Payette Lake
have been set for Friday and satur
day, March 3.and IA, at MEETING
of the Mccall commercial club held
at the lakes resort Saturday night.
Committees have been appointed
to handle the details in every even
and It IL their plan to make this
years event greater In every respect
than the carnival Of last year.
Experts have been obtained to
supervise the work Of putting in thc
~ tsn1ls ~ tabOEGaa slides. Oae
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
SNOW FENCE ADDITIONAL
HIGHWAY EXPENSE

There is more or less complaint
among the people of Idaho over the
cost OF building and maintaining pub
lie highways, but we have little to
complain of as compared with some
other states. Snow fences in som
OF the middle west states are requir
ed in keeping the highways passablr
during the winter months. We SCI
by ar exchange from Iowa wher
Grundy county in that state has re
Gently purchased 10000 feet OF sno
fence. this with the 1900 built La
year makes total of over sever
miles in that county. Ida county in
the western part of the state has also
purchased material for $4,000 feet
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
Why the Strife?

We are told that Clneas the philose-
pher once asked Pyrrhus what he
would do when he had conquered
Italy.
II will conquer Siciiy.s
"And after Sicilyr'
Then Africa"
"And after you have conquered the
world?"
II will take my ease and be merry"
Then" asked Cineas, why can you
not take your ease and be merry
now ?"-Sir John Lubbock.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-12-18
Another Receiuer

The, woman who stood before the
window In the bank was beginning
to get little restless. She had been
standing in front Of the receiving
teller for a quarter of an hour and
he seemed to be quite unaware of her
presence-at any rate he took no
notice at all of her.
At last she became too irrltated to
keep quiet another moment.
why don't you pay attention to
meY
I'm sorry, ma'am, we don't pay
anything here" was the short but
polite reply. Next window, please"