Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. “From _Press to Home ' Within the Ilour”l _ The Star’s carrier system covers every city blecck and the regular edition is Cloudy to partly cloudly tonight and tomorrow; colder tomorrow. ‘Temperature for 24 hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 46, at 2 par. yesterday; today. lowest, 37, at 1:30 am. Full report on page 4. No. 28,805. post office Wi 24 KILLED, 84 HURT “AS STORM SWEEPS ~ OVERNINE STATES High Winds, Sleet and Snow Grip Middle West and South. r 5 WIRE SERVICE CRIPPLED IN MANY LOCALITIES Relief Parties Rushed to Scene of Greatest Fatality Near Pinson, Tenn. 8 JACKSON, Tenn., March ~—Twen- tv persons are reported killed and seventy-five injured in the vieinity of Pinson, Tenn., twelve miles south of Jackson, by the storm which swept over that sectlon last night. A number of dead and injured are negroes. About fifty dwellings about Pinson were wrecked, according to meager reports recetved here. A freight train was blown from the track in that vicinity. Only minor property damage oc- curred here. Relief parties were sent from Jack- son and plans made to bring the in- jured to hospitals in this city. ‘Wire communication with Pinson is cut off. SCHOOLBOY KILLED, 5 HURT. ‘Wind Unroofs Building as Children Play in Yard. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, March 12— Dennis Boggs, aged nine, was killed ! instantly and five other children were injured, two seriously, this morning when a high wind unrofed the high school building in south Portsmouth, Ky., opposite here, and carried it over into the school yard where the children were playing. Several Hurt in Wreck. CINCINNATI, Ohlo, March 12.—Two men were hurt early today in a rear- end collision on the Southern railway . at Pulaski, Tenn., which was caused indirectly by the windstorm, accord- ing to a report recelved by officlals of the road here. At the Union Central station here it was reported that the Queen City special coming from New Orleans and the Carolina special from Asheville :nd other North Carolina points were late. BREEZE TURNS TO GALE. Sleet and Snow Accompany Sud- den Change in Weather. CHICAGO, March 12.—Dozens of oities in the Mississippl valley today were deaf and speechless as far as hteir relations with the outside world were concerned. A storm coming up from the southwest spread fan-like over the great plains and caused death and property loss and demol- ished lines of communication. Tele- rhone and telegraph lines were blown down, isolating some citles complete- ly. while other communities of many thousands of inhabitants conversed with the rest of the world by a single copper strand. As communication was restored to- day stories of death and property de- struction began to arrive. High winds which did much dam- age through central Illinois seemed to liave spent their energy before they reached Chicago. The wind and the rain were accompanied in Chicago by an electrical storm which, as far as known, did little damage. Central and southern Wisconsin is tied up by a blizzard which started in last night and still raged today. The snow is heavy, and in some parts of the state huge drifts have formed from the high wind. The storm has created the greatest damage of its kind this winter. One man is dead of exhaustion from battling the ele- ent. Transportation Crippled. Transportation, both steam and elec- tric, in the storm area is badly crip- pled, and wires of all kinds are down in many sections. Thousands of = Milwaukeeans were compelled to walk to work this morn- ing because of the stalled street car service. Many automobiles were stuck ‘n huge drifts. Eighteen inches of snow fell in Madison. Rain, accompanied by a wind, which, at times, attained a velocity of sixty miles an hour, was general over the eastern part of Missouri and southern Tilinols last night and today. Tele- phone and telegraph lines have been interrupted, trees and shrubbery up- rooted. With only a few wires workable, reports on 'the extent of the storm were materially delayed. It was known Towa was swept by a rain and snow storm. High winds were prevalent through- out the south, New Orleans reporting that northeast Loulsiana and north- . west Mississippi were without reliable lflephona and telegraph communica- tion. Cyclone Kills Three. RICHMOND, Ky., March 12-—Three people were killed, two fatally in- “’red and a number seriously hurt a”cyclone which swept over a small section on the Madison-Fayette rounty border shortly before mid- night. Storm Isolates Citles. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 10— The Birmingham district, well as much of the northern section of the state, was visited early today by a windstorm that partly paralyzed telegraph and telephone wires in some sections. The center of the storm, according 1o reports filtering in this morning, was in the neighborhood of Albany and Decatur, which towns for a time were isolated. A heavy rain accom- panied the wind. Efghty-Mile Wind Reported. NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 12— Hundreds of trees were uprooted and many roofs damaged in Nashville and vicinity by Sunday night's wind, which :reached a velocity of eighty miles an hour, the highest ever re- corded here. Vire service is report- ed to have suffered severely. e o CAPTAIN OF RUSSIAN REFUGEE SHIP SUICIDE By the Assoclated Press. MANILA, March 12, — Captaln Peterozsky, commander of the Rus- sian refugee ship, Batareia, shot and silled himself aboard his vessel to- nay. The cause of his suicide is not Lnown. ments, according to the correspond- 1 D. C. Moe and Izzy, on Crutches, Raid 15 Wet Palaces NEW YORK, March 12.—Dis- quised In a week's growth beard, old clothing, and hobbling around with crutches, “Izzy” Einstein and “Moe” Smith, ' prohibition agents extraordinary, yesterday raided fifteen cafes, restaurants and near beer establishments here, arrested nineteen men and selzed liquor ‘valud at $50,000. BOOTLEG PATRONS LEFT T0° MERGY OF DRY OFFICIALS Departmenté to Take No Ac- tion With Regard to List Discovered in Raid. Prohibition officials themselves must take whatever action appears necessary in connectfon with the dis- covery in a bootleg raid on the home of Joseph E. Connors on March 3 of a list of Washington residents which included the names of several officials of the State Department and of many officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. After a preliminary inquiry today it was indicated that the State, War and vy departments would take no further step in the matter, but would regard each case as a personal matter between the man named and the prohibition enforcement authori- ties. It was pointed out at all three departments that there was nothing now in evidence to in any way in- criminate those whose names were on the list. Agrees on Responnibility. Edgar N. Read, divisional chief of general prohibition agents, today agreed with officials of the State, War and Navy departments that responsi- bility for action in connection with any violation of liquor laws lies with the prohibition unit. ~What action would be taken he did not indiczte There was unanimity of opinion that departmental authorities herc are not responsible for enforcement of prohibition among their own per- sonnel, even in the Army and Nav The officers of these uniformed serv- ices, it was pointed out, are subject to both the military and the civil 1 As citizens of the District of Colum- | bit, it was said, they are amenalle to ‘the laws governing the District, including the Volstead act, which i enforceable by the prohibition unit under the Treasury Department. Names in “Book.” The list of names taken in the Con nors rald was included in a_“book, it was learned today, and had not been officially transmitted to any of- ficlals outside of the vice squad of the police departnient «nd the prohibition unit. The case had been developed by the prohibition authorities, it was said. Whether there will be any attempt at co-operative action with the de- partments concerned in the future, Mr. Read would not indicate. The list, he sald, was one of a number of different lists which had been cap-| tured In various raids. The character of the names on the list, however, was admittedly unusual, Mr. Read ‘indi- cated that long lists of similar length had previously been taken. GOES T0 BRUSSELS 10 CONFER ON RUHR Poincare Party Believes Only Question of Time Until Germans Surrender. By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 12.—Premier Poin- cate accompanied by Minister of Public Works Le Trocquer and staft of experts left today for Brussels to | attend the Franco-Belglan conference on the Ruhr. The French belleve that the sur- render of Germany 18 merely a ques- tion of time and that the hour is ap- proaching when France and Belgium must decide how they are to use their victory and what part Great Britain wlill play in the settlement. Meanwhile, the question of further penalties in the Ruhr has been brought prominently to_the fore through the killing at Buer of a French officer and a civillan. The shootings led Premier Poincare to remark_that he would consider with Gen. Degoutte, whom he plans to meet on his trip to Brussels, wheth- er all repressive measures against the German nationalist groups have bo'}n taken. he opinfon has prevailed here for some time that France desires to have a defintte program ready for the day when Germany will begin nego- tiations for @ settlement. This day, it s believed In political circles, will be_within three months. Premier Poincare, in an interview with the correspondent answering Germany's contention that the occu- pation is illegal, asserted that after the Franco-Prussian war Germany desired to reinforce her army of oc- cupation as a safeguard against any possible failure of France to meet her obligations. He added that France today was merely acting in a similar manner with, however, the great difference that the French measures are nlainly authorized by the treaty of Versailles. | guard post. soin @he Fpening Star. Entered as second-class matter hington, WASHINGTON, D. C, 8 GERMANS SLAIN IN CLASHES WITH FRENCH IN RUHR Killing of Civilian and Officer Followed by Fatal Reck- linghausen Riots. 5 ATTACKING PATROL SHOT DOWN BY TROOPS Outburst Starts in Buer When Escaping Prisoners Are Fired Upon. By the Associated Pres: RECKLINGHAUSEN, March 12— Eight Germans are dead as the Tesult of clashes with French troops in vari- ous parjs of the Recklinghausen dis- trict last night. One French soldier and three Germans were wounded in a riot at Dortmund. A state of siege has been declared in the entire Recklinghausen district in consequence of these disturbances. Additlonal troops have been sent to preserve order at Buer, where a French army officer and a French clvillan officlal were killed Saturday night, and where excitement has since been Tunning high, resulting in re- newed chootings. Two Shot Escaping. Of the Germans who met death two were shot down while trying to es- cape from the gendarmes in the Buer disturbances. Five others were killed and several wounded an hour later, when a crowd attacked a French The eighth German was killed at Dortmund when a crowd attacked a French detachment. Disturbances were renewed at Buer last night when French gendarmes Wwent to the home of a German sus- pected of being implicated in the ay- sassination of the French officlals. Two Germans who were found there were arrested. They were being taken to & guard post ,\;hen, according to ch reports, they tried and were shot. ’ foliexcabe Pour Out Into Streeta. This created an uproar in the town, and within an hour the Germans be- Ran pouring into the streets, despite the commanding general's order pro- hibiting civilians from being out after 7 pm. A crowd assembled in the town square, and soon afterward several hundred Germans, mostly men, at- tempted to storm a French guard post where seven or eight soldiers were stationed, 4 The Germans demanded the reason why the two men had been killed. The soldiers repeatedly ordered them away, but the crowd refused to heed the warnings, the reports state, be- coming more and more excited, and finally attacking the house In which the guard was quartered. On being attacked the soldlers fired, killing five of the Germans and wounding several others. More Troops Ordered Ou Addition'u troops were crdered out and all civillans were ordered to Te- turn to their homes, but it was long after midnight before order was com- pletely restored. One of the two men killed in the earlier shooting had boasted to friends recently, according to French information, that he was preparing to kill a French officer. When the gen- darmes heard of this, In view of Saturday's assassinations, they went to this man's house and began search- ing for him. His wife declared he had not been at home all that day or the night before, but the gendarmes pursued their search and found him hiding in a wardrobe with another man, a neighbor, who also was sus- pected of being implicated in the shootings. Brought Down by Guards. The two men were being taken to a guard post when they broke away and ran down the street. The gen- darmes opened fire and brought down both men. Dortmund, where the eighth German was killed 'during the attack by the crowd on the French troops, is with- out police protection. The Berlin government, according to the French authorities, has probibited the munici- pality from organizing a “blue” force to replace the expelled security police. As a consequence, many of the citi- zens are arming themselves and pa- trolling the streets at night to pro- tect their homes and property. SEVERE PENALTIES FACED. DUESSELDORF, March 12.—The Recklinghausen district today faced severe penalties for what was per- haps the most serious incident of the Franco-Belgian occupation—the kill- ing at Buer of Lieut. Coltin of the Chasseurs and M. Joly. director of the Buer_rallroad station. Each body h‘d five bullet holes in it. 'French officlals indicated that Buer would be placed under what will amount to martial law, in addition to a fine of 100,000,000 marks. The town was restless over the week end, fol- lowing the arrest of its burgomaster and his assistant as well ag the chief of police and two othter town officials, The persons who did tne shooting have mot been apprehended EMDEN COMMANDER DIES. By the Assoclated Press. BRAUNSCHWEIG, German: arc] 12.—Capt. Karl von ‘Muell’e .M 'rlrl" time commander of the German cruiser Emden, whose exploits con- tributed one of the most remarkable chapters to the history of the war, died yesterday at the age of fifty. Germans Register Fleet to Run Rumto U. S. Under Panama Flag By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 12—Wholesale rum-runniug into the United States by a fleet of four or five ships registered under the Panaman flag is being financed by a prominent German magnate, according to in- ‘formation received in responsible American quarters here. The fleet, it is declared, is being chiefly operated from the United States end by = former German captain of a Hamburg-American liner. The fleet itself, it is understood, 18 under the command of a char- acter of questionable nationality who achieved notoriety in connec- tion with marine operation of a dublous nature during the war. While absolute proot of these vast operations is lacking, the informa- tion received by American circles here points to ‘colossal landing of liquor cargoes in the United States, chiefly trom Glasgow. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION BUSINESS_ > | 30 RSH SEZED INRAIDS INBRTAN Big Plot to Overthrow Free State Nipped in Wide- spread Round-Up. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, March 12.—Nearly three hundred prisoners taken in the week end ralds in England and Scotland are understood to have been landed here from British warships, 200 men from one and the balance, including about thirty women, from another. All were conveyed under heavy armed guards to jall. | REQUESTED BY FREE STATE. Home Secretary Says Arrests Fol- __lowed Discovery of Plot. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 12.—Home Secre- tary Bridgeman, explaining today to the house of commons the wholesale arrests of Irish in Scotland and Eng- land over the week end, said the ralds had been made under orders {from himself and the secretary for i Scotland, Viscount Novar, at the re- | quest of the Irish Free State govern- e British government, he sald, had evidence of the existence in England and_Scotland of a quasi-military or- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) MRS DUPONTDRORS CHASTLETON SUT Lake Insists Dismissal of Litigation Be Made by Court. Mre. Jessie Ball du Pont of Wil- mington, Del., today abandoned her sult in the District Supreme Court for the abrogation of the ‘sale of the Chastleton apartments, for which she paid Felix Lake, Washington realty operator, $3,000,000. When the case was called for hearing this morning before Chief Justice McCoy counsel for Mrs. du Pont wished to dismiss the proceeding, but Attorney W. Gwynn® Gardiner, for Mr. Lake, in- sisted that the dismissal be made by the court, and the chief justice signed an order of dismissal. ‘Wants Deposition Published. ‘Mr. Gardiner asked that depositions of Alfred I du Pont and others taken in the case be published by the court. He claimed the evidence there refuted all the charges made in the suit of Mrs. du Pont. This testimony he pointed out not only exonerated Mr. Lake of any has of fraud in connection with fharfile. but negatived. the infer- ence that Robert Pennington of Wil Tington, counsel for the du_Ponts, had been bribed to advance the sale by being given a portion of the com- mission which Mr. Lake had pald W. E. Fowler & /Co., the brokers, after Mrs. du_ Pont had declined to pay commission. Mr. Pennington sought to intervene in the case to clear his reputation from the allegations of the bill, but was not permitted to. do 5o, because not & party to the cause. The evidence in the depositions re- fute the charges against him, it is said. Bought Property Last Year, Mra. du Pont bought the property early last year, assuming a mortgage of nearly $2,600,000 and conveying to Mr. Lake a tract of 2,100 acres of gold-mining property near Great Falls, Md., and paying the balance in cash. Last September she began the suit to rescind the sale and secured an {njunction against the .Potomac Corporation, which had bought the gold mine from Mr. Lake. The Chas- tleton Apartments were sold out under the mortgage, which left the controversy involving only the Great Falls tract and the cash payment. By ‘the action of the court today the title of the Potomac Corporatien is cleared and the cash payment to M mo_longer in controversy. John H. Zabel mpelred for the gold mining corporation, = DR. TUTTLE GRAVELY ILL. Episcopal Bishop, Oldest in World, in Critical Condition. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 12—The Rt. Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle, elghty-six years old, presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, who has been Ill with la grippe for a week, was reported to e In a critical condition today. He is said to be the oldest Episcopal bishop {n the world. ALAN WAL REVARD FRENOTE ARRET King Kleagle Poindexter Of- fers $500 in Case of Threat to Burn Catholic Church. A reward of $500 was offered today by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of the District of Columbia for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the letter sent to Rev. Dr. Eugene A. Hannan, rector of St. Martin's Catholic Church, threatening fire on the church prop- erty at North Capitol and T streets. The letter, typed on a plain piece of paper, was recelved by Father Hannan Saturday. It read: “Beware of Fire. You Have Been Warned.” It was signed Ku Klux Klan. Poindexter Assails Threat. Emphatic denial that the missive was sent from the klan headquarters was made by S. F. Poindexter, king kleagle of the District, simultane- ously with the announcement of the reward. “The klan does not indulge In send- ing threatening letters any more _than any other fraternity,” said Mr. Poin- dexter. “And it will not tolerate such_action by others. “Whoever can prove that a mem- ber of the klan or any individual not connected with it is responsible for the letter will be given the $500 reward, Since the receipt of the threatening missive, the insurance on all the buildings owned by the church has been increased and the police de- partment has been asked to give ad- ditional protection to the church property. Envelope Hand Addressed. Father Hannan notifled the congre- gation of St. Martin's Church, at services yesterday, that a letter threatening incendiarism had been received by him. Nearly five thousand persons form the congregation at St. Martin's, or are connected with the schoole or the other branches of the church. The warning was inclosed in a hand-addressed envelope, and an attempt apparently had been made to disguise the handwriting. Has Neo Personal Enemies. Father Hlannan said today, as far as he knew, he had no personal enemies, and said the increase In i surance on the church properties had been made simply as a good business measure. believe, In case of an attempt at incendiarism, I have done the right thing in protecting the church proj erty by increasing the insurance, Father Hannan sald today. The threatening message comes close on the heels of a fire about six weeks ago, which destroyed a barn on the school property of the church on the top of T street hill, near Lincoln road northeast. The barn was unused, but was valued at about $1,000. It was located on the old Danfel Dodd ; property, which was taken over by the church for use a&s a_parochial Continued on_Page 3. Column 1) “Look Who's Here!” “Little Benny’s Note Book” Begins on the Mngaiine Page of Today's Star A feature for children and grown-ups, written by Lee Pape. Benny is a red-blooded boy, and you cannot- afford to miss his adventures. In Today’s Star ternationale, delivered in Moscow in MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1923—THIRTY PAGES. LARGER LAMPS AID STREET LIGHTING Bulbs of 250-Candiepower Prove Effective in Sev- eral Tests. The streets of Washington will be better lighted fn future if Warren B. Hadley, superintendent, carries out his present plan of installing 230- candlepower bulbs in all new posts. Most of the existing electric posts are equipped with only 100-candle- power lamps. The advantages of the new rule may be seen now on 17th and 15th streets between K street and Massa- chusetts avenue, where Mr. Hadley has just replaced gas ligats with ornamental incandescent electric lamps of 2530-candlepower. These streets were selected for the new treatment in the hope ‘hat ve- hicular trafic would be attracted to them and thereby reduce consestion on 14th and 16th streets. ‘Will Use Bigger Lamps. Fifteenth and 17th streets are bet- ter illuminated now than 16th street, which, according to Hadley, has the 100-candlepower lights. It is my hope,” said the superin- tendent, “to make the 250-candlepower light the standard in future.” East Capitol street from 13th to 18th | streets is another stretch along which new ornamental electric lights have Jjust been installed in order to improve the approach to the new Eastern High School. Questioned today as to what effect the accumulation of dust and dirst on street lamps has upon the volume of light, the superintendent said that all gas globes and electric arc lights are cleaned regularly, but not the orna- mental incandescent lamps. Rain Washes Lights. Mr. Hadley explained that the round shade on the ornamental incandescent 1s so completely inclosed that dust and dirt cannot accumulate to any appre- clable extent on the inside. The dust from the street that settles on the outside is washed off by the rain, he stated. In the case of gas and electric arcs, he continued, these types of light pro- duce in themselves an accumulation inside the shade which must be washed out to give unimpaired light. Particu- {’lrly is l:ls t'rlue of the gas shades, ecause they have openings thro Which street dust enters. e RADICALS GATHER FOR FOSTER TRIAL Michigan Preparing for Pros- ecution Under the State’s Syndicalism Law. By the Associated Press. ST. JOSEPH, Mich, March 12— More than a score of radical leaders alleged to have attended a convention of the communist party near here last August were gathered here again to- day as the state prepared to wage its first fight for prosecution under the Michigan syndicalism law in the trial of . Wiiliam Z. Foster, leader in the 1919 steel strike. Not as delegates, but as defense witnesses and defend- ants awaiting trial, the radicals came this time. Official of Educational League. Foster, an officlal of the Trades' Union Educational League, is the first of thirty-two alleged communist party members to be placed on trial. Others awaiting trial include Rose Pastor Stokes, who, with ten others, voluntarily surrendered to authorities Saturday; Charles E. Ruthenberg of Cleveland, Earl Browder, an associate of Foster's; Max Le; Norman H. Tallentire.” °F oattleand Arguments for Defense. Among the documents that will be entered of record during the trial are lengthy depositions taken by Frank P. ‘Walsh, attorney for the defen: The state will present treaties’on ter- rorism and communism, strikes and imperialism written by Lenin, Trotsky and Foster and also the report of the executive committee of the third in- as the papers delivered to Washington homes as fast are printed. Saturday’s Net Circulation, 93328 Sunday's Circulation, 98771 TWO CENTS. | THOUSANDS IN DRUGS AND FIVE MEN SEIZED INSPECTACULAR RAID SalvatorePacetta,Revenue Agent, Poses as Dope Peddler and Gets Evidence. ARMY SUPPLY BASE BELIEVED SOURCE OF STORE’S SUPPLY internal revenue agents and poli depots and arrested half a dozen Harrison anti-narcotic law. Had No Narcotic License. The premises descended upon today consisted of a number of storerooms lined with shelves on which were thousands of bottles contalning va- rious drugs in addition to the nar- cotics. The management, the officers said, had no license covering the sell- ing of narcotics, although it is be- lleved that their general wholesale drug business was carried on legally. Included in the confiscated narcot- ics were several bottles of oplum in tablet form, part of which was unfit for use by addicts, apparently, be- cause of the fact that they contained an emetic. There was confiscated, however, thousands of dollars’ worth of smoking oplum and cocaine and heroin, said to be intended for {llegal drug traffic. Leading up to today's spectacular raid were the clever operations of the internal revenue's “Izzy Einstein.” Salvatore Pacetta. Pacetta, who is an Italian, worked himself info the con- fidence’ of the proprietors of the drug company branch by posing as a drug peddler out of work. He first ap- peared at the 14th street premises about twelve days ago, making no mention at that time that he was in- terested in narcotics. On successfully securing the faith of Relss and Kidd, he sald today, he suggested-several days ago that he would like an opportunity to make good in_peddling narcotics on the street. His offer, it was pointed out, Was readily accepted. the manager {declaring, it is alleged, “you are just Ithe type of man we are looking for.’ Bought $2,100 Worth. Saturday Reiss arranged with his psuedo-employers to call at 8 o'clock this morning and obtain his first con- signment of cocaine, heroin and smok- ing oplum, for which he was to pay them $2,100. Later his employers be- came so satisfled in his integrity that they agreed to deliver to him today an additional quantity of drugs val- ued at $4,700. Furthermore, it is claimed the manager told him he would hand him a prepared list of names of prospective customers. Having set the stage for the de- nouement by arranging with Col. Nutt's revenue men and the local po- {lice to be on hand, Pasetta appeared at the drug branch at 8 o'clock this morning with a roll of marked bills Iwith which to carry out his end of {the deal. Detectives and police mean- while had stationed themselves in an alley at the rear of the establishment {and at a point of vantage in_front. Pacetta, dressed somewhat shoddily to conform with his station as a drug peddler, entered the place, handed over the money and received the drugs and a typewritten list of what Were held out to be prospective cus- | tomers. Relss, the manager, told Pacetta that he stood a good chance of mak- BUSINESS MAN KILLS | SELF AT ANNAPOLIS Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 12.—Unbal- anced, it is thought, by & nervous dis- with which he had suffered for o 'time. Thomas E. Strange, of the clothing and furnishing firm of Strange & White, this city, shot him- gelfein the mouth with a pistol about 10 this morning, dying immediately. His wite had just left the room when the shooting took place. He was forty-eight years old, and is survived by his wife and six children. ¥ Mr. Strange was one of Annapolis’ ‘most prominent business men, d also was active In civic and fraternal affatrs. He was formerly exalted ruler of the local lodge of Elk Colonel Nutt Personally Supervises Foray on 14th Street Establishment, Aided by Local Police. Staging the most fruitful narcotic raid ever conducted here, ce today swooped down on the wholesale drug branch of the Edwards Trading Company, Inc., 1712 14th street northwest, confiscated many thousands dollars’ worth of‘opium, cocaine and heroin, took possession of valuable records which may lead to a scandal involving federal drug supply men, including the manager and secretary of the trading company, on charges of violation of the Information that some of the narcotics was being obtained from an army supply base, and which, it is understood, may result in an extended federal investigation _in this connection, was re- ported to have been obtained from the manager of the branch M. H. Reiss by a government internal revenue agent, Salvatore Pacetta, posing as a prospective customer. Reiss and W. J. Kidd, said to be secretary of the concern, and three negroeé, were arrested, and charged with violating the federal drug law. ing $40.000 in two weeks, according to the latter, and Pacetta claims that he was informed that the narcotics came from an Army bas.. The neme of a doctor a'leged to be imvlicated 0 the narcotic transaction with the trading company, is in thc_hands of ihe government agents. Wit the completion of the sale of drugs, which were wrapped in a small brown paper package, the agents and police entered and took possession of the premises. A patrol was backed up to the front door and Manager Reiss, Secretary Kidd and a number of negroes whose exact connection with the establ ment has not been ascertained w taken to Col. Nutt's office. Nutt Supervises Raid. Today’s rald was conducted under the personal supervision of Col. Nutt and was icipated in by the fol- 1owing of Mie agents conmected: with the special narcotic squad: Salvatore Pacetta, E. K. Rabbitt and Dr. B. E. Reese, and by Detective Sergts. Evans and Saunders of the police narcotic squad and Sergt. W. C. Balderson of No. 8 precinct. Early this afternoon the work of checking up on the goods confiscated was vet far from complete. Tho warerooms were piled high with va- rlous sorts of surgical instruments and medical supplies, apparen:ly destined for the local legitimute trade. These were not disturbed by the officers. Half a dozen wooden cases, contalning the glass bottles of narcotics in pellet form, were sep- arated, however, and wtll be used ror eyldence. ome of these bottles bore la showing that they contalned purcers ized _epicacs and oplum, each bottle being valued at $3.50 wholesale for legitimate purposes, it is estimated. While this portion of the contraband goods did not appear intended for i1- legal purposes, the management, it was explained, nevertheless was vlo- lating the drug laws by not having 2 speclal permit to dispense them. Col. L. G. Nutt, chief of narcotic agents, characterized the raid on the Edwards Trading Co., Inc. as the biggest “dope” raid in the history of Washington. The ruse by which the dealers were captured was explained by Col. Nutt as worked by Pacetta. a narcotic agent from New York, and & former expert from the Secret Ser- vice of Italy. Posing as An’ nio Paparo, first as a bootlegger, the agent won the confidence of the drug- gists, Col. Nutt said, and later ar- ranged to make a big purchase of narcotic drugs. Tip Tem Days Ago. The first tip on the activities of the Edwards Trading Company came to federal officlals about ten days 2go from a certain party which, for obvi- ous reasons, the authorities do not identify, who said that he had boen offered ‘an’ enormous supply of nara' cotic drugs at what was repres- sented to be a bargain price. The address of the company, the name of the president, a list of the drugs_offered, were turned over to the officials and_Col. Nutt wired to New York for Pacetta to come to Washington. His first activity was to purchase one case of a certain kind of - holic_body rub from the Edwards Company about a week ago. The narcotic agent returned and placed another order for eight cases of the alcoholic rub, for which he paid $60. At this time he confided to the deal- ers that this probably would be his last purchase of alcohol, which, ac- cording to the authorities, the Id- wards Company represented to be “fine for making bootleg liquor.” Pacetta, when questioned by the dealers why he was making this his last order, was said to have declared he had a busineas in which he could make much more money, adding, with a sly wink, “dope.” Upon learning this the dealers, it is (Continued on Page 2, Column Miss Alice, Back in Oklahoma, To Write Memoirs for Record By the Associated Press. MUSKOGEE, Okla., March 12— Miss Alice Robertson, retiring rep- resentative in Congress from the sixth Oklahoma _Aistrict, has re- turned home to take up life where she left off in 1920, when the re- publican landslide bore her from the proprietorship of a caféteria here to a seat in the national House of Representatives. “Miss Allce” was welcomed only by two newspaper reporters. Her train was late, and a recep- tion committee which had gather- ed at the railroad station to greet her had glven up the vigil and gone home. ‘Oh, I'm so_glad to get back lm*—lu‘mr toid the reporters as she stepped from the train. “Why, it seems just like a dream—back home and among my friends. “Are you going to start a cafe- teria, Miss Alice™ she was asked. . 1 had no idea of it,” she sald, nd, besides” and a faint smile flitted across her face, “it wouldn't be right to start again after I had sold my business and good will. - “I am so anxious to get to tre farm.” “A written aoccount of experi- ence of Congress will be the next thing I will take up,” she said. “I have permission to print it in the Congressional Record, ard my first move will be to lock my- #self in a room and finish' it. It will be my farewell to politica. _I'm through. e b