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low their home was a great, open
area-beyond 1t the Punta and the
ocean. In the middle Of that area
stood a raised scaffold upon which
criminals were garrotted. On one
occasion a sergeant Of an infantry
company of the Moro Castle garri-
son shot his captain at company drill.
The captain. with drawn sword. was
directing his company to "dress"; and
this sergeant not obeying the order
with a promptness to suit him, he
struck him across the face with the
fiat of the blade of his sword, and
then. with one powerful sweep of the
latter, ripped or most Of the buttons
on his uniform coat.
The sergeant took ten steps to the
front; cooked his piece; made a bout
face, and. pulling down on his cap
tain, shot him dead in his tracks. The
murdered officer was great favorite;
and, to disgrace his slayer as much
as possible. the court directed that he
be garrotted instead Of shot-in other
words, he was sentenced to die like
a citizen criminal and not like a sol-
dier.
The execution took place on the
aforesaid scaffold, and / was in the
big crowd that witnessed It.
The sergeant was q TALL, well built
man. of fine soldierly bearing. and he
exhibited not the slightest concern as
he seated himself in the chair. which
had a little contrivance at its back
with which his neck was to be dis
located
Our family attended ceremonies held
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ing he hand over such valuables and
money as he had about him.
Glancing over his shoulder for
moment to see whether a gendarme
was near or whether he had chance
to escape should he make a run for
1t, he found. to his discontinue, an
Wher man behind. who, with raised
knife, in few words directed him
to comply with the request" Of the
man in front
Promptly Mr.. Gomez knocked down
the latter, with a blow that broke
several of his incisor teeth and
nearly dislocated his neck, and, seeing
this, the man behind took flight down
the street in the darkness, Mr.. Gomez
following him, running like a grey
hound. Upon reaching him he struck
him a blow on the back of the head
that sent him to the ground like
a bag of sand. He then whistled
for a gendarme, and, one promptly
appearing, he took charge of the
would-be garoter and robber, while
Mr.. Gomez ran back at top speed to
see what had become of the one he
had first knocked out Several per-
sons were gathered around him, and
a gendarme had already made him
his prisoner.
Neither Of them died from the
blows they had received. SO they each
had the pleasure of three years at
hard labor in the prison chain gang.
When Holy week came around we
joined with the other boys and girls
of our street in the general carnival
and masquerade, visiting from house
to house whether we knew the. people
or not. I remember some dozen or
more of us all trampedsinto the parlor
of family on another street, rigged
up in various costumes. I represented
a female ape wearing an immense
crinoline hoop-skirt and poke-bonnet
which shaded, to some extent. the
grinning monkeys mask I wore.
The rollicking and carousing kept
up till midnight, in the streets as well
as in the houses. Thousands of
Chinese paper lanterns kept a good
part of the city in a blaze of light.
and brandy and red wine did their
share to enliven the participants.
n X
A LONG about the Esd Of january
"A another remarkable holiday came
round, known as the Dia del Rey. and
it was an occasion when all the negro
and Chinese slaves were given their
freedom for a period Of twenty-four
hours. AS a rule, the Chinese dressed
up in clean, white clothes, and spent
the day quietly among themselves,
though some of them were seen stand
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space was divided up into sections.
each section being allotted to GER
tain class. as Chinese, negroes,
soldiers, sailors. and so on. The
music was exceptionally fine. being
a full orchestra. of skilled Spanish
musicians. -,
Accidents sometimes occurred in
this circus. though personally never
saw but one man killed there, and
he fell from his horse. being stepped
on by. the horse of the rider behind
him. The band played the national
airs of all nations, including Dixie
and ''The Star spangled Banner"
TN those days. the owning of slaves
i Chinese or negroes-seemed to
be a fixed institution, and no one
ever dreamed that a change might
come some day when all those people
would haye their freedom. A planta-
tion owner could kill one of his
slaves. and the law had not a thing
to say about it.
Many Of the ladies In Havana own
ed their slaves. Now 1t was the Gus
tom of some of these ladies to make
sweetmeats Of guavas. oranges, pine
apples, etc. and to have Chinese
slave sell them on the streets. He
would fill wooden tray containing
about twenty sor thirty little china
cups Of these sweets. and get s
cents. each for the contents. In this
way ladies would make a little pin
money. and tAis was the case with
the lady who lived next door to ms.
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Christmas eve at the ancient ca.the-
dral facing the Plaza de Armas. Like
many other Catholic churches In that
part of the world, it had no pews; 1t
was customary for family and those
with them-to troop in, followed by a.
slave or slaves, who carried a suf-
f1cient number Of rugs-sometimes
very expensive affairs-and these
were spread out on the cement floor
of the cathedral. Upon them all
kneeled in prayer. On this occasion
more than one hundred priests sang
the Te Deum in the choir. singing
1t to the. Accompaniment of a truly
wonderful organ and other instru-
ments.
One Of Havana's attractions was
Chirinfs great circus. It occupied
an immense wooden building on the
Paseo. and the performance came of
every night Of the week. Some fifteen
thousand people could be accommo-
dated. and 1t was . great Institution.
All the consuls were allotted to pri-'
ate boxes. so we went quite FREE
quently. Z
Chirini was q very tall. handsome
italian. running his circus admirably
and giving wonderful performances.
He was noted for whipping his wife
and for owning the finest white horse
on the Island Of Cuba. When the
circus was filled to its capacity It
presented an interesting sight Apart
from the boxes which formed tier.
passing clear around the ring, being
above those who paid the minimum
entrance fee. the remainder OF the
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Scenes Of Violence Witnessed in the Old Days in Havan

shoulders and puffed away on their
cigarettes.
The days of the voIantes, and the
old-fashioned oxcarts with their big
wooden wheels. piled up with sugar
cane and bananas, have probably
passed; but with feeling akin to
that Of old Natty Bumpo when he
left the settlements, something tells
me that I would not care to see the
naX Havana under the reign OF
American push and the automobile.
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a diameter at its upper end of about
twenty inches, with but half that be-
low. It was nearly a yard and a half
in length. and conspicuously painted
and decorated. being covered by a
skin drum-head at it's upper end. This
the performer placed between his legs,
allowing the smaller end TO rest upon
the pavement. while the drum-end was
before him and conveniently held so
he could pound away upon it, keeping
time with the rattling of the Gala
bashes. with the African dancing and
the various African airs they gave
vent to in Kongo.
One had fine opportunities here to
study the differences, along certain
lines, between the Mongolians upon
the one hand and the west coast
Africans upon the other. 1t was all
vividly brought to my mind again,
when, years later, I had the chance
to study a voodoo dance by American
negroes in the suburbs of New Or
leans.
OF course. in these Dia Del Rey
"ceremonies' the white population
took no part whatever, with the ex-
ception of the mounted gendarmes;
but in the city these latter kept ever
on the alert, with their heavy.
vicious-looking steel lances, held
ready for use in the event of any
particular negro losing control of
himself.
4 GENDARME was an elegant ap-
1 \ pearing parsonage, mounted upon
splendid horse with conspicuous
saddle and bride. He wore uni
form of dark blue coat of dressy
cut, buff vest, skin-tight white pam
falcons, Wellington boots and spurs,
gold epau1ets and French-coc
hat worn Napoleon style. His main
arm was a great steel lance with a
sharp, elongated triangular distal
end, semi-hollow at the middle so as
to. accommodate the forearm, and Of
length to rest its near end In a
place for it in the stirrup of the
right side.
Through practice, any member of
this corps could charge on a man
standing and facing him in the street,
lift, him OF his feet and, with a
backward sweep of the lance, throw
him clean over his head 80 he would
fall some ten or fifteen feet behind
his charging steed. In the event of
a riot or a revolution, a charge of.
these gendarmes, tossing the men
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gLa Time WhenN rhdS We're tWnn
nhna. Cause Use
f ChE by eMuuadG
Ehnof eSemnW Revenge -,
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BY DIR. n. w. sHUFELDT.

n r AVANA, or Habana as the
Cubans spell it, is, since the
American occupation during
II i the Spanish American war,
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CHAMBER PROTESTS 1T
 CLOSING RADI0 STATION

The local chamber of commerce at it's meeting today took up the Ques- tion of the navy departments tempo rary closing of the local radio station owing to a shortage of funds. It was pointed out that the local station was great aid to business men, owing to messages received from incoming boats; that it was also the only meth cd of communication with Anchorage in case the wire went uown, and that business with westward points would be greatly hampered in case the sta tion was shut up for time
 l. was resolved to take the matter up with the department and also to asK the aid of the Engineering com mission to keep the station open. as Seward business men would be badly hampered by it's temporary shutdown.
 The discussion also led to prepara- ton for tourist travel for next year.
 Captain Leadbetter of the light house tender Cedar talked briefly on the erection of a lighthouse at the entrance to Resurrection Bay. He stated that if the building was erect ed it would be placed on Barwell isl and, at the extreme point of the bay, where the visibility would oe greater than at any other point, and where vessels could approach closely to pick up the light or fog signals. It was his opinion that it would require probably two years before anything could be done, on account of congressional &C., tion.
 Mir. Hendrickson, formerly a pub shier in Ketchikan was also a guest at the luncheon.
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C. ]. ?. IN FIRM GROUND ASSERTS
 OHIO SENATOR
SAYS REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRA TON WILL NOT BE LED
 ASTRAY

CINCINNATI, August 14-Comment ing upon the outcome of the election in Minnesota United States senator Simon D. Fess, Ohio, today declared at a large gathering of republicans that republicans must stand firm on sound economic doctrines, otherwise both the party and the country will enter on an experiment, the end of which no man can see. The Minnesota election resulted as it did because the farmers "are sore," Senator Fess said.
 In a statement mace prior to the meeting, Senator Fess said that the republican administration is not go- ing to be led astray because a dema- gogue arises and offers panacea for all the farmers ills.
 "The farmers suffering and the low price of wheat has been brought about by natural causes and it will be ad- justed by natural means. The admin ISI1 dI1Ou W Ill uO dll l11dI CciQ UC QOAS to help but it has no intention to fix prices and thereby throw business con- ditions into chaos"
 "The administration he said, lis proceeding on sound principles and it has definite policy. The low price of wheat is natural consequence of war and post war conditions. During the war, everyone, including the farmer, was urged to produce to the limit. This was done and after the war the farmer kept it up, with the conse- quence that millions of bushels of sur plus wheat have been produced.
 When the farmer learns that there is no longer demand for wheat he will cease producing so much and the price will return to normal"
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INSULIN CURES DIABETES, ADS
 TUBERCULOSIS
TUBERCULAR PATIENT IS OFTEN DlABETIC, SAYS SANTA BAR
 BARA PHYSICIAN

SANTA BARBARA, Aug 14.-Insu, lin, the new treatment tor diabetes is an aid to tubercular patients, Dr. W. D. Sansum of Santa Barbara declared today at a session of the National Tuberculosis association.
 "A good many cases of tuberculosis are also diabetic and tn rae past have been nearly hopeless because hereto fore Sle treatment of diabetes meant a severe diet and undernourishment, whereas the treatment of tuberculo- sis calls for the best nourishment ob- tainable.'
 Insulin, according to experiments of pr. Sansum, frees the patient of all diabetic symptoms and permits treat ment of tuberculosis with a good diet. One patient he has ben treating has gained 35 pounds under the insulin treatment and now weighs Is pounds more than he ever did before.
 treatment Of an actively tubercu- lous lung by collapsing it, when only one side is affected was urged by Dr. Brown and Dr. Eloesser of San Fran cisco. The collapse by artificial pneu- morthorax, according to these au- thorities spares the affected part of the lung the exertion of breathing, which prevents rest and delays heal ing.
 The sound half of the lung is suf- ficient to care for respiration.
 Where, because of adhesions the complete collapse of the lung cannot be obtained by puncturing the pleura with a needle the more radical surgi- cal operation of thorocoplastry must be used.
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STARR SAILS WITH CAPACITY CARGO
 FOR WESTWARD
LAST TRIP OF SEASON TO THE BRISTOL BAY DISTRICT
 OUTSIDE IN OCTOBER

The steamship Starr, Capt. Johan- sen, sailed early this morning for Nushagak and Bristol Bay points, carrying a capacity cargo of freight and many passengers. The Starr on her return will also have a capacity load of passengers, many parties being left at Chignik and other points on the last trip, for lack of room. Pas sengers sailing last night were.
 c. NJ. McConaghy, J, Hepburn, P Oliver, Miss Hansen, Miss Halvern, Miss Findlason, Mrs. McConaghy, Mrs. Thoranson, Mrs Petrie, for Ouzinkie. Mrs. Corbett, a teacher, for Nush- agak.
 Mrs. Willetts and daughter, Una laska
 Mrs. Sargent and sister, Kodiak.
 Miss Josie Moody, Dillingham;.
 Miss Kuhns and two children, Una laska.
 Ollie Gray, Portlock.
 Ernest Morgenhardt, Chignik.
 s. O. Casler, deputy marshal, round trip.
 Tony Strom, Unanik.
 C. W. Trubery.
 Three steerage.
 In October the Starr will leave for Seattle for inspection and general overhauling, returning in about three weeks.
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HIGH WATERS IN EAGLE DISTRICT
 DAMAGE MINERS

High water early last month seri- ously affected mining operations in the Eagle district, according to recent arrivals from the camp. The water on American creek directly tributary to Eagle, according to MT. Bryant, was the highest on record, and dumps, sluice boxes, and workings were car ried away, these miners losing every thing.
 On the Seventy mile river, Bryant and Carlson who have been in the dis trict for many years, lost all their sluice boxes and both the washing and dredging dams were taken out
 The bridge built by the Alaska Road Commission over Nugget creek last year, built over 1o rect above the normal water stage, was swept away, so great was the raise in the stream.
 Axel Johnson, another old timer of the district, lost all of his cleanup. The gravel was in the sluice boxes ready for cleaning when the flood, backing up into his cut, struck his line, overturned the boxes, sweeping away the contents.
 The flood waters swept the district with terrific force. Many of the creek beds bear evidence of this their chan nels being cut two to three feet wid- CT and deepened. The extreme crest of the flood waters is marked by lines of driftwood which now hangs in trees high above creek level.
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WIFE LIVES THREE
 YEARS WITH MAN
 NHO NEVER SPEAKS

LONDON, Aug. 14-For three years and two months, though living at the same house and taking meals at the same table, Mrs. Matilda Diver lived in the same house with her husband without single word from him.
 The woman otherwise was alone in the house and the monotony of that dreadful ordeal nearly drove her to suicide, she claimed.
 The couple was married in 1909 and for over ten years lived very happily. Mrs. Diver was recently granted a divorce.
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USE PLANE TO HUNT ANIMALS
 AND CA|V|V|bALS
EXPLORER TO VISIT ISLANDS ON WHICH NO WHITE MAN HAS
 EVER STEPPED FOOT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14.-An air plane will be employed to hunt out cannibals and wild animals and film them, by Francis J. Ford, explorer motion picture producer, director and actor. Radio will also be an impor- tant equipment in Ford's outfit
 Ford is going to the South Sea islands with a motion picture camera to penetrate the jungle and take can nibals, wild animals and under water photographs for travelogues.
 He plans to hun wild tribes never before visited by white men and to search for unfrequented places here tofore not pictured, and in order to do this he will charter a tramp steam ship and strike out on a new route in the South Sea Islands.
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]. 5. INDIAN |S
 TREATED L|KE: l
 SLAVE, |s CHARGE
"FIGHTING SQUAW OF IROQUoIs" SAYS RUSSIAN VAssALs NOT
 so BADLY HANDLED

SYRACUSE, N. Y, August 14-Rus- sian serfs, in their most desperate days under the Czars, would not have stood the treatment the American h. dians have received from the United States government.
 So declared Mrs. o. J. Kellogg, of Green Bay, Wis, the lighting squaw of the Iroquois,' while here for a council of the Six Nations at the On ondaga Reservation, where stands the Confederacy Tong house."
 "No people have been so systemat- ically depleted by a government as they" she said, her black eyes flash. ing. Mrs. Kellogg is a full-blooded Oneida, who has studied in four uni. versailles, travelled two years in Eur, ope, written several books and lectur, ed on Indian matters.
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PRESIDENT COOLIDGE COMES
 INTO ACRE OF OHIO LAND

LANCASTER, O., Aug, 13.-As a result of the death of President Hard ing President Coolidge comes into possession of an acre of land near here which may be used as bis burial place if he desires. The acre of land was bequeathed by Nathaniel Baldwin to President Jackson, over one hundred years ago, as a burial place for himself and his successors, but no President has ever availed himself of the privilege. ......,..,,-
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POLICE AND RIOTERS SHED BLOOD OVER
 POTATO SHORTAGE
IMMENSE CROWDS GATHER AT AK LA cHAPPELLE DEMAND
 ING FOOD BE SUPPLIED
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AK LA CHAPPELLE, Aug. 14.4- Four Germans were killed and forty were wounded when police fired on a crowd of several thousand that gath cred before police headquarters, de manding that the authorities do some thing to relieve the shortage of pota- toes.
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COOLIDGE WILL ENFORCE
 VOLSTEAD ACT IS REPORT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-President Coolidge has endorsed the Harding program for a forceful and drastic enforcement of the Volstead Act it was announced by Prohibition Com missioner Roy Haynes today, who also declared that he would not resign, as was reported.
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DAYI5 |s REE APPOINTED
 DIRECTOR OF RAILROADS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-President Coolidge today reappointed James C.. Davis director general of railroads
EIGHT HOUR DAY A REALITY
 IN STEEL COMPANY PLANTS

GARY, Ind, Aug, 14-The eight hour day became reality here yes terday in the United States Steel cor poration mills, so far the change from the 12-hour basis affecting only blast furnace workers.
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GERMANY O|V BRINK
 IF REVOLUT|ONA A|VD
 EUROPE FACES VAR
SENATOR SHOOT RETURNS FROM INVESTIGATION OF coNDI-
 TONS IN EUROPE

NEW YORK, Aug. 14-A picture of Germany on the brink of revolution and Europe face to face with another war was brought home today by Sena- tor Shoot who went abroad at the re- quest of President Harding to study conditions in Germany as they affect the separations problems.
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l',.EEj1| l',E,| ['HAE..G'EI.IOR TELLS FHANCE HON
 N|AI HAVE I PFEACE
MUST ABANDON RUHR AND LIB.
 REASONED OR EViCTEO

BERLIN, Aug. 14.-Gustav Strese- man, the new chancellor, outlined in a statement today the conditions un- der which Germany is ready to aban- don passive resistance in the Ruhr, The conditions are the restoration to Germany of her right of control over the Ruhr, re-establishment of condi- tions in the Rhineland vouchsafed her under the Versailles treaty and the liberation of every German citizen who has been attacked, evicted or i'm prisoned.
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TULSA. OKLAHOMA, IS
 UNDER MARTIAL LAW
TULSA, Okla, Aug. 14.-The city was placed under martial law today by the Governor as a result of mob violence.
SEVEN TRAiNMEN KILLED
 IN HEAD-ON COLLISION

PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. 14.-seven trainmen were killed in a head on collision on the Colorado and South ern railroad today when a train from that road and Santa Fe passenger train collided here. All passengers mlraculously escape injury.
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WILSON'S SON-iN-LAW IS
 ADVISER TO KING OF SIAM
sirt~-.w.

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 13.-Fran- cis B. s. Ayre, son-in-law of President Wilson accepted the position or advi- ser in international law to the King of Siam, and will leave soon for that country.
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TWENTy-THREE KILLED
 AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
a& A9. j. 'S.'

LOURDES, France, Aug. 14.-Tweh- ty-three persons were killed and sev- en injured probably fatally when an automobile coach filled with excur ists plunged down a 150-foot ravine in the E Pyranees mountains near St. SauFeur yesterday afternoon
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HOOVER MAY BE
 RETIRED FROMH HIS
 CABINET POSITION
PRESIDENT DESIRES TO RETAIN HUGHES, MELLON AND
 WEEKS IN CABINET

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-President Coolidge particularly desires to re- tain Secretaries Hughes, Mellon and Weeks in his cabinet; bu. is said to not particularly care to have Seci e. tary Hoover, who has presidential as rlrations of his own. A light is being made against the retention of S1crc- tary Wallace.
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ON EIGHT HOUR BASIS

GARY, Ind, Aug. 13.-Beginning Monday morning a unit of blast fur mace workers in the great Gary mills of the United States Steel Corporation will be put on an eight hour basis, 1t was stated.
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PROGRESS|VES
 INSIST ON EXTRA
 SESSION CONGRESS
DEMAND LEGISLATIVE REFORM TO REMOVE UNREST AMONG
 CENTRAL FARMERS
:.$3tIs;

WASHINGTON, Aug 14-Senator Shipstead, militant progressive, re- fuses to yield to the proposed delay in calling an extra session. In a long interview with President Coolidge this afternoon he presented the de mands of group that insists upon immediate legislative reform to re- move unrest among farmers, 45
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ALASKA WILL WED SEATTLE
 VOLINiST, MET A MONTH AGO

SEATTLE, Aug 14.-The engage ment of John Revert Bender, an Alas kan, and Florence Kubey, a Seattle violinist, is announced. The young couple met a month ago.
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REAMEs WEDs DIVORCED
 WIFE 5. 3, !. HUR5T I
:4: aA 2asa a*' --- --"~'.'~ seH sssT se.,S Asg'!

SEATTLE, Aug 14.-Clarence L. Reames, widower, former assistant attorney general of the United States, and Sylvia Hurst, divorced wife of S. B. H. Hurst, a Seattle newspaper man were married here today.
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PROMINENT BOATMAN
 DROWNS LAKE UNION
SEATTLE, Aug. 13.-Capt. Joseph Shoemaker of the Freeport Fisheries, and owner of a number of fishing boats, drowned in Lake Union yester- day
SOLDIERS GUARD cUNo

BERLIN, August 13-An infantry company with machine guns, is guard ing the residence of Chaneellar Cuno today, on the fourth anniversary of the establishment of the German re- public.
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MUSTAPHA kEMEL PASHA
 PRESIDENT NATL. ASSEMBLY

ANGORA, Aug. 14.-Mustapha Ke- nal Pasha was unanimously elected president of the National Assembly of Turkey.