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Evening star., 1923-04-20
SEVEN men KILLED
IN TWO EXPLOSIONS
Many Also Injured in Tampa Mill
and Chicago Fac
tory.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. April 20.-Four men
were instantly killed and several in
jured near Seffner. ten miles from
here, today when the boiler at a saw
mill exploded. The dead: Archer
Bean. w. B. Alexander, ]. A. Stagger
and r. Johnson. All were white men
employed about the mill
Residents Flee Homes.
CHICAGO, April 2o.-Three men
We're reported killed and nearly fif-
teen others were injured, some sert-
ously. in an explosion today in the
starch factory Of the Corn Products
Refining Company at Argo.
The explosion was terrific and SO
alarmed residents Of the village of
Argo that many fed from their homes.
The police of Argo were authority
for the statement that three men
were killed. The injured were taken
to various outlying and suburban hos
pitfalls.
Details of the blast W ere difficult to
obtain, first statements at the plant
minimizing the extent of the accident
Evening star., 1923-04-20
GUILTY HELD SAFE
|NU.S. SUGAR WAR
"Th0se Who Use Exchange
to Rob Public Will Escape" +"
B. N. Manly Says.
URGES DEEPER DIGGING
Records Should Be Immediately
Investigated, View Following
Legal Step.
URGES DEEPER DIGGING

The governments procedure IN
New York against gambling in sugar
futures on the New York Coffee and
Sugar : Exchange will not reach
those who are actually responsible
for the existing conspiracy to in
fate sugar prices" according to
Basil NJ. Manly, director of the Peo-
pies Legislative Service. in a state
ment today. in which he further sug-
gests the Department of Justice
should go after those higher up"
The civil suit filed by the govern
ment TO prevent trading in sugar
tual ownership or control Of the
sugar. Mr.. Manly declares. is brought
against the officers and directors Of
tho New York Coffee and Sugar Ex-
change and not against those who
have used this exchange as a means
for outrageousiy Initiating sugar
prices during the past two months"
Would Demand Records.
To dig deeper into the cause of
in initiation. Mr.. Manly suggests
the Department OF Justice could
find sound basis for effective GRIM
inal action" IL it would "immediately
subpoena the original books of the
sugar brokers and carry on search
ing Investigations both in the United
States and Cuba, which will cover,
not only the big sugar producers.
but also those American banks that
now absolutely control the p1oduc-
ton and sale Of Cuban sugar"
THE sensational decline of as
points. in sugar prices" said Mr..
Manly's statement, following the
announcement of injunction proceed
ings by the Department of Justice
completely vindicates the contention
of the peoples legislative service
that the sugar market is purely arti-
fetal and not based upon sound eco
nomic conditions.
THE form Of action taken by the
Department Of Justice does not, how
ever. seem to offer any probability of
permanently curing the situation or
reaching those who are actually
responsible for the existing conspir-
acy to initiate sugar prices"
Exchange Mere Instrument.
The injunction. Mr.. Manly points
out, is not against those who have
used the exchange. 80 far as evil
dence alleged in the governments
petition is concerned" he said, the
sugar exchange has been merely the
Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)
Evening star., 1923-04-20
g OIL PROMOTERS
INDICTED IN TEXAS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH. Tex, April 20
Ninety-two oil promoters were in
dicted here today by the federal grand
jury on charges of using the mails to
defraud.
The oil companies involved have
taken in over $7.0O0,000 in cash, and
into three of the companies were
merged 45S companies which had sold
s136,000,000 in stock, United States
District Attorney Henry Zweifel de-
clared the investigation showed
Among those indicted whose names
were made public:
Marshall Spoonts, former county at
torney; E. c. KingSbury, aspirant and
republican choice for the Fort Worth
postmastership; DR.. Frederick A.
Cook. sole trustee and president Of
the Petroleum Producers Association;
S. e. J. Cox, aviator oil man, formerly
of Houston and New York, employe
of the Petroleum Producers Associa-
ton: j. w. Carruth, trustee of the
Hog Creek Carruth Company; John
c. Verser and Albert H. Shepherd,
secretary-treasurera and vice president
of the Revere Oil Company; Warren
II. Hollister, George M. Richardson
and H. E. Robinson, trustees of the
Pilgrim Oil Company; j. Frank Heard
sole trustee Of the Dorado Oil Syndi-
cate; Charles Sherwin and Harry II.
SchwarZ, trustees of the Gen. Lee de-
velopment interests: Fred X. Smith,
secretary-treasu surcr Of the Petroleum
Producers Association. l.
Evening star., 1923-04-20

For the first time in the history of
the District Jail women attended an
execution today, when three nurses
witnessed the hanging of George
Spencer Banton, confessed slayer of
Samuel Frye of Seat Pleasant, Nd,
last August. who paid the penalty Of
his crime on the gallows. The drop
fell at 1910 and at 1923 DR.. w. J.
Smith pronounced the man dead.
The three women present were
Miss Irene Henderson Of Casualty
Hospital, Miss Minnie Lawhorn and
Miss Adele Herbert Of the Gallinger
Hospital. Miss Henderson served on
the jury.
Representative Elmer Thomas of
Oklahoma was another witness to the
hanging, and said later that he had
a bill prepared to present at the next
Congress to substitute electrocution
for the gallows in the District Of Co
lumbia.
Banton showed remarkable calm
ness on his march to the scaffold.
Rev. W. J: Howard of the Zion Bap-
tist Church, in singing a hymn. When
the black cap was adjusted he shout
ed to those present, Goodbye, ALL"
After Maj. w. L. Peak, assistant
superintendent of the jail, had, read
the death warrant to the condemned
Evening star., 1923-04-20
$55, 900 FOR INJURY.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 90
Louis Kolker, a Philadelphia silk
salesman. whose back was broken in
wreck on the Reading railway at
Winslow Junction, N. J.. was award
ed $4,000 damages yesterday by a
federal jury. kolker's wife, who was
less seriously injured. was awarded
$1,000.
The Kolkers, who had been married
only four hours, were bound for At
lantic City on their honeymoon, when
the Reading flyer leaped the tracks
last July, killing seven persons and
injuring fifty-six. They sued the rail
road company for total of $650,O0O.
Kolker was carried into court on a
hospital cot. Physicians testified his
injury was permanent.
Evening star., 1923-04-20
Chairman Wood Urges Let
ting Project Drop, But
Harding Is Firm.
SEES MORE OPPOSITION
THAN AGAINST LEAGUE
Republicans Fear Schism and No
Clear-Cut Issue With
Democrats.

Expressing the belief that repub
lican opposition to the administration
world court membership proposal was
even stronger than that against en-
trance into the league of nations,
Representative Will r. Wood Of In
diana, chairman Of the republican
congressional campaign committee,
today told President Harding he be-
lieved it was a. mistake for the party
to urge the proposition.
Mr.. Woods statement to the Pres
ident constituted the first open op-
position to Mr.. Harding's proposal
among republican leaders outside of
the 'irreconcilable" group of sena-
tors. Mr Wood said afterward the
President was not weakened in his
advocacy of the proposal as outlined
in a message to the Senate just be-
fore adjournment Of Congress.
Democrats Favor Court.
Continued advocacy Of the world
court proposal, in the opinion of Rep
resentative Wood. would either cre-
ate a schism In the republican party
or deprive the party of a clear-cut
issue with the democrats in 1924.
inasmuch as the democrats seemed
generally favorable to American
membership on the court.
The congressional campaign COM
mittee chairman said he presented his
views as his own. but added that he
was sure they were shared by a large
group in the republican party. He
told the President he had recently
visited Indiana and found there and
strong opposition to membership in
any tribunal connected with the
league of nations.
VIII Clarity Plan.
The President in his talk with Mr..
Wood is understood to have taken
the position that the opposition was
based largely upon a misunderstand-
ing Of the conditions which would
attend acceptance of membership,
and IL was learned that the CHIEF
executive planned shortly to make a
statement or an address explanatory
OF the proposal as advocated by the
administration.
The world court is so closely in.-
teriinked with the league of nation&,
that | cannot sec how it can be sep
arated in the public mind" said Mr.,
Wood. There are many in the re-
publican party who believe in the
general proposition Of adhesion to an
international court 10 adjust differ
ences between nations, but they are
of the opinion that the court should
be established separately from any
of the existing agencies such as the
league of nations"
Evening star., 1923-04-20
s REPORTED DEAD.
Iolice Reinforcenrents Force Rar-
ricades Across Roads.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN. April 20.-Eight persons
arc SO far reported dead and more
than thirty wounded as q result of
, The disturbances in Muelheim, accord
ing TO dispatches this noon, which
state that although the city has been
freed from the communist grip
armed bands are still causing trou-
ole in the outskirts.
Forty of the rioters leaders were
arrested when the municipal authori-
ties again took control
The dispatches telling of the rails
ing of the siege say the beleaguered
pllce were able to mold out until the
arrival of police reinforcements from
DberhauScn and Duisburg who forced
the barricades across the roads lead
ing into the city.
Wounded in Barracks.
The disturbers are said to have be-
come we'll armed through plundering
the shops. Messengers had to be used
n sumnoning help from the nearby
towns because Muelheim's telephone
nervice had been idle for weeks
The communist Red Guards" as the
special dispatches refer to the rioters
removed all their dead and wounded.
The messages state that some of tho
wounded were taken to the barracks
of the French occupation forces.
French Bar Police.
Dispatches to Berlin newspapers as
sert that the French refused the re-
quests of Muelheim authorities to al
low police from other towns to enter
the city to cope with the communist
disorders of the past two days.
Since yesterday. says the Vossische
zeitung. Muelheim has been expert
'-ncing a reign of terror. Murder is
u common occurrence and many dead
nd wounded have been taken off the
streets. -
Evening star., 1923-04-20
Russians Inciting
10000 to Reuolt
Rule by Berlin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 20.-A dispatch
to the Times from Dusseldorf
says the unemployed council there
is reported to have informed the
Berlin government that unless the
conditions OF the 10000 unem-
ployed are improved they will vol
unteer to work for the French.
The dispatch adds that it is
said two Russian bolshevik speak
ers at a meeting at Bochum on
Tuesday advocated violent action
by the unemployed.
1t Is asserted by the French
that twenty-five more carloads OF
cereals from the soviet govern
ment have arrived in the Ruhr.
Evening star., 1923-04-20
Defeats Mrs. Hanger, District
Woman, for President Gen.
eral by l6l Votes.
MRS. THOMAS A. EDISON. FIRST TO
SPLIT TICKET, MADE CHAPLAIN
Bitterness of Election Forgotten as
Candidates Thank Delegates After
Results Are Known

Mrs. Anthony Cook OF Pennsylvania
today president of the National Society the D. A r.
after the bitter closest the history of that
organization of 16 she defeated Mrs
Wallace w. Hanger OF this failed her national
ticket with She 94 779 Mrs
Hanger.
A. Edison Jersey inventor
Mrs choice chaplain defeated
Mrs Rhe Alabama
ticket
accomplished splitting
Evening star., 1923-04-20
DESTRUCTIVE DANCING.
Mrs. Shipstead
To be Secretary
For HerHusbQnd
By the Associated Press

BY the AssOci ted Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. April 90
Mrs. Henrik Shipstead. wife of the
farmer-labor senator elect from
Minnesota. will accompany her
husband To Washington as his Sec
retary, il became known today.
Mrs. Shipstead campaigned with
me and played an important part
in my election" Dr. Shipstead said
In announcing her appointment.
she has an intimate knowledge
of my business affairs and will be
valuable asset 10 me IN Wash
ington."
Evening star., 1923-04-20
WEATHER.

Fair tonight; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness. followed by showers to-
morrow night; continued warm.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 2 pm. today: Highest, 7S,
at noon today; lowest. 4S. at $3.50
am. today. Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1923-04-20

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Evening star., 1923-04-20

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-04-20

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Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
MANY MEMBERS OF AMERICAN LEGIOh
 BELONG TO X. X. <.

SAN FRRANCISCO, Oct 18.-De- yelopments arising in the convention of the American Legion reveal that many delegates to the American Le- zion convention are members of the Ku Klux Klan, and trouble is antici- pated in case any resolution censur- ing or denouncing this unpatriotic or ganization are introduced on the floor of the convention.
 A purely American immigration bill administered solely by Americans, is needed in the United States, Secre- tary of Labor Davis told the delegates in a speech today, adding that Amer ica must be for America against the world.
 The committee on resolutions and American Legion policy are confront ed with a resolution which would place the Legion on record as con demning the Ku Klux Klan and oppo- nents are attempting to reach an agreement in committee on resolu- tion so it will not reach the floor.
 Victoria threw the American Legion convention into an uproar this after noon smashing all precedents by in- viting the order to meet on Canadian soil in order that American veterans might fraternize with the old Cana dian comrades in arms
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
GOVERNOR ALLEN
 ! WOULD ! ENFORCE
 l LAWS WITH TROOPS

WASHINGTON, Oct 1S.-Criticis- ing the speech of Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania for calling upon the President to handle the prohibition laws of Pennsylvania, Henry J. Allen, former goverenor of Kansas, in a speech delivered here last night said:
 If I ever run for governor of the commonwealth and there was a city in that commonwealth which openly defied me with the dictum that all sa- looms would not close, that city would awaken next morning to the sound of bugles and its citizens would go to bed to the music of taps. The troops would remain there until the laws were obeyed and all saloons were closed"
 Pinchot in his speech had called on the Federal government to handle the situation in Philadelphia where 13o saloons were openly defying the law and refusing to close.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
GOVERNOR BONE SAYS STATEHOOD
 SURE ID COME

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Predict- ing the approach of the day when Congress will give full recognition to Alaska's claims to statehood, Gov ernor Scott c. Bone today sent mes sage of felicitations and cheer to the Young Mems Business Club and those participating in Alaska work" in Sc .attle. He said in part: q truly be '.lieve that the population tide is now turning and that Alaska within a few years will be able to present irresist- ible claims to congress for statehood Administrative reforms are impending which will hasten the realization of Alaska's dreams"
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
KANAT AK IS BADLY
 DAMAGED BY W|ND WAVES AND RAN

Friday, october F, about o'clock J in the afternoon, heavy gale struck the town of kanatak, accompanied by an unusually high tide. which, laSned bv the storm, piled the seas in with overwhelming force. The lower slde of front street was badly damaged, the buildings, some twenty ill number heinz moved from their fouruatlons, an.l d .posited by the waves across on second street Armstront1 and Hln- tons big warehouse was moved rom it's foundation and swept over on 10 the Nelson lot between first ana sec ond street, together with Ire launch Blazer and the companys barge.
 The Associated Oil Companys $ DIE 100 ton barge now lies alongside of Charles Madsen's store.
 The ocean View House, owned oy Billy Rexshaw, was moved up tie creek about 1000 yarus.
 Win. Lees barn Waa blown aWst!' with all his feed and harnesses, entail ing great loss. Mrs. Beede's bath-house was moved over into the creek. It broke ln two and she lost all she had.
 Rradshaw's restaurant was moved across the street and damaged.
 The cabin of Tom Dodge was moved back from the street and damaged.
 Larson's lumber yard was not dan- aged. Mir. Evans lost twenty tons o1 coal piled upon the beach, and Armstrong and Hinton lost 10 tons.
 Chas. Madsen was the heaviest loS- CT his stock being damaged badly by water. Several tons of sugar were saturated with salt water.
 Gabe Santos and Bob Mcintosh were not damaged. and Chas. BoWker es- caped by having his building on hlgh ground.
 The U. &, I. lunch room, and the kanatak Drug store were damaged.
 The wind blew heavy gale duilns the hig tide, piling the waters up to a height never before seen by the olo- est inhabitant. Debris was piled hlgh over the sidewalk on Front street and if is estimated that it will take at least s5O,OO0 to repair the damage to buildings and stocks.
 Damage Along Coast
 At Chignik part of the cannery was washed away, the high tides and seas doing damage estimated at $2O,OOO.
 At Uyak drift and debris are piled high over the wharf and about the cannery.
 The Heinrich cannery lost the Chi na building, about foot of water go- ing over the cannery floor.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
MEATHY VIOLATORS IF VOLSTEAD AIT
 UNDERMINING LAW

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Wealthy Americans who violate the eighteenth amendment and those constitutional provisions designed to protect our property" declared Borah this after noon, "are both travelling the road of lawlessness and sowing the seeds of destruction and undermining the whole fabric of law and order"
 The Senator spoke before the Citi- zenship conference, on Shall the Con- stitution of the United States Be Null lified."
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
SECRETARY OF LABOR DAVIS
 TRIED TO FLY TO CHICAGO

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1S.-Secre- tary of Labor Davis attempted to fly to Chicago today to meet Lloyd George. but was forced down soon aft CT leaving the field on account of a heavy fog. .~-
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
BOY SCOUTS PLACE WREATH
 ON SEATTLE STATUE SEWARD

SEATTLE, Oct. 1S.-Boy Scouts of this city today placed wreath on Stewards statue in Volunteer Park as a special feature of Alaska Day.
 Alaska Week is being observed in Seattle under the auspices of the Young Mems Business Club. The at tendance at the exhibit of Alaska products is very gratifying.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
AIR SERVICE PLANS
 AROUND TIE WORLD
 FL|GHT NEXT YEAR

WASHINGTON, Oct 1S.-The air service is occupied with the prelimi- nary details of an around the world airplane flight next summer. It has announced tentative route covering 29,000 miles. The route as prest plan ned is from Washington to Dayton, Cheyenne, Salt Lake, Boise, Seattle, Yakutat, Alaska, Aleutian islands, Attu Island, Japan, China, India, Fur key, London, Aberdeen, Scotland, Ice land, Greenland, Eastern Canada, New York and Washington.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
FLOOD WATERS DRIVE MANY
 FROM HOMES IN THE STATES

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct 1S.- Fifteen thousand residents were driv-
 en from their homes on the south side of the city today by flood wa ters from the North oFrk of the Ca nadian river. Continued heavy rains have swollen the rivers in Oklahoma to the danger point.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
COOLIDGE WILL NOT TAKE
 CHARGE OF DRY LAWS

WASHINGTON Oct. 18.-President Coolidge in a reply to Gov. Pinohot's demand that he take charge of en- forcement of the dry laws was to the effect that he had no intention of per sonally taking charge of prohibition enforcement as this was matter de- volving upon the officials of the sepa- rate states.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
MASONS WILL GIVE DANCE
 AND LUNCHEON NOV. 2aTH

On Wednesday, November 28th, the combined lodges of Masons and East ern Stars, will give a dance and buff fet luncheon to their friends, in Odd Fellows hall. It will be an invitation affair, and one of the best of the sea son. The date is the evening before Thanksgiving.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18

B. L. Schneider, superintendent of the experiment station d Matanuska, was through passenger on the boat last night for 'he States, where he will visit relatives ill Detroit. Mir. Schneider states that he experienced a good season this year M. D, Snod- grass, of Far banks, will be ir charge of the farm until he returns.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
CANADIAN STEAMER COMES
 GRIEF GOING TO kENNECOTT

\ SEATTLE, Oct. 16.-The Canadian salvage steamship, Algerine, proceed ing to the wreck of the American mo tor ship Kennecott, on reef at Gra- ham Island, was half wrecked in the Queen Charlotte group and is being lowed to Esquimult for repairs.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
MAI IIOIl LOOkS TO COOLIDGE TO SEE
 LAWS ENt URGED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The na- tion looks to President Coolidge to as sert and maintain the majesty of the Haw, the Citizenship Conference de clared today in a message to the American people. The convention ap- proved of ways and means for the sen- forcement of the eighteenth amend ment and prohibition act.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
OFFICIAL SOCIETY INTERESTED IN MRS. HARDING'S MOVE
 TO NATIONAL CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-Official society of Washington is displaying much interest in the announcement of Mrs. Harding that she will spend the winter and spring here. She will live in ten room apartment near the home of Woodrow Wilson.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
WOMAN TEACHER PEDDLES HO0TCH
 TO SUPPORT SOV

SEATTLE, Oct 18.-Nellie Brown Lowe, a former Seattle school teach CT, whiskey smuggler and bootlegger, was bound over to the Federal court on a charge of violating the National prohibition act She told the arrest ing officers that she had turned law breaker to support her son.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
GERMAN MOB TRIES FORGE
 WAY INTO STOCK EXCHANGE

LONDON, Oct 1S.-A mob tried to force it's way into the Berlin stock exchange this morning, says dis patch from the German capital, and also tried to storm the city hall but the police mastered the situation aft CT fierce fighting in which many of the rioters and many police were injured.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
TY-SEVEN ILL FROM
 EATING GREEN PEAS

SEATTLE, Oct. 1S.-Thirty-seven persons, women and men delegates to the King county ParentsTeachers Association fell violently i'll, presu- mably from eating creamed peases at a luncheon at the Ronald school house north of the city. All will re- cover.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
AGED T[X|CANst FIGHT
 DEADLY REVOLVER DUEl

JEFFERSON, Texas, Oct. 1S.-B. B. Rogers, GA, and w. B. Proctor, 69, sheriff and constable respectively, of Marion county, fought a pistol duel in the streets of the town today, and both are dead. The row started over the right to serve court papers.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
SENATOR WESLEY JONES
 LEAVES FOR WAsH|NCT0

SEATTLE, Oct. 18.-Senator Wes ley Jones departed for Washington early today because he had to see the commerce committee which will be charged with the duty of preparing a program dealing with the Alaskan fisheries. He wants to be on ground we'll before the session of congress opens.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
Dance Saturday night, A. B. hall.

H. s. Balderston, president and manager of the Bank of Seward, ar rived from Anchorage on the North western and will remain a few days on business matters.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-18
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL KILLED
 BY TACOMA lNTERURBAN

SEATTLE, Oct. 1S.-Revera Thomp- son, IT, high school girl was run down and killed by a Seattle-Tacoma interurban train.
 Nels Eckern, 34, a mechanic, was run down and killed by an auto.