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The Washington times., 1923-02-06
President Harding on Religion
How Different From Old Times!

President Harding writes very interesting to Mr.
ochs OF the New York Times and to other gentlemen
occasion OF great Jewish religious jubilee dinner
he he has noticed the strength persistence of the
Jewish faith the continued influence the Jewish
conception of personal God"
He urges the Importance of getting back to
tits religious moorings"
That's an interesting message from Of the most
powerful government in the world it considerable i'm
on the time when Jews gathering express their
tath would have been danger Of their lives We become
civilized slowly, but surely
The Washington times., 1923-02-06
The Wampum Is Old
It Is Another "White Father"

Indians from the Salamanca in New York
visited the Great White Father Washington They brought
the original treaty with the United Government and
piece Of old that George Washington gave them He
told them that would avoid trouble brought to White
House
The Indians and the old piece of wampum different
White House. different civilization The wampum is old and
few Americans know what it is what it means
George Washington has been dead long time The Indian
that he owned this country the white
man took If from him. realizes. No cares.
Mavroyeni Bey, who represented Turkey at Washington
when people asked him about Turkish Aenans
replied Where are your Indians? Indians"
The Washington times., 1923-02-06
Stove, 100 Years
Old, Used
BY international News Service

BY international News Service.
r EWISTOWN, Pa. "a stove
which bears q date of more
- than 100 years ago and
which has been in continuous use
during the entire century Is still
doing duty for David Hammann,
q nearby farmer.
Although the firm which made
the stove has long since gone out
of business, Hammann went to
considerable trouble to trace it's
history. 1t was first bought by
a man named Shingler, who sold
it to another family named
Lauver. Hammann bought the
stove from Lauver forty-six
years ago, and in that time has
never spent Q cent on 1t for re-
The Washington times., 1923-02-06
Japan Is Strong
in Siberia

q AN Observation-Disclosures
- Japanese. are overrunning
the Pacific coast of Siberia,
gobbling up tremendous fishing
interests and establishing a foot
hold that cannot be shaken, de-
clared Alexander M. Smith, man
of the Arctic" and member Of
the New York Explorers Club,
following his return from Siberia.
Illustrative of the encroach-
ments Of Japanese in Siberia,
Smith declared:
II saw, as travelled the
coast Of the Okhotsk Sea, one
japanese fish cannery for every
mile over a distance of eighty
miles, and saw at each of
these eighty canneries from three
to five thousand Japanese.
Farther north, along the KAN
chatka peninsula and even into
the Arctic, I saw a great many
more Japanese fish canneries.
each with its village or city of
Japanese.
And in Soviet cities I saw
Russians respect Japanese and
display disrespect for Americans
and other white people,"
The Washington times., 1923-02-06
CARNEGIE'S GIFTS NOT
AN JJNMIXED
BLESSING
By HERBERT KAUFMAN.

COLLEGES mainly supported by the gifts of men
~ who missed college course
Human nature, that. The cake in the window il
always more delicious than the pie the plate.
Andrew Carnegie whose homes ranged from q Scotch
hut to Skibo, died yearning for castles in Spain.
Experience found nothing the formal educa-
ton he never had.
Carnege's millions largely free libraries and
schools and teachers endowments.
Mr.. Carnegie began life as bobbin boy Bobbin bows
do the work in cotton and wooden mills There
were child-labor laws in his time
Starting thus at the foot Of very long ladder he
climbed to several distinctions
He wrote the first important chapters of the United
States steel industry. he also booksbeter books
than ninety of college write Experience sup
Piled the facts and omnivorous reading furnished the
vocabulary.
Carnegie had better pie than the cake in his window and
didn't know it.
The Washington times., 1923-02-06
Did Mr.. Edison Just ChuckIe?

HR. PRITCHETT, who is college man, college
president and guided the Rockefeller Founda-
ton, now directs the Carnegie benefactions
He isn't quite sure, though that these millions have
always benefited He finds that promiscuous endowment
has harmed well as helped.
College presdencies longer go to the best educators
available but rather to the Windrasers who find the
most available dollars.
much money is being spent grandeur and equip
ment little time devoted the training Of students
He the country croWding with young and
all educated up and with place to go.
He perceives toadyism spring from the pensionng Of In
structors and all in ALL inclined think that the late
steel masters money is not unmixed blessing the
country.
That chucke in the distance sounds suspcousy like
one Thomas A. Edison.
The Washington times., 1923-02-06
COue Cures Admiral.

READING. England.-Vice Ad.
miral Fleet announced publicly
here that he has been cured of
ehOaax2Atism by the CoUe method.
The Washington times., 1923-02-06
An old Inltabitant Heard From.

A MEXICAN scientists, shopping about Mongolia find
n dinosaur skull five million years old
The Biblical version Of creation is challenged by
such research Archaeological picks digging ground
bitter religious controversy History and the
Bible often at oggerheads Science promises to decide
much of the ancient quarrel.
fundamentals of neither Old New Testamens
threatened by any incidental correction The spirit Of the
Holy Writ divine The form of the work is human and
therefore susceptible chronological and other
Dissenting creeds themselves evidence Of differing
interpretations Of the documents
Every definite proof adduced by dispassionae
investigation tends eliminate point from argu
ment and bring dvergng religious opinion closer funda
mental agreement
Keep an cooked toward Luxor
The Washington times., 1923-02-06
Too Many of These Killings.

~HTVALRY is not inspired to break lance the
Saludes case married woman becomes involved with
her husbands married partner. He spends her money
dissipates property breaks promise divorce his
wife and abandon his children to marry her.
She shoots him.
Far too many Of these killings lately Justice and ven
are state functions for sefconsuted judges
If every back yard is to have it's
gibbet beheadng block the world will revert to
jungledom.
difference, in the result between pistol in
muff and a guillotine in garden.
Bulgaria Wants an American Queen.
PRINCESS YOLANDA will marry an obscure captain
of artillery, not the Prince of Wales. Democratic
= Italy is apt to be pleased with this union
growing strength of the British Labor Party suggests
young Wales might adyantagousy step outside the
sacred royal circle for a wife
Bugara's peasant government is inclined to crown
American czarna.
Graustark and Zenda stories don't improbable
since Prince Chrsophers marriage and young Billy Leeds
went honeymooning with a queens granddaughter.
BY ng Syndicate nO1
The Washington times., 1923-02-06
Still q Realm of Mystery.

A BOY of eight is struck by automobile. he con-
~ tnues attend school and does not learn until
days pass that his skull is badly fractured.
playing with revolver, seriously wounds her
SELF attends to household duties and is not of the
injury until hours afterward.
is hacked to pieces with ak, his head is split,
practically Topped off and yet he makes his way
unaided to the hospital.
Another shot through the heart and walks apparently
untouched forty-odd feet before he drops.
These four bits of somewhat confirm DR.. Coue's
principles of autosuggson which receives fresh support
from Marseies surgeon, who teaches patients to self
aneshetz their bodies for the most painful operations
Human beings still realms of mystery. The
voirs of will and vitality hardly tapped.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF
FUEL FACES NEW YORK
WITH RIVERS FROZEN

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-(By United
Press -New York city is facing "a
most desperate fuel situation" with
the coolest weather of the winter at
hand the fuel administration an
Iornced today. Barges carrying more
than 100000 tons of anthracite are
frozen in the Hudson river and ice
jams have completely cut off these
supplies.
Dealers bids are practically empty
end what little coal there is left Is
being saved for emergency "prescrip-
tons" of the administration, 1t was
said.
The hest the city can expect is
about one-half of the minimum
amount of fuel counted on to carry
through the critical period OF the
winter, the administration officials
asserted
Manhattan Island is practically ice
bound. Plenty of substitutes for an
thracite are lying on the Jersey
docks but the clogged river pre-
vents moving them.
The fuel admin stration has been
counting on 60 per cent of last
years receipts to keep the city from
suffering. With this amount of coal
eral supplies of substitutes. At the
present time there are almost no
substitutes in the city.
The danger of trying to ship the
coal across under the present con-
ditions was shown yesterday when
two barges were crushed and went
down with 1900 tons of coal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25

Police Seize Mystef.ous Shipment Of High Explosive
12,OOO,8OO,O MARKS,
PARTOFDA YSOUTPUT
SEIZED BY SOLDIERS

BERLIN, Feb. 24.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.)-A consignment of
12,000,8O0,O0O marks, fresh from
the Reischbank, and plates belong
ing to the Reichsbank were seized
by French soldiers today Ssrcm the
Berlin COLOGNE Express at the small
station of Hengsley, near Hagen.
The soldiers ransa ,ked every
compartment at the point of the
b,,yonet. Many of the passengers
were not aware Of the soldiers
presence for some time.
A Reichstag deputy began won
dering why The express had stopped
SO long ana was about to look out
of the window to make inquiries
when Il soldier outside shouted:
Stand where you are; clese the
window or we shoot.
Finally the soldiers uncovered
the new marks hidden away in
third-class compartment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
LOUISIANA WILL LAY
"CARDS ON TABLE" AND
ASK FOR INDICTMENTS

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24.-(By
United Press when the new More
house parish grand jury meets March
5. the state of Louisiana VIII be pre-
pared to lay its cards. face up. on
the table. and ask the indictment of
DR.. B. NJ. Mckoin, T. J. Burnett and
others on a charge of murder in con-
nection with the kidnapping and
murder Of Watt Daniel and Thomas
F. Richards, it was learned here
today.
The names of others which the
attorney general will seek to indict
on murder charges we're not earned.
A score or more of persons whose
names were prominently mentioned
in the open hearing at Bastrop will
be charged before the grand jury
with usurping the power of lawful
government. as a result of their al
legged activities In deporting 'unde-
sirables" and otherwise taking the
law into their own hands.
The attorney general, in state
ment. announced that he was well
pleased with the personnel of the
new grand jury and that reports OF
certain membe of the body being
members of the Ku Klux Klan did
not lessen his belief in their ability
and willingness to render an UNI
biased and Just decision.
THE grand jury will be Instructed
10 return indictments even on a
presumption OF guilt and I believe
the evidence against those whom we
will request indictments to be 50
overwhelming that the jury will not
ignore it. however strong their khan
affiliations are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
RADICAL CHANGE IN
RAILROAD POLICY IS
PLAN OF BR00KHART


WASHINGTON Feb. "a. (Bs
United Press. )-Complete reve- sal of
all existing governmental policies re-
garding railroA DIS is provided in a bill
introduced today " Senator Brook
hart of Iowa and referred to the
Senate interstate commerce com
m..tee. Brookhart said President
Harding should call an extra session
70 consider IT, tn bill would repeal
all practically on all the vital sec
tions of the Esch- Cummns transport
tation act and would amend the for
M. law on violation so that the
basis for railroad valuation in the
future would come the fair market
value of ths eurities.
This, 1rookhart said. would take
$1,0o0.o00,000 N water c, of railroad
valuation.
owing to the critical condition in
the agricultural d strict IF this coun-
try which is caused to a at ex-
tent by high freight rates. | feel
that the President should Immediate
~ call an extra session of Congress
for the consideration OF this railroad
legislation" said Brookhart
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
Following Suggestions of Sec
rotary Hughes, President
Asks Senate for Authority to
Enter International Court
Set Up by League of Nations
MESSAGE SURPRISE TO
UPPER HOUSE LEADERS
Democrats Pleased That Pol
icy Accepted by Enemies,
While IrreconCiIables Indi-
cate They May Seek to Block
Effort to Adopt the Proposal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-(By
Associated Press.) - Conditional
American membership in the inter
national court set up by the League
of Nations was proposed today by
President Harding.
In message to the Senate ask
ing that it advise and consent to
such a step, the President declared
participation in the tribunal of
fered an opportunity through which
the United States could demon
strate its willingness to aid in pre-
serving world stability without as
suming "any legal relation to the
league"
Four reservations, the f.r ~
which would specifically 6isclsm
any obligations under the e6e.
were suggested by Mr.. Har
necessary conditions to
ship in the court. The aefs
would give this government 4e5ca
in selecting the judges of Il court
and in making changes in IL basic
regulations and would prov shae
Congress determine what o the
expenses of the tribunal are - be
paid out o. the American treas
ury.
Comes As Surprise.
Although there had been -ntima-
tions that American participation in
the court was favored in administra-
ton quarters tho Presidents mes
sage came as a surprise and all In
dications pointed to a delay in Sem
ate action on the recommendation
until the December session of Con-
gress.
Among the leaders of the "irrecon-
cilables" OF the League of Nations
fight. in particular there were pre-
dictions that nothing would b. done
until time had been given for more
mature reflection and comprehensive
debate. A special meeting Ct the
foreign relations committee was
called for Tuesday to take up the
Presidents proposal. but there
seemed to be no hope that final
action would be possible in the four
DAYS remaining thereafter before the
present Congress goes out of exist
ence.
So far as the merits Of the pro-
posal were concerned there was
general dissemination to comment
Even the RESPONSIBILITIES were un-
willing to openly declare war on
the plan, despite their private ex-
pressious OF dissatisfaction. The re-
Continued on Page TwO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
HARVEY GLAD AMERICA
OUT OF WHOLE MESS"

LONDON, Feb. 24.-(By Associated
Press. )-Ambassador George Harvey,
speaking as the guest of honor at
the dinner of the London Press Club
tonight. referred to a statement he
is reported to have made on his re-
cent visit to Washington, that
America is we'll out of the whole
mess" and said:
II was glad that we were out of
the mess, as England would be glad
IL she were out of the mess. 1t isn't
a question of the policy of a nation:
it is question of the necessity of a
nation.
81 have real. plain, simple desire
to do everything l can and every
thing my country can to help this
empire in the terrible distress she is
into help her out of the mess that
she has got to get out of, and there
is no limit l would not go and my
people would not go. now that the
wretched debt business is out of the
way, to help this country"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
Two Reichsbank guards vainly
protested the seizure.

Two Reichsbank guards vainly
protested the seizure.
The soldiers also took duplicate
sets of copper plates for an iss;-2
of 10000 mark notes. Both the
money and the plates were on the
way to the Reichsbank' Rhineland
branches.
The cash jeized amounts to only
small fraction of the banks daily
output in currency, yet the officials
are highly incensed at tn. seizure,
claiming the money, as well as
the plates, are property, absolutely
immune from confiscation. They
believe, however, that the French
will not be able to make practical
use of the plates, since a special
quality of paper is required to print
the 10000 mark notes.
The German government will
make immediate demands to the
French and Belgian governments
for restoration of the money and
plates on the ground that they are
private property
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
ANG0RA ASSEMBLY Is
DEBATING WHAT REPLY
TO MAKE TO ALLIES

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 24-(By
Associated Press.)-A secret debate
on the treaty began in the national
assembly at Angora this afternoon
and it will likely continue for two
or three days The Turkish reply
will be submitted to the allies after
an open session of the assembly.
1t is generally expected that the
reply will contain counter sugges
lions on the disputed points, opening
the way for further parleys. The
fact that exchanges continue favor
able to Turkish money is regarded
as indicative of a possible settle-
ment.
The Smyrna controversy appar-
entity has been dropped, temporarily
at least.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
LENGTHY SEARCH FOR
AvIAT0RS ABANDONED

SAN DIEGO. Cal, Feb. 24-Beliet
that Col. Francis Marshall and Lieut..
Charles Weber missing since De-
cember Z last, crashed in their air
plane in the desert wastes in Ari
IONA and that their bodies and the
plane were buried by the shifting
sands, was expressed today by the
searching party headed by Major
Theodore MacAuley.
The party returned today to Rock
well field after long search
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
RESCUED FROM WELL,
MAN SOON SUCCUMBS

BALTIMORE, Feb. 24,-After hav
ing been imprisoned at the bottom
of well at Savage, Md, for 70
hours, Maynard Easton was extri-
Gated by firemen from Baltimore
this afternoon only to die several
hours later. He suffered no broken
bones. 1t was said. but the pressure
on his heart was too great for him
to withstand. He was partly con
scious when taken out and lapsed
into coma soon afterwards.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
WEEKS TO INVESTIGATE
.INTRA-COASTAL CANAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2t-tBy
United Press.) 1.-The Senate today
passed bill authorizing the Secre-
.ary of War TO Investigate the FEAST
bility of construction of an intra-
coastal canal from the Mississippi
river 70 Corpus Christi Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
FARMER COMBINE is
FORMED IN MIDWEST

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 24-tBy
United Press.)--A nation wide COM
bine of farmers to cotrol production
and stabilize agricultural prices was
launched here today, with a. c. Town
Icy, founder of the nom partisan
league, as its head.
Seventy five farmers from The
northwest are the originators of The
aew National Producers alliance, de-
qltTed TO be a non-political organiza-
con.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
DEAF EAR TO FARMER
TURNED BY REPUBLICANS

WASHINGTON, FEB. 24.-(By AS
ISOLATED Press.)-Charging that the
republican leadership had refused to
allow the Ford offer for Muscle
Shoals to come to vote, Represen-
tative Byrns, democrat. of Tennes-
see, declared in the House today
that the ADMINISTERS /on had turned
deaf ear" to the farmers appeal
for relief from the British con-
trolled nitrate trust.
Mr.. Byrns asserted that Chairman
Campbell of the rules committee and
representative Mondell, Wyoming.
the republican floor leader. were di-
rectly responsible for the failure OF
the Muscle Shoals legislation at this
session of Congress and that IN pre-
venting a vote on the question they
had "misrepresented the House"
Had the House voted on the Ford
offer" Mr.. Byrns said sit would
have been accepted by vote of two
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
.RUMORED WALLACE Is
TO OPPOSE MERGER

WASHINGTON. Feb, 24.-tBy
United Press )-Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace in the near future
expects TO issue a public statement
announcing his opposition to the
proposed Armour Norris packer
merger. it was learned authorita-
lively here today.
In this statement Wallace may
state that if the packing interests
continue their plans for the merger
he will issue complaint against
them under the packer control law
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
PROMINENT BAPTIST is,
DEAD IN FLORIDA

United Press. DIR. Robert Stuart
McArtnnr of New York. president Of
the Baptist World Alliance, died here
late last night of acute Indigestion.
DR.. Macarthur was in Daytona con-
Quoting his regular winter pastorate
Here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-25
FARM ND B ILLS
ARE CONSOLIDATE D.
UNDER AGREEMENT
Senate and House Measures
Combined in Effort to Re-
move 0verIapping-Dif-
ferenCeS Harmonized


WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-(By AS
ISOLATED Press)-Tentativ agree
ment was reached today by the
House banking committee on rural
credits BIN which both Chairman
McFadden and Representative Wingo
of Arkansas. ranking democrat, said
they believed would DO approved by
the various groups IN the congress
SIGNAL row which has attended con-
slVeIation of the subject. As drawn.
but subject TO final vote by the com
mittee, the bill embraces the Gapper
and Lenroot-Anderson measures.
passed by the Senate, and the Strong
bill, passed by the House.
Concessions are understood to have
been made all around in an effort to
agree on program which would
command the greatest support in the
House. All three OF the measures.
committee members said, were
amended to prevent any possible
overlapping and to remove what
might be construed as legal OBJ
stacles.
ine bill carries the provision of
the Lenroot-Anderson bill creating Il
system of intermediate credit banks
under supervision of the farm loan
bank system, but amended the Sec
ton to limit the capital stock to
100000, 900. AS passed by the Senate
expansion to $120,O00,O0O would have
been authorized.
The intermediate credit banks, al
though under the direction of the
farm loan bank directors, would be
independent, in so far as their assets
and liabilities are concerned Their
agricultural paper will be eligible
for discount at federal reserve banks.
Chairman McFadden expressed con-
fidence that the provision would not
be further amended.
Farm Bloc silent.
Acceptance by the committee OF
many provisions of the Lenroot-An-
derson measure. including the inter
mediate credits system, committee
members said, would tend to harmon
lie the differences in the House and
permit quick passage of the measure
Tuesday. when 1t is to be taken up.
Farm bloc leaders. however, We're
silent tonight, preferring to have an
opportunity ITO study the measure
before expressing an opinion on its
acceptability.
Inc Cdpper Dill pTON'ucs LOT tHe
encourage ment of small banks 10
enter thu federal reserve system and
for the organization OF private re
discount corporations. 1t was urged
by Secretary Mellon as adequate farm
legislation Tor this session of Com
gress.
Secretaries Wallace and Hoover,
however, approved also the LenrooI-
Anderson bill, which was originally
Endorsed by the Joint commission OF
agricultural inquiry. The committee
cid not decide the manner in which
the Cappef bill or the Lenroot- Ander-
son measure had been changed IN
order to "dovetail them"
The Strong bill liberaizins loan
provisions of the farm loan bank
system was included virtually rs II
passed the House. In an effort to
have the measure in the hands OF
the House membership Monday. the
committee worked late tonight ana
announced that it also would be IN
session tomorrow perfecting the
measure.