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Evening star., 1925-07-09
WEALTHY IMMIGRANT
HELD FOR TAX PAYMENT
Oil millionaire Awaits Extradition.
Charged With Failure to
Pay S4s2, 2,665.ee.
Rr .ha A..oci ated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July s.-Eugene Con-
stantin. who after immigrating from
France and working as laborer in
Louisiana rice fields and a deck
hand on a Mississippi steamboat,
struck oil in Oklahoma and a fortune
of s1O,000,O00 is here awaiting ex-
tradition proceedings for his return
to Tulsa.
Accused of failing to pay income
taxes and penalties for 1920 and 1921
nggregating s4S2,565.6s. he was ar
rested yesterday by Federal agents
In a hotel as he was about to depart
for France. Bail was fixed at $4,000.
Having been in poor health for
some time, he intended to spend a
vacation in a chateau in France pur-
chased in more affiuent days.
Constantin immigrated to New
Orleans in 1882 and the career that
started in the rice fields later saw
him captain OF a Mississippi River
boat. a banker and sugar ref1ner.
The risking of a moderate fortune in
Tulsa in 1910 was lucky and there
developed the Constantin Refinery
Co, which after prosperous days
went into a receivership and was re-
organized without its founder
Evening star., 1925-07-09
CENTRAL HIGH POOL
OPENED TO PUBLIC
Periods Arranged for Four After.
Moons and Three Evenings
Each Week.

Central High Schools pretentious
swimming pool has been opened to the
public and will be operated during the
Summer under the direction of the
Community Center Department of the
Department.
The pool has been reconstructed
and is in perfect condition, according
to school authorities. On sizzling days
the water Will be cool. 1t will be
heated on tool days.
A swimming director and a corps
of guards will be on duty while the
natatorium is open. Matrons also
will be in attendance in the locker
rooms. Arrangements have been
made to give free swimming lessons to
a limited number.
Children under Is years of age will
be permitted to use the pool for two
periods on Tuesday Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday afternoons from
80 to 2:30 o'clock The admission
charge will be 10 cents.
The pool will be open to adults Tues
day. Wednesday and Friday evenings
Women will use the pool from 7:30 to
$50. Men will be admitted after $50
The charge will be 25 cents
Women and girls will be required to
wear caps, but stockings and shoes are
prohibited. Patrons must furnish
their own suits, caps and towels. Dur
Ing the mems period suits will not be
required. The rules require all per-
sons using the pool to take a soapy
shower Before entering.
Evening star., 1925-07-09

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clerks from running the banks con
trary to instructions of their en-
ployers."
Mr.. Bryan, who is associated with
counsel for the prosecution OF the
young school instructor, expressed
the belief that the welfare of teachers
Is best preserved under the present
system"
Under this system. he said, personal
views of the teacher are left free.
and the control Of what is to be taught
is left to those who employ the teach
ers-'that is, to the taxpayers and
parents, acting through legislatures
and boards of education"
Evolutionists, in his opinion, have
not considered the effect that "nullifi-
cation" of the anti-evolution statute
would have on the teachers in public
schools.
Heretofore teachers have been Sc
lected without regard to their views
upon disputed questions" the former
Secretary of State declared. This has
been due TO the fact that teachers
have, as a rule, respected the opinions
of their employers.
Protestant teachers do not offend
Catholic students and Catholic teach
ers do not offend Protestant students.
and neither offend Jews. Republican
teachers do not offend Democratic
students and Democratic teachers do
not offend Republican students.
Evening star., 1925-07-09

done, La Follette's people profess a
readiness to be good Republicans. y
That readiness, 1t is contended, has
always existed.
But if the Republican party con-
tinues TO be exclusively the party of
big business" and corporate inter.
ests." with correspondingly less re-
gard for the welfare of the common
people and of agriculture in particu.
lar. then, by all the signs of the po-
litical zodiac in this lake-fringed coun-
try where Robert Marion La Toilette
is laid to rest, disenchantment and
disappointment are in store for those
who think Wisconsin Is ripe for con-
version to regularity"
Read between the lines of this edito-
rial from the Republican conservative
Milwaukee Journal:
That Wisconsin will not put an
other La Toilette in the Senate and
that North Dakota will not want to
send another Ladd are both very
likely. But that does not mean
that either State will send booster
for New England tariffs and Butler
control of Congress. Men LESS
radical may not be so easily scout
ed. 1t is, after all, no easier to
answer a man with the facts like
Senator Walsh. II Ladd's sue
cessor, instead of asking subsidy
for farmers, should insist on. a
reduction of subsidies to industry,
the situation would hardly be
easier" The certain thing is
that so long as a majority takes
a high hand there will be criticism,
and If the criticism Is not answered
there will be protest from within
as well as from without party
ranks.
Evening star., 1925-07-09
GOVERNOR WARNS
AGAINST L STRIKE
Fuller Threatens to Gust
Both Officials and Men in
Boston Crisis.
Bx the Associated Pres.-

By the Associated Press
BOSTON, July Gov. Fuller would
remove the FIVE public trustees Of the
Boston Elevated and discharge every
carman who leaves his work II
strike of the railway men is called
over a. "technicality" the governor
asserted today. Employees of the
elevated system voted this week TO
suspend work 10 force the trustees 20
recede from their demand for a change
in the method of arbitrating differ
enceS.
II am astonished that a strike
should be contemplated on The BuS-
ton Elevated on techniCality.' the
governor said at a conference with
the trustees with the utmost es-
TEEN for the trustees and the men. I
desire TO say here and now that II
there iS any cessa tiOn OF work on the
Boston elevated ! should consider il
so grossly unfair to the public. such
woeful disregard Of the duty Of
every one responsibly connected with
the elevated. that so far as ] have
the power ] should remove every one
of the trustees willing 10 permit
strike with its consequent penalty 10
its 500, 900 patrons, and any employee
of the Elevated that struck would
never be employed again. at least as
long as / may be governor.
II know of no objection to the
trustees and employees debating any
subject they choose. but | think j
is poor Judgment for these people,
who are no less public servants than
policemen. to even consider a strike.
TO say nothing of seriously contemplat-
ing such a contingency.
There will be no strike" the gov
ernor told newspaper men. He also
said he did not favor any change in
the methods of arbitrating disputes
between the Elevated trustees and the
employees.
The present form of arbitration has
stood the test of "A years he said.
and has been adopted successfully
by almost every industry
Evening star., 1925-07-09
ARMED POSSES CONTINUE
HUNT FOR RALPH TODD

Armed posses of Prince Georges
and Calvert County farmers still are
hunting for Ralph Todd, young Balti-
more street car conductor, reported
to have shot his wife, Mrs. Beatrice
Todd, and his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Oden Lyons, Monday evening while a
guest at the home of the wifes par
ents, at Huntington, Md. When last
seen Todd was heading toward
Washington.
The wife is in the Calvert County
Hospital in a serious condition suffer
ing from two pistol wounds in her
body, and her mother is recovering
from a wound in the back.
They told Constable Polk Lyons
that Todd had suddenly pulled a re-
volver from his pocket and shot them
while they were driving him from the
country home to a bus stop where he
was to take a bus back to Baltimore.
Neither of the victims could give any
reason for the shooting.
Evening star., 1925-07-09
BIG. CONSTRUCTION
STRIKE Is AVERTED;
WORKERS TO RETURN

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who then urged them to submit. to
arbitration by an impartial- board to
settle the immediate~ dispute and to
lay down a basis for future peaceful
negotiations. The bricklayers, claim
ing that they had no men on strike,
refused to meet the Labor Secre-
tary's terms, although the plasterers
had agreed to abide by Mr.. Davis
recommendation.
Secretary Davis pleaded with both
sides. to avert the threatened strike,
foreseeing a practically complete tie
up in the Nations construction indus
try, which, he said, was at a higher
point than ever before, but his plea
was turned down. Then the large
contracting firms, whose work had
been at a standstill for weeks, turned
their efforts toward peace.
They resulted yesterday in a meet
ing with plasterers' union officers, at
which they agreed to return to work,
This was regarded yesterday as the
step which would precipitate a lengthy
strike on the part of the bricklayers,
which would further tie up construc-
tion work and would result in an al
most complete stoppage Of building on
q large scale.
Instead the bricklayers will continue
with their work and the negotiations
will go on while both sides are at
work Into the fight has also been
injected a charge of inconsistency by
the brtcklayers, who point out that the
contractors have hitherto refused to
negotiate with men out on strike,
waiting until they returned to work
before negotiating. The bricklayers
claim they have-not done this in the
case Of the plasterers, but will not
press this point unless other griev-
ances occur.
working in an attempt to avert a
strike Of both sides, Secretary Davis
went to New York and worked for
several days on the situation, with
Commissioners of Cancellation John
A. .Moffett and Thomas ]. Williams,
placing before both sides the danger
10 the fabric Of American business If
a strike which would tie up building
construction entirely came about.
The action of the plasterers, expect
ed today, will result in immediate re-
sumption of work involving about $25,
900 900. In the meantime, however,
the other work on the big construc-
ton projects involved has gone ahead,
bat must wait until the plasterers
have finished their work,
During the negotiations which are
expected to end favorably today the
executive committee Of the American
Federation, of Labor attempted ia
bring peace. out failed.
Evening star., 1925-07-09
Balky Witnesses
Pay Fine Quickly
When Put in Cell

Four Government witnesses who
failed to respond when the case OF
James A. Lemon, charged with joy
riding. was called today before JUS
tice Bailey in Criminal Division
were fined SIS each. The court or
dered the men into custody until
the fines were paid. A few minutes
in the cellroom in the basement of
the Courthouse was enough for the
men and the necessary 500 was
turned over to Deputy Marshal
Ceremile and they were released
The witnesses, who had to be
brought into court under attach
ment after the justice had waited
about 80 minutes for them TO ap-
pear, and whose forgetfulness was
expensive, are Robert Lee, 230
Brooks court; John G. Ruston, 43
Fenton place: Harry Green, Is Fen
ton place, and Lenox Colbert, 20
Fenton court. All the witnesses are
Colored
Evening star., 1925-07-09

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ship in the Police Department for
Capt. Headley.
Commissioner Fenning said that
Odell s. Smith, chairman of the pub.
lie order committee of the Board OF
Trade, called on him yesterday after.
noon. but the board was about to so
into session on the estimates and he
arranged to see Mr.. Smith later
Intimate friends OF Capt Headley
do not deny that there was some fric-
ton between him and the Office of the
director of traffic, but point out that
this was due primarily to the activi-
ties of a high official in the Police De-
partment. BY Withholding from him
the requests of the traffic directors Of
fee and preventing him from dealing
directly with that office, 1t was said,
misunderstanding and friction was
inevitable. One case was cited where
the parking signs on New York ave
nue. had been changed until three days
after it was done.
While the reasons for Inspector
Headleys summary demotion remain
a mystery" as far as official an
nouncement is concerned, the manner
of his reduction has not been veiled
so closely. According to a reliable
version of the incidents leading UP to
the action Of the Commissioners, the
Headley matter was as much of a
bomb" to Commissioners Bell and
Rudolph as II was to the Police De-
partment and the general public.
Sought to Avoid Demotion.
Commissioner Fenning did not con-
suit his fellow Commissioners prior
to deciding to denote the traf1c in.
spector, 1t has been learned. and con
sequently his recommendation, con.
tained in a formal order presented at
a board meeting, came as a complete
surprise to his colleagues.
One of the Commissioners is said to
have started forward in his chair
when Secretary Dan Garges. in his
monotonous reading of the miscella.
neous documents, read the curt para
graph proposing the 'demotion of AL.
bert j. Headley to captain and his
removal from the Traffic Bureau" and
the promotion of Capt. F. w. Brown
to inspector, with assignment as head
of the Trafic Bureau"
'Wwwhat's that, Dan? Read that
again, the Official is reported to have
CALCULATED.
Dan read IL again.
1O you fuSdn InaJ, FTeQ Cne
Police Commissioner was asked.
When Mr.. Fenning replied that he
absolutely meant nothing else, g
spirited discussion, involving words
of persuasion, dissuasion and finally
laconic submission, is said to have en-
sued. Col. Bell, Of military inclina
tions, thought Headley ought, al
least, be given trial. as is the pro
cedure in the Army. Mr.. Rudolph
believed that Headley might be shifted
from the Traffic Bureau. but saved
the ignominy Of a reduction in rank
by giving him supervision of a police
division, embracing a new grouping
OF precincts.
|. The other Commissioners finally
gave In out of courtesy to their new
associate in office, it is related.
All Commissioners are said to have
agreed that Headley should be re-
moved from the Traffic Bureau, how
ever, because Of "unfltness."
Evening star., 1925-07-09
BANK BANDITS ROUTED
BY POISON GAS DEFENSE
Container Inside Safe Of Indiana
Institution Halts Attempt to
Force Door.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Ell NORA, Ind, July 9.-The practi-
cability of gas as a defense against
bank bandits has been demonstrated
in the fruitless effort of several rob.
bers to loot the safe of the Citizens
Bank here last Tuesday a
The gas, one of several varieties per-
fected by Prof. Gilbert Newman n
Lewis of Northwestern University, is
not deadly, according to Theodore
Burglar of Chicago burglar alarm
company, who. is here reinstalling the
the gas system in the bank
Chlorine is the base of the gas, and
it's effect is to choke and nauseate.
The gas in a metal container inside
the vault is not released until an ef-
fort is made to force the locks or
drill through the walls. Tiny wires
cover the interior of the vault and
when one of these is broken the me-
cha nism that releases the gas is put
in opera ton.
From 40 to so Indiana banks have
installed the gas system.
Evening star., 1925-07-09
MACMILLAN,
EXPEDITION PLANS
Message From BoWdoin to
Geographic Society Here
Is Picked Up.
By tAe Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, July "A radio
message from the steamship Bowdoir
of the Macmillan Arctic expedition
was picked up here yesterday by A
l.. Alexander of Dormont, telling OF
the progress made by the party and
outlining future plans of the expedt
ton. The message was signed Mac
MILAN"
Alexander said the message came
in strong, despite much static. 1t was
broadcast from Hopedale, Labrador
and was addressed to the National
Geographic Society, Washington, D.
G. He copied the message as follows;
Worried by Mosquitoes.
BOWDOEN. July s.
To the National Geographic Society,
Washington, d. c.:
after bucking a stiff headwind
yesterday, today not a breath of air
has. stirred and the clouds of mos.
quitoes are fattening at our expense.
Day spent in watering both ships
and in giving men a chance to hunt
and explore country around Hopedale,
center of Moravian missionary work.
Had it not been for the Moravians.
whose service with utterly inadequate
funds was little short OF marvellous
there would not be an Eskimo alive
men attended services here in a spot
less little church with sand on the
floor, with women in combination of
native and foreign costumes on the
right and men with their red Capes
eyeing them from the left.
Getting Arctic Clothing.
zone Eskimo word makes a line of
ordinary hymn. Congregational sing
ing by Eskimos was the feature of the
service. Men are buying skin boots
and mittens and having made blanket
bickies, buttonless blouses with hoods,
which are excellent protection.
'Aviators have Eskimo women sew
ing together sealskin suits. Better
than anything else for wear while fly
ing. Splendid weather. First Sum
mer day Hopedale has had this year.
We were first ship to arrive since
October, but today there arrived a
small. schooner from Nairn.
"All WELL.
MACMILLAN"
Alexander is a school teacher and
has frequently heard New Zealand,
Australia and other farsoff stations.
FOURTH CELEBRATED.
Evening star., 1925-07-09
WOMAN HELD IN SEARCH
FOR SLAYERS OF OFFICER
Trail of Alleged Rum Runners
Shifts to San Francisco-Guns
and Liquor Are Found.
Ry th. Associated Pre.s

By the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July s.-The
trail of alleged rum runners who Mon
day night killed a special deputy
sheriff in a gun battle near Salinas
and wounded two others, last night
had shifted to San Francisco, where
Mrs. Emily Rahlin. in whose name
one of the automobiles abandoned by
the suspected liquor smugglers was
registered, was arrested.
Mrs. Rahlin, who said her home is
in Fairoaks, Calf, was traced to her
San Francisco address by the license
number of her automobile Several
pistols and g. quantity of liquor were
found in her apartment.
The three men arrested by Monterey
County officials shortly after the
shooting ARRAY Monday night were
still being questioned at Salinas.
The machine gun ammunition found
in bayfield, after the battle, together
with Luger gun. was identified as
belonging to a Bergman machine
gun of a type used by the German
army in the late war.
Evening star., 1925-07-09
FOURTH CELEBRATED.
HOpedale Joins Explorers in Observ
ing Independence Day.

A colorful description of a Fourth
Of July celebration in the Far North
was contained in radiograms received
today by the National Geographic
Society from Macmillan Arctic ex-
pedition ships, which arrived at Hope
dale, a Moravian mission and Eskimo
village, on the evening Of July I.
The celebration took place while
the ships were at Battle Harbor 1t
was begun at midnight with a bonn
bardnent from the bridge of the Bow
doin, one Of the expeditions ships.
There followed shots from a Govern
ment Springfield rifle, shotgun, a
frontier pistol and a tiny revolver
belonging to a member of the expedi-
ton and a binding flash Of powder,
the contribution Of he,photographers.
Natives ashore were astonished at
the performance, but the canine sec
tfon of the population, returned the
salutes with their half.dog, half wolf
howls.
Boat Races Held.
Boat races We're held during the day.
the course being the length of the har-
Dor from the Bowdoin's anchorage to
an iceberg at the entrance.
On the northward trip from Battle
Harbor the Bowdoin and the Peary,
the larger ship of the expedition,
pushed off Kidlialuit Island on July 6,
chewing their way through a sea of
foe ice dotted with icebergs. During
the night of July 6 there was a heavy
fog, but the Bowdoin picked Nup Bull
dog Island at 5:15 am. July Z, and
Cape Harrison was passed five hours
later. From that time until now the
Bowdoin and Peary have been in con.
stant radio communication and fire.
quently within hailing distance.
During the day of July the two
ships fought their way through ice
ranging in color from silky mauve TO
deep blue and jade A warm wind
blew out of Labrador and the ther-
mometer mounted from AZ to 60 with
in an hour. Numerous whales and
seals were seen.
Evening star., 1925-07-09

the causes of the demotion of Capt
Albert ]. Headley.
Several of the speakers deplored the
summary demotion of Capt Headley.
The final resolution, instructing the on
ganizations civic affairs committee 70
carry on its own investigation and re-
port next Thursday. was substituted
for a motion which would have Joined
the kiwa mis- Club with the Chamber
of Commerce in demanding a "fair
trial for Capt. Headley.
Evening star., 1925-07-09

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ropean debtors to possible tax reduc-
ton, which has prompted much dis
cussion throughout the country, led
to the explanation today that while
the total debts are more than $l2, ,000.-
600, 900. the annual payments by for
eign governments cannot be inter
preted as having as large an influence
on tax reduction as many other fac
tors.
Senator Smoot, chairman OF the
Senate finance committee, for one, ex-
planned that such payments on the
whole could not be considered as ap-
plicable directly 10 tax reduction.
Aside from the factor of foreign debt
payments, Senator Smoot. has esti-
mated that taxes may be reduced from
$500, 900 900 to $3.50, 100000.
VIII Not Bring Tax Cut.
In other quarters IT was pointed
out that all payments on principal Of
debts which represent money loaned
under the Liberty loan acts. or their
amendments. must be applied to re-
tirement of the public debt. Further
more, many payments on interest
from foreign powers, especially Great
Britain. the largest debtor. come In
the form of securities of this Govern
ment, which can only be Cancelled,
thus having no bearing directly on the
tax situation, except indirectly
through gradual retirement of the
public debt. The last payment BY
Great Britain, for instance, which was
only on account of interest, was paid
entirely in securities OF the United
States.
The total receipts from foreign pow
ers on account of their debts during
| the year 1924, it was pointed out.
amounted 10 only about per cent of
the taxes paid by American citizens.
| This calculation did not take into con-
( siderat ton other forms of Government
revenue, such as customs.
| II the entire European debt TO this
| country should be refunded on the ba-
sis of the British agreement, which is
| accepted as a criterion, it was further
Explained. the total income TO this Cow
ernment annually on account of both
principal and interest would total less
than $3.50, 100000.
Would Cut Interest Rate.
One of the outstanding benefits to be
derived from successful refunding ne
gotiations is considered to be not only
the money Forthcoming, but the moral
effect which accrues from recognition
of the validity of an international OBJ
legation. The successful elimination
of funding negotiations removes in
each instance, it is pointed out, a
cause of friction, however small it may
have been considered, between the
creditor nation and the debtor.
!
Evening star., 1925-07-09
WELCOME CLOUDS
HALT HEAT WAVE;
COOLER TOMORROW
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stroyed by the wind was the drug
store, not far from the Lake Harriet
Park, operated by Charles r. Fiesler
Al years old. Fiesler, although he
escaped injury when the building
crashed, collapsed outside and died of
heart disease a few minutes later
The fourth person killed was vii
lard j. Ford, 80 years old. who was
hurled 90 feet from the cab of a
travelling crane at a local machine
plant.
Damage In ST. Paul.
The fury of the storm had abated
by the time it crossed the river into
ST. Paul. Minor damage was done
there by the wind and four persons
were injured In a series of accidents
incident to the driving rain and
wind The most serious of these was
a policeman, who was struck by a
plate glass window, which was blown
out.
Local storms of varying intensity,
from mild Summer showers to terrific
bombardments of hail and torrential
rains, were reported from many sec
tions of the State. At least so per
cent crop damage was suffered in
Wright and eastern Meeker Counties
according to early estimates, by the
wind, hail and near tornadoes, which
swept that section.