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The Washington times., 1920-08-07
ASKS PARDON
FOR RANDALL
President Will Be Asked to Free
Negro Now Serving Forty
five-Year Sentence.

President Wilson this afternoon
will be asked to pardon Louis Ran
dali. Washington negro. who last
last week began a forty-five-year
sentence in the Federal prison at At
lanta for the brutal assault made
July 2, 1919. in a patch of woods on
Rays Hill, Takoma Park. on Mrs. Bes-
sic Gleason. of 8 Nicholson road
northwest.
Application for the pardon will be
made by Samuel c. Gusack. who de-
Tended Randall when he was tried.
convicted and first sentenced to death
on the District gallows for the as
sault on Mrs. Gleason and Louise Sim
mons, a colored school teacher.
PRECIPITATED RACE RIOTS.
This step will be taken as a result
of the sensational confession made
to Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief
Of detectives. by William Henry
Campbell, twenty-five year-old negro,
taken into custody by the Tenth
Precinct police, that it was he who
not only slew with a bludgeon MRS.
Gertrude Harrison Man~. music
teacher, but who criminally attacked
four other Washington women, ana
which crimes blazed the capital forth
in race riots last July.
Campbell not only admitted that
he attacked Mrs. Gleason and Miss
simmons, and that he had attempted TO
assault Miss Mary T.. Saunders, an
English girl who was employed In
the army intelligence service on the
Chevy Chase Golf Club links, but
had attacked Mrs, Bertha Toms, I3i
- 10, hn vicinity
OF Bethesda. Montgomery county, Nd.
CADDY CONVICTED FOR CRIME.
For the crime against Miss Saun-
ders. who Is now n student at Yale
University, and who on July D, 1919,
was attacked, her hands tied with n
cord and robbed. Forrest Eaglan,
young negro csddie at the golf club,
was convicted in the circuit court OF
Montgomery county at ROCKVILLE ana
sentenced to twenty years iprison-
rrent in the MARYLAND penitentiary.
Roth ne and Randall protested their
Innocence. atten pting to substantiate
their pleas OF not guilty by Offering
alib,s But both negroes when
brought to trial were partially fden-
tined and their conviction followed.
In the case OF Eaglah, Miss Saunders
never said positively that the negro
was her assaiiant. Her Identification
was that II would have not come to
Rockville II did not believe
Eagian was the negro who attacked
me" She never said, "He Is the
negro who attacked me-
II was probably because OF the fact
that Miss Saunders would not post
lively. Identify Eaglan to their salts
faction thata the court did not sem
80. uaglan 70 death Tho court
was divided in It's opinion and for
this reason Eaglan got twenty
years. II was declared at the time
that the residents felt that n Eaglan
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more than three or four minutes, He
was very courteous, signed the re-
ceipt, and l went out. Thursday
morning he phoned me and told me OF
another very attractive house at No.
273 West Seventy-third street that he
thought might be interested in leas-
ing. l met him there about o'clock
the same afternoon.
He showed me over the irst and
second floors. Nothing was wrong in
his manner. AS we were going up the
stairs to the third floor he took hold
Of my arm, but I rebuked him, saying
l was perfectly we'll and able to get
up the stairs by myself.
LAS we reached the landing. he
pushed me into an ante-room.
I'VE must have struggled for half
an hour before l was able to persuade
him to leave me alone.
II ran home as fast as I could, al
though I was as weak as I could be.
Mrs. Lyle, my housekeeper, let me in.
I told my story to her and she called
the police.
THAT is all there was to 1t until
this morning, when the detectives
brought the man here for Identified
ton. l could hardly bear to look at
him."
According to the detectives, DR..
Moak said Mrs. Birch Is still in high
ly nervous condition and will be un-
able to leave her bed for a week. DR..
Moak declared that besides her nerv-
BUSINESS, she Is suffering from two
bruised ribs, bruises over her legs,
arms and body and a sprained back.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
MARTIAL LAW
DENVER
City Now Armed Camp-Strike
May Be Settled Today-Five
Killed in Riots.
TROOPS ARE REINFORCED
Court Sets Time Limit for Re-
calling Walkout Vote.
Leaders in Contempt.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. To-day
Denver is under martial law and
quiet prevails. Two hundred and
fifty regular troops from Fort Lo-
gan, nearby, under command OF Col
c. c. Ballou, arrived in the city fol
lowing further serious rioting last
night, in which three persons were
killed. One other is dying and eleven
more have wounds.
MORE TROOPS COMING.
Five hundred additional regular
army troops will leave Camp Funs-
ton, Kan, early today on special
trains. arriving in Denver this even
ing, and military rule will govern the
city until disorders growing out OF
the street railway strike have been
subdued and quiet restored. All pub
lie gatherings have been banned. but
theaters will be permitted to run.
One company of troops Is on guard
at the east side car barns, where
fatal shootings occurred. the remain
der being held at the city auditorium
in readiness to move Immediately on
the outbreak of disturbance in any
part OF the city.
The settlement OF the strike which
has tied UP traffic since last Sunday
was in prospect today following an
all-night session of the executive
board OF the tramway union, at the
conclusion OF which 1t was voted to
recommend at a mass meeting of the
strikers today that the strike be call
ed off Immediately.
This action followed a decision by
Judge whitford in district court that
4 ha Ia -
tempt Of court in calling the strike
The court granted until IL a. m. to-
day to recall the strike vote. intimat-
ing severe penalty would follow fail
ure to do so.
Downtown Denver was an armed
camp during the night. Soldiers in
uniform patroled the streets and
scores of policemen with sawed-off
shotguns, an armored tank with two
machine guns. and gas tanks were
held at strategic points.
The casualties in the disorders of
the last two nights total FIVE killed
and fifty wounded.
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, member OF
the Rent Commission, and well-known
Washington newspaper woman, is
waiting anxiously for word from her
son. Sears Taylor, who is a police
reporter on the Denver Post, which
was wrecked last night in the riot
ing due to the strike Of street car
employees.
Mrs. Taylor this morning sent a
telegram to her sister, with whom
her son makes his home, asking for
information, but at noon had received
no reply.
Mrs. Taylor says she feels alarmed
for the safety. OF her son. especially
in view of the fact that as a writer
OF police news he has headquarters
at the Denver City Hall, where the
most severe rioting took place, and
where one man was killed and be-
tween thirty-five and forty injured.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
TODAY

in-law, who cashed her drafts as
they arrived.
The insanity specialists told this
story, what caused it, we don't
know, but the rich young Ameri-
can lady acts strangely"
To attract attention in Europe
an American must be really
strange. The rich young lady was
all of that. For her dinner she
ordered eighty peas and forty
BEANS" She counted them care
fully. II the count was wrong
she would eat nothing. If correct
she would divide the food in two
parts, eat one and save the other.
When they gave her a little
canary, to cheer her, she bit off
its head and ate the body, feathers
and all.
II Shakespeare had heard of
that, he would probably have made
Ophelia or King Lear do it. He
liked strange things, and was
always ready to borrow an idea.
A many-cylindered motor acts
strangely, when IL goes wrong, but
its &C, 1tricities are nothing com
pared with those of a human brain.
The mere fact that you are not
crazy, in these bewildering days,
should make you grateful.
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quale's arrest. was lifted for a mo-
ment yesterday. while the prisoner
was on the rack at city hall. when
Captain Adams. in charge OF the In
vestigation. revealed the startling ad-
missions made by the prisoner.
Among the most important OF these
was the announcement that City Hall
Detective George Gibson had found a
half-burned envelope In the stove OF
a room at 323 North Fifth street. for
merly occupied by Pasquale, address
ed to william II. Coughlin, father OF
the boy, which. II is asserted. unmis-
takably showed that Pasquale was
the writer of The Crank" letters for
ransom.
RECOGNIZES VOICE ON PHONE.
Mr.. Coughlin spoke to Pasquale
over the telephone yesterday. and
without a moments hesitation told
Captain Adams. That's The Crank's'
voice" The Crank" had often call
ed Mr.. Coughlin on the telephone dur
ing his negotiations for the ransom.
Verifcation was yesterday made OF
a statement contained in one of The
Crank's" letters to Mr.. Coughlin that
he had stolen a workman's overcoat
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Troops Put
DoUn Riot
In Illinois

WEST FRANKFORT, ILL.,. Aug. t.
With 200 militiamen on active duty
and more arriving, West Frankfort
is quiet today, after last nights riot
ing. There were only a few small
crowds on the streets and no fire.
arms were displayed. Officials were
unable to learn the Identity of the
Ave men reported to have been killed.
The troops were stationed in sec
tions of the town principally inhab-
tied by persons OF foreign birth, and
Instructed to protect the property
abandoned by the fugitlves. EN-
phatic instructions that all crowds be
dispersed Immediately were given the
militiamen.
Although the town is quiet, Major
Wilbur Satterfeld. in charge OF mill
tiamen. has telegraphed Adjutant Gem
eraI Dickson for 500 additional troops.
He was advised the troops would be
sent.
The factions In the riotins were the
English speaking residents and the
foreigners. The latter are principally
Italians and make up about half the
towns population OF IL, 900.
Feeling against the foreigners has
been running high for several months
and reached a climax with the muir
ders OF Tony Hempel and Amiel Cal
csterrs, whose bodies were found in
shallow graves near. Royslton Mon
day.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
WAR CRAFT WILL BAR
MANNTX AT LIVERPOOL

LONDON, Aug. ATTEMPTS to
transfer Archbishop Mannix from the
liner Baltic before his arrival at Liv-
erpool, by means OF tugs or other
craft. will be presented by destroyers.
Reports from Liverpool state the ad-
miralty. IL necessary will take the
archbishop to Southampton.
Extensive preparations are being
made at Liverpool for the reception to
the Australian prelate. A large num-
Der Of Irishmen are arriving there
from Dublin and other Irish points,
and the large Irish population in
Liverpool will be well represented in
the crowd that greets the visitor.
The authorities are displaying con-
siderable uneasiness, and reporters
are being barred from the ships which
arrive at Liverpool.
There Is fear that Orangemen may
try to prevent a demonstration for the
archbishop and that trouble will re-
suit.
Most OF the, newspapers here are
agreed that the government has rad !,
a political mistake In -0foidding the
archbishop to visit ireland. The
Northclifre press is especially strong
in its condemnation.
The Evening News oharacterixes the
government action as zone of thcse
mistakes whereof timidity is the un-
fortunate cause"
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
IRISH HCOERC|ON
BILL IS PASSED
Belfast Member Suspended
From Commons After At
tacking Measure.

LONDON, Aug. THE Irish coer-
cion bill was passed on it's third read
ing, 206 to IS, by the House OF Com
mons yesterday.
In an exciting scene during discus
sion OF the bill, Joseph Devlin, Ma
tlonalist member from Belfast, was
suspended and sent from the house.
He was followed by other National
lists, great majority Of the Labor
party and some of the Independent
Liberals, amid the jeers Of members
supporting the ministry
Devlin had denounced the proceed
ings as sham and humbug." He was
called to order for irrelevance, but de-
clined to resume his seat.
The house was sitting as a COM
mittee at the time and the speaker
was absent. The speaker was sum-
moned and Dcvlin's suspension was
removed and carried by a vote of
229 to 43. The speaker then asked
him to leave the house, which he did.
DUBLIN. Aug. 1.-Two hundred sol
diers yesterday raided and wrecked
six houses in the village of Doom, ac-
cording to advices from Thurles.
The Lecky road police barracks,
situated in the heart of the Nation
alist district OF Londonderry, were
burned Thursday.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
AMUNDSEN QUITS NOME
ON TRY FOR NORTH POLE
Expects Voyage Will Take Five
Years-Ships Escort the Maud
Ont of Alaskan HarbOr.

NOME, Alaska, Aug. Capt
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explor-
er. left Nome yesterday to resume his
attempt to reach the North Pole. He
plans to steer his vessel. the Maud.
for wrangell Island, off the northern
coast of Siberia and from that point
to drift with the Arctic ice pack.
Captain Amundsen declared he was
certain OF success in his venture and
that he expected the voyage to re-
auire Ave years for completion. When
the Maud hoisted anchor for the
start all ships in Nome harbor formed
a line and escorted her a short dis
tance on the northern trip.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07

The complainant is Mrs. Helen
Birch, member Of a prominent family
in Rochester and the widow of DR..
Herbert z. Birch, OF that city.
Mrs Birch was not in court yestcr-
day when Houghton was held in
81 900 bail for further examination
August s. According to her physician.
DR.. c. H. Moak, she was confined
to her apartment. No. 274 West
Seventy-first street by bruises and
shock suffered in her house-hunting
experience, with Houghton as guide.
But Mrs. Birch said to newspaper
men:
IL want 1t distinctly understood
that / shall appear in court against
this man. 1 have been annoyed on
the street by men, but / have never
before experienced anything like
this"
Houghton issued a blanket denial OF
the unwelcome love violence at
tributed to him by the widow. He
declined to go into details at present
because of 1.-The delicate situation"
and a Gesire mot to say anything
which might be damaging either to
Mrs. Birch or himself" Houghton is
a tall, seemingly well-poised man OF
perhaps thirty. He maintains offices
at No. 200 West Seventy-second
street.
Mrs. Birch related the following
story last night of her experiences:
~ had seen Mr. Houghton only
once before in my life. That was
on Tuesday, when l went to his OF
fices to pay the rent on this house
which / have leased. He is the
agent.
IT don't suppose I was in his office
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But unless the mystery woman"
returns the child to Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Coughlin. the parents, by
5 o'clock this afternoon The Crank"
broken down by persistent grilling.
yesterday promised to tell his in
quisitors where the child Is and to
reveal the identity of his confeder-
ate, as well as to tell the complete
details of the kidnapping. which has
attracted nationwide attention.
Gaunt and wan. sleeplces for days,
almost famished for food. and ex-
hausted after four days of the Sc
verest sweating" man was ever sub
jected to, PasQuale. a French Italian.
who was arrested on Monday at Egg
Harbor while taking a fake" ran
som finally blurted out the anxiously
awaited news Of the fate OF the child.
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE COMPLETE.
His admission yesterday completes
the iron chain of evidence that has
been woven around him by State
troopers and postal inspectors. and
which will probably send him to Jail
as a diknaper IL tho child is found
alive, or az a murderer II the child
Is dead. according to Captain Adams,
chief OF the State force.
The ven Of secrecy which has
shrouded the case ever since Pas
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
LIPTON'S YACHT VICTORIA
ASHORE OFF ME. COAST
Grounds on York Ledges-Women
Among Passengers-Sir Thomas
Is Not Aboard.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. THE
yacht Victoria, which Sir Thomas
Upton chartered for his use while In
New York during the Americas cup
races, Is aground today on York
Ledges, outside York hartor: Many
passengers, including women, are
aboard.
A wireless to the navy yard said
that Upton Is not aboard the Vic
toria
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
Coughlin Baby Alive
In Mystery Wonan's'
Care, Crank Admits

PHILADELPHIA, Aug THAT Bakely Coughin, the
fifteen months-od kndaped Norrstown baby is alive and
well, and in the possession of confederate, who
has formed such intense attachment for the child that
she will not give him up the admission wrung from
Auguste Pasquae alleged abductor late yesterday after
at the end of ninety hour grueng
ton by State troopers postal inspectors and city hall
detectives
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
TAXI PASSENGER KILLED.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7.--Hans
Nelson, of this city, a passenger in a
taSicab, was killed this morning when
the motor collided with an Allegheny
avenue trolley car. The driver Of the
taxi Hylsn williams. was seriously
injured
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
cox SAYS LEAGUE IS MAIN CAMP Align ISSUE

cOV JAMES M COX of Ohio, who today was notified
of his nomination for the Presidency by the Demo
cratic party, and who made his speech OF acceptance
declaring the League of Nations to be the main issue
of the campaign.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, Aug. Tony
Devor. aged seventeen, touched live
wire while working on the tipple OF
the Clarkson Coal Company, OF Fair
mont, and was instantly KILLED.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
FIRM CAN ISSUE NOTES.

The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion today granted permission to the
Ashland Coal and Iron Railway Com
pany to issue s15o,000 short-tme
notes to refund notes Of . similar
nature.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
tCaue Man LuredHer
To House and Treated
HerRough, Says Wido.u

NEW YORK. Aug. 7-Herbert r. Houghton, wealthy
real estate operator who controls many fashionable apart
ment houses the Riverside Drive region accused
terday in court of attempting caveman love tactics
an attractive widow client.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
BRITISH PREPARE FOR WAR

LONDON, Aug. THE British gov
eminent is preparing for any eventu-
ality. The dangers arising from the
unchecked advance of the Russians
through Poland have been intensified
by news Of a great red invasion of
Persia, which menaces British inter-
ests in India.
The next important move in the in
ternational situation is the confer
ence tomorrow of Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Millerand, OF
France. While they deal with the
political aspects, Field Marshal viii.
son, chief of the British general
stan, and Marshal Foch will advise
on necessary military measures.
Reorts were current today that
British destroyers are on their way
to the Baltic.
British newspapers in their edi-
torial comment today, were hopeful
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The Washington times., 1920-08-07
FIERCE BATTLE
RAGING ON BUG
Poles Hold Northern Bank of
River, RepuIsing Enemy After
Heavy Fighting.
RUSSIANS. SEIZE 7 TOWNS
English Destroyers Follow War
ships to BaItic-Warsaw
Under Martial Law.

The American consulate mt War
saw, With Consul Harry Mcbride
and his staff, has been removed to
Graudenx, the State Department an
nounced this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07

The fnii text Of Governor Css's
speech seeepd~s tho, Ds~s~crstie
Presidential remirsfios is pub
usheA to-day on pages Z ssS =
The Washington times., 1920-08-07

PARIS, ANg. 7-Hungary has
formally offered France four divis-
ions Of trseps fer war against Rus
Sis, II was s6ieiaIIy announced to
day.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07

PARIS. Aug. 7-Polaad has
nodded the RA alan soviet govern
ment thst Pelish envoys Will enter
into peace neGotAat1ons with the
Russians at Minsk On condition
that Russia does not ATTEMPT 10
interfere In PolanA's domestic AZ
fairn, said q warsaw dispatch to
the French foreign office today.
Polish aote has been sent to Mos
Cow relative to Dreliminary plans
1sf tie parIey.
LONDON, Aug. 7.-Bolshevik
TROOPS that captured Brody com
pletaly sacked the city, said a Polish
war: office communique telegraphed
from Warsaw today. The COM
munique says that the Polish lines
northwest Of Warsaw are holding.
The text follows:
REDS ADVANCE IN GALICIA.
"Our lines are holding in the re-
gion Of Czerwin and Ostrov. We
threw back the enemy to the north
ern bank OF the Bug river. We have
been compelled to abandon Morzwic
and Torespol. The Russians COM
pletely sacked Brody."
The Russians have crossed the
river during the fighting in Galicia. it
was announced in the following
Soviet war office communique wire
lessed from Moscow:
1--WE have captured LUX, Kovel,
and Tarespol. south of Brest Litovsk.
We captured Ostrov on Wednesday.
Fighting continues along the left
bank Of the Bug river. Russian cav
airy defeated the enemy northeast of
Brody We have crossed the Stripa
river"
WARSAW, Aug. THE Polish cab
met has placed the city under mar
tial law.
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Red Troops Sack Brody British Land and Sea Forces Ready Strike
WEATHER

Partly elsS1y ssd s~Sd-
eEAlely war; soaixhs
sad teaorrswD probably
with occasional showers
Teaperatsre at 3 n -,
IL degrees.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07

That's one picture Of the fearful
and wonderful human machine at
work.
Another picture comes across the
ocean by cable. A young Ameri-
can girl, very rich, was supposed
In be held prisoner by her brother
The Washington times., 1920-08-07

WARSAW, Aug. THE Polish cab
met has placed the city under mar
tial law.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-11-27
ALL PLANTERS JOIN TO
STABILIZE RICE PRICES.

Practically all Of the Louisiana
rice crop has been placed under
control Of the marketing com
mittee formed by the Southern
Rice Growers Association TO
stabilize the rice market and in
sure planters botaining fair
price for their product. This an
nouncement was made Wednes
day night after a survey by E. A.
Signus, chairman Of the commit
tee.
There is little movement IN
rice Just now," Mr.. Eignus said,
"and this condition will con
tinue until after the holidays.
Tren, we look for a greatly ac-
celebrated movement.
81 want to say, however, that
our committee is succeeding adj
mirably. Everything is progress
ing splendidly, and our original
aim to aid the planters is work
ing to a successful realization. "
Mr.. Eignus added that al
though there is "little doing" in
rice at present, the situation of
the rice farmers is far better than
that of the sugar and cotton
growers. The amount of rice
passing through the hands of the
committee and other figures will
soon be available, he said.
Under the plans worked out by
committee, all Of the unsold rice
crop is being marketed at not less
than S. a barrel. Through ar
rangements made with bankers,
financial aid in the form of loans
at the rate of 50 per barrel is
being given the planters.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-11-27
LOST OR MISLAID.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.
Notice is hereby given that a certain
promissory note dated the 4th day Of
September, 1918, and made payable IN
November LIST, 1918, for the sum of
Forty Five Hundred ($4500.00) Dollars,
endorsed by George Schutzman and John
NJ. Conrad in blank, with interest at the
rate of per cent per annum from date
until paid, the above has been paid aai
application has been made for the can
collation. of said mortgage.
Said mortgage being recorded in
Mortgage Book A-51 at folio 146 Of the
Records of Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
GEORGE SCHUTZNANN,
JOHN CONRAD