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Evening star., 1928-04-22
FALL IS GRAT|F|ED,
BUT NOT SURPRISED
Former interior Secretary
Says He Anticipated ver-
Gict-Feared Hung Jury.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PASADENA. Calf, April 2i.-Aibert
B. Fall. former Secretary of the In
terror. said here today he was graft
fed but not surprised" by the acquittal
in Washington of Harry r. Sinclair
with whom he is charged with having
eonspired to defraud the Government
in the Teapot Dome oil lease.
Mr.. Fan Is q patient at Sanitarium
here.
II have very little to saw" Mr.. Far
continued. for had expected the ver-
dict from the first The only thing :
feared was tha possibility of a huns
jury. Prejudice injected into the at
moSphere in Washington, / feared
might perhaps cause one juror 10 hold
ouS for a verdict OF guilty, but I AN,
very graufied that such was not the
case. The defense was based upon the
truth, and truth was recognized
throughout the trial the defense
presented the true story of the tranSac-
ton, and decided to let the Continental
OH deal. about which / knew nothing
alone. Con1ectureS and rumors Of pri-
Vate deals made by oil men threatened
at first to cloud the real issues.
stories OF profits various gentlemen
were supposed TO have tak-a from oil
ttcAuS ADJOINING the Teapot Dome in
lected the poison and adverse criti.
etSm into public comment on the case
which resulted in turning the Teapot
Dome oil reserve over to exploitation
by persons owning wells outside the
confines OF the lease. who attempted
10 draw oil from within the bouns'-
aries OF the reserve.
The situation today is that within
a hours after judges of the Supreme
Court OF the United States had decided
the civil case. a naval oficer, having
charge of the Teapot Dome as il was
turned back 10 the Navy. falled upon
operators IN Salt Greek field adioininC
Teapot Dome 60 pay the Navy for oil
which these private operators were said
to be deriving through their own wells
from the Teapot Dome.
They are still, I understand. en-
gaged in the effort To secure such nav
ment, despite the fact that the United
States Supreme Court had decided that
there had not been, and never would
be- any real damage done to TeapoI
Dome ITSELF
Mr., Falls condition is declared 70 ha
materially improved since his arrival
here. Under physicians orders he had
denied himself TO nteryiewerS until to-
day and declared he would have no
further comments to make.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
JAPANESE DIET CLOSE.

TOXIC, April II ttl,~~The opening
of the new Japanese Diet YESTERDAY
allowed a victory for the Tanaka gov
ernment. but the margin was SO close
that the independents are now in a
position 10 swing future votes against
the ministry,
The Ianaka government elected les
candidate for Speaker Of the Diet. but
shnuld the government meet defeat next
week on some OF the problems before
the Diet It may mean dissolution and
general election.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
ARE RESCUED
IN BURNING HOUSE
Man. Woman and Two Chill
dren Taken to Hospital
After Blaze in Home.

Summoned by a woman who ran
screaming through d street shortly
after 9 O'Clock last night fireTnen res
cued a man. woman and two children
from burning house at 1909 d street
and sent them to Emergency Hospital.
where they were said. this morning. TO
be In serious condition from burns and
Suffocatiun.
The most seriously burned was Mary
Barnes. colored So years old. The
others were her grandchildren. Bernard
and Alcn-o Matthews. 8 and 4
years old. respectively, and their father.
Richard Matthews, a chef in the South
ern Lunch. Thirteenth and d streets.
Capt P. j, Sullivan of No. Truck
Company was partially overcome by
smoke when he went into the house
and rescued Richard Matthews. He
created considerable excitement when
he hung from the third-story window
for about five minutes after the rescue
He later resumed his duties. refusing
treatment.
The first to enter the ouit6lng Was
Private n. r. Burnett, f-rnler Marine
and driver for Deputy fire Chief Z. r..
Davis After gruping his way from
the first TO the third floors he located
the Barnes woman and carried her TO
out by Firemen J. W. Kay and H F.
Rothery Of No 3 Truck Company.
Children Saved by Ladders.
The knowledge Of the pgedicain-f mt
of the Matthews 1amfly was carried
to the FIRE house by Mrs. Jennie VII
hanson. part ownRr Of the house Upon
the arTsvaI of she engine. an alarm
was immediateIv turned tIl and Within
few minutes the narrow street was
filled with Err engines. and spectators.
Reserves from first precinct held
the crowd back on the sidewalk while
firemen scaled ladders TO the window
and smashed il IN. The children we're
brought aowfI 4addefS. hut their father
was piac4d on sile -oof until the SSneke
had cleared enough to carry him
through the house
The blaze, Of undetermined origin,
started in q rear wan on the first floor
and ate IT'S way to the top. It caused
damage Of Approximately $500. Alex
andrfa cars were he'd up on the loop Tor
more than an nour
Evening star., 1928-04-22
ADMIRAL DENIES PLAYING
POKER WITH SINCLAIR
Latlmer iB Letter ~ Wilbur, At
tacks Oil Probe Testimony
Of Gait. Robson.

Admiral J &. L4atiBler. cCnQnag4cant
A. TIE Philadelphia Navy Yard. denied
yesterday tLa1 he played DokeF III q
solnner with Harry r. Sinclair, oil mag
/ nate. ia l92z. - testified by Capt J.
sx Robson. retifed. IA The oil mans
ktFiaI ia conpeetiou with the Teapot
N59sns le&bs.
Ia o letter 10 Secretary Wilbur made
t0Dile 81 tne haYy Department, hd-
k4lfsl LatimeF said that he had nsyet
ft4noed q dinner given by Sinclair
e. 0le al which Sinclair Was present
f. declared be Bao BegeT ,j!ayed poker
.Eitu Sinclair or 3 game at which Sin
@ela3f NsS present
~ gAe admiral SAID he had never met
4 flHelslF on mas any conversation with
Efalm except ~ one occasion That Was
! 4 Toe FaH of 1924. Wnfn he gas o.
sd 10 Eneyenne WY0, ~ 4 witness
As Ae Iespot Done uJal there ~ the
'Et3e q! the EeeFetsgy of tDe Navy.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
}UREAUFUR[OUGHS
BEGIN TOMORROW
Engraving Layoff Win Last to
End of Fiscal Year,
June 80.

The furlough plan for operating divi-
sions of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing will become effective from. to-
morrow morning until the end Of this
fiscal year, June 30.
While there was some difference Of
opinion among employees. most Of them.
having had similar experience IN the
past, accepted the change as a mat
ter Of course. Many of them, 1t is known
were not sorry to receive the ftrlough.
which means only few days of with
out pay during the next two months.
A few objected.
The principle Of the furlough. how
ever, which is to accommodate the
amount OF work TO be done, and the
amount Of money available. will en-
able the bureau TO operate with its
fun force during the remainder Of the
fiscal year without the necessity Of
any dismissals. The furlough had no:
been used TO any extent IN the past
two years. Three years ago il was en-
ployed on a wide scale
Failure Of the Federal reserve banks
to order deliveries of paper money 70.
May and June was one of the factors
involved, which cut down both Work
and money available.
Already 1900 persons have been on
furlough Of one day in every five. max
ing 800 persons of daily from the pIate
printing division To these viii be
added virtually all the remaining work
erS of the operating division. .abou,
4,700 altogether viii be on furlougn.
and about 61o or $40 will be OF duty
each day.
The largest divisions going on fur
lough tomorrow and the number Of day.
of duty for the next two months are
as follows: Wetting. examining. num-
bering and stamp divisions, 4 days:
plate printing Office, engraving ana
engineering and machine. days; pres
register. 8 days; rag laundry, "a days.
ink making. days. and the remainder
2 days.
The orders for furlough were trans
mitted TO the various division heads for
communication 10 the workers.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
DRURY, IN ANNULMENT SUIT,
LAYS MARRIAGE TO TRICKERY
Son of Banker Claims Bride
Piled Him With Liquor
Before Wedding.
Wife Files Divorce Action,
Charging Husband With
DeSertiOn.

Charging that his bride Of six weeks,
the former Baroness Anna Jean Von
Hagen, designedly piled him with liquor
and took advantage of his intoxicated
condition to marry him for the pur-
pose of attaining pecuniary advantages
from his parents, Peter A. Drury. 1r.,
of this city. has filed suit for annul-
ment at Reno, New, according to news
received here yesterday by telegraph.
This news was followed quickly by
the filing of a suit for limited divorce
in the District Supreme Court about
noon yesterday by Mrs Drury, the for
mer baroness, who charges that her nus
band deserted her five days after their
romantic elopement TO Rockville on the
night of March 3.
Mrs. Drury says in her declaration
that her husband called her on the
telephone March and told her there
was - to pay" and that his father
was furious. She declares that later
the same day young Drury called her
again on the telephone and said that
his father had telephoned from Jack
sonville, Fla, to his attorney IN this
city and ordered his sons name stricken
from his will Peter A. Drury, sr. is the
president of the Merchants Bank &
Trust Co. of this city.
husbands Allegations.
The husband alleges that as soon as
he became sober he repudiated the
marriage He has been in Reno since
March %. Mrs. Drury is living in her
husbands apartment at 1916 Sixteenth
street.
In his complaint filed at Reno young
Drlry sets forth that he vas in such
4 state of intoxication that he did not
know what was going on. For several
days before the marriage, he alleges,
he had been in this condition. having
been piled with ardent spirits. He says
that his bride had been previously
married three times
MIR. DruryS lawyer. who filed the
Tuit, is E. E, Roberts, mayor of Reno
and former member of Congress from
Nevada Mrs. Drury is represented by
RAYMOND Neudecker. an assistant
United States attorney.
Il have obtained depositions," said
Mr.. Neudecker yesterday, showing that
at the time of the marriage Mr.. Drury
was as sober as a Judge"
When Mrs. Drury was informed that
her husband had fled an annulment
suit she said That is very curious: I
wish YOU would tell my lawyer"
The wife in her suit charges that
Evening star., 1928-04-22
MARINE is WOUNDED
IN NICARAGUA CLASH
Rebels Flee as Troops Rstara Fire.
Sandino Believed Losing
Support,
Nv sha As~sls.e.a nrs..

hN tea Associated RsWS@.
MANAGuA. Nicaragua. ApSa si tsA
~~AUaie kllard. 4 Marine private grNn
laeenta. Tex. Was Sltghsly Wounded by
eacsShot Thursday evening when reeSlS
fred ON Marine pasESal near Nj SAaSc.
lie was hit in the hands and enc Siss@,
eNt meme ot the hurts is serious. The
reeeG dksperSea as SEN As the MAgs'sS
returned the fge,
Marine brigade headquarters said o.
day that since the hanheag of NJ cst-
pese January IA. there had eeen IS
engagenSenES between the rebels ard
ground troopS, and IN s6 Of them neas
eg the Marines Was even toacAed,
The Marine commanders believe ta&s
Sandino was defeated 81 severely ag
~ Chipose that he has been unAeae 81
rs-eStAhllSh hSt pIeSttge, even IN tae
northern countFv Authoritative Aoal~
duran SourceS have said that SAlsdDle
mas lest ground with MS supporters IN
that side NJ the border and Is peeSaNsns
less financial and other aid, 4 ae
SauFeeS Fepot that Ssandsna evgtlSsa g.
listen 20 the advice Nl his tloxAdNgAa
friends and thai they have heccnae q -
ealsFageg
Mai, + T. Cruise, military attaeaN ~
san Jose, Costa Niea arrived tessay
nom Teguetealpa nS aiFplane> lie said
all was quiet on the Honduras .NSeA~
Eagua border,
Evening star., 1928-04-22

tilatENu NNAN NtNl
night BY District
Judge ChagNge A
Bartlett, II became
known toeay,
RarthelmeSs ar
rived In Reno early
last night. hastily
obtained a mar
riase license anS
departed with hls
bride FOR san Fran
cisco at III o'clock
They planned q
san from san
+ an 6 tHe q TOT
Honolulu today,
Witnesses to thu
wedding were Flor,
ence Wider, motion
ninilirA aafls.AAN nna
Evening star., 1928-04-22
Maehado Ordered 10 Rest.

HAVANA, April ~ LHj President
MaehadO, III with "a cold for three days,
was reported by physicians 4lay as
greatly improved but IN need COM
pisLs rest until Monday. !. -.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
BARTHEL MESS WEDS
NEW YORK DlvORCEE
Motion Picture Star Hastily Mar.
ried to Mrs, Jessica Sargent
az Reno.
Ry sha Associated Press,

hy sha Associated Press,
RENO. New April si.-~RichaEd
RarthelmeSs. we'll known molten picture
actor, and Mrs. leSSica Haynes Sargent
Of Reno. formerly Of New York. were
Evening star., 1928-04-22
D. A. R. ADVANCES
ACTIVITIES IN D. c
Mrs. M. S. Wiley, State Re-
gent, Submits Yearly
Report.

Marked progress along AmeTieanlza-
ti0n. educational, civic and pattottc
lines featured activities Of the 60 D- a.
r. chapters in the District Of Columbia
during the paSt year, according 20 the
annual report Of Mrs. Maud s. Wiley.
State regent for the District Oh Column
bsa.
The Americanization work has neen
carried On under direction OF Mrs. w.
w Husband. State chairman ana also
national chairman. the report said.
These activities have been launched n
connection with the Ainericanizattnn
school, If the public school system. II
was explained Women are brought 10
this school from outlying districts In
a Rotary Club bus. weekly luneneoTlA
are given the alien girls and women. al"
tending the school. silk flags are pre-
sented 10 the new citizens and miner
assistance is given those wishing 10 be-
come American citizens.
The report stated that there are now
2y4l members OF the society In The
District The Sons and Daughters OF
the Republic have four clubs With a
membership OF las.
The conservation and Thrift commit
tee has planted Its trees ON farms
and in home gardens, II chapters have
chaptErg had programs on forestry,
many birdhouses and bird baths have
been placed and many visits nave been
made 70 service hospitals, IL was
pointed out
The local Constitution Hall finance
committee has placed the District high
up on The list of contributors " the
proposed auditorium, IL was said In
all 1882 was raised for tf1is project
during the year under Mrs. David ID.
Caldwell and hcr committee. bringing
the total contribution 10 si7,85T
The Continental Hall and ReY0ln-
Jioaary relics committee donated 10 the
museum a collection Of 20 articles own
sa by Col Gordon Hutchins. Reyolu~
lionary soldier The gift came from
Knapp Chapter,
Clock IL Purchased.
A valuable old clock was purchased
from tie estate vi the late Thomas
Page, Ambassador 10 Italy. and placed
Ia the District room at society head
quarters The local student loan fund
committee IL assisting a student at
George Washington University 10 com
uiete nef course
Other committees which have done
good work ~ was stated, aTe the flag
committee. the Ellis Island committees,
me foreign relations committee. the
genealogical research committee, ma
ti0nsl defense committee, patriotic edu
cation committee. real daughters com
Dlttee ana State historic committee
Support was given ~ Friendship
House Childfens Hospital ghe Y, w
q A. Day Nursery Visiting Nurses, tied
Cross. salvation Army, Boy and GirI
| scouts etc,
Thefe Is now $4,000 Ia the local
g~en Inward the emorIsi being erect
Evening star., 1928-04-22
FIRE THREATENS TOWN.
Flames in San Miguel. Mexico.
Controlled with Great Difficulty,

MEXICO CITY, April al lAol. "A
dispatch 10 Excelsior from Tampico
says the town of san Mlgual IN the
state of Han Luis p0toGi. was threatened
with complete destruction by a fire
which was only controlled after heavy
damage had been eauHed.
More than 80 houses were burned 0t
the around and the inhabitants, be-
lleYlng that the entire town was doomed,
Ged " the neighboring hills
Evening star., 1928-04-22

nieturs aefrasS AMI kiehAga hasthelaess
Dallas r. squlrcS. college chuM AZ
narthelmeSs
Mrs, Sargent was divorced IN Rene
last January ffem Harry Brooks Sar,
gent, New York broker,
Evening star., 1928-04-22
Attention

Have you n poor appetizer
Have you pains in the lungs
front or back?
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12

POWER sHUToFF NOTICE Tomorrow, if the weather is dry, power will be shut off from o'clock to o'clock.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12
SURVIVORS ITALIA HAD NJ FOOD FOR
 THIRTEEN DAYS
TWO ITALIANS WERE STANDING GUARD OVER BODY coMRADE
 WHEN RESCUED

SEATTLE, July 12,-(Copyrighted by the Associated Press aboard the Russian icebreaker Kassin in the Arctic)- c)-Captains Alberto Maniano and Filippo Zappi, pilot and navigator of the Italia, were without food for 13 days and seemingly doomed to an agonizing death when rescued by the Krassin.
 An almost unbelievable epic of the rescue was darkened by the news that Dr. Malmgren, meterologfst and lead. CT of the group that set out 4ss days ago to bring help to the stranded crew of the Italia, died 30 days ago.
 Starving and exhausted, but stil standing guard over the body of their comrade, the. two Italians were taker aboard the Krassin at a. m. A few minutes later the vessel turned it4 bow Eastward to continue rescue eff forts in behalf of the other Italia men The full story of Malmgren's deat1 and their own bitter suffering, wa; told aboard the Krassin by the twt men: how for 30 days they clung t Malmgren's body in the vague hope Q taking it back to civilization. The; had all but resigned themselves t death Tuesday when the Russian plane sighted them and directed tn rescue efforts.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12
SENATOR NORRIS
 FUR PRESIDENT
 ON THIRD TICKET
NORMAN THOMAS, SOCIALIST, ALMOST TIES NORRIS IN THE
 BALLoTiNG

CHICAGO, July 12. (P-Senator Norris will become an unwilling can didate for the Presidency, on the Farmer Labor Ticket, despite his re- ported refusal to head Third Party.
 Norris was placed in nomination last night. The Convention received 16 ballots for Norris to IA for Norman Thomas, Socialist nominee. The Farmer -Laborites named Will yereen of Mou1trie, Ga, cotton mill owner, as a Vice President possibility.
 The merger of the prohibition party and the Farmer Labor group ended when both vetoed the proposal.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12
PLATINUM STRIKE IN GOODNEWS BAY
 SAID LOOKS GOOD
CAPTAIN WHITLAM, OF BOXER, ARRIVES SEATTLE AFTER
 LONG TRIP NORTH

SEATTLE, July F. (P)-The B. of E. vessel Boxer is in port after voy- age of 5000 miles to F Alaska will lages. Capt. s. II Whitlam said the cannIary steamship Hyades of the Red Salmon Co.,, of San Francisco struck an unchartered rock in the eastern part of Bristol Bay and badly damag- ed the vessel.
 Capt Whitlam gave details ot rrra recent platinum strike in the Good news Bay dlstfct aayirA "Gordon Bottles oldtime mining man, has talk en out quantity of placer platinum and has sent samples to Seattle for analysis
 q ann told 105 ounces have been taken out of the claim 70 miles from the village on Goodnews Bay. Bet ties and Tom Cod Charlie, formerly of Nome, are working the claims.
 ''Tractors and supplies are being sent in to prepare for work on larg CT scale"
 Most of the worlds supply of plati- mum is from the Ural mountains in Russia. This is the first platinum in paying quantities found in Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12
B|G GUN SOUGHT ': IN BOOZE STEAL
 FROM WAREHOUSE
sIPHoNING sa,ooo,ooo WORTH OF SQUIRREL JUICE AND ALcO
 HOL FROM CASKS

NEW YORK, July 12. (P-A man dscribed by the Government authori ties as "one of the biggest in the Hq- uor game is sought in connection with the siphoning of s9,OOO,OOO worth of Government whiskey and alchohol from warehouse in lower Manhat tan.
 Robert Watts, assistant United States attorney, said confessions have been obtained from three or six men under arrest as conspirators in warehouse thefts.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12
HICKMAN CLUBS DOOMED CE:LLMATE
 HIS ONLY FRIEND

SAN QUENTIN, July F. (P)-Wn- liam Edward Hickman and Joseph Troche, condemned murderers, staged what is believed would have been a battle to the death but for the inter ference of prison guards.
 The guards, attracted by the frenz jed shouting of other occupants Of the conf emned row separated the pair.
 Hickman had torn a leg from a stool within the cell, felled Troche and beat him severely. Troche was taken to the prison hospital for treat ment while prison officials and guards began questioning Hickman. Hickman was sul1enly silent.
 Troche was supposedly his only friend among the condemned men since the hanging of Buck Kelley, San Francisco bandit.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12
OHLSON NOT NELSON GENERAL MANAGER
 ALASKA RAILROAD
IS 57 YEARS OLD AND A VETERAN AT THE GAME; IS OVERSEAS
 MAN

SEATTLE, July 12 (P)-By error the name of o. F. Nelson was sent in yesterdays dispatch as Noel w. Smiths successor or general mana ger of the Alaska Railroad when it should have head O. F. Ohlson
 MT. Smith has filled the post of general manager of the railroad for almost four years and goes to the States next Sunday He is credited by the Department of Interior off cials with having effected consid erable saving in operating expendi- lures of the system.
 Ohlson is 57 years old, and vet eran rlairoad man of about 40 years experience. For seven years he was with the Pennsylvania Railroad and for 27 years with the Northern Pacif- ic beginning as a telegraph operator and working in -Eafioug departments to his present position
 During the war he was a Lieuten ant Colonel assigned to train opera tion with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. He has had much experience in handling snow block ades on the Northern Pacific under conditions similar to those met on the Alaska system, a part of his division on the Northern Pacific being in the Cascade mountains on the Pa. cific coast; there snow falls some times 9 feet deep and the tempera. ture drops to 50 degrees below zero.
 Secretary Work praised Smiths work in reorganizing the railroad and said deficit in receipts over expendi lures in 1923 totaled s1,SSS,46O and in 1927 the deficit had been reduced to s9oo,174 or about half the def fiency before Smith took charge.
 Smith has felt for sometime tn: purposes for which he was appointed has been served and has asked to bl relieved so he may return to th' States"
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12

Mechanical men who obey the bid- ding of their masters. even though the human being may be many miles distant. are sciences latest arrange ment to simplify living in this ma chine age.
 Motors and mechanisms clean our homes. bake our bread, wash our clothes. Food grinders make the fam fly hash nowadays. so that the chief market for the chopping bowls of our grandmothers has become among small boys who invert them for use as birdhouse roofsi
 Now R. ). Wensley. an electrical expert in big laboratories at Pitts burgh, has a mechanical servant. 8 device all metal and wires. to do a string of domestic tasks given it by
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12

ed, the porch light is turned on. the family dog is released from his kennel to roam the grounds at nightfal.
 we have taken similar Idea for granted for the past ten years iu our business" commented C. U Williams. president Of the Williams Oil-O-Matlc Heating Corporation. of Bloomington. H.. worlds largest makers of oil burn CTS. "The owner of a Williams Oil-O- Matic always has enjoyd thts same convenience. Heat is turned on or oil at desired temperatures. just as the house holder wishes. and without any thought or action by him. He doesn't even have to whistle Without mean ing to take any credit from the Pitts burgh man. we have given similar convenience for decade"
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12
9OD|Es 48 MINERS
 RECOVERED FRANCE

STE ETENNE, France, July 12. (P) The bodies of 48 coal miners, killed by fire damp in a mine have been recovered.
 A roll call of employees showed that all others have been accounted for and that none remain in the work ings. Andre Tardieu, Minister of Pubic Works, personally supervised the rescue work.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-12
TRA|NMEN ARE KILLED IN BOILER EXPLOSION
 CANADIAN PACIFIC

WINNIPEG, July F. P)-Three trainmgan were killed when a boiler pusbar engine on a Canadian Pacific Railawy freight, exploded near Glac- fer, B. c. The dead are M. Rogers, engineer; W. Stranbury, fireman; W. Clay, conductor. All lived at Revel- stocke. The blast is attributed to water shortage.