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Evening star., 1925-01-28
GANG LORD DYING,
AVENGERS GATHER
Torrio Tells Only Henchmen
Who Shot IHim-Poisoned
Bullets Used.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. January 2S.-Johnny
Torrio, reputed overload of Chicago
vice, bootlegging and gambling
through his domination of organized
gangsters, was near death today after
a restless night, but still sealed his
lips against informing the police
what three enemies sent five bull
lets into his body Saturday.
He had talked" to trusted follow
ers, however, and, according to under
world rumors repeated to the police
by informers, gunmen already were
here from New York and Cleveland
to avenge his probable death.
The usually circumscribed reign of
terror following the shooting of
Chicago gang leader has been broad
ened In this instance TO include the
States attorney investigating the
case, Mrs Torrio, who, like her hus-
band, recognized his assailants, and
William F. Schofeld, legitimate bust
ness partner of the recently slain
gang leader, Dion OBanion. All
three were placed under close police
protection.
George Moran, pal of O'Banion, was
charged last night with having at
tackled Torrio, although the wounded
man and his wife denied Moran was
in the automobile from which the
volley was fired at Torrio. The charge
will be changed to murder if Torrio
dies, said William Shoemaker, chief
OF detectives. Moran was identified
by lad who witnessed the shooting.
Vincent Drucci and Earl Weiss, also
friends of OBanion, were in technical
custody, although likewise unidenti-
fed by the Torrios. Infection in the
wound where a bullet fractured Tor
rios jaw was the chief threat against
his life.
Indications were, the surgeons
treating him said, that the bullets
had been poisoneC. Torrios was given
extreme unction yesterday by the
priest who officiated at O'Banion' S
funeral.
Evening star., 1925-01-28
5 Below in West Virginia.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, January 2s.
The Winters lowest temperature
was recorded here last night when the
government thermometer showed an
early morning reading Of five degrees
below zero. Unofficial readings from
exposed points in the city and county
went as low as 20 degrees below zero.
Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, in
the mountains, reported 81 below
zero. Train service on both roads
through this city was slowed up part
ly because Of impaired wire service
and partly because of drifts of the
six-inch snow which fell all day yes
terday.
Evening star., 1925-01-28
"a BELOW IN VALLEY.
Cumberland Has Coolest Weather
Since 1912-Streams Frozen.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, January as
B. Paul Oswald, Government weather
observer at Chewsville, with the low
est altitude In Cumberland Valley, re-
ported "a below zero there today.
The valley is in the grip of the cold
est weather since 1912. On January
II of that year, the mercury dropped
to 26 below zero. This mornings
temperature represents a drop of so
degrees in "a hours All streams, in
cluding the Potomac River and it's
tributaries are frozen solid. Many
rural roads are blocked by huge snow
drifts. Numerous farmhouses and
mountain residences were isolated to-
day. State highways, however, were
kept open, plows operating through
out the night. Trains and bus serv-
ice schedules were maintained.
.sbiKs 1E
CoLDEST OF WINTER.
Evening star., 1925-01-28

years in many places. In Pittsburgh
the minimum temperature was 3 de-
grees below, and in Philadelphia 8
above, but between the two big cities,
a the extreme ends of the State, the
weather was bitterly cold.
At the eastern end, at Dingmans
Ferry. on the Pocono Mountains, near
Stroudsburg, 40 below zero was re-
corded. The cold was so bitter that
the harvesting of ice was suspended.
Other temperatures in the East
ranged from to 35 below.
In central Pennsylvania the lowest
temperatures were recorded in years
At Collomsville, near Williamsport 1T
was "a below. In Lancaster County
Is below was reported, the lowest
since 1918; York County, 81 below,
the coldest since 1889. Harrisburg
had the coldest day in six years, with
the mercury at l below.
VIRGINIA coin SFUEPF
Evening star., 1925-01-28
Milk in Greenland

The Esquimaux esteem the milk
of the reindeer great delicacy and
preserve it by freezing in bags of
leather. While many peoples of the
world appreciate the goodness OF
milk, in no other country than the
United States is it given the scien-
tifc care that it receives here.
Refrigeration sdUes the enormous
milk supply Of this country. american
Ice ~ your refrigerator 7UiE protect
your food.
Evening star., 1925-01-28
New York State Experiences Sc
we're Temperatures.

ALBANY. N. Y, January 2S.-New
York State shivered in the coldest
weather of Winter today.
The lowest temperatures of the
State were registered at Canton and
Wolf Pond, in the Adirondacks, and
at Herkimer, where the mercury
crept down to AZ degrees below.
Temperatures of between 80 and 40
degrees were reported from widely
separated parts of the State.
The Hudson River was bridged at
Nyack, it's widest point, by a. layer
of ice IL to II inches thick.
Evening star., 1925-01-28

NORFOLK, Va, January 28.-The
first real Winter weather of the year
swooped down on Norfolk yesterday,
bringing rain, hail. snow and sleet,
and sent the mercury tumbling 40
degrees in IL hours. At IL o'clock in
the morning tho thermometer
registered so degrees, but the wind
suddenly shifted to the north and the
mercury started downward A fine
mist of rain began falling. That
quickly changed to a mixture of
sleet and SNOW
Evening star., 1925-01-28
Blasts Hit New England.

BOSTON. January 28.-Unoficial
temperatures ranging as low as so
degrees below zero were reported
from points in northern New Eng
land today. The entire area shivered
in ICY blasts that followed yester-
days snowstorm.
Evening star., 1925-01-28
VIRGINIA COLD SEVERE.
Sleet and Snow Accompanied by
Sharp Drop of Mercury.

RICHMOND, Va, January as
After a rain yesterday afternoon
which turned to sleet as night fell
and then to furry Of snow, accom-
panied by a sharp drop in tempera-
ture, Richmond found herself again
in the grasp Of Winter last night, fol-
lowing a period of mild weather
which has prevailed for the past two
days.
Evening star., 1925-01-28
SNoWPLoWS ARE BUSY.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CUMBERLAND, Md, January 2s.-
Snow, which began about daybreak
is general today in the vicinity OF
Thomas, w. Va The temperature has
dropped to IL above zero, with the
snow descending steadily and a
slight wind stirring, but the drifts
have been inconseQuential. 1t is IL
degrees warmer in this section.
District Engineer Leo T. DOVE,
has the snowplows in operation oyel
the State highways, and traffic is
moving with but slight handicap,
Evening star., 1925-01-28
100000 Fire in Mount Holly.

MOUNT HOLLY, n. j., January 2s-
Fire early today destroyed the four
story Masonic Temple Building, the
post office within it, the three-story
kelsy and Killie office building ad-
joining and a small house in the rear
The damage is estimated at 5000 900.
Evening star., 1925-01-28
RECORDS ARE BROKEN.
Pittsburgh Temperature 8 Below
Philadelphia 8 Above.

PHILADELPHIA, January 2S.-
Pennsylvania today was wrapped in
snow and the coldest weather in
Evening star., 1925-01-28
D. C. RECORD BROKEN
BY 2.9 ABOVE ZERO.
2 DEATHS REPORTED

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-01-28

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE An
nual meeting of the stockholders of the New
Masonic Hall Corporation, for the election of
a board Of directors for the ensuing year and
the transaction of such other business as NAV
properly be brought before the meeting win
cts. NV, Washington. d. c., on Thursday
January %, 1924, at 7:30 o'clock pm. Polls
will be open from O'Clock pm. until 9
o c'clcck pm.
JESSE H. MITCHELL, President.
PHILIP w. THOMAS. SecretarY Q
Evening star., 1925-01-28

COMMISSIONERS, D. c., Washington. Ian
uary 2S, 1925. Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived at Room SOC District Building, until .
o'clock, p.m., February 10, 1925 for furnish
ing 5000 yards cotton press cloth.-For Speci-
fcations and information apply Room 800 Dis
trict Building.
Evening star., 1925-01-28

fires, 30x3l9, only while they last s735 or
four for $500. TRIANGLE MOTOR co. .
New York ave. NV.
Evening star., 1925-01-28

] WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR XNi
j. II. DAYTON. 1142 9th st n e %.
Evening star., 1925-01-28

Thinning. FURNACES INSTALLED AND RE-
paired, roofs repaired and painted, guttering
SEE EsPfqEsRa m0WEN mG9tsy 1oos 9th .t
Day. Main 6l49: night. Lincoln haIS-L
Evening star., 1925-01-28
SPECIAL NOTICES.
2St and 75t Packages

WILL PARTIES WHO SAW ACCIDENT De
cember 81, about pm, at l4th and Water
SITS. s.w., communicate with c. 7. CLAYTON
Fendall Bldg? Phone Main 1904 2Ss
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09
PARTY GIVEN MIR. AND MRS. o. A. THATCHER

A party was given MT. and Mrs. |C. o. Thatcher Saturday night, at the Neville home, which was greatly en- joyed by the following: Mrs. Robert Mathison, Mrs. John Rosness, Sigrid Rosness, Lucille Byrnes, Clara Man. they, Mrs. Gus Manthey, Mrs. Lulu Manthey, Mrs. c. o. Hatcher, Mrs. Me- Kama, Mrs. Thos. Neville, Katherine Neville, Messrs. John Rosness, Gus Manthey, 'Wm Manthey, c. o. Thatch- CT, Earl Thatcher, Wm. Neville, Roy Neville, MT. McKanna, MT. Thomas Neville, Douglas Clemmons.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

M P. Calvin, old timer of the westward district, and member of the Kodiak Igloo of Pioneers, has been quite ill at the Hotel Sexton for the past few days, but recuperated enough to leave on the Alameda, for Seattle, where he will enter the Virginia Ma son hospital for treatment. Mr. Gal win is 65 years of age, and is pio- neer of Nome and Fairbanks.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09
MRS. GEORGE coLWELL
 ENTERTAlNS AT BRIDGE

Mrs. George Colwell entertained the following guests at Valentine party Saturday evening at the home of Mir. and Mrs. F. E. Leslie. There were five tables of bridge at play. Those present were MT. and Mrs R. B. Heastan, MT. and Mrs. J. P. Hannon, MT. and Mrs. Leon Urbach, MT. and Mrs. Charles C.. Hinde, MT. and Mrs H. S. Balderston, MT. and Mrs. Archie Lewis, MT. and Mrs. E. E. Kurtz, Miss Sylvia Sexton, Miss Inez Waugh, Mrs Ralph Reed, Eric Johnson, E. L. Sweek Lewis Thinker.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Bird Berry, of the Anchorage Tele- phone system, was an incoming pas senger on the Alameda, leaving today for Anchorage. MT. Berry while at Cordova was offered position as chief electrician at Kennecott, by Supt. Hansen. He has accepted the same and is arranging his affairs at Anchorage and will proceed to Cor dova on one of the next boats.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Thos. P. Aitken, the we'll known in- terior operator, arrived in town on Saturdays train, leaving on the Ala meda for the States, where he will join his wife. Mr. Aitken recently disposed of part of his holdings leas- ing the remainder, and will proba- bly make his home in the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09
GLADSTONE BEING REPAIRED

The halibut schooner Gladstone, owned by Chas. Tecklenburg, is re- ceiving a general overhauling and be- ing remodeled and improved. The cylinders have been rebored, a new gas tank of 200 gallon capacity, and water tank of 300 gallon capacity have been installed The Seward ma- chine works have the contract.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09
CHAMBER LUNCHEON BE
 WELL ATTENDED TOMORROW

The Grill offers the following menu for the Chamber of Commerce lunch con tomorrow: Veal Fricassee with Dumplings Corn Bread Millionaire Pudding The last item should swell the at-
 tendance and large crowd is expect ed to attend.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, February 17, 1925, a special election will be held for the Town of Seward, Alaska; that the polls for said election will be situated in the Town Hall of said town; that the polls for said special election will be open from 500 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, February IT, 1925, until zoo o'clock on the evening of said day. The following question is submitted to the qualified electors of said Town of Seward to be voted on at said elec- tiOn:
 Shall Ordinance No. S6, which is An Ordinance to Provide Rules
 and Regulations for the Transac-
 tion of Business by the City of
 Seward and to Define the Duties
 of the Mayor, Common Council
 and other Officers of the City and
 to Provide for the Manner of
 their Appointment or Election ] and for other Purposes and Re- pealing Ordinance No. GOA of the City of Seward and all other Or 1 dinances and Parts of Ordinances in Conflict herewith" l Which said Ordinance was adopted [ by the Common Council of the said Town of Seward at an adjourned reg ular meeting therof held January 12 1925, at said Town of Seward, Alaska, l be ratified?
 Dated at Seward Alaska, February ?, 1925.
 (seaD VIM. H. WHITTLESEY, Municipal Clerk. First publication Feb. 5, 1925. Last publication Feb. 16, 1925.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09
AT THE HOTELS

Hotel Seward-Thos P. Aiken.
 Hotel Van Gilder-A. J. Dimond, C. M. Sharpe, Will T. Stiner, N. K. Kitz- miller, John Roderick, B. Angelo, R. D. Hamilton.
 Hotel Sexton-N J. Ward.
 Hotel Overland-R c. Gehling, S J. Wenzel, Gust Anderson and wife. w. c. Boston, Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Mel Kitzmiller, former chief of po- lice at Anchorage, was an outgoing passenger on the Alameda. He states that real estate is picking up in An chorage and conditions already look
 much better. MT. Kitzmiller will re-
 turn to Alaska about March 15.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

My new spring and summer all wool suit samples are now on display including Suit Fashion Plate with all the latest Eastern Styles. If you are planning to buy suit you cannot make a mistake by looking these sam pies over Jordan's Valet Service.
 If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Archie Lingo, of Anchorage, Wayne Blue of Seward, and Chas. Koppus of Valdez, were elected members of the Divisional Road Commissioners at the last Territorial election.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Attorney A. J. Dimond returned on Saturday nights train from a trip to Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Hubbard's. The weather was unusually cold while he was at the lake.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Maurice Sharpe, chief of the Bu- reau of Mines, and producer of many theatrical plays in Anchorage, was an overnight visitor in Seward.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

MT. and Mrs. George Anderson of Wasilla left on the Alameda for the States. MT. Anderson has been en- ployed at the Fern mine.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Mrs. Leon Urbach and children will leave Saturday for New York, to be gone four or five months, visiting rel atives
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Charles Benson left on this morn ing's train on short business trip to Anchorage. MT. Benson will leave on one of the next boats for Arizona
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Mrs. J. H. Romig returned to Fair banks on this mornings train, after remaining here a week visiting rela- tives.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Six men left on today's train for out the line to pick ice from the track. The track is badly iced in several places, it is reported.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Miss Elsie Leslie has purchased the drums and traps owned by Mrs. Har-
 old McCutcheon, who recently went to the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

The thing most people object to about the Volstead Act is that it has changed the tast of liquor.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Jos. Stanton, Hank Frost and MT. Olson left on this mornings train for Woodrow
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

CAN USE A FEW MORE GUS TONERS AT THE O. K .BARBEF SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Sheaffer's Life Time Pens, at the Alaska Shop. tf
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Gateway want-ads bring results.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Parker's Duofold Fountain Pens, at the Alaska Shop. tt
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09
The Weather

Clear, cold; three below; northwest wind.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Mrs. Jack Prosser was a passen- ger for Anchorage on todays train.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

R. c. Gehling of Lawing, was Sew ard visitor over Sunday
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09

Haas Fresh Candies at the Alaska Shop. U
The Washington times., 1925-08-29
Models Quarters Held
No Terrors For
Salesman

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-
Jacob Kaplan, salesman, testified
in West Side Court it was all
in the days work for him to
walk in and out of the models
dressing rooms in the dress
makers shop where he was en-
ployed.
Kaplan was salesman for the
Doris Reil Company, No. 80
West Forty-eighth street. Now
he is not.
He was accused of disorderly
conduct by Miss Frances Wat
kins, nineteen, designer and
model for the Reid concern and
reputed daughter of retired
army colonel.
She testified Kaplan had en-
tered the store with half a
dozen buyers, came into her
dressing room and threatened
to kill her when she said the
proprietor was not in.
Kaplan confessed he might
have been a bit profane. He
did not say he hoped miss
Watkins would choke, he testi-
fled; but that he hoped to choke
her. His alleged provocation
was that the model had baked
at donning the buds he wanted
to display to the buyers.
Magistrate Corrigan found
him guilty, but suspended SEN
tence.
The Washington times., 1925-08-29
LAND VALUES IN
D. c. ARE on
THE BOON
j. r. Crutchfield, Real Estate
Sales Manager, Sees Big
Growth of City

Real estate values in Washington
and it's immediate vicinity are
steadily increasing, according to the
opinion of j. r. Crutchfield. sales
manager for Maddux. Marshall,
Moss & Mallory. Mr.. Crutchfield
bases his opinion on properties han.
died by his company and increased
values shown by resales.
There is no sporadic boom about
this growth of values" said Mr..
Crutchfield today. Rather, it is a
steady, upward trend that makes
for investment rather than specula-
ton. There are some speculative
values to be found, but for the
most part the increase is steady
and solid.
I'm our own case we have seen
Battery Park rise from a mere
tract of land to a prosperous set
tlement in the last two years. Most
of our sales out there, OF course,
have been to people who desired
real home location, but in a few
instances the lots were bought as
investments.
II do not look for any excited
boom in Washington real estate,
either now or in the future, but !
am convinced that there will be a
steady upward swerve in values,
because we are certainly going to
have a million or more population
in Washington and its suburbs very
soon, and the increased demand for
home property is going TO assure
the increase in values"
The Washington times., 1925-08-29

sions have fully detached resi-
dences located on large lots.
When the Arlington Memorial
bridge is completed, Virginia sub.
urbs win be even more convent
ent than they are now. 1t is esti-
mated that it will take from two
to five minutes less time to get
in the. center of the city when the
bridge is opened.
Three new paved highways are
being planned to connect with the
Memorial bridge. When completed
these highways will bring large
proportion of the traffic between
the North and South and West
through Arlington county into
Washington.
Chief Of the three will be the L.
boulevard. This road will start at
the Virginia end OF the Memorial
bridge. go through or nesr Clar-
endon and Falls Church, and thence
out through the Shenandoah valley
to the West and Southwest. This
is part of a great Southern routNI
to the Pacific coast, other portions
of which have already been COM
pleted by other States.
Next in importance will be a
road with the same starting point,
which will go South through Alex
andria and Richmond. Tie third
road is planned to go to the EE SD
to take care OF traffic to the At
lantic coast.
: To Be Kept i'm Condition
These roads will always be kept
in good condition. In this way Ar
Iington county residents are assured
of quick and pleasant communica-
ton between their homes and their
places of business.
This factor of convenience for Ar
lington county residents is but one
Of many that makes every subdivi-
sion in the county a desirable home
community.
The Washington times., 1925-08-29
HISTORIC SIT {
WIPED OUT BY
NEW HOMES
Old Fort Stevens Will Soon
Be MemoryS. R. Harris
Erects Attractive Houses

Old Fort Stevens, east of Georgia
avenue extended, scene OF the
strongest 'and most nearly success
full attempt Of the Confederrtes to
capture the National Capital during
he civil war, Is rapidly becoming
nothing but a memory, the latest
inroad on the historic site being
the completion of the first of a
new large group of homes in Ninth
street, between Sheridan and
Tuckerman, by the Samuel r. Har.
lis Construction Company. Public
offering of the first group is just
announced, under the exclusive sell
ing direction of Shannon and
Luchs, Inc.
Mr.. Harris has created an ex-
ceptionally attractive type of home
here. The houses are all of semi
detached style, some being of brick
and others Of a combination of
brick and stucco. There is most
The Washington times., 1925-08-29
AURORA HILL s
IS CLOSE TO
CAPITAL
Arlington County Homes Are
Easily Accessible to
Nations Capital
By T. A. MAC Arm
General Manager, Aurora Hills
Homes, Inc.

With the rapid home develop
ment in Washington, more and
more home-seekers here are inspect
ing nearby Virginia suburbs and
buying their homes there.
1t is a fact, however, that with
this increased interest Arlington
county Is not building UP as fast
as it should, considering its many
merits as a home community.
Even more rapid development than
the present will be realized when
all the factors making this section
a wise and attractive investment
for the home owner are thoroughly
understood.
ClOseness to Washington
Close proximity to the downtown
business and shopping district is
one OF the most attractive features
about Arlington county. The
farthest point in Arlington county
is but seven miles, or a half hours
ride, from the center of downtown.
The closest Arlington county SUBJ
divisions are within three miles of
downtown Washington.
Comparison with other home de-
velopments in and around the city
will show how convenient Airing
ton county is to the center of the
city
Aurora Hills, one Of the most con-
venient and attractive subdivisions
in Arlington county, serves as a
good example.
Few people realize that this sub
division, within three miles of F'if'
teenth and Pennsylvania avenue. is
The Washington times., 1925-08-29

closer to the business district than
Petworth. Brookland or Cleveland
Park, which are from three and
one-half to four miles away.
At the present time the nearest
new row house developments are
in the Grant circle and Sherman
circle sections, in the north of Pet
worth.
Additional Advantage
In addition to being less con-
venient, those who buy their homes
in these in-town subdivisions live
in row houses whereas those who
purchase their homes in Aurora
Hills and other Virginia subdivi-
The Washington times., 1925-08-29

pleasing variation in the front ele-
vations, making for more individ-
uality than usual in this type of
house.
Each house in the groups COM
p1eted thus far contains six ample
rooms and tile bath. There are
double rear porches and buflt.in
garages. Heating plants are OF the
hot.water type. Every modern con-
The Washington times., 1925-08-29

venience and up.to-date type of
home equipment Is incorporated in
each home, yet at the prices named
they compare more than favorably
with any homes in the city n
reasonable basis OF comparison.
Improved street car and bus
service throughout this entire sec
ton OF the city is attracting greater
numbers OF home seekers