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The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
LEVER WILL QUIT
FARM LOAN BUREAU

Former Representative Asbury f.
Lever, OF South Carolina. member OF
the Federal Farm Loan Bureau OF
the Treasury Department. expects TO
resign his position shortly.
According to Levers friends, the
recent activity OF administration
leaders in making changes on de-
partmental payrolls has made the
future Of Democratic political job
holders sufficiently uncertain as to
be economically unattrsctive. Hence
Lever is said to have accepted a
new and important work in his home
State of South Carolina.
Lever was the author in the House
Of the Lever act. which established
rules governing the food admins
tration directed by Herbert Hoover.
This law played an important part
In the work OF conserving foodstuffs.
Lever apparently would be safe In
his position until the expiration OF
his term In 1924. unless there were
some political readjustments made
which would affect the law creating
the bureau stipuistiug that two menu
bers shah be Republicans and two
Democrats
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
Harding Sees Nationals Win
Opener, With 24,679 Fans
Celebrities Rub Shoulders With Unl<nowns as
Grifmen Down Yankees In 1922
Baseball Inaugural

their way into the park, for they
saw Washington send the New
York Yankees. last years champions
OF the American League, down to
defeat by 6-to-5 score They
witnessed President Harding essay
the role of pitcher by throwing out
the first ball and saw a greater
collection of notables than has ever
attended an athletic event In this
city.
''Old Glory" Raised to Peak.
Nominally the 1922 season was
inaugurated when Rear Admiral
Robert L. Coontz raised "Old Glory
out in center field.
This ceremony-one of those
which lifts opening day above the
days that follow-was one of the
most impressive Of the day. Fall
ing into a cross-shaped formation,
the participants in the exercises
marched out to the big flag pole
in center field.
In the van was Rear Admiral
Coontz and his escort of "gobs."
Behind them were Clark Grifith
president of the Washington club;
Ban johnson. president of the
American League: William r. Rich
ardson. vice president of the club
and the mighty Babe Ruth. Then
came the two teams lined up
abreast and a composite" detach-
ment Of crack cadets from the
Washington high schools.
As Admiral Coontz raised the nag
the band struck up "The Star-Span-
sled Banner" and the crowd stood
at attention.
There was a stir In the stands
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
Would Ask Nations 70
Promise Genoa Parley
Not to Attack. :,
REDS FIGHT MOVE
TO REFORM RUSSIA
Soviet Expected Today to
Spurn Allied Scheme to
"Chinafy" Her.

GENOA. April I2.-Prime Minister
Lloyd George has prepared a rese-
luton which will take the teeth out
of the armies of Europe and with
out offending the French and Poles
by asking for disarmament The
prime minister is expected to intro
duce his resolution tomorrow at the
meeting OF Commission No. / Of the
economic conference.
The Lloyd George plan provides
that each nation Of Europe give as
pledge to the conference that IL viii
not attack any other European ma
tions for a certain number Of years
II IL contended that this will sbol-
ish war during the life of the agree
ment. thus automatically attaining
difarmament.
wsald sCki.afy- Russia.
Meanwhile the members Of the
conference are studying the vari-
Gus plans submitted for the regen-
GRAFTON of Russia. Chief among
these is the report drafted by the
meeting of the allied experts in
London a few weeks ago. This
plan. having the most eminent
backing. is the chief object Of Rus
sian shafts of criticism. and IL s
reported that the Russians will re-
ject this formula tomorrow. The
leaders OF the Soviet delegation
said today that the plan could not
be applied without wipinE oat com
munism since the report provides
for a general recognition OF per-
sonsl property and better protec-
tion for foreigners. The Soviet en-
voys are prepared to submit an al
Tentative plan. The British are
hoping for a compromise urgins
Tchitcherin 20 take more time &C
study the proposals.
The allied experts recommend
making Russia another China. in
eiuding extra territoriality, spheres
Of influence and protection for for
eign commercial concessions"
Copyright. is21l
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
ILLINOIS MACHINE
MEETS DISASTER
Result of Primaries Puts
Senator Mccormick Into
Leadership.

CHICAGO. April 12.-Completer
figures on Tuesdays primaries in
crease the size of the defeat sus-
tanned by the -Thomp-
son combine. Down State il was a
massacre; in Chicago it was the
greatest disaster the city hall has
met since it came into power. Un-
mistakably it marks the disin-
teGration of powerful political
machine and leaves in the saddle
the anti-Thompson group. of which
Senator Medill Mccormick now be-
comes the responsible leader.
The Thompson-Small crowd went
into the primaries holding control
of the State party organization. the
State patronage, the Legislature and
the vast patronage of Chicago. 1t
was free to trade and swap on alt
the big county offices. 1t centered
all it's efforts upon keeping control
of the State committee and upon
winning at least eighteen seats In
the state senate-eighteen, by the
way, being sufficient votes to block
possible impeachment.
Gov Small lost both. In fifteen
down State districts only two
Small committeeman were elected.
In ten Cook County districts, four
Thompson committeeman got by.
Total, six out of twenty five. The
governor even lost his own district.
where his personal friend. Richard
Meents, was beaten for committee
man.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
Attorney General
In Motors Probe
Will Take Personal Charge OF
Lincoln Company Investiga-
tion on Arrival Here Today.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 1e.-At-
torney General Daugherty expects
to take personal charge of the Lin
coin Motors Company investigation
on his arrival in Washington to-
morrow.
Just before leaving his home
here he declared that the threat of
impeachment made in the House by
Representative Woodruff. of Michi-
gan. would not force him into pros
ecuting anyone. There is no dispo-
sition to shield anybody. Daugherty
said. neither does he intend to have
his hand forced by politics.
Mr.. Daugherty issued a review of
the case. blaming a disgruntled for
mer investigator of the Department
of Justice for the premature pyro-
technics" He said he had eau
toned this employe that premature
publicity would injure the govern
ment's case. He thought Woodruff
in making the charges had acted In
good faith. but had unfortunately
paid too much attention to the mis-
directed enthusiasm of a former de-
partment employe.
The case had only come to his
attention recently. Daugherty eX-
planned. but he had already given a
preliminary hearing to the parties
who disputed the claim and had ar
ranged for n rehearing Wednesday,
at which Assistant Attorneys Gen
eral Goff, Ritter and Lovett were
to constitute the court.
Mr.. DauGherty declared further
Investigations of the coal strike
would be conducted before the Fed
eral government took any more
steps toward ending IT.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
ALLEGED WILSON
MESSAGE ROUSES
M'ADOO FACTION
Episode at Dinner i'm New
York Stirs Up Old
Bitterness,
BY ROBERT ]. BENDER.

That factiOnal bitterness within
the Democratic party has not vet
subsided is seen by political lead
ers here in the hubbub stirred up
over the reading of a few words
of quotes from former President
Wilson at the jackson Day banquet
in New York last Saturday night.
On the surface of things the mat :
ter might be said to have been set
tied by a statement from Joseph i.
Tumulty, making it clear that the
communication he submitted to the
banquet was informally rendered
him in conversation with his former
chief. and had no political signifl-
canoe whatever, as bearing upon
the candidates. of individuals for
any offices.
Mr.. Wilson Keeps Silent.
So far as Tumulty is concerned
the matter rests there. unless some-
thing further is said about it, So far
as Mr.. Wilson is concerned. he has
nothing to say about II whatever
and probably won't have-accord-
ing to his friends.
So much for the surface of things
Under the surface. the allegation
brought forth in some quarters that
tHt TtdulHc OIL inc neSSdEe WAS SO
staged as to seem a boost for the
1924 candidacy of former Gov. Cox.
has served to reawaken the fires of
bitterness existing in factions Of
the Democratic party. 1t is alleged
by friends of Cox that friends of
William g. McAdoo started the re-
port, attributed to members of the
former Presidents family" that
Mr.. Wilson had not sent the mes
sage to the Jackson Day banquet.
Hull Urges Harmony.
1t was feeling" between the Nc
Adoo and Cox wings of the Demo-
cratic party which contributed to
the dimensions of the Cox defeat in
1920. Though McAdoo personally
campaigned in behalf of the Ohioan.
influential friends of McAdoo were
reluctant to advance funds for the
campaign, and there still remains a
healthy deficit in the Democratic
treasury.
In recent weeks Chairman Hull of
the Democratic National Committee
has been exercising all of his per-
suasive powers to bring about har-
many among the high counselors
of the party. With the feeling that
he had made progress, he recently
embarked upon a trip through the
country to spread the gospel of
harmony among the State organi-
zation leaders.
Now comes the New York episode.
which appears to have started
fresh trouble within the Democratic
ranks that will have to be ironed
out The claim was made that the
reading of the informal communi-
cation submitted by Tumulty could
be construed in the light of giving
boost to Cox's 1924 candidacy for
the Presidential nomination. There
followed manifestations of deep
concern in the McAdoo camp.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
MOVES TO REFORM
~ HOUSE OF LORDS

LONDON. April 12.-The commons
got a good laugh when a bill to re-
form the house Of lords and cutting
its membership from 730 down to
500 was introduced by Col. Claude
Lowther. just before Parliament ad-
journed for the Easter recess today.
Lowther admitted il was rather
futile to attempt to reform" the
house Of lords. but 1t needs must be
tried when the Devil drives"
His bill would substitute an aris-
\tocracy of brains for an aristocracy
OF birth. 1t is improbable that the
Y -'sii he considereS s~r'"u~Iv.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13

With all the pomp that Is the
natural due of ruler. baseball was
crowned king yesterday.
President Harding and members
of the Cabinet rubbed shoulders
with Senators and representatives.
officers of the army. navy and Ma
rine Corps rooted for the Nationals
with the buck" private. Merchant
princes cheered beside their clerks
while fnanciers forgot the tfckers
to plead together with their ONCE
boys for the Griffmen to hit 'er
out" In fact. all Washington waS
represented in the 24.679 persons
who witnessed the coronation at
American League Park.
1t was a happy day for those
who were fortunate enough to jam
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
de VALERA'S ARMY
BOLTS AS PARLEY
FOR PEACE OPENS
Hopes to Avert Easter
Coup Wane-Chiefs of
Irish Meet Today.

DUBLIN. April IL. The truce
conference to be held here tomorrow
is threatened with failure by tn.
declaration of Art o'Connor. lead
er of the Republican army. that
the army will refuse to recognize
any decision of the conference. even
IL il is supported by De Valera.
This development cast gloom over
those who had hoped that the
threatened Easter coup would be
averted by the truce conference
II was feared that radical follow
ers OF De Valera would seize on
o,connors declaration and use it
to incite further trouble.
o'Conor was defiant in his re-
fusal to abide by the results of the
conference declaring enthusiastically
that the agreement would be sub
mitted to a special conference OF
the army.
De Vaiera's Leadership Threatened
His position seriously endangers
the control of the republican army
which De Valera has exercised and
makes the possibility of serious
trouble more likely than ever.
The right of free speech will be
safeguarded in ireland as far as
it is in the power Of the Dali Eli
rean to enforce IL. Arthur Griffith
president of the Dali, said in a
telegram to the Mayor of Sligo
The mayor had protested to Grif-
fifth that a FIRE ctate melting sched-
uled there for Sunday had been for
bidden by the local military COM
mander.
Ulster Truce Announced
Griffith replied that the Dali has
not and will not authorize any in
reference with free speech. Fur
thermore, he added. he will attend
the Sligo meeting himself as pres
ident of the Dali.
BELFAST, April I2.-Free State
and Ulster troops have arranged a
truce in which each retired &c
point of equidistance from the Ul-
ster border. Each side will under
take to punish its own offender
But there is grave question whether
the truce will have a restraining
effect on the adherents of De Va
lera, who are not directly bound
by the agreement.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
FACISTI LEADERS
PROTECT SOVIETS

GENOA. April 12.-Fhe Facisti,
the 100 per cent Italians" who or
ganized to combat Bolshevist ac-
tivity in Italy. appeared in the -ole
Of protectors to TchItcherin and the
Soviet delegation yesterday.
Tchitcherin and his colleagues
had walked to the restaurant Refer
rari. a mile from st. Georges Pal
ace. with a great throng accumu-
lating at thei- heels as they were
recognized.
Facisti Joined plain clothes detec-
tives in forming a Gordon around
the Russians, lest they should be
attacked by the crowd. Facisti
leaders, prevented the crowd from
-@aking any kind of demonstration
-sther friendly or hostile.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
Strike Closes Seventh. Mill.

LAWRENCE. Mass. April Ia
Lack os workers compelled the Ka-
tama cotton mill to suspend opera
tions here today. The operatives
have Joined employees of six other
mills who are striking against a
-,Nc reduction NJ 20 pes, cent
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
MURDER ORGY LAID
TO GEN. SEMENOFF
BY COL. MORROW
Counsel Acts to Have
Cossack Brought Here
To Testify Today.
U. S. SOLDIERS SHOT
Favored Officer Never Felt
Right In Eating Unless
He Slew Some One.

An orgy of deliberate murder.
pillage and rapiEe. costing the lives
of 100000 men. women and chill
dren, was laid at the door of Gen.
Gregorie Semenoff. Cossack, by Col.
Charles H. Morrow. testifying yes
terday in the Senate investigation
that may cause Semenoffs dsporta-
ton.
Col. Morrow's testimony was
backed up by testimony of Maj.
Gen. William S. Graves, who COM
manded the American expeditionary
forces in Siberia. The two officers
appeared before the Senate Commit
tee. on Education and Labor, pre-
sided over by Senator Borah, Idaho.
who wants to have Semenoff off,
cially driven out of the country.
semenon May Come Here.
So black a picture did they paint
of the Cossack leaders activities in
Siberia that steps were taken by
his counsel, John Kirkland Clark.
to bring Semenoff to Washington
to defend himself. Clark promised
the ataman's presence before the
committee today, IL he could sur
mount the legal difficulty presented
by the fact that the general Is now
under arrest in New York for al
legged robbery. There Is danger
that Semenoff's bondsmen may quit
him, in which case the Cossack
leader will have to go to Jail.
Col. Morrow commanded a regi-
ment that occupied the sector ad-
Joining the territory controlled by
the Semenoff forces in 1880. Col.
Morrow is a brother of Gov. Nor
row. of Kentucky.
U, 8. Soldier Slain.
The coloners testimony indicated
that Semenoff was a constant
menace to American troops in ST.
IBERIA, far more dangerous than the
Bolsheviki. Frequent clashes oc-
CURED, resulting in the killing of
American troops. When the Ameri-
can army was ordered home 1t was
compelled 10 disarm forcibly a
portion of Semenoff's forces before
il could move with safety. Only
the outside interference of an an
named "other power" prevented the
American army from completely
disarming the Semenoff forces, ac-
cording to Col. Morrow.
Gen Graves described how
Semenoff troops, without provoca-
tion, fired on a box car filled with
American soldiers. killing three and
wounding two. The affair was re-
ported to Semenoff, but he never
even expressed regret. to Gen.
Gravs.
Aged and Women Murdered.
Aged peasants and women and
of Semenoff's reign of teYApr. ac-
cording to Col. Morrow. told
of whole villages wiped outN One
of Col. Morrow's subordinate Of
ficers, Capt. Finney, counted the
bodies of 120 women and children
lying in the snow on a hillside
where they had been slain by
Cossacks and Mongolians.
Ten carloads of Bolshevik troops
captured by Kolchak forces were
taken from a train passing through
Semenoff territory and executed by
Semenoff officer of high rank,
Just to show that executions could
week days" 1t was testified.
81 One of the Semenoff coloneIs was
quoted as saying he never felt right
I'm eating a meal until he had mur-
dered somebody. Both officers were
soon promoted to be generals.
Japanese troops, 1t was said. in
some Instances were accused of act.
ing with semsnof troops who per-
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Continued Oh Page Ttco.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
"Mereiy . Oeeuneat.-

ton. however. that the report Is
merely a document setting forth
The Washington herald., 1922-04-13

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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-17
Grandpa Wakes Up
Tilfleld
BY MARVIN ST. JOHNS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sl..stI aLllle
copyright, 1879, Western Newspaper Union
There were-et me see, there were
Cousin Jasper Haynes, Cousin Maria
Haynes, Cousin Thomas and Saman-
tina Blegs, Lucy and Paul, and myself,
not to mention Grandpa and Grandma
Chittenden. They lived in Washing
ton, but the rest Of Us inhabited I'LL
field.
Grandpa Chittenden was Il Civil war
pensloner and in the middle part Of
his Incredibly long life he had found
oil, | believe, Anyway, he was reput-
ed awfully rich, rich enough to make
all his grandsons and great-grand-
daughters, which means Lucy, wealthy
for life. And he was elghty-seyen
years old, and Grandma eighty-nve.
Tllileld was not the place that one
would choose to live in. 1t was a
little New England town, very Saba.
tartan, amateur fire brlgade-you know
the style. Some folks might like it, of
course, but, frankly, We Iluyucses and
Biggses and the rest Of us lived there
because we had been born there, and
we were too poor to move away.
That is, till grandpa died. Every
year each Of us would receive let.
ter from him on the anniversary of
the battle Of Gettysburg, in which he
lost leg I'm growing very feeble"
he would say, "and so is my dear wife.
l hardly hope to survive the coming
winter God bless you, my dear
Paul, Lucy Samantha, Jasper, Thorn
as or Maria, MS the case might be.
We had reckoncd that there ought
to be at least ten thousand apiece and
some of us were getting on in years
and anxious to see the last Of Titled.
Lucy was twenty-seyen and Paul two
years older. Oh, why did Grandpa
Chittenden hang on so?
Then an amazing thing happened.
A brief letter came to each of us in
forming us that grandpa ana grand
ma were going to pay u a visit.
The day arrived and The tribe was
gathered at the station to welcome
him But grandpa wasn't on the train
Il guess he wasn't feeling well
enough to come, said Cousin Thomas
meaningly.
Just then smart touring ear came
to a standstill near us ana an old
gentleman, who was at the wheel,
seated beside an old lady. turned and
looked hard. 1t was grandpa.
t"Welcome, grandpa" We an shout
ed, eagerly.
"Iia, ha" chuckled grandpa. FOOLED
you young folks, didn't II We thought
we'd motor over nslead Of taking the
train, and enjoy the country air"
"Motored from where" we asked.
From Washington" said grandpa,
with chuckle.
Grandpa fell in with our plan TO
have lin one day at each house, and
after he had made the round be made
it again.
81 tell you young people. I'm falIing
in love with Titled" he said.
Everybody was pretty gum ny now,
for grandma looked gD1d tDr II G83ap
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-17

grandpa He had told us thai he wa
worth hundred thousand dollars, ant
was going to divide 1t up among III
equally or II we didn't outlive him
among our heirs. But, as | was say
ing, The state fair came along anC
Howson in his new alrplane, the new
sort that turns somersaults In the air
without npsetting.
"Where's grandpa?' | asked one OF
the assistants who had charge of the
airpane fixtures.
what, the old gent with the wooden
leg?' he answered. "Why, he's up In
the machine
"What UP therep cried Cousin
Jasper, pointing to the airplane, which
was doing tie dip Of death about a
mile over our heads. "And where's
grandna|
what, the old lady? Why--she's
there, too"
| heard scream behind me. Cousin
Maria was having Mysteries And then
the cry was drowned in the delighted
yelIs Of the crowd as the machine, like
great bird, rlghted itself and came
hoating gracefully down and lit with
in twelve feet Of where we stood. And
out stepped grandpa and grandma.
"Boys," said grandpa, when they set
him down, that was a foolhardy thing
to do ! amt as young as | was-Im
going on for eighty-eight--and I'm
family man with responsibilities. No
more airpIanes for me. / stick to the
good old-fashloned auto now and hence
forward
Now, the strange thing about it is,
grandpa was such good sport that,
instead Of wishing him dead, from that
minute we began to think out plans for
prolonglng his life, And the things he
did to Titled Why, all the reporters
in the state were out to see him, and
we found out he was n famous manu-
facturer, and he was planning TO carry
power to Titled from Colne stream
and erect factories and put up model
houses and
Wei, grandpa is nlnety-three now,
,mG he bought new auto last week,
because grandma's getting pretty fee
bic and the old one looked out Of date.
As for Tiheld, what with the increas-
ing value Of real estate and the life of
the town, we're going to hang on as
long as we can do so.
Oh YES. about that hundred thou
sand. What grandpa meant was that
he had that to give away, besides a
rooI haifmllnn invested. He divided
Up among us, and Paul and Lucy had
thei ! "a baby last week.
Here's hoping he'll round out the
century
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-17
British Museum overcrowded.

The British museum, says London
writer in the New York Post, has
reached the end of Its rope, so far as
space Is concerned. BY the law Of
1880 every English author, whether
domlclled at home or In the domlnlons.
is obliged to place two coLies Of his
books with the museum, which In turn
guarantees to keep them in good con-
dition and make them accessible to the
reading public. The same applies to
newspapers. Space for the latter was
exhausted some time ago and spe-
cial barracks was built to store them.
II is row feared that the same plan
will have to be adopted for the books