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The New York herald., 1920-12-28
LIBRARIANS LAMENT
READING OF CO-EDS
Daily Horoscopes, Palmistry
and Monographs on Per-
manent Wave Popular.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-Speaking gem
orally. the lady collegian doesn't read
thing except perhaps paper back
monograph on the permanent wave, the
daily horoscope or palmistry.
That was the lament of Librarians to-
day at the opening midwinter meeting
of the American Library Association.
Co-eds devote their time to making up
for the next hop, to an intense con-
temptation of the new Paris styles in
knee length frocks or TO sorority shin
digs. But as for reading. we'll hardly.
The dear things don't even read the
newspapers to know the world news,
the college librarians complained.
Nov, take this spiritualism fad,
said George T. Settle, head of the Louis
Vile (Ky) free public library "The
public seems all excited about the Sir
Oliver Lodge idea. And. l don't know
why, but the men are more excited
about it than anybody else"
How are the American authors gong
Dresser, Anderson, Huneker?" was asked
of Miss May l.. Faidbanks of Cornell
College. Mount Vernon, la.
WELL" said Miss Fairbanks, I'VE must
be very particular what we place in a
university library. oh very. Now. Mr..
Dresser may be estimable. but, you
know, he has been criticised. College
students take it for granted that a
books all right if we place it on the
shelves. SO we must be careful. We
find that the Europeans are more to
be preferred Ibanez. Conrad. Couperus,
Turgenev, Bennett--well. Benefits been
criticised too. but we've several of his
books, anyway"
Yes added Miss Ada NJ. Nelson of
Knox College, IT'S too bad. but the
American authors can't come up TO the
foreigners. America lacks the traditions,
the seriousness, the stability for fine
work. We're too much In hurry"
"The kids are, as they say, off the
old favorites. Alger and Henry" said
Henry o. Severance. librarian of the Uni
verslty of Missouri. There's great
demand to-day for books on plumbing,
agriculture, engineering. chemistry. And
do you know, the war made bookworms
out of the American Expedtionary
Forces. In billets. camps and dugouts
there was plenty of time to read. Now
the boys have the book habit. A fine
thing. 1 think
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
WARS4LP,S $4,000 GONE;
YEOMAN ALSO VANLSF7ES
Paymaster's Assistant Signs for Payroll Destroyer
Prepares for Cruise to South America
General Alarm Sent Out

yeoman was reported having been in a
haberdashery this afternoon buying ci-
william clothes. 1t is reported that Myers
confided with shipmates that he would
leave for Baltimore in an airplane.
After a search in Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Newport News general alarm was
sent all over the country and police in
every city in America will be on the
lookout for him. Myers lives in Allen
town, Pa, where he is said to have sew
eral relatives.
1t was stated on board the Satterlee
tonight that Myers never had signed
for any money before. He was rated
two grades below two other yeomen in
the pay office.
The Satterlee leaves next week f)r a
cruise to Panama Peru and other South
American ports. The money was to be
used in paying off the crew during the
three months the ship is expected to be
away
The Satterlee is new destroyer. She
has been in commission about a year
Myers has been on board about six
months. The ship is commanded by
Commander c. V. Mayo.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
FUGITIVE BOND DEALER
HELD IN MINNEAPOLIS
Former Jerseyman Charged
With Oregon Shortage.

PORTLAND. Ore, Dec. ~ John L.
Etheridge. fugitive ex-president Of Nor
ris Bros. bond dealers, was arrested late
to-day at Minneapolis, according TO a
telegram received by the Sheriff's office.
An officer will be sent at once to bring
Etheridge to Portland. Sheriff Thomas
Hurlburt said. Etheridge is an ex-con-
vct with two prison terms in New Jor-
sey charged against his record, accord
ing to certified statement received and
published here to-day from Irwin G.
Beam. Clerk of the New Jersey State
Prison.
Following the issuance to-day for the
arrest of Etheridge on a charge Of lar
ccny by Bailee, Walter II. Evans, Dis
trict Attorney, announced that a prelim-
mary survey OF Etheridge's affairs had
shown his personal account with Morris
Bros. TO be overdrawn $4,000 and that
o. Mrs, Etheridge to be overdrawn
$4,000.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
FLEXNER TELLS OF
WONDER PARASITES
They Are Able to Pass Through
Pores of Earthenware and
Induce Maladies.
SUCH AS TRENCH FEVER
Organisms Too Small for Mi
croscope to Detect-Makes
Address in Chicago,

CHICAGO. Dec. 2T.-Dr. Simon Flexner'
director OF the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research, tonight reviewed
meteorological progress during the last
twenty-five years in an address which
marked the opening of the annual
convention of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, and OF
some two score affiliated societies. More
than 1.100 scientists are attending the
sessions. over which DIR. L. o. Howard,
chief of the Federal Bureau of Ento-
mology. is presiding.
DR. Flexner's paper used for its initial
point the announcement made in 1898
of the discovery of the curative effects
of diphthera antitoxin and traced bac-
THEOLOGICAL progress from that time.
The speaker described I'm considerable
detail some classes of diseases initiated
by filterable parasites-microorga
so minute that they pass through the
pores of earthenware and so small as
to be beyond the power of any micro
scope. These minute organisms induce
in animals such maladies as the foot
and mouth disease. and hog cholera.
and in man such definite and severe dis
eases as infantilc paralysis and trench
fever.
An account of DIR. Noguchi's recent
Investigations of yellow fever was given
by Dr. F'lexner, who said recent disclo-
sures had shown it to be caused by a
tenuous spiral microbe which can be cul-
tivated outside the body and be made to
yield vaccine for the prevention of
yellow fever and a serum for the treat
ment of cases already started.
At the session of the chronological
Society of America j. NJ. Aldrich of the
National Museum. Washington, said he
had found one small tribe of Mono Lake
Indians which caught and dried a ton
and a half of caterpillars in season
for food.
Prentiss Baldwin of Cleveland told the
Wilson Ornithological Club the results
Of his Investigations of the migrations
of birds as developed by his trapping
and marking of birds at his Cleveland
home and also at his winter place IN
Georgia.
Contrary to general belief, the house
wren frequently is divorced from ms
mate during the season, said Mr.. Bad
win. Some wrens return year after year
with the same mates. while others have
been discovered with two different
mates in the same season
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
CONFER ON DOMINGO.
Daniels and state OmcinIs Discuss
New Com mission.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.--lt will be sew
eral months at least before the actual
withdrawal OF American marines from
the Dominican Republic will begin. under
the provisions OF the proclamation issued
in San Domingo Christmas eve by direc-
ton of President Wilson, Secretary
Daniels said to-day.
Mr. Daniels conferred to-day with
state Department officers with regard
TO the membership of tho commission to
be appointed to revise the laws and
frame such new statutes as may be
necessary to enable the Dominicans to
govern their country. Rear Admiral
Thomas snowden. the Naval Governor
of San Domingo. will appoint the COM
mission upon recommendations from
Washington.
After the Dominican Congress has APP
proved the new statutes and places them
In effect the withdrawal of American
forces will be started. Mr.. Daniels said.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
P. U. c. BOARD LOSES APPEAL.
Removal by GOV. Edwards Upheld
--Gocs to Highest Court.

TRENTON. n. j.. Dec. 27.---The State
Supreme Court to-day upheld the action
Of Gov. Edwards in removing the state
Board OF Public Utilities Commissioners
from office. The board is expected Ia
carry the case to the Court OF Errors
and Appeals. the highest tribunal OF
New Jersey.
The board was removed from office
several months ago following charges
OF misconduct in office by the munich
pality OF Jersey City In connection with
It's decisions. II has continued to func-
tion as dc facto body. however. tho
ousted members contending that the
Governor had usurped judicial functions.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
HOME BREW GAINS KICK.
nut IL Is All "Rsw stun" Health
Expert Reports.

Boston. Dec. 27.--Those who brew
their own liquors have not improved
the product in their eighteen months of
practice. Herman G. Lythgoe. chief OF
the division OF food and drugs OF the
state Department OF Health. said In his
annual report to-day. Its all raw
stun" he added. The home brewers,
however, developed moro kick for their
makes In the year. samples reaching the
state health authorities showing an in
crease i'm alcoholic content from 1884
last year to 29.40 In the last twelve
months.
Mr.. Lythgoe had word of advice for
the legion OF homo brewers. 1.429 sam
Piles Of whose work were received by the
department. The only way the liquor
now being put out can be improved. he
said. is to let II ripen for four or fve
years.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
CUBAN ENVOY INSISTS
u. S. WON'T INTERVENE
Republic Needs Only Friendly y
Cooperation, He Says.
Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YonK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau
Washington, ID. c., Dec. %.

Special Despatch 10 THE New yorK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau
Washington, ID. c., Dec. %. {
Reports that the United States may
intervene IN Cuba were branded to-day
as absurd and nonsensical'' by DR..
Carlos dc Ccspedes. Cuban Minister here.
Since the appointment of Albert Rath-
bone of New York as financial adviser
to the Cuban Government, rumors have
been persistent that the State Depart
ment might send Major Gen. Enoch II.
Crowder to Cuba to help straightcn out
the tangled political and financial af-
fairs OF the Island
DR.. Cespedes denounced enemies OF
Cuban independence as 'those persons
who are making IL appear that present
economic and political conditions In Cuba
are such as to make American super
vision necessary"
With the friendly cooperation of tho
United states, he insisted. Cuba will
emerge from her present economic diff
culties on a sounder basis and with a
clearer conception of her best interests
for the future.
"Cubas political differences" he said.
will be patriotically solved in Cuba and
BY Cubans themselves"
The New York herald., 1920-12-28

Special Despatch TO The New YosK HERALD.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 27.--W. J. Myers
third class yeoman on board the de-
stroyer Satterlee. left his ship without
leave this morning and at the same time
a satchel containing $4,000 in cash van
ished.
Myers was yeoman to the paymastcr'
and when an express messenger came on
board the Satterlee this morning with a
package Myers signed for It, He lett
the ship about o'clock.
Myers was not missed until O'Clock
this afternoon, when Paymaster w. u
Buck came on board and inquired Tor
the package of money, which was due TO
arrive from Washington. He made IN
quries at the express company's office
and was informed that the package con-
tanning the money had been delivered On
board the Satterlee and was signed fci
by w. j. Myers, yeoman. Then
search for Myers was begun. II was
found that he had disappeared.
One hundred sailors from various
ships in this port were sent ashore TO
help search for Myers. The fugitive
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
SPENDS FORTUNE IN YEAR.
stcger Tells Court II "sIipped Il
Through His Ffngersv

Special Despatch 20 TIE Nrw YoaK HErMn.
CHICAGO. Dec. 27.--Chris q. stegcr,
president Of Steger & Sons. piano manu-
facturers. was appointed conservator
to-day for the estate OF his brother.
George 4. Steger. in an action in the
Probate Court.
The latter admitted that his fortune OF
$1,000. 900. which came to him from tho
estate Of his father. John V. Steger.
had become reduced In a single year TO
100000. with liabilities OF $3.50 900.
II can't tell what became of the
money" he said. "It Just slipped
through my fingers"
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
TROOPS WILL GUARD
NEGRO DURING TRIAL
kentucky Militia Protect Train
Bearing Him to Court
Seat.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dec. 27.-To prevent
possible mob violence, seventy members
of the Kentucky National Guard to-
night boarded train carrying Lee
Ellison, negro. charged with the murder
OF Sheriff Scott Hunter, of Hopkins
county. to Madisonville for trial
Jackson Morris. State Adjutant-Cen-
eral had charge of the troops and they
will protect Ellison throughout his trial.
which begins tomorrow, according to
schedule. Reports from Madisonvlle,
where the troops are expected to arrive
in the morning, were that the town was
quiet.
Ellison. it was charged. shot and killed
Sheriff Hunter in Madisonville on No
vember when the officer attempted to
arrest him for alleged whiskcy boot
Logging" The negro fled. Recently he
was captured in Hannibal, Mo-. and
brought to Louisville for safekeeping.
OscEoLA. Ark. Dec. %. Charley
Giles. a negro who is alleged to have
shot and killed o. IT, Craig, a planter,
and Mr.. Craig's daughter Mrs. May
Pelle Williamson, at Wilson. Ark.
Christmas Day, tonight was believed to
be surrounded by a posse about nine
miles from here and his capture was eX-
pected momentarily.
More than 100 men were in the party
pursuing Giles. which had with 1t a
pack of bloodhounds. procured from
Dyersburg, Tenn. According TO a re-
port from Driver, Ark. the negro. for-
merly a farmland on the Craig planta-
ton. was hiding in Young's Lake, a
basin from which the water has been
| IL IL. -
Mississippi county headed the posse. but
despite his presence authorities said II
was feared the negro would be lynched
if captured. u
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
Stop Racial Migrations,
Is Warning of DR.. Dealey

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.--One
~ result of the world war, DR..
James Q. Dealey Of Brown Uni
versity said tonight in his presi-
Dental address before the fif-
teenth annual meeting of the
American Sociological Society,
should be "the stoppage hence
forth of racial migrations."
"The time has come" DIR.
Dealey said, "when every nation
must hereafter undertake to care
for its own population, and
should no more expect to foist
its surplus inhabitants on other
nations than improvident parents
should expect the community to
support all the children they
may happen to bring into exist
ence."
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
,I5. SHE FIGHTS OFF DEATH.

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-AIrs. Sarah Quinn.
who says she is 115 years old. declared
to-day she was "as well as usual after
being nearly asphyxiated In her home
Yesterday. She is believed to have abb
sent mindedly blown out the gas stove
flame. An hour after being revived in
a hospital she insisted on going home
''to do the dishes"
The New York herald., 1920-12-28

Remains I'm His Hiding sIacc. Says
Secretary.

Eamonn de Valera. president OF the
Irish Republic" who went into retire
ment December 10 for rest OH advice
of his physicians, is still indisposed in
his hiding place In this city. Harry
Boland. his secretary, announced last
night.
Boland declared he intended TO visit
DE Valera some time to-day. He has
just returned from New England trip
with Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney. widow OF
the late Lord Mayor Of Cork.
Boland denied cable reports that De
Valera was ell route 20 Great Britain.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
EMERSON HOUGH I'LL.

CHICAGO, Dec 27.-Emerson Hough,
the author. who was removed from his
home TO "A hospital last week following
several weeks of illness. was reported
to-day to be in serious condition.
Physicians said double pneumonia had
developed and that he spent restless
night.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
PERsHING GRAND MARSHAL.
Accepts Harding Invitation for In
augmrntIon Parade.

WAsHrNGroN, Dec. 2T.---Gen. Pershing,
In telegram from Roslyn. n. Y. to-
night accepted an Invitation to serve as
grand marshal OF the parade for the
inauguration of President-elect Harding.
II was announced tonight by the COM
mitteo in charge Of arrangements.
The invitation was extended TO him
in conformity with the custom Of having
the ranking officer Of the army head the
inaugural parade.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28

mittees of Congress which will be d.
rectly responsible for tax revision--a
large number of new or additional taxes.
including higher income taxes and addi-
tional specific sales taxes upon luxur!es
and non-essentials, capable OF yielding
over S2.000,000. 900 year. Obviously
sll of these taxes are not recommended.
They are mentioned as possible new
sources from which to make selec-
tion."
Smoot CIings to Sales Tax.
Senator Smoot interposed by saying he
was unwilling to agree with Secretary
Houston that sales tax is inadvisable
and indicated that he favored sales
tax. He did not however, enlarge his
idea.
Revenues on automobiles for 1920
have increased. likewise for freight re-
ceipts. admissions and club dues, for
near beer, and for candy, DR.. Adams
told the committee. submitting figures to
show the increase for November, this
year, which he said is typical month
On the other hand he presented other
statistics showing decreased revenues
for that month on cigars. cigarettes, to.
bacco, both chewing and smoking, and
some other items.
Here are some of the figures furnishe !
by Dr. Adams as to reductions and in
creases:
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
smoot CIings to Sales Tax.

REDUCTIONS.
1920 1919.
Cigars .................S "a ,44S, 900 81 1OS 900
Cigarettes minimum. 0.5S7 900 14.307 900
Tobacco ................ 1882. 900 5,033 900
Perfumes, cosmetics and
like articles .......... 100000 512 900
INCREASES.
1920 1919
Carpets and rugs. $2.136,0oo $1.716, 600
Near peer ...-........-- 29OO.oOO 1,1l6,OOU
l'ues. &C.. ,VU-,uVu O,Stt ,OVu
Candy (revenue from
July to October) .... I,136,oo0 6Sa2. 900
No figures were subbitted on freight
receipts or automobiles.
DR.. Adams said that higher taxes Of
fered greater inducements for evasions,
most of them lawful. Men of large in
comes. he said, were reducing their taxes
lawfully by investments in tax free Sc
curities. by selling non-productive stocks
and holding productive ones
AN income surtax much above 30 per
cent. cannot be successfully enforced in
peace times" he said
The Treasury officials urged that bet
ter salaries be paid experts doing high
class work for which private concerns
paid more. The Government lost $50.-
900 900. it was estimated, by the reslgna-
tion of one expert drawing a salary OF
81, 900 a year, who got $4,000 after leav-
ing the Treasury.
They opposed suggestions for taxes on
stock and bond sales. real estate sales
and stock dividends taxes.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-02
HASTINGS NEWS

The heavy rain Saturday night and
Sunday put a stop to the threshing
for a few days. Some very fine wheat
has been brought into Hastings, one
farmer had wheat that weighed 81
pounds to the bushel.
Mrs. o. T. Olson returned from
Chenille, Mimi, after a few weeks
visit there with o. rs folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enger were visiting
at Valley City last Thursday.
Louis Workman and A. Bergen pur-
chased new Case separator from An
ton Anderson the local dealer of this
town. . 1f1@,st. s,s
Carl Knutson and Carl Holland Of
this vicinity, each purchased new
Fordson last week.
Contractor Nelson and his crew are
rushing the work on the new cooper
alive store here. a., H..
Work on the new garage is begin
ming this week and in few days we
hope the bricks will be cleared from
the sidewalk.
A burglar alarm has been installed
in the First State Bank here so we
will not be disturbed by the yeggmen
again.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-02
STRATEGY FAILED TO WORK
Last Resort Of "Locked Out" son.in.
Law Only Served to Make Mat.
tiers Worse. -

. His mother-in-law is deaf. thick O.
hearin'," as they said in the old days.
Mother-in-law went to the movie the
other evening and, before leaving the
house, requested that if the other
members of the household went out
the key be left In the mail box. The
others did 60 out and the key was
left in the designated place. When
they returned the key was missing.
Mother-in-law had locked the door and
carried the key inside. She was seen
sitting near an upstairs window, read
ing. The doorbell was rung until 1t
ran down. The telephone di not reach
her ears. Those left out in the cold,
cold world were in despair. The
neighborhood had been aroused by the
noise made in attempting to make
mother-in-law's defective hearing take
spark. She read peacefully on.
Finally Mr.. Son-in-Law had hap
Ply thought. He would try strategy. He
turned the hose on her window. ~
Mother-in-law thought it was rain
ing, got up and closed all the upstairs
windows and went back to her book.
Strategy had not only failed, but had
frightened the barrier Of sound.
1t was not learned just how those
outside got inside.-Indianapolis News.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-02
BARS MARRIAGE INSURANCE.
8 Charter for New Policy
:, System.

Oklahoma City, Okla. - Announce
ment was made here that Attorney
General Prince Freezing has advised
against the granting of a charter to
q savings investment company that
proposed to issue insurance to mature
at the time of marriage instead OF
death.
According to the proposed plan OF
The company, policies would be issued
on the persons of children between
I and Is years of age, on applica-
tion of their parents, payments to be
made by the company only in case
Of the marriage of the person insured.
1T is not impossible to conceive OF
a case wherein the entire resources
of a person might be tied up in this
company and never become available
until marriage" Freezing says. Mar
rage then might not be free and
voluntary act, based on the proper
motives, but simply a convenience to
make available the resources Of the
policy holder"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-02
BIG RICE SURPLUS IN CHINA
go, 1000 900 Worth Of Grain Stored In
One City; American Buyers
Hold Back.
PAGE EIGHT

Hongkong-Hongkong has been
stocked with rice bought for export
and held for rise in prices even dur
ing the rice shortage, which has be-
come serious in some cities of southern
China and other parts of the Orient.
The manager of a big commercial
Arm here estimated that there was
more than $1O,OO0,OOO worth of Saigon
"long" rice stored in HongkOng.
Recently the price fell rapidly and
dealers and exporters found them
selves loaded up with rice while the
banks were pressing for the payment
of bills. Japan was not able to buy
owing to the tightness of her money
market, and it was stated that Amer
lea, ordinarily one Of the largest buy
ers of rice in this market, has ceased
to purchase because she had obtained
q sufficient supply.
There were food riots in Shanghai
in the latter part of June owing to
the high prices of rice there. On
June 20 there was only four days
supply of rice available In Shanghai.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-02
"Deadwood Dick" ENGLISH Born,

Richard Bullock, known as Dead
wood Dick" was born DIT Cornwall.
England. some eighty years ago. At
the age of twenty-one he came to
America and at length drifted to the
West. For q while he worked in the
mines in 10 Black Hill country. At
that time miners there were greatly
discouraged. and vexed by the unusual
activity Of bandits. Desperadoes op.
Grating individually and in groups
were holding up stages running be-
tween the mining country and the
settlements in the East with such reg
ularity that chances Of getting, their
gold shipments through We're slim.
Bullock saw in this situation an op-
portunity to do the miners good turn
and himself, too, to earn a good live:
lihoOd and to enjoy no end Of thrills
and adventures. So he laid away his
pick and shovel, armed himself with
a wicked-looking gun and embarked in
the business of hunting ''road agents.