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The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-19
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Samuel Gompers charges 100000
Garland fund is being used for
pacifist and Red propaganda.
That Ambassador Harvey may resign
and take prominent part In Harding
campaign is the report in Washing
ton.
Secretary Mellon takes view Of Sena-
tor Smoot as against President
Harding and opposes general tariff
reduction.
Wife of Senator La Toilette assaiIs
navy's recruiting posters as sun
truths" Navy Department retorts
that she critlcizes only half of tho
p~icture."
The American government again has
made manifest its deep resentment
and adherence at the political
methods of Lenine and Trotzky.
Department of interior announced
that prospecting for oil or gas upon
the governments spruce reserva-
ton In Alaska will not be permit
ted.
Much capital is being made in pro-
league ClFClcS W "dSnin1IOn OF me
statement of Senator Pepper (Rep.,
Penny favoring going into the
league with the covenant rewritten,
but the "irreconcilables" said they
were not disturbed by II.
Major L. Frink has been awarded a
distinguished service medal for ex-
ceptionaIly meritorious service.
White House announces selectIn Of
Arthur C. Lueder, defeated Repub-
lican candidate for Chicago mayor,
as acting postmaster at Chicago.
A total Of 575 cases of sleeping sick
ness" were reported to the Public
Health Service In the first three
months Of 1928. Prevalence Of the
disease reached its greatest extent
In the week ended March 8, when
SO cases were reported. The total
number for the week of March 81
was a.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-19
BONAR LAW SUSTAINS
DEFEAT IN COMMONS
Opposition Wins by 145 to 1873
on TechnicaIity With Many
Members Absent.

London. - The Government sus-
tanned a surprise defeat in the House
of Commons by a small majority,
seven in a thin house, on a technical
point. This in ordinary circumstances
the Government might ignore, but as
once before the Ministry had a mar
row escape in the house, and has
sustained recent bad reverses in by.
elections, it is impossible to say what
attitude the ministers will take.
The Governments course also is
affected by the state of Bonar Laws
health. The Pail Mall Gazette says
that, although the general health of
the Prime Minister gives no cause for
anxiety, the specialists hold out little
hope for early improvement of the
t4roat trouble from which he is suf-
fering."
He has been advised" the news
paper adds, ito give his throat a rest.
and although he hopes to answer i'm
portant questions in Commons, he
will be unable for the present to take
part in the debates"
The defeat of the Government
leaves a curious situation. BY refus-
ing to move the speaker from the
chair to discuss the estimates. the
house has practically refused sup
plies, and, according to parliamentary
rules, a motion to move the speaker
cannot be put again in the same ses-
sion. .
The ministers, therefore, are con-
fronted with the duty of terminating
the present session and proceeding
to a new session. with a formal speech
from the throne and other formali-
ties, unless the speaker can extricate
them from the dilemma by overriding
existing regulations.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-19
NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

5UFFALo.-Leonard n. Steel, pro-
motor of the L. R. Steel enterprises,
in which the public invested more
than $20,000,O00 in three years, died
i%nsolvent.
PEORIA, lIl.-Fourteen armed and
masked bandits held up a Santa Fe
freight train near here and escaped
with more than $4,000 worth OF
liquor and alcohol.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Rev.
Henry O'Neill, rector of St. Angus.
tines Church, was shot and killed
here. The Rev. Charles Dillon, as
sistant, is held by the police in con
nection with the affair.
DIES MONIES, la. Women were
exhorted to do their mightiest to stop
at conference of National
League Of Women Voters.
DUBLIN. - Liam Lynch, chief of
staff Of the Irish irregulars, was cap
tured, it is officially announced by
free state forces, at Knocknasalen
after an engagement, in which he was
seriously wounded.
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Governor J. A.
o. Preus signed the Cain anti-mask
bill, which was finally passed last
week by the legislature. Supporters
of the measure said I was aimed at
the Ku Klux Khan.
LONDON. - Sir Gardner EnaIe.
hardt. the oldest English barrister, is
dead. He celebrated his one hun.
dredth birthday in February.
DoRTMUND. - Hugo SHINES and
his wife arrived in this city after hav.
ing been detained at Scharnhorst by
French railway guards, who took
them from their berths in a night
train. They were released after the
officials had thoroughly searched thei1
baggage.
DIES MONIES, Ex-Governor Ken
DAN signed the Yenter anti-mask bill
aimed at Ku Klux, which received
final senate action last week.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-19
State Department Favors Arbitration

State Department Favors Arbitration
Washington.-The State Depart
ment indicated that in view of the
British and French protests against
the Chester concessions the whole
subject may be settled by arbitration.
1t was pointed out that while the
United States always gives diplomatic
backing to American enterprises, any
conflict of interests can be settled by
an impartial tribunal thus avoiding
international complications.
The Ottoman American Develop
ment Company, whose concessions
are valued at $500, 900, $$$to$6OO, 0O0,-
900, has many hurdles yet to pass
over before it can go ahead with de-
velopment.
Gen. George w. Goethals, president
ment Company, conferred with Allen
men Company, conferred with Allen
w. Dulles, chief of the division Of
Near Eastern Affairs, and was as
sured Of the moral support Of this
Government. The State Department
has received from Constantinople an
official report of a Frnech protest on
the ground that France has priority
rights in Anatolia. No official report
has been received from Great Britain.
State Department officials said this
Government is not taking part in the
negotiations over the oil concessions,
but understands that they are not
monopolistic and are in conformity
with the Nine Power treaty.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-19
KILLED FATHER TO END MISERY
Plea Of George virgini, Aged Forty
three, When Arraluned.

Evansville, Ind.-After thinking the
matter over, he decided 1t was best
ito put the old man out of his misery"
George Virgini. fo~rty-three, declared
when arraigned In city court charged
with the staying of his father. John
Virgini, seventy-three, a paralytic.
THE old man didn't realize what | was
doing to him. He just mumbled. He
didn't put up a fight at ALL" virgini
said.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-19
u. S. OIL GRANT
ROUSES BRITISH
win Fight Concession to Chester
Group of Americans If Own
Interests Are Hurt.
SYMPATHY FOR FRANCE
Negotiations by Standard May Obtain
Shar-Turkish Envoy Says Amer
leans Won by Not Insisting
on capItulations.

London.-It became very evident In
official quarters here that the British
Government is not disposed to sit by
with folded hands II it be eventually
ascertained that the concession grant
ed to Admiral Chester and his Ameri-
can associates for oil, mining and rail-
way privileges in Turkey affects the
vilayet of Mosul.
An effort will be made at Lausanne
to obtain full facts as to its scope, and
increased nxiety here about the &C
ton OF the Angora Government in
approving it shows very plainly that
it is believed the grant does AFFECT
MosuI. 1t was even intimated in high
political circles that the effect of An
gora's action has been to create some
cleavage il the solid front 1t was
hoped the allies would maintain at
the Lausanne conference.
The question of Mosul's status, on
Lord Curzon's suggestion, was to be
left over for a year, but reports from
Paris are read by officials here as in
dicating that France is likely to bring
up the Mosul issue at Lausanne and
fight the Chester concession. The
British are in sympathy with the
French point of view, as the belief
prevails here that 1t infringes the con-
cessions granted France in 1914, and
if this proves correct France has prior
rights.
1t is improbable that any represen-
tations will be made to Washington.
With attention centered upon the
Chester concessions little has been
heard of negotiations regarding the
extent to which Standard Oil will par
ticipate in the Mesopotamian oil out
put. Part Of these negotiations have
been going on in New York, after pre-
liminary discussions in London and
Paris, and it is believed that the per-
centages discussed give Americans an
equal footing with the Anglo-Ameri-
can, Royal Dutch Shell and French
companies.
Some time ago the ratio was tenta-
lively set at 40 per cent Anglo-Per-
sian, 20 Royal Dutch Shell, 20 French
and 20 Standard. Some objection was
raised because interests other than
Anglo-P Persian were called on to dis
gorge more than they wanted to make
up the Standards ratio. 1t is now as
serted that % per cen all round is
being considered. The British Gov
eminent has large holdings in the
A--1 ~ $500
given for the protraction Of negotia-
tions is the failure of the allies to
conclude peace with Turkey.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-19
FARMERS DRIFT TO CITIES

DECREASE DURING 1917 OF 46O,OUO IN
Agricultural Population.
Washington.-A decrease during
1922 Of approximately 100000 persons
in the agricultural population of the
United States was reported today by
the Department of Agriculture. The
estimate showed a decrease of about
Is per cent from the 1920 census,
which placed the population in rural
districts at s1,359.O00 persons. The
movement away from the farm was
strongest in the Pacific states.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-19
HUGE FREE STATE BUDGET
Estimates Show Deficit Next Year of
E2o,ooO.O 900.

Dublin.-The first Free State bud
get was introduced in the Dali Fire
ann by President Cosgrave. The esti-
mates for next years expenditures
show that 246, 5 900 must. be found,
mor than half of which is required
for the upkeep of the army. Mr..
Cosgrave estimated the receipts at
EGO, 100000 taxes and G6, 900, 900
from non-tax revenue, leaving a def
cit of EGO, O00, 900.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-19
o $4,000; is FREED
Clifford Brown of R~eadsboro, VI,
Gets Suspended Sentence.

Gets SUSPENDED oentence.
R~eadsboro, Vt-Cliford G. Brown.
former town and village treasurer, was
placed on probation after pleading
guilty of having embezzled $4,000 of
town and village funds. Municipal
Judge William ]. Meagher sentenced
him to not more than eight years In
state prison at Windsor, but upon rep
resentation that complete restitution
had been arranged, sentence vas sus-
penfaS
, 1923-08-03

almost everyone who went into
, 1923-08-03
YEsNESS PLEASED WITH
BARGAIN WEEK TRADE

"out-of-town visitors to the Rodeo
have partaken literally Of tho bar
gains I have offered them" said
Harry Yesness, the Man-in-the-Barrel.
this morning. in commenting on the
sale he has put on for the benefit Of
visitors IN the city this week.
"I am showing them that Casper
is the logical place to trade, n that
Casper merchants have bigger values
10 offer than any city IN Wyoming or
Colorado, and that 1t is unnecessary
to send to Denver or any other city
80 do their shopping"
The Man-in-the-Barrel will continue
his sale of high-class merchandise
the balance of the week.
, 1923-08-03
THREE DIVORCES
ASKED FOR HERE

Three divorce suits were filed his
week in the office of h county clerk.
Nellie NJ. Carluche is suing William
". Carluche on the grounds of cruel.
ty. John A Higbee is suing Lula
Heater H1gbeo on the grounds that
the defendant was already married
when b became the wife of the
plaintiff. Ella May Brokaw is suing
Sherman Z. Broknw for divorce for
failure to support her end her two
children The plaintiff also asks the
custody OF the two children.
, 1923-08-03
ONLY TWO AFRICAN
ELEPHANTS IN THE j. S

Or two African elephants are
found in the United States. accord
ing to Martin Johnson. big game
hunter and naturalist. whose photo
play. Trailing African Wild Ami
mails" released by Metro, is at the
Rialto theatre. The African variety
differs in many respects from the
kind seen in the circuses and ZOOS of
the world. Unlike the Indian ele-
plants which wander peacefully in
the lobby of the New Fork Hippo
drome. the African elephant is a
, 1923-08-03

idge. An army of newspaper men
and photographers invaded quiet Ply
mouth Notch until the start to Rut-
land became a procession of automo-
bfles. Within a few hours the lone
farm house should become a mecca
for hundreds. Less than an hour af-
ter Mr.. Coolidge had learned Of the
death OF MI. Harding. a telephone
was installed In the house and the
president had learned direct from
Washington the form OF the oath Of
office and the fact that his father
might have the honor OF administer
ing Il. In the meantime, Congress
mar Dale had arrived from Spring
field with two federal employees.
As soon as the brief s~wearing-in
ceremony was over. .he president and
Mrs. Coolidge retired to gain 4 little
rest before the trip to Washington.
, 1923-08-03

his room was greeted with a joke
said Mr.. Hoover. He was cheerful
always and remained interested to
the last In his surroundings and in
those who were permitted to approach
him."
Mr.. Hoover said Mr.. Harding once
had over estimated his strength, say
ing that on last Monday afternoon
the president got half out of bed.
reaching for his bathrobe.
, 1923-08-03
CITY MANAGER PLAN IS
BOOSTED IN CHEYENNE

CHEYENNE. wyo., Aug. s.-The
Cheyenne Lions club has taken up
with tho Rotary and Kiwanis clubs
a proposal that the three organiza'
tons get behind a movement for this
city to adopt the manager form Of
government in time for the change In
government to become effective next
January. Neither Of the three clubs
is as yet committed to the movement.
which In IN a tentative stage.
, 1923-08-03

vicious killer. q bad-tempered beast
that defes captivity.
One of tho most amazing scenes Of
wild animal life ever filmed is the
stampede of these huge monsters In
h climax Of Mr.. and Mrs Johnson's
photoplay. The elephants are seen.
crashing down bushes and bringing
down trees. In their pursuit of Mrs.
johnson at h camera and her hus-
band nearby with his rifle.
, 1923-08-03
City is Sued by
Grain Merchant

Suit for s2.74s.e7 has been filed by
WE. Dunn against the city of Cas-
per and tho j. V. Stryker company.
The plaintiff claims that he furnished
feed for Stryker's horses when the
latter was working on the construc-
ton of a dam cross Mckinley draw.
The work was being done with the ap-
proval n under the supervision q
the city.
, 1923-08-03
MORSE CASE GOES TO JURY

WASHINGTON. Aug, a.-The case
Of Charles W. Morse and others
charged with Conspiracy IN connection
with war tims ship building. was
given to the Jury here today at ESQ p.
m after fifteen week devoted to TAX.
in gtestimony and argument by coun-
zat
, 1923-08-03
Harding's Mind
Clear to Last,
H0ODer States

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. s.-By
The Associated Press.) President
H~ardlng's mind was clear to tho last.
Never for a moment. according to
Secretary Hoover of the commerce
department. who had beer extremely
close to him. did his mind wander
even under the burning of the fever
from which he suffered and his de.
meanor throughout his illness wal
composed and collected. even occa.
sionally verging on the humorous.
Almost everyone who went into
, 1923-08-03

had been hastily pressed in secret ser
vice duty. the president left by auto
mobile for Rutland. where a special
train was prepared to take the party
TO New York. Col. John c. Coolidge.
the presidents father. who Is 7s years
OF age. resisted the efforts Of his son
10 induce him to make the Journey TO
the capital.
Neighbors from Plymouth and near
by towns gathered to wish the presi-
dent God-speed. From Ludlow.
Woodstock and B~ridgewater came
men who had gone to school with
one they remembered as "Red" Cool
, 1923-08-03
COOLIDGE GIVEN
GREAT OVATION
O DEPARTUR RE

Vermont, Aug; a-CBy The Associated
Press)-Calvin Coolidge, sworn in a few minutes before as
president of the United States by his father, in the Plymouth
Notch farm house in which he spent his boyhood, left for
Washington at go o'clock this morning. Accompanied by
Mrs. Coolidge, Congressman Dale of the Second Vermont dis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-19

of Del Fay Methodist Church this
evening at s o'clock, and meet
the dainty japanese maidens who
viii pour your tea and refresh
you with other dainties. For
this is the night that the win
One Teens" class under Mrs. j.
Gray, their teacher. are giving
a japanese Tea" There will
also be Il short and interesting
program with Mrs. John Paul
Tyler to make the real address
iof the evening.
Sunday morning mass at 9
O'Clock at st. Rita'S Church, and
Sunday school Immediately after
ward.
At Del Ray Baptist Church,
Sunday, the usual services will
be conducted, Sunday school at
I9:45 a. m.. preaching at II and
i7:45 by the pastor, Rev. r, A,
Mckay. b. Y. P. U. at 6:45 p,
m.
Mrs. Fred peveri1l is i'll at her
home on Mt. Vernon avenue. Del
Ray.
An Oyster Supper will be sery-
ed in Grace Parish Hall next
Friday. the Goth, from > till s
p. M. by the.-Jadies~ of the Guild
of Emmanuel Episcopal church.
Tickets for the supper are popu-
-Iarlv priced at 80 cents, and are
for sale by members of the Guild
and of Emmanuel Sunday school,
also at Gibsou'S Drug Store in
Alexandria. There will also be
homemade cakes and ices, and a
table of aprons, tea towels and
other articles i'm charge OF the
Girls Club and the Junior auXll-
larry.
Sunday services at Del Ray
Methodist church will be Sunday
school at 9:45 a. M, preaching
nj II a. M, by the pastor, Rev.
!. z. Wood, and at 1870 p. m. by
Rev. II. P. HamiH, d. d, pre-
siding elder, Epworth League
service at : p, m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-19

Widower Try Bentley is wearin'
a carnation in his lapel, hut he
says she must be sober an re-
liable an have a fast color conf
plexion an do her Smokin' at
home. Il hain't so hard to { say
nOthin'. but ever'buddy can't look
wise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-19

IL Niagara Falls wasted energy
could be harnesSed it would pro-
ducc $1,000 more power every
five minutes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-19

You will forget it is winter,
the minute you step thru the door
of the Young Peoples Building
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-19

}ev. S. A. Wallis, pastor of
manuel Episcopal church,
? addoek Heights, viii be out of
town this Sunday, and the SER
mon at Emmanuel church win
70 delivered by Mr.. James Allen
rom The Episcopal Theological
seminary. Sunday school will
at 10 a. M, and preaching at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-12
COUNCIL INSTALLS

On Friday night the following
officers of Friendship Council, NO.
%, Sons and Daughters OF Liberty
were installed by the Deputy State
Councillor, Mrs Kate Grimm;
p. c., William f. Dawson; A. p.
c., Mrs. Lula Rodgers; C., Miss
Edna Henderson;-A. c., George w.
Crump; V. c., Mrs. Annie Acres;
4. V. c., Mrs. Viola Mckenney;
K. s., Mrs. Flora Courtney; A. H.
C., Mrs Lucy Poss; + s, Charles
R. Herbert; Treasurer, J. F. Pet
tey; Guide, Mrs. Mae W3burn; j.
g., Mrs. Minnie Spillman; o. G.,
Mrs. Lillian Allen. Trustees: Will
liam E. Dawson, Miss Edna Hen
derson and George w. Crump.
A. their meeting tonight a class
initiation will be held, followed by
a social hour, with songs, reeita-
tions. and light refreshments. All
members are requested to be pre-
sent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-12
Kl0ndyke Found In
German woodward

Berlin, Jan. PA German klon
dixie with hundreds of men and
women digging day and night for
buried platinum has developed in
Gelnhausen near Frankfurt.
"Way back in 1900 q Gelnhaus-
en- electric light bulb factory was
destroyed by fire. Much valuable
platinum was stored within the
building.
Nothing was ever done about
saving the valuable treasure until
recently when two young explor-
ers asked permission of the
owner of the wood yard now occu-
plying the site of the old factory
TO dig around to see what they
could and.
They dug up several gramll$ d
the treasure and sold it for+ 10
GOO marks. News Of their success
spread rapidly despite their efforts
to keep their pay claiEi" secret.
Overnight GelnhGuscn became
Tie mecca OF treasure seekers who
arriy. with picks and Shovels
from Frankfurt, Hanau, Otfens-
bach and other nearby towns.
Efforts to keep the platinum
,aol,o,u ,u,a,- ,.-.,, without avail,
The owner OF the prop. tty soon de-
cided to profit by the unique OPP
portunity and charged 1000 marks
a day for the privilege Of digging
around in his woodward.
Between 500 and 500 persons
daily pay theiT entrance" fee.
To add interest to the hunt, sew
eral prospectors have struck pay
dirt. One day eighteen gramms
were dug up and sold for 2Oo,ooO
marks. The average daily lind is
worth between 10000 and 10000
marks. t
And the digging continues una
bated-two shifts working twelve
hours-day and night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-12
PROPERTY SALES

Deeds of conveyance have Just
been placed On. record in the Of
flee Of the clerk of the court for
the following pieces of property;
Percy w. Pickfcrd ard wife to
Alfred G. Mcdonald house and
lot IG, block %. section 4, Rose
mont: Thomas. l.. and j. Brooke
Carter to James W. Beavers
house and lot OH the north SIDE
of Prince between Lee and Union
streets: Percy w. Pickford and
Andrew D. Porter to Cloyd b.
Midkiff house and lot So East
Linden street, Rosemont; Alfred
Thomson, trustee. to Charles A.
Novel; and wife house ard lot u,
block ~, section /, Rosemont;
Percy w. Pickford and wife and
Iothers t. George W. Francis and
wife, house and lot I, block q,
section 4, RoSemont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-12
P0LLARD'S CLERK
!, FREED OF CHARGE

Richmond, Yan Jan. 12-Alvin
e. ; Qdafses,f.>J-.,5 a well-groomed
eiean-cut young man with sprout
ing black mustsche, was freed in
the Police Court yesterday of the
charge eli ttamperIng- with a COM
monwealth witness in the case of
Thomas Pollard, real, estate deal
pr, 49,. charged with numbering
his former typist, Mrs. Thelma
Ham Richardson, the night of De-
cembers ii by shooting her with d
pistol on The premises of his home
II 25l8 Grove avenue.
Quarles, who is familiary
known as Pete" and is said by
the police TO have been the Pete"
referred to in an anonymous type
written note received by Mrs.
Richardson q few days prior to
the tragedy, was accused of caus-
ing Mrs. Bertha Louise Beck, South
Richmond choir singer, the wit
ness in question, to stop talking
TO the prosecution officials before
they had concluded their eXamipa-,
ton of her in regard TO her al
legged relations with Pollard. Quar-
les, il was brought out, has been
employed in Pollard's office for
spme time. ..1f. 81, 81
Justice Ingram decided to dis
miss the complaint against him
after Gray Haddon, counsel for
Mrs. Beck in divorce proceedings,
had testified that he advised her
to do no further talking regarding
her connection with the murder,
case unless he himself were pres
eEt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-12
MAY HOLD SENATE. SEAT

Richmond, Va, Jan. 12-Mem-
'bers Of the, two branches Of the
City Council have signed a petit
ton urging State Senator James
f. Cannon, who was elected City
Attorney Tuesday night by unani-
nous action of that body, not to
resign his scat in the Senate until
the close of the forthcoming ses-
sion of the General Assembly,
When notified of his election as
City Attorney to succeed the late
George Wayne Anderson, Senator
Cannon indicated that it was his
intention to relinquish his seat in
the Senate before entering upon
his duties as head of the city's le-
gal department, although it is the
declared opinion Of able lawyers
that there are no legal barriers to
his filling both positions simultan-
eously.