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Evening star., 1925-02-20
BANK NAMED EXECUTOR.
George C. Altemus Leaves Home
and Income to Widow.

The Union Trust Company is
named as executor of the estate of
George c. Altemus, grocer. who died
February s. according to his Will.
dated July IS, 1913. and iled for
probate. His wife is given the
residence at 1346 Harvard street
northwest with the furnishings. The
remaining estate is to be held in
trust by the Union Trust Company
until the youngest child OF the
testator reaches the age Of 80 years
The income IL to be paid to the widow
and at the termination of the trust
the property is to be distributed
among the widow and children.
The will of Fanny Wood Arnold,
dated April 27, 1928. was also fiied for
probate. She. disposes of an estate
valued at $4,000. and names the Ma
tional Savings and Trust Company as
executor. The heirs are said to be
grandchildren. Conway Hillyer Ar
mold, Sd, and Frances Harvey Arnold.
M Leroy Cough Is named - guar.
dian for the grandchildren.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
GOVERNOR ORDERS
POISON INQUIRY
Ohio Executive Announces In.
tent to Get at Bottom of
Students Deaths.
By the Associated Press.


COLUMBUS, Ohio. February 20
Gov. Vic Donshey today requested
NJ. NJ. n. Ford, secretary of the Ohio
State Board of Pharmacy, to conduct a
personal investigation Of the poison
ing Of Ohio State University students
here several weeks ago with view
OF prosecuting the person or persons
responsible for the alleged Iaxity in
the conduct of the university dis
pensary.
The Investigation must not end.
Gov. Donahey told Ford, until every
resource has been exhausted. The
chief executive said he was convinced
from informal evidence called to his
attention that the university dispens-
ary was loosely conducted.
Two Students Die.
Two Ohio State University students
died from effects Of strychnine poi.
soning which they received at the
university dispensary when they call
ed for quinine capsules. Several other
students were made seriously ill from
the same cause. Strychnine was
found in a number of capsules which
were supposed to contain quinine
How the strychnine came to be in
capsules or how they were placed in
the quinine capsule bottle never has
been explained.
City Prosecutor John J. Chester, jr
conducted an investigation and ques-
toned more than so pharmacy stu
dents and all of the instructors in
the department. No light was thrown
on the mystery as result of this
investigation. Prosecutor Chester
however. has not yet made public his
formal report.
Several days ago 1t was announced
that the university officials would
continue the investigation, and it was
announced that the dispensary had
been closed indefinitely.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
DR.. A. STEWART ELECTED.
d. c. Chapter, Society of War of
1912 Names President.

DR.. Andrew Stewart was elected
president of the District Of Columbia a
Chapter of the Society of the War OF
1872 at the annual meeting held last
night in the Cosmos Club. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Col. Mer-
vyn c. Buckley and Maj. Chandler of
the general staff Of the Army.
Other officers elected were: Col.
Mervyn c. Buckley, first vice presi-
dent; Col. Edgar f. Hume, second
vice president; William Howe SOM
ervell, secretary; James NJ. Henry,
treasurer, and William NJ. Beall,
registrar. The executive committed
selected were Paul n. Peck. DR.. An
drew Stewart. Col. Edgar E. Hume.
Delegates to the meeting Of the
general society: Paul N. Peck, Will
liam H. Somervel, Col. Mervyn c.
Buckley and Samuel Herrick.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
21,OOO added to List
OF u. S. Job Seekers
In Year, Tests Sho,o

Examination for a thousand diff
ferent positions were held by the
Civil Service Commission. last year
and 21.ooe more persons entered
them than In the year before. The
commission reported today that
5000 persons competed in the ex-
animation for general clerical
positions and $1,000 for the steno-
graphic.
Operations of the commission
were featured for the first time by
the use of radio broadcast sting,
which was said to have proven an
effective means Of reaching per-
sons intsrssts1 ia the various sx-
amiAsttaAA :.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
Miss Amy Hillebrant Dies.

Miss Amy E. Hillebrant. daughter
of the late Frank. J. and Mrs. Caro-
line Hillebrant, died at Providence
Hospital Wednesday. She had been
an employe of the Government Print
ing once for several years. Funeral
services will be held at Zurhorsts
undertaking parlors tonight at 1889
o'clock Interment will be in Kings
ton, n. Y.
Miss Hillebrant is survived by her
sister. Mrs. John Lewis Heiser OF
Kingston.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
$5OQ,0)O PAINTINGS
STOLEN FROM HOME
Rich Danzig Firm Head Re-
ports Looting of Cali.
fornia Residence.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, Calf. February 90
Renaissance paintings and other art
treasures valued at nearly half a mil-
lion dollars were missing from his
Hollywood home. Martin Wein-
schenck. president of the Danzig firm
Of NJ. Weinschenck & Co, reported to
the police when he returned from
Catalina Island last night.
Among the paintings cut from their
frames or carried away frames and
all he listed:
Coello's Daughter Of Philip II Of
Spain and Elizabeth OF Valois," val
ued at $135,ooo; Vocal Lesson" by
Metsu. valued at sl25,ooo; Murillo's 8
famous BOY Blowing Bubbles" VAL
ued at $4,000; a series of pictures by
Teniers; a Madonna and Child" and
other paintings by Correggio, and
other works by Backer and Lorrain.
Old Laees are Taken.
The thieves also obtained, he said,
old laces valued at $4,000, and other
art objects. but left behind a collec-
ton Of paintings and other treasures
virtually as valuable as that taken
away.
Five special Investigators, repre-
senting a London firm Of under
writers which, 1t is said. had insured
tho stolen collection at $2I6,0oo, Join ed
detectives in the hunt for clues
The police estimate OF the los. was
s471. 900.
In locked closet. undisturbed
amidst the general disarray of the
looted home. was antique silver val
ued at $4,000.
Some of the precious objects which
the thieves left behind were de-
atroyed or damaged by csreiessne.s or
haste
to bits. One canvas lay on the foor
with the mark of shoe imprinted
on 1t.
Tive Theories Advanced.
Investigators advanced two theories
of the theft. One was that the paint
inss and other valuables were taken
by thieves hired by a private collector
willing to go to any length to obtain
them for his own collection. TIL. other
was that an international band OF crimi-
nails planned to hold the loot until
the insurance company involved was
willing to offer a mo questions asked
reward.
All of the paintings carried away
are listed in catalogues the world over.
Weinschenck said, ard are so well
known that it would be impossible to
dispose OF them to any reputable art
dealer, collector or museum.
The thieves apparently obtained en-
trance to the home by breaking a
pane Of glass in a rear door. Detec-
tives asked, however, for a list Of all
persons who had been employed In
the house and might be in q position
to obtain keys to it,
OCCUPYING the Weinschenck resi-.
dence in addition to the owner are
Mr. and Mrs. II. G.. Weinschenck. the
art collectors son and daughter-in.
law. and Baron T.. r. Won Gerstorn
Young Weinschenck and Baron vor
Gerstorff are former German arm,
officers.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
TRIBUTE BY WAR MOTHERS

A wreath was placed on the tomb
of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington
Cemetery today by Mrs. Josephine
Pfeil Of Milwaukee, Wis, in the name
of Milwaukee and Wisconsin war
mothers.
Mrs Pfeil was attended at the cere-
mony by Mrs. Margarite Mcclure,
national war mother. and Mrs. Rus
sell S. Langdon,- president of the So
ciety OF Sponsors of the United States
Navy, and members OF their staffs.
Mrs. Pfeil represented the Milwau-
kee County Chapter of American War
Mothers, the Society of Sponsors and
the sth Naval Brigade.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
GIVEN BELATED HONORS.
Three Officers Receive Citations for
Acts Many Years Ago.

Brig. Gen. Ramsay d. Potts. L. s. A.
retired. and Col Tenney Ross, 65th
Infantry. both of whom entered the
military service from the District of
Columbia, have just been awarded
silver star citations for gaflantry in
action. Gen. Potts is cited for gallant
conduct a Aibonito, p. R.. August u,
1898, and Col. Ross for gallant con-
duct against hostile Chippewa In
dians at Leech Lake. Mimi. October
5, 1898. Gen. Potts lives at the St.
Nicholas. Wyoming avenue, this city,
and Col Ross is stationed with his
regiment al San Juan, P. r.
Col. Louis NJ. Nutman. L. s. Infan-
try, stationed at Omaha. Neb., has
received three silver star citations.
one for gallantry at Santiago de Cuba
July l, 1898; another for gallantry at
Yang-tsun, China. August s, 1900, and
the third for sallantry at Bayan,
Philippine Islands. May "a, 1902.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT.
Young Man Accused of Using
Revolver Butt as Weapon.

James A. Mostyn, %, of SIS Eighth
street northeast, was arrested by
Precinct Detective Kane of the first
precinct today. charged with assault,
rn j. a. Brown, 231 Thirteenth
street southwest, who reported early
this week to the police that he had
been attacked and beaten while in
the w. 3. & A. terminal waiting
room a Twelfth stree and New York
avenue Brown was treated at
Emergency Hospital after the at
tack for decorations to the scalp.
sustained, he said, from the butt OF
a revolver welded by his assailant.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
HITS LAKE DRAINAGE.
Secretary Weeks Disapproves
Volume Of Diversion at Chicago.

Secretary Weeks. at the beginning
Of hearings here today on the ques-
ton of drainage of Lake Michigan
water by the city of Chicago, de-
clared that engineers had held that
10000 cubic feet per second diversion
was injurious to navigation and that
he did not desire argument justifying
a permanent diversion at such a fig
ure.
Nor will I, as an Official" he said,
grant any permission to exceed the
diversion heretofore authorized, ex-
cept as a temporary measure, and then
only for such time as is necessary
for the sanitary district OF. Chicago,
in good faith, to meet the conditions
that now confront them"
Evening star., 1925-02-20
Ship Builder Found Dead.

{. BALTIMORE, Md, February 90
The body of Theodore H. Rohde, 4S
years old, general manager of the
shipbuilding firm of Charles l.. Rohde
4 Sons, was found in the harbor to-
day, a few feet from the shipyard
pier. He was last seen Wednesday
afternoon on the pier. Members of
his family said he had been suffering
from severe headaches. There were
~ marks Of violAnA
Evening star., 1925-02-20
Executed by Firing Squad.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, February
2o.-Hcnry C. Hett, alias George AL
len, was executed by firing squad
at the Utah State prison here at 7:4s
o'clock this morning for. the murder
of Police Sergt. N. p. Pierce on No
vember q, 1922.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
Projection. of CO-Ed
Against FIirts Is
Proposed in Bill
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RALEIGH. N. c.. February 20:-
Objectional Irritation with or ogher
annoyance Of school girls would
be eutlawed in North Carolina
under provisions of a measure now
before the State Senate committee
on education for consideration.
The bill would class this So
called onense as misde emeanor,
punishable with fines of not less
than IS nor more than $50 or i'm
prisonment for not less than 10
days nor more than 80.
Any one disturbing teachers
also would come within provisions
of the measure. >.-'
Evening star., 1925-02-20
CONDUIT CHARGE LOWER.
Reduced Rate for Extending Elec-

A reduction of rs per cent In the
rate charged by the Potomac Electric
Power Co. for extending its conduit
to furnish service to new customers
was announced today with the ap-
proval OF the Public Utilities Com
mission. According to c. Melvin
Sharpe, an ofncial of the company.
the new charges will amount to saw
Ing of approximately ss0,ooo annually.
There Is a long schedule of these
rates, including a different one for
each class Of. paving surface that
has to be cut through in making the
extension.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
Representative Garner Better.

Representative Garner of Texas
who is suffering from pneumonia at
his hotel here, was said today to he
somewhat improved, after a more
nights rest. The crisis
OF his illness has not been reached.
Evening star., 1925-02-20
MUST PASS NEW RENT BILL
NEXT MONDAY OR NEVER
House Legislative Jan, Is Declared to Prevent Any
Other Time for Considering
the Measure.

suspension Of the rules in an enort
to clean up controversial meas
ures which are awaiting action on
the calendar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-21

Senator Ed Roethe, assemblyman
George Slack of the south district and
assemblyman Charles Tuffley, are IN
Madison representing Grant county at
the present session of the legislature.
Frank Changer, 40, RidgeWay
cheesemaker, died at st. Joseph's hos
pital, Dodgeville, Tuesday, of cancer.
He leaves widow, three sons and a
daughter.
Mrs. Fred S. Boynton, so, former
Platteville resident, died at her home
in Freeport. Mrs. Marion Rose OF
Platteville is the aged mother of Mrs.
Boynton.
Diphtheria in violent form made
its appearance at Richland Center
when Miss Stella Barry became VIC
tim.
John Roberts, So, Rewey resident,
died Friday week ago after a long
illness with cancer.
Clarence Weittenhiller will occupy
the Homer Biddick farm at Livingston
the coming wear
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-21

Charlie Mezera, Eastman farmer,
while helping a neighbor put back
deep well pump, had his right hand
smashed when the dogs" of a low
ering device slipped and Charlie
His hand was crushed beneath the
lowering apparatus and coupling
breaking the thumb and second fin
ger and terribly mutilating the hand.
After first aid he was rushed to town
where surgeons dressed his wounds
and are in hopes of saving his hand.
The other hand YVES also cut and
bruised
James Canada, custodian of Clay
ton county's courts, carried piece
of glass in his face for forty years.
He had been a bartender in his ear
lier days and in little scrimmage
with a customer got several pieces of
glass in his face when a window
broke. All were removed save this
one which had worked its way Gown
from near the ear to the center Of
his lower lip and while washing the
other day it, too, came cut.
Mrs Josephine Kramer, who lived
alone at Muscoda, slipped and fell
while carrying an armful of wood in
to her home, and fractured her hip in
two places. A neighbor going by
heard her moan and upon investiga-
ton found the aged lady lying in the
snow, unconscious. She apparently
had fallen an hour before. Local aid
was given and then she was rushed
to a hospital.
Ernest G. Briggs, former county
clerk of Crawford county, died at Min
neapolis and was buried in the Ever
green cemetery at Mt. Sterling. Mr..
Briggs was we'll known man, land
lord of the Briggs Hotel in Gays
Mills for II years, secretary of the
Gays Mills fair, and member of the
county board.
The t. Harker pop factory at Ben
ton was damaged by fire Tuesday af-
ternoon The blaze originated in a
gasoline heater and gained consider
able Roadway before the fire company
reached the scene. Most of the machin-
cry was ruined and the building bad
Iy burned on the inside.
Gilbert Erickson, near Highland,
sold his farm of 227 acres to Gordon
AuQ0rSOu. lu0 price was YoV POI
acre. The farm is said to be one of
the best equipped and most fertile in
the county Mr.. Erickson will now
take life easy and enjoy we'll earned
rest.
The Peoples Gas and Electric Co.
plant at Savanna was partially de-
stroyed by fire Sunday morning OF
last week. The blaze, originated IN the
ceiling of the gas room and was fed
by coal dust lodged in the joists.
SIS 900 damage was done.
Virginia, the nine year old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Piper, OF
New Diggings, died Saturday after an
illness of about 48 hours. The little
girl was taken i'll Friday and died the
next day
Jack Rothery has been sent to
Shullsburg where he will be superin-
tendent of the Copeland mine which
is being equipped and put in shape
to operate by the Mineral Point Zinc
Co.
Webbie Smith of Platteville is i'm
proved in health after severe tussle
with double pneumonia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-21
Crawford Men Held
for Law Violation

PRA. DJ CHIEN-Clarence Fortney,
of Soldiers Grove, Sam Touvas and
William Steines, of Bell Center, APP
peared in justice court and were
bound over to the May term of cir
cult court under $500 bonds for viola
ton of liquor laws. E. E. McGillen
pleaded guilty before County Judge
O'Neil and his hearing was set for
Jan. 10.
Lester young was committed to the
county iail Monday when bonds OF
$500 for appearing in circuit court
weer not met. He is charged with writ
ing a SIS check on local bank last
August in which he carried no funds.
He was apprehended in La Crosse
Sunday by Chief of Police Lindner'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-21
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of WeekEr0 Tri-
State Area.

John Ehrler, Elizabeth Qll) mar
shall, was badly injured about the face
due to an unexpected explosion IN the
water plant in that village. Ehrler es-
sayed to start a gasoline engine to
pump water, using a blow torch to
thaw out the engine head. The flame
ignited quart of gasoline held in
the engine supply chamber and an
explosion followed which blew the
engine to pieces and nearly wrecked
the engine house. Ehrler was badly
cut about the face but pluckily held
his ground, throwing sand on the
flames which subdued them.
The Pra. du Chen wooden mill
closed down indefinitely last week
when So expert Weavers went on strike
over higher pay and pay for overtime.
Weavers say they have been receiving
but SO mills per pick whereas the
standard pay is 5 mills per pick. They
claim they are unable to make more
than $3.50 to $500 a day although
skilled mechanics at their work. The
company claims it is unable to meet
the mems demands which amount to
a 40 per cent increase.
Henry Schermer was electrocuted
at a transformer station on the high
tension electric service lines near
New Vienna with employees of the
Eastern Iowa Electric Co. and the
Interstate Power Co. He was trying
to locate trouble with telephone SER
vice when he accidentally came in con-
tact with $500 volts and the first in
timation his co-Workers had was to
see his limp form hanging from the
safety strap near the top of the pole.
Henry Santos of Richland Center
drove hired car from Richland to
Madison and there boarded the train
for Milwaukee where he Joined the
navy. The Fogo garage investigated
and located the car but found the
driver was on his way toward life
on the rolling deep. Naval authorities
agree to punish young Santos in their
own court or to turn him back to
civil authorities as may be DENIED
best.
$500 will be spent on the village
street at Wauzeka the coming year
according to Engineer Jerry Germond
of the state highway office. The state
will provide $4,000 aid on the project
and $1,000 will come from the county
In addition to the village Improvement
$4,000 will be spent relocating S. T
L. No. so between Wauzeka and Boyd
town.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-21

Thomas Ford Jr. of Highland, the
father of six children, committed sui
eide by hanging himself Thursday a
week ago. Ford went to the barn on
his place and placed rope over a
rafter. Fastening the moose around
his neck he climbed to a partition
wall, placed his hands in his pockets
and jumped to death. Dependency ov
er i'll health is assigned as the reason
for the tragedy.
VIM. Miller, known as dark
horse" has been appointed night po-
caused by the discharge of Geo.
Shields last summer. Shields has
since worked as night watch without
city authority Or pay, merchants club
bling to defray his salary. Miller will
receive $50 month from the city. His
hours are from $50 p. m, to 5 a. m.
Jesse Walsh of Richland Center was
given year in Waupun by Judge Lin
coin and has started to serve his SEN
tence. Walsh was arrested some time
ago for failure to support his family.
He promised to do better and was re-
leased on parole. He failed to make
good and the court sent officers to On
tario where Walsh was living and
brought him back to stand trial.
Drunken hunters took potshots at
the auto Of A F. Bishop, cashier of
the Mineral Point bank, near Ridge
way so shot struck the side of the
car but no one was hurt. Bishop in
vestigated at once and found two
hunters wildly shooting from a bank
near the highway. They were full of
Iowa county hootch.
Pinkney Mcmillan, living on the
line between Richland and Crawford
counties, and who has been up in
court in this county for bootlegging,
is under arrest in Crawford county
for a similar offense. Mcmillan has a
reputation as one of the boldest men
at his trade" in this section.-Rich-
land Democrat.
Mrs. Walter Blair, wife of Rev.
Blair, former Congregational pastor
at Boscobel, fell recently at her home
in Fairmont, Mimi, breaking both
bones in one leg above the ankle.
Since leaving Boscobel the Blairs have
lived at Forest Grove, Ore, and re-
Gently Rev. Blair accepted call to
Fairmont.
Mrs. B. J. Kicks, Boscobel octo-
genarian, passed away at Parker hos
pital there Wednesday following a
brief Illness Mrs. Kicks, residing with
her daughter, Mrs. F. S. Tuffley, had
the bad luck to fall and break a hip
Saturday a week ago. Complications
ensued, causing death.
Attorney T. j. Webb, who for the
past five years has practiced at
Blanchardville, has become associated
with the law firm of McGeever & Nc
Geever, of Dodgeville. Atty Webb took
up his work in the new surroundings
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Thomas Gribble of Mineral PIT.
died Jan. at the age of SO years
Mrs. Gribble bore load of sorrow
having buried nine of. her ten chill
dren in a period of II years, also los
ing her husband by death.
The Boscobel city council voted to
dispense with their chief of police.
The street commissioner was vested
with the authority of police officer
and a night Waterman is to receive
$50 per month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-21
Commissioner Closes
Pra. du Sac Bank

PRA. DU SAC-The Sank bank of
Pra. du Sac was closed Wednesday by
Commissioner of Banking Dwight I.
Parker. The bank is one of the Oldest
in Sank county having been estab-
lished in 1868.
Frozen assets were given by Parker
as the reason for the state depart
ment's action.
Parker gives the cause for the fro
zen funds as trouble dating back to
June, 1920, when Jourgen Olson OF
Minot, N. D., gained controlling inter-
est of the bank which at that time had
deposits of 100000 and removed the
better assets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-21
Dog Kennel Formed
By Platteville Men

Oscar Day of Lancaster has pur-
chased the Haase farm on highway 81
northwest of Platteville city limits
where he will establish chicken
farm. On Monday he purchased a half
interest in the Odell kennels, here
tofore operated exclusively by DR..
Frank Fletcher, veterinarian. The
Odell kennels specialize in German
Shepherds, English Springer spaniels
and Boston bull terriers. The Spring
spaniels are a remarkably fine breed
of hunting dogs and the first of the
breed here used last fall by local MINI
rods are declared to be the finest bird
dog hunters have had.