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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
AGED WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Louisa Totten Passes Away at
Age of S2-Funeral Friday p. M.

Age of s2-Funeral Friday p. M.
Mrs. Louisa Totten, aged 80, died
at her home in the Valley Tuesday
morning. Death was due to old age
and general debility.
Funeral services will be conducted
in the M. E. church at 2 o'clock FRI
day afternoon by Rev. A. A. Calender.
Mrs. Totten had made her home in
this community for about Ia years,
living with her daughter Mrs. Hattie
Totten. She is survived by four
daughters and three sons. Two
daughters, Mrs. A. E. Dague and Mrs.
Winnifred Campbell live in Kennewick
and the others in the East.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14

nal auxiliary of st. Paul's Episco-
~. " enureh will meet Thursday with
The o o. L. Cole. The ladies will spend
hox 'ernoon sewing for the Alaska
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14

Nat Witt returned Monday morning
from w. S. c. where he is taking a
course in business administration.
He will remain home this semester.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
FERRY RESUMES

The Hover-Attalia ferry over the
Columbia River will resume operation
Monday. The ferry has been tied up
since extreme low water last fall.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
REFORM
TOP|COF TALK
At HOWARD
Or. E. L. Parks Comments on
Number of Agencies Work.
ing for Peace

There arc more agencies today
endeavoring to bring about the
brotherhood CT man than ever be.
fore in the worlds history" said
DR.. q. L. Parks in his address on
Social Reform" before q large au-
dieRce Of students, faculty and
friends Of Howard University in
Rankin Memorial Chapel at noon
today. DR.. Parks said that the
great social movements of today
are lastly Fastening the time when
there will be peace on earth.
The freshman class will hold its
weekly meeting in the chapel at
$50 o'clock today and the Pro-
gressive club of the university will
convene in Library Hall at 8
o'clock. The Howard chapter Of
the 1nez Millholland Society will
give its monthly program in Car.
negie Hall, at $3.50 p. M, tomor-
row and the sophomore class will
occupy the chapel at $50 D. M,
while the French Club will meet in
Library hall at 8 o'clock, The
final concert of the season by the
Girls Gle0 Club will be given at
S.16 to which the general public is
invited.
The noon assembly Of the chanel
Wednesday will listen to the final
recital by the entire school of
music. The university prayer meet.
ing will be led by the freshmau
class at 6:45 p. m. in Library hall
while the University Student Coun,
Gil and the Tide-water Club will
meet In the. main building and
Carnegie Hall, at 1880.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
BOBBED HAIR Of
WIFE BRINGS
SUIT
Husbands Divorce Petition
Alleges She Had 1t Cut to
Please "Other Man"

Declaring that his wife bobbed
her hair because "the other man.
told her to, even though her hus-
band, Herbert Glassman, protested
against it, and alleging crulety and
extravaganza, Glassman, who con-
ducts a garage a 1919 L street
northwest today filed suit in the
District Supreme Court against
Dorothy Glassman, for a limited
divorce.
The plaintiff, represented by At.
torneys Ethelbert B. Frey and S.
]. Aaron, claims that April 1,
last, his, wife threatened "to get
him il she had to frame him" and
that on April s, she ran out of their
house at AIT Irving street north.
west, and called an officer to have
the plaintiff arrested for no reason
whatever. The husband alleges
that his wife spat in his face to
provoke him and to get him stirred
up" SO he would say something to
ner IN the presence Of the officer.
AAO NOAOAAN0AL ICAuScS 10 COOK IOT
the plaintiff and she likewise re.
fuses to answer his business teIe.
phone calls. thereby injuring his
business, he alleges.
On one occasion, Glassman tells
the court, his wife informed him
that "she was tired of him and
that she had a man that would take
care Of her and give her all the
luxuries she wanted"
She also went through his pock
cts one night while he was asleer
and took $50 which she refuses tc
return to him. The couple were
married in Baltimore, Nd, May IS
1920, and have two children whose
custody is requested by the plaintiff
who alleges that his wife is not 9
proper person to be Entrusted with
them.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
ART DEALER ASKS COURT
TO APPOINT RECEIVER
Aaronson today filed suit

Reuben Aaronson today filed suit
in the District Supreme Court
against WecKsler Brothers and
Company and M. s. Wecksler. art
dealers at 1920 Oak street north.
west, to appoint receiver for the
firm, in which plaintiff claims he
is half owner, alleging that diff.
ferences have arisen between HIM
self and defendants which are in
furious to the best interests Of the
business.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorney
Max Rhoade, says that he is the
owner Of fifty shares of the capital
stock Of the firm, each Of the par
value of 800, fully paid up, and
that defendant, Wecksler, Is the
owner Of the other half. The assets
Of the firm are listed at $25.,91.50
and plaintiff claims there are no
liabilities. Aaronson asks the court
that receivers be appointed and di.
rected to continue the business and
to straighten out the differences ex.
listing between Plaintiff and de-
fendants.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
GRAND ARMY POST PAYS
HoNoRS TO YEARS DEAD

Memorial services for nineteen
members Of Lincoln Post Nc. 8,
Grand Army of the Republic, who
died in 1923, were held last night
in the lexington Presbyterian
Church. The post was assisted by
Lincoln Women's Relief Corps No.
6, Department of the Potomac.
James H. Perkins, post comman-
der, was in charge of the services.
Biographies of the deceased were
read by o. H. Oldroyd, adjutant.
The roll Of those honored follows:
Thomas e. Nyman, James r. Pier.
son, Joshua B. Stops, d. J. Byrne,
Isaac .Pierson, John I. Sullivan,
John M. McTaggert, Job Barnard,
BENJAMIN Jacobs, Charles M. Kicker,
John j. Stretch, Alexander Scott,
Lewis Vessels, Jacob Peacock,
Albert Provost, "A. B. Frisbie. Reu.
ben Marquett, William Avis and
Nathan King.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
TWO AMERICANS.
. HURT |NPAR|S .
R|OT|NG
French Hiss Stars and Stripes.
When Raised at Paris to 7
Announce Victory

PARIS, May 1e-Gideon Mel.
son, of Dekalb, Ill.,, who was
struck over the head with a cane
during the disorders that attended
the victory of the United States
rugby football team over the
French Olympic team at COLI
ombes Stadium, was reported re-
covering today at the American
Hospital at Neuilly. His condi-
ton is not serious.
The American team won BY II
to 8 in a sensational, hard-fought,
contest. Several French sport
writers accuse the Americans of
playing brutality" !
Another Hurt I'm Flight
The French press as a whole de.
plored the incident, especially the
Kissing which began when the
United States flag was raised in
token Of the American victory. =.
1.-THE crowd was violent and un-
just and did not show a sporting
instinct" said L'Auto. 'HThe incl.
dent impressed foreigners that q,
French crowd does not know how
to accept defeat !.
A second American, B. r. Larsen. :,
was slightly injured during the
fighting in the stadium.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
USE INTERVIEWED WINE
IN DENVER SYNACOCUES

DENVER, May 19.-Unfermentcd
wines will be used In a Denver
Orthodox Synagogue in the future
and rule prohibiting use Of fer
mented wine will be promulgated
according to announcement by Rab-
hi G. H. Kauvar, Of Beth Ha MID.
rash Hagodal.
Rabbi Kauvar's announcement
followed closely that of Doctor w.
s. Friedman, pastor Of Temple EN-.
manuel, a reformed Jewish church.
"Formented wine il not essential
to any religious ceremony" Rabbi
Friedman asserted. I'm Temple
Emmanuel we have long substi.
tuted grapejuice for wine"
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
NOTED JUR|S7
IS VICTIM Of.
APOPLEXY
Chief Justice Walter Clark, of
North Carolina, Stricken
Suddenly in Home
BY International News Service.

RALEIGH, N. c.. May 19.-Chief
Justice Walter Clark, Of the North
Carolina Supreme Court, who was
stricken i'll last night, and remained
unconscious throughout the night,
died at his home here this morning.
1t Is Thought he died from the re.
suits Of a stroke of apoplexy.
During his thirty-nine years on
the State supreme bench, he has
the record Of never having missed a
session. He was a circuit Judge be.
fore serving on the higher court
bench.
Judge Clark served with the Con.
federate army during the Civil War
and was made a major at the age
Of seventeen, the youngest person in
the army enjoying that distinction.
Besides attending to his legal duties
he spent much time in writing and
translated several French volumes
into English.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
COOLIDGE SEEKS RUNNING MATE OF HIS. OWN STAMP OF MIND
Man Seeks Prison Cell
To Mediate On
His Troubles

CHICAGO, May 19.--In
the quiet Of a cell at the
West Chicago station, Samuel
Heap today found the seclusion
he wanted for meditation on
wives and the influences that
make life complex.
AS q monk to his cloister, so
Heap sought his cell.
Lock me up for forty-eight
hours" he asked. "In the
quietude Of the cell I can think
over the troubles of my third
wife and all the throuble i
have been having. The scanty
diet Of bread and water win aid
my thoughts" Z
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
PLANS FILED TO RAZE
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

NEW YORK, May 19.-Historic
Madison Square Garden, New
Yorks' best-known convention and
amusement hall and scene of
the Democratic National Con.
vention next month, may be torn
down.
Tentative plans were filed call.
ing for demolition Of the building
and the erection of 28.story
office building on the site. The
proposed structure would cost SIS.
O0O, 900 and would be occupied by
"a bank and stores on the ground
floor.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
JEALOUS SU|T0R
k|LLED.PA
THEORY
Police Still in Air as to Cause
OF fragedy-Two Killed
by One Bullet
BY International News Service.


MARYSVILLE, Pa, May 10.
That Leah Ellenberger, twenty
one-year-old school teacher. and
her sweetheart, Harry Canister,
twenty, were slain by a jealous
sutton Of the girl, was one of
the many theories advanced by
State Police working on the case
today.
The two were found dead in
their automobile at Lambs Gap,
on the Blue Ridge Mountain,
early Saturday morning, after
an all-night search by a posse
headed by the youths father.
One Bullet Killed Two.
One bullet, which passed through
the boys heart, then entered the
body of the girl, and caused both
deaths, q coroner'S verdict yester.
day showed.
Theories being considered by
police today were:
THAT a moonshiner, fulfilling his
threat to get Canister" fired the
fatal shot.
Jealous Husband.
That's a jealous husband came
upon the pair, and mistaking them
for his wife and the "other man.
murdered them.
That they were slain by a bullet
fired at a target.
Major Lynn G. Adams, head OF
the state police, is conducting the
investigation.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
.K.0E c. CHAP TER
WILL UNVE|L !
PORTRAIT
Clarendon Council to Enter
tain Widow Of Chief
Justice White

CLARENDON, Va. May H.
Plans have been completed for the
first anniversary of the Edward
Douglas White council, No. 2473,
Knights Of Columbus, and the uns
yelling Of the oil painting Of the
late Chief Justice, presented to the
council, by Mrs. White, which will
be observed Thursday night. The
presentations will take place in the
auditorium of st. Charles School,
Mrs. Edward Douglas White.
widow Of the Chief Justice Of tho
United States, in memory Of whom
the council is named, will be tho
guest Of honor.
The principal speakers win be-
Senator Joseph b. Ransdell, Louiss
lana: and Congressman James
O'Connor, Louisiana, George III.
O'Connor, Bernard Fitzgerald
George Dowden, John Paul Jones'
and members of the Catholic Uni
versity Glee Club will appear ON
the program.
The committee in charge consists
Of Bernard A. Fegan, chairman; j
F. Cavanaugh, w. A. McCloSlxyS
Patrick Burke. Thomas Crack,
Charles O'Brien. Joseph L. Dugan,
l "A" LIZ 1NAAAA0 anu 4JO1klue
The program will be concluded by
q banquet which will be prepared
and served by the members Of the
Daughters Of Isabella Of ClarendonS
Yesterday marked the opening Of
the Sunday afternoon concerts by
the Clarendon Band, under the al
rection Of John Marcus, director, :
The concert was held on the plays
ground which Frank Lyon pre-
sented to the town last fall.
Tomorrow night at s o'clock, Id
the auditorium Of the Cherrydalo
School, Mrs. Forney Donaldson,
music director of the county
schools, assisted by H. M. Brown,
Of Cherrydale, will give the second
community concert.
The members of the katherine
Murphy" and the Mother Ewing"
circles Of the Aid Society of the
Ballston Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, will give a chicken
dinner in the basement Of the newt
church Wednesday evening from 5
to 1880 o'clock. M
The Washington times., 1924-05-19

candidate for the Presidency is one
sort of man in his political opinions,
then the candidate for the Vice
Presidency should be another sort
of man.
Coolidge FavOrs Consistency.
From numerous sources It is
confidently believed that Mr.. Cool
idge thinks that the ticket should
be consistent. He does not think
that 1t Is reasonable or honest to
ask the voters to vote for two sorts
Of men two sorts Of political opin.
ions at the same time. Mr.. Cool
idge Is what Is commonly called a
conservative. II his preferences
should be consulted, and If they
should remain what they have been,
it can be predicted that the candi-
date on the ticket with him will be
also in a reasonable degree con-
sentative.
Thus three days will be- filled
with activity and decisivenesb. On
the first day the prayer Will be
made by a Protestant clergyman.
On the two following days the pray
ers will be made by a Catholic
clergyman and a Jewish clergyman.
Real Political Love Feast.
All the important religions in the
United States which could pray for
the Republican Party and for the
country having then been ex.
hausted' the convention win ad-
journ.
Reputed to be torn by innumer-
able factions, the Republican Party,
by a supreme effort, under the
calm and orderly eye OF Calvin
Coolidge, will give the country the
spectacle Of the most harmonious
political love-feast in American
history. Such is the plan and such
also seems to b at this moment the
prospect.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
Nations Settle Dispute.

LONDON, May 19.-The British
foreign office was advised today thai,
Lithuania and Poland have signed
Mcmel agreement at Kovno
settling the territorial dispute be.
twneen the two countries.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
Murder Experts to Confer.

HARRIBURG, Pa, May Ia
State police at a conference here
today will decide upon the most
plausible theories 60 follow in the
solution of the double murder Of
Leah Ellenberger, twenty-one, and
Harry Canister, twenty, whose bodies
were found at Lambs Gap, IL miles
from here, early Saturday morning.
Major Lynn G. Adams, who took
personal charge Of the search for
the slayer, today called in all the
authorities who have been called in
the case for conference with eight
murder experts Of the State police
force.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
ADVERTISEMENT

Prices realized on Swift q Company
for week ending Saturday, May II, 1924,
on shipments sold out. ranged from II. %
cents to 1880 cents per pound and,
averaged 1858 cents per pound.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
WOODS TO QUIT
AS ENVOY To
JAPAN
illness in the Ambassadors
Family Given as Cause.
Successor in Doubt
Continued from First Pagc.)


belief prevails that President Cool.
idge will not finally accept Mr..
Woods resignation, and allow him
to retire until he has chosen a
successor, for the reason that Japa'
nese.American relations for many
months to come will be in a stage
Of "delicacy" over the exclusion
situation, and this situation would
not be helped by leaving the post
In the custody of charge d'affaires.
Because of the need for skilled
diplomacy in so difficult a post it
may be that a successor to Woods
will be chosen from the regular
diplomatic service, namely, a career
man." rather than prominent
American from private life.
Beyond confirming the fact that
the ambassadors resignation mas
been received, the White House
would not comment today.
Secretary of State Hughes said
today no final action had yet been
taken on Ambassador Woods resig-
nation, but he thought it would be
accepted in view of the insistent
efforts Of the Pennsylvania to be
relieved.
Should Woods retire before his
successor has been chosen, the EN-.
bassy will be left in charge Of JEFF
ferson Caffery, counselor of the en-
baSsy, who is a natice of Louisiana.
Japanese Praise Woods.
TOKYO, May 19.-Announcemen
of the resignation of Ambassador
Cyrus E., Woods today brought
praise Of the retiring diplomat from
the Tokyo foreign office, business
circles and the foreign community.
The entire Japanese press is de-
voting columns to an eulogy of the
retiring ambassador and claiming
that "just Americans" justify
Japan's claim in the immigration
controversy, indicating their belief
that the ambassadors resignation
indicates the exclusion measure is
sure to become law.
Unofficially, the foreign office ex.
pressed great regret, declaring the
United States could have no more
worthy representative in Japan.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
ALEXANDRIA To
ENTERTAIN
RED MEN
Delegates to Annual Meeting
OF Order, Numbering 800,
Arrive Tomorrow.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va. May TO-
Three hundred delegates attending
the annual meeting Of the Improved
Order Of Red Men and the Great
Council. Degree Of Pocahontas, will
arrive tomorrow. The headquarters
will be in the Chamber Of Commerce
and the delegates will report there
on arrival.
A reception and a dance will be
held tomorrow night IN 1.-THE Elks'
Hall and will take place Of the regu.
lar exercises on the opening day Of
the convention.
The delegates will make q pilgrim.
age to the Arlington National Gene.
terry Wednesday, to place wreath
der. In the evening banquet will
be held in Armory Hall. The Great
Chiefs Of each council will go 10 Mt.
Vernon to place a wreath on the
tomb Of George Washington.
Following the business session and
election of officers Thursday, the
delegates will go on trips to the his
toric places in the vicinity.
C. Phillips Heishley, A. C. Moses,
William Lewis Allen and C. Page
Waller, have just returned from a
visit to the Doric Lodge, No. SIG of
the Masons, where they represented
the Alexandria Washington Lodge.
The Alexandria Booster Club VIII
meet in the auditorium Of the Cham.
Der Of Commerce tomorrow to make
final plans for the coming banquet
Of the club and for the celebration
Of boosters day, July 4.
George w. Sutton, fifteen, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Sutton, OF
AT South Lee street, died last night
after long illness.
The Belle Haven Country Club
will hold a meeting in the Chamber
Of Commerce tomorrow night for
successfully secured a charter mem
bership Of 100.
The Old Dominion Commandry,
No. II, of the Knight Templars, will
visit the Brightwood Commandry,
No. s, Of Washington, tomorrow
night. The local commandry will
meet at o'clock at the corner OF
King and Washington street in full
uniform and then go to Washington.
The new $500 shell which was re-
Gently purchased by the Old Do
minion Boat Club, with which they
expect to win the race in the
Southern Rowing Association Re-
gatta. which will be held in Alex
andria in July. was badly damaged
yesterday.
The crew were out for a workout
and were caught in the choppy
water and dashed against q sail
boat.
Alexandria linked with Arlington
county, went over the top in the
drive to send young men to the
citizens military training camp. In
report received by Postmaster F.
Clinton Knight fFem Lieutenant
Colonel John Scott, the figures
showed ten men should have come
from the city and county and that
sixteen had put in their applica.
tions. The report also states that
much of the credit for this is due
to Richard c. Hayden, principal OF
the Alexandria High School.
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The Washington times., 1924-05-19

The Old Dominion Commandry,
No. II, of the knight Templars, will
visit the Brightwood Commandry,
No. 6, Of Washington, tomorrow
night. The local commandry will
meet at Z o'clock at the corner OF
King and Washington street in full
uniform and then go to Washington.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19

The Belle Haven Country Club
will hold a meeting in the Chamber
Of Commerce tomorrow night for
organization. The club has just
successfully secured a charter mem
bership Of 100.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19

George w. Sutton, fifteen, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Sutton, OF
AT South Lee street, died last night
after a long illness.
Evening star., 1924-03-26
Mr. Mellon Suuelches Rumor.

In these days Of government by
rumor, when apparently no mans
reputation is safe from besmirchment
by what the cross-eyed man said TO
the butchers sister-in-law, Secretary
Mellon is to be commended for the
prompt and effective manner in which
he has called" the peddlers of stories
affecting his personal integrity. A
former employe Of the bureau of in
ternal revenue charged that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury had used his
official influence to bring about a re-
duction in the taxes of Mellon COM
panies." Mr.. Melons answer was to
cause the companies in question to
waive their rights to privacy provided
by the statutes for tax returns and to
invite fullest congressional inquiry
into all payments and reductions.
Mr.. Melons simple denial that he
ever had interfered in any way with
the internal revenue bureau in behalf
of companies in which he was inter.
ested would have satisfied right.think.
ing people; If, indeed, any denial was
needed at all. But even the most
rumor- -inflamed mind must admit the
completeness with which the Secre-
Evening star., 1924-03-26

tary has squelched the story by max
ing the tax returns available to the
special Senate committee. II there was
anything irregular there the commit
tee will, Of course, dig it out and give
it to the public. If not, it will have to
give Mr.. Mellon clean bill of health.
II the same frankness and good
sense which Mr.. Mellon has shown had
been evidenced in other quarters G..
good deal less OF hysteria would have
attended the various congressional in
vestigations. 1t was the efforts of
some persons, becoming almost frantic
at times, to keep from testifying or
to keep from telling the whole truth
that let loose the wild food Of rumors
with which Washington has been
deluged. The fact that some of these
attempted evasions, when, finally
brought to book, We're shown to have
been so pitifully unwarranted, only
serves to emphasize how dangerous
Is the public state OF mind when the
most absurd of tales does not fail to
find believers. 1t was just such an in
famed state of mind that caused
witches to be hanged at Salem.
Evening star., 1924-03-26
The Farmer-Labor Party.

Yesterday, in St. Paul. a call was
issued for a national convention to be
held there June II TO nominate candi-
dates for President and Vice President
on the farmer-labor ticket. Appeal will
be made to various liberal. progressive
and radical groups throughout the
country to join the farmer-labor move.
ment.
Thus will come to 4 head the efforts
which have been in the making for
more than year to assemble into
one compact organization all the dis
senters from the two old parties, with
the object of covering the country
with a patchwork political quilt of
many hues and designs. The progress
of the farmer-labor movement will be
watched with much interest by old-line
politicians, albeit with much skepticism
as to its success
1t is supposed that the movers in
the new enterprise will look to Sena.
tor La Toilette to head their ticket
but recent reports in political circles
represent Senator La Toilette as not
being disposed to do so on account OF
his health, and doubling whether there
would be anything in it, for him
self, politically.
But no doubt there will be plenty
of presidential timber at hand which
the farmer-laborites Will deem avail.
able for their purposes. 1t might not
be had thing if all the radical ele-
ments in the country could be as
sembled in one organization and leave
the field clear for a straightaway
contest between the democrats and
republicans.