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Evening star., 1926-12-11
AMERICANS EX|LED
TO TORTURE ISLAND
ChevaIier Was Among Pris-
onerS in New Siberia"
Says Freed Convict.
BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.

BY Cable 70 The star and chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1895.
BERLIN, December 1.-THE first
authentic story of Solovetsky Island
In the White Sea, the new Siberia"
of modern political suspects in Soviet
Russia-once a holy monastery and
geological station and now the worst
prison maintained by the Bolshevikis-
has been given the correspondent by
Hindu merchant from Bombay
named Said kureishi, who served
three years at Soiovetsky and was
released recently.
II am British subject" kureishi
began. Until my arrest | spent 16
years mostly in China and Japan,
where | was agent for Studebaker,
Cadillac and other American and Brit
ish motor cars. In 1922, | visited
Chita, then the capital of the Far
East Republic, looking for business
On January I, 1922, three men armed
with revUivers came to the hotel
hermitage, where | was staying. They
represented the Gospolitichrana-th
is. the infamous gaypayoo. They
arrested me, then trlcked me into
going to Moscow. | started free.
arrived, as a so-called political pris-
oner.
'At Moscow | was sent to the we'll
known prison Libianka, and after
being held for nine days was ques-
toned aEout British, American, Japa
nese, Chinese and Russian officers and
business houses. L had done no wrong
and answered frankly.
For nine months high courts and
low courts refused to judge me, and
l remained in several Moscow prisons
until september IA, 1923, when the
gaypayou, without a trial or hearing,
handed me paper on which was writ
ten, Heard and sentenced to three
years in concentration camp This
they forced me to sign, although,
strange to say, the name was not
mine-that is said Kureishi--but Mo-
hammed Ali Kureishi. Thus / came
to SUlovetsky Island, in the White
Sea, just below the Arctic Circle,
where the Winter lasts eight months
This SolovetSky, once a famous
monastery now is the hell of Rus
sian so-called political prisons, hous-
ing from 1900 to $4,000 persons, of
whom many are foreigners from diff
ferent countries. So far as / know
there are, or were, four Americans at
SoiOvetSky. One was named Ramberg.
Another was named Kopman and rep
resented the New York firm Of Arthur
kapstein. The third was julius NJ.
Chevalier and the fourth was a Mr..
Keynes. or kennes, who lay beside
ME in the hospital for some time with
out the slightest idea of why he had
been condemned.
"Ramberg had the worst time be-
continued on Page 3, Column g.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
THREE Of FAMILY
DIE IN AUT0-CRA
Small Touring Car Wrecked
by Truck on Highway
Near Dumfries. Va.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

cpStihi DhSDdiCH W IUC NtdT.
QUANTICO. Va. December Ii
Three of his family are dead and
Benjamin Leadman, with 3-year-old
son. are in the United States Marine
Hospital here, suffering from injuries
resulting from a collision of his auto
mobile with a truck three miles and
half north of Dumfries about o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Leadman. % years old, and her
daughter Grace. 4. We're killed by the
violence of their contact with the con-
crete pavement when the light tour
ing car driven by Leadman was
wrecked. Gladys. 4 months old, died
at the hospital here. Leadman suffer
ed scalp wounds and bruises and Her
man, 3, is believed to be internally
injured.
The truck was driven by ID. F.
Richards of Chesterfield. Va. who was
accompanied by K. W. Carlton of that
place. Richards and Carlton gave
first aid and with the assistance of
other motorists saw to removal of the
victims to Quantico.
Leadman, who lives at Gether. Va
was turning his auto out OF Il country
road upon the highway when the ac-
cident occurred. He sad he didn't OBJ
serve the approaching truck. accord
ing to information given the police.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
ALLIES ARE SKEPTICAL.
Hesitate to Permit League Instead
of Direct Control.

GENEVA. December II FD.-The
foreign ministers of the allies are
hesitating to take the responsibility or
substituting for interallied control OF
arnaments in Germany direct 1urls-
diction over them by the League or
Nations. as has been requested by
Germany.
This hesitancy was accentu2ted
when the foreign ministers We're ad-
yised bv the council OF ambassadors
at Paris that the ambassador and the
German representatives discussing
the question of armamentS with them
still were far apart.
1t is suspected by the allies that
German war material is reaching
China through Russia and aiding the
bolshe hevization of China and virtually
forming a. Germano- RusisianC Chinese
collaboration.
Another obstacle in the way OF an
agreement Is the fertilization oil
EoenigsberS in east Prussia, on the
Polish frontier. The French and
Poles consider this an offensive work.
BaIk at More Concessions.
The Germans are declared to be be
ginning TO assume an attitude that
they have reached the limit of concA-
sions to the allies and cannot reallze
why-their sincere assurances that
they are carrying out the Versailles
treaty are not considered sufficient.
1t is pointed out in League circles
that DR.. Gustav Stresemann. head OF
the German delegation. at the meet
ing of the League Council. apparent
ly is meeting with difficulty in OBJ
tanning a cessation of the sending into
Russia of war and semi-war material,
as Russia, as far as Germany is con-
cerned, is a friendly nation.
The Ambassadors have been ada
mant in refusing to certify that Ger
many has fulfilled the conditions
REQUISITE to the overturning of super
vision of armament to the League of
Nations.
Hope is entertained that the skilled
diplomacy Of Aristide BRAND, the
French foreign minister, will find an
amicable way out.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
u. S. to Honolulu
Nonstop Flight Is
Privately Planned
By the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, December II.
The Chronicle says financial ar
rangements were completed here
last night for a nonstop flight
p from San Francisco TO Honolulu
under the auspices of the Natiopal
Aeronautical Associations local or
gaDization.
This will be an effort to carry
out as sporting proposition"
the undertaking of the Navy in
the Fall of 1925, when the late
Lieut.. Comdr. John Rodgers. set
out with two planes. both of which
fell short of the 2.380-mile hop.
Rodgers and the crew of his plane
drifted helpless for days before be-
ing picked up.
G. X. Vance. veteran war flyer.
and also of the Air Mail Service.
has been chosen chief pilot, and
the flight is to be made in spe-
cially constructed plane. 1t is
planned to make. the dash from
noon to noon," flying at the rate of
100 miles an hour. A land plane
will be used.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
FOUR ACTRESSES
BURN TO DEATH
Theater in Rome Destroyed; Audi
ence in Adjoining House
Panic-Stricken.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, December 11.-Trapped in
their dressing rooms by flames which
barred their escape and prevented the
aid of firemen, four music hall
actresses were burned to death late
last night in the Apollo Theater.
The fire, which started back-stage
from a short t-circuited electric wire,
swept out beyond the curtain, throw
ing the audience into panic. The thou
sand persons who We're witnessing
the show, however, escaped the flames.
which soon attacked the tlimsy deco
rations in the auditorium and set the
entire house afire.
Another panic occurred in the
Eliseo Theater, next door to the
Apollo. where performance of
''Cavalleria Rusticana" was in prog
ress. The audience, hearing the roar
of the flames in the Apollo and the
screams of the women in that theater,
started a rush toward the exitss
Evening star., 1926-12-11
SERBS MOURN PACHITCH.
Leaders Body Lies in State in
Cathedral

BELGRADE, December II CP.--
The Serbian nation is stricken over
the death of its great political leader,
Nikola =. Pachitch. who died sudden
ly Friday from apopleXy. The body
of the grand old man of the Balkans" ;"
who held the premiership of Serbia d
dozen times, has been removed to the
cathedral, where it is lying in state.
National honors will be accorded at
his burial on Sunday.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
Missionary is Released.

AMOY, December II OO.-Reliable
sources at Foochow say Rev. b. G.
Parsons, Anglican missionary at ku-
item. so miles northwest of there, who
was kidnapped December /. has been
released 1t was learned that the
missionary had been taken by bandits
at the instance of disgruntled stu
dents. He reported that he had been
treated kindly No ransom was
asked.
officials aof the Cantonese govern
ment have telegraphed to Foochow a
reputation Of the action of students
there who overran the city last week
after the northern forces had been
dispersed, killing several northern
officials and menacing those who at
tempted to stop Them
Evening star., 1926-12-11
PRINCETON GETS $15O,OOO

PRINCETON. y. j., December IL.
LR.-A gift of $3.50, ,00Os from John
ID. Rockefeller, Jr., for the erection
of glass-inclosed gymnasium was
announced Yesterday by President
John Grier Hibben Of Princeton Uni.
versity.
A check for $4,000 also was re-
ceived from Mr.. Rockefeller today
toward the building of an addition
to Rayonne Hospital, at Bayonne.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
GUNS LANDED FOR USE
OF NICARAGUA LIBERALS
Admiral Latimer, u. S. NJ, Reports
Revolutionists Defy American
Customs Inspector.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua. December
11.-Rear Admiral Julian l.. Latimer.
commander of the American naval
forces in Nicaraguan waters reports
that 2,1O0 rifles. for the Liberals,
headed by Dr.. Sacasa ,ehave been land
ed on the Atlantic coast of the re-
public at La Cruz. 100 miles from
the mouth of the Rio Grande.
The revolutionists on the east coast
are refusing to accept orders of w.
J. Crampton, the United States Gus
toms inspector. permitting the ex-
portation of mahogany logs belong
ing to adherents of the Conservative
government of President DiaZ.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
Prince Leaves Mexico.

VERA CRUZ. December II GP.-
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother Of
former Empe. II William of Germany,
after a short trip to Mexico, is re-
turning home. lie embarked today
for the return voyage ON the German
steamer Rio Bravo. y.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
AMERICAN WOMEN
ISOLATED IN CHINA
Two Missionaries Unable to Leave
Yunchang When Bandits
Seize City.
Nv the Associated Press.

Nv 0ENe AksUCIdNFV IFFsH
LONDON. December 1.-Two Amer
ican woman missionaries are report
ed TO be isolated in Yunchang, Yum
nan Province. through the capture
of the city by Chinese bandits, who
massacred many Of the inhabitants
Reports from China today said the
two miSsiona rieS were British. but
the China Inland Mission. to which
they are attached. said they We're be-
lieved to be Americans, They are Miss
A. Kratzer and Miss j. c. Jack. and
were sent from the mission head
quarters at Philadelphia
Evening star., 1926-12-11
ONE NAVY FLYER KILLED,
ANOTHER HURT, ON COAST
Lieut.. Chad Ferrenze Falls Into
Swamp in California-Lieut.
Hazards Leg Broken.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONG BEACH, Calf, December / L.
Disaster overlook to 10 Navy sea
planes as they landed here yesterday
after having engaged in maneuvers
with the Pacific battle fleet and one
flyer is dead, one injured and their
ships badly damaged.
Lieut.. Chad FerrenZe was killed
when his plane fell, out of condition
$50 feet into a swamp. Lieut.. Harold
Hazard suffered an injured leg when
the wheel of his ship broke as he at
tempted to land. The machine turned
over.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
T|LSON OPPOSES
TAX LEGISLATION
Believes Time Too Short.
Would Apply Treasury Sur
plus to Reducing Debt.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Prospects of tax legislation by the
present Congress received still another
setback today when it developed that
Representative Tilson of Connecticut,
the Republican House leader, favors
application of the Treasury surplus to
reduction of the public debt.
Mr.. Tilson's view is that any move
to carry out the Presidents suggestion
for a credit on next years tax pay
ments would pave the way for a pro-
tracted political controversy, mas
much as Democrats have announced
they would press for action on a
S335,000,0 900 tax reduction bill already
introduced by Representative Garner
of Texas. Democratic fina ncal spokes-
man in the House.
Finds Much Opposition.
Il have come to the conclusion" Til
son said. that the best thing to be
done at this session of Congress is i'm.
mediately to apply any surplus above
the actual needs of the Government to
a reduction of the public debt. which
as the President so well says in his
message, is itself a permanent tax
reduction"
After asserting his preference for
reduction of the public debt, Tilson
said:
Personally, l should feel inclined
toward making a temporary tax reduc-
ton for the first six months of the
year 1927. but l find some opposition
to this proposal among Republican
members of the House from all over
the country and an apparent deter
miilatiOn on the part of Democratic
members that there shall be no tax
reduction unless the entire question is
opened up and a permanent revision
of our tax laws made.
Time Too Short.
Under present conditions, with a
little over two months of the present
session of this Congress ahead of us.
| think it would be unwise to attempt
a general revision of our revenue
laws at this session. The fact is that
the present tax law has been in effect
such a short time that it has not
been sufficiently demonstrated just
what it's permanent revenue-prOduc-
ing qualities are.
This and the further fact that a
considerable portion of the present
ao-called surplus came from an eN-
traordinary effort in the collection of
Jack taxes make it all the more un-
wise to attempt permanent reduc-
ton now. 1t is almost certain that
any attempt to make Il temporary re-
duction for the first SiX months of
1927 would bring on a prolonged CON
test for a general = revision at this
time"
The announcement by Tilson indi-
Gates that hearings may not be held
by the House ways and means COM
mittee on resolution designed to
carry out the Presidents suggestion.
If this should be the case, it would
to some extent, affect plans of the
Democrats who were hopeful that
consideration of the Presidents plan
would serve as vehicle for bringing
their tax-reduction measure formally
before the committee.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
WEATHER.

~. 9. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Cloudy, slightly colder tonight min
imum temperature about 80 degrees
tomorrow partly cloudy.
Observation-Disclosures, 40. at $3.50
pm. Yesterday; lowest, 33, at II pm.
yesterday Full report on page 3.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
Tmney, Gentleman and Scholar

of benp the leopard prow Dempsey
like looking quarrel and he got it, all he wanted and
more Probably fight of the last decade has seen such heay
the OF bets
AS filed of the Sesqu grounds in the dismal
started with the first round OF the
Dempsey unney thing they still in trance They were st
before their Many h
heavily the wagering liberal that
would round
of the rounds varying quotations.
Gene Tunney destiny who star nearly nine
the audience which witnessed championship fight
will make a splendid champ.
He is who anywhere humans travel with dignity
He outstanding, clean,
teigent ambitious fne oftsounding speech
would endear Bible class it would to mob
He would deal with hurricane when
charging who often like entire
only be stopped cold and
be sent bleeding and crushed to his corner
Gene make speaker before audience Of
young who whed to know the vre side OF life and who
might address with equal aplomb
young ladies who had curiosity to what
constitutes ideal athlete.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
BOXERS WILL ASSIST
FLORIDA RELIEF WORK

CHICAGO, Sept. "a. - A benefit
boxing show, the proceeds Of which
will go for Florida relief work, was
announced by Chairman o. w.
Huncke, of the Illinois Athletic Com
mission, today.
The show will be held at the
Coliseum early in October.
At a conference attended by all
Chicago fight promoters and mem
bers of the boxing commission, the
promoters volunteered to pool their
efforts in cooperation with the
commission. The best talent avail.
able will be selected, it was an,
nounced,
six bouts OF four rounds each
with no titles at stake, but fought
to a referees decision. will make
Up the eaTds
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
Jacks Rebuilt Nose
Stands Up Under
Terrific Beating

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. "a
Although Jack Dempsey was
given a severe beating about
the face by Gene Tunney, the
dethroned champions famous
rebuilt nose stood up well under
the hammering it got.
Dempsey took more punches
in the face and head then he
received any where else. His
face seemed to be always in the
way of Tunney's flying gloves.
Tunney split Dempsey's right
cheek early in the fight, draw
ing a copious flow of blood,
and late in the fight beat Demp-
sey so badly on the left side of
his face that it was swollen
out of proportion and his left
eye completely closed.
Throughout this bombardment
the nose stood up, apparently
undamaged.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
TQDAYS SRQRTORIAL
BY kirk Miller

Kind friends add Of Jack Dempsey to that uninpres
composed Mickey Walker Harry Greb Rocky Kansas
all pugstic champions Of the
various forced from their thrones by
better men during year 1925 They out like high
wheeled velocipedes.
We champion Of division went out SO
ANONYMOUSLY did the spuerng spoofng naD
the strife One really should
have been fully realize what mess Jack
Demp make of his championship.
Of credit that be mustered
in the ring almost predestned to lose
40 opsided were betting odds against him. -.
Philadelphia yesterday and doubt in many other cities
so little thought of his chances against the supposedly ado
Mr. Dempsey but Tunney has way Of rghtng All of rnese
Jack Dempsey next month Iunney
be a l favorite.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24

ing only because the former cham.
pion couldn't hit him, and the
challenger, soon to be crowned,
was able to land with counter
punches.
But it was a tragic thing to see
Dempsey lose as he did lose. What.
ever idea he may have had in mind
became a futile, empty gesture.
When he went back to his corner,
from the first round, in which he
took a thorough shellacking, Gene
Normile attempted to tell the cham.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
HAGEN AVERAGES 70
IN FOURTEEN ROUNDS

When it comes to low scoring the
records made by Walter Hagen in
the Eastern tournament at Wolf
Hollow, the Western open at In
dianapolis and the Chicago district
championship, will doubtless stand
for four rounds of 68A. In the
Western he had 279, so that his
average for this tournament and
the Eastern was 69A. The Chicago
district event he won with 285, and
his average for the three tourna.
ments, twelve rounds in all, made
SO 11-12. After his II and 50 in two
medal rounds at Salisbury in the
P. G. A. event Hagen's average for
fourteen rounds was a fraction un-
der 20.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
Jack Offers No Excuses

colorul Dempseys because Demp
story that of a who from nothing,
the order of Babe Ruth who has long in
still be A who had
noa advantage of training culture in early life .
albis offer He
ready admit that he had met his master It doubtful
will fight concuVey
his aim and his punch and his legs and besides his
beautiful talented picture actress wife does not want
continue in the ring.
little question that the embarrassment caused
and others have preyed
his mind and held him back His business in California is
trick noebut ringside customer
with the widest imagination could not excuse his showing
and pronouncedthey physical hazards not
Tnent
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
EPRQNNE.
B|G SCRAP

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.--A crowd Of
25, 900 fight fans, still mourning
over the fact that Chicago failed
to land the heavyweight champion.
shin match, sat through q drizzling
rain at Soldiers Memorial Field
where Rickard planned to stage the
bout-apd witnessed q blow-by- blow
re-enactment of the Dempsey Tun-
ney fight in Philadelphia.
1T was another miracle" Of
radio.
While giant ampifiers carried q
simultaneous description of happen
fngs ii the PhilIy arena to the
farthest corners OF the local sta
dunn, two expert boxers reproduced
the fight blow by blow.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
R0NN)TER
CHECKS Up

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.-Tex
Richards force Of assistants were
working increasingly today to check
exactly how much was taken In at
the gate of the Dempsey-Tu -Tunney
fight last night. An official state
ment may be ready on the atten-
dance and receipts late this after
noon.
1t was az nounced, however, that
the gate exceeded $1,000, 900 a rec
ord for paid attendance to q sport
ing event anywhere in the world.
The Sesouicentennial statium seats
125 ,0S1 and almost every seat was
occupied.
E2lnIrard AnnAiffnI~ I'm nnala.f that
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
Yon Don't Say!

After clubbing several shots, Dr.
n. A. Seehorn, member Of the In,
dian Hills Club of Kansas, took mis-
golf balls to his office, where an
X-ray examination revealed a dis.
| tortion of the viscera showing the
core to be badly centered and
ecIearly unbalanced.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24

Dempsey was 10 receive $3.50, 900
as his share Of the purse but
other authorities have estimated
the ex-cI1ampion's share as high
as 5000, 900. Dempsey had a
straight guarantee Of $3.50. 900 and
cut on the receipts after the
first 81 ,O0O, 900 was taken I'm.
Tunney had q straight guarantee
Of 500, 900.
The state had a 8 per cent cut
Of the gross and the Sesquicenten
nial Exposition a 10 per cent cut
Richards expenses In the run
ming Of the fight were estimated
at 81 500, 900. Coun%sag the high cos
Of law suits his profit probably vii
total $4,000
The Washington times., 1926-09-24

Gene Tunney is not fighter.
Personally, I could think of three
men who could beat him today. and
for all / know, his winning of the
heavyweight title may mean round
robin series of fights in which it
would be entirely possible for con-
tender like Johnny Risko to win
the title. That's how bad Gene
Tunney is.
Tunney had his chance to make
q showing in beating Dempsey, but
he would not take advantage of it..
He fought a refreating fight, scor-
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
BY Davis ]. Walsh
Sports Editor, international News Service

PHILADELPHIA, Pa 24"When lose title, I'll be flat
back thoroughly socked the chin"
last night he
back he thoroughly socked the
chin the heavyweight championship of the world and
lost that dramatic impressive He
imply a fight wit and
The other wasn't Close wasn't good fight
defeat without flying the eors Of good fighting Amer
his hit the challenger oen
but he didn't have the punch and fighter out to
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
Directs Girl Athletes

Miss Marie Parker. a graduate Of
the University Of Missouri. and a
prominent worker in the field Of
feminine athletics. has been named
state supervisor OF girls work in
Maryland.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
Feet Brought Name

"Gunboat" Smith, veteran fighter
OF former days, was given his nick
name because Of the size Of his feet.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24
OIdring Is Manager

"Rube" Oldring, famous player Of
the Philadelphia Athletics, is now
manager of the Richmond team. Of
she Virginia.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24

pion what to do. 1t was one OF
the few laughs Of the occasion.
Jack simply pushed Genes wagging
jaw away with his gloved hand,
and that was that.
The Washington times., 1926-09-24

The champion, soon TO be shOrn
of his title, was jess Willard al
over again, a man who was due
to take a punch on the jaw and
thought he was the only guy who
knew what il was all about.