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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
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TOPEKA. KAN. Dec. 23-Numer-
Gus criticisms publicly announced
against reinstatement of Roscoe Arr
hucNl" in filmdom will not In the
least affect the decision of viii II.
Rays. national motion picture men
TOR. granting the nlm comedian "a
chance TO come back" MIR. Hays said
In an Interview published here today.
referring to the ArbuCklc decision,
Mr.. Hays said emphatiCally:
Il stand OF that absolutely. have
nothing TO add To IT and no cxpla-
nations to make. / am perfectly CON
tent. My action doesn't mean that
the pictures Arbucklc made before
the trouble are To he released. 1t
simply means that ne has chance to
20 back into the profession and make
good II he can.
1T Is apparent Roscoe Arbucklc's
conduct since his trouble. merits Il
chance
Mr.. Hays passed through Topeka
last night on his way East.
DIR. MACFARI.AND MAKES
SHARP COMMENT ON ACTION
NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-Thc Rev.
Charles 6. MacE'arland. general sec
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THE SEASON OF GLADNESS

Again the pervasive glow and thrill of the Christmas
tide fill the hearts Of the people. Radiant with antcipa
tons little children await another manifestation of the
seasons unknowable mystery and those to whom the
bullying stocking the resde is the token of cherished,
faraway memories respond again. the less, to the
awakening spirit of fellowship and glad giving
The light that is in the eye the laughter the color,
the eagerness everywhere Astounding remind that cec
bration of Christmas has changed if all, only in
tain of the outward forms that the reaction within is
recall as the "old days"
TO dwell more consciously upon the stupendous spirit
ua fact and values which this anniversary betokens and
OF which the fundamental impulses of the
unconscious expression is vitality part OF the celebra
ton Unless our ears be attuned to the sublime notes
of the song which the heraldng angels sang, must
miss the true import of the day in which rejoice.
The Times Dispatch, since it will pap per to-
Observation-Disclosures morning-takes this opportunity to
extend the greetings Of the it's and
friends. The Joy, the contentment and webeng it
wishes for them overreaces the poor Of words
butsnce words must servethe wish is for the best Of
everything for every one of you.
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BANK PRESIDENT SUES
FOR MILLION DAMAGES
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LANCASTER. S. G.. Dec. 23.--C. n.
Jones. president OF the First Ma
tional Rank. ~ this place. has Med
suit for si.oo0.o00 damages against
National Bank Examiner William i.
Schcctcr ami Leroy Springs. John L.
stevens and II. L. Wright, II was
learned here today.
Mr.. Jones charges In his petition
fled In Circuit Court here that the
four men entered into conspiracy
10 ruin him socially. financially and
professionally. He alleges that tho
four men entered into an agreement
whereby tho bank examiner was to
give the other three information
about his personal affairs. gained in
examination OK the Firat National
Bank,
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MURDER VICTIMS
FLOGGED BEFORE
THROWN INTO LAKE:
Mer Rouge Bodies Identi-
fled to Satisfaction of
Authorities.
FIRST ARREST MADE:
MACHINE GUNS AT JAIL
Open Hearing Will Be Start
ed January 5 to Sift Out
rage 10 Bottom.
MANY FACE PROSECUTION
Mayor of New York Write. Cover
nor of I.ouI.Inna Cnurrntuln
FIRST ARREST MADE:
MACHINE GUNS AT JAIL
iANY FACE PROSECUTION
Mayor OF New York Writes Cover
nor OF Louisiana Cnngrntuin-
tionS ON His Action
IEy AssocIated Fressl-

HASTRoP. LA. Dec. Pat. 7.
Hurnctt Of Spyker. La. on the More
mouse Ouachita boundary line, was
arrested lat. today By Sheriff Fred
carpenter and placed In the More
house Parish Jail here on charge
"t murder in connection with the
Mor"house kidnapping case
The arrest il believed here TO be
forerunncr of many more.
burnett is former Morehouse
Parish deputy sheriff. and lately has
been connected with one OF the car
bon plants.
rested on order OF A;torney-Gen.ra,
Coco. He said he did not have any
warrants at this time for the arrest
OF others.
Machine Guns Mounted.
Machine guns were mounted on the
Jail this afternoon
Those arrested will face the on.,
hearings ordered today by the At
torney-General TO begin In the parlsb
courthouse on January s, under
guard OF state troops.
orders directing the Monros Ma
ional Guard troops. stationed at Mer
Rouge TO proceed to Bastrop were
rescinded today, after the troops ha d
broken camp and were preparing to
move.
The announcement was made the
troops would be held there for the
present.
Military men and civil authorities
refused to state whether an out
break was feared there tonight.
The attorney general and his as
sistant departed FOR New Orleans to-
night.
IL was stated at Mcr Rouge the or
der TO hold the troops came from,
Governor Parker at Baton Rouge.
The executive was reported as de-
claring he did not want TO leave Ner
Rouge.
Inquest Behind Closed Doors.
An inGucs, was conducted behind
closed doors ~ MGR Rouge this aft
ernoon over tho bodies east nm hy
Lake LA Fo"rche yesterday after un-
lH"htihed dynamitcrS had made an 81 =
tort To remove them from their
"atcry grave of four months.
The findings at the inquest were
not announced.
Officials declared they were salts
fed with the Identification OF the
bodies as those Of Daniels and Rich
ards The bodies We're viewed hv
dozens Of relatives and friends dur
ing the day.
New Orleans patho!ocists conduct
ed an autopsy to determine how the
men came Ia their death. They de-
ciared the examination revealed that
the men had been logged and some
bones broken before they died They
refused To reply To the question
whether the men were killed hefor.
being bound and thrown into thelake.
~ h.V
lake alive and died OF stranrul,-
ti"n.
That the autopsy was considered
OF most vital Importance in the
prosecutors office, was indicated by
the Attorney-General. who declared
mat every scar and mark counts"
Whether the cOroner's jury handed
down the name Of the man ordered
CONTINUED on Page 10. Col. CO.
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Points Out That Peoples Still
Surrounded by Ha,red's
Eog.
WAR AFFECTED ALL
Victorious Nations Plotted
Against-Smaller Ones Are
Claiming Imposition.
LRy Assnclntcd rrcss

ROME. Dee. 23.-pop. Plus is con-
siderinG tho possibility OF calling
IN "cuminical council in Rome dur
ing 1928. the next jubilee year Of tho
chhrch, /, was announced Ia the
papal encyclicll issued today. \
general meeting OF the whole t.pis-
"opacy IN this center of Catholicism
says the cncyclioal, would he mos,
suitable io the coming Jubilee year.
whence imm"us" advantage might
come to the cause of peace after so
long and SO profound an uphcaval
Hui the rcasscmhlinE Of the ecu
minicaI council At the Vatican would
be such grave event .hat-il is
necessary Ia wait ard pray ms did
the ri"ns leader Of Gods eject 9co-
pie, until cod gives clearer sign OF
Ills wishes"
The cncyclical hcgins hv express
si"ns OF regret for the strife aud VIC
l"ncc, which until recently have rent
italy tn" ioniin own country and
the seat Of the chair OF St. Peter
This situation. continues the docu-
ment. seemed 20 threaten the very
ne of tn" country. despite The eff
forts % the Vatican to ahat. IL, Kut
in contrast with these deprecated
events We're some happy ones. such
as tho meeting In Rome uf the TWEEN
iN-SiNth International EucharIstiC
Congress- when the Pontin recalls
mat h" was able I" meet nearly all
the members Of tn. sacred college.
together with hundreds of bishops
from all parts OF the world.
Standardization Happy Event.
Another happy event. the encyclical
points out, was the unforgcttabic
manifestation that occurred during
the transportation Of the image 81
the Virgin Mary from Rome 10 I.o-
rctto.
Proceeding to enumerate the evils
OF the present. the Pope says tina,
mankind. tn. social classes and the
various peoples have not yet at
'atnei Il true peace after the terro>s
of war. He alIudcs 10 the publ
NE "f the peoples as sim surrounded
by deep fog Of hatred and mutual
differences ANA offrnSeS.
III tn" vanuuish"d nations are sur =
fcrinI gravCly from tIis." the en-
ryclical continues, The victorious ma
tons ar" equally afflicted. Small ma
lions complain of being uutdnnr. vic
timiZ"d and exploited by larger ones.
while the latter complain OF being
dislikcd and plotted against by small
ones"
The situation. the cncycliCal shows
increases the anxiety Of the peo-
pies At the threat OF new wars" An
other most depiorablc evil is declared
70 he the looscning Of social ties.
through the class struggles
which have become the plague OF SO
ciciy. OF which they attack all the
vital forces. namely: work. industry.
Continued on Page s. Col. ~
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MILLION FEET OF
FILM LOST IN FIRE
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Los Angelic Dec. 23.-Fire at
Universal City, a suburb. late today
destroyed 100000 feet OF film at
the Universal studios. Quilted one
building and resulted I'm the Injury of
one man. Damage WAS estimated ut
$3.50. 900, including the value of the
motion picture films.
Between thirty-five and forty pro-
auctions were included In the de-
strOyed prints. The negatives from
which tho prints were made, however.
were saved.
Reside the one man. Edward Bush.
film cutter. who was said to have
been seriously injured. four others
were slightly burned or overcome by
smoke. They were Herman Kerry,
an actor. Fred Archer, head OF the
art title department. and Frank At
kinson and Edward Curtis. Aim cut
tera,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

S MATCH TWO TRAYS
Escape in Expensive-L
Automobile With II
Valuable Rings.
tBy Associated Press.l /,

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Descending
from an automobile into the mids,
OF the ,hrong OF holiday shoppers on
upper Broadway. three men tonight
smashed the windows of jewelry
store with brick wrapped in towels
and escaped with Seventy-one dia-
mond rings, which they snatched
from trays in the display window
Tn" rings were valued AZ $4,000
The robbery was carried out with
the utmost daring. Parking their
cNp"nsivc-i"oki car in the line Of
automobiles which stood al the curb
two OF the bandits. fashionatly at
tired. sir"lled uonchaiantiy toward
the jewelers. display window. leav-
Ing third companion at the wheel
dozen persons We're inspecting
the jewels behind tho glass. when
one OF the new arrivals quietly drew
from under his arm what appeared
10 be parcel-the brick wrapped
in towels. BEFORE any OF the pedcs-
trians realized what was happening
the parcel was hurled at the win
dow. shattcrinS the thick plate glass.
and making the gems readily acccssi-
bic through the Aged aperture.
Gathering up Nv" trays contain
ing the scventy-onc valuable rings
the bandit pair quickly withdrew To
tn" curb. climbed into their car and
disappeared into the streams OF traf-
hc along the brilliantly lighted thor
ouEhfhrc.
TWO customers and eight clerk
were in the store when the robbery
occurred. Too late. however, Ia frus-
uatc the robbery or enable the POI
lice To prevent their escape, the
clerks gave the alarm.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

tho largest ever recordc<." said Lee
Roy Cohen, "f Cohen & Co. Every
department has been freely patron
lz"d III. shoppers have bought
freely Ia all lines"
Charles 4. Norman. president Of
.. III. Terry co. said: II am not
eHaeGcratins when | say this has
been the biggest and most satisfac-
tory trade In our history. The pur-
chaEes run more and more TO prac-
teal gifts and not To frilis The
trade has been steady and most
gratifying
Prefer Useful Articles.
Trade during the holidays was
beyond our expectations" said Gil
bert Gr"cntre". OF Meyer Greentree
clothl"rs aud gents furnish-rs The
people bought literally" said MIR.
Gr"cntre.. and We had the hcs;
business In many years. and d-cii
cdiy bcti'r than last year. Trade
VAS unust iily heavy In mu,iiers. golf
coats, bal robes. hosiery and neck :
wear. Tn, people bought early and
were thusi able 10 make better Sc
lcctions"
william IL. Thalhimcr Of Thai
CONFINED Oh Page ;. Col. -
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BANDITS STAGE DARING:
RUHHEitIES IN MINNEAPOLIS
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Ky Associated Press
MlNNEAfoLlS. MINI. Dec ca
Eandits today invaded the Mime
apolis downtown district. staged two
daring jewelry store rubhcrics within
Il half block of each other. and II ri
With about $4,000 in cash. diamonds
and jrwrlry.
Harold Weismln. lS-ycar- son of
the proprietor OF the first store
robbed. was alone when the bandits
entered. He YEAS, bound and left In u
rear room while the bandits COM
plctrd their work.
Harry hush. proprietor o! the sec
ord store. was held at hay by n
pistol while Il bandit scoopcd up dia-
mopds and then fled TO n waiting
autotomohile.
Hundreds NJ pedestrians thron Ccd
tho sidewalks in front OF the two
raidcd stores, ignorant OF what was
happening
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
DANNILLE ASSURED
OF NEW NEWSPAPER
Especial to The Times-Dispatchl

Especial to The TimeS-DiSpatCh.
DANN1kLE. VA. Dec. 23.-Under
the caption. christmas Greetings"
tine executive committee of the Dan
Vile uhlishing Company today is
sued statement addressed to the
2i1 stockholders TO the effect that
IA new newspaper for Danville Is
assured
This statement is based on the
sale to date OF $4,000 stock. with
prospects for the sale OF at least
$4,000 additional stock within a
few days. When 100000 is sold
officers and directors will be elected
and Incorporation effected. 1t Is
planned to sell si50.o0O stock. The
present program contcmplates pub
LEGATION OF morning and evening edi-
lions.
Endorsement Of the newspaper pro-
tect has been given by the Cham
her OF Commerce. Kiwanis Club, Min
isterial Association. Retail Mer-
chants Association. Rotary Club.
Wednesday Club and Young Mems
business Club.
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QUARANTINE BLOCK
in PHILADELPHIA
Inv Associntc1 rrcss.I

PIliI,AD ELpIlIA. Dec. 23.-Phila-
dalphians prominent IN business,
professional and social life were kept
prisoners for six and half hours
today. when smallpox quarantine
WAS thrown around "a whole block.
which includes several fashionable
apartment houses. More than $500
residents were examined 10y NIFTY ply
sicians and 900 or l.000 vaccinatcd.
eighty-iivc policemen roped OF the
area and maintained the quarantine.
which resulted from the discovery OF
a negro suffering from the disease In
house on q ANAL tnoroughtare in
the .diatrlcs
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STORM DELAYS SHIP;
TOYS COME TOO LATE
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NEW YORK. Dec. 23-Buneted by
severe storms. the Hamburg Amerl-
can steamship WucrttemberE reach
ed New York today two days late
with the result that a cargo of Swiss
and German toys which filled her
holds cannot get on the market un-
til Christmas. 1929.
The toys left Hamburg destined
to go on New" York store counters
last Thursday, filling up stocks de-
pleted by those who did their Christ
mas shopping early.
The Wuerttemberg, 1t was an
nounced. Is to go into the Hamburg
south American service on her next
trip and Will be replaced on the run
10 New York by the new ThucrinSia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
CHINESE MYSTERY
BATTLES POLICE:
Girls Disappearance Has
Washington Officers Com
plctcly at Sea.
is PROMINENT FIGURE
Daughter of Rich Importer
and Fiancce of New
Yorker.
IS PROMINENT FIGURE
LRv Universal seryicel

WASfiINGTON. Dec. 23.-A Chinese
mystery. smnckirr of the mysticism
Of the Orient. FOR twenty four hours
has ba'ilcd solution by tn" k.cn.s.
minds OF Washington and New YORK
detectives. police officers and highly
educated leaders OF the two cities.
Mildred Wen, lS-ycar-old daughter
of Wen Wing Lime. wealthy WASH
ington Chinese importer and m.r-
chant. who on Christmas Day was L.
have become the bride Of Gcoru.
Mum Lee. az New York, millionaire
president OF the Chinese Merchants
Association Of tn. United States, has
disappeared under most mysterious
circumstances. Not a trace OF the clr!
has been un-av,hed since shortly
after : o'clock last night when sin.
turned 1t corner az Smith and T.
Streets. in the heart Of the thcatcr
and shopping district
Have Man. Theories.
Is Mildred Wen the victim of :,
Chinese tong war:
Has the girl been kidnapped through
some political intrigue linked up WITH
the civil warfare that has rent China
in rccen, months?
Is some Jealous rejected sutton re-
sp"nsihlc for the girls disappear
ance on the eve of her wedding to
the rich Sew York merchant?
Was robbery the motive behind tho
GIFTS disappearance Il few minutes
after she had left her fathers home?
Is the girl being held Il prisoner by
her captors or has she bccn-the VIC
tim Of foul play?
All these theories are being in
vcstigatcd, but thus far with no re-
suit
Mildred Wen at o'clock last night
told her mother She was going To
hid coodh y To her teachers at the
Gates puhlic School. where she was
student, and other friends. She
called on one friend near her fathers
place OF business and then started to
the teachers home. She turned 4
corner where she was to board 8,
trolley and disappeared.
Parents BECOME Alarmed.
When the girl failed to return
home at reasonable hour her par
ents became alarmed. They COM
municated with the teacher and with
the other friends she had expected
to visit and learned that she had
made only the one call from which
she was traced to the corner where
she had been swallowed up in the
Continued on Page 4. Col. s.
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DALLINCER INTRODUCES
CONTEST REFORM BILL
LHv AssocIa,eh rrcssl-

WASHiNGTON, Dec. - Chairman
pallinger. Of the House Elections
Committee. which recently recon-
mcudcd tn. unscatinG 90 Represent
tdtivc Harrison. Democrat. Virginia.
introduced a bill today which would
provide for the settlement Of cleo
lion contests by the Federal Circuit
Court OF Appeals prior to March 4.
following the election.
Mr.. pallinGcr said the effect OF
his bill would he 10 prevent delays
IN determining contests. The House
would still retain the right to re-
view the courts decisions. he said.
but In case a review was found
necessary the records i'm tho court
proceedings would expedite tho
work
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
To usn Radio in MniI..

WASHINGTON. DeN 23.-Inausu-
rating OF an ocean letter service
aboard Shipping Roard vessels. pro-
vidtng facilities whereby messages
from II ship bound In ono direction
can be transmitted by radio TO a ship
bound In tho opposite direction and
mailed by tho receiving chip
upon arrival in port. was announced
today by hoard officials. Tho mes
sagcs are limited TO q minimum OF
100 words.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
CONVICT 'BEAN KING"
OF FORGING BILLS
[By Associated Press.1

; GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Dec. %.
Ernest L. Weilman. Grand Rapids
grain broksr. known as the ..Ni,chi.
gan Bean King" was convicted Il,
Federal Court here today on a cbargo
of forging bills of ladinE.
ForGerics said to amount to $40 mn
we're charged in complaints made
last January. Wellman was tried
on counts alleging forgeries amount
inG to $4,000.
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Believe AvIator's skeleton Found.

ORLANDO. FLA. Dec. 23.--Ex-
pressing tonight the belief that the
skeleton found in the woods near
Rock Springs Thursday by hunters
was that Of an army aviator. who fell
with his plane, Sheriff Karel an
nounced tonight he would lead Il
party Of twenty-five men to tho
swamp tomorrow 10 search for the
machine or some evidence 10 show how
the man met death. The authorities
have identified bits OF clothing and
other apparel as parts OF a Uniform
The man had been dead probably a
year,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

THROUGH DAILY PULLMAN sERv.
ICE 10 Atlanta. Charlotte. Asheviiie.
Danville. Southern Ry.. S09 East
Main street. Phone Mad. 272.-Ady,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

Roat Service TO Baltimore, $500
York River Line--S3.o0. Save time
ard money. Travel while you sleep.
East meeting train TO wast Point.
Soutas5n Ha!iwsyI se2 East Main Ct.
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The Weather

Fair today tomorrow, mostly cloudy
little change in tenn
pernture.
tFor full weather report 500 pako ~
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Parents Rccomc Alarmed

Continued on Page 4. Col. {
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-26
ARLINGTON

Mrs. Philip Swain is In town for a
time.
T. D conroy motored to Brattleboro
Thursday
Gilbert Maxwell of Adams was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Walker OF Manchester
Depot was In town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. b. Patterson OF
Bennington were III town Thursday,
Mrs. Paul Rochester left Thursday
for several days stay IN New York.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kecseman OF
Bennington we're in town Thursday.
j. H. Williams Of Rutland was a
business visitor in town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Palmer OF North
Adams were at the Arco Inn Wednes
day.
Mr.. and Mrs A. D. Kahn Of New
York were at the Arco Inn Thurs
day,
f. L. ingalls, Of Burlington was IN
town to speak at the club meeting
Thuryday.
Mrs. Carrie Hard Of North Benning
ton is visiting her niece, Mrs. George
D. Howard.
Father Griffin of Wall nsford was
in town Wednesday evening to attend
Father Mallets reception.
II. a. Wilkinson representve OF the
Travellers In"lrance Co, was in
town on business Wednesday.
Mrs and Miss Trendell J. c. Dam
cal and A. r. Greenwood Of Brattle-
boro were in town Wednesday.
Miss Helen Alden Smith Of the
State Industrial school at Vergcnnes
Was in town on business Thursday
Mrs. Elra Doming and party Of
friends from Adams Mass. were IN
town Wednesday making the trip
By motor.
Mr and Mrs II, Eckerson OF Ahikse
viii, n. Y. we're In town Wednesday
Mr. EckeSon is a'esman for the
Arlington Refrigerator Co
Mss NJ. Hardy, County Club Agent,
was in town Wednesday on business
connected with the meeting which was
held at the Arlington Memorial sChoO!
the following day.
Mrs. John Ferris Of Perth Amboy.
n j. formerly Mrs Audrey Stage
Dutton Of this village. IS spending q
week with Miss Sad Hard Mrs
Ferris will letve Monday for Ply
mouth. n, II.