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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-05-23
SPY ADMITS RECEIVING
 $35,000.00
Fly Leaves; Used Invisible Ink; Im- ported in Neckties.

NEW YORK, May 20.- Messages written in invisible ink on the blank back pages of Bible, was one way in which the German spy system in this country endeavored, during the war, to communicate secretly with the German imperial government, Mad anne Marie de Victorica,. who has ad- mitted she was a Hun agent in Amer ica, testified here today in the trial of Willard J. Robinson, charged with treason.
 Called by the government in it's ef- forts to prove that Robinson went to Holland to carry information, to the German consul there, on behalf of German agents here, Madame Vic Robinson by Jeremiah OLeary, that Robinson consented to carry her mes sages to Germany and that she gave to Robinson a Bible containing secret ly inscribed messages, which she said were in ;code and which were devel oped with the aid of iodine tablets. Madame Victorica said she brought the invisible ink from Germany, soak ed in white neckties, from which she subsequently had it extracted.
 Tn answer to question by the Uni ted States attorney, Mime. Victorica said she received 5000 month for her services. She was mot supposed to spend any money" in her work, she explained. but could use money to any extent in the event of my getting into a fix" In all, she said, she re. ceived about s35,O ,OO0 from the German government.
 I~ Was Propaganda Agent Cross-eXamined by Robinson s counsel, Mime. Victorica testified that when she entrusted the alleged mes sage to Robinson to take to Holland the United States was not beliig erent. r"
 On cross-examination, Mme. Victo rica, who is under indictment for es pionage, also admitted that she ''got the impression in talks with the gov ernment attorneys, that the govern ment twas desirous of getting evi dence of an Irish plot She admitted that she was drug addict
 Mme. Victorica explained she came here in 1916 as an agent of the Ger man propaganda division, on the way to South America, and bearing a mes sage to Carl Roediger.
 What were you to do for the prop aganda division?" she was asked. ''To report on conditions; the actiyi ties of German Catholics in the prose cution of the war; on the arrange ments between the German govern ment and leading German Catholics il regard to demands that had been pre- sented for a long time, about tn, promises to the German Catholics, a the peace conference; concerning th' internal position of the Holy See; th' interest taken by German Catholics il Irish affairs, and to investigate an, report the situation" explained tn witness.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-05-23

M. Crawford the past week: Jose Benitez to wed Soledad Mu- rillo; Ramon Mendoza to wed Josefa Torrez; Richard B. Craeger to wed
 Grace E. Trotter; Harry Lohr to wed Ruth Smith, and Karl Claus to wed
 Lola Mesa.
The Delta independent., 1919-10-17
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS Z
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DR.. A. w. Macarthur returned Fri
day from a trip Of few days to Den
YER.
Mrs. Elmer Bowers has gone to
Oklahoma for few weeks visit with
relatives.
Mrs. o. w. Lee arrived yesterday
from Louisville, Kentucky, and will
make her home here.
Mrs. T. E. Gale returned Wednes-
day from California where she had
spent several months.
Messrs. John and Perry Obergfell
started Wednesday for Los Angeles,
California, where they expect to spend
the winter with their sister, Mrs. R. E.
Baker.
Newcomers here are Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewellen and two little girls are late
arrivals from Idaho who have pur-
chased the property Heretofore occu-
pied by ]. S. Herendeen.
Mrs. Mary Eastman, district deputy
of the Royal Neighbors of America,
passed through Wednesday on her
way to an official visit to Gunnison.
and chatted at the train with local
friends.
Mrs. Jennie Riehl motored down
from Hotchkiss Wednesday with c.
E. Goddard, and on the return they
were accompanied by Miss Rachel
Goddard who for several days has
been the guest of the Charles Wray
family.
| After spending two weeks at the
Delta Hospital, where she received
treatment for a bursted blood vessel
in the eye, Mrs. Frank Fobare return
ed Wednesday to her home at Hotch-
kiss, anxious indeed to get back to
those three year old twin boys Of hers.
After spending two or three weeks
helping pack apples. Mrs. Arthur Con-
kle returned Wednesday to her home
on the Muddy. She was accompan-
led by her little daughter. Mrs. Con-
kle resided at Delta for several years
and says she always has a warm
place in her heart for Delta. Sure,
they all do.
Mrs. G. E. Ludwig was up from Do
| minguez on a shopping trip. Mrs.
| Ludwig and her family are one of
the many families to whom the In
dependent year after year bring the
| news Of the surrounding country
which is especially welcome because
they are isolated from heavily settled
| sections.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
BOARD OF TRADE SETS
MAY "a FOR OUTING
Annual Affair at Chesapeake
I, Beach Being Arranged.
Tickets for 600.

The annual outing and shadbake of
the Board of Trade will be held at
Chesapeake Beach Saturday. May "a.
This was decided on by the outings
committee at a meeting in the rooms
Of the board in The Star building last
night.
Members of the committee are 50
confident of the success of the pro-
gram they are preparing that they
suggest to all members of the board
who want to go to make reservations
early. The sale of tickets has been
limited this year to 900.
Last year, with the country in the
midst of war. the annual outing took
the form of a patriotic rally to boost
the sale of liberty bonds and war saw
ings stamps. This year. with the war
over, the committee is devoting all it's
attention to providing entertainment
for the party.
Charles ]. Waters was appointed
chairman Of the subcommittee on
ticketsf with Ernest ]. Leesnitzer as
vice chairman. Other members of this
subcommittee will be: Walter H.
Klopfer. Murray L. Clifford, George
Pitt. William Clabaugh. Fred J.
White, Charles F. Crane, Odel S.
Smith. Dr.. ]. D; Rogers. e. J. Murphy.
e. Gibson, Walter A. Brown. George
M. Fisher. Capt. c. E. E. Flather. John
Robert Casper, L. Pierce Boteler,
Samuel L. Darragh. e. E. Ramey,
Seaton W. Trunnell and Richard l..
Conner.
Fred J. White is chairman of the
general committee on arrangements.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
women TO CANVASSD.
FOR Jobs FOR SOLDIERS
Members of Federated Council
Will Call on Business Men
in Zones.

Washington's business district is to
be thoroughly canvassed by the Wom-
ems Federated Council on Employ
every returning District soldier and
sailor. The canvass will begin this
week.
The federated council, which is made
up of women's clubs Of the city. met
Friday in the boardroom of the Dis
trict building and divided the bust
ness section into zoneA A captain
will be named for each zone.
The women will call upon each busi-
ness man in their zone, urging him to
make an effort to employ at least one
ent opportunities the merchant will
be asked to list his prospective wants
with the canvasserA The federated
council of women is working in CO.
operation with the United States En-
ployment Service and has headquar-
ters in the same building at 1410
Pennsylvania avenue. Women's clubs
are invited to join in the work and
should call at the avenue headquar-
ters.
creased 30 there should be sufficient
work to absorb every man as rapidly
as he returns" reads a statement
from the women. The city owes this
debt to the men who gave up their
positions to protect our and their
business interests and homes"
Among the women's organizations
the Housekeepers' Alliance. the Asso-
citation of Collegiate Alumnae, the
Young Women's Christian Association
and the Junior Suffrage League.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
VICTORY OF ALLIES WON
BY THE MILITARY FORCES

The allies won the war by a mill
tary victory. Even if there was
breaking down of the home support
behind the German army because OF
government detection or any other
cause. a military victory forced the
German representatives to sign the
armistice terms. Gen. Peyton c. March.
chief of staff. u. S. A. told forty mem
bers of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fra
ternity at a banquet last night at the
Lafayette Hotel.
Gen. March, who is a 'Deke," from
Lafayette College, and who has three
brothers who are members of the
fraternity. in a brief talk. told much
of Americas part in the war.
Mai Maurice Connolly, the only ex-
member of Congress who has won his
wings as a military aviator. intro
duced Gen. March. and acted as toast
master Maj. Connolly gave brief
talk on flying. He will participate IN
the flying stunts of the .'circus" to-
day which will fly over Washington
in the interests of the victory loan.
Evening star., 1919-04-13

chorus singing of The Star Spangled
Banner" and America" led by e. A.
Lang; a cornet solo by Arthur S. Wit
comb of the Marine Band, and vocal
numbers by Mrs. F. Ehreve-H Heartsill.
The speakers at tomorrow nights
session. with their subjects. are an
nounced as follows:
"Woman's Relation to the League of
Nations" Mrs. Philip North Moore.
president of the National Council of
Women; "A Woman's View Of the War
Zone" Mrs. George Barnett. wife OF
the commandant of the United states
Marine Corps; ITO Have and to Hold"
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker. of the
War Camp Community Service; and
The Effect Of the American ReNolu-
ton on the History Of the Serbian
Nation Nine Slavko Y: Grouitch. wife
of the Serbian minister to the United
States
The invocation and the benediction
at tomorrow nights session Will be
pronounced by Bishop John W Ham
ilton of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
DRIVE FOR WILLIAMS
MEMORIAL COMMENCES
Will Be on Lot of Immanuel Bap-
tist Church, Which Gave
the Ground.

The drive" to raise $350,000
throughout the United States for the
Roger Williams Memorial to be erect
ed in this city is to begin tomorrow.
Washin gton's quota of the fund is
$4,000 and arrangements have been
made by the local committee for this
city to go over the top
The site of the memorial is at 10th
street and Columbia road. Part of
the lot is now occupied by Emmanuel
Baptist Church. which has furnished
the ground. Not only Baptists but
other denominations are working to
obtain the funds necessary for the
memorial.
The drive" will continue from to-
morrow until April %. 1t is stated
already a number of subscriptions
have been received. The committee
in charge consists of j. j. Darling
ton. chairman: w. w. Everett. Dean
and T. H. Patterson. The treasurer
Is B. c. Lyddane, cashier Of the Fed
era1 National Bank. Assisting in the
work of organizing and canvassing
are Rev. G. G. Johnson, pastor of I'm
manuel Baptist Church: Percy S. Fos-
ter. Charles Werner and James
Sharpe.
The women of the churches will fur
nish supper every evening during the
drive at Emmanuel. at which the work
ers. will meet and make their reports.
The headquarters OF the committee
are at 1414 H street. where busin ess
meetings will be held daily. In the
afternoons from 4:30 to $50 o'clock
tea will be served by the young wom-
en- of the various organizations inter-
ested. 1t is also probable that free
stereopticon lectures will be given at
headquarters during the evenings.
Church the pageant, 'Libertys Light
Bearers will be given. This pageant
was written by the Rev. and Mrs. A. H.
Strickland. The cast will be made up
entirely of Washington amateurs.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
NOBLE n. POTTS HEADS
TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION
Object of New Federal Organiza,
ton Is to Secure Manager
for Each Department.

Noble N. Potts of the Department of
the Federal Traffic Association at the
organization meeting held Friday
night at the new Interior Department
building. Despite inclement weather
more than one hundred men in the
various government departments who
are engaged In handling freight and
passenger service of the government at
tended
The object of the new association is
to give weekly lectures on traffic
work, with the ultimate aim of i'm
pressing the fact that each govern
ment department and independent es-
tablishment needs a traffic manager
as surely as does the big modern bu.i-
ness house. Geritt Fort. assistant di-
rector general of trafic of the United
States Railroad Administration. told
OF the Dement'S OF proper traffic man
agement.
There are more miles of railroad
IN the United States than in all the
countries of Europe. it IL declared
and the United States government
pays more money for freight and pas
senger transportation than all the
other governments of the world corn
bined.
That seems like a large statement
but 1t is true" Mr.. Potts declared
Other officers elected were Lorin G.
Nelson. first vice president, of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Elmer e. Forbes. second vice presi.
dent. once Of the auditor for the De-
partment of Agriculture, and c. E.
Harris, secretary, of the Interior De-
partment. A board of directors, com
posed of off1cials from each depart
ment and Independent office, was
elected. The association plans to
have 1900 members
Tariff Construction" is to be tn.
subject of an address to be delivered
by Mr.. Nelson at the next meeting OF
the association. to be held at O'Clock
on the night of April q. at the In.
terror Department auditorium.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
Brewers Say Roper's Ruling
on Wartime Prohibition Act
Confirms Their Contention

NEW YORK. April 12-Representa-
hves of the United States Brewers
Association asserted here tonight that
Revenue Commissioner Roper's ruling
on enforcement of the wartime pro-
hibition act was "a recognition" of
the position taken by Elihu Root and
William d. Guthrie. the association
counsel. in the suit brought in fed
era1 court to nul1ify the act.
The contention in the test suit
brought here. it was pointed out. was
that neither the revenue department.
nor the United States district attorney
had authority to enforce the act. With
Mr.. Roper's decision disposing of the
likelihood of interference from the
revenue department., confidence, was
expressed that the last menace, ("
that of action by the district attorney.
would be removed by the result of
the suit
The case is scheduled to come up
for hearing before Federal Judge A.
n. Hand next Friday.
1t was predicted that at that time
counsel for the brewers would waive,
temporarily. the second question
raised in the suit-whether beer con-
tanning 2-75 per cent Of alcohol Is in
tnxicating-and would proceed i'm
medjately to attack the validity of
the wartime prohibition act itself.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
MICHIGAN SELECTS
IN RUSSIAN REVOLT
Withdrawal of Entire Forces
in North Russia Plan
ned by British.
SITUATION is IMPROVED

Michigan selective service men in
Company ], 339th Infantry, are pre-
sumed to be the ones who revolted
at Archangel, under influence of boil
shevik propaganda, according to the
latest advices last night, through Of
fetal channels. The S39th Regiment
is composed largely of National Army
men from that state.
Plan to Bring Troops From Russia.
Quickly following the War Depart
ment's action in making public the
official reports on the affair it was
learned that carefully laid plan for
the withdrawal of the entire force in
northern Russia has been mapped out
| by the British, who are in charge OF
the expedition by direction of the su =
preme war council. How 1t is to be
carried out or to what extent it may
be necessary to remove loyal Russian
forces which have co-operated with
population which may be fearful of
being left to the mercy of the boil
sheviki has not been disclosed. The
dispatch of additional American naval
craft is thought, however, to be a
part of the plan and reports from
various quarters have indicated that
shipping lists are being combed for
the vessels to take away the north
Russian expedition and it's stores.
The officers of the mutinous Com
pany /. according to the latest rec
ords at the War Department., are
Capt. Horatio G. Winslow. First
Iieuts Gerald R. Danley. Dwight
Reese and Second Lieut.. Forrest e
Mckee.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
LET'S PAY FOR VICTORY.
OFFICIAL MAIL SLOGAN

To aid the victory loan drive Sec
retary Lane Of the Interior Depart
partment's bureaus, both in Washing
ton and in the field. to have all en-
velopes for official mail or containers
used in official business stamped with
the slogan, Lets Pay for Victory"
The slogan will be placed on the
left end of the envelopes and contain
ers, SO as not to interfere with the
rostmark and cancellation stamp.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
Wilson Plan Opposed.

Paris adyices Friday night stated
that DR.. Nansen and others had been
comforting with President Wilson. Mr.
Hoover and other members of the in
terallitd relief council in an effort
to arrange for the feeding of the
larger cities of Russia, especially
Petrograd. and that President Wilson
Thursday had presented a proposition
to the council of four to send food to
soviet Russia if the bolsheviki ceased
hostilitfes. This plan, however. met
with serious opposition. it was added.
particularly from the French, on the
ground that il would constitute recos
milton of the soviet government. Mr..
Hoover was quoted as stating that
his reports supported DR.. Nansen's &C
count of conditions in Russia. but that
as all projects for feeding Russia in
volved political considerations such
projects had invariably been referred
to the council of four.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
WILL PLAN TUESDAY.
FOR v. R. &E. QUIZ
Civic Bodies Asked Through
The Star to Aid at
Mass Meeting.
PUBLICITY is DESIRED

Questions to be asked the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company by
shingtonians at street railway
mass meeting in the District building
next Friday night will be framed at
a gathering of civic association rep
resentatives to be held in the board
night.
President w. B. Westlake of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations;
meeting will be held. last night is
sued an invitation to the presidents
and chairmen of utilities committees
of all civic bodies to attend the pre-
liminary session.
Representatives Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. Board of Trade. Central
Labor Union, Federal Employer
Union. all citizens associations and
organizations of every kind interested
in Washingtons street car problem
are urged to attend and take part in
the preparation of a list of questions
designed to bring out all the facts in
the traction situation which the pub
lie is entitled to know.
Company viii Prepare Data.
The questions. as framed. will be
sent to the railway company Wednes-
day. This will give the company
practically three days in which to get
to base it's answers to be submitted
at the meeting Friday.
1t is anticipated that many ques-
tions will be asked from the moor a.
the general meeting. President West
lake has served notice. however. tha
he will tolerate no heckling of thu
company's representatives, and tina
in a spirit OF fairness with the single
purpose Of developing all the fact'
that have an important bearing OF
the situation.
Issues General Invitation.
w. F. Ham. president of the Wash
! ington Railway and Electric Com
pany, yesterday stated that the com
pany was glad to accept President
Westlakes invitation to meet repre-
sentatives Of the public at a confer
ence of the character proposed. Or
! receipt of Mr.. Hams reply. Mr.. West
] lake decided to issue a general invi
tation, through The Star. to the pres
! idents and chairmen of utilities com
mittees of all civic and other organf
I cations interested in street car fares
| and service to attend Tuesdays con
| ference. Individual invitations to at
i,tend this conference will not be is
| sued. for the reason that the names
| of the presidents and chairmen of al
| the associations are not known.
| officials and members Of the Fed
| GRAFTON OF Citizens Associations las
night expressed the opinion that tn,
| federatfon's plan for clearing up th'
/ traction situation would go far in re
+; adjusting the relations between tn
| public and the company and develop
| ing spirit of cooperation tina
would be helpful to both.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
Methodists to Aid Victory Loan.

Methodist centenary workers have
pledged themselves to aid in putting
the victory liberty loan 'over the top"
DR.. Morris E. Swartz. executive sec
retary of the Methodist Missionary
Centenary for the Washington area,
announced last night that constitu-
encies Of Methodism in every city
and town in the United States will
get behind the drive" when it be-
gins April 21, and help make it a sue
cess.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
hoy OF 4 HIT BY AUTO
! DIES IN THE HOSPITAL
Driver Says Child's Death Was
Unavoidable Two Other
Street Accidents.

While on his way to store oppo-
site his home. 3421 Georgia avenue.
last night about o'clock. Thomas
Marrafa, four years old, was struck
by an automobile driven by Ashton
Cobourn. $500 Georgia avenue. and
fatally hurt. He died at Garfield Hos
pital a short time after he was in
jured.
Cobourn went to the tenth precinct
station and told the police the story
Of the accident. The child appeared
in front of his automobile so sudden
ly, he stated. that he could not pre-
vent the accident
Coroner hewitt heard the story of the
inquest at the morgue tomorrow aft
ernoon. Cobourn was directed to ap-
pear as a witness.
Other Street Accidents.
George T. Tinkham. 525 Irving
street, and three children-Phyllis
Terry. Hilda Browning and Mildred
Harrison-residents of Park road.
were occupants of a buggy that was
avenue and Kenyon street yesterday
afternoon. The Terry child received
injuries to her head and body and
! was taken to Garfield Hospital.
Edward Jackson. 2230 Sth street,
was injured about the head and arms
and his wagon demolished last night
as a result of a collision between
his wagon and an automobile driven
by Charles Smith, 1858 29th street. at
Florida avenue and Sth street. The
injured man was taken home after re-
ceiving first aid at Freedmen's Hos
pital.
An Anacostia car last night about
1880 o'clock strucQ a horse and wa
gon belonging to Paul Cant. Elvans
road. near the south end of Anacos-
tia bridge. Mr.. Cant and Martha
Cant, a member of his family, were
hurt. They were taken to Casualty
Hospital.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
Enacts Enemy Alien Law.

A dispatch from Tegucigalpa. Hon.
duras. to the State Department yes
terday states that the Honduran con-
gress has enacted an enemy alien
property law, effective Immediately,
based upon similar legislation in
Guatemala, which was drafted with
the advice OF a commission from the
United States.