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The Washington times., 1922-11-17
INVENTOR SAYS
. HE|Sv|CT|M
Of PLOT
Charges U. s. Agents conspire
To Bar Him From This
Country.
Continued from First Page)


have been separated from my wife
for about five years. had tried
every honorable means OF obtaining
her agreement to a divorce before
leaving New Zealand. but she had
refused.
"she caused my detention for a
time at San Francisco with Miss
Strangmann, who accompanied me
to America on board the same ship.
The authorities, found. however.
that there were no grounds for
holding US and we were released.
I'VE came on to New YORK.
where my business interests lay.
Since then. the men who have Been
endeavoring to get control OF my
invention have stopped at nothing
to force me TO their will. and. fail
ing In that. they have tried to get
me out OF this country by deporta-
tion, and to prevent my return.
Threats Are Charged.
THE day before my arrest man
came to me and demanded that ] ac'
cept terms and provisions he laid
down. ! declined. He left me, say.
ing I'd be sorry. Things began to
happen. These people pulled certain
strings at Washington. The next
day, on telegraphic instruction, l
was arrested and slated for deporta'
ton.
There Is a contemplate. unscrup.
ulous plot to get me out OF the way
profit by my misfortune. Other
things are going to happen before
leave the country that may prove a
shock to the conspirators."
Nattrass displayed letter of good
character from the minister of sus.
ice of New Zealand, speaking in the
highest terms OF him, and another
letter from a vice president of the
Irving National Bank. of this city.
He said he had cleared millions of
iollars worth of automobile transac.
ions through New York banks.
Tod Hears His Story.
Before leaving Ellis Island he was
summoned to the office OF Immigra.
ion Commissioner Robert r. Tod,
who greeted him cordially and heard
some of his story. He related to
he commissioner, in the presence of
he Hearst reporter investigating con-
iitions at the nsland with respect
% charges of favoritism, the story
f his domestic difficulties that were
Used as a lever by the alleged
,lotters.
He was Joined at the island. on
lis release, by Mr.. Phinney. his
awyer. and friend, the lawyer
saying that every effort would be
made to obtain justice for Nattrass
and to reveal the reason why nc
was arrested at the psychological
moment when important business
considerations were involved.
Mr.. Nattrass. who Is reputed TO
be wealthy, was well dressed and
OF refined appearance. He said he
had no complaint respecting his
treatment at the island. but said II
was unfortunate that persons of
breeding and refinement should
have to be placed among those
from Europe carrying disease and
filth, He said he had contracted an
affection Of the throat and had a
high fever, which necessitated his
removal to the hospital.
He added:
Immediately after I was brought
to the island my apartment was
ransacked and certain valuable
papers removed. A man I trusted
had the key to my automobile,
which has since been virtually
stolen. In It is a complete work.
ing model Of my invention. which
certain people wanted to get hold
of. There is no question as to
what has been transpiring."
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
FOUR IRISH IRREOULARs
SHOT FOR HAVING ARMS

DUBLIN Nov. -Four un.
named soldiers In the Republican
Irregular army have been secretly
executed after having been con.
victed Of possessing arms for the
purpose Of rebellion against the
irish Free State" II was learned
from an authoritative source this
afternoon.
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in.law that he would be in time
to catch that train.
Said He Had Trouble At Home.
The Rev. Hall arrived in time
to catch the next train, as Willie
Stevens said he would. DR.. Hall
apologized to me for being late.
and stated to me that he had had
some trouble at home and could no,
come any sooner. l then boarded
the train with the Rev. Hall. We
sat down together and continued on
our way TO Railway, where the
meeting of the clericals was to
take place.
was seated alongside of the
Rev. Hall and We got into conver-
sation. l inquired as to the nature
of his troubles at home, and jok-
ingly remarked: 1T was on ac-
count of the woman met you
with. wasn't it,"
The Rev. Hall answered: What
makes you think so?" ! said: Il
have heard some rumors about you;
that you were having some rela-
tons with some woman"
The Rev. Hall answered.: Yes;
my wife is very jealous of Mrs.
Mills. But what kind of rumors
lid you hear?" l told him / heard
some rumors, and that ended the
conversation at that particular
time.
Dr. Hall impressed me as a man
who was very much disturbed as a
result of his marital troubles. This
impression grew as we talked. The
fact that l had heard the rumors
seemed to concern him keenly.
Church matters were the subject
Of the rest of our conversation on
the trip to Railway. No further ref
| erence was made to the minister's 8
| affair with Mrs. Mills. l did not
, see him after the meeting adjourned,
he having left the hall before / did.
So l went with a number of other
clergymen to Perth Amboy.
Met DIR. Hall Again.
In the early part of June Of this
year l again met DR.. Hall at the
New Brunswick railroad station. He
was about to board a train for
New York. l wish to say here,
while it is In my. mind. that pre-
vious to our last meeting, the Rev.
DR., Hall had called at my home
| trying to see me on some matter
: was not .at home, but ! waS
/ told Of his visit upon my return.
, AS DIR. Hall had told my wife that
he wished to see me on important
! Matters l made II my business
to call him on the telephone.
My phone call was answered by
Mrs. Hall. She informed me that
DR.. Hall would not be in until very
! late, and suggested that l call
/ again the next day. Knowing Mrs
| ~. u, I. rec ,gnizea her voice. Some
! thing, however, interve.Ied, and ]
/ did not phone the clergyma Sagain
as perhaps l should have done.
! Later on, however, he telephoned
and made an appointment to see me.
l was not at home on this occasion,
likewise. and the appointment was
made through my wife. DR.. Hall
told her he would like to see me the
next morning at 10 o'clock.
Pastor Called at His Home.
The Rev. Hall came to my home
the next morning in his car. He
came in and sat down. We started
a conversation on different matters
which finally led up to confidential
things. The Rev. Hall suddenly
asked me: "Whom did you hear
talking about me and Mrs. Mills?"
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
SULTAN WILL De
TRIED BY
KEMA[
Angora Government Decides
Mohammed Has Betrayed =
His Country.
by international News Service.

LONDON, Nov. 17.-Sultan
Mohammed vi fed from Turkey
today on a British warship, ac-
cording to a news agency dis
patch from Constantinople.
The Sultan took refuge on a
British warship in the Golden
Horn, which later steamed for
Malta, the British naval base in
the Mediterranean.
Trial Was Ordered.
The Turkish Nationalist Assembly
at Angora had already abolished the
sultanate and ordered the Sultan
placed on trial charged with betray-
ing Turkey.
AS the Sultan went on board the
Malaga he said he was not abdicat-
ing the throne but was merely
going to a place Of safety. The
allied high commissioners feared
the ruler would be assassinated.
Mohammed VI said ne did not
recognize the Angora decree abolish.
ing the Sultanate.
Violence was reported from Con-
stantinople. Hussein Hilmid, leader
Of the Turkish Socialist party. was
assassinated.
There is q possibility that the
Kemalist government will send a
note to the allies making formal
request that Mohammed VI be sur
rendered.
Rafet Pasha. representative In
Constantinople Of Mustapha Kemal
Pasha, continues to give the allied
high commissioners much trouble
He has apparently adopted a policy
of annoyance"
Rafet has placed guards over the
depots Of surrendered war materials
and refused to allow allied officers
Of the sales commission to view the
materials.
Acting upon instructions from An
CORA, Rafet has told the high com
missioners that the Turkish govern
ment expects allied officers to handle
only military affairs affecting the
allied armies and navies. He sug
gested that liason officers be ap
pointed to work with the Turkish
military police.
The American warship Pittsburgh
has arrived here and Is at anchor Of
the city.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
To Drive Orphans Out.

To Drive Orphans Out.
PARIS. Nov. flight execu.
tions are reported as having been
carried out by order Of the Turk
ish government at Ansora. The
men who were slain were charged
with treason, and included o former
minister Of justice and former mil.
itary governor of Constantinople
and q former director of the mil
itary section Of the British police.
The terrible Turk has gone back
to his old habits. On the eve Of the
Lausanne Peace Congress. which q
war weary world hopes desperately
will result In peace along the
Bosphorus, the Turkish authorities
at Angora have served notice on
the orphan division of the Noar
East Relief that unless their 10000
orphans are removed from Turkish
Jurisdiction within ten days, they
will be disposed Of as the Turks
Is Is AIDING Id seo.eos.
The Angora government has also
informed DIR. Nansen that he must
evacuste the 100000 Greeks and
IArmenians In his care immediate.
ly" or they will be driven to the
interior.
DR.. Nansen's 200, 900 wards are
old men, and women and children.
not one Of whom is capable OF the
fearful march across the Anatolian
plains which cost 100000 lives In
the previous Armenian evacuation.
The 10000 orphans being cared
for by American relief agencies are
encamped on the Anatolian shores
OF the Black sea, under assurances
Of Turkish protection until trans
ports are available.
The Turks have now Withdrawn
this protection and threaten to take
charge Of the orphans and drive the
American relief workers out the
transports do not arrive IN ten days
The ten days Will expire IN the mid'
die of next week.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
Pastor Called at His Home.

The Rev. Hall came to my home
the next morning in his car. He
came in and sat down, We started
conversation on different matters
which finally led up to confidential
things. The Rev. Hall suddenly
asked me: "Whom did you hear
talking about me and Mrs. Mills?"
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
TROUBLES
At HOME
Barred.

Continued from First Page)
unless he wished to get "mixed up
In the case.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
LORD MAYOR
is VICTIM OF ATTACK
CRv Associated Pressl

BELFAST, Oct 16.-An intensive
search is being conducted by the po-
lice for an unknown man who Satur-
day night attempted to assassinate
the lord mayor of Belfast, Sir William
Coates, by placing a bomb in the lat
ter's residence.
But for the vigilance of the police,
the assassin would have succeeded,
and as 1t was he barely escaped in the
darkness.
The lord mayor lives at Carrickfar-
gus, the ancestral home of Stonewall
Jackson, on Belfast Lough, nine miles
northeast of the city, where police
are constantly on duty for his pro-
lection.
About midnight Saturday night the
guards observed a figure moving near
the house. The watchers suspicion
aroused, they called upon the intruder
to halt. There was no response to
the challenge and after it was repeat
ed the oonstables fired at the figure,
whereupon it vanished.
A search revealed near the hall doc:
a parcel containing bomb loaded
with coarse black powder and fiat
nosed bullets, with a fuse attached
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
IDAHO REPUBLICANS
SPLIT WITH B0RkH
ON STATE PLATFORM
By Associated Press)

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 16.-The Idaho
Republican state central committee
will hold to the Wallace platform
which Senator Borah denounced at
Weiser and Meridian, and proceed un-
hesitating with its campaign accord
ing to a resolution passed late last
night.
Thirty-three of the A counties were
represented at the conference called
to meet the situation created by Sen
ator Borah's assumption" that he is
fighting for his political existence and
his statement that piece of blank
paper would have been better than the
platform adopted by the convention in
August.
Lifelong friends of Senator Borah
cried out against his attitude in de-
manding that the candidate for COVER
nor renounce the platform, and polit-
ical enemies bittery opposed his Re-
publicanism. Speakers insisted that
the senator has raised more than the
primary convention issues, that he has
attacked Republicanism and the very
principles of partisan government.
Although several speakers eulogiZed
Senator Borah and took his part, final
action of the resolution was unanim-
GUS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
Man Faces Murder Charge
After Hiding His Identity
From Police for a Years
(By Associated Press)

LUMBERTON, N. c., Oct. 16.-Aft-
er wandering over the country and
keeping his identity from the police
for A years Joseph B. Kemp, arrested
at ST. Augustine, Fla, last month,
charged with the killing of Daniel E.
McNeill, near Red Springs on Aug. Is,
1878 and brought here for trial, now is
at liberty under $4,000 bond and is Wis
iting his brothers and sisters in Blad-
en- county, whom he had not seen in
almost half century. Kemp's broth
er came to Lumberton last week and
arranged the bonds.
The Robson county grand jury in
November, 1878, returned a true bill
against Kemp, charging murder. Kemp
does not deny that he killed Mcneil,
according to Sheriff Lewis, but claims
self-defense. He declares he shot Nc
Neill when the latter threatened him
with an axe after they had quarreled.
The only living witness of the killing,
it is said, is a brother of McNeill
Granting of bail Is taken here to mean
that Kemp will not be tried for first
degree murder when the case comes
up at the November term of court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
PHONE OF RECTOR'S WIFE TAPPED, CHARGE;
new LETTER BY CHOIR SINGER PUBLISHED

ter the investigation. McCran is ex-
pected to designate an assistant to
handle the matter.
Private detectives working on the
case declared yesterday that their in.
vestigations have convinced them that
the murders resulted from jealousy.
Julius A. Brown, employed in the in
terest of Charlotte and James Mills
daughter and husband of the slain
choir singer, said that Miss Florence
North, woman lawyer, representing
Charlotte, has in her possession pac-
ket of letters showing beyond doubt
that the rector and Mrs Mills were
in love.
Thinks Pair Lured
Brunner expressed the belief that
the love affair became known to some
member of the congregation, and that
the pair was. lured from their homes
by the telephone calls known to have
been received about 1880 p. m. of the
day on which they were killed. He ad-
vances the theory that the rector and
Mrs. Mills were confronted with each
other, slain and then taken to the
spot under the crabapple tree on the
Phillips place where the bodies were
found two days later.
He pointed to the fact that the
rector's eyes were closed as in sleep,
while those of Mrs. Mills left open, as
indicating that the murder was a crime
of passion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
$4,000 is AWARDED
TO BESSIE MEADOWS
IN ACCIDENT SUIT

Verdict for the plaintiff, Bessie
Meadows, and an award of damages
amounting to $4,000 was given by the
jury in the suit brought by Miss
Meadows against the G. and O.. rail
road. Damages amounting to $25,00O
had been asked in the suit, which
grew out of a crossing accident which
occurred at Webster nearly one year
ago.
The plaintiff, Bessie Meadows, with
Harry Van Pelt, of Dayton, a travel
ing salesman, were driving in an auto
mobile Nov. 5, 1921. The car was
struck by fast freight at crossing
in Webster. Van Pelt died within an
hour after the accident.
Injuries to the right leg, hip and
knee and loss of use of the right arm
were cited as the basis for the damage
suit. The decision of the jury was
given at o'clock Saturday afternoon
Important Case
The $25,000 asked in the complaint
and the $4,000 granted by the jury
make this case one of the most i'm
portant, from a financial standpoint
that has been tried here for some
time. A few years ago man who had
lost a hand in a sawmill was awarded
$4,000
Ten thousand dollars is the largest
amount that can be asked in suit foI
damages sustained through the deatl
of another under the Indiana law
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
.HOOSIER MIDSHIPMEN
is SLATED FOR TRIAL
ON CHARGE OF HAzINC
(Rv Associated Pressl

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Oct .16.-Just
before the assembly today of the naval
court martial for the trial of midship-
men of the first class on charges
growing out of the recent outbreak
of hazing at the Naval academy to-
day announced the names of two mid
shipmen of the fourth or ''plebe" class,
who have been Under treatment at
the naval hospital because of the eff
fects of hazing.
They are R. B. Pearson, of Pell
City, Ala, and w. H. McGregor, of
Bremerton, Wash. The midshipmen
to be tried first are Stuart H. Haw-
kins, Springfield, Mass, and Bruce
Robinson, Chandler, Ariz. Hawkins
is said to have compelled "plebe" to
eat his dessert under a mess table in
Bancroft hall, while Robinson is al
legged to have put new recruit
through the physical exercise known
as the 18th" in room in Bancroft
hall
Two other seniors also are slated
for trial, Thomas E. Royce, of Mt
Vernon, Ind, and Thomas J. Casey
of Roxbury, Mass. 1t is alleged that
they were the senior midshipmen pre-
siding at mess tables where hazing
practices wee INDUCED in and failed
to report the offenses. Casey was
senior at the table where Hawkins sat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
IRELAND Will
PUNISH REBELS.
AGAINST STATE
Amnesty Offer Ends
Penalties Named

DUBLIN, Oct. 16.-The free state
offer of amnesty upon their surrender
for persons Illegally bearing arms,
holding stolen property or retaining
premises unlawfully occupied, expired
at midnight. Beginning today the
military authorities are empowered to
punish offenders with death, deporta
tion, imprisonment or fine, and the
constitution of new courts to deal with
such offenses can proceed forthwith.
The governments offer apparently
had been almost ignored and yester-
day there was posted surreptitiously
throughout Dublin proclamation pur-
porting to be issued by the republican
army executive" warning the public
that anyone giving information leading
to punishment of Republicans by the
new courts will be regarded as a spy
and dealt with accordingly while those
acting as members of the court will
be punished for their 'offenses against
the republic"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
Radio Saves Mans Life
Then Causes His Arrest
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.-Radio,
which saved the life of Leslie Dewey
Atkinson last Thursday when the liner
City of Honolul burned at sea, yes
terday turned against him and caused
his arrest Today he was in custody
on the charge of leaving with army
funds from the post exchange at Pearl
Harbor, near Honolul. Atkinson's ex-
perience was recited in a copyrighted
dispatch published by the San Fran
cisco Chronicle today. According to
the account, Atkinson left Honolulu
aboard the City of Honolulu and when
fate placed him on the rescue ship.
the transport Thomas, marines iden-
titled him. Radio communication be-
tween the Thomas and army officers
at Pearl Harbor resulted in the order
for his arrest. Passengers on the
City of Honolulu identified Atkinson
as the ''life of the shipwreck" They
said he was persistently cheerful
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
STATE TROOPS SENT
TO HALT CRIME WAVE
(By United Press)

ROCK ISLAND. ILL.,, Oct. 16.-Rush-
ing of state troops to Rock Island to
aid in cleaning up the crime situation
loomed as a possibility today follow
ing the killing of five men in 10 days.
The latest victims were Policemen
Edward Miner and George Green. They
were shot to death in an underworld
dive yesterday. Another policeman
was seriously wounded.
Robert Scott, colored, was shot four
times and is expected to die. Scott
is charged with murder.
The policemen were sent to the dive,
run by Scotti, on a report that a row
over a colored girl threatened to be-
come serious. Rushing into the house,
the officers were greeted with a. fusil-
ade from Scotti's gun. They returned
the fire. When the smoke of battle
cleared, Green and Miner We're found
dead and Scott and officer Kirsch.
were seriously wounded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
Earlham Men Seek
Rhodes Scholarship

Herbert H. Carey and Charles G.
Blackburn have been appointed by the
committee on scholarships to repre-
sent Earlham in the state competition
for the Rhodes scholarship appoint
ment to Oxford A banquet will be
held Dec. 2S when all the representa-
tives will meet the judges. The final
appointments will be made soon after.
The Rhodes scholarship consists of a
three year course in Oxford university
in England Its monetary value is $50
pounds per year which at the normal
rate of exchange would be about S1700.
Two men from each college in the
state are appointed to go to the BAN
quet and meet with the judges. From
among these one man is appointed to
the scholarship. The judges are men
who have formerly gone to Oxford on
the Rhodes scholarship.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
TREES BLOOM
IN WAYNE ORCHARDS;
WARM SPELL CAUSE

Autumn blooming of fruit trees
which has been observed in several
Wayne county orchards is ascribed to
the deceptively warm autumn, which,
following the first cold snap, fooled"
the trees into belief that spring had
come ahead of time.
A dozen apple trees, mostly of the
Smith cider variety, in the orchard of
A. H. Pyle, northeast of Richmond,
were covered with blossoms just be-
fore the last frost Cherry trees be-
longing to Harry Patti, on the oppo-
site side of the road, and others on
the farm of John Puthoff, a neighbor,
also were in bloom.
Condition Factor
Several trees, cherry and plum, on
the State Line Fruit Farm, also have
been in late bloom, according to the
owner, Stephen Kuth. Mr.. Kuth
thinks the poor condition of the trees
also is partly responsible, as he has
observed trees will bear most heavily
just before their death.
The autumn bloom is explained by
Purdue horticulturalists as being due
to the first cold snap, with the warm
spell following. The cold weather
started the sap to flowing toward the
roots, they say, and the, warm wealth.
er reversed it, starting the flow up
ward again. This reproduced perfect.
ly the usual spring conditions, and the
buds which usually open earliest in the
spring were stimulated into bloom. In
no case have enough buds bloomed to
damage materially the fruit yield for
next year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-16
To CAMPAIGN
IN COUNTY THIS WEEK

Rep. Richard N. Elliott, of Corners
vile, Republican candidate for mem.
mer of congress, will spend a greater
part of this week campaigning in
Wayne county. He will be accompa-
MED by Judge Raymond S. Springer.
of Connersville, former state com
mander of the American Legion, and
by several of the Republican candi-
dates for county offices.
Tuesday evening Mr.. Elliott and
Judge Springer will address a meet
ing at Cambridge City.
Wednesday night they will speak IT
Williamsburg, and Thursday night
they will speak at Greensboro Friday
night they will speak at a meeting to
be held at Whitewater.
Mr.. Elliott probably will address a
factory meeting at Hagerstown, Thurs
day noon, and viii spend the remain
der of the afternoon here.