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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-16
WOMEN EXCLUDED
ASEASTLAKELOVE
TANCLE Is Barred
Judge Bars Fair Specta-
tors as Affair With
Nurse Is Exposed.
By ]. HAROLD KEEN.

MONTROSS, Va. Dec. 15.-Revc-
lations indicating an unsavory love
triangle were made by witnesses dur
ing the trial of Roger d. EastlaKe.
alleged wifc-slayer. here today. and
women spectators were excluded from
the courtroom.
1T has become necessary for me
20 introduce some evidence which |
would rather not plcsent in the pres
ence OF women" said Attorney Thorn
as l.. Hunter. counsel for the pros
ecution. as today's session drew past
The o'clock mark.
Judge Joseph w. Chinn temporarily
suspended the trial. in which basI-
lake is lighting against death. charg-
ed with the murder OF his wife. Mar
cafct. Women spccta sors were then
excluded.
Then, followed testimony which
caused tie accused man to lose his
comp!acency. and. slouch in his chair
The -rcRter portion Of ;!Ic d,y's
testimony tended 20 claphs,'izc al
locations that Eastlglsc and Hiss Sa-
an Knox. nurse. who * jointly
accused OF ;hc tragedy. were init
mate. aud that this Intimacy was
'aIEciy responsible 20" thc Killing Of
The mother " his two children. a
Sray-haired cnurclInlan and 4 moth
crly country woman were the prin-
cipal witnesses. vino submitted testi-
mony shed ING light on tho ALLEGED
love tangle.
Testify to bruises.
witnesses testified to bruises on
v M
woman. which appeared rometime
atter her death. Indicating accord
ing to the prosecution. that her
arms had been twisted behind her
as the fatal Ratchet blows were
struck
Another witncss partially identi-
fled pipe which was found wedged
between the arm and body of the
dead woman. as the property of
Eastlake.
Il cannot say definitely" said the
witness. I. J. hewitt. who conducts
canteen near Dahlgren. hut this
pipe greatly resembles one II a lot
which Eastlake purchased OH sun
day preceding the lay OF the MUIR
der"
Again. today. the time element
"hlCH Is plaNlnR a p~OWIncnt ulrt
in the trial. entered in the evidence.
when e. Paul Drinks. one of the
first persons to arrive at the East
lake home after the murder. de-
clared Miss Kr1x told him that she
believed Mrs. Eastlake had been
slain about 5 o'clock"
B1oedstained Cap shown.
Eastlake and his +tt2rrcy hays
maintained that The accused man
left tbs house at 5:21 O'Clock on
the NOR" az o: tn tg.,reIy
A blood-stsined naval officers
cap and q, gore-spattered rain cane,
uncovered at the bottom of a box
containing toys of the Eastlake
children, were. introduced by the
prosecuting attorney in an effort to
prove that the garment belonged TO
Eastlake.
With these exhibits were MANY
toys. most of them spattered with
blood.
Test nony revealing the alleged
love affair was presented by Mrs
John Berry, residing near Dahl
gren: c. Heineken. Richard Tate.
and SergS Thomas Hall, of COLONIAL
Beach.
These witnesses said Eastiake
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Bible Class Elects.

p. L. Rogers was elected president
Of the Bible class Of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. J. T Thomas was
elected vice president; George F.
Ernest. second vice president: c. w.
Gaines, secretary: E P. Hartman.
assistant secretary: E. s. Fakes. treas
urer Kenneth Reynolds, librarian; w.
l.. Ernest. assistant librarian: James
w. Painter. chorister; w. L. Van
Horn, teacher, and Z. B. Shaver, as
sociats teacher.
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Amazons Vanish
Into Thin Air as
Cavalry Appears
NeU Line of Attack Seen
In Sly Smiles Waited
S0ldierpard.

PlTTSBCRG Kans., Dec. Is
woman. the master strategist, quiet
ly laid down her bludgeon on the
coal fields of Southern Kansas to-
day and donned her kitchen apron.
And when the dashihg cavalry
and landsturm of Kansas clanked
into Crawford County, where 1000
women have held Donnybrook Fair
for three days and chased every
working miner out OF the pits, she
was busily stirring the goulash
and wiping the baby's nose.
The Amazon army had vanished
as mysteriously and quickly as 1t
had been born. Seeing no enemy,
the troops were naturally baffled.
There is nothing in TIE infantry
manual telling what to do when
the opposing army disappears in the
air The cavalry code contains no
word of guidance in such a situa-
ton.
Military Genius BaffIed.
And so. with Marshal Foch on
'hc ocean and no idea coming to the
puzzled heads of local military
geniuses the army sat down the
most baffled army extant. There
are stacks of guns in the hotel lob
bics. There are machine guns in
tn" impedimenta. Corrals are
filled with sleek cavalry horses.
ready for a dash against the ANA
Zons. There are hundreds OF
swanky young Euardsmcn ready ito
answer the bucic.
Bat smoke rises from the little
cabins of the miners. an dthc smell
Of food from kitchen doors. House
wives are seen BusyinE themselves
ir the work of their menages.
Songs - crooned lullabies - come
through the curtained windows.
DO They Know-Not They.
Do any or these peace loving
wives and mothers know anything
about the fighting? Were they in
it? Who were the leaders?
The answer comes. when it does
come. in dozen languages. but is
in substance this.
My uc1r boy. what army are vow
talking about? TscrC is 20 arr,y.
There never has been AN array. J.st
/ how did You "cCOmc IL that man
ncrr"
Eut having learned lolr.y ago tina,
the best way 10 make -lc.-iucIud-
inG sOldicrs-looi; SHY is not to
talk back whoa they are ;;uEIy. the
NnGEOn ARM iy- generally rrae-
t!cinG this Old-agc feminine trica
they shrus their sSogiders anc
"spik no Eea~lecsh."
Not - woman could tC:I tho Sc
cret-showia@ the anna. ling discl-
plinc OF the Amazon army
Not . woman ever heard ar ''0en-
eral Anna Stovich. much less Know
ing her whereabouts.
Brave Men Tremb,r.
Blu. here in Pittsburr. Van A
Bittner, George Harvey and otho-
officers of the United Mine Workers
OF America. whom the women were
lighting IN the hope Of restoring
to power Alexander HOTat. deposed
and Jailed president OF the Kansas
miners. were still fearful that the
women would make another rapie:.-
like movement and attack them
and the ur.lOn miners at wori; to-
day. They are glad the troops are
here.
As the light Of the first day OF
occupation faded. there was NOR.
evidence of the insidiOus propa
Eanda and slick Ceneralship of tn,
Amazons. As soldiers walked along
the streets CHEEKY greetings came
from doorways. Daughters dressed
in their best sat on the stoop. Sly
smiles were waited soldierward.
The AmaZons are fraternizing.
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JAPANESE TO KEEP MUCSI
IN RETURN FOR AGREEMENT
ON AMERICAN NAVAL RATIO
VOTE CHEERS
VHUNGARIANS
Budapest Celebrates Re-
ports of Plebiscite
in 0denburg.

VIENNA, Dec. l5.-There
were great celebrations in
Budapest last night follow
ing reports that from 20 TO
so per cent of the 1880
votes cast in the Odenburg
plebiscite were in favor Of
Hungary. Altogether there
were 1890 voters registered.
No disorders OF any kind
were reported during the bal
loting. Nine persons were
injured when stairs leading
to voting booths in the Third
district collapsed
Copyright. is2i.)
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Late for Fathers Funeral,

Ensign Walter Pitman Ramsey, jr.,
ofrths U. s. s. Nevada. son of the late
ton, arrived in the city Wednesday
too late for his fathers funeral which
was held Monday. The senior Ram
sey died Saturday.
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Plan Midnight SholD
For Colored Unemployed

A midnight performances for the
benefit OF the colored unemployed
win be held tomorrow at Howard
Theater under the auEpices OF the
white Gross Free Labor Bureau
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CoxsssssS Oh Ptss Fos~.
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Continued on Page Three.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
COTTON MARKET
RECAIS STRENGTH
Improved Demand and Firm
Liverpool Helps
Tone.

NEW YORK, March 3.-The cotton
market was stronger today on i'm
proved demand. Futures at Liver
pool showed a much better tone to-
day. Trading in the pit remained
small.
The local market opened IN
changed to eighteen points lower
under scattered Southern Wire House
and spot firm selling. There was
an absence of important demand
early. Business was less active
than recently and there appeared to
be a disposition to confine opera
tions to small limits for the time
being. Wall Street and some of the
local operators were moderate buy
ers. largely to cover shorts.
Reports of a hrmer spot basis in
the Southwest promoted some local
and Wall Street covering which sent
the active months about eighteen to
twenty points net higher during the
early trading. The bulge met some
Southern selling. however, and
prices later worked back to about
last nights closing figures.
There was a marked absence of
selling pressure throughout the af-
ternoon. and in the last hour the
best levels of the session were at,
tained on local and Wall Street. buy
Ing. Final quotations were steady
at net gain of twenty-five to fifty-
three points.
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Development of Export
Trade in Chinese Eggs

The cheapness of Chinese eggs
compared with European and Amer
lean prices attracted attention to
the market even before the war, and
during the war, when European
markets were depleted and several
sources of supply were cut of, mer-
chants looked to China for egg
cargo. In consequence. states Finance
and Commerce. the export of eggs
from China las developed on a COM
mercial scale, being limited at
present only by the amount of
refrigerated space available in
steamers. Fresh eggs. exported from
Hankow. Shanghai and Nanking,
are collected in the Immediate
vicinities of these ports. After care
full Gambling the eggs are usually
packed in cases of 120 dozen, though
some are shipped in cases of thirty
dozen, thereby facilitating tistribu-
ton to smaller buyers. Eggs are
bought either from dealers in large
centefs or by. establishing buying
centers in the interior. As it is al
most impossible to ship to order in
this business, arrangements are
made for distributive selling at
points of destination by case U,440
eggs) or quarter case, and qualified
as unexamined or guaranteed sound.
Though the supply Is limited and
priceseeperally higher from Septem-
ber to February, the more favorable
weather conditions render this the
best buying season for fresh eggs
from China.
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FOREIGN TRADEF FINANCING
CORPORATION EXTENDS PLANS
New Commerce Promoting Body Widens Its
Sphere of Action-New Members.

of three new committeeman. H. NJ.
swetlsnd. president of the National
Publishers Association: w. c. Red
field, former Secretary OF Com
merce, and Jerome T. ThraHs. sec
retary Of the Discount Corporation.
Mr.. McHugh further announced the
resignation of Herbert Hoover. who
has been obliged TO sever all busi-
ness connections preparatory TO
taking his place tomorrow as
member Of the Harding Cabinet.
Members Of the committee ex-
pressed the opinion, however. that
Mr.. Hoover. as Secretary Of Com
merce. will nevertheless be able TO
render great assistance to the new
corporation in the capacity Of an
advisor on the shaping OF its for
eign trade plans.
Among the recent Developments
in the committees program the two
most significant events are the ex-
tension Of the corporations stock
sale to Ohio and Florida, and the
decision of the organization lead
ers to seek an amendment to the
Edge act which VIII permit the d.
rectors to call for installments on
stock payments at such times as
future business demands greater
capital, instead of at the arbitrary
periods named by the act in its
present form.
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TONE IMPROVES
In GRAIN MARKET
After Early Drop Prices Come
Back and Close
Near Top.

CHICAGO. March IA belief that
the change in the administration at
Washington. the release of millions
Of dollars in farm loans and the un-
settled political situation in regard
to Germany, also the light pressure
of grain and an improved invest
ment trade in some quarters. helped
to create a better feeling in the
grain market today. Grain prices
had a good dip early with an sd-
vance and close around the top.
Last sales showed gains of 2 Z az e
on wheat, %aZc on corn. kc on
oats. 2kc on rye and &c on barley.
Greenbugs were reported in Okla
homa and Hessisn fly in the soft
winter wheat States. the government
report declaring infection general.
This news was the main strengthen
ing factor to wheat values. Local
traders were inclined to be bear
ish early and depressed values sc
from the highest OF the opening
An advance of 2k a3c followed as
offerings were absorbed by local in
terests. March was up to s1.7Il.
and May to s1.62 with the. close at
March and selling of May was on at
sA aec difference. At the last the
largest holders of all contracts were
free sellers.
Little was heard of export busi-
ness other than Scandinavia had
bought little Manitoba wheat
Buffalo and Minneapolis millers
bought in Minneapolis. At the same
time Minneapolis offered No. dark
northern here at March prices. while
bids were under that figure. The
movement at primaries continues
over last years. Export clearances
were $4,000 bushels. Argentine is
shipping more freely.
Traders who sold corn off nearly
lc early with May down to 7ekc
paid 7OIc and higher to get il back
later in the day. The top was 7lkc
which held until the last. Around
70h a7lc leading longs were good sell
lers most OF the day. enabling buyers
to get good supplies. 1t was said
that the big run of winter shelled
corn Is over and that while arrivals
will be liberal for a week to come,
they will not be burdensome. Ar
rivals were $50 cars. shipping sales
$4,000 bushels domestic and 10000
bushels to the seaboard. CONTINUED
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Bulk Handling of Grain
In Western Australia

The premier Of the Western Aus
tralian assembly, in moving the
second reading of a bill giving West
Australian Graingrowers' Co-opera-
tive Elevator Ltd.) the sole right
for twenty-five years to erect elevaL
tors for the bulk handling OF grain,
said that the work was estimated to
cost 100000 (s3.sSs, ,0oo). The Fed.
eral Ministry would advance the
company $3.50, 900 ($2,673,o0p) when
800, 900 shares had been paid up to
ten shillings each and 100000
ts4Se,000) had been expended ON
works, the loan being repayable in
two annual installments: per cent
interest would be charged, with 10
per cent compound interest on ar
rears; the Commonwealth 10 hold a
first mortgage over all the COM
pany's assets. The first elevator
must be erected at Fremantle with
in four years. and others at Albany.
Geraidton. and Bunbury within five
years. The company would be re-
quifej to handle grain for tho psb-
lie at the same rate as for share.
holders. and any grain grower
would. be entitled to acquire shares
on the same basis as original huld.
ers, The company must not deal i'm
grain.
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over so per cent of which came
from the URited States. In any
general cancellation of debts the
United Kingdom would stand to lose
about $2,soo,oo0.o00, or IL the loans
to the dominions are included about
s3.400.00o.e00. 1t will be noted that
$2,70o,0o0.000 of the money owed
to England Is from Russia, which
under present conditions can hardly
be called a good loan. Hence if
we exclude loans to her dominions
England would practically be can
ceiling good loans on a dollar for
dollar basis with our cancellations
to her. She stands to lose only the
Russian loan, which to all, appear
ances she will lose anyway.
i France has loaned between 81. soo
100000 and $4,000, 200, 900 and has
borrowed some $500. .0oo, 900 so that
IN debt cancellation she wouid
gain something like $4,000, 900. .00a.
approximately s5 per cent Of the
money borrowed by France came
from the United States and Eng
iand In almost equal proportions.
The argument has been put for
ward that since the United. States
entered the war so late, her losses
In men and material were not in
proportion to the other allies and
hence in justice she should be will
ing to cancel these debts because
she. too. enjoys the results of vic
tory. There Is some force to the
argument Certainly our losses in
men and the suffering of our peo-
pie were not so great. Neverthe-
less, bur expenditure of money for
the year and a half we were at
war, compares very favorably with
the total expenditures OF other ma
tions. According to the Secretary
Of the Treasury the war cost the
United States over $1,000. 600, 600.
exclusive of the foreign loans. The
net expenditure of England for the
whole war did not greatly exceed
this amount.
A much more cogent argument
for the cancellation of these debts
lies in the effect upon our foreign
trade and upon business. II is
quite conceivable that IL might he
better business for us t.. cancel
these debts md to make 1t back
through increased trade resulting
from improved conditions. 1t is
doubtful whether even this is a
valid argument. There is no ques-
tion but that the invisible" bal
ance arising from these loans places
the United States in a position to
become the worlds financial center.
With these debts cancelled there is
little chance of bringing this about
In last analysis the question of
'apcellation will probably be set
tied on the grounds of whether
these nations can or cannot pay
As is clear from the discussion on
the German indemnity it Is very
difficult to arrive at any satisfac-
tory agreement on such a question.
1t would appear that the time has
hardly arrived as yet for a satis-
fCctory consideration of debt re-
mission. Interest payments have
been deferred for the present so
these debts are causing no immedi-
ate direct hardship on Europe. Can
cellations can better be considered
after conditions become more nor
NAL and it is possible to see just
what difficulties will arise IL pay
ment of principal and interest is
required.
Copyright, 1871, BY Washington Hsrald.)
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FAILURES DURING
FEBRUARY DENOTE
HUGE FALLING OFF
Enormous Defaults, How.
ever, Swell Aggregate to
New Monthly Mark.
DUN REPORTS I,641
Total Amount of Indebtedness
Aggregates $60,s52,449,
Report States.
DUN REPORTS 1,641

Following precedent. failures in
the United States during the short
month of February were fewer in
number than those Of January, but
several defaults of unusual size
swelied the aggregate liabilities to
a new high monthly record Thus,
the 1871 commercial insolvencies re-
ported to r. G. Dun & Company last
month are 254. or 1914 per cent be-
low January's total, whereas the
February Indebtedness of s60.s52.449
represents an increase of sS.700.000
or l6.7 per cent. The nearest ap-
proach to February's exceptionally
heavy liabilities was witnessed last
December, when the amount fnvolv-
ed by the 1,525 failures Of that per-
iod exceeded s5S,SoO. 200. and the lar
gest previous February indebted
ness was the S32,400.000 of that
month of 1915. A year ago, when
the country's business mortality was
still abnormally moderate, the Feb
ruary defaults numbered only 1872
with liabilities of less than s10,-
000. 900, and in February of 1919
1918 and 1917 the number of insol-
vencies was also materially smaller
than in the present instance. Dur
ing February, 1916, there were for
ty-seven more failures than occur
red last month. and the high point
was reached in February. 1915. when
e.27s defaults were reported. With
these two exceptions, however. last
months insolvencies are larger in
number than those of any preceding
February, while the Indebtedness. as
already stated. marks an unprec-
edented monthly total. More than
&c per cent CT the aggregate liza
bilities in February. on the other
hand. was supplied by the failures
Of unusual sige. those OF 100000 or
more in each case numbering sixty
eight and involving s4o,5Go.s7o al
together. While these figures dis
close a reduction of fourteen in
number from the large defaults Of
January, the Indebtedness of Feb
ruary's insolvencies of exceptional
magnitude shows an increase OF
fully s15,e0o.eoo.
The number of failures each
month during. recent years is pre-
sented herewf fh:sss
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Demand for z Per Cent
Call Funds Uight

!. NEW YORK. March 3.-The money
market was quiet today. Demand
for call funds at per cent was
light, and offerings also were moder-
ate In time funds there was an
occasional renewal at Z per cent. but
little or no business was done. Prime
bank acceptances continued to show
a supply in excess of the demand.
Toward the middle of this month.
however. a renewed Inquiry from
savings banks Is expected. Rates
are unchanged.
The situation in mercantile paper
Is unchanged. Local institutions are
not interested. Out-of-town banks
are discounting choice paper at tx
per cent and in exceptional cases
ut 7il per cent
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
British Foreign Timber
Trade Exceeds 1918

From the preliminary returns of
the British Government Board of
Trade it appears that imports of
timber into the United Kingdom
during 1890 were much in excess
of 1919. In compiling its statistics
for 1890 the board has adopted a
classification slightly different from
that formerly employed. and now
not only separates the imports into
''hewn" and "sawn," but also sub
divides each into hard" and soft $
giving the hard wood in cubic feet
and the soft wood in the customary
loads" The 1890 total is 6.s22.slz
loads and 19.s15.144 cubic feet.
which together give an increase of.
roughly. 100000 loads over the i'm
ports in 1919.
The total value OF the unmanu-
factured wood and timber, imported
in 1920 was fsels4.62O Cs3ss.s54.I23
at normal exchangeD. against fT2.-
30s.4ss Cs351s7s.43D in 1919 and
f33.7ss.ss4 Cs164.433.soD in 1913.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04

NEW YORK. March 3.-John NC
Hugh, chairman Of the organization
committee for the Foreign Trade
Financing Corporation, the latest
and greatest of the Edge corpora
tIons for promoting foreign trade
through Iong-term loans. announced
plans today for the extension of
the organization so as to represent
as far as possible. all interests in
all sections OF the country. His
committee will be enlatged at once
from the present membership OF
thirty to include banking and busi-
ness leaders in every part of the
United States.
New Committeeman.
The new plan took definite shape
in New York City by the addition
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04

absorption of cash offerings is hav-
ing a good effect on the trade and
they are showing that disposition
to buy in breaks
Cash houses and local traders
were the best sellers Of oats and
commission houses and shorts did
the buying. Prices closed at the
best despite selling by the largest
holder. Seeding operations are pro-
crossing earlier than usual in the
South and Southwest. Cash prices
were unchanged with shipping
Gales 100000 bushels and receipts
lis cars.
Buying of rye by New Workers
with offerings light made an ad-
vance of &c with the close &c un-
der the top.