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The Washington times., 1923-05-12
Ill HEALTH
DECLARED
CAUSE
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had seen no one enter or leave the
suite during the afternoon or heard
any noise of a struggle or shots
The pistol was of small caliber and
would have made little noise.
1t was revealed today by CT
ficials Of the Allen p. Walker Com
pany which operates RUTLAND
Court that Concha had recently
been served with q summons to the
Municipal Court for failure to pay
his rent, and that he had bean
more or less consistently in arrears
since he took the suite some six
or seven months ago.
Coroner hewitt was not entirely
satisfied with appearances when he
viewed the body last night. He
ordered. an inquest and directed
Fred Sandberg, finger-print expert
Of the Police Department, to photo
graph finger prints found on tho
blue steel pistol.
AAG IALOC 4AObCS 1OuAA0 AA1 bAAO 604tNp
one pinned to the entrance door and
the other two on table near which
the body lay were all couched in a
hopeless tone:
One read:
THE only reason Of my decision
ID my very poor health. There is no
other reason whatever. l beg to
avoid scandal and tell that it Is an
accident. In my desk at the office
I leave a letter for you, giving In
structions for my affairs. which ]
beg you to carry out"
This note was addressed to PrObert
and it's last reference was to a long
epistle addressed to the manager.
Another was to GonZalo de Aram-
buru, Of the Peruvian embassy, who
was to visit headquarters today. It
was in Spanish.
Concha was described as an &C.
complished linguist with a good
grasp on South American affairs.
He was assigned to the South Amer
lea embassy rum"
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
Of zoo IN
ALEXANDRIA
PLANNED
Patrol Organized to Protect
Shriners During Their
Big Convention.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May IA
meeting to arrange for a provost
guard to take care of the Shriners
during the convention, held last
night, chose H. Noel Garner to act
as captain and the following as his
lieutenants: David G. Grillbortzer,
III. Melvin Devers, Edgar G. Ramb,
DIR. H. A. Wood. Frank w. Latham
and Wilder M. Rich. Two hundred
men will patrol the city at all hours
during the Shriners visit.
Shields ordered for these special
policemen will correspond to those
to be used in Washington, except
that they will be inscribed Alexan-
dria, Va, instead of Washington.
1t was decided to arrange for a
one-way traffic to Mt. Vernon. The
cars going to Mt. Vernon will go
out Alfred street and take the con-
crete road. Returning, they will
street, down Duke street to Wash
ington street and out Washington
street to the road leading to Wash
ington.
The societies at Fort HUMPHREYS
have signified their willingness to
take care of the traffic from Alex
andria to Mt. Vernon and back.
Director Of Public Safety Paul
Morton and City Manager Wilder
M. Rich will accompany q commit
tee to call on the board Of super
visors of Arlington county to make
arrangements for traffic regulations
over the roads in the county.
The following were elected yester-
day as officers of the Baltimore Con.
ference Missionary Society: Mrs. J.
r. COPELAND, president; Mrs. w. B.
Ballengee, vicapresident; Miss En-
ma v. Pepper, corresponding secre.
tary; Mrs. Reginald G.. Mowbary, re-
cording secretary; Miss Cora Board.
treasurer; Mrs. w. H. Ballengee, SUI
perintendent of children; Mrs. T. o.
Jones, superintendent OF mission
study; Miss Mary Towers. superin-
tendent of social service; Mrs. Ash
Ian F. Harlan, superintendent of
supplies, and Miss Jessie Hough,
superintendent of publicity.
Frank M. Hurst was arraigned
before Acting Judge A. B. Nicol this
morning, on the charge of violating
the prohibition law. Police state
that they found five and one-half
gallons of corn liquor when they
searched Hurst's home at Royal and
Franklin streets. Hurst is being
held on $500 bond to await action Of
the grand jury.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
TROLLEY c A R 8
run WITHOUT
TRACKS
New Type Of Street Transpor.
tation Invades City OF
Philadelphia.
By international News Service.

PHILADELPHIA May 12.--The
trackIess trolley, popular in Europe
and China as q means OF avoiding
marring Of city streets with car
tracks. has invaded Philadelphia, a
line of them being about to be estab.
lished along Oregon avenue, in the
southern section of the city.
The new cars are striking in ap-
pearance, being a cross between the
conventional "one-man" type of troll
ley car and motor bus. A feature
of them is the double trolley pole,
used to convey the positive and neg.
alive current Ordinarily a trolley
takes its power from the single over.
head wire; the current, after being
used, flowing back to the power
house through the tracks. Due to
the absence OF tracks, however, the
double pole was the only solution
for the return current.
Complicated as it may seem, it
works perfectly, and at a test. re-
Gently conducted at the J. G.. Brill
Company plant here, where the cars
were built, two of them were kept
running at high speed around an
oval path in small yard without
any difficulty.
A party of Philadelphia city coun-
cilmen rode on them and expressed
hearty approval.
The cars themselves are. of all.
steel construction. seat thirty pas.
sengers and have a maximum speed
of thirty miles an hour, far in ex.
cess of the average trolley car
Their weight is slightly over six
tons. The new Philadelphia line will
be the first to operate in such a
large city. Trackless trolley lines
have been operated in Los Angeles
and Minneapolis, the present cars
being for new line at Petersburg
Va.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
REsoURcEFUL AUToIST
ESCAPES PAYING FINE

HAMMOND, Ind. May ST was
riding on the hood of the au.ono,
bile in order to stretch my iesS,
Frank Egan, of Chicago. told the
iudge in the Hammond City court
"I wasn't drunk"
Egan was arrested when ne c
breezing over the State hne , S.a0u
ding the automobile hood like
h;ia Tio1s cowboy astride a bronco.
Ha explained the alcohol came rrom
the radiator and that the unsteao-
ness in his walk was caused by the
cramped condition in his legs. he
was discharged.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
EXPORT OF ELECTRICAL
GOODS SHOWS BIG GAIN

Electrical goods exported from
United States in March were valued
at $6,344,S42, and for the three
months ended April /, $17,5S5,523,
preliminary figures announced by
the Department of Commerce today
disclosed. This was heavy increase
over 1922.
In March railroad locomotives
valued at $474,09S were shipped
abroad.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
Miss Aldrich's Maid
Is Hailed AS Heroine
of Chinese Train Raid
By EDNA LEE BOOKER,
international News Service.
copyright, 1898. by International
News Service.)

Copyright, 1923. by international -
News Service.)
SHANGHAI, May ~. - A
French maid employed by Miss
Lucy C. Aldrich, sister-in-law Of
John D. Rockefeller, jr. proved
the heroine of the train raid
when many foreigners were seized
by Chinese bandits near the
Shantung frontier, said a dis
patch from Tsinan-Fu today.
Hid Her Jewels.
The maid is Mile. Scholoborn, an
orphan. When the train was at
tackled in the dead of night she
maintained her presence of mind.
She hid a diamond bracelet, a soil
taire and wallet filled with money
under the seat of the Aldrich COM
partment. She did not have time
to dress before the brigands broke
into the compartment.
Clad only in her nightgown Mile.
Scholoborn was driven with the
other prisoners toward the distant
mountains. Her companion was
a Mexican woman.
I'VE walked and walked through
the darkness" said the maid. "It
was very cold and the way was
rough and hard upon our bare
feet. The Chinese kept urging
us forward at top speed. They
were in a great hurry.
ION Monday the soldiers attack
ed. The bandit chief demanded
volunteer to wave a white flag
and visit the commander of the
troops to tell him that the prisoners
would be tortured and put to death
unless the soldiers retired.
Il remember well that was sit
ting down when a Chinese who
could speak English called for some
one to carry the flag. Miss AL
drich and Minnie McFadden her
companion, were not with me. J
did not know what the bandits
would do If the soldiers kept on
firing. / was desperate so I
jumped up and said I would carry
the white flag.
81 told Mrs. NALL: My mother is
dead. am all alone in the world.
l am devoted to Miss Aldrich, and
If can save her life I am willing
TO try
Waving the ID. V. DIS.
'The Chinese gave me a mans
underwear-a suit of B. v. D's-to
wave in the air. climbed around
the rocks on the mountainside and
raised the flag little by little. A
bullet whizzed by my cheek and
passed through the throat of a
bandit behind me. He dropped dead
Ten bandits crawled forward and
forced me out into the open. So
began to make my way down the
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
OLD HYMNS TO FEATURE
FIFTH BAPTIST SERVICES

Mothers Day will be observed at
the Fifth Baptist Sunday school
and also at the preaching services.
The subject of the Rev. John E.
Briggs at the morning service will
be Mothers of Bible Times" The
subject of the evening service will
be MARY, the Mother of Jesus"
The revival at Bereau Baptist
Chapel in Colmar Manor will con-
tinue next week.. The Rev. Briggs
and the Rev. =. IT. Strong are
preaching.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12

nonntainside. For twenty minutes
was continuously under fire, but
niraculously escaped being hit
1.-THE regular soldiers saw the flag
and quit firing. / tried to find my
way toward the soldiers headquar-
tiers. but felt so tired that !
just wanted to drop in my tracks.
The mountains looked like the Alps.
/ do not believe that any human
being could climb over them.
II was SO weak and sick that I
finally gave up hope. T fell to
the earth and huddled up in my
tracks. was just lapsing into
Inconsistencies when l felt a tap
on my shoulder. There was a sol
died standing by me. He put his
finger upon his lips. warning me
to be quiet. Then he led me to
the commander and l delivered my
message"
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
DIVORCE
PLEA ON WILD
PARTIES
Mrs. Grace R. Hurley Names
Correspondent and Asks
For AIimony.

Alleging misconduct and naming
a correspondent, Grace r.. Hurley,
today filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court against Ronald A.
Hurley for absolute divorce, ALI
mony and the custody OF their
child.
Represented by Attorney James
P. Schick, she declares that her
husband ''in her absence had
parties in their apartment entertain
ing men and women unknown to her
and that the conduct of such parties
was boisterous and unbecoming."
Mrs. Hurley also says that her
husband had sold their furniture
and a large part of her wedding
presents, and had given her only
s9E for her support. Her husband
is an automobile salesman, says
Mrs. Hurley, and earns about $4,000
a year. The couple were married
in this city May /, 1920, and have
one child.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
"VoIcE OF WILDFLoWERS"
TO BE STAGED TONIGHT

1.-THE Voice of the Wildflowers,
a fantasy by Mrs. Minnigerode An
drews will be presented this after-
noon and tonight by the Genie,
woman's League, and the via
Flower society a. -" Hail
Between fifty and sixty people,
Including dancers and pantomime
nIavers are in the case. The COM
1,ittee in charge of the business
ARRANGEMENTS includes Miss Mary
Morris Amber, Miss M. B. Cnan-
ceIlor. Miss Colt. Mrs. Bradley
Davidson, and Mrs. J. Harvey wat
tIes for the Gentlewoman's League;
10 n. Edgar T. Wherry, DR.. Paul
1 par+sch Miss Emily Dinwiddle,
Mrs Leo D. Miner, and P. L. Rick
A.. foy. the Wild Flower Preserva-
tion society. Mr.. Kicker is treas
urer of the Joint committee.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
s { " |: R s
FOR BODY OF
POLICEMAN
Nationwide Search Under
Way for Autoist Prisoner Sus-
pected Of Killing Him.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 12.-
Creeks and streams in the eastern
suburbs of Cleveland were being
dragged and sewer catch basins
were being opened by police today
in the hope that they might reveal
the body. of Dennis Griffin. Cleve-
land patroIman, who disappeared
yesterday as he was taking ]. L.
Whitfield to the Fourteenth pre-
cinct police station as prisoner IN
the latter's automobile.
Officials directing the search ad-
rnitted frankly they were baffled,
but had given UP the last lingering
hope that Griffin might be found
alive. Descriptions of the alleged
abductor have been broadcast to all
sections of Ohio, Pennsylvania. In
diana and Michigan, but clues that
have come in response have been
extremely disappointing.
Whitfield was driving a blue Jor-
dan roadster, with red wheels. Ii
was made in 1917, and, according
to- Jordan officials, there was but
one duplicate of the model,
Believes Body in City.
Chief of Police Jacob w. Graul
does not believe that Griffins Dody
was taken outside of Cleveland. or
at least beyond the county limits.
Police point out that as the car
sped on It's way the unusual burden
of dead man could not have failed
to attract the attention or some
passing motorist.
Robert Williams, private detec-
tive from Pittsburgh, told Cleveland
police today that he had seen q car
answering the description of the
missing roadster in Toledo yester-
day afternoon. He said that the
man at the wheel. who was alone,
answered fairly to Whitfield's de-
scriptfon, except that the Charlie
Chaplin mustache, with which his
features were adorned when he was
placed under arrest on a charge OF
being the head of gang or spark
plug thieves, was missing.
Headed Toward Pittsburgh.
Upon receipt of Williams infor-
nation, Chief Graul Immediately
communicated with the Toledo po-
lice department, although placing
little credence in the story.
The last tangible clue to the
whereabouts of the escaped prisoner
came yesterday when laborer told
of seeing the car with lone occu-
pant speeding past the Myron I.
Herrick home at Gates Mills. This
was about 1880 o'clock Friday morn
ing. The car was then headed-tn
the general direction of Pittsburgh.
although there are many roads Dy
which the driver could have doubled
on his tracks and made westward.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
RADIO TO TRY TO REACH
EVERY ONE OF 49, STATES

NEW YORK, May IL. - Radio
station WDAP in Chicago will
make a test on May II to deter
mine if a radio message from Chi
cago can be picked up in every
State in the Union. Through the
cooperation Of the National Tuber-
culosis Association and the Chicago
Board Of Trade talk on the
modern health crusade will be
broadcast from that station at 1920
p. m, Eastern standard time, or
1880 daylight saving time, on
May II.
The wave length will be 375
| meters
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
BUILDERS STRIKE IN
NEW YORK SPREADING

NEW YORK, May 12.-"The
builders strike which already
has caused work to cease on $780,
900 900 building projects, spread
further today.
The Brooklyn Chamber of Com.
merce has abandoned plans for a
$4,000, 900 hotel of 1000 rooms be.
cause of high cost of labor and
building materials.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12

PARENTS,
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most successful boys bands I'm
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lars call on Mr.. l.. G. Phillips,
1919 l. street northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
WALKING ALONG SHORE,
FINDS HUSBANDS BODY

KILLINGLY, Conn. May a.
While walking along the shore of
Alexander Lake Mrs. Ben Kershaw
found the body of her husband,
who had been missing since April
". The water was rough that day
and Kershaw had been out in a
canoe.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
Lenin Worse Again.

STOCKHOLM, May 12.-The con-
dition of Nicolai Lenin has taken a
turn for the worse, according 10
news from Moscow today. his
ma raIvsis. has increased and 10 10
unable to talk.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
Conference at Picking
Will Be Held Despite
Disorders in China

Recent disturbances in China in
volving foreigners will not inter-
fere with the continuation of the
work of Chinese rehabilitation start.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-23

The Douglass-C. E. Johnson, Ed.
Morton, George w. Lodge and wife,
Esther M. Lodge, Leonard J.. Norvilfe
and wife, Frank E. Bradley and wife,
DR.. Brady, wife and son; DR.. ]. Nc
Carthy, w. w. Dalling, ]. L. Ackroyd,
H. L. Wagner, w. A. Lewis and wife,
j. C. Miller, E. S. Porter, H. ]. Bley-
Ter, F. r. Stevenson, Jr., S. Paterson,
M. B. Keane, Walter ]. Bley, A. ].
MacBride, E. B. Mccoy, P. ]. Driscoll,
H. E. Smallay, C. NJ. White, Walter d.
Lamon, ]. C. Frazer, Mrs. Dora E.
Archambault, Jr., Philadelphia; w. L..
Tinipone, j. c. Mascher, New York
City; G. V. Allen, e. J. Bowen, Bridge
ton; Van v. Dorr, Ventnor; w. l..
Spence, Atlantic City; Fred Stear,
Collingswood; c. L. Hitchner, Pitman;
Edward S. Sharpless, Moorestown;
Margaret P. Yoe, Vineland; H. A.
O'Neill, Ocean City; Roy J. Allen and
wife, J. Thomas Gaynor and wife, Geo.
S. Smith and wife, Mrs. William Van
neman, Mrs. NJ. E. Musser, Salem; S.
D. White, Newield; Clarence Krauss,
Audubon; j. P. Cranston, Wilmington,
Del.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-23
CAMDEN AND TRENTON HAVE AN,
OTHER COMPETITOR IN
POPULATION

The New Jersey cities of Camden
and Trenton have been running nip
and tuck in population for several
years. Both have been around the
one hundred thousand mark for the
past ten years. Trenton is nov a lit
tie ahead with a population of 119, 900,
according to the census of 1920. The
same census gives Camden 10000.
Their new competitor is a consolida-
ton of five towns and townships in
Hudson County, just across from New
York City. The five municipalities
consolidated are West New York,
North Bergen, Weehawken, Gutten-
berg and Union Hill. The merging
is a result Of a bill passed this winter
by the Legislature and signed this
week by Governor Silzer. There has
been a movement for consolidation
of these towns for several years be-
cause of the conflict of municipal adj
ministrations. 1t has been suggested
that the city be called North Hudson.
The seat of government will be Union
Hill. The population of the new city
will be about 1O0,0 900. The Journal
predicts that in 1888 Camden will be
rs, 900 ahead of Trenton.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-23
New Uses for AirpIanes.

Bathing from airplanes is going to
be the correct thing for those that can
afford 1t. People at Cavaliare, a Sc
lect little seaside place on the Med
iterranean, gather on the beach every
morning to see the coming of a young
couple in their airplane. The man is
his w pilot. Both are dressed in
bathing costume with peignoir. The
machine alights gently on the very
edge of the surf and then the occu-
pants jump straight in for their swim.
Sometimes they fly right out to sea
and dive in, leaving their airplane In
charge of a professional pilot. An
other development of air traffic may
be 'airlifts," says an exchange. Spe-
cial machines are to be built for tax
ing up people to the mountain tops.
This is the result Of a Swiss aviator's
exploit in landing or the summit OF
Mont Blanc. Tourists will step into
the plane at the door of their hotel
and reach the mountain peak In 20
minutes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-23
FULL HOUSE GREETS SENATOR
EDGE

Hon. Walter E. Edge. one of the two
United States Senators from New
Jersey, addressed the Cape May
County Chamber of Commerce last
night at Cape May Court House. The
Court House building was full and
several persons in the audience had
to stand. He told of his experiences
at Washington during his four years
in Congress and deprecated the fill
clustering tactics of certain Senators
in talking to death the ship subsidy
bill. He intimated that there was an
element in Congress that was dan
gerous to the we'll being of this re-
public.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-23
ARE WE BECOMING STUDIOUS?

We see the portrait of a railroad
president in the newspapers and I'M
der it this item of news:
Goes abroad to study the Euro
pean transportation situation.
We can saw him the trip and as
sure him of our own knowledge that
the European transportation situation
is rotten.
AS winter passes and spring brings
blander weather, you will see many
such news items. Mr.. Hoof, of the
Shoe Trust, will sail for Europe to
study the shoe question. Mr.. Goof, of
the Oshkosh Anti-Saloon League, will
sail for Europe to study the prohibi-
ton question.
Mr.. Stuff, of Stuff & Cuff, dealers in
poultry, will sail for Europe to size
up the chicken situation.
The funny thing about it is that
no one ever seems to take a trip to
Europe to have a good time. Every
traveller seems to want to study or
investigate something. Is is all a
struggle for efficiency or is there a
teeny-weeny bit of bunk about it?
We would like to go to Europe to
lie under a tree in a warm climate
and forget our troubles.-New York
American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-23
GUESTS AT WILDWOOD HOTELS
For the Week Ending March %, 1923

The Fenwick-Paul Domingues,
Fred Stahl, James'H Harvey, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. Leiken, King sisters, Alex
Marshall, N. M. Van Austin, F. T.
Hand, S. Senekoff, James E.. HOLMAN,
w. H. Kelley, Edwin B. Mann, George
Kramer, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Nobi Dram
gan Philadelphia; Louis l.. Anderson,
j. D. Grigg, Reading, Pa; Howard
Peak, w. ]. Luff, Kensington, Pa; j..
B. Tryon, Brockton, Mass; George
Martin, Atlantic City; H. Glacken,
Gloucester, George Cliff, James F.
Campbell, Dick Deighan, Neil Deighan,
George Meddlemiss, Camden; Neal
Glacken, Windsor, N. j.; Charles
Rothber, New York City; F. Perry,
Hatboro, Pa.
The Seacrest-Jesse Bowen, w. w.
Prindle, c. j. Lane, DR.. R. R. Saund-
ers and wife, E. D. Saint, George w.
Purvis, H. A. Montgomery, Fl. A. King,
r. c. Middaugh. F. E. Gerdelman, Glen
Wiltsee, R. H. Boyer, H. NJ. Kesse, Jr.,
E. l.. Spence, M. Bogart, S. H. Ritch
and wife, j. S. Sielk, Philadelphia;
E. E.. Stoner and wife, Stroudsburg,
Pa; William G. Walk, Atlantic City;
C. A. Ham, G. Newmaster, Bridgeton;
w. S.. McCabe, Audubon; Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Parker, Washington, D. G.
The Royal Inn-J. F. Romani, J. R.
Mathers, A. d. Barrish, Harold L..
Skirving, Herbert M. Harris, B. A. Nc
Lane, John Carlin, ]. Cunningham,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. VIM, G. G. Litzen-
berg, M. H. Schein, E. H. Vogt, S. G.
Biggert, Philadelphia; j. M. Furber,
New York City; Mrs. H. Adler, Ham
monitor; George B. Hood, Haddon
Heights.
The Brighton-S. E. Mauger, James
Palmer, Anthony Leakan, William
Robson, J.. G. Montgomery, A. G. Car
ter, Philadelphia; w. ]. Hearth, New
York City; G. c. D. Altemus, Frank
T. Eastlack, Woodbury.; Clarence M.
Hall, Salem; Neal Glacken, Windsor;
W. S. McCabe, Audubon.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-23
MIR. WALKER RETURNS TO
WILDWOOD

William S. Walker, who for the past
few years had been stationed at At
lantic City, in the interests of the Bell
Telephone Co., has been again trans
ferred to the Wildwood field in charge
of the commercial end Of the COM
pany's business here. Before going
to Atlantic City at the time alluded to,
Mr.. Walker had seen service for the
company in Wildwood covering a
number of years. He formerly resided
in the Varsity apartments, 1906 Pa
cifc avenue. s..