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Earl of Midtown Joins List of Missing Peers in Ameria

A MERICA Is the home OF many
~ missing peers Of tho British
realm. In a few instances
they are men who. having succeeded
to the honors of their family. have
been led. for one reason or another to
expatriate themselves and seek r, iuge
under an assumed name in the West
ern Hemisphere.
An instance in point was the late
Lord Petre. fifteenth OF his line. But
by far the greater number or them are
men who have never received the
summons from the Crown needed to
enable them to take their seats in the
House of Lords at Westminster either
because they have not the means to
establish their rights as the lawful heir
to some peerage that is either dormant
or wrongly held-the procedure before
the tribunal known as the Committee
of Privileges Of the House of Lords is
terribly costly affair-or else 1t Is be-
cause they have been lost sight of by
their relatives and have remained in
ignorance that they were entitled to
hereditary dignities in the old country.
Thus It was not until three years
after the death of the fifth Earl of
Shannon that his legal representatives
were able to run to earth In New Mex
leo his eldest son, who had been lead
Ing for close upon a decade most ad-
venturous life In the Western States
as a ranchman. a miner. a train hand
and a Jack OF all trades. and who had
remained in complete ignorance of his
fathers demise. and of the fact that he
had become an Earl and the owner of
extensive entailed estates i'm Ireland.
He used to go by the name of the
Cowboy Earl"
Earl. Earl. Who's Got the Earl.
That there is somewhere in the
United States the missing heir OF the
dormant Earldom of Midtown, and to
tho equally dormant; Niscounty and
Barony Of Russborough. was recalled
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Foraminifera Aid Science
THE little jeilylike animals which

TIME little jeilylike animals which
the scientist calls Foraminitera
swarm so abundantly I'm the
sea that their tiny cast off shell. in
soNH places make up"a considerable
part Of the sediments which are laid
down on the sea bottom and which in
time may become beds OF rock IN a
land area. The small size and IN.
compactness OF these shells protect
them from some OF the accidents that
befall the remains Of larger animals
50 that in many samples of well bor-
inEs the Foraminifern are the only
shells that have survived in recognize
able form the vicis3itudes OF drilling.
In the hands OF specialists trained
10 identify fossils the Foramlnifera
may furnish the only available clue to
the age OF the rock enclosing them ana
consequently to tho existence of strata
or structure favorable or unfayorabIe
to the accumulation of oil, gas or
water. Thus the "spectacled scien-
tist," who may really look like an alert
business man. becomes tho helpful nd
wiser of the practical" oil geologist
or the well driller.
The United States Geological Sur
vey, Department OF tho Interior. ha,
issued a report that may he OF great
value In the search for underground
water oil and gas. This report, pre-
pared by Joseph a. Cushr1an and is
sued AZ Survey Bulletin GIG, contains
descriptions OF some species of Fora
mintfera from the miocene and plio-
Gene formation of the coastal plain OF
the United States and is anundantIv
illustrated with figures, many times
magnified. OF these minute organisms
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Lord wolseley at the battle Of Tel-e1-
Kebir.
Under the ensuing regime OF Lord
Cromer as British Plenipotentiary and
Comptroller General, assisted by such
men as Kitchener. little was heard
OF Nationalism during the remainder
Of the reign OF Khedive Tewfik. The
only evidence OF its continued exist
ence was found in the secret sympa-
thy Of certain native dlgnitaries at
Cairo and elsewhere In Lower Egypt
for The Mahdi at Khartoum In his war
against the English. But within a year
or two after Tewfik's death and the
succession OF his son Abbas, who had
been reared in Europe among anti
English influences, 1t came to the sur
face again, thanks to his encourage
ment. He found in II q means of OBJ
structing and annoying the British au-
thorities in Egypt and even went so
far as secretly to subsidize the Ma
tionalist organs OF the press. always
filed with venomous attacks upon
Great Britain. Lord Cromer was
obliged by falling health to resign and
In parting issued a public warning
Of deposition to the Khedive. the like
OF which had never been heard before
from a plenipotentiary in bringing his
mission to a close, but which was
thoroughly justified.
Sir Eldon Gorst Temporixes.
His successor, Sir Eldon Gorst, was
a lamentably weak man, lacking in
decision of character and more inclined
to tenporize with Abbas than to re-
strain him. The Nationalists became
stronger-so much 80 that the English
were unable to find any Moslem states
man sufficiently friendly to them TO be
trusted with the office of Prime Min
lister. They finally had TO content
themselves with Christian Copt.
Boutros Pasha, for the Job, and when
he showed a disposition to lean toward
the British rather than toward the
Nationalist the latter assassinated
him. while the English experienced the
utmost difficulty in securing the pun
ishment of his murderer.
1t was about this time that Germany
began to show her hand in Egypt.
Baron Max Oppenheim, at one time a
familiar figure in New York and New
port, was attached to the German Lee
cation at Cairo under the pretext OF
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7 his mother until then, was cared for
by neighbors, and on growing up. en-
harked in the horse trade. Visiting In
dia as n horse dealer with a shipment
of Australian horses he ran across a
subordinate railroad official there Of
! tbs 'GAna ~ John Lesson. Tho fact
that they should bear the same
patronymic led to their becoming
friends. and John Lesson in discuss
ing the AFFAIRS of his family fur
nished proofs that he was n son OF the
second son OF the third Earl OF Mill
town.
This led Harry Lesson to revive
dormant emories OF his own early
history and to indulge in conjectures
as TO his parentage. on his return TO
Australia he started series of re-
searches which. extending to Ireland
and Scotland, ended by convincing him
that he was the missing son OF the
fifth Lord Midtown. on his way TO
England to establish his rights before
the Committee Of Privileges OF the
House OF Lords as sixth Earl of Mill
town he stopped Off in India to visit
his kinsman John Lesson, and WNle
there was killed in railroad accident.
StilI Another Claimant Dies.
John Lesson thereupon proclaimed
himself the next heir to the family
fonors and assumed the title Of Lord
Midtown as seventh Earl, while the
two daughters by his dead wife. who
had been a Euraslan. that is to say a
half caste. prefixed tina title Of lady
to their respective Christian Eames.
This was frowned upon by his supe-
riors in the railroad administration
and he lost his job, He was in state
or considerable restitution when Mrs.
lIowsill, the widow OF a we'll known
optician OF Simls, took pity on him.
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AeeAs II Elk kHEDIvE Of EGYPT.

facilitating his alleged archaeological
researches. Provided with apparently
illimitable funds he devoted himself
TO cultivating the Nationalist leaders
and to the development OF their move
ment. Indeed during the regime Of
Sir Eldon Gorst Max Oppenheim con-
trived to do no end OF harm to Great
Britain through his German encour-
agement OF Nationalism- He contin-
ued to do so even after Gorst's death
and the appointment OF Lord Kitch-
ener as his successor. Relations be-
tween Great Britain and Germany were
quite the reverse of cordial in the
period Of 1910 to 1914, the one object
Of the statesmen of Europe at that
time being to avert the great war, the
prospect of which became every day
more menacing. Had It not been for
this Kitchener would have bundled
Oppenheim neck and crop out Of
Egypt, Notwithstanding his diploma tic
imnunities, which he was misusing
against the English. But that would
have precipitated the war and no one
knew better than Kitchener how Ill
prepared England was for the inev-
table conflict
England Cuts the Knot.
When at last the great war came. in
the summer of 1914, and Khedive
Abbas went out Of his way to openly
espouse the German cause. the Brit
ish, their patience entirely exhausted,
determined to put final end to his
intrigues against them, and depoeed
him, banished him from the country
and seQuestrated his estates. termi-
mating the vassalage OF Egypt TO its
costly suzerainty to the Sublime Porte
and converting 1t into an independent
sultanate under the protectorate Of
Great Britain. Prince Hussein. a most
enlightened and progressive man. the
favorite son OF Khedive Ismail, who
was loyalty devoted TO the cause Of the
Entente. thanks to his love for France,
where he had received his education
was elevated to the throne as Sultan
He was strong man, Of most pro-
gressive and enlightened Views, who
knew how to reconcile the native views
and prejudices with the requirements
OF Great Britain, and of the other
Powers OF the Entente. Under his
reign the Nationalists remained qui-
escent. They did not relish the idea of
sharing the fate OF Khedive Abbas and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30
A Lesson I'm L. s. Is Next.

Next in lire of succession came Rob-
ert William Frederick L.eesoD. "hcsA
father was the third son OF the third
Earl of Midtown. He, too put forward
a claim on the Earldom. lie had
ar extraordinary career OF much adj
venture, having served as private in
the army in various parts of the world
and afterward as assistant TO n veto
rinary surgeon. lie succumbed, nm
married, in 1906, in the MERGERS Hos
pital in Dublin, to injuries received in
a street car accident In that city.
The next heirs 10 the earldom must
he sought among the Lessons in the
United States. They are the descend
ants OF the second marriage OF the
first Earl Of Midtown, and include
Ralph Lesson, who came 10 America
in 1850 rs young man; Francis Lee
son, a cousin, who would he now a man
OF about 20, and who cmigruted TO this
country fifty years ago; and finally
William Lesson, who after being in
business for some years at Buenos
Ayrcs came north and settled in the
United StateS
But they are barren honors in this
sense: that all the property belonging
10 the Earldom has been alienated
therefror, and that its great posses
SONS have been disentailed and par
titioned among Edmund RussoorOugh
Turton. NJ. p; his cousin. Col. Chef
wynd- Stapylton Of the Royal Artillery.
and the National Gallery of ireland,
where all the art treasures formerly
housed nj Russborough Park. the an
cestral home OF the Lessons, are now
preserved.
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married him and at once invested her
self with the title OF Countess OF Mill
town.
Some years after her marriage TO
John Lesson, the de 1ure Earl of Mill
town her optician shop on the Mall at
Simla was totally destroyed by fire, her
husband sustaining such injuries that
he succumbed few weeks nfterward.
His widow survives at Jubbulpore, in
India
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
Cottage Grove, Ind.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Williamson spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Law
son Sanford and family. -. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Logue and Mrs. Annie Will
son of Elwood, Ind, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. Logues
brother, Riley Madden and family at
Deer Park. Ohio. Mrs. Marie Jar
Wis is visiting at Alonzo Logue's this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. John Benner
of Richmond spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs. Wright. Mr. and
Mrs. Lindley Swain spent Thursday
in Richmond. =. Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Paddock spent Sunday afternoon with
Thomas Eaton and family. ). Mr.. and
Mrs. Onward Rawlins left Saturday
morning for week with Mrs. Raw
Inns parents in Sadieville. Ky.....
Mrs. E. H. Williamson and Mrs. Har-
~ Sanford helped Mrs. Lawson San.
ford cook TO rthreshers, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Paddock called
on Omar Miller and family, Sunday
evening Mrs. Matilda Beach moved
to College Corner. o., Wednesday of
this week. :. Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Will
hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Lawson
Sanford were Richmond visitors Sat
urday evening. E. Mrs. Harry Shirley
and Mrs. Max Quigley were Liberty
callers Tuesday morning. -. Mrs Sam
Caldwell received a telegram Tuesday
morning that her son, Greyson Gard
ner, had arrived in New York from
overseas. :. Mrs Mike Conner spent
Saturday night and Sunday in Liber
ty, the guest of her mother, Mrs. Cav
in.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
FIRST G, 0, P, TARIFF
MEASURES ARE UP
IN HOUSE TODAY
(By Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, July 31-The first
tariff measures to come before con-
gress since the Republicans regained
control were on today's house program
for action. While leaders planned to
dispose Of three bills designed to pro-
tect American industries forced into
existence by war necessity they were
doubtful whether such a program
could be forced through the house.
Democrats, though not expected to
be unit in opposing the new duty
rates fixed by all the bills, planned to
fight for continuance of prevailing
rates or some slightly advanced, with
legislative provision being inserted
into the bills to provide for control
Of imports through a licensing sys-
tenn. Such control, they said, would
give ample protection to the indus
tries. Republicans favoring high tariff
proposed to force adoption Of their
measures unchanged.
The bills scheduled for considera-
ton including that levying high ad
valorem duties on chemical, glassware
and apparatus; another providing a
DUTY of SO a ton on tungsten and the
third fixing duties of $40 a ton on
crude magnesite, SIS ton on finished
magnesite, and SIS a ton plus ten
per cent ad valorem on magnesite
brick.
The measure Of Representative Ea-
| chsbach, of New Jersey, applying the
high duties on chemical glassware and
apparatus as also repeating the pres
ent duty-free provisions on imports
| for educational institutions and gov
eminent bureaus, was first on the
| program for consideration. Glass
ware under the measure would be tax
| ed SIS per cent and surgical instru-
ments 60 per cent.
| The increases over the existing In
derwood tariff ball, as provided for
by the Eachbarach measure follow:
Fifteen per cent on chemical glass
ware: 10 per cent on porcelain ware !;
% per cent on scientific instruments /;
80 per cent on surgical and dental in.
struments, and As per cent on optical
glass, now on the free list.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
ANARCHISTS QUOTED
IN FORD Hearings
(By Associated Press)

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, July
31-Reference again was made to De.
Samuel Johnson and the doctrines of,
Emme Goldman, and Prince Peten
Kropotkin was quoted today in the
hearing of Henry Ford's libel suit
against the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Professor William A. Dunning, OF
Columbia university, an expert on his
tory and political science. called by
the plaintiff, was still under cross
examination by Elliott G. Stevenson.
senior counsel for the defendant.
1t was finally established, according
to the testimony, that when DR.. John
son said: Patriotism is the last re-
fuge of scoundrels," he referred to
Edmund Burke.
Mr.. Stevenson continued his efforts
to bring out the scriptural character
istics Of we'll recognized anarchists
to show, as Attorney Alfred Lucking
said, how complimentary the Tri-
bune was in 1916" when it published
an editorial headed Ford is an Anar-
chist."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
AMERICAN RAIL
man ARRESTED
BY mex COURT
1rregularity in Financial AZ
fairs of Railroads Charged
National Director Held.

MEXICO CITY. July 31.-The ar
rest of Davis Morris. an American.
general superintendent Of the express
system, and Felipe Pescador. former
general director Of the Mexican nat
ional railways, was ordered today by
the District court as the result of an
investigation of railroad affairs.
Morris and Pescador are charged
with irregularities in the financial al
fairs Of the railways.
A writ of "ampara," which is a pro-
cess staying further proceedings and
somewhat similar to the American
writ of habeas corpus, was obtained by
both men, delaying further judicial &C.
ton for seventy-two hours.
Arrests Only Postponed.
At the end Of that time the arrests
ordered by the court will be made un-
less further judicial action should
change the courts course.
The investigation Of affairs OF the
Mexican National railways followed
the publication oby newspapers here
Of criticisms on the management and
allegations Of irregularities.
Pescador recently resigned as d.
rector general Of railways and Col.
Pauline Fontes, manager Of the South
east railways was appointed to sue
coed him on July 8.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
Caillaux May Be Tried
Before High Court
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, July 31.-Trial by a high
court Of Joseph Caillaux, the former
premier who has been under arrest
year and a half charged with having
had reasonable dealings with the en-
envy, is recommended in the conclus-
ions of Theodore Lescouve, attorney
general Of the republic. M. Lescouve's
report has been filed with the commits
sion of inquiry which is just closing
it's long investigation. 1t is understood
that the attorney general finds no
ground for prosecution Of the accused
deputy Louis Loustalot, who was In
volved with Caillaux.
Captain Mornet, who prosecuted NJ.
Duval, was sentenced to death and
executed in connection with the Bon.
net Rogue case, and Pierre Lenoir,
who also was sentenced to death on a
charge of trading with the enemy will
assist NJ. Lescouve in the prosecution
of Caillaux if the commission Of the
high court adopts the conclusions in
the attorney-generaIs report.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
CRINSTEAD DEFENDS
ARMY PRISON ACTS
(By Associated Press)

PHEONIX. Ariz., July 31-Further
defense OF Lieutenant Frank H (Hard
Boiled) Smith in his conduct of prison
farm No. 2 at Challes France, and as
sertions that large numbers Of Amer
lean army assertions made necessary
drastic action, were contained IN a
formal statement made public today
by Colonel Edgar P. Grinstead, men
toned in testimony Tuesday before
the congressional committee in New
York as one of the men responsible
for alleged prison cruelties in the
American expeditionary forces.
Colonel Grinstead said: Every
body that was a soldier in France
knew that thousands of our men were
running away from the front lines and
that had the war continued, many
executions would have been necessary
before these assertions could have
been stopped"
He characterized as absurd" In
timations that he had made a scape-
goat Of Lieutenant Smith or had been
party to such action. Il don't be.
lieve and never did believe that Lieu.
tenant Smith did anything but his
duty at Farm Number g" he said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
NATIONAL TRAINING
BILL INTRODUCED

WASHINGTON, July &1-Universal
army and navy and voca tional training
for youths between IS and 20 years,
and a national registration system are
proposed in a bill introduced today by
Senator Chamberlain. Democrat, Of
Oregon, and referred to the committee.
The bill was prepared after confer
ences with military experts and re-
turning soldiers, and presented at this
time so the committee may consider it
in connection with a permanent mill
tary policy. Chairman Kahn, Of the
house military committee, also intro
duced the bill in the house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
COAL INCREASE IN
ENGLAND TO BOOST
PRICE OF LIVING

LONDON, July 31-Surprised and
shocked by the government announce
ment that coal is to cost the consumer
$3.50 more a ton because Of increased
wages, shorter hours for the miner and
steadily decreased production per
workman, British manufacturers have
been calculating just how much they
must add to the price Of their products
in order to maintain the accustomed
level of profit.
The fedora ton of British industries.
representing well over $5,000,OOO,O0O
invested capital has made public the
following statement OF Increased
prices under the new coal charge:
Engineering products three to ten
percent; textiles three to four percent;
metal trades two to six percent; chem
icals. ten percent; gas and electricity
ten percent; paper per ton 81; salt
per ton, $3.50.
In the building trades increased
costs will be: For steel IS per ton;
bricks per cent; glass five to ten
percent; drain pipe. $3.50 per ton.
Steel Trade Alarmed
The steel trade took immediate
alarm and when the announcement
was made promptly withdrew all quo
LdLlOQS, pOluL10S OQI LILO OAA1So4I poSi-
ton in which the industry was placed
as already British manufacturers were
being undersold In the home market
by American steel makers.
Grimsby fishermen also made their
position very plain declaring they
could not operate their steam trawl-
ers with the new priced coal and sell
fish at old prices.
In Manchester 1t was pointed out
that the smaller industries would be
the most seriously affected. while
leading coal operators said they would
receive nothing from the advance.
The public generally also took alarm
when it was pointed out that with coal
at the new price it would have to con
sent to increases in gas prices. and
would make up deficiency every
year Of some $36,0O0,00O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
Antioch, o.

Harry Litehiser spent Sunday with
his grandparents, at Hawthorne Hill
Mrs. William Litehiser was a guest
last week Of Mrs. Clyde Trunck. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Goodwin and fami-
ly of Eaton were Tuesday callers at
the William Lowman home and Sun
day callers were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Shofer and family of West Alexandria
Miss Nina Duke spent from We'd
nesday until Saturday at the DR.. En-
rick home at Eaton. james Thomp-
son, brother of Mrs. Frank Duke ar
rived recently at Camp Sherman from
16 weeks service overseas. He will
soon be discharged. J.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Duke and family spent Sunday
in Hamilton with relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. V. Van Ansdal and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hilbert were
Sunday dinner guests at the Bert Call
home. .. Mrs. E. E. Weidner was a
Friday caller of Mrs. Bert Call. .. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Davis and son and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Greeting and
family Of Lewisburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Greeting and family were Sun
day guests at the Neal Greeting home
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Greeting were
| Wednesday evening visitors of her
.. y.
of Eaton. Mr.. and Mrs ]. B. Nc
Comnaughey spent Sunday in Rich
mond with friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fahrney and family spent Sun.
day at the John Rhodes home at
Dayton, Miss Flo remained for a
weeks visit. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schlietz spent Sunday evening at Wal
nut Valley farm. Sunday guests al
! the Russell Parks home were, Mr.
and Mrs. Vernest Tromtwine and fami
ly of West Manchester and Miss Jan
cite Parks and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Young and family of West Alexan
dria. Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Wysone
and family spent Saturday at the Or
val Foster home at Lewisburg anC
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Taylor and family. =. . Miss Ivy Taylor
and Mrs. Orval Foster and children
are spending this week at the Stephe1
Wysong home. Joe Slower and Mr.
Miller are very Ill. -. Mr.. and Mrs
Homer Christman and Mr.. and Mrs
Virgil Sherer and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Sherer and Mr.. and Mrs. Oswy Tucker
wee Sunday Afternoon guests of MIR
and Mrs. Araline Tucker. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Aradine Tucker attended thu
Askin reunion held at McCafe park
Dayton, Saturday.