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The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Britain, in Slough, Waits New
Political Messiah, Says Gibbs
Compares Situation to that in u S.
Before Last Election.

land. because in coal we already
have raw material which we could
not sell at present prices, even IL
our miners would consent to work
again.
! see only one way out of the
dilemma of German indemnities
which presents us with a choice be-
tween two evils-payment by over
whelming competition and non-pay-
ment with allied war debts stiD
burdening our peoples. The way
out is through economic arrange
ments with Germany by Great
Britain. France and the United
States which will balance imports
with exports and raise the value OF
the German mark so Germany can
not undersell the world at exchange
rates. How that is to be done / am
not sufficient of an expert to de-
wise, but II ought not to pass the
wit Of men.
Even Frances statesmen are be-
ginning to realize that cooperation
with German labor and Industrial
organizations may be better policy
than the mere extraction of tribute
from Germany thereby continually
developing its resources in the
WITH hClc at INT tApthSC vi
France. The iron ore of Lorraine
needs the coal from westphalia and
the other way about
Sees Economic Union.
The discussions held between DR.
Walter Rathenau and Louis
Loucheur. ministers of reconstruc.
tion in Germany and France re.
spectiveiy. may result in an econo'
mic compact of great Importance &C
| both countries and may serve the
cause of common sense in its vic
tory over passion. II this succeeds
IL will be the first step forward in
a new policy in Europe which mus
prevail as the one escape from
armed overwhelmingly an econ
omic union of interests by which
raw materials and all natural re
sources shall be exchanged and de.
CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE
Section Pour.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
BONDS ARE HIGHER
DURING PAST WEEK
Consideration Given TO Fac,
tors which Will Materially
Aid Securities.

NEW YORK. June 25.-Bond'
moved slightly higher during IN
week while consideration was beint
given to several factors which II
time will exert powerful IN
fuence over securities. ProbabE
the most important OF these was tbs
introduction in the Senate of bill
in which are Incorporated Secre
tary Melons plans for refundini
the $500. 00O. 900 which the treas
ury advanced to Europeon govern
ments during and following tbs
war. The bill gives the Secretsr,
power which would be used in ac
ceptinC from each debtor govern
ment a par value OF bonds equa
to the amount OF its Indebtedness
to the United States. Our govern
ment's burden Of debt will b.
rescued by the exchange Of thes'
securities for our own war bond
the United States endorsing th'
foreign bonds. In investment quar-.
ters the general belief is that tn
execution Of this plan wouh
strengthen the position of LiberC
bonds in particular and in a genera
way would make for improvement
in the financial situation by tighten
ing the governments burden ans
obviating the necessity for muci
of the short-term treasury borrow
ing which otherwise must taxi
place.
The menace OF a soldier bonus
calling for the expenditure Of on
to FIVE billion dollars by the gov
ernment has been hanging over th'
investment market for months. tn
project will probably be brough
to a focus within a short time. an
while the outcome is still in doub
the favorable impression created b.
the loan refundinC bill is likely {
be more or less neutralized. In
vestment bankers are hopeful tina
something concrete may come
the Administrations pronounce
ments in favor OF public economy
The most promising phase of Presi
dent Harding's plans for econon
is his appointment Of Geners
Dawes to the position of directo
Of the Budget.
These projects. together with tn
lowering of reserve bank rediscoun
rates, cannot be considered spar
from the outlook for improvement
in the bond market Bank credit
are being steadily reduced and tn
member banks are steadily callinl
in their obligations at the reserv
banks.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Little Shower
Fails to Weaken
Heat Waves Grip

A tiny shower tate last night,
the hrst I'm Washington since
the beginning of the high heat
wave. aroused hopes that relief
from the torrid weather was I'm
sight.
aBut tie weather man only
shook his head predicting that
the rain would .die abornIn'"
"Probsbly cloudy Sunday and
Monday, little change of tenn
perature, generally moderate
winds both south and south
west- ts the forecast.
Little hope of q drop I'm the
thermometer either today or to-
morrow, f. held ont by the
weather man. Beyond tomor-
row he would venture no
opinion.
The temperature at the 4
street kiosk dropped two de-
Srees from the maximum regis-
tered Friday, reaching 1o2 de-
grees at 1 80 p. m.
Thundershowers were COM
mon yesterday i'm the territory
south OF the Virginias.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Invites De Valera and
Craig to Conference
In London.
SAFE CONDUCT FOR
ALL is PROMISED
Reconciliation Is Urged
In Letter to Erin's
Chosen Leaders.
Especial Cable 10 Tho Washington Herald
and Chicago Trbune.)
BY JOHN STEELE.


LONDON, June 25.-A new and
important move for peace in Ire
land-was made toniht in letters sent
by Prime Minister Lloyd George to
Eamonn de Valera and Sir James
Craig, the Ulster premier. wherein
he pleaded for conference between
the British government and repre-
sentatives of both North and South
Ireland in London.
For the first time Great Britain's
premier appeals to De Valera as the
chosen leader Of the great majority
of the people of Ireland and prom
ises safe conduct to all who attend
the conference.
supports Kings Appeal
In his letter to Mr.. de Valera the
prime minister said:
The British government is deeply
anxious that. SO far as they can as
sure it. the Kings appeal for q
t'~oh@hAoeaoh ~ 1iciohd, hhduc az
Belfast, shall not have been made
in vain. Rather than allow an op-
portunity for a settlement in Ire
land to be cast aside. they feel II
incumbent upon them to make a
| final appeal in the spirit of the
Kings word for a conference be-
tween themselves and. representa-
tives of Southern and Northern
Ireland.
Urges Reconeiliation.
II write, therefore, to convey tho
following invitation to you as the
chosen leader of the great majority
of ireland, and to Sir James Craig
as premier of Northern Ireland:
81. That you should attend a con-
ference here in London in company
with Sir James Craig to explore TO
the. utmost possibility plans for a
settlement.
80. That you should bring with
you for this purpose any colleagues
whom you may select.
The government will. of course,
give safe conduct to all who may
te chosen to participate in the con-
ference"
The letter closes with a strong
appeal for reconciliation and kar-
mony.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Fredericksburg School
Board Selects Teachers

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, June rs.
The city school board has elected
the following teachers for the ele-
mentary and high schools: Misses
Nettie Lokey, Carolyn Dalton. Ell
eanor Pender, Lucille Rawlings,
Elsie Rice. Selma Ulman. Maggie
Honey, Ethel Nash. Ashton Hatcher,
Bette Short, Mrs. Emma Euliss,
Mrs. Mary E. Colgan, Mrs. A. M
King, Mrs. Elizabeth Courtney, Mrs
A. r. Link, Misses Myrtle Townes,
r. Seville, Carolyn Rhea, Fannie
Wright, E. Robinson. Edith Keller,
Edythe Childrey, Carrie Gray, EIiz-
abeth stearns, Matte Davis, Elsie
Broaddus.
Colored schols: ]. c. Grant, Car
rie Golden, Theo Taliaferro, Sadie
Taliaferro, Lillian Jackson.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
By SIR PHILIP GIBBS.

Especial csbls TO The Washington Heraid.)
LONDON. June 25.-The facts l
reported in my last despatch about
German industry. and the de-
termination of the German people
to pay the indemnities IL humanity
possible by an intense development
OF exports, has been discussed by
big financial men in England not
without anxiety. The speech of
Reginald McKenna, former chan
cellor of the exchequer-reachlng
exactly the same conclusions, show
ing that IL Germany pays that way
British trade will be destroyed. TO
say nothing of American trade
has awakened public interest to the
new danger which had not been
realized before by simple souls.
They are now faced by a
grotesque paradox-that when they
shouted Make Germany pay" they
were ciamoring for their own in
dustrial ruin.
Suggestion valueless.
Mr.. McKenna's suggestion that
Germany should be made to pay in
raw materials would not help Eng
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Failure to Effect Settlement
Will Result in Martial Law

DUBLIN. June 25.-British mill
tafy plans are completed for a stern
campaign repression beginning July
IL, unless a settlement Is effected
before that date. ...
The plans place the whole country
except the six Ulster counties under
martial law.
p All Irish papers will be forbidden
to publish military news, Sim Fein
propaganda, or anything else dis
agreeable to the military authori-
ties. 1t is also proposed to arrest
all Sim Fein leaders whose where
abouts are known.
Gen. Macready has ordered all
British officers in Ireland to send
home their wives and children and
he has begun by sending home his
own wife and daughter.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Payne
Celebrate Gold Wedding

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, June
25.-Mr. and Mrs. James A. Payne,
of Orange Dale" near this city,
celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary. The relationship Of
the Payne family is one Of the larg-
est in Albemarle County and they
were well represented at the cele-
bration. A total of 11s relatives
and friends gathered to extend their
good wishes and brought many
beautiful and useful gifts in gold
The early life Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne was spent in Fluvanna coun-
ty. They came to Charlottesville
80 years ago. They are the parents
of nine children. all Of whom are
living. There are Is living grand
children.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
FORDNEY ASSURES
SPEEDY ACTION ON
TAXLECELATlON
Says House VIII Take Up
Revenue Bill in
July.

Giving assurance-to businessmen
Of the country that there will be no
delay in the enactment Of revised
tax law at this session of Congress,
Representative Fordney. of Michi-
gan, chairman of the House Ways
and Means Committee, announced
that hearings would be begun soon
after the middle of July.
Action After July 4.
'T want the country to know that
we shall take up the revision of the
revenue laws just as soon as the
tariff bill is passed by the House"
said Fordney. 'T know that people
have been getting a little uneasy
because we have been working so
long on the tariff bill and have had
little time lately. for the, revenue
measure. However, we expect to
introduce the tariff bill the middle
of this week and to report 1t to the
House by the end of the week. The
bill would be taken up on the floor
of the House Immediately after the
Fourth of. July holidays.
Il believe that consideration of
the tariff bill on the floor will not
take more than ten days or two
weeks. I hope it will be passed
by the middle of July, or in any
event by July 20. Immediately after
that the committee will begin hear
ings on tax legislation. An an
nouncement will be made later as to
the date. The committee will be
glad to hear all who wish to pre-
sent their views"
Expect short Hearings.
1t Is expected that the tax hear
ings will not last more than a week
or ten days. Inasmuch as the COM
mittee held hearings last December
for about three weeks on the propo-
sition, and in view of the fact that
the printed records of the hearings
held a few weeks ago by the Senate
Finance Committee are available. it
probably will not be necessary to
have extended hearings.
Representative Fordney hopes to
report the revenue bill to the House
within about month from the time
hearings are begun. This would
mean that the revenue bill will
reach the floor of the House be-
tween August Is and August 20, and
would be passed before the end of
that month.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Body of Sergt. Murphy
Buried at Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, June
25.-The body of First Sergt. Ed
ward Clifford Murphy. Company B.
Eleventh Infantry. A. E. F., who
was killed in action in France, ar
rive dhere yesterday from overseas
and was re-interred in the City
Cmetery TIL services were con-
Quoted at the grave by the Rev.
Fathr T. B. Martin. rector of St.
Mary's Catholic Church. Members
of the American Legion acted as
pallbearers and many other Legion
men were present. Sergt Murphy,
who was % years of age, was en-
gage din farming at his home near
Charlottesville, in Spottsylvnia
County. where he enlisted at the
outbreak of the war.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
MARY PICKFORD
Wins OVER STATE
NFAMOUSCASE
Judge Holds Nevada Not
Interested i'm Her
Marital Affairs.

MINDEN, New June zs.-Mary
Pickford Fairbanks today won the
first battle in the fight to establish
validity Of her divorce from owen
Moore.
County Judge Langan granted the
motion to quash the summons in
the action of the State to annul
the divorce granted her March ?
1919. Immediately preceding her
marriage to Douglas Fairbanks.
Sweeping Victory.
Judge Langan's ruling was con-
sidered a sweeping victory for Mary
and if sustained in the Supreme
Court practically establishes the
validity Of the divorce. Attorney
General Fowler Immediately filed a
bill of exceptions to the ruling and
indicated he would appeal to the
State Supreme Court.
Mary was represented by JudGs
P. A. McCarren. Neither she, her
husband, nor owen Moore. was pres
ent.
In his decision. which was .
lengthy one. Judge Langan ruled
that the State could not at this time
properly attack the divorce as Z;
had its opportunity to object at the
time it was granted. He further
ruled that the State cannot now be
interested in Mary's marital rela-
tions. The decision was the first
court ruling in the suit, which was
instituted soon after Mary became
Fairbanks bride.
Something more than a year ago
Mary slipped away from her Los An
geles studio. garbed in clothes she
might have worn in an orphanage
scene, and with her mother wen,
to Minden. a little almost-unheard-
of town near the california-Nevada
State line
CoIIusion Charged.
She purchased a home" here 81
was announced. and then followed
the action for divorce. Moore was
found playing poker in a hotel here,
the summons served on him. and the
case speedily tried. Mary being
granted a divorce without a con.
test.
She returned to Los Angeles and
within a few weeks became a bride
1t was after her marriage that the
divorce was attacked by Attorney
General Fowler. who alleged decep-
tion and collusion and that Moore's
presence at the poker game when
the summons was served was more
than a coincidence.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Woman Stands ic Fire
As Means of Suicide

PHILADELPHIA. June 25.-Bar-
Reading herself in a room, Miss
Lena Frank. 80 years old, y patient
in the Philadelphia Hospital, COM
mitted suicide today by setting fire
to a pile of bed clothing and then
standing in the center of the fire.
Her screams brought hospital at
tendants to her room. She was SO
severely burned that she died with
in a short time.
The women is believed to have
become respondent over her pro-
longed illness.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Mrs. Bette Kimbrough Dies

CHARLOTTESVlLLE, Va, Jun,
25.-Mrs. Bettie 4. Kimbrough, for
merly of Richmond, but for the pas
six years a resident of this city
died yesterday at the home Of he
brother. J. c. Matthews. THE bod.
was taken today to Ashland. Va
where the burial will be. MSr
Kimbrough was born at Pine Leve
Hanover County. Her husband. I
r. Kimbrough. was an officer In tn
Confederate army. TIVE brother
and one sister survive: W. q Mat
thews, Glen Allen; J. c. Matthew
this city. and Mira c. S. BollysA<
Talcott ". Va
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Myers-Mainfort Wedding.

CHARLETTESVILL Va. June
25.-Robert J. r. B. Mainfort. pro-
prietor of health resort near the
University of Virginia and widely
known throughout the South as a
middleweight wrestler. and Miss
jamie Elizabeth Myers, Of PIttsyl-
vania County, Va. were married
yesterday at the home of the bride.
the ceremony, being performed by
the Rev. DR.. George L. Petrie. of
the PresbvSaria- cL,.r~h thfe cff~
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Accepts John Hopkins
Chair and Hospital Post

BALTIMORE. June 25.-Dr. G.
Candy Robinson. professor of meuI-
cine of Vanderbilt University. Nash
vile. Tenn, has accepted the post
of professor of medicine at the
Johns Hopkins Medical School ard
physician-in-chief of the Johns Hop
kins Hospital. to succeed DIR. William
S. Thayer. 1t was announced he-a
today.
DR.. Robinson will serve one year
accepting the position only Int,l a
suitable professor of med.cra can
be selected for the place.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Injured Wife VainIy Tries
To SaUe Life of Husband

DANvILL.E, Va, June 25-Re-
turning from a Sunday School out
ing at Barnett's pond, c. E. Win
stead. a citizen of South Boston.
was killed. aud his wife and three
adopted children were injured. when
their car turned over. His wife.
half stunned, hearing him begging
for help sought to push the car OF
the man but 1t rolled back on her
and broke two of her ribs. VIII IN
the car was removed by passing
motorists winxtAad was -dazA
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
CONGRESS of Christian
Church Meets JULY 4I5

LYNCHBURG. Va. June 2s.-The
fourth annual training school and
congress of the Christian Church
of Maryland. Delaware, District of
Columbia and Virginia, will be held
at Lynchburg College here July e.
Is. The program will bring to-
gether a strong faculty for the
school and an unusual array of
talent for the congress.
Paul NJ. Trout. regional secretary,
will be dean of the training school.
STATE
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Gasoline Price Drops
TlC0 Cents in II States

CHICAGO. June 25.-Prices of
gasoline throughout eleven States
in the Central West were reduced
cents per gallon today effective
at once. This announcement was
made by the Standard Oil Company
Of Indiana an dit was said the re-
adjustment would be simultaneous
throughout all the eleven States.
This Is the htird recent cut In the
price OF gasoline:
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Sentenced for Denying
Aid to Child, Who Died

LYNCHBURG. Va. June 2s.-con-
victed of neglecting their IA
months-old infant, o. e. Padsett
was given. a ninety days Jail SEN
tence here today and his wife a fine
of $500
The parents. members Of the con-
gregation of Holly Rollers, are al
lege dto have denied medical at
'e7ts~7 n'the child. who died.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
.S.CORPORATION
TO EXPORT CROPS
LABELED UNWlSE
Hoover Tells Committee
U. S. Ought to Stay
Out of Business.

|. Secretary of Commerce Hoover
told the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee yesterday that he fatty op-
posed the Norris bill creating a
s10o, ,o0o,o 900 Federal corporation to
export surplus agricultural prod
ucts.
The bill had received the indorse-
ment of the Senatorial agricultural
bloc" which had counted on ad-
ministration support to force the
measure through Congress.
Cites ship Board Failure.
Secretary Hoover cited the Ship
ping Board as "a terrible example of
the failure of government opera
tion," and said that it was doubtful
that a s100,0Q0-a-year man capable
of conducting the activities of the
proposed agricultural corporation
would sacrifice his personal and
private interests for the govern
ment
Il hesitate to suggest or approve
any plan that would involve the
government further in any under
taking which might result in fail
ure and which, in my. Judgment.
should be left to private business" )"
Mr.. Hoover told the committee.
Senator Gooding, Republican, of
Idaho, urged that something must
be done to push the farmers over
the dangerous crisis facing them
and suggested that the Norris bill
offered "a much-needed solution of
the country's grave agricultural
condition"
Need Man Like Barnes.
Hoover said that a $1o0,oo0-a-year
man like Julius Barnes" former
head of the United States Grain
Corporation. would be required to
insure the success of the Norris
plan. and he expressed doubt that
such a man could be secured.
Secretary Hoover suggested,
however, that it might be feasible
to broaden the scope Of the War
Finance Corporation somewhat. Un-
der the terms of the Norris bill, the
proposed agriculture export corpo-
ration not only would aid in A.
nancing exports, but would act as a
selling agency. finding markets for
farm products abroad.
Mobilization of private credit to
rescue the farmers from existing
conditions, and to make 1t unneces-
sary for the government to go into
the business any further is being
attempted with all the vigor at our
command" Hoover said.
,''Of course II private business
failed" he added, then it would be
proper for the government to aid,
for there is no doubt the agricul-
tural situation is the most critical
and dangerous confronting the
country.
Fears Naturalization.
But we must choose between our
long and broad national policy of
equal opportunity for all in trade.
or the gradual naturalization OF
industry"
Senator Norris opened a discus
sion with Hoover of the Penrose
bill carrying out Secretary MELONS
plan for refunding foreign loans.
"I have not heard that there Is
any plan afoot to take the German
and Austrian securities in exchange
for allied bonds" said Mr.. Hoover.
II don't think such an idea Is In
Secretary Melons mind. 1t proba bly,
would be an advantage to exchange
some of the bonds of the minor.
unstable governments which we
hold, for better securities, and the
bill gives the Secretary of the
Treasury authority to do this.
You may be sure that no one
in the Cabinet would use the bill
against the interests of the United
Statean 8.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
French Train Wreck Killy 20.

PARIS, June 2S.-Twenty persons
are reported to have been killed
and thirty injured in the derailment
Of the LilIe-Paris Express at Way
courthamel.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-26

CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE
Section Pour.
Evening star., 1921-05-22
MANY TO BE AFFECTED
BY WAGE REDUCTIONS
Extent of Cut June l Is Not Known
to B. & o. and Western Mary
land Employees.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 21.-Seventeen
thousand or more employees of both
the Baltimore and Ohio and Western
Maryland railroads will be affected by
the wage reduction which the United
States Labor Board announces will
be made public on June l.
No init timation is given as to the
extent Of the cut, and until this is
known the managements of the two
companies cannot figure what they
will save as the result of the new
wage scale to be put into effect.
Under normal conditions the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad carries on it's
pay rolls between 1000 and 5000
unskilled employees. while the total
number employed by the Western
Maryland is around 1000. BY un-
skilled labor the carriers mean track =
men. as well as those employed
around freight stations, bagga ge
handlers and others whose work does
not require any special skill.
The general impression in railroad
circles here is that the Labor Board.
in it's announcement on June /. might
restore the unskilled wage level to
the basis of May /. 1920. In other
words. it is predicted that the in
crcases granted as effective on that
date will be eliminated This advance
ranged from around 16 to 20 per cent.