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The Washington times., 1924-01-15
BID FOR
DEMOCRATIC
MEET
St. Louis and Chicago Com
pete. With San Francisco
and New York.
By GEORGE r. HOLMES.
international News Service.


The Democrats met here today to
select a time and place for the 1924
convention, confused by an array
Of tempting offers s1ch as they
have never been confronted with in
other years.
Bidding for the convention be-
tween Chicago, San Francisco,
New York and St. Louis has be-
come spirited, and the national
committee met in an atmosphere Of
uncertainty.
Coast Cities Anxious.
Reports that the contest had
narrowed down to a contest be-
tween Chicago and st. Louis stirred
the representatives Of New York
and San Francisco to action. with
the result that when the COM
mittee went into session the bids
Of the two coast cities topped those
Of the interior considerably.
The bids of all four cities were
submitted shortly before noon to
subcommittee composed of Clark
NOVEL;. of Georgia, Charles H.
Greathouse, Of Indiana, and Miss
Mary Archer, of Pennsylvania.
This subcommittee had no power
Of recommendation, but It will make
q report to the full committee late
this afternoon on all the bids, after
which action will be taken.
Coast Bid Highest.
San Franchises bid was the
largest-$200,000 in cash and the
use of a convention hall. The New
York bid was $4,000 and a con-
vention hall, and the bids of Chi.
cago and st. Louis, $125,000 each
with a hall. Reports that the New
York bid was to top that OF San
Francisco did not naterialize when
the subcommittee met, and It was
the general opinion that the chances
of the Pacific coast to get the con-
ventiori had been increased, al
though the New York bid may be
raised before a final decision is
reached.
The committee itself. composed Of
two men and women from each state
Continued ON Page 2, Column -
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
8 DEAD IN TEXAS
OIL BLAST;3
ARE BURNED
Five More Expected to Die as
Result of Explosion in
Port Arthur Plant.
international News Service.

PORT ARTHUR, Tex. Jan. 49,
Eight men are dead. six Of them
identified. five lie, perhaps. fatally
burned in hospitals. and thirty
others were reported burned. a
check up of the ruins of the Texas
Company oil refinery plant here, de.
stroyed by explosion, revealed to
day.
The known dead are:
w. c. Moye, of Beaumont.
j. w! Sroas, Weatherford, Okla
B. Crensh. Port Arthur.
Charles Bell, Port Arthur
T. A. Carter, Port Arthur.
r. c. Rawlinson, Port Arthur.
Two charred bodies taken from
the smoking debris this morning
have not yet been identified. it was
reported by company officials.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
OFFICERS ARE ASSIGNED
TO FORT SAM HOUSTON

Three commissioned officers, now
attending the engineer school at Fort
Humphreys. Va. have been assigned
TO Fort Sam Houston, Texas, the
War Department announced.
They are Second Lieuts. Kenner
y. Hartford, William N. Leaf and
Frank. MICA. Albrecht.
Second Lieut.. John A. Colonna, of
the engineer corps. attending the
school, 10 to be assigned to the TWEEN.
ty-ninth regiment: Three others at
the school were sent to duty with
the Thirteenth engineers. They are
Second Lieuts. Morris M. Bauer,
James r. Phillips and Steven L. Com
ner.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
U.S.RUM TREATY
NEAR, SAYS
KING
British Parliament Is Told OF
Government Plans In Speech
From Throne.
By DAVID NJ. CHURCH,
International News Service.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-"My min
listers, in common with British
dominion representatives, have
been anxious to remove the diff
Guilty with regard to illicit inn
portation of liquor to the United
States and have made progress
for an agreement which is on the
eve of conclusion and which
should further strengthen the
happy relations prevailing be-
tween the two countries and the
two peoples" said King George
in a speech from the throne to-
day opening the business session
of the new parliament.
Offers Trade Program.
The Kings speech laid down a
definite program for trade develop.
ment to offset the tariff reforms re.
jected by the voters in the last cleo.
ton. He also made extensive sug.
gestions for relief Of unemployment.
These. however, were mainly non.
contentious to save the Tory govern
ment from attacks by the Laborites.
The King began his speech by say.
ing:
my relations with foreign powers
continue friendly. / am glad to be
able to record definite progress in
the solution OF questions which
hitherto had blocked the pathway 10
a mutual understanding and have re-.
tarded the recovery OF the world"
Touches Preparations Farley,
King George pointed out that the
allied reparations commission il now
examining very serious financial
conditions affecting Germany" He
called attention to the fact that the
Moroccan dispute between certain
powers over commercial righta has
been settled by the Tangier treaty.
"A measure will soon be intro
duced in Parliament to give effec,
to the Lausanne Near East treaty.. }
continue the King. "As soon a. 4
tcontpusd ON Pass .. Column a.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
EcAN, coNvALEscINC, IS
AGAIN CRITICALLY I'LL

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.--Maurlce
Francis Egan. writer and former
United States minister to Den.
mark. who several months ago
suffered nervous breakdown, was
today reported ~ be Every weak"
For time Dr., Egan'a life was
despaired Of, Then he rallied.
His condition IN row reportaA IN
have "takeA q bad tuEn.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
BANDITS GET $26,s5o IN
DARING BANK ROBBERY

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 15.--Six heavily
armed and masked bandits. travel
ing in two automobiles, lined up
thirty employees Of the West ST.
Louis Trust Company. in Easton
avenue today. and escaped with
$26,S60 In cash.
The money had just been tied IN
punches preparatory to taking In
to the Fcdral Reserve Bank,
The robbery occurred five blocks
from the district police station.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
CAST
FROM Dc:
TRAIN
Body Is Found Frozen on
Tracks Odtsids CITY by
TrackrnaF.

81
Torn with mothers instinct
to keep her newborn baby and
at the same time to hide her dis
grace, an unwed mother last night
fought a battle in the privacy
of her stateroom on a Pennsyl-
vania Railroad train.
The mothers instinct urged her,
lit is believed, to keep the child.
Hey fear Of exposure and its SUBJ
sequent modification babe her
rid herself of the tiny mite that
she huddled in her arms.
Body Found Frozen.
Her modification and fear of ex,
posture won. and this morning IN
the breaking dawn of a wintry
morning, the baby was found be
side the railway track, on the out
skirts OF Washington, thrown from
Pullman window just before the
train reached the lexington yards
The baby was apparently about six
or seven hours old. Every vestige
ct clothing had been removed and
the tiny body when found was naked
Ia girl-whose life had been snuffed
out by the fall from the train.
Had the blow rot crushed it's life
out, 1t would have frozen to death,
and when found, the body perfectly
formed, was frozen stiff.
ia NH
The gruesome find was made by
William Patten, a track walker Of
the Pennsylvania railroad, who had
set out over the section Of his track
that he inspects daily.
The body was found at 1876 near
Glendale, Nd, which Is located about
twelve miles from Washington.
Patten brought the nude body
badly crushed, from the fall, to
Glendale. where 1t was viewed b.
q coroner's jury.
The body was examined by DIR
A. Bushart, of Springfield, Nd, who
testified that the baby had beer
born about six or seven hours be-
fore 1t was killed. n
No Clue to Identity.
The theory Of the police at Glen
dale Is that. the baby was born In
either Philadelphia or New York
ana that the woman had engaged q
berth to come to Washington.
After boarding the train It ID
believed that she held the infant
until the train neared Washington,
torn with a mothers desire to keep
IT and desire to be rid Of the child.
The police theory, which Is based
on no clue, is that the mother was
unwed.
1t is supposed that the mother
disrobed the child and then raising
the window Of her stateroom threw
1t from the moving train.
Near the body Of the child waf
found q pair OF tiny blue boomers
and 1t is thought that these either
were blown from the window wher
the mother threw the child or that
the body was thrown, encased ir
the boomers. and that the force oil
the blow caused them to come off
There Is no doubt but that life
existed In the infant when II was
killed, DIR. Bushart told the coro
ners jury this morning, after hi
had made q minute examination oil
the body. -
The police OF washington were
notified by the Prince GEORGES DO
lice, but the train-many of which
pass that spot through the night
had already reached washington
and the unknown mother's crime
will probably never be known ex
c0pt to herself, an poliom Anolars
they have no OluM ---'-I ]
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
80 LISTED
As KILLED
|NN|PPON
TRAGEDY
Over 600 Houses Are Destroy
ed When Earth Is
Again Shaken.
BY DUKE n. PARRY.
IuternSkicnaI News service.

| TOKYO, Jan. Is. Tokyo
rocked today to q tremendous
earth trernor, the greatest since
the disastrous earthquake of Sep
TENDER. The shock struck at 5:45
a. M, before the inhabitants had
started the fires for breakfast.
Reports Of the damage were slow
coming in. No casualties were
reported thus far.
Communication Broken.
Telephone and telegraph lines
were disrupted by the quake and
were not restored until late hour.
Strong earth tremors were felt i'm
the Nagano prefecture centerins
around Matsumoto.
The extent of the damage in
Tokyo proper is not known yet.
Communication has been interrupted
between Tokyo, Osaka. Kyoto and
Kobe.
Kobe was slightly affected but
the damage is not known.
The shocks began shortly after 5
o'clock this morning. Residents Of
the Osaka district. aroused from
their beds. fled from their homes.
1t is understood a slight tromor
was felt at Yokohama.
Communications were disrupted
~.
shock, three trains en- route from
Gomemba to Tokyo were derailed
and the water supply cut off. The
Osaka was also disrupted but the
extent of the damage to this i'm
portant connection over which re-
lief and reconstruction supplies are
still being carried has not been re-
ported.
Emperor Reported Safe.
The Prince Regent sent an air.
plane messenger from Numasu this
afternoon to report the safety OF
the emperor.
No deaths have been reported In
Toxic but several foreigners jump
ing from Imperial Hotel windows
are reported to have sustained
broken arms. scratches and bruises.
The TolIaido railroad line, an i'm.
portant rail artery Of japan. was
reported damaged, the track having
dropped three inches.
A number Of japanese are re-
ported to have been killed near
Yokohama, where houses crashed
ovnr their heads. II IL believed the
center Of the earthquake was
farther south In that vicinity and
raatored communication may hiring
news. Of greater CasuAlties. 4t
Your correspondent was thrown
from bed by the first shook this
morning, and was forced to make
his exit from the building by leap
ing from q low Becond-Story window
Tho house was weaving backward
and forward in drunken fashion, and
remained standing only because Of
tn ancient japanese construction.
In the garden giant palm trees were
swaying az though In q storm, and
nearby q fallen Huddha idol tndts
Gated the strength at the stock,
Mira. ROonOve1b n Calm.
No wind was blowing. and this a..
sisted the fireEnen In checking tho
few fires that started in isolated
sections. They were aided by the
fact that many areas are an yet not
built up since their destruction last
September. The water supply was
cut off with tho first shock. 7s
''Dont mind this. n - not ~
bad"
Such was the connAent ot Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt. widow at the
late President Roosevelt. widow OF
the late President Roosevelt, here
with her son, KerIntt, for q vacation.
She was speaking to her JApanese
IAAtaAANmt OF the lIAperiNl Metal, 8bs
Sefnssa 70 leave Der 30 ana pea
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

Fires Started By New Japanese Quake
Japanese Assassin
Nearly Lynched

Rescued By Police After
Shooting At the Prince
Regent and Being
Threatened By Mob
That CLGl1aOred For
His Life.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
LONDON RESUMES OFFICIAL
RELATIONS WITH ATHENS

ATHENS, Jan, l5.--'rhe Britain
minister today announced Fesump-
ten Of diplomatic relations between
Great Britain and Greece,
Diplomatic relations were allowed
by Great Britain to lapse at the
beginning Of 1893 because British
protests against the execution OF
former cabinet ministers were dis
regarded.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
ARE YOU
INTERESTED
''CHICKIE''

A FEW back copies are.
- still available for those
who want to get the full
text of " Chickie," the re-
marksble serial now being
published in The Times.
This latest story by
Elenore Meherin is con-
sidered to be one of the
greatest serials ever pre-
sented to the American
public.
You can got the thread
Of the story in the synop-
sis, or read II in full in
preceding copies obtain
able at the office Of
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

Mr.. Hearst Asked
To Aid Bonus Bill
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. TO- 1924,
XILL1AM RANDOLPH HEARST, New York.

San DIEGO, Calf, Jan. 10, 1924
kkWTTILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST New York.
w '.You have been our friend and spokesman
for bonus Will ask you to convey mes
sage to your Washington organization for immediate
release and publication at your own discretion
Veterans Lonnie Boyd Post American Legion, Camp
Kearney, California urges Representatives and Senators
each State stand sody for Legion adjusted compensation
bill now in Congress.
Anti Bonus League is not bona-fide ex.servce mems
organization. We have no confidence iii eoganEyery.
thing for Disabled NCthng Tor Abs sss
Existing conditions after five years prove such
promises valueess Lonnie Boyd Post ID disabled vet
erans' post 60 per cent bedriddeH SS
we fought your fight and won: Do We lose now?
Your votes on bonus viii decide votes next
election. 4N @8
MARTIN HUGHES,
''Lonnie Boyd Post American Legion
Camp Kearney, Calf
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
Millicent's "Ludi" Is
" Wild Boy of Europe
INTERNATIONAL NEWS RETE
By MARGERY REX.
Written for Cosmopolitan News Servic,

NEW YORK, JAM 15.-Who says Americans don't ap-
preciate artf
fortyyearod Austrian antique dealer has successfully
disposed of the best obect dart in his collection namely
himself The other party the transaction the Standard
Oil heires Miss Mllicent Rogers the wife Of this
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-18
Dies of Injuries
Inflicted in LA.
by Huge Animal
ny United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, June Issue
cumbing to injuries he received
nearly year ago when attacked
by an elephant, Algernon "Curley"
Stecker, 80, well known animal
trainer at Universal City, died ear
ly today in the Hollywood hospital.
Stecker was hurt when
Charley a huge beast, turned on
him in a fierce attack. The train
er was rescued, but not before he
was severely injured. He has been
in the hospital most of the time
since.
=" Charley" was executed some
months ago, after it was agreed he
would never be safe to handle.
Steeker was nationally known in
circus quarters as one of the most
expert animal trainers in the haz-
ardous business. For some years
ne has been in charge of training
the animals used in Universal pie
lures, which possesses the largest
zoo of any studio in Hollywood.
A wife and. three children sur
vivc Stecker.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-18
Clever Strategy
Gives LUbOrites
Voting MajOritD
by United Press Leased wire


CONVENTION HALL, st. Paul,
Minn., June 1s.--Frantic efforts
were made on every side this at
ternoon to save the "third party
convention from the break llp i'm
pending because Of the newly devel-
oped power of the COMMUNISTS.
The conservatives and Conmun-
ISIS were in complete deadlock and
both sides went into caucus to de-.
eide what they woul do. Chairman
A. l.. Putname of the reorganiza-
tion committed, in which the fight
for control is now centering, de-
clared he is unable TO say whether
the Communists had majority in
the committee.
FarmerTabor organizers Of the
movement which was to have swung
a new national party behind Sen
ator Robert NJ. Ii, Toilette, annonnc
ed they would quit and close the
hall before night if the Communists
carry out their plans which now
seems likely.
All preparations have been made
for the Farmer delegates to walk
out. In conference lasting until
the early hours this morning, the
men who organized the convention
made their decision. The showdown
is expected during the day over the
question of following La Toilette.
The technical point will be whether
to put forward an Independent third
party ticket now-as the Commun-
lists desire-or wait until La Fol-
Iette has announced his candidacy
as the Farmers had planned.
Communists in Power
There are few persons on either
side of the fence who are not now
fearful, that the, Communists have
secured a s.r..ngle hold on the con-
vention by unsuspected clever and
skilful stacking of the delegates.
Coming here three days ago tho
Communists pleaded that they were
in the minority and had block o.
ten votes. They asked only to be
carried into the convention as 4
minority They said they wanted
to get in the boat and row in uni
son with the others. They claimed
X would be !; ''breach of faith =
to force them to come in as trades
union delegates, so the organizers
of the convention reversed their
previous decision in order to pre-.
serve peace They let the Commun-
lists in as representatives of their
party.
William Mahoney, the quiet, lit
tie man who dreamed this whole
dream of organizing the discomfort
mid west, was absolutely confident
that. the Communists had only theii
ten votes until il came time to vote
upon adjournment last night. Then
the Communists, for the first time,
showed their teeth and forced the
convention to adjourn over the Wig
orous protest of Mahoney and other
conservatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-18
GREER LAWYER
THROWS A BOMB
SHELL in TRIAL
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June 1S.-Toss-
ing a bomb shell into the hereto
fore smooth running course of the
Horace A. Greer trial, which has
been oiled with levi.y and good-na-
tured repartee, defense attorneys
today denounced the 81 don t re-
member" attitude OF the states wit
nesses.
Ieaping to his feet, Attorney S. j..
Tbmlin of the Greer counsel, shout
ed that ''We intend to show that
statements made by Greer in the
central station at the time of his
arrest, statements scandalOus to the
motion picture industry, were omit
ted from the typewriter state
ment.
"The truth has got to come out, -
Attorney Tomin snapped. eff ne
cessary, we will subpoena every
newspaper reporter present at the
time. If the film actresses and the
police will not tell the truth about
what was said that day, we will get
it from other sources.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-18
DENIES RECKLESS
DRIVING CHARGE

w. r. Conway, proprietor of the
Barbara Worth hotel, will be given
jury trial on July 1, at $3.50 a. m.
in Justice of the Peace Mayfield s
court, following his plea of not gull
ty to the charge of reckless driving,
which was placed against him last
Thursday night by Traffic Officer
Gingerich.
In pleading not guilty this morn
ing, Mr.. Conway, through his attor-
ney requested Il jury trial.
Mr.. Conway was arrested as he
was returning to FL Centre ON the
Calexico highway Thursday night.
Later the same night he was arrest
col by Traffic Officer Ryan in the
city on a charge of disturbing the
peace. He appeared yesterday morn
ing in police court in answer to that
charge and pleaded not guilty. MS
trial for that offcnse is set for We'd
nesday, June %.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-18
SWING DUE AT
WESTm0RLAND
AT LATER HOUR

Word was received in this city
this morning that Congressman Phil
d. Swing and party would not be
able to reach Westmorland until
4:30 p. m. this afternoon, On ac-
count of having been unavoidably
delayed in San BernardinO.
I Plans were Immediately made to
hold the motorcade that WIS to
NEE. him at that place at three,
until the later hour. According to
the communication, a rousing Swing
meeting had been held in Riverside
on Monday night with attendants
from San Bernardino, Orange, River
side and Redlands.
Advance sale of tickets points to
a large, enthusiastic banquet and
rally tonight at the. Barbara Worth
hotel, with representative IN at
tendance from all southern coun
ties, us well as from every part
of the county. The banque., which
will be served at s p. m., will pre-
cedc the program III the lobby of
the hotel, at which Swing will make
the principal speech.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-18
Market Bureau
Here Rest of
Season

Due to tko destruction Of the
office Of the Bureau Of Markets
in the Dunlack hotel fire in Braw-
ley last night G. e. Schultz, man.
agcr, announces that the office
will be moved to the Barbara
Worth hotel in Ell Centre during
the remainder of the cantaloupe
season.
The usual cantaloupe report
will not be given out today by
the Bureau Of Markets as the
moving Of office records that
were rescued from the fire, and
tho making Of arrangements for
service, prohibits the usual work
entailed in making up the re-
port. Mr.. Schultz states that he
will endeavor to have the report
out as usual tomorrow. The tele-
phcre number of the new office
will be given out as soon as SER
vice Is started.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-18
GIRL, IS, ADMITS
SETTING BLAZE
THAT KILLED q
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June lS.-Jose-
phinc Bartholomew, a 15-year-oId in
mate of the Hope Development
school, which burned the night of
May 81, causing the death of %
children and one woman, today con-
fessed that she started the fire.
Her confession came after other
children rescued from the building re
called that Josephine had been down
stairs shortly before the flames were
discovered.
Weeping, the girl, high. grade
moron, was brought to the district
attorneys office today by w. H.
Prescott, head of the juvenile de-
partment.
i set the fire because | didn It
like things at the home,' the girl
said between sobs. ''They didn't
treat me right
81 borrowed match from my
roommate in the morning. the
girl continued 81 kept it all day.
That night went downstairs to the
cellar. There was pile of sacks
and kindling there. | lit the match
and watched the sacks burn n min
ute, and then went upstairs to bed.
'Pretty soon the matron began to
holler, fire, so l got up and ran
downstairs with the other girls. |
WASH t afraid | would be burned -
The, young pyromaniac is of the
Spanish type, with dark hair and
eyes. She is rather pretty, but in
her eyes is the vacant stare com
mon to persons with mdeveloped
minds.
According to caretakers ut the
home, Josephine never showed signs
of pyromania before and had never
any desire to play with
@
When flashlight pictures were tax
en- of her in the district attorneys
office, she jumped nervously and
broke into tears.
Because of her mental condition,
there is no probability the girl will
be subjected to legal punishment for
her deed, it was admitted. Rather,
she will be put in some safe institu.
ton for treatment, it was believed. =
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-18
Larey's Trial Is
Set For Nov, 10

CLYDE Larcy, who was bound over
Tor trial in Superior court after MS
l'earing last week in police court
ON a charge of assault with deadly
weapon, appeared yesterday after
noon for arraignment. His trial was
set for November 10.
Testimony given i'll the hearing
before Judge Whitelaw in pollt2
court was that Larey had struck
Elmer Beck, real estate dealer here
"cross the head with a piece Of iron
pipe. The pipe, which was alleged
TO have been used was produced in
court during the hearing. Larev IS
represented by Attorney Edgtr B.
Hcrvey. District Attorney ttley is
prosecuting the ease.