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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-19

n is pleasing to note that fire
drtllss have become part OF the
school life In Fairmont and are In
eiuded in the monthly reports. OF
course we do not often have
sehonthouse fires in this city: brt
then none can tell when we might
hayefoEe. An ounce Of prevention
s worth a pound Of cure. and GER
tainly d fire drill Is worth while.
II Is better to have a fire drill in
every school periodically with the
chances OF d real fire quite remote
than ID have the children undrill-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-19

Probably one-half Of the citys population shifted
gear again this morning Under gear, We mean.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
JAPS HOPE GENOA WILL
SAFEGUARD INTERESTS

LONDON, March 22.-The Jap.
anese attending the meeting of al
lied experts, who are preparing de-
tails of the agenda for the Genoa
economic conference today, made
proposals designed to safeguard
Japanese commercial interests in
Siberia.
The action of the Japanese ex.
perts indicates that Japan is going
to bring up the question of Siberian
trade when the Genoa conference
orens. There is every prospect of a
clash between the Japanese and the
Russians at the meeting as the
Russians refuse to recognize any
trade rights in Siberia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
OIL KING
RObbEDAT GUN
POINT IN STUDY
Nathan Musher Surprised by
Negro as He Sits in Library
of Home.

Nathan Musher, president of the
Nathan Musher Company, Inc, i'm
oorters, also known as the Pom
peian Olive Oil KING, was held up
at the point of revolver and rob-
rcd of S113 by a negro bandit while
le was in the library of his home
1T 2849 Connecticut avenue shortly
fter S o'clock last night
After getting the money, the rob.
pr threatened to kill the importer
nd his son, Albert Musher, seven.
on years old. If they made an out
ry while he escaped from the house.
Answering the doorbell, Albert
Iusher was confronted by the rob
Continued on Page 3. Column 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
PROPOSES
NEW PLAN
IN MERGER
Keller Suggests Profits Tax
and Consolidation Bills Be
Handled Separately.

The Public Utilities Commission
today recommended TO Senator
Ball. chairman of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, that no general
merger iegErafion be passed by
Congress that the excess profits
tax bill be classed without the gen.
eral merger legislation.
Keller Makes Suggestion.
Colonel Keller, on behalf of the
Public Utilities Commission. makes
the suggestion in The following way:
For number of years past there
has been much discussion Of the best
way TO bring about a merger and
little or nothing has been accom-.
plished For this reason. it appears
wise TO the commission TO suggest
that no attempt be made TO enact
merger legislation as such but that
efforts be limited To the attempt TO
secure the enactment of the excess
profits taxation plaa as a means OF
promoting a more favorable seuti.
ment on behalf Of the merger in the
minds of those who are identified
with the two traction companies.
"Once this more receptive mood
has had play, II is believed that the
street railway companies themselves
will come forward with proposals
of a practical character, differing
therein with the generalities in
which they hitherto INDUCED regard
ing a merger proposal.
Says Tax Affects Fares.
When the merger has actually
taken place, it will be expedient, in
the opinion Of the commission. OF
taxing gross receipts as being in aC.
cordance with the policy OF Congress
and on the whole offering the small.
est opportunities for depriving the
public treasury of a just return for
privileges conferred 1t should he
noted. of course. that any gross re.
ceipt tax on the traction compa nies
| is, to the extent of its amounts. an
addition to the cost of transportation
and is thereby reflected in the rate
of fare which must be imposed -
'OlDItI NtlltI HlSO tdlItb dtltIllOll
TO the fact that ito permit tie Wash.
ington Railway and Electric Com.
pany to absorb the Potomac Electric
Power Company before merging with
the Capital Traction Company will
remove from the two railway com.
panies any incentive toward larger
merger, since the present financial
disadvantages alleged to be cXpe.
rienCed by the Washington Railway
and Electric Company would. by the
absorption of its subsidiary. he com
pletely removed and its position with
the bankers and the public would be.
come fully as strong as that Of the
Capital Traction Company.
Plan Based On Rail Act.
The Commissioner also points out
that the plan of starting the taxa.
tion of excess profits at 6 per cent
is based upon "a corresponding pro.
vision I'm the Esch-Cummings act
and that the limit of earnings, per
cent, is justified by the fact that
through legislation such as is en-.
forced here in Washington, the street
railway system has become staple
that profits are practically certain
and that this certainty justifies the
adoption of a lower rate of return
| than would be proper in "a hazardous
class OF business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
AGED TEXAN WHIPPED,
TARREO, AND FEATHEREO
PHOTO APPROXIMATIONS

BEA MONT, Texas, March e.
Dragged from the front porch of his
residence by six armed men and car
ried into the country, whipped,
taTred and feathered, l.. \. Pelt,
aged siXty-threc, formerly justice
of the peace of Sour Lake is suffer
ing from wounds at his home here
today. Mrs. Pelt said she was
knocked down and bruised when she
chung TO her husband.
Mr.. Pelt returned home late last
night They almost murdered
him his wife said. He has deep
cash IN his head. His body is lashed
10y whip wounds and he has high
fever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
SECOND FIRE CAUSES
EXCITEMENT AT CAPITOL

For the second time. within week
the cry of Fire" rang through the
corridors of the Capitol today, and
there was rush Of apparatus to the
scene as smoke came pouring up
from the basement and filled the
Senate chamber
The blaze was discovered in a
locker room in the basement and was
eXtinguished with slight damage.
The cause of the fire was unknown,
but members of the Capitol police
said that it had evidently been started
from a lighted cigarette carelessly
tossed aside.
The fire week ago damaged a
desk near the center Of the Capitol
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22

AL tnat we nave represents
30 many days labor-labor with
muscles. brain machines. scien-
tific instruments.
Labor has made everything
from books to bath tubs; from
schools to prisons; from baby
carriages to railroads.
And the worst waste is waste
of labor.
For two years the average of
tdleness in this country has been
five million men. In two years
that means a waste Of three
thousand million days labor.
We talk of high taxes. expen-
sive government. etc. What does
1t all amount to compared with
the loss in two years of 3,0O0,-
100000 days Of work? Put the
value-gross-of a days work
at 81 and you have loss Of
$4,000, 100000 in two years,
enough to pay all of Europe's
debts to US and leave a billion
over for a bonus. That terrific
loss continues, and the Govern
ment is calm about it. The
money is only lost forever. not
paid out visibly. so intelligent
statesmen continue worrying
about the little things.
There is just one important
problem--idle labor. wasted
wealth. the only REAJ. wealth.
James G. Blaine's old Congress
sional district in Maine went Re.
publican on Monday by a major
ity cut down from 19,257 in 1900
to 1000 in 1922, loss of nearly
two-thirds, and serious warning
to Republicans in the big election
coming.
Four things figured in the loss
Of Republican votes:
First, the entangling treaty
with Europe, proposed by Repub-
licans, sixteen months after a mil
lion plurality against any league
Of nations.
Second, the soldiers bonus and
the 1--WE can't afford it" chorus.
Third, the cutting of wages,
with the Administration appar-
emily setting the example in rail
road control.
Fourth, perhaps most impor-"
tant, the millions without work;
the Republicans should never for
|get the dinner pail.
Nine DAYS hence, if nothing is
done to prevent it, 100000 coal
miners will go on strike. Business
men are calculating how long "it'
will last. Six months, some say;
three months say others. Rail-
roads and factories have laid in
coal supplies, more or less, but
not enough, and if the strike lasts
there will be idleness Of millions,
distress, great loss for the ma
tion.
The curious thing is that to
stop it through arbitration,
forced or otherwise, is no ones
business. We fight foot-and-
mouth disease, floods, forest fires.
But the great industrial disease
we treat as ancient times treated
the plague-just sit down and
watch it.
Wireless telegraph and tele-
phone are used to hunt rum
runners on the Canadian bor-
der, and to prescribe for sick
ht sea, on ships without a doc
Tor. Flying machines are used
TO find the herds Of fur seals,
directing sealing boats by wire
ess. A criminals finger
prints can be sent, to identify
him, by wireless tele-photog-
raphy. What Is there that
man cannot do, and where
shall the guilty-or the inno-
cent-hide?
How to kill adult mosquitoes,
kurvivors of last year, before
they lay their eggs? How to
kill the Goblin moth and other
orchard pests? This writer
Thought he had invented the
method: Bright lights at night
10 attract the insects. Under
each light a wide open mouth,
connected with a vacuum
heaner suction pipe, to pull
the creatures down to a de-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
U. S. TRAILS JUNK TRUST
FOR EVASION OF TAXES

The Government is after the Junk
trust" for CVadinE taxes
Millions of dollars have been with
held from the Government by junk
dealers, il was said at the Treasury
Department today. Many Junk con
Germs in large cities have estimated
their net profits at less than per
cent.
Officials said the average junk
dealers make n net profit far exceed
ing 100 per cent.
Revenue experts are at work on
the books of such concerns in New
York, Philadelphia. Chicago. Pitts
hCrgh, and st. Louis. and indiCt-
ments and prosecutions are expected
to follow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
GIRL RESUMES
STORY AGAINST
TEX RICHARD
Promoter Spends Second Night
In Tombs-Jury Locked
Up in Hotel.
BY International News Service.

NEW YORK, MarCh 22.-F'ifteen.
year-old Sarah Scheonfcld. dark
compleXioned, black haired and rosy
checked. faced a courtroom filled
only with male occupants again to-
day and continued her testimony
of her alleged relations with George
l.. TEX" RirkaId, famous sports
promoter, during September, OCtO.
Der. November AMI December last
year.
1t was as "A result Of the story
told previously by this girl and
four or five others, that RiCkard
was indicted ON three serious
charges. each carrying a prison
sentence.
Jury Locked Up.
The girl was questioned for an
hour and a half just before court
closed Yesterday. Sno was urged
by Assistant DistriJC Attorney Fer
dinand Pecora and Supreme Court
Justice WasserVOgel, before whom
the case is being tried. to tell
"evcrything RiCkIrd spent his
second night in Tombs Jail last
night, while members of the jury
were locked up together in a local
hotel.
Rickard smiled and bore a gen.
eral air of confidence as he entered
court. The Schoenfeld girl was at
once called to the stand to continue
her direct examina ton She dis
Carded her tam o'sEantcr and coat
revealing white MILDLY blouse
Her rlaid skirt reached just below
her knees,
Tells Of First Meeting.
In response to questions the girl
told of meeting RiCkard after his
arrest on January 2l, 1922. She
said she had arranged the meeting
herself by calling RiCkard on the
telephone. She and her girl Chum,
Nellie Gasko were met by a chauf.
feur near Madison Square Garden.
When they got into the motor car
they found Richard there. lie took
them for a drive through Central
Park.
The girl said that Rickard gave
her and her chum $50 each during
the automobile ride.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22

ASSA|LED
AS PERIL
To PEACE
Massachusetts and Wisconsin
Senators Denounce I'm
perialistic Aims.
By international News Service.

The four rpower Pacific treaty
was flayed in +he Senate today
BY Senator Walsh Of Massachu-
sets, as certain to lead the
American people away from
peace, from independence, and
plunge them INTO international
jealouSies and entanglements,
ceaseless trorhlec. misunder
standings, questionable practices,
stulifica atiOnS-onI wars"
Reasons Tor Opposition.
Walsh summed up his reasons for
opposing the treaty as follows:
a. I'm primo iple, ii departs from
the past Amer ican practice of keep
ing out of international entangle
m,nts over territorial integrity or
political independence
(2D 1T is not, as ii is now drawn.
inclusive OF al. possible nations to
a dispute and. hence. unjudicial.
so 1T is an alliance of large pow
ers for mutusl defense of rights
which will, if world history is cor
rect. inevitably result in the crea-
llOI vi Ollltl W NoohtSi
act its intIueTce and activity.
G) 1T alienites friendly powers
like Russia ard China, who will re
gard the treaty as being directed
toward and initiating against their
interests and security.
~ 1T compels recognition of for
eign rights We know TO have been
ACQUIRED by force and to be held in
Contravention to democratic no.
tions.
Implies Use Of Force
t6, 1T implies the use of force for
its fulfillncnt whenever unarbitra.
BILE controversies are at issue.
G) "It extends our protection.
which the other parties are 10
often apt to need. in return for ter
ritorial protection which we always
have, could aud should furnish our
selves.
(S) 1T Subordinates national self.
respect in paying participation in
this treaty as the price for the alb.
rogation of the Anglo-Japanese
treaty.
t9l "1t is either antagonistiC TO
IN" League oc Nations or it threat.
ems to involve our tacit recognition
of the functions and work OF the
League in case any of our allies
submit dispute involving their
Pacific riEhts to that body.
GW "On the whole, it would pre-.
vent America from passing indo.
pendent 3udgr1Cnt on questions In
dispute between nations"
La Toilette Opens Attack.
IN an impassioned speech open
ing his first attack on the treaty
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin
described it to the Senate today o.
"an unholy combination Of powers
formed for the purpose of Tex
plotting PROSTATE Russia, Germany
AID China"
"It is true" he said. that Ger
many and Russia are now PROSTATE
and China impotent. But that con
dition will not last long. The da,
will come when those great coun
tries, with their unnumbered mil
lions, will recover their strength
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
BOSTON GIRL STUDENT
SLAIN, POLICE HEAD SAYS

BOSTON, Mass, March c2.-Let-
ters of Otto Haldor Larsen, Pauline
Virginia Clark's Norwegian student
lover, whose suicide followed closely
the girls death at gay party in
her Back Bay apartment show she
was murdered, superintendent OF
Police Michael Crowley said today.
Larsen admitted in the letters that
he prepared the poison.
Medical Examiner George Burgess
McGrath contended the death was a
suicide.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
PRESIDENT.
De MANOS
BIC NAVY
Tells Congress U. S. Must
Have Limit of Fleet Agreed
Upon at Farley.
By GEORGE X. HOLMES.
International News Service.

President Harding demanded OF
Congress today that il appropriatc
enough mbney 10 maintain an
American navy up to the maxi
mum strength authorized under the
conference treaties.
Word went from the White House
TO the Capitol that there must he
kept in commission an lS-battleship
fleet, with all auXiliarieS, and
properly manned to give the fleet
the highest efficiency This will re-
quire an enlisted strength of about
SO 900 men and 1920 Officers.
Battle Lines frightened.
The Presidents demand was "On.
veyed to Congress by Congressman
barrow tRepJ of Pennsylvania and
Congressman Hicks tRepJ of New
York. two members Of the Naval
Affairs Committee. with whom he
conferred 1t served to tighten the
battle lines between the big and
little" navy men of the House, and
the Congressional money providers
at the Capitol and the White House.
The President informed his Con
gressional callers that the Admins
tration is opposed to any cut which
will bring the American navy below
the point of efficiency contemplated
in the conference treaties, either in
equipment or personnel. He left
them TO figure out for themselves
whether Presidential veto will
greet the naval appropriation bill,
now in committee, which is ready
TO be brought out providing for pay
for only $4,000 men and $500
officers
Soon after the views of the Presi-
dent were laid before the Naval
Committee, it's members voted in
executive session to make the auth
orized strength" Of the navy 10000
men and 5000 apprentices. There
is vast difference. however, be.
tween authorized strength and actual
strength. The authorized strength
today is 137,5OO men; the actual
strength is around 101 900 men.
Thus while the Navy Committee,
which determines policy, was fixing
the authorized strength of the navy
today at Sc 900, Ffgure Commen-
suratc with President lIarding's
wishes, the Appropriations Com
mittee went blithely ahead on the
bill providing pay for but $4,000.
Its members said positively that
pay for no more would be provided.
big" Navy Men Aroused.
The big" navy men OF the House
served notice they would seek e
amend the bill before its passag,
but their chances were considered
by leaders AS slim, in view of th'
manifest disposition of the Hous'
generally to cut naval and milita%
cxpenditures to the bone.
The upshot of the days develop.
ments were that President Harding
apparently will have to look to the
Senate to stop the wholesale cuts
of both army and navy. In the
Senate the President can depend
upon Senator Wadsworth of New
York, chairman Of the Military
Affairs Committee, and Senator
Poindexter of Washington, ranking
member of the Naval Affairs Com
mittce, to support the Administra
tons policy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
De VALERA
ADHERENTS
REPAIRED
FOR COUP
Overthrow of Free State to Be
Attempted, Says Official
of Army.
By DANIEL O'CONNELL,
International News Service.

DUBLIN, March ga revo-
lutionary coup to overthrow the
government of the Irish Free
State will be attempted next
week, it was declared here this
afternoon by Roderick O'Connor,
chief engineer of the Irish Re-
publican Army.
Hold Convention Sunday.
According to O'Connor, the move
ment will be made by Republicans,
or adherents Of Eamonn de Valera.
1T is certain that a coup d'etat
will be launched against the Collins
Griffith government next week. -
said O'Connor. Despite the re.
fusal of Arthur Griffith to allow the
Irish Republican Army to hold a
convention it will be held anyhow
on, Sunday. Eighty per cent of the
I. r. A, Is loyal to the republic
The men will refuse to take orders
from Griffith or Richard Muicahy. .
Councilman COrcOran Freed.
Griffith is president Of the Dali
Eireann, or Sim Fein parliament.
Mulcahy is minister of defense in
the Irish provisional government.
Michael Collins is minister Of
finance, but is really the strong
man" of the government.
Councilman Corcoran, of County
Connaught, who had been arrested
by members of the Irish Republican n
Army, was released today. Corcoran
was charged with recruiting police
for the Irish Free State, thus caus.
ing disaffection in the Irish Repub.
liCan Army.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
Ulsterites Take Prisoners.
by international News Service.

BELFAST, March 22.-Many Re.
publican prisoners and large guam.
tity of rifles were captured by the
Ulster constabulary in the Sperrin
mountains County Tyrone) during
the last twenty.four hours. The con.
stables have been carrying out sys-
tematic search of Sim Fein haunts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
HARVEY PRESENTS U. S.
DUN FOR RHINE UPKEEP

LONDON, March 22.-George Har-
vey, American Ambassador to Eng.
land, is presenting a circular note TO
the allies insisting upon America g
right to payment Of $241 900 900 for
the upkeep of the American army of
occupation on the Rhine and asking
that the allied powers recognize TIE
validity of Washington claims, it
was learned this afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
Ulster Frontier Quiet.
BY International News Service.

LONDON, March 22.-Although
adVices from the Ulster frontier
were meager. it was believed today
that the situation is quieting down,
following the fresh flare-up of
guerilla fighting yesterday.
Some parts of County Tyrone are
scenes of abject desolation. Farms.
houses and stables had been burned
and fences torn down and stray cat
tie and horses were wandering over
the countryside.
Re-enforcements of special CON
stables have been sent to the border
by the Belfast government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22
Today
Lost Three Billion Days.
Warning for Republicans.
600, 900 Will Be Idle.
Science Hunts the Wicked,
y ARTHUR BRISBANR-
(Copyrisht. 1sal)

All that we have represents
30 many days labor-labor with
muscles. brain machines. scien-
tific instruments.
Labor has made everything
from books to bath tubs; from
schools to prisons: from baby
carriages to railroads.
And the worst waste is waste
of labor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22

Fair tonight and Thurs.
day; lowest temperature
tonight slightly below freeI-
Ing; slowly rising tempera.
ture Thursday; diminishing
northwest winds, becoming
variable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-22

How to kill adult mosquitoes,
survivors, of last year, before
they lay their eggs? How to
kill the Goblin moth and other
orchard pests? This writer
thought he had invented the
method: Bright lights at night
10 attract the insects. Under
each light a wide open mouth,
Connected with a vacuum
heaner suction pipe, to pull
the creatures down to a de-
tructive oil bath.
1t seemed simple, but the ag-
icultural authorities said,
You would kill off all the
Useful, necessary insect life
lhat fertilizes plants and rem
hers other services. Your cure
would be worse than the dis
Dase."
Interfering with Natures
balance is dangerous. Out
West coyotes killed lambs. A
bounty was paid for the
coyotes. Then swarms of field
nice ate all the alfalfa. The
sheep starved. Coyotes had
been killing the field mice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-14
/ lies

External treatments seldom cure
Piles.
Nor do surgical operations.
The cause is inside-bad cireula.
ton.
The blood is stagnant, the veins
fabby.
The bowel walls are weak the parts
almost dead.
To quickly and safely rid yourself
Of piles you must free the circulation
send fresh current through the
stagnant pools. Internal treatment
is the one safe method. Ointment
and cutting won't do it.
j. S. Leonhardt, NJ. d. a specialist
set at work some years ago to find
real internal remedy for piles. He
succeeded, He named his prescrip
ton Hem.Roid, and tried it in 1000
cases before he was satisfied Now
| 1EM.ROlD is sold by druggists every
where under guarantee 1t is a harm
less tablet, easy to take, and can al
ways be found at W. l., Gokay':
and druggists everywhere, who vii
gladly refund the purchase pCiee tC
any dissatisfied ustomer,--Adver
tisement.