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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11

1Ound beneath 1t, and marks upon the sill
"nere someone had climbed over It, The
prints were not those of a woman's shoes.
otiil' they went further to weaken the
theory Of suicide.
The notes in Knox's pockets were then
examined more critically. They had been
typewriter and then signed.
But the State claims to have proof that
Knox could not operate typewriter. Nor
were they the kind of letters a man ser.
iously contemplating suicide would be
likely to dictate to a stenographer..
There were, of course, the signatures.
But the authorities claim that for the pur-
poses Of business, Mrs. Knox had cult
waited handwriting so like her husbands
mat only experts could tell the two prit-
ings apart r
And it will be their contention tho,
Mrs. Knox wrote those suicide letter
forged her husbands name to them AMI
tucked them in his pocket after she had
shot him. 'o'
The authorities heard stories of fire.
quent quarrels between the two, and thew
considered very carefully some testimony
showing that she had bought black
mourning dress two days before her hus-
bands mysterious death!
It was also reported to them that short
, ~ before the tragedy Mrs. Knox had said
that her husband was giving her trouble
and that thereafter she would run the
business of the company without anv in
reference from him or there "would he
sure enough trouble"
These and other pieces of information
began to come to the police, and on tn.
18th of December warrant was issued
for the arrest of Mrs. Knox and waa given
to Sheriff A. w. Afford to serve. He car.
ried it around in his pocket until the first
day of January, the day on which his
term OF Office expired. On that day he
walked over TO the Knox mansion. placed
Mrs. Knox under arrest, took her to the
Sabine County Jail and then laid down his
commission.
During the weeks that elapsed between
the murder and arrest, Mrs. Knox went
about her business conscious, yet unmind-
full, of the wagging tongues
In the midst of all the hubbub of Cos
sip she did not forget when Christmas
&C. 1923 By American Weekly Inc
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the town that she herself built and de-
vel' tel talks OF 10 itug 1;1t lie n,pr,Iep
o. lam kno (, TO :',ere is li!fls Ioubt
tn@t nc ";is mnr'ie e:l--h.' someone. -
.lf,;t Q. the residents. henefciaIi..s Of
her on: eoas generosity, er1rtat;cally
ans loudly assert t'eir belize IN her
innocence Bi,t y woman OF her abo,.n.lZ'-
ing energy, ambition anL Thirst for poteer
Is c@lL:ln to ra e CHE 1i4S. sAs a fr;a,da
o, D. $ remarked, the day after she VAS
a.:c Eel: -
). Knox is a WOMEN of decided ner.s.
soHa!''y Of lie kind 70 make warm
friends %';l :; t." enemies, of the kind ~,
r''lo"" -. us ~oriI s:v. tSte would
he cara'ic ~ Gn:1,n1i ting l,n1;.Iar.' nd
for ws"n; hor friends world retnrt, IF
she killed anyone, her victim undoubtedly
degn~vod Il -
Tie P"cscrp'inr Attorneys Office saw
that wien TIE G,s.>I Jury ,,,ncts thew vill
Ncstnf m,'"tlT cnnr'@', c<;'lcnce to carse'
FIAT >o'ly to Oh Rvs. Knox for trial,
Icy have, they say. other evidence Which
will nnt he rc' tale.! until the trial is
actu@lv ~grn
And len Pts. Knox, so long absolute
ruler Of that little domain she created in
the Texas woods, is placed on trial il xiii
be interesting to see whether a jury can
be gotten together among those WHOM, she
has tefriended who viii believe the
WOMB who brought so much hanpins5s
to their children and 50 mitch cc.i1. ferg1
into their own lives is the wicked, cold
blooded, scheming murderess the State
will try to prove her. 3a
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As Murderess?
fcontinued from Preceding Pass)

Knox paid off employees of the Bronson
and Hemphill railroad and directed opera
tons of retail lumber yard at Mission,
Texas, according to accounts.
In addition to all her activities M
builder of business, hostess, Lady
Bountiful'' and angel of mercy. Mrs.
Knox as has been written, took a great
interest in the feminist movement and
became nationally recognized in the suf-
frage activities which eliminated in the
18th Amendment. She gave literally to
the votes-for-women campaigns lin Texas
for years.
When such leaders as the late DR.. Anna
Howard Shay and Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait were campaigning or lecturing in
Texas, they were always guests at the
Knox mansion and they and Mrs. Knox
became firm friends.
Because of her Astounding energy and
ability Mrs. Knox was greatly admired
by her suffrage associates, who admit the
fact that notwithstanding her practical,
sound Judgment and ability, she is rather
temperamental. At one time a nlorsel of
gossip about her was going around East
Mayfield and Hemphill Being the sort
OF woman who would not wait to live
gossip down, she went out without ado,
met group of the gossips gathered at a
Ladies Aid Meeting and beat them with
her fists
One of the women, SO the report goes,
happened to have a baby in her arms
Mrs. Knox asked bystander to hold the
baby and then and there thrashed the
woman.
81 didn't want to be too hard on her
on account of the baby" Mrs. Knox ex-
planned
Mrs. Knox is extremely fond of chill
dren, having six of her own.
At another time John Kirby, powerful
head of the United States Lumber Asso.
citation and violent Anti-SufFragist, was
travelling around Sabine County, his birth
place. speaking against Suffrage. He had
askel Mrs. Knox for the hospitality of
her hill. I
- urse,'' said Mrs Knox. "You
can sc tonight when we're going to
have outrage meeting. How fortunate
to have you at the same time"
But don't want to speak with a
suf complained Kirby.
III is my hail., was the lumber
qucc1s ultimatum. Speak With a suf-
fragiSt or not at all'l
Not long after the death of Knox.
stories of Lady Bountiful's' extrav-
aganc'S Ncean 10 DC whispered. Clerks
in stores in iIoueton. Beaumont. Dallas
and Fort Worth told of goods amounting
to $4,000 and $4,000 being bought in
a single day. jewelers. told of purchases
of exorbitant sums. Motor car dealers
told Of automobiles being purchased in
half dozen lots. 1t is said that a high
powered motor Car stood waiting for
guest any time of the day or night he
wished to use it. Servants were told to
follow instructions of guests to the letter.
Caterers related details of parties held at
the mansion which lasted weeks and
weeks.
Upon these goings-on Hiram Knox ap-
parently frowned. At any rate he never
partook of any of the festivities. While
the parties were in progress he would slip
away into the woods with his gun and dogs
and horses, and spend days there while
thousands of dollars were being spent by
his wife entertaining Texas society.
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IL was even said that ksss5
he registered various
protests against such
extravagances, but V9MSNs 9a
these protests were szSssS
promptly overruled by HIS
determined and dominating
wife. The responsibility Of ~
developing and maintaining
The business had been hers.
she claimed, and she would
spend the money as she desired.
There was also common talk in the dis.
trlct that Hiram Knox emphatically disap-
proved of one or more of the male guests
that were frequently and extensively en-
tertained under his roof. In fact, at the
hearing which resulted in Mrs. Knox being
held for the Grand Jury, one of her
servants testified that he had heard Knox
say that he was going to keep Chester
Collins away from my home, or kill him"
The same servant swore that Mrs. Knox
told him not to tell of packages being
sent to Collins. Collins is one of the at.
torneys for the defense.
1t was at about this time that the mys-
Knox. And then all the gossip crystal
lied
1t was Mrs. Knox who gave the alarm
She had heard two shots, she said, and
had gone into her husbands bedroom
She had found him lying on the floor,
pistol clasped in his right hand. She had
then summoned the authorities.
Two notes were found in Knox'S pocket
practically stating that he intended to
commit suicide. One was to his mother
and the other to lawyer friend. So
conclusive were these notes held to be as
evidence OF self-destruction that the sui
eide theory was at once accepted.
But in day or so doubts began to
arise.
In the first place Knox had been shot
in the back IF his head. To have done
this himself, he would have been forced TO
hold the pistol at a most awkward angle
And, in the second place, the hair of
ms head was not singed, nor were there
any powder marks. This meant that if
Knox had fired the shot that killed him
he would, beside the awkward angle, have
had to hold the pistol at least foot away
from his head when he pulled the trigger.
1t was demonstrated that Knox could
hardly have done this.
But 1t was exactly the kind of wound
that would have been made by any one
creeping up TO him while asleep, and
from the direction toward which his back
was turned!
Then it was discovered that the win.
dow OF the bathroom adjoining Knox's
room had been opened by some one the
night OF the murder. Footprints were
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14
MUNICIPAL OWNER
SHIP THAT PAYS

The first annual report of De
troit's city ownership and control
of street railways shows gross in
come for the year was $19,000,000.
Out of this all operating expenses
were met, $1,200,000 was paid on
the purchase price of the plant;
SD 100000 was put into a sinking
fund, and $l,000,000 remained as
net profit, which was put back into
the plant in extension and i'm
provements. The plant had charged
during the year a tive-cent fare,
with one cent extra for transfers,
thus being among the very few in
The country which has not gone to
higher fares. 1t has paid the EN-
)loyes the highest wages, accord
ing to the New York World, with
the exception of two trolley CON
Germs in the United States, and ON
an eight-hour basis with extra pay
for overtime.
Much of the credit is due to the
ability of former Mayor, now Sena-
tor, James f. Couzens. Similar
ability is not uncommon in Ameri-
ca and might be commanded under
the same incentives Of honor and
services.-American Labor Review.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14
A. +. OF L. VOLUN-
TARY FUNDS CON-
TRIBUTIONS

The American Federation of La
Dor publicity bureau, authorized by
the executive council of the Fed
Grafton, received voluntary con
tributions amounting to $5742.43
for the period covered by the re
port to the 1928 convention. Con-
tributions from the national and
international unions to the fund
for publicity purposes total ST.
221.74; the fund for promoting and
advancing Rochdale cooperation,
$4,324.3S; and the American Fed
Grafton of Labor national non-par-
tisan political campaign committee
fund, $4,92S.33.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14

z MO our industry. The cigar
aAsl adopted what they called
{ White Label, meaning that the
gal contained in the box covered
his label were made by white,
bon labor instead of by Chinese
pie .abr. This was a local label.
The next attempt at a label was
one Of our local unions, of St.
bus Missouri. They adopted a
b. union label which was red in
a a convention of the Cigar
axe, International Union held
Sacago in September, 1880, the
'sfa' union label was adopted
has been in use ever since.
."oei gradually took the place
the White Label of the Pacific
e and Of the Red Label of st.
us. Missouri.
lss abel is furnished absolutely
t 70 manufacturers who agree to
aoy none but members of the
saf Makers International Union.
IS Innocent looking but has a
Ae.iaI influence in stabilizing
aeipIng to organize our trade.
''a not be ,ued for conspiracy;
IN net be stopped by injunction;
L does not fear any hostile in
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14
The CIGAR MAKERS
UNION LABEL
/, George ". Perkins. President
Of the Cigar Makers lmerna-
IiOnal Mon of America.

The union label was originated
! the cigar makers. 1t was first
"a in 1916 by the union cigar
IaksI Of San Francisco. At that
nt The Pacific Slope was ovorrun
Chinese coolie workmen, and
ANY thousands of them were COM
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-12-14
Pure
Wholesome
Pasteurized

For several Years In Sue
ee..lon Awarded HAM
pnJNSHlP PRIZE at
Illinois State Fair. Award
ID GOLD MEDAL at In
ternational Dairy Con-
pre.. and show, Syracuse,
N.Y.in Oct. 1928.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-03
EAST IS SUPERIOR
Fred Luehring, Football Coach at
Minnesota University. Admits So~at
"Big Ten Conference Banquet.

st. Louis, March 3.-(By Associat-
ed Press) Football as played in the
western conference is inferior to the
brand exhibited by eastern colleges.
according to Fred Luehring, coach of
Minnesota university. Luehring, who
attended the annual banquet OF big
Ten" athlete officials here last night,
said western conference football was
rough as played by the majority of
teams
Luehring advocated a plan by which
athletes who participated in various
meets would perform under the col
ors of colleges instead of athletic
clubs.
John l.. Griffith, commissioner of
the big Ten" declared athletes are
not a necessary evil as he said some
college professors refer to them, but
a vital part of our national life. He
denounced the professors who have
expressed the opinion that athletics
are receiving too much success and
glory.
Our athletics are developing a
fighting spirit not only In the hearts
of the men on the field, but in the
people in the grand stand" he as
serted
New Britain herald., 1923-03-03
BEATS
tigers ON court
Hanover Boys Minus Captain
Cullen Play Great Game

Hanover, March 3.--playing an in
spired game. Dartmouth fought It's
way to a 25-22 victory over Princeton
here last night. With Its captain,
Jimmy Cullen, In n local hospital, the
! Green's rejuvenated combination took
the floor with n determination to win
In spite OF It's forced handicap.
The contest was the fastest ever
seen on local floor and the score
| little shows how far Dartmouth really
exceled the visitors. Superior in pass
ing and running formations the Green
piled up an early lead which the
Orange and Black could not over
come. The ecorc at half time stood
IS to 4, with Dartmouth leading.
Coming back on the floor Princeton
seemed to be playing with new spirit
and gradually crept up on the Green
until four points separated the teams,
with two minutes left 10 play. The
entire scoring of the visitors with the
exception of two field goals, was made
by long shots, the Dartmouth defense
being so effective that getting near
the hoop was an impossibility.
A foul shot by Loeb. who was far
from himself last night, only sinking
IL out of % free tries, brought the
Princeton score to % points, while
Dartmouth had 25 when the final
gong sounded. Moore and Goas did
well for the Green on foul shots,
though Capt. Jimmy Cullen was sore
ly missed in this department. Fried
mann had n big night for Dartmouth,
getting three field goals Loeb starred
for Princeton. Coach George Zahn of
Dartmouth last night had the pleasure
of having his brother Bill Zahn,
Princeton's coach, taste defeat.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-03
COLLEGE MEN TO COMPETE
approximately 400 Athletes From
Various Institutions of Learning to
Compete Tonight at New York.

New York, March 3.-The colors of
the leading colleges of the East will
be sported tonight by approximately
400 athletes who are entered in the
national indoor track and field meet
for the intercollegiate championships
in the twenty armory.
In the army of entrants are many
candidates for the American team in
the 1924 Olympiad at Paris who
chances will be afforded by their
showing including several of the in
tercollegiate titles who will defend
their honors. One of those to be un-
der close scrutiny is S. Harold
Thompson of Princeton, who is enter
ed in four cents.
The team championship will be
defended by Cornell, which will be
represented by small team of 80,
considering that points are to be
awarded for five places. Dartmouth
which was second last year and
Princeton, are expected to furnish
chief competition to the Ithacans.
Individual title holders who will try
to retain their crowns include AL Lee
coney of Lafayette, in the sprints;
Thompson in the shot put; Kenneth
Libby of Dartmouth in the pole vault,
and Leroy T. Brown of Dartmouth in
the running high jump.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-03
Hayes to Referee.
Georgetown Baseball Stars
Signed by Toronto Club

Washington, ID. c., March 8. -
Georgetown uni, ersty is another col.
lege to feel the effects of professional
leagues grabbing off it's stars. No less
than three of the Georgetown players
have been signed UP this year-all by
one team.
pitcher, credited with his alma mat
er's diamond success last year, has
been taken on by the Toronto club of
the International league. Sam Hy-
man and Bill Kenyon. two Of his
teammates last year, will also report
to Toronto this spring.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-03
Golf Course Made Harder
For British Omen Tourney

Troon, Scotland, March 3, (By The
Associated Press) The golf course at
Troon where the open championship
are to be played in June is a pretty
hard route to travel, but it will be
more difficult than ever when the top
notchers tee off in quest of the title.
Between so and 60 new bunkers are
Troon where the open championships
James Braid. veteran British profess
sional recently visited Troon, and ar
ranged to have the course made hard
err. Most of the extra traps he de-
signed are to be set near the greens.
A dozen of these snares will lie in
wait for the approach shots to the
home hole, as If to prepare for some
thrilling last minute finishes.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-03
SWEDISH HURDLER
EQUALS AMERICAN
Comes to United States and
! Flashes as a Star

Newark, N. j., March 3.--Amateur
hurdling, which lost Its champion
when Earl Thompson, Dartmouth coll
lege star. turned professional to coach
in California, has already found a
man to take his place.
Unheralded, Carl Christiernsson
came to this country from Sweden,
spent few weeks here getting ac-
climated and limbered up. then went
over TO Boston for the annual indoor
games Of the Boston A. A. He flashed
as a star on his first appearance, twice
equaling the world record Of six Sec
onds for the 45-yard hurdles, indoors
outdoors. Carl Hauers, of Harvard,
the intercollegiate champion, was
among the men defeated by the
Swedish star.
Training with the track men Of the
Newark A. c. whose colors he will
wear in competition as soon as he
qualities by residence to do so. Chris
tiernsson is said to be showing i'm
provement every day. The fact that
he wore at Boston the uniform Of the
Swedish Olympic team led to his be-
ing identified as the man who won
fifth and sixth places respectively for
that country in the 400 metre and
ITO metre hurdles at Antwerp. He is
the present Swedish hurdling cham
pion.
But those who saw him run at Ant
werp and at Boston say his stride has
changed for the better, the jack rab-
bit like jumps having given way
to q smooth negotiation of the barriers
with speed on the fiat like Splinter.
improve his performances by using
the smoother American style In pref
erence to the climbing" manner Of
hurdling used in Europe, and as he is
capable of increasing his speed over
the longer distances because of his
rangy build, those who have seen him
in action predict he will equal
more of Thomson's records, and pos
sibly in a season or two surpass them.
Live Thomson, however. Chris
tiernsson will add no strength to
Americas team in the Olympics. At
Antwerp Thomson, native Of Canada
represented the Dominion. and at
Paris next year, if Christiernsson
completes at all, it must be for his
native country, Sweden. So that the
hurdling skill which he is acquiring
here may be turned against the coun-
try under whose coaching he may
reach greatness.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-03
RUTH HAS THE FLU
Big Bambino Is Stricken With Illness
at Hot Spring Training Camp
News of Giants.

New York, March 3.-Gotham base
Ark, today, while it awaited news
concerning the condition of Babe Ruth
the home run king-even as the at
tending physician there had his eye
on the thermometer that gagged the
bambino's temperature at 100 last
night.
Put abed with the second attack of
influenza has made upon him since
he went to Hot Springs to be boiled
out, the Babe was having a strenuous
time getting into the perfect condi-
ton that he desires to enable him to
redeem himself popularity that be-
gan to wane last year.
Information from Hot Springs, to-
day was that the Yankee slugger was
recovering, but it was questionab BILE
whether he would go to New Orleans,
when the team begins regular train
ing next week. Carl Mays. the sub
marine twirler of the Yanks also was
reported temporarily incapaciated
with indigestion.
Manager John j. McGraw arrived
at San Antonio, Texas, yesterday to
take charge of the training of the
worlds champion Giants. McGraw an
nounced that if Captain Bancroft did
not report for duty at short stop
Frank Frisch would be transferred to
that position and one of number OF
applicants placed at second, and that
New York club would try to obtain
a refund of the $4,000 it paid for
Pitcher Jack Bentley, to the Balti-
more club If Bentley refuses to re-
port.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-03
ROCHE IS BEATEN
BY red CHAPMAN
Boston Boy Piles Up Points Fast
With Left Hand

| Holyoke, March 3.-Red Chapman,
Boston's best bet In the featherweight
class, evened the series with Romeo
Roche, Hoiyoke's French Mash. last
night In city hall, by winning the
judges decision after 10 rounds of
fast milling. Chapman outscored
Roche In the two closing rounds. MAX
ing the verdict sure. The boys boxed
before the biggest house Of the season,
the sale OF tickets being stopped early
in the night.
Has Good Left Hand
A flashing, swapping left hand and
a pair of twinkling feet were the big
factors in winning the decision for the
Boston Hebrew. Chapman scored
point after point with left jabs to the
head. connected for some solid books
with the same hand and used IL az a
camoufage to the stomach in a vain
attempt to get Roche to lower his
guard and permit Chapman's right
cross to come into action.
The Holyoke Flash fought grand
battle. For eight rounds he held his
own with the speedy Boston lad.
Roche did 80 per cent of the forcing
and tried to make the battle slug
fest, but Chapman refused to play in
any such rough sport.
Roche Takes Third
The boys fought slowly and evenly
in the first two rounds In the third
Roche won by shade. In the fourth
margin but Roche rallied and earned
an even break in the fifth and fighting
like a machine in the sixth won the
points by as. big a margin as Chap
man had taken the fourth. The sew
enth and eighth were hard fought
rounds, both even but in the ninth
Chapman poked his way into the lead
and in the 10th he made the decision
sure by taking the round by a neat
margin.
Kayo For Cooncy
The semi-windup lasted into the
fifth round with Jimmy Cooney scor-
ing technical knockout over Jimmy
Winters of New York. Winters, far
outweighing Cooney, made good
showing for the first two rounds but
after Cooney had sunk two or three
left hand shots into his stomach Win
tiers dropped and took the nine count
He was foored twice after that and
was nearly helpless when Referee
CrConnor interviewed at the same time
Winters seconds were flying the flag
of surrender and ended the slaugh-
ter.
Johnny Lucas of Waterbury, won
from Vincent Salvatore of California.
a., !, elo chine 1 n roi,pd hattie An which
the bantams stood toe to toe. time
after time. swapping punches. Each
showed a faculty of assimilating pun
ishment that ordinarily would put
bantam down and ont and for action
all the way it was the best bout of the
card.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-03
Jess Willard Is Stricken
With an Attack of Grippe

st. Paul. March 3.--Jess Willard,
former heavyweight champion boxer,
is suffering with slight attack ot
grip. His condition is not consid-
cred serious but it was said he might
have to discontinue his tour of the
country, before March 4 the date set
for his return to New York.
Willard appeared last night in a
three-round exhibition bout with
Harry Drake, his sparring partner,
against the advice of the state box
ing commissions physicians.