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Evening star., 1924-03-13
RAPS PROPOSAL TO TAX
FRATERNAL INSURANCE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, March 15-F'raternaI in :
Surance organizations in the United
states are menaced with taxation
which will hit their 10000. 900 policy
holders, declared w. r. Shirley. pres
ldent of the National Fraternal Con-
SreSs, IN an address here. The state
of Tennessee has started taxing fro
ternal insurance associations now.
said Mr. Shirley, although for nearly
nifty years, since fraternal Insurance.
orders had their beginning in this
country, they have been recognized
as -profftmaking benevolent or
carnations, exempt from taxation.
H. The fraternal orders are the moor
mans Insurance." said Mr.. Shirley.
- Ihey are n-profitmaking Their
the Immediate families and depend
entS OF the members"
Evening star., 1924-03-13
employees OWN STOCK,
Marked Increase in Shareholder
of Big Corporations.

NEW YORK, March 18th Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany on March l had 29S,757 regis
tered stockholders, compared with
1S1,143 on December 81, 1923, an in
crease of 1865 in two months. This
is the largest increase for such a
period and is more than half of the
whole gain in 1923, which aggregated
32,224 stockholders. The total com
pares with 10000 stockholders of
Snited states Steel and 144,22S stock
noiGers OF Pennsylvania railroad on
december 81, 1923. One reason for
thc large increase this year is that
u large number of employees who COM
l'leted their payments thus have be-
come shareholders OF record
Evening star., 1924-03-13
PROBE HITS ONLY SMALL
PART OF OIL INDUSTRY

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, March 13.-Thomas A
ODonnell. president of the Ameri-
can Petroleum Institute, states that
81 per cent Of the oil industry is not
involved in the charges of fraud at
Washington. Sixteen thousand COM
panies and individuals and with mil
lions of stockholders produced more
than 100000 barrels of oil per day
during the last year in the United
States. The companies holding the
leases about which the controversy is
raging produced not to exceed 8 per
cent of the total production in this
country.
Evening star., 1924-03-13

silver nugget weighing $500
pounds and assaying rs per cent pure
ore was found by cobalt miner
claim on the Montreal river.
Evening star., 1924-03-13
FREIGHT TRAFFIC HEAVY.
Seaboard Air Line Making Fine
Seasonal Records.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 13.--Loaded
cars moved by the Seaboard Air Line
railway in February were sc per cent
greater than in February, 1923. and
showed practically the same increase
over January this year.
In the first week in March 42,700
carloads were moved, against 43,103
for the same period last year, which
is considered a good showing, as last
years March gross revenues were the
largest of any month in it's history
except December, 1928. February
loadings were much above last De-
cember's. when 153.302 loads were
moved and the roads gross revenues
topped all of it's previous records.
Evening star., 1924-03-13
CURB SEATS GOING UP.

NEW YORK. March 13.---New York
Curb Exchange membership of Will
liam Jacobs has been sold to Harry
$ Durand for $500. The last pre-
vious sale was a s6,S00. Record bids
of $500 have been made for Curb
Market Association seats This Is an
increase of $500 over the bid of $1,000
made on Tuesday last
Evening star., 1924-03-13
Francs Now show Decrease.
BUSINESS TOPICS.

MILWAUKEE, March 13 Especial -
The Wisconsin state life insurance
department is planning an advertis-
ing campaign, chiefly through daily
newspapers, in an effort to expand its
business to 81 100000 annually. 1t has
only 100000 of business on its books
to show for its ten years of opera
ton.
LANSING. Mich. March IS (Spe-
ciaD of Lansing's largest
plants were employing 974 men at
the end of last week. This is an in
crease of 1000 men in the last sixty
days.
Evening star., 1924-03-13
AUTOMOBILE OUTPUT
HEAVY IN FEBRUARY
First Quarter of Year Easily
Passes Records Made
Early in 1923,

NEW YORK, March 13-Automo-
tive Industries says: with a pro-
duction of 349,14I automobiles and
motor trucks in February, the first
two months of the year show an ag-
gregate output of 665,234. as COM
pared with 520,473 and 213,793 in the
same period in 1923 and 1922, re-
spectively. For the first quarter Of
Evening star., 1924-03-13
FURTHER BIG RALLY
! IN FRENCH FRANCS
$780, ,000,0 900 Credit Plan in
New York Cause of Vio-
lent Advance.
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, March 13.-Fortified
by the s1oo.000,O0o credit established
here for the Bank Of France. the
French franc mounted Is points to 4.35
cents at the opening of today's foreign
exchange market and then scared an
other IL points to 4.46 cents. Tho rise,
following earlier gains in London, was
accelerated by a rush of short covering
Francs Now show Decrease.
PARIS. March lathe statement of
the Bank of France, issued today,
showed a total of notes in circulation
of 39.929. 9.S00,000 francs. a decrease Of
336, 10000. This compares with an in
crease Of 921,225,o00 francs during the
preceding week
Evening star., 1924-03-13

since June last year. Reports show
that truck demand is steadily in
creasing, augmented to a considerable
bnSses. a branch of truck orerations."
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22

the community was half the present
population and furnished one-third
the freight and tonnage now fur
nished the present proposal OF the
ID. and X. G. 10 looked upon as u
discrimination because of the lack
of competition OF competitive lines.
One point brought out at the
meeting was q regulation put into
effect In regard to lettuce shipments
from the Del Norte district. In
order to secure better lettuce ship
ping facilities the people Of Del
Norte expressed themselves willing
10 give up the passenger train. How
ever when the opposition arose to
the proposed changs the d. and r.
q. made arrangements to hook the
lettuce cars on to the passenger
train each day.
George Corlett was responsible for
the provisions Of the resolution ask.
Ing for an earlier time schedule
from Alamosa and . pullman on the
llss.
The Missionary Society Of the
Christian church will serve the asxt
Aosdsy lunchson II the church dia.
iAg room aad Fred Cameron will
~ the chairman.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22
WATERMAN ADDRESSES
R0TARlAlE ON TAXATION

Hon. Chas. W. Waterman. who 10
candidate for the short term In the
U. 8. senate. made = non political
address on the subject Of Tax
alton" before the Rotary club Mon
day evening. Mr.. Waterman 10 one
Of the foremost lawyers and citi-
asns of the state and being well
Informed made u very interesting
talk on the matter that IL OF the
most vital importance to the pros
pcrity of this nation a, this time.
Among the hixh lights OF his ad-
dress were III. statements: THE
ness. but there should be business
In government" Unjust taxation
is nothing else but confiscation and
the great rate OF incrcas. In taxes
is approaching the point where the
state will become the owner of aE-
ricuiturai lands and the real own
crn' Of the lands reduced to tenant.
Mr.. Waterman declared Il . bad
business principle 10 force the
wealth Of the country out Of useful
commerc. and iato tax.exsmpt So
eurities to avoid TAXATION. ~ Il
placed the burden too heavily upon
Agriculture and sstopped manufsc-
turing and other entsepriss.
Gerald Peters Of Dsavsr. who 10
connected With u. .. National hank.
made aa intsrestias talk spoa IL.
vsstmeat baakias. Ms. Peters ia .
brother Of Captain Ronald Peters Of
this place.
Other gvssts Of the eisb Who
made short talks we're Rotartaas
Hitler asd Piatt q Aiaaoea. Ass-
maa q Norman. 0kiaAeaa. go
oam Mi11se ee Literal. Kansas. Ths
s,ub ves alss sial - have NJ.
DusAaaoee Dseoooe q ~ meeting.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22
Wooden Mill Man
Sill Enthusiastic Over
Establishing Plant Here

c. E. Smith. who recently visited
the valley to look over the situation
with a view to establishing wooden
mill near Monte Vista expects to
return here about August 1s and
will bring With him q prominent
eastern manufacturer who will look
over the various sites for = possible
location. m --ta
Mr.. Smith who is now In Chicago
has also been looking over machin-
cry necessary to equip such = plant
and declares he continues to be en-
thusiastic about the possibilities OF
WOODEN manufacture In the San Luis
valley. .es- ~ -
On his return Mr.. Smith hopes to
arrange for the wool producers Of
the valley to meet the eastern manu-
facturer who will give them some
interesting information on the sub
ject Of "Raw Wool to Finished
Cloth" and will tell them how the
native wool can be converted into
cloths Of the harder finished var
ieties for mens wear before It 10
shipped from the valley.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22
REPORTS PUBLISHED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT
GREATLY AFFECT THE POTATO MARKET
(By Carl B. Stow

In an agricultural district like the
San Luis Valley where crop Yields
are large and the harvest comes dur
ing the months Of September and
October, there Is naturally much dis
cussion and speculation at this time
each year. relative to the crop esti-
mates published by the United
States Department OF Agriculture.
These reports are published and
mailed out about the tenth of each
month giving estimates OF the acre
age and production OF approximately
fifty different crops. Inquiry blanks
are mailed by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture to many o,
the farmers. the bankers. to mer-
chants. and to buyers OF farm pro-
ducts. asking for estimates on the
yields OF these various growing
crops.
This locality is vitality interested
in that part Of the published report
which deals with the acreage plant
ed in potatoes. and especially their
estimates Of the number OF bushels
to be harvested. The figures. given
each month on the potato crop give
estimates of the total production In
the United States, and then show
for comparison the production OF
year previous. and also the aver.
years. And because these figures
age yields over a period OF five
do SO materially affect the price OF
potatoes and incidentally the grow.
ers bank account, II is extremely i'm.
portant that most serious though,
and study be given the filling -oui
Of these Potato Inquiry Blanks.
When these published reports OF
the United States Department OF
Agriculture show an estimated in.
crease in production of potatoes over
the average yield. the growers arr
immedi lately made to understand In
no uncertain terms by the variou,
marketing agencies. that low price,
will prevail. Over production OF
the potato crop like over production
OF wheat. corn or any manufactured
commodity. naturally means Low
prices. 20 the estimates published IL
these crop reports are Of utmost In
tsrest aud importance to every per
son living in = potato producing dis
trict. and II is the duty Of each ant
everyone Of us TO do all in oul
power to see that these crop reports
are accurate. And not emily accu
rate. bat through cooperation Of al
potato districts the production
should be 20 regulated that the re
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22

inion that the Creole branch alone
IL an extremely profitable railroad
mileage and the tonnage produced
continseat q Il entitlse the pro-
ducers 70 not only service A. good
~ that now in vogue but to a con-
tinuaily better service. The potato
crop alone produces between three
and four hundred thousand dollars
annual revenue to the D. and r. @.
railroad company and half Of that
revenue should entitle " to the hest
Of service. if. 4.
However. instead Of an improve
ment II was stated. the b. and R.
q. has been consistently reducing
the quality Of passenger service to
Monte Vista and Del Norte and great
detriment and Inconvenience has re-
suited.
Aside from the serious opposition
set forth In the petition. request was
made that the Public Utilities Com
mission take such steps as may be
necessary to change the schedule
Of passenger trains from Alamosa
20 that the morning train would ar
rive here not later than 1880 \. N.
and leave Monte Vista not later than
$50 p. m. II was further asked
that . pullman car be added to tho
train. Under the present incoa-
venient plan which Involves a long
wait between trains at Alamosa peo-
pie from surrounding towns and Ca
pecialiy from Monte Vista arrange
for motor service to and from Ala
nosa whea travelling to and from
eastern points. Thus the amount
OF ticket salss In Monte Vista and
points west Of Aisnosa are greatly
, reduced whea ~ . matter Of fact
. large portion Of traffic apparent
" originating At Alamosa really
originates n points west. A pull
maa asd . different time schedule
would isdsce people to board the
traia at Monte Vista and other
| points vest Of here.
In conclusion . request 10 made
that the Crseds branch ~ fsr.ish-
- cars aaA equipment OF like char.
aesss 10 that ussd on other iines Of
service for Il 10 staes1 that tAoss
SOW II uss are Tar Inferior 70 equip
neat II sss on other branches. Far
thee0ors Q rsstoeatiea of . nail
ceeeh and mail elssk ~ II sss IN
former ysars 10 urge1. 0ines tAs
esaosaity ssjoys1 vssy aseA NJ.
~ sssvses twssty ysars ago wien
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22
Vista Schools
viii Open on First
Day Of September

TAe first teachers meeting will
be held ut O'Clock Monday morn
ing September first. and the doors
will be open to pupils At ten. The
fret day will be spent In getting
books. and in general organization.
P1pils new to our schools ~ we'll
~ those who have examinations to
taks should see the superintendent
aud principal OF the high school
some time during the week Of Aug
ust 1bth. Also high school pupils
who did not filf schedule cards for
the fall semester should do 30 the
week proceeding the opening. s
The following is the list Of teach
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22

Mr.. z. N. Wood Of Denver stopped
In Monte Vista Thursday morning TO
shake haaAs With bic business g.
sociatss at the 0sow-Wood Company
here. Mr.. Wood had attendsd bic
sons wedding At Canon City tie
day beeore and was on bis way 70
Creeds Tor . few days fishing.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22
HIGH SCHOOL

'-fff HIGH SCHOOL
H. J. Wubbea. Principal.
". l.. Bailey. Manual Training.
n. J. Iso, AZ. and Coach.
Dean Cole. Science.
Nsnche Seydel. Commerce.
Helena Zahnen, Languages.
Jessie Reinhoitz, Home Econ.
Hazel Dean Bell. English. Coach.
kucile Frazier, History.
Margaret Fair. English.
Catherine Heddles. Music.
CENTRAL SCHOOL
Mary Kearns. 9Th b.
Mabel Heckert. 6thA.
Leleta Jacks. 5thB.
Edna Tornell. 9Th.
Mrs. w. L. Bailey. 3rd.
0alva Wing. 3rd.
Martha billiard. End.
Leila Mount. 1st.
Ada Faus, LIST.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Rsth Nelson. Principal.
Marian Sims.
Dorothy Turner.
Theo. Garnier.
Leorx Corey.
Olive PuterbAw.
MARSH SCHOOL
Name Hampton. Prin.. LIST.
Esther Martin. +th.
Ethelyu Raber. End.
Mrs. l.. l.. Glynn. End and 3rd.
II. n. Van Fleet. Superintendeu
pa mooAA nAe0 QA~eaeavv
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22

Drs. Dawson and Dawson and
daughter. Clara May. Miss Sadie
Lindenmsyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Z. w.
Lentfer and son. Minor spent Sun
day At Arrow Head Lodges.'
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-22

II. H. Van Fleet. Superintendent
Pauline Gets. Secretary.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
NEGLIGENCE IS CHARGED
ARLINGTON OFFICIALS

Charges that Arlington county au..
thorities are making no efforts to
bring to justice the driver Of an au.i
tomobile which last week struck and
fatally injured Merrill Bowling, Of
Park Lane. Va, were made today.
Residents Of Clarendon and Park
Lane are very much incensed over.
the failure Of officials to secure JUS
tice," declared Mrs. Mary B. Strauss,
14O Marion avenue, Clarendon.
Bowling, a motorman for the
Washington and Old Dominion Rail-
way Company, was run down the
night Of January "a, while walking
with his wife on the Lee Highway
near Cherrydale. He died Saturday
at Georgetown Hospital. His mother,
Mrs. Margaret Bowling, lives at 64s
I street southwest.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
.cHALThPIN'|S.
DELIGHT IN
RECITAL
Russian Vocalist Suffers
From Cold, But Enthuses
Big National Audience.
BY WILLIAM MOORE.

From taurian bellows to the faint
est Of delicate pianissimi, Feodor
Chaliapin, the blond giant Of the
Russian steppes ran the whole
gamut of his remarkable vocal in
genuity yesterday afternoon before
a capacity audience at the National
Theater t
Chaliapin was not feeling any too
we'll. A nasty head cold hampered
his work little, although his Wig
orous personality speedily over
shadowed his tonal difficulties.
The great Russian basso is simply
d big overgrown schoolboy, although
he is today celebrating his fifty
first birthday. He has an infectious
smile, and easy mannerisms which
win his audience right from the
start. -
He hypnotizes his listeners.
Throughout one wonderful number,
the audience sat almost breathleSs.
AS Chaliapin tapered the finale on
to q needle point, there was a great
expulsion Of breath. One man near
where / was sitting exclaimed
"God!' in a reverent, hushed voice.
Another woman gave a tiny squeak
of Joy. Then came the surge or
applause.
ChaIiapin never has a set pro-
gram. He sings as the spirit
moves him. Hence the book OF
songs which he dispenses to his
patrons, from which he announces
the numbers Of the songs he VIII
Probably no one has ever suns
the famous song of the "Volga
Boatmen" with more virile express
sion that Chaliapin, or infused his
rendition of Moussorgsky's Song
Of the Flea" with such infectious
hilarity. =.
The Rubinstein Persian Song
was like a page from Arabian
Nights" exuding oriental myst-
cism like some exotic perfume. The
artist threw all his wonderful dra-
matte ingenuity into Moussorgsky's
''Trepak" and 1.-THE Old Corporal" ="
rising to his full statue. OF vocal
and dramatic perfection in Rimsky'
Korsakoff's "The Prophet"
Chaliapin was generous with his
program. It was 6:35 O'Clock be-
fore the audience would let him
stop singing. And he could have
continued for another hour, for all
the audience cared.
The Russian basso brought with
him a young violinist, Rudolph
Polk, who, while exhibiting at
times technique that was praise
worthy, played as a whole with Z a
carelessness that was jarring. And
Feodor, Koenemann, the accompan-
The Washington times., 1924-02-01

grounds for so doing-try to wound
his wallet.
Mrs. De Bouchelle believes sine
has ample cause to, sue. Whatever
ones attitude toward breach OF
promise suits, slander is something
that ought to be reckoned with
promptly The beautiful Southernei
her friends say, disltkes the idea OF
breach Of promise proceedings But
she has no choice II she wishes to
deal with her defamers,
For one thing, Mr.. Gamblers
family opposed his marrying Mrs.
De Bouchelle, who, for her part,
would like to hear particulars OF
such hostility. OF course, the
Gamblers didn't want Asa G. to
make a matrimonial mistake. It
might spoil his whole life. And
there waF no use being in such q
hurry toI marry. Asa was but a
boy Of seventy-one. So what would
you?
Wed Another Woman.
Just to show you the way one
thing leads to another, Asa q.
Gambler did get married last June,
to Mrs. May Little Regan, thirty, q
public stenographer. and a widow
with two children.
Mrs. De Bouchelle now asks for
$780, 900 damages.
Has she really been damaged by
Gamblers refusal to marry her?
Does a man injure a woman's
reputation by jilting her?
Ordinarily he does not. In this
case, Mrs. De Bouchelle believes
only slander could have kept Asa.
Of Atlanta, the soft drink king.
from making good on the intoxi-
eating letters he wrote her.
Charges against her were sent to
Gambler in anonymous letters from
New Orleans-which he believed.
Strange that when a man cares for
a woman so much he is ready to be.
lieve vile accusations against her
character without even knowing the
identity of her accusers,
Previous to receipt Of these notes.
Candlers family are alleged to have
sent scouts to New Orleans to dis.
cover, If possible, damaging facts
against Mrs. De Bouchelle. Gambler
subsequently informed his fiance
OF this search and congratulated her
upon being above reproach. Not
long after, he Tilted her.
Mrs. De Bouchelle feels injured
100000 worth. ,51.-'
II she has lost her reputation can
100000 restore It? Or will breach
OK promise damage It still more?
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
PUBLIC HEARING
ON WELFARE
CALLED
Mothers Pension Legislation
Approved by Expert in
Report.

William Hodson, child-welfare ex-
pert, announced today that a public
hearing would be held in the board
room Of the District building at $3.50
o'clock next Thursday afternoon to
discuss the proposed mothers PEN
sion legislation.
Mr.. Hodson, in his first report to
the Commission on Public Welfare
Legislation, approved the principle
Of mothers pensions. He recon-
mended to the commission in his
report:
Unified Control Asked.
Unified control Of all welfare
agencies and institutions which are
supported from the public treasury
Inspection and licensing Of child.
carng agencies Of "all types, includ-
ing maternity hospitals whether op.
Grated privately as a business or as
a philanthropy.
Material amendment Of the 'in.
defensible" existing Juvenile court
law and enactment of q new law
embodying modern principles and
standards.
Enactment Of a mothers pension
law.
Enactment of compulsory
school attendance law.
Care of Unbalanced.
New provisions governing the
care and commitment of the men.
tally defective to institutional or
other care.
Amendment of the law covering
abandonment and desertion, non.
support, and care Of illegitimate
children.
Amendment Of other laws govern.
ing the adoption and transfers of
rights Of children: support and
maintenance of illegitimate child
rem; machinery for the enforce
ment of the new laws; and the
suggestion that laws governing
child labor, regulation Of CONNER.
cial amusement, recreation and
Fairgrounds, and the marriage laws
may require further considera-
ton"
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
MAYFLo OVER scENDANTs
PLAN ANNUAL BANQUET

The eighteenth annual banquet of
the Society OF Mayflower Descend.
ants Of the District will be held
February 2s at thes L,AiglOn, it was
announced today by Carter b.
Keene. governor Of the society.
William Mather Lewis, president
of George Washington University;
DR.. J. Stanley Durkee, president
of Howard University, and william
q. Brigham, president Of the Grid
iron Club. will speak. Music win
be furnished by Meyer Goldman's
orchestra. Arrangements for the
The Washington times., 1924-02-01

Baltimore, spent his early life in
IalDott county, and later was a resi-
aent Tor a number of years Of Wash
lngton. where he was connected
with the Congressional Library.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
Police IsyiD cath 10
Revenge For 1914
Killing

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. /.
Police began today working
on the theory that Herman
Ritchey, thirty-one, terminal
employe, whose body was found
in an uptown rooming house
Wednesday was killed out of
revenge for his Staying .
Franklin (Tenn.) man in 1914.
Roomers living at the house
told police that Ritchey shot
himself to death in the room OF
one of the women inmates.
Police found the revolver lying
across the room from the body.
Brothers of the dead man de-
clare he was slain by some. one
else. They discount the suicide
theory.
Ritchey, according to police
reports, was in the habit of
visiting a woman at the room
ing house once or twice each
week. He was found dead in
her room shortly after re-
volver report was heard. The
woman asserts that Ritchey
killed himself.