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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
SHELLS.
TAKENFROM
WAR AREA
Salvage Head Describes How
Explosives Are Reduced
to Harmless State.
BY CHARLES A. SMITH.
international News Service.

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The battle
fields of northern France are re-
turning to their pre-war appearance.
and green fields are now taking the
place of the battle-scarred and
ench-furrowed countryside. &C.
cording to Fred N. Pickett. who has
organized the breaking up of the
inuge dumps OF ammunition and
var material in France and Bel
GUM.
The whole Of northern France
has been cleaned UP, says Pickett.
Poison gas has been Illustrated. and
some 100000 tons of materials have
been returned to commercial use. :
5000 Men on Work.
Each month for the last three
years." Pickett said in an interview.
5000 men have dealt with Loo. 900
shells, half million grenades, and
three-quarters of a million fuses
representing the breaking up Of
10000 tons monthly.
my organizations primary OBJ
ject in breaking up the ammunition
was to extract the fuse from this
shell.
1.-THE shells were put in q crude
cubicle." he said, describing
breaking up operations, 'buttressed
with sandbags and railway sleep.
ers, through which the end Of the
shell protruded, 90 the worknen
could operate with special fuse
tools. The fuse. having been ex-
tracted, the charge was then either
washed or burnt out.
Praises Germans r N r.
Millions of rounds of ammuni.
ton and belts of charges for quick
firing guns were dealt with by an
appliance which ripped out the bull
lets and separated the brass case
from the copper attachments. while
a. water sluice swept away the
powder"
Pickett thinks that the allies and
America produced much superior
ammunition during the latter part
Of the war. but says that Germany's
INT was perfect and never equuled.-
led.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
Butter Scotch or Bottled Scotch, Just
So It Has a Bite or Kick, People
Will Consume It to Pass Time.

eat up we wear down running
around from one sweet stand to
another.
saw dignified distracted old
gent trying 10 chew his subway
nickel instead Of piece Of sugar
coated gum.
Got his change mixed up with
his chiclots.
A subway guard had TO help
another bird through the gate,
and all the trouble was because
he was trying to put a winter
green into the nickel slot.
It must just be absent minded
ness; It can't be appetite.
Nobody could be hungry all the
time, and we certainly nibble
morning. noon and night!
EAT TO KILL TIME.
Seems like we can't bear to
waste a minute doing nothing,
and when We can't do anything
else we eat.
II our heads worked as fast as
our jaws, wouldn't we all be
smart?
Some nibbIers are 50 quick
about it they swallow tinfoil and
all.
II they amt hitting into Some
thing they buy, they sit and bite
their lips or their fingernails.
TIL say we're nibbling New
Workers., not numbling New
Workers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
Detroit Charwoman
Fired For Riding
In Auto

, DETROIT, Aug. 23.-Because
she came to work in an auto
mobile, one. of the charwcmen
at the Municipal Courts build
ing has been discharged, Joseph
A. Martin, commissioner Of pub
lie works and custodian of pub
lie buildings, informed the COM
mon council here.
Martin told the council it was
the policy of his department. to
give cleaning work to needy
women.
Members of the common
council decided that while coun-
cilmen might own automobiles,
scrubwomen with motor cars
were quite another matter, and
upheld the decision of the COM
missioner.
With a missing member, but Tn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
FORCED TO GIVE UP HOME
SHE OCCUPIED 60 YEARS

TRENTON. Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Cath
crime Lines. 80 years old. must
abandon the home on on the Pomp.
ton Plains road in which she has
lived for sixty years, the Supreme
Court having refused to interfere
with the plans of the State High.
way Commission for the purchase
of the property.
An offer of the commission of
$11, 900 for as much of her prop
erty as is needed for highway pur-
poses was refused by Mrs Lines
four years ago. The money was
turned over to the court Of chan
Gerry. Although refusing to inter-
fere in any way with the purposes
Of the highway commission, the
Supreme Court urged that Mrs,
Lines be allowed to remain in the
house as long as Is possible. 1t is
the desire Of the commission to
demolish part OF the building to
eliminate a dangerous curve in the
road
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
YOU CAN SAY | PRAISE 1T
HE SAYS
Dizzy Spells, Kidney
and Liver Troubles
Disappear - Health
Returns on Taking
Dreco.

Hes another Dreco enthusiast.
Mr.. Henry n. Matheny, Of Rives-
vile. w. Va. near Fairnont, says;
Il couldn't eat. The Thought OF
food made me want to vomit, turn
ed my stomach. After every meal,
I suffered all the tortures Of indi-
gestion pains that gripped me in a
wise. I grew thin and pale. Had
no pep"
II couldn't sleep because I had
to get up so many times during
the night. And my kidneys were
so bad that pains In my back made
1t agony for me to move.
Il had dizzy spells when l would
want to faint. My liver was slug
gish and constipation poisoned my
system.
Il took Dreco. This great rem,
edy broke the hold of my suffering
giving me strength and health. You
and everyone suffering as did are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
4 COUSINS LOSE
LIMBS AFTER !.
ACCIDENTS
All Are Wearing Artificial Men,
bers, But Are Happy and
Doing Their Work.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 23.-Artificial
limbs run in the family" of Grasen
Burns, an elevator operator.
Burns lost his right leg eighteen
years ago under a street car trailer
when it was struck by a railway
train. About the same time George
Phelps, a cousin, had a leg ampu-
tated after being caught between
two boats and a revolving draw
bridge.
Some time later another cousin.
Philip Kirkwood. had his arm taken
off in the cogs of a machine.
Still another. cousin caught his
leg in a hawser run out to a dock
ing shop a few years ago, Burns
said Burns and two of his cousins
wear wooden legs, all extending
above the knee.
at doesn't bother me-" he said.
Some people won't employ a man
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
DOGS NERVES MAY BE
GRATED INTO HUMANS

LONDON, Aug. 23.-Dog nerves
may soon be an ordinary substitute
for WORKOUT human nerves.
Dr. Gosset, distinguished French
surgeon, recently told British sur.
geons that he has taken the fresh
nerve Of a dog and grated 1t on
the ulnar nerve in a mans arm.
with excellent results. SenSibility
was obtained in the mans arm in
14S days and the power OF move
nent in $40 days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
COUE DOCTRINE WINS
MORE CONVERTS IN N. Y.

NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-The doc
trine Of Emile Coue, the druggist
Of Nancy, France, is still on the
upward grade. According to a re-
port Of the National Coue Institute,
Inc, 276 West SEVENTEEN street, the
number of patients now being
treated by the institute for q variety
Of ailments by autosuggestion has
reached 200. III
The Coue cure by suggestion has
gained enough respect from physl.
clans to influence eighty of them in
sending the patients to the clinics.
The ailments for which the treat.
ment Is being given range from
nervous disorders to bronchitis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
PUMPS SERVED DRINKS
A La FILLING STATION

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 23.--A
''filling station" for the thirsty was
found by a squad of police in q
raid on soft drink saloon at 81
South California street operated by
Sam Meko.
According to the police, Meko's
supply of white mule" was placed
in an underground tank as gasoline
is stored. and was pumped out with
Q bicycle air pump when a custom.
err appeared. The bartender.mech-
Anician and Meko were arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
LIGHT REVEALS HUSBAND
HANGING FROM RAFTER

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23.-when
Mrs. Samuel Desher went into her
cellar for a jar of preserves she saw
q dark form suspended from a rope
fastened to a beam. Upon striking
a light she discovered it was her
husband. He had hanged himself.
Desher, who was fifty.two years
old. had been Respondent. Four
years ago he was an inmate Of the
Philadelphia. Hospital for Nervous
Diseases.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23

with a missing member, but I'm
happy. was out riding a bicycle
nine DAYS after the amputation, and
except for dancing and skating, I'm
as active as any man."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
BY FAY KING.

Somebody said not very long
ago that everybody in this town
seems to be talking to themselves
these days.
don't think they are mum
bling; they are nibbling!
New Workers are the greatest
nibblers In the world.
At every turn there is some
thing or some place where YOU
can toss q penny. nickle o. q
dime and pull out q package OF
gum, a piece of taffy or bag
Of peanuts.
The bOOtlcgger, tho boOtlicker,
and the bO0tblack, the banker,
the. blond and the brunette, the
big boy and the little hoy,
grandma and the girls, one and
all, are nlunching away at some.
thing or other.
ANYTHING FOR BITE OR KICK.
Butter scotch or bottle Scotch,
anything and everything, 50 long
as there is q bite or q kick to it.
Everybody is busy Smelling or
chewing.
Chocolate bars, cakes OF yeast,
peppcrmints and cloves, fruit
tablets or sour balls, lOIIypops
and cough drops, Iicorice and
waters, apples and peaches. just
so it's something to be nibbling
at.
Instead Of indigestion, we all
seem to be suffering from di.
geStion.
Everything you can think of
I'm eat IN dome mn In little mack.
ages and sold I'm subway stands.
slot machines, corner. counters
and drug stores.
Funny, too, how a guy will
miss two or more trains when
he's in a dead hurry to get some
place, but won't leave the slot
machine until he busts it or gets
his nicIxle back II It amt work
ing.
It's a wonder to me that we
amt oil fat enough to get q job
i'm the sideshow Of the circus, but
I guess the extra pOundage we
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
Buses suppIant TroIIeys.

PASADENA. Cal. Aug. 49,
Huge red motorbusses operated by
the Pacific Electric Railway nave
supplanted street cars on all the
local lines except three. Patrons
OF one OF these three have now Pc
titioned the railway to substitute
buses for the trolley cars. The
motor fleet has also opened up
new lines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23
Shoe Lasters. Get Raise.

LYNN, Mass, Aug. 23.-The strike
of 300 lasters ended today when
the shoe operatives accepted in
creases in wages of from Is to TN
per cent. They asked increases of
from 25 to so per cent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
GREAT ACHIEVEMENT

SAN DIEGO, May 4-Major Arnold, Commander of the Rockwell Flying Field, in statement today said the flight of MacRcady and Kelly has Surpassed any achievement in fly ing since tho first flight in North Carolina 20 ycms ago. This flight was made possible by the Liberty engine which is a product of Ameri- can engineers and mechanics and one of the outstanding products of the World War
 Hundreds of tclegrams have poured
 in here for MacReady and Kelly. Their nonstop aeroplane flight from the Roosevelt Field, New York. to the Rockwell Flying Field here. which ended yesterday afternoon, is con sidered one of the best ever made. The unofficial time for the flight still hangs at 26 hours, 30 minutes and 38 seconds for the 2.S00 miles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
AL|BI DEFENSE
 IN MURDER CASE

VANCOUVER. Wash. May A. Pearl Smith, aged 13 years, churn of Anna Nosko, testified late yesterday afternoon in the trial of George Whit field, charged With murder. that she saw Whitfield on the paved highway five minutes after Anna passed on her way home from sseffoul on March 8, the date she was found murdered
 This tlorenuon, Paul Smith, father of Pearl, tezsified on cross examna- tton that he saw Whitfield going towards battle-ground, which would take him away from the place where Anna tNolsko, later in the day, was found slain. This is expected to be a link in an alibi defense.
 This afternoon Mrs. Lillian Smith, sister of Wlliitfield, became the chief witness for the prosecution, when she produced q pocket knife she found near tho spot Anna Nosko was slain and identified it as belonging to her ibr'othor She found the knife on Apr1l 21 and turned il over to the authorities.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OF SCHOOL
 CHILDREN TOTAL IA MILLIONS

NEW YORK, May 4.--(By Associat ed Press. )-Growth of membership in, public school savings bank sys tems of the country from S02,00O in June, 1921, to 1.543,406 on February l. 1923, and grand bank balance of $14,144,716 on the same date. are shown in the reports just made pub lie by the American Bankers Asso ciaItion.
 The total savings during the school year ending January 31 amounted to $4,457. .000 Tho grand balance of more than 14 millions is twice as largo as the ba1nnce reported last June. Four hundred and one say ings systems in as many cities are inclndcd in the reports.
 The A. B. A. honor roll, bearing the names and records of villages and towns in which at least 75 pel cent of the official school enrollmeni are participating as savers, includes 2O7 towns this year, as compared tc 102 Hast June and 87 in January 1922. The 1,543.406 school children participating in the savings systems represent total school cnrollmen' of g, A5;629.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
BOY CHAINED
 BY FATHER IS
 CHARGE MADE
Lad Is Held Prisoner for Two Years He Tells Police
 Tn Ohio Town.

LORAIN. Ohio, May 4.-Police are searching for lhe fuier of 12.year- old Joseph Czajka, who after two years in lock and chains in an up stails room at his home, was rescued by police.
 Young Czajka told authorities that his father placed him in the chains each night after schcol, and held him prisoner under fack and key from Friday afternoon until Monday morn ing of each week
 The heavy chain wls cut from the boys wrist in police headquarters as ne swore to an affidavit charging his parent with having tortured a minor child.
 According to the story told to DO. lice, the boys father chained and tied him up each day and carried the key ito the lock in his pocket.
 Filled with fear from alleged threats, the boys mother told authori- ties she had never dared to reveal to any one the story cf her sons inn priS0rment.
 "A delivery boy first learned of the incident. He reported it to police who made the vea5igation. They found the boy in rags, suffering from the confinement.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
If Lad Jilt a Lass, He Must Pay Is Ruling

CHICAGO, nl.. May 4.--When a young fellow becomes a steady caller upon girl, monorolizing her time and barring other suitors and then jilts her for another he must pay, according to a decision in the Su- perfor Court hene
 Miss Irene McNulty, 20 years old. was the complainant, and the court awarded to her $2.500 and ruled she could retain the diamond ring and other gifts she received during the courtship. Edward J. Hallihan was the defendant who left her waiting at the church"
 We met in May. 1921" testified the girl. and for five months he called to see me every evening ex- cept Mondays. In August he pro- posed marriage. bought me diamond ring and obtained the license. The priest announced the banns twice. Then Hallihan told me he never want cd to see me again. December he married May Dillon"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
PAN-AMER|CAN
 CONFERENCE IS
 NOT A SUCCESS

SANTIAGO. Chile, May 4.-The fifth Pan-Amo orcan conference, which ended the session last night after six weeks of delAberation, succeeded in reaching agreements on general ques- tions of commerce, education and hygiene The conference failed, how ever, to smooth the differences aris- ing on discussion of naval anna menls. League of Nations, Monroe doctrine and American Court of Jus tice.
 Consideration of same questions postponed by the conference was in rclaition to treabies fer protection Of Pan-Amcr.can trademarks and for an agreement under which interna- tional disputes are to be investigated by fact finding commission.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Sixth Alaska Legislature Adjourns Sine Die Today
HARDING MAY
 LEAVE ALASKA l ON NAVY CRAFT
Secretary Denby Suggests Plan So President May
 Also Visit Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON, May President Harding Is considering among other plans for his Western trip Secretary Denby's proposal that he return from Alaska on a naval vessel by way oI the Panama Canal and sporto Rico.
 Denbys plan is understood to in. Yolve the use of one of the navy's new vessels, possibly the fast cruis- CTS Detroit or Omaha, just com pleted.
 The President ih discussing his Western trip always makes 1t plain that the chief object is not speeches but a study of conditions and espe- oially those in Alaska.
 If the President returns from the North by water he can also study conditions in Porto Riao.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04

In the Class A division of the honor roll, for systems of enroll ments over 10000, 2S cities are listed led by Canton, Ohio with 9S per cent or 13,7S9 of the total enrolment oi the city's schools, participating ir the savings The total savings for the achool year were $36.163 and the average net individual deposit $2.54
 Waterbury. Connecticut; Harris hure. Ill.; Huntington. w. Va.: Louis vile. ky: Providence, Rhode Island New Britain. Conn: Wilkes-Barre Pa; Dayton. Ohio. and Pittsburgh and Scranton. Pa. are next in line Johnstown. Pa.; Akron. Toledo and Youngstown. Ohio. and Tcrre Haute Ind. and Omaha. Neb. are loweu down in the division on the honor roll.
 iMeriden Conn, with 99 per cen! of the enrolment saving s2S,412 or a net average individual deposit of $456. leads the Glass D division Martins Ferry. Ohio. also with 9s per cont of tho school children say ing. leads Glass c. and Dixon, Ill. leads class D.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Uses Hand of Clock to
 Strangle Himself

PARIS, May 4.--T'he most de- termined self slayer in all his tory finally accomplished his ob- ject recently in the strangest of all such cases.
 Jules Guernier. of Bordeaux, former wine merchant, after leapiag twice into the Gironde River. being thwarted in alt tempts upon his life by being yanked out of the water in safe ty, tried more. successful way. He climbed the belfry of St. Pierre Church. stuck his head through hole in the face of the great clock. and waited quarter of an hour until the big hand. descending. ciicked him to death.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
PASS IDA BILLS; RAISE TAXES ON 1 TWOINDUSTR|ES Salmon. Pack Schedules and Net Income from Mining
 Boosted Materially. APPROPRIATIONS TOTAL IN EXCESS OF $l,65O,OOO Schools Get Almost 50 Per Cent-Fish Commission
 Funds Are Increased.

The Sixth Alaska Legislature ad- Journed sine die early this morning, the House, being the last to quit, at a. m. Fred B. Johnston, youngest House member made the formal mo- tion for adjournment in the House and Senator John w Dunn in the Senate.
 The final days session lasted vir- tually 21 hours, beginning at 9:3o yesterday morning. Just before mid night, with one conference just com pleted and another still to be held, clocks were stopped in both Houses. The second conference ended at 3:45 6. m. Much of the spirit of excite mAnt so marked in previous sessions was missing in the last day this year. Although conferences were necessary on both the revenue and general ap- totaIly without the stormy character dst5cs usually accompanying such ses- siOns
 Representations Raise Taxes
 Increased expenditures for virtually every purpose resulted in material increases in taxes on both of the Territory's big industries, fishing and mining. The special and general ap- organizations bills passed carried an alggregate of $1,650,000, an increase of more than one4third over two years ago. Appropriations flor educational purposes cover almost 90 per cent of the total, these amounting to more than $770,000, including $9O00O for the Alaska College. The Alaska Fish Commission was given substantial increase over two years ago, raising from $40,O00 to $S6.500.
 The mining schedule Finally accept
 (Continued on Page Night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Request Grand Jury
 Probe in Mount Case

CHICAGO, May 4.-The trustees of the Northwestern University today formally requested q grand jury in. veJtigadfon inIao the death of Leighton Mount, student, whose body was found two days ago under a dock ait Evanston. Mount has been missing since. September, 1921. It is claimed he was the victim of a class rush and the body was hidden by fright ened students.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Would Teach
 Americanism in Public Schools

SEATTLE. May 1.-The State Americanizatfon Committee of tho American Legion has decided to ask Superintendent of Pub lie Instruction Preston to install teaching of Americanism in the public schools and establish ex- aminations to determine whether children are taught disioyalty at home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Veteran Alaskan
 Navigator Injured By Automobile

SEATTLE. May 4-Capt John A OBrien. veteran navigator of the Sc attle-Alaska route, was severely in jured when he was struck by an auto mobile. He was first treated at the city hospital and then taken to his home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
SENSATION IN
 DIVORCE CASE

NEW YORK, May 4.-Geraldine Farrlr's divorce suit against Lou Tellogen, which is nearly completed before a referee, must be retried by a jury so Stella Larrimore. corresponds ent. may have an opportunity to clear her name. Tho Appellate Division of the Supreme Court made this ruling today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
CHICAGO IS TO
 GET CONVENTION

ST LOUIS. May 4.LChicago will get next years Republican national convention, according to Jacob Bab- Ter, Naltiorial Committeeman of Mis- souri, He announced today that TrcaolTer Upham has already re- ceived plcdgas fran 2S Of 52 members to vote for Chicago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Practice Flight Is
 Fatal to 2 Aviators

SAN DIEGO, May 1.-Two enlisted men of the air squadron fell yester- day in a practice flight near San Miguel Their bodies have been re- covered The plane was a complete wreck.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Post Names of Twelve
 Now Missing in Wreck

CAPETOWN. May "A List of 12 passengers missing since the recent laundering of the liner Messamedes and presumed to be dead, has been issued here. There were 342 passen- gers and crew aboard the liner at the time of the wreck and all were saved with the exception of the 12 on the missing list.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Paddock Sets New Worlds
 Record Today

PARIS, May 4.-Paddock set a new worlds record this after noon of 8 2-5 seconds for the 75-meter dash, which is 4-5 sec onds under the record set by Enkhdahl of Sweden.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Long Daylight Flight
 Be Attempted June 21

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Lleutenant Maughan, of the Army Air Service, will probably begin hls proposed day light transcontinenital flight, New York 10 San Francisco, on June 21, the longest day Of the year. This is the announcement made here today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
WINS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ON NONSTOP FLIGHT; DONATES
 ENTIRE AMOUNT TO AvIATORS;
 ACHIEVEMENT IS SPLENDID ONE

WASHINGTON, May 4-Franklin R. Kenny, of New York, wartime executive officer of the Army Air Service, stated today that he won 5000 on the completion yesterday of the tranacontnental flight and he has offered his money to Lieutenants John A. MacReady and Oakley Kelly, who made the flight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Camp Lewis to Have
 An Airplane Squadron

SEATTLE. May 4-Gen. Mason Patrick, head eff the Air Service, an nounced today that Camp Lewis will be made base for an airplane squad ron and also that a training school for aviation officers will be estab- hshed at Sand Point, near here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
HARDING coNeaATuLATes

WASHINGTON, May 4--President
 Harding has telegraphed MacReady and Kelly that they have written a
 new triumph in American aviation"