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The Washington times., 1925-05-16
ALExANDRIANS TO BE
COMMERCE BODY GUESTS

A large delegation Of the Alex
andria Chamber of Commerce will
be the guests OF the Washington
Chamber at its last meeting until
fall at the New Willard Hotel next
Tuesday night.
Closer cooperation between the
two cities is the aim of the gather
ing of the business men OF both
places, ii was declared today by
Secretary A. Il. Seymour, of the
local chamber.
The speaker of the evening will
be w. c. Culkins, of Cincinnati
president of thn National Associa.
ton of Commercial Organiza ton
Secretaries. Reports on referenda
Of the United States chamber on
powers of national banks and in
haritance taxes will be made by
Robert n. Harper and NJ. "A. Leese
cha1rmen Of special committees.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
CUMBERLAND RESORTS
ORDERED PADLOCKED

CUMBERLAND, Md. May 16.-
Judge Morris A. Soper, of the United
States Court. has ordered the
Porter saloon on North Mechanic
street. widely known as beer
place, padlocked for one year and
Henry Neumann, owner of the
property, held under $1,000 bond to
assure the courts order will be
obeyed.
A similar order was passed On
the Maryland Hotel and Cafe, an
other well known place, and Frank
Diamond, proprietor, goes to jail
for two months.
William d. and Oscar Port n.
brothers, and Robert McMurdo,
bartender, withdrew their appeal
and decided to serve their sentence
Of two months each. Their Convic-
ton was for sale of beer.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
Eight Drivers May
Lose Their Permits
On Traffic Charges

The names Of eight persons who
have been convicted in the Traffic
Court of driving while intoxicated
or leaving after colliding have been
certified to Director of Traffic M. o.
Eldridge for action on recoking their
permits.
Besides these there are sixteen
cases in which the charges call for
revocation of permits, awaiting trial
by jury.
The eight who may have their
permits revoked are Hammond
Washington, convicted of driving
while drunk; Elijah Peyton, con-
victed OF leaving after colliding;
Edward Thomas, convicted of
leaving after rOlliding; Joseph
Wayne, Norris G.. Fisher, John d.
Walker, and Alexander Reynolds,
all convicted Of driving while drunk,
and John w. Cox leaving after
cOlliding
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
POISONING
ARREST
MADE
Woman Sentenced to Lite
Term Now Involves Man
by Confession
Bx International News servtce.

MEDINA, Ohio, May 16.-After
grilling that continued through
out the night, Walter Johns, OF
Cleveland, was placed under ar
rest here today, on a charge OF
first degree murder, in connection
with the arsenic poisonings OF
three persons.
Mrs. Martha Wise, forty, was
sentenced to a life term in the
Marysville women's prison Wednes-
day in connection with this crime.
Mother a Victim.
The victims were Mrs. Wise's
mother, Mrs. Sophia Hasel; her
aunt, Mrs. Fred GienkeA sr., and
her uncle, Fred Gienke. ST. Four
teen other members Of their fami-
lies, all near relatives of Mrs. Wise,
were also poisoned, but recovered,
although two are crippled perma.
nently.
Prior to her trial. Mrs. Wise made
a confession in which she said that
the devil" prompted her to pur-
chase arsenic and place it in her
relatives drinking water.
Implicated By Woman
Johns arrest followed a further
alleged confession of the woman
made yesterday in which she is re-
ported to have told Prosecutor
.JnG0nh SaVnon1Ir ho - I'll
who prompted her to kill her
mother, when the latter objected to
the contemplated marriage of the
Hardscrabble widow and the Cleve-
land man because of different reIi-
giOus beliefs.
The alleged confession of the
woman is reported to have impIi-
Gated Johns in the entire plot. She
was said to have told Seymour that
he even specified the amount of
poison to be used, telling her to
put half a teaspoonful in the water
pail at the home of her aged
mother.
Faces Death Penalty
Seymour announced today that
he expected to bring a charge of
conspiracy to murder against Johns
and Mrs. Wise, although she has
already been sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. This offense carries
with it death in the electric chair
as a penalty.
During the continued grilling of
Johns last night Seymour said hat
he admitted he had frequently
visited Mrs. Wise but denied that
he had proposed marriage, or knew
anything of Mrs. Wise's plan to
do away with her relatives by the
use Of poison. Johns was arrested
in his Cleveland home on a war
rant sworn out by a justice of the
peace here. His four children were
present. He was reported 70 have
been married three times One
wife died in an asylum. The others
also are dead.
Seymour stated that he would
ask that Johns be held without
bail, pending presentation OF the
new evidence to the grand jury.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH.
international News Service.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 16.
As Mecca is the objective of the
devout Mohammedan's annual
journey, so Louisville today be-
came the focal point of the great
American pilgrimage to the shrine
of the thoroughbred shank, its
disciples protrated on prayer rugs
that bore a singular resemblance
to a So mutuel ticket on possible
winner of the $4,000 Kentucky
Derby.
Louisville today was in the
midst of its annual frenzy, with
$4,000 visitors gorging its high
ways and the music of approach
ing hoof beats tinging in it's civic
ear.
There is only one Kentucky
Derby, and it will be held late
this afternoon at Churchill Downs.
Showers Likely.
The average Mohammedan prob
ably rides into Mecca in an OK
cart. His American cousin, how
ever, came by rail, motor and air
plane, and after settling down TN
the city like an army of occupation,
received the unwelcome informa
tion that the official weather
forecast was for showers.
The sky was cloudy early in the
day, and if it makes good its threat,
the entire aspect of the fifty-first
running of the turf's three-year-
old classic will be changed.
Quatrain, of the Frederick John
son string, opened a staunch IA
vorite on the supposition that the
track would be as dry as a mouth
full of alkali dust. But, if they
liked him on a dry track, their
regard would be almost reverential
in the mud. They would back
him right off the horizon.
Overnight Prediction.
A few of the learned critics had
reached the overnight conclusion
that Quatrain was not due, their
choice ranging through Kentucky
Cardinal, either Backbone or Chan
tey, Almadel, Captain Hal. Son of
John. and Flying Ebony. But these
gentlemen, in the event Of rain,
were prepared to tear up their form
sheets and eat the pieces. 1t would
be something Of a parlor trick for
Quatrain to lose under those condi-
tions. ,
Hope ran high, however, that the
early threat of rain would not be-
come a fulfillment. The disciples
were ready to worship at the shrine.
but they had no fancy for doing it
in the mud. This not only would
be unpleasant for man and beast,
but would ruin what competition
such as Captain Hal and other
fancied starters might care to offer.
The Captain cannot run in the
mud and has lost caste, anyhow,
the belief having become general
that he left his race on the track
some days ago when he went the
full Derby distance of a mile and
a quarter in 2;05 is. Much doubt
existed today. as to whether he ever
was a distance horse at any time.
Similarly a suspicion seemed to
have gained a ground that Quatrain
lacked something Of the class de-
manded of a Derby winner. The
experts contended that he never
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
rum ROW ONLY
MEMORY
now
Few Survivors OF Great Fleet
of Liquor Runners in
Atlantic
By ROBERT S. THORNBURGH,
International News Service.

international NEWS service.
RUM ROW, OFF NEW YORK,
ABOARD THE U. S. COAST
GUARD CUTTER PEQUOT, May
1G.-Rum row, for months the
standing challenge to the ability
of the United States to enforce
her liquor laws, is gone.
A few scattered liquor ships,
most of them rotting, ragged
schooners, are scattered from Mon
tauk Point to Nantucket-all
that's left of the spic and span
fleet of steamers, yachts and sail
ing vessels which in the last year
supplied this country with more
than 5000, 1000 cases of intoxicants.
Dozen Still Holding.
Racing like greyhounds from
Boston to New York are long, lean
destroyers, Coast Guard cutters
and patrol boats driving the rum
mics" out to sea, crowding them
off to the north and south, away
from the center of the nations
liquor market, New York
From ten to twelve rum runners
are still holding out against the
Governments naval attack, be-
tween New London, Conn. and
Atlantic City, according to wireless
reports to Commander w. J. Wheel
er, on the flag ship Mojave.
Survivors Still Defiant.
In spite of the Governments 8
concentration of a fleet of destroy
ers, cutters and a host of small
craft, the few survivors on rum
row are defiant.
Within a month or two liquor
will be pouring into the country at
the old rate of about five hundred
thousand cases a month. the rum
men swear.
interviewed. They were ships of
try, but they were manned by
Americans-most of them from New
York.
The rum men "ducked" when
cameras were leveled at close
range. Coast guard officials de-
clared that many of them are want
ed for serious crimes in the United
States.
All "Rummies" Spotted.
Every rum-runner left on the row
is guarded by a coast guard vessel.
Powerful searchl'ghts play over the
sea at night. II l.. 'rummies"
are spotted-with their picket es-
cort never over a mile away they
are as harmless as the yellow.
headed pins which mark their place
on the flagship war map.
Destroyers, cutters and smaller
boats are watching the hundreds Of
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The Washington times., 1925-05-16

payments, to be followed by the
payment of interest at a lower rate,
which could be increased from time
to time He pointed out that there
was nothing in the debt law which
prohibited the commission from
granting a moratorium, and said he
did not anticipate trouble in Con-
gress in approving any concessions
deemed advisable by the Debt Com
mission.
The instructions of the French
Cabinet to Finance Minister Gail
laux to proceed with a study of the
inter allied debts and to draft plans
for liquidation was hailed as the
first official move in the direction
of a settlement.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
AMERICAN is KILLED
IN GERMAN CAR CRASH

BERLIN, May 16.-Henry Baum
garten, of New Orleans, was
severely injured and one person
with him was killed in an automo-
bile accident today in Reichenbach,
Wurttemberg. There were three
persons in the car and all were
hurled out
Baumgarten was taken to the
hospital at Goephingen and physi.
clans said his condition was criti.
cal.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
Killing Frosts in West

Cold weather with killing frosts
were reported to the United States
Weather Bureau today from Mon
tana and North Dakota, with the
storm which was central over Kan
sas on Friday moving to eastern
Iowa.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
SEAMEN FROM ITALIAN
VESSEL HURT IN BLAST

A number of seamen were in
jured this morning in an explosion
and fire aboard the Italian steamer
Adige at Hampton Roads, according
TO a report to the Navy Depa rtment.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
DARK SKIES
NAYBRING
MUDDY
TRACK
Quatrain Rules Favorite, With
Backbone and chantey
Well Up

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 16.-
Weather conditions for the Derby
probably viii not be ideal. AZ
5:3O 3. m. il was cloudy, with Old
Sol peeping out at intervals.
showers are predicted for this aft
aT,u0On
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
N. Y. Clearing House

NEW YORK, May 16.-Clearing
house statement:
sos, 200, 900. Federal Reserve Bank
credit balances, 10000 900.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
Farley on War Debts
Opened by America
TiAaEs sTAfF Rli.oTo !
By Il. K. REYNOLDS.

Actual debt negotiations under way between the
United States and all the nations which have yet funded
their wartime obligations it announced officially at the
State Department today.
The $4OO0OO0OO0 French debt the biggest item involved
these negotiations but for payment also
being made with Italy Belgium Rumana and Czechosovaka
The Washington times., 1925-05-16

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All. p. Whitney and Greentree stable entry
bScOtt and GrabIler Stable entry.
cLexingtOn Stable and Xalnpa Farm entry.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
Senator Reeds View.

Senator Reed said today that he
would favor giving France sub
stantial moratorium on all interest
The Washington times., 1925-05-16

Official Weather Bureau Report
Increasing cloudiness tonight; 81
warmer; tomorrow unsettled. Tempe
yesterday Highest, 73; lowest, 50.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
LEADERS START MOVEMENT
 FOR LABOR PARTY IN JAPAN

LONDON, June 6.-(P)-Kagawa Toyohiko, a labor leader of Kobe, Japan, arrived in London recently to study the workings of the British Labor party in Japan. MT. Toyohiko said the Socialist and Labor leaders of Japan had combined in efforts to further the movement and that while the Japanese Labor Party would be modelled after the British system it would function in some ways along the lines of the Social-Demicratic party of Germany.
 The new Japanese Labor party will include, necessarily members of the Japanese Federation of Labor and the Socialist movement, the Ja- panese Fabian Society, consisting of small group of students and profes- sors, and peasants union. It is quite likely, in the opinion of MT. Toyo- hiko, that the party will also include a certain number of liberal members belonging at present to the govern ment and opposition parties.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
SELDOVIA BOOMING, SAYS RESIDENT OF
 COOK INLET TOWN

Seldovia is booming along at a pace never before equalled in her history, the merchants of the thriv- ing Inlet town have never expert enced better business, in fact, Juli- us Christainsen, oldtime resident of the district who has been a visitor in Seward for the last week, says there is more business done per day in Seldovia, at the present time, then there is in either Seward or Anchor. age in three days.
 The new Estes cannery is going up and with the two canneries now operating in Seldovia proper, addi. tions built to salteries, improvements on Seldovia buildings and on the dock, final preparations for the sea sons activities are just about com pleted. MT. Christainsen is returning to Seldovia on the Admiral Evans, due in Seward the first of the week. During his stay in Seward he is stopping at the Hotel Sexton.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08

Brunswick Monographs and Re- cords. The Alaska Shop. If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
Fourteen Miles of
 Road At Wide Bay

Road construction this season ln the Wide Bay district will begin within the week, according to Otis Ross and w. w. French, road engi- neers, who will leave Seward this evening or Tuesday on the Starr for the district with crew of about 16 men and an outfit to last them Ihruout the summer.
 According to MT. French, the road work on which they will be engaged upon is for the General Petroleum company and not for joint interests as has been stated. Fourteen miles of road will be completed before the summer is over say the veteran road buildrs.
 MT. Ross will be returning to Sew ard shortly with MT. French, remain ing on the ground in charge of the work. Both have been in Seward for the last week during which time they have been guests of the Over land hotel.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
FIVE BROTHERS WIN FAME
 IN VARIETY OF ATHLETES

PIERRE, s. D., June 6-(P)-Five brothers who have won fame in ath- letics give the Copper family of Piere claim to distinction. Kenneth Cooper, the oldest of the brothers, after winning first places in rodeo exhibitions turnout the northwest for several seasons, went to the British Empire Exposition at Wembley, Eng land, with the American rodeO dele gation last summer and proved him. self the outstanding artist of the troupe. He repeated his triumps at the Madison Square rodeo in New York, and then turned to polo, being member last season of the Ak-Sar- Ben team of Omaha, Neb
 Norval, a young brother, was deemed Kenneth's equal in rodeo competition until the latter eclipsed him at the Wembley and Madison Square Garden events, where both were pdIIlClpduIS. NOINdI Has d rec ord of victories in state rodeo events.
 Conrad is center on the University of Minnesota football team and is rated as one of the best centers in the country. Also he is heavyweight boxing champion of the University of Minnesota, a title he has held during two of his three years in school there.
 Arthur, fourth of the Cooper broth CTS, was middleweight boxing cham pion at the University of Minnesota last year and is second ranking mid dleweight boxer this year. Leslie, the fifth, won mention last season with the best high school football players of South Dakota as center for the Pierre high school team, and made his debut this season as sprinter on the track team, with creditable high school marks in the dashes.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
HEAVY SPRING RAINS INCREASE HAZARD OF
 FOREST FIRES, WEST

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June G. (P)-Heavy spring rains, which make two blades of grass grow where one grew before, increase rather than de- crease the fire hazard to forests, al- though at the time of precipitation and while the grass is green, the danger is lessened, it is pointed out by Paul G. Redington, United States district forester for California
 Northern California, due to it's moist spring season, is a waving field of luxuriant grass, but as the dry, warm weather comes on an alert eye must be maintained unless last years disastrous fire record is to be equalled, he said.
 Southern California. deficient of rainfall, will not have this dry grass hazard but if excessive dryness should continue it too will present problem, the federal official declar- ed in commenting on the statement that both excessive drought and ex- cessive rainfall bear fire menace.
 Last year the government spent $991, ,000 in California for fire proven ton and protection. There were g. 657 fires, of which 51 per cent were man made. Of those caused by hu- man beings, 37 per cent were attrib- uted to smokers and If per cent to campers. It was the worst year, Mr Redington stated, in California's his tory.
 This year, profiting by a study of the lessons of last year, the forest service will use the airplane more extensively, utilizing federal appro- priation of $50,OO0 for this purpose. Flying fields will be maintained in the northern and southern parts of the state; there will be third field in Oregon and a fourth service will cooperate with the air service of the army.
 Portable gasoline pumps, hand pumps which can be carried on a persons back. and flame throwers for use in back-fring are articles among the new apparatus developed for fire fighting since last season The gasoline pumps will be used tc throw water on fires burning along the banks of stream, thehand pumps to extinguish smouldering spots in trees above the reach ot the fire fighter on the ground.
 There will be 90 lookout stations situated on the tops of high noun tains or at strategic locations where there is a broad vision. These look outs will supplement the scout work of aircraft.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
THE PLAYTHING OF LIGHTNING JUAN ACCEPTS VILLAGE HOMAGE

HAVANA, June 6.-(P)-Juan Acos- ta Iznaga, a farmer living near Ciego de Avila, Camaguey province is the object of awe on the part of his neighbors. Men step back when he walks past them, and women make the sign of the cross.
 A few days ago Juan set out to ride in the midst of a heavy rain and electrical storm to the farm. A bolt of lightning killed his horse and knocked him unconscious.
 With the first rays of the morning sun farmers going to town found the apparently lifeless body. A rural car penter was giving the fnsihing touch es to a rude coffin when a doctor arrived. After few minutes of med iCal attention Juan opened his eyes. stood up and began talking. The terrified farmers fled.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08

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the Berlin zoo a few months ago. The twins had become the pets of the elephant house, but since the death of Mampe the other is incon- solable and refuses to eat.
 Mampe died from stomach trouble after a weeks illness, caused, the veterinarians believe, by meat given to it by some child.
 Animal experts of the zoo have found Indian elephants more hardy and more adaptable to the diet which a northern zoo affords than those from Africa.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
ASK DIRIGIBLE
 COIN SEARCH OF
 AMUDSEN PARTY

NEW YORK, June 8-President Coolidge has been asked to give i'm mediate consideration to the possibil ity of the dirigibles Los Angeles or Shenandoah going to the relief of the Amundsen party. Tte appeal was sent at the request of the Norwegian Aero Club of Oslo.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
Club Asks Aid.

NEW YORK, June S.-(P-Presi- dent Collage was asked today to give immediate consideration of the possi- bility of sending the Los Angeles or Shenandoah in search of Amundsen. The appeal was sent by request of the Norwegian Aero Club.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Owing to the closing of the Fur Store all Seward patrons are request ed to pay for and remove their work left here before or not later than Monday, June Sth, otherwise goods will be held for workmanship
 132-3t SEWARD FUR STORE.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
SAUSAGE MEAT CAUSES DEATH
 BABY ELEPHANT BERLIN zoo

BERLIN, June 6.-P)-German sausage, it is believed, was the cause recently of the death of Mampe, an African baby elephant, which, with his twin brother, Karl, was given to
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-08
Relief Ship on Way Spitzbereen

OSLO, Norway, June 8 (P)-The relier Ingertre is proceeding toward Spitzbergen today at maximum speed of ten knots an hour with two seaplanes swung across her deck ready for service.
Putnam patriot., 1925-03-13
THE INAUGURAL CIRCUS

+ was n keeping with Mr Coolidge, his tastes and ns character that his inauguration and its attendant ceremonies should have been queest and n ways the most 4
 interesting that this has witnessed sHee me War Ii was possibly significant of the Administration thai is chief excitement should furnished by the new vice president General Dawes General Dawes having attained high reputation during his budget under Pre dent Harding and the Preparations Committee abroad does not have o convince public of h high abilities But his at tack upon moments of introduction to that body was indicative lack of political strategy and good probably take him long time from which 70 recover may the General s right and that the Sen ate has surrounded itself with rules and regulations that has become impossible accomplish of is work with simplicity or eeery bills the Senate passed by the Senators the president n the chair | General Dawes hopes losing minority in the Senate he has already done reduce the numerical strength of his forces Moreover begernt and undgnhed words such as he addressed o the upper of Congress his first hour of office do not any well with public popularity Ward poll
 ties frequently with much pounding Of the table but in the higher offices the citizen ex poets and requires dignity and good taste General Dawes dis played neither last Wednesday.
 General Dawes the most objectionable feature of the inauguration ceremonies the results of the work Of public photographers IL bad that President Coolidge cannot every hamlet and city the country and make h known fellow Americans personally They cannot believe that he k in appearance and expression what says And the President is not the only undergraduate John must have oathed the idiotic spectacle displayed show ing being supported hg policeman as he Jeff Only Mrs Coolidge n her nnumerabe photographs much charm and delightful smile ID fac ing the lens.