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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
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his chief. win recommend tina, Mrs.
Moriiboy be given a suspended sen.
tence.
Kramer. father Of the girl. who
hurried 10 Seattle from his big
farm near LethbridEe. Alberta. when
he heard that bis daughter was in
trouble. VIII take her back homs
with him. "she Il coming back 10
u.s." the father said, deeply moved
by tho girls recital OF her guilt.
she Is coming back homo and got
back her health. Hsr troubles have
wearied her"
Robert o'Hara, an attorney OF
Hamilton. Mont. who was brought
to Seattle by Kramer to help defend
Mrs. Mortihoy. was present at the
jail conferences when Mrs. Mortlboy
finally broke down and wept. Al
at the gathering were shedding
tears before Il was over. according
TO Deputy Prosecutor MacfarIane.
SAYS "HEIREss'
STORY is TRUE
While Mrs. MoTtiboy confessed to
forging the name OF her employer 10
numerous checks and TO altering
bank statements and his books. she
still maintains that she did not steal
800 from the cash drawer Of the
firm. one OF the numerous offenscs
with which she was accused, accord.
Ing to Macfariane.
And. despite every question. Mrs.
Mortiboy stu maintains that she Is
an "heiress." but tho story. as for.
merry circulated. Is materially
changed in her new confession. She
says that the amount she inherited
Is unknown. that she never said II
was $4,000.
Someone called me on the phone.
someone who sald they wero with
the British consul's office in Seattle"
her confession runs. They told mo
I had inherited an estate from a
wealthy aunt In Hull. England. and
advised me 10 leave this state as In
heritance laws here would tako most
of It. We went TO Salt Lake city"
FATHER MAKES
ALL CHECKS GOOD
Mrs. Mortiboy's husband. Neal. Is
still in Salt Lake seeking employ.
ment. They lived at 1927 w. Palm
St. in Seattle. but left here March 6.
In addition TO buying the 5000
violin. Mrs. Mortiboy paid an old
debt OF $50 and purchased $50 worth
OF clothes. Tho first Illegal trans.
action. she confessed. occurred on
January "a. when SHE cashcd two
checks she had forged late In De.
cember. More than 20 checks were
forged in all. the girl admitted.
Mrs. Mortiboy's father will mako
good all of her defalcatlons. accord.
ing to the agreement reached with
the prosecutor. He win also pay the
cost OF extraditing Mrs. Mortlboy
from Salt Lake and the expenses OF
Mrs. Dahnkep. Seattle policewoman.
who brought her back.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
DETROIT SHOWS
BIGGEST INCREASE

In general. tho farther West the
cities are the less tendency there
Is toward an increase. Detroit show.
ed tho greatest increase with Il.
moro licenses Issued In 1928 than In
1922 on tho first day Of spring.
Columbus and Cleveland ran n Gloss
second with an increase OF IL.
Houston showed the greatest de.
crease with nino less than last year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
BY LAURIE MCKAY

In the spring young mans
fancy lightly turns 10 thought Of
love" Thus tho poet thought. and
in mos, Of tho Eastern cities the
young men aSreo with him.
Seattle. however. proved ihs eI.
cyptlon 20 this rule. for only six
marriage licenses were issued March
II. official first day OF spring. as
compared to II issued March 2: and
eight. March 20.
Maybe Il was the dark weather
that day-you know II mined part
OF the time-and wo seldom issue
as many licenses on dark. creary
days aH on bright. Hunshiny ones"
said the man in charge OF tho desk
where tho licenses are issued.
Thirteen cities In tho United
States showed an increase In the
number OF licenses iAsucd tho first
day Of spring this year as comarod
10 last. But again Seattle proved
nm exception with nine marriage u.
censes issued March Il in 1899 and
- L.,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
FIGURES SHOW
BOYS IN LEAD

For every 1000 giris born during
the years given below. there wcr,
this many boys horn;
Evening star., 1923-06-03
ALEXANDRIA READY
FOR SHRINE HOSTS
First of Residents of Pullman CITY
to Arrive Today; Dance Pavil-
ion One of Features.
SreriaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 2.-The
first contingent of Shriners for the
Pullman city in the Southern railway
yards, south of here, will arrive at
$40 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
the first to arrive in the Pullman city
in the Potomac yards will reach that
place at $3.50 o'clock Sunday morning.
A total Of about 5000 Shriners will be
in the two Pullman cities.
1t Is estimated that from 1000 to
5000 Shriners will be at the Southern
railway yards, just west of here. The
first to arrive at these yards will be
zoo at 4:40 o'clock tomorrow after
noon from Temple KAREN, Waco, Tex.
At the Southern railway Pullman
city a dancing pavilion has been
erected, twelve public telephone
booths and a post Office installed /;
showers for both men and women,
colored attendants, both men and
women, will be on hand; other con-
veniences installed, including a tele-
graph office.
George H Buddin, division superin-
tendent, announced tonight every
thing is in readiness for the Shriners.
1t is expected that a total of sew
enty cars will comprise the Pullman
city at Potomac yards and everything
has been installed at these yards for
the accommodation of the visitors,
including practically all that the
Southern Railway Company has at
Shrine City, with the exception Of a
dancing pavilion. .-.---.----------
Evening star., 1923-06-03
FIELD HOSPITAL PUT
AT SHRINE DISPOSAL
Complete Army Equipment Set Up
ini Potomac Park for Con-
vention Period.

A complete Army field hospital has
been established in Potomac PARK
| on the east side of 18th street near
the Tidal Basin for the emergency
of all persons who may be injured or
become i'll during the Shrine conven-
| tion period. 1t consists of a COM
! plete hospital company of eleven Off
| GERS and siXty-nine enlisted men and
| an entire ambulance company of one
| officer and forty-nine enlisted men.
! The soldiers were transferred to
! Washington from the regular medi-
| cal field hospital school at Carlisle.
! Pa, and made the trip here under
} their own power.
! There are twelve wards in the hos
pital, including a surgical ward with
total bed capacity for $50 patients
Seventeen ambulances will be oper-
! ated. One will be stationed at the
| camp for emergency use in the terri
| tory south of Pennsylvania avenue
! bounded on the east by the Congress
! sional Library and on the west by
balances will be stationed at various
| points along the routes of the pa
trades and professions designated by
Whe Shrine convention committee The
ambulances will take patients direct
| to the city hospitals when such action
| is desired.
| Maj. Joseph E Bastion is in COM
mand of the hospital. Assisting him
/! are Majs. John p Fletcher. Thomas
E. Harwood and Walter h. Lloyd,
/ chaplain; Capts. John ]. Garden.
Clyde c: Johnston. Thomas C. Tousey.
Krough, Dental Corps: Isaac o. Glad
ish, Veterinary Corps, and James H.
| Blackwell and First Lieut.. John C.
| Schweiger.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
225 MONTANA TEMPLE
MOBILES ON WAY HERE

Two hundred and twenty-five no.
bles from the top of the richest hill
| in the world" or, in other words. 225
members of Bagdad Temple, Butte.
Mont, will arrive in Washington
aboard thirteen Pullmans tomorrow.
They are bringing with them samples
of Montana, including mineral, agri-
cultural, timber and Industrial wealth
exhibits. They are accompanied by
their uniformed band and patrol,
clowns, comedians and other enter
tainers.
The exhibits, occupying one special
car, will be thrown open to the pub
lie during the stay of the Shrlners
! here. The car will be cut off from
the Bagdad special and placed on the
Pennsylvania railroad elevated tracks
at 6th and G streets southwest, where
1t will be open daily. Men conversant
with every phase of Montana life are
in charge of the car and will be on
hand to receive the visitors and ex
plain the exhibits,
Evening star., 1923-06-03

have been printed and mono is for
sale, although Almas Temple he's been
deluged with orders The executive
committee felt that to print more
than was necessary as gifts, and to
offer the extra ones for sale, would
initiate against the beauty of the
gift, IL was explained.
In the article facing a bird's-eye
view of the Central High School the
writer considered the school situation
in the District and the city's voteless
! condition. He said:
ID. C. Not Proud Of Schools.
when you haven't very much to
be proud Of you are inordinately
proud of what you havei Washing
ton has little to be- proud of in it's
public school system. Congress, sit
ting as city council for the Cap
ital city, seems to have greater
regard for votes back home by MAX
ing a record for economy than for
the welfare of the children Of the
city of the seat Of the government.
But when it does have At OF
Evening star., 1923-06-03
PLAN BAY STATE DANCE.
Part of Avenue Assigned to Mas
sachusetts Society.

The Massachusetts, Society Of Wash
ington requests all Bay staters to
join in the dance on Pennsylvania
avenue Thursday night directly after
the parade The Shrine committee
has assigned the society the Avenue
between 18th and 18th streets. Mobiles
from the Bay state are particularly
invited.
The two big electrical signs, Mas
sachusetts My Homeland" and Mas
sachusetts Society of Washington"
will be displayed on the front of the
Hotel willard as well as the state
nag being displayed from the piazza.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

was written by Noble Carl II Claudy
of Almas Temple, a newspaper and
magazine writer of Washington, who
spent months in the compila ton of
the material and. the writing.
Photographs Are G1ffss.-
The photographs, gifts to Almas
Temple from various photographers
who are nobles, as well as from the
Army Air Service, are beautiful speei-
mems, bringing out in striking fash
ion the beauty of the Lincoln Me-
mortal and scores of othe- buildings
and sceEes.
= oEIy. a thousand copies Of the book
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Shrine Souvenir Gift Book Sh0,us
Washington IN AU Its Beauty

= AS good as a sightseeing tour of
Washington-such. is the handsome
Shrine souvenir book, the gift of
Almas Temple to the official delegates
to the imperial council session'of the
Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine.
The book, beautifully bound in
green, limp suede leather, contains
nearly $50 pages, alternately pho
tograph of a building or place in the
District and a page IF descriptive
matter.
The book. which is entirely. originAis
Evening star., 1923-06-03

nervous generosity and makes an ap-
preparation for a new school building
it usually provides for a good one.
as is this magnificent building, with
its own stadium and tennis courts.
Far too small now and crowded
50 that many of it's classes are but
half periods, Central High Is yet a
wonderful building, with a huge au-
ditorium, a large and well equipped
stage, q complete equipment of
laboratories and workshops, as well
as. the necessary schoolrooms, and
with it's own gymnasium and swim
ming pool.
Graduates Several Hundred.
II ut is located on the brow of a
hiIr overlooking the city. on plot
of ground totaling four city squares,
between. 11th and 18th streets and
Florida avenue and Clifton street. 1t
annually graduates several hundred
young men and women, prepared for
colles IS, most Of which admit WASH
ington high school graduates on
Evening star., 1923-06-03
graduation credits and without ex.

amlnatlOn.
Mobiles who read this, necessarily
interested in the cause Of education
because they are Masons, will find a
visit to this and few other Wash
ington schools well worth while.
"But don't visit the school system
as a whole-unless you are prepared
to be all 'het up and ready to go back
home and talk to your congressman
and senator about what their duty is
in the matter of allowing yoteless
Washington to buy itself a decent
school system"
The various pages of the book are
sponsored by a large number of per-
sons, the name of each being printed
at the bottom of the page or pages
which he has so sponsored. Among
the many names appear those Of Gen.
John j. Pershing, Victor j.. Evans,
william H. Santelmann, Clark c.
Griff1th. Robert N. Harper, Appleton 2.
Clark, Charles Glover and Charles j.
Bell, to mention but few.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-23
SLAYER OF FOUR SOUGHT
BY POLICE IN WACO, TEXAS
Rewards Being Offered and Two Sus-
poets Are Already Hcld-Womcn
Accuse Negro

Waco, Tex, Jan. 23.--Reward for
arrest and conviction of the person
or persons who killed w. +. Holt and
Mrs. Ethel Dencamp last Friday night,
Grady Skipworth on November "a
last year and Harwell Bolton on May
"a last stood at $4,000 today with
prospects of the total reaching s10,-
geo.
The Waco city commission offered
a $4,000 reward and Mayor Richards
recommended that similar amounts
be offered by the county commission
ers the City of Waco and by the state.
c. S. Farmer. county attorney, an
nounced that If there were develop
ments in the Holt-Dencamp double
Staying to warrant it. he would re-
Guest special session of the grand
Jury if that could be done legally. The
next regular grand jury cannot be
impanelled before the first Monday in
March.
According to Miss Helen Jacobs,
sister of Mrs. Dencamp. another sis
ter said she dreamed of seeing Mrs.
Dencamp and Holt in an automobile
wreck on the Tchuacana bridge. Miss
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-23

/ Ferguson" the Attorney Genera
asked.
Il did not say my father killed
her." Hudson returned.
Cross Questioned.
We'll, who did kill her, them"
Young Hudson covered his face
with his hands. He moved uneasily
in the witness chair and did not re-
ply until asked a second time, Who
killed herr"
MY father" he answered.
The defendant answered calmly the
inquiries shot at him in rapid success
sion. Every eye of the hundreds of
spectators in the court room was fixed
on the man who had told his wife and
his parents and later had confessed to
officers, that he had shot Mrs. Fer
guson himself.
II will take the blame" he said he
told his father. II have been dog
low down like dog. I'll take the
blame"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-23
MAKE UNIQUE TESTS OF
FIRE PREVENTION MATERIAL
Correct Composition of Cement Blocks
Being Studied by Manu-
farturers

Chicago. Jan. 22---The correcl
composition of cement blocks to give
the highest fire resistant qualities is
being studied at the fire underwriters
laboratories here. at the request of
cement manufacturers.
Tests which have been under way
for some time cover many different
mixtures of cement. sand gravel and
other materials. In the tests walls
composed Of several kinds of blocks
have been built up in front of gas
furnaces and subjected to five hours
of intense heat, reaching 2o75 degrees
at the end of the period.
Through electrical heat recorders,
cemented with the blocks themselves
and Thermometers and measuring de-
vices on the outside, the engineers
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-23

have traced the effect of heat changes
on the various materials. The walls
usually buckle somewhat under the
heat. the center curving in toward the
fire, due to the expansion on the inner
side.
In some of the tests, after five
hours of baking, the red hot wall has
been subjected to five minutes cool
ing under a two inch fire hose. The
sudden cooling splits the tiny gravel
in the outer surface of the block
bushels of fine particles flying through
the air, and leaving the surface pit
ted as though under sand blast. De-
spite this treatment the walls have
still stood. The blocks withstood heat
so intense that the surface of the
bricks surrounding the test walls
turned liquid and flowed down the
frame work.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-23

Jacobs was in the automobile party
which found the two bodies Sunday
afternoon after officers failed to find
them. She is being questioned by Of
ficers.
A railroad brakeman and student
of local business college are being
held in connection with the Holt-Den-
camp deaths.
Skipworth was shot while auto
MODELLING with young woman. Bolton
also was killed while with a young
woman. Both young women said
negroes killed their escorts and then
mistreated them
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-23
FATHER ADMITS HE
IS GUILTY GUNMAN
Seeks to AbsolVe Son, Charged
With Murder

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 23.--J. NJ
Hudson, Sr.. branded himself late yes
terday afternoon as the slayer OF
Mrs. Hattie B. Ferguson. for whose
murder his son was on trial and fac
ing the possibility of deah in the cleo
trio chair The younger Hudson had
declared his father was the slayer in
testimony in court Immediately pre-
ceding that Of his parent.
The declaration of the cider Hud-
son, as a witness for the defense, told
with earnestness, apparently so I'M
pressed the jury that persons who
followed the trial of the case closely
expressed the belief that young Hud-
son would promptly be acquitted.
THE shot that killed Mrs. Ferguson
was fired accidentally as we three
struggled over a gun she produced"
the father declared. 1T was late in
the evening and John and had start
ed out in the automobile for little
trip when he stopped and picked up
Mrs. Ferguson
Opposed couple.
Mr.. Hudson related how he had OPP
posed the intimacy which he declared
had existed between his son and Mrs.
Ferguson.
John drove along the road and
suddenly turned off into the woods,
and he and Mrs Ferguson got out"
the father declared. "A little while
later followed them and came upon
them in compromising situation. ]
rebuked them. told them that If j
had a gun I would shoot them both.
Mrs Ferguson drew from her
pocket a pistol and she gave it to me,
saying, Here, daddy, take this and
kill us both
Il was surprised when she did that,
and | also noticed she handed me the
gun with the barrel pointing at me. ]
grabbed at it right quick, not know
ing what she might do. Then it was
discharged. the shot going wild.
Then both of them clutched at it
and fought for its possession. While
the struggle was going on the second
shot was fired, and, raising her head,
Mrs. Ferguson sank to the ground,
MORALLY wounded. / believe third
shot was fred. maybe"
The admission of the younger Hud-
son was made under the cross-exami
nation by Attorney General Bates. It
was not spontaneous, but was dragged
forth.
Mr.. Bates pressed the point when
he obtained from the defendant the
statement that his father had fired
q Oh. AL. b
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-23
Free DR.. Jacob in Death
Of California Dancer

San Diego. Cal, Jan. 23.-Dr. Louis
L. Jacob, Camp Kearny physician
who was arrested several days age
by the police pending investigation
OF the possibility of his having been
connected with the mysterious death
of Fritzie Mann, a dancer, was re-
leased on a writ of habeas corpus.
No effort to fight the writ was made
by the police. 1t was stated that no
evidence has been developed connect
ing DR.. Jacob with the death of the
girl. DR.. Jacob was formerly assist
ant surgeon at United States hospital
in Allingtown, New Haven.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-23

Two full moons appeared in Jann-
airy and two in March, 1866, while
February that year had no full moon.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-23

Now is the Time TO Wire Your House,
Store or Garage, for Electric
Lights or Power.
Best Work Lowest Prices
Repair Work Specially
YoSAN ELECTRIC co.
100 Washington st. Phone 1888
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-26
Trinity Ccr,.n.nde-y Service
At Neon impressive AEa:.

A. very impressive Service was con-
Quoted az .ooa O. Christmas cay at
Masonic. Temple by the members Of
Trinity co..c:a.6ery. No. Z. K. Z.
wit. the custom among Knights
Te.:p!a- throughout the country to
assemble at that .t!,:e ard propose
a toast to- the various nigh officials
OF Masonry ard to review the. virtues
OF those S!- knights who have died
slice the previous Christmas.
A large .turabA. o. ST. Knights
were present upon this occasion ard
a program OF delightful! music ard
OF inspiring speeches was presented.
Az instruments! quartet composed
OF Sir Robert 2. Beaae, v!o!!.; Sir
Wallace ?. Berry. aute; Sir Ernest
r. Hal, cello, ard Sir Scion pu-!.-
to:, organ, furnished the music tos
the meeting Il very crecitab!e .::a2-
He-. 4 particularly pleasing feature
was a trombone solo "The Holy
City" BY Sir Ernest r. Hill.
Speeches by Right Eft. Albert ".
Spear. Grand Master Of the Grand
Lodge OF Maine, Right En-. Sanford
I. Fogg, En-. John c. arnold, Err:
Fred F. Lawrence, En-. Melvin e.
Sawte!!e. Err. Albert ". .ys:g-ee. s..
Z. Francis Wa!ch and Sir Stuart 2.
Purves. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-26
Leg;cca;res And Auxiliary
Members Visit HOSPITALS

TIE sick a.a disabled comrades :.
tie .oca! hospitals $50 at TIE Nat:o.a!
Syo=.e. ~ogGs. were remembered a.6 q
visit made TO then: by a delegation
e-o:. TIE James Fitzgerald Post,
america. Legion. Or Christmas day
Commander George 4. J. F.obe-ge- ot
the >loca! post, accompanied by Charles
sresette, Conan Gage and Lester
Browne!!, went to Togus' Tuesday
morning in the. B-owne!! G. McG-aw
truck to distribute : the Christmas
boxes supplied by the Maine Depart
:::e.t Ieg!o. organization.
Ned S:ge!ow had beeI designated to
visit the comrades at the Augusta
Genera! hospital. TIE Christmas
packages prepared u.ce- TIE direction
OF TIE James Fitzgerald Post Avx!.-
:3.y were distributed here ara 1t TO-
gu: Q: Sunday By a COMMITTEES f-os.
the auxiliary TIE Distribute. &. this
city was =:a6e BY MRS. Harry o. Bar
3ey arc Miss Blanche Webster, ac-
coa:pac:ec by J. Euue. !cg-aaac. a.c
Vary o. Barney f.o@: the post. The
auxiliary president. Miss johanna Mu.-
ray. ard Mrs. william: King sccompa-
.!ec by George =. J. E.obe.ge- ard
william. King were Tire delegation who
wet to TIE Set:o.s! yo>:e.
TIE boxes. which were .:ost welcome
TO the comrades - tie hospitals, cos
tanned fruit. smokes. stationery. toilet
articles and similar articles pleasing
70 the unfortunate veterans oe TIE
World Wa- who are st:!! Sighting t.e:-
Battle - tie Eosp:ta. wards.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-26
Governor And Family Hang
Stockings ct Blaine Mansion

- -ea! Family observance w:tL a..
TIE o!5-t!::e Family customs was TIE
occe: 1t the executive mansion. where
Governor Bakers family group e.-
Joyec Christmas tres.
''~.e Gay was wonderful. bots -
aae ovt OF doors. a.6 frequently re-
marked that wished every family =:
the State os Maine was having a cay
as happy as OURS" said Governor Sax-
te- x speaking os TIE observance at
tie blaine mansion.
Christmas IS TIE great Ho~e cay
both 90. g-ow:-ups a:6 20. c.:.e.e.
Ny eas::!y. consisting oe ny s!ste.
MIS-. To:.:!:3so:. a.e he- two sons, c:y
repAews, James and Edward, IS ard -
years ole. ard al members OF ny
household including young Gary" ny
Iris! setter dog. celebrated. tire day
together 4: othocox fashion. with a
big Christmas tree'!. the Blaine MAY
sion properly decorated.
The usual ceremony OF hanging
stockings was INDUCED IN and the boys
were Up at O'Clock in the morning.
acted as Santa Claus and the most
welcome gift to the boys was z radio
set--fo- the rising generation .:vst be
kept Cp-to-date.
Garry. the dog. was rot eo-gotte..
ard seve-a! presents for him were
hung or the tree