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The Washington times., 1922-02-11
MExIcANS RAID RAILWAY
FROM AMERICAN SIDE

The American Consul at Juarez
officially reported to the state De.
partment today that bana OF
twenty armed Mexicans crossed into
Mexico from the American side OF
the Rio Grande on the night Of
February 8 and 9, burned railway
bridges and tried to wreck the Mex
lean Express.
The Mexican government cavalry
from Juarez pursued the raiders,
who had crossed between Guada.
lupe and aragosa.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
IS
ON WAY To
GET SANDS
At RANCH
Mabel Normand Is Crilled for
Four Hours by Prose-
cutor.
BY international News Service.

FRESNO, Cal, Feb. 11.-Sheriff
w. F. Jones, Of Fresno county. left
here early today with q posse to
surround q cabin at q point on the
San Joaquin river where o ranch.
er reported a man giving the name
Of Sands and answering the de-
scription of Edward Sands, sought
In the w. ID. Taylor murder mys-
terry at Los Angeles, had been liv-
ing the past few days.
j. NJ. Cobb, the rancher, declared
the man in the river cabin an
swered the police bulletin descrip-
ton Of Sands In all major particu-
lars.
, Sheriff Jones was so impressed
by CObb's story that he decided to
question the man mt once to ascer-
tain whether he Is the missing
valet-secretary.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
HARDING FELlCITATES
EDISON ON BIRTHDAY

President Harding has sent the
following letter Of congratulation to
Thomas A. Edison, on the occasion
OF the electrical wizards seventy
fifth birthday anniversary today:
my dear Mr.. Edison:
Senator Frelinghuysen has re-
minded me Of the fact that you are
to celebrate your seventy.fifth birth
day anniversary on February IL and
l am taking this occasion to send
you my congratulations and very
best wishes. / hope you will have
many more years Of happy service to
the world at large, such as you have
so generously given In the past.
Very sincerely,
WARREN G. HARDING"
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
ROUGH TALK WITH HER
FINGERS, HUBBY'S PLANT

CHICAGO, Feb. Though Ian
guage" used by Mrs. Euphemia Full.
Ter, deaf and dumb, was said by
her husband. also deaf and dunn,
to have caused their marital differ
ences when he testified in his
suit for divorce Friday.
"She could say so many things
on her fingers she wouldn't dare
to say out loud" Fuller explained
to Judge SABBATH through an inter-
prefer.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
First Test Of Strength.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE rad ts-
sue looms as the first test Of strength
between the Irish Free State and
north Ireland (Ulster)" said Dublin
d spatch to the Star today. "Sundly
probably will see the turning point"
The British government Is releas-
ing from Engl sh jails all Sim Fem
prisoners found guilty OF political Of
fenses committed in England pre-
vious to the Irish truce, Colonial Sec
retary Winston Churchill announced
today. An investigation Is being
made Of political offenses committed
since the truce came into effect.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
EDISON'S HOME TOWN
WISHES HIM HAPPY DAYS

MILAN, Ohio, Feb. 11.-Thomas
A Edison, Milan's most distinguished
native son, Is seventy.five years Of
age today.
A message wishing him many
happy returns of the day was wired
by the mayor and other officials
to Mr.. Edison at his East Orange,
N. j., home this morning.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
SEVENTH BODY is FOUND
IN RICHMOND HOTEL RUINS

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. IL
Searchers Friday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock found another charred body
in the ruins OF the Lexington Hotel,
the total number of known dead
now being seven, with an equal num-
Der of guests listed as missing as
result of Tuesdays fire.
The police say they believe the
body Is that Of Samuel Ash, a guest.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
SENATOR UNDERWOOD
ILL WITH BRONCHITIS

Senator Underwood Of Alabama,
the Democratic leader of the Senate
and a member Of the American dele
CATION to armament conference, Is
Ill at his home here with bronchitis.
He has denied himself to all callers
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
FORD coNGRATULATES
EDISON ON BIRTHDAY

DETROIT, Feb. 11.-Henry Ford
today sent the following message Of
congratulations to Thomas A. Edison
upon his seventy-fifth birthday:
please accept my hearty con.
gratulstions on your seventy.fifth
birthday. At that age most mems
work is done. Yours is just begin.
ming. The world needs to be shown
the way out Of it's confusion and YOU
can greatly help"
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
800 CASES
|FTED FOR
ACTION IN
Reno QUIZ
Bar Associations .
sabcommittes May Advosats
Prosecution.
By HARVEY L. COBB.

Copyright. 1874. by The washington
Times Company
The second installment Of the
Alexandria Bar Associations sub
committees report will be made
this afternoon when it is expect
ed the committee will have fin
ished their task of compiling the
data on each divorce granted in
Little Reno" Criminal prose-
cution Of some lawyers is being
advocated in Alexandria.
From the tabulated report Of
the subcommittee the committee
of the whole will make its rec
concentrations as to what action
the association will take against
members of the divorce ring
whose activities have brought
their city into the limelight.
Criminal Action Forecast
With more than six hundred cases
already tabulated one member OF
the committee last night declared
that enough" had been found to
warrant the prediction that not only
a change in the law would be advis-
able but that drastic criminal action
must be taken against members OF
the ring.
Figuratively speaking, the entire
membership of the ring has gotten
onto the band wagon" and have
Joined in the clamor for a change
in the law.
Budwesky and Davis, the Little
Reno divorce kings, have declared
that I'VE shall be glad to see the
guilty parties brought to justice"
The records show that this firm
has done more divorce business
than any two law firms in Alex
andria. Judge Moncure. the Di-
vorce Judge, was a member Of the
firm, prior to his elevation to the
bench.
Agree Reform Is Needed.
Other members of the ring also
have declared there were many
loop holes in the law, each adding
his recommendation to the general
Idea that new legislation Is needed.
The declaration, made by men,
bers of the ring that unless new
divorce laws are passed conditions
cannot be improved, was charac-
terized as untrue by Frank Stuart,
Alexandria lawyer, leading the
forces to clean up" the divorce
evil.
New laws will not make honest
lawyers, witnesses, and courts"
Stuart declared. 1.-The present laws
that we have are sufficient IL they
are lived up to. Our statutes on
divorces do not require false affi-
davits which will secure a divorce In
Alexandra, and members of the ring,
as we'll as Moncure, know It,"
Seek to Whitewash.
Efforts OF the ring. It is now be-
ing freely predicted, will be first to
whitewash Moncure and, failing In
that, will be to try to save them
selves by declaring that the present
conditions are a result OF the loop
holes in the law and not their own
criminal action.
by seeking new legislation, men,
bers OF the divorce ring will endeavor
to shift the blame for their own
misgivings," Mr.. Stuart stated this
morning.
They expect to have the public
lose sight entirely OF the fact that
they have violated the law n secur-
ing Mrs. Baggett to make false aft.
davits for them.
"Zhs l.soroe kings, crown p.in. -
The Washington times., 1922-02-11

The greatest figure In ireland to-
day Is Michael Collins, idol Of the
Emerald Isle. Read his personally
Freed and How Ireland VIII Be
Governed" exclusively In The
Washington Times Sunday morning.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11

"The Book Of Magic" TO be given
away with The Washington Times
Sunday Morning In more wonderful
than ever. IL contains many Val
entine Day novelties and lots Of
games and tricks.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
MACHINE
GUNS USED
|NbELFAST.
Craig Declares British Promise
Soldiers to Protect
Northern City.
by Internatieaai News Service.


BELFAST, Feb. 11.-Machine
guns were used by the police to-
day in quelling rioting between
Orsasemer.-an and -Smn Feiners.
Fighting broke out when mobs
attacked workmen on their way
to their places of employment.
The police opened fire with serv-
ice pistols, but they proved in
effectual and machine guns were
brought up.
Mobs Defy Curfew.
There was much disorder during
the night. Mobs gathered in de-
fiance OF the curfew regulations
and gave battle when the police
tried to disperse them.
Great Britain has promised to
send four battalions of British
troops into Belfast to protect the
city from Irish republicans, accord
ing to a statement from Sir James
Craig, Unionist premier Of Ulster,
today.
Craig said that no time limit had
been set for the release Of the Ul-
ster hostages seized by the Irish
republicans, but that he would con-
fer with the police and military au-
thorities before taking any decisive
action.
Word has been received from the
headquarters of the Irish republi-
can army that there will be no
more raids over the Ulster frontier,
but that the Orangemen kidnapped
In Ulster will not be released until
the officers of the Irish republican
army, seized near Londonderry, are
released by the Ulsterites.
Sim Feiners Seized.
A commandant of one of the
northern divisions Of the Irish re-
publican army and his staff were
all seized by Ulster Unionists last
Sunday while on their way to Derry
to a football match. When word
of the seizure Of these men reach
ed the headquarters of the republi-
can troops in Northern Leinster, re.
prisal raids were organized.
More special police are being re-
cruited here and the military police
authorities are preparing for any
eventuality.
There was considerable shooting
in the streets during the night,
and one or more bombs were eX'
ploded, but no casualties were re-
ported.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
All British to Be Freed.

DUBLIN, Feb. l1.-Feeling be-
tween the Orangemen and the Sim
Feiners is running high along the
Ulster frontier, but no further
fighting had been reported this
morning.
The Irish provisional government
has issued decree signed by
Michael Collins, minister Of finance,
granting general amnesty to all
members Of the British military,
naval, and police forces for acts of
hostility to the Irish people,
This decree was to reciprocate the
British grant Of amnesty to the Sim
Feiners.
An armed band held up a police
lorry near Lissard, relieving the oc-
cupants of their rifles.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11

Cloudy tonight with low.
est temperature above freez-
ing. Sunday. rain or snow
and colder. Temperature ut
IL .. m, 43.
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bows Of ribbon to the back of a
mohair chair; a worsted motto on
the wall. God Bless Our Home;
fire tongs, fire days. a fender. hearth,
a powder horn or powder flask. boxes
Of percussion caps, boxes of "wads,"
crayon portraits of grandpa, with
long white whiskers and grandma in
a lace cap.
And kissing games. the polka. schot-
.tfsche, lanciers and redowa- blind mems
buff, puss wants q corner, hide and
seek, asking riddles, ''old maid," ever
lasting and casino. verses in an auto
graph album. the family photograph
album, wax flowers under glass on the
marble top center table in the parlor,
a harp, spinet, Meet Me by Moon
light, Alone; Down Where the Daisies
Crow" 3"Homeward the Swallows Fly"
loft in the Silly Night" Kathleen
Mayourncen" and Rocked in the Cradle
Of the Deep"
And amethyst earrings, amethyst and
garnet breastpins. a plated horsehair
watchguard and lock Of sweetheart's
hair in a locket on the watch chain.
And decanters, demijohns, juleps,
sherry cobblers. mint beds and teddy
tumblers. I tell you, fellows. times
have changed! -
When the Rambler resumed his
ramble he came to the intersection
of the Baltimore and Muirkirk roads,
and on the latter he turned east AT
the top Of the first hill east of Muir
kirk, and which u called. Marlows
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passed Hymn to the Night" "A
Psalm of Life" 'The Reaper and the
Flowers" 1.-THE Light of the Stars.
Footsteps of Angels" "Flowers,"
1.-The Beleaguered City" Midnight
Mass for the Dying Year." IAN April
Day." Autumn" and Woods in Win
ter" And there I stopped-page %,
woods in Winter" seven verses
long-but I did not find anything in
it that seemed to At my purpose until
struck the sixth verse, beginning,
But still wild music is abroad"
And that's the true story from behind
the scenes Of how the Rambler
thought of those lines "by his old
friend, Harry Longfellow of Portland
and Cambridge, and the rest of the
world"
Well, along TIE Washington and
Baltimore turnpike the new years
wind swept. It was SO biting that its
fangs pierced the Ramblers overcoat
and made him think that the best
poem in the world would be fire.
Sheltered from the wind by . clump
of young pines he lighted this fire
and then his pipe. Warmth returned,
all the beautiful valley of the upper
Eastern branch lay below him and
dreams came. Not those strange.
fantastic dreams that come when we
sleep, but the gay, sweet reveries
that come when you are alone,
screened from q winter wind by your
old friends, thu pines. warmed BY Q
little IRE which you tend. nurse and
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So we Just waited for him to get
over his fit and come sneaking back
Two days, three days, a week. 1nez
began to have regrets.
"Maybe-maybe he did hit the stake
that time" she admits.
you're trihe late. Inez." says I.
If you'd said that while the big de-
bate was on 1t might have helped"
IT didn't know he was gonna get
SO mad" says she.
well, you weren't in such an ami
able mood yourself" I suggests. 81
don't wonder much, with those break
fasts-sausage and pancakes. And
then sitting around the house all the
forenoon. That would ruffie saint.
Anyway. 1t was no preparation for
indoor croquet."
tt tell him I'm sorry when he
comes" says Inez.
It was the same afternoon that An
nette reminded US that her months
wages were overdue. Then camo the
building agent with q lease renewal
for Uncle Nels to sign, and found
that the rent for the apartment had
been paid only until the end Of the
month. So Inez and I had q serious
talk.
. ''He oughta come back pretty quick
Uncle Nels," was all Inez could con-
tribute.
yes, but suppose hd doesn't?" l
asks.
Inez only rolled her d les.
NY next move was to scout through
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feed by your own hands, and con-
pipe. The smoke of the fire and the
pipe seemed to take the shape of
loEg trains of heavy wagons that
passed slowly on their way, and
lunging stage coaches that rushed
over this ancient road at the reckless
speed Of ten miles an hour, long. long
before the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road was built between Washington
and the Relay House.
And then l fell 10 thinking of how
fashions come and go. Full boards.
gostees. s:dehurns, Dundrearies, the
mustache. the mustache cup, the
stock. frilled shirt. ready made-up
pipe hat for all-day wear, frock coat
in Office hours. tight trousers, loose
trousers. custom-made boots, blue
coats with velvet collar and brass
buttons: the gold-headed cane. the
Malacca walking stick. the buffalo
robe. the colored and knitted afgha n,
sleighbells. the Albany cutter. the
shaving mug garlanded with pink
roses and inscribed From Ma to Pa
the quill pen, sand shaker for blot
ter. tin candlestick, shutters, coal oil
lamp. turkeys wing for a dust
brush and a stick with long strips of
tissue paper as a fly brush.
x * r
ND black walnut bedsteads, bed
steads with four posters cur
tains and a canopy. rag carpet, patch
quilt. bolster. '1ambrequin." pillow
shams to keep the pillows from being
seen, crocheted "tidies." pinned with
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the other insisted that he'd hit the
wire and bounced around it. Anyway,
the debate nearly busted up the lawn
festival, and If one Of the ministers
hadn't been moved to another town I
expect the squabbls would still be
going on.
4 4 4 Z
lrUsT what there is about knocking
y painted wooden balls through wire
hoops that WILL bring out all the
pettiness and meanness Of human ma
ture don't know, but that's the way
it works. If q town can get big
enough to outgrow croquet, it's all
right. II not, there's no hope for it.
And no matter what else they tell
you about the small burgs, that's what
ais Main street-croquet!
So when Inez brought homo this in
door set I shook my head. That's
one game" says ], shat 7 hoped
couldn't be played except on q front
lawn. And here some wretch with &
curdled disposition has gone and made
It an indoor pastime."
Lolita fun-croquet." says Inez.
I'VE used to play 1t at the Larsens.
back. home. I bet Uncle Nels has
played II. too"
she was right Mighty few rubes
have escaped. And while Uncle Nels
had INDUCED IN very little else but
hard work during most Of his horny
handed career. there was just two
Games that hs had . xpee21ng 80
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being tho family champion. So was

being the family champion. So was
IneZ.
If they'd had a book of rules as
thick as city directory and Judge
Lands on the side lines to give off,
hand decisions on what could be done
and what couldn't, tho tournament
might have been fought to a finish.
But with first one and then the other
protesting play, tho progress was
slow and uncertain. And then one
day Inez threw her mallet into the
corner and crashed in where was
having breakfast, announcing that she
wouldn't play with Uncle Nels again.
The placid look was gone from her
big gray eyes and her ears were
pinked up.
mo more" she says. Never"
Good job" says I. 81 hope you
stick to 1t, for sure have had an
earful Of your sQuabbling. Say. any
one would think you two were Q
couple Of kids in . back lot~
"But-but Uncle Nels, he-he
cbeatsr declares Inca and she didn't
whisper 1t, either.
"S-s-s-s-sh!" says I.
It was too late. though. The old
boy was standing in the door and he
heard. what you say I dor he de-
mands. =
you say you hit tho stake when
you DON'T" comes back Inez. You
cheat. Yes, lotta timeAs
~Sax. for the love Of souDi" I breaka
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"HUHw SAYS HE.

Quaintance with. One was pitching
horseshoes, the other was this village
blight-croquet. He seemed tickled
to pieces with this fancy outfit with
the short handed nallets, brisht-co!-
cred balls and wickets with lead
bases that could be set around on the
floor or rug. And right after break
fast Christmas morning he and Inez
had pushed back the furniture in the
living room, placed the wickets and
posts, and were going at it strong.
At 1890 the first debate opened,
and 1t had been under way for fully
twenty minutes before I was called in
as referee. Uncle Nels claimed that
when his ball rolled under the daven-
port he had a right to lift out q NAL
let's length without penalty. while
Inez insisted that he must pay the
lie, wherever it was. And they wanted
me to settle the point.
Nothing doing" says I. Half my
unhappy childhood days I spent try
ing to lay down rules for this game.
and never once did 1 satisfy both
now-absolutely not. You'll have to
settle your own disputes"
Well, that was the start. From
then on ] never knew what minute
another squabble might break loose,
and with every fresh one 1 was hop
ing they'd quit the game and let me
chuck the outfit into the trash can.
Eut the more rows they got into the
keener they seemed to be o keep on.
They'd brag to me about how clever
they were getting, the wonderful
shots they'd make, and how many
wickets they'd run without missing.
!: X i
RESIDES. with the stormy weather
We were having. there was moth
ing for either Of 'em to do. especially
during the forenoons. Uncle Nels
would get out after luncheon and
tramp around, no matter how bad the
going was under foot. Generally Inez
did, too. And evenings there was al
ways a movie show for 'em to go to.
But their mornings they had no pro-
gram for, so they'd set out the balls
and mallets and go to 1t. Uncle Nels
was keeping a running score where
he could mark up the result of each
days games, and he was dead set on
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a piece of verse would season that
bit for the sentimental reader. ]
did not have in my mind an appro-
pirate verse or any other kind of q
verse. l was really thinking of what
fine time / had at e New Year eve
bootleg party and of liquid poem
which was composed in my honor and
dedicated to me at dinner. 1t WAS
poem written in orange juice and
fragrant preparation of Juniper ber-
ries made by Mr.. Gordon ana with
a dash of vermouth. But / thought
verse with some winter wind in ii
would be fitting. My first thought
WAS that Robert Burns would I'll the
bin. because there are 81 many
lovers of Burns and Burns fanatics
that If you quote a line from him a
lot of people will declare that you
have the finest literary taste in the
world-except their own-and Will
also say that you are the best writer
on The Star.
WHEN i went TO look up the sec
ond-hand volume of Burns.
which l bought for just such enlerg
encics, fond that my dear ard
faithful young friend, CAMS Rover,
had chewcd it up, this dog being not
az all particular as to whether there
are any calories. vitamines or nour-
ishment in the things he chews.
Next ] thought, well, Longfellow
put over some pretty good storm
stuff" and then Analysing a junk pie
in the garnet l found the needed vol
ume Running through the index, 1
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Crafty SerpentS.

THE South African snake called the
egg-eater has inherited from
long generations of ancestors sense
of smell SO acute that it appears
never to be at fault. A naturalist at
tached to the Port Elizabeth Museum
tells of the wisdom of these serpents.
Being short of fresh pigeons eggs
on one occasion, he went to his cab
met and took the clean blown shells
of few doves eggs. Beating up the
contents of 4 fowls fresh egg, he
syringed it into the empty shells. and
carefully pasted tiny bits of tissue
paper over the holes. He put these
into the egg-eater's cage and watched,
for he expected the snakes to swal-
low them. as they did the other eggs.
First one egg-eater advanced. He
sosched each eSg gently with the tip
of his tongue and crawled away in
disgust. Another and yet another
eagerly advanced. repeated the per-
Torrance and straightway retired.
The observer began to get interested.
Leaving the eggs, he returned in
few hours time to find them still
there.
For two whole weeks those eggs re-
manned in the cage untouched. al
though the naturalist refrained from
giving the snakes any others. Then
he procured some fresh pigeons eggs
and put them in the cage. The snakes
approached, touched them with their
tongues. and instantly began to swal-
low them. The experiment was tried
a second time with the same result.
Frequently the naturalist noticed
that the snakes would eat some Of the
eggs he gave them and reject others.
On breaking the latter open he always
found that they were either added or
else had a partly -developed young
bird inside. He could never induce an
egg-eater to swallow an egg that was
not perfectly fresh.
The egg-eater is an expert climber.
and his sense of smell is SO sharp that
he can discover birds nests with the
greatest facility. If one places an
empty birds nest in the cage with an
egg eater he will take no notice of
IL. except to use it occasionally for =
cozy bed. But il one places fresh eggs,
in II he at once detects their presence,
although they are hidden from his
sight "a
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