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The Washington times., 1921-06-13
DARBY'S FAT FARMER
HAS NEW BACK SAVER

PHILADELPHIA, June I3.-For
the second time Bob" Lee, Darby's
champion amateur farmer and fat
man, has invented a baclsaver for fat
men. This time It is device which
pulls out weeds in marvellous man.
ner.
"Pm through with bending nv
back" said Lee with a chuckle, "and
I'm through with STOPPING over and
raising up every time ! pull out a
weed. With my device I can stand
still and remove any weed within a
radius of six feet from an upright
position"
Last year Lee received thousands
of letters from fat men all over the
country begging to be told how to-
make the fat man. pea planter"
which he had invented. This was a
device which allowed men TO plant
peas without bending over.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
MINISTER PRAYS
FOR CHOIR GIRL
CHURCH OUSTED
Richmond Pastor Refers Feel
ingly to Absence of Dis
missed Singer.

RICHMOND. Va. June 1s.-Al-
though Miss Julia Priddy the John
Marshall High School graduate. who
was dismissed from the choir of Wood
land Heights Baptist Church by order
OF the pastor, the Rev. w. A. Gunton,
formerly OF Riverside Baptist Chur IN
Baltimore, because she danced AT a
recent party given In the State execu-
tive mansion by Gov and Mrs West
moreland Davis. did not occupy a seat
In the choir yesterday, 1T was stated
that she was expected to do so at an
early date.
1t was also stated that there was
reason to believe that the differences
between the pastor and deacons. grow
Ing out OF the unpleasant incident,
would soon be smoothed over.
Mr' Gunton, In prayer at the morn
ing service yesterday, asked Coils
dressings upon her and referred
teeinsIy to the fact that she was not
IN ner accustomed place in the choir.
ne also prayed that those who had
peen perplexed and worried ovef the
anair to such an extent that at times
they felt that they would have TO give
up Woulo be strengthened and taught
70 restrain their feelings. Above ell
ne urged the exercise of patience and
forbearance.
~ pays to wait" he declared, in
ciosing sermon preached from tho
psalms xNvii14: Wait upon the Lord; !;
be OF good courage; He will strengthen
thy heart"
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
CHARGE Pennsylvania
TEACHERS ARE UNCLEAN

TRENTON, N. j. June 13.-Schooi
teachers in Morrisville. Pa, across the
river from here, are experiencing an
embarrassing period I'm their profes-
sional career through the notice served
on the Worthwhile Board OF Education
by the Child Welfare Association
that certain of our teachers do not
battle properly before leaving home
for school"
No names were mentioned by Mrs.
Hugh Erwin. who conveyed the mos
sage OF the association to the board.
In her address she added:
How can we expect to have our
children taught to keep themselves
clean IL the teachers do not keep
clean themselves?"
The Morrisville teachers are indig-
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
GOVERNMENT SLASHES
SALARIES IN ENGLAND.

LONDON. June 13.--The government
mas decided to rescind the advance in
wages OF six shillings on weekly time
ana 10 per cent on piece work granted
the employees of the royal dockyards
last year, and the matter has been
submitted for arbitration, with the
suggestion that half the reduction
shall become effective on June 10 and
the second hslf on July II.
The government announcement of
the cessation Of control OF agriculture
has been Immediately followed in
eastern England by proposal OF the
farmers union for general reduc-
tion In wages, varying from six to
ten shillings weekly. -
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
TRIAL OF KAISER
WILL Be DEMANDED
IN FRENCH SENATE
Premier BRAND Informed Issue
viii Be Revived for
Early Action.
by International New. Service.

PARIS. June ia demand that
the ex-kaiser of Germany be placed
on trial before an interellied tribunal
will be made In the French SEN
ate by Senator Duplantier, II was
learned today.
Senator Duplantier has already
Informed Premier BRAND that he
will interpellats the government
upon the war criminals' question
with view to having II rsopened.
Senator Duplantier and many of
his colleagues are amazed at the
result of the war criminals trials
20 far conducted at Leipzig. In
which the severest sentence i'm
posed was ten months imprisonment.
Tho senator has served notice
that he will demand that the Sec
tion of the treaty of Versailles re-
lating to the trial of war GRIM
inals be enforced TO the letter and
that the former German emperor
and other high German officials be
placed upon trial.
Duplantier suggests that an inter-
allied court be created for the pur-
pose and that this court review all
the verdicts that have been handed
down at Leipzig.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
BERL|N'S NEWEST
IRON MAN PLUGS.
ECONOMIC BREACH
Hugo SHINES, Capitalist, Takes
Burden of Recuperation Upon
Shoulders, Says Hapgood.
ny NORMAN HAPGooD.

The most striking news that has
leaked across the ocean in some time
is that Austria is about to be given
start in life by the ability and the
will OF Herr Hugo SHINES.
The great blast factories of Austria
have been lying idle, while all
Europe needed the produce of their
work. They have been lying idle
because they could not get coke to
run them with. Because they were
idle, the factories that make agriCui-
tursi machinery were compelled to
lie idle also. Because there was a
scarcity of Agricultural machinery.
the people of central Europe had to
starve.
SHINES noticed a number of things
He noticed that when Germany lost
Lorraine she lost so per cent OF her
home supply of iron. He tried 70
meet that situation by arranging CO.
operation with France. He failed.
France did not want cooperation.
OBTAIN VAST RESOURCES.
SHINES therefore set about acquir-
ing a controlling interest in the Al
pinen und Montain Company OF Aus
tria. He thus obtained coal resources
on large scale and enormous iron
works. Likewise control of the Syrian
iron ore fields, better In percentage
OF iron than the fields of Lorraine.
SHINES Is not through. He is now
trying to do the same thing in Hun
gary that he has already put through
in Austria. 1t is expected that in a
few weeks he will have Hungary
going also.
How did SHINES get the money 10
do all this7 He made up his mind
that France might dive into the Puhr
any time, whatever the outlok might
be at present. So he proceeded to get
rid of his enormous holdings In the
Ruhr and invost the money in safer
places
AID DESPERATELY NEEDED.
This help comes at time when II
is desperately needed. Plebiseites
in Austria have been going over
whelmingly in favor of joining with
Germany. The starving Austrians
imagine they might get some help
that way, and in their ignorance
they imagine the words self deter
nination mean something.
FRANCE however, has set her face
against any such coming together,
and Rumanla has now officially pro-
tested also against the Austrians
seeking this way out OF their DIFF.
hculties. Very wisely Chancellor
Wirth has therefore requested that
no more plebiscites be held, as they
stir UP animus to no purpose.
BY the treaties OF peace a part
of western Hungary called the Bur
gerland was assigned TO Austria.
An overwhelming majority OF the
Inhabitants are Germans. It IS
region rich I'm wheat, rye. barley.
fruit. milk. eggs and meat. For
merly II used to supply Vienna
with food.
What does II matter 81 the peace
treaties did assign this area TO
Austria, to help her live? The
Hungarlans have occupied the region
by force. So secure do they feel in
their possession that they have ar
ready set up civil administration.
Besides the initiative OF Herr
SHINES, one other promising fact has
reached me. brought over by an
American in the Government service
who has just landed. Most OF the
countries made out OF the former
Austrian Empire are Americans.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
BLIND STUDENT WINS
NORTHWESTERN DEGREE

CHICAGO. June 13.-Among the $40
members of the Northwestern Uni
versity graduating class is Joseph
II. Proctor, blind student, who
worked his way through Garrett
Biblical Institute.
Proctor came to Evanston from
Philadelphia two years ago. He got
work tuning pianos He obtained
other odd jobs. For twenty-four
months he labored at his books and
his pianos. taking class notes on a
raised letter slate and transcribing
them on a special typewriter. Thurs
day he will obtain his degree.
II feel IT Is my duty to serve my
fellow blind folks" said Mr.. Proctor.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
BRlcKLAYERS WORK IN
KID GLOVES is CHARGE

CHI CA @ o. June 1s.--Amer,can
workmen protect their hands with
high priced gloves. while their
brothers oyer In Europe 20 bare
handed. Even bVicklayer here
has been known to wear kid gloves
as fine as bank president might
wear to the opera.
These observations were made at
the convention of the National AS
socistion OF Leather Glove Makers
According 20 John Crownie. its pres-
ident. the American workingman IA
the best-gloved workman In tn.
world.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
INDIANS GIVE HORSES
AS WEDDING PRESENTS

PoNCo CITY. Okla, June 1a-An
all-day feast to many wedding guests
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Hen
derson, prominent Usage Indians, at
their home in western Usage county.
in celebrating their marriage twhite
mans way), although they had been
married a number OF years according
to Indian tribal customs.
To each OF the relatives of the bride
who attended the celebration, Hender-
son presented a fine horse as a gift
of appreciation of his wife. another
Usage custom.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
ARMS RACE MENAclNG
WORLD, SAYS GOV. FOLK

MoRGANTOwN. w. Va, June 13.-
Continued huge expenditures for ar
maments will eventually lead to the
overthrow OF civilization, former Gov
Joseph w. Folk of Missouri, declared
here today in an address at the COM
mencement exercises of the Univer-
sity of West Virginia.
prudence must make us realize
that so long as other nations are
armed for offense," said Folk, I'VE
must be armed for defense. The only
practical road TO disarmament Ia
through international arrangement"
The Washington times., 1921-06-13

ability that she knows much of "Jim-
my" Stillman and "Ffo" Leeds. She
Is a, friend of the Percy A. Rookie
fellers and with them was a guest
aboard the good yacht Modesty.
Jimmy" stilIman is said to have
incurred Mrs. Cushing's anger while
ahe was guest on his yacht.
The man who is to be witness In
the case is John II. Prentice, of Clark,
Dodge & Co, 81 Wall street. He
chummed with Jimmy" StiIlman for
years. They were Jimmy and
Jack, to each other.
THEIR FRIENDSHIP BROKEN.
Something happened, too. that made
them enemies. IL is said. Report has
II that Jack" Prentice made many
trips on Stillman's yacht Modesty.
He is said to be custodian of certain
information as to Flo" Leeds and
Jimmy Stillman aboard the Mod
esty,
Dr.. Hugh Russell. the Buffalo os-
teopath. whose professional conduct
II, testifying against Mrs. Stillman is
still under official investigation. will
testify again this week, taking up tbs
thread of his direct narrative where
he dropped II after the last sto .IuJ
Bernard Kelly. superintendent OF
the Stiliman home at Pleasantvrle.
and his wife. Irene. a maid EMPLOYED
there, will also take the stand. Th,ir
testimony will be offered to authenti-
cate II possible the Beauvais letters.
Latest photographs OF Mrs. Leeds,
showing how she looks today. were
obtained by the American in Miami,
Fla. not far from the Cleveland
Cottage Love Nest" They attest
the ability of former Bank President
Stillman as a photographer.
II was commented by those who
know the prima donna of the COM
pany of women correspondents that
she has changed. One said that there
was scarcely any resemblance TO
Florence Lawlor of the Chicken
chorus of a few years ago and Mrs.
Florence Lawlor Leeds.
1t was characterized as the differ
ence between happy chorus girl
and the woman Stillman has made of
her in his desire to be rid, OF his
wife. 'f $40
The baby. James Ward Leeds. 10
also shown in his latest photos. taken
by Stillman at the same time he took
the picture of Mrs. Leeds.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
a BIG BERTHAS ScRAPPED
IN WAR, GERMANY SAYS

BERLIN, June 12.-Replying 10 the
interallied military commissions note
regarding the location of the big
Berthas" used by the Germans during
the war, the German government said
there were seven such Iong-range
guns, OF which four were destroyed
before the armlstice; the ffth was
serapped at Essen in April. 1919: the
slNth was scrapped at Meppen. an |
the seventh at Msgdeburg in Novem-
Der. 1919.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
FATHER AND SON DIE
IN MADRID r. r. WRECK

MADRID, June 13.-Alfred Isaac
Blumenthal and his 14-year-old son
were killed and Mrs. Blumenthal was
seriously injured in the wreck OF the
Madrid express train near Versailles
ON Saturday The home of the BLU
menthals Is New York.
The death list as result OF the
wreck reached 20 today.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
Kahn AIbert's Guest.

BRUSSELS, June Is.--otto Kahn,
the American financier, was enter
tsined at dinner Saturday night in the
Royal Palace by King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth. The king and
queen expressed their thanks to Mr.
Kahn for the generosity of Americans
to Belgium.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
BRITISH FLEET JOINS GREECE.

PARIS, June 13.-The Constantly
nople correspondent Of LIntransi-
geant telegraphed today that official
announcement had been made there
that England has abandoned her
policy of neutrality in the Near East
and that British squadron has join
ed the Greek feet to blockade the
Black Sea ports. According to this
dispatch the blockade Of the Black
Sea ports is already under way.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
REFUSES
TO Join GREECE IN
WAR upon TURKS
King Constantine Prepares for
Land and Sea Fighting.
British Hope for Peace.
By international New. Service.

LONDON, June 13.--Contrary to all
public indications. Great Britain will
net so to war against the Turkish
Nstionalists In Asia Minor.
Austen Chamberlain, spokesman for
the government. announced in the
Uouse of Commons this afternoon
hat Great Britain will maintain
rtrict neutrality in the war between
Greece and the Turkish Nationalists.
STILL HOPES FOR PEACE.
The British government still hopes
to bring about peace between Greece
cnd Nationalist Turkey and will
strive to accomplish this, Mr.. Cham
berlain added.
The British press has been COM
renting upon the possibility of Great
Britain participating actively in Near
Eastern hostilities on the side of the
Greeks. A British feet arrived in
Turkish waters last week from Malta.
Greece is opening hostilities against
the Turkish Nationalists In Asia
Minor by land and sea. Already the
Greek fleet has been concentrated at
fall war strength in Turkish waters
and has bombarded Turkish positions
and sunk several small transports,
according to information from Con-
Stantinople today.
King Constantine of Greece, who
left Athens on Saturday night. has
arrived at Smyrna and will immedi-
a,ely place himself at the head of the
Greek army for a new offensive
against the Turks.
A Greek cruiser bombarded Kemal-
ist (Turkish NetionslistD batteries on
tie Black sea coast near Treboli, west
of Trebizond. The Turkish guns re-
p.ied and an artillery duel developed.
lhe town was set on firo.
Two steamships that had been
transporting munitions for the Turk
I.h Nationalists were shelled by the
Greek destroyer Panther with four
inch guns and sunk.
A Greek fotilla entered the harbor
of Batum and sank several small ves-
aels.
CoNsTANTINE's STATEMENT.
An Athens dispatch said that Com
.iantine Issued the following message
20 the Greek nation before his de-
arturo:
'I place my confidence of victory
upon the protection OF the Divine, on
the heroic enthusiasm of the army.
pnd upon the unconquerable force of
the Hellenic IDEAL"
British men-of-war have taken up
pc sitions on both sides of CONSTANT
Euple. According to late reports,
heavy forces of Turkish Nationalist
troops were moving northward in
Anatolia in the direction of Constan-
tinople.
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
WARR|NG FACTIONS
ON PEACE BILL TO
HOLD CONFERENCE
Senate and Houss Leaders Ap-
pear to Be HopeIessIy DI-
vided on Measure.
By ,. BART CAMPBELL.
InternstienaI News Service.

warning Republicans OF the Senate
and House appear no nearer peace be-
twixt themselves today than they DO
20 re-establishment of peace be-
tween the United States and the
central powers.
showdown may come this week.
when the two resolutions are sent to
q conference of the ranking Repub-
lican and Democratic msmb bsrs OF the
senate Foreign Relations and House
Foreign Affairs committees. or the
Two measures may become hopelessly
tied up In conference. and peace fur
ther delayed.
AUTHORS WILL MEET.
The conference will be composed of
two Republican Senators who favor
the Knox resolution. Lodge of Massa-
chusstts and Knox of Pennsylvania, tive
Republican Representatives who sup
port the Porter resolution. Porter of
Pennsylvanis. and Rogers of Massa-
chusetts. and one Democratic Senator.
Hitchcock OF Nebraska, and one Demo-
cratic Representatives., Flood of v1r-
ginia, who are opposed to both reso-
lutions.
BY a strange coincidence, the re-
spective authors of the Knox and
Porter resolutions will meet face
TO face. They will be expected to
at least try to iron out the serious
differences between Senate and
House Republicans of which the two
resolutions are the storm center.
II is an open secret at the Cap
itol that since Porter offered his
substitute for the Knox resolutions,
HIS relations as author of the House
peace proposal and as chairman of
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee. with Senator Lodge. chairman
OF tho Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, and Senator Knox, one
of It's members. have been strained.
Privately members of the Senate
committee and of the House COM
mftee do not hesitate TO criticize
each other. and the situation is
rapidly becoming more tense.
LIVELY MEETING LOOMS.
The meeting between Lodge and
Knox, and Porter and Rogers, one
OF Porter's chief aides on the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, Is not
regarded as likely to be a cordial
ono. The presence of Hitchcock and
Flood, both of who have bitterly
assai1ed both tho Knox and Porter
resolutions. Ia considered as certain
TO render the meeting more provoca-
tive Of dispute than inducive of
agreement.
Tho meeting will be a closed execu-
tive one. as a conference between
Senators and Representatives usually
10, but the anticipated inability OF the
conferees to agree is expected to lead
&c further open ructions in both tho
Senate and House over the best way
out of the still-existing technical
state of war between the United
States and the central powers
The Washington times., 1921-06-13
New Japanese Craft
Dwarfs Biggest
U. S. Ship

How Uncle SANS biggest warship
is dwarfed by the newest Japanese
battle craft 10 shown by the follow
ing comparison:
The spectator., 1921-12-16
FlORENCE'S WEAPON.

Synopsis-Proud possessor of printing press and equipment. the gift of Uncle Joseph to his nephew. Herbert nlingsworth Atwater, Jr., aged thirteen, the fortunate youth, with his chum, Henry Rooter, about the same age, begins the pub lication of a full-fiedged newspaper, the North End Daily Oriole. Her berts small cousin, Florence At water. being barred from any kind of participation in the enterprise, on account of her intense and nat ural feminine desire to boss" is frankly annoyed. and not at all backward in saying so. However. a poem she has written Is accepted for insertion In the Oriole, on a strictly commercial basis-cash in advance. The poem suffers some what from the inexperience of the youthful publishers in the "art preservative." Her not altogether unreasonable demand for republi- cation of the masterpiece. with It's beauty unmarred, is scorned, and the break between Miss Atwater and the publishers of the Oriole widens The Sunday following.
  Florence's particular chum. Patty Fairchild. pays her visit. They are joined. despite Florence's open ly expressed dsapproval. by Her bert and Henry. Florence will not play. Patty and the visitors in- dulge in series of innocent Sun day games. Among them Is one called Truth" the feature of which is a contract to write a ques- ton and answer, both to be kept a profound secret. The agreement is duly carried out Florence is told as family secret that her beauti- ful aunt. Julia Atwater. has appar- ently become engaged to a man named Crum, altogether unknown to the Atwaters. Florence finds the notes in the Truth" game, in which both Herbert and Henry ad- init that they have pretty eyes. and threatens to tell the much feared Waffle Torbin of the cpl sode.
The spectator., 1921-12-16
JAPANESE MAY BE GIVEN 65 PER CENT BY BIG NATIONS
 PROPOSALS.
HUGHES, BALFOUR, AND
 KATU IN CONFERENCE
U. s. Expected to Agree Not to Further Fortify Pacific Bases and Permit the Retention of New Jap
 Warship Mutsu.

Washington.-Japan and rhe United States appeared to be approaching an agreement on the question of naval ratio
 After conference between Secre- tary Hughes. Admiral Baron Kato and Arthur J. Balfour, the Japanese dele gates began communicating with Tokio presumably submitting to their home government some new phases of the negotiations.
 This official communication was is- sued after the meeting of the Big Three:
 Arthur J. Balfour, Admiral Baron Kato and Secretary Hughes met at the State Department and had an ex- tended interview with respect to the naval proposals. No comment on the interview can be made at this time"
 To that Baron kato added, in re- plying to questioners, Il cannot divulge anything that was brought up at the conference"
 But from elsewhere came intima- tons that possibly the question of the American Notifications in the Pacific and possibly the Japanese ambition to retain the superdreadnaugh Mutsu had entered into the developments.
 Unofficial Japanese accompanying the delegation to the Washington con- ference put forward the suggestion that If Japan were permitted to retain hn -;a ment agreed not to further fortify it's Pacific bases. the Japanese feet would have in fleet rating of G or 66 per cent instead of the 60 per cent allowed by the American proposals
 Supporting this view. in SO much as It relates 10 the question of fortifica- tions, came this authoritative outline of the Japanese position from q more official source:
 "ln Japanese minds strong fortifica- tions near the home soil give cause for anxiety because the Japanese people want to know the reasons for them. To them they are closely connected with the question of the national defense just as it is the question of a definite understanding concerning the Far East between the United States. Japan and Great Britain"
 There were no expressions from the authorized spokesmen of any group to indicate how far these views repre- sented the results of proceedings All the delegation leaders stood firm 10 stand on the official announcement "that no comment can be made at this time"
The spectator., 1921-12-16
SHERIFF KILLS ONE
 OF 3 IN JAIL BREAK
Cass County UIi.) Official Wounds Another After Being
 Attacked.

Springfield. Il.-Sheriff George Far rar of Cass County killed one prisoner ln the jail at Virginia. Ill., and wound ed another when three prisoners over powered him in the prison and at tempted 10 escape.
 Sheriff Farrar was severely beaten by the three prisoners, and as they hed he drew his revolver and fired.
 Edward Erickson, held on charge of burglary and larceny. was instantly killed by the sheriff as he was at tempting to leave the jail Another bullet hit Harry Spencer, who, with Darrell Rigg, made his escape.
 Bloodhounds have been placed on the trial.
 Sheriff Farrer, who was formerly chief of police at Beardstown. said that he went into the jail to give the three prisoners some water when they overpowered him. The jail delivery Is believed to have been planned by Erickson.