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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-31

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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-31
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-31
Observation-Disclosures

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the north. DIN Ilo1o 10
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men from the north are willing, to
take a fn0ftRt1aHsG6sriatda as.
job. Are there any others?
The Washington times., 1920-06-17

Rdgewood Ewe
ais
friend Of but had notse
The Washington times., 1920-06-17
BUYING BAN URGED
TO NIP HIGH PRICE
Department Of Justice to In
dorse Plan That Sent Spring
Figures TumbIing.

The threatened high prices for fs
clothing are TO be nipped in the bu
by the Department OF Justice.
Howard Il. Figg, special assistar
to Attorney General Palmer. today al
nouneed the beginning OF a driv
aimed at the high price OF IA
clothes, which will be along the sam
lines as those which brought sprin
prices tumbling.
The plan Is to organize public SCI
timent against heavy buying at tn
opening OF the season. when the hig
prices will be at their peak. IL the
are high at all. Wherever this gres
force fails, the departments specis
agents will be ready TO start legs
proceedings In any case in which the
feel Justified by the circumstances.
Full credit for the lowered sprin
prices was given the public by Figt
In stating that much will depend o
this same force this fall.
Everyone is organized but the pui
lic." Figg said. THE merchants. tn
wholesaler. and all other groups ar
more or less united. The people " h
do the buying are not. And yek the
have the power in their hands if the
but organize IT. Accordingly. all spe
cial agents and others will be in
structed to advise their communitie
to practice the same restraint at firs
which VAS so effective this spring"
The reason the drive is startin
now, when summer is scarcely her'
is because at this time fall stocks ar
ordinarily being laid in. BY gettin
10 work now IL is hoped to allay ef
fectively any organized profiteerins
The Washington times., 1920-06-17

day evening. arriving there at 10
o'clock. NO one Informed Won Schle-
gell as he entered the house and was
escorted to the third floor, that Mr..
and Mrs. Eewisohn and Miss Viola
kraus were being interrogated by the
assistant district attorney with re-
spect to incidents in Elwelrs career.
After the Lewisohns had left the
house Won Schlegell was taken to the
second floor and was questioned by
Captain Carey and Mr. Joyce until
$3.50 o'clock in the morning He did
not leave the house until an hour and
half after the Interrogation ended.
When asked for a statement, Won
Schlegell said:
II have nothing whatever to say.
Mr.. Joyce will tell you everything
you want to know"
Asked if the authorities had elimi-
mated any one from the possibility OF
further questioning in the case, Mr..
Joyce said:
mo one has been eliminated. Any
one who has been questioned by us
once or twice may be expected to be
questioned again and again IL we
deem IL necessary. The mystery has
not yet been solved"
District Attorney Swami visited the
Elwell home last night for the frst
time since the murder After a long
conference with Mr.. Joyce the district
attorney said:
81 think I am not exaggerating
when l say that this sthe most mys-
terious murder of the generation.
After working night and day we have
not established a motive and have not
even a real clue"
WANT TO QUESTION EN-LIEUT.
No rumor is deemed too trivial to
be ignored by the detectives who are
working son the mystery. Yesterday
they set about the investigation OF a
clue involving a former lieutenant in
the United States army. The officer re-
Gently sued and cbtaiued a largo juog-
ment against \ Philadelphia merchant
for alternating his wife's affections.
According to detectives. they have
received Information that Efwell had
recently been paying attention to this
young woman, and as the husband is
Of a jealous nature they are seeking
his whereabouts to question him.
Yesterday detectives were started
on Ave different trails to seach int o
the recent life Of Elwell. Their des-
tinations are Palm Beach. Long
Beach. Latonia, Louisville and Lex
ington, in which resorts and cities
the murdered turfman spent most OF
his time for the past several months.
The police said yesterday that the
bullet that went through Elwelrs
head did not lodge In the wall as has
been stated. Instead, II struck the
wall and was found on a table beside
the body.
The fact that tho cartidge has been
elected js accepted as proof that II
The Washington times., 1920-06-17
GAVE MANY GAY PARTIES
IN FLORIDA RESORT HOMl,

WEST PALM BEACH. June H.
Joseph b. Elwell was well known b
sporting and society circles here 70
his debonair manner and the gayet
of the parties he gave in his hom
on Lake Trail and on his yacht.
The turfman arrived here first fv
years ago and lived at the Everglade
Club. Two years later he built /
luxurious home on Lake Trail au
Sea Spray avenue, which he sold tn
following season for $4,000.
Elwells yacht. the Gardenia, In
variably was moored in Lake Trai
near his house. Upon this yacht wer
held many festive gatherings this
caused local society to gossip.
1t was common talH, when Elwel
returned here last season. that h
had suffered financial reverses. Fl
sold several parcels of real estate b
the vicinity for this reason.
Elwell was frequently seen in tn
company of a Miss Delamer and /
Miss Love Johnson at the Johnso
cottage. Vue de Mer. His friend
bered Mrs. Frederick Edge, SUI
frage leader and clubwoman. He wa
well received in society generally.
The Washington times., 1920-06-17
WELLFLED FROM
GIRL AFTER QUARREL
Quit Lexington, ky., Hotel So
HurriedIy He Left Bill
Unpaid.

LEXINGTON. KY. June H.
Joseph Bovine ElwelI. the whist
wizard murdered In New York. was
a well-known nEure In hotel Hobbies
here during the race season. He 10
known TO have had several engage
ments with women.
One OF these included a dinner party
with woman the night OF May Z.
IL was learned that this dinner party
resulted In Elwell having a violent
quarrel with his guest. He left the
hotel In such haste that he failed TO
pay his bill.
this woman have so far failed. EN-
ployes OF the hotel merely remember
the dinner party and the quarrel that
led TO Elewll leaving in such a
hurry.
GIRL ONCE FIRED At HIM.
1t also became known today that
an unidentified woman shot at Elwell
sixteen years ago while he was
standing in front OF a hotel in Louis
VILE. According to the police Elwell
did not press the charge and no ar
rests were made.
Following the report from New
York that detectives were on their
way here to check up ElwelPs Aoye-
ments during the racing season, and,
II possible, learn OF any affairs with
women. the local authorities became
active.
II was learned that Elwell came
here last fall from Palm Beach. He
was unable to find a place to winter
his race horses and appealed to Ed
ward II. Bradley. New York million
aire, wro wintered the animals.
A. VAh q 4
given cards at a number of clubs,
where he made many friends among
society people. but is not known to
have had any affairs with women. IL
he gambled there Is no record of the
fact. those that remember his visit
saying he played whist for moderate
stakes and spent a great deal of time
at the race track.
HURRIED TO LOUISVILLE.
Message from the Louisville author
tiles stated that Elwell arrived there
the morning of May s, after his hrr-
ried night from the hotel here. He
remained in the city to witness the
Kentucky Derby, and left about two
weeks later.
hotel in Louisville where Ewell stop
ped he was seldom seen In .Ac COM
pany Of women and did not appear
to be intimate with those he did
know. 1t was said he arrived In
Louisville, alone. but became well
known figure about hotel Hobbies.
In a statement made today by Ed
Doyle, night clerk at the Phoenix
Hotel here, the authorities learned
Elwell had an excited conversation
with a woman in the lobby OF the
hotel about 1890 one night. Doyle
said he remembered the incident be-
cause of Elwell's excited manner.
The Washington times., 1920-06-17

was fired from an automatic. 1t is
the belief of the police that II a re-
volver had been used the murderer
would have carried the shell with
him, as il would have required spe-
cial action to remove IL. One, thing
that has puzzled detectives is why the
murderer did not take the shell away
instead OF leaving it as a possible
clue.
THEORY AS TO NEsTIBULE DOOR.
Commenting on the fact that the
milk man, paper man and letter car
rier found the vestibule door of the
Elwell home open between $3.50 and
1880 o'clock, and that when Marie
Larsen arrived at s:35 she found the
door shut and locked, the police ad-
vance this theory:
Elwell. they say, reached home at
3:45. He carried with him a morn
ing newspaper that gives detailed in
formation on turf events He did not
get into bed. but, having undressed.
sat down TO dope" out the days
races. He may have still been en-
crossed in his work, they say, when
he was disturbed by the summons of
the mail man. He had been EXPECT
ing a communication from his trainer
and went downstairs.
He observed that the outer door
was open and, stepping into the vesti-
bule, closed this door. which auto
matically locks. Then with his mail
he entered the corridor. closed the
hall door after him. sorted his mail.
saw the letter he had been expecting
and. ripping open the envelope. sat
down to read IT. While he was read
ing he was surprised by the muir
derer.
Following this theory, the police
say there was evidently no one but
Elwell in the house when he stepped
into the vestibule to get his mail.
After closing the outer door and
again entering the houes he was
later confronted by his slayer. All
of which resolves the mystery into
the question of how the murderer
got into the house.
The Washington times., 1920-06-17

Miss Marlowe
is shown here
wearing the
$1,000 hat
that the Amer
lean milliners
made for the
wife of the
French
President.
Nine. Des-
chanel refused
the hat.
The Washington times., 1920-06-17
FIND ONLY $4,000
STOCKS OF E[WELL

NEW YORK, June 17.-At the close
of the questioning OF the father.
brother and lawyer of Joseph Bro xne
Elwell, District Attorney Swami said
that Counsellor Andrew McCurdy, OF
Davies. Stone Auerbach, had in
formed him that a search OF the de-
posit vaults mentioned in ElwelPs will
revealed stocks and valuables worth
only $4,000.
Many OF the investments. the dis
trict attorney said, were wildcat Sc
curities and some worthless Russian
bonds.
The idea that Elwell did not die
rich man was secuted by his brother,
Walter Elwell. who said he was GER
tain that his brother left more than
half a million dollars.
Walter Elwell said that his parents.
to whom the estate had been willed.
had decided to leave the management
of the property in the hands of the
trust company which had looked after
the interests of E,wells property in
the latter's lifetime. The father. Jo-
seph Elwell who is more than eighty
years old, does not feel able to take
over the management of his late sons
estate
There is, in addition to property, a
trust fund of 100000. paying four
per cent or $4,000 year. It was
created to. serve in the event that Ell
well went broke" during his lifetime
The trust fund provided in the event
of an emergency $4,000 year to Ell
wells parents and $4,000 a year to
him. 1t has not yet been touched. the
brother said.
Andrew Soeller. stable agent and
betting commissioner for Elwell, said
that the latter's seventeen horses
alone were worth 800. 900
The Washington times., 1920-06-17

DECATUR HEIGHTS.
Greatest sale of lots begins Saturday,
June rs. Three days only. Call NJ. 1882
=AdNi
The Washington times., 1920-06-17

the perpetrator or the intentional In
stigator OF the deed.
One says significantly "the inten-
tionaI. instigator" For one still fol-
lows the Frenchman's advice and
looks for a woman back OF the crime
even IL il was committed by some
man. The murder was not for the
purpose OF obtaining money. There
was no robbery. But even so, one is
safe in predicting that a feminine
name will figure in the solution OF
the mystery.
ALL HAD MOTIVES.
There may have been many men
with motives for the murder. And
each OF them would have had the
cause of some woman back Of the
deed.
1t might have been a man who ad-
mired the wife from whom Elwell
was separated. 1t might have been
the man against whom Elwell had
armed himself with a blackjack; IL
might have been the husband OF one
OF ElwelPs smistresses; IL might have
been the brother OF some girl who
had yielded to the lure OF the turf
mans money. 1t might have been
But, what's the use? One could go
on indefinitely enumerating Elwelis s
possible and probable enemies. Were
there only two or three, one would
not be baffied by the facts as given
in the press. One could form def
mite theory.
But now one reviews again and
again the setting of the tragedy. IL
Is an unusual setting-broad day
light, the prosaic hour of a quarter
of eight on a warm June morning. Ii
is so prosaic as to be almost gro-
tesque-the milkman delivering his
bottles, the postman dropping the
mail into the box-just what happens
every morning in your house and
mine. H AtnF
And inside one house a fnAn comes
down in his pajamas, without his wig,
without his false teeth, gets his com
monplace mail and sits down to read
it,
Some one sends a bullet through this
mans brain, hurries him into eter-
nifty.
The question is not so much who
had motive?" as which one of
those who had a motive killed Joseph
Elwell?"
The Washington times., 1920-06-17

On the same floor and directly
across the hall from Elwelis bed
room was another sleeping apartment.
luxuriously fitted after the fashion of
well-maintained boudor.
Rehearsing Elwells manner OF life,
sister of the Countess Sonia
Szaniawska, who was questioned at
length last Sunday by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Joyce, said il was com
monty known among Elwell's friends
and acquaintance that he entertained
women on an extensive scale in his
home
Marie Larsen. the Elwell house
keeper, has often served luncheons
at which MIR. Elwell entertained WON.
en-" said the countess sister. Mrs.
Larsen was well acquainted with
Mr. Elwelrs affairs, and her reticence
in the inquiry is astonishing.
One of the late gamblers friends,
speaking of life irsthc SEVENTEEN
street house. said tosreporters:
ASK Assistant District Attorney
Joyce to show you the picture of the
prominent society girl. clad in an An
nette Kellerman bathing suit. that
Elwell used to keep on the dressing
table in his bed room"
MENTIONS NAME OF A WOMAN.
Being pressed for the name OF the
prominent society girl" the inform
ant mentioned young woman who
has been questioned by the authori-
ties.
Mr. Joyce said Yesterday that Vic
tor Won Schlegell, DIVORCED husband
Of Miss Viola Kraus, had answered
with engaging frankness" all ques-
tions that were put to him by the
authorities early yesterday morning.
"Mr. Won Schlegell told us" said
Mr.. Joyce, "that he had made the
acquaintance of Elwell two years ago
in Palm Beach. The acquaintance
was not more than casual. They played
golf several times, l believe. and !
think he said they had sat together
in several bridge games.
HE said he had seen Elwell and
his former wife together several
times. At the Ritz the night before
the murder. he said, he had sat near
the Lewisohn party and was in COM
pany OF young woman whose name
he said he could hot remember and
who has returned to her home in
Minnesota.
Dancing with this woman" he
said, "he had passed the Lewisohn
party several times, and once, catch
ing Elwell's eye, he said: Hello,
joe To'this g,eeting. he said, Ell
we'll had muttered something that he
didn't hear"
Won Schlcgell is vice president Of
the United and Glove Rubber Manu-
featuring Company. with offices in
the Equitable building
He was invited to meet the assist
ant district attorney and Captain
Carey. head Of tho homicide squad ~
the police, in the Eiwell home Non
The Washington times., 1920-06-17
MAMMOTH TREE TRACT
GIVEN TO GOVERNMENT
Parcel of 130 Acres in Giant Forest
Presented by National Geo.
praphic Society.

Federal Government has been pre-.
sented with the Tharp tract of 100
acres in Giant Forest by the National
Geographic Society. il was announced
today. The tract contains the NAM
moth sequoia trees which. make the
area the natural shrine of Sequoia
National Park, California.
The gift makes Uncle Sam the own.
er and guardian OF the last. except
one, of those natural giants which
have made the tract OF forestry the
mecca for tourists from every part
of the country.
The gift was made possible through
the interest of a member of the Geo
graphic Society who subscribed $4,000
toward the purchase of the tract.
Gilbert Grosvenor, president Of the
society, made the presentation on be.
half of his organization to John Bar
ton Payne, Secretary of the Interior,
representing the Government.
DECATUR HEIGHTS.
Greatest sale Of lots begins Saturday,
The Washington times., 1920-06-17
THE HOUSEKEEPER.

What about the dead mans house
keeper? When she entered the closed
house, unlocking two doors to do
this talthough two men testify that
an hour before only one of these front
doors was locked, what thoughts
flashed into her mind? Did she think
Some woman has been here?" Did
she have a swift idea as to who the
intruder was? Did she understand
the hatred back of the firing of the
fatal shot?
Question and speculation, all Of
it! One ponders the case from all
angles-and reaches no definite con
clusion.
Many OF us doubt II a woman was
The Washington times., 1920-06-17
EllUeU Had Boudoir
In Home Furnished
For Use of Wome1,

NEW YORK, June 17.-An interesting sideght of the
life Elwe led in the big house Seveneth street
disclosed yesterday when learned that in his bedroom
the third floor Ewell maintained women's toilet table
which a dainty manicure outfit expensive toilet
ters pstcks rouge powder hair resorer vanishing
brow pencils, and other articles of similar sort In
drawer of the toilet table scattered number of gold
tipped cigarettes.
The Washington times., 1920-06-17
BONILLAS ESCAPES FROM
MEXICO TO LAREDO, TEX.

Don Ignacio Bonillas. former Next
can ambassador to the United states,
has escaped from Mexico into the
United States by way OF Laredo, Tex,
the state Department was ADVISED TO-
day. Bonillas arrived at Nuevo
Laredo. Mexico, Tuesday night, and
Immediately crossed the international
bridge to Laredo.
The Washington times., 1920-06-17
Hatred of Discarded
Sweethearts Is Seen
AS Motive For Crime
BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER :.
Novelist and Short Story Writer

NEW YORK, June 17-What a case for Sherlock
IIomes ..'
The thought naturally to the mind in reading the
puzzng circumstances surrounding the murder OF Joseph
Bovine Elwel turfman about town, card expert and
alleged author of books on bridge