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The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
SALVATION ARMY ASKS AID
FOR HUNGRY IN ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 21--
Officials of the Salvation Army have
informed Governor Kirby that &c.
900 persons are at the point of
starvation in the Northern Alabama
coal fields.
The Salvation Army is doing what
it can to relieve the distress and
is now appealing to the governor
for additional aid.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
WESTERN CONGRESSMAN ARE
CONSIDERING JAP PROBLEM

WASHINGTON, D. c., April FL
Senators and representatives of II
far Western states have perfected
an organization, the purpose of
which is to seek common ground
upon which to work. to solve the
question of Japanese immigration.
johnson, of California, is urging 4
united effort by states.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21

HAYWOOD MAKES GETAWAY;
SAFE III RUSSIAN SOIL NOW

CHICAGO, April 2l--Loca. fed
eral officials have recai.ed conhden-
tial information to the effect that
William Haywood, convicted l. W.
w. secretary, has fled to Russia,
his destination being either Moscow
or Riga. Haywood was to have begun
serving his sentence at Leavenwortl,
this week.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
FRANCE DENIES REPORT

PARIS, April 21-The French
government has issued a statement
in which formal denial is made of
the report, published in the United
States, that Ambassador Jusserand
was recalled on the pretext tina. he
had been too close to the Demo-
cratic administration.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
SHERIFF FORGOT TO HANG;
LIFE OF NEGRO is SAVED

SHREVEPORT, April 21-The
state board of pardons has committed
to life Imprisonment, the death
sentence imposed on Lonnie Eaton,
a negro. This action was taken be-
cause the sheriff of Oachita parish
forgot to hang the condemned man
on the date set for his execution
last month.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
FALL OF HUNGARY is NEAR
ACCORDING TO PREDICTION

GENEVA, April 21-I. is decl;:r ID
in Carlist circles in Lucerne that
the Hungarian government will be
dissolved within a short time on
the grounds that it no longer repre-
sents the people.
New elections, it is reported, are
to be held on the issue of the return
to power of former King Charles.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
SHELTER WORKERS CUT

SPOKANE, April 21-Nine of the
smelling companies operating in the
Couer d'Alene district have announc-
ed wage reductions ranging from so
to rs cents day. The new scale will
go into effect on the first of May.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
STRANCLER LEWIS LOSES

NEW YORK, April 21-Strangler
Lewis lost handicap wrestling bout
in this city last night when he failed
to throw Charles ]. Carpenter in
twenty minutes, with the deadlock
barred. Carpenter, whose home is
in Augusta, Ca, is intercollegiate
champion. He is studen. at Prince
ton.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
BERGDOLL CHAIRMAN NAMED;
INQUIRY STARTS TOMORROW

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21-
Representative Peters, of Maine,
has been named chairman of the
special congressional committee ap-
pointed to investigate the escape
of Cover C. Bergdoll, wealthy Amer
lean draft evader, who is now in
Germany.
The first hearing is scheduled to
be held tomorrow
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
OFFICERS SAY NOT GUILTY
SEATTLE, April 2l-Pilot Harry

OEEA~CNo SAI NOl GUILT
SEATTLE, April 21-Pilot Harry
Marden and Third Mate Arnehage,
Of the wrecked steamer Governor,
entered pleas Of not guilty here yes
terday when arraigned on a charge
of inattention to duty in connection
with the wreck. Second Mate Kellen-
berger, who is also charged with re-
sponsibility, will enter the same plea,
it is believed, when he is called be-
fore the steamer inspectors.
Messrs. Croker and Peck, of the
internal revenue department, are
guests at the Cooney hotel.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
WIFE AT ADVANCED AGE
KILLED BY JEALOUS HUBBY

PARIS, April 21-Because he al
legged she had been unfaithful to
him, Jean Bonarden, 30 years old,
killed his wife, 81, and then COM
mitted suicide. In a note he told
the world that "sixty years Of mar
ried faithfulness had been spoiled
by one act Of infidelity.", The wife
was blind and unable to leave her
chair.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
CARUSO WILL BUY VILLA

NAPLES, April 21-Enrico Ca
russo is secluded to arrive here dur
ing the latter part of May and it
is expected that he will buy villa
at which to complete his GONZALES
cense. IT, IT,. -"
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
BANDITS MAKE GOOD HAUL

CHICAGO, April 21-,Five bandits
held up the president of local
real estate firm late yesterday after
noon and made their escape with
$4,000.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
SENATOR RAPS PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21-
Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, in
statement made on the floor of
the senate this morning, charged
that President Harding's appoint
ment Of Col. Harvey as ambassador
to England was "a reward for his
efforts to discred,t the Wilson adj
ministration".
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
DAVID BLAIR GETS GOOD POST
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 2l-

Acting on the recommendation OF
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
President Harding today nominated
David Blair, Of North Carolina, to
be commissioner of internal revenue.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
Raker Has Solution

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 21--
Representative Raker, of California,
has introduced a proposal, as So
luton of the Japanese problem, his
plan being to deny citizenship to
any child born in the United States,
of foreign parents, providing either
parent is ineligible.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
NEW CONSUL ON JOB

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21-S.
Yada, new japanese consul general,
has arrived here to assume his Off
cial duties. He was formerly attach
ed to the Japanese embassy at Lon
don.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
MEXICANS AFTER BANDITS

Ell PASO, April 21-Mexican fed
eral troops are centering near Cor
raj in search of the nearby foot
hills for a band of 25 bandits who
recently robbed a Mexican National
train, getting away with 10000
pesos.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
HAYS RECOGNIZES EMPLOYEES

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21-
A conference between Postmaster
General Will Hays and representa-
tives of the postal employees unions
were in conference this afternoon
for the purpose of taking definite
steps to form a welfare bureau of
the postoffice department.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
TWO SLATED FOR PLACES

WI ola Ed fON PLACES
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 81
President Harding has nominated
Charles F. Marvin to be chief of the
weather bureau and Claudius Huston
of Tennessee, to be assistant secre-
tary of commerce.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
WANT PAY FOR GOVERNOR

SEATTLE, April 21-The United
States Shipping board is being sued
for the loss of the steamer Governor
which was rammed and sunk near
Port Townsend recently by the Ship
ping Board steamer West Hartland.
The libel alleges that the West
Hartland was entirely responsible for
the accident, in as much as the Off
GERS of the West Hartland saw the
Governors lights and failed to take
prudent action to avoid a collision.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
GERMANS WANT HARDING
TO PASS ON DEMANDS

BERLIN, April 21-The German
government has formally requested
President Harding to mediate the
questions involved in the German ap-
peal from the Allied reparation de-
cision and pledges that Germany
will absolutely fulfill any award he
may make after thorough investi-
CATION of the question.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES
CAUSE OF CRITICISM IN JAPAN

alter Japan's policy on the zap
mandate question because of the re-
cent American note. The foreign
office refuses to affirm or deny the
report
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21

Mrs. Carl Schmidt is recovering
from an attack Of the grippe, which
kept her in bed several days.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
Cabinet Discusses Appeal

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 81
The German appeal has reached
Washington and, it is understood,
was the subject Of brief discus.
sion at a meeting Of the cabinet
this afternoon.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21

Auditor C. S. Crider, of the Amer
lean Express company, is recent
arrival in town, on his annual visit
to Interior Alaska.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1921-1923, 1921-04-21
HARDING SIGNS FIRST BILL

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 81.
President Harding signed his first
bill yesterday, the measuring being
an appropriation bill for expenses
incident to the Sixty-seventh Con-
gress.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
TULL ADVOCATES CLEANUP
or CRIMINAL ELEMENTS

Jesse w. Tull, Washington lawyer.
was honored by the directors of the
Civic Betterment Association at their
weekly session yesterday afternoon.
He was unanimously elected assistant
consulting counsel OF their organiza-
ton. Mr.. Tull said he favors a general
cleanup of suspicious characters and
crooks in advance of the disarmament
meeting.
"A rigid roundup Of all classes of
criminals will accomplish much in
suppressing crime, but better results
will be attained II the courts will stve
the limit OF the law in sentencing
thugs and robbers who are convicted
and are clearly given. Something
drastic must be done before our city
is crowded with guests from all parts
of the world. Otherwise the reputa-
ton Of the great American Capital
will suffer in many far-away places"
according to Mr.. Tull.
Mr.. Tull drafted and had introduced
in Congress the first bill for the crea.
ton of the Juvenile Court here.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
RES|STS RIGHT
] 0F MD, COURTS
To EXTRAD|TE
Paul Peters, Claiming Indian
Descent, Denies Charge In
voIving Miscegenation.

}. Claiming that he is imprisoned by
the local police department without
warrant or any authority in law. Paul
C. Peters. twenty-five years old. of 21
Myrtle street northeast, yesterday sued
out writ of habeas cofpus to question
the right of he Maryland authorities
to extradite him.
Peters was taken into custody
Thursday night by Detectives Kelley
and Scrivener on a warrant alleged
to have been issued for him in Elkton,
Md. on a charge of having married a
white girl. whereas, he, himself. was
colored.
Denying this charge. the imprisoned
man, represented by Attorney Ray
mond Neudecker. obtained a writ from
Justice Hoehling directing the police
to produce Peters In court when a
hearing will be set on the legality of
his arrest.
Peters denies that when he obtained
license to marry Irene Fletcher. a
pretty eighteen-year-old girl Of Wash
ington. he represented that he was
white. He stated that the minister
convinced by his appearance that he
was white or OF Indian extraction,
did not question him as to his race but
performed the ceremony and the clerk
OF the court asked him no questions
about himself or his prospective bride.
Peters claims to be Of Indian descent.
He has resided in Washington all his
life.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
SMALL To TALK
ORL|MITAT|ON
Of ARMAMENT
Noted Evangelist to Address
Meeting at Central High To-
morrow Afternoon.

Picturesque and powerful as an
orator. Sam w. Small. the noted
evangelist of the South In now using
his persuasive talents In the cause OF
the limitation OF armament. He has
just returned to his home at Rosslyn.
Va. after an extended speaking tour.
Washington will hear him at the
convocation I'm behalf OF the limita-
ton OF armaments. held under the
auspices OF the National Reform AS
sociation In the Central High School
auditorium tomorrow afternoon. His
address IL scheduled as Americas
Transcendent Opportunity and oblisa-
ton" Other meetings Will be held
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday Of
next week.
Sam Small was associated with Sam
Jones. the pair conducting revival
meetings all over the South and In the
large cities of the North during the
early eighties. They began their
career following that Of Moody and
sankey and they reaped o harvest In
the matter of conversions. They rent
ed the largest hall In every town they
visited and II always proved too
small to accommodate the crowds that
wished to attend their services. After
many years Of conducting revivals
Small became an army chaplain dur
ing the Spanish.American war. After
that affair was over he became vitality
interested In the cause OF temperance
and went on the lecture platform. He
likens the development of that cause
to that OF disarmament and predicts
ultimate success for both.
when / first became associated
with the Anti-Saloon League" he said.
I'VE were considered cranks and we
were told that prohibition would never
be put over nationally II We lived to
be as old as Methusaleh. w were
considered as mighty go" mis-
guided folks. The peopl first
suggested limiting arma, were
considered cranks too. ] do not be-
lieve we will achieve total disarma-
ment, just as we have not achieved
total prohibition. There, will always
be a police force necessary to preserve
the peace Of the world"
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
WOULD RAZE BUILDINGS
TO GIVE PARKING SPACE

Provision Of downtown parking
space by razing Of two blocks of build
ings south of Pennsylvania avenue is
asked by the Washington Chamber of
Commerce In a petition taken up
today by the District Commissioners
The blocks designated are in the
rear Of the Postoffice Department
building, between Eleventh and
Twelfth and c and Little B streets
northwest. and in the rear Of Polls
Theater, between Fourteenth and Fiji.
teenth and ID and E streets northwest.
The petition asks for 100 trained
traffic police and a special traffic
court.
A committee, headed by Gen. Anton
Stephan. and composed of Conrad II.
Syme, w. c. Johnson. Albert Schulteis,
A. J. Driscoll. G. Francis Williams,
William NICK. Clayton. and w. Pearce
Raynor, was appointed to cooperate
with Captain Headley. chief of the
traffic bureau. to frame new parking
regulations.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
First Congregational Church.

A delightful musical program has
been arranged for tomorrow by Harry
Edward Mueller. organist and direc.
tor. A musical vesper service at 4
o'clock has been added to the Sunday
program beginning tomorrow. At the
morning service the numbers will be;
Organ prelude, "Intermezzo" (Rhein-
berger); the anthem, "Hark, Hark.
My Soul" (West; offertory anthem.
20 Lord, How Excellent" (Gaibraith);
organ postlude. Allegro Marziale'
(Stroughton).
At the vesper service, organ pre-.
lude, First Symphonic (Vierne); ada.
gio, Fifth Sonata (GuilmanO; cello
solo, Andante Martini .Sreisler), Miss
Mabel II. Duncan; Andantino in ID
Flat Gemare): Fantasie for Piano
and Organ Demarest), Miss Helen v.
Nash at the plano; tenor solo, God
Remembers" Bond, George A. Myers
offertory. cello solo, "Romanza"
(CampagnolD, Miss Duncan; postluds.
"Finlandia" (Sibelius)
At the evening service. organ prel-
ude, sonata In G. first movement
(BorowskD; Intermezzo (Rogersl; I'm
the Twilight" OHarker). Robert Ruck.
man; contralto solo, Come Unto
Me" (Coenen). Miss Marie Koontz:
offertory anthem. Fierce Was the
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
ALLEGED RUM
RUNNERISSHOT
BYPATR0LMAN
James FtzgsraId Taken to Hos
pitaI and lstsr to
Jail.

Drawing his revolver on Policeman
III. E. osis, OF the Fourth precinct.
when the latter ieaped on the'runninx
board OF his automobile TO arrest him
for transporting whiskey this morn.
ing. James Madison Fitzgerald. TWEEN.
ty-four years old. OF 4sls Wisconsin
avenue. was shot In the right arm. He
was later treated at the Emergency
Hospital. Later he was taken TO the
Fourth precinct police stAtaion and
charged with assaulting Policeman
Ogle and with transporting twenty
two gallons. OF corn whiskey.
Shortly after O'Clock this morning
Policemen Ogle and j. T. Langley.
both OF the Fourth precinct. saw Fitz-
gerald driving his automobile along
Fourtesnth street. near b street south
west.
They ordered Fitzgerald to surren-
dor. but the alleged bootiegUer. sped
on. Ogle isaped on the running board
Of the machine and as he did 30, Fttx-
gerald 10 alleged to have whipped q
revolver from his, pocket and threat
ened to fire. Ogie also drew his re-
volver and fired a shot through Fttz-
gerald's arm. The automobile ca
reened to the curb and was stopped
by the officer who then drove Fitx-
gerald to the hospital.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
HAYNESDEN|ES
PLAN TORES|GN
AS DRY CHIEF
Rumors Rife of Disputes in De-
acknowledgements
Complain.

Rumors of trouble I'm prohibition
enforcement circles were denied to-
day by Prohibition Commissioners
Haynes.
Haynes stated that so far as he
knew there were no seriou 1ffer-
ences between himself and Z MIS-
sioner Blair and refused :uss
reports that his resignation is inn
minent.
1t was learned at the Treasury De.
partment, however, that Commits
sioner Blair and Haynes have not
been in complete accord on several
matters Of policy.
1t was reported at the Treasury
today that Commissioner Blair may
take up with Secretary Mellon some
of the recent orders sent out by the
ton with either Commissioner Rlair
referred to have been interpreted by
leaders Of party groups in some
States as affronts aimed at them.
Efforts Of the Prohibition Com
missioner to supersede some of the
State Directors, either by supplant-
ing them, or curtailing their au-
thority, brought heated protests
from Senators and Congressman.
The protests have been laid before
Commissioner Blair. Several mem.
bers of Congress have gone to the
White House to make known their
objections to some Of the prohibition
enforcement palicies.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
NEW SET OF DETECTIVES
TO HUNT DOWN "BOOkIES"

battle of the century, to exterminate
bookmakers from the District. will
continue without mercy, according to
the Commissioner. and that the work
may be speeded up. he has trans
ferred his flying squadron" to regu-
lar duty under Inspector Grant.
Men believed to be unknown to
bookmakers will be used in a new
drive to be inaugurated shortly. The
Commissioner believes a roundup pos
sible only through the use Of men
whose faces are unfamiliar to violators
Of the District gambling laws.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
Wounded SOLDIERS SEE
LADIES' NIGHT" At POLLS

wounded soldiers of Walter Reed.
ovith their officers, nurses. reconstruc-
ON aides. and medical detachment
men. were the guests OF the manage
,en tand cast OF Ladies' Night at
speciaI performance yesterday after'
roon at Polls.
Al a feature of the performance. the
,urtain was not lowered between acts.
permitting the boys to witness the
.ork Of the stage hands. who also con
ributed their services to the comph-
nentary presentation for the veterans. s.
Mrs. I. w. Litteii, Of the District
hapter of the Red Cross, supervised
=. serving of supper at the District
'hapter headquarters. The boys were
,nyeyed to and from the theater IN
ars donated through efforts OF the
Red Cross.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
GAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLS
MT. RAINIER RESIDENT

Overcome by gas fumes, while work
Ing around the stove in his kitchen
James II. Hanback,. aged sixty lone, OF
Mt. Rainier, was found dead by his
wife last night at S o'clock, on her
return from a neighbor's house.
Mrs. Hanback, on entering her
homo noticed strong gas fumes, and
found her husband lying face down
across the top of the gas stove.
Inquest Of the coroner's jury re.
turned a verdict Of accidental death,
due to gas fumes"
Mr.. Hanback,. for sixteen years a
resident Of Mt. Rainier. leaves a
widow; two sons. DIR. Clifford Han.
back. Of st. Helena, and DIR. Irwin
Hanback,. Of Mt. Rainier, and two
brothers, Charles Hanback,. of Wash.
ington, and Barnie Hanback,, of Mt.
Rainier.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
2IvERDAlE WOMEN'S CLUB
ORGANIZES AND ELECTS

RIVERDALE. Md, Oct. 29.-The
womens club of Riverdale has been
organized with the following officers
President, Mrs. E. B. Simonds; vice
president. Mrs. w. 1. Lawton; secre.
tary, Mrs. r. l.. Lutz, and treasurer,
Mrs. Robert Roby. There is a large
membership.
The main object of the club is to
promote social service work, first in
Riverdale and then in the county.
II is the purpose of the club to par.
ticipate in any town or county
activities, and the club goes on record
as offering its services where they
can do the most good.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
BOARD OFFERS
7 Suggestions
TO AID TRAFFIC
Scheme for Solution OF Parking
Problem viii Be Submitted
Business Men.

Seven suggestions for betterins traf
tic conditions In Washington were to
lay prepared by the Commissioners
and will be laid before the COMMITTEES
II business men for their guidance
when they meet next week to discuss
the situation.
The suggestions are about the same
as those made at the public hearing
Thursday when the business men and
trade organizations protested against
the enactment OF the new regulation
which practically would prohibit park.
'ng In the business area.
A map will be prepared under the
iirection of the Engineer Commits
iioner showing the width OF streets
he private garages where vehicles
nay be stored and their capacity; the
,laces where similar garages could be
.ocated and the public spaces where II
IS suggested that parking may be pro
vided. ..
The suggestions, in addition to that
Information provided In the maps
came these points;
Maximum area on which pubic
parking should be permitted.
Practicability OF storage or vehicies
private garages instead OF public
space. A..
The matter Of disresarding time
init for parking on account OF lack OF
police supervision to enforce time
limits.
The matter Of considering parking
pace outside Of the congested district,
The matter Of impounding vehicles
nstead OF enforcing regulations by
arrest.
DisregardinE any proposition requir-
ng action by Congress.
The Commissioners believe tnat the
ommittee which Is to meet TUESDAY
r "wednesday. will In a short time
resent recommendations Tor traiilc
,gervone concerned. and that one
articuiarly vexing phase Of the traffic
'tuation In Washington viii be
Eliminated.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
OSTEOPATHS INDoRSE
LONGER SKIRT STYLES

A change In women's clothes to in.
clude longer skirts and commonsense
shoes. was advocated yesterday as i
means Of reducing the liabilities of
sickness, by the Mid-Atlantic Osteo-
pathic Association In session at Hotel
Lafayette.
Officers elected yesterday for The
coming year were: President, DR.. A.
r. Tucker. Of Richmond. Va: vice
president, DIR. Harry Semones, of Roa-
noke, Va; secretary-treasurer. DR.. +.
r. Heine, of Greensboro, N. c.: ser
geant-at-arms. DIR. Renwick Shugrue,
of Washington.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
CATHOLIC CHURCHES WILL
RAISE ST. VINCENT FUND

The major portion Of the $4,000
which tho central office Of the st.
Vincent de Paul Society Of the District
Of Columbia has set aside for its goal.
probably will be raised at the
Catholic churches In the city tomor-
row. The campaign has been In pro-
gress for two days and solicitors re-
port a generous response to the ap-
peal.
At meeting Thursday night. Keane
Council. knights of Columbus. en-
dorsed the campaign and voted a con.
tribution from It's treasury. William
p. Normoyle the treasurer today an.
noupced that contributions could be
sent to him at $40 r street northwest.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
THIEVES TAKE RUM, GUN,
AND DIAMOND FOR LOOT

Liquor, a diamond ring worth $3.50,
and revolver were included in
the loot stolen last night in the
city.
Thomas r. Shipp, 1898 Oliver
street, Chevy Chase, reported to the
police at Tenleytown that eleven
quarts of liquor were stolen from
his home. The thief also took a
revolver.
Mrs. Thomas Healy, 1401 Massa-
chusetts avenue. told the police of
the Second precinct that diamond
ring worth $3.50 was stolen from
her room.