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courts to act appropriately will open
the way to punish barbarity and
butchery at Herrin or elsewhere,
no matter in whose name or for
what purpose the insufferable out.
rage is committed.
II 10 deplorable that there are or
can be American communities where
even there are citizens, not to speak
OF public officials. who believe mob
warfare is admissible to cure any
situation. 1t is terrorizing to know
that such madness may be directed
against men merely for choosing to
accept lawful employment. I wish
the Federal Government to be able
to put an end to such crimes against
civilization and punish those who
sanction them.
Opposes Labor War.
In the weeks Of patient conference
and attempts at settlement have
come to appraise another element in
tn engrossing Industrial dispute OF
which II 10 only fair to. take cogniz.
ance. 1t is In some degree responsi.
BILE for the strikes and has hindered
attempts at adjustment. refer to
the warfare on the unions of labor
The Government has no sympathy
or approval for this element of dis
cord In the ranks Of industry. Any
Legislation In the future must be az
free from this element Of trouble
making as II is from labor extremists
who strive for class domination.
We recognize these organizations
In the law, and we must accredit
them with incalculabie contribution
to labor's uplift. II Is Of public In.
terest to preserve them and profit by
the good that is in them, but we
must check the abuses and the ex.
cesses which conflict with public in.
terest. precisely as we have been
progressively legislating to prevent
capitalistic. corporate, or managerial
domination which is contrary to pub
lie welfare. We also recognize the
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Refers to Herrin.
My renewal of this oft.made rec.
ommendation is impelled by q pit
liable sense Of Federal impotence
to deal with the shocking crime at
Herrin, ILL.,, which so recently
shamed and Mortified the country.
In that butchery Of human beings.
wrought in madness, II Is alleged
that two aliens were murdered.
This act adds to the outraged sense
Of American justice the humiliation
which lies in the Federal Govern
ment's confessed lack Of authority
to punish that unutterable crime.
Had II happened In any other
land than our own, and the wrath
of righteous justice were not ef-
fectively expressed, we should have
pitied the civilization that would
tolerate and sorrow for the gov.
ernment unwilling or unable to
mete out just punishment.
have felt the deep current Of
popular resentment that the Fed.
eral Government has not sought to
efface this blot from our national
shield, that the Federal Govern.
ment has been tolerant OF the mock
cry OF local inquiry and the failure
OF justice In Illinois. II 10 the re.
grettable truth that the Federal
Government can not act under the
law. But the bestowal Of the juris.
Aflfinn fA aaatia Ta1ara
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right OF employers and employees
alike, within the law. to establish
their methods Of conducting business.
to choose their employment and to
determine their relations with zach
other.
We must reassert the doctrine that
In this republic the first obligation
and the first allegiance Of every citi.
zen, high or low. 10 to his Govern.
ment, and to hold that Government
to be the Just and unchallenged spon-
sor for public welfare, and the lib.
erty, security. ana rights Of all its
citizens. No matter what clouds may
gather, no matter what storms may
ensue, no matter what hardships
may attend or what sacrifice may be
necessary, government by law must
and will be sustained.
Wherefore am resolved to use all
the power of the Government TO
maintain transportation. and sus-
tain the right of men to work.
The Washington times., 1922-08-18
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH SKIN WHITE

Squeeze the juice or two lemons
into bottle containing three
ounces of Orchard White, which
any drug store will supply for a
few cents, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint Of harmless
and delightful lemon bleach. Mas
sage this sweetly fragrant lotion
into the face, neck, arms and hands
each day, then shortly note the
beauty and whiteness Of your skin.
Famous stage beauties use this
lemon lotion to bleach and bring
that soft. clear. rosy-white complex
ion, also as a freckle, sunburn, and
tan bleach because II doesn't irri.
Observation-Disclosures
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Court Learns About
New Easy Way To
Get Divorce

Now comes the Baltimore
divorce"
Washington couples who have
been or claimed to be mis-
mated, have long taken advan-
tage of the easy divorce route
afforded in Alexandria, Va, and
Reno, New.
Judge Kathryn Sellers got in
terested in Baltimore divorces"
when several negro cases de!
veloped the information that
"she got a Baltimore divorce"
"What is a Baltimore di-
vorce p" inquired the court O
few days ago.
"Well, when a man or q
woman can't get along with the
other party" one dusky witness
explained, "they just goes to
Baltimore and gets married to
somebody they can get along
with.
"When they comes back to
Washington, they have married
again and the other party has
NO claim on them"
J This is the quickest and
cheapest method vet suggested
for severing the marital knot.
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HARDING ASKS
|. CONGRESS FOR
COAL INQUIRY
President, in Address, Moves
To End Walkouts by
Legislation.
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maintain transportation. and sustain
the right of men to work."
This was interpreted as consti-
tuting a fiat and unequivocal as.
sertion that II the unions quit work
on the railroads. the Federal Gov
ernment will afford every protec-
ton to the railway arrangements In
their efforts to keep trains moving.
Condemns Both Parties.
The Presidents condemnation of
both employers and Of unions in
both coal and rail industries was
probably the most severe ever
addressed by a Chief Executive to
Congress.
The railway executives he crit.
icised for their "hard-boiled" atti-
tude, and rendered a thinly veiled
warning that there 10 a 'union-bust.
ipg" campaign in progress in some
quarters.
"The Government" he asserted,
has no sympathy or approval for
this element Of discord In the ranks
Of industry"
The railway unions were harshly
criticized for their unyielding atti
tude, and most particularly for their
desertion Of trains at desert term
inal points causing suffering and
discomfort to travellers.
1t was about the Herrin. ILL.,, mas
sacres. however. that the President
waxed most indignant. He handled
1t without gloves and he expressed
the wish that Federal courts be EN-
powered to go into situations such
as Herrin and mete out justice.
"In that butchery of human be-
ings, wrought in madness. II IL al
legged that two aliens were mur'
dered." the President said. This
act adds to the outraged sense OF
American Justice, the humiliation
which lies In the Federal govern
ment's confessed lack Of authority
to punish that unutterable crime"
Asserts Justice Failed.
Had it happened in any other
country" the President said, we
would have pitied the civilization
that allowed It,"
Justice, he declared, had failed In
Illinois. and there would always b
| a blot on the national shield becau
Of Herrtn, Ill.
The President delivered his address
| in the chamber OF the House Of Rep
resentatives, where members Of both
House and Senate met jointly &c
listen to his message.
Mrs. Harding, accompanied by
Chairman Lasker. Of the Shipping
Board, reached the House gallery a,
1915 o'clock. She was given a warm
welcome by members OF the House
The galleries were packed.
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Text of Presidents
Address to Congress
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United Mine Workers was called.
to meet in Washington on July !.
The designation of representation
was left to the officials of the va
rious organizations, and there was
nationwide representation, except
from the non-union fields of the
country. Before the joint meeting
/ expressed the deep concern OF the
country and invited them to meet
at a conference table and end the
disputes between them. The con-
ference did not develop even a hope.
The operators were asking for their
district or territorial conferences:
the workers demanded national set
tlement on old bases, Appraising
correctly the hopelessness Of the
situation. again invited both
operators and workers to meet with
me, and rendered a means Of set.
tlement so justly inspired that II
was difficult to see how anyone be-
lieving in industrial peace and jus
tice to all concerned could decline It.
In substance, II called on the opera
tors to open their mines, on the
mine workers to resume work at
the time the strike began. In turn,
the Government was to create at
them, II preferred by all parties to
the dispute, so that one could deal
with the bituminous situation, the
other with the problems in the an
thracite field.
Suggestion Endorsed BY All.
Among the commissioners were to
be representatives Of the operators.
representatives of the mine workers,
and outstanding. disinterested, and
able representatives Of the Ameri'
can public. The commission was to
be instructed to direct its first in.
quiry to the rate Of wage to be paid
for the period ending next April 1.
and then to enter upon a fact-find'
ing inquiry into every phase Of the
industry, and point the way to avoid
future suspensions In production.
The disputants all indorsed the sug-
gestion of q fact-finding commits
sion. The anthracite operators
promptly accepted the entire pro.
posal. The mine workers refused
to resume work under the arbitra.
ton plan. The majority Of the
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TAXRECE|PTS
INCREASED by
HALF MILLION

Chatham M. Towers, District tar
collector, today submitted his an.
nuaI report for the fiscal year end.
ing June 80 last to the District
Commissioners. The outstanding
feature of the report is the increase
of $500 O,845.97 in collections over the
previous year.
Collector Towers reports that the
people of the District paid sl6,gas,.
6S2.25 in taxes during the fiscal
year, compared with $l6,045.ass,2S
for the previouS year.
The report showed that Ss.43l,.
l18O.23 was collected from realty
taxes; $2,670,2S4.92 from personal
taxes (tangible); $s49.05s from per
sonal taxes dntangible), and 1885,
417.06 was charged to miscellaneous
| collections.
The Washington times., 1922-07-14
BOY, IS, DENIES
He KILLED GIRL
FOUND IN WOODS
Francis KIuxen Testifies in
Own Defense at New
Jersey Trial.
MoRRIsTowN, N. J.. July II

MORRISTOwN, N. j., July IL
Did you kill Janet Lawrence?"
One qhivering moment and the
prompt unafraid answer came:
mo, SIR"
Francis Kluxen. 3rd. aged fifteen,
accused of the murder on October s
last of Janet Lawrence. eleven, TAX.
ing the stand late yesterday in his
own defense. denied all knowledge
of the circumstances surrounding the
finding OF the Lawrence girls mutt.
lated body in a woods near here.
Young Kluxen, illustrating his
story by pointer and map, gesticula-
tions, and modulation of voice, de.
scribed his movements on the day OF
the Staying. He said that he had
not even seen the Lawrence girl on
the day her body was found.
While Kluxen told of how he had
known the Lawrence girl since the
day she was born, there were snick-
ering whispers from a block of
Jancerek sympathizers in the cen.
ter of the room. Jancerek is the
youth who was tried and acquitted
on this same crime last April.
In response to questioning by his
attorney Francis King, Kluxen said
that at the time the girl was slain
he was only five feet tall and weigh.
ed 1872 pounds.
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MNLERAND
is 7 TARGET
Of BULLETS
0NH|CHWAY
Poincare Riding With Him,
Both Escape Injury, But
Woman Is Hurt.
By FRANK X. MASON,
international News Service.

PARIS, July 14.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made today
to assassinate President Alexandra
Millerand, of the French repub-
lie, and Premier Poincare.
Gustave Bouvet, twenty-three,
secretary of the Paris Society of
Anarchists, was arrested, charged
with the crime. 49,, =
Woman Is Wounded.
President Millerand and Premier
Poincare were returning from Long
champs to Paris by automobile when
the attempted murder took place.
The assassin, evidently knowing
the plans of the officials. had hid
den himself to await the arrival of
the President and premier. He was
armed with a revolver.
While NJ. Millerand and NJ, Poin-
care escaped, one OF the bullets
wounded a woman.
The prisoner was very nervous
when arrested, and the police at
tributed the escape of the two Of
ficials to his anxiety, and the fact
that the motors in which the Presi-
dent and premier were riding were
travelling at a rapid gait.
Taken to Paris.
Bouvet told the police that he did
not mean to kill NJ. Millerand and
M. Poincare, but merely intended
to make a hostile demonstration"
Policemen declared, however. that
Bouvet had been seen to take care
full aim.
Bouvet said he was an automo-
bile machinist. He has been In
trouble before. In 1921 he was SEN
fenced to a years imprisonment for
distributing anarchist propaganda.
When searched today two revol-
vers were found upon the prisoner.
There were twenty-five cartridges in
his pockets. He was Immediately
arraigned for a preliminary hearing.
Policemen gave testimony against
the prisoner. They said he fired
at a distance of only seven feet.
Nine. Marie Duncan, who was
wounded in the arm. was still hys-
;er1cal and could not testify.
Three Shots Were Fired.
Three shots were fired by Bouvet.
At the time, a procession of auto.
mobiles was returning from Long.
champs, bearing high officials Of
state who had been witnessing the
Bastile Day military pageant at Long
champs.
The procession, headed by the
motor car containing M. Naudin,
prefect of police, and Immediately
followed by the automobiles Of
President Millerand and Premier
Poincare, had passed down the
Champs Elysee almost to the presi.
Dental palace when the shooting
began.
Bouvet denied that he had aimed
at any one in particular, but said
he shot In the general direction Of
the motor cars containing the states
inep.
Woman Is Burned.
A woman who had been standing
alongside Of Bouvet was badly burn
ed on the arm by the powder flash
from the revolver. While he was
firing, Bouvet was seized by the
crowd and badly beaten. He was
rescued by the police in time to save
him from serious injury. The re-
volver was found to be an old-fash.
hIncd one OF an out-of-date model.
The motor cars containing the
president and premier were sur.
rounded and escorted by de6achments
OF Arabian cavalry.
Immediately after his arrest, the
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Eel 7
WAY NJ EN-
WILL ALSO
QUIT WORK
5000 More Called Out July
17-4oo,ooo Others
Awaiting Call.
BY JOHN l.. SPIVAK.
international News Service.

CHICAGO, July 14.-AIl rail-
road stationary frennen and oilers
throughout the United States were
today telegraphed orders to sus-
pend work at s o'clock on Mon
day, July II, by Timothy Healy,
president Of the Brotherhood of
Stationary Fremen and Oilers.
Coupled with this order came
an exclusive statement to the In
ternational News Service, in which
Healey lauded the wonderful
fight" that the shopcrafts are put
ting up on behalf of the entire
labor movement" and evincing a
hearty gladness at the strike vote
which gave him the opportunity
to join forces with Jewell.
Calls Out 5000 Men.
This strike order, which calls out
the heart of the railroad power
house. is expected to have q far
reaching effect upon the ultimate
result of the strike.
The originanl strike order, which
was held in allegiance by Healy un-
til July 3, at the request Of Chair
man Ben w. Hooper, Of the United
States Railroad Labor Board, and
issued today, reads as follows:
"In compliance with your strike
vote, which is 81 per cent in favor
Of a walkout, sanction Is hereby
granted to each and every men,
Der of our brotherhood on all rail-
roads, steam plants, roundhouses,
and terminals througout the United
States to suspend work at a. m.
on Monday, July II, 1922"
This order calls out about 5000
men.
Healy said that while there are
between $4,000 and $4,000 members
of the stationary firemen's, engi-
neers' and oilers organizations, only
5000 are employed on the railroads.
IT want to see this walkout OF the
membership of my organization 100
per cent" declared ,Healy. Il real
ize that the shop crafts are putting
up a wonderful fight. Their strike
has been more effective than many
realize.
"I consider that the shop crafts
today are making the greatest fight,
not alone in the interest Of railroad
men, out IN the interest ol IHS
entire American labor movement.
Means Still Fight.
"I am very pleased that the or.
ganization l represent has the man.
hood to vote so overwhelmingly to
lend their aid to the shop crafts
and to help encourage them along
in the wonderful struggle they are
engaged in.
~ believe that when this fight
is over and won, the shop crafts
will have the gratitude OF the entire
labor movement of our country.
They already have its sympathy.
Now that we are Joined together
with the striking shop crafts,
am confident that our fight will end
in a victorious finish"
Decision of the stationary fire
men and oilers to strike came right
on the heels of a threat OF 100000
maintenance Of way employees to
join the strike OF shopmen In their
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Budget Crisis in Italy.
ROME, July 14.-It was reported
today that ministerial crisis is i'm
minent due to the Italian budget def.
icit.
The Washington times., 1922-07-14
GIRL
BELIEVED
RUMCH|EF.
Woman Found Slashed to
Death on Turnpike Thought
Victim Of Ring"
Bootleggers operating between

Bootleggers operating between
Fairmont, w. Va; Washington,
and Baltimore are believed to
have killed the woman whose
body. bullet-riddled and hacked,
was found yesterday morning
near the tenth hole on the golf
course of the Rolling Road Golf
Club, Catonwille. q suburb Of
Baltimore.
-- Police Here Alert. .-> - ..-
Although the Baltimore police
have not yet asked the aid Of local
detectives in running down the
slayer, or slayers, District officers
are closely scrutinixing those whom
they know are engaged in whiskey-
running from the Southern States.
Men who were returning from q
fishing trip about the time the bru-
tai murder was committed say they
saw a vehicle dart out from the spot
where the body was found and dash
along the road toward this city.
They could not say whether the ve-
hicle was an automobile or a mo-
torcycle with a sidecar attached.
Chief Of Police l.. N. Snider, OF
Fairmont, w. Va, after making an
investigation. declares he Is sure the
woman was Carmella Sairoco, known
as the Bootleg Queen" who lived
In a house on Water street. The
theory is that she betrayed the boot.
leg ring and that out Of revenge she
was murdered.
Patching Clues.
Snider said the woman disappeared
about three weeks ago from the
Southern town, and has not been
heard from since. Before leaving
she is alleged to have told the po.
lice at Fairmont that a barber, be.
long to a bootleggers' organization,
had threatened her life, and that II
she were found dead the authorities
could trace the crime to the man
who threatened her. When police
visited the barber shop the man
whom she had mentioned had gone.
The same day she left Fairmont she
quarreled with an italian named Ro-
SELL, and he, too, has left the town.
Police say he has been traced to
Chicago. The Italian woman who
is believed to have been the victim
was traced to Martinsburg, where
the trail ended. She had told friends
that she was on her way to Bal.
timore, where she had lived several
years ago.
Another woman who Is missing
from Fairmont and who answers the
description Of the victim Is Anna
Thompson, who lived on Queen
street, It is said she was threatened
with ueath. 1t Is alleged that she
gave information recently that re-
suited in. the arrest OF two boot
leggers. She was seen to board a
late train at Martinsburg a few
nights ago and has not been seen
since. 1t may be that II she escaped
those who threatened her she may
be able to shed some light on the
mystery.
The crime Is one Of the most
brutal that has ever been committed
in this section. A theory that the
police have firmly established is that
the woman was struck with a black
jack, causing fractures Of the skull,
was then shot four times with As
calibre revolver and her throat
slashed with a keen-edged knife. The
body was nude. Into the wound
in her neck was stuffed a strip Of a
silk chemise.
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GIRL DIVER DIES
Of PNEUMONIA
AF TER RESCUE
Miss Dorothy EhrIer Succumbs
In Hospital Following
Exposure.

Miss Dorothy Ehrler, seventeen
years old. S14 Sixteenth street south
west. who was rescued from the
Tidal Basin bathing beach Wednes'
day, died this morning at Emergency
Hospital from pneumonia and ex'
posure. It was at first thought that
she would recover, but she took a
turn for the worse during the night.
Her father, Paul r. Ehrler, Il ma
chinist employed at the navy yard,
was summoned, and he remained
with her TO the end.
Miss Ehrler was rescued from ten
feet of water by Life Guard Joseph
Pcrron. When she was brought 70
the beach she was resusci.ated Ivy
Gordon Leech and Drs. r. B. Cudney
and Terrell p. MOODY and was later
removed to the hospital.
The girl, with another Young won.
an and two men, dived from one Of
the floats. When she failed to rise
to the surface an alarm was raised,
and Perron and Buck Turner went
to her rescue. Perron found her as
she was lapsing into unconsciousness.
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