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The Washington times., 1922-05-25
WAR FINANCE TO PLAY
WOODLEY TEAM TODAY

War Finance, a new team, will
battle the Woodley A. c. today in
a game on the Woodley field, start
ing at 4:3O p. m. G. s. Beltaire,
the War Finance manager, wants
70 book some games. His team has
q permit for Monument Lot dia-
mond No. for June l, 6, 13. IS.
20, %. 27 and 90, which arc Tues
days and Thursdays. June 3, 4,
10, II, II and Is are open dates
on the Finance schedule and games
are desired on other fields. Bel
taire can be reached by phone at
Main 6400, branch 594.
War Finance Is preparing to en-
ter the city Independent series, un-
limited class. The players are:
Williams, catcher; Gallagher (cap.
tain), second base; Brennan, first
base; Coombes. shortstop; Harron,
third base: Berlin. center field; lie.
land, right field; Goodno, left field;
Rittenhon and Harron, pitchers;
Philibert, Mcdonald, George, utili'
ties.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
Parents Plan to Sue
Ward for Damages for
Killing of Their Son

BOSTON. May 25.-Attorney Mi
chael l.. Sullivan. of Salem, coun-
Sci for the parents of Clarence
Peters, Haverhill boy. who was
slain by Police Commissioner Wal
ter S. Ward, of New Rochelle, N.
" plans to go to New York to-
night personally to probe the
tragedy. Sullivan doubts Wards
blackman story.
"If Ward is found to have killed
Clarence Peters without justifiCa-
both the criminal and civil courts"
Sullivan said.
Judging from newspaper re-
ports there are many points which
Ward must clear up. If it is true
that the track OF but one automo:
bile was noted where Peters body
was found; that no bullet hole APP
pears in the Jacket and vest of the
victim, although these garments
were buttoned when the body was
discovered and a bullet had pierced
his heart; that no shells were found
or any evidence of a struggle, these
matters should be thoroughly
sifted.
"In my opinion the blackmail
yarn is absurd. Ward should be
tOrCed 10 give dates anu names.
THE parents have recourse to
the civil courts for damages regard
less of what may or may not be
done by the authorities along crimi-
nal lines. The parents had the legal
right to the society of their son.
who was a minor. Clarence Peters
was eighteen years of age. New
York laws are even more liberal
than the Massachusetts laws in this
respect.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peters are entitled
to damages for being deprived of
their sons society and any aid that
he might have been likely to give
. them"
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
WARN RURAL VIRGlNlANS
AGAINST HEALTH FAKERS

RICHMOND, Va. May 25.-From
Vienna, Va. comes a story that
two citizens OF the adjoining county
were buncoed by a pair OF travelling
takers claiming to be oculists on
the staff of the State board OF
health. The fakirs pretended to
perform a necessary operation and
collected 500 for the service.
The State health commissioner
has issued a warning similar to this
many times before, but the State
is large and warnings are fire.
quently forgotten. so he repeats
once more. Upon hearing Of this
occurrence, DR.. Williams said:
THE people Of Virginia ought to
known by this time that the State
board Of health Co-operates with
counties in arringing for clinical
work, where fees are charged Just
sufficient to defray the expenses Of
the clinic, but that no man is ever
sent from the State board of health
authorized to treat cases for pay
or to perform operations for which
the patient is supposed to pay the
operator"
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
Volunteer Witness
Helps Substantiate
Tale of Blackmail
BY international News Service.

WATERBURY,, Conn, May 25.-
William Dickinson, a travelling sales
man of Chicago, visited the police
station here yesterday and told De-
tective Captain William Keesan that
one night last December he over
heard a conversation in the lobby
Of the Hotel Martinique. New York
City, in which the name Of Walter
s. Ward son of the millionaire
baker, was mentioned several times
and that one Of the men said after
mentioning Wards name, Il will
get him some day and get him
good"
Dickinson said he had seen some
Of the pictures published in connec-
tion with the case of Ward, who re-
Gently surrendered to the police for
shooting a man near White Plains,
N. Y, and that one OF them answers
the description of one of the men
whom he saw at the Martinique.
The police notified the authorities at
White Plains of Dickinson's story
and he is willing to go there If
necessary.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
FIRST VERSION.

FIRST VERSION.
Eight to ten shots were fired
L by Ward and the three
alleged blackmailers.
C-Peters fell outside Wards
- car. Peters weapon, q
.38-calibre revolver, was re-
ported found and was said to
have dropped inside Wards
9-The struggle between Ward
- and Peters took place when
Peters was preparing to back
out Of the right.hand door Of the
machine. Ward used an auto
matte.
d-Ward did not surrender un-
T. til Monday, six days after
the shooting. His attorney, 1t
was reported, "gOt I'm touch"
with Sheriff Werner, Of White
Plains, as early as Saturday,
saying he would produce his
client to clear up the mystery.
S-Ward described two men, a
- Charlie Ross" and Jack"
who accompanied Peters on the
fatal Journey to a spot on the
road between Port Chester and
White Plains, near KensicO
Reservoir.
c-Tw0 automobiles, Wards,
" In which Peters rode, and q
mysterious red Stutz, in which
Ross and Jack followed the
Ward car, were described by
Ward to the authorities. The
Stutz crossed ahead Of Wards
car to block the way.
7-NO marks Of Identification
were found on the dead
man. He was identified through
a search of fingerprint records
Of the Navy Department file at
Washington. Later he was
identified by an uncle.
O-Ward indicated several
y White Light District places
where the mysterious Ross and
Jack were represented as hold
ing forth the six weeks or two
months in which they extOrted
$4,000 from the bread mag
Mates son. Accompanied by de-
tectives, Ward was unable to
point the men out.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
LOCAL WOMAN
BETROTHED To
ENGLISH EARL
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formerly Lord Rector of Aberdeen
University, and county councillor
for Huntingdonshire and is the
Premier Marquis of Scotland.
Mrs Mcdonald has given up her
palatial home on Massachusetts,
avenue, and is now residing at the
Willard Hotel. She will leave
Washington in a few days for Paris,
where she will meet her son, now
enroute to France from Chile, 1t Is
said. Friends refused to state just
when the wedding would take
place.
European society is not a new
thing to Mrs. Mcdonald, due to the
fact that as the wife of the stand
ard Oil magnate she travelled
great deal in Europe and lived
much in England and became an
important figure in London society.
1t was some time after her hus-
hands death that she returned 10
Washington to make her home,
where she established herself in
the picturesque and charming
Massa achusetts avenue home, enter
tanning constantly and numbering
among her acquaintance many dip
lomats as her guest and warm per-
sonal friends.
Her greatest social achievement,
in later years. was her participation
in the Woman's Foundation, OF
which she was one of the founders
and the first vice president.
During the program Of the Foun-
dation to build the s5,O00.000 Woro'
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
RED FORCES RENEWING
ATTACKS ON JAPANESE

TOKYO, May 25.-The war office
this afternoon reported a vigorous
renewal of the warfare red forces
have been waging on the japanese
expeditionary forces in Siberia.
The latest outbreak has been
along the Chinese Eastern and the
Usuri.Suchans railways. The war
office reported that japanese patrols
had been fired upon frequently while
repairing damage to the railroads
occasioned by raiders. Many have
been wounded in minor skirmishes,
the announcement stated.
The eleventh division OF japanese
troops has started for Japan, being
replaced by the eighth division, re.
Gently dispatched TO Siberia.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
w. VA. ROAD CONTRACTS
TO BE AWARDED JUNE 1

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va. May
25.-The State road commission will
award contracts approximating
$4,000, 900, June 6. Six bridges are
included in the thirty.eight projects
which cover 17l.3 miles Of road
work.
The contract.letting June 8, will
probably be the last until next fall,
and will exhaust the remainder of
the S5, 900, 900 allotment for road con.
struction,
The projects for which contracts
are to he let are in the following
counties: Fayette, Kanawha, Logan,
Wyoming, Mingo, Mason, Tyler,
Roane, Hancock, Brooke, Ritchie.
Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio. Preston,
Cpshur, Taylor, Lewis, Rrayton,
Doddridge. Harrison. Berkeley, JET.
ferson, Tucker, Pendleton, Hamp.
shire, Monroe, Greenbrier, Mercer,
Hardy and Mineral
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
HEWITT AMONG
FIRST ON TRIAL
IN WAR FRAUDS
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and Senate who are backing up the
soldier -Congr essmen in their fight
to turn the spotlight on the graft
ers and Government officials who
are charged with dereliction Of
duty in not going after the robbers
had a notable acquisition yesterday
in the person OF Senator Borah.
Passing Woodruff in the Senate.
Senator Borah patted him on the
shoulder and said:
"Old man, you are doing great
work; am with you"
Campbelrs outburst yesterday
aroused the ire of the champions of
the Congressional Investigation par
ticularly because Mr.. Campbell
broke a 5-to-5 tie on a motion in the
Rules Committee to favorably report
the resolution. The motion also in
structed him as chairman to call up
the resolution lat the earliest posi-
BILE moment"
Under the rules Of the House, the
resolution enjoys a privileged status
that is, 1t may be called up for
consideration any time Chairman
Campbell chooses to do so. just
why he has changed his attitude
since voting to report out the reso-
luton no one seems able to under
stand.
In his statement yesterday he is
quoted as saying flatly that he is
opposed to the proposed investiga-
ton" because he does not believe In
newspaper trials" and because he
is unwilling to I've a party to this
scheme to aid the war grafters and
profiteers whom Attorney General
Daugherty is indicting and prose-
cutting. His statement adds:
Woodruff Replies.
THE man in the Senate (Caraway)
end Woodruff and Johnson, in the
House, who have been attacking the
Attorney General while innocent
themselves. have been receiving
their photostatic copies OF docu-
ments against the Attorney General
and alleged evidence oS war grating
from attorneys and paid employees OF
Charles W. Morse and other men
whom Daugherty Is seeking to put
in the penitentiary."
Congressman Woodruff. a veteran
Oh both the Spanish. American and
world wars, bristled with indigna-
ton at this slur. He replied:
The only men who have given
me documents and evidence in this
case are men who have worn the
uniform of their country and have
seen service in those uniforms in
the late war and in other wars. I
have been offered evidence by those
whom l thought perhaps were inter.
ested in the cases of some OF those
under charges, and / have invariably
declined to accept or make use OF
any such proffered evidence.
Mr.. Campbell is just as badly mis-.
informed as to where we get our
documents and other evidence as he
seems TO be about the sentiment OF
the American people on the subject
OF this probe.
Il have not been able TO under
stand at any time since the Rules
Committee voted to report out the
resolution why Mr.. Campbell should
hold IT In his pocket and refuse the
mandate OF the cOmmitte to call 1t
up. He knew at the time he voted
with the majority to favorably re-
port the resolution that Attorney
General Daugherty would ask and
would be given $500, 900 to carry on
prosecutions in these cases. There
has been nothing done to change this
situation"
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
World-Girdling Trip
Delayed To Fix
Aeroplane

PARIS, May 25.-Major
w. T. Blake, who is en-
gagged on a round-the-world
airplane flight from Eng
land, delayed his departure
from Paris today to make
further readjustments Of
his machine.
He said he hoped to hop
off for Turin late in the
afternoon or Friday morn
ing.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
GERMAN ENVOY
To Be RECEIVED
HERE FORMALLY
Official Recognition to Be Ac-
corded Dr., Wiedfeldt at
White House Today.

The last scene Of the world war,
so far as the United States is con-
cerned, will be enacted at the White
House at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon.
At that hour President Harding
will formally receive the new Ger
man ambassador, DR.. Otto Wied-
feldt, in his official capacity.
The new ambassadors reception
at the White House is the actual
warrant of peace, Notwithstanding
any number 70 treaties that may
be pending, according to State De-
partment officials.
Much interest is being manifested
in what reply President Harding
will make to DR.. Wiedfeldts ad-
dress The offering OF credentials
and the attending remarks are
usually perfunctory procedure
and follow certain traditional chan
nels. After wars, however, the
speeches sometimes travel outside
the beaten paths Of diplomacy.
Baron Edmund Won Thermann,
counsellor of the embassy, called at
the State Department yesterday and
made arrangements for the ambas-
s,ldor's presentation. The letter or
recall of Count Johann Won Bern
storff, the former ambassador. IS a
mart of the new record TO be made.
There will be no military feature
of the function There is no mill
tarv or naval attache at the Ger
man embassy. nor will there be for
some time to come.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
QUEEN OF RUMANIA MAY
VISIT IN NORTH CAROLINA

DANV1LLE, Va, May 25.-The
people of this section Of Virginia and
North Carolina will have the op.
portunity of seeing Queen Marie of
Kumania in the event she decides to
come to America to thank the people
Of this country for generous dona.
tons toward postwar reconstruc.
tion.
When Mrs. b. Frank Mebane, of
Spray, N. c., accompanied by Mrs.
Lindsey Patterson, of Winston.
Salem. N. s., went to Rumania TO
deliver personally funds which had
been raised in the South, they were
guests of Queen Marie and at that
time the Queen accepted an invita-
ton to visit America
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
SECOND VERSION.

1-Only two shots Of the sup
i posed eight or ten are
accounted for. Only one shell
was found near the place OF the
crime, although an automatic
such as Ward used expels It's
shells on being fired.
C-The sheriff denies that Pc
- ters' weapon was found,
either inside Wards car or else
where.
Determination of the scene Of
- the crime OIL the finding Of
the body failed to indicate a
struggle there. At that time
the sheriff and other experts
were of the opinion the man had
been shot down I'm his tracks
and without q struggle, as he
was lying flat OIL his back. Heel
prints from the position where
last he stood indicated he had
been standing there for some
time.
1T is now reported unofficial
4 Iy that Wards attorneys
got In touch with the officials
Mt White Plains as early as
Thursday instead Of Saturday.
S-Ward yesterday, New York
- officials said. absolutely
failed to give a definite descrip-
ton Of Ross or Jack.
c-Officials admit that on the
v finding Of the body the tire
tracks Of only one automobile
were seen at the place Of the
shooting.
7-OfficiaIs are not discussing
who, II anyone. may have
taken care to see that no identi-
fication marks were left on the
body.
Q-Local authorities, asked to
. accompany Ward and
friend through Broadway re-
sorts, refused to make a state
ment other than that Ward had
failed to find the two men re-
ported to have been accOmplices
of Peters in an attempt TO
extOrt SIS, 900 blaCkmail, in add.
ton to the sums already taken
from Ward.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
LLOYD GEORGE
SEES PEACE Of
WORLD IN PERIL
Warns Of Necessity for Powers
Cooperating With
Russia.
BY r. A. WRAl.
international News Service.

LONDON, May 25.-It is necessary
for the powers to make some ar
rangements with Russia to save the
peace Of the world, Premier Lloyd
George told the House of Commons
his evening in opening debate upon
the British policy at the Genoa eco
TOmiC conference.
The Premier outlined the results Of
the conference and defended his oYn
Genoa policy aCainst criticism.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
CASE
DEFENSE ENDS;
OPEN REBUTTAL
Army Sergeant Last Witness
fer Miners Leader on
Trial for Treason.
Nv WARREN w. WHEATON,
International News Service.

CHARLES TOWN. ". va. May
25-Attorneys defending William
BlizEa rd on treason charges growing
out Of his alleged leadership of the
armed miners who marched on
Mingo county last year brought then
case to a close today after consuming
less than a week in submitting testi'
mony. Prosecution counsel imme
diatply began it's rcbuttal.
The defense rested after eX-
amining Sergt. Timothy Lynch. I.
S. A, who testified to efforts made
by Blizzard to turn back the armed
miners advance on Mingo.
A. c, Porter and William Petry.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
U. S. EXPECTS TO WAIT
LONG TIME ON WAR DEBI

Although the American Debt
Funding Commission is proceeding
with its plans to arrange for the pay.
ment of the $11 ,000,0 900 foreign
debt to the United States, many
years" are expected to elapse before
European countries pay any part
of the principal of these obligations,
II was stated officially at the Treas.
ury Department today.
For the present, the commission
hopes only to arrange for the pay.
ment OF the interest on the debt.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

ans memorial on the Dean estate,
which has now been abandoned. she
was very active in us behalf.
When internal differences caused a
split in the organization, the first
president, Mrs. c. c. Calhoun start
ing an opposition Organization, the
Wnmrns Universal Alliance, Mrs,
Mcdonald stuck to her and is now
first vice president of the Alliance.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
TREASURY ROW
Up To HARDING
FOR SOLUTION
Discharged Officials Take
Complaint Against Blair to
President in Person.
By WEBSTER X. NOLAN.
Internationa News Service.

The Mellon. .Blair.Dover political
row which threatens to disorganize
the executive operation OF the Treas
ury Department was put before
President Harding today.
Some officials thought the rumpus
had gone too far to be smoothed out
by arbitration or compromise and ex-
pected the outcome TO be either the
resignation of Secretary OF the
Treasury Mellon, Internal Revenue
Commissioner Blair or Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Dover.
The President has before him the
formal complaints of two Treasury
officials who were discharged by
Secretary Mellon on the recommen'
dalton Of Commissioner Blair. These
men were appointed by Secretary
Dover. They are A. D. Summer de-
putty commissioner OF accounts, and
c. c. Childs. supervisor Of collections.
They laid their cases before the
President in person.
Dover Also Coming.
Dover Is now enroute from San
Francisco to Seattle and he is ex'
pected to hurry back to Washington
to take part in the impending battle
for Presidential support. The Presi'
dent is known to favor Dover,
while Mellon has stuck resolutely
to Blair. His attitude in the pres.
ent situation is still a mattep for
speculation.
Serving to complicate matters Is
the fact that Dover, while inferior
in rank to Mellon, Is superior in
rank to Blair. Foes Of the revenue
commissioner asserted today that
his action in forcing out Dover's
two appoiutees was a sweeping re-
buff TO the Assistant Secretary be-
fore Blair went over Dover's head.
Blair, in flatly denying today
that he contemplated rCsigning satd
his act in recommending abolition
of the two posts was based on the
recommendation submitted in turn
to him by the tax simplifiCation
board. Blair said there were fur.
ther departmental shifts contem-
plated.
Dover May Resign.
II President Harding decides in
favor OF Blair and, incidentally,
therefore, in favor of Mellon, 1t
will mean, 1t was said in official
circles today, the prompt voluntary
resignation OF Dover, who came
into the Government service at the
instance OF the President for the
specific purpose Of reorganizing the
Treasury Department.
The solid backing which Mellon
has unwaveringly given Blair and
the implied backing which the
President has. given Dover has
made the issue one of importance
in official Washington. and the de-
cision from the White House is ex-
pected to be in the nature OF a po-
litical detonation in the wake Of
which will trail an indeterminate
number Of political explosions that
may re-echo in the next campaign.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
PASSAGE is PREDICTED
FOR SHIP SUBSIDY BILL

Albert d. Lasker, chairman OF the
Shipping Board, after a conference
with President Harding at the White
House today, expressed confidence
that the ship subsidy bill now pend.
ing in Congress would be passed by
the end of June.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

union mine officials, were re-
examined briefly.
NJ. NJ. Lilly, of Sharples. employed
bv the Boone County Coal Corpora
tion. was the first witness used by
the prosecution in rebuttal. He
denied testimony given for the de
fense by DOC" BaEker that he had
forced Barker to arm himself and
guard the company's property.
Lilly also testified Porter had
sought to inflame the miners to con-
tinued warfare at a time when he
was directed by Frank Keeney, union
official, to use his efforts al Sharples
to have the men lay down their
arms, Porter, he said. persistently
referred to the killing Of two miners
at Beach Creek as a "dastardly
assassination"
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
F A Ills 7 D
CONVINCE
At T0RNEYS'
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by Lieutenant Roberts, has started
an independent investigation OF the
shooting. The State troopers at
the time of finding Peters body
took photographs Of the scenes
around the spot. Ward says that a
gun battle took place between him
self, Peters and two other men, but
It is said that the photographs fail
to show that there had BEEN a
struggle.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
s STORY OF BLA0MAL SHOOTING FULL OF DISCREPANCIES
Versions of Tragedy
Show Big Variances

NEW YORK. Nay 25Investigators Of the mysterious dy'ng
Clarence Peters, e1nari BY Walter S. Ward of the
millionaire head the Ward Baking Company comparing
of the case Following the stories told
Mond sr days after the shooting of Peters, and the amended
perS tod
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-07

1. The greatest step forward has
been the submission and adoption Mt
the election Of November, 1920. OF
the Better Schools Amendment 70
the State Constitution by which
amendment all limit was removed on
the rate Of tax which a school dis
trict may vote for the support Of its
schools. The State Superintendent
chairman Of the committee that plan
ned and conducted the campaign
which carried this amendment at the
polls. While the legislature, in pass
ing the enabling act OF this amend
ment fixed n dollar limit on the rate
OF district tax. this can be raised BY
legislative action without again sub
hitting the matter to vote OF the
people.
2. The state appropriation for
public school has been increased from
$3.50 TO s14.50 in 1920-21. For the
present session it has been fixed at
$500, but there is possibility OF
an increase TO $3.50.
3. The special appropriation for
rural schools have been Increased
from 81 100000 OF s2,0000,000 per
per year for the sessions of 1890
and 1920-21, and for the present ses--
sion, to S1,500,000. The number OF
schools aided from this fund has been
almost doubled, preference being
given TO the small, weak schools. Ow-
ing to the influence of this rural