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Evening star., 1923-05-29
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Burns Assigns Agents to
Look Into Reported
Boosts for Convention.

Weapons of the federal government
in Washington during Shrine conven-
tion week
Two special agents of the Depart
ment of Justice were assigned today
by William j. Burns, director of the
bureau of investigation. to make a
thorough investigation of the re-
ported concerted action of a certain
group of restaurant proprietors to
boost the price Of foods next week.
Should the agents be able TO get evil
dence of criminal conspiracy to
gouge the Shriners the fact will be
immediately laid before the grand
Gordon promised.
Dozen or More Investigated.
The names of about dozen cafe
owners and hotel proprietors who
are reported to have planned to in
crease prices have been received by
Mr.. Gordon. 1t is these cases espe-
cially that the Department of Justice
agents are investigating. The United
States attorney expects report
from the agents this afternoon.
MAJ. IOTuOH 10 strongly III IdFOr
of the proposition that the Shriners
and their friends boycott the estab-
lishments which seek to profiteer
from Washington's guests. He ap-
preciates, however. that some ad-
vance is expected because of the in
creased cost of additional labor re-
quired to meet the unusual require
ments of the situation.
May Use Placards.
Referring to price boosting, the prose-
cutor said: Il have heard of some
hotels which are doing this, too. The
Shrine committee can do a great deal
to combat excessive hotel rates and
high prices of food by giving full pub
licity. If necessary. it should notify
the Shriners of the houses engaged in
such practices"
Several large eating establishments
notified the Shrine committee today that
placards bearing the inscription. mo
Overcharge to Shriners" will be dis
played prominently in their windows as
assurances to the visitors that they will
not be gouged. Others are expected to
adopt the same method of discouraging
prof1teering.
The Shrine committee looks with favor
upon the action Of these restaurant pro-
prietors, believing it will correspond to
an effective boycott on the places which
do not give some public announcement
of their intention to cling to normal
prices during the visit Of the "nobles.'
Evening star., 1923-05-29
RUHR COMMUNISTS
EXTEND CONTROL
Strike Bureau Trying to In.
cite Thousands of More
Miners to Quit.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 29.-The communists
who are conducting the miners strike
in the Ruhr are attempting to have
it extended sympathetically to the
bituminous coal regions in central
Germany. according to a dispatch to
the Vossische Zeitung from Bochum
The communists are said to have or
ganized central strike bureau
which sent a delegation to the cen
trail German coal districts for the
purpose of instigating such sympa-
thetic action. 1t also sent a delega-
ton to Berlin for wage negotiations
The Ruhr strike embraces all the
Bochum, Gelsenkirchen and bort
mund districts and part of the Essen
area. extending as far westward as
Duisburg and Hamborn. these ad-
vices state. The strikers demands
include a so per cent increase in the
wages paid for the first half of May
and another so per cent increase for
the second half of the month and
also bonuses to meet the advancing
costs of living.
Demand Arrest of Omcials.
The latter additions would amount
to 10000 marks for single men and
200, 900 marks for married men. The
strikers delegation was further COM
missioned to demand that all striking
workmen arrested be released. that
no further measures be taken against
the strikers and that all officials
whom the communists hold respon-
sible for police terrorism" be ar
rested.
At the same time it is announced in
Berlin that an agreement has been
reached between the labor ministry
and the four miners organizations in
the Ruhr whereby the wages for May
will be increased 52.3 per cent.
The Red Flag, communist organ
yays the German police are already
cooperating with the occupation
forces in action against the strikers
at Bochum and other places. 1t adds
that "the strike administration has
organized the protection of the strik-
ers through the working men them
selves" and has proclaimed prohl bi-
tion of the use Of alcohol among the
workers.
Disorders I'm Dresden.
Although the government of Saxony
denies that any disorders have occurred
in Dresden, the Berlin newspapers today
publish dispatches depicting the situa-
ton in Dresden as serious, owing to
distress among the unemployed. who
are marching and demonstrating through
the city.
The Tages Zeitung reports that
crowd attempted to storm the Dresden
noIice headquarters last evening and
that several persons were killed or in
Practically all the shops and restau-
rants IN the Saxon capital have been
closed In fear of plundering, the adVices
add.
A mob appeared before the opera
house. demanding that it be closed, the
dispatches state, but withdrew when the
directorate promised to give 100000
marks to the unemployment fund.
The Dresden municipal council has
granted 50O,000,000 marks for relief
purposes.
10000 STRIKERS CALLED.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
OFFER FOR SHIPS
MAY Be ACCEPTED
BIlIIon-DolIar Bid, if Valid,
Will Be Taken Up, De-
ClareS LaSker.

The Shipping Board will inyesti-
gate thoroughly an offer of more
than s1.000.OOO.o00 received yesterday
Tor the entire government merchant
neet, Chairman Lasker said TODAY,
and If the bidders back up their pro-
posal there can be no doubt the
board Will make the award to them
The offer was presented by John
w. Slack, president of the Columbia
Postal Supply Company of Silver
Creek, n. Y. 1t proposed to nav
Sl'o5l'ooo,o0O for all ships, active
and inactive and all other properly
of the United States Shipping Board,
real, personal and mixed" An in
itial payment of $4,000, 600 would be
made on October /. 1928. and s50,-
100000 yearly thereafter until the
entire sum had been paid
Would Preserve Lines.
The proposal as made public by the
Shipping Board continues:
we agree to operate present lines
with at least as good service as that
rendered by the United States Ship
ping Board, during the entire life of
the agreement. The government to
have the right to repossess all the
property at any time that there is a
default in payment Of any part of the
principal sum or any installment of
interest. Interest to be paid in fulI
on the unpaid balance quarterly ar
the same time as quarterly payments
are made on the principal.
I'VE are prepared to furnish a bond
OF one million dollars guaranteeing
that we will sign a contract if award
ed same. and to discuss any or all
other details of such contract"
In commenting on the bid Chairman n
Lasker emphas sized that the total sim
offered was nearly three times the in
Ventory value of the fleet based on
present world market prices. Neither
he nor any other official would esti-
mate what would be a fair valuation
or the other assets of the board such
as office equipment, organization and
the good will of the eighteen estab
lished routes.
Offer Still Unsupported.
The bidder has not disclosed any,
thing as to his connections or worth,
save what is included in the letter.
Mr.. Lasker said. THE board constant
ly receives offers similar to this. but
when Investigated nothing has come
of them.
Not one cent accompanied the of.
fer. 1t is asked that we hold all oul
property intact and do nothing unit
next October, when $50,O00,0O0 or
per cent of the purchase price, will
be paid.
"Of course. 1T would be delightful
II, on investigation, the bid proves tc
be bona fide. If so, there can be nc
doubt the board will make the
award to this bidder"
Evening star., 1923-05-29
30 WILL1OSE JOBS
IN REVENUE BUREAU
MARYLAND Division to Cut Force in
Keeping With Retrench-
ment Policy.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 2s.-Thirty
employees will be dropped from the
roster of the United States internal
revenue bureau, Maryland division, it
was announced yesterday by Galen L.
TAFT, collector.
This, he said, Is in keeping with the
retrenchment policy of the admins
tration, as well as the intent of the
last Congress, which made a con-
siderable cut in appropriations for
the service.
OF the thirty affected, twenty-five
will be in the Baltimore ONCE and
five In the Washington branch. The
cut In the Maryland offlces, 1t is said,
will mean an annual reduction OF
from Sa5, 400 to $4,000 in the payroll.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
KITCHIN'S CONDITION
REGARDED CRITICAL
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WILSON, N. c.. May 2e.-Repre-
sentative Claude Kitchin spent a
very restless night and is very weak
this morning." Mrs. Lewis Suter, his
daughter, told the Associated Press
today. Mrs. Suter said the condition
of the former minority leader was re-
garded as Extremely critical"
Mr.. Kitchin's physicians do not feel
very much encouraged over his
chances for recovery, according to
Mrs. Suter.
Mr.. Kitchin has been a patient at
local hospital for several weeks,
suffering with stomach trouble which
followed an attack of influenza sew
eral weeks ago.
Mr.. Kitchin had apparently shown
much Improvement until a few days
ago, when his condition became seri-
Gus. Mrs. Kitchin, his son, Mills
Kitchin, attorney Of Washington, and
daughter are at his bedside.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
TRY TO WRECK TRAIN.

MINEoLA, N. Y, May 20. Three
ten-year-old boys, alleged to have
made two attempts to wreck a pas
senger train in order to repeat In
real life the thrill they had got at
the movies, were arrested today.
They admitted, the police say, that
after seeing a movie train wreck they
put an iron plate on the track near
Westbury. When that was removed
by a track walker they wedged a
holt into > a switch, but the track
walker found thai too. --
Evening star., 1923-05-29
FIVE KILLED, THREE HURT
AS POWDER EXPLODES
Gelatine Packing Plant Blown Up
at Fayville, Ill.-other
Buildings Escape.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
FAYVILLE, ILL.,, May 29.-Five men
were killed and three injured in an
explosion at the Hercules Powder
Company here today.
The explosion was in a gelatin
packing plant, in which the five kill
ed were working. The cause Of the
blast has not been determined. The
packing plant was destroyed, but
only one other of the numerous build.
tnGa OF the plant WAS damaged.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Quake Kills 200 in Persia;
Shocks Destroy Many Villages

town in Khorassan, a north central
province which forms part of the
great Iranian desert plateau The
general elevation of the country is
somewhat less than 1000 feet and it
that alternate with barren sand
wastes. The town is about sixty-five
miles southwest Of Meshsds the capt.
tai o< Khorassap. =. ..
Evening star., 1923-05-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
b ALLAHABAD, British India, May
29.-Advices to the newspaper Pio-
neer from Teheran state that 1000
persons have been killed by an earth
quake at Turbat-I-Haideri. The earth
shocks covered q period of several
hours. Many villages are said to
hayA ,AeAR DEVASTATED,
Evening star., 1923-05-29
GROUNDED STEAMER FLOATED

BOSTON, May ga wireless mes
sage from the coast guard cutter
Acushnet today said the freight
steamship Norfolk, which went
aground near Cross Rip lightship,
had been f1oated and apparently was
undamaged. The Norfolk Ia bound
from BALTIMORE fer Portland. MA
Evening star., 1923-05-29
FRANCE SOON TO ACT
ON ARMS AGREEMENT
Government and Chamber Agree to
Terms of Resolutions for Pact
Ratification.
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 29.-The government
has come to an agreement with the
foreign affairs committee OF the cham
Der Of deputies regarding the text of
the interpretative resolution to be in
troduced in the chamber for the rati-
fication of the treaties signed at the
Washington armament conference.
The committees report Is expected
to be ready shortly and placed on the
aRenda of the chamber.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Issue Resolves Itself to
Whether Governor Comforts
Tammany or Drys.
NEW YORK NOW BELIEVES
HE WILL SIGN MEASURE
Pro and Con at Hearing Only Mat.
ter of Form-Governor to
Act Next Friday.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

ALBANY, N Y. May 29.-Gov. Al
Smith will do more on Friday next to
shape the destiny of the, democratic
party in the nation and alter the
whole aspect of the presidential con-
test in 1924 than will a single demo-
crat or group of democrats in the
year that must lapse before the ma
tional conventions are held.
The issue before the New York
state governor today is not whether
the Mullan-Gage law enforces prohi-
bition by making Il of l per cent OF
alcohol the legal definition of what
the eighteenth amendment of the fed
eral Constitution meant by the word
Intoxicating" Nor is the issue
whether the Empire state is deprived
of a statute under which arrests and
prosecutions can be made concur
rently with the federal law.
Is Smith Wet or Dryf
All this, of course, is the subject
of the hearing at which the pro and
con of the state law will be argued,
together with lots of contention about
the obligation of New York state ito
stay in the Union" as President Hard
ing. in effect. expressed himself in his
letter of advice to New York state.
But the whole problem is sim
ply and absolutely reducible to
one question: Is Al Smith wet" or
dry? To put 1t another way:
Will Al Smith give comfort to the
Mullan-Gag law is an incident In
the larger controversy of state
rights. Are the several states oblig-
ed to agree with the federal Con-
gress in the latter's definition that
Intoxicating? 1t isn't matter of
repeating the eighteenth amendment
itself. That amendment is imbedded
too deeply to be repealed at this
United States has indicated that
Congress can define the words 'in-
toxicating" as used in the federal
amendment.
Believes I'm Interpretation.
If Al Smith believed in the one
half Of 1 per cent definition he would
be in duty bound to keep the Mullan-
Gage law on the books by vetoing
the repeal act of the legislature.
But AL Smith defined his position on
that matter in his letter to Simeon
Fess. senator-elect from Ohio.
Al Smith believes the federal Con-
gress can interpret the Constitution
by fixing any alcoholic content it
thinks is proper. Woodrow Wilson.
the last democratic President of the
United States. vetoed the Volstead
act itself and gave AL Smith a prece-
dent. which is of incalculable infiu-
ence in the present situation. Wood
row Wilson, who respected the Con-
stitution as much as anybody in the
democratic party and who in the
literary field was known as an au-
thority on constitutional govern
ment, declined to sign the Volstead
act and did not feel that he was
Evening star., 1923-05-29
10000 STRIKERS CALLED.

BY the Associated Press.
GELSENKIRCHEN, May ga
mass meeting of 10000 striking
(Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1923-05-29
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; some
what cooler late tonight and tomor-
row. Temperature for twenty-four
hours ended at pm. today: Highest.
So. at 80 pm. yesterday; lowest, 62,
at $40 am. today.
Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

The Stars carrier system covers
every eity block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-29
Splendid Growth Alfalfa.

N. L. Kinney believes that in
time Northern Wisconsin will be-
come an alfalfa country, and in
that he might not be far wrong.
Presnt indications show that al
falfa when properly cared for in
cultivation yields big returns. Ten
years ago Mr.. Kinney started al
falfa in Villas county. On July
18th of this year he made his first
cutting and on August 23rd his
second. The second will go heavy
in returns and the fourteen acres
of alfalfa he just harvested show
a yield that means money in the
bank each year if one but follows
the proper method in alfalfa Gull
tivation. Each year at the fair
Villas county farmers make good
showings of this valuable forage
crop.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-29
is DUE TO PUBLICITY
Newspapers Have Placed At
fractions Before Public of
Wisconsin's Assets.

The great work done, by the
newspapers, in giving forceful and
successful publicity to the scenic
grandeur of Northern Wisconsin
says the Amigo Herald, is another
evidence, if any is needed, that adj
vertising pays. The wonder is
that a we'll defined publicity move
ment had not been inaugurated
twenty years ago when Eagle
River and Watersmeet set about
calling the attention of the out
side world to the lakes and
streams and scenic wonders of
those sectionss But better late
than never.
! The tourist business, of it's, own
volitions, has grown to wonderful
proportions in the past ten years.
Much of this is due to the automo-
bile, which, in itself, suggests go
ing somewhere and distance is no
bar to going.
NuOSL dL1y dc1J, duI11lS CuC pc1ol
two months, the streets of Amigo
demonstrated at least temporary
increase in the population of this
city. The hotel registers swelled
day after day and it was no un-
common thing to find their cap
acity was taxed to the limit.
The restaurant business doubled
in volume, dealers in automobile
equipment doubled their sales,
hardware stores felt the swell of
tourists traffic and the logic of it
all is that every business establish
ment in the city has shared in the
receipt of tourist money. The fruit
stores, the groceries and the meat
markets, the bakeries, the fishing
tackle dealers and the druggists,
creameries and cheese factories,
photographers and all in every
line of trade recognize and appre-
ciate the coming of the tourists
to the lakes and trout streams via
Amigo, the Gateway City.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-29
AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Coroner Says Edwards Baby
Was Accidentally Killed in
Automobile.

Elizabeth Edwards, the thirteen
months old baby of Mr. and Mrs.
George Edwards of Phelps, was
accidentally killed while riding
from Minocqua to Lac du Flam-
beau last Sunday night, says last
weeks Minocqua Times.
The death of the little girl was
discovered about IL o'clock Sun
day night while stopping to cha nge
a tire near the Northern Hot tells
sign post on route 20. The Ford
in which the party was riding con-
tanned eight people when the
death occurred, but the little girl's
death was not noticed until the
party was about to resume its trip
after attending to their tire
trouble. The child was taken to
Lac du Flambeau after the matter
was reported to Indian Agent Bal
mer, who took them into Gus tody
until the death of the little girl
could be cleared up.
At the inquest conducted Mon
day District Attorney O'Connd r of
Villas County, it was decided that
the death was due to accidental
causes, presumably bump on the
head which was suffered while rid
ing from Minocqua to Lac du
Flambeau.
The party composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Edwards, John Big
John, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pine,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Noon time,
was returning to Lac du Flam
beau from Minocqua where Big
John had taken part in a Wres
Ting match.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-29
Locate at EIchO.

The Christian Home of the
North is the name of an in stitu
ton to be located on Otter Lake,
also known as Elcho lake, at Elcho,
says the Amigo Journal. The es-
timated cost is between 100000
and S120,000. 1t is to be located on
the north side of the lake, the
land for which has been dc mated
by Follstad Brothers.
The building, will be three stor-
les besides the basement an d will
accommodate from % to 80 patients.
The main building will be 1874 feet,
and will be modern in all pa rticu-
lars.
The institution will be OPP Grated
along the lines of the Layton home
of Milwaukee, and will be sci f-sup-
porting. Solicitation for fun Ids for
the erection of the building has
been going on for some months,
and in the meantime a suitable To-
cation was being sought. The
tract donated by the Follsta DIS was
ideal and the best that had been
offered anywhere.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-29
BOY DROWNED IN LAKE
Milwaukee Lad Loses. Life
When Sail Boat Capsized
on Otter Lake.

The body of Leonard Winter, Is
year old high school boy from Bay
View high school, Milwaukee, who
was drowned in Otter lake last
week Thursday was found near
the thoroughfare leading from
Eagle lake last Sunday noon by
VIM. White who was dragging near
the shore.
Leonard White, William Roddy
and Raymond Kauffung, three
lads from Milwaukee who were
camping near Keystone Park
Lodge on Duck lake, attempted to
operate an improvised sail boat
during the high wind of last
Thursday. While sailing near The
Morey resort on Otter, a squat
capsized the craft throwing all the
occupants out of the boat. Roddy
and Kauffung chung to the over
turned boat, while Winter at
tempted to swim ashore. 1t is
claimed he was a good swimmer,
and is is not known what happen
ed to cause him to sink before
reaching the shore. The boat was
only a short distance from land.
The body was discovered in about
ten feet of water by Mr.. White
and close to shore.
Winter was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rukard H. Winter, Howell-rd.
Besides his parents he is survived
by a sister and four brothers. The
sister, Mrs. Elder Krause and hus-
band came to Eagle River Satur-
day and returned to Milwaukee
Sunday evening with the body.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-29
Notice.

NOte:-The admission given in
the premium list has been chang
ed. The management will charge
fifty cents (50c) admission at the
gate and children under IA free.
Admission after six p. m. reduced
to twenty-five cents. Positively no
pass out checks given out what
ever, except to exhibitors of live
stock only, who must care for the
stock.
Notes Every Exhibitor who en-
tiers must pay one dollar entry fee
which entities him or her to mem
bership in Villas County agrlcul-
tural Society.
Notes All advertisers, conces-
sions and booths, should make ar
engagements with Frank w. Carter
as soon as possible. 29-2t
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-29
TO OPERATE HOSPITAL
Phelps People Form Hospital
Society and Take Over Old
School Building.

A county hospital will be opened
at Phelps in the old graded school
building, and a society was form
ed last Thursday evening with the
following officers in command:
Frank Burman, president.
H. M. Weed, vice president.
Mrs. Elmer A. Olson, secy-treas.
Directors-Nester Johnson, Mrs.
C. E. Hazen, Mrs. 0. c. Chaplin and
Hugh Hess.
The district school board at a
recent meeting vetoed the building
to the uses of a hospital, providing
a society was formed. 1t was given
to the society by the board at a
nominal cost and saved the board
from wrecking the building or dis
posing of it in some other manner
The building can easily be fitted
for hospital use, and certainly is a
needed asset to the district it will
embrace. Several interested par
ties have guaranteed sufficient
funds to carry out the project and
give that village and section a
place to attend to natures all
ments. Plans for the reconstruc-
ton of this building will be placed
as soon as possible.