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The Washington times., 1922-03-01
HEARS WIRELESS PHONE
WAVES WITH UNAIDED EAR

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March T.
Floyd Hanson has startled scien-
lists here by reading wireless tele-
phone waves with no other instru.
ment than his ear. Hanson is a
barber, and said he was unable to
explain his peculiar ability to detect
wireless waves.
The first I knew about II was
when I heard grand opera music a
few nights ago." said Hanson. MY
friends laughed at me and said they
didn't hear anything. But two days
later I read of wireless grand opera
concerts being given out at Chicago.
Then I realized what it was heard. =
Scientists plan tests to determine
Just how we'll developed Hanson 8
sixth sense" may be.
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MARCHbRIhGS
SNOW AND WIND.
i. T0WASH|NCT0N
SIeet and Rain Late Today and
Tomorrow, Weather Bu-
reau Predicts.

March's reputation is not going
to suffer from the start it will get
during the first few days of the
month With heavy snow all
through the morning Of the first
day and every indication of in.
creasing winds. sleet and other un.
pleasantness later in the day, the
lionlike month is off to boost its
batting average.
The snow began falling shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning, and
precipitation will continue through.
out tonight and possibly tomorrow
the Weather Bureau announced
Late this afternoon or tonight the
snow will probably change to sleet
and later to rain, which will prob.
ably continue most of tomorrow.
Winds from the. East will prob
ably increase in strength, becom'
ing violent all along the Atlantic
coast. The winds here, however
are not expected to be unusually
high.
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DE VALERA'S FOLLOWERS
RESUME FIGHT IN Dali

DUBLIN. March 1.-Adherents Of
Eamonn de Valera, Republican
leader, continued obstructionist
tactics when debate was resumed to-
day in the Dali Eireann. They
sought to regain the ground they
lost yesterday, when a resolution to
censure Arthur Griffith. president
of the Dali. was defeated by six
votes. Griffith Is a moderate"
Richard Mulcahy, minister OF de-
fense in the provisional govern
ment, told the dali the Irish repub.
lican army had not been disbanded.
"It has only been loaned to the
provisional government" he said.
Mulcahy formerly was chief of
staff of the army.
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SEVEN MIDGETS WEIGHING
UNDER 800 ARE EXCLUDED

NEW YORK, March 1.--Seven
midgets, totaling less than 800
pounds in weight, havo been ordered
excluded by board of special in.
quiry at Ellis Island sor failure to
pass the necessary immigration tests,
They arrived on the steamship
Homeric last Friday, In charge Of
Emil Ritter. a Berlin show mana ger,
to perform In vaudeville. All are
feet inches tall, who comes from
Scotland.
group failed to meet prescribed re.
quirements, were assisted aliens" ;"
contract labor" physical defec.
tives," and liable to become public
charges"
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LADY DEMOCRAT PAYS
FINE FOR BOOTLEGGING

SAN FRANCISCO, March L.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens Troy, Of
Juneau. Alaska, widely-known suf.
fragist and a delegate from Alaska
to the Democratic National Con.
vention in 1920. paid a 800 fine
because Of an odor.
The odor or aroma" arose from
a trunk packed with lingerie and
other feminine finery. Dry sleuths
detected the odor. opened the trunk,
found seven bottles OF a liquid
originating In Scotland, including
one broken. and arrested Mrs. Troy
for violation of the Volstead act.
Mrs. Troy pleaded guilty and Fed
eral Judge Dooling assessed the
fine.
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K[ANSMENT TAX URCED
TO PARADE To CUTCAR
IN SUBURB PROFITS
HyattsviIle Council Grants ku
KIux Permit for March
II Turnout.

Fifteen hundred Knights Of
the Ku Klux Klan from Southern
Maryland will parade in full re-
gala on the night Of March IT
through the streets Of Hyatts-
vile, Md.
The common council Of Hyatts-
vile, at its regular meeting last
night, directed Mayor J. Frap
Rushe to issue the ne Vssary n&'
NIT to the klansmen 70 condol
their demonstration. ,...-. '
Children Invited. A.
The line OF march will extend
along Maryland avenue. and will
terminate In a parade through the
negro district at Melrose.
The procession will be held early
In the evening, in order to ALLOW the
school children to see the demon
stration and get home In time for
regular bedtime" as one member oi
the order put 1t last night.
The request for a parade permit
was made by John w. Self. said tc
be a high officer in the khan.
While the council was debating
whether or not to issne the permit, Z
knight In full regalia,-a conical
headpiece, white robe bearing ths
insignia OF the Knights Of the ku
KluI Klan-stallked into the council
chamber.
The entrance of the klansmen, II
was said. was to impress more close
ly on the minds of the councilnien,
"just how the paraders would look.
May Invade Riverdaie.
An effort is being made by the
Hyattsville Klansmen to get per
mission from the Riverdale and Mt
Rainier councils to stage similar
demonstrations in the near future
The khan is said to be conducting
an intensive campaign for new mem
bers. 1t is appealing to the Clean
upstanding citizens Of the communi
ty," and It's selling talk is the elm
ination Of corrupt politics. county
improvements, and better methods OF
financing the county's business af
fairs.
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WOMAN SLAIN IN BED,
HUSBAND SLEEPS ON

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March L.
Mrs. Bessie Marschell, forty years
old, was found dead In bed early
today with a bullet through her head,
Her husband, Henry Marchell. park
employe, was fast asleep beside her.
Mounted officers. who heard the
report of rifle, discovered the body
In the yard Of the house they found
5000 army rifle with one shell
in the clip discharged. Marschell,
aroused when the officers entered
the bedroom. denied having heard
the shot which killed his wife. He is
being held for investigation.
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MOTOR BOAT RiDDLED
IN RUM RUNNER CHASE

NEW YORK, March IA bullet.
riddled motorboat, in which rum
smugglers are alleged to have car.
ried thirty cases Of liquor from
the United Fruit liner Pastores, is
being sought all along the water
'front.' today.
More than seventy-five shots
were fired by customs men while
pursuing the fugitive craft.
Subsequently three men were ar,
rested on the Pastores, but IL was
said they were not members Of the
crew. They were charged with
plotting to smuggle liquor into the
United States.
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COLD SHOULDER GIVEN
HERRICK At WHITE HOUSE

Because, he said, a Senate commit
tee won't listen to a mere Congress
man." Congressman Manuel Herrick
(Rep) Of Oklahoma went 10 the White
House today with a demand that
President Harding withdraw the
name Of Thomas II. Mcdowell, nomi.
mated yesterday for the postmaster,
ship at Blackwell. Okla.
Herrick was informed that the
President was so engaged that he
couldn't be seen Immediately, but the
irate Oklahoman dema anded action.
why. this matter 10 important"
he said. THAT nomination may be
confirmed in thirty minutes"
After considerable effort to see the
President had failed. Herrick return
ed to the Capitol to tackle the Sen.
ate COMMITTEES again
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COUNTY CLERK CHARGED
WITH $4,000 SHORTAGE

INDIANAPOLIS, March 1.-Rich.
ard v. Sipe, Marion county clerk. was
arrested today on a warrant charging
embezzlement, following discovery of
shortage Of approximately $4,000
I'm his accounts.
The warrant charges specifically
the embezzlement of 5000. Bond
was placed at $4,000. but Sipe de.
clared he would not ask onyone to
20 his bond,
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Keller Proposes Legislation to
Compel Merger Of Trac-
ton Companies.

The Public Utilities Commission
today recommended to Congress
that a bill be enacted to curtail
the profits of the Capital Trac-
ton Company. hoping to accom-
plish by such law the merger of
the two railway. companies.
3. Urges Tax on Profits.
Eagjpeer Commissioner Keller.
s,han -fnsnf fhe commission. In "a
sPes% Cungressrnseyi 'ocft,' c.ls.r,
M k,Jef the House District Commit.
s3sdy declared the commission "be-
Flees the excessive efnounts now
fhd to the Capital Traction Com
through the imposition OF a direct
tax upon those earnings to be levied
until the companies are finally
brought together into a unified
street railway corporation"
Accompanying the commission 8
letter Is a proposed bill which repeals
the present 4 per cent tax on gross
receipts and puts in It's place a sc
per cent tax on all profits exceeding
6 per cent.
II this measure il enacted the
Capital Traction Company will be
forced to pay thousands and thou
sands of dollars additional taxes
each year. while the Washington
Railway and Electric Company
will be practically taxless. This
condition, the Commission believes
will result in a merger.
that the legislation be enacted i'm
mediatey and the bill provides that
1t go in force next July.
A copy OF the order of the com
mission, reducing street car fares
one-third of cent, was inclosed
with the commissions letter. The
commissioners said this reduction
was the Largest amount warranted
under present conditions"
Text Of Letter.
The commissions letter, in part
follows:
"The great obstacle confronting
the commission in its attempt to ar
rive at a fair and just solution of the
street railway problem is found ir
the disparity in the earning power OF
the two principal railway companies
prOugnt ABOUT IN large measure
through the provision of law i'm
posing q tax of per cent on the
gross receipts of these companies
The commission has heretofore sub
mitted to your committee a draft OF
a bill providing for a new method OF
taxation, which should be applied to
that portion Of the net income Of the
companies in excess of 6 per cent
return upon the fair value Of Their
respective properties as ascertained
by the commission. Other bills have
been introduced into Congress. None
Of these measures having received
the approval Of Congress and the
prospects of a merger are still in
definite and uncertain.
Until a merger can be brought
about there appears to be no per
manent solution of the present diff
ficulty, but the Commission be
lieves that the excessive amount
now paid to the Capital Traction
Company can be recovered to the
public through the imposition of q
direct tax upon the earnings to be
levied until the companies are
finally brought together into a uni
fled street railway corporation"
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Ship Board Sells Town.

The Shipping Board today an
nounced the sale of its housing prof.
ect, Union Park Gardens, near Will
mington, Del, for s1.S7s,669. The
Gardens consisted of 503 dwellings,
an apartment house and two stores.
The houses brought approxin rely
S2,027 each.
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Heavy Snow In Texas.

DALLAS, March 1.-The coolest
weather of the winter Is being ex-
perienced throughout the entire
State of Texas. Snow has fallen
for several days in the Panhandle
section, and freezing weather is re.
ported as far South as the Rio
Grande Valley and Gulf of Mexico.
Much suffering is reported from
cattle-raising sections and early
vegetable and fruit crops will show
great loss.
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.DEL|CA TE
ISSUE |S(JP
TO WOMAN
AS J j D GE
Kathryn Sellers Must Become
Modern Solomon TO Decide
Infant Issue. ~

Miss Kathryn Sellers, Judge or
the Juvenile coust. today shared
hscors WI Kips q ss,,osssp Z, hf
essayed to decide the Sparentship
Of a seven-months-old baby ar
IDENTIFY claimed by two women. X
Women Strangely Different.
The women are as strangely diff
ferent as the stories they have up-N
folded. each averring that she is the
real mother. One Is an italian,
Mrs. Maria Antonio Mattio, who re-
Gently arrived in this country; and
the other Is Mrs. Eta Peck. OF
Tuxedo. Md.
The Italian woman claims she put
her child in the custody Of Mrs.
Peck. being unable to care for It at
the time Of birth. Mrs. Peck ad.
mits receiving the child, but declares
she gave 1t to another woman. who
took 1t to Georgia. In the mean
time, Mrs. Peck says, a child had
But the doughty little woman who
recently left the sunny shores of
Italy for the promised land" only
to step into her present difficulty,
refuses Mrs. Peck's story.
"She has not sent my baby
away" says Mrs. Mattio.. 1T 10 my
baby she says was born to her,"
On the other hand, Mrs. Peck en-
phatically denies Mrs. Mattio's
statement and declares she win
fight to the utmost for the custody
of the child. And that's that.
The story begins in the early
summer. Mrs. Mattio comes to
America and then to Washington.
A few days later baby is born, but
Mrs. Mattio is unable to care for
It. So, on the advice of friends, she
advertises for some family to care
for the child.
Offers to Care for It.
Under the name Of Mrs. Mary
Smith. Mrs. Peck offers to care for
the child. An arrangement is made
and Mrs. Peck takes the girl to her
home in Tuxedo. This was late in
August.
But for the timely advent of Miss
Agnes Ferriter, Red Cross worker
in Prince Georges county, which
embraces Tuxedo, the story proba-
bly, would have ended here. Miss
Ferriter learned that Mrs. Peck was
i'll in bed and decided to visit her.
Entering the house. she found
Mrs. Peck and was informed that a
baby had just been born.
How old Is this child?'' asked
Miss Ferriter.
Wouldn't Go To Bed
whereupon Miss Ferriter promptly
suggested that Mrs. Peck return to
bed.
"Oh, no! In our family the wom-
en- are always out of bed within a
few days." is said to have been the
reply.
But Miss Ferriter, dislixing condi.
tons in the house, investigated and
found Mrs. Peck had recently
adopted a child. Through tho Mary.
land authorities she obtained the
child's custody. II was later ordered
sent to the cusody Of the Childrens
Guardians. BY this time Mrs. Mat
ito had stepped into the picture.
Mrs. Peck followed the child to
Washington and sought its custody
from the board. But officials OF the
board decided II was a case for the
juvenile judge, and the case was
referred.
And today a woman, fittingly ap.
propriate in these modern days OF
suffrage and women's rights, will
enact the role of Solomon the Wise
| in deciding this afternoon who is the
real mother OF the baby. --
THAT Is Mrs. Mattio's child" de-
ciared Mrs. Mollie Dariano. Tie
Fifth street northeast, when the
ssven-month-old baby was brought
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Today

where or signs of a forest fire,
the Government would do some
thing Immediately. But In in
dustrial battles, most dan
gerous to the national welfare,
we simply wait and see."
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Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Re-
publican leader Of the Senate, in
an open letter to a constituent to-
day, announced that he was in
favor Of the soldier bonus.
AS one who voted to send mil
lions Of American boys to risk
their lives in battle, he said, he be-
lieved the promise to provide them
with the compensation they de-
served should be kept.
Says Demand Just.
Senator Lodge stated that "in
view Of the fact that the Govern
ment during the war relieved a
large number of men from military
service in order that they might
take part In essential industries,
where. OF course, they received the
high wages of the war period" 1t
seemed to him that there was
more ground for the demand for
the bonus than was usually ad-
mitted."
After reviewing the events at
tending the long delay the proposed
bonus legislation has encountered in
Congress and after alluding to his
promise to vote for a bonus, Lodge
continued:
ALSO there was a personal feel.
ing which weighed with me in my
decision to support the bonus bill,
and that was that I happened to
be one Of those upon whom fell the
grim duty Of voting for the declara.
ton of war with Germany and for
the measures which became neces-
sary in order to send American
armies to Europe.
"Disbarred by age of any possl-
bility Of personal service, felt
very keenly the responsibility which
I incurred in voting for the meas
ures which sent other and younger
men to venture their lives on the
field Of battle.
It's Our Duty.
This feeling or sentiment, II YOU
choose to call II so, makes II very
diffucult for me now to vote
against any reasonable measure for
the benefit Of the soldiers Of the
war, especially for those who were
wounded or disabled in the service,
because I have such a sharp con.
sciousness that ! was one OF those
who were directly responsible for
sending them to serve their coun.
try and encounter the shock OF
war In France or Flanders when I
was unable to go myself.
1t is needless to add that az to
the wounded and disabled soldiers
VI feel very strongly that they
should be cared for first, and that
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|C,O,P,CH|EF
DECLARES
SALES 7 Ak
JUS 7 PLAN.
UnquaIifiedIy Favors Vet
Award and Hearst Plan Of
Raising Funds.
BY international News Service.

AhtSFhothosAaA tNc"r CcrNtNSs
After milling around for days
over methods Of raising funds for
the proposed soldier bonus, Repub-
lican leaders Of the House definite.
ly decided today to abandon all
plans Tor getting the money
through the levy OF special taxes
or the utilization Of foreign bonds.
Instead, II was agreed this
morning at q lengthy session Of
the Ways and Means Committee,
that q plan will be immediately
worked out which win not cause q
heavy demand for cash payment,
and IL accompanying drain ON
the Z Tfcasury. for at least two
. wears. 49,. ~ - at-'~3a. = ~
/ The, outIine Of the plan. ~
agreed upon, viii make the insur
Sytce feature tf the bill the most
advantageous one by far, and the
cash feature the least attractive.
This, Republican leaders believe,
will afford relief to those eI-s0l-
diers who are desperately In need
Of money, but will not attract the
vast majority Of ex-service men,
thus tightening the load the Trea-
sury would have to bear.
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that the Bolshevik army is
well fed while the other Rus
sian people are hungry. There
fore, thinks he, Trotzky and
Ienin, bossing a well-fed obedi-
please. Probably, but its
nothing new. The learned cdi-
torial writer must know that
not so long ago all countries
were ruled In that fashion.
The king kept packs Of hounds
and packs Of soldiers, and fed
both well. They kept him on
top and kept down the crowd,
lnot we'll fed. Men vel, fed
with a reasonable supply Of
alcohol fight well. The hungry
and discouraged don't fight.
\That system Of ruling the earth
didn't begin with Trotzky. II
began before the Pyramids.
This nation and its indus
tries are drifting into a great
coal strike.
II the strike comes, factories
and men are idle. There will
be a grand outcry. Still we
drift Until 1t has happened
it seems to be nobody's busi-
mess TO prevent 1t. The men
Twill lose, Of course, for public
indifference and Government
latitude are against them.
II there were a threat Of the
"foot-and-mouth diease" any
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-01
AMERICUS POWER.
Line COMES NEXT
Juice Turned On BY Albany
Hydro Electric Concern For
Pelham

ALBANY, March Pelham is
now receiving electric current from
the big hydro-electric plant on the
Flint river, here the Georgia-Ala-
bama Power company having turn
ed on the juice" over its line sup
ported by 388 steel towers along a
distance of 81 miles. The line into
Pelham goes down the west side of
the Flint river, crossing at point
eight miles south OF Newton, being
but little longer than the direct route
on the east side. This route was
necessary to dodge the expensive pc
can groves on the east side of the
river, as the right-of f-way through
them was prohibitive.
The Georgia Albany Power COM
pany has franchises in Americus,
Cordele and other cities in this sec
tion to which tower lines will later
be erected, the first of which will be
Americus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-01
CASH FEATURE
OF BONUS LEFT
OUT BY c. 0.P.
House, Committee Republicans
Virtually Agree To Eliminate
Drafts On Treasury

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Elimi-
nation of the cash feature of the sol
diers bonus virtually was agreed upon
today by the Republican members of
the house ways and means commit
tee.
Chairman Fordney said a special
subcommittee had been named to
is'work out some plan that will not
entail any large drafts on the federal
treasury in the next two years"
The majority members came to no
decision as to details, but it is the
general understanding that in the
measure to be drafted the cash fea-
ture, f retained, will. be made SO
much less attractive than other fea-
lures that theer win be small de-
mand for it..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-01
COL. SHEPP TO BE HEARD
AT COLUMBUS SESSION

Col ]. e. shipp, of Americus, a
member of the county board of edu-
cation and father of consolidated
rural schools in this county, has been
placed on the program for discussion
of consolidation and transportation
at The annual meeting of city and
county school officials at Columbus
April 1922, he being on Thursday
mornings program, April 20. Supt.
j. S. Prowant, of Lee county and
Supt. G. w. Pittman, of Ware coun-
ty, will share the discussion with him.
Governor Hardwick will deliver an
address Wednesday evening. Lead
ing educators from all over the state
will be in attendance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-01
Many Farmers On
Hand; Housewives ]
Are Good Buyers
Satisfactory Prices Reported By Most Farmers
Most Attractive Produce First To Sell And Com
mands Best Rates econd Curb Market To Be
Held Next Saturday.

Amerlcus' first curb market was
a huge success. If you are house
wife who didn't attend you missed an
opportunity.
Despite the threatening clouds,
there was splendid array of pro-
duce of many kinds, with farmers
wagons and autos present from many
sections of Sumter county. And the
housewives of Americus, who had
pledged their cooperation from the
start, made good. They were on hand
in force from the opening OF the mar
ket at $3.50 O'Clock and came in a con-
tinu0us stream during the forenoon.
As u result of the generous patron
age, many of the farmers sold out
or nearly disposed of what they
brought in the first hour. At the
closing hour of 1880 O'clock only
those who brought larger supplies
than were in demand or who offered
their wares at prices that would not
move tieiT remained with any con-
siderable amount OF stock on hand.
The wagons and cars with pro-
duce lined up at the curb in front
Of the jail and court house property,
Immediately north Of the first sta
tion. The broad sidewalk was filled
with people during the forenoon,
many of them buyers, and the sight
proved not only a distinct novelty to
most persons here, but was inspiring
as well. Many local merchants, and
especially the market men with whom
the curb market comes directly in
competition, were present to observe
how things were going" All ex-
pressed delight to see the farmers
turning their produce into cash at
good prices.
BOOSTED by Market Man.
4 am right behind this curb mar
ket, said George Bragg, local mar
ket man, because it brings the
country people to town and gives
them cash outlet for their produce.
feel that it will not hurt me, for
it means bringing more money into
Americas and better feeling be-
tween the town and country people,
and know that such relationship
means more business here in general,
and !. will take chance on getting
[ my share, even though it has to pass
-~>c->1>-o>~~9y-~-~------~-> s-so,~s,74>,.v
$46.50.
snider, horse, Wiley Carter, $1.35.
Turpin, Olds automobile, Tom Jen-
nings, $4,000.
]. +. Lumpkin, rooster, E. r.
Slower, S1.40.
| j. E. Lumpkin, rooster, R. f. Glenn
| $1.0o.
| Geo. Walters, pump jack, C. c.
Jordan, $500.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-01
BIG PACKARD STOLEN
FROM TOURIST PARTY

While stopping at st. Petersburg.
Fla, Sunday night on their sight-see-
ing trip, heading toward Georgia, the
big Packard car carrying Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. McCrary, of Atlanta; B.
S. Walker, of Monroe, and Frank
Harold, Of Americas, was stolen
from local garage, but was located
IS miles distant by the garage own
ers and returned. The party, which
left Americus three weeks ago, is
expected to reach here tonight after
covering several thousand miles on
the east and west coast of Florida.
Mrs. McCrary is sister of Mrs.
Frank Harold and Mrs. Walker is
her father