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The Washington times., 1920-06-27

.BEH|NDK|LL|NG
Chain Of Evidence Complete for
Arrest of Former Friend Of
"Whist Wizard"
ELIMINATES GIRL SUSPECTS
Clue Developed BY Mans Eager
ness to Disavow All Connec-
ton With Victim.

NEW YORK, June 27.-The rest
less, shifting finger Of suspicion in
the Joseph Bovine Elwell murder
case halted today to point at a
former business associate Of the
dead man. 1t was said at the Of
fice Of the district attorney that
there had been unexpected develop
ments and that an arrest is only
question Of hours.
The new developments were re-
vealed only to the extent OF informa-
tion that a person had appeared who
talked to Elwell at 2:30 o'clock on
the morning he was slain. The con-
nection between the testimony OF
this person, whether man or woman,
and the man who is now regarded as
| the chief suspect was not explained.
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE COMPLETE.
"The chain of circumstantial evil
dence is complete" said q member OF
the staff Of the District Attorney.
There is but one slight stumbling
| block. We must prove opportunity
and we expect to do that within q
few hours"
The hand of suspicion is said to
have stopped in front of him. after
| shifting during the week among So
cial acQuaintances, both men and
women, and employees of the dead
man. bscauze~ of what appeared to be
his keen eagerness to disavow all as
sociation with Elwell for some time.
His affairs attracted the closest scru-
tiny when 1t was discovered that he
had deceived the investigators as to
transactions with Elwel in the
weeks Immediately preceding the
murder.
WOULD ELIMINATE WOMAN.
II the man now under suspicion is
guilty, 1t is unlikely that any of the
women who have been vaguely identi-
fed as suspects figured in the crime.
II there was woman in IL, she is
likely to be a principal hitherto not
named in the case.
The case as reconstructed to make
the new chief suspect the murder Is
as follows:
The suspect, who had been friendly
with Elwell. had reason to conceive a
violent hatred. Something that hap
pened on the day before the murder
brought matters to a climax. The
murderer knew that his only chance
to find Elwell at home would be in
the early morning. He went to the
house armed with a AS caliber re-
volver.
PISTOL MAY BE IN HOUSE.
1t was also intimated yesterday
that the police have evidence that
the missing pistol may still be in the
Elwell house. Late yesterday mem
bers Of the homicide squad began an
other search Of the Elwell home.
This search began at the roof. The
squad began by sounding and tapping
the walls, pried into ventilators and
looked carefully into every place
where the weapon could have been
dropped or secreted.
John Isdale, a sailor on the Phila-
delphia, Is to give testimony.
Isdale was due to arrive here last
night and will be questioned by the
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STEAM ROLLER
STRIKES REED
Missouri Senator FIattened Out
BY Democrats In Contest
Over Seats.
By GEORGE r. HOLMES.
Intern ationaI News Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 27.-The
well-oiled machinery of the Wilson
administration rolled smoothly yes
terday over all opposition in the
Democratic national committee, nat
tening out in its course Senator Hoke
Smith and Tom" Watson, of Georgia,
and Senator "Jim" Reed of Missouri.
all of whom have been consistent
policies.
There was little doubt in the mind
of anyone in political San Francisco
today that the administration forces
are In the saddle, at least, so far as
the preliminary situation is con-
cerned.
WORK WAS NOIsELESs.
The fattening process of the ma
tional committee was noiseless so far
as the Smith Wilson faction was con-
cerned. The committee voted unani-
mousely to deny seats to the delegates
controlled by these two leaders, and
to seat twenty-eight Georgia dele
gates who are ardent supporters of
the administration and pledged to
support Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer through thick and thin. Not
voice was raised in the committee
against seating the Palmer delegates
when the balloting stage was reached.
The vote was 40 to o, with four men,
bers absent.
This ocasioned considerable sur
prise. as there were plenty OF indi-
cations during the debate that the
Smith Watson faction. which included
former Senator TON" Hardwick, had
some friends in the committee.
The overriding of "Jim" Reed was
not so noiseless, but II was just as eff
fective. Almost two hours OF stormy
debate behind closed dors, all spec
tators and reporters barred at the in
stance of J. Bruce Kremer, jr., of the
administration forces, preceded the
fattening out of the senior Senator
from Missouri. -.
THOSE FAvORING REED.
The vote was "a to IL, with four
members absent. two not voting and
one, a proxy for Minnesota, asking to
be excused.
Those voting against the Admini-
stration and in favor OF the seating
of Senator Reed were: Colorado,
John T. Barnett; Delaware, former
Senator Williams. Salisbury; Illinois.
Charles Boeschenstein: Indiana:
Thomas Taggart (proxy for Z. q.
Hofrman); Iowa, w. w. Marsh; Ken
tuncky, ]. N. Csmen; Nebraska, a. i.
Mullen: Nevada. James l.. Mccarthy;
New Jersey, Robert S. Hudspeth: New
York. Norman E. Mack; North Da-
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FIGHTING
. SHIFTS: SOUTH
Railway Strike lsolating Lin
erick, Cork and Other
Cities.

I, LONDON, June 27.-After nearly
a week Of battles at Londonderry,
the trouble center is shifting to the
south of Ireland, according to all in
dications today. The railway strike
at Limerick, Cork, and other cities in
southern Ireland is disorganizing the
countryside.
Business is being resumed at Lon
donderry." said an Exchange Teie'
graph dispatch from that city.
"Searchlights from British destroyers
in the harbor play upon the city at
night. Soldiers challenge all pedes-
ttrians, looking for arms"
Armed raiders yesterday attacked
the Sligo Jail, freeing Francis Carly,
a Sim Feiner. who was charged with
stealing arms.
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WON'T HAUL MATERIALS
FOR use IN KILLING IRISH

party. in a statement regarding its
policy toward the individual strike OF
railway workers, issued today. an
nounced that IT supported all railway
men who refused to aid in transpor-
tation OF "killing material" 1t will
also support refusals to carry SOL
diers and police who are armed. "be-
cause, under present circumstances,
their presence on ordinary trains
tends to make hostages of civilians
The party ordered all men to con-
tinue with their other railway duties
until they were individually dis
missed.
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Mrs, Frank Hiram Smell. the one
woman delegate from the District,
blushed prettily when confronted
with this information. Mrs. Smell Will
have q vote with one of the eleven
male delegates from the District.
WOMAN SURE OF SEAT.
"They are q splendid group of men,"
she confided. II Is a safe bet that the
feminine delegate will get one of the
six District seats In the main dele
gate section. Mrs. Smell Is the nrst
woman who ever ran for an elective
office In the District. She has re-
ceived much publicity in San Fran
cisco newspapers.
Mrs. Smell Is also on the committee
to notify the nominee of his selection.
This and other places OF honor were
decided upon at a caucus OF the dele
gates. X obert N. Harper will be on
the committee to notify the Vice
President: John +. Costello, chairman
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Will SON men in CONTROL; M'AD00 SEEMS CHOICE
Police Net In EeN Staying Closes Around
PROGRAM TOMORROW
AT CONVENTION

SAN FRANCIsco, June 81
The Democratic National Con-
vention's schedule for tomorrow,
as at present planned, Follows:
1900 non-convention called
TO order by J. Bruce Kremer,
vice chairman OF the national
committee.
1900 p. m.--Prayer by Rev. p.
l.. Ryan, vicar general OF the
diocese OF San Francisco.
1910 p. m.-Reading call OF
the convention issued by K. q.
Hoffman, secretary OF the ma
tional committee.
1918 p. m.--Address by Vice
chairman j. Bruce Kremer, for
maIly opening the convention,
and announcement OF the tenn
porary organization and intro
duction of the temporary chair
man.
1890 p. m.--Address by Homer
S. Cummings, temporary chair
man, delivering the keynote
speech OF the convention OF
party for the Presidential cam
paign.
80 p. m.--Convention ready
for preliminary business: pre-
sentation OF routine resolutions
from the floor.
1:40 y. m.--Roll call of States
for the presentation OF members
OF the platform, resolutions, or
der OF business, and permanent
organization committees, and
also committee on notification
OF the Presidential and Vice
Presidential nominees.
200 p. m.-Selection OF hon.
orary vice presidents and secre-
taries.
2:30 y. m.-Adjournment. fol-
lowed by meetings of the va
rious committees to organize
and get to work.
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BROTHERHOOD BELIEVE
STRIKE DANGER PASSED

CHICAGO. juno 27.--Chiefs of the
big Four railroad brotherhoods
were confident the strike danger had
other hand they were emphatic in
their expression that the workers
would not accept a ~ per cent wage
increase, the basis the Federal labor
board Is reported to have agreed upon
when the ward Is made on cor possi-
bly, before July l."
The brotherhood chiefs, regardless
OF their optimism that the crisis Is
passed for the present, kept the wires
hot today in sending advice broad
cast to union lieutenants to keep the
men at work and "sit steady In the
boat pending the wage award prom
ised by the Federal board not later
than July 20.
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About That Convention

To those who read The Times reports
of the Republican convention in Chicago
it is only necessary to state that virtually
the same staff will cover the Democratic
convention for this paper.
Others will be interested to know that
The Times will have the services of the
greatest staff of special writers and regu-
lar reporters ever contributing to Wash
ington newspaper.
Most of them are on the job and tun-
ing up their typewriters. Don't miss this
treat. In order to be sure to get The
Times, call Main $3.50 and ask for "Cir-
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home every day.
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OF the District delegates; Bsinbridge
Colby on the committee on resolu-
tions; Timothy T. Ansberry to the
committee on permanent organiza-
tion; District Attorney John E. Las
key 10 the committee on rules; Frank
b. Lord to the credentials committee;
John B. Colpoys, honorary vice presi-
dent OF the convention; Frank Sprigg
Perry secretary of the delegation,
and John J. Noonan. assistant secre-
tary.
Mrs. Smell Is one OF the District
delegates in favor OF the constitu-
tional amendment plan of suffrage
for the National Capital.
I'VE want a plank in the platform
in regard to residents of the District
of Columbia which will grant US rep
resentation In Congress and in the
Electoral College" she said. I'VE
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.BRYANSPURNS
WET BARGAIN
commoner Says "Drys" Have
the Votes and Won't Con-
slider Compromise.
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Copyright. 1920. BY w. J. Bryan.
Uufyeysal Service,

UmIveK1oA SeEVuees
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27.--The fog
has not risen; the delegates are COM
ing in, headquarters are being estab-
lished. and the delegates are ex-
changing calls.
Enough can be learned to make 1t
quite evident that the vets have been
whistling to keep up their courage.
The foam on the Edwards boom is
gone, and the men who were con-
idently predicting a wet plank are
now talking about compromise
which will omit all reference to the
subject.
FEELS "wETs- BEATEN.
They know that they cannot secure
anything like n majority of the COM
mittee on resolutions-it is doubtful
IL they could secure one-third.
They know, too, that on roll call
they could not secure a third of the
convention.
The Democrats from the dry States
would not dare to go on record in
favor of any plank looking to q re-
opening of the liquor question. And
an adverse vote in the convention
would be a great burden to carry in
Congressional districts where they
nope tO Hhhe hsht iOT "el SOn-
gress.
Another difficulty that confronts
| them Is that they cannot agree on the
alcoholic content. A declaration IN
favor OF light wine and beer without
fixing any alcoholic content would, OF
course, lay them open to the charge of
attempting to violate the amendment
by statute, and the Supreme Court
has sufficiently Indicated its deter
mination to protect the Eighteenth
Amendment If they attempt to fix a
per cent they are at once confronted
by the different degrees of thirst
registered among the vets
THIRST DEGREES DIFFER.
Some want a larger percentage sof
alcohol than others, and they want
q higher percentage in the afternoon
than in the morning. They talk about
wine and beer. but what they want is
alcohol You can change everything
else in the wine and beer except the
iecohol and they will not know the
difference, but they kick IL you take
the kick out.
The drys will offer no compromise.
With three-fourths OF the Democratic
Senators and two-thirds of the Demo-
cratic members OF the House voting
Tor SUBMISSION and every Democratic
state ratifying, and with the Supreme
Court overthrowing every contention
OF the vets, why should the Demo-
cratic party be afraid to point with
pride to the party's part in the adop-
tion of the amendment or hesitate to
pledge the party to an enforcement
OF the Volstead act without any weak
ening of its provisions7
BUSY NURSING THROATs.
The situation here compels positive
and uneauivocal action. We have a
group of delegates who are 80 busy
nursing their throats that they can't
give the attention that they ought to
the party's welfare. Instead OF plan
ming humanitarian work and aiding
the party to voice the conscience OF
the nation on great problems they put
the restoration OF alcoholic beverages
above all other questions.
II the vets could win a victory In
the convention this year they would
defeat the party. Prohibition was
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~ ysv vest WHAT ye~ west WHEN yea
vast ~ Tee Tis>s WANT AID.
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HALT DAMAGE SUIT TO
MEASURE WOMAN'S LEGS

PATERSON, N. j., June 27.-The
$4,000 damage suit brought by Mrs.
Mary Costa against her landlord was
halted yesterday while physicians
measured the plaintiffs legs to as
certain il one is shorter than the
other.
Mrs. Costa claimed that one Of her
legs is shorter than the other as the
result of fall from the second floor
of her house while hanging out
CLOTHES. She alleges negligence on
the part of the owner of the house.
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Rail Men Stick to Jobs
Despite OUTLAW Call
For General WaLkout

but union officials made no
announcement of the action taken. IL
any.
The strike, now in its third day, Is
piling up freight on the Z, estern
Maryland, which maintains ,ts big
gest yard at Hagerstown. Bsck-up
of freight on this road Is delaying
delivery Of freight to and frem other
roads. Delayed freight includes food
shipments.
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Mrs. Smell to Share
Seat at Contention
With Male DeLeqate
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 27.-Six of the District dele
gates will have to occupy alternate seats in the convention
This is due to the fact that only seat the main
vention floor will be allowed for each vote and the District
delegates have only half a vote each.
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CHICAGO AMERICAN
GOES TO THREE CENTS

CHICAGO, June 27.-The Chicago
Evening American yesterday an
nounced that, beginning Monday. the
price of copies of the pa ssr will be
advanced from . to 3 Gems.
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WOMEN DELEGATES
NEARLY SOLID
FOR M'ADOO

SAN FRANCISCO, June "a.
William G. McAdoo Is the
candidate of the majority Of the
women delegates In the Demo
cratic National Convention and
will receive the greater part Of
the 104 votes that will be cast
by them
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First Aid to
Vacation Pleasures

Have The Times follow
you while away on vaca-
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to your vacation. Mail
subscriptions, payable in
advance, S2.oo for three
months.
Phone Circulation De-
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Branch 100.
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Today
Reading and Thinking.
Talking and Writing.
Good Things Well Said
BY Dead People.
ARTHUR BRISBAN
Copyright isss)

Thinking. speaking, writing,
reading. Those four words de-
scribe the chief occupation Of the
human mind.
On these subjects Prof. s. 8.
Curry, formerly Of Harvard, has
written more ably than any other
man. Teachers and earnest stu
dents should read all Of his books.
The average man may get his
Foundations of Expression" to
begin. His books are published
by the EXPRESSION COMPANY,
PIERCE BUILDING, COPLEY
SQUARE, BOSTON, MASS.
Thinking, Speaking, Writing,
Readtng. Plenty Of speaking Is
done In this country, not enough
of the other three.
First, human beings half de-
veloped, began to think.
Homo Alalus, the man without
speech, peeking through the
leaves or listening in tho cave, first
had thoughts, then created speech
to express them. You see your
own baby doing the same thing.
But the baby hears language;
early man had to create 1t.
Thought and desire came first;
gradually the words came. 1t was
q slow process with our ancient an
cestory; no nurse or mother to
teach the language; each word had
to ho ipvenfad
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

. Teach children that the only
thing they can DO 10 show graft
tude to the power that rules MS Is
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After thinking and speaking, the
next step was to write. Unlike
tho animal, man wants to go on
after he dies. He wants life in
another world after this one, and
! 20 write down his accomplishments
lon this earth, that men may read
'after him.
When he has thought, spoken
and written, he wants to know
about others, so he reads.
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GUSTAV N0SKE RESIGNED
German Minister of Defense Quits I'm,
portant Post Following Disorders.
Independent Demands.

Berlin-Gustav Noske, minister OF
defense, presented his resignation to
President Ebert and the president &C
cepted it. Other cabinet changes are
imminent.
1t was announced that the indepen-
dents demanded a definite labor cab.
met and that the government was con.
sidering the demands.
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HAD NERVOUS
BREAK DOWN
But Health Restored to Texas
Lady, Who Is Now Well and
Strong, Able to Do All Her
Homework and More.

Rosebud Texas.--Mrs. Annie LANCE,
Of r. T. D. No. 4 this place, writes as
follows regarding her experience with
Cardui: "Some time ago l had
nervous breakdown of some kind
I vas very weak, and so nervous. 1t
all seemed to come from trouble,
for at I had faintlng SPELLS and
suffered a great deal, but more from
the weak, trembly, no-account feeling
than anything else. I knew l needed
a tonic and needed It badly.
81 began the use of Cardui to see
II I couldn't get some strength, as 1
knew of other cases that had been
helped by its use. l felt better ;.
I soon saw a great improvement, so
Kept 1t up.
81 used seven bottles of Cardui, and
can say the money was well spent, for
l grew well and strong. Now able to
do all my homework and a great deal
of work Lesides"
If you are rundown, weak, nervous,
and suffer from the ailments peculiar
to women, it is very likely that Cardui
will help you, in the way it has helped
thousands of Others, during the past
DO years.
Take Cardui, the woman's tonic.
ADV.
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Plan 1921 MardI Gras.

New Orleans, La.-Announcement
was made that the Rex carnival or
ganization would hold its annual Mar
di Gras 1921, on a scale larger than
ever before, and the companion asso-
Citations, Of Menus and Comus, would
also revive their mammoth parades
and balls in 1921.
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will always praise your medicine as |
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and you may use these facts as a testi-
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The reason women write such letters
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and tell their friends how they are
helped is that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has brought health
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from their illness they want to pass the
good news along to other suffering
women that they also may be relieved.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-04-02

Topeka, Kan,-Reports reaching the
federal weather station here indicate
that the windstorm was one of the
most disastrous that ever visited the
state. The principal loss was suffered
by owners Of wheat fields.
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Dover, Del-Whether women will
participate as voters in the forthcom-
ing presidential primaries and in No
vomber election as provided in the
proposed amendment to the federal
constitution, rests with 81 hard-headed
lawmakers of Delaware The special
session of the state legislature, called
by Gov. Townsend, to ratify the
amendment
The outcome Of the fight as it
stands is a guess. The problem is
greatly complicated by the fight over
the proposed new code for schools IN
the state Had the resolution for
ratification been offered and voted on
the first day it would probably have
been defeated. That is conceded by
every one here, even the most pro.
suffrage adherents admitting they
could have got nowhere had they
started with the convening of the SEES.
sion.
But as in all fights of this char.
acter, time is an essential element, the
suffrage leaders, including the COVER
nor, hope to be able to iron out the
situation and win. 1t may be two
weeks before the fight is won or lost.
The influence of United States Sen.
ator L. Heisler Bah Of Delaware and
Congressman Layton, Delawarvs rep.
resentatiye at Washington, is to be
used in behalf Of suffrage.
Should Delaware fail to ratify it
will upset the suffrage plans for par
ticipating in the presidential pri
maries. Thirty-six states are needed,
Thirty-five have ratified With Della
ware acting favorably the thirty-six
states would be assured, but if it fails
there will be no more legislative SEES.
sions in which the suffragists have a
chance of winning before next winter
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-04-02
Lemon Meet Called.

Washington.-A national convention
Of the Private Soldiers and Sailors
Legion to be held July Is was called
by the legion's executive committee.
Choice of the convention city has been
left to referendum vote.
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For Balkan AIliance.

Bucharest.-Former Bishop Of Odes,
sa Platon who recently has been in
Bulgaria, says he has been charged
by Kiag Boris to form an alliance be.
tween Bulgaria, Jugo-Slavia and
Greece.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-04-02
Now Canadian Fiscal policy.

Montreal-A new fiscal policy for
Canada will be outlined in the house
of commons on the return of Sir Rob
ert Borden about May 1, according to
announcement by C. c. Ballentyne,
minister of marine.