Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1925, Page 20

ALASKA LINE WL SPEND 110000 Extensive Improvements Are Planned on Railroad, Gen- eral Manager Says. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Wash., February 12— Approximately $11,000,000 is to be! spent to improve the Alaska Railroad, accor@ing to Noel W. Smith, unemxl to his head- Alaska. manager, here, en route quarters in Anchorage, “Three important developments have been planned,” he said. “The first is to build a 215- xtension | & \hh.ll | ng in San Francisco for ng for shipment m Alaska to points outslde the Territory “The s d is the withdrawal from reservation for the railroad of a 5-mile | strip of land on each side of the right-of- v. which has been returned to the public domzin under the De- partment of Interfor and thrown open to homesteading. “The third is a bill before Congress %0 provide more liberal rights to rein- deer herders on the public domain with & view to encouraging further the growing industry.” First birchwood shipments are to be made next summer over the Alaska I\nl\r(mll to the ted St- jee for fur- The railroad's e for two years, {PRISON TERM FOR EDITOR. has been leased to Gorman & Co. of Beattle. . THE EVENING WEIRD, THRILLING, BEAUTIFUL, DESCRIBES ST. Celebrated Personages of Famous Alpine Resort as Season of Winter Pastime Reaches Height. : BY HIRAM K. MODERWE By Cable to The Star and Chicago ST. MORITZ, February 12.—The “British heaven” Is the semi-official description of foritz, the world's most famous center of Winter sports, which is this week at the helght of its season. The days are crowded with weird, thrilling and beautiful sporting events—horse racing on fce, skiing Behind ho ¥ pean fancy skating cont long distance s and golf, tobogganing on ice at a speed of $0 miles an hour fnd beb- sladdinz matches in which several |y, princely noble heads have been badly bumped. The English predominate at the lnrzer hotels with a scattering of Germans and Aus Social-Communist Publisher In- sults French Authorities. | TUNIS, February 12.—M. Finideri, editor of the Social-Communist news- paper Avenir, was condemned to a y in prison and fined 2,000 francs for pro- ho ducing & cartoon from an Arab.paper which was considered insulting to the | authorities of the French protectorate. The Arab paper has already been sus- pended. M. Berthon, the communist _deputy, came from Paris to defend Finidori - | foolhardy expe »| royally by the MORITZ SPORTS Many Nations Gather at trians. The Americans are few, but few sometimes make a loud . like Hunter Goodrich, who eur captured the famous Cur- zon cup_ for tobogganing on Cresta Run. Georges Carpentier 1s still nursing a sore head -from a spill off a hob-sleigh run. Norma Talmadge and Theda Bara spent several weeks here and said they were enchanted. Fokker, the Dutch ajrplane inven- tor, was one of those who tried the ment of Skilng be- To was received Snglish, who do not harber any grudge for the war planes for tho Germans. e virtually ances hotels the ladies s and the men in noisy sweaters and heavy mountain hoots i hind an piry Febru aged 22, ot thin c1ty, her popularity to a ¥ can t also n peculiarities of man's payeholoy «rself fascinating and alluring how a girl became the radiant bride of the ‘man she had loved fo valn for years. Tt will be mailed postpaid to any reader of thix I rend 10c in atamps fo the PRESS, 119 outh 14th Street, dvertisement. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. COMMERGE FLYIN GURB HELD NEEDED Hoover Would Have Rules Like Those for Shipping, to Reduce Accidents. Operation of commercial aviation lines for passenger travel should be under the licensing power and in- spection of the Government, the same as steamships and their pilots are now licensed, according to Secretary of Commerce Hoover. Pointing to the heavy death toll among pllots and passengers In planes operated by what he termed “gypsy” pilots, which was betweeén 70 and 80 last year, while only three or four base fliers of the regularly constituted air mervices met death in accidents, Mr. Hoover sald the Government should issue licenses to pilots of com- merclal passenger planes as licenses are now issued to steamboat captains, -| while their planee should be subjeot to e | Government inspection and test. One of the main results to be achieved by such a system, aside from the actual saving of lives, would be the crea- tion of & feeling of confidence in pas- senger-carrving aireraft. Mr. Hoover sald thare were many possibilities for development of com- mercially operated passenger lines over country where land travel i long and arduous, pointing to a sec- tion In _California which can bhe reached from an important Callfornia city only- by by six hours' travel on land, while an airplane can cut the distance down to an hour. Connecticut Avenue Bridge SERVICE and SAFETY Highway of loity arches significant of strength, over which flows smoothly the traffic of a great city. The various departments of the American Security and T rust Company, with their specialized- duties, contribute largely to the strength of this institu- tion, serving efficiently and safely the people of Washington. . Chcckiug Safe Deposit Real Estate . Savings Trust Foreign Exchange Departments AMECANP SECURIT 15th and Penna. Ave. Capital, Surplus and U ndivided Profits Over $6,000,000 BRANGHES Central: 7th and Mass. Ave. N.W. {1t is soient SERBIAN ENVOY’S SISTER - HELD IN SHOOTING CASE Mrs. Kossara Spanaljowitch Seen to Fire at Brewer's Son, Attorney Says. By the Associated Preas, NEW YORK, February 12.—Mrs. Kossara Spanaljowitch, sister of the Serbian Minister to France, was held Wwithout bail yesterday for the grand Jury, accused of having shot Chris G. Hupfel, son of a wealthy brewer, on A street here Monday evening. The district attorney’s office assured Maglstrate Frothingham it had an ye-witness of the shooting as well Itnesses to testify that they saw the prisorfer throw away a pistol, from which two shots had been fired, immedlately after Hupfel fell to the sidewalk, with two wounds. Adolph Hupfel, a brother of the wounded man, was examined yester- day by the district attorney, who is = DEEP-SEATED Freckles Need attention NOW or may remain Winter. Use the ol trentmont that has given satisfaction to mil- lions of wemen for over 16 years, and ril yourself of these homoly spots. Ask for Othine—Double Strength We recommend Othine Complexien Soap for use with Othine. At all Druggists and Department Stores Othine Laboratories, Inc., Bulalo, NY. Grandmother Knew There Was Nothing So Good for Congestion and Colds as Mustard But the old-fashioned mustard plaster the blister. Musterole does it. It is a clean, white sintment, made with oil of mustard. ly prepared, so that it works wondi Gently massage Musterole in with the finger-tips. See how quickly it brings relief—how speedily the pain disappears. for sore throat, bron. croup, stiff , headache, tion, pleurisy, nd aches of tl Biaing, ‘frosted fet, coids of the chest (It may prevent pneumoni To Mothers: Musterole is also made in milder form for babies and small children. Ask for Children's Musterole. 35¢ and 63c, jars U' / O‘\' nLI T B ST En C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, *mmm 1925. seeking an explanation for past diM- culties between Mrs. Spanaljowitch and Hupfel. Fears Son Murder Victim. teh to The Star. » Va., March 12.—Publi- gpatch in The Washing- ton Evening Star recently, telling of the discovery of a nude body of a g e A A revival of shipbuilding in Italy is predicted. N, Making short murder victim tn Mayo Creek, result. ed R. E. Horsburg, Asheville, N. C., writing the Danville police for fur ther information. Ha fears the body is that of his son, who disappeared several months ago. WOI'l( of “Short-Lines!“ S |y|"'|‘/ A I Ll mgf | 'Wim u"'i!fm%"n’ ',\ Women‘s $5.95 to $8. OING as only such wonderful Reliable Hahn Shoes. gains“ can go? Regularly two and three Price! G 50 Shoes “Bar- times Sale Most any stylc and material. But sizes getting more incomplete every moment you delay! Evening Shoes Also! Plenty of gold and silver brocades in- cluded— $2.85 270 27 e At all our stores except G St. Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9th St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. uRN!“Pr Dining Group of attractive design. Ten pieces in walnut and gumwood with 66-in. buffet and tapestry chairs. You’'ll find hundreds and hundreds of unusual values here this month. Prices are remarkably low on Lifetime Furniture during THE FEBRUARY SALE OF LIFETIME FURNITURE seat Northeast: 8th and H Sts. N.E. Southwest: 7th and E Sts. SSW. Northwest: 1140 15th St. N.W. MAYER & CO. Seventh Street Between D & E 1 Total Resources Over Thirty-five Million