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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
RED WAR Chief
Of RUSSIA
|SDEAD
Michael Frunze Succumbs at
Moscow After Surgical
Operation on Stomach
BY international News Service

MOSCOW, Oct. 31.-Michael
Frunze,. war commisar of the
Soviet government died today, as
the result of an operation per-
formed yesterday for stomach
trouble
Joseph Unschlicht, vice commits
sar for war, will take on the duties
Of Frunze for the time being, until
the presidium of the executive
committee of the Soviet Union ap-
points permanent successor to
Frunze.
This successor may possibly be
Unschlicht or Commander Viros-
siefloft of the Moscow garrison.
The death Of Frunze, although
not unexpected at the kremIin,
came as a great surprise to the
public, as news of the serious char
acter of the war commissar's Ill
ness had been withheld in hopes
OF his recovery.
Announcement Delayed
Following the policy adopted by
the Soviet government. at the time
of the death of Lenin the announce
ment of the death of Frunze was
withheld for seven hours
Official announcement of the
death was made at / o'clock and
Immediately the city went into Of
fetal mourning and black -bordered
red flags were raised at half-mast
over public buildings and flung
/ from the windows of many private
homes.
The death of Frunze occurred at
the Botkin hospital thirty hours
after he had undergone an opera
ton for the removal of liberated
sections of the intestines.
Surgeons found the intestines ad-
herring to each other leading to
death. The immediate cause of the
/ death was announced as heart
failure.
Surgeons stated that Frunze did
not recover well from the effects
of anaesthetics. He was given
sixty grams of chlorOform and lao
| grams of ether.
| TrOtsky's Malady Similar
After the operation it was neces.
J sary for surgeons to keep his heart
| going by the use of strychnine.
| Frunze succeeded Trotsky as head
of the red army when Trotsky was
deposed some time ago after he
/ had serious differences over politi
cal issues with other Soviet leaders
Trotsky will not succeed Frunze
| it was stated.
At present Trotsky is himself al
a Caucasian resort striving to re
gain his health.
He is suffering from a digestive
malady not unsimilar to that which
caused the death of Frunze. The
wife and daughter of Frunze were
at his bedside when he died
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
COURT FAVoRS REVOKING
SPEEDER'S PERMIT

A second offense of speeding drew
a fine of $50 and the recommends
ton of the court that the drivers
permit be revoked, when Augustus
Pagliocchini, 61O NJ street north
west, pleaded guilty before Judge
George H. Macdonald, in Traffic
Court, today.
Pagliocchini missed by but a few
DAYS having to face a third charge
and a compulsory Jail term when it
developed that he had been con-
victed on July for like offense.
The next conviction occurred Sep
TENDER %.
Judge Macdonald said that it was
the desire of the court that the
permit be revoked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
ROM AN(;E.
BEGlNt0v
FLORIDA
TRIP
Charles F. Trotter Fell in Love
With Mary |. Powell at First
Sight Aboard Bus

A postoffice romance, came ia
light today when it was learned
that Charles F. Trotter deputy
first assistant postmaster general
Is engaged to IS married 10 Mrs.
Mary 1. Powell cashier of the
Jacksonville, Fla, postoffice.
The bride so be is thirty-four.
The groom is eighteen years her
senior.
Started ON Bus Ride
The romance started last May
as the couple travelled by bus to
Miami with Postmaster Herbert e.
Ross and other Jacksonville post
office officials, to the convention
of the Florida Association of Post
masters, where the deputy post
master general first met his future
wife.
It was a case of love at first
sight. Trotter thereafter made
numerous Official visits to Jack
sonville.
Later Trotter was detailed to
Florida and was placed in charge
of the branch of the postmaster
generals office at Miami.
Under these favorable circum-
stances the postoffice romance was
climaxed and Mrs. Powell is now
wearing the engagement RAG.
The wedding will take place in
Jacksonville in November.
Both Previously Welded
Both parties previously nave been
married. Trotter has a married
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Baker, who
is now living in Philadelphia, and
Mrs Powell has a thirteen-ye old
daughter
The bride-to-be formerly lived in
Austin, Texas, where for six years
she worked in the Austin postoffi ee.
Trotter, whose home Is at 1445
Massachusetts, avenue northwest,
Washington, has been connected
with the Postoffice Department for
thirty years.
He was postoffice inspector in
charge of the Atlanta office for
several years, and prior to that
served as postmaster at Denver
Col He was appointed deputy first
assistant postmaster general ny the
late President Harding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
BULGARIAN COMITADJI
BLAMED IN GREEK ROW

ATHENS, Oct. 31.-Attacks upon
the Greeks, which led to the recent
frontier incidents, were today
blamed upon Bulgarian comitadJl
by the Greek bishop of Demirkapou.
The bishop issued a statement for
the benefit OF the military attaches
who are conducting the League Of
Nations preliminary inquiry, de-
manding a cessation of comitadji
activities along the Bulgarian
frontier.
The. military attaches are pursu-
ing their inquiry in the vicinity Of
Petrich.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
"DUTCH" ANDERSON SEEN
IN SYRACUSE CAFETERIA

SYRACUSE, NJ Y, Oct. 81
George Dutch" Anderson, notori
Gus bandit, and four companions
sought throughout the United
States and Canada for the 900
Buffalo Bank Hold-up and the kill
ing of two messengers, was report.
ed in Syracuse today.
Positive identification was made
by a man giving his name to police
as Crawford, who declared that he
recognized the desperate sitting at
a table in the Onondaga Cafeteria
while eating breakfasts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
Officials Here Hold
Extradition Impossible
On Conspiracy Charge

After first announcing that eff
forts would be made to extradite
the four German and Swiss bankers
indicted along with Colonel Thomas
w. Miller, ex,alien property Gus
todian. for conspiracy to defraud,
legal experts of the Department of
Justice found today, upon digging
into international law, that con.
spiracy does not constitute an ex-
traditable offense.
Consequently, none of the for.
eigners can be compelled to stand
trial. 1t is expected, however, that
they will voluntarily come to the
United States, as they have ex-
tensive business interests here that
reQuire their attentions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
AMBASSADOR McVEAGH
SOON GOING TO JAPAN

Charles E. MacVeagh, recently
named American ambassador to
Japan, will sail for his post in two
weeks, 1t was announced today
following a conference between the
diplomat and Secretary of State
Kellogg.
The conference, it was said, dealt
with problems facing the new am
bassador at Toxic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31

Threats Received Since Count
and counAeas KaroIyi We're
Barred ~ Us


A strong police guard today
was thrown about the Hungarian
Legation, 1424 Sixteenth street
northwest, as a. result of threats
made following the barring from
this country of Count and Countess
-Karolyi, Hungarian Republicans.
The guard was placed, it was
indicated, at the request of the
Minister, Count Laszlo Szechenyi,
who was instrumental in secur-
ing the ban against his country
men.
Count Szechenyi, it was learned
today, has received several threat
eninp letters from Hungarian Re
publican sympathizers in the
United States.
Legation Picketed
The threats were made following
the picketing of the legation last
Saturday by Hungarian socialists.
The picketing resulted in meeting
at the Playhouse, 1914 n street
northwest, at which vigorous pro-
test vas voiced against the i'm
prisonment of los members of the
Independent Socialist party OF Hun
gary. An effort was made at that
time to raise funds to procure their
release. In all SIS was Melted at
the meeting, which was attended oy
more than a score of Communist
sympathizers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
PRISONERS
FLEE IN
TAXI
Ralph Nickersoi1 and William
A. Miller Make Daring Is
caps rom IHofS house

Ralph Dickerson and William
Albert ("Duke'l Miller, young
Washington men, serving time at
the Occoquan workhouse for carry
ing concealed weapons, calmly
walked out of the reformatory
today, entered taxicab, in which
another man was sitting and COM
pletely disappeared.
Their absence was discovered
by the guards shortly after the
two men departed, and telephone
and telegraph wires to Washing
ton, Alexandria, and other police
departments were hot for the
next half hour.
Came Here, Is Belief.
The taxi is believed to be headed
for Washington, and every precinct
has been notified to look out for
the jailbreakers.
the scarcity Of guards at the work
house, 1t was said, for the men
were not observed until they had
passed the last barrier and were
entering the waiting automobile.
TRUSTEES afterward recalled that
they had seen the machine waiting,
with its engine running, for some
time before Dickerson and Miller
appeared.
All indications showed a we'll
Worked-out plan for the getaway.
The two men were arrested to-
gether by police of the Tenth pre-
clnct on July "a, and were SEN
tencer to serve $50 days each. A
charge of assault, as well as the
original charge of carrying con-
cealed wepons, was against their
James.
Nickerson and Miller are both
twenty-five years old.
The former, who lived at 1913 II
street northwest, is five feet and
eight inches in height, weighs 176
pounds, and is of stocky build. He
has a rudy. complexion, medium
brown hair, gray eyes. The two
principa! distinguishing marks are
missing upper front tooth and a
scar on the forehead.
Miller lived at 826 Twentieth
street northwest. He is about as
tall as Nickerson. weighs 1872
pounds, has dark brown hair and
eyes, and sallow complexion.
Both were wearing the two-piece
working uniform of the institution
when they made their escape.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
DETECTIVES KILL BOY
BANDIT IN BATTLE

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31.-Four
detectives fought a desperate pistol
battle in a darkened house with four
boy bandit suspects today and one
of the alleged robber gang was
killed. Another was probably ia
tally wounded and two escaped.
The dead youth, who was rid
died with bullets, was John Green,
nineteen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
"AUTO-GIRO" AIRPLANE
CRASHES DURING TRIAL

PETERBOROUGH, England, Oct
31.-The auto giro" airpIane, in.
vented by q Frenchman and which
ha1 withstood several successful
tests here in performances similar to
those expected of helicopter,
crashed during a trial flight today.
The carriage of the plane was
driven through the fuselage. The
pilot was uninjured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
HUNGARIAN LEGATION
PUT UNDER GUARD
Confessed to Lie That
Brought 27-Year
Term. He Saws
81 InternatiOnaI Now eervice

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 31.-"It
was all q lie"
This was the way William
Ross, alias willie the Wop,"
today characterized the confess
sion he made recently to local
authorities that he had been Of
fered $500 to kill Police Chief
William II. Funston, Of Science
tady.
Ross was taken to Clinton
prison at Dannemora, to begin
serving a twenty-year term for
robbery.
He said he made up" the
confession IN the hope of re-
ceivinR iliehk sentence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
200 PLANES CELEBRATE
Fascist ANNIVERSARY

ROME, Oct. 31.-The Fascist to-
day celebrated the third anniver-
sary of their march into Rome in
1922.
Two hundred airplanes flying
over the city performed various
spectacular feats for the amuse-
ment of the populace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
Today's Scratches
At Churchill Downs.
2ST RACE-Morehead.

FIRST RACE-Morehead
SECOND RACE-Hank MONK.
FOURTH RACE - Sandalwood,
Mauna Loa Payman, Wuhu, True
Anlo. lean. Bear Grass.
FIFTH KACE-Peekaboo
SEVENTH RACE-Colonel Wag.
neI. AccEoo.
Weather, clear: track, heavy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31
New War in China

LS $50 ~. Oe' 6oaia 80 SIs ens
General Chang Tso Lin. according
to a message received here today
s.Om Picking.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31

OFFICIAL WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Fair with temperature near freezing to-
night. Sunday fair and warmer. Tempera-
ture yesterday Highest Al; lowest, 3S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-31

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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-28

Much responsibility for the troubles
f the world rests on the shoulders
those who complain the loudest
bout them.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-28
rlandrena Appointed
Iron County Judge
famed by Gov. Blaine to Succeed
the Late P H. Aspinwall and
VIII FIJI Out Term.

James T. Flandrena on Tuesday
vas appointed bv Gov. Blaine to the
office of county judge of Iron
county to succeed the late p. II
ASninwall whose term would have
expired on the first Monday of
January, 1926.
MIR, Flandrena has been serving as
Judge of the municipal court since
last June, when he was appointed by
Gov Blaine to succeed Griff Thomas,
deceased. A bill passed by the
legislature now in session abolished
the municipal court for Iron county
and confers its powers on the county
court A county judge viii be
chosen at the April Z election. Mr..
Flandrena is candidate for the of
flee and is opposed by Everis II.
Reid
Miss Viola Fish will hereafter act
as register of probate, having been
named for the position. She has
been clerk of the municipal court
for several years.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-28
Mercer Resident Injured When Big
Timber Falls.

Turning his head a few inches
just as six-ineh maple timber
crashed down from the rafters of
blacksmith shop upon him, Charles
Richardson, ga, of Mercer, black
smith at Pine lake camp, narrow
~ escaped fractured skull and
probable death.
The full force of the failing timber
struck him on the shoulder, and he
was brought to St Joseph's hospital
Wednesday,
Richardson was shoeing horse
and felt a strong draught of wind
from outside. He asked his helper to
shut the door. When the doors were
slammed, the vibration shook the
big timber, which had been lying in
the rafters, loose and it crashed
toward Richardson. The helper yell
ed and Richardson turned his head
to see what was wrong. The slight
movement of his head saved him and
the timber crashed into his shoulder
and bore him to the floor.-Ashland
Press.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-28
Gasoline Tax Law
Effective April l
State Treasurer Warns Dealers That
Tax Must Be Paid on Gasoline
in Storage.

A warning has been issued by
state Treasurer Solomon Levitan
TO all Wisconsin gasoline dealers,
whether they be grocery or hardware
stores, garages, filling stations,
wholesalers, distributors, or manu-
facturers, that under the new gaso-
line tax law, as amended, they must
pay tax of &c per gallon on all
gasoline which they have on hand on
April LIST, when the new law goes
into effect
All gasoline dealers are requested
to file with the state treasurer inn
mediately on April LIST, an inventory
showing the total number of gallons
of gasoline in their possession on this
date, and to remit to the state
treasurer tax of &c per gallon on
all such gasoline when sold
Inventory forms for making this
return may be obtained from Solo
men Levitan, state treasurer, or from
any dealer or wholesaler of gasoline.
This inventory and tax payment
will be made by retailers only this
one time" Mr.. Levitan explained.
From then on the tax will be col
lected as near the source as possible,
in other words from the company
which first enters the gasoline in the
commerce of the state.
''There will, however, naturally be
a certain amount of gasoline on hand
in the tanks of all dealers on April
LIST, and since the law requires tax
on &c per gallon on all gasoline sold
by anyone whomsoever, beginning
April LIST. 1925, we must ask each
individual dealer to file an inventory
Of the gasoline he has on hand at the
time the law goes into effect, and to
pay the tax when the gasoline is sold.
1T is, of course, only just and
reasonable that as long as the dealers
will collect this extra &c per gallon
from purchasers beginning April lst,
that this &c belongs to the state"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-28
Anti-Toxin For Scarlet Fever.

Madison-An anti-toxin for scarlet
fever, said to rival the effectiveness
Of antitoxin for diphtheria, was
placed on the market this month and
is available for use by Wisconsin
physicians, the state board of health
has been officially informed.
"Scarlet fever antitoxin is not to
be confused with any product in
tended to prevent the disease, such
as toxin-antitoxin does in diphtheria, "
the state board of health warned.
1.-THE newly marketed product is for
use only in cases actually developed,
and at the time such cases are in the
acute febrile stage"
The discovery of this new curative
agent is expected to prove one Of
the striking advances in the control
of dangerous diseases, and to take
rank with the discovery of diphtheria
antitoxin and toxin-antitoxin small
pox vaccination, typhoid vaccine,
Pasteur's treatment for rabies and
similar advances in medicine.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-28
Blaine Is Running
True To Form
Administrations Opposition to Wild
Life Conservation Measures
Is No Surprise.

Madison Opposition 5y Governor
Blaine to the Federal governments
proposition to create wild life,
preserve and fish refuge adjacent to
the Mississippi River is surprising
to no one. The Governors ad-
ministration is now, and always has
been, destitute of every intelligent
policy, purpose, and vision in aid of
conservation, in proof of which we
have only to recall the defonseless
betrayal of an unsuspecting people
in his veto of the northern lakes
park project unanimously approved
four years ago by the legislature,
wherein payment was provided by
the levy of a surtax, the purchase
price of which would not exceed one
half its actual value, and if the
legislature had been in session when
this bill was vetoed it would have
been easily passed over his veto. The
governor, however waited before
giving it his disapproval until after
the legislature adjourned This
DIpJcCL 6UlDfdCGQ AHG OWilSt snip ny
the state of thousands of acres of
the only virgin white pine left in
Wisconsin and many beautiful forest
shore lined lakes.
The federal government is gener-
ously offering to do in Wisconsin
what is being done for similar rea-
sons in many other states, conserv-
ing for the preservation of wild
life and fish refuge a vast worthless
tract which will result in an added
attraction to our state and benefit
not only our own people but the
people of adjoining states as well,
and if this undertaking is not car
ried out by the national government
it will not be done at all This leg
islature is more than likely to give
it's stamp of approval to the pro-
ject, and if the sentiment in ar
about the Legislature IS what it
seems to be it can be APP! owed over
the governors veto.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-28
RhinGlander Getting Ready
for Baseball.

Plans for baseball are already
under way at Rhinelander as wit
messed by the following clipping
from the Rhinelander New North:
Johnson. pitcher, and Conway,
outfielder. who signed for the sea-
son with the Rhnelander baseball
club, have arrived in this city and
other players are expected within
the next two or three weeks. Chas.
Belief, manager Of the team, reports
that virtually all players have been
engaged and the complete organza-
ton will be here early in April 20
begin training. Present outlook IS
that Rhlnelander will have one Of
the strongest semi-pro teams in the
northwest this year Managers Of
several worth while clubs have al-
ready requested manager Belief for
games. No attempts to arrange the
seasons schedule have been made
at this time.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-28
Iron County Agent
Goes to Medford
Dan A. Shaffer Has rendered His
Resignation to Take a Similar
Position in Taylor County,.

Pan A. Shaffer, for three years
agricultural agent for Iron county,
on Tuesday rendered his resignation
to the county agricultural com
m'ttee TO take effect April /. The
resignation was accepted
Mr.. Shaffer leaves his position
here to become agent for Taylor
county, his application for the posi-
ton in that county having been
favorably acted on. He will have
his headquarters at Medford, where a
fine office for the agricultural agent
Is maintained in the court house.
Mr.. Shaffer expects to move his
family to Medford about April 6,
after which he will return here and
assist his successor in getting started
in the work.
A successor to Mr.. Shaffer will
probably be named at a meeting of
the county agricultural committee to
be held next week. Three APP
nlications for the position have been
filed with the committee, and it is
probable that one of these will be
chosen.
Mr.. Shaffer's decision to leave
Iron county and take a position in
Taylor county came as a surprise to
most people in the county However,
he stated that the state department
anprised him of the vacancy in
Taylor county and also recommended
him as qualified to fill the position.
He went to Medford last week and
after looking things over felt that
the inducements were such that he
would be justified in making the
change Taylor county is essentially
farming community and has some
of the finest farms to be found in
the state.