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The Washington times., 1922-06-27
FORMER STEEL WORKER
DIES IN PITTSBURGH AT 112

PITTSBURGH. June 27.-Michael
Lipski. aged 112. believed to have
been the oldest resident OF western
Pennsylvania and one Of the Oldest
men in the United States. died yes.
terday morning in St. Francis Hos
pital.
Two of the centenarian's grand.
sons are in the United States Army,
q third Is in the navy and a fourth
served in the world war in a
Kentucky unit.
Mr.. Lipski' had never before been
seriously i'll. lie worked in Pitts.
burgh mills until ten years ago,
when he was aged 103. He never
wore glasses and his vision was
clear.
He was borI. in Gurbing, Poland
in 1910. The exact record Of his
birth Is in the archives OF his parish
church in Gurbing and was twice
part Of his record for passports OBJ
tanned to come to this country.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
MRS. HEARST IS
PARIS HOSTESS
FOR PRINCESS
Brilliant Dinner Given in
League Of Nations Room"
For Notable Gathering.
BY c. r. BERTELLI.
TnIversal Service.

PARIS, June 27-All Paris tradi-
tions were broken yesterday by Mrs.
William Randolph Hearst. who defied
the time -honored custom in the
French social world of leaving Paris
Immediately after the Grand Prix.
Mrs. Hearst gave an exclusive lunch.
con at the Hotel Crillon, thus pro.
longing the social season by one day.
The luncheon was given in the
League of Nations" room in the
Hotel Crillon, formerly President
Wilson's sitting room. which Is now
a part of Mrs. Hearst's suite. The
luncheon was notable for the bril-
lance OF the toilettes.
Mrs. Hearst wore another OF her
Fifth avenue gowns, which have been
creating a sensation here. 1t was a
lovely black and white creation OF
printed crepe de chine with a single
white silk rose at the waist as the
only decoration. With this she
wore pearls and a large picture hat
trimmed with osprey plumes.
The luncheon was In honor OF the
Princess Christopher OF Greece and
her husband. The former Mrs. Will.
lam B. Leeds wore q magnificent
gown of black Chantilly with pearls
which were worth a kings ransom.
The Princes de Polygnac wore q
striking costume of silk colored
"ivory brown" and a hat trimmed
with ostrich feathers.
The Countess Skarysika wore rust.
colored crepe de chine trimmed with
wild roses.
Other guests were Prince Chris
topher of Greece. who sat at Mrs
Hearst's right hand; General and
Mrs. Townsend, Or. John Harriss,
Mrs. Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Swope, Major Throckmorton,
Count Polygnao, Millecent and Col.
onel Halves. Mrs. William Young,
Colonel Thorold, Marquis de Castel.
lane and Mrs. G.. Gwynn.
One Of the interesting features Of
the luncheon was the announcement
that Prince and Princess Christopher
intend to go to New York in October.
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Uncle Joe Is Seeking
bastard Who Took
His Hootch

The House Committee on APP
propriations adjourned yester-
day and the members hurried
to their offices to clean up for
the getaway. Uncle Joe Can
non, in his shirtsleeves and bare
headed, rushed into the room.
II left my coat and hat
here" said he, gathering a gar
ment from a nearby chair in
one hand and going through
the pockets with the other.
From pocket to pocket he went,
nervously feeling for some
thing. Soon the happy smile
on his familiar face died and
cold. angry look came in its
place.
"Well, I'm a little old and
not as strong as l used to be,
but l can lick the fellow that
took that flask out Of my
pocket" said the aged states
man. "You cannot get that
sort of liquor every day."
Uncle Joe talked to empty
seats, for all of his colleagues
were gone and only a passerby
heard him.
Uncle Joe voted for the Vol
stead act. Also, he voted to
pass it over President Wilson's
veto.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
DRY ENF0RCER
ARRESTEDFOR
AUTO SEARCH
George Fowler Declared to
Have illegally Hunted Liquor
In Maryland.

Charged with Illegally searching
the automobile Of William Biggs, en-
ploye Of the Soldiers Home. who
lives at Camp Springs. Prince
Georges county. Md. George Fow
Ter. Federal prohibition agent. wus
arrested last night by deputy Sheriff
Everett f. Pumphrey.
Warrant for the arrest Of Fowler
was issued by Justice Of the Peace
J. p. Cox. Of Suitland.
According to Biggs. on June In
company with two young men and
three women, he was driving his
automobile on the State road from
Leonardtown when Fowler and
another prohibition agent crowded
him to the side of the road and de-
manded that the occupants leave the
car SO II could be searched for whis
key.
After lining the six occupants on
the side Of the road, Fowler and his
companion are alleged to have
searched the machine and the men
but found no liquors. 1t was not
until yesterday that Biggs was able
to learn the name Of the prohibition
agent, and Immediately he had the
warrant issued.
States Attorney J. Wilson Ryon,
Of Prince Georges county, represent.
ed Biggs when Fowler was brought
before Justice Cox for hearing last
night. The Federal agent, however
waived a preliminary hearing before
the magistrate, declaring he wanted
his case heard before a jury.
There were more than 200 resi-
dents Of the county gathered at Mag.
istrate Cox's office when Fowler ap
peared for n hearing. Justice Cox
fixed bond at $500, but none Of the
residents would go on his bail. HI
was released on his personal recog.
nizance until today when he said
he would furnish the bonds.
Deputy Sheriff Pumphrey said
that the young women, who were
with Blggs when the revenue agents
are alleged to have held up mis- car,
were indignant at the actions Of the
Government agents. 1t was tlllniy
through their protests, that Biggs
had the warrant issued for the arrest
OF Fowler. The revenue agent re,
fused to reveal the name Of his com
panion when the alleged search oc
CURED.
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past 10 o'clock on Friday night
until after 2 o'clock Saturday af.
ternoon. They asked him many
questions and wrote down what
purported to be his answers.
He signed the paper when they
had finished with him, but he tells
me he did not make the answers
attributed to him by the officials.
"Creasey also told me that he had
received several letters from Miss
Lavoy before he left Kentucky to
come here"
The lawyer intImated that some
OF these letters would bear out the
contention of the defense that Miss
Lavoy ended her own life.
II am prepared to prove con'clu.
sively that this young woman
ended her own life," he added.
Creasey told his counsel, according
to Mr.. Malone, that Miss Lavoy had
had his gun in her home on a pre-.
vious occasion. At that time,
Creasey declared. he left the gun
there at her request, as she evi.
IDENTIFY feared to be alone in the
house. Creasey said he later needed
the gun and had her send II on
TO him.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
Boy Is Mistaken For
Doll And Left To
Drown In Pool

NEW YORK, June 27.-A
two-year-old boy, who had
fallen into a pool of water at
'Gravesend Bay looked so much
like a rag doll to a woman who
was called to rescue the young
ster by his playmates, that she
did not try to save him.
Sometime later George Wan
derlie, of Brooklyn, recovered
from the pool the body of
George Hoffman, whose father,
William Hoffman, lives on a
houseboat. A physician worked
over the boy for half an hour,
but the child was dead.
Little Georges five-year-old
sister, ,Jeanette, told her father
that the boy was playing with
her and several other children,
younger than herself, when he
fell into the pool while reach
ing for a stick. She ran to the
woman, whose identity could
not be learned, crying that
George had fallen in. The
woman looked and then told
jeanette that it was only rag
doll.
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They have made public six rea-
sons for their belief. These are as
follows:
That Miss Lavoy was engaged to
a young man from Tupper Lake. N.
Y. and was about to dismiss Creasey
as a suitor.
That he devoted his entire time
to trying to break her engagement
to this man.
That the shot which killed the
girl was fired at a distance, which
precludes the suicide theory
That Creasey was intensely jeal'
Gus of Miss Lavey's popularity.
That he brought a loaded pistol
with him when he came TO Free
port, two weeks ago.
That he has a record and repu-
tation as a "Lothario," as evi.
denced by his address book" and
notes and dates.
Says Creasey Is Innocent.
On the other hand. Raymond Ma
lcne, coupsel for Creasey, charges
that the dead girl was in love with
Creasey to the end. He alleges that
Creasey came from Kentucky pur-
posely to break off with the teacher.
It was said by a Nassau county Of
ficial that the story Creasey told in
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his cell in the Mineola Jail has been
badly shaken and that his attempts
TO besmirch the character Of the dead
girl were disproved by the autopsy.
Indignation against Creasey, In
view Of Creasey's statements. ran
high in Freeport when findings OF
DR.. Arthur jacques. assistant medi-
cal examiner of Nassau county. who
performed an autopsy on the bcdy,
were made public. He said any re-
Election on her character was utterly
groun9less.
With tears in their eyes. Leroy and
Eva Lavoy. brother and sister OF
twenty-two-year-old Edith Ldvoy,
dead Freeport teacher, faced Creasey
in the Jail at Mineola.
They beseeched him to retract pub
licly the statements he had made that
he had been on extremely friendly
terms with the young woman he Is
now accused Of shooting to death.
Cool and suave. Creasey, in the
face OF medical evidence to the
contrary, glared at the pair de-
family and snapped:
IT'S true. every word said.
And she had other affairs, too"
Fist Fight Averted.
A momnt Of tension followed and
the dead girls brother sprang to-
ward Creasey. Before he could
strike him he was restrained by
Elvin NJ. Edwards. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney of Nassau, and Jail
attendants.
The dramatic scene took place
in the corridor OF the Jail, where
Creasey was led from his cell to
meet the brother and sister. The
man who told the authorities Miss
Lavoy took her own life while he
was doing on a couch in the liv-
ing room of the house where she
boarded was openly brazen,
His lips curled in a sneer when
he was asked II he knew the young
man and woman. He answered:
You bet do"
When Eva Lavoy pointed her
truth was known he simply Rlared
blow.
Character Clean.
The young woman is employed in
the accounting department Of the
New York Central railroad at Utica,
N. Y. With her brother. who lives
at Tupper Lake. N. Y, she came to
Freeport to face the man who is
charged with staying her sister.
She told Hearst reporter that re-
gardless Of what Creasey had said
everybody knew her sister for what
she was-an innocent, sweet, lovable
girl.
1t is the belief Of the authorities
that Miss Lavoy never intended to
marry at all, but played with fire be-
cause Of the thrill 1t gave her. The
officials have in their possession sew
cral letters said TO have been written
she said that she wished she were
with him. All these letters were az.
feCtionately signed, II is said.
One Of the most important clues,
the pistol with which the girl was
killed, has been negatived, it was
said. DR.. William II. Runcie, who
was called to attend the girl when
she was found shot, told the authori.
ties that he unintentionally picked
up this pistol, and thereby, as IL was
found, wiped out what tell.tale finger
prints might have been disclosed.
Shot From Distance.
The autopsy revealed that the re-
volver was more than six inches
from Miss Lavoy's head when the
shot was fired, so that she could
have fired II only by pulling the
trigger awkwardly with her thumb,
II at all.
Charles w. Hansen, Nassau coun.
tvs fingerprint expert. said that he
found bloodstains on the right sleeve
Of Creasey's shirt after making
microscopic picture test. The finger.
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print expert said that Miss Lavoy
was not shot while lying down, but
while she was sitting up with her
right leg under her left on the couch.
She fell over after the shot was
fired. Hansen said a microscopic
picture of the wound showed this.
IF the gun had been held close
to the girls head, there would have
been some powder marks and the
shot would have crushed every
bone in the girls head" he said.
The pistol must have been held
between two and a half and three
feet from her head when the bullet
was fired"
What Blood Test Shows.
Hansen said that he proved this
by the microscopic test he had taken
of the skin. To prove that the body
had been moved after the shooting,
Hansen said, there was considerable
smearing of blood on the girls head.
He said he believed from the picture
that some one had touched the head
of the girl after the shot was fired.
There were fingermarks showing
that the girls head had been rubbed
from the right to the left side of
the temple.
Assistant District Attorney Ed
wards, of Queens, today feels con-
fident of bringing about the convic-
ton Of Creasey, following his receipt
of the reports of the autopsy and of
the investigation made by Hansen.
The disjointed explanation given
by Creasey Immediately after the
shooting, and repeated to District
Attorney Weeks, of Nassau county,
was that he and Miss Lavoy were
together on a couch, that he fell
asleep and awakened to find she had
left his side, gone to his coat across
the room and taken his revolver
from a pocket, returned to his side
and shot herself in the right temple.
Attorney Malone's declaration as
to the innocence Of Creasey, his
client, follows:
Creasey's Side Is Told.
IT am prepared to prove that Miss
Lavoy was in love with William
Creasey right up to the time of her
death. l will have no difficulty IN
getting any twelve men to agree
with me when lay before them ali
the facts that are now in my DOS.
session. This man Creasey came up
from his home in Kentucky pur-
posely to break off with Miss Lavoy
and to return to her all the trinkets
and other things she had given
him..
The lawyer then went on to say:
"They are trying to make this man
out a male vamp' because he had
the names of a number of women
in a book they found on him when
they placed him under arrest.
More than 80 per cent of the
names in that book were those of
close relatives, including a married
sister. The others are women of re-
spectability. friends Of Creasey's," he
said. HE was in the navy during
the war and came in contact with a
number Of women workers. Creasey
tells me that the names of those in
the book are friends, respectable
friends. He is not the sort Of a char.
acter some people would have the
public believe"
Mr.. Malone denied that Creasev
ever made the statement attributed
TO him by the officials OF Nassau
county and continues:
They grilled this man from half
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
MOST OF RUSSIA'S GOLD
NOW IN U.S.RESERvE BANKS

Most OF the gold reserves OF the
old Russian government have found
lodging place in the vaults of the
Federal reserve banks. according to
the latest review of world gold
stocks. made by the Federal Reserve
Board today.
in 1918, before the world war. The
board said It is not definitely known
how much still remains In Russia,
but It is believed to be small.
! Most of Russia's gold has found it's
way into the reserves of other
countries, and eventually It has
reached New York.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
S. E. DRAMATIC CLUBS TO
PRESENT THREE PLAYS

Three plays, "Steadfast Princes"
Conrad the Gooseherd." and the
'Sing,a-Song Man." will be pr;'soat.
ed by the Southeast Commun'y
Center Dramatic Clubs. Thu sIly
evening. at Eastern High Sc, 4,
under the direction of Mrs. a 4.
Edwards. dramatic leader Of the cen
ter.
The clubs were formed to ira, lue
members in dramatic expression
The Washington times., 1922-06-27
Freed on Check Charge

Maurice Bauwens, arrested in HVn,
nection with a check bearing II" a.
legged signature Of Nine. L. T. Ha 20
widow of the former Norwe an
minister. at the Riggs National Bank
was released yesterday when Dis
trict Attorney Peyton Gordon so..r
pressed the case with the conser ni
the court. Bauwens when ARE ed
claimed he had attempted TO lash
the check for 1926 as favo- 10
another party.
The Washington times., 1922-06-27

FREEPORT L. l., June 27.-William Creasey, thryone,
of Fort Thomas the slayer of Miss Edythe Lavoy twenty
school teacher at her home 156 North Main
street. in the belief of the authorities after twoday nvest
Qat
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N0TRE DAME
tcSptIapea trela pars one,

- = :
Walsh, Adrian. Iowa, sub-yarslts
back; Dick Seifert, carlinyilleh II,
linols, sub end.
The players exonerated Gus
Desch, member Of the American
Olympic team, and John Mohardt.
al-American back, from taking
part In the game. saying that Slei-
theE was in any way implicated In
the affair.
The athletes declared they had
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-30
Voc Ioadsd eaat bad dys


sohs were loaded east and Use
Daily Il. Il. Fuel.
CHE hundred ard tgeDfysone
eAys Of coal were loaded for keil.
road fuel on the Mohongah dtyiss
ion, B o ION Saturday Of which
20 cars were secured BY the Bss&
%. r.. B. Today 200 ernpties are
ordered for railroad fuel loading
of the Monongah division.
Sixteen carloads Of coal were Sc.
cured of the Charleston division,
b. q o. on Saturday, but the B. &
%. did not get any from that
source Saturday.
United Mine Workers.
Three large mass meetings OF
miners were held in the Fairmont
region on Sunday. AllSof the meet
ings were we'll attended says Pat
rick Buckley, Fairmont, vice pres
ident Of sub district 4, who adds
that the morale of the miners is
more strengthened today in view
Of q general strike, than they were
six weeks ago.
-Four hundred miners attended
the mass meeting of the Wyatt
local on Sunday afternoon at the
recreation building Of the Consoli.
'dation Coal Company at Wyatt.
The speakers were Nick Aielle,
Fairmont, president of sub district
IL; A. Folio, Wendell and Miss Lulu
Montgomery, Fairmont, vice pres
.idents Of the West Virginia State
Federation Of Labor. Andrew
Comas, the president Of the local
presided.
One hundred trades folks at.
tended a meeting at Lumberport
on Sunday where a trades and
labor assembly was organized, @.
III. Bailey Fairmont, international
representative and personal rep-
rcsentative Of President John i.
Lewis in Northern West Virginia.
His address was very fine and GOV.
cred general conditions. Patrick
Buckley, vice president Of sub dis.
trict 4. was the other speaker.
At Mt. Glare between 500 and
GOO miners attended the meeting
in the opera house. The speakers
were James McCleary, district or.
ganizer. and Frank Mccartney,
district board member.
Charles Fl. Bailey, international
representative, went to Pittsburgh
this morning and will probably re-
main there several days to get a
line on things.
Patrick Buckley Is in the Rives.
vile section today.
Edward Matthews, secretary and
treasurer sub district a, is in
Clarksburg today.
Frank Mccartney aud Mmes Me,
Cleary are in Wolf Summit and
Mt. Clare today.
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GAINS Shown
EARLY TODAY
Various Stocks Show Up
ward Trend at Wall
Street Opening

NEW YORK, Jan, 30.-Mercan.
tile marine preferred, United Fruit,
/ Utah Copper, National Lead gain.
ed large fractions to ~ points, at
the opening today. DIS elevaor
and American Ice common and
preferred and hide and leaher pre-
tefred also were substantially bet.
Ter. Further realizing sales caused
moderate recessions in corn pro-
ducts and May department stores.
Union Pacific was the one promin.
emit exception to the higher trend
Of rails,
Foreign exchanges, especially
British bills continued TO strang-
then today, the rate for denland
bills on London rising to $414k
the highest quotation in over two
years. French and Italian remit,
tanecs made substantial adyancaJ,
but German marks were barely
steady.
Buying OF the leading exchanges
was largely Of a speculative char
acter, being based on tho belief
that the prospects " the GeNou
conference were brlghteplng.-
The market turned weak befoye
the end Of the first hour on selling
Of Atlantic gulf cotlmon and pre-
ferfed, gSlf sta $ steel. north
American, NNde'Jker, American
Can and DaylsS- Ghemlcal. Losses
in these and related shares ranged
from one to almost I points.
Foreign oils yielded to pressure,
notably Mexican petroleum and
general asphalt. Kresge was the
one stock to move forward, extent
ing its gain to 5A points.
Low grade oils were steady but
dividend paying issues developed
further heaviness. Call loans
opened at five per cent, although
local supplies of money were aug.
mented by offerings from interior
fbapAs.
Irregular movements character
lied the early afternoon market.
Consolidated gas broke from 90Hs
to S5h on fears OF an adverse de-
cision by the United States su-
preme court In the so cent gas case
lhat recovered to IS when It was
announced no decision would be
ifepdeEed today. American Suma-
itra Tobacco dropped az to 27M,
the lowest in several years. Gulf
States Seeel meanwhile climbed
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e1enttrled gtfemt nakf enel
htrlct government adding that he
from psrsonal knowledge
that many5bufldings In Washington
were Sire traps which might at
any time cost scores of lives.
I think the time has come when
some committee OF congress- should
be appointed to inquire into the
whole subject OF the enforcement
Of laws in the district OF Colum.
bla," Senator Frelinghuysen de.
Iclared, "for one thing there Is "a
4axtty OF traffic law and their ad.
ADMINISTRATION. Also there is no
method whereby those driving au.
tomobtleS are examined as toitheif
qualifications for driving. Proper.
tpnately there are Twice as many
cities.
at is time that congress paid
some attention to this matter to
the end that the lives OF residents
here may be protected"
u was stated that the audits com:
mlttes were to acc today. on tha
resolution which declared that the
snow was the chief reason for the
collapse Of the root, seems 10 be
unsatisfactory.
The resolution adds whereas as
1t is reported that contractors and
builders, especially during and
since the world war, have ignored.
eyaded orstreated lightly the rules
and regulations provided in the
building code OF the District OF
Columbia, especially 10 those sec.
tons which make mandatory pro-
vision for assurance against such,
a terrible calamity as has Just &C.
cured; and
Whereas 1t has been persistent.
ly rumored that contractors and
builders determined to save money
on the erection Of residence and
building structures have acted in
collision with inspectors OF build.
ings employed by the District Of
Columbia and.
Whereas 1t is the imperative
duty OF the senate OF the United
States to know all the facts re.
Ilating to this in-excusable tragedy
and also TO learn what, IL any,
truth there Is in the repeated as.
Isertions that. the safety and health
of thousands Of citizens and resi-.
dents Of the District of Columbia
have been ieopardiZed by the &C.
lions Of careless. contractors,
builders and building inspectors,
Resolved that the senate com.
mittee on the District Of Columbia
he and hereby is authorized and
directed to make a searching in,
yestigation into the Knickerbock.
ier tragedy including the operations
of builders. contractors and build.
ing inspectors, especially in rela.
ton TO structures erected during
and since the World war"
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Two Sentenced
In Trials Today

FAYETTEVILLE, w. Va, Jan,
30.-sentences OF one year and
one day each in the state peniten.
tiary were imposed today on
George Laifaerty and Tom Lewis,
after they had pleaded guilty to
charges Of attempt to murder b,
A. Grady and+C. E. Branscome at
Willis Branch February IS, 1891,
The. shooting with which they were
charged was in an attack on the
store OF the Willis Branch Coal
Company in which Henry Latferty
was Killed, according to the state
policeSwhile carrying a bucket Of
gasoline for the purpose Of setting
fire to the store. Mr.. Grady was
superintendent Of the. company
and Mr.. Branscome a bookkeeper
employed by the company.