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The Washington times., 1921-12-12

ened by commotion and ran through
the house seeking the protection of
her mother" She has said that her
father showed her back from the door
saping, "You can't see your mother
now"
These words. uttered to neighbors
through baby lips are part Of the
dispositions taken by the prosecution
on the morning OF the crime and are
expected to weigh heavily on the
scale of justice here.
Changes Story.
Since that time, Ruth's story has
changed to one in which she disclaims
having seen her father.
Young Roger is expected to shed
much light on the Incidents leading
up to the discovery Of his mothers
body by Miss Knox, who claims to
have been on the premises for the
purpose of paying an early-morning
call upon Mrs. Eastlake. Miss Knox
alleges that she discovered Mrs. East.
lakes form lying on the kitchen floor,
after she had seen somebody in a dark
coat leave the porch OF the Eastlake
home and escape over the back fence.
She told authorities she became sus,
picious on seeing a crouching figure
ledNt Tie uouSt dS BIC
and that she knocked on the front
door for admittance. Receiving 40
response, she claims to have entered
unattended and after learning what
had happened. dressed the little East.
lake children and took them to a
reighbors, not, however, before spread
ing the alarm.
Nurses Explanation Disputed.
Miss Knox's explanation is disputed
in nearly every particular. 1t is a
matter Of conjecture just how much
of the evidence from the juvenile lips
Ct the Eastlake children will be ad
mitted and what weight it will carry
with the jury.
Meanwhile, the boy and girl have
been in the custody OF their uncle, tho
Rev. Thomas Yardley. of St. Timothy's
Episcopal Church, Catonsville. Nd,
who is the husband of Mrs. East.
lakes only sister. They were per
mitted to leave Westmoreland county
in charge of their uncle only under
heavy bond and under the condi-
ton that they would not be allowed
to converse with any of Eastlake's
relatives up to and including the
time Of his trial.
1t is said they do not yet know
their mother Is oead ana VIII not
be told until the guilt or innocence
of their father has been established
Between times they have devoted
their play hours on and around the
lawn OF the Yardley residence al
Catonsville in company with their
little cousin, Billy" Yardley.
His Clothes Found In River.
At the time the death Of Mrs
Eastlake was revealed to Colonial
Beach residents through Miss Knox
Eastlake was about to board launch
to go to his employment at Dahlgren
Naval Station, Va. Many Of the
officers and enlisted personnel Of the
Government proving grounds have
their homes at Colonial Beach and ir
order to reach their duties 1t IL
necessary to- maintain a ferry serv
ice between Colonial Beach and Dahl
gren. t.,
This boat leaves the wharf at (
o'clock and Eastlake was already
aboard when a neighbor rushed ur
to summons him back home and in
form him of his wife's demise. He
The Washington times., 1921-12-12
IE MAY BE DOOMED BY OWN LIE DAUGHTERS TESTIMONY

.
paid for by the tax money OF tho
people OF the United States.
These communications were couch
ed in a language which will be ut.
teriy astonishing to most people ut
this country. So anxious was Tum-
ulty with regard to this matter
that he sent various other cables,
aggregating hundreds Of words. while
the President was in Paris.
Probably Mr.. TumuIty was re-.
sponsible for several million of the
1000 900 majority against the Dem.
ocratic party at the last election.
Tumulty represents that grcup
among the Democrats which Ameri'
cans simply will not tolerate In po'
sitions of responsibility"
The Washington times., 1921-12-12

studying conditions in Germany
for several months. ,.. go
The Washington times., 1921-12-12

petty officer. u. 8. NJ. goes on trial
for the staying Of his wife. Margaret.
at their Colonial Beach home shortly
before daybreak on September 80, last.
Phe victim was found lying on her
kitchen floor with twenty-nine gashes
In her face and shoulders
Immediately after Eastlake's' al
legged connection with the crime Is
Miss Sarah Z. Knox. forty
seven years old, Johns Hopkins Unl-
versity graduate trained nurse. will
go on trial, she having been jointly
held with Eastlake for participation
In the crime.
Both Eastlake and the Knox woman
have been awaiting trial In the Rich
mond city Jail since the fourth day
following their arrest. At first they
were detained in the county jail here,
later being taken to the Fredericks-
burg jail and then to Richmond. AT
the time of the crime feeling ran so
high in Westmoreland and Spottsyl-
vania counties that II was deemed best
20 remove the prisoners further away
from the scene of the murder.
Children Tell Of Events.
Eclipsing the presence here of East
lake, his mother, brother, and sister,
who have been staunch to him since
his incarceration, interest Is focused
on the two minor children of Eastlake,
Ruth, five years old, and Roger D..
jr., seven years of age. whose testi-
mony is expected to be the turning
point of the evidence which the prose-
cution hopes to adduce against their
father.
Little Ruth Is said to be almost an
eyewitness to the Staying of her
mother. she having told neiRhbors
that her father. dressed in a long,
black raincoat. pushed her away from
the kitchen door when she was awak-
The Washington times., 1921-12-12

Don't fail to see this remarkable
machine; let us demonstrate it to
YOU: choose either mahogany or
walnut. Plays all makes Of records
perfectly.
The Washington times., 1921-12-12

facturers. FOR their
own business sal
walton. Will have
to establish plants
In Germany or
quit. is the opin-
ion of William b.
Walker, president
Of an American
m a n u ( a curing
concern, who re-
Gently arrived in
New York from
70 ope. M r.
Walker has baen
The Washington times., 1921-12-12
LlFEHANGS
ON CH|[D'S
EVIDENCE
Trial Starts Tuesday-Resort
Hotels Opened to Care for
Throng of Curious.
BY KIRK C. MILLER.
Times Staff Correspondent.

MONTROSS, Va, Dec. H.
Legal machinery will start grinding
tomorrow in the humble little
Westmoreland county courthouse
here In an effort to unravel
murder mystery so revolving and
diabolical in its hideous aspects
that it might well be ascribed to
the Ratchet Men of Chinatown in
some Tong warfare or underworld
opium feud.
Roger d. Eastlake. thirty-two. chief
The Washington times., 1921-12-12
CANADIAN OFFICIAL ENDS
LIFE BY TAKING POISON

OTTAWA. Dec. 12.-R. z. Rourkc.
comptroller OF currency In the Domin-
ion government, took his life last night
by sallowing poison.
The comptroller's office Is the high
est post in the Canadian department
Of finance under civil service regula-
ton.
The Washington times., 1921-12-12
Manufacturer Warns
u. S. OF Competition
From GERMANY

Within a few months, unless
protective tariff. American manu-
The Washington times., 1921-12-12

To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative BRoMo oUININE tablets. The
genuine bears the signature Of z. W. Grove
he sure you get BRONCO 3oc.-Advt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09

Any Vermont editor who would like
to go to Honolulu to attend the Press
Congress of the World is invited to
write to the president of the Yer
mont Press association. He viii have
to pay his own travelling expenses
but will receive many courtesies and
extras. The gathering VIII be com.
posed of thousands of editors and
writer's representing all parts Of the
world. The Vermont Press associa-
ton IS entitled to two delegates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
orossmlth Defines Humor.

Lawrence GroSsmlth, the English
comedian. is quoted as saying. "There
Is no more difference between English
and American humor than there is
between English and American trag-
edy. All humor. whether II be Eng
lIsh or American, depends upon the
seriousness with which the person try
Ing 10 be humorous acts the fool. This
may sound like paradox, but It is
one OF the most extraordinary para
doxes which are vitality true. II an
actor does not enter into his humor
with the full possession of his senses
and all his faculties he misses the
most OF II.
ITO be humorous II is necessary 10
lose oneself In ones part. retaining
just sufficient retrospective faculties
to feel the sincerity OF ones acting.
Sincerity here MS In all other branches
Of acting is the mainstay. And sin
certify gets across the footlIghts
whether It is in Germany, France,
England or America. whether in trag-
edy, comedy, musical or dramatic
plays"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
FRlEaD sTevEooRE.

I'm a sweatln' army stevedore. gets a
soldiers pay.
j Joined 10 for soldier once-flt not
forget the day.
] gets gat all proper an comes plkln'
overseas
Prepared to meet this Jerry gent an
bring him TO his knees.
Two long. sad years i've been here
a-jugglin' army freight
From Somewhere Wet Of Old New
York an East OF Golden Gate
I've got a World War ribbon-gold
stripes idll quartet
The armys come an gone again-lm
steve-a- DORM yet
I've worked alongside Jerry. an old
Frenchy's helped me through
An heather Chinks what never blipks.
kantbucks from. Timbuetoos 81
An Greeks from Asia Minor, an some
spanlards Poles an wops.
An Tommles fresh from London town.
an ex-Calgary cops.
For It's AN avant that box car" an
"ialte. lal Gltl Allayr
"zwei cases nach." now Tout de suite
-toots sweeter. sill vous play"
"Manana fni arbeit." "Mananar "Nichts
compreel
"Demain, then, Asel - morgenl" ISL
compree yes va ...
QUILL"
Tn a sweatln' army stevedore. gets Q
soldiers pay,
But parleys all the LIMOGES what they
hablas here today
It's all-snme- meme-chose what they
shoots. | gets 'em on the spot;
The Helnie chopin hard and cold, the
Wop what's soft an hot;
The Chinese pldgin sing-song, an the
Alabama drawl.
The boomln' Cockuey chatter an the
patois OF the Gaul.
I'm lingo on the lingo. I'm the goods
CONNIE Interpreter
The army's come an gone again-Tm
steve-a dorm yet
From the Home Sector.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
PLAGUE THAT FOLLOWS WAR
In All Ages Rlnderpest Has Marked
the Path Taken by Armies
on Their March.

The newspapers told recently Of the
trouble that arose when the authori-
ties of Monteyldeo refused to admit
TO that port q little dog owned by, a
woman who had taken It there on a
passenger steamer, the refusal being
based upon the epidemic Of rlnder-
pest prevailing among the cattle Of
Uruguay. Rlnderpest is the most ter
rlbe OF the diseases that affect cat
tie, and Is often called simply 'cattle
plague"
1t affects, SO far as is known, only
the rumnant, cloven-footed animals
oxen, sheep, goats, camels, etc.-but
is so infectious that 1t may be car
ried from one herd TO another by at
tendants, dogs, cats and birds or by
fodder. Therefore, the dog was ex-
eluded froht Fear not that It would
contract the disease but that II might
contribute to spreading It.
The cause Of rinderpest is not yet
definitely known. but It Is an ancient
disease which always breaks out after
great wars. The ravages of the Goths
and Huns in the early Middle ages
were followed by frightfm epidemics.
It's commonest symptoms are fever
cough, dysentery and exhaustion. Its
mortality IS high. but the disease is
not necessarily fatal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
PROPERLY RANKED AS HERO
Deserved Tribute to Collie Who Gave
Master the Last Full Meas
ure OF Devotion"

Clyde Scott, four years old, lies
dying on his fathers farm near Beck
ley, w. Va. His pet collie is dead. A
vicious sow, bearing the scars of bat
tie to the finish, Is so badly mangled
that she must be killed, too.
1t is one of those simple stories of
a dog to which all human sympathy
responds, remarks the Baltimore Sun.
The boy, playing In the yard, was at
tackled by the sow, which had escaped
It's pen. Hearing the childs screams
the collie rushed to the rescue and
engaged the SOW In fight. 1t needs
no assurance of the telegraphed Item
to tell him who knows his dog the
details.
The child's mother came into the
picture, bearing her torn baby to safe
ty. But the dog remained. His was
supreme duty, that knew no COM
promise. The Infatuated SOW was q
menace to those he loved. It was
his business to remove that menace,
and Into the job he put his concern.
1t was his concern only to remove
the menace, and at any cost. HIS
own life mattered not at all, and in
the end he lost it, In as noble strug-
gle for what he believed to be right
eous as any that ever frightened the
annals of man or nation.
We do not know the little collie's
name. II we did we should like to
print 1t In honorable memory Of his
gallant conduct. He was a soldier
and gentleman; he was devoted
comrade and playmate; he was all
that a dog Is and that man should
be. We hope he had Christian bur-
lal, for he was Christian, If to be
Christian implies sacrifice of self and
love for Others. He was all of that
and he was herO--a hero on four
legs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
KaIserIs Coach Rrounht Trade.

The ex-kalser's gala carriage is foI
sale In Berlin. zone OF the best
strokes OF business ever made was
TO buy IT," said Herr Zlelka, owner Of
a Frledrichstrass establishment con-
tanning restaurant, billiard room and
n theater of varieties, according to the
Continental edition of the London
Mail.
~ bought II from the court-marshal
and used It MS an advertisement for
the theater. Every night the carriage
drove up to my theater and out
stepped a grand gentleman or lady
with the air Of royal parsonage.
Naturally, crowds followed into the
theater. unhapplly the royalIsts made
such fuss that the police forbade
me to continue using IT,"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
PARROT, GIVES POLICE CALL
Useful Bird Owned by English Hotel
Experimentation Kings Pet
Saved Royal Property.

The proprietress Of a hotel In Hert-
fordshire owns a parrot which she has
trained to whistle In exact imitation Of
a police whistle, London Answers
states
The birds accomplishment has come
in handy on more than one occasion
when rowdy customers have started
to make disturbance.
To King George belongs parrot
which on one occasion saved York
cottage from being burgled. The royal
family were at dinner, when suddenly
loud cries were heard coming from an
upper room where the bird was kept.
Look out r. 1t screamed. Look out
Look out p
A hurried rush upstairs resulted In
the discovery that one of the bedroom
windows had been forced open, the
burglars having secured access TO 1t
by means OF ladder brought from q
neighboripg clubhouse. On the alarm
being raised by the parrot they prompt
ly bolted.
Parrots, however. are not invariably
on the side of the police. Frank Wood
stock, the famous "king OF the colners."
evaded arrest for years owing to one
he possessed.
His mint" was situated at the bot
tom Of blind alley in the borough,
and the bird. whose cage was placed
in such position that 1t commanded
the entrance to the court, had been
trained to give instant warning Of the
approach Of strangers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
Helaoland Dlsmantled.

A dispatch from Berlin TO the As.
ISOLATED Press states that the Helgo-
land defenses are today dIsmantled.
The island and Its thousands Of tons
of masonry and gun emplacements
is all that remains of this once most
formidable fortress. With the guns
dismantled, the destruction Of the mil.
ltary harbor works and various fortl.
ficatlons has proceeded. Although this
stronghold cost over 175 million dol
lars, its guns were fred but once
throughout the. war, when the British
warshiR Shannon was the target The
allies gecognlzed thai itewonld have
beenuimpossibles to silence Its batter.
les. The artificial harbor works and
the ground on which : the barracks,
stand are to be removed and the site
returned to the sea.-Sclentihc Amerl.
can.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
Road BUILDING In India.

There is considerable activity In
road making In various cities in India,
depending upon the local authorities.
In some places stone rollers, pulled by
gangs of men, are used, and In other
places steam rollers are to be found.
A very useful machine is used In Luck
now, that has two rollers, the front one
a steering roller, The rear chain Is
driven by a gasoline engine. It has a
large gasoline tank and is well adapt
ed for light work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09

Lake Baikal, In Siberia. Is one Of
the great Inland fresh-water seas. be.
Ing nearly as long as Lake Superior,
but not so wide. 1t Is tlanked by
great mountains, and its shores are
filled with wood cutters and fisher.
men, but there are very few hunters.
although many fur-bearing animals
are found In the great forests about 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
There are thousands of people

without dependents, who ought to be
having TIE pleasure of annuity serv.
ice. They scrimp and deprive them.
selves through fear their principal
will not last. To such we suggest in
vestigation of our Annuit!es. Nation
al Life ms Co. VT (Mutual0 Earle
S. Kinsley General Agent, Mead
Building, Rutland, VT Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09

The young lady across the way says
her fathers income tax Is over $4,000
and yet those who don't have to pay
more than 500 do great deal OF COM
planning about the cost OF living and
some people certainly don't know when
they're well of. a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
$40 REWARD

Information has come to members
of the fish and game club that Ger.
tain persons in this section have been
shooting rabbits and other game out
of season and have also killed song
birds The Bennington Fish and
Game club will pay reward of SO
for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of these offenders,
Executive Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1921.

3or some roasopr potato bugs have
been. less plentiful t'fs year than us.
'ual. Sumo farmers in this section
have not been obliged to spray for
bugs so far this year. The spray for
blight, however, ought to be in use
at once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09
In Dealing With a Man
Who AdyertiSes


plant has been
majority thinking that send all
Wait
Machinery invented
believes
with We hebeen adding to gradually until think the city
Of a Cleaning Establishment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09

II the league of nat ons were a
working force, to it could be referred
the war that has broken out between
the Rutland Herald and the Commits
sioner Of Agriculture over the spend
ing Of tha money that the state Is
spilllng into the effort to eradicate
tuberculosis among cattle. Rightly
or wrongly there Is suspicion among
large proport on of the people OF
the state that Vermont is spending
millions of dollars on the tuberculin
test without getting much value Tor
money. The Banner does not claim
10 know the value of the service
now given but .ias a good deal OF
confidence in Mr.. Brigham and be-
lieyes that he will conduct the af-
fairs Of his department honestly and
obey the law as he understands t.
The effort to eradicate tuberculosis
has cost Vermont a tremendous sum
of money in past years and the
amount is growing rapidly The APP
preparation was largely increased IN
wear and there will be an effort made
at the next session to raise the
amount still higher. No one begrudees
the expense if the state gets fair re-
turn but there are many~people VINO
doubt the value Of tie test now EN-
nloycd. Some OF the best educated
and brightest physicians in Vermont
believe that when an apparently
healthy and vigorous animal responds
to the test, 1t is the test that is open
to suspicion rather more than the
animal .t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-09

With the spring the rhyme wave Is
almost as bad as the crime wave
Washington Post.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1921-09-03
A BARGAIN

Furnished house for sale con- sisting of three rooms. Living room II by 23, bedroom 12 by 14 and kitchen 7 by F. This house is warm andwell papered, Furn- iture consists of stoves, beds, tables chairs etc. Full title to the lot. For terms apply the News office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-09

balance sheet surplus. No money was
spent on the proposed new plant at st.
Louis, and the annual report says that
1t is the present intention of the com
pany to withhold active DEVELOPMENT
OF the st. Louis property until bust
ness warrants carrying out the project
Andrew Fletcher, president of the
company, in his report to stockholders
says: THE total untitled orders for
omotlves. reconditioning of old loco
motives and for miscellaneous work or.
June 30, 1921, was $4,595 1888, of which
domestic business was 1865 per cen
and foreign business S8.5 per cent, tie
foreign business being mostly for
Japan, China and South Africa.
1T is difficult to forecast the future
business of this company for the next
six to twelve months. At the present
time there are but few inquiries for
new locomotives, either for domestic or
foreign use, but there is encourage
ment in the fact that the administra-
ton of our government is working on
many different problems affecting the
prosperity of the country, and we are
hopeful that the railroad and trans
portation matters, so vital and far
reaching in effect on the general bust
ness Of the country, and particularly
to the business of the equipment com
panies, will be adjusted in the near
future on a sound business basis"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-09
Amer. Locomotive
Showing Is Good
Despite Dizziness
Business Shows Decline i'm
First Half of Year, but
Profits Keep Up; Invest
ments Increase Income

In spite of a decrease Of more than
$l9,o00,0 600 in gross business in the
first six months Of 1921, as compared
American Locomotive Company had
$3,901 600 profits available for divi-
bends, or only about 100000 less than
the profits for the last six months of
1920. During the first six months of
1921 the company had reduced its in
ventory account Of materials and sup
plies on hand from $l5,119,0oO at the
beginning of the period to $685. 900
on June So 1921.
Furthermore, on June 80, 1921, the
company had no loans payable and had
in its treasury SIC, 750, 600 United States
Treasury certificates and $4,000, 900
New York City corporate stock and
tax notes. Total current assets Of
June 80, 1921, were $46,667 900, where
as total current liabilities amounted
TO only $6,838000 and this amount in
Guided $2,970,000 as an Offset against
possible shrinkage in value Of notes
and bills receivable. Interest and divi-
dends received amount to more than
the preferred dividend requirements,
and the interest on United States and
New York City securities alone amounts
to about 5000 900, or about three quar-
lelS Oh Tue pIe4ciicu requirement.
Gross earnings of the American
Locomotive Company in the six months
ended June 80, 1921, were $25,990,000,
and expenses, including maintenance
and 1856, 600 depreciation, were $751;
39l 900, and after paying the few thou
sand dollars interest on the bonds of
constituent companies and allowing
S655,0O0 for taxes there was $3,901,-
600 available for dividends. After the
payment of the regular semi-annual
$3.50 share on the preferred there
was an amount equal to $12.1O a share
available for the common. This COM
pares with $17.20 available in the last
six months of 1920 for the common.
In the 1921 period no charge was made
for additions and betterments reserves,
and the entire S2,276,000 after the pay
ment of dividends was carried to the