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Evening star., 1937-03-07

"One day. Wetmore says. the
supervising architect sent for me.
When I came into his Office. he told
me to shut and lock the door. which I
did I'll admit was too upset for q
moment and didn't know what was
coming. Then he said: DO you see
that blue butterfly up there on the
ceiling? I've been shooting at it with
gum bands for 10 minutes and can't
hit it. Try your hand. Well make
up a jackpot, and whichever one Of
us hits him gets the pot The super
vising architect Won"
Evening star., 1937-03-07

resulted in the former officers death
Cogbill quoted her as saying Howard
shot Hawkins twice during an argu-
ment and then beat him over the
head.
Carried to Thicket.
The body was then carried by auto
mobile from the cabin to q honeysuckle
thicket near Petersburg, Miss Merry
man told officers. where it was later
discovered and buried unidentified in
a potter's field.
Howard prepared today to fight the
womans story. employing Percy S.
Smith. Richmond. as his attorney. He
was in the Richmond Jail awaiting
the outcome Of an appeal from one
year sentence on vagrancy charge
when the murder warrant was served.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
GET OIL CONCESSIONS
q. s. Companies Granted Priv
i1opo hv Kinp of Iran

ilege by King of Iran.
TEHERAN, Iran, March R).-
Aeza Chah Pahlavi, King Of Iran,
today signed a decree granting Amer
ican companies the privilege Of de-
veloping oil concessions in eastern dis
tricts of the empire.
The concession privilege is held by
the New Amiranian Oil Co., owned
jointly by the Seaboard Oil Co. Of
Delaware; Case. Pomeroy & Co., a
banking firm, and Ogden L. Mills,
former Secretary Of the Treasury.
Also interested in the development
Is the Texas Co., by virtue of its own.
ership of about one-third OF the stock
Of Seaboard Oil.
The negotiations were conducted by
Charles c. Hart, former United States
Minister to Iran, and Frederick c.
Clapp. New York technical adviser to
Amiranian.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
| Readers Guide
News Summary
The Sunday Star, March 7, 1887.
PART ONE.
Mn}1, Nome Cerf;n19

Main NeUs Section.
NATIONAL.
Boy. 5. accuses chum Of Staying girl, I,
sheriff says. Page Al
Tanker rammed, ss in crew are res
cued speedily. Page Al
Burke leads latest court plan assault;
hearings Wednesday. Page Al
New tax legislation seen delayed until
June. Page Al
Opium valued at $50o,o0o seized in
New York Port. Page Al
w. P. A. rolls slash seen averted for
month by Governors. Page Al
Admiral Rodman may represent U. S.
at coronation. Page Az
Secretary Wallace suggests consumer
front" Page AT
FOREIGN.
Spanish rebels in hospital crushed as
walls collapse. Page Al
Anglo o-Franco-American finance talks
held here. Page B-l
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
District resident faces increased taxes
next year. Page Al
Federation urges outright repeal Of
red rider" Page Al
Extensive racing information service
uncovered in raid. Page Al
Calvert Mansion in Riverdale again
up for sale. Page B-3
County finds $l55. 900 worth Of build
ing without permits. Page B-2
Controversy threatens to delay Shep-
herdstown Bridge Page b.
st. Mary's Academy High School to be
dedicated April 2l. Page B-2
SPORTS.
Columbiana captures s50,000 Wide
ner Cup race at Hialeah Page B-5
Newsom valued too highly, so deal
with Tigers falls through Page B-5
Western gets two on all-star quintet
as four land berths Page B-6
Capital athletes, led by G. u. do we'll
in Baltimore meet Page b.
Eastern and Western to continue feud
in Star tournament Page BIS
Aqua Caliente, once most glamorous of
race tracks. to reopen Page B-s
MISCELLANY.
Washington wayside. Page A.
Lost and found. Page Al
Obituary. Page A.l0
Evening star., 1937-03-07
HUSBAND SLAYS WIFE
DANCING WITH ANOTHER
Alabama Farmer Found Fatally
Wounded Shortly Afterward.
His Death Held Suicide.

BY the Associated Press.
HUNTSVILLE. Ala, March g.
Pretty Mrs. Bertha Artis, 26-year-old
mother, was dancing last night-not
with Richard Arts, her husband. Two
shots rang out and she fell fatally
wounded.
A few minutes later her husband, a
29-year-old farmer, was found dying
at their home nearby, % rifle be-
side him.
Sheriff Frank Hereford today pro-
nounced it murder and suicide"
The sheriff said witnesses told him
Arts and his wife attended a private
party in Madison, Ala. Mrs. Arts was
dancing with a friend, when Arts
began shooting without warning, Here
ford said.
Other guests, the sheriff said
vrested the pistol from Arts and he
ran from the house.
Evening star., 1937-03-07

"touche." but because We are fasci-
mated by the possibility that some day.
somewhere. the gentleman with the
snuff box will encounter chap who
will smile and bow and accept the
offer of sniff, whereupon the pair
of them will have an elegant eight
eenth century sneeze together.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
SOLUTION.

SOLUTION.
CAN'T understand why the authori-
ties here have so much trouble
breaking up the numbers racket.
Young man in the Office a few min
utes ago explained to us how it was
done out in Columbus, Ohio, last week,
with the aid of nothing more than a
mere earthquake.
You may remember reports of the
slight tremors felt in several Mid
western cities last Tuesday Well. the
noon editions of the Columbus papers
came out with a story about as how
Columbus had gone to shaking at 9:49
In. felt the shock only few seconds
All the inveterate numbers fiends
promptly rushed down and played
GAG. The number hit. BY nightfall
every numbers bank in town was
broke. They say the policemen and
the district attorneys have done moth
ing since but just laugh and laugh,
X y X
TACTICS.
Joe La Toilette, Who is years
old and the eldest son OF Senator
Bob La Toilette, already has dem
onstrnted bit OF technique that
UiH doubtless some day haze his
toric significance in the annals OF
great political family. Young Joe
Dds taken to the dentist, but baked
at getting into the torture chair.
The dentist tried bribes-a goldfish,
a Dhistle. Joe stood his ground.
well, what mould you like
them" said the dentist, trying to
be agreeable.
Some oun1," said Joe.
At this point mother took charge
and nut Joe in the chair pertorce.
oumless and bribeless. But that
night, reporting on the affair to his
father, Joe staggered: 81 put that
dentist on the spot. dad"
EAT EN- UP.
DEING somewhat bashful about these
~ things, we have not yet paid a
formal and congratulatory call on the
citizen who, loving competition dearly,
recently opened up restaurant down
on E street in . block where Z out
of 13 establishments are either cafes
or drug stores dealing in quick lunches
and sandwiches. The next block has
only four restaurants out o. eight
concerns. apparently not tough enough
TO suit our champions taste for bat
| tie.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
HELENE MADISON WE'D
Former Swimming Champion
Married to Dam Builder.

Married to Dam Builder.
WENATCHEE, Wash. March 6 tA1.
Helene Madison. "a, Seattle. former
world and Olympic swimming cham
pion, was secretly married here today
to Luther C. McIver, about As, builder
Of the Great Rock Island Dam here.
The couple came here from Seattle
by automobile late this afternoon Tor
the ceremony.
Evening star., 1937-03-07

2122 California
street. is a per-
sonal friend of
President Roose-
welt. who knew
him when the lat
ter was Secretary
of the Navy. Also,
the admiral has
met the new king,
who was a naval
officer during the
World War. In
recognition Of his
services during the
war. the late King
George v made
Admiral Rndpoan
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UTILITY.

Dbl BETA KAPPA SOCIETY please
note: At cocktail party given by
Ned Harris here recently. some OF the
guests were discussing the story Of a
Phi Bette KEY that was lost and recov-
cred more or less miraculously.
Huh said a listener. MY married
sister was a Phi Beta Kappa. Now
she lets her children cut their teeth on
her key"
Evening star., 1937-03-07
Your
Income Tax
Example Shows Opera
ton of SurtaX and
Normal LeVieS.

The revenue act of 1886 provides
for only one normal tax rate, that N'
4 per cent on the amount of the net in
come in excess of the allowable credits
such as the personal exemption. creolt
for dependents, etc. The act provloes
for an additional credit for the pur-
pose of the normal tax OF an earned
income credit, that is, 10 per cent OF
the amount Of the earned net income
but not in excess OF 10 per cent of the
amount of the net income. The per-
sonal exemption and credit for depend.
ents are also allowable as credits
against the net income for the purpose
of the surtax. the resulting net in
come being designated "surtax net
income" The surtax Is imposed on
surtax net incomes in excess OF s4,O0O.
The rates increase in accordance with
the amount of surtax net income IN
cluded in varying So-called surtax
brackets. On a surtax net income Oh
81 900 or less there Is no surtaX. on
a surtax net income in excess OF S4'O0o
and not in excess Of $4,000, the rate
is 4 per cent of such excess. The sur
tax upon surtaX net income OF
s6 900 is $50 and upon a surtax net
income in excess of $4,000 and not in
excess of $4,000 the rate is per cent
of such excess in addition to the $50.
or a surtax Of $3.50 upon a surtax net
income of $4,000. The surtax on a
surtax net income of s5,000.0o0 Is
s3.59l 900, and upon a surtax net IN.
come in excess of 10000, IS per
cent, the maximum rate, Is applicable
to such excess, in addition to the
So. .59l 900. Many taxpayers make the
error of applying the maximum rate
instead of the rate provided for in
the bracket in which the surtax net
income is included.
Following is an example OF how TO
compute the tax on net income OF
So. 500. all of which represents earned
net income. the taxpayer being single
and without dependents:
Net income -.--. -------- &s'5oo
Less personal exemption 1000
Balance Osurtax net incomo $1,000
Earned Income credit - $50
mai tax $3.50
SurtaX at 4 per cent on amount of
surtax net income in excess OF
81 900 but not over $4,000,
per cent on $1,000 $50
Surtax at per cent on amount OF
surtax net income in excess Of
So. 900 but not over $4,000.
per cent on 81 500 76
Total surtax S155
Normal tax. per cent on S6,650 266
Total normal tax and sur
tax S421
Taxpayers are advised to read care
fully the instructions on form l040
relating to the earned-income credit
and surtax. as well a. all other in
structions thereon, before preparing
their returns.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
APLENTY,

A lady uhO has q cOlored lcun-
dress come in by the day chdnced
to pick up the telephone recently
mhile her Bessie Was discussing
utth friend the precdrious state
OF finances. Both uoiDed that they
uere broke, that they owed this and
oued that. but they seemed TO be
taking the hardship in genial spirit.
Finally Bessie mound up the con-
uersdtion uith the cheery note,
Well, come ouer some day and
hare nothin' uith me"
Evening star., 1937-03-07
Senator Lee, Forum Speaker
YOUTH EDUCATION is TOPIC

Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma will
discuss Federal aid for the education
Of the youth Of the Nation in the Ma
tional Radio Forum tomorrow at 1890
pm, Eastern standard time. The
National Radio Forum is arranged by
The Washington Star and broadcast
over the network of the National
Broadcasting Co.
Senator Lee, widely known as a lee
turer and public speaker, is greatly
interested in the question OF educa-
ton for young men and women, and
in the youth movement generally.
While he himself was attending col
lege, he was almost entirely self-sup-
porting, but found time to give to de-
batting
In 1916 he won the national COL
legiate oratorical championship. A
year later he was in the army, where
he served IA months, 10 overseas.
Evening star., 1937-03-07

Soviet Purchases Increase.
Soviet Russia greatly increased ks
purchase In the Dritish market IN the
last year
Evening star., 1937-03-07

PART FOUR.
Feature Section.
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attractive feature of great groups
of people, meeting in social contact
from widely separated areas of the
two cities. Church, civic and well
fare associations will be represent
ed in which members of both white
and colored persons will be largely
numbered. Another source of in
terest is found in the work of the
league itself which this year is re-
ported moving forward with in
creasing energy into new fields of
usefulness that promise great ad-
vantages to the economic status of
the colored people, and in which it
is sought to engage the needed i'm
petus of a more vital public partici-
patton.
DR.. Beach Principal Speaker
The pastor of the Plymouth Con-
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gregational church, Minneapolis,
the Rev. DR.. David Nelson Beach,
will give the principal address.
T. Arnold Hill to Speak
T. Arnold Hill of New York City,
director of Industrial Relations of
the National Urban League, will
speak also.
Hill is well known in the Twin
Cities.
MUSIC
The lighter though equally ac-
ceptable moments of the gathering
will be the singing of the Oriole
Quartette - Mesdames Harriet G.
Hall, Belle Salter Tyler, Eleanor
Walls and Hattie Oliver.
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Credit Union
Organized By
Mil Citians

The Associated Negro Credit
Union recently organized in Min
neapolis is incorporated under the
State Laws of Minnesota and is
operated under the jurisdiction of
the State Banking Department.
The charter has been issued and
this Union is ready for business.
All transactions are in strict con-
fidence.
Officers are Rev. Carlyle F.
Stewart, president; Anna Brown
Lewis, vice president, and Tai
madge B. Carey, secretary-treasur-
er. Board of directors, Rev. Carlyle
Stewart, Theo. Woodward, Tom
Carroll, Clarence Smith, Anna
Brown Lewis, H. K. Grever and
Talmadge B. Carey. Supervisory
Committee, Izetta Greer, o. L. AL
exander and Curtis C. Shivers.
Credit Committee, Rev. J. H.
Thompson, Jas. A. Lewis and VIM.
E. Cratic.
Applications for membership
may be obtained from any of the
officers or members of the Board
of Directors or any committee.
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Famous Preacher
Here for Series
of Meetings

Rev. S. w. MCGEE, widely known
evangelist of the Church of God in
Christ, will conduct a series of
meetings at the Fourth Street
church, 1918 Fourth st. So, begin
ming Friday, March 9Th.
Rev. MCGEE who returned re-
Gently from the Holy Land was
formerly overseer of the State of
New York and has made many
religious recordings, preaching,
singing and playing the piano for
the Victor Recording Co.
Rev. MCGEE came to Minneapolis
from Omaha with Rev. A. w. Will
son, pastor of the Fourth Street
Church, here.
Don't fail to hear this great
evangelist. Those who plan to at
tend these meetings are advised to
come early to get seats.
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st. Paul-MiH
City Forums
I'm Joint Meet

Once a year the st. Paul and
Minneapolis Sunday Forums have
exchange meetings. At this time
the program is furnished by the
visiting Forum. Sunday, March z,
the st. Paul Forum will visit Min
neapolis.
The principal speaker will be Mr..
Lathrop Rogers who will speak on
New Thought, New Fields and
Old Problems" Mr.. Rogers is a
graduate of Manchester College.
While there he served as one
of the Manchester Orators" He
has had a great deal of experience
speaking, having lectured through
out Nebraska and Iowa on inter
racial relations.
The public is urged to attend.
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Urban League Annual
Meeting Next Thursday
Night on u Campus

The coming annual meeting of the Twin City Urban will
held Thursday evening" March Minnesota
versy campus
These annual meetings the
white and cood citizens its gatherings very certain from
advanced reports larger
dinner meeting this year.
Notable Speakers
This added interest neres the quality the program
than usually capable speakers its musical Offering and the always
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MRS. BELLE PATE WILLIS

MRS. BELLE PATE WILLIS
Thursday, March A, was the
birthday of a Minneapolis woman
who was born about the time when
the Emancipation Proclamation
was signed. Born " years ago in
slavery at Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Belle
Willis has only faint recollections
of slavery.
Today she is an alert and active
woman, founder of the Beacon
Light S. d. A. church in Mime
apolis and active member of the
church. In Kansas City, Kans.,
where She made her home before
coming to Minneapolis several
years ago, she did much construc-
tive work in church and civic
circles.
Mrs. Willis, who resides at 5OS
Aldrich Ave. No., is the mother of
Mrs. Rosa Wysner and J. W. Pate
both of Minneapolis. Her hobbies
are sewing for the needy and Civ
ing Bible readings in the interest
of the Adventist movement.
Friends and neighbors Joined in
a surprise party for her Thursday
evening at her home.
A firm believer in racial enter
prise, Mrs. Willis thinks the col
ored people should be hearteneG
because of their progress in the
past 80 years.
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ness in the case.

ness in the case.
Taylor's past good reputation
enhanced his chances when vir-
tual parade of citizens of all class
es, white and colored, testified to
his character and reputation.
Among the witnesses were H. G.
Thompson, retired veteran police
officer; N. Larson, white, assistant
superintendent the Pullman Co.;
Cecil Newman, newspaper editor;
Mrs. Lulu Maxwell, Mrs. H. Young,
Rev. H. w. Bolts, Mrs. Wilbur
Wright, Lewis Ewing, L. Lggett,
white, business man; Fred King,
white, bank teller; Albert Sonnen-
berg, white; Fred Walgreen and
Ivor Swanson, both white.
DR.. ]. Lebowske, white, testified
that Taylor was physically inca
pacitated. The tavern owner has
suffered from rheumatism and has
difficulty in walking.
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Italian Massacre of
Defenseless Philippians
Stirs Worldwide Protest

Yor-(Cavn Service Flash-Harlem in mighty
against Italan barbares" Ethiopia week the
that the Italian Adds Ababa
moving Etopans retaliation the attempt to
The headlines which caused the
Emperor Halle Sasse left his country
Executed Ethiopia GRAHAM Attack; Italy Shoots
Arrested After Bombing Plus All Who Own Ams and
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RELATIVES OF LOCAL
MAN DIE IN FIRE

Word was received by Earnest
Watson, TAI st. Anthony, st. Paul,
that three children of his sister,
Mrs. Rosa Lee Holmes, of Balti-
more, were suffocated when their
home burned last Tuesday, Feb.
20. The children were ages one,
three, and four.
Mr.. Watson, the children's uncle,
is well known in the Twin Cities,
having been a railroad chef cook
for more than Is years.
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Jury Brings in Not
Guilty Verdict After
Two Hours DeliberatiOn

Minneapolis jury of nine and three Tuesday
quilted Joe Taylor Minneapolis business second degree
murder charge in which attracted statewide interest
Tayor trial the outcome of the fatal shooting January
% of Harry Peterson white barber in the Fresno Cafe O1 Sixth
Ave. No, which Taylor operates
After hearing almost weeks testimony the retired
Tuesday 945 following charge made by Judge W. W.
BardweI who conducted the trial admirable
Remarkably the jury out only about two hours returning
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OdruWSI1 VIII COuuuCCcu the Lrldl
Remarkably the jury was out
shortly after IL pm. with verdict
of not guilty. According to reports
the first poll stood IL to for
acquittal. The court scene upon
the return of the jury was dra-
matte. Taylor, partially crippled,
gray-haired, 81 years old and
resident of Minneapolis for 40
years, was overjoyed at the YER
dict. His wife who sat behind
throughout the entire trial accept
ed the verdict "as an answer to her
prayers" she said.
The wife of Peterson, the slain
man, a slight built blond woman
who also had attended the trial,
stood with a dazed lock when the
verdict was read which freed the
man who shot her husband in self
defense. She wept profusely as
she had done many times during
the trial.
Numerous spectators expressed
much sympathy for the widow but
none for Peterson, the dead man
who testimony given in the trial
showed was troublesome and bel
igerent.
Taylor and his wife both thank
ed the jury upon which sat James
Horris, 1921 18th Ave. &c., a col
ored man.
Spectators, black and white, who
awaited the jury's verdict rushed
forward surrounding the Taylors,
showering them with congratula-
tons.
States Witnesses Aid Defense
Arthur Markve, assistant county
attorney, assisted by Andrew
Grumpy, county attorneys inves-
tigator, prosecuted Taylor.
Taylor was defended ably by At
torneys Neil Hughes, white, and
Harry L. Scott.
One of the deciding factors in
the case was that the states chief
witnesses, William Weiner and Al
Branson, both white men, in their
testimony actually bore out the
story upon which Taylor based his
defense-that he only shot Peter
son in self-defense-when the lat
ter pursued him in threatening
manner with a quart ginger ale
bottle poised to strike.
Fail to Shake Witnesses
Markve's attempt to shake the
testimony of his own star witnesses
was unsuccessful and only made
the states case appear weaker.
The prosecutor expressed sur
prise at the answers drawn by
Hughes and Scott under cross ex-
animation of Weiner and Bransor
who told the court that Peterson
had knocked Branson down in Tay.
lor's tavern the night of the af,
fray which ended fatally for Pc
terson.
| Weiner told how Peterson haC
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snatched his scarf, thrown it on
the floor and generally misbehaved.
These two witnesses recited these
facts under the skillful questioning
of defense counsel despite the con-
slant objections of Mr.. Markve.
In an effort to strengthen the
prosecution, Peterson's widow was
seated up front in full view of the
jury and was the states first wit
FREED