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The Washington times., 1922-04-20
FEUD|sT' S WIFE
SEEKS REVENGE
FOR SLAIN MAN
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authorities, not even going 40 Ear
as to inquire of the sheriff what
progress 10 being made.
The killing OF Hatcher. a man of
forty-eix years and weighing more
than 200 pounds, came as the re-
suit of a feud which has existed
for some time between the Hatcher
family and the Furr family IL is
said. The Hatcher and Furr
families live only a haif-mile apart.
Heretofore, the enmity has never
brought anything more serious than
a verbal combat or fist fight.
Threats have been made but up
until Saturday night neither family
had fired shots at each other.
Three of the Furr family
Charles Furr. Alec Furr, and Lewis
Furr--are being held In the county
jail here. A third member of the
family, Milton Ftnrr, is ont on $500
bond. All four OF them are charged
with murder. They win be srraigned
before Justice of the Peace w. p.
Tyler In Middleburg next Tuesday
or Wednesday.
County authorities stiil admit they
are baffled as to which one OF the
Furr family fired the shot which
killed Irving Hatchet. Milton Furr
has confessed TO the shooting. but
Commonwealth Attorney Cecil Con.
nor is inclined to doubt the boys
story.
There is something to this feud
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WOMAN FOUND DYING
ACCUSES HER HUSBAND

BRID0DroN. N. J.. April So
Police are hunting Charles johnson,
whose wife. EmmA. died last eve
ming q short time after she was
found on the floor In the parior OF
her home. ~ Elmer street. by Q
He sAid he WAS soins to set me
and he did," the dying woman told
Miss Nellie wisham, the nsishbor.
According to the police. the John
sons bad bssn drinking and quarrel
ing all week. and outsidsrs were
twice called In TO stop fighting IN
the homo, DAriisf last evening. Mra
Johnson leSt the house. saying she
would not oome hack. She did re
turn. howsves, and Fot In by foro.
ing q door. There was no si9ns OF
vioience on her bpdy, and II viii
require an autopay 10 determine the
cause OF death.
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Havre de Grace Results
FIR4T RACE.
Havrs de Grace Entries


FIRST RACE Claiming; rnaidens;
two-year-oids; four furlongs. a5ovfet,
ia; Richard Murray, lie; Wigee, III;
Veronica, 100; s0oid Mount, ia;
Dijou. III. bZoona. III; sRoyai Oak,
109: Bob McCray. ia; xour Tellie,
Ill bk5oul Mate. III; sfllusionist, 10e.
aWilson and Salmon entry.
bRoss and Salubrta stable entry.
xour TelIie formerly ran as Our
Teller.
SECOND RACE-The Helter -skelt.
or steeplechase; handicap; four-year.
0lds and up; about two mlles. Pee.
cant. 147; Formistress, 1873; Briganna,
132; Transpero, 14S; Nonus, 1888; lie
Mafsouin. 14&; Flight Captain, 1877.
THIRD RACE--ciaiming maiden
three year old and up; one mile and
seventy yards. Lusmore, liz; sWire
lees. lot: Commander Colin. 100: High
MaJic, 100. sToodles, 90; Heatherton
112; sArchive, 107; Welcome Stran
ger, 100; Drifting, eb: sReytless, 90
Wilton Arrow. liz; sMiss lingo lo2
Hickory, 100; sRoundsman, 96; sPiu
ritelie, DO.
FOURTH RACE-The Susquehan
ms Purse: three year old; six fur
longs. My Play. 116; Hedstone, 1I2
The Peruvian. 10s; Vineyard, 100
RacQuetta. 104; Joseph Hrant, liz
Spanish Make, ice; Double cross, 10s
AIR Tan. lOs: Big Heart, 112; Cool
gardie. 100; Superlative. tos; Uti
n.ata, LOT.
FIFTH RACE-The Vogue Purss
for filiies and mares, three year Ole
and up: one mile and seventy yards
Dresden. 1877: Lady Meave. los
Sailing Along. ~; Muttilxins, 107
Yashmak. e5; BY Jimmy. 1o7; Pre-
lude, q2.
. SIXTH RACE Claiming; for three
year-olds and up; mile and a six
teenth. Devonite, 1os; sKate Brum
mel. 1o4; Diversity, ies; Little Am
mile, 50; The Vengeance. 10e; sGracs
Foster, te4; sJewell ". D., 103
sBili's Luck, %: Bullet. 1o4: Thriller
lea; 'Feigned Zeal. 90; 'Rayens
wood. IS.
SEVENTH RACE Claiming; fol
four-year-olds and up; mile and {
sixteenth. sAmaze, ITO; Phalaris
103; Refugee, 1os; sPokey b., 1e1
sExhorter, ss; midnight Sun. Ito
Diadi. los; Hendrie, i0s; s1ron Boy
I0l; Walk Up, ss; Golden Chance
l0s; Car. 1o2; sunny Hill, 1oi
Bolster. ss.
sApprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear. track fast.
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Offices In Ship Board
Shake-up Closed at
Night To Clerks
oepsvsShs. tSEx. % STAR ooAarsns.

Employees of the Shipping
Board are greatly exercised over
an order which for the last two
nights has barred even the jan
itor and the cleaning force from
the eighth and ninth wings OF
the second floor of the Navy
building. These two wings
house the controllers and Rc-
counting divisions. in which
there has been a considerable
shakeup In personnel during the
last two weeks.
Board officials denied all
knowledge of the order. but the
guards of the building stated
the action was taken on instrue-
tions from the chief clerks of
flee. At this office all comment
on the order was refused. II is
said that the order was for
Wednesday night only, but was
kept in force again last night
through an error.
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No Military Alliance
Provided in Treaty,
I Rathenau Declares
BY s. ID. WEYER.
International News Service.

GENOA. April 2o,--walter Rath-
snau, head OF the German delegation.
IN a statement to the International
News Service today, denied the
Russo German treaty contained any
secret clauses.
Especially there is no clause pro
viding for military alliance between
the two countries" he declared.
Germany and Russia have agreed.
as a result OF conferences, that they
win not cancel the treaty" Rathenau
continued. you cannot make this
too strong. We win maintain the
treaty"
The German leader was indignant
over rumor that has been spread
to the effect that there has been a
split in the German delegation. The
rumor had IL that Chancellor Wirtn
and Rathenau had split.
"The rumor is absolutely un-
founded" Rathenau said. ''The
whole delegation is absolutely unan-
tmous."
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JoFFRE WILL BE QUEST
OF HARVARD OlEE CLUB

Marshal Joffre. this week paying
a farewell visit to Washington, win
be tho guest of honor at the oon-
cert by the Harvard University Glee
Club at <s4S O'Clock this afternoon
In the National Theatsr, Prior to
the concert members OF the club with
be received by President Harding,
During the clubs European tour
last summer II was sponsored by
President Millerand and Marshals
Joffre and Foch, The glee club, un-
der direction OF DR., Archibald T..
Dawson. has abandoned the tradi.
tionai slee club programs and has
earned reputation as a mems
chorus.
The club win give conoerts at Wal
ter Reed and Mount Alto Hospitals
and tonight will be entertained by
the washington Harvard Club at
dinner at the Racquet Club.
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that we know nothing about" de-
clared Connor. I'VE haven't been
able 10 gather all Of the evidence we
want.
"I am not sure Milton Furr fired
the fatal shot. II looks as IL there
may possibly be q conspiracy some
where"
-Four shotguns, one showing the
appearance of having been fired re-
Gently. are part of the evidences
bottles Of bootleg whiskey, found
on Hatcher after he was shot. is
another bit of evidence.
AS to the shotguns, the one which
seems to have been fired recently
did not belong to the man who con-
fessed the killing. II was owned by
Lewis Furr.
According to witnesses, the shoot.
ing occurred following a fight In
Mitchell's store. Hatcher had bean
arguing with Charles and Alec Furr.
brothers. Mitchell ordered Hatcher
out of the store. Hatcher had only
gone a few feet outside when he was
shot through the breast, dying In
stantly
Milton Furr, In confession, de-
clared he happened to be passing
when Hatcher emerged. he said
Hatcher threatened his life with a
knife and in self-dcfense he was
forced to fire.
No witnesses have been found
who saw Milton in the neighbor-
hood. But witnesses have been
found who saw Lewis FUR near
the scene of the shooting. Com
monwealth Attorney Connor says
he believes he has discredited Lewis
Furr's story that he reached Mitch
ellis store after the shooting.
who killed Hatchsr7 Milton FUR
or Lewis Furr7 And was II a con-
spirscy3 Or did Hatcher really
threaten Milton FNurr, causing the
latter 10 shoot In sclf-defensef
That's what i want 70 know" At
torney Connor declared today.
In the meantime citixens of Mid
dleburg, much aroused over the
crime, watch the work of the
authorities. This little town never
has been stirred for many years
as II is today over this shooting.
The dead man was a produce
dealer, coming 10 Washington every
day. Several months ago; Hatcher
was arrested on a charge of bootleg
ging, according 10 Commonwealth At
tornoy Connor. Authorities declare
this may have been one OF the con.
tributing causes to the difference be-
| tween the two families,
Another cause for differences grew
out of visit OF the FUR boys to the
Hatcher home about a week ago.
The Furr boys are alleged 10 have
raised a rough house." and Hatcher
later IN said TO have threatened to
kin any OF the Furr family II he
caught them near his homo again.
Milton Furr IL out on bail fur
nished by Mrs. Raymond Belmont.
dauKhter-in.law of August Belmont,
OF New York. IT Ia understood she
IN anxious TO surrender Furr to the
authorities. r
Commonwealth Attorney Ccnnor
| declared today that Milton was let
out on bond "hecause he has estab
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
ASKS $500, 900 DAMAGES
FOR BREACH or CONTRACT

NEW YORK, April 2o.--An action
to recover 10000 for alleged breach
of contract was started by William
A. Rafter. sporting editor OF the
Richard X. Fox Publishing Com,
tober, 1918, to undertake a lifetime
position as editor and general man.
ager of the National Police Gazette
at salary Of $3.50 n week with q
yearly increase and annual bonuses
Rafter then charges that on March
4, 1871. he was summarily dismissed
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
Suicide
FOR Staying Of
5 WIFE
Atlantic City Man Believed to
Have Resented Criticism of
His ldleness.

ATLANTIC CITY, April 2o.--What
apparently was murder and sui
eide was brought to light yesterday
when the body OF George Paul was
found In a bedroom over a restau-
rant on South Kentucky avenue and
the body of Mrs. Steven Paul, his
stster-in-law, was discovered In her
bedroom in farmhouse at Smiths
Landing.
George Paul. according TO the
theory of County Physician Souder,
shot the woman when she slept. went
to Atlantic City, locked himself In
his bedroom and committed suicide.
Mrs. Paul was twenty-eisht years
old, the mother Of three children.
the youngest four.
The room In which George Paul
ended his life was over a restaurant
conducted by his brother Steven and
brotherin-law. James Ross. No
note was found and the police ars
uncertain as to the motive for the
supposed murder and suicide. though
they believe II dependency over
Paul's inability to get work and
anger because Steven and his wife
had taken him TO task for his idle
ness.
Police say that George recently
completed a jail term as a highway.
man and that his record kept him
out of steady employment. Police are
Investigating a report that a detsin.
err had been lodged against him by
the police OF Wilkes Barre, Pa
Though Steven and George quar-.
relied because the latter's inability to
get work there was no question of
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
.SOv|ET-GERMAN
|. TREATY. CALLED
ALLIED PRODUCT
Borah Terms It Inevitable Re.
suit of Policies of Asso-
ciatsd Powers.
BY UNITED STATES SENATOR
WILLIAM e. BORAH.

WILLIAM K. BORAH.
Copyright. .lssa. by international News
servics.}
The Russia n a Gernan treaty. or
alliance. is the natural. inevitable
result of tho policy of the allies.
or associated powers. since the
armistice.
IL is an iegitimately their work
as II they had written the treaty
and said to Russia and Germany;
"Sign herery
When the four-power Pscific)
treaty was signed. Russia. a. q
Pacific power, was wholly ignored.
Since that time Japan, one of the
signers of the four-power alliance,
has been pushing her troops farther
and farther into Russian territory.
When the powers assembled Al
Genoa. three of the great rowers
went down to Lloyd George villa
and discussed what they wouId pro-
badly do with Russia and Germany
Russia was advised OF the condi.
|
Germany was advised that tJs quee-
tion OF rsparations could not be con
sidered.
Russia made a suggestion sbolt
disarmament and France weseated H.
Now. after the four power alliance
and after the first manecynrs al
Genoa. the natural. the In ivilablo,
thing was ths coming together II
Russia and Germany. Germany has
about 10000. 900 people. Russia al
least 10000. 900, and their economic
interests are closely intertwinr3 and
inter-dependent. They did whas was
prophesied many times during the
four.power treaty debate thsy would
do--they made an alliance Of their
own.
Those who believe in ailisncss 30 %.
not for a moment object to THO aili'
ance.
III an alliance Is good thing for
four powers. II must have some v!r.
tues for two powers. You cannot
eliminate or ostracixe 10000. 900 and
$50 .o0o. 900 people like Germany and
Russia, or 4oo. 900. 900. as In China,
and avoid counter-sll.ances. In other
words, that which happened WAS 10
be expected. II was logical.
If alliances are good thing. dc
not see why this should not be help
full TO Europe. Certainly. IL Russia
and Germany can come TO an under,
standing about the economic inter
ests, dispose OF their debts and open
up trade. IL ordinarily ought 10 have
a favorable effect upon Europear
affairs generally.
Lloyd George complained, and
very properly complained In his
opening speech. that the European
powers were ':snariing" Mt one an
other. Russia and Germany evi
IDENTIFY concluded that 20 far n
they were concerned. they seem ts
have gotten together out OF q sheer
matter Of elf-defense and also out
of q great ionesomeness.
After II was determined that the
Versailles treaty could not b
changed. or modified. or rspara
tions taken up and adJustsd Il
seemed TO me very improbable thai
q general conference would accom-
plice anything exoe?t very SUPER
ficial things. The basis OF recon
struction In Europe. the bAGs oi
economic health In Europe. 10
complete revision Of the versAilles
treaty and a readjustmsnt Of rep
arattons.
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NoN-UNIoN MINERS MADE
TO WEAR "SCAB" SIGN

BELLAIRE. Ohio, April 2o.--Fivc
local employees OF a nenunion mine
In Benwood. w. Va. were captured
by crowd Of 100 persons while on
their way to work this morning and
forced 10 march about the streets
wearing signs reading, II am dirty
scab."
One negro who attempted 10 escape
was beaten. A patroiman stopped
the marchers at the city building
and they promised TO release their
prisoners"
Some of the prisoners" were cap.
tured at an Ohio river ferryboat
landing. The others are said TO have
been taken from street cars.
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lished his self-dsfense" However, as
the Investigation continues and addi-
tional evidence In being obtained. At
torney Connor declares now he is In
clined TO doubt Milton's story.
II arm going 20 ask that the bail be
increased next week" Connor says.
"I win do this when Milton and
others of the Furr family are ar.
raigned before the court.
Charles and Alec Furr are broth.
ers. Milton FUR is the son OF
Charles Furr and Lewis Fiurr In the
SON OF Alec Furr.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
HOLLAND RECOGNIZES
oBREOON GOVERNMENT

Official a6vices from Mexico City
sAy that the government of the
Netherlands has formally recognized
the government OF General Obrcgon
and that Baron van Aasbeck has
been appointed minister TO Mexico.
Baron van Aasbeck was formerly
the Dutch minister In Japan.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
Concert for Soldiers Camp.

TO collect funds with which TO
build summer camp for wounded
and disabled soldiers, an interna.
tional five-star concert win be given
at New National Theater. May and
8, under the auspices OF the Soldiers
Institute. At these performances,
five nations win be represented:
UNITED States, Holland. Hungary,
Italy and Poland-each artist giving
an Interpretation OF his respective
country.
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No Delegate for u. s.
by international News Service.

II Frank A. vanderlip or any OTTER
American banker sits In at the
meetings of the finance committee of
the Genoa conference. IL win be pure
ly in a private capacity and not as
an official representative of the
United States. 1t was made clear to-
day at the State Department.
II is regarded as certain that the
United States win politely bur firmly
reject any invitation TO have an of.
fetal American representative ON
the commission.
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. L. L
REP()O|ATES.
OBLIGATION.
AT PARLEY
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Nonttnue0 kronu hSt NoSoS
premier said. in explaining his belief
that the Russo German treaty trou.
BILE has beer solved.
The French premier worked at
his office until early today ON the
situation growing out OF the sign
ing of the treaty OF Rapalio by
the Germans and Russians. He was
IN communication with M. Barthou
at Genoa during the night.
All of the French papers agree
that drastic action with regard to
Germany is absolutely necessary.
Jouvnel, writing in the Matin. de-
clares: 1T is necessary to impose
disarmament and payment upon
Germany. Where? At Genoa? 1T
II too late. Germany? There Is
still time"
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
COMMON
.Ab0vE100,F|RSI
time Since 1920
Rise In Stock Value Taken As
Forecast Of Rapid Business
Revival.
By oossnepolisan News ssrvics.

NEW YORK. April zvs-Ine
common stock Of the United States
steel Corporation. the ''bell COW
of the big market, today sold az
par for the first time since 1899.
Before noon it went to l01hs.
1t was an event of great import
ance to the street and nation.
TO Wall street. steel at par. meant
q roaring market, and prospects OF
a continuation of the recent boom.
To the street" steel at par spells
overtime for busy brokers' clerks.
fat commissions and a big turnover
of stocks.
TO the nation as a whole the an
Inouncement brings good cheer, for
business the country over long has
looked upon United States Steel as
an accurate barometer OF business
conditions.
Registers Business Pulse"
steel common has registered the
pulse OF the American business
world over wide range.
| It's high record was 1864 In the
'swar baby" boom days OF lsl7 and
it's lowest record was SIS during the
depression of 1904.
During 1891 the high price for the
stock was ssh, made early TN the
tNE8f. anu the low WhS w.
In 1899 steel sold up TO 1oe. after
which IL suffered an abrupt decline
to 1914.
The present price has been made
during boom period OF almost
| frenzied activity on the Stock Elk
change. During six fun trading
days, excluding the Saturday two
hour session, more than 8 $500. 600
shares have been traded in, an aver
age Of 1,Szb. 900 shares changing
hands daily.
over a period Of several weeks.
the effect of financial and business
/ reports of the business revival,
which In now manifestng itself was
visible In the Stock Exchange. Lead
ers In business in every section of
the country have forecast a steady
| ifhproveneut The weekly standard
business reviews, such as Dun's and
Bradstreet's, have added their evil
dence to the total, showing business
on the upgrade. Their reviews have
been more conservative
wall Street Takes Lead.
The Wall Street district. dealing in
futures as usual. has spoken In more
pronounced fashion. Future Inn
provement fn business is betng dis
4 t1hAtS& W tAt1 1k'Na1<<~s1sNB - e&%*e~ 49,
| general public In getting aboard
Outstanding financial facts upon
which the current boom lis built In
/ cluds:
Big increase In untitled steel
tonnage report.
Ending Of the trade war with m
dependents.
Steady weekly increase In building
activities.
Monthly reports reveal almost
unanimous Increase I'm net revenue
available for dividends and better
i ments.
4 Great increase IN placing Of ran
way equipment orders
Gradual resumption In many Hines
bring increase i'm steel consumption.
Rapid advance I'm volume OF motor
car demand and production increases
In steel consumption.
Low Money Rates Fnctor.
Low money rates.
Decrease in unemployment.
Increased buying power of asrscul-
tural districts through advance in
prices for produce.
Bigger bank ciearfnrs.
Increased car loadinss.
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American Aid Sought.
BY Hnternational News Service.


LONDON, April 20-The sub-com-
mittee OF the financial committee
Of the Genoa conference, composed
of international bankers. is unable
to complete it's work without co
operation from America, which
members Of the committee hope win
be available. says a Genoa dispatch
to the Evening Standard today.
The Allies are expected to make
a formal request to the United
States that she send a representa-.
tive to sit at the subcommittee
meetings.
Frank A. vanderlip. New York
banker and unofficial American OBJ
server at the conference, has in.
formed the Standard that he Is
willing TO undertake the represen-
tation, but believes II viii be Inn
possible to secure Washington
acquiesence TO the plan.
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Keep Cool ana wAit.

The thing In Tar fron being a.
one.sided as these folks would make
us believe. It is so easy to charge
Germany and Russia with bad
faith, and there are a lot of type
writer athletes who have never
discovered that the war Ia over.
Some of them are merely digging
up their old invcctive phrases and
jumbling them together into new
spasms of indignation.
For all of these, there 10 but one
bit of advice that is worth any.
thing. That In:
Keep your shirt on"
Even at the White House and
the State Department, this advice
is being followed. and neither Pres
ident Harding nor Secretary Hughes
has permitted himself to be In
duced TO champion the British
French outburst against the Russo
Germaptreaty.
II is significant, too. that the
twenty neutral nations at Genoa
are reported to be siding with Ger.
many and Russia and against the
big and little ententss. That csr.
tainiy is significant, for not even
the biggest of the neutrals-Spain,
Switzerland, Holland. Denmark
Sweden and Norway--are In a 20
sition 10 incur the wrath Of Lon
don or Paris. unless they are con
WINGED that there is a lot more
smoke than fire In the eruption.
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GENOA EVENTS
JUSTIFY j. s. IN
KEEPING ALERT
Politicus Sees Developments
Abroad Warranting Aioof-
ness by Watchfuinsss.
By POLfTICUs.


Again let us rejoice that the
United States is not a participant
In the rumpus at Genoa and that
Congress has rejected all overturss
OF the Administration to confer
upon us membership In the rep
arations commission.
Even as Il Is. Secretary Hughes
win have to exercise lot OF cool
ness and seif-restraint to keep JUS
from getting caught In the meshes
Of the web that is being spun at
Genoa. The Secretary OF State ia
trying hard to conceal the fact
that In the present conflict his
sympathies are with France and
against Germany.
But even beyond this. II must be
remembered that we are getting all
our information OF what is going on
at Genoa through entente sources.
Besides Richard Washburn Child.
our ambassador at Rome, who is
sending his observations" the
State Department Is being favored
with the British views through
Colonel Harvey and with the
French views through Ambassador
Herrick. II would be q brave
American diplomat indeed who un.
dertook to forward the German side
Of the question--let alone that of
Russia.
Nine-tenths of the news dis.
patches which are filing up Amer
lean newspapers concerning the
hectic events are being filtered
through similar entente channels.
80 that IL is easy TO account for
the amount of anti-German excite
ment which In being manifested In
lot OF American offices.