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The Washington times., 1923-09-19
CLEAR GIRL
IN bIAbY'St
DEATH
Jury Frees Unwed Mother Of
10, Though Coroner Held
infant Was Born Alive.

Miss Susie Ethel Edwards,
eighteen-year7old unwed mother
of baby girl, born to her with
out the aid of lay or professional
services, was absolved today in
solar as having had anything to
do with the baby,ss death.
A coroner's jury at noon today
returned verdict that the child
lad een born dead nd had never
breathed.
Conflicts With Coroner.
The Jury's verdict was in direct
contradiction TO the assertion. fol-
lowing an autopsy performed by
Deputy Coroner Herbert Martyr,
that the baby lived after it had
been born.
The assertion of DR.. Martyr, that
the baby had been born alive, was
based on a test made at the au-
topsy. The baby's lungs, when
placed in a pail of water, floated.
Belief was expressed by DR.. Mar
tyn that had the baby been born
dead, the. lungs would nave sunk,
instead Of floating.
Notwithstanding the test, which
showed conclusiveIy that the lungs
contained air, the jury's verdict de-
clared that the child had been born
dead and absolved the young girl.
The baby was born at 1852 Park
road, northwest on September IA,
according to the girls testimony.
She had gone to the Park road
address on September 10, four days
before the baby was born, and
rented a room from Mrs. Virginia
C.. Mitchell
Fathers Name Withheld.
According to testimony of Mrs.
Mitchell, the unwed mother was
taken sick on Tuesday, and re-
manned alone in her room until
Saturday. In the interem, the testi-
mony adduced showed, the baby
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column ~
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
WOMAN MEETS HUSBAND
SHE IDENTIFIED IN MORCUE

HOBOKEN, n. j., Sept. 19.-Con-
ing direct from a morgue in Long
Island City where she had identified
the body Of murdered man as that
of her husband, Mrs. Bertha De Vries
of Hoboken, tainted when she met
her husband at police headquart ars.
Robert De Vries, the supposedly
dead husband, was located at the
Amstel Hotel, Hoboken, by Acting
Detective Sergeant K. Delany. De
Vries denied that he hade ever been
married. But he did admit that his
name was the same az that Of the
wonan's missing husband.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
FLOOD CLAIMS LIFE
IN ARIZONA. TOWN

PHOENIX. Ariz., Sept. 19.-One
death at Holbrook, a part of that
town under water and heavy dam
age to the Santa Fe main line and
to the highways east of Flagstaff
are partial results today of tor
rental rain centering in Navajo
county.
j. NJ. Patterson, former county
treasurer. is reported lost in the
flood waters Of the Little Colorado
river and the house of Superior
Judge j. e. Crosby was swept
away.
Communication with Winslow and
.Holbrook is cut and details of the
flodo are meager.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
WARD SEES
NSE
HURT
Wife Holds Hand as Doctor
Testifies Peters Death
Was Instant.
BY JACK CARBERRY,
international News sekrIee.

COURTHOUSE, WHITE
PLAINS, N. X, Sept. 8 The
State today struck its second vital
blow in its effort to send Walter
S. Ward, millionaire's son, to the
electric chair on charge that He
murdered in cold blood Glaas
Peters The penniIess
HayerhilI, Mass marine.
Claims Death Instasll
~ man shot iii the nlanlsar
Peters was shot would die Instant.
~. As the shot struck him he
would stagger a foot or two then
his knees would sag and he would
fall to the ground a crJimpleq
heap" DR.. Henry Vier, coroner
physician testified.
The State already has shown ~
two witnesses that Peters ody, III
the words of Attorney General
Sherman, was laid out like. an TN
dertaker would do the job.
In your opinion, doctor, would a
man shot as Peters was shot be
laid out straight on his back as
Peters was found?" Thomas ONeln,
assistant States attorney general
asked DR.. Vier.
HE would not" DR.. Vier answ r
ed.
Wife Holds Wards Hand.
Counsel for Ward demanded that
the answer be stricken from the
record; Justice Wagner granted the
request.
O'Neill smiled at the ruling. lie
had driven home his point before
the jury.
Ward watched every move as
O'Neill illustrated the condition III
which Peters body was found. His
wife, sitting beside him, grasped
his hand and held it,. She was very
gale Wards expression did nd
change.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Il MILE LUN |
PROPOSALS
REJECTED
British Soften Blow by Refer
ring Hughes Idea to I'M
periaI Council.

Great Britain has virtually turn,
ed down the proposal recently made
by the American Government to
extend the legal limit Of searching
ships at sea to twelve miles.
Announcement to this effect was
made at the State Department to.
day.
The position of the British gov.
eminent was outlined in a note re.
ceived at the State Department,
and was in MrespoAse to a com.
munication recently handed the
British foreign office by Secretary
OF State Hughes in which he pro,
posed the reciprocal right of seis
ure and search for twelve miles
instead OF the customary three
miles.
Blow Is SOftened.
The refusal of the British to &C
cede TO the American. request was
softened by promise to submit
the proposition to the imperial con
ference to be held in London In
OCTOBER and which will be attended
by the premiers Of all British col
onies.
In view of the attitude OF Lon.
don, however, this submission OF
the proposal to the imperial con.
ference is looked upon in Wash.
ington as holding forth little hope
tnat there will be any change in
the present three-mile limit.
Inc British governments reply
stated frankly that the proposal to
run the international line nine miles
iurthef 10 sea is Unsatisfactory
to his majesty's government, and
the tenor or the whole communica.
tlon was decidedly unfavorable.
me text OF the British note was
not made public.
1t was said at the State Do,art.
Inent' however. that despite the I'm.
laVoraple tenor of the British com
munlcatlon, the American Govern.
ment does not yet regard the case
as closed, and the inference was
drawn that further communications
on the subject will pass between
the state department here and the
foreign office in London.
Secretary Of State Hughes was
actuated in proposing the twelve
mile unit because of the great liquor
running business that has been built
up since the advent of American
prohlbltlon. Dozens of British ships
are now in the liquor.carrying trade,
bringing their cargoes to within
three miles of the American shore
line and discharging their cargoes
to American beats which run the
three-mile gauntlet
With the extension of the legal
limit to twelve miles, it was thought
that coast guard vessels and patrols
would be better able to pick off the
shore-to-ship carriers. and greatly
diminish, If not end. the steady
stream Of liquor that is pouring
into the United States at numerous
places along the Atlantic coast.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
HEAD BLEW AUTO HORN .
AS HE SLEPT; FINED $40

The blowing of his automobile horn
is said to have been responsible for
the arraignment before Judge John
p. Mcmahon in Police Court yester-
day of Percy C. LANCE, S412 Thir.
teenth street northwest, on a charge
Of driving while intoxicated. He
pleaded guilty, and was fined $40,
the remaining collateral being re-
turned to him.
Policeman Sincavitz testified that
LANCE had his machine parked on
Pennsylvania avenue, and that the
horn was blowing. He found LANCE
asleep in the car. the policeman
said, with his head resting on the
Button that blew the horn.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
WOMAN CUT AS AUTO
OVERTURNS ON ROAD

2 When an automobile driven by
Charles Renkauff, of Ills South
Fifty-fourth street. Philadelphia
overturned on the New Cut road
near Foxall road northwest. last
night. when he and Miss Irene
Dodd. s12 sixth street northwest,
were thrown out Miss Dodd was
cut on her face and neck, but Rem.
kauff was unhurt
Thomas Stephens, 720 Eleventh
street northwest, was cut on llie
head Lest night when he was stl
BY an automobile 1T TWelffh AID
II streets northwest. He was treat.
ed at the Emergency hospital.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Or: RobbIs Key Fits Suitcase Containing Tors
LABOR BACKS KLAHONLA GOVERNOR
Prince Takes Double
Stack OF Tasty
Wheat Cakes

HIGH RIVER, Alberta; Sept.
H." Another stack Of wheats"
was the call that went to the
kitchen Of the Prince Of Wales
ranch house five minutes after
his Royal Highness sat down 10
breakfast yesterday. Lord Rem
frew was preparing for 4 hard
days work IN the fields, and
the royal stamp of approval
was officially placed upon the
lowIy flapjack.
Lord Renfrew was the first
man up at the ranch, and
routed all the other Glands"
out of bed. After breakfast, at
which he surrounded several
brook trout as well as q "d0nble
deck Of flats" the heir to the
crown Of Britain went to work
at the sunflower silo.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
OPEN CRATE FIRE CRACKLES
IN COOLIDCE'S OFFICE

Though his boyhood was spent
amid the sub-Arctic winters of
Vermont, President Coolidge evil
IDENTIFY doesn't like cold. Maybe he
has become disseminated.
At yesterdays semi-weellly con-
ference with Washington correspond
ents, the room devoted to these
meetings was heated up by an open
fire that cracked with December
vigor. 1t was mild outside: it was
hot in the conference chamber.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
NEWARK STREET CARS
SEEK 1o.cENT FARE

NEWARK, NJ j.. Sept. ia
petition asking permission to
Public Utility Commission at the
earliest practicable moment, it was
stated today by John a. o'Toola,
vice president of the Public Service
Railway Company.
Striking trolley men will be given
a 90 per cent increase I'm wages
when they return to work Monday,
O'Toole said.
The fare rate in effect before
service was suspended August i
due to the walk out, was s cents
with a cent for a transfer.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
BANKRUPT MAY PAY ~.
8 CENTS ON DOLLAR

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept, "a
Former Mayor Charles o. Hun
sicker, trustee in bankruptcy, of
Harry A. Butterweck, who, through
duplicate mortgages and other
means, is alleged to have defrauded
Allentown investors out of almost
81, 900, 900, today filed an account
as follows:
Total real estates. SIS, sos: per-
sonal property, $15,242; rent ac-
count, 1888; other items, $729; a
grand total receipts of $40,112. and
total credits Of $6,47O, leaving $685.
GAL, for distribution, or about three
cents on the dollar.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Princess Mafalda Is
Reported On Road
To Recovery
BY international News Service.

ROME, Sept. 19.-The con-
dition of Princess Mafalda,
daughter Of the Italian King
and Queen, showed further mn
provement today, said dis
patch from Racconigni, where
the princess is i'll in the royal
villa.
Her sister, Princess Giovanna,
who also has been Ill, is rapidly
recovering.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
IS NAMED FOR JAPAN

The appointment Of Ijuin, former
Japanese ambassador to Italy, az
minister of foreign affairs in the
Yamamoto cabinet was announced
today in a dispatch to the Japanese
embassy from Tokyo.
When the cabinet was first or
ganized, Premier Yamamoto reserved
the foreign affairs portfolio for him
self in addition to his other duties.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Navy Plane Burned

When their plane caught fire while
on a flight from Washington to New
York yesterday, Capt. E. s. Land and
Lieut.. Ricca Botta, of the naval air
station, Anacostia, made a safe land
ing at Glenburnie, Md.
They were forced to abandon the
plane, which was badly damaged,
and returned here last night.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19

Opponents Declare Walton Is
Mad With Power" as As
seFnbIy Plans to Meet.
BY w. r. SULLIVAN,

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept.
Unsupported unanimously in
his determination to drive law
Iessness and the Ku Klux Khan
ont of the State by the action of
the State Federation of Labor in
/. endorsing his stand at its State
convention, Gov. ]. G. Walton to-
day stock heart" snd entrenched
himself more FIRMLY III his posi-
ton against s'hOoded justice"
Not Backing Down.
Governor Walton showed not the
slightest sign Of backing down
from his fight to eradicate "noh
Justice. from Oklahoma.
with the State still under q
blanket order of martial law, and
this city and Tulsa under military
guard, the invisible government
II moving at all, was laying it's
plans entirely in a secret manner
The military court Investigating
scores OF witnesses for evidences
Of alleged flogging, continued its
work at headquarters in the Huck-
ms Hotel. Several witnesses were
to be called before the board o.
inquiry which is meeting behind
barred doors under the strictest
military guard.
The work Of the military coure
IS expected to continue for a few
days yet, but no information what
ever was being given out by Col.
0nel Graves, president Of the board.
A strong faction in the legisla-
fure which Is attempting to meet
in extraordinary session in an ct.
tempt to bring Impeachment pro.
ceedings against the governor, took
encouragement from the speech OF
Summers Hardy, former supreme
court justice at Tulsa, in which he
declared that the legislative bodies
could convene at any time to in.
vestigate questionable acts Of State
officials.
Drafting Impeachment.
From reliable sources it was
learned today that messengers were
being sent to various points in the
State to get definite assurance from
members that they are willing to
meet within the next week. at
some unspecified point. It is not
definitely clear, however, whether
the law permits meetings any other
place than the capitol, even in
the capital city.
1t is known that local members
Of the house have met in this city
with members Of other parts OF
the State and claim to have the
necessary numbers to meet and
consider the governors position
b The impeachment proceeding, it IL
known, are being drafted, indicating
that an assembIage might be at
Continued on Page 2, Column S.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Alleged Gamblers Taken.

Making an unlimited call, police
OF the Second precinct, led by
Lieutenant Davis and Sergeant Nc
Quade, of the vice squad, last
night broke up a card game, and
arrested William l.. Green, thirty.
three, and Eugene r. Davis, thirty,
two, both of 1915 l. street north.
west.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
RECONSTRUCTION METHODS
REVIVED IN OKLAHOMA
By JUSTIN FORREST.
Co.mopolitan News service.

TULSA, Okla Sept. 19-Okahoma today is battle ground
in struggle which Gov j. c. Walton declares struggle
between constituted and the Invisible Empire
represented by the Ku Klux Khan
Evening star., 1923-04-14
TITLE MATCHES TODAY
IN P|NEHURST TENNIS

PlNEHURST. \. c.. April 14-yin-
cent richards. national indoor singles
and national turf and indoor doubles
champion. and S. Howard Voshell. for
ner holder Of the indoor singles title
Will meet today in Il five-set match
FOR the north and south championship
title
Richards defeated G. Carlton Sbafer
o. Philadelphia in Yesterdays semi
hnal round, 60, 6-4 and VoshelI
came through by winning. 6-3. 6-S,
phia.
Miss Helen Ciilleaudeau. No. 6 in
national ranking and leading favorite
Tor the Wonen's honors and Mrs. Ed
ward K. Raymond of New York, sew
eral times holder of the METROPOLITAN
tue, VIII oppose in the final. Miss Gill
leaudeau. playing against Miss Marian
Chapman of Nyack. In the semi-final
round defeated the New Jersey title
holdtr, %, Is. Mrs. Raymond, after
d spirited battle with Mrs. De Forest
tandee Of New York. won, 7-5, 6
Mrs. Theodore Sosht of New York
anu Miss Ceres Bal<er of East Orange
gained the right to contest for the
Women'S doubles championship by de-
feating Mrs. George l.. Chapman and
Mrs. Raymond. 63. 6-3.
The mems final round in doubles
with Richards and VosheII pIaynip
Raymond Bidwell and Josiah Wheel
right of Boston. runners-up for the
honors last year. was left unfinished
owing to deluge Of rain. Richards
and Foshell had taken the first set at
6-3 and the second set had reached a
stage OF three games all.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
COAST NETMEN'S TRIPS
BALK EAST-WEST PLAY

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-There
will be no East-West tennis matches
on the coast this spring, owing to the
fact that William NJ. Johnston, second
ranking player of the United States,
and Robert Kinsey, No. 6 on the list,
VIII be out Of the country. This an
nouncement has been made by DR..
Sumner Hardy. president of the Cali
fornia Tennis Association.
Johnston will leave New York Nav
. 10 compete in the tennis champion
snlps In France and England, and
hlnsey Will depart next week for
Honolulu.
Without these players DR.. Hardy
declared 1t would be impossible to
muster a representative team.
NEW YORK, April 14.-Oficia1s of
the United States Tennis Association
expressed surprise at the announce
ineht made by DR.. Sumner Hardy in
san Frnacisco that William M. John
ston Will leave New York on Nav :
10 compete abroad. William r. TiIden.
"a hrst ranking player, it was stated :,
pIopaDiy would not compete in for
Julian S. Myrick. former president
VI tne association, said no official
Iii eaehtatlVes OF the organization
"ll compete abroad this year because
or the decision to concentrates IN
year. ii ior next
rate of the East-West matcbea
IIehldtlvely listed for Forest Hills
long Island, in September now re,
mains in doubt
Evening star., 1923-04-14

Tree hand over it to clamp il down.
and in that case give the pitcher q
wild pitch. unless you believe that
the catcher went after the ball care
i"ssIy with no effort to hold il. mere
~ intending to knock it down in front
of him.
The pitcher really has benefited 70
some extent by the big mitt, because
IL mas stopped many n wild pitch. The
catcher of today will go after wild
ones and hot ones which he handled
far more gingeTly in old DAYS.
If the runner is hit by a batted hall
and is out, give the play as it prob
ably would have been made and do
not star the score. Too many stars
after the box score carry Il out too
long. IT is bad enough to have twenty
players in ball game without add.
Ing other troubles to it.
Ihe batter Is exempt if he is hit by
a pitched ball. and that is because
pitchers We're wont to drive the bat
terS back a quarter of a century ago
and didn't care whether they hit them
or not. Some of them seemed to like
hitting the batters
If a fielder handles the haI1 +brao
times while one player is being run
down on the base line don't give the
fielder three assists. That was com
mon some years ago even on the part
OF scorers who Were handling major
league games, and goodness only
knows what it did to the records
Imagine fielder getting three as
sists three times in one afternoon
when in each instance only one pIayer
was put out.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-04-14

If player makes sacrifice hit.
whether il is a sacrifice fly or a
grounder. he doesu't get Il time at bat.
That appears TO be more Subterfuge
1t isn't the reward of merit to the
batter for sacrificing. Every batter
prides himself on the base hits that
he makes. When batter begins to
feel that he can't bat he is through
as Il ball player. To recompense the
player for deliberately refraining
from a base hit the batter is exempted
. from a time at bat if he advances Il
runner by sacrificing.
There is no sacrifice fly unless
runner scores from third base or
has actually happened that u runner
has got in all the way from second.
If runner goes To second from first
OH a caught fly the batter does not
get Il sacrifice. 1t isn't considered to
he worth while to call it a sacrifice,
although there are many times when
the batter is as much entitled to d
/, sacrifice for that play as for II hunt
deliberately poked along the ground.
In battery errors the catcher is
penalized much more than the pitcher.
Since the catcher has been provided
with that big mitt of his he is sup
posed to be equipped against any
thing except the impossible. If the
ball is pitched on the side Of the
catcher which is not supplied with the
glove. and pitched wide and out of
reach, then make the pitcher take the
brunt Of it. On the glove side, how
ever, there are more likely to be
passed balls than wild pitches. The
catcher may have to reach far for tn
ball and find it impossible to put his
Evening star., 1923-04-14
CHARLES GRANGER, NOTED
KENTUCKY TURFMAN, DIES

LOUISVILLE. Ky. April IL
Charles +. Granger, siXty-nine,
former mayor of Louisville. long a
prominent figure upon the turf and
head of large structural iron
plant, is dead at his home here. His
death yesterday followed a series of
heart attacks.
He became president of the Louis
vile Jockey Club in 1905 and held
that post until the formation Of the
Kentucky Jockey Club in 1918. He
then became resident manager of
Churchill Downs, serving in that ca
pacity until his death.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
Keeps Touch Eu
Scott Won't Start, Hug States,
But Player Declares He Will

NEW YORK April 14-There is difference of opinion be-
Manager Miller Huggns who brought his Yankees home to-
Everett sprained his ankle
field No. Thursday horopper playing in the opening
contest of the American League season Wednesday.
Scott who has played in $50 consecutive American League
anxious keep his string unbroken His ankle not
swollen and much Xray
showed broken BONES and the described
dinary limp
Scott won't be able for two three weeks
though nothing said Huggins.
Deacon thought
will" said Everett, there Take choice.
One thing Certanuggns won't eopardze Scott chances
the sake keeping record unbroken
Ii Scott ready Wednesday,
thing is that Husgns will take immediate another
experienced utility neider
be consunmated before Wednesday,
Evening star., 1923-04-14
D. PYTH|AN BOWLERS
DEFEAT BALT|MOREANS

Washington knights Of Pythias
took u 209-pin lead on their BaIti-
more brethren In the first three
games of their nine-game match In
the Monumental city last night.
Washington, taking all three games
with scores of SOC, 4s9 and SIP, tot
aled 1907 to their rivals 1895.
Two carloads of rooters, among
them many grand lodge officers, ac-
companied the local bowlers.
Competition will be continued next
Thursday when the second block will
be rolled at the Arcade alleys here.
King Pins OF the District League
scored two games out Of three from
the Regulars last night on the King
Pin alleys. The King Pins chalked up
els, 522 and 500. Two members OF
the King Pins captured both high
game and high set honors, Lewis roll
ing game of 151, and Megaw run
ming UP a set of 36t.
luck" events at the King Pin alleys
were: +. A. Mcintosh, J. g. Quade, W.
T. Mccarthy, Mrs. F. Bauer Mrs. Lilly
l.. Bruce, F. Lehman.
Machine uuint of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. won two out
of thre games from the Office team
last night, It's scores being 500, 467
and 5O4 Lowry of the losers had
high set of 3f2, and best game of
125.
Evening star., 1923-04-14

kW YORK April l4The second clubs the
which divides itself made
OF St Louis Brooklyn Chicago Boston and Philadelphia.
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the The derived that OF them showed
being the
II a
me National there
games York
q" three other
the
ision eli OF the
G"fR FIVE in the Nation Ieague
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lem w was before him solve in
Whether
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Louis
when
would
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he is
and Brave I,a,edw weake.
,aA, ana t"st" liut remember
to take of
OF
' 'pA" - oNet-
considered whole equal to their
fatrhers would
hyi coodday
okiEi
the pitchers team their
lost
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Evening star., 1923-04-14
INTERCITY MAT BOUTS
ON CARD HERE TONIGHT

Amateur mat performers from Bal
timore and Washington will clash in
Il tournament tonight at 10 o'clock in
the Washington Canoe Club Teams
If seven men will compete for honors
in all classes from light to heavy
weight.
The tourney is being held as one
of the attractions in connection with
The annual dinner of the local club
but the public will be admitted after
$3.50 o'clock to witness the bouts.
Those representing the WASHINGTON
Canoe Club will be w. and c. Havens
9. Bruce and F.. Bruce. Others TO
wear the District colors are Bageett
D. Udell and Bailey.
Baltimore will send Bailey. George
and John Erickson, Fenton and Mike
Thalberg.