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The Washington times., 1920-04-20
TWISTER'S DEATH TOLL !,
IN ARKANSAS SET AT q

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. April 20
with fuller details trickling through
over badly demoralized wires, the
death toll OF the tornado that swept
northern and western Arkansas was
today placed at twenty-five. Moro
than one hundred persons were ins
jured. :
Five counties-Yell, Franklin, Jo-
gan, johnson, and Boone--wera
struck by the twister, which cut a
path 200 yards wide through the af-
fccted territory and left death and
destruction in it's wake.
No estimate has been received as
to the damage to buildings and live
stock, but Indications today were that
the monetary loss would run into
hundreds of thousands.
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LIGHT VOTE OUT IN
NEBRASKA PRIMARY
Bad Roads Keep Citizens Home.
Bryan Bitterly Opposed by
Hitchcock Men.

LINCOLN, Neb., April 2o.-Because
Of recent storms the roads in Ne
braska are in bad condition In the
country districts and the voting at
today's primary may be lighter than
expected. This state of Affairs is apt
to cut down the strength OF the john
son forces, who had counted heavily
on the Non-Partisan League of farm
ers to carry the Californian's major
ity over General Wood and General
Pershing.
In the urban communities General
PeFshing Ia reported running strong
with the supporters of General Wood
close up. 81
> The roads situation has had de-
pressing effect on the Bryan cam
paign. because he counted upon the
women, to aid him fer hts stand on
prohibition and suffrage.
SO far as anyone can figure out,
Bryan has about an even chance to go
to San Francisco as a delegate.
Neither the Bryan nor the Hitchcock
forces are ovefconhdent.
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K|DNAPS BRIDE He
LOST At THE ALTAR
Younu SADDLE Horse King"
Spirits Her Away From
Parents In Auto.

CHICAGO, April 2o.-Robert Cor
don Young, the youthful SADDLE
horse king" OF Tennessee, has recap
tured his bride. Today, in a high
powered roadster built for two they
are speeding on a honeymoon.
The bride was Betty Alter, eighteen,
and some day she Will inherit a rev
hundred thousand or so from Cincin-
natl department store properties.
The girls parents, three in number,
objected to her marriage to the young
horseman whom she met several
months ago when he was exhibiting
blooded stock here. On January z
they obtained a marriage license, but
the wedding was prevented by the
girls mother and stepfather, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry c. Ebert.
Miss Alter evaded supervision at
home and met Young. They were
fairly chased TO the altar by her par
ents. The marriage service was
barely over when the bride was
snatched from the young husband and
taken home to be held under guard.
Detectives were employed to ac-
company her when she left the house.
The girls father, George Alter. Of
Cincinnati, Immediately instituted
suit to annul the marriage. Young
retaliated with alienation suits
against the Eberts and Alter.
Today Betty went for a walk. The
followed her. An automo.
bile dashed up to the curb beside her.
Young called to her and she jumped
to the running board. The detectives
rushed to grasp her.
Young pulled his wife into the car,
walloped a detective who had a foot
on the running board 80 hard that he
dropped to the sidewalk, and threw
open the throttle. The car speeded
away, to leave the two detectives to
report to their employers that I've
laughs at locksmiths.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
LEADER .
SEEKS REFUGE
Presidential Candidate in South
ern Republic Located on 4
Guerrero Border. II
FLEEING TOWARD SONORA
Said to Be Seeking Safety
Among the Ranks Of :
RevoIutionists.

MEXICO CITY, April 20-TroopsI
have been sent to arrest Gen Alvarot
Obregon, candidate for the presidencyl
Of Mexico, who has been located ON,
the border of the states Of Guerrero
and Michoacan,, 1t was announced byl
General Barragan, chief Of staff To-
resident Carranza
General Obregon is reported to Be.
attempting to make his way to Zi-l
huatanejo. in the state Of Guerrera.,
whence he can sail for Cuaymas. to,
rejoin the Sonora revolutionists.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
SONORA TROOPS !
NOW AT Aqua PRIETA

Aqua PRIETA, Mexico. April 90
With the arrival here of 700 more
Yaqui Indians, Aqua Prieta becama
the mobilization center for the war
of secession undertaken by Sonora
against the Carranza governments
More than 5000 Sonora troops ara
now camped here.
Many of these troops will be sent
Immediately to reinforce the Sonora
forces concentrated along the Chihua-
hua-Sonora border. in view of the
refusal of the United States to per-
nit Carranza troops to cross Ameri-
can territory to attack Sonora from
the north.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
TURK REBELS MENACE
US. RELIEF WORKERS

CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 20. -
Turkish Nationalists are threatening
to attack Aintib, 80 miles northeast
OF Allopo, where IL American relief
workers are stationed, according TO
information received at the American
embassy here.
The situation in Cilicia, especially
in the district around Aintib, Is de-
scribed as very grave.
Two Americans whose names we're
given as Burke" and Anderson "
were attacked while travelling from
JyluIukshila to Dana, but escaped Un-
harmed. Shots were fired at them
from ambush.
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MEXICO IS SHAKEN
BY SEVERE QUAKE
Volcano PopocatepetI Active.
Details of Disturbance
Still Lacking.

MEXICO CITY. April so.l-4A severe
earthquake shock was felt here at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
kilograms from ortxaba and Jalaps
stated that shocks were felt in those
towns and elsewhere in the State
Of Vera Cruz simultaneously.
Residents OF this city were great
ly alarmed. and reports became cur
rent that the volcano Popocatepetl
had become active. Smoke and
flames had been pouring from the
crater of the volcano in increasing
volume during the past few days.
It was feared the earthquake had
caused serious damage and perhaps
great loss of life in the same dis
trict of Vera Cruz that was visited
several months ago, but 1t was i'm
possible to get definite and detailed
information because OF the inter-
ruption of telegraphic communities
ton.
The earthquake which shook UP
Mexico was described today as
"fairly severe" by Father Torndorf,
noted scientist Of Georgetown Uni
versity here.
Father Torndorf has charge of the
seismograph at the university. This
instrument caught the disturbance al
A:12 d. m. yesterday, at registered
distance Of 2.100 miles. The, shock
Tasted until 4:40.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
HOUSE G. O.P.T0 CAUCUS
UPON SOLDIER BONUS

Congressman Mondell, Republican
leader OF the House, Is today arrang-
ing for a Republican caucus to be held
tomorrow or Thursday night to con.
slider the question OF legislation pro-
viding a bonus for men who served in
the World War.
A caucus has been called for by a
group OF Republicans who are dis
satisfied with the steps that have thus
far been taken, and IL Is expected
that the caucus will be a lively one,
in which the policy OF the Republican
members OF the House on tho bonus
question will finally be formulated.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
PRESIDENT SPENDS
HOUR WITH HIS
CABINET

Presidsnt Wilson TO-DAY spent
an hour and . quarter meehag
with His Cabinet.
Members OF the Cabinet stated
that there lad be<a oAIy - gen
er.I si.c-.ro.-" II was learned
that the railroad situstios was
discussed Informally. and that
gratitude was voiced by the
President and the Cabinet st the
progress .sade By the Railroad
Labor Board and the general re-
turn of normal tra.sportatie.
conditions
Secretary Of state Colby refused
TO say whether the auestios Of
representation for the UsiteA
states at the San Reno confer
enee Of the allied premiers had
been taken up.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
ITALY TO JOIN EDICT
THAT GERMANY DISARM

PARIS, April 2o.--Italy has finally
agreed to participate in a collective
note by tho allies to Germany demand
ing the immediate disarmament Of
the German army, II was announced
by the foreign office today!
II had previously been reported from
San Reno that Premier Millerand
had proposed that France, Great Bri-
tain, Belgium and Italy unite in a
Joint demand upon Germany for dis
,Ahement
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
REDS MASSACRE 5000 I
DENIKIN MEN, REPORT

BERNE, April 2o.-Polish newspa<
pers received here give reports from
a Russian source that after tho con-
quest of Rostov and Novorossisk By
the Bolsheviki, the Red army
suspAered moro than 1000 officers
ssnA ssAdiers of Denikin's army lying
N bcsHitsls and prisons OF those
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
CLEMENCEAU ON WAY HOME,

PARIS, April 20.--Premier Clemen-
ceau, who has been upon q vacation
trip to Egypt, arrived at Marseilles
this afternoon on his way home TO
Paris. He was welcomed at Marseilles
by a committee OF city officials.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
NOBODY HOME E!

For the frst time in years, the
Rockville Jail IL empty OF prisoners,
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

Chesapeske and Ohio Ry.
Through sleeping car to 81 Louie = -
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
MEXICO SENDS TROOPS TO ARREST Gen. 0BREG0N

ZEN. ALVARO OBRE-
" CON, Mexican leader,
who is on his way to join
revolutionary forces in
Sonora and whose arrest
has been ordered by Car
rama.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

lameness Helps.
Encouraging Superstition.
Wise Old England.
Foolish Antagonism.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
(Copyrisht, 1891

Yesterday. April 10, was the ar
niversary Of Byron's death. 1t
was an anniversary that should
interest and encourage all those
that have the misfortune, or GOOD
fortune, to be deformed in any
way.
Byron had a club foot, walked
imperfectly, was deeply conscious
of his defect, not reconciled by the
fact that he had curly hair and a
beautiful face. When he entered a
drawing room he ran, because his
lameness showed less in running.
He rode horseback and swan a
good deal, because those exercises
concealed his lameness. He was q
poor swimmer, and would have
drowned had not his Scotch friend,
Prelawney. pulled him out on one
occasiou.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
WEATHER.

Clo@ay wita .A~wsr-
q toaiSht and tomorrow
saiis Temperature re@-
ver.ture .t 8 q A- %
aegrees-
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Fancies, Fads,
And FoibLes of
Capital Society

which Washington was particularly
interested. For his marriage TO
Manuela Lioverss. the very attractive
niece OF the Argentine Ambassador
and Nine. LeBreton. was 10 have
taken place this spring. While no
date had been announced. IL was gem
orally believed that the wedding was
set for April or May. Indeed. Ramona
LefevTe announced before she went
TO Panama 10 be on hand when the
Prince OF Wales passed that way, that
she would he back In April as she
was TO be in Miss Lloverss' wedding
party.
Poor Lieutenant Bartolucci, lie
had a splendid war record and lie had
served his country in u diplomatic ca
pacity both in London and Paris. 1t wns
in Paris that he met the lovely South
American. whose engagement to him
was announced in midwinter. Just
when one was expecting definite an
nouncement of the wedding date came
news Of his death atrJohns Hopkins
Hospital. And almost no one knew
that he was i'll. And the fcw who did
to make a bad matter worse de
clare that the whole trouble, which
eventually developed into meningitis.
grew out of a simple operation on the
ear and might have been easily cured
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ing the peace conference. He's
bachelor, and has been occupying a
commodious old house in Georgetown,
with his mother to act as hostess
whenever he chose to entertain. AL
bert Billings Ruddock. who has been
at the State Department here for sew
eral years, is also going to China, and
he and Mrs. Ruddock, with their chill
dren. will start for Peking early in
June, sailing from Vancouver They'll
be greatly missed, for they're both
very popular here. They have a
country place, Curtis Neck, in Vir-
ginia, where they spend part of each
week; and give the pleasantest sort
of weekend house parties there.
On the other hand, the Warren De-
lano Robbins. who used to be here q;
the State Department and have been
in South America for some time. are
back and there are a number of new
corners in the important little State
Department coterie. Perhaps the
most interesting are Mr. and Mrs.
Lithgow Osborne. They came here
from Paris, Mr.. Osborne having been
connected with the secretariat of the
peace conference, and they have taken
a house in Massachusetts, avenue-No.
1896, to be exact
Mrs. osborne, who Is a Danish girl,
although she boasts American blood,
is very clever sculptress. and she
specialiZes in portrait statuettes
which are singularly charming. She
has been holding an exhibition Of
her work at the Hisada galleries for
the last fortnight. The critics ac-
claim her work very highly. and.
what's more, IL has a great appeal to
the laymen-from whom most OF the
orders come. Many prominent WASH
ingtonians are represented in Mrs.
Osborne's collection, and I particu-
larly like the little figure OF Nine.
Brambilla reproduced here--it has
such a gallant air-and the charming
group of the Minot kiddes. children
of Mrs. Grafton Minot.
Before her marriage Mrs. Osborne
was Countess Lille Raben-Levetzau,
and she is a granddaughter of Mime.
Won Hegeman-Lindencro whose
volumes of "reminiscences, notably "In
the Court of Memory" you must have
read. Nine. Won Hegeman-Linden-
crone was an American woman, a
Bostonian, IL I'm not mistaken, who
had q wonderful voice, but gave up n
career on the operate stage to marry
n Danish diplomat. He saw service
in half the capitals of Europe, as
we'll as in Washington: and his wife
wrote in delightful fashion of diplo-
matte life and the men and manners
of her day.
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Phoebe Walker. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Allan T.. Walker. who is to
wed Commander Charles Alfred Dunn,
U. s. N, on Saturday, will also be
much feted during the week. Her
uncle and aunt, DR.. and Mrs. ReGi-
nald Walker, will give big dinner
for her at the Chevy Chase Club on
Wednesday evening, their guests in
cludinG the bridal party. other par
ties planned for this popular bride
include dinner at the Cafe st. Marks
on Tuesday evening, with DR.. and
Mrs. ]. Ryan Devereux as hosts; the
luncheon-also at st. Mark's-which
Mrs. John Edwards will give on We'd
nesday, a luncheon which Mrs. Charles
Carroll .Walcutt will give on Thurs
day and one on Friday. which Davi-
ette Ficklen Is having. On Thursday
night Mrs. David Louden johnson
Jean Rayner), who is to be matron
Of honor, will entertain at dinner,
and on Friday evening, following the
,rehearsal,s the bridal party will be
guests Of Miss Walkers aunt. Mrs.
Breslin, at her apartment in the Park
wooda> She's having a supper party
for them.
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Frances Carpenter to He
Early Spring Bride.

Frances Carpenter, whose marriage
to William Chaplin Huntington, re-
Gently appointed commercial attache
OF the American embassy in Paris,
will take place on Tuesday afternoon.
is the first of the spring brides. And
the gayeties OF Easter week are start
ing off with the festivities in her
honor. Kathryn Hitchcock is giving a
tea for her this afternoon and tomor-
row evening Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c..
Carpenter will entertain for the bridal
party and out-of-town guests at their
daughters wedding. 1t will be a
small bridal party, just Ruth Larner
as maid of honor and Philip Il. Ken
nedy, chief of the Bureau OF Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, Is best man.
The Washington times., 1920-04-04

The Attorney General and Mrs
Palmer took time by the foreiock
and enjoyed a bit of an Easter vaca-
tion we'll before Easter. They are
now home after having spent a pleas
ant fortnight at Hot Springs. The
Secretary OF War got back this
morning from Ohio. Mrs. Baker has
had a house full OF children, as she
was entertaining three little girls,
friends of Betty Baker. They went
back to Cleveland last night. The Sec
retary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels,
who have two sons, Worth Bagley
Daniels and Jonathan Daniels, at the
University of North Carolina, are eX,
pecting them shortly for their sprirfs
vacation. On the other hand David
Franklin Houston, jr., who Is at Har-
ward, doesn't get his holiday until
April Is. At least, he's due to arrive
in Washington on the 18TH, and I
presume that's his vacation time, al
though II may be that he is coming
on for the marriage of Nancy Lane
and Philip Kaufman on April 20.
The Houstons and the Lanes are old
and intimate friends, you know. Sec
retary and Mrs. Houston, 1t Is said.
had wanted to slip off for a bit of
rest about this time, but found 1t
quite impossible to get accommoda-
tions at any Of the popular resorts.
The Washington times., 1920-04-04
wiisosr Officials st
Hosse for Easter.

Easter nnds the Presidents official
family all at home, save for the vice
President and Mrs. Marshall. who are
still in Arizona, but are expected
back about April IS. Mrs. Colby, wire
of the new Secretary OF state. has
gone on to New York for Easter, but
will return tomorrow, coming espec-
tally to lunch with the President
and Mrs. Wilson at the White
House-perhsps the nearest thing to
a social function which the President
has ventured upon since his Illness
She was here for two or three days
last week. but simply for the purpose
OF house hunting; and IL will be an
other week before she brings her
daughters to Washington and settles
down here.
The Colbys have leased the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. III. Campbell
Graef, 1907 X street, and viii take
possession thereof on Mrs. Coioy's
return.
The Washington times., 1920-04-04
TOTS WEEKLY CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL SOCIETY

that Mr. Hlcks-a Congressional
widOwer with a distinct gitt for So
ciety-is likely to-crtablish a house
hold in Washington, and get into the
social game. HIS brother and sister
in-law from California have been liv-
ing with him TINS swinter and helping
him keep up his end socially.
Also there has been general interest
in the receipt In Washington of cards
from George HsTnAy. announcing the
marriage OF his sister, Grace, TO Ed
ward Hsmlin Everett Of Bennington,
VT. The wedding took place at 81.
Andrews Church, In Chicago, week
ego, and Washington naturally sees
a pleasant prospect OF gay times al
Mr. EYeretts handsome Sheridan Cir
Gle home. which Is one OF the hand
soonest residences in Washington, and
has scarcely been open this winter.
Moreover, Washington knows the
former Miss Burnap and the
prospective Mrs. Hicks as young wom-
en- who are very well worth while.
Mr.. EVerett's bride used TO spend her
winters in Washington, and Is well
known here as cultivated musician
and a gifted singer. She has been
abroad engaged in war work for the
last eighteen months, and has only
recently returned to the United States.
Miss Stevens, on the other hand,
has done her war work right here in
these United States. She has been
hard at work for 10 these many
months at Evergreen, the Red Cross
Institute for the Blind near Balti-
more, where she has been ever since
the beginning OF the war.
The Washington times., 1920-04-04

Mrs. Phillips and their children; and
the Franklin Roosevelts and the A.
c. Millers went up to New York TO
see them or. Mr.. Grew will succeed
Norman Hapgood. who. like the King
OF France and his ten thousand men,
marched up the hill, and then
marched them down again" He went
to o.Copenhagen. but had to come right
home again, as the Senate refused to
confirm his appointment
! don't believe his successor has
taken up his new duties yet. or late
Mr.. Grew has been in Paris. having
been sent to the embassy there,
after a year or two in Washington,
at the. time the peace conference
convened. He's one OF the few men
at the head of American diplomatic
missions who has worked his way up
through the various grades of the
service. He began in the consular
bureau. was soon transferred to the
diplomatic service, has filled every
grade from third secretary up, and
certainly has earned his appointment
as minister.
an ambassador before long. Which
is as 1t should be. For one of the
causes for righteous wrath among our
men who adopt diplomacy is a career
is the system which brings outsiders
in to fill the important diplomatic
posts. Henry p. Fletcher, who has
recently ceased to be American am
bassador to Mexico, worked his way
up through the various grades of the
diplomatic service, but one can
| scarcely name a present American n
ambassador who has seen service in
the lower grades.
Mr.. Phillips was attached to our
embassy in London as secretary and
saw long service in the State Depart
ment. Hugh Gibson also came up
from the ranks" But even most of
the ministers are rank outsiders. And,
curiously enough, these men men
toned as having honestly trained for
: diplomatic posts are all "hold-overs'
from a Republican administration.
U. Grant Smith. who was counselor
OF the American embassy at Vienna
when the war broke, is another dip
| lomat of long service and experience,
and one wonders IL he, too, won't get
a minister's portfolio in the course OF
the present reorganization.
| Grew Will Start
For China This Month.
Mr., Grew, by the way. has the
more or less enviable distinction OF
having been automatically kicked
out of two countries. He was charge
daffaires at Berlin when relations
were severed between the United
I states and Germany, and in due
course was handed his passports and
politely invited to leave. Almost i'm.
mNiatcly he was sent to Vienna, as
| Ambassador Penfeld had left and
Mr.. Smith--the above mentioned u
! Grant Smith, who was charge
daffaircs, was ILL., And scarcely had
he arrived in Vienna when the United
States and Austria Hungary came to
the parting of the ways and he was
again politely invited to depart.
When Mr.. Crane starts for China
the latter part of this month he will
be accompanied by Alexander Kirk
who has been appointed secretary OF
the legation at Peking, Mr.. Kirk was
private secretary to the Secretary OF
| State-suceeding Richard Crane
both in Washington and in Paris dur
The Washington times., 1920-04-04
ID. G. Is Hnterested In
Hicks-Steyens NuptfaIs.

Especially interesting to the Con-
gressional contingent-and particu-
larly to the New York delegation-is
the approaching marriage of Con-
gressman Frederick c. Hicks, of Port
Washington, n. Y. and Marie Chris
tie Stevens, daughter of the late
Major Pierce ttevens, U. S. A, which
Is to be celebrated in the Bethlehem
Chapel of the Cathedral of SIS. Peter
and Paul on April II. There are to
be no attendants, and only a small
party OF relatives and close friends
will be present. As the brides family
is in mourning there will be no re-
ception. But II is pleasant to realize
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edly there'n be an interesting little
semi-officisl colony centerine about
Juniper Point. One hears consider
able amusing comment on the way
times have changed" since the
Presidents last summer In America
when he spent the little time he
could get away from Washington up
at Magnolia side by each" with Col
onel House, what time he was not
actually visiting him. And now, while
he is going up in the same general
neighborhood. Cape Cod Is making a
comfortable barrier between the SUM
mer White House and Colonel Houses =
summer home, which lies several
counties to the north
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DiDlo1aatic Circles
See Many Changes.

The Cabinet has been regarded as
something Of a merry-go-round Of
late; and there has been q tendency to
regard the Diplomatic Corps-the for
eign diplomats stationed In Wash :
ington-in the same light. Now 1t be-
gins to be apparent that Uncle Sans
own diplomatic service is In the same
boat. Indeed, the force has been
pretty completely reorganized since
tho war. Practically every one Of the
important posts has been filled since
the armistice was signed. John w.
Davis has gone to London. Hugh Wal
lace to Paris, Brand Whitlock to Bel
gium as ambassador, and Robert Un-
derwood johnson to Italy. And there's