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Evening star., 1926-06-16
INCOME TAXES PAID
REACHPRED|CT|ONS
Treasury Passes Successful
" Over First Quarter Period
Without Borrowing.

Treasury officials were receiving
preliminary reports today on income
tax receipts at the end Of the quarter
Yesterday, which ii was understood
fully bore out the optimistic predic-
tons Of increasing revenues under
the 1925 tax-reductiop law.
Actual figures were not disclosed.
but there was every indication that
the Treasury had successfully passed
over the first quarterly period since
the end OF the war when no new
fina ncing was necessary to meet ex-
penditures. A total OF about 10000
900 was received Yesterday from for
eign powers on their war debts.
Britain's Payment Largest.
Great Britain made the largest pay
ment, with &s7,9 600. all in short
term securities OF this eovernme
which matured today and therefore
reduced by that amount the total
necessary for the Treasury to retire.
Next in size was the payment by
Italy Of S. .006, 900. in Liberty loan
bonds and short term securities. which
had been turned over TO the Treasury
at the time Of the signing OF the
Italo-American debt funding agree
ment several months ago, with cOu-
pons clipped as of yesterday.
Other NATIONS paid I'm cash yester.
dav. az follows:
belgium, $2.094. 5000: CZechoslo-
vakia. 81 500 000: Esthonia, 5000:
t'inland $l32g4J; Hungary, $29 AZ
90: I.ithuania. $16.51838: Pola
$3.50, 900, and Rumania. $200.00 Lat
via previously had paid its $4,000 in
stallment due yesterday.
France and Jugoslavia. although
they have negotiated debt agreements
with this country. made no payments
because the settlements are not yet
in effect.
Evening star., 1926-06-16
ANDREWS ACCUSED
BY EX-BOOTLECGER
Witness Says Chief Failed to
Act Against Go-BetWeen
Banks.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
William G.. Davidson, who said he is
former bOotlegger now going
straight" to-day told the House aIco-
holic liquor traffic committee a vivid
story Of Ave years experience as
wholesale bootlegger and how. when
he reformed. he was unable to get
Prohibition Chief Andrews to take ac-
ton against several California banks
that had acted as mediums Of ex-
change in his liquor transac ctions.
He is the surprise witness produced
by Representative La Guardia. Pro
cressive Socialist. Of New York, who
dema nded the hearing. threatening to
hold it all by himself unless the COM
mittee needed his wishes.
Seeks Andrews Aid.
Declaring that I'm the bootlegging
game he was known as William
Catne, the witness said Gen. Andrews
had referred him to Federal prohibi-
tion officials in Los Angeles. and that
IA Col. FIRTH" prohibition admins
TRAITOR for southern California. and
his assistant. W. W. Anderson. had
prepared to offer.
Throughout his testimony Caine
made clear he would not tell on those
whom he described as regular fell
lows He said Anderson told him
he didn't want anything" he had
and that from then on he was unable
to see Firth personally.
He charged that the Vermont and
West Jefferson street branch of the
California Bank in Los Angeles had
negotiated $4,000 check on a liquor
transaction and that when he told An
dersOn of this. Anderson said:
at would look fine in the head
lines alifornia Bank in the Whisky
business"
Not Put Under Oath.
Davidson, who was dressed I'm khaki
riding pants and an olive drab shirt.
was not put under oath. the commit
tee having no such authority. He said
the transaction with the California
bank took place around" October u,
1924. He added that boUtleggers have
but little fear of prohibition agents.
and are more in dread of hi.jackers
than dry agents.
He said he had served brief term
in a California jail; that at one time
he gave a thousand dollars to Cali
fornia State enforcement agents for
protection, and that he had been
wounded in a battle between bootleg
gers on a California highway.
The witness testified he knew in
one instance II prohibition agents had
raided the former residence of Tru-
man Fl. Newberry. on West Jefferson
avenue, in Detroit. had found large
supply of liquors, but that the case
was dropped in court
Davidson said his home was in Los
Angeles, Calf. but he declined to give
his Washington address, saving that
he didn't want to be bumped Of"
Evening star., 1926-06-16
STILL LOVES WIFE,
V0|GT, JR., CLAIMS
Defending Parents in Court,
He Denies His Affections
Were AIienated.

Edward Foigt, jr., former president
OF the American Commercial and
Savings Bank and now with his father
in the jewelry business. today took
the witness stand in Circuit Division
. before Justice HitZ and a jury in
defense of his parents. VINO are helnG
sued for 500 900 damag ges by his wife,
Mrs. Hilda &. Noict, for alternating his
affections from her. Young Noigt de
MED that his affections had been
changed. lie asserted that he loved
his wife when he married her and
still loves her. He is ready and will
ing to have her back If she will re-
turn to him. the husband stated.
Other witnesses declared they had
never heard the parents of young
Noigt speak derogatorily Of their
daughterin-l law and had often seen
them together. on which occas sions all
appea red to I've on friendly terms.
Mrs. Emile Bodell, II milliner. told
Of her acquaintance with all the
Noigts, and testified she had been a
guest at their cottage at Ocean city.
when she declared the conversations
were ganeral and all the parties We're
on speaking terms.
A colored butler Of the Noigts de
MED there We're any locks on the
pantry doors, as claimed by the plain
tiff, and said he never saw a key for
the Ice box
Harmon Burns, former assistant
cashier at the American Commercial
and Savings Bank, told of freGuen:
visits of the plaintiff to her husha nd
at the bank. He said young Noigt
would direct him to give his wife the
amount of money she asked. and told
him to charge such payments to his
own account.
The younger Noigt will take the
witness stand again this afternoon
in defense of his parents, who are be
ing represented by Attorneys Darr &
Darr. Attorney 4. Morris Wampler
appears for the wife.
Evening star., 1926-06-16


want to have any singing at mine.
guess I was going crazy.
But then I learnedkto laugh. 7
deliberately practiced laughing. and
as the days grew shorter and shorter.
and they passed like minutes. I laugh.
Ell every time | thought OF what they
were going To do to me. Pretty soon
! could laugh we'll and when l was
within two days Of the galiows was
pretty we'll resigned Then they gave
me respite. l could fght as well
as laugh and | decided | would not
give up again.
Won't Forget to Laugh.
'Oh, l prayed. l always said my
prayers at night. But I did not dare
spend my days praying and reading.
l had to spend them laughing or l
would have collapsed. Eleven times
during the seven years 1 was in Jail
1 saw poor men pass me. and heard
the same singing and prayer, and
finally the thud that meant their
troubles We're over-juStice had been
satisfied. I'll never forget it. but
neither will l ever again forget how
to laugh"
Wan left the courthouse shortly
before noon and went directly to Mr.
Lamberts office. He declared he
would go from there to "a fine restau-
rant somewhere and get good. big
meal" He expects to spend two more
days In Washington attending to nec4
essary business and then he and his
brother will go to New York. 1t IL
possible. he added, that they will soon
return to China for good.
Wan prepared typewriter state
ment for the newspaper mon in an.
ticipation of his release. In it he
thanked his friends and attorneys for
their help and incidentally criticized
one or two features Of American JUS
tice.
''To step out into sunlight and
freedom after seven and a half years
Of stone walls and iron bars! 1t is
past the Imagination Of any one who
has not experienced II.
ITO walk in the sunshine and be
conscious of trees and grass and sky
again IL all I want for some days to
come. Walking was ever my favorite
exercise. and it has been my greatest
deprivation during these seven and a
half years Of horror. incidentally, it
would seem a worthy reform to pro-
vide facilities for Open-air exercise for
the miserable inmates Of the District
Jail.
II feel deeply grateful to the public
and the press for many expressions of
confidence and support. Not one of
the three trials brought out clearly the
real facts of my case. Rules of evi-
dence' in your law courts seem de-
signed to cover mp instead OF uncover
actual facts. and so it has happened
that many facts which II fully under
stood would, believe. have exonerat.
ed me completely. and long ago. could
not be developed. and in some In.
stances were not even touched upon. :"
Evening star., 1926-06-16
KHAN PARADE BANNED
BY JERSEY CITY MAYOR
Lawlessness "Inevitably Attends"
Such Demonstrations, Is Off
cials' Reply to Group.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AssOcI atcd Press.
JERSEY CITY. n. j., June 1s.-
Mayor Hague today refused perrnis-
sion for the realm of New Jersey, Ku
KIux Klan. to hold a parade and dem
onstration here. with from 10000 70
80. 900 persons taking part. He said
rioting and lawlessness had inevita-
bly, attended such demonstra ations.
The request was made In a letter
from Rev. Edward Young, d. d.. of
Beimar, grand klokard. who said there
were 1000 Klan members in Hudson
County and that 1t has been operating
here for five years. He said the Klan
of Hudson County planned to invite
the klan Of the entire State for a
large meeting and parade to take
place OF Saturday afternoon. prob
ably at the end of August or the mid
die of September
Evening star., 1926-06-16
Civil Service Extended.

An executive order. just issued,
places five Indian boarding schools in
the Five Civilized Tribes. Oklahoma,
in the classified civil service of the
United States. The order saws that
employees I'm these schools who are
efficient and whose nal are renort-
ed to the Civil Service Commission
may be considered as classified. but
that all future vacancies shall be filled
in accorda nee with civil service rules.
Evening star., 1926-06-16
BRICKLAYERS' PAY RISES,

CHICAGO. June 16 P).-Effective
July ]. wages for Chicago bricklayers
will be increased to $1.62Ik an hour.
although some time ago they renewed
their old agreement. which provided
for wage of 81 so an hour.
John plon. president Of the AssO.
ciated Builders. who announced the
increase, said 1t was granted because
wages paid in the building industry
have been increased since the brick
layers made their agreement
The agreement Is effective until
May 81. 1929
Evening star., 1926-06-16
NOTORIOUS MAIL BANDIT
BANDS CAPTURE SEEN
Three De Autremont Brothers,
Sought Nearly Three Years,
Trailed in Virginia.
By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va. June 16.-Rich-
mond nd Henrico County police were
believed to be hot on the trail of the
three de Autremont brothers. charged
with dynamiting a mail coach TN a
tunnel near Siskiyou. Greg. on October
II, 1928, killing the. mail clerk and
then shooting to death the. engineer,
fireman and brakeman. They were
seen at West Point this morning.
Local post office inspectors. were noti-
fed, but while arrangements We're
being made for taking them into Gus
tody they made their getaway In an
automobile and were believed to have
headed toward this city.
Evening star., 1926-06-16
CAPITAL GOLFERS
SCORE E|NENCLAND.
Roland Mackenzie Has 79,
Mcleod and Armour 74s
in British Open.
By the A ssOciated Press.
IhNhnN tttnn

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 16.--Rnbbv
Jones. pla wing at Sunnin edale IN
the uialifyiug round Of the Brit
ish open championship. took the
lead over q large field with
sparkling So.
LONDON. June l6.--Qua iifSing play
Cor the British open golf champion
ship began today Al Sunninedale and
s.. Annes. Al Sunningdaln. the south,
e9'n section of the rnalifi"a ion tests
there wern ~ starters striving for
The 40 places allotted to This section
in the chamoipnship proper. while at
st. Annes 1873 PLAYERS We're entered
10 decide A. places.
.ioe Stein and Fill Mehlhorn were
the first Of the Americans to start ut
Gunnincda!e. They were followed he.
fore moor by Joe Kirkwood PLAYING
around with Archie c"mpson, British
pro.
Eohbv .Ioti"s EiiaS Newton Of New
York and George Won Elm, Los An.
eeles. were scheduled To play after
lunch, Jones teeing off at. the late
hour Of pm&
Weather conditions at. both Sun
ningdale and St Aunes were ideal
The Americans seeking to qualify in
the central section at St Annes are
Roland Mackenzie and Watts GIun
amateurs. and Jim Barnes, Walter
Hagen. Cyri! Walker. Tommy Armour.
Fred Mcleod Al Watrous and F,mmet
French. professionals.
Eighteen holes are being played to-
day and another IS tomorrow at both
Sunningdale and st. Anne's.
Scores early today were:
Rola nd Mackenzie, 20.
Fred Mcleod. -.
Tommy Armour. -.
Walter Hagen. %.
Joe kirkwood. Il.
George Won Elm, "a.
Watts Gunn. -.
Emmett French, IS.
Ted Ray. So.
AL Watrous. rs.
Jim Barnes. IS.
Evening star., 1926-06-16
Ohio Mayor Bars March.

NILES. Ohio. June 16 P).-Mayor
Harvey &. kistler today refused the
parade here July 3.
Bloodshed during an attempt to
hold similar parade hers tvc ysars
ego brousht out State troops.
Evening star., 1926-06-16
Boardwalk Completed.

Mayor Caldwell OF Colonial Beach.
Va, announces the completion of the
$4,000 board walk which runs for
j mile along the beach there. The
walk is Is feet wide and is Of cement
construction.. .~
Evening star., 1926-06-16
JCGOSLAVIA DEBT BILL UP.
Chambers Finance Committee Votes
for Settling With u. s.

BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, June 16
R).-The finance committee of the
Chamber OF Deputies today adopted.
j to 8, a bill providing for settlement
Of Jugoslavia's war debt TO the United
States.
Evening star., 1926-06-16
Dog Shields Child
FromDeadly Viper
Until Help Arrives
By the Associated Press,

McCOOK. Nebr., June 49,
Duke, a pet dog Of Billie, 2-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Gar
rison, shielded the child from a
poisonous viper for several mip-
utes yesterday until a paving garg
here. attracted by the dogs frantic
barking, came to the rescue.
Duke. the men said. ran re-
peatedly between the reptile and
the infant. alternately pushing him
out of danger and lunging 1T the
snake.
Evening star., 1926-06-16
Will Take Training.

First Lieut.. Herbert ii. Mitchell,
Ordnance Department Reserve. OF 1701
Park road, this city. has been ordered
to the United States Arsenal. Rock
Island, ILL.,, for duty in training.
Evening star., 1926-06-16


step out said Mr.. Mackrell. and Il
wrote some time in April to the
Pepper chairman in Philadelphia.
:Senator Reed questioned Mr.. Mack
relI closely as to why be had given
$4,000 in cash and whether Kenna
had given him receipt for It.
sMr. MackreIl replied that "any one
who knew Mr. kenna would he salts
fled to turn money over to him. His
reputation Is that of an honorable
man"
s'Havent you heard that Mr.
Eenna has the reputa ton Of being a
man who takes money in campaign
and makes money out of politics."
asked Senator Reed.
kNo. never heard that said Of
HIN. replied the witness.
Atr. Mackrell testified that he never
before made contribution of $4,000
imta campaign. that the largest con-
trihution he made before was 81 600.
tnsa county campaign when he was
Candidate.
The money which he had collected
in;.his own cash box during the last
tWh or three years. he said, was in
preparation for his own campaign for
reselection. He said he had been a
q,
atH that he gladly contributed the
$4,000 to help him.
Senator Reed wanted to know
whether Mackrell had distributed
$4,000 to the Beidleman campaign four
wears ago. The witness said that he
had come out of campaign from
thRre: he didn't have the money.
,tWhen man gets through run
ninc for MAYOR OF Pit shurgh he is
br6le then" said Senator Reed, amid
general laughter. Mayor Kline OF
tinae, having been summoned as a
witness.
"a poor man is was Mr.. Mack
reTs reply.
Senator King OF Utah asked Mr..
Mackrell il II were not a fact that In
hiss converse ton with Cooper over
the telephone there had been an
understanding that Mackrell was to
disclose nothing damaging about the
regent campaign and that was to be
the price of smoothing things out for
Mplrell in Pittsburgh
mo no." said the witness
Presents Vote Tabuiation.
After Mr.. Mackey, the Ware man
aser, had taken the stand he presented
vote in Philadelphia by wards in the
senatorial primaries. Senator Reed
Questioned him closely regarding the
vote in many of the wards. In the
fourth ward it developed that Ware
received 4,5s9 votes. Pepper 80 ard
Pirt hot 3.
what kind of people live in the
fourth ward" asked Senator Reed.
Very largely Jewish with some
ltalians.' WIS the reply.
My. MackeY said that these people
were keen enough to make money.
He. estmai ed that probably several
hundred American native born people
lived In the ward.
isn't it a fact that somebody votes
these Jews enbloc?" asked Senator
Reed.
"Oh. no. these people are tenacious
Of their right" said Mr.. Mackey.
In reply to a further question he
said he was sorry to say that he
thought they stuck to their rights in
voting more tenaciously than some of
the American born.
Taking up the first ward Senator
Reed pointed out that Ware had re-
Evening star., 1926-06-16
REED QUESTIONS
WARE AIDE ABOUT
+ TELEPHONE CALL

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-06-16
WAN WINS FREEDOM
BY ORDER OF COURT;
WAS ONCE CONDEMNED

U'ontinued from First PsgeD
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23

ton attaching to whatever comes
from abroad. The fact is, of course,
that for the most part, place of origin
neither adds nor detracts from merit.
Quality, character and suitability are
the chief tests. We do not for a mo-
ment contend that there should be no
trade with other nations. The issue
here is not one of economics so much
as of sound, intelligent patriotism,
and of the effect of the assumption
on any large scale that the user of
domestic articles is inferior to one
who imports them. Nor has it any
thing to do with the other, the chau-
whistle, extreme which denies the
value of everything not made at
home. Here is the point: 1t is only
fair to our own manufacturers that
they should be judged by what they
really produce, not compelled to re-
sort to any subterfuge in order to sell
high-grade merchandising. Wayne
News Sentinel.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23
NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
MEMBER, NO. 1912
ESCAPING
RESPONS IBLITY

Following the lead of Massachus-
etts, compulsory automobile liability
insurance laws are being advocated
in many states. The arguments for
such laws are based largely on the
precedent of compulsory employers
liability laws, although the two
problems are entirely different.
I There is no tendency to tighten up
in requirements for drivers license.
The main desire seems to be whole
sale shifting of liability for acct
dents, to insurance companies or the
state-or anybody, except autodriv-
ers or owners who cause accidents.
Demand for this legislation is in
line with the mania for lawmaking,
which constantly adds to the cost Of
living, and gets farther away from
the primary principle of personal re-
sponsibility.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23

Published Every Thursday By
THOMPSON PRINTING COMPANY
Belington, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23
The ToUn's Christmas
an Enjoyable Affair

TIT WAS the towns idea. or course
~ you may say how absurd that
statement is, that a town cannot
have an idea because town IS not
Il person.
But when many people in a town
all have the same spirited feel
ings and interest in others, you can
almost say that the town itself is
different from other towns-more gen
erous, more thoughtful-just as you
will speak of person.
So the town lined its streets with
Christmas trees and lighted them with
twinklng lights.
And the town invited all the parents
and al the children from the sur
rounding countryside to come to the
town any night during the week from
Christmas to New Years when con
cert OF Christmas music was given
by the village band, and when hot
soup and biscuits We're served to every
listener
And the town never enjoyed itself
as much before. Mary Graham Bon
ner.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23
DAMAGING EFFECT
OF SMOKE

Gordon D. Rowe, chief smoke in
spector of Cincinnati, Ohio, places
our annual financial loss in the
United States, from smoke and It's
effects, at s1,870, 100000. This is e.
nough money, he says, to build II
inch paved road so feet wide from
New York to Los Angeles, and bisect
it with another from Chicago to New
Orleans
In recommending efforts to control
smoke, Mr.. Rowe says it is a crime
against coming generations to burn
coal in the raw state. There are only
two ways to burn it economically and
smokelessly; pulverize or gasify. He
believes that when the real market
value of gas and it's by-products IS
correctly understood, the prodigious
daily waste of our valuable natural
resources will stop.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23
Christmas Team Work
and Ii Was for Keeps

TAT HADN'T been good Christmas
~ season for the little maiden lady
in her little Economy store.
Economy was an apt name for it-only
the strictest economy prevailed there.
The next day was the last before
Christmas, she reasoned, and a lot
of her cheap toys were not sold.
The little maiden lady made reso-
luton. She had always wanted to be
rich that she might bestow fine pres
ents upon all the boys and girls. She
liked boys and girls, but somehow
they always treated her distantly
when she made her timid overtures
It was very evident she was never
going to be rich-she would do some
thing now; so she made big sign
and put it in her window:
"A Christmas toy for each of the
first fifty children who come In at
four o'clock the day before Christ
mas"
Miss Watkins didn't think there
were fifty in the whole town, but she
was mistaken At four o'clock the
next day they came trooping in-in
such numbers she never knew how
many toys she gave away.
1t was all exciting and very thrill
ing. IT was the most fun she had
ever had The "Thankyous" and the
Merry Christmases' were all so
I, 4 nd ria
in the midst Of it who should appear
but the kindfaced, white-haired
gentleman who kept the small candy
shop across the street, and he in
vited them all over to partake OF his
wares. He looked like Santa Claus
himself with his round rosy cheeks,
shining blue eyes, and white hair
curling over his fur collar
When everything was quiet once
more and Miss Watkins sat with
folded hands thinking about the
Christmas joy the simple giving had
brought to her, Santa Claus from
across the street again appeared:
pretty good team work we made
of it, didn't we, Miss WatkinsT he
chuckled.
And Miss Watkins uttered a sur
prised Yes, indeed"
Santa Claus chuckled again and put
his hands ON the surprised lady's
shoulders
Don't you think we could team 1t
together the rest of our lives?
And Miss Watkins looked up and
blushingly stammered:
eyes, indeed" - Florence Harris
Wells.
&c. 1926. Western Newspaper Union.1
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23
The Little Christ
@ @ g
BY NANCY BYRD TURNER
in Youths Companion

<ypIbr stable root has slant ann mes
OI Tbe rusbes on the floor spread tbir
Tbere mas no fire to marm bin hp
Mben the little Christ tame IN.
Tbere has no fire to marin bin by,
Tbsp lab Nfin In the prtfklp stram:
Gbe tun,hle. tpitIess oxen satp
Wau helpless Zoe bio lie.
30 helpless, ana TIE stall SO nini
arb pet 80 near the narhutss riben
OF an arrbaagtl fbamting Bim,
1dttt Gberubim anh bfrapbim:
"0lprp b Sob In Neaben!''
Nis finp ipbin,per brake adobe
Wbe patient sounh Of Aaarp's Sigh:
Wbe brotusp cattle stirreh to bear
Wbe little Gbrtsts lotp TRIP.
Wbe silent rattle bearb 5eim tntep.
Gnb inahen. arb Iifteb gentle bsaSs;
Careless, near bp, on nreamfut hrns.
Wbe inm-folk tpere asleep.
GabiIe, to fbeir rocking fameIs bent.
Ubree 6areh the Desert from atar,
One clear light in their firmsinent.
One TRIP among them as tiJep ment:
"Tbe Start Tbe Star! Ube S9tarl"