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The Washington times., 1920-05-25
DANIELS ASSA|LS
F|SKE AT HEARING
Calls Him monumental Ego.
tist"-Quotes Letter Urging
Navy adopt German Plan"

Investigation OF the Sims charges
against the Navy Departments con-
duct of the war today developed into
a renewal OF the Fiske-Daniels CON
troversy before the war.
Secretary Daniels made an attack
against Fi~}Se before the Senate sub
committee Investigating the charges
which pointed to the reopening of the
prewar controversy and a prolonga.
tion OF the hearings.
, Daniels declared Rear Admiral
Fiske to be "a monumental egotist
who wearied me to the point OF ex-
haustion."
The Secretary quoted q letter re-
ceived from Fiske in which the ad-
miral urged that the navy adopt the
German plan"
Fisks wcsried Daniels.
"It wearied me to hear this appca;
for the adoption OF the German plan"
Daniels declared.
"Fiske was aide for operations, was
he not?" Chairman Hale asked.
"Mostly an obstacle to operations"
Daniels replied.
A long discussion followed to de-
termine whether Fiske advocated
"Prussianizing" or "Germanizing" the
navy, Chairman Hale contending
Daniels erred In using "Prussian"
when he should have used German"
The audience derived considerable
amusement from the argument.
admiral Fiske wanted to have a
plan which could have been taken
from a drawer In time OF war, ordlr
IL into operation, and then 60 to
sleep" Daniels eaid I'VE do not want
our officers asleep -.
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
ELECT HUERTA
MEXICO CHIEF
Deputies Name Provisional
President to Take Office
June !.
BONIllAS UNDER ARREST
Former U. S. Envoy Not Allow
ed to Attend Carranza's
Funeral Today.
BONILLAS UNDER ARREST

MEXICO CITY, May 25.-Adolfo
de La Huerta, governor of the State
of Sonora, was elected provisional
president of Mexico by the Mexican
congress- last night. He will take
the oath Of office on June I. Con-
gress today was summoned to meet
on June / for that purpose.
Senior de la Huerta was elected
by an overwhelming majority. He
received 222 votes against 28 for
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, one Of the
military chiefs Of the revolution.
Carranza Is Buried.
Just before congress assembled for
the balloting. the late President
Nenustiano Carranza was buried in
the Dolores cemetery amidst scenes
Of grief that were in contrast with
the hostile feelings manifested
against him during his last days in
office.
Rodolfo Herrero, the rebel leader.
who is accused OF sssassinating Car
rama. has been ordered to this city
by Gen. Aivero Obregon to explain
his telegram saying that the late
President had committed suicide
rather than sumbit to capture.
General Ubregon. ira telegram to
Herrero. warned the rebel chief that
unless he comes at once to the capital
TO explain the circumstances OF Don
death, he will be cap
tured by government troops and
brought by force. General Obregon
declared he is determined to punish
those responsible for Carranza's
death
BoniIlas Under Arrest.
More than a dozen of the army Of
ficers and other officials who were
with the Carranza party when the
late President was killed in the
Hidalgo mountains, and who accom-
panied the body to this city, are
under arrest In the Santiago prison.
They include Ygnacio BoniIIas, for
m~r Mexican ambassador to the
United StntesI General Juan Barra-
gan. former chief of staff to Carranza,
and General Murguia. commander of
the troops that fled with Carranza.
Permission to attend the Carranza
funeral was denied them.
The outcome of the election in con-
gress was according to previous pre-
dictions. A majority of the deputies
who had previously supported Car
rama voted for dc la Huerta.
Official confirmation OF the election
Of Governor de la Huerta as provis-
ional president of Mexico was re-
ceived by the State Department this
afternoon.
The United States representatives
and other members of the diplomatic
corps were in attendance at the
funeral OF President Carranza, the
State Department was advised.
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
These Contributions Admitted
At Probe Besides Money
Spent by Clubs.
$4,000 Contributed G. P. o.
Campaign Manager lucey
Evades Questions Of Candl-
dates British Connections.
By ]. BART CAMPBELL,
International News Service.

To the Hoover National Repub-
lican Club, the national organization
of the Presidential campaign OF
Herbert Hoover, there has already
been contributed a total Of $62, 1876,
John F. Lucey, of New York City,
one Of Hoover's campaign managers,
testified today before the Senate
committee investigating pre-conven-
ton Presidential campaign expendi-
lures and contributions.
No Corporation Help.
Contributions to the national or
ganization have been exclusive OF
those received by the Hoover clubs
in the various States. Lucey ex'
pls ined.
No contributions have been received
by the national organization from
any corporation, Lucey declared and
none has been above $1,000.
Lucey presented typewriter
statement of the national organiza-
tion's receipts and expenditures he
said was prepared by Thompson and
Black. financial accountants. IA Wall
street, New York city.
Over $1,000 Deficit.
The statement gave as a total OF
expenditures $66332.s7: deficit of
$4.14I.I1; money borrowed to meet
current bills" $4,000 and a cash bal
ance Of $4.147.11.
The largest disbursements given
wore a contribution to the Republican
national convention committee OF
$1,000 and another to the State OF
Washington Hoover Club of $1,000.
For the preparation. printing and
mailing Of Hoover. campaign "litera-
ture" the cost was fxed at $30.O33. 76
and the salaries OF those connected
with the national organization were
given as amounting to $30,o3@ IS.
The rent of the New York head
quarters was set down at $4,789 and
the rent of it's equipment at $965.50
Another item was that Of unpaid
bills amounting to $3,353.95.
The statement revealed the national
organization relied on the telephone
and telegram far more than the mails
to boost Hoover's Presidential aspira
tions.
For telephone and telegraph the
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 3.)
The Washington times., 1920-05-25

connection with a series OF crimes in
maryland. had plotted to loot THO
First National Bank OF Highland.
Howard county. the child-wife denied
any conspiracy between the trio to
Kill and rob the negro chauffeur,
Jones.
Find Cothron Guilty.
Several hours before his wife was
placed on trial, Cothron was convict
ed of staying Jones. Chief Judge
Hammond c. Urner, of Frederick. and
Judges Edward c. Peter and Glenn
III. Worthington. presiding, reaching
a verdict of murder in the first de-
gree after half an hours deliberation.
The verdict may mean the death
penslty for Cothron, who now is serv-
ing a life sentence in the Maryland
penitentiary for the staying of Wei.
don, Philadelphia chauffeur. who was
lured to the vicinity of Elkton, Cecil
county. Md shot eight times and
Drained with hammer.
The girl also is serving a four-year
for the kidnapping OF Mamie Groscup,
eleven-year-old daughter of a Balti-
more stationary engineer.
The couple were brought to Rock
vile on writs OF habeas corpus served
on the warden of the Maryland peni-
tentiary.
Tells of Third Degree.
In reviewing alleged signed state.
ments OF Mrs. Cothron, in which she
barred a life OF shame and crime, to
Detectives Joseph +. Dougherty, Peter
d. Bradley, and William Carey. OF
Baltimore, Attorney Garrett attempt
ed to show that the prisoner made
them only under duress, promises of
probable immunity and other third
degree" methods.
Attorney Garrett attempted to show
that Mrs. Cothron only confessed to
the detectives that her husband had
shot and killed Jones after she had
been told he would be executed fol-
lowing his trial for the staying OF
Weldon.
They told me my husband would
| never see the light of day after the
trial for the Weldon murder" testi-
fled the girl. "The authorities said
my husband would be convicted and
| hanged for the killing--that II would
be best for me to say he also killed
Jones, and that II ] did so, l would
| be let off easily. But they did not
hang Clarence for the Weldon mur.
der. He got life"
Slain In Woods.
Jones was shot to death on June IL.
1919, In woods between Burtons-
VILE and Sandy Bottom, Montgomery
| county. 1t was not until July o, that
Welden was found slain. For this
latter crime Cochron was sentenced
at Belair. Hartford county, Md, to
| life imprisonment
| In testifying about the circum.
stances which led up to the killing
of Jones, Mrs. Cothron stated that
Landers was the master mind" oi
the plot She said Landers had
threatened not only her life but tina,
Continued on Page II. Column. Ia
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
BANK ROBBERS FOlED
IN ATTEMPTED RAID

wRENTHAM, Mass, May 25.-Bank
robbers failed in an attempt to loot
the National Bank here today. They
attacked the door of the bank with a
sledge hammer. This sounded the
burglar alarm.
A woman living nearby heard the
gong and telephoned the police. When
the officers arrived the robbers had
escaped without entering the bank.
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
FIVE KILLED, ELEVEN
HURT IN ROME RIOTS
Police Try to Break Up Student
Observation-Disclosures
Among Wounded.

LONDON, May 25.-Fivo persons
were killed and eleven wounded in
rioting at Rome, following an at
tempt by the police TO ouen q
demonstration by 500 students. said
city today Y
-Four OF the dead. were policemen
and two OF the wounded were wom-
en-
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
JOHNSONLEDADS WOOD IN
OREGON BY AIS VOTES
Unofficial Reports Complete in 16
Counties-Incomplete in
emaining One.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 25.-Com-
jIete unofficial returns from sixteen
oregon counties and incomplete re-
turns from twenty remaining coun-
ties in the State now show Senator
Hiram Johnson to be leading Gen.
Leonard Wood by the narrow margin
of f25 votes. The total vote compiled
gives: johnson. 1883; Wood. 42,12s:
1927: Hoover, 1880.
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
"BOWERY MAYOR" SUICIDE.

NEW YORK, May 25.-Albert
Esmann. known on the vaudeville
stage for many years as Harry
Thompson, the mayor of the Bowery,"
committed suicide yesterday by hang
ing himself at his home In Brooklyn
He was sixty-three. and had been on
the stage for more than thirty-five
years.
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
breaches SERMON AS
CHURCH ROOF BURNS

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, May 20
Rev. I. w. Miner, pastor of the AS
bury Methodist Church, preached TO
calm congregation while hremen
climbed to the roof Of the structure
and extinguished a blaze.
"There's a little trouble outside"
he said. I'VE are In no danger. III
there is danger we will be notified.
We will proceed with the services
Then he launched into his sermon
The Washington times., 1920-05-25

Wilson's message tn fnu fotops:
approach the annual celebration of Memorial Day with
with tender and grateful memories Of those
have given their lives for America The day has by custom been
ounrys heroic dead is observed by those
who and who shared with the well
embed The experiences the harshps the per and the
glory of war; celebrated by the people of the country
orally take annual occasion to renew their loyalty to
inspiration for the tasks
from the of the sacrifices which made freely in
times OF an, "a, ,,, ,- -, =,
and inspirations the future 1t gathers the traditions of what
We have done that have for what
have Progress like army it has its days Of
samnt idination anu il has its camp fires
To YOU soldiers Of America in the great
serd greetings What have done for lib
erty in France your spirits will continue to do for justice at
makes and out Of the tragedy
Of this heroic quality has to American man.
hood represent and countr affection for what
have already eauaed by Its confident hope Of the
manly part you still to play
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
Cothron's Girl Wife
Says Husband Droue
Her to Life of Shame

Unfolding life of shame following her elopement in
March, 1915 with Clarence Cothron Grace Clark Cothron
the twenty year old wife trial for her life for the
killing of Homer JONES' negro chauffeur, the circuit
court of Montgomery county at Rockville, today testified
she dominated by her husband and Eugene Lande his
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
10000 JOIN STRIKE.

MADRID, May 25.-Thirty thou
sand bricklayers and carpenters and
other men in the building trades in
bakers.
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
M00RE'S SLAYER SPIRITED FROM LEESBURG jail

GRACE CLARK C0THR0N, who is on trial at Rockville
charged with conspiracy in connection with the killing
Of chauffeur Clarence Cothron the husband yesterday
was found guilty Of murder in the first degree ,.
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
New Heroism Born of War,
Wilson Tells Legion

NEW YORK, Nay s5.-"A heroic quality come to
mecan manhood ont Of the President Wilson
Memorial Day message to the American Legion which
published American Legion Weekly of the of May
Presdent Wilson's tn foil folloWs:
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
Final Population Figures for
National Capital

The Director OF the population OF
Of the returns OF the four
eenth
The Washington times., 1920-05-25
WEATHER

Csstissel cisU<y to-
sisAt ssA tsassrswi iit-
de cAaaSe In te@pers-
tsrs. TeaS~rsture at .
a. -, ~ degrees.
The Washington times., 1920-05-25

Bolshevik Russia is registering
all men between sixteen and fifty
years of age, all women between
fifteen and forty. Each tells just
what he or she does by real work
to increase the wealth Of the ma
ton. Those who are not at work
will be put to work. -,
Different from the usual civil
lied program that permits each
to do as he pleases, allowing the
parasite class of non-producers TO
grow, until war comes, when the
young are sent off to the game OF
killing.
IL the Russians carry out their
program and conscript an army
to do real work in peace, results
may be considerable.
1t will be An interesting change
from the days of ancient Greece,
when the citizens of Athens
boasted that they had nothing to
do, slaves far in excess of the
number Of citizens doing the real
work.
a We are a long way from know
ing what is really going to come
from the Russian experiment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-01-29
SOUND AND IdGHT RUN
CAR AND RING BELL

Starting. steering, and stopping
model auto by blowing an ordinary
police whistle. an English scientist
recently gave n striking demonstra-
lion of the possibilities of distant
control of machinery, The perform
ance is the subject of an illustrated
article in the February Popular Me
chanics Magazine. The little electric
ally driven car. with its manikin pas
sengers, started forward at the first
blast OF sound. Another note from
the whistle turned 1t around, and a
third stopped Il at It's starting place.
by blowing whistles OF varying tone,
n series OF small electric lamps were
selectively lighted. Control by light
rays was illustrated by the ringing
of a gong connected to light-sensitiyo
cells. when the illumination of hand
lamp was thrown upon them, there
by reducing their electrical resist
uncc.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-01-29
McGIsAw HOPES TO TAKE SIXTH
FOR GEN. wOOD

Oklahoma City. Jan (Special) -
j. J. McGraw. republican national
committeeman, with two delegates al
ready pledged 20 himself and Gener-
ri Leonard Wood. presidential candi-
date, will 70 into the Klnghgher con-
vention of the Sixth district with the
strong expectation of capturing two
moro votes for the republican candi-
dates
He believes also that he will enter
the Sixth convention with fcur votes
TO his credit. as the Seventh district
convention Is being held IN Hobart
this week and that district Is accrcd-
tied as strongly McGraw and Wood.
McGraw declared here today that
Jake l.. Uamon. his opponent for the
national committeemanship. virtually
has eliminated himself from the race
bv the wav in which he has treated
all his followers and the national
leaders.
wood sentiment has been growing
ing I'm this state DESPITE Hamon's
FORMER support" said McGraw Then
simply because n rot under his crop
when was made national vice chair
man of the wood boom he oult the
General cold and sent him an insult
Ing telegram.
~ answered that TELEGRAM for tho
rencral. : said simply this: Outside
y small show OF gas Jake has drilled
in another dry hole And that's what
Il amounts 10. ~ General wood de-
pended on such weak. capricious sun
port rs Jake Hamon TO he elected
president Of tho United States he'd
be ipauTuratcd by proxy.
"Oklahoma republicans know Iate
Harmon. They know that he testified
ten years ago before q committee NJ
congress that ho had frequently
financed Senator Gore, a Democrat,
and that he would do so again They
know that he has sworn In the dis
irict court of Carter county. Okla
homa. that no less than year ago
he was not a resident of This state,
even but was citizen OF Chicago.
yet he has the consummate nerve
20 come to oklahoma ard demand
honor from the hands of the STRAIGHT,
! Oklahoma Republican party. Dnes
| he thinks its members are all gold
brick buyers7
81 am positive that will he re-
elected republican national commit
/ tecman and that the 90 delegates
! from this state will he pledrcd 10
| General Wood. If the republican
voters are not misled by the mud
singing and vicious slander Of the
opposition's oily lleutenants."
Pol Adv
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-01-29
NOTICE or PUBLICATION

In The District Court In and For
Beavcr County state OF Oklahoma.
Thornv & Thomas, partnership
vs. No. 243S
otho Alexander Charles A. Waters,
Charles T.. Lawrence Cynthia Lawr-
ence, and J. A. Johnson Defendants
The state OF oklahoma to Said Defend
ants. Greetings:
The said defendants Otho Alexander,
and j. a johnson VIII take notice that
they have been sued IN the above
named court by Thorne 4 Thomas. a
partnership, and must answer the petit
tion filed thcr, i'm by the plaintiff on or
hofore the jth day OF March. 1920, or
gaid petition viii ne taken as true and
judgment rendered Tor the said plain
tiff iu the above styled cause. which
is an action Tor judgment on two ccr-
tain proWissory notes for $50, with in
tcrcst thereon az the rate Of ten per
cent DCr annum from maturity until
paid. with an attorneys fee of $50. and
FOR a foreclosure Of "A certain real cs-
tate mortgage securing the said notes,
which mortgage IS recorded In Book &c
Of Mort cages 81 page "a, In the office
OF the County Clerk of Beaver County,
oklahoma. and which said mortgage is
on the following described real estate
situated IN Beaver County, oklahoma
to-Wit.
The Southwest quarter of the South
wost quarter OF section thirty-two and
the South half Of tho Southeast quarter
and the Northwest quarter OF tho
Southeast quarter Of section thirty
IA township ono. North OF range twen.
tS six. East of the Ciwarron Meridian
containing one hundred and sixty acres
Attest--JESSIE KEITH,
Seal Clerk OF the Said Court
Loofbourrow & Inofbourrow
Plaintiffs attorneys !-22 2-5 3
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-01-29

Harlow's Weekly, OF Oklahoma
Citv ~ its last issue, SAYS:
"In the Eighth District. Dick Nor
gan reigns over Republican councils,
with no one TO say him nay. II has
more republicans Of statewide fame
than all other districts of the state
but none of them feel that the signs
of the times indicate that the gentle
man from Woodward has lost any Of
his old-time popularity.
So great is the Morgan following
that ambitious Eighth District demo-
Gratis are he5itating about trying to
overcome the republican majority.
Good men of the democratic faith,
have sought to dislodse Morgan. only
10 fail. some by close margin. 9TH
ers by n brutal majority. The end
has been ever the same, and for that
reason, there is never a mad race in
the democratic primary In the
Eighth District to secure the privilege
Of n trvout against the Morgan
Standard" +"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-01-29
NINEcTY pER CpNT or AIrTO TAX
FUND TO BE USED FOR ROADS

Norrly S2.OOO.GOO will be received
Nv cities and counties ot oklahoma
this year to build and maintain
streets and roads from license taxes
paid hy motorists under the new tax
law. according 20 estimates of the
state highway department. Total
receipts from the tax will be more
than $2.00O,00O II Is estimated, Of
which 10 per cent is to be paid into
the general revenue fund Of the
state. the remaining 90 per cont go
inf for highways.
Distribution of the sum Is to be
made. the tax law provides, in pro-
portion to the amounts paid by the
counties Each county treasurer is
directed 20 pay to the incorporated
towns and cities in hia county 25
per cent of the money received In
automobile tax from residents OF
those places. the money TO be used for
street improvements only.
or automobile tax money remain
Ing In the county treasury, half Is
to be placed to the credit OF the
county road maintenance fund TO be
spent for dragging roads The re-
maining half Is to he placed In the
state highway construction fund OF
each county to be expended only in
permanent road construction in the
county.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-01-29
CALL TO REPUBLICAN WOMEN
VOTERS

Beaver. Oklahoma. Dec. 81, 1919.
Call for n County Republican Con
vention to convene at Beaver on the
5th day OF February. 1920. at 2
o'clock p. m. for the purpose of
electing ten delegates to attend the
state Convention at Oklahoma City,
February II. 1920, and for Precinct
Conventions to be held on February
?, 1920. 10 elect delegates to the
County Convention published else
where in this paper, is call for mass
convention OF both men and women
voters. The Republican party reco-
gnizes the woman voter with equal
right OF the man voter, hence sepa-
rate meetings of Republican women
are not called but all Republican wo-
men are URGED to meet in mass
convention with the men and select
delegates as per the official call.
We wish TO urge the Republican
women OF Beaver county to attend
their Precinct Convention and that
they be given equal representation
with men in the selection of delegates
TO the County Convention.
ROSCOE RILEY,
County Chairman.
THQS. p. BRAIDWOOD,
County Secretary.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-01-29
NOTICE oF PUBLICATION


In The District Court In And For Boav-
or County. state Of Oklahoma.
Hanneh Palmer Tlai9tiitd6
Nancy 4. Medlocl<. John NIedlocil. Anna
Modlock, claude, Medlock. Addle
Dickson Cor DiSorl Arthur Med
lock. J. NJ. Wells, Ida Wells, Philip
Egbert, Olive Egbert VIM. /. sharp
4 Co, a partnership composed Of
Wm l. sharp, T. $. Miller ana a. r.
Sharp Defendants.
The state Of Oklahoma to said Defend
ants, Greetings:
said attendants. John MedIock, Anna
Medlock, Arthur Modlock Claude Med
lock. AGGlo Dickson, Cor p!Xcnl, j. NJ
Wells, Ida Wells and VIM. l. sharp &
Co. n partnership, will take notice that
they have been sued In the above
named court and must answer the pc
tition filed thoreiu by the plaintiff on
or before the 3rd day Of March. 1890
or said petition viii he taken as true
and n judgment rendered for the said
plaintiff In the above styled action for
judgment on certain promissory note
for Four hundred and fifty dollars with
interest thereon AT the rate of ten per
cent per annum from the Goth day OF
December. 1918, until paid, with an at
torney's foe Of 500, and for the fore
closure of real estate mortgage secur-
ing the said note, recorded at Page 1926
in Book II OF Mortgages IN the office
OF the County Clerk of Beaver County,
State Of Oklahoma. Said mortgage be-
ing on the following described real es-
into situated in Beaver County, Okla
homa, to-wit:
All of the West half of the South
wost quarter OF section eight. and the
Fast half of the Southeast quarter nf
section seven. I'm township two, North
Of range twenty-five, East OF the Cm-
arron Meridian
Attest--JESSIE KEITH.
Seal Clerk of Said Court.
LoofbOurrow & Loofbourrow.
Plaintiffs attorneys. 1-22 2-5 81