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FIGHTING IN TSINAN
HALTED, BUT TESE
SITUATION PREVAILS
Continued from First Page.)

tOOIlJHlueu lIOHl Ehot 06Nl
Chinese fire the first shot, to which
the Japanese replied. The battle con-
tinued throughout the day and night.
the Chinese firing from windows and
housetops After a night of anxiety
for the defenders the firing grew liyelier
at daybreak. 1t ended at am. with
the truce which was later broken.
Advices reaching Washington said
that although the situation around
Chefoo, in eastern Shantung, where
there are several American Warships,
was quiet anti-Japanese leaflets were
appearing These were presumed to be
of Nationalist origin
These advices forecast that the
Chefoo region would be the point to
which large forces of defeated North
ern troops would go and said the Japa-
nese at Chefoo were making prepara-
tions accordingly.
The Northern forces were reported to
have scattered some 5000 of them
endeavoring to enter the walled city of
Weinsien. 100 miles east of Tsinan
300 REPORTED KILLED
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And It follows that such subsequent
consideration was not restricted or
otherwise affected by the fact that Com
missioner Roper had considered and
stated q value and there was no pre-
sumption as to its correctness.
Petitioners say. further. that ire
spective of the inherent force Of Com
missioner Roper's valuation. it became
official and bound all subsequent com
missioners when Commissioner Williams
made the initial assessment after the
returns were filed There is In our
opinion no merit in the contention.
Paintings on rocks discovered IN
South Africa bear a resemblance TO the
art Of far-away Egypt
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committee yesterday that l1ee would be
glad TO appear and give his testimony
In the investigation into pre-convention
campaign expenses.
The Democratic presidential candi-
date said he would be glad 10 appear
either next Wednesday. Thursday or
Friday. whichever would be most suit
able to the committee. The investiga-
tors have not decided whether to invite
the governor To Washington or TO pro-
ceed 10 Albany and take his testimony
there
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Gen. Donaldson Ordered to Hospital

Mai. Gen. Thomas q. Donaldson,
formerly In command Of the regular
troops In the District Of Columbia, and
more recently In command OF the
9Th Corps Area, at San Antonio, has
been ordered 20 this city for treatment
al Walter Reed General Hospital.
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S. ,OO0,0 900 COLLECTED.

NEW YORK. May 5 LPl.-Total coll
lections Of more than $5.000,000 in
1927 were reported yesterday by the
board of missionary cooperation of
the Northern Baptist Convention.
This was an increase of $3.50. 900 over
the previous year, the announcement
said. and entities the convention TO
a gift OF s250,0 900 by John ID. Rookie
feller. jr. offered on condition that
the 1927 increase reached $25o.00o.
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S35,0O0,OO0 STOCK
SALE TAX PLEA WON
BY COUZENS GROUP

Continued from First Page.)
and because. under all the circum-
stances, the United States has no valid
demand for any tax arising from a
change in valuation
In lengthy argument over the au-
tllority of Commissioner Roper to make
valuation of the stock, the board
said:
Declared GratuitOus Act.
I'VE hold that the Roper valuation
was voluntary gratuitous act. outside
the scope of the commissioners official
duties. and that it vas not a judicial
or quasi-judicial determination of TACT
and had no force.
Whatever may be the rule about re-
opening matters once determined. it has
no application 10 Commissioner Roper's
statement. and his successors in office
were free to consider the value de nOvo.
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"Y" Benefit CIRCUS
WILL OPEfl TONIGHT
Altrock and schacht. Supported by
$50, to Appear in Aid of
Boys Camp Fund.

Featuring Nick Altrock and Al
Schacht and $50 supporting artists
drawn from local business. government
al and professional circles. the Z. NJ.
c. A. benefit circus will open tonight
at 8 o'clock In the gymnasium at 1875
G street.
The circus, sponsored by the VS.
Mems Club OF Washington and super
vised by r. E. Myers, r. B. Morgan
and ~ NJ Blake Of the Y NJ. G. A
is being staged TO provide funds with
which to send to Camp Let's this Sum
mer boys who otherwise would be de-
prived of camp vacation.
Caleb OConnor and Charles Hille
geist will be the ringmasters.
Dancing acts will be presented by the
Girl Reserves Of the Y. w. c. A. Other
groups associated with the z NJ c. A.
will take part.
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CANDIDATES TO STAY.
Too Late TO Withdraw Walsh Men In

PORTLAND. Ore. May tp).--When
informed by the Associated Press that
Senator Thomas J. Walsh had with
drawn from the race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for President. Harvey
w. Starkweather. manager Of the Walsh
campaign in Oregon, said 1t would be
TOO late To Withdraw the Walsh candi-
dates in the May 10 primary.
SMITH READY TO APPEAR.
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800 REPORTED KILLED.
Japan. Fearing Further Trouble, Rush
Warships to Threatened Areas.

TOXIC, May Cp.-A message re-
ceived from Tientsin today said that it
was officially reported from Tsinan that
more than 300 japanese residents were
killed when Nationalist forces footed
the city. There was no mention Of for
eign casualties and the exact figures of
Japanese casualties were still unknown
Faced with a serious situation in
China, the japanese government today
issued further orders for the movement
OF naval vessels to threatened areas
The largest minelayer. the Tokiwa
was sent from the Sasebo fleet base TO
Tsingtao.
Four destroyers which were ordered
to TSingtao yesterday today were in
Structed to go TO Shanghai because of
the possibility of trouble in Southern
China. Three deStroyers now at Tsing
tao were also ordered to Shanghai
AMERICANS DECLARED SAFE.
Foreign Firms and Missions Uneasy
Because of Lack Of Communications.
SHANGHAI. May 5 04O.-All Ameri-
cans IN Tsinan are safe. says a
ispatch dated noon yesterday and
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SMITH READY TO APPEAR.

Governor Wires Senate Probers He Is
Willing TO Testify.
Gov. Alfred z. Smith Of New York
telegraphed the Senate campaign funds
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The pulling force of the moon makes
an ocean liner weigh some 10 pounds
less when the moon is directly over It.
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Some of the Designs

Harvest Rock Garden 1'relhs
Fiowsr Carpet Tangls Eucalyptus
Chinese Legend Pinks and Thines
woMrN's AND MISSES nRrss sEerieN. THmp Floor,
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illustrated

Tangle chiffon frock designed by
Katherine Sturges) is cut in basque
style. with large fiared skirt and de-
taehable cape. shirred at the top. $2o.so
Desert Flower chiffon frock designed by
Helen Wills) is sleeveless for dinner and
evening wear and has long sleeve jacket
for afternoon wear. $2o50.
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tears on her lashes But he
did not see. His eyes were closed.
'This party" said Ray Curtis
Elliott, will be a bore.
Il think it's going to be fun,
protested Dolly.
You always think things are go
ing TO be fun. =
ssWe1I, they always areH'
From this great height he smiled
down upon the little velvet-wrap.
ped, fur-coIored figure that lifted
along at his side, taking three
steps to his one. Perhaps they'll
call on you for q speech" be sug-
gested.
Dolly stopped dead. "Rayl They
wouldn't!'
why not? What could be more
fitting? Here's q. party" went on
Elliott very solemnly, given TO
Inaugurate sthe publication of q
new young magazines dinner
party given by the publishers,
with the artists ana writer's who
contributed to the first issue a.
guests of honor. And here are
YOU. the newest ami youngest
contributor of the bunch. Not to
say the loveliest. Not to say"
Dolly chuckIed, treasured. You
scared me me-" she remarked.
For one fiendish minute thought
you really thought they might.
And OF course ia just die Here,
Ray. Take my wrap. please"
She spilled it off backward, a
fluffy white mass, into his hands.
while he checked it she stood
on the threshold of the hotel
banquet room, gazing in. They
were not late, she noted with re-
lief-and with some surprise, for
one rather expected to be late
when the leisurely Elliott was
ones escort.
She surveyed the scene before
her eagerly. Tables arranged in
a vast nnbroken horseshoe, bur-
dened with thousands OF roses,
miles Of smilax, tons of silver.
Encirciing giIt-backed chair >,
emtpy as yet. In a far corner,
in a. palmy grOtto, q jazz band
awaited its hour. You could see
the musicians' shirtfronts, gleam-
ing white; you conld hear the in
strnments tentatively clearing their
brass and silver throats. At the
end of the ballroom there was
another doorway that linked it
with another smaller room. People
were drifting into this doorway.
Laughing, gay people with goblets
in their hands were drifting out
again.
Dolly distinguished several whom
she knew. There was Brooks
Uling, talking to a woman in
green. over there was the little
poetess, AnnabeIle Savage, whose
earrings touched her bare golden
shoulders. And the ru6gy, pre-
occupied gentleman hustling from
group to group, was Mr. oliver,
father of his newborn magazine
Jackson J. Oliver, who, more than
a year ago, when he edited the
Manhattanite, had published Dolly
Quinn's first drawings, and thus
given himself the right to claim
her rs his discovery.
Dolly's eyes watched Jackson
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No, said Jerry firmly. II
won't do that. z
81 don't see why not Gay ar
gued, rather diverted BY the dis
covery that she could so argue
and feel nothing at all. you
love her. You've just admitted 1t.
And the only thing about you
she didn't care for was the drink
ing, and you probably won't be
wanting to do much Of that from
now on. Why don't YOU ask her
to take you back2'
She has already offered to"
She has? Well. then"
Jerry went on. unheeding. His
voice marveled: "In spite of
everything, Gay. she did it in
the sweetest way you possibly
sorry for me, doing 1t out Of
pity, but as il she really
He checked himself sharply,
and Gay saw the muscles OF his
throat contract. "She's a good
actress" he concluded dryly.
She doesn't love me. know
that. It's just her--beautiful
loyalty. And her big heart"
Gay found nothing to say.
II told her" said Jerry after
moment, 'that 1 was in love
with you. Gay. l told her you
and were going TO be married
although knew we wouldn't
be. I told her everything /
could think Of to try and talk
her out of it. Even about the
rotten way make my living"
He thought q minute. 81 never
told you that, did II"
NO
II publish little ieather-bound
books of questionable jokes.
verses, anecdotes--and my agents
peddle the books around on the
quiet, chiefly in college towns"
One corner OF Jerry's mouth
cnrled up. Pretty, isn't it?"
Gay was staring at him curl.
ously - think how little
one really knew about the people
one knew hest in this odd world,
remembering that she had never
once heard Jerry tell "a question
able story. nor make risque re.
mark
Jerry" she said. Il never
dreamed"
Thanks" ironically.
She took new tack. We'll,
and what did Dolly say to that?"
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She SupplememLeQ. can see
exactly why you had 10 tell her
that anyway. unless You just
wanted to. / mean-did the
argument need clinching?
should think that when you told
her you loved me. that would
have been quite sufficient. It
WASN'T true--hut she didn't know
it WASN'T There was q note Of
uncertainty In Gays tone. She
herself was not sure that It
wasn't true She was not sure
OF anything just now, but all
confused.
Eyes, said Jerry. She knew.
I gave myself away, you see,
inadvertently When was de-
lirious. and again when was
coming out of the ether, called
---nobody's name hut hers. Like
a fool" he muttered.
"Oh. see"
CHAPTER -
There was a protracted pause.
1sShe was sorry" Jerry said at
last, about the business. Shs
was disappointed in me again.
But it didn't change Ter mind.
couldn't make her change her
mind, NO matter what + said. I
Z haven't yet"
well? Why try?' queried Gay.
IL seemed to her. when she said
it, n sensible thing to say; but
.Jerry's eyes made her feel that 1t
was stupid. They were almost
impatient with her, those dark
eyes. do you think" he said
simply. II could let her marry q
wreck like me?"
''Jerryi You're"
"Oh." ne interrupted. and the
impotence was in his voice now,
81 don't mean because I'm Grip
pied Not that specially. They'll
give me a nice new leg, painted
pink and only q little too short,
and I'll be as good as newsstand
ing still. It's not that, so much
az it's other things. I've had
lot of time lately to think, Gay,
figure things out. lust az you
have. And I've got them figured
for me. and she never WIS. She
deserves the best-morally, physi-
ca'ly. all round--and the thing for
me 10 do Is be on my way, so that
some day she can get it."
"Oh." breathed Gay. How
how" She could not find the
word.
When I get out of here"
Jerry said, I'm going West, I
think, TO Montana. I've friend
there who's"
He stopped. His gaze strayed
past Gay toward the door. Hello"
he smiled The police are back"
Now, Mr.. Davis! I've given
y0n twice az long as j should've,
anc here you call me names"
The nurse leaned over Gay, This
littlo lady has got TO get back
into bed"
''AlI right" said Gay sbsently.
Her eyes had not left Jerry's face.
Bed he repeated THAT
sounds like q word / knoww He
smiled at Gay. His lean, moist
5 hand gripped hers again briefly.
so long, sugar" he said, just as
he had always said it. you'll
come in again and say hello, won't
yOU?"
''of course. OF course I will" -
And" he hesitated, tif you
talk TO her, you won't say any
thing about Montana, will your"
It's better it she doesn't know,
until I'm gone"
II won't. Jerry
They wheeled her away. She
went looking back at Jerry, round
the side OF her chair. She wanted
him to see that there were real
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months from now, when you
might be worth ! hundred and
fifty. He wagged bis head.
Don't do It.
Somebody" thought Dolly, il
always taking the JOY out of life. I
But she was not really bothered.
One hundred and fifty dollars for
one Of her drawing oh iInpos-
sibIe! She forgot that one huns
dred dollars would have seemed
impossible. d little year ago.
You've come up fast, Fer
nandO was talking on. When
think Of the struggle had--Wny,
say, do you know that II took ms
seven years to gain any sort ut
recognition? And four more 70.
get anywhere near where You
/ are not listening.
DOllyss eyes returned to his
with guilty haste. I'm so sorry.
there's q man over there
used to know"
Someone rather special, haz-
arded Fernando, observing her
quizzically. 'Yes2
mo, no. Just an acquaintance.
But Dolly hesitated. II
haven't seen him since q year
ago Again her eyes were
drawn away from her yis-a-vis,
to the main entrance across the
room. 81 wonder what he's doing
here" she nurmured.
Striking looking chap" said
Fernando, following her glance.
You mean the young giant with
|. the tan, I take 1T.
"Um-hun."
who is hep
His names Pomeroy. ] don't
know who he is exactly, except
that he's In the advertising busi-
ness"
s'Pomeroy Agency. perhaps? The
old man has q couple OF sons.
Perhaps, said Dolly. II don't
know" Abruptly she brought her
attention back to Fernandez be-
came quite deliberately attentive,
desiring to atone for her lapse.
Anyway Forgive me. You
were telling about the seven
vears---n
He went on telling about them.
Dolly strove to listen. Ordinarily
this mans account OF his climb to
artistic eminence would have en-
crossed her; but, now, although
her gentian eyes remained intent
and responsive on his face. she
did not listen long. Her mind
wandered again. Alan PoIneroy.
Alan. Right over there IN the
doorway. Would he see her,
recognize her? Was he even now
coming, dark shape glimpsed
out OF the corner OF her eye. No.
Wrong man. Perhaps he wouldn't
notice her at all. A year was 3
long time; he might easily have
forgotten all about her. Well,
she would remind him. In a
little while. IL he hadn't c3me,
she would march straight over to
him and say, Don't you remem-
Der me?" Because she had to talk
to him. He might know some
thing about jerry.
She thought this, and, then.
being a person habitually honest
with herself. she thought. now
that ridiculous. He won't know
anything about Jerry That's
just an excuse. You think he's
nice, and you've been kind Of
thinking all year 1t would be
nice to see him again. and that's
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you make hereafter, SO that
the time will not be lost.
Thus Monsieur de CORDIAL to his
guest on the following afternoon
they sat in the library, whittier
he had earlier conducted her; an
untidy. dusty room. panelled in
soiIed white on ali sides but one.
which was packed from floor to
ceiling with serried ranks OF
books. Its furnishings were
handsome and as massive as any
thing produced in the reign OF
Louis Nv, but they wore, ike
al else in that house. an air OF
fTiIapidation. The litter on the
spacious writing table testified at.
once to studi0us industry and
70 negligence
Mademoiselle de Montsorbier,
oeeunving a window seat along
which was stretched one OF her
slim. pantaloOned legs, demurred
At the proposal. expressed the
opinion that she had best push
on at dusk: that, In fact. she
could not think of sub1ecting
Monsieur lie Vicomte to the risk
OF her discovery under his roof.
ATT this Monsieur de Corbal
laughed with such evident amllse-
nent as to pique her q little,
Tor she could not conceive in
what she was ridiculous. But he
did not leave her long in conjec-
flIre. ne paced the chamber as
he talked, upright and handsome.
looking more like a nobleman and
less like other things than usual.
Not only had he resumed today
the cerenonious dress In which
yesterday he had attended the
Tribunal the only suit of its
kind III his wardrobe but he had
Improved upon 1t. There was .
foam Of lace at his neck. and
rtlffles at his wrists to veil the
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oliver. and she snniIcd She was
thinking OF g. certain tin lock
box under the c0Cch in her little
studio, and of b certain document
III contained. BE it understood:
That the Paramount Publishing
Company hereinafter referred to
az party Of the first part, agrees TO
paw to Dolly Quinn, hereinafter
referred to Is party ct the second
part. the sum OF one hundred
dollars $500 apiece for twenty
four (24) drawings "A
page full OF tipping, and ct the
bottom, signatures In ink still
sacredIy dry: jackson j. Oliver,
Edifor-in- chief Party OF the first
part: Dolly Quinn Party OF the
second part" With smear on
the final n OF the Quinn, because
she had been so excited
what are you smiling about?'
demanded Elliott. joining her.
Nothing special. 7 just feel
good. Look Ray" directed Dolly,
nodding toward the horseshoe
table. What do you s'pose those
are beside each placer"
Lets find out.
s,rhose" proved upon closer in
spection to be advance copies Of
the new magazines first issue,
bound in suede. They served q
double purpose, being not only
souvenirs but place cards. Upon
each the name OF contrib utOr
was stamped in large gilt letters.
You can look those over later,
said Elliott, tucking q hand un0er
DolIy's elbow. There's b lot o.
important drinking to be done at
the moment. Come on"
They crossed an mere OF car
peted floor and entered the ante
room where champagne was be-
ing served. Tt was noisy, smoky,
crammed with people. People got
in your way. Acquaintance
stopped you for greetings.
Strangers bumped into you, num-
bIed apologies, were themselves
bumped and jostled you again.
"HeFe," said Elliott, this won't
do" He led Dolly out again and
sat her down in O. chair beside the
door you wait here. I'll bring
you some
She waited. A tall, sallow,
young-old man with a forked mus
tache came and kissed her hand
and sat beside her. He was
Charles Fernando, for whom. once
upon time, she had often posed.
He spoke of this. as he invariably
did when they met. "And now
you have them posing for you,
eh!'
"Yes-poor things"
He regarded her with friendly
black eyes. Making q lot of
money!
''You wouldn't call 1t a lot she
said. but for me it's a fortune"
Well advised Fernando, dom
tie yourself up with any con-
tracts"
Dolly looked startled. why
not?"
Foolish it you do. You're go
ing to be the rage, young lady,
in another year. know. I've
watched your stuff. I've heard
the talk. Sign up now for-oh,
say eighty, a, hundred dollars q
Observation-Disclosures YOU make
and that's what youH get six
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hands which labour In the open
had burnt brown; and he had
brought out of their neglect q
pair OF iacQuered shoes with
paste buckles and red heels. shoes
which in those days would have
imperilled any mans neck.
He explained his laughter.
''Mademoiselle. i am in the en-
viabIe position OF q mail Tor whom
risks have ceased to exist, whom
fear can no longer touch. This is
Tuesday. and on Thursday next
/ am ia die. That is why /
laugh at the notion of danger
to me from harbouring you.'
She swung her leg from the
window-seat and sat bolt upright,
confronting him. her eyes wide.
Monsieur! How Is this posi-.
BILE? You amuse yourself at my
expensei How can it be that you,
who are free
II will explain. : he interrupted
her, and he did so.
She heard his tale in growing
distress and also in growing adj
miration FOR his intrepid calm,
for the almost humorous outlook
with which he viewed his des-
perate situation. Again she was
reminded of another whose out
look was ever humorous too. But
the difference!
'.The beast!'' she said, when he
had done. 'The cruel. hooking
beast!'
The vicomte nodded. That
describes him, L think. EIe is
facetiously malign. Well, we'll!
He may have my head. But he
will not make me bow ii to his
humorous viii.
Her hands twisting and untwist-
ing between her knees in her
agitation Of concern, she began to
urge him to seek safety in
flight.
He cut her short at the very
outset.
II thought of it. OF course. But
1t would be useless. and there's 4
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els there, she asked after
moment, mo third course pos
sibIe7 Have you thought wen,
MONSIEUR
Perhaps more 81 her tender con-
Germ escaped in her voice than she
intended. He halted before her.
and his dark. solemn eyes con-
sidered her. The pallor deepened
In his face as II he we're suddenly
heset by fear, and deeper visit
fuIness crept into the lines OF It.
AT last, very slowly, he answered
her.
yes. have thought. And u
third course does offer But
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Why you want to talk ID him.
T1eref
AfEer which she felt much bet
ter, and was able tD consider the
situation without self-cOnscious-
nese. Here was Alan PomerOy.
what waa he doing here, az this
party Was he d contributor 20
the new rna zine, or had his adj
vertisfnS business earned him m
invitation9 Had Ne brought esay2
THE last time Dolly had seen him
(it was only the fourth or fifth
time Iii her life) he had been
with Gay. From the window Of
Jerry's hospital room she md
watched him help Gsy Intn his
roadster carefully, gently. ~ IS
she might breakand drive her
away, toward New York; And sl1e
had thought, That IS all fixed up,
then She wondered now MAS
it fixed up? She had not een
or heard of either since. Until
tonight.
CHAPTER 44
She flung another glance across
the room and suddenly was tense