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The Washington times., 1922-02-23
JUDGEMONCURE
IS CHILLED At.
DIVORCE PROBE
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faith; that their whole aim was to
whitewash Judge Moncure and 9TH
ers in the divorce ring Of Alexandria;
that the committee had no authority
under law to take testimony.
Mr.. Cobb said In his letter, hs=.
ever, that he was willing and ready
to testify and produce witnesses be-
fore a grand jury.
1t was further charged by Mr..
Cobb that the committee was seek.
ing to make IAN old woman the
goat"
Mr.. Cation launched into a TRADE
on The Washington Times, and de-
clared they had no sincere purpose
in the publication of articles expos
ing the little Reno divorce mill.
Frank Stuart, leading the forces
to clean up Little Reno arose and
told the committee that like Mr..
Cobb I have reason to doubt the
seriousness of this committee.
THE records of the court prove
the charges of The Washington
The Times are certainly not in good
grace"
Probe Enemies Busy.
Stuart said he had made no
charges against any attorneys but
against the Judge. He declared
that parties against whom this
probe is directed have made every
effort to beat II down"
Stuart further charged that on
last night Howard w. Smith, chair.
man of the probe committee. had
sent a policeman to get negro
whom he had attempted to brow
beat and intimidate and force him
to testify against me-"
James r. Cation, president OF
Alexandria Bar Association and
father Of a member Of the probe
committee, took up his sons at
tack on The Washington Times
and by indirection sought to shift
the spotlight from the divorce ring
to the Washington paper whose ex'
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
RAILROAD BOARD
CUTS OVERTIME
IN TWO GRAF IS
Pro Rata Pay Until Tenth Hour
for Firemen and Oilers, Is
Latest Decree.

CHICAGO. Feb. as.-Punitive
overtime until after the tenth hour
will be taken away from 10000 sta
tionary nremen and oilers employed
in railway shops throughout tho
country under decision handed
down today by the United States
Railroad Labor Board. The decision
will be effective March /.
The decision was a revision of
the rules and working condition
entered into between the men and
the director general of the rail-
roads on January 16. 1920.
Under the new decision eight
hours win be recognized as the
standard working day. After the
eighth hour the employees will be
paid pro rata. After the tenth
hour they will receive time and one
half for overtime. Under the agree
ment time and one-half was paid
after the eighth hour.
Another change Of importance to
the men was the authorization by
the board of 'split tricks" The
working day Is defined as eight
hours within spread Of twelve
hours.
The decision, while applying
chiefly to firemen and oilers, will
also affect hosting engineers and
other shops employees.
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
BRITAIN aims To
HALTFRANCE IN
| IS[AM|C LANDS
Fear of Control in Morocco
Leads Lloyd George to
f Meet Poincare.

When Premier Lloyd George meets
Premier Poincare somewhere In
France" next Saturday, he win press
for an understanding upon at least
one subject in which the United
States has an important interest.
Official advices from London indl-
cate that French activities In the
Near East and throughout the Mo-
hammedan world are giving the Brit
fish prime minister as much concern
as the proposed economic conference
at Genoa.
Since the aspirations of France to
leadership of the so-cailed Pan-Is-
lamic movement are in direct oppost-
ton to the interests of Great Britain,
American officials believe they are
warranted in assuming Lloyd George
viii cooperate with the United States
in the fight this Government is about
to undertake for equality of oppor-
tunity for American nationals In the
Near East.
The Tangier situation is the key
70 the British Premier's uneasiness.
Though the fact Is not generally
known, Great Britain believes France
ut this moment is seriously threaten
ing British control OF the Mediterran.
can through move calculated to
neutralize the strength of Gibraltar.
BY shrewd handling of the Sultan
of Morocco, France has virtually nulli-
fled the so-called international zone
surrounding Tangier, and has un-
dermined the position of Spain,
Great Britain's ally, in Morocco.
Lloyd George therefore is eager to
bring matters to a showdown be-
tween Great Britain, France and
Spain as to the future status of
Morocco, and as the Moroccan ques-
ton is inextricably bound up with
the question of the Near East and
Pan-Islamism in general. he IL ex-
pected to make the Turkish treaty
situation an excuse for going into the
whole matter.
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
BoBBED-HAIR FLAPPERS
NOT WANTED AS TEACHERS

BOSTON. Mass, Feb. 23.-"Gid-
Oily attired" teachers, with hair
and skirts cut short and with evil
dence of rouge and lipstick are not
wanted by school superintendent,
according to representatives OF the
Eastern Teachers Agency.
The school employment manager
said: 1--WE do not encourage the
bobbed-hair applicant fob a teach
ers' position, nor the one who
uses makeup and dresses conspic-
uously when she tries to register
with us. School superintendents
will not employ them"
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
TAKEN AS INSANE WITH
$76O,oOo IN HIS GRIP

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 23.-wn.
liam Dendt. Los Angeles million
aire. was prisoner last night in
the psychopath'c ward OF the Los
Angeles County Hospital.
Detectives with an insanity war.
rant found him at a railroad sta.
ton, where. It was believed. he was
planning to board a train for El
Paso. In his pockets they found
bonds and stocks valued at $685., 900,
and in a hotel other than that
where he lived. an additional 1900.
900 in currency. He was said to
have caI ried both In a small grip
when he left his hotel.
The Washington times., 1922-02-23

by Budwesky a Davis and one by
Charles Henry Smith.
Cation also put in the records the
personal report showing that Judge
Moncure, while a member of the
firm of Budwesky 4 Davis handled
twenty-five divorce cases in the
year prior to his going on the
bench. and that Mary l.. Basgett
appeared as witness in each case.
Additions today from later exHmi-
nations of the record show that
Mary l.. Baggett. Little !;eno's
divorce queen, had roomers in her
May, 100; June, 119: July, 12i;
August. 1913, and September. 10.
After these additions had been
made to the record the probe com.
mittee called for witnesses. II. l..
Cobb. Mary L. Baggett, Stella Ben.
sci and Robert Luckett were all
absent.
The Rev. E. V. REGISTER, repre-
senting the Ministerial Association
Of Alexandria, testified that he knew
nothing about the divorce evil ex-
cept what he had read in the news
papers.
lie stated that a committee OF his
association was named in July, 1920,
to make an Investigation and report.
With DIR. REGISTER on this commit
tee was DR.. William ]. Morton. d
kinsman Of Judge Moncure.
DIR. Register said that no investi.
CATION was made and the matter
was dropped.
Attorney Stuart made a detailed
statement to the committe.
Specific charges against Mon
cure, Stuart said, were filed with
the State assembly, by him. In
spite of these charges the bar asso-
citation met, endorsed Moncure. sent
him reelected for another term,
Stuart said.
when l first came to Alexandria
l stayed at Moncure's house." Stuart
said. at was always a matter of con.
Germ with him that I did not take
up divorce cases. He told me there
was good money in 1t. On half a
dozen occasions he said I ought to
take IL up"
Clients frequently came into his
office, Stuart said, and told them that
they understood they could get di.
vorces in six months and not have
to live in Alexandria. Stuart refused
them. Later, he said he had checked
up to Sc II they were residents Of
the city and learned that they were
not.
Stuart showed that Moncure used
Mrs. Baggett as a divorce witness
before his elevation to the bench.
Criticizes Judge.
Judge Moncure filed his suit in
the circuit court because of a cove.
nant between him and Judge Barley.
then Judge Of the corporation court"
Stuart said.
Prior to the time he went on the
BENCH" Stuart continued, Judge
Moncure was familiar with the use
Of Mrs. Baggett IN divorce suits.
asked that this committee examine
some OF those cases, since l am de-
MED the right myself to examine the
records.
after he went on the bench he
either knew Of conditions or was
judicially dumb. He lived next door
10 Mrs. Baggett, his office was mex
door, and he frequently was in that
office and he made his home just
above it."
Stuart will probably be on the wit
ness stand most Of the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
0NFERs
. WITH HARDING
ON PACT CLASH
Believed President Would Pre-
fer to Accept Reservation
Than Delay Ratification.

President Harding conferred with
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. chair
man of the Senate Foreign Rela'
tons Committee. for almost an hour
TODAY concerning reservations which
have been proposed to the confer
ence treaties, particularly the rour'
Power Pacific pact.
.nna neither President Harding nor
Senator Lodge would say definitely
s.,hathar the reservations are to be
ancented or rejected by the White
House but IL was indicated q COM
promise il hoped for.
Hopes for Agreement.
.Au I can say II that ] hope an
agreement will be reached. Sena-
tor Lodge said az he left the white
House and hurried to the Capitol TO
meet with the Foreign Relations
Committee.
visit. Senator Harry s. New OF In
diana. also a member OF the FOR.
eign Relations Committee, talked
with the President about the res
ervations. ,s
Il am OppOSeu " thO
and other reservations" New said,
land my conference with the Presi,
dent has not changed those views:
He declined to state whether his
opposition was shared by President
Harding.
While the Administration forces
chose to throw a mantle OF secrecy
about the Presidents attitude, the
impression was strongly conveyed
that President Harding Is more
concen ned with getting the treaties
ratified and out of the way speedily
than he is with "quibbling" over
reservations.
May Bow to Majority.
While II is known the President
regards the Brandegee and other
reservations unnecessary" the in
timation was conveyed by Republi.
can leaders that II a majotity Of
the Senate insists upon reserva-
tions, the White House will accept
them as an expression OF the Sen
ate's will rather than pursue the
course of the former Administra-
ton in refusing to accept them.
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
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The Washington times., 1922-02-23

pose has for the time being ut least
cured the divorce evil of Little
Reno.
Mr.. Cation sought to show that
The Times should take the lesponsi.
bility for making charges against
Judge Moncure and leaders of the
divorce ring OF Alexandria.
Because The Times reporter re-
fused to appear before an unofficial
committee he indorsed the senti.
ment of his son that Cobb was a
coward of the yellow dog type"
and he added, Il apologize to the
dog"
Cation, since the expose by The
Times, has vigorously protested in
understand just what his position
was.
Cation very frankly told this
writer a few days ago that he re-
garded Il "a dishonorable thing for
one lawyer or a group of lawyers to
question tho acts of their brother
lawyers"
Norton Defends Cobb.
Judge J. X. M. Norton, member
Of the probe committee made q Wig
orous defense of Cobb and The
Washington Times. He declared
that he did not think Cobb was
either a coward or n liar.
He protested against "the side
show that is getting us nowhere"
Many of us have stood in this
court and knew this thing was
going on. We did nothing until
we had it forced upon us by The
Washington Times" Judge Norton
said.
1T is almost useless to talk about
a grand jury investigation because
the grand jury would be summoned
by the Judge on trial.
Judge Moncure has never made
any suggestions since this thing
started that another judge come hero
and take charge OF this matter. II
would relieve us of great embarrass
ment had he done So"
Judge Moncure. faultlessly groomed
for the hearing. was present with his
counsel, John s. Barbour, of Fairfax
Courthouse. Wilson Farr, assistant
commonwealth attorney at Fairfax
Courthouse. was present as counsel
for Budwesky and Davis.
Some Records Missing.
J. Randall Cation, member Of the
subcommittee, which has been
checking up the divorce records,
announced that the records of sew
eral cases were still missing from
the files. Six of these were handled
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
Some Records Missing.

J. Randall Cation, member of the
subcommittee, which has been
checking up the divorce records,
announced that the records of sew
eral cases were still missing from
the files. Six of these were handled
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
ACTRESS AvERTS PANIC
AFTER CRY OF FIRE

CHICAGO. Feb. ga threatened
manic following a cry of fire" was
averted at the Playhouse Theater
here yesterday by the presence OF
mind of Miss Flora Sheffield, an
actress.
In the middle OF the matinee per.
Torrance there was a Whit OF
smoke, a tongue of flame. and a
woman stood up in the audience and
shouted:
THE house Is on fire.
The frightened audience scram-
bled toward the exits.
Miss Sheffield stepped before the
curtain and by a short speech halted
the rush.
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
Keeps Washington Relic.

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. "a
Strands OF the hair OF George
Washington are in the possession
of Mrs. w. Stuart Cramer. wife of
the pastor Of the First Reformed
Church of this city. So highly are
they priced that the strands are
kept in the family vault in the
Lancaster Trust Company.
The Washington times., 1922-02-23
NORTHUMBERLAND LADY PLAGUED
WITH STOMACH TROUBLE FOR YEARS
NOW PRAISES TONALL

catarrhal
Northumberland, Everything
should
OF would
would fairly swim around
dooed with various physicians
not give me the obtained TONALI
testimonial of that was similar to mine and
I ryTO I
gaining weight and eat most anything
and appetite
obtained
OF
December IL, 1921.
at of
Drugs 7th and N. Washington, d. c.
The Washington times., 1922-02-23

Many games, tricks, cut-outs, and
puzzles appear In the Book Of
Magic" to be given away with The
Washington Times Sunday morning.
They fascinate, amuse, and entertain
both old and young.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-11-29

believe the great interests Of tho coun-
try, in some cases, have men employ
ed on wholesale plan, systematically
to persuade public opinion against
the actual facts, by a false statement
OF fact, by fictitious reasoning to
persuade public opinion against the
interest of the public in favor of their
own private interests"
Senator Owen had in mind. no
doubt, when he spoke of men being
employed on a wholesale plan to per-
suade public opinion against the
truth, the tremendous volume of pro-
paganda of various kinds issued from
washington, for nearly all the asso-
cations and organizations of differ
ent industrial and other groups have
their Washington publicity bureaus.
have given nat may be consid-
cred an assortment of thought Select
cd from eminent senatorial minds.
and with this symposium of views of
these men of both political parties.
who evidcrtly have had many kinds
OF actual experience, it is asy to form
the composite idea that there is con-
siderable Importance to be attached
to this thing Of the "lobby".
"On to Washington" the Cry
SO, during the coming days, in the
administering of the Fortincy-Mc
Cumber tariff law, we we'll may ex-
pect such a steady growth of the art
of lobbying" by paid "lobbyists." :"
that it will assume such proportions
and so firmly intrench itself in OFF,
ciai circles that it will become an ac-
cepted part of the machinery of gov
ernmcnt at Washington.
Frequent, it Is heard in Washington
hat this Fordncy- McC Cumbcr tariff
tasurc, declared by many thoughtful
I. IN to be an economic crime, with the
special provision for raising or lower
ing tariff duties, may be used as an
instrument for extracting Republican
campaign funds from the purses of
those interested in obtaining hiehc.
or lower tariffs; but it is not believed
the chief executive of our nation will
lend himself to anything of the kind.
But, if only a small part of the diri,
results prophescd take place, then
there will be an open field for those
who, as Senator Borah puts it, are
"cmploycd, paid professionally to in
ilucncc legislation" and it is certain
ly now believed by those who are fa-
miliar with the methods of the "in-
sldcrs" in Washington, that verit-
able horde of professional, unprofcs-
sional, special and other uncatalogcd
lobbyists are horsing themselves in
battle array in 4 countrywide "on to
Washington" movement, where the
results Of their sordid activities will
be kept under such cover of secrecy
that the public will never know how
or when it is being trimmed by these
men, the mos ,f whom are cunning
~ plotting { stantly and evcrlast-
ingly against the welfare of the pco-
pic in behalf Of their own personal
gains.-The Dearborn Independent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-11-29

Production of potatoes this year in
16 countries Is estimated to be G75,-
100000 bushels more than last year
and 40,000,000 more than the average
production for the five years 1909
1913, according to hgurcs compiled by
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture. The total acreage of po-
tatocs in 1922 for the "a countries for
which estimates are available was
20,261, 100 acres.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-11-29

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Mothers Friend" Is ap-
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-11-29
Childbirth
Valuable Illustrated Book Sent FREQ

How thousands of women, by tho simple
method Of an eminent physician, have avoided
unnecessary miseries through many months
The Washington herald., 1922-08-21
One Hundred Per Cent American.

M r. HENRY EDWARD PELLEW, aged
AVA Washngtonian, of 1857 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. is the kind of citizen OF which the United
States can be proud. He has fallen heir to
British title and decided to decline it rather than
give up his American citizenship.
Mr.. Peliew was born in England. He grew up
in an atmosphere of hereditary aristocracy. He
could hardly be blamed for absorbing the
that titles meant something-,hat duke or all
earl was trifle better than bootblack He could
not be blamed, after the long lapse of years
which separates him from the land of his BIRTH
ii he grasped at the title now But he has been
transformed from scion of British nobility into
real AMERICAN gentleman. He has reached the
AMERICAN conception of titles as only empty,
meaningless words.
1t IS unfortunate that we have So few like Mr.
Pellew. How many who came to America
from Europe in their youth would not rejoice at
the opportunity to obtain a certificate of nobility
in their native lands? They are few we fear
Even some men born in the United States, with
the hereditary AMERICAN contempt for titles be-
hind them, would turn the earth to become
British earls.
America cannot afford to give up its contempt
for hereditary titles These have no place in
democracy. Earls, princes, viscounts dukes lords
ETC., may be splendid fellows personally We NAV
Ike them as men. But would like them much
better if they had no titles. If we award them any
honors it is because think they deserve them as
individuals who have done noteworthy work in the
word-not because their ancestors backed the boots
OF some forgotten king and were rewarded with
titles.
1t might be we'll enough to create an aristocracv
OF accomplishment, in America 1t might be
well enough to give some distinguished inventor or
victorious soldier inspired poet the right to pre-
FIX his name with "Sir" or some similar title, But
we hope the day never comes when such titles
will be passed on to his descendants
In the public schools of America students are
impressed, or at least used to be, with contempt
for arstocraey. That is one Of the worthwhile
services the public schools have rendered to the
country. We hope they continue the same policy.
And we wish there some real AMERICAN
title which could be conferred on Mr. Pellew.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-21
&C A N ATMOSPHERE Of harsh reps

.~ An ATMOSPHERE OF harsh rspsllsn' r, light
"A of distance without freedom Of pomp with
out splendor-it seems pasty-pale and self
conscious city"
Such is Mr.. F. Scott Fitzgerald's description OF
Washington in "The Beautiful and the Damned"
an excellent work Of fiction now appearing serially
in The Herald
I'VE find it difficult to understand how anyone
could get such impression Of the Capital Of the
United States-the "City of Magnificent Distances"
1t seems to us that Mr.. Fitzgerald has described
exactly what Washington is not. -
His words would apply excealentiy to New
York. They would. apply with less accuracy to
Philadelphia. Boston, or, perhaps, Chicago Even
Baltimore might take them to heart But as
descriptive of the District of Columbia they are
silly ....t.
We are the more surprised at them because of
the fact that Mr.. Fitzgerald knows Washington
only as a tourist-and the average tourist gets
exactly the contrary idea.
IAN atmosphere of harsh, repellent light"
We think we understand what the author means.
That is exactly the impression we have had in the
more aristocratic sections of Boston during the
summer months when the windows of the fine
mansions are boarded up. Mr.. Fitzgerald tries to
express the reverse of impression of warm hos
pitality That this is unjust to Washington anyone
who has lived here six months can testify The
whole intangible atmosphere of the District seems
to us of democratic open-heartedness
"Of distance without freedom" The i'm
preston of magnificent distance which one gets in
this city is famous But where is the sense of re-
straint about it, We have been struck rather by the
unlimited sweep of it all-from the Capitol dome
to the hills of Virginia fading in the blue distance
Arlington
"Of pomp without splendor." Absence of
pomp is characteristic of this city Even on the
most magnificent state occasions there is not even
a suggestion Of pomp-or of splendor either There
is no pomp about the government buildines-or
about the White House any private residence
Rather we impressed that Washington was
conceived and constructed in an atmosphere of
simple submity.
"Pasty-pa,e and self-conscious" 1t seems here
that Mr.. Fitzgerald has confused Washington and
New York. His words are exactly applicable TO
the nations greatest city.