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The Washington times., 1922-12-08
DESCRIBES SITUATION.
As NATIONAL
SCANDAL
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
International News Service.

In . vigorous message, hitting straight from the
shoulder on number of great domestic issues, President
Harding went before joint session of Congress this
afternoon with the most farreachng program the Ad
ministraton has yet offered for dealing with the railroad
situation agricultural relief and prohibition enforcement
The greater part of the Presidents long message dealt
with this trio Of national troubles and chief among his
Recommendations were the following:
He susaested the advsabilty of abolishing the Rail-
yay Labor Board ut present constituted, and the
transfer of ito functions to the Interstate Commerce
Commission through the addition Of four new members
who would constitute - labor division"
He dismissed the idea of Government operation a.
Already having failed, and impractical.
He suaeested and endorsed the theory that railroad
strikes should be prohibited by law. -
He endossed the living wage for railway worksfs.
PROHIBITION ElFORcEMEN.s
Hs characterized the present enforcement - nation
wide scanda" and the most demorazins factor Of our
national lfe." ~
He announced his intention Of summoning to Wash
ngton at an early date conference OF the governors
Of al the States for discussion Of the whole enforce
ent problem IN the hope that out Of closer coopera-
ton between State and Federal officers may come
stricter observance of the law.
He warned those who evade the prohibiton law they
are undermining the moral fiber of the Republic.
He expressed the belief that the Eighteenth Amend
ment IN the Constitution to stay.
He endorsed the statutory enforcement laws 1.-THE Vol
stead aw) but recognized the possibility Of modification
Str;ct enforcement will reveal, he said whether de-
Iiber,te public opinion wants modification.
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Relief.

Agricultural Relief.
He urgently recommend
ed the need of greater credit
facilities for the farmer, ex-
tended through the nations
great financial system.
He declared the farmers
should have lower freight
rates for moving their. crops
to the market, and that also
new channels to markets
must be opened up through
improved waterways and
highways.
Foreign Relations Touched.
The President dealt only
perfunctorily with foreign re-
lations. He declared the ma
tion was threatened with no
wars, and he defended vigor-
ously the part America has
played in the international
conference abroad, saying
America has been influential in
those councils.
America is willing, he said,
to help other countries with
their chaotic currency and
commercial conditions, but
not at the expense Of dragging
America down to their level.
Asks Two Amendments.
Contrary to expectations keld
in some quarters, the President
made no recommendation for let
ting down the immigration bars 10
allow an influx of common labor
Before enlarging the immigra-
tion quotas, the President said, Il
would be better TO register and
educate those aliens already In the
United States.
The President recommended two
new constitutional amendments--(i)
q child labor amendment. and (a)
an amendment prohibiting the issu-
snce OF tax free securities BY the
States and municipalities, which has
resulted In the tying up Of t1s,o0o,-
100000 on which the oovernmsnt A.
getting no taxes. fs
In TITS oonnsctioa the Prssias.s
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PHILLIPS
CLUE IS
PLANE
JaiI-Breaking Woman Believed
To Have Landed From Air
In Arizona.
ny international News Service.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. 8.
Search for Clara Phillips, es-
capped hammer murderess," cen
tered today along the Arizona
line, following receipt Of advices
by the Sheriff's Office that q
mysterious airpIane landed near
Phoenix last night and delivered
a woman passenger said To have
|resembled Mrs. Phillips.
Witnessed Landing.
A telegram to the sheriff's office
said c. d. Harrison witnessed the
landing of the plane. and while he
could not positively identify the
woman said she looked like the fugi-
tive slayer. The couple. Harrison
said. asked where they could get
q street car into the city.
The plane was an old type De
Haviland and marks indicated 1t was
owned by the Crawford Air Service
of Venice, Calf. Check there. how.
ever. revealed they did not own the
machine. "A map In the plane
showed the southern route Of the
Southern Pacific.
? Chinatown II Searched.
This report with all information
available strengthened belief Of off,
cials that Mrs. Phillips 10 endeav-
oring to reach Mexico proper. State
and federal officers along the Ari-
xona and Texas borders were again
asked today to exercise every pre-
caution to prevent q crossing. A
sister of Mrs. Phillips is said to own
a ranch in Mexico and many believe
that 10 the haven Clara 10 seeking.
While further check was made
on q plane which landed at Brawley,
Calf, and Sheriff Traeger followed
further clues at Tia Juana, Mexico,
the local search centered In China.
town following a voluntary tip
from Peggy" Caffee, Clara's for
mer chum, that the escaped prisoner
may BE- quartered by underworld
friends In the Oriental section OF
Los Angeles. ..
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sULoAR REGULAR TROOPS
CHECK REBELS ADVANCE

LONDON, DEC. S.-Bulgarian reg
ular troops are restoring order and
the advance Of the Macedonian
Agrarian rebels has been complete
iy checked, according to advices
from Sofia today:
Reports sent out from Athens
and Belgrade on Thursday regard
ing martial law in Bulgaria, 'assas-
sinations at Sofia and the advance
OF an army towards Sofia were
greatly exaggerated.
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RALsToN DlsAvoWs
PRESIDENTIAL BEE

Samuel M. Ralston. Democratic
Senator-elect from Indiana, who
defeated Albert J. Beveridee In the
November election. disavowed any
Presidential aspirations today On
his first visit 10 the Capitol sincy
the election.
There has been great deal of
talk IN political circles recently over
the av.ilsbiiity Of Governor RAN
ton IN 1e2l.
dent. nor nm I fntepdine 70 IS
one said Governor RAiston. r'm
coming 20 washington naxt yonr
TO render what hope viu be 6une
useful service IN The eenata Thak's
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ARRESTED WHEN He GOES
TO COMPLAIN OF THEFT

When he went to the Sixth pre-
cinct station house early this morn
ing to complain that three fur
coats valued at $500 had been
stolen from him, Cincinnatus Major,
who said he lives at 2026 McCul-
lough street. Baltimore. was him
self arrested. and when searched
was found to be In possession Of q
pistol. II was not loaded. A
charge OF carrying a deadly weapon
was preferred against him.
He gave the coats to two other
negroes to sell for him at q house
In Dingman alleys The negroes
went into the house and ran out
by way OF the rear door. Later the
police recovered the coats at q
house nearby. Two suspects have
been arrested.
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DETECTIVE.
. ACCUSES
WIFE
Mrs. Nsy J. Ford Arrested on
Charge Of Offering $2os-
900 to Gunman.
By Interr.tssnaI Nsws servios.

DETROIT, Dec. 8.--Mrs. May
B. Ford, estranged wife Of Ney j.
Ford, wealthy second cousin Of
Henry Ford, motor-car manufac-
turer, was TO be taken to prose-
cutor Paul w. Voorhies office to-
day for Questioning concerning an
alleged plot to have her husband
murdered. =.
Mrs. Ford was arrested last
night by Detective Sergeant Ovid
Smith as she was standing at
Woodward and Temple avenues
waiting to meet the "gunman" who
was to kill Ford, police allege.
Claims Offer Of 10000.
It vas the climax to q drama OF
real life which rivals the most thrill.
ing of Nick Carter's adventures.
DIGESTIVE Lieutenant Edward W.
Kunath, Sergeant Straith's partner
who posed as "a Kansas City gun.
man." says Mrs. Ford Offered MIN
$4,000 to kill her husband end
burn the body. Kunath's story, on
which warrant charging attempt.
ed murder, was issued by Judge
Harry B, Keidan, was corroborated
by Straith, who, with another Of
ficer hid In a room adjoining that
In q park boulevard apartment
where Mrs. Ford 10 alleged TO have
unfoided the murder plot. ...r
Slcuth Hears Conversat3on.
Part of the wall had been re-
moved and the opening covered with
paper 30 the conversation Of Mrs..
Ford and Kunath could be plainly
heard. Straith said.
Ford Ia reputed to be worth about
$500 900. According to Kunath Mrs.
Ford agreed to pay the $4,000 "a
soon as the estate was settled, and
she had obtained the money and
property.
At the meeting in the Park bou-
levard place Mrs. Ford turned over
roads, for making the get away
and places where Ford could be
found doing chores, Kunath says.
She also gave him q photograph
taken after her wedding 90 he
could make no mistake In identity,
ing Ford. he said. at.
frame Up" She Says.
When informed Of the charge
against her, Mrs. Ford declared II
was q frame fup" engineered by
''those interested In her husbands
side Of the divorce case
"I'm game and IN fight II like
q woman" she said at police head.
quarters. Tim not afraid. They've
nothing on me-"
At this time she had not been
informed that Lieutenant Kunath
was the "gunman." E>s
Mrs. Ford. who is thirty-five years
old, 10 q brunette with large brown
eyes, and was formerly a nurse In
Toledo. She has been married be
fore and divorced. police say.
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TURKS AGREE TO
j. SAILED
POLICY
Ismet Pasha Accepts Straits
Proposals "In General as
Basis for Settlement.
BY JOHN HADLEY.
I,tern,tionaI New. .servIce.


LAUSANNE, Dec. S.-Ismet
Pasha, head Of the Turkish deiega-
ton in the Near East peace con.
ference, today accepted with modifi-
cations the Turkish straits pro-
posals made by the allies and the
Addressing the Turkish straits
commission Ismet said that the
Turks accepted In general the al
lied proposals as to the future
status OF the straits but took en-
ceptions to the allied plan to In
clude Constantinople within the de-
militarized zone.
Would Fo~tify Constsntinop,c.
The Turks maintained shat they
should have the right to fortify
Constantinople, intimating that the
seat Of government would De re-
moved there from Angora.
AS soon as the Turkish straits
commission met at II o'clock, Ismet
said that the Turks were ready to
present their viewpoint. He then
outlined the Turkish policy, at the
same time submitting q number Of
gram submitted on Wednesday by
Lord Curzon.
The meeting was friendly except
for a bitter TRADE delivered by
Georges Tchitcherin, head Of the
Russian delegation.
A recess was taken until $40.
when Lord Curzon promised to re-
ply to the Turkish statement, an
swering the questions put by the
Turkish ENJOYS.
Turko-R Russ Split Seen.
The action Of the Turks today In.
dicated that the Turlo- Russian bloc
Is on the point of complete
blow-up.
After Ismet spoke at the mornins
session OF the straits commission,
adjournment was taken before
Tchitcherin had an opportunity To
speak. The Russian envoy made
vigorous protest and departed In an
angry mood. tsf
There was much comment before
the session opened over the state.
ment issued by Joseph G. Crew,
of the American delegation Of ob.
servers, protesting against the
mass transfers OF Turkish and
Greek civil populations.
rt---.--
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The Washington times., 1922-12-08
By DANIEL o'CONNELL,

Internati0nal News Service.
DUBLIN, Dec. 8.-Within less
than "a hours after Republican
assassins had shot down Deputy
Speaker Patrick O'Malley, Of the
Dali Eireann, and Deputy John
(Sean) Hales, four Of the most
prominent Republican Irregular
leaders In custody, headed by
Roderick csRory') O'Connor,
were executed by free state
firing squad today. ~a
Was Done In ReprisaL
Execution. Of O'Connor and his
three republican companions was .
direct reprisal for assassination Of
Deputy Hales. It was revealed by
~, official statement issued by the
Free state military authorities dur
inr the afternoon. At the same
time the Free State government
Sryed warming Of similar reprisals
n there are any more executions
ok Free state officials.
IN addition to O'Connor. who was
conimander-in-chief of the repub-
iican irreguiars in the battle OF
Dublin hast June, Liam Mellowes,
former rieht.hand man of Eamon
AZ Valera, and two others, Joseph
McKelvey and Richard Barrett.
were put to death. ... -....s
The four prisoners had been ar
rairned secretly before a Free State
cosirtTnartial Thursday night and
se,terccd to death. At dawn this
n,orring they were taken into the
yard Of Mount Joy prison where
fheW faced firing squad.
Gnverai attempts had been made
- nee O'Cpnnor from prison by his
reurblican friends on the outside.
'btif al had smet with failure.
Had Spectacular Careers.
During the morning rumors were
SavcuInted throughout the city that
O'Connor and three companions had
h>en 4 executed and they created
much excitement. It was not until
sffernoon that the Free State mill
torv council issued an official state
naei,t at Porto Bello barracks, con-
firming the executions.
O'Connor and Mellowes had spec
tacuiar careers. They were formerly
er~rcssive members of the Slim
Tein group, switching to the repub-
iicAss side with De Valera when the
Angio-Irish treaty was signed.
II A again rumored that the ar
rSet OF De Valera IL imminent.
Al the soldiers were putting a
handkerchief across Mellowes' eyes
Is waved them aside.
sAI want no bandages," he said.
An went to their deaths bravely.
Three Catholic priests were pres
ent a. the execution, praying for
the doomed men until the blast OF
rffle fire drowned their voices.
The executions had ghastly ele.
ments that ordinarily would have
broken the strongest nerves. The
srAves already had been dug In the
hii yard for the Immediate inter.
SnofIf, Of the bodies as soon as the
phyyicisns officially pronounced life
sxffnot. @
Tn3 four condexnned men were de.
tain&d briefly and as they were led
Is the ssoene Of death they had to
pass fiia freshly dug graves.
I The firing squad already was on
the scene when the auartette were
isd forth The soldiers waited. rifle
econiinnsd on Page ., Column ~
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ASTORIA, ORE,
SWEPT BY
FIRE
Nineteen City Blocks Destroy
ed. WIth Flames Still Be-
yond Control.

ASTORIA. Ore, Dec. s.-Astoris
10 being swept by ita most disas'
trous fire today, which threatens to
wipe out the entire business section.
The flames broke out suddenly In Q
restaurant early today and are be.
yond control. .. .r
Property loss 10 already estimated
at between s1o,ooo.ooo and s1s.ooo.'
900. H.. =. -
Nineteen city blocks, bounded by
Astor. Dewayne. Ninth and Four.
teenth streets were burned down at
7:30 q. m. s..
Portland Sends AID.
Morris Staples. owner of the Ford
garage and president Of the Bank
Of Commerce. died of heart failure
In his hurry to save his automobile.
Firemen may have to dynamite
valuable property to check the
The Portland fire department has
rushed several pieces Of apparatus
and much hose to the scene. ...
shipping ID Menaced.
The flames are leaping toward
the water front and jeopardisins
shipping. ..s
Guests Of the weinhard Astoria
Hotel were forced to Zee In scanty
attire from hotel rooms from the
menacing flames.
Many narrow escapes were 70
ported among guests who en-.
deavored to collect personal belong
ingA
Water pressure was low during
the early morning hours, and the
fire ate into frame business blocks
with hundred tongues.
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DISEASE CLINIC
ASKED BY Or. FOWLER

with deaths from heart disease
In the District exceeding those
from all other causes. DR.. William
C. Fowler, District health officer,
is today looking into the practical
bility OF establishing heart clinics
throughout the city. 81
DIR. Fowler says the results
achieved in combating tuberculosis
give HIM rcnson to believe material
benefits would be derived from such
clinics. AZ there are no funds pub
lic-spirited citizens and physicians
would have to support such clinics
at the outset. Y
Examination shows, DIR. Fowler
points out. that more than . per cent
Of the children In the District schools
suffer from defective hearts. e
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y. s. FORCES WILL OUR
SAN DOMINGO SOON

One of the final steps In the
withdrawal Of United States forces
from San Domingo was taken today
when the Navy Department ordered
Rear Admiral Samuel 8. Robson,
military governor o. the, island. to
Washington to serve with the Cen
eral Board.
The orders wtFs made public by
the Navy Departmsnt today.
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OFFICIALS DENY RECALL
/, or CHARGE sUMMERLIN

Reports Of ths recall Of oeorgs
z. z = sSmmsf'is; sss = s;s hsass,ssn ss cssrEs
MED officially todAy ~ tha state
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sHO 7 ON
EDGE Of
CRAVE
''Rory" o'connor and Liam
Mellowes Among Victims Of
jail Yard Firing Squad.

DUBLIN. Dec. s.-The. following
eeusnnunique was issued by the
Eee Stste government this after
Seen concerning the four execu-
Geis ,of irregular leaders at Mount
~ prisoni
Z '.Rederick C"Rory'D O'Connor,
Hsaas Msllowes, Joseph McIxelvey
ana Richard Barrett were executed
tn morning In reprisal for the
af1nssinatio iof Deputy John (Sean)
r1Ales yesterday. This Is warn
~ 70 Ill other assassins who plot
Saassinations." o..
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LEGISLATORS WIFE is
KILLED IN ACCIDENT.

Barbourville, Ky, Nov. l3. - Mrs.
John NJ. Tinsley was instantly killed,
her husband, John NJ. Tinsley, was
seriously injured and his brother,
Judge ". W. Tinsley. and Mrs. Will
liam Tomlinson were less seriously
hurt when Mr. Tinsley's automobile
was struck by a Louisville & Nash
vile freight train at a grade crossing
eight miles from here.
Mr.. Tinsley is a member Of the Ken
tuyky legislature from Knox county
and member OF the Kentucky Mental
Hygiene Commission. He is prominent
in banking and real estate circles.
The accident occurred when Mr..
TinEley. who was driving, mistook the
crossing watchman's signals. The ma
chine was hurled fifty feet.
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"The lied about me to Mr.. F. II II
had not been for your help we should
never have made ups" writes Dora
McD. of Cincinnati. Ohio.
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SIXTEEN YEARspS
PENALTY FIXED FOR
KENYON TEACHER
Youthful School Teacher Held Re.
sponsible for Death Of Girl Student
Sentenced to Sixteen Years I'm
pris0nment-APpeal Failed.

1t is the decision Of the Court that
you be taken to the penitentiary ana
there confined at hard labor for a term
Of sixteen years" said Judge F. VI.
Tracy in the Kenton Circuit Court
Monday in passing sentence on
Thomas Sebree, 81 years old, who was
convicted by a jury several months
ago in connection with the death OF
Zelma Clemens.
John B. O'Neal, representing Sebree,
filed a motion for a new trial three
weeks ago. but this was overruled by
Judge Tracy. The case now will be
taken to the Kentucky Court of Ap-
peals.
Sebree had been employed as a
teacher at the Bracht School during
the previous winter, and Zelma Glenn
ons. II years old, daughter OF Lee
Clemens, a wealthy farmer. attended
the school. After Z visit to Covington
the girl returned home and became i'll.
gradually getting worse until she died
on May 23
Sebree was arrested On May % and
taken before Judge John B. Read in
the County Court. Judge Read fixed
his bond at $4,000. which was signed
by Thomas Sebree, Sr.. also a wealthy
farmer of Bracht Station. The young
schoolteacherS remained out on bond
until he was convicted on last July Z.
when he was placed in the Covington
Jail where he will remain until the
higher court has passed on his case.
Physicians who attended the girl
after her return home from Covington
said she underwent an operation while
in Covington. Further than that, they
refused to discuss the case.
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DEFENSE SCORES POINT IN
TRIAL OF SAM FREEDMAN.

Richmond, KY, Nov. ia motion
by defense counsel that the prosecu-
ton be required to present bill of
particulars summarizing the charges
against Samuel Freedman of Coving-
ton, president OF the Old '76 Distillery,
and eight other defendants, charged
in indictments with violation of the
prohibition law, was granted in Fed
eral Court here today by Judge A. NJ.
]. Cochran. Two other motions by de-
tense attorneys were overruled.
Freedman and his codefendants are
charged in the indictments with con-
spring to possess and transport and
with possession and transportatins g.
900 cases of whisky from the Old 20
Distillery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-14

Mr.. and Mrs. James Doran and Mrs.
Jerome Waite Stewart were visitors
from Flemingsburg Tuesday.
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CHILD WHO DRANK LYE
SLOWLY STARYES TO DEATH.

Louisville. Ky. - Gradual starvation
which was caused by lye she swallow
ed resulted in the death of four-year-
old Lillian May Holsclaw at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Holsclaw. Three years ago Mrs. Hols-
claw was washing clothes, and Lillian
May, then a year old and learning to
walk, wanted drink. She took a glass
filled with concentrated I've. Her
mother saw her drink small portion
of it. A physician was called, but the
child showed no i'll effects until a
week. From then on she was i'll about
every other day. Five specialists were
called at various times. For the last
six months the child had been unable
to swallow, and she was kept alive by
artificial fod Despite this. she SLOW
" starved.
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HOW THEY BREAK 1T
UP IN CONVICTION.

Drunken auto drivers will be barred
from the use of Covington streets. ac-
cording to an announcement made
Monday by Judge Manson in the Cow
ington Police Court. The court said;
NO one can drive an auto on the
streets OF Coyington while intoxicated
and expect to get away with IT,"
8. Meyers. 81 years old, boilermaker,
10 Spring street, coyington, was fined
800 and sentenced to serve thirty
days in jail. Meyers stalled his auto
near Fourth and Scott streets late Sat
urdsy night and caused a congestion
OF trafic. When approached by Chief
Howk and ordered 10 move. Meyers
showed fight
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Cement Lime, Plaster, S S9s1e and r M s6N s

"Your helping mind restored my
happiness and home.- says Mrs. A. W.
of Columbus.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-14

IoST-saturday evening. lady's black
purse containing twelve one dollar
bills and small change, between
Federal Bakery and Woods Meat
Shop or No. $40. West Third street.
Reward II returned 10 No. $40 West
Third street, or phone No. 600. 1877
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MRS. NJ. r. GORDON DIES.

Mrs. NJ. P. Gordon, we'll known resi-
dent of Mt. Carmel died at her home
at that place Tuesday morning Mt
about o'clock after few days ILL
ness OF heart trouble. Mrs. Gordsn is
the mother of Mrs. W. ". Keys and a
sister of Mrs. Paul Glascock, OF this
city. She is survived by two sons,
Messrs. Frank and William Gordon.
and four daughters, Mrs. Porter Beck
ct, Mrs. Porter STROBE, Mrs. Ernest
Dobyns. and Mrs. Keys. Funeral ar
rangements have not as yet been made.
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COLORED CITIZENS.

The p. T. A. OF the Colored High
School will meet at the High School
building Thursday afternoon at 3:l5.
All persons that are interested in the
welfare of the children and the school
as asked to please be present.
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The Womans Missionary Society OF
the NJ. E. Church. South, will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30.