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DR.. TICERT ADVOCATES
ENGINEERING COURSES

|. LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 3l.-A
dearth Of highway engineers and
transportation economists should be
met by the Universities OF the country
establishing as part of their Curl
culums a special course in highway
construction and economy. the reg
gional conference for the study OF
highway economics and highway
transport was told here today by
DIR. John J. Tigert, u. 8. Commits
sioner of Education. The meeting
was held at the University Of Ken.
lucky.
Representing the National Auto.
mobile Chamber OF Commerce. 70. b
Jordan told the body that the State
of California invested S42 ,0O0. 900 In
good roads during the ten years fol-
lowing 1910 and that II all the roads
had been destroyed In five years the
people Of that State would not have
lost a single penny because during
that time the value Of the States
agricultural production increased SOC
per cent and the population OF the
cities, exclusive Of San Francisco
and Los Angeles. increased 90 per
cent.
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RHEUMATISM
LEAVES YOU FOREVER

Deep Seated Uric Acid Deposits Arc Dis
solved and the Rheumatic Poison Starts
to Leave the System within Twenty
four Hours.
Every druggist In this country is su-
thorized TO say to every Rheumatic
sufferer that II two bottles OF Allenrhu.
the sure eonqueror of, rheumatism. does
not stop all agony, reduce swollen joints
ana do away with even the slightest
twinre Of rheumatic pain. he will gladly
return your money without comment.
-Allenrhu has been tried and tested for
years, and really marvellous results have
been accomplished In the most severe
cases where the suffering and agony was
intense and piteous and where the
patient was helpless. : -. -, ....-.-... nee
Mr.. james H. Allen. the discoverer of
AlIenrhu. who for many years suffered
the torments OF acute rheumatism. de-
sires all sufferers to know that he does
not want q cent of anyones money unless
Allenrhu decisiveiy conquers this wors,
of all diseases, and he has Instructed
Peoples Drug Stores to. guarantee II In
every instance.
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|ARbUCKLE CASE
To REACH JURY
| LATE TH|SWEE
State Has Six or Eight Wit:
nesses Waiting to Give
Testimony.
BY ELLIS H. MARTIN.
by Interna tionsl News Service.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Jan. 81
The trial Of Roscoe Fatty" Ar
buckle swung into its fourth week
today after q three-day recess.
The State had six or eight wit
nesses remaining to be called, in
Guiding o surprise" witness. Dis
trict Attorney Brady and his assist
ants were reticent regarding this
witness.
Arguments on the issue Of declar-
ing Zey Prevon a hostile witness
occupied the attention OF the court
upon converting today. The jury was
not present. The particular issue
on a decision Of the Appellate Court
In the Warren X. Billings case in
which Billings was convicted Of com.
plicity in the Ban Francisco pre-
paredness day bombings. The STATE
contends this decision gave them %
right to call witnesses to relate the
circumstances under which Miss
Prevon first gave her testimony.
The defense contends the decision
gave no such right to the State.
State attorneys were inclined 10
believe the taking Of testimony would
end Wednesday afternoon and that
arguments would be concluded late
Thursday when the case will go to
the jury.
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Chaplain Of House
Offers Prayer
For Stricken

A prayer for the Knickerbocker
victims and and sufferers. and
their sorrowing relatives, was Of
fered In the House yesterday by the
Rev. James g. Montgomery, the
chaplain.
The chaplain's prayer was a.
follows:
90. God. speak-we are waiting
for thy Gracious Spirit and long
ing for Thy Voice to cheer. We
ask for fuller light. deeper love
and greater faith. Our city In
smitten, impoverished and hush
ed by the hand of death. A
calamity too awful for words.
We draw back with trembling.
Yet we may be chastened and
moved with generous pity and led
to deepest reflection. o. remem.
Der those who are in the desolu-
ton Of their grief. like prisoners
In q barren dungeon. Hear the
mother In her anguish: Be with
the father In his unspoken heart
break and console all hearts that
are so full that their cries can
not be uttered. o, forgive our
delays. With US things are so
partial, obscure and uncertain.
We see through a glass darkly
and sometimes lose our way. But
as the days pass by and the night
fast approaches we would see
Him who took the scourge, the
spear and the cross that all trou-
bled hearts might have peace and
eternal rest through Jesus Christ
our Lord Amen"
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sop to the people of Alexandria by
friends Of Judge Moncure." Attor'
ney Frank Stuart declared.
with personal friends appointed
to the committee to do the invest.
eating II 10 rank folly to expect
that anything but a thorough white.
washing will result from the In
curry" Stuart, leader Of the forces
to clean Up the Little Reno Of the
East, declares.
The chairman Of the "white.wash'
committee Ia Howard w. Smith,
personal counsel of Moncure. the
divorce Judge, and his appointee
to the position Of commonwealth
attorney.
Pending the outcome of the bar
probe Charles Henry Smith states
in connection with the matter, but
that he might later seek to secure
the enactment Of q more stringent
divorce law himself.
Charles Henry Smiths attack on
the Hall anti-divorce measure has
drawn the fire Of the author Of the
bill who declares that there are
plenty Of teeth in the measure.
IdCt tldt OppOocc the
bill should be sufficient to warrant
the assertion that the measure Ii a
good one and that II will put 9
in the State Of Virginia" Mr.. Hal
said.
II did not draw this bill for the
purpose of covering the Alexandris
situation but there is no reason why
NN nAxR
conditions prevalent there.
Conditions Long Known.
"A report by the State Board Of
Charities and Correction last yea,
relative to the number Of divorce,
granted annually in Virginia first
caused me to conceive the idea Of
drafting such q bill." Mr.. Hall said
This was before the Alexandris
exposure by The washingtor
Times"
At q recent meeting Of the Rich
mond Ministerial Union partial ap
prevail of the Hall measure wal
voiced, with the added recommends
ton that II any change In the meas
ure Is to be made that the bill b
made even more drastic.
The ministerial union announces !
! will back the bill and Ii working fol
its passage.
| 1T 10 the sense Of the union tina
divorce conditions in Virginia ar,
disgraceful and prompt and decisive
| steps must be taken to break up tn,
Wholesale and In many instances lille
gal practice" Is the text Of q resolu
ton passed by the ministerial union
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SMITH FIGHTS
TOILET DIVORCE
EVIL CONTINUE
Alexandria Assemblyman op-
poses Bill to Cleanup
Reno Ring"

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 81
Charles Henry Smith. tSate rep
resentative to the Virginia Assem-,
bly,, today announced his opposi.
ton to the Hall divorce bill intro
duced in the Assembly last week to
prevent corrupt divorce practice In
the State Of Virginia. .
Opposition Expected.
Smiths opposition to the bill does
not come as surprise to those who
are familiar with the nefarious prac'
tices,o OF the Alexandria divorce ring
which has made the State assembly.
man wealthy, inasmuch as he has
secured hundreds Of divorces through
the Alexandria divorce mart and IL
known in the Little Reno OF the
East as the Grown Prince"
His office Is located on Divorce
avenue. adjacent to those OF the
Divorce Kings and the home OF
Robinson Moncure, Little Renos
divorce Judge.
with the exception Of Budwesky
q Davis, probably no other divorce
lawyer in Alexandria sits closer to
the throne Of Moncure than smith
whose opposition by any means to
prevent quick and easy divorces In
Virginia can readily be understood
The most damning and at the
same time convincing PROOF OF
Smiths participation in the Alex
andria divorce ring Is evidenced by
the fact that a large majority OF his
divorces were secured through the
Testimony Of Mary l.. Baggett,
WHOSE Overnight" residence ID
Iiocated but two doors from Smith
office on Divorce avenue. beins
adjacent to the divorce judges
home.
An Illustration Of Smiths inter
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MAID SUED FOR $4,000
on ALIENATION CHARGE

CHICAGO. Jan. 31.--Miss Susan
Parks. Of Gibson City. ILL.,, II
being sued for $4,000 by Mrs.
Charles q. Smith. Of Plano. by
whom she was formerly employed.
Mrs. Smith charges alienation Of
her husbands affections. The
Smiths. who are social leaders Of
Plano, have been separated for a
month. Miss Parks, who In twenty.
two, and eighteen years the Junior
Of Mrs. Smith, denies the accuse
ton.
II was employed by the Smiths
until about two months ago." Miss
Parks said. at Is all q mistake,
because there was no quarreling In
the Smith home while I was there.
I have only $12 in the savings
bank"
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SERVICE
/ HEAD To SPEAK
| BEFORE ADCLUB
W. J. Burns and Several. Ex-
ports on Schedule for We'd
nssday Luncheon.

william J. Burns. CHIEF Of United
States Secret Service. WIN address
members of the Ad Club in the blue
room Of the City Club. wednesday
at 1890 o'clock. There will also oe q
mystery stunt" and special prize
advertising stunt" -
The Ad Club has announced the
names of some of the speakers who
will address II in the near future.
Editor Taft. Of the Retail Public
Ledger. Philadelphia. will speak. The
president of the Dorland Advertising
Agency In on the schedule, - well
as the president Of the international
Agency. Z
The Washington times., 1922-01-31
GERMAN CABINET WARNS
RAILMEN NOT TO STRIKE

BERLIN, Jan. 31.-An ultimatum
was served upon the railroad work
ers today by the cabinet, warning
them not to strike. The men were
told that IL they struck they would
be "clutching at Germany's throat"
Announcement was made that, the
.,,lice would employ the most Wig
orous measures to keep order be-
cause 1.-THE domestic and outside
situation will not allow paralysis
OF traffic at this time"
The Washington times., 1922-01-31
Women Still Live
Longer Census
Reveals
By Internationa News Service.

Mortality IL higher among men
than among women while the most
favorable mortality is to be found
among women living In the rural
districts, according TO statistics
made public today by the Census
Bureau.
The rural classes, regardless Of
sex, enjoy q much lower mortality
rate for nearly the entire range Of
life than those living in the cities
the statistics show The tablet
were compiled with comparative
figures showing mortality changes
since 1890. Expectation Of life,
among both men and women, has
steadily increased, but It was
shown that there has been no def
mite frightening Of the span Of
life. Forty remains the average
mortality age for men and fifty
for women. the figures showed.
Infant mortality tables indicated
q decided Improvement.
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HEAD STUFFED -.
BYCATARRH? USE ]
A HEALING CREAM

II your nostrils are clogsed,
YOUR throat distressed, or your
head is stuffed by nasty catarrh
or a cold apply a little pure, an.
tiseptic, germ destroying cream
into your nostrils. II penetrates
through ever air passage. sooth.
ing inflamed, swollen membranes.
and you get instant relief.
How good It feels. Your nostrils
are open. Your head Is clear. No
more hawking, snuffling, dryness
or struggling for breath. Get a
small bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm
from any druggist. Colds and ca.
tarrh yield like magic. Don't
stay stuffed up. Relief In sure.
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est in the Little Reno divorce mill
Ia adequately illustrated by q glance
at one page Of the divorce records,
taken at random from the hundreds
of pages available.
Smith Was Counsel.
The page cited contains cases
numbered 1919 to 1888, inclusive.
OF the twenty cases on this page,
Charles Henry Smith, the crown
prince at the divorce court, secured
five Of the DEGREES, three OF them
being sworn to by Mary L. Bag
gett, who, according to the records,
has been the residence witness for
hundreds of cases.
Out Of a block of 100 cases picked
at random. the records show that
Smith secured twelve divorces out Of
the hundred, in addition to repre-
senting several defendants who had
been sued for divorce.
His annual income, based on the
average cost OF $125 to $3.50 per d.
vorce, would range In the neighbor.
hood Of $35, to $4,000. In add
ton to his pay a. Virginia assembly
man
Divorce Kings TO Lose.
Should the Hall anti-divorce bill
be passed by the Assembly, It would
diminish the fortune that Smith and
other members Of Little Reno's legal
fraternity are making annually In
the divorce business.
Under the provisions Of the Hall
bill, Il would be incumbent upon the
fudge to appoint an attorney to rep
resent the interest Of the absent de-
PENDANT, and should such q law be
passed in Virginia. 1t would wipe out
practically 90 per cent Of the illegal
divorces.
Under the practice Of the divorce
ring, the defendants are never given
an opportunity to answer the suit,
Notwithstanding the fact that In
many instances the absent spouse Ii
charged with criminal misconduct,
desertion, etc.
The notices Of the suit are sent to
fake addresses, and In many in
stances forgery and underhanded
methods are used by witnesses and
attorneys in making the records APP
pear on their face that they are not
irregular. - Ia - -
Charles Henry Smith has offered
q bill in the House designed to
give the committee Of the Aexan'
dria bar full authority to summons
witnesses In it's inquiry into the
divorce mill In operation there.
1.-THE investigation is a farce and
trayesty on justice. thrown as q
The Washington times., 1922-01-31
BAPTIST UNIONS WILL
HOLD MEETING FEB. J

Instead OF holding its meeting on
Tuesday. February 81, the Columbia
Federation Of Baptist Young Peoples
Unions will hold its monthly meet
ing Tuesday. February Z, at the Cen.
tennial Baptist Church, Seventh ana
I streets northwest.
The principal speaker at this meet
ing will be the Rev. A. c. Dixon
brother Of the author OF The kians'
man."
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END Of FARLEY
NOW APPEARS
ODE IN SIGHT
When All important Naval
Treaty Is Completed, Major
Work 10 Done.
BY GERGE r. HOLMES.
International News service.

The longAwaited end OF the
Washington conference, which for
weeks has shimmied like q mirage
before the weary statesmen here.
actually appeared In sight today.
A great forward step In bring
ing the parley to q close will be
taken tomorrow at the fourth
plenary session, when the all-impor.
tant naval treaty, complete in every
detail. will be formally presented to
the world. It's provisions are under.
stood to follow closely the outlines
already made public, and American
officials said today It contained no
bombshells.
Shantung Is Settled.
Shantung. the apple Of discord In
the Far East ever since the Yer
sailles conference failed to return
the providence &c China, also is set.
tied, and the work Of writing the
treaty between japan and China,
which will end this famous contro-
versy, Is well under way.
Thus In two strokes the powers
have accomplished the two primary
aims OF the conference-nava limi.
tation among the worlds big naval
powers. and restitution to China
part Of what In rightfully hers.
settlement Of these two vexihs
questions leaves only q multitude
OF odds and ends to be cleaned up
by the conference. There are still
the twenty-one demands to be con.
sidred. but even though this issue
was looked upon as Dangerous
some weeks ago. II was confidently
predicted in all quarters today that
IT will be gotten out OF the way
swiftly.
May Piacate China.
II Japan renounces Group v OF
these demands-never accepted BY
the Chinese and now dormant for
six years-the powers will then be
able to point out to China that the
balance OF the demands have been
pretty largely countermanded by
the various resolutions adopted by
the conference here. restoring a
large measure Of Chinese autonomy,
There ID every expectation that
Japan will take the opportunity
afforded by the conference here 10
renounce the famous Group v
which she has long realized are i'm,
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possible Of enforcement anyway.

possible Of enforcement anyway.
Another plenary session Of the
conference, following tomorrow's,
will in all probability be called for
the last Of this week or the first Of
next. At this session IT is planned
to present the nine-powered Chinese
treaties. and to give the powers an
opportunity to publicly pledge their
re-affirmation Of good intent to-
ward China.
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Iowa Citizens Meet.

The regular meeting Of the Iowa
Circle Citizens Association will be
held tonight at the Northminster
Lecture Hall, Eleventh street and
Rhode Island avenue northwest.
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DYING CRASH VICTIM
WAS WILSON'S DENTS

DR.. Clyde NJ. Gearhart, 1924 ]
street northwest. whose wife was
killed In the Knickerbocker Theater
crash ana who Ia now dying from
his injuries, was President Wilson's
dentist during both Administrations
Of the former President.
He has been attending Mr.. WI
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The Washington times., 1922-01-31

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CHARLES CARROLL GLOVER, Dr., '
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the Riggs Ma ional Bank.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-08-25
SHERIFF McMANUS
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY.

Sheriff Bert McManus is this week
announcing his candidacy for nom
ination for sheriff, subject to the re
publican primary, Sept. -.
The sheriff needs no introduction
to the people of the county and the
record Of his past conduct as an Of
fcer need not be extolled. Begin
ming as very young man he has been
a peace officer during all the years
since, serving as city marshall at
Cashmere, as a deputy sheriff, as a
special officer of the Great Northern
Railway Co. and then as sheriff for
four years. Two years ago he Wa,
disqualified as a candidate by reason
Of having been in the office two
terms. Upon the resignation of his
successor, Sheriff Forsythe, he was
appointed by the board to finish the
uneXpired term.
He now respectfully asks the sup
port of the voters of the republican
party at the approaching primary
election.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-08-25
OBITUARY..

Charles VIII was born in st. Louis.
Mo, Sept. -, 1860; was married to
Miss Minnie Hancock, Sept. 30, 1892.
To this union was born two daugh-
ters. One died in infancy.
He had been a resident of Leaven-
worth since April 27, 1910, living for
number of years on a ranch north
east Of town, and moved to town
November, 1918, and has been an en-
ployee Of the Great Northern Railway
since the following March.
He is survived by his wife and
daughter, Mrs. J. NJ. Swain of Leav-
enworth, and three sisters-Mrs. Geo.
Shanks of Kansas City. Mo, Mrs. F.
A. Blacker and Mrs. J. H. Holloway
of Leavenworth, and one brother,
William Burkarth of Leavenworth.
Services were held from the Town
& Hennessy undertaking parlors at
Leavenworth and interment made at
Leavenworth cemetery.
There were many beautiful floral
offerings.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-08-25

methods.
"The federation also proposed to
ask the legislature to amend the con-
solidated election law to apply to all
counties in the state which will result
in material reduction in election
costs.
"The federation has also endorsed
the plan to require that automobile
plates shall be issued direct to the
applicant, at the time application of
license is made, by the various county
auditors. Under this plan each coun-
ty would receive its quota of plates
and the cost of the temporary card
board number together with the cost
Of individual mailing would be saved
"This plan is advanced as an illus
tration of the savings that can be
made by putting business methods
into the conduct of public business.
Other savings of a similar nature are
being worked out.
Under the general plan of the state
federation it will be the function Of
the local units to force reductions in
budget estimates by public demand
When these reductions are once made
the budget law will effectively hold
the eXpending officials within then
estimates.
"The high tax rate now prevailing
affects all classes of people, all line.
of business and industry and employ.
ment, but its most destructive effec.
is aimed directly at the home because
of the tendency to prevent the ordi
nary citizen from becoming a home
| owner.
"This is not a political question OF
L class question and it should be the
aim of tax organizations everywl ere
TO recruit their memberships from al
walks Of life.
"The State Federation Of Tax Asso.
Citations urges all citizens who are in.
terested in the progress and prosperi.
ty of Washington to cooperate in thi.
drive to reduce the cost of govern
ment."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-08-25
IRA VESTS
DISAPPEAR
ANCE PUZZLES

Ira Vest, son of j. z. Vest of this
community, disappeared last Sunday
evening and up to yesterday noon no
hint Of his whereabouts had been dis
covered. He is about twenty-five
years of age and single
The family home is in Tennessee
Town" cluster of houses just south
west Of the mill yard, and Sunday
evening he had been at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Ernest Blankenship
and the Blankenships had driven him
in their car to the family home
where he told his brother. Homer.
that he thought he would go to Wen
atchee where his father was at the
time with another brother. conval-
escing from injuries received two
weeks previous in a runaway. He
asked Homer if he could not take him
down, to which Homer had replied that
his bug was in such poor running
order that he did not like to under
take the trip. Ira went away saving
he believed he would walk down. and
later Homer decided that he would
follow him in the ''bug" and give him
lift as far as Cashmere. Homer
therefore started after him and drove
down to Peshastin one way and back
another, we understand. but as he did
not find his brother, returned home
Eventually it was learned that Ira
did not appear at the home of either
his brother or brother-in-law at Wen
atchee and inquiry has thus far failed
TO unearth any information as TO
what has become of him. He is IN
derstood TO have always been in good
health and a careful, saving and in
dustriOus young man who left q
modest bank account intact here. pre-
cluding any supposition that he may
have voluntarily gone away 10 a dis
tant point.