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The Seward gateway., 1921-01-27
CRISIS SOON PISS:
 SAYS TRAVELLER
Representative of American Paper. Company Reviews EHxistlns H
 Conditions.

"The next three or four months will see the crisis in the business and industrial world of < the United States passed according to the op- inions of business leaders of the Northwest" said M. F. Mcdonnell, Alaska representative of the Ameri- can Paper Company who returned to his home here today after a; visit of several weeks, to Seattle and Portland. In three or four months, he said, it is generally expected that conditions will have settled and business will again be on . solid foundation.
 Last year, said Mir. Mcdonnell. was the best in the history of the jobbing business, a greater volume of sales being made than ever be- fore. At present there is very little being done in any line of business and many factories have been shut down or are working on half time. In Seattle, he said, there is estimat- ed to be at least 1000 idle men and about that number in Portland and similar conditions prevailing in other western centers.
 Money everywhere is tight ac- cording to MT. Mcdonnell, who said he heard the President of the Union Savings Bank at Seattle tell 2 gathering of business men in tha: city that this condition would pre- vail until Spring when he predicted renewed prosperity and business and industrial activity .. Wages, he ;sait
 Ire getting back to a normal ana settled basis with prices also ap- preaching 8 more nearly norma stage. Seattle business houses, he said, are advertising reduced price ,lothing sales which compare on ;ss par with those being advertised by he Juneau merchants. - -,
 In order to overcome the so-called buyers strike, said MT. Mcdonnell, the big manufacturers and jobbers are guaranteeing prices for a. cer- tain period, that is in any instance where there is a decline within a stated period from prices at which purchases are made the buyers will be protected. In the paper industry, newsprint and high grade book paper prices which have declined slightly are guaranteed for three months by Western houses, but in he East the market price prevails. No yearly contract prices rejoicing guaranteed, he said.
 The wholesale paper houses and m manufacturers of the. Northwest, said MT. Mcdonnell, are watching closely the development in the pulp and paper industry in Alaska, which $ expected to assume material pro-, portions in the near future. :,
 Uncertainty, regarding the Alaska fishing industry for the>coming sea- oo,, ,,,,o,,o;1o ouonnor fho ronnoo.xr ;,,
The Seward gateway., 1921-01-27
WEATHER REPORT SEWARD 20 A Part Cloudy N

-1H"<&3SO ~ z6 01V V3VUUy " Anchorage 2 B Clear Calm. Matanuska 22 B Clear Calm. Chickaloon 15 B Clear Calm. Wasilla 20 B Clear Calm. Talkeent 23 B Clear Calm. Hurricane I B Clear Calm. Summit 4 B Clear Calm.
 Healy 20 B Clear East. Nenana 30 B Clear East. Fairbanks S5 B Clear. Calm.
The Seward gateway., 1921-01-27

tsrests; according to MrSMcD Donnell. 1t is stated in Seattle, he said thaa not more than 2oapsr esat, q tha cannsries of southsastsfn Alaska and Prince william Sound will bs operated next season, and 1t has not bes definitely decided just what plants VII operate, Ketchi. kan, he said, is making prepara- tions for the enlargement of it's fresh fish industry to offset any i'll effects from the possible non- opera tion of canneries. It is tn belief there that the former industry brings more money into circulation than the cannery business and it's increase will be Of material benefit to the town.
The Seward gateway., 1921-01-27
SEWARD LAUNDRY MOST
 MODERN IN ALASKA

Harry Kwabe, owner of the Sew ard Steam Laundry has just com- pleted the installing of new boilers, mangle' machines and other up-to-
 date machinery which is essential for the proper handling and washing of clothes of all kinds. The Seward Steam Laundry at the present time, while not SO large as some of the oth- CT laundries in the towns of Alaska, probably contains more up- to- the- minute laundry devices than any oth- CT laundry in the territory. A new Ford delivery car will be placed in service just as soon as the condition of the streets warrant and the calling for an dedlivering of all soiled and laundered clothes will be made in 8 prompt manner.
 Kwabe,. who has been in Seward for five years has consistently re- invested his money in improvements with the result that he Is now able to handle all the washing of Seward satisfactorily. One of the principal attached to the laundry is the me for the Rough Dry" work. There are many of the housewives of Seward who regularly send their en- tire washing to this apartment, where it is washed and dried and re-. turned all ready for starching and ironing. The cost per ID Is now 15c for the rough dry work and at this prise few women can afford to spend the time doing the family washing. Harry is enthusiastic over the future outlook for Seward and says that he has hunch that pretty soon he will be washing clothes for many hund- red people.
The Washington times., 1921-02-07
ADC[UB BOOSTERSI |
FOR pilgrimage
Will Turn Out in Force for Thiro
District Meet at Bal
tim0re.

Washington Ad Club boosters will
turn out in force at the convention OF
the Third district of the Associated
Advertising Clubs in Baltimore next
Monday.
Harold Levi, president of the Wash.
ington organization, will preside at
the afternoon session, while Charles
+. Kuhns, president of the Advertis-
gavel at the opening meeting. Judge
Charles J. Orbison will speak on the
topic, as There a Business Depres-
sion?" Speakers at the afternoon ses-
sion will be Gordon H. Cilley, OF
Philadelphia and Frank e. Fehlman,
of New York.
On Monday evening there will be .
vigilance mass meeting. at which
Frank ]. O'Brien will preside. Rich
ard II. Lee, Robert F. Leach and other
Baltimore business men will be
among the speakers.
The principal speaker Tuesday
morning will be Mrs. Lucinda w.
Prince, of the Prince School of Edu-
cation for Store Service. Other
speakers will be George w. Hopkins
and Wilson NJ. Taylor. r. c. Palmer
will preside. At the concluding ses-
sion Tuesday afternoon Nat c. Wild
man will preside, and the speakers
will include Frank Carroll. Irwin
Paschall and S. z. I.eith. Open forum
discussions will feature all OF the
sessions. Tuesday evening there will
be a banquet at the Hotel Belvedere.
The Washington times., 1921-02-07
GIRL IN CYCLE
CRASH MAY DIE
Mother Warned Her Not to Go.
Had Premonition of Dis
aster, She Claims.

81 told May not to 20 riding yes
terdsy afternoon" said Mrs. Eva
Decatur, mother Of May Decatur,
seventeen years old, who is near
death at Georgetown University
Hospital as the result of collision
between three motorcycles and an
automobile on the Conduit road,
three miles east of Great Falls.
TWO OTHERS INJURED.
Miss Decatur was one OF a motor
cycle party of three girls and three
men. Two other members of the
party. Earl Kellerman, thirty-nine
years old. OF 73 u street northwest.
and Miriam Ambrogia. 1854 Kramer
street northeast. are also confined to
Georgetown University Hospital with
bruises and other injuries. The other
two members of the party Ralph
soudar. 1898 G street northeast, and
James Palmer. 1915 Four-and-a- Half
street south west. escaped unhurt.
The automobile was driven by s.
c. Brady, who was with his wife.
Mrs. Brady received several slight
cuts from flying glass, but refused
hospital treatment.
At Georgetown Hospital today. 1t
was stated that Miss Decatu will
not live. She suffered a fractured
skull. internal injuries and frac,
ture of the leg.
MOTHER HAD PREMONITION.
Mrs. Eva Decatur. mother of the
girl. said today that she had a pre-
monition yesterday that her daugh-
ter was going to be injured. She
pleaded with her not to go and when
kellerman called for her on his
motorcycle. she asked him to be very
careful and avoid accidents. She
reminded Kellerman, she said. that
he should not take her daughter
out because he was twice as old as
she. He assured her that he would
be very careful.
Mrs. Decatur said today that she
intended to sue KeIlerman. She has
had much trouble of late. Her hus-
band was injured in an accident two
weeks ago in Baltimore and her two
year,old child was burned to death
about two years ago.
According to Brady, who drove the
automobile, the accident occurred
when Kellerman attempted to pass at
q high rate of speed in order 10 pre-
vent Soudar, who operated the second
motorcycle and on which Miss Am
brogia was q passenger, from getting
the lead. The handlebars on Kel-
1erman's machine struck the mud
guard OF Brady's car. The impact
threv Keherman.s paachlne sover and
hurled Miss DecaturTover Bfadys car
to the other side of the road. Keller
man was thrown against Brady's auto
and was rendered unconscious.
UNABLE TO STOP.
Soudar was unable to stop his ma
chine and he struck kellerman's
wrecked cycle. He was unhurt, but
Miss Ambrogia received several cuts
on the face and body. A third
motorcycle, operated by James
Palmer. struck Brady's car, but
Palmer was uninjured. The three
motorcycles we're demolished and
Brady's car was badly damaged.
Deputy United States Marshal Le-
roy Ferguson, who is investigating
the case, has made no arrests. He
says that all the principals will be
available when needed. Witnesses
exonerated Brady from all blame.
The Washington times., 1921-02-07
HONEST RUM|S'
ONLY EVIDENCE.
Must Prove It's Real Liquor,
Says Court, Ruling Out
LOTUS Conviction.

Because the stuff "smells" like
liquor and because 1t looks like 1t,
does not satisfy the law. and a con-
yiction in case where q person has
sold such stuff without 1t being au-
chemically analysed and corked and
recorked in the presence OF proper
authorities, cannot stand In law, said
In effect Justice Hitz Of the Court
of Appeals today in an opinion re-
versing the conviction Of Peter
LOTUS in the Police Court June is,
1920. on charge Of selling intoxi-
eating liquor.
ORDERS NEW TRIAL.
A new trial 10 ordered. Lotus was
charged with selling liquor December
10. 1918, and Officer BeaR. of the Po-
lice Department, In company with
others. met Charles Mackall, to whom
Bean gave two one-dollar bills. keep
ing a record of their numbers. Bean
searched Mackall. but found no liquor
on him. Macksll then went out of
the back door Of the Washington Ho-
tel, where the parties then were.
when the others, taking a position in
the doorway a half block from Loft
US place OF business, saw Mackall
enter the latter's place.
IN rev minutes Ne came out and
handed to simpson, who was a wit
r-ss at the trial, half pint bottle.
Simpson gave II to Bean and Bean
gave II to q witness by the name OF
-.alke. who deposited II at the police
station. where IL remained in a cell
a. LII n..r ho he kaU n
time.
SEAL WAS BROKEN.
The men In charge OF the station
had supervision over the cell and the
whiskey. but no man was detailed
especially for that purpose. When
produced at the trial the seal of the
bottle had been broken and the cork
had been removed and replaced. The
contents of the bottle had never been
properly analyzed. merely smelling
Of whiskey.
Objection was made at the trial to
the introduction of the bottle, but
was overruled and an exception was
taken. The jury, convicted LOTUS
who was sentenced to imprisonment
b An appeal was taken and the
Appellate Court held that II was an
error to admit the bottle in evidence.
T ehcourt said that eighteen months
had elapsed between the sale of the
liquor" and the time of the trial,
and that the custody of the bottle
during that long interval had not
been accounted for.
'Tt had been opened and recorked
no proof OF its contents submitted.
showing they were of alcoholic ma
ture, which was essential to convic-
tioA."
The Washington times., 1921-02-07
C|TYCLUb T0LEARN
OF j. STOOD PLANS
Dr. Ball, Of Agriculture Depart
ment, Will Outline Policy Of
National Development.

"a Policy of National Development"
will be the subject of an address by
DIR. e. d. Ball, Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture, at the weekly forum
luncheon of the City Club at 1890
wednesday afternoon at the club
house, Farragut square.
DR.. Ball believes that the nation
rapidly is approaching a critical
period in its development. Although
the nation now is the greatest food
producer in the world. furnishing 20
per cent Of the wheat, go per cent of
the cotton, and rs per cent of the
corn, the population has increased
even more rapidly than food produc-
ton, and according to DIR. Ball, within
fifteen years, IL the present rate Is
maintained. the United States will be
buying food instead Of selling 1t.
DIR. Bali believes that the people of
this country do not want to see the
nation stop in growth and fall behind
other nations. He favors con-
atructive and aggressive policy that
has proved successful with other ma
tions and that will enable the United
states to continue to grow as IL has
in the past. This policy will be out
lined In his address DR.. Ball has de-
Iivered his address to audiences
throughout the country in an effort to
arouse people to a realization of the
Imperative need OF a broad and con.
structive policy.
John Walsh. chairman OF the civics
and forum committee, will preside.
The clubs music group will meet
At 8 o'clock tomorrow. night at the
clubhouse. ..
The Washington times., 1921-02-07
G. W. U. DEAN TO ACCEPT
CORNELL SUMMER POST
DR.. William C. Ruediger Will In
Struct in Education.

With view to gaining wider ex.
perience in certain phases of univer-
sity work and introducing new fea-
lures at the summer school of George
Washington University, DR.. William
Carl Ruediger, director of the school
and dean of Teachers College, has ac-
cepted the post of instructor in edu-
cation in the Cornell University
summer school next season.
Dean Ruediger will retain his posts
at George Washington and will be
present for the opening and closing
Of the summer school here. He will
return to the university for the regu.
lar session beginning next fall.
Dean Ruediger will teach courses
in "The Principles OF Education
Sociological Objective" and "The
Theory of the Glass Room" at Cor
nell. During his absence from George
Washington, which will be fer a
period of about seven weeks, an as
sistant will be appointed to direct
temporarily the summer school work.
Dean Ruediger now is busy at work
on plans for next seasons summer
school at George Washington. The
curriculum is practically complete and
catalogues soon will be ready for dis
tribution. Several new courses will
be introduced. Dean Ruediger antici-
pates the largest cnrollment in the
history OF the summer school.
Gamma Delta Rho sorority will
give a reception from Q to IL o'clock
tomorrow night at Sigma Nu fra
ternity house, 1893 N street north
west, for all of the students and
faculty members Of the university.
The Washington times., 1921-02-07

the purpose Of combating the efforts
of Wiley.
When wiley's definition OF whiskey
was overruled by this board, he took
his fght direct to President Roose-
Welt, and for the first time In the
history of the United States an ofhcial
demonstration Of whiskey-making took
place in the White House.
ION February %. 1905" said DR..
Wiley. this hostile board overruled
all my decisions regarding whiskey
and defined IL according to the wishes
of the rectifiers. who contended thai
any alcohol with coloring matter
added should be classed as whiskey.
Through Mr.. Loeb, the Presidents
secretary, 1 asked for an appoint,
ment. and the next day I was invited
to the White House.
II carried with me portabl'
laboratory. with bottles containing
all sorts Of favoring extracts and
coloring material 1 also carried
samples of genuine Bourbon whiskey,
rye. corn, Scotch and Irish. l walked
into the Presidents office, explained
the object Of my visit and opened up
my laboratory. -
wHIskEY FROM sAWDUsT.
"I took sawdust and mixed II with
n NUMBER OF CnemlCalS anu NdiiouS
preparations. and in few minutes
produced whiskey, brandy and rum.
The President smelled OF the prepa-
rations. but he did not sample any OF
them. My demonstration lasted over
two hours. and during the entire
time Colonel Roosevelt only inter-
rupted once or twice.
Then i handed the samples or real
whiskey I had brought with me to
the President. 1t was difficult for
him to distinguish between them
After completed my demonstration
President Roosevelt gave me ring
ing slap on the back, which l seem
to feel even now, and said:
"'Dr. Wiley, ] have heard nothing
but whiskey for the past three
months. but this Is the first time any
one has given me any idea as to
what IL is.'"
The President then told DR.. Wiley
TO take his samples and the brief he
had prepared and place them before
the Attorney General.
II did So" said DR.. Wiley, "and
upon an opinion from that official tn,
President ordered the Commissioners
OF Internal Revenue to put my deh-
milton OF whiskey into operation In
that branch Of the Government. I
was sustained In every point 1 had
made ....
The Washington times., 1921-02-07
WALTER REED
FACES STRIKE
Hospital taborers and Mechan-
les Resent Proposed SIS
Cut In Wages.

Threats of a 'walk-out" were
heard at Walter Reed Hospital this
morning as practically the entire
staff of mechanics and laborers
faces an average reduction of about
$25 month in wages. Recommen-
dations for such cuts were made TO
the War Department, and 1t Is like
ly that they will be approved within
the next several days.
FORCED TO REDUCE.
To operate within the pruned sp-
propriations allowed tho army. WAL
ter Reed Hospital was ordered to
make q 40 per cent reduction In its
maintenance. and operating costs IL
was declared by officials this morn
ing that to make such cut II was
imperative to reduce wages
Mechanics. who are now receiving
about x155 a month, will be reduced
10 xI33 under the proposed readjust-
ment LAborers will be cut from *llo
to $95 on the average.
The workmen have lodged vigorous
protest against the reductions and
have threatened to quit in a body IL
their wages are reduced. which they
undoubtedly will be.
MAY WORK HARDSHIP.
Officials In charge. while regretting
to be compelled to make their recom-
mendations, believe that 1T the re-
duced figures the men will receive
practically as much money as Is be.
ing paid in outside employment. All
the employees at Walter Reed are
under civil service.
Walter Reed will be considerably
Handicapped by the siashes which
must be made in the operating ex-
penses and those in charge are nov
struggling with the problem to make
both ends meet. There are stu
about 1,1O0 patients In the hospital
and any curtailment in the present
system of operating will work D
hardship in more ways than one.
The Washington times., 1921-02-07
MYSTERY Wells
STRANGE H0LD-UP
Police Seek Three Who Were
FoiIed When Driver "Step-
ped on Cas-"

Mystery surrounds the attempted
hold-up of three men who were riding
in an automobile on the Virginia
side of the Georgetown bridge early
yesterday morning.
According to G. p. Brennan, cop
persmith of the United States navy,
who is stationed aboard the Presi-
dents yacht. Mayflower. he and two
companions were commanded to halt
the machine by a man who stepped
into the middle of the road.
Instead, of complying, the operator
of the car stepped on the accelerator,
and as the machine lunged forward.
the alleged hold-up man fired several
shots, two OF the bullets piercing the
windshield just above the heads of
the two occupants in the front seat.
Brennan received cuts on the left
cheek from the shattered glass. The
splinters were removed from his face
yesterday morning at the Navy Yard
hospital.
Brennan also said that in addition
to the hold-up man. two others, one
on either side Of the road, participa ted
in the attempted robbery.
When the machine wasr passing the
Southern Ht!itvay.Au Autidink, on Of the
occupants t4w tSS policefnsT on the
curb and hailed them. After explain
ing what had occurred the policemen
stepped on the running board, one on
either side, and searched back to the
place where the attempted hold up
was staged, but without success.
Brennan is a Spanish-American war
veteran and served with "Mckinlcy's
own" regiment
The Washington times., 1921-02-07
LAYMEN TO HOLD
LENTEN SERVICES
Prominent Washingtonians to
Conduct Noon Exercises
Daily at Keith's.

Laymen of national prominence
will speak at the midday Lenten
services to be held daily except Sat
urday and Sunday at Keith's The
ater. The meetings will be under
the auspices of the Laymen's Service
Association, diocese Of Washington.
assisted by a committee from the
Washington Federation Of Churches.
The meetings will start at 1880
o'clock and end at 1 o'clock each
day.
The committee in charge of the
meetings consists of Edward Stock.
president OF the association; Byron
5. Adams, former president; w. Ar
'hur Stone. secretary; Thomas e.
Robertson, treasurer; Merritt o.
Chance. Henry P. Blair. stephen p.
Kramer, John II. Hill. DR.. l.. w.
Glazebrook and Peter Bissett. The
Washington Federation of Churches
committee consists Of James l. Will
meth, George Otis Smith, H. B. F.
MacFarland. William T. Galliher and
Andrew Wilson.
Commissioner ]. Thilman Hendrick
will address the first meeting. He
will be introduced by Bishop Alfred
Harding. other = speakers will be
Secretary Josephus Daniels, Col. J. T.
Axton, chaplain-in -chief, United States
Army; Commissioner Martin A. Nor
'ison. civil service; Livingstone Far
rand, head OF the American Red
Cross: Judge william +. Norris. De-
,artment OF Justice: DR.. William
Miller Collier, president Of George
Washington University; Charles S.
Mitchell. DR.. Frank Ballou. superin-
tendent OF schools; oliver Hoyem.
secretary Of the prison reform COM
mittee and James T. Lloyd, former
Missouri representative. ...
The service each day will consist
" a short prayer by one of the city's
ministers, a song service and fif-
teen minute address.
The Washington times., 1921-02-07
c. U:PROM TO HOLD
JAZZ COMPETITION
Three Rival 0rchestras, Out
After Prizes, Promise Enough
EnC0res for All.

What Bert Saulsman said in de-
fense of Jazz" that stirred up such a
lively argument last summer among
Washington musicians will be demon
STRAIT ed tonight at the Junior Prom
Of Georgetown University by three of
the jazziest orchestras the students
were able to engage.
Rauscher's large ballroom will echo
with the latest Jazz" notes import ed
from New York in the competition for
the cash prize the dance committee is
offering to the best orchestra.
Sherbo's orchestra from the Hotel
Vanderbilt, and the Club de Vingt
orchestra of New York will compete
with Nichols society orchestra of this
city, and as a consequence. young lady
dancers are looking forward to no
end of encores.
The committee in charge of the
dance are Arthur Lynch, chairman;
John r. Walsh, John F. Donahue.
Edward ]. Smith and Charles A.
DAILY.