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The Washington times., 1922-02-14
MRS. MATT|O'S
CLAIM To BABY
BACKEDb BY TRIO
Midwife Identifies Child, Claim
cd by Mrs. Peck, as Offspring
OF Italian Mother.

Three women have identified the
seven -month-old baby, now In the
custody Of the Board Of Children's
Guardians, as the offspring of Mrs.
Maria Antonio Mattio, of 1926 Geor-
gia avenue northwest. The identifi.
cation was made last week when the
child was brought to Juvenile Court.
Despite positive Identification. Mrs.
Eta Peck, Of Tuxedo, Md, insists
the baby was born to her last Sep
tember. and will continue her fight
for possession.
James Corby, Of Tie Fifth street
northwest, who witnessed the trans.
fer Of Mrs. Mattio's baby to Mrs.
Peck, testified in Juvenile Court that
Mrs. Peck told him II cost her $50 to
get the baby. The Board of Chill
dren's Guardians is investigating to
learn to whom the $50 was paid .
DIR. Charles Allen, of 941 New York
avenue, who was one of the wit.
nesses to the transfer, has told the
court that he can not identify the
baby. He sal dthe transfer was made
at 716 Fifth street on the night OF
September IL, and that he drove Mrs.
Peck, the baby and others to Tuxedo,
Nd, on that night.
Mrs. Marie de Marco, of sos Fifth
street northwest, the midwife who at.
tended Mrs. Mattio. Is one of the
women who declares the baby Is the
son Of the Italian woman. Mrs. Con-
tristan, of 320'Indiana avenue, who
cared for the baby a short time, also
Identified the child. The third per.
son to identify 1t was the mother.
OF late there has been confusion
az to the sex of the child. Mrs.
Peck is said to have declared II TO
be q girl and Mrs. Mattio said 1t
was a boy. The board OF children's
guardians announced the child was
q boy.
The mystery deepened when It
was learned Mrs. Peck declared she
had given Mrs. Mattio's child to q
"rich woman in the South" who
was passing the baby off to her hus-
band as her own.
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
JUDGE E|SURGED
To REVISE Law
ON VA. DIVORCE
Bar Association Sends Alexan-
dria Jurist Copy Of Pro-
posed Measure.
By HARVEY l.. COBB.
1921, by The Washington
Times Company


Times Company
Pending legislative enactment OF q
lawyer proof" anti-divorce bill in
the State Of Virginia, Judge Robin
son Moncure, Little Reno divorce
magistrate, was today asked by mem
bers Of the Alexandria Bar Associa-
ton to live up. to the provisions of
the proposed associations bill.
A copy of the bill, which has been
drafted by Judge J. K. M. Norton,
Judge Louis c. Barley, and Judge
c. +. .Nicol, as being "lawyer-proof,"
was sent to the Little Reno divorce
Judge, and by a resolution, sent to
J. Randall Cation, chairman of the
Alexandria Bar Association, Mon
cure was asked to conform to the
provisions of the bill until II could
be enacted into law.
The resolution transmitting the
bar associations request to Moncure
asked him to put the provisions OF
the measure into effect by a court
order.
This step OF the bar association
Is regarded as an emergency stop
on the wholesale divorce business
which has made little Reno ia
nous" Whether or not the court
would live up to the provisions of
the measure was matter of spec
ulation to members Of the bar as
ISOLATION.
Few cases have been filed in
Moncure's court since the expose
of the scandals Of Alexandria.
Commenting on the bill drafted
by the. three members Of the COM
mittee, Attorney Frank Stuart de-
clares that the bill is probably as
good as any, but denies that new
legislation is needed.
"This Is part of the bucket of
white wash that is being prepared
for Moncure," Stuart said. 1T rs
being used to shield members OF
the ring from criminal prosecution.
by clamoring for the passage of
new divorce legislation the ring ex.
poets to divert the peoples mind
from the main question-that there
has been corruption, greed and graft
in the divorce business here and that
several OF our leading citizens and
best people are now In the shadow
Of the penitentiary wall, IL the law
Ia enforced.
.The same practices-of false affi.
davits, forgeries, crooked witnesses
and suboraating lawyers-will secure
a divorce under the new provisions
of the bill. just as II did under the
old status" Mr.. Stuart declared.
Members Of the ring who are clam
oring for q new law with teeth in II.
according to Stuart, might be sin.
cere. provided the teeth are gold
filled"
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
STATE MAY coNcILIATE
; MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES

ALBANY, Feb. 14.-To patch up
differences between husbands and
wives who bring their troubles into
court is the purpose of a bill. intro.
duced by Assemblyman Bloch. OF
Manhattan.
The measure provides for the ap.
pointment of a conciliator in matri.
monial actions In New York county,
The justices for the First district
are authorized to choose, from year
to year, an officer of the court to
act as a concillator, under rules to
be adopted by the justices. His
compensation r. not to exceed that
of an official referee.
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
IRREGULARITIES IN U. s.
WHEAT GRADING CHARGED

An immediate investigation of al,
legged irregularities in the grading of
wheat by the Department Of Agricul.
ture was advocated today before the
Senate Agriculture Committee by
Georre d. Mosely, dirt farmer" OF
Dickinson, N. d.
Mozely charged that the Govern.
ment grades in wheat showed a vsri.
ance Of 80 to 50 cents In sale values
and only 8 cents In flour value.
The committee indicated Il would
call upon Secretary Wallace, TO ex.
plain the system Of Government
grading.
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
CHOOSE HUSBAND LIKE
FRocK, JUDGE ADVISES

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Feb,
14.-To lessen divorce choose a hus-
band with the same skill and care
that you would exercise in purchas-
ing a dress.
This formula for married bliss
was advanced by Justice Seeger In
granting an annulment of marriage
to Mrs. Mariee d. Stevens. Mrs.
Stevens declared she was only fit-
teen years old when she met her
husband, William, and married him
ten days after their first meeting.
"The next time you get married"
said the judge, take a couple of
weeks to think II over. When you
are buying goods for a dress you
go over all the goods in the shop.
You ought to take at least as much
care in picking out a husband"
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
MASKED VISITOR SEWERS
MANS NOSE WITH RAZOR

MARION, CENTER, Pa, Feb. IA.
--Marko Martuzzi, of Iselin, Is in the
Indiana Hospital as the result OF
an attack made upon him at the
door of his home.
A rap at the front door was an.
swered by Martuzzi, and as he
stepped into the open doorway a
stranger grabbed him by the nose,
and with a razor severed that mem.
ber. The person making the at
tack was % well disguised that the
authorities have not the slightest
clue as to his identity.
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
100 VA. MEN HUNT MAN
FOR ASSAULT ON GIRL

DANVILLE, Va, Feb. IA hun
dred Halifax county men were re-
ported late this morning trailing
Vincent Barksdale, a negro, who is
alleged to have attempted an as
sault on Lydia Orrell, a young girl,
at Ingram yesterday.
The girl was surprised in an out
house near the home of her father,
J. w. orrell, and her screams caused
her assailant to flee.
He was tracked yesterday to
some woods near Chatham, where
he hunt is now being undertaken.
Efforts to secure bloodhounds failed.
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
FEAR PLOT
To WRECK
FREE.ER|N
Plan to Overthrow Government
, Revealed-Fifteen Killed in
Belfast Fighting.
ny International Now. service.


LONDON, Feb. 14-Members Of
the Irish provisional government
at Dublin are taking vigorous
measures today to avert a threat
ened revolutionary outbreak by
extremist republicans.
Il has been learned that foes of
the Dublin government are plot
ting It's overthrow and are con-
spiring to get control Of the
rfsh republican army.
Hostility Simmering
Hostility against the Arthur Grit
fifth Michael Collins faction OF the
Sinn Ecin. has bean sixlamering since
the Anglo-Irish peace treaty was
ratified by Dali Eireann. II was
brought to a head by fighting on
the Ulster frontier. which followed
raids and the forcible seizure OF Re
pubiicans and Obstetrics.
British government officials are
watching the Irish situation with
anxiety. There are two momentous
possibilities:
I-ReveIation with In the Free
State.
aCiviI war between the Free
Statt anu SIStef.
The cabinet Is hopeful that both
will be averted and that cool. calm
Judgment will result in a tranquil
settlement satisfactory to all.
The news that the British gov
ernment had Cancelled orders for the
evacuation OF British troops from
South ireland aroused consterna-
ton at Dublin.
Later Il was stated on good au-
thority that the British government
has not cancelled all orders for troop
withdraw walls, but only instructions
for evacuations from certain districts.
British troops will be maintained at
Cork, which long has been a hotbed
Of trouble and disorder.
Collins to See Premier.
Michael Collins, minister Of finance
in the Dublin government and known
as "the power behind" the provis-
ional administration. is expected in
London late today to confer with
Premier Lloyd George, Colonial Sec
retary Winston Churchill, and other
members Of the cabinet.
IL Die I'm Fighting.
BELFAST, Feb. 14.-Seventeen per-
bOnS, HiCiuulnB u WOfIldH anu IOuf
children, have been killed I'm fight
ing between Orangemen and Sim
Feiners in this city and suburbs dur
ing the past 4S hours.
Bomb explosions and rifle fusil-
ladies' ratified through the streets dur
ing most Of the night.
The Ulster border has been
sealed" to civilian traffic, accord
Ing to information from Monaghan.
Two heavily armed forces. one of
Republicans and the other of u
sterites, are lined up facing each
other along the Ulster-Free State
line. No shots have been exchanged
but the soldiers are refus ng to
allow civilians to use the highways
crossing the boundary.
Twenty persons were wounded in
Belfast throughout the night, sew.
eral of them policemen who were
trying to rout snipers.
so Feiners Released.
LONDON, Feb. 14.-Sixty Sim
Feiners who were convicted Of po-
litical crimes committed on English
soil were released from English
prisons TODAY under a grant OF am.
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
60 Feiners Released.

roiners hUMUh who we're canv,StsS Ssy Of smn mol
litical crimes committed on English
soil were released from English
prisons today under a grant Of am.
nesty. Announcement that these
prisoners would be freed was made
by Colonial Secretary Winston
Churchill on Saturday.
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
OFFICERS
CLING To
THEORY Of
DRl)CR|NC
Mabel Normand Writes Parents
Police Have Absolved Her
From All Blame.
BY CHARLES E. HUGHES,
international News Service.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 1.-THE
demand of Mabel Normand that
the murderer of William Desmond
Taylor must be found and pun
ished, and the announcement OF
Adolph Zukor, president of the
Famous Players-Lasky Corpora
ton. that his company "will leave
no stone unturned" to bring the
perpetrator of the crime to JUS
tice were the chief Developments
today in the most battling mys'
terry in years.
Investigation Proceeds.
The triple Investigation carried
on by the police. department., the
sherifrs office. and the district at.
torney proceeded.
The sher.frs office continued TO
work on clues that involve known
powerful clique Of drug peddlers,
whose pernlcious activities have be-
come fiAmIy seated in certain sec.
tons Of Los Angeles and Holly.
wood and in the belief that this
hand, headed by a woman. was con-
nected in some manner with the
Staying Of Taylor in his bungalow
on February /.
The investigation of District At.
torney Thomas Lee Woolwine and
his aides was being conducted under
cover today. Officials stated that
their preliminary survey of the
case and interrogation of all per.
sons known to have been even re.
motely connected with the murdered
director or events shortly preced-
ing the Staying is still far from
completion.
Witnesses Interrogated.
Several mystery" witnesses were
interrogated by the district attor.
ney yesterday, including two WON.
en-. one Of whom was handsomely
| gowned and wore expensive furs.
Officials, however, refused to reveal
| their identity or discuss their pres.
ence at the Hall Of Records other
than to say they had failed to yield
information that would have added
substantially to the solution Of the
crime.
The theory Of jealousy was men.
toned as a fresh clue that had been
advanced following the questioning
Of one Of the women appearing at
Woolw mes office.
Sticks to Drug Clique Theory.
Police were checking further today
statements Of George F. Arto, q
machinist, who declared that he saw
a third man in front Of the Taylor
home on the night Of the murder.
This man, he said, was in conver
sation with Henry Peavey, colored
servant Of the film director, while
William Davis, chauffeur for Mabel
Normand, was sitting in the car
waiting for Miss Normand. Davis
, said he saw no one talking to
Peavey. Arto made q similar state
| ment several days ago, but was not
| certain at that time as to the date
but by checking with friends today
| fixed the occurrence as of February
/, the night of the murder.
Deputy Sheriff Dewar was con
| vinced today that his search for a
drug clique will produce definite
clues. According to information
| already unearthed in this connec
ton, officers found that a woman
| leader and other members of the mar,
cotic ring disappeared from their
usual haunts the day following Tay
lor's murder. Police have traced the
movements Of the woman for several
weeks and have established, they say
that she maintained headquarters
not far from the slain mans home.
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
FAILURE OF NEW YORK
BROKER FIRM ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.--Faiiure Of
the brokerage firm Of Crawford,
Patton and Cannon, of this city, was
Of the stock exchange. The firm
vas admitted to membership In No
vember, 1911.
The Washington times., 1922-02-14
Justice Hoehling's Son Dies.

wilfred c. Hoehling. four-year-old
son Of Associate Justice A. A. Hoehl-
ing. OF the District Supreme Court,
died this morning at his home, Chevy
Chase, OF Group. The boy was taken
I'm about Q o'clock last night
The Washington times., 1922-02-14

Snow OF rsin late tenight
and "Wednesday. slowly rs.
Ing Temperature, lowest ~
night about s6 degrees, In
creaslng n0rtheast and east
winds. Temperature at 8
Q. m. Is degrees.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
SATURDAY HAS STAR
FOOTBALL OFFERING
ALL OVER COUNTRY
Best Mid-SeasOn Attractions in
History of Game Draw
Thousands.
BY DAVIS !. WALSH.
IL y = Snnrts I.ditnr 1

NEW YORK. Oe:- 26.-Although
it is not our wish 20 take issue with
an old world tradiJ on purporting 20
prove that all roads lead 10 Mecca,
70 is nevertheless conviction that as
FAR as The coming Saturday is con-
cerned. dear Mecca has not a chance.
on that occasion. tramc VIII be
diverted toward On cago. New
Haven Philadelphia. Boston. Allan
"a. Ann Arbor. Minneapolis and the
Polo Grounds. New York. for eight
OF The finest football attractions
ever given 20 mid-seasCn schedule
within the memory or gridi-on his
tcr.ans. no October Saturday has
ever seen the like Of Il before.
Regardless OF what section OF the
country you may favor with your
presence, a football spectacle s. at
YOUR elbow. II you are a New Eng
lander. you can jump down 10 New
Haven TO see the army play Yale
or up 20 Boston to watch Harvard
and Dartmouth. II the middlewest
claims YOU, tho great inter-seCtional
meeting of Princeton and Chicago at
Chicago. or the conference battle be-
tween Michigan and Illinois az Ann
Arbor are available to say moth ng
of the fact that Minnesota plays
Ohio STATE at Minneapolis.
If YOU happen TO hail from the
m ddle states. an overnight trip will
take you 20 Philadelphia for the
Penn-Navy game; if it's n New York,
then the Polo Grounds and the meet
ing Of Penn State and Syracuse is a
half hour distant via the under
ground horror. Down in the fried
ham belt, the attraction is Georgia
tech. and Notre Dame at Atlanta,
LEAVING pnIv the west coast 20 be ac-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
PHILIPPINE BANK
IN BETTER SHAPE
American Control and Loans
Liquidation Policies Are
Successful.

MANILA. oct 2s-The Iqulda-
on OF loans" policy Instituted in the
Philippine National Bank by It's
manager. i. IS. W.leon .s believed
to have made an exceedingly favor
able impression ou United states au-
tlornles.
Tho policy consists 81 these doc
trincs. Go slow. get potentially good
enterprises ON their feet Instead OF
forcing failures. renew loans ~ pay
uents have been made. get as large
r4yments as possible. and Increase
The security when practicable. and
working on thls basis. depend upon
lime good crops and good volume OF
exports Control IL imports is also
flvofed. These policies n followed. It
IS declared. VIII put the bank in "a
position where "a change in charter
vlu make practicable greater aid TO
agriculture or any other enterprise
which the bank may wish 20 esDouse
and which the government. which
owns it. may prefer
lie has been working along these
lines since January. 1921. and when
The report Of Haskius and Sells.
made for the Forbes mission.
cached Manila and was published,
u extract. in the press. during the
fourteen months the report had been
I1 preparation much Improvement IN
the banks position had been made.
The $40 zoe, 900 loaned on sugar
limitations and mills Is now. It is
nelieved. all 90 De repaid. although
payment VIII cover several years.
The cocoanut oil mill loans. which
Hay be $4,000. 600. are being tackled
next.
In both cases ~ r. reorganization
rlrtaliment OF expense. reduced cost
or operation and Of manufacture ef-
GeIency instead OF careless methods
and waste that got by during the
war and the post armistice boom. I'll
Is understood that Wilson's report
expected about January I will show
that the banks ultimate losses viii
not approach those estimated by the
wood Forbes mission.
Csovernor-Ccn erai Wood has reOr-
canlzed the directorate OF tho bank
which Is now IN experienced An1eri-
can hands. The positions OF some
Of rs big customers are better each
day. OF these. one IS the bank OF
The Philippine Islands. also In COM
Deteut American hands. The reserves
% this bank have been raised 20
q point wei above the legal re-
qIirements. and It's account with the
National IS being reduced
The Manila Railroad IS making
on and r11v-fw~- ofF aahfu
too. Is in American hands.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
Chicago Prepares for
Tigers Ouerhead Attack

CHICAGO, oct. 26.-Perfection of
tho defense against an open attack
which Chicago coaches believe
Princeton viii launch saturday con-
tinued at Stagg field today.
The work was carried on behind
closely guarded gates.
Princeton alumnae. who will meet
here tomorrow, are planning
warm RECEIPT on for the team when
it arrives. The old grads plan 10
meet the special train from Prince
ton and escort the team 20 their
hotel
Scores of Princeton grads were
pouring into the city today and a
mad search for tickets was started.
Scalpers, despite the efforts OF au-
thorities. held some seats at 500.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
PARIS To DANCE IN
MORCUE' SAYS PAPER

PARIS. Oc.. 2f-'Soon we viii
dance ln the M0rguc
So says l. Pcuple this morninE
concerning the prospective moving
% the MorEue and ,he fact that a.
dance h-l VIII take -F place
"Br.rh. lights n place ~ s1motr
ones. ard Identification numbers for
hats and coats instead of Tor bodies
wlf be some Of the changes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27

a Stoneham. president Of the club.
was preparing GO dispose o. MS con-
trolling interest," In the team
NELAND-Walter "Duster~
Mails Southpaw pitcher for the
cleveland Indians VIII be released
go any club in the Pacific coast
league that desires his services. The
ciub announced. Mails asked for his
release.
PRINCETON. Y J-Johnny Cor
man. substitute quarterback, Will d.
rect the pr uceton team against Chi
cago Saturday. Coach Roper an
nounCed. Crum. Cleaves and either
Caldwell or Emery w q make MP the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
SPORT TABS

PARIS-Batting SIX. European
heavyweight champ on, announced
he would ACCEPT the challenge OF
Georges Carpenter for return bout
for the title. Details concerning the
date and the place viii be arranged
lat n meeting OF the principals next
week.
CHICAGO-Because Arnold Statz
hatted only .297 instead OF 400 the
Chicago cubs saved $4,000. In the
deal with the Los Angeles club OF
the Pacific coast league for the young
outdelder, the cubs agreed TO add
$4,000 20 the purchase price If he
finished the season as a 300 hitter.
NEW YORK-Oflca ais Of the New
York Giants announced there was
no truth in the report that Charles
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27

success against the Henry Ford.
Amer can challenger and Cap;
Clayton Morrissey and his crew OF
Gloucester men. The margin was
one CT seven minutes. 81 seconds
about the sime as the Blue Nose
lead az yesterday.
While the Gloucester boat. IN fact
won Two races. the first was de-
clared unofficial
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
" iggly PiIIoiV Found
10 CONTAIN Big Snake

PONEROY. o.. Oct Is - After
G.ing n pillow from n box Of old
feathers IN an clubhouse. Mrs. Kin
ssy burst. living near Letart. placed
the pillow on her little sons bed.
For several DAYS the child COM
p.ained that his pillow was ''wiggily."
Fially his mother ooened 60. She
found q big blacksnake among the
feathers
Tho lad now refuses 20 use any pill
low az all
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
SCHOONER BLUE NOSE
IS AGAIN CHAMPION

GLOUCESTER, Mass, oct. 26.-
CBy ~ P.)-The schooner Blue
Nose OF Canada is again champion
OF the international fishing fleets
Capt. Angus Walters and his fellow
Lunenburgers today scored a second
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27

Illinois lef, for Detroit Thursday
where the squad will make its head
quarters until the Michigan game
saturday. Rune Clark. first string
quarterback was stll en- the hospital
list and it looked as though George
Dawson would be called on TO puo.
tho team
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
AT IOWA

Secret practice with the scrubs
using the Purdue plays was the or
der OF the day. Iowa Is taking no
chances as a result Of the Chicago
game in which Purdue held the
Marocns 10 a 1910 score.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
AT WISCONSIN

The Badgers were taking &c easy.
The first scrimmage OF the week was
held wednesday and another was
scheduled for Thursday. The
defense was instructed how 20 break
Up both Minnesota and Illinois plays.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
AT NORTHWESTERN.

Capt. Jimmy Paterson was back
IN the scrimmage Thursday for frs.
time since the Chicago game. The
dril was snappy and the first string
scored six tourndowus
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
At MINNESOTA.

Coaches were plugging away at the
defense Thursday. With strong at
tack the entire scrimmage was
given over TO perfectins a strong
forward wall
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
AT INDIANA

Although several Of the varsity
players are still on the sick list the
first string managed 20 present a
strong attack against the scrubs in
scrmmage. They scored several
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27

counted for There. for reasons OBJ
scure. a one day draught seems 20
nave taken hold
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
AT OHIO STATE

Thlrty-six men were in the squad
which was on its way for the Min
nesota game al Minneapolis. Satur-
day Every man was in good con
dition
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
AT MICHIGAN

Yost sent his men through a stiT
scrimmage Thursday working out q
number Of new plays which he hopes
Will battle the Illini defense.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-27
WITH THE BIG
TEN
AT CHICAGO.

Scalpers are asking 500 for q
single seat az the Chicago Princeton
game. The Maroons drove 10 per
feet the defense behind closed gates