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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
HAD VISION OF
EARLY DEATH,
BELIEF
Stephen II. ThirIes Forecast
Name in Papers" Soon
to Daughter.

BOWIE, Md, Dec. 20.-That
Stephen H. Thirles, seventy-twC
years old, who died of pneumonia
yesterday at George Washington
University Hospital, Washington
after a weeks illness, had pre-
monition of his death, was indi
Gated by the statement made to a
daughter, Mrs. Birdie Barnes, of
Washington, Tuesday. 1.-THE papers
will have something about me to-
morrow" he said.
Funeral services for Mr.. Thirles
will be held Friday afternoon from
Perkins Methodist Episcopal Chapel
at Springfield, Md. Burial will
be in the cemetery in the church
yard.
Until three years ago, when he
was retired, Mr.. Thirles had been
employed by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company as a track foremen.
He entered the railroad company's
employment when sixteen years old
and served continuously until his
retirement. He was track foreman
for fifty-one years. It Is said that
he never used eyeglasses and never
had a bad tooth.
Recently Mr.. Thirles secured en-
pF6Yfneik az R mail earffer,sbetwAeri
the train and postoffice here and
the exposure fhctdent ID helfevsd. To
have been responsible for his death.
He was a native Of EllfidEe, md.
His wife died about SIX weeks ago.
He. leaves five children, three
sons and two daughters. Two of
the sons, William H. and James E.,
are railroad men, the former being
a passenger conductor and the lat
ter a train dispatcher. They both
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
SEEKS FORTUNE, THOUGHT
DEAD, WON'T RETURN HOME

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2O.-Ray
Mccoy, twenty-eight, believed dead
for twelve years BY his aged parents
in North Carolina, was temporarily
detained at city hall while word
was sent to his home. His father
is the Rev. C. Daniel Mccoy, of the
lola Baptist Church, Franklin, N. G.
Mccoy, however, expressed his
intention not to return.
IT set out to make my fortune, "
he said, land so far have met moth
ing but failure"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
FIDELITY COMPANY FILES
BASEBALL LEAGUE CT AIM.

The Fidelity & Deposit Company
of Maryland, which was sued by the
National League of Professional
Baseball Clubs to recover lass. 4
sum representing the alleged un.
earned premium on the appeal bond
in the litigation with the Federal
yesterday filed a counter claim IN
the District Supreme Court against
the National League for $1,000.
The plaintiff declares that the
league has failed to pay two years
premium on the bond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
WAITED IN CELL q MONTHS
ON DRUNKENNESS CHARGE.

SUNBURY, Pa, Dec. 20.-Appar-
emily forgotten in his cell in the
Northumberland county Jail, Stewart
L. Williamson, Milton, a wounded
veteran of the world war, has been
confined there for four months to
answer to a charge of drunkenness.
records show.
Williamson was scheduled for trial
at the September and then the No
vember term of court, but both
times the case was continued. He
is a member of the Milton Post OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
HANG UP TIN SOLDIERS,
URGES GEN. Won SEECKT

a. BERLIN, Dec. 20.-General Won
SSeeckt, Germany's military dicta
@stor, does not believe in ''stuffing
s the children's heads with pacific
ideas" by abolishing tin soldiers,
SSpopguns and wooden swords.
., Let us hang them again on
g SShe Christmas tree as we used to
Sdo in happier times" he said at
~ the army bazaar held for the poor.
FSHe added that only through military
y dicipline could the Fatherland re-
EEain its former high place in the
es-tvorld
So Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
ssseent a message of greeting, and
- -, the: old-time military marches and
ss4attoos. played by garrison bands,
- drew thunders of applause from en-
eEusiastic crowds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
GERMAN POSTAGE STAMPS
ARE PUT ON GOLD BASIS

BERLIN, Dec. 2O.--Germany's
postage stamps since the close of the
war number 800 various types, or
more than were issued in the entire
fifty years Of the empire.
With December / stamps went on
a gold basis and will cease to
change in the rapid way which has
made stamp-collecting a profitable
calling in GERMANY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
YESTERDAYS FINES AND FORFEITURES~

reside here. The other son is Rob.
ert S. Thirles, Of Tuxedo. The
daughters are Mrs. Joseph Ryon of
Odenton, Md, and Mrs. Birdie
Barnes of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
HIGH
CLUBS ARE
ACTIVE
"Tristram Place." BY Booth
Harrington, to Be Pre-
scented Friday.
By SYLVIA ,sED0NWIC1s.

Eastern f4fgh schoor popped up ~
its new building and efficient facul-
ty and student bodies, Is doing
splendid work, both in girls club
activities ana dramatics.
Chief among the girls clubs is the
Merrill club. This club was formed
! in 1917 when two clubs, the Minute
club and The -Four Square club,
joined and took the name of Miss
Grace Merrill, a teacher who found
ed the club. The club has two
faculty advisors, Miss Ella M Monk
and Miss Lydia Taylor. The officers
of the club are: Eola Benzler, presi-
dent; Helen Warfield, vice president;
Margaret Beasley, secretary, and
Maude Boynton, treasurer.
This Christmas the club is giving
barrels Of clothes and toys to poor
children, the boys in the workshops
making many of the toys. In Feb
ruary the club will give a dance
to make money for a school present
and for charity. 1t will also give
basketball supper to the boys
early in January. This club is the
Oldest in Eastern High School. There
are 125 members, 85 being active.
Friendship Club Next.
The Friendship Club ranks next
at Eastern. Working with, the Y.
w. c. A. this club sent clothing to
Morgantown, N. c., and dolls to
Coney Creek, Kentucky, sections
which need these things badly. The
club is giving a dance Friday at
the Blue Triangle Club in order to
raise funds to carry on their work.
The dance is in charge Of Kath-
crime Johnson and Ruth Gochenaur.
The officers of the club are: Presi-
dent. Marget Loane; vice-president,
Dorothy Colliflower; secretary, Ruth
Gochenaur; treasurer, Miriam Payne,
and council representative, Virginia
Grohs.
Eastern High School will present
play, "Tristraln Place." by Booth
Harrington, Friday morning and aft
ernoon in the new school auditorium.
Miss Ethel Prince is directing the
play, assisted by Miss Pauline Knee
and Miss Rosemary Arnold. The
cast is:
Lance1ot-Roy Cheek.
Mrs. Briggs-May O'Connor.
Jessie Briggs-Ruth Perkins.
Mrs. Curtis-Marvel Douglas.
Mr.. Ingolsby-Sanford Leacn.
Rupert Smith-Gerald Coe.
Mysterious Voice-Edward Ander-
son.
The stage managing will be done
by Ralph Swingle, and the electri-
clan will be Alphens Walter.
Before the play the glee club will
give a program of Christmas carols.
"The Missing Card" by Ian Hay,
will be the next offering of the
Dramatic Club. Parts are now being
assigned.
The cast has been picked for the
February class play, which will be
presented as senior class exercise.
The play is the Florist Shop" by
Winifred Hawkridge. The cast will
be
Mauoe ......'.........LO Louise PigotL
Miss Wells ......... Mae O'COnnor
Henry ........... Samuel Matthews
SloVsky ............ Hughes Talbert
Mr.. Jackson. Mortimer Davenport
Had SIS; Leaves 100000.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Robert S.
Smith, a merchant, who came to
this country thirty years ago with
SIS, died leaving an estate estimated
at $S.oOo,OOO. In 1921 he was re-
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the American Legion, and declares
he had $500 when he entered the
jail, but does not have cent now.
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
STRIP OREGON
OF ALL POWER
MILITARY LEADERS ASSUME DE-
FENSE OF NATlON-OUST
FEDERAL OFFICERS
REVOLT IN MEXICO
FIVE STATES INVOLVED IN q
THREATENED REVOLUTION
IN MEXICO

Vera CruZ.-Fivc Mexican states are
in open rebellion against President
Obregon and Gen. +. Ellis, Obregon's $
candidate for the presidency, according
10 information reaching here.
The military in the states of Vera
Cruz, San Luis Potosi. Chihuahua.
MchoaCun and Tamaulipns are SAID
To have repudiated the federal gov
ernment ousted all the federal Of
flee holders and substituted their own
men.
The commander of the gulf fleet
the chief of marines and several lead
ing generals forwarded message to
President OhregOn, declaring they had
resolved to assume the defense of the
institutions offended so seriously Dy
the government you represent, Tor
the good of the country.
The meeting was held here in the
home OF General Guadalupe Sanchez,
chief of military operations, ana was
attended by Commandant of the Cur
Fleet Hiram Toledo: Chief of Marines
Alfonso Calcaneo and Generals Maize
ri. Logo, Lugunes, Reyes, Nillahue-
Va. DE La Huerta and Pedro Gon|a-
leg. AT its conclusion the following
message was sent to President obre-
gOn:
In defense of the institutions OF
the republic and to contribute with
our military honor to the conserNa'
ton of peace and respect for the free
will Of the people and to prevent the
odIous impostions which aim mt de-
stroying in its cradle our democratic
form of government, we have resolved
to assume the defense of the institu-
tionS offended 50 seriously by the
government you represent.
we mention the violation of the
sovereignty of the states of San Luis
PotuSi and NNchoacan, which states
lack independence and guarantees for
the free functioning of their legisla-
tive powers because of federal inter
vcntion; the anarchy and lack of dis
,cipline fomentcd in the army from the
highest official ranks.
These are the undeniable and com
pelling reasons which have inspired
our attitude and through which w.
can assure the return Of good for the
country"
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
Coolidge Message Appraised.

aShingtOn-POitical appraisement
of President COoidge's address CLOSELY
followed its delivery to Congress and,
of opinion. As a political document,
of great potential effect on the 1924
campaign, on the personal fortunes of
Mr.. Coolidge and those of his party.
the address had been awaited eXpec-
tantly by leaders of all parties. 1t
met with expressions of general praise
from many Republicans, with less en-
thusiastic approval from others, and
with immediate criticism from the
Democrats.
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
Shots Over Phone Reveal Murder.

Chicago.--Three pistol shots boom
ing over the wires interrupted tele-
phone conversation between Arthur
> tucker and Edwin Schultz, general
foreman of the Galena division of the
'iicaGo X Northwestern railway.
After the shots, Tucker, railroad
storekeeper, heard nothing through the
instrument He hurried to the office
from winch Schultz had been speaking
TO nm. On the floor lay the bodies
or Schultz and John A. Morrissev
SchultZ's assistant.
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
Negro Clears Self of Murder.

Birmingham, -Penniless.
orange ID. Ford, negro shop keeper Of
Los Angeles, is trying to raise money
TO pay his rail fare to Los Angeles,
where he hopes TO recoup his bust
ness after having been freed here on
II murder Charge. Judge William Il.
Fort ordered acquittal of the man
when the state failed to prove that he
was the slayer Of Simon Smith, negro,
Killed here April ~, 1917 Ford was
able to show that he had never been
in Birmingham before
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
Fastest Atlantic Gable Finished.

New York.-The largest and fastest
.rahsatiantic cable ever manufactured
mas just been put into service between
Ne" YORK and Paris by the Postal
Ielegraph-Commercial Cable system
1t Is being operated between the svs-
ZEN New York office ut 20 Broad
street and Its Paris office at "a Boule.
sard Dea Capucines. According TO
clarence Fl. Mnckay, president of the
system this Will supply virtually in
s.ahtaneous communication between
the two continents.
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
WASHINGTON

The now Congress began its first
session Dee 3, and before it was an
hour old the House was in the throes
Of n spectacular fight over the election
pf speaker. The little Progressive
bloc, made up of followers of Senator
La Toilette Of Wisconsin, refused to
support Speaker Gillett for reelection
and preripitated deadlock blocking
all other business.
congressional pension of 5000
year for Mrs. Florence King Harding,
widow of the late President Harding,
was proposed in bill introduced in
the Senate by Senator Willis, Repub-
Iican, Ohio. 1t was recorded as Sen
ate Bill No. |, ms Il mark of dstinc-
tion to Mrs. Harding. A second meas
ure giving Mrs. Harding tie mail
.'franking privilege" was recorded as
Senate Bill No. ..
Representative Timberlake of Colo
RADIO was chosen Il member of the com
mittee on committees, which selects
the membership of the various House
committees, and fixes the ratio of Re
publican and Democratic representa-
tion on each body.
Secretary Hoover put the problem of
disposing of n large surplus of seal
skins, now in the hands of the gov
ernment, up to IA special committee of
dry goods merchants which he has
called to assist him. The governments
annual catch of seals from the Alas
kan islands has failed to find the
usual market demand, and Mr.. Hoover
sometime ago ordered a reduction in
the number of the animals killed.
Sale of the f. l.. Morse home in Ex-
celsior Springs, Mo-. to the veterans
bureau for $4,000 was approved by
the special reappraisement commits
sion. The deal figured in the congress
sional investigation of conduct of the
bureau under Col. Charles II. Forbes.
the government contending the proper
ty was worth only about $4,000 At
MOrse's request a bipartisan com
mission was named to investigate the
value of the property.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
said in Washington that he had been
assured by administration leaders in
Congress that his tax reduction pro-
gram providing for an internal saving
If more than OO,0OO,OOO to American
,axpayers will receive immediate con-
sideration.
A dash by air for the North pole
will be launched by the Navy Depart
ment during the coming summer Sec
retary Denby recently announced that
President Coolidge had given his spe-
cific approval to the pr0ject as "0f
great practical value"
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
FOREIGN

A fistic encounter in IL hallway of
the state chamber of the insular legis-
lature in Manila followed the appear
ance of Jose Alejandrino, recently ap-
pointed senator by Gov. Gen. Leonard
Wood, and his acceptance by the Sen
ate. after some debate. ms Il duly
authorized member of the body.
Republican prisoner at the Rundown
internment camp, Curragh, have been
liberated, according to n message re-
ceived in Belfast, from Bryan O'IIig-
gins, Dali member for Glare. The mes
sage said that O'Higgins. with twenty
seven others, is unable to travel owing
to the weakening effect of their hum
ger strike. The camp is believed to
contain 100 prisoners.
Bandits scaled the walls of Liw-
kankia, in southeastern Honan prov
ince. and looted and burned the town
some days ago, according To adviccs
received in Peking from mission sta
tion at La Chokow, in Hupeh province,
across the boundary line from the
burned town. Two thousand dead and
wounded We're left behind when the
bandits abandoned the smoking ruins,
the adriccs said.
General DE Goutte. commander-in-
chief of the Franco-Belgian occupa
tional forces has started regrouplng
the military forces in the Ruhr to dim
inish contact between the soldiers and
civilian population. the foreign office
stated. This military movement Is sup
posed to have resulted from the recent
agreements signed between the occu-
pational forces and the German mine
and factory owners.
Not in many years has Paris had n
sensation comparable with that afford
ed by the death of 14-year-old Philippe
Daudet in a hospital several days ago
from the effect of wounds received in
Il taXicab. The newspapers Of a week
ago said that the boy had committed
suicide. but Leon Daudet, leader of the
royalist movement in France and IA
ther Of Philippe, is of the opinion that
his son was murdered in IAN atrocious
plot"
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
Warships Land Forces at canto,

hohskong.-Marines from foreign
warships anchored off Shameen, the
foreign settlement of Canton, have
landed on the bund and taken possess
sion OF the customs house, fortifying
themselves with machine guns accord
ing 10 advices received here. Six for
eieh SunDoats are known to he
anchored off Shameen. They fnclude
the two American vessels. tbe Asho-
V,iie anu the Pampanga; the British
ships' Civala and Moorhen, and the
French gunboats Maliciense and Crn.
Onne.
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
DENVER MARKETS
('uttIe.

A trader paid the top price Of 81 y
n single steer that weighed l2H
pounds. A small lot of common steer
weighing 57i pounds went to a killt
for $3.50. The top price of S5.l5 wa
paid by small Killer for a small y
Of fat heifers. while carload went Y
a trader for $3.50 The bulk OF u
heifers brought from S5.25 to $i.7S, oh
short load of common heifers went 7
a small killer for S3.75 and some othet
brought 81. Feeding heifers brousp
around SO and up to $3.50. Fat cos
sold as high as s525. Killers paid !i1
and 81 for a medium grade Of cows aa
traders paid up to S4.60. Common COW
brought below 81. Feeder buye1
bought cows for s2.75. SO, $3.50 an
$3.50. Gamers sold steady at !!
hundredweight. Several small lots
good calves brought SIS. $3.50 and Y
from killers. while the heavier and Y.
common kinds sold to killers for w
So and IS. stock calves brought up
$3.50, while the bulk of this cia51
brought from S6.25 down TO NH
Common calves sold for less: bu.11
sold in steady market. Traders sa|
feeders purchased practically all s VI
We're offered at prices ranging irO1
$2.25 to s3.25.
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EIGN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
oolNGS AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE
WESTERN

Prohibition agents are not civil of
ticers IN any strict or constitutional
sense, Federal Judge ]. W. WOodrough
of Omaha declared recently in Il writ
ten opinion. He also stated they were
without lawful authority to serve
search warrants.
Leases on more than 10000 acres of
Imperial valley land are being reIin-
quished by Hindu cotton growers. who
plan immigration to Arizona and
Texas because of the recent supreme
court decision upholding the California
nnti-alien land law.
Glare X. Vance. missing air mail
pilot for whom ten airplanes secured
the high Sierras, landed safely twenty
miles up the middle fork of the Amer
lean canon, he notified air mail Off
cials at Reno, New. His only injury
WAS sprained wrist. he said
An Information charging Martin Fly
zik, president of District No. 10. Uni
ted Mine Workers of America, with
criminally libelling William N. Short.
president of the State Federation of
Labor, is on file in Seattle, Wash, ac
WI AiiAE " an alliltInftllltHl ny 1 IbSt-
cutting Attorney Douglas.
Attacks which have been made upon
the Los Angeles police commission as
Il result of the stopping at midnight of
the costume ball of the Motion Pic
ture Directors Association at a down
town hotel on Thanksgiving eve, are
ridiculous and utterly devoid of
merit" Mayor Cryer declared in a
statement issued few days ago.
Dorothy Anderson. Sunshine girl"
in II statement To District Attorney
AngIim OF NapH. Calf, confessed that
she assisted Edward Sailstad, former
Eau Clair. Wis, business man. in the
insurance hoax death plot whereby the
body of man was eXhumed. placed
in summer cottage and the place de
stroyed by fire to leave the impression
that Sailstad was dead.
Threats that the movie industry
might moe from Hollywood as Il re
suit of application of the blue laws
in Los Angeles were heard in Los
Angeles as steps We're taken to or
ganize new political party to be
known as the Better Los Angeles
Nonpartisan league" with the ayOwed
purpose of resembling the midnight
dance ordinance and other measures of
the sort.
The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
Hogs.

Small killers paid the top price, ~
the day of $685. for one carloaa v
224-pound hogs. The bulk OF saJ
ranged from $500 to 500. thousI
several sales of less desirable lp M,
were made below s6.70. few lIsn11
brought around $6.25. and one ca,tVsaaI = n
of 1S2-pound hogs brought soSSI
Packer sows brought $3.50 in steaa|
market. Fat pigs sold as high as
but the bulk of this class sou m
s5.75 and $3.50. Stock pigs brou51
$3.50 for the bulk, and some iess
sirable stock sold for 5 cents pouN1
sheep.
Four carloads of feeding LAMBS a,tr M
aging 40 pounds brought the top XII
Of $12.40 flat. Traders have ,,si I
quoting choice feeders up to si-
Three loads of lambs averagins
pounds went to n feeder buyei, n
$11.75. freight paid. -Four loads W, u,n,hic1
lambs We're Offered one OF ,.Wisrl
brought $11.50 flat. from small hnssd hs,d
One of the large packers purcnsussIfa ~ IA
carload of 10S-pound ewes Tor Ih,n|
This has been the top price on hn sws
ewes for some time. No feedins o,,o
were offered. but they have pesn bull
able from 1915 to SAFE for tne .t nj
Handyweights might bring more q"
present level of the market
Evening star., 1923-09-07
REFUGEES AT KOBE.
Many Expected to Be Sent to China
4 This Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, September 1.-Refu-
gees from the earthquake at Yoko-
hama are proceeding to Kobe. the
Japanese consulate here is advised.
Three shiploads Of them. are eXpeeted
to sail for China. arriving here prob
ably this week. end.
Telesrams from Kobe urge the i'm
mediate dispatch of large quantities 3
of medical supplies. The first Red
Cross unit was due to leave Shanghai
today. Others will follow. Besides
these measures of the British colony.
the Chinese are organizing relief
units.
Alarm still is felt for Judge Charles
Lobingier of the United States dis
trict court for China. who left Muk-
den. for Japan August 29. Although
1t is not believed that he reached
Yokohama before the earthquake, his
silence in view of the persistent in
quires for him worries his friends
here.
Judge LobinGier was bound for
Yokohama after term of court at
panied by his wife, by United States
District Attorney Leonard Husar,
Mrs. Husar and United States Mar
shall Thurston Porter
All todays reports from Japan in
dicate that the first estimates of the
loss of life and damage from earth
,quakes. fire and tidal waves, were
much exaggerated.
An Associated Press radiogram in
tercepted here estimated casualties in
Yokohama at $4,000. An. Eastern
News telegram said 10000 already
had been counted west of Toxic.
A Reuters report said all banks
were reopening. The Bank of Japan
was intact. according to the dispatch
1t is difficult to get correct pic
ture of the scene in the ruined zone
because of varying reports.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
TELLS OF, QUAKE HORROR.
Escaped Steward Describes Flight
From Toxic.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING, September "A Japan
telegraph agency dispatch from Osaka
describes the experience of NJ. Eda-
tani- steward. in the household of
Prince Kuni'
Edatani was in a motion picture
theater in Asakusa Park when the
first earthquake undermined Toxic
just before noon last Saturday. He
managed to gain the exit in time to
see twelye-story amusement tower
fall, the top six stories going first
and demolishing most of the sur
rounding. buildings. He saw hun
dreds killed here, he said!
Fire broke out Immediately and
Edatani fought his way to the open
space of the park, WI ffiefl. was flooded
by broken water mains as the fires
spread Ffremen fed in a panic. He
tried to reach his home in, the north
times was turned back by fire. He
finally was driven to Ueno Park,
where thousands already had taken
refuge
At nightfall. in the wake of flames
that cleared the blocked streets Of
debris. he made his way out of the
danger zone. From a high point he
saw AkaSaka ward burning-a sight
he described as one of awe and honor.
Night and day for q while Toxic
was d city delivered to mad panic and
wild report. Premier Iamamomto
was said to have been assassinated
and Korean revolutionists were re-
ported TO have begun a destructive
campaign, both rumors which since
nave, proved. false, said Edatani