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The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
SAYS HE DROVE
THREE SLAYERS
TAYLOR HOUSE
Detroit Prisoner Gives
Names Of Trio to
Police.

DETROIT, Feb. 2z.-Accordinx 20
statement made today 10 sheriff
Conn. Of Detroit. by Harry NJ.
Fields. 81 years old. with prison
records in California ana washing
ton State. two men; and a woman.
whose names today wsae wired 70
the police Of Los Angeles. were inn
piicated directly In the murder Of
Movie Director william Desmond
Taylor.
Fields. who is being held here on
charge Of forgery. Informed
Sheriff Conn that he himself drove
the slayers TO and from the Taylor
home irp an automobile. for which
he received $500.
Upon completion of the job. said
Fields the quartet Immediately fed
from Hollywood. y
Changed sI.oeo BILL
II Fields story is confirmed it
will be the first information the
police have received with direct
bearing on the murder.
Fields Ii said by Sheriff Comm to
have stated that the man who paid
him the 5000 changed a $1,000 bill
to get the money.
Fields. the sheriff continued. told
Emory Brooks. turnkey, the story
and later repeated II to Sheriff
Conn. who telegraphed IL almost
verbatim to the police OF Los
Angeles, who hastily replied that
they would investigate and asked
Sheriff Coffin to hold Fields.
DID Not Know Motive.
Fields declared that on the night
OF the murder he drove two men
and a woman to Taylor's bungalow
studio in Hollywood The trio went
into the Taylor bungalow and e.
turned in a few moments, where
upon he drove them away. he says.
He told Turnkey Brooks and Sher-
IN CONN, according to the latter
that the plan TO kill Taylor was
conceived In a hop joint" in Los
Angeles. He Is quoted by the Sher-
IN as saying he got his $500 upon
his return to the resort, after the
Taylor staying. with the men and
the woman, who. he says, killed
Taylor.
tive behind the staying. and did not
know whether the men and thS
woman were paid for their part
in It. He gave Sheriff Conn the
names Of the trio.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
MOTORISTS GUIDED
BY DIRECTOMEfER

Travel by motor with the great
esq ease and comfort and none OF
the possibilities of getting on the
wrong road and becoming lost Is
now a fact. II the instrument In
vented by Raymond r. Yates. of Ia
coma, wash. does what Is claimed
for IT
The invention consists of a lit
tie. box on the dash Of the car, along
side of the speedometer. There IL q
genie In this box, who tells you II
you are following the right course.
corrects the error IL by any chance
you should make false turn, warns
you Of detour several hundred feet
before you reach the point Of devia-
ton. and. in short. acts as faith
full guardian over your destines.
This new system Is called the
electric directometer. On its iliu-
minated face little, red signals ap-
pear that reduce the trouble Of the
operator to a matter of steering. II
by chdhce an error should be made
an alarm bell sounds.
Behind the glass face of the direc-
tometer may be seen lines set in a
series of dots and dashes. Below
these is an arrow. As desired. a
ertain combination OF signals may
be set. Each highway would have Its
particular destination-thus the
Lincoln highway may be represent
ed by two dots, three dashes, the
Dixie highway by one dot. four
dashes. A code book goes with the
device containing full Information
as to the combinations for various
charted highways.
To accomplish all this. the high
way commissioners must cooperate
to the extent of installing an iron
wire or cable under the roadbed or
on telephone poles at the side of the
highway. This wire is connected to a
small electric generator that keeps
| IL charged with an Intermittent
high frequency current. The cur
rent flowing through the wire Is
interrupted in such a way that def
mite signals are emitted and picked
up by the passi-~ auto.
In substance, the effect Is that of
telegraph s~"'"rn. However, in
stead ~ the signals being varied
for each message. the message is
| invariably the same and radiates
from the wire all along the course.
The method Is, in this respect. like
a long-strung wireless antenna. A
| coil on the hood of the car picks up
the signal. which is strengthened
by passing through an amplifier.
| and thence records its presence Wis
IDLY on the directometer on the dash
of the car.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
Mrs. Mamie Ewing Dies.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Feb. %.
Mrs. Mamie Noble Ewing. aged Is,
wife OF Arthur Thomas Ewing, OF
Nelson County and Charlottesville.
died yesterday morning after a brief
Illness Of pneumonia. She was =
daughter of the late DIR. Halves N.
Coleman. of Nelson County. who
served with marked distinction In
the. civil war. Her grandfather,
Richard Halves, was a war governor
OF Kentucky during the war be-
tween the States. She was related
to the Cabells and other prominent
families OF Virginia. Besides her
husband. Mrs. Ewing IL survived by
seven children. also two brothers
and one sister. A. B. Coleman, %
Roanoke. a former member OF the
State senate; Charles o. Coleman. %
Jersey City, N. J.. and Mrs. Kate
williams, wife Of DR.. ]. Fulton WILL
Jams. OF this city. The funeral will
be held at Christ Episcopal Church.
STATE y
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
MRS. STILLMAN'S
FATHER EXPIRES

RICHMOND. Va. Feb. 22.-James
Brown Potter, father OF Mrs. James
A. Stillman. found dead in bed at
the home of Col. W. Frank Powers,
whom he was visiting. will be
buried in New York.
Heart disease was given as the
cause Of death. The Potter family
was distinguished in. the business
and professional life of New York
for years. James Brown Potter was
a brother of the late Bishop Henry
G Potter, one of the leaders of the
Episcopal clergy of the country.
. He married Miss Cora Urquhart,
a beautiful New Orleans girl, who
later went on the stage with Kyrle
Bellew. a matinee idol.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
WOMEN'S LEGION
IN FREDERICKSBURG

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Feb. %.
DIR. Kate Waller Barrett. presi-
dent of the woman's Auxiliary to
the American Legion. in Virginia.
held a conference with women OF
Fredericksburg who had husbands.
fathers, sons or brothers in the
army during the world war. In the
chamber OF commerce rooms yester-
day afternoon. relative to organ
izing an auxiliary here.
A largely-attended mass meeting
was also held in the courthouse here
last night. at which time DR.. Bar
rett delivered an eloquent address.
The meeting was held under aus
vices Of the Bowen-Franklin-K Knox
Post Of the American Legion.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
DEATHS.

whits.
Marina Quota, IS years. 1907 @. 1t. NV.
Albert L. Cheney, 70. 1925 sth ct. NV.
Kate Sullivan, 30, 623 9Th ct. NV.
John b. walker, Is, 232 = st. ne.
John r. Mettan, q, 2es0 Wis. ave. NV.
Adah b. sauer, g, 81 7 1t. ne.
Edith N. King, 8. Chiidren's Hospt.,
Rose Kssiow. 7 months, 40 n u. NV. :
cslsrsd.
Willis Il. Carter. 20, rear 1915 K ct. NV.
James e. Hawkins, 20. 1870 8 ct. NV.
Ulysses W. Hall. "a. 1910 fith st. NV.
Addison West, SO. St. Elizabeth's Hospt.
Estelie wright. "a. Washington Asylum
Hospt. :.
Joseph Mathews. a., Emergency Hospt.
Jamie =. Smith. IS. leH Marion at 40.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
School Honors Washington.

HYATTsVILLE, Nd. Feb. 81
George washington's Birthday was
observed at the Hyattsviiie High
School with exercises lin the school
auditorium presided over by Prof.
X. J. Norris, principal. Oral COM
positions were given by students as
follows: Washington as>a Citizen, .
Faith Melbourne: washington as
a Statesman" Dorothy Purdum;
washington as a General Marga-
ret Wolfe: .The Last Hours of
Washington" Eleanor Dutton. Prof.
an address.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
BIRTHS.

WHITE.
George r. and Catherine e. Amidon, girl.
ssylyio and Adele 0nofry. girl.
Paris Z. and Bessie n. Colemsn, girl.
Maurice r. and Leona NJ. Jones. boy. a
Patrick NJ. and @. Layina Cook, boy,
Crave n. and Ruth N. Anderson. t1ri.
William ]. and Susie II. Green, girl.
William II. and Pauline @. Neild, girl.
James N, and Annie u. Boteier, boy.
Joseph Y. and Estelle N. Dreisonstok, girl.
Francis and Catherine =. Wood, boy.
Colersd.
Clarence e. and Katie r., Anderson. bog.
Lorenzo and Naomi Hawkins, boy.
william and Jamie Scott. boy.
Raymond and Martha Holt, boy.
william and Catherine Pinekney. girl.
william b. and Annie Rollins. boy.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
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The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
Los Angeles Police
Check Fields Story

Los ANGELES. Feb. -. - while
waiting further particulars from
Detroit regarding the statement OF
Harry Fields in connection with she
william d, Taylor murder mystery.
the sheriff's office today Is bLsIly
checking up on FIELDS connections
here.
Undersheriff Eugene Biscaliuz and
Deputy Frank Dewar declare they
Rave Information that Fields-aiso
known as Conan, and as Harry
the Chink'-has been a member OF
the narcotic ring. and was >Aonvict-
ed of forgery.
Dewsr left the ONCE hastily this
afternoon. expecting to ind in H"l-
lywood certain verincaIioE of state
ments made by the suspect TO fhe
Detroit police.
Had Flight with Negro.
A list of questions was sent to
Detroit by the sheriff's ONCE. ques-
tic ,iOn s, to be c oss up to prisoner
At the same time, a resident Of
Sacramento, Cal, a former dope
peddler named James Thompson. de-
clared he believes the moving pic
ture director had been slain by a
hired gunman because Of his night
on the narcotic ring.
This seems to bear out the story
told the police yesterday-thatT aylr
had a night with a negro drug SNUG
gler known rs Morphine Nose" and
that this man disappeared just be-
fore OF just after Taylor was MUIR
dered.
The fact that Fields was picked
UP with a Chinese and two women
Is regarded as significant. in as
much as a local Chinese already has
said he had supplied spium for a
group of which he said Taylor was
a member.
May he Playing Game.
That is a strong indication, say
Investigators. that Fields is tell
ing the truth. Some of the dues-
tons in the Geographic third de-
gree" are said to have a bearing on
this angle. ....
"It is amazing that three weeks
have gone since the murder was
committed without a single tangible
hit of evidence being unearthed,
said Under Sheriff Biscaliuz.
I'VE have been working hard. day
and night. on this case. and have got
no wheEA
TT may or may not be true that
Fields is simply playing a game. II
Is possible he wants free 'transpor-
tation back to Los Angeles. But We
are determined to find out whether
the story Is or is not true"
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
Big Brothers 10 Meet.

n. c. Sheldon. Of New York. ex-
ecutive secretary OF the Big Brother
and Big Sister Federation. will ad-
dress a joint meeting Of the Big
Brother and Big Sister organizations
8 o'clock tonight
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23

For the District
Of Columbia. vir-
ginia and Mary
land. cloudy and
warm today, fol-
lowed by rain to-
night or tomor-
row: colder to-
morrow; fres h
southerIy winds.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
Ricketts-Fling Nuptials.

ROCKVILLE, Md. Feb. 22.-Miss
Mabel Fling, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Fling. of Washington,
and Carlton w. Ricketts,, of Glen,
this county. were married here yes
terday by Rev. Nolan B. Harmon.
pastor of the Methodist church.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
Local Temperatures.

Highest, $50; lowest, ss.4.
Relative Humidity-S a. ~, 81 per
cent; p. m. SO per cent; s p. m,
IS per cert.
Rainfall Is p. m to d. m.),. nil.
Hours OF sunshine, 1o.s.
Per cent of possible sunshine, %.
Departures from Normal.
Accumulated excess Of tempera-
ture since January 1, 1922. IS.
Excess Of temperature since Feb
ruary 1. 1922. 81.
Accumulated excess Of precIpita-
ton since January 1, 1922. 1.7s.
Deficiency of precipitation since
ebruary 1, 1s22..04.
Temperatures same date last year
Highest. IL; lowest, "a.
Forecast for Flying weather.
Was61D gton to Long Island, New
York: Generally cloudy sky pecom-
ing unsettled in the afternoon;
fresh southwest winds surface and
up to 5000 feet. ..
Washington to Norfolk. Va:
Partly cloudy sky: moderate TO
fresh southwest winds up - t,6Gt
feet.
Tidal Changes.
High water s:4s a. m. and s:13
p. m.
Low water 1915 p. m.
Sun rises 6:51 q. m. sets 5:53 =. m.
p m.
Moon rIses 4:H a. m, sets $50
River Conditions.
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
both very muddy and eight feet
above normal at Harpers Ferry
yesterday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
The Herald Daily Department Of
RADIO NEWS & VIEWS
With Washington District Programs

This Herald On Sunday the
department. occupies Conducted Nth The
Radio Gibbs of is The Her1lds Daily Radio Department
Is deyoed 10 the hest ess of radio development and those
thousands Of teysors In the of rodo
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
THE WEATHER

Forecast for To-day and Tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
GIRL HIT BY AUTO
IN ALEXANDRIA,
DIES OF INJURIES
Masonic Delegates Lay
Wreath on Tomb of
Washington.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 8. Doniphan,
III King Street


ALEXANDRIA. Va. Feb. "a
Miss Elsie Baggett. 10 years old.
Of 40 North Royal street. was
fatally injured this afternoon when
she was struck by an automobile
driven by Edward Morgan, Of 123
South Pitt street.
The young woman died half an
hour after reaching the hospital
According to reports of the af-
fair the girl was crossing At King
and Pitt street when the machine
coming south on Pitt street from
Cameron street struck her. Morgan
Is being held pending an investi-
cation of the affair.
The mother of the young woman
arrived here tonight from Nokes-
vile. Va Miss Baggett was em-
ployed as a clerk In woolworth's
store.
A coroner's jury summoned by
DR.. T. NJ. Jones met at 9:30 o'clock
tonight and viewed the body and
adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock
tomorrow night when testimony
will be heard The jury Is COM
posed of NJ. p. Pitts, Warren M.
Peake, John McCuen, John H.
Fisher. d r. Stansbury and John
NJ. Reed.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-23

Last .'ites for Tho;nls Dewey. Who
died Sunday at the residence Of his
daughter. Mrs. Peytpn Dallenger.
were held this afternoon at Sharon
Chapel. Fairfax Court. and conduct
ed by the Rev. DR.. :. n. y WALTZ.
Burial was at Sharoa cemetery.
A dane viii be given tomorrow
RIGHT in Odd Fellows Hall by Canton
Alexandria ODD Fellowa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28
HORSE DEALERS SWEEPSTAKE
INTERESTS MANY DELAWAREANS

that will busy
that last
who
There this section that interest the
Philadelphia aside
$40 tho
n OF
addition there is split the
by his entry fee will
a IL he
Association which the
the nfth
II that happens those tied
until he tie Is
three had be
a md
a
have
tho auaizng
breeders
the Diamond
in the special events of the horse racing feature
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
I1lkton. Md, Feb. 2s.---Trustees for
the Poor and Insane for Cecil county
organized by electing Henry Uees,
president. and Tullard Buckwortb. sec
rctsry. The board re-appointed James
Hartnett superintendent and Mrs.
James Iiartnett, matron. DR.. Vernon
Mcknight OF North East was reap
pointed chief physician.
Postmaster o. G. Giles will inaugu-
rate. tomdrrow morning from the Elk
ton postofiicc. free delivery mail SER
vice In tho town. Russell NJ. George
and Avery S. Stichberry, rural mail
carriers, have been assigned to duty
as town carriers.
Richard Malloy was assessed $40,
with costs. last evening. by Justice
Scotch. for disorderly conduct on the
streets runday night.
Marriage licenses were issued in
E,lkton, yesterday, to Joel Il. Gard and
Emma Levredge OF Elkton; Robert ]
Jewell and Gertrude c. Woods OF Will
mington: James +. Murray and Bertha
l.. Foran of Port Deposit.
The annual missionary tea by the
ladies OF Elkton Presbyterian church
will be held tomorrow evening in the
chapel.
The condition OF William T. War
burton, president Of the Second Ma
tional Bank. which Is in receivers
hands. is said TO be gradually grow
ing worse.
Former Judge r. b. Merritt of War
wick has been taken to Baltimore
hospital for an operation. His condi-
tion is serious.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28
FIFTH DIVISION
sixth DIVISION
CHECKER TOURNAMENT.
Big Event to Be Staged at Seaford on
March 3.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Seaford, Feb. 2S.-A checker tour
nament that VIII take place at the
home Of Nicholas Murphy, an expert
player, on the Seaford- Reliance road.
three miles from Seaford on Friday
hight. March 3, is attracting much
attention among the checker experts
OF Sussex county and Caroline county,
Md. each of these counties having
their champion checker players enter
ed in the contest. This is the first
tournament Of this kind TO occur In
this section and the outcome of il
will be watched with interest Among
those already entered in the contest
besides. Murphy, are Carl T. Vincent,
of Concord: Fred O'Bier, Oak Grove;
Albert G. Outten, Seaford: Charles T.
Triyits, Cannon. G. w. Jefferson, of
fredericksburg, Nd. checker expert, and
former baseball player of note, now
postmaster OF fredericksburg, is expect
ed TO enter the contest. The winner
Iot the tournament will be matched
against George Ruos, OF BridgpSllle.
a checker player OF wide reputation
and who It is claimed is the cham
pion OF the peninsula.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28
BOXING At THE FORT.
Lively Exhibition Given by Coast Ar
tincvy men Yesterday.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Fort du Pont. Feb. as.--Several live
" exhibition boxing bouts were stag
ed at the Fort du pont gymnasium
yesterday. The bouts though purely
exhihtional, were decidedly real.
George X. q Hummill, svho is train
Ing TO try To WIN the heavyweight
championship OF the Second Corps
Area, permitted Harold Bradow TO hit
him with everything but the water
bucket IN The wind-up, but in the final
round decided he had been toughencd
up enough for one day and tapped
Rradow two or three times and show
ed tho spectators what might have
happened had he not wanted TO let
Bradow help prepare him Tor the tour
nament that viii decid. the champion
ship of the Second Corps Area. One
new man at Fort du Pont decided to
challenge any middleweight I'm the
buildins while the fights were in
progress. William Holland accepted
the challenge. but did not fight.
Another exhibition OF boxing will be
staged at Fort du Pont next week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28
BLUE AND GOLD FIVE
IN FINAL FRIDAY
Baseball and Track Candidates
Will be Called Out In a
Short Time.
specIsl Correspondence Eycry llvenlnr.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newark. Feb. 2S,--Coach Bhipley Is
putting tho Delaware College basket
ball team In shape for tho final home
game OF the season which will be play
cd Friday night with Blcknell MS OPP
ponents Bucknell is reported TO have
a fast aggregation ana tho game IL ex-
rected to be ono or the best OF the sea-
son. The game will be started at Z.
After this game Delaware has but
one more game on the schedule, which
VIII be with Princeton. Mt Princeton
next Tuesday night SO far this sea-
son. Delaware has played 10 games.
winning four and losing six.
The latter part of this week or the
first OF next, weather permitting
Coach Shipley will have the baseball
candidates out and Coach Derby viii
issue call for tratk candidates about
the same time. This viii give but
three weeks to get the squad In shape
for the opening OF the seaso6. as Della
ware starts south for n weeks trip
t. play six gaines on March 81.
After the close OF the baseball sea
son tho latter part OF May, Coach
Shipley will again 40 to Waynesboro
to manage the club OF that town In
the Blue Ridge League. II has been
announced that the Waypeaboro club
will do it's spring training on Frazer
Field. Delaware College. Az the seas
son In the Blue Ridge League opens
much later than the college season
| 1t will probably be late In April be-
fore the Waynesboro squad arrives
This arrangement should prove bene-
fetal To both Delaware and the
Waynesboro squad as II viii give an
opportunity for practice games.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28
FINE DRAMATIcs.
Interesting Presentation BY Ht. An.
drew's Young People Last Night.

The members OF the Dramatic Club
OF st. Andrews Church last night dis
played to good advantage their nbili-
ty as actors and actresses, when the
two-act comedy. "Mr Bob" was sue
cessfully presented. The players were:
Dana j. Pyle. Elliott d. Warshauer,
Estelle Bcaston. Nathalie w. Comegys,
Adelaide L. Potter. y. Ernest Bolton
and Elizabeth Stroud. They were di-
rected by Mrs. Mae II. Bcardslcy.
The audience was large, md was
rot confined to members of st. An
drew's Church, many parishes and
various sections Of the city being rep.
resented. Everyone was pleased with
the performance. The first net showed
the breakfast-room at Tresham, and
the second, the same place, only later
In the day.
Following the play. the director and
participants were presented with pret-
~ bouquets. After the presentation
of the flowers. dancing was enjoyed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28
URBAN REALTY TRANSFERS.

The following transfers of real es-
tate were recorded recently.
Second street, 215 East: Lolloie c.
Riccio from Robert l.. Barnes, $4,000.
Fourteenth street. west OF French
street: Michael Ryan from Joseph IT,.
McCullen. $4,000
Lamotte street. southwest corner Of
Twenty street; Samuel Ginns
from David l.. Toplis. s4.to0,
Seventh street. 1415 West: Edward
w. Hall from Ada Stanley. $1,000.
Washington street, southwest cor
ner of Twenty-hfth street; Mary E.
Mclaughlin and Fannie X. Dale from
Edward IL. johnson. $1,000.
McCabe avenue. south OF Monroe
street. Joseph Schunder from James
A. Hurlock. s2,200.
Mendenhall avenue, northeast OF
Todd's Lane: Clayton r. Hughes from
Fielder and Riplsa, $3.50.
Monroe street, northeast OF Twenty.
third street: Joseph G. Kavanaugf
from Alice r. Cornwall, $500.
Ninth street, west OF Lincoln street
Dominica Roggero from Arthur Pa
voni, 5000.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28
FUR TRAPPERS ARE
HAVING BIG SEASON
Ice and Snow Fayors Catches
and Prices Are
Good.

Fur trappers are having a big sea
son this winter. due largely 10 the
cold weather and lots of snow and ice.
which has put pelts IN prime con-
dition and made them much more
marketable than the pelts taken dur
ing the extremely mild winter OF a
year ago, says Quinton, N. J. dis
patch.
Ice and snow have favored the trap
pcrs in that muskrats and other fur
bearers have been forced from their
usual feeding grounds TO seek food
Muskrat trappers have been kept
busy during the zero weather tend
Ing to their traps. rebaiting them and
SHINING the hides from the rats" az
fast as they can be brought In.
More men have been trapping this
year. Prices have improved, good
muslrat pelts now bringing $3.50 each
with higher prices for especially large
ones OF fine quality. There has been
more or less poaching, according "a
old trappers, who have complained
time and again OF their traps beine
tampered with. The Cumberland
settle case Of alleged larceny ot
muskrats from the traps OF othei
trappers. and The natives are waitins
to see just what sort of decis slor
VIII DC handed down In the matter
Most Of tho trappers have respecie,
the claims" Of their neigbbors an,
have not trespassed. This is especial
ly true Of the large meadow lea sos
where trappers pay high rentals 70
the trapping privileges each seasol
and then keep close watch TO sec tina
nobody else gets the rats away fron
| their lease.
In the inland sections several rae
ooons, opossums and other vaIuabl
| fur-bearing animals have also bee
caught this winter, and several coun
| try girls are wearing prized fox fur
This winter as result OF the proves
OF the young trappers and hunters