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The Washington times., 1922-12-22

that Secretary of Commerce Her.
bert Hoover would be the ideal head
for such an American commission.
Hoover and Barnes are close per-
sonal friends and former business
associates.
StronEly Opposed.
! There is reason to believe France
would strongly oppose this plan be-
cause reparations thus would be
taken completely out OF French
hands--a proposition that no French
government could indorse and re-
main in power.
The American Commission plan
is not taken seriously by admins
tration officials, as indicated by an
Official statement from Secretary OF
State Hughes. in which he said:
THE Department OF State cannot
discuss tentative proposals which
are made to Il with respect to the
European situation. The report that
this government has presented to
other governments q proposal Tor
an American commission Ii un-
founded. OF course, II follows that
no assent Of any other government
to such a proposal has been re-
ceived."
Emphasises Denial.
Secretary Hughes statement was
followed Up today with q vigorous
denial that the American Govern.
ment has seriously considered"
much less laid before any foreign
government" the proposal for an
American commission to deal with
repar rations, either formally or In.
formally. Such q course, 1t was
stated, would be nAnifestly i'm.
proper, wholly aside from Its prac-
ticability.
II such plan IL now before the
French government, 1t was said at
the state Department. II was put
there by persons who have no con-
nection, officially or unofficiaily,
with the American Government.
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WILL. TRACE S15
COAL T0|TS
SOURCE.
Fuel Commission Turns lts At
tention to Fancy Prices
at Mines.

The Federal fact-finding fuel
commission, appointed by President
Harding for the time has turned
- attention from coal dealers In
Washington to the sources of their
supply, as strongly recommended by
Col. Charles Keller, District engi-
neer commissioner, In q communi.
cation to that body.
I'VE are going to try to trace the
whole history OF this SIS COAL" de-
clared George Otis Smith, director
OF the Geological Survey and com.
mission member, today. He referred
to testimony given by several deal.
ers that they had been charged
fancy prices In some Pennsylvania
fields and had consequently dis.
posed of such coal ut an advanced
price, though II was shown that the
margins did not exceed those for
lower-quoted fuel.
Going After Producers.
I'VE want to impress In the mean.
time said Smith, that every ton
OF coal disposed Of at q rate higher
than that generally prevailing means
another ton checked Off from the
local quota for the winter. The Dis.
.trict Of Columbia ID at present some
20, 900 tons behind it's quota In nm
thracite. We don't want to see this
made up In more of the top-price
coal. For that reason we Gfe going
after the producers"
Smith expressed the belief that
practically all the big dealers here
were. in agreement with J. Maury
DoYe. jr., who declared before the
commission that he considered Il
contrary to public policy to secure
the top-price product. Smith also
inveighed against the practice OF
selling coal ITO hucksters or bag
men, who In turn retail Il to persons
unable to purchase by the ton. Com.
putation has shown that az much AZ
$2S ton is realized from such sales.
Poor Persons MuIcted.
"Thus. poor people may be forced
to pay twice as much for the same
grade OF coal a. prosperous house
holders" Smith pointed out.
The commission IL empowered to
sit at any place and investigate any
branch OF the coal business from nit
to furnace. Its field agsnts are
gathering data In various mining dis.
tricts and reports are consta ntiy
coming In to the Commissioners
Whore the next sittings will be held
has not been stated.
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ed reading this. Mr.. Good Fellow,
get to the telephone. Main $3.50 Ii
the number. Or, II you can come
In person, that's better still. The
twelfth floor of the Munsey build
ing, Fourteenth and K streets north
west. is the place Go to IT.
The Washington times., 1922-12-22
To HAVE
LOBBY HERE,
REPORT
Proposes to Spread Propa-
ganda in U. s. Departments
and Obtain Legislation.

The Ku Klux Klan, is to estab-
lish a lobby in Washington to
offset Federal Interference" &C.
cording to w. H. Evans, imperial
wizard of the secret organization.
Offices arc to be opened here and
a general campaign conducted at
the Capitol and throughout the
government departments. Whether
the propaganda will be issued
through secret channels or openly
has not been decided, 1t was an
nounced.
Wizard Leaves Capital
This action is direct result Of
Mayor Hyian's letter to the Presi'
dent yesterday in which he ap'
pealed for the suppression Of Colo.
mel Mayfield's Weekly, said to be
the official organ Of the Khan. II
is possible that the President will
refer that part of the letter relat-
ing to the weekly publication to the
Post Office Department and to the
Department Of Justice.
The imperial wizard with other
officials of the Ku Klux Klan left
washington yesterday for New
York, where 1t 10 said an early con.
ference of the klan officials Will
be held.
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Kind for q Time.

For . day or so he was kind to
me and tried to make amends for
what he had done. But he didn't
seem to be able to control himself.
The little trifies that married peo-
pie must put up with aroused every
vile feeling in him. He would storm
at me. rave, and then beat me.
Sometimes he would awake, In the
middle Of the night and begin beat
Ing me because of some fancied
slight. Once he whipped me 50
hard and long that I lost conscious.
ness. The marks are yet on my
body-big welts on my back and
limbs.
Gradually intimations Of mysteri.
ous doings began to come to me. At
first could not believe them pos
sible. Then one night Ryerson pro-
duced . big book Of clippings and
told me Of the o. T. O. These clip
pings related to the discovery Of
the o. T. o. cult in Detroit last
year and Ryerson's connection as
head Of 1t. Most Of the stories were
false, he said. cannot repeat what
he told me about the o. +. O., but
perhaps I shall relate some Of them
when my divorce case comes to
trial. He never tried to make ne
q member Of the cult, but I believe
he intended to do so. He may have
thought that by whipping and abus-
ing me he could break my spirit
and mould me to his will, but he
couldn't. was too obstinate/
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Tomorrow Maxie Mitchell Ryerson
win tell Of the wild o. r. o. parties
1t Ryerson's home, Of mysterious
Hindu visitors, and her final SEN
satlOnal break from bondage.
The Washington times., 1922-12-22
Agree with Borah.

"Borah's proposal 10 2 step fur
ther than the Naval bills provi-
sion for an arms conference only"
said King. "Isbelieve II is q prac-
tical step to call all nation together
to consider the Diseases and chaos
prevalent throughout the world. II
should be called to agree upon
plans not only for the rehabilitation
Of Europe but to climate arma.
ments and prevent war"
,hina's .sId Ia@ c.ppsp. a1t win pro bro.
vide one OF the best possible
methods of settling the economic
troubles Of the world. am In
favor OF IT,"
Senator France, who opposed all
the treaties passed last spring, de-
clared he would support Rorah's
proposal. II will. move to include
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Proposed Armament
Conference Due for
Long Senate Debate
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,


Internatis.ai News Service.
Proposals to launch the United
States on q new bid for world leader.
ship by the calling Of world con-
ference on armament and economics
was q topic of discussion In the
Senate today when the naval ap-
propriation bill came up for con.
sideration. i-2-E7
A proposal by Senator Borah for
an economic conference TO suggest
remedy for stricken world COM
merce, with further. limitations on
aircraft and submarines has some
support. A second, proposal. for q
new .srms conference. only. was q
part OF the naval Bill, willie Senator
KING OF Utah suggestsq an even
broader conference Of Ill recognized
nations on world ,proble1aa
I Senate leaders announced the ship
subsidy bill would be laid aside today
for consideration Of the naval bill
and the PROPOSED conferences.
Thefe.wWs- little hope consideration
Of the measure would be resumed
before the new year, as an ad.
journment will be taken late today
until tomorrow when. at a brief
session, Christmas recess will be
taken until next Wednesday.
Resumption of debate on the pro-
posed conferences. 1t was predicted.
will SccHps the 5ehafe the remainder
Of psxt week. This schedule will
not only delay action on the ship
subsidy, but will prevent considera-
ti0n Of propoDed farm credit legisla-
tion until the new year,
Senator Poindexter Of Washing.
ton and Senator Hale Of Maine
were--tts leading Administration
supporters of !. the proposed con-
EferencS while Senator Swanson OF
Virginia, o strong League OF Ma
tl6ns advocate. and Senator Tram
n1elG -ef lF'loridh were to lead its
support on, the minority side.
HorAha, suggestion for including
w0f1u ecofiofnics in the proposed
AcCffefence Also met with some
fAvue. cGenator Capper Of Kansas.
leAAer Of, the farm bloc" Senator
Frpnoe. Of Maryland. WHO cast the
only negative vote against the
naval disarmament treaty. and
Senator King of Utah, bitter
foe Of the four.power pact, we're
among Senators who endorsed
Borah's plan.
King also announced he would
propose q conference Of all nations
TO consider complete land and sea
II.... A~xt
The Washington times., 1922-12-22
TRIAL MARRIAGE
/. BRIDE Tells
Of Woes
Beaten Black and Blue on
Third Evening, Says Mrs.
Ryerson. -.

IN tuc .ooCV"u VI ~ -
Cosmopolitan Ne,0s Service, Maize
Mitchell Ryerson, artists model
and t,Usnty- -nime-day trial marriage
bride of Albert w. Rysrson, head
Of thS nsysterious o. r. o. love cult
in Detroit, today tS1ls Of the first
three days after her hdsty mar
yiage TO Ryerson and her deternti-
nation to Leave him.
By MALE lrGHEls TIC y ds.Rspsi,ss. RxaksoS'
tcesSr'shsH; News. ,.,' s.sy,ss1 -
DETRoIT, Mich, Dec. 52.-I can
not fully describe the first tnree
DAYS Of my marriage. 1t is better
for me to cast q veil over the
things that Ryerson said and did.
az course. / did not love him
How could II But IL there had
been any love In my heart Tor my
aged husband, he would have killed
n the first days Of our marriage.
/ lived through unspeakable torture
Of mind and body. learned things
that were q terrible revelation OK
human nature, that there are men
who can stoop to acts the beasts
would scorn.
I could not endure 1t. Better to
beg my bread on the street than
to live another day with Ryersoh.
I decided in my own mind.
The third evening was q time
Of torture. I can never forget 1t.
Beaten Black and Blue.
Ryerson became angry with me
over some trivial matter be-
lieve I was reading a letter from
q girl friend when he demanded
that I drop II and talk to him.
Without thinking of arousing his
anger, I refused. Then he dragged
me out of my chair and commenced
to whip me. He beat me until /
was black and blue. and almost
fainting. ! screamed and screamed
but It made no difference. He
seemed TO take a fiendish delight In
my screams. Finally. I broke away
from him and ran from the house.
I didn't bother about where / was
going. / ran under the porch, just
like a covering, whipped dog, and
lay there shivering all night.
was heart broken. To think that
q husband OF but three days could
thus treat his bride. I determined
TO run away. to gQ back to my
artist friends and make my own
living as a model again. But had
no money. nothing but the clothes
on my back. Finally. sobbed my
self TO sleep and there Ryerson
found me in the morning. 81
OF course. he was all humble, re-
pentant, loving husband. He
beEHsd me to dorgive him. to over
look his passion. Promising never
again to lay a violent hand on me.
he vowed he would be good and
kind. and make me happy.
30 believing, again I stayed.
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Doing Part Nobly.

But you must do your part. The
American Legion 10 doing It's part
and il doing It nobly. II no other
Good Fellows were regiatered dur
Ing the year It would be worth
while Just to turn W such y group
Of real human beings.
But there are other Good Fellows,
scores of them just as loyal. Just
a. big hearted, and Just as earnest
I a. these legion workers.
These are the sort OF people who
form the finest and most ennoblins
influence in the community today.
They are carrying on this great
work. not because they must, not
because they expect to win public
RECOGNITION. but Just because they
are Of the true salt Of the earth,
real Good Fellows with hearts Of
gold.
cause they are wealthy. Many OF
them are not. Some Of the best
OF the Good Fellows are government
clerks, struggling along themselves
on the meaGer salaries paid Govern.
ment clerks. But. because they are
GOOD Fellows at heart, they are
finding the way to stretch their
mono TOO elastic funds to provide
happiness for those who are not
a. well fixed in life ~ they are.
Raaks Ars opsn.
You too can Join the rloriouS
ranks OF the Good Fellows. II is
| entirely up to you. II you are .
GOOD Fellow you win find q way to
! BRING happiness to somebody in
more straitsnsd circumstances than
yourself. Z
n now here. tomorrow's nwhere.
kif you dont DO Il now the chances
Are YOU won't DO Il tomorrow and
After that Il will b too late for any,
thine bat futile repentance.
II you are . Coed Fellow this will
be mofe than enough TO bring the
message homo to you. n you
INren't-well, the chances are that
YOU haven't read this at all.
And 20. now that you have finish
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~ fleet pair of heels he showed
taking into account his heaviness of
body. Duchemin saw him swerve
from his first course and steer for
vehicle standing at some distance
evidently the conveyance which had
brought the sightseers to view the
spectacle Of ontpellier-le-Vieux by
moonlight.
Waiting in the middle of a broad
avenue of misshapen Obelisks,
dilapidated barouche on either side
its pole dropped two sorry specimens
OF crowbait And their panied
amazement was so unfeigned that
Duchemin laughed aloud when the
fat rogue bounded to the box,
snatched up reins and whip and
curled a cruel lash round their bony
tanks
Since it took them some moments
To come to their senses and appreci-
ate that all tbs was not an evil
dream, Duchcmin's hands were
c'utching the back OF the carriage
when the horses broke suddenly into
an awkward, numbering gallop.
Tie moment ouch rln found his
cwr feet in TIE evsy ng vehicle he
leaped on the shoulders Of the other
and dragged hin backwards from
the box.
What followed was not very clear
TO him, a melange Of impressions.
| The mock American fought like a
/ devil unclaimed. The animals at the
I pole ran away in good earnest, that
| wretched barouche rolled and pitch
ed like a rudderless shell in a crazy
sea, the two men foundered in It's
well like fish in a pail.
They fought by no rules. with no
! science, but bit and kicked and
| gouged and wrenched and struck an
: occasion offered and each to the best
Of his ability. Duchemin caugnt
| glimpses of a face hideously dis
/ torted with working features and
! disfgured with smears Of SCOT
/ through which insane eyebaIla
rolled and glared in the moonlight.
Then a hand like a vice gripped
! his windpipe, he was on his back.
/ his head overhanging the edge OF
VIC moor lhuHlo was Ieellng Tor
/ one OF his eyes. Yet II could not
have been much later when he and
\ his opponent were standing and
swaying as one. locked in an en-
! brace of wrestlers.
/ Still, Duchemin knew as many
4 tricks of hand-to-ha lighting as
\ the other, perhaps a few more. And
/ then he was no dOuht in far hat+ar
! condition. At all events the fellow
I was presently at his mercy. in a
hold that gave one the privilege OF
breaking his back at viii A man OF
mistaken scrupies. Duchemin failed
70 do so A thurst and a kick.
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when. after weeks OF drought. the
forest fires. whicl mad rested for
many years. swept through ,he tin
der dry siashings and second growth
Of the peninsula and burned the old
house TO the ground. So Sara1 re-
treated, perforce, TO the home OF her
older son 20 pray and wait
Throughout the western forests
also drought prevailed that summer
Here and there the flames sudden
~ burst on two sides OF little villages,
al but cutting or escape. and in one
OF these p.aces-so the tclegraphed
news related huge old man.
strange TO the settlers but dominat-
ing in manner and plainly expert in
ways OF lighting forest FIRE. placed
himself in command and turned
away the flames from the town.
lie himself worked tirelessIy in
the fire lines with ak and spade
and when word came that two Ct
his men were missing and probably
had fallen and were lying overcome
by smoke and gases. close IN front
of the flames, he went in and
brought out one man and returned
for the other and never came back
DAYS later. when the fire had
burnt out. and men were able at last
TO go through the black. smoldering
region. they found his remains be-
side those Of the man FOR whom he
had returned. Identification was
not easy; but soon the wires carried
to Chicago the information that the
old man had been. beyond doubt.
Lucas Cullen.
Bennett brought the message 10 his
father at the office.
He went with his boots on said
Luke. winking wet eyes. That's
how he'd like 10 go. And-well. boy,
II couldn't be better than that"
Ethel and Barney received the
news together.
II knew grandfather wouldn't 90
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Barney gazed into the face OF
Lucas Cullen who stared at him with
eyes widened. with jaw dropped: the
dim. pink light upon his skin lost a
tint as the blood went from Lucas
Cullen's face; and Barney knew that
ne had recognized the voice
Direct voice." some one gasped
in awe; and others whispered IL.
Were hearing a direct voice.
That's her yoice,-I knew herr"
Bennett Cullen had recognized 1t
and dropped down into his seat.
astounded. his mother knew the
voice: and Jaccard: most certainly
OF al. Lucas Cullen continued in the
CONJUNCTION that ore dead was speak
ing
I am going 70 tell the account Of
Lucas Cullen and his family and of
myself and my son." said the voice
clearly and stesdily. ct begins far
back; yet is brief enough"
SO far. even TO Barney. the voice
seemed TO proceed from no located
Source. He had believed his mother
present among the yelled women at
the left Of the rows where the lights
had gone out; but such was the
quality OF her tone that II seemed
not enunciEted from one spot but
pervasive throughout the room.
Every one was silent.
The beginning continued the
voice. was when Z was a child In
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the Michigan forest. NY father was
the man. whose spirit just now was
here holding the Book Of Mormon
whose cabin Lucas Cullen entered 10
quarrel with him and kick the
Book OF Mormon from the doorway.
My father was Richard Drane. He
cleared farm in the woods. mar
ried a Gentle girl from Big Rapids.
and was living an honorable, useful
life when he crossed the path OF
Lucas Cullen who recently had ar
rived 10 make his fortune in the for
est"
The source OF the voice was dis
covered. 1t came from that darken-
ed end of the room where Barney
had supposed his mother 10 be: and
as people craned about or stood 70
see the speaker. she arose and. hay
ing cast of her veil and the dark
coat she had worn. she stood a little
apart. dressed all IN white.
Mrs Cullen!-Agnes!-Mrs. OIL
iver Cullen,-She's herei-Thats
she'-Why did she-How changed!
How could Il be"
Ny father" she said. had aban-
doned farming 10 take out lumber.
cutting from land he had home.
steaded and from surrounding sec
tons which he bought You could.
buy tim Der land cheap in those days;
but there were men who thought il
foolish 10 pay the government any,
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NEW FIELD FOR WOMEN
BY NEA Service:

BY NEA Service:
NEWARK. y. J.. Sept 1.-The
voice with a radio smile has
made broadcasting station woR.
atop department store here. one
o. the most popular In America.
It's the voice OF Miss Jessie E.
Koewing the country's FIRST woman
broadcast announcer.
Radio fans as far away az Ne
braskR. Nova Scotia and Porto Rico
have written in about t. Answering
tSese letters keeps her busy
Ana slapF-
1T proves that wOl.-@n can 90 man
one better" she said as she pre-
pared 10 start the program. II had
never seen a radio set until I came
here one afternoon. / was 20 play a
violin solo. While awaiting my turn
I listened 70 the announcer. he was
a man who. try az he did, couldn't
get his voice 20 ring right.
II was sure a woman could do
better I told the ma nagement about
it-and got a chance 10 grove Il"
Smile Wins.
During the war Miss Koewlng
worked with group OF Y. VI. c. A.
entertainers. She watched the boys
faces as she played and recited and
soon learned the knack OF putting
the smile into her voice.
1T was easy when started broad
casting" she went on. Il just
thought OF the thousands who were
listening-and just smiled"
Her success has opened a new field
for women. For other broadcasting
stations have replaced their men an
nouncers with girls.
II was time for the program 10
start. Miss Koewing tiptoed TO a
cabinet on which stood a little In
strument about five inches high.
pressed a button and began an
nouncing.
There was no bulky equipment 10
scare the speaker. no dangling wires
10 confuse her. The room was just
like a simple music studio with
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SUDDENLY that il would be difficult to
say which was the more surprised
when Duchemin's stick struck down
the pistol hand Of the other with
such force as must have broken his
wrist The weapon fell, he uttered
an oath as he swung round, clutch
ing the manned member, and then,
seeing his assailaut for the first
time he swooped down 10 recover
the weapon 30 swiftly that IL was IN
his left hand and splitting vicious
tongues OF orange flame before Du-
chemiE was able TO get in A second
blow.
But there was the abrupt end Of
that passage. Smitten cruelty be-
tween the eyes. the fellow grunted
thickly and went over backwards
ike a bundle Of rags. head and
shoulders jutting out over the brink
Of the precipice so far that. though
his body checked perccptily as It
carried him on. he shot out into
space and vanished as though some
unseen hand had lifted up from
these dark depths and plucked him
down 10 humiliation.
The young girl shrieked again.
the woman gave a gasp OF horror.
Duchemin himself knew a sickish
qualm. But he had nc time to spare
for that: il was COINS III with the
man contending against two.
The adventurer's stick might have
been bewithched that night. 50 magi-
cal was its work: a single blow OF
the nearest head (but believe L was
selected with careD and instantane-
ously that knot OF contention was
resolved into its three several parts.
The smitten clapped hands TO his
hurt. moaning His brother scoun-
drel started back with staring eyes
ia which rage gave, place 70 dismay
as he grasped the change in the stu
alton and saw the stick swinging for
- head In turn. He ducked neatly:
the stick whistled through thin air.
and before Duchemin could recover
the other had turned and was run
ming for dear life.
Duchemin delayed a bare instant;
but manifestly his assistance was no
more needed here In a breath he
who had been so recently oat-
matched recollected his wits and
took the initiative with admlra bic
address Duchem.n saw him hy
furiously at his late opponent, trip
ard lay him on his back; then Du-
chemin turned and gave chase 20
the fugitive.
This was the masquerader IN the
American uniform; and on amazing