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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Cat Ownership Disputed;
Animal Dead for Years

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Ten years ago
cat with three legs "meowed" plain
lively in the middle OF an clley that
separated the homes OF Michael Ru-
decki and Joseph Juresk. near Evans.
ton. III. The heart of the Rudeecki
family was touched--so was that Of the
Juresks. Nine little Rudeskis and
eight Juresks rushed to claim the
homeless cat
few days ago. long since the cat
had gone to another world the feud
over its ownership was given an air.
Ing In court at Evanston. For ten
years the two families had quarrsled
over their respective claims, and fin
ally the law was brought into the
tangIe.
The Rudeckis had the first inning
In court. The court heard the pleas
of the Rudeckis, their claim to the cat
and the alleged attempt made on the
life of Rudecki and his wife. But IT
was decided that before a decision
could be reached the Juresk side of
the feud was necessary, and ownership
OF the long dead cat still remains a
question.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

toward peace. But to license every
nation, big or small. to have mum
bers of these cruel. lawless. under
hand weapons is a cynical mock
cry Of our hopes,
What would the future OF the
Panama Canal be II Mexico ana
every Central American state were
authorized to build submarines Tor
defense. 1t il just the same with
the Mediterranean and the Euro
pean seas. i hope Americans Will
realize the seriousness Of what
say. The larger success OF the
conference Ia at stake.
Doubt Pariey's Success.
People still have high hopes OF
It's success over the Pacific. but
they are already beginning to
wonder II Washington In not 60
ing TO be q bigger failure than
Versailles In bringing real peace
to the world, and failure IL will be
II IL results In universal mill
. tarism In Europe and universal sub.
marines at sea-
You cannot have peace in ono
hemisphere IL you have conflict In
the other. Am my brothers
keeper" IL a question which has
only one answer for nations as Tor
individuals.
In modern civilization ourselves
alone" Is as impossible slogan Tor
countries as for persons. We arc
too closely linked UP by commerce
by means Of transport and means OF
communica ton. The great enter
prise of peace is a universal enter
prise, and 1t will need the co-opera-
ton Of all countries.
do pray that public opinion In
America will face the position and
not be carried away by the easy
generalization that Europe ia hope
less and can be left out Of account.
Europe cannot be left out OF ac-
count
Sympathy for France.
II Britain and Italy cannot disarm
because France will not. you will
find that neither will japan nor the
United States be able to. 1t Is all or
none in this modern world.
But do not let US be hard on
France. She has been IN the fore
front OF the battle. She can reason
ably ask us to help her to security IL
we ask her to limit her ornaments.
The real moral Of M. Brands
speeches IL: Can we ignore
Frances appeal for support!"
II we want universal peace must
we not be willing to pay toward II,
to take risks for IL?
The real answer to NJ. BRAND
ought to be: III you will disarm
like the rest of us, We will see you
through"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
U. s. Will Honor Money
Orders From Germany

Money orders for Germany bought
In the United States before this
country entered the war, and which
remain unpaid, viii now be honored.
1t was announced yesterday by the
Post Office Department The estab-
lishment Of peace makes this possible.
Persons who bought such money
orders should present their claims to
their postmasters, 1t was declared.
No expense Is involved and no legal
advice In necessary to procure the
payments, but settlements win take
about two months the department az.
planned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Hot Water Well Flows
40 Gallons a Minute

sEBRING, Fla, Dec. Slot water
which began flowing some days age
from well being driven for a local
concern, still is coming to the surface
Mt a rate Of forty gallons a minute,
throughout the period the flow has
maintained an even temperature of 80
degrees.
IL is said to be the second instance
OF hot flowing well observed in Flor.
ida, one having been drilled at Pensa.
coia ABOUT twenty years ago. The flow
Oh the fensacoia well was lost when
the drill broke through the rock and
diverted the water into a subterranean
lake.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
THIRD MAN MISSING
FROM HAGERST0WN
w. G. Turner Leaves His Home
to &c to Drug Store and
Disappears.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Dec. 81
Hagerstown has another mystery TO
unravel. This concerns Wilmer q.
Turner. a transferman, who disappear
ed from his home early Sunday after
noon, and has not been heard from
since. The police have been asked 10
aid in the search for the missing man.
Mrs. Turner informed Lieutenant
Williams. at police headquarters, that
Mr.. Turner left home q few minutes
after noon, saying that he was going
to a nearby drug store for some
medicine. He said he would return in
a few moments. and left the house
without either his hat or coat.
Just a few weeks ago, a tourist
from Akron, Ohio, travelling to Wash
ington with his wife, stopped his ma
chine at Licking Creek, near Han
cock, Washington county, and left
for nearby garage with glass jar
in which to get some oil. He loft
the machine at noon and told his wife
he would return in a few moments.
After waiting until o'clock In the
evening, his wife had the machine
taken to a garage nearby and came
on to nSgerstovn, where the matter
was reported to both the city ind
state police. The man has not been
located as yet, so far as known.
Several months ago, DIR. Davis, OF
Sacramento, Calf, came to Thur
mont, this county. to marry a Thur
mont woman. Several days after the
ceremony had been performed, DIR.
Davis took the. train for Hagerstown.
saying that he was to take part in a
Red Cross play. He was traced as
far as Hagerstown, but has not been
located
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
New Road Bill
Is Approved By
Farm Bureaus

THE Woodruff bill, intro
- duced In the House early
in November, providing q def
mite program Of Federal aid
in building roads through for
est preserves, has been ap-
proved by the American Farm
Bureau Federation. That or
ganization has passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved: That the American
Farm Bureau Federation ap-
proves the principles Of Fed
eral aid in highway construc-
ton and fcvors cooperation
between the States and the
Federal Government as outlined
in the bill, H. R. 9878, by Mr..
Woodruff, which supplies .
five-year program enabling
constructive planning and con-
struction, avoiding the uncer-
ta!nty and delay annually de-
pendent upon further legisla-
tive authorization.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Ben Turpin Takes Out
Policy on Cross Eyes

LOS ANGELES, Dec. S.-Babe
Ruth carries heavy insurance on his
batting arm; Mischa Elman on MS
fingers, and Charlie Chaplin on his
feet.
Now comes Ben Turpin, funny cross
eyed man Of the screen to take out a
policy for $4,000 on his criss-cross
orbs.
This is the first time, so repre-
sentatives of the Underwriters for
Lloyd's, London, say that person has
taken out a policy .nsuring cross-eyes
against any accident or act of God,
which might straighten them.
The policy taken out by Turpin
covers a period of one year. The pre-
MUM, plus taxes and revenue stamps,
totals $l06.1S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Motorists Buy
4,6O Licenses
In 2-Day Rush

WAsHIN GTo N motorists
/" are keeping the office Of
the superintendent Of licenses
busy. During the last two
days, $500 tags have BEN
purchased, the first day 2,781
being obtained. This was the
busiest day in the history Of
the license bureau, except ono.
The biggest day was Decem-
Der 81 last year, when the
final rush swamped the office
force.
Wade H. Coombs, superin-
tsndent Of licenses, said yes.
terday that he had only Fl 900
tags and that another ship
msnt was expected this week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Divorce Continues in
Employ of Ex-HuSband

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3.--Mrs. Flor,
ence Hamlin is employed in the office
OF her husband, Harry r. Hamlin
Her salary will be increased by 500
month, as the result of Judge Toland
granting her a divorce, with 500 a
month for support Of herself and
children.
Affairs at the office moved along
smoothly, but at home II was differ.
ent, and II was stated that Hamlin
moved to another apartment in the
same house. The decree was granted
on the ground of desertion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
$4,000 !O[OSE
|. bERTHS # NAVY
GUT IS ADOPTED
Holiday" Seen as Severe Blow
To Government and Private
Shipyards.
ny Universal Service.

From $4,000 to 5000 workers IN
Government and other shipya-ds win
be thrown out Of employment II the
American proposal for a naval hoii-
day 10 adopted by the ornaments
conference.
This is the consensus of opinion
naval board, Of which Rear Ad.
miral william L. Rodgers is a mem
Der. Admiral Rodgers. as chairman
OF the naval subcommittee OF the
American Advisory Commission. has
submitted a report to Secretary
Hughes on this phase Of the subject.
Tho report n being held in strict
est secrecy. Various conjectures a.
to its contents were said yesterday
to be without foundation.
II 10 an open secret that MEMBER
OF the general board OF the navy diff.
fer in their opinion as to the effects
| Of a naval holiday. The differences
arise not only on the number to be
thrown out OF work. but upon the
ability OF such workers to find other
employment.
One group holds that the throwing
Of 5000 men out Of jobs is so serious
that the Government should pause
unless II shall be in a position to find
work for the men discharged.
Contrasted with this view is that
OF another group, who maintain that
the addition OF $4,000 men to the list
Of unemployed Ia q small matter when
the total unemployment IL considered.
Naval officers believe that the 5000
expert naval workers now engaged on
new ships in the Government yards
will be able to get work in the com.
mercia! metal and woodwork trades.
II was pointed out, though, that that
leaves 10000 who are not expert in
any trade but shipbuilding. and who
would without doubt experience much
hardship as the reaulf Of the holiday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
De Valera Portrait
Present to Ireland

PARIS, Dec. 3.-"Portrait of a
patriot" the painting by Sir Jonn
Lavery of President de Valera, Of Ire
land, witch has caused tremendous
discussion at the Paris Autumn Salon,
will, il is understood, be purchased by
an anonymous American enthusiast
and presented to the Irish nation, 10
be hung in the place Of honor within
the IRISH Parliament.
Darkness frames the portrait, fu.
gitive glimpses Of light playing on
the strong features of the Irish lead
err, giving the face almost a dreamy,
idealistic look, while detracting moth
ing from the character shown by the
firm chin and mouth.
Experts say it is the finest psy-
Geological study in the salon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
DOG SHOOTS MASTER.

WlLkESBARRE, Pa. Dec. a.
victor Swartwood, thirteen, dropped
ms gun, with the trigger cooked,
while hunting rabbits. His huntins
dog came along, stepped on the triy.
ger discharged the gun. and the bow
vas severely shot in the right foot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
College Will Teach Girls
How to Bake Real Bread

CHICAGO, Dec. S.---Bread is to be-
come college-bred in Chicago II plans
OF the American Bakers Association
are successful.
The association has purchased build
ings and grounds here for the estab-
lishment OF a college to teach i'm
proved methods in breadmaking. Stu
dents will be trained In scientific
baking.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
PARENTS ARE NEGLIGENT.

COLUMBUS, Dec. ST parents
permit a ten-year-old boy to drive a
horse and buggy on the public high.
ways Il Is contributory ne ligence on
their part II the lad is hit and killed
by a train, supreme court ruled in
reversing a decision which gave Cla-.
ence Grambo. sr., s2.250 damages for
the death of his boy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Centenarian Urges Corn
Bread Diet for Longevity

DEFIANCE, Ohio, Dec. 3.-"Eat lots
OF corn bread, also meat and vegeta.
hles, especially cabbage" answered
Mrs. Annie z. Ralston. l01, when
asked for formula for q diet
PLAY while you're young. but work
hard when you're older said Mrs.
Ralston, recalling the outdoor games
which provided her with tanned cheeks
and a robust physique when yet lit
tie girl back on her fathers farm in
MARYLAND.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Last Fiancee
OF M. Landru
Weeps for Him
PARIS, Dec. 4.

AAsAot DSS. -.
A SIDE from the wife whom
"A he deserted to WOO scores
of "fiancees," there is one
woman in Paris who bewails the
fate of "Bluebeard," just SEN
fenced to the guillotine. She is
Nile. Fernando SECRET, an
actress, whom the slayer was
counting when he was arrested,
accused of the murder Of ten
women and one boy.
Mile. SECRETS grief, however,
did not keep her from fulfilling
a theatrical engagement. Men,
ton Of her relationship with
"Biuebeard" Is contained in the
play in which she appears.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
HOusekeepers to Hold
Card Parry Tomorrow

The Housekeepers' Alliance will
hold card party for all members in.
terested in the placement office of the
alliance, at the Hadleigh Hotel at q
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The nj.
lance Is cooperating with the United
States Employment Service In placing
household employees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
NEW PARIS HUG.

PARIS. Dec. 3.-The Adam and
Eve" hug was introducedd in Paris
along with leopard skins for dresses
and heavy anl<lsts. II took society by
storm and everyone likes It.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
FRANCO-BR|T|SH
ROW EXPLAINED
bYH. {. WELLS
Continued from First Page)

Continued from First Page)
animosities that center upon pOliti-
cal personalities, have got into this
dispute.
1t may help to clear the issue II
we disregard the attitude Of the two
governments in paming the sides to
the dispute. and IL. instead of speak.
ing of the French" or the British"
1idess we speak of the 'Keep-Ger-
many-down" and the "Give-Ger-
many-a-chance" sides. or. better. II
we call them the 'Insisters," who
insist upon the uttermost farthing
Df repayment and penitence from
Germany, and the "Relievers." who
don't. For it is upon Germany that
the whole dispute turns.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-26
CAMPBELL'S MILLS

=, Mrs. George Tanner ID, visiting this
week at the home of. her. daughter, Mrs.
Harry Holmes, in Willimantic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wsnton Nichols of APP
panaug. R. L., are spending some time at
the home of Thomas Brown.
Misses Margaret and Ola Tanner were
Norwich visitors Saturday.
! Mrs, Thomas Brown spent Wednesday
and Thursday, I'M Hartford where Mr..
Brown is in attendance at the sessions of
the, general assembly: - .
John Whitman and daughter Frances
have moved from =. the Pratt farm TO
Plainfield to the home, of Miss Spauld-
ing. a 80 ~ So ~
c. L. BrowneIl,> supervisor of schools,
visited SCHOOL here Wednesday.
.. Mrs. 3. S. Hall recently visited rela-
tives in Norwich. s-- -
Howard Gardner cut his foot badly
while chopping wood requiring four
stitches to close the wound.
Mason Gray Is assistingW. H. rDawley
in the building of garage. ,
School in the Wylie district closed on
Wednesday for the Easter vacation.
Thursday Miss. Hammer, accompanied
by the. Voluntown Center teachers, at
tended teachers meeting in Norwich In
theS forenoon and the district speaking
and spelling contest in the afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-26
FIICHVHIIILE

The c. E. prayer meeting was held
Thursday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Wilson. The subject
was Missionary Progress in Alaska; In
the absence of the appointed leader, the
pastor, Rev w. D. Hetherington acted
for him. The meeting was very entnu-
siastic and well attended. The next C.
E. meeting Will be at the parsonage on
March 81. at 100 p. M. orrln. Naples,
president Of the Norwich c. E. union,
has consented to lead.
Sunday, March 81, at IL a. M, the
Baptist pastor will give an Easter sermon
and there will be special music. At D.
m. the Sunday school will give the Easter
exercises, to which much preparation mas
been given. An Easter offering will be
taken. I!
The Norwich Y. M. C. A. invitation
to attend the public meeting in the Com
munity HOUSE, March 9th, and sse The
Stream Of Life, has. been received. The
time is $40 p. m. %.E .
Wednesday evening Rev. W. D. Heth.
erington preached. for Che Norwich Sal.
walton Army at their hall
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-26
PRESTON

Tuesday evening when Preston City
grange held it's regular meeting. an I'M
usually large number was in attendance.
Worthy Master Clifton L. Dawley called
the meeting to order. During the BUSH
ness session Charles Pendleton was obli
gated in the first and second degrees and
will be given the third and fourth de-
grees with the present class april LIST.
The lecturer presented the following in
teresting program: Singing, by the
grange; paper, The New. Cabinet, Rev.
Fred w. Tholen; reading. Cynthia Crary (;
paper, The Prevention of Rabies in the
Human Family, E. P. Garnes,, health Off
GER of. Preston; bass solo, Sydney Hall !;
paper The Milking Machine as an Aid to
the Busy Farmer. Albert Bennett; read
ing. e. P. Barnes talk, How to Use Our
Programs. lecturer; song by the grange.
The papers of the program were both in
teresting and instructive.
The meeting on April IL will be Poul-
try night and will be an open meeting
Prof. Jones of Storrs college will be on
the list of speakers.
In the course of his paper on The New
Cabinet Rev. F. A. Tholen said:
Perhaps of no other cabinet in the his
tory of our country has so much been ex-
pected as has been expected of the pres
many complicated problems of our own
national life present a wide and impor-
tant range of affairs for the discussion of
! our cabinet.
Popular opinion is greatly divided on
the question of the abilities of President
Harding's advisers to cope with the pres
emit situation. Many characterize the
cabinet as the best possible choice; many
more regard it as mediocre, or average,
and some term it distinctly disappointing.
All, however, unite in pronouncing
Hughes and Hoover the strong men of the
cabinet; Hays and Daugherty are the
poor choices.
1t is my purpose to briefly discuss the
probable abilities of each member of the
tcabinet as shown by his training and past
experiences.
Mr.. Harding has broken all precedent
by introducing Vice President Coolidge
into the cabinet. Mr.. Coolidge has been
our next door neighbor and we all know
of his ability and quickness of decision
! His counsel will be needed and valuable
in the cabinet meetings. "a
International problems are so much
more pressing than any others that the
selection of al secretary of state has
aroused more interest than all the Other
cabinet appointments put together. Mr.
| 1lusAeSl Post Is not SO mucn one Oh honol
/ as one of labor and responsibility. How.
ever, he has peculiar faculty of makins
! a clear statement of complicated mas
Of facts and has been justly termed on.
Of our greatest supreme court judges.
| All OF us are more or less acuuafnteS
with his history as lawyer. governor, su
preme court judge and presidential nom
met, so it is beside the point to argue hi
ability or reputation.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-26
FARMERS WANT NITRATE
PLANT AT MUSCLE SHOALS

At a meeting Of delegates from the va
rious state farm bureaus held in Con-
cord on the 18th Of March the state COM
mittee reported on the Muscle Shoals ap-
propria ton, as fohows:. ..-
4 The six. New England states In con-
vention assembled with delegates repre-
senting all the county. farm bureaus. In
New, England, request andiurge the sena-
tors and representatives Of New England
to support the appropriation to complete
the dam at Muscle Shoals and thus make
possible the utilization of the Immense
and valuable water power which may be
used, IL deemed practicable for q cheaper
production, OF nitrate E. r.; Richardson
Of Massachusetts, Z. B. Cornwell Of YER
mont. H w. Sawyer, Of New Hampshire
and w A. Curtis of Rhode Island.
l The bill came before the last congress
to appropriate the necessary funds to
complete, the Immense nitrxte plans at
Muscle Sh6zIs but like many other bills
1t died when congress adjourned Under
this plan, as outlined in this resolution
1t would be possible to produce nitrate
from a nitrogen OF the air 80 that the
cost would be- about one-half OF what II
is today. This would mean much cheap
| or fertilizer to the farmers OF this coun-
/ try and.the reduction of cost Of fertilizers
would inevitably be reflected in reduc.
! ton OF cost OF FOOD products. The bulk Of
the nitrate used in fertilizer today must
be shipped IN from Chilli. There is nc
reason why, with the INN ense water
power at its command. and with the plant
itself practically completed, that congress.
should not appropriate enough money tC
finish thu proposition and make the PLAN
| which is now liability TO the country
Of tremendous value.
| At this meeting two other matters o.
business of considerable Importance wer'
taken up, 1t Was voted that the com
rnittee be created on cooperation organi
zation. ThisS committee TO be made VI
10 fone representative from each Of th'
New England states. The reason fo
the creation Of such a committee wa
brought, out when H. w. Tinkham. in hi
address before the conference. stated tina
there were 327 separate farmers cooper
alive organizations in New Ehgiard. Al
cooperative work develops these sci arat
units are bound to federate an dthus b
able to be much more effective than the.
are as small units 1T will probably b
the duty Of this committee to work GU
some plan for bringing together thes
separate cooperative organizations int
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-26

The Chinese believe boiled crfcketa
to be very eficacious as blood puri-
fierE.l
The earth Is a cooling body and IT,
therefore, becoming very gradually
smaller. ~
: There is a high male sex birth ratio
among progeny whose parents are Of
different nationality.
= During one period OF sevea years
more than 5000 earthquake Shocks
were recorded in Japan. r.. Ok
/. Some phosphorescent deep sea nsh
catch their prey by means Of the lights
from their glowing. fms. - -
I Australian natives tear down teic
graph lines TO get wire to make brace
lets, earrings and noseringA ~
|. AS late as the saN.susl... century the
arts Of medicine and surgery were al
most exclusively przcticsd ~ Tie. re-
EgiouS orders. ~
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-26
CHANGE. AMONG LEADEkSf :
IN IN BONLTNG CONGRESS

e
Buffalo, N. VI March Is Pin spilling
in the American Bowling congress tourr}a-'
4nent today was thef most sensational of
the 1921 championships, new lea lers be-
ing established in the o-g1is M and al
events with one other change I'm , the an
event with one otsier change IN the, all
event standing often hishss and : q new
roller. placing among. the leaders of the
singles. ~ n ~ Z, { Y, ;',% ). e
Scoring total of 1914 pins a mark
which has been beaten, in only two Of the
20 tournaments In the history of the
American Sowing Congresss 20. p Kali
lusch and A. Schie4aan Of Rochester went
high IN, the tw6-man event, Schieman
also took the lead in the all events with
total of 1909 for his nine games. while
Otto Kallauscl his two man partner
gained third place with a total of 1887
pins. The change in the singles brought
about through $50 total by William
Driver. of Louisville tieirg H. Marine of
Chicago for ninth place.