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The Washington times., 1922-03-19
w RESIDENCE
NOT NECESSARY.
HIS VIEWPOINT.
Declaration Of intention Suf-
ficisnt, 10 Amazing Defense
Of Alexandria Judge.
COMMITTEE IN oUANDARy
II II Sustains Opinion II Will
Mean Open invitation
To Decree Seekers.

Tens Of Thousands OF divorces
may be the grist Of Little
Reno's" divorce mill, if the Alex
andria Bar Association sustains
Robinson Moncure, the famous
divorce judge who signed s07 de-
crees in twenty-one months.
After . months investigation
Of the Moncurs regime, the com
|mittee yesterday heard the start
|lins deciarstion made BY counsel
for the accused judge that resi-
denes "a, Alsxaadria = not mecca;
sary 10 Ut I divorces there
Z sDselssS Sks6h - IL satsons = sat
ficient IN the opini6n Of Judse Mon.
cure and his counsel. Attorney John
s. Barbour. to warrant the issuance
OF divorce. "Residence," they con-
tended before. the bar association
committee, IL not necessary. They
held that ''domicile" u all that ID
necessary under the Virginia divorces
laws. t,
Whether a rooming house has
nine. ninety or nine hundred rooms,
they contended, does not regulate
: how many persons may have their
"domicile" there.
Offers Defense.
According to the Moncure con-
struction Of the law, man or
woman seeking q divorce may visit
Alexandria, choose house and de-
clare his or her intention Of making
it q domicile for one year. thus
complying with the law. Moncure
told the special grand jury investi.
eating the divorce evil that man
may have four or five residences
and one domicile, at one and the
same time.
This was the defense offered yes.
terday afternoon before the bar a.
sociation on behalf Of Mopcure. who
issued 152 divorces in twenty-one
months on the testimony of a single
witness.
Legal precedents ad lib were cited
by Barbour to sustain the position
of the divorce Judge.
Barbour assailed Attorney Frank
Stuart for his activity in the divorce
mill expose and charged that The
Washington Times had deliberately
and maiiciously misstated the facts
in stories dealing with the divorce
evil. nj
He called on the probe committed
to give Moncure clean bill oi
health. E
Quandary ID Faced.
The bar association COMMITTEES
finds itself in auandary. To sus
tain Moncure would be to throw open
the gates and invite to the city thou
sands Of divorce seekers from al
the States. To support the conten
ton that has been frequently made
by a majority OF the committee that
residence" In Alexandria should be
required in divorce cases would be
to condemn the practices Of Mon
cure.
Members OF the committee whose
names have appeared in the press
are receiving ietters from all parts
Of the nation hsking for information
a. to when court convenes and as to
how speedily divorce decrees can be
procured for the writers.
The bar association committee will
meet In executive session early this
week to plan a course Of procedure
in making a final report to the full
Alexandria Bar Association. 1t is
probable that each OF the seven mem.
bers Of the special committee will
prepare q report; that these reports
win be consolidated and q general
recapitulation win 20 TO the bar ~.
sociatioa-
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ENGLAND uses
JAPAN As TOOL
!. TO PHOLDONN
NAVAL PRESTIGE
Best Qualified Democrat. Ex-
posing Vices Of Treaty, Bares
Stupid Hughes Strategy.
PLAYED BALFoUR's GAME
U. S. Barred by Pact From
Maintaining Friendship With
Russia and China.

The folIOlOing coDsnnu-
nicdtioH ID from, the one
Democrat best qualified
in experience and inspor-
tance, in Knowledge and
authority, 70 speak COW
[ckRtfu
|raev AZ tt II
the matter of the four
po,oer treaty. The cOsss-
n,l1,icatiOn is giUen in
full and lcith all the i'm
pressiDeness of space and
position due 50 notable
q document:
To the Editor OF Inc WASH
ington Times:
I have a feeling that while
your papers opposition to
the ratification of the four.
power treaty is very earnest
and well sustained, it is not
as effective as it might be
for some reasons which /
will point out.
The Senatorial opponents
of the treaty consist Of: b
(a) Resentful De m O.
Gratis who at heart are for
the League of Nations and
who feel that they are JUS
titled in retaliating
against the Republicans
for a purely partisan anti
Wilson opposition to the
League.
(b) A considerable and
growing mum ber of
thoughtful men who have
analyzed the treaties clear
ly and who feel that they
are inherently bad; that
the American negotiators
were entirely out-maneu-
vered, and that the treaties
have some discernible and
many more latent dangers
in them.
t(c) A numerically small
group of irreconcilables
who see in the treaty q
foreign ENHANCEMENT and
are opposed to it upon the
same grounds upon which
they opposed the League.
The Washington times., 1922-03-19

The begging business is boom
ing. John Stephan is arrested
while moving a crippled old bog
gar to q better stand. He ad-
mits that he "hires and fires
beggars" for living and makes
an average profit Of $500 a
week. after paying the beggars
So a day wages, taking all their
earnings.
He explains it thus: "Not one
man in ten il fit to be in busi-
ness for himself. I tell them
how and where to beg. they
get their SO regularly and are
content"
There are exploiters every.
where, from the gutter to the
palace. Few. As the master
Continued on Page .. Column ~
The Washington times., 1922-11-27
FIRE HAZARDS Less .-
WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTS

Electricity, properly used. y q
means Of removing from the home
the fire danger Involved IN hand
ling matches, oil lamps. candles.
gas flafnes and other devices which
Il has replaced. How often We
used to hear OF the lace curtain
blowing against an open gas flame
and bringing the fire department
down tho street at double-quick
A recent pubiiestion .of ths
Bureau OF Standards Of the De
partment OF Commerce at Wash.
ington has this TO say about cleo
tricity In the household:
eElectricity II one Of the most
conteniently applied forms Of an.
ergy Tor household processes and
activities.S In addition to tts con-
yenience and adaptability for such
purposes, II has the further Inn
portant advantages, when properly
used. OF increased safety over
many Of its predecessors and com
petitorE for rendering like serv-
Ice, such az candles. oil lamps,
acetylene. gasoline for lighting and
power. and coal, oil or gasoline
stoves for cooking and heating.
1T does away with the use OF
matches and the use within build.
ings OF substances such as coal.
OIL and gasoline, which OF them
selves impose greater or less
fire hazard whenever stored within
the building" M
The Washington times., 1922-11-27
Lamps And Lights
Show Unique
Effects

Wired vases with fringed
shades in contrasting colors
make attractive lamps for liv-
ing room Or library, and the cur
rent vogue for side wall illumi-
nation has brought about many
unique effects in shades and
shields.
II should be borne in mind that
the fixture determines the light
value almost as readily as the
lamp itself because the fixture
Is the channel Cf distribution
and its texture and design may
make or mar the quality Of the
light diffused.
People are apt to forget when
selecting fixtures, that they
must harmofiize BY daylight as
well as lamplight and that the
fixture which Is decorative and
lovely when the light Is turned
ON is oftsntimes q jarring note
under the clear and steady glare
Of daylight.
Fixtures should be chosen most
carefully.
The Washington times., 1922-11-27
GUEST sUPPERs
aC0OKEDF|NELf
by WIRE
Expert Explains How Pleasure
Of Entertaining Is
~ increased.

Entertaining IL sometimes o nui-
sance II refreshments have 70 pe
prepared in the kitchen on the coal
range or gas stove. The hostess
hates to leave her guests TO wait
in obyiods anticipation OF the food
she disappears 20 prepare.
Electric cooking DEVICES have
solved this problem for the hostess
and there is hardly wired home
that does nor boast Of chatting dish,
grin or waffle iron. The electric
waffle iron Is particularly adapted
for the company supper. II does
not have to be creased is
no heavy, smelly smoke involved,
and the waffles that It tursn out
tickle the palate of epicure and
commoner alike, and may be. served
at table with electrically percolated
coffee.
convenient and handy TO use that
the hostesS who ID planning ard
parties, sewing bees or club meet.
ings this winter would do well 70
equip her dining room electricaliy.
II she has not enough electrical
connections to use those appliances
conveniently she can press into
service Electric Susan" com
pact little table with three places
where devices may be plugged IN
and fed current. A master cord
runs from "Susie" to the wall con.
nection, thus making three sefficient
electrical connections from one.
The Washington times., 1922-11-27
ELECTRICITY ADDIpo TO
CONF oRTs or LIFE

ONLY ONE TRIP through the
shop Of q dealer In electrical sup.
piles win show how many comforts
and conyeniences the magic Of cleo
tricity adds 20 life.
The countless tasks accomplished.
M through the uses Of the appii-
ances. Il evident on every side. In
order 70 gain the best results
Gom ELECTRICAL appliances and
fixtures Of an sorts. II is most Inn.
portant thar those Of high quality
ana proved worth be chosen.
Dealers fully versed In electrical
service viii not recommend cheap
and iow-erade devices
The Washington times., 1922-11-27
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

Electrical Editor; NY electric
sewing machine. OF the portable
style, does not work 80 weli az II
did when 4 was newer. Can you
tell me what b wrong7
Mrs. n. r.. Salem. Ohio.
II "a impossible even to surmise
vnat the trouble may be without q
detailed description Of the machine.
However, IN the majority Of cases.
roubie with sewing machines is
caused BY lack OF oiline. Use q
clear, thin oil on ever part Of the
machine. not forgetting the motor.
Win the foDtsdriven machine, q
woman was fully aware when her
machine needed oiling, because she
found 4 heavy to operate. With the
motor driven type the situation is
somewhat different, because no ef-
fort u expended in operating the
machine. and the necessity OF oiline
8 therefore not obvious.
The instruction book which comes
WITH the machine indicates those
parts needing Oh.
Electrical. Editor: some friends
Of mine claim that their vacuum
cleaners make their electricity
bills very high. although II is ad-
Svertised that the cleaners cost
only cent an hour to operate.
VIII you please explain t. dis
crepancy? should like a clean
er. but cannot afford to pay very
much more for electricity.
MRS. BENSON.
Anyone who win note carefully
what u the meaning Of the various
electrical terms INVOLVED win have
no trouble In ascertaining exactly
what It costs TO operate an electric
cleaner just as you can tell what
II costs TO have fried eggs for
breakfast when you know the price
OF eggs per dozen. There IL no
mystery about It.
Motors in use on vacuum clean
ers or the standard household type
seldom use more than $50 watts Of
current per hour. Such q motor
VIII therefore run more than six
hours continuously ON one kilowatt
q 900 Ewatts) Of current, which is
the unit the electric company uses
In measuring and billing. US for
electricity.
Look on your electric bili and see
what the company charges you per
1000 watts Tor per X. w. H. as II
b generally written DOWN. and then
simply take one-sixth Of that
amount to determine what Il costs
to run the cleaner per hour. The
average charge for electricity per
kilowatt hour IL 10 cents, and al
that rate the cleaner costs between
Is I cent and IN ospts per hour 70
The next question IL, how many
hours q month do you operate the
cIeaner7 I watched many house.
wives carefully, and It II my OBJ
servation. that In an average home
OF seven or eight rooms the vacuum,
cleaner 10 used not over half an
hour each day and two hours on
Cleaning day" That makes five
hours per week. q generous al.
iowance indeed. And five hours
per week means about twenty-five
per month. II WIN be seen that at
this rate you are relieving yourself
OF one Of the hardest Of household
tasks for approximately rs cents Q
month.
Let me Impress upon You the
The Washington times., 1922-11-27
TEST or FELEcTRIc IRON 4
SHOWS BIC TIME SAVING

Recently IN q test to show the
difference IN time required 70 Iron
clothes BY hand and with an electric
ironsr. ful! weeks ironing In .
consisfing Of both wearing apparel
and linens. requiring five hours 10
iron by hand. were turned out BY
the use OF the ironer IN one and
three-quarter hours.
The Washington times., 1922-11-27

truth that there 10 no possible way
for the vacuum cleaner or any other
electrical appliance. 70 increase
your electric bill unless you m
crease the hours you operate IL A
vacuum cleaner could not increase
your bill even 90 much as u q
month unless you need II about 100
hours per month. and that would
mean all morning. every weekday
In the month"; Which 10 obviously
ridiculous.
Electricity 10 measured ~ &C
curately as any other product you
buy and Il n easy to determine
how little II costs to operate Q
vacuum cleaner.
The Washington times., 1922-11-27
BIGGEST LIGHT is SHOWN
ALONG WITH SMALLEST

One OF the unique exhibits at
the recent Electrical show In Pitts
bufgh, Pa. consisted Of the largest
ana the smallest eiectr' lamp made.
The large lamp represents wat
tage Of 10000. eauaiing 4o-hcrse-
power, and generates 30 much heat
that Il can be burned but Is min
utes consecutively: the smallest
lamp, used In medical examination.
,ls'rated at about one-haif Of one
watt.
The Washington times., 1922-11-27
Measure jna ecsrfs. |"

In the electrical home exhibits y
Cleveland. ohio. during Noyenber
there was shown an eIscfric meter
which talks cents' insteed q kiIo-
watts. resistsrins currsnt psed p
various Appliances IN cents tnsteee
or By the usual record of
hours. "a
The Washington times., 1922-11-27
EIectrIc crealn WhIpper.

A sanitary cream.Whippine ma,
chine with q separate motor for
other kitchen tasks II valuable
addition 70 any kitchen or pantry
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
3. ana o. Make. New High.

Strength in the transportation group
was particularly in evidence In Balti-
more and Ohio. which reached new
high for the year above "a on over
night news that the pending coal strike
and shopmen's walkout are virtually
the only bar to the resumption Of divi-
dends on the company's common stock
This road is primarily soft coaler. but
with coal traffic greatly reduced its
freight revenues in May and June were
about 10 per cent. in excess Of the
corresponding months last year. indi-
eating that general resumption Of
mining operations would send gross
operating revenues far above the cur
rent level. In the first six months Of
1922 the Baltimore and Ohio showed
transportation expenses were reduced
by about $7.000.000. as compared with
the first half of 1921. Of which saving
about one-third was put into increased
maintenance.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
s,4oc sacks; iubricatins oil. $500 gallons.
PENNSYLVANIA OIL.

OIL CITY. Pa, July is.--Credit balance,
%sn,.. me- s Se.sss: ss's; svsr.s: s'i ISL. 's snip
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
Biz Fo.r-New York Central.

Tho issuance Of $23.47S. 500 New York
Central stock In exchange for $4,000
900 Big Four preferred at par and about
S17, ,00O, 900 common at 80, recently ap-
proved by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, will increase tho Centrafs out
standing stock to a total OF little over
$273, 100000. In due course the Cen
trails acquisition Of Big Four stock VIII
be followed by lease or consolidation or
both. Either would effect an increase In
the Centrars income account Last year
the Big Four earned $5.17 share on
its common stock. and In May. 1922,
2 per cent dividend was declared on
that issue, indicating that 1t was being
put on 4 per cent. basis. It's net op-
Grating income in the first half OF 1922
exceeded that of the first six months OF
1921 by $7,600.00 1t is estimated that
IL the net earnings of the second half OF
1922 are no better than those OF the cor
responding half Of 1921 the Big Fesrs
final net income for 1922 will show $1b
or SIG share on its common stock.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
Market street Earnings.

Almost simultaneously with tho news
that plans Of the city Of San Francisco
for purchasing the property Of the Mar
ket Street Railway Company have been
postponed indefinitely. comes the an
nouncement Of tho company's earnings
for June, showing continuation of the
betterment noted in operating results
Of the last several months. The COM
pany's June statement disclosed gross
operating revenues amounting to $S14,-
563: net earnings after taxes. totaling
$1S4,915; total income from all sources
Of $18s,73S. and final net income Of
$125.837.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
b. and M. Earning. rmprove.

Although the Juno earnings statement
OF the Boston and Maine Railroad is ex-
pected to show that this road Is still in
the red," the months deficit after fixed
charges probably will be no larger than
the final deficit OF $26.419 in May, and
the aggregate deficit after all charges
for the first six months Of the year will
be less than 100000. contrasted with a
final deficit of $7.972.o00 for the first
half Of 1921. In connection with the I'M
provement indicated by the foregoing
figures. 1t Is noted that the Boston and
Names severe shrinkage In coal ton
mage, owing to the miners strike. has
been largely offset by increased move
ment of merchandise and miscellaneous
freight.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
Penn-seaboard stock Heavy.

Heavy trading In Penn-Seaboard Steel
shares yesterday, with a weak tone in
the quotations most Of tho day, reflected
the convictions OF many traders that the
much talked Of merger with another
steel manufacturing company will not
come to pass. After having been twice
postponed to definite dates, the Penn
Seaboard stockholders' meeting called
for ratification Of the merger plan has
been put off for a third time-this time
indefinitely. Big offerings Of the stock
yesterday broke 1t to 8, which compares
with q quotation on the last rise of
1sH, the high price for the year.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
Time Money Rates Lower.

If any further proof were needed of
the extreme ease Of the money situation,
that offered yesterday by q reduction
averaging about u per cent. all along
the line in time money mates should be
sufficient Short dated loans declined
to 8% a. per cent with four to six
months loans quoted at 4@4A per cent.
Similar reductions were shown in the
new rates for commercial paper. A rise
was merely q reflection Of a temporary
tightening of the call loan rate. This
was largely due to the withdrawal by
interior banks Of their balances here
by reason of the lower rates Of the last
few days. Call money on the floor of
the New York Stock Exchange remained
at per cent. all day.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
Motor Shares naided.

Extreme weakness in the shares Of the
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company in the
last hour yesterday was the signal for
a general selling movement in all of the
motor stocks. Pierce-Arrow issues were
the weakest feature, as a result of heavy
selling due to the report that q refinano-
proposition said to be under discussion
will not be favorable to the present
stockholders. Officials and directors of
the company have declined to comment
orators for the most part sold the other
motors rather heavily when TIE weak
ness in Pierce-Arrow showed itself. Sup
porting orders in stocks like Studebaker.
Chandler and ono or two others were
conspicuous by their absence. indicating
to market observers that interests identi-
fled with the market in these issues were
not averse to seeing prices little lower.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20

this statement will be one of the best
from an earnings standpoint of any OF
the statements Of recent quarters and
will reveal as no other has the extent 10
which the steel industry has prospered
since last summer It's lowest level. The
Lackawanna statement on Tuesday like
wise reflected recent Improvement IN
the industry with a materially lower
deficit
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
CANADA.

New York funds in Montreal: fs5s pre-
iinm a $1,000: Montreal funds in New York,
% discount VI 900.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
De i. Huerta Returns to Mexico.

Adolpho de la Huerta, Mexican FL
nance Minister, who started on his way
in conference with bankers and oil mon
in New York. said he did not expect for
NAL ratification Of his agreements signed
here until September. He anticipates
that President Obregon will approve the
oil and debt agreements Immediately.
Tho Mexican Congress will not meet
until September 1, and for that reason
final ratification cannot be obtained
prior to that time. The Minister of
Finance expects little opposition to the
plans as they are now drawn UP. Senor
de Ia Huerta is not q general. title
which has been used enormously in con-
nection with his name.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
steel Statement Next Tuesday.

The excellent showing made by. the
Republic Iron and Steel Company In its
statement for the second quarter. re-
vealing a net profit for the first time in
more than a year. has caused consider
able speculation concerning the quar-
terly statement 70 be made public by
the United States Steel Corporation next
Tuesday. II - gsneraiiy expected that
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
sugar stscks DO Better.

Tho eharp upturn in prices for vari-
Gus grades Of refined and raw sugar
has made itself felt in the market for
sugar company shares and many Of them
have turned up to points well above
recent low quotations. Notable gains
have been made In recent market ses-
sions by American Sugar. Cuban-Ameri-
can Sugar. Cuba Cane Sugar. &C. Heavy
demand for refined sugar. coupled with
steady upward course In the price of
raws. has resulted in three advances in
two days in the price of refined. All
companies advanced their quotations on
Tuesday and again yesterday morning,
while somc concerns made a third ad-
vance later in the day. The highest
price announced yesterday was the $50
cent level established by the Federal
Sugar Refining Company.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK.

Exports from New York yesterday:
wheat, 8l.s63 bushels; oats. 12s4s
bushels; lard. 64s,272 pounds; corn, 152,Scs
bushels; baccns, AS.00o pounds; flour,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-10-19
NOTICE
STATE OF WISCONSIN, Marath,
- -. a

STATE OF WISCONSIN, Marathon
County, City. of Wausau.-ss.
Notice is hereby given that the re-
port of the Board of Public Works up
on the assessments of damages and
benefits made by ii upon the con-
struction of paving, water main ex-
tension, sewer, cement sidewalk,
curb and gutter, street sprinkling,
street cleaning. street oiling, snow
shoveling, hauling rubbish, is now on
file in my office and the Common
Council will, at meeting to be held
on the Sth of November, 1922, at s
O'Clock p. m. of that day, consider
such report and hear all objections
which may be made thereto and de-
termine what. portion OF the cost OF
improvements, IL any, shall be paid
by the city at large.
Dated this 10th day of October, 1922
FRANK n. BLECHA. City Clerk.