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The Washington times., 1920-01-24
PROF. GARNER, APE
STUDENT, IS DEAD
Washington Scientist, Who De-
Ciphered Talk Of Monkeys,
SucCumbs in Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan oi.-
Richard L. Garner, African explorer
and author, died Thursday at a hos
pital here where he had been sick for
several days. Garner came to local
hotel few days ago and was taken
suddenly ill., and his identity was
not known until after his death. A
letter found in his possession sd-
dressed to Clark Abbott, of Orlando,
led to the Identification of Garner.
Because of his age preventing fur
ther trips to Ar lea, Prof. Garner was
planning with Clark Abbott, a promi-
nent New York attorney, to establish
a monkey colony on the east coast of
Florida. where he might devote the
remainder of his life to his reasearch
work.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-Prof. Rich
ard l.. Garner spent thirty years in
travel in the French Kongo and other
portions of the South and Central
Africa studying the lives and habits
of animals as n representative OF the
Smithsonian Institution of Washing
ton, the New York Geological Society
in natural history.
He attracted wide attention in 1905
when he announced that he was going
to West Africa to study the means of
communication used by apes. He
made several trips in an effort to re-
duce the ape language to writing, and
last May announced here that he had
found a monkey in the Kongo that
talked to him. A controversy was
started among naturalists as TO
whether he had been mistaken. At
this time Prof. Garner brought suit
against a Photographic company for
500 900 damages for permitting pub
lication of a picture of a man, de-
scribed as himself. kissing an ape.
Officials Of the National Zoo in
Washington recalled vividly today
the experiments of DR.. Garner in the
effort to discover a monkey language.
They said that at one time during an
exploration in the African tungles he
confined himself In a cage in the
hope of distinguishing the various
"wahooas" and "ahoos" OF the monkey
and gorilla and what meaning they
actually conveyed.
One OF the first steps taken by DR..
Garner toward translating the va
rious sounds of monkeys was to re-
cord them on a photograph and
through this, It was said, he obtained
four or FIVE distinct sounds which,
when repeated to the animals, indi-
Gated that they really meant words
of speech.
About a month ago Prof Garner
lectured here before the National
Geographic Society on apes and their
language.
Prof. Garner was seventy-two years
of age. He was born at Abingdon,
Washington county, Va, and in early
boyhood moved to Blountville, Tenn.
At the outbreak Of the civil war he
entered the Confederate army and
served through the conflict.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
r. L. Garner. of Baltimore; son,
Harry f. Garner. Baltimore; two
brothers. L, r. Garner, Baldwin Park,
N. c., and George Garner, Knoxville,
and two sisters, Mrs. J. f. Torbett,
of this city, and Mrs. X. p. Hickman,
of Roanoke, Va
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FIVE GERMANS ARRIVE
HERE ON TRADE MISSION

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Five German
citizens were brought to this country
on the Holland-American steamship
Noordan. The Germans boarded the
vessel at Rotterdam and bore special
passports to visit this country on a
trade mission. They were required to
put up bond.
A baby daughter was born to Mrs
Peter Luyten, of San Francisco on the
journey. The child, technically born
on Dutch soil, was named Carol.
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YOUTH CAN'T GET
DRINK HIS MAMMA
SAVED FOR HIM

For twenty-sas ye.Sp . asth-
er of q ssidSIe Western state kas
Kept q bottle OF wtne In the eel-
lar Of her koAe for the day that
her son should reach his asysr-
ity.
As the son grew mp 90 manhood.
ne was told by his fond mother
that whea he reached his twcaty-
first birthday. the sbttIe of seai-
ed wine would bo presented 90
him.
Yesterday the soa reaesed his
majority. Hut with the advent
Of national prohibitios on Jan
0ary 10, the mother says she IL
In "a predieamest. Today Prohibi-
tioa Commissioner John n. Kramer
received a Telegram from the
mother, who tells of the posses
sion Of the wine, btu statesi
"My SON lives in another State.
How can ! send IL 10 him, and
make good my promiser"
Commissioner Kramer II trying
20 find q way.
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DEATHS.

Frederick schafhirt, Sc yrs, 1898 Calvert
ct. NV.
John Blum, II yrs, Casualty Hos
George F. Thompson. ~ yrs, 81 u st NV.
Charlotte Emmert. S5 yrs. 11S II. l. ave.
NV.
Annie A. Keller so yrs, Casusity Hos
Charles IL Waters, 70 yrs, 1903 r. Lave.
NV.
George Bsndnss, IS yrs, Emergency Hos.
Home.
William Frost, 50 yrs. SIS x st. se.
Hannah O'Neili, 10 yrs, bi7 Va ave, -.
James A. Branson, az yrs, 1850 VIII. ave.
Grace Raylsnd, 20 yrs.. Geo. Wash. Univ.
Hos
Edwin n Brand. s, yrs. q. q. Soldiers
Home
James MoAvoy. 81 yrs- q. & Soldiers
Home
Louis J. SIIverrnrn, SO yrs, Kendall House.
Mary r. Halpin. 90 yrs, 1857 Monroe nv.
Henry II. King. ~ yra. ava n st nv
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Two MORE ARE HURT
ON COASTDNG PARTIES

Two more coasting accidents were
reported to the police today.
While coasting on Biltmorc stree.
near Twentieth street northwest last
night, Marguerite Patterson. fifteen
years old, of 23T3 Champlain street,
collided with an automobile, and wJ7
taken to the Emergency Hospital sui :
fering from decorations on the head
and face.
william plumber. thirteen year,
old. OF 81 New York avenue north
east. collided with another sled while
coasting on Rhode Island avenue
northeast, last night, and suffered in
juries On the legs. He was taken to
Sibley Hospital
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BIRTHS

Thomas +. and EtheI g.. Spind,c
Clarence and Mary Langley.
David II. and Margaret Frei
Percy and Betty Thornton.
Russell II. and Susie Stewart
Frank L. and Mildred PrioleaU
Charles S. and Fannie Lucas,
Charles and Catherine Harris
Joseph and Louise Collins
Joseph and Annie Clark.
Charles and Veronica Butler.
Lloyd A. and Annie Black.
DAUGHTERS.
George W. and Lillian Wlsner.
Frank and Dorothy Taylor.
Wayne +. and Mildred Palmer.
Howard and Martha Rogers.
Charles II. and Emma l.. Naecker.
Jacob A. and Madge F. Mack
VIM. J. and Frances +. Driver.
Bernard and Minerva D'Low.
Sylvester De W. and Ellen Downs.
Harry T. and Dora l.. Blssett
BOY TWINS.
Edward and Rose E. Alvey.
GIRL TWINS.
Albert and Margaret Carter.
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JAMES S. PETTY.

Funeral services for James s.
Petty, sixty-three years old, for many
years prominent wholesale grocer
of Githersburg, Nd, who died of
tuberculosis. Thursday. at the Tuber-
culosis Hospital. were held from Ul-
rich's funeral parlors this afternoon.
Mr.. Petty was born in Gathers
burg and lived there until 1914, when
he moved to Washington and made
his residence with his daughter, Mrs.
Estelle Ellis, 3Oo2 Z street northwest.
He is survived by his wife and
three daughters. Interment was in
Mt Zion Cemetery at Gaithersburg.
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Winifred c. Francis. S3 yrs. $50 n. J. ave.
William ]. Rehmert. 30 yrs, 50 H st NV.
shirley Schlesinger, 1 mo-. 2423 18th st. NV
Infant OF Julian and Lillian Leby, days
Sibley Hos.
Marion Curtis, 40 yrs. bls 5rd st. NV.
Betty Whitfield, as yrs, Wash. Asy. Hos
Columbus Dowery. 75 yrs.. st. Eliz Hos.
lisa belle Walker, II yrs, 81. Eliz. Hos.
Albert E. Lyles, yr., 1915 Swami ST. NV.
Marie Statham. 81 yrs, l45 Canal st. sw.
Blanche NJ. Hawkins. 20 yrs, 434 l. st. NV
Addie Allen. IS yrs. Freedmens Hos.
Georgisna Bird. rs yrs, rear OF 225 ID st
NV.
Edward Dorsey, 10 yrs, l22i Wylie st. ne.
Edward Gales 5S yrs, 524s Gay St ne.
Annie Vodson, 81 yrs. 1928 Ward CT. NV.
Russell Ingram, 10 mos, Irms apts.
Mary H. Jones, II mos, 1859 23d st. NV.
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JOSEPH E. O'TOOLE, JR.

Joseph Edward O'Toole, jry four
teen years old. son of Joseph j..
O'Toole. assistant to the sergeant-at-
arms on the floor OF the United States
Senate. died yesterday morning of in
fuenza at the home of his parents, in
Pelham Courts, 2115 r street north
west.
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TODAY'S LOCAL SALES.

Ianston, 5@sih, 206sth.
Mergentralcr. 1061S7h. ionl37ig,
10@137h. 101137h, TO
f37h, l0G137h, s@l37h.
AFTER CALL.
Commercial National Bank, 2alGa.
Capital Traction, 2@s9, 7@ssN.
Washington Gas, 5@4SE, 4miSX, s
T4Sh.
Washington Railway anu E'act-so
preferred, l15iA
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AUTO ACCESSORIES

6-volt types. $50; 12-volt types, s2L; re
built in our own factory. WITH Federal"
plates and parts; will give drst-class serv.
Ice in any car: why pay twice AS much
All makes of batteries re charged, repaired
and rebuilt; best work inod"rat, pric, /,
insp ction and water free. FEDERAL
BATTERY MFG. CORP. l5ls Seventh st.
N. w. Phone North i21
ja17-sa, tn, th-tf
THE VICTOR TIRE D RUBBER CO.'S
THE TIRE OF Low COST AND SAT.
I9FACTION.
llth and p N. w. Franklin sBsA
del-s0t
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NATHAN c. KINGSBURY,
PHONE OFFICIAL, DEAD

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-Nathan G.
Kingsbury, nfty-three, hrst vice
president OF the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. died at his
home here last night of heart disease.
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Z. OF @. EVENING SCHOOL.
CO. Educa tionai and Non -Secta ris -Exc~p-
tionai Courses of Study. Moderate Tuitloa
Vsea Ex-ssrvice Men without Cost For
rospectus Write lfzs Vermont Ave. n "
oov1S-Sst
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OR RENT-OFFICES

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18th and @: lady to attend TO
Ind office II desired BOX A-52,
tfce. Is
|of handsomely furnished office;
|raphic assistance: telephone. 646
bldg. 20
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30

at the Polish frontier, like that which
began at the Aisne, following the Ger
man retreat from the Marne. Mean
time, Russian success in Galicia, if it
comes, will have political rather than
military value, for the present, for
Galicia is q subsidiary field of opera
tons.
Any considerable Polish advance be-
yond the Bug and the Niemen-that is.
beyond what are now called the ethnic
frontiers-seems unlikely for sound
military reasons, since the cause Of the
recent disaster was a too excessive ex-
tension Of the lines of communication
and a similar expansion OF the front.
French advisers are sure to prevent a
repetition Of these mistakes. What
seems more likely is that, once Poland
is reestablished ct the north, troops
will be sent to clear Galicia.
French strategy is certainly revealed
in the method of the Polish counter at
tacks and the fashion in which weak
points were established and exploited,
but analogies between the Marnes and
the Vistula are apt to lead too far
afield, when they are pressed with over
great insistence.
Copyright. 1920 Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicate.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Selling Our Surplus Abroad

This country has been without an
adequate merchant marine for 80
many years, and such a large pro-
portion of American products have
been consumed within our own bor-
ders, that many do not fully real
ize how important it is to develop
our foreign trade and to carry it in
American ships as far as possible.
Yet upon a steady and considerable
increase in export business depends
to not little extent the prosperity
of almost every individual in the
United States-those living in the
interior as we'll as those residing
near seacoast; farmers, ranchmen,
miners, as well as factory operatives.
Modern machinery and modern
methods have served to multiply
production in practically all fields.
At present abnormal conditions pre-
vail, with shortage in many direc-
tions. But before the war upset
everything and everybody, to greater
or less extent, it was estimated that
by running full blast during eight
or nine months American industries
could produce all the goods the
American people would consume in
a full year. Largely because of
this shut downs occurred now and
then, with idle workmen and loss of
wages. Hard times required pc
riodically. But it should be remem-
5ered that very seldom, under nor
NAL conditions, do "hard times" pre-
vail simultaneously all over the
world. AS has beep said by P. II.
w. Ross, of the National Mercantile
Marine League, Somewhere the sun
is always shining"
If this country, in normal times,
really does produce during part of
the year enough goods to supply it's
needs for full year, then in order
to prevent shut-downs due to lack
of domestic demand, and to insure
steady work and steady wages
through the whole twelve months,
American business men will have to
develop markets in other lands
where 'the sun is shining," al
though it may be temporarily OBJ
scured here at home. AS far as ex-
pedient, American ships should
carry the cargoes, preferably in
sured by American companies. The
time has gone by for our exporters
to be almost wholly dependent in
these matters upon foreign COM
petitors. All that American busi-
ness asks is fair field and no favor.
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gage Of the produce market, that
corn Is good sale and pork good
buy. The present spread" between
them is abnormal and the equalizing
movement is already in progress.
Another inference, and a most
important one, is to be drawn from
the Investigations Of Mr.. Wallace.
This is that we do not need to
worry about the farmer charging
too much. Whatever may be true
of other industries, into which arti-
fetal combinations enter, the agyi-
cultural industry is one Of free COM
petition. A farmer is unable to
profiteer. because other farmers
won't let him. The fact that COM
bination, except in a few special
ties, is non-existent in agriculture
should never be forgotten when leg
islation concerning the agricultural
interest is under consideration.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Covenant Mysteries
To the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Article III Of the covenant Of
the league says the league is to oper-
ate through the instrumenta,ity Of
an assembly and of council" Each
of these bodies is given authority to
deal at its meetings with any matter
within the sphere of scGion of the
league or affecting the peace of the
world"
What is to happen if the assembly
and council differ widely in the action
they take on some matter (othef than
a formally submitted dispute likely
to lead to rupture" provided for in
Article XIV? There is an obscurity in
the league covenant on this point.
While the difference of action lasts
between the council and assembly,
what is the duty of nation or nations
that are members of the league?
Article XIV provides what is to be
done in case there is a dispute be-
tween members of the league. Among
other things, it says that the council
vote" must report the facts in dis
pute, with their recommendations 1t
also says that if the council fHils TO
reach a report which is Unanimously
agreed to by the members thereof"
lother than the parties to the disputel,
"the members of the league reserve to
themselves the right to take such ac-
ton as they shall consider necessary
for the maintenance of right and JUS
tice." Does this mean that the MEM
bers of the league are free to 90 ahead
and act just as Il thcre was no league
at all? If so. is not TIE league rope
of sand" resting for its efficiency upon
the making of unanimous report by
number of nations whose interests
and national habits and temper Of
mind ere exceedingly diverse? | have
thought much over this, and am puz-
zled. YOUTH IN LONG TROUSERS.
New York, Aug &c, 1920.
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The B. r. T. "Outlaws"

This city has another "outlaw"
transportation strike on its hands.
The radicals in the B. r. T. union
have. tied up the system in defiance
of their contracts and of the rules of
their own organization.
The same captious and violent
spirit that was manifested in the
outlaw" railroad strikes is in evil
dence here. Commissioner Delaney
and Mayor Hylan, who were acting
as mediators, urged the men not to
strike. Both said that Judge Mayer
was right in his Interpretation of his
duty as the guardian of a property
in receivership. P. Shea, the chair
man of the international organiza-
tion to which the B. r. T. employees
belong, took exception to that view.
But he wanted the issue to be settled
in an orderly way. He denounced
the snap strike action taken by a
group of radicals without a record
vote. "This strike is Illegal" he said
to those who ordered it. "The inter
national will declare you outlaws"
Mayor Hylan said frankly to the
men: "This is no time to have
strikes. The public is sick and tired
of strikes" It is heartily sick and
tired of hold-ups of necessary COM
munity activities at the whim of
arbitrary minority groups. The
strikers say to the public: eff we
can't have our way, irrespective of
our own obligations and of the rights
of those with whom we have signed
contracts, none Of you can go to your
daily work" The great majority
must submit to loss and inconven,
ience to suit the caprice of q tiny
lawless minority.
Strikes of this sort are form of
civil war-and guerrilla war at that.
They are directed less at employers
than at the right of the public to 20
unmolested about its own affairs.
Public opinion suppressed the "out-
law" railroad strikes. 1t will show
its power again in defeating the at
tempted blockade Of Brooklyn's
transportation lines.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
''1he Poor Mans LAWYER"

In his address before the Ameri-
can Bar Association Mr.. Hughes
advocated the establishment on a
large scale Of legal aid societies. 1t is
his idea that the work of American
ization can be helped along by in
strumentalities which bring the alien
into more sympathetic contact with
the courts, in which he generally
feels himself mute and pathetic
cipher. Most aliens distrust Ameri-
can justice because they don't un-
derstand its processes. They don't
appreciate the necessity of having
good legal advice and generally fall
into the hands Of incompetent and
bungling attorneys. They come out
Of court thinking that justice is a
lottery and that the rich man, who
can employ the best legal talent, has
an unfair advantage over the Door
man.
Litigation is costly and cumber-
some' and the poor, whether alien or
native, have at present too little ex-
perience with the boasted even
handedness Of justice. Agencies
which will protect them in their
rights, Tor the sake of having the
right prevail, and charge them moth
ing for the service, offer them a new
and startling illumination on the
workings of American democracy.
The state makes laws, but compels
the rich and the poor, the weak and
the strong, to battle out of their own
means to secure judgment. Mr..
Hughes believes that the poor mans
handicap ought to be lifted, not
through state assistance but through
the patriotic labor of private Or
ganizations. "The legal aid society
IS the poor mans lawyer and gives
him the essential assistance he can
not obtain elsewhere"
The pertinency Of these sug
gestlons is emphasized by the hous-
ing situation here. How could the
average tenant, trying to obtain the
benefit Of the new rent laws, expect
to contend single-handed against the
landlords highly paid lawyers? The
rent laws would probably break
iown, so far as the poorer tenants
are concerned, were it not for the
Intervention of friendly advisers.
The district political organizations
4 this city are now making spe-
lalty Of providing free counsel for
enants and arranging for the pres
ntation Of rent cases in the mu-' +,
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nicipal courts. Yet it is a dubious
practice for the political organiza-
tions, which practically name judges
to act as legal defenders Of one class
Of litigants.
Legal aid societies, intent not on
doing favors to voters but on hav-
ing the law executed impartially,
would be a better recourse. No
greater civic service is open to law
yers and high-minded citizens than
organization to secure the needy
and ignorant full protection under
the law.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
The Hog and His Feed

In an address before the National
Association of Retail Meat Dealers,
Henry G. Wallace, editor of Wal
lace's Farmer and one of the coun-
try's leading livestock authorities,
presented interesting facts concern
ing hog production and prices.
Measuring hogs not in dollars. but
in bushels of corn, and pointing out
that it takes 11.5 bushels of No. 2
corn to make 100 pounds of hog, Mr..
Wallace then compares the average
price on the Chicago market of lis
bushels of No. 2 corn with the aver
age price of 100 pounds Of hog. His
inquiry extends back to 1860, and he
presents the results in chart form.
The sixty years show a steady
swing back and forth across the line
Of equality of return for the 11.5
bushels Of corn and the 100 pounds
Of hog.
The movement is amazing in the
regularity of its rhythm. During
thirty of the sixty years it has paid
to sell corn, and during thirty years
it has paid to feed the corn to the
hog. The swing in favor of the corn
lasts approximately two years, and
the succeeding swing in favor of the
hog the same time. The changes
come with almost tho precision of
the tides. Not in long time has
there been such visible demonstra-
ton Of the infexible action of the
natural laws Of industry and trade.
Producers and economists have
talked Of this or that special cause
as affecting relative prices, but the
controlling influence has been the
fact that the farmer has gone in
for hogs when it paid to feed and
has invariably overdone the busi
ness, creating a condition which
drove corn prices up and hog prices
down.
But, although the time is divided
practically evenly, the swings
against hogs have been sharper and
have gone further than those against
corn. Thus in 1917 100 pounds of
hog could be sold for So more than
1l.5 bushels of corn could be sold
for. But early in 1918 the 100
pounds of hog brought $5 less than
lis bushels of corn. In late 1919
hogs were So per 100 pounds better
than the corn, but in 1920 Ills bush
els Of corn in the warehouse were
worth Sc more than the same corn in
a hog
Another striking feature of the
chart is the similarity between the
present period and that following
the Civil War. In 1864, with refer
ence to corn, hogs per 100 pounds
we're $5 below par, whereas in 1866
hey were $3.50 above it. Using
he chart as basis for prophecy, it
would seem clear, to use the Ian I
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The Pay Envelope

Was not great domestic problem
touched upon somewhat too lightly
by Justice Freschi when he advised a
prisoner before the court not to give
his pay to his wife, but to put it in
the savings bank? In this case, to be
sure, the wife had run away, taking
the money with her, and it would
clearly have been more satisfactory
for the husband had he been less
generous. But whether man should
turn over his weekly envelope to the
partner of his joys and sorrows is
a question that even judicial
oblter dictatm can hardly answer off
hand. AS Mr.. Spectator told Sir
Roger de Coverley, there is much to
be said on both sides. 1t will have
to be admitted in these days of
equal suffrage that wife is no pen
sioner on the bounty Of her husband.
Her concern In the common life is
just as great as his, and her au-
thorlty should be just as great. His
money is hers, even though it be
paid to him. AS housekeeper she
is, in fact, partial Garner. There
was never any justice in the prac-
tice of doing out the household ex-
penses to a wife as if she were
child who did not know enough to
spend it wisely. Humiliation of this
sort is one of the quickest ways to
w1dded misery. That wife should
have proper allowance is now a
generally accepted proposition. And
in households of the humber sort
the turning over of the pay envelope
has become the symbol of due sub
mission to the mistress.
Yet there is such thing as mas
culine independence and self-respect.
too, as Justice Freschi doubtless
desired to point out. A man who
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turns his whole pay over to his wife
and accepts from her humbly what
she thinks BE- is entitled to spend on
carfares and tobacco is in no posi-
tion to assert the authority which
properly belongs to the head Of the
family. If woman has too long been
domestically oppressed that is no
reason why she should turn op-
pressor. The French have the right
idea. A true partnership is the only
reasonable surety of welded hap
piness.