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The Washington times., 1923-02-23
I. |. MORAN DIES
: IN BAL TNNORE:
SAVTAR|UM
Former D. c. Business Man
Was Prominent in Civic
Life Of Capital.

Patrick T. Moran, formerly one
Of the National Capitals leading
business men, died last night In q
sanitarium at Baltimore, where he
had been under treatment since he
suffered general breakdown sew.
eral years ago.
Mr.. Moran had been identified
with several large Washington
business houses. For thirty years
before his illness he conducted one
Of the largest flour, feed, hay, ana
grain business in the city, at 1853
NJ street northwest.
Within the past fifteen years he
had taken an active part in the
commercial life of the city. He was
president OF the Washington Grain
Exchange and later became director
and president of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce. his admin
istration being one Of the most sue
cessful In the history Of the local
chamber. He was also a vice-pres-
ident Of the Lincoln National Bank
for number Of years. He WAS
prominent in local real estate opera.
tons.
Mr.. Moran was born in Limerick,
ireland, fifty-nine years ago, leaving
| there early in childhood, when his
/
was educated in the local schools.
He married Miss Annie O'Donnell,
of this city, who survives him. He
| also leaves six children.
i Mr.. Moran was intensely interest.
| ed in the cause of Irish independence
and for more than thirty years was
| a leader in that movement in Wash
ington. He was one of the leading
| spirits in the founding of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians in Washington
and had taken an active part in itsl
local and national work. He wass
1 national treasurer for several years
and later became q national DID
rector.
i Mr.. Moran was widely known In
fraternal circles, having been an
active member Of the Washington
Lodge Of Euks and the knights OF
Columbus. He was one of the first
| members Of Washington Council
1 knights of Columbus.
i Renowned for his far-sightedness
i in the civic life of the city, Mr.
Moran gained especial attention fol
some of his recommended tons wlles
president Of the Chamber of Com
merce.
| In an annual report presented
long before the American entry intd
the world war. he advanced a mum
Der of ideas for greater efficiency
in this city. which we're put into
| effect as result Of the war pres
sure.
He advocated schedule time for
/ street car operation. During the
war, when every effort was made
| to increase the efficiency of the
street car lines, experts from New
| York were called to look over the
field. Their most important recon-
/ mendation was schedule time He
also urged location of swimming
pools in Rock Creek Park, long be-
fore the need became generally ap-
parent. His recommendation have
been followed, years since they were
made. ssaA e
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
''Ponzi. No. z" Started
Career AS Barber
In Hotel
By Internatiea..l News Service.

CHICAGO. Feb. 23s-Here are
the shining spots in the life
of Joseph B. Marcino, who rose
from Immigrant to . "PonZi
No. 2" as contained in Burns
Detective Agency records:
/. Born in Milan, Italy, in
1895. Brought to America as q
child.
2. Gets his first job at six
teen as q barber in q Chicago
hotel. Learns business listening
to statesmen, brokers and bank
ers whose hair he ships.
3. Becomes life insurance
saleman. in 1914. Organizes
own company.
4. Becomes vice president of
Atlas Exchange. Bank. State
bank examiner closes it.
5. Meets John w. Worthing-
ton. 1.-THE WOLF" broker and
promoter. sentenced yesterday
to two years in Leavensworth
for mail fraud.
6. Together they wreck banks.
z. Marcino and Worthington
reimburse many who lost in
their schemes.
s. Marcino takes over Ferris,
CAL. bank. Vanishes at same
time $4,000 does.
9. Hurries to Mexico City,
then to Italy; mingles with
people Of caste. Obtains COM
mission from Italian govern
ment to buy war supplies in
South America.
10. Returns to United States
and gets control of First Ma
tional Bank of Warren. Mass.
1t closes its doors when $209, 600
vanished.
II. Marcino. once the barber
boy. now Marcino the financier,
hunted all over the western
hemisphere.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
SHOCK KILLS AGED HERO
WHO HAD RESCUED TWO

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.-Two
children are alive today through
the heroism of Patrick J. Mangan,
seventy, retired railroad engineer,
but Mangan is dead from shock
He died in his home several hours
after heroic rescue. i.
1t was dusk Tuesday night when
Mangan crossed Bond street at Hun
'ingdon. Two boys on a sled coast
ed into the path Of an automobile.
Mangan leaped into the street and
jerked the children to safety just
as the machine shot by.
He was uninjured, but on his ar
ival home he became i'll from shock.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
TAYLOR DOUBTS.
SUICIDE Of
MARC|NO
Declares Young Bank Wrecker
Is Too Yellow to Kill
Himself.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2a.-Frank

CHICAGO, Feb. 2s.-Frank L.
Taylor, formerly railroad fireman,
then $50 a week bank president
ana now q prisoner, shifted dis
dainfully today when told that his
'x-employer. Joseph B. Marcino,
alleged mulcter Of banks, had writ.
ten that he contemplated suicide to
pay with his insurance the victims
Of his bank wrecking.
Hes too yellow to kill himself"
declared the penniless Taylor.
Hes probably in Mexico, waiting
for chance to get to South Amer
lea and then Italy. Suicide?
BunkI
Business His One Aim.
Taylor softened and paid a COM
pliment or two to Marcino.
II believe he wanted to do right"
he said. He wasn't the type that
cared about girls or pleasure. No
matter how beautiful woman was,
she didn't interest Joe. All he
thought Of was business. He could
have made wonderful success"
Taylor was awaiting arraignment
before a United States commissioner
when told that the promoter Of the
First National Bank of Warren,
Mass, which closed its doors when
5000 900 and Marcino vanished, had
written to his father-in-law, Abra-
ham Goldman, in Chicago, aSsuTn-
ing responsibility for his failures.
Marcino, in a long letter to his
father-in-law told how he rose from
barber at sixteen, in q Chicago
hotel, to be a financier in less than
ten years. His one big asset was
personality"
The letter, written on stationery
of a Buffalo, N. T., hotel, was
mailed somewhere in Texas or
Mexico.
His reason for contemplating sui
eide, he wrote, was to enable his
creditors to realize his 100000
worth of life insurance.
"The only thing that remains for
us to do" he wrote, 'is to disap-
pear from the face Of the earth
into oblivion, or endure a life Of
suffering and wilderness"
Marcino was last seen a week
ago. He abandoned his wife in
Buffalo, after selling $149, 900 bonds
and securities taken from the War.
rem Mass.) First National Bank.
His wife returned to her father in
Chicago.
S44S,OOO Missing.
Additional reports from Warren
Mass, are that bank examiners
are unable to definitely account for
SAB 900 In cash, stocks and hDnds
which passed through Marcino's
bands in transactions involving the
Niagara Life Insurance Company
and two banks.
Dispatches also came to Chicago
from various other cities telling OF
Marcino's activities, indicating that
the young BARRIERS financial career
was nationwide. He was involved
in deals In San Pedro, Beaumont,
Banning, Venice and Paris, Cal,
banks. He also bought banks in
Cedar Point, ILL.,; Fairmount. Ind,
and Weyauwega, Wis.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23

their position. They realize their po-
Sitions are held more by cfrcum-
stance than by popular support.
Nevertheless, the government is
forging on-doing its work, and do
ing its work well-despite the hostiI-
ity against it.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
CUMBERLAND PLANT
INCREASES WAGES

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Feb 2S.--
The Kelly Springfield Tire Com
pany posted notices Of a voluntary
increase of ten per cent. Of all
hourly rates and piece-work operat-
ions, affecting bout $500 employees.
Plant officials said it had been the
intention to advance wages as soon
as the plant was sufficient or
ganized to get production that
During the past year the COM
pany spen over $1.000,00O in the
installation of new machinery and
in finishing construction work.
Just now about $4,000 is being
spent for additional machinery and
construction work to permit Of
still greater production. Officers
of the company state that the
pay roll this year will probably
reach $4,000, 900.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
GOVERNMENT IS
OPPOSED BY
IRISH
.Antagonism Is Inherent In
People, Church Declares,
After Investigation.
By DAVID nj. CHURCH,
International News Service.


DUBLIN, Feb. 23.-Perhaps after
700 years it has become a habit with
the Irish people to be ''ag1n' the gov.
eminent" and now that they have an
Irish government they cannot shake
the habit. A: any rate there is no
denying the fact that the present
government Is unpopular.
The unpopularity of the govern
ment is Notwithstanding the fact
that within seven months it has sur
mounted the greatest difficulties and
has accomplished feats such as no
government in the world has ever
before accomplished in so short a
time.
Against Amy Government.
"I do not know that a government
Of archangels could make itself
popular under present conditions -
a careful and nonpartisan observer
said, and he seems to have summed
up the sentiment which prevails.
The Cosgrave government is unppou-
lar simply because it is the govern.
ment, 1t would seem. At the same
time it must be noted that the repub-
licans are also unpopular. perhaps
more so than the Free Staters.
Ireland Is gong through the pangs
Of birth, and unpopularity and diff.
ficulties are always the reward of
those who give birth to a nation.
Many have predicted that the Co.'S
grove government would fall before
spring, but there Is one saving fac
tor. At the present time there is no
adequate voting register in Ireland,
and until there is such q register
there can be no fair and orderly cleo
ton. This fact is a check upon those
who would attempt to force the pres.
ent government to retire and call
upon the electorate for the choice of
a new government.
Crisis Next Summer.
A new Irish voting register prob.
ably will be completed by mid-sum-
mer, and at that time it may be ex-
pected that an attempt will be made
in the Dali to force the resignation Of
the government, with every prospect
that such an attempt will be success
ful.
The only actual opposition the
government now has in the Dali Is
the Labor Party-headed by Tom
Johnson. There is little likelihood
that johnson could lead his cohorts
to victory against the government.
for Ireland is not strongly disposed
toward the Labor Party. 1t is prob.
able, however, that Johnson's OPP
position will be the nucleus of the
eventual movement to unseat the
present government.
New Party Seen.
A center party is the probable out
come of the unpopularity of the pres
ent administration. Already steps
have been taken, in which President
Cosgrave is said to be a factor, TO
form party which will combine the
sounder elements of all factions in
Ireland. Such party undoubtedly
would have excellent chances of sue
cess at the polls, and il is probable
that the election of such an admin.
istration would have a great quieting
influence upon the populace that is
now disposed to view the government
with a hostile air.
Members Of the present govern
ment have no misconceptions about
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
NEW YORK SENATE ASKS
FOR BEER AND WINES

ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. 23.-The
senate hass concurred with the
assembly. In adopting a resolution
to memorialize Congress to legalize
wine and beer by modification of
the Volstead act.
An amendment was accepted by
both houses providing that the gov
ernor sign the resolution and trans
nit copies to all members OF Con-
greSS.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
PHOTO OF FOLLIES GIRL
WINS DIVORCE FOR WIFE

BALTIMORE. Feb. 23.-Dr. Will
liam A. Creet's alleged infatuation
Tor Marjorie Dillon, former Folly
Theater chorus girl, has eliminated
in the dentists wife, Lucy M. Greet,
being awarded an absolute divorce
and permission to resume her
maiden name Of Bankard.
The first knowledge OF her hus-
bands lnfidelity came to Mrs. Greet,
she testified, when she looked in his
pockets, finding the photograph of
Marjorie. On the back was the in
scription ITO NV Sweetheart, Bill,
from Little Marjorie"
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
SO PET DOGS DEAD
OF POISON IN ~ HOURS

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Feb. %
Many children in Rosedale, Kan,
went to bed last night sobbing over
the loss Of their most faithful play
mates, after thirty-six dogs died of
poisoning in twenty-four hours.
A member of the fire department
said he counted nine dead dogs in
one block.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23

A native hunting party in the
hitherto unexplored Eden in the
giant crater Of the extinct vol
canO of Mt. KilmangarO, Africa.
visited recently by T. Alexander
Barns, British scientist and lec-
turer. who has just arrived in
New York. In the crater lives
a chocolate-cOlored race of
giants possessing regular fea-
lures and superior intelligence.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
ANNIE OAKLEY
STILL DEAD
| SHOT
just Recovering From Fourth
Nearly Fatal Accident, She
Recalls Triumphs.
BY international News Service.


LEESBURG, Fla, Feb. 23.-"l
can shoot just as good as I ever
could. I have been near death al
four different times because of &C
cidents, but somehow the Lord man
ages to pull me through"
So says Mrs. Frank Butler when
q visitor sits down to chat with her
at her bedside in Lake View Hotel.
Mrs. Butler? She is none other
than Annie Oakley, known the
world over as celebrated rifle shot
and who has won more medals with
her rifles than any commander ever
won with sword and daring on the
battlefield.
Annie Oakley has been in Lees
burg for the last three months, the
victim Of an automobile accident
She was injured on the way from
Jacksonville to Leesburg. Her hip
was broken, and as soon as she was
able to be out of the hospital at
Daytona. Fla. she was brought here,
Her Hair Turns White.
And then she told how her hair
became white as snow in the short
space Of one night.
81 was on a train in Virginia. 1t
was wrecked, and I was nearly kill.
ed. In one night my hair turned as
white as the driven snow. The &C.
cident happened at about o'clock in
the morning, and at o'clock that
afternoon my hair was entirely white.
That was the worst accident ]
ever was In, but had three other
ones. Still can shoot just as good
as ever could. My eyes don't
bother me a bit. Why, just before
my recent accident-that is, last fall
II gave exhibitions Of five minutes
duration-five Of them-at Brockton
fair, near Boston. During those five
performances $4,000 persons saw me
shoot. For those twenty-five min
utes received 500. but have done
much better than that before"
Makes European Tour.
Annie Oakley Is in her late fifties,
but even her white hair cannot make
the stranger believe she is more
than forty. She was born near
Greenville. Ohio, In 1866, and as a
uCCIe girl learned TO SnOOt IN the
woods surrounding her home. She
declared she always had a keen eye
and a steady nerve.
When she was sixteen years old
she married Frank e. Butler, and 1t
was he who induced her to enter the
lists as a professional shooter. She
soon won countrywide plaudits. Fol.
lowing years tour. she Joined the
Wild West Show conducted by Buff
falo Bill. continuing with that aggre.
cation for seventeen years.
In 1904 Mrs. Butler organized a
dramatic club and toured Europe,
where she met with success. She
was in Europe for seven years, CIV
ing demonstrations of her marks.
manship before royalty, and dined
with scores who since became ia
nous or infamous because of the
world war.
With her husband she has been
spending the last fourteen winters
IN Florida, and was en- route to her
home at Pinecrest, near here, when
she met with the accident.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
GIRL OF J SAVES NINE
LIVES BY GIVING ALARM

SYRACUSE, Feb. 23-Lives Of
nine persons, six of them children
under. ten years old, were saved by
the action OF Helen Slotnich, seven,
who gave the alarm which made
possible the narrow escape of two
families from burning in their beds
at No. us East Adams street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-11
TIL GNES ABELIN
THE TRUNK-THE VOICE
Begin Here Today.

Kate Ward, living with her father,
Justin Parsons, has visitors, China
town Alice, woh says Hates dead
husband, Dan Ward, was father of
AIice's child, Dorothy. AS Kate and
her father sit discussing the case
in the evening, their dog Monks,
whining leads them to follow him to
lonely spot where they find the
body of an unconscious man. They
carry him to their home where, when
he regains consciousness, he says his
name is James Latham and that he
was hurt in an automobile accident.
Go on With the Story.
When Kate started gearing away
the breakfast things, Justin Parsons
set out in the direction of the acct
dent of the before.
He came back as Kateawas finish
ing putting the clean dishes away.
Cars there" said Justin.
Caught in the trees on the embank-
ment; can't be hurt much"
perhaps you had better tell him,
from Kate. He might want to
make some arrangements about it. )"
Big, heavy car" JUN ex-
planned. "Must have cost the young
man pretty penny"
With that the elderly man turned
and went toward the room occupied
by the owner of the car.
Shortly he returned with the news
that he had been instructed to get
the Sullivan garage on the wire ana
have them get the car, repair it and
get it back as soon as possible.
Justin went about carrying out
the instructions. he rather liked
having something unusual to do. He
had always had a bent for tinkering
with machinery, so he stayed with
the car and watched while the me-
chanics got it into shape to move.
Meanwhile Kate went on with the
duties of the little cottage, until she
heard voice from upstairs.
ooh, Lady Fairw James Latham
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called. Lady Fair, I'm deserted and
I'm lonely and I want to be talked
to-"
Coming" Kate started lightly up
the stairs.
"Of course, it isn't always that one
hastens to do the bidding Of man
but you're i'll, That makes q diff
ference. Now what do you want to
talk about?"
yourself, for instance haven't
been told your NAME" said Lantham.
Kate told him. And James La
than straightway informed her that
he would call her nothing bat Lady
Fair"
you're altogether too lovely for
the plain, substantial name Of Kate, p"
with mock gravity, "You're-why
you're like bunch of orchids with
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-11
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder Jan. II,
1902

(From the Times-Recorder Jan. IL,
1909
Of the several corporations in
Americas few have been so surEess-
full as the Americas Grocery com
pany, as evidenced by the splendid
financial showing made at the close
OF the eleven years of its expert
ence, and the very high standard it
has attained. In the election of Of
ticers yesterday Mr.. Frank Lanier
was once again made president; Mr..
Henry Lanier, vice-president and
manager of the company's house at
Albany, and Mr.. R. l.. McMath, sec
retary and treasurer.
Night Clerk w. L. Britt of the
Hotel Windsor, after a stay of sew
eral months in Americus, goes to Ma
con today to take a similar position
with the Hotel Lanier. Mr.. E. A.
Nisbet is to succeed Mr.. Britt as
clerk of the Windsor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-11
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

City Clerk John McGarrah tender
ed to the city council at a special
meeting yesterday, his resignation,
effective at once, and will accept
a more lucrative position as account
ant for the Americas Oil Co., sue
ceeding Mr.. H. c.. Mitchell there, who
viii become assistant postmaster.
Senator Thomas Hudson, the able
and popular representative from the
Thirteenth district, was circulating
among Americas friends yesterday
Mrs. William Dodson returned
home yesterday after a pleasant visit
Of a week in Montezuma the guest
Of her mother, Mrs. Lewis.
City Engineer J. B. AnsIey, so far
as known, has not yet determined
whether he will remain in Americas
or secure a better position in anoth-
er city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-11
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY.

(From the Times-Recorder Jan. IL,
1879
Mrs. John r. Gatewood passed
away at 8 o'clock last evening at
her residence on Elm avenue, the
end following an illness Of many
months duration. The death of this
good woman, therefore, was not un-
expected to her family and friends,
though none the less depIored among
all here.
At the meeting held Thursday
night for the purpose of selecting Of
fcers to serve the First Baptist
church and Sunday school for the
current year, the reelection of all
the old officers was the result, their
work being so successful and har-
monious that they were chosen to
serve again. Messrs. T. f. Bolton,
Clerk; E. T. Murray, treasurer; T.
F. Gatewood, superintendent; Chas.
Chambliss, assistant superintendent;
Charles Lingo, finance committee; c.
c. Hawkins, chairman of purchasing
committee.
In Americas, spot cotton market
quotations were II 1-8 to II IA
cents for good middIing.
A need is now felt, and has been
felt by the business men Of Ameri-
Gus for a directory that will give
the necessary facts relative to local
population, names, industries, etc. In
brief, what is now recognized to be
modern and complete city direc-
tory.
Mrs. Cornelia Jennings and son,
David Jennings, of Plains, were
guests of relatives while spending
yesterday here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-11
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY.
(From the Times-Recorder Jan. II,
1897

(trom the Times-Recorder Jan. II,
1899
Miss Emma Joiner was the recip-
lent of a beautiful and valuable
birthday present yesterday from her
father, Mr. Thomas E. Joiner. 1t
was an exquisite upright piano
which he had ordered direct from
New York, and the delight and sur
prise of the fair recipient when she
found the beautiful instrument in
her parlor can better be imagined
than described. Miss Joiner is one
Of Americas fairest and most cuI-
tured young ladies and has many
friends who will congratulate her
upon her happy birthday anniver-
sary and its attendant pleasures.
Several days ago the Times-Re-
corder announced that DR.. S. H. Nc
Kee, a well-known dentist of Tai
bottom, was in Americas with view
to locating here if satisfactory ar
engagements, then pending, could be
made. A day or two since DR.. Nc
kee came again, and on yesterday
purchased the dental office of the
late DR.. j. j. Worsham, and will en-
ter upon the practice of his profess
sion here about the 10th inst.
Clever joe hightower left Tues
day for a visit to his former home
IN Damascus, where he will hunt and
fish and enjoy himself generally for
a few days.
Miss Ella Bacon, who has been
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. NJ. Cal
laway, for the past several days, left
tuesday for her home in Albany.
Mrs. E. W. Miller and Miss Helen
Mccall, of BGena Vista, arrived YES.
terday and are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar J. Miller on Jackson
street.