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The Washington times., 1923-11-03
EDMONDS WOULD RESTRICT
FOREIGN SHIPS LIQUOR

Foreign ships entering our ports
should be rigidly restricted in the
matter of carrying liquor as our
own, George W. Edmonds, Congress
man from Pennsylvania, declared in
a statement today.
"In all of our legislation" ne said.
"it has been recognized that under
the act of 1923, we agreed to give
equal treatment to foreign vessels
in our ports. Let US stand upon our
rights, and surely no complaint can
be made of unequal treatment. To
yield to opportunities simply near $
that we give unequal treatment with
ourselves as the victim"
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
HARDING Tells
H|SSN)E IN
STABBING
Found Hendrickson, He Says,
| With Woman, Who Fled When
Victim Fell From Wound.

Held on cutting charge under
81 900 bail, George =. Harding, Of
1905 Pennsylvania avenue, today
gave for the first time his version
Of the fight on Halloween night In
which Dane Hendrickson, is alleged
to have suffered a knife wound In
flicted by him.
According to Harding he was
present as guest at party given
at the home of Guy WorthiAgton,
of 1928 G. street southwest He
had accepted the invitation on the
understanding that only q few init
mate friends Of the family would
be present, arriving at the Worth
ington home about 11:1F o'clock
Halloween night.
Among those he found there
were Jake jacobson ara Worth
ington, who was accompanied by
a woman companion.
Acted AS Peacemaker.
Shortly following his arrival,
Harding insists, quarrel started
in the kitchen between Jacobson
and Hendrickson, 1.-THE former
charging that Hendricl1son was
interfering with his friend.
Harding entered the kitchen and
persuaded the men TO stop quar-
reling. Later, when dancing was
resumed. the quarrel was cestart-
ed. This resulted in the party
being ended at the suggestion OF
Harding.
On the sidewalk, when he lett the
house, Harding found HendrtckSon
and the woman. They had resumed
their quarrel. Harding had entered
his car when attracted by them
He pulled his car alongside or the
curbing and invited Hendrickson to
go home.
AS he opened the car door to take
Hendrickson in, the latter suddenly
announced he was cut.
Harding declares he jumped CUT
Of his car and started after the
woman, who was running away.
She succeeded in escaping between
machines parked along the sidewalk.
He then returned to Hendrickson,
who had fallen.
Jacobs, who had left the house and
gone down the street, hearing the
quarrel came back and called an
information was conveyed to
Harding today that Hendrickson ex-
pressed the wish that the case De
dropped.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
81 DOM IN
OFFICIAL
LONDON
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Herrick's call was considered a per
sonal one.
In the absence of official informa
ton, foreign office officials refused
shown by the United States Govern
ment over the limitations imposed
upon the proposed conference by
France.
Political circles were said to con.
cider Secretary OF State Hughes dis
pleased because the American offer
OF cooperation was not received with
open arms"
Disappointment was expressed
that Secretary Hughes should pro-
test against the French conditions
before receiving an official invitation
20 send an American delegate to the
conference.
Suggestion Of ''Trade."
Suggestions in Paris press dis.
patches that Premier Poincare was
willing to strike "a trade" with
the American goverument-permit-
ting an unlimited inquiry into Ger
many's condition in return for
Americas permitting the equestion
Of war debts to be considered con-
currently with reparations-only
brought exasperated utterances from
State Department officials.
Secretary Hughes, 1t was stated
with unusual emphasis, ruled the
question Of war debts out of the
proposed conference at the outset
because they have nothing to do
with Preparations, and under no cir
cumstances can or will this Gov
eminent consent to the linking up
OF these two questions"
Pertinax Sees Failure.
'The international conference of
reparations experts probably never
will convene because the British cab
met, under pressure of the United
States. will send a note to Paris re-
jecting our demands for limiting. the
scope OF the meeting" declared
"Pertinax," foremost French politi-
cal writer, in the Echo de Paris to-
day.
'Pertinax" was commenting upon
the informal notification given by
Secretary OF State Hughes % the
French embassy in Washington that
the limitations placed upon the con-
ference by Premier Poincare are
- acceptable to the United States.
In concluding "Pertinax'' said:
By England rejecting our de-
n1ands. the entire question will be
fe-opened ana France will regain
liberty OF action and win avoid be-
ing entanglsd."
Official circles Were unanimous
In declaring that NJ. Poincare will
not recede and WIN stand by the
demands outlined in his Nevers
speech fixing the powers Of the ex-
pertg.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
BANK INVESTIGATORS TO
RESUME IN CHICAGO
First RACE-Two and 3

The Congressional committee
that ia investigating why State
banks do not affiliate with the Fed
eral reserve system will go to Chi.
caso on Monday to continue the In,
Vestlgatlon, 1t was announced
today.
The committee Is headed by Con,
gresham McFahden (Rep) of
pennsylvania and includes Con-
,gressmen Dale Of Vermont, Strong
OF Kansas, Wigo of Arkansas,
Steagall of Alabama, and Senators
Weller OF Maryland and Glass OF
Virginia,
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
HUGE COAL MOUNTAIN
IS GOING UP IN SMOKE

BRIDGEBURG. Ontario, Nov. 5.
"A huge mountain OF coal IN the
storage yard OF the Canadian Ma
tional Railways here, which has
been harboring smouldering IRE
IN its center for the last two weaks.,
HAS hurst into flame, Officials estt-
mated there were 100000 tons OF
coal in the pile.
Fire fighters have hesitated TO
mount the srnouldering mountain,
fearing n cave-in wQnld precipatate
them into the glowiNg core.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
y. S. Farley Attitude
Now Is, That POincare
Must Take Next Step
BY GEORGE b. HOLMES,
InternationaI News sarvIea.

1nCeEm0ta0DAl News Service.
The question Of whether the
United States win participate In the
projected reparations conference
Sttll hung on the tender.hoolss Of
uncertainty today. And there It
WIN remain, 1t was said at the
State Department, until the French
government deigns to clarity" its
The next move must come from
abroad Il was declared at the de-
partment. Secretary Of state
Hughes considers that this govern
ment has gone Just as Tar as IL In
possible to 60 IN the direction Of
clearing up the reparations uluddle.
He believes that further discussion
- futile" unless France indicates
clearly her desire Tor q full md
impartial investigation TO determine
what Germany Il capable Of pay.
ING.
Irritation In0ea0es.
The strong note Of irritation and
AtspleaSure over the French attitude
that has been 90 apparent at the
White House and the State De-
partment since the Poincaro speech
et Nevers appeared even intensi-
Ned today, and there was an OBJ
Vious inclination on the part Of
administration officials to question
the good faith Of France In the
whole affair.
Premier Poincare's assertion that
the proposed conference Of experts
shall be limited to an inquiry as
70 what Germany can pay now
"and In the next few years." IN.
stead Of being permitted to examine
the entire problem on q broad
scale, is deemed utterly incompre.
hensible" in official quarters here.
What harm can there be to q
full inquiry into any question. when
each nation reserves to itself the
right to refuse or reject any de
cisions that are reacfed?"
Farley Won't Bind.
An administration spokesman
made this exasperated comment TO-
day to q question concerning the
objections the French have raised
and II Is the keynote Of the admin
istratton policy-tbat no harm car
result to any nation from the pro
posed inquiry because none OF
them are bound to accept any ve-
dict or recommendations the ex
perts may decide upon.
IT was further disclosed at thu
State Department today that no Of
fetal communications have passed
between Paris and Washington or
the subject. The French charge
d'affaires here called upon secre
tary Hughes and talked informally
of the French objections TO tn,
American proposal for an unlimited
inquiry, and Hughes. in turn, ex
planned the American Government
position as he has daily explained
IL to newspaper correspondents
Beyond this there has been nothing
approaching communication, re
ports to the contrary hotwithstand
Ing.
The American Government, o
course, IL poweriess to enforce IL
viewpoint upon the French govern
ment.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
Sen. A. A. Jones Helped
To Frame Budget Bill;
Now Wants tt Stronger
By Cosmopolitan News Service.

Senator Andrieus A. Jones DemJ
of New Mexico, today said:
II was on the Joint Committee
which framed the present budget
act, and gave to the subject at
that time, considerable study. The
law at that time did not conform,
IN all respects, to what thought
It should be, but I was convinced,
and am still convinced that It was
4 long step in the right direction.
INSTEAD of favoring its repeal,
II that question should arise, my
position would be to give It greater
strength"
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
PORK BARREL IS
ANGERED BY
CHARGES
Claims Actions Are Legitimate
and Threatens to Stage
Comeback.
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clerks for him to appoint, more in
spectors, more deputies. The ward
captain Is entitled to his bit. Wasn't
he ready to dump those ballots into
the river, II necessary? OF course,
the new Congressman didn't know
about that. but q good man has al
ways got more friends than ne
knows.
Even IL Taxes Go Up.
What of it II he does vote to put
a few more dollars on the tax
rates! It don't hit any one very
hard. It won't come out Of his
pocket, anyway. He don't have 70
figure that 1t means millions IN all.
to some that can't afford 1t. II
he has to 60 to few INSIDE mem
bers of Congress, friends OF mine,
to get his favors and they hold him
off to the end Of the session, max
ing him vote their way all the
while, that's his lookout.
Al feller's got to protect himself
in the cIinches In this world. II a
mans a weak man. you've got 10
help him a bit. Keep after thu
strong men hard enough and they'll
weaken. Then you can help them.
If they are ready to believe you
folks are all crooks and grafters,
ready to rob Uncle Sam to get a
little soft money for yourselves.
that's up to them. They got tired
believing it couple Of years ago
and put in a budget system to
beat me. Perhaps 1t did save q few
million dollars. It didn't help me
and my friends any. III come
back. You folks can't watch me
all the time. I'll
Put. of course, you understand,
I did not intend to threaten you.
merely intended to ask II you,
any one OF you. really believe the
mean lies my enemies have told
about me.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
Bandits Escape Hounds.

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov, S.--After
hounds and fighting their way to
freedom with axes as their only
weapons, Mickey Hughes and jerry
Farlow. escaped desperadoes, today
were being sought in all sections
of Atlanta by city and county
officers.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
finance HEAD IN
AGR|CUL TURE
DEP. QUITS
Y. N. Valgren Accepts Position
With Large Insurance
Company.

v. n. Valgren, in charge Of the
finances Of the Department Of Agri-
culture for four years, seyereD his
connection with the department No
vember so. His resignation has
been accepted ~ Secretary II. c.
Wallace. Valgren has accepted IN
executive office with one Of the
largest insurance companies ID the
country.
While connected with the Depart
ment Of Agriculture he drafted the
agricultural credit act passed by
the last Congress. This has been
accepted as one Of the forernons
pieces Of legislation passed IN farm
ers' interests by Congress.
Evolved Crop Insurance.
Another activity in the interest
Of the farmer undertaken BY him
was q special survey and study Of
conditions with the purpose Of
evolving system Of crop insurance
protecting the farmers against
weather conditions causing losses. Il
is said at the department that the
result OF his investigation has been
the formulating OF a plan OF crop
Insurance accepted by insurance exc
perts as practical.
In connection with It, It ID point
ed out, that It inrnO way attempts
10 protect farmers against loss en-
suing from changing market CON
ditions, its protective features be-
ing confined to losses due to ele-
mental causes
Plan Acceptable.
Several crop insurance plans tried
out in the past proved unsuccessful.
it Is said. because conditions were
overlooked which have been IN
cIuded In the Valgren plan. It Is
understood the latter plan win be
adopted by several Of the leading
! insurance companies seeking new
business fields.
Department heads point to Val
gren's resignation as another Illus
hkration Of the inability Of the Gov
eminent to compete with business
In securing the services Of high
class experts on the existing salary
basis. No successor to fill the
vacancy created by his resignation
has been announced by the depart
ment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27

Enthusiastically invested by
the last Legislature empowers the
Governor to arrange automobile
license reciprocity between the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland, all
though. the District may. not adopt
the gasoline tax, according to Gov
ernor Ritchie's belief.
The Governor, in accordance with
this belief, declared that he will con-
fer next January with District
authorities in an effort to arrange
reciprocity if, in the meantime, the
pending bill is not enacted by Con-
gress.x
He made it clear, however. that he
holds to a gas tax in the District as
the proper solution Of the reciprocity
problem He will do nothing, he
saids until the new Congress meet
ing in December has been given an
opportunity to >act on the tax pro-
posal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27

OF the Pan-Hispanic movement little
is known outside narrow circle In
North America--we know too little Of
our peighbors. writes David Y. Thomas
in the North American Review IF the
economic interpretation OF history" Is
the correct one, then the Pan-Hispanic
movement seems utterly hopeless. for
the economic interests common to
Spain and her former colonies are
very. very small. But some day we
shall learn that economic determi-
nants are more powerful among some
people than among others. That they
are powerful in the United, States is
beyond dispute. that they are not
equally powerful in Latin America
seems also beyond dispute. Blood is
thicker than water" - an expression
with which Americans are familiar.
Some day. perhaps, we shall learn
that spiritual ties of blood and cul-
ture are stronger than bonds forged
of gold. Pan-America has not arrived.
Before-it does we may have to change
our attitude on some questions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27

William w. Beck. of Kent county At
the same time the +. Governor desig-
mated Commissioner J. Enos Ray, of
Prince Georges county. as chairman
of the Commission. Mr.. Beck had held
the craftsmanship.
The term for which Mr.. Price was
appointed expires May / next. His
successor will be named for six years.
The Governor designates the chair
man, who receives a salary of $4,000 a
year, which is $1,000 more than is paid
the two other members.
Mr. Price served two terms in the
State Senate and was president of that
body twice. Before the end of. his
service in-the Senate he was elected
TO the House of Representatives.,
where Ire served two terms. He final
ly was defeated for reelection in 1918
by William N. Andrews, of Dorchester
county.
Mr. Price long has been active in
Democratic politics and originally was
not considered member fthe John
Walter Smith element of the party.
Since his election to Congress with the
backing of the Smith people, however,
he has been considered a part of the
State organization.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27
High School Heads Criticised.

Only Is of the 7S heads of first
grade high schools of Maryland are
competent to act as educational super
visors of high schoolrte teachers
TheNstatement was made by Samuel
NJ. North, Supervisor of State High
Schools. at the closing session of the
three-day conference of county super
intendents.+
Maryland has only four regularly
appointed supervisors to maintain
the standard of work of several hun
dred teachers in secondary schools,
he said.
The delegates killed proposal by
Hugh w. Caldwell, of Cecil county,
that the State take over all super
visory work in secondary schools.
4 solution Of the problem may lie
in the plan to be adopted next year
by Montgomery county to release from
part of their duties principals who
have supervisory ability.
Newspaper style will be adopted in
the next issue of the State report, it
was announced by State Superin-
tendent Albert S. Cook The change
will make the report more interesting
and easier to read, he said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27

One method Of handling the young
er generation Is to turn 1t into boy
and girl scouts. The boy scouts ma
tional council has been celebrating an
niversary week by making an effort to
add 100000 boys to the 100000 all
ready enrolled, says the New York
Evening Post. It would be easy enough
to obtain this increase If the organ
ization were thinking merely Of num-
bers, but 1t would not be the force it
is IL it were not more deeply COM
cerned with what 1t was going to do
with the boys when it got them than
with getting them. Its central prob
lem is the problem of leadership.
Leaders are needed in a far greater
degree than boys. If the council
could get leaders enough, there would
be no difficulty in getting the boys. In
calling for 100000 more boys, there
fore, the council is really calling for
a considerable number of adults who
have the ability to lead boys and the
interest to do so. The call is test
Of our public spirit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27
Preventative Medicine.

The tendency Of medical science
is toward, preventative measures. 1t
is easier and better to prevent than
to cure. Pneumonia, one Of the
most dangerous diseases that medi-
cal men have to contend with, often
follows cold or attack of the grip.
The cold prepares the system for the
reception and development Of the
pneumonia germ. The longer the
cold hangs on, the greater the dam
ger. Take Chamberlain Cough
Remedy as soon as the first indica-
ton of cold appears SO as to get
rid of it with the least possible de-
lay. 1t is folly to risk an attack Of
pneumonia when this remedy may
be obtained for a trifie.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27
Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERlCAN PRESS ASSOCIATION :
wAsTAcE IN MANY LINES

Figures do not lie. Statisticiahs,
however, will figure. and by figuresi 1t
Is possible to prove almost anything,
says the Insurance World. One Of
them has been sitting up nights and
as a result of his burning the mid
night oil has finally arrived at the
startling conclusion that 225.O00 man
years have been spent, wasted, fritz
tered away during the course Of the
current year through strikes alone.
We presume, knowing not to the con-
trary, that he has figured on the basis
Of an eight-heur day. Weyare now liv-
ing in the year 1928 Some few of us
will probably live to seea the year 1000.
To realize, however, what 225, 600 years
means is beyond human comprehen-
sion. How many hours day are
wasted by men engaged in the insur-
ance business? How many eight-hour
day years have been spent foolishly :
What might have been accomplished
If every insurance man were to devote
eight honest-to-goodness hours, six
days every week. to development Of
the business? We are not sufficient Of
q .statistician to work out the answer.
We win not even hazard guess.
Every call, however. every interview.
has potential value which it is pos
sibie to ascertain from individual ex-
perience. Figure it out for yourself,
and see how many eight-hour day
years yon have wasted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27
Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATlON
MAKING LANGUAGE EFFICIENT

Some efficiency genius has figured
out that there would be great saving
of space required by printed matter
/. If silent letters and syllables were
eliminated. Printing and paper bills
for the country, including newspapers,
magazines, books and leaflets, run into
huge figures. Why this waste? asks
the efficiency man. This is tackling
reformed spelling from q new angle,
says the Utica Observer-Dispatch. It
is making the mechanism for repre-
senting sounds meet the same tests
as any other mechanical device. Well,
then. why not go further and turn
scrutiny upon the language itself?
Plenty of defects there. One in par
ticular we are humping up against
every day. No personal pronoun in
the third person singular that covers
both sexes. Rule is to say s'he," That's
very unsatisfactory, because in plenty
of cases either man or woman might
be involved. Someone has proposed,
for the possessive, the manufactured
word ''hiser' for his or her. Sounds
doesn't it? You would not want
1t until others had accepted 1t. SO
with other changes. The language. in
Seluding the spelling, Is the possession
Of all. and making changes means
overcoming Inertia of vast multi
tude.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27

Nah jopgg. the Chinese game Of
chance played with domino-shaped
pieces of ivory and bamboo--is threat
ening to take. the place Of the card
game. bridge. One reason for NAH
johgg's popularity is its cost. A stand
ard set sells from $1s.74 up into the
hundreds. Americans usually buy
things because they are extremely
cheap or very expensive. Any bust
ness man, who has been Through sew
eral panics and booms knows this. We
are nation of extremists. Some one
must be making big cleanup sell
ing nah jongg sets. Yet the game is
thousands of years old. 1t finally oc-
Cured to resourceful brain to mar
ket it. World is full Of opportunities
waiting to be discovered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the visi


Hagerstown.-Following the visit
of Q large delegation of residents oi
the smithsburgz Chewsville-C avetown
section to this city to appeal to the
Board of County Commissioners to
eliminate two dangerous road cross
ings on the Western Maryland Rail-
way on the Chewsville turnpike,
where several fatal accidents have
occurred, information was received
from Chairman John A. Mackall OF
the State Roads Commission that the
Commission would take charge Of the
matter. The Commission has made
a survey of the turnpike, which will
be changed to the south side of the
railroad tracks, thereby eliminating
the crossings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27

= There are no dull subjects in this
world to write about, but the sworld
is full of mighty dull writer's, says
George Horace Lorimer. editor of the
Saturday Evening Post. Young writer's,
seeking market. can save themselyes;
q lot of time and effort by knowing
that this is the acid test In. the gen.
eral magazine business; SIS it inter
estingi'' All other qualifications are
secondary. That's why SO many
badly, written stories get into print.
They're interesting. in the opinion Of
the editars-who average just as dull
as the writer's and readers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-27

Towson.-A reception was given
by the Towson Lodge of Odd Fel-
lows, to Judge Frank /. Duncan, who
was installed as grand master Of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland. He is the
fifth member of the Towson Lodge
to hold that position.
Elkton.-The asparagus growers
of the upper part of the Eastern
Shore have appointed committee to
arrange for the marketing Of their
big crop this season. The plan is to
have buyers at designated centers.
and then have the crop moved to the
city markets by motor trucks.