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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-27

| timony submitted before Commits
sioner Conrad. included 81 cases of
home brew in pint bottles, 20 cases
CT Tech malt manufactured by tie
Pittsburgh Brewing Company, one
pint OF liquor, and three large crooks
used fer the making OF home brew,
the largest Of rs gallons capacity.
While the raid was in progress
and the confiscated beer being emp
tied, scores of residents of that COM
munty gathered about the place to
watch the happenings.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-27
COURT TO HEAR CASE.

Charleston, July 26.-The SUI
preme court will hold a special
term tomorrow to hear arguments
on the alternate writ Of mandamus
allowed to Charles E. Lamberd and
others against the city Of Clarks-
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-27
euY PROPERTY

The Royal Wooden Mills Co., OF
Hagerstown, purchased the e. c.
King property on South Main stteet
near Queen, in Chamoefsburg, and
lately closed deal for the Daniel
Gilbert property on South Main
street
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-27

burg. The plaintiffs seek to force
the city to publish financial state
ments in two leading newspapers Of
Clarksburg.
The petition Of the city OF Hunt
ington to set aside the temporary
increase in water rates allowed by
the public service commission to
the Huntingtno water works also
will be heard.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-27

Virginia.
The receiver In question was NAM
ed for the Citizens Trust and Guar
antee Company OF Petersburg.
The latter institution is not a bank,
state banking officials said.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-27

who served as captain during the
Spanish-American war, and later Is
commander in the navy, was found
dead in bed this morning when
members Of his family went TO
awaken him. He had retired last
night apparently in perfect health
and had evidently had q heart at.
ack during the night.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-27

Miss Althea Stanley, Of Charles.
ton, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. 8,
w. Walker, ut THE Pillars"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-27

DR.. BROWN DIES SUDDENLY.
Parkersburg. July 25.--Dr. Rob
ert l., Brown, prominent physician
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
u. S. Returns
Million TO Wife
Of BernlstOrff
Alien Property Custodian Is
Directed by Court to Sur
render Stocks, Bonds and
Cash Seized During War
Held Under Enemy Act
Suit for Recovery of Prop
erty Is Based on, Plea
of Her American Birth

From The Tribunes Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Property
valued at approximately $1,000 900 will
be returned to Countess Jeanne Won
Bernstortf, wife of Count Johann Won
Bernstorf, former German Ambassador
to the United States, under ruling
to-day by Justice William Hitz, in the
District of Columbia Supreme Court.
By the order of the court, Thomas
W. Miller, Alien Property Custod s~,
Ia directed to restore to Countess Won
Bernstorff all the bonds and cash
seized from her under the provisions
of the trading with-t he-enemy act.
Countess Won Bernstorf brought suit
to recover the property early this year,
contending that by birth she was an
American citizen, and that the property
seized by the government was handed
down to her by Inheritance from her
father, Edward Luckemeyer, formerly
a silk merchant of New York, while
she retained her citizenship as an
American. Accompanying her petition
for recovery was filed certificate of
her American birth. While the petit
ton showed that Countess Won Bern
storf maintained n residence in Stearn-
burg, Upper Bavaria, the contention
was advanced that the Alien Property
Custodian was without authority to
seize property she acquired before be-
of her marriage to Count Won Bern
storf.
100000 in Securities
The countess's property was seized
on January /, 1918, by A. Mitchell Pal
mer, then Alien Property Custodian.
About 100000 in securities were taken
from safe deposit boxes in New York
and Washington. Some of them were
the securities of German controlled
corporations in the United States
Most of the countess's property was
in this country.
The Countess Won Bernstorff before
her marriage was Miss Jeanne Lucke-
meyer, daughter of a naturalized Ger
man citizen of New York. She was
born in New York and at one time was
very proud to call herself an Amer
lean. The countess's mother was q
member of an old aristocratic German
family, related to many of the fam
lilies who were prominent at the
Kaiser's court.
Married in 1887
The count married Miss Luckemeyer
in 1887. They have son and daugh-
ter.
The Luckemeyer family left New
York many years ago and settled in
Paris. where the countess's father
died in 1908 He was we'll known there
as q wealthy American. During the
first two years of the war Countess
Won Bernstorff remained in Germany
but Joined her husband in Washington
late IN 1916 and remained with him
until he was dismissed in April, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Peddler' and Boy Shot i'm
Row Over Bag of Cherries
Vendor Says Customers Threw
Fruit Into Street; One
Man Arrested

Carmine Napolitano, a pushcart ped
der, living at 1875 Hudson Street, was
wounded in the left shoulder, and
Michael Piazzo, three years old, of ST
Bayard Street, received bullet wound
in the right leg last night, as the culmi-
nation of what started out to be
NRpolitano's only sale of the day.
The peddler told the police he had
his cart, loaded with cherries, parked
in front of &c Mulberry Street, when
two men approached him and said they
wanted a pound of cherries. Napoli-
tano said that when he reached for
bag one of the men began picking over
his fruit and throwing some of It into
the street. The peddler said that when
he protested, the man drew pistol and
fired two shots. One struck Napolitano
in the leg, the other hit the Piazzo
boy, who was standing nearby. Fol-
lowing the shooting the two men fled
Patrolman Walsh, of the Elizabeth
Street station, later arrested man in
90 Bayard Street, whom Napolitano
identified as his assailant. The man
gave his name as Michael Fago, TWEEN
ty-six years old, Of 1873 Hester Street
He was held on a charge of felonious
assault.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03

ias ready to vote on the question OF
atification at the next session. On
March 10, 1920, the Senate sent tho
peace treaty back to President Wilson
after failing to ratify it by vote OF
40 for to 80 against, a two-thirds vote
being necessary.
a peace resolution subsequently was
passed BY Congress and sent to Presi.
dent wilson, who refused to sign it.
In his address to Congress on April
IL, 1921, President Harding gave his
views on peace with the Contra!
Powers, saying that to establish state
OF technical peace without ful cher de
lay ne would approve a declaratory
resolution by Congress to that effect
with the qualifications essential to pro
tect all our rights. Such resolution
the President said, must add no diff.
Guilty in etfecting, with just reparations
the restoration for which all Europe
yearned and upon which the worlds
recovery must he founded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Signing Of Peace Edict Made
Simple Ceremony in Home
Historic Act Takes Place in Living Room of Freing
huysen Residence; Servants Join
Senator'S i'm Applause

rately called the Dutch Colonial back
ground of the historic Frelinghuysen
home. The furniture is Colonial and
the mahogany drop-leaf table on which
the President signed the document has
been in the family since the Senator's
grandfather was Secretary of State.
Indeed, the room is said to present
very little change from the days when
President Arthur was frequent guest
at the house. The old marble mantel.
brought over from Holland, and backed
by bricks from the same country. was
just to the Presidents right as he
signed, just beyond the two little
Frelinghuysen girls, whose pretty faces
added no little to the.picture.
The resolution was brought up from
Washington to-day by E. w. Smithers,
of the White House staff. Handling
his dispatch portfolio as though it con-
tanned diamonds, Smithers swung off
the train at Bound Brook shortly after
noon and drove in taxicab to the
Frelinghuysen home, all the cars hav-
ing been Communicated for the golf
party.
President Greatly Pleased
Arrangements had been made for the
President to get back from the golf
game at $3.50 o'clock, but it was nearly
3 when the motors brought the party
back Smithers started back to Wash
ington tonight, and the resolutions
will be filed on Tuesday with the Sec
tary of State.
The little party, including the FIRE.
linghuysen servants, who, in true Colo
NAL fashion, had come into the "Big
Room" to see the historic event, broke
into warm applause, led by Senator
Frelinghuysen as the President laid
down his pen. The Presidents face
was flushed and smiling as he rose
from the table and shook those present
by the hand.
His pleasure at having carried out
one of his prediction pledges was very
obvious. This is the first of the three
important things which he called the
present Congress into extra session to
enact. The other two things, the tariff
and taxation revision, are barely start
ed in the legislative mill.
The signing of the peace resolution
at the Frelipghuysen home was entire
ly unanticipated when the Presidential
party left Washington at l o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The unexpectedly
swift action of the Senate yesterday
afternoon, however, moved up the cal
endar, SO far as peace is concerned,
and Secretary Christian wished to take
advantage of this speeding up.
The President is much pleased that
independence Day will see peace for
mally restored.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Reds Appeal for Aid
Against the Japanese
Moscow Calls ON All Commu.
nists TO Halt 'Interyension-
lists in Siberia

RIGA, July 2 (By THE Associated
Press 1.-THE government of the Far
Eastern Republic of Siberia, says a
Moscow dispatch to-day, has appealed
TO the Russian Soviet government for
aid against the Japanese and the coun-
ter revolutionary forces. Several ar
mored trains and other war material
viii be sent to the Far Eastern Repu5-
lie, the dispatch adds.
A Moscow official radio dispatch to-
day appeals to all Communists to aid in
the struggle against the Japanese in
terventionists."
TOXIC, July 2 by The Associated
Press political unity in Eastern ST.
IBERIA is further off than ever, as a
result of the activities there of Gen.
eral Semenoff, the Cossack ant'~Bol-
shevik leader, according to dispatches
reaching Toxic from various centers.
Following persistent reports that
Semenoff had received Japanese help
in effecting his escape to the interior
from Vladivostok--the story being that
he had been concealed in the bottom
of an utomobile--the Japanese COM
mand at Vladivostok has announced
the issuance of instructions forbidding
japanese officers to give any assistance
to Semenoff.
Messages from Chang-chun, Man
churia, report that General Semenoff
is at Nikolsk, making military prep
arations.
1t is reported from Hardin that the
Russian Soviet authorities have in
formed the government of the Siberian
Far Eastern Republic at Chita that the
advance of General Won Ungern- Stern
berg is serious menace and that,
therefore, the Chita government should
adopt urgent military measures against
this Bolshevik force.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Daughter Tries,
With Mother. to
Die by Poison
CONTINUED from page one,

lance was on the way, Henrietta Weiss
had become delirious
Baby is Dead" she said. HE died
Thursday night"
Just before the mother and daughter
were taken from the hotel room to the
ambulance, the elder Mrs. Weiss beck
oned to one of the hotel clerks. The
women owed $40 for a days lodging.
There's SIS in the Bible" Mrs. Frances
Weiss said, referring to the hotel
Bible that lay on the dresser
Mortimer Weiss, husband of the
daughter, is a son of Mrs. Carryl Weiss,
who has a millinery shop at 1914 Madi-
son Avenue. He is employed there by
his mother. DR.. Greenberger- notified
DR.. Lawrence Jacobius, of 500 Els
mere Place, whose wife is the elder
MHs. Weiss's niece, of the poisoning,
and DR.. Jacohius sent for Mortimer
Weiss.
At the Flower Hospital Mortimer
Weiss was permitted to see his wife.
who was then conscious. They had a
brief whispered conversation, but when
it was decided to transfer the women
to Bellevue he left. He had nothing to
say about the case. At 500 West End
Avenue it was said that Mrs. Carryl
Weiss and the baby were out.
Patrolman Dennis Murphy, of the
East Flfty-first street station, who rode
with DR.. |. P. Brodsky in the ambu-
lance to Flower Hospital, said that
when he attempted to remove the
n.abys shoe from the younger Mrs.
Welss's, grasp she clutched it tightly,
aIFhough she said at the same time that
she wanted to dies and that she and her
mother wished to go together.
GnVpIOnn nfoin
chloride of mercury tablets was found
on small table near one the twin
beds. The daughter said they had
bought them on the way to the hotel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03

RARITAN, N. j., July 2.-Under the
most simple circumstances imaginable,
in vivid contrast with the declaration
OF war more than four years ago, Presi-
dent Harding signed the resolution re-
establishing technical peace with Ger
many and Austria here at $40 p. M,
standard time, to-day.
Fresh from closely contested golf
foursome, in which the President and
Speaker Gillett, of the House of Rep
resentatives, defeated Senator's Hale, Of
Maine, and Kellogg, Of Minnesota-the
old golf fourscme of Mr.. Harding's
Senatorial days-the President read
through the peace resolution on the
porch of tho Frelinghuysen home.
from where he sat the President could
look down the little valley few hun
dred feet and view the site of the old
Wallace home, where George Washing
ton had his headquarters during the
winter of ITS, or he could look Just
beyond the range of hills where the
continental army was encamped that
winter.
Uses Chairman Porter's Pen
At the wish Of his hostess, Mrs. Frel-
lnghuysen, the President moved into
the living room of the home for the
actual signature, using pen which
VIII be given to Chairman Porter of
the House Foreign Affairs Committee
Tor souvenir.
Half dozen cameras clicked as the
president, surrounded by Senator and
Mrs. Frelinghuysen, Speaker and Mrs.
Giliett, Master Joseph Frelinghuysen
and Miss Victoria Frelinghuysen,
Sgd the historic document. In adj,
dition those present included State
Senator Clarence E. Case, Sheriff b.
CART 1. Conkling, of Somerset County;
County Detective George D. Totten,
County Treasurer Edwin Garretson and
Charles K. Bateman, newspapermen and
photographers.
Mr.. Bateman had brought quill pen
which had been among the archives of
the Surrogate of Somerset County, but
the President had promised to use
Chairman Porter's pen.
Mrs. Harding was indisposed this
morning. She did not come down for
the signing, having remained in her
room earlier in the day, when the other
guests made the fifteen-mile trip to
Bernardsville for golf.
Amidst Colonial Setting
The whole scene of the signing car
ried one back to the early days Of the
Republic. The classic face of the Pres
ldent fitted into what might be accu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
y. $. Willing Costa RIGA
Should Mediate Dispute
Panama ENJOYS Told, However,
That White Boundary De-
cisiOn Is Equitable

Fron. The T,ibans's Washington Burcau
WASHINGTON, July 2.--~No obiec-
ton will be interposed by this govern
ment to any mutual agreement entered
INTO by the government Of Panama and
Costa RIGA directed toward an
amicaeles settlement of the land con.
troversy in which the two nations
have been involved for the last two
months, it was officially made known
to-day.
The special Panama mission. headed
oy Minister of Foreign Affairs Garay,
which has been in Washington for the
last two weeks, has laid before the
State Department detailed brief Of
the contentious of the Panama gov
eminent in resistance to the award Of
the land made by the late Chief
Justice White, with a view Of con-
Vincing this government that the
arpltration was not justified.
In response to this appeal the State
department. has told the Panama dele
CATION frankly that Justice Whites
award was deemed proper one. but
ehat no objection would be interposed
should Panama and Costa RIGA mutual
~ agree to reopen the dispute.
rms government, however, will maka
no suggestion to Costa RIGA in the
matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Middlekauf to Represent
q. s. in Volstead Act Case

WASHINGTON, July &c. W. Mid
dlekauf, Of Freeport, H., has been
named special assistant attorney gen.
eral to represent the Federal govern
ment in the suit brought by former
Senator j. Hamilton Lewis to test GER
tain provisions of the Volstead act, it
was announced to-day at the Depart
ment of Justice. The suit involves the
right of the government to hold liquors
made and deposited in bonded ware
houses before the prohibition law be-
came effective. Approximately $50O,0
worth of whisky, owned by former dis
tillers and wholesalers, is said to figure
in the litigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
BritaiIl Disqualification
Of Treaty With japan

LONDON, July 2 (By The AS
ISOLATED Press Great Britain
has notified Japan that, owing to
the decision of Lord Birkenhead.
the Lord High Chancellor, to the
effect that the Anglo-Japanese
treaty, even if denounced July
10, will automatically run for
another year, the question of a
three months extension Of the
treaty has been dropped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
VINE. Curie Reaches France;
Children Bring Her Flowers

uoHERBoURG, France, July mime.
I sllaile Curie, who has been visiting the
United States, arrived here to-day ON
BOARD the steamship Olympic. She
vas formally greeted by government
ss'aclais and school children bearing
q squad Of detectives took charge
aime. Curie by American women and
VIII take it to Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Senators to Hear Mellon on
Refunding Bill This Week

S'o's 1'"'eo@
WASHINGTON, July q Chairman
Penrose of the Finance Committee said
to-day he would call a meeting of the
Finance Committee the coming week to
consider the bill to grant broad powers
to Secretary Mellon in the refunding of
the foreign obligations.
Secretary Mellon will be asked to ap-
pear again and answer questions of
Senators. Senator Penrose said there
was no occasion for haste in view of
the magnitude of the questions in
volved, and that there was no purpose
to lock the door against amendments. :"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Wolcott TO Quit Senate for
Bench; du Point Nav Succeed
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

WILMINGTON, Del, July 2.-United
States Senator Josiah O. Wolcott has
decided to accept the appointment of
Chancellor of Delaware, succeeding
Charles NJ. Curtin, of Wilmington.
Governor Denney VIII appoint Sen
1ator 80 succeed him. 1t is believed
THAT the Governor will tender the APP
pointment to General T. Coleman du
Point and that General du Pant will
accept it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03

damages at the time he was sent home
by this government.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-14
DEADLY GRADE CROSSING
Automoolists Simply Will Not Heed
the Danger.

Enclosing a copy Of circular letter
which the Pennsylvania railroad COM
panv sent out under date Of October s.
emphasizing tho danger of the automo-
hl.o driving public ut grade crossings,
Hon ". l.. Stevenson explains as fol-
iuws:
Il send this for your information and
10 show the danger of grade crossings
on which you are eternally right"
The enclosure referred to read' rs
follows:
"In it's efforts TO prevent grade cross
ing accidents. the Pennsylvania Rail
road recently made test at a cross
ing over the Lincoln Highway in
southern Pennsylvania. This tcSr,
which was made by member Of the
Railroads. Safety First Organization,
showed that on the average one in
three automobiles and motorcycles APP
preached the crossing at reckless
speed.
The crossing selected for the OBJ
acrvatiuns is 600 feet west of Fort
Loudon station on the South Penn
branch Of the Cumberland Valley Di-
vision. The view for drivers of auto
mobiles going west is ohstructed until
they are almost right on the tracks.
For castbuund drivers the view is
somewhat better but it by no means
affords 4 clear lookout for approach
iEG trains.
~ stop watch was used by the Safe
~ FIRST observer. He took the num-
Jcrs If only those motor vehicles
which approached the crossing at eX-
ccssivc speed.
"Bctwccn 1850 and 80 =. NJ. thirty
-four license numbers were noted from
the ninety-nine cars which passed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-14
WHISPERS YIELD GOLD
Proprietor Goes Back to Barberins-
Shampoo is a Mint.

Max Belke, Evanston barber, who a
decade ago held forth opposite the
campus of Northwestern university
has returned home wealthy man.
says Chicago dispatch. He carried a
suitcase loaded with gold and his raj
ment radiated wealth. His story OF
how he set forth to invade Alaska after
selling his barber shop reads like a
romance.
ut was thirteen years ago that ]
left Evanston for the Klondike,' said
Belke. II traded my razor for pick
and pan and started on my search for
gold. 1t was hard work. I got little
mine and washed the gravel in the
creek for three years. Once 1 thought
| had found nugget, but it turned out
to be a Bryan button Of the 1896 cam
paign. l panned enough dirt to fill
Lake Michigan, but never got a spot of
color.
"At the end of the third year I was
flat. A bunch of the boys were whoop-
ing 1t up In the Malemute saloon when
the great idea occurred to me. If
had failed to mine in the mines there
might be chance left in the mining
of the miners. I started shampoo
parlor, and my success dates from that
moment.
Those miners working continually in
gold dust were Certain to carry away a
certain amount of residue in their hair
and boards. AS some Of these boards
had not been trimmed since the. great
glacier started to melt the field was
lucrative.
"On my first day shampooed SO
gold and 81 cement out of some very
Indifferent thatches. On the second day
I succeeded in inducing some sour
doughs from the interior to visit my
barber shop. 1 added face massage
to the menu and 1 massaged $2S.35.
The Csc was war tax. There was a
little side money in the business.
charged 81 apiece for shampoos and
the same price for messages and kept
all the by-products. '-
Rapidly 1 grew wealthy, but my
fondest dreams were realized when
invented the cyanide process bath, a
little bit Of cyanide in the solution.
The great unwashed became prolific
source Of revenue. Even an Indian
whose head showed no color in the
cleanup would assay 500 the ton in
the cyanide tank. / expect to take a