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The Washington times., 1926-04-27

NAAC HAAA%AA0AA AG SANA
leries. 1906 Connec.
ticut avenue.
You no w, If
course, that Rel
Partridge was born
in California and
that most of mis-
work has been done
in the West. There
is a free, open quail
ity in it. a little
bold, in keeping
with the magnjfi-
cent scale of West
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
MRS. BARNETT PLANS
TRIP WITH MRS. BROWN
PENNSYLVANIA CHIEF
JUSTICE IN TOWN

Chief Justice Robert Won Mosch-
Zisker, OF the supreme court Of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Won Moschzisker,
and their young children are spend
ing several days in Washington and
ara at the Powhatan Hotel. They
were received by President Coolidge
yesterday. and the President won
the heart Of one Of the boys by
writing a greeting in the autograph
album in which he is making a col
lection Of signatures of famous men.
Chief Justice Won Moschzisker has
been suggested several times as
available timber for appointment to
the United States Supreme Court,
the recommendation to the Presi.
dent being made by Senator George
Wharton Pepper and Senator David
Aiken Reed Of Pennsylvania. He
has had a notable career at the bar
and on the bench in the keystone
State, which has contributed no
member to the nations highest tri-
bunal of justice for over a quarter
Of a century.
to the present visit Of the Won
Moschziskers in Washington. Mrs.
Won Moschzisker, who was Miss
Macbeth. daughter Of a wealthy
Pittsburgh glass manufacturer, has
long been a close friend of Mrs.
David Aiken Reed The chief jus
tice and his family will return to
their home later this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Freling-
huysen arrived yesterday at the
Willard from Palm Beach. Fla. and
expect to remain in Washington
until late this week.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27

l would never infer that 1 became 'too
accustomed" to familiar Washington
faces, it is amusing to observe travel
ers "passing through" with destina-
ton on their wings and about them
the aura of other cities and other
lands, II you know what l mean.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
BIB SAYS:

"SOme of The shops aUhich I
recently sIg9ested aOere
needed on Connecticut Ave
nue have made their appear
ance. Neat week / VW tell
o'nu about q nelO lingerie
shop, and also about a shop
where it is possible to bnJ
hosiery and necessary od1S
and ends. A LoVely meW tea
shop 1ViI open soon, IN a
garden of roses. Connecticut
Avenue is bursting with
secrets and grO'Oth and
change"
The Washington times., 1926-04-27

MIR. and Mrs. John p. Stor1
Will be hosts at dinner this evening
at Grasslands for their daughter
Miss Caroline Story, and her fiance
Edward Lyndal Reed, whose mar
riage will take place tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
CORONATION RECEPTION PICTURESQUE EVENT
TO SPEND SUMMER
IN EUROPE

The Hungarian Minister and
Countess Szechenyi and their chill
dren' will spend the summer in
Hungary. 1t will be their first ex.
tended stay there since the war.
80
The Minister Of Nicaragua has
as his guests at the Wardman
Park Hotel his son-in-law and
daughter, Senior and Sonora G. o.
Salinas, Of Managua. Before her
marriage. which took place four
months ago. Sonora Salinas was
Senorita Elsa Castrillo.
Capt. Adolphus Andrews, for.
merly commander Of the Mayflow.
er, was the guest Of honor at a
luncheon given by the officers on
the Mayflower in the Presidential
suite yesterday at the Willard
Captain Andrews will leave soon on
diplomatic mission to the arms
conference at Geneva.
MRS. BARNETT PLANS
TRIP WITH MRS. BROWN
Mrs. George Barnett will accom-
pany Mrs. w. Harry Brown on a
trip to Europe, sailing tomorrow on
the Mauretania. The two ladies
left Washington today. They viii
go to London and will be at
Claridge's until Mrs. Brown, who
will take a house for the London
season, can find suitable quarters.
They will also visit Paris and Mrs.
Barnett, who expects to be away
but six weeks. will take a hurried
trip to the Riviera to see her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert r. Dickey, jr., who are at
the Villa doa A cias
The Washington times., 1926-04-27

The French Ambassador and
Nine. Bergener will entertain a:
dinner tonight at the embassy In
honor Of the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Kellogg. The Belgian Am
bassador. Baron de Cartier, will be
among the guests.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27

Mrs. George r. Sutherland, wife
Of Associate Justice Sutherland.
entertained at luncheon today at
the Chevy Chase Club in coInpIi-
ment to Mrs. e. T. Sanford, wife Ut
Associate Justice Sanford. There
were twenty-four in the company.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27

The Creek Minister and Nine.
Simospoulos will be the guests Of
honor at dinner this evening OF
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom.
who will entertain at the May
flower
The Washington times., 1926-04-27

Affectionately,
The Washington times., 1926-04-27

The Ambassador OF Italy, Nobiie
Giacomo de MARITIME, accompanied
by Leonardo Vitetti, secretary Of
the embassy, left town today for
New York, where they will re.
main for a few days at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel
The Washington times., 1926-04-27

Mrs. Sidney Small, who is spend
ing a week at Wardman Park
Hotel, is the only woman member
of the city council Of Toronto.
Canada. Before her marriage, Mrs.
Small was Miss Ethel Horstmann,
~ Wa Sbipcf0n
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
JUNEAU SCHOOL
TEACHERS NOW
ON n. {. A. ROLL

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Nov. 1S-
One hundred per cent of the teachers
of the public schools of Juneau are
enrolled in the National Education
Association, according to report
received by J. w. Crabtree. secretary
of the association, from William II.
Keller, the superintendent of schools.
This is the second year all the teach
ers of the Juneau schools have been
members of the National Education
Association.
In writing to Mr. Keller, ack.
nowledging the report, Mr.. Crabtree
says: I'VE are proud of your 100
per cent enrolment You and your
associates are to be congratulated
on this high professional spirit. The
new certificates granted by the
Executive Committee, show gold
seal called an Honor Medal the year
of your 100 per cent enrolment
These certificates will be sent to
you soon"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
REVEAL. SCANDAL
in EARLY LIFE
A | A s X A MINER
Alleged Daughter Loses Fight
in Court for Estate of
George Ampusait.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Nov. 1S.--Ilold
ing that Jola Hayler has not sub
mitted sufficient identity to her
claim as daughter of George Ampu
salt, Alaska miner, who died near
Circle City in 1924, the Supreme
Court has dismissed her suit for AM
pusaits estate, which is valued at
$4,000
A King County Superior Court de
cision awarded the estate TO Jola
Hayler but the Supreme Court de
cision reverses this and the property
will be escheated in part to the state
and the remainder going to the
brother and nephews of Ampusat.
Jola Hayler was born in 1890, neai
Puyallup, daughter of Mrs. Joseph
Meeker. Ampusat was working OF
the farm in the absence of Mrs
Meeker's husband. When Mrs. Meek
er discovered she was going to have
a child, she sent Ampusait away
and wrote her husband telling hin
of her unfaithfulness. He forgave
her and returned. Mrs. Meeker, ir
1894, with Jola. accidentally ms
Ampusait and Mrs. Ampusait in {
restaurant in Portland. Ampusai
'professed interest in the welfare o.
his illegitimate daughter and fol
several years sent money for hel
care the last being from Nome il
1899 When the Meekers learned "
his death. in belief that the minel
was her father, Jola sued for th'
estate
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
PUBLIC STRIP
ALONG ALASKA
R. R. REVOKED

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. = An
Executive Order has revoked the
regulations reserving for the public
1O-mile strip along the Alaska
Railroad from Seward to Knik
River. The strip embraced five miles
on each side of the railroad re-
served to provide timber for road
bed placements. The Alaska RalY-
road officials reported the strip
contained little material suitable
for that purpose.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Mrs. Mcpherson Ordered
To Make Out Deposition

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. is
Judge Albert Stephens has ordered
that Mrs Aimee Semple Mcpherson
and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Ken
nedy, make dispositions on December
in the $1,O00,000 slander suit
Mrs. V. Kimball has filed against
Mrs. Mcpherson will be asked
whether she was the companion Of
Kenneth G. Ormiston in the cottage
at Carmel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
FIND BUT FEW WOMEN
IN BOOTLEG BUSINESS

NEW YORK, Nov. is The woman
bootlesger exists mainly in fiction,
III the opinion of Mrs. Mary A. Sulli-
van, director of the Woman's divisioa
of the New York Police Department.
But, says Mrs. Sullivan, it's not
lack of inclination OF mental ability
that has kept women from crowding
the bootleggine field. Ms rather a
matter Of physical ability
Truck Loading Handicap
"A woman cant load and unload
a truck of liquor ard that is tn
highups.' she said.
Mrs. Sullivan, with IA record Of 10
years service in The police depart
ment, asserted thai of the thousands
of "speakeasies" in New York City.
she does not know of one lhat is
being operated by a woman.
Records Of prohibition arrests kept
by the New York branch OF Inc Anti
Saloon League reveal only nine wo-
men bootleggers, eight of whom.
however. have records that rival any
ever made by men.
Among Most Famous"
Probably the most famous. or in
famous was Gertrude Lythgoe who
specialized i'll smuggling liquor from
the Bahamas. Before she finally was
caught she had won the title Of
Queen of the Bootleggers" and also
that of the Joan dare of the Rum
Runners"
Closely rivaling her was Mrs.
Mabel Casares, Jr, wife of the son
of wealthy Argentine merchant.
When arrested she was said TO have
been the head Of a rum running syn
dicate of international proportions
and the owner of several vessels.
None On Rum Fleet
Two of the lesser satellites were
Frances Cannistraci, a 2i-year-old
miss. reputed to have been drawing
daily income of $1,000 to $2,S00
from her bootlegging operations. and
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
MORE CHILDREN TO-DAY
EXERCISE OWN OPINION

NEW YORK. Nov. Children
today are being allowed to exercise
their opinions much more than they
were decade ago.
This is the conclusion of Miss
Helen Eerris, editor of The America
Girl, based upon survey made by
the Girl Scouts among hundreds Of
members between 10 and IS years
of age who read the magazine
Choosing Their ciothes
THAT parents are consulting their
children" said Miss Ferris. I" is re-
vealed in the fact that OF the 1.5O3
girls replying. 70 per cent, for in.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Suzzallo Is Recognized
By Carnegie Foundation

NEW YORK, Nov. IS. - Henry
SuzzallO, who has been removed by
the Board of Regents, as President
of the University of Washington has
been elected Chairman of the Trus-
teos of the Carnegie Foundation for
Advancement of Teaching. The
Trustees also reported distribution
of $1,250,000 in retiring allowance
and pensions last year. The Foun-
dations total distributions of this
kind have reached $4,000, 900.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Germans Do Not Think
Ex-Kaiser Will Return

has long been famous as a resort to
which royalty flocked for health and
recreation.
Not only did members of the Ger
man royal families frequent Bad
Homburg in the old days, but the
late King Edward VII of England,
then Prince of Wales, began coming
to Bad Homburg in 1882. For long
period he spent several weeks there
every year drinking the curative
waters. The English colony that fol.
lowed was for years the most mum
'erous one from abroad.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Hope Abandoned for
Six Entrapped Miners

HAZELTON. Penn. Nov. IS
No signs of life have been discovered
in the flooded workings of-a coal
mine near here where six miners
were caught on Tuesday by food
water. The only hope was that
the miners were high up in the
gangway before the water and
wreckage overlook them. Miners
from many parts of the anthracite
region have Joined the rescue crews.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18

BERLIN, Nov. 1S.-The German
betting odds are strongly against ex-
Emperor William and his wife ever
taking up their abode on the Prus'
sian country estate reserved to them
for life as potential residence in
the settlement between the State OF
Prussia and the Hohenzollerns.
1t is generally agreed, however,
that it was quite natural for the ex-
Kaiser to pick the particular place
he selected, as Bad Homburg, where
the estate and castle are located,
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18

lowed to help IL the selection OF
their own hats. Sixty-two per cent
had voice in ne purchase of shoes.
and 33 per cent helped to select
t1eir Own books
Even more significant, believes
Miss Ferris, were the zoo girls who
make their own selections independ.
emily.
"In the matter of hats, for example,
22 per cent make their own selection.
Twenty-Five Per cent choose their
own shoes and 26 per cent select all
the furnishings and the decorative
schemes for their own rooms"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
men
NOT 50 BAD IS
JUDGES CLAIM
Refuses to Permit Testimony
in Poisoning Case
States Reasons.

PORT ANGELES. Wash, Nov. 1S
Late yesterday afternoon. the de
tense in the case of DR.. Moore
charged with alleged poisoning OF
his wife, began introducing testi
mony. This followed the Court over
ruling the motion for a directed yer
dict of acquittal.
The Court refused to admit testi
mony which the prosecution declared
would show improper relationship be
tween the defendant and woman
not his wife The Court said the
immoral conduct of husband WAS
immaterial unless previously shown
to have connection with the crime
and that many men who chase
around are fine to their families.
Men who don't chase around, are
sometimes intolerable brutes at
home"
Esten Vinegar, son-in-law of DR..
Moore. testified that DR.. Jessup told
him the night before Mrs. Moore
died, that commissions were due to
uremia. an abnormal condition of
the blood due to the presence of
urea and other urinary conditions
ordinarily excreted by the kidneys.
Dr.. Moore Testifies
DR.. Moore told the jury, in 20
minutes on the stand, the story of
his life and regarding his wife's
Illness. He contradicted state wit
nesses' testimony. Under cross
examination he gave decisive an
swers He said his wife's face was
partly paralyzed all her life since
she was II years of age.
DR.. Moore said his wife had a
series of commissions also had kid
ney and stomach trouble for five
years preceding her death.
Mrs Vinegar testified that DR.
Moore for years had kept his wife
alive by saying she was growing
better and continued to tell her OF
the good times they would have The
witness testified that before Mrs
Moore died, she decided the home
to Mr. Vinegar and the furnishings
to the hospital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
DEATH MACHINE
FAILS TO WORK.;
REVEAL SCHEME
Damaging Testimony Is Civ
en- in Attempted Muir
der Trial.

PORT ORCHARD. Wash. NOV. Is.
yesterday afternoon that w. G. Walk
ar, Bremerton electrician, promised
o shoot her husband If the electric
3urrent running through an electro
plate did moi kill him. Walker, in.
'atuated with Mrs. Kennison. is on
rial for attempted murder the slay-
ng of kennisOn.
Mrs. KennisOn told the jury that
Walker also declared she could su,
The Puget Sound Power & Light Co
or $4,000, for the death of hei
husband, if the plate did its work
because he would remove all traces
kennson was to have stood on the
olate when he came home from lodge
md turned on a light.
Gordon r. Shuck, Assistant Pro
fessor OF Electrical Engineering al
the University of Washington, testi
fled late yesterday that the electrical
apparatus with which Wa l
planned to kill Kennison, was cap
able of doing so.
Mrs. kess....:..::::::a, recalled to the
stand. related that Walker tested the
death machine on the morning OF
the day on which the murder was
planned and expressed satisfaction
with its operation. Mrs. Kennisor
said Walker said: Now I've got it
I'll get him tonight. He will be
carrying a lily tomorrow.
Husband, Son Testify
Kennison and his son Frank, az at
IL wears. corroborated Mrs. Kenni
sons testimony.
Mr. Kennson testified his wife
told him of the plot and he said he
overheard Walker tell her that he
would get him if she did not go tc
a dance.
Frank Kennison testified that he
saw wires connecting the numbering
device.
The states exhibits included a
loaded pistol which Mrs. Kennison
said Walker planned to kill her hus
band with if the electrocution failed
also old gloves and trousers,
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
DENIES ROMANCE.
between IND0RE,|
ALASKAN'S Child
Widow Alaskan Miner Says
Nothing to Report =
Miller Made Fortune.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Nov IS.
Mrs Jennie Miller. of Seattle,
widow of John Miller, Alaskan miner,
who is here with the former Maha-
rajah lndore. who abdicated follow
ing scandal in Bombay, declares
that there is no possibility of TO-
nance between Maharajah lndore
and her daughter Nancy Ann.
Yesterday it was stated that the
Maharaiah was travelling quietly
through the country studying condi-
iions and that Mrs. Miller, reputed
to be quite wealthy, was travelling
with him accompanied by her daugh-
ter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Queen Marie Uf for
N. Y. Enroute for Home

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Nov Is
Queen Marie has cancelled her south
ern tour and leaves here tonight for
New York City where she will take
the first steamer for home. King
Ferdinand is reported to be i'll.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
POINTS TO WOMAN AS SLAYER OF 2
STAR WITNESS IEST[FIES At TRIAL
" oman Blinded
By Freak
accident

BELLlNGIlAM Wash. Nov Is
Mrs William Vandoren was
blinded yesterday afternoon when
she was struck in the face by
Chinese pheasant when 1t went
through the windshield of her
automobile in which she was
riding with her husband. There
are no scratches on her face
but both of her eyeballs are
lacerated
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
R. C. BUTTON IS
DEAD, SEATTLE

SEATTLE. Nov. Is. Relatives
of K. c. Button. banker and mer-
chant of Nome and the Iditarcd,
are turaIto to Seattle to complete
tuEerai arrangements. Mr.. Button
diei Monday.
X. e. Button went To Nome in
1.14. 80 went To the iditarod in
1911 a. came to Seattle in 1928
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Slain Man Posted Bond
For Convicted Robber

SEATTLE, Nov. 18.-While inyes-
tigating the Staying of Corliss r.
Harris, whose body was recently
found near the highway, close to
Everett. the police found that he had
posted a $4,000 bond for Ed. Fasick
who was later convicted Of the Bon
Marche robbery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Blood Thirsty Man
Carroted, Santiago

SANTIAGO. Cuba, Nov. 1S.--Jose
Ouesada Castillo was garroted here
today for the murder Of his daugh-
ter after escaping from prison
where he was serving life sentence
for killing his wife.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Another Sect Located

FORT WORTH Texas Nov 1S---
a religious sect of % women and
three men IL today preparing 10
abandon a residence here and leave
town following quest ienne by off
cials who went 10 the house on a
tip the leader Of the sect was Ben
jamin Purnell.
we are living like Jesus said
the gray bearded cult master. giving
the name of w, Sanford. lie said
II women We're living downstairs
with him while the others remained
upstairs with the other two men.
The leader declared that these wo-
men do not work, they worship"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Made Fortune In Alaska

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Nov. 1S..-
John Miller, whose widow is reported
to be with Maharajah Indore. in Sail
Lake City, is reputed to have made
a fortune on Slate Creek. 175 miles
north of Valdez. He discovered the
property He went to Valdez in
1903 and was there married to Jennie
Shafer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
"P|C WON IAN" IN
DOUBLE MURDER
GIVES TESTIMONY
lncriminates Defendants in
Case-Testihes in Court
room from Bed.
S0MERVILLE, n. J., Nov

S0MERVILLE, n. j., Nov.
Is. = Mrs. Jane Gibson, star
witness for the prosecution in
the EeilMills murder case to-
da" save incIiminatinp testi-
mcny and rising from her bed
IN tAe coa~t room, pointed to
MRS. Fal' as the woman seen
az the seene CT the murders
aid lending over cne of the
1e~0 bodies.
Mrs Gibson, known as the
u. woman' was brought here
from Ier - City in an ambul-
5ace She was then transferred
= 4 bed and taken into the
courl room.
MIS-. Gibson I'D of how she had
bee robbed of corn and ON the
n st' = tie double murder she
he'd her dog barking and then
heard wagon stop near her corn
field. She saddled her mule and
Went to follow the wagon. which
however was then being driven
away. She thought those in the
wagon We're thieves. ready to steal
her corn, aud she remained about
SO feet behiul.
Sees DEFENDANTS
Mrs. Gibson said she saw Mrs
Hall aud Vile Stevens on the
road near the scene of the killing
She heard voices of men and women,
the men and women coming down
the lane.
Il heard a man say you let me
20. Tn ! heard a holler. next
saw flasflieht ard saw something
bright in the hands of one of the
men. That man was Henry Stevens
The flashlisht went out and heard
a shot and something fell" said
Mrs. Gibson
The witness said she ran for her
mule and continuing said: There
were two women there. One began
to cry oh Henry while the other
was scl aiming oh my, oh my, so
terribly and SO loud that ran for
the mule. After the first shot then
there were screams after screams.
| Just got to the mule when |
heard three shots. We stumbled
over stump. got up and then we
started for homo.
Seen In Moonlight
The moon was out bright After
reaching my home. | walked back
to look for a mocassin which | had
lost and saw a woman. with white
hair, bending down and fixing some
thing, and crying The same woman
IEontinuas ON ,-upa Tua
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18

Taxes on automobiles in France
are figured upoa the number of
horsepower developed by the motor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18

State highways in Michigan are
laid out along old Indian trails.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
To Entertain Prince

SEATTLE. Nov. 1S.-Mrs. Louis
Shafer, Of this city, grandmother
of Nancy Ann Miller, who is en-
route to San Francisco, told the
Associated Press that the Prince lis
& gentleman. She said that after
her visit to San Francisco and Los
Angeles, Mrs. Miller will be the
hostess to the Prince in Seattle.
Il am only too glad to have my
daughter and granddaughter mem
bers Of the party Reports that he
is mixed up in murder in Bombay
are false" said Mrs. Shafer.
Mrs. Jennie Miller is 80 years
of age and her daughter is 10. Since
the death of her husband, Mrs.
Miller has made five trips to India
via Europe and her daughter accom-
panied her mother twice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Educated In Seattle

Mrs. John Miller was raised and
educated in Seattle. She attended
the Seattle High School and in her
class was one man. now Il resident
of Juneau About 1906, Mrs. Miller
accompanied her parents to Valdez
where she and John Miller were
later married Miller was the son
Of prominent resident of Seattle.
living on Jackson Street, and he and
his wife were former pupils at the
old South grammar school in Seattle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18

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Continued on rage Two.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18
Seen In Moonlight

The moon was out bright. After
reaching my home. / walked back
to look for Il mocassin which | had
lost and saw a woman. with white
hair, bending down and fixing some
thing, and crying The same woman
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-18

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Evening star., 1926-09-23
ALMAS TEMPLE AND K. C..
TO GET FIGHT RETURNS

Loud speakers have been installed
at Almas Temple headquarters. 1911
X street northwest. for receiving the
DempseyTunney fight tonight. Poten-
tate Charles d. Shackelford extends
cordial invitation to the nobility to
attend.