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The Washington times., 1923-03-20
MYS ER Y
IN ROAD
DEATH
Body Of Man on Washington
Boulevard Has SIPS in PocIk-
etsldentity in Doubt.

COLLEGE PARK, Nd, March
90 Mystery surrounds the death
Of q partly identified man, whose
body was discovered behind ! pile
of bricks on the Washington
baltimore boulevard, III front of
the University Of Maryland, early
yesterday morning.
1t Is believed that the man had
committed suicide, as q bottle Of
bichloride Of mercury tablets was
IN his pocket. But physicians, ex-
aiming the body later, discov-
cred that the mans neck was
broken and that there was q large
bruise on his right hip.
May Be Auto Victim.
II the man had been merely
struck by a passing automobile,
the body would not very likely have
been thrown behind the brick pile
by the car.
So mysterious are all of the cir
cumstances that County Prosecut-
ing Officer J. Wilson Ryon this
morning ordered that an autopsy
be performed today by DR.. r. APP
gar, Of Seat Pleasant.
II the man was struck by an
automobile, his body must have
been placed behind the brick pile
by the occupants Of the car, author.
titles believe.
The building material il for use
in the construction of the stadium
of the University Of Maryland. and
as no work has been done on the
structure for week or more, the
body was not discovered until a
contractor came on the work yes
terday. 1t is believed by the
physicians that the body had been
behind the bricks three or four
days
Doubt as to Identity.
When County Officer Thomas II.
Garrison first looked at the body
he was positive the man was
George Sachs, of Riverdale, Nd,
horse dealer, whom he knew well.
This morning Garrison still
thinks the man is Sachs, but ad.
mits that he might be mistaken.
Justice Of the Peace w. Brooke
Hunter, who knows Sachs init
mately, stated last night that he
saw the man at railroad crossing
in Hyattsville yesterday morning
and Justice of the Peace Herbert j.
Moffat, after looking at, the body
yesterday, stated it was not that
Of Sachs.
Corporal M. M. Merritt, Of the
Maryland State police, stated this
morning that several attempted
hold-ups were staged early Satur-
day morning last on the boulevard
near where the body was found.
George Tregesser. of Beltsville. was
shot at several times, one of the
bullets puncturing tire on his
automobile. He escaped.
The officer stated that much
shooting was heard along the boule-
ward in the College Park neighbor-
hood between and 5 o'clock early
Saturday morning.
$125 on the Body.
Constable Garrison received
telephone message from Towson
this morning stating that the de-
scription of the dead man tailed
with that of George Shaur. an in
mate of a hospital in Baltimore
county and that Shaur is missing
from the institution.
Garrison described the dead man
as being five feet ten inches in
height, weighing 40 pounds, having
q very large head and slight, black
hair. His complexion resembles
that Of an Italian. He wore black
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
SKILLET s
BID STIR5
FANS
Hundreds Seek to Be Guests
At Opener Through
Acrostic Game.

eff the Washington baseball
team is As wide awake as the
loyal fans here at home. the
American League pennant can't
escape the National Capital this
Thus commented skillet Finn,
ESQ. - h. pullod off his coat
and rolled up his sleeves today
preparatory to going through the
hundreds Of responses TOT stae
acrostic-writing contest reposIng
on his desk.
VIII Be Host 70 80.
"This Is going to be bigger job
than I thought" he observed be-
tween smoke rings which he blew
over his left shoulder, TITS easy
to see that all the writer's in Wash.
ington aren't working on newspa-
pers.''
skillet. Is going to be host in
behalf Of The Washington Times
and Sunday Times-I1erald to $50
OF Washington's rarest specimens
OF baseball bugs at the opening
crash between the Griffmen and
Athletics here on April rs.
Easy TO Enter Contest.
To be included in his exclusive
list of little playmates on that day
the readers OF The Times and
Sunday Times-Herald are invited to
compile winning acrostics, the words
Of which will be made up of letters
from the name of given player.
details of which will be found in
the sporting section today. There
are only two rules governing this
contest Of wit and literary ability.
The acrostic must allude to the
topic OF baseball, preferably as APP
piled to Washington, and the
answers must be in Skillet Firms,
Esq. hands by s o'clock o. m. on.
the day following the appearance
'Of the players name in The Times.
"A different players name will be
published each weekday and the
names of the three daily winners
will be announced in the sporting
section beginning tomorrow. For
the best acrostic or word solution
submitted each day to Skillet
will be awarded two tickets to the
opening baseball game here on
April 26, and one ticket each will
be given for the second and third
best word combination presented
daily.
Skillet Must Get Answers.
The contest opened only yesterday,
the name of BUSH, the new man
ager of the team, being the subject
for the fans to compile their acrostics
from. All answers to that particu.
lar problem must be in "Skillet's''
boudoir on the twelfth floor of the
Munsey building by o'clock to.
night. Tomorrow the names of the
three successful fans will be pub.
lished in the sporting section. and
another ball players name presented
to be acrosticized-as 1t were.
Until every member of the local
team, including the coaches, has
been utilized in this word Juggling
contest, the acrostic competition will
continue. AS there are about thirty
men in training at Tampa, and as
Tour tickets will be awarded for
acrestics made from each name, ii
Is easy to see that I20 fans win
nave won their way into the park
by the time the opening day rolls
around. But before that time s9r.
riyes special acrostic writing Z a.
tanning the letters from THE Wash.
tngton Americans" will be pro
Continued on Page 2, Column o.
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TWO Of DE|VBY'S
PARTY JAILED
IN PANAMA
Former congressmell, CARRIED
as Sailors, overstay
Shore Leave.

PANAMA CITY, March 2O.-tBy
Radio to international News Serv.
ice0 Andrew N. Peterson, Of Brook
lyn, and Albert B. Rossdale. of The
Bronx, former United States Con-
gressmen from New York State.
were released from jail here early
today after being arrested for vio-
lating navy regulations by appear
ing on the streets after IL p. m.
in naval uniforms.
Dressed As Sailors.
When members OF the Congress
sional party which came here with
Secretary Of the Navy DENLY to
witness the fleet maneuvers were
distributed among the battleships
and destroyers yesterday, Rossdale
and Peterson picked the battleship
New York.
To find out just what were the
experiences Of a. sailor under actual
war conditions, they drew complete
outfits from the ships quarter:
master and dressed as common sea-
men, agreeing to observe all naval
regulations during the time they
were thus attired.
Yesterday evening, when the
days maneuvers had ended and the
big warships were resting peace
fully at anchor in Panama Bay, the
| former Congressman obtained
naSaos IN on ashore
They are said to have had a
pleasant evening enjoying the
sights of this ancient Central
American city, forgetting that their
passes provided for their return to
their ship at II o'clock.
Seized By Police.
Shortly after that hour they are
said to have ventured forth from
a cabaret and Immediately fell into
the hands of the civil police.
! Their protestations and passes
were of no use. The Panama DO.
lice said they were going to obey
orders to the letter-and two ex-
Congressman were locked up forth.
with.
Rossdale and Peterson kept on
protesting so loudly and persistent.
~, however, Lhat the commandant
Of police finally sent out a mes.
senger to ask the commander of
the New York what he should do
about these two elderly American
seamen who refused to stay locked
up.
The ship commander issued or.
ders for the New Workers to be re.
leased Immediately. 1t was re.
ported throughout the fleet fodo ~
that they would be assigned to
kitchen police tonight as punish.
ment for their escapade.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
D
PROMOTE
Plan On
TRIP
General and paueherty oi
Opinion Bnsines Mould Of
set Loss Of Labor Vote.
By GEORGE e. HOLMES.
fnssfnnfional News sefv1cs.

{ =
FORT PIERCE, Fla, March 20.
"A vigorous political offensive Is
to be conducted during the com.
ing summer, which will carry e.
the country most Of the principa1
issues that the Republican party
managers now foresee looming up
for 1924.
10 Send Out Army.
This has already been decided
upon. it was learned today and
while President Harding's western
tour will be the chief gum IN this
campaign, the chief executive wiz
not be left to bear the burden
alone. Plans already are well under
way for q number Of Republican
speakers to criss-cross the country
sounding the call of Republican
achievement, and challenging
comparison with Democratic sc.
complishments.
A militant presentation 81 the
administration record, rather than
policies. is to be the keynote OF
the summer offensive. according
to present plans. And in this con
.nection, special emphasis win be
PUT on the issue of Flaw and order
which Attorney General Harry
Daugherty predicts will be or of
the greatest Of the issues OF
Foreseeing the Democrats ara
going to attack savagely the uow
famous ''Daugherty injunctieu
the Republican spokesman that are
closely identified with the admin
istration will meet this issue with
w1S~- ~ -
interests of the country to stand
up and be counted with the oppo-
sition to nationwide strikes.
Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes
former director of the budget and
one of President Harding's closest
friends and political advisers, be.
lieves the party should go even
further than vigorous defense Of
the Chicago Injunction proceedings.
He is in favor of including in the
next Republican platform q plank
definitely pledging the party in
plain words, to the ttopen shop" prili-
ciple in American industry and
making the issue Of Flaw and or
der' the chief one Of the 1924 cam.
paign.
That a plain "open Shop declar-
alton in the preliminary platform
would ALLEVIATE the so-ca1led labor
vote is generally conceded by the
Republican leaders.
For Political Showdown.
Those of the Daugherty and
Dawes school, however. believe that
nothing will be gained by pussy
footing" on this issue, and that on
the contrary, militant. stand on
this controversial issue viii COM
mand an overwhelming support
from all the interests that were adj
versely affected by the great strikes
of 1922.
Sooner or later, General Dawes
believes, the issue involved in
nationwide strikes must be met po-
liticaIly, and he is one of the
Republican sages who believe that
it should be boldly accepted In 1924
while the discomforts OF the rail
and coal strikes, are .uppermost in
the public mind. It would be all
the more to the party's advantage
The Washington times., 1923-03-20

: Peeping through the verdant
shrubbery near Riverside Drive and
Eleventh street, private detectives
employed by Miss Farrar in Septem-
Der, 1921, declare they .saw the
handsome Lou and petite Miss
Stella Larrimore, an ACTRESS. I'm
each others arms. with Lou bend
ing over her in lovers pose, his
lips fastened upon her upturned
face:
From about midnight until near
ly two hours later the sleuths MAIN
tanned their watch, afraid to make
the slightest movement lest it be-
tray their presence.
Finally the lovers tryst was
terminated by a soul kiss Of such
overwhelming magnitude that be-
fore permitting its description Sam
uel Untermyer, attorney for Miss
Farrar, asked, Supreme Court Ref
cree Thomas H. Mahoney to ex-
clude newspapermen from the con.
ference. chamber and thus spare
their feelings.
Love Complete. Absorbing.
The request granted and the tes-
LI1uOuIy 1SSdAuLI5 IL 6CCACNs SA0 PAO-
lie will never know what one of
the detectives alluded to as the
lost complete demonstration of
love he had ever witnessed or could
be imagined.
The greatest secrecy concerning
Miss Larrimore's name was main.
tanned by witnesses called to testi-
~ to Tellegen's affection for the
actress. Acting under strict in
structions by Untermyer: they re-
ferred to her simply as "the wom-
an L." Only once was she mention
ed as IS. L. and then the To-
uuacious witness was rebuked by
counsel.
Miss Stella Larrimore is the sis.
ter of Francine Larrimore. the
actress who starred in Mice Peo-
ple," and lives with her in apart
ment II G at 730 Riverside Drive.
She is two years younger than
'Francine, who is twenty-five, and
appeared with Lou Tellegen in Don
CONTINUED on. Page 2, Column s.
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trousers, black coat, no vest and a
heavy brown overcoat, tan shoes
and a black cap.
The fact that $125 was found on
the body indicates that if the man
was murdered, robbery was not the
motive.
A bottle of bichloride Of mercury
tablets was found in his possession.
The autopsy will be performed to
determine whether there is any
poison in the stomach.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
MAN
SHOOTS
SELF
Captain StimmeI, Medical Ex-
peri, Found by Wife Badly
Wounded.

Cant. Clarence o. Stinnmel,
forty-three years old, noted bac-
teriologist and vaccine expert as
signed to the Army Medical
School here, today Is il . serious
condition in Emergency Hospital,
suff ering, polio, say, from : self
inflicted gunshot wound just over
Living fat on his back, . .32
.caIiber gun IN his right hand,
Captain StimnAel was found by
his wife in the cellar of his home
at 1915 Jefferson street north
west.
Believe He May Recover.
Physicians at Emergency Hos
pital say the man may recover.
After a hasty examination Lney
advanced the opinion that the pull
let did not enter the brain, ouI
merely shot along the edge OF II.
The bullet left the end just above
the right ear.
leave for New York today. He had
been granted months leave OF
absence and planned to go away
for his health. He has been treated
for nervous trouble. Police believe
that Captain Stimmel intended to
shoot himself through the temple,
but missed his mark, due to
shaking hand, a result OF recent
illness.
Police Find Rope in Cellar.
A twenty.foot rope was founo
near the; cellar steps. Police be-
lieve that Captain Stimmel first
considered using the rope and
later changed his mind.
Captain Stimmers wife is pros
trated. She told police that her
husband had been in good spirits
the last few days, and that he
never mentioned suicide. -
"My husband got up about Z
o'clock and went downstairs to
make the coffee" Mrs. Stimmel
told the police. HE does this every
morning. I stayed in bed. A few
minutes after he was downstairs
heard a noise. It was an explosion
of some kind, but it wasn't very
loud, and / paid no attention to
it.
Fails to Answer Call.
at waited for him to call me. He
didn't. I got UP about 1880 and
went downstairs. called him and
got no answer. Then / went down
to the cellar and found him lying
on the concrete floor"
An Emergency Hospital ambu-
lance was summoned. Captain
Stimmel was still living, but un-
conscious, when the ambulance
reached the house. He was i'm
mediately removed to the hospital.
Later today he will be taken to
the Walter Reed Hospital.
DIR. Louis B. Castell. Of the
Champlain Apartments, physician
for the Stimmel family. .said today
that-Captain Stimmel had been
for the past few weeks.
He said that he had only recently
from an attack of in.
fluenZa.
Had Nervous Exhaustion.
physicians at Walter Reed have
been treating him for nervous ex-
haustion," DR.. Castell said today.
Captain Stimmel has two young
daughters, Barbara, seven years
old, and Leona, eleven years old.
Both were in bed when the shot
was fired.
Capt. Stimmel is an instructor at
the Army Medical School. He is
'bacteriologist Of some note and also
The Washington times., 1923-03-20

known throughout the country as a
vaccine expert.
The bullet which passed through
Capt. Stimmel's head, was found
by the police. The lead was mashed.
Police say that Capt. Stimmel evi.
IDENTIFY was lying flat on his back
when he fired the shot, the bullet
striking the concrete cellar floor.
Captain Stimmel rose from the
ranks. He enlisted in the medical
corps in 1904 and was commissioned
first lieutenant in 1917 and cap
tain in the sanitary corps in Jan
uary, 1918. He has been detailed
to the medical school since 1919.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
GAS TANKS EXPLODE
IN STOCK YARDS FIRE

CHICAGO, March 2O.--A Spec.
tacular fire, marked by gas and ex-
plosions of numerous gasoline tanks
endangered the Union Stock Yards
early today.
The flames wiped out the plant
Of the Mercury Manufacturing and
caused damage estimated between
100000 and $250,000.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
$50, 900 KEY WEST FIRE
DESTROYS THIRTY HOMES

KEY WEST, Fla, March 90
More than thirty homes were de-
stroyed by fire here early today,
when a stubborn blaze swept over
several blocks, doing approximately
100000 damages. No loss Of life
was reported.
The fire started in a cigar factory
and gained great Roadway before it
was noticed, according to police.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
UPTON SINCLAIR TO SEEK
CONGRESS SEAT FROM CAL.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 90.
Upton Sinclair, novelist, was NOM
mated for Representative in Con-
gress from the Tenth California
district by the Labor party at its
organization meeting here.
Sinclair ran for the United States
Senate on the Socialist ticket last
fall.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
Carnarvon Cursed For
Dissertations, Say
Egyptians

BY international News Service.

LUXOR, Egypt, March 20
The condition of Lord Carnar-
Won, who is i'll from the bite
Of q mysterious insect, showed
Improvement today. Lady Car
narvon is coming from Eng
land by airplane.
Superstitious Egyptians de-
clare that Lord Carnarvon. is
suffering from . curse imposed
upon him because he disturbed
the grave of Pharaoh.
II is recalled that when the
ancient kings Of Egypt were
buried future generations were
forbidden to touch the graves.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
WEATHER

Increasing cloudiness with
rising temperature tonight:
lowest temperature tonight
slightly below freezing:
Wednesday cloudy and
much warmer; moderate to
fresh southerly winds.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HUGGER; LOUIS NEW TITLES

NEW YORK, March 20-Enter Lou Tellegen in role:
the Shek Of the Park Bench and the Darkned Vestbue
Highly favored testimony by witnesses for Geraldine
Farrar in her suit for absolute divorce yesterday acclaimed
the famous actor the unchaenged hallway osculator and
park bench Romeo. s
The Washington times., 1923-03-20

Open Shop IS Urged As q q. p. Issue
COL. KELLER LAUDS He RST
FUND TO FIGHT PEPCO

Enterprise Of The Washington Times and The Herald
IN contributing $1,000 toacGrd the $4,000 legal fee to
defend the rights of District citizens IN the Potomac
The Washington times., 1923-03-20
WITH THE
ALIBI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION.
Being q skeleton record Of
cases tried yesterday In Judge
Hardis0n's tribunal.
Read 'Ens and Worry
BY DONALD McDOUGAL

Case /. Twenty-eight miles per
hour on Sixteenth street. Alibi.
couldn't 60 % m.p.h.; wife wouldn't
let him. Verdict, SIS.
Case Q. Passinga street car while
loading and unloading passengers;
failing to stop when hailed by the
cop. A1ibi, speeded up to pass
street car before doors were
opened. Verdict, $40.
Case 3. Twenty Sn.p.h. over
street crossing: failing to give sig
nal when turning lilai. first.
charge, none. second charge,
failed to give signal because tIaere
was no one behind. verdict. first
charge, S.; second charge, so.
Case 4. Cadillac tags on Ford
car. Alibi, new car and birthday
party. Couldn't wait for tags for
former without being late to latter.
Borrowed tags from fathers car.
Verdict, $40.
Case s. Failing to show drivers
permit; no rear light. Alibi, came
from nearby place; didn't know
light was out; confused because
passenger in car had epileptic fit;
defendant always becomes con.
fused when people have epileptic
fits; first offense in seven years
driving. Verdict, first charge, 50;
second charge. 81.
Case 8. Twenty-Five m.p.h. over
street crossing. Alibi, II watched
the speed-thermometer all the time.
Never exceeded IL m.p.h." Yer.
dict, SIS.
Case z. Crossing Pennsylvania
avenue at speed greater than 70
mph. Defense, intensely nervous,
due to twenty-five months mil.
itary service in France; was on
way to hospital for treatment
when arrested. The court seemed
to be of the opinion that twenty-five
months mud-waddling in France
is enough to make any one nerv-
Gus, and put defendant on six
months probation, advising him
not to drive a car until the nerv-
GUS condition is relieved.
Case 8. Parking car on New
York avenue from 2 a.. INTO 2
p. m; ignoring cops calling cards
left on steering wheel. Alibi.
wasn't feeling well; resides in
block where car was parked:
understood he had right to park
car in front Of residence. Verdict,
81.
Case 8. Crossing Seventeenth
street at speed greater than IL
mph; cutting corner, failing to
give signal when turning con-
victed Of speeding before. Alibi,
knew cop was behind him; un.
reasonable to suppose that defend.
would speed under such circunn-
stances. Verdict, IS on minor
charges. $50 for speeding.
Case 10. TWenty-six mph on Vir-
ginia avenue. Alibi, attends traf.
fic school two nights a. week:
stopped within ten feet when
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Case 4. Cadillac tags on Ford
car. Alibi, new car and birthday
party. Couldn't wait for tags for.
former without being late to latter.
borrowed tags from fathers car.
Verdict, $40.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20

Electric PoaOeT COMPANY UGL-
ndtion case before the United
States Supreme Court today
brought congratulations from
Engineer Consnsissioner Charles
Keller, at Ogden, Utah.
His telegram reads:
OGDEN, Utah, March 20. As
one greatly concerned IN safe
guarding the rights Of the entire
community, ! wish TO express my
appreciation Of the generosity and
public spirit Of The Times and
The Herald and ID with them
success IA their campaign III MP
port Of the efforts pf tie Pub
lie Utilities Commission 10 M
hold its rates and valuations be-
fore the Supreme Court. Vide
spread and intelligent publicity
such as you win give ought qui
support.
The Washington times., 1923-03-20

Case s. Twenty-Five m.p.h. over
street crossing. Alibi, II watched
the speed-thermometer all the time.
Never exceeded IL m.p.h." Yer.
dict, SIS.
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Case 3. Twenty m.p.h. over
street crossing: failing To give sig
nal when turning Alihi.. first.
charge, n0ne. Second charge.
failed to give signal because there
was no one behind. Verdict. first
charge. S.; second charge, so.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-16
FIRE ON MONGOLIA
Fought FOR 2 HOURS
Liner Scheduled to Sail To-
day For Plymouth Can
Get Under Way

New York, Aug. IA theory that
disgruntled 'bootleggers among her
crew had set fire in the hold of the
steamship Mongolia to get even with
q faction which had tipped Off
their game to prohibition agents, was
advanced today after freboats had
extinguished a smoky blaze in her No.
3 hold.
Officials of the White Star line,
which operates the Mongolia, secuted
the story declaring the blaze started
in a cargo of copra and probably was
caused by spontaneous combustion.
An investigation is under way. The
Mongolia was undamaged and will
sail this afternoon.
Sailors on ships at nearby docks
were the authors of the disgruntled
bootlegger story. They declared a
feud had existed for sometime be-
tween "wets' and "drys'' among the
crew, and that this was
brought to head Tuesday when the
"drys" caused seizure of 800 bottles
of liquor which the ''wets" had
brought over to smuggle into New
York.
Newspaper men were barred from
the Mongolia's pier by a guard, who
told them the circumstances of the
fire were none of their business.