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The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
This Is No Way
To Treat Wife

When Priscilla Henry, wife of
John Henry. cried and cried and
cried because he couldn't buy her
the clothes she wanted, he did
not take her into his arms and
cuddle and pet her as any sensible
married man should.
Instead he broke a bottle over
her head and almost knocked her
unconscious. OF course she stopped
crying. He wanted her to stop at
first. he said. but she wouldn't.
However. when John faced Judge
Hardison In Police Court on a
charge of assault. his wife did not
want to see him go TO tail and
asked the court to be easy with
Linz thirty-day Jail sentence
vAs suspended and John was re-
1Ra4 with a warning.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
Municipal Ownership
Bill to Be Offered
Universal Service.

ALBANY. Dec. 90. - Governor
elect Smith stated today that he
understood the municipal owner
ship bill to be introduced in the
State legislature would follow closely
the Wagner -Donohue bill passed by
the State senate In 1919. This
measure was indorsed by the Hearst
newspapers.
Those closest to Smith tonight
advised reading Of the wet plank OF
the Democratic platform for indi-
cation Of administration prohibition
policies.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
Refused to Join Klan;
Slugged and Branded

SEATTLE. Wash. Dec. 29.-As-
aaulted by mysterious foes who
who have been terrorizing him for
weeks and believed by his wife to
be agents of the Ku klux Klan,
which she said he had refused to
Join after repeated threats, George
Clements, twenty-nine, was found
slugged. unconscious and branded
with a mysterious symbol today.
The symbol is a double cross in
. circle cut into his upper left arm
with a sharp knife.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
Representative lniects Issue
Into Democratic Reorgani-
zation Fight in the House
RUPTURE IS THREATENED
Hints Bolt will Occur Unless
Candidates Declare Them
selves Opposed to Ku KIux
BY Universal Service.

The Ku Klux Klan issue last
night was injected into the Dem
ocratic reorganization fight in the
House.
Formally announcing his op-
position to Representative Gar
rett, of Tennessee, present act
ing leader, as the party's candi-
date for the Speakership, these men
Representative James A. CALI
van, of Massachusetts,, also de-
clared:
Mark you. we are going to
watch the Ku Kux Klan Democrats
from the Southland, whether they
come from Texas or from any other
State. and they will get no sup
port from the Democrats in the
North unless at the caucus which
will be called to select the candi
date for the Speakership these men
pronounce their absolute and un.
equivocal opposition to the infa
nous organization which at present
holds the front pages in our daily
papers"
REFERS TO GARNER.
Representative John y. Garner
of Texas. is Mr. CARROTS chief op.
ponent for the minority leadership
In the next House. Mr.. Gallivan
made no mention Of Garner by
name. but It was plain that he had
him in mind.
The Massachusetts member said
he had been told that practically
every Democrat froTa Texas is a
member of the ku klux Khan.
His statement added that he pro.
poses to find out whether this is
true or untrue when the Demo
Gratis elected to the Sixty-eighth h
Congress assGmble to select their
leader"
EXPLAINS OPPOSITION.
Gallivan's opposition to Garrett
was based on the grounds that the
Tennessean is opposed to adjusted
compensation for ex-service men
having voted against this legisla
tion on both occasiC MS when II was
passed by the House. and that he
has a questionable record on labor
matters"
Declaring he was making this
statement now in order that the
newly-elected Democrats will go
allow in pleCging themselves to any
candidate, Gallivan said:
II have no candidate but l want
to see the Democrats put their best
foot forward. II they do not do so
my own opinion is that Speaker
Gillett will get more than one Dem.
ocratic vote for reelection to his
present office"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
VETS URGE SPEED
ON MOUNT ALTO
Want $500, 900 Allotted I'm
mediateIy, to Care tor
Neuro-psychiatrics.
SCORE INSURANCE LAW
H. H. Raege Represents Or
ganization Of Disabled Sol.
diers At Hearing.
SCORE INSURANCE LAW

The Disabled American Veterans
yesterday urged the House Appro'
priations Committee to speed up
the national disqualification program
and allot 100000 Of the $4.000.00o
already provided for the completion
Of the Mount Alto Hospital on Wis.
consin avenue.
The mental cases should be
moved from county and city insti'
tutions into Federal hospitals and
provision should he made to have
the Veterans Bureau reinstate the
insurance of thousandG Of men
whose policies have lapsed since
the war. declared ii. II. Raege, who
represented the national organiza'
ton at, the hearings. He said in
part:
WIDESPREAD SUFFERING.
1t is my understanding that
the greater part of this $4.00O.O00
will be used for that portion OF
the permanent hospital building
program providing beds for men
suffering with neuro-psychiatric
disability. There are still thou
sands of such sufferers in city,
county and State institutions
where they receive no modern
medical attention. In the past
few years, particularly since the
war. great strides have been
made by the medical profession
in salvaging persons suffering
from nervous diseases. II be-
hooves the Government to assist.
The appropriation recommended
by the Bureau Of the Budget for
vocational rehabilitation Is ap
proximately $4,000. 900 less than
the amount authorized by the
Independent Offices Appropriation
bill for this fiscal year. Laws
made heretofore by Congress
have required first that any man
who believed he was entitled TO
vocational training must have
made claim prior to December
Is, 1922. and secondly that train
ing must begin within pre-
scribed time. Owing to this fact
believe a greater number OF
men are going to enter training
than the Veterans Bureau antici-
Yates.
URGES INSURANCE REFORM.
Under a previous appropriation
act, restrictions were imposed
upon the insurance division of
the Veterans Bureau prohibit
ing il from soliciting former serv-
ice men to reinState insurance.
Our organization believes that
law il mistake. 1t should be
repealed. The greatest monetary
gift. the greatest economical gift
to the nation as whole was
the opportunity extended by this
Government to about 5000, 900
persons to acquire insurance.
The Veterans Bureau, instead
of being restricted on this matter.
should be authorized TO reinstate
the insurance of every former
service man, IL il is possible. A
limit upon the total expenditure
to be made for this purpose
could be easily arrived at. The
insurance will forestall old-age
pensions, even now looming on
the horizon, as several bills have
been introduced providing pen
sions for men incapacitated in
civilian life.
The Disabled American Vet
erans' organizati ton again ex-
presses the profound gratitude of
thousands of service men dis
abled in line of duty for the
do "rminHtion of this Admins
tration and this Congress to do
everything possible to relieve a
distressing situation.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
French Use 85,000,O00
Pounds of Pine Tobacco

The French are inveterate pipe
smokers.
Figures released by the Com
merce Department yesterday show
that Of ihe $4,000 900 pounds of
tobacco consumed in France in
1921. S5.O00.O00 pounds were used
In pines.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.

ROME, Dec. 29.-The town of
Avezzano. twenty-five miles north
east of Rome, was shaken by an
earthquake today. Buildings were
damaged but no fatalities reported.
Slight tremors were felt here this
afternoon. causing much excite
ment. No serious damage was
reported
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
KILLED AT MARE ISLAND.

VALLEJO. Cal, Dec. ga. d.
Perks, .twenty-six. machinist. was
killed by an explosion in the acety-
lene department of the Mare Island
Navy Yard today
The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
FRATERNITY ELECTS CURRY

Representative Charles f. Curry.
Of Sacramento. Cal. was elected an
honorary member yesterday, Of the
Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity at the
opening conventional session held at
the Willard Hotel.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04

Apart from the argument of convenience, which may for the
present be conceded, there is no sufficient justification for the
present agitation.
II.
The present County Buildings which are sought to be re-
moved are adequate for all present needs. and will be for many
years. 1t may be conceded that they are not luxurious, but
they are comfortable and ample. and this should be sufficient.
HI
The cost of the maintenance of the County Buildings locat-
ed at Atlantic City would be far in excess of the present cost
and maintenance, and doubtless would be quadrupled.
".
Without amassing figures, 1t is asserted that the County
cannot afford, without running dangerously near to a financial
abyss, TO assume the costs of new County Buildings, which 1t is
confidently asserted win approximate -Four Million Dollars, and
in addition assume the burden of paving all the county roads
and making provisions for other COUNTY, necessities which it is
County Buildings. One concerns, the visitors-strangers upon
whom we rely for a livelihood, while the other is one in which
in a general sense, they have no interest.
Conservatively, it will cost at least SO, 900 900 to remove the
County Buildings, and more likely $4,000, 900. Atlantic City
pays at least so per cent. of the entire expenses incurred by the
county authorities. Assuming the cost of moving the County
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
Argument Against Moving the County Seat
BY Ex-JupeE CLARENCE L. COLE.

Buildings to be $S.OoOooo, then Atlantic City would have to pay
greater advantage to its visitors and citizens alike thar. by
a new City Hall, Hospitals, Parks, Fairgrounds, street widen,
conveniences to a large majority of the people of Atlantic
be found that but a small percentage of the entire population
ings at Mays Landing. Concedng the claim of the affirmative
touching the matter of convenience it is not to be compared in
weight with considerations opposed.
VI.
While it is fair and reasonable to submit this important
question TO the voters, they ought to be appraised as to where
the County Buildings will be located if moved, for perchance,
there may be many who would prefer to have them remain
where thew ae than to be located where they might not be any
more convenient than at Mays Landing. Moreover, the ques-
tin of location will have much to do with the question of cost
and POSSIBLY maintenance about which every voter ought to be
advised.
If the County Buildings are moved to Atlantic City and
litigation is made as easy as affirmative urge 1t will be; then
there will be q marked increase in needless and unjust ltiga-
ton. Moreover. there is a strong probability, If not an abse-
lutte certainty, that the. quality of justice from the jury stand
point will not be as high as it now is.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
S. HUDSON
ARCHITECT.

Public Building Committee,
Board of Chosen Freeholders,
Dear Sirs:
Complying with your request for an approximate
estimate on cost of erecting and e%quipping new bull
dings for the County Courts, Jail, Jailer's Residence,
Clerks Office, Surrogate's Office, and quarters for
other County Officers now located in Atlantic City,
l would advise that I have gone into the cost as &C
~curately as possible from my knowledge of the re-
quirements of the county, and would give you a con-
sentative figure of $3,45O, 900 as the probable cost
to erect, equip and furnish said buildings, exclusive
of the ground.
This estimate you will find conservative to cover
the requirements and demands of Atlantic County,
with the present cost of labor and materials.
Very respectfully submitted,
S. HUDSON VAUGHN,
Architect. -
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
Leading Citizens and Officials Opposed to the Change !:
CONGRESSMAN ISAAC BACHARACH

I am opposed to changing the County Seat from
Mays Landing to Atlantic City. Tax rates are al
ready high, and we should make every effort to keep
them from increasing by eliminating heavy public
expenditures that are unnecessary. The changing of
the County Seat, which I regard as unnecessary,
would cost several millions and would bring no new
business to the resort to compensate us for the ex-
DenSe.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
EX-MAYOR HARRY BACHARACH

I am opposed to the proposed change of the Coun-
ty Seat because there is no real need for bringing
the public buildings here at this time, and because
the expense of securing the land and erecting new
buildings would make taxes excessive.
Many municipal improvements are urgently need
ed in Atlantic City, such as the elimination of grade
crossings on Arctic and Baltic Avenues and extern
sion of the high pressure water main, which will
great deal more importance to us than having the
county buildings here.
Few are Inconvenience in any way by the present
location of the County Seat, but all of us would be
injured by the increase in taxation which the expen-
diture of several millions for new buildings would
mean, millions which can be used in so many ways
for the real betterment of the city and county.
l sincerely hope the voters of the city and. county
will oppose the change, as | feel sure they will, by
defeating it at the polls next Tuesday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
LEWIS EVANS

President Second National Bank.
In my judgment there is no reason for the expen-
diture of several million dollars to abandon the pres
ent county buildings at Mays Landing and erect new
ones at the shore. We do not want the Court House
and Jail in the resort. There is no good and suff-
cient reason for the change and the public should
oppose it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
SILAS SHOEMAKER

treasurer Atlantic Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
The proposed change of the County Seat is, in my
judgment, an unwise and unnecessary proposition,
which would plunge the county into needless debt,
increase taxation, and hinder if not prevent i'm
provements that are vital to the future progress and
prosperity of the city and county.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
COM. LOUIS

II am against the change of the County Seat, and
the needless expense such an undertaking would
entail. There is no doubt it will be defeated by the
voters at the polls next Tuesday, as it should be.
Such a change would seriously injure Mays Landing
and would not benefit Atlantic City, but rather in
rents, without any proportionate returns to the city.
The project should be decisively defeated.
EX-SENATOR EDWARD A. WILSON
Automobile traffic to Atlantic City is in it's infan-
CIV. Our present roads in a very few years will be
utterly inadequate to meet the demands, and it will
undoubtedly be necessary to build at least one and
perhaps two more main-stem roads across the county
to make auto travel to the shore safe and attractive
to our visitors.
We cannot build new county buildings without
seriously interfering with the development of more
good roads to bring business to Atlantic City.
EX-JUDGE JOSEPH THOMPSON
am unalterably opposed to the proposed change
of the County Seat from Mays Landing to Atlantic
City. There is no need for such a change.
L. L. JONES
of L. L. Jones Co., Atlantic City.
The project to move the County Seat to Atlantic
gained are SO small as not to warrant any considera-
BILE portion of the proposed expenditure.
Ii, by any chance our people should make the seri-
GUS mistake of voting for this project, public senti-
ment would demand a central location. We know
of no suitable Atlantic Avenue central property at
less than 1000 a front foot. 1t probably would
cost more. If a block of ground, then the front and
side ~frontages must be considered, so that for a
block, say 400 feet square, we could figure a cost of
not less than ST, 100000. Then there would be the
loss of revenue to the City for all time from taxation
on the site.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
E. l.. JOHNSON
COUNTY TREASURER.

From the standpoint of an efficient, economical
administration of county affairs, I am opposed to
the relocation of the County Buildings. Indeed, re-
viewing the matter from a financial basis, the tax
payers of Atlantic County would be losers, if such a
change were made, by the consequent increase in the
tax rate, which of course, would continue during the
life of all bonds issued for this purpose, together
with the necessary annual requirement in the County
Budget, to take care of the interest on the bonds.
If the Improvement should cost So, 000, 600, distribut-
ed over a period of years at a rate of $50 it would
mean that before this S 1000, 900 Indebtedness was
fully paid, that it would have grown to approx
mately $1,000, 600. AS a taxpayer, [ cannot see
where the County needs such a costly improvement,
when the present buildings are adequate to take care
of all the County business that we may have and
from all present indications with a light. annual
replacement, are large enough to fill our needs for
years to come.
Further, all the County investments in buildings
at Mays Landing, together with land rights valued
at thousands of dollars, would be practically an en-
tire loss if the new location was effected.
An expenditure of So, 000, 900 at this time would
make a tax rate which when added to the present
rate, would be in excess of the limits allowed by
statute.
The present indebtedness of the County outside of
this project, the assessed valuation of real estate in
Atlantic County and the rate per $500 valuation is
listed below:
1922 Assessed Valuation $163, 348, 549.0 90
Net Indebtedness to 0-1-22.... 1902, 1889
Rate per 500 valuation =. .01893
E. L. JOHNSON,
County Treasurer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
The change would cost at least 81, 100000

Cost of Atlantic City Underestimate of L. L. Jones S1,25OOOO
Cost of Buildings .estmate of S Hudson Vaughn. architect S3.45OOOO
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
w. SCHIMPF
CONSOLIDATION.

The county buildings should remain where they
are, and they will. There is no reason, in my judg-
ment, for such a change. What Atlantic City really
needs is a new City Hall, with a Court Room ade-
quate for hearings held here. There is nothing to it,
and | am sure the majority of people who know the
conditions and have given serious consideration to
the question feel the same way that I do about it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04
c. GASKILL
PROSECUTOR.

The present County Seat is conveniently located
for all the people of the county and its facilities are
ample for all needs. 1t would be folly to scrap
these buildings and go into needless expense of mill
ions for new ones.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-04

October %. 1922.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-04
b. Associated Press

Baltimore. Dec. 4--Georges Clemen.
ceau. hailed by Judge Henry Stock.
bridge. vice president OF the Maryland
Historical Society, as "thc most mem
orabie figure this century has pro.
ducpd.' declared in brief talk here
today that he was going To take this
message back to France:
Don't fear. America is III the same
place. The gratitude she has 10 Us l.
on such solid foundatiuu that it
cannot be moved forever
The Tiger of France spoke in the
historical society building after he had
been driven for an hour through the
streets THAT his fellow .countryman La.
inyette traversei on his last visit to
this city.
The crowds were not dense along the
route. nor was there any wild acclaim
say" at spots where thousands of school
children had gathered. notably in Mt.
Vernon place. about the monument TO
Washington. In the square there was
q great waving OF flags and cheering.
tlrmenceau spoke only few words
AZ the historical society. Reasoning.
uo said. was Il great power. bur It
greater power was that inspired hy
feeling.
Il was ,he feeling that Lafayette
brought. more than tn" actual military
aid rendered. he said. that was 80 val.
uAbl" to America in its struggle for
i:"edolu.
III" romance that has existed be
'w.sM France and America since has
La'I "u-spit. tl.. distance and the
things 'Aat bring peoples apart h"
,i.', red, adding:
/ know THAT the differences OF TO.
aar w"rc rs nothing. wien iii. greet
.2g- !" me- as a son of France. even
l"fvr" ! had spoken. showed II" that
-. !.aar'> We're in the same place.
l:'r"luc.rs '!cInon"eau. whom ho
-af.gr-,! +" a. "a maker oi history with
M, SUPERIOR" Judge Stockbrids" re.
ru.,at rAa. tho Maryland L"giSlatUre
aG ..aG- Lafayette and his descendants
,.t.z'!S Il rNe State. and informed
''!~r.."nceau 'Aa' the historical society
.ut-nded {" propose similar action on
JsAn': - i,c!n"IceGu when the !ogis.
...'irn rcXI meets.
Mnror William +. Rr"nins then VEL
Com.d n" Tiger on behalf Of Baltimore,
unu Governor AIhert e.. RIt"h!r cre"'"i
MN ,r!cfy on behalf of til" State.
tl"ln"U"rau was scheduled :" ."aT'
"." for Washington at . o'c!urG.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-04
HERR|N jURyMEN
ALL SONS Of TOLL
Not Ono Of the Eight So Far
Chosen Wears Stim
Collar
N. J. ExECUTI0NER INVITED
By a Staff Correspondent
Of the Ercniag Public Ledger

Marion, ILL.,. Dec. with whatever
Inspiration Thanksgiving recess may
have given them. eleven attorneys in
the Herrin massacre trial will overhaul
new set of fifty veniremen today for
the last four men needed to fill the jury
box.
And It il the hope Of at least States
Attorney Duty and his four assistants
to see the actual trial begun before the
week il out.
Indeed. Charles W. Middlckautr,
representatives from the attorney gen.
erals office assisting the prosecution.
objected when 1t was announced last
Wednesday that court would not be re.
<uIied until today. lie withdrew his
objection. however. after the States
attorney declared that he himself
wanted the prolonged recess in order to
clean away an accumulation Of other
work in his Office.
The eight men already selected for
Jury service to try the five union miners
charged with the murder Of Howard
Hoffman during tho rioting four miles
from Herrin last June. are not "stiff
collar men. There are no white col.
lars in the box.
Five Of the Jurors arc middle aged.
with faces deeply lined. bodies bent a
little under years Of hard work. hands
horny and brown. Seven of them are
farmers: one used to be union miner !.
one. who is twenty seven years old, and
the Youngest of the lot. is Il union minor
now.
Oscar Swanncr. gray. .n,ustached. has
thin iovial red face and n refidcr
nose. Being the first selected. he seems
20 enjoy the prominence his selection hqa
given him. He has been closely attrn /.
to-, 20 Ia 90
during his three weeks waiting for fel.
low jurors. IIe uses n handkcrchicf as
big and colorful as red shawl.
| Tom Weaver is thin. gray.m,,s
'ached farmer. He is one-aved. His face
, is in deeply lined pnllor. lie looks sub.
J stantial. trustworthy. but weary.
I The three youngest men are George
/ Cox. the only union miner, twenty.
seven; Henry Riddle. thir,y.threc. and
Sam Watkins. forty three. They ars
bronzcd and smooth shavpn and the only
ones who wear ties. They wear black
and darl; blue woolen shirts.
Cox is cute. intelligent looking
man. dressed in the mode. with stick
and bowler. He mig ght draw pedestrian n
attention. Ridd!" has sharp. hard
combs his black hair into two sym.
metrical pompadours. which rise half
the length of his face above his fore.
lead. This trio will doubtless mold
the impulse OF at least the eight men n
ready secured. sharing that Office. per-
haps. with G"org" Craig. an iron. gray
farmer and Il justice OF the peace. Craig
is Il grave. almos, grim faced man.
/ Hiram MacMilan's thin features hide
behind startlingly larg" black mus
ache. His brow is always puckere,
SUt his dark br"ws and his shoe button
black eyes express continual surprise.
He and w. II. Davidson. who LOOKS
less lik" n farmer than clerk in a
dusty Office. have the appearance OF
being So far the least consequential men
on the Jury.