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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
District Irishmen Plan Censorship
To Protect Their Race From Ridicule

Members Of the Irish race are
wrought up over what thev believe to
be a recent tendency b. motion picture
producers to caricature their people,
and they are going to meet here to-
morrow night TO see what can be
done about it.
Organization of permanent society
for the uplift of Irish dignity, or COM
mittee of censors for Irish films, plays
and books, or .omething along these
lines will be discussed at the meeting.
to be held in the X. of c. Hall at S:15
o'clock.
The tide of Indignation reached a
crest recently when a local theater
showed a picture dealing with neigh.
borhood life among Irish-American
families, but which was anything but
a true picture of conditions according
to those who wear the green.
committee was formed and pro.
test registered with the management
of the theater. According to Andrew /.
Hickey, chairman of the local commit
tee, a Nationwide movement of pro-
test Is under way, with the result that
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a demand has been made on the Metro
Goldwyn Corporation for withdrawal
OF the picture from the screen.
Now it appears that another local
theater has planned to exhibit the
film, with certain deletions. The de-
leted film was displayed to the COM
mittee, representing number OF Irish
organizations, but Chairman Hickey
announces that tho picture still is OBJ
jectionable. The theater manager has
been requested not to show the film
here at all.
At the meeting tomorrow night dele
gates from various Irish-American and
some other organizations of the Dis
trict will consider formation of per-
manent censorship committee, Mr..
Hickey states. 1t is planned to CEN
sor motion pictures, plays, books and
other literature that in any way have
/ to do with the Irish race and national
ity," he explained today.
The committee of protest includes
Miss Julia Linsky, Thomas w. Lyons.
Mrs. George Pagan, Mrs. c. H. Muir
ply, John F.. Finerty. J. McDonough,
NJ. J. Lynch. A. Collins, Edward l..
Tucker and ID. j. Burke.
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CONSIDER 1T "FORMALITY."
Fianna Dali Issues Statement on TAX.
ing Oath.

DUBLIN, August IL OP.-Eamonn
de Valera and A. members of the FL
anna Fail Republican party, of which
he il the leader. have decided to take
the oath of allegiance and their seats
in the Dali Eireann Friday.
The decision. taken unanimously at
meeting last night, was qualified by
the announcement that the party
would consider the oath merely as an
empty formality" that the Fianna
Fail would consider it's only allegiance
to the Irish nation.
Notwithstanding this, there was gen.
eral surprise that De Valera had allied
himself with the decision for. of all
the Republicans. he has been most
persistent in his refusal to take the
oath. Only few days ago he was
reported to have declared that rather
than pledge allegiance to "a foreign
sovereign" he would resign leadership
Of the party.
The oath of allegiance to which the
Republicans have directed their long
sta nding opposition is:
II do solemnly swear true faith and
Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)
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POLICE ARREST FOUR
AFTER CELLAR FIGHT
"Saw.and. .Hatchet" Gang Of
Burglars Believed
Broken Up.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. August lin the
arrest of four men after a hand-to-
hand fight in dark cellar early today
police believed they had broken up
band of "saw-and hatchet" burglars
who have been rif1ing Brooklyn stores
for weeks.
The burglars operated by prying
their way into cellars with a large as
sortment of tools and then cutting
through the floor to the store above.
On patrolman was injured in today's
fight and another when he fell of
roof in subsequent chase.
Police were summoned when a
householder heard saving in the store
building back of his home. Six officers
entered the cellar and fought with
blackjacks as the burglars, also num-
bering six, attacked them with their
tools
Two of the men were subdued there.
the four others fleeing. Two Of the
latter were caught. but the others
escaped when Patrolman De Nyse,
who was pursuing. fell off a roof. He
was found unconscious by his COM
rades. Detective Capt. Cone had two
fingers fractured in the cellar fight.
The prisoners said they were sea-
men.
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De VALERA SWEARS
FEALTY TO BRITAIN
Forty-Four Other Fianna Fail
Deputies to Take Seats
in Dali.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 1.-The Ex-
change Telegraph reports that Eamonr
de Valera and the other Fianna Fai
deputies elected to the Dali Eireann
took the oath of allegiance to the King
this afternoon, making them eligible
to take their seats in the Dali.
The decision of Valera and his
entire following among the members
of the Dali Eireann to take their
seats in the Assembly tomorrow after
subscribing to the oath of allegiance.
threatens to produce an immediate po
litical crisis in the Free State and pos
sibly may have important reaction IN
the relations between the Free State
and Great Britain.
e. Exactly what will happen when the
Dali meets Friday can only be con
jectured, but the present assumption
is that the governments defeat is In
evitable, because the Fianna Fai
deputies will add greatly to the op
position, and that its resignation
necessarily will follow.
1t is not yet clear here as to how
far the reservation the Fianna Fail
ers are making as regards their in
leGDrGLdLlOI Ol the OdIu may diLC\'
the position, but they leave no doubt
as to that Interpretation.
After last nights conference ir
Dublin of the Fianna Fail party, a
formal statement was issued an
nouncing the intention of the deputies
of this party to comply with the ar
ticle of the constitution which re
quires the oath of allegiance as a pre-
liminary to the taking of a seat in
the Dali Eireann. The Daily Ex
press version of this statement quotes
1t as saying with regard to the reser
vation:
$50 there can be no doubt as tc
their duty and no nding
the Fianna Fail deputies hereby give
public notice in advance TO the Irish
people aNd to all whom it may con
Germ that they propose to regard the
declaration as an empty formality
and repeat that their only allegiance
is to the Irish nation and that it will
be given to no other power or au
thority."
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NINE QUAKES RECORDED.
Canal Zone Instruments Indicate
Disturbances.

PANAMA, August IL R.--Nine
earthquake shocks were recorded on
the Canal Zone seismograph between
Q o'clock Tuesday night and o'clock
yesterday morning. Officials esti-
mated the center of the disturbance
a. $50 miles southwest Of Balboa, pre-
sumably in the Pacific Ocean. Though
the quakes were quite noticeable here
no damage has been reported except
for the stopping of number Of
clocks.
The most severe quake was the one
registered at o'clock Tuesday night;
it dislodged the seismograph pen.
An earth disturbance lasting about
three and one-half hours was reported
last night by Director Tondorf OF
Georgetown University. He estimated
the disturbance. which reached maxi
mum intensity at 1850 pm, at ap-
proximately S.4oo miles from Wash.
IN gtonv
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VIRGINIA RAILWAY
FARES TO Be CUT
Substantial Reductions to
Many Points Announced
by New Operators.

Extensive reductions in fares be-
tween Washington and Alexandria and
Washington and Fairfax were an.
nounced today simultaneously by the
Mount Vernon, Alexandria and Wash.
ington Railway Co. and the Arlington
and Fairfax Railway Co., the two
companies now operating the lines Of
the old Virginia Railway
Co. The reductions also apply to in.
termediate stations on the two lines
and to the Mount Vernon. Alexandria
and Washington Railway Co.'S line all
the way to Mount Vernon.
The reductions will become effec-
tive on the Mount Vernon line August
% and on the Fairfax line the first
week in September, at the expiration
of the 30-day period from the date of
the filing of the reductions with the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
the Virginia State Commerce Commits.
sion at Richmond, unless they should
be protested.
Alexandria Cut Drastic.
The most drastic cut is in the round
trip rate between Washington and AL
exandria, which has been reduced to
25 cents. The straight fare rate will
be 20 cents. The rate was formerly
"A cents straight and 40 cents for the
round trip. The 25-cent round-trip
rate applies to all stations between
here and Alexandria except those to
which the straight fare is only 10
cents. The round-trip rate to these
stations is 20 cents.
IN hOfh Jjnas tho faraQ ha hopn
reduced from 3 cents a mile to ap-
proximately 21a cents a mile, except
the AleXandria-Was ashington round-triI,
rate, which represents a reduction of
about 40 per cent. The new rate to
Mount Vernon is As cents straight.
The new rates on the Mount Vernon
line run from the south end of the
Highway Bridge and on the Fairfax
line from Rosslyn, Va. just across
the Key Bridge.
Increase Employees Wages.
At the same time the reductions
were announced the two companies an
nounced that they had increased the
wages of their conductors and motor
men cents an hour. These increases
become effective with the new rates.
Additional cars have been put in
operation between here and Alexan-
dria, the cars now running every 20
minutes. The new policy of the COM
panies as outlined today by M. E.
Church of Falls Church, president of
the Fairfax line. and j. w. Rich. gen.
eral manager of the Mount Vernon
line, is to speed up operation and re-
duce fares as much as possible over
the more congested parts of the lines,
principally between here and AleXan-
dria.
The two companies We're formed to
take over the property of the old
Washington-Virginia Railway Co.,
which went into receivership. The
new companies began operation Au.
gust l. They are directed entirely by
Virginia men.
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PILOTS VIEWS VARY.
Entrants Express Regret and Favor
Over POstponement of Flight.

SAN FRANCISCO, August II LP.-
News of the postponement of the
Dole San Francisco-to-Honolu flight
was received variedly with disappoint.
ment and satisfaction by pilots in the
race today.
John A. Pedlar. pilot of the Flint.
Mich, entry, which will carry Miss
Mildred Doran. school teacher of that
city. registered an exception.
II do not think it is fair to those
who are prepared" he told the San
Francisco Examiner. 1--WE may go
anyway, particularly If they postpone
it two weeks. 1 have girl to take
over there. I am going whether there
is any money in it or not"
NJ w. Welty of the Phillips Pc.
troleum Co., hackers of the planes
Oklahoma and Woolaroc. declared
both entries would remain in the race,
despite the inconvenience and disap-
pointment."
Art Goebel, pilot of the Woolaroc,
declared the good of aviation was in.
volved in the delay and that the post
ponement might benefit those not pre-
pared for the flight.
Jack Frost, pilot of the Examiners
entry, and Martin Jensen of Honolulu
subscribed to the committees action.
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56.POINT STOCK DROP
UNSETTLES EXCHANGE
General Reaction in New York
Market Follows Manhattan Elec-
trical Supply Break.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 11.-A violent
break of Sc points in the common stock
of the Manhattan Electrical Supply
Co. started a general reaction in the
stock market just before midday after
an opening outburst of buying had
lifted a dozen speoialties to new high
levels. A handful of other high-priccd
pool specialties broke from 5 to Is
points, while declines of l to points
took place throughout the general list.
The break in Manhattan Electrical
Supply came while the Stock Exchange
was investigating reports of tech
nical corner in that issue following
it's sensational advance from a low of
5Sis this year to a high Of 1872 few
weeks ago. The stock closed last
night at 1904. and fiuctuated errati.
cally within 5-point range in the
first hour, then broke precipitiously
to Is, rallied above so and then col.
lapsed again to 641s early in the after
noon.
Houston Oil dropped 15H points to
12S and rallied to 1876: Timken Roller
Bearing dropped 10 to 123 and snapped
back to 130, and Du Pont. Commercial
Solvents E and Delaware & Hudson
sold down 5 points or more.
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WIFE, HURT, SUES MATE.
Mrs. Herman Blames Husband for
Auto Injury.

Can a wife obtain damages from
her husband when she is injured by
his reckless driving of an automobile?
This query was put up to the Dis
trict Supreme Court today in a suit
filed by Mrs. Alice Herman, 1882 Fifth
street northeast, against her husband,
John Herman, oil Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Mrs. Herman says her husband
inveted her to ride with him January
ID last and claims it was his duty to
so operate his machine as not to in
lure her. She claims the machine
was so recklessly driven and at such
great speed as to collide with a tree
and pole on the road and inflict serious
and permanent injuries upon her. She
is represented by Attorney T. Morris
Wampler
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City's Receipts for Year Go
$3,685, ,020 Above PreW-
GUS Period.
S16,628,454.65 REALTY
LEVY IS BIGGEST ITEM
ST ,057 $50 Is Paid Into Fund by
Gasoline Users-Insurance Pro-
vides $2S2,333.

The District Government collected
$50, POI ,667.5S from all sources during
the last fiscal year. an increase of
$3,6S5, ,0?0.75 over the previous year,
and the largest total on record, accord
ing to the annual report of Collector
of Taxes c. NJ. Towers. submitted to
the Commissioners today.
The increase was distributed as
follows:
Real estate taxes. $16.62S.454.65. an
increase of S2.275, ,s49.21.
Tangible personal taxes. $685..
1878, an increase of S246,5S5.9O.
Intangible personal taxes, $685..
915.13. an increase of $2O2 .571.79.
Insurance taxes were S2s2,333.9s,
an increase of $22.115.O9.
Penalties on various classes Of taxa
ton. s261,757.42, s59.s12.9S more than
last year.
Miscellaneous collections. $685.
2S3.25.
Gas Tax, $1y057.85O.
The foregoing items comprise what
is known as the general fund and
aggregated $25 5.309.070.1S. Four other
items enter into the calculations to
make the total Of more than $50, 1000,
900. namely:
Trust and special funds, S3,777, 1872. 20;
gasoline tax. 81 ,057, ,S50.02; rniscellane.
Gus collections UNITED States), $104,.
691.95, and repayment to appropria.
tions, S42.923.23.
The gross increase over the previous
year was 1928, ,096.66. In three items
of revenue, however. there were de-
creases amounting to $44,07o.91, which
brought the net increase for the year
down to $3.6S5. .020.75.
Collector Towers recommends to the
Commissioners that in view or the
great difficulty in collecting personal
taxes on automobiles. this tax should
be levied and collected on all motor
vehicles at the time the annual regis.
tration fee is paid.
Record Set by Sales.
Mr.. Towers told the Commissioners
that the tax sale of real estate for
non payment of taxes last January
brought in SS42 1928 on II, ,406 parcels
of real estate sold. This also estao'
fishes q new record.
The total amount coming into the
Water Department fund, including
rents, was $1.451 ,910.67.
The gasoline tax collected chiefly
from automobile owners increased
Sis ,90O63 over the previous year.
Although the total collections on
real estate and personal property for
the past fiscal year were greatly in
excess of collections the preceding
year, it does not mean that the Dis.
trict collected all of the real estate
and personal property taxes levied for
the last IL months. Every year the
collections coming in include large
sums of taxes in arrears from pre-
ceding years. The report showed that
the balance Of uncollected real estate
taxes for the fiscal year 1927 is $685.
663.05. On the other hand. the collec.
tor took in during the fiscal year 1927
more than that amount in taxes that
were due from preceding years.
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HORSES DIE OF THIRST.
10000 Wild Mustangs in West Re.

PORTLAND, Greg, August II N).--
Between 10000 and 10000 wild mus
tang horses In eastern Orgon are
dying OF thirst in Deschutes and Crook
Counties, A. l.. Cross, head Of the
State work Of the Oregon Humane So
ciety. declared TODAY. A dearth of
water already has brought death to
hundreds of the roaming mustangs,
he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
Bank Officer Tries
In Vain to Get Self
Indicted in Tampa
By the Associated Press.

TAMPA, Fla, August 11.-Sidney
Y. Grose, former assistant cashier
of the Exchange National Bank
here, who resigned a month ago
and admitted a shortage of $4,000
in his accounts, has sought indict
ment since then, but thus far has
been unable to obtain court action.
Grose asked to be indicted by the
Federal grand jury in Jacksonville,
according to William y. Grober.
district attorney, but the body was
sitting at the last day of its meet
ing and the case could not be pre-
pared in time for presentation. Mr..
Grober said it was unlikely that
any action would be taken until
complaint was filed.
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Blast i'm Sofia
Causes Little
Damage.
WOMAN DIES
in EXPLOSION
Three Others Dying
After Outrage in
Switzerland.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, August ll.-A
bomb was exploded late last night
in the garden of the American con-
sulate here. No one was injured and
there was little damage.
The authorities, after a hasty in
vestigation, expressed the belief that
the bomb was thrown as a protest
in the Sacco-Vanzetti case, but with
out the intention of causing material
damage. Strenuous efforts to cap
ture the bomb throwers are being
made by the police
Heavy Guards Placed.
The American legation and con-
sulate are under heavy guard. both
uniformed police and secret agents
being on duty.
PARIS. August il P).-One of the
two women injured late last night
in the explosion of a bomb in Basic,
Switzerland. died this morning, says
HaVas diSpatch from Berne. Inc
woman was the mother of five
children.
Three other victims were so seri-
ously hurt that they were being
treated at hospitals today.
BERNE, SWITZERLAND, August
IL R.-The city of Basle was
aroused today over the explosion Of
a bomb in telephone booth at the
street car station in the Barfuesser.
platz late last night. which injured
10 persons.
Thus far the police have no clue to
the authors of the outrage, but they
believe it was intended as a protest
against the execution of Sacco and
Vanzetti. The station is mass of
ruins.
Earlier in the day there had been
an hours strike Of Basle workers out
of sympathy with Sacco and Vanzetti.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
SACCO GRANTED REVIEW
AFTER WINNING RESPITE;
Il. s. CONSULATE BOMBED
200 Demonstrations
Planned, Strikes
UrgedfOr Week End

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 11.--Demon-
strations of sympathy for Sacco
and Vanzetti will be held in zoo
American and foreign cities this
week end. James P. Cannon, secre-
tary of the International Labor
Defense, said today.
Strikes are being urged, Cannon
declared, and a walkout in the an
thracite coal fields is expected.
Local organizations of the labor
defense are forming delegations 10
go to Boston ito picket the death
cell" Cannon announced.
THE laboring masses will reply
TO the respite of Sacco and Van
Zetti with more determined
spirit"
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Crowd at Embassy Dispersed.

All was quiet this morning. after an
exciting night, when news reached
London that respite had been grant
ed TO Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo
Nanzetti.
Only a few hours before the news
came mounted police, riding four and
six abreast. had TO charge to break
up demonstration Of sympathy for
the condemned men before the Ameri-
can embassy. Scores of persons were
injured or bruised before the mani
festants were scattered.
Singing the "Internationale," wav-
ing red flags and carrying red ban.
ners, the crowd, estimated at 10000
persons, packed Grosvenor Gardens,
opposite the American embassy, after
protest meeting in Hyde Park,
where a succession of speakers de-
nouncei the execution cf Sacco and
Vanzetti. Their remarks were met
with applause, although there were
occasional boos from the fringe of the
crowd.
A. J. Cook. secretary of the Miners
Federation, who was one of the prin.
cipal speakers, had to contend with a
constant heckling by a part of a
crowd, When at the conclusion OF
his address, he seized banner and
raised his voice in the strains or the
Communist anthem, some Of the crowd
Joined him While others sang the
British national anthem.
Threatens to Get Even"
II warn you and T warn Americans.
he declared. that if they murder
these two men we shall get even with
them. ~ ask you to take off your
hats. and pledge yourselves to get
even. ! am not anti-American, but
anti pitalist. We must boycott
America.
| British justice is no different from
| American justice. ] am more con
cerned with the results of this execu
! ton. If it takes place, than with the
murder itself. If America kills these
| two men, it will be murder, and we
shall reply and we shall repay"
, The speeches ended, the march tc
the embassy began. picking up re
cruits all along the way. Many
women old and young, were in the
procession. Except for chorus shouts
| of "Sacco and VanZetti shall not die
and an occasional derisive outburst
against the mounted officers, the
parade was orderly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
Plot TO Blast Bridge Suspected.

VALLEJO, Calf, August IL M.-
The big Carquinez Bridge across the
junction OF Suisuin and San Pablo
Bays here and all power lines in
SOlona County were under guard to-.
day as the result of report from
the Mare Island navy yard that 1e
sticks of dynamite were missing
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
DYNAMITE IN POST OFFICE.
Half Stick, Found I'm Entrance, Laid
10 SYmnathiZers.

ALLIANCE, Ohio. August II R).-
Half a stick of dynamite was found
last night in the doorway of the Ali
Continued on Page 8. Column Sd
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Pope Receives Monsignor.

ROME. August IL @.-Pope Plus
yesterday received in private audience
Monsignor Joseph Bosetti. chancellor
Of the Diocese Of Denver,
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BOMB FOUND IN LONDON.
Police Break Up 10000 Staging Dem.
OnstratiOn Before Embassy,

LONDON, August II R.-A time
bomb was discovered this morning in
a public telephone box in the fish shop
of Robert Isaacs, in famous Petticoat
lane. Isaacs' daughter, who found the
ticking package, plunged it in a buck.
ct Of water and called the police.
Isaacs said that as far as he knows
he has no enemies. and he has never
expressed an opinion on the Sacco-
VanZetti case.
Petticoat lane, visited Sunday morn.
ings by numerous American tourists,
is known for it's old shops, most of
them displaying secondhand clothing
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WEATHER.

20. g. Weather Bureau FofecastD
Cloudy tonight and tomorrow. prob.
ably showers: not much change in
temperature.
Temperature so, at 4:30
pm. yesterday; lowest. 81, at 4:15 am.
today. Full report on page 8.
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