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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-01

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This sum is much greater than was
collected during any other year ex-
cept 1922. For instance, during 1920
the total amount of taxes received
was $334,00S.42; those received in
1921 amounted to $324,2S9.2S In 1922
total of $45t436.6S was received,
but this included $94,694.45 paid by
the owners of the Baca Float in one
lump sum for taxes for the years
1913, 1914, 1915 and 1916, under de-
cree of the supreme court of the
United States This one collection
cost the county ten per cent of the
amount thereof. And in that year,
1922, only $4,000 more was collected
than in 1925.
During the past year tax suits
were filed against 5S1 defendants
and 123 pieces of property were sold
for total sum of $15354O2. It is
apparent from these figures that the
majority against whom suit was
brought paid before their property
was put up for sale.
AS to delinquent personal property
taxes, the Surface has hardly been
scratched These will be the big
problems for the coming year, but
with the help of Mr.. Wager, the as
SCISSOR, and Mrs. Ackley, the county
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-01
Under Suspicion

81 was the pal of the rum kings
wife. We even slept together
night after night. Then, don't
know how, 1 came under the sus-
picion of the underworld.
''The rum kings wife and
were doing some Christmas shop
ping. suddenly, in the midst Of
the crowded store, she whispered
in my ear: They've tipped me you
aren't real crook. If you are
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-01

Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.
to the dark waterfront she went
ohce more.
81 won myself place of conf
dence in the heart of the under
worlds rum ring" she says. Il
even lived in the old plantation
mansion, far uptown, looking out
over the Mississippi river, where
cargoes Of alcohol were taken off
swift rum boats, and over night,
with labels and seals and corks,
were transformed in the rooms of
that old mansion into choice i'm
ported liquors.
ST learned that one man, known
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-01

Freezing temperature of salt water
is four degrees lower than that of
fresh water.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
GERMANY INVESTIGATES
PLOT AGAINST RAIL WAY

BERLIN, Aug. 24.--German POI
lice today were investigating the
possibility of campaign of terror
directed against the German rail.
ways. following near catastrophe
to suburban train.
Piles OF bricks and debris were
piled on the tracks and the en-.
gineer stopped just in time to
avoid derailing. Passengers were
thrown about by the shock Of the
sudden stop.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
BRITISH KING TO
ACT ON COAL
BY international News Service

LONDON, Aug. 2f.-King George
has issued a summons for the Privy
Council to assemble at Balmoral
Castle at Edinburgh tomorrow to
declare an extension of the period
of national emergency declared by
the cabinet at the time of the gem
eral strike last May. The reason
for the extension at this time is
the continuance of the coal stop
page.
1t is generally expected that
The Washington times., 1926-08-24

merly of Milwaukee, died Of . blood
clot on the brain.
Albert and John Howard came to
Mexico to charge that their father
had secured an illegal divorce there
and = also preferred charges Of
big lmy against him for his second
marriage.
They claimed that their mother,
the first Mrs. Howard, had been
left destitute and an invalid in
Haverhill.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
SALAD KING" IS
TOGO FREE
BY international News Service

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 24.-The
family feud of John Franklin How
ard, 72Sear-old salad king" OF
Haverhill. Mass, has come to an
end through death.
Following the death of Mrs.
Eleanor Baumbach Phillip Howard.
the second wife of the aged "sala1
king" the two SONS of Howard an
nounced that they would drop the
charges against their father.
The second Mrs. Howard. for
The Washington times., 1926-08-24

/ to return to their work have clashel
with strike pickets.
Pickets are reported to be mos
aggressive and have also Tough
with police.
Several arrests have been madt
and additional police have beer
sent into the troubled districts.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24
King Boris Resting

SOFIA, Aug. 24.--King Boris has
gone to his summer palace for
rest. He is entertaining many
royal visitors and it is reported
that later Princess Giovanni, of
Italy, will be among his guests,
although this is denied by the
court,
The Washington times., 1926-08-24

parliament will be called for 6
special session Monday or Tuesday
next week for the purpose Of re-
newing the emergency regulations
passed last May.
The miners executives today said
that the mine owners are, making
a determined effort to break the
strike in Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire, where numerous miners
have returned to work. These eff
forts, the miners executives de-
clare, have failed on the whole,
they admit that some coal
is being moved.
The mine owners express conf
dence that the steady return to
work by the striking miners will
continue.
The Washington times., 1926-08-24

Disorders Reported.
LONDON. Aug. 24.-Disorders
have broken out in Nottingham
shire where coal strikers attempting
The Washington times., 1926-08-24

White, ecru, cream
lace or filet net panels
with fringe. I'll yards
long.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
EQUALITY FAVORED
FOR u. S. IN COURT
Status Proposed at Geneva,
However. Might Render
Veto Ineffective.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
GENEVA. September lit is
understood that at the final meeting
of the drafting committee of the
World Court delegate conference to-
day it was agreed to recommend to
the main committee Of IA that the
United States be granted a position
of perfect equality with members of
the League of Nations Courcil in all
matters pertaining to requests for ad.
visory opinions by tho court.
Presumably this would not wholly
meet the American wishes AS ex-
pressed in the fifth reservation. in
case advisory opinions could he asked
by a ma iOrity vote of the Council, be-
cause an American veto would not
be effective.
The drafting committee will present
its report to the full committee to-
morrow. Those close to the delibera-
tiOns persist in the belief that, not
withstanding the continuing difficulty.
the committee of IA or. the conference
itself will find way of satisfying the
United States.
David Hunter Miller, who was legal
adviser to the American peace dele.
cation, unofficially suggested to the
committeeman that the American res
ervations be accepted without any
condition for a period of five years.
after which. if they were found inn
practica BILE, negotiations could be re-
opened.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
SESQUI CLOSING ORDER
HELD UP FOR 80 DAYS
Director Says Exposition Will Take
Every Legal Means to Evade
Sunday Rule.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September IL
The Sesquicentennial Exposition will
be open on Sundays for at least four
more weeks. despite the opinion hand
ed down by the Dauphin County Court
at Harrisburg. ordering the celebra-
ton to close on the Sabbath
Mayor Kendrick so asserted today.
and to the mayors statement +. l..
Austin, director general of the expo
sition. added that the exposition would
probably take advantage OF every le-
gal precedent TO keep running on Sun
days until the close. on December /.
City Solicitor Gaffney informed the
mayor that the courts decision did
not become final until after the filing
of exceptions by the .Sesquicentennial
Association and that the association
had 80 days in which to file it's excep-
tions.
In his opinion Judge William NJ.
largest held that the exposition was
worldly employment" and that the
amusements and recreations within
the grounds were clearly in violation
of the old Sunday blue" laws.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
CADEL DEATH REPORT
TO KELLOGG HELD UP
Attorney for Nine. Entezam
Charges Misstatements in Ell
bridges Official Version.

Transmittal to the State Depart
ment Of Traffic Director Eldridge's re-
port on the accident last Saturday in
which Thomas j. Cadel was killed
when a machine in which the victim
was riding was in collision with a
car driven by Nine. Abdullah Ente
zam. wife of the third secretary of
the Persian legation. was deferred by
the commissioners today as a result
Of charges by the woman's attorney
that some details in the report are
erroneous. The Commissioners de
cided to give the lawyer an opportun
ity to answer the report before send
ing it to the State Department.
The report contains a vehement
criticism Of the alleged defiance of
the traffic regulations by automobiles
of foreign embassies and legations,
and urges the Commissioners to con-
fer with officials of the State Depart
ment as to the advisa bility of requir
ing all members of the diplomatic
corps to obtain drivers permits.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
IN ALLEGED HOLD-UP
James P. Thomas, Alias John
Henry, Charged With Shooting
Huckster and Terrorizing Others.

James P. Thomas. alias John Henry,
charged with shooting James Malevi-
It's, a huckster, at Tenth street and
Louisiana avenue August %. in an
attempted holdup, and who later ter
roriZed passersby in the vicinity of
the National Museum by shots from
his pistol, was held for the action of
the grand jury by Judge Gus A.
Schuldt in Police Court today follow
ing preliminary hearing.
Bonds Of $l5, 900 and $4,000 were
fixed by the court on charges of at
tempted highway robbery and assault
with a dangerous weapon, respec-
lively.
According to the testimony, Thomas
attempted to hold up Malevitis. but
when the huckster hesitated fired his
revolver. The bullet entered Malevi-
tis' lung and for a long time he was
confined to Emergency Hospital,
where his life hung in the balance.
Immediately after shooting Male
Wits. Thomas tried to make his get
away, running around the National
Museum, firing as. he ran. Cries of
Catch him" drew a few pursuers,
who fell back each time when the
shots rang out.
Park Policeman Carl D. Fisher,
hearing the excitement. save chase
and, although alone. tailed to give
way under fire. According to Fisher.
the runner made his way toward
Sixth and r streets and got out of
sight on his way to Pennsylvania
avenue. After a brief but careful
search the policeman found Thomas
crouched in the back of Il parked s,u-
tomobile. On seizing him Thomas is
alleged to have said: II would have
killed you il my. bullets had held
out"
Search of Thomas belongings is
said to have revealed pistol with
empty shells in the chamber in his
vest pocket and 19 bullets in his
trousers pocket.
Joe Bruce. assistant United States
attorney, informed the court that
Thomas already had a penitentiary
record.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
EORATOR CHAMPION THRILLED
BY EUROPE, BUT PREFERS HOME
Miss Myrtle Posey, d. C. Winner, Back
With Others From Summer Prize Tour,
Had "a Splendid Time

they were always busy-working,
working, working.
But it was England we really
adored. None of us could feel like
we were in foreign country while in
England. And the people just seemed
to go out of their way to he nice to
us We just loved them. The Lon
don papers were forever attacking the
United States for its policy on the
debts, but the attitude of the papers
certainly found no reflection In the
way we were received by every one.
We did not have an uncivil incident
during our stay in England and
Scotland I did not see the Prince
of Wales. nor was 1 especially anxious
to. Neither did | see the King.
Wouldn't We'd Foreigner.
Marry? Oh. I'm not thinking of
that, but I could never consider a
foreigner-except an Englishman, of
course. You see l can't look upon
EnGlishmen as foreigners. But l
would never want to leave the United
States under any circumSta noes.
After travelling abroad our country
seems so big and broad and honest.
Everybody seems to he afraid of
something over there-things are Just
different, l can't altogether explain it.
Here we are carefree and love life and
enjoy life. And everything here seems
new, while over there it is so old.
should never be a BILE to live utside the
United States, / am sure. Europe is
enchanting for a vacation. but as for
me, l am mighty glad to be back now.
Once Missed Boat.
What was my most exciting ex-
perience? Well. let's see-I suppose
the time three of us missed the boat
at Loeb Lomond. while going through
the Trosuchs. in Scotland. Just like
the heroine of the Lady of the Lake,
we had to be rowed across beautiful
Loeb Lomond to a quaint bit of viii
lage. There we caught train for
Glasgow and rejoined our party
shortly after suppertime. You can bet
our chaperones were relieved.
"And now that | am back, / am get
ting ready to return to school. / will
enter George Washington University
in October and hope to take up q reg
ular course in science and arts
shall never forget my trip to Europe:
none of those In our party will. And
| can say this. If the winners next
year have the same opportunity, no
sacrifice In preparing will be too
great
Evening star., 1926-09-17
AUTOMOBILE BANDITS
ROB FOUR IN VIRGINIA
Hold Up Man in Machine Near
Alexandria and Three Gaso-
line Service Stations.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September II.
Three gas service stations and one
individual were held up and robbed
early this morning by four armed au-
tomobile bandits. who escaped.
The men worked northward from
near Fredericksburg. They first rob
bed a service station at Quantico
junction known as the Triangle Ga
rage, at 5 O'CLOCK this morning. They
took $50 from Manager Rfson after
binding him.
Chief Perry Of Fredericksburg noti-
fed the local police. Next a man
named j. L. Jackson, giving his ad-
dress as 2940 Broadway, New York,
was held up and robbed at the point
of pistol on Snake Hill on the Fort
Humphreys road. miles south Of
here. He was en- route south.
The ba ndits at 4:45 o'clock came to
the Alexandria Service Station on
North Washington street and held up
Fred Klaus. night manager. and rob-
bed the cash till Of 500 and also $26
Of his own money and took Klaus
pistol Next they went to the Speedex
Service Station near Arlington juno
ton and robbed Mr.. Twigg, manager,
of $26 and watch and pistol.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
SEA CAPTAINS PROTEST.
Turkish Action in Sentencing ofti-
Ger Dismays French Masters.

PARIS. September II GR.-Masters
of vessels plying to ports in the Near
East are dismayed over the action OF
the Turkish court in Constantinopie
in convicting and sentencing Lieut..
Desmons Of the French steamer Lotus
because his vessel collided some time
ago with the Turkish freight boat
BOZcOurt.
The masters, after meeting at
MarSeille. sent a message to Premier
Poincare protesting against the ac-
ton of the Constantinople court. The
message suggested that such action
be taken by the Frencn government
as would make a repetition OF the In
cident impossible,
Evening star., 1926-09-17
MAN ARRESTED BELIEVED
FINN WHITE ARMY HEAD
Coast Prisoner Says He Is Veikko
Sippolo, Long Sought on Five
Charges of Murder.
By the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO. September IL
Veikko Sippola. who, as provost
marshal general of the White army
of Finland during the Red uprising
in that country in 1918 ordered the
execution of numerous persons, is
believed by United States immigra :
ton authorities to be under arrest
here.
A man arrested last night on a
charge of entering the country on an
illegitimate passport gave his name
as Jolo Erland Antilla. 40. but under
questioning said that he was the
former Finnish officer, against whom
five charges of murder have been
brought.
A six-year search for him has been
made. and was extended to this coun-
try six months ago, when he is said
to have left Denmark.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

par SIS, leaving the rivals still all
even. Here Bobbys approach landed
in the rough. Ouimet'S second barely
missed a trap and bounded into the
tall grass. Ouimet Clipped up 80
feet from the nag, while Bobby was
20 feet closer. Each then took two
puts.
Ouimet laced out 260-yard drive at
the eighth. but the ball took a hook
to the rough. Bobby was down the
center. his ball landing 20 yards in
front of Ouimet's. Both pitched close
to the flag on their seconds and took
the conventional two puts.
Both were on the ninth green with
a high, straight tee shot. The balls
fell almost together. 25 yards. from
the cup. and each took two puts to
get down.
Still Even at Eleventh.
The champion and his Boston op-
ponent came to the eleventh tee Stlll
all square Ouimet had a narrow
escape. however, at the tenth. his
second failed to reach the green, While
his chin was 60 feet from the hole.
The veteran then stepped up and tap.
ped in the long putt TO gain nall
in Is.
The eleventh was also halved in
As. with both playing perfect golf
to drop their approaches on the green
after long drives and then get down
in two puts.
The neck and neck battle between
Ouinet and Jones continued through
the twelfth fairway, where both re-
uuired As, one over par, TO hole out.
Bobbv's tee shot found a trap to
the right of the green. while Francis
lofted his iron into another hazard
at the left Both exploded TO safety
on the green and were down in two
puts.
Jones Takes Lead.
Both we're in the rough again from
the tee on the thirteenth. Bobby
second was also in a trap. He eX-
ploded to the edge of the green ana
was down in two puts, one over par.
Ouimet. on in ,, had AN unexpected
lapse in his putting at this hole,
taking three strokes TO hole out.
At the 39S-yard fourteenth Ouimet
hooked his drive into a clump of
trees at the left of the fairway, but
made a sensational recoS cry, putting
his sebond on the edge of the green.
Rohbv's long drive was straight and
true. while his mashie pitch fell
within 20 feet of the cup. Bobby
then dropped his second putt for
while Ouimet once more faltered
on the green, taking three puts TO
get down.
The champion finished with sen
sational squirt after they had halved
the fifteenth and sixteenth in par fig
ures. winning both the seventeenth
and eighteenth holes. to become 3 up.
At the seventeenth. Ouimet lost con-
troll of his clubs and was in three
trans 10 take I. Bobby was just
short of the green on his long midiron
anproach. He then Clipped up to get
his par FIVE.
Jones Three Up.
Rohbv wound up the morning round
vi,b a birdie on the eighteenth. clos
inc with an advantage of three holes
on his opponent
After a terrific belt from the tee,
Rohbv was on with a perfect ap-
nroaCh. hole high and 20 feet from
The pin. He then took his two puts.
Ouimets second was short and he
was TOO strong on his chip. over run
ming the hole. Francis then took two
n,ltts TO get down in par i've.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
'Suffocated" His
Audience in Japan,
Mccormack Learns
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL. September 17.-John
Mccormack. the famous Irish ten
or. likes to read criticisms of his
singing. but when a Japanese critic
said the singer 'suffocated" his au-
dience, that was too much.
Discussing the incident here yes
terday, Mccormack said he read a
review. translated from Japanese
into English. in which it gave the
startling information that MIR.
Mccormack suffocated his audi
ence.
1T seemed a case for investiga.
ton" the singer declared. The
critic meant, Mccormack learned,
that the singer left the audience
breathless."
Evening star., 1926-09-17
ENGL|SHMAN BEATS
EDERLE'S RECORD
Dereham Wins Prize for
Channel Feat, But Fails to
Lower MicheI's Time.
Rv tho Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DOVER. England. September IL
Norman Leslie Dereham of South
End. England, today finished swim
across the English Channel from Cape
Gris-Nez.
His time was 13 hours 80 minutes.
He left Girls Nez at . o'clock last night
and landed in -. Margaret s Bay this
morning at 1886 o'clock.
The record for the swim is II hours
and 3 minutes, made by the French
baker. Georges Michel, on Septem-
ber 10.
Mystery Girl Fails.
lane Darwin, the mystery girl "f
England. again failed. Miss Darwin
started from cape Gris-\eZ at 2.3O
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon and ahan-
doned the swim at $50 o'clock this
morning. having been in the water for
"a hours. She gave up owing To bad
ther.
In her previous effort Miss Darwin.
on September s. started from cap"
Girls, Nez and Was about half way
across the Channel when the SEA h'
came rough under a southwest wind
and she was forced to give UP. At
this time, she was sig hours IN the
water.
BY his performance Dereham wins
the prize of 1000 pounds offered BY
the News of the World for the first
British born subject to heat Gertrud"
t,derle's time of Ia hours 36 minutes.
Dereham used the breast stroke
most Of the way, but changed 10 the
back stroke toward the end. lie was
given a rousing reception hy crowd
which watched. his approach TO the
English shore. After walking up the
beach he sat down and smoked a Gig
arctic, later going to hotel for.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
NAMED TO FEDERAL POST
H. o. Smith Becomes Chief of Auto
Division of Commerce Bureau.

H. O. Smith of New York City has
been appointed chief of the automo-
tive division of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, Department
of Commerce, it was announced today.
Mr.. Smith succeeds Percy Owen.
who recently resigned to enter private
business.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
STOWELL' s CHARGE
HELD UNF0UNDED
Head of Civil Service Com
mission Declares Smoot
Never Was in Office.

Prof. f.. G. Stowell, head of the Bet
! ter Government League, who chara ed
| IN statement in Philadelphia yes
! terday that the Civil Service Commits
! sion is controlled by Senator Reed
| Smoot of Utah. "subordinated judg
ment to recklessness and viciousness
| in making such declaration, William
| c. DerNing, president Of the commits
sion, asserted in reply today.
| In a formal statement, Mr.. DeminS
continued that Prof StowelI should
direct his energy and ability, of
which he has both. to something CON
structive instead of attempting to in
jure the only official body that stands
between the merit system and the
spoilman.'' Mr. Demings statement
in full follows:
Prof Stowell in his zeal for the
merit system or antipathy toward In
dividuals has subordinated judgment
to recklessness and. | might say.
viciOusness.
RlImOr Classed as Gossip.
IF Senator Smoot has been in the
commissions office since | have been
a member. I have not seen him, and
l have been in his office once as l
recall. on matter affecting our ap-
preparation.
| Indicating the absurdity and un-
truthfulness Of Prof. StOwells charge,
as recently as May 26 this year Sem
ator Smoot wrote me a letter stating
that it had come to him that the Civil
Service Commission considered him
unfriendly to the commission. and
assuring me that such was not the
case. My reply to Senator .Smoot
l. q la qSGa1 tho 1a-itI, ha al
ume of gossip that obtains in Wash =
ington at certain seasons of the year
when controversial subjects are up
permost in Congress and in the press.
Amy Senator or Representative has
the right to appear before the Civil
Service Commission in behalf Of a
constituent, just as he has a right to
| appear before any department.. bureau
or other commission. Even with that
privilege, very few members of Con.
greSs do come to this office. They for.
ward correspondence of their constit,l.
entS or ask for information as any
other citizens does. Each case is de.
cided on it's merits, and no Senator or
Representative can influence the com
mission against it's judgment or in
violation of a single rule or regula.
ton.
"Vagaries Well Known"
prof Stowell's irresponsible charge
| might be damaging were it not that
| the commissions standing is estab.
lished and Prof. Stowell's vagaries are
we'll known. Prof. Stowell made a
demand upon the commission this
year for records in which he could
show no special interest. He said he
wished to establish a principle of pub
| licity.
The commission is too busy with
| q million official communications a
year and examining and rating
! 200, 900 applicants annually to partici
pate in Prof. Stowells hobbies. He
fled a mandamus suit and the court
decided against him.
Prof Stowell should direct his
energy and ability. of which he has
both. to something constructive in
stead of attempting to injure the only
official body that stands between the
merit system and the spokesman"