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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
Did Him More Good

Many men and women suffer from
backache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints,
sore muscles and other results of kid
ncy trouble because they neglected the
first warning symptoms. Foley Kidney
Pills aid the kidneys TO throw out pois-
onous waste matter that causes pain
and misery. Stephen Lewis, Eldridge,
KY. writes: "Foley Kidney Pills did
me more good than all the other medi-
cine l ever took. I had kidney trouble
ten years. / don't haye any pain like
/ had before ! took thefh." Great Falls
Drug StOre.-Adw
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
STOCKETT WOMAN SUES FOR
DIVORCE; CLAIMS DESERTION

Suit for divorce on grounds of de-
~sertion and failure to provide, was filed
in district court Friday by Kate b.
back against Fred Boback. They were
married at Stockett, October q. 1913.
Mrs. Boback asks for an absolute de-
cree and the custody of a minor child.
The plaintiff says that the last known
address Of her husband was Tacoma,
Wash.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-06-10
BEET NEMATODES
SPREAD BY DIRT
Refuse From Dumps Apparently
Is Most Common Means of
Spreading Parasites.
CROP ROTATION IS FAVORED
When Pests Are Found in Locality, Ac-
ton Should Be Taken by Whole
Community to Prevent Spread
Some Good Rules.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Dirt from the beet dumps apparent
ly is the. most common means of
spreading the sugar-beet nematode and
should be the first to receive attention
in planning control measures, accord
ing to Farmers Bulletin 1913, The
Sugar Beet Nematode in the Western
States, prepared by Gerald Thorne and
l.. A. Giddings and now ready for dis
tribution by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Prevent Scattering Soil
Since the removal of dirt from the
Jumps seems to be the only practical
method of disposing of the thousands
~ tons of soil annually screened from
the beets, says the bulletin, precau-
lions must be taken to prevent scat
tering the soil containing nematodes.
Wagon boxes should be tight enough
to prevent soil jarring out along the
roads and in the fields. Dump dirt
should be disposed of in holes,
swamps, or waste corners where there
is the least danger of its being scat
tered.
The practice Of growing beets year
after year ON the same field gives the
nematodes an excellent opportunity of
becoming established if they are once
introduced. A definite system of crop
rotation is said to be advisable with
not more than two years of beets in
succession. The fertility of the soil
will thus be maintained, and much of
the danger from insect pests and plant
diseases will be avoided at the same
time.
Make 1t Community Affair.
When nematodes are found in a
locality, action should Immediately be
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-06-10
One of the Many Widely Varying
Types of Sugar Beets Found in
Commercial Fields.

taken to prevent their spread, the bull
letin advises. This should be made a
community affair, and the following
measures are being adopted by some Of
the farm bureaus:
The sugar company operating In the
district is requested to refuse con-
tracts for beets grown on soil that
is known to be infested with the sugar.
beet nematodes.
When infested soil happens to be
planted the owner and the sugar COM
pany are to make arrangements for
handling the beets from the infested
areas separately and not allow the in
tested beets to go through the dumps
while other beets are being handled.
The practice Of throwing dump dirt
along public highways should be pro-
hibited, by law if necessary.
Copies of the bulletin may be had
free by making a request to the United
States Department Of Agriculture,
Washington, D. G.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-06-10
Saw Squirrel Army,

Bellefonte, Pa.-Passengers on the
Tyrone and Clearfield branch of the
Pennsylvania, while travelling in the
vicinity of the big fill one day re-
Gently, were interested In watching a
small army Of about 200 squirrels max
ing its way down. the hillside toward
the valley. Hunters who have spent
some time in the vicinity OF the fill
say that during the past two hunting
seasons few squirrels have been killed
In that section.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-06-10
CASTS SPELL; CAN'T BREAK 1T
His Subjects Through With
Science.

Durham, N. H.-After taking cor
respondence course in hypnotism,
Ralph H. Seaman, freshman at New
Hampshire college, tried out his pow
ers on his roommate, w. Briant Hob
son, before an admiring student au-
dience. The spell worked The sub
ject fell limp and the amateur was
satisfied. But when he tried to bring
his roommate back to consciousness
Seaman failed.
In the end Hobson was brought out
of his coma by a combination of all
known antidotes for hypnosis and
fainting. Seaman said he was through
trying to demonstrate hypnotism.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-06-10

A seventeen-year-old girl, blind and
meeting of the Chicago Medical soci-
ETY. by an ineXplicable faculty of hear
ing and seeing through her finger-tips.
1t was admitted her case paralleled
that of Helen Kellar. Numerous ply
sicians. skeptical of her power, gave
her fest after, test. At the conclusion
of their experiments they announced
they could offer no explanation, but
admitted there had been no illusory
tactics and that the girls gift was
genuine She is Willetta Higgins, an
orphan inmate of the Wisconsin School
for the Blind. GAINESVILLE, Wis. Miss
Higgins demonstrated the following
marvellous feats: Hearing perfectly by
placing her hands on the wrist, head
or chest of another through vibration;
with a pole ten feet long touching a
doctor, held the other end and con-
versed with him for several minutes:
rubbed her nose over a page and told
how many persons were in the pho
tograph, distinguishing between men
and women; told the color of yarn by
the feeling of it also told the denom-
nation of paper money by her touch.
The girl was placed in the institution
at GAINESVILLE. For five years she was
so morose and respondent that her
sanity was feared for; then one of
the teachers interested her in the life
of Helen Kellar and since that day she
has shown marvellous development in
all her remaining senses. The picture
shows Miss Higgins telling the color
Of flower by the sense of smell.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-06-10
Plain Henmed Sheets

AS the prices on the above are very special we
Their accept c. o. D., or Charges.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Editor Reveals Proposal
To Attack Ship Subsidy

CONTINUED from First Pase)
about thirty years old, Of slender
build, blonde, with q light Chap
lin moustache; he was about five
feet five.
He said, Are you Mr.. Glaser7
am Mr.. lawrence
I'VE took q seat In the lobby.
He said he could arrange matters
In conformity with the proposed
agreement in New York. The
money end Of It will be all right.
He said. I am only interested
in the news end Of It. Can we
have the article that have pre-
pared published in the current
issue1'
II said, If I get it within five
days
II asked him II he represented
the Cunard line.
'He said. NO., I am q secre-
tary at the embassy
"I then proposed that he pre-
pare the article Immediately and
give me q schedule Of the adver-
tis!ng so that he might pay me
cash for the advertising and get
the advantage Of q per cent
discount.
HE said he would have moth
ing to do with the advertising.
That would come from New York.
He said I need have no fear
regarding the financial RESPONSE
bility of the advertisers. As .
matter of fact. I would receive
$4,000 in a lump advance pay
ment.
However, he said II was I'm
portant to him that the readers
Of the Masonic Review know
both sides of the ship subsidy
question. As an earnest Of my
good faith. he said II would be
necessary for me to print the
first article before the payment
would be made.
Il agreed to this, and was told
to return to New York and await
word from his representative in
New York. He did not mention
the British embassy. but he did
refer to the embassy. His Ian.
guase was unmistakably that Of
an Englishman.
Il Immediately returned to New
York and related to Mr.. Marvin
and others what had taken place.
Two days later received a
telephone call from the New York
representative II was to this ef-
feet:
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terly denounced 1t. More recently
this very agreement has been the
subject of inquiry by the present
Shipping Board.
Friends Of Mr.. II. H. Raymond.
the third member Of the Shipping
Board committee. assert that he
IL a. thorough American and was
not in the least responsible for
the alleged discrimination against
American operators and shippers.
Mr.. Raymond was born a Britisb
subject and was naturalized sew
eral years ago.
When Sir Connop Guthrie came
to the United States there was
assigned to him by the British
admiralty a certain Lieut.. Maurice
Faulkner. Of the Royal Navy.
whose duty 1t was to code and
decode the secret messages that
daily passed between Sir Connop
and the British admiralty in
London. the British Government
regulations requiring that only q
commissioned officer should have
access to the sacred code book
of his majesty.
CONTROL OF WHEAT.
Sir Connop's activities in be-
half Of the British Government
were not confined solely to ship
ping. He Is the man who con.
ceived the idea Of formulating q
company that would control the
expectation of wheat from the
United States to allied and neu.
tral countries, which resulted in
the organization of the great
Wheat Export Company. This
company, largely by reason Of
Sir Connop's control Of the ship
ping situation, virtually monopo-
lized the wheat exports from this
country and became a dominant
factor In the wheat markets of
the United States and Canada.
In the British Ministry of
Shipping, Sir Connop inaugurated
a system Of exports permits and
by this means It was possible to
give preference to exporters who
made shipments through English
houses.
KILLING TRADE.
The TEN TWELVE investiga-
ton conducted at that time re-
vealed that the British Ministry
Of Shipping had placed q num-
Der Of Norwegian vessels in
South American. trade which nor.
mally was American.
A vicious practice inaugurated
during Sir Connop's regime con-
cerned the naming Of foreign
agents Of the steamship COM
panies engaged in the operation
Of Shipping Board vessels.
When . vesssl was aIiocatsd
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Fleet Corporation In Philadelphia
who read the report expressed the
belief that Chairman Hurley would
ask Immediately for the resigna-
ton Of the committee and the
cancellation Of the authority con.
ferred upon 1t by the Shipping
Board and the War Department.
Furthermore. II was freely pre-.
dicted that the facts showing the
discrimination Of our principal
ally In the great war would be
brought quickly to the attention
Of the Cabinet.
But-the report delivered to
Chairman Hurley disappeared
from the Shipping Board offices
In Washington.
On October .. 1913. Major Ma,
Leod made another report on the
TEN TWELVE case to Howard
Coonley, vice president Of the
Emergency Fleet, calling particu-
lar attention to the dangers
threatening the American Mer-
chant Marine" from British official
sources.
without delay, Mr.. Coonley
went to Washington and placed
this report before the Shipping
Board at Warrington.
The report was referred to
Bainbridge Colby. then a member
Of the board. and It created a
sensation In Washington official
circles. Mr.. Colby brought the
subject before the entire Ship.
ping Board and q few weeks
later. Frederick A. Dowsey, Major
Macleod and every agent who
had been engaged In developing
the facts of the TEN TWELVE
case were summoned before the
board In Washington.
IN CRITICAL TIME.
This hearing was Just after the
armistice, when American officials
for the first time since the be.
ginning Of the war could think Of
the English in terms other than
allies.
While the report of Dowsey and
his co-workers was under CON-
sideration by the Shipping Board.
the members Of the shipping con-
troll committee resigned.
To prevent - scandal and to
avoid adding to the rising flame
OF 'bolsheviki propaganda then
spreading over the United States
and Europe. the resignations were
accepted and the revelations of
Dowsey's men were hushed up.
Afterward the official files OF
the shipping control committee
disappeared and Sir Gonnop
Guthrie went back to England for
nsA
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

might deem necessary, at the ex-
pense Of Uncle Sam.
In addition to these vast powers.
the Secretary Of War, under date
Of February 7, 1918, by executive
order. gave to Sir Connop Guthrie
and his associates on the shipping
control committee absolute control
over all tonnage under control of
the War Department except war
ships.
That the committees selection
Of personnel was not based upon
the question Of the Americanism
OF the individuals employed is
proved by tho voluminous files
Of the Governments TEN
TWELVE case, which revealed
the employment Of an overwhelm-
ing number Of the British sub
jects. 1t is referred to as 80 per
cent British.
The Federal statutes were even
over ridden and the law enacted
BY Congress to protect American
labor on American vessels was
ignored.
The law required that masters
and mates and chief engineers of
American vessels must be Ameri.
can citizens.
During the life Of Sir Connop
Gutherie's committee the major
ity Of the first line officers Of
the American merchant marine
were British subjects.
During Sir Connop's reign az
dictator Of shipping in the United
States-British and American-it
was freely charged that purely
American shipping firms were dis
criminated against in favor of
British firms in the ALLEGATION of
American vessels.
One Of the favored companies
was the International Mercantile
Marine, which owned and oper.
ated nearly 1,o0o.o tons Of Brit.
ish shipping and Of which the ship.
ping control committees chairman,
Mr.. Franklin. was the president.
HAD SECRET PACT.
Although Mr.. p. A. 8. Franklin
has since testified that he Ia an
American citizen. the United
States Government unearthed a
secret agreement existing at that
time between the international
Mercantile Marine and the British
government which solemniy bound
Franklin and his company to re.
frain from the commission Of any
act inimical to British shipping
interests or the British govern.
ment.
This exposure created a sensa.
ton In Washington at the time
and Admiral Benson. while chair.
man Of the Shipping Board. bis.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
British Envoy Laid
Plans To Control
American Shipping

(Cepyrisht. lsss. BY Tho washinxtoI
Herald and By Universal service.)
His Britannia Majesty's minis
tar Of shipping for the United
States, Sir Connop Guthrie, X.
B. E., who had been in control
Of all British shipping from the
United States since the early
part Of 1917. was inspired with
the plan Of placing american
merchant ships under his direc.
ton. and the following facts
show how well the scheme ma.
tured. to the injury Of American
shipping interests while the
United States and Great Britain
were allies In the war.
The suggestion was made that,
for the purpose Of winning the
war, there should be closer CO.
operation between England and
the United States In the opera
ton Of vessels flying the flags Of
these countries.
GUTHRIE NAMED.
Sir Connop Guthrie procured his
appointment by tho United States
Shipping Board, In February,
1918. a. one Of the three members
Of the shipping control com.
mittee."
This committee had more power
over American shipping than was
ever conferred by Congress upon
q similar body Of men in the
history Of the Republic.
In addition to the absolute con-
troll bestowed upon Connop and
his two associates on the COM
nittee over merchant ships, the
astute minister Of British ship
ming obtained control over the
non-fishtins vessels of our War
Department.
An examination of the minutes
OF the shipping board reveals that
the resolution creating the ship
ping control committee was not
prepared by an officer Of this
Government. but was prepared
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

Await q call to washington
at any moment"
THAT was the last I heard from
Mr.. Lawrence. Senator Watson,
Of Indiana. had made q Sensational
speech concerning foreign meddiing
in American affairs, and It &C.
cupied much space in the papers.
Upon this day. the 24th Of
November, 1922, again called
upon Mr.. Lawrence in Washington,
d. c.
Il met him entering the British
embassy. I recognised him. at
once.
with q companion I entered
the embassy and inquired for Mr..
Lawrence.
II was asked to give my name.
I did 50. and was asked to wait.
After q short period I was
requested to 60 upstairs and was
ushered into a room. After q few
minutes the man with whom I
had held the interview at the
Willard Hotel appeared.
He glanced at me and then at
my companion.
II offered my hand. He ignored
It.
"I then said: Aren't you Mr..
Lawrence. the man I met at the
Willard Hotel seven months ago?'
mo he replied.
Don't you remember mef I'm
Mr.. Glaser. the editor Of the Ma.
sonic Review
BLANK stare. Mr.. Lawrence
walked away.
II have since been Informed
that the man whom I met today
is 8. c. Lawrence. commercial
attache to the British embassy"
(SigneO
MATTHEW QUAY GLASER.
County Of New York,
Borough of Manhattan,
'State Of New York.
Matthew Quay Chaser, being
duly sworn, says: am tho person
named In the attached affidavit.
I have read the same, and the
statsvnenta fhsrein ynadA nv ma
are true and correct and are my
statements.
MATTHEW QUAY 0LAsER.
subscribed and sworn 10 be-
fore me this - day Of November,
1879.
Notary In and for said borough
ana oounfy.~
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for operation, the operator would
be requested to furnish the board
with the names of his foreign
agents at ports where the ship
was destined to call.
ON WHITE LIST"
II the name Of the agent was
not on the British white list"
he was not approved and the
operator of the vessel was forced
to consign his vessel to an ap-
proved foreign agent.
Files Of the TEN TWELVE
case reveal that the most Of
these foreign agents were British
firms--in many cases purely Brit.
ish steamship agencies.
There are numerous instances
Of which American operators had
to entrust the management Of
their affairs in foreign ports to
firms Of whom they had never
before heard.
LOSS OF MILLIONS.
Tho files Of the TEN TWELVE
case reveal the loss Of millions Of
dollars to American shippers and
American steamship operators di.
rectiy traceable to the discriminate
ing regulations inausurated by the
shipping control committee under
the direction Of Sir Connop Guth-,
rie.
The determinations practiced by
Sir Connop Guthrie's committee
became 90 unbearable to Ameri.
can shippers that the matter was
taken UP with the highest off,
cials Of the Government in Wash.
ington in September, 1918.
The late r. w. Dowsey and
sohne secret operatives who were
engaged on the investigation Of
the British discrimination against
American ships and shipping laid
bare the startling features Of the
TEN TWELVE case to J. H. Ros.
sitter, Of the Shipping Board, in q
conference at the palatial home
Of Rossiter In Washington.
REPORT ON CASE.
The following week . detailed
report on the case was filed with
Chairman Hurley by Major Nor.
man Macleod, U. 8. A., who was
the supervising head of the Ship
ping Boards division Of invsstisa-
ton.
This report did not mincs words
In detail from the charges made
by American shippers and steam.
ship operators against the ship
ping control committee.
High officials q the Emsrssncy
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and presented by the members Of
the committee itself.
The membership Of the shipping
control committee" beside Sir
Connop Guthrie, His Majesty's
shipping commissioner:
p. A. 8. Franklin, president Of
the international Mercantile Ma
rine, second largest operator Of ves-
sells flying the British flag, includ.
ing such ships ~ the Olympic and
the Majestic.
II. II. Raymond, . naturalized
American citizen Of British birth,
president Of the Atlantic, Gulf and
West Indies s. 8. Company.
Sir Connop Guthrie, without
pay.
Messrs. Franklin and Raymond
were dollar-a-year men.
BRITON IN CHARGE.
Sir Connop Guthrie, the expert
enced British shipping expert and
author Of the scheme to place
American shipping under the con-
troll subservient to the British
ministry Of shipping. was the DOM
inant spirit of the shipping control
committee, although Mr.. Franklin
was made the chairman.
Nothing could express more for.
chilly than the language Of the ship
ping board resolution itself the
enormous powers that were con.
ferred upon this committee.
POWER OF BOARD.
This remarkable delegation Of
authority is expressed in the fol.
lowing language. prepared under
Sir Connop Guthrie's direction:
"The committee Ii empowered
to operate, manage, control, dis
tribute and allocate all tonnage
now subject or which may here
after become subject to the con-
troll on the United States Shipping
Board, by ownership, charter, or
otherwise. All applications and
requirements for shipping tonnage
are to be referred 10 the commit
tee and determined BY II. The
shipping control committee Is au.
thorized to charter, hire or other.
wise utilize all necessary steamers,
docks, tugs or other floating or
stationary equipment, and to
rent such accommodations and en-
ploy such staff - Il considers
necessary; and al existing ma
ohinery, departments, and agencies
Of the shipping board now en-
gagged In or about the functions
now committed 10 the shipping
board control committee are 70
cooperate with and report 10 the
committee.
The shipping control committee
was also authorized to utilize all
existing agencies and to create
any additional agencies that Il
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ton: also directly from the British
ministry Of shipping, who have
asked US to furnish them with
coal and We have not acceded to
their request.
Q.-In the course Of your ex-
perience do you find that unjust
discrimination has been shown in
favor Of British shippers as
against American shippers Of coal
70 South America?
A.-Yes, I do.
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customers, the price lists and the mer-
ctandise furnished BY American clippers.
Is it any lOonder that Great Britain has
again secured rule of the seas so soon
after the lUar? Mr.. Luckenbach charges
that his ships, taken from, him BY the
British-cOntrOLLed u. s. Control Com
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

"Z HEN Ed Luckenbach received the
=. " aboUe,, request from the British
-, consulate general at NeUD York
that he turn ODer his trade secrets "f0r
statistics of this office" he politely told
the British consul to 40 on his uaY.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
rs Amazed As Plan To Cripple Our Sea Trade Unfolds

AL 'coMMUN,eAr,oNs ON oVreiAI svsiNssS
sHovlo &C AopRcssCo. AND AL cNGevGs.
MoMGv oRogas. eve. MAoc PAYABLE 70 ''oRiT.
ION CONSUL oGNeRAt." AND NOT 70 INDIVIDUAL
ngMDcHs o. yhe OyAsv
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

mittee pere turned back to him at a loss
of $4,OOO,OOO. e.
If Americas Allies, UhiIe America lOas
fighting the Uar for them, uOuld steal
Americas sea trade, pItat lUilL they do,
n0lu that the lOar is 0Uer, to hamper the
SHIP SUBSIDY?
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Six lueeks later Mr.. Luckenbach re-
ceiUed the aboue "command' from the
United States Shipping Control Com
mittee, as did every other American Uessel
ouner. Shippers n,anfests or inDOices
uere insisted upon. These betrayed the
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

Notary In and for said borough
and county,"