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worse is the existence of the "purdah
nashin" lady, she, who may perhaps never
leave her own apartments, or, if so,
heavily veiled from head to foot!
The "purdah" woman has no recrea--
tions, save those of gossip, needlework,
intrigue and the care Of her children. She
must always show a cheerful face to her
lord and master or she is severely pun
ished To women who have known no
other world, this secluded life of trivfality
may be endurable, but to a free, indie
pendent woman Of the West, ca one
imagine a more awful slavery?
If white woman loses her head over a
native there are ten chances to one that
he is an Afghan, for the men of that race
seem to exercise a fatal fascination over
white girls. During the war many young
women from small, secluded English vii
lagos met these tall, olive-skinned men
and became victims to their strange
charm. There are in Afghanistan to-day
hundreds of white women, legally mar
ried to their Mohammedan lords, whom
no law on earth can rescue and who Will
therefore live as native women until they
forget the land and traditions they have
left and will adopt the humble outlook of
the Afghan woman with patient resigna-
ton.
Glow can I describe to YOU" said
missionary's wife in Quetta, "the squalor,
the friction, the sordidness that faces the
woman who resigns the West in favor OF
the East? Their ideas Of cleanliness are
not ours, their ideas of honor and truth
and kindness clash with ours at every
point. She will be forced to live with
other women who hate her, native women
with no education, no occupation except
gossip and scandal, women who would not
hesitate to poison an intruder. Her one
duty and object in life will be childbear-
ing and, as a womaL. and an inferior OBJ.
ject, she must ever feel the contempt and
Indifference of her husband, man prob
ably far lower in intellect and breeding to
herself"
The case of Mrs Daubney, an Ameri-
can girl, fills the entire British community
with horror, pity and interest, and yet
they feel that nothing can be done. Mrs.
Daubney arrived in Quetta from Japan
early last Fall She is an extremely beau
tifuf girl, with exquisite features and a
clear brunette coloring. She was full Of
vivacity and high spirits and was known
to be the "gayest Of the gay"
II soon became known that Mrs Daub-
ney was a wealthy tourist, who had only
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voices, endlessly and deafeningly in true,
native, inconSequential fashion. She also
told, strong minded, sensible woman that
she is, how she exercised her rights as
medical attendant, and took those women
by their shoulders and showed them out
of the doors.
She described how when the baby was
born, it had to be bathed with detailed
Mohammedan rites and ceremonies, and
how intricate solcmnities had to be
performed over the unh ppy mother.
What will he the outcome of this
strange alliance no one can tell Mrs.
DaubneV was presumably married with her
eyes open, for she renounced her claims
as a Christian and accepted the Moham-
medan creed. If her divorce from her
former husband was correct and legal, then
her present marriage is binding for life.
Her only chances of escape lie in her
husbands wish to get rid Of her, or in
the possible bribery of her native guards,
to bring about her freedom. .~-
If korhan Ali Khan wishes his marriage
to be annullcd, he has only to declare
it three times in the presence of a VT
ness, for such is the Mohhmmedan law,
but if he desires to retain her. then his
lovely American wife must remain for
ever under lock and key.
There have been many white women
who have married MohammedanS and
their experiences have been very varied.
One Of the most remarkable instances
was that of Miss Ola Humphreys, of San
Francisco. She married Prince Ibrahim
Hassan, who was prince of Turkey and
of Egypt, being a cousin Of the Khedive
of the latter country.
She was strikingly beautiful woman.
While she was playing in London she met
Prince 1brahm, who was educated at Ok
ford and had the manners of a cultivated
Englishman. After meeting her once at
supper in a London hotel, he began to
make love to her in a very ardent and
romantic manner. She was not very
wealthy and the prospect of sharing his
fairy-like palaces doubtless carried her off
her feet. In fact, she fell in love with
him and married him.
She had no sooner put her foot inside
his palace in Cairo than she found she
was little but a slave. Her husband for
bade her to leave the house except yelled
and under guard. The romantic lover be-
came a merciless tyrant.
Fortunately she was able to persuade
him to take her for a season to his palace
in Paris, He proposed to subject her
while there to all the rules of Oriental
harem life. She artfully pretended TO
submit to his orders, but as soon as she
saw an opportunity she ran away from
him and returned TO America
During the war Prince Ibrahim died
and his American wife obtained posses
sion of his European fortune of $5,000.-
900. Il Is not likely any other American
girl who marries an Oriental will have
such lucky experience.
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forward, and then the trouble started, for
Korban Ali Khan fell desperately in love
with the American girl and she also lost
her head over him. They became en-
gagged and were seen everywhere to-
gether, in the natives big English car or
riding his well-bred ponies, she in her
trim little astride habit, he in smart Euro
pean riding kit, with deep blue head
dress, the one badge of his race. She at
tended no more dances at the club, as her
fiance was not a member of it. The young
gunner nearly lost his mind and was so
upset over the whole proceeding that he
applied for home leave and left Quetta as
soon as possible.
What promises Korban Ali Khan made
to his future wife, nobody knows. He
may have been strictly honorable to her
and told her what her life as his wife
would be. But one can hardly believe
that a travelled and cultured American
woman, a high spirited and spoilt girl,
could be so foolish as to bind herself
down 10 the lifelong misery Of "purdah"
seelusion with her eyes open. It Is there
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OUETTA, Baluchistan
british India), Oct.

british India), Oct. 80.
TT is known to few white people beyond
the English residents of this town that
Mrs. Frank Daubney, a charming
Young American woman, is held against
her will in the harem of an Afghan noble
man.
She married him, fascinated by his pas
sion and picturesQueness, as a good many
white women have done to their sorrow.
Then she found she was slave, mere
chattel of her lord and master, regarded
as q creature without complete human
soul-and, worse than that, she was de-
prived of her liberty to an extent she
never dreamed of.
She was, in fact, worse than a slave,
for Mohammedan slave women are al
lowed to walk about in public, but as the
wife of nobleman Of high rank she can
never leave the house except heavily
veiled Id in a closed carriage and guard
ed by slaves.
Mrs Daubney's unhappy position is
well known to some English people in
Ouetta, but they are almost afraid to
sneak of It for fear Of the consequences
that might fall on themselves or on her.
In this remote dependency Of British
india, on the borders Of Afghanistan, in
habited partly by Afghans and partly by
races akin to them, there Is a constant
smouldering hostility to the white races.
At the present moment this feeling is
particularly menacing. Everybody feels
that he Is living on the brink Of a volcano.
The Mohammedans are especially resent
ful of any interference with their domes-
tic life and customs.
While II is true that native Mohamme-
dan women have achieved considerable in
dependence in certain localities, the white
man finds it hard to discover just what
IL allowed and what is fercely resented.
An attempt to save an American woman
from an Afghan harem might be just the
thing that would start massacre.
Few people realize, even those who live
In the East, how many white women there
are living the terrible, secluded lives Of
"purdah women" behind the veil. One
meets here and there a Western woman
married TO a native, all with that look Of
mute misery In their eyes, which tells Of
the cold-shouldering, indifference and con-
tenpt. or, what n worse, the pity, which
they must ever meet from the men and
women Of their own race. But how much
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by her through the jealousy of the other
women of the household, who, for the
slightest whim would not be above poison
ing her by mixing ground glass with her
food Although many Engiishwomen have
begged to be allowed to visit the poor girl,
or to have her to their houses, she has re-
fused every invitation because she is not
permitted to go.
The nurse reports that her doors are
heavily guarded and that even when she
walks in the high walled gar''en, she must
wear the "burka" or the heavy head
covering and yelling of the high class
Mohammedan lady. The accompanying
picture, If seen alone would certainly not
be taken for a portrait of an American
woman, and yet, when Mrs. Daubney
travels from Quetta to Amritsar or takes
the air in her garden, that is how she
appears to-day.
The nurse gave pathetic details Of the
hours before the baby was born, how the
women Of the household increased the
American woman's sufferings by crowding
into her room, chattering In high pitched
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gerous for woman to play with. The
young man had asked her to marry him
many times and had tried to point out to
her how very unwise it is for a white
woman in India to mix with natives on
terms of intimacy or even friendliness But
the American girl just laughed and went
her own way, for she thought that her
nationality would safeguard her in the
East as surely as in the West.
About this time Mrs. Daubney met Kor-
ban Ali Khan, an Afghan nobleman,
young, extraordinarily handsome and
picturesque. He spoke English huently,
was we'll educated and was probably very
fascinating to the girl. Korban All is a
rich native, the protege Of the ex-Prime
Minister Of Khalat, who educated the boy
and still takes a keen interest in him.
The young man, who Is member of the
Indian police, met Mrs. Daubney at one
Of these anti-British meetings and warned
her that the police were on her track and
that she would probably be turned out of
Quetta as a troublesome visitor.
They met frequently from that time
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fore most probable he
promised she would be
the only wife. Anyway,
in a very short time
Mrs. Daubney became a
vow ed Mohammedan
and. with strict Moham-
medan rites, was made
the wife of Korban Ali
Khan. This gives him
complete control over
her according to the
legal code of British
India.
Although h cr hus-
bands real home is in
A mritsar, where his
work is, he shares a
house in Quetta with his
friend the ex-prime min
ister. The house is in
the heart Of the native
part of the city and
there in the back rooms,
overlooking a h / g h :
walled garden, lives the
beautiful American wife.
Whether he treats her
kindly or not, it is al
most impossible for the
white colony to find out,
but they have discovered
that she is closely guard
ed, that she wears the
native dress, is never al
lowed to leave tn e
house and is very un-
happy.
Recently this "pur-
dah," American woman,
gave birth to a son. An
English nurse attended
her, and, to this woman,
who Is a fat, comfort
able, motherly soul, she
poure out all her
troubles. She told her
Of the miseries endured
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How the Ameri-
can Girl, the
Former Mrs.
Frank Daubney,
Now Married to
the Afghan
Nobleman,
Korbin Ali
Khan, Looks in
the Harem Cos
tune and Veil
Which She Must
Always Wear
When She
Leaves Her
Apartment,
Even Though
Riding in a
Closed Carriage.
Her Husband
Belongs to the
Severest
Mohammedan
Sarf
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just arrived in
India and that she
had recently di-
vorced Frank Daub1ey in
Japan. She stayed at a
local hotel, was frequent
ly seen at the club dances
and teas and was always
beautifully dressed.
Unfortunately, M RS.
Daubncy was very head
strong, as well as young
and beautiful and she got
entangled with some sedi-
ZIONIST Indians in a whirl-
pool Of ti-British propa-
ganda before she had
been here a month. A
young English gunner
officer, who was one of
her many admirers, be-
came frantically anxious
about her and begged her
not to enmesh herself in
affairs too deep and dan
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An Afghan Wife May Be Impris-
on ID in an Iron Cage and Left to
Die of Thirst for Disobedienee to
Her Husband-a Punishment That
MAY Be Inflicted on the American,
Mrs. Daubney.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-31
BROKER PREDICTS
COAL PRICES WILL
GO SKY HIGH
Prices Range From $3.50 To
SIS A Ton.
BY WALTER C, MERRITT,

". ~. y. StaH CoFTeSpOhQent.l
Pittsburgh, Aug. Settlement
of the great bitimunous coal strike
has not materially reduced prces;
on the other hand, prices are likely
to go up with the sky the limit I'M
less the government intervenes, the
International News Service was in
formed today by one of the largest
soft coal brokers In Pennsylvania.
For trade reasons he refused to
permit use OF his name He declar-
ed that the current price OF run of
mine steam coal from western
Pennsylvania mines was $3.50 to SIS
per ton at the mines, This is for
spot coal. immediate delivery.
There is little under contract.
Practically all of the coal from
this territory is being rushed to the
lake ports including AshtabuIa, Lo-
rain, Toledo and Conneaut. Very
little is being sold to Industrial con
Germs or railroads They will come
into the market early next month,
it is indicated.
Most steel companies including
U. S Steel units have their own
mines and transportation and do
not have to go into the open market
/ They are able to supply themselves.
In Youngstown the steel mills re-
fused TO pay panioky prices which
went to $500 a ton. Youngstown
mills and Henry Ford can have all
the coal they want at the $3.50 and
IS rate, il they are willing to pay
that price, the International News
Service was informed.
There was reported today a heavy
movement OF coal UP the great lakes
which will greatly increase within a
day or two, II a sufficient car supply
can be obtained.
The great problem at present is
the car shortage. Operators hoping
to run their mines to capacity are
beginning to feel the pinch of this
! Pennsylvania went to producing late
this week the output was said to be
far in excess of the available trans
portation Railroad companies
claimed they were rendering 100 per
cent car service and supply.
Because of the battles for cars,
it was indicated that coal prices
were certain to go skyward at once
Hoover fair price and gentle
mems agreements don't amount to
anything they won't hold prices
down. said the big coal broker to-
day. The only thing under heaven
that can curb prices is new legisla-
ton fixing prices and strong arm en-
forcement by the government
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-31
BOUNCING YOUNG WIDOW IS CAUGHT IN The
ACT or BOTTL|NG MOONSHINE LIQUOR JUST
before NOON And IS PLACED IN the JAIL
Mrs. Fairy shaffer INDUCES In Lamentations After Being
Captured-Wpes Her Eyes And Goes To BastiIe Accom-
panied By Pet Dog "Snooks"-TraI This Afternoon.

Mrs. Fairy Shaffer, an attractive
young widow of 1879 North Queen
street. half block from the city
hall, was arrested this morning by
Sheriff William Dean and deputies,
and lodged in jail for a hearing on
the charge of violating the State
prohibition laws. The young woman
IL said to have been caught in the
act of bottling moonshine whiskey
anL the officers conf1scated from
three to five gallons of the booze.
The young woman is to be given
trial this afternoon before Justice
Smith.
The Rad was quietly conducted
and Mrs. Shaffer was SO surprised
that she weakly dropped into a chair
and gave way to tears. After some
little delay due to her desire to dress
for her rem val and TO eat light
lunch she was taken to jail accom-
panied by her little pet dog
"Snooks."
Certain movements around the
house in which the young woman re-
sides attracted the attention Of the
sheriff earlier n the day II is al
legged that local people addicted TO
the virulent moonshine and who
planned to attend the Winchester
fair today, not wishing to take any
chance of missing their shot" in
the Virginia town, took the precaI-
ton Of securing a supply Of sniff
ers" from the buxom and comely
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-31
BOTH SIDES IN HARD
COAL SITUATION HOLD
SEPERATE: MEETINGS
Neither Lewis Nor Warmer
Will Make Comment.
10y snail New. servlcs.)

(gy international NeWs Scrxlce.) +
Philadelphia, Pa Aug. 31.--Sep.
arate meetings were held by opera.
tors and miners here late last night
as a prelude to the probable sum
moning Of A Joint, conference or
both sides in the immediate future.
Most significant in this respect
"a the arrival of James A. German,
secretary OF the Joint conference,
in this city.
When the recent sessions OF the
Joint conference broke up without
reaching q settlement OF the con.
troversy, It was agreed that the
conference could be re-convened by
a call issued by the secretary at
the request Of either side. Mr..
German today denied his presence
here indicated any action in this
direction, however
Reports from the separate meet
ines last night will be given to
Senator George Wharton Pepper.
regarded as the government mouth
piece in steps toward peace in the
anthracite fields II Is expected
that the Senator, who is due here
today, will Immediately urge re-
sumption OF negotiations after per
using the reports, as it has been
definitely known for ometime that
the operators have abandoned their
demand for arbitration of the wage
scale after April I, 1923. The min
ers, although maintaining that they
have not receded an inch in their
demands, may possibly at the last
minute desert their demand for a
two year contract at the old wage
scale, and agree TO the one year
contract proposed at the recent
Washington meeting. This would
also mean the acceptance OF the
plan for future years whereby
wages will be determined on the
basis Of q report by "fact-hnding"
commission, preferably appointed
by the President.
Both John l.. Lewis, president Of
the United Mine Workers Of Am
erica, and S. D Warmer. chair
man Of the operators committee,
declined to comment on the situa-
ton early this morning when their
private conferences adjourned.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-31
Russia Will Aid Germany If
France Attempts To Invade
Ruhr District Is The Verdict
!. c. c. EXTENDS PRIORITY

|. c. c. EXTENDS PRIORITY
(By international News SerVice)
Washington, Aug. 31.-Recoe-
nizing the growing seriousness
of the situation, the |. c. c. to-
day declared a state of emergen-
cy to exist on the railroads
west of the Mississippi river and
extended its priority order affect
ing shipments of all eommodi-
ties to include the western half
of the country as we'll as the
eastern half.
The action of the commission
today brings all the railroads Of
the country under the emergen-
cy powers of the commission as
regards commodity shipments.
The priorities established east
of the Mississippi river on July
IS, giving right of way to food
and coal shipments and author
zing railroads to raise embar
goes against other classes of
freight, are thus established on
a national scale.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-31
LATE NEWS BULLETINS.

strike would be resumed at
once.
Washington, Aug. 31.-The
month of July witnessed the
greatest daily average consump-
ton of crude oil in the United
states yet recorded, while daily
average production showed a
substantial decrease, the geo
logical survey announced today.
Daily average consumption of
crude oil during July totalled
1,s57,625 barrels, an increase of
more than $1,000 barrels over
hiatt for June, Daily average
production amounted to 1903
900 barrels, a decrease of 49,
633 barrels under the previous
month.
Pipe line and tank farm
stocks of petroleum increased
more than 100000 barrels dur
ing July.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-31
By S. D. WEYER
|. ". S. Staff Correspondent

Berlin, Aug, 31.-Following
night meeting of the cabinet, Chan
cellor Wirth today notified Herr
Schroeder, the government repre-
sentative in Paris dealing with the
inter-Allied reparations commits
sion that Germany would not sign
the French conditions for an indem-
nifty moratorium unless they were
modified.
There were indications that some
of the officials believed that France
would make some modification.
Wirth Pessimistic
Chancellor Wirth takes pessi-
mistic view of the situation. He is
said to believe that the crisis is
fully as grave as that which con-
fronted Germany when called upon
TO sign the Versailles treaty.
Certain political leaders have ad-
vised the Chancellor that, if he
gave up the policy Of fulfillment
and fatty rejected Frances de
mands he would get the solid sup
port of all parties from the Mon
archists to Communists
gagement to call upon Chancellor
Wirth today to cement this pol
itical front"
Germany Rejects Demands
II was understood that Germany
rejects the demands of the French
to deposit one quarter Of the gold
reserves of the Reichesbank with
the reparations commission be-
cause, as a result OF previous de-
mands Of the Allies, the Reiches-
bank has been made autonomous
and the government cannot touch
it's funds or policies.
Germany firmly opposed the Bel
GUM demand for issuance Of new
bonds to cover Belgian priority
claims Ito indemnity on the
ground that Germany would be
fraudulent debtor to sign any such
new obligations after it has been
stated that she could not pay the
obligations already on hand with
gold.
The result of Cermanys action
today was widespread discussion OF
q possible coalition
Pessimism prevails in all circles.
The mark has sunk further in
value and another financial panic is
feared. In the meantime, the Rus
sian Soviet officials are subtly try
ing to stiffen German resistance.
Moscows view of the situation is
plainly put forward by Karl Redek,
in Rote Fahn (the red flae) strong
" limiting that French invasion Of
the Ruhr basin German coal field
would find the Russian red army
ready to help the Germans resist
by force of arms.
Dance And Death
Radek said in part,
I'm the iron embrace OF French,
Polish and Czech-Slovak armies,
Germany would fight new war
only with Russias support. French
occupation of the Ruhr would make
France the mightiest power in
Europe. This danger demands
from us the greatest military Wig
lance. 1t is possible that the old
capitalistic Europe is about to be-
gin a new dance of war and death
Those who cannot dance must be
trampled to death beneath the feet
of the dancers. We must be ready
to NEE. the emergency
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-31

JEWISH EVENT

An interesting ceremony was per-
formed by Baltimore rabbi upon
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Luria at the Kings Daugh-
ters' hospital. The ceremony took
place shortly after one o'clock.
Following the affair, which is a
memorable one in the lives Of the
Jewish men folk, friends and
guests were rendered a reception.
Mr.. Luria is proprietor of the Col
onial hotel, East Martin street,
and the mother is a daughter of
Levi Miller, East Burke street.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-31

The train was to have been
wrecked between Gary, Indiana
and Chicago, police stated.
The men under arrest are
Frank r. Hartman, alleged to
have been the Drains" of the
plot; j. J. Boyle and c. A.
Raglan.
Private detectives posing as
railroad strikers are sid to have
secured the Information of the
plans to wreck the train.
According to George Collins,
chief special agent of the New
York Central, the plotters in