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Evening star., 1924-12-03
NAMED
|NFORBES DEAL
Co-Defendant, Exempted by
Defense, Designated by
Witness as Participant.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 3.-The Gov
ernment again interrupted the testi-
mony of Elias Fl. Mortimer IN the
Forbes-Thompson Veterans Bureau
conspiracy trial to take the testi-
mony of A. c. Crump of Philadelphia
and allow him to return.
When bids on the Northampton,
Mass, hospital were being received in
the Veterans Bureau Crump was
secretary of the Pontiac Construc-
tion Co. of Detroit, an open shop sub
sidiary Of the James Black Masonry
Construction Co. OF st. Louis. Black,
now dead, was close business assO-
ciate of John w. Thompson of st.
Louis, co-defendant with Charles X.
Forbes for conspiracy to defraud the
Government. Black, the defense con-
tends. used the Pontiac Co. to bid on
the Northampton foundation job.
Thompson. the defense claimed, had
nothing to do with the Pontiac Co.
or it's Northampton bid.
Crump's Statement.
Crump testified that he went to
Washington June 81, 1922, to meet
Mr. Weissell of the Pontiac Company
to help figure the Northampton 3D.
Thompson joined them July l to dis
cuss the Northampton bid with them,
Crump said. On Thompson's instruc-
tions, Crump said, they changed the
Pontiac Company's bid from 120 days
for time of completion to so days.
1t is charged by the prosecution that
as part of the conspiracy Forbes had
agreed to favor Thompson Black bids
through special features which would
make their bids appear advantageous
to the Government.
Crump then identified the Pontiac
Company's bid, which he signed as
secretary-treasurer of the company.
Forbes. it is charged, told the
Thompson-Black Company to keep
their time limit low and their money
bid high and he would arrange eX-
tension of time. Mortimer testified
to this arrangement agreed upon be-
tween himself and Thompson and
Forbes.
When we were writing up the bids"
Crump testified. Thompson told US to
change the 90-day limit to 60 days, and
Mr.. Weissell scratched out the 90 and
put in co.
Pontiac Bid Filed July ,. 1922.
The bid of the Pontiac Co.. Crump
said, was written up the morning of
July 8, 1922. the day the bids were
closed. Later that day Thompson told
Crump "the job is ours" When the 60
day limit was inserted in the bid
Thompson said he could get more time
if it was needed Crump testified.
Ralph Potter. special assistant attor-
ney general, introduced a letter from
the Pontiac Co. to c. d. Whftmore of
Omaha, asking the loan of Fred Reich
cit to supervise the Northampton foun-
dation job "if we get it." The letter
was dated July IS, 1922. and said, 1--WE
will know in a few days"
I'VE want to complete this rush job
satisfactorily SO we can get the job on
the upper structure" said the letter,
signed by John J. Brennan. president of
the Pontiac Co.
Government counsel theA presented
Evening star., 1924-12-03
BY tine Associated Press,

BY tine Associated Press.
BILLINGS, Mont, December 3.
Born of white parents but
reared in China with a Chinese doe
tor and Caucasian woman, man
and wife, for her foster parents.
Evelyn Kendall Moy. until yester-
day believed to be of Mon-
golian blood, was revealed in what
may be a deathbed affidavit, made
by her foster mother, 10 he
Canadian girl-daughter of Il
woman who now is the wife of a
wealthy Toronto business man.
The name of the girls mother was
not revealed.
Apprehensive of the future of
her daughter by adoption, who was
prevented from marrying Henry
Evening star., 1924-12-03
Baked Wedding Discloses That Girl
BeIiered to Be Chinese Is Canadian

+. Hiukley Of Miles city. Mont.
when a minister refused 10 per-
form the ceremony because of a
state law prohibiting the mar
riage Of Chinese and whites. Mrs.
Sarah i. Moy. spouse Of the
Oriental physician declared under
oath that the gir! was born in
Toronto Junction. Ontario. of eau
casian parents; that shortly after
birth she WAS adopted by DR.. and
Mrs. Moy and taken 10 China. and
that they returned To the United
States in 1913. The affidavit says Mr..
and Mrs. Moy were married in
New York City in 1905.
1t is believed the affidavit OF
Mrs. Moy, whose condition is re-
ported TO be critical, will remove
the obstacle to the marriage.
Evening star., 1924-12-03
BAND CONCERT.

At L. s. Marine Barracks to-
night at Sis o'clock, by the
L. S. Marine Band Orchestra.
William H. Santelmann, leader;
Taylor Branson, second leader.
March, "To the Camp"
Blankenburg
Overture, 'Il Guarany," Gomez
Reverie, Alteration" Borowsky
Grand scenes from Robert
the Devil ....... .Meyerbeer
Waltz, Vienna Beauties"
Ziehrer
Ballet music, Prince Ador,"
Ruebner
(a) Dance of the Demons"
allegro energico.
tb) Dance of the Gipsies,"
tempo di mazurka.
tc) Pas de DeuX," polka
grazioso.
I'D "Ballabfle," valse viyace.
Rhapsody. "Slavonic," Friedman
Marines hymn, THE Halls of
Montezuma."
The Star Spangled Banner"
At Eastern High School by
the United States Army Band,
W. ]. Stanuard, director, to-
night, at o'clock.
March, Coronation" Eilenberg
Overture, lie Lac des Fees
(The Fairy Lake, -. .Auber
Excerpts from Prince of
PilSen" .........L LuderS
Duet for flute and clarinet,
Dreamy Moments" Enrich
(By Master Sergt. A. Luitkie-
wttz, flute, and L. Arnold,
clarinet).
Waltz, Finale from ballet
suite, The Queen of Sheba,"
Gounod
Grand fantasia Carmen" Bizet
March, Governor Woodflns,"
Hall
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the L. S. Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, Stanley Hall, to-
morrow evening, at 5:45 o'clock,
John S. NJ. zimmerman, band
master.
March, "oId Glory Goes March
ing On Hickman
Overture, 'The Amazon"
kiessler
Characteristic patrol, "The
Phantom Brigade" MIDDLETON
Grand fantasia, Master Melo-
dies, No. 2".............R Roberts
Fox trot, 'It Had to Be YOU"
Jones
Waltz suite, Tenderness"
Waldteufel
Finale, Virginia Is Calling Me-"
Friend
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-12-03
DONITHEN MAY BE JUDGE.
Coolidge Has Ohioan's Name Under
Consideration for Post.

Hoke Donithen of Marion is under
consideration for appointment as
Federal Judge for the southern dis
trict of Ohio, succeeding John E.
Safer who recently resigned.
Mr.. Donither was a personal friend
Of President and Mrs. Harding, and
both of them are said to have ex-
pressed a wish that he might be
given a place on the Federal bench
should vacancy occur. He also
served as the Coolidge preconvention
campaign managsg il ohie.
Evening star., 1924-12-03
DEMOCRATICFUND
TOTALS S65,520
Report by Committee Shows
All Contributions Made
to Party.

The Democratic national committee
had available for campaign use a to
tai Of S965,520 according to the re
port required by law, which was filed
with the clerk of the House yes
terday.
Contributions from July l to Ne
vember 90. inclusive. amounted 4.
ss45.520, and the committee negu-
tiated loan of $4,000 from th.
New York Trust Company.
Total expenditures of S9d3. sos vtr.
listed, and the report shows bal
ance of S6I.6I2
Contributions received at the New
York national headquarters wer..
$3.50, 122.75: at Washington, $31,3lI.S2
and Chicago. S9.60250. the reporr
stated. listing in addition. as niscel-
laneous receipts, S3,7263S from th,.
New York office. S2O.7I5.45 from
Washington and S47.5o from Chicago
Expenditures by the New York Of
fee were placed at S63S, ,452.99: by
Washington, $216.305.22, and Chicago
S54.15. The balance of S61.6I2 was
accounted for by computing the s1o0. T..
600 loan among the assets
Ryan Gives S55.OOO.
Contributions Of more than SION
amounted to S635.902 The largest
single contributor was John u. Ryan
of New York, who gave "A total OF
S55, 600 in two inStaIlments of s25.-
600 and one of $4,000
Other large contributions included
Thomas l.. Chadbourne, New York .
$4,000: Jesse II. Jones. Houston. Tex
$4,000; Mrs. Hessc Fl. Jones, HouS-
ton Tex, $4,000; &. NJ. Barueh. New
York, S22, 2,500;, Henry Morgenthau
New York, $21,OO0: G w Watsoa
Fairmount, w. Va, 5000 James " .
Gerard, New York, $4,000: Franci; 4;
p. Garvan, New York, $4,000; H. IL,
Lehman, New York, $4,000; Glenn Il
Shaver, Washington, $500
Percy Chubb, New York. $1,000 4
Willard q. Taylor, New York, $1,000 \
D. II. Heinemann. Charlotte, n. C.
$4,000; W. a. Comstock, Detroit. !.
$1,000; Samuel Untermyer, New York !.
S., 900; Norman II. Davis. New York !;
$4,000; Cleveland H. Dodge, New
York, $4,000; Arthur Sachs, New
York, $4,000; George Brennan, Chi Il
cago, $4,000: s. d. Camden, New York /
$4,000; A. McC. Blain, Chicago, $1,000 \
W. l.. Clayton, Houston, Tex, S5,000,j
and Hugh c. Wallace, Washington, 1
$1,000. j
Evening star., 1924-12-03
Named to Hospital Post

Philip c, Collins of 1925 Con-
necticut avenue has been appointed
business executive at the Veterans
Bureau hospital at Tupper Lake,
n. T., it was announced last night.
Mr.. Collins Is a graduate of George
Washington University, and during
the war served as lieutenant, Supply
Corps, United States Navy, when he
organized the supply department at
RaIhaR ka1 MaYaA StalaRa
Evening star., 1924-12-03
GREAT BRITAIN H0N0RS
2 AMERICAN SCIENTISTS
Theodore Lyman and Gilbert Lewis
Become Members of Royal
Institution.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the AssOciated Press.
LONDON. December 3-The Amer
lean scientists, Theodore Lyman of
Brookline, Mass, and Gilbert n. Lew
is of Berkeley, Calf, have been elect
ed honorary members of the Royal
Institution of Great Britain.
Theodore Lyman, physicist, is a
graduate of Harvard, 1897, where he
served as instructor and assistant
professor of physics. He served also
IS major of Engineers, U. S. A, in
1918
Gilbert y. Lewis, chemist, has held
professorships in chemistry in vari
our American universities. He was
chief of the defense division, gas
service, A. E. r, in the late war.
Evening star., 1924-12-03
Gossip Is Fined
For Attack Upon
Police Officials
BY the Associated Press

oW ENSB0RO. Ky. December 3.
Mrs. Maud Basham,' wife OF
Daviess County farmer, was fined
SO in police court yesterday fol-
lowing conviction on charge of
having violated the State anti
gossiping act" Mrs. Basham, it
was testified, had stated that the
Owensboro police went $3.50 with
the bootleggers."
A law enacted by the last Gen
eral Assembly makes it nisde-
meanor for any person to make
false reports concerning any indi-
vidual officer or condition for Of
fee.
Conviction carries a penalty of
$40 to 800 fine and 10 to 90 days
in Jail, or both.
Evening star., 1924-12-03
WORLD FLYERS GUESTS.
Gus Buchho1z to Entertain All
men Tonight.

The world flyers will be entertained
at a dinner in the. Occidental Hotel
tonight, which will be followed by =
theater party at Keith's. The host
will be Gus Buchholz. The guests
will include Capt Lowell H. Smith,
Lieut.. Eric II. Nelson. Lieut.. Leigh
Wade, Lieut.. l.. Z. Arnold, Aieut John
Harding and Maj F. L. Martin, who
crashed his plane in Alaska and who
was the first flight commander. With
these men will be Brig. Gen William
Mitchell, Col. o. c. Pierce, Col. c. o.
.ShsrEill and Lieut.. George L. Hodge.
Evening star., 1924-12-03
Heads Marketing Association.

CHICAGO, December 3.-Hugh j.
TTughes of Minnesota was yesterday
-lected president of the National AS
location of State Marketing officials;
w. A. Munson Of Massachusetts was
named vice president, and F. B. Bonn
herger of Maryland secretary treas
{1rer
Evening star., 1924-12-03
Bandits, Fleeing,
LeaUe O,Un Watch
In Je,ceIry Shop
Rv the Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press.
= NEW YORK. December S-Beu-
jamiu kirstner. L Bronx jeweIer.
Is richer by a gold watch and
chain because two hoId-up men
visited his ablishmeut last
night. one of the bandits handed
him the watch to examine and
then produced a revolver. order
ing him tn throw up his hands.
Just then several customers en-
tered and the men fed without
taking anything, leaving the
watch and chain as souvenirs of
their visit
Evening star., 1924-12-03
Smoot Is Named Regent.

Senator Smoot of Utah was yesterday
appointed a member of the board of
regents of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion today to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the late Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts. The ap-
pointment was announced in the SEN
ate by Senator Cummins, president
Evening star., 1924-12-03

the Government specifications for the
Northampton foundation JOB and sew
eraI papers from the Pontiac bid on
that Job. Defense counsel offered no
objections to theiI Presentation
Evening star., 1924-12-03

The easy mark doesn't know how
easy he is until s0me salesman of
worthless stock or bends has his
money.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-08
MCDONALD on CLOTHES

Seldom has an English prime
minister furnished the world so
much food for thought on nom
political matters as Ramsay Mac
Donald He has just given us his
views on dress, and coming from
the spokesman of the laboring
classes they are calculated to
make the cheap demagogue and
politician revise his notions of the
best approach to the confidence and
lrespect of the workers. The tradi-
tional method has been to don dirty
linen, trousers that bag at the knees,
and a tattered hat. 1t has been
assumed that the men Of the mines
and shops would be attracted to
slovenly garb The fact that this
assumption has not been compli
mentary to the intelligence or tasre
OF men who toll has not occurred
tc the demagogue.
Now comes Macdonald with the
observation that he has known
persons who showed their vanity
by the clumsiness of their clothes::'
Having shown that a labor pre-
mier may speak the language of
literature and follow the methods
of polite society he now implies
that a leader of labor may observe
good taste in dress without com
promising his principles. .,,
American demagOgues may have
to revise their methods of approach
to 'the great unwashed. New
York Evening World.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-08
EXAMINATION
SHOWS LESS
TUBERCULOSIS

Atlanta, May 8.-The results of
the examination of 1465 school chill
dren in four prosperous farming
counties of Minnesota show that only
a little over ten percent of these
children showed positive signs of
tuberculosis infection. This state
ment made by DR.. S. A. Slater, sup
crintendcnt of the Southwestern
Minnesota Sanatorium at Worthing-
ton, Mimi, is, as pointed out by him,
in sharp contrast with the results
obtained by Investigators in large
cities where as many as 80 percent of
the children examined were found
to be infected.
Of 56l children who gave no his
tory of exposure to tuberculosis,
only 80 or five percent gave a posi-
tive reaction to the Won Pifquet test
for tuberculosis infection. In a
group Of 848, where history of
tuberculosis contact or exposure
was doubtful, eight percent gave a
positive reaction But in a group
of Ga, where there was a. positive
history of exposure to tuberculosis
in the. fami1y, 50 or 81 percent re-
spOnded to the tests for tuberculosis
infection. This emphasizes says
DSctor Slater. the fact that it is
practically impossible for child to
live in home where there is an
open case without becoming INFECT
ed, especially where the patient has
not been Instructed how to take
proper precautions to prevent the
spread of infection"
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-08
4ahee eelana62

able to find her small apartment,
one that Leslie's mother occupied
when she was here.
| don't know how long mother
will stay, but she is bringing her
nurse and companion with her, and
I fancy there will be many times
that she will wish to be alone. Con-
sequently l think the arrangement
is better than as if she were cooped
ur in our apartment with Leslie,
the baby as well as myself, whom
you know am not always the easiest\
person to live with.
wonder if | talked to you very
much about my secretary, Mrs.
Sally Atherton, when / was down
there. Of course | know men
toned her to you quite frequently;
but did | tell you anything about
her peculiar sentimental biascs. She
came back from the funeral of her
husband the day | returned, and
settled down Immediately to the
routine of business. She wouldn't
allow me to mention her husbands
name to her-told me that he had
been stranger, almost, to her for
{. long while.
want you to meet her sgd.
think you will be fascinated by her.
| have never had man come into
MY Office that could keep his eyes
off of her, and yet she is not
pretty woman, and pays very little
attention to her clothes Her hair
is bobbed and straight, and she
E'ostly dressed in tweed suits, and
yet, with all her assumption OF
manliness, she is the most feminine
thing | have ever known in my life.
She stirs your senses before she
speaks. Hastily,
JACK.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-08
Is GENERALIZATION
DvERn(I\E

We heard OF l. farmer the other
day who shipped calf to market,
and in return for his animal got a
portation and marketing over
what the calf brought when sold.
1t cost that farmer, if the tale b"
true, not only his time and feed
and investment to bring the calf
to the market, but an actual cash
addition out of his pocket. And he
got nothing al all.
One wonders, when such stories
come to light. whether the boasted
efficiency of our famous meat pack
ing industry-''it uses everything
but the slucal not perhaps
OveEreached itself.
j. is true that the Capitalization
OF the packing i.dustry has made
the meat supply steadier and more
available; that it has improved
manufacturing methods. and has
brought about highly desirable
sanitation; that 1t has prevented
waste. and probably that it has cX
pandcd the farmers market.
But there can be no question
that it has also added to meat
costs a very large burden Of
transportation expense. Is not
some, at least, of this needless
burden on the consumer and pro-
ducer alike?
Grant that local packing plant.
Supplving only the needs of its
own community and drawing its
supply only from the farms of that
community. could not be operated
so cheaply, nor with such thorough
elimination OF waste as the huge
plant. in Chicago.
Nevertheless it would have in its
favor elimination of the very con-
siderable item OF freight charges
into Chicago of the stock on the
hoof. and of shipping the finished
product back to the consumer.
The farmer who can take his calf
to a nearby town in his wagon and
sell it gets at least something out
Of it, if there is any market at ALL.
The price may be less than the
Chicago price - but he puts the
transportation charge in his
pocket.
Capitalization undoubtedly pro-
notes efficiency to a certain
point. ..... ..,.
But there is such a thing as too
much of it. - Madison State Jour
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-08

sewer would be delayed year or
more, and also that the North Dako-
ia State Fair Grounds would be
without proper police protection, be-
cause of part Of North Dakota being
contiguous to it, and the village con-
stable being unable to handle fair
crowds.
''What's the matter with you fell
lows, you can't seem to pursue the
path Of regularity" broke in Chief
Justice Bronson during discussion of
the election.
"Let them 60 back and call dis
solution election-you can't make a
beef stake case out of poor sausage"
said Richardson.
Mr.. Murphy asserted Richardson
had no standing in the court
IF they. have anything they want
to present to this court, let them go
back to the district court first he
declared. "Not that / want to sug
gestsa delay-for it is of greatest
Importance to settle this. now.
Murphy denied the so-called farce
law suit was conducted during the
noon hour, asserting it was regularly
tried and Richardson and all others
had due notice. Murphy contcnded
that if it were true that the polls
fof the April, 1923 election we're open
only from one to seven p. M. it must
be shown that the election was pre-
JUDGED by this, before it could be in
validated. He emphasized the need
for settlement of the problem.
II can't see anything pressing
about it." said Richardson. "They
have water in North Fargo, as much
as they ever had, and this has been
fought over two or three years.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-08
NORTH FARGO
S.PLASHED IN
HIGHEST COURT
Village Affairs. Dissolution
and Annexation Thrashed
Out Before Supreme Court
ATTORNEYS VIGOROUS

North Fargo may have another
election. The little village adjoin-
ing Fargo, which has caused a heap
of trouble, bids fair to continue to
be trouble -mNker for a short time.
An election was held in April, 1928,
when it was voted to dissolve the
village. Annexation proceedings are
under way. Court action was taken
to prove the dissolution election was,
valid. But interveners in the su-'
preme court here this week, caused
the court to order the case remand.
ed to the district court of Cass
county, to give interveners chance
to present evidence. The matter
was heard here Tuesday.
The case before the court on ap-
peal was that Of Roy Williams, F. L.
Beals. Olive d. Beals and NJ. j. Full
lerton. plaintiffs and appellal is,
against the trustees of North Fargo
and the city of Fargo.
Seth Richardson, appearing as at
torney for seven women of North
Fargo-Mrs. Mary R. McLaren, Mrs.
Susan Page, Mrs. Ida Brattland, Mrs.
Emma H. Clark. Mrs. c. M. Hetland,
Mrs. Frieda Stevens and Mrs. Lizzie
V. Haines-humped into the argu-
ment as an ANXIOUS curiae (fricnd of
the COURT and during his argument
he charged the case before to. court
was a "frame-up" and "patent medi-
cine method Of made to order litiga-
tion" for the purpose of gaining a
decision which would validate the
dissolution of Fargo and allow the
proceedings to annex the village to
Fargo to proceed.
His arguments were hotly answer
cd by M. w. Murphy and w. II.
Shure, the latter representing the
city ,;of Fargo.
Aspoint much discussed was the
election of April. 1923, when the dis
solution of North Fargo was voted.
Richardson said the polls were open.
by mistake, from one to seven p. m.
instead Of from 9 a. m. to a p. m. as
required by law. He suggested the
court take steps to send the case back
to district court with direction which
would result in new dissolution
election.
Both Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Shurc
objected not only to Richardson's ar
guments but to any suggestion for
delay. They. said, that construction
Of big sewer, which also will drain
part of the North Dakota Agricultur-
al College grounds, was beginning,
and that if new election were or
~dcred, and annexation delayed, the
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-08
10|ll57inls
SAYS

The poorest people on earth ar.
not the poorest financially.
The electric fan doesn't get any
more excited than the baseball fan.
Be interested in yourself alone
and you alone will be.
Election time is coming, and many
a stump speaker will be up tree.
The hardest thing about being a
professional politician is keeping eX-
cited
You are not getting old until you
start thinking the younger genera
tion is going to the dogs.
When gossip meets a gossip that
brings on a. lot of talk. ,.,e-,
People who walk in their sleep
should get jobs as policemen.
"A philosopher is man who knows
there is no use in being a cynic. =
Every man is entitled to life, Ii
berty and few. hours Of loafng.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-08
LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY -


Was glad to get your telegram,
old man, for it told me that you
were really on the road to recovery.
Both Leslie and | are very, very
glad that you are going to spend
some Of the time of your GONZALES
cence in our city and We wish most
heartily that we had room in that
little apartment Of ours to put you
up.
You did not state when you are
coming, consequently I am writing
tc say that Leslie is called to New
York this evening to welcome her
parents home. You remember her
younger. sister, Alice? She is going
to marry that guy that was So
sweet on Leslie. l wish him JOY
with her, but if he was fond of
Leslie / can't understand why he
could transfer his affections to that
ambitious, self-centered, egotistical
little mortal. Between you and me
| bet she roped him in. She is sure
to be one Of those managing women,
and pity Whitney from the bottom
of my heart.
OF course | haven't said anything
of this to Leslie, for l am sure she
admires her sister very much. I'll
bet, however, in the future she will
be happier if she doesn't see much
of the Whitneys.
Leslie hopes that YOU will not
cCme to us until after she has 70 =
turned from New York. She won't
be there but two or three days,
however. In the meantime my moth
er is coming over. She will not stay
al our home (she was quite horri-
fed to find out that we hadn't a
guest chamber waiting for somebody
to occupy it). We, however, were