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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-21
AIR SQUADRON
SE|zES LIQUOR
!. LADEN VESSEL
Eleven Armed Planes intercept
British Schooner OFF
Florida Capes.

NEW YORK. Feb. 81. - Eleven
thousand five hundred cases of in
toxicating liquors were seized Sunday
aboard the British schooner Anabella,
off Jewish creek, about forty miles
south Of Miami by planes belonging
TO the prohibition air squadron now
operating off the Florida coast. with
Miami as headquarters. Eleven
planes made the seizure.
In addition to these aircraft, thir-
teen planes are in commission on the
Gulf coast, and there Is one plane on
the lookout for smuggl6rs at jack
sonville and one at Charleston, &C
cording to information given out by
Capt. L. P. Johnson. Of one Of the
planes here today.
Cargo Valued ut $1,000, 900.
The seizure of the cargo of the
Anabella Is understood to be the
largest ever made on the Fiorida
coast, the value Of the cargo being
estimated { 81, 900 900. The schooner
carried a crew of twenty-one men,
and all are under surveillance, while
the seized intoxicants are on board
the SCHOOtlci' "hiSii 40 obShNA ~ "s'N
under guard at Jewish.
The airplanes are all equipped
with machine guns. and when they
swooped down on the British whis-
key.laden boat, one Of the crew at
tempted to put up fight, said Cap
tain Johnson. The schooner was
boarded by the prohibition agents.
who made hurried inventory OF the
cargo, and they left a large armed
guard over the schooner and crew
and cargo.
The ownership of the schooner
and cargo could not be learned today,
but a member of the crew said that
the owner IL a man by the name OF
Ambrister living in Nassau, Bahama
Island.
War Veterans Man Planes.
Painted a battleship gray, carrying
concealed wireless apparatus and
piloted by experienced men who saw
service during the world war. the air
planes composing the prohibition
squadron are enabled to keep in close
touch with the rum runners and to
get close to them before being de
tected.
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which she intends to star on her
return in April.
And as to that ridiculous rumor
that Peggy has had to dispose Of
part Of her noted jewel collection
to keep up with the high cost Of
living. well-she declared that she
still retains possession OF every
single item. And to ensure their
safety she intends to take the en-
tire lot with her to the Riviera.
Peggy has been considered a
worthy student Of finance. partlcu-
larly in so far as marriage possibili-
ties are involved. Yet, strangely.
she appeared to know little of the
fame of the Rockefeller family.
When informed that among the
other notables who had booked pas
sage on the same ship were AL
Woods, Pearl White and Percy
Rockefeller. Peggy naively inquired:
who is Percy?"
Told that he was the nephew of
John d. Rockefeller, she shrugged
her lovely shoulders.
Strange I have never heard Of
him.
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The phone company is only in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-21

This mOuthpiece intensifies the
voice SO much that 1t makes q
tenor sound like q bull dog.
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STOLE WIFE'S TEETH,
CALLED MEANEST MAN

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Feb. 2l.-
James Kelsey, a laborer, is the
"meanest man" Of 1922. according to
Judge Edward J. Fleming. Of mu'
nicipal court.
Kelsey, according to the court,
not only refused to support his wife,
but also took her wedding rings
Then, to increase his spouse's trou.
bles, he threw away her only set OF
false teeth.
When Kelsey appeared before
Judge Fleming he admitted taking
his wife's teeth.
You undoubtedly are the mean
est man for 1922" shouted Judge
Fleming.
Your fine is $50"
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Peggy Joyce To Reveal Methods :,
OF Catching Millionaire Mates
Actress With Three Matrimo-
NAL SoaIps to Her Credit
Announces as She Sails for
Europe Plan to Write unex-
purgated Memoirs.

NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Chuck Mar
got Asquith and her princess daugh-
ter into the discard. Make room In
your library shelves.
For Peggy Hopkins Joyce is going
to tell the whole wide world how s; e
caught three millionaires. what shc
did with and to them. and what she
thinks of them now tnat she's passed
them along into the never-never-
again land.
She promised the world a best
seller yesterday as she boarded the
Aquitania, Europebound, with a
pound and half Belgian Griff hound
under her arm.
Worth Triple Price, She Says.
"The volume Is already begun" she
said. What I have to say about
lust one of my millionaire ex-hus-
bands will be worth three times the
price Of the book"
None of the ex.hubbies sent any
flowers to the boat.
"My next husband will not be a
foreigner" remarked the young
woman, who before embarking on
her stage and matrimonial careers,
was well known In Washington and
Norfolk, Va.
when l marry again 1t will be
an American. No, I don't know
who. But he will have to be cit.
izen of the United States"
Peggy's statements followed de.
NAL that she is going to Paris to
marry a distinguished Frenchman
named in the recent divorce pro
ceedings by Stanley Joyce, Of Chi.
cago. ....'
She pouted:
why. that's ridiculous! But
then, II went to Oshkosh. II
would give rise to rumors that
was going there to marry some one
Wants Rest, Peggy Says
Seriously, don't you think am
entitled to a little rest to give me
an opportunity to recover from the
unfortunate selections / have made
in the past? I have chosen a trip
abroad for that purpose"
While in Paris Peggy will buy
some new clothes of the latest fash
ion and take them with her &c
Cannes, where she will spend her
winter vacation. She said:
at will show the folks along the
Riviera how to wear the latest
styles. They may know how to
make clothes in France, but II
takes the American woman to show
the styles off to advantage"
IT have certainly got enough ma
terial and a presentation Of my ex'
periences I am sure will prove OF
great value to all women as we'll az
Interesting to the casual reader.
Peggy said, referring again to her
projected book.
Writing of her memoirs, however
will occupy but a part Of her time
for there will be the new play In
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Says Some Guys Think Telephones Are 0. K
They Talk to Themselves and Give the
Phone Company the Credit.
BY John p. Medbury.

terested I'm ones where they can
hear the nickels drop.
These mouthpieces give you
lots of privacy. You can swear at
central so softly that your guests
will think you're saying your
prayers.
You can call up another girl
while your wife is right beside
you and talk SO quietly that shell
think you're mumbling to your.
self.
One guy sent his sweetheart two
little smacks over the phone.
She dropped the receiver and ran
and told her father that Harry
had shot himself twice.
The next time he wanted to
kiss her over the phone she put
on a pair Of ear muffs.
Love is blind, but pretty soon 1t
will be deaf.
A dumb man can move his lips
up and down and his girl will
tell HON TO quit shouting at her.
This mOuthpiece intensifies the
voice SO much that 1t makes q
tenor sound like q bull dog.
The mouthpiece may be i'm
pou tant, but the receiver is neces-
sary. We do more listening thar
talking.
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sALFoUR DECLINES KINGS
OFFER OF A PEERAGE

LONDON, Feb. 2l.-All Of the
offers OF special orders that have
been rendered him for his work at
the Washington conference have
been rejected by A. J. Balfour, who
headed the British delegation.
Last week King George offered
him a peerage. but he declined the
honor. This was the fourth time
that he has refused a title. The
king also vainly offered to make
him a knight of the garter.
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REAL cRIMELESS TOWN
Is UNEARTHED IN OHIO

RICHMOND, Ohio. Feb. 90
While the crime wave rolls by this
little jefferson country town sits
high and dry.
Salem township, in which this
hamlet Is situated, Is entitled to
three justices Of the peace. 1t sci.
dom elects more than one, however.
s. p Pyle Is the incumbent. His
last civil case was heard April Is,
1920, and later had a criminal case
on abandonment.
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Da Cunha Has Stroke.

PARIS, Feb. 2l.-Gaston da Cunha.
Brazilian ambassador and a member
of the League Of Nations council. was
stricken with paralysis here yester-
day. He was found unconscious in
his limousine as it drew up to the
Hotel Majestic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
Largest Ship
In the World is
Ill New Majestic
RY FERDINAND C. M. JAIN
(Unitd Press Staff Correspondent.)

RY FERDINANDC C. M. jain
(Unitd Press Staff Correspondent.)
BERLIN (By Mail to United Press)
THE Bismark," which has been
handed over to the representatives Of
the White Star Line, is not only the
largest but at the same time the most
sumptuous and probably also the
swiftest passenger ship Of the world.
N That was the tenor Of an interview
given by Baurat Artus, who as the re-
preventative of the German govern
ment supervised the finishing Of the
ocean giant sts t,fs ,H4
t'0f course. 1t has been aibitter task
for us TO prepare the surrender Of
this ship which was detined to be
the glory Of Germany's shipping
trade.' said Artus. "But am proud
to state that nevertheless all of MS
did our duty in the most loyal manner.
The future Majestic Is outfitted In
exactly the same. way as II II had
been for the Hnmburg-America line
for which II was originally intended, |,
2"The work on board the 'Bismark,
which had been launched IN the spring
of 1914, was completely stopped at the
beginning Of the war and has only
been resumed two years ago. The
mammouth steamer Is 29l,5 meters
long--one more than the former Vas
terland-S0,5 broad, l9.5 meters high
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

from the bottom TO the upper deck.
The draught when loaded is 1882
meters Gas feep; the tonnage amounts
to, 5000 tons; As water pipe boilers
supply the steam for the four turbins,
which act directly on the four screws.
The boilers are heated by oil firing
which almost develops no smoke. The
oil employed is very tough Mexican
oil which, when stored, is SO consist
ent that 1t has to be cut with spades
and cannot explode. The system of
the double bottom divided into care
fully calculated cellules offers a fur
ther element of security.
'.According TO the contract, the eff
cheney of the engines must be $4,000
II. p, but we are sure that 100000 II.
7. can easily be obtained SO that the
Majestic will douhtlessly be the speed
lest ship of the world.
'srhe inner outfitting and accom-
modations in the threei classes can
hardly be surpassed. The arrange.
ments for the roo first class passeng-
ers are the most sumptuous that could
possibly be imagined. The din r%
room, covering 1860 square meters aud
possessing beautiful cuppola, painted
hy Professor Kolmpsberger Of the
Munich academy, is finished In white.
It offers room for all the passengers,
so that no second dinner has to be
served. G
THE smoking room Is furnished
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

them up to Z: the McCumber cabin
where he said Jepson had never. per-
mitted him to come; because, I guess,
he wanted ,to3run still here him.
self the witness quoted the defend
ant as having, said. M
/, Told of Axe.
Won Derahet also accompanied the
men all around the Jepson cabin
premises to the. old well, the barn, the
house and the wood pile. NJ
II told Won Derahe that Jepson's
axe was missing from the woodpile,,''
Brice. testified.
"'Yes, 1t was down the canyon
smeareds with human blood he told
me-" Brice said. asThey beat the old
mans head into a pulp" ts
Won Derahes then showed the Off
GERS the spot where the axe had been
hidden, Brice told the jury. n
Brice said that he made three trips
to the Jepsonfplace last fall and that
on the second trip he brought down
one corner Of an old mattress which
Wub iOulu AI, I,tneFMSCoof CtplIs ~
was brought down in order obe sent
to Portland that a test for blood
could be made Of the stains he said.
q Cyril Proebstel, deputy county
clerk, was called and identified the
two-bitted axe,as the one given to the
office Of the clerk to put in the vault
for safekeeping. pg4
Proud Of Nfoonshining. ~
w. Il. Priest, the states star witt
ness, was on the stand the greater
part of the afternoon. He worked on
the case about four months, he said,
and his remuneration was $8 daily. He
and Won Derahe became acquainted
during October 1921, and it was not
long until the two were together al
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

most every day. The talk quickly
drifted to moonshining and whlskey
and the place of stool pigeons and
kindred topics, the detective told the,
jury. .t
II am the only man outside Of the
man who actually did the killing wiic
knows who did it, is one of the state
ments which Priest says syon Derihe-
made to him.. 3 t H..
HE also told me that he had seen
Mike and Amos Lynch standing near
the well on the day Japson was killed.
tives were checking up on him, but he
said that the detectives could not
prove otherwise than that Jepson was
killed in self-defense.' It was at this
time that he said he thought if he
could work with good detective he
could solve the mystery of who killed
Jepson within ten days or two weeks.
told him thought he should keep
out of the case and to this he replied
that he was tired of worrying about
at nights for thinking about it," 4''
Mentioned McCOol's Name. ;
1t was on November IS. that Won
Derahe told Priest that he had not
been able to make the detectives be-
lieve that Hugh McCool killed Jepson,
the detective testified. 1t was at'this
time that the. defendant told Priest
that he had played a lone wolf in this,
Won Derahe wanted to go to Mexi-
co to get away from the investigation,
according to Priest. \ The I defendant
asked him If a man could be extra
dited from Mexico and he also asked
il the climate in Mexico would permit
of the manufacture of moonshine.
a'cHe told 9me he was afraid the de-
tectives would frame up on him.
asked him then il they could prove
anything on him, and he replied that
they could not prove that he did the
killing but that they could prove that
he was up there at that time
-.NO. One saw Mc."a
ON DecemberaF2 Priest said in the
course of a conversation that he asked
Won Derahe if any one could be
found who saw the murder.
You might find sodneone who
would say they saw me, but no one
saw me-, is what he replied" Priest
testified. yy. n,
In explaining how 1T happened that
Jepson's shoes We're mot on his feet,
Won Derahe told him that SJepson had
his shoes on his feet but they were un-
laced at thesti he was Killed.
1.-THE old man was hit from behind
and he fell over. and kicked off his
shoes while he was 'dying,'o the wit
ness quoted the defendant as having
said. a.
On cross eaminaxtion Priest said
that he operated in Walla Walla un-
der the name Of Fred Miller and that
he and Won Derahe drank intoxicants
together. 4He said that Won Derahe
talked freely whether he had been
drinking or not. 72@ t
Attorney Steiwer cross examined
Priest for about two hours
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
WARRANTS OUT FOR
MEMBERS OF (. K. K.

Los, ANGELES. April 27.-War-
ants for the arrest of scores of sup
posed members of the Ku Klux Klan
wfra reported in process of prepara-
tion in the district attorneys office to-
das. tine names of probable partici-
pants in the Inglewood raid were be-
II. i, soYeht on the Klan official ros-
ters, seized yesterday in the district
attorneys raid on Klan headquarters.
The raid occurred when Grand Goblin
Coburn refused to surrender the rec
ords and file to District Attorney
Woolwine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
PeopleHere and There

and Kendall Co, 1Oo.5s: Blyth. witter
s Co., 1o0.l7: and Ralph Schheeloch
& Co. 100.s4.
While. no formal statement was
made last night by representatives of
the city. the. price secured for the So
year bonds was highly satisfactory.
The council members had indicated
that they would be well pleased if the
bonds brought par and several weeks
ago, the question was raised whether
it would be advisable, to try to sell five
per cent municipal bonds.
A petition against the installing of
cleaning plant by A.. H. Rudd on his
property just south of the Standard
Oil Co. plant which was signed by, a
number of residents of that part of the
city was read and referred to the fire
committee for an investigation.
The action of the fire chief and the
fire committee in replacing George
Whitley on the fire department by hir-
ing William Bachelor was affirmed
by the council.
Councilman William Dunn told the
council some of the developments in
the city camp ground plans. Costs of
approximately ss60s will be incurred
T. renairs to the roof and skylight and
alterations in the floor of the old
pump station are carried out as sug-
gested. A further investigation of the
work was suggested.
The license, of the Griffith rooming
house on East Court street was or
dered repealed by the council on the
Recommendation of the police com
mittee. Violation of city ordinances
IN regard to having intoxicating Ii
quor in the place was the reason for
the action, it was stated last night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

B.
with dark oak and the walls are GOV.
cred with leather The hall tfor
danoing) is remarkable for its beauti-
ful deep carving OF massive oak wood.
The restaurant Is finished in Hondn-
ras mahogany, enlivened by gold or
naments. A wonderful staircase lead
ing through the five decks Is outfitted
with previous iron work and the wallis
are decorated with copies of famous
German paintings executed by the
Hamburgian painter, Professor Koe-
litz.
"Quiite remarkable. too, Is the
winning hall. The ceiling, lighted
from Within gives the illusion Of the
sly, and bottoom lights within the
basin make the water look almost SUI
pernaturally transparent.
AS the crew amounts to l,b00sniens
the ship will carry altogether nearly.
5000 persons. The ship cost approxi-
mately two billion marks"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
TOY MAKING REBUlLDS..
N, SHELL SHOCKED VETS


7 = WASHINGTON. April .27.-Shell-
shocked war veterans can be cured
by putting them to work making
toys. ...
So. declares Edward G. NIcCan-
dish. war veteran himself and
well known as a, portrait painter and
illustrator of children's books, who
has formed such "a class at the st.
Elizabeth Hospital here S.ist.y
This method of curing afflicted
veterans, the eXpounder of the, theory
AYERS, tends to develop the initiative
of the patient, usually lacking.
'} The patient" McCandish ex-
plains, ''is exposed to the influence
of the busy shop atmosphere, the
bright, even gaudy, colors used in
lpainting the toys, and is gradually en-
couraged to take hold of the work
with as little obvious direction as pos
sible" @LA
. McCandish's experiment is being
watched with close interest.
' ..t
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
THINK GASOLINE CAN
BE HAD FROM ASPHALT

SAN, FRANCISCO, April ,,27r-rRe,
ports on experiments conducted; I'M,
der federal supervision here I'M ex-
tracing oil from asphaltum, shale,
oil waste, and tar were forwarded to
Washington today by G. p. Bowie,
of the United States engineers corps.
Bowie declared after three years ex-
pertinent that a process has been
evolved where ten billion gallons Of
gasoline can be addedst to the present
annual refinery. s@
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
SHIFT BLAME TO FORMER
SUSPECT
Continued from page L.,
HAT Not Same. TESTIMONY

Rldsway was the first witness CALI
ed at the morning session and the fin.
al witness sfersthe state. He testified
that-the haton exhibit in the case as
having been the one found on the top
OF the well at the Jepson place when
the cabin was found is not the same
hat that he saw there. He. also .testi-
fled that the. sides of the cistern or old
well in which the body was found were
of dirt which hadscaved in.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
AFTER KI4AN MEMBERS.

SACRAMENTO. April 27.--(U. P)
City Manager Clyde seavey today
ordered an, Investigation into ruanors
that a number OF city employees belong
to the Ku Klux Klan, newly organized
here.A ahi'tt6st.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
KI,EAGLE is QUESTIONED.

LOS ANGEL ES. April 27.-(A. P)
--Kleagle. NJ. Al. Baker, sought as a.
leader Of the fatal Inglewood raid,
appeareda at the district attorneys
office today for examination. escort
ed by Ku Klux Klan officials. ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

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sn ns,a,a. an ,.,s,,ors yes,srdov
poas,atan ,,;s;,or ,ss,ar,,,v afternoon.
~
xp,,,. croho,, md Marian Firrich
as IN psnaie,on last night from Mil.
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f. Mr. and Mrs Carl Locout were in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
PREMIUM OF 1886
CONTINUED from pase l.,

kane and Eastern Trust Co., Murphy,
Favor Co., and Ferris and Hargrove
Co.. lOO.21;; Hibernia Trust CO., 97.49:-
Ladd. and ,Tilton, premium iof $25.56
on the total issue of $4,000; Clark
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

In powdered form 1t dsolves quickly than chips
other form Of producing rich suds eliminating the
ANNOYANCE of chipping cake preparing soft The
washing can be done more quickly time without time
consuming and preparations package
packages reduced price VIII not
fiannels. 4a5g So 4tt4 ts
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
DETECTIVES GET CONFESSION

Continued from page 1.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27
WHEAT ADVANCED TODAY
IN CHICAGO MARKET

Wheat shows an advance in price
today. May grain closing at sl.4l l-s,
July at sl.26 is and September at
s1.1s s-S. Yesterdays closing prices
were May si.Ss ga. July sl.24 rs and
september $l.l7 L..
Following are the quotations receiv-
ed by Overlook & Cooke. local brok-
ers:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

Livestock needs grass and water.
Forest fires mean ansend of both,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

Peegy Davis, lel.. "Follles"
chords gtd, and Mrs Ellen curley
+ Mcintyre Grafton. stenographer OF
Youngstown, o.. both claim Joseph
Donald Grafton. son OF q pittsburg
millionaire. az husband. Evidence
has been placed before . New yoEk
grand hurry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

C. W. Agee was in town yesterday
from Boardman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-27

w. Schwartzenberg, formerly {
the Pendletpn Roller Mills, was in
Pendleton yesterday. He now re-
sides in Spokane.