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The Washington times., 1922-09-07
JOHNSON SHOT
ACCIDENTALLY,
SAYS ACTRESS
Ann Luther, Guest Of Jack
Clifford, Gives Version Of
Camp Happening.
ny Universal Service.

PITTsBURGH. Sept. Miss
Ann Luther. well known picture
actress, Of Great Neck. L. l., who
was a guest at the Jack Clifford
camp last Thursday when Albert
johnson, Peggy Marsh's husband,
accidentally shot himself. today
gave her version Of the shooting.
In an interview with newspaper
men and District Attorney Harold
A. Jerry. Miss Luther said:
IT had just retired to my room.
which was next to that occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. johnson. I heard
Peggy scream and rushed over to
her room just ss Mr.. Clifford got
there.
Peggy screamed that her hus.
band had shot himself and she
tainted. We had her carried over
to my room and put to bed. All
the rest OF the night attended
her. aided by Mrs. William Ely, of
New York. distinctly heard Mr..
johnson state that he had shot
himself.
Because I had objected to this
kind Of publicity. kept my name
out Of the ease until now. was
afraid that IL my name was men.
toned In connection with an affair
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
NARU SEIZURE
BY BRITAIN IS
TERMED DARING
fragrant Abuse Of Mandate
Privileges, Officials Here
Declare.
by Universal Service.


Great Britain's land grab Of the
former German Island Of Naru. in
the Pacific Ocean. south Of the
equator. disclosed by the League
Of Nations protest, was declared by
American officials today to be q
more flagrant abuse of the mandate
privileges than even the unwar-
ranted division Of Mesopotamian oil
resources between Britain and
France.
Naru. one Of the Gilbert group.
lying near the route Of steamers
plying between the United States
and Australia and New Zealand.
was placed under mandate Of the
British colonies by the Versailles
peace conference. It 10 fabulously
rich In phosphates, the deposits on
the island being sufficient to sup.
ply the world for 200 years. These
deposits. like Mesopotamian oil. now
are taken over by Great Britain.
Former Secretary Of State Colby's
note protesting against the Meso-
potamian grab. II was declared by
officials here, was broad enough to
cover Naru or any other inundated
territory where there are com.
mercial interests Of value to all
nations.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
N|CKY ARNSTE|N
AND ,EASTERDAY
INVOLVED AGAIN
Connection With Baltimore
Company in Rsoeivership
Is Now Asserted.

Jules w. "Nicky" Arnstein and
wilen W. Easterday. under $4,000
bond in the District of Columbia
Supreme Court following convic.
ton in connection with an alleged
conspiracy to bring stolen secur.
tiles into Washington, are reported
today to have been associated with
Austin II. Montgomery in the or
ganization OF the Community
Finance Company. for which re-
ceivers have been appointed in the
Baltimore CMdJ circuit court.
The men are under two years
sentence, but at liberty, having pro-
vided the bail pending an appeal
on their conviction here.
"Nicky," who for months led
the police a merry chase, Is alleged
to have been the master mind"
In the theft of the bonds supposed
to have been brought here from
New York banka He is the hps-
band Of Fanny Brice. the stage
star.
Information regarding the asso-
citation of Arnstein and Easterday
with Montgomery was obtained by
the William J. Burns international
Detective Agency, which has been
employed to ascertain what dispo.
sition was made of the funds Of
the company.
The report OF the Burns agency
also linked the Fidelity Finance Com
pany, which went into bankruptcy
yesterday, with the organization Of
the Community Finance Company. 1t
was reported that Montgomery. after
having organized the Community
Finance Company. was active in the
organization of the other company.
Both were blind pools" with their
main offices in New York, but sold
to have had thousands OF customers
in Baltimore.
1t also became known yesterday
through a dispatch from New York
that postoffice inspectors want 10
interrogate all the officials of the
Community Finance COMPANY -
Montgomery, Joseph J, Macdonald,
and Henry L. Schwartz. They de-
clare that Montgomery and Mac
donald were the principals of Mont.
yomery, Macdonald q Co., which,
during the spring and summer of
August, 1920, offered to invest money
for customers in such a way that 30
7er cent would be paid each sixty
days. .n D.
A Government inspector in New
York said the New York State hank
,xaminers had warned Montgomery,
Macdonald q Co. that II they oper.
eted in the Ponzi manner they might
be prosecuted.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
v. :. HART BABY
QU|ETS RUMOR
OF;SEPARAT|ON
Film Star Said to Have Ef-
fected Peace as Stork
Leaves Boy Heir.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7.-Divorce
proceedings in the william 3. Hart
family were halted yesterday when
Winifred Westover Hart. wife OF
the cowboy film star. gave birth
to a son.
Last month the movies colony
was surprised to learn that Mrs.
Hart planned to sue for a divorce
and that q tentative financial agree
ment had been reached whereby
provisions were made for the un.
born child.
The marital strife ended with
the announcement IT'S a boy"
Let's forget It ALL" Bill 10 quoted
as saying.
Yes, dear" she replied.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
CITY TO SEND DELEGATES
TO cLoTHIERS' SESSIONS

Washington will be represented
at the annual convention Of the M
tional Association Of Retail Clothiers,
at Madison Square Garden, New
York city, September IL to Is, by
eight delegates from the Retail
Clothiers' Association Of the District.
Washington representatives are:
Delegates, Sidney West, Gerald oros.
ner. I. l.. Goldheim. Jerome Meyer,
Arthur Newman, and Ralph Jones;
alternates, Harry Lessner, Isaac
Cans, Frank Low, Sidney Reizen-
stein. s. b. Loveless, and Lin VIII
liams.
I. L. Goldheim, president Of the
District Clothers Association, has
been directed by Charles ]. Colurn.
bus, secretary, to make a canvas Of
the clothing trade In Washington
for the benefit of the convention.
Mr.. Columbus, as secretary OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
ISOLATION, will represent that body
at the convention.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
MARRIES n COUPLES
IN FORTY MINUTES

NEW YORK, Sept. Fifty pic.
ture brides, young women who had
come to America for a husband. with
nothing to guide them but q photo
graph Of the men, were married In
the marriage license bureau by Dep
uty City Clerk James ]. Mccormick.
The deputy established q record,
marrying twenty-one couples In 20
minutes, not quite two minutes q
marriage. It happened 50 quick
some OF them would not believe n.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
Famous Author.

The Rev. DIR. Percy Stickney Grant
1 has, of cuorse, q personal as well as
Ian altruistic interest in the ameliora
Non of his divorce dilemma, All the
name. to one free from the shackles
'of the church his plant for greater
Morality Is pleasant reading. II
isn't often one hears from an ecclesi-
EIstic. even when vitality interested,
the demand for a modern and ma
tional revolution Of the conventional
morality.
1t is pleasant. yes-as to see a
child try to tip over a house Is pleas.
ant. But we know. alas, that 1t Ia
futile.
When did any real religious re.
form. when did any lessening OF
intolerance. any great step forward
In the liberation of conscience ever
come from inside the church?
The very nature of ecclesiasticism
makes ii impossible. Every rule
and complica ton, every canon and
ordinance that letters personal free
dom of thought gives more power
more Importance to clerical au
thority. why, then, should the
clerics surrender this traditional au'
thority-ther assumed right of de
filming for common mortals right and
wrong?
No, always, inevitably, the sue.
cessful attack is from the out
side. It is only the free minds
who have dared question that
mythical authority, who hammer
Aeroically at pious fictions till
the army of standardized religious
opinion is forced despite itself to
move reluctantly on.
y Civilization, most of us believe,
is best Judged by the social and
legal status 1t gives to woman.
II was at the height Of Baby
.ionian and Egyptian culture that
woman's liberty was greatest. In
the days of Rome its law reached
the & conception of the absolute
equality Of the sexes. A wife
was independent of her husband,
Marriage was q private contract
and accompanied by a religious
Ceremony only IL desired. II
could be dissolved for any rea'
son. the only condition being the
presence of competent witnesses
and due legal forms and the ad'
vice OF the family council.
Consent was the essence OF
this marriage" says Donaldson
lin his "woman'D, land no shame,
therefore, attached to Its dis
solution, Nor had 1t any evil
effect, either, upon the happiness
Of Roman women" One may
profitably contrast this with the
unjust discrimination made against
women by the Church of Eng
land.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07

Hard Christian Rule.
The position of women in Rome
did not, in fact, begin to suffer
The Washington times., 1922-09-07

Michael Collins Own Story
win be continued tomorrow n
The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07

was sent by post-but always with
he name and address of the sender
for stated purposes OF reward.
Letters Were Returned.
I'VE had an unofficial censor, who
returned all except government mail
md would.be informants' letters. Tho
latter we also returned to the send
srs, generally with wholesome leo.
ture sufficient to persuade them
hat repetition Of the offense would
be inadvisable.
Almost so per cent of the
telegraphists In ireland were either
active members or identified with
our intelligence staff. Through the
telegraphists we got the code,
which was changed twice q day by
Dublin Castle-thus simplifying he
work Of the censor handling gov,
ernment messages.
According TO admissions made
freely by Dublin Castle at the
time, not enc telephone message
was received that was not tapped
and heard by us. This may be ex,
agxeration--though I am inclined
10 think not. Our corps of intelli.
gent linemen would have resented
any doubt Of the accuracy OF this
statement.
'Michsel Collins Own Story
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
BURGESS
ANSWERS
!, DR.. GRANT.
Asks Episcopal Clergyman
: Why He Does Not Emulate
Martin Luther.

The suggestion of the Rev. Dr.
percy Stickney Grant, Of Neu
York city, that the Episcopal
Church hberalize its divorce and
yenarriage Latos, which nolo forbid
q divorced person to remdrrs
eccept tohen he or she has proved
tnftdeLity, has caused nation-Vide
comment. Many persons support
Dr. Grants suggestion, s0hile
others condemn his Vie,os.
Because of the controversy his
expressions haze developed in the
eOeT-recurring divorce problem
The Washington Times has in
daced Number of authors to con-
tribute their vietos on the question.
The Times does not assume re-
<Ponsibiity for their VieWs. The
deus oppressed are those of the
writers and not the paper.
The second article in this series,
sprinted today, is by GeLett Burgess,
noted author.
Features in Issue.
The features of DR.. Grants
vecent article on the Episcopal
divorce, and rensarria0e laiOs are :
l. Many persons who might charge
tnfidelity I'm divorce cases refrain
from so doing and, out of kindness
or to avoid scandal, rely on minor
charges.
2; The present regulations are
medieval.
8. The canon involved, 42, Is based
ON a New Testament text which II
Of doubtful authenticity and ex-
presses Jewish racial custom rather
than a universal truth.
4. The canon Is un-American,
undermines civil law and encourages
civil marriages.
5. The canon deserts the theory
and tradition Of Professionalism.
BY GEIETT BURGESS.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07

like this. 1t would hurt me pro
fessionally. I have been. at Mr..
clifforGs camp for several weeks
with my two nieces and q nephew"
johnson, now a patient at the
Champlain Valley Hospital, was re-
ported to be out OF danger today.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
COLLINS Tells
ABOUT ESCAPING
BLACK AND TANS
Irish Leaders, Trapped In Mar
sion House, Nevertheless
EIuded British.

Continuing his stony of hoto 10
offset the British spy system seith
an Irish Intelligence department
he created, Michael Collins, IN to-
day's installment of the book Writ-
tsn in collaboration toith Hoyden
Talbot for The Washington Timss,
reveals ho,o he personally elIdsd
the spy net OF England, and tells
of his perilops adventures.
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
URYS DIVORCE LAWS HORRIBLE JEST, SAYS NOTED AUTHOR
TO-DAY:

Continued from First Page,
belongs distinctly to the gorilla
family-but lower down.
"La Toilette leading by three
to one" is one report Of Wis
consin's election seen by this
writer, Those that know the
sincerity of La Follstte, or the
loyalty Of Wisconsin, wonder
how the other man got that
ONE.
Bishop Tuttle says the young
girl Of today differs little from
her sisters of fifty years ago.
He might add that she differs
little from her Roman sis:er of
, 1000 years ago, her Cretan
sister Of 1850 years ago, or
her Egyptian sister still far
ther back. Other things change,
human nature very little.
Power must be SOMEWHERE.
The Germans have taken it from
the kaiser, as we took It from
King George. And with Ger
many, as with US, power has
shifted to the hands Of intelli-
gent finance.
SHINES, great industrial finan-
cier of Germany, has made with
France a bargain to do thirteen
billion francs worth of rebuild
ing in lieu of cash reparations.
That will mean 4 labor boom
for Germany-the things will be
made there, and France will
actually GET something,
G. c. Young killed a crippled
taxi driver and was electrocuted
in New Jersey las. Tuesday.
He laughed as he stepped into
the "chair," then prayed, His
mother, three sisters, wife. and
three small children were at
home together when the current
was turned on. They also prayed,
but did not laugh.
There were women on the
jury that sentenced him to
death, his wife, mother, sisters,
and three children to lifelong
disgrace. II must have been diff
ficult for those women jurors.
Is capital punishment neces-
sary? Does it make men bct-
ter? Does murder decrease?
The Washington times., 1922-09-07
Using Blanket to Saue Ice
(Prepored by the United States
Department Of Aoriciltlre)

(Prepdred By the Untted States
Department Of Agricultural
"The blanketed ice In q re-
frigerator is a Stacker at its
post of duty. and the person
who placed the blanket there
is the cause of it," specialists
in the Department OF Agricul-
ture declare. "A refrigerator
is kept cold by the ice melting
and taking up the heat within
the insulated walls. When the
ice is kept from melting, ice Is
saved, but not food"
To soVe ice, Keep refrigerator doors
tightly closed. Do not put botilss ov
food IN the ice chamber. NeOer put
hot food IN the refrigerator.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-29
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY
TENDERED MRS. T.. PAINTER

A very pleasant birthday party
was rendered Mrs. Fanny Painter
(Aunt Fannie as she is affectionate-
ly known in this community by
Mrs. N. b. Nichols and Mrs. Albert
Berry at the home of the former on
last Saturday afternoon. 1t was in
the nature of surprise and Aunt
Fannie was speechless when she be-
held eighteen of her friends who
had gathered for the occasion. When
all were seated at the dining table
where a sumptuous repast was
served, Mrs. Dodge gave a toast to
the honored guest. Later Aunt Fan
ME was presented with beautiful
vanity case by Mrs. Grob in behalf
of the ladies present, who spoke of
the high esteem in which she is held
by her friends. The rest of the at
ternoon was spent in conversation
and story telling. The guests on de-
parting wished Aunt Fannie many
happy returns of the day and as
sured the hostesses that the after
noon was very enjoyable.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-29
WELCOME TO REVIVAL

We take this means of extending
a hearty welcome to pastors and
members of other churches as well
as the public in general to the Re-
vival meetings to be held in the
Baptist church. beginning next Sun
day. All are welcome alike. rich or
poor, learned or unlearned, young
or old.
Many object to exangelists of a
certain type, as exciters. chair
climbers. and knockers. Our inn
preston of Mrs. Hostetter. is one,
that is coming in the power of God.
being guided by the Holy Spirit in
expressing Gods love for man A
layman of Loyalton writes: "and
thus we have found il left for God
to use a physically frail woman to
break up the depths in Loyalton as
no able bodied strong man could
do" Pray that God may break up
the depths in our own town and
community.
C. C. HICKMAN, Pastor.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-29
Pledges Support
for New Hotel
Eastern Capitalist Inspects Building
Site and Plans; Thinks IL
Good Investment
WOULD FURNISH $15O,OOO
OF NECESSARY $3.50, 900
Proposed Hotel Assured II $4,000
Can Be Raised BY Local
Investors

Edward f. Dibble, wealthy brok-
er and wholesale seed merchant of
Rochester, New York, was in Fallon
last week and made a thorough in
vestigation of the plans for the new
Flood Hotel. Mr. Dibble is inter
ested in the proposed hotel primar-
lily as an investor and does not con-
template taking an active part in
its management when completed. He
recognized at once the need of a
good hotel in Fallon and consider
ing the certain natural growth of
the city approves the project as an
excellent investment.
The company Is capitalized at
$25O,000 consisting of 100000
shares of per cent cumulative div
idend paying stock. with a par value
of one dollar. Mr.. Dibble offers to
take $150,000 worth of stock Mr..
Flood is to receive $4,000 shares for
his equity in the property as it now
stands This leaves but $4,000
worth of stock to be sold by sub
scription and the promoters of the
project feel certain that this amount
can be raised locally.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-29
To Organize Base
Ball Association

Local base ball fans and players
held a meeting Saturday evening
and took the first definite steps to-
ward organizing Fallon team.
Chas b. Hall, who was chosen man
ager of the local team. feels assured
that there is plenty of talent here to
organize the fastest base ball aggre-
cation In the state. About fifteen
candidates for the team showed up
for the first practice Sunday morn
ing at the high school park.
Mr. Hall is getting in touch with
different towns over the state with a
view of organizing a base ball
league of eight or ten teams to be
known as the Sage Brush League"
There is no doubt but that this pro-
posal will be met with enthusiasm
on the part of neighboring towns
and base ball fans may look for
ward to some hotly contested games
this season.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-29
Hoover Favors Dam
at Boulder Canyon
Secretary OF Commerce 1nspects
Proposed Dam Site at Boulder
Canyon

Unqualified approval of the Boul-
der Canyon site for the primary
storage and control of the waters of
the Colorado river was voiced for
the first time by Secretary of Com
merce Hoover after he had viewed
the proposed site In Southern Ne
yada, according to State Engineer
J. G. Scrugham upon his return
from the meetings of the Colorado
river commission held recently at
Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Until Hoover made this Western
trip he had never committed him
self as to the location of the dam
part of the Nevada delegation to
get his consent to visit Nevada at
all.
At Las Vegas he expressed gen.
eral approval OF the Nevada plans
for the supervision and construction
of the dam, which, in brief. is to
have private companies or municipal
corporations bid for the power right
and carry out the construction.
1.-THE visit of Secretary Hoover to
the Boulder canyon site greatly
clarified the Colorado river situa-
tion," said Mr.. Scrugham. "He ex-
pressed unqualified approval of the
Boulder canyon site for the primary
storage unit, favored the Nevada
line of procedure In general and
believe the entire matter will be
Strengthened out to the complete
satisfaction of this state.
utah and Colorado are opposing
the project because they fear that
their water rights on the river may
be endangered but | believe that
this opposition will be overcome and
better understanding secured at
the Denver and Salt Lake meet
ings."
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-29
WILDEs DISTRICT ITEMS

]. f. Draper left for San Fran
cisco last week on a short business
trip.
L. A. Carpenter of Maxwell, Cali
fornia. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H,
Lionberger.
Bert r. Harper of Rochester,
Nevada is visiting relatives here.
Hay balers are busy at the
ranches of ID. f. Anderson and T.
r. Harper.
Mrs. Andrew Johnson entertained
in honor of Mrs. Leo Schottschneid-
er. Mr.. and Mrs. Schottschneider
have leased their ranch, and leave
this week for San Jose, California,
where they will make their home
A. E. Clarno, of North Plains,
Oregon, is visiting his sister Mrs.
II. Z. Beaudreau.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-29
ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN
AT SODA LAKE DISTRICT

The people of the Soda Lake dis
trict held a very successful social
event last Friday evening in the
community hall. The affair was
planned especially In the interests
of the children of the district but
the large crowd that gathered some
seventy-odd old and young spent a
delightful and hilarious time.
The evening opened with COM
munity singing followed by games.
Rev. Petersen ably supported by Mr..
Beatty was the prime factor in this
part of the program. He introduced
many new games and every one
present entered into the games with
spirit that produced lots of fun
and laughter. Toward the end Mr..
Petersen gave a ten minute talk to
the boys and girls. He reminded
them of the saying of the late T. r.
Roosevelt. that four things were
necessary for the young American; !;
that he should eat, sleep, play and
work. The last of these Mr.. Peter
sen said was as essential to the right
development of youth as the first
three.
Following the talk the young lad
les of the district served hot ehoco-
late. cake and pop corn.
At 11:45 the party broke up but
before doing so Mrs. Heizer express
ed the appreciation of those present
to Rev. Peterson and Mr.. Beatty for
the very enjoyable evening which
they had been instrumental in
bringing to them and request that
Mr.. Petersen come again was en-
dorsed very vigorously by the hearty
applause of the audience
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-29
''GRANDMOTHERS' DAY"
HELD At OATS PARK

One of the most interesting as
that of the Parent-Teachers Associ-
alton when at least sixty elderly
ladies were their guests last Friday
afternoon at Oats Park school. The
day is one long to be remembered
by all who were present for indeed
1t is not often that one greets sixty
happy, hale and hearty grandmoth-
ers. all of whom entered the spirit
of "Grandmothers' Day" with keen
interest. A program of unusual
merit was rendered, every number
Der of which was thoroughly enjoy
ed, after which bouquets of violets
were given each grandmother and
large bouquets were presented to
Grandma Bennington, the oldest
grandmother present. Mrs. L. Cirac.
the youngest grandmother. Grand
ma Allen. the oldest great grand
mother and Grandma Marean, who
won the honors by being the possess
sor OF the greatest number of
grandchildren, totaling fifteen. Mrs
Benny presented as happy surprise
a lovely angel cake to the oldest
grandmother, Grandma Benning-
ton. 1t is hoped that "Grandmoth-
ers' Day" will be an annual affair
with the Parent-Teachers' Associa-
tion. as too much consideration and
attention cannot be showered upon
these dear old ladies who gave their
interest and energy for the younger
folks in their youthful days. After
the program a social time was in
order during which period refresh
ments were served
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-29
SCRAPER MADE
BY LOCAL MANUFACTURER
WINS WIDE RECOGNITION

Geo. Spreyer has Just received an
order from the Department of Agri-
culture of Albert, Canada, for an
other tailboard scraper. The Ca
madam Pacific Company has been
using Spreyer's scrapers for some
time after experimenting with many
others of different makes, and 1t was
through their recommendation that
the Alberta Department of Agricul-
ture decided to use the Fallon made