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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

beauty got her the leading role in "The
Pardon" at the Bandbox Theatre. Ma.
stopped off in Chicago to open in a new
show.
1t was called "Why Marry?" and the
facetious answer he gave was "Just to
be divorced" He spoke prophetically, for
the run Of why Marry?" had scarcely be-
gun when deputies served him with papers
in the case OF Goodwin VS. Goodwin. Margie
was suing for divorce.
We are the best 'of pals she told re-
porters in New York, but ~ye can't live
together successfully as man and wife"
To prove they were good friends, she
went to Milwaukee, where Nat was taken
Ill. and nursed him. Rumors OF reconclia-
tion were in the air when Margie shat.
tered them by marrying Lieutenant Ray
mond ellison, Of the United States Army.
That was just three years ago. in 1919
Nat was playing In Baltimore, Margie's
home town, when he got the news In his
dressingroom at the theatre. lie was hard
hit. To quote Theodore Babcock, who was
playing on the same bill:
mat throw his arms around nv neck
and wept IKE n little child. 'Margle was
the only woman In all the world, he told
me. She was the one girl | ever loved"
II his heart had been really broken he
II.
his siNtieth year he took to his bed in the
Claridge Hotel desperately'ill Two OF his
former wives were in New York then
Edna Goodrich and Margle Moreland-both
staying at tho Hotel Netherlands.
But II was another beauty, Georgia
Gardner an authenticated actress and play
wright, who was at his side when he died
She said Nat Goodwin had planned 10
marry her on his slxty-first birthday; on
his death, she was the heir to the small
estate he left--only $4,000.
But Klaw and Erlanger. the theatrical
producers. put in a judgment claim. Liti.
CATION ensued that lasted more than a
year. klaw and Eranger finally won the
suit, but even then all matters in conuec-
tion with the estate could not be cleared
up, 1t was necessary to find Nat Good.
wins last widow"-Margie Moreland.
where is Margie Moreland?" asked the
lawyers.
They inquired OF her attorneys. House,
Grossman & Vorhaus, OF No. 1l5 Broad.
aryioa S-,t,rast Rrftalr ptrh,. p.......
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

Moreland took avidly to the search for
her when she became a figure Of mystery
Everywhere the question was asked, Have
you seen Margie Moreland?' And always
the answer shot back. mo, I'm looking for
her! Have your"
Acting on the rumor that Margie was
last observed Btrolling about Nyack, IN.
vestgators for the lawyers hustled to that
town. NyacR Is not a large city Several
people were found who remembered see
Ing the pretty blonde. She was with an
army officer, they said. and II they remen,-
berod Alright, the two had departed In an
automobile.
There the trail ended In desperation the
attorneys inquired at army headquarters,
but could not trace Lieutenant Raymond
ellison through that source.
Nor did inquiry at all other sources trace
Margie Moreland, either under that name
or as Mrs Raymond ellison, or as Mrs.
Nat GOODWIN, or as Margaret Parrott,
which was her name before she went
on the stage. Only silence answered what
by that time had become a universal cues.
tion; Where is Margie Moreland?"
broadway Ia stil asking It without re
suit. II Marsie is still honeymooning with
her young Lieutenant say Margie's friends,
II has been a record.breaking honeymoon.
Not only has II lasted two years, but the
honeymooners have fooled the world-for
Broadway can't tell you whether they are
at Niagara Falls. Bermuda, Hawaii, or
right at home In little old New York;
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

way. The reply came back
that Leo Brilles, who looked
after her personal affairs for
years, had not seen her since
her marriage to Lieutenant
ellison. Somebody said <she
was seen on the streets OF
Nyack, n, y, shortly after
that was positively the las.
report.
"Try the hotels" said the
lawyers.
At the Netherlands, the
Claridge. and the Great
Northern--at each OF which
Miss Moreland had been q
resident guest for different
periods before her marriage
the managers shook their
heads. They had not seen
Miss Moreland in nearly two
years. They knew her we'll.
No, she had left no forward
ing address. Mail was be-
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
JALOVERCROWDED
AS CRIME GROWS

Unusual criminal activity in I'M
perial county, such as four murders
in three days, robberies, smuggling,
etc, has overfilled the county Jail, a
census Of prisoners confined there to-
day revealed.
According to Deputy Jailer Wrir,
the capacity Of the county basti!e is
SO. Today the register showed nearly
90 names on the "big book" something
approaching a record for the Jail, 1t
was said.
The result Of the unusual influx OF
prisoners into the county prison is or
ganization of another chain gang
which went out today to look after
city and county parks and roadways.
A gang of MeXcans was taken out
this morning by deputy sheriffs to be-
gin trimming the whiskers of the
park lawn" as Jailer Weir expressed
it. "They've got to work if they board
and lodge at Sheriff Applestill's no
tel," he said. And the gang trooped
off with lawn mowers clanking at
their fore.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - Fire,
which broke out on the roof of the
United States treasury here late to-
day, threatened to reach the test
room Of the prohibition bureau,
where explosive chemicals are stored.
The fire was still blazing at four
o'clock and firemen We're making
strenuous efforts to prevent it reach
ing the chemical stcre-room.
Five chiefs, however, believed that
they would have the fire under con-
troll within a short time.
The blaze, breaking out suddenly
on the roof Of the historic structure,
apparently was started by gasoline
torch of workmen engaged in build
ing another roof on top of the build
ing.
Hundreds of girl clerks rushed out
in a panic. Some were scratched and
bruised in their frantic efforts to
escape.
Clouds of smoke poured forth, the
wind sweeping them toward the
White House.
The treasury, the vaults of which
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
WOMAN CHANGES HER
MIND THREE Times
IN COURT PLEAS

Mrs. Kate Hester, accused with her
husband of extortion, exercised a
woman's inalienable light to change
her mind again today. She re
pleaded mot guilty"
With this third change of mind,
Mrs. Hester threw a monkey wrench
into legal machinery ana stopped the
trial of her husband, W. II. Hester,
whose case was before a jury in
Judge Conkling's court.
Hester's trial on the allegation
that he had worked the badger
game" on M. l.. Grayson was halted
when Deputy District Attorney Eli
son asked leave to amend the infor-
nation against Hester and sought All
instructed verdict from the jury.
Judge Conkling granted the motion,
Hester and his wife will now be tried
jointly for extortion at an early date,
it was said.
Mrs. Hester's record Of pleas runs
like this: "Not guilty, guilty, not
guilty" Court attaches are wonder
what she will plead next, it was re-
ported.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
ESTIMATE Of
ME:RGERCOST
IS ORDERED
Imperial Irrigation District
Takes First Steps to Buy
Water Companies
BOND ISSUE REQUIRED
Engineer Directed to Make
Report on Funds Needed;
No. II Signs Up
BOND ISSUE REQUIRED

The Imperial Irrigation District has
taken its first step for the purchase
by bond issue of all the Imperial val
ley water companies, it was announc-
ed officially today.
A survey, upon which may be based
an estimate of the cost of the exten-
sive project, was authorized and di-
rected late yesterday afternoon at an
important meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the district, and Ray S.
Carberry, chief engineer, was COM
missioned to prepare and submit such
a prospectus "at the earliest practic-
able date"
The authorization was by resolution
unanimously adopted.
In reviewing its situation in the
resolution. the district asserts that
"the construction fund raised by the
last previous bond issue is insufficient,
and that there is no fund for the pur-
poses Of constructing and purchasing
necessary irrigating canals, works
machinery and equipment for the Op-
Grafton and maintenance thereof, and
that it is necessary to raise additional
money for such purposes, and for the
purpose of acquiring water and other
property necessary for the purposes
of said district"
That, in effect, is the boards Of
ficial announcement that a bond issue
is required to provide the necessary
funds for the merger, and is therefore
contemplated, it was explained.
However, the matter of the amount
of the bond issue must first be deter
mined, it was apparent, and it was
for such determination that Mr.. Car
berry was directed to make surveys
necessary TO furnish the proper basis
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
ESCAPED over line.
ISBR0UCHT BACK
Nan accused of R0bbery at
Cdlesico Lodged
iR Jail

CALEXICO, Feb. ST. A. Schultz,
g, VINO says his home is in Santa
Monica, is a prisoner in the city Jail,
and being held Tor the police author
tiles Of MeXicali on charge of high
way robbery.
Schultz is alleged to have held UP
Charley Everly, on employe OF the
Climax Cafe in MeXicali at 2:30
O'Clock this rlorning and robbed him
CT SIS. When he retired to a locker
in the rear of the cafe to change his
clothes he found Schultz with a
drawn revolver right behind him. He
put up his hands promptly and lost
SIS. when he was searched. Schultz
then warned Everly to stay ir the
closet for five minutes. At the end
Of that time Everly ran into the
street and saw Schultz just disap-
pearine across the border. He shout
ed "stop thief" and called for the
police and Officer c. l.. Dame, of the
CaleXico department. who was pa
trolling the border line, started after
the escaping man. He chased him
several blocks and finally captured
him. The prisoner will be delivered
to the MeXicali authorities as soon
as the necessary formalities can be
complied with.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
JUDGE SENTENCES
THREE ARSONISTS

Sentence was passed today by Su-
perior Judge Cole on the three Ell Cen
tro men convicted here two weeks
ago of first degree arson. Imprison-
ment in San Quentin for not less than
two years, the definite time to be
fixed by the State Prison Board, was
the punishment fixed after Judge Co'e
had denied motion for a new trial. No
tice of appeal was given by Attorney
Utley and writs of probable cause is
sued fixing bail at $4,000 pending dis
position of the appeal. The three men
Charles Savinovich, Walter Rupar
and William Markovich--were convict
ed of firing their restaurant, the
Frisco Grill, here several months ago.
Deputy District Attorney Harry B.
Ellison prosecuted the case and was
generally congratulated for winning a
conviction.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
Belligerent Senator Will Un-
timber His Big Guns ON
Measure
SAYS BRIBING VOTERS
Compares 1t With Result in
Newberry Case-Insists
no Love for Ex-SOldiers

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The Re-
publican party's soldier bonus plan
will be denounced in the senate by
Senator Borah, Idaho, as an attempt
by the party to buy control of con-
gress in much the same way as it
was alleged single seat was bought
in the Newberry case.
Bofah will shortly begin fight on
the bonus plan which he intends to
carry on in characteristic fashion.
I in the speech with which he will
open his campaign, Borah intends to
tell the senate that political expedi-
ency ard not love for the ex-service
men is behind the vociferious support
accorded the bonus plan by many
members of congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
MISS M|NTE:R
TO Be SAVED
BY FRIENDS
Popular Young Actress Not
To Be Swept Into
MaelstrOm -
AN ALL NIGHT COUNCIL
Big Movie Magnates' Cars
Parked for Half Block in
Two Directions
AN ALL NIGHT COUNCIL
United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "a fight
to save the professional reputation Of
Mary Miles Minter, movie star, whose
name has been dragged into the
William d. Taylor murder mystery,
was started today by her friends
here.
Hollywood's financiers, dealt Sc
we're blow in the Arbuckle case, are
in which thousands of dollars has
been invested shall be lost.
While police hunted the slayer of
termined to preserve Miss Minter's
screen popularity, met with attorneys
at her home.
Behind drawn curtains while priv
ate detectives stood guard to keep
outsiders away, the conference con-
tinued during the night and up until
an early hour this morning. The eX-
pensive motors in which the film
magnates drove to the council of war,
were lined up for half q block in both
directions.
Her love letters to Taylor, her
friends insisted, were innocently
written.
"They were innocent" it was stated,
"but they are subject to possible mis-
construction in the hands of the
public"
Every effort is being made to re-
cover other letters of Miss Minter's
which have disappeared.
Hollywood went back to work to-
day after Taylor's funeral. Once
more grease painted lords and be-
whiskered comedians appeared. But
there was a manifest tension through
cut fimdom.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
All Kinds of COnjectures are
Around in Connection
With Taylor Murder
THE POLICE DISAGREE
One Says Jealousy Cause,
Another Says Revenge
Now Hunting Clews
United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8-A new fig
ure was drawn within the scope of in
vestigation in the William D. Taylor
murder case today, when operatives
of the district attorneys office ques-
toned one of the biggest Independent
figures in the motion picture business,
it was learned by the United Press.
This man, recently divorced, was
said to have been madly in love with
an. actress who apparently held Taylor
in higher esteem than she did the man
now being questioned.
The man under surveillance was the
only one of the half dozen biggest
men in the picture game in Hollywood
who did not attend Taylor's funeral
yesterday, investigators said
He is reported to have proposed
marriage on numerous occasions to
the actress whose silken nightgown
poice detectives assert they found in
Taylor's home shortly after he was
shot.
Still another investigation agency
was interesting itself today in the son
of q multimllionaire eastern family.
This young man has also been known
in Hollywood for some time as an ar
dent admirer Of the actress who IS to-
day the nucleus of the Taylor mur-
der investigation.
"We are looking today for a few
necessary bits of corroborative evil
dence to support the theory already
partly born out by recent discoveries
one detective said.
Someone is going to be arrested
and suddenly-for the Taylor mur-
der" Under Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz
said today. "And it will not be Edward
F. Sands, Taylor's former valet.
Taylor was killed through jeal-
ousy and not revenge."-
The police took a Numerically op-
posite view.
Sands killed Taylor" said Captain
D. l.. Adams. 1--WE want him."
The police hunt, Adams Indicated
s being concentrated almost solely
on an effort to arrest the former sec
retary.
SANDS ARMY DESERTER
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Edward
F. Sands, former valet for William
Desmond Taylor, for whom Los An
geles police have instituted a nation
wide search in connection with the
Taylor murder, also is being sought
by the war department as a deserter
from the army, the adjutant general
announced today.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8.-Police
and county detectives investigating
the William Desmond Taylor murder
mystery today arrived simultaneous
lv at the conclusion that some yelled
i
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
OFFICER WAS KILLED
WHILE DOIN(,
DUTY
Policeman at MarysUiiie Shot
Dozen When Frustrating
H0Id-Up
United Press Leased Wire

MARYSVILLE, Calf, Feb. s.
James Wlicon and j, Castro were ar
rested here in connection with the
murder of Police Officer Francis Hee-
man last night, who was shot by an
unknown bandit.
Heeman entered a saloon to frus-
trate holdup and was shot and in
stantly killed by the fleeing bandit,
who escaped with $3.50 in cash.
Posses searched the city and sur
sounding country all night. A third
suspect jim Alex, is held for cues
tioning.
From the bartender and two other
persons present police obtained good
description of the murderer.
The man entered the bar and COW
cred the bartender with his revolver.
When the bartender failed to raise his
hands the bandit fired shot which
did not take effect. He then rifled the
cash drawer and was backing from the
place when Officer Heeman, VINO h3d
heard the shot, entered.
The bandit turned and fired point
blank, and stepped over the body of
the dead officer, escaping.
lIcGllldIl NlCi III i's'b ~
a member of the Marysville police
force for Il years and was regarded
as one of its most capable officers
He is the third officer to be shot and
killed in Marysville.
The bandit is either in Sacramento
or hiding along the banks of the Amer
lean river near there, according TO the
police.
A squad of deputies under the di-
rection of Deputy Sheriff VIM. R. Cook
searched the banks of the river there
in an effort to locate the murderer.
Three men were held today foi
questioning regarding the murder.
Thomas Pearson, identified by the
bartender of the saloon as man he
saw in the place at the time of the
shooting, was the third man TO be
taken into custody Pearson firmly de-
MED completely in the shooting or that
he even had been in the saloon.
James Wilcon and j. Castro were
taken into custody and will be held fol-
investigation.
A reward of $500 for apprehension
of Heeman's assassin was offered this
morning by the city council,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
GOV. RUSSELL
SUED BY GIRL
United Press Leased Wire

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 8.-Oppon-
ents Of Governor Lee Russell, de-
fendant in a 100000 seduction suit
filed BY Miss France Birkhead, today
arg ged impeachment proceedings
against the executive.
Friends of Russell advocated a
"hands off" policy and said the gov
ernor will be completely vindicated.
Action one way or the other is eX-
pected within 4S hours.
Il do not believe single word of
this horrible story," declared Mrs.
Russell.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
Movie World Still Deeply Stirred Toda,
DICK COHEN TURNS
LAWYER, BUT HIS
CLIENTS BALK

= Dick Cohen, official Spanish g
= Interpreter, has never been ad- :,
= mitted to the bar, but Dick :,
. has hob-nobbed with lawyers (.
8 enough to know the funda- :.
. mentals Of jurisprudence, so :.
- today he tried to give two 9
- hapless hoboes some free legal :,
- advice.
S Perfecto Bernal (who in i
- spite of his name is not a cigar :,
s. salesman) and Jesus Magon :
$ were yanked into police court 8
$ this morning with a bulglng :
- sack OF rice.
$ "Where'd you get it?" the :.
= court inquired.
= "We no sabe,' the pair re- :.
. piled. Long come hombre :.
6, where we sleep in box car and :.
g say, Here keep this rice We $
:, keep heem." :
s Whose gonna believe :;
g that" said Dick in an under :.
8 tone. Better plead guilty" !
Is The two honbres gave HIM :.
s. a dirty look with a stiletto in Z
; each eye and as one man said: Z
j. "Nor gueelty, Judge :
3 '"They'll be given jury 8
- trial tomorrow and get 80 Gays =
= for vagrancy and 80 for swip- I
s. ing the rice. Poor saps!" SAID &
8, Dick. Z
& Meanwhile court observers Z
& are waiting to see how good a :
g lawyer Dick Cohen is. :
s, = :, &, & = q &, = !, :, e !
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
u. s. Treasury Building Afre
Nations Millions Threatened
Big Building at National Capital Still Bazing-Hundreds
of Employees Panic Stricken-President Harding
Views it From White House

are packed with millions of dollars of
currency and gold and silver bullion,
is in the heart of the nations capital
and all the fire apparatus, in the city
was summoned to the scene.
Embers from the burning roof
soon began to drop into the large in
terror court of the building.
At first, firemen had considerable
difficulty in getting water to the
roof. The tar paper being used to
cover the roof seemed to make the
fire burn more rapidly.
A huge crowd soon collected and
police quickly threw a Gordon around
the building.
President Harding noticed tn c
blaze from the White House office
and went out into the back yard of
the executive grounds to watch the
efforts of the fire fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
SPECTACULAR FIRE
SEATTLE DOCKS
TODAY
Red and Green Flames Leaned
Hundred Feet Against Enky
Smoke Screen
United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 8.-Thous-
ands of dollars damage was done and
the lives of dozens of sailors were
placed in jeopardy this morning when
fire of mysterious origin swept the
Alaska Steamship Company's steam
er La Touche, moored at the Heffer-
man drydocks.
The steamer Ketchikan and Redon-
do were tied up alongside the La
Touche and for time the flames
threatened to spread to them and to
the wharf.
1t was one of the most spectacular
fires ever seen on the waterfront
here. Red and green flames leaped
hundred feet into the air against
background Of inky smoke.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
LOST CHANCE TO HANG
United Press Leased Wire

DENVER, Feb. 8. - Costa Nester-
hoff lost his opportunity to hang
for the murder of Pete Evanoff. The
state supreme court decided that he
must spend the rest of his life in the
state prison.
Nesterhoff's attorneys appealed on
the grounds that the court erred when
it failed to instruct the jury that the
prisoner could either be hanged or
sentenced for life.
The jurymen were instructed TO
bring in life imprisonment verdict.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
FATAL COLLISION
FOR FIVE LABORERS
United Press Leased Wire

SANTA MONICA, Feb. 8.-One
Mexican laborer is dead, second is
dying and three others are possibly
fatally injured as a result of a head
on collision between speeding gaso-
line car and Pacific Electric work
train here today.
Five men were rushed to Loan
shire hospital Immediately after the
wreck. L. Roda died within few
moments, Pedro Rdmera is dying, Sur
geon A. w. Hopkinson said.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
ORIENTAL REPUBLIC
WILL BE- FIRST
T0RATIFY
Chinese Cabinet Has Already
FGUorabiy Passed UEon
Conference Work
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-China is
to be the first nation to ratify treat
les growing out of the Washington
conference. s.a
Her cabinet has already passed its
approval upon the two treaties in
which China was signatory - the
Chinese customs tariff and the Chin
ese general "policy" documents, ac
cording to cablegram received here
today from Pekin.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
ITALIAN CABINET
WILL BE FORMED
United Press Leased Wire

ROME, Feb. S.-Former Prcmie>
Vittorio Orlandoi, member of the
"big four during the Paris peace
conference, was today asked by King
Victor Emmanuel to attempt to form
q new Italian cabinet. Signor De Nj
cola, who, had at first been asked, re
ported to the king that he could not
do SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
HUNTING FOR THE DEAD
United rress Leased Wire

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 8--Firemen
today searched the smoking ruins of
the Hotel Lexington to find trace of
the % persons still unaccounted for
in the fire which destroyed the build
ing yesterday.
Three bodies of victims who perish
ed in the fire are in morgues.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
GERMAN STRIKE
COMES TO END
United Press Leased Wire

BERLIN, Feb. 8.-Sociahst mem
bers of the German government have
forced a final compromise with the
striking railroad workers and the
walkout which paralyzed Germany
came to definite end today. City
electrical, water and transportation
workers also agreed to return to
work, ard the German capital, after
two terrible days without light or
water, was struggling back to nor
NAL.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
ORENCHAIN JURY
SELECTED TODAY
United Press Leased Wir

Los ANGELES, Feb. s. - Indi-
cations early today were that the
jury in the murder trial of Madalynne
Obenchain will be completed before
night.
When court opened today eight
jury m box. Only fourteen peremptory
challenges remained, ten for the de-
Mrs. Obenchain is charged jointly
with Arthur c. Burch with the muir
der of John Belton Kennedy, her
former sweetheart, who was shot to
death at Beverly Glen last August.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
NERVOUS COLLAPSE
FOR MISS MINTER
United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. S-Mary
Miles Minter has suffered complete
nervous collapse and is in a serious
condition, according to an unverifieG
report here today.
Doctors were said to be in constant
attendance of the little star.