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The Washington times., 1923-05-10
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Judge MattingIy Orders the Re-
turn Of Liquor Seized In
His Apartment

Judge Mattingly In Police Court
today sigaed . decree or ring
that two Quarts of alcohol taken
by detectives as evidence from
the apartment AZ John S.. Lar
combe, ir., 1919 r street. be re-
turned. This may mean that the
District Attorneys office will be
forced to enter d noIle PROSE-
charge of Illegal possession Of
liquor lodged against the young
clubman. .
Will Follow Up Case.
However. Assistant District At
torney Charles Baker. handling the
case against Larcombe, declared at
the conclusion of the hearing that
he had no intention of dropping
the prosecution until he was salts
fled the Volstead law had not been
violated
1t was on the evening Of April
last that Headquarters Detectives
Scrivener and Kelly entered Lar
combe's suite. They are said to
have found Mrs. Mae Walsh, a
handsome divorcee, in bed, while,
besides Larcombe, there was a
II
1t was at this time the alcohol was
seized.
Misrepresentation Charged.
S. McComas Hawken, representing
Larcombe, told Judge Mattingly
that the entry of the flat followed
Misrepresentation of local dentist
to the police that he was Mrs.
Walsh's family physician.
The court held that the detectives
had no warrant to enter the apart.
ment and signed the decree of re-
turn, leaving the Government with
out liquid evidence, so far as known.
Hawken issued the following
statement, in part, after the hear
ing:
THE motion in the case of John
s. Larcombe, jr., for the return Of
a small quantity of alcohol taken
from a sideboard in his apartment
on the sixth day of April, 1928, was
granted by Judge Mattingly in the
Police Court this morning.
Had No Warrant.
I'm arguing the case to the court,
s. McComas Hawken stated that
through a Misrepresentation of a
local dentist who represented him
self as the family physician of a
young lady who was in the apart
ment of Mr.. Larcombe, the police
went to the said apartment and
while there searched through the
private effects of Mr.. Larcombe and
removed about two quarts Of
alcohol.
1.-THE officers had no warrant
of any description and, therefore,
under the Volstead act, their action
in removing the alcohol was
illegal.
Assistant District Attorney Baker,
who represented the Government at
the hearing, conceded the facts
stated by Hawken, whereupon the
court granted the notion"
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
I KILLED,
5 HURT IN
BLAST
Explosion in Texas Oil Field
Followed by Fierce
confIagration..
BY International News Service.

POWELL, Tex, May TO-
Fire which, starting from an ex-
plosion, already has cost the lives
of, eleven persons and serious
injury to at least five others,
still was raging early today at
the Hughes Nickel lease here.
Four bodies are in the flames. as
yet unidentified. One man is miss
ing.
The glare is visible for miles
around and no effort yet has
been made to control the fire.
Victims of Flames.
The identified dead are:
w. A. Hicks, head driller,
Workman, Tex.
Jack Cooper, Corsicana.
Fred Craig, Corsicana.
Emmett Byrd, Corsicana.
l.. P. Sheek, Dallas.
Travis Owens, Kerens, Tex.
James Phillips, Kerens, Tex.
Three other bodies are unidenti-
fled.
Two crews were exchanging shifts
when the explosion occurred. There
was sudden binding flash and in
an instant a huge lake of oil sur
rounding the workings was ablaze.
Those who were at a distance from
the lake could see men plunging
nladly about in the fire only to
fall in their tracks and burn to
death. Clothing Of the workmen
already was saturated with oil.
Rescuers Are Baked.
The intense heat prevented the
would-be rescuers from even ap
preaching the blaze. Plans were
made today to fight the fire with
steam.
Origin of the fire which caused
the explosion is unknown, but the
theory advanced by oil workers is
that pebbles thrown from the well
came in contact with a steel control
head, causing spark.
The well, one of the greatest
gushers in the MeXia field, came
in Tuesday and was flowing at the
rate of 5000 barrels a day.
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
FLO LEEDS GETS GEMS
BACK FROM y. S. OFFICERS

NEW YORK, May 1O.-''Flo''
Leeds. who acquired notoriety in the
Stillinan divorce case. in which she
figured as correspondent, has got
back the jewels with which she re-
turned from Europe.
Accompanied by her lawyer, the
former show girl rolled up to the
custom house in limousine. Be-
fore she had departed she had salts.
fled officials who had bounced upon
her trunks when the Majestic
locked that the $4,000 worth of
jewels she carried home with her
in small leather box had been ac-
quired in this country. She stated,
however, that a pair of diamond
and sapphire earrings had been
given her abroad
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
De BT REFUND
ST|RS Up TAX
PROBLEM
Melons Success in Retiring
Old Loans Brings Cry for
Lower Rates.
BY WILLIAM HARD.
International News Service,

With Secretary Mellon coming
now in a few days to the crown
ing triumph of his career through
the final refunding of all the
short-time debt of the United
States, the question of taxes
was found today to be breaking
loose again in numerous spots.
One such spot is a plague of
letters to members of Congress.
These letters are from impetuous
citizens who wish to know if
our Governmental prosperity will
bring them an Immediately re-
duced tax rate-and, if not, why
not.
Almost Too Successful.
The tax question has revived. A
member of Congress expressed the
situation today in the following
words:
'Mr. Mellon has been so success
full that we are in difficulties. He
has handled the Governmental IL
nances so well that our citizens are
now coming back on US here on the
Hill to give them the benefit of 1t.
''Mr. Mellon, by Tuesday of next
week, will have refunded all our
short.tirne debt. except In so far
as he will have actually retired It.
Now, instead of having seven
and q half billions Of short-time
debt, payable In sudden irregular
Jumps within tSeo years, we are
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The Washington times., 1923-05-10
PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT
TO SWELL CHURCH FUND

The Ladies Aid Society will give
a three-act play, "All on Account
of Peggy" tomorrow evening. for
the benefit of the building fund of
the First Reformed Church. Thir-
teenth and Monroe streets north.
west.
The cast is composed of Karl
Hauf, Melville Vogtman, Granville
GUIDE. George Elfman, Richard
Herberger, Carl Ballenger, Amelia
GUIDE. Marie Rohrman, Edna Buh.
rer, Louise GUIDE, Lillian Behnke.
Mildred Thompson, Frances Robin
son, Helen Widmayer, Marie Reich
man and Wilhelmina GUIDE.
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
EIGHT MEN ARE INDICTED
ON NON-SUPPoRT CHARGE

Edward Johnson was today in
dicted by the grand jury on a
charge of housekeeping and
larceny. Homer w. Hawkins is
charged with forgery and uttering,
Gimble Schlater, joyriding, and
Edward Kilgore, assault with a
dangerous weapon.
The following were indicted for
nonsupport: George Ohm, George
H. Allen, Harry G. Frey. alias
Henry Grover; John B. Armstrong,
David r. Alexander, Kager Jack
son, RanZel r. Peed and Sigel
Clore.
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
I IS.
COLI HOPE
OF Us.
American Is Sole Survivor in
Tourney At DeaIDr. Will
ing Loses.

DEAF, England, MAY To-.
Like . lone sentinel on ! distant,
unfriendly hilltop, Francis Odinet,
Of Boston, stands today as the
sole survivor Of the invading
American golfers in the British
amatuer championship.
He won his way into the round
before the semi-final this after
non by defeating Carl Bretherto1,
Of Handsworth, one up, succeed
ing where Jesse Sweetser, Bob
Gardner, George v. Rotan, Max
Marston, Jack Neville, DR.. 0. F.
Willing and other Yankees failed.
Willing Eliminated.
DIR. o. f. Willing, sturdy oak of
Portland, Ore, was felled at last
in the fifth round of the British
amateur golf championship today.
Roger Wethered, noted British
amateur, swing he lehal ak. Willing
succumbed on he seventeenth hole
after heartbreaking struggle, up
The Portland medico was cut down
I'm the fifth round less than ten min
utes before Ouimet sank his win
ming putt on the home green. The
doctor finished a strong second to
Roger Wethered, greatest of British
amateurs, by 2 up and l to play.
Both played remarkably sound goff
but Wethered reached top stride at
the psychological moment and Will
ling, game as he is, was not quite
equal to the occasion.
Meantime, that most astonishing
youth, entered as Douglas Grant, of
Royal st. Georges, but in reality
transplanted American and a ma
tive of California, went serenely on
his way into the sixth round over
the figuratiVe remains of d. e.
Soulby, of Port Marnock, up and
2 to play.
Grant VS.. Ouimet.
Grant is one of seven men now
standing between Ouimet and the
British amateur title 1t would be
the height of whimsy if this Angli-
cized Yank, unknown less than a
week ago. should go on to the cham
pionship where the headliners of
the especially selected American
team failed.
haln60 DuT7ng Play.
However, the British do not
fancy Grants chances, in spite of
the fact that only twenty-four hours
ago he eliminated their champion of
last year, e. w. f. Holderness. In
fact, they are confident of the abiI.
itys of Wethered and Cyril Tolley to
stand between the remaining Ameri.
cans and the title, Tolley having
qualified for the round before the
semi-final by beating Lord Hope,
! up.
The round this afternoon was
played in alternate gusts of rain
and hail, whipped to a frenzy by
strong channel wind. This was
particularly offensive to the PLAYERS
on the outgoing nine. Every match,
however, was close.
This was particularly true of
Ouimet's battle against Bretherton.
The latter got away to a fast start
and held a one-hole lead at the
fourth. This he increased to up
at the ninth. From that point on.
ward. it was stern chase, and a
merry one with the grim, chilled.
steel nerve for which Ouimet is
famous. finally asserting itself.
1t was the old garrison finish
that brought Ouimet in to the score
board with victory Still two
down going to the twelfth. the
American suddenly tapped the re.
serve of all his skill and playing
perfectly, proceeded to golf Ber-
therton off his fet.
A beautiful four on the twelfth
cut the Englishmans lead to one
hole, and it vanished altogether,
never TO return on the
The Washington times., 1923-05-10

MRS MYRTLE BOWMAN HAYES
Boston real estate promoter charged with having forged
the Of Charles M Schwab steel manufacturer to
S5OO note today through her requested that formal
pleading beadOurned for granted the request
Bail pet at 10000 yesterday continued attorney
heE plea to the forgery indictment would be guilty
Detroe Fty Surety Company gave bond for Ms avE
She and smiling and told newspaper she ould IKE
TO talk for pabcaon but her attorney to do So
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
CONVICTED OF KILLING
GIRL, STUDENT APPEALS

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, May
10.-Filmore Heikkila, eighteen-year-
old high, school student, is pinning
his hopes for freedom on an appeal
to the State supreme court, follow
ing his conviction in circuit court
here on charge of manslaughter
growing out of the death of his
sweetheart. Thelma Dent Beyer. a
young married woman.
The youth was convicted by a
jury which delfberated but twelve
minutes. His counsel obtained a
stay of sentence pending an appeal.
The youth commended a revolver that
ne professed to believe was unloaded
was discharged while the girl was
in his room.
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
WILMINGTON OFFERS TO
SETTLE WITH SPRINGERs

CHICAGO, May 10.-The city of
Wilmington, Del, has offered $780,
100000 to settle out of court the
claims to that city's site made by
the heirs of Carl Springer.
The announcement was made here
today to a meeting of 1000 of the
heirs by G. F. Powers, of Ell Reno,
Okla, vice president of the Springer
Heirs Association.
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
CHINA NOT
TO FIGHT
HORDE
Pacification Policy Is Adopted
70 Save Lives Of Prisoners.
Statement BY Hughes.

Il
The Chinese government will
deal pacifically and not fight
with the Shantung train bandits
who kidfaped American and
other foreign travellers the
American Government was a.
.sured today BY the acting minister
Of foreign affairs at Picking.
Speedy Action Expected.
This action 3 nthe part Of Peking
was interpreted here as indicating
that the Picking authorities viii take
steps to provide the ransom money
demanded by the brigands and leave
against the outlaws.
Ampiifying private advices to
Eugene, Ore, stating that Lillian
Aud and her aunt, Mrs. Lillian Sea-
ton, were not captured by the
bandits. the American legation cabled
the State Department again today
that both were on the Shanghai
Picking train, but that they Were
now safe in Picking.
Negotiations Are Begun.
Negotiations already have been
begun between the ENJOYS Of Pelin
and the representatives OF the brig
ands to secure the release of the
prisoners, according to word con-
veyed to the American Legation at
Pekin by the Acting Minister of
Foreign Affairs He stated he
could not be sure but he thought
actual negotiations were in progress.
Alarmed by reports that the cap
tives already are suffering from
lack of food and clothing has moved
the authorities at Pekin to try to
send them supplies through natives
of the district where the brigands
are supposed to be making their
headquarters.
All Chinese civil and military of.
ficials in the vicinity OF the train
Pekin authorities, and a presiden.
ing an investigation with a view
to Furnishing the civil and military
governors Of Shantung.
Plans Satisfy Washington.
Officials here expressed gratifica-
ton over the apparent decision OF
the Chinese government not to try
to force conclusions with the BAN
dts in a military way until after
the prisoners were safely returned.
Apparently, neither the authorities
in Peking nor in Washington be-
lieve the bandits threat of mutila-
tion of prisoners was any idle talk.
Based upon dispatches from DIR.
Jacob Gould Schurman. American
minister at Picking, the State De-
partment today made public the
following summary of developments
in China:
1.-THE Department has just re-
ceived information from the lega.
ton at Picking to the effect that at
an interview between the. legation
and the acting minister of foreign
affairs on the afternoon of May 9, the
acting minister of foreign affairs
stated that the ministry Of com.
food and clothing which it's repre-
sentatives were attempting to send
to the captives by means of the
natives Of the district.
Has Suspended Officials.
ut was stated further by the
acting minister of foreign affairs
that the Chinese government would
desist from measures against the
bandits and pacific means would be
substituted which would insure the
liberation of the prisoners without
injuries to themselves.
"The acting minister went on to
say that while he was not certain,
nevertheless he believed that negotia.
tons had begun with the bandits.
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
VAST TONGUE OF FLAME
POURING FROM MT. ETNA

ROME. May 10.-Dispatches here
say that eruption of Mount Etna is
becoming more violent.
The flow of lava on the southeast
side has ceased, but on the north
west 1t has become greater and is
accompanied by the eruption of
stones and vast tongues of flame.
The spectacle at night is magnifi-
cent. ...~
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
Alcohol Exports Gain.

United States exported 1,042 tons
of alcohol to Greece in the last eight
months of 1922. the Department of
commerce announced today. Similar
exports in 1921 were 552 tons. While
not SO stated it was assumed to
alcohol was of the "non-drinking'
variety.
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
SAYS STUDENT
KILLED SELF
FOR LOVE
President Scott, Of Northwest
ern University, Doubts
Mount Was Slain.

CHICAGO. May 10.-Leighton
Mount killed himself as a result
of differences with his mother over
his love for Doris Fuchs in the
opinion of Walter Dill Scott, presi-
dent of Northwestern University,
expressed today before the grand
jury investigating Mounts death.
He denied he had ordered the
students search for the freshman
in 1921 after a class fight to cease.
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
ODD DANCE
WAS Put
ON FO
HER
She Laughed d cuse ct
Was Pattted 81 O. I'D
Praised fe a
BY ERIC Won s 4

BY ERIC Won SAI.kA
PEKINGs, MAJ
Lucy AIdrich, sister IN Law
John D. Rocket Her, IT., who
was kidnapped by the Shan
tung train bandits and later
released, arrived here today
with an exciting story Of car
Iying heirloom iewelry in her
hands while driven with the
other prisoners towards the
mountains.
Contrary to the stories Of
other prisoners, Miss AID
rich said that the brigands
treated their captives kindly.
Miss Aldrich was i'll from
exposure. She was accom-
panied by a physician on her
trip from Tsin-Fu to this
city.
wasn't Scared
81 was not scared by the
bandits" she said. Il had time
to hide some money and valuables
before we were marched off. l
saw about a score OF bandits
altogether.
(Previous accounts put the
number of bandits at about
10000
81 was in my night gown, rs
the raid was made at night. ]
put on my slippers when ] heard
the noise. There was no harsh
treatment so far as could see.
They marched US all night
towards the mountains, and all
that time / held in my hands my
r.other's rings and other heir
looms of jewelry that | had
saved"
She Laughs at Their Loot.
The following day Monday, Miss
Aldrich removed one of her slippers
and secreted the jewelry in 1t. This
caused her foot to swell. Finally
she was able to secret it at a place
she believed she would remember.
The bandits in charge Of Miss
Aldrich and her companion. Miss
Minnie McF,adden. were attracted
by their courage. They took a spe-
cial liking for Miss Aldrich, which
may account for the fact that she
was later released. During the halt
at camp, the brigands started go
ing over their loot, showing 1t to
Miss Aldrich. It Included q woman's
hat, a hot-water bottle, tube of
tooth paste and numerous other
toilet articles. Miss Aldrich laughed
heartily, especially when one OF the
brigands put on the woman's hat
and started to caper around in IL.
Patted Her Back.
Not to be outdone, others Of the
bandits donned stolen finery One
of the comedians pointed q pistol at
Miss Aldrich, but she was not
She shook her head and
continued to laugh. One of the men
patted her on the back niuttering
A Chinese who could
speak English said he was calling
Miss Aldrich q brave woman. They
were so taken with her courage
that they gave her q burro to ride.
One fat Chinese prisonef-Was
unable to keep up with the process
sion on the steep mountain trails
The bandits solved this problem
quickly and effectively by shoot
ing him before Mien Aldrtchsn eYeA
The Washington times., 1923-05-10
COLD AGAIN PUTS OFF
GRIFF-DETRoIT GAME

DETROIT. Mich, May 1o.-The
Detroit.Washington game was post
poned on account of cold weather.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-03-30
'pROGREssIvEs ORGANIZE
Ray Mcksig, of Boise, Came Here
Tuesday and Organized the Sho-
shone Progressive Club.

Tuesday night at the court house
Ray McKaig, of Boise, addressed
about fifty progressives on the issues
of the progressive party and organ
lied a Shoshone progressive club to
start work for the next campaign.
Thomas LeBailly acted as chair
man of the meeting and at the or
ganization Of the club was elected as
chairman of the club. James Nan
sen was elected as secretary.
Monday night the progressives or
ganized the Dietrich Progressive club
and the organization of clubs at Rich
field and North Shoshone will take
place the first of the week
1t is the plan of the progressives
to organize these clubs in all coun-
ties of the state and build up
for the coming campaign.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-03-30
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LEGION NEWS
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. dance will be given by Week

A dance will be given by Weeks
Yaden Post No. II of the American
Legion Friday, April 9Th at the K. of
P. hall The entire proceeds will be
contributed to the Graves Endowment
fund The American Legion has
pledged eternal memory to more than
thirty two thousand comrades-in arm
fellow veterans of the World War
whose bodies will rest forever in the
soil of Europe. This money will in
sure that the grave of every World
War veteran overseas will be decor
ated every Memorial day of the fu-
ture. 1t will also insure that each
and every year our respect and honor
shall be fittingly bestowed upon those
who sleep in perpetuity in the ceme-
teries of Europe. We, therefore, call
upon you our fellow citizens to join
with us in this cause, so that the
worldat large may know that those
who died for US are not forgotten.
There was a regular meeting of the
Weeks Yaden Post. No. IL, held in
the Parish house, March 9th. There
was good attendance, including a
representation from the Dietrich post
Definite action was taken regarding
the government grave-markers. The
post will appreciate any information
relative to any veteran of any war
that is buried in the Shoshone ceme-
terry Any person having friends or
relatives that were veterans of these |
wars, that are buried here. will kind |
" furnish the post with the rank and
date and period of en- /
istment, and one Of these markers
will be secured without charge. All /
We ask is that you let US know Of |
lnyone that is entitled TO one of these I
markers. 1t is necessary that this
be turned in TO the post
M or before next Saturday.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-03-30
NOTICE TO POLICYHOLDERS OF
THE NEW ZEALAND lNSUR-
ANcE COMPANY, LIMITED

Notice is hereby given that blank
policies numbers 24510S to 245125,
both inclusive, have been lost or sto-
len; that they were never issued by
our former authorized agent at Sho-
shone, Idaho, Henry j. E. Ahrens, and
the said company assumes no liability
for loss or damage to property al
legged to have been insured under any
of these policies. Persons holding any
of above numbered policies should
communicate at once by letter with
J. Robb Gay, Special Agent. McFall
Hotel. Shoshone, Idabo.-Adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-03-30
FLOWERS FOR EASTER

The Jackson Confectionery viii be
the distributors Of our cut flowers
and potted plants. Place your Eas-
ter order with him now. There will
be display On bis window
before Easter Easter lilies, SOC
bud and bloom; carnations, $50
per dozen other potted plants from
soc t0 81 30.
JEROME FLORAL 60,
Jerome idaho, Phone no. sit,