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The Washington times., 1922-12-15

ton, q the Nv, ana TN time
jurisdiction whore the jurors are
prssideut Of the Kiwanis Club here
II the annual election OF ofncsrs
yesterday. Gardiner L. Boothe vas
chosen first Woe president; Ken
meth w. Ogden: second Vice presi-
dent; Julia Y. Williams. trustee.
The following directors were choeen:
George r. Warfield, D- A. 6eldt.
keller, ClAude w. Fletcher, y. u.
w. Timberman. w. A. Mo4r& H. ID.
Gentry. and Irwin Daener.
A chimney fire last night caused
slight damage to . residence at
Duke and Afford streets.
Coach Cockrell has ordered the
disarmament for the season OF the
independent football team which
won the championship Of northern
Virginia this year.
A euchre party and dance win be
held In the Elks Hall tonight for
the benefit of the Elks' Christmas
charity fund.
On Thursday night women repre-
Oenttng the Friends basketball team
and another composed Of teachers
OF the Lee School will play In
Armory Hall. The game win be
under the auspices of the Nwanis
Club, and the proceeds will 20 to
their Christmas fund.
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M'LAFERTY QUEST or
: CALIFORNIA SOCIETY

a reSsptisn = hcnef g ccasrsss,
.n .ms:s sms; e. 4. n ass.fisss sss.. son e:r csi
Thompson scnoca. Twsifth anA L
Resolutions Of sympathy wsrs
man M Nolan fna and ana crsns srs TssssCss.
The Washington times., 1922-12-15

would not give the committee. as
surances that Keller would appear
later to testify. Congressman Domi-
nick Dem) Of South Carolina said
II was clear Keller proposes to
challenge the authority of the COM
mittee to make him testify under
OATH"
After being in session for little
more than an hour. the committee
adjourned until TOMORROW without
deciding what its future course
would be.
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Fletcher to Address Club.

Senator Duncan U. Fletcher oi
Florida win speak on ship Subsidy"
ct q meeting OF the Political Study
Club to be held at the FRANKLIN
Square Hotel tomorrow afternoon At
ado O'Clock. A group Of songs will
be contributed BY Mrs.. Arthur L.
Hayoock. accompanied by Mrs.
Charles Brooks Smith.
The Jasper news., 1922-07-06
DEWEY
Mrs. May Matthews

The rainfall Saturday and Sat-
urday night was a little over II
inches.
Rev. Mr.. Heslar will preach at
Salem next Sunday morning in
stead of Saturday night.
This will be the fourth quarterly
conference. The congregations of
Jasper, Lebanon and Boston are
cordially invited. There will be a
basket dinner on the grounds.
Everybody is invited to come and
enjoy the day.
Vernon Matthews and family
spent the Fourth on Dry Fork.
Jim Bull, Hi Rusk, Dick Bull
Vance Bull and Nathan Rice and
families spent the Fourth at Lake
side.
Kenny Miller and Walter Carter
got their threshing done before
the good rain came.
Wild, blackberries are about
gone. The crop was hurt by dry
weather.
Tom Flowers family are all sick
with summer "flu'. At this writ
ing Miss Aretha is sick in bed.
Miss Aleta Rogers returned
home from a visit in Joplin.
Will Cline is getting in a lot OF
of new wheat.
The threshing machine is still
at Mr.. Bulls waiting for the
wheat to dry. Mr.. Welsh S wheat
is threshed. After Vance Bull
finishes the machine will go to
Rusk's.
Mrs. Keith of Carthage spent
the weekend visiting her brother,
OH Rogers.
Emerald Taylor and family are
visiting at Mrs. McReynolds'.
Mrs. George Carter went to
Adrian Monday to attend tn {
funeral of her uncle.
Mr. .McReynolds and family had
a home celebration on the Fourth
His relatives and friends from
The Jasper news., 1922-07-06

Mrs. Don Johnston cook for
threshers Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Virgil Carter and twin
babies of Jasper spent Monday at
E. e. Hubbard's.
Ruth McIntire spent Thursday
with her aunt, Mrs. Sidney Os-
born.
Will Strecker spent Thursday
and Friday in Carthage andThurs-
day night with his brother Fred
Strecker.
Charles Ballard and wife were
in Carthage Monday.
Charley Isenmann and little son
of Oklahoma are visiting Mike
Isenmann's.
Leonard Seela and family and
Lloyd Seela attended an ice cream
social for Centerpoint Church at
Hawkins last Friday evening
Mrs. Harold Schooler and sons
visited Mrs. w. G. Mackey Mon
day.
tFrank Isenmann and wife of
Jasper and Mrs. Reece spent
Monday at j. s. Seela's picking
berries.
o. G.. Shell of Carthage stack
ed wheat for Percy Wright and
Fred Follmer of Jasper last week
Will Clouser stacked wheat last
week for the McClintock brothers
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BLUE AND BETHEL
Mary earns

Budd Bros. were threshing Sat-
urday.
Lucy earns spent Thursday
night at Lee Mitchell's.
Ruby Cline was sick the past
week.
Lee Mitchell's were threshing
Saturday.
Madeline and Josephine Wagner
spent Saturday morning with Lucy
earns.
The rain Sunday kept most Of
the people from Sunday School.
Frank Baston and family called
at Houston Cline's Sunday.
Mrs. Harve Lucas and daugh-
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FOREST GROVE AND BOS-
TON
Mrs. Geo. Fowler

Mrs. Geo. Fowler
The kitchens a sight in these summer
days,
As the kettles all simmer and steam.
The mountains of sugar we view with
amaze,
And the fruits are an epicure's dream.
A glorious rain fell Saturday
night and Sunday. The very kind
we needed. 1t soaked up the
earth.
There was no Sunday School
at Forest Grove Sunday on ac-
count of the rain.
Vern Trout spent Monday night
at the home of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Brown.
Born to J. w. Rakestraw and
wife, a baby boy, June %. There
are now six boys and two girls in
the Rakestraw household.
Frank Wilson was stacking his
wheat last week.
Mrs. Carl Slate was helping her
mother cook for threshers We'd
nesday.
George Fowler and son are bal
ing timothy hay for Homer Stock
dale.
Mrs. Bud Boss and children
spentThursday at the Stitts home
Homer Rakestraw and wifi c
visited relatives here Saturday
and Sunday.
j. H. Browne and family and
Joe Inns and wife spent Sunday
at George Fowler's.
w. E. Spann threshed last week
His wheat made 20 bushels pei
acre.
Mines. George and Fred Fowler
called at Mrs. Joe Crusa's Friday
to see the new baby girl that ar.
The Jasper news., 1922-07-06

ties Christie spent Wednesday at
L. Lucas.
Mr.. Beeson and wife have been
visiting in this neighborhood the
past week.
Rev Crockett preached at Beth
ell Sunday night.
Ola and Floyd Worley spent
Sunday evening at Mr.. Cones.
Vera Kincaid spent Saturday
with Mrs. Merrill.
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Mrs. Charles Thomas

A. L. Thomas of Jasper painted
the house on his farm last week oc-
cupied by Floyd Thomas.
Miss Versie Shell spent Tues
day and Wednesday at Alden
Shells. Mrs. Len Keener also
spent the day there Wednesday.
E. P. Read returned home from
Kansas City Thursday, whence
he accompanied a car load of cat
tie shipped by him and his son
Clarence.
Miss Alpha White spent a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Grady
Campbell.
Mrs. Lemuel Thomas spent
Tuesday with Mrs. A. l.. Thomas
of Jasper.
Mrs. Bush from near Golden
City spent few days the latter
part of the week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alden Shell, who was
quite sick. Mr.. Bush spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday there
and returned home Sunday.
Dan Johnson and wife of JAS
per called at Lester McConnell's
Thursday. Mr.. Johnson was fix
ing telephone lines.
w. G.. Mackey was called Fri
day to the bedside of his brother
Tim Mackey, near Carthage, who
is critically ill.
Rev. Tom Proctor and Con
Butler and family ate Sunday din
ner with Allen Buerge and family
f. r. Fenner and son Carl from
near Carthage and a brother OF
Neodesha, Kans., were calling in
Zion neighborhood Thursday.
Mrs. E. E Hubbard visited her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Probert.
Monday.
Grandpa Miller, who has been
quite sick the past two weel.s, is
not much better.
Grady Campbell and family
spent Sunday With Ed White and
family. OrVille WhlJe ana family
were also there.
Miss Lucille Mackey, who is
attending normal at Springfield
returned home Friday to spenC
the Fourth.
Mrs. w. C Mackey and daugh'
ter Lucille helped Mrs. John Car
ter cook for threshers.
Lloyd Seela spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Ed Seels
and wife.
| Oils Owines and wife entertained
at dinner Sunday, Mrs. w. C.
Mackey, John Carter and family
Harold Schooler and family, Lu.
ellie and Roy Mackey.
Don Johnston and family spent
Sunday with Herschel Radford
and family.
Mrs. Geniza Sunderland helped
The Jasper news., 1922-07-06
PUBLICATION OF CERTIFICATE
EXTENDING CHARTER.
Charter No. 1868.
Treasury Department.
Office Comptroller of the Currency.
Washington, June 6, 1922.

Treasury department.
Office Comptroller of the Currency.
Washington, June 6, 1922.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, it has been
made to appear that "The First Nation
al Bank OF Jasper, in the City of JAS
per, in the County of Jasper and State
Of Missouri, has complied with all the
provisions of the Act of Congress "to
enable National Banking Associations
to extend their corporate existence, and
for other purposes" approved July IL,
1882;
Now, therefore, l, d. r. Crissinger,
Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby
certify that "The First National Bank
OF Jasper, and in the City Of Jasper,
in the County of Jasper and State of
Missouri, is authorized to have success
sion for the period specified in it's
amended articles ofassociation; namely,
until close of business on June 6, 1912.
In testimony whereof witness my
hand and Seal Of Office this sixth day
of June 1922.
[Seal1 d. r. CRISSINGER,
Comptroller OF Currency.
Charter No. $3.50. Extension No. 43l1,
First published June 15-4t
The Jasper news., 1922-07-06
Announcements.
FOR COUNTY COLLECTOR.

J.A. Mcmillan authorizes The News
TO announce his candidacy for the Office
of county collector, subject to the will
Of the Republican voters at the August
primaries.
Tom L. Virgins authorizes The News
to announce his candidcayfor the Office
Of county collector, subject to the will
Of the Republican voters at the August
Primaries.
The Jasper news., 1922-07-06

Carthage brought out fireworks
and spent the day.
Mrs. OH Rogers and daughter
Miss Olive spent Saturday after
noon at Matthews where Mrs.
Vernon Matthews is visiting.
The Jasper news., 1922-07-06
STORAGE BATTERIES.

We have complete stock to fit any
car at the right price and with a good
guarantee backed by our battery exper-
fence and our service equipment.-See
Bill Collier at the plant Jasper Elec-
trio Light Co.
The Jasper news., 1922-07-06
rived June 80. The little one has
been named Catherine Ruth.

been named Catherine Ruth.
Mrs. John King was helping
Mrs. George Wilkinson cook for
threshers Thursday. Myrtle and
Gertie Kunkler were there also
taking care of the little folks.
Charles Alberts sold a carload
of baled timothy hay to Koehler
Bros. for $1,000 a ton. Homer
Stockdale also sold a carload to
Schreiuer Bros.
Mrs. Wicker spent Friday with
her daughter, Mrs. Glen Brown
The Jasper news., 1922-07-06

Insure grain in shock,
stack or bin.-E. L. Craw-
ford.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
TRUSTEE NAMED TO HEAD
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

BOSTON, JaD-~4.-Judge Crosby, OF
the supreme court, announced today
that he would appoint formally Fred
M. Lamson, vice president Of the
Old Colony Trust Company, of this
city, and Christian Scientist, ms
temporary trustee to take charge of
the affairs of the Christian Science
Publishing Society.
The trustees and the directors Of
the First Church Of Christ, Scientist.
had informed the court that they had
agreed upon Lamson.
Judge Crosby decided that Lamson
should be responsible to the court
and should not exercise powers given
by Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy to the
trustees under her deed of trust.
He will hold his post until The
court has determined after further
hearings whether the directors acted
n good faith in removing Herbert w.
Eustace and Paul Harvey as trustees,
and has acted ON various other mat.
GERS before the court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
LIFE IS TOO MUCH
FOR NE, IS NOTE
LEFT BY SUICIDE
Daughter of Minister Found to
Have Killed Herself for No
Known Reason.

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Miss Mercy
Rogers, thirty-one, daughter Of a
well-known Episcopal clergyman Of
Bellevue, a suburb of Pittsburgh and
secretary TO New York surgeon, was
found dead by suicide in her apart.
ment at No. 2406 University avenue
yesterday morning. All the jets Of a
Miss Rogers shared with Miss Clara
NJ. Stapel, also of Bellevue, were
turned on.
Lonesomeness and depression OF
spirits are the only suggestions made
by friends Of Miss Rogers to account
for her taking of her life. She had
specialized in educational work and
was a highly competent business
woman.
"Lifes too much for me. That's
ALL" was written on a slip OF paper
found lying on table near the body.
Miss Marie Schmidt. Of Toledo.
came to spend the Christmas holiday.
with her friends, Miss Rogers and
Miss Stapel. Miss Stapel went home
for three days last week. returning
yesterday morning. Miss Schmidt
left for home Sunday evening. so that
Miss Rogers was alone in the apart.
ment Sunday night. Miss Stapel
found her chum dead. DR.. II. l..
Flowers, who lives in the building.
was summoned, but he could do moth.
ing.
The Rev George Rogers. who re.
tired from active ministerial work
ten years ago. said in Bellevue last
night he was completely at sea" in
his efforts to account for his daugh.
ter's act.
"She had good position and was
not in need of money" he said. 1T
she ever had been, she had her faith.
er to fall back on"
Previous to coming to New York
the girl was secretary to the principal
of the Bellevue pa schools and was
very highly regarded. Her family is
one OF the oldest OF Pittsburgh. A
friend of her parents who visited Miss
Rogers here not long ago reported she
had attractive surroundings, seemed
very comfortable and quite happy In
her work here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04

trot' music as written and played I'm
Jazz fashion that causes the dancer
TO abuse this popular dance.
There Is nothing wrong with the fox
trot' or the steps in the fox trot,' but
II Is a conceded fact among all teach
ers of dancing that the Oriental sug-
gestiveness and broken, time in the
fox trot jazz music, together with the
lack OF sufficient supervision, are re-
sponsible for the downward trend Of
the dance.
THE American National Associa-
ton of Masters of Dancing began two
years ago to work for cleaner dane
ing. Hundreds Of welfare associa-
tons, thousands Of college deans, pc.
lice women everywhere and finally
the public dance hall proprietors are
listed in the work with us. We all
feel and hope that the crest OF the
wave of this disgusting wriggling
Jazz has been reached, and reports
! to US from every part of the country
show clean dancing crusades being
started everywhere.
"All exaggerated movements, es-
pecially of the upper parts of the
/ body, are in very bad taste in social
d. ncing. and are never found with
| true refinement and culture"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
\. !. MINISTER'S
APPROVE CLEAN
APPEAL Of PLAY
Methodists Back the Rev. n. D.
Miller, Who Has Actor
Occupy Pulpit.

, NEW YORK, Jan. Am urging his
flock to go to theaters to see "clean,
wholesome plays" and in saying the
20 called ban Of the church on theater.
going and dancing misrepresents the
spirit OF Methodisnh, the Rev. Harry
Dwight Miller, pastor of the Hanson
Place Methodist Church. Brooklyn,
seems to have aroused no resentment
among the majority of ministers of
bis denomination in New York city.
In fact, most OF those whose views
were sounded today approved his at
titude.
1t would appear that should mem
bers of the New York conference vote
/ on the matter, the ban would be
rescinded. This, however. could be
tone only by the national body, which
has approached the subject several
times but never has taken definite ac-
ton toward removing the prohibition.
Mr.. Miller spoke his mind Sunday
evening following an address on "Clean
Plays" by Harry Davenport. leading
ctor In Thank You" Mr.. Miller ia
vored cooperation with producers of
rid the dance Of Objectionable features.
| The Rev. DIR. J. Lewis Hartsock, pas
tor of st. Andrews Methodist Church,
Manhattan, agreed with Mr.. Miller.
He pointed out the ban which Is OBJ
jected to Is really not ryle Of the
church but a paragraph in the CHAP
ter of advice" adopted in 1872.
The Rev. J. +. Price, pastor Of the
Washington Heights Methodist Church,
said he began as far back as 1892 an
effort to have the ban rescinded.
The Rev. 8. w. Grafflln, pastor Of
Park Avenue Methodist Church, said:
Brother Miller is correct up to Ger.
tain point That Is. what he says is
perfectly true. but the trouble is some
ne rsons are certain to mistake advo.
cacy of liberty for. license.
| The Rev. Frederick Brown Harris,
rastor of Grace Methodist Church.
ceemed the paragraph forbidding plays
end dancing as principle, not a
club" He saw no reason for any con-
troversy.
The only indication of dissent came
from the Rev. A. NJ. Morgan, pastor Of
the West Side Methodist Church. who
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
One Reason viii HAYS
May Accept Offer
, OF Movies
by international News Service.


A postmaster in some small
Michigan town has three guns
which have failed to protect his
establishment against thieves, and
now he wants dog license. He
wrote Postmaster General Hays
about his troubles, and the Post
office Department today made
public his letter, without comment,
as follows:
"as l ben oferth from the Post
office Depertmon a gun as ! hev
no need Of. ! hav my oun three.
Pleace let me know how four der
cow with dem. Piece furnish des
office with dog Lianis as thath
wood bee a graeth Potchecksin
four NEE, as a dog gev me a sig
nal if anne barry a round my place.
as has bin stoln several times from
this office, stems from 25c too a
dollar ath a tim, and mony from
mony Order fon from Some too So
Dollar, and I also Rec Piles the
sam. the praesent tim ! hev a NTH
thew often, he stolt kerusen and
gas, motor oil, skunk furs, pota-
tos. and / hav sat up and wagh
tins and ! got tyerth.
~ saith a bear trap en- my criken
houce, and oil house, as was
fesned too a tamrak poull with a
solad chain, and do sod dee chain
link en- tho, and take dee trap.
81 hop hour from you"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
HA|T|PROBERS
| PUT BLAME ON
I WILSON REGIME
Practical Results Approved, But
"strong Arm Methods" Of
Marines censured.
BY international News Service.

ny NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TNC~b oOa'sSO.
The Wilson Administration may be
eensured in the report to be prepared
BY the special Senate committee in
pestigating the American occupation
Of Haiti and San Domingo for its
policy in dealing with affairs Of the
two republics, it was learned today.
Most members of the committee are
understood to take the stand that If
there is to be any censure for Ameri-
can policy or methods in Haiti that
1t should fall on former. President
Wilson and his Secretary Of the Navy,
f,fosephus Daniels, Since their records
lend to show that both gave approval
to the action Of marine officers, and
even directed their activities from
time to time. . - .''.' =
While the committee has already, in.
dictated In preliminary report issued
ny Senator Mccormick of Illinois that
pratical results accomplished by the
American occupation will be approved
and the continuance of the retention
Of United States marines in the island
will be recommended, 1t is understood
that there are several points on which
the majority of the committee feel
that censure should be extended.
1t has been established in testimony
before the committee that marine Of
ficers had specific direction to use
"strong-arm methods" If necessary to
dissolve the Haitian Congress. Mem
bers of the committee are known to
regard these proceedings as high
handed.
The committee is questioning the
Navy Departments practice in plac-
Ing new chief at the head of the
Haitian administration with consider
able frequency-several times before
the incumbent had held office for a
year,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
ADVERTISEMENT.
ACIDS IN STOMACH
+ CAUSE INDIGESTION
Create Gas, Sourness and Pain.
How to Treat.

Medical authorities state that nearly
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Inexpensive to take and is the most eff.
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Who enjoy their meals with no more fear
ef Indigestion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
NAVAL OFFICERS
ARE ASSIGNED
T0NEWDUT|ES
Reassignment Brings Capt.
r. e. Gregory to This
City.

Reassignment of a number of naval
officers was announced yesterday by
Secretary DENLY.
Capt. r. f. Gregory. stationed at the
navy yard In Boston, has been ordered
to this city for duty as the chief of
the bureau of yards and docks, Navy
Department.
Capt. Arthur st. c. Smith is ordered
detached from command of the mine
destroyer squadron of the Atlantic
fleet to take the post Of chief of the
office Of naval intelligence, Navy De-
partment.
Lieut.. Comdr. Cecil Y. Johnson is
ordered to take command of the naval
air station, Anacostia, his selection for
the post having been previously an
nounced.
Lieut.. Edo S. Carfolite is ordered
detached from duty at the Washington
Navy Yard and assigned to the Six
teenth naval district.
Lieut.. e. II. Parker. detailed to the
naval air station, Hampton Roads
naval base. is ordered to the naval air
station at Dahlgren, Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04

said, in reference to Mr.. Miller and
Mr.. Davenport, II shouldn't care to
take exactly the attitude of either man,
so I think I shall not say anything"
Several Manhattan ministers noted
that the so-called ban does not apply
to opera or motion pictures. a fact
which they regarded as inconsistent
with the rest of the admonition.
In Brooklyn the Rev. Edward +.
Wright. pastor of the F'latlands Meth.
Cdist Church, declared himself in full
agreement with Mr.. Miller. He said:
~ find the condition he complains Of
that young people are being driven
il ON the church by its attitude toward
amusement"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
CHINA VExED At DELAY
on SHANTUNG QUESTION

The Chinese delegation seriously
objects to having important diplo-
matte negotiations conducted by mail.
Commenting upon the fact that the
japanese delegation has been waiting
since December 20 for REPLIES from
Tokyo" bearing upon the Shantung
problem, DIR. Alfred SEE, of the
Chinese delegation, said today:
"It is probably true that month
Is required for a letter to reach here
from Tokyo The Chinese delegation,
however, has no difficulty in com.
municating with Peking in a space of
twenty-four hours"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
Fair Profit Merchants
Need Not Fear Quiz,
Says Daugherty
by International News Service

Merchants who are making only
q fair profit and have "clear bust
ness consciences" need have no
worry about Uncle Sans war on
profiteers.
Attorney General Daugherty so
stated today.
He said that those who have
been making unjustifiable prof
its, and want to continue doing
it, are the fellows who are doing
all the bowling now.
The Attorney General is con-
WINGED that Federal or State ac-
ton will reach the real profiteers,
and shield consumers from price
extortions, particularly on commo-
dities they must have in their
households.