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The Washington times., 1920-06-18
Geo. w. Perkins,
Partner of Morgan,
Friend of 7. r., Dies
Multi-MiIlionaire Backer o.
Progressive Party Succumbs
To Brain Trouble.

STAMFORD. Conn. June Ie.-Georse
w. Perkins. former partner OF J. p.
Morgan & Co.. and one OF the founders
OF the Progressive (BuIl hoose) party.
died today In Stamford Hall Sani-
tarium. He suffered a nervous break
down some time ago and was brought
here for treatment from his home In
New York city.
Mr.. Perkins failing health dates
back To an attack OF influenza and
pneumonia while he was In France do
ing Y. NJ. c. A. work. His son. George
w. Perkins, jr., said his father had
never fully recovered from the double
attack
The nrst OF May, Mr.. Perkins was
removed to a quiet retreat In the
CAtskill mountains, but the nervous
ailment failed to respond to treat
msnt, and on June he was brought
70 Stamford.
CoNsCIOUp TILL DEATH.
The death certificate nied today ar
firmed that Mr.. Perkins death was
caused by acute encephalitis Unflam-
nation of the brain). and that the
secondary cause was chronic myocar-
ditis (heart trouble.)
Mr.. Perkins, II was learned, was
conscious up to a short time before
his death. His wife and son were at
his bedside at the time OF his death.
The body was taken in charge to-
day by a local undertaken and re-
moved this forenoon by auto hesrse
to Yonkers, n. v. from whence it
will be taken to his country place at
Riverdale, N. Y.
VIOLENT CONDITION DENIED.
About this time reports became cur
rent that the financier was suffering
acutely and was In q violent condi
tion at times. This was denied by
the son. -..
MY father was naturally Of nerv-
| Gus temperament and had been work
| ing toward q nervous breakdown for
many years" said tho son. He was
greatly weakened by his illness In
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.HARD|NGNOW
.LAUD|NG TT" p"
But In 1912 He Called Him
Mad Roosevelt" and "Emi-
nent Fakir."
WORDS ARISE TO PLAGUE HIM
Republican Nominees Manag-
ers, Defending Course, Say At
tacks Were Not Personal.

MARION. Ohio. June ls.-The con-
nection between Senator Warren o.
Harding's announcement that he Will
wage a front porch campaign Tor
the Presidency and his 1921 attacks
on Roosevelt furnishes food Tor con
siderable local comment. Whiio
Marion, regardless OF political faith'
welcomes the prospect of receiving
large and liberal delegations from all
over the country. the local wissacrsS
recall gossip current during the Hard :
ing pre-convsntion campaign.
According TO this gossip. the re-
ception which Senator Harding re-
ceived this spring in the West. In olo
Roosevelt strongholds, MADE MIN give
up his tour. He found that news
papers in Western cities where nc
was to speak had printed In ADVANCE
of his arrival. large extracts from i'i
editorials in his Marion Stal' heex
lers in his audiences also put emoAr
rs..,ng questions to him in which they
quoted extracts from MS iei- AMI
Roosevelt editorials.
STING WAS NOT REMOVED.
The Senator's responses thAt the
editorials were Iold stufr' and that
he had been reconciied with Colonel
Roosevelt before the former President
died. did not remove the sting. Sen
ator Harding considered II the better
course to drop his speaking tour ano
leave his campaign in the adrtot
hands of Harry Daugherty, II 10 ss,o-
Manifestations of alarm over the
amount of attention given In the
press of the country to the Harding
1912 attacks on Roosevelt and Hiram
Johnson already have appeared In the
Harding camp. His campaign mana
Sers busted themselves today in an
effort to overcome the natural reac-
ton of Roosevelt admirers and fe-
publican liberals generally to these
publications.
Intimations have been current that
the Harding managers are preparing
to put forth a circumstantial story
of a hitherto unpublished converse
hon between Senator Harding and
Colonel Roosevelt. some months De-
fore the Coloners death.
ROOsEvELT-HARD TICkET.
In this conversation, Colonel Roose-
Welt is to be quoted as announcing
his own intention of running for the
Presidency in 1920 and as inviting
Senator Harding TO be his running
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TODAY

Therefore a man, not a woman,
was with him when he was killed"
Very good reasoning and quite
interesting. II there is a "cher-
chez la femme" feature of the
case, they must seek some woman
that the Bridge King" had known
for a very long time. 1t would
take VidocG or some other French
man to tell just how long a
Bridge King" would need to know
a woman in order to talk to her
minus wig and false teeth.
In days when woman suffrage
was young, clinging-vine. anti-suf-
frage ladies, with tight corsets
running down TO their knees. used
to say: Dear me, who will take
care OF baby when mamma goes to
voter
Mrs. Howard Van s. Tracy, Of
Evanston, answered the question.
Among SIS graduated from North
western University, she had the
highest honors. And she went to
the university to study for her de-
gree four months before her baby
was born.
She kept on with her college
work. took care OF her baby. did
the housework, took the four-year
course in three years, and. with
highest honors, got her degree OF
Bachelor Of Arts. II a woman can
do that she can find time TO vote.
The Washington times., 1920-06-18
DETROIT |SF0URTH
CITY IN POPULATION
Cleveland, St. Louis, and Bos-
ton Rank Next In Order,
Census Figures Show.

BOSTON, June 1s.-Boston today
fell to the seventh position in cities
OF the United States, when the popu-
lations OF Detroit and Cleveland
were announced by the Census Bu-
reau as 893, 73o and 7e8.S3s. respec-
lively Apparently firmly intrenched
In NTH place, this city was forced
to give way to the two Middle West
municipalities, which showed amsz-
ing growth.
Boston's population has been an
nounced as 747.923.
st. Louis, for many years the
fourth largest city also was super
seeded, and, by the latest figures, is
now in the sixth place.
The standing OF the eight leading z
cities of the country, according to
the latest ngures follow:
New York, 5.621,15l.
Chicago. 2,T01,2l
Philadelphia. 1.SO0, 900: estimated.
Detroit. e93.73e.
Cleveland, 7e6,s36
st. Louis. 773,000.
Boston, 7t7.o23.
Baltimore, 733,s2a An
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SEEK AID Of PAPAS
AFTER AUTO THEFT
Honeymooning Youth, Claiming
Coal Magnate as Father,
Lands in Chicago Cell.

CHICAGO. June 1s.-Lynn c. Bor-
den. twenty y-one-year-old youth
who claims to be the son of Gidon s.
Borden, president OF the Baldwin &
White Consolidated Coal Company. OF
Charleston, W. Va, today languished
in a police station cell here, while he
and his pretty bride of few months,
the daughter OF James h. Paisley,
one OF the wealthiest citizens OF OF
tawa, Ontario, kept the wires hot in
efforts to obtain the aid of the parents
in freeing the youth from a variety
of charges against him.
Young Borden, according to a story
he told the police, worked until re-
Gently for an electrical supply COM
pany OF New York. He married
twenty-year-old Marjorie Paisley
after meeting her at the Biltmore Ho-
tel in New York. But on their honey
moon he went broke" in Toronto,
and. not having sufficient funds to
keep up their style of living" ap-
propriated an automobile In Roches-
ter, sold the machine in Detroit and
finally was arrested here while occu-
pying S12 per day suite with his
bride in a Chicago hotel.
Everything will come out all
right" the honeymooners said today.
"Our papas will help u.s."
The Washington times., 1920-06-18
HOOVER TALKS
WITH HARDING
Senator Announces Republicans
Eager to Accept Wilson ChaI-
Ienge on League.
BY A. o. HAYWARD.
international News Service.

Senator Warren G. Harding, Re.
publican nominee, is not gravely. con
cerned as to the result of q referen-
DUN on the league OF nations coven-
ant so frequently advocated by Presi-
dent Wilson and again urged in a
statement from the President publish
ed this morning.
When asked for a statement con-
cerning the interview given out by
President Wilson. Senator Harding
said:
81 am sure the Republican party
win gladly welcome a referendum on
the question of. the foreign relation
ship OF this republic and that the
Republican attitude Of preserving our
nationality will be overwhelmingly
endorsed"
Herbert C. Hoover breakfasted with
Senator Harding this morning at the
Senator'S home in Wyoming avenue.
"The conference between Mr.. Hoov-
er and myself covered a wide. latitude
and was most satisfactory" Senator
Harding said.
None other than Hoover. except the
Senator's immediate family, was pres
ent at the breakfast.
Hoover gave out this statement:
81 breakfasted with Senator Hard
ing this morning at the Senator's in
Ivitation. l presented the views which
l believe are held by a considerable
grou pof independent and progressive
Republicans upon various questions.
The Senator stated II was his most
sincere desire to be the instrumental
ity for bringing the divers snt ele-
ments OF the party together; that the
views OF both the conservative and
progressive wings o fthe party would
be fully represented in the Admins.
tration: that he represented no politi-
cal group, but that he considered II
was his first duty as leader OF the
party to consolidate all elements to
a united front
He will. OF course, issue no state
ment until after the Democratic con-
vention and then only after consul
tation with all sides. My own opin-
ion on various issues are well
enough known, and as to the party
situation I cannot make II more
clear than does a letter which i
sent to friends in different parts
OF the country two days ago"
In the letter, Hoover says that
Notwithstanding his disappointment
at "some OF the tendencies" of the
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SHOOTING
CASE GOES TO TRIAL
Constable Faces Court for
Wounding Boy Who Failed
To Attend Church.

ACCOMAC, Va. June discharged
with shooting Roland Parks, seven.
teen years old, as the outcome OF his
efforts TO enforce the compulsory
church attendance ordinance-an an
cient Tangier Island law intended to
prevent lettering in public during
church hours-Constable Charles c,
Connorton is on trial here today be.
fore Judge James II. Fletcher, jr., in
the Circuit Court for Accomac county.
FLOWING the swearing in of the
jury, the Commonwealth attorney re-
cited the facts in the case.
Then the victim OF the shooting
who had only recently been dis
charged from a hospital at Crisheld
Md, showed the court the wounds
made by the constable's bullet. Parks
said during the tussle which took
place when he refused to submit to
arrest, his mother and other relatives
implored the constable to desist, say
ing they would pay the boys fine, but
that the constable. drawing his gun,
Parks declared. pulled the trigger ana
fred. the bullet entering Parks abdo-
men. After the shooting of young
Parks a delegation of Tangier citi-
zens appealed to the mayor of the
town and demanded ,Connorton's ar
rest. Inc COnsNdolc ldttI "tHt "
Accomac county court house and sur
rendered.
The shooting OF young Parks oc-
CURED Sunday afternoon, April IL.
and was the result of a unique ordi-
nance, passed many years ago, evi-
IDENTIFY intended to legislate religion
into the Tangier Islanders. The law
is to the effect that II shall be a vio-
lation for any person to sit on a
porch or loiter in the street in Tan
cier on Sunday during church hours.
They must either go to church or re-
main at home.
walked from his home to his brothers
store and sat on the porch. The con.
stable approached ana reminded Parks
of the law. The boy replied ne
thought the law was dead" Connor.
ton ordered Parks to 60 to church.
After a brief argument, Parks start,
ed walking toward his home. the con,
stable following. Parks declares that
when he reached the front OF his
home the constable took hold Of him
and that when he released himself
from the officers grip, the shooting
occurred.
II will be a part OF the courts
duty to decide whether Parks was
shot because he did not 60 to church
on Sunday, or because he "swore on
the street" resisted an officer Of
the law, or finally because OF i'll feel
ing existing between Connorton and
the Parks family.
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RAIL UNIONS NOW
DOMINATE A.F.L.
Brotherhoods Dominate Labor
Movement by Victory for Gov
ernment Ownership.
BY MILDRED MORRIS.
international News Service.

MONTREAL, June 1s.--The railroad
unions have assumed the dominant
role in the American Federation Of
Labor as n result OF their successful
f,rht to have the convention indorse
Government ownership OF railways.
Officials of the railroad unions claim
they now have assumed Leadership OF
the American labor movement.
"The railroad men are in the saddle
today" declared S. II. Heberling.
president OF the Switchmen's Union
OF North America. "The conventions
action in indorsing Government own
ership with democratic control
means that the policies OF the Fedora
ton of Labor will be progressive from
now on. We officials do not care who
they elect as officials OF the fedora
tIon so long as we can dictate the
policies. For the frst time the fed
srstion has adopted q big, construct
i've, forward-looking program. You
might call Il a revolution in the trade
union movement, but maybe evolution
describes IT better"
FEELS DEFEAT KEENLY.
There was a division OF opinion to-
day as to whether Samuel Gompers
would retire as president of the Fed
pudIated by the convention. Many
labor men close to Gompers express
cd the belief that the veteran leader
would not quit, but would continue
to combat the extremists In the or
gantzation. II Is evident Gompers
feels his defeat keenly. For years
he had led in person the fght against
any proposal for Government owner
chip and he openly denounced the
Plumb Plan Of Government ownership
OF railroads.
Much comment is heard over the
possibility OF a clash between Presi-
dent Warren stone, Of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers and
Gompers for leadership OF the Ameri-
can labor in the future. Although an
outsider" stones influence has been
strongly felt In the convention. Stone
heads the Plumb Plan League and II
was he who induced railroad unions
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U.S.. WILL OPPOSE MOTION
TO NULLFY LEVER ACT

NEW YORK, June 1S-Armin W.
Riley, special assistant to the At
torney General OF the United states,
will leave today for Canton, Ohio,
prepared to offer vigogrous resistance
to an EFFORT which will be made by
Charles Il. Hughes to obtain q court
order halting all prosecutions under
the Lever act. The case Is to be
argued tomorrow.
The order sought by Hughes would
stay the execution of the fine OF
s35, 900 imposed upon c. r. Weed a
Co, Of Buffalo, convicted OF profteer-
ing. Riley declares that II the stay
is granted II will automatically stop
all proceedings under the Lever act
until Its consitutionaiity has been
passed upon by the Supreme Court
The Washington times., 1920-06-18
CAMPAIGN HAT OF
6. 0. P. SAME AS
FARMERS

James Mercer, of Columbus.
Ohio, historian of the Ohio
Legislature, who called on SEN
ator Harding, wore q crisp un-
bleached linen suit and a far
mer's field hat Of Manila
straw, creased Alpine fashion.
He said he had told Senator
Harding that it was the plan
of some of his friends in Ohio
to make this hat the summer
badge Of his supporters, wear
it with a Harding Coolidge
band, and giving a barnyard
flavor to the campaign.
THE hats would be cheap and
the scheme might serve to
bring down the high cost of
living" said Mercer, hopefully.
The Washington times., 1920-06-18
By j.. T.. WATSON.

FRENCH LICK, Ind. June IS
The Tammany delegation is ready to
lead a bolt OF the Eastern States at
San Francisco against the Wilson
Administration.
The first blow will probably be
directed at the candidacy OF William
G. McAdoo. Attorney General Palmer.
admittedly outclassed in the San
Francisco race. or Gov. Alfred f.
Smith are the two most likely to re-
ceive the united support of the New
York delegation in the opening
ballots.
Plans have been made to run the
Tammany steam roller over upstate
opposition as represented by Mayor
George r. Lunn, Of Schenectady, who
is hghting against a unit rule.
TO TAKE UNITED STAND.
Old.fashioned methods that have
made the New York delegation a
power in past party conventions will
be used at the Golden Gate.
with representatives OF George
Brennan. successor to Roger Sullivan,
a '"Rentleman's agreement" has been
reached to shape an independent con-
vention policy. Former Senator
Thomas Taggart, who is committed to
the candidacy OF Vice President
Thomas r. Marshall will lend all the
aid possible.
Telephone conversation with East
ern leaders have assured the bosses
in conference here OF active anti
McAdoo anti.Wilson support.
Fundamentally the entente cordiale
established between Indiana, Illinois,
and Eastern State leaders, including
those from New York, will be di-
rected against the Bryan prohibition
program.
TwO-THIRDs VOTE FAVORED.
It also will find expression in a
determination to maintain the two
thirds rule for nomination of party
candidates. McAdoo, IL is admitted
would be seriously handicapped by
this precedent.
Ohio is relied up on to stand solid
Iy for Gov. James b. Cox.
Indiana will undoubtedly advance
the candidacy OF Marshall despite his
announced intention to retire. New
Jersey will back Governor Edwards,
West Virginia John w. Davis.
The scene of the party councils will
shift abruptly to San Francisco when
the Tammany. Indiana and West Vir-
ginia leaders leave French Lick to-
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Boss Charles F. Murphy, Governor
Smith and lesser Tammany lights are
to leave late tonight Because of q
delay in securing transportation they
will spend a night in Chicago, depart
ing for San Francisco Sunday.
Public Service Commissioner Lewis
Nixon and Surrogate James A. Foley
will join the delegation at Chicago.
1t was stated here that no announce
ment OF party plans would be made
prior to a conference at San Fran
cisco.
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MOTHER
WASK|DNAPER
Have Found Proof Divorced
Wife Took McQueary Chill
dren, Police Say.
FOLLOW BALTIMORE CLUE
Report Woman With Three
Youngsters Boarded Train
For Cincinnati.

II was positively established to-
day, the police say, that the "mys-
terious lady in pink" who visited the
home of Dennis E. McQueary, 1ol5
X street northwest, on Tuesday and
took his three children away, was
his former wife. She has "gone
west" they say, but her exact des-
tinaticn is not known to them.
Detective Lieut.. Guy Burlinghame
at noon today said he had received
information proving beyond question
or doubt that the former Mrs. Maude
McQueary, now Mrs. Eugene Kelly,
took the children from their rooming
house. Acquaintances of Mrs. Kelly,
who wish their identity concealed.
told the authorities she was in this
city previous to the disappearance
of the children. and had planned to
take them away.
Mr.. McQueary received a message
last night which told him to get in
touch with officers OF the military in
teIligence division OF the army. lie
has been endeavoring to locate an
army captain. who is understood to
possess worth while" news. This
captain lives outside of Washington.
and could not be found at the office
OF military intelligence this morning.
FATHER Is OPTIMISTIC.
Mr.. Mcoueary seems very optlmis-
tic Of nnding his children soon. He
has persistently clung to the belief
that his former wife is responsible
for the kidnapping OF Catherine aged
eleven: Smith. aged nine, and James
B., aged seven.
1t developed today that the mys-
terious LADY in pink" had twelve
hours in which to get out of the city
before the police were searching for
her
Though the children disappeared at
noon Tuesday. the police were not in
formed until l o'clock Wednesday
morning, they say, wten a lookout
issued at headquarters. This has given
rise to the theory the children and
their abductor left Washington.
Mrs. Duenna v. Horton, Of 1O15 X
street northwest, where McQueary
and his boys roomed. said the woman
who took them away seemed to be In
great hurry and although the wom-
an said she was taking them to a
show, they went directly toward the
Baltimore and Annapolis station.
Miss Jewel Horton, daughter OF the
la ndlay and an intimate friend of the
children, also says the woman went
directly to the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis station.
SUSPECT BOARDED CAR
Inquiry in this direction. and an
investigation among the various en-
ployes Of the railway company has
revealed that a woman, answering g
the description of the visitor at the
rooming house, boarded one of the
Baltimore cars Tuesday.
A report was received by McQueary
last night that Detective Armstrong,
OF detective bureau headqu arters. in
Baltimore, obtained information from
several employees. 1t is claimed a
woman, with three children answer.
ing the descriptions of the rnissin z
girl ard two boys, boarded one OF
the cars in Washington and paid her
fare from a travellers check for $50
This woman. who said she vas going
to Cincinnati, took her charges into
a compartment on the train and gave
them a complete change of clothes.
Continued on Page 13, Column 81
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SEAPlANES COLLIDE.

PENSACOLA, Fla, June 1s.-Sea-
planes OF the E-9 and u. So types
collided 500 feet above the bay yes.
terday. Chief Electrician William
Livingston was killed. Lieutenan nj
Fernsworth, pilot OF the II. SO plane,
was injured. but will recover. The
body Of Livingston has not yet been
recovered
The Washington times., 1920-06-18
TAMMANY TO
FIGHT MAD00
Latter Says He Won't Accept
Nomination, But New York
Delegates SkepticaI.

san FRANCISCO, June Is--WiiI-
lam q. McAdoo has sent u message
to the Western delegates TO the Ma
tionaI Democratic Conveation In
structinx them not to vote for him
under any circumstances, rs he had
fully made MP his mind not TO accept
the nominations for the Presidency.
The message was an oral one and
wns brouEht by . westsrn delegstc
who received II fron- McAdes per-
sonaIIy in the Enst. The delegate
has been busy cfrculnttnx among his
fellow Western delegates delivering
McAdoo's message to each In persos.
The Washington times., 1920-06-18
.TARRED AND FEATHERED
BY YOUTHS, SAYS DENTIST

WEST ORANGE. N j.. June 1S.--
Nine former high school students, all
members OF prominent families, have
court TO answer the charge OF tarring
gate, a dentist.
According to the plaintiff. the tar
ring was part OF the ceremonies
him into the high school
Beta Sigma Fraternity.
The Washington times., 1920-06-18
GIRl TN ELWELL'S Home ON NIGHT OF TRAGEDY
MISS BEATRICE TIRE

MISS BEATRICE TIRE
MAINE, q beautiful
artists model, who was once Sc
lected a. having ''the most per-
feet figure In the world" was q
friend Of Joseph Dkell. She
was brought into the case when
the police found Q letter from
her In the turfman's home. Miss
Tremaine frankly upholds her
friends memory from the i'm
plications east upon Il.
The Washington times., 1920-06-18

France, and II was upon the advice
OF his physicians, DIR. Henry Moffat,
of Yonkers. N. Y. and DR.. Charles
Sumner Fischer. OF New York city,
that he was placed in secluded
sanitarium and his whereabouts kept
more or less secret
"We wanted to protect him and
keep him from disturbance. You
have no idea the number of people
that wanted 10 consult with my
father about political matters, especi-
afiy just before and during the Re
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LLOYD George and Krassin, rep
resentative of Bolshevik Russia,
sang duets, so Universal Service
Nays. i.
krassin played the music Of
Welsh songs, Lloyd George sang
them, and Krassin joined in. Won
derful man, Lloyd George. A
while ago he was singing Star
Spangled Banner" and Columbia
Rules the Waves" duets with
Woodrow Wilson. Now he is
singing with Krassin, and soon
England will be trading with
krassin.
Great Britain is lucky to have
such a man as Lloyd George;
there are few duets that he can
not sing. Our Government knows
only one tune.
All the mystery" news in the
memory Of the oldest reporter
pales beside the Bridge King
Elwell mystery. At first every
BODY said:
Look for the woman"
Later detectives said, Don't
look for a woman. When Elwell
was found dead, Just after the
bullet hit him, his false teeth
were out and his little wig had
been taken off the top Of his head.