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The Washington times., 1921-04-07
B[0NDEBEH|ND.
ELWELL DEATH.
Woman Hired Gunmen to SIay
Bridge King, Harris Tells
Buffalo Police.
STORY STANDS UNSHAKEN
Detectives Attempt at Vertical
ton Give Added Strength to
Accessory's Confession.

BUFFALO, N. Y, April T.
"Gee, / feel better now. You know
l couldn't sleep day or night with
that Elwell killing weighing on my
mind. Yes, I've told the true story
and I feel much relieved"
The foregoing was the first state
ment of Roy Harris, who last night
startled the country by signing a
confession that he and another man
killed Joseph Bovine Elwell, turfman
and bridge whist expert, in his New
York apartment last June, when he
awoke in his cell at police headquar-
ters this morning.
STORY GAINS CREDENCE.
One of the most important develop
ments in the case of the morning
same quite UNEXPECTEDLY and added
tenn endous color 90 the story told by
Harris.
william Sherwood. a New York de-
tective in the employ of William J.
Burns. has been in Buffalo for some
time. having been employed by the
city OF Buffalo to try to solve the
mysterious murder of Luther p.
Buffalo society man.
Sherwood was in New York at the
time of the Elwell murder and is
familiar with the details of that trag-
edy. This morning. after Harris had
breakfast, Sherwood was admitted to
the room in which he is being quizzed
by the police.
Roy" said Sherwood "can you
draw a diagram of the Elwell apart
ments?"
Certainly 1 can," replied Harris.
do it," directed Sherwood.
Paper and pencil were handed to
Harris and he drew what was de-
clared by Sherwood to be a practical
ly perfect diagram of the Elwell
apartments.
DESCRIBES MRS. FAIRCHILD.
The effect of this was to convince
the police that Harris story will hold
up.
Later in the course Of questioning
Harris was asked by the police to
describe the mysterious Mrs. Fair
child" He said she was a striking
blonde of medium build and that her
age was apparently between thirty
and thirty-fve years. Her eyes were
blue.
She was a woman OF means, ac-
cording to the deduction Harris made
from the fact that she wore many
diamond rings. An elaborate laval
lier pendant. set with a ruby, hung
about her neck, he said. and she wore
a gold bracelet about her left wrist.
Her clothes. Harris said, were chosen
with taste. She wore a long, light
weight, fawn-colored automobile coat
and a black and red turban hat.
Harris gave a clear description OF
the woman, saying that he had talked
to her and ridden in a taxicab with
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Short Skirts and FCigs'
Don't Make 'En1 Bad,
Says Salvation Chief
"Stop Picking on Modern Girl"
Pleads Mrs. EstiII; They're
Nice and Sweet"

~ don't see why they don't stop
picking on the girls" said Commits.
sioner Mrs. Thomas Estill, one Of the
leading Salvation Army workers in
America, attending the National So
cial Congress OF the Salvation Army
here. in answer to the pertinent
query OF today. what is the matter
with the modern girl? Where Is she
tending"
"The girl of today is too much
criticised. Let the poor little things
alone" said the Salvation Army
leader with a kindly smile. "The
tendency today is to blame the girl
for times and conditions over which
she has no control.
II want to say from the very be-
ginning that the modern girl, not
withstanding her knee length skirts
cigarette smoking habit, and general
makeup, Is no. bad.
81 am a Salvation Army worker. ]
have worked among girls in every big
city in the Eastern part Of the United
States. as the wife of the territorial
commissioner Of the Salvation Army
in the eastern branch. l know girls
"Of course, it is deplorable tina,
girls smoke. wear scant attire, run
around alone too much, and are gen.
orally reckless. But why blame the
girls? 1t is simply the spirit of the
times.
MANY OF these girls who do these
reckless things when taken alone and
talked to. are very sweet and dear,
and II can be easily seen that IL is
their real nature to be that way.
After ALL" continued the Saliva.
tion Army worker, ''the girl of today
is the same sweet girl our grand
mothers use to be . just dressed
in different clothes"
Mrs. Estill said she believed the
manufacturers were largely to blame
for the prevailing styles which have
evoked so much criticism. It's q
case Of taking what is offered, she
says.
II deplore the chorus Of criticism
that has been raised against the
girls. Let us have more kindly
PEOPLE in the world"
The Washington times., 1921-04-07
YANK' REPORT
SENT HARDING
Dawes Finishes Record Probe
of Soldier Relief-Urges
Merger of Vet Work.

President Harding's special COM
mittee to investigate soldier relief,
after a two-day investigation, today
completed a report with recon-
mendations, and will forward the
findings to the President this af-
ternoon.
Under the leadership of Charles
G. Dawes, Of Chicago, the COM
mittee has set new record for
speed in investigation, having been
in session but two days.
DAWES PROVES wHIRLwIND.
Brig. Gen. Charles c. Dawes, of Chi
cago, hopes to put the completed re-
day, so that the Chief Executive may
study it in connection with the recon-
mendations which he will make to
Congress when IT convenes Monday.
Completion OF the report today will
mark a record-breaking precedent In
the history of committees on such
problems.
speed" has been the keynote since
the committee met Tuesday, and while
II has until tomorrow to do it's work,
IL necessary. General Dawes has in
sisted that the probe would be wound
up before then.
The principal work of the commit
tee until today was in getting all
factions together behind definite
program. This, General Dawes be-
lieves, has been accomplished.
WANTS WORK MERGED.
The report, it is understood, will
embody the following:
A consolidation of all soldier-relief
activities, under a single administra-
tive head. who will be responsible
directly to the President.
Decentralization of all Offices so
that all parts of the country will be
reached.
Appropriation of more funds for a
permanent disqualification program.
There are various lesser details per-
tanning to the three fundamentals,
which were worked out on suggest
ions from the experts who appeared
before the committee. but both Ameri-
can Legion officials, and the heads OF
the government bureau concerned. ex-
pressed the feeling that the accom-
plishment OF the three main items of
the plan, will be a long step towards
solution OF the problem of caring for
disabled veterans.
The smaller details of the general
plan include methods OF getting at
the men who are in need. and giving
them some immediate relief, improve
ment of existing conditions, and a
thorough brushing away of red tape
wherever IL is found
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HALL REFUSES
TO RESIGN lob
Assistant Superintendent at
Workhouse Lays Request
to Politics.

w. E. Hall, assistant superinten-
dent of the District workhouse at
Occoquan, Va, has withdrawn his
resignation. In a letter to Commits
sioner Rudolph today, Hall said that
he acted on the spur Of the moment
and yielded to the demand without
giving proper consideration to the
issues involved.
LAYS LETTER TO POLITICS.
In his letter. Hall told the Commits.
sioner that he understood his resigna.
tion was asked solely for political
reasons and that he believes that
politics should not play a part in the
running Of the District workhouse.
Hall also inclosed a copy of a let.
ter which he had sent to a committee
representing twenty-six guards who
said they would resign in a body
when Hall left. In this letter he
asked them to remain and give the
same support to his successor that
they had given him.
In his letter to Commissioner
Rudolph, Hall said:
"On March 81, 1921, I was verbally
instructed by my chief. the superin'
tendent of the District workhouse al
Occoquan. Va, acting under direc:
verbal instructions given by you, that
should resign as assistant superin-
tendent of the said District work.
house, and in obedience to your In
structions, forwarded you my resig-
nation bearing the same date, to take
effect at the close of business on April
so, 1921, setting forth therein that the
same was rendered at your request.
"It is my understanding that my
resignation was thus requested SOLE
ly to meet a very pressing political
necessity.
"Since the matter of my resignation
leaked out and found it's way in the
newspapers. concerning which ] had
nothing to do, many citizens of the
community haxe expressed them.
selves as strongly disspproving a sys-
tenn of making political considera-
tions outweigh efficiency at the Dis
trict Workhouse, where. OF all places
II Is believed that politics should
count for nil.
SAYS HE ACTED HASTILY.
ct acknowledge that acted on the
spur OF the moment and yielded to the
demand, whereas should have given
proper consideration to the real issue
involved, and therefore hereby
withdraw my resignation, in order
that the three honorable Commission
ers may be afforded an opportunity
to consider the question of politics
versus efficiency thus presented.
"As I have not mistaken the issue
am not unconscious OF the fact that
may lose, because am entirely
without political influence. the only
qualifications which I urre heinp nm
remitting and efficient service in the
humble though very important posi-
ton / hold.
II am forwarding copies Of thi,
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are run at little, If any, profit,
and fares are paid in paper marks,
not gold.
An American, returned from
Germany last Saturday, says the
average workman is paid eighty
cents a day in our money. A ride
on the street car costs one cent
and a half. Railroad trains, ex-
press trains, and others leave on
the minute and arrive on the min
ute. Express trains being fire.
quently added, the service is re-
markably good.
And all of the railroads are
owned by the government, and
operated by the government. They
tell you that the thing couldn't be
done in America. But why?
II the Germans can do it, why
couldn't Americans do it?
Private owners, il they said
what they think, would tell you
that Americans cannot have gov
ernment-owned railroads because
Americans are not honest and al
ways cheat their Government. But
that is not necessarily so. Letter
carriers do not cheat their Govern
ment, and they represent Govern
ment-owned management in its
most efficient form
The Washington times., 1921-04-07

The clear issue of the United
States VS.. the League of Nations has
been raised by Secretary of State
Hughes in his forceful note to the
governments Of Japan, Great Brit
ian, France, and Italy on the ques-
tion of inundated territories, in the
opinion of diplomats and Senators
who were engaged in studying the
communication today.
SEE LEAGUE CHALLENGED.
or deeper and more far reaching
Importance than the mere disposal Of
the Island of zap itself is the issue
raised by Secretary Hughes as to
whether the League OF Nations. as a
world super-governing body. has the
right to make decisions affecting the
rights of a powerful nation not a
member of the League without even
consulting that nations wishes.
Diplomats saw IN the Hughes note
today direct challenge to the
tion thus raised, they believed, will
have an important bearing on future
decisions made at Geneva
Secretary Hughes has flatly in
formed the Leagues principal stock
holders that the United States cam
not recognize that they have any
right whatsoever IN deciding dues-
tions where American rights are con-
cerncd.
That right OF decision, II was firmly
pointed out, Is a right that this Gov
eminent reserves entirely for herself
At least this Government insists on a
voice In the decision, which was not
accorded in the award of Yap to Ja-
pan.
The full text of the American
The Washington times., 1921-04-07

millionaire Black had Is.2so drinks of
hoctch on board his private car when
Gevcgumept agents reided his rolling pal-
The Washington times., 1921-04-07
SLAYER
AID HERE
Rev. P. J. 0'CaIIaghan Believes
Man Who Killed Detroit
Pastor Negro He Helped.

That the same negro who is al
legged to have murdered the Rev. Leo
Janeski, pastor of Our Lady of Mt
Carmel Church in Wyandotte, Mich,
on the doorstep of his rectory Mon
day, called at the Apostolic Mis-
sion House of Catholic University
last month, where he posed as a
brother in a Catholic order and was
given a nights lodging, is the be-
lief OF detectives in Rochester, N. Y.
GIVEN NIGHTS LODGING.
According to the Rev. p. ]. O'Ca:-
laghan, of the Apostolic Mission
House, a negro called at the Brook
land headquarters and after telling
the priests that he was brother in
some Catholic order in the Island of
Papau, New Guinea. asked for direc-
tions on how to get to the novitiate
| of the Fathers of the Divine Word.
| in Illinois.
Father O'Callaghan gave him q
| nights lodging and in the morning
| wrote out the directions to the I'LL
| pois novitiate on a letter-head of the
Apostolic Mission House. He then
| left, ostensibly for the headquarters
| of the Fathers of the Divine Word.
A few days later Father OCallag-'
han received a telegram from the Rev.
Jacob F. Staub. pastor of the Church
of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester,
N. Y. stating that n colored man
posing as a member of a Catholic
order under the name OF the Rev
Brother Dominick Gleason was solicit
ing funds from the Catholic priests
| of Rochester and was using the letter
head given HIM by Father OCallag
| han as a guarantee of good faith and
recommendation to the priests.
COLLECTED MONEY.
He had succeeded in collecting large
sums OF money from benevolent
Catholics in Rochester before he
came to Father Staub's parish.
Father Staub became suspicious OF
the mans story, and questioned him
| thoroughly. He then sent the ele-
gram to Father O'Callaghan.
When Father O'Callaghan found
out that the negro had been soliciting
funds in Rochester with the aid of
his letter head instead of going to
Illinois, he became angry and sent
the following telegram to Father
Staub:
"Dominic is untrustworthy. Take
card with our letter-head away from
him"
However,, Gleason left Rochester
that night, and since that time de-
tectives OF that city have been search
ing for him.
Gleason, it is supposed, then went
to Detroit, where he palmed himself
off as a Malay convert and succeeded
in extracting considerable money from
kind hearted Christians.
1t is believed by Detroit and Roches-
| ter detectives that he called on Father
Janeski, the murdered priest. who
after disbelieving his story refused
him permission to solicit funds In his
parish.
About II o'clock Monday night
Father Janeski was called to the door
OF his rectory. when the bell rang
and when he opened II he was shot in
the head and Instantly killed. The
| murderer has not yet been appre
hended.
The Washington times., 1921-04-07
us. QUESTIONS
RIGHTS
Mandate Notes Are Direct Chal-
Ienge of Authority to
Commit America.

PARIS, Arril s-Premfer BRAND
conferred at length with United
STATES AnsbassadOr Wallace today.
The American note on League Of
Nations mandates II believed to
have been discussed by then.
The Washington times., 1921-04-07
RAIL MEN MAY
JOIN STRIKERS
Transport Workers, Also, Are
in Sympathy With Miners.
Alliance to Act Friday.
GEORGE FEARS BRITAIN
WILL FOLLOW RUSSIA

LONDON, April 7.-The mem
ace of . collapse such ns that In
Russia eonfronts England. Prem-
Ter Lloyd George told the miners
at today's Inflated conference.
It isn't the floodiax Of the
mines alone. he said. .It In the
whole Industries Of the country
that are being flooded and un-
dermiaed. and IL that keeps up,
there will be No moro left than
there In left In Russia,
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The full text Of the American
note regarding mandates will -
feund 81 page q
The Washington times., 1921-04-07
WEATHER

Fair toniGhti Thursday
inereasinG c o u d I ness.
Little change In tempera-
ture. Gentle to moderate
vartabIe winds. Tenn
perature ut Q .. -, "a
degrees.
The Washington times., 1921-04-07
Bryan's Brother Elected.

LINCOLN. Neb.. April 7.-G. W.
Bryan, brother of William JENNINGS
Bryan, will be a member OF Lincoin's
city council. as a result OF the prf-
mary election. The finai city elective
In May will tell whether Bryan aGo1n
will become mayor, .
The Washington times., 1921-04-07
TODAY

are run at little, if any, profit,
and fares are paid in paper marks,
not gold.
The Washington times., 1921-04-07
HEADLESS SOLDIER BELIEVED SLAIN IN CT
Lloyd George Defes Labor; Industrial War Loom

JOSEPH B. ELWELL, in whose murder interest has
been revived by the confession Of man in Buffalo
who claims to have been hired by woman to help slay
the society whist king The photographs also show
Mrs Walter lewiston and Miss Viola Kraus, who at
tended party with Elwe the night Of his murder
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-11-18
BOOK AGENT WAS
ANGEL DISGUISED
SOLD SET BOOKS AND GAVE
CALIFORNIA LOT TO EACH
PURCHASER AS PREMIUM
Oil Well of 1000 Barrel Capacity
Brought in on Lots, All Owned by
Butte and Bozeman People; John
l.. Dorsh Of Butte One of Men to
Benefit by Strike.

At least two Butte people and pos
sibly a number more who have not
yet received the news have been sud
denly enriched because of an oil
strike in California on land they
were given as an incentive to pur-
chase set of books in 1914.
John L. Dorsh, of Dorsh & Green
field, is one of the two Butte resi-
dents who have probably come unex-
pectedly into fortune as the result
OF the completion of a 1,00O-barrel
we'll. He received a letter recently
from Salt Lake City informing him
of the good news, and since then he
has been computing the probable in
come that will accrue to him all be-
cause of the purchase OF set OF
books OF knowledge"
Another of the Butte persons who
made the fortunate investment in
books and received a lot of oil-bear-
ing land as a bonus is Anton j. Knic-
vel of the Ryan Fruit company. Both
knievel and Dorsh are thousands of
dollars weather. than they were a
week ago, statisticians who claimed
to have some knowledge OF Oil and
its withdrawing propensities fig
ured.
Inasmuch as 100 lots are in the
tract on which the oil strike was
made, that many people, if they have
continued to pay taxes upon their
California property, will derive pro-
fits in oil royalties of more substan-
tial form than the knowledge con-
tanned in the encyclopedias which
they purchased. 1t is not unlikely
that Is or 20 of the book sets may
have been sold in Butte alone. A
number of the books were disposed
of at Bozeman and larger number
We're placed at Salt Lake City.
In May of 1914 Dorsh was ap-
preached by book agent who sold
him a set and presented him with a
deed to lot on Huntington beach,
below Los Angeles, Cal, Dorsh said
The books were good, but the lot was
ordinary dry land of no particular
value. However, he continued to
pay the taxes, which amounted to 70
cents yearly, and Knievel did like
wise.
A number of months ago Dorsh
and Knievel entered into a joint
agreement with 100 lot owners ia
lease their property to the Globe
Petroleum company. The lease was
perfected at Salt Lake City, and at
that time each lot owner received
800, which was SIS more than was
paid for each set of books.
Subsequently, he received offers OF
$500 for his interest in the land and
lease, but for some reason and acting
ON "hunch," he rejected all offers,
Dorsh said.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-11-18
GRAIN GROWERS
ARE IN TROUBLE
STORAGE TICKET HOLDERS OF
POSE MOVE no REOR0ANIzE
CORPORATION.
Many Delegates From All Parts Of
Montana Present at Informal Hear
ing in Helena; Receiver May he
Asked to Dispose Of Assets for the
Benefit Of Creditors.

At an informal hearing in Helena
recently before Judge A. J. Horsky in
the district court which was called
for the purpose Of discussing the pro-
posed reorganization Of the Montana
Grain Growers corporation which IL
now In the hands of q receiver q
number of the storage ticket holders
expressed themselves as being en-
phatically opposed to the reorganiza-
ton Of the corporation. These ticket
holders were present as delegates
from various parts of Montana.
Chester G. Davis, commissioner OF
agriculture declined to be interview
ed following the meeting as to the
part he took in the discussion as q
representative of the state but It is
understood the commissioner oppos-
ed the proposal to reorganize taking
the position that such q move would
further jeopardize the value Of the
storage tickets now in the hands OF
many Montan farmers. An early de.
termination of the receivership was
advocated by Mr.. Davis, it was said.
J. G. Crits, receiver for the Grain
Growers was not present, having
been detained in st. Paul on import
ant business, but will be heard later
on the subject by Judge Horsky. His
attorney, former Governor s. v.
Stewart was there to represent him
however.
It is understood Commissioner Da.
Wis presented written statement to
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-11-18
BIG HORN POWER
Is UP TO STATE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASKS AS
TO MONTANA'S ATTITUDE
ON DEVELOPMENT
Dam for Power Would Impound Suf.
ficient Water to Reclaim 100, 900
Acres of Land; Government En-.
gineer Shoots Rapids and Makes
Study of Possibilities.

MOntana'S attitude on grant by
the federal government of a powe,
site permit on the Big Horn river fol
the proposed gigantic development
scheme of the Big Horn Canyon Irri-
cation and Power company of Hardin
is asked by the federal power com.
pany of Hardin is asked by the fed
eral power commission in letters re-
ceived by Governor Joseph NJ. Dixon
and c. S. Heidel, state engineer,
from 0. C. Merrill, executive secre.
tary of the federal commission.
Mr.. Heidel is asked to make an in
vestigation of the project and report
his findings and recommendations to
the federal Dody.
The Hardin project is one of the
most ambitious ever conceived in the
west. A dam 40 feet high is pro-
posed in Big Horn canyon. It will,
according to the plans of its hackers,
store water enough to irrigate 10O,-
600 acres. 1t will develop 21S,OOO
horse power and this, it is intimated,
will be used largely in the electrifica-
ton of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad for distance of sew
eral hundred miles. The cost of the
project is estimated at about &c.
100000.
Nationwide attention recently was
directed to the Big Horn project
through the feat of B. E. Jones, a
hydro-electric engineer in the United
States geological survey, who shot
the rapids" of the Big Horn canyon
in a canoe. making, in fact. a canoe
trip through the length of the can
yon from Lowell, Wyo., to Hardin,
Mont. His purpose was to study the
available water power along the
route. At the time he made the trip,
early in the summer, it was said the
Big Horn project now described was
the object of the journey. His re-
port was not made public, but his
return to his headquarters at Wash
ington, D. c., was followed by the
formal request of the development
company for power site permit.
This, in turn, has now been referred
to the state authorities.
State Engineer Heidel also has
been asked by the federal power COM
mission to report to the commission
the states attitude on the proposed
power site on the Kootenai falls. This
is commonly understood to be a part
of the Great Northern's plan Of de.
veloping power for the identification
of it's railroad through the noun.
famous section of Montana.
Three power site applications or
the Flathead river also have been re.
ferred to Heidel's office by the fed.
eral commission. All are believed t.
be links in the plan of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail.
road identification in the western
part of the state.