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The Washington times., 1922-05-08

he would render no decision until
he had an opportunity thoroughly
to examine It. togther with the Smoot
plan. The latter provides for is.
suance Of paid-up insurance with.
out any means Of raising revenues.
There is a strong indication that
Mr.. Harding will refuse to approve
either bill, in which case there is a
likelihood OF the whole bonus legis.
lation going over to the next session
Of Congress. In this event, the
President can lay the responsibility
squarely upon the shoulders of
those who disregarded his request
for an equitable method OF financing
the bonus.
up in the Air"
When the four Senators returned
to the Capitol. they called into an
informal cloakroom conference q
dozen Of their Republican, colleagues
Those participating in the confer.
ence were e-inclined to view the
bonus situation as up in the air.
as a result of the Presidents atti.
tude.
Later there was some talk OF
postponing the legislation until
the first installment OF interest on
the British debt will be in hand
At least one Senator was positive
this would be done, but others were
equally as emphatic that there
should not be any such delay.
II developed that Chairman Nc
Cumber had asked the President
whether he thought It would be
any detriment" to wait until July
/. The President replied that nego
tiations are just getting under way
and that II is not certain there
will be any British interest pay.
ment by that time.
After this reminder that the
British interest can not be depend.
ed upon. MIR. Harding is understood
to have declared anew that some
plan must be devised to finance the
bonus. He insisted that II should
be a sales tax, and Senator Watson
agreed that the sales levy affords
the most practical means Of raising
the money.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
CHILDREN.
ASK SHARE
OF WEALTH
Contend Father Of Unsound
Mind When Document
I Was Drawn.
BY Co.mopolit.n New. Service.

NEW YORK, May s.-The
basis Of the fight for the fortune
of Richard Croker, the former
Tammany chief, who died a week
ago in Ireland, was revealed to-
day in statement by Richard
Croker, jr.
$2,0O0,000 Property Here.
He announced, speaking for him.
self alone and not for other heirs,
that he would fight in the courts
the aged mans disposal of his prop.
erty to Mrs. Beulah Edmonson
Croker, his second wife.
MY father" he said. had been
known for many years as a strong,
forcetul, resolute man, not easily
dominated.
"Old age, however, so altered him
that 1t was not difficult for anyone
In whom he had confidence to cen.
troll him completely and mislead rim
to their own advantage. His ad-
vanced age and the enfeebled mind
accompanying same readily explain
his change of character"
The chief property in question in
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
SOVIET To DEFY
FRANCE IN NOTE
ON ULT|MATUN|
Tension Heightened at Genoa
by Sternness Of Demands
Made on Russia.
By 8. ID. wEYER.
Iatsrna tional News Service.

GENOA, May s!-The Russian
delegation to the international eco
nomic conference will reply within
twenty-four hours to the demand
off Louis Barthcu, head OF the
French delegation, for q showdown
on the allies conditions for recogni-
ton OF the Moscow government.
The Russians claim that NJ. Bar.
thou's demand for q yes or no an
swer is . private ultimatum." II
10 admitted that the tension has
been heightened.
The Russians contend further that
the. declaration Of NJ. Barthou was
q deliberate challenge. and that IL
was designed to put the onus for
a possible breakup Of the confer.
ence upon Russia.
While George Tchitcherin. head
OF the Russian delegation. was put.
ting the finishing touches upon the
Russian document, q report sprsnE
UP that, despite the French demand
for an uneQuivocal answer. the re-
ply would be q preliminary answer,
pointing out that the memorandum
handed to them has not been unar-
imously accepted by the allies them.
selves. This contention OF the Rus
SLAMS In true, inasrnuch as the
French and Belsians have not yet
approved It.
The Belsians apparently have
washed their hands OF the allied
document, while M. Barthou came
back from Paris with instructions
not to approve the memorandum
until Belgium did so.
No further decisive developments
were anticipated in the Anglo
French crisis until the Russia n
answer had been delivered. Pending
the return OF the Russian reply,
Premier Lloyd George 10 making no
move In any other direction.
An AnElo-Italisn memorandum
was handed to the Russians on Sun
day. II was understood today to ex.
plain exactly how much money and
credits the Russians might expect II
they accepted the allied conditions.
This Is the fifth week Of the con
ference. Some OF the statesmen are
getting restless because Of their long
absence from home. and II In possible
that the conference will end this
week.
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STABS BRIDE AND KILLS
SELF IN BATH QUARREL

NEW YORK. May s.-After stab
bling his wife in the back with Q
carving knife. following a quarrel
over the use of a bathtub in the
home Of Solomon Schneer, yester-
day, Max Keneloff, thirty-eight. an
egg dealer. threw himself from q
fourth floor window into the sir
shaft and was instantly killed, his
body striking the stone tagging In
the basement.
Mrs. Kineloff, bride OF six
months. was taken to Flower Hos
pital, where physicians said her con-
dition is critical.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
TAXI DRIVER CAUGHT
WHILE ABpUcTiNG NURSE

NEW YORK, May S.-Foilowins &
an automobile chase In which Q dozen
shots were fired by the police. James
Treisna, . taxi chauffeur, was ar
rested today on charges preferred by
Miss Nancy Logan. . nurse.
The woman said that she had hired
the taxicab TO 80 to her home. Az
she was about 10 pay for her fare
she said, the driver seized her and
forced her into the front seat, driv
ing off At full speed.
Her screams attracted the atten
ton Of detectives on an automobile
patrol. They started in Dnrsuit and
the chase lasted for Q mile alons
Eleventh avenue before the taxicat
was overhauled.
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HURLlNo ROCKS LEADS
TO SHOOTING OF FIVE

ATLANTA, May s.--Four white
men and a negro were shot and an
other man injured in a riot at the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad yards hers sunday. All five
Of the mon shot were wounded seri
ously.
The shooting resulted from ths
throwing Of stones by negro employees
OF the railroad At white men. All the
shooting was by the negroes, the Of
fioers stated.
Two negroes and several white men
are under arrest, while officers are
investigating the affair,
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Expect Rupture with Britain.

PARIS, May S.-The likelihood OF
a complete rupture between Eng
land and France was discussed to-
day by the French press.
THE rupture must be expected, II
said Philippe Millet. writing in the
Petit Parisien. Tho situation grove
more menacing every hour"
Premier Lloyd George" seid the
Matin, admits that in certain event
ualitiee the policies Of England and
France will be divergent, but this
10 not q question OF a rupture"
The sensational statement that
En- gland Is ready to make a separate
agreement with Germany, was made
by "Pertinax," political editor OF ths
Echo de Paris, writing In that news
paper today.
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TREASURY To
EXTEND DRIVE
{ ON DRUGS EVIL
Outside Agencies to Be EN-
pIoysd A. Well A.
). So Customs Men.
~ U.ivsrsai Service.

hNofy outniuo agent III tne cih-
ploy Of the Treasury Department ID
to bs used In q vigorous campaign
for the suppression Of the drug
evil, II was learned today.
This includes customs officers at
all Of the ports Of entry. special
agents, prohibition agents and the
regular force OF narcotic experts In
the various States.
This step 10 taken, II was said,
becuase the regular force Of mar.
cotic agents, operating under L. a.
Mutt. of the Internal Revenue
Bueau, 10 too small to handle the
situation without tho active aid Of
other Treasury Department officers.
The campaign 10 to be especially
directed at what the narcotic divi.
sion believes . plot to smuggis
opiates into this country on q Gtean-
tic scale, due to the restrictions
which have been placed upon OBJ
tanning drugs for Illicit purposes
within the United States. or from
the produce Manufactured in the
United States.
Clinics Closed.
Within the last month Treasury
officials have succeeded in closing
scores of clinics where addicts got
their daily deck Of nophins. opium,
cocaine, or heroin. They also have
made It extremely difficult for the
druggist, or the physician to pre-.
scribe opiates except In case Of
absolute necessity a. provided un.
der the Harrison anti-narcotio act.
But special aSents OF the Treas
ury Department who were sent out
to make an investigation at foreign
ports reported that huge quaint.
ties were being held by unscrupu-
lous persons and were being sold to
smugsiers.
II WAS learned that ther was .
large stock in Japan. in Mexico
and in Cuba. and quite q siseabie
quantity along the Canadian bor-
der. Col. Mutt Visited Cuba and
arranged with the authorities there
TO prevent the expectation and has
since completed negotiations with
the Canadian authoritis to exercise
special surveillance along the Dor.
der. The Mexican authorities have
offered every passible assistance and
are guarding all Of the avenues to
the border.
Plan to Check Evil.
United states customs offlCere
have been directed to make q most
minute inspection Of all luggage. be-
cause of the ease with which drugs
may be concealed. And prohibi-
ton officers, a. well as searching
for more bulky packages OF whis-
KEY, have been directed to com.
pIete their work by searching for
drugs. which may be more easily
conceald.
I'VE have got to stop this drug
evil and stop II quickly" said
Colonel Mutt. "It 10 taking a ter
rife toll among the young men and
women OF the nation. Officials are
beginning to fully realize that II
is one OF the gravest, IL not the
most dangerous, menace We have
1t 10 possible to regulate the man.
ufacturer. but II will require every
facility We can muster TO prevent
smuggling. and We must be backed
by the most drastic legislation. The
sad part about the use OF drugs 10
that after q person takes the fret
few doss, the case II almost hope
less. They cannot be 40 easily re-
claimed and restored to normal as
the person who takes . few drinks
Of whiskey."
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Entente Not Imperised."

LONDON. May S.-The discus
sions at Genoa are not imperiling
the entente between Great Britain
and France" Austen Chamberlain.
the government spokesman. an
nounced In the House Of Commons
this afternoon.
Before Mr.. Chamberlain reassur-
ing statement there had been a pes.
simisttc atmosphere there today over
affairs at Genoa. The probability
that the conference might break up
aroused much conjecture over Pre-.
rnier Lloyd Georges next move.
British government officials today
said they expected Russia's answer
to the allied memorandum OF condi-
tons for recognition OF the Soviet
government to be . ''conciliatory re.
lection" They believed, however
that the Russians would leave the
door open to further negotiations.
IT, Parliament agrees that Rus
sia's collateral is safe, the United
States may be invited to participate
IN the loan.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
TWO KILLED IN RAID
IN ULSTER PROVINCE

BELFAST. May s.-Two men. one
q member Of. the Ulster oonstabu-
larry and the other believed to Be q
republican-were killed today when
Castle Caulfisld, In County Tyrone.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Woman, so, browns Herself.

WILDWOOD. n. j., May s-Emily
Johnson, sixty years old. OF Wild
wood Crest. committed suicide last
night by drowning herself in Sunset
Lake. She escaped her caretaker.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Mexican Cops Kill General,

MEXICO CITY, May S.-Brig.
Gen. Luis Alvarez Gayou was shot
and killed last night by two police
men. General Gayou In member
Of a wealthy Sonora family. Hs
wife is a relative OF General Huerta.
The policemen asserted they Shot
in self-defense, saying that they
were attacked by General Gayou.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Lloyd.Geo~re 10 Mediate.

MILAN, May s.-Premier Lloyd
George, Of England, has agreed to
mediate the territorial dispute be.
tween Italy and Jugoslavia,. accord
ing TO advices from Genoa today.
The request to the British premier
was made by Foreign Minister
SchanZer last week.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Lenin Cites Growth Oh
Social Revolt In
Ten Years
By International Nsws Service.

MOSCOW, May S.-"Ths So
cial revolution has grown up
into an undefeatable force in
the past ten years. but, never
theless, the international boVr-
geoisie is still the stronger
enemy" said Nicolai Lenin,
writing in the Bolshevist news
paper, Pravda, on the occasion
Of its tenth anniversary. He
continued:
"The bourgeoisie did every
thing to increase our suffer
ings at the beginning Of the
proletarian domination Of Rus
sia. We must not forget this,
and we must not forget that
the bourgeoisie is ready TO con-
denim to death millions Of chill
dren through imperialistio wars.
We must cleverly coordinate
our tactics.
"The bourgeoisie can still
raid US. but 1t cannot avert
final victory for the interna-
tional proletariat."
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
HARDING FIRM. :
FOR SALES TAX
TOMEET BONUS
Senators Find II Difficult to
Win Him From Stand
on Question.

It Is an open secret today that
Senate leaders are trying to break
down President Harding's insist
ence upon a sales tax as the one
logical method Of financing a sol
der bonus. They are making this
attempt, moreover, IN the face Of
a Presidential veto for any bill
that does not give the former
service men q real bonus with the
money raised by the most logical
means.
n, Conference Held.
At a White House conference re-
Gently. Chairman McCumber and
members OF the Senate Finance
Committee told the President that
It would be impossible to carry out
his recommendation to pay the
bonus by a sales tax. A majority
In the upper house. they said, is
opposed to this means OF raising the
needed revenue.
President Harding refused to dis
close what his attitude would be as
a result of this opposition. but MEM
bers of the committee admitted after
the conference that there was a
strong probability Of his vetoing the
bill.
senators Lodge. Mccumber. Cur
tbs and Watson spent more than an
hour with the President, discussing
the various features OF the McCur1-
Der bill. which is substantially the
same as the Fordney bonus measure
which recently passed the House.
II provides no means whatever OF
raising revenue, and In this respect
conflicts directly with the wishes Of
President Harding. The President
has definitely indicated that to re-
ceive his approval any bonus meas
ure must carry q tangible provision
for payment-preferably the sales
tax.
Lump Sum Advocated.
Instead Of doing this. the McCum-
Der bill provides for certificates Of
indebtedness, upon which the sol
dier might borrow 80 per cent Of his
bonus, tne DdIdnCc " uc NJ uhS Obh
over a long period Of years. Presi
dent Harding is known to be Oh
posed to this method OF payment.
believing that II the veterans are TO
receive any bonus at all. they should
get II in a lump sum. and not be
placed in the position Of borrowing
on q just debt.
President Harding was told by
Chairman McCumber and others that
the Finance Committee bill would
entail no large expenditures by the
Government during the next three
years. and that no immediate means
Of fina ncing the bonus would have
to he found. II was admitted, how
ever. that under the terms OF the
bill, the taxpayers would be ssddled
with yearly payments for the bonus
until 1865. Under the sales tax plan,
the bonus could be easily and equita.
bly disposed Of within a few years.
President Harding took the Nc.
Cumber bill under consideration. and
told the members Of the committee
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
To Read viii "Wednesday.

To Read Will Wednesday.
DUBLIN, May s.-The reading OF
the will Of the late Richard Croker,
former Tammany leader OF New
York city, at his Glencairn castle
estate, was postponed today until
Wednesday on account Of the nerv.
GUS collapse of the widow.
Attorneys for the deceased said
they had not received any iutima.
ton that Richard Croker, jr., con
templated proceedings to break the
wff.
Mrs. Croker does not contemplate
the sale Of Glencairn Castle. She
plans to spend her summer here
and her winters at Palm Beach,
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ERS SON ANNOUNCES BASIS OF FIGHT TO BREAK DAD WILL

Petition for Soldier
Bonus and Sales Tax
WE respectfully petition Congress to pass the
w Soldiers Bonus Act without further delay
and also to levy Sales Tax to obtain the money
TO pay the Bonus. .." 20
Address ........ ...................
Pasfs additional paper here for more signatures
and addresses. ForDard petition whsn complete to
PETITION EDITOR, The Warrington Times Wash
| ington, o. c.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08

this country is two miles Of Palm
Beach waterfront property worth
1000, 900.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28
CLIFF TO
EXTEND TIME OF
CHURCH SERVICES
lsnecial correspondence


Carbon Cliff, Jan. 2S.-lt mas
been decided to continue the spe-
cial services which have been helo
during the past two weeks at the
Methodist church for another weea.
The meetings have been very in
teresting and well attended. Inc
meeting last night was in charge
of Mr.. Edmund and Mr.. Angel OF
East Moline. The former had
charge of the sonug service and Mr..
Angel delivered the sermon on the
subject, And David Choose Five
Smooth Stones" These stones ne
named as: BE Christian" PRAY
err" The Church. Reading the
Bible" and Personal Testimony
DR.. ]. A. Chapman of Rock Island
will preach Monday night. Rev. J.
s. Neal, pastor of the church, Will
deliver the sermon tomorrow night.
Illustrated Lecture.
Tom Straw, Y. NJ c. A worker,
gave an interesting illustrated leg
ture yesterday at the high school.
His subject was Goal Mines OF the
East" Slides showing views of
Boy Scout camp life were also
shown.
Friday shoppers in Moline were
Mrs. Klinean, Mrs. Olin Strap ald
Mrs. A. B. Mitten.
William Vritz made a~business
trip to Rock Island today.
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AID SOCIETY OF
PLEASANT RIDGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Especial Correspondence.

Especial Correspondence
Bowling, Jan. 2S.-About forty
members and friends attended the
regular monthly meeting of the
missionary society of the Pleasant
Ridge church held on Thursday
afternoon at che home of Mrs. R.
w. Wilson. At the close of the de-
votional service and a short pro-
gram an election of officers was
held. Mrs. Samuel Hutchinson was
reelected president, Mrs. John Mar
tin, vice president, Mrs. Ben Cur
tbs, treasurer, and Mrs. Walter Pet
erson. secretary. Miss Mary Tin
dali was chosen pianist and Miss
Ruth wangelin assistant. Delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
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CAMBRIDGE AID
IN SOCIAL MEET
fSnecial Correspondence.)


Cambridge, Jan. 2S.-The ladies'
aid society of the Lutheran church
held one of their social meetings
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Charley
Swanson, Mrs. Oscar Swanson,
Mrs. Charley Larson and Mrs. Alex
Swanson served delicious refresh
ments and Thursday evening the
Lutheran Brotherhood held a meet
ing and served an oyster supper.
Rev. Gordon will speak Sunday
afternoon at Utah and Sunday eve
ming at the M. E. church. His suo-
ect at both services will be "Mer-
chairman and Market"
Rev James at the Baptist church
at the Sunday evening service will
give a stereopticon lecture, China
Today" CRev. Sheath of Monmouth
will speak at one of the services.
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For SALE

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ALPHA CHURCH NOTES.

Especial Corresponuence.J
Alpha. Jan 2S.-Sunday school at
10 o'clock in the morning Even
ing service at o'clock. Subject,
"A Most Glorious Winning" Rev.
Henry Day, pastor, will deliver the
sermon.
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