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Evening star., 1922-02-26
LACK FOOD FOR 4s HOURS.
Passengers on Icebound Trains
Reach Town at Last.
By Wireless to the Associated Press.

4bo1CA 4OWA dI AdSL.
By Wireless to the Associated Press.
NEENAH. Wis, February 20
1ccbound for two days on passenger
trains stalled nine miles north OF
Neenah. more than score of passen-
gers reached this town last night.
They had been practically without
food for forty-eight hours.
Neenah has been cut off from the
outside world since Monday night.
when ice-coated telephone and tele-
graph poles collapsed. stopping COM
munication, and railroad traffic was sus-
pended.
Two 500 engines were derailed by
falling poles in Neenah.
The Eastern Wisconsin Electric
Company's trolley line and all power
wires leading west from the local
business district were broken when a
Wisconsin Northern train plowed into
the fallen wires. A team of horses was
killed by a dangling trolley wire, but
the driver escaped unhurt.
The telephone company reports
5000 poles down in the Appleton dis
trict. Conditions in surrounding
cities are similar. poles are down.
thousands of trees ruined and cities
and villages are without light or
power.
The paper mills here have sufficient
coal to continue operations for a day
or two. There is no shortage of food.
With the clear weather today the
work of clearing away the storm
debris was undertaken in earnest.
Scarcely tree in the district es-
capped destruction. The cold rain last
Monday night froze so fast that in
many place the ice coating is four
to six inches deep.
Neenah's only communication with
the outside world is by a temporary
wireless station installed at a local
paper mill by Charles and w. @.
Quing and H. U. Bishop, local radio
amateurs.
News is being received from Fond
du Lac, Manitowoc and Milwaukee.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
IOVER 100000 GIVEN
FOR JEWISH RELIEF
Washington Exceeds Quota by
Generous Amount-Gifts Still
Being Received.

w dSuluS IOA GACSS0S ouOLd W
Generous Amount-Gifts Still
Being Received.
washington's contribution toward
the $14.000.000 campaign of the Amer
lean Jewish relief committee has
amounted to $109.2s6.s5. Chairman
Simon Lyon Of the local committee
in charge of the drive stated last
night. The Districts quota was
Mr.. Lyon also announced receipt of
a letter from Jacob Billikopf, national
director of the campaign. who has
just returned to headquarters in New
York from a tour of the country in
behalf of the drive. In his letter Mr..
Billikopf said: IT feel that Washing
ton deserves more credit for its
achievements than any city in the
Although the drive has officially
ended, subscriptions continue to come
into Mr Lyons office. Those received
since the campaign closed are:
John c. Let's, $3.50: Georgetown
Gas Light Company. 500: Abe Burn
stine, 800; Council Of Jewish Women.
800 additional, from sacrifice day;
additional proceeds from tag day. SIS;
employees Of William Hahn & Com
pany, s52.50. The following for $25:
Joseph King, William King & Son,
Columbia Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons; Jacob Cohen, Whittmore. Lynn
& Allen, Milton Baum and Elks'
Lodge. The Naomi Club for Girls
contributed SO, and many smaller
subscriptions amounting to about $500.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
POLICE GET as GALLONS.
Leroy johnson Charged With
Illegal Possession of Whisky.

Report of the seizure Of As gallons
Of corn whisky on the premises of
Leroy Johnson, colored. 344 F street
southwest, was recorded by Detectives
O'Donneil and Berry of the fourth
arrested and charged with illegal
possession. Mrs. Lavinia johnson
was arrested and charged with the
sale of one-half pint of the whisky.
Charles Holmes 1908 CarrolIburg
place, giving his occupation as black
smith, was arrested by the same
detectives and charged with operat-
ing a still. Seizure of the still was
reported.
Morris kaufman, who is a grocer
at 700 9Th street southwest, also was
arrested by Detectives O'Donnell and
Berry of the fourth precinct. He was
charged. with illegal sale of extracts,
and the detectives seized Is dozen
bottle of extracts.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
|S275,0DO ANDDOGS
HERSTAKE |NPOOL
Mrs. Atwood Says She Was
Next "Goat" to Mrs. Duke
in Lindsay Scheme.
By the Associa ated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 25.-Mrs
Dorothy Atwood, listed by the district
attorneys. office as one of the lesser
victims of Alfred f. Lindsay's alleged
domino club" stock pool. declared
today she had run Mrs. Lillian N.
Duke, divorced wife Of James b.
Duke, tobacco king" close race for
honors of "chief goat" in the brokers'
operations.
Instead of the $4,000 she was re-
ported to have contributed to the pool
with which Lindsay is alleged to have
said he and George F. Baker. Thomas
w. Lamont, James A. Stillman and a
few other giants of Wall street were
going to make a big killing" in the
street, she put in $225.O0O in cash.
about $4,000 in jewelry and nearly
$1,000 in dogs, Mrs. Atwood said.
The missing broker. she declared,
carried off two of her pedigreed Mexi-
can dogs. after he had got the last
of her ready cash. representing that
he had found good sales for them.
He tried to borrow third. she said.
but her suspicious had been aroused.
and she kept the dog.
Raises Dogs for Living.
Mrs. Atwood has earned her living
since by raising pedigreed dogs
something that was just a hobby be-
fore the suave Lindsay came into her
life. Mrs. Atwood said she had first
met Lindsay through Mrs. Duke. who
thought SO well of him that she in
trusted more than s350.000 to him.
HE was the most convincing man
in the world" she said. He should
have been atwriter. He could tell the
most fabulous stories in a way that
made one believe them. never ques-
toned his honesty at first because of
He always acted very nice and talked
big. Names of big men were always
on his lips"
Finally, however. she began to sus-
pect him because his grammar wasn't
up to the Yale education he claimed.
Mrs. Atwood said, and she had a
woman friend meet him, who imme-
diately warned her that he was mo
good"
1.-The next day my friend phoned me
that she had seen Lindsay at the
Astor Hotel with a woman who was
wearing the diamond lavallier / had
given him to invest in the domino
club pool" she continued. Il was
about to go to the district attorney
with my story at that time. but he
to Jail ] would never get anything.
Don't kick a man when he is down.
he begged me, SO l let the matter
drop"
Mrs. Atwood laughed at reports
that Lindsay was too cautious to ac-
cept checks and that he always in
sisted on cash.
II have plenty of checks Endorsed
by him." she said.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
ASKS AID FOR VETERANS.

Unemployment and dismissine vet
Grams from government departments
formed the basis for discussion at a
meeting Of the Richard ]. Harden
Camp. No. 2. Spanish War Veterans,
last week.
Resolutions were adopted calling
upon veteran organizations for a
committee with joint representation
to draft resolutions recommending
that legislation be passed making It
compulsory that ex-service men be
given preference in government ap-
pointments and retention in service,
and that the Langley disqualification
bill be made applicable to veterans of
all wars. The resolution provided
that copies of the same should be
forwarded to Representative John w.
Langley and Speaker of the House
Glllett.
The next camp meeting will take
place March 2. at Pythian Temple.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
THINKS BIG EXPLOSION
DUE TO CRIMINAL ACT
BY the Associa ted Press.


CHICAGO, February 25.-A declara-
tion that the dynamite explosion
which rocked Chicago and suburbs
last night was the result Of crimi-
nal act was made today by r. M.
Perbohner, assistant city fire marshal
The explosion occurred at the Con-
sumers' Company's McCook quarry,
near Argo, suburb. The damage
caused was estimated at about ST.
O0O.O 900.
There was little gelatin in the
powder and lack of gelatin means
that the powder would have to be
touched off," Mr.. Perbohner explain
ed. Two OF his assistants agreed with
him as to the cause of the blast.
+. w. Grear. resident manager OF
the quarry, and l.. II. Stewart, master
mechanic. declared their belief that
shovelers who had failed to obtain
employment were responsible for the
explosion. They said the company had
not renewed its agreement with the
union after January l.
Acting on tip that further trouble
was contemplated at the quarry,
Sheriff Charles w. Peters this after
noon sent an armed detail of five
deputies to the scene. The squad will
police the district. while emergency
squads will be held at the sheriff s
office, ready for duty if any out
break develops.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
CLEVELAND BUILDERS
ANNOUNCE WAGE CUT
Unable to Reach Agreement With
Employes-Strike Threatened,
New Conference Near.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, February 25.-
roilowing failure to reach a wage
agreement after several weeks nego-
tiation with union representatives of
the Building Trades Council. the
Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton today announced a reduction of
IL to SO per cent in building trade
workers wages, effective next Wed
nesday.
Union workers declared that If the
reduced wages are put into effect
Wednesday there will be a building
tie-up Erecting 10000 men. 40 per
cent of the total building trade mem
bers. which is all that is working at
present.
A last-minute effort to avoid a
strlke. however, is to be made at a
Joint conference of employers and
employees representatives, Tuesday.
Under the new wage scale, brick
layers. electricians, iron workers.
plumbers. slate roofers and steam
htters will receive 80 cents an hour,
the proposed ma ximum wage. as
against -$1.04 to $l.1O an hour. al
present. Common laborers will be
paid 40 cents an hour instead of "a
cents.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
TWO KILLED AND HOUSE
WRECKED BY MANIAC
Woman, o5, Decapitated; Son, 20,
Slain-Furniture. Doors and
Windows Chopped Up.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BURLINGTON. Kan. February 25.
The body Of Mrs. Jane Wrinkle,
aged ninty-five, was found in her
home here today decapitated Nearby
was the body of her son. aged seventy
years and unmarried. A second aged
son. Berry Wrinkle. also unmarried, was
found wandering about the house. He
was arrested.
The slayings apparently took place
last night. Neighbors found every
molished, the doors and windows
taken out and chopped up and the
debris piled on the two bodies.
County officials today said insanity
proceedings would be filed against
Berry Wrinkle.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
LEADERS IN CONFERENCES
ON IRISH SITUATION
Griffith, Churchill and Craig Among
Those In London Con-
sultations.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. February 25.-An official
communication issued from the colon
ial office on the Irish discussions says
that after prolonged conference be-
tween the colonial secretary, Mr..
Churchill. and Arthur Griffith. and the
members Of his party in the morning.
Mr.. Churchill in the afternoon con-
suited Sir James Craig. the Ulster
premier; Lord Middleton. the national
list leader. and Viscount Fitzalan. the
Irish viceroy. In the evening Mr..
Churchill had another conversation
with Mr.. Griffith and a conference has
been fixed for noon Sunday. at the
colonial office. where Austen Cham
berlain. Mr.. Churchill and other cabi-
net ministers will meet the Irish dele
gates.
Mr.. Griffith. it was said. hopes to
have an interview with Prime Min
lister Lloyd George before leaving
London. but the latter's return from
Boulogne, where he was in secret
conferenc today with Premier Poin-
care of France. is somewhat uncer-
tain.
ELEVEN MEN STILL HELD.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
MILLIONS DAMAGE
IN WESTERN STORM
Conditions in Michigan Are
Similar to Those Left in
Past by Tornadoes.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mich, February 25.-
Estimates of the damage resulting
from the ice and windstorm that
swept the northern half of the lower
Michigan peninsula ranged today
from $1.00O.000 to $1,000. 900. I'M
provement in transportation and wire
communication in the stricken area
was so slight that definite accounts
were unobtainable. Ice covering the
highways made. reconstruction work
difficult
In the northwestern part Of the
lower peninsula conditions similar to
those left by tornadoes was present
ed. Large trees as well as poles were
strewn over the highways.
The Michigan Telephone Company
had reports showing that $500 poles
had been snapped Off Western
Union poles were down for distance
of forty-one miles in the north.
Fear of floods in the Saginaw and
Tittabawassee river valleys of north
eastern Michigan was expressed.
The waters were reported to be rising
because of ice jams.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
20 SEE SUICIDE ON RAIL.
Foreman, Removing Glasses, Puts
Neck on Track Before Train.

TOLEDO. Ohio. February 25.-Within
view of a score or more employees of
the Toledo Stove and Range Company.
George Mould, sixty-eight. a foreman of
the Toledo Scale Company. committed
suicide by allowing a New York Cen
tral freight train to pass over his body
here today.
Witnesses say he took off his glasses,
placed them on a windowsill and then
walked to the track, placing his neck
over the rail. His head was cut of
before the startled witnesses realized
what was taking place.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
BAR PICKS COMMITTEE.

Ameeting of the advisory commit.
tee on legal education of the national
conference of bar associations was
helaiti1 the boardroom of the United
States Chamber of Commerce yes
terday. The committee consists OF
one delegate from each state.
An organization was effected and
temporary plans were adopted for the
purpose of putting into effect the reso-
1uti0n adopted by the conference in
favor of requiring for admission to
the bar two years in college and
three years in q law school.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
Wiues Ask Physician
For "Trllth Serum
For Lying Husbands

By the Associated Press.
PARSONS, kanx., February
25.-Dr. Merle Ruble. city ply
siclan, may have TO send for
some truth serum.
Three wives have called him
up in the past week asking
serum treatment for their hus-
bands.
One wife said the rolling pin
treatment had failed and she
WINS ready to try new medicine
or ''anything to make my hus-
bnnd quit lying"
Evening star., 1922-02-26
Swimmers Break Ice
For Plunge, Brat, Soon
Seek Warmer Place

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FROSTBURG, Md. February
25.-Carl Conner. Leslie Rodda
and Nell Cook, Beall High
school students, broke the Ice
1t the Community swimming
Pool. C0ns0lidation. yesterday
and took the first plunge OF the
season. Thtir rOnip In the
water was OF short duration.
however. as the combination Of
extremely warm air and lee
cold water brought the young
men to a realisation that the
month OF February was mo- time
to engage i'm the sport OF
swimming outdoors, especially
in FrOstburE.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
EIGHT RAILROAD WRECKS.
All Occur Within Radius of Ten
Miles in Wisconsin.

GREEN BAY. Wis, February 25.-
Property damage wrought by the
sleet storm in the Appleton district.
communication with which was es-
tablished from Green Bay at noon to-
day, will exceed 100000. 1t was re-
liably reported today. Eight rail-
road wrecks occurred within a radius
Of ten miles Of Appleton during the
three-day storm. No one was seri-
ously injured. although two f1remen
and an engineer were taken to hos
pital when the engine tipped over.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
ELEVEN MEN STILL HELD.
Craig Takes Names of Ulster Pris-
oners to London-Probe Held Up.

ny the Ass0ciat ted Press
BELFAST. February 25.-The Ulster
government has informed the imperial
government that the investigation of
the recent Clones disorders cannot
be begun until seven Ulster con-
stables claimed to be still imprisoned
are released. Despite official as
surances from Dublin. the Ulster gov
ernment claims that five men are still
held by the Irish republican army as
a result Of the Clones affair, together
with two men captured along the
Donegal Tyrone border.
Sir James Craig. the premier, has
taken the list of names to London.
The three special constables cap
tured during the kidnapping raid at
Newton Butler were released only
yesterday, it was said today.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
"Papes Cold Compound" Breaks Cold in Few Hours

Instant Relief Don't stay stufed-up. Quit blowing and
snulng dose of rapes Cold Compound taken every
hours until three doses taken usually breaks cold right up
The first dose coggedup nostrs and passages
of head stops running relieves headache dunes fever
shness, sneezing
Papes Cold Compound is quickest relief known
and costs only few drug 1t without
Tastes Contains ouinne Insist upon PapeS
Evening star., 1922-02-26
TONIGHT.

The anniversary of the birth of
Robert Emmet will be honored at
Gonzaga Hall, under auspices of Mac
Curtain Club and Irish societies of
the District. Rev. Peter Guilday,
principal speaker.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

Eugene Del Mar of New York will
deliver free public lectures at Play
house, 1914 N street, at 8 o'clock, on
the subject of a new psychology"
entitled 1.-THE Power to Attract" All
invited.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

The Red Triangle Outing Club will
meet at Mount Rainier station at 3
o'clock. for a cross-country hike to
Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TODAY,

The Wanderlusters' hike will start
from the end of the Soldiers Home
car line-9th street-at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr. Merritt will lead.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

About 400 cubic feet of air, weigh
ing in all over thirty pounds, pass
through the human lungs every
twenty-four hours.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

A combined meeting of the Mems
Aid and the Ladies' Auxiliary of ST.
Ann's Infant Asylum will be held at
4 o'clock. at 2300 K street. All per-
sons interested in Hope chest" in
yited
Evening star., 1922-02-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. F.

The Improvement League of May
wood -Woodmont will meet tomor-
row at 8 pm. in Church Hall. Su-
pervisor Weaver will speak of the
county finances and the proposed bud
get.
Mhs Margaret Slnttery Of Boston
will address the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs tomorrow at 1880 pm. at
Grace Dodge Hotel.
The Oklahoma state Society will
meet Tuesday at $50 pm. at Thorn
Dramatic Art School will present a
sketch and Representative A. J. Griffin
Of New York will speak.
Catholic Women's Service Club will
be given at Community House, Sol E
street, Tuesday from to 11:3O pm.
trated lecture on THE Philosophy of
Chinese Art Compared to Europe" to-
morrow at IL am, 1106 Connecticut
avenue. Public invited.
Alpha Omega Of Delta Gamma will
meet tomorrow evening at American
Red Cross Women's Club, 1901 !
street.
The Woman'x welfare Association
"
2:s0 pm. at new home, 1922 18th
street.
Monroe Home and School Associa-
tion will meet Tuesday at 8 pm. in
Wilson Normal School. Representa-
tive Burton l.. French will speak.
The Filing Association will meet
Thomson School. Good lecture.
The Ladies' Aid Society. Brookland
Baptist Church. will serve cafeteria
supper Wednesday, 5 to 1880 pm. in
dining room of church. 9Th and New
ton streets.
The Washington branch of the
American Association of University
W omen will be hostesses at a tea to
at 4:30 pm. DR.. Rochelle Yarros
of Chicago will speak. Mrs. Margue-
rite Harrison of the Baltimore Sun
will address the association on Rus
sia Of Today" on March 4 at $3.50 pm.
Representative John F. Miller Of
Washington. member of the House
committee on military affairs. will
address the members of the City Club
at their forum luncheon Tuesday, his
subject to be: 'Ford's Muscle Shoals
Offer--What 1t Is and What 1t Isn't"
Those who will take pnrt in the free
lobby concert at the Y. NJ. c. A. to-
morrow night are Miss Margaret
Cook. Mrs. Mary ShackIett. Miss I.
Miller. Miss Adelaide Watson, Miss NJ
G. Davis. Mrs. Walter Bishop. Thomas s
A. Cantwen and Christopher Tenley.
A meeting of the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants of the District of
Columbia is to be held Wednesday at
1870 pm. at the Union Engine House.
18th and H streets northwest.
A meeting of the New York state
Society will be held at o'clock We'd
nesday evening at the Wilson Nor
| NAL School, 11th and Harvard streets
| northwest. Memorial services for the
Ter. will be held. Capt Buehler was
one of the victims of the Knicker-
booker disaster. Representative
Adolpn L. Kline of New York will
give an address on THE Life of Lin
coln."
The College Women's Club an
nounces a special tea Thursday, at
4:15 pm, to meet DR.. Lanedon E.
Mitchell. poet and playwright. At
I 5 O'Clock Dr. Mitchell will speak on
1.-The New Movement in the Drama
Members are privileged to bring
friends.
The North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association will hold its
regular meeting in the Emery School
at pm. Tuesday. Important and in
teresting business. as well as enter
tainment, will be the features of this
meeting.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

William Gates will give an Illus
trated lecture on THE Philosophy of
Chinese Art Compared to Europe" to-
morrow at IL am, 1106 Connecticut
avenue. Public invited.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

Monroe Home and School AxsOcin-
tion will meet Tuesday at pm. in
Wilson Normal School. Representa-
tive Burton l.. French will speak.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

The Woman'S Welfare AsaOciatiOn
will hold annual meeting tomorrow.
2:30 pm. at new home, 1922 18th
Evening star., 1922-02-26

Alpha Omega of Delta Gamma will
meet tomorrow evening at American
Red Cross Womens Club, 1901 l
street.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

A dance under the auspices of the
Catholic Women's Service Club will
be given at Community House. Sol +
street, Tuesday from 9 to 1880 pm.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

The incest cathartic-laxative in the world
for grown-ups or children is candy-like
"Cascarets" One or two tonight will clean
your bowels right BY morning all the con-
stpation poison and sour bile will move out
Evening star., 1922-02-26

The Filing Association will meet
tomorrow evening at o'clock in
Thomson School Good lecture.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

The North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association will hold it's
regular meeting in the Emery School
at pm. Tuesday. Important and in
teresting business. as well as enter
tainment, will be the features of this
meeting.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

Mhs Margaret Slnttery of Boston
will address the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs tomorrow at 1880 pm. at
Grace Dodge Hotel.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

The College W0men's Club an
AIS pm, to meet Dr. Lanedon E.
Mitchell, poet and playwright At
5 O'Clock DR.. Mitchell will speak on
"The New Movement in the Drama
Members are privileged to bring
friends
Evening star., 1922-02-26

thoroughly! 'They work while you sleep"
Cascarets will not sicken you like salts, oil,
calomel or harsh pills. They physic fully, but
never gripe or Inconvenience. Ten, twenty.
five, ffty-cent boxes at any drug store.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

meet Tuesday at $50 pm. at Thorn
son School. Pupils Of John NJ. Kline
Dramatic Art School will present a
sketch and Representative A. J. Griffin
of New York will speak.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

The Improvement League of May
wood-Woodmont will meet tomor-
row at pm. in Church Hall. Su-
perviSor Weaver will speak of the
county finances and the proposed bud
Evening star., 1922-02-26

Society will be held at o'clock We'd
nesday evening at the Wilson Nor
NAL School, 11th and Harvard streets
northwest. Memorial services for the
late president. Capt. Albert G. Bueh-
Ter. will be held Capt Buehler was
one of the victims of the Knicker-
booker disaster. Representative
Adolpn L. Kline of New York will
give an address on "The Life of Lin
coin"
Evening star., 1922-02-26

The Ladies' Aid Society. BroOkland
Baptist Church. will serve a cafeteria
supper Wednes sday. 5 to 1880 pm. in
dining room of church. eth and New
ton streets.