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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-12

tanks of the great ocean liner Celtic:
That the water supply Of this IA.
nous ship was poisoned everybody agreed
but how the poison got into the tanks Ia
not agreed.
Three times the great ocean greyhound
crossed the Atlantic with poisoned drink.
ing water. Each trip more members Of thu
ships company suffered from the poisoned
water until after the third and most ser
ious voyage the officials OF the line walked
up. analysed the contents OF the drinking
water and were startled to flne arsenic in
large quantities in the tanks.
Members OF the crew who had been sen:
to the hospital and narrowly escaped with
their lives were rather indignant at being
served poisoned drinking water on those
three voyages. and suit for damages
against the company was recently brought
in the courts in Liverpool. Here It devel-
oped that passengers and crew were served
their drinking water from the same great
tanks in the ships stern. But while dozens
of the crew, mostly the freroom force, were
knocked out by the arsenic. no reports Of
poison victims among the passengers was
made to the ships doctor.
Two explanations have been advanced to
account FOR the surprising fact that the
water had been heavily poisoned. Some OF
the crew believed that the powerful boiler
fluid" strong in acid and arsenic content,
had leaked down through the engine room
and found its way into the tanks. But the
difficulty with this explanation is that the
long pipes, which run from the tanks In
the ships bottom to the deck, had arsenic
in them. These are known as the Sound.
ing pipes"-they are used to lower the
measuring rod down into the tanks to find
out how full they are.
Curiously enough. the attorneys for the
company at the trial Of the case insisted
that It could not be that "boiler-fuid" had
found its way into the water tanks. The
lawyers asserted that II was clearly case
of malicious, Intentional poisoning Of the
great ships water supply by some un-
known hand, and they pointed to the sin
gular fact that traces Of the poison were
found along the length of the sounding
pipes" where IL was scarcely possible to
have reached unless the poisoner had use1
these pipes for pouring the poison into the
tanks.
When, upon day last August, the steam
ship Celtic slipped her cable to the piping
air of the latest jazz, warped out into the
stream and turned her PROV toward Eng
land her officers did not know that she
carried below decks the latest mystery of
the seas.
The Celtic has long since yielded the
palm for speed to more modern vessels, but
she is still one Of the most popular ships
sailing out of New York, and full com
plement Of 1000 passengers Is not unusual.
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stoker on three Of His Majesty's
mystery ships-the Q-5, the Purgust
ind the Dunraven. Each of these
ships was torpedoed. The Victoria
Cross was awarded the crew of the
Purgust. and he participated in the
ballot to decide the man who was
to wear the award. He made his
first trip as a stoker on the steam
chip Celtic in August. In an inter
view to . representative of this
magazine he said: I'VE we're poison
ed on this trip, but didn't suspect
the water. We put 1t down to some
ham we had eaten.
But on the next trip really seri-
out poisoning took place. Practically
every man Jack of the stokers was
affected. II occurred on the home
ward voyage to Liverpool, and 80
many of us were laid up that we
lad to work mighty short-handed. I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-12

Wnon Ne came
ashors st Liverpool
and ! went home my
face was al swollen.
and I heard that the
women folks got wind
OF 0. rumor that the
entire crew had been
taken off in ambu-
lances. Though II was
not ~ bad as that, It
was bad enough.
Speaking for myself. l
felt horrible and could
not eat . thing. How
ever. ! went back on
the next voyage.
"The Celtic vas less
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and filth - found II and handed 1t to
him. The third engineer ssvs ~ jug Of
lsmonsde instead Of water while We
worried.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
BATTLE
IS STARTED ON
q NAVAL ACT
Appropriations Committee Be-
gins Consideration Of Lord
Estimate.
by A. q. HAYWARD.
International News Service.

Tn big" and little" navy fight
In Congress opened today in the
House Appropriations Committee
when a start was made on the navy
supply bill for the fiscal year. 1923
"a, beginning next July.
Congressman Kelley QeepD OF
Michigan. chairman OF the naval ap.
preparations Committee, is little
navy man. and he will dominate his
committee in holding down appro'
priations for the navy.
Secretary DENLY and the naval ex.
perts are arrayed against Kelley, ana
are prepared to stage vigorous nght
In the general appropriations COM
mittee for money to sustain a navy
as large as allowed by the armament
limitation conference agreement.
Kelley is backed to win i'm the COM
mittee fight, and the contest will
have to be carried to the floor OF the
House.
President Harding IL expected ulti'
mately to take n hand In the navy
dispute, as he did last spring, and
throw his influence behind the advo.
Gates of a big" navy. In the last
fight the little" navy men were de-
termined to cut the navy to a maxi
mum strength OF $4,000, although
their first proposal was for navy OF
$1,000 men. Secretary Denby de-
manded 5000 men as the least on
which the navy could be maintained
at the standard authorized by the
armament limitation conference.
With the little navy men about to
win the conflict, the President wrote
Congressman Longworth. Ohio. that
Congress should not go below $4,000
as the minimum strength for the
navy. and his recommendation pre-
vailed over the protest Of Kelley and
other House leaders. The President
may be forced to take similar action
this winter because Secretary DENLY
and Generol Lord, Director OF the
Budget, are deadlocked on navy esti-
mates, and General Lord W. not ac-
cede to the Secretary's estimates for
appropriations larger than those for
the present year. The House com.
mittee is likely to slash still further
the budget estiamtes.
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CLEVELAND PARK CLUB
FORMALLY ORGANIZED

With election OF temporary Off
GERS and an organization commit
tee. the Cleveland Park Club. to
provide recreationsl facilities and y
civic center for residents OF that
district. formally got under way
last night at a meeting In the
newly acquired club house. Reno
Dad ard Thirty-third street. A
swimming pool. putting green and
tennis courts will be laid out on the
20, 900 square feet OF ground about
the club house. half OF which wss
presented to the organizers by
William and Allison Miller.
Temporary officers were elected
as follows: President. DIR. George
Sharp: vice president. Miss Agnes
Miller; treasurer. Boyd Taylor; sec
retary, Dion S. Birney.
Those appointed TO the organiza
tion committee were Mrs. william
Brown, chairman; Allison Miller
ID. Phillip Smith. Samuel Herrick
Graham II. Powell and DIR. Arthur
Spencer.
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CHANGE URGFO
/. IN WASHINGTON
MARRIAGE LAW
Social Agency Committee Re-
ports It Is Making a Study
of Situation.

Stricter marriage laws for Wash.
ington probably will be recommended
to the Washington Council of Social
Agencies by it's community commit.
tee, which today Is making an inves-
tigation Of existing statutes.
The committee reported yesterday,
when the council held its annual
meeting in the Raleigh Hotel, that 1t
would make a report with recon-
mendations on marriage laws next
month. The question of health, 1t is
said, will be incorporated in the re-
port, probably recommending the is
suance Of health certificates before
marriage.
DR.. William c. Fowler. District
Health Officer, acting chairman OF
the health committee, submitted q
report in which he empha sized the
need Of adequate provision for tu-
berculosis patients in the District.
He also stressed the need Of an
increase for the force in the med
ical and nurse service Of the public
schools.
The council yesterday elected the
following members of the executive
committee: John F. Walsh. John
Elder, Mrs. II. Z. Munroe, Mrs.
Edward Costigan and Mrs. ]. p.
s. Neigh.
The council endorsed the principle
Of mothers compensation In the
District. Christmas Benevolence"
was also discussed and IL was de-
cided to have council representa-.
tives to confer with heads Of civic
organizations, asking them to agree
to some system to carry on this
work
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"Y" Delegates In Convention.
Delegates headed by Hugh A.
Thrift, president OF Washington
Y. NJ. c. A. will attend the con.
vention being held today at Allan!
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
DOESN'T NEED EDUCATION
AUTHOR TELLS JUDGE

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. l4-Education
is unnecessary to write his kind OF
fiction. Luke Wainoski told Judge
II. C. spicer. OF Juvenile court
here. Luke attended the North
Springfield high school Till a year
ago. but now calls himself an au-
thor OF the Hawthorne type. lie
admitted he had not sold any OF his
works. nor yet given them titles,
which were the last thing to be
chosen. he explained. lie denied
emphatically that his novels were of
the "Deadwood Dick" kind.
He wore his hair In a bushy roll
and his soft collar up about his
ears. Judge Spicer advised him to
get a job.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14

need for a revision OF working
hours for women in Alabama in
dustries.
The report points out that Ala.
bama Is one OF only four States In
which there is no legal restriction
on the hours a woman may work.
the other States being Florida,
West Virginia and Iowa.
Most OF The women I'm Alabama
Industries are supposed TO work
ien hours a day or longer, the re-
port stated. Working conditions
were found TO be unstanda rdized.
some being good and some bad.
The investigation disclosed that
hundreds OF women were compelled
10 stand all day.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
700 COAL MINERS OUT
FOLLOWING TRAIN WRECK

BENwOOD, w. Va, Nov. IA
Seven hundred miners are out at the
Webb mine, operated by the Cambria
Colleries, as a result of a derailment
in the mine in which several carloads
Of coal were upset.
United Mine Worker officials say
the company refused to compensate
the miners who had mined and loaded
the coal, which was spilled along the
tracks.
The miners say the wreck was not
due to any negligence on their part.
made.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
Musicale to Aid Children.

A musicale under the auspices OF
Haywood Class. will be held at 8
o'clock tomorrow night at Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church. Fol-
lowing the program a bazaar will
be held. The proceeds from both
win go 10 swartzell Home for Chill
dren.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
Aviator To Try Flight
From Paris To
Buenos Aires
By Uniysr.aI Service.

PARIS, Nov. l4.-Charles
Garinguet. Argentine aviator.
will next month attempt to fly
from Paris to Buenos Aires
Garinguet will fly a French
aeroplsne with a $50 horse
power motor.
His route will be from Paris
TO Malaga, Dakar, Pernambuco,
Rio De Janeiro, and thence to
Buenos Aires.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
ALABAMA HAS
NEED Of LAWS
To AID WOMEN
v. S. Deplores Industrial Con-
ditions and Points to
Necessity for Change.
by international News Service.

Probably no Industrial condition
in the nation cries 80 loudly and in
sistently for revision as the length
OF the working day for women
said IA report issued today by the
WOmen's Bureau OF the Department
OF Labor. which stressed the urgent
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
CITIZENS BEAT
'PEEP|NG TOM
CAUGHT IN ACT
Banker and Dentist Head
Posse Which Captures Of
fender After Chase.

CHICAGO. Nov. IA sound
thrashing was administered an al
legged "peeping Tom" early today by
Charles II. Corbett. vice president
Of the Century Trust and Savings
Bank, and DR.. Kenneth Smith. den
tist, after a neighborhood posse. arm
The Washington times., 1922-11-14

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1922-11-14

tic City. They are w. O. Hilta.
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Johnson. Eugene E. Mason, DR., W.
$, Abernethy, q. r. Tolson. w. II.
Winslow. q. X. Roper. G. II. Har.
rington and ". w. Clair.
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Just Try This For
Dizzy Spells
Dare's Mentha Pepsin

Tell all your customers" said the
discoverer to Peoples Drug Stores 'to
try one bottle OF Dsrs's Mentha-Pepsin
for dizzy spells. nervousness, indigestion
or any stomach trouble ana u anyone
says that II isn't the best and quickest
acting remedy he or she ever used for
any OF these ailments. return the money
INSTANTLY Druggists everywhere guar
antee . large bottle fer tLoe."
The Washington times., 1922-11-14

ed with clubs and guns. had captured
the man.
The prisoner gave his name as
Albert wotjernowski. He Is thirty
five years old and said he has a wife
and five children.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
FIRE AT CLEARWATER
Potato Warehouse and Con-
tents Destroyed Thursday
Morning = Loss Reaches
100000.

Twenty thousand bushels of
certified potatoes, several thou
sand bushels of certified rye and
oats, many bushels of clover seed
and a car of bordeau mixture
were destroyed by fire early
Thursday morning at Clearwater
Lake Station five miles south of
Eagle River. The warehouse and
its contents are a total loss.
The fire was discovered about
four o'clock Thursday morning,
but there being no fire fighting
apparatus near nothing could be
saved. Two refrigerator cars on
the siding near the building were
also burned up.
The building and contents were
owned by Sunset Farm, and the
value is placed at 100000. IN
surance was carried for about
100000. This warehouse was one
of the best equipped in this sec
tion of the state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
MEETING LAST NIGHT
Land Clearing Meeting at
Eagle Theatre Monday
Evening Had Fair Attend
ance.

Cold weather and bad roads cut
down the attendance at the meet
ing of the land clearing campaign
at the Eagle Theatre last evening.
But at that it was of important
interest to the farmers who at
tended.
The audience were given the OPP
portunity of seeing land clearing
through motion pictures, and
were permitted to listen to splen-
did talks on the advantage of
less stumps and more cleared
acres" by Ford j. Allen, agricul-
tural representative of the c. &
~. w. Ry.; Henry p. Peterson of
the Superior Telegram, Mr.. Fled
Ter of the state land clearing de-
partment and others.
This meeting held last evening
is one of many that will be held
this and next month in every COM
munity in the county. Last week
several sessions were held in the
towns of Arbor Vitae and Plum
Lake, and these meetings were
well attended, every person will
ling to sign up for more cleared
acres this year.
1t is safe to say that us and
Paul Bunyan" will have quite a
following in Villas county who
will put over the 5000 cleared
acre project with a hurrah. Ev-
cry meeting so far showed that
Paul Bunyan has attracted their
interest, and when there is inter
est shown, there is no question
but that activity in cleared acre
age for the year will result in
less stumps and more producing
acres in this mighty good little
county-even though the Amigo
Journal claims we have no good
soil. Yes, the Journal did admit
that we had very little" and
what we did have we were en-
deavoring to slam to the front
with very much energy. Thanks.
But anyhow, everybody who has
visited this section knows with
our worthless soil, we have clean
ed up more prizes at the state
fairs than has Langlade county.
And that doesn't stop us from
still claiming that what we have
is there with the punch, Journal
or no Journal. 5000 cleared acres
is our stunt for this year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
Division Superintendent.

From the Amigo Journal it is
learned that j. Leppla has been
appointed superintendent of the
Ashland division of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway to succeed
the late George j. Quigley. Mr..
Leppla has been superintendent
of the Galena division. He began
his railroad career on the Ashland
division and was formerly chief
train dispatcher at Kaukauna.
He will have headquarters in An
tigo.-New North.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
Band Gets Funds.

The amount of money turned
over to the Eagle River band by
the Inter Sc society from its an
nual masquerade held last Friday
evening was $40 90. The total re-
ceipts for the benefit staged by
this society was S217 40. The In
ter Se's annual affair was certain
" enjoyed to the limit, the at
tendance being the largest ever
seen at any dance in the opera
house. The costumes were unique
and very attractive, and the or
chestra one of the best. First
prize for the best dressed lady
went to Miss Mabel Hanson and
the best dressed gentleman, Glen
Small of Three Lakes, captured
first honors. A worthy feature of
this ball was the absence of any
shimmy-wiggling and other OBJ
noxious methods usually employ
ed by some foolish guy who imag-
ines he is the one best bet on the
dancing floor. The days for these
pests have passed. and a dancing
party may now be real pleasure
to the lover of that delightful
pastime.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
CATCH BOOTLEGGERS
State Prohibition Officers
Land Manitowish Hootch
Hounds With the Goods
Enroute From Woodruff.

While on their way from Wood
ruff to Ashland on Wednesday af-
ternoon, Ray Coates and w. w.
Wismer of Ashland, state prohi-
bition officers and a federal pro-
hibition officer named Wing, ar
rested Louis LaPorte and Andrew
johnson, both of Manitowish, as
they both got off the train at
Mercer with four gallons of moon
shine liquor in their possession.
The prohibition officers noticed
the two men get on the train at
Manitowish and that a jug was
partly visible in one of the pack
sacks the men carried. The Off
GERS made an examination of the
pack sacks at Mercer and found
two gallon jug of moonshine in
each. The two men were again
put on the train and brought here
and late yesterday afternoon were
arraigned in municipal court on
the charge of having moonshine
liquor unlawfully in their posses
sion. They plead guilty to the
charge and were each assessed a
fine of 500 and costs taxed at
S6.05. They paid the fine and
costs Thursday afternoon.-Hur-
ley Miner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
HOME TEAM LOST GAME
Laona Proved Too Fast a
Bunch in Fridays Came
Stein and Belongey Weak
ened Team.

Stems illness prevented the To-
Gals from winning from the fast
Laona quint Friday on the lat
ter's floor. Stein was not himself
from the start as evidenced by
the fact that he was unable to
score a point and at times was
even weak on defense. Bent play
ed center during the second half
until Belongy was laid out with
severe bruise in the side, when
Stein went back in again. Be
longy's injury was not due TO
roughness on Laona's part but
was caused by his coming In fast
against a protruding cover of the
steam radiators, at one end of the
hall.
No complaint whatever could be
made against the refereeing or
the treatment in general In spite
of STEMS inability to play in any
thing near his usual form during
the first half, the score at the end
of that period stood s to Is in La
ona's favor. This leads us to be
lieve that Laona is not so strong
a five as Mattoon, but at that,
they are a lively, well-coached ag-
gregation and will give Eagle a
hard fight on the local floor the
9th. Eagle River accepted the
invitation to enter the tourna-
ment at Laona on March End and
3rd, and so will likely get another
chance to even up scores. The
score by halves follows:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
Yesterday Cold Day.

With a registry of sixteen be-
low, yesterday morning convinced
the fellow who claims to have
seen a robin the day previous,
that winter in this big woods has
not ended. However at noon it
had moderated into rather a de-
cent day with plenty of warm
sunshine. 0ld-timers claim that
the back of winter is broken and
that we will have a very early
spring. Let us hope so.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15

occurred on Saturday. Monday
John lversOn. who carried the
mail TO the Powers home from
Manitowish, entered the cabin.
and was Immediately held up al
the point of a gun by Donahue.
After many hours of converse
ton with Donahue he was con-
WINGED 70 permit Iverson 10 re-
turn home, Iverson promising TO
return the following day and ac-
company the murderer 10 town
where he had promised to give
himself up TO the authorities.
iversOn on his return home. was
taken sick and was unable to give
the alarm. w. o. Strandberg and
companion went TO the scene of
the murder but were fired upon
by Donahue. This was Saturday.
Before they left they discovered
a note Mrs. Powers had placed on
a trail near the barn the day pre-
nous, in which she told of her
being held a prisoner. Strand
berg notified Sheriff Gaffney and
officers by wire, and a posse was
collected at once.
Wednesday morning the posse
reached Big lake, and the sheriff
called for DOnahue's surrender.
He refused and the battle begun.
Nineteen men with high power
rifles began the Kidding of the
cabin. The bombardment was
kept up from ten o'clock in the
morning until late in the after
noon, when it was noticed that
for some time no shots had been
coming from the cabin. A rush
was made and the door broken in.
DOnahue's body was discovered in
a small cellar with a bullet hole
in his forehead. his gun with but
three loaded shells, lying nearby.
Mrs. Powers escaped Saturday
with StraLdberg. and went to a
nearby settlers home where she
stayed until after the posse had
arrived.
On Donahue's dead body was
found n confession in which he
exonerated Mrs. Powers from any
blame. and stated that he had
had an old grudge against Powers
and had killed him.
Donahue's body was buried at
Big lake after the inquest. The
body of Powers was taken to
Rhinelander where it remained
until last Thursday night being
taken from that city TO Escana-
la. Michigan, the former home Of
the dead man. His mother, three
brothers and sister reside at Es-
canada. and burial was made at
that place.
J. 5. Powers settled at Big lake
some four years ago. and he and
his wife were operating a small
resort there. Donahue had a ca
bin near by and the men had been
very friendly, apparently. working
together guiding parties on the
lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
Total
Eagle River
WOOdmen Dance.

The local Modern Woodman
lodge will stage a dance, one of
the old-fashioned kind, at the OPP
era house February oath. An
nouncements will be made next
week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
Wanfed-A Man to Lead.

There isn't lad but wants to grow
Manly and true at heart,
And every lad would like to know
The secret we impart.
lie doesn't desire to slack or Shirk-
Oh, haven't you heard him plead?
He'll follow a man at play or work,
IL only the man will lead
Where the men to lead today,
Sparing an hour or two
Teaching the lad the game TO play
Just a should do?
Village and slums are callng-come
Here are the boys indeed,
Who can tell what they might become
III only the men will lead?
Motor and golf and winter sport
Fill up the time lot,
But wouldn't you like TO feel you'd taught
Even boy a knot?
Country and home depend on you,
Character most we need;
How a lad know what TO do
II there isn't man TO lead?
Where the men TO lend hand?
Echo il far and wide,
Men who will rise in every land
Bridging the Great Divide"
Nation and flag and tongue unite
Joining each class and creed
Here are the boys who WOULD do right
But where are the MEN to lead?-Ex.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15

The Juniors of the high school
entertained the Senior class and
teachers last evening at Hotel
Austin. Fifty were present at
the banquet