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The Holly chieftain., 1920-04-29

Inser. These made tours Of the coln,
Try 70 advance the organization Of
local posts. When the American L.
g1ea met In Minneapolis the member
ship had passed the 10000 mark. and
It was predicted nat the million marx
wsuld be reached In . few monthA
There now are more than 5000 Amer
lean Legion posts IN the United StateA
Alaaka. CubA and Hawaii.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-04-29

Franklin D'Olier Of Pennsylvania 70
the new commander Of the American
Legion. He. with other new ofScers
Of the Legion have opened headQuar-
tiers onices Of the Legion in Indian
apolis. And Indianapolis and Indiana,
feeling a Joint pride in the honor paid
the state by the American Legion. wei
comes them. When they came they
heard that Indianapolis was preparin
The Holly chieftain., 1920-04-29

to erect Q memorial to her fighting
sons that will serve not only - home
for the American Legion. but for other
patriotic bodies, including the veterans
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
and the Spanish-Amestcan war.
See McMurtry b Pinkham for
MURTRY & PINKHAM.
Stock tanks. all sizes. Holly Hard.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-04-29

Stock tanks. all slzes. Holly Hafd-
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
BY FLOYD MACGGRIFF.
International News Service.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-A statement by
DR.. II. Murray Leslie that England
has 100000 too many" women and
that something ought to be done
about it has aroused anger and re-
sultant comment among prominent
feminists. They declare that the mod
ern woman, with her diversified in
tertsts, is not a husband hunter, and
that no alarm need be felt over the
fact that there are no mates for
1000, 900 British women.
Radical views on the subject were
expressed today by Miss Norah Marsh,
editor of National Health. an author
ity on eugenics. She contends that a
new social and moral code Is growing
up which will solve the question.
New Social Code Possible.
The important thing to consider Ia
whether. with 1000, 900 unmarried
women, England can maintain her
population at its natural state of in
crease" she said. 1--WE want parent.
hood encouraged only among the Mt.
A large number OF these surplus WON
en- from a physical and mental stand.
point would make admirable mothers.
We are now in state of transition
and our whole moral code Is under
review. 1t may be that the day will
come when new social code will
help us solve the problem OF these
usrplus women"
"For forty years feminists have de.
cIared that marriage ought not to be
the whole end OF existence for wom-
en-" said Miss Underwood, secretary
OF the women's Federation League.
Now, In view OF women's wider in.
terests, they only look upon marriage
as minor incident in their lives.
Present day marriages are not attrac.
tive to many women. II ls not the
want OF opportunity for marriage
which makes a woman disoontented.
but her unequal economic position
compared with that OF men. when she
secures equality with men profession.
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
Prosecutor Questions Right Of
Revenue Men to Seize Wine
In Michigan.
FORCE RETURN OF SPIRITS
Prohibition Commissioner and
Dept. of Justice Propose to
Enforce Statutes.

~ will ask for Federal troops to
combat the so-called whiskey rebel,
lion in Michigan if the conditions
warrant such action" declared Fed
eral Prohibition Commissioner Kra-
mer today. 81 believe that the oc-
currence has been greatly exagger-
ated and that the situation is not
so serious as it may seem, but if
full facts warrant drastic action, I
will give my whole support to Major
Dalrymple in a call for Federal
troops to wipe out those in revolt"
Commissioner Kramer stated that
he had not received detailed reports
of the rebellion" yet, but that he
had information showing that there
was a very general violation of the
prohibition law in the Iron County
district Of Michigan. ,,-.-s ~
Assistant Attorney General-C C. B.
Ames will act for the Department
Of Justice if action IS necessary, it
, was stated, but officials today said
that they believed the situation was
now in hand.
Sends Urgent Message.
A message was sent to Washington
by Major A. V. Dalrymple. prohibition
chief of the central division. in which
he asked for permission to lead an
armed expedition to quell the booze
revolt" IL the dry agents fail in this
mission. 1t was hinted that the War
Department would be asked to send
Federal troops into the district.
In his telegram Major Dalrymple
declared States Attorney Martin Nc
Donough of Iron county, together
with police officers and deputy sher-
iffs. had assaulted Federal prohibition
officers, had defined the enforcement
of the Federal prohibition act, and
forcibly had taken possession of ship
ments of liquor seized by FEDERAL
officers under the act. He said:
In "ActuaI Revolt,
My information is that this Is net
a factional dispute, but an actual re-
volt against the United States Gov
ernment. States Attorney McDon-
ough maintains that liquor Of 4, 8 and
6per cent alcoholic content can DO
manufactured in defiance Of the Con-
stitution.
Tho agents who attempted to seixo
liquor there were attacked by a paStv
of which McDopough was the leader.
Eleven barrels of raisin brandy were
| taken from them by force.
I shall take as many men a. are
necessary from Chicago. and in CO.
operation with the Michigan constab-
ulary l shall put respect and fear OF
the law into Iron county, cost what it
may. N-,,.....
1t appears other persons besides
the State attorney entertain tho be-
lief they can defy Federal authority,
but they shall learn much differently
before we are through with them
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
ARMED AGENTS OFF TO QUELL DRY Law revolt
Reputed master Mind
In Bond Thefts Framed
ByFoes, SaysLoyalW Wife

NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-Mrs. Jules
w. Arnstein. known on the stage as
Fannie Brice. declared that her hus-
band was not the master mind" be-
hind the Wall Street bond robberies.
and that the charges against him
were either the result OF some 'hor-
rible mistake" or the efforts OF his
| enemies to frame" him.
Has Side Business.
Mrs. Arnstein Is appearing in Zieg-
| fields Midnight Frolic" on the New
Amsterdam Roof. She has been on
the stage for more than ten years
and Is known in every large city In
the country. AS a side line. she has
a dressmaking establishment. She
said yesterday in an interview that
the income from this business, with
what she earned on the stage, formed
the principal means OF livelihood for
herself and husband. She denied the
st at ement made by representative of
the National Surety Company that
her husband was wealthy and that
his fortune was composed almost en-
tirely of money obtained through
bond theft..
my husband Is not rich" said Mrs.
Arnstein. who had just come from a
sick bed and was attired in a blue
and gold embroidered dressiug gown.
"The fact is that he had hardly any
money. 1 know that he never re-
ceived any stolen bonds"
'
the Arnsteins nave peeh married
two years. Since last September they
have occupied a handsome furnished
eivbt-room suite In the La Grange
apartment. They have six months
oia daughter Frances. ipeS o"h an
automobile, have tour servants ana
numerous pets, lncIua,hE huse "er
nuam a, poiIee uPs hameu
he eoup.e ns' ~" M
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
FORCE OF U. 5. DEPUTIES =
LEAVES TO ENFORCE Law

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Major A. v.
Dalrymple and a band of armed pro-
hibition enforcement workers are on
their way to Iron county. Mich, to
"clean up" Illicit whiskcy traffic in
that mining region.
Dalrymple, after announcing he
would leave last night for the rebel
lion region. appeared in his office to-
day with the announcement his plans
had been changed.
Whether troops will be asked to aid
the expedition was not decided II was
said at his office. 1t was certain tho
party would include almost all Dali
rymple's stan.
VIII Arrest Leaders.
The force with which the prohibit
tion officers will attempt to clean up
the county will consist OF approNi-
mately forty Federal agents and an
equal number of State constabulary.
Major Dalrymple, previous 20 leaving.
was In touch with Federal prohibition
tance telephone and requested issu-
ance of warrants for the arrest of
the prosecuting attorney OF Iron
county, two police officers. hve deputy
sheriffs, and three other men.
Stills are being operated through.
out tho peninsula In open violation
OF the law, and no attempt has been
made TO suppress them, II Is declared.
Word OF the alleged revolt was
brought TO Chicago by Leo ]. Grove.
supervising prohibition agent for the
Michigan upper peninsula.
Grove said he and members OF the
State constabulary had rsided tn
CONTINUED on Page ?, Column :,
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
Shipping Board to Let Inter.
national Mercantile Marine
Company Operate Vessels.
WAR DEPARTMENT PROTESTS
Objection Is Raised That Favor.
ed Corporation Owns Many
Ships Under British Flag.

The determination of Chairman
Payne. of the Shipping Board. to
allocate some of the finest vessels
Of the former German fleet OF thirty
ships to the International Mercantile
Marine will deprive the War Depart
ment of some of it's hest transports,
1t was learned today.
Restrained by the court order Sc
cured by William Randolph Hearst
from selling the entire fleet at one
stroke, Chairman Payne has dis
closed q contract with the Inter.
national Mercantile Marine where.
by that company will operate the
Levithan and other ships Of the
former German fleet.
In Transport Service.
OF the thirty steamers which the
Shipping Board. cannot sell by the
court order. twenty are either in the
active transp /service or in the
army transpor. reserve, according to
officials Of the War Department.
The following are in the active
transport service:
America Antigone. Madawaska,
Mercury, Mt. Vernon, Pocahontas,
Powhatan, President Grant, Princess
Matolka, and Nansemond.
The following constitute the greater
part of the transport reserve:
Leviathan, Aerolus, Agamemnon,
De Kalb, George Washington, Huron,
Susquehanna, Won Steuben. Amphion,
Artemis, Freedom, Philippines, and
Suwanee.
Many To he AlIocated.
Chairman Payne has fatty stated
within the last two days that. many
Of these vessels will be allocated to
the International Mercantile Marine
and to the Munson Line. This will
have the effect Of putting some OF
our army transports into the service
o1 a company, many of whose ships
fly the British flag, and this despite
the portests of the War Department.
In explanation of his action, Chair
man Payne has taken the stand that
transports 70 rthe army are now
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column -
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
President Preparing Reply to
Brotherhoods' Suggestion
For Wage Tribunal.
FIGHT CUMMINS.EsCH BILL
Unions Object to Tripartite
Body PIan-Leaders in
Conference Here.

President Wilson today Is drawing
his reply to the suggestion Of the
railroad brotherhoods for an arbitra-
ton tribunal independent Of that set
up in the Esch- -Cummins bill. He
may submit II to the railroad men
late today.
Rail Director Hines. who called al
the White House today for a con-
ference with Secretary Tumulty. is
preparing for the President a sum-
mary OF the Railroad bill.
Alliance Meets Test Today.
The newly formed alliance of rail
road organizations will meet its test
today in the conference. Under the
terms of the agreement of this al
lance, all action taken must be con-
current by all railroad organizations.
TIE various groups Of representa-
Tires Of The workers were meeting in
ssgarxt xtc session today and it was not
expected that the final action Of all
groups would come before late To-
night or tomorrow.
The Brotherhood Of Maintenance
of Way Employees, which has not
agreed to the negotiations with the
President heretofore, today entered
into the conference.
The labor chiefs are proceeding on
the theory that the Presidents pro-
posed tribunal Is entirely without the
pale of the Cummins-Esch bill. soon
to become law, while the rail execu-
tives will insist that the tribunal
comply with the provisions of the new
rail law in every detail.
More than 100 representatives of
fourteen brotherhoods, comforting in
Washington today, canvassed the sit
uation carefully. and confirmed their
previous attitude that the agreement
reached by President Wilson was an
entirely independent one, and SHOULD
Continued on Page 10, Column -
The Washington times., 1920-02-23

have Investigated and know that II
came from a perfectly Legitimate
source. That and an account 1 kept
In a local bank for household pur-
poses are the only deposits we had
II Mr.. Arnstein had had any fotheT
accounts it would have been almost
impossible for him to keep the fact
from me. He never even playe& the
races" without telling me OF III
although my husband has engaged
in yariousI lines OF businese. ~ has
never made much money aud have
contributed the cash--about $500 q
week-which goes to support this
apartment and our little family!
make 5000 week on the stage. i am
twenty-eight years old and have been
working hard since 1 was fourteen,
and I haven't forgotten to lay some
thing aside.
Il met Mr.. Arnstein in Baltimore
six years ago when I was playing
there and we were married in Brook
lyn in 1917. He told me all about
being arrested in 1912 in connection
with that wiretapping affair, and
am sure he was made the goat at
that time for the crime of others
Since then he has been a family man
lhas led a perfectly straight life. and
has not been the master mind be
hind all these bond robberies, as the
police say he has.
while my husband devoted a good
deal OF his time to playing the races,
he also engaged in legitimate busi-
ness pursuits. He at one time con-
Quoted shirt hospital where mems
shirts and women's waists were
mended. He also invented and sold a
patent fire detector, and more re
Continued on Page ., Column o.
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
Death Only Solution.

In >baeN or the staying OF this man
of social and professional prominence
isIa an amazing situation and a story
of love that was so strong that the
death of the man she says she wor'
shihed" seemed the only solution to
MrsA Mittie Jester Cummings. the
ten minute bride"
Mrsl Cumming admits freely she
knew Cumming was married man
when she met him a dozen years ago
She was the daughter of a Ash dealer
near Hampton. She was pretty and
romantic When the polished man OF
affairs, then entering on political
career that Iromised to lift him into
the light of national prominence and
whose social status was fixed through
generations Of blue-blooded forbears,
came to the humble fish dealers the
girl was infatuated. The man, too,
IL is said, forgot he was married and
swept the girl off her feet" with his
protestations OF love.
Intimacy Developed.
An intimacy developed. and four
wears after the fateful meeting OF the
couple n baby boy, nameless but be-
loved by the mothN beyond compare
came. The boy was baptized Kenneth.
Cumming was divorced. 1t was then
that the trusting woman who bore a
child for the aristocratic leader OF the
State bar asked that she be given his
name "for the baby's sake"
Strange Marriage Contract.
Here enters one of the strangest
marriage contracts recorded In South
ern annals. The man, realizing his
secure social position. his bid for
fame and his place in State affairs. did
not wish to sacrifice a career. How
ever. he said he would marry the
woman provided
1t be a marriage in name only.
q Their welded life to last exactly
Il ten minutes.
q That divorce proceedings be In
j. stituted Immediately on the ex
piration of the ten minutes.
That the woman and the mar
4. enter into a stipulation EN-
bod ying the above features, the agree
ment to be solemniy binding on eacf
party concerned with no opening fo'
That each should go his or hoi
De own way after the formal cere
mony and the subsequent divorce
Hoped for His Love.
There was relatively small mono
tary agreement included, but 1t wa'
neither money nor social position
that the woman craved. All sht
wanted was n name for their chic
first. and in her heart she prayed tha'
way would open for her TO have anc
hold the love OF the man who had
dazzled her in the bygonc years. u
was this secret hope that grew with
the force and sweep OF an obsessior
and led to the killing OF the man she
could not allow to live unless he gave
her his love.
So on March IS. 1914, agreement
having been drawn and signed, Mitti.
Jester became the wife OF the Virginit
social leader and brilliant practi'
tioner of law. On the same day. ter
minutes after the solemn ceremony, al
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
PRESIDENTS ADRIATIC
NOTE READY TO SEND

President Wilson's reply to the al
lied premiers' Adriatic note has been
put in final form and will be sub
mitted to the President today for his
approval, it was stated at the White
House. 1t is likely that the note
will be transmitted before night, 1T
was said.
President Wilson has laid great
stress on the right of self-determina-
tion for all people In his reply, 1t was
learned today. In this respect 1t is
learned he has re-asserted many OF
the arguments which he laid before
the peace conferenc.
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
FIO-Minute Bride Says
Deep Loue LedHer To
Kill Virginia Lawyer
FATEFUL LOVE CONTRACT

NORFOLK Va Feb 25-In the petition to the Court Of Ap
pea jootig divorce proceedings which granted Cumming
Cumming forth n the preamble the
pta which she declares she ods forced to sigm aud
which is Is f0lLotos:
Witnesseh: That whereas the said parties agreed to
other under certain conditions set forth certain
herewith desired the
part Of said parties supplement said agreement.
81" therefore, mutually agreed between them that the
said Me Jester shall apply for and obtain
arise and to that
hereby authorized her attorney John Weymouth to institute such
shall
Cumming that said proceedings be nst
said Me period Of months
of months from said marriage
sum for her further maintenance support.
"Witness the following signatures and seals:
(SeaD S. GORDON CUMMING
(SeaD MITTIE ANN JESTER.
"yvitnesses: W. f. Josef. william C. Talaferro."
The Washington times., 1920-02-23

per the agreement, the man left her
| ride. leaving only broken heart and
the name he had given behind him.
The court gave the man a divorce.
1t was then that the woman's love
overcame all else. She forgot agree
ment- She knew only that she loved
! and was not loved in return. She
Immediately appealed the decision.
| Richard Evelyn Byrd, who is now de-
Tending her on the murder charge,
was her attorney.
Sacrifices For BOY.
In the agreement II was provided
that Cumming supply the woman with
IS a week for the support of Ken
meth. For six years she struggled
on this amount. many times going
without food that the boy might not
go hungry. She often went barefoot
to save the only pair Of shoes she
had. These details have just been re-
vealed to the woman's lawyer in her
cell at the Elizabeth City Jail at
Hampton.
The meager funds provided by the
man for the child of his "ten-mInute
| bride" were supplemented from time
to time by the father of the woman.
| She. says she often appealed on behalf
VA tho Shiu W q, Out lnaI
he turned q deaf ear. One Christma as
! she asked the man II he would give
her something to bring Santa Claus
to the baby" but he is said to have
waved this plea aside as SILLY senti-
mentality"
According to the woman's history.
since the alleged murder, Cumming
often threatened to take the boy from
his "ten-minute bride" unless she
ceased "bothering" him concerning
| funds. He said he had his clubs to
attend and social functions, and that
/ her constant whining around" put
him in such a bad humor that he
| couldn't make the impression he
| sought to create.
Political Aspirations.
| Meanwhile he was nearing the
| ffty-year-old mark and considered
! 1t a ripe time to blossom out in full
/ political power. He had then served
| twice in the State Assembly and was
| delegate to national political con-
| ventions. 1t was said he had his eve
| on the gubernatorial chair and then
the United States Senate. The woman
| told her attorney:
| Il could not stand the repeated
threats to take my boy-his boy
away. The boy looked like his father
and that only increased my love for
the baby. 1 lived in constant dread
! worked and shaved. I was des-
| perate.
81 look back. and II is all n hazy
dream. I was sure shortly after we
met years ago that Gordon loved me-
| am sure now that he loved me mora
| than he himself knew. always
lived in hope that I could rekindle
his great love, SO that he would sec
| the facts and the realities and love
his ambitions less and me and the
baby more. But it was losing bat
tie.
| 81 often saw the man I loved. He
usually was accompanied by his
| Continued on Page s, Column 2.)
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
TEACHERS PAY BILL
OFFERED IN HOUSE
Mapes Measure Would Boost
All Salaries Here by Halt
Million.

Chairman Carl E. Mapes, OF the
House District committee, today Of
fered in the House a bill to increase
salaries of teachers in the DistricI
public schools by an aggregate
amount OF 100000.
The bill was introduced at the r2-
quest of the District Commissioners
and has the Endorsement of the Boar5
OF Trade and several civic organtzn
tlons.
No reorganization of the schoo
system is provided in the bill. II
has to do merely with salaries.
Three classes of salaries are au
thorized.
Class A consists OF 1,463 grade
school teachers and ten librarians
This class would receive a basic sal
ary of $500 with an annual increase
of 500 per year for five years. unit
maximum of $4,000 Is reached
Teachers in this class now receive a
basi csalary ranging from $3.50 tc
81, 400.
More Pay for Principals.
Class Il teachers, n total OF 351
would include the normal, high, man.
ual training, junior high. and grade
school principals. They would receive
n basic salary of $4,000 with an in.
crease OF 500 year for ten years
until $4,000 Is reached. Teachers In
this class now receive $1,000 to 1850
Class c teachers would be those
twenty-eiEht teachers whom the board
wishes to promote for superior work
The bill also provides for thirty
eight clerks at 1900 with 500 increast
per year for four years until $3.50
maximum has been reached.
The salary OF the superintendent oi
schools is increased from $4,000 "a
81, 500 by the bill. Substantial In
creases are also provided for other
executives in the school system. T
Because of pending street railway
legislation and other matters OF I'm
portance before the District Commit
tee, Chairman Mapes was unable to
day to ix any definite date for con
sideration OF the teachers pay in
crease bill
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
TEN SABOTAGE CASES
DISMISSED BY COURT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 23.-Fol-
lowing a short recess this mornin, all
criminal cases against William ]. Oil
yer and nine eodefendants, CHARGED
with conspiracy and sabotage In con-
nection with the manufacture and
sale of defective artillery equipment
to the United States Government dur
ing the war, were dismissed by Judge
Mccall, in Federal court.
The Washington times., 1920-02-23

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 23.-Gordon Cumming, brilliant
barrster political power, and two times member of the
Virginia State Legislature of arisocratc lineage,
died the afternoon of February T. three bullets in his
body.
The small, woman whom he granted "ten
minutes of married lfe to give their honored
is now awaiting trial here, charged with murder
The Washington times., 1920-02-23

p. Morgan's and Thomas F.
Ryan's.
One pair of shoes, perhaps, will
go to prison. Another will help
some future financier TO save and
get a start; a third pair will sup
ply a talkative owner with unlim-
tied conversation Of this order:
"I1l bet | get more out of life than
the man that used to wear these
shoes, even il he did have forty
five pair, while I'm lucky to have
one"
Teachers in schools of journal
ism, to stir the imaginations of
pupils, might have them write
short essays on "the probable ad-
ventures Of forty-five pairs Of
shoes"
The Washington times., 1920-02-23
Letters Of Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Letters of Ella Wheeler Wilcox to her
~ brother, in which she discusses her remark
able psychic life-her talks with her huS-
band in the world beyond-begn today
on the Magazine Page.