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The Washington times., 1920-07-24
G. O.P. UNITED BEHIND
HARDING, SAYS MILLER
"Can All Go to Bat Under Issues as
Outlined by Nominee
He Saws.
senator Warren G. Hardint

Senator Warren G. Harding is
leading an absolutely united party
Clarence B. Miller, Secretary Of the
Republican National Committee, de-
clared today upon his return from
Marion. where he attended the notih-
cation ceremonies and listened to the
Ohioan's speech Of acceptance
zone Of the most prominent frienos
Of Hiram Johnson" he said, remarked
at the close of the speech:
"We can all go to bat under
that
"A stalwart Of the party swatted
friend on the back and re-
Piled:
"'You bet we can
This means that all shades OF Re-
publicanism are united. have
journeyed to political meetings TO
every corner of this Union during
the last dozen years, but I never saw
anything approaching that at Marion.
The acres and acres OF enthusiastic
people and their response to the SEN
ator's words proved two things: First.
that Harding is enormously popular
in Ohio. and second, that the Ameri-
can people are tremendously interest
ed in this campaign and have done
a lot of thinking OF their own.
"Thc speech itself will remain an
event in Ohio history
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
DOOMED TO HANG,
ADMITS KILLING 7
Nose Gibson, Champion Bad
Man, Also Says He Committed
Many BurgIaries.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. July 24-Mose
Gibson, negro, sentenced to hang for
the murder OF Roy Trapp. Fullerton,
Cal. rancher, has confessed to seven
murders, including the staying OF j.
r. Reavis, of Baton Rouge. La, ac-
cording to a telephone message re-
ccived yesterday by Sheriff John c.
Cline. OF Los Angeles county, from
Sheriff j. f.. Jackson at Santa Ana.
Sheriff Jackson has just returned
from taking Gibson TO the peniten-
tiary at San Quentin. The murders
to which Jackson said Gibson con-
fesscd were:
Roy Trapp, rancher, Fullerton. Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Erhardt, Phoenix,
Ariz., last month; J. II. Revis, white
restaurant man of Baton Rouge june
tion. La. twelve years ago; woman
at Orange City Junction, Fla. killed
in November, 1919; a watchman at a
sugar mill at Gramercy, st. James
Parish, La, murdered in November,
1910; a storekeeper at Wagner, Grim
die county, La, killed in November,
1910.
Admission that he committed thou
sands" of burglaries, obtaining sums
from a few cents to 500. were also
ny aNtOIuiHb " tiic
sheriff.
Gibson was arrested at Topoca,
Ariz., for the murder OF Trapp and
for an assault on Mrs. Trapp. He
was brought here. pleaded guilty to
the murder charge and sentenced to
hang September "a. The negro killed
most of his victims with a hammer,
he asserted.
TAMPA, Fla, July ci.-Mrs. Mary
Clark. a widow, at Orange City juno
tion, Volusia county, was mys-
teriously killed at her home last No
vember. and no trace OF her slayer
ever has been found, the sheriff of
Volusia county said tonight when In
formed of the confcssio nof a series
of murders reported to have been
made by Nose Gibson, a negro await
ing execution in the San Quentin
(Cal) penitentiary. The sheriff said
that a negro by the name OF Nose
Gibson was known in the vicinity OF
Orange City Junction, but the investi-
CATION OF the killing of Mrs. Clark
did not connect the negro with the
crime.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
S45O,O0O DAILY TO BE
SPENT BY G. O.P., CHARGE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July o4.-Charg'
ing that the Republicans plan to
spend S45O,0oo a day for speakers at
Chautauqua assemblies throughout
the country, Democratic National
Chairman George White, in an an
nouncement made public today, states
that he has communicated with chair
men OF every Democratic state COM
mittec advising them to get in touch
Immediately with managers of every
Chautauqua in their respective states,
ain order that the Democratic cause
may be properly represented on Dem
ocrstic Day"
Mr.. White. the announcements says,
wishes the state leaders to call for
volunteer speakers, as he does not
intend ito compete In money with
Mr.. Hays, the Republican chairman"
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
woman IN GRAY
EEWELL TARGET
Movements of Husband and
Wife Closely Watched by Dis
trict Attorneys Office.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Assistant
District Attorney John T. Dooling has
been checking up the movements Of
the woman in gray" and her hus-
band in his efforts to solve the MUIR
der Of Joseph Bovine Elwell. This
woman and her husband, Dooling
said, had never been Identified to the
public. He refused to tell their
names. He admitted that there was
nothing very promising in the inves-
tigation of these two persons thus
far.
New developments reported in TINS
mystery are the turning over to the
District Attorneys office of two auto
matte army pistols, the type OF
weapon with which the turfman was
nouncement that william Mayhem
Washburn, who owns one of the pis-
tolls, had his wife return 10 Elwell
5000, the amount of a check which he
had sent to her as a wedding present.
The identity of the owner of the
second army pistol is withheld. He
was a bachelor we'll acquainted with
Elweu. and, like Washburn, was an
army officer.
The 5000 check came last October,
and upon the request of her husband
Mrs. Washburn sent back a check TOT
the same amount, with a note eX-
planning he did not wish her 10 ac-
cept the gift.
The Washburns came into the case
when detectives found a letter ad-
dressed to Mrs. Washburn in the Ell
we'll home. This letter was written by
a mutual friend and after Mrs. Wash :
burn read it she sent 1t to Elwell,
thinking he might be interested IN
hearing about his friends at Palm
Beach.
Pressed for the name of the author
of the letter, Dooling said;
"You won't get that from me-
Later he said il was letter from
a "school teacher" in the Middle West.
The authorities have more than a
suspicion as to the identity OF the
man who called on Elwell early on
the morning Of June n. when he was
shot to death. The murder inquiry
however, has been halted, according
IN Assistant District Attorney John
T. Dooling, because the caller has ao-
solutely refused to talk.
Dooling said: This man undouet-
edIv has a reason for his repeated de-
mails that he was in Elwelrs home
on the murder morning. 1 think,
however. we shall find way TO make
him talk"
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
TRADITION AIDS QUEENS
WAR ON TIGHT DRESSES

LONDON, July 24--Quccn Mary
was only 80 so" successful in her
ambition about ccnsoring the dresses
worn at the first formal court" since
early war days.
But age-old customs of the court,
one Is told, will do more in the CEN
soring line than Her Royal Highness
was able to do with her social blue
pencil.
At court n curtsoy is n deep rov.
erence"--riCht down to the ground,
and no skinny "bob" OF the sort that
passes for lcso ceremonial occasions.
But, also, many came In tieht
dresses, minus the traditional train,
and the Curtscy8 OF these wcrc pitt"
fully entaugling things, wherein
grace was lacking and 100 ma, h
stocking was visible.
II IL whispered that the ncXt court
will see many notifications In the
court gowns.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
PENNSYLVANIA CLUE IN
TRUNK Staying FAILS

WASHINGTON, Pa. July 24--The
BODY OF the trunk murder mystery VIC
tim in New York may be that. of Kath-
crime Dan, twenty, OF Canonsburg,
near here, according to District At
torney Erwin Cummins, who began an
investigation today.
Alfonso Talifrone, an Italian, and
Ida Dan, the girls sister. are in the
county jail here, the former accused
of violating the white slave act and
OF completely In the dissppearance Of
tho girl.
According to the country authori-
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
WIDOW DEMANDS
GIRL Be PUNISHED
Mrs. Poindexter Shrieks at
"0ther Woman Over Hus-
bands Body at Inquest.

CHICAGO. July c4.-Two women
faced each other yesterday across the
body of Max Poindexter, oil and real
estate operator, found shot to death
Thursday.
One was his wife, who came from
their farm near South Haven, Mich.
She is frail, prematurely gray, the
mother of six children. Her voice
is dun, but she raised it to a high
pitch in calling for vengeance against
the other.
The "other woman" was Miss Ora
Walters of Memphis. 4 stunning bru-
nctte with large expressive gray eyes.
After they met the inquest was post
poned when Mrs. PoindeNter produced
telegram from her husband s
brother. r. F.. Poindexter. who asked
that action be delayed until he ar
rives as he has important informa-
ton" He is coming from st. Joseph.
Mo.
TRIED TO POISON HIM.
1t Is believed that the important
Information" will be testimony to the
effect that some one tried to kill
Poindexter with poison last March.
Miss Walters is still in custody.
She occupies room next to Poin.
dexter and the door was unlocked.
Officers pointed out that ii was sig
nifcant that there were no powder
burns on his wound and say this is
unusual in the case OF suicide.
Mrs. Poindexter shrieked at the girl
yesterday, crying out:
"She should be punished. No pun
ishment could be too severe. It would
have been easy for her to have pre-
vented all this two years ago when
she met Max. 1t isn't fair that she
should have brought him to this. and
then escape the consequences"
Miss Walters was calm.
II could not have killed him" she
said. II loved him too much. / al
ways called him daddy and he CALL
ed me baby"
This was the second time the two
women had met since PoindeXter's
death. The first time was at the de-
tention home when Mrs, PoindeNter
frst reached Chicago.
At the first meeting tho girl shrank
from the anger of Mrs. Poindexter.
STORY OF THE WIFE.
Mrs. Poindexter told her life story
today. 1t was one of sacrifice and
hard work for her husband and chill
dren. She said:
I'VE worked hard to succeed and
our rise started when my husband
made a small deal in oil land 1t en-
couraged us and he tried other deals.
Money came. When we had 100000
he would tell me we were rich. but
nothing could change our old-fashion-
ed home life.
I'VE hoved to Memphis, where he
met this woman. Then l noticed he
began to neglect his family.
81 warned him against her. I tried
to get him to break with her for |
didn't want her to get the money that
belonged to our children.
"On his last trip he had 100000 to
make Investments. But he was
shrewd and l do not believe he lost
the money.
81 knew this woman had nll she
wanted. suspected that she was
travelling with him could tell he
had dread OF something. ! felt some
thing was drawing his strength OF
character from him, and I suspected
IL was this woman"
The Washington times., 1920-07-24

ties, Taiifrone and Katherine Dan left
Canonsburg early In June for Detroit,
and il 10 said they lived in house In
Harper street. Talifrone was ar
restesd in Detroit on June 10, but the
girl could not be found.
DETROIT. July 24.-Members OF the
Detroit homicide squad were shown
the Washington. Pa, dispatch by the
International News Service cores
pondent today and said Talifrone
and Miss Dan lived at 1858 Harper
avenue in Detroit. Miss Dan return
ed to that address after June 10 and
got furs she had left according to
the police, and they say the murdered
trunk girl could not be Miss Dan.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
PAGEANT TRAINING
STARTS NEXT WEEK
Managers Announce 597 Chill
dren Have Been Enrolled for
October Event.

Training OF children enrolled for
the pageant on October IL will begin
next week, the managers announced
today. SO far 597 children. from kin
dergarten to high school age, have
been enrolled.
The services of the best instructors
in Washington have ben obtained.
Among them arc Miss Cora Shreve,
dancing teacher; Madam Marie Won
Unschuld. music teacher, and Howard
Leslie Holt, dancing master.
Following a conference at 5S15 Con-
necticut avenue Monday morning be-
tween the instructors and Miss Ina
c. Emery, director of the pageant,
the training will be started. Plans
for using the Fairgrounds and schools
for training will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
John Bull Laments Fact
That British Gentlemen
No Longer Puff at Pipes

LONDON, July 24.--Arc cigarettes
changing the character OF the Eng.
lishman?
General Sir Robert Bsdcn-Powell
fears they are. The pipe seems TO
be disappearing in England, he said
in a recent speech, and with 1t "the
old pipe-sucking Englishman whom
nothing could disturb"
"Wc have acquired a rather south.
ern or italian spirit" he said, (which
is not quite so stable, though IL
may have more wit and be more
clever than the spirit OF the old
stolid Englishman, and It is essen.
tial that some OF the stolidity should
he regained'
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
Anxiously Awaiting
Coming Of Labor Member
Who Is on Missing List

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission 10 today anxiously awaiting
word OF its missing" member,
James Duncan OF Massachusetts,. =
labor leader.
Duncan was appointed TO the Com
mission several weeks ago by the
President as a recess appointee.
Since HIS appointment the White
House and the Interstate Commerce
Commission have had no word from
Duncan and he has given no indica-
ton as TO whether he intends TO
take his place on tho Com mission
or not.
Labor leaders who are anxious
for representation on the Commis-
sion are somewhat perturbed over,
the situation.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
ORIENT AFLAME As
ENVER PREDICTED
Turkey Will Set Islam Aflre,"
He Wrote Won Wlegand
In March.
ny KARL II. Won wIEGASD.
Copyright, 1890. by Star Coz


BERLIN. July 24.-"Turkey will set
the Orient aname." was the threat
made by Enver Pasha former Turk
ish war minister. In a letter TO me
last March.
Cumulative news pouring In from
the East ends to show more ana more
eonvincingiy that his was no iuie
threat.
Syria has turned against the
French. refusing to let them have the
mandate recently allotted 10 France
by the allied supreme council
Turkish Nationalist troops are less
than two hours march from Constan-
tinople. Heavy lighting 10 reported
from Persia, Atghanistan and Meso-
potamia.
MUsTAPHA's DEFIANCE.
Enver Pasha's uncle. Hall Pasha,
| recently arrived In Mesopotamia from
Moscow and took command or the
Mohammedan forces against the
British.
In answer TO the allied demand that
Turkey sign or lose what remains OF
her In Europe. Mustapha Kemal. the
Turkish Nationalist leader. has Is
sued the following appeal:
Brethren OF the Islam and Com
THE conscienceless statesmen
gathered around the green table have
rendered the death verdict upon us
and desire that we shall sign 1t with
our own hands.
Never will Turkish hands set the
seal OF Moslem upon such dishonor-
able and dishonoring document.
I'VE have been betrayed. President
Wilson's principles, which guaranteed
our right to exist. have been trampied
upon.
.wILL DIE FIGHTING"
Brethren OF the Islam, we shall
die with our weapons In our hands.
We shall die quietly. knowing that
the day Is near when Islam, an ally
OF Communism. will avenge us.
To-day blood is flowing in Asia
Minor The great powers are rob-
bing Turkey OF It's life because we
are not capitalistic and because we
are Mohammedans.
Allah is great: Mohammed is HIS
Prophet, and he will protect US"
The appeal is further proof OF my
repeated cabled Information that So
Wet Russia and the Turkish Nation
alists have concluded an alliance.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
Harding's Aged Father
Would Visit Tennessee
In Interest of Suffrage

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2i.-Dr.
G.. T. Harding, Marion, Ohio, sew
cnty-six- ycar-old father of United
states Senator Warren G., Harding,
Republican Presidential nominee,
has volunteered to so TO Tennessee,
" necessary. TO urge Republican
state legislators to ratity the Fed
eral suffrage amendment, .t was
announced at the national woman's
party headquarters.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS
FIRED ON FROM AMBUSH

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, July "a
Miners Of the Thacker Fuel Company
at Thackcr, Mingo county. w. Va,
were fired upon yesterday while en-
route to their work in an auto mobile
truck, according to reports received
here tonight
No casualties were reported and
authorities here said they believed
no one had been injured.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24

THE blunder tournament is slated
for another heat.
TOMMY'S big mistake yesterday
was In coming out OF dry dock.
LIE should have kept the Quad
IL ruple Shamrock In the psrched
garage and claimed the race on the
elapsed. corrected. authentic and
non-psrtisAn time allowance.
THIS would have put the issue
i up TO Mr.. Ingersoll. with Mr..
Waltham as alternate delegate. In
case OF a tie-up, Tommy could have
popped into q neutral Swiss clock.
The contest has been mostly chro-
nological and should have been con-
tested between two Big Ben alarm
clocks dolled up in baby topgsilant
jibsails.
A GOOD eight-day yacht or grand
- fathers old hall clock might
have licked off a victory yesterday
IL she had a stem-winding keel In
stead OF the old key=winding steer
ing gear. But tho two yachts nm
ished so far apart yesterday that
the same sun wasn't shining on 'em
BOTH
LAYING been In drydock so long,
IL the Shammy doesn't know
whether she is barge or a pop
corn machine. Eight years on ter
ror firma will naturally change
boats ideas. When Tom launched
the Shammy. she started TO trot.
Looks as II he will have to put toe
weights on her and teach her to
pace.
WHAT Tommy should have pulled
" Is TO have put his skipper In
dry dock and given the Shammy
another sack OF oats.
IF the tea duke wins the rubber
race, it's up to the Arbuckle
Brothers to Mocha and Java the cup
back home. The boys made enough
during the war to build a large lit
ter Of cup yachts. They can pick
out the best one and drown the rest.
THEN It will be coffee against tea,
instead OF oolong against To-
cranberry juice. There will be no
time allowance, as nobody would
waste u SecoHu on the "Hoie ioui'
TT looks as II Tommy raced the
Shammy while she was still un-
der the influence OF the dry dock.
Skipper Burton crowded a lot OF
extra laundry on her spars. There
was every shaped sail from an In
formal riot zone necktie to full
dress Swedish vest with the but
tons missing as usual
PUT the way the Shammy hoofed
II along. II looked as II she had
grabbed a toe-hold on the ocean.
IF Tom wins the xials, he will be
good for ten weeks on the Pant
ages circuit. II he loses, he can
take a plebiscite OF clock makers
and claim the race under Article q,
Eighteenth Amendment, which has
been violated by the home tourists
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
yery Vital Organ Except Body OF Trunk Mystery
MRS. OLIVER w. BIRD.

'A prominent New York So
cisty woman, who completely
corroborated the account of
William II. Pendleton, former
business associate Of Joseph
Bovine Elwell. slain clubman,
as to the movements Of Mr..
Pendleton and his automobile
during the week of the Elwell
murder.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
U. S. TO PROBE INTEREST.

Investigation OF interest rates
charged 20 the railroads on loans
from privgfc capital will be began
Thursdayby She Interstate Commerce
Commission, the commission has an
nounccd sevclul carriers have COM
piainCd.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
BUFFALO CLUE MAY
SOLVE TRUNK CRIME
Mary Abrams, Who Moved to
Detroit From Toronto, Had
Protruding Teeth.
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

CONTINUED from First PaEe)
that 1t was either the nendishness OF
a maniac or the cold -blooded, purpose
full work OF some one with a knowl-
edge Of surgery.
WORK ON TWO THEORIES.
Completely baffled for any other
clue, the homicide squad today, began
work on two theories. First, that an
illegal operation had resulted In the
death Of the girl, and that the body
had been chopped and the vital organs
removed to blot out all trace OF the
original crime: and secondly. that she
had been poisoned and the organs re-
moved for the same reason. The cut
ting out Of the tongue leads the hom-
icide squad to place the most cred
ence in the poison theory, as the
tongue might have shown poison
traces.
The trunk, with its gruesome con-
tents, was shipped from the Michigan
Central Depot on June 10 on pre-
paid slip. No. -, Ais, at cost Of S4.69,
according to the records of Chief
Clerk Libby, OF the express office. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Brooks, Leroy had
two trunks hauled away, and police
, believe the other trunk, containing
the heart, lungs, tongue, and other
parts of the body, was shipped to some
other fictitious address, where it is
lying unclaimed. G. c. Brokaw. su-
perintendent of the Detroit express
office, is said to have found an eN-
pressman who remembers the par
ticuIar trunk, and he is to be ques-
toned by the detectives
EXPRESSMAN MISSING.
According to Chief Clerk Libby. of
the Detroit office of the American
Express Company, an eNpressman by
the name Of Depot" Lemon hauled
the trunk containing the hacked
woman from 105 Harper avenue to
the Michigan Central depot. Lemon
formerly had stand at the depot,
but has been missing since July /.
Detroit police today began a search
for him.
Chief Of Detectives Edward H. Fox
received a message from New York
today, saying the police there were
sending the clothing found in the
trunk to Detroit for possible identlfi-
cation. They also notified him that
a blue serge suit found with the
body had been purchased in Pulaski,
Mich.
other clothing found In the trunk
included woman's brown coat with
fur collar, q black hat, turned up,
with black trimming: lavender un-
dershirt, and an old rose sweater
coat. Mrs. Brooks will be asked to
Identify these as worn by Mrs. LIE
Roy" together with bed clothing
missing from the LIE Roy apart
ment.
Mrs. Brooks says no one by the
name Of A. A. Tieturn was ever at the
apartments, and police are working
on the theory that Tieturn and lie
Roy are the same man. and that the
body of the trunk murder girl Is Mrs.
LIE Roy. Mrs. Hugh Roland, who
rented the apartment after the lie
Rows left said she had seen Mrs.
Brooks scrubbing some dark stain
| from the floor. but Mrs. Brooks en-
| phatically denies this.
The Washington times., 1920-07-24

ni recently appeared the street in costume furn
ishpd entirely by trees hat hewn out Of the soft,
bark of the palm set of her unique apparel
She a wooden hat but she's no wooden head,
say appoving friends who ndorse her methods OF beat
lngj the cost of living
The Washington times., 1920-07-24
Bugs" Baer

THE blunder tournament is slated
for another heat
The Washington times., 1920-07-24

TOMMY'S big mistake yesterda,
was In coming out OF dry dock
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-06

SEWING MACHINE SHOP-LARGE
stock new and used machines,
cheap. Cash or terms. Rent. Re-
pairs. 1893 Fourth. Elliott 1921.
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ACREAGE


YAKIMA VALLEY SNAP
We have "a acres Of real deep soil.
all irrigated. with 10 acres In finc
orchard of commercial varieties:
about acres Of Al asparagus.
balance In corn and alfalfa. there
Is "a fine Groom house on go
foot elevation that gives one an
unsurpassed view OF the valley FOR
many miles: tho location ia ideal.
located In tho ccnter OF the valley
. miles from good town close 10
the Sunset highway; there Is a
nne well and also cistcrn, root
house. chicken house and other
buildings. income from this place
last year between $1,000 and
5000. there H. also farm ma
chincry included In the price Of
$1,000: terms Geo on deferred pay
ments: price si1.500 II not sold by
the i0tls II you want TO see THIS
property accompany MIR. Doherty
Friday night; we also have other
Z bargains OF smaller and larger
tracts.
JOS Il. THOMAS a. co. INC.
1926 Third Avenue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-06
Legs Crushed; Jury
Awards Him $1,000

Ten thousand dollars is the recoA
pense James O'Brien will receive fdt|
two MANNED legs. Griffiths ~
Sprague Stevedoring Co. will have
to pay. A jury so held in Superior
Judge Clay Aliens court Friday.'
O'Brien's legs were crushed by ii
slngload of steel rails while he was'
helping load the steamship Tsurigi.'
san Maru April IS, 1919. He asked.
$4,000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-06
10000 Yanks Still
in Overseas DUTY

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-Nine.'
teen thousand United States troops
are stin overseas, 5000 in Siberia
and $4,000 in Europe. Secretary
Baker told the house foreign affairs|
committee today.
He denied that American troopd
are being besieged by Kolchak'l
forces In Vladivostolx and vicinitj
and are being interfered with n
their patrol OF the trans. Siberian
railway.