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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18
New Army Overcoats
 For Inaugural Parade

WASHINGTON, Feb 1S-Sol- diers in the inaugural parade March will be clad from head to toe in what the well dressed soldier should wear.
 Part of their equipment will be new, smart-looking roll collar over coats. The war department has authorized the manufacture of f1S,O00 of these coats for issue by next winter. The first troops to be equipped will be those in the inaugural parade.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18
Use Dynamite To Dig Graues In Vienna


 VIENNA. Austria, Feb. IS. A. Dynamite and electric drilling machines are being used to dig graves for the Capitals increasing number of victims of the influenza and cold weather. These measures are being taken not only because of the deep freezing of the ground but because of the serious short, age of grave diggers, many of whom have gone to their own graves after working day and night at their tasks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18
U. S. CAPITAL CREATES
 CUBAN TOURIST RESORTS

HAVANA, Feb. 18-American capital is coming into Cuba for the purpose of creating several winter resorts unequaled in the western world and dedicated to travellers.
 There is a perceptible activity on the part of capitalists and con seryative estimates place forth coming expenditures of American dollars in excess of $20,000, 1000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18
Attempts to
 Kill Mute; Is Sorry
 And Screams for Aid

CHICAGO, H., Feb. IS. A bride of seven months plunged butcher knife into the breast of her husband and then ran screaming for help that he might not die.
 Monte Tennes, power in a syndicate for dissemination of race track information, had quar- reled with his 19-year-old wife over practically nothing" Mrs. Tennes said.
 "I insisted that we retire and Monty said he wouldn't. He sat down and began to read. We quarreled some more and then ran to the kitchen, got a butcher knife and rushed at Monty" said Mrs. Tennes.
 His condition is critical.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18

{ PARIS. Feb. 1S.-Fine win e S have attained record prices this year The high prices paid for Iunbottled 1928 wine has increas- ed the cost of old wines and liquors.
 One hundred dollars was paid for three double bottles of Fine Nignon 1795 at an auction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18
ON OF MULTI MILLIONAIRE IS SHOT AND KILLED
SaIe ot Smiths Speeches Bring In Large Sum

NEW YORK, Feb, 1S.- The sale of So.0O0 copies of the volume of former Gov. Alfred E. Smiths campaign speeches has brought S125,- 000 into the Democratic Ma t.onal Committee treasury. Over the radio on January IS, Smith offered a copy of the book to each contributor of $2 CT more toward liquid ating the S1,500.000 deficit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18
IS NEARLY MoBBED

BELLE ISLAND, Miami Beach, Fla, Feb IS. Herbert Hoover returned to his vacation home here Saturday evening from the Everglades trip after being al- most mobbed by an enthusiastic crowd at Fort Lauderdale, where he stopped few minutes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18

chased by this country with profit do, however, add to the embarrasS- ment both of the Bank of England and the federal reserve banks of this country in the matter of ac- tion on redisconnt rates Increase in the English banks rate might check the flow of gold, but would impose some hardship on business, Increase in the federal reserve rate would encourage a still great CT flow of gold and provide the basis for added credit for specula- tive purposes, to which the reserve bank is opposed.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18
Lindbergh Forced
 Down in Fog, Rain

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 1S.-Col. Charles A. Lindbergh rested Saturday night at Hatteras Inlet, the Coast Guard station, where he was forced down by fog and rain on his way from Charleston to Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18
ReDLINesHAFeR RETURNING

H. L. Redling gshafer. Fisca ] Agent of the U. s. Forest Service in the Alaska district, will leave Seattle next Saturday enroute to his home here. according to word just received here. He has been absent more than two months on a combined vacation and business trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18

Mrs. W. J. Pigg returned home aboard the Queen. Mrs. Pigg spent several days visiting her sister in Seattle and when there was visited by her son, Henry, who is attending college in Cali fornia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18

V. A. Paine, Juneau attorney, is a Seattle passenger. on the Ala meda MT. Paine is going on business and will return soon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-18

lc2ntIasea on Pags Threel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-22

in which he claimed $1,000 future
salary and obtained the attach
mentS.
Timpson set forth that the
amount would have been paid him
in the remaining eighteen months
of a two-year contract. George
Acret, attorney for Mrs. Mcpherson,
said, however, that the evangelist
did not know of the existence of the
contract, which was made by her
former attorney, Cromwell Ormsby
Mrs. Mcpherson discharged limp
son and his brother, Lawrence,
shortly after Ormsby brought a
s324,500 breach of contract suit
against her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-22
Auto Theft Suspected

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 22.-Ray-
mond Hall, 10, Marion, is being held
in the county Jail here as 'hot
car" suspect. He was arrested north
of here. According TO officers could
not give a satisfactory explanation
concerning an automobile in his
possession on which bore two diff
ferent kinds of license plates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-22
AIMEE'S TEMPLE
MANAGER SUES
TO Get SALARY
Woman EvangeIiSt'S Auto
and Bank Account
Are Attached.

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.-Aimee
Eemple McPherson's automobile and
bank account were attached early
today, but she hoped to have the
legal restrictions removed before
night.
Frank Timpson, whom she dis
charged as office manager at An
gelus temple. late Thursday COM
plicated the woman evangelist's lat
est legal difficulties by filing a suit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-22
TIE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

|, automobile manufacturer will estab-
lish camp on the property. He is
close friend of the President and
several times has expressed desire
for a camp such as the President
enjoys.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-22

game preserve. The mine was pur-
chased for tie Anticipated mining
machinery, which Ford has ordered
shipped to his. early American mu-
scum at Dearborn, Mich.
There is a possibility that the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-22
FORD BUYS OLD GOLD
MINE FOR MACHINERY
Auto Maker May Establish Camp
Near Hoover's Outing Place.

AUTO Maker May Establish Camp
Near Hoover's Outing Place.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-Henry
Ford has added an old Virginia gold
mine, located twenty miles from
President Hoover's Rapidan camp,
to his far-fung properties. News of
the transaction reached the capital
today, following a visit by Ford to
the 100-year old Vanclusen mine, in
Orange county, eighty miles south
west Of Washington.
Two hundred acres have been
taken over by Ford and an option
obtained on an additional tract.
which he plans to convert into a
The Washington times., 1929-04-29

A Coroner's Jury at the District
Morgue today exonerated James A.
Mccormick, 410 block of Wisconsin
Ave. N. W., of all blame in Con-
nection with the death Of Col. Eu.
gene H. Abadie, former comptroller
general of the United States Ship.
ping Board. Saturday.
Colonel Abadie was killed in.
stantly when his automobile grazed
the fender of McCormick's car and
swerved into a center trolley pole
at wisconsin Avenue and Van Ness
Street Northwest. The force OF the
impact broke the pole in two.
Mccormick said he was drawing
away from the curb in front OK his
house when his wife screamed and
warned him of the approach OF
Abadie's car. He stopped Inn
mediately and the two cars barely
touched, he said. Other witnesses
testified that Colonel Abadie's car
was travelling at, q high rate OF
speed and narrowly missed a coli.
sion at Wisconsin Avenue and
Upton Street Northwest.
The jury held that Abadie died
as the result Of an accident.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
BOY At PLAY IS
RIVER VICTIM
Times staff Photo

A gaping hole in the District
sand dock at the foot Of I and
Water Streets Southwest was re-
sponsible for the death of five.year
old Albert Best yesterday.
The lad was playing with several
companions in the piles of sand
on the wharf when he tumbled off
a pile, slid through the hole and
fell into the river where he sank
from sight Immediately.
His compaions, frantic over his
disappearance, ran for help and
after rs minutes the body was re-
covered by members OF the fire
rescue squad. He was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah L. Best, the 900
block of H st. s. w.
Members Of the rescue squad at.
tempted to revive the lad, but life
was extinct. He was pronounced
dead by DR.. ]. e. Lewis, Of the
Emergency Hospital staff.
Walter Ovens, the 900 block @
st. S. W., companion of the boy,
narrowly escaped the same fate
that befell his playmate. He was
rapidly sinking in the same pile of
sand when another lad, Cecil Ken.
nedy, also Of the 900 block G st.
s. W., pulled him to safety.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
Pratt Orders Police
To Make Survey of
War on BOOtleggers

Spurred on by Congressional in
quiries, Major Henry g. Pratt,
Superintendent of Police, today or.
dered q comprehensive survey of
the results of the police depart.
ment's war with bootleggers during
the past three years.
The police chief transmitted the
order verbally to his precinct COM
manders a few hours after another
bootleg car laid down q smoke
screen and eluded pursuing police,
men.
Pratt directed his precinct COM
manders to place in his hands as
soon as possible all statistics avail,
able on the apolice pursuit Of rum
runners since May j, 1925.
At the same time it became
known that Representative Sim
mons, chairman of the subcom.
mittee on District appropriations.
and Representative Underhill, Of
Massachusetts, q member of, the
House District Committee, had
asked for detailed information as TO
the number Of policemen and
citizens killed or injured in efforts
to enforce the prohibition law.
Both Congressman refused to
divulge to what use they intended
to put this information.
The Police Departments war with
rum runners has stirred Congress-
since a youth was shot and killed
in . bootleg chase last week.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
Scarsdale Case Makes
Third I'm Which Slayer
Has Burned His Victim

NEW. YORK. April 20 llN.S).--
The gruesone triology OF torch
murders, marking, q new departure
in the attempt Of murderers to SO
scar the bodies of their victims
that Identification and subsequent
capture of the slayers would be
almost impossible, began February
81, 1928.
On that date the blazing body OF
Miss Margaret Brown, governess in
the home of James p. Gillespie, OF
New York, was found beside a high
way near Bernardsville, N. J.
AS was likely the case of Miss
Dorothy II. Peacox whose body was
fired in Scarsdale, romance ap.
parentIy led Miss Brown to her
death. She had resigned her posi-.
ton, drawn several thousands of
dollars in bonds-her life savings
and was reported to have kept q
rendezvous with a man.
Her murderer was never caught
although he sent many letters to
police, confessing the crime and
glcating over the inability of au.
thorities to bring him to justice.
The other analogous case is that
Of Mrs. Mildred Mowry, whose
flaming corpse was found beside a
Crawford, N. j.. road last February
20.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
Community Chest to
Run Speakers Bureau

Washington organizations have
heen extended the use Of the
Speakers Bureau Of the Com.
munity Chest, it was announced
yesterday. Lecturers in every phase
of social work in this city are
available.
The bureau is in charge of an
executive committee composed of
William c. Sullivan, chairman;
Judge Vernon Bailey, of the d. C.
Supreme Court; William Radcliffe,
Joseph D. Kaufman and Arthur C.
Moses.
A list Of speakers has been pre-.
pared. The subjects included in
their talks are character building,
child welfare, community welfare,
family problems, health, inter-racial
relations, mental health, social by.
giene, spiritual values, work Of
specific organizations and general
topics. The speakers have volun.
teered their services and there Is
no cost for their lecturers.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
ACCUSE PASTOR
IN LARCENY

A charge of larceny after trust
against the Rev. Joseph Daniels,
who is pastor of the Liberal Catholic
Church, HOO block N st. N. W.,
according to police, was continued
by Judge Ralph Given in Police
Court today.
1t is alleged that the Rev. Mr..
Daniels sold piano to second
hand dealer before he had finished
paying all the .instalments on It to
the w. w. Kimball Company.
dealers.
The pastor was prevented from
delivering his usual Sunday sermon
to his flock when he was arrested
Friday night by Policeman w. s.
Smoot, Tenth precinct.
Smoot said the Rev. Mr.. Daniels,
finding himself hard pressed finan-
cially at Christmas time and wish
ing to provide presents for his only
son, sold the piano to a second.
hand dealer for SIS. He was said
to have agreed to pay $40 for 1t
on the instalment plan.
A representative of the piano
company called on the pastor at
his home Friday and an argument
over the matter ensued, according
to Policeman Smoot.
The son, Joseph Paul, 20, was
held for investigation, but has been
released. 49,
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
SHOTS ALL MISS
IN z BAT Ties

Guns Of policemen barked and
were answered yesterday, and the.
lives Of at least four civilians were
endangered. Two colored men en-
gagged in the gun battles, police
said. One was arrested and the
other escaped.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hall, Of Ithaca,
N. T., escaped death or serious
injury when a bullet from the pistol
of one of the colored men crashed
through the windshield of their anto-.
mobile and lodged in the cushion
Of his front seat between them.
The man was fleeing from Police
man Claude Evans, Of the Second
Precinct. Evans had attempted to
arrest the man in Temperance Court.
N. w, in connection with a shooting
scape. The man broke away and
Evans, stumbled and fell az he
started in pursuit.
All Shots Miss
From his position on the ground
Evans emptied his revolver at the
man. All the shots missed. Re-
gaining his feet, Evans chased the
man to Eleventh and q Streets
N. w. The man Ieaped aboard a NOV
ing automobile and Evans commafl-
deered a taxicab.
When one shot whizzed by the
taxicab the driver baked and would
not drive any further, Evans said.
Sixteen shots were fired at him
during the pursuit, the policeman re.
ported.
Evans reported back to the pre-.
cinct station when word was re-
ceived that William A. Robinson,
colored chauffeur for the Howard
Cab Co., had been fired upon by a.
colored passenger at n Street and
Scott Circle.
Evans, accompanied by Headquar-
tiers Detectives Frank Varney and
Frank M. Brown, and Policeman
Dalton E. Galimore, went to the
scene. Robinson told them the
name Of his passenger and the Pc.
licemen went to an apartment in.
the $500 block of Connecticut Ave-,
where the man worked as janitor.
Reaches for Gun
When the officers entered the
apartment the janitor, John Hooks,
colored, 25, reached for gun in his
belt, police reported. The four
policemen drew their revolvers,
rushed the man and oyerpowered
him. He was charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon and
carrying concealed weapon.
Robinson told police when he de-
manded payment of his fare Hooks
drew d gun and threatened him.
He jumped from the cab and start
ed to run, Robinson said. Hooks,
he alleged, fired one shot from the
cab window and then got out and
ran.
The man who fired at Evans and
escaped Is known to police but had
not yet been arrested.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
Millions GIVEN
ADVENT|STS

Free will offerings for the ad-
vancement of their church, both at
home and abroad, tota1ing $780,
550.os were made during 1923 by
Seventh Day Adventists of the
United States and Canada, accord.
ing to the report OF H. e Rogers,
statistical secretary, to the delegates
attending the annual spring council
of general conference leaders at
Takoma Park today. The session
will continue until May 2.
The membership in the 1920
churches at the close of 1928 was
1887, an increase of 1.461 and the
free-will offerings reached the high.
est figure in the history Of the
church. For every man, woman and
child there was contributed an aver.
age Of 1883 for strictly evangelis-
tic work.
Attending the council are the ~
union conference presidents, repre-
senting every State in the Union
and every province in Canada, presi-
dents of five major colleges con.
Quoted by the Adventists, officials
of the publishing houses and sani-
tariums, leaders of all branches of
the denomination residing in
Takoma Park and several mission
aries just returned from foreign
lands.
The Rev. o. Montgomery, general
vice president, and the Rev. j. l..
McElhaney. president of the North
American division conference, are
the associate chairmen presiding at
the sessions.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
FINDS MOLE
ON ANKLE
Of DEAD
GIRL
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small ears and a slightly turned up

Continued from. First Pagel
small ears and a slightly turned up
nose.
"This is the most fiendish MUIR
der that has come to my attention
IA the many years I have been
medical examiner" DR.. Squire said.
Judging from the marks on her
throat, the girl appears to have
been strangled to death either with
q narrow strap or with some flimsy
stfken garment. The murderer, who
obviously was well acquainted with
the vicinity. probably took the body
there in an automobile, poured
kerosene over it and then set tire
to it,
Two and a half miles. from the
murder scene. q reporter found a
bundle Of girls clothing, wrapped
In a New York newspaper dated
April II. The bundle contained just
necessary travelling requisites, and
police are working on the angle
that the slayer lured Miss Peacox
from her home by promise Of
marriage and murdered her.
- Name Scrawled on Bag
Additional clothing was found In
q blue manila paper bag on which
was scrawled. in pencil, the nota-
ton:
Miss Draycott-paid."
A pair OF snakeslSin slippers
found in the bundle fitted the VIC
TINS feet perfectly.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
WHEAT v | n s
JUDGESH|P
BY international News service

BY International News service
A battle over confirmation OF
former Senator Irvine L. Lenroot
R.) of Wisconsin, as a justice on
the United states Court Of Customs
land Patents Appeals was assured
today when the Senate Judiciary
Committee approved the appoint
ment by an eleven to four vote.
The minority, led by Senator Nor.
ris (R.) of Nebraska. chairman OF
the committee will contest Lenroot .
confirmation by the Senate.
The committee favorably reported
a long list of President Hoover ;
new judicial appointments, topped
by the name of former Secretary OF
the Navy Curtis D.. Wilbur az a
Judge on the ninth judicial circuit
bench.
The. committee favorsbly reported
four judges named by Mr.. Hoover
for vacancies In the Federal courts
of New York. They were Alfred
C. Coke, Francis G. CAREY ana
John M. Woolsey as Judges IN tn a
Southern district and Clarence "
Galston in the Eastern District
other nominations favorably re-
ported included; =.
j. Lyles Glenn, Federal judge IN
South Carolina; George T. McDer'
mott, Tenth Circuit; Orie =. Pnll'
lips, Tenth Circuit; John M. Colds
berry, as United states attorney N
Northern Oklahoma; Emmett ~
Hall as United States marshal IN
Northern Indiana; Seth W. hlcn-
ardson, Of North Dakota, as ASSIST
ant attorney general, and AlIreu A.
Wheat. of New York, as justice
District of Columbia Supreme Court
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
AIDE To
CUPID DIES

William A. Knoll. who for many
years has been assistant clerk Of
District Supreme Court in charge
of the issuance of marriage licenses,
died at his home, 122 Maple Ave-,
Takoma Park, Md, early today. His
death was not expected although
he had been suffering from q
chronic complaint for a long time.
Colonel Kroll,'' as he was known
to his friends, was So years old.
having been born in Allegheny
county, Maryland, August rs, 1853.
He had lived in Takoma Park since
1898. He became an, assistant
clerk in July, 1911, and during the
time of his encumbency in the
marriage license bureau there were
issued q total of 95, 1928 licenses.
The thousands OF couples to whom
he gave his blessing at the time OF
their appearance before him will
remember in many instances his
keen memory OF names and faces,
He has been known to refuse youth.
full matrimonial aspirants their
licenses, and months later when
they would appear again his mem,
DRY would astound them when he
recalled their unsuccessful attempt
on previous occasion.
He was active in political circles
in Maryland and was h prominent
member of the Takoma Park coun'
ell. For ten years before becoming
an assistant clerk in the District
Supreme Court he held position
in the Government Printing Office
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. but 1t is expected
they will be held from his residence
Wednesday morning.
His widow, Mrs. Margaret Knoll
a son, William M. Kroll, both OF
Takoma Park, and a daughter, Mrs
Margaret Tibbitts, Of Dover. N. j..
survive him.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
Ice COmpan Sues to
Get Building Permit

Suit for a mandamus TO compel
the Distpict commissioners and Dis.
trict Building inspector John w.
Oehman to issue q permit to the
American Ice Company for the
erection of an ice-dispensing station
at 1895 Brandywine st. has been
filed In District Supreme Court by
the ice company through its attor-
news, Joseph I. Weller and George
w. Offutt.
The ice company complains that
it purchased a strip Of band at the
Brandywine Street address last Feb.
ruary Tor the purpose OF erecting
the station upon 1t. The officials
refuse to issue the permit. applIca.
ton for which was made March IL
on grounds that Il Is prohibited
under the coming regulations, the
petitioners claim.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29


Mrs. Lucas was removed to Emer-
gency Hospital after a parked ear.
in which she was sitting in the 1900
block Connecticut Ave. N. W., was
struck by a machine driven by Ruth
Money, of the 100 block Nineteenth
st. N. w. The Money car skidded
on wet car tracks.
Mrs. Lucas was believed to have 8
fractured skull and several fractured
ribs.
A fractured skull was suffered by
Mrs. Broderick when an automobile
in which she was a passenger col
lided with another machine at
Eighth and Clifton Streets North
west.
Thomas M. Knight, of the 1900
block Eighth st. N. W., driver OF
the other car, was arrested on
charges of reckless driving and as
sault.
The other persons hurt were
Ernest Lucas, Of the Western
Avenue address; Jeremiah Broderick,
Of the Georgia Avenue address; Ed
ward b. Heinlein, of the 1900 block
ksfhnIiwoftn Ave. N. E.; Leroy
Dove, Of the 500 block r st. N. E.;
Daniel Walker, of the 500 block
Thirty-fiFst st. s. E.; Daniel Walker,
jr., of the same address.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
AS COP,
GETS 50. DAYS

Joseph Jones, colOred, appointed
himself a policeman last night and
attempted to clear Mcmillan Park.
near Soldiers Home, Of Suspicious
characters" according to testimony
in Police Court today.
Charles /. Hendricks, walking
through the park. was told he must
move on and go elsewhere.
Hendricks didn't feel like doing
so and an argument ensued which
continued until the arrival OF Off
GERS of the law who were duly con.
stituted as such.
Police of the Eighth. precinct
charged Jones with impersonating
an officer but Assistant District At
torney Joseph c. Bruce today sub
stituted a charge of assault, and
Jones' address. formerly the first
block of o st. N. W.. is now the
District Jail.
He was sentenced to so days
there by Judge Ralph Given,