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The Washington times., 1921-04-09
WILL
FACE EN.Y.QU|z
Confessed Accomplice in EIweII
Staying to Undergo Search
ing Examination.

BUFFALO, N. Y, April AR
rangements were being made to-
day to take to New York, Roy
Harris, the young man who claims
that he, with a companion named
William Duncan, was hired to kill
Joseph B. Elwell, New York sports
man, last June.
STICKS TO HIS STORY.
IF the police persist In thinking I
am telling a lot of lies. let them keep
at it," Harris said this morning. at
will mean my freedom. so why should
worry?' ..
Detective Sergeant Oswald. of New
York, has not yet been convinced that
Harris actually has a hand in the
killing of Elwell-
my notion Is that this fellow wants
to get into the movies" said Oswald,
when pressed for an explanation as
to why Harris should make q false
confession of murder.
As a reply to Oswald's statement.
Harris again declared he was telling
contrary were true.
PRIsNOER IS NERVOUS.
Harris is getting nervous. He now
PAGES UP and down in his cell and
seems to be anxious to be taken to
New York.
IF the police will let me see the
woman In the Elwell case I can easily
identify the one who called hersef
Mrs Fairchfld II will he much mora
positive than trying to Identify her
by a picture" he said.
One photograph shown to Harris
yesterday was picked by him as being
that OF the woman known az Mrs.
Fairchild," but when this woman was
questioned by the police of New York,
she proved herself to be absolutely
innocent, IL was declared in official
advices received here.
The Washington times., 1921-04-09
MIDGET WIFE BACK:
POLICE HUNT ENDS
"She's a Physical Wreck"
Mother Says of Woman Who
Was Educated in D. c.

NEW YORK. April 9.-Mrs Flor
cnce Z. Fisher, wife of Robert Lee
Fisher. a broker of Danbury, Conn,
was back at her home today, a phys
fcal wreck" after two days roystai =
ious absence which led the police TO
send out a general alarm for ner.
Mrs. Fisher, known as "the midget"
and "girl wife" during the airing of
her marital troubles in the divorce
courts for twenty years. was too
weak, according to her mother, to ex.
plain her strange disappearance after
visit to a department store.
There Is every evidence Of absorbing
mystery back of the vanishing of Mrs
Fisher-twice married, fourteen times In
divorce courts, looking younger than her
thirty-six years, pretty and appealing
as fragile, deep-hued flower.
ATTENTED SCHOOL IN ID. G.
Stepping from a finishing school in
Washington at the age OF sixteen.
when she was Florence Wheeler. she
jumped into n girlhood romance and
was soon married to Walter Payne
whitney. This was in 1900. A year
later her illusions were shattered and
she found herself appealing for df-
vorce.
Then came Robert Lee Fisher.
wealth broker, member of a Danbury
Conn. family. He married her in 1902.
Six year later Fisher got q divorce.
Thirteen years of bitter ighting fol-
lowed.
This latest ,difncut case for the po-
lice. her mothar says. " a tragic
climax Of the long strugssA
The Washington times., 1921-04-09
HARRIS IS CRAZY"
HIS Wife DECLARES

BUFFALO. N. Y, April s.-whie
her husband, under grilling of detec-
tives, maintains that he Is one OF two
paid assassins OF Joseph b. Elwell,
wealthy New York turfman, Mrs. Roy
Harris. in her cell at the South Di-
vision street station. maintains that
he is not guilty. but just "crazy."
Hes innocent" she said. AT the
district attorneys office he whispered
to me: Don't believe that Elwell
story. I'm innocent
Showing no signs of nervousness.
Mrs. Harris places the blame OF her
husbands confession to disordered
mind.
He's not guilty. just crazy" she
said. "I was walking with him on
Riverside drive the night that Elvell
was killed. He was broke; so you can
see the kind Of hired assassin
he is"
The Washington times., 1921-04-09
new JERSEY GETS
DEMPSEY BATTLE
Will Be Staged Either in New.
ark, Atlantic City, or Jersey
City, Says Rickard.

NEW YORK, April .9.-New Jersey
gets the big nght!
Tex Rickard. peer OF boxing pro-
moters, this afternoon announced that
the jack DempseY- Georges Carpen ntier
ftght Will be staged In one OF the three
following New Jersey cities: Newark.
Atlantic City or Jersey City.
Rickard announced that he will not
announce the exact site for a few
days because OF important details TO
be gone over with the boxing authori-
ties in the state across the Hudson.
Rickard stated that he will build a
special arena for the fight which will
comfortably seat $4,000 persons.
FIGHT SET FOR JULY 2.
The fight. as previously announced,
will be staged on July 2-the Satur-
day before the Fourth of July.
Rickard estimated that the arena
which he will build will cost about
100000. He said he plans to hold
several other championship bouts in
the arena.
The Dempsey-Carpentier fight will
be over the twelve-round route in
order to conform to the boxing laws
of New Jersey. The contracts signed
permits a bout of fifteen rounds.
The ticket sale will open on Nav /
at Madison Square Garden, New York.
and in the city where the fight will
take place. Prices will range from IS
to $50. This scale is cheaper than
that charged at the Jeffries-Johnson
hght at Reno. where $40 to $50 OBJ
tanned.
The price scale at the Willard
Dempsey championship fight at To-
ledo two years ago was $40 to $50.
DEMPSEY IN SEATTLE.
Dempsey will leave Seattle, Wash,
for this city tomorrow night, Rickari
announced. On his arrival here,
Dempsey will open a training camp
Carpenter is now on an exhibition
tour of Spain. He will leave France
for this country during the first two
weeks of May. II was announced.
Rickard recalled that several days
ago the oficial stakeholder, Robert
Edgren, had informed him that Car
pentier's $4,000 forefeit has been
transferred from Paris to New York
bank, and pointed out that this an
nouncement from Edgren confirmed
his previous statement that Carpen-
tier would go through with the match
with Dempsey.
The Washington times., 1921-04-09
|MURDERFA dc. HEADS ASK
BOSS GUILTY MORE FUNDS|
Departments Need $493, ,827.06
To Tide Them 0ver-Congress
Gets Estimates Monday.

The District Commissioners today
transmitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury deficiency estimates total
ing s4ss,s2zOs.
The estimates will be submitted
to Congress Monday morping.
The deficiency estimates are ask
ed to tide over" several of the de-
partments, whose funds are running
short. 1t Is understood an appro-
priation Is sought for the Street
Cleaning Department.
The Washington times., 1921-04-09

FIRST photograph of Roy
Harris. who has confessed
In Buffalo to . part in the mur-
der Of Joseph B. Elwell, New
York bridge whist king. Harris
claims that himself and . pal
named Bill Duncan were hired
by . ~Mrs. Fairchild" to slay
Elweu Police have been un-
able to shake his story.
The Washington times., 1921-04-09
ENSIGN SOUGHT IN :
SHORTAGE G|VESUP
lyman, Chorus Girls Santa, "
Surrenders in Boston.
$4,000 Missing.

BOSTON, April 9.-Ensign Joseph
Lyman, missing naval assistant pay
master, sought by the government for
many months in connection with n
shortage Of S22, 900 in the account, s
on the scout cruiser Chester. surrend-
cred here today to the Department,
of Justice.
Lyman dropped out OF sight, le.v-
ing a wife and two children, after
cutting wide swath in Boston
theatrical circles. He was known to
chorus girls and taxi drivers rs
Santa CLAUSE
The Washington times., 1921-04-09

WEATHER

Fair and nueh colder
tonight and Sunday.
.Temperature near frees
Tag Monday morning.
Moderate to fresh west
and northwest W 4 \ d ..
Temperature at 8 =. n.
90 degrees.
The Washington times., 1921-04-09

In England real war seems near.
Army and navy reserves are call
ed out.
"The situation" shows railroad
workers joining coal miners in
their strike, which would tie up the
nation, and coal miners allowing
mines to be flooded and destroyed.
The Washington times., 1921-04-09
Jury Convicts Williams for
Death of One Negro-Given
Life Term.

CONVICTION, Ga. April 9.-John
s. Williams, Newton and Jasper
county planter, today was found
guilty Of the murder of Lindsey Pet
erson. one of eleven farm hands
found slain on his plantation, and
was sentenced to life Imprisonment.
The jury had recommended mercy.
The jury had been out eighteen
hours when it was announced a YER
dict was ready.
HIS SMILE DISAPPEARS.
''The jury has found you guilty. Mr..
Williams" said Judge Hutcbeson, as
the planter stood to hear the sentence.
"and the verdict OF the jury Is the
sentence Of the court. j sentence you
to life imprisonment"
williams was weary and appeared
listless when he entered court shortly
before o o'clock. The ready smile he
has worn since his trial began was
missing.
WIFE BREAKS DOWN.
There was a tense silence as the
verdict was read and as the judge
pronounced sentence. Williams stood
erect. betraying no emotion. IL he felt
any.
His wife. however. after hearing the
sentence, clutched her husband around
the neck. laid her head on his shoul-
ders and burst into violent weeping.
For fifteen minutes after the SEN
tence was pronounced she wept and
her sobs gradually fncreased until she
was practically hysterical. Her
dauEhters-three az rhem--joined
with their mother in sorrowfui weep
ing.
Col. Greene F. johnson moved at
once for a new trial.
"The motion for a new trial has
been filed. i have just begun to
fight" was the response OF Col. John
son to inquiries IL there was anything
he had to say.
The verdict Is contrary to evil
dence. contrary to law, without evil
dence to support it," he said.
Solicitor-General Brand shook his
head sadly when asked IL he had
anything to say.
II never gloat over the misfortunes
of other folks" he said.
Williams shook his head when ap-
preached by reporters.
ThnEN BAUM To JAIL
williams was taken Immediately
back to the Newton county Jail. His
family remained in the court room,
q sorrowful group. Mrs. Williams
and one of her daughters were un-
n BILE to walk without assistance.
Judge Hutcheson thanked the jury.
dismissed its members. and adjourned
the special term OF court which had
been called to try the case.
Two more counts remain In the in
dictment under which williams was
tried here, but 1t was considered un-
likely they would be pressed. Lind
say Peterson, according to evidence
presented in the case. was drowned
in the Yellow river about fourteen
miles from the williams plantation.
to Willie Preston. another
negro who had been employed on the
Williams place.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
SECOND DANCE
FOR THE BAND
Not Enough Money Taken
in at Monday Nights Ben
eft, it is Said.

Another dance will be given in 4
short time for the Grand Forks NUM-
cipal band, it. was announced today.
The proceeds of Monday nights
dance were not sufficient to meet the
expenses 'of, the trip to the Minnesota
State Fair, it was said, and conse-
quently another benefit dance will be
given. b
The net receipts of Mondays dance
were $196.6s, according to the report
presented to DR.. G. M. Williamson,
president Of the Grand Forks Muni-
cipal band.
In a statement issued today, Dr.
Williamson called attention to the
fact that the business men of the city,
who have not been solicited for the
support of the band, did not patron
lie Monday nights dance. He re-
ferred to the fact that the band has
done much for the city and for the
business men, and said that they
ought to get behind the next dance
and help make 1t a big
He also thanked the members of
the Business Women's club for sell
ing tickets and the young women who
took tickets at the dance pavilion.
They gave their services free of
charge.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
DR.. WATSONIS
BACK FROM TRIP
Returned This Morning
From 8 Months Stay in
England and Scotland.

Dr. Jonathan,$Watson. rector Of ST.
Paul's EPISCOPAL church, returned
this morning after an absence Of three
months, during which. he made q trip
to England and Scotland.
DR.. Watson represented the Grand
Forks Rotary club at the interna-
tional convention of Rotary in. Edin.
burgh.. Scotland, in June. THE con
vention was a most interesting ono
and had many fine features, DR.. Wat
son said today. A
Before going to the Rotary conven-
tion.- Dr.ssWatson stopped at Manches-
ter and Eiverpools to .visit:ay-reiatives,
and he also visited his early home in
the. north OF England. ttAfter the con-
vention he returned toSsasthose points
for further visits and also visited in
Newcastle, Shefiield. London and
other points in England. Conditions
there. were very unsatisfactory, DR..
Watson, states. but his trip had many
featuresEof interest and was a thor
oughly enjoyable one, he said this
afternoon.
After landing in New York DR..
Watson spent a few days in New York
and stopped at Beloit. Wis, to be the
guest Of DR.. MA. Brannon, president
Of .Beloit college.
Rev John Evans Of Great Falls,
Mont. who had charge OF St. Paul'a
congregation. during the summer, left
on Tuesday. Tor Minneapolis u
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
Stanton Spoke
To Kiwanians

II. Wayne Stanton. secretary ,of the
Commercial club. speaking at the reg
ular meeting and luncheon Of the XII
wants club. told. OF the convention
and training school for commercial
club secretaries at Chicago, which he
attended recently ,Highsights of the
convention. and some of the. features
of the. training school. were discussed
by Mr.. Stanton. G.. W., Graves, sec.
rotary of the Northern. Packing COM
pany, gave a talk on, the company's
plant here.
1t Is expected that about 20 mem
bers of the Kiwanis club Of this city
will attend the annual district con-
vention of Kiwanis which will be held
at Red Wing. Mimi on August IL
and 20. There was much enthusiasm
displayed in making the plans for the
Grand Forks delegation today, and
the Grand Forks club will send a rep
resentation with plenty Of pep and the
determination to bring the convention
to Grand Forks for 1929, IS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
BUICK OK DEALERS |'.l I.l|''l''' S
" MEET CITY
]. o.. Sandlie Inc, Holds
Nesting Today to Inspect.
New -Four.

!. p. sandlie, Inc. distributors In
this territory OF the Buick automo-
bile Andqa. NC. trucks gave a dinner
at@the Hotel Frederick this noon for
he Buick dealers in their territory.
M Sandlie called meeting OF the
Buick dealers for today SO that they
could inspect the new Buick Four
30 they could make plans for fall
business.
Speakers At the dinner. this noon
were p. F.. Glenny, assistant sales
manager Of the j.. C. Pence. company
ofsMinneapolis: DR.. q. NJ. Williamson,
president of.the Commercial. club, r.
y.sl1ander,9 president of the Northern
state bank: a. /. Hunter president Of
n First National bank, and: J. H.
Pearson, advertising manager Of The
Herald. L. W. .tslim" Myers, sales
manager of the j. E. Sandlie com
pany. presided.
DIR. Williamson spoke in behalf of
the Connmercials club. He welcomed
the dealers to the city and invited
them to make use Of the club rooms
at any time. q =
Mr.. Lander spoke Of the general d.
nancial and business conditions. He
said thatsconditions were on:.thA mend
In h state and that credit III this
state Is much better than in most
Agricultural states. T.
Mr.. Hunter declared that the out
look for business this fail and winter
IS much brighter than most men be-
lieve.
Mr.. Pearson gave an interesting
address or salesmanship and adver-
tising.
q. Following the dinner, the dealers
inspected the new, -Four.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
PETITIONS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF
SIDEWALKS PASSED

Petitions for the construction OF
sidewalks a block and a half long
near Elm street on Fourth avenue
$50 feet long on Cedar street, and the
east half Of the north side Of Bulge
avenue, between Ashton and Park
hurst streets dots Ill, block P)
We're submitted and passed at the
meeting Of the city commission held
today. al
The contract for the paving of: the
alley connecting EDeMers and Kittson
avenue between Fourth and Fifth
streets was allowed to the Northern
Construction Co. for a bid, Of $4,865.
The commission decided to adver-
tise asking for bids for the. sale OF
the $4,000 worth of auditorium
bonds August 81.
Remodeling Of fixtures at the
pump house 81 as to diminish the
heating expense Of the rooms was
afternoon. +a.rhr }Eii=fS So
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
MRS E. l. DOWS
DIED AT PASADENA

=. I. Dows, who was called to Pas-
adena, CAL, by the illness and death
OF his mother. Mrs. e. N. Dows, will
not return here uni. October 1. nc
cording to word received here -
members Of his family.
MRS. e. M. BOWS died on July -
at Pasadena, two days before her
son reached there. She was % years
OF age, and had been in excellent
health until a short time before her
death. The remains were inferred at
San Francisco. !;
Fol many years MrA Dows resided
70. North Dakota, having farm prop.
erty At Erie, but for more than "a
sne made her home per.
manently in Pasadena.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
OCTOBER FIRST IS
DATE FOR ANNUAL
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
Cub Leader Has Begun Preparations
for Big Event in Which Boys
And Girls VIII Participate.

The annual Achievement day for
the boy and girl club workers Of
Grand Forks county will be held on
Saturday. October first, according to
an announcement made this morning
by Miss Elva Cronk, county club
leader.
Preparations already are under way
for the demonstrations and program
which will feature the day, Miss
Cronk states, and according to present
plans the event will be made the big
gest OF its kind that has been held
here.
Club workers Of the county have
had an unusually successful season,
and some interesting exhibits will be
placed on view. Miss Cronk will ar
connection with the exhibits and DEM
constructions and will invite the public
to attend.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
SEES DEFEAT
OF LEAGUE in
NJ The RECALL
U. +. connor, Local At
torney, Gives Interview in
Minneapolis.

Attorney j. f. T. o'Connor. who is
in Minneapolis to attend the national
convention, Of the Commercial Law
League OF America, yesterday predic-
ted the defeat of the Nonpartisan
league in the recall election. T
Mr.. O'Connor gave the following
interview to- the Minneapolis Journals:
Independents will win the recall
election in North Dakota next Mo-
vember by 25.ooe majority.
seI reason out the prediction in
this way Mr.. O'Connor said. Last
fore the people, separated from party
politics, the Independents won by
about 10, 900 votes. That was the re-
suit in the races for chief justice and
for state superintendent, where there
was no party designation, and on the
five initiated laws, on which all
leaguers had been notified to vote no.
For governor, though my name was
in the democratic column. got 40
per centg OF the vote. While Harding
carried the state by 10000. Gov.
Lynn J. Frazier, whose name was
right under his in the republican
column, won by only $500.
!" Since that time the trend of
events mas 'r.Oeen QaLndSlnS TO liz
league. They have lost the second
largest daily and several Of their
weekly papers. There is disorganiza-
ton in their ranks. Investigations
have weakened them. There is no
work on the state mill and elevator.
The league officials have scrapped
their Home Building association and
have just sold their lumber stock az
Grand Forks at an $4,000 loss. The
Drake mill has been shut down. The
league administration has been unable
to raise money by selling state bonds.
simply because they did not pass laws
safeguarding those bonds properly SO
investors would take them. South
Dakota at the same time has sold her
bonds for farm loans without any
trouble.
I'm the coming election the can
didates will be on the ballot without
party designation. The issue will be
clean cut, and 1 think there is no
doubt about the election of R. A.
Nestos as governor, with his W. as
sociates or the ticket, by $4,000 ma
iority or more" -&
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
Refund OF Surcharges
To Be Made By Power
Company To Customer.

surcharges collected by the Red
River Power company of this city win
De refunded without variation or
orders. This information was given
U Tuesday by A. G. Bucholz. &C
co%ountant of the Red River Power. Co.
The refund will be made in four
quarterly installments. the first pay
able August is. each payment bearing
interest at 6 e m from June 1.
The situation in Grand Forks and
Fargo is somewhat different. No
change will be made in the regular
rate IN this city upon the refund Of
the ~surcharge, whereas the Fargo
company will revert to the higher
rate which it did not put into effect
at the time an advance Of l IL cents
vas granted in 1918. Instead Of put
ting this into effect, It collected the
surcharge which has been generally
imposed and which has recently been
declared illegal. Fargo patrons will
find the surcharge refund just about
by the increased regular rate.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
Miller Mill
Opens Today; Has Been
Closed For Repairs

The Russell Miller mill opened
again today after being closed for
several weeks for repairs. Is
The mill has been receiving wheat
since Thursday of last week, accord
Ing to p. j. Brown, assistant manager
OF the mill. The milling quality Of
the wheat received is good, Mr..
Brown states. Reports on the Weld
OF the various lots brought in vary
from four to thirty bushels to the
acre. The high yield reports come
from the Minnesota Point farms.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
MAN WANTED al
'WAUSAU LOCATED
Authorities Successful After
Seven Weeks Search
For Offender.

~. 49, il-kpeH FsL FFEE.Ea IssIstae E-.#NE
After a search that has extended
h last seven weeks, Sheriff G.
g. Stewart n his star have sue
ceeded in locating Adam Schreiner.
Is wanted at Wausau, Wis, on a
charge Of rape. He was brought to
Grand Forks this morning by Deputy
at the county Jail.
schreiner was located on a farm In
the extreme western part Of the
county, where he was employed as a
farm laborer. under the name Of
George Erdell. The search here for
him began on June 20, when Sheriff
stewart received notice from the
sheriff at Wausau that Schreiner wa
charged with rape. committed at
,Wausau. and was believed to be- out
here. h man has since been travel
ing under an assumed name.
A message from the sheriff at wau-
sau his afternoon, in reply to ono
sent BY Sheriff Stewart, stated that a
deputy would be sent here at once for
the man,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10

The young peoples societies OF the
Methodist and Baptist churches, the
Epworth league and the B. Y. P. u,
RESPECTIVELY. will assemble at a picnic
be held Thursday evening ut Z
O'Clock in the picnic grounds at Linz
coin. park.
A program Of games and other
features Of entertainment is under
arrangement by representatives in
charge. Girls of the party will fur
nish lunch for two, the ice cream to
be f%urnishedi by the men of the two
societies.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
Discuss situauou.
sHoPMEN 10 STRIKE.

Philadelphia, Aug. n.-Shopmen'
on the Pennsylvania railroad Will
strike to force the company TO COM
6tates railroad labor board to meet
their union employees and arrange de-
;tat1s . q new election committee
W draw up new schedule OF work
Ing agreements &
The last threat Of 4 strike disap-
2peafed when III. 8 JefIery IL this
city. chairman OF the advisory board
Of the shop craft unions OF the Phiia-
delphia-Camden dfstrtct, Ainsunced
|tcday the unioas would rsty ON Am.
ertcan patrioti6sn and pnf sentiment
~ force the ,scedgto obey the transpor-
tAtton act.