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Evening star., 1925-05-12
DODGE SALE. ERROR
'ENR|cHES NATION
6,000,0 900 More Taxes Due
Because of Secrecy, Of
ficiaI Asserts.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. May IAN error in
business procedure on the part OF
the agents who negotiated the re-
cent sale of the Dodge Brothers auto
motive property to a group of bank
ers headed by Dillon, Read & Co. will
result in additional revenue Of IS ,000,-
600 in taxes to the Treasury Depart
ment, making a total $4,000, 900 in
all on the sale of the property, accord
ing to Fred L. Woodwork, United
States internal revenue collector at
Detroit. Mr.. Woodworth Is in New
York on visit and made the state
ment when asked what the probable
tax onrthe Dodge Brothers sale would
be, the sale price having been $146.-
900 900.
Asked what error could have been
made, Mr.. Woodwork said that the
agents handling the sale failed to
consult their tax attorneys until ne
gotiations had gone too far to enable
the proceedings of the sale to be
changed. The board of directors of
Dodge Brothers should have called
a meeting and carried motion to di-
vide the assets among the stockhold.
ers and discontinue the corporation
Mr.. Woodwork said. Then the
stockholders could have negotiated
the sale of the property themselves, q
non-taxable proceeding, leaving the
only tax that could have been levied
that on the heirs.
This was not done," Mr.. Wood
worth said, land the corporation solo
the assets. The corporation will nov
have to pay tax as a corporation, ant
the Dodge heirs will have to pay. al
equal sum as tax, the amount being
divided pro-rata between them. Tht
total tax will be about $12 200, 900. TIL,
tax attorneys were not aware of thu
nature of the negotiations for the salt
until it was too date to make any
change, and, as a result, the Treasur!
Department will be $6.000,000 tht
richer.
1.-The error probably occurred be
cause of an effort to keep the entir,
transaction a secret, no one being con
suited until matters had gone so fal
that they became more or less public
property. The nature of the error wa!
| known to those negotiating the sail
| by them, but too late for them to d.
anything about it,
Officials of Dillon, Read & Co., wh,
| purchased the Dodge property, woult
| not comment on the tax phase Of tn
| deal. They said that the tax prob
lem had been settled at the time of th'
purchase. and that it involved the oil
| Dodge corporation and the Dodge heir
rather than the new corporation.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
NORFOLK "IMPASSABLE."
Officials Assert Rum Can't Be Landed
In Virginia Waters.

NORFOLK, May 12-Twenty- six
Coast Guard vessels are maintaining
IAN impa ssable blockade" off the Vir-
ginia Capes, it was declared in official
circles here, to prevent the entrance
of any rum-laden ship into Virginia
waters.
The Norfolk Coast Guard division
for three months has maintained a
blockade off the capes, but since the
rum fleet was driven from New Jersey
shores the Government fleet operating
off the coast has been more than
doubled. AS a result it is practically
impossible for any craft to enter the
Virginia Capes without passing un-
der the watchful eye of lookouts.
Coast Guard officials here denied re.
ports that whisky Is being landed on
the Virginia shores.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN.
Rev. j. C. Duncan Again Heads Uni
tartan Ministers.

BOSTON, May IL (A.PD.-The re-
suit of a mail ballot for officers Of the
Unitarian Ministerial Union was an
nounced at the annual meeting Of that
body yesterday. Rev. James c. Dun
can of Clifton was reelected presi-
dent. The union also adopted reso-
lutions favoring an aggressive preach
ing campaign of fUnitarianism through
out the country and advocating active
measures to have all Unitarian confer
ences arrange for preaching missions
in the Autumn Of 1925.
At the annual meeting of the Uni
tartan Temperance Society Rev. Chris
topher r. Eliot, minister of the Bull
finch Place Church, reviewed the his-
tory of the temperance cause in this
country and mentioned the famous
men who have supported the cause.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
UNIQUE OFFICIAL DIES.
Col. Chambers Was "Gentlenan
Usher" of the Black Rod. /.

OTTAWA. May '12.-Col. Ernest
John Chambers. gentleman usher of
the black rod, died phere early today
after a long illness, aged So.
The Office of gentleman usher" is
one of the oldest of British parliamen-
tary institutions, established in 1850.
The name arises from the staff of of
fee, black ebony stick. His duties
are to attend the king in the; House
of Lords-in the case of Canada, the
governor general, in the Senate. He
is responsible for the good behavior OF
the Senate, He conveys all messages
from the upper house to the lower.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
|RfTTENTON HOME
OPENS BABY SHOW
khibit in F Street Store Win
dow Mute Plea for Dona-
tionS to Institution.

The board of managers of the Elor.
Ice Crittenton Home, Mrs. Thomas
Robertson president. opened it's an
pal baby show in the window of the
lobe e-Wernicke Co., 1920 F street, yes
Fday. The show will continue each
y this week from 10 o'clock in the
orning until in the afternoon.
Ladies from the different circles of
e home are stationed in front of the
indow each day to receive contribu-
pms toward the home from passers-
I, While in the winGow-in the form
tiny tots-is a visible appeal, which
calculated to touch the heart strings
all. The funds thus collected each
Far are used in carrying on the work
the home
Circle Presidents on Duty.
presidents of the different circles in
farge of receiving donations each day
fe, as follows:
Yesterday-Mrs. A. B. McManus of
|aby Lovers Circle, No. l; Mrs. F. E.
|aby Lovers Circle, No. 2, and Mrs.
a. English of Baby Lovers Circle,
10. ). Today-Mrs. Alexander Wylie
| the Chevy Chase Circle is in charge,
'hile Mrs. Gregg Custis of the Kate
aIler Barrett Circle will be in charge
morrow.
Mrs. Harry Barrows of Ingram
femorial Circle will be in charge Fri
~, and Mrs. Charles r. Shelton of
! Robertson Circle will serve Satur-
by.
The babies are brought downtown
fom the home and returned each
~ In a bus furnished by the Rotary
PUP. They are accompanied by Miss
pan Cole, superintendent of the
PINE, and trained nurses.
Mrs. A. S. Douglas, treasurer of
be board, is present each day to take
barge of funds collected, and Mrs.
Rhn II. Harwood, vice president of
Re board, is in general charge of
he show.
The home cares for unfortunate
|rls and babies, and in this connec-
pm a formal statement has been
fade by the board of managers, as
|llows:
The fact that a little child is to
| born into the world without a
|ther's name, love or protection
|ould arouse sympathy in the heart
every woman, and she should be
flllng to do anything in her power
save and help this mother to meet
be problem which is hers and to be
l that mother should be-
Evening star., 1925-05-12
SEES WRONG LABEL.
ON LANGLEY FLYER.
Association Attacks Accu-
racy of Designation for
Machine in Smithsonian.

An attack on the authenticity of
the label attached to the Langley fly
ing machine now hanging in the
Smithsonian Institution here was
made last night by the National Aero
nautic Association, the organization
promoting civil aviation in the United
States, but was met with silence by
DR.. Charles d. Walcott, secretary of
the institution, and who, about a week
ago, engaged in a controversy over
the plane with Orville Wright, the in
ventor.
Godfrey L. Cabot, president of the
association, declared today the state
ment issued by the aeronautical body
embodied his views and those of other
officials. He said he could not predict
any action against the label, which
was based on conjecture and not on
actual performance, but intimated
do would be to call a meeting of the
board of governors and petition the
institution to change it.
Machine Wrecked Is Claim.
The Langley machine, the Aeronau-
tic Association declared, was wrecked
in launching, and, therefore, the pres
ent model should be labeled Langley
flying machine rebuilt in 1914 after
the original design in 1903 and flown
with pontoons at Hammondsport,
June 2, 1914"
THE machine that hangs in the
Smithsonian Institution is not the ma
chine invented, built and tested over
the Potomac River in 1903, and Is not
the machine successfully flown at
Hammondsport, n. Y. June 2, 1914, y
the statement continued. THE origi-
nal machine was wrecked in launch
ing, therefore, the application of the
word man carrying to this model is
based on conjecture and not on actual
performance. 1t has no skids, nor
wheels, nor attachments for throwing
it into the air with a catapult, as was
done with the original machine in
1903"
Issue Raised by Orville Wright.
The controversy over the plane was
precipitated by Orville Wright, when
he announced he would give the first
Wright plane to a British museum
because the Langley plane intrusted
to the care of the Smithsonian had
been "mutilated." DR.. Walcott Wig
orously denied this charge. The as
sociation, however, expressed regret
that the Wright plane will go to Eng
land. 1T will be of interest to the
general public briefly to review GER
tain matters that may have contrib
uted to this decision, but which Mr..
Wright's modesty and retiring nature
restrain him from fully explaining,
the statement declared.
The only interest DR.. Walcott ex-
hibited in the statement today was to
inquire whom the people were that
got it out"
Evening star., 1925-05-12

Of the largest J1oo-foot, all-steel Diesel
engines patrol boats could be con-
structed under the money at hand.
but SO efficiently was thu lump sum
handled, 1t was said today the Coast
Guard today advertised for bids to be
opened May 10, for the construction
of mot more than three" Of these
boats. Ten of them are now under
construction somewhere in the United
States, and may be Slipped into the
water against the enemy" at almost
any time. b.. tas
Evening star., 1925-05-12
TO BUILD BIGGER CHASERS.
Coast Guard Prepares for Construc'
tiOn of 72.fOOt Craft,

BALTIMORE, May 12.-Plans are
being formulated for the construction
at the United States Coast Guard
depot, Arundel Cove, of large
launching ways to use in the building
of 72-foot revenue cutters for prohi-
bition service, it was learned yester-
day. At present 32-foot picket boats
are the largest that the equipment
of the depot will allow building.
The 35 men at the station EN-
ployed solely in shipbuilding have
completed five of the 32-foot boats
this Winter and now are working on
an order of three more. The picket
Evening star., 1925-05-12
ROBERT v. FLEMING.
Vice President and Cashier.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF TIL
Mashinrfnn n g Mau IL


Washington. D. c.. May II. 1925.
whereas, by satisfactory evidence pre-
appear that The Northwest Nation al
Pank of Washington in the city of Wash
bgton, in the District of Columbia has com
lied with all the provisions of the Statutes
r the United States, required to be complied
F1th before an association shall he author
Ped to commence the business of Banking;
Now therefore / E. w. Stearns. Acting
comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certi,
y that THE Northwest National Bank of
Eashington" in the city of Washington in
he District of Columbia is authorized to
|ommence the business of Banking as pro-
ided in Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty
Zine of the Revised Statutes of the United
|tates. -
CONVERSION of Northwest Savings
Bank of Washington. D. c. with a
main Office and one branch located
within the limits of the City of
fSeal) washington. District of Columbia
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness
my hand and Seal of this Eleventh
day of May, 1925.
E. W. STEARNS,
Acting Comptroller of the Currency
Evening star., 1925-05-12
CANADA CO-OPERATES
Customs Officials Put One 6,000-Case
Boat Ont of Game.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, May
12.-Customs officers here declared to-
day that their seizure of the schooner
Lirio de Aqua indicated that rum-run-
ming by boat from British Columbia TO
American points had ended.
The Lirio departed from Vancouver
January %, with 5000 cases of whis-
ky. The liquor was manifested to San
Jose, Costa Rica. The seizure when
the boat reached Victoria on her re-
turn was reported for "contravention
of the customs regulations and in
fringement of the customs act''
Evening star., 1925-05-12
Admiral McGowan Road Head.

COLUMBIA. Sc May !12.-Rear
Admiral Samuel McGowan,t u. S. N,
retired, was elected chief, highway
commissioner of South Carolina by
the State Highway, Commission today.
The position was created; at the last
session of the general assembly.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
Leonce Benedite Dead.

PARIS, May 12.-Leonce Benedite,
curator of the Luxembourg and Rodin
museums, is dead. He was well
known for. his encouragement of
American artists.
Evening star., 1925-05-12

in Southern California waters, is hav.
ing a difficult time. the Tamaroa re-
ports, because it has to dispose OF its
cargo on a cash basis, and few of the
fast launches that bring the liquor
ashore carry sufficient money to buy
more than a case at a time through
fear of "hijackers."
Coast Guard officers say they cannot
hope to cope with the situation until
they get more and faster boats.
Evening star., 1925-05-12

boats are Of the gunboat type and
carry q small gun to fire upon rum
runners.
They are capable Of two-week
cruises and carry a crew of four to
six men. sF ~'Ir,.
Evening star., 1925-05-12

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peace, in the interest of order and law
in international affairs, that this court
function under body Of international
law and absolutely free from the DOM
ination or direction of international
political institutions. 1t is wholly inn
material to me from what source the
court comes if it meets in any sense
the test of a court"
Calls for Changes.
Senator Borah said that the pro-
posed reservations by this Govern
ment to accompany Americas adher-
ence to the World Court were in
effectual. There must be changes in
the statute creating the court, he said.
TT is claimed" the Senator said,
that we are asking the nations which
adhere to this court, accepted it, to
discard it entirely and assume the
task of building a wholly new court.
We are doing nothing of the kind.
We are asking for certain changes in
the statute, changes which can easily
be brought about. if an independent
judicial tribunal is wanted. We are
asking far less, when considered as an
exertion of legislative power or OF
treaty making power, than Mr.. Bal
four asked for and secured when the
statute reached him from the hands
of Mr.. Root and his committee. He
did not think a certain section of the
statute was we'll for the British en-
pire, and, without leave of or concern
about what the United States would
do, he took 1t out, or caused 1t to be
taken out. He was far too Shrewd
and, may 1 say without offense, far
too faithful to his country, to be con.
tent with reservations reservation
which he perfectly understood the
court itself would construe.
Explanation Is Disputed.
1.-THE fundamental objection to this
court as it. now exists is the right, or
authority, which the League of Ma
tions is given to call upon the court
for advice or counsel and to treat it
in a large measure as a department of
| Justice of the league 1t is comon
ly asserted that such advice or coun
sci as the league may call for can re.
late only and alone to legal questions
| If this were true, the objections would
still be controlling. But I maintain
| that this is not true. The language
Of the covenant of the league is not
that of an advisory opinion upon a
Illegal. question, but the language is tc
Evening star., 1925-05-12
THE ARTICLE YOU
NO LONGER NEED

Do not place it in the attic or
cellar and straightway forget it.
This procedure will soon clog
the storerooms, besides being a
financial loss.
Rather, find some one who
needs the article and is willing
to pay a fair price for it.
This is easily done by placing
a small advertisement in the
"Sale Miscellaneous" column of
The Star.
Describe fully the article you
are offering for sale and give
price.
1t is likely that among the
thousands of Star readers your
ad will be read by some one anx-
ious for just such an article at a
reasonable price.
Make the sale Miscellaneous"
advertisement a pathway of the
buyer to your door.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
Wedding Decorations

Consult our decorating department.
Guide, 1912 F. Say 1t With Flowers >
Advertisement
Evening star., 1925-05-12
$40,O ,O00,O 900 A YEAR
BOOTLEG BUSINESS
SMASHED BY FLEET

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-05-12
WORLD COURT DIVORCE
FROM LEAGUE is ASKED
BY BORAH FOR SUPPORT

Continued from First Page.)
New Britain herald., 1925-06-22

plant and s50.O0O in Improvements. They also sent specialists to care for the sick and paid benefits to dependents,
 A number of scientists believe that the radium deaths at Orange were caused by mesothorium, a sub stance used in luminous paint and having radio activity 20 times as intense as that of radium.
 The employees of the radium cor poration who have died or are suf- fering from poisoning are employed in painting watch dials with radium pint. They had been in the habit of drawing brushes between their teeth 10 point them after applying the paint. The disease Is called "radium necrosis" The mesothori- um theory is supported by Prof. c. II. Viol and Dr. William c. Gamer on of Pittsburgh, Dr Frederick L. Hoffman of the Prudential Life In- surance Co.,. which is one of the agencies investigating the deaths, and Prof. c. F. A. Winslow of Yale university who is connected with ethyl gasoline investigation.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-22
1,7S7 New Members Are
 Initiated at Meeting

Baltimore, Md. June 22. P-The induction of 17S7 new members into the Baltimore lodges of the Loyal Order of Moose last night marked the opening days festivities of the 37th convention of the order. Secre- tary of Labor James J. Davis presid cd and was among the speakers at exercises which were held in the fourth regimental armory before an audience of 4,00O Moose. The ini- tiation was conducted by the degree team of Gseater Chicago lodge. No. 3, under the leadership of Captain Adolph A. Herr assisted by Lieuten. ant William C. Kerschner.
 Among the speakers in addition to MT. Davis were Past Supreme Director Frank J. Monahan of San Francisco, Supreme Treasurer Harry W. Mace of Philadelphia. Senator r.. NJ. Stafford of New Orleans and Moosehart Governor J. J. Lentz of Columbus, Ohio.
 The convention opened yesterday afternoon with concert by the student hand of Moosehart, H., at Druid Hill park. Mayor Jackson of Baltimore delivered the address of welcome.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-22
"HAppINEssp AT CAPITOL

Laurette Taylor, Americas most loved actress, made a record of a four years run in the stage play Peg O My Heart" Producers for a long time tried to interest her in the screen and she finally capltulat- ed to the Metro organization. For her first picture Miss Taylor did Peg" because 1t was the best known play of the modern theatrical era. It was a smashing success and won for the star millions more of ad- mirers,
 Now she has completed her sec- ond film offering, Happiness" taken from her play of that name which was written by J. Hartley Manners the author of Peg" According to the latter, Happiness even outdoes Peg" on the screen. Happiness" which comes to the Capitol theater today was directed by King Vidor. while Mir. Manners wrote the adap- tation and continuity, and Chester A. Lyons was photographer.
 The Keith vaudeville bill has five dandy acts on its program and is headed by the Four Dancing Demons two colored boys and two colored girls in vaudeville's fastest singing and dancing act. Another feature Is Hugh Herbert and Co.,. a cast of .,our people in "solomon's Children Sailor Reilly will offer series of
New Britain herald., 1925-06-22
DEATHS CAUSED BY THEIR JOBS
Survey Shows Lead Plant Has
 High Fatality Mark

New York, June 22 Rl-Deaths from poison In a lead plant which caused its victims to have hallucina- tions of seeing butterflies have just been revealed in New Jersey In ad- dition to fatalities among workers who use radium paint on watch dials.
 Coincldent with inquiries into five deaths and numerous cases Of ill- ness In the Orange, N, J.. plant of the United States Radium corpora ton, 1t has developed that tetra- ethyl lead poisoning killed eight persons in IS months and made 300 others seriously III at the Deep Wa ter, N. J.plan of the l.. I. De Pont De Nemours Co. The plant, now closed, made lead compound and treated gasoline with 1t
 Tetraethyl lead is compound used in manufacturing "anti-knock" gasoline, the sale of which has been stopped in several states pending federal investigation into effects on pedestrians who breathe motor ex- haust gasses.
 The lead plant of the Du Fonts was closed last April by pr. Andrew r. McBride, chief of the New Jer- sey labor commission. Some have called the plant the "house of but. terflies" because sufferers of lead poisoning see butterflies and winged insects much as persons with de. lirium tremens see snakes. Victims have been known to pause while al work, gaze into space and suddenly leap into the air after butterflies which are nowhere to be seen.
 Public attention was first focused in lead poisonings last fall when five persons died violently in strait jackets from effects of making "looney gas" at the Standard Oi company's Bayway works neal Elizabeth. N. J.
 The death toll at the Du Pom plant has just been revealed. Int federal inquiry does not cover tho menace to workers in making thu lead compound in the Du Pon works where as many as 200 per sons were employed. The Du Pontl aresaid to have exercised every pos sible prccaution to protect thei workers, spending s2,OOO,OOO for thu
New Britain herald., 1925-06-22
PIANO STUDENTS
 TO GIVE RECITAL
Pupils Of Miss TommasOni to
 Play This Evening

Pupils of Miss Florence Ruth Tommasoni, pianist. will give re- cital this evening at o'clock. Miss Tommasoni will be assisted by her sister, Miss Josephine Tommasoni. mezzo-soprano. The program will be as follows:
 Morning Mood Anitra's Dance .. .......... ..'.........., GrleS Helen and Mildred Keimowitz Petlt Bolero .............. RaVina
 Julia Hoffman The Lake, Polonaise ... D'Ourville
 Mary and Rita McGrail Souvenir De L'Exile ..... Concone komance ..............,. Kan
 Mary Dagata Fanfare Militaire ........... Behr Dorothy BetZ. Dorothy Hornkohl Barcarolle Valse .......... Huerter
 Mildred Keimowitz Air Espagnol ......... Chaminade Viola Boardman, Elizabeth Tarrant Venetian Boat Song. Spring Song ................ Mendelssohn
 Lillian Casale Nalse Impromtu, 4 La Hongroise ................ D'Ourville
New Britain herald., 1925-06-22
1.-THE LOVER OF CAMILLE,

In "The Lover of Camille" which opened last evening at the Lyceum thoater, local film enthusiasts are offered screen entertainment of ex- traordinary interest.
 The picture Is the screen version of the Sacha Guitry play, which was a hit in London, and which was re- peated on Broadway as a Belasco production. Monte Blue and Marie Provost head the screen cast.
 Starting on Thursday the bill will include Kenneth Harlan and Jane Novak In "'The Man Without a Heart" and Victor Hugo Halperin's School For Wives"
 The cast Is headed by the popular Conway Tearle. supported by Sigrid Holmquist, Peggy Kelly, Arthur Donaldson, Allan Simpson and Alyce Mills.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-22

Here is little Bo-Peep come to play with you. You have always heard of Little Bo-Peep, of course, but you never dreamed that she was such a dear, sweet little girl as this, now did you?
 Her eyes are big and blue, her cheeks the very faintest pink, like the first apple blossoms in the spring. and her hair is just as shiny and gold as you can make it. Be very careful when coloring her lips not to spoil her looks by getting outside the line of her mouth with your crayon.
 Color Bo-Peep's slip and her stockings a delicate pink. Her slip pers should be made to look like black patent leather. Before cutting her out mount her on a piece of heavy paper - the cover of a mag azine will do very nicely. Then cut her out and save her until tomor- TOW. when the story will begin with a pretty dress for Bo-Peep.
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