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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
RUSSIAN DRAMA
PREMIERE IS
BRILL ANT
Notable Gathering at New York
To See Moscow Art
TI1eater Players.

NEW FORK, Jan. g. The
premiere Of the Moscow Art theater
Players, which presented Tsaf
F'yodor Ivanovitch,, ct J01bon'E
Playhouse, was hailed today ~
critics as q triumph. ri brilliant
gathering to be eQua1led only On
the opening nights OF the opera
season created the performance
given last night.
The color, romance and drama OF
Russia was brought to America By
skilled actors and was welcomed BY
an appreciattve audience which III.
cIuded the social elite US well as
some Russian refugees Cf noble rank
who now live In New York. Mrs.
william X. Vandefbilt, Mrs. Rita
Lydig, and Mrs 1GiirfeIa Draper were
present
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph a. Blake
and Col. and Mrs. William Hay.
ward (A6rs. HayWard's pearls COM
pare favorabIy with the widely
Photographed ropes worn by Mrs.
Alexander Hamilton Rice on I'M
portant 0ccasiOnsl, were with Mr..
and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst
in seats down front. Mr.. and Mrs.
Abram POOle-Mrs. Poole viii be
remembered a. Mercedes de Acosta
were also in the front Of the
orchestra stalls.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
U. S. Will Keep Out of
Preparations Tangle
While French Advance

With French soldiers actually on
the march toward the Ruhr, all
American moves or suggestions of a
soothing and remedial nature can
now be considered as suspended. II
was stated officially here TODAY.
There is but one method now by
which the United States can be
drawn into any adjustment plan, and
that is for the allied powers unani.
mously to request American good
offices In solving the difficulties that
confront them jointly.
Cabinet Adopts Policy.
This policy was asserted with
great positiveness today by Phesi.
dent Harding's chief advisers prior
to the meeting of the Cabinet.
An attitude of absolute silence was
maintained concerning the American
troops on the Rhine. Whether thew
will be brought home immediately in
response to the Senate resolution OF
Saturday, or whether they will be
left on the banks of the Rhine for
the ''stabilizing" effect they NAV
have, were questions which were of
ficialIy side-stepped. The impress
sion was thrown out that the future
of the Yanks depended upon "eventu
aIities."
To an appearances at least the AID
ninistration'S policy today simmered
down to one OF waiting and watch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
FORD WILL Open
Dis St. Paul
LAM
Announcement Today Says
Factory Will Employ 5000
To 5000 Men.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 9.-An-
nouncement that Henry Ford viii
open a manufacturing plant here to
cost $10,0O0,OOO and employ 5000 to
is, 900 men, with Mississippi and
Ohio River steamboat lines between
st. Paul. st. Louis, Pittsburgh and
New Orleans was made today by
the st. Paul Association of Com
merce.
The manufactures will import
coal from Pittsburgh by boa, and
use the river terminals as dis
tributing points for his motor cars.
The announcement said the Chi
cage, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road would build new line through
st. Paul over q bridge at Min
neapoIis to serve Ford's factory.
Ford has agreed to mask" his
ITO acre site, in an exclusive resi-
Dental section, with parks and
trees, according to the association.
The announcement said Ford had
an application before the Federal
power commission for permission to
lease the power rights Of the Gov.
ernment's high dam contiguous to
his plant site.
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ter view seemed to be gaining
ground.
Germany was reported to be draft
ing an appeal to the signatories to
the Versailles treaty, including the
United States.
Between war and peace was
the headline over the Neue Berlin
er: Zeitung's comment. The edi-
torial began:
"The most fateful decision since
1914 is at hand.
Chancellor Cuno Is considering
the advisability of asking socialists
to enter the government in view
of the grave situation confronting
the nation.
Owing to war scare reports. some
of which bear official stamp, party
lines are disappearing and newspa-
pers of all political compilations are
supporting the government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
ENCA|VP|N E.NT. IN
ALEXANDRIA
IVSTALLS
District Deputy, !. q. Q. F.,
Presides as New Officers !.
Are Sworn n.

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 81 Officers
of the Marley Encampment NO. 9,
/. o. O. r. were installed last night
in the Monticello Hotel, W. u.
'Lathrow, district deputy, presiding.
The following officers were sworn
in: F. l.. Gilmore, q. r. Thomas
son, John Al. Martin, Aubrey Clark,
jr., l.. T.. Webster, r. NJ. Watkins.
and G. w. Bontz. Following the
installation banquet was held ano
each officer spoke briefly.
A new concrete-steel bridge over
Humes Run at Humes, Va, WILL pe
built by Arlington county OFFICIALS,
1t was announced yesterday BY
Capt. George II. Evans, business
manager of the Chamber OF Com
merce, at the chambers regular
meeting.
Construction Of the new bridge
HAS been urged by the chamber Tor
many months and qualification was
expressed at the action OF the
county authorities in announcing
that it would be built.
The Washington-Alexa pike
is to be made safe for automotiVe
traffic by the installation OF danger
signals, red lights and erection OF
white fences at hazardous places
the chamber announced.
Fire, caused by a short circuit,
did approximately $500 damage 70
bus of the Blue Line Company
at s o'clock last night in the Bel
Haven garage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
G u /
IN De AOTV
COURSE
EdlcatiOn Board Prepared u
Question Authority q
Commissioners.

The authority Of the Board 81
District CsonnInissio viii s.
questioned next saturday when 4
special COMMITTEES from the BOARD
.nf Education visits the District
Building To protest against the rs.
cent action III the CornlniasiOne IN
refusing u approve requisition
for Sa3I. rs to S. used 81 the beauty
course at the g street vocational
school
James 4. Lloyd. chairman 81 the
special cOfn1nIttee, win meet will
ID. j. Callahan ana William Hogs.
con, other members, Thursday III
Friday 70 discuss the line o. argu
ment they VIII pursue when then
confer with the nnaieeionere
The conference has been set fCl
o'clock Saturday. IT is expecte6
the Cpmmfssion win hold 70 Their
former position that the expendi
tlire De this xsS1s2B q not ~ Huffi
cient importance to justify the uGe
OF public funds ct this time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
MILLS LEAVES MONEY
FOR CANCER RESEARCH

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. g.
Harvard University has received
500, 900 in partial payment of $780,
600 bequeathed by Hiram f. Mills
of Quincy, Mass. for use in cancer
research. Mr.. Mills died in 1921.
The money will be applied to the
support of important research work
now being carried on by the Har-
yard cancer commission. 1t IS ex-
pected it will make possible much
more thorough investigation OF
constitutional effects of radiation
and especially of the hlgh-poWer
X-ray machine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09

DYING DOCTOR MARRIEs
TO GIVE WOMAN 500, 900

PIGEON, Mich, Jan. g.-Just be.
fore funeral services were held Tor
DR.. Otto Frenzel, who died Friday,
It was revealed that he was mar
ried three days before his death to
Miss Matilda Myers The WEDDING
ceremony took place after Or.
Frenzel was told that he could not
recover. He married Miss Myers
50 she could inherit his estate,
valued at 500, 900. h.
Miss Myers Is an sister Of pr.
FrenzeTs first wife, who died two
years ago. She has been his house.
keeper since the death Of the first
Mrs. F'renzeI.
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Left U. S. In July With
Million, Is Back
With so Cents

NEW YORK, Jan. -. With
just go cents in his pockets,
George Pirocaco, forty, who
left this country last July q
millionaire, arrived on the
Greek liner King Alexander to
make his second fight for q for
ture. Pirocaco lost his wealth
in Smyrna, when the Turkish
hordes came in. He said he
could not afford even to bring
his wife home.
Pirocaco came here first in
1905 as a stoker. He went
into the tobacco-importing bust
ness and when he left last sum-
mer, he says, he owned more
than 100000 worth of prop
erty in Smyrna.
Almost as soon as he arrived
there the Turks came. His, to-
bacco warehouses, yacht and
all his other property were
burned.
Today he landed here, one
of los Smyrna refugees, and
confident he would win in his
new fight.
He started looking for job
Immediately.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
Paris Foreign Office
Denies Two Reports
of Americas Position

PARIS, Jan. 9.-The French for
eign office today denied the state
ment in Washington that Secretary
Of State Hughes reparations plan
Tor an international commission of
bankers had been formally trans
mitted to France.
It was also denied that the United
States had informally notified France
that America disapproved of seizure
Of the Ruhr.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
OPERATORS AND MINERS
ASKED 10 MEET IAN. Is

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. = JOINT
meeting 81 coal operators and miners
.of the central competitive field il.
Nav YORK city january 1S To-
neR6tiate wage ceIltFact YVES r.
duested here yesterday.
81 The cali was signed ~ John 81.
Lewis, president of the United Nine
Workers Of America ara Phil H.
Penna. of Terfe Haute. Ind. Tor the.
operators as individuals
Representa- at the Joint confer
efc6 win be On the same basis 81
previous Interstate conferences
EIGHT operators and eight miners
from each OF the four States COM
priaing the central competitive field.
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, and west
ern Pennsylvania make up the field.
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MRS. THONPS0N
|VDBYWATERs
HANGED
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NOutLuu6u lTUIA = ASA ISL
hair from the neck. The moose
was then adjusted and the black
cap placed over her head.
Prison officials erected screens to
prevent people from seeing the. exc
cution from neighboring house tops.
1t is understood that up to the
very last moment Bywaters pro-
tested the innocence Of Mrs.
Thompson.
Eide is innocent" he kept re-
peating.x
Exec6fioner Ellis, who hanged
Sir Roger Easement and other
noted prisoners, officiated at the
death Of Mrs. Thompson.
Death was instantaneous.
1t was understood that the
Bishop Of Stephney and the prison
chaplain visited Mrs. Thompson early
wished to make confession. She
replied:
II am prepared. ! have nothing
on my soul. / am innocent"
There was no telling of bells
after the executions. The only no
tice that they had been carried out
was contained in a brief written
bulletin posted upon the Jail doors.
A little group Of weeping women,
all heavily yelled, read the notices
and seemed upon the point Of
breaking down when the Holloway
prison chaplain walked from the
gates and spoke words Of comfort.
| Immediately afterward they hast
ened away. 1t was understood they
were members of Mrs. Thompson's
family
Percy Thompson was stabbed to
| death in the tsreets. According to
testimony, Mrs. Thompson plotted
her husbands death because of her
love for the younger man. The
trial was one of the most sensa-
tional in recent years, rivalling the
Thaw trial at New York in public
| interest.
The hanging Of Mrs. Thompson
| has given impetus to the crusade
for abolition of capital punishment.
| A woman carried sandwich
board in. front of Holloway Jail
with the inscription Judge and
jury are murderers! Murder cannot
be abolished by murder"
The executions arouse every
sensibility which marks civilization"
| said Ramsay Macdonald, leader of
| the Labor party in the House of
Commons. "Will the hanging of
these people make domestic life
purer, make crimes of passion less
prevalent? viii they protect a
single zfiresk1c? They will not
But they will rouse evil passion apd
tawdry romanticism.' 4
Views of Feminists.
II do not think the death sentence
Is the way to deal with crimes Of
passion" said Miss Margaret Bond
field, England's foremost woman
labor leader. Society ought not
t mpt vindictive punishment
against the individual. It should
recognize that where the social ma
chinery tends to create criminals,
society itself'is the wrongdoer."
Among the feminists were cham
pions of equal rights" even in
executions.
Mrs. Thompson's crime was q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09

ing events abroad-with some appre-
hension.
Denials by the French foreign of.
flee that the United States had laid
the Hughes proposal before the
French, government in an official
way, or that the United States had
officially expressed it's disapproval
of French military occupation Of the
Ruhr, were greeted here today with
smiles.
The French. it was stated, were
splitting hairs over diplomatic ex.
pressions. 1t is true that the Ameri-
can Government did not send
specific notes to the French govern
ment on these matters, but the
Hughes suggestion and the Ameri-
can Governments pronounced disap-
prevail of the Ruhr occupation were
plainly communicated to the Paris
foreign office orally through the
medium of Ambassador Myron T.
Herrick. Herrick in addition left
with the foreign office the text of
the Hughes suggestion, cabled from
Washington while the Secretary of
State was announcing it to the
world at New Haven
Boyden's Action Approved.
The action of Roland W.-Boy-
den, American observer on the
Reparations Commission, in siding
with the British on today's vote
concerning Germany's default on
coal deliveries is entirely consistent
with the American Government
policy, it was said here when news
of Boyden's action was communi-
Gated to them.
This Government has repeatedly
made it plain to the allied powers
that 1t considers the reparations
clauses of the. Versailles treaty i'm.
possible of fulfillment by Ger
many. and in reiterating this pol
icy, Boyden was only restating an
old policy In a new situation, &C.
cording to Administration officials.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
FIRE AND POLICE
HEROES To BE
HONORED
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Continued from First Page.)
is expected he will accept member
ship.
Last year Policeman Ray c. .Ault,
of the harbor precinct, and Fire
man John Ellsworth Altman, of
No. 10 Truck Company, received
The Times hero medals. The year
before the medals were given to
Detective Sergeant Arthur Scrivenef
and Frank human.
The medals last year were pre-,
scented by Commissioner Oyster at
exercises in the board room of the
District building. Commissioners
Rudolph and Keller then congratu
lated the men. Later in the day
the two heroes visited the White
House and received the congratula.
tons of President Harding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY
PLANS BIG ENTERTAINMENT

The regular monthly meeting OF
she Massachusetts Society Of Wash
ington will be held tonight in Ma
sonic Hall, Fourteenth and Kenyon
streets.
Following the business session a
program of entertainment and dane
ing will take place, but the big So
cial activities of the society are
yet over the horizon. The first
will be army-navy-mArine night, the
evening of February g, at the Will
lard Hotel. There will be a recep-
ton to ranking officers Of these
three arms who are citizens of Mas
sachusetts and stationed here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
MRS. c. S. RAFTER SPEAKS
AT BRlCHTWooD MEETING

While she and other workers for
enlargement of Washington's public
education facilities are disappointed
at the lack of progress in obtaining
sufficient appropriations from Con-
gress, they will continue their ef-
forts, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, presi-
dent of the District Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teachers Asso-
Citations. told members Of the Bright
wood Park Parent Teacher Associa-
ton at meeting last night.
A committee was appointed to at
tempt to obtain authorization of
ground for play space about the
Brightwood school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
French Army Prepares
to March to Essen as
Result Of Coal Edict

AMSTERDAM, Jan. General
DeCoutte, commander of the French
army of occupation on the Rhine, is
establishing military headquarters
at Dusseldorf in preparation for
the advance into the Ruhr, accord
ing to word from Cologne.
It is reported that the French
may move against Essen tomorrow
as a result OF the action of the
PREPARATIONS commission in holding
Germany in default on coal deliver.
les.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
British Commander
Asks French to Keep Out
of Area He Occupies
BY IuternafIoual News eervIce

BY international News Service.
LONDON, Jan. Sit was re.
ported here this afternoon that the
commander of the British army
of occupation at Cologne has re-
quested the French not to encroach
upon the British oceupatfonal ter
ritoFy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
Belgians Move TrOOps.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 9.-Active mill
-tary preparations were under way
here today to support the French
advance into the Ruhr. Belgian
troop movements toward the Ger
man frontier were reported to be
proceeding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
Mexico to Exhibit in U. S.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 9.-Presi,
dent Obregon has accepted an invi.
tation for Mexico to be represented
at the Wisconsin State Fair and
has directed Miguel Alessio Robles,
Secretary of Commerce and Indus.
try, to prepare an exhibit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
No French Soldiers
Have Begun Invasion,
German City Reports

BY international News Service.
BERLIN, Jan. Sup to this
morning not a single French soldier
had crossed the boundary Of the al
lied military occupation zone, ac
cording to a dispatch from Essen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
Germany win Declare
Treaty Broken When
France Enters Ruhr
By s. ID. WEYER.
international News Service.
ero~.4~s~As aaaa r-A.--Aa


fCopyright. 1924. by International
News Ssryice.l
BERLIN, Jan. 9.-Qermany is con-
aidering the advisabiiity Of breaking
Oft diplomatic relations with France
the moment French troops enter the
Ruhr, It was learned from an au-
th0ritattve source today.
German officials gave the impress
sion that IL France seizes the Ruhr
and the Westpha1ian Industrial belt,
the government win issue a. procla-
nation charging that the treaty of
Versailles has been rendered null and
void by France.
Official hints grew stronger
throughout the day that the gov
eminent win draw all possible con-
sequence9 from violation Of the
Versailles treaty II the French ar
vance" It is regarded as significant
that Count Won Brockdorff- Rant
Eau, head Of the original German
delegation which refused 10 sign
the peace treaty at Paris. is COM
ing from Moscow ito report" He
IL German ambassador to Russia.
Chancellor. Cuno, in an exclusive
statement to International News
Service. said Germany would not
BOW to force.
81 can only repeat earnestly and
omphatically that the use of force
WIN mean the death OF economic
Preparations" said the chancellor.
I'VE are ready, as we always have
been. to pay voluntarily to the limit
Of our capacity. But we shall not
bow to compulsion. We want peace,
but the German people will, II neces.
sary, walk the road Of suffering. We
cannot oppose force with force, but
we can demonstrate to the world the
unreasonableness and illegality OF
the French plan.
"Ruhr invasion or any other meas.
ues SURPRISING the limits and rights
OF present occupation viii be a Vio-
lation Of the treaty Of Versailles and
constitute the use Of wanton force
against a defenseless people,"
The Berlin police have assured the
French embassy Of special protec.
ton.
The French demand that the allied
control commission be increased by
the addition Of six officers.
There Is much war scare" talk
In the German press.
State Of War Feared.
The Government has not yet de-
cided what the status Of condi-
lions would be should the Versail.
les treaty be declared null and void
One opinion IL that 1t would leave
Germany in the same position she
was in Immediately following the
armistice. another 10 that II would
pfecipitatef q state of war. The lat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09

particularly sordid one" said Olive
Wadsley, novelist. There is no
reason why a woman should not
pay the same penalty as man.
In this case think Mrs. Thomp-
son should pay heavier penalty
than Bywaters."
II do not believe in capital
punishment, but if they hang a
man they ought to hang woman
where culpa Utility is equal" said
Rebecca West, another novelist.
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Continued from First Page.)
olared in default or the payment
ct gold indemnity due then.
BoYien Sides with British.

ASOnStt1NSN sAAOAiA = A1SS 0SS5
elared in default OF the payment
ct gold indemnity due then.
Boyden Sides With British.
Roland w. Boyden, American oh.
server on the PREPARATIONS commits
sion, although he has no vote, sided
with the British.
The Versailles treaty set an Inn
possible task for Germany" Boyden
told the commissioners. 1.-THE treaty
IL to be blamed for Germany's de.
fault
Boyden's address opposing the ac-
ton Of the majority of the commits.
sion caused q sensation.
Boyden agreed that the French
thesis that Germany had defaulted
was correct from judicial stand
point. He then emphasized the strict
lures imposed by the treaty and dip.
Dramatically suggested that the pact
be revised.
The; Paris edition of the London
Daily Mail reported that marching
orders have been sent to the fol-
lowing French units: One Hundred
and Tenth Infantry at Dunkirk,
Ninety-Fourth Infantry at Bar lie
Due, 155th Infantry at Commercy.
xhirtieth Dragons at Metz,
Eighteenth Algerian Sharp Shoot
ers at Metz, Twenty-Second Alge-
rian Sharp Shooters at Verdun and
the Twenty-Sixth Algerian Sharp
Shooters at Moorhange.
Four Divisions Available.
According to the army paper
LsEcho National, four divisions OF
infantry and six regiments Of
cavalry are available for Ruhr oc.
cupation. These troops include the
corps at West Baden, at Nestadt
and at Bonn.
The Matin in q story which was
printed before the reparations COM
mission acted on coal. reported
that the occupation Of Essen prob
ably would take place Thursday
with IS 900 French troops serving
rs an escort to the French engi.
neers.
The cabinet later win decide upon
the date Of the second forward
movement into Dortmund.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-09
DR.. Smith to Speak.

DIR. Henry Louis Smith, president
Of Washington and Lee University
win deliver an address before the
Southern Society of Washington at
the next meeting of the organiza-
ton to be held at o'clock tomor-
row night at the Willard Hotel. His
subject will be, Some Modern Day
Lessons from the Life and Charac-
ter of Robert e. Lee"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-12-06

H,AK How NAM fArAER's HERE ARE RIGHT
IN THIS TCWn Mkr PULL Tuls HIGH q ta6Hh|
Stuff VIII HEIR KIDS - HATS no WAY
To BRING EN- up You GOT TO Be A
PAL 10 EN- MAKE Fri owe YOU. NOT FEAR
fou GET our An PLAY Wifi En- HAFS
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-12-06

OF NO
ACCOUNT.

OF M
ACCOUNT.
Does your wife
lecture you7
M 9 ? w h y.
Marie wouldn't
waste her time
~iecturing a little
tat OF an snas-
~sae@ like me
, 1923-08-22
Adeline Hooking
Buried Saturday

Mrs. Adeline Hooking, aged SO
years and 3 months, mother of Will
liam Hooking, died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Ina Burk at Lowell last
Friday, August 18th 1928, death be-
ing caused by cancer of the stomach.
The remains were brought to Cody
on Saturday and buried in the New
ton Cemetery, at 300 O'Clock p. M.
beside the body of her husband who
died several years ago.