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The Washington times., 1922-11-10
WOMAN NEAR
DEATH DUE To
PO|S0ND DOSE

Mystery surrounds the alleged at.
tempted suicide of young woman
who gave her name an Mrs, yattie
Plunkett, at the Young Homan's
Christian Home, 81 c street north.
west, this morning.
Taken TO Emergency Hospital,
where she Is reported to be in a
critical condition from bichloride Of
mercury poisoning. the woman, who
says she is twenty-nine years old, re.
FUSED to make any statement about
herself or her reason for taking the
poison.
she came to the home about a
week ago, registering from Roanoke,
va. As Tar as can be learned, she
has no relatives or friends here,
and she received no callers during
her stay at the home. During her
stay she at no time entered into
conversation with other persons at
the home.
This morning she left her room
and met Miss Jennie Roberts in the
hallway
I'm not feeling WELL" she gasped.
Miss Roberts, detecting symptoms
of poisoning. called the ambulance.
Pressed to talk about herself at
the hospital, Mrs. Plunkett said.
There is nothing I can tell about
myself and nobody cares"
Roanoke police have been asked
to locate the woman's relatives.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
SPEECH.|S
BLAMED
FOR RIFT
Continued from First PageJ


aiers OF the Twenty.third infantry.
After eight months investigation,
Captain Browne connected fourteen
soldiers with the affair, and his find.
ings were sustained by "A court OF
inquiry.
Captain Browne won his title in
the Mexican revolution by landing
three shipments OF arms and am
munition in Tampico In 1915 for
General Carranza. thereby enabling
the latter TO overthrow Huerta.
Captain Browne was stationed in
Mexico as representative OF the
United States Government for more
than three years.
Becoming a favorite OF CarranZa,
Captain Browne gained great
amount Of important information
about Mexico and during the past
summer has made lecture tour
speaking on Mexico and her prob
lens.
Captain Browne has become
popular since coming here. He is
well educated. handsome and a
fluent speaker. lie has been divid'
ing his time between Washington,
his estate here and his wife's earms
al Lodi, n. Y.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
GRAND JURORS
|. To HEAR STORY
Of MRS. HALL
Refuse to Bring Indictments
Unless Mott Presents Air
Tight Evidence.
By Universal Service.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov.
l0.-A sudden interruption came TO-
day in the announced plan OF officials
tn close their net around woman
and two men. one OF the latter said
TO be the actual slayer" OF the Rev,
Edward w. Hall and his wonder
heart" choir singer. Mrs. Eleanor r.
Mills.
The stage had been set for quick
action" Wilbur A. Mott, special
deputy attorney general in charge
OF the investigation, went 10 Somer,
vile yesterday for the purpose OF
getting data for the convening OF
grand jury and for the indictment
OF the woman and two men.
II was reported that after Judge
Mott had talked for two hours with
A. b. Gibbs, foreman of the grand
jury, and others, Mott had been in
formed:
1. That the men and women
comprising the grand jury felt II In
cumbent upon them, before taking
action, to receive definite and spe.
cific confederation of the story told
by Mrs. Jane Gibson. Mrs. Gibson
is the woman farmer who alleges
she saw the rectOr's widow at the
murder scene twice on the night OF
September 14-l5.
2. That the grand jury would
probably exercise Its prerogatiVe
Of callDig Mrs. Hall and affording
her the opportunity she demands
of having her story weighed on the
same scale as that OF her romanti-
cally inclined accuser.
Many people of Somerville Deiieve
Mrs. Gibson's story is the Pigment OF
a Enthusiastically imaginative brain.
This viewpoint Is also held by mem
bers Of the grand jury. 1t is reported
and that is why a sort Of put up. or
quit" demand was served upon Judge
Mott. The ultimatum, IL it was such.
was sufficient to cause the specia
deputy attorney general to hurry 10
Trenton to confer with his superior
Attorney General McCran.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
SlvITAN CLUB TO MEET
AT LAFAYETTE HOTEL

At the monthly supper OF the
Civitan Club, which was held last
night at the City Club, II was de-
cided. beginning December 8. to
hold meetings on Tuesdays at the
Lafayette Hotel. The organization
formerly met at the City Club.
Every member signified intention
OF being enrolled In the Red Cross
and to give fullest cooperation In
the drive.
I. Goidheim won first honors in
the annual Civitan golf tournament
which was held yesterday. Gold
helms score was rs. Others whose
playing attracted attention were
Edward s. Brashears. William Uhl.
man. Chester Warrington and
Joseph Randall.
Plans for thrift week, which is
held annually by the club, were
discussed by w. II. Hansen, chair
man.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
BAND|TSUS|NG
CHL0R0F0RMIN
ATLANTA CRIME
Three Women Anesthetized.
Two for Robbery Motives,
One a Mystery.
BY International News Service.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 10.-This
city is in the throes of the greatest
excitement today following the
third attack in a few days by
chloroform bandits who have sue.
cessfully entered three homes,
chloroformed several women, and
made away with valuables.
Police declare there is no doubt
that a clever burglar is carrying
out well-laid plans which include
stupefying possible interruptors
with chloroform befor egoing about
the business of robbery.
The third attack, which came to
light today, however. apparently
was not for the purpose Of robbery,
for Mrs. Henry Grady Smith, wife
of an engineer in the State high.
way department, said she had
found nothing missing. She said
she was anesthetized by two men
who knocked on the door Of her
home and, telling her they were
going to take her to where her
husband was entertaining other
women, pressed a saturated napkin
over her face. She awakened sew
eral hours later, she said, lying on
her bed.
Mrs. Smith said she had received
anonymous letters and telephone
messages telling her Of her hus
bands alleged attentions to other
women. Her husband said he could
not account for the strange visit.
He declared he had received no
warnings.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
w. M. CLARK WILL HEAD
. CHEMICAL SOCIETY

At a meeting Of the Chemical
Society of Washington held las,
night at the Cosmos Club. w. M
Clark was elected president of the
organization. An address on nickel
was given by w. N. Corse, Of the
National Research Council. Moving
pictures on mining and smelling
nickel ores were shown.
other officers elected were J. b
Reed, secretary; II. w. Houghton
treasurer; w. ID. Collins, r. Il. Sos
man, w. w. Skinner, w. NJ. Clark
+. c. Cook and II. c. Wells, coun
cilors: l.. II. Adams, r. o. Il. Davis
V. X. Chestnut, A. Seidell, r. T
wherry and F. w. Smither, execu
tive committee.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
GIRL S|NGER|S
|N0FFENS|vE
ASAPROD|CY
Marian TaIIey, Unlike Youthful
Super-types, Is Likeable
Youngster.
Continued from First PageJ

"I have been asked to relate my
daily program and formula for sue
cess. l haven't any. / don't exercise
TO any extent at ALL l do like walk
ing, though. l try to heed the old
advice of early to bed and early to
rise, but sometimes, when / sing or
study late, I can't fulfill the early
to bed part.
IT have always been a lover OF
music. l inherited that love from
my parents, both of whom had good
voices. Farrar Is my ideal of a
singer. / haven't any favorite male
singer.
Certainly, flappers abound in Kan
sas City. but I'm not one. I never
did like the idea Of funny dresses and
bobbed hair.
II once sang a complete role In
Kansas City. 1t was the Bohemian
Girl hope some day to sing Car.
men or Butterfly I want to go to
Europe some day, too
New York Disappoints Her.
I'm little disappointed with
New York. ] expected to find bee.
hive here of life and color. But then
/ haven't seen your famous Green
sich Village yet.
II want to see some. New York
shows, dramas and musical come
dies. also want to see Marion
Davies in When Knighthood
Was in Flower | heard about
that picture back In Kansas City.
Letters and kilograms of con-
gratulations have been coming In
all day. My mother is beginning to
get a little bit jealous. ] think.
"I haven't had time to eat or do
anything else today on account OF
reporters calling me up all the time.
NV sister, Florence. is quite cele-
brity. too. She plays very well at
the piano and pipe-organ. l guess II
runs i'm the family"
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
G|KL WHU HAS
38M|LL|0N To
MARRY ARTIST
DeIIora Angel, Gates Heiress,
Seeks Love in Cottage With
Childhood Sweetheart.
BY JAMES l.. KILGALLEN.
International News Service.


CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Dellora
Angel, nineteen-year-old heiress
to the $35,OOO,OOO estate left by
John w. Gates, who is engaged to
marry Lester Morris, twenty-one-
year-old son of st. Charles (Ill.)
undertaken, is going to have "just
simple wedding she declared
today.
Love In a Bungalow.
1t won't be a church wedding
either. Just quiet. honey sort OF
an affair. Wanda Blanchard, a
girlhood chum,. will play the wed
ding march. Lester's family and
Dellora's, too, will be present. The
only other guests will be boys and
girls in the town that both Lester
and Dellora know.
And when they are married, ac
cording to Miss Angel, theirs will
be quiet, simple life-in bun
galow.
She won't have any maids to
run" her home. On second thought
however. she will have just one
"maid'-rOld Chesty," her Swedish
servitor. who has been in the family
for years.
No chauffeur. She wants to drive
her own car. "St. Charles Is my
real home," she said. II know
everybody there-and everybody
Just fine. There's where l will
live"
The niece of "Bet EN- a Million
Gates has just returned from TRIP
abroad. She could have married O
title, but ..
lies" Better Than q Lord.
There was Lester. She always did
like "Lcs"-ever since they met
eleven years ago, when she was In
fourth grade and Les was In sixth
There's nothing strange about ouI
romance" said Dellora. 1--WE just
love each other"
LES" by the way, Is making good
He is cartoonist for the Hamil
tonian, published in Chicago.
The bungalow for two" plans are
now getting a thorough going owe,
by Dellora and Les" One thins
has been decided. Les" is going to
have a studio, because he's going to
be lawfully, awfully busy"
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
INFANTRY BATTALION TO
GIVE EXHIBITION TO-DAY

Tent pitching, the Butts Manual
Of Arms and Wall-Scaling are among
the military features novel to Wash
ingtonians which will be exhibited al
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon on the
north side of the Monument plot by
the Third Battalion. Twelfth In
fantry, from Fort Washington. Md
Arrangements were made by Brig
Gen. II. II. BandholtZ, commanding
the Washington district.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
WESTERN HIGH CADETS
IN COMPETITIVE DRILL

Passing in review before Col,
Wallace Craigie, in charge OF the
entire high school cadet corps, and
his assistants, Capts. William h.
johnson and A. j. Okeefe, acting
as judges, two squads OF COMPANY
K, third regiment. yesterday won
first and third places in the com
netitive drill at Western High
School.
The awards were made on the
basis of squad movements, align
ment. and general set-up. Capt.
Miles Flint commands Company K.
Second place was awarded to Com
pany ii, commanded by Capt. Bax
ter Ragsdale.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF
WIlHElM'S FLIGHT QUIET

DOORN. Holland, Nov. 10.-The
fourth anniversary Of the flight OF
the former German kaiser into Hol.
land went unmarked at Doom and
Amerongen today.
The ex-kaiser and his bride re.
mained indoors for the most part.
They have not ventured beyond the
grounds Of the House of Doorn-
now an isolated house of mystery
to the villagers-since they were
mobbed by a crowd of curious on
Wednesd
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
DAUGHTER OF VlScoUNT
WEEDS TOBACCO CLERK

LONDON, Nov. l0.--Society had
a new sensation today when Alex
andra Knoilys, daughter OF Viscount
Knollys, lord.in.waiting to Dowager
Queen Alexandra, was married ia
Richard Checkley, clerk In a tobacco
store.
Checkley is the son OF q. former
court usher. viscount Knollys was
formerly secretary TO King Edward
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
At
WORK ONPLEA
FOR SHIP BILL
Will Urge Congress to Enact
Subsidy Measure Before
December 1.
BY II. X. REYNOLDS.
International News Service.

While members of the Sixty
seventh Congress planned today to
hurry back q Washington for the
extraordinary session called for
November 20, President Harding
began the preparation of the special
message he is to deliver to the
Senate and House on the opening
day in support of his demand for
immediate enactment of the Ad-
ministration's long-delayed ship
subsidy bill.
Takes Advantage OF Majorities.
Republican leaders in Congress
are already acquainted with the
Presidents views on the shipping
legislation. so with this fact in
mind Mr.. Harding plans to empha.
size in his address the necessity OF
passing the merchant marine bill
before new Congress robs the
Administration OF its present for
mida BILE majorities In both the Sen
ate and House.
Through agreements reached be-
tween the President and House
leaders before the election, the
House is pledged to vote on the
traordinary session, and II was the
sional circles today that the legis.
lation would be passed by the
House and pending in the Senate
before December /.
The President will not limit him.
! self, however. in his message to
merely pointing out the political
/ exigencies which make speedy ac.
! tion on the ship subsidy necessary
/ from the Administrators view
/ point, but will make an effort to
| impress Congress of the Importance
| Of Governmental financial aid for
the development and maintenance OF
! the American merchant marine. No
new arguments in support Of the
! shipping legislation will be advanced
| in Mr.. Harding's address, but he
will reiterate and enlarge upon his
previous public and private utter
ances.
Must Wait Week.
More than a week will elapse be.
fore the dying SXty-seventh Con.
gress gets back to Washington. and
the President is not expected Ia
complete his special message until
lie has discussed the Legislative sit
uatiOn with the Republican leaders
Of the Senate and House.
Most OF them will return early
next week, and will be summoned
to the White House TO report &c
the President on the outlook for
favorable action on the merchant
marine bill
Mr.. Harding is extremely anxi
Gus that the legislation be disposed
OF by the present Congress so that
there will be no necessity for sum
moning an extraordinary session
of the new Congress so soon after
ID it's election. 1t is also desirable
that action on the shipping bill b'
expedited so that the way will b'
cleared after December for th'
consideration of the 1923-24 appro
priation bills. Serious rows viii
develop over some OF these meas
ures, and II In possible that disagree
ments between various factions
might make 1t impossible for tn
present Congress to accomplish
anything before it goes out Of ex
istence on March 4.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
Firs! Applicant In
Line for Flying
License
cepyssAI 1855. b. star oo~osny.

The District Commissioners to-
day considered the first appli-
cation for an aviator's license.
Lieut.. Herbert Fahy, well
known around Washington, made
his application several days ago.
He lives at 829 Twenty-second
street, this city.
The Commissioners referred
the application to the War De-
partment, where aviation Of
ficials will test Fahy's knowledge
of flying.
The Washington times., 1922-11-10
$500 Fire Loss to Dyer.

Damage estimated at $500 was
caused this morning by a fire which
was discovered In the cleaning and
dyeing establishment OF James
Duener, 2100 Rhode Island avenue.
The cause Of the blaze has not been
determined.
The Washington times., 1922-08-14
People and
PrOLet1riat

TT is long way from "We The
People" to The Proletariat.
i 1--WE The People" is the end
of social evolution; The Proletariat
is the beginning. ...
"We The People" is term Of
citizen kings; The Proletariat con-
notes oppression. .~... ..
"We The People" is term Of
power; The Proletariat is term
that implies weakness.
eve The People" are optimistic /;
The -Proletariat is pessimistic.
"We The People" produce a lit
erature of cheerfulness; The Prole-
tariat produces a literature Of
gloom.
eve The People" implies bust
ness prosperity; The Proletariat i'm
plies business confusion.
eve The People" has back
ground of achievement; The Prole-
tariat has background Of struggle
only.
1--WE The People" are cautious ;
The Proletariat is reckless.
eve The People" would make
every man a capitalist; The Prole-
tariat would have no man a capi-
talist.
eve The People" means that
every man shall work; The Pro-
letariat is based upon the idea that
the workers are a class.
"We The People" is co-termin-
GUS with humanity; The Proletariat
is a section Of humanity.
"We The People" is construc-
tive; The Proletariat is destructive.
1--WE The People" are amused
at ~autocracy; The Proletariat rage
at autocracy.
"We The People" means growth
The Proletariat means violence.
eve The People" means the rule
Of the majority; The Proletariat
means the activity Of a minority.
"We The People" are builders
The Proletariat are strikers.
"We The People" respect laws
because we make them; The Prole-
tariat denounce laws because they
do not make them.
1--WE The People" respect reli-
gion because being free it functions
as inspiration; The Proletariat OBJ
ject to religion because they con-
ceive of it as authority.
1--WE The People" have the per-
feet faith in the truth and hence
have no fear; The Proletariat is
fanatical because it has half faith,
and "the half faith lights the
faggot."
1--WE The People" look to our
selves for success; The Proletariat
looks to some scheme or theory.
The Washington times., 1922-08-14
Fair Criticism Is a DUTY

A REACTIONARY newspaper de-
nounces Senator Reed of Mis-
IA souri, for criticizing the Su-
preme Court. Senator Reed said ::
"We had cut the tobacco trust
serpent into four or five innocuous
pieces and now we see it is gathered
together again, wagging its tail.
And the Supreme Court will un-
doubtedly approve. Of late our
Supreme Court has been turning it's
attention to trust building"
The Government is run by three
branches, legislative, which includes
the Senate; executive, the Presi-
dent, and judicial, including the
Supreme Court. Each has a right
and duty to criticize the other two.
The Supreme Court can UN-
MAKE laws that the Senate makes.
The Senate should certainly be
allowed to criticize the court and
appeal to public opinion.
1t is all right for the inhabitants
Of Tibet to pick out their grand
lama, and then call him infallible.
But that ought not to be done in a
republic, not even with Supreme
Court judges.
They represent inevitably the
prejudices and powers that put
them on the bench. And they are
not different from other men ex-
cept in being more able than the
average. Those among them that
are ablest WANT criticism.
The Washington times., 1922-08-14
Labor's Victory

WHETHER, In the coal strike,
w the men will win or lose,
w as far as the definite things
they are striking for are concerned,
they will really win as far as future
results are concerned.
For this strike will surely bring
about an investigation of the entire
industry-is, indeed, already bring
ing it about--a greater public
knowledge Of the situation and q
juster view Of the relative interests
involved. Costs, profits and wages
will be adequately gauged and
known, as will the cost of living
of the miners and their real con-
dition.
The result Yin inevitably be a
strict regulation Of the industry by
the community. One result of that
regulation will be a better standard
of living for the miners and more
satisfaction in living than exists at
present. Also there must be better
social and educative opportunity
for the miners children. o..
The Washington times., 1922-08-14
Science Queries and Replies
Edgar Lucien Lark
Director Of LotDs Observatory.

Is gravitation the force Gre
ated by the attraction OF q
lower temperature7
Can gravitation exert its full
force upon our earth. mas
much as its atmosphere ex-
pands with heat causing re-
sistance as the expanded air
rises from the earth, lessen
ing the pressure from absolute
zero Of space?--S. e. RoDER-
K0PH.
ER0M the birth Of the mas.
Il ter, Copernicus. in 1873,
down to modern times, not one
discovery leads to the conclu.
sions OF Mr.. r. A ton of iron
at absolute zero Of temperature.
274 degrees centigrade, or 46l
degrees Fahrenheit, heated to
white heat, would weigh the
same on scales. Gravitation is
a force that attracts all matter
known to physicists directly as
TO mass. This IL the discovery
Of Newton. But the tempers.
ture Of the matter has nothing
to do with the case.
lie Sage and others believed
the action Of universal cosmical
attraction apparently sttrao-
tion-to be q pressure from In.
finite spse. toward eenters of
The Washington times., 1922-08-14
WAYSIDE WISDOM
Copyright, 1s22.)
s. E. Kiser
MY HERO.

As long as American boys believe Babe
Ruth the nations greatest man, and as long
as many folks attend prize fights instead Of
being Interested in education, the country
tciH be in q bad S0dy.-Dr. John j. Tigert,
u. s. Commissioner Of Education.
I NEVER waste a single thought
l. Upon the man who elouts the ball;
His batting average is not
A thing that stirs my soul at all;
I've never Travelled far to see
A bunch of football heroes play;
Their grit awakes no pride in me, -
Nor drives my own conceit away.
I'VE never paid a cent or sou
i To get ticket to a fight;
In fact, / couldn't tell you who
Is now the black hope or the white;
l de- not read the inside stuff
About the bruisers-not a line;
Their brows are low, their manners rough,
Their world is far removed from mine.
TN very willing to report
That am not tennis fan;
I'm far from being hot sport,
And will prove il If can;
I never roll the bones nor 90
To watch the ponies when they race:
NV case Is strange, but, even 50,
hope it's not tinged by disgrace.
MY hero-yes, there Is one whom
VA hold in very high regard 60
Has. often caused me to resume
The climb that is SO long and hard;
without an asset, he can fail.
For twenty millions, more or less,
And, free from fear and out Of Jail,
Keep falling onward to success.
The Washington times., 1922-08-14
Something to Think About
BY Fabi0 Dean

A man sees . pretty girl on
the stage and marries her be-
cause he thinks she viii make
q fine wife. A woman meets a
curiy-haired screen hero and
marries him because she
thinks he 10 the ideal husband.
It all looked 20 good--and
then they find II isn't 30 good,
after. all. And, unlike the
Turks. their purchase cannot
even dance.
TO q simple mind, the moral
l. is obvious: BE sure you are
right and then go ahead" Yet
there is more In the story than
that.
1t seems to me to point out
the value Of caution. Not the
kind Of caution which Is born
Of fear. but the caution which
both sets at work and is, itself.
increased by the processes of
the mind. It points to the value
of careful thiniing-and all
sound thinking is cautious. It
points to the error Of jumping
at conclusions. Above all, Il
suggests that we rummage
through our collection OF convic.
tons and find out what ws
should retain and what we
should discard
TN other words. . simple
Il mind will think:
eff I ever become infatuated
with a dancing girl I would
learn all about her before I went
any further" .r.
Whereas. . more subtle mind
would think:
The poor Turk thought ev.
erything was D. X. I wonder II
everything that I think In o. X.
ls really o. k" .' 3
The Washington times., 1922-08-14
Stars and Stripes

SAFE.
A woman can be reasonably sure Of her
husband as long as he In willing to wear
baggy trousers when he starts downtown
In the morning.
II sometimes seems as though old INT
Consumer is entitled to some seniority
consideration himself.
The champ optimist Of the world IN
going North to sell Eskimo pie to the
Eskimos.
The annual recession on the American
side of Niagara is between two and nine
inches a year. The Horseshoe Falls have
receded about five feet since is47. which
would be about ono inch q year.