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Evening star., 1926-11-21
H-SLAVE TELLS
OF THREE SLAy|NGS
Tells Court Five White Men
Shot Negroes and Burned
Bodies of Two.
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND. Tex. November 20
A 90-ycar-o.d former slave. Frazier
Holmes. told n justice of the peace
court hero today his version of how
three negroes were killed and the
bodies OF TWO of them burned. by
white men on the Rassett Blakeley
farm, neac here. November 10.
A heavy guard was placed about
the court room for the preliminary
hearing Of five white men charged
with staying the negroes. After five
State witnesses were h ard the case
was continued until next Wednesday
Pleaded for Life.
Holmes, bent under his 80 years, re
lated how he had pleaded for his life
just after companion, scott Evans
negro, had been riddled with bullets
He said that about 7:30 pm. No
vember 10, six white men came To
the negro cabin where they all lived
and called for Evans. When Evans
appeared at the doorway, the guns
blazed and Evans fell dead
Il then ran out and pleaded with
the white men for my life" said the
old ne gro, who hid out in the woods
for several days. afraid to show him
self after the killings.
lpu tstI So, YOU IL IOp OIu, lIAC
white men said. according to Holmes
story. Tell those other niggers in
there to come out"
Cabin Set on Fire.
Holmes said the other two. Robert
and Sally Brown, refused to come out
and that the white men then set fire
to the house, shooting into the burn
ing cabin as the two occupants were
burned to death. Their bodies were
found in the ruins.
The defendants are FL. B. Crowder.
1r.; John Crowder, w. H. Holden,
Buster Roberts and Joe Rose.
Tho theory of the authorities is that
the killings grew out of the death of
WALLACE Crowder, 20. brother of II.
b. Crowder. jr., who was killed No
vember I at a negro dance, where he
had gone to collect a debt.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
ANDREWS WANTS US. TO FORM
COMPANY TO MAKE ALL LIQUOR

of customs. and another for estaplsn-
ment of the United Slater border pa
troll, combining on the border all rep
resentatives of the Federal Govern
ment with interests there. 1t is un'
derstood the Treasury and admlnls
ration leaders at the Capitol hold out
little hope for passage through the
short session of legislation proNiolhs
for additional restrictions IN enforce
ment of general provisions OF the pro
hibition laws. These latter bllls met
with much opposition from the "el
element in Congress, which introduced
several measures for moderation OF
the Volstead act and repeal or the
eighteenth amendment.
Congress Still Dry.
The vets gained few seats IN poth
the Senate and House at the last eiec-
ton, but Congress still is rated as
voting dry Reaction to the latest
proposal by the Treasury, when IN
wolves not only the wet and dry issue;
but many collateral problems. ana Will
financially affect the owners OF an
residual whisky, is eagerly awalteu p9
administration officials.
Prior to approving finally the gen
eral provisions of the whisky Dill,
Gen. Andrews, as has been his custom,
called into conference large numDer
of persons from the business which
will be concerned, and from interests
which are using alcohol. The last con
ference Of this nature was held Fri
day morning by Gen. Andrews at his
office in the Treasury, when the 1ol-
lowing were present: j. M. Doran, j.,
head of the industrial alcohol and
chemical division of the prohibition
unit Treasury Department; James +:
McCiovern, United States Industrial
Alcohol Co: Carson p. F'railey, Amerl-
can Drug Manufacturers Association;
f. c. Brokmeyer, National Assocla-
ton of Retail Druggists; w. H..
Crounse, Wholesale Druggists Assoc!a-
ton and American Perfumers Assocla-
ton. and E. F. Kemp, Proprietary AS
ISOLATION. Prior to this last confer
ence, it is understood Gen. Andrews
held conferences with many other ele-
ments interested.
Although nothing was said by Gen.
Andrews in his formal statement con-
cerning the tax on manufacture OF
whisky. it is understood that the
plan would call for the same tax
in the future which now prevails OF
1920 gallon, a revenue tax payable
to the Federal Government.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
57-YEAR-OLD COTTON
BALE is HEIRLOOM
Planter Resolved Not to Sell Un-
til Price Was 90 1-2 Cents
Pound-Now Doubled.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHIPLEY, Ga. November 20. - A
bale of cotton almost 81 years old is
owned here by heirs Of Christopher
Columbus Jones, who in September.
1870, had the bale ginned and then
held it year after year for the price
he had resolved to get for it-22h
cents per pound.
Planter Jones sold his other cotton
but obdurately held to his bale on
which he placed a price of $l3207k
for ITS original 5S7 pounds Eventual
ly the resolution bale" became a
family pet. so to speak, and its senti-
mental value was such that in recent
years when cotton scared to it's As
cents per pound peak no offers were
entertained.
Ginned in the old-fashioned way, the
cotton remains in what is left of the
original bagging and ties, and its
quality has not deteriorated. Experts
have graded the lint as NO. 2" and
reported that the tibec pulls | 1-16
inches.
The heirs have agreed that the
bale should never be sold
Evening star., 1926-11-21

am asking you, isn't that your pic
ture?"
She lay. starring at it a moment
longer and Anna King. the sweet
voiced singer, stared back, olacK eyed
black haired. laughing, superb IN hei
youth and strength. :. =,
The woman on the cot turned 1t
trif,e toward the solicitous inquirer
and turned toward him at the same
time her ravaged and sunken face.
"My picture?' she asked in that rail-
ING voice that somehow never quite
failed. Look at it-how could II DC
my picture?"
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Starts Long Horseback Ride.

A. Schiffely. school teacher and
former foot ball player, has started on
his horseback ride of 10000 miles
from Buenos Aires to New York. His
route is by way of Mexico to San
Francisco and then across the conti-
nent. He is using two horses, and
the ride is under auspices of an or
ganization to demonstrate the good
qualities of native Argentine horses.
In the sixteenth century letter car
riers in Germany We're equipped with
stills to increase their speed
Evening star., 1926-11-21
CHEAP FARE is URGED.
Square Meal for Is Cents Is Aim
in Germany.

BERLIN. November 20 up. = A
square mea! for - to 20 cents is the
aim of Cologne's burshers. They
have started campaign to induce
restaurants, hotels and bars to serve
so-called half portions for persons who
want TO save money While keeping
slender. The average single portion
German steak IS hig enough for two
persons. SO that half ,oriion would
just fill the bill. \ nunuer of eatin-
houses have already adopted the idea
and more are expected 70 follow.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Flowers Turn Back on Jazz.

That certain flowers do not like jazz
was noticed recently in England. In
the experiments various blooms were
placed as decorations close to a synco-
pating band. Soon after the music
was started they deliberately turned
their backs on the music. They were
reversed. but soon repeated the spurn-
ing. Carnations, cyclamens and lilies
were among the most affected.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
PUZZLES ARE POPULAR.
English Competitors Keep Post Of
fee Busy.

LONDON. November 20 @.-The
crossword puzzle competition, first
introduced from America, has now
become a craze and runs closely in
favor with foot ball competitions. espe
cially amongst the poorer class of
people. Small sums have to be sent
to the newspapers with each solution
and these are so numerous that the
general post Office has been forced to
establish a special competition divi
sion at headquarters for handling the
traffic.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
KULTUR HEROES PICKED.
German Monarchists Jubilant Over
Stamp Pictures.

BERLIN, Nov. 20 LP.-Monarchists
are jubilant over the new series Of
postage stamps which for the first
time in history bear pictures of promi-
nent Germans.
With one exception the men picked
out for the honor are heroes of Ger
man kultur. Frederick the Great was
selected for the 10-pfennig stamp, the
one most in use for internal COM
munication.
Goethe, the world famous genius.
is pictured on the 25-pfennig stamp
which Is the foreign letter postage fee.
Among other great intellects repre-
sented are Schiller. Kant, Lessing,
Liebniz, Bach and Beethoven.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
MARRIED SO YEARS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Holmes to OBJ.
serve Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Holmes will
celebrate their golden wedding ami
versary next Thursday at the home
OF their daughter, Mrs. Helen Lucas,
5l1 Rhode Island avenue, from to
II pm.
Mr.. Holmes was employed for many
years by the late Henry KlotZ. whose
place of business was at 1906 G.
street.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
RELIEF FUND PASSES
$4,000 FOR LA PLATA
New Contributions Through The
Star for Victims of Storm
Are Acknowledged.

The Stars fund for the relief Of
sufferers in the La Plata. Md. storm
devastated region passed the $4,000
mark last night with the receipt of
four new contributions as follows:
PreNinuSlv Acknowledged S2Q7R 40
Evening star., 1926-11-21
STEVENS MURDER
NIGHT ALIBI BACKED
UP BY FISHERMEN

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Medicinal whisky. however, ls sal
ahia in b,,t .6 of the States of the
Union. the District OF Coiumb Il ana
Hawaii. twenty-five have state ia"S
nrohibiting the sale OF WhiShF even
for medicinal use In the % states
,bare are various regulations proVid-
ine for dispensing il in different sized
hnttles. from one-quarter OF pint up
20 mint The pint size. however, -
more common. .,., .dio;r,
whisky MAY he sold. according TO rec
ords AZ the prohibition unit, are: New
Vork New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts,. Rhode Island. Con
nacticut. Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
NSsrvland. Virginia, Kentucky. Michi'
ran Ohio. Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Iowa Missouri, Illinois. South DaKota'
Texas. Louisiana, Nevada. Montana
california, Wyoming and Colorado.
The proposed legislation on whisky
&c heing drawn up at the treasury at
the suggestion Of Gen. Andrews and
with approval of Secretary OF the
Traas,ry Mellon. Who will introduce
i has not been disclosed. 1t adds
another to the list of bills connected
With the prohibition situation already
nending in Congress. 1t is understood
the administration will press first for
consideration of this new measure,
the reorganization bin gToviding for
bureau Of prohibition, and a bureau
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Irony i'm Her Words.

Still between the Intellectual printed
lines there rises that incongruous cot
Still there stares up at us that strong
isatased, in it's bright s bro< tansle I Of hair.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-30
THIRTY BILLION TOOTHPlCKS MADE
ANNUALLY and USED THE WORLD OVER

Wausau, Wis, Oct 3O.-tP) Tooth
-spicks, however lowly they may be,
are holding their place in the mouths
Of the people. and they arc one Of the
few manufactured products that are
the same the world over.
e. Thirty billion, the season product Of
specialized industry, arc produced
annually in the United States, II. f.
Smith, official of a too.hpick manu-
featuring firm here. estimates
The modern American toothpick,
made of white birch. flat and bevel
pointed, and the worlds standard.
came into the market about thirty
{ years ago, he explained
Succeeded Gold Ones
"Prior to that time he said, there
II was the gold plated. everlasting tooth
--pick Of grandfathcr's day, as much
4 part Of his personal equipment as
the key to his watch; a little later We
had the very insanitary quill pick. and
after that, the rough. unsatisfactory
x--slivers made in japan
80; "Thc bulk of the worlds supply Of
to0thpicks is produced in six prin-
-.eipal factories in the United States;
-FOUR Of them are in Maine, in the
cities of Guilford, Dixfield. Phillips
/. and Strong; one is in Wausau, and
VuS III StOqueI, MiuHcsOtd.
- Toothpicks are not a by-product of
:5Some other industry, but many other
!. commercial articles are by-products of
.--4oothpicks. The toothpck takes the
choicest part Of white birch log, and
what is left is converted into other
fittings.
Made in Winter
The manufacturing process is car
81 ried on only in the cold months of
the year. The ideal season for max
=3ng toothpicks is said BY manufactur-
.ers to be from December ! to April
Il 10. The reason is that in cold wealth
PR the sap in the log remains frozen.
As soon as warm weather sets in the
sap begins to stir and stains the
woods tobacco brown.
To the toothpick manufacturer a
white birch log is composed Of three
parts; the bark, which goes for fuel.
the "whitc sap" which is the cream
of the log for toothpicks, and the fred
heart" which is made up into the by
products.
- The lor. which is anywhere from s
20 is feet in length, is cut into 2
bolts, which arc shaved Of their
bark to a cylindrical form. Next the
frost is thawed out and from there
they go to the veneer lathe. where
- kAAGJ aAC III lUtO tVUk htTlpS, CNdctiy
1. Is wide as .toothpick is long.
;sSx These strips are wound onto spool
Ind look like big bolt Of ribbon. The.
]. spool of veneer is then run through
1.-THE toothpick chopper" q small, but
very strong machine that runs like
.-1ightning-4, 500 revolutions per min
ante md as the machine has two
knives, made in the. shape Of tooth
Es4fck, X cuts two picks at every revolu-
zion; there are usually twelve or
sixteen Of these machines in bat
Ss::4ery.
A Automatic Processes
sss Up to this point the picks are drip
~ the drying machine, huge, steel
sT From the dryer the picks are blown
w - lisheE,ys, :, steel cylinder, 40 |
feleters tint rsvolves very !
SI1W1T rambling the picks against
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-30
INDIAN VOTE
FIGURES AT
ALASKA POLLS
EskimCs and Indians Com
prises About so Per Cent
Of Population

Juneau, Oct. 3O.--tR-The charp,
that the votes of illitcrate Indians
have been marshalled to rule the
white population Of Alaska entcfed
into the campaign for election of the
tcrritOry's representative in congress
Dan A.. Sutherland, republican, OF
Juneau, the incumbent, has been the
. target Of the attack against the In.
dian voters. He is opposed by Thorn
rs 4. Marquam, Fairbanks lawyer,
running on an indepe ndent ticket
Frank A. Boyle Of Juneau, withdrew
from the race after receiving the
democratic nomination, and asked that
his adhcrents vote for Marouam.
Indians For Sutherland
Marquam is generally supported BY
republican federal office holders. who
have charged that Sutherland betray-
cd his constituents by allowing re-
ports of unrestrained vice in the ter
ritory. voiced in congress, to 70 un-
answered.
Only in the first Judicial district.
which is the southeastern section Of
Alaska. have the Indians voted to any
anprcciahle extent in past elections.
Those who have voted supported
Sutherland virtually to a man. Suth
erland's opponents said that the In
dams have been banded together by a
hali-brccd for political purposes.
With tho Eskimos of the northern
rart Of the territory. the Indians COM
-" about SO per cent Of the popu-
la;ion.
nc Charges Conspiracy
Sui hcriand has centered his attack
~ what he charactcrizcs salmon
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British Authors
Kick at Stories
Film Versions

London. Oct. 27.-tN-British
writers, do not like the film versions
Of their stories any better than many
Americans do
Thomas Burke, the accredited au-
thor of London, which the British
National Film company IL now show
ing, 10 chatting under the liberties
taken with his original scenario.
my scenario was called The Pill
grim's March and bore no resem-
blancc to what lis being offered" he
declared. This film Is called rom
ancc Of Mayfair and Limehouse l
never called, the scenario that, be-
cause II wasn't any romance at all.
! never saw q foot Of this film when
it was being made and was amazed
when ! read there was 'Limchousc
death dance. in. il. l never heard of
such a dance. There is no literary
version Of the story, 50 I suppose the
public viii always think am respon-
sihle for the filmed version"
Dorothy Gish ID the featured play
err, which the London press has
received unfavorably.
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4 trap, or catch Of rubber bands. When
it strikes the kite the catch breaks,
the wings automatically fold. and
the camera il scarried back by its
own weight to be reloaded.
A balloon camera" also is being
developed for some battle scene. A
gas bag twenty feet in circumference
will have ! carrying power Of eighty
pounds. Il will hold . 60.pound
camera suspended in a cradle and
operated BY two men, being held by
handles and then released on signal
to rise to height Of 100 feet, shoot
ing down on the action for scant
fifty feet Of film, grinding automatic
cally.
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transmitted over the many miles Of
transmission line that the power com
pany has built.
Work Started May
The power plan. was started on
May |. the general contractors being
Stems. Hclmers l. Schaffncr Of ST,
Paul. From 100 to 80 men have beer
At work continuously on the crcc-
tion of the plant and the installa-
tion of the machinery. 1t was impos-
siblc 10 find facilities in town tn,
size of Washburn for SO many men
and the power company felt il ncccs
sary TO establish i camp al the site
Of the power house. Offices. sleep
ing quarters. dining hall. kitchen.
store houses, etc. made the site Of
the cork appear like a small city. 4,
the beginning of tho work a schedule
was made ou:. showing what pro-
grcss should be made daily in carry
ing forward the work to final compile
ton so that il would all he completed
on the first day of October.
The Power company has built APP
proximatcly 400 miles Of transmission
line this year 70 connect various
towns with the new plant at Wash
burn and the balance OF the power
comrany's system. The building Of
this plant is bringing to a practical
conclusion tho dreams that many pco-
pie in North Dakota have had Of
utilizing the vast Ignite beds Of coal
in that state The heat from the
Ignite will be turned into steam and
the steam will be turned into cleo
trical energy and the energy will
travel over the many transmission
lines and distribution systems into
the homes Of thousands of North Da-
kota people. A big industry will be
established in tho state, utilizing
home products and it is anticipated
that before long tho whole state will
be covered by transmission lines ana
the farmers will also receive electric
service.
The Otter Tail Power company is
now the largest operator Of electric
property in North Dakota and plans
for next year arc already being laid
to take on about Is additional towns.
Otter Tail Power company service
has meant lower rates and better liv-
ing conditions for those enjoying its
service.
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toothpick box. The tin goxcs are
dumped into the paper boxes which
are sealed, packed in cases, holding
Of dozen Of the little boxes, and the
merchandise is ready for the market
The whole manufacturing process is
automatic.
The little, pointed sticks arc used in
many ways and many places. Florists
use millions Of them in making
wrcaths and floral designs; restaur-
ants and home kitchens use them to
hold together veal birds" and "pics
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waste heat contained in the blue gas
that goes up the chimney and is ord
inariiy wasted is thus reclaimed and
adds to the efficiency of the plant.
The boilers operate at a pressure Of
265 pounds. The ash from the boil
CT is dumped into "A hopper beneath
the boiler stokcr and from there is
carried by sluicing process to we'll
where the water and ash, being thor
oughly mixed, are PUMPED out On the
dump.
Water Is Evaporatcd
The water in the Missouri river is
very muddy and it is necessary to
cvaporate the raw water taken from
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(Cuts loaned to the Tribune b.
the Washburn LEADER
The new Washburn plant of the
Otter Tail company was pu. into
operation on October r. Tits Liant
is located ut Washburn, on the east
bank Of the Missouri river ard N The
midst Of the North Dakota Ignite
fields. 1t is an ideal situation for !,
large plant, for it is necessary to have
fuel and large quantities of water
A modern steam condcnsing plan. ,e-
quircs from 600 to 700 tons Of water
for every ton of fuel which is burned,
and the combination of coal and water
ut one point makes the location ex-
ceptiOnal
The plant consists of 4 three DRY
brick and concrete building. The
boiler room contains two Badcnhaa,
sen water tube boilers, each boiler
capable Of generating steam for !,
1000 II. i. output. Two Harrington
travelling CRATE stokcrs arc located
under the boilers and are utilized fer
burning the coal in an efficient mar
ncr. The Ignite will be handled en-
tireIy by machinery. A spur rae,
from the 500 railroad was built 20 the
plant, a distance of onc-half mile.
Coal coming in from this side track
will be dumped into track hopper
from there it goes through coal
crusher and is then conveyed by bel.
conveyors to the overhead storage
coal bunker located above the boilers.
The Ignite is then spouted from this
overhead bunker to travelling lar
ny where the coal is weighed before
it is delivered to each boiler.
Screenings Used
The coal, when delivered TO the boil
er. is in the form Of screenings or
coal having Il size of not over three
fourths inch in diameter, together
with the very fine sitting caused by
the crushing Of the coal This ignite
is then fed on the travelling chain
CRATE, the fuel bed being approximate
" six inches thick. The CRATE is lC
feet wide and Is feet long and as this
fuel bed travels from the front to the
rear, distance of Is feet, the Goa
Is ignited and burned. BY the time
it reaches the end of the crates i,
has been completely burned to ash
and the ash is then dumped into the
ash hopper and the chain returns to
start operation over again The stokci
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returned to the boilers to be gene
rated into steam and used over again.
The pumps for supplying water to
the condensers and boilers arc locat-
cd in the basement. These pumps
will pump more water in day than
is used by q city of 5000 population.
The switchboard and oil circuit
breakers are located in a separate
compartment. and arc carefully guard
ed so that none but the operators
can come in contact with them.
A suD-station is located immediate
~ adjacent to the power plant for
receiving the current at the voltage
generated and stepping it up to be
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Kite Camera Shoots
Scenes at Long Range

San Antonio.. Oct. 3O.--LR)-A
'kite camera" operated by the pull
ing power of lO0.foot centipede-type
bamboo and paper, kite has just been
used successfully for the first time
in making motion picture long shots
Of troop movements at Camp Stanley,
near here.
| The camera, wound up with q
spring, is set and released at u height
of seven feet, grinding away all the
a height Of 1000 feet. The camera
weighs seven pounds and is carried
up by butterfly contrivance with
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the river so that it can be utilized in
the boilers. Two sets of cvaporators
arc supplied so that there will always
be one in case Of emergency. The
turbine room is on the second floor
Of the building and there is instal led
two Westinghouse steam turbines,
each having 1000 II. =. capacity.
These turbines run ut 5000 rcyolu-
tions per minute. The steam, after
leaving the turbines. is condensed and
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can best be likcncd to an endless belt,
running on two rollers. one at each
end. Air for combustion purposes is
forced up through the fuel bed as it
travels forward and air can be sup
piled in various quantities depending
on the necessity to burn the fuel ra-
pidly or slowly. The plant is of the
latest and most modern design and the
air for burning the fuel is heated to
approximately 3G0 degrees before il
is delivered to the furnace. The