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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
8 CHINESE WILL
FACE CHARGES
!, IN Assault
Arraignment in Court Awaits
Results OF Injuries to
w. c. LyIes.

Three Cflinamen implicated In the
slashing of william G.. Lyles,- boiler
maker, OF go Twelfth street south
west, who is in a critical condition
at Emergency Hospital following
free-for-all fight in the Port Arthur
Restaurant, on Ninth street. last
night, will be, arraigned in Police
Court as soon as Lyles is well enough
to appear against them, Ralph
Given, Assistant United States At
torney, said today.
Charged with assaults with dan
gerous weapons. Paul Lee, prCprie.
tor Of the chop suey house located
at 515 Ninth street northwest; Lee
Sing, twenty-one years old, q waiter,
and Jung Oak, eighteen, were re-
|,leased on $4,000 bond each.
The prosecutor declared that
should LyIes' condition grow worse,
more serious charges might be
lodged against the celestials.
Noticing q blood-spattered man
run from the restaurant into an
automobile and drive Off. Police.
man Moore Of the First precinct,
ran into the Port Arthur, where
he placed the men under arrest.
Investigation by Precinct Detec.
tive III. K. Wilson is said to have
disclosed that the row. resulted
from Lyles' refusal to pay cover
charge. Surrounding him and Jud.
son Skinner, who was with him,
the Cinnamon are said to have
hurled chairs, knives, llatchets,
hammers and all other movable OBJ
jects within reach, at the couple.
Besides knife wound that
reached from his shoulder to his
hip, Lyles was badly beaten about
the head and face. A short cash
was made on his hand. Skinner
escaped with but few minor cuts
and bruises, refusing medical treat
n1ent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
Time for Folk to Stop Giggling When
Well-KnoWn Family is Mentioned

especially if his name is really
Smith!
And the funny part Of it is you
don't think of Governor Smith,
GunbOat Smith or the John Smith
that fell for the sweet little
squaw as being in the same
Smith class rs the ordinary
Smith that means nothing but
just Smith, il is Smith!
DON'T LAUGH AT EN-.
1 don't blame some Of the Smiths
who spell IL Smythe and pro-
nOunce it Smith! You can just
imagine how they felt about it
when they said to themselves
''WHY SMITH" and I guess that's
when IL daWnod on 'em to stick
the ''Wl1y" in and distinguish
themselves in their own eyes ut
least!
Let's stop looking upon the
Smiths with smiles Of suspicion.
Right here I pledge myself not
to stick exclusively to the name
Smith when telling 3 funny
story. It amt fair.
Why not pick on the Larlkins,
thO-Oh, shuCks, 1 can't think
Of another name except Jones or
Brown!
Let's look in the telephone book!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
HER ENGAGEMENT RING
IS BAIL FOR MOTHER

NEW YORK, May 9.-Eighteen.
year-old Bessie Clarke, took her dia-
mond engagement ring and $500 she
had saved up for her trousseau to
court with her and offered 1t as
surety for the appearance of her
mother in special sessions for trial
on a charge OF shoplifting. Magis-
trate Renaud reduced the amount
from $500 to $500, and Miss Clarke
got her engagement ring back again.
She is a saleswoman in q department
store, and is to be married In June.
Her mother, Mrs. Mary Clarke,
fifty-three years old, was arrested
by a woman detective in a depart
ment store. 1t was alleged she had
stolen a silk waist and pair of silk
stockings valued at 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

Lasker and Walter c.: Teagle. presl'
dent of the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey.
Teagle. who was offered the posi-
ton two years ago and decIineu'
said he was not being considered as
I.asker's successor, but, he recon-
mended to the President the ap-
pointment Of Edward P. Farley on
t.hicapo. former member of the
board and vice president OF the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
I,aslxer viii retire on June 80.
LJia successor will be a practical
ahipping man, but the president
has not yet decided who he VIII
appoint.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
DREAMS DUE To
|ND|GESJ
He SAYS
Lewis S. Moriarity, Psyche
Analyst, Addresses Weekly
City Club Forum.

Have you ever had bad dream
and then worried because you were
convinced that it pretended mis-
fortunte and bad luck?
Lewis S. Moriarity, expert In
psyche analysis and character
analysis, asked men and women
who attended the weekly City Club
Forum luncheon this question yes
terday and then assured them THAI
they should never again worry over
q dream.
Dreams" declared Moriarlty,
''are, for the most part, due to
Indigestion. / want to urge upon
you all not to worry over them
lin your waking hours"
MOriarty further explained, how
ever, that once I'm a while a person
has vivid subcOnscious thought Inn
priessions and carelessly class them
as dreams when, as q matter OF
fact, they are not dreams at all.
/ The speaker dealt with the COM
ple1es and fixations which make up
the life of the average man or
woman and told them that the 'sin-
ferimdty complex is one which
should certainly be combatted. He
said that this complex was the one
possessed by people who are resigned
to the fact that they don't amount
to anything and arc satisfied to
blame it on fate.
Morfarity explained to the bg1si-
ness men the value Of being stu
dents OF human nature. He urged
that those who have ability 10
study human nature use 1t con
structiv,eIy and not deatructively.
It waAs suggested by the speaker
that q campaign be waged to teach
parents to tell children that they
are good" and not to hammer
it in to them that they are bad. +"
He. also called attention to the fact
that the clIild's mind ID most re-
ceptive between the ages Of six
and eleven and cautioned that chill.
dren should only have healthfuI
thoughts communicated to them
during tl1ia~ period
James +. Lloyd, former Member
of Congress-, introduced Moriarity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
WOMAN, FIGHTING FIRE, IS
FOUND BURNED TO DEATH

PITTSBURGH, May 9. - The
charred body of Mrs. Catherine
SponselIer, eighty-five years old,
was found after a grass and brush
fire at Allison Park station, near
here, had been extinguished.
Despite her age, Mrs. Sponseller
had insisted on helping fight the
fire, which burned over p large area
near her home. Over-exertion and
excitement is believed to have
caused the aged woman to COL
lapse, and fall in the burning grass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
WIFE ELoPED WITH SON
OF JUDGE. SPOUSE SAYS

LOS ANGELES. May 9.-Charges
that Mrs. Dee Riley ran away to
Denver with Keith Wendell Erick-
son, son of a. Federal judge, were
contained in a complaint for divorce
on file here.
Fred Riley, a local contractor, was
the plaintiff in the action. Riley
also charged his wife with associa-
ton with other men and with passing
much of her time at dances and in
automobile rides with other men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

chautauQua Managers Association
here.
As corrective measura, guaran.
teed 70 do away with flans1rs-r,
and its masculine affinity, snson
announced the Junior Achievemart
Bureau Of Springfield viii 800 /.
kite-flying contest this summer -
tween the youngsters 81 IL a.
towns and cities. '0Vy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
KlTE-FLY iNo CONTEST TO
LURE FLAPPERs PLANNED

CHICAGO, May 9.--The reason
for .'flappers" and cake eaters is
the lack Of more entertaining &C
tfvities for the juvenile mind, &C
cording to G.. Fl. Benson, OF Spring.
field, Mass, in speaking before the
annual meeting Of the Lyceum and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
To View Mexico Eclipse.

PHILADELPHIA, May a-Dr.
John A>>Miller, professor OF astron-
omy at Swarthmore College, will
head an expedition into Mexico in
September to photograph a total
eclipse of Ahe sun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
ID|SCUSS HEAD
OF SHIPPING
sTIaa5 ~ OhMWw uBuO
!: i. BOARD
- Harding, Lasker and Teagle
Sc. .s9f Confer on Candidates at
Il White House.

The selection of a new chairman
GoF the United States Shipping
{ B6ard was discussed al a White
AHouse conference yesterday between
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
HOLD TWO PHYSICIANS IN
suit CASE MURDER MYSTERY
MAINE allotted "A
IN PROBABLE new
G 0P APP0RTIONMEN7

Washington, Sept. IA tentative
apportionmcnt OF delegates to the
1924 Republican National Convention
conforming TO the order Of the Ma
ton Committee issued in 1920. and
designed TO equalize Republican
voters representation, was made
public tonight at committee head
quarters. 1t provides for 1896 dole
gates and altcrnates as compared to
9Si four years ago, with sharp rcduc-
tons ordered in, some of the solid
south states and increase in most
Of northern and western sections
massachusetts is given an increase Of
three, bringing its representation TO
3S
Many southern districts are strip
ped entirely of representation. South
Carolina's strength being reduced
from II to 4. Mississippi's from u to
T. LOuiSiania'S from II to 9 and
GcOrgia's Il to 9. Florida delegation.
however is increased from 3 to 10
Tennessee's from 20 10 &c. and Wiz
sinia's from - TO IS.
Four delegates at large are allowed
each state, and two additional dele
gates at large are called for on each
representative at large.
-AllotmCnts for the other New Eng
land states were increased as fol-
lows: Connecticut. II to 16; Maine.
II TO u: New Hampshire s to 10;
Vermont s to 10 and Rhode Island 10
TO -: Now Y0rk's voting strength
was raised from IS 10 %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
SPANISH CABINET QUITS IN
FACE WIDESPREAD REVOLT
AND KINGS NONCOMPLIANCE
CABINET OUT

Madrid, Sept. 14-(By A. P.)-The
revolt started by Captain General
Primo Rivera at Barcelona and which
spread with great rapidity through
various sections of the country to-
day eliminated in the resignation of
the Spanish cabinet and the setting
up of military directorate.
King Alfonso, who returned to
Madrid today, was besought by Pre-
mier Alhucemas to provide meth
DDS for the punishment of the revolt
ing military men, but he declined to
do so and Alhucemas Immediately
handed in his own resignation and
that of his ministers.
Captain General Primo Rivera is
on his way to Madrid, there to take
charge. at least for the time being.
of the directorate which is now COM
posed of Generals Cavalcanti, Saro
Daban and Frederic Bercngucr. and
presided over by General Munoz
Cobo, captain general Of Madrid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
Tits FEATURE DAY
IN SELECTION JURY
FOR TRIAL OF WARD

White Plains. \. Y. Sept. 14-Ten
tentative jurors had been chosen for
the trial of Walter S. Ward, mil
lionaire bakers son, charged with
the murder of Clarence Peters, OK
sailor, when Justice Wagner conclud-
ed the third day of the trial late to-
day by adjourning court until Mon
Gay morning.
Three possible members Of the jury
were selected from the 33 examined
during the day. Mrs. Beryl Curtis
Ward, wife OF tho accused. was pre-
sent and seemed more nervous than
yesterday This and the frequent
tits between former justice Isaac y.
Mills. of counsel for the defense and
Justice Wagner, marked the day.
The adjournment was taken after
the defense bad pcremptOriIy chal-
lcngcd the l2lSt man examined since
the trial started. This exhausted
the regular vcniIc and a special panel
of - ta'esmen has been ordered to
report Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
Sudden Removal
Mrs. King Seeking
Divorce from Clubman

Especial to kenncbec Journall
Providence, Il. l., Sept. l3-Mfs'
Mary Clark Culver King, daughter
Of former Senator William a. Clark
Montana copper king, whose decree
Of divorce from Charles Potter king.
millionaire clubman Of New York ana
Newport was mySteriously Nacalcu
by Supreme Court Justice \. ,.
Tbompkins in Rockland county, ~
Y, and who last week went to Port
land Me, to establish a residence
prior TO bringing another action Tor
divorce against her husband. TINS
tine charging dcscrtion, has abrupt,
" left the country it was learned
today. She is now in Metapeola'
Canada.
Mrs. king, who has been resi-
dent Of Paris for the past two years
only returned to America when IN
formed that the interlocutary decree
awarded her in the Rockland county
supreme court in April 49, had
been vacated and the suit disContln-
ued following the fling of an am
cayit by Edward l.. Blackman, her
counsel, and on his motion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
Italy Not to Hurry
Decisive Action in
Matter of Fiume City

Belgrade, Sept. 14.-(BY \. Ply
Indications here today We're that
Italy has postponed her proposed de-
cisive action regarding Fiume, which
the Jugo Slav government believes
will take the form of annexation Of
the free city.
1t is not expected now that the
proclamation will be made tomorrow.
which was the date set by Premier
Mussoini, but that he will wait un-
til there is an opportunity for the
friendly conference urged in his letter
TO Premier Pachitch.
The presence of here of Marshal
Franchet DEsperey has given oppor-
tunity for the Jugo Slavs to display
their friendship for France, which
seems particularly warm and enthus-
iastic in the present emergency.
The newspaper Politika. which is
usually we'll Informed, says today:
Our government has assurance
that no change can interVent i'll the
Fiume affair. which might mean tia I
Italy will not undertake a course
that will lead to annexation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
CHINESE GIRLS
BOSSED NO MORE
SAYS STUDENT

Wellesley, Mass, Sept. 14-Once
more tradition of ancient China was
broken when a smiling little girl
slipped quietly into Wellesley and
rented hall bedroom in a small
boarding house on Il side street. The
girl WAS Miss Grace Ii. daughter of
Ii Yuan -Kung. president of the great
eastern republic. In direct contra
Vention Of the immcmorial custom of
insulating the daughters of the rulers
OF China with troops of attendants,
Miss Ii arrived with but one com
paniOn, Miss Harriet Chou, herself
only 2l years old.
The girls are entering Wellesley
college to take twO-year courses in
political economy - because they
want to. Asked if her father sent
her, Miss Ii tossed her head smiled,
and said: Il came to Wellesley be-
cause | felt like it. No one tells me
what to do
After saying that America had
lived up to her expectations and that
she believed in wOmen's suffrage.
although admitting that Chinese
feminity was hardly advanced
enough to use the ballot yet: and
that her people were fond Of Amer
leans, she was asked if she was mar
ried.
"Of course not" she replied, I've
never seen the man I'd want 10
marry"
Chinese We're not longer bethothed
as infants. she declared with en-
phasis. THAT was so once but not
now among the educated classes. We
do as we want to. We are not bossed
nOWaday VS."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
League Progresses
on Proposed Pact
of Mutual Assistance

Geneva. Sept. 14.-(By y. P)-Pro-
gress was made today in the work OF
the League Of Nations assembly on
the proposed international pact Of mu-
tual assistance. the aim Of which IL
maintenance cf world peace. when
several more articles We're approved by
the commission on reduction of arma-
ments.
Amendments to article two Of the
pact. suggested by Christian l.. Lange
of Norway. secretary Of the inter
parliamentary union. were rejected
after long discussion. This article IS
practically duplicate of the famous
article 10 in the covenant of the league
which aroused so much debate in the
United States Senate.
AS approved today. IL calls upon the
signatorics to furnish assistance TO
any state which IS attacked. on the
condition. however. that tho country
attacked has concerned to the pact
stipulations concerning the reduction
or limitation of ornaments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
Nashville Merchant
Held on Charge
of Manslaughter

Nashville. Tenn. cptr1i-Bcn T.
Morse. prominent merchant of Glade
willie. Tenn. is held here on charge
Of manSlaughter. while Coroner j. r..
Allen is preparing for an inquest
into the death of an unidentified
woman whose body was found on
a roadside near her Yesterday after
noon. Morse declared TO officers
that the woman had been accidental
~ killed when struck hy his auto
mobile.
sSfficcrs state, however. that indi-
cations are that the woman. appar-
entity % years old. met her death by
other means.
At the general hospital. no such
wounds as would be inflicted by the
force Of a collision We're found. The
body bore finger prints on the right
forearm and a slight lacorat;on on
the throat.
Morse was arrested by a civilian
as he drove rapidly away from where
the body was loft lying at I'll" CdGH
Of the road, being overtakcn after 4
chase Of mile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
Steps to Balk Moves
Oklahoma Governor

Oklahoma City. Okla. Sept. S
With extension Of martial law to new
sections of Oklahoma in prospect and
a military censorship OF the press
threatened by Governor J. c. Walton,
two steps were under way tonight in
an attempt to curb the powers be-
ing assumed by the executive.
After the posting of a censor to-
day in the Offices of the Tulsa Trib-
lne. Richard Lloyd Jones. editor OF
the newspaper. announced he would
seek an injunction in federal court
in defense of the freedom Of the
press.
The second step took he form OF
a movement to bring the legislature
into extraordinary session without a
call from the governor for a consid-
Grafton of the acts of the executive.
Governor Walton also threatone"
to establish a military censorship
over the Oklahoma City Daily Okla
homan and the Muskogee Phoenix.
two of the largest papers in the
state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
Mrs. Whitesides
Shoots NeighbOr
Then Gives Self Up

Childrcss, Tex, Sept. 14-Mrs. AL
bert Whitesides shot and probably
fatally wounded Mrs. :. A. Maxwell
last evening at the Childrcss County
Fairgrounds with virtually all the
towns population rs ye-witnesses.
The affair is unexplained, police re-
ported today.
Mrs. Whitsidcs. wife of a Hollis.
Okla, ranchman, has daughter two
years old and a son seven. Mrs.
Maxwell is n widow and the mother
of two girls. Il and l. years old.
Her daughters were at her side when
she fell.
Between son and 600 persons mas
scd in the grandstand at the fair
grounds saw Mrs. Maxwell fall from
four pistol wounds. sheriff Jim
Crane was standing but ten feet from
Mrs. WhitesidcS. who. after the
shooting. calmly walked over to the
sheriff. surrendering herself into his
custody.
Mrs. Whjtesides, soon after the
shooting made bond of $1,000 which
was signed by the most prominent
ranchmen in this region.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
RECORD BREAKING
SK0WHECAN FAIR
COMES TO CLOSE
COOLIDGE NOT TO
USE ARMY OR NAVY
IN DRY ENFORCEMENT

Washington. Sept. 14-President
Coolidge has no idea at this time of
asking congress for authority to use
the armed forces Of the nation In en-
forcing prohibition laws, it was sta
ted officially today at the White
House.
The executive does not believe it
would be wise to use the army and
navy in such police work. He regards
1t as conceivable that a time might
come when it would be desirable to
use naval craft to prevent smuggling,
but such use of war vessels should
be resorted to with a great deal of
hesitation.
Enforcement Of police regulations
should not be put on the army and
navy, the president believes, but
should be Shouldered by the regularly
constituted state and federal author
tiles. 1t was pointed out that it is
only rarely that state calls on its
national guard to perform police
functions and that it should be sell
dom that the federal government used
its armed forces for such work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
WEST SOUTHPORT WITH new SUMNER HOTEL
AND YACHT CLUB BECOMING POPULAR RESORT

Especial to the kcnncbcc JuuruaD
West Southport. Sept. l4.-Enjoy-
ing one Of the greatest seasons IN
its history this summer. the little
town Of Southport and its nciGhbor.
West Southport at the mouth of the
Kennebcc river is fast forging TO the
foremost rank as one of the most
popular and fiOurishing of the coast
resorts in and about BOthbay Harbor
West Southport is fast building up
with fine class of summer cottages.
The town Of Southport has recently
installed a water system and all cot
taccs Will be supplied with running
water next season.
The towp Is also building a hrldGe
from West southport 70 Joe.s lS!ahd.
The bridge will be dedicated ABOUT
October LIST. Joe's Island is consld-
cred by many to be one Of the most
beautiful spots on tn" Maine coast.
Plans arc nearing completion LOT 4
MAGNIFICENT sumo hotel OF Zoo rooms
every room to have q bath Connect'o'
There are also some very pretty COT
tages with all Improvements being
built by Ezra T. Pratt and ms soii'
the owners Of the island properly.
A charter has Just been granted pF
the state Of Maine 10 the SouthpooIt
Yacht club Of West Southport. rms
club was organized IN August +
with a membership Of fifty. ahG !
now las one hundred members me
officers elected were Ezra F. YTa,t %
Maiden. Mass. Commodore; Wallace
N. Pierce Of West Southport. wee
mmodore: Earl ". Pratt OF Mai
don. Mass. secretary and treasurer
Directors. Ezra F. Pratt. Earn W.
Pratt. Wallace NJ. Pierce, Frank Cor
nosr Of Greenville, Penn, James
Baker Of Maiden. Mass. Warren
Mari Of Portland. and Lincoln Neo"
Of West Southport.
soon after the organization o. tlle
Yacht Club a banquet and Once We
held at the town hall. attended oy
some hundred couples. Every one
Id grand good time. Music was
furnished for the dancing by W!itS
orchestra. The committee in charge
OF the first official function 70 De
sponsored by the club was composed
of Earl W. Pratt. Jesse Brewer Of
West Southport. ard Charles HiicES
Of Watertown. Mas.
Miss Evelyn ConnoEs, daughter o.
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Four Badly Hurt
in Explosion Of
Big VitrOl Tank

Everett. Mass. Sept. LII our
men were badly burned by an eN-
p.osion OF a vitriol tank a. the plant
Q. the Merrimack Chemical Com
pany here tonight \ large hole
Mas blown in the side OF the build
Ing.
John Hewlett of Somerville is on
me danger list at a Boston hospital.
MS face and body severity burned
lars Higgins of Everett, Clarence
White also of Everett. and Charles
aaHen of the Charlestown district
Boston, were treated at the plant
relet station for burns. Higgins.
Sno was working on the second
Ioor. above the tank. was blown
s2ainst a wall He jumped from q
window. No fire followed the eN-
slosion.
Two hours later. a gasoline still
the Beacon Oil Company works.
nearby, exploded. The fire was
quickly extinguished. No persons
we're injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
Shortage in Accounts
EX-Medfeld Treasurer

NcIfeId. Mass. Sent. IA short
az" OF $273-Is in the accounts Of
John II. futile, former town treas
urcr, has hccn officially reported to
Theodore. y. Waddcli, director % the
division OF municipal accounts in the
state department Of corporations and
taXation by Edward II. Fenton. chief
examiner. t WAS announced today.
7 lie examiner has been studying Tut
ties accounts covering the period
from January. 1919 to August IS.
1923. Tuttie resigned after the in
ycst.satiun mad been started.
The examiner reports that futile
drew checks against the town &C
count for personal business. failing to
raimhnrs" the town treasury at 4
later date Of again Withdrawing any
sums REPAID.