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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-07

DIVORCE GANG
IN ALEXANDRIA
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ters of the law. Justice. mercy and
faith are the standard.
''Self-seeking men such as these.
who have brought shame TO our city,
must always be restrained by the
public morality. When they rise up
to do evil they must finding them
selves standing alone" DR.. Hall de-
clared. I'M.
1.-THE people Of Alexandria and
charges that the best people Of
Alexandria are satisfied with con-
ditions here. r. ..a.i
Make It known. men OF Alexap-
dria; make II known in unmis-
taxable terms. that .Alexandria viii
not tolerate this scandal, will not
countenance or recognize these per-
sons, whoever they are, who have
been countenanced and recognised
too long," DIR. Hall exhorted. -
LET me remind you how Daniel
Webster said: TO preserve the
Government we must also preserve
a correct and energetic tone OF
morals. Liberty consists moro In
the habit Of the people than any.
thing lese, and ambitious. self
seeking men must always be re-
strained" 's''. .. e.. -
DR.. Hall narrated how the.
sanctity Of the family should be
preserved and the efforts that wree
made to preserve it by the pre-.
sentation of wedding present.
with every marriage license issued
In AlaYa nd ria ....r --''AT E'
A book entitled "The New Fam
ily," well printed and illustrated,
containing information OF value to
persons entering the marriage state,
Is put in the envelope containing
ried couples in Alexandria. -
In the same court where- the
licenses are issued with the ad-
monishment to preserve the sancity
Of the family and keep It intact. is
filed hundreds of illegal divorces by
members Of the ring each year,
gotten on illegal testimony through
the connivance of shady lawyers
and purged witnesses.
ION the, upper floor Of our local
court we find them issuing these
lofty ACCOMPLISHMENTS, while they
strike blow to family life through
the State and county by the issuance
of these hundreds of illegal divorces
in the lower court" DIR. Hall said.
"The people of Alexandria will
brook no tolerance of a continuation
of the conditions in Alexandria" DIR.
Hall declared, demanding thatSthe
churches and law-abiding citizens
make il their business to purge the
CITY of the divorce -inp.
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Miss NOrmand Denies
That Taylor Attended
MOvieland Drug Orgy
By PAULINE PAYNE.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Feb. T.
william Desmond Taylor never IN
his life attended a dope party And
/ feel sure from my knowledge Of
the man that he certainly would
never have tolerated the use of
narcotics at a party in his home.
LAS for the mysterious pink
nightie which the valet says was in
his house. have not the slightest
idea to whom II could have belonged
I'm fact I knew practically moth
ing Of the private life Of Mr.. Taylor,
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Jealousy Is Now Seen
As Motive Prompting
Staying of Director
Ry NVAU ACE SNGITII
BY WALLACE SMITH.

Copyright 1922. by the International
News Service).
Copyright 1922. by Chicago Evening
American).
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7.-out OF
the drug-frenzied setting of Holly.
woods feverish dope" parties, the
slim, cool figure of one of film
dom's leading actresses stepped to.
day to lead the police on a new
trail in their hunt for the slayer OF
William Desmond Taylor, slain film
director and man Of mystery.
Suspect Actress.
She slipped from the sorjid back
ground as she had left q score OF
times the scenes of mad revelry-to
make her way under the cloak OF
night to the home of the man who
was killed. He was her lover.
One of the most noted of the
screens favorites-and one of the
pitiful number who have become
thralls of the dope ring-this film
beauty, the police believe, may be the
assassin.
Her motive, the police informant
declares, was q strange infatuation
for the quiet, well hammered director
turning to burning rage by her jeal
ousy of other women known to have
visited the Alvarado street home
once considered the quarters for @
recluse bachelor and now known as
the abode OF secret love.
Detectives directed their search
toward the actress following the
stories of neighbors of the Taylor
home, who told of her visits in the
early hours of the morning. These
tales were verified in the half-whis
pers that sounded in the haunts OF
the drug peddlers, among whom the
secrets Of the stars that shine on
the celluloid armament are every
day gossip. They know it as part OF
their infamous trade.
So impressed were the authorities
with the sight of the will-o'-the wisr
across the swamp of scandal and
gossip revealed with Taylor's kill
ing that they were ready to con
struct their entire theory Of the
crime, including the time it was
done.
The associations Of Taylor and
the woman were mildly known to
Hollywood filmdom. That is, what
might be called their daylight &C
quaintance. Hollywood did not even
raise its eyebrows. There had been
too many women in Taylor's life.
Boasts Of Conquest.
They did not know about her early
morning visits to Alvarado. They
might have wondered why she
looked upon as a queen of the delir.
ious revels where ether and cocaine
were blended with morphine and
opium, left these parties" at an
hour considered early IN Hollywood
But they were used to strange be.
haviors.
There was q bit OF gossip when II
was learned that the young woman,
In burst Of drug.inspired conf.
dence, had boosted that she intend.
ed to marry ''BilP' Taylor.
Hes mine," she said, "and he
knows It."
Hollywood smiled tolerantfy.
There must be something about
Bill Taylor" IL said.
On New Year Eve and far into
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-07
BIBLE STILL RANKS FIRST
AMONG BEST SELLERS

NEW, YORK, Feb. THE Bible
Is the first best seller. Yesterday
officials Of the American Bible So
ciety announced that despite some
what depressing industrial condi-
tons Of the last year their output
OF copies OF holy writ during that
time exceeded by 3S0,579 the num-
Der Of those sold and given away
the year before.
Bibles. Testaments, and portions
OF each, together with those spe-
cially prepared for the blind in a
total OF about 4,206, $50, were sent
to near and far corners of the
world with nthe twelve months Just
past.
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although he and were splendid
pals"
Actress Explains.


Such were the statements of Mabel
Normand, cinema star, made to me
today as she sat curled up on a great
divan Of the luxurious living room
Of her palatial apartments and spoke
Of her friendship with the slain d.
rector.
Because was a dear friend OF
Mr.. Taylor, naturally / feel deeply
over the catastrophe and am eager to
assist the police in any way i can.
Miss Normany continued. But II
does seem a little unfair that my
name should be so prominently con.
nected with his. Mr.. Taylor had
many friends besides myself.
please say that / did not return
to Mr.. Taylor's home after the trag'
edy to get back my letters. / re.
turned there with three detectives,
at their request, to describe the ap
pearance of the room when I left
there early in the evening prior to
Mr.. Taylor's murder.
Knows Nothing OF Past.
There Is nothing Of any interest
IN the letters. only wish that they
could be found and published, too,
SO that people could see how unin'
teresting they were.
II can say with perfect candor
that I know of no woman who could
possibly have been jealous of my
friendship with Mr.. Taylor. -
Nor do I know any man who
could have been Jealous Of me.
Il knew nothing Of Mr.. Tayior's
past life until after this tragedy.
IT was particularly fond of Mr..
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MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN FIGURED TN SLAIN FILM MANS

New Year Day the advent of the
fresh year was hailed by Hollywood
with a wild and drunken shout.
Old timers here abouts say that the
celebration In the wildness sur
passed anything ever seen In these
parts. Out Of Il have since grown
twenty scandals and domestic ship
wrecks.
Taylor and the woman who boast
ed that she would marry him quar-
relied violently mt the party" they
attended. So violently that they
separated ON the spot. Half craxed
with the drug she had taken, the
woman ran In q rage to her car
and drove to her home. In the
morning, according to the. dope
peddlers-remember that was q
part of their trade-she repented
and telephoned Taylor.
Taylor, when the woman left,
seemed turned to a man of stone.
At last he shook himself together,
formally babe farewell to the others
of the party and stalked to his
car. When he reached home, &C.
cordipg to the stories the police
heard from the dens Of the dope
peddlers, he broke down and wept.
When daylight came he was off on
one of his solitary walks into the
foothills.
Tried to Make Peace.
He returned just before the WON,
an telephoned. He refused to 60 to
the phone when he learned who II
was. Later, 1t was stated. she
made several efforts at reconcilia.
ton.
But Taylor was through with her.
There had been other women in
his life. There still were. He
was seen In their company in pub,
lie. With them he went to par,
ties" in private studios; friends OF
the Tilted actress sought to con
front her with gossip about Tay
lor's carrying on with other women
Then came the night Of Taylor's
death-the night that Mabel Nor
mand, once reported engaged to
him. visited Alvarado street. Tha,
night, as they say in movie sub
titles, the film queen was again nj
dope party" morose and em
Uttered, according to police inior
nation. To her came one of heI
consoling friends.
"What a fine dumbbell You arr
10 be crying about that fellow
she said. why, he's got q woman
In his house right now"
That's lie," cried the star.
"All right" said the other, but
II ! wanted to l could tell you her
name"
Theory Of Police.
For more than an hour. accord
ing to the information given the
police, the young woman who had
boosted she would marry Taylor
brooded. Then without a word to
anyone, she left.
The police believe It possible that
this woman. with the fumes OF the
drug tanning jealousy to flame
armed herself and went to the
home OF Taylor ready to demand
his love and to kill him IL he re
fused. And IL was upon this the,
DRY that they were at work today
A squad of detectives hastenec
to Hollywood motion picture
studio yesterday Afternoon 20 ques
ton a prominent director who, II
was declared, endeavored two week,
ago to obtain from the slain mar
letters and kilograms written tc
Taylor by Miss Normand. The
director was reported to have visit
ed the Taylor home within an hour
after the body OF the slain director
was discovered by his negro serv
ant.
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E. A. Wagonseller Asks Divorce

Alleging misconduct and naming q
correspondent, Earl A. Wagonseller
today filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court against Elsie II. Wag-
onseller for absolute divorce. The
couple were married in Peoria, ILL.,.
December s, 1919. Attorney Andrew
Wilson represents the husband.
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Prof. Miller to Speak.

Prof. Kelly Miller, of Howard Uni.
versity, will address members Of the
Buffalo Kiwanis Club at their regu.
lar meeting in that city tomorrow
noon.
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tary, L. G. Liebold, who with Capt.
Menge called upon these gentlemen
and told them of Mr. Ford's gift. The
Morning Tropical News was unable
to see Rev O'Keefe last night, but
Rev. Shore states that he is delighted
beyond words and will thank Mr..
Ford personally through letter. The
gift of the cars comes to the reci-
pients as a complete surprise, wholly
unsolicited as well as unthought of by
them. Rev Shore is the rector of
the Episcopal church of this city while
Rev. O'Keefe is in charge of the local
Catholic parish. These gentlemen will
make use Of the cars in carrying along
Christian work among their church
people. The gift shows that Mr. Ford
who recently returned north after
short time at his winter home in this
city, has a deep interest in Fort My
ers.-Fort Myers Tropical News.
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BRYAN'S RELIGIOUS VIEWS

1t is somewhat of a relief to listen
to sermon such as Mr.. Bryan de-
livered in Lake Worth few Sundays
ago. The relief comes through the
fact that although Mr.. Bryan spoke
religiously he condemned no one to
hell. He holds to the opinion of re-
wards and punishments but he does
not measure these out everlastingly
Mr.. Bryan is quite orthodox, the
orthodoxy of the fathers. He believes
what he believes. He breaches with
a smile. His countenance is happy.
He leaves the Jew and the Unitarian
and the unchristian faiths out on a
limb, but he doesn't saw that limb
off and consign them to everlasting
woes in so much language He pre-
fers to let his auditors use their heads
to that extent.
That he believes explicitly in the
biblical story of creation he did not
hesitate to say. He declared that
large numbers of scientists, profess
ors, and persons of excessive educa-
ton, disbelieved the creation of Gene
sis, and deplored the statement. He
tellingly dwelt on the point that SER
vice is the thing that is worth while,
religiously and otherwise That, per-
haps, was the highest note he struck
Henry Ford voiced the same view re
Gently when interviewed about his re-
ligious belief. Mr. Ford said he did
not have much of religious belief
something, say, like that of the Good
Samaritan on the Sermon on the
Mount
MIR. Bryan takes his bible straight.
He prefers to believe what it says.
That God took dust and created man
literally is his belief rather than that
God created man through a series of
evOlutions. He will have no STEP
ping stones to his present self of
monkeys and apes or sea urchins. He
believes in the miracles of the bible
in all supernatural things it records.
He believes the immaculate concep.
tion necessary for belief in Chris
tianity. And he believes in a personal
God and a personal devil
Withal it is rather happy religion
that Mr.. Bryan breaches. 1t is one that
points onward and upward. With
technicalities aside, in the main it
is one to which most everyone may
well subscribe.-Lake Worth Leader.
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gan to click over the wire. Men are
adopting the corsets which the women
long ago discarded" read the nara
tive. And that was bad enough.
THE suits are padded over the
hips, giving the coat a spread-out,
skirt effect" the report went on. But
then we still call the neither part of
a coat the skirt, so that wasn't so
bad.
Then came the Knockout blow.
With the costumes are worn wide
collard crepe de chine shirts, with
ruffies down the center and on the
cuffs" Twas too much Our old desk
closed with bang and we took the
rest of the day off to recuperate.
On sober Oh second thought. how
ever, doubts began to. assail the edi-
torial mind. Why not, after all? Is
not the male of every animal-kind
except man the more gayly appareled
of the sexes? And didn't man in the
palmy days of France, not to go back
to Greece and Rome, shine as the
sun, in whose benignant rays the
gentler sex-beg pardon; for a mo-
ment We had forgotten equal suffrage
-basked with pleasure?
So bring on the tight velvet trous-
erS, in vivid hueS. Let's have all the
once-feminine secret paraphernalia of
the toilet, including the corsets and
the beruffied shirt fronts and cuffs.
And then We'll go the whole show
one better. We insist on lace on our
cuffs at least, and possibly on our
shoe tops. If we've got to travel the
circle, we'll go the limit,-Atlanta
Georgian.
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Mr.. HARDING CAPTURES & b.
REAU

After President Harding's summary
removal OF the thirty executives of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, including Director Wilmeth, an
investigation of the conduct of the
bureau would be about as timely as
a trial for decapitated criminal to
ascertain whether there was warrant
for his execution. No plausible rea-
son has been given so far for the exc
cutive action, and perhaps it is hoped
that an inquiry, properly inspired
might find a plausible one. Mean
while the rumor is persistent in Wash
ington that Mr. Dover was appointed
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
to do some firing and hiring in the in
terests of partisan patronage which
the head of the departments was un-
willing to handle.
1t may be that some recent remarks
made by the Attorney General Daugh-
erty concerning the Civil-Service Law
must be read in the light of this
Treasury shake-up to be thoroughly
understood. That law, said Mr..
Daugherty, lis an interference. to
some extent, in the discharge of pub
lie business. / believe if it were not
for the civil service we could get
along with less than two-thirds of
-
the number of employees under civil
service and probably get twice as
much work out of them If the At
torney General regards public bust
ness as synonymous with party pat
ronage he is undoubtedly correct. The
law is everlastingly in the way. To
capture bureau and sweep it clean
OF hold-overs somebody must be dis
covered who is willing to forget the
law. or ignore it, or just openly break
1t, finely regardless of consequences.
Ii President Harding's order gut
ting the Engraving Bureau of experts
and tried officials was not as open
handed violation of the law as a
spokesman would care to see in year
of unemployment, what then are the
charges against these men ?-World.
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STATE EN- EMIT

OF the Ownership, Management, Cir.
culation, ETC., Required by the Act
of Congress of August %, 1912, Of
the OcaIa Banner, published week
Iy at OcaIa, Florida, for April list,
1922.
Name Of P.'O. Address.
Publisher-Frank Harris, Jr, Oca;a
Fla.
Editor-Frank Harris, ST., Ocala. Fla.
Managing Editor-Frank Harris, ST.,
Ocala. Fla.
Business Manager-Frank Harris, Jr,
Ocala, Fla.
Owners-Frank Harris, ST., Fralb
Harris, Jr., Ocala, Fla.
Known bondholders, mortgages and
other security holders, holding ]
per cent. or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages, or other Sc
curities: None
Sworn to and subscribed before In
this the 18th day of April, 1922.
S. NJ. LUMMUS, Notary Public.
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LACE ON MEMS TROUSERS


us an old adage, dating back to
enllanood days, that if a man starts
va' % walk blindfolded he will
aaserse circle. Possibly mankind
= : whole in its movement down the
ssn'urles is also travelling in the
same way.
'ometimes We are almost persuad-
= mat tne race is going straight on
'alu and upward; and then-some
sl'On news comes from Paris and
w 'altn is shattered. It's all off
iae latest shock came when re-
ss''s q the recent Auteuil races be-
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to the wealth of the country, to the
freedom of the country, instead of
to it's debt and bondage We can do
this by issuing on Natural Power
which is beyond the stupidity of man
to destroy or mismanage. Our very
Government and Nation are founded
on the land and the people Sure
ly that is a good enough base for our
national urrency.-Henry Ford in
Dearborn Independent.
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THE POWER OF INTEREST

Interest is already eating the kernal
out of all our effort The country is be-
coming hooelessly mortgaged before it
begins. Common sense, business
sense, political sense requires that we
begin to make our money contribute
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Bring your radiators to the Auto
Radiator Works to be repaired.
Tenders and body work a speciality.
Charles o. Jones, 121 West Broadway,
Ocala, Fla-4-7-2t
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Mr.. FORD MAKES GIFT OF TWO
CARS

Rev. F. A Shore and Rev. O'Keefe
were presented new Ford automo-
bile by Henry Ford. The gift was made
through Mr.. Ford's private secre-
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The Road to Happiness

You must keep well if you wish to
be happy When constipated take one
or two of Chamberlain's Tablets i'm
mediately after supper. They cause
a gentle movement of the bowels.--ad.
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We have been requested to ask the
students of the Ocala High School if
they can give an historical sketch of
old Port Leon, st. Joe, Magnolia and
of the two Iola's? They have all fig
ured in Florida's history.
l. Where are the Caroline Islands:
2. What form of government has
Norway?
3. Why has a company of Ameri-
can soldiers gone recently from
Coblenz to Rome?
f. What American officers had COM
mand of our troops on this trip?
5. Who is King of Italy?
g. What are the colors of the Ital-
ian flag?
Z. What was Johnny Appleseed's
chief work?
s. Was that his real name?
8. To what town should the mild
drinkers go for refreshment?
10. Who used these words: The
taxes government are heavy. but
we are taxed twice as much by our
idleness, three times as much by
our pride and four times as much
by our folly?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-04-14

Soft foods, especially buildings. are
blamed by an eminent physician for
the great number OF adenoid cases
in this country.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-04-14

Some prosphorescent deep sea fish
catch their prey by means. of the
lights from their glowing fins.
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Banner want ads bring you results
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-29
CAR MAKERS BODY
TO BROADEN SCOPE
Member Companies Will Re-
ceive Benefit of New
Group Plan.

Group organization of the 400
motor car and accessory manufac-
turing companies affiliated with the
Motor and Accessory Manufacturers
Association, now under way, will
prove of farreaching Importance to
the automotive industry by enabling
of its services. NJ. l.. Heminway.
general manager OF the association.
said yesterday in announcing the
appointment of Hargrave A. Long
as manager of the new group de-
partment.
The new division was created on
January l in accordance with the
policy of the associations board of
directors to organize the number
companies along more specialized
group lines. Tentative plans have
been projected for commodity d.
visions representing the principal
parts and units or the automotive
field. The leaf spring, sheet metal
and wood wheel groups are already
in operation.
ton and new concerns. as they are
eligible to membership. will be as
signed to groups according to the
product which they manufacture for
the industry. All concerns making
the same unit or commodity will
constitute a special group. thus en-
sbling the association to meet more
fully the specialized needs of the
various CHASING OF its membership.
Mr.. Heminway said.