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The Washington times., 1922-06-18
Girls Pledge to Write
Kept Up for 81 Years

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June "
Fffty-four years ago at q party In
Louisville two charming girls of the
Blue Grass State made pledge that
they would write to each other with.
out fail on that date every year.
Today they are happy In having
kept this pledge, and a. their memo
ries take them back through tire
years they find that this little quaint
custom has been one Of the greatest
joys Of their life.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
Shoots Rather Coiled
in Bed, Clips Off Toe

PoRTERv1LLE, Cal. June t7.--
To awake from a night Of peaceful
sIumber 10 find rsttiesnske. sport
ing nine rattles. coiled At the foot Of
his bed, apparently preparing to
make spring at It's victim, wac the
narrowing experience Of r. d Woocs.
woods fortunately had \ revolver
beneath his pillow and shot the rat.
tier. Unfortunately. however, Woods
foot wss IN the line Of fire and the
bullet that ended the makes life
clipped off his big toe, "
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
YECCMEN LOOT
POSTOFF|CE Of
SITS IN VIRGINIA
Crack Safe in Mclean and
Garry OF Stamps As
Well As Cash.
POLICE GET FIN0ERPRINTs
Fairfax County Authorities
Start Wide Hunt for
Three Suspects.

MCLEAN, Va, June 17.-Bur-
glars at an early hour this morn
ing dynamited the postoffice safe
here on the Fairfax turnpike, IL
miles from Washington, and Sc
cured $110 in cash and an unde-
termined amount Of stamps and
postal money orders. A cash reg
lister in the general grocery store
of H. A. Storm, In which the post
office 10 located, was also broken
open and IS taken.
Work Of Professionals.
The safe cracking was accom-
plished by the use Of nitro-slycsrine
1t was pronounced the work OF
professional yssgmen and declared
by Postal Inspector W. p, Ryan TO
be The clesnest Job he had seen m
several years.
The robbery was discovered about
Z O'Clock this morning when Storm
opened the store for business. He
discovered the postoffice department
ajar and articles scattered over the
floor.
Inspector Ryan and Washington
Headquarters Detective w. p. Ais
found that the robbers had gained
entrance to the building by first
breaking into a garage in the rear
of the store from which was taken
q kit Of auto tools. With these
tools q large pane Of glass had
been removed from a rear window
Of the general store.
The door to the postoffice was
jimmied and with q meat cleaver.
the combination knob on the safe
was knocked off. Through the hole
thus made. nitro-glycerine was pour
ed in and the door blown open.
The robbery is believed to have
occurred shortly after .. m.
Residents Hear Blast.
People living near the store heard
an explosion betweeur1 and Q O'Clock
this morning. but all stated that they
thought 1t was an automobile back.
firing. a..
FInserprints kft by the robber
were secured from the pane Of glass
taken out in the general store. The
prints were taken to Washington
police headquarters by Detective Ais
to be photographed.
Fairfax county authorities are this
afternoon looking for three men who
are suspected In the safe-blowins.
Two OF them are colored and the
other white. The trio was seen In
the vicinity Of the robbery yesterday
acting suspiciously. T
The robbery this morning was the
second that has occurred in the Nc.
Lean postoffice. the other having
taken place about four years ago.
when the safe was opened by the
combination and approximately the
same amount Of money AZ was taken
this morning secured.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
SEEK MISSING
STOCK BROKER
WHO MARRIED
SLAIN ACTRESS
Lawyers Interested in Case
Hold Conference to Discuss
New Angle"
LAY DEATH TO DRUG RING
Letter Signed margaret"
Thought to Have Bearing
on Taxi Tragedy.

DANVILLE, Va, June ia
new clue, more firmly fixing the
connection of Mabel "Dixie" Dix
On, the Danville actress who died
mysteriously by poisoning in New
York City last January, with the
Canadian authorities in a war
against drug smugglers and af'
fording a probable motive for her
staying, has been found, it is re-
ported here.
This report followed a visit to
this city by David Lesvenworth. q
New York lawyer. who has been
Investigating the case in that city,
70 confer with Harry Bermsn, the
Danville attorney. who has been
retained BY Miss Dixon's parents
10 probe the circumstances OF her
death. Neither Mr.. Lawrence nor
Mr.. Berman would reveal the ex-
act purpose of their conference
hut it was stated that Mr.. Ber-
man would 90 to New York to
aid Mr.. Lawrence in investigating
can entirely new angle Of the
|, case"
II also was stated by DR.. Berman
that there Is no doubt that Miss Dix
m Mt the time of her death was IN
the employ of the Canadian authorf-
ties In their war against the snug
xlinr of drugs across the border, and
that the search for Rodney M. Bliss,
thA estranged husband Of Miss Dixon.
has not been abandoned.
The search for Bliss. a young Chi
caro- stock broker, has been going on
continuously since the pretty Dan
vile girl was found drugsed in New
York city taxicab and taken to a
hospitaI where she died without re-
saining consciousness. Her death
was due to heroin poisoning. but the
,,vstery as to whether she inadvert-
.nt,v took an overdose Of the drug,
,oo,r II with suicidal intent. or it was
Administered to her by persons de-
.irins to kill her, has not been solved.
Letter Important Clue. a
/. Martin Ryan, chauffeur Of the New
vcrk taxicab In which she was
found unconscious, was held by the
.utborities there for several days,
hut established his innocence and
was freed. Physicians at the New
YORK hospital expressed the opinion
that Miss Dixon either committed
.,,,cide or died a. the result OF taking
n overdose Of the drug. but two
I,anyiiie physicians who examined
-, body at the request Of her par
.rts. have made affidavits that bruis-
y ana cuts they found were inflicted
bsfore her death. ,t
A letter TO Miss Dixon, signed
aMarraret," making an engagement
,y,th Miss Dixon in New York for the
S.y ON which she was found drugsed,
issone o. the most important clues
an the case. Mr.. Berman has stated
that Ne and his New York associates
.re working on the theory that this
letter was written by Bliss, the girls
husband. whose movements before
and after her death they are seeking
N trace. '.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
How Earnest Farmer
Whipped Old Guard
Smith w. Brookhart, Of Iowa.
Outlines Issues on Which He
Made His Successful Fight
For Senatorial Nomin alton.
A NEW personality in Anteri-
n can politics came into na-
t;o,,oI ,xann;nen.a nbsu

tional prominence when
Col. Smith W. Brookhart, in Io,oa,
defeated three organization Re-
publican candidates for former
Senator Kenyon's seat.
His defsat of the Old Guard fol-
lo,0s similar defeats Of the Old
Guard Republicans in Indiana and
Pennsylvania by courageous i,tde-
pendents, Albert J. Beveridge and
Clifford Pinchot.
Colonel Brookhart, in his Iowa
speeches, vigorously attacked the
Republican policies IN Congress,
but did not attack President Hard.
ing personally.
The accompanying dispatch to
The Washington Times from Col
onel Brookhart tells Vhat issues he
made predominant. Iotoa is a
typical Middle Western rock-ribbed
Republican State. His election to
the Senate Is practically certain.
By SMITH w. BROOKHART.
To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
WASHINGTON, Iowa, June H.
The Issues presented by me In the
Iowa Senatorial primary were as
follows: First repeal the Transpor.
tation Act, provide by legislative en-.
actment that road d-vslueS shall not
exceed the market values Of the secu.
rifles. thus pumping out seven billion
dollars Of water. The capitalizing OF
unearned increment. which amounts
to about three hundred million dol.
lars per year. Graft in the furnish.
ing OF railroad supplies by subsid.
larry companies; define the reasona.
BILE or adequate return 30 1t will not
exceed the interest rate on the bonded
portion Of the capital and the agri.
cultural rate on the balance.
Second-The arbitrary restriction
Of agricultural credit in 1920 by
the Federal Reserve Bank was a
credit or money strike that did the
farmers more damage than all the
industrial strikes in the history of
the country. Farm products were
Debated nearly 5000 ,000,o 900 and
$500, 900, 900 in Iowa alone. The
whole credit system. including the
Federal Reserve Bank, In built
upon the foundation Of deposits.
The depositors are entitled to con-
troll it. The farmers furnish 20
per cent Of all primary deposits;
the hboring people. Is per cent.
They are entitled to q like proper
ton of the Federal Reserve Board.
Third-The cooperative program
of both the farmers and the labor.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
Farmer Killed in Mower
When Dog Scares Horses

EMPORIA. Kan, June 1.-THE
body OF Jacob Barrett. farmer, was
found entangied in a moving ma.
chine. His dog had chased a rabbit
and had run into the machine.
The dogs yelps scared the horses
and Barrett fell off the mower seat
and was caught In the knives. He 10
survived by q wife and seven chill
dren, F-F, ="
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
2 killed, Many Hurt !
In Mexico City Strike

MEXICO CITY. June 1.-Two
p.rsons wege killed and more than
baIf . dozen injured In strike dis
.rdsrs here today. Twenty.three
arrests were made. -
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
NEVER MISSED A DAY.

BURLINGTON, Ia, June H.
Norman J. Young, seventeen. In the
thirteen years of his school career,
from kinderRarten TO receiving hts
high school diploma, has not been
absent or tsrdy. which is thought to
'establish o record.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

BERLIN, June 17-Under the heading, Race for Kaiser
Memoirs Ach Uhr Abendba tonight tells Of the alleged
bidding for the publication rights which confined
clusvey to America Neither England any other
try took any great interest
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

The newspaper king Hearst, who
happened to be in London. called
his widely.known Berlin representa-
tive, Won Wiegand. to London and
sent him with appropriate instruc-
tions to Leipsic." says the paper.
but Hearst had Immediately TO re-
tire from competition because the
Kaiser had ordered his writings
must not be allowed to be pub.
lished In the Hearst papers, for
the reason they repeatedly had
printed painful things about the
Hohenzollerns. He demanded even
that each competitor must sign
agreement not to sell the book to
Hearst"
The announcement that the
Kaiser had written his memoirs and
the sale thereof attracted little
notice in the German press. One
paper commented sarcastically on
the splendid business he was max.
ing out Of his disgrace ard another
paper asked how much of the large
sum received he will pay In taxes.
80. Partly Untrue. T. -. $,
The statement Of the Berlin paper
Is In part untrue. Mr.. Hearst In.
formed the Leipsic publishing house,
X. #. Koehler. authorized to dis,
pose Of the former Kaiser memoirs,
that II the memoirs, upon exani
nation, were found TO contain q full
and frank statement Of the Kaiser's
part i'm the world war from July,
1914, until November, 1918, or Il
they contained important revelations
Of historic character, Mr.. Hearst
would probably pay moro than any
other syndicate for the American
rights to publish them.
Mr.. Hearst declined to make any
offer until the Kaiser's memoirs
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
}MED BANDITS HOLD UP EXPRESS TRAN
View Clue May Solve "Dixie" Dixon Death MySte
Why Hearst Rejected
The Kaiser's Memoirs

German Press Explains Why Noted Pub
Usher Did Not Bid For American Rights
Erroneous Report Published By
Teuton Papers Is Corrected.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
GIT IT ALL

~, nswsgsper censisss ot
. pages; Editorial and City
Lie. 3 pages; Magazine, 10
pages; Comics, { pages: Chill
dren's Book Of Magic, . pages;
Touring. a pages. - 1,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24
GOT TRADE SECRET CHEAP
Dying Drunkard Sold for Fifty Dollars
the Only Method Of Making
Dolls Eyes.

Dolls eyes have Q romantic history
says a writer in Pearsons.
A Birmingham toy manufacturer
years ago was approached by one of
the largest dealers in dolls, who asked
him to undertake the manufacture of
eyes.
The toy manufacturer, thinking
there was nothing In the business.
turned down the proposition.
But the business was big one, and
when an order to the value Of $500
was mentioned the manufacturer un-
dertook the work.
The real difficulties Of the task then
became apparent. The first eyes were
hopeless failures, and great deal of
money was spent on experiments. The
cleverest glass tOy-workerS in the
kingdom were engaged, but all to no
purpose. Finally the attempt was
given up.
About eighteen months later the toy
manufacturer, by a strange chance,
met man utterly impoverished by
drink and In the last stages Of con-
sumption, who held the secret Of the
process for making dolls eyes. He was
willing to sell this secret for f10.
Eagerly the manufacturer paid the
price, but so incOherent were the dying
mans directions that 1t was impossi-
BILE to follow them.
In desperation the Birmingham
manufacturer went to the inventors
garret and saw the process In actual
operation. Before half dozen of the
eyes had been made the secret was
grasped and the manufacturer Of
dolls eyes was firmly established.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24
HER REASONING WAS GOOD
Why coIored Woman Was Convinced
the Lord Was Not Aiming to
Destroy Her.

During a thunderstorm In the South
a large oak tree within thirty feet of
negro cabin on a plantation was
completely shattered The crash was
terrifying, the ground for quite a dis
tance around the tree was broken up
us If 1t had been plowed and pieces of
the tree were hurled many yards and
showered on the cabin roof.
The next morning. when the old
negro woman went to the house to
work, her mistress said sympathetical-
ly: you must have been very much
frightened when the tree was struck
last night. Jennie"
"0h no'm," Jennie reassured her I;
81 wasn't skeered. j never did see no
use in feelin skeered after sumpin's
over. | JUS said dat l knowed If de
Lord had been amin at US, he
wouldn't a-missed us dat far, an went
back to Sleep"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24
A Letter Changed.

She was stenographer who woult
leave out sentences, paragraphs, too
when she couldn't>r read the hieroglyph
les in her book during the two weeks
that she fingered with an advertising
agency.
The head Of the agency was away
for couple Of days. A client tele-
graphed that he was coming to the
city. Would Mr. Williamson be in his
Office? The presidents secretary die
tated reply: "Sorry. Mr.. william
son is away trap shooting; will return
Thursday"
The telegram was dispatched. A
duplicate of 1t was placed on the pres
ident's desk to let him see that the
clieut's wire had been taken care
of. This Is what he read: Sorry. Mr..
Williamson is away crap shooting. VIII
return ursday."-Judge.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24
ARCADIA

Lloyd Orris went 10 Ontario Fri
day and bought new Ford touring
car.
Dave Duggar and wife of Nyssa,
spent Sunday with Clyde Long and
family.
Rev. Martin, Nazarene minister of
Ontario, filled an appointment here
Sunday afternoon.
Jack Barrett and Ed. Butler went
to Boise on business Monday.
Mrs. r. Ambrose and mother, OF
Ontario, are visiting relatives in this
vicinity for few days.
Jim Benall sold his grain to the
Nyssa Grain & Feed Co. for $1.35
per hundred. Two trucks and two
dray teams from Nyssa delivered
the grain to the company Monday.
A number Of boys were caught in
the act Of stealing watermelons at
the J. #. Long place while the fam
lily were away at church. The
boys were fined for their invasion,
and were allowed to depart.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24
KINGMAN KOLONY

Rails have been laid and the first
car Of produce was shipped from
Overstreet station Friday. This was
a car of potatoes from the Over
street ranch. Saturday one car of
potatoes from the T. Elliott ranch
and two from the Overstreet place
were shipped. Mr.. Elliott has
stopped digging for the present, and
just the Cobblers on the Overstreet
place are being dug at this time.
Much wheat is being shipped from
Adrian, and about cars of pota-
toes daily. The first car for the
Wheat Growers association was
shipped this week and several cars
for the Parma elevator.
Mr.. Huter, representing the Cali
fornia Vegetable Union, and Commits
sioner Dean met at the school house
Wednesday with the Kolony mem
bers of the Idaho Producers Union
to give instructions pertaining to the
handling Of the potato crop.
Mr.. Gruver has traded his place
to zack Walker Of New Plymouth,
for an automobile. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grlver will leave here soon.
Bob Wade traded his island in
Snake river just west of the bridge,
to Pete Christensen for 40 acres.
Mr.. Christensen will move to the
island as soon as the hay on the
Otis place is in stack.
Mr.. Eldredge has returned from
Portland where he has been visiting
his daughter and son.
Rev. Virgil Snow made several
calls in the Kolony this week when
on his way to Boise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nickols and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Bach were guests
Sunday at the Franklin home in On
tario.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Judd were
Sunday dinner guests at the Small
home in Notus, Idaho.
A letter from Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Thompson, who are spending the
summer in the east, states that they
are in Atlantic City and doing their
share of promonading. They will
return home in about two weeks.
Mr.. DeLong of Twin Falls, and R.
III. Young of Parma, accompanied
f. l.. Johnson to the Kolony We'd
nesday.
John Moses purchased a Ford car
of G. c.. Cotton this week. The
prospect of good roads proved too
big a temptation.
Mrs. Cummings and Mrs. Hoffman
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24
Ancient Greeks, Prayer Charm.

Great value has always been at
tached to rare and beautiful stones
but with primitive people the intrinsic
value was less than the supernatural
virtue credited to them. Stones were
favored as chusms. but among the
early Greeks none was rated as hav-
ing the power of compelling the gods
to answer prayer except rock crystal
This was used as burning stone
and the founder of perhaps the ear
liest recorded temple mysteries
Onomacrltus, gives exact directions
for producing sacred fire. A bright
transparent piece of crystal was to
be laid on dry wood in brilliant sun
shine. He says the god appears first
with smoke, then with little smolder-
ing fire, then with a burst of flame.
This was holy fire from the suns rays.
"WhOsO goes into the temple with
this in his hand may be quite sure
of having his prayer granted as the
gods cannot withstand its power" he
told his followers.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24
Unknown Australia.

A motoring expedition which will
occupy months and cover ground
hitherto untraversed without the aid
OF camels and dOnkeys Is being under
taken from Adelaide for Darwin. re-
turning through the bush country of
Queensland, New South Wales, and
Victoria, approximately 5000 miles.
The party includes Mr. McCallum, a
state legislator and authority on pas
toral stock, who is financing the trip
and will report to the federal gov
ernment on the possibilities Of settle,
ment and development of the interior
by whites, also on the benefits of n
transcontinental line. Captain White.
noted ornithologist. will collect birds
In connection with the Australian
check list which has occupied scien.
lists for years and will be completed
In October.-LondOn Times Weekly.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24

of Upper Roswell, accompanied their
husbands and spent Tuesday after
noon visiting in the Kolony.
The Canning club met at the De
Bord home Wednesday, and after a
business meeting they all had a
gala time. Picnic lnnch and a
swim in the Owyhee were both en-
joyed. We are hoping that one of
the girls from this club will be one
of the four girls in the United States
to win the three months trip in
Europe These girls will be chosen
by the county, state and Interstate
elementary contests. Kolony club
workers have previously won many
county and state honors.
The necessary pieces for the new
8-ton scale arrived from Portland,
and the installation was completed
at the new siding Thursday. Those
who were loading potatoes were
greatly relieved when the large
scale was completed.
The Adrian ball team defeated the
Dead Ok Flat team at Payette Sun
day by a score Of IA to 8. This is
the first defeat the Dead Ok Flat
team has had this year. Several of
the players on the Adrian team are
Kolony boys. Five cars of enthusi-
asts accompanied the boys.
Gravel hauling was started Tues
day. Heavy trucks are being used,
and the contractor expects to rush
the work.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24
King Admires Shakespeare.

The king of Siam is one Of the cut
spoken admirers of Shakespeare. This
was learned through the recent ami
versary celebrations at Stratford, when
a letter was received by the chair
man Of the trustees of Shakespeare's
birthplace, written by the kings
secretary, who says that the king is
translating Shakespeare's works into
Siamese. The secretary sent on be.
half Of the king check for $500 as a
personal contribution to the Shake
speare Birthplace Trust and $3.50 for
the memorial theater fund. He saws
that his majesty Is an ardent admirer
Of the British national poet and is do
Ing his utmost to induce the Siamese
to study him.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24
ANCIENT CAPITAL OF JAPAN
Nara, Rich In Artistic Treasures, Was
Once Classic Center of Shinto
Worship.

Nara, ancient japanese city, Is a
classic center of Shinto worship, and
was the first capital of Japan. Much
OF the building and beautifying begun
in A. d. 700, the Golden Age of
Japan" still is intact.
During the early days of Nara pros
perity, the Todaiji one of the seven
great temples, was the head of Bud
dhism in Japan, and the buildings COW
cred some 20 acres.
OF all its glories there today re-
main but few, chief among them be-
ing the Great South Gate, Nandai
Mon; the great Hall of Buddha, and
the ancient and most interesting old
shrine called Kaidan-in. The Great
South Gate was built in 752 A. d. and
remodeled in 1899. On either side are
two gigantic figures of Mo, or the
Deva kings, carved by Tankei and his
pupil Unkei. With the two stone
lions close by, excellent specimens Of
Twelfth century Chinese sculpture,
they are listed and protected as ma
tional Treasures"
The Nara-no-Daibutsu, the vast
bronze Buddha cast in 749 A. D., is
the largest of the kind in Japan, II
not In the world, being 52h feet in
height.
The Kaidan-in is remarkable for its
unusual construction and arrange
Hent inslde-a series of platforms ris-
Ing one above the other to support the
Images of the Deva kings, Indra and
Brahma, which are said to be among
the best examples of the art of Nara
era, also are counted among the ma
tional Treasures"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Prettyman and lit
tie daughter, of Nyssa, we're looking
over this vicinity Sunday afternoon.
Misses Mary and Lillian Dale
were visitors at the ]. zittercob
home Sunday.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24

school age get the full benefit of our school
facilities by enrolling on the first day. Let's
make the Ontario schools serve the Ontario
children as thoroly as possible.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24

LOST-Brown horse 4 years old,
weight about 1900. Strayed away
from my place July 10. Liberal re-
ward for information leading to re-
covery. w. G. Armstrong, Ontario.
Oregon. 35 At"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24

The Oregon school law requires all pupils
from eight to sixteen years of age to attend
school, All our patrons and friends are re-
quested to help see to it that all children of
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-24

FOR SALE-35 shares of Nevada
Ditch stock. H. A. Arneson. If.