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Arizona republican., 1922-05-23

BETHANY HOME Sanatorium,
$3.50 per week. Phone Ara. 5-dn
HYATT'S Desert Camp, Cactus,
Arizona. Out in the real dry des-
ert." Low rates for sumn.eS tu-
vestigate. See new Oldsmobile In
front of Central Pharmacy twice
daily. u
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18

rev branch library In the Mount
'Pieasant section.
The amount allotted by the Car
negis corporstion 10 regar6~t ~ the
library trustees as an instailmenr
from funds originally promised ~
Andrew Carnegie IN 1908 when ne
offered 10 give the money ns>oeo
TO furnish ali the branch librartee
required by this city. The sum set
apart for the branch library u 20
cover the cost Of ftsA erection IN
accordance with plans sst.sfactory
20 the Carnegie Corporation. me
purchasins OF furniture ana the ar
chitects fee.
since the gift is conditional on the
,uppiyinT Of q suitable site. the
trustees have inspected several 10
cations for the proposed library
one especially desirable site 81 the
corner of sixteenth and Lamont
streets IA owned by Mrs. John 3.
Henderson At the Request CT the
trustees. the District Commissioners
will try TO obtain an nppropriat'on
from Congress- in a deficiency oiii
before the adjournment OF the pres-
emit session. 20 purchase the herary
site.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
.BAPTISTS ELECT
TAYLOR PRESIDENT
Victory of indianapolis Pas.
tor Is Defeat for Fun
damentalists.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June IL
The Rev. Frederick E. Taylor. D. D.,
pastor for the last sixteen years OF
the First Baptist Church, Indianap-
oils. evangelist and progressive in
his attitude towards the fundamen-
talist progressive question, was
elected today president for the COM
ing year of the Baptist Northern
Convection, representing church
membership of 100000.
The other geenral officers elected
were:
First vice president-Corwin s.
Shank. Washington second vice
president. Rev. Frank y. Goodchild
New York; corresponding secretary,
Rev. W. c. Biting. Mo; recording
secretary. Rev. NJ. A. Levy. Massa-
chusetts; statistical secretary Rev.
Charles A. Walker. Pennsylvania;
treasurer. Frank l.. Mine. Iowa.
The fundamentalists admitted de-
feat as shown by the vote yesterday
on refusing to adopt any other
creed except the affirmation of ac-
ceptsncc Of the New Testament as
the al-sufficient rule of faith, and
practice and hence did not nomi-
nate any rival candidates to those
nominated by the committee as
nominations.
DR.. Taylor was born IN Newark.
y. j.. educated at Colgate Cn1ver
sity. For a period he was associated
with the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman
as an evangelist.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
VA. POSTOFFICE
ROBBED BY YECCS
Stamps, Money Orders, and
S110 in Cash Taken by
Plunderers.

Government inspectors and Fair
fax Court House Va, authorities
yesterday co-operated in trying to
apprehend the men who robbed the
Mclean, Va. postofice of $40 in
cash and an undetermined amount
of stamps and money orders. The
cash register in the store of A. H.
Storm. in which the postoffice is
also located. was opened and IS
taken.
The postofice safe, IN which all
the money and stamps were kept.
was blown open by charge of
nitroglycerin about Q o'clock yes
terday morning. Nearby residents
asserted they heard the explosion,
but paid no attention to ii, think
ing 1t was an automobile back
firing.
Sheriff ]. r. Allison. of Fairfax
Court House, said the work OF
blowing off the safe door was so
good that he doubted IL the crime
had been committed by local per-
sons. He also said yesterday that
the burglars left practically no
clews upon which to work.
Inspector Ryan and Policeman w
P. Ais, of Washington, discovered
that entrance had been gained
through a window in the rear.
The combination to the safe is
said to have been hacked off with
a meat cleave- and into this aper-
ture the nitroglScerin poured.
About flve years ago burglars
visited the Mclean postofice,
opened the safe by the combina-
ton and took about the same
amount OF money.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
|D.C.DEFICIENCY BILL
|WILLBEFAVoRABLY
REPORTED TUESDAY
Measure Carries $292, 900,
Practically All Asked
By Commissioners.
INSPECTORS NEEDED
Necessity for School Appro.
priations Pointed Out
In Plea.

Carrying practically all OF the
$4,000 requested by the Commits
sioners. the deficiency bill for the
District VIII be reported favorabiy
to the House by the Appropriations
Committee on Tuesday. IL was an
nounced.
1t was estimated by the Commits
sioners that s2ss.ooo would be nee-
essary for the new Eastern High
School and $4,000 for additional
building inspectors.
In their report the District Conn
missioners stressed the need for i'm
mediate school appropriations. pre-
dieting that the new Eastern High
School will be ready for occupancy
by February 1. 1874.
Contract Changes Conditions.
Requesting $4,000 for employees
at the school. the Commissioners
have explained that since the oriei-
nal estimates were submitted To
Congress a contract has been en-
tered into which stipulates that the
building shall be completed not
later than December /, 1921. Upon
fulfilling their contract the builders
Will hand the high school over to
the District. which will necessitate
the immediate installation of a
heating plant and the services Of
several janitors in order to protect
the building while the work of
equipping IL is in progress
cover that period from the time the
District receives the building from
the contractors until the school 10
fully equipped and ready for &C.
cupancy and full force of jani-
tors obtained.
$3.50. 900 II Necessary,
The S25O,0oo for equipment Of the
school is said to be necessary to
supplement tn: sum Of approx
mately Sl1s,00O which is expected
to be available for this purpose
from the s1.50o.00o appropriated by
Congress for the building and equip
ment
For the temporary employment of
additional building inspectors, 500
600 was asked. Unless such proyi-
sion is made, the Commissioners
pointed out. the force will be re-
duced by seven inspectors on July l.
In view OF the large amount of
building now going on and consid-
erably more Contemplated. the
Commissioners emphasize the need
for at least ten additional inspec-
tors The only alternative, the
committee has been told. is to allow
work to be continued without in
spection or refuse to grant building
permits
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
TAKOMA PROTESTS
SHUTTLE SERVICE
Town Council May Appeal for
Public Hearing on
Il Change.

LOO A protest against the establish
ment Of shuttle service on the
Capital Traction Company lines be-
tween Colorado avenue and Takoma
Park was fled with the Public
Utilities Commission Yesterday by
James I. wilmeth, MAYOR OF Ia
koma Park
The order directing the estab-
hshment Of shuttle service and the
dlscontinuance Of through service
to Takoma Park is stated In the LETT
GER which Wilmetf sent the com
mission. 70 have been ordered by
the commission on June 2.
I'm protesting the order wilmett
states that through service is more
desirable and convenient and that
the extra transfer takes uuneces-
saTy time. He maintains that the
Eakoma Park citizens were given
no opportunity to he heard and that
The operation of the order will be
detrimental to the proper growth CT
Tax onR Park.
Wlmsth's letter was sent as the
expression OF the town council OF
Takoma Park. In case the commits
sion refuses to rescind the order. an
appeal for a public hearing s. made
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
JAPAN TO ALLOW
FOREIGN TITLES
Reciprocal Fee Simple"
Measure Pending in
Diet.

Foreigners will be permitted TO
own land in Japan in fee simple"
within the near future, II the mea-
sure now pending before the jap
anese Diet Is passed by that body.
This statement was made at the
Japanese embassy here yesterday
in discussing reports from Tokyo
regarding progress Of the proposed
legislation.
The passage Of the bill by the
Diet Is virtually assured. it is
stated. inasmuch as II Is sponsored
by the government. The .crms of
the bill are said 10 be extremely
liberal, according 20 foreigners
generally the right to purchase
and own land exactly as Japanese
are given the same rights in for
eign countries.
Administration officials admit
they are interested" in the fate OF
the legislation. 1t Is held in some
quarters that Americans may be
excluded from its provisions be-
cause OF the land laws of certain
Western States notably California.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18

ing feeling miserable. or worried
over some political development. He
may suppress his feelings in con-
slderation of his family and bust
ness associates but, the instant he
rings the elevator bell. his secret
is out. Temperamentally he has
no secrets from the elevator opera
tor who takes him to the floor
OF the Senate and this is how
vaughn Johannassen who operates
the elevator explains it:
Every Senator has an individual
ring. For instance. Senator La Fol-
lette rings three times. very quick
ly; Senator Overman rings four
times rather slowly. Senator Glass
has two slow rings: Senator Meyers
rings three times slowly. Senator
McCumber rings three times but not
as fast as La Toilette nor as slow
as Meyers, and so on.
Il don't know just when / first
noticed the fact but one day ] sud-
denly realized that I knew the ring
of every Senator that rides in my
car. Then / noticed something else
Whenever a Senator was out of pa
thence or not feeling well his ring
was different. Sometimes they ring
longer and sometimes sharper but
the bell never sounds the same. Ii
the bell rings a particular way
Immediately place his ring but if it
doesn't correspond with the proper
Senator likewise know that some :
thing doesn't please him.
Just then the bell rang three
times.
That's Senator Meyers" Vaughn
announced
II WAS
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
D. G.. BOYS IN CLASS
AT NAVAL ACADEMY

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. June 1.-Two
District of Columbia boys, John l.
Bird and William K. Busek. are On
the rolls OF the new fourth class of
midshipmen at the Naval Academy.
now being organized for the summer
course.
Physical examinations Of candidates
who were found qualified in the men
tai tests conducted under Civil SerV-
ice regulations in February and April
and others who secured appointments
based upon certificates of accredited
high and preparatory schools. as per-
mitted under an act of Congress
passed two years ago. have been in
progress at the Academy during the
last few days. and to date a total
of 2s0 have been accepted.
1t Is estimated that the new class
will have a roster. Of approximately
700 which will be about 200 less
than the entering class of the last
few years.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
TRIAL SHOWS FEAR
OFLOGAN DEPUTIES
Defense of Pastor Accused of
Murder Nearly Com
pleted.

CHARLES TOWN. W. Va. June
IA halliday session In the first
degree murder proceedings against
Rev. James E. Wi,burn. Raptis,
minister-mine-. charged with the
murder of Deputy John C. Gore In
Logan County or August 81 last,
recorded further cumulative evil
dence as to the popular fear In
Blair. before the killing, that Lo-
gan deputies would raid the town.
The shooting OF Beach Creek on
August 81. It was Indicated, was
the primary inspiration of this
fear. Isaac wilburn. 25-year-oId
son OF the defendant, one of eight
children, testified today that he
and his wife had left their Blair
home after a bullet had hit their
porch and that they had sought
safety in the; mines,
Attorney General L. T. England.
of Charleston, testified 1t was gem
orally understood that the Logan
County deputies were hostile to-
ward the union mine workers and
that the union miners returned the
feeling.
The defense counsel said il prob
ably would rest its case on Mon
day. The State has thirty-five wit
nesses here FOR .sh1ttai.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
ANOTHER FLOOD
HITS CARBONDALE

CARBONDALE, Pa. June IL
Carbonate is under two feet of
water tonight. due to mountain
streams overlooking from heavy
rains. This is the second time in
two weeks the town has suffered
from flood.
Dickson City also suffered heavy
damages from the flood. Trains on
the Ontario and Western and Della
ware and Hudson railroads were
delayed by washouts. Property loss
will be heavy. No loss Of life was
reported.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
PLANS LAID TO AID
PEACE IN EUROPE

THE HAGUE. June 17.-Plans to
wrest European peace and reconstruc-
ton from the tangle of disputes and
threats of war between Russia aud
the outside world were laid at the
Netherlands capital today IT. private
CO nferences of allied delegates and
experts.
The Hague conference held no for
NAL meeting The next section will
be at the peace palace Monday.
Sir, Phillip Lloyd Graeme, head OF
the British delegation met with
French and Belgian representatives
in conversations which were believed
to hold more possibilities Of settle
ment than the plensry. meetings Of
the conference,
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
MEN TO HELP PICK
Il GREATEST WOMEN

hen are going 20 have a say M
picking the twelve greatest women
Id tire United States.
( This astonishing RECOGNITION, OF the
importance Of the male sex was made
Known last night In a statement is
stted by the women's Joint Congress
slonal committee. which declares:
Intelligent women feel that the
list now being composed for Miss
Graciela Mandujano's articles in Chill
ean publications, will be one sided and
npt truly representative II women Sc
Ieet e.
K. Five prominent men will be asked
10 assist an equal number Of women
from the Congressional committee in
making this selection"
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
CHINESE QUESTION
AGITATES SONORA

MEXICO CITY. June 17.-Promi-
nent citizens of the state of Sonora
have notified the state government
that IL 1t does not handle he Chinese
here a vigilance committee composed
of Sonora citizens will.
The Chinese question In Sonora is
said to be becoming as serious as II
was in California. Sonora Is reported
clusion laws.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
RING OF ELEVATOR BELL TELLS
WHAT HUMOR SENATOR is IN
Conductor in Capitol Knows Everyone by Way
He Summons Cage.

1t is now possible to know what
sort of humor your Senator is in
before attempting to interview him.
Think what a boon this is going
to be to the periodical job hunter,
the crafty lobbyist and the news
paper man.
No more cryptic, Il have nothing
to say for publication" or sorry
but there are no vacancies in the
government just now"
A Senator may arise in the morn
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
kissing Bug" SUelIs :.
Lips of COttdgers

NEW YORK. June 17.-Cottagers
at Keansburg Beach. N. j., near here,
are today nurscing swollen and pois-
oned lips as the result Of a new in
sect. the kissing bug that invaded
the resort in swarms.
The insect is described as an inch
long with protruding horns. gossamer
wings and many feet. 1t is said to
lose no time in attacking the lips of
the victim. The swelling succumbs
to drug store treatment after few
hours and has no serious effects, ac-
cording to physicians.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
DISTRICT GRANTED
sl0O,OOO TO BUILD
BRANCH LIBRARY
Carnegie Corporation
Gift Announced by
Trustees Board.
SEEK FITTING SITE
Commissioners to Try to OBJ
tain Appropriation
This Session.
SEEK FITTING SITE

Washington has been granted
100000 by the Carnegie Corpora
ton TO erect another branch H.
hrsry building. according TO an an
nouncement made last night by the
Board Of Trustees Of the Public Ia
brary. II 10 planned TO erect the
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
Cuts Throat at Station.

Dependency Is said 70 have caused
Henry Cot'rell. 81 years old. of
Daytona Beach. Fla. to cut his
ahroat with a shoemaker's knife In
AZ locker at the Union Station wash
room early last night. police say He
was removed To the Casualty Hospital
where II Is said he viii recover
The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
Heads Curley Club.

president Of the Curley Club, ac-
co-ding to an announcement last
night. Miss Loretto Healy was
elected vice president; Miss Margaret
Sayerf. secretary and Miss NJ. M. Hus-
sey. treasurer.
Evening star., 1922-10-29

historian; @. NJ Fault. class poet; ".
A. Knight. class prophet, and w. Il
Barta. sergeant-a arms.
The following committees were APP
pointed by the class president to hold
their offices for the full school year:
Social. G. Truellingsr Lyle
Hults and Lulu Prather; publicity. b.
L. Goldstein, H. C. Bickford and "
w. Rogers: class insignia, T. W.
Philips, r. J. Gordon and l.. T. Far
rell.
The chapter Of the Disabled Ameri,
can Veterans at the university will
hold a smoker November 1. The re-
port of the national rehabilitation
committee Of the Disabled Amerl-
can veterans will be read to the
members OF the post and plans TOT
extending the scope of the organiza
tion for the coming year Will be dis
cussed.
The Miller Debating Society Will
hold a debate in the near future with
the Alvey Society on the subject, Ike :.
solved, That the United States should
cancel her European debts" The
Affirmative will be upheld by G. NJ
Fault and T. ]. Trellinger, while the
ginia Teeters and c. L. Marshall.
The freshman class will hold a de-
bate on the subject: Resolved
That he-Volsteed act be amended to
permit the manufacture and sale or
light wines and beer" The affirma-
tive will be upheld by ]. w. BALDWIN
and A. O'Hearne and the negative by
Roger E. Lewis and Paul Jamison.
Evening star., 1922-10-29

ed Richards custodian by the court,
was called to the stand.
Child Ii Transferred.
She mounted the platform with
the child in her arms, and Assistant
District Attorney Speiser immedi-
ately protested such course, main
tanning vigorously that it was an
attempt to influence the minds of the
jurymen. Judge Barrett orderde the
child transferred to other arms.
Despite her collapse yesterday, Mrs.
Roster entered court calmly, appar-
emily suffering no distress from the
valvular heart trouble with which
physicians announced she was af-
fiicted. She is expected to take the
stand in her own defense Monday.
Mrs. Marion Elsea was recalled to
the stand today and adhered to her
statement that Mrs. Roster had show
ed her poison tablets and had de-
clared her Intention of swallowing
them. John E. Nolan. special de-
tective, said that after her arrest
he had taken a bottle OF poison away
from the defendant.
DR.. Raymond J. Harris testified
that Mrs. Roster was greatly changed
after the birth of her child and that
he had found it necessary to give her
sedatives.
Magistrate Edward P. Carney told
of asking Miss Reckitt on her death
bed for an ante-mortem statement
and. received fiat refusal
Evening star., 1922-10-29

a specific basis for an appeal, which
has heretofore been lacking.
1t was pointed out by William ].
Rand, counsel for Mr.. Stillman. that
denial Of the motion simply on the
ground Of whether Justice Tompkins
at Nyack; n. Y; or Justice Morschau
ser at White Plains, had priority on
motions before their courts would
lead to an appeal on this single point,
and in the event of a favorable de-
cision for Mr.. Stillman would bring
the entire case. after n long legal
battle. back to its present status.
This proved the point of contention
and Mr.. Stillman and John L. Mack
guardian al litem for Guy.
Motion Ii Denied.
This is a peculiar case" said JUS
tice Seiger, 'and one that involves It
very serious question as to whether
Justice Tompkins at Nyack acquired
precedence by reason of previous
opinion on this point, and up to this
time ] am not satisfied that Justice
Morschauser did not have Jurisdiction
in this case. Unless ! am clear in my
mind on this point l could not enter
tain this motion"
You deny it upon its merits"
asked MI Rand.
Wait a minute. wait minute" in
terjected Mr.. Mack. I'VE asked for d
decision on this case on the ground
Of jurisdiction"
II will deny it on its merits" said
Justice Seiger, handing down tho
signed order and accepting briefs and
affidavits covering the point Of pri-
ority between the two courts.
Evening star., 1922-10-29
WOMEN ARE TOLD
Of GENEVA PARLEY
Mrs. Brookings Speaks on
Her Experiences
Grouitch Makes Address.

Personal experiences and reminis-
Cences of the Geneva conference were
the subject of the talk given by Mrs
Walter Du Bois Brookings, chairman of
the committee on education, National
League of Woman Voters. at the forum
} luncheon at the Women's City Club yes
terday. Mime. Grouitch, wife of the re-
tiring Serbian minister, spoke on wom-
ans influence in the growth Of interna-
tional harmony. Miss Jessie Ackermann
2f California. talked upon women's op-
portunities in the modern world of re-
construction. and Mrs. William H. Ly-
ford. founder of the Chicago Women's
City Club, greeted the Washington club
on behalf of the women Of Chicago.
Courage in looking forward toward
future accomplishment was the keynote
Mrs. Brookings. She also pointed out
the educational influence of the league
OF nations in holding weaker nations to
prescribed judicial and diplomatic
standards.
Europe Struggles for Food
DO not think of Europe as a crowd
or people struggling for each others
property. but as people struggling for
food and strength" Nine Grouitch said
IN her talk. over there we are still
very sick people. 1t is only three years
Alter the most devastating war Of all
history. There is need of a great GEN.
tralizing power to bring order, and the
,nhuence OF women is needed to help es-
tablish this power"
Nine Grouitch spoke of Switzerland a.
an Illustration of the possibility for all
peoples to live together in harmony She
'Salo tnat the complete agreement among
the many exiles and refugees who
have formed the mixed population OF
switzerland since the beginning of the
war gave evidence and announcement
mat there could be international friend
snip. She spoke gratefully of the part
mar MAJ america has played in the relief
ana reconstruction of Serbia, and said
benooves American women to study
euucat1on and organization, in order that
they may teach their knowledge to the
women or other nations and combat the
spirit or disintegration which is threat
enlng modern civilization through
Russia
Mrs. Hoover q Guest.
MISS Ackermann, In her talk. re.
1uted the criticism that the modern
woman is neglecting the home TO,
outside interests. "Woman's creates,
sphere Is in the home with the chill.
dren. she admitted, but we are be.
ginning to see that the world mus,
be fitted for the children"
MISS Ackermann, in reply to the
accusation that women are losing in
terest III the home, said: I'VE love the
nome. We are women just the same
We have only caught the larger
vision of the world"
Among the other guests at the
luncheon were Mrs. Herbert Hoover
Nine Mishtowt, Nine. Stangler, Mrs
clifford Ireland, Nine. A Henriaue
Mrs. John Brookings. Judge Mary
OToole. Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell, Miss
Aida Henricka, Miss Elizabeth East
man, Mrs. Muriel Lynch, Mrs William
q. Wheeler. Mrs. Frederick u. Cox, Mrs
John Mock, Mrs. Richard Yates, Mrs
w. Fl. Hickey, Mrs. Wesley Martin
Stoner. Mrs. c. a. Hawley and Mrs
III. A. Brennan.
Evening star., 1922-10-29
MAN Victim Dead
In Poisoned Cake
Case; Woman Ill

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, October Is
w. w. Sterrett. an expert accountant
Of Devon. who. with his wife. was
poisoned Thursday by a piece Of cake
mailed to their home. died tonight in
the Bryn Mawr Hospital.
Mrs. Sterrett. who Is in the same
institution. was reported in a critical
condition. and attending physicians
hold little hope for her recovery.
Federal. state and local authorities
are engaged in q strenuous effort to
trace the sender of the package. 1t
was addressed to Mrs. Sterrett and
reached her home Thursday afternoon.
1t bore no return address. however,
and apart from the fact that 1t was
mailed from a local railway station
authorities working on the case have
no clue as to its origin.
The cake was in a tin box, ad-
dressed In handwriting unknown to
Mrs. Sterrett. she said. 1t was the
only contents and looked as If 1t had
been cut from an iced wedding cake.
Assuming that 1t was from friends,
MRS. Sterrett gave part to her hus-
band and ate the remainder herself.
Both were stricken soon afterward.