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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
DEKAY BLAMES TROUBLE
ON STANDARD OIL COMPANY

LAUSANNE, Dec 28-"Persecu-
ton by the Standard Oil Company
is responsible for this action against
me- said John w. Dekay, when
asked here about the reported extra
dition proceedings against him. Il
am not guilty Of embezzlement. The
sole charge against me is based on
technical indictments found by a
grand jury in 1902. These indict
to ten years.
Now when ! am fighting the
Standard Oil to protect my interests
in Mosul this old affairs is trumped
up again.
Before the war l incurred the en-
nifty of the Wilson Administration
by my activities in Mexico with De
la Huerta, then my brother Henry
discounted $4,000 worth Of paper
in my Mexican National Packing
Company with the Atlantic National
Bank of Providence.
''At the time, which was in 1913,
| had been in Mexico for three
years. Afterwar it developed that
the bank president, Edward Metcalf,
had failed to submit the paper for
approval to the banks directors, as
national banking laws require These
laws also provide that the person
whose paper is discounted in such
circumstances is liable equally to
the officers Of the offending bank.
Mr.. Metcalf was given a term in
prison. I, as head of the packing
company, also was indicted No ac-
tion was taken against other COM
panies whose paper had been dis
counted in like manner by that
bank. When my packing company
obligations matured they were paid
Now suddenly, as | am bucking
the Standard Oil concessions in
| MOsul, this action is taken. The
Standard Oil Company has induced
the State Department to demand my
extradition on these technical in
dictments."
Ismet Pasha's secretary, Atif Bey
said that Dekay had no concession
from Angora in the Mosul field
though the Turkish official was ig-
norant OF what rights Mr.. Dekay
might have secured in .Mesopotamia
and Syria from the French and Brit
ish governments dnder mandates.
Juai d'Orsay has barred Dekay
from entering France on the ground
that he was pro-German during the
nd I'm,
we're published Mr. Dekay referred
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
DINING CAR PATRONS
CONSUME MUCH FOOD

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.--Approximately
100000 eggs, 100000 pounds OF
fresh meat, 100000 pounds of cot
fee and 100000 quarts OF milk and
cream are consumed yearly by the
Pennsylvania railroad dining car pa
irons, according to the Pennsylvania
News, publication of that railroad.
The railroads dining car service,
serving 10000 meals daily, il oper-
ated simultaneously, could serve
A276 persons at one sitting. The 125
cars in the service, II placed end to
end would form mobile restaurant
approximately two miles long.
A force OF about 1.575 employees is
required to prepare and serve the
3,575 900 meals which railroad wait
ers annually carry down the aisles
of diners travelling 40 and so miles
an hour.
These meals are prepared in dimin-
utiye kitchens having a floor space
1914 feet long and 21s feet wide.
each kitchen having four cooks. a
chef and three assistants. Each car
represents an investment OF $4,000,
Of which $4,000 is spent for silver
ware. utensils and linen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
SWEDISH FILM FIRMS
FIGHT HIGH RENTALS

STOCKHOLM, Dec 2S.-Swedish
''movie-fans,' who have paid more
than 100000 crowns for admissions
during the last Theatrical year, chief
IL to csc American films, rejoice at
the news that hereafter the pric3 OF
lown.
This hope is seen in the united
front which Swedish film distribu-
tors are showing against foreign
price policies In the past the rem
tails raid for American films have
been tremendous, and in some cases
ruinous. 1t has been complained
that Scandinavia, with it's population
of 100000, pays higher rentals for
these films than does France, with a
population of 100000. A consoli-
dation between the Swedish Film In
dustries, Ltd, and the Film Central.
went into effect November /. It
is believed this will result in more
policy of foreign film distributors.
powerful resistance to the price
Another Scandinavian combine has
been made with the object Of organic
ing and controlling the purchase and
import of German films, which are
rapidly gaining a foothold in the
Swedish market.
In the meantime the production Of
high-class Swedish films is being
continued. These photoplays and
educational pictures are popular with
the Swedish public, as well as in
other European countries, especially
England and France, and have even
begun to make inroads in the United
States.
Some alarm has been caused by
the report that America may de-
prive Sweden of two of her most
celebrated stars, Victor Seastrom and
GCesta Ekman, who have received
offers from one OF the largest film
companies in the United States. Vic
tor Se1strom, besides being the best
rhotoplay actor in Sweden is a di-
rector and has been called "the Grit
fifth of Sweden Goesta Ekman is
the Ifavorite matinee idol of the
Swedish stage, and is equally popular
on the screen.
The Swedish government has de-
rived about 2,500,00 crowns in taxes
on motion picture admissions during
the last film year
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
CHEMIST FEARED
NOW; CRIMINALS
BEING DETECTED
Chemistry Is Revolutionizing
Detection of Crime
Fame Indicated.
Continued from Page Cne.)

ais and their reats are no doubt most
entertaining, but that is all | can
say for them From my point Of
view there is no crime that cannot
be detected. that does not leave its
traces behind, at least theoretically.
For one thing criminals. as a rule,
are not very intelligent. The I'M
educated man usually commits crimes
of passion and brutality; the educat-
ed man runs to fraud.
Criminals Astounded
my methods astound the ignorant
fear NE when enter the courts.
The so-called intelligent professional
criminals seem to have begun to try
to thwart me. in a small way. Now
sdays they endeavor, by wearing
gloves, not to leave fingerprints be-
hind, but we have reached the point
where their finger prints through
gloves can be detected.
Crime is really not very mys-
terious. The curious point to me is
that the crimes which interest me
most do not interest the public.
There has been very great prog
ress made in the detection of crime
during the past six or eight years,
particularly through the application
OF chemistry and photography to de-
lection.
crimeiess Civilization
in sight of a crimeless civilization
Crime is a part OF human nature
Much Of it is spontaneous. The fear
of detection and punishment will not
prevent it.
81 would like to point out that
part Of our endeavor has been to
help to protect innocence, and pre-
vent the miscarriage of justice Sci
ence does not seek to convict II
looks for the truth, no more and no
less.
During the war a spy case, tEs-
of certain Vigo, alias Almereyda.
attracted much public attention. The
man was found dead in his cell,
and there were those who claimed
he had been assassinated there. The
only evidence was two spots on his
shoe laces. BY comparative analysis
OF these. one found to be mud and
the other paint off his bed. and was
able to conclude he had hanged him
self and thus clear the jailers OF
guilt
Another case: During the war
young captain wrote his mother the
night before battle in which he
was killed. A postscript to the let
ter revoked a former will in favor
OF his wife. BY analysis OF the ink
and the handwriting in this post
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28

on hand, which were sold for a song
These supplies slowly have been
changing hands. italians distributed
to all corners large numbers OF guns
and cannon captured Reom the Aus
TRANS, the total value of which in
1913 reached possibly billion dol
lars, and the post war value of which
was possibly a million or So"
American travellers in Jugoslavia
have been mystified at seeing what
appeared to be American soldiers
lounging about the railway stations.
They were Serbs wearing joblot
American uniforms, sold cheaply by
the United States and resold to the
Jugoslav government
Propaganda Charges
One of the standard propaganda
charges made by the Greeks against
the Turks, and conversely by the
Turks against the Greeks, was that
the enemy was wearing American
uniforms as a ruse to penetrate lines
without being fired on The evident
answer was joblot American uni
forms.
The governments of Europe seem
to have taken little notice OF this
contrabanding. During the various
periods of the British occupation OF
Constantinople, British subjects are
said to have sold to the Turkish Ma.
tionalists either discarded British
war material, or else Turkish war
material that had been captured by
the British.
At one time there was a large
quantity of war material at Adriano-
pie. with the keys of the storehouse3
in the hands Of an Allied commission
WHICH had orders to destroy it, This
the commission apparently failed to
do and somehow the storehouses
were gradually emptied.
Wars Numerous
Small wars and revolutions have
been so frequent in Europe since
the close OF the great war, that/the
average citizen no longer attempts
even to remember them. A war went
on. in Galicia for two years, almost
unnoiiced. Poles were opposed to
Ukrainians, and 100000 men were en-
Gagged. Each side bought supplies
Wherever they were for sale, notably
in this case in Vienna and Budapest.
Then there have been new armies to
equip, as in Jugoslava, Czechoslo-
yakia, and Rumania. Serbia recent
~ voted $15,000000 for armaments.
Russia has used UP enormous quanti-
ties of material during her various
war and revolutions since 1917.
Not a little of Europe's cast-off
arms has gone to Egypt, to Syria.
to Arabia, to Persia and, to the him
terlands beyond the Caspian Tae
Afghans, among others, have
equipped an important army. Pc. ,u-
gal and Spain, in particular, nave
had their share. Dealers in Ed-ope
have made shipments tosthe warning
revolutionists of China.
While these smaller wars have
been able to keep going indirectly
by reason OF the supplies gathered
by, the various great nations partici-
pating in the general war the one
thing that costs them real mone7 Is
powder. The powder of the ga .ral
war has long since been used un ard
anybody who wants to start new
war today must first find something
Ike million dollars a monia for
the single item OF powder. Tli3 .sI
the sum needed TO keep an army Of
hundred thousand men on IA fir.
ing line. II the war maker cannot
see that far ahead. he had bs..er
think twice about his wa.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
@ the World War as a capitalists

to the World War as capitalists
war
Dekay has left Lausanne. 1t is re-
ported that he is going to Lucerne,
The reason for his departure is not
10 cause any prejudice of the inter
ests he represents until his situation
in America is cleared up. Major
Bennett, secretary to Dekay, an
uounced that viii Hays, former
postmaster general, and Samuel I'm
tcrmyer, a lawyer, are sailing from
New York shortly on the Ma
jectic to come here to push the claim
# Dekal's syndicate for it's rights in
he Mosul fields. Delays leases had
been obtained from seven Turkish
princes and six princesscs, who have
royal rights in Mosul.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28

IS ASKED. or
OIL PROMOTER
John W. Dekay, in Switzer-
land, Is Wanted in Am
erica-Embezzlement.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Extra-
dition to America for John w. De
kay on a charge of emblezzlement
has been demanded of the Swiss gcv-
eminent by the American State De
partment American authorities in
Lausanne, where Dekay is reported
to be engaged in engineering a
$3.50, 100000 oil deal in connection
with the Near East conference, will
endeavor to have him arrested by
Swiss police.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
FORMER DOUGLAS GIRL
HAS PASSED BEYOND

Word was received here yesterday
of the death in Grand Junction, Colo,
of Mrs. F. Mcdonald, nee Gertrude
Nauman, who formerly resided here
with her parents for a number of
years prior to the Treadwell cave-in
Her death, which occurred on the
25th of October, was due to cerebral
hemorhage. Surviving her are two
children, one two years and one 10
days old and a husband.
She will be remembered by all
who knew her for her natural sweet
ness of disposition and simple mos
eSty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
Benefit Fund Halted
When $4,000 Found

JERSEYVILLE, HI. Dec 2S.-Wil-
liam p. Durham, modest grocer,
killed in an automobile accident, left
more than $4,000 in insurance to
keep his widow and seven small chill
drer, it was learned after neighbors
began subscribing to fund for the
benefit of his family. The insurance,
It was declared, would make Dun
hams family one of the richest in
town.
Old papers for sale at Emphe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
ACCIDENT NOT FATAL
AS FIRST THOUGHT

Colin Blain, who was recently run
down in Seattle by an automobile
and first thought to be mortally in
jured. is on the road to recovery, is
the news which. came in yesterdays
mail
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
LAST COUNCIL MEETING
OF YEAR ON TONIGHT

The regular monthly meeting of
the City Council as well as the last
one for 1922 will be held this even
ing in the City Hall.
Principally business of a routine
nature will be attended to at the
meeting
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
DAUGHTER ARRIVES
FOR FORMER DOUGLASITES

Born on Dec ember -, to Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Priestly, at their home
in the state of Washington, baby
girl named Margaret Ellen, is the
news received here yesterday.
Mrs. Priestly was formerly Miss
Elna Olson and is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. August Olson of this
city
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28

script it was shown that the mother
had forged his signature. She con
fessed it, though her confession add
I'VE are beginning to eliminate
eyewitness proof in crime. We pre-
fer our own, as eye-witnesses dis
tort the facts without sometimes
wishing to. Science cannot lie
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
RETURNS FROM CHlCHAGOF

Kathleen Mccormick and Walter
Mccormick returned from Chichagof
last night after a visit with their
sisters. Mrs. Eds Hurlbut and May
Schuman, for the holidays.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28

YOU CAN FIND A BUYER for
that used car through the classified
and get all that 1t ia worth. Try
The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
ANOTHER YOUNGSTER

An eight pound baby boy arrived
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy
Wilson in the Native village at 230
o'clock this morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
Portland
made 4 a. m. IN. time.

rapidly
ca stationary the northern portion the Gulf Alaska The
reading this mronng 80 26 inches Valdez ridge
readings 1884 Eagle Nome Colder weather
half of
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28

OLYMPIA. Wash. Dec. 28.-The
State Board OF Law Examiners to-
day recommended the disbarment Of
Walter w. Harvey. prominent Ia
coma and Seattle attorney. for I'M
professional conduct.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. S.
Weather Bureau.

vicinity "a beginning
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28
WAR PROMOTERS
FIND PLENTY OF
ARMS IN EUROPE
Underground Trade in NUM-
tons of War Disclosed
by Newspapers.

CONTINUED from wage Cnel
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-28

Old papers for sale at Emphe.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
100 Boys Attend
Meet of NewsieS
flor Times Band

They are getting ready to
sound the call for Chow
the boys Of the rapidly-form-
ing Washington Times News
boys Band. One hundred
boys were present at the sec
ond meeting Monday night. in
the boys department Of the
Y. M. c. A.
The following list Of Times
carriers passed the instruct
or's examination. the entire
first group being assigned TO
to the cornet: Orville Frey,
route MIA; William Sulli-
van. M6; Samuel Madert,
B6; Paul Joray. is; Will
liam Ridel. &c: Ernest
Azchenbach. Az; Ward Fair
fax. G. 6: Harry Iseman. Is;
Burke Yung. F ga; William
Meany, NJ 3. and Don Fisher,
GO.
Lewis Clark. J IL. bass
drum; Norman Spilman. j /.
slide trombone: George
Walker. 10, slide trumbone:
Harmon Francis. Ms. and
Fred Thorne. G5. snare
drum; Ercole Leonardo. B4,
alto horn; Sam Laten. n Hl3,
baritone; Lewis Fishman,
C15. clarinet. and for instru-
ments not yet decided. Clar-
ence Clark. J IA. Harry Luck
ct, G Ga. Horace Wester. P7,
and Leroy Thompson G3.
As soon as parents or
guardians of these boys ap-
prove Of the purchase OF the
instruments the band will be
well under way. with Band
master Phillips in command.
For information. apply to J.
V. Hollett. Room 242, Mum
sey Building. The Washing
ton Times.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
Rho B-is" Fleet. Members

Rho R"'s chap ~ Nu Phi
Epsilon initiated the 70 lowing mem.
t-a-s ~ MONDAY last the imitation
h"inE nsld IN the ,hsprer roorrs A.
he Washington 'ur'ske ~ Must"
are which musical VAS EiNen and
refreshments served Edith Y Arhev
Marion. G.lhert Davis iois 7
S'Urtz Tara NJ Wolfe and Thslma
Goodman. pisni~ta Nell Galley Ca.
nine Rose = Aver ard Louise
SQUIRE Hitchcock. vocalist.
On Nav 8 the annual banquet
IN honor - the new patrons and
p4fT0ns-S.a VII ha given az the
Hotel Raleigh All Nu Phis are in.
Ni'"d snd reservations can be made
with Mabel . Linton. n will he
- interest 20 me friends OF Beulah h
HarDer DunvocSy 10 know that she
viii come -om New York 10 attend
the hanque,
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
Rosemary Finckel In New York

Rosemary Finckel the eleven-voar
old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Edv ~
4. Finckel. and a pupil OF Felix Ga
zls. Is in New York where che gave
a piano recital ~ NJ Garzie's studio
m Carnegie Hall last evening Ross
mar. is tho sister Of Constance and
Frances. both gifted pianist. with a
musical heritage from ker en:ir,
fanny
The little pianist will presert =
very broad program. with the Rac I
"SolfegFietto.' Mozart sonata. \
major for her classics The Two
Skylarks' 0.eschetizkvi. Les SvI
vains' tChaminadel. 30 pap'llo0 "
GAvallel. Minute Waltz Chor ~
"pcnsee Fugitive CKsrranorr
Rustic Spring tSinding'. and 2
final group. "BsrCouss" GliinSEyh
"Arahe.puos" GDohus-vl. and IN.
Harmonious Blacksmith" 0IsndeN.
She will PLAY a. n private So ool
in New York on THURSDAY and give
another program ~ Mr. Carr a =
studio on Sunday Later this month
Rosemary will give recital A.
Notre Dame Convent IN Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
Associated Studios.

The sixth pupils recital OF the
season OF the Associated studios,
otto simon. voice. la Sale Spier,
piano. Henri SOkolov, violin, will
take place on Friday evening, May
u. AT sI5. IN the auditorium of the
Y NJ. {. A, 1896 q street northwest.
Of'o Simon will be al the piano The
following program will be given:
Spring song MCKENZIE Spring Song
Becker. a Spirit Flower Camp
bell TiptonL Anna Patterson. yarla-
tiOns from La MolInars' U'alsiClla-
Bee hovenl. Arabcsque Uebussyl,
r. labeth Prend-r. But the Lord
is Mindful Of His own DSt. Paul of
M.n,ielsSohn. The Rose Enslaves
tn Nightingale RimskN korsa-
kowl. Mrs Morgan Bradford. Adag 20
iRI,si arCompa lied by Benjamin
Ra n-rt Dreams CWagncrl: Ser
enade ,Straussl. l.. Adelaide Watson,
accompanied by Louise Ryan: Mum
muring Zephyrs Jensen NielnannI.
Shepherds lance tMoskowskD.
GLADYS Merriman: two duets 10? so.
prano and alto by Rubinstein,
"SwCetly Sarg the Bird. when We
Two Parted" l.. Adelaide Watson.
Mrs. Morgan Bradford.
The public is cordially invited.
The next recital will be held on Fri.
day evening, June 2. in honor Of
Music Week
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
MYSTERY ATTENDS DEATH
OF GEORGIA PHYSICIAN

ATLANTA. Ga, Nav Am anal
ysis Of the contents OF the stomach
OF DR.. st. Joseph r. Graham. promi.
nent physician, who was found dead
IN his laboratory here Tuesday night
was to be made today, according to
announcement by Coroner Donohoe
DR.. Graham body was discover cd
by his wife. who declared he had
been working in the laboratory only
a few minutes previously.
1t is believed he swallowed poison
in mistake for a tonic he had teen
;Hking. lie was graduate of the
medical school OF the University OF
kentucky, Harvard University and
Heidelberg University. and was rec.
ognized as an authority on pellagra.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
DAUCHERTY CHALLENGED
TO DEBATE FEE CHARGE

A challenge was issued in the Sen
ate yesterday by Senator Caraway
Dem.) of Arkansas to Attorney Gen.
eeral Dausherty for a joint debate
on his charge that Daugherty had
accepted a $4,000 fee for obtaining
the release Of Charles w. Morse.
New York banker, from the Atlanta
penitentiary.
Caraway declared he waived all
immunity, personal, legal. or other
wise" accorded him as q Senator for
having made the charges on the
floor OF the Senate yesterday. Cara
way said he would meet Dausherty
anywhere he says"
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
WASHINGTON TIMES PAGE OF MUSIC FOR MUSIC LOVER
AMPIcO RECITAL GIVEN
TO BOOK LOVERS CLUB

The Wedding Of books and munao
of literature to the art Of sound.
brings about one Of the happiest
unions Of two great arts. Tho Book
Lovers Club. of which Mis- Alice
Hutchins Drake IL the director. waa
given q delightful lecture-recital last
Monday evening by Miss Marian
Reed. at the Arthur Jordan Piano
Studio. as a substitute for their
Book Lovers Hour.
Using the Ampico, in the CHECKER
ing. as her instrument. Miss Reed
gave a May Day program. develop
ing the theme of spring and prefac-
ing the music with word pictures Of
the music. She gave a May Day
group with "Fruhlingstimme"
(SchutO. ITO Spring (Greig). Birds
at Dawn" Dillon) and "Scherzo"
(Mendelssohn). For nationalistic
folk melodies, she gave "Danzas Es-
pagnoles" Granados). "Hopak "(Mous-
sorgsky). Country Gardens" Grain
ger) and Hungarian Rhapsody" No.
s Uiszt). A Chopin group closed
the program, with an Etude, q Noe
turne, the Waltz. opus 81, No. ].
three Preludes, and the Polonaiss A
fiat
Rachmaninoff, Godowsky, Levitt.
sky and Ornstein were among the
artists whose records were so won
derfully produced.
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
Martin Richardson Visit

Martin Richardson spent :ew
days in Washington r~~-ntlv between
his New York concert season and he
summer season as recitalist q, lake
Mohonk Mountain House. 'ohcnL
Lake. y Y. where he remains for
sir months
Mr. Richardson gave a recital a.
Aeolian Hall IN New York this past
season and sang about twenty 81.
gsgements ~. sings three Vines
more in new York before leaving for
Mohonk on NAV "a Among his solo
appearances vas on. with the Eve
ming Mail concert series. mUsicsles
AZ the Vanderbilt Waldorf. Cooper
Tnioa. the Macbeth Art Studio. IN
ora;orio A. calvary Church. Mass NJ
- An-.lm's Church. y V a. 'he
"Pal'o A. PrITayerA' ~ no N1n
d"rh:l' and Ia Little Pals and Eliza
beth -
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
Trinity Anniversary.

Special anniversary music Will be
given AT Trinity Methodist Church,
Fifth street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue. southeast, both Sunday morn.
ing and evening. May :. In commem.
Grafton Of the l20th anniversary OF
the founding of the church.
In the morning service the solo
quartette, with Mrs. Raymond Cha.
pin. soprano; Mabel McCalip. con.
tralto: f.. n. Liopitt. tenor. and r.
J. Eden. baritone, will sing Il VIII
Magnify Thee" Rogersl. Praise
Ye," trio from Nerdis "Attiis +"
and a baritone solo "Ho- Lovely
are Thy Dwellings" sLiddie,
In the evening the program will
include tenor solo. open the Gates
of the Temple" knapp, and q quar-.
tet, Praise Ye the Father" tGounodD
The Washington times., 1922-05-04
Nr. Tittmann Bach SoIoist

Charles T. Ti'tman. bass. with
Olive Marshall. soprano: Reinald wer
renrath. baritone: George Neader
tenor. OF the Metropolitan. and Mar.
guerite d'Alvarez. Contralto. OF the
Chicago opera. were soloists ~ Car.
negie Hall in the Bach st Matthew
Passion" on April 10. when IL was
performed ny the New York Ora.
torio Society. under Albert Stoesssl.
Mr.. Soessel is a brilliant Young mu-
sician of striking and winning per.
sonality. who is considered a worthy
successor to Welter Damrosch. who
resigned this season as conductor Of
the society. New York gave Mr.. Tit.
man much praise for his wealth OF
voice and Interpretation.