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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26

16, 200 Cases Reported Land
ed From Fleet OFF capes and
Headed Here.
By international News Service.

SNSS@01Ae1@
NORFOLK, Va, May 20
With three under arrest and de-
tanned at a local hotel pending
further Investigation, Federal pro-
hibition agents are expecting to
make more arrests in New York
and other cities in connection
with an alleged gigantic interna-
tional conspiracy to smuggle in
toxicating liquors into the United
States. Norfolk at present being
the center of interest after part
of cargo of $4,000 cases of
liquor aboard four rum-runners
has been smuggled through the
coast guard.
Second in Command"
Those under arrest are William
L. Burwell, alias William H. Baker,
self-styled second in command of
the Atlantic rum fleet according
to the authorities, his wife and Rex
D. Sheldon, all of New York, who,
according. to- the Federal officers
have submitted statements admit
ting their connection with the in
ternational organization behind the
rum fleet that has been standing
off the Virginia. capes for the past
week =
It was Burwelrs business to act
as shore representative of the al.
legged smugglers and negotiate sales,
according to the authorities. Bur
well denied that $4,000 cases of
whiskey. had been landed at Vir.
GINA Beach and gone to Washing
ton, officials state, declaring that
only an occasional bottle or two had
come ashore here through visitors
aboard the rum ships. 1t was
further stated that the inability OF
Norfolk bootleggers to pool enough
money to finance a purchase made
the operators decide not to under
take big delivery here.
Intended for Shrine Week.
The. rum fleet, according to Bur
wells statement to the authorities
IL composed of the steam yachts
Istar, Cartona, Strand Hill and the
schooner Mary Beatrice, all operat
ing under the British flag. They
transferred their activities from the
New Jersey Highlands to the Vir
ginia capes last week in order tC
land liquor for delivery to Washing
ton in time for a convention there
next month. According to reports
the Istar was the only one of the
fleet able to land any part of its
cargo, the vigilance of the coast
guard preventing the other three
from making a transfer to small
craft.
Burwell, the prohibition officer.
state, declared that he had neve,
been aboard any Of the rum flee
ships and that he had nothing to d.
with the actual smuggling.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
CANADA TO CLOSE PORTS. J
TO y. S. FISHERMEN JUNE is

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 26.--
American fishing trade in the North
Atlantic is seriously threatened to-
day as a result of the decision Of
the Canadian government to, cancel
all Canadian port privileges to
United States fishermen.
All licenses to American fisher
men to use Canadian ports will
have been. cancelled by June Is,
tice that has been in effect thirty
five years. Canadian officials de-
MED this was in reprisal for the
customs barrier erected against Can
ada by United States. They claim
ed it was the result of American
refusal to grant similar privileges
to Canadian fishermen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
FIRST WHALER IN YEARS
TURNS UP AT NEW YORK

NEW YORK, May 26.-Old salts
along the water front rubbed their
eyes in incredulity when the first
whaler that has visited this port in
years-the Norwegian steamer Sol
streif-slipped in with 23,20O barrels
Of whale Oil.
Capt H. B. Hanson, skipper Of the
Solstrief, said he and his crew Of
fifty-one men had spent five months
off the South Shetland Islands. With
their modern whaling apparatus,
they succeeded in getting 381 whales,
despite the fact that the season was
generally regarded as a poor one.
The oil has been sold to a large
soap factory on Staten Island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
BANDITS TIE 3 TO POST;
TAKE $4,000 IN GEMS

NEW YORK, May 26-Two ban
dts, armed with heavy pistols,
bound and gagged three men in the
offices of the Gold Mesh Bag Com.
pany, in the Bronx, and escaped
with between $4,000 and $4,000 OF
jewelry. ...
; Elm Belin, head of the concern,
said he was in the shop with one
assistant when the men entered. and
where they We're tied to posts. An.
other assistant Ecame in, and was
also tied The bandits fled in an
automobile.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
FORMER DRY AGENTS
INDICTED IN OHIO

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 90
Fred Counts, former prohibition
agent at Cleveland; Joseph A
Shearer, former Federal prohibition
director for Ohio, with headquar'
tiers at Columbus; Samuel A. Hos
kins, chairman of the board of trus,
tees of Ohio Northern University,
at Ada, and A. Frank Counts.
Cleveland lawyer. brother of Fred
Counts, were indicted by the Fed
eral grand jury today charged with
conspiracy to violate the Federal
prohibition laws.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
AIRMAN HOPS OFF ON
GULF-TO-CANADA FLIGHT

HOUSTON, Tex, May 26.-Lieut,
Harrison c. Crocker hoped off
early today, heading for Detroit,
on an attempted nonstop Gulf to-
Canada" flight.
He is expected to reach the Michi-
gan city in fourteen hours of con
tinuous flying las the crow flies"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
BURGLARS GET SIS CENTS
IN POSTOFFICE ROBBERY

HARRISBURG. Pa, May 36.-
Burglars sawed their way into the
post office at s;hiremanstown and
the barber shop of ]. Howard Dan.
ner. They stole SIS cents and
escaped.
The robbery was discovered ny
Mrs. 0. B. Greenawalt, postmistress,
who, because OF the workmanlike
way in which "a panel of the door
was sawed, believed that repair
work was under way.
Then she discovered that Is cents
that had been in the cash drawer
was gone. The rest of the money
was taken from the barber shop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26

Former Sheriff Finds
Warning in Coffin
On Doorstep

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, May
26.-Former Sheriff p. b.
Hughes wants to know the
thing to do with coffin some
one left on his front porch.
It was a miniature affair,
covered with. black cloth, lined
with white. Inside was a small
coil Of rope and a message
three words clipped from a
newspaper:
Zone more time"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
FRENCH EXECUTE RHUR
HEAD OF RAIL WRECKERs

DUSSELDORF. May 2e.-Albert
Schlageter, leader Of a band CT
seven German railway dynamiters
in the Ruhr, today was excited by
the French military authorities. He
was sentenced to death by a French
military tribunal on May 8 after
oeing found guilty of sabotage.
Thera was no demonstration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
THE WEATHER

Increasing cloudiness TO-
night; probably followed by
showers and cooler Sunday;
gentle to moderate shifting
winds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
Surplus Turk Women
Forced Into Mass
Marriages
P:kAND4A:APHoTo

CONSTANTINOPLE, May
26.-"Mass marriages" are be-
ing arranged by the Angcra
government to take care Of
surplus women made widows
BY the war, 1t was learned
from Angora today.
Villages are being repopu-
lated with war orphans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
DUKE OF Works. BRIDE
HAS W5OOPlNC COUGH

LONDON, May 26.-The Duchess
Of York, daughter-in-law of the King
and Queen, who was formerly Lady
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, is suffering
from whooping cough and was iso-
lated today.
She was married to the Duke six
weeks ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
1917 Navy Class Reunion.

A dinner and reunion of the class
of 1917 of the United States Naval
Academy will be held in the Hotel
Emerson. Baltimore, next Tuesday
night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
BABY USEDTO DECEIVE
WILLLAM s. -HART
Rupert
Leigh, !"

"Rupert
Leigh, F"
borrowed by
Miss Elizabeth
MacCaulley,
to enact a
real life
drama at the
expense of
William S.
Hart, whom
she had
charged
falsely with
being the
father &c this
| child, which,
it is said,
she claimed
as her own.
The reputa-
ton of Hart,
as a screen
hero, was
almost
wrecked by
the sensa-
tional
accusations.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
PAPER FOR BUSY MEN
Small Edition Can BE Read In Twen-
ty Minutes.

New York, April 9.-The New York
Herald announces today that com
mencing tomorrow it. will issue a
miniature newspaper for the busy
man. which can be read in a few
minutes, in addition to the regular
edition.
Frank A. Munsey, the publisher, in
making the announcement says:
The average man hasn't more than
about twenty minutes for his morn
ing newspaper, and the average man
with so little time for his morning
newspaper doesn't get very far with
the news of the day.
at may be that this miniature
newspaper will prove to be a very
great contribution TO newspaper max
ing.
This miniature newspaper is not
meant for the man who has hours for
his newspaper.
at is meant for the busy American
who wants to know what is happen
ing in the world but has only twenty
MINUTES for his morning newspaper
cannot read through q big metropoli-
tan newspaper to ct the news
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
WILL BUILD ROADS
Contracts To BE Let at Uyalde and
at H0ndo.

Contract lettings for road construc-
ton in Medina and Uvalde counties
at Uvalde. April 20, and Hondo,
April 90. were announced by Il. X.
Spence, district state highway en-
gineer, Monday. The contract at
Uvalde will be for fourteen miles OF
gravel road between the Medina
Uvalde county line and the crossing
Of the main Frio at KniDpa. The
one at Hondo will be for seven and
one-half miles of gravel road in Me-
dina county. from a point near Hondo
to the Medina-Uvalde line, where 1t
will join the road to be contracted
for in Uvalde.
There will be a gap Of six miles
in the construction of the road in
Medina county at D'Hanis, Mr..
Spence said. which will be contracted
for at a later date. This work is
on the main highway TO Del Rio, Mr..
Spence said, and incidentally. also
part of the road that would be trav-
eled to the proposed state park be-
tween the branches of the Frio river
in Real county. The road to the
proposed park site branches off OF the
main highway at Sabinal. few miles
beyond the line between Medina and
| Uyalde county.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
YEGGS BATTER SAFE
CONTAINING $500;
FAIL TO OPEN DOOR
Robbers Work in Com
merce Street Store Is
Poorly Rewarded.

Yeggs battered the safe, containing
$1,000, in the Packing House Market,
10S East Commerce street, early Mon
day morning but failed to get it apart.
They obtained only $40, taking this
from the two cash registers in the es.
tablishment.
The robbery was discovered by W.
r. Roeglein, manager, when he opened
the place at 6:15.
Though working on clue that may
ultimately, bring about the capture of
the safe crackers, no arrests had been
made up to an early hour Monday aft
ernoon.
The robbery occurred, it is believed,
after midnight. Police patrol that Sec
ton of the downtown district at brief
intervals. Entrance was gained by
cutting the screen Of a rear window
and then smashing a paddock on the
door. The safe was rolled from its ae-
customed place and turned upon the
back behind a partition.
A five-pound sledge hammer and a
steel punch were left on the floor near
the safe, when, after battering off the
combination knob, the tumblers failed
to respond to the attack on them with
hammer and steel punch. The assault
on the safe served only to tightly
liam" the door.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09

is true that among the Democrats are
MANY who believe the wisdom OF
Secretary MELONS recommendation. A
number of Democrats, including Sena,
tor Underwood of Alabama, helped
the Republicans with the last rednc-
ton of surtaxes. but in any agitation
in the next Congress the likelihood is
that the Democrats would line IN the
opposition to administration meas
ures and put the burden Of difficulty
on their partisan foes. This is the
usual course of politics and makes i'm
possible for the time being, anyway,
a coalition of conservatives from both
parties. Mr.. Melons figures may
have the effect, however, Of prevent
ing a return to the higher surtaxes
and there are many who think this
was his real motive, rather than
further reduction which is generally
regarded as impossible to attain.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
REDS ARE "SAVIORS"
Minister Says Soviet Members Com.
pare With American Forefathers.

st. Louis. Mo, April 9.-The Rus
sian bolsheviki were pictured as. the
"saviors of civilization" by Rev. John
Haynes Holmes, pastor of the Com
munity church of New York, in an
address here last night. Reverend
Holmes said he spent three weeks in
Russia last year.
while the Communists have been
described as the arch-destroyers Of
civilization" he declared, Il will
wager my life that when 100 years
have passed. and competent historians
have read the records of these men,
they will say they were the greatest
group Of statesmen that have ever ap-
peared since the group that organized
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
HARDING, REFRESHED
AFTER VACATION, is
BACK IN HIS OFFICE
President Tackles Prob
lens After Journey
to South.
washington. ID. C., April s.-Presi-

Washington, ID. C.. April s.--Presi-
dent Harding is back at his desk to-.
day. invigorated by his five weeks
vacation in the South and ready TO
shoulder again the accumulation OF Of
fetal business.
The President and Mrs, Harding
arrived in Washington shortly after
noon yesterday from Augusta, Ca,
where they spent last week.
Mrs. Harding was said TO have
shown only the slightest evidence OF
fatigue from the sixteen-hOur journey
and her improved health was fur
Their shown by the fact that she
walked through the station 10 the au-
tomobile at the entrance. whereas on
leaving here she was driven directly
to the private car in the railroad
yards.
The President is taking up the i'm
portant matters now before him with
the intention of disposing of as many
of them as possible in the next two
months in order TO clear the way for
the proposed Western trip.
The middle of June is now set as
the tentative time for the beginning OF
the trip but the President has not
vet definitely decided whether he will
carry out the proposed tour TO the
Pacific coast, with a possible extern
sion to Alaska.
While Mrs. Harding has greatly
benefited by her five. weeks in the
South. the President is deferring q
decision on the Western trip until
he feels assured on the advisaDillty
of her undertaking such an extended
Journey as the one contemplated.
In addition TO various angles of the
political situation, which are expected
to receive the Presidents attention in
the next few weeks, the immediate
questions pending are the sugar price
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
BURIED STREET OPEN
Excavation in Pompeii May Be Viewed
by Public.
BY EDGAR ANSELL MOwRER
Special Gable to The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyright 1923

Special Gable TO The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1923.
Rome. April 9.-F1ve hundred me-
tiers of new excavations at Ponpeii,
namely, the entire street leading from
the forum to the amphitheater and con-
stituting what seems to be the most
interesting of Roman excavations any
where are now thrown open to the
general public. These excavations,
the result of twelve years of digging.
have previously been accessible only by
special permission. They are remark
able for the exact preservation of a
Pompeiian street as it was at the
time when the city was destroyed.
All the objects have been left where
they were found. All wooden or other
perishable objects consumed beneath
the hot ashes have been reproduced in
plaster moulds and the general effect
is far more interesting to the general
tourist than all the rest of the dead
city whose sad monotony contrasts
strangely with the fresh colors and
living feeling of the new street.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
FRANCE TO CARRY ON
Paris Paper Says England In Accord
With Nation on Ruhr Occupation.

Paris, April s.-Louis Loucheur's
paper, the Petit Journal, quotes him
as saying that his recent trip to
England convinced him of the pos
sibility of an accord with Great
Britain. which will not sacrifice in
the least the legitimate interests Of
France and her allies concerning re-
paratiOns or security
NJ. Loucheur says he informed Pre-
mier Poincare that he expected to
converse with certain members of the
British government.
Everyone whom he saw in Great
Britain. NJ. Loucheur says, appeared
to understand that France and Bel
GUM are determined to carry on" in
the Ruhr venture.
He expresses a hope that he has
succeeded in dispelling certain sus-
picions which existed in Great Britain
concerning France and its aids"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09

CONTINUED from page one.)
sibly thrown in TO give the idea that
it was a case Of suicide.
A board of officers consisting of
three members appointed from Eighth
Corps Area Headquarters was still in
vestigating the case Monday morning
and had made no report. Officers on
the board are: Maj. f. G. Beuret.
Inspector Generals Department. Capt.
Hollie ID. Mason, Judge Advocate Gen
erals Department. and First Lieut..
r. J.. Smith, Corps of Engineers. The
board went to Camp Balls Monday
morning to make first hand investr-
CATION of the cave where Routon' 5
body was found. The members had
not returned to San Antonio by
noon.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
Says Church Favors League.

WdSIIHgIUH, ID. U, NprII VII tne
United States ever enters the League
of Nations. it will be largely through
the influence of the church and a
retaliation that it is the Christian
duty of the nation" Prof. Irving
Fisher. of Yale University. a member
of the executive committee of the
League of Nations Non-Partisan Asso-
citation declared in an address here
last night at the Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church. The question OF
American entry into the League. which
cannot be fairly considered party
issue. lis coming forward again.
Professor Fisher declared.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
North and South Controversy.

Raleigh. n. C., April 9.-Dr. Don
aid Il. Armstrong of Massachusetts,,
in the opinion of DR.. W. S. Rankin,
secretary treasurer of the North
Carolina State Board of Health, was
"either careless in expression or else
woefully ignorant of real conditions"
when. in a recent address at Boston.
he advised "young men to stay
north" DIR. Rankin, in a statement
Sunday. taking issue with DR.. Arm
strongs assertions in reference to the
health conditions in the South. quoted
census figures which he said that
"the Southern states arc better places
in which to live and work from the
standpoint of health than are the
states of the New England group"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09

situation and plahs for disposition Of
the governments merchant fleet.
A preliminary report from the tariff
commission on the sugar question is
looked for within the next week or
two. while time required for the prepa-
ration of data to be submitted to the
President on the merchant marine
problem may defer action on that for
several weeks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09

field artillery out of business. Ma
chine guns and bombs from airplanes
would leave no one TO man the bat
teries on the ground"
General Patrick wis entertained at
noon with a luncheon at the Aviation
Club at Kelly Field. Monday after
noon he visited Eighth Corps Area
headquarters, calling on General Lew
is, but spending most of the time in
the corps area air office.
The aerial review was led Monday
morning by Maj. Louis Brereton and
Mai. Horace Hickam. Major Brere-
ton leading the attack group and Ma
jor Hickam the school group. The
two officers command the groups they
led
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
Western Doctors To Tour East.

NHtdso, hvih v.-'iOic IMAM wv
physicians of the Middle West, mem
bers of the TrtState Medical Associa-
ton, will entrain here April 10 for
more than a weeks trip through the
East where seven leading universities
will hold clinics covering every branch
of medical science. The physicians,
gathering here from st. Louis, Des
Moines. Minneapolis. indianapolis,
Milwaukee, Mayo clinic at Rochester,
Springfield and Peoria. ILL.,. and other
Middle West cities will board q spe-
cial train of two sections the evening
of April 10, with their first stop at
Cleveland.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
Pistol Wound Proves Fatal.

Constable Wesley Massie, faced a
charge of murder here today. as the
result of shooting fleeing youth Sun
day afternoon. The latter, Vivian
Whatley. died early this morning. He
is said to have run from the officers
when the latter raided a dice game.
He furnished $4,000 bond.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09

He kissed the parlor maid and the girl
screamed. The wife came in and looked
around susplciously. "Fifi. why did you
scr%m?" Through joy, madam. The
master has just doubled my wages"
Judge.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09

"Tell me. John. have you read my
new book" Yes. but / feel n trifle
better by now."-Copenhagen Klod-Hans.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
When the Cleaners Come

Business floors must be kept clean From fruit.
stand to bank, from shine paror to railroad
terminal, from a cigar shop to department store,
from dairy lunch to a post-ofhce-Aoors in an
American building must be kept clean or the public
will make some form of protest.
Keeping floors clean costs money. Hoy much
money depends on the kind of floor. The lineleum
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
AIR CHIEF PLEASED
WITH KELLY REVIEW

Continued from page one.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
Where the Public Walks

But the big merit of lnoleum as business
qoor &c
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
WIFE SAYS GUN IS
NOT HER HUSBANDS

CONTINUED from page one.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09

Linoitam permanently esmens-
cd in pises resnirss no Jtvff6-
ing or rsrim mins. Saeh
floor Is smoofh &nl Esh
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09

hoor with Its smooth, non
absorbent surface makes
thorough cleaning a quick,
easy task.
This economy of main
tenance caused the Ameri-
can Telephone and Tele-
graph Company to install
10000 square feet of limo
leum floors in it's New
York City building. The
cost of keeping this floor in
condition by waxing and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-09
What kind of floor should a
business building have?

The fact that people like to walk on linoleum
floors is not the big reason why so many are put
down. Linoleum is quiet, nonshppery, restful, and
resilient, and the public likes to walk on it-but
business men buy linoleum floors on account of
other qualities.
The floor of linoleum is durable to the point of
permanently; it is waterproof and dirt-proof it is
not expensive to nstall-all good reasons for
linoleum floor.