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The Washington times., 1920-12-26
s. TO RULE
SEA IN 1928
Present Plans Mean American
Fleet Will Surpass That
OF England.

.'lree new types of ships design
20 make the United States fleet
most effective on the seas are
~ under construction, according
an announcement from Secretary
the Navy Daniels today.
This means that in 1928 the United
tatcs will have the greatest navy in
ne world. Ship for ship and gun for
1un. Great Britain's fighting fleet now
olds FIRST rank, but with the recent
ecision by the British Admiralty 10
ldcrtske no new building program
present. IL undoubtedly will soon
OD to second place.
This new lighting craft for the navy
classified as follows:
SHIPS ARE CLASSIFIED.
Eattleships-six under constructor
the largest and most powerful bat
tlsships in the worLd-equipped with
oil burners and electric driye-arma-
ment. twelve 16-inch guns, sixteen
inch, four anti-aircraft and two sub
merged torpeI tubes-speed, twenty
three knots--complement OF 20 Off
GERS and 800 chief petty officers, en-
listed men and marines.
Fleet submarines-three under cor
struction and six more authorized
800 feet long. driven by Diesel en-
gines with surface speed of twent!
knots and driven underwater by cleo
trio motors at half that speed
fuel capacity providing large radii
Of action and permitting accompau.
ing fleet under all conditions Atorp,|
tubes in bow and stern. in addition
5-ihch gun mounted on deck-rat
communicating and listening dew
TO CARRY AIRPLANEs.
Aircraft carrier-Remodeled co.
rirr on which has been erected a ~.
ing deck with arresting devices fJl
landing and catapults for projectiu"
planes undertaking fights-has 9!
vators to take planes up from han.
aTs below-equipped with cranes ia
lifting planes from water-complrt"
shop facilities for repairs and ~
sembling has smoke pipe arranGc-
ments to keep smoke from fyinG
deck-has storage space TO carry SIS
tons of gasoline.
or the six excell-all dreadnaught :
now under construction four, the
Maryland, the West Virginia, the
Colorado and the Washington, wer"
started before the war. At the time
the cost, exclusive OF the armament.
was fixed at 1880 900. Since then
Congress has limited the cost OF the
six vessels at SCI 600 900 each.
The aircraft carrier. the newst typ"
of ship in the United States navy, -
the old collier Jupiter RENTED for h"r
new role. Under the name OF Lam
ley, in honor of Prof. Samuel Pier!
pont Langley. pioneer in experiment
on mechanical flight. the collier j.
now nearing compile tion at the nj y
yard in Norfolk. Va.
HAS RADIO OUTFIT.
All of the coal handling gear h.
been removed to make way for -,
flying deck. In the hold spaces th"r
will be a machine shop, a wing r.
pairing shop. molding spaces. MOI 3.
shop and the various storerooms. tn.
Langley will have its own radio Oh
hit and will carry four 5-inch gun.
! Under present plans the carrier W
have 45 officers and crew of ~
Her speed has been estimated al ii,
| teen knots.
The Washington times., 1920-12-26

When Santa Claus hands fellow
present he should see that said
fellow gets the benefit of the gift
That's the opinion Of Bellwood Hugh
lett, 2l2 Florida avenue northwest
Bellwood got peach of pres
emit" But he doesn't know who has
IL now. The present was $50 in gold
BellWood stuck the money in mis-
pocket to keep company with go In
bills. Then he went to Pythian Tenn
nile. While he was in a washrOom a
couple OF colored men and a most
fearful piece of ordnance came into
the room. One of the negroes ca
ressed the outside of Bellwoois
The Washington times., 1920-12-26
Times Good FelLouus
Bring Christmas Joy
To3,OOOD.C Home.

Santa Claus extends his thanks through The Wash
ington Times to more than 800 Good Fellows.
When he landed in Washington yesterday afternoon
without presents and good cheer for than 5000
Washington children and their parents but the ,'Good
Fellows" to his rescue, and before he tuned his
arplane for the North Pole he had brought real yuetde
spirit into homes menaced bv Old Man Poverty.
The Washington times., 1920-12-26
SPENDS
DREARY XMAS
Black and Tans Raid NeWSpa-
per Office and Attempt
to Fire It.
By DANIEL O'CONNELL.
international News service.

DUBLIN, Dec. 26.-Although- it
was reported on reliable authority
that Irish peace is nearer, ireland
spent the blacklist and most dreary
Christmas in the history Of the un-
happy country.
Instead of chimes of peace the
streets of this city resounGed at in
tervals throughout the night with
rifle and machine gun fire.
SHOOTING BY TROOPS.
The shooting evidently was done by
curfew troops who were having dini-
culties with Christmas stragglers, but
it is not known II there were any
casualties.
Two men who were returning from
Christmas mass at $50 o'clock yester,
day monring, were wounded by stray
bullets.
Black and Tan policemen raided the
advertisement offices OF the Free
mans Journal at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning. The woman Caretsker OF
the Offices heard the policemen break
ing down the door and appealed 10
them not TO burn the place. The
woman's story of the affair was told
as follows:
BROKE INTO OFFICE.
when ] reached the door the Black
and Tans already had broken il
down. | appealed to the policemen tC
allow me and my children to leaV,
and not to burn the place. The Black
and Tans ordered me upstairs anC
pointed revolvers at my head.
Il was terrified and huddled with
my children at the top of the stairs
Then the Black and Tans sprinklec
the place with gasoline and set Il
elight. The firemen arrived In tim,
TO rescue my children and myself ano
prevent the destruction OF the build
ing.
The Washington times., 1920-12-26
BALF0UR DENIES HOLDING
UP DATA ON SHANTUNG

Formal denial by Arthur j. Bal
four that he withheld from President
Wilson Information about the secret
treaties by which Shantung was
wrested from China was made in a
cablegram made public here by Will
liam Denman, former chairman OF
the United states Shipping Board.
Mr., Baifour's statement was pre-
pared In response to a cabled request
from Mr.. Dcnman asking the British
statesman to recall whether when no
was In Washington in April and May.
1917, just after the United states had
entered the war, he had advised
President Wilson OF the existence of
the secret treaties
The Washington times., 1920-12-26
POKER SETS REPLACE
BOOZE IN PRESENTS

CINCINNATI, Dec. ~26.-"I'll rails"
you" echoed through the holly
wreaths in many Cincinnati homes
today. according to Edward Brenda
mour, head OF a large sporting house
here. More playing cards and poker
chips were sold this year for Christ
mas gifts than ever before, Brenda
mour said.
Tho women have made a raid on
poker chips and cards for presents.
Brcndamour said. and | should sa y
we have sold five times as many this
year as ever before"
Brendamour attributed the heavy
rash for poker chips to prohibition.
He argues "where the booze is there
is a poker game, and now the booze
is in the cellar if its anywhere"
The Washington times., 1920-12-26
Clara Is Happy Since
She Slew Hanaon; Soul
Free at Last, She Says

4 rlsOn, VINO was sltting in the rear -
the courtroom.
Her attorneys and County Attorney
Russell Il. Brown Immediately CON
ferred with Judge Champion over the
amount of bail. The prosecutor re-
| fused to accede To the bail request
until afteI Mrs. Hamon had made "A
deposition OF the nature of defen Sc
she Will Offer at her trial The
deposition was produced at once. IL
had been prepared evidently prior TO
her arrival In Ardmore
The attorneys held brief consul
tation on the amount OF the bail and
Judge Champion then announced the
amount had been fxed at $4,000.
| Four friends of the accused woman
signed bail bonds covering the entire
amount. Two OF the signers were
Max Westheimer and Writ Franklin,
| both multi millionaire oil men ana
former friends of the dead Himon.
GOES TO SISTERS HOME.
with the bail bond signed. Mrs.
Hamon left the courtroom with her
attorneys and uncle. She told news
papermen she was going to the home
OF her sister, Mrs. James Walling,
who lives at Wilson. Okla, twenty
miles east of ArdmOTe.
81 intend to take my Christmas
dinner this evening. though il is
little late" she said, with a smile.
you see. | wanted TO see Jackie
again"
Then turning to her uncle. she
added: I'm longing for those
babies"
The Jackie" she referred TO Is the
baby whose picture was frequently
shown in her album and which was
referred to time and again in her
diary. At one time il was thought
that Jackie was her own child.
Just before the big touring car
roared out OF Ardmore in haze IF
dust, Mrs. Hamon indicated she would
grant every newspaperman in Ari-
more an interview tonight.
The deposition which attorneys for
the defense submitted to Judge Cham
pion will not be made public for Jew
cral days. County Attorney Brown
declared 1t was composed along the
line OF "a confession made to Sam Ri -.
a Universal Service correspondent,
when he met the woman in Mexico.
ARDMORE INDIFFERENT.
Ardmore greeted Mrs. Hamou
quietly. When her train arrived in
mid-afternoon there was hardly 4
murmur among the few score VINO
were at the station. She immed ate,y
entered an automobile and was driven
90 the office of Justice Cannon. A snw
friends. whom Mrs. Hamon recoS
nized. waved greetings, but otherwise
there was no demonstration.
Ardmorites declare she has shown
IN" weeks of flight in her appearance.
Much thinner, worn, pale and
Drawn" was the universal comm" Mt.
Ardmore was more curious than in
terested.
About a hundred persons surround
"a the courthouse while she was De-
ing arraigned, but they dispersed
when she left the building. The to WI
seemed apathetic today. or at least
Indifferent to the fate OF the woman
for whom they swore loyalty and sub
scribed public defense fund only
two weeks ago.
Newspapermen and photograph re
swarmed into the town today. Mrs
Hamon posed for one news weekly
while at the courthouse, and all e.
fcials connected with the case joined
/ her.
The Washington times., 1920-12-26
AELD|N THEFTS, SHE
BLAMES SVENGAL|
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
would have to explain the nature of
the work.
Mrs. Ruickoldt, recently reported
heir to a half-millto on dollars estate
in England, was held in 81 300 bail for
a hearing tomorrow. Being unable to
raise the bail, she was led to a cell.
On one occasion tho woman IL said
to have posed as Mrs. Charlotte
sharp. Of Providence, II. T., and at
tempted to get $1,000 from Mrs. Ell
mcr sharp. Of Derby, Conn.
Furthermore. she IL said by tho 20
lice to have obtained $3.50 worth Of
clothing from tho Davegas Sporting
Goods shop under tho name of Mrs.
T. l.. Porter. OF Boston.
The only DEFINITE charge against
Mrs. RuckhoIdt IL tho alleged theft
of a watch and pin from Stone and
Barry.
Crushed by tho news OF his wife's
arrest, but loyal to her. DR.. Charles
A. RuickhoIdt left today to go ia
her assistance in New York. where
she faces a charge of obtaining
money. jewels. and clothes amount
ing to thousands Of dollars by as
summing tho names Of women OF
wealth ana social prominence
Friends hero have advanced DR.
puickholdt sufficient money to en-
able him to reach Nav Haven, his
home, where, II was learned, ha
plans to dispose of the remaining
property hs has from a valuable
estate left him by his father sew
eral years ago. and uss the money
10 reimburse the firms which his
WHO IL alleged to have victimized
DR.. Ruickholdt came hore with
his wife several days ago, putting
np at local hotel. lie told friend 8
today that they were hard pressed
for funds and that he gave her his
last dollar to pay her fare to New
York. where she said she was going
90 collect some money that was
owed her, The next he heard OF
Der was when he was Informed of
her arrest
The Washington times., 1920-12-26
c. H. CAMPBELL, VETERAN
PATROL DRIVER. DIES

Charles n. Campbell, an cmployc Of
the Metropolitan Police Force for
twenty-five years, died last night at
George Washington University Hos
pital. from heart failure. following an
illness OF four days, Campbell was
nftv-hvc years old. He lived at 1915
Tenth street northwest.
He was we'll known in this city as
patrol wagon driver. He was driver
of No. I Precinct for more than
twenty years and had boon at No.
: Precinct for the past two years. He
/, survived by Ave children. Two
sens were officers in the A. T.. +.
The Washington times., 1920-12-26

MISS MARGARET mEEh Elk,
a California girl who was
studying art In New York. dis
appeared in February when
the search for "Nieky" Cohn
was started in connection with
the $1,000. 900 Wall Street bond
theft conspiracy. Cohn was
recently arrested in Washing
ton. Miss Meeker is still be-
ing sought as a witness.
The Washington times., 1920-12-26
KaiSerin Believed DyinQ.

BERLIN. Dec. 26.-The former
German Empress. who Is III at
Doom of heart affliction, was be
lleved TO be dying on Christmas Day
but rallied, according to informa-
tiCn in the Dutch city.
The Washington times., 1920-12-26

30 YOU want to rent n room? Turn
to the Want Ads now for a big list
Of vacancies.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 10-A strange
league for prayer has just celebrated its
sixth anniversary.
Starting with eight persons on Jan.
70, 1911, it has grown to a gigantic or
ganization with 2,431 members, scattered
over many different states.
1t is called the moon Prayer league,
organized and still promoted by Rev.
Ben Cox, pastor of the Central Baptist
church. He is also president of
the Protestant Pastors association of
Memphis.
Thirty-minute meetings have been held
at noon every weekday since the league
was founded. Local members gather at
the church; others kneel at their homes
in many distant cities at the same hour.
Requests for prayer are received by
mail from persons throughout the United
States nearly every day.
1--WE have received thousands Of re-
quests" Rev. Cox said. Mothers have
asked US to pray for the reformation of
their hayward sons; men have asked US
to pray that they viii lead better lives
others have asked for prayer to relieve
them of illness, to dOcate lost relatives
or save them from financial ruin"
Many prominent churchmen, including
Gypsy Smith, have spoken at the daily
meetings. They are entirely nonsec-
tartan.
Rev. Cox is another believer in the ef-
fcacy of soup as we'll as salvation. The
prayer league contributes funds with
which to feed homeless men in the church
basement. Rev. Cox says 10000 bowls OF
soup have leen served in the past six
years.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
SELLS HOME TO
AID ARMENIANS
Ohio Locomotive Engineer
Makes Greatest Sacrifice.

How the appeal of $4,000 starving
orphans in Armenia touched the heart
of locomotive engineer. in Celina, o.,
causing him to part with his home in
order to give the proceeds for an or
phanage, was communicated today to the
Indiana committee of Near East relief.
The money-$3,500, the proceeds of the
home-iS now en- route to Constantinople,
sent by special messenger. Every penny
Will be spent in buying a home to shelter
the helpless babies 1t was intended for.
The sale of the little bungalow Melted
$500. 1t was the third contribution
made by Robert Graf. railroad engineer,
to suffering Armenia. The first was 500
and the second 81 800. Before making
his last donation Mr.. Graf appeared at a
conference of Near East relief at Column
BUS, o. They noticed a workingmap in
blue shirt and overalls making his way
TO the platform He said he wanted to
Know If all the money contributed for
Armenia went there. When assured that
1t did, he made his contribution Of 81 800.
You know mans got to stick his face
up against the wind a good many times
to earn $1,000" he remarked "and just
wanted to make sure the money was get
ting there, that's ALL"
Then he Informed c. V. Vickery. ma
tlonaI secretary of near east relief, that
lie thought of selling his home and
giving all to establish a home for or
phans in Armenia. When Vickery init
mated this was too much to consider
Graf insisted It was nothing at all; that
he couldn't stand the idea Of knowing
that women and children were COINS
hungry. why" he said, 81 could give
everything I have away and still be
rich. I've got two hands, my health
and job, and I never know what n
Is to go hungry. These people have No
opportunity to work they are helpless. +"
Nickery left Columbus and started on
trip to Armenia. when he returned
he found that Graf had carried out his
purpose and the national committee has
$500 realized from the sale. which Is
to provide a home for scores of little
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
IRISH BEAUTY
BREAKS DOWN

Continued From Page one9
city, on Sept Is, 1917, and told him"
she said again weeping.
Her story then recites how she Wis
tied two doctors and was given a pre-
scription by the last one. 1t was rot
until December, she asserts, that She
went to a DR.. Conrad for an examina-
ton. While il a nurses home where
she was sent to be examinted she claims,
/ she tainted and an operation became
necessary Immediately.
She said she asked Or. Conrad who
was going to pay the $500 for The
operation and he told her that a DR..
Miller was paying it by arrangement
/ Before the alleged operation she claims
Gray told her: Don't worry, I stiH
/ love YOU"
Miss OConnor claims Gray ignored
/ her while she lay sick and that it was
not until some time after her recovery
that she happened to meet him on Fifth
avenue.
HE then asked me II | still loved
him, Miss O'Connor claims
Il told him l did, but we quarreled
over the manner in which the opera
tion was performed and he then told
me he would never marry me"
She claims that before she went to
the doctor, Gray had given her instruc
tions to exercise in the hope Of relieving
her condition.
Grief again almost overcame the pretty
young woman when she told how she had
bought her wedding trosseau after she
had become i'll. She said Gray objected
to what she had bought because the gar
ments were not imported
She then told Of an alleged attempt of
! Gray to make "a settlement" with her.
Miss O'Connor is a decidedly pretty
woman of culture and apparent refine
ment, She speaks with soft modulated
| slightly Irish accent Often her voice
! carries distinct French accent. She
| is now so years old.
She claims she was educated in the
| schools of Dublin and later went to col
| lege at Brussels, Dams and Paris. She
speaks French, Spanish and Flemish
along with splendid English, and is a
student of painting, music and art.
Gray appears to be about 60. He sat
attentively with his hand to his ear,
leaning forward in order not to misun-
) derstand any of her statements as Miss
( O'Connor testified.
Miss O'Connor's attorneys claim that
Gray is worth about 100000 and
| many millions more"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
$500, 900 GIVEN
TOLEGION BY W
Donation Represents Profits
From War Canteens.

The Y. NJ c. A. war council today gave
the American legion 100000
The offer of the money was accepted by
the national executive committee of the
American legion, in session at the ma
tional headquarters in the Meridian Life
building here.
The money represents profits of the
Y. NJ c. A. canteen service in France.
There was deficit in this fund at the
end of the war, the Y. NJ. c. A. council
states, but since that time the French and
American governments have RENTED the
charges made against the Y. M. c. A.
during the war for transportation of can
teen supplies, and this enable the coun-
Gil to make the gift.
MAY BE USED FOR
ANY PURPOSE.
The Y. NJ. c. A. council told the legion
executives, in letter, that the money
may be used for any purpose.
I'VE would, however, express q prefer
ence that so far as needed the money be
used for the benefit of disabled ex-
service men or for the work of the ex-
service men on behalf of the country
for example for the most commendable
efforts of the American legion through
it's national Americanization commission"
reads the letter.
The American legion executive commit
tee decided to hold the money as a trust
fund for period of Ave years, invest and
reinvest the principal sum. using the in
come for the furtherance of activities for
the benefit of ex-servlce men and women,
and "said trusteeship to be subject to
revocation by the vote of three-fourths
Of the entire membership of the national
executive committee"
he bn Noffn UOr h
Council of the Y. NJ c. A. IS signed by
William Sloane, chairman, and John r.
Mott, secretary.
UNDERTAKEN CAT
PERSHING'S REQUEST"
They state in their letter that the Y. NJ.
c. A. undertook the canteen service in
France at the request OF Gen. Pershing,
in accordance with his desire that off,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Commission May Ask
Coal Price Power

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Inquiry into
the profits Of bituminous mines for the
purpose of determining whether the pub
lie should be called upon to pay a higher
price for coal in the event that increased
wages are granted to the miners will be
instituted Immediately by the president s
coal commission.
The committee will determine after 1t
has inquired into profits whether it will
ask authority from President Wilson to
increase the prices of coal to the consum-
ing public. Under the limited power
conferred on the commission by the pres
ident it does not now have the authority
to fix or readjust prices.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
All-Indiana Band
Wanted on Flagship

An all-Indiana band is wanted on the
n. S. S. Olympia, Deweys famous flag
ship at the battle Of Manila bay.
Charles Edison, bandmaster an mdi.
annapolis man, is here on the special
: mission Of recruiting the band He
wishes musicians between is and 80 years
sDf age.
The Olympia now is at Charleston. s.
Z, and is expected to sail soon for New
York and then go to European waters.
probably the FIRST part of March. fol
flagship duty,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Garage Burglars
Have Busy Night

Rowland Mellett of the MelIett Printing
Company is thinking of organizing a
home guard company on Washington
boulevard.
Last night a burglar entered my
garage and took the spare tire off my
automobile" he said today, land he even
insulted me by throwing the nice, new
covering L bought for it on the floor"
Mellett lives at 1857 Washington
boulevard
Frank E. Gates of the Gates Manufactur-
ing Company, taking a spare tire from
his automobile in the rear of his garage.
3141 Washington boulevard
Mayor Jewett lives at 1913 Washington
houlevard-but then the automobile he
drives already has been stolen once.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Two Killed, One Hurt
in Automobile Crash

LAPoRTE, Ind, Feb. 1O.-Two men
are dead today and another ia suffering
from serious injuries sustained last night
when a taxicab in which the men were
riding was hit by a Northern Indiana
Electric interurban express car. Roy
Amel 81, of Winamac, Ind, driver of the
taxi, and Harry Balir, secretary of the
J. c. Mcfarland Company, were fatally
injured and died later at the hospital.
Harry Hagse, bookkeeper at the McFar-
land Company, was seriously injured. He
will recover The taxi became caught in
an ice rut at the side of the car tracks.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Each State to Get
Recruiting Regiment

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Regiments of
the United States army will be allotted
to every state in the union for recruit
ing purposes" and to create "a bond Of
sympathetic interest between the people
and the new army" according to a
statement received from the secretary OF
war today by members of congress
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Y. A. Gill SuccuBabs;:
: Funeral TOMORROW

klneral services for William A. Gill. As.
1910 the Gill Transfer Company. 143
It'll Delaware street, who died yester-
.2@y at his home. 80 North Irvington ave-
Shue, Will be held at the residence at 2:30
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will
sbe in Crown Hill cemetery.
Death was caused by uremia, following
seriousness illness of only one week.
Surviving are the widow, 6.year-old
2sol, Gene; a sister, Mrs. Homer Frazier
7of Greencastle. and two brothers. Oscar
r. Gil and Raymond Gill of Indian