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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
.L|NTl THINKS ALADDIN
RUBBED LAMP HERE
Michigan Business Man Expresses
Surprise Over Marvellous
Development Of State,
County and City

Henry n Idniz OF Constantine. Mich
" much taken with Oklahoma. and
especially with Guthrie and Logan
county,
Mr. Idnsz u a prominent citizen u
Consantine He is a brother Of Man
sger Fred LAniz of The o Luig store
and he and his wife have been guests
as the Ldniz home on East Cleveland
Said Mr. Lintz Il like Guthrie very
much II is thrifty. wldeawake and
what w more II can boast of com \
mendab'e home atmosphere Your
church and schools are right up with
rev century me'hods You do ihlnes
differepsly IN the wesi. They IL q
spirit of hustle and go which il alb
sent in my baIliwiok when one re-
calls thar this country was founded
only thirty years ago. he Is forced 70
rub his eyes, for Aladdin has surely
rubbed hia lamp over ihis houn'if ifal
section and brought about miracles IN
the way OF commercial. industrial aud
social achievement Al the town OF
Oklahoma are good Guthrie. 70 my
mind. IN happily situated. ag regards
~ifnste. water. and railroad facili-
ties Your peach prospects are amaz-
ing. A county like Logan In Mlchlvan
would be worth sersrai billion dol
lars"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
Wireless Keeps
Washington in
Touch With Planes

wash,noson. NAY IA delayed
off'sisl report from rrepssse,
IA, 10 the navy espsrtmen, salc
sha, .; e;cs e'sioes wash,ro,on
tinae. a Was estimates that the
snfss sssplsrss were rs nautical
miles ahead o. their schedule. At
that time the Cape Race radio ala.
ton s,.ll ~ss IN touch win the
Nc.s
The NC passed station No "a,
about 100 miles from corvo island
tcestroyer crs~enl NJ os.ss
Greenwich ts.is a W. Washington
timel; the Nc.S passed station
sh,p destroyer svshl at C6.ss
(2;2s a N, Washington umsl the
Nc-i passed station ship No is
az io.is Greenwich. fe;i4 ~
Washington tlme) the NC I psss.
ec station ship 10 at oa;i7 Green
~leh ts:7 Washington ,imsl.
Progress of the three sesplanes
from rrepassey TO the Azores Is
ahead Of the previously estimated
distance at oe:es Greenwich t2:es
m Washington tinel by i2s
knots. Az the above time the
planes were reported as haviro
passed station ship No IS, ESQ
miles out. Cape Race (ertisn
rsdsol was stl in communication
with the nc A."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
SIXTY EIGHTH GRADERS
TAKE THE EIAM|NAT T|ONS
County superintendent DoolittIe
Submits Some Interesting
Questions To Pupils Who
Would Be Teachers

The final examinations for the
seventh and eighth rrade pupil
from the rural and village schot,-
close today Al the office of County
Superintendent DoolItile There are
sixty pupils completing iae examiua
ton. At the first examination In
April 525 pupils took the examinm.
tion. The graduating exercises for
All the graduaiss of the county will
be held at Guthrie the last week ln
May.
Some Of the questions that puzzled
the pupils are:
l. Name three delegates OF the
peace conference.
2. What do you understand "A
League OF Nations" 20 meang
3. Define Ballot; election; tax:
corporation; income tax; rental in.
stiiuiIon: eleesosynary Institution
Z. What was the Enabling Actf
Name tsree Of IS provisions.
5. Name the present state off.
GERS; the county officers
8 Give duties Of public health
officials. Name ten germ diseases
T. Who Is the present Secretary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
SHOE PRICES WON'T
CO DOWN FOR AWHILE
Dollars Purchasing Power De-
creased and Teasher Demands
Keep Fieures Up. Says
Merchant
VIII shoe and leather pfieea eoms

"will shoe and leather pfiees come
down,
Pred " Limits answarm thIs
question ~ the following statement:
~ Is frat necessary" h. points
oat. TO ask ourselves what eansad
the pre- sent prices and wheshsr tho@e
causes are stiil IN effect.
80 general has been the Increase
In all commodity prices since ffsbi
that i secms more iosieai io con-
alfer II doereaso IN the yalne of
money a. measured 10 commodities
rather than as an incrrass In the
price Of commodities as measured in
money In other words. the purchas-
Ing power of the dollar fas sifopiy
shrank 70 about co cents.
This condition IL not limited To
any one nation or continent. but Il
world vide. II was caused BY tho
issuing during the war of unusual
quantities OF paper currency without
any corresponding Increase IN the
gold supply Currency IN circulation
tho world In 15l3 was Il
tContined on Page (. Col. ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
GOOD TEACHERS SHOULD
HAVE GOOD WAGES

Prof 0verrnan. principal Of the Ok
lsbons City high school returned 10
Oklahoma City last night He attend
ed fhe consisfory meeting here.
Teachers cannot be paid too much
salsry.- h sad Good teachers ought
20 command good salaries. We hare
made tour increases in cur city. Tulsa
pays a maximum OF sIso0.- Prof ov-
ermsn gets ss.oee salary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
EVERY FRENCH SOLDIER
GIVEN AN INDEMNITY

Paris. May i7-Esery French sol
der Or sailor who has been called 10
the coiors has right 10 az indemnity
on being demobIlized. OF relea s.J
from service This indemnity hiss
been fixed by law a; $50 for every
man who has seryed for at least three
months between August ?. lGi. and
the date OF the signature OF peace
liz addition 20 this fixed sum. a. viii
be paid for each months service.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
THE ROUTE AND PROGRESS.


Washington. May 17-shortly afte'
four o'clock this morning the Bar t4ar
bcr station sent the following message
10 tire navy department:
Last heard Of sespianes at 3.21 aru
signals getting weaker. However
freak work may avail Itself early IL
wornirg ard probabilities are I'VE ns7,
hear the sespIanes until m"
The following esbiesrsnn from the
v S S Melville. trans Atlantic niph.
station snip .. Ponta Deips "a. Azores,
was received al the navy department
At 4:3o this morning:
"The Nc-< psssec station No "a al
c7so6 C N p. (s-ce washington
sinel.-
The fourteenth station ship is the
U s S co~esi, located more tran $50
miles cistsrt from Trepsssey Bay
Communication no longer was posi-
Bile By way Of Atlantic coast radio
stsfions snc messages regarding the
progress os tire sespssnes were beira
relsyec 70 the Azores ard from .here
esbied TO the navy department over .
special cable. -
WHERE ARE THE OTHER SHIPS
Because Of the fact that the ma
chimes had beer making much fsster
fipe than was erpecses. navy officers
here believed all three might reach
ther destination considerably bsfnrs
noon. Their messages showed trey
were averaging about IS miles an
hour.
Whiie most officers at the navy De
psrfmene felt 1.-THE anxiety. some are
DISTURBED By the fact that their mes
sa1es DID rot come through regularly
during the early morning. The oniy
explanation vas that cable connur;-
eation between the Azores ard ,he
Unise6 States probably had been sn-
terrupted ~ some unforeseen hs--
pessnp.
When the seapisnes passed over the
station snip No -. al z:s5 a N. they
were flying in eiose formation. while
c-iv tire Nc-< ~ss nsentiooes in THE
eents pelssda message received 81
4:3o. Il Gas the belief ~ navy csfi
Gals thsf al three o. the planes pass
ed destroyer No - together.
From fhe time the aerial veyseers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
RuMANlArs Aas parFArap
nv ukRAINtAA

london. May if--A Vienna alspsssh
to the Exchange rslsuraeh company
says that according 80 . aunasr,an
effieial agency report. N fnhstensvtn.
'fo holshsvis ferslaa ninlss@f ~ rsus.
sla. has tslsursphei 10 nsta Kun, head
y ths soyies uovesnmsat os tsunusry.
that the uhTainlNn red army has DE-
's@sed ths Hpmarisns alona shs pess
s'sr river ard has crossed ths sir~ans
shs Hursaniaas taklna flight.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
ALLIES PREPARED ron
EVERY EMERGENCY

london. Friday. May ie.~ Speaking
At the primross league sniay. Kart
cprson ~ Ksdlsssar. governments
leader IN the house ~ lords. saia that
u Germany rsfuAca 20 siun shs treaty
of ssaes. the ailiaH we're prepared
for every emergency"
Substantial modification 0f the peace
sfesty will he permitted. ne added.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
ITALY RrllnQulsHEs
ANoInEM CLAIM

paFia, May iy~~ltaly hss rsIlnaulsn.
ed hsr eiAlna 20 the Doaousnsxs ia.
lands. oif tho Asia Mlnes coast. In "a.
sar Of orsece This snds one " ths
most acute controversies before the
peace cenfsfanew
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
GIG CONTRACT TO rL RENO rlan

Kreifr Scbaffer Construction com
pany. ri Reno. was awarded the con-
tract 20 build new domlfory and
presidents home At The okiahoms
College Tor Women At chickasba. The
awards approximate tliz,sss.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
wALrHAlL NOT GOOD HUSBAND

Modern Husbands" were tried out
In picture que film sketch Al The
Highland las, night. Henry wAlthall.
however. does not make hli as
husband
The vast open spaces were let in
for run In The Silver Girl" at The
Gem
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
snor WIFE: KILLS seLr

Cay A wycoff. -. brakeman on the
Missouri Pacific. formerly holding =
run OF shas division of the Santa Re.
shot and s.lged his wife At Wichita.
Friday.
He then killed himself. via carbolsc
seid route.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
AuaralA anra orr wlrr
LlGAT INDEMNITY

Paris, May H~.rhe indemnity
elssse ~ the Aus,rian peace treaty
provides fer . payment one s~satlsth
aa larue 90 that dsmanasd from Ger.
many The sum Askea scf 10 1000.
COO COO gold maytS, without band.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
tsNANt tttR ~ ttit tuW
SAfEIN ~ Nj A<D <C-S
~ NAVAL OB>ERNtR>
GREAT FOG COVERS
AZORES LIKE BLANKET
Wht\ lNSt SIN iHi.
THREE GREAT SEApLA\ES
WE'RE GOING At HleH
SPEED AND N CLOSE
FORMATION
BULLETIN


Washington. Nav IL A mess
age from Rear Admiral Jackson
st Points Delgads. received by the
navy department a; two D m. to
day said latest weather conditions
around the Azores were unsstis.
factory with mist and frequent
rain squalls. The message was
MED apparently soon after the
arrival at Horta Of the NC-4 had
been reported "a Admiral Jack
son. No mention was made OF
the NC-l or the NC-3 and much
anxiety for their safety is ielt.
The fog is intense in the Azores.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
ctnaAr reoeLs ARRANGE


nsfl'a. May lf-~rhs German uav
eminent has arranged FOR plshtselte
Y the allies refuse 10 make eaness
slcns " the treaty ~ peace, aeeordlno
20 the xel,ynp am Mlusa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
GERMANS PREPARE TO
CALL A PlED|sc|T[
ALLIES mIOD, ron GERMAN
MttsN. MI ANt rist.-
PARED hon ANYTHING
THAT NAY NltiSt.
SAYS iOi,D tt'ttx0<


Rome. Nay iF-..ln fsspaas. 10 q
petite" fror' the entire German Tp,s.
ecpass, bsaaina MS coed affioss IL 80.
sur'"9 4 r'lsiasslea o. she s@srw "
peacs. Pope tsnsd1es hss sassn sssps
10 co~moeiests ~ith ira read " sas
~ shs meH important aslssssieas a.
the peaes conferences With view 10
ass,ina sNs conditions nsaiif.sa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
CHIEF JONES AND FORCE
ONCE MORE ON job
City Commission. After Confer.
ence With Citizens. Removes
Cruber and Reinstatea
Old Firemen

The career of William tlrnber IL !
flrc chief waa ~ short duration
Graeer ~ out and e,hlef Arihui
Johee and BIS force arc onea more tn
stalled ~ Central station
The re.inataiemen, ol zones ana hi.
men came last nighf. f0llowlne con
ference between he city conmlnagon
era and body ~ ciiizeps
Commissioner rrapuell made nst
~ names 81 buslneaa nan whom he
desired 70 inset lhs commission ana
dtNeuss the firrmen'u situation About
thirty business men responded. late
Friday afternoon Tho situation wam
gone over In detail The entire body
of citlsenl. aaYc two. volcsd the oeln
ION that the appointment ~ Gruber
WIS q mss'ake and that the Jones'
force should b. rpinNated
Old Force "sho~s up.s
Subsequently Commiaaloner Trap
nell notified Chief Jones to instruct
the old force 20 @show ups a. can
sral station Saturday morning for
duty
Gfubsr and his men bowed 70 the
inevitable and the swifrh ~ force,
was without especial incident
The action ~ commlsslonera Trup
nell and Mitchell in gracefully Yield
ing 70 public opinion IA generally CON
Ilimentnd Commissioner Tmpneli
was gracious. yet dlenifled. IN discuss.
ing the matter, He felt thar a. a
''ublic aervani. u wss his duty 10 give
heed 10 the desires of those Who par
lasss and The insurance premiums.
"Mr TrapneH ID all right said a |
business man today when ne founf |
he had momeniariiy eos of on The
srong foot. h. Iost no time in recll
wing himself. aud actions Ike that
speak volumes Tor man and public
,fficisi"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
Great American Seaplane NC-4
Last to Start, First to Arrive

isr rrspsssss ssy shortly after o.,
e'eloeA last rssnt, Until the, hsc esss
ea cestroyer No ", more than 60
miles Sst. radio stations or thls eossl
were abie 70 trace ,heir progress b,
irtereepteo radio messages
ss shis means tire powerful govern
~er, station az BAR -areor. Maine
kept the nasy department watch
party" constantly inferr,ed regarding
the position Ger more than slent hours.
Although shs radio apparatus % beard
the sesclsnes Was Only desiorea sos
a radius Of seovt go mites. sAe Maine
station intercepted messages esehsrs.
ed between the pssrss when she, were
more ttan 100 miles assssn, THIS
was aeelare,. by expert radio officers
az the oeparsmen, 90 be one 81 the
most surprising features % the epeohal
When the riehi was
pianned /, vas not expected that the
stations on ths siee would be able 20
hear Commander Towers messages
after his squadron Was sco mites at
yea
start of perilous Journey.
With noaring engines and ~hlrring
pra3eilcrs hul.s and widespread
wings gicamlng ia the rays OF the set
lne sun. the shree hags planes lifted
I.sh above The hills wailine The haF
or and headed eass on their perilous
carney across the broad Atlantic.
Their going was watched BY a great
rowd 81 Ne~foandland.rs who bade
hem godsseed with loud cheers aud
aach waving OF hats and handker-
hicfi until they had passed from
'eht beyond Mistaken Point. whrh
as the Official starting poin, OF the
lost daring sea enterprise since Col.
NOUS scr oas from palos with his
me caravels TO find westward pas
age 10 She lndl, and stumbled up1n
new weird
Quickly Los; Beyond Horzor.
Commanded BY Commander John "A
overs, 4.ieulanans Commander A G
cad and Lieutenant Commander p Nl
Bcil.ngeT. She plsnes ieft their
oorines at ihe head os Trepassey
arbcr and laxitd toward the Mar
'ws. Then. rsshing ito q wesirely 4
ind. they took the air. The NC a. /
q flagship" roae az sFa. she Nc-a ]
80 minutes later, and the Nc. al '
~ Newfoundland time which il 4
ie hour and thirty minutes ahead Of /
nv York timel I,
Within few minute they were !,
s. sight Of beyond the eastern hori- =
n
The Crews of the THREE Planes. =
The crews Of she naval seaplanes /,
the trans Atlantic fllgh; are an 4
lows
- ssfyAt NHNtNtHuut4 y Ill ~
'lliager. commander; Lieut. Com
lnder NJ A Mitscher and Lieui l. II I
rim. pilots. Lieni Harry Sadenwa-
:. radio operator. Chief Machiniss's
Iie G Kesler and MachinlH Asrnur =
risienson. engineers =
NC-3--Commander John II Towers Y
charge; Lieut. Commander II c =
shardson and Lieut. d n McCunoch. y
OTIS. Lieu, Commander n A Laven.
:. radio operator. Lleat Brax'on y
oses and BoaisFain l. X Moore. en- q
.esrs. In
SC-4- Lieut. Commander A c Read
Lleui Waiter Hinton and r
.ut y 2 Stone. pilots: Epacign j
aries Rodd. radio operator: Lieut.
(. Bresse. ir. and Chief Machlnist'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17

brussels Albert left the
Belgian capital In an airpiane today
for England
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17

New Orleans. La. Nay 1s-Tonlgh'
and Saturday. cloudy. probsaly show
ers- cooler northeastern Oklshonz
tonighf-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
BIC MONEY ron sroar HORNS.

Al short horn stock sale ~ Tulsa
Yesterday. sss.s7s was paid for "a ami
mais.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17
1920 OFFICIAL TIME

Washington, May IL The Of
ficial dispatch 10 the navy depart
ment said:
The NC-4 arrived at Horts
tIsland Of Fayal, Azores) at
~ 90.
The time given was apparently
confused in some way and could
no: be translated accurately into
Washington time, but was taken
10 mean $40 m.
The NC-4 left Trepassey. New
foundland. at G 07 . Tr, yesterday.
which would make her time IA
hours snd l3 minutes for the 1900
mile flight TO Horta.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-17

Washington. May f7-The naval
sezpaane Nc-< arrived az cervo is-
Isnc kxs~es. at s;fs this morning
Washington TIRE. win the Nc.3 and
Nc.i trailing . hundred miles in the
rear. The time made WAS reeorc
breaking. although the atmospheric
conditions were not the best for ny
ing
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'consinsd on PAGE 6 Col. ~
The Washington times., 1919-12-17

Among her effects were found letters
rom this man which showed she hsd
kept up an affectionato correspond
ence with him all during her ansir
with New. These letters win be tn
troduced at the trial, and the mans
name, which has been withheld, given
out.
Another theory set up by the prose.
cution is that New killed the girl be-
cause she refused to marry him after
learning the circumstances OF his
birth
New is thirty seven years old. He
was educated at Notre Dame and
other institutions at Senator News
expense, according to New, his mother.
and his half-sister. Miss Edna Clancy.
He was employed for a time as street
sweeper in Oklahoma City, OKLA: Salt
Lake City, Utah. and Denver. Col.
later coming to Los Angeles, where
he secured employment as truck
driver for a large sash and door con-
cern. His sister and Miss Lesser were
both employed in the Offices OF the
same factory. All held these positions
at the time OF the murder. New, had
always borne an excellent reputation
Tor sobriety, industry, and morality.
The Washington times., 1919-12-17
INFANT
ALNE IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. August Wentz Identifies
Her Baby Stolen From Car
rage Last July.

NEW YORK. Dec. ls.--Arthur
Philip Wentx, seven month-old soo Of
Mr.. and Mrs. August wentx. ktdnaped
from = baby parking place" In . de-
partmeut store last July. is believed 10
have been found in Bellevue Horpitsl
foundiings ward.
The mother. who identified the
child, is sure IL is her own, and while
August Wentx IL not so sure, he an
nounced today he would adopt the
baby, anyway. A birthmark. visible
behind the infants car only when A
cries. was said to have been found
by Mrs. Wentz
According TO detectives who have
worked on tho case since July. the
baby was abandoned by its. kidnspers
In the Grand Central Station on De-
cembcr s. A note pinned to its
clothes read:
"For the love of Mike. somebody
take this kid, He is ono too many
for this family. Give him to Nellie
Bly, Ga newspaper woman) He is
seven months old and as healthy az
they make them Can't afford him
At the price Of milk today There
are others I'm trying TO support
The motive for the kidnaping "a
still q mystery. No demands for
The Washington times., 1919-12-17
EDGE CURRENCY BILL
NDORSED BY SENATE

The Senate has adopted the con-
ference report on the Edge bill which
was recently approved by the House.
The bill now goes to the President for
signature.
Senator Mclean, chairman Of the
Senate Banking and Currency Com
mittee. explained concerns can obtain
State charters to do as they please"
He advocated placing all institutions
chartered under the State laws under
the Jurisdiction of the Federal law.
Senator Gronna denied the exchange
rate could be stabilized by passage
OF the bill. ~ -e
Becsusesof the absence of Gronna
no action lon-the measure was taken
until today. "..-a
The Washington times., 1919-12-17
GEN. MILES CAMP WILL
UNFURL SERVICE FLAG

> The unfurling Of a service flag, the
unVeiiing OF scroll bearing the
names OF those members who died in
the recent war and the presence of
General Miles as guest of honor will
feature the meeting of Gen. Nelson A
Miles Camp, No. 1. United States War
Veterans. which will be held in the
Pythian Temple, Friday night at
o'clock.
Among others present will be Brig.
Gen. Charles G. Long, of the Marine
Corps; Past Department Commander
Jerry A. Costello; William T. Jones,
commanier-in-chief of the United
Spanish War Veterans, and Capt.
George L. Armstrong, u. S. A., who
has just returned from overseas.
The Washington times., 1919-12-17
FRENCH AVIATOR FLIES
226 MILES IN AN HOUR

PARIS. Dec. ia burst OF speed
OF approximately ..26 miles an hopr
was scored by sadi Lecointe. the no.
ted French aviator. in an officially
timed airplane test.
Lecointe, who holds the French
record for height and broke the
French speed record last September.
covered the distance of a kilometer
test at an average speed of 307.225
kiiometers fabout 100 milesD an hour.
while during some seconds OF his
9ight he reached a speed of 3s+.5 kilo-
meters cas- miies) an hour, or about
~ miles a minute.
The Washington times., 1919-12-17
DAlEEY CASE Sl9efE
CONFDnn Of RA1lX
Charles White ~ Mr~ \ Z -
Appel ~ udbsos

HAAMoSTUS. N J.. Dec. IT,
Christmas Day viii aad NJ hsu,
again., Ars. Edith l.. Joo~a, cAanIo1
with being an accessery after the fors
u the murder OF Billy Dsnssy. -
ssAred today In her cell Al ths Mays
Landing 5sii
Both Mrs. Jones and Charles WAfts
charged with "wtlfui murder e a.
boy. were confident their appeal IRA
writ OF haoeas corpus woU11 -
granted. froc~~dtnws toward fhis 80
were started last night by their ccun-
sci. who wired te supreme Jvsft~.
Black. In Jersey, CITY. asking permits,
sion TO present D formal petitses 70.
the writ
g. Arthur Bcstc. chief counsel 70.
White and Mrs. Je8es- aid ne e1 .
pected hourly to receive q fsvorabls
reply from Justice Black.
The Washington times., 1919-12-17
QUlGEY RESIGNS AS
COMMERCE SOLICITOR

Edward T.. ouigley. assistant so
-licitor of the Department of Com
merce. today submitted his resigna
ton to President Wilson. He has
been In Government service for eight
cen years.
He has completed his work as Sc :
retary OF The American-Canadi an
Fisheries Conference, which held
hearings on the coasts of Canada,
United. States and Alaska, and which
resulted in the drafting of two
treaties between the United States
and Great Britain.
The Washington times., 1919-12-17
Nice Fed With Candied
Booze, Stasser to Death
hEH EIarisas Mood

HAhTFpRD. Conn. Dec. Ia
Twesmice, highly hilarjous. stag
gered about ON the velvet rug in
the office OF Thomas Holt, dairy
and% food commissioner, at the
state capitol, then turned on their
.oaek. toes in the air. and died.
Commfssioper Holt pronounced
death the result Of alcoholism.
Holt. on the complaint of wom-
en-, had conhscated some coufec-
lions called brandy drops" Hart
FORD husbands had been buying
them by the five-pound boxes. The
chocolate ccnfections were left in
his Office until he could send them
TO New Haven for chemical analy-
sis. The mice, hunger driven. fed
upon them.
The Washington times., 1919-12-17
Rival Theory Advanced.

A Birmingham man, who was
Freda Lesser's sweetheart before the
FAMILY moved to California, has been
suggested as a possible cause of the
crime which cost the girl her life.