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The Washington times., 1922-03-24
Last Nights Dinners.

at dinner last evening of Congress
man and Mrs. John Philip Hill. The
guests asked to meet them were the
Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
Riano, Congressman and Mrs. Mar
tin B. Madden. Congressman and
Mrs. John w. Langley. the Mayor
of Baltimore and Mrs. Broening. the
Postmaster OF Baltimore and Mrs.
Benjamin Woelter, Mrs. George Van
derbilt and John Barton Payne.
-
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Edwin DENLY were the honor
guests at dinner last evening OF
Capt and Mrs. Hayne Ellis. There
were fourteen guests in the COM
pany.
Adolf lewiston, Of New York. en-
tertained at dinner last evening at
the Willard, having among his
guests Senator and Mrs. T. Coleman
du Pont. Lady Henry DR.. Rowe, d.
rector Of the Pan-American Union,
and Miss Lewtsohn.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight F. Davis en-
tertained a distinguished company
at dinner last evening. having among
their guests the Ambassador Of Ar.
gentina and Nine. lie Breton. the
Swiss Minister and Nine. Peter and
Congressman and Mrs. Frank w.
Mondell.
f.
Mrs. Paul Staying Here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Paul. of
Lake Placid, N. Y, have engaged
apartment at the Burlington Hotel,
where they will remain until June.
They are en- route home from Flor.
ida. Mrs. Paul was formerly Miss
Dean. Of Washington.
Mrs. Funk. wife Of Congressman
Frank H. Funk, and their daugh.
ter, Miss Florence Funk, who live
at Wardman Park Hotel, have gone
to New York to Join Miss Mary Funk
for a few days.
3
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel ]. Callahan
announce the engagement of their
lahan, to Francis X. Callahan, of
Morgantown, w. Va. The wedding
will take place on April Is.
-
John Barrett Returns.
JOnn Barrett, sometime ulTeCtOT
general OF the Pan-American Union.
has returned to New York and was
the guest of honor at a Pan-Ameri-
can meeting of the women of that
city held last night at the Hotel Nc.
Alpin under the auspices OF the Man
haitian Chapter Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution OF which
Mrs. Everett Barnes Is president.
Mrs. Katherine J. Fenton, a mem.
Der Of the League of American Pen
Women, entertained at luncheon on
Wednesday, having as her guests
Miss Eleanor Martin, starring with
Grant Mitchell. who Is playing at
Keith's Theater this week, and Miss
Florence Fenton. Mrs. Fenton took
her party to the regular Pen Women
luncheon at the national headquar.
ters' club dining room.
The internationally prom o.
George Washington University was
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
WOMEN Defend
love HEALER
Wife Of Justice Cartwright Offers
Preliminary Testimony
!. Against Moore.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-Women dis
ciples Of Albert ]. Moore, self
styled home healer" were mobil
izing to his defense today.
Moore's hearing on charges Of
obtaining large esums of money
from wealthy and prominent wo-
men through deception" is set for
next Tuesday.
The head of Life Institute" at
his temple" said he would con-
tinue his campaign for support.
financial and otherwise. to make
Chicago the religious center of the
world. He said his success in
bringing happiness into homes
where discord had crept, would &C
complish his purposes.
Meanwhile city prosecutors in
vestigating charges that Moore had
reaped harvest through deceiving
women announced they had found
more women who will voice their
accusations against him next Tues
day.
Mrs. James H. Cartwright, wife
Of Justice Cartwright, Of the Illi-
nois supreme court, was one OF the
prominent women who offered pre-
liminary testimony against Moore
when he was taken into court or
charges brought by w. w. Talcott
head of the city's largest ice cream
concern.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
. are Killed IL Minnesota Forest Fires
TOM MARSHALL,
TRAP SHOOTER,
DIES SUDDENLY
Brief Illness Takes
Noted Sportsman;
Was 81.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-Tom Marshall,
GA, veteran trapshooter and sports
man, died today after a short ILL
ness. Mr.. Marshall was one OF
the best known wing shots in the
country, having twice won the
Grand American handicap He
wrote sporting news for many
newspapers in the country.
Especial to The Argus.)
Keithsburg, Aug. B.-Word was
received here this morning of the
death Of Thomas A. Marshall, for
mer resident of this city, who had
always maintained a home here.
His death occurred in Chicago. No
details were received. Funeral ar
rangements have not been made.
Once Congressman.
Mr.. Marshall was born here GA
years ago. He grew to manhood
in this city and conducted a drug
business before he was elected to
congress. He was we'll known in
the sport world, being president oi
the National Trap Shooters asso-
citation.
He is survived by one daughter
Mrs. Tom Kester, Of Chicago, and
two grandsons. His wife passed
away several years ago and is bur
led at Keithsburg.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
What's Legal Skirt Length?
Pennsylvania Judge Dodges
Issue, Passes Buck to Jury

male member, when the hearing
was held. There were a score Of
witnesses on hand for the fair de-
Under questioning by her
lawyer, they said they had seen
Mrs. Slesser on the street many
times but that they never seen her
wear skirt that ended above the
knees.
Defense Approves 20. p. s."
Maurice G. Metzer, the attorney,
contended that Mrs. SlesSer could
wear what she pleased 1t her
home, in the house Of her neigh
bors or even ON the streets and
keep we'll within her rights.
why, she even can go shopping
IN . one-piece bathing suit II she SO
dedres." he declared. and NOT
commit any crime"
Counsel for Bedger. however
contended that . short skirt is
great evil, especially II 1t is worr
where there are children, and the
Bedgers have several.
"Just what, constitutes too shori
. skirt In your opinion, your hon.
orr asked Metxger. In closing nm
side.
wen. nov, I don't mink that Il
for me to decide" was tho judicia
ruling. "I'll pass this case on u
the eommon pleas courts Septem.
hee osna1ra for Aoc3gion1v4 . 0X
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
FOLK IN FRISCO
WEAR OVERCOATS
AND FURS TODAY!


San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 18.-
While eastern cities sweltered,
San Francisco, cooled by q
steady trade wind from the Pa
cihc. came to work this morning
IN overcoats and furs. Occa-
sionally a straw hat or filmy
crepe de chine could be seen,
out as rule the heavier gar
ments Of winter predominated.
The highest point reached by
Tue mercury here yesterday was
S0, while the lowest was "a.
At Los Angeles, rs degrees
vas the maximum for that city.
At San Diego, the thermome-
!er there registered II degrees.
me mercury climbed to 80 at
Seattle.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

BARS BENEDICTS
AS INSTRUCTORS

Chicago, Aug. 18.-Northwest-
ern university has put up a bar
rier, which will prevent married
men from joining the univers-
ity's staff of instructors in the
future, according to Prof Roy
C. Flickinger, dean Of the Col
lege Of Liberal Arts.
The average salaries are TOO
low to support professors fam
lilies In expensive Evanstonian
atmosphere, Dean F1icktnEer
said. -
Although Northwestern pays
its faculty members salaries
equal to those Of instructors in
other universities. the cost OF
living in Evanston Is higher
than in most university towns.
according to the dean Social
demands are also great and add
to the expense Of an Evanston
professor. S.
Dean Flichnger said that the
barrier applies only to instruc-
tors, q they arc the lowest paid
members Of the university StA3.
lProfeesors, he said, recstvo Z
lmuch larger salary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
PROBE
BEGINS AUG. 28
States Attorney Duty Says It WM
Be Thorough; Wants County
Name Cleared.

Marion, ILL.,, Aug. 18.-(By tho
Associated Press)-The special
grand jury investigation of the Her.
rim mine massacre, which will be-
gin on August %, will be a search
ing inquiry. Every phase Of the
miners war will be sifted "in an
effort to clear the name of Viii
hanson county" States Attorney
Delos Duty told the Associated
Press today.
While not revealing the nature Of
evidence to be presented. Mr. Duty
intimated that material gathered
was Of a comprehensive nature.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
RIGHT Of men TO WORK
MUST Be UPHELD; WAR
ON UNIONS DEPL0RED
President Asks Congress for Laws to Cure Indus
trial Ills; Tells Nation Government BY Law
Must and Will Be Sustained.

Washington, Aug 18.-By the Associated Pressl-
President Harding today told congress and the nation that
he was resolved ito all the power OF the
to maintain TRANSPORTATION and sustain the right OF men TO
work.
The president address to in which he rec
Commended specific legislation designed to cure the ma
tons industrial s declared with emphasis that the rgn
of employers and employees alike to establish their
of conducting business to choose their ana 70
determine their relations with each other must be recog
nized. He also depored what he termed warfare on
unions of labor"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

Government 'by law must and
will be sustained" the president
said, mo matter what clouds may
gather, no matter what storms may
ensue, no matter what hardshtps
may attend or what sacrifices may
be necessary"
Desert Desertioas ~CrueL"
Stating that sympathetic railroad
strikes had impaired interstate
commerce seriously. the president
said that trains deserted in the
western desert had revealed the
cruelty and contempt for Law ON the
part Of the railway employees. who
have conspired to paralyze trans
portation.
Asserting that the striking unions
in some instances had not held
forces to law observance, Mr.. Hard
| ing said there Ia . state OF law
lessness, shocking to every coneen-
ton OF American law and order.
and announced his intention to IN
woke laws, civil and criminal for
bidding conspiracies hindering In
terstate commerce and requiring
safety in railway service.
Violence Winked At
In declaring positively for the
fright of men to work, the president
said that in both the coal and rail-
road strikes this right had been
denied by assault and violence"
and in some cases winked At BY To-
cal authorities. He added:
1T is fair to say that the great
mass Of American workmen do not
approve, but they seem helpless to
hinder. These conditions can not
remain in free America"
Surely the threatening condi-
tions must impress the congress
and the country" the president
went on, that no body Of men.
whether limited in number and re-
sponsible for railway management
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
GRAND DAME OF
STAGE DIES IN
LONDON. AGED 81
Geneuieue Ward
Charmed Audience
es for IS Years.

London, Aug. 1S.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. )-Genevieve Ward,
famous American tragedienne. died
of heart failure at her home In
Hamstead.
Genevieve Ward, American ira
gedienne, affectionately known to
the theatrical fraternity as "The
Grand Old Dame of the Stage" en-
deared herself to millions Of thea
tire lovers in every corner OF the
world during the years she ap-
peared before the public In almost
every role from grand opera to
light comedy.
Great as she proved to be in
mock tragedy, she was none the
less remarkable for the indomita'
BILE courage with which she met
and conquered genuine tragedy
when it appeared in her own life
Either of two events occurring
while she was still quite young
might have overwhelmed hear
less stout. The first Of these was
an unfortunate marriage at the
age of II to Count Constantine .dt
Guerbal of Russia, from whom she
separated, and the secont
was the complete loss o
her singing voice through an at
tack of diphtheria after her sue
cess in grand opera had been as
sured.
BEGAN In Grand Opera
Madame Ward studied singing il
, Italy and in Paris making her frs
appearance in Paino's opera, r'Stel
la di Napoli," under the stag
name OF Nine. Ginevra Guerrabella
Warmly received by Italian audi
ences. she contiued through tw
more seasons before going t
Paris to take the part Of Elvira i
"Don Giovanni" Then she ap
peared in London concerts, wher
her success was striking. Born |
New York, March n, 1888. daugh
ter of Colonel Samuel Ward an
granddaughter Of Gideon Lee, ono
mayor of New York, Madame War
seemed to feel in the beginnin
that she found more sympath
from foreign audiences, but thl
proved to be an illusion.
Lost Her Voice.
Returning to America in 1856
she made her first appearance q
Violefta in LA Traviata." The ne1
season she appeared in Cuba, an
| It was here that the attack I
Idiphtheria brought her operat
career to q premature close.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
MAY
PROBE CHICAGO
BOOZE SCANDAL
Ru,7aor Britten Will
Ask House to In
vestigate.

Chicago, Aug. 18.-Federal Offices
here buzzed today with rumors
from Washington Of an impending
congressional investigation Of
stories of alleged corruption Of
the prohibition enforcement ma
chinery. which reached : climax
when the names Of United States
Senator William B. Mckinley and
his secretary, Chester Willoughby.
were drawn in following the dis
missal of Joseph A. Tatro, govern
ment intelligence agent.
Tatro, dismissed on the ground
that he made unwarranted and un-
true statements linking Senator
Mckinley and his secretary with a
scandal in the prohibition Office,
denied the charges. Investigation.
it was said today, failed to impli-
cate Senator Mckinley in any plot
to remove whisky from warehouses
by fraud, but Tatro's story, investi-
gators said, led to disclosures Of a
plot in which a forged permit bear
ing the name of Charles A. Greg
Kory, federal prohibition commits
sioner for Illinois, was used in an
attempt to obtain quantities OF
liquor from a Chicago warehouse
last April.
Plot Was Failure.
The plot, which failed in the last
moment, was said by government
agents, to have the ear-marks OF
"an inside job" in the Office OF the
Illinois prohibition director. lnves-
legations carried on within the pro-
hibition forces under the direction
of Mr.. Gregory and other general
and special agents, failed 20 reveal
the plotters, it was said.
Mr.. Gregory declared that wher
the forged permit was brought tt
him he was breakfasting with Mr.
Willoughby.
sDrys" Defend Mckinley.
With all branches Of federal in
vestigation denying that Senator
Mckinley is in any way connected
with alleged Irregularities OF thu
prohibition Office, revenue depart
ment officials said Tatro'S dis
missal was due to charges OF vio
lation of department rules. Al
though Tatro denied having eve
having mentioned the senator
name in connection with investiga
tions, letters and statements mad
public, accused him of using Sena
tor Mckinley's name as an exampi
in stating a Hypothetical case t
Edwin H. Weisl, assistant Cnite
States attorney, and United State
Commissioner Lewis F. Mason.
Tatro Started Row.
Tatro, the charges said, asked
warrants would be issued for
person Of Senator McKinleys pa
sition, if disclosures Of corruptio
led that far.
/ Federal offices here received th
report from Washington that Rel
resentative Fred A. Britten, {
Chicago, planned in a speech b.
. fore the house to demand congre!
sional investigation Of sensation;
stories regarding the prohibitio
forces IN Illinois.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
BY K. s. THOMAS.
Press Correspondent

OUuSVAIU0tCO AOop OVAACok~AsS-~
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Middletown, Pa, Aug. 1S.--The
legal length of a woman's akirt
will be decided here, SO far as
Dauphin county is concerned. by .
trial jury.
This was made certain VIII, n
Squire C. Dudley Conrad held Mrs.
Lavina Slesser in 5000 bail for trial
at the September session OF the
common pleas court after she had
been arrested and arxaigned before
him on q charge OF public indeceL-
cy.
Bold, Bad Hussy!
The charges we're the outcome
of a neighborhood feud. The al
legation was preferred by Mr.. and
Mrs. william Bedger. who live in
the house adjoining that Of Mrs
Slesser. According to their sworn
complaint, "on many occasions Mrs.
Slesser entered their house and
displayed her hosiery above the
knee" Further than that Mrs.,
Bedger alleged. that on. ono occar
sion Mrs. Slesser was % bold -
to say she was In love with my
husband.
There are 1,5o0 residents Of Mid
J dletown and nearly every family
was rs1ressnted, chisay vifh =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
OPEN BIDS FOR
1854 MILES ROAD


Springfield. Ill. Aug. ls.-open-
ing Of bids for 164 miles Of hard
road construction for Illinois this
morning had attracted several hum
dred road builders to Springfield.
Reading and tabulating the bids
will consume most Of the day.
This road letting, one Of the veRy
largest ever held in Illinois, offers
road contracts for road building In
more than 80 counties. None Of
the projects offered, however, are
for more than sevsn mf1eG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
NO AGREEMENT
IN RAIL STRIKE
TODAY: STONE
Engineers' Head Is
Opfin,istic, HosD-
BULLETIN.

new YORK. aug. la-AI $40
p. N. the leader Of one Of tho
shop crafts who would mot per-
init his name to be used, said
he believed the strike soon
would be settled.
TOur men are not beginning
to- 20 back" he added. sThey
are standing for their senior
ity rights"
New York, Aug. 1S.-(By the As
sociated Press s.)-Belief that no
definite agreement for settlement
Of the shopcrafts' strike would be
reached today was expressed by
Warren s. Stone, head Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, shortly before l O'Clock, on
leaving the conference between
brotherhood men and executives.
New York, Aug. 18-(By the As
sociated Press.)-Raifvay execu-
tives and brotherhood chiefs went
into session at 1890 q. m. this
morning, in another attempt to end
the nationwide shopmen's strike.
Ringing in their ears was the
statement of Warren S. Stone, head
Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers, made this morning at
an earlier conference with labor
leaders, that the strike must be
settled at the sessions with execu-
tives that began yesterday.
I'VE are optimistic that it can be
done," Mr.. Stone said, and other Ia
Dor men re-echoed his words.
Executives Silent
No statement was forthcoming
from representatives Of the rail.
roads,
At conference between Mr.
Jewell and the mediation commit.
tee which preceded the session
with executives, it was understood
that a more definite proposal for
settlement had been worked out
but nothing concerning its nature
could be learned from oficia
sources. .....-.-.-- --..
:. Those at the conference wer,
unwilling to discuss dispatches
from Washington stating that Sen
ator Watson had been advised b!
telephone from New York tha
: both sides were hopeful of set
tlement."
Watson Outlines Plan.
Washington, Aug. 18.-Presiden
, Harding was told by Senator Wat
son, Republican, Indiana, today
one Of his advisers in the raj
strike, that long distance telephon
conversations with br0therhoo
chiefs and representatives Of tn
4 railroad executives in New Yorl
e had disclosed both sides "hopefu
of a settlement of the rail strik
at today's meeting.
Discussions OF the troublesom
seniority issue were declared b
the Indiana senator to be base
: on a plan which roughly woul
provide:
First, that the men who did nc
go on strike go to the head of tn
list in seniority.
Second, that the employees VIII
!, walked out July 1, or later, be az
, corded seniority status second
the men who remained at work.
y Third, that the new men take
n on during the strike be given a 81
n niority ranking below the othe
o two groups and be retained in en-
= ployment by the railroads whereve
q posSible."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-(By the As
sociated Press)-Illinois coal op-
orators and coal miners officials
went into conference at noon to-
day, in an effort to settle the strike
in this state.
Chicago, Aug. Rehabilitation
and q separate state agreement
were the chief issues between Illi-
nois coal operators and miners in
their meeting here today.
Frank Harrington, president OF
the Illinois miners, went into the
conference with the proposal that
the operators agree to a state wage
contract on the basis of the Cleve-
land conference, by which a par
tial settlement Of the nationwide
strike was made.
sOppose Cleveland Pact.
The operators pointed out thai
the Cleveland agreement did mo-
call for arbitration and separate
state agreements, the two chic
points on which Illinois and In
diana operators insisted.
Mr.. harrington, consistent advo
cate of separate state agreements
declared before the conference tina
a settlement was unlikely il thu
operators stood firm on their de
mands for arbitration Of contro
versies in the mining industry.
The operators proposition wa
to restore old wage scales ant
working conditions until April
1923, and leave all controversial
matter to arbitration, as proposes
by President. Harding.
At Cleveland, where harrington
plan for separate state wage agree
ments was disapproved by the min
ers' national policy committee, tn
agreement authorized only supple
mental district contracts in &C
cordance with features of the peac
terms, the Illinois operators con
tended. i
Illinois coal mines employ ap
proximately 10000 miners and pre-
duce about Is per cent Of the btu
minous output Of America
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

TRADE INCREASES

Washington, Aug. 18.-Latin-
American trade is on the upward
trend, despite the sharp decline in
the flow Of commerce between this
country and the southern republics
during the last fiscal year, accord
ing to a survey by the commerce
department
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
MARK TWAIN'S OLD
SWEETHEART DIES

Reno. New, Aug. B.-Mrs. Eu-
gene Mara, II, said to have been
the first white child to arrive in
Carson City, New, and reputed to
have been the sweetheart Of Sam
uel L. Clemens when he was in
Nevada, is dead, at Carson City.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
HINTON HOPS
oFF'T0 NASSAU
Giant Plano Leaves l1nteo, n. C.
! ON Second Leg Of Flight to
Rio Janeiro.

Elizabeth City. N. c., Aug. 1S.-
The giant ariplane Sampaio Cor
reia left Manteo, Roanoke Island.
N. C.. at 9:59 o'clock this morning
on the second leg of its flight from
New York to Rio de Janeiro. Lieu.
tenant Hinton, pilot, announced
that he hoped to make Nassau or
Miami BY nightfAu.