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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-11-25
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TRACT
Court Gives First Decision In
Clarendon Fight for
1870 Acres.

CLARENDON, Va. Nov. 25.--The
first phase Of the biggest legal battle
involving realty In the history of
this corporation came to an end yes
terday, when Judge Samuel G..
Brent in Arlington county circuit
court. handed down a decision af-
firming Frank Lyons right to con.
.clude purchase of the Cruitt tract In
Clarendon.
Attorneys for Eavania Mackal
ct al, owners, Immediately filed no
tice of an appeal to the State SUI
preme court.
Testimony was introduced during
the suit, which opened nine days
ago, showing that Lyons. real estate
operator, several months since con-
tracted for the purchase of the 49,
acre holding, intending TO develop i
as a subdivision. and put up $4,000
to bind the contract. The Whole
consideration was to be $4,000. 1t
was set forth. Later, according to
witnesses. william Gulick. another
county realtor, offered the de-
PENDANTS 1925. 900. Lyons obtained
a temporary restraining order TO pre-.
vent contamination Of the sale and
the present SUIT followed.
Litigation over the valuable hold
! ing promises to be long drawn out.
Benny RichsOn, who was killed
| Wednesday night by n car of the
| WashingtOn.Virgini Railway, came
to his death through his own care
! lessness, according to the verdict of
| coroner's jury last night at Airing
| ton county courthouse X. c. Bax-
| ter mOtorman. and j. NJ Smith,
conductor of the car, testified that
everything possible was done to
prevent the accident.
While Ballston and Cherrydale
, fire engines were badly delayed by
AN unrepaired washout in the Gar.
rison road yesterday the Clarendon
apparatus succeeded, i'm extinguish,
ing flames In the home of A. G.
Hector. Citizens are aroused over
the fact that no attempt has. been
made to resurface the highway since
heavy storm in September. ,'''
| -
| Directors of the Clarendon, Citi.
zens' Corporation will meet Monday
night at the office OF A. ]. Porter
president. The regular meeting OF
the Citizens Association will be held
subsequently.
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number Of years ago established
the. local division of the A. A. A.
and resigned last spring because he
thought there was too much out
side interference with local affairs.
The constitution and bylaws OF
the NJ NJ A. provide,lsit, is pointed
out. that District matters will be
entirely in. the hands OF District
motorists. - 80
Wide Endorsement and hundreds
Of new members are being gained
for the n. NJ. a. by reason of the
fact, 1t is said. that the new or
ganizatiOn Is purely voluntary. co.
operative and absolutely noncom
mercial. 49,. - .,...-
The national membership of the
n. NJ. A. already includes many Of
Americas largest and most in
fluential motor clubs and state as.
sociations. .'''~,
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Directors of the Clarendon, Citi-
zens' Corporation will meet Monday
night at the office OF A. ]. Porter,
president. The regular meeting Of
the Citizens Association will be held
subsequently.
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H|sF0R|C.eH0B5E:
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Z =. BYF|RE 4.
Lack Of Water Foils Fight to
. Save Langley Park, i,
L. Mansion. t.

FL Hampered by their inability to
secure sufficient water supply,
firemen from the District and
four Maryland towns last night
staged futile fight 70 save the
historic thirty-five-room home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick E. Nc
Cormick- Goodhart, in, the center
Of 208-acre tract known as
Langley Park and situated in
Maryland on Riggs Road, near
Chillum, four miles from the Dis
trict line.
ReckOns $4,000 Loss.
After u three-hour battle, from
s until g. O'Clock the handsome
olontal frame dwelling and most
Of it's priceless antique furniture and
works Of art had been reduced to
lshes. In estimating that $3.50. 900
damage had resulted from the fire.
Mr.. Goodhart explained that many
II the; articles could not be replaced
md therefore IL would be difficult
appraise true value.
Early this morning. the freight.
ars aided by squad OF Maryland Uni
'ersity students and thousands OF
residents who successfully rescued
a portion Of the gold. silver, valuable
rugs and paintings I'm the Goodhar ri
ONE. were st'N' lending their serv.
ices i'll valiant effort to salvage
~ ouch as possible of the rich es.
.ate.
Bought Two Years Ago. 2.
The home. which dates back to
Civil War days. formerly was the
property of w. Bladen Jackson and
B. j.. Jackson. OF" Chillum. Nd.
and was sold to Mr.nand Mrs. Nc
Cormick -Goodhart, two years ago,
when, they came to this country
from England. Mrs. Mccormick
Goodhart was formerly Miss 'Nettie
Mccormick and granddaughter OF
Robert Mccormick. inventor Of the
harvester. A son., Leander Nc.
Cormick. is attached to the English
embassy here.
The fire started in the roof .over
| by an open fireplace. and IL be.
lieved' to have been caused by q
defective flue, according to Stephen
F. 'Tillman. fire marshal Of Mt.
Rainier. An explosion in the vicinity
of the wine cellar was caused by
| the ignition OF a large quantity OF
pre.war liquors, according to- TIL.
man.
Water Supply Remote.
Unable to cross the soft ground
of the meadow to reach the North.
western branch, half-mile away
the only source of water supply, the
firemfn were , compelled to dam
quantities of water from the branch
into holes in the meadow. from
which II was carried Ivy hose, to the
fire. This source. however. was
1 continually failing and the flames
had by that time gained sufficien,
Roadway to doom the entire struc
ture.
Discovery Of the fire was made
by Robert Bailay. a colored employs
on the estate Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cormick -Goodhart, the only occu
pants of the house. were forced &c
! flee with only the clothes they wore
Only eighteen months ago add
;, tons costing $4,000 were made tc
the home.:. -
Fire companies from Silve,
Spring. Takoma. Park. Hyattsville
Mount Rainier. Brightwood and No
% of the District Fire Department,
responded to the several alarm,
which were turned in. 49,.
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capes, whereas in the motor car It is
the deadly exhaust gas. -.
Fer the closed car there may he
other things to think about besides
the heater. A good robe is desira-
BILE though not essential II good
heater Is installed. Gloves fer the
driver make 1t easier for him to keep
his finger tips warm. There are
hand warmers too for those who feel
that additional heat is necessary.
The open car with side Curtains
may be heated to "a comfortable de-
gree with an exhaust heater. though
the average owner of an open car
thinks of having a top OF the Cali
fornia type or some other installed.
For the open car the passengers
may require fur foot warmers II
no heater IL used. a good blanket.
fur gloves for the driver, and OF
course suitable body clothing.
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Feature Service, Inc.)
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25

sse cures Dengue Fever.-s-2-tf.
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN LA
BOR

A high protective tariff would not
appear quite so rank if its advocates
were sincere and candid enough to
take the public into their confidence
and tell them exactly it's purpose and
not camoufiague it with the statement
that its great purpose is to protect
American labor against the pauper la
Dor of Europe"
Is it not a fact that the advocates
of this tariff imposed pauper labor
where it was lawful to do so and now
hold out strong inducements for them
to visit our shores so that they can
compete with native born American
labor.
That is the kind of hollow protec-
ton the native born American labor
receives.
What about those who labor in
the coal mines?
Some say so while others say 80
per cent are made up of the pauper
foreign born labor.
A strong advocate of this high pro-
tective tariff who was largely invent
ed in the leather business in Lowell,
Mass, in order to break a strike some
years ago he went to San Francisco
and hired a colony of Chinese, and
worked them in the Lowell factories
for a number of years,
This protection to American labor
against foreign born pauper labor is
all in ones eye!
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25

Reduction Of the wage Of labor is
as foolish on the part of capital as a
strike is ruinOus to the savings of la
Dor. Reduced wage means reduced
consumption of the products of labor.
and reduced consumption means de-
creased dividends for capital. Capt.
tai has hOggish way of fianking this
danger by advance of prices; but the
remedy is worse than the malady for
It only reduces consumption.
This here Administration that we
yaunt 50 loudly has a big element
of sham in its composition. The pres
enr Industrial warfare between capt.
tai and labor certides to that. Hard
ing's threat Of the sword has only in
tensifed The strife. He started out
20 conserve and promote industry by
force OF arms Il cant be done that
way. But something must be done
20 cure the present il5, or there will
be more human suffering in America
sac coming winter TIA America ever
experienced before. This suffering
makes discomfort, discomfort makes
violence. violence makes bloodshei.
And what Is Congress doing to
help things? Nothing. What can
a Congress led by Henry Cabot Lodge
in one branch ANA Frank Wheeler
Mondell IN -ae other branch do to
pluck safe.y out OF this ne1tle? Moth
ing. absolutely nothing The more
Congress NEEDLES with the mess the
worse it becomes.
The on;y remedy Congress propos-
es is Increase in the cost of living.
Adams chairman OF the Republican
National Committee prattles the glib
berish that prosperity with both
hands full is just around the corner
and shat it will come galloping to the
goal and spread itself all over the
land just as soon as the vile and wick
ed Democrats will allow it. Increase
Of taxation is to compose all Quarrels
between Capital and Labor give all
of us jobs, fill our hearts with Joy. our
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Told in Paragraphs With Notes and Comments
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STATE NEWS

q the present plans mature the next
session nl the legislature will be ask
go to create three new counties. The
territory each viii comprise and the
proposed names are: Hendry. to be
fefmef r1ustlv from Lee. with possibly
q smaH par Of Okeechobee and
DlaHes. Wih la Belle as the county
sfaf ilastings from part of st. Johns,
Nifh Hastings as its county seat;
niusham formed from parts of Alach-
un. Marion and Levy. with Mcintosh as
tte county seat
Col h r. Davis Of Gainesville has
been elected chairman of the State
uemncrutlc Executive Committee to
aurceed George =. Rainey. who re-
signed.
Oscar ~ Johnson. late of the Jack
snnviile Journal. has started his new
duties as managing editor of the
Tribune Of Tampa. He is young man
bur has been most successful and he
will do great things for the Tribune.
he succeeds Robert w. Brantley,
who has gone into the newspaper
business for himself in Bradentown.
The Florida supreme court has re-
versed the lower court about the gaso-
line tax. This decision will mean
much for the highways of the state.
All the little South Florida towns
are growing big and modern. Here's
Citra going to have its o%n ice. light,
and cold storage plant!-ranIpa Trib-
une
We don't blame Tampa and South
Florida for wanting to claim Cnra
for she Is one of the very best there
a..
There Is some inside dope to get
concerning this interesting bali game.
suppose you get it.
g. " Wimberly (white) of Ocala,
while driving on the Dixie Highway
ran into a fence. disclosing that his
niyver was loaded with booze VIM
berly pleaded guilty of having in
toNicating liquors. $50 and costs or
three monhs Is in Jail
All fruit of the Indian River Sub
Exchange hereafter will be sold under
the brand of "Floragold" This was
decided upon al a meeting called for
the purpose Of choosing a name re-
Gently and means that Indian River
oranges will be distinct They will
al bear the same name regardless OF
who Is the packer-Florida Grower.
Washington Singleton, negro, is in
the Polk county Jail here on charge
Of murder in connection with the dis
appearance eighteen months ago Of
Arthur Duckett, who at the time was
employed by John ID. Clark. at Waver-
ly A negro woman employed by Mr..
Clark was digging a hole on the Clark
place July 30 to bury a quantity of
ice when she uncovered skeleton
which II is charged was that of
Duckett Mr.. Clark notified the coun-
~ authorities and brother of Duckett
summoned from Ocala identified the
skeleton as that of the missing man
by means OF gold tooth. Buckshot
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rEmPoaIziNo WIFI CONDITIONS

"Savgoyard," the oldest and most
level beaded Of the Washington cor
respondents. makes the following
pointed remarks on the strike aitu-
alton:
1t is a long, toitsome. a troublesome,
a painful anu a woeful journey-this
pilgrimage back to "nofmalcy." Preai-
dent Harding, then Candidate Hart
ing. coined the word in a stump speech
that was nothing in the world but a
fat-frying' enterprise addressed to
the employers OF labor and the word
nOrmaIcy means pre-war wage for Ia
Dor. Business today is in an awful
fix because capital taking counsel Of
greed rather than Of prudence, de-
mands that labor shall agree to a
smaller wage, regardless OF the fact
that what is called prosperity in busi-
ness is impossible except when labor
is employed at high wage and is con
tent with its job Henry Ford sees
the truth Of that proposition and puts
IL in practice in those enterprises he
controls.
The coal miners strike began April
/. The strike OF the railroad sh0Dmen
began July l. The Government of the
United States, now transformed and
deformed into a gigantic bureauracy,
dabbled IN the mess and the situation
July % is become simply terrible. The
Labor Bureau seemed to advise with
the owners and operators of the mines,
and these, it would appear, advised
that if afforded the protection of the
bayonet they would mine enough coal
to keep the people from freezing next
winter With something like trucul-
ence the Administration announced
that the protection of the bayonet
should be supplied. Numerous Gov
ernors of States were appealed to and
the United States army was prepared
for the strife. What is the result?
The condition is worse than it was at
the beginning and winter is come four
months nearer.
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25
ERAL NEWS

Burned in their bed at Richmond, Va.
Hackett Farmer and his wife. both
80 years old and recently married,
We're burned OF death in their beds
when the home of their father, W.
NJ. Farmer. of Chesterfield county.
caught fire at o'clock this morning
and burned to the ground The father
and mother occupied room on the
FIRST floor and escaped while Travis
Farmer, another member of the fam
lily. jumped through a window and
escaped without injury.
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25

For Rent" signs in this city are
becoming almost invisible. A ride
over the city in any direction will re-
veal only one or two CT these siens.
On the osher he~d, in many instances.
houses are occupied by more than
one family
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25
sEAsoARo Ala LINZ RAlLRoAp

eastern Standard Tlmsl
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25
Frostproof is holding her own in

Frostproof is holding her own in
the building line according to the size
OF the place. A contract for large
two story brick building to be used
for business and Office purposes has
recently been given out by R. r. Mas.
sey, and work on some has already
begun.
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minds with content, our throats with
melody and our pockets with money.
Blessed is high taxation.
That is what the Chief of staff of
the G. 0. P predicts But what do
we read in the same newspaper that
contains this rot of Mr.. Adams? In
dustrial strife is everywhere from
ocean to ocean. mobilization OF the mil
itary to persuade labor to go to work,
reduction Of wages to reduce the stan
dard of living. and winter coming in
shoes of swiftness to find inuunerable
allies in empty coal bins. and cruel adj
vance in the price Of blankets and
0yercoats.
The present situation is alarming.
So far the Harding Administration has
only muddled the difficulty. The one
thing needful is to persuade Capital
and Labor to drop their quarrel in
order to avoid untold suffering to mil
lions and millions of helpless people.
The hour is come-where is the
man?
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25

Young man, take CIR advice and
buy that" lot. Some u these days
that happy" day-you'n need it for a
home. Select a good location now;
you'll never regret it.
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25

The cotton crop in the western part
of the state is reported to be in good
shape, with splendid prospects. The
Pensacola Journal recently told of
some early cotton brought to Green
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Arrival and Departure Of nass<n
trains at OCALA UNION STATloN.
The following schedule ngures ~
lished as information anu not sa&''"
teed.
fE,s+ar, c@ardard Tfnael
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25
A FAIR PORCH
CLIMBER

is Viola Dana, motion picture star,
caught by the camera in the act
of climbing her own porch in
Hollywood.
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25

wood which sold for twenty cents
pound. This price is considered good
and seems likely to remain as high
or even go higher during the season
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19

The murder case of the State VS..
B. F. Kneeskern, of Castalia, charged
with a double murder, in the death
of Charles Van Brocklin and his wlte
Irene Van Brocklin, in their CABIN
home in the Moneek district In
Bloomfield township on Sunday, Dec
IL, 1921, opened in full blast Thurs
day afternoon when jury was Sc
cured to try the case. The jury Is
made up of ten farmers and twc
Decorah business men.
Hon. Judge Taylor of Waukon' Ii
presiding. =, d,
The jury will be in charge Of Bal
ifs John Hargreaves and y. "
Holm, the former having been con
nected with district court work II
the way of a baliff for about fort!
wears. The jury is locked up ever!
night and will be in charge OF theS'
baliffs at all times. When they g
out for their meals, they take 4
walk about the city for exercise
Their sleeping quarters are on IN
third floor of the court house. The,
have been taking their meals at IN
Winneshiek and change about to IN
cafes.
The work of getting jury "ilic
commenced Tuesday afternoon wa
concluded on Thursday afternoon an
twentv-m:nutes to three the Jur
was sworn in by Clerk OF Court
S. j. Moore, and took their Se@'
in the jury box. After TINS pr
cedure was over a short recess Wa
taken, and at exactly $3.50 Juos
Taylor ordered the attorneys 10 PIT
ceed with their opening Statement
of the case.
The state is represented by Cou'
tv Attorney J. A. Nelson 1orm'
Judge C. N. Houck and Atty I i"'
Sayre. 49,.
Kneeskern is represented by Atty
F. w. Cutting, w. NJ. Allen NJ
Harmon and D. d. Murphy
Judge Houck for the state a, l,
Arv, D. D. Murphy for the d
fepse made the opening argume"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19

the cabin, furniture, etc and descrlb-
ed the appearance of the bodies. The
body of Van Brocklin, the sheriff
said, was found in "lean-to" joined
to the cabin proper, while the body
of Mrs. Van Brocklin was in the
| main part of the cabin, her head to-
ward the south west corner OF the
bed, her feet toward the south, body
lying on the right side. The mans
body, he said, was covered with a
quilt, while a gray sweater had been
thrown over the shoulder of the
woman's body in such a manner as
| to cover a gaping wound in her
right breast. The body of Van
Brocklin also had gaping wound IN
the right breast. Two guns were
found hanging from the ceiling, a
Winchester and 40 gauge shot gun.
The shot gun looked as though it
had been lately used. He took the
guns and later turned them over to
the grand jury. He next visited the
cabin on the following Wednesday
after the tradgedy. He noticed the
blood stains on the floor where the
body of Charles had lain. also blood
on the door lock. He took the lock
off, brought it back to Decorah and
turned it over TO the grand jury.
On the following Sunday he visited
the cabin again. He noticed can
which had a little water in it which
was reddish in color. There was also
rag hanging on the side of the
can which he brought along also,
but didn't notice any blood spot on
it. He communicated with Knees
kern on Monday, Dec. II. Someone
called the sheriff from Ossian, so
he called Kneeskern. Kneeskern told
him that he should go to the cabin
and try TO find more evidence. The
sheriff did go. On Sunday, he was
there again, that is week following
the murder. And this time observ-
ed more about the interior of the
cabin. His testimony lasted until
11:25.
Coroner Willis testified that he
reached the cabin at about o'clock,
that is was dark and that he used a
fashlight and lantern to make his
| invest. CATION. He told of the location
of the bodies and also gave a des-
cription of the interior of the cabin.
| He said that the expression on the
| face of Van Brocklin was ghastly
and that ii denoted sudden terror,
while the expression on Mrs. Van
Brocklin's face was natural. Her
hair was slightly disheveled, he said.
Both bodies were fully attired. He
told of removing the bodies from the
cabin to the morgue in Decorah. He
also told of seeing two guns hang
ing from nails on the ceiling of the
cabin. One of these guns was an
old style rife, the other a small shot
gun. These guns, he said, were turn
ed over to the sheriff.
On Monday, the witness testified
an autopsy was performed on the
bodies by DR.. A. F. Fritchen and DR..
IL. C. Kuhn. The clothing removed
from the bodies, together with shot
gun wads and leaden bullets taken
from both bodies, were turned over
to the sheriff.
His description of Irene was SIM
liar as the sheriff's descr, rtion. HeI
hair was mussed up and bloody. She
wore a light colored apron, petit
coat, underwear, stocking and shoes
The lower end of the skirt was a
little above the knees. They carried
the body of Charles out on the quilt
which covered him. Irene's body
was carried out in another blanket