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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
1
A disjointed column surveys politics, law, and society with references to Matthew Arnold, Mary Miles Minter, and Anita Laurence Pett. It notes Attorney General actions on Indianapolis indictments, Harding proposals, and international law debates. The piece critiques hypocrisy, Prohibition, and loose thinking in American public life, with mentions of Curzon, Hughes, and Weeks.
Wearl and Jenny, owners of Endicott Company and leaders of United States Capital Corporation, filed suit in the supreme court against George F Johnson and partners. They seek 1.5 million dollars alleging a conspiracy to ruin their banking business and provoke a recent bank row in Unton.
President Harding urged a cooperatively financed plan to shorten producer consumer trade gaps. He cited building and loan principles, backed by savings bank ideas, to curb middleman tolls and protect the public. Idaho speeches praised world court ideas and sought calm steps to avert war with Borah noting broad Republican and public support. The trip included visits to Blackfoot and a tour of irrigation projects before Montana addresses at Butte and Helena.
The University of Washington crew captured the regatta on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie in a brilliant victory. The Westerners led Navy by a length at the finish, with Calumplia Syracuse Cornell and Pennsylvania in that order. Syracuse won the junior varsity race and Cornell was ruled winner of the freshmen event in a dead heat.
Florida Senator Fletcher criticizes President Harding in Hutchinson Kansas, arguing farm benefits came from bipartisan action and agency interventions under pressure, while accusing deflation and agricultural neglect by the prior administration. He says the Chicago platform promised deflation and that current improvements are misrepresented by the President.
Navy balloonists near Delaware Bay spotted Atlantic City through dense fog at 6,000 feet and faced a cloud of Jersey mosquitoes. They donned fur-lined suits to descend safely as wind shifted, avoiding a possible sea sweep during a test flight reported by Lieuts Roth and Nuil.
Los Angeles reports Miss Mary Miles Minter a motion picture actress has been absent from her home for a week. Her mother and sister expressed anxiety though relatives said they are not unduly concerned and that she was not working.
Talks between Japan and Soviet Russia opened formally in Tohio as Toshihiko Kawakami and A. A. Joffe began discussions to find a base for a possible third conference.
Lance lot Jacques Jr of Smithsburg and Stanley Hauver of Foxville bought the Catoctin Furnace tract of 10 470 acres in Frederick County from J A Thorp of Pennsylvania. The tract includes a village of 44 houses an Episcopal church a school house a store a stave mill a wooden pin factory and an old mansion built by Governor Johnson and Jacques ancestor Lancelot Jacques.
Federated American Engineering Societies representing 69,000 engineers protest Secretary Work's replacement of Arthur Powell Davis with D W Davis of Idaho. They warn the move undermines technical morale, may endanger the national reclamation program, and vow an exhaustive public investigation. The group urges scrutiny across technical bureaus and supports preserving enabling act principles and the revolving fund.
Agents of the Department of Justice found John Sykes Jr former teller of the First and Citizens National Bank of Elizabeth City in a cabin near Gilman Montana raising chickens. He allegedly defrauded more than 25 000 dollars and had invested 45 000 in silver foxes to stock a ranch next fall. About 10 000 was recovered to be returned to the bank.
New York June 26 The appellate division of the supreme court dismissed Mrs Martha Gaines claims to recover securities valued over 1 million from the estate of candy maker John B Huyler. The court ruled she must have claimed the 50 shares of Huyler's corporation stock before her brother's death and rejected her accusation of wrongful seizure.
Commissioner Haynes said national prohibition reduced American alcohol consumption by about 230 million gallons over the last three years compared with the pre Volstead era. He presented a statistical view showing total withdrawals of alcohol during three years of prohibition at about 2.508 billion gallons versus 888.060 million gallons in the three years before Prohibition.
London cables reveal Capt. Foster and 16 crew members survived the Indian Ocean sinking of Trevsea. They rowed 30 miles to Rodrigues after landing on Mauritius, subsisted on two spoonfuls of condensed milk daily with scant water, and endured heavy seas and a leaky craft. Two native firemen died. 18 men in a second lifeboat were lost sight of on June 9. Foster’s prior sea disaster adds to the perilous tale.
Special to The Wabbington Post reports a Chicago congress predicting extinction of blue eyed blondes in this region due to intense light. Dr H C Paul says pigment protects the retina by blocking rays. blue eyed individuals should wear glasses and expose eyes to fresh air.
Atlantic City June 28 manager Albert L Comstock of the Hotel Traymore his 14 year old daughter Mary and housekeeper Mrs Eleanor Moore were killed when a motorcar he drove struck a one man trolley car at a curve on the Shore road. Miss Ida Clinger and Miss Margaret Moore were seriously injured.Plainfield June 28 four persons were killed and two seriously injured when a motorcar struck by a Baltimore and Ohio express train at a crossing near South Plainfield station. Killed were Harry Nichola Andrew Barnes Grace Mounteney and E J Bilis. Two nurses Helen Ford land and Cathleen Crooke were seriously hurt.
Jewelry salesman Louin Rosenblatt of 1355 Taylor Street Northwest was attacked by a colored man in the rear of Eleventh and W yesterday afternoon. He robbed him of $63 in cash and a gold watch after a staged ring buying ruse. Police note the assailant matches the description of a bandit who held up an insurance agent at the same spot last week.
A Washington Post report, by Albert W. Fox, outlines Treasury action on enforcing the Volstead act at sea. Regul ations to seize foreign ships and arrest captains are prepared to curb illicit liquor imports, with diplomacy shaping timing and foreign government notices.
Britain rejects a 12 mile limit, warning against breaching comity of nations. US pressure seen as aim to curb contraband liquor traffic. British vessels carrying liquor to New York test US adherence to international practice. Officials prepare seizure regulations to dock foreign ships violating Volstead law, with drastic rules to take effect if lines aren’t cleansed.
Ro and Perry of Perry Washington deny knowledge of any government fraud in the Philips lumber case and a civil suit seeking 77.5 million. They say he served as a commission salesman in 1919, earned commissions, and later partnered with Lee L Herrell. Attorneys Boyle Brown and McCauley represented Mr. Perry in the District Supreme court filing.
Philadelphia June 28 President Samuel Rea said the Pennsylvania Railroad did not accept the railroad labor board's assertion that it denied workers essential rights. He warned the board was not candid and noted the Supreme Court decision did not compel adherence to the board's rulings when constitutional rights were at stake.
In Portland Oregon on June 28 a divorce action disclosed the wife Mrs Anta A Laurence Patt said her husband William Henry Pett was costly. She quoted 13 000 in the first year and 40 000 over the next three years and noted a 140 000 joint account he emptied after quitting work. The court signaled a likely divorce. Separately, Portland reports plan by Industrial Workers of the World to strike on the Pacific coast and northwest focusing on harvest fields with spokesman Henley detailing timing.
Lord Curzon in the House of Lords declares the United States cannot impose search powers within the twelve mile limit. He outlines Britain's diplomatic steps, notes the legal complexities of international practice, and stresses that foreign vessels must respect the host nation's laws when visiting.
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