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The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
HUGE NAVAL THEFTs
Barred At BROOKLYN
With % Civilian Employees Ar
rested, Authorities Search
For Leaders.
CONSPIRACY Is REVEALED
Supplies Worth Thousands of
Dollars Reported Sold
to Junkmen.
CONSPIRACY IS REVEALED

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Thefts
Of navy supplies sggregating thou
sands Of dollars from the Brooklyn
base Of the United States Navy,
which were revealed with the ar
rest Of twenty-five civilian en-
ployes today, led authorities 10
look for some one higher up" in
an effort to solve the mystery Of
the conspiracy.
BURNS IN CHARGE.
The arrests were made by De-
partment Of Justice agents. who
had been working under the direct
supervision Of william J. Burma.
az the civilians reported 70 work
At warehouses. The prisoners were
taken to the Federal building IN
Brooklyn for arraignment and ex-
animation.
The arrests, Il is said, are only
the beginning OF the breakup OF q
gigantic conspiracy. being worked
at least three years, whereby the
civilian employees disposed OF great
quantities Of navy supplies to junk
men and contractors.
Although indictments found 70
Gently by the Federal grand juy
in Brooklyn against twenty-thres
men alleged theft Of goods valued
at 81 .o00, 900. Capt. Thomas II.
Hicks Of the Navy Supply Corps
characterized the report as abeurdv
excessive. He declined 20 make an
estimate.
Captain Hicks declared no naval
officers were implicated, 50 far az
he knew
The first inkline Of the wholesale
thefts. which were cleverly con-
cealed by forging reouisitions for
materials. came in the latest In
ventory.
AGENTS WORK At BASE.
The Department Of Justice i'm
mediately placed fifteen agents at
work at the navy base as en-
ployes These men were instructed
to fall in with any proposals made
to them. They discovered wholesale
thefts. II was said.
The prisoners included depart
ment heads clerks. laborers, stock
men. chauffeurs and even police
men who had been detailed TO pre-
vent just such dishonest operations
as those for which they were ar.
rested.
Only the surface has been
scratched in the investigation Of
the lootings. agents OF the Depart
ment Of Justice said. They expect
al least ninety more arrests.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
'WALLY'S' ILLNESS
STARTS DRUG WAR
Film Star Recovering; Chart
Shows "Normar" in All
Except Respiration.
Special to The Washington Herald.


Los ANGELES, Dec. 2O.-The
higher-ups of the Los Angeles drug
menace sit insecure upon their
thrones tonight.
Harry D. Smith, Federal agent
in charge of the Pacific Coast
narcotics division, after a confer.
ence here with United States At
torney Burke asked instructions
from Washington and announced:
I'VE know positively the names
of several influential men who are
behind drug rings, but so far 1t
has been difficult to obtain evi.
dence against them. The way is
clearing for us, however"
In the meantime, "Wally" Reid,
star of the films. whose winning
fight against the evil is directly
responsible for the widespread war
here, is steadily gaining in health
and strength. according to infor-
nation issued from the sanatoriurl
tonight.
Late in the afternoon his ply.
sicians announced that he was
sound asleep and had slept five
and a. half hours the preceding
night. 1t was the longest consecu.
tive rest the actor had obtained
since he was removed to the sana.
orium. His temperature. it was
announced. had returned to normal
His pulse was 9S, above normal
but far below what it had been
for weeks. Normal was also
| marked on the hospital chart in
| he space set aside for respirat tion
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21

them in these terms:
We'll. Madame, and what
is your trouble?. :"
"Oh. you are looking for too
many why's and wherefores;
what does the cause Of your
pain matter to you? You are
in pain, that is enough.
I will teach you TO get rid
GOOD OF HUMANITY"
Your lecture interested us
very much. II would be desir-
able for the good OF humanity
that your words should be pub
lished in several languages. so
that they might penetrate to
every race and country. Thus
they might reach a greater
number Of unfortunate people
who suffer from the wrong use
vi Aho1 eh-pO"ciAdi N6llO dAlIAOsl
divine) faculty-the most i'm
portant to man. as you affirm
and prove so luminously and
judiciously-which we call the
Imagination.
I had already read many
books on the will, and had
quite an arsenal OF formulae.
thoughts. aphorisms. etc,
Your phrases are conclusive.
I do not think that ever before
have compressed tablets OF
self-confidence"-as I call your
healing phrases - been con-
densed into typical formulae
In such an intelligent manner.
DON ENRIQUE c..
Madrid.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
Secretary Wallace Sees
No Bar to Packer Merge,

CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-Secretary Of
Agriculture Wallace, who is here
in connection with the proposed
merger of Armour and Company,
and Morris and Company. slated
to take effect New Year Day, was
asked IL the Government had given
approval to the merger. He
replied:
My views are the same as they
were several days ago, when l
made my statement to the Sen
ate and the public. There is
nothing in the law prohibiting
one packer from buying another
packers business.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
Last of New YOrk's Fire
Horses Are Discarded

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-One Of
the few remaining links connecting
the New York City of gaslight
days and no skyscrapers with the
present bustling, efficient city was
severed today when the last horse
drawn fire fighting apparatus in
this city was retired in favor Of
motor apparatus.
at Brooklyn borough hall. After
borough President Riegel Mann,
Fire Commissioner Brennan and
Smokey Joe' Martin. famous fire
fighter, had eulogized the fire
horses, they were led away to a
farm.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
ATTACKED BY TWO MEN.

Thomas Heroth, thirty-five years
old. of Twining City, d. C..
frightened off two men who at
tempted to hold him up, but not
until after he had been badly
beaten about the face and head
with brass knuckles. The thugs
approached him at Third and b
streets southwest early last night
When Heroth showed fight the as
sailants attacked him and then
disappeared Heroth was taken
to the Emergency Hospital for
treatment.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21

"It is difficult to speak OF the
profound influence exercised on
me by your so kindly allowing
me to view your work. Seeing Il
day by day. as have done, It has
impressed me more and more, and
as you yourself said. there seem
no limits to the possibilities Of the
principles you enunciate. not only
in the physical life of children but
also for changing the ideas now
prevalent in punishment Of crime,
in government, in fact. in all the
relations OF life. :"
JOSEPHINE M. RICHARDSON.
Copyright BY The American Library
Spontaneous observations and
aphorisms Of DR.. Coue, as noted
during his seances, win appear Ia
tomorrow's article in The Wash.
ington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
COue COnvinces
Theist of Value
OF "SuggestiOn"

ZOO
The follosDing 10 from the
nots book Of Mms. Essas
Leon, Dr.. Coxs's discipls:
QUESTION Of . Theist: I
u think II unworthy Of the
Eternal to make our obedience
to His win depend On what NJ.
Coue calls . trick Of mechani-
cal process: "Conscieus Auto
suggestion"
M. Coue-whether We wish Il
or not, our IMAGINATION a.
ways overrules our WILL,
when they are In conflict. We
can Iced our Imagination into
the right path, Indicated BY our
reason, BY CONSCIOUSLY en-
pioying the mechanical process
that we employ UNCON.
SCIOUSLY often to lead into
the wrong.
And the thoughtful ques-
tioner says to herself: Yes,
Il Ia true" In this elevated
sphere Of thought. con-
scious auto-suEgestion has the
power to free us from OBJ
sfacles CREATED BY OUR
SELVES, which might, - it
were. put . veil between Us
and God, just - q piece of
stuff hanging in . window, pre-
vents the sun from coming In
to q room.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
Escape In Running Fight
After RObbing Post Office

SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,. Dec. 20.
Eight bandits early today blew
open the safe in the post office
about $500 in loot after q thrilling
twenty-mile running battle over
country roads.
Chief OF Police Hoffman who led
the pursuing party said he be-
lieved some Of the bandits were
hi..
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21

and during tn,
past week he ha,
been on the tol
until late a.
night, giving or
ders and instruc
tfops to his sub
ordnates to gel
the Chr i s t m a s
mail out as fast
as 1t is received
He is a splendid
aid to old Santa
Claus.
So if you have
been dilatory in
sending out your
Yuletide presents
and learn of their
.iHnl
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
of Dg Sucide Tells Story of Her husbands Hopeless Fg

M EVERETT IRWIN begins Herald
WI of articles hch Washington girls
his life
lUhen he found he could not conquer habit.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
By DR.. EMILE COUE.
ARTICLE X.

ARTICLE X.
~ ERHAPs my statement that.
imprudently used. sueGes-
l. ton 10 q dangerous thing,
win be recalled and It be said
that 1t can be used for evil pur.
poses.
This ID no valid objection; first,
because the practice Of sugs sestion
would be confided only to reliable
and honest people-to reform
atory doctors. for instance: and
second. those who seek to use
suggestion for evil ask no ones
permission!
But even admitting that It
offers some danger. I should like
to ask whoever proffers the oh.
lection to tell me what thing we
use that is not dangerous?
Is II steam? Gunpowder? Rail
ways? Ships? Electricity? Auto
mobiles? Aeroplanes?
USE MUST BE LEARNED.
Are the poisons not dangerous
which we doctors and chemists
use daily in minute drops. and
which might easily destroy the
patient IL. in q moments careless
ness. we unfortunately made a
mistake in weighing them out?
Auto-susgestion is an instru-
ment which you have to learn
how to use just as you must
learn how to use any other in.
strument.
An excellent gun in inexperi-
enced hands gives only disap-
pointing results. but the more
skilled the same hands become
the more easily they place the
bullets in the target.
IF you formerly allowed your
self 10 make bad auto-suggestions
because you did It unconsciously,
now that you know what I have
just taught you, you must no
longer let this happen" I told
one disciple. And II in spite
Of all. you still do 1t. you must
only accuse yourself. and say
'Mea culpa. mea maxima culpa"
The means employed by all
healers go back to autosuggestdon-
That 10 to say. these methods.
whatever they are-words. in
carnations. gestures. staging-an
produce in the patient the auto
suggestion Of recovery.
REQUIRES ASSURANCE.
Let me quote here-for it sets
forth succinctly and truly what
I may call the ethical surround
ing Of our principle-the follow
ing paragraph from Culture de
la Force Morale" by c. Baudouin:
To have and to inspire un-
alterable confidence. one must
walk with the assurance Of
perfect sincerity. and in order
to possess this assurance and
sincerity. one must wish for
the good Of others more than
ones own.
With pride in the method, and
not from any personal point Of
view, l quote here some excepts
bearing, think. effectively on
the moral aspect Of the practice.
These quotations are designed for
good, which auto-suggestion Is.
The danger" of its use for evil
is as nothing.
TRIBUTE TO COUE.
From the description of Q
| ''seance":
The town thrills at this
name-(Coue,, for from every
rank Of society. people come
to him and everyone il vel.
coined with the same benevolence,
which already goes for a good
deal.
But what is extremely poign-
ant is. at the end Of the
seance, to see the people who
came in gloomy. bent, almost
hostile (they were in pain), go
away like everybody else; un.
constrained. cheerful. sometimes
radiant-they are no longer in
pain!!
With q strong and smiling
goodness Of which he has the
secret, M. Cous, as It were,
holds the hearts Of those who
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
Hard at Work
To Help Santa

Postmaster General Hubert Work
is true to his name.
Bright and early he is down a .
: = off in The RnStnffico
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
Pocket Picked
While He Slept

Clarence Morley. 1850 Massachu-
setts avenue northwest, reported to
police that while he was asleep
Tuesday night a thief entered his
room and removed $50 from his
trousers pocket.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.

LONDON. Dec. 2O.-The engage.
ment of Sir Edward Grigg and
Miss Joan Poynder, daughter of
Lord Islington. was announced to-
day.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
RICH HINDOO CHIEF DIES.

LONDON. Dec. 20-The mahara ia
Of Cooch Behar. one of the most
wealthy and exclusive of the ruling
native chiefs Of India, died here
today.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
DR.: C0ue Dispels
Fears of Danger
in AutO-SuggestiOn

Dr. Es Coss the noted French Healer has
great fame by his beliefs i BE- mental sxoessox
x.m6ss smoms hs patrons e. H. Sether and Julia AaroV
the Shakspsorsan actors pho Dr. CoHs senar
Nancy France His theories being srposnded rsmark
ab series articles appearing daily The Washington Herald
dr. Conss name pronounced though spelled Koo-ay)
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
COMMON AS LIQUOR


In Washington as is whiskey. and
there are as many persons using
At as there are persons drinking
bootleg liquor.
This is a statement made over
and over again by my husband
when / would take him to task
on the matter.
He said that II was the ease
with which these drugs could be
procured that made the evil So
alarming.
1 am going to attempt to set
forth from day to day some OF
the facts that were brought to nv
attention by my husbands plight
in the hope that some of these
poor fools may be brought to the
realization of what lies before
them-a life Of shame and even
tualiy a horrible death.
OF PROMINENT FAMILY.
Horror is not the only element
which enters into the condition:
pathos is prominent.
Take. for instance. my hus-
bands case.
He was the son Of a prominent
Philadelphia family. His father.
yko is now dead. was one of the
leading real estate brokers in that
city at one time. He. like other
children. was given every advan-
tage.
He was his fathers favorite
child. and the one his mother
based her hopes upon. He went
to college and was graduated as
an engineer.
Now he is dead. and his mother,
who is a paralytic. has not been
informed of his death. She does
not even know he did not develop
into the son she had dreamed Of
He was so disgraced by the drugs
that his brothers and sisters
feared if she should be informed
OF his plight it would result in
her death.
TRIED TO SAVE HIM.
An average boy with "a prom.
tsing future" once, he died
ashamed Of himself. a prominent
figure in police circles-having
been arrested several times on
serious charges-and frequenter
Of the lowest stratum of society
He DESTROYED all ~ the things
he loved when he was under the
influence Of the drugs: he becamJ
careless about himself. and he.
came a dangerous citizen, for his
The Washington herald., 1922-12-21
Dope" Peddlers' Greed for
Gold Greatly !0utmatched
Her Influence, She Declares
WARNS CITY OF DANGER
Narcotics as Easy to Buy in
Capital as Bootleg Liquor,
Even for Girls and Boys"

IrIcin. drug addict ylDo ended his
life Nth an ouerdose of drugs
at the Columbia Hotel here last
FridGy, is tUriting a series of ar
tieles erclNsirely for The Wash
ington Herald, Uarrfng Wash
ington of conditions e.risting an
this city, as revealed to her by
her husband. The first article
follotUs:
By MRS. EVERETT 4. IRWIN.
THE drug habit in its slow but
i unrelenting way crept upon
the man I loved-my husband
and before 1 realized il he had be-
come so enslaved that all of my
suffering efforts were unavailing.
The crushing magnitude of the
evil was forcibly brought to me
In q jerkily written note at the
end of which was scrawled his
name, telling me that he realized
that he was unfit to live" and.
therefore. was going to lend t
all" with the drugs that had
sapped him of his manhood and
seff-respect.
He is dead, a drug suicide.
My hopes and happiness have
been ruthlessly torn from me.
but / may still be able to save
others and the hopes and happi-
ness of other parents and wives
SAYS CITY IN DANGER.
The city Of Washington. at tn
present time. is In dire danger.
Young boys and girls-many
Of them of high school aseT
are being daily introduced 10
the use of drugs. My husband
who, because of his unfortunate
experiences, was in a position to
know. told me so, many times
Immediate steps should be
taken to put an end to this
horrible condition. for it is strik-
ing a paralyzing blow at the
future of the city - making
future mothers and fathers un-
fitted for that important mission
Despite this situation. drugs
continue to flow into the city
from, all sections Of the country.
apparentIy with little or no trou-
Bile.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-10
Notice of Sheriffs Sale.

By virtue of an execution in my
hands, issued out of the District
Court of the Seventh Judicial District
of the State of Idaho, in and for the
County of Gem IN the suit of P. H.
Quirk, as plaintiff and against Lou
Obermeyer, defendant duly attested
the 18th day of July, A. D. 1922, |
have levied upon all the right, title
and interest Of the said Lou Ober-
meyer in and to the following des-
cribed property, situated in Gem
County, Idaho, viz: The NWA of the
NWH of Section %, Township
North, Range w. B. NJ. And the
NJ of the SWA of section %, Town
ship North, Range w. B. M. To
satisfy q judgment of Four Hundred
Sixty-eight and $500 dollars, inter
est and costs.
Notice is hereby given, That on
Saturday the 9th day of September,
A. d. 1922, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. of said
day, at the front door of the County
Court house in the City of Emmett,
Idaho / will sell all the right, title
and interest of the said Lou ODER
never in and to the said above des-
crihed property, at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash in lawful
money of the United States, to salts
fy said execution and all costs.
Given under my hand, this 10th day
of August, A. D. 1929.
LYNN NJ. holland, Sheriff.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-10
Teaching the sisnop.

After evensong. the good bishop took
his ease in the country rectory's gar
deN aud diverted himself with the
company OF the rectors little daugh-
ter. She asked him many questions,
and finally demanded, as bedtime
came: "What makes 1t get dark7"
Cant YOU said the bishop, tell
mel" "Oh, yes. | can" she answered,
modelling sage head God shuts His
eyes. ~ london Morning Post
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When the Cook Shared a Bear

It's bear! It's bearl It's bear
Remember that jazzful, jigsaw jim
! gle, way back when--?
Il 1t isn't necessary to go to the Yu
kon or the Rockies to find out thai
the old line "It's q beart' still has
power to thrill.
And the cook of Thunder noun.
tain lumber camp isn't anxious for
many more thrills Of the sort he got
the night he tried to snare the call OF
the wild as IL 1t was rabbit, and it
turned into q four-legged steam
calliope.
It happened this way:
The cook Of the lumber camp was
peeved. He was very peeved, and
the state Of being peeved WAS becom-
ing as chronic and enduring rs the
state Of Idaho itself.
For the cook had = flock Of nice
scrap barrels drawn up In military
formation behind the cook shanty, and
he seriously resented any interference
with the arrangement. Consquently
he went to bed every night in fever
Of resentment, and every morning
when he got up he suffered . relapse.
For there was bear in the woods
around camp, and the bear couldn't
get II through his thick, slanting
skull that the lumber camp cook did
MT arrange those barrels every day
just for the delight and convenience
Of this particular bear.
But cook is smarter than a bear. /
Certainly. The cook admitted it. He
built framework around one Of the
barrels and suspended the barrel on
an axle so that 1t would tip at the
slightest provocation. Then he looped
a heavy wire snare around the top Of
the barrel, and with the help Of the
lumber crew bent tall sapling al
most double and fastened the snare to
the uppermost branch.
The call Of the wild never had APP
pealed to this particular cook, espec-
tally when it became a nightly call
upon his pet scrap barrels, but the
call Of the wild was infinitely prefer
able to the bedlam of riot, insurrec-
ton and uncivil commotion that broke
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-10
El.h n phIlIpnIn. wa,er,

The Philippine waters abound In
food fishes, bur tishing is done only
In shallow waters, and the catch Is not
adequate for the demands of the is
lnnders. Among the fish available are
anchovies behring's poinpan's. sea
bass. mullcts, milknsh barracudas,
porgies erunts, parrot fish and sol
dler fish
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-10
Terrier |. Thar. Ala.

burglar arrested al Hampstead
had In his possession cage Of rats.
The police said that his method was
60 open window. turn In rat, and
then set his terrier after Il. IL there
were wires or other burglar alarms,
the animals were fairly certain To get
them ringing, In which case the bur.
glar decamped with all speed. leaving
his terrier to follow him. H. on the
other hand. there was no sound OF
jangllng bells or alarms, he could
proceed peacefully with his nefarlous
business.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-10
Notice Of Sale of Estray.

7 will sell at nnhlic auction re- the
highest bidder for cash, at Birds
barn in Emmett, Idaho, on Saturday,
September Is, 1922, at 2 o'clock p.
m, the following described property,
towit:
One bay mule, brand Hat Tub on
left shoulder, shod in front, has sad
die marks.
Unless said property be sooner re-
deemed by the owner paying all ac-
crued costs.
LYNN holland,
Sheriff Gem County, Idaho.
First publication Aug. 10, 1922.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-10
Warrant Call.

Notice is hereby given that upon
presentation at the office Of the En-
NETT Irrigation District in Emmett,
Idaho, on or after Saturday, Aug.
II, 1922, will pay the following
Maintenance warrants:
Series 1922, Warrants Nos. SO
to 191 inclusive.
Series 1920-21, Warrants Nos. 1879
to 474 inclusive.
Prior warrants of above series
have been previously called.
KARL l.. MANN,
Treasurer of Emmett Irrigation
District.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-10
NY Garden.

NV garden invites Into II all the
birds OF the country by offerlug them
the convenience OF springs and shades,
solitude and shelter, and do not sui.
fer any one to destroy their nests In
spring or drive them from their usual
haunts In fruit time. by this
means have always the music Of the
season In Its perfectien,--Joseph Adj
Olson.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-10

loose beneath his bedroom window
along about midnight.
Bang crash bangetybang -
smash - bling bong--pow-ceo-
wooreeououououou-ou
A freight train falling downstairs
into hardware shop would have had
hard work to compete with the racket
back of the cook shanty. A half-dress
ed. badly frightened cook, trying to
keep up his trousers and his courage,
peeked around the corner of the shack
His first impression was one of moon.
lit atmosphere thickly populated by
barrels.
Phe four-legged caller Of the wild
had tipped over the cooks pet barrel
and the snare had done its duty. But,
instead Of clasping him around the
neck, it had caught him iround the
chest, just behind the forelegs, and
there he hung. The snare did its duty
but the sapling failed; It couldn't lift
the bear But the bear could lift it's
voice. The call Of the wild rose to
howl. And the bear could kick. His
front legs were suspended, but his
hind feet touched the ground. He
kicked. The sapling sprang upward.
Away went the bear through the
moonlight, up, up and up at the end
of the long wire until the force Of
his kick spent itself and he started
down again like a big, black pendu-
lam.
Who-o-o GOSH!
Crash--bang-cra- ash!
The full swing Of the pendulum
stopped only when the log wall of the
cookhouse collided solidly with the
south end of the dancing bear. Fran
tic claws ripped along the wall, dug
INTO the earth of the clearing, and
then scratched helplessly at the emp
" moonlight.
Who-o-oosh Up went the bear at
,hc end Of the wire.
Who-o-oosh! Down came the bear
Vt the end of the wire.
Crash--bang-c
1t took just fifty shots to kill that
,ear.