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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
Woman of Alaskan Camps Goes on Trial
In Theft of $4,000 Gold From Mail Sled

stopped with his dog team at Shir-
meyers roadhouse, ON the 300.-mile
trail which runs from Kobe to the
Iditarod mining district.
On the sled he carried 100000. The
BLACK Bear" and another woman
were passengers on the sled.
The next morning the pouch and its
contents were missing. Postal In
spector s. T. Pinkham of Seattle spent
three months travelling snow-covered
trails of Alaska investigating. Post
office investigators combed the North
for the next three years, In the
Spring of 1926, Pinkham suddenly
hurried to Mexico.
After several weeks he retraced his
steps to Los Angeles and arrested
ShirmeVer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
TAX REPEALS SOUGHT.
Senator King Would Relieve Tick.
cts, Dues and Like.

A new opening for a thrust at the
present tax law was discovered yes
terday on the Democratic side of the
Senate.
When the House sent over with it's
approval a bill to exempt American
Legion members from taxes on their
massage to Paris this Summer, Senator
King, Democrat, Utah, offered sub
stitute which would repeal outright
all taxes on passage tickets, admission
tickets and dues. The Senator hopes
to get the proposal UP for considera-
ton later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
BY the Associated Press.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, February O.
Reproduction of one of those dramas
of the Far North which have become
famous in poetry and song is prom
ised here for tomorrow, when Nellie
Beattie, known in the gold camps of
Alaska for a quarter of a century as
THE Black Bear" will go to trial,
accused of stealing $4,000 in gold
from a dog sled carrying the mails
across the interior four years ago.
Accused with the 50-year-old woman
is William c. Shirmeyer, 70, an inn
keeper, who is said to have confessed.
The story of the theft dates back to
December 80, 1922. n that night Will
liam f. Duffy, Government mail driver,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
Davis Goes to st. Louis.

Secretary Dwight f. Davis of the
War Department has gone to ST.
Louis, where he will make an address
at the Lincoln day banquet of the
Young Republicans of Missouri, Satur-
dav evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

''The family was large-the boy
was the eldest of seven. Dependency
led the mother to attempt suicide,
and the boy springing to her rescue,
saved her. nursed and cared for her
Now he is old enough to work, what
is he going to do? There is one easy
and very accessible career open TO
him--an Illicit one II he refuses to
follow it. nearly every factor in his
home and family environment VIII
rise up and make it hard for him.
Thousand Children n Year.
1.-THE District of Columbia turns an
average of 900 children into Juvenile
Court every year. In three cases out
of four the court is necessary for tie
child only because he was neglected
by his community in the first place
because arrest and detention by the
law was the outcome of lack OF
privileges of normal childhood.
an the future the Juvenile Protec-
tive Association will carry on its work
of the past 10 years, namely. protect
the individual child in trouble, and at
the same time to work for more rec
reation for children, better child labor
laws, and more parks for play
grounds.
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nounced that the Government has no
intention of remaining in the trans
portation field, and that 1t is well
pleased with the efforts of the 10 CON
tractors now transporting mail be-
tween various points in the United
States.
Will Be Let in Two Sections.
Contracts for the GoVernment-oper'
ated air mail lines will be let in two
sections, w. Irving Glover, Second AS
sistant Postmaster General, an
nounced today. The first will lnclude
the New York to Chicago leg OF the
transcontinental route. and the over
night route between New York and
Chicago. both of which run via Belle
fonte. Pa, and Cleveland and Bryan,
Ohio. ,
The second section will be the Chi
cago to san Francisco leg, running
via Iowa City. Des Moines, Omaha,
North Platte. Cheyenne. Rock Springs
Salt Lake City, Elko, Reno and Sacra-
mento. -,
An average of 90 miles an hour will
be required with allowances LOT
weather conditions. The western sec
ton of the route exceeds 1000 miles,
the distance from Chicago TO san
Francisco by air line being 1850
miles. According to the announce
ment the contractors are entitled 10 Il
maximum revenue of SO per pound Ior
the first / 900 miles. and not to exceed
30 cents a pound for each additional
100 miles.
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as compared with $491,772.97 last
year, when 10,740 lots were sold.
More than $4,000 parcels were listed
for sale and virtually all of the $4,000
disposed of were acquired by four
bidders, c. H. Wiltsie of Rochester,
Manuel Faust of Cleveland. c. l.. Rout
Of Washington and the National
Mortgage and Investment Corpora
ton of Washington. According to
Mr.. Coombs' tabulations, Wiltsie was
the heaviest investor, turning over
$4S6,374. Investments of the others
follow: Mr.. Rout, $159, S02.66; Mr..
Faust, $l59, 802.66 and the National
Mortgage and Investment Corpora
ton, $121,947.42.
The 10000 not purchased were re
tanned by the District.
The sale, which began Tuesday,
was an auction apparently in name
only. Each of the bidders indicated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
OPERA TO AID REFUGEES.
Greeks Will Benefit by Madame
Butterfly" Friday.

The presentation to be staged Fri
day night at the Washington Audi
torium of Puccinis opera, Madame
Butterfly" for the benefit of the chill
dren of Greek refugees, is attracting
keen interest, according TO an an
nouncement last night from those in
charge.
The committee on arrangements,
which is under the personal patronage
of the Minister of Greece, Mr.. Simo-
noulos. has received a letter from
George Horton. who in 1922 was
United States consul general at
Smyrna. expressing a great interest
in the benefit
The opera will be conducted by
Jacques Samossoud. A large cast has
been obtained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

Washington and Lee University
Lees birthday anniversary at q
luncheon in the Carlton Hotel, Wed
alumni of this city will celebrate Gen.
nesday, January 10. at 1880 O'CLOCK:
DR.. de la War Easter, professor of
romance languages at the university,
will be the principal speaker. Elwood
II. Seal is chairman of the committee
in charge of arrangements for the
luncheon, assisted by Edmund ID.
Campbell, II. Wise Kelly and DR..
William Taylor Thorn
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FIRMS COMPETE
FOR us. AIR MAIL
New Opens Bids for New
York-Chicago and Chicago
San Francisco Contracts.

The first extensive competition in
the history OF American aviation TO
furnish air transport service devel-
oped Yesterday, when Postmaster
General New opened bids for con.
tracts to carry the mail by air be-
tween New York and Chicago and
between Chicago and San Francisco.
The routes proposed were varied,
and the bids ranged from $2.57 to
SIPS per pound for the first 1000
miles. The Chicago-San Francisco trip
called forth bids ranging from SAT-
per pound for the first / 900 miles to
$3.50, the latter bid being submitted
by the Boeing Airplane Co. of Seattle,
Edward Hubbard, president.
The Columbia Air Lines Co. of New
York submitted a bid OF $1.73 per
pound for the first 900 miles for the
New York Chicago line. +. w. Mat
son, president, promised 16 or more
planes with IL in constant use and 4
in reserve. The same company bid
for the Chicago-San Francisco line at
SAT- per pound. 10 run 40 or more
planes, 30 in constant use.
Others Pledge Big Fleets.
The Boeing Airplane Co. of Seattle
promised IS planes for the Chicago
San Francisco run. The Stout Air
ways. Incorporated, of Detroit sub
mitted a $2.64 bid for the Chicago
San Francisco run, with 80 Ford all
metal planes, or some other suitable
type.
Other bids were from the Colonial
Air Transport Co. of New York for
the New York Chicago run at $1.SS
per pound, with IA planes; in con-
slant use and l in reserve for every
plane in the air. The National Air
Transport, Inc, of Wilmington, Del.
asked $t.9S for the New. York Chicago
line, with rs planes, in constant sew.
ice and IT in reserve. Another bid
from the same firm asked from $2.57
to $1.25 for the same route, the
amount varying according to weight
and mileage. The Western Air Elk
press, Inc, of Los Angeles, bid $2.24
for the Chicago San Francisco run.
with rs planes.
The Postmaster Generals Office an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
CRIME COST HIGH,
PROBE HERE SHOWS
Juvenile Protective ASSOCla'
ton Reports on Results
of 1O-Year Study.

Most criminals begin their careers
between the ages of u and Is years.
according to the report of the Juve.
nile Protective Association. made
public yesterday after it's first 10
years work for children in the Dis.
trict of Columbia. The ounce of
prevention is better than the pound
of cure" where the Juvenile criminal
is concerned, advises the association.
which goes on to say that crime in
the United States per capita costs
more than education.
Furthermore. ii costs more than
&40O per year to keep a child i'm a
penal or correctional institution,
whereas it costs little more than SO
a year in the District of Columbia to
give a predelinquent child the super
vision necessary to set it straight.
{ Half a million people enter penal
and corrective institutions in the
United States every year" said the
report. Analysis Of the causes
which lead this number to prisons
and houses of detention shows that
the vast majority of them owe their
criminal careers to lack of oppor-
Iunity in childhood
Many Could Be Saved
Loeb, seem to be inevitably bound for
criminal careers, but IS per cent of
those who pass through juvenile
courts on official and unofficial hear
ings on criminal or near criminal
charges are not of the Leopold and
Loeb variety. Only one child criminal
out of four has the kind of mentality
which is incapable of distinguishing
sbetween right and wrong.
Welfare workers for children main
tain that so long as a child is cap
able of understanding this difference,
there is hope for him. A 15-year-
old boy, referred for care to the
Juvenile Protective Association, had
been stealing to obtain the things
that every boy Graves. This boy, at
II years of age. had been trained by
his father to peddle bootleg whisky.
on the rare occasions when his
father was at home, he was drunk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Mrs. Elizabeth Grafton Dies.

Mrs Elizabeth Grafton, IS years old,
widow of +. w. Grafton. and formerly
resident of this city, died in Gettys-
burg. Pa, Tuesday. Death was at
tributed to heart disease. Interment
was in Rock Greek Cemetery Thurs
day.
Mrs. Grafton was the mother of the
late Wesley Grafton, for many years
active in business circles here and
long resided here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
TAXES NON-PAYMENT
SALE NETS $924,686
10000 Parcels of Property Go to
Four Bidders-District Retains
10000 Lots, Unpurchased.

Approximately $4,000 parcels of
property were disposed of by the Dis
trict for non-payment of taxes during
the annual tax sale which closed yes
terday, it was announced by Chatham
NJ. Towers, collector of taxes. The
sale yielded the District 1924, $3.50 ga,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Pleads Self Defense.

A plea of self-defense was filed yes
terday by Bernard Sargen to suits
aggregating $4,000 damages brought
against him by Louis A. Baker and
Joseph ID. Witaskis for alleged as
sault and battery. Sargen declares
the two men attacked him and would
have beaten him il he had not de-
Tended himself He is represented by
Attorneys ]. Frank Kelly and Cedric
r. Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

the parcels on which he wanted to
pay taxes and amicable arrangements
were made accordingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

Mrs. Lucia WEIGH, recently appoint
ed sheriff of Southampton. England,
is the first of her sex to hold that po-
sition in that country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
VETS CLUB TO ELECT.
Rathbone to Address Members at
Mayfiower Thursday.

Offcers for the ensuing year will
be elected by the American War
Veterans Club at meeting Thurs
day night at the Mayflower Hotel
Representative Henry Il. Rath
bone will speak on coming legisla
ton of interest TO veterans, ana
changes in the constitution OF the
club will be considered.
The club has decided to take al
active part in the national celebTa
ton of the 200th birthday Of George
Washington.
Some kinds OF turtles like to make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

Woman students in the Russian uni
versities are required to take the mill
tary course equally with the men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

Some kinds of turtles like To make
their nests in muskrat houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
200 Boys Longie
Pants

Corduroy or cloth. Made
like Dads. With cuff bot
toms. Sizes J TO 10.
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SOC Wornen's
Onyx Lisle Hose
3 for

Mercerized Isle Hose.
scanned back, high heels and
elastic tops. Black and
colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
$50 Silk Dresses

The prettiest OF new
styles in fiat crepes and
satins in every wanted
new shade. Sizes for
misses and women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

Silk embroidered turned
back cuff channels suede q
glove. All colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
January Sale
of DRESSES
Worth T7oo and Three Times as Much
81 J,

Certainly you'll not overlook it
with it's lovely fashions and fabrics
its values that double and even
triple the sale price,!
Hundreds of delightful models
for both misses and women
dresses not only for every daytime
event, formal or informal, in the
new year-but plenty for evening
occasions, too-that call for sleeve
less chiffons, velvets, taffetas, metal
laces, gorgeous brocades and
beaded georgettes.
Misses sizes II to 20, women's
regular and extra sizes SO to SAL,
but not all styles in every size, of
course. See the window display.
Second Floor-Lansburgh's-sth Street
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Balance ON Convenient terms

For limited time only, can we offer such invi
on this famous, well named washer-which is t
fastest, in fact! 1t means tremendous saving Of
it will wash eight pounds of clothes clean in five
and it means freedom from drudgery because of
and because it is SO mechanically simple to opera
your home is worthy of one-for the New Year!
Demonstration-Sixth Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03

BY having waited until AFTER new
Years to buy your coat, you can
get one that is twice as nice for the al
same money-S38! A great many
of them are actually brand-new VA
models, others are our high-priced AI
coats, attractively reduced for this e. r..
occasion. VIZ
Warm, rich coats for every type ~
of figure; in luxurious, durable fab ~
RIGS, lovely colorings, and becom-
ing silhouettes. In every case dis
tinctively furred with beaver, squlr-
rel, vicuna fox, fox, manchurlan
wolf, wolf, opossum or other of the
important furs.
Sizes IA to 20, SO to 40, 40H to 521a.
Second -Lansburg Street
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11
STRANGE CRIES
(TucSon Citizen1

New York City future organization whose
tenes are founded religious alien political
PHILOSOPHERS the metropolis streets for parade
the American organization OF Fascist
hokum their lodge halls In an
organization John Mez of the University OF
Arizona although transatlantic flying has
together there radical funda
pngng the world differences which
appear ohaenge Specifically he referred to Italy
Americans of the colonial period were free
Italians of today The colonies went to
principle taxation be
senao Facism goes those naenabe rights which
hold
In what has been proven
in the case OF Spain
plain which desire to thrust Others and we
to of the experiments of others
sentimental inernons and the IN
guard We should not allow the
found good should
allow of other nations either for or
against.
fingers listen to the Vlsnar whon tne
differences in ideas OF social orgnuon we
professional patriots who busy themselves at
nddual or
OF withholding them, they see fit
Coolidge greatness created by men who
will dangerous saggng OF the ouoauo
to the oougnno
hundred cent American
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11
Reveal Scenic Wonders

the Wonderland of Rocks Gave Greek
be flashed the moving picture screens OF
Europe
medium the Pahe News and Pahe
photographer those services now being here taking the
pictures
visualize the immense volume free
advertising publicity
being taken here for Pathe
widely used service releasing news
here days to take pictures and
indicative that he scenic spots near here
The first showing pictures
will be in the United States where those desiring can
first hand the wonders thrown on the screen
Pathe they will From the great cities OF the eas New YORK
Chicago and the other middle western cities
off Douglas their next trip to the
Pacific coast.
persons
stretch OF the mag
intelligent Arizona alone
hidden under the poverbal
be That the only reason hundreds are canoring
surrounding mountain
thousands theatres all over the
impressive beauty of the Wonderland OF Rocks Cave
interest in those wonders than
aroused by thousands Of printed words Many persons are TOO lazy
natural formations but the same
persons interested actual motion pictures Of those
areth front of them
will inquiries concerning
accommodations persons Rocks
the desired annually
spend vicinity they find here the
friends
of love and adventure named after
Miami depicting Bacayne Bay and
Miami starting the
Miami 1925 the like OF which this country mao never
before SEEN of that
publicity
When inquiries begin will
begin the world where the
films Wonder
land of Rocks unique
hundreds students throughout the
will at become mecca for their first long trip from
-0~E' --~ - - -A
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11
Intrinsic Good Taste

something reshngy different between Colonel Charles
Indbegh other heroes preceded him that that the
time
well wshers fund for
him and his mother Colonel Lndbergh promptly vetoed the proposition
him with the
promptly benefit the French filters
families.
plain the benefit of
aeonautc with thought personal aggrandzement
to his Col
big cheaper his exploit by exchanging it for
odd cash
to Paris
visited Belgium
and England, started back for the United States
Lindberghs in
which met the aduaon
the world ddaing the that would be heaped upon him. ne is
Washington when he
a
the Mrimac
the enhned their hearts they have
Lindbgh Leand
the Heuespont.
It is well that President coolidge secured promotion
acapancy the The
country gains Indbeh
happy recognized not in dollars
the prohibition question: it must
the banqus will
fellows today than the moral preach
example young engaged
determined that iuous liquors would interfere with his
his
drink
his
call him position where exercise his
varied talents to the benefit of his country.
declining cahn
railroads
agencies o nier welcome
attaching such efforts to
the fact that
not be fooled by dollar sign welcome
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11
-WAS4lNGTO
LETTER

All this, mind you, is not because
Chamorro is personally offensive. The
trouble simply is that most OF the
people south of the Rio Grande
haven't yet recognized the Diaz gov
ernment Of Managua.
The fact might be inserted here
that Alexander Napoleon Caesar
Chamorro-who, bearing the names
of four great Conquerors, certainly
should be able to sweep all before
llilll-has undertaken to be known In
this country as Cesar, or Caesar,
rather than Cnamorro. Tine state
department has co-operated whole
heartedly with him in this earnest
Cndeavor.
The Chamorro name is IN rather
bad repute. When Chamorros were
swapping the Nicaraguan presidency
within the family, there were Is
Chamoros in high government posi-"
tions. 1t was Gen. Emiliano Chame
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES ]. MONTAGUE
WILLIE

When Willie chased the neighbor's
chickens
And killed the rooster with a rock,
And generally raised the dickens
With all the children in the block,
His mother said, "You mustn't mind
him;
For though he is a little wild,
At heart an angel you will find him,
He isn't understood, poor child"
When Willie pilfered fruit and cady
Or marbles, kits and toys and tops,
Or anything that he found handy
Around the little village shops
His father met with indignation
The charges that his pride and joy
Had been engaged in peculation,
+ Or that he was naughty boy.
When Willie made rings with seidel
Upon bar-they had them then
And spent his youth with loutish, idle
And often rascally young men,
His parents faith was still unshaken,
They said: "At heart the lad is good,
His better nature would awaken
If he were not misunderstood"
When Willie later turned to pillage,
An even dozen of his peers
Composed of people from his village
Sent him away for twenty years;
They found their verdict without
moving,
But in their places sitting tight
And scowling at him sternly, proving
They understood the boy all right.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11
SA{B8

Was New York disappointed be-"
cause Lindy didn't stop there first?
Well. did YOU read about those earth
uuakes down in Jersey arrer ne said
he'd go to Washington?
Girls in the country face the same
temptations as their city sisters, says
welfare leader. Heigh no! To be
sure there are bridge games and
blunt instruments IL the farm houses,
too
Men are less subtle liars than
women, says a psychologist. The
writer evidently hasn't been around
golf club locker rooms much.
A Judge decided a wife's seven
kisses year did not constitute "rea"
sonable love-" But judge, you Ger
tainly couldn't say she was MAD
about him, either, could you?
DR.. James Eads Howe. the million
aire hcbo, has gone to Manila to
organize the "insular" hoboes. The
American chapter Fnown as "inSo-
lent" have been unioni2ed.
What this country needs IS
radio announcer who hasn't a Mark
Twain complex.
Copyright, 1927, NEA Service, Inc.l
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON =. The Hon. Senor
DIR. Don Alexander Napoleon Caesar
Chanorro. envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to the United
States from the DiaZ government in
Nicaragua, has been welcomed in
some sections Of the strenuous diplo-
lnatic social life here with cold
shoulder
The Hon. Senor DR. Don Alexander
Napoleon Caesar Chamorro, envoy,
etc.-which is his official title-1s
invited to all the big parties at the
Cuban embassy and the Panamanian
legation He is invited to ali tic
functions thrown by the secretary OF
state and the Fan-lnlerican union
But when Chamorros own racial
brethren, the other Latin American
diplomats, have@@their balls and ra1
ceptions, Chamorro generally mas to-
stay home.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-11

orro who felt SO keenly the disgrace
of letting the presidency get outside
the clan as to stage the famous 1925
coup d'etat which returned him in
power. The state department vir'
tuously refused to recognize Emiliano
as president.
Since the department accepted Diaz,
every effort has been made to show
that he had nothing to do with the
coup detat. This explains why It
war more diplomatic not to have a
Chamorro as minister to the United
States, which is Jhe second moss
coveted job in Nicaragua.
But Charaorro still remains the
gentlemanS last name. Imagine
Dawes or Borah trying 70 persuade
TIC world that his name was GibleJ
or SWisnoosky! 1t is true that Latin
Americans retain both paternal ana
maternal surnameS, but the give
away comes when correspondents or
South and Central America insist OF,
referring to the minister as Chamorro
so that the folks down there will
know whom they mean,