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The Washington times., 1922-08-22

SUPPLY A
MYSTERY
Charities Board Orders Investi-
cation Following Finding Of
Trusty Soused on Lawn.

The Board of Charities today
launched an investigation into a
report that bootleggers are ply
ing their trade among TRUSTEES of
the District Jail who are assigned
to do work in the Washington
Asylum Hospital, adjoining.
Miss Mary Allen, acting secre-
tary of the board, received infor-
nation today that John Hanson,
of 235 Massachusetts, avenue
northWest, serving a thirty-five-
day sentence following convic-
ton on a charge of drunkenness
and disorderly conduct, was found
several days ago on the grounds
near the Jail intoxicated.
Other Gases Reported.
Miss Allen, 1t Is expected. will call
on Capt. w. L. Peak, superintendent
Of the Jail, and Maj. Edwin w. Pat
terson, superintendent Of the hos
pital, for a written report Of the
incident.
Capt. Peak said today that the
case Of John Hanson was one Of
several cases in recent months. He
said that about a month ago he
sought the aid Of police Of the Fifth
precinct and that the police made an
investigation but failed to find who
supplied the TRUSTEES with liquor.
"Hanson was found on the grass
several days ago." said Capt. Peak,
''and while I will not say the man
was drunk, I know he had been
drinking"
Hanson was a trusty and as
signed for work at the Washing
ton Asylum Hospital. I found a
pint bottle in his pocket. He said
he found the bottle on the grass.
Since that time we have been in
vestigating but so far have not
learned where he got the whiskey,
IT have had several other cases
of the same kind. Each day thirty
or forty OF the prisoners from the
Jail are assigned to duty in the
hospital. There is no officer Of
the Jail placed in charge Of them
and they work directly under the
employees Of the hospital.
Suspects ospital Orderlies.
am sure tne Hlhl uiu IloI 81
his liquor at the jail and l think
II was supplied by the paid order
lies at the hospital"
Hanson was arrested on Monday,
August Z. at Ninth and e streets,
charged with being drunk and dis.
orderly. The next day he was fined
$35. Unable to furnish the fine he
was remanded to the District jail for
thirty-five days. Following the find
ing Of Hanson on the grass after he
had been drinking, Captain Peak had
the man sent to Occoquan to serve
the rest of his sentence.
Hanson. II was said had between
SIS and 500 with his when he went
to Jail. He was searched after he
was found on the grass and only had
$3.50, indicating that he might have
used the other money to purchase
liquor.
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men for the restoration OF their
seniority rights and equally to re-
ject the request Of the transporta-
ton brotherhoods for the making
of that concession to the shopmen.
The shopmen's strike will then
drag on and the transportation
brotherhoods will abide by their
contracts, but will fully authorize
their members to cease from the
operating OF unsafe" and "un-
lawful" railroad equipment
Locomotives Defective.
This will produce large numbers Of
scattered walkouts Of engineers and
firemen, not only In the West and In
the South, but also in the Northeast
ern territory, in which such walk
outs have not yet been frequent.
Reports from Washington show
that the locomotive boiler inspectors
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion have found large numbers of
locomotives in unlawful" condition
in Northeastern territory.
These inspectors are many of them
union men or union sympathizers.
They will endeavor to enforce the
locomotive inspection law with great
zeal for the law. Warren 8. Stone.
Of the Engineers Brotherhood, sc.
cured from President Harding a per.
sonal complete promise that all ef-
forts by the Federal locomotive
boiler inspectors to enforce the law
would be completely supported by
the authorities at Washington.
We shall then see a grand COM
bat between two laws. The rail-
road executives win be standing up
for the Railroad Labor Board law,
under which the Railroad Labor
Board has decided that strikers for
felt their seniority rights. The
brotherhoods will be
standing up for the locomotive
boiler inspection law, under which
every locomotive must live up to
hundreds OF rules regarding Its
flues and its stay-bolts and all of
its other hundreds Of different
parts.
Less Transportation.
The result will be that between
these two laws there win be q
great deal less of transportation
than II Congress had never enacted
them. Nobody can today foresee
any end to the present railroad
struggle II the railroad executives
continue to have such a high re-
gard for every word ana letter in
the Railroad Labor Board law and
in the Railroad Labor Board de-
cisions, and II. on the other hand.
the transportation brotherhoods be-
gin to demonstrate an equally high
regard for every word and letter
of the Federal locomotive inspec-
ton law and Of the innumerable
regulations which the Interstate
Commerce Commission has adopted
in interpreting and applying that
law.
The only way out which IL now
thought to exist is that in the meet.
ing of the railroad executives tomor'
row, q position may, be brought for.
ward for doing a little forgetting OF
the Railroad Labor Board and for
pushing II to one side in favor Of di.
rect negotiations between railroads
and railroad employees, Irrespective
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Jail Prisoners Go On SpreeS
Women Are Blamed
For Era Of Vulgar
Dancing
BY international News Service.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-In at
least 80 per cent of the cases
women are responsible for vul-
gar dancing, accordingto Major
Ned Gaynor, veteran dancing
master, here today.
Major Gaynor, who is eighty
two years old, is attending the
convention Of the National As
sociation Of Dancing Masters.
He believed that modern
dances are fast losing their
popularity and that the stately
old-fashioned steps are coming
back.
Similar sentiment was ex-
pressed by Lewis H. Kretlow,
of Chicago, Prof. Kretlow is
another veteran, having taught
dancing for sixty years.
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BoRAH AND DU POINT IN
CLASH ON COAL BOARD

A flare up between Senators
Borah Rep) Of Idaho and Du Pont
Rep) Of Delaware marked the begin
ming today Of q meeting Of the Sen.
ate Labor Committee to consider the
Borah bill to create a Federal coal
commission.
Du Pont objected to a provision to
fix standardized wage unless provi.
sion was also made for fixing the
amount Of work to be done. Borah
took exception to Du Points remarks
and a discussion followed.
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Of
HUSBAND
PROPOSED
San Francisco Woman Assert
cd Friend Offered Her 500
a Month for Artist.
BY International News Service.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. "a
marital tangle which set society
and art circles agog was revealed
today when 1t became known that
Mrs. Nellie Kendrick was consid-
ering either divorce or q suit for
alienation Of affection rs q result
Of what she charges was an ef-
fort on the part Of Mrs. Edith
Huntington Spreckles Wakefield
TO lease her husband for 500 q
month. -,
Wife Consults Lawyer.
The unusual triangle promised to
work out beautifully until Mrs.
Kendrick left the home of Mrs.
Wakefield at Sausalito. where she
was q house guest, and consulted
an attorney.
She said she reached her decision
not to accept the offer Of Mrs.
Wakefield. while her husband, Rod
ney Kendrick, an artist. and Mrs.
Wakefield are on a motor trip.
Mrs. Wakefield. who was the
first wife OF John D. Spreckels. h.,
now has a divorce suit pending
against Frank Wakefield. club and
business man. of San Francisco.
when I first met Mrs. Wake
field I thought she was a most
lovable and generous woman" Mrs.
Kendrick said today in telling Of
the unusual triangle.
II never dreamed she and Rod
were In love with each other.
first learned Of such q state Of, af-
fairs early last July.
Wife Tells Of Offer.
"I had been recuperating from an
attack Of 'flu' when Mrs. Wakefield
phoned me. inviting me to make al
indefinite visit at her home III Sau-
salito. Almost her first words when
we settled down for a talk were:
"I am divorcing Frank
"I wish were free also,' re-
piled.
"'Do you really? she asked, and
then said she would like to marry
Rodney"
II was then, Mrs. Kendrick de-
clares, the proposal was made by
Mrs. Wakefield that she paw Mrs.
Kendrick 800 a month for life.
"I love you, Nell,' she told me.
and the baby would really like to
have you here with me-"
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RIOT LOOMS AS STRIKERS
MINISTER Is ATTACKED

SALISBURY. N. C., Aug. IA
situation which threatened for a
time to become serious was precip.
itated here yesterday with an al.
legged attack on the Rev. Tom C.
Unison, pastor Of the First Metho-
dist Church of Spencer and cham.
pion of striking railway shopmen
by John Sloop, employe in the Sails.
bury postoffice. who is said to have
knocked the minister down.
A crowd, including many striking
shopmen, quickly gathered and
threats against Sioop were said to
have been made. Mr.. Jimison, WIN
was said to be only slightly hurt,
appealed to the men to refrain
from violence and go to their homes
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DEATH DECREE COMMITTED
FOR SLAYER IN GEORGIA

ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. N22.LThe
death sentence passed on Glenn
Moore Hudson at Albany following
his conviction on a charge Of having
murdered his wife's two little sons,
Isaiah and Robert Temple, was to-
day cornmuted to life Imprisonment
by Governor Thomas W. Hardwick.
Hudson was to be hanged Friday.
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Accused of Threats.

Oscar Brown, white, a patient at
Mount Alto hospital was In police
court this morning to answer charge
OF making threats, August 21, against
Stanley J. Resinsky. The accused
asked the court to postpone the case
for a week to enable him to get wit
nesses. The case will be heard next
Monday and Brown was placed
under 5000 bond.
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WI iNDoRsEs DR.. SUMS
REORGANIZATION POLICY

SHANGHAI, Aug. 22.-Sun Vat
Sen. deposed president Of China, who
recently fled here from Canton,
'leaped to the front today as q pivotal
figure in the reorganization Of the
Chinese government with receipt OF
a telegram from WI Pei.Fu, domi-
nant military figure Of North China.
1atly indorsing Suns recent mani
festo and pledging his support to
Suns policy for rebuilding the fed
eral governmental machinery.
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they have got
the strike Of the
shopmen beaten
and also on the
theory that the
ira n sportation
broth Q r hoods
win be prevent
ed from Joining
the strike be-
cause of their
o b e dien ce to
their unexpired
W orkin Q con-
tracts.
T h e tendency
therefore will be
to reject the de-
m md of. the
-
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Doubts Army Evidence
In Beck Killing, But
He Will Consider II
nv International New. Service.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Aug.
22.-"If the Federal authorities pre-
sent any new evidence In the case
of the shooting Of Lieut.. Col. Ward
Beck by Judge Jean p. Day, I will
gladly consider Il and, II necessary,
reopen the case" Forest l.. Hughes.
county attorney, announced today
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MRS. GAMBLER
FASTENING To
HUSBAND 5 AID
Sees Purse-PuIIing in Byfield's
Suit-Reconciliation Ex-
pected to Follow.
Copyright. 1924. by international News
Service.)

(Copyright, lsz1, py lnterntuons Ne"s
service.)
HONOLULU, Aug. 22.-Mrs.
Walter Gambler will return at once
to Atlanta, Ca, to assist her hus-
band in the 100000 suit brought
there against her millionaire
banker husband by Mrs. Clyde K.
Byfield, wife of an Atlanta auto
mobile dealer.
Blames Fortune Hunters.
'T will return Immediately to At
lanta to stand by my husband In
this affair" she told International
News Service today.
ct will fight to q finish to de.
fend the honor Of my husband,
which is concerned"
Mrs. Gambler said she is trying to
get Accommodation on the liner
Matsonia, which leaves for the main
land Wednesday.
"I have lust received news. Of the
Byfield case" said Mrs. Gambler,
"and I believe 1t to be another at
tack against the Gambler family by
designing fortune hunters. Of whom
there have been q number.
ct do not believe q man who takes
his two daughters and a husband of
a woman on a trip would deign such
an act as Mr.. Gambler has been nc
cused Of.
Suspicious From First.
Some months ago. when we first
became acquainted with the BY.
fields in Atlanta, I told my husband
I thought their friendship merely a
purse-pulling scheme.
"Mr. Gambler has stable OF race
horses and Byfield also bought a
horse which did not believe he
could afford" t ,..
Mrs. Gambler has been separated
from her husband, and reports were
that this separation would event
ually result In divorce. However,
her prompt return to his side gives
indications that there may be q
reconciliation
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Diamond Importer Dead.

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 22.-sam f..
sipe, internationally known diamond
importer. Of this city. died today foi-
lowing an operation,
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RAILROADS
MEN.
.ARE: BEATEN.
Majority Of Executives Dis
posed to Be Firm at Par
Icy, Says Hard.
By WILLIAM HARD.
Copyright, 1s22. by Cosmopolitan News
Service.)

Service.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-with
railroad executives assembling here
today to attend their national con-
ference tomorrow, the following
prospects developed:
A majority OF the, executives, un-
less something happens in the
meantime to change their inten-
tions. win act on the theory that
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Today,
Monarchies and Republics
The Fastest Girl.
|Napoleon's Horses Tail.
Where the Money Is. ~

Where the Money Is.
by ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright. isaa)
One quotation ought to be
framed in the White House,
Senate, House Of Representa-
tives. and Supreme Court. The
signs should be about ten feet
long, five feet high, and the
letters very big, reading as
follows, from Prudhomme:
Monarchies are destroyed by
bvorty. and republics by wealth."
Never was more important
truth put in fewer words, and
never truth more important for
this country.
When poverty and misfor-
tune come in monarchies the
people kick out their kings.
Take Germany recently, and
France one hundred and fifty
years ago, as examples.
When republics become too
rich, wealth becoming too pow
erful and individuals possessing
1t too arrogant. republics do
not endure.
This country is safe enough
SO far; no need to have any
trouble unless powerful men
lose their heads entirely.
But we have reached a stage
inf hich wealth selects sets Of
Candidates. The people, with
no other choice, elect one set.
And that set takes its orders
from those that originally Sc
lected it, not from the people
that did the voting. That is
going far enough on the wrong
road. If you dislike the state
ment, ask yourself what your
vote amounts to.
Miss Nina d. Holmes, twenty
years old, working in the De-
troit postoffice, is champion
mail handler of the United
States. In eight hours the young
woman sorted out 20,610 letters.
This means picking up the let
ter, looking at it, reading all
the different handwritings, in
stantly and automatically know
where the letter Is going
Ind putting 1t in its right
place. s..s.,,s-gs-. 49,. ss----.
This performance Is not mere
jly extraordinary; 1t is miracu-
lous. =.
Incidentally this young lady's
mind, nerves, and muscles ought
not to be sorting letters. A
machine or a man should do
that work. The young woman
should be married and planning
TO have her son In the White
House or in some other useful
place.
The Paris. museum of the
Invalides, where Napoleon lies
buried under the gilt dome,
holds many mementos of the
great fighter-sworda uniforms,
banners; also, beautifully
st1ffed, an Arab horse given to
Napoleon by the Sultan Of
Turkey.
Z That animals tail is gone.
Souvenir hunters, many Ameri-
cans, have carried away the
tail, one hair at a time.
You can imagine a Jealous
Mohammedan giving his fortune
for one hair from the beard Of
the prophet. Or even imagine
the fanatic Arab having his
eyes put out after he had
looked upon Mohammed's tomb,
"because nothing else would
ever be worth looking at"
But you can hardly imagine
q man returning to his wife
and family proudly bringing a
tail hair pulled from Napo-
Icons stuffed horse.
The horse hair thieves might
~ for themselves that their
andalism and reckless plum
hering are no worse than the
conduct Of Napoleon himself,
Erying to get what he didn't
need and losing his liberty and
life In the process.
A-kL - TT..&.I Ck-k--
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ARMY QUIZ
O|SCREuTs
DAY STORY
Of KILLING
Board Restores Aviator's Full
Rights and Recommends
Civil Action In Case.
By HARRY L. ROGERS.
Copyright 1s12. by International New
ServicAl

By HARRY L. ROGERS.
Copyright 1s12. by International News
Lieut.. Col. Paul, w. Beck, for
merly Of Washington, dashing
army aviator who died at the
hands Of Judge Jean Day, of
Oklahoma City, under sensational
circumstances involving Days
beautiful young wife, was killed
"in line Of duty, according to
the final official report of the
investigating board Of army Of
ficers, itswas learned by the In
ternational News Service today.
The conclusions Of the board are
that there is no evidence worthy
Of credence to show the slain of
ficer was guilty Of any act re-
1ecting upon his honor.
Killed By Bullet.
New evidence was brought out at
the extended hearings held In Okla
homa City. the report states. which
tends to discredit explanations of
the killing given by Day at the cor
oner's inquest Judge Day testified
before the ooroner's jury that he
came home and found Beck attack
ing his wife. The army officer was
killed. Judge Day declared. By d
shot from Days pistol. which was
discharged during the struggle. The
shooting followed Q gay party at
the Day home.
AS q result Of the verdict Of the
coroner's jury. the authorities de-
clined to prosecute Day.
The location Of the wounds on
Beck's body, considered In rela.
ton to Days version Of the strug.
gle. the report says. convinced
the board that IT was impossible
for Colonel Beck to have met his
death in the manner described.
The report recommends the new
evidence be made available to the
civil authorities Of Oklahoma City
with . view Of reopening the case.
Action now rests with Secretary
Of War Weeks. who. It Is assumed,
viii approve the report. The Sec.
retary. It is understood. has not
yet been able to make q complete
study Of the report.
Facts Considered.
In deciding that Beck met his
death "in the line Of Hdty," the
board considered tbs : ring facts:
First, that Beck yresence I'm
Oklahoma City wss authorized,
since he was there on an official
airplane flight.
Second, that there was nothing
improper in his presence In the
Day home, since he was q formally
invited guest.
Third. that inasnuch as Days,
explanation Of the killing was dis
credited by the facts In the case
and witnesses who testified before
the board, there Is nothing to sup.
port the charge Of improper con.
duct on the part Of the slain officer.
When approved by Secretary
Weeks, the boards report techni.
cally clears the otherwise unstained
record of the dead officer, and en-.
ables his heirs to collect any Govern.
ment insurance or other compensa.
ton just as II he had been killed
in BATTLE.
n>rhfs Arxnv Evidanco
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Partly cloudy and warmer
tonight; "Wednesday un.
settled, probably followed
by showers; gentle 10 mod
crate southerly winds.
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by ARTHUR BRISBANE
1copyright. is33J

Copyright. is23)
One quotation ought TO be
framed in the White House,
Senate, House Of Representa-
tives. and Supreme Court. The
signs should be about ten feet
long, five feet high, and the
letters very big, reading as
follows, from Prudhomme:
Monarchies are destroyed by
bvertY. and republics BY wealth.
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AA&S -
.one-fourth Of United States
income is located in three
states New York, New Jer-
rev. Pennsylvania), according
10 the Research Bureau. In
this calculation New York is
credited with nine thousand
and forty-seven millions annual
income.
That's not enough. II Gov
ernment had the real figures
New York would easily supply
ene-uuarter Of the total income
~ the nation. But as one of
the very rich men Of the State
remarked truthfully to this
writer, "There is no use in
your advocating a big income
tax such as now exists. You
NAV as well know that men
with the big incomes DON'T
nav Il and WON'T PAY it."
THE reports of the tax de-
Artment prove that quite
plainly. The biggest single in
come tax payment Is about five
millions. II should be fifty mil
lions, or more.
Evening journal., 1922-03-14
WOMEN RESPOND TO
FALSE FIRE ALARM

Special to Tho Evening Journal.
HOLLOWAY TERRACE. March
14.-David Mahan. chief OF the local
fire company, made an experimental
est call on Sunday, by sending in a
false alarm. TO see how many OF the
Members would respond. The alarm
brought out about 20 OF the men
members and about as many of the
Women's Auxiliary, fire fighters.
The apparatus was taken out for a
short run and returned to the house.
Many pedestrians walking along the
Wilmington-New Castle road. hear
ing the alarm. rushed TO the scene
OF supposed fire. The department
was commended for the readiness
with which both branches re-
sponded.
A box social will be given by the
Terrace Civic Club and the Volun-
teer Fire Company. in the Rose Hill
school house, Thursday evening. for
the benefit OF the building fund.
Chief Mahan is erecting a store.
which is nearing completion.
Edward Cattell, who has been
spending FIVE weeks at Parlin. N. j..
where he has been employed has
returned homo for a short visit
Evening journal., 1922-03-14
ULSTER PARLIAMENT
HEARS KINGS SPEECH

BELFAST. March 14.-(United
Press. The Ulster Parliament was
opened here today with the reading
of the Kings speech.
King Georges proclamation stated
that measures comforting additional
powers upon the Ulster government
necessary for prevention of crime
and preservation OF peace will be in
troduced In the parliament.
This announcement was greeted
with cheers.
Further outrages including the
throwing OF bomb which injured
IL persons among them women and
children and the murder OF police
sergeant by an armed bandit have
stirred the populace to demand
strong measures.
It is understood the proposed bill
will give the authorities the right 10
seize and II necessary destroy build
ings from which sniping takes place.
I Police powers win be widened, and
danger spots in the city. where fire.
quent ambuscades take place. may
be boarded up.
Evening journal., 1922-03-14
EXPERT TO TELL
ABOUT VITAMINES

DR.. Elmer Werner McCollum, Of
the Johns Hopkins Medical School.
a scientist OF national reputation.
viii speak tomorrow evening be-
fore the Delaware Section OF the
American Chemical Society. The
subject Of his talk will be Recent
Advances in Nutrition" Chief at
tention will be given TO the much
discussed but little understood sub
ject OF vitamines. II was stated to-
day there Is probably no speaker in
the United States more pre- eminent
ly fitted to discuss this subject than
Is DIR. McCollum He was one OF the
pioneers in this field and directed a
group OF research workers In this
subject for more than twelve years.
Great numbers OF articles and edi-
torials have appeared in the news
papers and in magazines describing
the necessity for a thorough study
OF the question OF vitamines among
dietitians and all those who have the
care or direction OF homes. Re
search has only recently proven that
child, for instance. may have
plenty OF protein as we'll as starch
in his diet and yet be actually starv-
ing for lack OF the special foods re-
quired for growth containing the
so-called vitamines. The lecture 70
be given by DR.. McCollum tomorrow
evening will be illustrated by many
interesting slides.
The members OF the medical and
dental societies of thu State ara mar
ticularly invited to be present and
take part in the discussion which
will follow DR.. MoCollum's talk. one
OF the points to be discussed Is the
bearing OF vitamine-poor diet on
hereditary" diseases OF the teeth.
The public at large Is also invited
TO hear the lecture. The meeting
will be held at 8 o'clock in the Com
munity Hall. new wing, Wilmington
High School.