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The Washington times., 1921-04-08
FOREIGN TRADE.
CREDITS URGED.
Gov. Harding Says Banks Hold
Only Solution for Ending
Commerce Stagnation.
BY w. H. ATKINS.
International News Service.

Europe's buying power is SO near
the exhaustion point that foreign
trade financing by bills Of short ma
turtles is now virtually impossible.
and American banking and produc-
ing interests confront the imperative
necessity OF keeping its exports
moving by longtime credit plans.
Governor w. P. G. Harding, of the
Federal Reserve Board. declared to-
day.
u. 8. CAN CLEAR SITUATION.
Governor Harding. emphasizing the
strong basic financial strength of the
country, stated that 1t is within the
power of the United States to sta
bilize and tranquillize Europe by
furnishing II with the necessities and
raw materials that IL needs, in order
that it's idle populations may be put
back to work and trade relations be-
tween the various nations resumed.
Solution Of credit problems OF the
cotton producers, and growers Of
other leading staples, in Governor
Harding's opinion lies in the forma-
tion Of corporations under the Edge
law. to assist the financing OF goods
to be exported. Such corporations, it
was said. can issue their debentures
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, obligations against foreign Sc

or obligations against foreign Sc
curities.
Bankers generally have been in
formed by Governor Harding that II
Is their duty to aid the producers in
banks at the present time. Governor
Harding finds are in excellent shape
to take care OF the situation until the
agricultural interests get out of the
financial woods"
The agricultural sections Of the
United States are deeply interested in
peace, he asserted.
I'VE need an official peace. We
need a cessation of hostilities and
general pacification over the world.
The situation abroad seems to be
more or less Kaleidoscope and is diff
ficult to diagnose. Some days 1t looks
better and other days II does not
look SO good, but I cannot escape the
conclusion that some progress has
been made" ~
Governor Harding-s pointed refer
ences to the position the banks oc-
cupy in the present trade congestion.
indicated his hrm belief in their
ability to carry the big producing
interests over the rough spots.
The banking position OF the coun-
try has been strengthened by the in
fiux of gold which has come In" hs
said. $50 that the banks are in a far
better position to take care Of the
situation. to enable business to move
forward than they were a year ago
when they were badly extended" n.y.
From any angle we look at the
The Washington times., 1921-04-08
OUT FOR
LECAT|ONPOST
Montgomery County Man Is
Strongly Backed as Minister
To Portugal.

Gist Blair, Of Washington and
Montgomery county, Nd, is making
an active fight for appointment as
minister to Portugal and his friends
are very hopeful that he will land.
KNOWS MANY DIPLOMATS.
Blair. a man of large means and
prominent social position. has q wide
acquaintance among diplomats of all
nations who have been stationed In
Washington in the last thirty years,
and his friends urge that he would At
into the diplomatic service excel
lently.
Politically Blair has not been active
In late years. but in the Taft Admin
istratton he began determined effort
to win a seat In Congress from the
Sixth district. In 1910 he came within
an ace OF winning the Republican
nomination. He carried four of the
five counties in the district, but lost
the nomination because the late
Judge John c. Motter swung Fred
erick county almost solidly to
Brainard II. Warner. jr, giving the
latter enough majority to overcome
Blair's lead in the other counties.
Blair is son Of the late Mont
gomery Blair, who was Postmaster
General in the Lincoln Cabinet, and
prominent in Maryland politics. He
Is a brother of Woodbury. Blair and
Montgomery Blair, both well known
In Washington Affairs, and . nrst
cousin of former United States Sem
ator Blair Lee.
BLAIR HOME LANDMARK.
The family has been established in
politics. finance, and social life In
Washington since the days Of Andrew
jackson, and the old Blair homo on
Pennsylvania avenue. diagonally
across the street from the white
House.. is one OF the landmarks Of
the city.
Blair's chances to land would be
less. II Is believed, IL former Senator
William p. jackson also were not in
the field for a diplomatic post The
Maryland delegation in Congress is
for Jackson for anything and before
anyone else, and would be thumbs
down Immediately on anyone who had
ambitions conflicting with those OF
Jackson. But II has been said that
Jackson's business engagements are
such that he could not accept an ap-
pointment in the next year or two.
That may give Blair the opportunity
to get his State delegation to indorse
him
JACKSON MAY OPEN WAY.
Jackson is regarded as an amiable
man by most people in politics. and
1t is believed to be quite possible that
II he sees Blair has a chance to land
he may not let his ambit ions for a
place a year or two hence stand In
the way OF the delegation giving it's
aid. although Blair has been looked
upon as sympathetic with the Colds
borough faction in the Republican
party in Maryland. 1t is likely that
friends Of the two men will undertake
to establish cooperation between
them
Assuming that Maryland political
complications can be adjusted, Blair's
candidacy may be pushed vigorously
and successfully through his friend
ship with many Republicans of ma
tional prominence and power. In
particular, Blair may be helped by his
close relations with the Taft ad-
ministration- Some of the men i'm
portant in that administration are
important now IN the Harding ad-
ministration, and Mr.. Taft who 10
said to be very fond OF Blair, Is one
Of President Harding's oldest and
warmest friends
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Chevy Chase Lacks Playground.

More than 800 children OF the Chevy
Chase School are without a play
ground. according to a protest voiced
last night at a meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association. 1t was decided
to bring the matter before the Board
OF Education and urge that play
ground be provided.
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NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND REST OF COUNTY

hOCh llLE MO-. AprN b-Rock-
vflle's recently organized volunteer
hre companies are gradually being
whipped into shape and Just as soon
as certain necessary equipment Is
provided tho town will be in the
best position. so far as protection
against fire Is concerned, in it's his
tory.
A constitution and bylaws have
been adopted and 1t has been de-
cided to install a fire alarm system,
build two hose houses, one on Tower
HILL in the eastern section Of town,
and one on the site of the old Bap-
tist Church, in the west end of
town. and to provide all equipment
to place the department on a work
ing basis. William r. Prettyman
will be chairman Of q committee to
solicit funds.
The personnel Of the different
companies. one for each fire ward OF
the town, has been announced as
follows: Ward No. ii. Howard
Ward. captain; DR.. George L. Ed
monds, lieutenant; Richard e. Leith.
r Leo Hutchinson. William Riggs,
william h Gartner. W. Stacey Belt,
Nelson Burroughs Edward Candy, ].
Lambert and Albert Hamka
Ward No. 2-Clarence Anders, CAP
tain; John N. Heagy, jr, lieutenant;
Albert Moulden, William Welsh,
Theodore Ricketts,, r. Bernard Welsh,
William Hossneld. Reuben Riggs.
Oscar T. Gather. Edgar Reed and
Paul Brunett.
Ward No. 3-wilson S. Ward. cap
tain; w. Valentine Wilson, lieuten-
ant; Barrett p. Wilson, Russell d.
Karn. w. Randolph Talbot. Harry
A. Dawson, jr.. Milburn Ward, Hilton
Darby, A. Freebruger and L. Howes.
A hook and ladder company has
Also been formed with the follow
ing members: William M. Burrown
captain; Preston Ricketts,, lieutenant:
Gordon Burrows, William r. Pun
phrey, jr.. Randall Benson, Nealy
Bean, Harry Curtis. A. Bean, George
Peter. Frank H. Higgins and Eugene
Gingell.
A deed conveying the Bradley
Hills boulevard, extending from the
Rockville e-Georgetown pike to River
Road, q distance OF about fve miles,
has been accepted by the county
commissioners, thereby making tho
thoroughfare a public road. This
means that the expense OF all future
work on the road will be borne by
the II 1e unOerrtOOd tho
commissioners will at once proceed
to make much needed repairs.
Berry r. Clark. for a number OF
years county treasurer and clerk to
the board Of county commissioners,
will not be candidate for tho
Democratic nomination for county
treasurer. Formal announcement to
that effect was made By him tday.
DR.. John Gardner. Of C1arksburg,
is so far the only avowed aspirant
for the trensurership nomination, but
II IL rumored that there is a prob
sbility that ono or two others will
announce their candidacy in tho
near future. For tho hrst time tho
county treasurer win this fall be
elected by thA pssulA
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WIFE ADMITS
POISON PLOT
Mrs. Elsie Murray Confesses
Staying Of Husband Was Plan
ned-BIames B0arder.
MARTINSBURG, W. Va, April 8

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. April 8,
Mrs. Elsie Murray, widow Of w.
A. Murray, who died mysteriously,
apparently Of poisoning, at his home
in this city on March 16, in q con-
fession given to Prosecuting At
torney Hannis, laid the entire blame
on w. A. H. Bowman. a bcarder at
the home. Bowman was arrested
with >>rs. Murray, by the State au-
thorities and charged with the
crime.
ADMITS SHE KNEW OF CRIME.
Mrs. Murray admitted that she knew
Bowman was endeavoring to kill her
husband by means which would not
throw suspicion on him. She said she
believed the motive was to mako II
possible for him to marry her. Ever
before she and her husband and Bow
man left Sykesville. Nd. for this city,
she says Bowman had q girl put
arsenic in Murrays coffee. but says
II only made him sick
She declares that Bowman bought
strychnine before they left Sykesville
and brought IL with him to this city
and that on the last evening of Muir
rays life Bowman first put some OF
~
was accustomed to take. Murray
swallowed it, went outside. but came
back shortly and took some water.
GAVE HIM POISON.
This, she said. also had been pois-
oned by Bowman. who, she said. re-
marked. as he gave the water 20
Murray:
"Pve got you down and now I'm
going to nnish you" Later. as Muir
ray became stiff from the poison. she
says another glass of water was red
to Murray by Bowman with . spoon.
but she said she does not know that
this contained poison.
She denied any responsibility in the
crime beyond knowledge that Bow
man had attempted once before to
kill Murray with poison and mad
threatened in the presence of Ms
Murray. but not within hearing OF
Murray, as late as tho morning OF
shoot Murrays head on" She denie
that there had ever been any undue
familiarity between herself and Bow
man, and declared she never did or
said anything which would have Cre-
ated the hope in Bowman that sh
would marry him IL her husband were
out of the way.
She was led to make the confession,
she said, because Of her feeling that
Bowman, whom she had up to that
time shielded consistently, woull
attempt to put the blame on her. Her
recital OF the events which preceded
the death was told with what ap-
peared to be emotion. One of her
four children by Murray slept quietly
while she told the story. The only
plea she made was that she be per-
mitted to go back home and look
after her children.
Inquiries by the States Attorney
here have disclosed that Mrs. Murray
has signed papers since the death OF
her husband under the name of Mrs
Elsie Bowman" 1t has also develop
ed that she has paraded before
acquaintance as the wife OF Bow
man who, it has been established. has
a wife and children living elsewhere.
Bowman has not been examined since
the night of the arrest
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CAT NURSES MOUSE
WITH HER KITTENS

LEWISTON. Me. April s.-Ths
discovery that his grocery cat
was mothering a mouse with her
own litter Of kittens astonfshed
Charles DUDE and his customers
today. ;, P0
Struggled together in the bot
tom of a rain barrel. the mouse
and three kittens seemed a hap
py family. with all sharing. In
the food supply.
The Washington times., 1921-04-08
SEEKS SHOES FOR BABY;
WALKS INTO THIEF TRAP

GRANTSvILLH. Nd, April g.
While searching for a pair Of shoes
to At his child. as It Is alleged. he
robbed the store of Crescent Supply
Company at Atchison, near Union
town. william Kirby, aged thirty,
walked into a burglar trap and re-
cefved ths charge of . shotgun in
his leg.
He 10 in . hospital at Uniontovn IN
4 serious condition.
The Washington times., 1921-04-08
ITALIAN PREMIER PLANS
NEW ELECTIONS IN MAY

LONDON, April s.--Premier Gioiitt,
OF Italy Is about to publish 4 decree
dissolving the Chamber OF Deputies,
according to dispatch from Rome
today.
Elections will be held on May IS.
They are expected to result In an in
crease of Liberals and q decrease q
Socialists aAd CAtholioA.
The Washington times., 1921-04-08

problem the answer is the furthse
development Of foreign trade. not only
with the idea Of getting rid of our
surplus products: but the more trade
we have abroad. the more progress
is made In world stabiization, and to-
ward the resumption Of normal condi-
tions throughout the kworld.
The Washington times., 1921-04-08
Bread 5 Cents at st. Louis,

ST. LOUIS, April S.-Bread at [
cents loaf retail was placed on sale
here today by a baking company fol
tho first time since December OF 1915
when the minimum price was ad-
vanced from B to cents.
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Local Option on Sunday Ball.

HARTFORD. Conn. April s-The Con-
necticut House OF Representatives
yesterday passed the bill granting
local option for professional baseball
and football after 2 o'clock Sunday
afternoon and classical musical con-
certs at 3 p. m
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Easter

.'r.. a. 20 Easter '-tf ~--"
Next Sunday will be Easter Sun
day. The Friday before will be Good
Friday. The celebration of the pass
over and the resurrection of Christ
will be celebrated in all churches on
both continents that are advocates
of the Christian religion. History
tells us that the ancient churches
eleventh century the celebration was
confined to three days; still later,
to two days. 1t was considered the
proper time for the rites of baptism.
Aims were dispensed to the poor. In
early times the poor were feted in
disorder that it was discontinued.
Slaves were given their freedom
sometimes. In the sixteenth century
a reform movement was organized
and the religious exercises were de-
voted to passion Week'-Which in
tervened between Palm Sunday and
Easter exercises. The chief solem-
nifty always consisted of the cele-
bration Of the Lords supper.
The Council of Nice settled a con-
hold these Easter services, and also
decided that it was fter the 14th day
of the first Jewish month, and was
emphatically the commemoration of
the Resurrection of Jesus.
The most characteristic factor in
of eggs. They are usually stained
with different colors, with dye woods
or banks, and people were accustom-
ed to make presents of these Easter
eggs after they had been thus dyed.
Sometimes they were kept as souve-
Mrs, others ate them. Forty odd
years ago, the White House grounds
in Washington city were allowed to
the use of children, who rolled their
Easter eggs. Perhaps the children
will be thus allowed in the good year
1921, as the Hardings are in favor of
giving free scope to the people and
the tourists who enjoy strolling over
the beautiful lawn in rear of the eX-
ecutive mansion.
In some moorland parts Of Scotland
there used to be a custom for young
people to go out on Passover Sunday
and gather wild fowls eggs for
breakfast, and it was thought lucky
to find them.
The use of eggs was not confined
to Christians. Jews used passover
eggs, also, and it is said that the
Persians, when they keep the festival
of the solar New Year, usually pre-
sent each other with colored eggs.
From the Christian point of view,
the use of eggs is typical of the Res
direction and of a future life. Last
Sunday, Palm Sunday, 1 attended re-
ligiouS services at the First Bap-
tor always interests you, because he
studies his subject, and knows how
to tell what he thinks about it.
A great many old-timers go to
church from a sense of duty, sort
of denominational loyalty, and make
no complaint so long as the pastor
does not personally insult them In
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THE COUNTRY HOME
BY MRS. w. H. FELTON,

the church building, which has been
done by small pin-headed doctrina-
ries occa sionally-and who use the
pulpit for personal attacks, without
allowing any reply to their assum-
ing.
But the preacher that 1 heard on
Palm Sunday had an interesting dis
course mainly directed to the junior
members Of his church, "7d he used
the Savior's words as Il fruitful
text, 20, Jerusalem, JerUs llem, thou
I that stoneth the prophets and killeth
them how often would l have gath
cred thee as a hen gathereth her
chickens and we would not!"
To fully illustrate, he had pro-
vided about a dozen healthy young
chickens and placed them in a flat,
roomy paper box, where the congre-
cation could see the preachers strong
| white hands, as they rested over the
! chirpy little chicks, and it is a ques-
! ton as to which were better pleased,
| the little children or the little chick
| ems at the demonstration of a hen
| gathering her chickens into comfort
| able quiescence.
I never saw anything like it be-
| fore, but the preacher can prom
| Use himself that his sermon was well
discussed Il mean the chicken side of
! it), when they reached home, after
! the sermon.
And it goes without saying, that a
young child's mind will be filled with
! lasting impressions Of that sort, and
| that's what preaching stands for,
| isn't it?
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Some Reasons why We Should
Support Research.

The boil weevil has not been elm
mated, but we have learned how to
raise 60 per cent and upwards OF
crop of cotton on land that was once
abandoned on account of his deere
dat1onS. We know something about
how to control anthrac1oSe, disease
of cotton which has caused much de-
struction throughout the south. we
can fight the wilt disease now with
considerable success and raise profit
able crops on great areas of land
once abandoned by reson of its pres
ence in the soil. We have aScer-
tanned through the agency of our
chemists much about our land. In
Georgia our soil survey reveals the
fact that we have already discov-
cred the presence of seventy series
and 270 types of land. Fertilizlag
tests show that we can gain or lose
S5 per acre, according to the plant
food rations we apply. We culti-
vate about 15;oOO'ooO acres OF iand
and use a million tons of fertilizer,
for which our planters pay about
$3O,0O0,00O a year. The soil investl-
gator has thus become predominant
ing factor in the public welfare ana
we can neither afford to ignore or
overlook him.
We have also learned a great deal
about cotton seed, once regarded as
a nuisance and a waste product but
now yielding to our arts and indus
tries more than $50 essential sub
stances Like the stone rejected by
the builders. it has become the mead
of the corner" not only supplying
substitute for lard and butter as
we'll. Entirely new varieties OF cot
ton have been evolved through the
agency of plant breeding so tnat we
now have strains of long staple up
land cotton that successfully replace
~ TeIo I'D The nr0flC-
able cultivation of which the poll
weevil has rendered impractical BILE.
The gift of College No. 1 and Meade
cotton to the people of the south CON
stitutes an epoch in plant breedl1s'
in my judgment.
Plant and animal breeding opera,
tions have benefited us il hundred
different ways which l can not pause
to enumerate. Its potency as a ere
alive implement in intelligent ha3ds
is illustrated by the following IN
cident Our poultry husbandman mas
that the average Georgia hen lays
f1fty-four eggs a year. She is Boil
shevist and Stacker. In three years
he has developed pens of hens the
progeny of which laid 100 eggs
apiece in 1918, 147 eggs apiece IN
1919 and 1872 eggs apiece IN l9Zo.
Eighteen hens out of pen OF 1orIS-
four averaged 200 eggs apiece or
over. while one hen laid 235 eggs IN
el-ven months. This is indicative of
III. constructive power which re-
search may be expected to bring
to the aid of the poultry raisers Of
the state.
Insect control does not disturb us
as it once did, and there are many
diseases of animals which threat
ened the existence Of this industry
that we now control with a high de-
gree of success. In this connec-
ton. I might mention the application
of a test where the presence or alb.
sence of tuberculosis in a herd of
cattle can be determined quickly and
at small cost, and the spread OF
this disease therefore controlled al
most at will. Our losses from 1t are
still appalling because even after the
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Dear Aunt Julia: I am not 50 young and
still not so old as not to take an interest
IN setting trees. Will do my best in my
neighborhood and will report to you tne
success have. I love The Journal. Ten
cents for orphan.
MRS. r. J. OWEN.
Perkinsville, Va.
rood morning Aunt Julia: Why hello,
there. cousins. I certainly wasn't expecting
n see Won all. If I had thought Of seeing
ca MANY I surely would have pulled my
sleeves down. Ha! Ha! But I'm country
lass Well, cousins, 1 wander what each oI
you are doing this morning? l have peen
Transmitting some roses and lilacs. Cousins
if any of you would like to exchange some
house plant slips for some white mac ousheS
lust write and send yours on ana III
send the lilacs to you by mail. also nave
some different kinds of roses, small ones
chat have come up around the larges bushes.
They live easily. Oh, say, doesn't those
spring frogs make some noise? They began
their noise here about the middle of Febru-
arv. 7 live in the country and certainly
wouldn't change places with any OF you
"city'' cousins. l have been reading Inc
Journal for 50 long anu u leel loS' -
it was to stop coming. Well, cousins, tne
birds are all back from the south, tnlnk'
and they make "sweet music wish some
of YOU cousins would come and Vlslt me:
we would have some time. Well, won
describe myself nor tell you my age We
been here twice before. I'm neither a papy
nor an old maid, so cousins, don't be afraid
TO write Cousins. we will have to 1lhG la, an
other interesting boy writer, as MT. mop
kins has got married. So, or course ne
isn't Interesting any longer girls, 90 you
think so? My goodness, but l thlnk lne
March elves are after my letter in earnest
az they have carried it all over the yaru.
T must move over and give my pen 10 mole
gifted writer. You cousins write 10 me me
Everyone of you, and I'll try to answer an
With love to all Only Country Glrhe'
Win t0'' MAY MCBRIDE.
Guinea Mills Va, Route 1, Box D.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Guess you
all have forgotten me, 1 haven't visited
you in a long time. What are you cousins do.
ing these beautiful days? l suppose most OF
you are going to school, l am not going
but l have two sisters and two brothers
going to school at Jemison. They have four
teachers there, but l think the school Is
going to close in a short while.
Does any readers of the letter box know
the whereabouts of Charlie Sturkey. He is
an old friend of my fathers and he would
like 10 hear from him. l have moved since
l wrote last one mile south of Jemison on
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could see it was helping me. | am
keeping house now and am able to do
all of my work. | cannot say enough
for your medicine. 1t has done more
for me than any doctor. Youmay print
this letter if you wish. ELIZABETH
C. CoRLEY, care of A. P. Corley,
Edmund, S. C.
Ability to stand the strain of work
is the privilege of the strong and
healthy, but how our hearts ache for
the weak and sickly women struggling
with their daily rounds of household
duties, with backaches, headaches,
nervousness and almost every move
ment brings new pain. Why will
not the mass of letters from women
all over this country, which we have
ACCOMPLISHING, convince such women
that Lydia E. Pinhkam's Vegetable
Compound will help them just as
surely as it did Mrs. Corley?