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The Washington herald., 1922-10-08

porting automobiles. some Of which
come to this country. American
shippers, however. are now accorded
a similar privilege, because Of en-
barge on imports Of motor vehicles.
A demand. although limited, exists
now. Americans could successfully
compete at present, and more so as
time went on, II means to do SO were
accorded by removal Of embargo.
Old Regulations Adverse.
Various kinds of regulations have
proved adverse to our trade. Re-
strictions on radius of Automobiles
although having no significant bear
ing on traffic safety. has been used
to bar American vehicles. Fortu-
nately the export features of the
United States tariff are sufficiently
comprehensive to make necessary ne
gotiations possible and bring about
satisfactory adjustments.
The delegation, representing the
National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce. to present request to the
tariff commission. will comprise
among others, J. Walter Drake. chair
man Of the foreign trade committee,
and G. F. Bauer. secretary OF this
committee.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08
MANUFACTURERS
SEEK UNIFORMITY
IN FOREIGN RATES
Auto Industry Chiefs to
Confer With Tariff
Commission Here.
SEE TRADE BOOST
Export Regulations Expected
To Help Business With
Other Nations.

Imm.diate action under the slas-
tic powers accorded the President
Will be asked In furtherance Of ex-
ports by representatives OF ths au-
tomobils Industry. who are arrang-
ing for q conference with the tariff
commission In Washington. The
manufacturers believs, once they are
assured equality Of treatment, such
as IL possible of attainment under
the export features of ths tar!I.
that they will be enabled to retain
their predominatins share of the
worlds trade In motor vehicles.
Expect Uniform Duties.
The automobile duty. having been
reduced to IS per cent, affords a
Definite basis for uniformity in chIs
regard in all countries that manu-
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08
SIDENT'S TARIFF POWERS FOR EXPORT

must Be examined before IN offsr
esn b made. In the prs-rsvolutionary
days Russian skins were carefully
graded. properly cured. and Of uni
form quality. Now one batch OF
skins may turn out to be imperfectiy
cured and 70 contain all grades. while
another may be up to the old stand
ard of quality. Much Of the stock that
10 coming in now is old and has been
badly kept. Some Of II 10 even pre-
revolutionary.
Another grievance Of the fur traders
u that Russian furs can only be
bought through the Soviet agents In
London. who carefully conceal the
amount Of their stocks. A dealer who
buys q parcel OF rare skins at . high
price. thinking that the supply Is
limited. may find the market swamped
a few days later by dumping OF SINH
lar skins at iow prices. Even the best
Of the skins coming today can not
touch the quality OF seven years ago.
and as a result London is turning
more and more TO Canada and Amer
lea for her supplies.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08
ENGINEER JOINS -
GENERAL MOT0RS

william r. striekisnd recently
with the General Motors research
laboratories and for . number of
years chief engineer for a we'll
known automobile concern. bag
Joined the engineering organiSsticn
Of the Cadillac Motor Car compApy
as assistant chief engineer. &C
cording TO an announcernent by the
compay.
Mr.. Strickland has been actively
connected with prominent concerns
for a number OF years as designet.
engineer and chief engineer. He
has served as chairman OF the
Cleveland section OF the Society OF
Automotive Engineers. and vice
chairman OF the s. A. z standards
committee. He is also at present
chairman OF their sectional com
mittee on ball bearings.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08
GIVE SQUARE DEAL
TO AUTOIST, EPYEA
One Man Pays Double Fine
to Speed Out of
Hickville.

1t Is all very we'll to do as the
Romans do when in Rome, whether
1t be Rome, N. ", or Rome, Italy.
But a stranger cannot emulate the
roman customs and know the local
traffic ordinances the moment he
motors within the city limits.
"A Square Deal for the Automo-
bile" Is embodied in a request ad-
dressed to local communities
everywhere, via the motion picture
screen by Topics of the Day"
films in its commendable Fair
Play on the Highway" campaign.
The message follows:
The best way to eliminate
trafic violations is for authorities
to cooperate with automobilists
rather than to incite violations and
then trap the violators, which
method is unfair and un-American.
Taking advantage of strangers
and fining them for violations of
unknown local ordinances is a
relic OF feudal days and unjust
A<Ct US
laws for our tourists so they will
have pleasant recollectiens of our
towns.
Connecticut Is showing how CO.
operation and common sense elimi-
nate accidents. Other states would
do we'll to investigate her laws"
This screen message reminds US
of a story Aesop, jr., tells about
a motorist who appeared before a
Prozytown judge for exceeding the
local speed limit. The motorist, a
stranger in that vicinity, had been
going through the village at q
reasonable rate OF speed. There
were no signs stating the speed
limit. and the limit in Prozytown
was such as would be termed
crawling" in any more progress
sive community. After hearing the
evidence In the case, the judge
fined the offender $40. Pulling his
wallet from an inside pocket, the
speeder (?) extracted twenty
dollar bill and handed 1t to the
judge.
"The fns is only s1o." reminded
the Judge.
''Yes, know that" replied the
defendant dehantly, but I am GO
ing to drive 4at of town twice as
fast as drove in
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08

The salt water sports are having
the best and most enjoyable luck
conceivable, due to the placid
waters OF the bay. beautiful moon
light nights, with trout taking bait
greedily. Big catches are being
made and the limit 10 your
conscience.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08

Bernard Harding, one Of our good
sportsmen, Is reported as having
landed a four-pound bass at Aqua
Creek. The report has not been
fully verified.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08
SOVIET WRECKINC
| LONDON FURRIERS
Agents in England Dump
Huge Stores on Market,
Sending Prices Down.

LONDON. Oct. THE London
Wholesale fur trade is complaining
bitterly Of the methods of the Soviet
government. which they declare are
making trading In furs almost i'm
possible.
Large quantities Of Russian furs
are now arriving In the London
market. but their quality varies SO
greatly that practically each skin
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08

Horace Whitaker and Fred A.
white leave today for overall, Va.
II the bass fishing is good they
will remain about ten days.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Barron have
returned from q months fishing
trip from Woodstock, Va. He re-
ports that branch of the Shenandoah
unusually low and fishing only fair,
The extreme drouth has dried the
small streams from which bait
could usually be caught. To any
one going there he advises they
take their live bait.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-08

Dale Sheriff landed a three-anl-
one-half pound small-mouth bass
above the dam at Great Falls a tew
days ago. 1t was the only strike he
had during the day OF about eight
hours fishing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
so. DAKOTA
HARD HIT BY
SNOW, Rain
Foot and a Half of Slush
in Deadwood-Belle
Fourche Flooded.

Deadwood, S. D., May IA
sleet, rain and snow storm raging
in the northern Black Hills for the
last two days had somewhat abat-
ed early today after precipitation
of more than five inches within 48
hours had caused floods which in
undated Spearfish and Belle Four
che. No lives we're lost.
Spearfish suffered heavy proper
ty damage after the flour mill dam
broke, causing a high head of water
to rush through the city. Hun
dreds of persons in the lower part
of Spearfish were forced to fee for
their lives to higher ground in a
binding downpour of rain. Thou
sands of chickens and hogs drown
ed as all small buildings were
swept down a creek
Bridges Washed Away.
Belle Fourche was partly under
water late last night, as the Belle
Fourche river carried surplus wa
ter from the Spearfish dam to that
city, washing out bridges, carrying
away a number of barns and ga
RACES and forcing townspeople to
hurry for higher ground. All
bridges on roads entering the city
were washed away and the city is
cut off from the outside world ex-
cept by wire communication.
Both Deadwood and Lead were
under a foot and a half of wet
snow that made street traffic i'm
possible The higher altitude of
Deadwood accounts, it is thought,
for the snow there while rain fell
in the valleys.
The sleet storm started in the
Black Hills and lasted five hours,
covering the ground with six inches
of sleet granules the size OF a
hazelnut. Another foot OF snow
covered the sleet, forming a slushy
mixture.
Blizzard in Colorado.
Denver, Colo, May 12.-Storms
which swept the Rocky mountain
states Wednesday night and virtu-
ally all day Thursday, apparently
had subsided last night. From Wy
oming and Colorado points, which
had passed through what was de-
clared to have been one Of the
worst spring billiards. in years,
came reports of lower tempera-
lures, moderated winds and ces-
sation of the snowfall which had
given rise to apprehension on the
part of fruit and sheep growers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
MILK DEALERS
HAVE NEW PLAN
TO COOPERATE
Submit NelU Contract
to Producers in
~ Counties.

Chicago, May 12.-Plans for en-
larging the Milk Producers Coop
erative Marketing company of Chi
cago, including a new contract and
a number of changes in the COM
pany's operation, were represented
today at a meeting of milk pro-
ducers of 81 counties in Illinois,
Indiana and Wisconsin surrounding
Chicago.
The new contract, which will be-
come effective on Sept. 1, if 5000
milk producers sign, will pool re-
ceiptS from milk and other dairy
products in four separate funds
fluid milk. condensed milk, cheese
and butter.
The net average price received
in any given month for the prod
ucts of each division will consti-
tute the basic pooled price of that
division. The first payment, to be
made between the 21st and the 30th
of the following month, will be the
basic pooled price in the lowest
price division.
Form General Fund.
Other payments will be made
later, each producer to receive two
thirds of the amount by which the
basic pooled price in his division
exceeds the lowest divisions pool
ed price. The other third goes to
general fund to be distributed
pro-rata to all producers.
The plan was. worked out by a
committee of nine appointed by the
American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. c. V. Gregory of Wheaton,
ILL.,. is chairman. The present COM
pany owns and handles about 10
per cent of the milk produced in
the Chicago district and owns milk
plants valued at 100000
A campaign for signatures to the
new contract will be begun imme-
diately.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
WORLD SERIES
1919 SCANDAL
BOBS UP AGAIN
Hap Felsch In,pli-
Gates Con1isky in
Conspiracy

Milwaukee, Wis, May 12.-The
1919 worlds series scandal, which
wrecked the Chicago American
league team and sent seven star
baseball players to oblivion, at
least as far as professional base
ball careers is concerned, today
has been reopened. Tomorrow in
Milwaukee circuit court, Judge
John ]. Gregory will act on an af-
fidaVit filed by Oscar ('Happy'0
Felsch, one of the banished play
ers, which requests Charles A.
Comiskey, president, and his son,
Louis, treasurer, of the White Sox
club, be summoned to answer a
list of questions which would dig
deeply into the financial and other
affairs of the American league
club.
Detroit Pitchers Bribed!
Felsch presented the affidavit in
amplification of his suit against
the Comiskeys to recover salary for
1920, with certain bonuses, and
compensation for damages sus-
stained in an alleged conspiracy
maliciously to injure his reputa-
ton and prevent him remaining a
major league baseball player.
The list of questions Felsch
would have the Copiskeys asked
would deal with whether Owner
Comiskey conspired with the Sox
players in 1917 in an. attempt to
have the Detroit club Intentionally
lose games to the Sox, and whether
that service was repaid in 1919, by
having the SoX toss four games to
Detroit Another question would
ask whether Comiskey and players
now on the White Sox roster con-
spired to make a pool of $50 each
from each Chicago player to be
paid to Detroit pitchers in 1917 to
lose games to the Sox
Chicago, May Ely the Asso-
ciated Press. )-"Every charge made
by Happy Felsch against Charles
A. Comiskey, Louis Comiskey, or
the White Sox club, is a falsehood,"
Harry Grabiner, secretary of the
Chicago White Sox, said today after
reading statements made in an Of
f1davit in Milwaukee yesterday by
Felsch which charged that the two
Comiskeys knew of fixed" ball
games in which the Sox took part
in 1917
Both Comiskeys are out of town.
Happy Felsch is a discredited
man who accepted money to be
tray his employer and his team
mates by throwing games in the
1919 world SERIES" Grabiner con-
tinued. What he says is not re-
ally worth commenting upon, but
since so much has been said about
it. I will say that every word is
falsehood. Felsch really has not
charged anything. He simply asks
a lot of silly questions with lot
of implications in them. 1t doesn't
take a smart man nor even a smart
lawyer to do that"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
MAN WHO KILLED
WOMAN 19 YEARS
AGO ASKS TRIAL

Danville. Ill, May 12.-John
n. Darlington appeared today in
1ae office of John H. Lewman,
states attorney, and asked to be
uied on the charge of murder
ing MS sister-in-law, Mrs. George
harrington, 10 years ago.
harrington, who has been liy-
ing under an assumed name in
ulah and Colorado since the
Alllng, said he had returned in
order 10 clear his name and in
Ioeder that his two sons. one 13,
ana the other II, might bear
'aelr rightful name. He also
Wished 10 see his aged mother,
now 80 years of age, living here.
harrington is alleged to have
Miied his sister-in-law, Aug. 3,
isOS. He claims self-defense.
George Darlington. husband OF
sae murdered woman. was tried
tsnd acquitted of the charge, and
isonn disappeared. but the indict-
leht against him was nolled,
sita leave to reinstate.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
u. S. TO PROBE
STEEL MERCER
LaFOIlette Resolution Calling for
Federal Inquiry is Adopted
by the Senate.

Washington, May 12.-Federal
inquiry into the reported plans for
a merger of a number of the larg-
est Independent steel concerns, in
cluding the Bethlehem and Lacka-
wanna companies, was ordered to-
day by the senate in adopting res
olution of Senator LaFollette, Re
publican, Wisconsin, calling upon
the department Of justice and fed
eral trade commission to take steps
intended to prevent the combina-
ton.
Hope that the department of JUS
tice would ''be sufficiently aroused
to enioin the proposed steel mer-
ger before it is consummated" was
expressed by Senator LaFollette in
calling his resolution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
MITIGATION OF
METHODISTS is
DOWNEYS PLEA
Assures South Dele
gates of the North
Church's Desire.

Hot Springs, Ark, May 12.-The
conviction of the Methodist Epis-
copal church that it and the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, south, should
be reunited, was announced by
Rev. David G. Downey of New York
City, book editor of the M. E.
church representing the 100000
members of his denomination today
at the central conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
in session here A commission
has been authorized and instructed
to act with the commission from
the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, to work out plans for uni
fication, DR.. Downey announced.
In his annual address, DR..
Downey who is the fraternal dele
gate of the Methodist Episcopal
church to the southern conference,
discussed prohibition, social and
industrial questions and unifica-
tion.
mo greater compliment has ever
been paid to Methodism than the
unconscious compliment of those
who. sneeringly say that the eight
eenth amendment is Methodistis, ="
DR.. Downey said in connection with
prohibition. That shows that
Methodism has not spent all its
time in hymn singing and in intro
spective testimonies. 1t makes it
clear that Methodism has linked uD
with a righteous God who has a
passion for righteous ends.
hn ncfA ~
devastation and the death wrought
by intoxicating liquors and in COM
mon with other mediating agencies
of God it threw itself whole-heart-
edly into the fight for a dry Ameri-
ca and won. We share your Just
pride that in that great battle the
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
under che superb leadership of
your Bishop Cannon, held the right
of the line and forced the fighting.
And those who are seeking to
overthrow the law by circumvent-
ing it, by making it ridiculous, by
dfsobeying it, by maliciously and
mendaciously discrediting it, might
just as well understand that back
of the Eighteenth amendment there
is body of Methodists sentiment
a sentiment representing the
ideals OF millions of Methodists
who will not brook any infraction
or infringement of the law. Metho-
distici Yes, thank God it is, but
it is much more than that-it is
nothing less than the life of God
going forth in the service of hu-
manity. 1t is God in touch with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
SECOND SUICIDE
ATTEMPT IN LEAP
OF SO FEET FAILS

San Francisco. Cal, May r.
Four women are nursing minor
hurts and Antoine Nava, SO, is in
Jail again as the result of his
second attempt to leap from the
Southern Pacific bridge at Col
ma. TO probable death on the
highway 80 feet below.
The women were passing IN
der the bridge in an automobile
when Nava jumped. He struck
the top of their car destroying
the top and infiicting bruises on
the women. He bounded into
the roadway and was not Sc
riously hurt.
A passerby restrained him and
officers locked him up again.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
FIND METEOR
IN VIRGINIA

Norfolk, Va, May ia meteor,
which flashed across the skies of
Virginia last night and rocked the
homes in half a dozen cities by. the
shock of its landing, was found to-
day II miles nprthwest-of Black
stone in Nottawa county.
Striking in a grove of oak trees,
the. meteor made a deposit on the
ground which measured more than
500 square feet in area. Several
trees were buried beneath the fall
ing body in this hole. The meteor
apparently was composed of some
metallic substance
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
BY EDWARD HOYT.
Consolidated Press Corresponds

Consolidated Press Correspondent.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Bath, Maine, May 12.-Charles w.
Morse, seeking seclusion once more
from a host of pursuers, has come
back to his old home in Bath.
where they declared a holiday and
burned red fire years ago when he
was released from the federal per-
itentiary in Atlanta
The one time Ice King" banker,
shipbuilder, promoter and million
aire, has forsaken his fine residence
in New York and come here to
spend possibly his last days among
old friends and well wishers.
His refuge is not undisturbed,
however, for Mr. Morse is under
the constant surveillance of special
agents Of the department OF JUS
tice at Washington. They note his
callers and every time he saunters
out for stroll, or motors over TO
Brunswick, or down to Portland,
one of Uncle Sans sleuths trails
him and reports to Chief William
J. Burns what Mr.. Morse has been
doing every a hours. AS yet there
has been no effort to take the for
mer Shipbuilder into custody on the
bench warrants issued in New York
for his arrest.
@Place of Mystery"
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse arrived here
about a month ago and have lived
quietly at the old homestead, a
rambling, faded, brown structure,
with its great Corinthian pillars,
large windows, spacious rooms
and Railways, velvety lawns, shrub
berry and spring flowers. But still
there is something about the place
which suggests aloofness from all
neighbbors and a shyness toward
the public. Its semi-deserted ap-
pearance and the absence of move
ment about the old house, with its
drawn shades and barred doors,
marks it as place of mystery,
whose occupants do not encourage
visitors and prefer to be let alone.
1t was in this city that Charles
w. Morse was born and began his
meteoric and eventful career of
money making, branching out in
New York where for years he was
one of the most noted figures and
powerful factor in Wall street
Whenever in all the turbulent
years he has felt in need of rest
or restoration Mr.. Morse has re-
traced his steps and come back to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
EXECUTIONS IN
MOSCOW STAYED
Eleven Persons Who Opposed Re-
QUESTIONING of Church Treas
urers Get Reprieves.

Moscow, May 12-The soviet CEN
trail executive committee officials
have ordered a stay of execution OF
the IL persons convicted of hav-
ing opposed the requisitipning of
church treasurers and participa-
ton in consequent disturbances.
The stay is operative pending ap-
peal to the supreme tribunal. Eight
of the convicted are priests, two
are laymen and one is a woman.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-12
GENOA MEET
SOON To BE
ADJOURNED
Great Britain Proposes a
Truce in Eastern
Europe.

Genoa, May 12.-(By the Associa-
ted Press.) = Foreign Minister
Schanzer of Italy, addressing the
entire body of newspaper represen-
tatives in attendance on the ece-
nomic conference, late this after
noon, expressed the opinion that
the Russian reply would not pre-
vent the continuation of the con-
ference.
Genoa, May 12.-Foreign Minis.
ter Benes of Czechoslovakia, speak.
ing in the name of. the Little En-
tente, expressed the opinion today
that the conference must be ad-
journed within a few days, accept.
ing the French proposal to appoint
an international committee of ex-
perts, on which Russia would moi
be represented, to consider finan-
cial problems.
This must be done, he said, il
such way as to avoid resentment
in order not to embitter the Euro
pean situation.
Genoa, May 12.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press Great Britain has
proposed truce in eastern Europe
on the basis of the de facto from
tiers pending the conclusions of q
commission of inquiry to be ap-
pointed, it was announced this aft
ernoon.
Russ Reply Held Over.
Genoa, May 12.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. THE economic con-
ference sub-commission on Russian
affairs this afternoon postponed
consideration of the Russian reply
to the allied memorandum until l.
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Genoa, May 12.-tBy the Asso'
ciated ress.)-France will never
agree to the project for a mixed
commission, sitting indefinitely
while the conference is going Oh
to study Russian affairs, according
to a statement issued by the French
delegation this noon.
Moscow, May 12.-By the Asso,
ciated Press. recogni-
ton of private property rights I.
money, industrial and agricultural
products and other personal prop
erty, and to a certain extent il
real estate is proposed in DEGREES
which the soviet government pre-
pared for presentation before the
all-Russian central legislative com
mittee for passage at its opening
session today.
The committee, which in effect is
the Russian parliament, is thus
asked to make laws enabling for
eign capital to work hand in hand
with soviet Russia, and also Uc
pass another decree giving peas
ants prolonged tenure of LAND
which they now hold, as well as
the right to lease land under Ger,
tain circumstances.
The decree purposes to make
possible the collaboration of sovier
Russia with the capitalists o.
Europe and America" the Economl:
Life says. 1T is not a mere dem.
onstration for the present Genos
conference, which is falling through
or for Genoa Of the near future. L
is a measure for continued uRbuild
ing, making it possible tt
strengthen ourselves economically
to consolidate our work and t
give guarantees to our friends il
the enemies camp, giving them in
terest in mutual work with u.s."