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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-07
Ebert Hubbard Gaze World
St0ry of ROlUan's Exploit

The world is enriched by its men
Of resourcefulness, of calm unf1inch-
Ing nerve. Ebert Hubbard, in his
famous pamphlet, realized this. And
not only is the world enriched, but
It is interested.
1t will be interested to know that
Lieutenant Colonel Rowan, white
haired today, is characteristically
the same man he was when he slept
on the stone ballast in the bottom Of
pirates open boat; when he tore
his way on foot through clinging
thickets; when he bravely and cum
ningly picked a road Of safety
through maze of enemy guns;
when he dashed, one-half of his haz-
ardous journey done, up to that
amazing man of Bayamo with his
strange scar on his forehead, which
told the story Of a bullet wound self
Inflicted in IorLar Gpv whom the
.,,so l.... . Lo.
,"O'e oe"f W MS hearC see''eo hoPe-
less and life not worth living-when
he da I'm to that st,ono silent
man, General Garcia.
Lieutenant Rowan has not changed.
except in outward appearance. Today
perhnns a ,n,ro ,.n,,r,,onmS tr;n bn hns
been making for the past decade, and
the beginning Of tho difficult return.
For the last twelve years" he said
me other day, II have been studying
!ne life Of the land Of Mexico. have
been reading hundreds of histories to
supplement- my personal survey. com.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-07
His Brauery Again Shown
m Philippine Islands

During the Philippine insurrcction
1t fell TO my lot to attack the in
Surgrnts, VIII" were strongly fortified ON
the Sudlon Mountains. Crbu." he said
Their position was exceedingly str4ng
and II was very necessary for us to get
Sur sElcry in position TO play on their
fortiiRations while the assaulting col
umns were forcing their way up the
mountain.
''Rowan, then a captain, conceived
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-07
Lieut.. Col. Roscan, Noev Retired and
WhHe-Haired, Surprised Government
Should Give Distinguished Service
Cross for "Just Doing Ones Duty'
BUS WRITING HISTORY
OF MEXICO IND MAY PVT
HIS EXPLOIT ON SCREEN
Young Lieutenant Startled WorM bv
Carrying News of Declaration of
Var against Spain to .Cubans in
Their Jungle Fastnesses

TIE CARRIED the famous message to Garcia n 1898.
IL plunged dark find man. whose
xbereabous he did not know
death and desoaon through land
undergrowh mysterious sinister ristng with guns,
happiness
oppressed and desperate people
experiences which beggar the widest
dropped Of oblivion
kind of onic fatefulness by long silent
"What to Distinguished
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-07

kcTNlCt Ny a CoAaA>A VI Wv SAOS
Today, in his beautiful California
summer home, overlooking the green
depths of canyons, he is writing a
history of Mexico-condensing ma
terial enough for four bulky VOL
umes into one-which, in his own
w.Is, as bigger job than any I
ever tackled"
His name, Lieutenant Colonel An
drew Summers Rowan, retired, is
unknown to three-Cuarters Of the
citizens Of this country who will rec
ognize "the man who carried the
message to Garcia" And-mark it
down to the vagaries of fate and tie
sxigencies OF governmental diplom-
acy-evcn that Characterization Of
him would be unknown, had it not
been for the astuteness Of a man
who saw in Eowan's story a strik-
ing moral for the world Of business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-07
Had Plan to Use French
Flag to Fool Spaniards

III we were signaled by one of these
sentinel ships we planned to hoist the
French flag and lie fiat in the bottom
of the boat" said the brave ofacsr. III
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-07

of his energy and he finally. twelve
years ago. handed in his resignation.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
U. S. SPENT 80 BILLIONS
SINCE APRIL 6, 1917

Government financial operations
since the country's entrance into the
world war involved more than $780,
000, 000, 900, according to figures COM
piled today by the Treasury on the
basis Of daily statements from April 6,
1917, to December 81, 1921.
This stupendous sum consists of re.
ceipts, both ordinary and public debt,
Of more than sos, 000. 900 900. balanced
against disbursements, Of both classes.
Of like total. Starting on the eve of
the war, April 8, 1917. with a net bal
ance In the general fund Of 1000
900, receipts, exclusive Of principal Of
public debt, from April 8, 1917 to De-
cember 81, 1921, totaled $24,O1S, 00o,.
900, while public debt receipts during
the period amounted to s75,643 ,00o, 900.
Disbursements, exclusive Of public
debt, for the period aggregated $45,-
785, 900 900, while public debt disburse-
ments totaled $50, 481 100000 and on
December 81, 1921, the net balance in
the general fund was $4SS 100000.
For the war period the excess Of dis.
bursements, exclusive OF principal OF
the public debt, over receipts of the
same class was $4,000 10000 Over
the same period the gross debt In.
creased by $22, 900 900 goo from 81 ,000.-
900 900 on April 5, 1917, to $23,000,.
900 900 on December 81, 1921. Elk
elusive of foreign loans Of $9,597 ,000.-
600, ordinary disbursements Of the
Government from April 6, 1917, to the
end Of the past year aggregated $780,
1871, 0O0, 900.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
RAIL WAGE CUTS
CONSIDERED BY
ROADS AND MEN
Unions Urging Increase, While
Officials Argue for J to -
Cents an Hour Slash.
BY international News Service

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-As a pre-
liminary to a vote by the railroads for
a nationwide slash in wages, confer
ences between officials Of fifty-two
railroads north Of the Ohio river and
east Of the Mississippi and represen-
tatives Of 100000 employees are under
way.
Wage cuts of from z to II cents an
hour have been proposed by the rail-
roads, 1t was announced today.
The railroad unions, IL il under
stood, will make a counter proposal
for restitution OF wages cut off by
the reduction of IL cents an hour
ordered by the railroad labor board
last July and a fiat increase Of
cents an hour.
Representatives OF the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Signalmen met here today
with officials Of the Lackawanna road.
Railroad clerks, steamship clerks,
freight hndlers and express and
station employees were given a hearing
yesterday.
The conferences here will last 70.
several days, each craft receiving the
proposition of the railroads and max
ing a counter.proposition opposing
wage cuts.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Let Bootleg Liquor
Drinkers DE-" Says
Dry Lobbyist

ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 1.-THE
public should not get nervous over
the prohibition situation. Let
drinkers Of bootleg whiskey die"
declared Robert G. Davey. former
counsel to the Anti-Saloon League
and now Legislative representative
Of the Lords Day Alliance.
ANY man." continued Davey.
"who has 30 little moral fiber that
he will drink the poison that is
now being ilIicitly sold to the
public is Of no worth to society.
He Is better off dead"
Davey's statement was provoked
by an inquiry as to whether
deaths from poison liquor were
not adding to the dissatisfaction
with prohibition. Davey is one Of
a dozen dry" lobbyists pushing
the local option enforcement bile.
a concerted discussion" Of which
is to be staged in churches
throughout the State next Sun
day under direction Of the Anti
Saloon League.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

UPSET IN WORK
0FD|PLOM|ATS
Foreign Office Officials Watch
New French Government
With Misgivings.
BY DAVID M. CHURCH.
International News Service.

LONDON, Jan. 17.-In sharp con.
trast with Premier Lloyd Georges op.
timism over the attitude of the new
French cabinet toward the results OF
the Cannes meeting, foreign office
officials declared openly today that
they feared there was danger Of both
supreme council and Washington
conference decisions being upset
British officialdom Is awaiting with
considerable anxiety the reading OF
the French declaration OF policy in
Parliament at Paris on Thursday.
This will give the first official line
on the position that Premier Poin.
care and his Nationalist ministry will
take on problems which affect not
only France but. the rest of Europe
as well.
The fears that France, under her
new leaders. may overthrow some Of
the WASHINGTON decisions upon naval
matters and the Far Eastern issue
are not universally held, but there
is a general disposition to believe
that Premier Poincare will seek either
revision or complete humiliation of
some Of the results OF the supreme
council meeting.
matte circles that the Cannes decision
tentative scheme for q reparations set
Element, including q modified mora.
torium for Germany. Under the IN
demnity scheme, which was suggested
by members Of the interallied repara-
tons commission, Germany would
pay 100000 gold marks every ten
days until a new agreement was
made.
Premier Poincare and a majority
of his ministers are understood to be
opposed to anything that savors of a
moratorium for Germany.
The Near East situation Is still in
the air. The Marquis Of Curzon, who
consulted with Premier Poincare at
Paris yesterday, viii return to Lon
don without having reached any
agreement with France for concerted
action toward the Turkish Nation.
alists.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
TALK
STRIKE ON GUT
AFFECTING 400
Reduction of 20 Cents an Hour
Termed by Unionists Breach
Of Agreement.

With the reduction of wages of the
union painters in the District from
81 to so cents an hour by the Mas
ter Painters Association. Mark Jack
son, president Of the local brother.
hood Of painters, paperhangcrs and
decorators. declared today that he be-
iieved the peremptory action Of the
association was the beginning OF q
Washington.
The reduction in wages resulted in
what is termed q clock out" OF at
least 400 painters employed by the
painters association. However. there
are approximately thirty other firms,
not members of the association.
which did not reduce the wages of
the painters.
Charges have been made that the
master painters failed to keep faith
with the union men, II having been
agreed, it Is said, that John q. Col.
poys. conciliator. Of the Department
Of Labor, was to be called ~ 20 ad'
Just the wage controversy. Colpoys
was not called, and the masters yes.
terday notified the union painters
that the wage decrease would become
effective Immediately.
Officials Of the brotherhood stated
this morning that further efforts
will be made to have the differences
adjusted within q few days. They
claim that they have received wages
less than any OF the other building
trades bodies, except the asbestos
workers.
Il was threatened that unless the
master painters settle the contro-
vsrsy to the satisfaction Of the union
painters, paperhangers and decora'
tors, that general strike OF the
building trades bodies in the District
will result. This would for \ time
handicap many building operations
that are I'M progress.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
N. Y. POLICEMAN KILLED
w. BY BROTHER OFFICER

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Patrolman
Frank Brojer was shot and killed late
last night by fellow-officer, James
J. o'Connell, as the sequal to a mys-
terious fight in an apartment house at
West Ninety eighth street and Column.
bus avenue.
O'Connel rushed to the apartment
house in response to police whistle
summons. meeting Brojer while as.
cending the steps to the second floor.
Brojar, who was not in uniform and
who was not recognized by O'Connei,
drew his pistol at O'Connell's COM
mand to put up his hands. O'Connsli
says he then drew his own pistol and
shot his assailant.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
EXPLORER STEFANSSoN
ASKS PROBE OF CHARGES

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 17.-vilhjal.
mar Stefansson, the Arctic explorer,
Yesterday declared that he would
welcome investigation Of the charges
made by Prof. ]. ]. MCNEIL. Of Nc
Gill University, Montreal, and DR..
r. NJ. Anderson, OF Ottawa, second in
command Of the Stefansson expedi-
ton in 1913, that the explorer sub
ordinated other interests to his own
personal advantage.
These charges land many more
were made by DR.. Anderson to the
American Geographical Society Of
New York in 1913" said Mr.. Stefans-
son, adding that after considering
the charges 1.-The society voted me q
gold medal"
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
TEACHER TAUGHT POKER,
RESiCNlNG PRINCIPAL SAYS

NEWTON. N. j., Jan. 17.-Principal
Z. l.. Baxter, OF the Newton High
School, and nine Of it's fourteen teach.
crs tonight resigned because the board
IF education had taken no steps to
punish L. Paul Miller. science teach
or. found guilty last Friday Of unpro-
fessional conduct and attractions Of
the school rules. No reason other
than that the teachers refused to con-
tinue at the school with Mr.. Miller
was advanced for the designations.
According to educational board
members, there has been considerable
friction between Principal Baxton and
MIR. Miller, the former last week pre-
ferring charges against the science
teacher, including that of teaching his
pupils to play poker.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
HOME run BAKER.
MARRIED AFIER.
BARBER BATTLE
Doesn't Have Any Best Man at
Wedding Saye He's twill
Not Quit Diamond.

BALTIMORE, Jan. IT. = Zone
Run" Baker. rounding the bases on
his way to a matrimonial home.run
yesterday, tried to dodge reporters,
but one of them tagged him sliding
into a chair in the Hotel Howard
barber shop. He was getting ready
for his wedding, which occurred at
$3.50 at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John @. Mitchell.
1886 Eutaw place.
The barber treated HIN. roughter
than the preacher. but II wasn't the
BARRIERS fault. John Franklin Baker,
Of Trappe. Nd. has tough beard.
The whiskers eluded the razor like
t'ranlxlin's bat.
ley di,ir &c, awav with It. nut
the bridegroom's chin had to be
PATCHED up a little afterwar,i with
some styptic stuff. 1t wouldn't have
done for him to step UP to the altar
looking as though a cat had just
clawed him.
The shave wasn't enough for the
former home-run king. He got his
face rubbed and powered and sprayed.
and then had some sweet-smelling hair
tonic poured on his hair.
He got away with 1t well IN the
barber shop. The BARRIERS not only
didn't know he was about to become
a bridegroom. They didn't even
know he was ..Home-Run" Baker.
II thought hel was p farmer when
he came In the door," said the barber.
II am a farmer" said John Frank.
lin. and proud of It."
B The Rev. j. M. GIN, pastor Of West
Baltimore Station Methodist Protes.
tant Church. performed, the.cereniony.
which was witnessed by members of
the two families. Mr.. Baker said
there would be no best man; that he
was it. They left shortly after z
o'clock for the North. "Home-Run"
said they might stop off and give
Niagara Falls treat.
They've got me wrong when they
say I have decided not to play ball any
MORE" he said. II haven't decided
any such thing. In fact, haven't
decided one way or the other; III say
what I'm going to do when the con-
tract arrives in the spring"
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
RED PEPPER HEAT =
STOPS BACKACHE

The heat of red peppers takes the
''ouch" from q sore. lame back. 1t
can not hurt you, and it certainly
ENDS the torture at once.
/ When you are suffering so you
can hardly get around. just try Red
Pepper Rub. and you will have the
quickest relief known. Nothing has
such concentrated, penetrating heat
|as red peppers. ID
( Just as soon as you apply Red
Pepper Rub you viii feel the tin
cling heat. In three minutes 1t
warns the sore spot through and
through. Pain and soreness are
gone.
Ask any druggist for a Jar Of
|Rowies Red Pepper Rub. Be sure
TO get the genuine, with the name
|Rowles on each package.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
All Run Down
Now Feels Fine
Eat0slic Ended
His TrOa1bEOS

"Easonie b the Only thing I have
found 10 stop my hesstbufn and I
think q hes bsen . srsat help N
nervous spells, writes @. O. Johnson.
An upset stomach nay cause lots
Of suffering al over The body. Estonie
helps In such Gases ~ removing the
cause Of The misery, becsnss b takss
up and carries out The excess seid
and gases and keeps The digestive
organs In natural working order. A
tablet after meals 10 I'll you need.
Big box costs only . tribe with
truggist's guarantee.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Professor Criticizes
Method in Vogue Of
Teaching History

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. IT.
Prof. Kirsopp Lake. Of Harvard
Divinity School. objects to the
way history is taught. He wants
students to be told the truth"
in our own history.
an the first place. I do not
believe that the teaching Of his
tory should consist wholly Of
learning innumerable dates and
the details of many battles" Prof.
Lake declared. "The important
thing that history teaches is how
people Of other times and ether
countries lived. The history Of
art. literature and music is quite
as important, and usually more
edifying than that Of politics Il
is a misfortune that in school
politics and war are often al
lowed to eclipse art
One Of the gravest mistakes
made in the teaching Of history
is that in many cases 1t is treat
ed as an exercise in patriotism.
1t then becomes propaganda and
not history. l was educated in
England. and in my earlv school
days was taught that England
was always right-that she made
no mistakes-and that her enc
mics were always wrong. This
perverted method Of teaching his
tory has been going full blast
in most countries for many wears.
The motive is admirable-to teach
patriotism-but the ends arc dis
astrous. It is dangerous to I'M
derestimate the strength OF
othorsv
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
ROBBERS cHLoRoFoRM
VICTIM, BUT GET NOTHING

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. [17.-Defying
three masked bandits whom he found
In a restaurant where he is en-.
ployed, Sam Angelides, was knocked
down by one Of the men and 80
badly injured he may die. After
knocking Angeiides down one OF the
bandits tied handkerchief satu-
rated with, chloroform about his head.
More than 500 in a safe was
saved from the bandits when other
employees frightened the robbers
away.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
hydrophobia Kills Baby.

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 17.-James W.
Scott, three years old. died here yes
terday,from hydrophobia. He was bit
ten by a dog December 81 last.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
RICH WOMAN ARANDoNs
SKIRTS FoR KNOCKERS

BOSTON. Jan. 1T-Mrs. Jane
Hague, a wealthy Maiden woman.
prominent socially. attired herself in
knickerbockers on January 1 Of this
year and she declares she will never
con another skirt a. long az she HIVES.
She is done with CHIFFON and fancy
lingerie, and her adopted costume In
ciudes with the knickerbockers .
waist coat, pongee blouse or shirt.
soft collar, four-in-hand tie and Peter
Pan hat.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
BRITAIN PLANS
CONCESSION To
Retain EGYPT
Cabinet Called to Consider New
Proposals Intended to Be
Made to Nationalist. ~:

LONDON, Jan. liza, cabinet meet
ing has been called by Premier Lloyd
George for tomorrow TO consider an
outline of new concessions to the
Egyptian Nationalists prepared by
British officials In Egypt.
This outline contains tentative pro-
posals which have been discussed with
Sarwat Pasha, the new leader OF the
Egyptian moderates. The cabinet win
endeavor to settle definitely the
Egyptian crisis.
The principal difficulty in the way
Of settlement. the international News
Service learns, In due to the demands
made by the British colonies for safe.
guarding the trade lines which pass
through the Suez canal region. The
colonial office Is therefore opposed to
the withdrawal Of the British garri'
sons in that territory.
This section Of the present scheme
has aroused the wrath Of the Egyptian
extremists and was made the rallytng
cry by the agftators in the recent riots.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
CHURCHES TO HELP PUSH
MUNICIPAL DRY LAWS

CHICAGO, San. 17.-Chicago school
children are movie mad" Mrs. Es-
telle Moulton. chairman of the bet.
ter films council of the Illinois Par.
entTeachers' Association, stated, In
commenting on a survey which she
had just completed.
or 5000 children questioned by Mrs.
Moulton, 81 per cent went to movies
from three to nine times a week.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Police to Bring Back Salesman.

Detective Bernard ". Thompson,
headquarters force, is today on his way
to Toledo to bring back Walter A.
Brown, thirty-nine years old. former
salesman for the II. w. jerks Com
pany, 1923 Seventh street northwest,
wanted here on a warrant charging
false pretenses. Brown, who was ar
rested in the Ohio city yesterday, is
charged with appropriating money he
collected for the firm to his own uses.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26

flights Rsssrssd. R.s.tsrsd u i rstsnt om". ''",
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-11
Senator Watson Will Make
Several Speeches in Georgia
Legislature Invites Senator Harris to
Address That Body.

ATLANTA, Ga.-An invitation to
William H. Harris, United States SEN
ator from Georgia, to address the leg
islature during the current session has
been adopted by that body. Sen
ator Harris is expected in the state
this week for short stay.
A similar resolution inviting Sena-
tor Watson to address the legislature
was passed early in the session: SEN
ator Watson will come to Georgia and
make several speeches anent the pres
ent political situation as soon as his
physical condition warrants, according
to State Senator J. B; Jackson, OF the
Twenty-frst, one OF his close friends
Hest possible date, and will make a
number OF speeches before he returns
to Washington said Mr.. Jackson. "a
tentative schedule is now being mapp-
ed out for him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-11
DRY AGENTS SPOIL
POLITICAL BANQUET
SWOOP DOWN ON RESTAU-
RANT AND CART AWAY SUP
PLY OF REFRESHMENTS.

UNION HILL, N. This is
story of a political plot, the work OF a
6end in human form, something lower
than a fallen arch If you don't care
for intrigue, don't read it.
John Hannah is undersheriff OF Hud-
son county, N. J. Last night he was
the guest of honor at dinner at Brau,
STEMS restaurant here, which, marked
the launching of a political boom to
make him sheriff in 1923 on the demo-
cratic ticket. Gov. Edwards, Secretary
Of State Martin and Judge McCauley
were the principal speakers.
Half an hour before the, soup was
served a motor truck backed up to the
restaurant and federal prohibition
agents from Newark descended: After
naving brief but business like call
thew departed, their truck loaded with
6fty bottles of cocktails, taken from
ice packs; 50 bottles of champagne;
Us bottles of whisky, a number OF
bottles of port and sherry and q cases
of anti Volstead beer.
Hannan's friends insist the rad was
engineered by low down republicans
who tipped off the prohibition agents
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-11
|Vicksburg, Miss, Clamps
Down the Sunday Lid
All Business Places and Amusement
Resorts Forced to Close Doors.

VICKSBURG, Miss.-The lid was
tightly clamped on practically every
thing here Sunday as the result OF the
enforcement of the Sunday closing
law. and residents OF Vicksburg &C
customed to Sabbath recreation spent
the day at home. :,
All places Of amusement-baseball
picture shows, etc.-were barred from
operating. Fruit stands, drug stores,
confectioneries, cigar stores, ice cream
factories and all other establishments
coming under the Sunday closing law
were forced to close their doors. Tele-
graph companies were not permitted
to open their offices until midnight.
There was no Sunday edition OF the
city's only morning newspaper, the
editor and his staff having been threat
ened with arrest if they allowed the
work in getting out the edition to lap
over after midnight. Its delayed edl-
ton will come out tomorrow morning.
Newsboys who attempted to sell out
of town newspapers arriving on trans
during the day were arrested. No 9th
er arrests were reported by the police.