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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
| MISSING,
Z OTHERS
DYING
Thrilling Rescues Mark Blaze
in Lynn, Mass.-victims
Caught in Trap.
BY international News Services.


LYNN, Mass, April 19.-Fivc
persons persisted and sixth is
missing in a fire which early to-
day destroyed the Essex Castle.
fiye-story brick apartment
building. The victims were
trapped wit no chance Of escape.
There were no fire escapes.
The dead:
Harry Fairchild, Mary Nutter,
Antoinstte Hanlon, Frank Tozier
and George Philpot.
Leap to Death in Street.
Many Of tlle~rescued ana ygVefaf
Of the rescuers were severely in
jured. So frantic were the tenants
that some of them Ieaped from the
upper stories without wa ting for
the firemen to spread life nets.
Some who did wait 1eaped and
missed the nets. The fire vas prob.
ably the worst in the history OF the
city.
Women and even men among the
spectators tainted when women and
children clinging to windowsills
were forced by the flames to re.
lease their grip.
Two Believed Dying.
Miss Anna Gilman is missing.
Two of the fourteen persons taken
to the hospital are believed lying.
They are Miss Alice Merriman,
forty year old, who was badly
burned, and Police Sergeant Mac
Donald, who has conclusion OF the
brain and numerous other injuries
while doing rescue work
There were many spectacular and
heroic rescues. One patrolman car
ried a woman under one arm and
baby under another down a ladder
and another patrolman carried two
children to safety.
Ffremen found three black kittens
in the ruins after the
fire was extinguished.
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home. Members OF the family were
reticent about giving out informa-
ton.
Police declare the fatal shot was
fired about $50 o'clock. The report
OF the revolver attracted the atten-
ton of one of the sons, who imme-
diately rushed to his fathers room.
He found the body of his father,
clad only in his pajamas, his head
bleeding profusely.
Suffered From Rheumatism.
A. N. Murphy, treasurer Of the
Golden Company, in discussing Mr..
Carter's death explained that Mr..
Carter has been suffering from
rheumatism lately"
Murphy said, however, that he
stayed at the company's offices on
last night with MIR. Carter. and that
he seemed in the best Of spirits.
az invited him to go home with
me in my car said Murphy. but
he said that one of his sons was
coming for him as they were going
to have a merry time at his Chevy
Chase home last night
Mr. Carter organized the Golden
Company in 1905, and has been the
directing force ever since. He is
survived by five children-Mrs. Lee
Pennington, married daughter,
and four sons; Robert Golden, jr..
Ferdinand, Walter E., and Rob-
ert q.
Born in 1859 in Prince Williams
county, Virginia, Mr.. Carter was
educated in the District public
schools. He entered the employ
of Golden, Love & Co. as a gen.
eral clerk and became a member
of the firm in 1893, since which
time he directed its business, the
firm having been changed to Golden
& Co. He was its president.
Among the other positions held
by him was a dictatorship in the
international Finance Corporation.
Continental Trust Company and the
Congress Hall Hotel Company. He
was a member of the Columbia
Historical Society, a life member
of the City Club and a member of
the Board of Trade. His home was
at Delaware and Taylor streets,
Chevy Chase. Md.
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[)ELEGA
READY To
BALLOT
TO-DAY
- - = =
Dramatic Scene Precipitated
at Convention When Mrs.
Story Withdraws.

The dramatic withdrawal last
night of Mrs. William Cumming
Story, of New York, from the
three-cornered race for the Of
flee of president general of the
Daughters of the American
Revolution, may result In deci-
sive victory for Mrs. G. Wallace
Hanger, the District Of Columbia
candidate.
This opinion is being expressed
today in nearly every State dele
CATION headquarters, notwith-
standing the fact that Mrs. Story
withdrew in favor of Mrs.
Anthony Wayne Cook, of Penn
sylvania.
Intention Is Unknown.
Whether it was the intention Of
Mrs. Story to attempt q stampede
for Mrs. Cook, or whether she con-
templated a shrewd political move
to place the two remaining candi-
dates on equal terms, win prob
ably never be known.
The fact that Mrs. Cook, In q
manner which entirely precluded
her acceptance of Mrs. Story's sup
port, offered to divide whatever
ballot the New York candidate
might have polled with her remain
ing opponent was q significant fea-
ture of the unexpected turn in
events.
The refusal of Mrs. Cook to &C
cept the support Of Mrs. Story was
instant and unqualified. She arose
IT,. fA%
withdrawal and announced her
stand in the matter.
Perhaps never in the history of
the organization has so dramatic q
scene been presented as that last
night. From the time Mrs. George
Maynard Minor, president general
and presiding officer, called the
session to order until Mrs. Story's
unexnected announcement of her
refusal to run for office the audi
forum was tense with excitement.
Mrs. Cook Given Ovation.
Prior to Mrs. Story's nominatiNl.
Mrs. Cooks name had been pre-
scented to the delegates. She was
accorded an ovation which lasted
five minutes. In every section of
the room delegations stood, signify
ing their intention of voting for the
Pennsylvania candidate. Her norni-
nation was seconded by more than
a score of State regents.
The order of nominating candi-
dates had been decided earlier in
the day. The program had been
arranged previous to the meeting
and the procedure was conducted in
an unusually orderly manner.
Mrs. Story's name drew second
place in the list Of candidates for
nomination. When her name was
received with reclamation. The
speech consisted only in
the presentation Of her name.
Mrs. Story stepped to the front
of the platform and requested that
she be permitted five minutes, or
even three minutes, in which to
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Ex-GOV. cox PURCHASES
NEWSPAPER AT MIAMI

MIAMI, Fla, April 19.-Today's
issue of the Miami Metropolis was
issued under ownership of ex-Gov.
ernor James M. Cox, of Ohio, who
announced that he has acquired
the afternoon publication. Transfer
of the property was confirmed by
S. Bobo Dean, retiring owner, who
for eighteen years has been it's
owner and publisher.
The Metropolis will be operated
in connection with other news
papers in which Mr.. Cox is in
terested, and as Democratic organ.
The purchase price was not given
but it is understood to have been
approximately $25O,00O.
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N|H'' CARTER
ENDS HIS
LIFE
Member Of Golden q Company
Shoots Himself At His Home
It Chevy Chase.

ssWfiifan G6lden Carter, fifty
four years old, president Of Cold
EN- & Co., commission merchants,
on Louisiana avenue, shot himself
through the head shortly after s
o'clock this morning. Carter was
in bed at his home, Delaware and
Taylor streets, Chevy Chase, Nd,
when he fired the shot.
Son Finds Body.
A son found the body. Mr.. Carter
was clad only in his pajamas. A
.38 caliber colt revolver was lying
under his right arm. The shot
penetrated the center of his fore
head. Death came instantly.
Members of the family told police
that Mr.. Carter had been In i'll
health. They said they could assign
no other reason for his act.
Directors Debate Action.
Immediately after hearing of the
death Of Mr.. Carter, a meeting OF
the board of directors was hurriedly
called and five or six officially or
financially interested in the COM
pany were closeted throughout the
morning ana AFTERNOON.
While the directors were deciding
the future course of the Golden
company, a young woman on the
persons who called for Mr.: Carter
that he was mot at the office"
that he was "out" or, IL they be-
came too insistent, that "he was
ILL.,"
A number of telephone calls were
put in by the directors during their
conference. One of these, a Ions
distance call to a point in Virginia
was to advise a merchant that he
was to buy nothing for the Golden
Company until further orders"
When the merchant asked for
the reason, one of the officials Of
the company told him that he
would explain later.
F.. When details of the financial
standing of the company were asked
of the officials, they advised news
papermen that they would issue a
statement later in the afternoon.
Word of Carter's death was sent
to the sheriff's office at Rockville
at $40 o'clock.
Deputy Sheriffs j. Stanley Gin
CELL and W. L. Rogers went to the
house and after examining the
body in the commission merchants
bedroom, summoned Thomas L.
Dawson, States attorney, and JUS
tice of the Peace Upton Purrell,
who acts as coroner.
Suicide, Says Sheriff.
A hasty conference was held this
morning in Carriers home. 1t is
said an agreement was reached
that no inquest should be held, au-
thorities feeling positive that the
merchant committed suicide.
Several of Carriers sons and his
wife were in the house at the time
of the shooting. Mrs. Carter is
Frustrated.
tits suicide" Sheriff Rogers de-
clared this afternoon. I'VE looked
the body over carefully. The gun
had dropped out of Carriers hand and
we found it under his right arm on
the bed"
Examination of the gun showed
that only one shot was fired.
County officials were in confer
ence late this afternoon at Carter's
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j. s. HASPLENTY
Of OIL SAYS
EXPERT
Joseph E.. Pogue Says Techni-
cal and Scientific Methods Will
Develop Potential Supply.
=. ANo 4. P0Is
BY WILLIAM HARD.

NEW YORK, April 19.-"With
the growth of further technical
and scientific methods, we have
an almost unlimited supply of
potential motor fuel in our Amer
lean petroleum sands, oil shales
and volatile Goals, within the Dor
ders of the United States, quite
apart from any assistance that
we may derive from importatlons
of oil out of foreign oil fields"
Speaker An Authority.
This statement, which is of the
highest Importance in connection
with the present international
search for oil, and especially in con-
nection with the present struggle
by the American State Department
on behalf of the open door" for
American Oil companies in Asia
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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MRS. HANGER SEEMS FAV0RITE
IN CAMP ATGN TO HEAD D. A. R.
Bandits Take Safe
Holding 500, 900
After Fight

KANSAS CITY, No., April
19.Amid . rain Of bullets,
two automobiles full of bandits
this morning held up . truck
Of the American Railway Ex-
press Company IN the down
town district and escaped with
asafe containing approximate
" 800, 900.
According to police, the safe
contained 4 heavy shipment Of
gold and bills which was being
taken to the station. It's
destination is unknown.
The bandits, in two cars,
drove alongside the truck and
leaped aboard with drawn
pistols, firing into the ear.
The bandits worked rapidly,
selling the safe and loaded it
into one Of the cars and
escaped.
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n. M. DAWES WILL TAKE
COMPTROLLER JOB MAY 1

1t was officially announced at the
Treasury Department today that
Henry M. Dawes. OF Chicago, would
become Comptroller of the Currency
on May /.
He will succeed D. R. Crissinger,
of Marion, Ohio, who will become
governor of the Federal Reserve
Board.
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SUN REPORTED
To HAVE FLED
CANTON
shen Yung-Yin, Commander
of Kwang-Li Forces, Takes
Governorship.

PEKING, April T9.-Dr. Sun Vat
Sen, head of the South china gov
eminent at Canton, has fled from
that city upon a gunboat, according
to report received here today. The
Cantonese troops were defeated in a
battle by Kwang-Si forces.
Shen Yung-Yin, commander of the
victorious troops, is said to have as
stunned governorship of Canton.
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To The Editor:

EdlCof:
Kindly allow to express my appreciation in regard
to the article appearing in The Times of 14th inst, in
ton.
The entire item indeed most timely and will be
of decided value to organization when begin
campaign for needed improvements
The great manifested by your interesting and
newsy publication in the Citizens Associations of Wash
ngton decidedly encouraging to those of having the
best interests of the District of Columbia at heart
A. J. DRISCOLL
President Mid City Citizens Association
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The Broadway Limited serves the Washington
Chicago travel with distinction. II is QUICK
Pennsylvania Railroad. $50 D. M; arrives
Chicago, 9:55 a. m.-Adyt.
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BIRMINGHAM FALLS FOR
ENDURANCE DANCE CRAZE

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April 10
Sheiks and Shebas of Birmingham
today heard the call for long range
dancers. The Alabama National
Guard broke through the attitude
of aloofness the old South had
maintained in the opening weeks Of
the fever for marathons to music.
The endurance struggle will be
held in the armory.
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PRESIDENT TAKES DAY
OFF TO WRITE LETTERS

For the first time since he re-
turned from Florida. President Hard
ing today cancelled all of his en-
gagements at the White House and
spent the day in his study in the
Executive Mansion, going over pri-
vate correspondence which had
piled up during his absence.
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SEARCH FOR SLAIN GIRL
STARTED BY .K.K.LETTEF

HAMMONDTOWN, N. j.. April
19.-As result of a letter signed
"A member of the K. K X" State
police and farmers are combing the
swamp lands near here in search of
the body Of girl. who, the writer
of the letter states, was killed by
him on April apd buried in a re-
mote part Of the swamps.
The gruesome, missive, addressed
to Prosecutor w. II, Geraghity, Of
Trenton, tells how the writer met
her in Reno, New, and how the girl
spurned him and he vowed to get"
her.
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HER LIFE IS
HE'LL; SHE
ENDS It
Girl Pleads for Woman Gone
Wrong IN Mote Attacking
Modern Society

~ PITTSBURGH, pa, April f0s~-'
EIeanOP Oles, twenty, Of COrOpO-
lis, near here, clerk I'm q down
town hotel, was identified just
before noon today as the girl who
went to a prominent hotel last
night and registered as Ruth
Hardy, Of Denver, and then COM
nIitted suicide I'm her room by
taking poison. Her identity was
established by an undertaken OF
COrOp0lis.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 19.-
The body of q pretty girl, not
more than twenty years old, who
left a letter signed Ruth A.
Hardy, 1926 Elizabeth street,
Denver, Colo, before she COM
mitted suicide by swallowing poi
son, lies at the morgue here to-
day awaiting word from Denver
The girl left a letter in which
she scored society for inhuman
treatment and made a strong plea
for the downfallen girl.
The letter she left behind follows
please don't cause notoriety on
my part, but do publish this. My
final wish is to have the world
know that every day it is the
cause of many a girls steadfasi
inclination to do worse and worse
Just because girl has done wrong
often through force, people,-so
called human beings-throw them
aside and don't give them a chance
Society and so forth are nothing
but a damnation. What a girl
needs is love, education, and some
one to consider their faults as a
mere mistake. He'll couldn't be
worse than this earth.
"A Lot Of Hypocrites."
"Society-huh-a lot of hypo.
critics that keep their wrongs from
public observations with the aid of
money and so-called friends, though
there isn't such thing as friend.
please (underscored give the un.
fortunate girl chance. Don't throw
her open to public opinion, don't
shut her in the reformatories, and
after a couple of years expect her
to be a good Angel. 1t will have
hardened her to the world. What
she needs is real love and some one
to comfort her, not to constantly
remind her of her little wrong"
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-11
Accident Proves Fatal to Two

An accident at Wheeler, Ala, Oh
the Southern Railroad early Sunday
morning caused the death OF Jesse
Bruce, OF Sheffield, freight conduc-
tor and James Wingo, brakeman,
whose home was in this county.
TIE two men were attempting t
move an engine which was broken
down and were struck by an iron
bar, when the engineer started
the engine. Bruce lived about
an hour after the accident. Wingo
was taken to the hospital at
Decatur and died that night. His
remains were brought to Iuka
Tuesday morning accompanied by
large delegation of his friends
from Tuseumbia and other points
Ii tarment was in the Snow Down
cemetery Tuesday morning.
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Under SusnIcIon.

The Woman was strolling along the
drive one Sunday morning. A tiny
puffball Of white French poodle was
frisking around little girl, and as the
Woman PASSED them she stopped to
pat the little dog and smiled at the
girl. The little girl stared back at her
without returning the smile. The
Woman passed on. but the dog, show
ing fondness for her shoe laces, fol-
lowed her with bouncing steps. The
girl called him, but he pursued the
shoe lace. The Woman stopped and
the little girl came after the dog. She
picked him up and admonished !:
"Come here, you Fluffy. Don't you
know she wants to steal your" ard
With a suspicious look at the Woman
she carried away wriggling Fluffy.
Exchange.
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Shower.

The first social function of the
season was a miscellaneous shower
given at the beautiful ON of Mrs.
B. f. McRae by Mesdanes G. D.
Hall, E. N Reed, J. P. Martin and
B. +. McRae for Miss Louise Bal.
nett, a cha ming bride elect.
The spacious living room was
b BEAUTIFUL in Christmas decorations.
red roses being freely used with
Christmas holly and green vines.
Guests were shown upon arrival
into the dining room, which was
also lovely with Christmas decora-
tons poinsettias being used with
Christmas green where they were
served with tea and sand wiches by
Kisses Mary Leslie McRae. Martha
Lee Barnett, and Mamie Lee
Adams.
The guests then gathered in the
living room to await with happy
expectancy the appearance of the
fair bride to be, who was soon
scorted to her seat of honor by
nesdames McRae and Martin to
he sweet strains of the wedding
march softly played by Mrs CARTE n
Woodley.
Mrs, Reed in Ter usual charming
way, made little speech of expa-
nation OF the beautiful tree I so
/ Dvingly prepared for the bride,
closing with the wish that God
would make life pleasant for
Lousie not all roses lest she for
get him, not all thorns lest she
weary of life. But that golden
medium which giveth zest to
life -
Mrs. McRae then drew aside the
curtains which hid from sight a
glittering tree from which the fail
hostesses were busy for some time
giving beautiful gifts of linen,
silver, china and cut glass to the
bride, who looked charming in a
Gown of blue taffeta with lace
trimmings, and who very gracieusly
banked her friends for their loving
houghtfulnes. X X
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AGE Of sheep Told BY Teeth.

The approximate age ofasheep can
80 told by the teeth. All the baby
ceth are present soon after the birth
II lamb. The two permanent front
ceth appear when the lamb Is twelve
fourteen months old. The next
,air, one on each side Of the front
mes, comes at about twenty-five to
swcnty-four months. The third pair
,ppears year later. and at the end
4 the fourth year the sheep has a full
loufh with all permanent teeth pres:
mt. AS the animal grows old the
eeth spread and show wear and mail
Y come out -!
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An Ex., amazon

Fire Insurance to he good must
be written in good COM aries.
The Iuka Insurance and Real
Estate Comp my write for the best
companies il Mississippi All en-
dorsements must be pronerly writ,
ten. We haze teen writing thest
endorsements for zen years. Al
idea seems to have been obtained
= t when a policy is wr tten and Z
loa is aske | for on the property in,
sured the lender must bold the pol
|, icy.
A loss payable cause attached to
a policy &c res the indebtedness
TO whom LOSS PAYABLE Il
made when writ n by either of The
three agsncies ter.. You are en-
titled to I'D our no'icies as evi
dence III ysuI secni 7 against fire
II + Il: CAkMACK,
& luka lns and Real Estate Co.
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J. w. Smith.

We place in our announcemc '
colum this week the name of M
j. W. Smith as a candidate for re
election as Supervisor of Tho
First District. Mr.. Smith is a wei
known planter and progressive
business man. He has been Super
v.scr one term OF four years, and
we believe he has conscientiodsly
discharged the duties of the office
and has made good officer. He
has many friends not only in the
First District but all over the
county. He asks that you give his
candidacy careful considerati on
before casting your. vote,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-11

The Tishomingo Division Of the
Farmers Union No IA will convene
with Cross Roads Local, 8 miles
south west Of Iuka ON Jan: the
l9th-20th. All Locals are urged
to send full delegation as there
is business Of vital importance to
be attended to. You are needed to
be there. Local secretaries, you are
urged to make a full and complete
report 6 days before this meeting.
P. H. Robinson,
County Secretary.
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Sherifs Notice Of Sale.
Rubel Dry Goods Co. Inc.

Rubel Dry Goods Co. Inc.
VS. No. 742. Plaintiff
e, d. Witt Defendant.
Under and by virtue of a judg-
ment in the above styled cause
rendered on End day of January,
1923 in the Circuit Court of Tisho-
mingo County directing me as
sheriff, 10 sell certain property
therein attached to satisfy the
debt in this cause sud on, | will
offer tor sale and will sell the
following property 10 the highest
and best bidder for cas- h at the
south door of the Court House in
the City of Inka, Mississippi;
within legal hours on the 9TH
day of Feb. 1928, to-wit. Lot No.
8 III Block No, 9 in the village of
Golden, Mississippi, according to
map of said village, and the Book
of Accounts of the firm of E. d.
Witt.
The t tie tothe above property
is be'i: Sdsis be good but | will
sell an CT ey only such title as
Is YES .ein said judgment.
This e st!l day Of January, 1923.
N L Fh:l'i. $ eriff3
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Describing II.

"What kind Of town is your neigh
boring hamlet Of Smackover?" In
quired guest.
We'll, III tell you," returned the
landlord of the tavern at Grudge. ITS
the sort of place where if citizen
shines up his shoes and puts on a
clean collar he is suspected Of intend
ing to elope with some Teller citizens
yife."--Kansas City Star.
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STATEMENT
OF the f.nlnciai Condition OF
r. raIUa rIIADlAJTu OlNy

focated at IulSa in the County of fish
,mingo, State of Mississippi, at the
close of business Der. 29yh 1922, made
to the Board of Bank Examiners.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts Sl42, SIG II
)verdrafts. unsecured 45S Is
stocks, Bonds, securities, etc. 26,95O.o 90
NNra ITS State County and
Municipal 3,l5S SO
Guaranty Fund with state
Treasurer 1000 90
furniture and Fixtures, 7S5 90
Due from other Banks CONNER
ial or reserve funds 1896 81
exchange and checks for next
days Clearings, IS . :
paper currency $500 90
ioid Coin $500
Silver coin, nicllels and cents 1,430 y
rime deposit wi h other banks IS. 600 W
TOTAL $3O6, So. 81
. LIABILITIES
Capital sto X paid in 5000 90
, iplus fund o,o0o w
Undivided profits, less
amount paid for interest,
expenses and taxes T,2lI a.
!, )iy., ends 90 co
individu; deposits subject
TO check 81 ,S0I 0 .
Time Certificates Of Deposit 35,33S !
Garfield Checks. $50
ashiers checks 2,4l9 70
TorAI, $500. S32 81
IL. y. GAINES, CASHIER. do SOL
annI1 syenr thai the above is a true