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The Washington times., 1922-11-13
NEW CITIZEN PUTS VALUE
OF $4,000 ON PAPERS

"If should find $4,000 I would
not be as happy as I am" said
Edward Fingerhut, of 1888 Seventh
street northwest, as he fervently
pressed to his heart the certificate
OF citizenship issued to him today
by the District Supreme Court, Jus.
tice Mccoy presiding.
"This is the greatest blessing
God has ever bestowed upon me-"
said Fingerhut, who conducts a
house-fdrnishing store at above
place, "and I am very proud"
The new citizen came to this
country from Russia In 1891, ID
married and has nine children, all
Of whom were born In this country.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
RUMANlA WILL PAY WAR
DEBT, MELLON Is TOLD

Rumania's Sal, 100000 war debt
to the United States will be paid in
full, Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon was assured today by a
special commission designated by
the Rumanian government to ad.
Just the obligation.
The commission comprised M. An.
tonesco, Judge Of the Rumanian
supreme court. and c. Antionade,
Judge Of the court of appeals at
Bucharest, and chairman of the
consolidated commission at Paris.
The commission informed Secre-
tary Mellon that its government
desired TO enter immediate negotia.
tions for funding the debt over
long maturities. The American
commission Is expected to meet
within q week to discuss the mat.
ter.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
MOTHER
Of GIRL
} G|VESO()T
NO T|CES
Neither Miss Dakin, the Bride
to-Be, Nor Mr.. Ryan
Are in Town.

Congressman Thomas Jefferson
Ryan Of New York city, ''baby
member of the House," is engaged
to marry Miss Gertrude Dakin
divorced wife of John B. Keleher
Washington sportsman, according
to an announcement made public
today by the young woman's
mother, Mrs. Benjamin Edward
Dakin, who resides at the Cumber-
land apartments, Fourteenth street
and Massachusetts avenue north
west.
Both Are Out Of Town.
Young Ryan was not at his office
In the House office building today
and there was no one there who
could shed any light on his reported
engagement. He is reported as max.
ing his home with his mother and
sister in New York city, but at the
RYAN residence in the Metropolis to-
day, there was no information forth
coming, either affirming or denying
that an engagement exists.
Mrs. Dakin, at her apartment In
the Cumberland today, admitted that
she had sent the announcement 10
the society editors of the Washington
newspapers. She has made her
home with her daughter since the lat
! tiers divorce, it is said. The younger
woman was out or the CITY tooay'
her mother stated. :,
vorced May 2, last from Keleher, the
decree being signed by Justice Bailey
of the District Supreme Court. Inc
suit was filed January II, 1871,
charging Keleher with misconduct at
the Hotel Bellevue.
The wife was awarded permanent
alimony of 500 a month and given
custody of the child of the couple
a daughter, Annie Ruth keleher.
No mention was made in the de-
cree of the young woman's maiden
name being restored by the court.
The couple were married at Rock
willie. Md, September Z, 1913.
RYAN Rumored Welded.
For the last year there has been
n cross current of reports that
RYAN had been secretly married,
but his intimate friends stoutly de-
MED the rumors, insisting that he
had no idea of jumping into the
matrimonial sea.
Young Ryan, since coming to
Washington two years ago, when
he was first elected from the white
light district Of New York city,
has been a popular host to n large
bevy of Washington girls. 1t Is re-
ported, and was considered highly
desirable catch"
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
UNDERTAKER's CAR KILLS
BROTHER OF DEAD GIRL

4 WATERFOWL. Mass, Nov. ID
An undertaken who was called to the
home of George f. Breen to make
arrangements for the burial OF
eieht.year-old Lillian Breen drove
his automobile past his destination
and. backing up along the curb,
struck and fatally injured the dead
rirps baby brother, George, two
and one-half years old. The
funeral for Lillian was to have been
held today. hut services for both
children will be held later.
The undertaken was not blamed
by either the police or the family
for the accident.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
RICHMOND STORE FIRE
CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 1s.-After
a battle of two hours firemen today
succeeded In checking the blaze in
the Bell Book and Stationery Com.
pany, which started at O'Clock.
The store was valued at SIS, 900 and
the stock at about the same figure
Extent OF damage IL not ascertained
but the building 10 badly damaged
and the stock IL almost a total ioes
Four firemen were taken from the
building overcome by smoke. one
OF them 10 q hospital. Twelve EN-.
ployes Of the stationery company
had narrow escapes.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
Polish Minister Rec called.

Prince Casmir Lubomirski, acting
Polish Minister TO the United States,
called at the White House today aud
presented letters OF recall to Presi.
dent Harding. The Prince will sail
for home this week. lie will be
succecded by DIR. Badislas Wroblew.
rki. at present Polish Minister to
London.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
GIRL is DEAD, FIVE ARE
ILL FROM RAT POISON

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Six little
girls, all inmates Of the St.
Ridge, Staten Island, found a box
of rat poison while playing around
an ash barrel near their home. One
Of them died. Another is not ex-
pected to recover and the other
four are seriously Ill.
The dead child was May Davis.
ten years old, and Elizabeth Apple
by, ten, Is the one who Is not ex-
pected to live more than a few
hours.
The police learned the poison had
been swept up and thrown into an
old box several days ago after a
rat exterminating company had
been at work at the home.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
Fav0ritisn7 Is Alleged At Ellis Island
General Bell Warns
America Must Be
Prepared
BY Universal Service.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-COn-
ditions pregnant with war pre-
vail in the East and the United
States should be ready, Gen.
George Bell, jr., said yester-
day. General Bell will retire
from active service in two
weeks, when he will be sixty
five years of age.
The generals warning was
given at a celebration in con-
nection with the laying of a
cornerstone for the new armory
of the 122d field artillery here.
"Unless conditions among
our erstwhile associates in the
world war are settled and un-
less the situation changes in
the Dardanelles, there is i'm
mediate danger" he said.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
TRACTOR BREAKS ROAD
FOR U. s. MAIL TRUCK

The Postoffice Department today
eent a caterpillar tractor to break
through the eight-foot snowdrift In
the mountain pass between Price and
Vernal, Utah, in order to move the
mails.
No railroad enters this region, and
the mails are carried by fleet OF
swenty-seven big trucks. A heavy
fsIi OF snow filled the pass, tenn
norarily tying up the mail trucks.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
RESCUED FROM BLAZE

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Three per
sons were injured. one probably ia.
tally, and n dozen women and
children were saved in thrilling res
cues early today in fire, believed ia
have been incendiary, which caused
SIS 900 damage to West Side apart
ment building.
Fire Attorney Shirley T. High I'm
mediately began an Investigation
Numerous fires here recently have
been charged to the work OF q
pyronlaniac.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
FIVE FEET OF SNOW IN
WESTERN NEBRASKA

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov, 1s.-west-
ern Nebraska In dissing itself out
OF snow drifts today. Train service
n crippled by five feet OF snow on
the Burlington tracks bewteen Far
well and Loop City.
The storm reached a. far east as
Grand Island and north into South
Dakota.
High winds accompanied the
snow.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
Naval Hearings Postponed.

Hearings on 1s2s74 naval appro'
priation bill. scheduled 20 begin 70.
day before q subcommittee OF the
House Appropriations Committee,
were postponed until tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
EARTHQUAKE s
DEATH TOLL IS
IN THOUSANDS
Fishing Villages Disappear
From Coast of Chile As
Result of Disaster.
Nv International News Service.

SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. l3.-
Further earthquake shocks took
place in the northern provinces to-
day, adding to the terror of the
population.
Pestilence and famine are threat
ened among the thousands Of home
less fugitives. =.
Owing to interruption frail
and telegraph communication, the
work of getting supplies into the
devastated region is proceeding
very slowly.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
Oscar n Goes Ashore.

COPENHAGEN. Nov. ls-The Dan.
ish.American liner Oscar II went
ashore today off Oksoe, but all the
passengers were reported safe,
The Washington times., 1922-11-13
Farley Delay Angers Turks.

GENEVA, Nov. 13.-TurkIsh ma
tionalist ENJOYS who arrived in
Switzerland for the Near East peace
conference expressed anger today
over the postponement Of the
parley. T..
Ismet Pasha, foreign minister in
the Angora government, turned
down an invitation to go to Paris
for preliminary meeting 10
arrange the program.
The Paris meeting was scheduled
for this week, so that the Lausanne
conference could open either next
Monday or on November 20.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13

conference could open either next
Monday or on November 23.
Thousands May Be Dead.
BY international News Service.
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 13.-
With from 1000 to 1000 report
ed dead or fatally hurt and many
hundreds of others painfully in
jured, the Chilean government to-
day concentrated all its activi-
ties toward giving relief to the
districts devastated by earthquake
and tidal wave.
Thousands Homeless.
Thousands are homeless in the
Tacna-Arica districts and further
south along the coast where the Pa
cific inundated vast areas, and fur
ther Inland, where the earthquake
shook down towns and villages.
Communication with some dis
tricts was still cut off today, making
II impossible to get details Of tn,
calamity and to give a definite esti
mate OF the dead. The devastation II
so great that Chilean officials are
contemplating asking outside aid
perhaps from the American Ret
Cross.
vallenar, a town Of 5000 popula
ton, was destroyed. Heavy damage
was done In the district Of Coquimbo
Villages Disappear.
Vessels reported by wireless thai
small fishing villages at some places
on the coast had disappeared.
For fear Of pestilence the corpse'
are being buried In some districts al
quickly as discovered without waiting
the, formality Of Identification.
No further disturbances have beer
reported. Scientists believe that botf
the quake and tidal wave were caused
by the eruption OF an ancient vol
cano at the bottom of the Pacific.
The Washington times., 1922-11-13

Cloudy tonight; Tuesday showers
and somewhat warmer; moderate to
easterly winds.
The Keota news., 1922-02-10

th, n-5 inn llsi naliH.ai gain. y iMst"
standing the taste ~ prosperity iha'
the farmers had during the war. ther"
is today a lower standard "t hNlhs
among the cotton farmers 0f the south
than in any other pursuit In the country
In conclusion. il seems 10 me tia, the
farmers are chiefly striving for n gen
orally beneficial inEesratioh OF thrif
business. Of the same kind and eharae-
Ter that other business rnl"ys- III II
should he found ON examination That
th~ attainment of this end require.
methods different from those which
ather activities have followed fof the
same purpose should Nc not sy'npa'
th-,ieaiiy consider the plea for the
right to cooperate. II only from our
own rniisht-n-.i self Interest, In Oh
tanning an abundant and steady ro~ %
farm prudueis'
In examining the agricultural situn
ton with a view 10 It's improvement.
"a. shall b~ mos, helpful II Wr aiainr
tain a detached and judicial sirNtt'lnis
remembering that existing NrU1ss may
be chiefly an acridrn, ~ unsymni~trt-
cal economic growth Instead - eFrar
lion Of mai-ysi~ht design and eonspira-
81. We Americans ar~ prone. as Pro
s~ssss David Friday wril says In his
admirable book. -frDfEss Wages and
Prices 10 seek a ~critainal intent isc-
hind every difficult and undesirable -eVs
ns.siie situati6a" I can positively 90
srrr from my contact with men 81
large affairs. Including bankers. that.
as a whole. they arc rnd~aV6rins 60
saiaii as they sec them the obligations
that 60 with their Powrr. fr~pccupi0d
with th- grave problems and heavy
tasks Of their own immediate affairs
they have not turned their thoughtful
personal asgrntiea 0s thsif essstr9e4
The Keota news., 1922-02-10

tive abilities To the deficiencies - A..
cultural business organizari1n A..
culture. IL may be said, suffers II.
their preoecupatiOn and Hesleet n-.
riian from any purposefuI .1-L5.r5-,
by them. They ough, now o. b4!t,
respond TO the farmers d'r7-r-
which they must realize aFr FtFsr ID,
ON the other hand. my euErae.s F-
th. farmers have fili-d me- with Frs--.
for rh-m-for their sanity, Ft4sr r
thence. their balance. Within Gle 4s
wear. and particularly al H+r-fs
called by the Kansas State Earm +
Agriculture and at another rs1r5 h
the Committee OF SrVrHIrrH { llg,
mel many ot IN. Leaders H- Tt= s.r
sarm movement. and I testify h ii
sincerity that they are sHIraVar.-g "a
deal with their problems. HgI ss Era
,n0t-r. os a narrow class Interest Ht
q. rspioit~rs ot the hapirss s,.Has
no, as msreil-ss m1n0r0i.s's be- d
honest menl b-nt 0n the 'uFFgTrarf
Il tic common N-al
We ran and must meet sEEa aa
and surh a cause half uaF The
business :. our business E3s.mI
business.
The Keota news., 1922-02-10

Som. farmers favored by regional
pac,nrss and eoatisulEys such as the
eitrus.fruil-rals-rs ot California. al
ready have. found a Way legally TO
merge and cell their products lnt--
orally aad in accordance with seasonal
and local demand. thus improving
their position and rendering the eos'
snnrs a reliable service Of ensured
quality. certain supply. and reasonable
aud relatively steady prie~ss They
have not found il necessary to resort
TO any special privilege @r to claim
any rsrsnptign under tho antitrust
legislation os the slaEc OF nati0as WITH
auF removing local cehtrpt. they have
buitr up q srrY efticirhs marketing
asraeys The grain. e~tteas and teH
baecs farmers. and the producers e
hides and weal. because or thsiF nutas
srre aud thr Vasshrss of EhriF F~si@sss.
and for other rcas1as. have found
thgrgrasi0a mesc difficult task
though Ehrsc arc h@~ sosar thousands
a, tarsarr's cooperative elevators
warehouses crrasncficss and other rtaH
Ersprtsrs of ono s@rr and another. with
a turnover Of a blIliea doitsrs year.
The, arc giving the farmers business
esf~Fisaee and training. aad. se tar
d. they 60. they meet thc need of
honest weighing and tsis grading but
they do not meet thr requirement. -
rasi0aally adjusted marketing 10 aay
large ard Fundamental vsf.
The newt strp. which wi1i BIC . pat
tern foe other groups is nov brihs
prepared BY tho srsia-rsi.~rs through
she establishment of sales fssrstia which
SHALL handle xraih separately or col
ieetiseiy. ss the iaaissaeat farmer may
elect I. l. thls .ses-.he plan % .he
ramsasttre % s~rrhsera=which hos
created so mech opposition and il
thought By sersse TO be in conaict -tth
tte sntI.trust laws Thou<h there is
nns before coasrc.s . measure d.
signed to clear us doubt on thi. taint.
tAe sraia-prudnepr. arc 20. relying on
any Itatauaity srusn antitrust trsisiar
ti0ns They desire. and they arc en-
tttl~t. 60 coordinate thntr efforts ir..
4s effectively as the large busines. in4
trrrsts o: tho country hsvc done In
cpaaeetinn with the selling nrsanisa4
tipns the rnited States Grain Growers
Incorporated i drafting a scheme -
financing iastrutnentalities and ausili.
arg agencies which arc Indispensable
to tho successful utilization II modern
business methods.
II j. essential that the farmers
should proceed gradually with these
plans. and aim to avoid the error ~
srrsppias the existing marketing ma.
chiaery. which has been 81 Iaboriousiy
built NJ By loas experience. before
theJ have tried and proved sprsti.
tu'e or supplementary mechanism,
They fnsst - careful not 10 become
enfnesised In their own reforms and
Ipse the perspective ~ their place In
tho national system. They must guard
against fanaticeI devotion g. new doc.
trtnes. and should seek articulation
~ith the general economic system
rather thar its reckless destruction a.
-. Al
The Keota news., 1922-02-10

suayed TO the Byrn~ place. oae.slm
by Angus, bho"ge: BAY mafr s.a
iioo lbs. ears split: no brand 0Baa
is requested TO pay costs And '.i5
animal. T. j. Dho@g.. keoiss Csla
Cards ard card envelopes. Ssss5sgt
Found Large autonobilr zasag
ard tube. Oaars rnay have ssar By
proving property ard paying t5s ssfss
Using. kpo.a Ns~s- Et
The Keota news., 1922-02-10
v

To take tolerant am sympathetic
view Of the farmers strivinss for hot.
ter things is not to give blanket,
endorsement to any specific plan. and
still less 70 applaud the vagaries o,
some % their leaders and sroup.
Neither should we. on the other hand.
allow the froih - bitter asita,jon
false economics. and mistaken radical.
ism tc conceal the facts os the farm.
ers' disadvantages, and the practicable.
itv Of eliminating them BIZ seIl.c,n
The Keota news., 1922-02-10


farmers will not shos the business
sasacsry aud develop the wise leader
ship TO carry through sound plans ba,
that possibility da~s nes instiff The
obstruction o, their upward efforts
We. az city Pv@pie. see in high aud
srecuiativriy manipulated priers.
sr0ilasr, aasF~ scarcity. th- results
Of defective distribution - farm prpd-
uess. shenid il nnt occur to us that
ssc have a c0msnDh intrF~st with the
farmer In his attempts to attain a dc
sr~r Of -ftieiSnrs ih distribution rers
responding 10 his efficiency in pfodnez
ti0n9 ba not fh~ recent fluctuations
in thr May ehVat option. appar~atiT
unrelated TO normal interaetign u
supply and demand. offer a timely
proof es the need at s@tHr such s.abii.
ikihs agency as Ehs grain growers have
IN e@aEUtaPiariSas
1t is e0bsTnard that. II their pro-
posed organizations BIC perfected and
operated ths farmers will have in
'heif hands an iHstrunras that will be
capable Of asasrspas abuse We arc
told that il ritt b~ possible to p~rvrrt
u to arbitrary and oppressive price
a&ihs tfpsa It's legitimate as~ q order
ias and stabiiisias tho Cow 0s tarrn
products to thc market. to tho mutual
benefit of producer and consumer, I
have a@ aprrcbcasioas on this point
In th0 trst place. ta5sc ersahisa4
frsa
snssst BIC at b~st. eaan0s BIC So arbs-
srarilY and rsotapsiy controlled as
great e@F1scfasiaa. The ono j. a lnsn-
boring democracy and she other at agile
agtecraeys In she SECOND place, w5sh
all possible power nf o-s aitat5ua, the
farmers canngt succeed To- any great
extent OF f@r any considerable 1rasth
% tlsscs IN fsins prices Tho great
Law pf supply and demand works in
various and surprising ways. to- the
ahdpinE os thr brs. laid rlaas that
attempt TO Foil It, In The third place.
th"ir p9usr wiit avail tho farmers
nothing II IL bp abused In our time
and country power il Of value to lis
ipss~ssor only So long as II is nu,
abused Il is fair e. say that have
seen no signs in responsible quarters
1T disposition To- dictate prices
There sCc1ns. on the contrary. IT, br a
commonly beneficial purpose tu rvalis.
stability that will Civ an orderly
and abundant flow ~ farm rrosluct.
to the consumer and ensure rca .arlahJe
and dependable returns to the pro.
iucnr
In view ~ tho supreme Importance
to the national wuTI-buins II pros.
porous and cuutUntpd agricultural pop.
ulation. ve should be prepared to GO
long way in assisting the farmers 10
get an equitable share Of tho wealth
they produce. through the iuaugurs.
ton ~ reforms that vilI procure
continuous and Increa sing stream q,
farm products. They are far from get.
ting fair share now. Considering
his capital and the long hour. ~ Labor
put in by the average farmer and his
family. he is refnuueratei less than
any other vccurational class. with tho
possible exception ~ teachers relj
sious and lay. Though We know ,ha,
the present general distress % ,h.
farmers is exceptional and 4. linked
WITH the Inevitable economic readjus,.
mont following the war. I, must he
remembered that. although represent.
ing one-third Of the Industrial pryduc,
and half the total population Of the
nation. the rural communities or,ij.
narily iny hu. n 9Th - , .,.. -
The Keota news., 1922-02-10
Some Aspects of the
Farmers Problems
By BERNARD NJ BARUcH
By BERNARD M. BARUCH

fRsprin,sd from Atlantic Monthly)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-04
FREDERICKS HALL

Especial to The Times Dispntch.l
FREDERICKS HALL. VA. Juno s.
@. II. Poindexter, Jr.. Is home from
Chatham Training School. where he
recently graduated.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. p. Brooks motorcd
TO Richmond Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Ball has arrived
In Chicago Via TIM motor route.
Miss Marjorie Terrell is home from
Chatham School.
John p. Trice Is visiting relatives
in Philadelphia en- route to Niagara
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J Luck anG Mrs.
p. l.. johnson and children spent Me-
mortal Dny in Richmond
II. a. Johnson is spending some tim.
Mt Fort Springs. W. Va, with his
family.
Semple Goodwin motorcd TO Roa-
noke this week TO spend some time
with relatives.
j. 5. kuper. Of Huntington. w. Va.
visited his mother at Palmyra. Va.
on her way home after spending sew
cral days with relatives here.
MIR. and Mrs. 6. Il. Poiudcytcr at
tended the commencement exercises a ,
Chatham Training School the past
week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-04
NEW CANTON

Especial 70 The Times Dispatchl
NEW CANTON, VA. June S.-Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur l.. Glasgow. OF OK
ford. y. c.. are here visiting relatives
of Mrs. Glasgow at her old home.
William i. Norman and Walter
Mrs. Lettie &. Morgan and Mrs. Stan
burg in the Valley.
Miss 1iittie GriGr, OF buckingham.
Is spending week here with Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis o. Pierce.
Mrs. Lctt!e s. Morgan nd Mrs. STAN
ley Jeffrey spent last week in Rich
mond attending the pageant.
Julian Putney. OF Gilliamsville. near
here. has returned from Richmond.
where he underw ent an operation for
appendicitis. - rsq,h improved
Miss Ella TtoesN ~il. who taught last
session In North Carolina. is sojourn-
ing Il while at her home here. and
Viii leave next week for n course OF
study al Columbia University, New
York.
Mrs. Charles 3. Stone has returned
from a visit TO relatives In Richmond.
walter Chiles. a wcll-known travel
ing man. was in New Canton this
week.
Mrs. Nanine Nicholas and Miss An
ME Nicholas. her daughter. who were
visitors AT Ivy Hill." the home Of
Miss Margaret Brown. have returned
10 their home in Scottsville.
Terrell Fuqua Is spending several
several days at his old home here.
Colonel and Mrs. Albert j. Terrell,
of Bear Garden" We're visitors this
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LOUISA

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l
LOUISA. VA. Juno 3.-The com
mencement exercises OF the Louisa
High School were held in the audi
torium on May 27-2o. ON Saturday
night the Patrick Henry Literary So
ciety held Its exercises: on Sunday
morning tho baccalaureatc sermon
was preached by Or. Johnson, OF the
University OF Virginia, and on Mon
DAY night the graduating exercises
were held, DR.. Wilson. OF the Uni
rersity OF Virginia. delivering the
address to the graduating class.
Pageant Week In Richmond proved
vcrltablo magnet to the Louisa peo-
pie. drawing large crowds from hero.
Nearly every one who owned car
hicd themselves. family and friends
to see the pageant, and returned fun
or enthusiasm and praise for the
lovely floats and magnificent nigh,
spectacle.
Professor and Mrs. +. T.. Bush loft
Tuesday for their homo In Nause-
mond County.
+. W. Kirscy returned Friday from
Atlanta. Ga. where he went TO Mt
tend the funeral OF his brother. who
was killed In an automobile acct
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul G. McIntire. OF
Charlottesville. spent several days