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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-06
fascist STRIKES
HARD At ENEMIES,
NEW LAW PASSES

ROME, Nov. 5 (E9-Mili.ant fascism.
stung by last Sundays attempt
against the life of Premier Mussollni
today struck ,at it's foes in a series
| OF drastic repressive measures which
We're approved by the cabinet sitting
under the presidency of the Duce
himself. All the measures, after alp
proval by the grand fascist council
! will go to the chamber of deputies
at a session next Tuesday, especially
convoked by the premier.
| The DEGREES approved by the cab-
| net provide the penalty OF death for
every attempt to injure or molest the
premier or to strike against the
fascist regime; provide heavier PEN
alties, as much as 30 years imprison-
, ment, for direct and indirect oppos.
ition; create an elaborate system of
political police to watch every move
ment of every anti-fascst at home
ard abroad and TO put the opposition
l,ress ont of existence. Not since
the autumn of 1925 when 'fascism :
had apparently won a crushing VIC
tory over its foes, have fascist Lead.
ors re-opened hostility against the
enemies of their regime with so much
Vigor. Yesterday the premier, in a
cryptic sentence, gave promise to a
crowd of black shirts that their de-
mand for war against the opposition
would he met.
Tomorrow said Mussolini, from
tha balcony of the Chigi palace. I'VE
will have the acts you have been
awaiting"
Today that declaration materiaIized
in the form CT a series of the most
drastic and comprehensive DEGREES for
the purpose of the expiration of the
opposition, which have been approved
since the advent of the fascist party
to power.
These DEGREES whose intention is
to still every voice raised against
fascism, to check every hand threat
ening to strike against Il and its
leader and to watch ceaselessly, tho
activities of every suspected enemy
at home and abroad were approved in
historic four hour session of the
cabinet, Only one of the demands
made by the party for the punish
ment of its foes was not met That
was the establishment of a retroSc-
tive death penalty for those respon.
sible for previous attempts against
the life of Mussolini. This measure
1T is understood, was not approved
because of the insistence of Minister
of Justice Rocco, that such an ac-
tion would be at variance with all the
legal traditions of italy. With thu
adoption of the DEGREES, the opposi-
ton press will pass out of exist
ence, for the Licenses of all antiv
fascist periodicals are Indefinitely
suspended Henceforth it will be
enough to voice an antagonistic op-
inion by word or writing to be con.
sidered an enemy of the regime, open
TO punishment by imprisonment
This afternoons decree are un-
derstood to be merely the first of
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MADoO NOT INTERESTED

LOS ANGELES, Nov. R)-William
Gibbs McAdoo declared here today il
was positively humorous" that ht
should be called as a witness before
the Arizona slush fund hearing whicl
was adjourned from Phoenix yester-
day to resume sittings here tomorrow
morning.
why, I haven't the slightest idea
what it's all about" McAdoo said
"Of course, I'll take the stand if I am
subpoenaed, but I have no informa-
tion on the matter at ALL"
Senator Ralph H. Cameron, repub.
lican, defeated for recollection Tues
day, was reported yesterday to nave
requested subpoenaes for McAdoo
Harry Chandler, publisher of the Los
! Angeles Times and others, when tho
/ hearing is resumed here.
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HUNTS LEAD OVER CLARK STANDS 276
u. S. to Refund Tenth of Income Tax
Casa Grande Arizona Pageant
Opens as Ho-Ho-Kans Perform
The Rites of An Ancient City

CASA GRANDE, Nov. 5. = up = The
Ho = Ho Kams this evening repeopled
the Casa Grande Indian ruins as the
glow of typical Arizona sunset turn
ed to gold the first episode of the
states first annual historical pageant.
The Ho Ho Kam members of that
tribe which peopled the edifices re-
naming as a tribute OF his ingenuity,
again loved and worked and fought in
the shadow of the 1,000-year- -old baked
mud structures which ma mad reared
with his own hands more than 500
years before Columbus discovered"
America. Three hundred modern day
residents of Arizona shed their garb
of the 20th century to take part in
the four episodes of the pageant which,
together, comprise a thousand years
stirring history of the state.
AS the Indians faded out of the pic
ture, other characters came upon the
stage to play their parts = Coronado,
Father Kino and General Kearney, the
latter at the head of a Mormon bat
TALON which captured Tucson, held BY
Mexicans.
The pageant will be given tomorrowI
night and Sunday.
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YOUNG WILLS BEATS FERAc1

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Nov, 5. = Up =
Young Harry Wills, San Diegro negro,
junior welterweight, won over Charlie
Feraci Of New Orleans on foul in the
third round of a scheduled 1O-round
main event here tonight. 1t was a
rousing fight all the way, with honors
even when the foul occurred.
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NEITHER CANDIDATE
COMEDIES ELECTION
OF PARTY OPPONENT

PHOENIX, Nov. Il a. n.y. (AP)-Not more than 100
votes yet to be reported tonight when Governor
George W. P Hunts lead his republican opponent,
E. S. Clark in the gubernatorial increased to
ZIG votes by returns from Apache county and revision
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ONE KILLED. FIVE HUnT

PHOENIX, Nov. R-One person
was fatally injured and five others
bruised when their car overturne /
four miles west of the Casa Gra.nde
ruins this afternoon. Mrs. Maud
Woodward, of Phoenix, pinned be-
meath the car, died on the way to a
Florence hospital
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ORDER GIVEN
D. K. FRIDAY
BY COOLIDGE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5
(AP) - Immediate tax re-
duction in the form Of a re-
fund of 10 or IL per cent
on individual and corpora
tion taxes paid this year on
last years incomes was ap-
proved today by President
Coolidge.
It was said at the White
House that studies made by
the president the last few
days indicated the surplus
for this year would amount
to at least $25O,OOO,OOO, and
on that basis Coolidge be-
lieved the refund was war
ranted.
While the president will make such
a Recommendation to the present con-
gress at it's short session opening in
December, he will not ask for a perma-
nent tax cut in the form Of a new reve-
nue. law a. this time. 1t is the plac of
the executive that refunds should be
given on this years taxes, the last in
shallment of which is due December
15,b ut that the present rates should
apply on the next years taxes and un-
til congre is able to determine
whether permanent reduction is pos
sible.
The White House pronouncement oc-
easioned some surprise at the treasury,
where it has been repeatedly asserted
that it was too early to talk tax reduc
tions. 1t was stated there, however,
that the program of the president was
sound from the treasury viewpoint in
that il did not call for permanent re-
duction. 1t was made clear that the
president thought the refund should
apply only on the individual and COR
poration income taxes and not on the
special miscellaneous levies, including.
the taxes on automobiles and admis-
SionS.
A refund Of 10 to IL per cent would
mean the return of between $200,000,-
900 and $25O,O0O,O0O to the taxpayers.
This will almost equal the estimated
surplus.
Possibility of the tax refund resulted
it was said at the White House, from
excessive receipts during the current
year over those it was estimated would
be collected. 1t was estimator in June
that the surplus for this fiscal year.
ending next June 80, would only
amount to $1S5,OOO,OOO. Since the open
ing of this fiscal year, however, there
have been many signs, pointing to a
much larger surplus than was estimat-
ed, and only a month ago Senator Sim
mons of North Carolina, spokesman for
senate democrats on tax legislation.
demanded an immediate tax cut Of
$500, 900, 900.
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GILA COUNTY
GLOBE, Nov. (R)-Fiften complete
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N. Y, Nov. 5.-R-Copper
dull; electrolytic spot and
futures 1873 OLA. Lead spot
steady, 500. Bar silver 52H
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DAD SEEKS SON
Of GEM Girl

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states attorneys Office FOR aid. He
was refused this and then employed
his own attorneys.
Mrs. Moore, known a. the bean.
tiful Baltimore gem girl, was con.
victed Of obtaining jewelry costing
So 900 from b Charles Street u3aiti-
fnorel jeweler on her skepfather's
name. After pawning Il she went
to hollywood with the proceeds for
3. movie career. She later was ar
rested IN Los Angeles and returned
.to Baltimore.
Bitter at first toward his step
daughter, Lyon. reIentings made ct.
forts to obtain Mrs. Mooress acquital
when she was brought to trial.
She was convicted, however. and
after the Court OF Appeals upheld
the verdict OF the lower court,
began serving : six-mOnth sentence
Moore refused TO discuss his case
today.
Possibly i am the same man.
and possibly the details are correct,
but / do not care to discuss the
matter" he said.
He lives Ia Cherrydale, Va
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BODY To
HEAR REPORT

a meeting Of the COMMITTEES Of
100, composed Of prominent citizens
and officials 81 the Capital. has
been called BY Frederick a. Delano,
chairman. to meet at the Cosmos
Club Tuesday night.
The meeting has been called at
this time to enable Mr.. Delano 70
give : report Of the activities 81
the committee during the past
year. before he leaves for Persia to
study conditions there for the
League OF Nations
Several OF the officials who are
playing prominent part In the
development OF the city Of Wash
ingtOa. to aid which the COMMITTEES
Of 100 was organized, win address
the meeting.
Among the projects which win
receive consideration Is the bill
pending before the Senate, already
passed by the House, providing for
q new planning commission to re-
place the present Park Commission.
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NEW WAN TRIAL.
NEXT MONTH
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jurors room at a time when two
alone were standing for conviction.
The jury visited the courtroom
yesterday morning at 11:10 O'Clock
for further instructions. and at 4:04
p. m. brought In the final story OF
disagreement.
: Their eyes were angry and blood
shot, and their jaws stippled with
a days growth Of beard. The lips
OF some moved silently as Foreman
w. w. Upchurch reported the disa-
agreement.
Scant consideration was given to
the possibility OF bringing in YER
dicict of second degree murder The
only decisions given much thought
Were first degree murder and. 40.
Quital.
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ALLEGED TH|EE
IS Shot
lconlInned from T,irgI 80

4setgA1AAAAuSA - AA4A = ~ - = - -
! neighborhood boy that some
negroes were In the rear Of his
home. Going 10 rear window on
the second floor, Meyers saw five
men attempting to Jimmy the gar
age door with crow bar.
SEEKING .38-calibre revolver, he
went singIe-handed To the yard
and grappled with two of the burg
lars. As third negro, later identi-
fled as Ashton came out from Pc
hind b bend ii the fence and joined
iii the battle. Hitting Meyers over
the head, he ran. Meyers turned
quickly despite partial stunning.
and fired one shot at the fleeing
negro. He rot hts man.
nv that time Meyers attention
was again pretty much taken up
with the two negroes ne had
grappled with originally Two
others had escaped when the Tray
began.
Battle Is Desperate
Putting up desperate battle
against odds, Myers managed 20
subdue the negroes. Hearing the
shot, Mrs. Meyers brothe .in-aaW
came out and joined Meyers, the
two men backed the captives INTO q
corner Of the yard until Policeman
u. w. Ccnnors. on patrol. happened
to come along. Connors took the
prisoners. Identified as jackson and
Wade. to the station house.
About ten minutes later, a1ter
Movers had returned to the house
somewhat shaken by his experience,
the door bell rang. Mrs. Meyers
went to the door and was COLI
fronted by b negro.
SIS Mr.. Meyers homer? he asked.
What do you want MIS-.
Meyers asked.
II want to square up with Mr.
Meyers the negro replied.
want to tell him that was in the
back yard trying to prevent the
breaking into his garage.
Starts Another Fight
Meyers came down, and recog-
MIXING the negro as the one he had
shot at. not knowing at the time he
had hit him, grabbed him and an
other fight started. The two strug-
gled and tussled clear out into the
street, until another policeman ar
rived. It then developed the negro
was shot. He was removed TO the
hospital, where, later, he is said TO
have confessed to Detectives kueh-
ling and Wilson that he and the
two other negroes were all in
volved.
Mrs. Meyers, describing the at,
fair today, said when she saw the
Ashton negro at the door after the
attempt. She thought he had come
there to get even with her hus-
band and she would not have called
him to the door. had he not come
downstairs on hearing the bell
ring.
Just about a week ago, Mrs.
Movers said. they had a bicycle and
some clothes stolen from the yard.
The garage contained two auto
mobiles, the property OF two OF the
older Meyers boys.
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CARL AND LOVE FARM
DECLARED UNLAWFUL

ALLENTOWN. Pa. Feb. H.
peculiar millionaire, win not get =
charter for his April farm. Lehigh
County's alleged love colony, six
teen miles from Allentown. The
report Of Examiner Stuart, that
the charter be denied, has become
effective.
1t was this application for q
charter by Garland, Paul Scott and
Bettina Hovey. the latter mother
Of Garland's love child, which
brought forth an emphatic de-
nunciation OF the activities OF the
cult.
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SENATE PASSES BILL
TO AID RICH INDIANS

The Senate today unanimously
passed the schaIi bin for $50
payment to each enrolled rnenaher
81 the Chippewa Indian tribe. hin
nesota.
The Indians, with approximately
So, 0O0, 900 Of tribal fuIlds III the
Treasury, were reported destitute
and starving. The bin has already
passed the House and now, goes to
the President.
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COUNTESS ENDS
HER | If


BERLIN, Feb. Countess
=; Co.. diunrcad wife 81 ali.
!. 49, q 4, q 49, ~ I..,
Italian naarcneses II usA0 souAs
~ har avn hand. The victim BIT
81 49,, -, ~. s,,ssas,o rvar the TkaIo-
= s -
German ~ 1asp 49,
Inc countess s. s.
tremeay iona Of 0amclMks Vlslseu
night club last night and after
A., exciting evening she cheered
M,,esgl;,,i s.,lel eIa1ivarad an Inn
u.
pkVAllp1s1 ~ Ia !. ls-as3 1.sAs'sss
upon Gne leaAlan pkenllek
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$500. = ~ rssS,t s.I,.,
80, ,a a,,T,tsss s,a 80 o,, 81. win
! - nrnv.sS fl1rea ter,ine Is saffack Iler
THE .Dolice state that the countess
went from the club to her hotel,
where she was found later Glad
only I'll night garments. hanged
with d curtain rope lit was AZ
first announced that the countess
had cut her wrists. but this state
nent was later corrected BY the
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NEW HAL.
IN SCHOOL
lNVSAFE
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% xnEai accidents on>the stage. The
play regularly scheduled for NoveTn-
Der. and for which the students
rehearsed. has not vet been given
and may never be shown to the
public.
The situatfon has cast 5 distinct
palI over the whole school, and, so
Tar. there seems 10 be no redress.
The contractors 1t first held, when
The e00-pound light bar crashed 60
The stage the night before mid.
year graduation exercises last
month. m incident which followed
the falling Oa . 400pOund curtain
the school played around the stage
TOO much and injured the constrnc-
ton.
The faculty was .scaIled down.
BY higher school authorities for
permitting the boys to do such
damage, but no move was made to
correct the matter until It was
proved that the real cause OF the
trouble was open-link chains for
the heavy pieces which fell, coupled
with insufficient balance weights.
Forged chains were then substitute
ed, and heavier balance weights
applied. The boys who played,
hadn't put In the open link chains,
which, naturally. were torn by this
weight on them, causing the
crashes.
Had Narrow Escape
The first crash on the stage came
shortly before Christmas. DR.. e. s.
Newton. principal of the school, had
just addressed an assembly OF
pupils. He had been standing CT
rect1y beneath the heavy asbestos
and steel curtain. Not more than
20 minutes after he had finished
his address, the curtain crashed to
the stage.
On January 81, when the students
were getting ready to rehearse for
mid.year graduation exercises, the
heavy overhead light bar fell to the
stage. Within another half hour
there. would have been more than q
score Of students on the stage.
There are other complaints be-
ing made about the building, nota-
bly, the fact that the floor of the
auditorium is buckling seriously.
Mr.. Harris declared that this con-
ditipn win be corrected by the con-
tractors, but that it will not be
done until after the end OF the
present school term.
Also, no light fixtures have yet
been provided for the new building.
Uncovered bulbs are hanging from
unfinished wires, and they we're
put In by the repair department OF
the school system-a department
supposed to be devoted to repair Ing
Old buildings. Mr.. Harris said the
labor thus used by the repair de-
partment did not cost more than q
couple Of hundred dollars, and tho
bulbs can be used when the new
fixtures are in place.
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CALLS ON COOLIDGE
TO SETTLE COAL STRIKE

MIDDLETOWN. N. Y. Feb. H.
Mayor MacCardell has telegraphed
the President urging him to inter.
vene in the coal controversy to
enable the people to get the coal
they need to keep war.
He asserts that the right Of
PEOPLE to coal is superior to that
OF capital and labor"
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Todax's Scratches
At Havana

At Havana
/ FIRST RACE-wolf. Jr.. TAX Ex-
empt. Ala3on. Dalton and Golden Pine.
THIRD RACE-Bonnie Lizzie, Theo.
den and Mary Agnes.
FOURTH RACE-Littie Trump.
SIXTH RACE-St. Paul and Sam.
Weather, clear: track fast.
At New Orleans
FIRST RACE-cliff., Silene, His own.
Hawkeye, Leighton and Lady Bountiful.
SECOND RACE--Mainspring, Lenar,
Star Finish1 Charcoal Million and
Wahkeena.
THIRD RAcE-stonewai jackson,
Pettibocker, Sporty MCGEE. Columbia
and Stirrup Cup.
FOURTH RACE--ArondeIle.
FIFTH RACE--Cartoon.
SIXTH RACE--Jim Sanda, Fair
RoWena.
SEVENTH RAcE-Tea Tray. Roller,
Geo. Rodeo and Frigate.
Weather, clear: track, fast.
At Miami
FIRST RACE-Herbert Keaolani
Night Shade.
THIRD RACE-Hot Dog, May
Fly. q
FIFTH RACE-Adria.
Weather. clear: track. fast.
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Beer. who lost 700, 900 francs be.
fore his winning streak began. Is
now q bundle Of nerves. His hand
trembaes when he ralEeg IN his win-
nings and his face Is flushed with
continual excitement.
After two nights Of nearly eight
hours each at the tables, Beer
found himself the loser Of zoo, 900
francs, but the third night fortune
turned her capricious smile upon
him and he found nearly 1,7OO.000
francs piled ii front Of him when
dawn came.
Fears CIianeo Of Luck
EFT IS inviting disaster 70 talk
about it, said Beer IN d trembling
voice. when asked how Il felt 20
win 30 much money.
The financial backing at Cannes
IS done BIZ Greek syndicate
headed BY Monsieur VagIiaro. and
1t is said that they can call upon
q capital OF - billion francs. It was
this syndicate that Beer had TO
beat.
Winner Is Liberal
Beer immediately distributed 500
in tips to the personnel or the
gaming rooms and gave $500 TO
Fred, the barman.
Fortune seems TO be laughing out
loud with the youthful cotton
broker, for he is still lat It, but
his six million francs run Of luck
has been his biggest coup. and per-
haps the biggest coup Of the
Riviera season.
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Peking,> China; ]. B. Kaufman, the
Y. S. S. Melville; p. r. Stalnaker,
Y. S. S. Pennsylvania; T. w. Reed,
Naval Hospital. ST. Thomas, Virgin
islands, and f. w. s. Dean, u. S.
s. Idaho.
The Navy Department announces
that Lieut.. Millard f. Hudson has
been found qualified for promotion
to the rank of lieutenant COM
mander in the Medical Corps Of
the Navy.
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SHIP SINKS IN GALE
BUT CREW IS RESCUED

OSLO. Feb. 1.-THE thirteen
members Of the Norwegian steamer,
Imica. laundering in a North Sea
gale. were taken off today by the
British freighter. Irene Wray.
A radio message received here
reported the rescue.
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NAVY MEDIcoS AT SEA
DUE FOR SHORE DUTY

Among the officers OF the Medi'
cal Corps of the Navy now on
duty at sea and abroad who are
due for shore leave duty in this
country are the following:
Conldrs. j. S. Woodward, naval
detachment, eastern Mediterranean;
C. NJ. Oman. American legation,
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Aibi Artists
,A Cross Section Of the.
Daily Grind I'M Judge
McDOnaId's Court
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q DoNAED AIcDOUGAL.


II was directing traffic 1t
Thomas Circle yesterday morning.
your honor, and was standing In
the middle Ok the roadway with
both arms olltstretched. shutting
orr Fourteenth Street vraf1ic SOS
to give Massachusetts Avenue g
chance.
'.The defendant came swing
ing around the circle
Congressman. IS her?
Not 8 Congressman
mo sir--he said he was going
to work. z
aOh. =
When he got within ten feet
or 80 oE me he shot to the left,
speeded UP. and / just did have
time to hop his running board
and ask him when Il would be
convenient TO meet me in court.
He said never, 30 / gave
that up and told him to drive
around 20 the precinct. He cx-
postulated-
did what?''
A FOursOme
''Expostulated. He said was
all wet. There were four ladies'
in the car with him. and they
helped him expostulate. With the
four Of 'em all going at once e
There were five altogether,
weren't there, counting the de-
fendant7"
''You couldn't hear him, your
honor. He didn't amount 70 any
more than q peanut whistle
alongside OF a water-tower siren,
after the ladies got good and
started. They sounded like q
jazz band playing the traffic regu-
lations. with a slxirl o. tn bag
pipes perpetrating the amend
ments.
II didn't stand any more show
against them, your honor, than /
would against q riveting machine,
and made out a ticket for the
defendant to meet me in court
this morning"
Boob There wasn't anyone In
the street, your honor-no one
but the officer, and / didn't see
him until he jumped on my run
ningboard.
Our Fat Chance
THAT sounds right creepy.
Can't you see people in the road
until they jump on your running
board?''
ooh, Of course I saw the Off.
GER. but / didn't know he wanted
me to stop
What did you think he was
doing out there in the middle of
the roadway ~ setting-up exer-
cises?'
ut all happened so quick, your
honor, I didn't have time to
think"
The Dumber the Faster
You'd better think quicker or
drive slower. You had four ladies
with you2"
Three ladies. your honor-the
other one was my wife-that il.
I mean"
"I'n charge you 80 per lady
81 altogether.
Thank you, your honor"
The Man With the Comeback
"He was parked on r Street
between Thirteenth and Four
teenth from to b."
''One, two,l three-sounds like
Walter Johnson. He was parked
an hour overtime, was he?-"
Yes, sir. He was right decent
about it--didn't try to alibi out
of it--said he was tied up in a
meeting and couldn't get away
under two hours"
Boob: II only expected to be
gone half an hour your honor,
but the meeting lasted longer
than any OF us expected"
He'd Pass 1t On
what kind of meeting
was it,"
"It was fa--ul-a--well, it was
a-er-a coal dealers meeting"
"A coal dealers meeting! I
ought to burn you up on that,
but / don't want to do anything
that'H raise the price of coal.
Take his personal bond, Mr..
Clerk"
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Wins s Million Francs
n s Nights Plays on

CANNES France Feb 11Six million francs in six nights
this years the Cannes baccarat tables made by
Sydney Beer 24year-old Liverpool cotton broker.
The baccarat tables Of Cannes repud to be the
Of the highest play the French Riviera One table has
minimum 10000 francs approximately $735).
fee Of So simply the baccarat tables great
deal more to pay.