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The Washington times., 1923-07-21
Child Will Spend 10
Days in Jail With
Mother
A six-months-old child today

A six-months-old child today
went to Jail for ten days.
Estelle Donaldson, colored,
arrested by Policeman Thomas
D. Bailey, of the Fifth precinct
for assaulting him, was con-
victed by Judge Mcmahon in
Police Court.
She was fined $50 and in de-
fault must serve ten days in
the hoosegow.
AS she refused to have the
child placed in the custody of
a nursery for that period, the
court permitted her to take it
along with her.
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
NOT
BURNED,
DOCTOR
SAYS
Would Have Been Scorched II
Woman Was Suicide, Is
Examiners Contention.

{ BY VINCENT F. CALLAHAN.
Washington Times Staff Correspondent.
FREDERICK, Nd, July I'll
With lock of hair taken from the
head of Mrs. Grace S. Kepner,
whose body, with bullet
through her temple, was found
in her home near here on June
Is, State authorities expect to
prove conclusively that Mrs.
Kepner was murdered and did
not commit suicide.
In addition, it was intimated
today that authorities had been
informed by. the Rev. T. j. Gaehr,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, that the letter which he
received last February, suppos-
eddy from Mrs. Kepner, was
altered after he had loaned the
missive to B. Evard Kepner, hus-
band of the slain woman, and
now the central figure in the
Kepner murder mystery.
Was Not Scorched.
While police and prosecuting Of
ficers are Withholding new facts
which preclude the possibility of
suicide, it was revealed that they
revolve about a lock of hair taken
from Mrs. Kepner's head when the
body. was exhumed. '-
Word was received from Balti-
more tonight crediting DIR. Howard
j. Maldeis, city post-mortem sur
geon who examined Mrs. Kepner's
body, with the statement that hair
on Mrs. Kepner's head showed no
signs of having been scorched by
gunpowder flares, and, therefore,
removing in his mind any lingering
doubt that the woman was muir
dered
Other physicians present at the
autopsy are said to have expressed
the same view after examining the
hair. They are of the belief that
she could not have shot herself in
the head without scorching her
hair near the wound.
This bit Of evidence aids the
murder theory and the state plans
to use it to combat any attempts
on the part of Kepner's attorneys
to prove Mrs. Kepner took her own
life.
Conference Over Letter.
States Attorney Aaron r. Anders
and Charles A. Kahler, lieutenant
of detectives, today conferred with
DR.. Gaehd with reference to the
letter.
Following the conference, the two
men went directly to Ander's office,
refusing to discuss the letter with
newspapermen. They even asked
to forget about the
letter." giving as their reason the
fact that any statements regarding
the case made public at this time
would only be furnishing Kepner's
attorneys with information on which
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
INSULlN HAILED AS EQUAL
TO PASTEUR DISCOVERIES

LONDON, July 21.-The impor-
lance Of DIR. Banting's discovery of
insulin for the treatment of diabetes
was emphasized today by DR.. Le-
clerque before the International
Congress of Surgery.
Leclerque proclaimed insulin as
an epoch-making discovery COM
parable to Pasteur discoveries in its
far-reaching benefits to mankind.
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and
Sunday; continued warm;
light to gentle winds, mostly
westerly.
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
CHICAGO SOFT DRINK
STAND IS HIT BY BOMB

CHICAGO, July 21.--A soft-drink
stand was partly wrecked by bomb
here early today.
Windows in the neighborhood were
shattered by the blast, which, how
ever, caused only small property
damage. John McDevit, proprietor
for the attack.
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
YALE HARVARD
TEAM BEATEN
IN ENGLAND .
Oxford Cambridge Athletes
Cause Upset by Winning
WembIey Meet.

LONDON, July 21.-The COM
bined track teams of Oxford and
Cambridge upset the dope today
by defeating the Yale-Harvard team
in the meet at Wembley stadium.
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
GERMAN BOYS LIGHT
FAGS WITH 100 MARKS

LONDON, July 21.-A Berlin dis
patch to the Daily News says office
boys in the German capital are u.s.
ing 1OO-mark notes to light their
cigarettes.
Butter prices are now looked
upon as the standard Of value. 1t
costs fifteen pounds of butter to
rent a room for one month.
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
PREMIER MUSSoLINI
RECOGNIZES MINORITY

ROME, July 21.-Premier Musso-
lini has accepted the suggestion Of
the opposition in the Chamber of
Deputies that minority representa-.
ton be limited to Is per cent of the
total seats, II was announced today.
: The premier also demanded and
received a vote Of confidence by the
margin of 1T to 157. It is off,
cially stated that rapid progress is
being made ii the electoral reform
measure.
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
INSANE CRIMINAL MAKES
ESCAPE FROM ASYLUM

PHILADELPHIA, July 21.-Erwin
Wilson, thirty-five, who left a trail
of wives and stolen motor cars
throughout the country escaped from
the State hospital for the criminal
insane at Fairvjew, Pa. early to-
day, according to word received here
by officials of oLarter sessions court.
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR HURT BY AUTOMOBILE

NORFOLK. Va, July 21.-As the
result Of an automobile collision on
the night of June II, when he de-
clares, he was internally injured
by the automobile of Max Levine
driven by his minor son, Paul, Irwin
Motif, of Richmond, filed a damage
suit for $4,000 in Chancery court
today.
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
DESERT FED
BABY IN
HOTEL
Doctors Find Evidence That
Narcotic Was Given Child
at Willard.

A little three-months-old baby
boy, about whom there was a
distinct odor of narcotics, was
abandoned by a weeping woman.
supposedly its mother, in q room
at the Willard last night..s
With blue eyes and fair, early
hair, the infant looks ont on life
to-day from the grim walls Of the
{ House of Detention, ignorant of
the fact that its mother doesn't
want him-that she left him alone
in big hotel and ran away from
him.
Brought By Young Woman.
A pretty young woman registered
with the baby last night. She was
well clothed and she told the room
clerk in a we'll modulated voice me
kind of a room she wanted. she
was wearing a costly cape and
black we'll. with three inch-Wlde
black stripes partially hiding ner
face.
Her baggage was light, and when
the boy had deposited ii IN ner
room, she tipped him Handsomely
That she was distressed was ap
parent. Her actions were iIefEo"s
and she averted her face as mucn as
nossible without arousing suspicion
On the register she put her name
down as Mrs. Harry JONES' OF dar
risburg, Pa.
scarcely had the young lady "onF
toto her. room than she reappeareo
WITHOUT the baby. She fastened tC
an elevator and went down to the
Nfirst floor. In a few minutes she
was lost in the after-theater
throngs.
Baby Was COntented.
For a time after its supposed
mother had left the room the baby
cooed and gurgled contentedly.
About II o'clock Mrs. z. w. Horne
of Indianapolis, Ind, heard a baby
CRYING. She thought nothing of il
then but when the crying became
Etful as though the baby was ex
hausted, she investigated.
On a bed in room 707 she found
the baby. It had on a night dress
A black cape, which subsequent in.
Vestigation showed had had its label
ripped out, some baby's clothing
that was all there was in the room
4" Mrs. Horne fondled the baby, and
wnen it gave signs of being hungry
abe had milk brought to the room.
She told reporters this morning
that the baby acted as though il
has been doped. House OF Deten
ton officials agree that some on'
had administered narcotic, pre-
surnably the opium in paregoric
to the baby. This was done. they
say, to keep the baby quiet for {
sufficient length of time to Civ
its mother an opportunity to ge
far away.
Narcotic Affects Baby.
The baby slept fitfully all nigh
in the arms of Mrs. Horne.
would fall asleep for five or tel
minutes and then it would awaken
and cry. Its actions Were SLUG
gish-an almost unmistakable sig
that it had been doped. AS til
hours of the night passed by, Mrs
Horne said this morning, the bah
rested easier. 1t seemed to shak
off the effects of the narcotic an
take on the natural, contented COG
ing and gurgling of an infant.
This morning Mrs. Horne sum
moned a maid and the hotel off
GERS were notified. The polio
were informed and Detective Sci
geant Pat O'Brien took the bah
IN the House of Detention
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
PRESIDENTS AUNT DIES AT
BROTHERS, HOME; AGED e5

woRTHINGTON, O., July I'll
Mrs. Clara Van Kirk Mitchell,
ninety-fiVe, an aunt of President
Harding's and his oldest relative,
is dead at the home of Dr. George
r. Harding, brother Of the Presi-
dent, as
The Washington times., 1923-07-21
Craig Not to Resign,

BELFAST, July 21.-Rumors that
Premier Sir James Craig, of Ulster,
was contemplating resigning to &C.
cept a colonial appointment were
officially denied today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

at a cost of SITS per pair, and get
nine months wear from them.
In order to show more clearly the
result of this investigation. let us
put the figures, into story form, US
ing the average numbers as names,
thus, Mr.. Twenty-eight and Mr..
Seventy-two.
Mr.. T. Eight and Mr.. S. Two
happen to need q pair Of shoes at
the same time. AS Mr.. Eight doss
not believe in having his shoes re-
paired, he pays 1921 for his pair,
while Mr.. s. Two pays SS.27 for his.
At the end of five months Of wear,
Mr.. Eight throws his shoes away
because the soles have worn through,
and he pays 1881 for another pair.
Mr.. Two takes his shoes to a repair
er, paying S1.75 for work on them
and wears them four months longer.
Taking into consideration original
cost, depreciation and repair, the man
who does not have his shoes repaired
spends S16T6 for shoes in nine
months. The man who has his shoes
repaired spends only S10.02 during
the same period of time. BY having
his shoes repaired, he saves IS per
cent on original cost, so per cent on
wear, and goodness knows how much
on the pain of breaking in" new
shoes.
This story was not written to espe-
cially benefit the shoe repairing bust.
ness, but neither are all articles adj
vocating the saving of money written
especially to help the banking bust.
ness,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
Hectic Days in Lii OF NJ York
here Has Been Plenty to Talk About This Week.

statues BY 200 of the best sculptors
are enough to culture even this town.
Bigamist at Fourteen.
But though cultured, Manhattan is
still human. The police unearthed
two cases of human nature this week.
One was that of a 14-year-old Italian
girl who has two husbands living, and
loves 'em both. II likeo Tony a lot"
said this youngster, "but he went away
40 / married Fred" What could be
simpler? Unfortunately, Tony had not
been divorced before Fred was ac-
uuired, so the girl turns out to be
the youngest bigamist ever to appear
in a New York court.
The other instance of human nature
was brought to light in children's
court when some neighbors thought a
three-room tenement was too small for
the accommodation Of a man. two wo'
men and six children. Inquiry de-
yeloped the fact that the family lived
together in perfect amity, though one
woman" and the other woman's baby.
other his sweetheart. Il was sorry
for her." the wife said in relating
how she took into her home the "other
woman and the other woman's baby.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
j. 5. RIDING
HIGH TIDE Of
" PROSPERITY
All Phases Of Business and
"a, Industry Reflect
the Boom. !
CREST NOT in SIGHT
Labor Shortage in Pros
pect-Wage Increases
Are Made. -

New York, April t4.-The United
States is riding hight tide of pros
perity, with the crest not yet in sight,
according to a nationwide survey.
All phases Of business and indus
tries reflect the boom, now at its
height SINCE the postwar slumps.
A labor shortage. already being felt
in some industries. is the only poten-
tial brake on further expansion.
Keen rivalry is manifest among
manufacturing plants for skilled and
unskilled labor.
Agriculture is facing a farm labor
shortage due to the industrial demand.
The forward strides reflected are
as follows:
Increased production.
Wages increased in the packing,
building, textile, automobile and other
industries during the past three
months, estimated at between $780,
100000 and $3.50, 100000.
Scarcity Of labor.
In little less than one year and
a half 100000 idle workers have
been absorbed by Industry.
wage increases Maue.
Wage increases have been made
steadily but quietly since the first 81
the year. They eliminated in the II
per cent increase made by the United
States Steel Corporation and followed
BY most of the independents and 9
similar wage increase by the Chicago
packers, followed by many independent
packers.
Steel workers will receive approx
nately S100,000,000 more for the en-
suing years work over last year.
Packing house employees will profit
10 about the same extent.
-Four hundred and thirty thousand
textile workers have received increases
estimated at $40, 100000 a year.
Highest wage increases are reportcC
by the building trades. Plasterers il
| New York will receive So per da!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

beginning May 1. Painters in Detroit
are getting S15 per day. Increased
wages have been granted to more
than 10000 building trades workers
in New York: 10000 in Chicago, ap-
proximately 10000 in Philadelphia.
Building Activity Great.
Construction workers in all parts
Of the country are sharing in the
tremendous impulse to the building
industry since the first Of the year.
CONSTRUCTION work in 155 cities during
March tetaied $4,000, 900, an in,
crease of 70.9 per cent over Febru-
airy.
In st. Louis building trades wage
increases total approximately 20 per
cent, affecting 1000 workers.
A 20 per cent increase was, won
by striking building workers in Des
Moines. XII
Twenty thousand iron manufac.
turers in, the Mesabi range have been
granted increases OF from Z to IL per
cent. according to advices from St
Paul.
The International Paper company
granted an S per cent increase to It's
1900 employees. The Union Bag and
Paper company and other large paper
producers are planning increases.
Automobile plants in Detroit and
other centers Of automobile produc.
ton report up TO 30 per cent increases
over last year. There is keen com.
petition for skilled workers.
Steel production is increasing
steadily, and reports state it is only
limited by the labor supply.
Copyright, 1923, by United Press
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
ONE CAN SAVE S6
EVERY NINE MONTHS
BY REPAIRING SHOES
Life of Shoe Nearly Dou-
Hed by Repairing
Its Sole.

Have you ever given thought to
the actual cost of your shoes? Some
one with a curiosity complex has, and
he went out and asked an even hun
dred men four questions each con-
corning the cost and wear Of their
shoes. OF these hundred men, many
were in many different businesses,
and many had no business at all.
OF those who were busy, some walk
ed all day in their work, some stood
in one spot all day, others mixed
their work. both walking and sitting,
others drove and walked, some sat
all day and there were some who
used their feet mercy TO hold down a
desk or railing. Here are the results
Of the inquiry, reduced TO averages:
Twenty-eight OF the one hundred
men buy 314 pair per year, pay
S9.31 per pair, and at the end OF
five months, when the soles have worn
through, throw them away.
Seventy-two of the one hundred
men buy . "a pair per year, pay
sS.27 per pair, have them repaired
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
TO INSPECT SCHOOL
lawmakers Leave for Stephenviile
TO Visit John Tarleton College.

Austin. Tex, April 14.-Members
of the House and Senate Appropria-
ton Committees left in body Satur-
day night over the Katy in a Pull
man car for Fort Worth, and from
there they will be driven overland 10
Stepbenville to make an inspection OF
the John Tarleton College.
This trip is being made at the ex-
pense of the citizens of Stephensville
who desire to have the lawmakers
pay a personal visit to the college.
The joint committee will spend the
day at Stephenville and get back to
Austin early Monday morning.
The visitors will be entertained
with a dinner while visiting the col
lege.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
YOUTH FOUND DEAD
Revolver and Poison Bottle Observes.
ed Near Body.

Wichita Kan, April f4-walter
c. Bayes, II, a sophomore in the
Wichita high school, was found dead
in the basement of the Wilkinson
apartments here this afternoon.
A revolver was found nearby and
an empty bottle, labeled @poison,"
was on a table.
Bayes left the following note, ac-
cording to authorizes:
ITO whom it may concern: / am
through With this cruel, cruel world.
1 have lived seventeen years for one
person-and that person was my
mother; but now she has gone against
me and 1 can't bear it any longer.
so will say goodbye to the world.
You will find a letter to be sent to
my mother. You will find her at
1921 North Burns: call for Mrs.
Bayes.
"Please do not open any Of the
letters l have written, but please de-
liver them for me. / write this letter
with tears in my eyes because / hate
to leave those whom / lote, but / DO
not love any of them enough that
their love would hold me on this
earth.
81 am a dead man and died with
a dead soul and a dead heart.
walter BAYEs.-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

significance of many experiences. A
gesture flashed the big diamond on
her hand.
"Picture producers oyer-emphasize
mere youth. logically, they demand
of youth the intelligence aud judgment
and acting capacity it can't have. save
in exceptional cases. And so l give
myself five more years in films before
becoming passe. After that I'm going
to write one smashing big play-with
a fine vein OF humor running through
it."
Can you picture an exotic lady with
a healthy sense of saiues" casually
admitting her age and glorying in q
past including "sinkers and coffee?'
But the lift of thin brow aud n
CULVER of jet ear prendants as she
left to prepare for her role in captain
Applejack reminded me that i had
taken tea with but half of Barbara La
Mari.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

abled her to laugh at the "many
broken bubbles" of daring expert
ments with life.
She worked in stock when "quite
little thing" She danced at Rector's.
Healey's and the Winter Garden n
New York. She wandered and hung
cred and married. A Los Angeles
judge said she was too beautiful to be
alone in city. Friends advised her
to try the movies, but she said life
hadn't yet ripened and seasoned her
enough.
AZ watched more pretty bubbles go
pouf," she grimaced. "Once ! lived
on doughnut and Q cup OF coffee for
three DAYS. l was developing sense
of values. / am now 20. but have
lived 30 years. But it is only within
the past year that ] have grasped the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

Cornell Wall Board can be used in
many ways to advantage. easy to ap-
ply. We sell it. ED STEVES &
SONS, Lumber and Building Store,
10 Z. Commerce st. Phone Cro"' TT
167.-(Adv.(
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE

Beginning Monday, March Goth. the
Buick Bus Line will leave the Lanier
Hotel z a. m. and 40 p. m. TOR
Boerne, Comfort and Kerrville. Lenves
for Seguin and Gonzales at l 40 p.
m. Residence phone Mission $751;
(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

A complete line Of Garden Tools.
Garden Hose and Lawn Mowers. ED.
STEVES & SONS. Lumber and
Building Store, 10 E. Commerce St.
Phone Crockett -6T.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
School Kids Itch.

School Kids Itch.
vanisbes after few applications Of
Imperial Eczema Remedy. Not
greasy or bad smelling. Druggists
are authorized TO refund your money
il it fails.-(Adv.l
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
Barbara Sireen Only for the Movies
BY JACK JUNGMEYER
Hollywood, April Alike the &

Hollywood, April Alike the fool
who was, / made my prayer and set
off in high hope to learn about "trif-
ling women" from Barbara La Mari.
Useless preeaution, that prayer, !
found as We lunched at Leyy's, where
Hellywoods stars descend to gusta-
tory contact with earth.
Instead of black orchid, found
well, let's say tulip" A yivacious
brisk, ioquaei)us woman of quick
gesture and flashing smile, quite un-
like the siren the screen seems bent
upon making her. .
But before she had half finished
her jelle and whipped cream, l dis
covered that / was lunching with
only half Of Barbara La Marr-her
daylight SELF Her midnight per-
senality," expressed in pictures like
thrilling Women" and "Souls for
Sale" she says, is evoked when she
dons evening dress; the exotic ESQ
which directors hold responsible fer
her exceptional pace in films. ..
II wouldn't like to be my daylight
self on the SCREEN" she said. The
nearest / came te it was in John
Quincy Sawyer and liked that role
least of any I've done. THRILLING
Women appealed to me powerfully:
/ threw myself into it heart and
soul. When l write-and i wrote
movie scripts for a year before play
ing in pictures-I worked best be
tween midnight and dawn. ] like
the deeps OF night. And the artificial
lights Of the studio have the same
effect"
A suggestive commentary on her
nocturnal ego lies in the titles OF
her best scenarios, "The Flames OF
Youth" "My Husbands Wives" and
"Mother of His Children'-all worked
| out at night.
Her self-proclaimed chameleon char
acter was expressed in an odd comics
sion. II have" she said, worn my
hair in every shade from pale pins
to deep purple. Oliver Morosco once
| told me had the most beautiful nat
ural blonde tresses he'd ever seen
They were good. did the job my
self" At the moment her hair II
| black. Her eyes are gray.
Between her "two selves, for which
blended French end italian ancestry
NAV be responsible, Barbara La
Mari keeps liaison with the "sens'
of humor" which she says has en-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

New Orleans, La, Aril 1i.-The
cosstwise service between this city
and Boston recently established, has
been so successful that larger YES
sells are being put on this run in
order TO handle the trade offered.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

Screen Doors, Frames, Wire, Hard
ware Fixtures and Paint. ED.
STEVES & SONS, Lumber and
Building Store. 40 E. Commerce St.
Phone Crockett 167.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

A complete line of Garden Tools,
Garden Hose and Lawn Mowers. ED
STEVES & SONS. Lumber and Build,
ing Store. 40 +. CONNIE. - st. Phone
Crockett 167.-(Adv.)
, 1923-01-19
PRETTY LITTLE 0 M

FOR sALE-Four-room modern bun
gaiow on large 60x140-foot east
front lot; well located on south side
noar pavement; offered for $1,000
with 81 900 as first payment. Call A.
p. Nesbitt Realty Co., Realtors.
Phone 1OiM. 1-ls-st
, 1923-01-19
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

Notice Is hereby given of the in
corporation of RETALLACR MO
TOR TRUCK COMPANY. The OBJ
ject for which the Company has
been formed is to engage in the
sale and distribution of automo-
biles, motor cars, motor trucks, wa
CONS, buggies and other mechanic
ally propelled vehicles and automo-
bile and vehicle parts and sundries,
and to do all and singular The things
necessary or convenient in conduct
ing a general garage business.
The amount of capital stock OF
the Company is twenty-five thou
sand dollars (%$25.000), consisting
of two hundred and fifty (250)
shares Of a par value of n hun
dred dollars ($100) each.
The Company shall have three d.
rectors and the names Of the direc-
tors who shall manage the affairs
of the Company for the first year
are, George w. Retallack, Marche
Retallack and A. H. Belcher. The
business Of the Company shall BIO
transacted in the city of Casper Mt
a26 South David street, in Natrona
County, Wyoming, which said place
shall be its principal office in this
state, and the name of the agent
in charge thereof Is George w. Re-
tallack.
I. G. MCCAIN,
Attorney.
Publish January 10, 10, 20, 1923.