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The Washington times., 1922-08-24
ROBBERS TAKE $4,000
FURS THROUGH TUNNEL

CLEVELAND, Aug. "a. Fur
coats and other wearing apparel to
the value of $4,000 was stolen by
thieves who early today tunneled
their way through an adjoining
niano store into the Engel q Fetzer
Fur Co.'S building here. The rob-
berry was discovered when employees
opened the store for the day's bust.
ness.
A large poster across the front
of the piano store hid the robber
gang and they worked without be-
ing seen.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
2 DEAD IN EXPLOSION
ON FISHING VESSEL

SAN BERNARDINo, CAL. Aug. ~.
Two men were probably fatally
burned and a third narrowly escaped
death In an explosion on board a
fishing boat off Point Vincente early
today when the cannery tender
"a. B." was destroyed by fire.
Austrian fishing boat which rushed
TO the scene when members Of the
crew saw the blazing tender.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
COAL LoADINcS TUESDAY
GIVEN At 17,772 CARS

Coal loadings on Tuesday totaled
17,772 cars. according to reports to
the Association Of Railway Exccu.
tives today. Except on Monday. when
biggest day for coal loadings since
the mine strike started on April |.
It was pointed out that loadinEs on
Monday are always larger than on
any other day because Of the accu-
mutation Of cars over Sunday.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
RAILROAD AGENTS KILL
CAR RoBBER SUSPECT

ST1LLwELL, Kan, Aug. a.
Missouri Pacific special agents shot
and killed George Barnes, one of four
men whom they claim they discover
here today.
Two Of Barnes companions es.
capped and the other, James Dixon,
was arrested.
A fusiliade Of bullets was ex.
changed before Barnes fell.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
HOPE SEEN|CLERK DIES
IN SECRET ROM FALL
RAIL MEETON STEPS
Miss Mamie Broun Suffers
Broken Back at Treasury.
Relatives Sought.

Seized with an attack Of ver-
tigo while she was on her way
to the rest room in the Office Of
divisions of loans and currency,
Treasury Department, shortly be-
fore noon today, Miss Mamie
Broun, an elderly employe of the
division, fell down a fight of
steps. Her lifeless form was
found by employees of the di-
vision. The woman's back was
said to have been broken by the
fall.
Complained Of Faintness.
When Miss Broun, who lives in
the Government Hotels, reported for
duty this morning. she complained
to her superior officer that she was
not feeling well.
II must go to the rest room to get
some aromatic spirits Of ammonia
for ! feel faint" said Miss Broun to
her associates.
She had descended the first couple
of steps Of the stairway which leads
to the rest room when she was sud
denly attacked with vertigo. physi
clans believe.
It was, said by attaches Of the d.
vision Of Loans and Currency that
the woman's back was broken. and
that when she was picked up and
taken into the infirmary she was
dead.
woman's Relatives Sought.
The police had not received re
port Of the woman's death this att
ernoon, II was said at headquarters
An effort Is being made to locate the
woman's relatives. The Coroner was
notified.
Miss Broun came to washington
during the war from Mobile, Ala.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24

Those that hate the bonus
most will live to bless it. Dis
tribution Of two, three, or five
thousand millions in cash is
Just what this country and its
business need. The soldiers are
young men and you can rely
on them to distribute the
money.
There need and ought to be
no tax at all about the bonus.
The country needs more cur
rency. The nations credit Is
good for ten or fifty times the
amount of the bonus. The
Government can print nice new
money and hand it to the SOL
diers, without paying interest
to any bondholders, or taxing
anybody. And at its leisure
can retire the money, if it
chooses, just as it would be
compelled to retire bonds.
The wise will shout "infla-
ton and ruin," but paper cur
rency is the nations note of
hand. If John D. Rockefeller
printed a hundred millions of
money with his name on it,
anybody would take it.
Why is not the United
States, which owns John d.
Rockefeller, good for a hun
dred times as much?
This column asked, "How do
rats carry away the hens eggs
they steal?" Many readers
have written solving the mys-
terry. One saw a rat holding
a hens egg in his front paws,
pressed against his chest, bal
sncing himself on his hind legs
and tail, hopping along like a
kangaroo. He was chased, made
to drop the egg and break it.
He has witnesses.
Another saw a rat lying on
its back holding the egg against
its stomach with four legs.
other rats were dragging it
along by the tail. using the rat
on its back as a sled.
Another saw a rat nibble q
tiny hole in the egg shell, put
in a long tooth and drag the
egg gently away.
The rat is more ingenious
than we had thoughtAa most
versatile animal. BY the way,
rats steal eggs from a kitchen
table without breaking them on
the floor. Perhaps some reader
can explain that.
We are referring the matter
to the Smithsonian Institution,
the Geological Garden, and the
Museum Of Natural History.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
REBEL TRIO
A 7 BAY IN
COU n I RY
NEAR CORK
Erskine chiIders and Mary
MacSwiney With Chief Of
IrreguIars.
BY international News Service.

BY international News Service.
DUBLIN, Aug. 24.-Eamonn do
Valera, Erskine Childers and Mary
MacSwiney, chief leaders OF the
Republican Irregulars, were re-
ported to be surrounded by Free
State troops near Cork today.
The Free Staters were not max
ing any effort to capture the rebel
chiefs. The rebel leaders have
only a handful Of followers with
them.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
I'LL HAVE EN- BOTH KEEP,
Walls ma IN LOVE TANGLE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY HELEN ROBERTS.
international News Service.

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug 24.-"If Rod marres Mrs. Wake
field I'll have them both to keep They both rrespons
be Neither of them has grown up"
That Mrs. Rodney Kendrck, sr., speaking, the
mother of the for whose love two waging
a battle as primitive as life itself.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
DEBT HELD
INDIVIDUAL
OBLIGATION
Statement Considered AZ Re-
ply to Recent Note by
Lord Balfour.
BY international News Service.

Great Brltalns indebtedness to
the United States, now totalling
$4,135, 100000 is entirely a Brit
ish-American transaction, and It
has no connection with Britain's
other debts, or with money owed
to Great Britain by. other coun-
tries, or with German reparations,
it was declared today by Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon in an Of
ficial statement.
Considered Significant.
Mr.. Melons statement was re.
garded as the most important
declaration that has yet been made
by the Government defining the
status of foreign loans. 1t was held
to be particularly significant at this
time-on the eve of the coming Of q
British debt mission to negotiate
settlement terms.
Throughout the lengthy statement,
Secretary Mellon made 1t clear that
the United States looks to Great
Britain 10 Hquidate her Indebtedness
to this Government independently Of
Europe's financial entanglements
and involvements.
In this respect, the statement was
regarded as constituting an Amer
lean reply to the recent Balfour
note, which suggested that Great
Britain could only take care OF her
Indebtedness in relation to the
amounts owed her by other nations.
No basis exists at all. II was said,
for that portion Of Earl Balfour's
communication which set forth that
"the United States had insisted in
substance, II not In form" that
Britain guarantee the debts OF other
allies.
Contention Denied.
Such an assertion. II was stated
officially at the Treasury, Is con.
troverted by the memorandums
made public today.
The intimations frequently set
forth in the British press that Great
Britain contracted her Indebtedness
in the United States on behalf Of her
other allies as. in effect controverted
by Secretary Mellon.
The advances to the British gov
ernment, evidenced by its obliga-
tions, were made to cover its own
purchases" said the statement, and
advances were made to the other
allies to cover their purchases"
In celebrating on the understand
ing which this Government had with
Great Britain. Secretary Mellon
made public two hitherto unpublish-
ed official documents-one a memo.
randum from the Treasury to the
British ambassador in June, 1918,
setting forth that no one Of the allies
would be requested to guarantee an.
others purchases; the second, a
memorandum to the British ambassa-
dor in June, 1920, specifically setting
forth that the British debt had no
relation whatsoever to reparations or
to other allied Indebtedness.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
White Plague Hangs
Like Pail Over Strange
Case of Mrs. Kendrick

ALAN EDA, Cal, Aug. a.
Another angle, that Of the great
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The Washington times., 1922-08-24
DE VALERA REPORTED SURROUNDED
Clerk Falls Down Steps, Dies

The death
of Michael
Collins,
Irish leader,
has shattered
the romance
Of Miss Kitty
Herman,
his fiancee.
They were to
have been
married as
soon as the
fight for Ire
land was at
an end.
They met six
years ago,
when she
saved. his life
by creeping
through
woods and
warning him
Of the pres.
ence of British
troops camped
near her
home.
=
The Washington times., 1922-08-24

The Irish Tragedy.
Wicked Judge Gary.
Here Comes the Bonus.
How Do the Rats Do IT.?
y ARTHUR BRISBANE

tcopyrisht. 1sasJ
A tragedy beyond description
Is the murder Of Michael Col
Inns, who, at thirty, made him
self the leader of Ireland's
forces against England, who
won the fight for Ireland's free
dom, and after the death Of
Griffith was Ireland's great
hope. ...
The cowardice of the mur-
DER is almost hidden by the
stupidity Of it. Civil war is
bad enough. There is no word
to describe the murder, from
ambush, of such a man as Col
Inns. ..
The Washington times., 1922-08-24

Ssrys actlon. First, IL Is part
Of a scheme to destroy labor
unions by convincing workmen
that they can get better pay
without unions.
Second. it's a plot to help
the railroads win their strike
without yielding on seniority.
Third, it is just a preliminary
to the raising of all steel prices.
The ~orkmen will get a little
mo-e. the public will pay $40
for every dollar the workmen
get.
Fourth. it is an effort to
make the new high tariff pop
ular.
The workmen will say, "You
see, they have high tariff and
we get our wages raised. Three
cheers for the high tariff"
What the public sees and
cares about is the fact that
Judge Gary gives, directly to
$4,000 men and indirectly by
his example to many thousand
others, a wage increase of 20
per cent, which means better
living for at least a million
women, children, and men.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24

The bonus is coming. and.
will not be stopped by all the
efforts Of patriots that cheered
the soldiers in war and would
cheat them in peace.
Bitter tears have been and
will be shed by big taxpayers
In vain.
They are the same near
sighted crowd that fought the
Federal bank system, declaring
that it meant imitation and ma
tional panic.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24

The full tert of Secretary of the
Treasury MELONS, statement on
lodr debts follows:
The Washington times., 1922-08-24

Unsettled weather with
showers and prob bly,
thunderstorTns tonight and
Friday; no change In tenn.
perature; moderate south.
criy winds.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
FIRE CHIEF GIVES WARNING.

At the recent fire at the Fenwick
Sanitarium it was found difficult
matter for the Fire Department to
reach the scene of the fire at the
ordinary speed at which they usually
run, because the streets were block
ed with cars parked indiscrim1nately
about the streets. This was es-
pecially annoying and even danger
Gus in front of the Parkview Theatre.
1t is hard to drive between cars park
irregu1arly both sides Of the street.
Chief Ostendorf asks that in park
ing only one side Of the street be
used in front Of the theatre and that
the cars be pulled up as close to the
curbing as possible. If this is not
done, some night when a fire alarm
is sounded damage may be done to
the cars parked or to the fire appa-
ratus and somebody may be injured
An accident of that kind might re-
suit in "a spread OF fire and great
property loss, just because of some
ones Indifference to the ordinary
rules Of parking.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
NOTES OF THE LACOMBE FARM.
ERS' MEETING.

The farmers of Lacombe met On
"Wednesday night of last week il
conference with District Agent l.. W.
Wilkinson, despite the cold wave,
and considered the following topics:
]. Formation and adoption of a
cooperative community committee
to work with County Agent o. G.
Price. The committee consists tf
w. H. Davis, police juror, 7th ward;
C. J. Villars, president of Lacombe
Farmers Association, and farmer
Robert krentel, farmer; John King.
farmer; O. r. Mitchell, farmer.
2. The purchase and proper kind
of Of fertilizer, when and how to
apply same.
). The treatment Of Irish and
sweet potato seed before planting to
insure a marketable product, and
the Importance of certified Irish po-
tato seed.
4. Unanimous agreement of the
necessity for a Community Farm
Bureau, also, for a county agent to
give assistance to farmers through
this organization.
The secretary, Robert Krentel, was
instructed to get information at the
earliest possible date, concerning
price Of fertilizers.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
NEWS NOTES OF
SLIDELL FOR
PAST WEEK
BY Staff Correspondent.

Slidell, Feb. 23.-Last Friday the
Verrina basketball team of New Or
leans came over to our town call
ed Slidell You know how they felt,
like it wasn't much use for Slidell to
play, for they, living in the big city,
knew they had the men and knew
"alr' about playing. But, do you
know the minute they started play
ing they changed their minds.
Friday night, Feb. 25, the Slidel]
team will play the Boys Hi of New
Orleans.
w. Nj. .. Entertain at Surprise
Party. e#s.
Wednesday evening Mrs. U. G
Neuhauser was pleasantly surprised
on her birthday. The evening was
muchly enjoyed by a large crowd OF
ladies. The birthday cake had two
|candles representing the second an
niversary in which the ladies had
celebrated Mrs. Neuhauser's birth
day. Delicious refreshments were
served.
Personals.
Mrs. Ralph Rousseau, of Madison
V1HG, was Inc SuGSL Ul ihl. 1uu Ml .
j. A. Bousquet and family for sey.
eral5 days last week.
Miss Grace Menetre, of Cov.ngton
was the guest of Miss Lille Parker
Wednesday.
Miss Robb, of 'Onviile, was the
guest of friends here last week end
Mrs. Lowry Martin, Mrs. e. v
Caldwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce Mar
tin and baby, guests of MI. and Mrs
/ w. l.. Ellis, are spending the weeh
end in New Orleans.
The many friends of Mrs. M. A
Joyner, of Pearl River, will be gao
to know that she is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs w. j.. Ellis are spend
ing several days in New Orleans.
Misses Medge Howe aild Bernlce
Crockett entertained their friends u
a masquerade party last Friday a
the home of Mrs. Joseph r. Lee
Mr.. and Mrs. &. Cross and famll!
left here Tuesday to make their home
| in Bogalusa.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
Parish Agent Price, II. O. G
N. Agent Bachemin to
Join Forces
BETTER MARKETING
STANDARDIZAIION
Farmers in Each Co1nmuni-
ty Plant Same Kind
of Products

A series OF meetings will be held
in the upper part Of the parish on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday o.
next week, for the purpose Of having
the farmers Of that portion Of the
parish meet Parish Agent q. G. Price,
who has been recently appo 'nted
Mr.. Felix Bachemin. Jr., agricultural
agent for the n. o. G. ~, want to
discuss the crop plan for the COM
ing year, and also d better system OF
marketing the products produced.
Standardizing OF farm products with
a marketing view in sight cannot be
accomplished at the time the farm
products are harvested and ready for
market-th.s must be brought abolt
by the farmers in each community
planting the same kind of products
SO that they can be marketed prop
erly. These meetings will be held
in the following districts:
FOLSOM-Wed edneSday, March 1st,
1890 a. m, Community House.
ONVILLE-Wed ednesday, March l,
2:0O.p p. NJ, Onward school.
WALDHEIM-Th March 2,
1880 a. M, at old school house.
PILGRIM REST-On Thursday,
March z, 200 p. NJ, school house.
BUSH-Friday, March 8, 1O:30 a..
m., Bush school house.
SUN--Friday, March 3, 200 D. M,
at Town Hall.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
$130,0o0 Will Build Both
WaterWorks and Sewers
Taking Ice Co. In
SEWERS $4,000,
WATER $4,000
Recommends Kramer Plans
Be Accepted, Council
Order Election

The Association Of Commerce Com
mittee on Waterworks and Sewers
have prepared a report covering the
points asked for at the recent meot
ing of the town council. 1t will be
presented at meeting of the council
to be called soon, when the request
that an election be called will be
taken up. The report shows that
the water system Of the st. Tammany
Ice & Manufacturing Company can
be purchased for $4,000.
Following is the report: ~-
Covington, La, Feb. %, 1922.
TO the Honorable Robert W. Badon,
Mayor, and Town Council of the
Town of C0vington, La.
Honorable Sirs:-The committee
appointed by the Association of Con-
merce of the Town of Covington to
look into the advisabi of calling
an election to vote at this time a
bond issue for the installation of a
sewerage and waterworks system in
the Town of Covington, La, with
respect submits the following recon-
mendatiOn, viz:
/. We recommend the calling of
an election at this time to vote a
bond issue for the installation of
both sewerage and waterworks.
2. We recommend that a bond
issue of one hundred and thirty
THOUSAND ($130,000) dollars, which,
according to the engineers report, is
ample for the installation Of both
sewerage and waterworks in the said
Town of Covington.
The projects, under the law, must
be submitted separately in the prop
osition. We recommend that bond
issue of seventy-fve thousand dollars
($75,0O0) be voted for waterworks,
and bond issue Of ffty-fve thou3-
and dollars ($55,O00) be voted for
the sewerage system.
Mr.. Kramer's first estimate amount
ed to a total of S122,335.00. This
would, so he informed your commit
tee, put ,Covington In the third class
as far as insurance risk is concerned.
At a meeting of the committee, Mr..
Grant, from the Louisiana Fire Pre-.
vention Bureau, appeared before us
and stated that it would be an easy
matter for the town to get into the
second class, as far as an insurance
risk is concerned, for little more
money. Under our advice, Mr.. Kram-
er revised his figures, adding larger
tank, reservoirs and pumps, which
brought the total up to $127,587.0 90
The installation of this system, with
the addition of a larger tank, reser-
yoir and pump, have the effect OF
placing Covinton in towns Of the sec
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St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
Writes Letter From Shreve-
port and Then Phones
From Hammond
WANTS A CHANCE
TO MAKE GOOD
Is Joined By Mrs. Ferge-
son; Says He Could Not
Stand Separation

On May 80 of last year, Ralph H.
Fergeson mysteriously disappeared.
Vain search was made for some trace
of him and it was thought by some
that he had met with foul play.
Mrs. FergesOn was as much at sea
as any one. His garage business was
in fairly good shape and as handler
of the Studebaker he had declared
he would make Covington a Stude-
baker town. He had been married
but a year or so and the first baby
that came to bless them lived but
few days. The young couple seemed
very fond of each other and there
was no clue to the cause Of his leaV-
ing. After some months Mrs. Ferge-
son applied to the court for separa-
ion, which was granted.
Last Monday, w. R. Thompson, his
former partner, got a letter from Mr..
Fergeson. It was dated at Shreve-
port. In that letter Fergeson de-
plored his action, admitted he had
done wrong but expressed a wish to
come back to Covington and live
down the ignominy of his actions.
He wrote a similar letter to Mrs.
Fergeson. Mrs. Fergeson Joined him
at Hammond, Monday night, and
after talking matters over with him
came back to Covington for her ef-
fects and joined him at Hammond,
Wednesday. 1t is said they will
probably go to Shreveport.
Mr.. Fergeson, in his letter to Mr..
Thompson, said that he loved his
wife and could not bear to be sep
arated from her, but he gave no rea-
son for his desertion Of her, beyond
the statement that he had given her
more than he could really afford, but
that she was unhappy after the loss
of the baby.
In the nine months that Mr. Fer
geson has been gone he has aged
considerably and his hair is turning
gray. 1t is said that he went to 81.
Louis, Chicago and other cities. He
is a good mechanic and "a good auto
mobile salesman and probably mad
little trouble in securing employ
ment. so it is evident that he has
really suffered from the thought that
he had deserted his wife and IS
anxious to retrieve the lost conn-
dencel of his fellow men. He haa
many friends in Covington and had
the opportunity of establishing a
good business here.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
FOLSOMSCHOOI
CELEBRATES
FEB. p
BY Staff Correspondent.

Folsom, Feb. pa very inter
esting and enjoyable entertainment
was given at the Community House
on Washington's birthday by the
pupils of the public school,
The costumes represented the
styles of that period. The program
was well rendered showing careful
preparation by the pupils and thor
ough training by the teachers.
Program.
Flag representatives of George
Washington, Lincoln, Martha Wash
ington, Betty Ross.
Recitation, by lido Stevens.
Song, George Washington" by
the school.
Patriotic Letters, by four.
Recitation, by Belva Core.
Play, Making of First Flag"
Song, "We Hail the Flag"
Recitation, by Ouida Blackwell.
Flag Drill, by school girls.
Recitation, by Ruby Mapes.
A large and enthusiastic audience
greeted the speakers. Folsom i:
proud of it's fine school and rapid ad-
vancement of the children.
There was a dance at the Com
munity House, Saturday night. AL
those present report delightful
time, good music and delicious re-
freshments.
There was a social gathering Of
the young folks at the suburban
home of Mrs. Pearlie Davis, Satur.
day night. Games were played anG
a general good time enjoyed by all
Delightful refreshments were served
and as the time grew late the guests
departed for their homes, all thank.
full for the good time they had.
The B. Y. P. U. had a very inter.
esting program last Sunday evening
Miss Edna Rogers, president, anG
Miss Gladys Harrolson leading the
services. The union is growing an(
is destined to be a force in this cOun
munity.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. York, Prof
G. W. Varnado and Miss Ray Strect
motored to Franklinton, Sunday.
Miss Claire Gusman, of St. Scho
lastica's Academy. Covington, spen
the week end in Folsom with friends
Miss Ruby Spring spent Sunda,
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. T
Spring.
F. A. Rhody, of Roseland, was Il
Folsom this week organizing tht
Woodmen Circle.
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