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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-25
An UNUSUAL FLOOR COVERING

@OH the housewife who Is ever
Tsecking novelty and change. yet
J refuses to sacrifice the harmony
and beauty of her house furn!shments.
there arc interesting possibilities in
the new rugs that are coming to Us
from the far off foothills OF the Hina-
layas Goat hair is the material OF
which they're made. and they are
much lovciier than one would at first
imagine. Tor the hair takes dye most
satisfactorily, making possible varied
artistic blcndings Of colors. And not
only is the color range wide. but the
dive is fast, which makes cleaning GER
tain. These rugs are embroidered
partly by hand-in patterns that are
pictorial in effect, so that they have
great possibilities as wall pieces and
table and divan covers as we'll as FOR
nOur coverings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-25

glory OF lines and fabrics, the careful
choice Of accessories to compliment.
the while they complement. the beauty
Of the models. Whether it be the de-
tail of correct head-dress. perfection
in the way It conforms to the indi-
vidual type OF the wearer; an invit-
ing, defensive fan; satin slippers with
jewclcd buckles: fragile. cobwebby
hose: the swinging earrings OF the
mode or string OF pearls-it must
be an aid in The achievement Of an
artistic tout ensemble, that is. in it.
self. a symphony OF perfect gowning.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
CADETS To END
COMPETITION IN
DRILLING TODAY
Keen Rivalry Exists Among
Twenty-Five Companies.
Review at S p. M.

Keen rivalry among the twenty.
five companies OF the Washington
high school cadet corps was evident
today in the second day Of tho an.
nual competitive drill out At Amer
lean League baseball park.
All the technique and snap &C
quired during the years training
was put into the drill today as the
time drew near FOR deciding which
company will carry OFF honors and
the coveted flag when the thirty
fifth annual competitive drill rnds
this evening.
Companies taking the field today
are company K, Of Central; A, OF
Central, e, OF Central: D. Of Central
C, OF Central; B, OF Central, and NJ
Of Central. This afternoon the re
naming companies will finish the
drill. They are: company @, OF Cen
trail: X, OF western; r, Of Eastern
I, Of Business; NJ. Of Columois
Junior High School: r, Of Central
and d. Of Tech.
The judges are Major J. 4. oiio
Major z. Simpson and Major Som
nsr Waite, United states army.
The winning company will b
awarded the prize flag, captured las
year by company @, Of Eastern, ant
the Nailor Allison medal presented
TO the captain.
The final event Of the drill will b,
the regimental review At O'Clock
this evening, which will bring to
closs the cadet activities Of ;h'
school year.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
PHILLIPS SAYS
CHARGES OE: j. :.
ARE EUNFOUNDED
Millionaire Accused Of War
Fraud Denies Facts Mann
ed in Warrant.

Unequivocal denial OF the charges
made against him by the Govern.
ment. OF conspiring and defrauding
the Government out OF nearly
81, 900, 900. was made today by John
Lewis Phillips, millionaire lumber
dealer, who has for the past four
years been living at the Raleigh
Hotel
Phillips home Is in Thomasville.
Ga, where several of his large
plants are located The millionaire
lumber man returned to Washing.
ton last night from Philadelphia.
where he went Saturday. He was
met at the Union station by Deputy
United States Marshal Weaver. He
was taken direct to Commissioned
Isaac r. Hits office. waived pre-
liminary hearing and was bound
over to the grand jury under $25. 900
bond.
my arrest came as bolt from .
clear sky" declared the arrested
nothing about the transaction
with the government are an open
book and am quite sure It will
develop that mistake has b,en
made and I have been unjustly ac.
cused." Phillips told newspaper
men today.
According to the warrant on
which the lumber magnate was ar.
rested, II is believed under a secret
! indictment, Phillips Is charged with
disposing OF Government lumber az.
gregating millions OF feet. sold. 1t is
alleged in the warrant, to dummy
lumber concerns. who in turn sold II
az big profit.
The firm OF Phillips and Stephens
were selected by the Government TO
sell approximately 100. .O00, 900 feet OF
surplus lumber on which they were
TO secure a IL per cent commission.
Phillips and Stephens" the war.
rant states, instead OF disposing
OF the lumber through the usual
channels OF the lumber trade and
for the best interest Of the United
States Government. entered into
fraudulent agreements with I'er-
sons not in the lumber business and
sold the lumber. including mahosany,
walnut and other valuable hardwoods
at much less than the market
price, receiving rebates and com
| missions from these persons Tor the
personal benefit and advantage Of
said Phillips and Stephens.
The warrant further alleges that
the firm were to bribe certain
Government officials who had duties
to perform in the premises, and
said Phillips and Stephens were
thereupon to make returns to the
| United States In which their said
fraudulent conduct would be con-
cealed and were to induce said Of
! ficials to do likewise"
The warrant then quoted a letter
purporting to be from the Metro
politan Lumber Company. declared
TO be a fake Washington concern,
signed by A. A. Henry, president.
agreeing to give Phillips 50 per 900
feet upon all lumber sold and pur-
chased by us in confederation Of
services in aiding us purchase from
Phillips and Stevens approximately
1000 900 feet Of lumber at Netnah.
Wis"
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
DOUBLE TAX CLAUSE IN
DRY LAW HELD ILLEGAL

The Supreme Court Of the United
States has held invalid the dou.
BILE tax and penalty provision Of the
prohibition law for illegal manu-
facture and sale OF LIQUOR.
The test case was brought by Ern.
est Lipke, OF Philadelohia, against
Internal Revenue Collector Lederer.
II was asserted that the double tax
and penalty provision vas invalid be
cause of conflict with provisions OF
the Federal statues inh!biting suits
in courts to restrain the collection
Of any tax.
Lipke filed q complaint In the low
er Federal court asking an injunc.
ton restraining Collecso Lederer
from proceeding to collect bv dis.
traint the taxes and penalties i'm.
posed under the national prohibition
law. The injunction was denied and
his bill was dismissed.
The Supreme Court of the United
States held the injunction should
have been granted.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
PREME COURT
CHAMBER GIVEN
ANNUAL AIRING
Justices Taking Summer Vaca'
tions and Renovation OF
Quarters Begins.
By International New. Service.

The United States Supreme Court
chamber was thrown open today for
airing and in preparation Of its an.
nual renovation. The court has ad-
tourned until October. The Chief
Justice and associate justices will
disperse soon for their summer Va
cations. Only the clerks office will
remain open to take In during the
summer months the grist OF work
for the next term.
Chief Justice Taft will leave Wash
ington in a few days. fle Will sail
soon for London, Englanl, where n.
will spend part OF the summer study
ing the English judicial system:
Some Of the associate justices VIII
20 at once 10 summer homes or rec.
reation resorts along the Canadlan n
border in the vicinity Of Thousand
Islands. Before many DAYS not o1e
OF the members OF the court will re-
main in Washington. Lawyers seek
ing one of the justices for an emer-
Eency order may have to travel tar
to present their case.
The clerks office will not close.
The daily mails during tn" summer
recess of the court bring to this OF.
flee cases 10 he docketed for pres
entation to the court during the
term which opens next October.
with the growth Of business OF the
court during the past years the
number of summer cases Is around
the 500 mark About as many mHre
are submitted to the court during
the regular term from October to
June.
OF the 1000 cases approximately
before the court during the present
term somewhere in the neigh"or-
hood Of $50 were disposed OF by the
court During the next two weeks
the clerks in the clerks office will
take stock of unfinished cases and
re-enter them upon the dockets.
Some of these cases nave been Sc
for hearing by the court Immediate
ly after II reconvenes. The court
will have no lack Of work ahead.
Chief Justice Taft urged Legislation
by Congress giving the court wider
jurisdiction in rejecting appeals for
rehearing of cases tried in the Dis
iIICt anu circuit courts Of appeals
that the work of the Supreme Court
might be lightened. This legislation
is now before the House judiciary
Committee.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
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being was ever known to pass har
lips.
Last Days Given to Poor.
In her last year she gave her life
to the Improvement of the condition
of the poor In her home city. Those
who enjoyed her friendship said that
she was earnest in that work; those
whom she benefited swear tbs so.
When last seen in public, after re-
turning a few weeks ago from Eu-
rope. where she studied immigra ton
problems at the request Of the Gov
ernment, she was still beautiful and
lovely.
When a mere chorus girl, Lillian
Russell married David Braham, a
musical conductor and composer.
They lived together Tor u while in
Boston, but soon dissolved their part.
nership.
In 1884 Lillian Russell eloped to
Hoboken with Edward solomon, a
composer of ragtime music and con.
cert hall ballads, and they were mar.
ried. They lived together about ten
years, when Lillian feft her husband
and sued for divorce, making and
proving the claim that solomon had
q wife by a prior marriage living in
London.
In the same year in when her di.
vorce from Solomon was granted,
Lillian Russell. who was then sing.
ing the star role in The Princess
Nicotine" married John Chatterton,
q singer, who sang a prominent part
in the same opera under the stage
name of Signor Perugini. Incompati.
bility Of temper and cruelty were
the grounds upon which Lillian III.
vorced Signor Perugini in 1898.
After her divorce from Chattertop
she obtained judicial sanction for the
name of Lillian Russell, which here.
tofore had only been her stage name.
In a formal proceeding she alleged
that she had always been known d
Lillian Russell. except for a period
Of seven weeks in 1895, when she
was called Helen Louise Chattertou.
She claimed that she had acquired
a valuable trademark in the name
Of Lillin Russell.
Cndeterred by her former matri.
monial experience Lillian Russell in
December Of 1911 became engaged
to Alexander P. Moore. Of Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
AD CLUBW|LL
HEAR ADDRESS
BYBR|T|SH MP.
wv. n. Rankin Will Also Speak
at City Club Affair
Tomorrow.

The Washington Advertising Club
will hold its pre-convention lunch.
con tomorrow, having as its guests 5
and principal speakers two OF the
worlds biggest advertising propo-
nents-Sir Charles F. Higham, NJ
p, European vice president of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
World, and William II. Rankin
head Of the Rankin Advertising G
Agency.
Frederick William Vile will serve
as toastmaster OF the luncheon
which will be held at 1890 O'Clock
in the ballroom of the City Club
Other guests Of the club will be the
British ambassador and his com
mercial attache; Secretary Wallace,
Senators Capper and Edge and Con
gressman Dunbar.
The luncheon tomorrow will be In
the nature Of a reception and trib
ute to retiring President Harry
Hahn and the new president, Lau
renee Rubel.
The Washington delegation of the
Advertising Club, il has been an
nounced, will leave Saturday after
noon on a special train and will ar
rive in Milwaukee the morning OF
the opening day of the Worlds Ad
vertising convention.
The Washington delegation will
carry an invitation to the Conven
ton to come to Washington in 1924
The annual convention of the A. A
C. Of w. has now become the largest
business convention held yearly In
the United States. and the securing
Of the convention to Washington
will be vigorously pressed by the
delegates, who will be supported by
other clubs in this district.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
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tumors Of different kinds, un-
less they have from four to
six children. Maternity is nee
essary to perfect health for a
woman; when woman's natural
work is repressed, tumors and
90 on are apt to develop.
This may be half science and
half French propaganda to pro-
duce bigger French families.
There is little doubt that ma
ternity is a healthful occupation
- although insurance charges
on women while they are young
show that it isn't TOO healthy.
The main thing is to do
work worth while of some kind,
whether of brain, body, or
both. Susan B. Anthony, who
worked and fought to the day
Of her death at eighty-six,
proved that mental work is
also a healthy" occupation.
VERY good news. Bishop
Manning, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and J. P.
Morgan are forming a cor
poration to insure Episcopalian
clergymen at q very low rate.
Episcopal Church pension fund
has S14,000,000 on hand, $10,-
100000 pledged. That capital
will be used. Heads of big
corporations will be directors
of the clergymen's insurance
company. They will get the
lowest possible rate.
A fine idea. Some day
perhaps the ordinary little man
will know enough to have his
government do the same thing
for hiD-without troubling ].
Pierpont Morgan or Bishop
ManninG If it will work for
clergymen in the hands of
benevolent and rich men, why
wouldn't 1t work for ordinary
people in the hands Of honest
and competent public officials?
King George of England is
selling his horses, to economic.
Anyhow, he prefers automo-
biles. They don't eat when
they are not working; you
don't need so many grooms
to clean them.
The King last year spent
5000, 900 more than his allow
ance, which Is $16,0O0,000 a
year for general expenses. The
English think it cheaper than
electing a President, and some
times having the corporations
own him. Perhaps 1t is.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
CHECKBOOKS To.
Be SEARCHED IN
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mon before you every witness that
has any knowledge OF the facts.
Do not rest until you have heard
every particle Of the evidence.
Give Ward his rights but give
him no greater rights than the man
who Is unable to obtain counsel. "
Among the witnesses who will
testify are Miss Amy Mid, maid
and Miss Lulu Barrows. nurse in
the employ OF the Wards. 1t Is
believed that these two will be
able to clear up the puzzle as to
whether Peters was slain in a
roadside duel, as Ward claims. or
in the Ward home. II 10 polluted
out that II shots were fired in
the ward home. the servants GER
tainly would have heard them.
Contrary TO widely circulated re-.
ports, George Ward. father Of
Walter. has not been summoned 10
appear before the grand jury. This
has caused somewhat Of a surprise
IL lieu Of Cunningham statements
that the elder Ward, not the
younger, was the target Of black
mailers.
When the news spread that Mau,
rice Mccarthy. lawyer for Cunning
ham. had applied for a writ OF
habeas corpus. Ward and his at.
torney hurried to the iail to see
Cunningham. The conversation fol.
lows:
Cunningham: Hello Ward. how
are you?"
Ward: What do you mean, J
never saw you before"
Cunningham: "Oh yes, you know
me a lot. Perhaps you don't recos.
nize me with the moustache.
Ward. turning 10 his attorney:
Come on, let's get out Of here"
Attempts to definitely link John
Cienzo, the wounded man held In
Philadelphia on suspicion that he
might have been Peters friend
Jack" have failed thus far. Cienzo
has been held without bail for q
hearing in Philadelphia Friday. at
which time Il IL expected that this
angle Of the mystery will be
cleared
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
o. c. HooTcH ovERcoMES
FARMER; Is FIND $50

Declaring that after he had one
drink Of Washington bootleg liquor
his mind became a blank and he
couldn't remember where he had
been or what he had done, Watts
Mills, a farmer living near Gathers
burg, Md. was yesterday found
guilty in police court of illegal pos
session OF liquor and Of being drunk
and was sentenced to pay $50 or
serve thirty days on the first charge
and $40 on the second.
Mills is alleged to have had two un-
opened half-pint bottles of corn
whiskey in his pockets when he was
arrested.
"I can't think where l could have
gotten It," he muttered. II didn't
have any money and I have no
friends who could have given It to
me-"
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
LAWYERS TO BE HIRED
FOR SENATE OIL PROBES

The Senate yesterday put "teeth"
into two inquiries into the oil trade
by authorizing the employment OF
attorneys and the Gathering Of spe.
cial evidence by the committees.
The Senate Committee on Public
lands was empowered to employ
counsel in its investigation OF the
leasing OF naval oil fields, espe.
cially the Teapot Dome tract in
wyoming, to private interests. The
Committee on Manufactures was
Siven similar authority in it's probe
Of increases in The price OF oil
The ikvestieations were spon.
sored by Senator LaFollette Rep.l
OF Wisconsin and Senator Nickel.
lar CDem) OF Tennessee.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
HARDING WILL
UNVE|LSTATUE
ATPR|NCETON
President to BE Guest Of Sena-
tor Frslinghuysen-WiIl
Leave Early Thursday.

President Harding will be the
guest Of honor Of United States
Senator Joseph 8. Frelinghuysen at
the Senator'S summer home at Rsri-
tan, N. j., on Thursday OF this
week and on Friday will motor to
Princeton University, where he will
attend the unveiling OF 4 statue
Commemorating the battle OF Prince
ton.
President and Mrs. Harding will
leave Washington early Thursday
morning by special train for Rari,
tan, a picturesque suburb Of Som,
merville, in north central New
Jersey. The President plans to ar
rive at the Frelinghuysen villa he.
fore noon whore he will Join the
Senator and his other quests at
luncheon. The afternoon will be
spent At golf. The entire party will
spend the night at the Frelinghuy.
sen home.
. In the party will be Secretary to
the President George 3. Christian,
Jr., Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles h.
Sawyer, private physician to the
President, and Senator Walter E.
Edge. Of New Jersey. Other guests
are expected, Il was said At Senator
Frelihshuysen's office today, but
their names have not a. yet been an
r,ounced.
The President and Mrs. Harding
will return to washinSton direct
from Princeton University after the
unveilins ceremonies,
on Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Hard
ing plan TO attend the wedding here
OF Miss Catherine Hughes, the
daughter Of Secretary OF state
Charles e. Hughes, to Chauncey
Lockhart waddell. OF New York,
which promises to be . social event
tran scendirs all others Of the month
OF June In the Capital.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
Ford's Hat in Ring for Presidency,
Hard Decides After Interviews

which time and again in American
history has produced great surges OF
radical American political sentiment:
Ford is specializing on the subject OF
money, currency, banking. He says
in his paper that the mastery OF
finance and Of credit should o"
transferred from private hands TO
the hands of the whole people. TINS
Is precisely the idea that carried An
drew jackson into the PRESIDENCY
II has never ceased TO be able 10
cause large sections of our Southern
population and of our Western pop
ulation to spring to political arms
against the power OF the southern
end OF Manhattan island. ford "
day is by no means out OF toucnl
with the sentiment or with the sym
pathy OF our present Western tarm
bloc"
Ford has brain power. will power
and money power. and he woun like
to he President. He has no party
prejudices. and he will accept any
possible combination OF partisan
with nonpartisan Influences. He fas
a temperament Of the soil. and he
has now discerned and has embraced
the one great traditional American
popular Issue OF peoples money
versus bankers control OF people
money
I predict that il he gets any sort
Of Presidential nomination, :he
amount OF money spent to defeat him
will make Eewberry look like a
scrupulous miser.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
LIVING PRICES HIGH IN
ORIENT, SAYS SCIENTIST

The dream of cheap living for
visitors 10 the Orient was shattered
last night by DR.. Stanley ]. Horn
beck who addressed the Federal Bar
Association at the Interior Depart.
ment building.
Conditions and prices OF commod'
tiles in Japan and China today are
no better than in any other section
Of the world" declared DR.. Horn.
beck. Taxes in Japan are about the
highest OF any country In the world,
ranging up to SO per cent"
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
PHI ALPHA DELTA HOLDS
LAFAYETTE BANQUET

The second anniversary banquet
Of the John Jay Chapter OF Phi
Alpha Delta law fraternity of George
Washington University was held
last night at the Lafayette Hotel.
Those initiated were Moultric
Hit, c. r. Long. Frank H. Myers.
c. f. McInnes, Marian r. Rhodes,
A. E Robinson, r. st. John, James
f. Stevens and James z. stuar,.
Among the speakers were Dean ".
l.. Ferson, George r. Wells, Frank
Lloyd Yates, II. F Brecht, Harvey
w. Schmidt. Laurence Brooks Hay..
Samuel Winston Lacy and Brother
Van Meter.
The Washington times., 1922-06-06

would run tandem for President snd
Vice President, we would have the
great American cal
non.partisan bipartisan anti.partisa
and pro- -partisa ticket. Experienced
observers OF Mr.. Ford in Detroit
are in some doubt now as to whether
he 10 in one OF his non partisan or
In one OF his Democratic phases. In
the year 1915 he was a Republican
That is. he went through q good
deal OF that year being a Republican.
He contested Michigan as a Ro.
publican Presidential aspirant
against Senator William Alden
Smith. He defeated Mr.. Smith and
he duly received the vote of the
Michigan delegation in the Repub.
lican national convention. He then
became a Democrat and In the fall
OF 1916 he contributed $4,000 "a
Woodrow Wilson campaign ex
penses.
Having thus in 1915 had some
practice in being a Republican and
a Democrat Consecutively. he was
able TO improve his game, and IN 1919
he succeeded in being a Republican
and a Democrat simultaneously. In
1918 he ran for United States Sen
ator In both the Republican and
Democratic Michigan primaries. De
feated in the Republican primary
he ran as a Democrat in the regular
mentum remained with him we'll
into 1920.
special personal representatives
L. Ia iAF
services--Fred Black. Douglas Mar
tin. William Cody-to discover
Democratic support on his behalf in
seeking Democratic Presidential
nomination. These searchers were
unable to find the support desired
and II was thereupon believed for
some time that Mr.. Ford had re-
coiled from party policies or that
perhaps he had reverted to being
what 1t has often been earnestly
claimed for him that he 10: Namely,
a Republican. The best expert opin.
ion, however, at this present mo,
ment, is that he is pursuing a path
which is paved with a combination
Of Democratic and strictly non
party or anti."blocs."
The Ford for President" clubs
which are now heard chugging on.
ward toward 1924 out OF numerous
wayside garages are strictly non
party. The first Of them wal
started In Fords tractor towr, all
ed Dearborn, by Dearborn's villsg"
president, DR.. Edward Fischer, who
has had much experience as a Ford
employed physician In Ford's trac'
tor plant. The platform OF the
Ford for President" clubs consists
Of one plank driven home by the
three ringing nails. We want
Henry"
Mr.. Fords paper-the Dearborn
Independent--meanwhile is more
than non-psrty. II is-anu. party. 7,
says that the parties OF today are
failures. II attacks parties. II ar
rives then at the useful idea that In
those circumstances the Votef
should vote not for q party but for Q
man"
Detroiters have notfailed to notice
just the same that there has seemed
20 be growing intimacy between tn,
Ford interests and one William p
The Washington times., 1922-06-06
DAILY QUAKE cHocKS
FELT IN TAUPO REGION

WELLINGTON. n. a., June -
Reports received here from the
Taupo region say earthquake shocks
have been felt there daily since
May ..
Tho Taupo region is In the zen
tral part OF North Island midway
between Wellington and Auckland