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The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
PEN WOMEN OPEN
BOOK FAIR AFTER
WHITE HOUSE VISIT
First Convention and Sill
.ver Jubilee Gets
I: Under Way.
ELECTION ON FRIDAY
Ezr3 Meeker, at Age of 92,
sSends Copy of His
. Latest Work.

To day will be replete with events
for The Ltague Of American Pen
Won "a. holding their first biennial
convsnton and silver jubilee at
War sman Park Hotel The conven-
tion . opened yesterday at 1880
o'cIosk.
Tire book fair. containing : 0aO
volufees. paintings and plays. all
the Cork Of members OF the League
was opened last night at the hotel
Amopg the books is one which Is
replete with interest for young and
old alike. IL is by Ezra Meeker. yho
at the age Of % years sends his
latest seventy eYars of Progress
In Washing. on (State)-" In his let
ter q the league. Meeker states
that All the activities described in
his book he has seen and much Of
IL he-has lived.
The, delegates visited the White
House yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock and were received by the
President and Mrs. Harding
Election Of officers will take place
Friday afternoon. Mrs. William Ath-
ertonsDu Puy will retire and II is
ANIttHSN Nudl mFS. LOUIS " NIeuuert
will h unanimously chosen to sue
coed her
Those serving on the hospitality
and hall committee are Mrs. Theo-
dore T1ller. Mrs. G. Austin Thomas.
vice chairman: Mrs. Amos A Fries.
chairnan Of arrangements: Mrs. Larz
Anderson chairman Of patroneses
Mrs. W. +. Dennis. chairman of table
boxes; Mrs. William Wolff smith.
chairplan OF table decoration; Miss
Rebecca Dial. chairman Of the young
womsn committee: Mrs. Ernest
Virgins and Mrs James Munro. cos
. tunes committee: Miss Mary Meek
AtkinsOD. chairman OF ticket and
Mrs Marie Moore Forest. chairman
Of thu pageant march.
The chairman Of the convention
Is Mrs. Harry Atwood. with Mrs.
Theodore Tiller. chairman of ball
eommittee. and Mrs. Louis GeIdert.
CHAIRMAN OF the book fair and au-
thor's breakfast
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
WOMAN SERIOUSLY
HURT BY MISSILE
Negro Hurls Piece of Con.
crete at Conductor,
Striking Her.

A piece of concrete. hurled by a
negro, struck Mrs. Alice Clare, "a
years old, 1887 Good Hope ROAD
southeast. a passenger on a street
car which had stopped at Third and
Canal streets southeast, infiicting
severe lacerations to her head and
probably a fracture OF the skun
last night.
The missile was thrown by q
negro who had just been ejectec
from the car for disorderly conduct
the police stated.
After a short chase the man was
captured and taken to the Fifth
precinct station, where he gave hi.
name as Alvin Jeter, is years old
l42 { street southeast
He was charged with disorderly
conduct, destroying private prop
erty. assault with dangerous
weapon and assault upon the con
ductor of the car.
Seriously injured by an automo-
bile near his home. Vincent Taus
2 years old. 1926 Third street north
west. was taken to the Sibley Hos
pital for treatment. The automo-
bile was operated by James Robin
son. assistant engineer of the Dis
trict Sewer Department
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26

rton hotel at which he was the host
and members, of the French dele
cation to the arms conference were
his guests.
while operating In Baltimore, he
said that he paid $50 a week to a
certain official for. protection. AT
one time" he said, this official
knocked me down for $500. giving
me dtamind ring for security,
which was stolen from me ten min
utes later by a confederate Of the
official."
baltimore Authorities Investigating
said to be investigating these al
legations. Lauzon positively re-
fuses to reveal the name of the
official in question. stressing that
II is a point OF honor never to
'squeal," no matter how great the
provocation.
In Dragging OF his honor, Lauzon
declared he hated any one who
"squealed" and told of an alleged
occurrence in Baltimore in which
he cut nine slits in the face of a
crook who had "squealed on him.
While serving a sentence in the
Michigan State penitentiary nj
Jackson. he told of how he worked
himself into the confidence of the
omcials OF the prison until he was
given employment in the finger
print bureau. While there he said
he obtained keys to the gates and
oy night made duplicates of them
Early one morning. he declared
ne unlocked three gates and
walked away to freedom. From
there he said he went to Boston
where he became very industrious
at his calling. A week after his
arrival there he said he sent the
Michigan warden and his wife
presents for their courtesies to
him.
Tells of Escape From JaiIs.
He told of escaping from jails
in Boston. Cleveland and from Of
ficers all through the South and
then made the statement that he
had already laid plans to escape
from the Jail here At a matter
OF precaution special locks have
been placed on his cell in addition
to the regulation ones already
there.
Continuing with his exploits. he
told of $50 900 safe blowing
affair in Chicago. He said he
bribed a policeman with $500 to
watch the house for him while he
cracked the crib" While he was
at work. he said, a private police
man appeared. but his policeman
pal. true to his trade, steered the
watchman away. allowing him to
complete his task In safety.
He amused the police by telling
of different methods of eluding Of
ficers, such as sliding down drain
pipes and hiding in sewers for as
long as eight hours.
Miss Virginia Betty , Catrou,
Baltimore actress, who was ar
rested with LauZon Saturday morn
ing after an exciting chase in an
automobile. was released yesterday.
She is credited with saving the
life of Detective Sergeant Ira Keck
when the arrests were made.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
GASOLINE RAIL CAR
MAKES TEST TRIP

A successful test trip was made
yesterday by a gasoline railroad car
from Washington to Great Falls and
return over the tracks of the Wash
ington and Old Dominion Railway.
Tn. car came to Washington from
Philadelphia under its own power,
making an average Of thirty miles
an hour for the trip. The gasoline
consumption was about six miles
to he gallon.
Railroad men interested In the de-
ve'opment Of the car were passen-
gers aboard the coach. In the party
were q. l. Shinn. president of the
Union Transfer Company; James
Buckslew, Harry Babcock. E. E.
Hess. II. 3. Haupt, j. E. Burrell
and J. NJ. Jones.
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Continued From Page One.
are developing a plan to formulate
their own final terms in a virtual
altimatum TO Russia which. IL is
expected will effectively stop the
uuibbling Some delay is being en-
countered while the experts study
the stenographic reports of the
stormy session yesterday. when the
Russians repudiated their former
premises and demanded n thirty
year moratorium on pre-wsr debts
and cancellation of war debts.
Sharp comment was aroused In
British quarters by Premie- Poin-
cares speech at Bar-Le-Duc. One
spokesman said II was Il serious
thing for France to declare she
would act against Germany With
OF without the allies
IF peace is not made with Rus
s.a. leaving Russia and Germany
isolated" this spokesman con-
unued lit VIII. Inevitably result in
the consummation of fierce
friendship against the whole of
Western Europe The British with
not tolerate any such policy. They
are determined that Europe shall
not be turned into another sham.
bIes. Therefore. they want peace
with Russia whatever her form OF
government is"
Tchitcherin stirred up another
issue by dispatching a violent note
to Foreign Minister Skirmunt. CT
Poland. declaring Poland should be
Obliged to abstain from all further
participation in the discussion OF
Russian affairs the same as Ger
many, since a year ago she signed
a treaty with Russia settling all
Russian questions in an even more
thorough manner than Germany
did. Hence. Tchitcherin said. she
should receive the same punish
tnpnf
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
DRY AGENTS SEIZE
FORMER NAVAL MAN

NEW YORK. April 25.-Charges
OF conspiring to defeat the Volstead
Iaw were hlld today against Capt.
Ma thJaS ;. Clarke. former U. $. ma =
val ohcer. alias Frank ]. Kelley.
ana the crew of SIX men taken from
inc former submarine chaser. s. c,
iVi' known as the Fidus. which was
seized ny customs guards yester-
me men were arraiGned before
.. = COMMISSIONS McGoldrick and
held In $1,000 bail each.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
DRAIN INDORSED
AS LEGION HEAD

Members Of the Stuart Walcott
Post, American Legion, will place
the name of Col. James A Drain,
past department commander of the
District. before the next national
convention 70: the office of national
commander. Col. Drain was indorsed
by the post at meeting last night
at the District Building.
John Temple Graves referred to the
legion as the greatest organized body
in the country" in his address. AL
exander NJ. Bremen, commander of
the post preceded.
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Charge Pictures Obscene.

James Arnold Best, 2S years old,
4o6 street northwest, and his
brother, William Frank Best, 3s
years old. 172 INLAND Terrace north
west. were arrested yesterday and
accused OF having established a BUSH
ness for the sale Of obscene pic
lures. Headquarters Detectjve.
OBrien and Livingston. ana POST
ofiice Inspectors Satterfield and SAT-
fell. who figured in the arrests. de-
clare that the brothers sent the cards
through the mails.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
"ARCH CRIMINAL" ENTERTAINS
POLICE WITH TALES OF CRIME
Secretary Hoover Says Women Voters Mus,
Preserve Democracy From Encroachments

PrephSeixtng his own escape from
washington prisons at an early
date. Joseph Charles sLausoR, al
legged Jimmy thief and housebreak-
er. yesterday entertained the WASH
ington detective force with tales of
his adventures. which IL true. .ac-
cording to the police. brand him as
one Of the arch-criminals of all
time.
Lauzon startled the detectives BY
telling them Of an alleged enter
tainment at a prominent Washing
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Actress Fatally Burned
When Skirt Catches Fire

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, April 25.
"A Night in Honolulu" proved IA
tai to Miss Una Carpenter, actress,
when her straw skirt caught fire
IN her dressing room following a
Hawaiian dance. Lester Smith, her
leading man, who was to have mar
ried her in June. was severely
burned trying to rescue Miss Car
penter.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Hold Services for Mrs. Erwin

Funeral services of Mrs. Catherine
A. Erwin, SO years old, who died
last saturday at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Orc Inscone, TIs G
street northwest, were held yester-
day at the chapel OF William Sardo
and Company. 412 H street north
west: Interment was made in Green
wood Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Fails to Will S35,437.

John Burke. who died March 26
last, left an estate valued at $685.
437. according to the petition for
letters Of administ alton filed yes
tercay In the Probate Court bv Mrs
Ann Burke, the widow. OF s23 G
street southwest. on behalf Of the
son. Joseph p. Burke. Burke left
no will.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
PostpOnes Extradition.

ENtradifion proceedings. fnyoIvinr
Richard C'RedsD jackson, coIored
wanted in Virginia for an alleged
criminal assault on Miss Agnes Haw
ken at Jackson Station. Va, March
2S. were postponed yesterday in Cir
cult Court No. until May 1 next.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Tractor Contracts Awarded

Contracts for two tractors to be
used by the city refuse department
We're awarded yesterday by the Dis
trict commissioners. The Standa I'd
Motor Company will furnish a Cleo
trac Tor S1,4b5.0o, and Hill and Tib-
oltts VIII furnish a Fordson for
S715.65.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Asks Higher Civil Service Pay

To increase the salaries OF the
Civil Service Commissioner from s5.-
900 to $500 per annum and that
OF the chief examiner and secre-
tary Of the Civil Service Commits
sion, now receiving $4,000 and S2,-
500. respectively, to $4,000 per an
mum, was the purpose Of a bill in
troduced in the House yesterday by
Representative William r. Wood, of
Indiana.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Disabled Vets See Circus.

The Johnny ]. Jones circus yes
terday performed for the benefit Of
the wounded and convalescent SOL
diers Of Walter Reed Hospital in
the main auditorium of the Red Cros, !,
Building.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
ColOred People Hold Rally,

y mass meeting IN behalf Of the
drive " the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored PeonIe
for membership of $4,000 was held
~ the Birney Community Center.
Anacostia. last night. Neville II
Thomas was the prlncIpaI sneaker,
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
ALLIES FRAME
ULTIMATUM TO
ANSWER SOVIET

Confinuned From Page One.
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upon which there were convictions
of prominent men who had engaged
in what is called Gland grabbing" in
the west. By illegal subterfuges
they had been able to acquire title
to large areas Of public land.
Through political influence some of
them had evaded punishment. When
Mr.. Burns was assigned by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to the task of secur-
ing evidence against these men he
went at it with the purpose in view
of getting results. There are some
people who question the methods by
which he secured some of his evil
dence, but no one has doubted that
he got the evidence and put it be-
fore juries in a manner that proved
his case. If he goes after evidence
of indefensible disparity between
original cost and cost to consumer
it can safely be asserted that he
will get the evidence If there is any
to be had.
A prominent business man who is
amply able to pay any charges a
hotel may make for its rooms and
table service recently made visit
to Atlantic City and on his return
to New York penned a public pro-
test against the charges to which
he was subjected. He did not pro-
pose prosecution as a remedy, but
intimated that the public might re-
fuse to patronize any business es-
tablishment where there is reason
to believe the prices charged are
unjustified.
1t will be unfortunate if the coun-
try suffers revival of the buyers
strike. This is no time for a d.
minution of business activity. 1t is
no time for curtailmept of con-
sumption. 1t is no time for a re-
duction in the number of people
employed, and buyers strike GER
tainly means diminished employ
ment.
There should be no cessation of
buying unless it shall develop that
prices charged are extortionate.
Where such facts are developed the
producers who suffer from cessation
of buying have no one to blame but
themselves.
Attorney General Daugherty and
Detective Burns are to be commend
ed for their determination and effort
to give the public the facts. With
these facts in their possession the
public will take such action as seems
most likely to promote their own
best interests.
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SPEAKING OF
HONEST ELECTIONS

Senator Underwood of Alabama,
leader of the Democratic minority
in the Senate, opened his speech
against the seating of Senator New
berry as follows:
"The case before the Senate does
not present the ordinary question
as to whether a senator has been
fairly and honestly elected to a seat
in this body. As l see this case,
and as believe the country will
see it, the issue involved here is
whether or not the Republican
party as party intends to obey
the law of the land. That is the
issue involved here. 1t is seldom
that you find a contested case that
is so closely connected with party
organization as this case is"
The spectacle of the United States
Senator from Alabama, or from any
other of the southern states, pre-
Stunning to hale the Republican party
to the bar of public opinion upon
the charge that in federal elections
that party does not obey the law of
the land, to say the least, excites
derision.
There hasn't been an honest fed
eral election in any southern state
since 1870. The law Of the land,
obedience to which suddenly con-
Germs southern senators, has been
openly and contemptuously fiouted
in every federal election in every
southern state. There is not the
slightest pretense in the south of
conforming to the mandates of the
federal constitution as regards the
rights of citizens to vote.
Under the most favorable condi-
tons less than 20 per cent of the
legal citizenship of the south exer-
cises the right of franchise in fed
eral elections. In some states the
proportion runs as low as less than
eight per cent, There is not a
Democratic senator from any south
ern state who was elected in con-
fornity with the United States con-
stitution and the federal election
laws.
There was not Democratic SEN
ator who arose to denounce the seat
ing of Senator NewbeTy who has
right to his own seat were his Gre
dentials examined and passed upon
in accordance with the provisions of
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GIVE PUBLIC
THE FACTS

Very beneficial results should
come from the plan adopted by At
torney General Daugherty with the
cooperation of Director of the Sc
cret Service w. J. Burns to place
before the public exact facts re-
garding relative wholesale and re-
tail prices of commodities necessary
for the preservation of the life and
comfort of the people of the coun-
try. When the public is informed,
on evidence which can be accepted
as dependable, what relationship
there is between the prices charged
by the wholesaler and those charged
by the retailer, so that the margin
of profit can be determined, public
opinion will undoubtedly find an
effective means of correcting any
evils that exist. In some cases
there may be just grounds for pros
ecution, but it is not likely that real
relief can be obtained by the limited
number Of prosecutions which are
possible.
Mr.. Burns is amply qualified for
the task to which he has been as
signed. He gained his national rep
utation by securing the evidence
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-24
1T DESERVES

JILL
We want the good people of Win
nemucca and community to take
just moment and read this state
ment from Wright Patterson, one
of the greatest authorities on news
papers in the world:
1.-THE country press deserves well
of the people of the nation and
especially Of the people of the coun-
try communities. Individually, these
papers may not be large in size as
compared with the city papers, but
quantity is not the measure of their
value. They are worth both di-
rectly and indirectly far more than
their subscription price. For that
price they bring to you the news of
your friends and acquaintances.
To those who have left the country
home to go either to the city or to
some other country home, the coun-
try newspaper is a welcome letter
that keeps them in touch with
friends and former associates. To
those at home it carries the news
of friends and neighbors. It records
the births and deaths, the marriages,
the comings and goings of those in
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-24

whom you are interested. It fur
nishes the medium Of publicity
through which work for a better
and stronger community is MAIN
tanned. It is the paper of, for and
by the people of the villages, the
towns and the small cities.
"No country paper worthy of the
name ever seeks the support of the
people of its community on any
other ground than that of giving
more than full value for all that it
receives. You aid yourself, your
community, your state and the ma
ton when you support and read
your own home town paper"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-24

Heretofore all income tax payers
have been compelled to spend a lot
of time making out their income re-
ports. In the large cities it has
often been the case that long line
of citizens would wait for an oppor-
tunity to get the assistance of a
government expert in making their
returns. Those with large incomes
derived from many various sources
will still have some difficulty, but
about so per cent of the people
those with incomes of $4,000 or less
will find their work much expe-
dited by the simplified form of re-
turn that has been adopted by Sec
rotary of the Treasury Mellon.
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The United States Chamber Oh
Commerce predicts extensive ouiio-
ing activity for the spring and sum
mer, particularly in dwellings
schools, and additions to colleges
and universities. "A general ana
far-reaching construction program
in this country in 1922" says the
chamber, sis the best possible mar
binger of a return to more pros
porous conditions"
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the United States constitution.
II the federal laws were enforced
in the south, there would be but a
mere skeleton of the Democratic
party which now exists, for five
sixths of its representation in the
House Of Representatives would be
eliminated.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-24
NATURE IN THE
DESERT

The face of Nature wears so
many aspects that broadly speaking
il is only when she smiles most be-
nignly, or frowns, or is grave, that
people are impressed with her eter-
nal and varied beauty. We mouth
then of topography and sunset,
speaking fondly, but the truth Il
that we never are distant from nat
ural grandeur or loneliness.
People who ride transcontinental
trains are whsked from the majestic
Rockies, with their wealth of green
growth that merges with the white
of the higher elevations, out into
the grey and brown of the desert
and the beauties of the con-
trast as they awaken and look out
upon the new aspect of Nature are
lost to the unappreciative souls. The
desert is, they think, merely foun-
dation for a railway track built to
carry them from city to city. And
as they travel they commiserate
with those who abide within what
they are pleased to denominate a
great barren waste. They smile toll
erantly at the man, or woman, who
pauses to defend the virtues of the
desert; its beauty, freedom and
healthfulness. 1t is, they plainly
say, no place for white people to
reside.
The time may come when people
shall know beauty when they see it
in its casual guise; when they shall
not need to have their souls awak-
encd by cliffs and thunderous water
falls and the green of the undulat-
ing sward that leads away toward
a sunset.
1t is strange that folk who have
no moment to give to a sunrise, TO
whom the mist on the river is a
chill and the width and breadth of
the desert is forbidding, to whom
a mountain is merely an obstruc-
ton unrepresentative of beauty or
grandeur, can go into rhapsodies
over lesser things, humanity for In
stance, and therein find the acme
of their appreciation for the beau.
tiful. They are sincere enough;
but the seeing eyes of some need
spectacles.
Bearing in mind that Nature will
not intrude herself on those who
are blind to her graces, neither in
the desert or elsewhere. Doubtless
she knows that theirs is the loss
not hers. And is wholly willing to
wait for her heralds. Yet when Ma
ture finds a friend she makes Of
him her real companion and they
have great adventures unto the enc
of the chapter. And perhaps after
wards, who knows?
The other day we read of the
aged Tonopah civil war veteran whs
went away to a California home Sc
within sweet smelling orange bios
SONS within sight of the Pacifi.
ocean and with boulevards all about
One would think that life Their,
would be very sweet indeed for tn,
man who is awaiting the final sum
mons from the Great Court above
But Nature as he had come to know
her in the desert was nowhere abou
and the aged man turned about an.
retraced his steps.
To this man the smell of the sag
has a joyous pungency that eclipse
the orange and the magnolia. T,
his mind it is surprising Fragrance
that needs no hand of man to max,
it come to a climax. Nature give
it spontaneity and its lure is stron,
alongside of the artificial of tn,
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The man who would travel in
comfort takes a train. Hence 1t
seems good to again be able to read
excursion announcements in the
newspapers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-24

We are forced to agree with the
southern editor who says that De-
fore prohibition came baseball was
our national game. Now it is hide
and-seek.
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After all, the meanest man IN
Winnemucca is the one who with
holds from his wife the praise he
knows is due her.