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The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
WOMAN KILLED
IN AUTOCRASH
Wife of Princess Anne Bank
Cashier Is Victim; Hus-
bands Skull Broken.

Princess Anne. Md. Aug. Mrs,
William B. Spiva, wife OF the cash
Ter of the Somerset Bank, Of Prin-
cess Anne, was instantly killed and
her husband seriously injured in an
automobile collision on a road be-
tween Centerville and Wyemills this
afternoon.
With his skull fractured and his
collar bone broken, Spiva was lying
unconscious at the Easton Hospital
Driving along the State, road in
his big automobile, bound for a va
cation at Atlantic City, Spiva's car
over three times and stopped right
side up.
Mrs. Spiva is survived by three
relativevs whor eside in Washing
ton, cousins; a Mrs. Doyle and ar
aunt, Miss Henrietta Brittinsham.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
DAILYPRACTICE
ENDS IN SUICIDE
Wife Watches Husband as
He Learns to Shoot
Himself.
Especial to Washington HeraId.)

Philadelphia, Aug. Daily, for
an entire week, the wife of John A.
Tubbs, wealthy retired merchant,
watched him sitting under an apple
tree on the lawn of his big home in
National Park, n. J., aiming a shot
gun at his head. He told her he
was "only playing" But today she
knows he was really practicing
suicide.
He put his practice into effect
early today. Shortly after day
break he crept out of bed. and was
descending the stairs before his
wife awakened. She lesped from
bed and followed him, but before
she reached the door, shot sounded
from the lawn.
Rushing out, she found her hus-
band dead beneath the same tree
where he had so often "rehearsed.' .'
He had blown off the top of his
head with a shotgun, discharging
the weapon with his feet.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03

Especial 40 Washington Herald.D
New York. Aug. Ten days in
a harem Is what pretty Miss Mar
tina Root likes to talk about these
days, as she lolls on a big divan
in the Plaza Hotel. Miss Root is
just back from Mandalay, and a
few places like that. She was in
a harem-and she liked it.
OF course, Miss Root wasn't a
regular haremite. Just a guest.
She went over to spread the Bahai
teachings-that's the religion which
hopes to bring about just one big
universal church. embracing all
creeds and all races. She was the
first white woman ever to visit
Burma for such a purpose. Ac-
cording to her story, the natives
did their best to give her a good
time.
For instance, one of the wealth.
est citizens of Mandalay decided
the hotel where Miss Root was stop
ping wasn't sufficiently comforta-
BILE, and so invited her to come
live in his harem-as the guest of
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
Never Again. Cry
Mobs in Berlin
Six Years After

Berlin, Aug. 2.-Six years ago,
in the early days of August.
1914, the streets of Berlin were
crowded with war frenzied
crowds, eager for battle, wildly
cheering the marching soldiers,
predicting quick victory.
But times have changed.
A crowd of $4,000 people gath
cred Sunday in the Lust Garten,
scene of some of the biggest war
demonstrations -and commemo-
rated the anniversary of Ger
many's declaration of war on
Russia by ~vowing never to go
to war again.
Hundreds of war cripples par
ticipated. Some of them were
carried on stretchers.
Pacifst sermons were preached
in many churches.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03

had no matrimony in it?
81 told Andy that / thought L
knew of the exact party. An old
friend of mine, Zeke Trotter, who
used to draw soda water ana
teeth in a tent show, had made
his wife a widow a year before
drinking some dyspepsia cure of
the old doctors instead OF the
liniment that he always got
boozed up on. l used to stop at
their house often. and l thought
we could get her to work with US.
Twas only sixty miles to the
little town where she lived. so i
Jumped out on the /. c. and finds
her in the same cottage with the
same sunfiowers and roosters
standing on the washtsb; MIA
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03

Charming widow, beautiful,
home loving. 80 years, possessing
$4,000 cash and owning valuable
country property, would remarry.
Would prefer a poor man with af-
fectionable disposition to one with
means, as, she realizes that the
solid virtues are oftenest to be
found in the humble walks of life.
No objection to elderly man or one
of homely appearance if faithful
and true and competent to manage
property and invest money with
judgment. Address, with partieu-
lars, LONELY,
Care of Peters, & Tucker, agents.
Cairo, Ill.
So far, so pernicious,' says l.
when We had finished the literary
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
Passengers like Babes in The Woods
In New York,s New Subway; Euen the
Guards Can't Tell "How to Get There y

that worried the passengers. There
also seemed to be a regular Spa
peace conference lack of harmony in
the running schedules. Two or three
trains would follow each other at
two-minute intervals; then would
come a wait of fifteen or twenty
minutes, while the sweltering
crowds in the stations multiplied
and sweltered a little bit more.
Pamphlets galore had been provid-
ed by the subway officials, but to
most of the passengers they were
just as clear and meaningful as a
Bolshevist's idea of the league of
nations.
And to make bad matters worse,
the train crews didn't know the
routes either.
Manhattan suffered, too, for the
Manhattan subways loaned a num-
Der Of their cars to the new line,
with the result that there was short
age.
Altogether, it is believed there are
more people good and mad in New
York tonight than there has been
since Mr.. Volstead took the jazz out
of Broadway
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
THE EXACT SCIENCE OF MATRIMONY

GA S have told yoN before"
- said JEFF Peters. II never
had much confidence IN the per-
hdiousness Of woman. As part
ners or co-educators in the most
innocent use of graft they are
not Trustworthy"
They deserve the compliment"
said I. II think they are entitled
to be called the honest sex"
why shouldn't they be?" said
JEFF. They've got the other sex
either grating or working over
time for 'em. They're all right in
business until they get their emo
tions or their hair touched up to
much. Then you want to have a
fiat-footed, heavy-breathing man
with sandy whiskers, five kids and
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
Samaritan Loses
Auto and ValuableS
After Granting Ride
Especial TO Washington Herald ,

tNtffNst ~
Philadelphia. Aug. Newer agzia
will II. o. Roese play the good Ss-
maritan. Yesterday he had a watch.
chain aad locket. and a perfectly
good auto. Todsy all he has is re-
grets for an orstwhilC kind heart
II all came about EeCsUss Rocse
felt sorry for 4 msH who had 70
walk. II was getting along toward
midnight and Reese figured tho chan
might have a quick tempered wife.
or something. 50 he invited him
TO hop in"
The stranger was affable Ronse
was charmed. He handed out ciEs-
rettes and everything. Then. with
real regret he told his now Fri, nd
he'll have 10 get out.
I'm going 10 put the ear 20 q
garage here" he said. reEroifuik
The passenger stepped nonCha-
lantly down. then turned Eocsc eI-
Tectel to get 4 lot of thanks.
Instead he found himself looking
down the barrel Of Young cannon
The stranger ordered him 70 rnt
cut. searched him. took his watch,
chain and tockct, and ordered him
to about face and march"
After he had gone a few feet
Roese heard a chUgEinE. He looked
around. IL was his late friend. VINO.
as a parting touch. had stolen the
machine.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03

concoction. And now. says 1,
where is the lady?
Andy gives me one of his looks
of>calm irritation.
Jeff,' says he, I thought you
had lost them ideas of realism in
your art. Why should there be
lady? When they sell a lot of
watered stock on Wall street
would you expect to find a mer-
maid in it? What has matrimo-
NAL ad gotto do with a LADY,
Now listen says /. You know
my rule, Andy, that in all my ille-
gitimate inroads against the legal
letter of the law the article sold
must be existent, visible. product
BILE. In that way and by careful
study OF city ordinances and train
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03

a building and loan mortgage
ready as an understudy to take
her desk. Now there was that
widow lady that me and Andy
Tucker engaged 70 help us in that
little matrimonial agency scheme
we hoated out in Cairo.
When you've got enough ad-
vertising capital--say roll as big
as the little end of wagon
tongue-there's money in matri-
monial agencies. We had about
$4,000, and we expected TO double
it in two, months, which is about
as long as a scheme like ours can
be carried on without taking out
a New Jersey charter
We fixed up an advertisement
that read about like this:
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
PONZI KEEPS SMILE IN
$4,000, 900 run

Boston, Aug. 2.-Boasting that he
had met a run never before euualed
in the history of finance and con-
tinuing to pay off all investors who
demanded the return of their money,
Charles PonZi, the postage stamp
millionaire" hurled defiance at his
detractors. Ponzi said he had dis
bursed nearly 100000 in five days.
People have admired my nerve" "
he said, and, smiling, added, "and
my smile is prompted by o clear
conscience. This run cannot affect
my serenity. l have more than
double enough money to meet it"
Ponzi was summoned to the office
of Attorney General Allen, it was
stated, because he failed to keep
agreement with Allen to visit him
either Saturday, Sunday or today.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03

Trotter fitted our ad first rate ex-
cept, maybe for beauty and age
and property valuation. But she
looked feasible and praiseworthy
to the eye, and IL was a Kindness
to zeke's memory to give her the
job.
lis this an honest deal you are
putting on, Mr.. Peters she asks
me when / tell her what We
want
~Mrs. Trotter.' says ]. Andy
Tucker and me have computed
the calculation that 5000 men in
this broad and dnfair country
will endeayor to secure your fair
hand and ostensible money and
property through our advertis-
ment Out of that number some-
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
Assistant to Atty. Gen. Is
sues Sharp Attack on
Makers and Jobbers.
WILL ACT WITH VIGOR
Proposes to Apply Crrninal
Clause Of Lever Act on
Fixing of Blame.
Public Ledger Service.

Howard z. F.gg. special assfs.zrt
TO the Attorney General. in chsrxe
Of the high cost OF living ca uipxIvr-
charged that manufacturers and
jobbers Of mems and women's wear
ing apparel were conspiring TO
mulct the public, in 4 statement
made public yesterday. He con-
tended that these interests are
sponsors for statements circulated
in the retail trade that prices are.
going higher, expecting by this trite
plan to stampede retailers and the
public to creating a renewed hcti-
tious demand such as was used to
muIct the public during the receH;
speculative condition.
This speculative market toppled
by it's own weight this spring when
the public refused to or could &c.
buy at the unconscionabIc prices
asked for wearing apparel" ylr
riggs statement read. The de
partment's sane and economical
buying campaign was no doubt,
vital element among the Gauss, =
which eliminated in tho sudden
price wave OF this spring.
This weapon Of public power
still is available. and the depart
ment will not hesitate to Usc Il TO
the fullest extent in defending the
public against the prOftcer.
-Gusrsntees" krsinst O~-IEse.
Manufacturer and jobbsrs are
even going TO the length Of 'guzran.-
teeing the retail trad, against uIfe
declining market. The 'EUa-ar.-
tees are being given yer, general
I ly. and seemingly in furJhcrance vg
a concerted plan, despite tho wcrJ-
! ing Of tho Lever law fixing s,vsra
penalties for conspiracy TO exact OK
cessive prices for any neecssariUs-
"A vigorous and thorough iuy,--
litigation is now IN progress 10 ua-
cover violations o any pf N, T"p- o.
sions Of the Lever law b.. MANI
facturers and jCbbers Of wearing
appareL
The department t. putting this
/ Investigation IN the hands Of men of
unusual ability u H. c0ufid"nrl,
anticipated that the w-breakers
will be found out, and Ga every 'asn
determined prosecution viii follow.
Wills closed Arbitrarily.
in some instances mills Hav" borT
closed arbitrarily. tho officials AZ
pearing CalIOgslg oblivi"us =" their
earlier justifcati oI IrarkOt ""Hoi-
tIons on the plea Of under Druouc-
ton.
The closing ur mll- is Co. urn
being used iu iN, pric'. propaganda.
the retailer being threatened wt;1
/ further cUrlai'mCut and higher
prices if he docs not arr, % goods
and order on the -srcsruI n.a-'5ri.
The Department OF LU>,rs-. -
fully advised OF the s,y"rsl phases
Of this carefully planned Uawnalgn
I and il only remains 10 fN l'-.r-uual
responsibility before applying lrv
I criminal provisions Of the LeEyr
law"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
STOLEN CAR BRINGS
COUPLE TO DEATH

IspttiaI To nc w N~SHfHs fVH drrdIu.J
Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-TWO bodies.
that Of a man and a woman, in the
Inorgue here today, prove that the
wages Of sin is death" They were
killed during a joy ride in an auto
mobile they had stolen.
The man is william Jenkins. 27,
and the woman Flora Cornish. 81.
Both their skulls were crushed when
. their stolen machine crashed into a
ftree at Twenty-third and Thompson
streets. They died without regain
ing consciousness.
The machine was stolen from a
local garage.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
LANE CALLS RATE
RAISE NECESSARY

New York, Aug. 2.-"It was neces-
sary," said franklin K. Lane, former
Secretary of the Interior and 4 for
mer member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, when questioned
about the raise in railroad rates to-
day.
1T is always necessary to lay
foundation of revenue for a basis
in getting results This doesn't
mean that the Interstate Commerce
Commission will approve every
thing that the railroads are going
TO ask. This is the first step in an
attempt to help the railroads to a
state of efficiency"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
By O. HENRY

thing like thirty hundred will er-
pect to give you in exchange. ~
they should win you. the ozrcas.
Of a lazy and mercensry losfer. a
failure in life, a swindler and
contemplate fortune seeker.
Me and Andy says /, pro
pose TO teach these preyers upon
society a lesson. II was with diff
Guilty says l. that me and Andy
could refrain from forming a
corporation under the title OF the
Great Moral and Millennisl Ma
levolent Matrimonial Agency.
Does that satisfy your
at does. Mr.. Peters says she.
i might have known you would
NANTVKYrRn nN pxGw CRVnM
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
Essential With Present Op-
Grating Costs, Says Ma
tional Association.
LETTER MADE PUBLIC
Traffic Experts Now at
Work Arranging New
Tariff for Approval.

An increase in intrastate railroad
rates to correspond with the increase
in interstate rates just granted by
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion were recommended in a letter
made public yesterday by the Ma
tional Association of Railway and
Utility Commissioners
The letter made the following
Recommendation:
The reasons requiring an in
crease of interstate rates are very
persuasive of the need for increase
in intrastate rates. The operating
revenues OF the railroads under
present rates and conditions are
recognized by all persons as insult
ficient. Such Increases as will be
made in intrastste rates should, il
possible, be made effective Septem-
ber l."
The letter has been sent to the
public utility commission of every
State
Railroad experts were yesterday
at work arranging new tariffs for
the railroads under the increases
granted on Saturday. While the
ruling Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission only provided that the
new rates should become effective
upon due notice to the commission,
It was understood that the railroads
would agree to put the new rates
into effect on the same day in order
to avoid confusion.
Formal notices OF the inteption of
railroads to put into effect rate in
crsases are expected to begin pour
ing into the Interstate Commerce
Commission within the next few
days.
The commission has decided the
roads can advance freight rates
from % to 40 per cent and pas
senger rates 20 per cent To make
this advance effective, however, the
roads must draw up new rate
schedules and file them with the
commission.
After these schedules are filed
they will go into effect in five days
unless there are protests, of which
there will in all probability be a
number.
How long it will be before the
new rates are actually in effect and
working no competent official here
will estimate.
The new freight and passenger
rate increases granted by the In
terstatr Commerce Commission will
yield the roads a total of Sl.5S3,-
OOO.O 900 annually, according t. an
estimate by the Bureau OF hallway
Economies.
Ohicials estimate that SIS per cent
OF the railway freight and passen-
ger traffic of the country is inter
state, and the remaining 1j per
cent exclusively within the states.
This would mean that approximately
SI3T 100000 Of the total annual in
crease in revenue accruing to the
roads will come entirely from intra-
state -trafflc-
1t was fatty stated by railway
executives yesterday. however, that
the intrastate increases which will
be requested from the forty-eight
State commissions will not swell
the increased operating revenue be-
yond the estimate of S1,5S3,000, 900.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission in granting increases of 40
per cent to the Eastern roads, IS
per cent to the Southern roads and
IS per cent to the Western group,
based its estimate on corresponding
intrastate increases being allowed
by the State commissions
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
PRINCE AS A JOCKEY
BREAKS TRACK RECORD

Brisbane, Australia, Aug. 2.-The
Prince of Wales, riding Redlock. to-
day broke the Ascot racecourse rec
ord for a half mile, covering the dis
tance in 4S1-5 seconds.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
by c. F. BERTELLI,
Universal Service Staf Corespondent.)
Especial Cable Dispatch.)

Paris, Aug. with the French
urging the sending of an army to
Poland, but the British relying on
the diplomacy of Premier Lloyd
George to persuade the Soviets to
"be kind" a most serious split in
the Anglo-French relations ap-
peared today when, as a conse-
quence OF neither government be-
ing willing to give in, the allied
military mission is expecting the
French Gen. Weysand to leave
Warsaw.
Two days after Gen. Weygand.
who was the right-hand man to
Gen. Foch after he was made
generalissimo of the allied forces.
reached Warsaw he telegraphed to
Premier Millerand to send 1000 Of
ficers and plenty of munitions,
especially heavy artillery. to Po-
land. He also requested that three
divisions of French infantry with
artillery and an air force to be en-
trained for Poland at the moment
the Soviet advances threatened the
main railroads between the Rhine
and Warsaw. Premier Millerand
Immediately sent 500 officers with a
shipload of munitions. They ar
rived via DantzIg.
Expedition Stops Abruptly.
The rushing of the expeditionary
force to Poland was halted, how
ever, by the abrupt decision OF
Premier Lloyd George not to re-
sort to force in any eventuality
except in event of actual invasion
of the entente border"
In the face of this decision Mil
lerand is unwilling to involve
France in the stupendous under
taking of making a single-handed
fight against the Russian legions.
L. $. May Join Conference.
Belief is growing that Preside t
Wilson will decide to have the
| United States participate in the
London Russian allied conference. if
it assemble on the terms suggested
by Great Britain and France. The
principal and determining terms are
that Poland be admitted on equal
credentials with all other powers,
and that the Soviets and Poland
enter into an armistice.
1t was disclosed yesterday that
the fact that the United States is
not a member of the league of ma
tions will not deter the President
from sending a representative to
the conference. One of the still
confusing features of the London
conference, so far as the United
States is concerned, is that this
government Is opposed to sitting
with the Russian plenipotentiaries if
| that act means a recognition OF
the Soviet regime. 1t may be, how
ever, that Russian diplomacy will
not insist on such recognition un-
til after results have been obtained
to which all nations are willing
to subscribe.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
Two u. S. Fliers Killed in japan.

Tokyo, Aug. .. Aviators Kirby
and Tiffany. Americans. were killed
when their airplsne fell 800 feet
into a crowd watching them. Several
spectators were KILLED and a num-
ber injured by the falling plane.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
Serious Split Appears Upon
Refusal of French or
English to Give In.
TROOP MOVE HALTED
Lloyd Georges Decision
May Cause Weygand to
Leave Warsaw.

Paris, Aug. 2--A message received
by Universal Service tonight
through diplomatic channels states
that the Polish casualties. when
published, Will astonish the world.
The proportion of killed and wound
ed to the total number involved
exceeds that of the bloodiest hat
ties of the world war, II was de-
clared.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE K
H0CSEs FOR sA

REAL ES IAIE.s tOK SALE K
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 ENSLEY HIGHLANDS = Brand-new bungalow price. S. 800 living room dining room. kitchen. 2 bedrooms and bath. s750 cash, balance S30 per month. A. J. Odom, 1922 Ave. E. Ems ley. Phone Enslev 247 or Main 2S24 after : o'clock.
 WEST END-S-room 2-story residence; all modern conveniences, on choice corner lot block of car line near Princeton: s45Oo; $500 cash, s35 ped month; place rents for more. B. F. Eborn, Sl5 Elm pire bldg. Main 1l97.
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 FOR SALE-One of the biggest lots in Norwood; size 60x190 feet For price and terms, apply to owner, 414 Amer ican.
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 FOR bargains in houses, vacant lots,
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 & Ins Co, Main ssS7 $40 Brown
 Marx Bldg
 REAL ESTATE WANTED I01
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
HOME WANTED

Just came to town; must locate my fam fly in a modern or 7-room home at once l want something nice give loca- tion, price and fun description as time is faotops with me; Address K-s3, care Age-Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

WAN,risD.5Po hea from dwner of farm or unimproyed land for sale Write Mrs, w. Booth, Highland Park Station, Des MoinRS Iowa R 11
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

WANTED-To buy from owner modern, up-to-date South Highland home must oe located between 18th and 22d sts, and from Five Points to 11th ave. Address U-6. care Agc-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

WANTED-Farms plantations. timber land if you want to sell, write w. A. Webster & Co., Stahlman Build - ing Nashville. Tenn.