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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

Il welcome the prospective set
tlement of our debt to the United
States which reflects the determine
ton of our people to meet their
obligations" said the King.
King George urged government
economy by cutting down national
expenditures. He voiced concern
over continued distress from unem.
ployment, but announced that re-
lief measures were progressing The
King predicted an increasing re-
vival Of trade and announced addi-
tional credit facilities would be pro-
posed to aid agriculture.
The King said that there would
be reforms in local taxation as well
as in rents.
King George voiced regret over
the inability Of Great Britain and
France to agree on reparations,
despite the debt concessions Of
Tered by the British to the allies"
Hands Off, Ruhr Invasion.
Referring to the French invasion
OF the Ruhr, he said:
MY government, feeling unable
either to concur or to participate in
this operation, acted In such q way
Continued on Page .. Column a.
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HARDING PROMISES
END OF BUREAU CASE

President Harding at a conference
today with newspapermen, said
that the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing case would be decided in
a few days.
Charles B. Brewer, head of the
Department of Justice operatives,
who made an investigation result
ing in the dismissal of twenty-eight
officials about eleven months ago,
has been at the bureau for the
past week checking up on charges
made at that time.
1t Is believed the charges will
not be substantiated and that some
sort of recognition will be given
dismissed officials.
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APPROVES
CONGRESS
CHANGE
Senate Passes Constitutional
Amendment TO Convene
In January.

A CONSTITUTIONS amendment pro-
vidihg for the epIlzsni.ss of Con
gfess IN January after On election
instead Of IN the following Decefn-
Der as at present was approved
by the Senate today in adopting
a resolution introduced by Sena-
tor George w. Norris (R.) OF
Nebraska.
Vote Never Close.
The vote was SO to s, four Demo.
Gratis and two Republicans opposing
the change.
They were Senator'S Broussard
(Dem@ of Louisiana, France Rep.l
Of Maryland. King Dem) of Utah
Nelson Rep) of Minnesota, Over.
man DENY of North Carolina, and
Reed Dem.) Of Missouri. F'orty-one
Republicans and twenty-five Demo
Gratis supported the bill.
Will Try i'm House.
The resolution, backed by the So
called "progressives" of both par.
ties. originally provided also for the
direct selection of President and
Vice President. but this part was
withdrawn by Norris to get action
on the Congressional provision at
this session.
Efforts will be made to get the
resolution through the House before
March 4 SO that there be no delay
in seeking ratification of the amend.
ment by the several States
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KIDNAPPING
YELLED IN
MYSTERY
Police Still Unable to Get at
Bottom Of Nuns Imprison-
nent IN Baltimore.

by k1A94 A4sDEA II y
FREDERICK, Nd, Feb
IA lapse Of nearly twenty four
hours since the Kidnapping Of Sis
ter Cecilia, Of Notre Dame Con-
vent here, has frustrated the COM
bined efforts Of the police Of
Washington and Baltimore and
the Maryland State constabulary,
working on the case, for a solution
of the mystery.
given today to Sheriff James A.
Jones, have not only failed to
throw any light on the abduction,
but have added another veil Of
mystery to the circumstances sur
rounding the case.
Checking Up On Story.
After more than four hours of
questioning of Stuart Cathcart, 12S
Lee street. a Baltimore taxi driver,
who drove Sister Cecilia back to
the convent, officials left with the
automobile driver for Baltimore to
check up on his story and attempt
to locate the alley hotel where the
Nun says she was confined to a
dingy- room, stripped of her outer
clothing.
1t was from this alley house that
she escaped at 6:10 last night in
Baltimore, clad only in her under
garments, shoes, and stockings.
with a long coat taken from a
nail in her prison room.
The first interview with officials
Of the convent was secured by The
Times-Herald correspondent at 3
o'clock this morning when, with po-
lice officials, he made a minute ex-
animation of the room where the
kidnapping took place yesterday aft
ernoon at 2:45 p. M.
Her Own Story.
The story as told by Father Will
liam ]. Kane, supervisor of the
academy, given him by Sister Ce-
celia, is as follows:
II have no definite recollection
of just what happened after 1 no.
ticed woman, whom / had al
ready seen outside the convent
hanging around for about an hour
from / until 2 o'clock, until l came
to about 6 o'clock last night in a
dark, dingy room-where, 1 do not,
or did not know then" Sister Ce-
celia told Father Kane.
about 2:45, l think it was, I
saw the woman, stealthily creep up
to a large French window of the
conservatory. I first thought it
might have been one of my pupils
playing around outside.
II started toward the window.
Just as l neared it, she jumped
from the sill, flinging the window
wide open-and then everything
went blank.
"The next thing l knew was
when / woke up in a dark, musty
room, as I lay upon a cot. the foul
odor of liquor pervading the place,
my clothing gone, and the sound of
heavy breathing from a nearby
spot.
Looking from where I lay, to-
ward the sound, I saw two men,
both of them apparently asleep and
presumably drunk, occupying stools
near table. They sat half reclin-
ing, their heads resting on their
arms. and did not stir.
"Then l heard loud and rather
angry voices in an adjoining room.
/ got up, tiptoed to the door and
saw nine or ten men and one
woman-all of them drinking.
"'How much do you think we
ought to get for the damned old
BUMP 1 heard one of the men ask
Five hundred dollars-she should
be at least worth that" another
one replied.
without waiting to hear more
grabbed a coat from q nail, and
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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BAYONTS
ARE BEING
USE[lBY
TRENCH
Dozen eE ploEs Men Are Stab
bed IN Essen eniency
Falls says Official.

-
MULHEIM, Feb. Is "A Franco
Belgian policy Of blood and iron,
enforced BY bayonets, is in full
swing i'm the occupied Rhineland
today. French officials. claim
that the former policy Of leniency
proved ineffective.
The fifth week Of Ruhr occupa-
ton has been marked by an all
round tightening Of French mill
tary rule. Bayonets in the back
ground proved futile. The French
are now trying the cold steel on
the bodies Of the recalcitrants.
Dozen or More Stabbed.
Not only are they trying, but the
French are using the bayonet with
dozen or more men are nursing most
painful stabs, inflicted because the
Germans did not move on fast
enough when ordered to do 50. The
French have begun to dispense
crowds by prodding the members
with their bayonets.
The mood Of the Ruhr population
has changed from passive resistance
to redhot fury, which threatens
now to assume really aggressive
character.
In the meantime the French are
systematically perfecting their
blockade OF the Germans. They
were obliged to admit, however, that
rail traffic has become seriously i'm
paired. Latest official figures show
1an& etc Hafr kwar
occupied area and seventy-six left
it on Monday. As compared with
these figures, 5000 trains entered
the Ruhr daily prior to French &C.
cupation.
Threatens to Use Force.
A high French official at French
headquarters summed up this phase
Of the situation as follows:
I'VE tried to be decent to these
people and to make occupation
as bearable as possible, but they
cannot stand leniency. They have
got to be forced. They want force.
Well, they shall have it."
New sanctions are being imposed
to break down German resistance,
the last being the occupation of the
towns of Vessel and Emmerich this
morning.
French military authorities are
selling private automobiles every
where. Newspaper correspondents
are handicapped by this measure as
the chauffeurs are afraid to venture
beyond the limits of the towns in
which they live Yet motoring is
the only means Of communication
in the Ruhr.
Plain Clothes Men Busy.
A new category OF invaders has
appeared In the form of scores of
French plain clothes detectives,
who assist the French soldiers in
seizing motor cars. When city
administrations refused to turn over
automobiles the French grabbed
them in the streets, ordering the
occupants to vacate.
The food shortage is becoming
acute.
Correspondents in making a
swing around the Ruhr circle"
found the populace of Workable,
near Hagen, most indignant and
excited because the French had
sei5ed foodstuffs and then sold them
back to the Germans at one-thtrd
the price charged by German groc-
era. Thousands Of heads Of cab
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MAN KILLED, GIRL HURT
WHEN AUTO OVERTURNs

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 13.-Ben-
jamin s. Rucker, twenty-six years
old, is dead, and Miss Grace
Cuyler, of New York city, is in a
hospital in a critical condition as a
result of an automobile accident
early today. Miss Buckner, also of
New York, friend of Miss Cuyler,
escaped unhurt. The car over
turned and Rucker was caught
underneath and crushed. Another
man, who was with the party,
escaped injury.
The party was returning from
a social function at the exclusive
country club last night. Police are
making an investigation of the
accident.
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Germany Gets Blood And IRON Rule
Giving Girl a Drink
Declared Assault
In New York
BY international News Service.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Clif-
ford Kline sits today in q cell,
held on charge of assault, and
muses. sadly on the intricacies
Of the law.
Last night Clifford and his
fiancee, Miss Marie Spence,
started for the theater.
Clifford, to improve the shin
ing hour, gave her q drink Of
bootleg gin,
Miss Spence became uncon-
scious.
Police took them both to the
station house and after q half
hours research into law pre-
ferred the assault charge against
] Kline. H;4 ~ B
II is the first case Of it's kind,
Officials sassf j. u; ;ssl-ss 4
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173 CHILDREN RESCUED
FROM FIRE IN ORPHANACE

FRANKLIN, N. H. Feb. 13.-One
hundred and sevehty-three children
were carried or led to safety when
fire broke out in the New Hamp-
shire Orphans home here.
Peter Savoic, fireman, was fatal
ly injured and three others were
severely hurt by a falling wall. The
fire caused 100000 damage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
TAKOMA PARK CITIZENS
WANT BETTER STREETS

An exhaustive report prepared
by a special committee on needed
street and light improvements was
adopted at a meeting Of the Ia
koma Park Citizens Association
held last night in the branch H.
brary there.
d. N. Shoemaker, president of
the association. presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
In Bankruptcy Petition.

A petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy was filed today in the Dis
trict Supreme Court by Max Shapiro,
wholesale fruit dealer at 929 B
street northwest, who lists his liza
bilities at $14, 499.45. and his assets
at $3,437.2S. Attorneys Joseph L..
Topper and Samuel Shapiro appear
for the petitioner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
HARDHVG CALLS
!. IN LEADERS ON
SHIP BILL
Urges Lodge and Watson to
Make Smashing Fight"
For Measures Passage.

By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON.
International Naws sarvfoa

international News Service.
For the second time within a week,
President Harding today entered the
Senatorial fight for enactment of
the Administrators ship subsidy
bill to renew his appeal for a de-
cisive vote.
Summoning Senators Lodge Rep.)
Of Massachusetts, and Watson Rep.)
of Indiana to a conference at the
White House, the President repeated
the appeal for a decision which he
personally delivered to Congress in
his message week ago. The Presi-
dent told the Senate leaders to wage
a smashing fight" in behalf of the
Continued on Page 2, Column Sd
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just before Sister Cecelia's disap-
pearance a woman was seen peering
through the window from the front
Stoop.
Whether this woman had any
thing to do with the Kidnapping and
Continued ON PAGE 3. Column a
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Four Brothers In Parliament.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-The largest
family in Parliament Is again the
Cecils. There are four brothers:
Lord Salisbury and the Bishop of
Exeter in the upper chamber and
Lord Robert and Lord Hugh in
the Commons
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

SENIOR MARIANA VIDAL,
Spanish Vice Consul at New York.
Miss Whitehurst, whose home
is in Americas, Ca, has accused
the Spanish vice consul of win
ming her love, then of casting
her aside when visions of the
money bags of American heir
esses cooled his burning eyes,
and of finally brutally throwing
her out of his apartment, where
she had gone in a last hope of
reminding his affection.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

For an hour and a haIf be1ore
she was beaten over the head,
drugged and carried from the con-
vent and placed in an automobile.
two suspicious looking men, dressed
like laborers, were seen lurking in
the vicinity by several Of the pupils.
Some OF the little ones say that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
To Build Branch Road.

The Southeastern railroad applied
to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today for permission to con-
struct twenty miles of railroad In
Virginia and Kentucky.
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Only Four Mem Obtained s
Far aore Talssnnen Are

RICHMOND. Va. FEB. 13
Out of . list Of seyenty-nine which
officers of Hastings court were
directed to summon for jury serv-
ice today in the trial Of Thomas
Pollard, charged with numbering
his former stenOgrapher, Mrs.
Thelma Ham Richardson, they
were able to locate only forty,
and it was expected that some of
these would be entitled to exemp-
ton under the law.
Four Seated In Box.
Work of procuring additional
members of the jury panel was be-
gun at 1880 this morning, with the
four selected yesterday seated in
the box.
It was thought likely that the
list Of those summoned today would
be exhausted during the morning
session.
Among those entitled to jury
exemption are doctors, lawyers,
druggists, members of the State
militia, Federal employees. bank
cashiers, undertakers and newspa-
permen.
Pollard. who spent the night in a
private room in Jail, appeared in
court promptly at 10 o'clock.
Taking q seat beside his counsel,
ne chatted for few minutes with
his chief counsel, Harry NJ. Smith,
jr-, and then assumed a pensive at
titude. Indifferent to the gaze of
the scores of idly curious spectators
who thronged the court.
When several of the manu- writ
nesses failed to answer when their
names were. called, Commonwealth
Attorney Dave E. Satterfield ex.
planned to the court that arrange
ments had been made to reach them
when they were actually needed
Those on hand were excused for
the present. as there seemed no
Immediate prospect of getting the
necessary jury panel.
Face Difficult Task.
Attorneys handling the case say
that more difficulty is being expert
enced IN securing jury for this
case than ever before in the mem
DRY OF the Oldest Richmond lawyers.
Two Veniremen yesterday asked to
De excused from service because
they were opposed to capital pun.
ishment. Practically all of the
other thirty-four members declared
that they had already formed an
opinion about the case.
The four men now in the box are
b. j. Drumheller. a striking railway
clerk; John Reed, carpenter; w, T
Clayton, salesman, and A. w. Over
q salesman,
Pollard is being held with
out bail. His attorney, Harry M
Smith, jr., protested against this
action Of the court on the ground
that the case had not begun and
his client was entitled to freedom
on bail until the jury was actually
completed. Judge Richardson, how
ever, remanded the prisoner to tn,
custody Of City Sergeant John G
Saunders.
Twenty jurymen will be chosen
In the first instance after which
four names will be stricken off bS
the Commonwealth and four by thu
defense. leaving a total of twelve
the number required for a trial Of
felony cases in the State of Vir
ginia.
State Attorney Dave e. Satter
field will be assisted in the tria
by Richard e. Byrd, q prominen,
criminal lawyer OF this section
The commonwealth will attempt Il
prove that Mrs. Richardson wa
slain by Pollard when she sough,
% nnd out why she had been cas-
eside Tor another woman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
KING GEORGE PRAISES DEBT
AGREEMENT WITH j. s.

International New Service.

LONDON Feb. 13.-King George in opening the new
session OF parliament today with speech from the throne
the agreement reached with the
United States for paying the British war debt
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BY REV. FATHER WILLIAM j. KAl
Supervisor of NOtre Dame Convent.

FREDERICK, Nd, Feb 13.-Sister Cecilia, of The
most devout Nuns in the Order of Notre Dame was
kidnapped from the convent between and o'clock Monday
and, after undergoing of the most narrowing ex
periences that could befa woman is back safe with
today, thanks to Gods tender mercy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
FATHER KANE TELLS HOW
NUN WAS CARRIED AWAY

Herewith the graphic story of the kidnapping of Sister
Cecilia from Maryland convent exclusively told to
Cosmopolitan NeDs Service By the supervisor of the istt
Nv pHu rATuEp WILLIAM ZANE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
SECRETARY HUGHES
CONFINED BY ILLNESS

Secretary Of State Charles E.
Hughes was still confined to his
home today with a severe cold.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16
Aged Woman is
Called by Death

Mrs Elizabeth Douwma, aged 80
years, native of Holland but for many
years resident of America, died early
this morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Peter DenOudn, 833
Superior street, after a long illness
from the weaknesses due to her ad-
vancing years. The deceased was born
in Holland and lived most of her life
in that country. More than thirty
wears ago she came to America settling
in Chicago. Six months ago she came
to Kenosha to make her home with
her daughter here. She is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Simon Tjepkema,
Mrs. Arthur Wyman and Mrs. Peter
DenOudn and by eleven grandchildren,
all of Kenosha. Her. husband died
several years ago.
Funeral services will be held at the
daughters home Monday afternoon at
two o'clock. On Tuesday the remains
will be taken to Chicago where serv-
ices will be held at the Christian Re-
formed church, 1O6th Place and Perry
avenue, of which the deceased was a
member. Interment will be in the
family plot in the Mt. Greenwood
cemetery, Chicago.
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France Shows Interest.
by Associated Press Leased '

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.(
Paris-News received by the foreign
Office from Berlin indicating the early
downfall of the Cuno cabinet and pros
poets of the formation of a govern
ment disposed to open direct negotia-
tions with France, is being followed
with great interest in French official
circles.
France, it appears from informa-
ton CLEANED at the foreign Office, is
willing and ready to talk, but, it is
pointed out that France cannot en-
ter into negotiations with Germany
for her own account alone.
The insistance of Premier Pom
care, hitherto that the passive resist
ance in the Ruhr must cease before
negotiations were begun was not re-
garded as an obstacle because the re-
sistance has greatly weakened during
the past week and it is expected It
will so nearly eliminate by the new
developments that the point could be
considered negligible. 1t would be
necessary, however, for the Germans
to open negotiations with France, Bel
GUM and Italy jointly regarding the
occupation of the Ruhr and of course
with Great Britain for any final settle
ment of the reparations issue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16
GETTING MONEY
TO BUILD HOME
There is enough Capital to
Build if it is Properly
Modified.
MACHINERY Is READY
,Bv EDGAR r. wHEELocKY

l(By EDGAR T. WHEELOCK)
Copyright 1922, American Press Lge.
From all sections of the country
there comes word that there is a
shortage of hoses-of homes, if you
please. Manufacturing cities are
troubled to find shelter for wage
earners and their families and com
plant is made that it is difficult to
find capital to finance the necessary
building operations.
AS matter of fact there is enough
capital in every community to meet
all demands for home building if it
were modified for that purpose.
Also there is the machinery ready to
handle that capital.
The money in savings banks, money
wasted in the purchase of wildly
speculative oil and mining stocks, the
money in hiding, the money spandered
in extravagant living would, if in
vested in the share of building and
loan associations, do the business.
Need for Action.
That there is real need for action
along the lines indicated is realized
when one considers that fact that the
ranks of the radicals in this country
the syndicalists, communists, /. w. w,
socialists, ETC., are made up of home
les, propertyless discontents. Few
men who have homes of their own,
who have taken advantage of oppor-
tunities offered to become in a meas
ure independent, ever listen long
to the song of the radical agitator.
Investments in building and loan
associations are safe. People Of small
means who save a part Of their in
comes can invest these savings with
profit by purchasing shares in assoc
Citations Of this kind and every dollar
so invested will represent an interest
in improved real estate.
Nation of Home-makers.
A nation of home-owners makes for
conservation-not the conservatism
that resists progress, but conserva-
tism which bases progress on a firm
foundation, on the fundamental eco
nomic principle of private ownership
of property.
Therefore, financial associations or
ganized to aid in multiplying home
ownership must be encouraged.
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STATE BOARD
). HITS PARENTS
Health Board Blames Con-
tagion to Thoughtless,
Careless People.
THEY FAIL TO REPORT
(By United Pressl

Madison. Wis. = The state board of
health today directed criticism
against parents and physicians who
fail to report cases of Wooping
cough. scarlet fever and measles. This
is given as the reason for the in
crease of deaths from these three
maladies.
In the second quarter of 1922 there
were 1924 whooping cough Eases re-
ported and % deaths and in the same
period in 1923 there were 1888 cases
and SO deaths Carelessness is also
charged in reporting influenza. For
the saEond quarter of 1922, 2,7S8 cas-
es of Stu" and 2O4 deaths were re-
ported and for the same period this
year, only 500 cases are on the rec
ords and -2S5 deaths.
s'The increased mortality from
whooping cough during 1923, in spite
Of fewer cases being reported, indi-
Gates incomplete reporting Of cases,
in our opinion" the report of the
board of health states. Failure to
diagnose cases, especially when a ply
stefan is not called and deliberate at
tempts on the part of some parents
to conceal cases to avoid the slight
inconvenience of placarding are re-
sponsible in large measure for the
incomplete reports of cases. If all
parents realized how fatal whooping
cough is to children under one year of
age, greater precaution would be TAX