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The Washington times., 1922-09-15
RADIO TO TAX, .
!. PLACE OF HIGH:
TENS|ONCAbLES
New Invention for transmits
sion Of Electric Power to
Be War Weapon.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Sept. 15.-.
Transmission = Of electric power by
radio! = .t.
VIII this dream of scientists be
fulfilled today?
VIII the completion of tests made
before a group Of engineers mean
that wars Of the future will be next
to impossible by reason Of the
United States being possessed of a
secret that will enable engineers to
blow up forts and powder magazines
hundreds of miles distant? "
Wallace F. Vail, president Of the
United States Radio Corporation, an
rounced that test will be imme
diately made of sending direct elec
trio power by means of radio trans.
mitter upon which their engineers
have been working for the past six
months. .'. .". .. .f
p Patents have been applied for on
Initial forms OF the transmitter.
Vail announced, declaring that the
experiment this morning was in the
nature OF test to convince COM
petent authorities that his company
had finally discovered the much
sought after idea.
Vail declared:
THE first experiment was held
after engineers employed by the
corporation noticed that an. electric
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
.H|tEDENANDs !
RULING BY us, .
!. ON HARD CIDER
Maryland Congressman Claims
Farmers Have Advantage
Over Beer Drinkers. .

Is the farmer permitted, under the
volstead law and the regulations
made in pursuance Of that act. to
possess cider, allow II to ferment and
become Intoxicating. consume same
on his premises, or give II 10 ais
friends when they drop in?"
Congressman Hill Of Maryland
wants to know. and he has addressed
his inquiry to the Anti-Saloon League
Of that State. which is quoted In
Baltimore newspaper as having 30
interpreted the Volstead act.
It is Hills complaint that while
citizens of Maryland are being ar.
rested for possessing 2.75 per cent
beer, the farmer Of the State Is
granted special privileges in intox'
cation, the only prohibition on him
being that he must not sell the cider
as a beverage after 1t become hard.
The Federal Prohibition Commits
sion has ruled, however, that neither
the Federal Congress nor the courts
have as yet decided what alcoholic
content renders cicer and other fruit
juices intoxicating. Hill wants the
conflict between the Federal Prohl-
bition Commission and the Anti
Saloon League Of Maryland straight
ened out for the benefit Of his con-
stituentS. "
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
SUPPOSED CLERK GETS
ZINNAScH'S $222 IN CASH

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Sept. 15.-
Puzzled over the task of making out
q telegraph money order and show
ing 1t plainly by the look on his face
Joseph Zinnasch. of New York. wei
coined an offer of help from a man
he thought was an attendant at
the local telegraph office.
The CLERK" took 1922 from Zin'
nasch and stepped behind the coun
ter; waited there a moment and then
walked out a rear door. Zinnasch
became suspicious at last and asked
another man behind the. cohnter
about his money, only to find that
he had been swindled by stranger
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
MERE SLIP OF
.:.EG|RL CLEANS.
{. OUT bARR0OM
Thirsty Clan Takes to Heels as
WeIl-Wined DamoseI De-
scends on "Speakeasy."

BALTIMORE. Sept. 15.-1She was
little more than a girl-twenty-two
years old. she confesscd-but she
had personality" At least that
is what some of the thirsty called
it as thsy stood before Pennsyi.
vania avenue bars and quaffed
amber fluid as their feet paved
the place where the railings used
to be.
1t happened last night In the
near.beer saloon of Abraham KEN
per, 1880 Pennsylvania avenue
Kemper was behind the bar. Be-
fore it stood several customers
The atmosphere was thick with
the smoke of cigarettes and cigars.
Conversation droned. Above II
from time to~time came the Click
of glasses and the ring OF the cash
register. AS quiet and sedate as
a near-beer saloon should be.
Then she came. Crashing through
the swinging doors, she lurched
into the place. Men turned to look
at her, but looked not long. There
was no weapon in her hand but an
indefinable something in her voice
that carried authority when she
commanded them to beat It.
There was a scurrying for the
door. She and Kemper were ieit
alone face to face.
And then Kemper went. When
the figure with disheveled hair
made a dash behind the bar. KEN
per followed his customers. She
was left in undisputed bossession.
Nonpulsed, Kemper and the
routed customers gathered on the
sidewalk and asked. What next?''
They were answered shortly:
Through the door came hail Oh
glasses, cigars. cigarettes and
bottless hurled with speed and
precision.
She was docile enough at the
police station. She appeared will
ing to tell her name, but found
articulation difficult. She will face
the magistrate on a charge OF being
drunk and disorderly.
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
Princess Is Proud Oh
Engagement 10
:, ,Ex.Kaiser
BY Karl IN, yoS wIEGAND.
~. 50 'sUniverssi sssryice. -

BERLIN, Sept. 16.-A yeri-
table storm of indignation con-
tinues in inner monarchial circles,
especially among the higher court
nobility, over the former
Kaisers intention to- marry
again,
Princess Herminie Schonaich
Carolath, "a thirty-seven-year-
old widow, the happy bride e-tc-be,
is telling her secret 70 friends
and relatives everywhere, and
makes no concealment OF her
pride over her "catch' and the
fact that she will be spoken OF In
history as second wife Of Wal.
helm II, the last Hohenzollern.
Some Of her relatives, how
ever, take a different view.
1--WE are Mortified" writes one
Of those in a letter which ! read
today. "If the Kaiser must
marry, why her? What q ter
rible blunderi" -
The Washington times., 1922-09-15

lamp lighted apparently without
any reason while they were doing
routine radio broadcasting. The
men immediately recorded the hook
up OF the, set they were sending
with and proceeded to investigate.
I IAN electric bell was next rung in
Be rkeley, eight miles away, by means
OF the same idea. We could hear the
bell ringing through receiving set
we had in the sending room. We
were able at the same time to light
an electric light at distance of
/ 900 feet entirely by means Of the
power we sent" r..
"The value of the invention for
war purposes may be judged when 1t
Is known, that the engineers have
been unable to insulate against TINS
power wave indicating that powder
magazines could easily be blown ur--
no defense could be prepared" he
said. E''
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
TACOMA PACT
TERMS AIMED
NDREvOETS
South American Countries
Make Public Treaty De-
signed for Peace.
BY Universal Service.

The text OF the Tacoma agree
ment. made public today. reveals
that decisive measures have been
Itaken to put a permanent crimp
lin the Central American revolution
business.
The governments of El Salvador.
Honduras and Nicaragua agreed
that. Should an invasion take
place in one of the states through
one of the sigaees of this ,conven-
ton, the government In whose ter.
ritory the invasion may have been
prepared shall send troops immedi-
ately to the frontier disturbed, to
cooperate, within its territory, to-
ward the establishment Of a nor.
NAL situation, proceeding toward
this end by the capture and dis.
armament Of the guilty ones.
"They bind themselves, further.
more, under no restrictions other
than those contained In the consti-
tutions of the respective countries,
to expel from their territory% IN
case Of invasion, the guilty leaders
of the invasion. when the exrul'
sion is requested by the govern.
ment OF the republic invaded"
Another proviso is that, THE
three presidents bind themselves
between each other not to allow
the political emigrados of each of
the republics to prepare In the ter.
ritories Of the contracting parties,
armed invasions against any Of the
other contracting states, :"
The agreement was signed by
Presidents Melendez of Ell Salvador
Lopez-Gutierrez of Honduras, and
Chamorro of Nicaragua, on board the
United States warship Tacoma. in the
Gulf OF Fonsea, and in the pres
ence of John e. Ramer, the Ameri
can minister to the countries in
volved. representing the United
States
The Washington times., 1922-09-15

American. National and Interna-
tional League games.
7:10 p. m.-Bedtime stories by
Thornton Burgess, author. whose
stories appear in nearly a hundred
newspapers.
9 p m.-"Weekly Reports on
Conditions of Leading Industries" D"
by r. D. Wyckoff. editor of the
Magazine Of Wall Street; final base
ball scores: location of ships at sea,
by the Radio Corporation Of Amer
lea; closing prices Of stocks. bonds,
grain, coffee and sugar.
9:20 p. m.-Literary evening.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Chicago.
$50 Meters.
Central daylight saving. deduct
two hours)
$50 p. m.-News, final market.
financial and baseball reports.
7:15 p. m.-Baseball reports, chill
dren's bedtime stories.
8 p. m.-Concert by Rosemary
Hughes, soprano; Arthur l.. Kir-
bach, tenor; Beatrice Eddington
Lodge. accompa mist: Louis Kottler.
violinist: Maurice Kowsky, pianist.
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
Firestone, Tire King,
Sees Famous Fete,
By Ruse
BARRITZ, Franco, Sept. 15.

BARRITZ, France, Sept. 15.
H. s. Firestone, millionaire
rubber king and friend of Pres
ident Harding, turned movie op-
orator in order to gain a,lmis-
sion to the famous Basque fete,
the biggest event Of the season
here. , =
Unable to obtain tickets,
Firestone and his friend, Tom
Clements, appealed to Edward
Getlin, international News Reel
representative, who had passes
for himself and two assistants.
Carrying Getlins heavy cam
eras, the two millionaires en-
tered the fete and assisted in
filming the Shah of Persia,
King Alphonse, and other nota-
bles. 49,
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
PROGRAM
Schedule of Tonighfs
Wireless Nssos and
Entsrfainmenf
NAA-Naval Radio Station.
$3.50 Meters (Arc.)

NAA-Naval Radio Station.
$3.50 Meters tArc.)
$50 to s p. m.-Marketgram.
2.650 Meters (SpariO.
10 p. m.-Time signal. weather re-
ports. ships orders, naval press.
WWX-P0stoffice Department.
1,lO0 Meters Phone).
7:30 p. m.-Live stock.
p. m.-Fruits and vegetables.
WEAS-The Hecht Co,
.. $50 Meters.
3 to 4 p. m.-Retail news and re.
ports. Selections on Edison phono-
If Winter Comes" Dancing Fool, :
Sneak" Decide Decide Dunn" I"
Soothing Morn" "Flapper Walk"
Meath the South Sea Moon" and
Selections on the Gulbransen
player plano: play That Song Of
india Again." Sweet Indiana
Home" by the Sapphire Sea-. and
Cairo Moon" 49, q.
7 to 8 D. m.-Selection for tuning
in. played on the Edison phonogra2h:
Mr.. Harold Pease, composer pianist.
will introduce Miss WASHINGTON
March," "Polonaise." Miss Doris
Schultz. pianist tChopin); Al Nor.
wood Bob Tarshes in the laughing
success, Two Southern Gentle
men," Royal Tinker will sing Tom
my Lad" Vale" by Russell. accom-.
panied by Miss 8. Stamn; Harold
Pease, composer. pianist, MY South
ern Rose," medley OF popular songs:
Gypsy Love Song" Rose OF Pic
ardy."s Miss Doris Schultz. pianist;
''Kashmlra Song" Hope); "Lassie
O. Mine;" Royal Tinker, accompanied
by Miss Stamn; closing announce
ments.
WMU--DoubIeday.Hin Electric Co.
$50 Meters.
40 to $50 p. m.-Prosram:
.Persianna: caprice 'ie8nGts' WaIts >,
Consolation and Folksong." Chi
cago," 1.-The Thunderer." Loves
Blue Bird" Tell Her at Twilight.
.Viennese Waltz" Marie" South.
ern Roses Waltz" ''Polonaise." III.
Ji.Boo." Some sunny Day." Bon
ME Brier Bush" Every Grille
wants to be a Sally" Baseball
scores announced.
WGI-Medford Hillside, Mass.
$50 Meters.
daylight saving, deduct one hour.
%, Market report, U. 8. Bu
reau of Agriculture Economics CASE
metersl
$50 p. m.-Late news flashes
early sport news.
p. m.-Evening program: Sci
ence UP to Date" a scientific
American Review exclusively fol
Amrad wGI. Final baseball scores
Norma Patrick, soprano, Of the
| Whitney Studios of Platform Art
Song recital with the Chickerine
Ampico.
observation-disclosures, Pittsburgh
$50 Meters.
daylight saving, deduct one hour)
D. m.-Concert by Davic
Schlessinger, violin: Miss Minnie
Adler, pianist; Mabel jefferson. so
prano.
/ WJZ--Westingh0 Newark.
sHt3t IA 800 Meters.
daylight saving. deduct one hour.
q p. m.--Final scores of the
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
WINTER HITS ALPS; g.. -.
HEAVY SNOW FALLS

ROME. Sept. 15.-Reports from
the Alps say that snow is falling
heavily. At some places 1t has
reached a foot in depth. especially
around Mount Blanc. Simplon, and
st. Gotherd.
In Tyrol the temperature has
fallen to winter levels, in contrast
to the excessive heat Of a few
weeks ago. $.
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
Woman Wins Primary.

CHELSEA, VT. Sept. 15.-Norni'
nation of Miss Edna L. Beard as Re
publican candidate for the State sen
ate in-the primary Tuesday was indi'
Gated today. With official returns
from only two small towns missing
Miss Beard had s34 votes 70 Sl9 for
Frederick II. Bickford. Of Bradford.
The Washington times., 1922-09-15
CHINESE CABINET Is OUT;
HUI MAY BE PREMIER

y LONDON, Sept. 15.-The Chinese
cabinet has resigned, according to a
Central News Dispatch from Pekin
today.
1t is. expected that Wang Chung.
Hui viii be the next prime minis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26

The Star has remarked several occasions Senator
PoindeXter deserves defeat.
Nevertheless there is far candidate in the field
against him who OR SHOULD defeat him.
Those who are counting the Newberry issue to beat
PondeXter foong themselves His vote for Newbery
will beat him. The only chance of defeating PondeXter
is the entry of big aggressive leader who draw to-
geher the scattered and discouraged remnants of the old
progressive crowd and waop the tar out of Senator Miles
for his failures and his REACTIONARY RECORD.
Those who believe the defeat of Senator New in Indiana
and the election of Clifford Pnchot of Pennsy
vania preSage antireactionary that will sweep
every little Tom, Dick and Harry who yes Newbery into
office just plain blind.
Beverdge who beat New is by all odds the biggest
Indiana Pinchot who beat the mediocre Alter is by all
While New voted to seat Newbery there many other
factors that contributed his defeat 1t may be mpote
to mention it, but certain Southern California shooting
scrape had lot do with News submergence People do
like be represented in the senate by with long
acknowledged sons.
And the revuson of public opinion against Pennsyl-
vanias murderous cossacks officially called the
stabuary did much anything else according in
formation elect Pnchot The former chief forester is
popular idol too and Boise Penrose who had Penn
seyvania politically under his thumb, is dead
There was Newberry issue in Pnchots election Sem
ator Pepper who voted seat Newbery elected the
same day in the state by 2to-1 vote
Here's the lesson:
BIG progressive beat dscredited reactionary by
LITTLE progressive pseudo-progressve cannot
beat strongly entrenched reactonay unless he has bet
issue that be brought against Miles Pondexer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26

clpais and he il much more re.
aponnive 90 the wants Of the tax
payer IN our republican form OF
government,
where does ali this talk about the
poorly paid" teacher come from
surely not from the overburdened
taxpayer. and every one rs a tax
payer. the person even tho a tour
st who buys only a pair Of shoe
strings il taxpayer. They under
stand this fully IN Los Angeles
and profit thereby. Most taxpayers
know. or knew before the present
exposure. nothing about the sums
paid teachers.
IL n possible thai II was pur'
porciy kept sccretf Now, because
the ta1payor~ have awakened 10
the seriousness Of the situation,
and know that they can not afford
continuing 10 pay such salaries. IN.
vcsilgntion into the lavish and IN.
wnrrantable expenditure. with poor
results IN the public schools. has ,A'
,onlshcd the electorate and brought
condemnation upon the school man
nRement. n has caused suspicion
where suspicion ought not 10 have
cause for existence. yet who VIII
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26
eve Are
Always Afraid

Why was Lloyd George 80 in
sist<nf upon an agreement for a
truce while the Genoa conference
stands adjourned.
Thousands Of Americans have
been puzzled by that. They have
wondered II nv really thought he
had got much when the nations
agreed 10 q truce Of 30 days.
Can II be possible. we are prone
to think, that men like Lloyd
George believe that any nation in
Europe Is so insane as to start
another war?
Yes, he did think he had accom-
pIished a good deal
Europe does stand trembling ON
the verge OF another war.
Another European war would
bring US in sooner or later Just as
the last one did.
In Seattle j. a family which
supported for n long time one Of
those French war orphans.
This orphans mother is an ordi-
nary French woman. living in a
small city. who has lost her nus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26
Prohibition and Dope

girls has taken either TO drink or
dope And who would have "a bet
ter excuse as believe the habit
Of drink h. snld 20 be transmiHsable.
How can We lay tho charge Of
dope 10 the lack OF liquor when
these school children who arc fall
ing TO the dope habit know nothing
about iiauof7
Some OF tho "weiA" love 10 quote
Scripture. Does the Bible not say.
lie ~ therefore not drunk with
wine. wherein Il excess. but be filled
with the Splrirf7 n one could get
al he wanted BY permit would there
not be many drunkaT The Bible
also charges 70 love our nelghborH
and put no stumbling blocks IN
their way Shall We then put
freely on the market that which
may only Rgrceably stimulate ur.
but make our neiehbor dlasraeeful.
~ drunk I don't believe the 18th
amendment 10 responsible fut the
lawbreaking of today There n a
great body Of lawbreaking citizens
just az before
will say with Mfr. Graham that
laws must always be made 20 re-.
strict freedom. bot some of us can
see that only when our rights are
infrinRrd upon Let's give The
ether fellow tho right 90 life. "lib
erty." and the pursuit Of happiness
too.
Yours for prohibition now and al
ways
MRS. ERNEST ERICKSON
st8o gsth ave X W
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26

Editor The star
II Is not for the love OF argu'
ment that wish 90 answer the
letters of Alice NJ -. Meyers con
demning prohibition. but | would
like to give a few facts concerning
the effects OF liquor as know
them. first hand
During the days Of the open
saloon my father drank heavily and
my mother might always expect
him to return from town IN some
stage Of intoxication and sometimes
not before morning. Very often
there would be some financial loss
involved also. what agony OF mind
my mother suffered can b. realized
only BY those with similar expert.
cnccs No torture on the rack
could be worse than the agony
and suspense she endured. The
shadow Of those horrors hang over
cur family even yet.
II this were an unusual case I
would not quote Il but many Of
our neighhofs were Ia similar cir.
cumsiances.
Since this state went dry my faith.
er has bern drunk Jus, once ON
Illicit liquor u that not better
than two or three times per weeks
Many OF the young men in our
neighborheod were fast taking up
tho use 81 liquor. but they are not
now victims OF the dope habit.
Alice NJ. n Meyers Says people
must have some Kind Of eyil stimu.
liant That cant be NJ. for not on-
Of our family OF five boys and two
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26
Mrxs5e A::3ae~>

say now that just cause for nun.
picion does not exist. II II comes
from the only people who KNOW
Just how much the teachers are get.
ting. then u ~ very plain that
what they are getting In not appre'
ciated by them and IL would be I'm.
possible 20 satisfy them.
n they were given $4,000 or $4,000
they would notice that supcrintend'
entH or others were getting $4,000
or SIS. 900. and Immediately start q
paid propa gar da % get the higher
amount. That end accomplished
they would cry morei morci more
al infinitum.
Last year the people interested IN
reducing taxes were told that they
were too late: IL was said that they
meant TO be in time for this year.
hence the need OF informing the
taxpayers. and getting them awake
20 the danger IN which 10 many
stand. Thouaa nds OF people are
doing without the necessities Of life
and engaging in all kinds Of ardu-
Gus and difficult work In order 20
pay their taxes 40 that the favored
few may tive in luxury or com
parntiye luxury. among which lat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26
A fool and has stra,c hat are soon sat upon.

band and three sons In the late
war. She u not intellectual.
She u q woman who works and
thinks what other people think.
She still writes letters to her
''bencfacteur" In America
In q letter which came last
week she says:
1--WE ARE ALWAYS AFRAID
THAT THE WAR WILL BREAK
OUT AGAIN.
She Is not the only one. Lloyd
George II afraid. too. Other
statesmen are afraid.
WE OUGHT TO BE AFRAID.
For our experience proves that
when the world Is at war We
cannot keep out.
n the administration believes
that We can do nothing TO hold
back thu renewal of this death
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26
LHZERCt the To E1UR
The Trouble at Genoa

good oldfaHhioned banker exploitn'
ton diplomacy
Russia was evidently willing 20
agree 10 almost anything except 10
sell out IT, revolution and give away
it's resources. and you could hardly
blame Lcnine and his crowd in stand.
ing on that line
France has been marplot, because
the British wanted 20 per cent OF the
awug.
Germany ~ diHarmed IN all respects
except lts ability 90 ultimately work
out It's economic salvation. There y
no military menace except the desire
81 France 20 occupy German terri
tory and this could be done without
American Intervention
We rce no reason for lending Eu
rope our invaluable Hughes OF send
ing over our gold reserve. OF pass.
ing a conscriptiOn bill for a new
army 10 NJ once save civilization that
IL 90 say. on concessions. ct cetra.
Really. ~ u Bs had as the dis
patches make out, or ig IL We who
need cold towel on our fovered
hrow7 OLD SUBSCRIBER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26

Editor The Star:
Every day or 10 we read that world
civilization In about 10 crumble into
dust. I follow the Genoa dispatches.
! hear deapairing cries for the United
states TO como 20 Europc's assist
ance.
Honestly. do not see A. Without
being a diplomatic world expert, | see
IN tho Genoa dispatches. this; oil
fields rich oil fields IN Menopotamia
and naku. wherever that may be. oil
and other resources OF ineatimablo
wealth mostly under the control Of
Russia. | have amelt oil since Genoa
WIS mentioned. | have seen the allies
united in the noble purpose OF saving
civilization. that IN 90 say. getting
concessions IN Russia and elsewhere
Peace for the purpose OF exploitation
and disarmament Tor the purpose OF
disarming Russia. seems TO be the
big idea.
Genoa turned out 20 be a Joint
wrangie between the allies and rus.
STA an effort ON the part of the
allies 20 get Russia TO agree TO the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26
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