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THE ‘EVENING STAR WASHINGTON. LAVARRE ARRESTED IN CONTEMPT CASE Warrant Orders Publisher’s Removal to Federal District Court in Georgia. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 27.—Willlam J. Lavarre, Georgia and South Carolina Newspaper publisher, under legal fire since the International Paper & Power Co. disclosed it had financed his pur- chase of four dailies, was arrested at a hotel here last night on a Federal war- ! contempt of | rant charging criminal court. The warrant orders Lavarre's removal | to the Federal District Court for the middle district of Georgia for appear- ance before Judge Bascom Deaver, to | answer to the contempt charges. The arrest followed a series of law suits subsequent Lavarre and Harold Hall of the Augusta (Ga) Chronicle, _the (8. C.) Herald, the Spartanburg Journal and the Columbia (S. C.) Herald. Hal ter & breach with Lavarre, withdre from the enterprises. When the International Power Co. began to dispose of its news- paper holdings, as a result of disclosures | made in an investigation of public, utilities by the Federal Trade Commis- sion last year. Judge Deaver appointed Joseph T. Webb, ir.. of Macon, Ga. a ! commissioner to manage the ‘Lavarre | newspaper properties, pending their sale | Lavarre obtained a court order en-| Joining Webb from getting control of | the Lavarre companies stock and | finally ejected Webb from the Columbia | Record, in defiance of Judge Deaver's crders.” The contempt charges followed. _PETITIOiN ASKS OUSTING OF 3 IN WISCONSIN Progressive Republicans Alleged to Have Violated Corrupt Prac- tices Act in 1928 Primary. By the Associated Press, MADISON, Wis, February 27.— Ouster proceedings against three pro- gressive Republican State officers on the ground they violated the corrupt practices act in the 1928 primary | election campaign, were asked yester- day by Randolph R. Connors, a Madi- son attorney. Connors filed a petition with Gov. Walter Kohler asking ap- intment of special State counsel to E?\ng the proceedings against Lieut. Gov. Henry Huber, Secretary of State Theodore Dammann and Attorney General John J. Reynolds. The petition alleged that:the three officers, while candidates in 1928, con- -Y'i‘nd 1o pool their campaign_ expenses order fraudulently to make it ap- pear that each candidate confined his expenditures within the legal limits. The legal limit for each candidate 1,500. s It further charges that the candi- dates appointed Herman Ekern, former attorney general, and Samuel Sigman of Appletop as their agents under the name “La Follette progressive Repub- lican campaign” to “fraudulently indi- cate that it was a legal bona fide com- | mittee when, in fact, said individuals ‘were merely agents of the individual tes.” ug‘%led'pefitlon said that -donation of $5,000 by Richard H. Lee, New York attorney, to the La Follette Progressive Republican Club of Milwaukee was not | included in the expense reports which | candidates must file with the secretary of State. HEAR OF PRISON RELIEF. Probus Club Told of Work Done by i Rehabilitation Bureau. An outline of the prisoners’ relief| work being done by the newly organized Bureau of Rehabilitation was given to the Probus Club, at the Ambassador Hotel, yesterday by Miss Pearl McCall,! assistant United States attorney. i ‘The bureau, of which Rudolph Jose is president, is a non-sectarian organi-| gation for the relief of prisoners and their families and is affiliated with the| Community Chest. Miss McCall told o!‘ the need of this kind of work among| all classes of men who have been in| Jail ASKS $50,000 DAMAGES. Father Sues Oil Firm for Son's In- juries by Truck. The Cities Service Co. has been sued | for $50,000 damages in the District Su- me Court by Ralph I Woodward. gh his father, C. L. Woodward, for | injuries alleged to have been sustained | by the boy when struck by a truck of | the company as he was riding a bicycle | May 21 last at Georgia avenue and | Parragut street. Attorney Daniel W. O'Donoghue appears for the plaintiff. EPISCOPAL BISHOP DIES. | 1 LINGTON, Vt. February 27 wfiflum Rev. Arthur C. Hall, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, died last night at his home in Rock- point. He had beén in poor health since he suffered a fall in December at | the rectory in St. Albans. He had| been head of the Vermont diocese since | February 2, 1894. He was 82 years old and was born in England. SPECIAL . RESP FOR, VSIBLE A E. HO " BE RESPONSIBI ARD CATLIN, Jr.. 202 0 P st. n.w. 7 I wilL 2 NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ted for by any one other than Seradis: “personally. ~ BERTIE LEONARD. BeSra st me. nmmrb‘ir‘){;fi‘ggfis FOR LOCAL Let us sive you an estimate and explain this ‘teature TES STORAGE CO. INC. | O Toth st NW. 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Phope National 0650 ! to_the purchase by | Spartanburg | Paper & ! | i ; a | | | | Tchernikoff-Gardiner dancers, who McKinley Auditorium tomorrow and Sat: ryne Mullowney and Clayton Estes. APPEARING IN “THE HONEY-MOON” are in the Drama Guild production at rday nights—Christine Stewart, Kath- —Star Staff Photos. IVICTIM OF STABBER FAILS TO SEE ATTACKER Critically Wounded, He Can Neither Describe Nor Iden- tify Assailant. Doctors Say Gas Company Employe Has Good Chance of Recovery. James Donehoe, 23-year-old gas eom- pany employe, who, received two dan- gerous stab wounds in the back while | of the Washington Gas Light Co. branch at Twenty-sixth and G streets, | neither could identify nor describe his ssailant to his fellow werkers or to is'| polices who. questioned him at Emer- | gency Hospital today. Although critically injured from one knife thrust near the heart, Donehoe has a good chance of recovery, doctors believe. = » Donehoe had gone 1ng7e the yard | about 9 o'clock and was bending over a pipe connection, he said, when at- tacked suddenly from behind. He walked back to the building on the lot |and sank to the steps outside. Questioned, Donehoe said the attack had been so sudden his assailant had IN DARK] o IDEATH CLAMS | OFFGER AND W Commodore and Mrs. Reed Victims of Influenza, Dying Day Apart. s i Commodore Byron L. Reed, United | States Coast Guard, retired, a veteran of many years' distinguished service, and | his wife, Mrs, Maude Willets Reed, died of influenza within one day of each other at Phoenix, Ariz, according to word received here. Mrs, Reed died Sunday and Commodore Reed on Monday, The bodies were taken to Hillsdale, Mich., where funeral services will be conducted for both on Sunday. Commodore and Mrs. Reed are sur- vived by a daughter, Miss Gwendolyn Reed, a teacher at Greenville College, Greenville, N. C.,, now in Paris on leave of absence. Commodore Reed was placed on the retired list in September, 1925, upon reaching the statutory age of 64 years. He was born at Rome, Mich., Septem- ber 10, 1861, and entered the service as a cadet on May 31, 1882, receiving his carly training on’ the practice ship Chase. On June 23, 1885, he was com- missioned an ensign, and was promoted through the various grades to that of captain’ on March 12, 1923, e has served on all coasts of the United States, at the Great Lakes, and in Alaskan waters, in the most important service assignments. He served in the Spanish- American War and the World War. At the conclusion of hostilities he was de- talled as superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.. subsequent to which he served as com- mander of the New York division and as_captain of the port of New York. Upon the occasion of his retirement, Rear Admiral F. C. Billard, comman- dant of the Coast Guard, paid tribute to his record. o< RECEPTION IS PLANNED. Newly naturalized eitizens. will be given a reception under the auspices of the Americanization Association and the Americanism committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the United States Chamber of Com- merce tonight at 8:15 o'clock. Justice Frederick L. Siddons pf the District Supreme Court will preside. Henry Gilligan of the Board of Edu- cation will make the principal address, while Jesse Thomas, district director | at work last night in a_darkened yard | . | | | | | JAMES DONEHOE. vanished in the shadows of an alley before he could determine if he was| ;vhfle or colored or get a look at his| ace. Donehoe lives at 1356 K street south- | east. is married and has been employed | at the yard for about three months. He | was discharged from the Navy several | months ago. > 1,000 ENTERTAINED BY MASONIC LODGE |Ladies’ Night Featured by Ama- teur and Professional Vaunde- ville Program. Featured by an amateur and profes- sional program of vaudeville presenta- | tions, the Benjamin B. French Masonie | Lodge, No. 15, held a ladies' night en- tertainment in the Mayflower Hotel ball room last night before a capacity crowd. The entertainment, attended by near- 1y 1,000 lodge members and guests, was arranged by Past Master John Cabot White, assisted by Henry Rule, Mar- shall D. Johns and Henry Gilligan. Worshipful Master Benjamin A. Har- lan delivered the address of welcome. Through the courtesy of Mme. L. N. Vassiliefl, former danseuse of the Diagi- | in lieff Ballet Russe, the feature presenta- tion, an Oriental and two Russian dances, was performed by Misses Lillie Zalipsky, Tania Gnooscheff, Ludmilla Plavsky and Tania Vassilieff, Entertainers included Miss Lou Par- nell, toe dancer; the Pathenon Quar- tet of H. Martin, H. G. Leef, H. Moore and T. N. Leef: Vernon Slaughter and company, ventriloquists; Durwood Bow- ersox, violin soloist, and Henry Rule, vocal solo. A duet by Miss Mary Frances | Glenn, soprano, and Robert H. David- son, baritone, with Miss Frances May Bronson at the piano, concluded the program. MABEL NORMAND TO REST IN GRAVE IN CALIFORNIA Funeral Services to Be Held To- morrow, With Family and a Few Friends Present. LOS ANGELES, February 27.—Mabel | Normand, once the screen’s most promi- nent comediegne, will be buried tomor- row in Southern California, where she achieved fame. Lew Cody, film actor and Miss Nor- mand’s husband, announced definite plans for the actress’ funeral fast night. It will be private, with only members of the immediate family and a few mem- bers of the film colony in attendance. | The last rites will be conducted by Father Michael J. Mullins, pastor of the Cood Shépherd Church of Beverly Hills. | The body will be placed in a crypt at Calvary Cemetery, VETERAN G IVEN CROSS. | Texan Rewarded for Bravery in France Despite Wound. Ethan A. Simpson of Amarillo, Tex., formerly captain, 142d Infantry, 36th Division, A. E. F., has been awarded the | Distinuished Service Cross by the War T epartment for extraordinary heroism in “action near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, October 8, 1918, where he was severely wounded, but refused to be evacuated. Silver star citations have been award- ed by the War Department to John K. Boyce of Amarillo, Tex., formerly cap- tain, 142d Infantry, 36th Division, and William F. Lindorff of Flushing, Long Island, N.' Y., formerly second lieuten- ant, 308th Infantry, 77th Division, for personal gallantry in actions in France during the World War. ‘AMPS’ TO ELECT OFFICERS ‘The “Amps,” a new organization in the District of World War veterans who lost an arm, leg or both in the service, will elect officers at a dinner meeting this evening in the Lee House. The purpose of the organization is to bring together these maimed veterans and to encourage them in their efforts to re-establish themselves in tbe com- to attend tonight's meeting. DEBT BANK LEADERS INVITE 2 FROM U. S.| McGarrah and Fraser Are Asked | to Become Directors of Inter- national Institution. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 27.—Gates M. McGerrah, chairman of the board of and Leon 'Fraser, New York attorney and general counsel for the Dawes plan, yesterday received invitations to become | directors of the Bank for International | Settlements. McGarrah may be elected | president. _ They have both signified their inten- tions “of accepting the invitations, which were tendered by heads of the central banks of England, France, Ger- | many, Belgium and Italy, now meeting me. Nations' Bankers Assemble. ROME, February 27 (#).—Governors | or representatives of the national banks of Belgium, France, Germany, England, Italy and Japan, all being signatories of the Young plan, met yesterday at the Bank of Italy to arrange preliminaries | for the initial meeting of the directorate of the Bank for International Settle- ments, which is to have its headquar- ters at Basle. No Americans were present. The conference will be continued to- day. . WIFE ASKS MAINTENANCE; SPOUSE SEEKS DIVORCE | Mr. and M:’“Ihltnk:r File Suits in Los Angeles Four Hours Apart. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 27.—Four hours after Mrs. Margaret P. Whitaker | of Beverly Hills filed a separate main- tenance suit in Superior Court her hus- band, Francis Whitaker, wealthy retired business man of Cleveland, Ohlo, brought sult for divorce. Whitaker = charged ~his wife with| cruelty, abuse, intoxication and im- | proper assocation with her cousin, C. Francis Plato. Botb suits were filed here yesterday. Mrs. Whitaker declared her hushand had an income of $10,000 & month from 483,000,000 estate. She asked for $1,000 a month alimony and $10,000 attorney come was $1,000 a month and listed community property valued at $100,000. COMMAND IS SHIFTED. Germany Transfers Naval Force From Wilhelmshaven. KIEL. Germany, February 27 ()— The center of gravity of Germany's naval defense force has been shifted from the North Sea to the Baltic by the transference yesterday of the chief naval command from Wilhelmshaven to Kiel, Vice Admiral Ivan Oldekop will hoist his flag here aboard the flagship Schleswig-Holstein. Rear Admiral Pil- | lesen is in charge of the Wilhelmshaven station. IS SLAIN. |Shot While Starting to Get in Car With Woman Companion. | NEW YORK, February 27 #).— | Gaetano Reina, 40, Bronx wholesale ice dealer, was shot to death with a sawed- off shotgun last night as he was about to enter his automobile with a young woman with whom, police said, he lived. ‘The shooting occurred in front of the 18 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, | B February 21 ort St. Georg . .March 1 | Lituania—Danzig .. - February 19 Maraues de Comillas—Barcelona. February 3 | Baltic—Liverpool L | Lapland—West In fees. Whitaker, however, stated his in- | & Bronx apartment Louse which the two ll‘ere said to have shared. Two men | Neris ligible veterans are invited | were the slayers, one firing 10 slugs into 20 All elig} ? Jeie (be dlayess, S ore of naturalization, will welcome the guests. Mrs Grattan Kerans, State chairman of the Americanization com- mittee, will represent the D. A. R. A special feature of the program will | be a “Song of Allegiance,” composed by Mrs. Grace B. Latona, a former student of the school. SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and Sailings From New York. ARRIVED. Western World—Buenos Aires. Venezuela—San _Francisco. . . Falcon—La Guayri o Andania—Liverpool February 15 DUE TODAY. ..February 22 . -, . ;e:rulry .,}9 x neston " Pebruesy 19 Munargo—Nassau v | February M | DUE TOMORROW. De Grasse—Havre February 19 Caronia—Havana, February 25 Orizaba— Havana I Pebruary 25 Nerissa—Trinidad ‘Pebruary 25 DUE SATURDAY, MARCH 1. faiso. . February 8 Washington—Hambu February 19 DUE SUNDAY, MARCH 2. Dresden—Bremerhaven . February 20 Toloa—Port Limen...... February 22 San Jacinto—Vera Gruz. February 24 DUE MONDAY, MARCH 3. American Merchant—London. ... February 20 Antonia—Liverpool .. February 22 February 21 February 20 February 15 Minnekahda—London Pennland—Antwerp ... Porto Rico—8an Juan February 22 February 21 February 26 San Lorenzo—Santo Domingo’ City. February 28 Hellig Olav—Copenhagen Western~ World—Bermuda .. anta Maria—Vaiparaiso. Virginia—Kingston ., February 27 DUE TUESDAY. MARCH 4. Berengaria—Southampton February 26 Ile de France—Havre ... February 26 Gripsholm—Gothenburg February 22 g February 22 February 21 ouis— Hamburg. .. & President Polk—World criilse. olendam—West Indies crui Caracas—Maracaibo February 22 ..Mareh ‘1 Havana ' March 1 ‘muda. I March DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. Northern Prince—Buenos Aires..February 15 DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 6. Munargo—Nassau 3 Bermuda—Bermuda Silvia—St. John's D.. C.. THURSDAY. FEBR ARY 27, 193 Y fornia_on a wife-hunting expedition. that they are poor housekeeper: B ormer mayor of Newburyport, Mass., who Is invading Cali- Gillis, who bars blondes on the ground is pictured scrubbing the decks of a steamer, GIVING CALIFO A “BREAK” showing how such a domestic implement should be wielded. SPONSORS OF NAVY FOUR TELEPHONE OFFIGERS MOVE UP Clarkson Given Charge of‘ C. & P. Finance and Sec- | retary Departments. | Four changes in officers of the Ches- apeake & Potomac Telephone Cos. were | announced today by Lloyd B. Wilson, | president. Walter B. Clarkson, who has been as- sistant to the president here, has been | appointed vice president in charge of | the finance and secretary’s departments | of the companes. Ralph A. Van Orsdel, who has been special counsel for the Northwestern | Bell Telephone Co., one of the associ- ated companies of the Bell system, with headquarters at Omaha, has been namcd general counsel. He succeeds Dozier A. De Vane, who has resigned to take up the general practice of law here. Philip O. Coffin, vice president, has been placed in charge of the informa- | tioa and advertising departments, and | ty C. Gretz, general auditor, been placed in charge of the general ac- counting work of the four companies operating in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia The appointments are effective March 1 In Service Since 1897. | The new vice president. Mr. Clark- | son, a native of Prince William County, Va.. entered the employ of the Chesa- peake & Potomac. Telephone Co. at Washington in May, 1897. He was ap- | pointed contract agent in 1903, For two | years he was connected with the Bell | Telephone Co. of Penns adelphia and for eight years was divi- | sion manager of that company at Pitts- | burgh. He appointer general com- mercial manager of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Cos. March 1, 1918, with headquarters in Balti- more. Mr. Clarkson came to Wash- | ington when the general headquarters | of the companies were transferred to | this city jn 1920. Since January 1, | 1928, he has been assistant to the presi- dent of the company. Formerly of Omaha. Mr. Van Orsdel is a former member | of the law firin of Gaines, McGilton, | Van Orsdel & Gaines of Omaha, Nebr., and has been special counsel for the | Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., one of the assoclated companies of the Bell system, with headquarters at Omaha. He was born at New Castle, Pa.,, but in his youth moved to Nebraska. He was graduated from the University of* Ne- braska in 1906 with a B. A. degree and from Creighton University in 1910 with | an LL. B. degree. | Mr. Van Orsdel has been active in civic affairs in Omaha, a member of the board of education and its former president, a member of the executive Zacapa—Santa M OUTGOING STEAMERS, SAILING TODAY. American Trader—London, President Garfield—World cruise. Arcadian—Bermuda, . Santa Teresa—Cristobal, Callao and Valpa- 0. rais Berlin—Southampton, Boulogne and Bremer- aven Coamo—San Juan and Santo Domingo. Laurentic—Mediterranean cruise Manuel Calvo—Cadiz and Barcelona. Minnegua—Helsingfors. BAILING TOMORROW. YWuzarao-Nusewd . oo .y estern Prince—Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Monteviden and Buenos Aires. Astrea—Cape Haiti, Port de Paix, Gonaves an a) re. Western World—Bermuda. Exanchia—Piraeus. Excellency— Alexandria, Exchange—Genoa. Innoko—Rotterdam. Westerner—Batoum. West Keba_Accra Calypho—Maracaibo. Nordbo—Buenos Aires. Walter D. Munson—Buenos Aires. SAILING SATURDAY, MARCH 1. Aquitania—Cherbours and Southampton. Caroni van avana. Andania—Cobh and Liverpool. Alaunia—Plymouth, Havre and London. lind—Halifax and St. Johns. Bermuda. Conte Blancamano—Gibraltar, Naples and Senos uerto, Cartagena, nd San Francisco, States—Christiansand, Oslo and Copenhagen. P uan, . Cristobal and Port Limon. nti Kingston. Puerto’ Cas- Puerto Barrios. i Havana—Havana, Progreso and Vera Cruz. Western Wave—&t. Thol Macaibi—Puerto Colombia. Nieuw Amsterdam—Plymouth, Boulogne and Rotterdam. -Capetown. th—Buenos Aires. Columbia—Pacific Coa; Cumberland—Santo Domingo. Krosyond—Santo Domingo. Sud Expresso—Buenos Aires. Tyriyjord—St. Thomas. SAILING MONDAY, Jefterson—Norfolk. SAILING TUESDAY, MARCH 4. Cristobal—Port-au-Prince and Cristobal. SAILING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. MARCH 3. e. . George—RBermuds. Roma—Cadiz, Gibraltar, Naples, Villefranche and_Genoa George Washington—Plymoeuth, Cherbourg d Hamburg Sixaola—Kingston. Cristol Cartagenar, Puerto Colombia and Santa Marta. Siboney—Havana. Virgini Kingston. Bogota—Puerto Colombia, Falcon—San Juan, La' Guayra, Puerlo, Cabello, Curacao ‘and Maracaibo. SAILING THURSDAY, MARCH 6. American Merchant—London. Arcadian—Bermuda. Thomas. Cobh, Cherbourg and Bremerhave nzo—8an Juan and Santo Domin: committee of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce and president of the Council of Social Agencies of that city. He is a member of the American Bar Associ- ation and is chairman of its budget committee. Ttaly Occupies Ghat Oasis. ROME, February 27 (#)—An official | statement last night announced that Italian troops had occupied the Ghat Oasis, in the Sahara Desert, completing operations that were begun last Sep- tember. Occupation of this oasis brings the Italian lines within the 25th par- allel and gives them control of the en- tire Plain of Tripoli. FROM ONE MAN TO |ANOTHER . .. RE PEBECO| | Here i straight-from-the-shoulder | talk. Do you buy your tooth paste |for taste? " Or from habit? If you do, you are missing something. You | are missing the ertra help which | PEBECO = Here, dear sirs, is a | {man’s tooth paste. No insipid, sugary taste. No frothy, soapy effect. Buta ‘ smooth-working dentifrice ~that cleans, whitens and definitely counteracts the destructive mouth acids. Take this _tip: PEBECO for yourself. week's fair trial—Advertisement. I8 Upper: WALTER B. CLARKSON. Lower: RALPH A. VAN ORSDEL. END SESSION TODAY Greeting Is Sent to Adams, at London, by Members of Society. Members of the Society of Sponsors, U. 8. N, which has been holding its annual meeting at the Willard Hotel for the past two days, went to the Naval Radio Station at Arlington this afternoon and sent greeting to the Sec- retary of the Navy, an honorary mem- ber of the soclety who now is attend- ing the Naval Conference. The two-day program will be con- cluded this afternoon with a reception by Mrs. George H. Rock, vice presi- dent, at her home, 1616 Twenty-second street. Approximately 50 women attended the annual luncheon which was held yesterday at the Willard. Members of the society were received at the White House by Mrs. Hoover before the lunch- eon. Assistant Secretary of the Nayy Jahncke was the guest of honor at the luncheon and opened the program for the occasion with words of greeting to the members. Speakers for the occasion were the Right Rev. James Freeman, Bishop of Washington, who spoke on “Patriotism and Idealism”; Rear Admiral George k, U. 8. N., who spoke on “Devices to Escape From Submarines,” and Rear Admiral Willard, comandant of the Washington Navy Yard, in an address on “The Relation of the Sponsors to the Navy.” The Society of Sponsors is composed of women who have bestowed the name or have been the sponsor of any vessel connected with the Navy. The aims of the soclety, which now has more than 400 members, are to promote and cultivate a love of country and its form of government, a healthy and popular sentiment for the development and support of the Navy, and the un- dertaking of benevolent work for needy members or the families of the per- sonnel of the Ni ¥ HORSE BRINGS $27,500. Oklahoma City Woman Pays Rec- ord Price for Animal. KANSAS CITY, February 27 (#)— What is believed a record price for a | saddle horse has been established with the sale of Belle Delight, from the Herbert M. Woolf Stables of Kansas City, to Miss Mary Fiers of Oklahoma City for $27.500. The previous high price was $25,000, paid for Chief of lfirg’view. also from a Kansas City stable. Miss Fiers will take Belle Delight to Eastern shows this Summer. BOMB IN AUTO FATAL. Marion, Ind., Mold Worker Is | Fitth Vietim in Few Months. MARION, Ind, February 27 (). John Asheraft, employe of a local mold | w.rks, was fatally injured last night | Wwhen a bomb attached to the starter of his automobile exploded on a downtown street. He died in a local hospital more than an hour later, the fifth victim in Marion in the past few months of ex- plosions involving mold workers, C FINER USED CARS _‘, At Bargain Prices See Them Today e || HAWKINS-NASH \. | | | Dtoct 1007 e COUNTERFEIT NOTES BEING CIRCULATED Secret Service Chief Reports Unprecedented Number Cir- culated in New York. Counterfeit Federal Reserve notes of $10 and 023‘ denominations are being circtilated unprecedented numbers from New York City, accore o a statement, last night by W. H. an, chief of the secret service. Chief Moran said no estimate of the amount of she counterfeits had been made by the secret service, but that operators of New York police were ar- resting two or three persons a day for passing the bogus notes. He said that the bills thus far re?orted ‘were_imper- fect counterfeits of Federal Reserve notes, but there seemed to be no dif- ficulty in putting them into circulation in New York City. In the last year the secret service has raided headquarters of counterfeit- ing gangs in New York and arrested their leaders. ‘There have been numerous reports by members of Congress since the new- sized bills were issued that there had been an increase in counterfeiting ac- tivities. The new-sized currency was put into ecirculation last July and the the first, case of such counterfeiters re- sulted in the arrest of the manufacturer of the bogus money 24 hours afterward. Along with the reports of activities in New York, there came a 'll:fi' against spurious $20 notes on i o eral Reserve Bank of San Prancisco. et Jugoslavia Plans Factories. PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, February 27 (#)—Tt is understood here that the Jugoslavian government has just con~ cluged negotiations with the Skoda Works and another firm for estal N ment of a shipbuilding wharf in 5 country and a large arms, munitions and machine factory in ade. Gov- emment subsidies are said to be in- volved. RAT.OFr, When your whole throat aches and throbs with the agony of hoarseness or coughing—gargle a spoonful of Mistol quickly! How soon the painful, scratchy feeling vanishes as Mistol blandly soothes the soreness away! Some in the nose checks head colds, too. Doctors use it. Keep Mistol handy and play safe. Get a bottle today! Made by the Makers of Nujol To fetch a pail of watel Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came ‘tumbling after. 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