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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
STEESE TO TAKE CHARGE RAil WAY
 EARLY IN MARCH
Consolidation Two Commis- sions Effective Soon
 Steese Arrives Tuesday.

The Alaska Railroad will be for. mally taken over by Col. James c. Steese and Col. J C. Gotwals shortly after March 1, according to advices received today at local Alaska Road Commission headquarters. Both of these officers have been appointed members of the Alaska Engineering Commission, it was stated
 Colonel Steese arrived in Seattle early this week and was due to leave there today for Juneau. arriving here next Tuesday He has advised his office here that he will leave for Anchorage on the steamer Northwest ern, scheduled to sail from here on March II. The transfer of manage ment of the Alaska Railroad will De made as soon as possible after he reaches Anchorage
 Colonel Gotwals is now at Anchor age He will probably return here on the Watson late next week and con fer with Colonel Steese over the new duties imposed by the change, and return with him on the Northwestern u -tHRipldbt iu ldht part III Lut transfer.
 Word of the relief of Colonel Mears from duty with the Alaskan Engin- eering Commission and his replace mcnt by Colonel Steese was received here several days ago, details appear ing in dispatch to The Empire from Washington. In that it was stated that the work of railroad oper- at.on and construction would be con solidated with the road and trail building work of the Alaska Road Commission under Colonel Steese. The consolidation, it was added. would not take place until May 1.
 From the telegraphic advices re- eeiyed today at local Road Commits sion it is apparent that the transfer will come earlier than was first an aounced.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
MYSTERY OF
 AXE MURDER
 BEING { TOLD
Solution of Murder May Be Found Tn Trial Now Pro-
 gressing in Arizona.

PRESCOTT, Arlz.. Feb. 24.-Sou- der" in the lonely Bradshaw noun taIins in December. 1920, will be sought by authorities in the trial of Franklin La Grange, which has start. ed here.
 La Grange was arrested in Ray, Ariz., last fall after having been sought by Yayapai county authorities in three states since June, 1921. the time of the discovery in the bottom of an abandoned and caved in- pros pect shaft. of dismembered parts of human body.
 Relatives of Walter Steinbrook. 50- year-old member ef a pioneer family, claimed the bits of human remains were those of Stoinbrook, who has been miasing since December. 1920. Assisting the authorities, his rela- lives searched the vicinity of his home and discovered that MT. and Mrs. Franklin La Grange, who had been operating small ranch, had also disappeared a few days after Stenbrook had sold his holdings, and with nearly s1,OOO in cash on his person had started afoot across the mountain to catch a stage.
 Discovery of the bones, bearing evi- dence of having been hacked 10 rieces, led to search that revealed in an orchard on the La Grange ranch other human remains which apparently had been burned Bits of metal were found and an attempt will be made at the triad to show that these were buttons from Steinbrook's clothes.
 After MT and Mrs. La Grange were arrested in Ray they were taken to Prescott and charges preferred against them. Later tho charge against Mrs. La Grange was dis missed. La Grange sought release on a writ of haIbeas corpus which was denied On appeal the state supreme court ordered him held for trial.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
CRONKH|TE CASE
 PROMISES TO BE
 SOME SENSATION
'Retired' Army Officer Start ing Something-M Murder
 Probe Is Likely.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Secre- tary of War Weeks has ordered an investigation into the charges made by Major General Adelbert Cronk- hite that important official papers dealing with the death of his son, Major Alexander Cronkhite, at Camp Lewis, in 1918, have been tempered with.
 Maj. Gen. Cronkhite was recently dropped from the army roll and a Dig row" has started.
 Forced Out"
 Charges that Maj. Gen Adelbert Cronkhite was forced into retire ment by the War Department are being circulated in Washington in an anonymous printed pamphlet.
 The statements are to the effect General Crcnkhite's insistence upon inquiry into the facts about the death of his son Maj. Alexander p Cronkhite, brought from the War Department a demand that he be ordered out of the country or retired IL also is charged that his son, in- st cad of dying of g self-infiicted
 fCnnfiuuad o- Doao ru,oN
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
NOTED DIPLOMAT
 DIES SUDDENLY

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 24-Charle- magne Tower, former United States Ambassador to Germany, died today of pneumonia after an illness of only several days.
 Tower was one of the most popu. lar diplomatic figures in Bsrlln dur. Ing the six years he served as Am. bassador under the Roosevelt admin IdstraJlon. He was special favorite with the former Kaiser.
 Tower, who was born in this city on April 17, 1S4S, began his diplo matc career in 1897 when he was named minister to Austria. Two years later he was made Ambassador to Russia ard went 10 Berlin in 1902
 Mrs. Tower was formerly Helda Smith, of Oakland, Cal. Besides the widow, three sons survive.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
IS AGAINST
 BIG MERGER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-IIenry c. Wallace. Secretary of Agriculture, Is quoted to have said to the House agriculture committee that he op- posed the suggested acquisition of Morris & Co. by the Armour Packing Company, another of Chicago's big five packers.
 The committee therefore tabled the Voight resolution proposing the in. quiry by the Federal Trade Commits sion into the merger
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
SHIPPING BILL
 NEARING DOOM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Final dis position of the Administration Ship ping Bill will be decided sometime to- day or Monday at the latest. This has been agreed to by the Republl- can and Democratic leaders of the Senate.
 Senator Jones, of Washington, and others believe that the motion pend ing on taking up the bill will be de- feated. Those in charge of the meas ure said that in event of defeat, no further efforts in behalf of the bill will be made at the present session
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
DANCE CRAZE
 IN BERLIN IS
 BEING STOPPED
Police Take Action with Firm Hand - Halls Made
 Into Quarters.

BERLIN, FeD. z1.-Berlin has too
 many dance halls and too few apart ments, it was decided recently by the municipal authorities, and drastic measures were taken to bring about change.
 Certain fox trot places of amuse- ment have been ordered closed, and the rooms are to be made over into quarters where people may live. Since the dancing craze struck the German capital there has been a great demand for rooms of most any kind particularly in the downtown districts. These were quickly fur n.shed and advertised as dance halls with most pretontious names. In one instance a dance hall" was brought into being in less than two days. The furnishing consisted chief ly of putting down some lnoleum, hanging a few fancy trimmings from the ca!ling. crowding tables and chairs into every available place, sticking the jazz band off into one corner and then permitting the wait CTS to take charge. The crowd did the rest.
 The craze reached such a stage recently that officials estimated the city had more places of entertain ment and amusement than ever be- fore in history. But the new order has put many of the smaller estab- lshments out of business, and now where jazz music once had full sway after dark. there are entire families slumbering peacefully
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
Nice Scheme and Starting Fund Is Only a BagatelIe

WASHINGTON, Feb. PA recon mendation has been made to Con gross by the joint commission of the postal service for the adoption of q program for the construction of gov ernment owned post office buildings with an initial appropriation oi $20000,00O. Then appropriations will be made until all of the principal post offices are owned by the govern. ment. n
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
PRAISE F0RD;
 THAT IS ALL

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 24.-A reso- lutfon recognizing Henry Ford in awakening the conscience of the American people to the menace of money controlled elections" but car rying no indorsement of him as a possible Democratic candidate for President was last might adopted unanimously by the Democrats of Michigan in state convention.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
Northern Alaska May Have Mail By Airplanes

SEATTLE, Feb. 24-A hydroplane mail service to all government sta. tions north of Nome, bordering on Kotzebue Sound. may be established next summer, according 10 W. c. Vandervoort, superintendent of the 18th division of the Railway Mail Service. Vandervoort has received a proposal from k. J. Matthews. repre- senting the Alaska Airway Company, for establishing such delivery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
MAN WHO LICKED DEWEY IS STILL
 ALIVE; INCIDENT RELATED BY HIM

SAN PEDRO. Cal, Feb 24--Wil liam H. Savage. an attorney here. Is credited with being the only man who won a fight with the late Ad- miral George Dewey. The fight was I fistic engagement between the two men and took place on the quarter deck of the old sloop-of-war Missis, sipp in 1862. Dewey was then a second lieutenant and Savage was private in the Marines, and on the day of his fight with Dewey was acting as orderly to Captain Melanch- ton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
FELT AT SiTkA

SITKA. Feb. 24.-(Special to Empire from Tribune. )-Large earth shocks were recorded here last night on the seismograph of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The shocks began ait 10: 30 o'clock. and lasted over an hour. It is estimated the disturbance was between 200 and 2,000 miles distance. F. P. Ulrich, observer in charge. says the shocks last night were not as large as those reported on February 3, but were greater than those which shook up Sac ramento Valley.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
WANT TO BE A KING OR QUEEN?
 HERE IS A CHANGE FOR YOU ALL

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 24.-Any- one desiring to become king or queen. without the inconvenience of startling rebellion. will find Bardoo, an island fin the South Seas. an easy and contented kingdom. The only stipulation lis that the applicant must be white.
 Thirteen years ago, according to word received Ihere from Miss Ella Brown. buyer Tor an Australian firm, who recently arrived on the liner Sonoma, and who in turn had re- ceived her untormau.on from an Eng
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24

hish survey ship that had touched al the tisland. an Australian mission. ary, Mrs. Zahel, went to the island to convert the. natives. Today she is high priestcss of Bardoo and vir- tual queen.
 Now Bardoo, it is said, never seems to get very upset over a ruler or so too many. Two years ago H. Ban field, English author. with his wife and thoir female servant. went to tho island in quest of material for his new novel Today all four of them are king and queens of the island.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
McNary's Nomination
 Is Causing Trouble

WASOINGTON. Feb. "A. The Senate Banking Committee has fail ed to reach a decision on the con- tested nomination of James McNary, of New Mexico, to be Controller of Currency. Another meeting will be held next week with only one week remaining before adjournment of Congress. Action on the nomina- tion is regarded as uncertain.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
COUNCIL DISSOLVED.

BERLIN, Feb 24.-The French meeting of the municipal council of Bochum and arrested the burgomas- ter and 22 members of the council. The dissolution and arrests followed the refusal of the council members to carry cut requests of the French on deliveries of coal and coke.
 Ten tanks were stationed outside the hall while the arrests were being made.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
Townley Is Heading
 Another Organization

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 24.-C. A. Townley. founder and former presi- dent, also directing genius of the National Non-Partisan League, is head of the new nationwide non- political farm movement launched by a group of 75 farmers from 12 dif- ferent states meeting here This is according to formal announcement made here today
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
Important Message Is Expected from President Harding

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.- President Harding is said to be engaged in writing an import ant message to Congress" It is expected the message will be forwarded some time today. No word has been announced re- garding the subject of the mes sage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
Threats Are Made Against
 Victoria Catholic Edifces

VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 20.-Po- lice are guarding St. Andrews Cath hlic Cathedral and the Bishops Pal ace as the result of threatening let ters received here. The letters stated both edifices would be destroyed. The letters were dated from Port land.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
Law Institute Formed
 By Many Legal Expert.

WASHINGTON. Feb. PA law in. stitute, an association of foremost jurists and lawyers of the country, was formed here today to promote clarification and simpbification of law and secure a better administration and carry on scientific legal work"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24

NEW HOSPITALS
 ARE REPORTED
Seattle May Get One to Cost Only One Million Dollars
 Other Plans.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Secratary Mellon has asked Congress for the approprid lon Of $S.700.000 for the construction aEd repairs of marine hospitals and quarantine stations. Included were proposals for new hos pitfalls En Seattle. Now Orleans, San Francisco and Galveston The pro- posed hc9pital at Seattle will cost $1,000, ,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
ACQUISITION SUPPLIES.

BOCHUM, Feb. 24.-MOst Of the direct action by forces occupying the Ruhr for the past "A hours appears to have been centered on this city taking the form of wholesale re- quisition of supplies from stores and shops.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
Last Survivor of Famous Light
 Brigade, Is Dying

LONDON, Ont, Feb. 24.-Thomas w. Shaw, who claims to be the last survivor of the famous Light Brigade at the battle of Balaklava. is dying here. He is 91 years of age.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
Nominations Are Made
 For Commission Places

WASHINGTON. Feb 24.--President Harding has nominated w C. Deming of Wyoming a member of the Civil Service Commis sion, and Henry H Glass of the District of Columbia, a member of the Tariff Commission.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
Heavy Earth Shock in Pacific Is Registered

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-A heavy earth shock, apparently centcn.ng in the same locality as the tremendous quake and shock in Ithe Pacific ocean on Febru- ary 3, has been recorded here by the selsmograph at Georgetown University.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24

In letter written on the U. s. s. Olympia by Admiral Dewey on June 16. 1898. the original of which Mir. Savage treasures, the hero of Manila Bay recalls his fight with Savage. He wrote. in part: ''I trust I have my temper more in hand now"
 MT. Savage. former judg8 and state Senator. tells of the fight as follows:
 'I had been instructed to take or ders from no one except Captain Mel . |. =
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
SHOOTING IN
 DUBLIN AGAIN

DUBLIN, Feb 24.-Sharp firing occurred on the street here last even- ing during which a corporal was killed and enc woman was injured. More than a score of Irish Irragulars were rounded up and captured
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
NO BLACK" TROOPS.

NU BLHCh IhUUFO.
 DUSSELDORF, Feb. 24.-Reports from German sources that black troops" were recently sent to Kuper ferdreh, Velbert and Woedren. were officially denied today by the French military. It is alleged the soldiers were being quarted in private dwell ings and that Colonial patrols had appeared on the streets of the three towns
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
FRENCH SHOOT
 ON TRAIN; GET
 BIG SUM MONEY
Berlin Cologne Express Train Reported Bombarded-
 Marks Conhscated.

BULLETIN-BENLIN, Feb 24.- The French military fierce this after noon bombarded the Berlin-C Cologne Express train near Hengrty and after the train was stopped the soldiers, under orders, confscated a consignment of twelve billion marks belonging to the Reisch's bank.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
ARRESTS IS CORK

CORK, Feb. 24.-Further arrests and captures of arms and ammuni- ton and the surrender of a number of Irregulars was officially reported today but no details were given.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24

Mrs. Anne U. Stillman, wife of the former President of the Ma tional City Bank of New York, Americas greatest financial insti- tuition, who has lost her fight to have her $90. 900 a year alimony raised to $123, ,380, has announced her intention of going into the millinery manufacturing business in New York City. Stillmans di- vorce action, in which he named Fred Beauvais, an Indian guide, as correspondent, was decided in Mrs. Stillmans favor when she named Florence Leeds, an actress, as correspondent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY

CHICAGO, Feb. 24. - Henry C.. Hart. New York diamond salesman, reported two men robbed him of $l0O,00O worth of diamonds in a down town office building this after noon
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24

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Evening star., 1923-06-15
DRUG MEN OBSERVE.
25TH ANNIVERSARY
Washington Wholesale Ex-
change Members Gather at
Raleigh for Celebration.

Assembled to observe the twenty
fifth anniversary of the birth of their
organiza tion, more than 200 members
of the Washington Wholesale Drug
Exchange. with their ladies, listened
to the Aladdin-like tale of its prog
ress from local and out-of-town
speakers at a banquet in the Hotel
Raleigh last night.
Paul Pearson, president of the body,
who only the day before had been re-
elected to that position for the sew
enteenth consecutive time, called the
gathering to order Mr.. Pearson
thanked his associates and spoke
briefly of the healthy condition of
the organization today. He then
called on Lee Williamson, president
of the Calvert Company, Of Baltimore,
and one of the most widely known
drug men in the country.
Mr.. Williamson congratulated the
local druggists for the marvellous
strides taken by the organization in
the past decade" and said that any
group of men who could develop u
business from "a paltry $500 and five
or six workers into concern ham
ding more than S1,500,0O0 worth of
sales annually had a right to feel
proud"
He stressed the growth of similar
organizations throughout the coun-
try and referred to them as a link
economic movements today The
speaker called on the pioneers of the
organization, cong'ratulating H c.
Easterday, secretary; Robert n. Har-
per, treasurer, and Wymond H. Brad
bury, manager, all of whom have
years. w. z. Hebst, first vice
president; Charles E. Gross. honorary
first vice pre- esident. and r! l.. Quigley,
second vice president, were also COM
plimented by the speaker.
Mr.. Harper, president of the Dis
trict National Bank. and one of the
organizers of the exchange. followed
Mr.. Williamson, and paid a beautiful
tribute to the profession, a member
of which he was for twenty-five
years.
After giving statistics to show that
during the month of March this year
the Washington Wholesale Drug Ex-
change had done the greatest bust
ness in its history and that never
before had 1t been better off finan-
cially, Mr.. Bradbury. watch dog" of
the organization since it's inception,
was presented with handsome gold
watch by Mr.. Williamson on behalf
of his fellow druggists. Mr.. Herbst
then complimented Mrs. Bradbury
Tor her "untiring assistance" and
gave her huge basket of flowers.
Large delegations from Alexandria,
Norfolk. Petersburg and Baltimore
were present at the dinner. During
the evening a special entertainment
program was given. when Kelly and
Brown. song -and-dance artists. de-
lighted with many numbers. and Lou
Worth. monologist, kept everybody
In high spirits with a choice selection
OF fun. General dancing followed
Mr.. Pearson presided as toastmas-
ter and others identified with the en-
tertainment were y. d. Parker, F. B.
Upton, F. T. Stone. A. " Burdine and
W. T. Keerfoot, all of whom were
elected directors of the organization
the day previous.
Evening star., 1923-06-15
Chiualrous Boy
Clues Up Honor
To uin Sister

Chalk off another credit from
King Solomon's record as wise
adjudicator. Dr. Elmer S. New
ton, who presides over the des-
TIMES of Western High School.
has just solved a "twister" that
would have given the old king
insomnia.
The difficulties which confront
ed Dr. Newton concerned the Sc
lection of the honor student to
deliver the salutatory address for
the 1928 graduating class. 1t
would not have been a puzzling
question for the principal had rot
Miles and Louise Flint, twin
brother and sister. received sec
ond honors in scholarship during
the four-year course.
DIR. Newton ratified his brain
before ultimately deciding that
Miles and Louise should botl de-
liver the salutatory addrt IS. 1t
was to be a twin affair, sister
opening the remarks and brother
closing The arrangement, how
ever, did not exactly suit Miles,
so he relinquished the honor en-
tIrely to his sister.
IT was clivalrous act on Miles
part, thought DR.. Newton, but he
believed the boy was due some
honor. so, with King Solomon
decision, the principal put Mics
on the commencement program
tor patriotic speech.
Evening star., 1923-06-15
MILK DEALERS FIGHT
JUNKING OF BOTTLES

The milk dealers of Washington
have launched a campaign against
junk and other small dealers who are
buying the bottles of the various
milk dealers. and which they ship
out of town. where they are sold to
milk dealers in other cities at bar
gain prices.
Judge Robert Hardison of the Unit
ed States branch of Police Court, as
the first part of this campaign to put
stop to the robbing of local milk
dealers of bottles, has issued three
search warrants.
Evening star., 1923-06-15
THE WEATHER

District OF Columbia and Maryland
Fair tonight. tomorrow cloudy, mild
temperature: gentle variable winds.
Enthusiastically fair tonight and
tomorrow, gentle westerly winds.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer pm, 81; pm, 76:
noon, 81
Barometer-4 pm, 1882; 8 pm,
1882; IL midnight. 2987: am.
1886: am, 1890; noon, $3.50.
Highest temperature, "a, occurred t
$50 pm. yesterday. Lowest tempera-
ture, 81. occurred at $50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. &c; lowest, 62.
Condition OF the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at am: Great Falls-Tem-
perature. "a; condition. clear.
Weather I'm Various Cities.
Evening star., 1923-06-15
with $40 you can take away eleven

with SO you can take away eleven
tickets
The Boys Club of Washington is
onen for membership to every boy
within a mile radius of Sd and c
streets northwest II has been in
operation since March, 1921, and is
admitting new members as fast as
they can be assmilated. The dues
are from cents to % cents per
month and are used in paying the sal
aries of the boy officers of the club
Athletics have a leading part in
the clubs activities. The gymnasium
equipment will be added to as fast
as the clubs finances permit. and
locker rooms will be installed at an
early date. A large patronage at the
ball game next Thursday will make
possible some of these needed addi-
tiOnS.
Evening star., 1923-06-15
BOYS CLUB BENEFIT.
TICKET RATES Low.
II Admissions for $40 Can
Be Bought at 512 18th
Street for Big Game.

IF you are planning on going to
the American League Ball Park to
see the Mats" and the Indians bat
tie for nine innings Thursday, June
21. your dollar admission ticket, if
purchased at 512 11th street north
west. will help the Boys Club of
Washington, for the proceeds of the
sale of these tickets will go right
into the Golfers of that institution,
which is helping youths of today to
become physically and mentally per-
feet men of tomorrow.
Five hundred of these tickets have
been allotted to the club. Any one
buying ten tickets at 5l2 1lth street
will be given an extra one free of
charge. so If YOU 90 to that address