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The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
ACCUSED IN LIQUOR
CASE; ENDS HIS LIFE

Melancholia, following the finding
of an Illicit still upon his premises
and his subsequent arrest. is believed
to have caused Thomas Lester. 55
years old. a farmer of Farr Postoffice.
10 miles east of Fairfax Courthouse.
Va, to take his life by hanging
Thursday, according to the Fairfax
County officials, last night.
Arriving at the Lester farm to
serve LEGAL documents. Virgin Will
liams. deputy sheriff. was informed by
members of the family that Lester
had left the house with a piece of
rope. staJIng that he was going to
hang himself"
The body was found a short distance
from the house. lying upon the ground
with a piece o. rope tightly bound
about the neck and another piece
hanging from a tree limb.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
Wed Six Weeks; Asks Divorce,

Stating that her husband had ac-
Cused her of attempting to poison
him. threatened to kill himself and
upon one occasion became So vio-
lent that the guards of the Naval
Hospital were called upon to in
tervene, Mrs. Jennie Friedlander,
the six weeks bride of Fred Fried
lander. who conducts general
store at 500 Twenty-third street
northwest, filed suit for a limited
divorce yesterday in the District
Supreme Court, charging extreme
cruelty.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
DEATHS

SAMUELS-0n Friday, September Is. 1922.
at the Washington sanitarium. Taknma
Park. d. C.. AMABILE. beloved husband
Of the late Dorothea Samue's.
Funeral services will be held at the resi-
dence Of his son. Charles V. Ssmuels.
1881 Tenth street nor invest. on Monday.
September IS. at 2:3O y. m 295
wALKER-On Thursday. September "A. 1922.
at S:45 p. m. BERTHA GORDON.
daughter Of the late Dr. Allen Walker
and Anne NJ Walker. and beloved sister
Of Jeanette ". Dammeyer.
Funeral from her late residence. 1892 Up
ton street northwest. Saturday. Septem-
her 10, at O'Clock. Relatives and
friends invited BOZ
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16

1t is. indeed a
scoop" to secure
high-grade F all
Dresses to sell at
this price-and at
the beginning of
the season, too,
when the demand
is the greatest.
See the dresses
made of heavy
Canton Crepes,
satin-faced Can
tons. Crepe de
Chimes and beau
tiful Point Twills.
Bl c k and
navy predomi-
n ate. brightly
beaded. embroid-
cred. braid trim
med or with
fancy ornaments
as the only trim
ming.
Charming mod
els with long,
flowing side pam
els. loose sleeves,
or many models
featuring the pop
ular drape effect.
You will be de-
lightfully surpris-
ed at the numer-
Gus clever models
in this lot. All
sizes, even in
cluding stouts.
Sizes, 10 to a.
and Az to 81.
at $l3.7S.
On Sale This Mon
Palais Royal Bars
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
NEW YORK CENTRAL
RATIFIES TREATY
WITH TRAINMEN

Confined from Page One.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
KUKLUJX SPEAKER DEFENDS
ORGANIZATIONS PRINCIPLES
Cherrydale Throng of White-Robed Figures
Surrounds Exponent of Americanism."

Surrounded by a semi-circle of
masked. white-robed figures. Maj.
John A.. Nolan. Ku Klux Man
7speaker of Atlanta, last night. de-
Tended the purposes and practices of
the order in a speech delivered be-
fore 500 people in the auditorium
of the Cherrydale fire hall.
Denying that the khan is fighting
any particular religion. Maj. Nolan
said II stood for separation of
church and state and for pure
Americanism." What we want"
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
Coupon Day

Increasing numbers watching for-cppng and bring
ing these coupons More and learning that
coupon has its money value See below for todays list
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16

he declared. is 100 per cent Ameri-
canism. pure. Protestantized. white
born Americanism."
According to Nolan, the khan is
combating the. efforts of insidious
forces which. he said, are trying to
overthrow the government. My in
formation is confidential" he de-
clared. but If copld tell you what
know of the plans to wreck the
government, not man in this hall
would sleep tonight"
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
Band Concert on EIlipse.

The Marine Band concert sched-
u!ed for the White House this after
noon win be held on the west side
of the Ellipse. according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by
Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff..
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
Fair at Berwyn Ends Tonight.

The Eastern State fair, which is
being held at Berwyn for the bene-
fit of Birmingham Chapter No. 26,
will be brought to a close tonight
with many added attractions and
special features. amnog which will
be included Levin and Capps. jazz
singers and players extraordinary
on the Hawaiian guitar.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
Sues for Reinstatement.

Claiming to have been Illegally de-
MED membership in the Tifreth Israe.
congregation. Samue Goodman, for
mer treasurer. yesterday filed suit
against Louis Dinowitz. president. to
compel his reinstatement
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
Wages Stayed Up.

The wages Of labor and tho
prices which labor pays for COM
modities 10 not matter 20 very
much as long as they are main
tained Upon a parity. one with the
other: tho importance lies in the
relationship between them.
AN idenl situation 10 one in
which service and products are
sold at prices which keep tho
whole scheme in balance.
NO such ideal condition marked
our changing situation after the
wars end.
Commodities went down.
Labor. through various devices.
maintained. or nearly maintained.
in many important industries. its
wartime wage rates.
"A little thought Of basic facts
will be Of value. The farmers and
the people living in small towns
directly dependent on the farms
together with those In other pr1-
mary Industries, comprise one
half Get us -ay) Of our total work
ing population.
When their income sinks one
half their buying power must sink
one half and therefore. they are
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
Position of Banks.

'Tt is not the practice Of banks
arbitrarily to compel customers to
nav their loans. They do not do
40 unless the credit of the Dor
rover is impaired.
when the fall in prices came
many credits were impaired. snd
then IL became the bounden duty
of bankers to protect themselves.
II is not the business Of bankers
TO sustain prices or share in the
risks of merchandising.
Bankers are not dealing with
their own funds. They are using
the public money and they must
be careful what they do with 1t.
ANY bank known to be bolster
ing up prices against downward
sending conditions would lose the
confidence of the public.
"It never was reasonable 70
suppose that war prices would
keep up. Taking mon out II In
dustry for military service had to
raise prices, and returning them
TO industry was bound to lower
then."
Copyright, 1929, Edward Marshal
Syndicate. Inc)
The Washington times., 1922-04-02

rsctfy affected by freight rates.
Tho small farmer. one would
say. 10 affected very little
rs that sof Stop and consider.
He has some hay to sell. High
freight rates affect that hay to
the point at which II cannot be
moved. Local demands arc very
quickly satisfied. Ergo: he has
his hay upon his hands. his sea-
son shows no profit; for the year
involved he II no customer for
anything beyond his absolute ne.
csssities.
These are among the factors
which cause me to hesitate about
Joining in the confident prediction
that We are about to take q sud.
don spring upward into our old
condition Of prosperity.
THAT will como eventually, be-
yond . doubt; but no magic wand
can bring It quickly while there
10 such reluctance 70 accept wage
Establishments In some industries
while Establishments arc compelled
In others.
Uneven readjustments forbid
immediate restoration Of the old
high level Of prosperity.
'Of course. all of these condi-
lions will adjust themselves in
time. and the process is constantly
going on. but temporary incon.
venience. temporary hindrancs Of
prosperity results.
IF they WIN not stand shipment
1t will be eventually consumed
where It II grown. and shipped In
The Washington times., 1922-04-02

progress b promoted on that
basis.
"FuIl.time work h . necessity
Of happiness, happiness b .
necessity Of national progress.
I'm the clothing industry some
what similar conditions now exist
At the present moment employers
are negotiating In all the principal
clothing centers with the en-
ployss. for some sort Of . read1ust-
ment which viii make II possible
to meet the emphatic demand for
cheaper clothing. and thus restore
prosperity and full time In that
industry.
I'm this INDUSTRY wages wsnt
up moro than 100 Per cent during
the war. and. although there has
been the mentioned demand for
lower prices, there has been A.
yet practically no reduction Of
the wases.
This In true IN Rochester, .
great center of the nations cloth
ing industry. There, the workers,
very highly organized. have re-
fused thus far to mako oonoes-
sions, except that they have per
mitted moro piecework at rates
which fully maintain their former
earnings.
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
KARL n. Won WIEGAND.


staff Correspondent Of The washingtoa
Times.
TERI IN, April The Soviet
X government has made . lam
entabls failure of its much
Wanted reforms along the lines Of
marriage. divorce and mother
hoodr' This II the verdict of Paul
Scheffer, . writer in the Berlinsr
Tageblatt, who seems to have gone
to Russia neither to condemn nor
to condone. but simply to appraise
the situation in an objective and
judicial hummer.
Among other things. ne says:
There In not tho slightest doubt
but that one Of tho cardinal prin-
ciples of the Soviet creed was tho
loosenins, II not the dissolution, Of
the marriage bonds. And this
principle was accepted by the peo-
pie in the first flush Of fanatioism
following upei. the revolution. But
popular sentiment already 10
swinging hack to the old conven-
tions and traditions.
I'm other words. the masses Of
the people are at heart unchanged.
despite tho disinegratins influ-
ences that have been at work un-
dermining moral and social values.
But such manifesto tons inevitably
accompany every world catas-
trophe. and, taking all things into
consideration. Z do not believe that
Russia today Is any moro immoral
than any other country In Europe.
I'm many circles unmarried
couples hre received and treated
a. II they were legally married.
but. on the whole, 1t In astonishing
that 30 little change has taken
place in the essential significance
Of the marriage institution. despite
all the Communist party has done
to snlishten people on this sub
jet A woman member OF tne
party confided to me that she was
secretly married. but tho religious
ceremony had not yet been per-
formed, ns this would mean cleo
ton from the ranks Of the Com.
munists.
DIVORCES COME EASY.
Divorce fsr been made incredi-
lily easy. Indeed. It In possible for
wife to divorce her husband. or
vice versa, without the other
knowing snyt' ing Of this action.
But the fight for the children has
been the csus. Of 20 much trouble.
that even TIE Communicate state
U beginning to realize the neces-
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
Crisis Followed War.

Under the pressure Of these de.
mands prices more than doubled
and the wage level rose accordingly
with, In consequence. a second re-
action upon prices But all influ.
ences worked fairly well together;
as prices rose, wages went up; the
balance was reasonably complete.
Then. suddenly, when wars un.
natural demands had come to seem
almost the natural thing, the war
ended.
But that did not finish, instant.
Iy, the unnatural prosperity In
many American lines of effort.
Stocks Of goods all over the world
were low; European Industries
were low; European industries were
The Washington times., 1922-04-02

the form OF butter or beef. But
It takes years to mako such
changes, and high freight rates
will force them throughout the in
dustries. and meantime We suffer
from hard times.
These and hundreds Of other
illustrations of existing condi-
tons may be cited a. reasons why
We cannot expect . sudden re-
turn Of prosperity.
Business mon and wage earn
ers must alike conform to oon-
ditions. but they are slow In
doing %.
large groups. closely organ
lied and competent to struggle
with effectiveness. are detsrm-
ined that there shall be no re-
adjustment OF their particular in
come THOUGH they demand . re-
adjustment Of their costs Of liv-
ing.
IF we could 60 magicarly back
to all the conditions existing be-
fore the war we could re-establish
before-the-war prosperity forth
with: but too many interests that
ought to work in harmony are
working at cross-purposes.
Consider railways for another
moment. The great items of rail-
way expenses are: First. the
wages Of employees, and second.
coal.
We'll. the wages Of the miners
are 100 per cent higher than they
were before the war. 80 1t 10
obvious that as long as this re-
The Washington times., 1922-04-02

and simple cakes on sale at the
buffet were beyond the purses
Of the majority Of the partici-
pants.
But they danced wildly. madly.
something which was . cross be-
tween . mazurka and q polka,
and which they called q "foxtrot."
in their effort to keep abreast
With the rest Of the dancing
world. All these pleasure starved
people returned to unlighted and
unheated rooms.
ITO European ears the thought
Of cannibalism Is repulsive. and
the world at large would like to
believe that stories to this effect
coming from Russia are not true.
But, alas! they are only too true!
There are so-called danger zones
in the famine district. where II
eating Of human flesh has not
yet become q custom II Is appall-
insly frequent Eating Of corpses
Is no uncommon thing.
IT know Of ono case where an
old peasant by agreement with his
wife killed her and kept himself
alive by eating her flesh.
Everything points to the
spread of the famine this year.
The Soviet government Is doing
everything humanity possible to
ameliorate conditions at a fright
full sacrifice of It's evacuating
agents, who are sent to the ty-
phus-riddsn villages to remove
those for whom there IL still hope.
1t Is true that Russia Is slowly
returning to normal conditions,
but In the same breath one must
say that It Is not true.
''One can only speak of Russia
In terms Of the crassest contrasts;
on ono hand. development: on tho
other. Generalization. Everywhere
a contrast between hope and end
less misery"
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
Lesson From Past.

But really the situation diff
fers widely from some past expe-
riences which 1t specifically re-
sembles; It must be met by meth
DDS especially suited to 1t. Cry
ing LET'S GO! and doing nothing
else is not one of these.
1T il pointed out that less bus
mess is being transacted now than
usually has been the case after a
period of ordinary depression.
such as q great reimbursement is
certain to bring to any country.
For instance, the panic of
1907 caused loss Of confidence,
suspension Of construction work
and unemployment; RAILWAY COM
panies, which at the time were
extensively building. stopped work
Tor the time being.
"Such tendencies were general.
but there was no widespread
change Of industry. no extraordi-
nary dislocation.
"Of course. this period Of de-
flation followed one of infla-
tion, but during that initiation
there had been no general in
crease in the prices of ordinary
necessities comparable with the
change In prices of nearly every
article essential to living during
the period OF the war.
Between the two periods pre-
ceding depression there was thi,
great difference; that which fore
ran the panic of 1907 was one Of
ordinary credit expansion, In which
the usual banking facilities Of that
time were used to the full, that
which followed the great war and
preceded today's depression came
after a time Of extraordinary in.
nation, due to influences outside
ourselves, born Of the unprece-
dented European demand for al
most everything which we could
supply, together with the war
needs of our Government, and n.
nanced by a new banking system
which greatly enlarged our credit
making facilities.
The Washington times., 1922-04-02

sity of roorc stringent divorce
measures. which. in turn. will lead
to q desire for greater stability OF
the marriage bonds. am told
that mary persons had married
and unmarried five times within
the year: but this epidemic Is abat-
ing.
The question Of motherhood
also was el.a,ply influenced by the
revolution. A story was told me Of
. teacher, of the most advanced
type Of Communist. who called a
contemporaries girl to her desk,
and, in the presence of the entire
school. commended her for her pa
triotism in having presented the
Soviet state with a child.
ULTRA RADICALISM DYING.
Tho legality Of preventing
motherhood was another matter
taken In hand by the state. and
within q few days after this decree
was issued 1000 cases had pre-
scented themselves at the hospitals
in Kronstadt alone. But this ques.
ton IL no longer one of the ideal
points" of the Communist pro-
gram. and along the entire line.
there Is q noticeable tendency to
retreat from these ultra-radical
viewpoints.
1T would be extravasant to
claim that the old tradition had
yet won a victory over the new
idea, but at least It is surprising
that tradition has been able to as
SORT itself at all. In the face of
such radical reforms. 1t is well
to speak Of these things, as It is
the belief of the western world
that every woman in Russia has
become Communized or National.
lied. a. the popular phrase goes.
1T have already said that Rus
sia Of today IL not moro immoral
than any other country in Europe.
The inner kernel of the nation
seems to be q strong and perma-
nent element, able to outlive
everything imposed upon 1t by the
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
All Must Bear Share.

"Obviously. under such circum-
stances, every family must bear
IT. share Of the excess weight.
High coal prices affect every
family directly - well - indi-
rectly through advanced cost Of
goods which II must purchase
and which arc affected By freight
rates.
tho worst Of Il = that the
high wage rates for mining coal
do not make the miners good
buyers IN the markets, because
while they are paid the high rate
for the time they work they are
employed only on part time
They work less and the ufti-
mate weekly income II consider
ably less. although the wags per
hour employed L. more. Their
real wages are low. while tho cost
Of coal 10 high. and the cost Of
GOAL II vital to all industry.
Tho miners leaders urge that
the men work but part time and
Therefore must b paid high
wages for the time during which
they are employed
AN obvious answer II that
At lower wages they would work
moro hours, which would give q
greater output. which would
bring down tho cost of coal. which
would solve one Of the trans
portation problems and an i'm
portant problem of tho manufac-
turers. which would lower costs
Of production in every line re-
curing fuel, then lowering costs
of transportation.
This lowering inevitably would
be passed along to the consumer
and would increase his purchasing
power for all commodities.
That. in turn. would mean
more wage-earnsrs at work in all
the industries.
TT seems obvious to mo that
prosperity cannot bo restored upon
tho basis Of double pay for half
time work.
Nor can happiness and national
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
Only Farmer Cut.

But one must remember tho
farmers prices have como down.
This makes the cost Of clothes
for the farming population abnor-
mally high. out of proportion to
the prices which that population
gets for what 1t produces. Tho
Same applies. Of course. to that
part Of the wage-earning popula-
ton which has been compelled to
accept income reduction either
through wage reduction or work
ing hour reduction.
Tho thought that employers
pay their workers' wages IL .
fundamental error. Tho consumer
pays all wages.
Tho high cost Of clothing has
\ bearing on the situation as i'm
portant as tho high cost Of fuel
and tho high freight rates.
There are many lines in which
reductions have occurred. but
there are many others in which
they have not yet occurred.
"ln some tho reduction has
been great enough. as much as
should be tolerated. Those which
have not been reduced, however.
retard tho readjustment Of the
mass situation.
And they thrust hardship into
the lives of those workers who
have taken lower pay. for such a
situation must mean that these
workers are compelled to pay high
prices for tho work Of other work
ingmen when they have been COM
PEELED to take reduced prices for
their own efforts.
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
Must Be Reasonable.
Merchants and manufacturers

Merchants and manufacturer
cannot build their businesses By
charging exorbitant prices for
their commodities; wage-earners
cannot get steady work. at full
time, by demanding wages which
are higher than their employers
can pay and distribute tho prod
ucf.
There II q normal level at
which all will be comfortable,
busy. happy. Tho adjustment to
II Is inevitable. Tho sooner We
all find our places on It the
sooner We all shall be happy. II
any of US shall insist on getting
far away from the Same normal
level he will have q hard time till
he yields. and while he suffers he
will pass on suffering to all the
rest Of u.s."
asked Mr.. Roberts II he
thinks the banks, which have
been 20 generally criticized. really
are doing all they can.
II do" he answered. Il be-
lieve the banks are doing all
they should.
"They have taken heavy losses
on the decline Of commodity
prices. When I see them charged
with having brought that de-
cline about. I wonder where the
reasoning powers Of the accusers
can be.
Nothing could be more foolish
than to think that banks would
force down the prices of COM
modities upon which their Gus
toners depend for their ability to
pay loans and make deposits. The
banks make their earnings or tho
deposits which the public leaves
with them and prosper as their
customers prosper.
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
Swap Between Labor.

''The labor Of every worker Is
principally sold to other workers;
In the end the wages Of each man
who labors must be assessed on
the other men who labor"
Mote the effect Of the high cost
OF transportation upon the prices
Of iron and steel
Five tons of raw material must
be transported to the steel mills
for every ton of finished product
which goes out Of It. 1t is stated
that the high cost Of transporta-
ton amounts to more than the diff
ference between the cost Of iron
and steel now and before the war.
Until we get that down. we can
not hope to get construction costs
down: we cannot hope for full
revival In the building trades. and
until we restore activity in the
building trades. we cannot hope to
get rents down.
THE housing shortage Is felt
almost everywhere. and is a very
serious matter, A considerable
amount Of building is going on IN
der the inducement of very high
rents. but that is not a normal sit
uation.
such rents are In themselves
an obstacle to wage adjustments.
People hesitate to invest their
money freely In construction when
they feel that within two or three
years construction costs will be
lower. and they invest only under
the spur OF high rents.
High wages In the building
trades and in the trades which feel
It are principally responsible for
this unfortunate condition.
"Of course. no one likes to talk
about reducing wages. Heaven
knows that I do not. even In a
friendly way. I advocate lower
wage rates only ~ means OF In.
crcasing actual WACO payments.
Industry II mutually sustain.
Ing. and II must be brought fnto
The Washington times., 1922-04-02

PROSTATE and a great foreign de-
mand was made upon the United
States. Moreover, We had a great
packed up demand at homo. and
tho combined results was an after
the-war boom which reached its
climax In the first three months Of
1920.
THE real check came first from
our own buying public. Large num-
bers of people in the aggregate had
not had their incomes increased to
correspond with the rise Of living
costs and many found themselves
unable to buy even as they had
bought before the war began.
Stocks of merchandise were
large. A period of rising prices de-
velops tho practice of carrying
largo stocks.