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The Washington times., 1920-11-28
BULLET KILLS
RICH OIL MAN
J. E. Lamb, Millionaire 0per-
ator, Found Near Railroad
Shot Through Heart.

ARDMORE, Okla, Nov. 2s.-The
body of J. +. Lamb, millionaire
operator, was found near the Santa
Fe tracks just outside of this city.
last night. He had been shot to>
death.
Lamb was "a close friend of Jake
l.. Hamon, wealthy promoter and
Republican national committeeman
from Oklahoma, who was myster-
iously shot Sunday night and died
Friday.
TWO DEATH MYSTERIES.
This gives the authorities Two
death mysteries to solve. Some have
suggested that there may be pos
sible connection between the two
Tragedies.
The bullet drilled Lambs heart and
death was apparently instantaneous.
The body was found in a spot that
was unfrequent Investigation has
not revealed whether Lamb had bees
lured TO the lonesome spot and slain
or his body carried there after he had
been killed elsewhere.
No revolver was found near and
the suicide theory is not being given
| any consideration.
SEARCH FOR NIECE.
| While arrangements for Hamons
| funeral tomorrow afternoon were
! being made today. the search for Miss
Glare smith Hamon. his attractive
niece by marriage. who is wanted In
| connection with the death, was being
| conducted throughout the West, as
| far away as California on one side
and Chicago in the opposite direction
Hamon's funeral services will prob
| ably surpass anything Of the kind
ever witnessed in this State. Prom
! inent Republicans from all over thH
| country will attend in addition 10
thousands Of other friends and sd
| mirers.
| The Republican national commit
tee will send a delegation to the fun.
| cral. II has been announced that
Harry NJ. Daughertv will represen;
| President elect Harding.
The body will lie in state in I'll
| Ardmore municipal auditorium.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
.KA|SER|N, DYING,
BEGS To co HOME
Former German Empress Pleads
for Burial in Fatherland,
As Strength EbbS.

BERLIN. Nov. 2S.-"At least see
that | am buried at home"
This plea was made today by the
former Empress Of Germany. whose
illness is declared to be incurable.
Reports from Doorn. Holland. the
Kaiser's estate, announce there has
been another turn for the worse. Her
illness is said to be greatly intensified
by acute home" sickness.
The former, Empress asks with
every return to consciousness whether
she cannot be taken home to Ger
many. She wants another glimpse of
her own country, she declared. before
she dies. Failing that. she desires to
be buried in the soil from which she
voluntarily cNiled herself in order to
be with her husband
The Empress is said to be suffering
from heart trouble,
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

an effort was made to recruit 100
additional state policemen to main
tain order in the coal felds. but the
officials failed
In the meantime the warfare be-
tween the colliery owners and the
union miners has grown steadily
worse. Governor Corhwell said he Is
determined to end il at once. and he
believes that regulars can bring
about peace.
"On Sunday. November ~" says
statement by Governor Cornwcn. at
n conference with the circuit Judge,
the prosecuting attorney and the sher-
iff of Mingo county, it was agreed
that they would undertake to select
100 deputy sheriffs to cooperate
with the State police: men who were
entirely disinterested and who were
not competed either with the oper-
ators or the miners union. and they
expressed the belief that in that way
;he situation might he controlled.
MURDER COMMITTED NEXT.
"A few days after this conference
State policeman was murdered and
there have been numerous outbreaks,
some OF them in force. Conditions
have grown rapidly worse and tho
danger of wholesale killings has been
imminent. Wednesday evening last
the judge the prosecuting attorney
and the president of the county court
wired me they were unable to secure
deputies in accordance with their
agreement to cooperate with tho
state police and urged the return of
Federal troops, expressing the opin-
ion, however. that the troops could
deal with the situation without mar
tial law.
81 am unwilling. however, to be the
cause of the troops going back to
that unhappy district without their
having full power to disarm the pop-
ulation and TO deal with any condi-
tions that may arise. therefore re-
auest"d tho President TO issue a proc
lamation putting the county under
military control am through tenn
porizing. My request is on file in
Washington"
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
Ex- Yank Adopts French
Girl and Wife Objects

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.--Capt. Rob-
crt Charles Gill, formerly of the
Medical Corps, L. s. A., at Camp Up
ton and his wife are anxiOusly
awaiting the decision of the Sccrc-
tary OF Labor in the deportation case
Of Maria Schneider pretty young
French woman. Captain Gill who
has gray hair. before the Board OF
Special inquiry et Ellis Island testi-
fled that he had adopted the young
woman, and asked that she be al-
lowed TO enter the country.
Mrs. Gill, who went before the
board OF her own accord, opposed tho
girls entrance so emphatically that
the board referred the case directly
to Secretary Wilson.
Mrs. Gill admitted that Mile.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

Schneider's arrivel has caused her
mental anxiety. She told the immi-
grafton officials tn" young woman
had eXcrtcd "a strange and evil in
flucncc" upon her husband.
The story starts in Paris, whore,
during the war, Captain Gill was liv-
ing with Mile. Schncider's father
when the father died. Captain Gill, IT
appears was so sympathetic toward
Maria that he took steps to adopt
her.
Mile. Schneider arrived here on La
Touraine October %. She told immi-
grafton officials she had been mar
ried to Captain Gill Later. on the
witness stand. she admitted this was
untrue. She is being held on Ellis
Island.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

ONLY AWAIT TRANSPORTATION.
orders for the dispatch OF compa-
nies from the post here were received
lat" last night following reports OF
theatened rioting in the mining dis
tricts.
Camp officials Immediately detailed
the companies that will be called out.
and full supplies were issued them.
Officials today refused to divulgc de-
tails of the movement but indica-
tions were the soldiers would be
sent as early as railroad accommoda-
tions are provided.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. Nov. 2S.--A
heavy force Of Federal troops was
moved into the Mingo county coal
field late yesterday to end the strike
disorders and private teuds that have
claimed nearly tifty lives in the past
few months.
Gov. John J. Cornwall, who was
asked for tho troops. insists upon
declaration Of martial law in the Tug
river valley. skirting the West Nir-
ginia- a-Kentucky border. but the local
authorities oppose this drastic step.
WILL PATROL ALL FIELDS.
The Federal soldiers, who are
equipped for "mountsin warfare" VIII
patrol the whole Mingo county coal
field and will protect tho property OF
the mining comanies and the state.
Already many coal plants and one
powder house have been dynamited.
The West Virginia state police have
been handicapped by tho tact that at
tacks were made upon coal compan
property from the Kentucky side of
the line, and the depredators then
f,cd into the Kentucky mountains.
Governor Cornwell explained that
his request for martial Law was based
upon the necessities of the situation.
He said the former occupation OF the
Tug river. district by Federal troops
IN October had good effect but the
army officers explained that they were
powcrlcss to put down lawlessness
absolutely unless they were given full
powers under martial law to deal with
offenders.
CAN'T GIT POLICEMEN.
Early this month. following the
election ~ new circuit Judge and
prosecuting attorney In Mingo county,
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

Mics LENoRA HUGHES, American dancer, who re-
M turned from Europe, arrived with wardrobe of
jewels and gowns valued at 100000. She failed to
declare them and they taken in charge by customs
officials who permitted her to take away some of her
things in a small handbag. She said she had been
advised by fellow passengers not to pay duty on her
belongings as she intended to take them right back to
Europe with her
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
'PEACHK|NG'S
WIDOW JAILED
Mrs. r. e. Elmer and Two Rel.
atives Charged With Respon-
sibility for His Death.

MACON, Ga, Nov. 2o.--The mys-
terious death of Fred ID. Shepard,
Georgia Peach King" an June l.,
took a sensational turn late yester-
day when his W dow, Iis. T. Eugene
Elmer, wife If Il Jack sonvIlle, Fla,
physician, MaS take1 INTO custody
ooroner's jury at Fort Valley con
cluded its invc,tigation II ShcEard's
dsath.
DIED or POISONING.
\ number of phy sicians testified
that III" Peach King had come 10
his death hy poisoning. tho weight OF
the testimony being that nifty grains
of bichloride Of mercury had been ad-
ministered.
Bail for the widow. who displayed
no emotion during the inquiry at
Fort Valley. today was placed at the
huge sum Of 500 600.
Shepard left an estate valued at
half million dollars and the inquiry
into his death resulted from the cf-
forts of his sister. Mrs. Alice Gran
dall, to prevent Mrs. Elmer from col
lccting tho proceeds. Mrs. Elmer had
taken cntir" charge of the estate
following her husbands death
MIS-. EllnFf was DFpUBnt TO
tonight and, according 10 reports
other arrests in the case arc expect
cd in other Georgia towns.
On May 30 Of this year Shepard was
stricken violently i'll Immediately
after he had accompanied his wife 10
the bedside OF h"r son by former
marriage. He died at a hospital in
Macon. where he was taken for an
operation IN an effort to save his life.
In performing the operation physi-
clans noted queer marks on the in
testines.
BODY EXHUMED TWICE.
The body has been cXnumed twice.
and Or. NJ. s. Rown, who witnessed
the operation and was present at both
cXhumations, testified that the Peach
King" had come to his death by
poisoning. DR.. John Funke. patholo-
gist. of Atlanta. testified that Shepard
came to his death from "A large dose
of poison. Dr. Edgar Everhart de-
clsred nifty grains of bichloridc OF
mercury must have been admins
tered
Shepard was tho son OF Alfred
Shepard. who owned property in Los
Angeles. Florida, Battle Creek. Mich.
French Lick Springs, Ind. and in
q bout a year and a half ago. leaving
part OF his forum" TO his son. young
Shepard. who then married Mrs.
Pauline Hopson. Of Abbeville, about
, eleven months ago.
TWO OTHERS ARRESTED.
Mrs. lone Henry. sister of Mrs. FL
mer and Ernest Hopson. son OF Mrs.
Elmer by the first OF her three hus-
bands. were arrested at PTry, Ca,
short time after Mrs. Elmer's ar
[ rest. Both were also charged with
murder and will be held in Perry un-
III tomorrow morning when IL is
, planned To bring them TO Macon
where they will be lodged in jail.
Officials declined last night to d s.
cuss tho arrest OF either Mrs. Elmer
or of the others than to say the ar
rest grew out OF the finding of the
coroner's jury and that all three par
ties are charged with murder and
held without bond.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
AUSTRIA NEEDS COAL.

Austrias economic life can only be
maintained if her minimum coal
requirements of 100000 tons a month
are provided. according to latest es-
Inmates of the Austrian coal con-
trolcr. the Commerce Department was
advised TODAY.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

BALTIMORE. Md. Nov 2S.--"l
can't be any more yours than AN
even ii surgical operation MAJ. Us
one"
This is a specimen of the romani {
outbursts the famous DR.. John Rroadus
Watson, International psychologist Of
Johns Hopkins University. is alleged
to have indited to his "Bluc Eyed AZ
finity," according to evidence sub
mitted by DR.. Broadus' wife in her
suit for divorce Saturday in Balti-
more.
Mrs. Mary !. Watson. the wife, ~
her petition, describes the object of
the doctors affections as bca Itiful
! Baltimore girl. young woman know.
as "Rosalie," brown haired, blue eyed.
| five feet ten inches tall. and attra"-
tive" This girl is declared to be tn"
daughter of prominent and wealthy
! Baltimore family and a former pupil
of DR.. Watson at Johns Hopkins Uni =
verSity.
Mrs. Watson submitted several let
! ters to the Circuit Court alleged to
have been written by her husband to
/ his blue-cycd affinity. Mrs. Watson 5
! testimony today was taken by an oX-
! aminer and sent to Judge stanton
| with a recommendation that n decree
/ Of divorce b" granted. The WatsonS
/ wer" married at Chicago in 1905.
/ There are two children. Mrs. Watson
said she had been separated from DR..
Watson sine April /, 1920.
GOT LETTER IN RIVALS BOUDOIR.
7 Mrs. Watson alleges that she OBJ
tanned about fifteen letters that
passed between her husband and
! "Ro.alic" one Of these letters. she
/ declared. was obtained from the
! Young woman's boudoir while Mrs.
| Watson was on a visit to the core
/ spondentS home.
! Although she said she knew of
/ Prof Watson's relations with the
/ girl. Mrs Watson declared she for
gave him once. but when he returned
to his Illicit love she decided to apply
for n divorce.
! According to the testimony Prof
/ Watson and "Rosalie" were frequent
" seen about the streets of Balti-
more. in fashionable cafes and riding
/ in the automobile of the alleged CO.
respondent.
4 \ letter. said to have been writer
by Watson to "R"salic" when she
as follows:
SAYS LOVE ~ HELLISH.
"Rosalie mine: | got another nice
letter in the noon mails. 1t did my
aching heart u lot Of good. DO tel
me what happened at Ruth's party.
am so Jealous. ! know il isn't nc,
to have doubts and fears, but theS
just will grow up. That would b'
our hardest battle if we are married
wouldn't it"
II have been an awful sinner.
know, and. in way, so have you
we both hav" the power of getting
what we go for and neither would
take an inferior position to the other
! think this fear and the knowledg,
that the other one could do the sam,
thing will be our salvation.
I'VE have seen how hcllish il is Il
have love on deviations, however
slight. know I am ready to trave
the straight and narrow path. Il
doesn't sound reasonable. does it,"
II is understood some of the letter,
are much warmer in tone than tn,
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

MODERN dances of the occident are to be carried
W into the Orient by two pretty sisters Misses Marie
and Valda Packard of San Francisco The girls VIII
leave shortly for tour of Oriental cities which will
last until July The newest ballroom and exhibition
dances will be given in the prominent hotels and studios
of Hong Kong, Shanghai Tokyo and other large cities
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
Legal Battle Started
.Ouer Pickford Diuorce

be summoned as a witness. he will
call another judge TO preside.
Gavin McNab. San Francisco at
torncy, opened the argument yester-
day. his remarks OCCUPYING almost the
entire session of court. Little of his
argument was devoted to the points
raised in the motion to quash. being
directed more particularly to the
right of the state 10 appear in, or
maintain. any action in a suit for
divorce. McNab was followed by
Robert Richards. deputy attorney
general. and Attorney General
Fowler closed the argument for the
state. The final argument was by p.
\. NCCarran, reviewing the points in
volvcd in behalf of Mary Pickford.
FILM STAR ABSENT.
Yesterdays arguments were heard
in the same courtroom in which Judge
Langan granted Mary Pickford a di-
vorcc on March =. Neither she nor
her former or present husband were
present in court. Yesterdays. pro-
cccdnEs resulted from an action
filed in behalf of the State to set
aside the divorce decree on the ground
that il was obtained through fraud
and collusion hewren Mary Pickford
and her husband, owen Moore.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
TWO OTHERS ARRESTED.
GOLD STOCK GROWS.

Uncle Sans gold stock new
amounts to 81 2O3413,O00, after recent
heavy import ations OF gold from
abroad. the Treasury Department an
nounccd today. Gold bullion amounts
to 1897. Az j3l. and gold Ooin, $780,
9iJ 81.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

MTNDEN New, Nov. 2S.--Thc first
round in the legal fight started by
counsel for Gladys Fairbanks, known
n the film world as Mary Pickford.
formerly the wife of owen Moore, -
have the action brought by tn" state
of Nevada to set aside the divorce
decree granted to tho movie star,
late yesterday.
Judge Frank p. LanGan. who was
asked by Leonard Il. Fowler. attor.
ncy general Of Nevada, to Nacatc tho
bench and call in another judge 10
hear the proceedings. refused to ac-
cede to the request and ordered the
matter submitted.
Attorneys in the case did not eX-
pect an early decision and stated
that no matter what Judge Langan's
decision is on the motion argued
yesterday. an appeal from his ruling
will be taken to the suprem. court OF
the State.
Yesterdays motion was to quash
the service of summons in tn" Statc's ;
suit. counsel for Mrs Fairbanks con-
tending that the publication OF sum-
mons was not valid and that the
court has no jurisdiction because Mr..
Fairbanks was served outside tho
state.
STAYS ON BENCH.
In refusing TO call in another
Judge to hear tho motion presented
Yesterday. Judge LanGan said that he
would reserve his decision relative
to vacating the bench when the case
is heard on it's merits. should II ever
reach that stage. Attorney General
Fowler has notified Judge Langan
and counsel for Mrs. Fairbanks that
he intends calling Judge Langan as
a witness when the case is heard.
Judge Langan said that should he
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
Outfit Strike Troops
For Guerilla Warfare

INDIANAPO1IS Nov. 2S.-Federal troops at Fort Bell
amin Harrison were held in readiness today for instant
dispatch to the trouble areas coal fields of Mngo county,
West Virginia.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
L. y. POLICY BENIGNANT.

The position OF the United States
is understood to be that the carth's
deposits are not to become the
monopoly of any set of powers
Unless foreign countries leave tho
door open TO American nationals in
the same measure as the United
nationals of those countries. officials
OF the state Department allowed it
to become known. the laws governing
land holdings in this country may
undergo revision.
They must do unto us as they
would be done by" member OF the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
told the International News Service.
II the other great powers of the
world begin trying 10 get corner on
raw materials necessary to the eco
nomic life Of tho people, il was pre-
dicted tho United states Congress
may find IL necessary to change tho
existing laws and pass new legisis
tion protecting such national re
sources. as chance - be within its
sphere of influence.
Another important issue at stake
in the diplomatic controversy between
Washington and London is the ques.
tion OF mandates. The state Depart
ment holds that a mandate Is a
trusteeship, and that any territory
taken from the Central Powers and
held in mandate by one of the allied
powers. gives the holding company
no monopolistic privileges.
At late hour tonight there was no
indication that Great Britain's Vply
to Secretary Colby's note had been
dispatched from London.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
Wife of Psychologist
Exhibits Loue Letters
To Blue Eyed Affinity

one made public. Most of them, II
was said, were signed Your John"
and one Your Real Husband" end
ing with Il can hardly wait till Sat
urday comes" although it was writ
ten on Wednesday.
CLAIMED CATS CAN TALk.
Dr. Watson, during the war was a
major in the aviation section OF the
United states army. He came into
national prominence as psychologist
through his experiments on animals
at Phipps Clinic. Baltimore.
lie advanced many interesting the
ories. including an assertion that
cat may be taught to talk and con-
ccrnng the reaction of monkeys on
color impressions.
ENTER AGREEMENT IN SUIT.
There also was filed "A typewriter
copy Of an agreement entered into By
DR. Watson and his wife. fixing the
property status of each. 1t was exc
cuted July % last. Mrs. Watson is to
receive title to her husbands interest
in property at stony Lake, near Peter
boro. canada valued AT $4,000 in eX-
ccsso $ a mortgage for $4,000: Dr. Wat
son to pay his wife s 600 year un-
iii her death or until she rcmarries.
in either Of which events he il TO pay
81, 200 a year for each of their chill
dren. until their daughter is eighteen
years old or marries and until their
son is twrnty-siX years old: Dr. Wat
son to keep alive insurance Of SlO,-
900 on his life in favor of his wife
and $4,000 in favor OF his children;
Mrs. Watson to be the beneficiary OF
$4,000 insurance of her husband in
the War Risk Bureau, TO have any
furniture in their home she may Sc
lect and to have the custody of their
children. with the privilege TO DR..
Watson of seeing them at reasonable
times.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
SEE REPh|SAL
FOR OIL GRAB
Senators Consider Monopoly on
Americas National Resources
TO Combat Europe's Policy.

A brand new pC Icy, not only with
regard TO oil Ian holdings within
the territory belonging TO the United
States, but bearing on natural re.
sources throughout America ana OF
whatever sort, may grow out oi tne
negotiations now on between TINS
country and England over the Meso-
potamian petroleum fields
INTEREST KEEN OVEN NOTE.
There was no attempt On the part
of officials here today to conceal the
keen interest with which they await
the reply Of Downing street 10 sec
retsry of state Colby's latest note 10
the British government Upon II
great deal may depend. according T."
authoritative opinion, for III Gfest
Britain insists upon monopoliZlng OIL
rights in Mesopotamis on the ground
that the mandate awarded her by IN p
Peace Conference over that territory
gives her that privilege. policy of
r' taliation on the paDt OF this country
will in all likelihood Vesdl'.
The Department OF Sti'c made ~
plain that little importance is al
tsched to the concrete instance of
Mesopota tamian oils. bnt laid great
stress upon tn" principle involved.
This country will insist upon an
open door" policy in tho cXR'"ita-
tion of the worlds natural res6uf"cs
and will resist to . standstill any at
tempt upon the pa Of any s;nhl" aa-
tion. or group Of nations, to secure
exclusive control Ip'n them
There arc sufficient deposits OF oil
coal, iron and the other necessary
raw materials scattered over the
world to supply the worlds needs. it
was pointed out. and there is little
likelihood Of any unavoidable con-
flicts arising between nations in the
immediate future over these deposits.
Rut, it is observed, should any one
power, or combination of powers, Sc
cure "A monopoly on such necessities
war would almost certainly result as
soon as the outside" nations began
seriously to feel themselves "choked
off"
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
CAN'T CIT POLICEMEN.

Early this month. following the
election ~ n new circuit Judge and
prosecuting attorney In Mingo county