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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
OIL CASE WITNESS
DEFENDED BY SON
Younger BIackmer Tells Sen
ators He Does Not Believe
Father Guilty of Misconduct.


Loyalty defending his father. a miss
ing witness In the Teapot Dome case
Myron H. Blackmer Of Denver. told the
Senate oil committee today that he did
not believe II. M. Blackmer had been
guilty, of any gross misconduct in the
Continental Trading Co. deal through
which millions in profits were realized
through quick purchase and sale of
American Oil.
The younger Blackmer said his father.
who was head of the Midwest Refining
Co. had not. told him much about the
Continental. In which he was a prime
mover. but that he had advised him to
keep the matter confidential The eld-
err Blackmer, he said had not decided
whether to keep the S750000 profits he
realized. as there was possibility that
the Midwest might seek TO recover
them.
Again and again the committee men,
bers pressed the younger Blackmer for
an expression of opinion as to his
fathers conduct in refusing tn return
to the United States TO testify in the
came from the witness.
SAYS He Owes Loyalty.
I'm my fathers SON. he said
at one point. Il don't think the COM
mittee ought to ask me what my specu-
lations have been. / love my father
and l owe loyalty to him. don't think
it's fair for you TO ask me that"
This declaration was brought out by
a question whether the witness had ever
thought the elder Blackmer's absence
from the United States was more TO
protect others than himself.
The younger Blackmer said his father
had told him he intended to remain
away from the United States because
he did not want to mix up IN the
oil controversy.
Lapping over into new territory, the
oil committee has called officials OF the
New York branch of the Dominion Bank
of Canada to determine whether that
branch acted as American agent for
the Continental Co. and thereby became
liable for an income tax upon the con-
Germs S3.080.000 profits which came
from sale Of oil purchased in this
country.
Brokers' Names Sought.
The branch bank officials were sum-
moned to give also the names OF brokers
through whom the bank bought Sl,250.-
600 in Liberty bonds. Thus far the
committee has not been able to dis
cover whether the serial numbers OF
those bonds correspond with those OF
the Continental Co. which 1t Is tracing
in the Fall-Sinclair case.
n the meantime Chairman Nye Is
drafting a resolution by which the Sem
ate would authorize its sergeant-at-
arms to rearrest Robert w. Stewart. In
diana Standard Oil Official who refused
10 answer certain questions and hold
him until the next session of Congress
In event the courts should finally turn
him back to Senate jurisdiction dur
ing the Summer recess. Stewart lost
his recent appeal for a permanent
writ OF habeas corpus to escape the
Senate's arrest. but has appealed TO
the District Of Columbia Court of APP
peals. The case likely will go on 10
the United States Supreme Court for
a decision. probably after Congress has
recessed.
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TIPS FOR TAXPAYERS |
Ma. Is.

Ma. Is.
TaNyayerS are advised BY THE Ruyrau
NJ Internal Revenue eayen.lN to pls>
sent their claims With regard IL tsetiuc-
tlans for s,>seS IL ee ah,we<. s,Sa
rla,nN must crntarm el>MeN to The
wofdtns NJ the statute. l,SSeS ate &c.
dtctihle II incurred IN the ta<paverS
trade ot hsl>tne>S, IN any TRANSACTION
entered into tor rsottt, though nst yxas~
nected With The taxpayer trade N
h,StnsAs, ar II arising tr'gN ftreS storms
Sh!pwleek ny other casualty. cr by theft.
and II not compensated fcr by nSag~
anee ar otherwise,
BUSINESS lcSSes result usually tsoa,
the purchase and sale ~ merchandise.
Stitch LOSES ale usually aSeetsatnsa by
means ut inscnsNles, which arr Iv4
aulsed whenever, IN the ot,inl,A ut Iae
t4.tnn,lsNltn If Internal tcvvaAsss tarlr
Use Is necessary te deterla.as The la~
e.lle NJ any taxpayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
MASK AND BAUBLE CLUB
TO GIVE PLAYS TONIGHT
French Ambassador to Be Guest of
Honor at Georgetown u.
Program.

Georgetown University's Mask and
Baublc Club will make Its debut tonight
in The Golden Doom" and "Aliisons
Lad" specially arranged program in
honor of NJ Paul Claudel. the Ambas-
sador OF France. who is to be the guest
of honor.
Al &; 80 o'clock President Charles w.
Lyons. S J.. and the deans of the uni
versitv will receive more than 500 In
vited guests. including members OF the
Diplomatic Corps and prominent gov
eminent officials. Following the recep-
ton the guests will assemble In CASTOR
Hall for the Mask and Bauble Club
program. Mime. Claudel and the AM
basaador will assist In receiving,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
CAPITAL TRACTION SUED.
District Heads Claim $l4.7H6.73
for Replacing Water Main.

Corporation Counsel William w
Bride was instructed by the District
Commissioners today to enter suit
against the Capital Traction Co for
Si4. 1856 70. the cost OF replacing an old
water main In Il street between Tenth
and Fourteenth streets. over which
street car tracks had been constructed,
The reason assigned for replacement
OF the main was that installation II car
tracks had made The old one tn
accessible, The car company replied
that the old main had been IN the
ground o3 years and was worn out, In
answer the District said the life of n
cast iron main Is 100 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
POLISH PACT RATIFIED.

THE eAtradtion treaty with Poland
signed In WARSAW November ~. 1927.
Was ratified yesterday by the Senate
An accompanying pfotoCol, which did
not require ratification. extends the
promise of The Polish government 10 do
all ~ lis power IN seeiltc adherence ut
The free city nt Danaig. an Il h IN charge
ot the tnfeign afiuifs of The lice city
under the treaty Vt Versailles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
Woman Freed in Mans Death.

ATLANTA, February IS "A mo
bill returned by the Fulton county
grand Jury late yesterday freed Mis-
Ahne sIood tcm the county iasl Where
she had esen held III connection With
the death 10 DAYS asc " Francis n
Price chiet photographer et the Allan
Ia Consultation, tor a S,>,,~ NJ wears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
New Sewer Authorized,

The District Commissioners today
authorized ]. u Gordon. sanitary engl"
neer. to construct u trunk sewer from n
l.w point IN Anacostla read, south af
nenlllg road. Ia iAitty ~secoid street
and Henning road with fadiath,g
service seweIs. 1he Gust Is estimated
at xtO, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
AUSTRIAN --|TAL|AN
BREAK IS RUM0RED
Envoy Departs for Rome to
Confer With DuCe on
TyroI Situation.

Fly the Associated Press.
VIENNA. February IS. $780, Giacinto
Auriti. Italian Minister to Austria. Is
leaving for Rome tonight to confer
with Premier MusSolini respecting Aus
tria'S continued complaints regarding
Italian treatment OF German subjects
i'll the Tyrol.
His departure has already given rise
to rumors of an impending break in re-
lations between Italy and Austria.
The Tyrolese deputies here insist
Austria cannot recede from the Arm
stand already taken by Chancellor Sci
pei relative to Italian aggression"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
PLAN COAST FLIGHT.
Frenchmen WIN Resume World
Tour In Air.

'" he NN&uNV w W. AA
Tour In Air.
mitchell. FIELD. N Y, February
IS lAH, Dieudonne CoSteS aud Joseph
lie Brix. French round. the world flyers,
announced today that they would take
of tomorrow ON \ short trial flight 10
test the new motor installed In their
plane. NungeSHer~Coli In which they
flew over four continents IN their globe"
etrelins tour,
II weather conditions are favorable,
lie Erik said. they will leave New York
by the end of next week In a cross.
country night 10 san Francisco Their
itinerary for the flight he said. Is not
complete,
The flyers are scheduled to sail from
San Francisco on March "a for 1okin
Thence they will resume their nisht
returning 10 Paris by way ot China
India, Persia, Turkey, Greece and Italy
The trenehmen arrived here Feb
fualV IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
Golfers Want Liquor,

correspondence OF The star,
LONDON. ~~ Golfers. maintaining that
government wartime liquor restrtcs
tions are hard on their nerves, have
moved Ia bring about longer hours tor
the serving of alcoholic drinks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
WALLACE IN COMMAND.
Colonel Arrives in Managua to
Head Marine Regiment.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua. February rs
WJ.-Rush r. Wallace arrived today
from the United States to assume COM
mand OF the 5th Regiment of Marines.
To hasten the transportation OF sup
plies to troops in the northern sectors
before the rains begin. the Marine COM
missary has advertised for 100 addition
al OK carts. These are the only vehicles
capable OF negotiating the crude roads
and for several weeks large numbers Of
them have ben making forced Journeys
to Ocotal and other northern centers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
G. 0. P. DELEGATES NAMED
| Alexandrians Prepared for District
Convention Tuesday.

Special Dispatch to The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. February IS
The city Republican committee last
night named It's delegates and alter
mates III the district convention which
will be held here next Tuesday and the
state convention To take place at Roam
oke March II. Delegates tn the dis
trict gathering are John Barton Phil
lips. r. Clinton Knight. Martin +,
Greene. Richard r. English. Charles
A. Strauss and NJ W, Gaines. The
alternates are Mrs. +. r. Baldwin, II,
r. Dillingham;. r, T. Grover. Charles
Welch. n. WATERSHED and Mrs, Charles
A. Strauss
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LIFELONG RESIDENT DIES.
Funeral Services to Be Monday for
Mis-. Herbert Lewis.

Mrs Marion v. Lewis, 81 years old,
wife OF Herbert Lewis and lifelong
resident Of Southeast Washington. died
al her home. l24a Eleventh street south
east. yesterday. Funeral services viii
be conducted AT The residence Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock by members at
The Salvation Army. Interment Will be
IN Congressional Cemetery,
MIS- Lewis II survived by her nus"
band two daughters, Mrs, William
DDonneIl and Mrs. George Penn. u son
Nathan Lewis, ~ grandchildren and I
great grandchildren. all nf this city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
MRS. LILY BUSCH DIES.


PASADENA. Calf, February "a up
Mis- i1ly hnsch, wealthy phtians
thsopist and widow AT Adnlphus hlseh.
founder IT tho Anheuser hussh hrew~
ing o. nj III Louis, died there to-day
Mis-, AuSeh Ma ~ seals old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25

A. the Lister Institute IN England
DuIntyGr ~ guinea pigs bfr bring fTd
IA apples from different paris u tie
world, 10 Thai The heaill value II es"h
variety can bs aseeItaipsd.
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Rejected Radicals Aid.

Lubreski. Smiley Chasek. striker.
and Max henric.. a newspaper reporter.
told the committee ot the re.l.SalS By
the United Mine Workers strikers 10
accept aid frcm the PennSylyanla- Chlo
Relief Society, which they AL described
AS \ radical organization which urged
the strikers 10 picket III masses. ~
resist sniunct,oNS. and which has a
platform for Naturalization cf the
mines, u fi,e-hour-SiN-day week Tor
miners and labor party III ,N>,lt,rS.
Heinrich told os l. W, W, leaders w,sp
had been interested III the formation
OF the relief society.
The committee received ftlgssNr ssS;i-
mony yesterday relating ~ the per
eentage of negro Labor III the ncl,- u,,ins,
mines and the amount they are Maid
after deductions for Indebtedness q the
companies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
SENATORS STUDY
POLICE CONDITIONS
IN COAL MINE AREA

Continued from First Page
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naSsus. in which y men were killed.
The committee spent some time oues-
noring the mine superintendent. j. II.
SchWeinsberg. in an effort to discover
whether the dead miners were expert
enced miners or whether they were
ignorant strtkebreakers. Their records
produced on demand showed al! of
them 10 have had from 5 10 Is wears
experinece mining coal
Company Official Refuses to Answer.
The first snag struck b. the subcon,-
mittee IN its investigations appeared
yesterday when H. NJ. White, division
manager OF the Pittsburgh Coal Co at
Moon Run. was answering questions by
senator Wheeler. Senator Wheeler
wanted TO know the cost Of mining a
Ton of coal and Mr.. White declined TO
anwser.
You know the Senate will require an
answer. warned Senator Wheeler.
Wen De ready 10 give il to you"
said Mr. White. Later Chairman Good
ing asked White for his objections 10
answering the question. and Mr.. White
told him that nobody wanted 10 broad
cast figures on costs of production OF
any commodity. and that in addition
another Office Of the company with
which he is not connected handled
such matters, The committee did nos
press for an answer. and White iHdi-
Gated that the figures would be forth
coming If the Senate demanded them
From Joe LubreSki. an old-.ln,s miner.
the committee heard yesterday the story
OF the one death which has been gem
orally attributed 10 the eyictionS y. the
miners from their company owned
homes. He wep. freely as he described
an Illness which sent him. and later his
wife, 10 bed a few DAYS before they
had been ordered 10 leave. on Deem
Der Is last. their home They made the
move with thei: meager household
furnishings III All automobile and landed
at the unton-buil. barracks both OF
them sick and With no heat or food A
few days later his wife died OF ps.eu-
monia lie has been left with three
children. the youngest 9 and The oldcS.
~, His story Is well known IN Pitts
burGh, where ii Was prominently dis
played TWO months ago III all the news
papers Bur Joe St,n cries when he
tells about il.
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HOOVER AND WILLIS
FILE FOR PREFERENCE
BALLOT IN OHIO

Continued from FITS: Psse.l
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1t seems 10 me the District people
ought 10 have interest enough in the
development Of the city 10 serve on these
lufies and TO see 10 1t that the District
and Federal Government get square
deal IN land purchases.
THE gentleman from Massac husettA
asks what progress Is being made In the
buying 81 land under the I25 per cent
provision.
You viii md the names IN the
hearings Ut three men who went 10 the
assessor and tried Ia get him TO raise
HE assessment 80 that they could sell
Their land Ia the District at an in
creased price III one instance the
owner threatened the assessor with
The Influence Of "a member III Congress
that they would get his job II he did
not Increase the assessment
We have bought land and are buy
ing land under The i2b per cent limit
THE purchasing officer told me that the
money We have aHaiiable VIII nearly
all be- spent.
Here Is Wha, happened: The people
refused 10 sell until they know Con~
gifhs Is not going To repeal the l.5
| per cent provision
| In one instance last year we could
not get the land because The news
| papers were htmbarding the Congress
Ia ID away wiih Tie i25 per rent limit
| When the appropriation bill VAS re-
! ported with the i2b per cent limit IN 1t.
the owner came around and said,
| Boys. ] will Lake your offer II that Ii
| The decision
THE assesa1r states that q i25 per
cent limit Is fair one 10 the property
owner and the Taxpayer IT we Gan-
MOI buy for civic Improvement with that
| limit IT IL mol the fault Ut Congress;
blt II is the fault NJ those Who seek
80 hold up tie District and the fault of
the District people
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The most tangible benefit held out
70 the public by The terms Of the plan
Is tnE promise IL free transfers be-
tween connecting portions III street
railway lines" said Mr. FiehartY in his
iaik over WEHF, Free transfers from
D,Ias%s 10 street cars are .ot promised
but the plsu provides that transfers be-
tween streets cafA and bsIsses shall be
granted under terms and conditions pre-
ScTli,ed by the Public Utilities Commits
Sion. The plan does not contain any
assurance 81 promise that car fares vii!
remain ule same III That they viii be
IOEeTed.
II has heretofore often been said by
gtpponents of merger that economies ii
expense and operation incident Ia
unified management would necessarily
result IN "a redIttlDn III fare d. not
bejleye that under existing conditions
WIN respect " cpais of labor aud ma :
tefiSls. reduction of fare Is at all
likely. with or without merger II
would be Fxpeciin9 too much The
question inst gives lis concern, however
! Is VIII d merger al these eotipanifs
enable The transportation facilities a.
! be- ~ operated fhst the consolidated
/ company car earn u fair return al tht
present rate Of fare or viii Increased
fare folioWf'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14

Wolf of Deer River special assignment.
The new publication would not be
complete without digging Dad Atkin-
son out of his Sturgeon Lake cave, to
take Brisban's place as a columnist
"A new Office will be built. There
will be big elevated show window. In
the center of this will be placed a
convenient card table, and when there
is no fishing on, Old Pete of Cook and
ourself, will while away the time play
ing penuchle At this table bunch of
special friends from our newspaper
circle will be invited including Editor
Barnes and Editor Haugen. However
Editor Saunders of Bigfork will not be
included because they tell us Charlie
would turn it into a poker game, and
before we knew it would have all of
uncle Jason's money. However he
would be provided for.
1T is possible that a few of the boys
will object to the position offered. This
is bonafide offer, but any of the boys
may refuse If so inclined They should
do it at once so as to give lot of
other good fellows chance.
by the way, there will be party
once week as long as Uncle Jason's
money holds out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
HE DISCOVERS SOMETHING.

''I anticipate that certain radical
writer, who is now producing COM
munist propaganda, will soon renounce
faith in the doctrine.
HE has gone into the business of
publishing his books, and has found
himself in the throes of all the prob>
lens of advertising, sales, overhead,
and printers bills that necessarily con-
front a publisher.
When he went into publishing he
announced that his reason was de-
sire to eliminate profit and thus place
his books in the hands Of millions Of
readers who could not afford to pay
the prices charged by commercial
houses.
Not only has he failed to reduce
prices, but he has lost so much money
that he is close to insolvency.
Instead of uncovering a market OF
millions of readers this writer has dis
covered that the demand for his books
is insufficient to cover the actual cost
of publishing them. His trouble was
not with 1.-The system" but with public
indifference.
Il am puzzled to understand why
more people who are critical of the
present system, do not make a direct
test of their ideas by going into bust
ness for themselves.
The truth is that the keenest and
Shrewdest critics of today's practices
write books, but are the men who
quietly venture into competition with
established houses and make go of it..
do the people want different type
of newspaper? A few years ago a
couple of Chicago publishers tried out
a new form of daily in New York City.
This paper now has the largest circu-
lation in the country.
Another man was critical of the
manner in which retail cigar stores
were conducted. He opened a store
that conformed to his own idea. APP
parently his notion was sound for he
now conducts a chain of several hum
dred stores.
Are middlemen uneconomic? The
best way to find out is to try to elm
mate them. Some companies have
done this successfully; others have
failed. The conslusion is that In Ger
tain lines the middleman Is an essen
tial factor in distribution.
"One reason I like Henry Ford is
that he always appears ready to back
his criticism with his money. He
complained about the Capitalization Of
industry, and he backed his judgment
by opening small shops in small towns.
Too many people think it is neces-
sary to change the law to test their
ideas-Writer in Type Metal Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
The Izaak Walton League has de

The Izaak Walton League has de-
cided to quit printing letterheads and
envelopes for the various local chap
tiers, stating that the newspapers are
called upon so often to assist and
serve the League in it's activirles that
it is no right to send this work away
from home. Some day the implement
companies, the battery companies, and
the countless others, will come to
realize that they will gain far more
by stopping this business of taking
work away from the local newspaper.
No good Windomite should have his
printing done by his wholesale house;
no more so than the printer should
buy his groceries from an out of town
firm. The rule works both ways
Window Citizen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
THANKS. DAD" FOR THE
BUGGY RIDE.

Editor Lammon of the Coleraine
Iron News in last weeks edition tells
of the fortune that may be left him
by his uncle Jason. He then goes on
to dream a few, the main giSt of his
wandering thoughts in the land of nod
being encompassed in the following in
which he intends to split with his
friends. He says:
Our Uncle Jason writes us that he
has been doing pretty well on the
stock exchange and few other in
vestments, and that besides having
100000 as cash balance he has
sundry investments scattered all over
the world. Uncle Jason writes that he
does not feel as pert as he used to,
and that he don't think that he will
live over 80 years longer at the short
est, and that seeing that we are the
only relative that he has in the world
that it is up to us to prepare to prop
erly spend the same. Now Uncle ia
son need not worry on that score. 1t
will come just natural to us after run
ming a country newspaper sixty OF
seventy years, with subscribers paying
up like they do. When we get this
bunch of kale, our first act will be to
start real newspaper, and it is no
more than right that we warn the boys
who are to be drafted. 1t will be an
all range affair, and there will be no
quarreling over the salaries.
1.-THE very first man we will hire will
be Pete Schaefer of Ely, as editorial
writer and philosopher, and general
factotem to keep the public good ma
tured. Eveleth will probably never
forgive us, for in that city, we will
make clean sweep. OF course we will
need Con Hedeen TO go into specific
at high standard. AS a balance we
will need Grove Wills to tell things in
that terse emphatic way Of his that
marks a splendid writer. In Hibbing
we will elevate Editor Hitchcock to
full charge of our state department,
and make Jim Early our business man.
ager. Stepping over into Chisholm we
will elect Oscar LaFrance in charge
of the. mechanical department, for we
will want this paper the best printed
and the best geographically in Amer
lea.
I'm our own County, we will cause
Tony LaFreniere to resign his post
Office job and go back to business at
the head of our political staff, lining
up the politicians, and put L. A. Ross
man, at the head of our staff of min
ing, and make him our future con-
gresham. We will give Jack Pine
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offices, but this was the one season
when acquaintance were quite bus
lily engaged with their own family
interests. They had inquired In q
vague way about her plans but Sally
was too proud to look wistful. And
they had left her with good wishes
and hearty handshake And that was
that.
In stepping down into the street
Sally cOllided with clumsy person
wrapped up In a great many shawls.
This person had large basket under
her arm and out of the basket. and
protruding from under the fringe Of
the shawls, were feathery tops Of
celery, the yellow claws of a chicken,
a carrot or two. piece of brown
paper parcel.