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The Washington times., 1922-07-18

world TO know. They are love
letters. letters from the heart. and
every one ! am proud of. ! am so
sorry that | cannot say that | kept
the letters he wrote to me. But
he kept mine and l love him all
the more for 1t.
II prayed in our room last night
for him. Heaven Is love and love
is Heaven. and I'm in Heaven when
I am with him in spirit. Why, his
spirit is walking beside me right
now"
The passionate letter. written Just
before Culp was taken from the local
Jail and placed on the train for Ohio
follows:
Dearest and Precious"
My Most Dearest and Pracious
Wilson-More precious than ever be.
fore. love you more Intensely
than ever
To tho dearest on earth to me?
And my sad heart aches.
Till II nearly breaks.
Is 1t aught to Him, does He see?
oh, yes. He cares. know He cares.
Ny heart is touched with my Erief,
Though the days are weary,
The long nights dresry.
] know my Savior cares
81 tried TO sing those words the
best | could through the tears in my
cell.
II suppose you are in handcuff.
now. and, oh. how ! pity you. Oh
so much, so very much. | wish II
would be me instead of you.
Sad has been your life fate, but
rejoice and be happy, dearest. be
cause this life is short. believe
that Jesus is coming real soon.
The main thing is to be reAdy for
heaven and. dearest, will YOU meet
me ther~? I will be looking for you
there, and we can spend eternity to
gether.
Have Done Wrong.
we, both of us, will have to ad
NIT that we have done wrong ir
some things. although the motive ot
our hearts has been right. 1t would
certainly be too bad il you would
have to- go to prison. and ! am 60
ing to do all in my power to influ
ence my parents to not let anything
happen. Ny mothers attitude has
changed since ! talked to her, and
she is going to write home TO father
The Washington times., 1922-07-18
TooT OF ENGINE SAVES
LOST BERRY PICKERS

FREPORT, N. Y, July 1s.--Capt.
Melville Hasan has never had any
difficulty in finding obscure islands
in the South seas, and Fred A.
Booth, credit expert. has never had
any difficulty In locating the finan.
cial solar ,plexus OF any firm, but
when II comes TO finding buckle
berries or the way home after get.
ting lost In the Massapeaua swamps,
that's another story.
Had II not been for the friendly
toot Of a Long Island train they said
they'd probably be hunting their
way out yet. But the huckieberries
eluded them.
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ARMY TRYING To-
.bU|LDb|G: CORPS
FOR EMERGENCY
Well Trained Citizen the Aim
Especially In Technical
Branches.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS.
international News Service.

Interpreting the national defense
act as meaning that the major
strength of the American defense
system shall lie with a great. we'll.
trained body OF citizen officers and
soldiers, the War Department Is J
making q special effort to interest
professional men and those whose
training and experience particularly
qualify them for certain technical
branches of the army.
Will Make Them Fit.
1t Is the intention OF the depart
ment to commission as many as pos
sible Of these men in the Officers
Reserve Corps, where IL Ia hoped to
be able to give them sufficient knowl-
edge Of the rudiments of military
training to enable them TO fit into
the army organization, while at the
same time putting to the best use Of
the army particular knowledge they
possess by reason OF their vocations
in civil life.
Among the professional men the
department hopes to interest in the
Officers Reserve Corps are engi-
ners, who naturally would be as
signed to the Corps OF Engineers:
lawyers. for the Judge Advocate
Generals Department; doctors, for
the Medical Corps: dentists, for the
Dental Corps; electrical engineers
and electricians, for the Signal Corps,
and various other specialists for the
Staff Specialists Officers Reserve
Corps.
Selling" the Idea.
For example, II Is pointed out
that various literary organizations
Of the country include in their mem
bership leading authors. artists.
Journalists. cartoonists and screen
writer's. Many Of these men did
valuable propag aganda and publicity
work for preparedness and Ameri::
canism before and during the world
war. Such men. II is believed. would
make efficient and useful officers
of the staff specialists section In
case OF national emergency. and
| while on inactive status would volun'
tarily give the army desirable pub
licity through the press and screen.
The Washington times., 1922-07-18
SUICIDES BODY FOUND
IN ClUMP OF BUSHES

MILLV1LLE, n. j.. July 49,
The body of an unidentified man,
with a bullet wound through the
head, was found by huckleberry
pickers in q clump OF bushes q
mile south OF here. Police believe
he committed suicide. as re.
volver was found beside him.
Coroner CARL, Of Bridseton, took
charge OF the body. which, II is
believed, had been In the bushes
about three weeks. The man was
apparently about forty and was
dressed in a blue serge suit, striped
shirt and soft hat.
The Washington times., 1922-07-18

chief State hank examiner, who rec.
commended the closing OF the
bank. there were unsecured notes
TO the amount of 383.500 which
might mean consumption OF the
banks entire capital. surplus and Tn
divided profits, rendering it insol'
vent"
John Mitchell. jr.. colored. presi.
dent OF the hank. insisted yesterday
that the bank is solvent.
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CULP MAY.
FACE SLAVE:
COMPLAINT
Father of Girl lnsistant That
Case Be Pushed--Passion-
ate Love Letter Written.
BY International New. Service.

BY International News Service.
XENIA, Ohio, July 18.--Rev. W.
W. Culp, Spring Valley pastor,
pleaded guilty to abandoning his
family In probate court today and
was sentenced to one year in Day.
ton Workhouse and fined $500 and
costs as the result OF his elopement
with Esther Hughes.
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The SkeptieaI Should
Investigate
Drs. Parker & Anksrs Welcome
Such investigations

1t was Herbert Spenser
who said: There is a princi-
pie which is a bar against
all information, which is
proof against all argument,
and which cannot fail to
keep a man in everlasting
ignorance. This principle is
contempt prior to examina-
ton"
It matters not from what
ailment you are suffering OF
what your physician Is at
present using in treating that
disease-you owe II to your
self to get busy and learn
Just what the Vacuum Ma.
tureopsthic (nerves) Treat-
ment can do for you.
This treatment is based
upon the established theory
that your nerves control
every single organ OF your
body. Inefficient nerves,
therefore, are responsible for
inefficient organs. or, in other
words, diseased organs.
To suffer from any of the
following ailments is folly
when such treatment as
this is procurable. Locomo.
tor Ataxia. Paralysis in it's
various forms, Gout. Infan-
tile Paralysis. Writer'S Cramp
or Paralysis, Nervous Ex-
haustion, ,Apoplexy, Ailments
OF the Eyes, Ears and Throat,
Curvature of the Spine, In.
somnia, Lumbago. Tubercu-
losis Of the Bones, Joints and
Tissues, Consumption, Palsy,
Spinal Meningitis and all
ments peculiar 10 women.
We would like to see any
human being suffering from
any of the above ailments
walk into our offices tomor.
row morning, for we feel as.
sured from our past expe-
rience that we could place
each and every one OF them
on the road to good health.
BE not skeptical. but accept
one Of those free consulta.
tions with two OF Americas
foremost drugless and blood.
less healers. References upon
request and reasonable terms
for consultations at your
home.
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-
at the union
scale OF wages.
The men are re.
ported to be alb.
solutely resolute
not to work at
any other scale.
They will not
work AT any
other scale for
their private EN- =
ployers, and 1t
seems today that
they will not
work at any
other scale for
the Government.
The prospect at
this mOnent-A
prospect which
nay he changed
The Washington times., 1922-07-18
By Cosmopolitan New. Service.


DETROIT, Mich, July 1s.-
Esther Hughes, affinity of the
Rev. w. w. Culp, Of Spring Val
ley, Ohio, father Of nine children,
Is en- route today to some summer
resort, where her mother, Mrs.
Thomas J. Hughes, wife of a
Greenville, Ohio, attorney, hopes
she will forget the pastor with
whom she eloped.
To Press Slave Charge.
that Esther's father will press whit.
slave charges against the Rev. MIR.
Culp, the girl. just before leaving
love TO the pastor.
Just a line TO let you know. WI.
son, dear, that I have not deserted
you--and never will. They must be
merciful to you. Pray for me, as
do for you" she wrote.
I'VE are going for rest for Els,
ther," said Mrs. Hughes, and tn n
Esther will go to college. 1t Is
problematical when she will return
home to Greenville."
"il hCNVI IONC dIlNOuc Dul WI
Culp," impetuously broke in the girl.
Our love is holy and fervent. The
supreme happiness of life is the con.
viction that we are loved. and l
know that Wilson loves me.
My love for Mr.. Culp is immu:.
able, changeless, deathless,' she
added.
"Oh, Esther" chided Mrs. Hughes
how can you say that? You must
forget him. although I'll admit he Is
q wonderful man. We are going
away, and l am hoping to forget II
all. l do not wish Esther to write
to him anymore"
Wrote No Love Letters.
Mother" said the girl. you
know | will always write to him.
Why, do you know l have written
him over 200 letters. And he kept
every one of them. He brought
them with him.
And" her eyes flashing hate.
Detective Watts took them all. too,
to show to the court in Xenia.
Well. let them" she went on.
There is not a single word or line
that I'm ashamed of. | want the
The Washington times., 1922-07-18
LABOR WINNER
IN j. S. STRIKES,
/. HARD BELIEVES
Declares Men Determined
To Run Roads or Mines for
Only Union Pay.
BY WILLIAM HARD,
Cosnopolitan News Service.

The prospect at this moment Is
rapidly, increasing that the Presi.
dent will be obliged to install a
temporary governmental admins.
tration OF mines and OF railroads
The Washington times., 1922-07-18
TWO RECEIVERS NAMED
FOR RICHMOND BANK

RICHMOND. VA. July 1s.-On
petition OF the State Corporation
Commission, J. Ran Tucker and
James w. Gordon were appointed re-
ceivers for the Mechanics Sa wings
Bank. the doors OF which were
closed Saturday afternoon.
According to r. r. Richardson,
The Washington times., 1922-07-18

On your vacation you win want
timely news and thrilling fiction.
You win insure your getting both
n you order the Daily and Sunday
Washington Times sent 70 your
mountain or seashore resort. Nine.
ty-five cents brings u 10 you for .
month: $3.50 for three msnths.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-19
The Japanese
Get the Jobs

Editor The Star;
read your article on the Jap Mt.
untlon In California. and Il touches "a
very tender spot here
During the late flood. as you
know, a great deal OF soil WAS washed
out around here: during the erner.
Rency many white men were en-.
'ployed 10 repair the damage.
This really was "A god.send 10 many
OF our citizens, who had not had
work in many months by the good
work OF these men. the roads were
soon opened 10 traffic The men were
laid Off. supposing that the Job was
finished
A number OF those employed were
ex.roldlerr. Then along came a work
train with something like 80 Japs a.
continue the work.
Who was u that made II possible
to build this road up hcre--whs II the
JapsY We think not. an there In not
Jap working ON this branch line.
outside % railroad work. that we are
aware Of. But they are the ones that
get the work 20 keep IL running.
while our own oitizenH are laid off
with nothing TO do but watch IN.
Japs draw the pay that they should
be getting. X. W. pILON,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-19

some Of the oldest and safest banks
In the city and put their money into
that bank.
Today these honest people are poor,
and some even lack shoeH. clothing
and food. tho deceived depositora
think that there are not any cafe
banks in tho city since that bank
failed.
Hundreds have asked me; Don't
you think We will get dollar for dol.
lar. since that bank was a member
OF that guaranty fund7"
The bankruptcy u the Scandlna.
Wan American bank WINS due 10 poor
management. ana whether thoHe 100
banks can be forced TO pay the def.
icit. whether those banks can be held
responsible. stand TO be proven.
Tho greatest satisfaction would OF
course be n the depoaitors could get
dollar for dollar.
II. O. CLArSON.
Y. ~. c. A. Building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-19

Editor The Star.
While dwelling upon the report
recently published by the United
States department Of agriculture TO
the effect that the total value Of
our important farm cropH for last
year was ts.s7s.sTT coo. Il occurred
10 me tho burden Of the inevitable
reconstruction has been nnJuH,iy
loaded on agriculture The 1918
crops brought isn billions and in
1890 the value was about 0 billions
OF doiiars.
Here we live IN a couatry with a
national wealth Of $50 billion dol.
lars: boast Of having half the
worlds gold and combined bank
ing power OF 80 billions. and ntill
va do not seem 20 have power
enough 20 pay our farmers decen,
price for their products. nor TO give
our. unemployed work Mt a living
wage. II there not room for i'm.
provement ina conntFy's financial
system where such a state OF affairs
can preyalir
For anyone that has learned TO
reason from cause 20 effect. II II
apparent tina, there II some truth
In tho statement before the Port.
land Chamber OF Commerce. made
recently By Robert T.. Smith. a
banker: ITO make the avalanche Of
fRrm-priccs stiii more terrific. the
hanks of the United States. very
largely under tho whip and spur Of
the federal reserve board. suddenly
withdrew the support Of credit from
tho agricultural Industry
Add To thiE a charge OF r. g.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-19

Goodman: THE banks have eraeied
too high rate Of interest not jus
Titled by necessity. High rates to
force liquidation % weak concerns
ought not 10 have been applied 10
careful and solvent borrowers. The
average profit Of our banks as a
Who'll. last year were nearly IS per
cent on their capital: tho average
dividend bais that amount"
II Henry Ford had bsen secretary
OF finance. or stan better. our presi-
dent. he surely would have seen to
IL that the burden OF reconstruction
should have come az tn. expense
Of nii our people as far as possible
do not pretend To understand
our complex financial structure. but
surely there arc men In our great
country that had better underatood
how 20 make the descent from the
high peak OF prices ieSs burdcnsome
for fhose that toll.
Indirectly our financial leaders
are 90 great extent responsible
for tho crime epidemic now sweep
Ing our country. Seemingly ignor-
an, OF this. they continue 10 give
out their statements showing how
strong" their positions are.
As the situation now appears. all
our Somuch taIkedabout resources
and the tremendous strength Of. our
banks seem 10 be controlled and
rned--not to promote the welfare
and happiness 81 our nation as a
whoic.but in tho selfish interest
OF few per cent OF our people.
Yours truly. o. n.
Mt Vernon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-19

Editor The Star:
Much Of the poverty and sthrva.
ton In our city h due TO the defunct
Scandinavian American bank. and
Dissatisfaction and mistrust In the
strongest and safest banks in Seattle
arc due TO the same.
Honest. Industrial and reliable PEG.
pie In good faith noticed how that
bank advertised; Deposits Guaran.
toed by Washington Bank Deposi.
tors Guaranty Fund OF the state Of
Washington" etc. and. some even
thought that this INFANT that the
whole state was behind that bank.
They also noticed how that strong
bank" advertised Alaska Building.
Home Of the Scandinavian American
Bank" Many got the Impression
that the bank owned the whole build.
Ing. NO there could be no doubt about
the safety OF that bank.
A few days before II wa. closed
people withdrew their deposits from
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-19
The Battle With
King Booze

Editor The star.
For years he had fought a fierce
and futile battle with old King
Booze. The willy old foe had fastened
his sitting grip upon his throat:
deeper and deeper he had sunk into
the slough OF drunkenness until his
friends had dropped him and his self.
respect was gone. lie had actually
wallowed In the gutter. and been
shifted at contemptuousiy by the
passing dogs. and the children
Stunned him as thing unclean.
Finally. by a supreme effort, he
cast off the throitling clutch and
rose up n free man. and returned
once again TO the world OF sober men.
Was he n free mani Had he van.
auiahed his crafty enemy7 Let us
follow his discourse a little farther.
For seven years he fought an un
qucnchable Sahara-iile thirst, and
hourly wrestled with the temptation
10 rush into some OF the numerous
saloons that he passed and demand
liquor. lie had reached point
where he knew Il was simply a mat.
ter Of time; realized that sooner or
later his old enemy would seize him
by the throat and drag him back
into the trail OF drunkenness.
A. this critical moment the Nolstead
act at one fell swoop rendered his old
enemy hors de combat. Was he
Eratcful7 He was not, And from
Mountain View 20 Fremon, spoke Of
the injustice and evils Of prohibition.
Can you beat ~ Coming from
man who had just acknowledged
himself beaten TO a frnxxle.
CHARLES l.. INGRAM.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-19

eral way all work being done. Just
for the board and room Of HIS monl
Now the gentleman ~ on tho right
road to his own immediate success.
But let's all in one breath pray that
his visions are only images. For,
with papers and magazines giving
our number Of unemployed M 1900.
900. u which all look 10 the future
Tor help, but not such a future AZ
our gentleman friend from Silyerdale
writes or
Such a selfish idea 20 ask our hard
working men 10 get up before break.
fast and work tedious hours develop.
Ing another persons property for "A
meaHly few cents and found" An
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-19
Questions About the Legion

Editor The Star;
wish TO inquire thru The columns
Of your newspaper about certain
things regarding the American lie.
gion. The reason I am selecting this
medium ~ because I feel the aues'
tons raise are also raised by other
ex.servieo men, aud II the charges
are untruthfui or erroneous they can
be corrected BY one OF The Star read
err.
I. II II not fact that. n, the oris.
inal meeting OF the American Legion.
which met In Paris. no enlisted men
were present. The charge that tho
American Legion was organized By
n bunch OF officers. has that ever
been satisfactorily refutcd7
2 From what source did the Amer.
lean Legion receive Its original
funds7 The stars and Stripes. "A sol.
dicr publication. has alleged that th.'
money came from source not very
crcditable To the Legion.
]. What steps. II any. have been
taken toward pctitioning congress To
UttNt Ahf t0HN
revised? don't think there In a sol.
der. especially among the enlisted
men. who does not feel that the army
court martial manual should be re.
vised. That IL II an obsolete In.
strument OF passing age there Is
no question, but would like to
know what action the American lie
gion has taken In this respect.
4. Senator Watson has disclosed
some terrible-yes. horrible-cases
Of brutality towards enlisted men by
their superior officers In France. Has
the American Legion offered to help
the senator I'm collecting evidence or
has II held itself aloof In the matter7
8. At the first convention OF tho
American Legion which met Il think
II was at st. LOUIS. II went on rec
ord as opposed to bonus or adjust
ed compensation. would like to
ask II this was expressive OF the sen.
timents OF the rank and file OF ex.
service men.
6. In controversies between labor
and capital. Is II not a fact that the
American Legion has often taken
the side OF capital? mean 10 the
extent that the Legion hasn't been
az a whole impartial on this aues-
ton Possibly, this has not been
done with the countenance OF those
In command OF the American Legion.
but let us not forget that Senator
Newberry also claimed the same cx.
cuse that he didn't personally know
of the funds used In his election.
Have members ever been expelled.
admonished or censured for their ac-
tivities in behalf OF capital In labor
dIsputes7
7. understand that the American
Legion is supposed TO be n nonpolit.
icnl organization. II that is true.
how IL II that around election time
we receive circulars and letters from
the Legion. or from temporary or.
ga mutations 80 closely associated that
you couldn't draw n dividing line.
urging us TO vote for some Legion
candidnte7 To my mind, the fact
that a man has been In the service.
while II may be n very creditable
thing 10 say In his behalf. should
not be the only qualification 10 ex-
pcct from a candidate running for
public office.
These questions are not raised In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-19
A Truck Logger's Burden

state for over 90 years and most OF
That time have paid taxes.
In tho last four years we have In
vested all our earnings In trucks and
logging outfit We have twoton
and a three.and half ton truck with
trailcrs. all bought In Seattle. Also
donkey. linea and needed equipment,
Most OF our timber we buy from men
that want to clear up their land
The big logging companies cannot
bother with the small tracts.
In March. 1891. We paid s2os.bo
for licenses. ts5.si for personal prop
er,y taxes. 5000 land taxes. 81 for
permits 60 drive. and $50 poll tar
from ourselves and crew. When
hauling steady we use about 700 Eni'
Ions Of xas month and one cent for
every gallon OF that goes for taxes.
We pay our assessments to the In
duEtrlal insurance and medical aid
fund and In the first eight months Of
1871 We paid nearly $4,000 20 our
men as wages. In December ! again
paid ss0s 50 for our licenses. That "
twice in 10 months We have paid for
n year. and with each hccnFr plate
comes n slip from the state director
OF licenses. This motor vehicle may
be used upon the public highways OF
the state Of Washington until De
|ccmber 81. is2s."
Then come the county officials and
say you can't haul. you must get a
permit 10 use the roads. and on the
application for that permit I, says
you may be required to Eivc q bond
In the sum OF $1,000 an guarantees
to keep the highway in the same
condition as at tho start OF opera
tiona
To IN. editor o. The star and the
public In general. do you call this
jusficsT The state law limits a load
10 5000 feet and our men do their
best 10 keep within the limit
Are the roads TO BE- built for tho
tourist aionsY Does the tourist do
moro 90 keep up the county and state
than the truck iogE~rs do7 somcone
else nj Olympia must he going 10
buy himself a new car Hike Gov
~rnor Hart with the extra two
months license collected. and there
might be truck on the road tina;
would obatruct his view.
dort wonder at 80 many crimes
myself and there Is surely going 20
be more. II a person can't earn an
honest living when he has everything
to earn u with. Would like TO hear
from some other lorgers. Yours for
right. MRS. NJ BURGESS.
Port Angeles. Wash.