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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
FIRST LEGION SHIP
ARRIVES IN FRANCE
Cherbourg Gives Rousing
Welcome to Soldiers, Re-
turning After 8 Years.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHERBOURG. France, August 49,
The American EXpeditionary Forces
return to France and it's battlefields
began today when the liner President
Harding. first of the official American
Legion transports. unloaded half it's
contingent of buddies here for their
descent on Paris.
The other half of the 500 legionnaires
remained on the liner with the object
of going on to Southampton and visit
ing England before proceeding to
Paris for the Legion convention.
The 'Marseillaise. "Tipperary" and
marching songs came over the water
as lighters brought the veterans
ashore. There We're even few new
ones, composed for the occasion and
sung by lusty-lunged groups.
Families Are Reunited.
The cheers and loud laughter on the
quay were broken now and then by
little cries and tears of Joy as French
fathers and mothers greeted the war
brides who had come back with their
American husbands, some of them
with babies the grandparents had
never seen.
Ma file, Carmen. Petit Maurice
shouted one French grandmother as
she rushed with open arms toward
her daughter, who came back with
two children.
This was only one of many re-
unions, for numerous veterans were
greeted not only by relatives but by
French friends they had not seen in
the eight years since the boys went
home.
The contingent on the first official
transport has been preceded by
about 1000 Legionnaires who came
privately during the last few weeks.
These now are scattered all over
Europe. many in England, some in
Germany or ITALY and others in
Poland. Scandinavia, Spain and the
Balkans. Some have even penetrated
to Turkey.
Officials Meet Boat.
A number of today's arrivals were
so excited at seeing France again
that they declared they were going
to stay forever
Legion officials met the boat, and
the veterans were greeted by James
r. Barton, secretary general of the
Legion, when they disembarked on the
quay, which was decorated with
French and American flags
turning loose their voices in
manner reminding the population of
the war days. the soldiers climbed
aboard a special train, and the noisi-
est caravan the countryside has
heard for years was off for Paris.
The voyage across was full of fun,
and a lot of swivel-chair warfare was
fought on the President Harding.
There were many contests, including
a golf driving tournament, for which
the prize was trip by air from Paris
to London.
1t was soldiers holiday, and gen.
erals and colonies received exactly
the same attention as the men they
once commanded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
STREET CAR HITS MAN.
Daniel Hyland, SIS. in Serious Con-
dition After Accident.

Daniel Hyland, SIS years old, who
was employed as driver for former
Postmaster General Hitchcock, resid-
ing at S12 Twentieth street, was Sc
verely injured by Capital Traction
Twelfth street this morning.
Hyland had visited friends in the
Post Office Department and was on
his way to board street car when a
car operated by William Il. Sullinger,
GIT X street southeast. knocked him
down. Hyland was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital and treated for in
Juries to his head and fracture of
the left leg. Iiissscondition was re,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES.
Woman Sues Father of Girl Driver
of Automobile

Katie r. Carroll, 314 Ninth street
southeast, today filed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court to recover $40 900
damages from Philip Berman, 1888
Eighth street southeast, for alleged
personal injuries.
She says she sustained permanent
injury when struck by the defendants
car, which was being operated by his
daughter. Rose Berman, April 80, at
South Carolina avenue and Ninth
street southeast. Attorney Milton T.
Broome represents the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
ey the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
wILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, August
ia plea for IAN effective tariff for
ell or a tariff effective for none" was
voiced at the Institute of Politics to-
day by DIR. II. G. Taylor of the DE.
partment of Agriculture, in an address
tn which he blamed the Governments
policy as being largely responsible for
the ills of the farmer.
At the base of the disparity be-
tween the purchasing power of the
farmers dollar and that of the dollar
of industry" said DR.. Taylor. is the
protective tariff, whose burden lies on
the farmer, to the advantage of in
dustry.
THE agricultural situation can be
improved by reducing the prices of
things farmers buy through tariff re-
duction. or by making the protective
tariff effective for business and finan
cial interests to whom the administra-
ton lends sympathetic ear"
Urges Philippine Discussion.
A friendly and dispassionate discus
sion Of the Philippine situation by
committees representing Congress and
the Legislature of the islands was sug-
Eested today by Commissioner Pedro
tute, as a means Of reaching an agree
1nent on the Philippine problem
With the common aims of mutual
welfare in mind" he said "recrimina-
tons and distrust would disappear In
TINS conference. the gratitude of the
Filipino people would be on trial. and
American history and traditions would
be at stake"
Deploring what he termed "the be
ciouding OF the path" leading 10 an
agreement by both those favoring and
opposing indepe ndence for the islands.
Commissioner Guevara declared tina.
the problem had reached a critical
stage. due, he\aid, TO "the absence of
friendly and iiirect discussion"
Early hution Needed.
ITO debate ie case in the press or
on the floor the House or Of the
Senate" he Continued. will not lead
us TO soLeion of the problem. On
the contraE it will only serve to agi.
tate and e6nfuse public opinion with.
cut anyfbractical result.
'AZArica's interests in the Far East
and le nac.'-.dl interests of the Philip.
pi1N demand an immediate solution
fehe problem. This is the most oppor.
tune moment 10 undertake the task OF
attempting TO solve il.
There il a consensus Of opinion tina
the present political arrangement is
not by far satisfactory. IT creates dual
local autonomy which is naturally
doomed To fail. The idea OF
Who is who?' which is the distin
gushing characteristic of the present
politicsl arrangement in the Philip
pines should have no place under The
American flag and its institutions. /,
is hindrance TO the economic. sociaI
and political progress of the Philip
pines
People Appreciate Help.
The Filipino people, he said, are
eager to show their appreciation of the
constructive leadership" of the United
States, which TO them means the noble
effort of implanting in the islands
those institutions which America in
herited from the builders of the rspub
lie
IN closing Commissioner Guevars
ts"i occasion 10 pay tribute In thu
Ma JennacI unnd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
Mount Airy Fair in Progress.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, August ISN'T.
Airy's annual fair opened yesterday.
Large crowds are expected for the
affair, which Is of larger proportion
this wear than ever before. The fair
will cId3s Saturday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18

late Governor General of the islands.
Cuba and the Philippines were priv.
LEGGED with his service" he said. His
political thoughts were always founded
on high motives. Those who agree or
disagree with him cannot help but
recognize his greatness and acknowl
edge the purity and honesty Of his
purpose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18

DR.. Sven Knudsen, inspector Of the
national schools of Denmark, has been
in America on leave of absence for
two years. He is recruiting from
various preparatory. schools 100 boys.
who will be taken for visit TO Dem
mark, the government of that country
in the arrangement. E
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18

Dry Ice. made of frozen carbon
dioXide gas, makes it possible to send
ice cream by air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
Dry Agents Dismissed.

Dismissal of j. NJ. Wood and Rod
man Russell, prohibition agents OPP
Grating out OF Covington and New
port, KY, 'for the good of the service"
was announced today by Prohibition
Commissioner Doran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18

Increasing popularity OF jazz in En
rope il boosting trade in American
gaxophqpss. .---.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14

of municipal expenditures but to take
| into equitable consideration the in.
| crease of the tax burden upon the
| taxable areas by the removal from the
tax list of millions in privately owned
realty by condemnation for public use
Boards Recommendation.
For two years the Board of Trade
has recommended In the report Of the
committee on municipal finance that
the tax rate on real property should
not exceed $1.70 per hundred" Mr..
Noyes in his written report. pointed
out. THE conclusion that this rate
applied to the then existing assessment
valuations was adequate and imposed
a tax burden equal to that endured by
the average comparable American city
| was reached after a careful examina
ton and comparison of tax rates.
standards of assessment and releya Mt
equities in American cities.
Since the assessment valuat. n has
been increased, it is roughly estimated
by one.quarter. In arriving at the as.
sessment total upon which the figur-
ing for the fiscal year under consid-
Grafton is based, the maximum tax
rate of $1.70, urged by the Board of
Trade. will logically be reduced,
Another fixed and long-standing
policy of the Board of Trade is main
tenance of definite proportionate re-
lation between the contributions of the
Nation and local taxpayers toward. the
maintenance and upbuilding of the
Nations city. The Board of Tfa.Ae
was a champion of the $3.50 ratio of
contribution so long as it was the legal
ratio. and is now the champion of the
60-40 ratio, which has been substi.
tuted for the half-and-half relation by
existing substantive law.
THE beneficial effect of the definite
proportionate relation plan is that the
contributions of Nation and local tax
payers increase or decrease together"
Suggests Reduction to Sl.6O.
Mr.. Evans, for the municipal finance
committee, proposed a reduction of the
present tax rate to S1.65 per 500
valua ton.
1T has been computed that a tax
rate of S1.65 per 500 valuation" said
Mr.. Evans, would produce a revenue
amounting to between $42 100000 and
S43 100000, with the Federal contribu-
ton at 100000. as for the current
fiscal year
IF the District finds 1t must spend
a larger sum, the additional amount
should be provided by Congress"
Mr.. Evans questioned Tax Assessor
Richards concerning the increased as
sessed valuation here, which will be
raised from $3.50, 000,0 900 to 81 $50 .00O,.
600 next month, and asked him If, m
the light of this assessment boost, a
tax rate of $1.65 would be relatively
fair
Very close to it," said Mr.. Rich
ards. tThe tax burden borne by the
District is sufficient to sustain argu-
ments certainly that a tax rate of
$40 is equitable"
Mr.. Richards then pointed out that
the rate alone means nothing unless
taken in regard to the funds which it
raises.
The rate in Chicago, $3.50 per 500,
is based on an assessment of from 10
to 20 per cent of the true market
value, he said, which makes the COM
parative rate on full market value less
than $3.50, as opposed to Washing
tons rate of $3.50.
During a discussion of the report of
the committee on bridges Capt. H. c.
Whitehurst, Assistant Engineer Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, c. TUESDAY.

missioner revealed that the City En-
gineering Department plans to with.
draw an item of $250.000 for the con-
struction of new bridge to replace
the old Kingle Ford Bridge and to
substitute for it an item for replacing
the out-of.date Chain Bridge, which
he declared to be in "verv bad con.
dition. The bridge has been placed
under constant observation. he said,
with doubt as to how long it safely
can be kept open to traffic,
F. L. Averill, chairman of the
bridges committee, however. opposed
both the suggested withdrawal Of the
Klingle Bridge and the insertion of
the Chain Bridge item, which he in
sisted, should be paid for by Virginia
as we'll AS the District, If not entirely
by the Federal Government.
The bridge committee Endorsed the
proposed repair of the flooring of the
Highway Bridge, estimated to cost
S17S, 900: the Klingle Bridge item and
the proposed curb guards for the Con
necticut Avenue Bridge.
report by the schools committee,
Thomas p. Littlepage. chairman, de.
clared that, with the exception of one
item asked for. the proposed estimates
could not be cut without materially
affecting the five-year building pro.
gram. This item is for S557,752, which
is part of a request for $1.l22,527 for
repairs to schools.
Highway Estimates Approved.
Endorsement of the list Of appro,
priations sought by the Highway De
partment for streets was given by the
committee on cts and avenues,
George C. Shinn chairman. The COM
mittee opposed elimination of any
item in toto. and suggested that If
cuts are found essential the reduction
be spread over all the items.
IN urging support of the '3oard OF
Trade for the public Libraries of the
District, Stephen T.. Kramer, chair
man of the library committee. reported
the total library estimates sought to
be $505, $50, as opposed to $S00,420 for
the current year. OF the total. $685.
220 is for new projects in enlargement
of the library system, he said.
Other reports were presented by A.
J. Driscoll, for the committee on
American ideals; Frank p. Leetch, for
the committee on river and harbor i'm
provements; Howard Moran, military
and naval affairs: Odell S. Smith, pub
lie order; George w. Offutt. traffic
DR.. D. Percy Kicking. public health;
Robert f. Beresford. public and pri-
vate buildings; c. Phillips Hill, indus
trial interests, and Charles F. Consaul,
parks and reservations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14
1000 Manila Stevedores Strike.

MANILA, June IA L4).-Two thou.
sand stevedores here struck today for
wage increases. Steamer companies
said no delays to Pacific shipping had
yet been experienced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14

The new smaller dollar bills to be
issued will use one-third less paper
and ink
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-27
Records Made By
AviatOrs OF World

The following is complete record
of the achievements of aviators since
1919:
May, Commander A. c..
Read, U. S. NJ, flew from U. S. A. via
Trepassey, Newfoundland, and the
Azores, to Spain in the NC4, which
was the first official flight across
the Atlantic, May 1927, 2,150 miles.
May, 1919-Harry Hawker and
Lieutenant Commander Mckenzie
Grieve flew in an English plane from
Newfoundland to a point $50 miles
west of Ireland where motor failure
brought them down. Picked up by
sailing vessel Mary and landed ten
days after being given up FOR lost.
June, 1919--Capt. Sir John Alcock
and Lieut.. Sir A. w. Brown flew
from Newfoundland to Ireland in 16
hours, II minutes, in Vickers-V -Vimy
British twin-engined plane for first
nonstop transatlantic flight, 1850
miles.
Round-the-world flyers, Eric Mel
son and Lowell Smith crossed from
east to west via Iceland, Labrador,
etc.
June, 1919-British dirigible R-34
flew from Pulham, England, to Min
cola, L. l., without stop and few
days later made the return trip-the
only round-trip ever made.
October, 1924--ZR3, now known as
the Los Angeles, flew from Fried
richshafen, Germany, to Lakehurst,
N. j., October 1915, 5,066 miles, 81
hours, IL minutes.
1926-Commander Richard E. Byrd
flew from Spitzbergen over North
Pole and back to Spitzbergen.
January February, 1925 Com
mander Ramon Franco of Spain flew
from Spain to Argentina via Canary
Islands, 872 miles; Cape Verde Is
| lands, 1,100 miles; Fernando de No
ronha Island (Brazil), 1,432 miles;
Pernambuco, Brazil, 279 miles. Tota
of $3.50 miles in Dornier-Wahl, Ger.
man seaplane.
1926-Italian dirigible Norge, com.
manded by Amundsen, flew from
Rome to Teller, Alaska, via Spitzber-
gen and the North Pole. Total OF
| $500 miles, including one jump Of
2,700 miles over pole.
1927-Commander Marquis Fran
cisco De Pinedo, in Italian Savoia sea
plane. flew from Italy to South Amer
| lea, across to West Coast, up to New
! Orleans, thence across United State:
to Roosevelt Lake, where his ship wa:
accidentally burned up. Now flying
back via North Atlantic.
1927-Capt. ST. Roman (French,
! lost in attempt to cross from Dakal
to South America.
May, 1927-Nungesser and Coli lef
Paris no no-stop attempt and haven
been seen since.
May, 1927-Capt. Charles Lind
berg crossed from New York to Paris
in Ryan monoplane, 80 hours, 30 min
utes.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-27
AMERICAN "FLYIN' FOOL
LANDS AT GAY PAREE

LIE Bourget Aerodrome, France,
May 21vSwept by the binding rays
of great searchlights, Charles Lind
bergh, the "flyin' FOOL" came to earth
here tonight at 5:22 p. m. New York
time, completing the first New York
to Paris flight and the first continent
to continent nonstop flight.
Lindbergh's flying time for the
flight of approximately $500 miles
was SO hours 80 minutes.
The average speed maintained dur
ing the historical flight was 1071a
miles an hour.
Once the plane was down, there was
an immediate rush to congratulate
the 'sl1id" flyer and to determine his
physical condition
The young ace was dragged bodily
from his plane by the first persons
to reach his plane, and he was inn
mediately lifted to willing shoulders
and borne across the field.
After circIing the field three times,
Lindbergh made a beautiful landing
his landing gear touched the ground
lightly and he finished the epochal
flight as he had started it--like a
master airman.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-27
THE GORILLA HUNT is
AT ORPHEUM TO-DAY


Proclaimed by eminent scientists
and naturalists as the greatest motion
picture Of all time, Ben Burbridge's
"The Gorilla Hunt" will be shown at
the Orpheum theatre this afternoon
and evening.
The film is interesting, not only as
a contribution to contemporary sci
ence, but also as thrilling drama of
big game shooting in the dense jun
giles of the unknown Congo country.
Burbridge has secured in this film
the only motion pictures ever taken
of the gigantic ape-men of Africa.
Not only has he photographed them,
but has kidnapped their young from
beneath the very eyes Of the infuri-
ated gorilla herds.
To save his life he was obliged to
kill several Of the missing links,
and one proved to be the largest speci-
men ever reported. It stood six feet
high and weighed $50 pounds. Stuffed
and mounted it IS now one of the most
interesting exhibits in the Smithson-
ian Institute in Washington.
"The Gorilla Hunt" is taut with
thrills-real thrills, not staged in the
studio, but actually lived in the spooky
twilight of the jungle. One scene
shows the charge Of the monster
gorilla mentioned above. The hunter
permitted the brute to charge within
few feet of the camera in order to
get a good closeup for "The Gorilla
Hunt" It's crashing, death-threaten-
ing rush through the head-high vege-
tation is graphically shown in the
film.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-27
Blackburn Pays
Extreme Penalty

Charles J. Blackburn, Mesa ranch
er, convicted slayer Of Miguel Bernal,
his business partner, was hanged at
the Arizona state prison last Friday
morning. The trap was sprung at
5:09 1-2 a. M, and Blackburn was pro-
nounced dead at 5:19 1-2.
The condemned mans last words
addressed to a crowd Of four score
persons, who had gathered to witness
the hanging, were: "Well boys,
goodby."
Blackburn kissed his brother, Wei.
lington, and his brother-in-law, Joe
Maier, goodby just before the mask
was put over his head, saying to
Wellington: ''Wellie, here's my
visorI'
Just before the hanging Blackburn
consented to see representatives OF
the newspapers in his cell. He smiled
as they crowded into the narrow
steel-walled space and shook hands
with each man, 18 in all, his GRASP
firm and apparently hearty. He die
not wait for questions.
.sI'm glad lou gentlemen don't have
to meet for this kind of occurrence
very often" he said. "If the law calls
for it, as it apparently does, an
man enough to CO."
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-27
Kills Own Brother
In Street Gun Fight

A quarrel of two years standing
eliminated Saturday night in Cain and
Abel up to date when Joe Contreras,
so, Santa Fe laborer, shot and in
stantly killed his brother, Frank, on
the streets of Prescott. The alleged
murder took place in the presence of
one presunlptive eyewitness on the
sidewalk in front of the Grant Cafe
at $50 O'Clock, and Joe Contreras
filled out the evening a voluntary in
mate of the county Jail.
The pistols of Joe and Frank were
in Sheriff Ruffner's hands, the first
exhibits in case that is apt to in
volve others, documentary and human,
as the numerous families of the two
brothers enter the controversy over
alleged family relations.
According to a semi-official ver-
sion of the affair, Joe and Frank met
in front of the cafe and had words.
Joe is said to have related that Frank
went for his gun,"
But beat him to it"
A cheap nickel plated suicide
gun" of .32 caliber, one of the enor-
NOUS quantity shipped or smuggled
into America from Spanish factories
and responsible for over half the
shootings in which Mexicans are in
volved, was taken by Sheriff Ruffner
from the waistband Of the pants of
the dead man in the presence of some
members of a coroner's jury which
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-27
BAD CHECK ARTIST IS
LANDED AT PRESCOTT

Charles King was Systematically
convicted at Prescott recently of Is
suing not one but several bogus
checks, crime which peace Officers
YEARLY refer to as "paperhanging. "
The conviction was made by jury
in the face Of vigorous defense and
the sympathy which the presence OF
a wife and small child induced IN the
minds of all who witnessed the hear
ing.
King was shown by witnesses tes-
timony to have issued unsupported
checks to Vyne Brothers, M. NJ. En-
NETT, the Gun Store, the Palace Res
taurant and at Flagstaff. They were
all drawn on bank at Wickenburg
whose bookkeeper, Miss Myrtle Bald
win, testified that the account had
not been scrupulously preserved by
the depositing of. funds.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-27
Rare Books Given
State By DR.. Munk

A small collection of rare and in
teresting books, all Of which carry
some mention of Arizona, has been
presented to the Tucson Pioneers His
torical society, by DR.. ]. A. Munk,
whose collection of Arizona material
in the Southwest Museum of Los An
geles is noted throughout the south
west.
A book fittingly entitled Thrilling
Experiences" written by Solomon
Kimball, one of the first Mormon set
tiers in Arizona, is among the coli
lection. 1t deals with some Of the
early experiences of Mormon settlers
in the southwest.
Another western thriller is a book
by T. M. Newsom, on Thrilling
Scenes Among the Indians" published
in 1890. One of the most interesting
and graphic accounts in the book is
the first hand story of Clusters last
fight with Sitting Bull.
Illustrating the patient work and
divine inspiration of the Franciscan
fathers is small booklet called "A
Navajo English Catechism of Chris
tian Doctrine for Navajo Children"
Starting in a most elementary man
ner, the book takes up the simple
story of Jesus and religious observ-
ances, translating the English into
the queer Navajo. The book is a
monument to the zeal Of the fathers
at st. Michael, Arizona, and is the
result of years of study of the Navajo
language.
A copy of the American States
men," published as a political history
in 1865, volume Of the New Amer
ican Cyclopaedia" (long since old),
and a copy of the Memoirs of Rev.
Samuel B. McPheeters, also is includ-
ed in the collection.