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mine the home or export selling
price, or, If necessary, the produc-
tion cost.
Treasury officials said the protests
apparently has originated in one of
the extreme cases in which it had
been found necessary to invoke sec
tion $40 of the tariff act, barring
importation of merchandise from a
particular manufacturer in event that
manufacturer had refused customs
attaches the privilege Of examining
his books or supplying informa ton
sought by the attaches.
On several occasions in recent
months the mandatory provisions
have been applied. In each of the
cases, one of which affected a Swiss
concern, the order was revoked with
in a few days after the manufacturer
had cabled the Treasury permission
to send its representatives to make
an examination of his records
Customs officials added, however, that
the extreme cases were very few in
number and declared that none of
them heretofore had offered a serious
RESble1.
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FEDERAL employees
SELECT OFFICERS
Results of Election Held on April
6 Are Announced by
Local Union.

Ihe committee on election of Fed
eral Employees Union, No. ., at a. meet
ing last night of the board of repre-
sentatives OF the organization, report
ed that the following officers had
been elected April s:
President, Joseph Stansheld, Inter
state Commerce Commits ssion: first
vice president, Walter N Campbell
Pension ONCE: second vice president
Mrs. Sophie J. Bergner, Tariff Com
mission: third vice president, S. p
Ferguson, Weather Bureau: fourth
vice president, N J. Tubbs, interior
Department: NTH vice president, Roy
Headlsv, Department of Agriculture
secretary-treasurer, William Sanger
Commerce Department; recorder
Henry G. Nolda, Veterans Bureau
and guardian, Harry J. MCGOWAN
Government Printing ONCE.
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Runs Illicit Still
As He Studies for
Citizenship Test

BY the Associated Press.
LOOMS, Calf. April 11.-Perus-
ing a pamphlet entitled How TO
Become an American Citizen"
John Maloney, 33. a candidate for
citizenship in the United States,
reclined on cot and between
paragraphs watched a 50gallon
still perform. He neglected TO
watch the door and deputy sher-
iff and an operative OF the district
attorneys office walked in.
They arrested him and later his
alleged partner, william Barris,
sleeping nearby. Of1cers allege
Barris ran the day SHIFT and Ma
1oney the night.
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HaIf-BiIIior, Cut
In Taxes Forecast
By Nest Congress

Taxes are to be reduced half 4
billion dollars by Congress at it's
next session, according to Senator
Curtis of Kansas, Republican lead
er of the Senate. Senator Curtis
has been in conference with Presi-
dent Coolidge regarding economy
and tax matters The reduction
in taxation is TO be made possi-
BILE through economy and a com
prehensive reorganization of the
Governments bureaus and depart
ments, Senator Curtis indicated yes
terday.
The Kansas Senator predicted
that economy would be the main
issue in the coming congressional
campaign. He expressed the opin-
ion that tho tariff law would be
let alone; that 1T was no time to
tinker with the schedules o.
repeal the flexible prQXisaE
tariff law.
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TIDAL BASIN MESH
TO co IN At ONCE
Sheriff. Not tc Wait for
Completion of Fund BEING
Raised by Public.

The work of placing the wire mesh
in the Tidal Basin to prevent the
escape OF plymouth bass, crappie
and sunfish will be started immedi-
ately, according to Col. Clarence o.
Sheriff.. director OF public buildings
and parks of the National Capital.
The determination on the part of
Col. Sheriff. TO go ahead with the
screening of the basin before the
fund for the project being raised by
public subscriptions is in hand, OF,
for that matter, half completed, i'm
poses solemn obligation on the
angling public OF the District OF Co.
lum bia.
Sarvey Is Finished.
You can tell the anglers of Wash
ington that the work at the basin
viii be started immediately" said
Col. Sheriff. this morning. My en-
gineers have finished their survey OF
the project and are ready to start
the work. 1t is estimated that the
cost will be something over that
which was first mentioned, but /
think / will be able to aid finan-
cially in placing the nets in posi-
ton"
Col. Sheriff. has evidenced his
belief that local anglers, regarding
the slight burden placed on the
individual as a genuine trust, will
! supply the deficit. The director wants
TO give Washington a municipal fish
ing preserve that will be unique
among American cities, and the
Bureau OF Fisheries offers It's essen
tial cooperation.
VIII Sein out Carp.
Commissioner OMalley OF the
Bureau of Fisheries said this morn
ing that he had been approached by
| a young man who offered to sein all
the carp out OF the basin. Col.
Sheriff., when informed of this offer
said he would give the Necessary ap-
proval. and thought it would be a
fine thing.
at will not only rid the basin OF
the worst enemy of the spawn of the
bass and other fish, but Il will at the
same time enable the Bureau of
Fisheries to ascertain exactly what
kind of fish are in the basin at the
present time"
When the work Of taking the carp
out of the basin is started, Mr.
O'Malley said he would have one of
his men on hand to supervise it.
Subscriptions to The Star fund
Previous acknowledged, S21o: j. J.
Ryan, 81; George H. Barr, 81; c. w,
So; Mark Beck. 81; J. NJ. D.. 80;
william T. Talbot, 81; William A
| Bennett 81: Hill & Tibbitts, IS;
Walter e. Birch, 81. Total. 1925.
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LAMONT HONOR GUEST.
Morgan Firm Member Attends
Caetanis Luncheon in Rome

ROME, April 11-Thomas w La
mont, member of the firm of j. p.
Morgan & Co. of New York, was the
guest OF honor at a luncheon given
Yesterday by Prince Gelasio Caetsni,
former Italian Ambassador to the
United States. Other guests included
Minister of the Interior Federzoni
and Finance Minister de Stefani.
The luncheon was characterized by
great cordiality and an exchange of
greetings testifying TO the friendly
relations between Italy and the
United States
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U. S. DELEGATION HAILED
League Officials Pleased With Mem.
bership of Arms Farley Group.

GENEVA, April 1.-THE compost
tion of the American delegation to the
forthcoming conference on the control
of the traffic in arms. opening here
May 4, was officially communicated to
the League of Nations today by Hugh
Gibson, United States Minister to
Switzerland.
League circles express themselves
as greatly pleased with the important
character of the membership of the
delegation, headed by Representative
Theodore e. Burton Of Ohio, who is
we'll known here.
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LIVERM0RE BREAKS ARM,
Broker Falls Down Dark Stairway
While Inspecting Home.

NEW YORK, April 11.--Jesse Liv-
ermore. broker, is at his city home
here recuperating from injuries
received while inspecting an addition
to his country house at Great Neck,
Long Island.
right arm was broken in a fall down
dark stairway. His family phyei-
clan and g. bone specialist are attend
ling him here.
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DOCK LAB0RERS STRIKE.
Boston Workers Want Boost From
42.S to so Cents.

BOSTON, April 11.-A strike for
higher wages of the hour laborers" of
the dockmens force at the Army ba Sc
in South Boston yesterday tied up de-
livery of 10000 bales OF wool, and will
cause further indefinite delay, according
to Herman Normel, surveyor Of the port
unless the importers agree to accept
shipment on the basis Of a 10 per cent
weighing already made.
The surveyor said he would break the
strike by bringing in Government
weighers from other ports who are not
allowed to strike under civil service
rules, and by hiring a force Of 100 new
men.
The strikers are asking 50 cents an
hour instead Of 42.8 cents.
Evening star., 1925-04-11
CHANGE IN PLAN DELAYS
PLANE EXPRESS SERVICE
Inauguration Proposed for Mon
day. Detroit to Chicago, Halted
for Further Preliminary Work.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April IA change in
plans will postpone the Inauguration
of express airplane service between
Detroit and Chicago proposed for
Monday, according to word from De-
troit received by Chicago business
men preparing a welcoming reception
Arrangements for the first flight are
under way. but are not complete, the
Detroit interests backing the project
said. Philip Kemp, chairman of
Mayor Dever's aviation commission
who returned Thursday from a visit
to Detroit, said he and representa-
tives of the Chicago Association of
Commerce had been told the first
fight would be made Monday with a
2,000-pound express cargo.
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SWISS PROTEST U. S.
PROBES INTO COSTS
OF MANUFACTURING

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BARE KNEES PROVOKE
STORM OVER TAkOMA
PARK AMATEUR SHOW

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BOWIE ENTRIES
FOR MONDAY.

FOR MONDAY,
FIRST RACELPurse 1900; maiden >
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Will indicate Poetry.

IN the hope that he may help to
rescue the poets art from the
hypocritical ban under which il long
has rested and so restore the love for
1t felt in other days, when great poets
were crown of glory in literature,
William Lowe Hillyer will offer his
contribution, in lecture form, to the
movement we'll under way in the Lit
tie Theater. which has its habitation
IN the Wardman Park Hotel.
Mr.. Hillver, son of the late Judge
Curtis Justin Hillyer. long one of
Washington foremost residents in
social and cultural lines, himself is
a writer of verse, and for this reason
he has chosen his fHvorite medium of
expression as a theme for a series of
lectures, the first of which, "Euterpe
In America" will be delivered IN
Washington.
In spite of frivolous affectation OF
being bored by 1t. Mr.. Hillyer believes
that the world has not yet lost Its
real interest in poetry, and he be
lieves It can be made what for want
Of a better term he Is pleased to call
ia shionable."
He is said to handle his theme with
sentiment, but not sentimentally, and
much interest is being manifested in
his venture.
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GUILD THEATER TUESDAY.

The Washington Guild and School
Of the Little Theater at l4I4 Eye
street northwest viii continue over
for the coming week its three one
act plays which opened its regular
season last week. with a performance
Tuesday, $50 pm.
The plays are The Perfume of the
Rose. dramatic syposium Of the
French revolution: The spider"
0ne-aCt psychological mystery play
by Charles David Hayes. Washing
tonian, and AT Dawn" a miniature
drama of World War DAYS
In the cast are Ruth Harrison and
Parker Fennelly, under the direction
Of Thomas Herbert of New York. with
Cecil Anne Cain, Ben Cain and
Thomas Haggerty of Washington, All
members of the Actors Equity Guild
The object of the Guild Theater
IS TO introduce TO ashington PLAYS
of intrinsic and artistic merit by
group of players thoroughly imbued
with an artistic valuation OF the thea
ter. Victor kerney is head of the
Guild and School Of the Little Thea.
ter and art director: Thomas Herb
ert, production director.
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GAYETY-"BIack and White Revue.
In the Spotlig

Jose RUBEN and George Nash will
be in the cast of Merchants Of
Glory" now being rehearsed by the
Theater Guild.
Frank Gaby has been engaged for
the cast of "A Night in Paris the
new revue to be presented in New
York.
The next big musical production
will be an operetta based on the life
knoblock and score by Ssmund Rom
berg.
Edmund Breese has been engaged
for the cast of William Hurlbuts
"Chivalry," to be produced early next
month by Joseph Shea and L. H.
Bradshaw.
A musical version OF "A Pair OF
Skies" by Laurence Schwab and r
G. De Sylvia, is announced for proGuc-
ton.
Eileen Wilson and Theodore Bah
cock have been engaged for the cast
OF The Night Duel" by Daniel
Rubin, which Is announced to open.
in New York during the Christ mas
holidays under the direction CT tic
MacGregor- -kilbourn Corporation.
Arthur Hammerstein announces
that his new musical nls( Song OF
the Flame with Tess "a fea-
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Coming Attractions
NATIONAI-Nance O'NeiI.

At the National Theater next week
commencing Monday, December Z.
Nance O'Neil. Americas greatest cur
rent tragedienne. viii he seen in
Stronger Than Love" a new drama
by Dario Niccodemi. npted Italian
playwright, whose work is much in
vogue on the continent.
Miss O'Neil. Well remembered by
discerning playgoerS for her artistry
in The Passion Flower" and Field
of Ermine,' will be seen in the role
Of the anguished mother, embattled
with love for her own child, and
duty toward the child OF another
Assisting the star is an aggreGa-
ton of we'll known artists. includ-
ing Ralph Forbes. Katherine Grey.
Borden Hartman. Zola Talma. Reres-
ford Lovett. Frederick Perry and
Vincent Sternroyd.
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Poor Patronage, But
Goes On.

NEW YORK is not to be deprived
Immediately Of the Horace Live
right Hamlet in Modern Dress" with
Basil Sydney as the melancholy Dane.
Because theatergoers had heard
they could not purchase seats in spite
of the house announcing good seats
at the box office, Horace Liveright.
who presented the production hailed
by some critics as an epoch maker.
it is said. decided reluctantly to bring
The plays run to conclusion a the
Booth Theater Saturday night last,
because Of lack of public response.
Rather than see so fine a produc-
ton as this Hamlet in Modern
Dress" disappear from the New York
stage, Kenneth NacGowan, Robert
Edmond Jones and Eugene O'Neill In
vited Mr.. Liveright's play to the
Greenwich Village Theater for the
two weeks prior to the ProvinCetown's g
production of THE Fountain" and
New Workers who claimed they could
not purchase seats at the Booth
Theater will have another opportuni-
ty of seeing the production
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tured, will definitely open in New
York December 2s following q pre-
iiminary tour.
Myron G. Fagan's play. "The Fas-
cinatins Devil" now in Chicago, is
scheduled for New York early In Jan
uary.
Crosby Gaige will present Madga
Kennedy in Owen Davis play. BE
ware of Widows" tomorrow night IN
New York.
Normal Mitchell ana Russell Med
craft, author. os The Cradle Snatch
ers," have contributed five sketches
20 the new Greenwich Village Fol
lies
Washington has IN It's theaters prob
ably 100 girl usEers, Mildred CruSierr"
bulleSQue priIna donna, this week q.
the Mutual Theater, was once an YET
erette in q theater in Newark, Ohio.
During the day she worked in q rnusI.
store. and between and 7:30. when
she reported at the theater, she de.
voted to vocal study and training
This is her first season in buresque
Sidney Blackmer IS about to enter
vaudeville in a condenss ton of The
Mountain Man." a thriller.
Michael Copper, Los Angeles pro-
ducer, is negotiating with several New
CONTINUED on Second PaSsN
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Stafford Pemberton.

STAFFORD PEMBERToN, who
~ originates and directs the terp-
schorean offerings of the Pemberton
Dancers, now q current vaudeville of
fering, WAS for seven years a dancing
star Of the first magnitude at the New
York Winter Garden.
In his time Mr.. Pemberton was also
a co-stellar dancing attraction with
Mae Murray. now famous as a screen
star, and with Gertrude Hoffman, who
still illuminates the stage with her
terpsichorean creations that reflect
her former slories in their beauty and
grace as we'll as in dancers whom she
has taught.
Mr.. Pemberton chose Washington
as his home, and has sought here to
continue his work, both through and
with his pupils. He has a unique
creative ability, even though many
Of his delightful dance fantasies may
not always have received their most
artistic presentation. And II Is be
cause there are many people who De-
lieve that Mr.. Pembertons work is an
art asset of the National Capital that
the announcement of his performances
are received with more than the usual
interest
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mo, No, Nanette" Dec IA

mo, No, Nanette" will be the at
traction at the National Theater start
ing Monday night. December IA, with
Julia Sanderson, Donald Brian. Frank
Crumit and Ona Munson, all highly
gifted stars, heading the cast.
No, No, Nanette" has a contagious
sayety The music of the pieca
charms, the comedy Is brisk and the
lyrics are sparkling.
1t is described as musical comedy.
plus.
The "I Want to BE Happy" song
is based on the desire OF Jimmie
Smith, a wealthy publisher OF Bibles.
to make Struggling" young ladies
happy with charge accounts, ere.
while his overfruGal wife INDUCES in
savings accounts. The complications
that occur provide most of the hiiari-
ties.
In addition to the stars the cast IN
cludes also Virginia O'Brien. Jack Nc
Cauley, Eva Mae Francis, Gladys
Yates, Irene Conner and Janet Horton.
with girls galore"
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DORA
Strand
Largest Indoor Circus.

~ OEW'S Mighty Indoor Circus, .
which is announced for the
Strand Theater in the near future, is
said to have not only the atmosphere
but the ingredients OF a real honest-to
goodness big top. which means wild
animals of the widest jungles, lions
tigers and leopards; bareback riders
de luxe on beautiful Arabian steeds
leaping greyhounds and cute pome
ranians, clowns of the first order. head
bala ncers, jugglers and the greatest
congress of freaks ever assembled in
any indoor circus or vaudeville
The ensemble will include Haver-
manns lion. tiger and leopards; Lii
liam st. Leon, the worlds most beau
tiful bare back rider; Bostock's riding
school, Prof. Brakes greyhounds and
leopards and a beVy of freaks OF
every description. This attraction is
not to be confused with vaudeville. II
is strictly a circus with only arena
acts.
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GAYETY-"Models and Thrills"

Models and Thrills" will start its
twice daily presentation at the Gayety
Theater with today's matinee and con-
tinue all the week
Peck and Jarboe, its producers, both
are we'll known in Washington, each
formerly having been the resident
manager Of the Gayety.
Models and Thrills" is q new show
throughout. in scenery, costuming
Lighting effects. in It's lines and in
novel action. Its twelve scenes bear
sumptuous settings and special music
has been written for these numbers
and ensembles,
Dody Hurl. the Scotch comedian,
offers an entirely new laugh charac
teriZation in an eccentric role. No
less in ability is promised for Charles
Marshall and Charles La Vine, fun
makers; James Francis and Fred Dale,
leading man and juvenile, respec
lively; John Quigg. who depends upon
his vaudeville powers; Marjorie Dale
sprightly ingenue, and Rae Le Anse
and Evelyn Whitney, soubrettes, each
of whom will have an individual share
in the offering of song. dance and
gayety.
A wealth of pretty girls is prom
ised
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Grace Osbourne in a new act called
Members of the Same Club
Ethel Hook, contralto and prima
donna of the English variety stage.
but new to this country. Will be
heard in several songs from her
elaborate repertoire, with Miss Edith
Page at the plano.
Others will include Claire Vincent
in an Etching From Life" framed
by Capt. Gordon King.
Carr Lynn, English com edian, in
Something Different; Sun Fong
Lin & Co, Chinese wonder workers,
and the Four Ortons on the tight
wire, with Aesops Fables, Topics of
the Day and the Pathe News Weekly.
EARLE-Sfaford Pemberton Dancers.
The Stafford Pemberton Dancers.
exponents Of the art Of terpsichore.
headline the program at the Earle
Theater this week, beginning this aft
ernoon. These delightful young dane
ers will be presented in a new act
originated and staged by Stafford Penn
berton, for seven consecutive seasons
a dancing sensation at the New York
Winter Garden. The personnel of the
Pemberton Dancers includes Nina
Haynes, Eleanor Peake, Jennatte Hell
big and Dorothy Daye.
Other acts include the Three Alex,
equilibrists; Joe Bennett in Dark Mo
ments," with many laughs: Hugh Nc
Cormick and Grace Wallace in q nov
city, THE Little Red Schoolhouse, !"
and the house features, consisting of
orchestral and pipe organ music, and,
a S an added attraction, the Paramount
Quintet, q mixed vocal organization.
in classical and operatio numbers.
This quintet is comprised of Gina De
Sanctis, Emily Muller, Raimond Scala,
Raul Romito and Albert Amadi.
The photoplay will be William De
Miles production for Paramount Of
Frank Craven's stage play, New
Hamilton and Phyllis Haver. in do
mestic comedy of the present day.
STRAND-"Earl Lindsay's Revue"
At the Strand Theater this week,
commencing today, Earl Lindsay's re-
vue headlines an unusually large
vaudeville and picture bill.
The revue is a beautifully staged
and 1avishly costumed dance and song
extravaganza. produced In seven
scenes, by a talented cast including
Virginia F'ranck, Phelps Twins. Thos.
Manahan, Marjorie Lane, Dorothy
Markey, Adeline Thorn, Hilda Bar
mum and Mary Lee Reed. The added
feature will be the black face come
dian, Lew Cooper, with funny stories
and comic songs during his turn "A
Knight In The Temple of Fun.
Other numbers will include Charles
and Grace Heating in u number call
ed "Huckleberry Finn; Dora Maug-
hen in comedy and song; The Barry
mores and Me-" by Harry Ruskin and
Dave Stamper, with Murray Pullman
at the piano and Turner Brothers in
Variety Capers". an acrobatic dance
number, spiced with fun.
The photoplay. THE Wrongdoers'
featuring Lionel Barrymore, is a thrill
ing romantic drama which holds your
interest grippingly. Anne Cornwall.
Helen Macfadden, Henry Hall. Flora
Finch and Henry 6edley are In the
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NATIONAI-"Seventh Heaven"


Romance, love and heart-warming
humor are said to be paramount in
Seventh Heaven" which will pay its
long-awaited visit this week to the
National Theater, beginning tomorrow
night.
Seventh Heaven" Is claimed to
rank as one of the great outsta nding
dramatic successes OF the decade and
second only to "Lightnin," with
scenes laid in the Paris slums and a
theme of human courage and regen-
Grafton.
The one company Is headed by two
interesting perSonalities-Anne For
rest. young Danish artist and
former screen favorite, 8 Diane. and
Louis barclay, q Belgian, who re-
ceived his training in the Theatre
Odeon and Mime. Rejane's repertoire
company, Paris, as Chico, the roister
ing young street washer who rescues
Diane from a cruel. absinthe-crazed
sister. The outbreak of the war, the
return of the sightless Chico and the
complete regeneration of the lovers
through faith are high lights Of a
story both gay and gripping.
The cast includes Remy Carpen,
godchild of Sarah Bernhard; John
dian: Charles Gotthold; w. II. Post,
co-author of The Nagabond King;
Percy Winter, son of the late William
Winter, dean of American dramatic
critics. and Grace Menken. who
shared headline honors with Wilfred
Clark in big-time vaudeville.
Austin Strong is the author of
Seventh Heaven" He wrote Three
Wise Fools" and Is a step-grandson of
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Romeo and Juliet" Postponed.
Due to sudden illness of jacques
Sama ssoud, conductor of the Wash
ington Opera Company, the perform
ance of Romeo and Juliet" sched-
uled for tomorrow night at the Wash
ington Auditorium, has been postponed
until December 8, according to an an
nouncement made by Director Edouard
Albion
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Hillyer Lecture on Poetry.

William Lowe Hillyer Will deliver y
lecture on American poetry at Ward
man Park Little Theater a week from
today.
Mr.. Hillyer Is we'll known IN literarv
circles OF Washington, both as a
writer of verse and as a speaker.
Justice S;ddons of the Supreme
Court Of the District will Introduce
Mr.. Hillver.