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The Washington times., 1921-05-18
GIRL ENDS LIFE
|NN.Y.BOHEN|A
"Rose of Washington Square,
Dies in House Of Blue Shut
ters After Revels.

NEW YORK, May 1s.--A pitifu
nine months fling of Bohemian life
ended early yesterday in death foI
Emily Grace Clinton, New Eng.
land girl in her early twenties.
In the yellow brick house with the
blue shutters, at Al West Twelfth
street, she failed to greet the sun.
light breaking through the mists Of
Washington Square.
GAYEsT OF GAY PARTY.
only a few short hours before, she
had been the gayest of a party OF gay
Greenwich Village jewellers In a Mac
DougaI street Bohemian resort The
fun had been fast and furious.
Miss Clinton. who had been attract
ed to the Washington Square colony
by her ambitions to be q writer. had
been toasted as the newest Rose OF
Washington Square" After the rev.
els. she had gone to the house with
the blue shutters with her fiance,
Norman L. Normand. an artist She
had lived there just a week.
Normand told Police Lieutenant
Funston that he expected to marry
Miss clinton within a month. He Is
employed as head of the art depart
ment OF a large store.
When Normand tried to AWAKEN
Miss Clinton yesterday, she failed TO
respond to his calls He then sum
moned an ambulance from st. VIM
n0 fnlln0
that. she had been dead some hours.
presumably from an overdose of mar
cotics. An autopsy will be performed
today.
Miss Clinton, Norman said, was an
orphan who had come to New York
nine months ago from New Haven
At the time OF her death she was
doing temporary work as an emer-
gency stenographer for a travel bu.
reau at Fifth avenue and Forty
sixth street. Nothing of her pas'
was known there
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
She had moved to the house with
IN. blue shutters where Norman hat
| rented a floor a week ago. Prior II
that time she had lived with Marie
Voorhees,, an actress, at - Yves
Ninth street. Miss Voorhees, told th'
police:
| Miss Clinton met Normand twt
weeks ago. 1t was case OF love .
first sight.
Miss Clinton and Miss VOORHEES,
wore the smocks. short skirts ant
bobbed hair affected by the girls o.
the Washington Square section ant
were popular in many tea rooms o.
Greenwich Village.
The police are giving attention t.
| reports of the party which Miss Clin
| ton attended before her death. One
member OF the party identified thu
resort as a former headquarters o.
parlor extremists. Another member
OF the party was too incoherent a!
| the result OF the revels to shed much
light on what took place.
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
money IS USED IN
new SANITY TEST
Insane Asylum Superintendent
Has QUESTIONABLE to Deter
mine Patients Mentality.

BEDFORD. N. r.. May 1s.--Ths quss-
tionnaire used In testing the mental
ity Of the inmates OF the state re-
formatory for women here was made
public today BY Maj. Amos T. Baker.
superintendent OF the institution. 1t
IL the contention of the superintend-
ent. who IL q psychiatrist. that any
woman or girl under his care who
has suf5icient wits to answer . ma
jority Of the questions 10 mentally re-
sponsibIe for her actions.
Major Baker has ruled that q pris-
oner of Bedford who has . mentality
of a normal tweIve-year-oId child. or
higher. should be made to answer
for her department. and punished IL
she misbehaves. Those Of inferior
mentality, he believes. should be ad-
Judged deficient and treated scientf-
ically. Major Baker asks his charges
questions adapted TO the mental ages
from six to sixteen years. inclusive.
To be included In the six-ysar-oll
class an inmate must tell Major
Baker or his assistant what to do II
she 10 going somewhere and misses
her car.
To qualify for a seven -year-old
rating she must distinguish the diff
ferences between q ny and q butter
hy. q stone and an egg, wood and
glass.
To meet the qualifications of the
eight-year-old group, the inmate
must explain what to do when she
has broken something that belongs
to some one else.
The nine-year-old test requires the
inmate to give three words that
rhyme with day" with mill" and
with spring" She must also name
the months and tell how to make
change in denominations of money
not to exceed . quarter.
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
.IBANEz ENTERS SPAIN IN
TRIUMPH AFTER U. S. VISIT

VALENCIA, Spain. May 1s.--Tt @
return of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, the
author. to his native city Monday,
after his visit to the United States
and Mexico, was made the occasion
OF triumphal procession in whi-h
the military and civil authorities and
the entire population OF Valencia
Joined.
Senior Ibsnez was driven In n state
coach to the town hail, where he was
compelled to speak from the balcony
to the cheering crowd. He said that
during the course Of his travels he
had seen one city which remin Ied
him of Nalencia--San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
OUTSTANDING AMERICAN
SAYS HARDING IN WIRE

The death of Franklin X. Lane,
former Secretary of the Interior, has
taken away an Outstanding Amer
ican." President Harding said today
in message of coincidence to Mrs.
Lane at Rochester, MINI.
The President telegraphed Mrs.
Lane as follows:
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane,
Demon Hotel,
Rochester, MINI.
II have just learned of the death
Of your distinguished husband and
am wiring to express my very great
shock and my exceedingly deep sor-
row over his untimely passing. He
was an outstanding American, who
rendered most distinguished service
to his country and found an abiding
place in the affections Of all who
knew him well. Mrs. Harding Joins
mo in an expression of most SYM
pathetic coincidence.
WARREN G. HARDING
The Washington times., 1921-05-18

tirely upset the situation In Persia
and in Afghapistan.
1t has astonished the people of
Asia by telling them that there 10 no
reason why they should be preyed
upon. 1t has cancelled one -sided old
treaties, given up unfair debts and
made Asia sit up and think.
The imperial conference will there
fore be faced with the idea that un-
less IL takes a sympathetic view OF
China's desire to be free from Jap
control, China will take an increasing
interest in Soviet relations. She has
taken steps already to initiate nego-
tiations with Moscow should the
doings in London be unsatisfactory
to her.
l do not know how much about
these currents Is known by our
statesmen In Washington. There Is n
striking amount Of wire pulling about
the appointments to Tokyo and
Peking.
There was rowing about Richard
Washburn Child going to Tokyo.
There was rowing about Jacob Gould
Schurman going to China David
Jayne Hill was led to decline" to 80
to Tokyo. 1t is all very hot. but
doubt IL some OF the currents arc
understood.
China is destined to play q large
part in the history of this century.
So is Russia.
The traditional modes of thinking
in those two countries are so much
akin that IL would be easy for them
to establish close and sympathstic
relations.
The British will be discupsfng these
things next month. 1t will not hurt
us any to be thinking about them.
The Washington times., 1921-05-18

Prices realised on swift Company .a,es
Of carcass beef In Washington. h. g. for
week ending saturday. May ~ 1921 on
shirnentr sold out. rsnsed from rs cents TO
1880 cents per pound and averaged 1874
cents per pound.-Advt
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
BOY SLAIN, ARREST
Of MOD|STE ASKED

DETROIT, May 1s.-An autopsy
yesterday on the body Of Max Ernest,
six years old, found in a ditch on
the East Side, showed the boy was
slain according to Coroner James
&c. Burgess.
Death was caused by strangulation,
he said. The examination, he added.
showed the boys mouth had been
crammed with earth and that a cloth
or rope had been twisted about the
neck.
While the autopsy was in progress
police again questioned Mrs. Eliza
beth Lewen, ffty-eight. formerly of
New York city, held since last Satur-
day on charge Of abducting the
boy, She admitted, according TO the
police. that she had been with the
boy on a street car in the general
vicinity of the spot where the body
was discovered. She denied any
knowledge of his death.
The authorities claimed this after
noon to have traced Mrs. Lewcn's
movements last Wednesday night
when the boy disappeared, close TO
ditch where the body was found
Frank H. Ernast. the boys father.
told the authorities he believed she
might have kidnapped his son to
avenge a fanciod wrong In business
dealings.
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
PREhIERS TALK SlLESIAN
PROBLEM BY TELEPHONE

PARIS, May 16.-The long distance
telephone has been utilized as an
agency OF modern diplomacy to case
the tension between France and Great
Britain over Upper Silesia, 1t was re-
vealed today by the Echo de Paris.
Premier BRAND and Premier Llo/1
George have already exchanged salts
factory telephone conversations upon
the Upper Silesian ISSUE" said the
Echo dc Paris.
Predictions were made in parila-
mentary circles that big majority
will be given to Premier BRAND when
vote is taken in the Chamber of
Deputies upon the governments for
eign policy. This vote may be taken
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
CHINA A|SSEEN
AS i. S. AIDE
|Hapgood Believes Oriental Re-
public May Block Japanese
British Alliance.
By NORMAN HAPGOOD.

Mel Lang Fang, the most famous
Of Chinese actors, is planning to
come to this country. You may
think that has little to do with such
heavy topics as are suitable to Wash
ington correspondence, but do not
get excited. We shall come around
safely to world politics before we
reach the bottom of the article.
PLAYS wOMEN's ROLES.
Mel Lang Fang Is . man and ne
plays only women's roles. In China,
except In . few seaport towns, men
and women do not play in the same
companies.
Some companies are an mon and
some are all women. Mel Lang Fang
plays women just as boys In Shakes
Macbeth He will probably appear IN
France before he comes here. just
as Ssdda Yacco did years ago.
This week and last have been fes :
tured in Washington by Chinese
plays given for the relief OF the
Chinese famine sufferers. One play,
Mui Ian, or the Chinese Joan Of
Arc. was given by the same cast Of
Chinese college students who gave
IL In New York.
was carried back to my days as
dramatic critic, and wished Its
sense Of beauty and its instinct for
symbolism miGht be seen in every
city In our land. Chinese culture has
much to tell the world.
The Chinese are thinking about uA
these days. much more than we are
thinking about them. They do not
know what they are going u DO
about their world-poiitics and we are
big factor In their calculations.
1t would be convenient for them II
they could know by June 20.
On that day the imperial conference
Of the British Empire win begin In
London. One big question to be de-
cided there IL whether the treaty be-
tween Great Britain and Japan. which
expires in July. shall be renewed.
JAPAN's HOLD .UNsETTLED.
Some people think that Japan's hold
on the shantung province is settled.
On the contrary. 1t is no stronger
than 1t was before the war with
Germany.
China refused to ratify the treaty
with Germany. She got into the
league OF nations by ratifying the
treaty with Austria She is already
one of the seven nations forming the
council. or real governing body OF
the league.
A.. She is taking advantage Of her turn
on the council to drive in her posi-
ton about Shantung. The japanese
have nothing but a slight military
occupation, q mere guard along the
railroad. and a thin one at that
China's interest in the June meeting
Is to prevent Japan's hold from being
strengthened by a new alliance with
England.
HER ALLIES POWERFUL
She will have powerful allies. They
will be the two great Englisb-speak-
ing. self-Eoverning dominions. Can.
ada and Australia. They will hght
for one principle as soon as they
reach England. They will insist that
any treaty that is made shall be made
subject to ratification by the domin-
ions. Then they win ratify il.
One other thing the Chinese states
men have to rely on. They will con-
vey clearly to the British that their
eyes are on Russia, They observe
that the soviet government has en-
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
WIDEN NET FOR.
MRS. WARNER.
Woman Wanted in Bungalow
Shooting Believed Fleeing To-
ward Canadian Border.

NEW YORK, May 18.-FightinR
in the dark through the maze of
mystery surrounding the Bronx bun
galow shooting, police and prosecut-
ing officials took these steps yester-
day to round up the criminals
involved:
SEEK FLEEING CADILLAC.
I, Warnings were flashed to all Off
cials along the Canadian border TO
stop a Cadillac roadster carrying
Francis T. Boylan, Hazel Warner and
connection with the shooting of John
H. Reid last Sunday morning.
Detectives swarmed through the
White Light area seeking Robert A.
Tourbillon, alias Don Collins, aEsN
Arthur Tyler, suspected OF havins
fred the shots.
Correspondence and a diary OF Mrs.,
Warmers was turned over to experts
for examination in an attempt to
translate many entries apparently
written in crude cipher.
Leila and Audrey Lawrence, of q
West Fifty-sixth street, and man
companion. Charles Leighton, all
friends of Mrs. Warner, were ques-
. preliminary to action by the grand
jury in the case.
MYSTERY REMAINS.
But with all this activity and much
more that the police declined to make
known for the present, the meio-
dramatic mystery remained as far
from solution as on Sunday morning,
when Don Collins walked out of the
house leaving Reids blood reddening
the bedroom floor, and Boylan sped
north with the women in his car.
Tourbillon Is the real name Of the
most desired man. He is French
Canadian, 1t was learned last night.
with relatives across the border. The
police believe he may head for there
possibly under an arrangement with
Boylan and the two women.
In the Fordham Hospital. the vic
tim. John H. Reid, was in slightly W.
proved condition, but was unable to
speak. He was conscious intermit-
emily and mumbled in agony, but was
unable to phrase q coherent word.
One steel bullet, piercing the back
of his neck, cut through his tongue
and he may never regain speech. An
other of the Ave bullets pierced hls
eye, so that IL he RECEIVERS, which is
still doubtful, he will be partly blind.
Mrs. Warmers diary was written In
a memorandum book, with the pages
Alphabetically arranged and the dates
of the entries written in.
Many telephone numbers, names and
addresses are entered. The police are
checking these up to trace the persons
referred to. Most of the entries are
in apparently fragmentary form, bu;
evidently in accordance with system.
MANY LETTERS FOUND.
The correspondence seized appears
TO represent all the letters that have
been received by Mrs. Warner for sew
eral years.
Among them are love letters from
several men, written in New York.
Palm Beach, Chicago and other cities.
Other letters refer to business deals,
with the business not made clear.
Just what the Lawrence girls and
Leighton will reveal is problematical.
The three were questioned by detec-
tives as a matter of routine, Inspector
CoRhlin said. The girls are cousins,
just as Mrs. Warner and Miss Wiley
are cousins, and they met frequently.
But the Lawrence women insisted
yesterday that they merely discussed
'frivolous subjects together. Leigh
ton testified regarding his acquaint-
ance before the Bronx Grand Jury
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
TO DEFEND
VERSAILLES TREATY
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In replying to Premier Lloyd
Georges recent declaration that the
Polish activities in Upper Silesia are
threatening a new European war,
korfanty continued:
Look at Ireland, for instance. Have
the British forces succeeded in dis
arming that country? We are willing
to withdraw the Polish insurgents 70
another line in Upper Silesia, IL the
points they occupied are taken over
by allied troops. In fact we wish to
retire, but the insurgents will defend
their positions to the last drop of
blood TX attacked by Germans"
LONDON, May iS.-Italy plans to
demand 1000. 900 lire indemnity from
Poland for the killing of Italian
soldiers in Upper Silesia, said a
Central News dispatch from Romc
this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
ADVERTISEMENT.
WEAK
WOMEN

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the iron in your blood and like the
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does not iniure the teeth nor unset
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The genuine has N. !. STAMPED on
every tablet. Always insist on hav-
The Washington times., 1921-05-18
.EX-SEC. LANE DIES
Of HEART ATTACK
End Comes Unexpectedly At
Sanatorium In
Minnesota.
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comparatively few foreign-born cit
liens ever to hold a Cabinet post.
1t has been said by his friends that
had IL not been for his Canadian
birth. which made it impossible for
him ever to gain the Presidency. he
would have been foremost conten-
der for the ennocratic nomination
in 1920.
Mr.. Lane served in President will
sons Cabinet, formed on March 8,
1913. and served continuously as
Secretary of the Interior until March
1, 1920, when he retired to enter pri-
vate business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-22
METUCHEN PROPERTY SOLD
BY SHERIFF WYCKOFF

NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. az
Sheriff Elmer Wyckoff made four
sales Of property yesterday, in con-
nection with mortgage foreclosure
and court of chancery actions.
The first was on a two-story brick
store and apartment building belong
ing to Morris Gold, and his wife,
Jennie. This store is situated at tAe
corner of Main street and Hillside
avenue, Metuchen, and the decree in
connection with same amounted to
$4,000. Edward Kramer purchased
the building for the amount of the
decree. Henry ii. Banker was the
complainant in this action.
Farm land in Piscataway town
ship was purchased by Arthur L.
Smith, Joshua Loczeaux and William
w. Wilson, of Plainield, for 1881 in
connection with an action brought
by Lydia Guttridge against the Mid
dlesex Tallow & Fertilizer Company.
Jacques Reisman was h COM
plainant and Marie L. Jennings the
defendant in connection with an &C
ton regarding seventeen acres of
land in Piscataway township. The
complainant purchased this property
for S1,750.
James J. Curran, the complainant
in an action against Ernest and YER
onica Gomez, purchased property sit
uated in New Brunswick. and owned
by the defendants for $1,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-22
Ask Ferry Franchise;
Sea Breeze To So. AmboV

Railroad Company may either ele-
vate or depress their tracks in this
city. 1t was the opinion of many
that this work would not be done in
the near future.
The Highlands Navigation Corpo-
ration is anxious to get the work
under way that the service may be
started for the spring. The object
of this route is to establish a direct
line of traffic for motorists and
heavy trucks from New York
through Trenton to Philadelphia.
The new route will eliminate dan
gerous railroad crossings, steep
grades and the bridge ove the Rar-
itan river.
The corporation, it vas stated. is
ready to place two large ferries in
operation between the points men,
toned. The carrying capacity of
motor cars is to be fifty per boat.
The officials of the corporation are
in hopes that before the coming
year is over, should the proposition
&c through. they will have to add to
the service already planned.
Milton Bloodgood secretary Of
the local Chamber of Commerce,
said that nothing definite was done
at the regular meeting of the cham
Der last night. but the concensus of
opinion was favorable to the project.
The city will not stand in the way
of this improvement. Many of the
taxpayers welcome the coming of
the ferries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-22

SOUTH AMBOY, Sept. 22-The
Highlands Navigation Corporation,
II State street, New York city,
through Captain John ]. Scully. of
this city, has petitioned the common
council for a franchise to run q fer
ry system between Buffers Point"
on Staten Island and this city. On
advice of the city solicitor the nav
igation company will file a formal
petition and present it within a few
days to the city clerk.
The most desirable location for
landing and the point endorsed by
every member of the council is at
the foot of Bordentown venue
This approach would eliminate all
railroad crossings and divert the
heavy traffic from the main streets
Immediately start an investigation
with regard to the city's rights
from the easterly side of Broadway
on Bordentown venue to the water
front. This location met with the
approval of Mr.. Scully.
Should the Bordentown avenue
route be established it will mean
that a railroad overhead bridge will
have to be erected there being no di-
approach to the water front
from the continuation of Borden
town avenue A. II. McMichaels,
city engineer. in an interview stated
that there are well founded rumors
that the New York and Long Branch
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-22
SAY WOMAN SET DOG ON GIRL
IS FINED $40 IN COURT

Mrs. Emma Sander, of 207 Madi-
son avenue, was before Recorder
Harold +. Pickersgill in the police
court this morning charged with
setting her dog on the small daugh-
ter If her neighbor, Mrs. Moe Gin
den. living at the same address.
Witnesses for the complainant sub
stantiated the charges, while the de-
PENDANT emphatically denied them.
Recorder Pickersgill imposed a fine
of $40 upon the woman. giving her
the alternative of taking the case
before the grand jury at New
Brunswick.
John GoZdZalski, of no particular
address, was given thirty days in
the county workhouse after his ar
raignment before the recorder on a
drunk and disorderly charge. De-
tectives John Murray and Michael
Muska made the arrest.
John Wall and Guy Lake, both of
933 State street, were in court
charged by Officer James Nolan
with disorderly conduct. Wall was
sentenced to thirty days in the work
house while Lake was paroled until
next Monday night, when he will be
granted a further hearing .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-22
SEWAREN HISTORY CLUB
At PLEASING SESSION

SEWAREN, Sept. 22-The Sewar-
en- History Club was delightfully."- en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. f. M.
Shock yesterday afternoon. The
meeting was one of the largest held
for some time. Mrs. ]. H.. Love,
chairman of program, provided an
excellent program on Scotland.
Mrs. Dobson, Sr., of England, VINO
is visiting her son, H.. H.. Dobson, or
Holton street, was among the invit-
ed guests and delighted those pres
ent with her feeling Interpretation of
a number of beautiful Scottish melo-
dies. The music so perfectly blend
ed that Mrs. Dobson completely
charmed everyone.
Mrs. w. v. D. Strong read a paper
on personal "reminiscences of the
Right Honorable Arthur James Bal
four in which she spoke of the in
nate courtesy and keen sense of
humor possessed by MI. Balfour.
The charm of the paper lay in the
close personal touch given by the
knowledge of the man and states
man gained while Mrs. Strong as a
girl made her home with her aunt
in Scotland.
Mrs. w. Fl. Gardner sang two
Scottish songs, my Ain Home" and
annie Laurie" Mrs. Charles Wis
wall accompanied Mrs. Gardner.
Delicious refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Rankin was voted upon as a
member of the club.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. E. H. Boynton on
October 5.