davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
D. G. maryland
AUTOS WAR
To END
Senate Committee Takes Ac'
ton to Compel Reciprocity
Between Communities.

Automobile reciprocity between
Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia seems to be certain as the
result of action taken by the Sen.
ate Appropriations subcommittee
today.
Despite protests registered by
Senator Weller and other Mary.
landers to prevent action, the sub.
committee, headed by Senator Nc.
Nary, adopted the Curry amend.
ment, which would prevent any
State from enjoying Federal aid in
good-road building which does not
recognize reciprocal relations with
all states and Territories with re-
gard to motor tags.
The subcommittee took this az.
ion with only one reservation
assurances were given by Senator
Weller that automobile reciprocity
between Maryland and the District
would be reached by the imposi
ton of a 2-cent tax on gasoline.
In view Of these assurances, Il
is possible thai the Approximations
Committee may revert the action
taken by the subcommittee today
in favor of the Curry amendment.
Senator McNary today said he
would not oppose the withdrawal
of the Curry proposition provided
the other one went through.
cit will be either one thing or
the other" said Senator McNary
today. Either the Curry amend.
ment goes into the Agricultural an.
preparation bill or the gasoline tax
proposition will be adopted"
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
CZECH MINISTER
Of FINANCE
SHOT
Raschin in Serious Condition
After One Bullet Injuries
Spine.

PRAGUE. Jan. 5.-An unsuccess-
full attempt, was made here today
to assassinate Minister OF Finance
Raschin of the Czechoslovak cab.
met.
DR.. Raschin was leaving his home
when a young Bohemian, who had
been lying in wait, fired three shots
with a revolver.
The minister was wounded, but
escaped death. The Bohemian was
arrested.
AT the hospital 1t developed that
Minister Raschin was in a serious
condition, one bullet having injured
the spine. Schobal, who fired the
shot, was formerly a government
clerk. He said he had planned the
minister's assassination December
l.. He declared he could easily
have killed the minister outright.
hut feared to endanger the life of
a woman who was accompanying
M. Raschin.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
DAMAGES
s15, 900
FROM
FIRE
flames Start in Home Of Dr..
FernaId, With Children
IN House.

While their father, DR.. Clar.
ence N. Fernald, was out on Z
call and their mother was at the
store, two young children mar.
rowly escaped death as they
fought flames which endangered
the home at 1916 Columbia road
60 the extent of $15, 900.
A girl of three, Nelly Francis,
was on the third story of the
house when the fire broke out,
while the boy, Buster" was in
the basement where the fire start
ed. It was said by firemen that
the boy had been playing with
matches.
Another theory cor the origin uf
the fire, however, was that Il
started in wc0dplle In the base.
Both OF the children were rushed
o the hospital ii passing auto
mobiles, where their condition is
said TO be serious.
A next door neighbor first dis
covered the fire and phoned for the
engine The only other occupants
of the house at the time Of the fire
were several men who were pairing
the roof.
The furnishings of the home were
destroyed and the exterior damaged.
DR.. and Mrs. Fernald have two
other children who were at school
ut the time Of the fire.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
HAS
BROKEN WITH
W|EE
Separation agreement Signed
Refprs Noted Conductor
sailsd tor Europe.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. So
Music II scireles here today are still
gasping over the sudden announce.
nent of the signing OF a separa.
ton agreement between DR.. Leo.
pold Stokowsisi, conductor of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, and OLGA
Samaroff, his wife, a noted concert
pianist.
According TO the terms OF the
agreement a deed OF trust Is ere.
ated for Mrs. StolSowslxi, while their
baby daughter. Sonia Noel Sto.
kowski, born Christmas eve, 1921,
In London, is to remain with each
parent six months annually.
The Stokowskis were married on
April "a, 1911. After the wedding
Mrs. Stokowski retained the name
by which she had become known
to the musical world and continued
her career.
Their daughter, Sonia, was born
a year ago while Mrs. Stokowski
was on q tour In Europe. StolSow.
vi was not with her at the time
b1s hurried to New York when his
wife returned to this country. with
their child
Stokowski is now in Europe
where he viii direct a series OF
concerts in France and Italy. His
contract, which was entered into
last year, will run until 1927.
During Mr.. Stokowskd's absence
the Philadelphia Orchestra will be
led by guest conductors. This aft.
ernoon and Saturday evening, the
baton will be held by DR.. George
Eneso, Rumanian violin virtuoso
Two weeks later DIR. Thaddeus
Rich will lead, and the concerts tc
be held in February Immediately
prior to Mr.. Stokowski's return
will be given by the Philadelphia
Orchestra under the leadership OF
Henri Milhaud, famous Partisan
conductor, according to DIR. Thad
deus Rich.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
PARENTS NAME THEIR
BABY ''UNITED STATES

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 5.--A
certificate Of birth of United States
was received at the, office Of the
State registrar in the department
of health today. It came from
northern Pennsylvania and certified
to the birth of a son to John and
Mary States.
The certificate contained the note
that the father and mother had the
same family name before marriage.
Under the regulations of the de-
partmert the district making the
report was not made public.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05

Veteran Jockey Ride.
Phantom ony 70
Eternity

CARLINViLLE Ill, Jan. 5.
sIutching imaginary reins,
1eebly shouting erlcoura cement
tO d phantom pony and brandish-
ing "a the last his old race whip,
j Sweeney, eighty six,
veteran jockey, yesterday dash
ed psf his last goal, . winner
DYING in the role he had often
lived leading the field.
Upright IN his bed and star.
Ing fixedly before him, the.
veteran rode boldly ahead into
another world world In which.
he had often said he hoped
there would be horses.
His wife, cornrade 0f his love
for horses, played "a heroic.
role III this last scene. With
her arms about his trail body
she supported him, assuring him
that there was no mistake, al
was ready, his horse was watt
ing. She continued the pathetic
play to the end, even simulate
ing FOR him the c1ang II the
starters bell.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
PASTOR WHO BAPTIZED
DOG WINS HIS CASE

BOSTON, Jan. 5.-The Rev. Ed
win Curtis. who displeased the Bos-
dog and invoked divine blessing on
French fried potatoes, holds the
pastorate of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Brookline under sanction
of the law, the supreme court ruled
today in decision by the full
bench.
The court dismissed a bill in
equity brought by minority of
the church society, which sought
to restrain use of the church prop
>erty because Mr.. Curtis did not
have the approval of the Presby-
terry. 1t was ruled that the great
majority OF the members of the
church favored Mr.. Curtis's reten.
ton.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
DENIES ENGAGEMENT
OF PRINCE OF WALES
By international News Service.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-The Evening
Standard this afternoon quoted a
high court official as saying that
, there is absolutely no foundation
for the report Of an impending mat.
rinonial engagement between the
Prince of Wales and the daughter Of
q Scottish peer.
The following official announce
ment was made at York House, the
residence of the Prince of Wakes:
THE announcement that the en-
gagement of the Prince Of Wales to
the daughter of a Scottish peer is
to be made public in a short time
is as devoid of foundation as the
previous report that the Prince
was to become engaged to foreign
princess"
Friends Of the Prince declared
that he has no intention of mar
rying at the present time.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
GET 40 QUARTS AND CASE
OF GIN, POLICE REPORT

When police raided Apartment
No. 8, Plymouth apartments, 1896
Eleventh street northwest, occupied
by Roy Spencer, early Thursday
morning, they seized forty quarts
of Scotch whiskey and a case of
gin. according to the report OF the
raiding party. Due to a mistake
in the police records the apartment
number was given as No. 2, when
the case was called to the attention
Of the central office.
Spencer was released in bonds OF
1900 when he prayed a Jury trial
in court yesterday.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
MRS KNOX Held 10 On MD
JURY ON SIS 600 SOM,

E1sAfPFIILL. Tex. Jan. Mrs
Lillian Knox was bound over g
he grand jury yesterday under
$4,000 bond on i charge ok slay-
ing Hiram Knox. her. millionaire
husband. Bond was furnished out
Of more than 500 900 cash made
available for the purpose by the
widows friends.
The decision to release Mrs Knox
on bond was reached while the pre-
urinary hearing before Justice w.
III. Pratt was still In progress. As
sistant County Attorney Hamilton
and Judge King. attorney for Mrs.
Knox, agreed to rest the case IL
Justice Pratt would grant bond.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05

BY FRANK &. MASON,
international News Service.

81 8
PARIS, Jan. s.. Premier Poin-
care conferred today with the
Italians and Belgians to ascertain
how far he can rely upon their
support If France occupies addi-
tional German soil with troops, in
Guiding the Ruhr coal fields. It
is most unlikely that France viii
make q move until after Jan
uary 10.
VIII Wait Ten Days.
Premier Poincare indicated that
although he considers France justi-
fled to make immediate seizure OF
guarantees, he prefers to pile up
Germany's guilt and to await formal
proclamation by the reparations COM
mission that Germany has defaulted
in her coal payments and in the pay
ment OF the January Is installment
of indemnity gold"
Considerable military activity Is
reported from Mayence, headQuar-
tiers of the French army, Of occupa-
ton on the Rhine. Also, there is
much activity at the war office.
1t is evident that If France advances
into Germany she will follow Mar
shall FOch's advice to conduct oper-
atoms on a. grand scale.
ut is probable that Premiere Poin-
care will not announce his decision
for week or more" said Echo de
Paris, favorite newspaper of the
army. This delay will be useful to
make both military and diplomatic
preparations"
The allied reparations commission
met during the morning. Despite
the British threats of withdrawal,
Sir John Bradbury, the British
representative, attended.
Premier Poincare conferred be-
fore noon with M. Barthou, chair
man of the allied reparations COM
mission, and later with Premier
Theunis Of Belgium.
May Befriend Turks.
The Matin believes that there will
be immediate effects at Lausanne.
Indications are, according to this
that France will switch
her support from England to Turkey
in the Near East peace conference.
Turkey will have in France q
friendly power" said the Matin.
Moreover, the bonds of French, Bel
gian and Italian solidarity win be
strengthened. 1t is to be expected
that Sir John Bradbury British rep
on the reparations COM
mission) will commit as much sabot-
age as possible. His absence viii de-
lay official action"
The Echo de Paris suggests that
in the future England will rely upon
observers like the United States.
France must have liberty Of ac-
tion." said st. Brice, writing in the
Journal. ''It Is necessary TO reject
the treaty limiting naval arInaments
drawn up at the washington confer
ence."
The press demands stro 8 pressure
The Washington times., 1923-01-05

riders, which in the dark swamps,
obscured by a weird curtain of green
moss. formed a death ring" and
ended the lives Of two men, whose
murders the State of Louisiana Is
seeking to affix on members Of the
Ku Klux Khan.
Mrs Hymes. the daughter of Skip
worth, today pictured her father as
Southern gentleman, Who loves his
native land bnd il willing to defend
(Continuedssn PAGE .. column 81
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
BABY SNAPPED FOR BED,
SAYS HUSBAND IN COURT

YORK. Pa. Jan. 5.-When Clar.
ence Krhn was on trial in a local
aldermsn mic court today on a charge
Of non-maintenance, he testified
thef hiso''ife had traded their ten
month-old baby to her mother for
a bedstead.
Kuhn was held for court, but
possession of the baby was award
ed to him.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05

Captain SkipWorth boasts OF nav
ing organized the hooded unions or
the Khan ito enforce the laws OF de-
cency and morality in Morehouse
parish" His daughter, Mrs. Eliza
beth Boiling Skipworths Hymes, OBJ
iecting to-the uncomplimentary
terms by which reporters have been
referring to her father, proclaims him
as a descendant of an aristocratic
line of Southern gentlemen, q man
OF high culture and breeding" and
the blood kin of three former noted
governors.
It was a group Of hooded night
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
COAST GUARD KEEPS
WATCH FOR BERGDoLL

CAPE MAY, n. j., Jan. 5.-Coast
guards along the shores Of New
Jersey today are keeping a close
lookout for Grover Cleveland Berg
doll. Philadelphia draft dodger, who
Is reported to have left Germany
for this country.
1t Is feared BergdoIl may be
transferred to a rum running
schooner at sea and landed by II
somewhere along the Delaware
capes. Pilots operating on Della
ware bay and river have been asked
to be on the watch for the Stacker.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
F. c. CRAWFORD, RETIRED
NEWSPAPERMAN, IS DEAD

HAGERSTOWN. Md. Jan. ST.
Frederick c.. Crawford, sixty-one
retired newspaper man, Is dead
here after long illness. For over
thirty years he was connected with
metropolitan journals. He began
his career on the Washington Post
and for many years was Washing
ton correspondent Of the New York
World. Several years ago Mr..
Crawford retired and has since re-
sided in HagerstOwn.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05

Andrews Tells Story Of Cruel
ties BY Hooded Men at
Mer Rouge.
tCopyright. 1923. ~ international

The Jiendish murder Of Watt Dan
iels AID TeOssGs III. Richards ~ q
hooded mob III l1Orelsostse parish,
La, last AMgMst lOGs blamed upon
the Kat Klasa KL0qs today by w. G.
ANdre1ps, a third vict6ns, sUh0
escaped Nth his life.
eate1E until he flesh tssrned
1nck AnClresDe tOdnv told litter
acks0A0 NesCe s elsllics The sto4lf III
IL o1pn t0rtlll q tie
~ ron
ia qlsellisv6l illq isil l6sI aCstltiIs the
sltp tnls "A II
Is si1IEs q b & the last
aUoyds Of tIse too tlt- f6ted men be-
fore they 4Dere taken quay to face
fsigttflsL deaths. 7
BY w. g. ANDREWS,
"a victim 81 tie Ionisiana Hooded Mob.l
(yVratten Exclusively for the Inter-
national News Eeryice.)
(COpyrigIat, 1923, BY International News
Serv1ce.j
MER ROUGE, La, Jan. 5.--I
stood in the valley of the shadow Of
death on the night of August "a,
last, when I was kidnapped and
beaten by a so-called hooded mob. !"
Before that night ended, two Of
my firm friends-Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards had been tortur-
ed to death. / escaped death my
self, but for hours / truly believed
my time had come.
Wore Block. Hoods.
1 honestly believe that members
of the Ku KIux Khan killed these
boys, and am sure the men who
stopped me on the sroad from Mer
Rouge to Bastrop, where all Of us
were kindaped, were klansmen, too.
They did not wear the robes of the
khan, but they had black hoods and
mostly khaki clothes.
Thnee men dressed like this jump
ed from the side Of the road and
shouted, halt!
AS / drove up, saw an old man
sitting beside the road. with a hood
over his head. learned later il
was Daniels, father Of Watt
Daniels.
"You-you think you can run
this town." one of the hooded men
shouted at me. Get out, we want
you"
There were from ten to fifteen
men off to one side, all hooded.
but only three came into the road
Continued on Page 8. Column Sd
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
Oil Cost Rise Seen.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-General
increases in fuel oil prices are pre-
dicted today, folio ng action by
the Mexican Petroleum Company
in increasing fuel oil 5 cents a
barrel to $3.50. This is the first
time that this company has taken
the initiative in advancing bunker
oil prices.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
vIScOUNTESS ASTOR is
REPORTED TO BE ILL

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 5.-Lady Aston
has been ordered by her physicians
tn take a complete rest, with a
change of scenery, and Is planning
to go abroad for a month to re-
cuperate.
gGgemcEts here.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
| ! | | | IN
BIG c. NJ
THEFT
Beautiful Adventures, Police
Believe, Is master Mind" in
SchOeIIkopf Robbery.
By JOHN L. SPIvAK,
International News service.

-
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.Some.
where among the miIlionaires d
New York. mingIing with theil
families, eating at their clubs and
dancing with their sons and wives
is a fascinatingly beautiful wo,
man, . "msster mindn adven-
turess, who plays but once q
twice i year, and then only FOR
tie HIGHEST stakes. Tie sensa-
tiona1 robbery &C almOa half !
million dollars worth Of gems
from Mrs. C. P. Hugo ellkopf,
Of Buffalo, was one of her strokes,
carefully planned and neatly exc
cuted, the police now believe.
Plans Laid Months Ago.
Six months ago she played an
other hand. That game netted her
$300,000 In gems. Both robberies
bear the earmarka of having origi,
mated from the same group.
The police are holding C. Barrett
Carman. at whose apartment the
Schoellkopf robbery occurred, but
they are inclined to believe that
Carman too was played" by the
henchmen of this woman adven
turess who rented the lower apart
ment preparatory to pulling this
job" Plans for this robbery, the
police suspect, were laid months
before Il was made.
I'VE are working on the case
Every detective in New York il
working th it, said Inspector
CoughIin, head OF the detectives
"I cannot say whether 1t ID the
work of an international band OF
crooks or not. can say nothing
The inspector looked worried, for
with the "job" pulled, the thieves
vanished, leaving little for the detec.
tives to work upon. Now the police
fear that today or tomorrow q
similar lob" may come from the
direction of the master mind which
would leave them as mystified az
ever.
One thing the police know. The
queen does not show herself. She
never pulls q Job herself, most
likely Is IiOl SFCIl present Wnen the
game is played, for large stakes.
Nor does she play in a haphazard
manner. Everything is planned
fences" or places where the Jewels
can be pawned or sold without the
police knowing 1t, and diamond
cutters who can change the shape
OF a diamond are but part Of the
intricate machine directed by her.
Effect on City Observed.
Meantime In that white tract OF
Broadway and its environs known
as the Roaring Forties," the bolt
stroke Of this adventures has made
the underworld habitues sober
Detectives have been ordered to rur
them all down, learn their associa
tons and their relations to any
possible crooks.
In addition to which is the lime
light shed on the night life in the
Roaring Forties" which the police
cannot now avoid noticing: The
jeweled women. wearing kings
ransoms on their necks and fingers
poker parties running into hundreds
of thousa nds of dollars, dice games
where the roll Of cube means the
loss or the winning of fortune.
And fluttering around these places
is this master mind adventures
served by modern buccaneers whr
exercise culture. politeness anc
amiable graces, in the game they
play in stalking their liberty against
a kings ransom.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
Urges Goff for Justice.

The appointment of Col. Guy D.
Golf, former Assistant Attorney
General. as Associate Justice OF
the United States Supreme Court
dent SFIardinR by :. Senator Elkine
Rep.f sof West Virginia.
The Washington times., 1923-01-05
KHAN CYCLOPS CLANS HE
IS MRS. WILSON'S. KIN
By JAMES e. CROWN.
Cosmopolitan News Service Special Correspondent

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. Captain j. L. Skipworth,
who proudly admits he cyclops of the Ku Kux Khan in
Parish where the hooded knights stand charged
brutal murder, revealed today relative of Mrs
Woodrow Wilson, wife of the exPresdent of the United
States in a statement made by his daughter
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-25
Miss Mahoney Goes
To Northern Cline
Daughter of Seaview Baptist Pas
tor Accepts Mission Service
In Bleak Newfoundland.

Miss Virginia Mahoney, daughter of
the Rev. R. B. Mahoney, OF Seaview
Baptist Church, left New York, Satur-
day, to go to her work at st. Anthony,
Newfoundland, under the well known
DR.. Grenfell's Mission. She will have
full charge of the work from that
point. st. Anthony lies on the very
edge of Belle Isle Straits, at the open
ing to the Gulf of st. Lawrence. Across
the straits lies the land of Labrador,
which is the place that DR.. Grenfell
does a good deal of his work, both
amongst the many fishermen, and
those of the interior.
Miss Mahoney has followed her
chief, DR.. Grenfell, in n of the finest
aspects of life She has chosen a task
of a life's work for the sake of her
Master, and for the service OF man.
kind, when she had before her a pros
pect in her profession few have mad
the opportunity of ever realizing. In
her training she is more than qualified
for the work to which h has set her
heart. She is a graduate OF the Uni
versity of Minnesota, and also a grad
uate of the great Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, in which place she
was in charge of the night staff of
nurses at the time of her appointment.
Away up on the rugged coasts OF
Newfoundland, and Labrador, many a
heart will find comfort and cheer, as
well as inspiration, because there was
a life heroic enough to give the best
she had to give, for the sake of those
who will need her ministrations and
kindly heart. The staff of DR.. Gren-
fell is wonderfully strengthened by
the addition of this fine type of Chris
tan womanhood. Miss Mahoney's
name will be endeared to those who
come under her touch and influence.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-25
Fine Program For
Historical Meeting
Officers Will be Elected by Allan
tic County Society - Drive
For Life Members.

A program OF unusual interest has
been arranged for the annual meeting
of the Atlantic County Historical So
ciety, to be held in Salem Church this
Wednesday evening, at $50 O'Clock.
The dues of the society, payable at
this meeting, have been fixed at 81 a
year, and the entrance fee of those
joining now also pays the dues for the
current year.
Those desiring to become life men,
bers may do so upon payment of S25,
which exempts them from further
payment of dues. A drive is now on
for life members, headed by Miss Sa-
rah A. Risley, Mrs. Warren Somers
and Mr.. Jesse L. Risley.
The following program has been
prepared:
Invocation Rev. S. Monroe Van
SAINT.
Address of Welcome-John S. Wea-
yer.
Business Meeting = President Mrs.
]. G. Thomas, presiding.
Paper on Early Days of Weymouth
Miss Jessie Stewart.
Address by Frank H. Stewart, Pres
ident of the Gloucester County Histo-
rical Society.
At the conclusion-of this part OF the
program, the audience will adjourn to
the dining room, where the hostesses
and their charming aids will serve re-
freshments, while a THAT Reminds
Me- hour will be enjoyed with Robert
L. Race, President of the Pleasantville
Kiwanis Club, acting as POSTMASTER.
Among the after dinner speakers will
be Rev. S. Monroe VanSant, Rev.
Thomas NJ. Simanton. Rev. w. L.
Shaw, Rev. J. L. Keith Macleod, and
any others who think of something OF
which they are reminded.
The hostesses for the evening will
be: Mrs. Lewis r. Smith, Mrs. Samuel
c.. Lippincott, Miss Medora Risley,
Mrs. Roxanna Frendlich, Mrs. Frank
Johnson, Mrs. Reuben Adams, Mrs.
Harry Johnson, Mrs. VIM. H. Mathis,
Mrs. Ferdinand Stadler, Mrs. John F.
Ryon, Mrs. Chas. w. Blake. Mrs. Dan
iel L. Collins and Mrs. j. G. Thomas;
and their aids: Misses Leonore Myers,
Eleanor Conover, Carrie Endicott,
Ethel Mexican, Mida C. Blake, Ger
true VanSant, Abbie Leeds, Laura Car
penter, Ada Thomas, Esther Brown,
Ruth Lawrence.