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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-05
MRS. OGDEN MILLS
: DIVORCES JUNIOR
Refuses to Tell OF Troubles for
Fear Mrs. Vanderbilt Might
Not Like H."

PARIs, May European as well
e. American social circles are eager
~ Awaiting further Developments In
connection with the announcement OF
the divorce OF Mrs. Ogden l.. Mills. Jr.
Mrs. Mills. who before her marriage
was Miss Margaret Rutherford, elder
daughter OF Mrs. William X. Wander
biit. sr, has refused to give out any
details OF her marital troubles, even
Withholding her attorneys names and
the whereabouts OF her former hus-
band She said that II she made any
statement "Airs. Vanderbilt might not
like It"
During the war, Mrs. Mills was
very active in Red Cross and other
patriotic work. When she went to
france this spring II was announced
she was to spend several months at
her step-father's chateau near Toul-
ouse, France, where she and Mr.. Mills
were married on September 20. 1911.
She u now living in a palatial resi-
dencs at Is Rue de Barenne, which
was General Pershing's home. She
made her social debut In the winter
Of 1901, and since her marriage had
been considered one of the most ex-
elusive matrons Of New York and
Newport society.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-05
CAN ALASKAN GAMERS,
ARCHBISHOP STUCK ASKS
Tells House Committee His Parish.
toner's Will Stsrve Unless
They Have Salmon.

Archbishop Hudson Stuck. Eplsco-
pal missionary TO the Yukon country.
Alaska yesterday urged the HouseAer
chant Marine and Fisheries Commit
tee TO report faVorably a pending bill
TO prohibit salmon cAnneries on the
Yukon, and the use OF salmon nets
within the three limit at the
Yukon mouth.
salmon are necessary food
product for 5000 natives and white
families along the Yukon river. said
the Archbishop, and the threatened
destruction OF the run OF salmon In
the river means distress to the peo-
pie. He estimated that the run OF
the fish In 1919. a lean year. was cut
fully one-third by the catch OF the
csnnery on the Yukon. which has it's
nets within sos yords OF the mouth OF
the river. ALREADY great discomfort
has arisen among these quiet and
tractable natives and resident whites,
he said. and direct action such az
the burning of the cannery has been
threatened.
you cannot make people self-re-
specting unless they are self-sustain-
Ing" said Archbishop stuck. These
people have been self-sustaining
through years They resent the de-
structlon of their natural food sup
plies by the Gamers, who have adopt
ed a get-rich- quick policy with no re-
gard to conservation OF the ish sup
ply"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-05
GRAIN DEALERS
WANT MORE CARS
House Committee Told Short.
age, Unless Remedied, viii
Cause Big Losses.

The serious shortage OF railroad
-rsIn cars by the carriers serving
the middle West and the loss that will
.,.uI 20 the growers II the condition
IL not remedied before the next crop
Ia harvested. was brought to the at
tention of the House Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee today
BY a large delegation representing
the grain growers.
The co nmittee was urged TO enact
legislation placing at the disposal OF
the Government 100000 900 TO be
loaned to the grain-carrying roads
for use in the purchase Of new equip
ment. especially grain cars. to move
the oncoming crop.
In the delegation were growers
from NebrsElta Iowa, Kansas. the
Dakotas. and Hissouri They asserted
their protest TO the railroads over the
shortage OF cars had been met by the
statement from officials that the
roads were unable to borrow money
needed for additional equipment eN-
cept on the payment OF interest al
ruinous rates. Investors are reluc-
tant to buy railroad securities, II Is
aid, because other forms OF invest
ment are more attractive at the pres
emit time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-05
FARMERS HIT HARD
BY COST OF LIVING
Federal Reserve Board Agrees
Profits Are Large, But ex-
penses Heavy.

when you cuss the II. c. OF L. don't
blame II all on the farm. Tillers OF
the soil are up against II, too, and are
bearing their part OF the high price
burden.
SO states the Federal Reserve
Board. The board, reviewing reports
OF its feld agents, hnds that farmers
pronts have not been high, when costs
are considered.
And the farmer must hoe a still
harder row the coming season, owing
TO labor scarcity and higaer wages de-
mAnded. the board stated.
City jewellers are not offered good
news in these reports out OF the great
grain sections OF the West, telling OF
thousands OF acres left untitled be-
cause of farm labor scarcity.
Among the discouraging factors
that may operate 10 boost farm
products are: Farmers obligations
at banks larger than a year ago; lack
OF farm hands. checking operations in
all sections; unsatisfactory trans
portation situation, delaying a move
ment OF farm products; high cost OF
seed. tending 10 shorten acreage;
spring planting delayed in some dis
tricts. with probable curtailment OF
spring wheat acreage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-05
OLD CLOTHES IDEA
GAINING STRENGTH
Financial Experts Report Sharp
Falling of In Demand
For New logs.

The "oId clothes idea is steadily
gaining strength.
Financial experts. in an analysis OF
conditions in clothing manufacturing
centers. report a sharp falling OH
In demand. dues 10 high prices
"a concerted disposition exists
among consumers to refrain from
buying at present prices" todays re-
ports to the Treasury stated.
Wooden and worsted mills now are
busy filling uncompletsd orders. And
are especially active because or re-
cent delays due to railroad ts-ups'
which left them without adequate
raw material
Although prices are weaker. they
are still higher than last year by a
wide margin. and in many districts
manufacturers are sold ahead. Owing
to the slackening demand upon re-
taiIers, the reports state, there ~
uncertainty about con-
ditions In the industry beyond the
1 900 production.
High prices OF raw material has
checked buying by domestic cotton
mills. New orders show a tendency
to fall off slightly. Although de-
mand for future products of mills
making dress goods and shirtings ap-
peared to be lesssned. this tendency
has not affected prices. which are
now about 200 per cent above the
level of 1914 No psrceptibls drop IN
prices of finer grades 10 noted. De-
mand from foreign sources keeps VI
near capacity production
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-05
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR INJURIES IN CRASH

Ten thousand dollars damages are
claimed In . suit filed yesterday BY
Chauncsy e. Richardson against
Charles L. Mariatt Plaintiff. repre-
sented by Attorney Conrad II. syme,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-05

M RS. OGDEN L. MILLS, Jr.,
W formerly Margaret Ruther-
furd, elder daughter Of Mrs. Will
ham X. Vanderbilt, Sr., who. Ae-
cording 10 a dispatch from Paris,
admits she has obtained her free
dom but refuses TO give details of
the trial. Since her marriage
Mrs Mills has been considered
one of the most exclusive matrons
of New York and Newport.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-05
DUNNE HOME FROM FRANCE,

NEW YORK. May 6--E. r. Dunno.
former governor Of Illinois, arrived
here yesterday on the steamship Leo
poldina from Havre.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-05

alleges that Mr.. "a last while cross
ing the streets at the intersection of
r and Eighteenth street northwest, In
his automobile. Mr.. Mariatt In his
machine, coliided with plaintiff.
smashing his machine and throwing
him out, injuring him seriously and
permanently. and preventing him
from following his profession as .
lawyer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04
FAD NOW IS TO RE-cHRISTEn
sIavonie Names Lead in Fashion. and
the ivsns and the soniss Are
Numerous.


II. as Shakespeare says. all the
worlds stage. and all the men and
women In ii are players, then every
body is entitled to a stage name.
Choose your own to fit the role you
nave assigned yourself, and you are
only exercising your professional priv
ilege. For the present. the custom
outside the domains of the theater and
literature-is more general among
women than men. But the fashion
once diffused. there is no telling where
It will end.
Says writer in the Daily Mail OF
London: Time was when We were
content to abide sIavlshIy by the
names bestowed upon US at our chris
tening. but today there are signs of
revolt against handicap such as is
implied by an unsuitable Christian
name.
Modern men and women realize
what a depth of psychological sugges-
ton abides within name, and what a
dangerous thing 1t is to go through
life attached to one that is antIpa-
thetic to ones nature.
Polly is becoming Patricia, and en-
deavoring to live up to 1t. Daisy Is
calling herself Diana and hoping that
she looks like 1t. Human nature pos
sesses a curious aptitude for approx
mating to the view formed of and for
1t, so the re-christening craze achieves
wonderful mental metamorphosis In
quite number of instances.
The rose by any other, name might
smell as sweet, yet our feelings In re-
gard to 1t might modify, were 1t
known as stitchwort or mangelwurzel.
Similarly it would be risky to be
known as Martha when we long to be
Penelope, and silly to suffer as Susan
when we feel like Sophonlsba. The
world seems different place when
we feel ourselves rightly named for it.
There have been fashions in names
that absolutely date their Ownersl Dor
othy and Phyllis proclaim their age
to the world at large Just as do the
unfortunate creatures named by mis-
guided parents after battles, jubilees
and Russian dancers. For such the
business of re-chrlstening becomes
sooner or later positive duty.
The notwithstanding habit once ac-
qulred, there is no reason why It
should not be repeated at intervals.
as we age and develop. Just now the
fashion Is for the Slavonic, There
are Ivans who, in long clothes. were
pure George, and Sonias who In their
cradle were simply Ada. Not long
ago favor was with the French. and
YvOnnes and Margots were every
where.
After all, why not seek the appro-
priate1 II may annoy ones relatives,
who are apt to regard the re-christen.
Ing craze as an affectation amounting
almost to deceit-but everybody's do
ing it.-New York Times
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04

INDIGNATION over the growing
i power of the departments runs like
q thread all through the proceedings
of the last session. For example, here
are a few remarks by Senator King
of Utah:
"The executive departments and in
strumentalities of the government
seek to extend their authority; they
elamor for huge appropriations. The
condition of the country and the treas
ury do not influence them. During
the congress we have witnessed de-
mands from executive officers for bill
lions of dollars, when they should
have asked but for hundreds of mill
lions.
"Often. in order to get through ap-
preparations desired, officials of an
executive branch of the government
will send letters and kilograms to re-
mote parts of the land, for the pur-
pose of organizing movements TO force
congress to yield to their demands.
In this way they debauch the people,
exceed their rights, and pervert our
form of government The executive
departments are organized for the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04

n ECLARING problems of highway
~ construction are national rather
than the concern of the Individual
state. the report of the war depart
ment to the highways committee OF
congress summarizes conclusions
reached as result of the army con-
yoy of seventy-three trucks which
biazed a trail from Washington to
the Pacific coast last summer. These
conclusions are, in part, as follows:
First-That the necessity for a COM
prehensive system of national high
ways, including transcontinental or
through routes east and west and
north and south, is real and urgent,
as commercial asset, to further col
onize and develop the sparsely settled
sections of the country. and. finally
as a defensive military necessity.
Second-That the existing roads
and bridges, especially In the sparse
ly settled sections of the middle and
far western states, are absolutely in.
capable of meeting the present day
traffic requirements and until mod.
ern types of roads and bridges are
constructed which will permit the
rapid movement Of heavy motor car
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04
Il The City of
4 Purple Dreams

earnestly about market conditions. .
Messenger boys scuttled to and fro
across the floor. elutching at their
caos. Shaping their books shut. enter
Ing and leaving some inner Office
whence issued the clicEety-click- click
of a battery OF typewriters.
And In all this feverish animation
there was something vaguely artificial
too subtle for the casual onlOoker.
perhaps, but there nevertheless.
As Fitzhugh entered. casting a bored
glance around the place, he was met
by uniformed negro, who said: "Mr.
Quigg says tell you please. sub, step
inter his private office at once. sub"
The preceding night. in Quigg's
rooms in a hotel. Fitzhugh had been
thoroughly apprised of the nature OF
his post. There had even been "re-
hearsals." He was therefore not I'M
prepared for what followed his en-
trance into Quigg's sanctum.
Mr. Quigg. large and prosperous.
held large cigar in large hand. aud
occupied large chair before a large
desk, near which sat coTorless. com
monplace, incOnspicuous man whose
weak face was at once lnquiring and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04

ippresslonable. Near by STOCK
ticker unwound Its tape into wicker
waste-basket, and from a partly-open
door came the furious Gathering of
many typewriters. And here. as in
the outer room, there was an TN
natural note--falnt. almost indistln-
guishable. but discordant all the
same.
AS Fitzhugh entered Quigg glanced
up. then leaned toward the colorleSs
one and said something In low voice.
Not So low, however, but that FltZ-
hugh caught some fragments: Pat
tlngton 4. /. Eastern capitalist
Worth ten millions IL he's worth a
nickel"
This was Fitzhugh's cue. Instantly
his bearing changed. His tired air
vanished. His eye. languIdiy super
ciliOus moment before. became cold.
arrogant. alert He was no longer the
blase aristocrat. He was now teo
high-tensioned financier, whose min
utes were diamond-studded. He stood
at the door, slight scowl gathering
between his brows, his right thumb
and second finger swapping inpatient
ly. Thus until he received his next
cue.
"Ah, good-mornlng, Mr.. Pattington."
Quigg rose, smiling deferentially. ard
motioned to a chair. won't you SIT
down? shall be at leisure presently"
Fitzhugh's frown grew a little heaS.
Ter, his eye Z little harder. 81 was
told l could have an interview with
YOU at once. My time Is extremely
limited. Our transaction must be
consummated this moment, or not at
ALL"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04
Federal Court After the Kansas Model?

subject TO appeal to the Supreme
court. Regional industrial courts
could be established in other parts of
the United States where found neces-
sary, he says.
The court would not be founded TO
interfere with business or to fix prices
or to establish wages. but would be
established for the primary purpose
Of adjusting such industrial disputes
as might seem likely to affect the
general public adversely, and the proc
ess of fixing wages would be only an
incidental part OF the courts duties.
The court would have Jurisdiction,
Gov. Allen says, over only such dis
putes as involve industries engaged
in the production OF necessaries Of
life, but the definition of such indus
tries would be made purposely broad
to take in any Industry In which a
strike might cause great Inconvenience
or serious financial loss to the public
The code would be established IN
the same way that our common law
code has been established. namely. by
the process OF building up through tho
decisions as they may be rendered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04
History in a Nutshell for Congressman

administration was principally marked
by the war of 1872.
MonrOe's administration probably
will be longest remembered by the
doctrine that bears his name. jack
sons administration will always be re-
garded as the one In which the out
standing event was the fight against
the national bank idea and the specie
circular. Folks administration will
be remembered by the Mexican war.
Lincoln's administration, among
other things that will mark 1t, will be
remembered by the great Civil war /:
Grants by the reconstruction effort !:
Hays by the resumption of specie
payments and the Introduction of the
civil-service system. Garfield's admin
istration was short-lived because of
the assassination soon after he took
his seat.
Cleveland's first administration will
be remembered by the creation of the
interstate commerce commission and
the tariff law known as the Wilson
tariff bill his second by his stand for
the integrity of the Monroe doctrine.
Harrison's administration will always
be remembered by the antitrust law OF
1890, known as the Sherman Antitrust
act, and the Mckinley bill Of the same
wear
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04
WASHINGTON
SIDELIGHTS
U. S. Has Grown 100000 in Ten Years

towns comparative statements of their
respective Increases or decreases dur
ing the 191O-1920 and 190O-1910 peri
DDS are available.
These comparisons show that the
1.314 cities and towns made an ever
age gain of 80 per cent between 1900
and 1910, but during the 1910-1920
period the average gain for the same
places was only 25 per cent.
The Increases in rural districts in
yariably are smaller than in the cities.
This is shown by the fact that, while
the 1874 cities and towns gained 80
per cent from 1900 TO 1910. the entire
country showed gain of only Fl per
cent.
The percentage gain of the entire
country from 1900 to 1910-21 per
cent-was but three-ffths of the per-
centage gain by the cities and towns
80 per cent. If the same ratio pre-
vailed in the 1920 census-the cities
gained &c per cent-the percentage
gain for the country would be 1856
per cent. Actual decreases shown In
rural counties. however, caused DIR.
Hill TO place his estimate at Ia per
cent increase.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04
Actor - and SWindler'S
deCoy.
GRO BE CONTINUED
SHAMANS KEEP THEIR POWER
Alaskan Natives Still Believe Implicit
~ in the Words and Actions
of Medicine Men,"

Shamanlsm. or superstition and sor-
Gerry, always has played an important
part In the life of the Alaskan native.
So implicitly does the Alaskan believe
in the words and actions of the sha-
man that whole tribe go hungry rath-
er than incur his displeasure by eat
ing foods he has tabooed.
The shaman attained his position
and power by unusual methods. By
fasting and prayer amid the solitudes
of the woods or mountains. where he
fed only on grasses and roots, he
prepared himself TO become shRman.
BY this method II was believed the
candidates body became sufficiently
purified to become the abiGing place
Of spirits
Usually the spirit. willing to abide
with the shamsn. sent the novitiate a
land otter which the candidate killed.
the offers tongue to be preserved ~
taiisman away from human view.
for should It be seen It was believed
the shaman would 90 insane or be
turned into the animal from which
the tongue was taken.
Thus the land otter was regarded
as too sacred to be killed by other
than shamans.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04

purpose of executing the law. admin
istering the law, but they are not sat
isfied with that. They want to make
the law. They want congress to be-
came rubber stamp. a passive body,
to register their wishes and grant
their fiscal demands.
"Mr. President. l hope some meas
ure viii be enacted into law that vii!
make IL an offense for any executive
official, big or little, high or low, ca5i-
net officer or otherwise. to carry on
campaigns throughout the country to
compel congress to appropriate money
to place in their hands for expendi-
ture or to Increase their power and
jurisdiction. 1t is indecent"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04
DADDYJ EVENING
HKIN MLE6
w @MAN QAHAMtNH1
MN BOWER gN
WAITING FOR BIRTHDAY.

II wonder how many creatures
there are" said Louis Lion, "who are
anxious TO have their birthdays
come"
Gracious" said Akbar another lion,
''most creatures they call children are
anxious to have their birthdays come.
Well, should just say they are
And Akbar gave a long roar to show
how anxious he was that others would
listen to him.
What is it. Akbar?" they asked.
Il was saying" said Akbar. that
children are anxious to have their
birthdays come. MIR. Louis Lion here
was wondering if there were many
creatures who wanted and were
anxious to have their birthdays come.
He was told that the creatures they
call children are anxious to have their
birthdays come, and the one who told
him this fact was Akbar the lion"
All of the animals were now listen
Ing.
Akbar was much pleased He was
very important lion aud he liked
- AoNO aii ACAhONdOCA II.
II was about to say" Akbar went
on, that children are very anxious to
have their birthdays come. I've heard
them talk about them.
1--WE heard them here in the zoo
speaking about what they had asked
for in the way of presents. I've heard
them talk of the cakes they hoped to
have. I've heard them speak of BIRTH
days that had passed and how fine
they were. of the, candle and the
wreaths and the flowers and all of
such things. I've heard of the games
they've received and of the toys
they've been given and of all those
things.
And when a birthday is drawing
near they're always most anxious for
It to come"
Il am anxious for my birthday to
come. too" said Louis Lion. ST am
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04

III ISTORY in a nutshell was what
IA one might call paragraph in an
address by Congressman Foss of Ohio
just before the adjournment He said:
Mr.. Chairman, almost every admin
istration from the beginning of the
government has been marked by some
outstanding event of legislation, some
Of them adversely rather than favor
ably. The first. quite naturally. was
marked by the many acts necessary to
put the Constitution in operation. The
administration of the elder Adams was
marked by the alien and sedition laws.
Jefferson's administration will always
be looked upon as the one administra-
ton that started the expansion Of the
country. so far as territory goes, In
the purchase of Louisiana. Madison's
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-04
Walnut stump Worth s2so.

A single walnut tree stump, grub
bed out on the banks of Clark's creek,
will net the Settgast brothers. Geary
county farmers. more than $3.50, ac-
cording TO Junction City (Kan) dis
patch.
The brothers recently purchased al.
of the walnut trees and have been
cutting them down and shipping the
timber TO st. Louis and Kansas City
markets, where 1t commands high
prices.
The big stump weighs more than
nine tons and the portion above
ground measures fifty inches across.
while the portion that was under
ground was even larger. It is esti-
mated that the huge chunk Of timber
would make gunstocks enough for an
entire regiment.
Based on present prices, the tree Of
which this stump formed the base
will bring in more than $3.50