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New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
City Of Genoa Once
Was the Financial
Center Of Europe
Conference Planned at the
Italian Port Recalls Its
History as the Leader i'm
Banking Matters of World

conference on European finances
at Genoa suggests a revival Of the
city's home industry, remarks n b1l-
lctin issued by the National Geo
graphic Society on "Gcnova la Sur
pcrba," as the Italians call their great
commercial doorway, a port for 1000
years.
Genoa was one of the pioneers in
European finance" says the bulletin.
at had one of the first full -fedged
banks in the Banca di San Giorgio, the
rival and for long time the peer of
-he great Bank of Venice. The Banca
di San Giorgio more than 500 years ago
had sucn modern trimmings as a real
estate Department. which took charge
of conquered territories, administered
them somewhat after the fashion of a
modern trust company and, after put
ting them on a sound economic basis.
ccded them back to the Genoese gov
eminent. Later, when Spain had its
wonderful development of power ard
came near dominating the world, Genoa
served as banker to its kings and as a
sort of general manager and outfittcr
to its armies and navlcs.
Greatest Italian Port
"Unlikc the people of some Of It's old
rival cities, the Genocse have managed
to keep much of the financial and busi-
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Woman's Club Leader
Disappears From Home
Police Hunt Mrs. Herbert Bux.
ton, of Peabody, Mass: Nurse
Missing for Montl,

PEABODY, Mass, March 12.-The
police were searching tonight for Mrs
Bessie W. Buxton, forty-five years old
president of the Peabody Women's
Club, who disappeared from her home
late Friday night. Her husband, Her.
bert Buxton, a former Selectman. sa;c
that after taking part in concer,
conducted by the women's club Fri.
day night she came home and went tc
bed. Yesterday morning she was miss.
ing and no trace of her had been founc
tonight.
Mrs. Buxton is an accomplished mu-
sician and is organist at the Uniyer.
salist church here.
BOSTON, March 12-Police of Bos
ton, Somervile and PHILADELPHIA have
been unable to discover the where.
abouts or to confirm the reported deatl
of Miss Agnes B. Phillips, trained
nurse, who left Somerille February II
for trip to Floida.
The only news of the nurse since she
left Somervile, according to the police
was letter received by Mrs. Sara}
G. Kennedy, of Somerville, saying thai
Miss Phillips had died in Philadelphis
from congestion of the lungs and hae
been buried in that city. The letter
was written in pencil and signed b,
Mrs. +. jackson. Philadelphia police
reported that they could not find Mrs
jackson nor any record of Miss Phil
lips death
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Wine, Beer, Worse Than
Rum, Says Dry Leader
The Rev. Clarence Wilson
Promises Fight to Finish
Against Modification

ATLANTIC CITY, March i2.--Dele
gates of the Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference Of New Jersey to-day attended
st. Paul's Methodist Church. where the
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, of Wash
lngton, general secretary of the Board
OF Temperance of the church, spoke. His
topic was Booze Challenges the Con-
stitution 70 the Finish Fight. Which
Will Score Knockout
"So-called light wines and beers
made more people drunk and were re-
sponsible for more degradation of men
and their families than whisky" said
Or. Wilson. "To permit beer and wine
to be sold would be to open up the whole
traffic full blast the brewery and
brewers associations, the saloon and va
rious kinds of public drinking places
under whatever name Prohibition as a
remedy for the evil of the drink shop.
corrupt politics and drunkenness would
be joke. There never will be such a
compromise in the United States"
The conference will close tomorrow
with announcement of appointments for
the state
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
6,5O0,000 Francs
Years Total Tins
At Monte Carlo
so Per Cent of Amount Goes
TO Croupicrs; Balance to
Other Employees; Money
Sacrifice to God of Luck

LONDON, Feb IA (By MaiN Dur
ing the season of 192O-'2l the croupicrs
at Monte Carlo received six and half
million francs in tips, writes Gag
notte," in "The Daily Express"
There is no mistake about the
amount because nowadays the tips are
as carefully checked as the other TAX
ings of the tables. They do not go d-
rectly into the croupiers' pockets, but
into a metal box, shaped like a cigar
case, with a non-return slot at one end
to receive the offerings. The box is
kept by the chef dc partle at each
table and when full is handed in to the
cashiers department. At the end Of
the season the croupiers themselves
get 80 per cent of the total collected,
the balance being divided between the
other servants of the Casino and an
employees superanuation fund.
Tipping used to be forbidden. II is
only within quite recent years that the
Casino has recognized the practice. 1t
was a case of taking control of what
could not be prevented. Players in
sisted on tipping; went out of their
way to do it. 1t was impossible for
croupiers to pocket their tips at the
table. They are too closely watched by
many pairs Of trained eyes, and their
hands must always be kept open and
above the level of the table.
A certain bureau dc tabac served
as receiving station, each croupier
had number, and all the tippers had
to do was to wrap their offerings in
piece of paper, mark the packet with
their croupier's number, and leave it
at the tobacco shop.
This extraordinary craze for tip
ping is accounted for in number Of
way says the writer. 81 have seen
an Englishwoman, with lot of money
and no manners, throw thousand
franc note to a croupier out of pure
ostentation. Many tippers are actuatcd
by the absurd belief that roulette
croupiers can control the action Of the
ball and spin what numbers they
choose. The delusion is skllfully en-
couraged by the croupiers themselves.
The dupes, who are in the habit of
backing combination Of numbers, 70
to the tables Of their favorte croupiers
and wait for their turn to spin. If
luck happens to be with them, we'll
and good, the croupier gets the credit
ana the tip. II luck is out, the
croupiers account for the misfor-
tune afterward by glib story of
having been watched by suspicious
superintendent whose inspection pre-
vented them from spinning their eli
ents' numbers. The tale is swallowed
and the tips paid
In all probability, however, the ma
Jority of tips are just sacrifices made
at the altars of the gods of luck and
chance. Every gambler is supcrsti-
tious, and superstition and paganism
60 together.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Vatican Swiss Guards
ALI Are "Six-Footers''

ROME, Feb. IA (By MaiD.-"A fine
body of men, was the remark gen
orally heard from visitors to Rome dur.
ing the conclave of cardinals which
elected the new Pope Plus XI and who
were seeing the Swiss Guards at the
Vatican for the first time.
They are a lot of hard boiled eggs
the same visitors would say few
minutes later when without passes
they had tried to rush past the barrage
and had been energetically refraine d
By the same Swiss Guards.
Standing six feet or more, the Swiss
Guards, in their multi-colored uni
forms, present an inspiring sight as
they march through the Court of Saint
Damaso. In physique they are the
nearest approach to the composite
American battalion which General Al
len led down from Coblenz to Paris
and Rome as honor guards to the
French and Italian unknown soldier.
Most of them originate from the
German cantons of the Swiss Confeder-
alton. Few of them speak French. All
speak German and Italian,
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13

mate1y estimate the direct cash cost of
the proposed bill to the government for
the next few years, and that by Jan
uary /, 1926, it will probably cost over
81, 200 900, 900, and must cost very much
more if enough veterans should elect
to take farm and home sid"
Must Provide for Amortization
"The necessity for amortization il an
insurance plan is to be adopted be-
comes clear upon an examination OF
the outstanding public debit the letter
adds. "Thc heaviest payments under
an insurance plan would fall sin the
same period when the longer term
Liberty bonds become due, for on n
twenty-ycar basis the certificates would
mature in 1912 if the bonus bill
should be passed this year.
"rhe fourth Liberty loan, which
amounts to over $4,000 900, natures
in 1888; the second Liberty loan, which
amounts to over $1,000, 100000, natures
in f942, and the first Liberty loan, which
amounts to almost $4,000 100000, ma
lures in 1047. With these heavy ma
turtles of the public debt, aggregating
about $4,000 900, Goo it would be highly
i'm prudent to lay up another maturity
of between $3,0O0,000000 and $4,000
100000 in the same period without
making provision for its amortization
in the mean time.
ut is clear from these estimates that
whatever form the soldiers bonus may
take, whether it contemplates a
insurance plan or fol-
lows the outlines of the bill which is
now pending, it will cost from $780,
600 900 to $500 100000 for the next
three or four years and may involve
liabilities thereafter Of over 100000,
600 year until 1913"
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13

streets, due to the .+.
which the buildings va p Slopes ,
Cenoa's @ ~ f .ne ancient palaces 0essd. sa:. i
but 'yT raan 1shous nous Old families sei',ns seeil'9ns
snd ,od "any "n,n naye been turned SUI sui ~,
sjr,aI @nu 'e,s ne, public uses and banso, 70 publ
'pai Ttpn eoilIces' museums ana sgd'se faaa,
r;er no famous old Palazzo' sschoo;
1t'ofgIo' hrst residence. tbon d 81,
.ne bank, now housAs the s''eh hpme /
MISSION, and the palace oe essroor Con-
IS telegraph Office VI the Ds,.
:. hough in the very n,;a,,
'aiian Riviera, winfer "'uqis , Of Il.
Genoa is not ITSELF vim playgreors
IT is q convenient doorrua,r resort b,
tn.a tlon poipt for the nurneran0 ana Trans.
noth to the north and souta i'0s !, resor,
nunu.Ds r.;. o. Oenoa, reached = me ysil
minutes by electric fraro. . IN is,
squares, are well know n. from 4,
sorts. And the soionyno-N N'yiers "
much in Genoa itself - ''sI :. may IN,
Moie-Like Tram ca,. 'ia
1T Is paradise for III. -,
even for his less stren,n.slS mslSsr a.
slghtseer. Roads and path sou' m fello'
the shoulders Of the Hills ovo. e.n1 =, alo';
and afford wonderful views NJ ~ me me es
aces, the busy harbor. III. u the pa
and far to the south IN 9 olle 'ss
the big island Of Corsica n,h: gsear dsp
Genoa once owned Carriayr.s,'sn rs'sn lltsi
tor cars cannot negotiate So ~ shd nc.
tage points, but tram cars oona,. oaSss v's-
and out Of countless tunnslpp lppOpelng s
ou5row their way 70 manv ,' af seen t
and funicular railways reac5 .. o. then
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Patient Calls Hylan Cousin
Taken From Lodging House as
Alcoholic Suffcrcr

a man who gave his name as Thomas
Hlyland, said he was sixty-thre years
ola and claimed as his nearest rela-
tive Mayor John +. Hylan, was taken
to Bellevue Hospital last night from
a q lodging house at 295 Third Avenue.
he was suffering from alcoh olism.
In reply to questions the man gave
Mayor Hylan's address correctly, as
9b9 Bu5hwick Avenue. When further
questioned with regard to his relation
ship he said he was che Mayors first
cousin, despite the different spelling
of the family name. He stumbled when
asked to give the name of Mayor Hy-
ian's father, which he said was James
Hylan. The name of the Mavor,s
mother was Susan Mccarthy. he de-
clared. III .sE4 IN
The name Of Mayor Hylan's father
was Thomas H. Hylan.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Forbes Says Vocational
Training Gets Results
Examples Of Veterans Who
Have Qualified for Well
Paid Positions Cited

From The 1ribpne's Washington bureau
WASHINGTON, March 12-The
United States Veterans Bureau mails
out each month 65O.0O0 checks, repre-
senting Sa2,000.O00, to former service
men, Colonel Charles r. Forbes, direct
or the bureau, disclosed to day in
report showing that steady progress
toward rehabilitation Of wounded vet
Grams is being made i'll the various vo-
cational training institutions of the
government.
Among the notable examples Of sue
cess among the vocational students
Colonel Forbes cites one disabled vet
eran who has qualified as a roofer and
contractor, now receiving an annual
salary of $4,000. Another graduate,
who before the war was coal miner
at Sl.20O a year, has acquired posi-
ton as mine foreman at So, 100 n
wear.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13

Three fundamentals guide their lives
ike ours; they are hunger, sex and
fear
I'm most insect orders the female is
IN control" he says, reminding tina.
more than one expert has predicted
this future for mankind.
The numerous grafters among the
ants reminds us OF our own kind
Large numbers Of ants, like humans.
manage TO get their living without
working for t."
Professor Wheeler found the booze
towing ants IN large numbers in the
tropics Whenever they get the chance.
he explains, they will climb all over.
and into if possible. the wine, beer
and rum casks sent to that area in
generous quantities. They make it per
fectly clear that they like the stuff
from the way they go after it, and they
get hclplessly intoxicated on it. too, he
declarcs
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Ants Like Their Booze.
Says Harvard Scientist
Professor Studies 10000 Spe.
cies in World Tour; Finds
Them Just Like Humans
Npcctdl Dsspctch TO The Tribune

= pttffi 70 INC ITTtUnc
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 21.-Ants
are like people-they like booze, thew
enjoy woman suffrage and many Of
them are skillful grafters in the OBJ
servation of Professor William Morton
Wheeler, dean of the Bussey Museum
at Harvard University, who has re-
Gently completed tour of the world
tc learn what he could about the busy
little fellows.
Professor Wheeler invaded many lands,
travelling through dangerous parts Of
Africa. Asia and other localities in his
hunt Cor scientific knowledge. That
man after ali is bat large Drained
sr;mal," IS one OF his conclusions. He
met end became acquainted with about
5000 species OF ants during his
travels.
The similarity between these insects
and hamsnf is striking" he commentsl
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Special Dispatch to The Ttibune

BOSTON, March 12.-Edward ].
OBrcn, scientist, author and lecturer,
announced to-day that he believed the
mysterious fires on the Mcdonald farm
at Antigonish were not being set by a
pyromaniacal ghost but that their or-
gin was the result Of wireless flashes
between the two most powerful radio
stations on the Atlantic coast-on the
direct line of which he declares lies the
ghost farm"
He adds he has ascertained that other
mysterious fires, the cause of which
has been left unexplained, lie along the
direct line between those two stations.
All the fires, he says, are of a distinct
ly electrical character. Thei, ~4ry char
acteristics, he declares, show that thew
have an electrical source. These two
powerful stations are located at Well
Meet, Mass, and at Glace Bey.
Sure It's Wireless Ghost
"The McDonalds will have to move
their house out of the range of those
powerful currents or that is liable TO
burn down, too, one of these NIGHTS
when the atmospheric conditions, arc
just right for 1t to happen, when there
exist conditions similar to those on
the nights when the fires were set
around the Darn, just as they have been
set all along the unseen path between
these two stations, sometimes flashing
brilliantly, sometimes passing on with-
out sign or leaving mark" said MIR.
O'Brien.
"Take the map, trace the line, apply
your scientific knowledge of wireless
operation, if you have any, study the
curious effects Of electrical fires on
ships and on land in cases where YOU
know they were caused by wireless cur
rents and you have the solution of the
fires now being blamed upon the ghost
of Antagonist.
MARY Ellen mischievously braided
the cows tails and thought it was great
fun. Whidden, the Halifax reporter.
carried away with enthusiasm, probably
really believed the ghost slapped
him, but the blow was a creature of the
imagination born of his tremendous
concentration during the night he spent
there.
"Whidden walked suddenly in tenn
perature Of rs degrees below zero in
air that was cracking cold, found him
self with insufficient clothing and no
fire. His arm was number from cold.
"Dr. Prince, of New York, is about
to give up his quest. The story of the
ghost is plain bunk. Your ghost is
wireless"
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Prince to Lay
Ghost in Night
OF Lone vi ell
Scientist Swears All Hands
to Secrecy, Then Expels
Them From House; Reve-
lation Probable To-day
Wireless Is One Theory
Fires Might Have Been Start
ed by High Power Sta.
tions, Expert Asserts
Special Dispatch 80 The Tribune

Srrcf0| Dispatch 30 The Tribune
CALEDONIA MILLS, n. s.. March IL
DR.. Waiter +. Prince. acting director
OF the American Society for Psychical
Research, is spending tonight alone in
the "haunted" Macdonald house. All the
members of his party who spent last
night with him waiting for the Antig-
onish ghost have been sworn to
secrecy and sent away from the scene
From all that can be learned to-
night DR.. Prince has something which
he believes is sufficient to base re-
port on What it is nobody but himself
is aware, but the prevailing belief
among residents here is that he will be
able 20 verify the stories told by eye
witnesses of mysterious happenings in
the spook ridden dwelling.
Only one person approached the Nc
Donald home to-day. DR.. Prince, in
secluson, refused TO see any one, but
from appearances within the house it
was evident that the bait for the ghost
was still in waiting. The sleighbcll
arrangement that the scientist has
rugged up to trip any wayfaring spirit
was still in place.
One report current was that Dr.
Prince had obtained some evidence of
the spook and was planning to verify
his findings tonight. There was moth
ing to support this rumor, except the
suspicion aroused by the sworn secrecy
of all members of his party, and that
the scientist is now ready to start back
to New Yorl, tomorrow and make re-
port of his findings.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Atlanta Mass Meeting Demands
Acceptance of Ford's Offer

ATLANTA, March 12.-Henrv Ford's
Muscle Shoals offer was indorsed
unanimously and resolutions calling on
Congress to accept his bid were passed
at a mass meeting Of Approximately
5000 persons in the city Auditorium
this afternoon. -
Ex-Governor Emmett O'Neal OF Ala
bama was the principal speaker. at.
tacking the Alabama Power Company
and "other interests" opposing Ford 3
proposal.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Something Definite Now

1t is believed, on the strength Of his
promise to stay till he found something
definite to bear out the stories Of a
racketing ghost in the house, that Dr.
Prince is now convinced Of the nature
and cause of the manifestations in the
Mcdonald home and is ready to ex-
press his opinions on the subject in
detail
The ghost hunters stayed within
doors all day, and no one in the party
was allowed to talk over the telephone
or communicate with the outside world
in any way Before DR.. Prince let his
followers out of the house tonight he
instructed them TO talk to no one and
not to go near any of the persons who
have been connected with the mystery
in the past.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
20, 600 Veterans Honor Wood

MANILA, March 12.-Veterans of the
Philippine instruction, approximating
10000 in number, and headed by the
leader under whom they fought in chat
rising, General Emilio Aguinaldo, gave
q dinner in honor of Governor General
Wood, Major General William M.
Wright. commander of the troops in
the Philippines, and several others yes
terdsy on Tagatay Ridge, one of the
most famous points in the islands.
Skeleton of Mammoth
Is Found i'm Ukraine
MOSCOW, Feb. II (By MaiD.-The
official Russian press bureau announces
the discovery in the Ukraine of com
plete skeleton Of a mammoth and other
relics Of prehistoric ages. 1t adds that
only one other complete skeleton Of a
mammoth is known to exist. 1t WE
discovered In Siberia In ls43.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13

1NcE month"; or more frequently we issue publication
called batens Wedge. Each issue is devoted to SINGLE
editorial on some phase of business IF you arc business
executive and would like to receive copies. write rs
Arizona republican., 1922-05-11
Big Reduction In
Freight Rates On
Potatoes Is Made

Saving of $4,000 or more will ac-
crue to the potato growers of the
Salt River valley this season as the
result of a material reduction in
freight rates made by the railroads
on that commodity. 1t was largely
through the efforts of Peter w. Dun
can, president of the Duncan & Jack
Produce company, that the railroads
agreed to lower their rates on pota-
toes from the Salt River valley to
Denver and points west of the Missis-
sippi river.
The former rate on potatoes to
Denver and Kansas City was $1.06
a hundred, until July 1, when it auto
matically became $1.09h a hundred.
The new rate, which will go into ef-
feet in time for the potato crop,
which win be ready for export in a
few weeks, is only so cents a hum
dred, or a reduction of is cents. This
will represent a minimum saving OF
$4s on a car. 1t is estimated that
800 cars of potatoes will leave the
Salt River valley this season.
The railroads agreed to make the
rate cut when it was pointed out that
present rates are discriminatory be-
tween the Eagle Lake country and
the Salt River valley. The Eagle
Lake potato crop is contemporary
with the local crop, and under the
new rates the two districts are about
equally favored by freight rates.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-11
WILD CARROT WEED
MENACE To HAY AND
GRASS Of VALLEY

Discovery of q weed known as the
wild carrot, growing on his ranch
north of the city, has been made by
G. r. Steele, secretary of the Dairy
Marketing association, according to
a report made to Don G. Mote, state
eritomologist. This Is the first ap-
pearance of this weed in the valley,
Mr.. Mote said, and unless steps are
taken at once to eradicate the weed
it will prove to besa serious menace
to the hay and pasture fields in the
valley as we'll as to the dairy in
dustry.
The weed Is we'll known in the
Eastern and Middle Western states,
Mr.. Mote said, but has never before
appeared in the Salt River valley.
When young the leaves and shoots
OF the weed resemble the cultivated
carrot closely. After reaching ma
turity the weed blossoms with small
white cluster bloom, which stands
just above the tops of the hay. When
crushed the leaves of the weed give
forth a strong carrot odor. The bios
SONS. form into hundreds of tiny
seeds to each bloom, thus causing the
weed to spread rapidly.
Horses, Mr.. Mote said, will refuse
to eat hay in which the weed ap-
from cows that have eaten the weed
will have a disagreeable taste and
odor which is also present in butter
made from the milk. For this rea-
son, ii permitted to spread it will
seriously affect the dairy industry. :
The weed is easily eradicated by
chopping it off just beneath the
ground or pulling it up before the
seeds have chance to form Mr..
Steele, Mr.. Mote said. has begun to
cut or pull up all wild carrot weeds
on his place and he urges the other
ranchers of the valley to do the same,
should they find the wed growing.
1t is easily detected, Mr.. Mote said,
because of its close resemblance to
the cultivated carrot. If the seeds
are permitted to get into the irri-
cation water, he said, the weed will
be spread rapidly over the valley.
and he urges eradication before the
seeds are formed.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-11
Tennis Stars Win
Matches In Play
For Coast Title

BERKELEY, Calf, May 1O.-Play
in the annual Pacific coast tennis
tournament for the coast champion
ship continued today with no upsets,
the nationally ranked players win
ming their matches easily. William
T. Tilden, worlds champion, was suf
fering from a strained arm but end
ed the matches he played in without
loss OF time. Vincent Richards of
Yonkers, N. Y, third ranking player,
defeated local player. Norman De
Back, SO, 6-4. William NJ Johnston,
second ranking player, walked.
through Clovey La Croix, 6S. Sd.
Johnston and his doubles partner,
C. J. Griffin, defeated Harry Randall,
and Joe Lowenthai. GA. GA. Earlier
in the day Tilden defeated.Lowentha
60, SO, and also Wallace j. Bates,
holder OF state titles, 6-S. 6-l. Til
den and Richards played their first
doubles match of the tournament and
it ended with ready victory, 6-1,
6-1, over Randall -Dohlman, a local
team.
William Johnston defeated Eugene
Vinson. 6-2 6-1.