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The Monett times., 1922-05-05
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

State of Missouri, County of Barry,
IS. Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned Guardian and Curator of
the estate of Luella Reno, Minor,
will apply to the Probate Court Of
said county at the Regular May 1922
Term for permission to resign as such
Guardian and Curator.
CHAS. D. BAKER,
Guardian and Curator.
First insertion April Z, 1922. w32t4
The Monett times., 1922-05-05
CASES IN CITY POLICE COURT

S. A. Parlette, of Oklahoma City
was arrested Sunday by Officer L.
Taylor for having liquor in mis- pos
session. He was taken before Police
Judge D. B. Meador and fined $500
and costs.
Fred G. Neff, of Oklahoma City was
arrested Sunday by Officer L. Taylor
for drinking liquor in a public place.
He was taken before Police Judge D.
B. Meador and fined $40 and costs.
Both the above paid their fines.
The Monett times., 1922-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ross Robin
son, whose marriage was celebrated
Tuesday evening at the Methodist
Episcopal church, returned Thursday
evening from a short visit to Eureka
Springs, Ark, and were guests of Mrs
Robinson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
L. Hobbs, leaving Saturday morning
for st. Louis and from there will so to
Chicago and New York. They viii
be at home in st. Louis some time in
June.
The Monett times., 1922-05-05
BERRY PICKING TO
BEGIN MAY Is OR 20

Berry growers state that straw
berries for commercial purposes will
be ready to pick May is or 20. The
blossoms now on the vines show that
the recent frosts damaged q few of
the berries, but the patches are look
ing fine and unless a late freeze does
damage there will be a very large
crop of the famous fruit Of the
Ozarks.
The Monett times., 1922-05-05
FIRE AT HOME OF X. X. KANE

Fire originating from defective
wiring destroyed the roof and ceiling
of the kitchen at the home of K. K.
Kane, No. 6O4 Euclid avenue about
1880 o'clock Saturday morning. The
kitchen was damaged considerably by
the water.
The Monett times., 1922-05-05

w. E, Crlmp, manager of the Mo
nett Overall Manufacturing Co, went
to Joplin on business. Saturday.
The Monett times., 1922-05-05

Mrs. L. A. Manley and daughter,
Jesslyn, spent Saturday shopping in
Joplin.
The Monett times., 1922-05-05

Earl Mitchell, of CassviIle, was
among the out of town visitors, Sat
urday.
The Monett times., 1922-05-05

Mrs. W. t, Gray visited hsf mother
at Butterfeld, Monday.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Residents Flee as Troops
March ON VIadivoslok
City ncc'arcd 10 Hc without
Central Government, as
[.aplurc IL threatened

CHIrA, Siberia, March IT CBy The
Associated Press). Vadivostok is
W thout a central government. Sol
dicrs and marines arc patrolling the
streets and the wcaithicr Inhabitants
are fleeing to Japan. according 10 Far
Eastcrn nows service adyjcos from
Vadivostok
Troop Of the Far Eastern Republic
with Nladivostok as thcls goal. arc re-
ported to have reached 20 with.H about
200 miles Of that city. They have rap
turcd a series Of towns, including
IIooycrcvo, named in honor OF Herbert
Hoover.
The troops Of Mcrltuloff arc reported
to be retroatlng and blowing up the
railroads behind them.
The dispatch contains an accusation
by Morkuoffs cabinet ministers and
the officers Of the late General Kap-
pell's forces that Morkulof1 himself
! ad robbed tho Nladlvostok government
Of moro than 5.ooO,o0o gold rubles since
last May and that tho rubles were OK
ported to Japan alter Merkuloff's res ia-
patton II is charged also that the
Kappcll officers and The Merhuloff
ministers attempted 10 arrest Mcrku-
loff, hut the Japanese prevented them
from doing so.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
u. S. To Be Divided Into
l8 Dry Law Districts
Yeiiowley 10 Have Charge OF
Enforc "',,eut Agents Pro-
yiIl / IL, Nes., Plan

WASIIINGTON. March l3. Division
of the country into eighteen districts as
the enforcement territories Of the Fed
eral force of general prohibition agents
WIS announced tonight by Commits
sioner Haynes. +. c. Yellowley, chief
Of general prohibition agents, will be
in charge.
BY April i, Haynes said. it is ex
pected there viii have been a complete
reallocation Of The general agents
forces in accordance with the new plan.
"The force" he said. "will not be a
part of the forces under the Federal
prohibition directors, but will be a
separate and distinct organization
wholly under control OF the prohibition
commission The purpose is that the
work of these men shall supplement
the work Of the field forces OPERATING
under the state directors and will be
very great aid to the respective di
rectors III their work
Also one Of the chief objects il to
obtain the largest possible measure OF
economy. 1t will very materially re-
duce travelling expenses and other ex
penses incidental to these agents OBJ
cratlons, inasmuch as the invastiga-
ton trips will be circumscribed by a
Definite boundary rather than cover
large scopes of territory"
New York and New jersey are in tha
second district.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Boring Made Fleet Corp IL
Advertising Manager
F'o'o The yr!bule's N'osaiuofon Barcon

ON me JrsbhNe'S Washington Baredn
WASHINGTON. March 13.-James
". Boring, of Chicago. was TODAY an
pointed manager of the advertising de-
partment Of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. relieving N. B. Claussen. who
has held the position since November
II last
W J. Love, vice president of the Fleet
Corporation in charge of traffic. an
nounced that the change was made nee
essary owing to the continued i'll health
OF Nh Claussen as q result of overwork
and nervous strain during the trying
period OF }s mana cement of this de-
Da1tment.' Mr. Claussen will remain
IN The employ of the Fleet CORPORATION.
hav'ng been assigned to inspect ports on
the Pacific Coast.
1t was denied at the Shipping Board
lhat the transfer of Mr.. Claussen was
based on the charge that Mr.. Claussen
vas identified with German interests
during tie war. IN support of the de-
NAL, The board made public copies Of
letters from Melville T.. Stone. Of The.
Associated Press, and Rear Admiral A
J. Long, director OF naval intelligence
.urlhf the war, in which Claussen was
described as special agent for the
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Gandhi's Failure Predicted

Tho failure of the movement inaugu-
rated IN India by Gandhi, tho famous
Indian nationalist recently arrested by
the British government. was predicted
yesterday afternoon by Lady Muir
India given in tho Ballroom Of tho
Ambassador Hotel. A man ike Gandhi
never could succeed where such a man
as BudGha had failed, Lady Mackenzie
told her 300 hearers, reminding them
that Buddhism, although the largest
religious sect in the world practically
had died out in India, the home of its
founder
In her lecture Lady Mackenzie. who
is the widow of Sir john MacAcn-
zie, former governor of Bonn
bay. and who has passed great deal
of time in India, followed the footsteps
of Budda through his own country and
into China and japan, whore the
strongh dds Of Buddhism arc to-day. she
did not coniinc herself, however. to
the purely religious side OF her ubicct,
but gave vivid descriptions of the
places touched en-. such as Burma and
CcNlon. and discussed tho manncr and
habits Of the peoples met IN her own
travels over much tho same ground
She also wont into VARIOUS other sects
and philosophers in tho country. and
SAID in passing that she thought
much OF modern American philosophy
Of "ncW thougNt' could be traced to
tho Hindus in India Hindu thought.
she said, WAS first given to the world
n American TRANSACTIONS.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Court Refuses 10 Hear
Stale Case Against N.Y.C.
Supreme Tribunal Also Denies
Fedora! Authority Over Pure
" inira-Slaic Road

WASlllNGTON Marcn 13-Thc Su-
prcmc Court anDounced to-day it would
not consider case involving tho
jurisdiction Of the State of New York.
through its Public Service Commissions
10 compel thc New York Central 20
haul freight between the Erie Basin
terminal and Buffalo.
The courts Of New York State held
that the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and not tGc state was vested with
control in such matters. The state
cortendcd that its Investment OF
81 800 900 in the terminal would he al
most total loss unless Tie New York
Central was compelled to do The trans
portation involved between the city
and the piers, pointing out that the
traffic reachNg the terminal by canal
boats now was being handled only by
ships and motor trucks
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion was held to-day By the Supreme
Court to be without authority to au-
thorize or compel the abandonment Of
strictly state railroad.
The decision, which was handed
down in case brought by the State
Of Texas against the Eastern Texas
Railroad Company to prevent that rail-
road from dismantlug under an order
issued by the commission, declared
that where d railroad lies entirely
within a single state, is owned and
operated by corporation Of that state
and is not part of another line, and
where its continued operation cannot
be o. more than local concern. the
commission was without jurisdiction.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Taxpayers Startled by
Bandit Defense Test
Collector Rafferty, Gives Device
10 Project Revenue Office
a Workout

A crowd was in The Office Of the In
ternal Revenue Collector in Brooklyn
yesterday when a gong sounded and
eight armed men rushed from behind
the cashiers cages. The doorman let
down an iron gate. Folks looked at
each other with suspicion. Thoughts
of report fraudulcntly made ran
through the minds OF some Others
thought first of possible robbery.
All were imprisoned in the room.
The elevator was stopped Immediately
The armed men searched the place from
end to end. Suddenly there was a
second ringing of the gong. The iron
gate lifted, the guards returned to their
places behind the cages, the elevator
resumed and Collector John T. Rafferty,
announced that the test had been sue
cessful
The demonstration was staged at the
direction of Collector Rafferty,, who is
taking every precaution against hold
ur IN his Offices before tomorrow night.
when he expects to collect approx
imately $2,00OOOO.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
( ederai Drive Planned
Oh Lawless i'm Florida
justice Department and Dry
TINT 10 Cooperate; Officials
Adnrcss aitixens

WASHINGTON. March ia clean
up Of the "lawless conditjonsr in
FLORIDA has been promised by both the
department Of Justice and the prohibi-
tlon unit, according to statement is
sued to-day by Commissioner HAYNES
"A mum Der OF mass meetings have been
held in Florida during the last few
days, he said, addressed bv Director
bUIns Of the Department of Justice.
and Dr. John Wesley Hill, of the Pro
hlbitlon Department. in the interest
OF law enforcement there.
Representing their respective de-
partments." he said. "these men prom
ised & cleanup of the lswless condi-
tions in chat state and, it is under
stood. suggested that municipal and
ether officials will be removed if neces-
saIy in the progress Of the investiga-
ton"
MIAMI. Fla, March William J..
Burns, chief OF the Bureau of lnvestj-
sation Of the Department Of Justice.
speaking last night to the congrecation
IN one of the churches here, declared
the Federal government not only in
tended to get the confidence men who
fleece unwary winter visitors in
FLORIDA, but also would go after state
oincials through whose alleged con-
nVance the confidence men were per-
mltted to continue their activities un-
mOlested
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
&c. c. Concludes Inquiry
Into Railroad Rates
Commission Seeks LigIl. on
Whether Cut, if An,, Should
Affect CoYnnodities

WASHINGTON. March 13-General
Investigation into railroad rate levels
vas concluded to-day BY the Interstate
commerce Commission after hearings
extending over several weeks.
Chairman McChord asked ATTORNEY.
~ho made the final arguments for the
carriers this question, saying the com
mission wanted light upon the point:
IF the commission concludes that
there may properly be reduction in rail
road rates ought this reduction to be
made on basic commodities or should il
be made horizontally on all rates."
u SHALL not undertake to answer
that" replied Alfred p Thorn. general
counsel for the railway executives, "be-
cause there is difference of opinion
among railroad men about it. Presi
dent Willard of the Baltimore & Ohio
J understand, testified that anv reduc-
ton should be horizontal, while Vice
President Chambers Of the Southern
Facifc and Mr.. Powell. OF the Erie.
have expressed the opinion that reduc-
lions should be on commodities. if at
All. 1t would not be proper for me u
give an opinion upon their differences.
General prosperity cannot be
brought back until the demand for the
products Of industry re-establisbes
itself" said Mr.. Ehom. addinr that il
kaa not been sha rn that reduction in
sailroad charges would contribute to
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
L. S. Has .'foruI Glp;n,.
Rrif;sI, Paper admits
"The London ChronicIc, Ho,c-
eres. asserts 4mcyicu Should
tof Hare Behaved Rhine Bill

LONDON, March - b. The Asso-
ciated Press s).-Althouqh Americas
claim to priority OF payment Tor the
upheep OF the United States army in
the Rhineland has been featured in
the news columns, the G'st extended
comment appeared only this morning
"The Daily Chroniclc' under the
caption "America's Bombshel," says:
'lntrins ;cally. the ciani is not unrea-
sonablc and if the practical effect is
to make some OF our Continental
Friends less Jealous to proiong the
occupation Of German soil this would
be CUTE as much 10 tho taste of Brit
ISL nublic opinion as TO Anerican.'
The newspaper admits it may be
urged that. Us the United States is
not participating in the Treaty OF
Versailles, it has no claim to money
collected under that treaty and that
the more correct course would have
been to claim it direct from Berlin
under its own treaty. but thinks the
feet that America undertook the
Rhine occupation jointly with the Al
lies does give her some moral claim
for joint reimbursement" The
Chronicle" submits that a more valid
objection would be that, if America
really wanted the money. she should
hsve asked earlier and not waited
uHllt tue powers naU tldOoI2JSU L1pll
plans on the assumption that she did
rot want it.
"The course she has followed" it
adds. "is not only somewhat brusQue.
but tends to throw back INTO tangle
the fnancia problems which strug-
glins Europe has just been working
to straighten out. The point is one
10 which the American government
may he asked 10 give friendly con-
sideration in the discussions which
will now arise"
"The Westminster Gazette" using
the same headline. says the claim is
contested, and that there is not much
doubt that every penny the United
States takes will have TO come out Of
the Allies share of the reparatons.
The Times while holding that the
American right FOR repayment in fuh
Of the costs Of the army Of occupation
IS clear and indisputable 5" questions
whether it is due from any moneys de-
pendent upon the Treaty Of Versailles.
1t is undeniable, howevet, il saws.
that the Allies requested America to
keep d contingent on the Rhine, and
America may plausibly contend that
she did not refuse to ratify the Yer
saillcs Treaty because she differed with
the Aiiles on German payments.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Eng z land Cuts
Army and Navy
Cost One-1'lnil'i
Military Bud gel Totals
fh2,.2OO,OOO for Next
Near, as Compared With
SOB, ,Tt4,OO in l92 |
Rcduclionofl25. .OO0Mcn
Saving in Wafer Forces l.
To BE f2l, 900. 600 ::
IL Ships TO BE Scrappcd

LONDON. March rs (By The Asso-
ciated Press The British army csti-
mates for the coming year total S62
100000 as compared to l03,7lA00o last
year it WAS announced ~ tho House OF
Commons this afternoon. The naval
estimates total E6l ,SS3.700
The army establishment, exclusive
Of India will include 1920 officers and
142.7o7 men. compared with 5000 Of
ticcrs and lS0.097 men during 1921 90.
The estimates call for 1880 officers
and t7,11d men in the Colonial and
native Indian troops, against a total of
55,673 officers and mon last year. max
ing grand tots Of 2l5.000 officers and
men. compared with 81 900 last year.
Of the total estimates for the cost o.
the army. Io1 100000 represents nor
NAL current charges. So 00G charges
arising from army reductions and
81 100000 charges arising since the end
of the war.
OF the total naval estimates. $40
100000 represents the services Of non
effective forces. pensions, etc.
All ranks, including coast guards,
which now number 12i 400, are TO he
reduced to approximately $500 As
soon as practicable.
In an explanatory statement. Lord
Lee of Farcham, First Lord of tho Adj
ii. traIty, SAID the expenses of the effect
i've naval forces, however. would he
reduced by nearly S2l 100000 net, com
pared with the expenses Of 1927 %. as
a result Of tho Washington conference
and administrative economies. The
oNpcuses OF the non-cffectivc forces.
however. would be increased G3.l95. 600,
mainly because Of pensions and Cratu-
tiles to 10000 odd officers and men
and docNyard workers, whose numbers
would be reduced this year. he said.
Lcrd Leo said only the assumption
That the Washington naval limitation
treaty would he promptly ratified
justified the economies set forth in this
years estimates. They include the
scrappjng Of twelve capital ships in
addition to tht eight recently sold,
and the maintenance Of only fifteen
fully commissioned ships. Other plans
include further reduction of the At
lantic destroyer hotlllas the abolition
of twenty y-sevcn submarines. tho re
duction of those fully commissioned
and the abolition of the commands of
tho coast of Scotland and western
approaches.
The estimates provide for TO new pro
gram beyond the laying down, early
in 1928, of two small battleships and
the present total net reduction of f17,-
595 600
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
u. S.-Swedcn Radio Assured
Building OF New Station En-
pecteh TO Begin Soon

STOCkHOLM. March Is. - Direct
radio communication between the
United States aud Sweden seems to be
virtually assured through an agreement
between the directors of the Swedish
State Telegraph Board and the Radio
Corporation of America, as result Of
which the State Board has proposed to
the government that the building Of
the large radio station planned for the
west coast of Sweden be started as soon
as the government passes or the esti.
mate of cost and on the traffic agree .
ment with America.
lhe plans for the station were laid
two or three years ago and grew out
Of the General desire to establish closer
and more direct connections with the
United States. Radio messages between
Sweden and the United States hitherto
have mainly been transmitted and re-
cclVed VIA the most powerful station
eOf Srupfl n lnn
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
jury Returns " ithouf
Holt Pi,t--or y crfiict

PHILADELPHIA. March t..
When q jury in Quarter Scs-
sions Court to-day retired to de
tcrmine the guilt or innocence Of
saloon keeper charged with sell
ing liquor without license. they
took with them full halt'-pint of
whisky which had been offered i'll
evidence Nearly four hours later
the Judge ordered them 10 report.
They flied in with the liquor bot
tie empty and the information
that they were unable to agree.
Inquiry from the court as to
what had become of the whisky
brought no satisfactory answer,
and the jurors were discharged
from further service.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Allies DENY
u. S. Right to
Rhine Claim,
tcentiaueo from psps cae)

OF the Allies at the expense of the
American government.
The cabled dispatch from Paris that
the Allied Ministers were endoaroring
70 disregard the American claim. m
the ground that this government did
NOT ratify the Versailles treaty brought
forth the emphatic statement that this
pact contained the explicit agreement
that the cost of the army OF occupation
would be borne by Germany and no
stipulation was made that ratification
OF the treaty waS required before Its
provisions became operative to any OF
the powers In addition. the poin: is
advanced here that all the rights ac
cruing to the United States under the
Versatile treaty gre preserved 10 this
government in the separate treaty nego-
tjated between the United States and
Germany.
One Administration spokesman dc
elarcd that the American army was kept
or the Rhine at the request Of the
Allied powers and that this government
lad 10 selfish purpose to serve in rc-
tanning troops there. He added that il
has constantly been the attitude of This
government that the cost Of the Rhine
and forces constituted = FIRST charge
rsinst Germany. which the Allied
rowers. signatory to the Versailles
rreaty. agreed to.
II was agreed TO further. it was CON
tsrded that at the time o fthe signing
O. chat treaSy the United States would
participate equally Nth thc Allied
TX wers and that 40 technicality now
sc-anccd can obscure the plain issue
ths. tho United States is entitled to
payment and intends to receive it.
In view OF tho demand 9 shis gov
or,.ment for payment for the eHpense
% fhc Rhine troops and the fact thst
the Allies ere said la be averse to al
loving payment at this time, there was
talk At the CAPITOL TO day Of Insisting
that all The American troops be re
turned to this country.
!; is expected the subject VII Re dis
cpsscd in connection With the army
Bill
Opponents Of tho four-pooer treaty.
800, took notice Of the situation and
expect to cite It a reve'ajD.. ad1it'aH-
81 reasons why the United States
should keep out of the affairs Of Europe
OF of other countries.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
The First Robin
Back + rom the South

He appeared on a Newark win.
dowsill on Washington's Birth
day. lie IS said to have pre-
diced an carly Spring and the
carly return Of many visitors
from Southern resorts. This.
then, 10 remind Knickerbocke-
patrons who are returning to
put in . call for ice day in sd
vance If possible. Nine times
out Ct ten hurry calls can BE-
answered Immediately, but the
carly bird knows the saf 81
policy.
4 t<ictl9nr eag 10 Du-ay Hai 2I37-
Byookiy-. Nr7ief 21fg-5fdrfs vsguiar
Sfr1fsr t0frryf9--
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Mixed Jury in Jersey
Again Held OUer Night

TRENTON. N. j.. March l3.-
For the second time within week
a jury composed Of six men and
six women was compelled to carry
It's deliberations through the night
when II panel late to-day IN a
$35, 900 damage suit against the
Public Service Railway Company
was locked up by Judge Frank
Lloyd, Of Mercer Court
Three of the women jurors,
Mrs. Anne Cunningham, Mrs.
Julia Biard and Mrs May Read
ing, were also on the jury that
was locked up for the night on
March g and whose deliberations
over an assault charge ended in a
Disagreement
New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Cu''zo', TO Reply
10 N1osaia;g;aa III,
Lords To-day
Speech, Expected to Bring
SlInaX i'm ContrO> cray
Between Former Minis
Ter and the Government
Policy To BE Unchanged
Followers Of Gas1dl; Said
to Welcome His Arrcs,
as Spur 10 the Movement
Prom ~. Trio'ncs Eoropeon Bsrcou

IRON fff iif0tNf tUf0pfNN bufcGt
Copyright. 1922 New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, March l3-With Lord
Curzor's announcement that he viii
make an announcement in the House
Of Lords tomorrow in answer 20 the
charges brought by Edwin s. Montague
on Saturday that the Foreign Sccrc-
tary knew in advance of the letter,
publication OF which caused the resig-
nation Of tho Indian Secretary The
quarrel between the former Minister
and tho Cabinet is slated to come to Il
showdown.
Mr.. Chamberlain, speaking in the
House this afternoon, said "the hector
ine and bullying letter. from Curzon
Of which Montague complained had
been sert privately ard 10 copy kept
Mr.. Montague in an interview to-day
said nc would rot publish Cur1ons
letter without the latters permission
and semed to intimate that SO far a
he WAS concerned the incident might
rest in it's present status
1t was stated by Mr. Chamberlain
this evening that the governments
Near East policy would not change as
The result Of the Montague affair.