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coast with one solitary dollar. I
have the same sum in nay pocket
today. ! was second cook on a
tramp fruiter; and they marooned
me here early one morning, with
out benefit of clergy. just because
/ poulticed the face of the first
mate with cheese omelette at din
ner. The fellow had kicked be-
cause I'd put horseradish in it in
stead of cheese.
When they threw me out Of
the yawl into three feet of surf. I
waded ashore and sat down under
a palm-tree. By and by a fine-
looking white man. with a red
face and white clothes. genteel
as possible. but, somewhat under
the influence. cseps and sat down
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Folks Want You
Here" Says His Secl
tary on Telephone
HOBSON REPLY WAITS
Embarrassing Inquiries to
Be Answered After Those
Of Congratulation.
BY SAM BLAIR.

Universal Service STAG correspondent.Dz
Dayton. Ohio. July s.-The Demo-
cratic nominee for President, Gov.
James M. Cox, can be expected to
map his first campaign battlefield In
the West. his war cry probably win
be heard first on the Pacific Coxst,
then one can expect the trail to wind
into the Northwest. where the Nom
partisan League vote sparkles as .
potential prize.
Today the governors secretary,
Charles d. Morris. teIephoned him
from San Francisco. The folks out
this way would like you to start
your campaign here" the secretary
said. They say that's all they need
to assure a Democratic success for
California as great as the one In
isis"
W.. W. Blaine, secretary of the
Corn Palace of Mitchell. s. D., has
Itelegraphed an urgent appeal for an
early speaking date So have oticials
OF the Minnesota State Fair.
Monday Gov. Cox will 60 to his
capitol office at Columbus. There he
will establish preliminary headquas>
ters Location of permanent cam
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CBy Universal service.)

Chicago, July ST murdered my
wife. shot her in cold blood. 1
hated married life and wanted to
get back into the army. It's free
and easy. It's the life for me-"
Stopping the barrage Of ques-
lions that had been directed at him
for hours by States Attorney
Hoyne and three assistant. Lieut..
Carl wanderer made this confess
sion tonight.
Lately Called .Hero."
Little more than a week ago.
Lieut.. wanderer was hailed as a
hero who had killed a hold-up man.
after the latter had shot Mrs. Wan
derer in the vestibule of their
home. Tonight he said he had en-
ployed the ragged stranger to
stage" the robbery and that he
had shot the man by accident after
killing his wife. The police thought
the stranger was killed by Wan
derer to seal forever the lips which
might have told OF his brutal crime.
Il grew to love the army life
while serving in Fame" wanderer
IS said to have eonfessed,,.I want
ed to get back into IL. but ] couldn't
with my wife on my hands. Be-
sides. she was about to become q
mother. I hated her for II. ! think
the thought Of becoming a father
must have driven me mad. I had q
wife to support and here was a
child comins-naybe twins. It's
hard enough. nowadays. for a man
10 make a living for himself"
Breaks On Exnmipatien.
Throughout the ay, in spite of the
grilling examination to which he
mad been subjected. wanderer at
TEMPTED TO uphold the story he had
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Velopments have HANDICAPPED medi-
San francisco by the American con-
alton possibilities - first, the dis
coVery of plot to assassinate
Lloyd George at Spa by Indian ex-
tremists cooperating with radicals
from Ireland and Egypt, a plot
winch was nipped at the eleventh
nour; second, the cold receptions
accorded De Valera at Chicago and
Ventions. and. third, the insistence
OF the Sim Fein upon mediation
oy a third power. which is in ef-
tect demand by Ireland to have
the British-Irish controversy con-
sidered' as an International ques-
ton and not as one of domestic
politics within the British empire
Ulster and the British.
The other lowering obstacle to
mediation is Ulster and the infiu-
ence which Ulster leaders exert In
the British cabinet. There is no
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]. Frank Hanley, 1916 Pro-
hibition Candidate, Asks
Flat Stand on Issue.
SPEECH PLAN APPROVE
Notification Ceremonies at
Marion to eB Conducted
By Chairman Hays.

Marion, Ohio. July "a straight
forward, unequivocal declaration OF
interest by a Republican national
administration to honestly and fair
Iy enforce the volstead law max
ing effective the prohibition amend
ment would draw prohibition votes
to support the natIonal Republican
ticket, Senator Warren G. Harding
the Republican Presidential nomi-
nee. was told today by Gov. J.
Frank Hanly. of Indiana
II hope to be able to support the
Republican ticket and give 1t wha,
assistance 1 can" said former Gov
HanIy. after an hours conference
with Senator Harding. He with
held fnal decision until the Senator
had made his speech of acceptance
Il did not ash the Senator for
any commitment; he made none.
simply presented my views on the
national sitvatior and on the In
diana situation"
Dry Candidate In 1915.
Hanley was candidate for Pres
idcnt on the prohibition ticket IN
1916. He received about 450,o0l
votes. "a majority of this vote
said Hanly. was cast by former
Republicans and Democrats who
had become Interested In the pro-
hibition cause"
Henry L. Stoddard. New York
editor and leader among Roosevelt
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Herald .Salesmanship Candidates
Sprinting 7oward WhiHwind
Finish with Honor Roll of Seuen

Candidates in The Herald Sales
manship Club are sprinting on the
road that leads to success. and sue
cess in this case means obtaining
subscriptions and credits toward
winning a grand award-the $4,000
home. or one Of the six big auto
mobiles included in the $4,000 list.
From the credits counted for pub
lication today the seven high ones
ea the honor roll are: Mrs. Lenah
i. Talbot. district three: George
n. Randy. district seven; Miss Alice
Manuel. district eight; George NJ.
Carhart. district ive; D. E. Morgan,
district three. Charles II. Weeks,
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PLEADS
FOR YANK HELP
America Last Hope in
Battling Reds, Says
Lubomirski.
PRINCESS MARIE.

Having been denfed aid by the
allies In her war against the Boil
shevfki- Poland now looks to Amer
lea alone to assist her.
This was the assertion last night
of Prince Casimir Lnbomirski. Min
lister Of Poland, In a formal state
ment clarifying the war aims and
hopes Of that country. He saIi:
IF Poland must fight. on alone
we Poles are thankful that we may
hore to find IN America the un-
and the material aid
denied Us in our hour of trial by
those who would barter Poland's
liberty to please merchants hun
cry for foreign trade"
Prince Lubomirski. in his state
ment, protests that Poland's war
is not one of conquest, but of de-
tense.
The BoIsheviki." he continued,
invaded Poland at the moment OF
its liberation. and we were forced
to take up arms in our defense.
We have no intention of going to
Moscow or interfering in Russian
affairs"
The Polish Minister goes even
further by insisting that Poland Is
fighting to save all of Europe. .She
is fulfilling her historic destiny of
protecting Europe from the anar-
chy of the East" he declared, "and
had the right to believe that she
would receive the indispensable
support of the allies"
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Signature Before League
Council Means Little,
Observer Says.
ALLIES EYE BUSINESS
Humanitarian Side Of Con-
ference Vanishes With
America Absent.
By wYTHE WILLIAMS.
cw..AinEtSn HeraId,rubrle Ledger
Service. Special Cable Dispatch.)

By wYTHE WILLIAMS.
ew..Ainsf5n H.r.,d-pubr,e Ledger
Service. Special C.ble Dispatch.)
Spa. Belgium. July s.-The Ger
mans signed at 11:1o o'clock this
morning the agreement permitting
them to retain for another period
of six months the troops chiefly
dangerous to the allies, and to i'm
mediately disband the security po-
lice.
The conference now Is deep In
the discussion of coal al-American
members OF the reparattons COM
mission attending.
The document the Germans sign
ed is called the process verbal, or
memorandum, and probably is at
least worth the paper 1t Is writ
ten on. The remarks of German
Foreign Minister Simons yesterday
cannot possibly induce hopes that
it may be worth more. But as a
brilliant debater Premier Lloyd
Georges star mas not set. The re-
suit is ''the Germans have signed"
But no one expected otherwise.
Germans Prompt.
The meeting was set for 1880
o'clock at the villa La Fraineuse
Although the problem this morning
was only whether the Germans
were in accord-the allies suppos-
edly just waitfng on their decision
on disarmaments before Fastening
to other conference business 1T
was IL o'clock before any of the
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district six. and Lawrence Herrell,
district eight.
Pass 10000 Mark.
These leaders. as well as a num-
Der of other active candidates, have
crossed the 100000 mark, and it
looks like a strong fight from now
until the end of the campaign, July
II.
Each district shows new members
setting the pace today: Mrs. F. C.
Clark and Edward d. Talbert take
high place in district one. Mrs. r.
8. Ledman and Mrs. Walter F. Paul
are fighting it out for first place in
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(By UniyersaI Strvice.)

Chicago. July s.-with steady
hand and nerve, snd calmly going
about his business as though he
were performing the simplest of op-
erations, Dr. Or;srdo P. Scott, we'll
known surgeon of Chicago, today
cut strip after strip of flesh from
bis own thigh and grated them
onto his wife's foot and ankle as
he rested on a portable. table a:
his wife's bedside.
The operation was performed with
out administrator of an\anesthetic,
in the presence of a number of ply
sicians and nurses. Sobs came from
different parts of the room as DR..
Scott. without so much as a vince
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By HENRY

Wainwright, on the brink of de-
struction. A man of intelligence
could rescue it from its impend-
ing doom in one day by issuing
the necessary edicts and orders.
President Gomez knows nothing
of craftsmanship or policy. Do
you know Adam SMITH
"Lemme see,' says I. There
was one-eared man named
Smith in Fort Worth. Texas. but
/ think his first name was
"T am referring to the political
economist says Wainwright.
Smother Smith, then says I.
The one I speak of never was ar
rested il
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II Murdered My Wife to Get
Back Into Am,y," Confession
of Captain Recently a 'Hero'

t"Id since the night of the murder.
lie told how his wife had got into
me line OF his fre as he shot at
me robbar and had been killed and
now he had then shot the hold-up
man dead.
SLOWLY but surely bis story wa
broken down, Until with q wave
d his hand he stopped his ques-
TONERS and declared he wanted to
'tel the truth"
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But can thin that helps others help
ves!'-Mulvaney.

- HIS is the story that william
1 Trotter told me on the
beach at Aguas Frescas while I
waited for the gig Of the captain
of the fruit steamer Andador
which was to take me abroad.
Reluctantly I was leaving the
Land Of Always Afternoon WILL
lam was remaining. and he ia
vored me with a condensed oral
autobiography as we sat on the
sands in the shade cast by the
Bodega Nacional.
As usual. became aware that
the Man from Bombay had already
written the story; but as he had
Compressed Il to IN sight-werd
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Greeks Take City from Turks.

Athens, July 9.-Greek troops
have taken the city of Brussa, in
Asia Minor. defeating Turkish Ma
tionalists who had been holding the
city, it was officially announced to-
day.
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~ CARL W. AcKERMAN.

ny CARL w. AckERMAN.
(washingten HeraId-Pubiic Ledger
Service. Special Cable Dispascho
London. JULY s.-All that is need
ed today to bring about mediation
in the Anglo-Irish war" in Ire
lard is for someone to take the
first step. For several days the
Public Ledger foreign service has
been sounding" London. and the
foregoing is the conclusion. al
though many interesting and i'm
portant factors have developed, es-
pecially among those opposed to
mediation. -
From the standpoint Of the Brit
ish government. three recent de-
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HELPING THE OTHER FELLOW

sentence. I have become an ex-
pansionist. and have quoted his
phrase above. with apologies to
him and best regards to Terence.
Don't you ever have a desire TO
go back to the land of derby hats
and starched !collars?" I asked
him. you seem to be a handy
man and a man of action" I con-
tinued. "and am sure I could
find you a comfortable job some
where in the States.r
Ragged. shiftIess, barefooted, a
confirmed eater of the Iotos. will
lam Trotter had pleased me much.
and hated to see him gobbled up
by the tropics
I've no doubt you could" he
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Irish Mediation Lacks Leader
Only, Says Ackerman, Pointing
To Factors for and AGAINST il

(ThS is the fourth and last dr-
tiele by Mr.. Aekernsan, wriffen dffe,
pisit to ireland during srhieh he
Investigated, the possibilities of O set
tement of the Irish crisis by MEDIC
tion.)
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WINNERS

- uaeis wigsii~ Contest and ssse1
pistszs fer ths ktddiss 10 esiss viil 49,
h tsmsr.ev's washingtsD -srsA
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The Washington herald., 1920-02-17
1900 ATTEND CIRCUS
DESPITE NIGHT CHILL

Brayin gthe cold more than lsoo
journey to Liberty Hut last night to
see the mid-winter revue OF profes-
sional circus performers. arranged by
the American Legion fer the benefit
Of wounded. sick and destitute COM
rades.
Fifty orphans Of St Joseph's Asy-
lum attended the afternoon perform
ance, guests OF a woman prominent
in Washington society.
Freddy Burroughs, ticekt seller
for big circuses under the white
tops" who has been engaged by the
American Legion for the same work
tere, is at the box ONCE at 400 Penn
sylvania avenue from 1000 to 100
O'Clock at Liberty Hut in the aft
ernoon and evening.
IF the cold wave had kept away
another week. there wouldn't be any
thing to It" Burroughs said.
The demand for tickets were 80
great In the ONCE OF Gen. Menoher,
director Of the Air Service, United
States army, that Col Z Lester Jones,
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SEEKS MISSING
! WIFE IN SNOW:
Centerville Farmer With
Lantern Traces Steps
AT Night.

Centerville, Nd. Feb. 166.-Mrs
Helen Fleming Engram, % years
old, wife of Roy Engram, a farmer
near Ingleside. is now believed to
have died in the woods near heI
home and to be covered with snow
She has been missing since late
Wednesday morning.
Engram is almost frantic. He
spent all last night in the woods
searching with the, aid of a Ian
tern for his wife.
This morning he started out for
the opper part of the county, where
relatives and friends live The 10.
cal authorities have given him lit
tie assistance, and only a few OF
his neighbors have volunteered their
aid.
The mysterious disappearance OF
the woman last Wednesday morn
ing. after telling her husband she
was going to visit her sister-in-
law. Mrs. Charles Engram. at In
gleside, is the chief topic of con-
versation in the county today.
After leaving her home, Mrs. En-
grams movements were easily
between her home and Ingleside BY
her footprints in the snow. The
footprints stopped in the center OF
the woods.
Neighbors were positive in theil
statements this morning that Mrs
Engram was not infatuated with an.
other man and that she eloped with
him.
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Charlottesville, Va.

Charlottesville, Va. Feb. 16.-Fu'
neral services for John Merz, fol
years a tailor of this city, were held
this afternoon. Mr.. Merz was a ma.
tive of Germany and came to Amer.
ica when quite young. Besides his
wife, he is survived by a daughter
Miss Helene Merz, of Madison. Ky.
and two sons, one of whom, Albert
Merz, graduated from the University
OF Virginia and is in Detroit, Mich
a farmer of Red Hill. this county,
died yesterday after a months illness
The funeral was. held at O'Clock
this afternoon from Mount OIivet
NJ. E. Church. He was born and
reared near Greenfield, Nelson County
but had engaged in farming in Abe
marie since 1900. He married Miss
Florence Greasy. of this city. She
survives. with three children-FraLcIs
Bridgewater, of Richmond. and Hattie
and Alice BTidgewater, of this
county He also leaves his mother
Mrs. Beattie II. Bridgewater. and
one sister.
Mrs. Eliza ]. Failes. aged 70, died
yesterday of heart trouble. The fu-
neral was held this afternoon from
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
w. T. Newman, the service being con-
Quoted by DR.. James X. Jolliff and
DIR. Cecil V. Cook. Seven children
survive-Mrs. o. o. Taylor. Mrs. ".
T. Newman, Mrs. J. c. Clarity and
Grover T. Failes, of this city; Mrs.
]. NJ. King, of Washington, d. c.;
John r. Failes. of Clifton Forge, Lnd
Frank A. Failes. of Salem, Va.
There are twenty-five grandchildren.
She also leaves one sister. Mrs. Sam
uel Frame, of near Stony Point, this
county.
Albert s Kicks, aged a5, a young
farmer OF Lime HILL" near Wood
ridge. this county. died yesterday at
the Martha jefferson Hospital, after
a weeks illness of Influenza and pneu-
monia. He came to this city a weeE;
ago to visit relatives. The funeral
was held this afternoon from his
residence. the service being conducted
by the Rev. NJ. VI. Leggett Mr.. Kicks
was a native of Albemarle, and six
weeks ago married Miss Lille Bishop,
of near Woodbridge. Besides his wife,
ne is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Annie Kicks, and one sister, Miss
Isabel Kicks, of Lynchburg, Va. He
was superintendent of the Sunday
school at New Bethel Church.
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South May Follow California
Method of Marketing Crops

, periodicals would help relieve the
situation wonderfully. II a few pic
turesque black mammies were placed
| In northern department stores to
demonstrate how sweet potatoes
should be cooked to make most de-
licious dishes. he says, this delectable
product of the South would be made
known to many thousands of new
consumers.
Farmers to Meet.
Having worked out the curing proc
ess, the department is tryig to solve
the problem OF drying or de-hydrating
sweet potatoes so that they will be
valuable food for man and livestock
in that form. Tackling the problem
from another angle, the agricultural
appropriation bill for next year has
just passed the House of Representa-
tives carrying an item of 1880 Tor
investigation of the making of syrup
and sugar from sweet potatoes.
meanwhile, at a convention OF the
Association Of Southern Agricultural
Workers at Atlanta, February a-6.
the sweet potato situation will be
discussed from half dozen different
angles in papers and addresses on
the program, covering market and
market outlook, grades and grading,
storing, curing, etc.
With all the different forces at work
as outlined above, 1t is confidently
predicted that the difficulties of the
sweet potato growers should be
solved through cooperation. intelli.
igence and energy
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The Southern States. having pro-
total record crop of 103. 100000 BUSH
els of sweet potatoes in 1919, valued
at over s13S. 900. 900 on the farm, ac-
cording to official figures of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. Federal experts. State and
other agricultural workers and
farmers are turning their attention
to the distribution of the crop with
a view to avoiding all the loss pos
sible.
State organizations throughout 'he
South, affiliated with the Southern
Settlement and Development Organ
ization, are exerting every enort 10
assist locally in the marketH$ OF
sweet potatoes produced in their
territory.
Urges Publicity.
But this may not be enough 10
insure full utilization of the crop,
in the opinion of Clement 5. Ucker'
of Baltimore, leader of the ut =
,ern development movement. He ad-
yocates a campaign Of publicity TO
Increase the consumption of sweet
rotatoes outside of the South.
I'VE dght to do with them as
California and the Pacific Northwest
did with their oranges. raisins and
loganberries, said Mr.. Ticker re-
Gently. They went out and created
a demand for those produces"
Mr.. Ucker suggests that advertis-
ing sweet potatoes in magazines and
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Clifton Forge, Va.

Clifton Forge, Va. Feb. ia
move has been made here to in
crease the rate of taxes for one year
for the benefit of the schools. The
legislature will be requested to
make the school tax s1.OO on the
800 instead of so cents as at pres
ent.
j. a. Gleason, assistant to the gem
eral manager of the c. & o. Rail-
way. has returned to Richmond, af-
ter spending a few days with his
family here.
The influenza ban, which has been
on in Covington for two weeks, was
lifted last night. One day last week
there were 235 cases. Now there are
only forty-five.
Mrs. w. II. Pierce, of Bessemer,
suffered a paralytic stroke at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. S. f..
Richardson.
a representative of the local
chapter of the Red Cross has in
formed the American Legion of their
intention to present the William
Post of the Legion with the CITY
service flag on February %.
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PUBLICHEARING
ON CAR MERGER
Open Discussion to Con-
tinue All Week After
Meeting Of Today.
END PRIVATE SESSIONS
Other District Bills Post
poned Until Latter Part
Of Week.

George Z. Hamilton, president. and
John H. Hanna. vice president in
charge Of operations, of the Capital
Traction Company. will be recalled
TO the stand today to testify in the
nearing before the House COMMITTEES
on the District Of Columbia on the
proposed merger Of Washington's two
street car systems.
When the testimony of these two
othcials has been completed the hear
ing will be thrown open" to the
general public. Representative Carl
T. Mapes. chairman of the commit
tee, said yesterday that the public
hearings will probably continue un
vi the end OF this week. officials OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
company and members of the Public
Utilities Commission have already
been heard.
The District Committee has a num-
Der Of matters affecting the National
capital which have been accommodating
curing the traction merger hearings.
representative Fred A. Zihlman, of
Maryland. has introduced a bill to
amend District traffic regulations.
Pawnshop regulations are also on the
committees calendar.
MT. Mapes was unable yesterday to
say when these matters will be
reached
Fostponement of the hearings on the
District budget" until Wednesday or
thursday was announced yesterday by
representative Charles r. Davis, of
minnesota, chairman of the subcom-
mittee on the District of Columbia,
or the House Appropriations Commit
Tee The committee announced last
week that Commissioner BrownIow
would be called before them today,
but was forced to postpone this ar
rangement.
The bill to increase the pay of teach
ers in the District OF Columbia from
. to 80 per cent will also be heard
at this time, it is believed. This was
sent to Congress February by the
District Commissioners.
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Rockville, Md.

Rockville, Nd. Feb. 16.-Following
a long illness, Miss Elizabeth Bready,
daughter of the late Samuel *.
Bready, of this county. died last night
at Denver. Col. Her body will be
brought to this county for burial.
Miss Bready was a sister OF David
j. Bready, OF Washington. and Mrs.
John Stone and Robert L. Saunders.
ments have not been completed.
OF this county. The funeral arrange
Miss Minnie b. Jeffers. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Coleman.
and William Otho Peall, of Derwood.
were amrried in Rockville today by
Rev. f. Rowland Wagner, pastor of
the Baptist Church.
Miss Virgie L. White and George
+. Bromley, both of Washington,
were married in Rockville today, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
p. Rowland Wagner.