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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-26
ALLEGED GAMBLING GAME
RAlDED BY VICE SQUAD
Detectives Make Two Arrests,
Charging Completely in old-time
"Policy" Playing. !.

Following the investigation Of the re.
ported operation Of gambling game
at 1910 Eighteenth street, the game
being similar to the old policy game
that was operated in this city and near.
by Virginia a number of years ago
Sergt o. j. Letterman, head of the
vice squad, and Detectives Richard Coz
and W. F. Burke, members Of the squad
last night raided the house and made
two arrests.
John Dykes, colored, "a years old, and
Grace Dykes, also colored, his wife, were
arrested They were found in a room
in rear of their restaurant on the first
floor, the husband, it is charged, being
engaged In going over sheets showing
the result of his days work.
1t is alleged that the game was based
on numbers of the Federal Reserve
Bank, two from the clearance sheet
and one from the balance sheet. Yes
terday'S number was 500, and winners,
If any, it is stated, are paid 600 for /.
Dykes is said by the police to have
admitted operating the game for a
white man the past 10 weeks, receiving
20 per cent of the money collected.
Money and sheets were seized, police
reported and Dykes and his wife were
charged with setting up gaming table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-26
WIFE CHARGES DESERTION
Mrs. Lena Smidt-Gregor Sues Hus-
band for Divorce.

Suit for absolute divorce on the
ground of desertion has been flee
against Henry Smidt- Gregor, teacher Of
music at the National Park Seminary
Forest Glen. by Mrs Lena Smidt-
Gregor of Germany, said to be promi-
nent opera singer. She asks counse
fees and alimony in her suit, filed ir
the Circuit Court at Rockville. Mrs
Smidt -Gregor is represented by Attor-
neys Albert M. Bouic and Godfrey L
Munter.
The couple was married in Germany
August 10, 1922. The wife charges hel
husband deserted her three years age
and came to this country. They have
no children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-26

Cornstalks are now used to make
butyl alcohol, which is used as a SOL
/ vent in the manufacture of lacquers
with which automobiles are painted
Corn has been used for some years for
painting towns.-Atlanta Constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-26
Travelling Statesmen.

From the London Answers.
Prison governor-Cverybody here has
to learn a trade. What would you like
to be?.
Convict (brightly) A commercial
traveller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-26

Consecutive applicants for advice at
1the Police Court at Willesden, England,
recently were named Sanity, Paradise
and Angel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-26
Java Rice Face
POwder, SIC

In these wanted shades
flesh. white. Rachel and
peach-with a sample of
paste rouge.
TOILET GOODS, FIRST FLOOR.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
R. W. STEWART TESTIFIES AT
 OIL HEARING
Chairman of Board of 5. 0. of Indiana Given C.
 T. (. Profits

WASHINGTON, April 24.- Robert W. Stewart, Chairman of the Board of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. testified to- day before the Senate Teapot Dome Committee that he was awarded one-fourth share of the profits of the Continental Trad ing Company of Canada even though he protested he did not want the money.
 Stewart said H. s. Osler, Presi- dent of the Continental Trading Company, handed him packages of Liberty bonds totaling $759,- 900.
 Stewart is under indictment for having refused to answer questions of the committee. He agreed to reply to any queries directed at him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
Baruch, Jr., Pays Big
 Sum for Exchange Seat

NEW YORK, April 24-Bernard M. Barueh, Jr., son of Barney Baruch, one of the best known stock market operators years ago. who retired from active business to enter war work under Presi- dent Wilson, bought seat on the New York Stock Exchange today for $350,000. from Clarence P. Wyckoff. The elder Baruch has taken little active interest in the stock market in recent years. The son is director of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel X Iron Co.
 The record price of stock ex- change membership is s375 GOO. Today's transaction was $5,O00 less than the previous sale.
 The membership of Howard Wasserman was transferred to Harold B. Blementhal of Phhadel- phia, and that of I. M. Simon to John E. Simon of St. Louis at q nominal consideration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
OHIO P RIM A R '
 IS CENTER OF
 TODAY
Hoover's Presidential Can didacy in Balance in
 Buckeye State

WASHINGTON. April 2i-With Presidential primaries on today's political calendar in Ohio, Penn sylvania, Massachusetts and Alas ka, the center of interest is the contest for delegates to the Re publican National Convention in Ohio, because of it's bearing on the Presidential eanddacp of Sec retary of Commerce Herbert Hoover. Due to lack of contest in the voting in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania the primaries there are attracting less attention. f sa Ohio one slato of 5l dele gates is pledged to Hoover. The other slate, since the death of Senator Willis, has shown lean ings toward half dozen Republi. can possibilities, including former Gov. Frank 0. Lowden and Vice. President Charles c. Dawes.
 The Democratic organization slate of AS delegates, selected by the Ohio State Committee. is pledged to former Senator Atlee Pomerene as first choice.
 Pennsylvania will select unin- strueted delegations of 79 to the Republican convention at Kansas City and 76 to the Democratic convention at Houston.
 In Massachusetts, where the Re publicans elect 39 and the Demo crats. 36 delegates, there are only a few contests in either party to be settled at the polls.
 While Alaskans have no vote for President in November, the Republicans have resorted to the primary system to select two dele gates to Kansas City. The Demo crats there are going through the formality of ratifying a slate of six delegates for Houston picked by a Territorial convention and pledged to support Gov. Alfred E. Smith.
 The Democratic delegation from Massachusetts is conceded to Gov. Smith whose name is the only one appearing on the Presidential pref erence ballot. The supporters of Gov. Smith claim that the majori- ty of the Pennsylvania delegation, which is unopposed at the polls. will be composed of Smith men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
PUBLISHERS
 ANNOUNCEMENT

Following the rule in force in all daily newspaper offices throughout the coun- try and the custom with most of the newspapers of Alaska. The Empire will re- quire, beginning May 1, that all subscriptions must be paid in advance. The need for this rule is obvious. So many people, particularly in Alaska, change their address es so often, that the loss from the credit system is too large to be consistent with good business. The only way to meet the situation is to make the payment in ad- vance rule apply to every body. So there will be no exceptions.
 The management has had this matter under coasidera- ton for a long time, and decision is the result of ma ture deliberation. Publishers everywhere have found that the only satisfactory manner of handling newspaper cir culation is to require pay ment in advance.
 So, beginning May 1, sub scriptions to The Empire must be paid in advance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
VOTE HEAVIER THAN
 THAT OF 1926
Gains Shows in Local Pri- mary Vote as Compared
 to that Two Years Ago

A total of 426 votes had been cast in the Territorial primary election here at 3 D. m. today. This was l24 more than had been cast at the same hour in the pri- maries two years ago.
 It was apparent that the total vote this year would be some heavier than 1t was in 1926, but indications were it. would be much short of the potential strength of the town. It is estimated that there are in excess of 1900 quali- fled voters in the community but leaders did not believe more than 800 would go to the polls today.
 Gain in First
 In precinct number one, the areas adjacent to the City Hall where the polling booths are To- cated 250 votes had been cast at midafternoon. This was 90 more than at the same hour in 1926. The total vote there in the last primary was 3O6 which is expect ed to be. exceeded considerably this year.
 At precinct number two. the downtown ward, TOT had voted at 3 D. m. or just one more than in 1926. In precinct number three.
 EfohfA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
SENATOR SHOOT PRISE NTS NEW TAX M EASURE
Republican M a jority of Com. Plan to Slice
 House Proposals
WASHINGTON, April 24.

WASHINGTON, April 24. The Republican majority of the Senate Finance Com mittee has recided on a cut of the House S290 100000 tax reduction to $210,000,- 900.
 The $210.000,0O0 program was laid before the commit tee today by Senator Reed Shoot in behalf of the Re- publicans who have ma iority on the Finance Com m ttee II to 9.
 The Democrats on the com mittee, who are urging $300.- 10000 tax reduction, took the lew program under considera- on. Another meeting will be cid Thursday when the majority sroup expects to revise the bil The proposed Republican pro- ram follows
 Reduction of corporation tax rom 1872 per cent to 1215 per ent with loss in revenue of SS2, 2,000,0 ,000.
 Repeal of automobile tax with oss of $66,000, 1000.
 Repeal of estate tax with loss If $7,000,000.
 Revision of surtax. rates on in- comes between s1S,000 and $70,- 900 with loss of $25, 100000.
 Increase in exemption allowed corporations from $2,000 to $3,- f00D' with ross Of $fz.oao.oo0. Increase in exemption under admission tax from 75 cents to B with loss Of $17.000, ,000.
 Repeal of taxes on wine and cereal beverages with loss of $1,- 120.000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
Tmo Little Boys Are
 Burned to Death in
 Home Early This A.M,

SOUTH BEND, Wash, April "A
 Trapped in their beds, Louis, aged 6, and George, aged 3, sons of Joseph Weiberg, were burned to death when fire destroyed the home of their parents, early this morning. The parents had built a fire in the kitchen range and went to barn, quarter of d mile away. to milk the cows and left the boys sleeping upstairs
 The fire was discovered too late for the parents to return to the house and rescue their sons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
WAS GREAT FEAT

NEW YORK, April 24.-The Navigational difficulties t h a Capt. Wilkins overcame in his Arctic flight was the most re- markable feature of the feat in the opinion of Dr. Isiah Bowman. Director of the American Geo. graphical Society.
 Bowman said Byrd and the Amundson Ellsworth-Nobile Ex- petition both travelled along the known meridians directly toward and away from the Pole while Wilkins was forced to cut across meridians with constantly chang ing compass deviation.
 Dr. Bowman said Wilkins was very fortunate in having what clear weather he did experience.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
Want to Buy Christmas
 Gift? SaIe Is Held in
 Seattle on N.W. Cmgo

SEATTLE, April 24-Toys, fur coats, silk clothing, suits, scarfs, fancy work and lots of other Christmas gifts contained in 2,SO0 packages, all of which were car ried on the steamer Northwestern intended for Alaska, when she was wrecked last December, are being auctioned at the Seattle postoffice. Five days will be re- quired to dispose of all gifts which were submerged in salt water for several weeks. The articles are being auctioned at a small frac- tion of their worth. :.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
STREAMS ARE
 OUT OF BANKS
 IN SIX STATES

ATLANTA, Ga, April 24.- River banks in parts of six Southern States have vanished beneath spring torrents that shot toward the crest almost over night to isolate scores of towns and villages and which has all ready caused millions of dollars worth of damage.
 The swollen streams are re- ported in Georgia, Alabama, Flor ida, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
PLANE BREMEN ST0 R M BOUND
 GREENL-Y ISLE
Ford Relief Plane Also in Same Fate Ready to
 Fly to New York

LAKE ST. AGNES, Quebec, April 21.--The Canadian Trans Continental Airways has been ad- vised that the German plane Ere men and Ford relief plane are storm bound on Greenly Island. Snow is falling and there is a strong northeast wind blowing. The Bremen is reported to have been repaired and ready to con tinue the flight to New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
Mmslaughter Charge Filed Against Former
 Policeman Of Seattle

SEATTLE. April 24-A charge of manslaughter has been filed in the King County Superior Court against Ralph Osborn, former Se- attle policeman, who was blamed by the coroner's jury for an auto mobile crash in which Herbert Feddama. a passenger in Osborn's car, received fatal injuries.
 Osborn was dismissed from the force after a police investigation implicated him in the accident, despite his assertions his car had been stolen before the crash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
Prohibition to Be
 PIaced Before Both
 COP. and Democrats

NEW YORK. April 24. The Association Against the Prohibit ton Amendment in campaign for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment has announced that it's representative will appear be- fore the Resolutions Committee of both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
|Four-Year-OM Seattle Boy
 Smokes Cigars

SEATTLE. April 24-Freddie Rigg, who at the age of four years smokes cigars, is physically developed one year and half be- yond his age. and his mental con dition is one year above the aver age, but his blood pressure is high and hestends towards anemia.
 Dr. ira Brown. head of the Se- attle School of Health Depart ment, said: T feel medical men will learn q lesson from this boy. Tobacco increases the flow of ga. liva, thus aiding the child's diges- ton. Cresote in tobacco relieved fermentation of food for Freddie when baby
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
Former Prospector in
 Alaska Takes Own Life

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. April 24 George Diamond, aged 52 years, former prospector in the days of the Alaska gold rush, shot himself at his home in Berkeley yester- day. Diamond was a machinist and ha9 been in ill health for some months, his wife said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
WIRELESS GIVES OUT

NEW YORK, April 2f-The New York Times, in copyrighted article from Capt. George II. Will kins. says the planes wireless, although carefully tested in ad- vance of the flight. gave out be- fore the fliers landed, after run ming for many hours. The third failure to arise from the ice at Point Barrow occurred on Friday, April 13 Wilkins attributes this failure solely to the unlucky day. Two days later, after 4S hours of hard shove,ing, the fliers were in the air and on their way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
CHAS. SINCLAIR BREAKS OUT OF
 JAIL; AT LARGE
Prisoner Slips Through 7 by B Inch Hole Tn
 Federal Jail

Charles Sinclair, who was sen fenced to serve two years in the Federal jail and pay a fine of $500 by Judge T. M. Reed in the United States District Court on December 2S, after being convict ed on December II on four counts of violation of the liquor laws, escaped from the Federal jail some time between Sunday night and Monday morning, it was made known at the U. s. Marshars of flee.
 The time of escape is fixed by U. s. Marshal Albert White at about 1 o'clock Monday morning It was discovered shortly after noon yesterday, according to one of the jail guards, when II. l.. Faulkner, Sinclair's attorney, call ed to see him and Sinclair failed to answer the call.
 The following written statement was given out by the U. 5. Mar shal's office this morning:
 Marshal Whites Statement
 Charles Sinclair, Federal pris. oner, escaped about 400 a. m, April g, from the Juneau Federal jail through the assistance of some of the criminal element of Juneau, they having come on the Federal grounds and sawed the bars off the window opposite the place where sinclair Ms ,sStnianeu. The hole sawed was 7x13 inches, and if Sinclair had not been a small man he could not have got ten through By an examination of the place cut one could hardly believe he could get through on account of the projection of the end of steel bar. His body must { have been badly cut and ripped in getting through.
 i Like with all criminals who es- cape, his capture is expected dur ing the course of time."
 It is thought at the U. s. Mar shaIs office that the escape was made with outside aid, and that the bar which was cut from the small window on the west side of the Court House building, in the basement of which is located the Federal jail, was cut by someone outside the building with a saw, also that the heavy wire screen covering the inside of the window was clipped from the outside.
 It has not yet been ascertained how the bar cut in the big tank, making a hole approximately the same size as that in the window, was cut. Since an aisle two and half or three feet wide separates the bar inclosed tank from the outside wall, and the hole in the tank is about five feet from the window from which the escape was made, it was obviously done by someone inside. No saw was discovered yesterday afternoon by the Marshals who thoroughly ex- amined the jail and grounds, and it has not been discovered how the saw got into the tank
 No other prisoners escaped, and all knowledge of Sinclair's escape was denied by the others imprison- ed in the tank, Marshal White de clared. So far as is known Sin clair has not been seen or heard from since his escape.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
Nancy Ann and Mate Are
 On High Seas for France

KARACHI, India. April 24.-- The former Maharajah Indore and his wife. the former Nancy Ann Miller. sailed today for Mar sailles, France, where they will disembark for Paris. The depar- ture >aroused much interest and a large crowd attempted to get glimpse of Nancy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
BENNETT IS VERY ILL

QUEBEC, April 24. - Floyd Bennett is resting somewhat more comfortably but is very low. He passed a fairly good night but his condition Is still serious. Bennett started in the Ford relief plane with Bernt Bal chen for Greenly Island but sick ness prevented him from continu- ing the flight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
BYRD WILL BUY PLANE

GREEN HARBOR, April 24.- Capt. Wilkins has received tele- graphic offer from Commander Richard E. Byrd to buy Wilkins plane for Byrd's South Polar trip. Wilkins replied he was un- able to accept the offer as he is planning an Antarctic Expedi- tion, probably in September and has roughly drawn up his plans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24

OSLO. Norway, April 2i-Ad- vices from Capt. George II. Will kins from Green Harbor say he has decided to leave for Norway by steamer from Kings Bay at the earliest date possible.
 Since reaching Green Harbor, after the flight from Point Barrow across the Arctic regions, Wilkins and Pilot Ben Eielson have spent most of the time indoors resting. Wilkins has been kept busy writ ing report of the flight. He talks little and is not willing to reveal his future plans.
 Ben Eielson is attempting to re pair the damaged underpart of the plane.
 The first available boat for Nor way w&l l.a 3saly pcs sail before the middle of May when the ice breaks up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
NEW TAX PROGRAM IS SUBMITTED
IL em-OM Boy Is keynoter For Rotmia,ls

SEATTLE. April 2i-With Rotarians from Alaska to Southern Oregon present, the first District Convention open ed yesterday with Leon Levy, age II years. Port Angeles boy, as the keynote speaker. with an appeal for world peace, the sixth object of Ro- tary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
Mother Saues
 Small Child, But Mortaliy y Wounded

SPOKANE, Wash, April 24 Mrs. Henry Berchill, aged 29, saved her nine months old child from a fiery death yes terday afternoon but in doing so she received fatal burns and died later in the hospital. She hurled a can of flaming gasoline from the child but mortally wounded herself.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
WILL TAKE EIELSON

OSLO, ApfiI 24.-Capt. GeOrge Wilkins. in dispatch received here, said he will take Ben Eiel- son with him on his projected South Pole flight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
Yukon Surface Ice
 Turns Into Slush

PANAMA, Alaska, April A. The surface ice in the Yukon River here has turned to slush making travel difficult. Oldtim- CTS predict an early breakup.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24
CAPT. WILKINS WILL NOT FLY;
 TO TAKE BOAT
Will Remain at Green liar nor and Go to Norway
 on First Ship

OSLO, April 24.-Steamer Nina of the Northern Ex- ploration Company has re- ceived telcgraphic instruc- tions to proceed as neaIs Green Harbor as possible to take Wilkins and Eielson and the plane to Norway. The Nina is expected to reach the mouth of the ice fiord Saturday. If the fliers and the plane are safely talk en aboard, they should reach Tromsoe, Norway. next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-24

Continued on Page Eight.)
The Washington times., 1928-04-11

TT NIIV FNIIIIJ z WVEh,I - u .
The prize winners will be an
nounced Sunday in. The Big Sunday
Washington Herald and on Monday
the winners and winning ads will
'ne reproduced in The Times, r
The Washington times., 1928-04-11
H B AQNER
RICE D OIL
TRIAL

The name Of, Harry M.
Blackmer, former American oil
man, was called .futilely three
times today at the criminal
conspiracy trial Of Harry F.
Sinclair.
BIacixmsr ii one of the three
missing witnesses in the Teapot
Dome. case. At present, he is in
France with a subpoena in his
pocket which, he is ignoring.
Bond Check Wanted
The government would like to
question him. James e. O'NeiI. also
I'm Europe. and Henry Smith Osler.
last heard OF In Africa, about a pc
cuIiar oil deal which resulted in
profits for them and Sinclair which
were later turned into Liberty
bonds. Certain of these bonds. to
the amount of $233 900, found their
way into the hands of former Sec
rotary of Interior Albert B. Fall
land it is the Governments conten.
tion they were a bride to induce
him to lease the Teapot Dome
naval oil reserve to Sinclair.
Fall, named as a party to the
alleged conspiracy, is too i'll to
stand trial.
Federal prosecutor Owen. j. Rob
erts had no expectation that Black
Imer would answer to his name.
He had ii called merely so later he
could tell the jury Of the slgnlf1-
canoe of his absence.
PACED In Court Corridors
The business of paging" Black
mer was done thoroughly, however.
The clerk first called for his pres
ence. and three deputy marshals
were then sent through the court
house corridors drOning out III. M.
BIackmer' repeatedly in a mono
tone.
Roberts then called half a dozen
Western bankers who produced
Falls accounts in 1922. These wit
nesses were on the stand only
briefly and their testimony was
merely for the purpose of further
verifying the fact that Fall had
the Sinclair Liberty bonds in his
possession There was no cross
examination.
naRlHB coHIPISLe" thc
ment of the Liberty bond transac-
ton, Roberts then reverted to the
beginning of the oil negotiations
and started the task or revealing
to the jury what led up to the
leasing OF Teapot Dome. First, he
introduced in evidence a multitude
of letters, kilograms and Govern
ment files. This was tedious work,
as the defense examined each docu-
ment closely. objecting to some.
Business Urgent"
a telegram revealed that Sinclair
and an attorney. the late j. w.
ZeVely. visited Fail I at his New
Mexico ranch Christmas week. 1921,
Apology was made for intruding on
Continued on Page 2: Column 7.)s
The Washington times., 1928-04-11

1t was presumed he was resting
for what will probably be his only
public appearance in Great Britain
at a banquet in his honor tonight
by the American Society at the
Savoy Hotel.
Three hundred invitations were
sent out. Among. the guests will
be the Lord Mayor of London, and
Alanson B. Houghton, American
ambassador, who is expected to pro-
pose toast, to which Ford win
reply.
British newspapers are making
much of opinions and forecasts by
the American manufacturer in his
first formal interview.
His statement that the Free State
ore tariff has been hindering the
operations of his Cork factory
aroused such fnrore throughout
the Free State, including a heated
del1iaI by the Lord Mayor of Cork.
that Ford has issued a. supplemental