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, 1923-09-26
Volckmers Back from
5000 Mile Trip East

Mr.. and Mrs. r. l. Volckmer and
Buster Larson returned last week
from a motor trip to Denver, Kansas
City, Chicago, New York, M%inneapol-
is and Billings, and report a most en-
joyable trip in the new Dodge car
that Mr.. Volckmer won in the Enter
prise Contest this summer.
The trip was made over the Old
National Trail, Dixie Highway, Lin
coin Highway and Yellowstone Trail
and the road conditions during the
entire trip were most favorable. No
car trouble marred the pleasure of
motoring, and Buster declares that
the car is a dandy.
Mrs. Volckmer was in Chicago on
the return trip, when word was re-
ceived of the sudden death of her
brother, Harry Hughes of New York
City, and at once returned to New
York, while Mr.. Volckmer and Buster
continued on the way to Cody, so as
to reach here for the beginning of the
school year.
, 1923-09-26
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Rieniker re-
turned from Casper on Thursday, af-
ter having spent several weeks in the
oil city.
Kid Wilson drove a party of Valley
Ranch guests to Billings on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. AL j. Melvin of Pa
haska motored to Forsyth on Monday
Dan Maloney who has been offici-
ating as clerk at Pahaska for the
tourist season, left for Billings last
week.
Tom Davenport has returned to
Cody after several months in the Park
where he was employed on the road.
OFT Casady was registered at the
Irma over Sunday.
Perry Pond, of Redwood City, Cal.
i~fornia, who has been spending the
summer at the Marshal Hay ranch
since the Valley Ranch boys trip, has
gone to the Valley ranch to attend the
winter school.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Altberger were
in from the ranch on Saturday.
Art Pearson is meeting with fine
success in soliciting stock subscrip-
tons for the Community building to
be built on Upper Sage creek as soon
as final arrangements can be perfect
ed. At the present time about one
third of the necessary amount has
been subscribed and it is anticipated
that the full mount will be sub
scribed within a short time.
r. NJ. Davis of Denver arrived in
, 1923-09-26
CHURCH

Sabbath SCHOOLGIRLS A. M.
Mr.. F. F. MCGEE, superintendent.
Service of public worship-11:0O
Theme-"Stewardship of Possess
IONS"
Junior c. E. Society-4:OO P. M.
Ben Newcomer, President.
Union service of the Christian En-
deavor Society and the Epworth Lea
que at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Maud Perkins
will address the union meeting.
Union church services will be held
at 8 O'Clock, auspices of w. Y. T. U.
Mrs. Maud Perkins, national lectur-
er and young peoples organizer will
be the speaker.
, 1923-09-26
Jack Evans Father
Dies at Powell

Jehu Evans, aged 80 years, died
Thursday evening at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. A. S. Wilson in Pow
ell, Wyo. Mr.. Evans had been bed
fast for several months, and his death
was due to advanced age.
The deceased is survived by ten
children, eight boys and two girls be-
ing left to mourn the loss of their
father, Mrs. Evans having passed on
over 25 years ago. The children are
DIR. j. E. Evans of Mobile, Ala; Jesse
and r. l.. Evans of Casper; C. A.
Evans of Mobile, Ala,; John H. Evans
of Fremont, Neb., Jack Evans of
Cody; Joe o. Evans of Helena, Leo
Evans of Powell; Mrs. A. S. Wilson
of Powell and Mrs. E. G. Mitchell of
Oakland, Calf.
Mr.. Evans was born in South Caro-
lima, and was active until about five
years ago, when his health began to
break and his demise was not unex-
pected.
Funeral services were held in Pow
ell and buriel was at Riverside Gene
terry in Cody on Saturday afternoon.
, 1923-09-26

TT costs money to heat your home
with an under-draft stove, because
about co cents out of every dollar
you spend for coal goes up the chimney
in the form of smoke and gases. You
are not getting what you have paid for.
, 1923-09-26
Come in and See These
Coles Original Hot Blast Heaters

Let us show you why
they make leaner
homes, because the coal
is poured in at the top
of the stove, instead of
being hrown in at the
side. No coal is spilled
on the floor, no ashes
mussed about.
Let us show you why
you can sleep later every
morning, because you
never have to build 4
fire. This stove holds
fire from Saturday night
to Monday morning.
This saving of one
third to one-half in fuel
is guaranteed, whether
you burn hard or set
coal, coke or wood. Now
is the time to insure
heating economy. a'.l
comfort for the coming
winter.
, 1923-09-26
Money-Don't Waste 1t!

You can heat your home this coming
winter with one-third to one-half less
coal, by putting in this Coles Hot Blast
Heater; because it will give you 100
cents worth of heat for every dollars
worth of coal.
, 1923-09-26
CHRIST CHURCH

No II o'clock service Sunday, Sept.
80.
The rector is a delegate to the Gen
eral Synod at Duluth, MINI.
Sunday school at loss A. M.
A cordial welcome to every one.
d. r. Blaske, Rector.
, 1923-09-26

Our shotgun shells get the ducks.
$1.20 per box at F. w. Kurtz.
, 1923-09-26
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Sunday School: 10 A. M.
Church services: II a. m.
Testimonial meeting : Wednesday,
8 p. m.
At Carnegie Library.
All are cordially welcome.
, 1923-09-26

Buy your heavy duck loads from F.
w. Kurtz at s1.2O per box.
, 1923-09-26

Buy your heavy duck loads from F.
w. Kurtz at $1.20 per box.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
ELECTRIC LIGHT
RATES ARE
GUT
Effective April 1, HousehoIders
Get Slight Reduction by
Commissions Order.

The Public Utilities Commission
today ordered slight reduction of
rates for electric current, effective
April 1. The present rate to the
average householder is 1857 cents
per kilomatt hour and the new rate
will be 7.6. reduction of OF of 1
cent.
Householders using in excess of
so hours monthly will get a reduced
rate Of 40 cents per kilowatt hour.
Heretofore this rate was 4.96 cents
per klowatt hour.
Although the new rates will cut
the electric bill. householders will
not feel it's effect until the United
States Supreme Court hands down
a decision in the Potomac Electric
Power valuation case.
Householders will continue to pay
10 cents per kilowatt hour. How.
ever, the difference between 10
cents and the rate announced to-
day will be impounded. II the
commission wins the case in the
high court, this difference will be
returned to the consumer. II the
commission loses, the people lose
the money in the impounded. fund
and 1t goes to the company.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
S3,8OO,OOO
For Residents of Washington.

For three years the Potomac Electric Power Company
has been charging $100 for every 80 cents worth Of
electricity furnished to Washington househoders The
courts have ordered that 90 cents out OF every dollar
be mpounded until the disposition OF this excess revenue
be determined The fight is now on in the courts to
restore the $38O0,00O impounded to the people who
paid it.
The sum of $4,000 is needed to employ Conrad Il.
syme other special counsel to assist the Public Ut
ties attorneys Of this amount The Washington Times
and The Washington Herald have contributed $1,000;
the of city asked to contribute the rest
$4,000.
Mr. Syme has not sought compensation for this work In
behalf Of the residents Of Washington This fund being
raised suggestion of the Public Utilities Commission
The sum Of $4,000 is not intended measure Of the
value Of Mr. symes services It indicated merely be-
$4,000 was the appropriation requested by the
mission for this work and which Congress failed to grant
Citizens and organizations interested in this campaign
should promptly fill this coupon and send contribu
tions to &<
THE ELECTRIC CONSUMERS FUND
in care Of either newspaper The Of subscribers
will be printed unless otherwise directed
NAIne ............. '"''""'"'''
Amount subscribed. .n.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
WARD SAID
He SLEW
PETERS
Attorney Generals Hearing
Enliyened by Testimony
Staying Was Corr ssed.
~ international News service.

ALBANY, N, Y. April 4.-Wal-
ter s. Ward, youthful millionaire
baker uf New Rochelle, admitted
to Coroner Edv ard F Fitzgerald
Rabenold Of New York, chief coun.
killed Clarence Peters, former
sailor. Fitzgerald made this asser-
ton at today's hearing, which the
State is making into the Ward
Pe5ters murder mystery.
COnfradicts RabenOId.
Ward actually admitted to you
that he shot Peters, didn't herr
Fitzgerald was asked by ATTORNEY
General Sherman.
He did," said the coroner.
said to Ward that he was pret.
~ lucky, and he said that he might
not be SO lucky the next time"
Despite the fact that Senator
Robenold of New York, chief conn
sci to Ward. yesterday testified that
he was not present when Ward was
supposed to have surrendered to
the Westchester county officials.
Fitzgerald emphatically declared
that he was.
Are you sure Senator RabenoId
was present." Fitzgerald was asked.
IT certainly am" he answered.
Fitzgerald said that when he tried
to talk with Ward, one of Wards
lawyers came over to where they
were standing and intimated thar
he should not engage him in con-
versation.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
UNDERWOOD UNDECIDED
ON CANDIDACY IN 1924
By International News servlce.

LONDON, April 4.--United States
Senator Oscar w. Underwood of
Birmingham. Ala. who is now tour
ing the Old World, said that his
name was being considered for the
Democratic Presidential nomination
in 1924, according to a Cairo dis
patch printed in the morning Post
today.
Underwood was quoted as saying
that he would not make up his
mind whether or not to be a candi-
date until he reached home and
conferred with Democratic leaders.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04

Charges Monopoly.
The plaintiff, represented by At
torney Raymond M. Hudson, de-
clares that his business has been
damaged by the defendants to the
extent of SIT 1000, 900, and under the
Clayton trust act he brings suit
for triple damage of ISL 900, 90
and an attorneys fee Of $4,000.
The defendants, according to
plaintiff, have conspired to monopo-
lie the aircraft trade and commerce
between the States and thereby
have become amenable to the anti
trust laws. Martin claims that he
had been engaged in aeronaltical
research work for the last twenty
years and that he is the inventor
of means looking to greater eff
ficiency in flying machines. Tie
says that none Of the defendants
has ever invented any aeroplane
or device.
Martin further alleges that in
furtherance of the alleged con-
spiracy, the defendants have
slandered him, burned his planes.
lied about his work and DESTROYED
Government reports commencing
his devices and inventions. Martin
even claims that defendants planned
against his life and were RESPONSE
BILE for the failure of his business
in France, England and Canada.
Names Many Concerns.
The corporations named as de.
PENDANTS include the Aeronautical
Chamber of Commerce organized
at washington: the Burgess Com
pany of Massachusetts,; Booing
Airplane Company Of Seattle,
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column %
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
ELECTS
De N n By BIG
p URM
kElsI0 RHoT0

CHICAGO, April Am efficient
and a decent administration was
promised the people of Chicago to-
day by. William e. Dever, Demo
crat, elected mayor of Chicago yes
terday by plurality OF 03.748.
The mayor-elect's total vote was
49,, 961. His chief opponent. Arthur
c. Lueder, Republican, received
284.213. Li1eder was the Ku4 Klux
Khan candidate.
The socialist candidate, William
A. Guinea. ran below expectAt atoms.
He received only 4O.841. IL
Dever's victory was one Of
the greatest recorded in Chicago
municipal elections. It swept the
most OF the Democratic ticket into
office. or the fifty Aldermen who
will sit in the council under the
new administration, thirty-eight will
be Democrats.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
JURY Gets
Eos TER
CASE
Instructed by Judge to Decide
Question Of Radicals
Criminal intent.
By international News Service.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, April A..
The case Of William z. Foster,
radical Of Chicago, on trial on 4
charge of violating the Michigan
criminal syndicalis1n law, went to
the jury at 9:46 q. MIDDAY.
Judge Charles e. White eau
toned the jury not to convict
Foster because Of any belief Of
his in any doctrine, but to confne
itself to the question Of the pur-
poses Of the communist party and
Fosters connection with it.
Question Of Criminal Acts.
ut is not disputed that the meet
ing or convention near BridgmAn
in Berrien county was meeting
Of the Communist party Of Amer
ica,'' Judge White said. 1T is not
disputed that the respondent was
present during some part of that
meeting, which leaves for your
consideration these two questions:
"a Was the Communist party OF
America at the time the respondent
assembled with that organization
a society formed to teach and adj
NOCdIS CElInlnal SyuulGALlbHl9 w
Did William z. Foster assemble
with the Communist party volun-
tarily, that is to say. with the con-
scious design and purpose to fur
ther and promote the teaching and
advocacy by the Communist party
Of the doctrines Of criminal syndi-
calism?
1.-THE criminal syndicalism statute
is not aimed against any advocacy
Of change in our Industrial, 20
litical or social institutions, no mat
ter how far reaching or drastic
such proposals for reform may be,
unless there is coupled with such
proposals the advocacy Of criminal
acts as a means or method OF
bringing them about"
Has Right to Urge Reforms.
The communist party and William
z. Foster. the court said, had the
awful and legal right to teach and
advocate the reforms alleged, ana
had the right to advocate the de-
STABILITY of changing our form OF
government to conform to their
ideas and theories. but such
change or changes in our form OF
government can only be lawfully
brought about in the manner pro.
vided by the constitution"
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
cARNARVON IMPROVED,
BUT CONDITION Is GRAVE

CAIRO, Egypt, April 4.-Lord
Carnarvon. discoverer of the TOMB
of Tut-Ankh-Amen in the Valley
Of the Kings, who is suffering from
poison contracted through an In
sect's bite, was slightly improved
today.
He is still in grave condition al
though he rallied somewhat during
he night. The doctors said they
could not tell yet whether he would
recover. The infection has spread
throughout his body
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
DRY AGENT Is SHOT DEAD
IN SOUTH CAROLINA RAID

FLORENCE, s. c., April 4. j.
Lee Roy Youman. a Federal pro
hibition officer, was shot from am
bush and killed during a raid on
moonshine stills near Huntsville,
s. C.
Youman was leading five county
officers in the raid. The party had
approached to within twenty-five
yards OF the still when fire was
opened on them and Youman was
hit. Returning the fire, the officers
put to flight man who sought
refuge in nearby swamp. Blood
hounds were put on the trail.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
LOST GIRL
FOUND BY
POLICE
Janice Heck Was Having Jolly
Time With Friends When
Identified on Street.

In the midst Of q jolly good
time on Fourteenth street last
night in company with girl
friend and two young men, pretty
bobbed haired. twenty year old
Janice Heck was taken into cus-
tody BY Policeman w 81 Smoot
and returned to~her parents, TOT
Varnum street northwest.
Denied Her Identity.
When confronted by Policeman
Smoot. the girl. police say. was ex-
tremely nettled and denied that
she was Janice Heck, but when the
policeman flashed one of her baby
pictures on. her. she gave in. and
accompanied him to the precinct
station, where an old friend of the
family positively identified her.
Janice, who is the daughter of
r. F.. Heck, a section chief in the
Treasury Department, and grand.
daughter OF John T. Heck, a super.
visor at the Red Cross. Is said to
have told the police that she
chaffed at restrictions put on her
by her parents and longed Ito get
out and make a living for herself"
Janice's parents were broken.
hearted yesterday over the mysteri.
Gus disappearance Of their daugh.
ter, as they moved from the Mt.
Pleasant section to a new home
IN Varnum street. She left her
grandmother, Mrs. John T. Heck,
at Thirteenth street and Columbia
road, and was lost trace OF at that
point.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
PROHIBITION IN TURKEY
NOW IN FULL EFFECT

CoNsTANTINOPLE. April A.
The authorities put into effect yes
terday the delayed prohibition
order in response to instructions
from Angora.
A Turkish prohibition decree was
to have put into effect on March /,
but it's PRONUNCIATION was post
poned indefinitely, dispatches said,
because Of the large liquor con.
tracts involved. The Nationalist
authorities last December ruled
that no alcohol could enter Turkey
after December and that stocks
on hand must be disposed of be-
fore March /.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04

Police to Question Negro Pris-
oner on Theory He Is Gas
Jet Demon.

Fifteen minutes after he is
alleged to have slugged twenty
year-old Lillian Bunte, 1925 EN-
erson street northeast. in the right
eye and to have torn her mouth
n scuHling with her at $40
o'clock last night while she was
walking near her home, a colored
youth, who police say may be the
so-called '.gas-jet demon" was
arrested by Policemen B. C..
Kuehling and G. w. Ward. of the
Ninth precinct station.
Confessed Police Say.
drilled at the precinct station the
youth. James Mason. twenty years.
who is described as having "ab-
normal gorilla hands" police say,
confessed to attacking Miss Bun.e
and also to assaulting Miss Fanny
Finklestein, 500 Twelfth street,
northwest, twenty-one years old, at
1890 o'clock on the night OF
March Z.
A half an hour after Mason was
taken into custody at the Ninth
precinct station, he was positively
Identified by Miss Bunte as her
assailant, police say.
That's the man." Mis- Bunte is
said to have affirmed, the moment
she looked at Mason behind bars at
the precinct station.
Second Case Cleared Up.
After the detectives had salts
fled themselves that Mason was
Miss Bunte's assailant they i'm
mediateIy questioned him in re-
gard to the Fanny Finklestein case.
Weren't you the man who was
standing in the doorway of the
store at 500 Twelfth street north
east, on the night of March 7?''
Officer Kuehling asked.
NO" Mason is said to have re.
piled. 81 was standing in front of
the store"
With this, Miss FinkIestein was
sent for and she told the officers
that the man who grappled with
her on that night and felled her
with resulting injuries to her arm
was, in fact, standing in front of
the store at the time he accosted
her.
Not Certain Of Identity.
Miss Finklestein said that mas
much as her assailant attacked
her from the back she could not
identify him.
This morning officers at the
precinct will bring the victims of
the gas jet demon" to the station
and see If they can identify him.
Officers say that they questioned
him at length this morning in re.
gard to the gas jet incidents and
that he "acts queer and his an.
gwers are unsatisfactory"
Police say that Mason will be
booked with assault charges this
morning.
Mason told the police that hi
lives at1227 Alton court.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
MINERS ACCEPT CONTRACT
AFTER ONE-DAY STRIKE

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, April 4.
After one-day strike. caused by
the failure of union officers to
officially notify miners employed
by the Hutchinson Coal Company
at Mount Claire, that a contract
had been signed, 1876 men employed
by the. company returned to work
there today.
The-contract was signed several
weeks ago. but the Mount Glare
miners said they had received no
official notice to that effect.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
PATIENT BEATS
STATE CoMMISSIO NER

BALTIMORE, April 4.-Dr. Arthur
p. Herring. State commissioner of
mental hygiene, was attacked and
beaten yesterday at Foster Clinic by
an insane patient.
His assailant. a war veteran
named Martin Conley, came up to
him in a corridor while DR.. Herring
was alone, and. after uttering an
oath, struck him with his fist. Then.
as DR.. Herring backed against the
wall, the veteran kicked him in the
stomach and on the legs.
Several orderlies came to the az
sistance Of DIR. gerrtng.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
.0DGKINS
Its On
CLUB
RI "a
Circular Handed ii at Meeting
and Other Evidence Bring
Drastic Inquiry.

George Washington University
will not tolerate 4 branch Of the
knights Of the Ku Klux Khan
within the institution.
Prof. Howard L. Hodgkins,
president, made this emphatic
statement today following q con-
ference with II. III. Wright and
w. Waldo Girdner, officers Of the
Free Lance Club Of the institu-
ton, who turned over to him
alleged evidence showing the
existence Of q klan branch in the
university.
Orders An Investigation.
sM the XII Klux Khan have
branch III this university and ars
using the name Of this III tllkion
will % my utmost To break un
the anizations President I1Odg
kins sid.
FarIixIy, / do not think there Is
3 branch Ofrthe organization here
dered d far-reaching investiga tion
there Is any foundation to these
statements.''
Reports that the khan has
branch in the university were
circulated last night at meeting
In the chpaeI OF Columbian Col.
lege of the university. Posters
were pasted on the school walls
announcing q meeting for last
night. 1t was announced the khan
would be discussed. Some thirty
students assembled.
No one was present to preside
While the students were waiting for
something to happen, the lights went
out. Al few seconds later they went
on again. On the table in the front
Of the chapel were found two slips
Of paper. One was e letter ad-
dressed to the meeting. It stated the
chairman could not be present as the
khan had learned OF the plans.
Contents of Letters.
The other letters contained an
alleged bulletin distributed, the
writer declared, by the khan. An
other letter contained the names Of
forty-six alleged klansmen as the
university. The first letter declared
that the khan Endorsed the proposed
honor system at the university and
that 1t would be used to clear out
Catholics and Jews.
The letters were read. Then q
temporary chairman was elected
The khan was discussed for more
than an hour. The meeting adj
journed, however. with no definite
action At the close of the meeting
F. H. Wright, president of the Free
Lance Club, announced the COM
munications would be turned over
to President Hedgkins. He also
said he would protest against the
honor system because he believed
klansmen would use it to attack
atholics and Jews.
President Hodglzins said today
that last nights meeting was IN
authorized He said he planned to
investigate and find out who called
the meeting. He said the meeting
would never have been held If he
had known about it in advance.
Accused Are to Meet.
It was widely rumored at the uni
yersity today that the forty-s1x
students named in the alleged Kan
circular will meet some time today.
Text Of the Circular.
The circular follows:
&c. w. u. Khan Bulletin No. 3.
strictly confidential to members.
1.-THE faculty has just given their
approval to the honor constitution.
Members of the Khan are urged TO
support it when 1t becomes the
privilege of the students to consider
it. Campaign for it. because II
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
POLICE SEEK CASHIER
OF STEAMSHIP Firm

NORFOLK. Va, Apr. 4.-chareed
with the embezzlement Of $4,000 be.
longing TO the Merchants and Miners
TRANSPORTATION Company, Thomas c.
burrougns, twenty-five, cashier of
lice. -
The warrant was sworn out INV the
local agent Of the company.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
SEVERAL PASSENGERS
HURT IN TRAIN WRECK

JERSEY CITY. N. J., April A.
Several passengers were injured.
none seriously, in a rear-end col
lision between two trains at the
Croxton yards of the Erie railroad
here today.
Ambulances were hastily sum-
noned. First aid treatment was
given the injured at the railroad
RhOps
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
Mobile Club Is Burned.

MOBILE. Ala. April 4.-Fire to-
day Quilted the Athlestian. Mobiles
most fashionable club. While the
walls were left intact, the interior
with its magnificent furnishings.
was totally destroyed. The guests
OF the Bienville Hotel, adjoining the
club. were routed from their rooms,
but the damage to the hotel was
slight and no one was injured.
Damage was estimated at from $50s-
900 to $4,000.
The Washington times., 1923-04-04
virginia Line Socks to Expand

The Interstate Railroad of Vir-
ginia asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission today for author
ity to issue $1,057,756 of capital
stock which will be sold at par by
the Virginia coal and Iron Com
pany and the proceeds used in GER
tain extensions and in meeting GER
tain outstanding obligations.