Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1923, Page 21

‘ bama declared in an address today A __THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 'C. JUNE 10. 1923—PART- 1. W—\—-————————h—__—_*‘___—_“__ e e WOMAN IS WARNED BY MRS, STILLMAN ‘Wife of Banker Told to Be- ware of New York Lawyers " in Divorce Case. ] B the Associated Press {ST. LOUIS. Mo, June 9.—M James A. Stillman advised Mrs, Blaine Lee Harris to beware of New York lawyers in resisting the annul- Yment suit instituted by her husband, Bevorly D. Harris, Lee Meriwether, St. Louis attorn asserted Mrs. Harris had told him in testifying at a deposition hearing here this after- Meriwether was testifying at \g in his suit for $3,000 fees | eges Mrs. Harris owes him for services from June to October of st year in connection with they nnulment suit, which s scheduled | hearing in New York next week. Mrs. Ha she ever employed { Mr. Meriwether. Huxba Friends. Mrs. Stillman is the wife of theg former nt of the National « Bank of New York, and Mrs. Hz husband is ner vice president of the sume institutic Both re- | signed their positions with the bank When thelr n TR e s beeame public Harris told me wh York.” Mr. Meriwe “that she ha wersed with | d. Mrs, Stilln and that illnan had wa r tof 100K out for New York she | said Mrs, Stillman told her that th influence of the National City ¥ | was such that New York lawyers! might e swerved from the straightj line because of hope of future re- ward or fear or penalty, and that jt| would be adv ¢ Mrs. Harris! : \tain_ an oy -town attorney. | For that r e Meriwether testitied he had| T W sl apout 4 dozen conferences with Llil B. Raynor of Memphis, charged by i Mr. Harris as having been a 1\)”.\\”'[‘ of Mrs. Harris belol her madrria e. { Raynor would not agree to der rges made by’ Mr. Hurris: | Mr. Meriwether continued. “but d say that he had not seen Mrs. Harr t for two vears before her marriage” | Mr. Mcriwether stated, that arter{ his conference with nor he ad- vised- the defense ugainst using ¢ Raynor as a witness. i BANDIT GIRL KEEPS CHICAGO BAFFLED| Police Admit Identity Unsolved| | After Questioning Many | in Murder Quiz. ated T'ress i By the An four- CHICAG day search for eyed zirl Bt une 9 four; Tuesday night shot and Kilic chard S mer. insu e adjuster. holdup, hen fled with @ male ! during a companion slice admitted to- | fixing her the crime was | t they identity tha committed. i Fhile scores s have been | Qu‘:fn identified | by Mrs. o o with her | band when s d. Only | irl was bel ight, she | who was ar-! received i nied any ' arrested on ation| the slaying. also was held for further | fnvestigati Miss Senba chatz w released after they had sati police they knew nothing of erime. Miss T3 Milwauke lice when the Chicago police they did believe he in the sl McCarthy, held by the also was released | sent word implicated REPUBLICANS RECORD ATTACKED BY HEFLIN| Senator Says Party Now Opposes: Principles of Lin- coln. i 1 i By the Associated Press VINCENNES, Ind.. June The | republican party of today is diame- | trically opposed to the principles for yhich Abraham Lincoln stood, United States Senator Thomas Heflin of Ala- ! at the annual midsummer meeting of the Indigra Democrati: Fditorial Associaation. Senator Heflin attack- ! ed_the administration of President Hardinz, declaring it has “done more to destroy confidence in the justice of free constitutional government in America than sny administration that has ever preceded it.” Senator Heflin's was the elocing featur meeting. He ras introduce Tnited States Senator-elece S ! M. Ralston of | Indiana, who, in brief address, charged the republic pasty with heing a “spendthrift.” He declared that if it was an individual, “a court | of equity would put it under guardi- anship S0 that i uld not manage its own business ELECTROCUTED ON WIRE. ‘Man Killed by Shock on Entering 1 Gate. Special Dispasels to The Star FROSTBURG, Md., June 9—Louis Niner, twenty-four. son of Louis Niner, Clarysville, was electrocuted last night by & wire that had been broken down Sy-a high wind as he was about to en- ter the gate at the home of his sister, Mrs. Willlam Youngerman. .was accompanied by Wheeler En- of Eckhart, who noticed that Niner med paralyzed before he fell to the ground. The high tension wire was connécted with the local lighting svs tem. Niner was hurried to Miners Hospital, but he did not revive, expiring a few minutes after he had been placed on _the operating table. Besides his parents, he is survived by four brothers and three sisters. He was employed in a fuel mine operated by Porter Bros. near Fckhart. j vould make any statement that seemed | perament and independence. | plot. reporting that soviet official Elsie Ferguson Is Undecided On Legal Steps for Separation Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, June 9.—“An amicable understanding to separate” is the de- scription Elsie Ferguson herself applies to her estrangement from her husband. Thomas B. Clark, jr., vice president of the Harriman National Bank. In unconcerned tones the actress, who has been equally successful on stage and screen, verified the report of sepa- ration today. She hesitated when asked whether she intended to take legal pro- ceedings against her husband and then remarked that she has not yet decided. “It is quite true that we have sepa rated,” she sald at her apartment, 250 Park avenue. “We have not been living together for nearly a week now. We had an amicable understanding to sepa- rate.” ! Not Decided on Sult. Miss Ferguson declined to go into de- tails, reiterating her remark about the friendliness of the agreement. “1 have not quite decided yet whether or not to take legal step: she added. “Of course T shall go on with my screen work. 1 intend to go away shortly for the summer—no, not for lurope. Beyond this, Miss Ferguson had noth- ing to say. Her husband, who is at the Yale Club, vas equully reticent. saying his wife aecessary The couple have been married for seven vears. Thelr marriage was con- sidered ideal. There was no rumor of reement until it was announced t the two were living apart Went to Europe Happy. ads of Miss Ferguson were of the opinion today that she would sue. She is successful in her profession nd s known to have a fair amount of lk‘ll‘ni In July, 1921, she went to Europe! Wwith her husband, and remarked at the time that she was “very happy e described their trip as a second loneymoon. Some time later she went to the orl by herself. ecently she has been on tour with | he Wheel of Life,” and is resting | now. Stage and Film Star. zuson is generally regarded being one of Ame foremost Her first sta appearance & chorus girl in “The Belle of York.” ater she appeared in Two Schools.” a farce adapted from the French. Then she returned to sical comedy.” She played the roles Uy Todd, in pAnna - Victoria, in Queén,” and Esther Then she made a hit in “Outcast rley Kaye” was the last play in which She appeared on the stage b fore beginning bLer camera career. | 1 ure was Robert Hitchens' . Her latest pictures “ootlights” “Peter Ib- | rguson’s first husband was 3 v of Long Branch, son of the late John Hoey. president of the Adams Express Company. They were married in 1907. In 1911 she esta lished @ legal residence in Philadel- phia and obtained a divorce —_— e LATVIAN POLICE FIND PLOT FOR RED REVOLT Fifteen Employes of Soviet Ware- house Under Arrest for Plan- ning Government Overthrow. RIGA, Latvia, June 9.—The Latvian police have discovered a plot within a soviet warehouse here to overthrow the Lavian constitution and substi- tute a soviet regime. Fifteen per- =08 were arrested. In consequence the government has requested the soviet legation to supply it with a list giv- ing the exact description of all per- sons in the employ of the legation. Recently the Tinnish and Esthon- fan authorities discovered a similar representatives were participating, financlally and otherwise, in the anti- onstitutional conspiracies. HEADS POLISH ARMY. WARSAW, June 9.—Gen. Stanislau Haller has been appointed chief of the general staff of the Polish arm He succeeds Marshal Joseph Pilsu. ski. who resigned the post se: I davs ago. Hotel Schenley Fifth Ave. at Schemley Park PITTSBURGH, PA. Pittaburgh's Distinctive Hotel Exceptional sccommodations for both permanent and transient guests Unexcelled Cuisine and Service Ten minutes from all Railroad Stations, Business, Theater and Shopping Center Advance Reservations Buggested S. L. 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The warrant against sued following the statements ai the state’s grand Jjury Gladys Bamford Rubel, has been used as the basis for the search extending as far away as Australia rec “Benjamin will Purnell, known as the “queen” hearing here be him 00 bu. $ | here. But when it is time for him to |appear, he will do so. of | touching on Judas and persecution. of the |papermen “He has nothing to fear. Having lived with years, am I not the one to know he is innocent of thewe charges?” J. D. Tucker, a leader in the colony, v spreading the | THIS BEAL three pieces, as seat construction: loose cushions, and a good grade tapestry covering. Toun Folks Join _{I|\] TRANSPORTED S&eehing Rich Man | BY RUW H_EH ¥ the Assoclated Press. TACOMA, Wash., June 9.—All activitles in Buckley, near here, were suspended today, while the townspeople joined in a search for Washington Morris, wealthy retired merchant, who has been missing since Monday. Mr. Morris was overcome by monoxide gas a few weeks ago and gince that time showed signs of amnesia, his relatives report. mong the searchers in Buckley is Miss Florence Keeley of Auburn, who wzs to have married Mr. Morris Thursday. Mosquito Craft on Detroit River Run on Busi- ness Basis. By the Associated Press DETROIT, June 9.—Petit Cote. & snug little harbor five miles down the Detroit river from Windsor, is the Canadian terminal for,the mosquito fleet that daily transports from 2,000 word of God right now to come back | the United States. The runners operate on business- like principles. Their movements are guided with the same precision that He has noth- ing to fear.” Flood of Quotationx. When asked about the girl who ac- 1s none of the reported glamo cused Henjamin, interrogators were D S onniot - the Spanish main answered with a flood of SR " g ie erete it supple. e no faith in the statements of cult [TOW boats rigged with outboard mo- "' | tors. 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