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The Washington times., 1923-07-05
j. 5. RESTS.CASE
IN TRIAL Of
MORSES
First Move Of Defense Will Be
to Ask Jury to Render Not
Guilty Verdict.
TINES STAFF PHOTO

The Government today finished
the presentation Of its side in the
case of Charles w. Morse, his three
sons and four others, indicted for
conspiracy to defraud the Emerg-
ency Fleet Corporation in connec-
ton with war time shipping con-
tracts, the case establishing a rec
ord in local criminal history for. the
length Of time consumed by the
prosecution to submit its testimony.
Another record was established in
that none of the jurors asked to
be excused from attending the trial
on account of sickness or business.
No justice presiding over any court
had probably ever submitted to him
for decision such an accumulation
Of knotty legal questions as have
been presented to Justice Stafford
presiding in the case in Criminal
Court No. ].
Confronted at times during the
long and arduous trial with strenu.
GUS contentious between counsel for
the Government and attorneys for
the defense, Justice Stafford has at
all times maintained an attitude of
scrupulous impartiality, which fact
has repeatedly been commented
upon by representatives Of both
sides.
The defense will get under way
this afternoon and it's first move
will be to offer a motion to direct
the jury to render a verdict of not
guilty. It will be argued by the de-
Tense that no evidence has been
adduced by the prosecution show
ing or tending to show that the
crime for which the defendants
stand indicted, has been commit
ted. This motion 1t is expected
will be argued at length with the
citation Sof numerous authorities
bearing on the matter.
In this connection, the defense
will request the court for it's de-
cision on the motion made by the
defense at the beginning Of the
trial regarding the Legality of the
grand jury. Counsel Tor the de-
Tense, Attorney Wilton J. Lambert,
at the time argued that the grand
Jury investigating the Morse case.
was illegally constituted in that
one of it's members was not resi-
dent Of this city, but of Maryland
where he was voter and tax
payer Attorney Lambert submit
ted affidavits of the proper Mary
land officials in support of his
claim. The court has not yet
made known his decision on this
point whfSh is regarded as of the
utmost inheritance by counsel for
the defense.
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
HOPE To SMASH
ATOMS WITH
RAD|UM
English Experimenter Thinks
Science Is Step Nearer
to Transmutation.
By CHARLES A. SMITH.
International News Service.

LONDON, July 5.-A remarkable
account of his experiments in try
ing to break up the atom b1
means Of projectiles endowed will
enormous speed and energy =
microscopic pieces Of radium tina
eject alpha particles at speeds ap
preaching 10000 miles a second
was given by Sir Ernest Ruther
ford, famous British and Cambridge
University scientist, in an inter
view here.
It is believed that as a result Of
his experiments the transmitting
Of the elements is step nearer.
"At present. said Sir Ernest
mo method has been discovered
by which the direction Of speed
of the alpha bullets can be con
trolled, and many thousands Of the
bullets have to be fired to obtain
one hit.
HITS ARE SELDOM.
Experiments are carried out in
a small glass tube containing the
gases of various substances through
which the alpha particles pass, ano
the hits obtained on the atoms OF
the gases are recorded on q
luminous screen, which is kept
under observati ION by a powerful
microscope.
II have devised a special form
of microscope for this purpose
which has a high magnification and
a big field, but though millions OF
particles are fired every minute l
am afraid only an occasional hit is
registered.
IF we could obtain a large mum
Der of permanent records OF the
effects of the bombardments by
photography" continued Sir Ernest,
1--WE should add enormously to our
knowledge of what happens, but
the cost Of taking the hundreds
of thousands of photographs that
are necessary would be prohibitive
HYDROGEN ELEMENTAL.
What has already been achieved
however, suggests that the ulti
mate basis of all forms Of matter
is the atom of hydrogen, strongly
bound together to form the com
pick central nucleus and in its
simple state forming the system OF
revolving electrons outside the
nucleus.
IF means are discovered Of dis
rupting the nucleus 1t might be
possible to change one element into
another. Mankind then might also
be able to harness atomic energy
1T has been calculated that the
energy set free by the transmuta'
ton of the hydrogen atoms con
tanned in glass of water would
be sufficient to drive the most
powerful liner afloat from Europe
to America and back.
but though the energy of the
alpha particle, mass for mass. is
millions Of times greater than a
rifle bullet, the atomic nucleus is
so far impregnable to it's attack
and only a much more powerful
projectile is likely to effect Its
disintegration. Such bullet has
yet to be discovered" ("
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
BIGGEST CROWD
EVER At ROCK
CREEK PARK
Picnic Throngs Also Break
Record for Orderliness,
Col. Sheriff. Says.

If you found downtown Wash
ington a deserted waste yesterday
you probably cogitated upon where
the crowds had gone. The answer
is easy. To Rock Creek Park.
1t is estimated by Col. G. %
Sheriff., in charge of public build
ings and grounds, that more than
10000 persons packed up the dew
lied eggs. ginger ale and other con-
comitants without which picknick
ing is no success, and hied them to
the big reservation for al fresco
banduets. AS to the total. of auto
mobilists and pedestrians, it amount
ed to considerably more than the
nice little standing army OF the
United States.
All records for crowds in !. the
park were shattered. Furthermore,
all records for orderliness went by
the board. The well-known litter
Of paraffin paper, empty innocuous
drink bottles and other debris usu-
ally scattered far and wide after a
battle in the luncheon, sectors was
conspicuous by their absence to-
day.
at want to compliment the peo-
pie of Washington. and so does
Superintendent Patrick Joyce, for
the care they took in clearing up
trash" said Col. Sheriff. today.
It is hoped Rock Creek Park in
time will develop into the greatest
picnic grounds in the United States.
Wooded stretches convenient to
springs are constantly being set
aside for this purpose, several ilav-
ing been added recently in the
north part Of the beautiful tract.
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
ARREST BANKER
AFTER LONG
SEARCH
Jacksonville, Fla, Man Held
in New York for Theft
of $437.5o.
M M
international News serviee.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Twenty.
three months Of freedom from Fed
eral charges pending against him at
Jacksonville, Fla, came to an end
today for Neil r. Thurston, former.
ly an assistant manager Of the At.
lantic National Bank of the Florida
metropolis, when he was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Samuel Hitchcock on a complaint
charging he embezzled funds. -
Only a small amount was specifi-
cally named in the formal complaint
against Thurston. $437.50. On ap.
plication of Assistant District At.
torney Alexander Wolfe, the former
bank official was held in $4,000
bail for immediate return to Jack
sonvi1le.
Thurston was arrested at. the
Hotel Latham in this city. His
alleged crime is said to have been
committed August 1, 1921, since
which time the Government authori-
ties have been tracking him all over
the country.
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
Watch your Milk
Bottles Step

Remember, milk is liquid meat,
and should never be without
the protection of ice from cow
to consumer. The worlds big
gest life. insurance company
sends out warning to mothers
to see that the milk intended
for the baby's bottle is kept icy
cold until it is>time to prepare
it for use. And alt health au-
thorities teach that by the
proper care of milk much sum-
mer sickness can be avoided.
Watch out for the milk left on your
step. See that the maid takes it IN
promptly and puts it in your Aneyi-
can Iced Refrigerator.
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
GIRL
FATHER AS
SLAYER
Fiance, Told of Old Crime,
Breaks Engagement and
Sends Him to Prison.

VALDOSTA, Ca, July 5. - After
ten years Of reedom, during which
he had lived under an assumed
name and become a substantial citi'
zen Of Florida, near Leesburg, I. b.
Hall, alias ]. r. Forester, who es'
capped from a convict gang In
Georgia after serving part OF a
life sentence for murder, is now
in prison again as the result OF
trusting to the honor OF a man
who had become engaged to his
daughter.
He told the young man OF his
past life because he did not want
him to marry his daughter without
knowing the whole truth.
Betrayed by the sutton. Hall is
philosophical about the matter.
81 would rather spend twenty
years on the gang" he said, than
to have had my daughter marry
man who betrayed me.
Nearly ten years ago l; b. han,
a respectable citizen Of Triton, vas
charged WIFI hIIAAhS
In the trial that followed HAL was
convicted and sentenced to he
hanged. His wife stood by him in
the trial. His case was carried
to Governor Slaton, who committed
the sentence to life imprisonment.
Hall went to the cnain gang and
after serving several months was
picked up by the roadside one day
and whisked away in an automo-
bile. It was suspected his wife
was his accomplice in the escape.
Hall. located in Florida, his wife
and children joining him there. He
changed his name and no one sus-
pected him of being a fugitive from
Justice. His daughter had grown
To Young womanhood and was
wooed by a young man. They be-
came engaged to marry.
Hall, or Forester, took the
Young man into his confidence. He
told him he did not want him to
marry his daughter without know
ing the truth. But the young man
not only broke off the engage
ment. but notified the officers that
Forrester was Hall. fugitive from
Justice in Georgia and thus caused
his arrest and. return to- q Georgia
convict CAMP .--ss
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
DOPE TONG WAR LOOMS
UP IN SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-The
police are endeavoring to head off
threatened war between the Bine
Kong and Hop Sing tongs. Trouble
between the tongs occurred, say
the police, when Hop Sing man
failed to deliver $31,500 worth Of
opium on an agreement.
The opium, in tins, was anchored
from buoy in the bay and the
Bing Kong crowd asserts hat IL
was surreptitiously removed by
Hop Sing emissaries.
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
DIG UP CAESAR
RELICS IN
BRITAIN
Miniature Luxor" Discovered
rs Miles From London.
Skeletons in Huge Jars.
By international News servIcc.

OSPRINGE, Kent, England, July
5.-A miniature Luxor" was dis
covered recently in this little vii
lage, which is about forty-five miles
from London.
The excaVator, William Whiting
well-known archaeologist, has re
vealed the site OF an ancient Ro
man cemetery, a few hundred yards
away from waiting street." the
first great highway constructed BY
the Caesars in England. The
places OF fifty interments have beer
dug out.
More than one hundred pieces OF
ancient. Roman pottery have beer
found, as we'll as some fine urns
and few small TASKS. There has
also been found a set of dice and
counters exactly similar to those
in use at the present time.
Dice Cup Found.
The button-like counters com
prise twelve white, four yellow
four black, a blue, a green and two
CONSEQUENTLY used in some
Roman "Ludo-like" game. With
them Is an ornamental dice cup
believed to be unique.
1t is evident that not only men
but women and children were
buried on this spot, for among the
discoveries are hairpins,a bronze
pins and a set of $50 Jet beads
twelve or more bracelets, brass
perfume bottles and a bronze strar
buckle, which might have been
made today.
Many OF the skeletons were
found In amphors-huge jars about
two feet to two feet six inches
in diameter.
Glass Dishes Mystify.
Apparently they had been orisi
nally used for holding wine OF
oil, and many bear traces of let.
tering on the outside.
Some glass dishes, about two
inches in diameter. caused the cx
cavators some perplnxity. One
was found on the hip Of a skeleton
with nothing to Indicate it's pur
pose.
Two counters found were in
scribed with the names Commodus
and Postumus, who ruled in Tho
second century A. D.
When the excavations are com
plete the collection will be exhibited
in a fine old thirteenth century
house, fItuated near this village.
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
RACER STAKE.D
LIFE OFT FOR
GLORY
.t5
Charles Allen Crawford Won
Citation for Bravery in
World War.

A frail little woman wept 81
'lently in her coy little home at
325 Fifteenth street northeast to-
day for her twenty-two-year-old hus-
band who died last night at the
Emergency Hospital. Her home,
only recently built, has been turned
from love nest to al barren, Desc
late habitat. Though young and
strong and full of the spirit of
youth she faces life with hopeless
front. =
Across the street two tennis
courts were full of youngsters who
shouted merrily at each other. They
knew Buck Crawford, and they
knew he was dead, but youth is
youth. The father and mother and
two brothers and sister gave way
to the sorrow that was theirs and
thus were the two extremes-sorrow
and joy-separated only by q mar
row street.
Risked Life for Glory.
Charles Allen Crawford, known to
the other mechanics at the Motor.
cycle Exchange at 619 Sixth street
as Buck" died because he made up
his mind that he would either go
home yesterday on his shield or car
rying it. He was entered in the mo-
torcycle race at the Arlington horse
show grounds-and he was rislxinx
his life for a $35 prize and q cup Of
glory.
The race was called off when two
laps had been run because a poor
start had been made. In the fourth
lap Of the following start Crawford
lost control of his plunging machine
He was in the lead at the time and
he was hitting speed around sixty
five miles an hour. He was thrown
violently and the next two contend
ers ran over his PROSTATE form.
They, too, were thrown, but neither
was seriously injured.
Won War Citation.
Unconscious from a dozen broken
bones and contusions, Crawford was
taken to. the Emergency Hospital.
| He died a few hours after reaching
there, with his wife at his bedside.
Tonight at Z O'clock the law will
formally close the case with an in
quest. Coroner H. B. Swain has
already viewed the body, and there
remain only the legal details to be
sworn to by a jury.
Crawford enlisted at the age of
sixteen years and he saw more than
two years Of active service win
the 10th Engineers. He was
gassed and wounded, and his
bravery got for him a citation from
his commanding officer. The alb
solute disregard for his personal
safety, inculcated in him in the
war, probably led to hiS death yes
terday.
He Is a member Of the Improved
Order of|7ed Men and OF the Motor
cycle Club of Washington. Both
these organizations will be repre-
scented in the funeral services, ar.
rangements for which have not yet
been completed.
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
REPORT RUSSIAN FAMINE
COMMISSION DISBANDED

LONDON, July 5.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch today from
Copenhagen said the Russian fam
inc commission had disbanded.
The food situation in Russia was
found by the commission to be
greatly improved and the harvest
prospects good.
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
Teaspoonful Of Soil
Yields 40 Million
), Bacteria

LONDON, July 5.-What Sir
John Russell, famous scientist,
claimstto be the most remark
able census ever taken has
been carried out in a govern
ment experimental station at
Rothamstead.
It was determined that the
number of organisms in one
single gram Of soil, no more
than a teaspoonful, exceeds
100000.
The Washington times., 1923-07-05
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
he would use the French debt to
England as a means Of bringing
pressure on Poincare in the present
PREPARATIONS negotiations.
France Waits Action by Britain.
PARIS, July 5.-England must
make the next move in the repa-
rations negotiations between France
and England, it was stated today
at the foreign office.
The French ambassador, Count
De Saint Aulaire, has all the in.
formation necessary to answer any
British questions as to Frances
policy, it was added.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-14
Declaraciones de Iglesias...

cuencia emplea el Senador Iglesias
en- sus melodramaticas peliculas para
la galeria.
ESQ ha podido decir en- Washington
ell Senador 1glesias, v agregar, de pa
so, contra la propaganda que ALI Sc
hace para abaratar el azncar, porque
clio e. facilitar el desayuno del po-
bre, que aqui, donde somos mucho
mas pobres que en- el continente, todos
pagamos los productos americanos
enormemente protegidos para ayudar
que esos pobres que no pueden pa
gar ell az1ear y el cafe un POGO mas
caros, ganen jornales cuya esplendi-
dez cooperamos nosotros sin poder
hacerlo, y sin deber hacerlo.
Pero, es claro, al Senador socialis-
ia no lie convene hablar de estas CO.
sas que no tienen ambiente ALI. Ha
encontrado TN tema mas facil, mas
facil y de mayor sonoridad, y como
de 10 que Sc trata es de conservar po-
siciones no de hacer labor eticaz, 10
que importa es ir tirando.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-14
NOTAS DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE
AGRICULTURE

FL DR.. Melvin T. Coock, jefe de la
Division de Patologfa Vegetal de la
Estac6n Experimental Insular, em-
barc0 para el Norte EN- el vapcr Pom
jeto de asistir en- representation of
ce' el tiltimo mi6rcoles. Va con el OBJ
cial del Departamento de Agricultural
y TrabajO, q Ia reunion de Ia 'Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement
of Science, que Sc celebrard en- Gin
cinatti, Ohio. fines del corriente mes
de diciembre.
FL DIR. COock, fue durante el pasado
alio, Vice-presidente de Ia secci6n de
Botanica de dicha Asociaci0n, por
sus relaciOnes con los hombres de Glen
cia del Continente y ell intercambio de
ideas que tel1ga con ellos, es de espe-
rarse que Sc haga luz sobre algunos
problemas fundamentales de Ia agricul
tura de Ia isla. FL DR.. Coock fu6
trafdo Puerto Rico por el actual Co
misionadO de Agricultural y Trabajo
y estd cargo de las investigated
mes del MatiZadO de la cana en- Ia
Estaci6n Experimental Insular.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-14
continuation de la 1a.)

ia los que Sc quejan de ciertos lu-
los del presupuesto de ser los causan-
tes por ell bajo salario que mantienen
de que haya ninos NAL atendidos, en-
fermos, sin disqualification Y otras
desdichas por el estilo.
mo cree el Senador Iglesias que
esa culpa puede repartirse equitati-
vamente, entire ell bajo salario la
inconsciencia de muchos padres que
no tienen la menor nocion de cuales
son sus deberes en- el cumplimiento
de las sagradas obligaciones que con-
traen?
Los salarios son bajos, aunque no
son tan bajos como 10 que apunta el
Senadcr socialista; pero 81 este que
ria hacer un verdadero servicio al
pals, en- vez de il con ese chisme a
Washington, ha podido mover la
American Federation of Labor para
que proteste de que la vida sea tan
cara en- Puerto Rico, y que clio obe-
dezca que aqui estemos pagando los
productos americanos por una imposi
cion del arancel, precisamente al pre-
clio que los consumer esos que pagan
ui mayor tribute que ell nuestro, y
asi nosotros ademas de pagar los
nuestros, ayudamos a pagar esos
otros, sin que nuestro cafe nj !otras
industrias esten protegidos, como en-
equidad debieran estarlo, va que, da-
mos aqui una amplia protection to-
dae las industrias americanas.
Pero este no tendria tan facil lu-
cimiento' como csc latiguillo de los
barones del azlcar que con tanta fire.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-14
UN BATTALION DEL REGIMIENTC
PARA PUEBLO VIEJO

Esta maflana salieron para Pueblo
Viejo al mando del comandante Coats
cinco companfas del Regimiento 65 dc
Infanterfa, con ell fin de efectuar ma
niobras nilifares. EI battalion perma
necera ausente de San Juan, por Il
menos cinco dfas Otro battalion que
Sc encontraba por eI mismo Pueblo
Viejo, regresard hoy a San Juan, des
p,its de haber efectuaGo todas las ma
niobras que les fueron ordenadas.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-14
HURTO DE UN RELOJ

Los detectives Duchesne Y Santiago
arrestaron Cruz Rodriguez por hur-
to de I'm reloj con cadena de oro, va
dorado en- $4,000, el que fu6 sustrafdo
bordo de la goleta robin Hood,
propiedad del captain de dicha embar-
caci0n.
La prenda fue recuperada en- poder
de Ia acusada.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-12-14
La Doctrina de Monroe no pretende
establecer TN protectorado

Asi hablo Teodoro Roosevelt, y un
triste destino decide que ese mensaje
de solidaridad y cooperation fuera su
adios a las republicas Sudamericanas.
Ningun estadista americana ha pronun-
ciado nunca mas atlas palabras; un
dia vendra en- que ese mensaje Sc ms
criba tai vez en- los marmoles del mo-
numento de Roosevelt.
Sus principles viven todavia y SUI
antorcha esta hoy en- las manos de
vuestro Secretario de Estado, Ell Ho-
norable Charles Evans Hughes
Ell senior Hughes en- sus discursos ha
dado una explicacion admirable de la
doctrina de Monroe, reclamando enfa-
ticamente que ella no pretende esta-
blecer un protectorado sobre las repu-
blicas atinoamericanas; afrmando
en- terminos magnifcos que vosotros
no teneis una politica de agresion; que
no apoyais las agresiones de otros; que
vosotros, Ell pueblo de los Estados Uni
dos, os oponeis Ia aggression que in
tente una de las republicas latinoame-
ricanass contra cualquiera de las de-
mas. Esto revela alta vision de esta-
dista:-
El senior Hughes ha declarado con
mucha oprtunidad que como la doc
trina de Monroe es obviamente no ex-
cluyente, nucho tempo Sc ha perdido
en- ell intento de encontrar en- ella JUS
tifcacion 0 falta de justification para
todas las declaraciones gubernamenta-
les o, acciones de los Estados Unidos
en- relacion con las otras repiblicas
americanas. Por consiguiente cuando
nosotros valoramos la verdadera doc
trina de Monroe. tai como la ha ex-
plicado el sehor Hughes, no intenta-
mos elogiar nj censurar todas las ma
nifestaciones actos politicos de los
Estados Unidos con referencia a las
republicas sudamericanas, a la Anne
RIGA Central 0 la region del mar Ca
ribe. Cada case deberia apreciarSe Sc
gun su merito desmerito-pero ese
examen os corresponds o puede en-
prenderse por otros. no por un hombre
en- mi posicion. Seria impossible abor-
da tan vasto tema en- tan corto item,
po-y adelnas algo peligroso para un
diplomatico, como Sc vera.
Tn frivolo principe que fue mas tar
de famoso como. notable rey estaba un
dia platicando con algunos diploma
tlcos amigos y como, uno de estos Sc
permitiera expresarse con excesiva Ii
bertad. Ell principe subitamente toco
Ell timbre Y dijo al uiier: Este caba-
Hero desea retirarse, pida su carruaje;
y ell caballero Sc marcho enseguida.
Yo no tengo deseos de irrne, nj de
que alguien lame mi carruaje mi
vapor. Estoy por ahora bien compla-
cido en- esta muy interesante Ameri-
ca. Yo creo en- la libertad pero como
la descrbia un hombre sagaz: La IL
bertad es Ell poder de disciplinarse a
81 mismo, para no ser disciplinado por
los demas. Es esa buena maxima pa
ra los individuos, como para las ma
clones.
Pero yo no creo transgredir mi IL
bertad al expresar mi esperanza de
que las grandes palabras pronunciadas
anoche sean malana una viviente rea-
lidad como la doctrina de Hughes; Y
de que. en- breve veamos una America
concertada para la defensa de sus in
,tereses ;conunes. V pronta para coope-
rar. con los pueblos dc Europa en- el
nunca terminado trabajo de conseguir
siempre mayor iusticia y civilization
para la humanidad.