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The Washington times., 1922-04-16
POPULATIONS FLEE
TO ESCAPE FLOODS
Every Available Vehicle Is Put
into Service as Illinois River
Breaks Levees.
BY international News Service.

CHICAGO, April is. Relief
agencies throughout the middle
West were marshaling their re-
sources tonight to aid refugees
driven from their homes by floods.
Agents of the central district OF
Red Cross have been sent to many
sections to assist in alleyiating
suffering.
Three hundred families. according
to reports reaching here, have been
driven from their homes near
Peoria. Ill. Breaking OF the dixie
that holds I'm check the rapidly ris.
ing Illinois river was predicted with
In twenty-four hours, and city Of
ficials warned those living near the
levee to flee. Automobiles, tractors,
wagons, and every other available
vehicle is being pressed into service
TO transport the household effects OF
the refugees.
The plant Of the Illinois Light and
Power Company may be compelled
to close, This would mean that
Peoria would be without electric
lights and power for it's Industries.
Trains entering Peoria are forced
to GO through six inches OF water
for several blocks. The State high
way department has closed the paved
road leading into Peoria from Chi.
cago. The road is under a food of
water.
Cut off from all train service by
floods, the city OF Beardstown, H.,
may face a serious food situation un-
less rains cease and train service 10
restored. All leyees for many miles
up and down the river at Boards
town have been washed away.
Breaking of the levee at Lagrange,
H., has flooded large areas OF that
town. Two hundred feet Of the
main levee at Aldridge, near Cairo,
$1,000 acres Of farm lands are
flooded.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
Woman Mayor
at 80 Leaves
Job in Disgust
copyashs, Isaa, By star COMPANY

MAGNETIC SPRINGS, Ohio,
/ April 10.
THE oldest woman mayor
- in the United States, Mrs,
Mary McFadden, eighty years
old, has retired to her kitchen,
disgusted with politics and
politicians. rasn ID
"I decided to step down and
out" the aged mayor said.
81 won't take the job back,
either, and won't be a candi-
date for reelection. When
I'm through I'm through,
doughnuts and all.
II found out politicians"
continued Mrs. McFadden.
"They all say they'll do any
thing and then don't. I
thought i could reform them.
/ succeeded for few weeks,
but they wouldn't stay re-
formed"
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
George E. Hamilton, Jr.,
Will Wed Omaha Girl

The engagement OF george II.
Hamilton, jr., prominent young
Washington attorney. 1925 New
Hampshire avenue, to Miss Marion
Hamilton, of Omaha, Neb., was an
nounced here yesterday.
Although Miss Hamilton and Mr..
Hamilton have the same name they
are not related.
Miss Hamilton is a niece of Mrs.
d. G. Stapheton, of 1917 Massachu-
sets avenue northwest, this city,
and of Countess ID. e. Cistue, OF
Madrid. Spain She Is also a Prin-
cess of Akssrhen. She assisted at
the debut OF Miss May Emile Ham.
ilton. her sister, in Washington
some time ago.
Mr.. Hamilton is the son of the
president of the Capital Traction
Company, and dean of the Law
School OF Georgetown University.
At present Mr.. Hamilton is visit
ing In Omaha and is being enter.
tained extensively by Miss Hamil-
toms friends.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
Merchant Marine Is
Needed Much as Navy,
Lasker Tells Congress

Shall the United states utilize Its
vast war-built merchant fleet to de-
velop a balanced mercantile marine
that will:
Make possible realization of the
theoretical naval equality with the
mistress of the seas as provided in
the naval limitation treaty;
Insure that the nation shall he self
sustaining and self-sufficient on the
seas In time of war, and
Presents Alternatives.
Give to American commerce a fair
chance in the fight for the markets
of the world7
Or
VIII it ignore the lesson learned at
a cost of unnecessary billions during
the late war, and by permitting it's
merchant fleet to disintegrale and
die;
Throw away its opportunity to
share the mastery of the seas.
Surrender the nations hope of
prosperity into the hands of COM
| petitors controlling the carrying
trade of the world in their own
interest.
Again pour out hundreds of mil
lions annually in freight charges
which should remain in this coun-
try and keep a favorable balance
OF trade, and
Invite certain national disaster
in the event of a war in which II
| would be forced to rely for naval
| auxiliaries, transports and supply
ships on its own tonnage, which it
would not have?
In short. will the United States
underwrfte its own future welfare,
prosperity and safety, or permit
itself to be beguiled into jeopardiz.
Ing the very life of the nation?
This sums UP the case as pre-.
sented to Congress by Chairman
Lasloer and his associates Of the
Shipping Board who yesterday and
for the past week have explained
the legislation providing a system
OF direct and Indirect governmental
aids as the salvation of the Ameri.
can merchant marine.
President Harding regards the
proposed policy as the greatest con.
structive problem before the coun-
| try. Unless Congress takes this
| opportunity to make out of the war.
created fleet an adequate merchant
marine, the President and his ad.
visers realize that nothing short OF
another such emergency will ever
find the United States in posses.
sion of the material out OF which
an American carrying force com.
mensurate with It's needs could be
erected.
Must Grasp Chance.
But II the opportunity now pre-.
scented Is not grasped, II the solid
foundation America now has for
building to equality with it's com.
| petitors, which means independence
of action in world affairs. Is TO be
scrapped by Congressional indifter.
r1other wsr again will find
,his country without a fleet. to say
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
Sub-Deb Sue Enjoys A Thrill
With Society At Polo Match

You see. En-, Mrs. Stokes had on a
very new smart black gown tnat
didn't come togsther In the back Of
the skirt and in the slit there was
a long purple ribbon hanging way
down, trailing all over the place, ard
Monty" didn't know that IL was
very smart. but thought II was tlsa
coming to pieces.
Oh, and Em dear, they have an
old rope stretched all along now, TO
keep you from getting right up 10
the green, and so the only ones that
are In danger OF being hit with the
ball are the players-no excitement
for the. onlookers any morel
The only one that got any excite
ment that way was the small son of
Secretary and Mrs. Hoover, who Mrs.
Hoover slipped right IN under my
arm, into a grand stand place. The
boy dodged balls all afternoon.
No, don't like that old rope! And
II just seemed queer and un-poloish
and everything without Mrs. Crom-
well Brooks, and General Pershing
and not even General March. And
even IL they came back IL wouldn't
seem the same, because Mrs. Brooks
would be Mrs. Macarthur and Gen
eral March would be plain mister" I"
Well EN-, forgot to tell you In
the beginning that was I'm a hurry.
AS a matter of fact. forgot TO be in
a hurry. just as today when I got a
sandwich and chocklate milk In Lig-
gett's drug store, and told the soda
jerker" to hurry. Well. he did, and
about ten minutes later. was sitting
there with the straw in my mouth,
and gazing up at the ceiling. and the
soda jerker had been watching me
and came up real confidentially and
whispered, Miss, amt you forgot
you were In such an AWFUL
hurry?"
The Washington times., 1922-04-16

nothing Of the loss Of vital COM
mercial advantages.
The question Congress has to de-
eide, Chairman Iasker points out,
is: whether or not America Is to
be potent on the seas for the next
several generations" He says fur
ther:
America energies from the world
war holding first economic place In
the world. No nation ever held that
proud position unless she was strong
in her own rights on the seas. IL Is
for us here and now to determine
whether America shall attempt to
refuse the place which destiny has
carved out for her. We have no as
sured future Of prosperity IL we
rely on other than ourselves to
carry our overseas trade"
Outlets for American products, II
prosperity is to be restored, must be
found and maintained, Chairman
Lasker emphasizes, in the very mar
kets for which the nations of Eu-
rope which owe the United States
vast sums of money likewise will
contend, In their efforts to recover
from the depression following in the
wake of war. Therefore, he says,
no one can be 80 blind as not to see
that IL this country reverts to the
pre-war policy OF depending on for
eign bottoms, Europe in her own
interest will find the ways and means
to refuse us ships when we need
them most, II not that refusal spells
her control OF markets In which we
would compete with her for mas
terry"
Need Of Marine.
But while peace-time needs for an
adequate American merchant marine
are vital to the economic welfare of
the country, Mr.. Lasker frankly
shows how the existence of the Re
public itself, at some dark day in the
future, may depend upon the decision
which Congress now must make.
He says:
Having agreed to a naval program
of 5--5-3, we can have no thought
or hope of actual naval equality un'
less we can supply and bunker our
navy through our own merchant
ships in time of war. There can
be no thought OF naval equality with
Great Britain until we possess a
merchant marine in balance and
tonnage equal TO hers as a second
line OF defense TO our navy and as a
source of supply and fuel.
"It is idle to say that the 6-6-3
agreement brings us In proportion
ate naval equality with the other
two nations involved, unless we do
that which is necessary to build up
merchant marine Of proportionnte
size and balance to theirs; for all
naval authority In the world affirns
that the supplemental merchant mar.
Inc required by navy IL as essential
to it's operations as capital ships
themselves"
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
Emmie. dear;

Emmie, dear:
The opening polo game was yes
terday and went and 30 did every
body else 'cept the Hardings and
] wonder what happened TO them,
because they always have kept their
word before, and they promised TO
come.
Yes, 1t was the opening camel
But En dear, there was something
wrong! And know what II was,
and l guess everybody else does.
II Mr. Funk and Mr.. Wagnali
were living today In Washington
and wrote modern dictionary
they'd say Polo is a game played
on horseb back with light wooden
ball, mallett. and 'Quack.'
Yes EN-. der. That's what II
was! And instead of that polo
game lacking kick" 1t lacked
a quack"
Yes, that's the way we feel about
Il 1t simply isn't polo without
dear old Quack.
"Quack." OF course, not meaning a
loud. croaking sound" or ..pre.
tender" fake" as Mr.. Funk and
Vaginal say-far from it---but dear
Colonel Quekemeyer, whose gone and
left US and is way out at Fort Riley.
But. of course, EN-, I'm not trying
to say didn't enjoy II. cause did!
fEven tho IL was all mixed up and
queer. / don't know who the new
captain of the team is, and wouldn't
hurt his feelings, cause he's probably
nice man and has his own ideasg
They All Showed OFF.
And, after all, tho I haven't the
remotest notion who played who,
when nor how nor why, nor what the
score was-after all, IL was a gor.
geous day. / got TO wear my new
dress and so did Mrs. Sylvanus
Stokesi And lots of other people who
had new sweaters and swagger sticks
and riding habits and dogs. They all
got a chance TO show them off! And
that's some consolation!
Yes, several pepole rode down on
horseback. expecting to prance up
and down the track around the polo
grounds and show off their new
spring riding clothes. and discovered
when they got to the band stand they
couldn't get any further, so they
couldn't linger very long.
Don't Blame Monty.
guess ! shouldn't really blame
the new captain for getting me 80
mixed, when IL was really partly
Mrs. Stokes fault, cause every time
ia get concentrated on the game
and decide that was betting on the
greens" she would come walking
by and Monty" would punch me 10
please look and see what was the
matter with her dress In the back.
Then when I'd look back at the game
their green shirts would have turned
to red, and ia discover that an en-.
tirely new set Of players was on the
grounds.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
FAIR DOOTLECGERS
| GIVE MOST TROUBLE
Women More Cunning and
More Difficult to Convict.
Drys Say.
BY w. II. ATKINS.
International News Service.

What TO do with women boot
leggers is perplexing Federal judges.
Their number is legion. Bootleg
kings are pressing them into serv.
ice as cunning tools" for the dis
tribution of their concoctions. They
are being prosecuted In steadily in
creasing numbers I'm the courts.
The Department of Justice records
today revealed the fact that women,
as Illicit rum peddlers, are prac-
tically immune from punishment un-
der the present method of dealing
with them IN the courts. The rec
ords showed that an astonishingly
large number of the offenders prose
cuted so FAR this year In Federal
courts have been women.
But the big fact stands out in
these records that Il is almost i'm
possible to convict women, even In
the face OF what appears TO be ir-
REPUTABLE proof offered In evidence.
When convicted, the courts generally
have exercised leniency and taken
the personal bonds of the accused.
Number Is Increasing.
Prohibition officials reported to-
day that women rum runners,
equipped with limousines and dar-
Ah& thOuBn W Use gums hft ihCf Gus
ing in numbers at an alarming rate.
They are more difficult to catch
than men. because they are less open
to suspicion.
In larger cities II now is the COM
man practice for shrewd dealers in
Illicit whiskey TO employ women TO
deliver whiskey ordered by customs
ers. These women never excite the
slightest suspicion. They are dress
ed In fashions latest mode. They
affect varied disguises. They us
ually appear daily differently cos
TUNED. Their costume bills are paid
for by the bootleg kings. They bor-
row a neighbor's children TO ride
with them on their delivery trips.
Women Are Cunning.
The cunning of women bootleg
gers was illustrated 10 Commission
er Haynes in the case of a promi-
nent Washington woman. She oc.
cupied luxurious suite of rooms at
Washington's most fashionable hos
telry. Downtown she leased an
other elegantly furnished house. In
the latter house she stored the "wet
goods" sold jointly by herself and a
bootleg" confederate. Until a few
days ago, when she fell under sus-
picion, she had mingled for years
with Washington's elite in society
and officialdom. She had the ZEN
tree" to the most exclusive circles.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
HOUSE UPHOLDS
HARDING ON NAVY
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
not TO exceed the strength authoriz-
ed by the treaty, but was under no
obligation to maintain a navy Of
the maximum authorized.
Mondell insisted throughout the
personal fight that $1,000 were suf-
ficient to keep the navy fully and
efficiently equipped and manned.
The decision was forced on the
House by Mondell and Kelley.
They believed they had the votes
to sustain the committee bill. The
big" navy men were willing early
In the fight TO have the matter go
over until next week to give alb
sentees an opportunity to get back
for a vote. Friends of the navy
forced a roll call of members early
in the day and an attendance OF
317 was developed.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
Howard to Adress
WOOdmen of America

Edgar Howard will address the
West End Camp, Modern woodmen
OF America, at the May meeting, II
is announced by State Deputy Nc
Caffrey.
The entertainment committee has
been instructed to visit Lincoln
Camp with view TO securing the
place for q dance after The Easter
holidays
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
Civil Service League
Calls Conference Here

A call for conference in Wash.
ington on April "a of all organiza.
ice has been issued by the National
Civil Service Reform League.
TO consider various questions in.
volving the administration of the
civil service laws which have re.
Gently come TO the public attention.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
I,ovaes Are strengthened.

'pHIS, Tenn, April 15.-Ap.
ely 1000 men were at work
the Helena, Ark, district on
Il the Mississippi, White and
e. - lsas rivers, strengthening them
against the attack OF a second flood
crest. expected early next week.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
BOYS TO GIVE CONCERTS.

j. l.. Kidwell will direct n concert
OF the Washington Boys Indcpen.
4 ~ Dard y z olGgical Park Mon.
On m Mag at 1890 o'clock. TIVE
concert will be repeated a. / clock.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
Flood Partly Checked.

MCCLURE, H., April is. Re-
ports from Eldridge today Indicated
that attempts TO check the onrush
of flood water from the Mississippi
had partially succeeded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-16
KNIGHT SHOP IN
NEW BUILDING
Inquiries on $1,000 Worth
of Business Received
Today

The A. B. Knight Manufacturing
company. which formerly had its
plant In the rear Of Benoni avenue.
has moved into its new quarters IN
East Park avenue. Mr.. Knight pur
chased 65-foot frontage near the
corner Of Morgantown avenue sew
.eral months ago, and started the
erection OF concrete block build.
ing, so by 80 feet, two stories in
front and one In the rear, which
gives him almost 5000 square feet
Of floor space, the ground floor be.
Ing Of concrete and tho second
floor, where the pattern department
is located, being heavy wood floor.
Ample room is afforded the varl.
ous machines so that workmea
move about their tasks without dan.
ger to themselves or hindrance to
each other. It is amply lighted and
ventilated, the additional ground
alongside the building preventing
any one closing out light and air.
The convenience and health OF the
employees have bean taken care Of,
hot and cold water being furnished
and roomy toilet and wash rooms
being provided on the first floor.
The office Is directly In the front
OF the building. the large glass
fronts making 1t easy to work all
during the day without artificial
light All machines throwing OF
dust or powder which would be in.
furious have suction systems that
take up such substances, thus
keeping tho air pure.
While tho plant is at present well
equipped II Is planned to add more
planers, radial drilling machines
and shapors, and several thousand
dollars worth of these have already
been bought and will be installed
shortly. The most interesting ma.
chine in his shop Just now, and one
for which there will be great dc.
mand in this city no doubt, is the
machine for re-boring or grinding
automobile cylinders that have be.
come worn out OF true. With this
machine, which is the only one in
this section OF the state, It Is pos.
s!ble to take so little as one.fo1rth
Of one-thousaudth OF an inch out OF
cylinder and leaTe 1t perfectly
true in every respect. It requires
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-16
Pierre Hill Is
Still Quite III

MoRGANTowN, Feb. 16.-Pierre
IIill's continued illness will make
it impossible for him to get into the
game against West Virginia Yves.
leyan here Saturday night. The
Mountaineer's lanky forward Is still
suffering from q mild attack OF tho
"flu" and has been unable to prac.
tice this week. His absence from
the lineup will weaken the Noun.
taineers on both the offensive and
defensive, because his work this
season has been OF the stellar va.
riety and he is regarded as one OF
the teams mainstays. With Bowers,
Pierre has shared most OF tho hon.
ors heaped on the team this season
and unless he gets back into shape
will be soreiy missed when the
Methodists come here for the game.
With the exception OF Hill the
entire squad has practically recov.
cred from the general illness that
weakened them on the trip. The
machine is still q bit shaky, but
Coach Stadsvold hopes to have
them working as smoothly as posi-.
BILE by Saturday night.
Jimmy Johnson's playing this
season has branded him as one o,
the hest forwards in the state AMI
his deadly accurate foul shooting
will play an important part In Sat
urtlay's game. To date he has
Gagged 12i baskets out Of ISL at.
tempts from the foul line. This is
a worry impressive record and the
presence Of such a consistent fou!
shot Is a valuable asset TO any
team.
Captain "cebe" Ross, Radman
and Rhorobaugh arc all football
men and played against tho Noun.
tajneers at FaIrmout last septem.
her. They will face Homer Mar.
tin, George Hill, Glen Kiger, Doug
Bowers, Bob Hawkins and other
Varsity gridlron performers, thus
making tho game In some respects
a continuation Of tho FaIrmont
struggle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-16
MONONGAH'
Teacher III.

lelCneT w.
Miss Bernice Carpenter, of Fair.
mont, teacher in tho Monongah
schol, who has been Ill for the past
week, Is improving. Miss Helen
Ice has been acting as substitute
for Miss Carpenter.
To Attend Reunion.
b. NJ. Fox left Tuesday morning
for Wheeling where he will attend
a Scottish Rite reunion. Mr.. Fox
will return home Sunday.
New Choir.
A now choir was organized at the
NJ. P. church Tuesday evening with
20 members. Howard Fleming was
elected president The choir will
meet Sunday evening OF each week
for practice.
Interesting Entertainment.
One OF the most interesting en-
tertainments OF the year was the
show entitled Treasure Island"
which was given at tho West No
nongah high school Wednesday.
Another show will be given next
Wednesday at the school. All pro-
cecds will go to the school.
Sold Home.
L. c. Weeks has sold his home In
Thoburn and will build a new homo
on the lots which he recently pur-
chased at Peacock farm near Fair.
mont.
Personals.
Miss Helen Marley spent We'd.
nesday in Fairmont shopping.
Ted Mcdaniel, Of Worthington,
was In Monongah Wednesday eve.
ming to attend the show at the West
Monongah high school.
Mrs. F. u. Snider, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mauler. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Powell, Mrs. ]. W. Pryor, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Meredith, Mrs. D. Levi,
Mrs. Florence Fox, Mrs, Minnie
Martin and Mrs. T. J. King attend.
ed the Valentine social in Fairmont
Tuesday evening, which was given
by the members Of the Royal Neigh.
bors' lodge.
The Pythlan sisters vfll hold
their regular meeting this evening
at 1880. These meetings were post
poned during the revival which was
held at the Baptist church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-16
Normal And ~" Teams Tonight

workmen Of the highest skin to
operate II, and at present it Is be.
ing operated by man from the
factory who will remain here until
some one In the Knight shop has
mastered the machine. An inter.
esttng piece Of work done on tho
machine is on exhibition in the
shop and will later he taken to the
auto show. 1t shows four cylin-
ders. one untouched, one partly
ground full length to show the IN.
evenness In the cylinder, one com.
pletcly ground full length and one
completely ground part length. The
addition Of this machine to the
knight show will be wonderful
boon to automobile people who
have found It both expensive and
inconVenient TO send motors out OF
this city for this kind of repair, It
is claimed.
Much OF tho work done by the
Knight plant is the manufacture o.:
tho various devices patented BY q.
~ ALL hhG AOl uaG III luG SldNS uluh-
ing industry, His machinery Is
known all over the world. and there
is hardly a glass making country
that does not havo this superb
product of Fairmont brains and
skill in its biggest glass plants.
The excellence OF his machines Is
responsible for the fact that while
business generally has been dull
tho past months, his shop has been
going full time. Just this mornings
mail brought inquiries on St1, 900
worth OF business, which will mean
steady work for weeks to come.
The growth Of tho Knight Mann.
featuring company is splendid
tribute to It's owner who started
with no capital other than "A mind
that turned TO mechanics, a deter.
mination to do tho best possible
work, and strict adherence TO the
Square deal" method OF doing bust
ness.