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The Washington times., 1921-08-19
BURNS To WORK
OUT PLAN FOR
CLOSER UNITY
Special Agent Activities of Gov
eminent May Be Merged Un-
der His Direction.
BY international News Service.

Early decision on the question OF
consolidating with the Bureau of In
vestigation Of the Department of JUS
tice, various other special agent" az
tivities in the Government is expected
after William J. Burns, of New York,
formally takes charge tomorrow as
the Attorney Generals chief aid in all
matters Of investigation and crime
detection.
Attorney General Daugherty first
will direct that Burns completely re-
organize the Bureau of Investigation
While this is in progress, the Attorney
General probably will work out for the
Presidents approval a plan to bring
into the department many of the other
detective agencies. II this should
finally be agreed upon, the Attorney
General believes 1t would be q stroke
for economy as well as efficiency.
The Department of Justice here.
after, 1t was said, will seek to set zip
closer cooperative action with State
and municipal police authorities
throughout the United States. AS the
Bureau of Investigation Is now
undermined, owing to cuts in funds
allowed for this purpose, IL is probable
that the bureau will be increased IN
strength. This is believed especially
necessary now that the department
has greatly broadefed its work in war
graft and other investigative lines.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
DOUBT Thrill LING ROBBERY STORY OF CRIPPLED HACKER
Wood Finds Chief
With 7 Wives,
81 Children

COTABATO, p. l., Aug. 10
Major Gen. Leonard Wood and
w. Cameron Forbes, comprising
President Harding's special mis-
sion to the Philippine Islands, re-
Gently visited Datu Piang, the
richest and one Of the most in
.huential Moros in the province.
Datu Piang owns thousands Of
acres Of land and hundreds Of
cattle and horses.
Datu Piang told the mission
that he has seven wives in his
harem and thirty-one living chill
.drep. He estimated that his
children who have died number
sixty, and explained his system
of pensioning off his wives when
they become old.
General Wood and Mr.. Forbes
had long talk with Datu Piang,
who complained that the public
schools were alternating his chill
dren from the Mohammed reli-
gion. He was assured by the
mission, however, that there was
no cause for apprehension as re-
ligion would not be taught in
the public schools.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
LOST TANkER'S
CREW ARRIVES
|NbALT|MORE
British Ship Survivors Rescued
At Sea by American Yes
sci, YaIxa.
BY international New. Service.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 19.-Capt. Evan
Morris. and his crew Of thirty-two Of
ficers and men of the British steam
ship Ferngarth, burned at sea. who
were picked up by the American
steamship Yalza, Capt. f. d. Madden.
soon after the disaster. arrived in
baltimore today on. board the rescue
ship. t.It&
The Ferngarth. a ship of 5000 tons
deaoweight, owned by Owens & Com
papy, Of Cardiff. Wales, was bound
from New York via Norfolk, Va. for
Melbourne, Australia, with 10000
cases of oil aboard. When off the
Navassa islands. West Indies. on last
Friday night. fire was discovered
aboard the Ferngarth. The first In
timation that a blaze was raging
aboard the vessel came when smoke
was seen coming from the ships ven
tilators.
Explosion followed explosion and the
crew under directions of Captain Nor
ris fought an unsuccessful and desper-
ate all night battle to stem the pro-
gress of the flames, finally being
forced to abandon the ship while her
sides were sizzling at almost white
heat. The story of the battle against
fire was told graphically by Captain
Morris and his crew upon their ar
rival in Baltimore today.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
BR|T|SHFAvOR
INFERENCE AS
PEACE FARLEY.
Suggestion of Agreement
Among America, Britain, and
Japan Indorsed by Massey.
BY international News Service.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-The sugges.
that the disarmament and Far East
conference in Washington be trans
formed into a super-peace conference
to insure the tranquility of the world
is finding favor in Great Britain.
Following Premier Lloyd Georges
declaration in behalf of a tripart to
agreement among Great Britain,
America and Japan would be the
best arrangement possible" Premier
Massey was quoted as saying in an
interview with the Evening News. IF
this could be attained at the Wash.
ington conference the Pacific prob.
lem could be solved. and it would be
great step toward lasting peace in
the world. Australia and New Zealand
are more interested in the Pacific
than any other nation"
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
UNEARTH RUINS OF TEMPLE
BUILTF FOUR CENTURIES &c.

ATHENS, Aug. 19.-Ruins OF a
great temple have been unearthed at
Sikyon, city on the southern shore
of the gulf of Corinth. which in the
fourth century before the Christian
era was one OF the principal cities of
Greece.
The foundations and pillars would
seem to indicate that the temple was
built by the Dorians. who captured
the town from the Aegalean Ionians.
and held II for several centuries.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
FORESTVILLE, VA, TO HAVE
PICNIC FOR SCHOOL FUND

To raise funds to build a high
school an old.fashioned picnic will be
held in Forestville. Fairfax county,
Va, all tomorrow.
The effort to establish a high school
has met with such widespread sup
port that several residents have given
their tirra and the use of their teams
70 Dig 4 for the foundation. The
financia. arrangements for building
the founN ton, upon which the
county has agreed to construct an up
to-date high school building. will be
made at the picnic.
A full program of athletic Jports,
trick horse races, baseball games.
community singing, and speeches has
been arranged.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
JAPANESE SAIPBUILDERS
FEAR NAVAL REDUCTION

TOKYO. Aug. 1s.-If the Washing
ton conference ends In an interna-
uonal agreement on naval limitation.
one effect will be to add to the pres
ent difficulties Of Japanese shipbuild-
ing companies, which have only been
able to keep In full operation because
OF orders from the navy department
Continued depression in the merchant
marine already has hit the shipbuild-
ers seriously.
Most Of the leading shipyards de.
pend upon naval orders, and it is
difficult for those which do not or
cannot undertake them to hold their
own against the prevailing depression.
1t is said that for various reasons
the naval authorities are postponing
the issue of new orders.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19

any more time to waste. Now will you
get out?"
"Tears were in my eyes," Mrs. Vol
land told the police later. II did not
move. Then Mr.. Volland leahsd at me.
I felt his fingers on my throat. He
pushed me toward the door. In my
State men may lie, gamble, and cheat
In business, but they do not lay hands
on women 1 could stand no more.
opened my purse and took out my pis-
toll. AS he leaped at me again I fired.
He fell in heap, gasping, I'm shot
I remember no more"
Volland had been divorced from his
wife some time before the shooting
and only a few days before his death
had announced his engagement TO
Miss Gladys Swarthmore. u twenty
two-year-old concert singer. He was
internationally known as a publisher
of children's books.
Mrs. Trepagnier's attorneys based
her defense on plea of temporary
insanity. They declared that her
mind had become unbalanced from
financial worry and brooding over
the loss of the miniature and the in
justices she had suffered at the hands
Of the publisher.
Left ID. c. in 1918.
According TO Washington friends
she was Of "a nervous temperament
normally and that this condition was
greatly aggravated by her treatment
after turning the miniature over to
the publisher.
81 At the Treasury Department she
was well liked and had numerous
friends in the service. She left the
Government service October. 30, 1918.
i'm order, 10 devote her attention, 20
the recovery of the miniature. Re-
tween this time and the date of the
shooting she had made several tripS
to Chicago, but was unsuccessful in
gaining admission to the publisher s
office
The Washington times., 1921-08-19

Excellent grapes are grown Il
Northern Australia.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
j. S. SMILES ON
TRINITY WITH
JAPS IN PACIFIC
Will Seriously Consider Alliance
of America, England, and
Orient.
px International Sew. ser,iee.

The suggestion OF Lloyd George
that the United States, Great Britain
and Japan enter into tripartite
agreement with regard to Pacific
policy will receive careful consldera-
ton from the United States, 1t was
stated officially at the State Depart
The United States is opposed to
alliances, It was stated. but 1t is
a definite understanding on Pacific
problems should be reached between
Great Britain. japan and the United
States. the three powers most con-
cerned in the Pacific.
Officials of the State Department
said II was certainly the hope of
the Administration that an s"under-
standing" on Pacific issues might
be reached at the Forthcoming con-
ference. which would put an end to
dangers of future war through dis
agreements over affairs of the Pa
cific.
Officials made It plain that the Ad-
minisrration would not be disposed 10
enter into the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
as third party.
The understanding" must provide
for the protection OF the rights of
other nations concerned in the Pacific.
Il was stated and the United States
will insist upon due consideration for
the rights Of China and the South
American countries, as well as Russia.
The State Department has received
no requests from representatives Of
any Russian government for repre-
sentation I'm the forthcoming confer
ence. II was stated. but this Govern
ment intends TO protect the rights Of
Russia.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
SON REScUES FATHER
ATTACKED BY BULL

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Aug. 10
John F.. Pearson, furniture merchant
of Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, is at Hill.
crest Hospital here with his right leg
broken in two places as a result of
being attacked yesterday by a bull
which he was leading.
Parsons life was saved by bis son,
Crawford. He came to the rescue with
a crowbar. and though knocked down,
stunned the animal. Pearson has a
country place and stock farm at
Montrey.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
INDIANA LUMBER HIGH;
$4,000 FOR WOODEN LEG

HAMMOND, Ind, Aug. 19.-Jacob
Diamond, peddler, yesterday filed
suit in superior court for $4,000
damages against an autoist who ran
into Diamonds three-legged horse
and broke it's wooden leg. The suit
alleges the animal was bruised and
Inundated" to that extent.
The horse, which has worn the
wooden leg for five years, has had
a troubled career. On one occasion
tho Neg caught on fire and the fire de-
partment was called to extinguish
the blaze.
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
CHARGE PRINTER FAILED
TO PAY WIFE ALlMONY

Charged with failure to pay all
mony. Barney Pellman. printer, has
been ordered by Justice Hitz to show
cause August % why he should not
Pellman was sued for divorce June 8
by Mrs. Jeanette Pellman, who al
legged cruelty and desertion, Alimony
was set at s65 a month,
The Washington times., 1921-08-19

1T managed to extricate myself from
the tree after being tied up all Thurs
day night. Friday, and Friday night.
Saturday morning I crawled from the
woods and was found. That's all can
tell about the attack and theft of Mr..
Robey's car. j can identify the men
IL they are arrested"
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
H()LD-UP|S
SAID TOb Be
. FAKE TALE.
Detectives Declare Crippled
Chauffeur and Pals Work
! cd Together.

Police authorities say that BeI
Richards, crippled Washington Az
tomobile hacker, has a vivid imagi
nation.
Yesterday he was arrested and
questioned at Police Headquarters
He wac told by detectives that his
tale Of having been knocked on the
head, bound and gagged, and tied te
q tree last Thursday in a clump Of
woods Fear Catoctin Furnace, was 9
yarn made out of the whole cloth
They told him that he and his three
companions staged the hold-up to
clear him Of the suspicion of stealing
an automobile belonging to Paul P
Robey, AIT Sixth street southeast
by whom he was employed.
Richards. who lives at 705 Fifth
street northwest. Indignantly denied
he had lied about being attacked and
the theft of Mr.. Robey's automobile
He contradicted a number OF wit
nesses who claimed to have seer
him In . rear seat of the car as Il
sped through Frederick on the way
to Catoctin Furnace. He said hi
had never left the wheel of the
machine from the time the three
men had hired 1t in Washington un.
til he was struck down, gagged and
bound and tied to the tree.
richards was released from custody
last night The police failed to
break down his story Of the holdup.
But the detectives are still investi,
eating the case and are seeking the
three companions Of Richards and
MIR. Robey's automobile, which is
valued at $4,000.
Tells His Story.
Here IL the story that Richards tells:
Last Thursday was hired by three
men and two women to drive to Bal.
timore. Reaching there, they ordered
me to drive to restaurant. They. re-
manned in the restaurant three hours,
and during tho whole time remained
at the wheel Of the machine. was
then ordered to- drive to Gettysburg
and then to Frederick. When we
reached Frederick, ] was told to stop
at a lunch room. The women were
left in Baltimore. but the three men
remained in the restaurant three
hours.
''I still remained at the wheel. When
they came out they directed that
drive to Washington. As the car sped
along the road back to Washington,
was struck one the head, a handker.
chief was placed in my mouth, then /
was bound with strips of raincoat
and later tied to tree.
Tied Up All Night.
1T managed to extricate myself from
the tree after being tied up all Thurs
day night. Friday, and Friday night.
Saturday morning I crawled from the
woods and was found. That's all can
tell about the attack and theft of Mr.,
Robey's car. j can identify the men
II they are arrested"
The Washington times., 1921-08-19
Slayer of Wealthy Art Dealer Dies in Asylum,
Insane From Brooding Ouer Loss Of Miniature

Vera Trepagnier, Former War
Worker, Convicted Of Killing
Paul volland, Who She Said
Cheated Her Out Of $4,000
and Her Painting, Was Con-
fined at Kankaive, ILL.,, Insti-
tuition.
CHICAGO. Aug. 19.-Mrs. Vera
Trepagnisr. sixty-two-year-old slny-
er Of Paul r. Volland, wealthy art
publisher, in a dispute over pos
session of q miniature painting Of
George Washington. died yesterday
in the Kankakee Insane Asylum,
where she had beer taken from
Joliet Penitentiary.
Was Employed In ID. G.
Mrs. Trepagpier. whose hope was
in New Orleans. was for about a
year employed as war worker In
Washington. She went to the Cap
ital In December. 1917. and secured a
clerkship in the division of loans
and currency. Treasury Department.
While in Washington she made her
home with Mrs. Grace Purdum. 1927
Ninth street northwest.
The shooting took place in Volland't
office on May s, 1919, tho publisher
dying almost instantly.
Brooding over the shooting and the
loss of the miniature, which is IA
nous as the "Trumbull miniature"
u wonderful likeness done on a small
bit Of ivory, is thought to have been
responsible for the woman's weak
ened mental and physical condition.
, Sought Miniature.
Mrs. Trepagnier, who was the
widow of New Orleans plantation
owner, came from Washington to
Chicago in November. 1919. in an
effort to secure either the miniature
itself or $4,000 and royalties from
the publication Of reproductions Of
the miniature which she believed
were due her from Volland.
The miniature was given to Mrs.
Trepagnier by her husband in the
days when he was one of the
wealthiest sugar producers in the
country. Then speculation swept
away hts estate and he died shortly
aftreward The widow met Volland
after her arrival in Washington.
when / was first introduced to
Mr.. Volland," she told friends in Wash
ington, II was told that he was one of
the greatest American experts and DIP
praiseTs on works of art. 1 showed
him the miniature. He knew its his
tory.
Promised $1,000.
He told me that he would like to
acquire the publishers rights of re-
production. In February. 1917, Mr..
Volland met me In Philadelphia. He
returned to Chicago with the miniature
after promising to send me a contract
and $4,000 as advance royalties.
Not hearing from him for several
months, I decided something was
wrong. i. wrote him. He answered
that the reproductions had not been
placed on the market. ] found that
this was not true. Mr.. Volland was
selling repiicas Of my painting.
wrote him repeatedly but received no
replies.
HE has deceived me. am tired
of his promises and evasions. I am
going to Chicago and demand that he
pay me or return the painting"
After her arrival in Chicago she
made unavailing attempts to see the
publisher. She finally secured admis-
sion to his office on the day of the
shooting by giving an assumed name.
Mr.. Volland," she said, II have
come to ask either for my miniature
or the money that is due me-"
He shrugged his shoulders.
81 am tired Of looking at you and
listening to YOU" he said. II haven't
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-09-29
Prepare For Winter

The first consideration the home-make your home
and attractive WINTER because you spend time indoors
furnishing department supply you.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-09-29
Tnral JtrntH

Mrs. L. E. Bull has returned from
a visit to Virginia.
Miss Annie Coward, of Darlington,
spent Sunday at home.
Mr.. A. G. Kollock, of Darlington,
spent Tuesday in Cheraw.
Born to DIR. and Mrs ]. j. Morris
on Monday, Sept 26th, daughter.
Miss Gertrude Chamberlain return
ed to college in Greenville Monday.
Miss Susie McIver was hostess to
the Bide a Wee Club last Saturday
morning.
Little Miss Mary Elizabeth Curry
has returned to her home in Fayette-
Vile, after visit to her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n. Stricklin.
Next Monday and Tuesday are
Jewish holidays, The New Store will
be closed both days.
&&*
New Betty Wales Dresses in this
week-Evans.
Two shipments Of new Overblouses
in Crepe-de Chine and other popular
materials received this week. at
Evans
Fair play., 1921-02-26

of six, being arranged In three pairs,
the fleshy side of each skin against
the fleshy side of another skin. Later
they are rolled In packages of four and
put into casks, then shipped to San
Francisco, whence they are reshipped
by rail to the Eastern fur centers.
Seals weighing less than six pounds
may not be killed, according to law.
Experts say that the best skins come
from those mammals between the ages
Of two and four years. For the first
time this year some of the older seals
those from six to eight years--are to
bc killed as an experiment. The fur
of these Wigs as the older ones are
called, is coarser and not as long and
soft as that Of the pups or young
sters. 1t takes from two to four skins
for a coat, depending upon its size and
style. Though 1t Is not possible to set
an exact price on the value Of seal
skin, it Is now about SO. Innumerable
limitations Of sealskins are Sold the
best known being Hudson SEAL which
Is dressed and dyed muskrat. Then
there are numbers of near-seal varie-
ties. which have such names as French,
Siberian or Baltic seal, etc. All Of the
near-seal furs are simply dressed and
dyed rabbit"
Fair play., 1921-02-26
WHERE DO SEALS
GO IN WINTER?

indlscriminate killing and leased the
islands of st. Paul, and st. George to
the Alaska Commercial company, CIV
ing the company the right to kill 1O0,-
600 seals n year for 20 years. The
Islands were later leased by the gov
ernment to another commercial COM
pany and the killing was cut so that 1t
could not exceed 10000 seals year.
In 1901 this figure was still further re-
duced to $1,000 year, and since that
time 1t has varied form 1900 to 21 600
annually. In 1913 the United States
assumed entire control of the sealing
industry and it has conducted 1t since
that time.
"In 1910 about 10000 seals were ta-
ken for commercial use. There are now
approximately 100000 seals In Alaska
and the government has taken strict
measures to prevent this number from
being depleted. No one not authorized
by the government is allowed on the
two principal seal islands except Mt
the time of the killing, when the Aleuts
or natives are permitted to go there to
attend to the actual killing OF. the anil
mails and the sailing of their skins.
The seals selected are driven slowly in
shore for mile or more, every care
being taken not to alarm the rest of
the herd. The process is similar to
that of ambushing Ii company Of sol
diers, cutting them off completely from
the rest of the regiment and disposing
of them before they are missed from
the lines.
Clubbed to Death.
"When the natives have arrived at
the sailing houses, near which they
have driven the seals, they kill them
by clubbing them on the head. After
skinning them. the skins are heavily
salted on the flesh side and put in piles
Fair play., 1921-02-26
NEW PLANE HAS
WINGS LIKE BIRD

this flying machine is a gasoline en-
gine or engines. The most essential
mechanism is. first, the universal
joint bearing boxes, which connect
the wings of the flying machine to
the body, and wherewith the wings
are caused to swing, tapping like
those of bird in the air; and, sec
ond, the wing guiding disk that
causes the wings to move downward
movement similar to that of an oars
man rowing a boat. This eliminates
all jerking motion in the wing.
1t is the constant aim Of mechani-
cal engineers in the construction of
gasoline engines in operation to hold
the heat produced by gas combustion
and friction at temperature that
will prevent distortion of the engines.
For the type of airpane now in
use the propellers must revolve very
rapidly, and consequently, the en-
gines are speeded up very near the
danger point, as where speed of
ninety-six miles an hour is main
tained continuously for many hours,
which speed is that of the wild goose
with its wings and by muscular
energy alone In Mr.. Birds flying
machine, with wings likened to those
of wild goose, to attain this speed
the wings will be propelled eight
revolutions per minute, whereas the
propeller airplane will require 1,4OO
per minute.
The wings or planes in this inven-
tion are formed from overlapping
Stats, and are so constructed as to
automatically close on the downward
and forward thrust of the wings and
open as the wings rise or recover,
thereby permitting the air or water,
as the case may be, to pass through
without retarding the movement Of
the wings.
The inventor claims that no diff
ticulty will be experienced In develop.
ing an engine revolution of 100 to 200
per minute, and a speed of 175 to 200
miles per hour.
The aviation department of the
United States government has signi-
fed its encouragement of the device
by offering aid in the building of a
machine this coming summer at its
chief construction base at Cleve-
land O.
Fair play., 1921-02-26
HOW DOCTORS
treat COLDS
and The FLU
First Step in Treatment Is . Brisk
Purgative With Calotabs, the
Purified and Refined Calomel
Tablets that are Nausea
less, Safe and Sure.

Doctors have found by experience
that no medicine for colds and inhu.
enza can be depended upon for full ef'
fectiveness until tho liver is made thor.
oughly active. That is why the first
step in the treatment is the new, nausea.
less colonel tablets called Calotabs,
which are free from the sickening and
weakening effects Of the old style calo.
mel. Doctors also point out the fact
that an active liver may 60 long way
towards preventing influenza and is one
Of the most important factors in en-
abling the patient to successfully with
stand an attack and ward off pneu-
monia.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with q swallow of water-that' .
ALL. No salts, no nausea nor the slight
est interference with your eating, pleas
IRE or work. Next morning your cold
has vanished, your liver is active, your
system is purified, and you are feeling
fine, with a hearty appetite for break.
fast. Druggists sell Calotabs only in
original sealed packages, price thirty
five cents. Your money will be cheer
fully refunded if you do not find then
delightful.-(Adv.)