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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05
DIVORCE EASIER
BY YDCATAN
CODE
Socialist Gov. Signs Amended
Statute, Making Dissolution
Possible Without Cause.

MERIDA, Yucatan, April S.
Amendments which will !. ease
further the easiest divorce law on
the American continent went into
effect today in the Mexican State
of Yucatan. The new legislation.
ratified by the Socialist governor,
Felipe Carrillo, provides that q de-
cree of divorce may be demanded
and obtained on the simple applica-
ton before q duly authorized JUS
tice of the peace, by both husband
and wife, or only by one of them.
Rules governing the divorces of
persons married outside the State,
and outside the territory of the
Mexican republic, are also fixed by
the new legislation. One months
residence in the State is necessary
for foreigners before q divorce ap-
plication will be heard. Proof Of
the validity of a marrieg celebrated
outside the territory of the nation
among foreigners, in accordance
with the laws of the country in
which it was celebrated, must be
filled with the office of the regis
trar, together with proof of the re-
Quired residence in the State of
Yucatan. before divorce will be
granted.
In all cases where there are chill
dren certificate of marriage must
be accompanied by a protest of
trust" containing the ages, names
and present custody of the children
Of the union to be dissolved.
In the wording of Yucatan's civil
code, divorce is of three classes
voluntary, or the mutual agreement
sOf the parttess contested divorce,
with cause. and contested divorce
without cause"
The last named class Of divorce
is granted upon the simple appli-
cation of the interested party to
proper judicial authority, but is
obtained only after a months. trial
at reconciliation.
If the applicant for a divorce
with cause fails to establish the
necessary grounds, the action will
in no way prejudice a second action
which may be made on an appIica-
ton without cause"
Women who apply, for divorces
with cause, and establish grounds,
are not required to pay court or
attorney fees.
All children, legal and illegal, in
Yucatan, must be supported by
their fathers, although the custody
belongs to the mother until the
child is eight years of age. The
child may then choose between the
parents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05
COMMON LAW WIFE WINS
SUIT FOR SELF AND SON

NEW YORK, April 6.--A decision
finding Fannie Auerbach, common
law wife and legal widow Of Max
Auerbach, Greenwich Village drug
gist. and legftimizing her nine.year-
old son. william, was handed down
by Surrogate O'Brfen.
BY this ruling Mrs. Auerbach sue
ceeds her. sister-in-Iaw, as admins
fYatrfx of Auerbacl1ss $40. 900 estate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05
CAR TICKETS To
CLARENDON
--DZDl-- IL
PROPOSED
Issuing of, Commuters Strips
Under Consideration
by Company.

CLARENDON, Va, April 5.-The
issuing Of commuters tickets is Der
ing seriously considered by the
Observation-Disclosures Railway Com
pany, NJ. G.. Stratton, manager,
stated today.
One important change has already
been affected, according to James
w. Rich, general superintendent,
which permits those residents OF
Arlington county living in the Lyon
Park section the privilege Of trans
ferring at Clarendon when going to
Rosslyn, by using tickets from 25-
trip books with no additional cash
fare. The same condition Will APP
ply returning from Rosslyn. In the
past tickets were only good as Tar
as South Spruce street.
State Councillor H. D. Knuckles,
of Virginia, and State Councillor A.
r. Alderman, of the District OF
Columbia, were the guests and
principal speakers at the regular
monthly meeting Of the Ballston
council No. '221, Junior o. u. A. M,
held last night. Other addresses
were made by Past State Councillor
o. r. Serbert, Of the District OF
Columbia, and Harry K. Green, of
the Ballston council. Included
among the guests present were o.
L. Matherson, chaplain of the Dis
trict of Columbia council and ]. c.
Yates, State Secretary OF the Dis
trict council.
The League of Women Voters will
hold a meeting this afternoon III
the Clarendon community hall.
The Clferrydale fire department
will hold its regular meeting at the
fire house tomorrow night.
Henry Rucker defeated Fay Fur
in the pool tournament here last
night by a score of 100 to 90. Ruck-
er will play Lester Putnam tonight.
Garrison road is again open to
| traffic. The bridge which was
washed away last September has
been rebuilt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05
BOY, ONE HOUR ON JOB, .
SKIPS WITH $500 IN SILK

NEW YORK, April 5.-Just one
hour after Herman Bitten, eighteen,
got a job as errand boy with the
Myra Dress Company, he stole
bolt of silk worth $780,
According to Harry Fink, man.
ager of the company, he engaged
Bitten on March 90 and gave him
the bolt. of silk to deliver to one of
the firms customers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05
Farmer Ends Life BY Hanging

BRIDGETON, ". J., April 5.
The body Of Janvier j. Combs
was found hanging in the wagon
house on the farm at Shirley where
he had lived for years. It was re-
ported he had taken his life because
OF dependency over financial af.
fairs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05
FARMER HANGS
SELF DUE To
ILLNESS.
Joseph Franklin Edwards
Body Found Suspended in
Barn at CIarksburg.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, April 5.-Mrs.
Mary Virginia Clagett, eighty-nine
years old, is dead at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. William Hawk
ms, near Lisbon, Howard county.
Surviving her are the following
children: ..
Alfonso Clagett, of Washington;
Mrs. Hawkins and Miss Marian
Clagett, of Howard county, and
James and Joseph Clagett. Of this
county.
The funeral will be held at II
o'clock Friday morning from Grace
Methodist Church. Gaithersburg.
Under the auspices of the Mont
gomery county farm bureau a cam.
paign is in progress In this county
to educate the farmers and others
as to the Importance Of eradicating
tuberculosis among the dairy herds
and family cows of the county. It
is being conducted by DIR. Thomas
A. Ladson, State inspector, and DR..
Lockwood, of the United States
bureau Of animal industry, assisted
by w. C. Snarr, county agri-
cultural agent, and officers and
other members of the farm bureau.
Meetings scheduled are as follows:
Gaithersburg, today; Damascus, to-
morrow; GAINESVILLE, Saturday;
Colesville, April 16, and Poolesville,
April %.
Joseph Franklin Edwards. n
farmer, left the home of his brother
Thomas Edwards, near CIarksburg,
Monday morning, ostensibly to visit
his sister on nearby farm. When
it was learned that he had not
reached his sisters home, a search
for him was instituted with the re-
suit that his dead body was found
suspended by q rope from rafter
in the barn. He had been in poor
health for everal months.
Henry Magruder, of this county,
was fined 500 and costs by Judge
Samuel Riggs in the police court
here, following his conviction on a
charge of operating an automobile
while under the influence of liquor.
j. w. Johnson, also of this county,
was fined $50 and costs for reckless
driving.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage Of Miss Evelyn ID.
Mcnamara and Taylor M. Lewis,
both of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

Light Saving for Bay State.
BOSTON, April 5.-Daylight saw.
ing in this State during the coming
summer was assured when the
house refused to consider further
repeal OF the present statute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

Garrison road is again open to
traffic. The bridge which was
washed away last September has
been rebuilt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

Henry Rucker defeated Fay Fur
in the pool tournament here last
night by a score of 100 to 90. Ruck-
err will play Lester Putnam tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

The CIferrydaIe fire department
will hold its regular meeting at the
fire house tomorrow night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

The second annual dance of the
volunteer fire department Of this
place win be held on April 81 in the
local State armory. r. A. King is
chairman Of the committee on ar
engagements, his associates being
John Fainter. Chief w. B. Harri.
son, Noble Rushe and r. j. King.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

Di.ributors: RITTER BROS q CO. Ioa2 Raes PIzILA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

Zinc pipe 0eft) Mas
installed IN 1900.
S6n in pegfect con-
dition. Galvanized
pipe (righe) i fourth
Feplacemenk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

The Pierce Athletic Club and
Snyder FARMER Post No. g.. Ameri-
can Legion. will meet next Sunday
afternoon in the first local ball
! game of the season. The contest
; will be.- played .on. the Pierce
diamond off the Washington alti.
more boulevard:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
Travel was slow. but not exhausting

Travel was slow. but not exhausting
for rider or beast.
Thirty miles Of easy stages brought
the fugitives to another waterhole, n
little round pocket under the heaved-
up edge of lava. There was spare.
short, bleached grass for the horses.
but no wood for fire. This night
there were question and reply. con-
lecture, doubt, opinion and conviction
expressed by the men of the party.
But the Indian, who alone could have
told where they were, where they
were going, what chance they had to
escape. maintained his stoical silence.
Gale took the early watch, Ladd the
midnight one, and Lash that of the
morning. The day broke rosy, glori
GUS, cold as ice. Action was neces-
sary to make useful benumbed hands
and feet. Mercedes was fed while yet
wrapped In blankets.
1t was significant index to the
days travel that Yaqui should keep
a blanket from the pack and tear it
into strips to bind the legs of the
horses. 1t meant the dreaded choya
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
CHAPTER xl
Across Cactus and Lava.

Across Cactus and Lava.
At the far corner of the field Yaqui
halted, and slowly the line of white
horses merged into compact mass.
YaquI slipped out of his saddle. He
ran his hand over Diablo's nose and
spoke low. and repeated this action
for each of the other horses. Gale
had long ceased to question the
strange Indians behavior. There was
no explaining or understanding many
of his maneuvers But the results of
them were always thought-provoking.
Gale had never seen horses stand so
silently as in this instance; no stamp
no champ of bit-no toss of head
no shake of saddle or pack-no heave
or snort 1t seemed they had become
imbued with the spirit of the Indian.
Yaqui moved away into the shadows
as noiselessly as il he were one of
them. The darkness swallowed him.
He had taken a direction parallel with
the trail. Gale wondered if Yaqui
meant 10 try to lead his string Of
horses by the rebel sentinels.
The Indian appeared as he had van
ished He might have been part of
the shadows. But he was there. He
started off down the trail leading
Diablo. Again the white line stretched
slowly out. Gale fell in behind. Peer
ing low with keen eyes, he made out
three objects-a white sombrero, n
blanket and Mexican lying face
down. The Yaqui had stolen upon this
sentinel like silent wind of death.
Once under the dark lee of the river
bank Yaqui caused another halt, and
he disappeared as before. Moments
passed. The horses held heads up,
looked toward the glinimering camp
fires and listened. Gale thrilled with
the meaning of it all-the night-the
sllence-the Highland the wonderful
Indian stealing with the slow inev-
itahleness of doom upon another sem
tinel.
suddenly the Indian stallled out of
the gloom. He mounted Diablo and
headed across the river. Once more
the line of moving white shadows
stretched out. Gale peered sharply
along the trail, and. presumably. on
the pale sand under cactus, there
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

That Was the Outlook for YauuI.-
been blown out In holes from a few
rods In width to large craters, some
shallow, others deep, and all red as
fire. Yaqui circled close to abysses-
which yawned sheer from a level sur
face, and he appeared always to be-
turning upon his course to avoid them.
The plateau had now a considerable
dip to the west. Gale marked the
slow heave and ripple Of the ocean
Of lava to the south, where high,
rounded peaks marked the center Of
this volcanic region. The uneven ma
ture Of the slope westward prevented
any extended view, until suddenly the
fugitives emerged from rugged
break to come upon a sublime and
awe-inspiring spectacle.
They were upon high point of the
western slope of the plateau. II was;
strange to Gale, and perhaps to the
others, to see their guide lead Diablo,
into smooth and well-,yorn trail
along the rim of the awful crater.
Gale looked down into that red chasm
1t resembled an inferno. The dark
cliffs upon the opposite side were
yelled in blue haze that seemed like
smoke. Here Yaqui was at home. He
moved and looked about him as n man
coming at last into his own Gale
saw him stop and gaze out over that
red-ribbed void to the Gulf.
Gale divined that somewhere along
this crater of hell the Yaqui would
make his final stand; and one look
into his strange, inscrutable eyes
made Imagination picture a fitting
doom for the pursuing Rojas.
ITO be Continued1
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
SYNOPSIS

srt Cameron" solitary prospsctOr.
man whom he later learns is Jonas War
~Tcnssd, but later married. back 'fin N iii.
warren. and the two proceed together.
Taking refuge from . sandstorm in .
S.v: Ca Cameron nero =. aisSoyers Ssy gold; but TOO
Of gold. and personal documents
CHAPTER I.-Richard Gale, adven-
meet George Thorns, lieutenant in the
Ninth cavalry. old college friend. Thorne
tslis Gs5s he Is there t9 save Msrcsdss
wife. from Rojas. Mexican bandit
CHAPTER r.-GaIe .roughhouses'.
Rojas and his gang. with the help Of
and Thorns escape. K busis cali from from
He leaves Mercedes under Gaie's pro-
lection.
cowboys who had assisted Gale in the
escape. Charlie Ladd and Jim Lash, ar
Rvsr K Sye 4. as For
CHAPTER Iv.-The are at
Tom Belding's home. Belding is immi-
grafton inspector. Living with him are
his wife and stepdaughter. Nell Burton
BerVIC6
with Belding as rangers, Gale telling
Belding the cause of his being q wanderer
. Misunderstanding with his father con-
CHAPTER v.-Mercede. gets word to
Thorns Of her safety. Dick also writes
whereabouts. Neil's personality. and her
kindness. attract Gale.
CHAPTER vI-Riding the range. Gale
falls in with party of three Mexican
raiders encamped at = water hole.
he sees two Indians ride into the camp.
One of them. a Yaqui. is evidently badly
wounded. and the Mexicans seek to kin
on. conveying. the wounded Yaqui to
Belongs ranch.
CHAPTER vII.-The Indian is taken
in. cared for and remains in BeidIng's
services, becoming Dicks ardent admirer
Gales admiration for Nell increases. and
he believes she is not averse to his atten-
tions. Belongs horses, thoroughbreds
the pride of his life. after his wife and
stepdaughter, are run on by Mexicans.
CHAPTER vIII.-Gale with Ladd, Lash
and the Yaqui. pursue the raiding party
over the desert. finally cornering them.
Five of the six thieves are killed and the
party Of whites, with the recovered
horses. return to the ranch in triumph.
CHAPTER Ix-Gale secures from Mrs
Belding what he feels Is reluctant per-
mission TO allow him to seek Nell for
conhdent that he can win her.
CHAPTER Knot getting word from
Thorne, whose period of army service has
expired. Mercedes loses heart Nell al
though forbidden. rides to Casita to seek
information Of him. She finds he is q
prisoner Of Rojas. and is instrumental in
erecting his escape. bringing him to Mer-
cedes at Belongs ranch. Thorne and
large force of raiders. appears at Bel
ding's and demands Mercedes be sur
rendered to him. Fearing their ability
to stand of the bandits, II Is arranged
that the three rangers. with the Yaqui
as guide and Thorne, convey Mercedes
across the desert to Yuma. where she will
be in safety The party sets out
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
Brewers Selling Apples

Nice Jonathans, table sorted, no rot
nor worms, Sl.5o fun bushel box
delivered by prepaid parcel post
Cash with order. References, Banks
or Postmaster.
C. M. BREWER q SON.
Paonia, Cole
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

Ito be Continued
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11
Before and After

We send our senator's and congress
men to Washington to make laws for
us and then the majority of us con-
slider that we have discharged our en-
tire duty as good citizens.
But we haven't.
II is our duty to study national and
local conditions, determine in our own
minds what is best for ourselves and
for the nation, and then tell our sena-
tors and congressman just where we
stand.
If the average citizen would take as
much interest after election as he
does before, we would have less in
competcnts in congress and more con-
structive legislation.
This is too great country TO be
controlled by congress that thinks
always of itself and occasionally of
the people It represents. But we can
not expect much of anything else
when we send them TO Washington
and then content ourselves with kick
ing after the damage has been done.
No official is going contrary to the
demands of majority of his constit.
uents, II he knows the nature Of those
demands.
And II is diflicultfor an official to
And II is difficult for an official to
long as they remain human clans.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11
A National Menace

Jared into action by the roar that
went up over the country because of
the recent unwarranted boost in the
price of sugar the department of jus
tice has buckled down to an investi-
cation of the robbery with a view to
prosecuting the prohteers.
IL was a plain steal on the part of
the sugar spectators, and calls for
nothing less than the limit of punish
nent for the guilty parties.
But IL should not be allowed to end
there, even IL there are prosecutions,
which are by no means certain.
There is a strong and growing de-
mand on the part Of the people that
congress put stop to all such deals
in future, in every kind Of commodity.
II is urged that federal law be
passed whereby no purchase or trans
fer of ownership can be made without
the actual delivery of the commodity
10 legitimate wholesaler or retailer,
and the punishment for a violation or
evasion Of the law should be fixed at
nothing less than a penitentiary sen
tence.
Here Is the way the gambling specu-
lators get in their work and extract
their unholy profit
A quantity of sugar or other commo-
dity is shipped to market by the pro-
ducer. and the purchaser stores it in
warehouse. There It stays for
months sometimes for year or
years In the meantime il is being
sold ON boards Of trade and stock ex-
changes over and over again--purely
ON paper-and the purchasers never
even see the stun they buy. They
wouldn't know what TO do with II IL
they had IT,
All Of this buying and selling is be-
ing done by spectators aud gougers
who are mostly too lazy to do an hon
est days work. The consumer pays all
oi the numerous boosts IN price. aud
Che producer doesn't make an extra
penny.
If all sales were limited 10y law to
ucmal delivery Of the commodity to
The wholesale or retail trade market
conditions could be relied upon. prices
20 the millions Of consumers would he
forced down and yet the producer
would be making just as much money
as he does now.
OF course such law rigidly en-
forced would put a lot of gamblers
and gougers out Of business. They
might have to trim their luxurious
manner Of living, or 60 TO work. or 10
the devil The latter would be no loss
TO the country.
This riot Of board Of trade gambling
and Juggling Of priccs-prices that
&c purely 0chlou>-ls growing
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11
How TO Kill A Preacher

The following rules, IL carefully fol-
lowed, viii kill any preacher ON earth.
Kin his influence, kill his ambition
XIII him mentally, morally and phys
ically
/. stay away from church. especi-
ally on bad days, when you think the
crowd win be small.
2 Stay away from the Wednesday
night prayer service because you
know there will be only a handful
present
3. When the sermon is over leave
the church in hurry without speak
ing to the preacher word Of en-
couragement.
4. When you get sick don't let him
know about 1t and then abuse him for
not coming to see you.
.. Never invite him or his family
ont to dine in your home. They never
enjoy social hour.
o. Pay iust as little as you can ON
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11
HIGH POINT

The rainy weather has put the
farmers to working at odd jobs as it
is too wet to plOw.
Troy Garner has a new Ford car.
DR.. and Mrs. Fnney visited d. n.
Lynxwiler's last week..
Mrs A. /. Grissom is sick at this
writing.
Miss Willie Parks andCordrey Girls
som attended the commencement at
Maynard.
Several of the youngsters have been
atteading Sunday school at Spring
hin.
Miss Easter Dalton spenI Satur-
day night with Miss Irene Moore.
Mr. Holmes has his well drill on
the Ben Choatc farm and is drilling
a wen. They have gone 1OI feet and
think they will have plenty Of water
soon.
Ol}ie shaver spent Saturday night
with his sister, Mrs. c. c. Murphy.
Fred Green visited relatives in this
community the LATER part Of last
week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11
OLD JaChEoN

Rev. Stanhll Of Maynard flied H.
appointment, and dc.trraa three an,
sermons, and has promised 10 crn.
back the first Sunday in Ssptrmh,r
and hold a protracted meeting nj fms
place.
DIR, Hatcher was called ont to soo
j. r. Woods, who is real sick. las,
Saturday.
II. h. Mclaughlin, John FeIond q
w. McCarroll G. Bequettc and Franz,
Hendrix and sister Of near Foirvlo,r
attended church at this place Ioyt
Sunday.
j. G. Brooks and wife and Nice.
Lorene Linebaugh, Viola Wood nor
win Fullmg.on aud Frank Kipc,5o
took dinner ut the hom. of Sam Soma.
el last S,fuday
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

his salary, and then grumble about
that. This makes him feel good
Z. Never give him anything except
what you promised. This might make
him think you appreciated him.
S. Always have some fool excuse
when he wants you TO do little
church work. That's what you pay
him for.
8. Never offer to take him in your
auto or lend him your horse aud bug
gy. This would be too kind.
10. Never call at his home, but
raise Cain" because he doesn't visit
you once or twice a month.
IL. Don't offer to help him in any
way, for he might think you are but
ting in.
-. Act as cold and Indifferent to-
ward him as you can, and he will
think you are dignified.
If these twelve doses fail TO kill
him they undoubtedly break him from
preaching and force him to leave
town.
Are you killing your preacher?- Ex.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11
MAYNARD

Frank Taylor and family Of Pratt,
Mo-, visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Taylor, Saturday night.
X. f. Anderson is putting up some
new fence on his farm.
Rev. w. \. Goodwin preached here
Sunday afternoon.
Burl Lofts is taking course in
pharmacy at Little Rock.
A six weeks normal begins here
Tuesday.
Mrs. Martha Anderson and Mrs.
Cartwrite and daughter were guests
of Mrs. Talbot first Of the week.
Mrs, II. NJ Crockett has gone 70
visit relatives in Texas and Oklnho.
ma.
Dr. Lofis is in IIo. Springs this
week.
Another wedding occurred here Sat.
urday night. Contracting partieK
were Miss Glare Hogan and Mr.. Der.
ward Templeton. We wish them q
long and happy life.
Clarence Pevis has gone 10 Kan.
sas.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

just now The farmers of Randolph
county have but one thought in mind
and that is TO prepare for big har-
vest this fall They are driving early
and late preparing their fields and
planting cotton, corn and other seeds
from which this harvest is to come.
There is no real fun in hard labor.
The enjoyment comes in the reward
that Providence allows for honest and
earnest industry.