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Evening star., 1923-03-12
"a KILLED, "a HURT
'ASSTORM SWEEPS
;. OVER NINE STATES
High Winds, SIeet and Snow
J.. Grip Middle West
< and South.
WIRE SERVICE CRIPPLED
IN MANY LOCALITIES
Relief Parties Rushed to Scene Of
Greatest Fatality Near
- Pinson, Tenn.

JACKSON, Tenn, March 12.-Twen-
~ persons are reported killed and
seventy-five injured in the vicinity
of Pinson, Tenn, twelve miles south
of Jackson. by the storm which swept
over that section last night.
A number of dead and injured are
negroes. About fifty dwellings about
Pinson were wrecked, according to
meager reports received here.
A freight train was blown from
the track in that vicinity.
Only minor property damage oc-
CURED here.
Relief parties were sent from jack
son and plans made to bring the in
jured to hospitals in this city.
Wire communication with Pinson is
cut off.
SCHOOLBoY KILLED, 5 HURT.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
MRS,DUPONT DROPS
CHASTLETON SUIT
Lake Insists Dismissal of
Litigation Be Made
by Court.

Mrs. Jessie Ball du Pont of Will
mington, Del. today abandoned her
suit in the District Supreme Court
for the abrogation of the sale of the
Chastleton apartments. for which she
paid Felix Lake. Washington realty
operator. $3.00o.00o. When the case
was called for hearing this morning
before Chief Justice Mccoy counsel
for Mrs. du Pont wished to dismiss
the proceeding. but Attorney w.
Gwynn' Gardiner, for Mr.. Lake, in
sisted that the dismissal be made by
the court, and the chief justice signed
an order Of dismissal.
Wants Deposition PubIisAed.
Mr.. Gardiner asked that depositions
of Alfred I. du Pont and others
taken In the case be published by the
court. He claimed the evidence there
refuted all the charges made in the
suit Of Mrs. du Pont.
This testimony he pointed out not
only exonerated Mr.. Lake Of any
charge Of fraud in connection with
the sale. but negatived. the infer
ence that Robert Pennington of Will
mineton counsel for the du Points,
had been bribed to advance the sale
by being given a portion of the COM
mission which Mr.. Lake had paid w.
E. Fowler & Co., the brokers, after
Mrs. du Pont had declined to pay
Mr. Pennington sought to intervene
in the case to clear his reputation
from the allegations of the bill. but
was not permitted to. do so, because
not a party to the cause.
The evidence in the depositions re-
fute the charges against him, it is
said.
Bought Property Last Year.
Mrs. du Pont bought the property
early last year. assuming a mortgage
of nearly $2,5oo.ooo and conveying to
Mr.. Lake tract OF 2,100 acres of
ld-mining property near Great
Falls, Md. and paying the balance in
cash. Last September she began the
suit to rescind the sale and secured
an injunction against the Potomac
Corporation, which had bought the
gold mine from Mr.. Lake. The Chas-
Teton Apartments were sold out
under the mortgage, which left the
controversy involving only the Great
Fails tract and the cash payment. BY
the action Of the court today the title
Of the Potomac Corporation is cleared
and the cash payment to Mr.. Lake is
no longer In controversy. Attorney
John H. label appeared for the gold
mining corporation.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
BUSINESS MAN KILLS
SELF At ANNAPOLIS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 12.-Unbal-
anced, 1t is thought, by nervous dis
order. with which he had suffered for
some time, Thomas E. Strange, of the
Clothing and furnishing firm of
Strange & White. this city. shot him
selfe in the mouth with a pistol about
10 this morning. dying Immediately.
II,s wife had Just left the room when
the shooting took place. He was
forty-eight years old, and is survived
by his wife and six children.
Mr. Strange was one OF Annapoiis
most nrominent business men, and
also was active in civic and fraternal
afYafrs. He was formerly exalted ruler
~ the local lodge Of Elks.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
Germans Register Fleet to Ru,,
Run, to u. S. Under Panama Flne

end by a former German captain
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liner,
Ine meet itself. 1t Is understood,
Is under the command Of q char.
acter OF Questionable nationality
who achieved notoriety in connec-
tion with marine operation of a
dubious nature during the war.
While absolute proof of these vast
operations is lacking, the informa-
tion received by American circles
here points to colossal landing of
liquor cargoes in the United States.
chiefly from Glasgow.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MJSKOGEE, Okla, March IL
Miss Alice Robertson, retiring rep
resentative in Congress from tho
sixth Oklahoma district, has re-
turned home to take up life where
she left OF in 1920. when tho re-
publican landslide bore her from
tho proprietorship Of a cafeteria
here to q seat In tho national
House Of Representatives
Miss Alice" was welcomed
only by two newspaper reporters.
Her train was late, and a recep-
tion committee which had gather
ed at the railroad station to greet
her had given up the vigil and
gone home.
"Oh,. I'm SO glad to get back
koms. - Miss Robertson totA tha
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sCHooLBoY KILLED, HURT
Wind Unroofs Building as Children
Play in Yard.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. March IL
Dennis Boggs. aged nine, was killed
instantly and five other children were
injured. two seriously. this morning
when a high wind unrofed the high
school building in south Portsmouth.
KY, opposite here, and carried 1t
over into the school yard where the
children were playing.
Several Hurt I'm Wreck.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, March 1.-Two
men were hurt early today In rear
end collision on the Southern railway
at Pulaski, Tenn, which was caused
Indirectly by the windstorm, accord
ing to a report received by officials
of the road here.
At the Union Central station here
it was reported that the Queen CITY
special coming from New Orleans and
the Carolina special from Ashevllle
nd other North Carolina points were
late.
BREEZE TURNS TO GALE.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
Moe and Izzy, on
Clutches, , Raid
IS Wet Palaces

NEW YORK, March 12.-Dis-
Quised in weeks growth beard,
old clothing, and hobbling around
with crutches, "Izzy" Einstein and
"Moe" Smith, prohibition agents
extraordinary, yesterday rafded
fifteen cafes, restaurants and near
beer establishments here, arrested
nineteen men and seized liquor
valud at $4,000.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
DR.. FUTILE GRAVELY ILL.
Episcopal Bishop, Oldest in World,
in Critical Condition.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March 1.-THE Rt.
Rev. Daniel s. Tuttle. eighty-six
years old. presiding Bishop Of the
Episcopal Church in the United
States, who has been Ill with la
grippe for a week. was reported to
De in a critical condition today He
is said to be the oldest Episcopal
bishop in the world.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
REQUESTED By FREE STATE
Home Secretary Says Arrests Fol
lowed Discovery of Plot.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 12.-Home Secre-
tary Bridgeman. explaining today TO
the house of commons the wholesale
arrests Of Irish in Scotland and Eng
land over the week end. said the
raids had been made under orders
from himself and the secretary for
Scotland, Viscount Novar, at the re-
quest of the Irish Free State govern
ment
The British government. he said. had
evidence of the existence in England
and Scotland Of a quasi-military or
lContinued on Page 2. Column %
Evening star., 1923-03-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. March 12.-wholesale
rum-running into the United States
by a feet Of four or five ships
registered under tho Panaman flag
is being financed by a prominent
German magnate. according to in
formation received In responsible
American quarters here. The fleet,
it Is declared, is being chiefly
operated from the United States
Evening star., 1923-03-12
EMDEN COMMANDER DIES.
By the Associated Pres

RRAUNSCHWEIG. Germany, March
12.-Capt. Karl Won Mueller. war
time commander of the German
cruiser Emden, whose exploits con-
tributed ono OF the most remarkable
chapters to the history Of the war.
died yesterday at the age Of fifty.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
CAPTAIN OF RUSSIAN
REFUGEE SHIP SUICIDE
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
MANILA, March IL. Captain
Peterozsky, commander Of the Rus
sian refugee ship, Batareia, shot and
killed himself aboard his vessel to-
nay. The cause of his suicide is not
Anown-
Evening star., 1923-03-12
800 IRISH SEIZED
IN RAIDS IN BRITAIN
Big Plot to Overthrow Free
State hipped in Wide
spread Roundup.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, March 12-Nearly three
hundred prisoners taken In the week
end raids in England and Scotland are
understood to have been landed here
from British warships. 200 men from
one and the balance. including about
thirty women, from another All
were conveyed under heavy armed
guards to jail.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
WEATHER.

Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow; colder tomorrow.
Temperature for "a hours ended at
pm. today: Highest, 46. at Q Pm.
yesterday: lowest, 81, at 1880 am.
today. Full report on page I.
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-27
Bismarck Bows

The +. A. Knowles shield basket
| ball games get under way Saturday
/ night.
St. Mary's and Richhot win their
| games.
In the absence of Mr.. F. A.
Knowles his son Grant officially OPP
cned Schools Championship series
by tossing the ball up at centre
The League opened its schedule with
three fast games played at tae High
School Gymnasium.
The first game between the Rich
holt first and the High Freshmen
teams was won by the Richholt 16
to 0. The game was characterized
by the good team work of the Rich
holt boys as a whole and the strong
defensive work of Fred Landers at
guard who broke up the rushes of
the Freshmen. Harry Lobach and
Fritz Strauss played good game
for the losers.
The following is the line up:
Richh olt-Balser Klein Captain,
and Hermie Milde forwards Joe
Jocaim centre, Fred Landers and
Ernie Benser Guards, subs Cord
Landers and Bill Bugre.
Freshmen-Fritz Strauss Captain,
and Harry Lobach forwards, Yer
nice Smart centre, Henry Holman
and Alvin LeBay guards, subs Zhep
Hollinbeck.
The VIM. Moore went down to de-
feat by a score of % to O before
much larger, more experienced and
faster team. The game was much
harder fought than the final score
would indicate. Jim Olson and Stan
Wycskala were the high scorers for
st. Mary's and John Rorich played
steady game at guard while Ben
jacobson and AL Watkins did the
best work for tae losers.
The line up-Saints. jim Olson
Captain and Stan Wvcskala for
wards Pete Balser centre, Jonn Ro-
rick and Jerry McCarty guards, sub
Jack Conway
VIM. Moore-Ben Jacobson and
Mike Dohn forwards. AL Watkins
centre, Ray McGettioan and John
Sloan guards. subs Eugent Perkins
and w. Smart
Between halves tho Richholt Soc
onds and the St. Mary's seconds
played speedy game which ended
in scoxeies tie. because of tno
close guarding of both tn"ms THO
st. Mary's though out weighed made
M for it in team work. Refe~ees
Tom Thorlson and Francis Highland
scorer Herb O'Hare.
Youre Comers--After the regular
gym class and games the learnn
basket hall games were r"n of WI,
the following results: Rouph Rid
"~r and Boil DOES acoraless tie,
Demons Wild Cate o. Liehtninc
Five 8. Giants @ Next Saturdays
game will complete the leagnn
Tho Picnc"rs will m"ot ton;cht as
rsro' rra the Comrades will meet
on Thursday nigat.
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THE RED BEAR

Five hundred thousand Russians will die from hunger
Ind disease caused by under nourshment this year.
he 1923 crops are harvested
We get this in letter from William Garner former
American newspaperman connected with the American
relief organization in Russia
Five hundred thousand maysseen like big figure and it
49, But in the autumn of 1921 nearly "a millions
ing in the Russian famine districts of their total pop
lation of AZ millions.
100000 Russians died from famine This is the estimate
of the leading American officials who been
n2 the hungry over there.
American relief broke the backbone of the famine The
lives saved robably~ru into the millions good joo
well done
One Of the greatest handcaps Russian recovery says
arner is that many horses sheep and goats
killed for food American relief however, put the brakes
that.
Garner writes: Russia will not be able to feed it's chill
den properly until the and goats brought up
the normal number And it will not be fully able to take
advantage OF its available agricultural land until it's draft
horses again equal to their prewar number replaced
by motor cars and tractors.'
along especially because conveys the idea that lot
pe reports from Russia have been exaggerated He quotes
american officials as estimating that the numbr of Russians
uay starving this winter does not exceed 5OO0O0O Our
marty representatives have the situation in hand about
well as could be expected both in the matter of food
medical supplies For thing the cholera and typhus
: epdemcs are getting under control
Garner sums the general Russian situation by saying
mat there has been change for the better The
mated by more energetic spirit 'They have more and
the air of having something to do whereas year ago
they had the appearance of having nothing to do
and nothing to look forward to-
1.-The change for the better may be noticed in the shop
windows, in the fact that the streets kept cleaner Rail
road service apprecaby better The car
tfc lighting and SyStemSn Moscow at least-are bet!
Ter than ago..
The Red Bear gaun and weak with renewed interest
in life and desire to do is slowly emerging from his der
Recovery will be slow. But it's started according t,
Corner.
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THE ADVANCE IN SUGAR

The advance in the price OF
sugar, coming along with a decided
bull movement on the stock eX-
change, may be mere furry.
Again, it may be a part of the sec
Ondary initiation that some of the
experts have been looking for
about five years after ,he WGr.
How long will sucn d wave - IN.
flatiOn last and what will follow
it? According to al! OF the OIL.
Illes it would run it's COZ rse in :.
year or two and be succeeded by a
smash of terrific p:D11"ti But
there is always the American st.;' i
OF gold to stant between THIS :nrn-
try and a serious financial ranic.
With all Of that gold and the Fed.
eral reserve banking system TO Use
it as the basis of new issues Of
currency, it may not be necessary to
have smash of the old hair rails
ing variety Of social and economic
fOllies. 1t is easy to indulge in
prophecy but the world has 50
changed that one casts the horo :
scope with much less confidence
than he did a decade ago.--Lincoln
Journal
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Premier Jan Christian SHUTS OF
the Union OF South Africa, a lead.
ing spirit in the creation OF the
League of Nations, regards the
present European situation as
more fraught with peril than ii
has been at any other time in the
past hundred years" THE States
men, ne says, seen to have lost
all sense Of proportion. They APP
even the worlds future to their
own ideals of security and repara-
tions. Why, the men are mad"
The wise men Of the world ar"
having a difficult time to reconcile
the course of French statesman
ship with any plausible theory OF
reason. Lloyd George is of the be
lief that the extension Of the per
manent boundary Of France to the
Rhine and the political dismem-
berment of Germany have been iu
the back Of the minds of French
lea derS since the conclusion Of the
war. There must be leaders Of
French thought, if not Of French
politics, who would recognize even
such cOnsummatiOn of nationa!
SelfiShneSs as incompatible with
the future peace of Europe and the
security of France. History has
too often demonstrated the ulti-
mate futility OF conquest and the
subjuga ton of foreign peoples.
Common observation ought to con
vince French leadership of the
menance OF Russia and the attrac-
tivness Of the present situation for
the turning loose of chaos under
Russian leadership.
There appears to be something
besides imperial ambition, repara-
tons or national security underly-
ing the course of the French lead
ers. Poincarc's premiership is thu
direct product of political exploit
alton Of wartime hatred. Having
fed the flames of chauvinism he
to accept the consequences. When
the time for action came he had
not the courage to admit his folly
He is described as having given
the order to advance with troubled
Instead of disOlv-
ing popular ignorance he and his
associates inflamed popular hatred,
fear and greed. Thr result Is the
sacrifice of humanity to popular
pa ssions.-St Louis POst-Dispatch
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ning-a celebrated criminal lawyer
Home Office, with his wife and sis
ter-inlaw, and myself The criminal
lawyer, who was our host, heard
scraps of our conversation and lean
ed forward
"You did well to leave Scotland
Yard when your reputation stood
high, Sir Norman" he said "A
new era of crime has dawned. and
the struggle is no longer equal. Ii
isn't the riffraff of the world today
who take to murder and burglary
The skilled and constituencies scien-
fist has taken their place. The Grim
inal of today, in nine cases out OF
ten, is Of higher mental caliber thar
the detective who is opposed to HIM"
"The struggle should be the more
interesting" | remarked vaguely.
1t was Il fancy of mine that my
continued interest in my profession
should remain as little known as
possible. and talked for some time
on Indifferent subjects to the lady
WV was s'"lcu ny my Siuc. We dt-
mired Mrs. De Mendoza and her
gorgeous rope Of pearls. My host
interviewed.
at is women like that" he COM
mentrd, "who choose to deck their
bodies with jewels of fabulous value,
who encourage crime.
"Roughly speaking, dare say
that necklace is worth eighty thou
sand pounds. If it is really true that
Pugsley is once more at work, what
an opportunity"
"A woman must be very brave"
my hostess declared, "tO run such
risks"
"The jewels are probably in the
hotel safe most of the time" | sug.
gested. 81 don't suppose she goes
out in them
Our host smiled.
81 can imagine Pugsley finding u
few minutes in the hotel quite suffi-
cient," he observed. "He or his sue
cessors. whoever they may be, would
think little enough of human life by
the side of, say, $4,000 pounds. By
killing at sight they certainly in
crease their chances of escape"
That closed our conversation upoa
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meeting with him had left an un-
pleasant impression behind it. 1t
had forced my thoughts back to the
Illuminating recollection of the fact
that the murderer of Richard Lad
brooke still remained undiscovered
and that the man who had called
himself Pugsley, had walked away
from detection under our very eyes
and had never been heard of since.
Among my feVowguests was an
Official of the Home Office, and our
>conyersation naturally driftcd into
the subject of social order.
Your connection with Scotland
Yard having long since ceased, Sir
Norman he remarked to me, 'you
will not be oversensitive as to facts.
The epidemic of crime which WAS
raging about two years ago seems
to have broken out again with ex-
actly the same results. There are
four undetected murders and fiv,
great robberies up to the debit OF
your late department. Your people
believe that the same person is at
the. head of it who planned all those
rObberies eighteen months ago and
escaped arrest by shooting the in
spector."
| affected to take only casual
interest in the infoimation; but as a
matter of fact, was considerably
moved. If the man who had last
concealed his identity under the
name of Pugsley, but whom | strong
ly suspected to be the notorious
Michael Sayers, had really come out
into the open once more, life would
certainly possess a new interest for
me during the next few months.
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ADVENTUROUS
THE TWINS
By Olive Barton Roberts

!,you?" WIZ are
Cant you see 2" asked o
strange person humping toward
them on peg-lcg.
Nancy. "'Ne'
certainly" said the new per.
son: Aren't you SMART"
"Why?" asked Nick.
Just because. Besides 7 bo.rd
you say you were going to put
Jack Straw out"
,,,' Well, we arc" answered Nick
THAT'S what we came to Mix-Ijn
Land for. Jack Straw put KING
Even Steven out and we are going
to put him out" '
How"
I'VE don't know vet" it was
Nancy's turn to say, "but we,re
going to do it,"
"HoW?" asked Peg-Leg again.
We'll, if you must know" said
Nancy, we've got magic shoes.
we have passed the fiery mountain
all right, so guess we can cross
that river there! 1t isn't so very
wide anyway, and Jack Straw's
| house is Just beside it,"
"Humph" exclaimed Peg-Leg,
What's in your basket?"
Eggs. They're magical eggs
that the Cut-Out Woman gave us !"
That's nothing! I'm smarter
/, than any old Cut-Out Woman !"
said Peg-Leg. "Now watch what
happens. Which one of nv legs
is peg?"
Left" said Nick.
Peg-Leg put both hands behind
HIM and then he asked, "Now
Right" said Nancy.
Sure enough. Peg Legs peg leg
had jumped from left to right.
"Oh, oh, that's queer! What kind
OF magic do you use?" cried
Nancy.
Wont tell said Peg-Leg, wag-
ging his head. "Only you won't
get across that river to Jack
Straw's house, eggs or no eggs,
shoes or no Shoes"
/ whats that got to do with peg
legs changing around? ?" asked
Nick.
!, "1'll tell you what" said Peg
Leg boastfully. Because I'm not
Peg-Leg at all, but Jack Straw
himself and I've got my magic
ring on nv left thumb If l turn
1T around can do anything l wish
to you. So lcok out"
(TO BE Continued)
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