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The Washington times., 1923-09-29

constitutional standpoint and make
the argument along that line. The
President is greatly pleased with
the, work OF Senator Shields. His
speech was unanswerables ..
MY services and my democracy
during the first six years Of Mr..
Wilson's Administration were ap.
proved by Mr.. Wilson. the Demo.
cratic press, the national and State
organizations, and the Democrats
Of Tennessee, and all objections now
must be based upon those of the
following two years.
THE outsta nding important meas
ures which came before the Sen
ate after my reelection were the
propositions that the United States
become a member Of the League OF
+ Nations and that we take man
date under the League for Armenia.
/ opposed both Of these measures
with all the vigor and ability
possessed and voted against them. y
Senator Shields said rhis was the
head and front" of his offense TO
the former President.
Did Not Pledge Support.
There were no platform decla
rations favoring these meas2res,'
be said. THE conception Of thu
League Of Nations and the propo
sition that we become q member
came after was elected, and .:aC
no campaign pledges concerning
them. had to determine what raj
the best for the people Of the United
States. and I did so honestly, pat
riotically and fearlessly, withou
regard to my personal and 20
litical fortunes.
II have shown that Mr.. Wilson
has no y use to say that wal
dlsloyal to the Democratic party
during his administration, and Sha
he has no other reason for criticiz
ing me than my opposition to rh'
League. It was my duty TO deter
mine these questions for myself al
a Senator. II I made a mistake
1t was one of Judgment, and
have no apologies to maize"
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
RADIO RAG

Hoi Hol Hol simple Township.
That you, Cinders7
That is me, Ashes WHAT'S on
your mind?
Here goes: sfwhy are the Dover
cliffs like the letter d."
Because they are next theeea
Perfect. You do guess en-.
How about this: why IL absence
like q belIows?e
because It strengthens q strong
flame and extinguishes . wea&
one"
Righto. old Topper. Rightc.
Oh. they were easy. sapper, easy.
Come again.
win.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
PRINTERS HOME ANNEX
FoRI.T. U. DEPENDENTS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Sept.
ss.-At a meeting here presided
over by Charles F. Howard inter
rational president of the Typo
granhical Union, the board Of trus-
tees completed plans for the cree
tion of a $500 900 addition to the
TTnjon Printers Home in this city
ana made provision for the install
Iation of more than $4,000 worth
Of hospital appliances, including an
X.rav room and a complete surgical
laboratory,
The new structure will increase
the capacity of the Printers Home
by approximately 80 per cent II
was announced.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
WORLDWIDE sWINDLES
BY SPANIARDS STOPPED

BARCELONA, Sept. 29.-Men who
for many years have been working
what has come to be known al the
Spanish prisoners" confidence game
have been arrested by the police
The swindle has been carried out
on a huge scale, not less than
so, 900 letters having been dispatched
from Barcelona in a single year by
the large staff of secretaries en-
ployed by the band.
The police confiscated carefully
kept files of the names and ad
dresses of persons from whom
money had been or might be oh
tanned. The authorities said that
this record was the most elaborate
work of its kind ever compiled.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
U. S. WORKERS WE'D AFTER
LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP

Following a lifelong friendship.
William H. Jarvis, seventy years
old, III Clifton Terrace East, and
Mrs. lone w. Bolton, forty-nine
years old, i241 Euclid street north.
west, both Government employees,
were married yesterday.
The ceremony which was private,
took place in the parsonage of the
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church, the Rev. Harry D. Mitchell
uniting the couple.
Jarvis is clerk in the Census
office and Mrs. Bolton has been
employed as a clerk In the Post.
office Department.
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SHIELDS DENIES
He FAILED
PARTY
Senator's Statement Declares
Wilson's Attack on Record
Unwarranted.
International News Service.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 29.--
Senator John K. Shields of Tonnes
see replied in q formal statement
yesterday to letters. which he said,
were written to J. D. Fultz. and
others, in connection with his
record in the Senate, by former
President Woodrow Wilson.
The Senator declared he had sup.
ported all Democratic principles and
all Of the former Executives efforts
in the Senate, excepting the LeAgc e
of Nations, and in this was guided
by his own judgment as he believed
was to the best interests of the
people he served.
IT challenge all men to point out
single instance in which failed
to follow the Democratic platform
and the fundamental principles of
the Democratic party" Shields said.
I'VE all have the profoundest sym.
pathy for Mr.. Wilson in his great
and protracted affliction; we cannot
cherish resentment for anything he
may now say. He is immune from
criticism. In my comments upon
these letters I will confine myself
to plain statements Of undisputed
facts.
Backed War Measures.
IT supported all the great war
measures which Mr.. Wilson asked
for the successful prosecution of
the war; Mr.. Shields declared.
"Mr. Wilson prepared and had
Senator Overman North Carolina
introduce a bill giving absolute
power over the administrative de-
partments, never before exercised
by any President for war purposes
While many Democratic Senators
opposed this bill, supported 1t.
When the bill was passed, Sen
ator Overrnan said.
II selected Senator John K
Shields of Tennessee, as the strong
est member of the judiciary Com
mittee to study the bill from @
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
PHYSICIAN DEFIES KHAN
AFTER THREAT IN LETTER

READING, Sept. 29.-Dr. Alexan-
der Valibus, resident physician at
the Homeopathic Hospital here, has
reported to the police and postal au-
thorities that he received a letter
purporting to have been signed Inv
the Ku Klux Khan ordering him to
leave Reading within forty-eight
hours. He gave notice that he
would not obey the order.
Later q statement was issued by
the khan DENYING that the letter
had been authorized and. offering
$500 reward for the arrest Of the
author.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
EXoNERATED IN STAYING =
OF HIS FATHER-IN-LAW

DURHAM, N. c.. Sept. 2S.-The
superior court at Greensboro render.
ed a verdict Of not guilty in the
case Of r. Clyde futile, prominent
advertising man of that city
charged with the murder of his
father-in-law, Judge Charles A.
Jones, in August.
futile claimed he shot In self
defense. his plea Of not guilty was
substantiated by his wife and moth
er-in-law. Domestic troubles were
given az the cause Of the shooting.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
Boy Killed by Live Wire.

WILLIAMSBURG, Sept, 90
George Foulkrod, aged fourteen
years, was killed at his home in
Jersey Shore, when he grasped a
dangling wire. A wire OF the tele-
phone company had fallen across a
wire of the Jersey Shore ElectHac
Company, and when the boy
grasped It he was killed.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
BUT

'sYou always seem to be
Making mistakes" said the
Carping, superior young man
TO hts friend one day.
ADMITTED" the admonisheds
But ambitious young
Fellow replied:
BUT
AS far as I can see,
You don't ever seem
To be making
Anything at all!
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

"Hello"
"HelIo!'
.sThis the Umsonviile police stA.
tion?"
yeah"
"well, hurry right up here. A
man has robbed our filling sta
ton"
'What did he get?"
Gasoline"
"How much?"
ssOver a hundred gallons"
ooh, well, there's no use Of us
coming up. then. He's too far
away by this time. Youngstown
Telegram.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

abide by the decisions Of the rent
board. Il was testified at the hear
Ing that a lawyer had drawn UP
the agreements.
Chairman Whaley. after hearing
all evidence in the case, told the
apartment house owner Of his IN
tended action, severely criticiz1ng
her for failure to live up to the
commissions order and rebulking
the tenants for signing an agree
ment which nullified action of a
body created by Congress.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
Taxi Victims Mother
Dies On Hearing
OF Tragedy

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-
Hooking a ride" cost the life
of Milton Markowitz, five, Of
513 East Seventy-ninth street,
and also that of his mother,
Emma.
Milton, finding himself sew
eral blocks from home at the
supper hour, thought he could
save time by knocking ride"
on the rear Of a bus. When he
leaped from the bus he ran into
the path Of a speeding taxi and
was instantly killed.
When the police informed the
mother Of his death, she COL
lapsed. Before the arrival Of q
physician she had died.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

Some optinists are 90 very Wis
ionary that . more appropriate
name for them would be hop
tirnists."
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

The modern girl seems 20 have
thrown all traditions 10 the wind
and q considerable surplus Of
clothing along with theml
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

It seems that the great obstacle
to. success lie the fact that one b =
human being.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

There are some homes IN which
every single object testifies TO the
owners great wealth-an also 70
his absolute lack Of taste!
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
1890 p. Morgan recital, din.
ing room Hotel Statler.
WSB-The Atlanta journal, At
Ianta, Ca, (420 Meters).

IL to / p. m.-Oldtime religion
program, sponsored by the Rev
Andrew Jenkins, blind news dealer
evangelist,
to 6 p. m.-Musical program
bedtime story and news.
8 to 8 p. m.-Musical entertain
ment.
10,45 p. Observation-Disclosures "a
diowl concert.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

one proof taak man can't win
an argument with woman d.
that he nnarries her
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

This dry ocean voyaging gives q
new meaning to that old phrase,
''hopelessly at-sea."
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

Apparently the modern French
school Of art is by no means . sun.
day school.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

Marriage Il IKE the radio.
There always seems to DO an
abundance Of static bobbing up to
mar = real evenings enjoyment at
home.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

True love never runs smooth.
but some wives think they have
TO datten their husbands with
roilinsDins to prove It.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
PEPPYGRADIS

Another very apt name Cor s
gentleman would be ''The Welsh
Blizzard"
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

Very few women smoke during
the courtship. but it's because It's
the only time they can find more
pleasure in . kiss than IN saving
certificates.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

A married man with . con-
science Il usually unhappy.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

Some girls marry q man to
spite his family. but that's unfair.
40. in his hour Of trouble there's
no one to console with him.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29
NEWLY WE'D
Walls
BY Nat n. DorfInan.

a LOT Of young couples man.
age to Live on love until
IL they've spent al their
money.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

The woman who tells her friends
she has . perfect husband also
tells It to the husband. only the
wife adds nuisance after the word
perfect.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

When one Girl tells another
that . mutual friend won . hus-
band ct the summer hotel through
sheer luck. . man overwhelming the
conversation win most naturally
conclude Il was mostly through
sheer hosiery.
The Washington times., 1923-09-29

The trouble with some people
who imagine they're in love Is
that they never stop to analyze
that queer sensation around the
heart. It may 30 something
they've eaten and which doesn't
quite agree with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
EX-HELPER TAN N FIR TAXES OATH OFFICE AS CHICAGO'S MAYOR
Judge William E. Dever, 35 Years Resident, Now
 Chief Executive

CHICAGO, H., April 16.-With more than thousand friends and politicians packing the council cham Der, galleries and Hobbies, Judge Will Hams F. Dever, who 55 years ago came to Chicago IS tanners help CT, was inaugurated as mayor of this city, Monday night.
 Dever, a democrat, was elected by the second largest plurality known in the city's history. He was backed by solid democratic machine. Ar thur F. Leuder, republican, who re- signed his office as postmaster to make the race against Dever, was re- gently reinstated in office by Pres ident Harding, after it was definite ly known he had been defeated.
 Dever entered the council chamber with William Hale Thompson, the retiring mayor. only a few moments before the ceremonies were scheduled to start. A short time before they entered two wo0en became faint and had to be assisted out into the air.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
BOARD OF TRADE TO
 ENFORCE DISCUSSION

CHICAGO, April 16.-American grain exchanges have now been given the stamp of governmental ap- proval, John J. Stream. president of the Chicago Board of Trade, declared in a statement tonight on the su- preme courts decision upholding the grain futures act.
 We feel" he continued. "that this action will tend to encourage the grain trade into greater use of the futures trading system for hedging and for commercial price insurance purposes"
 AS the law is interpreted, the flu lures market will not be interrupted during the formailities incident to the application CT grain exchanges for designation IS contract markets, The law specifically preserved the futures market, grain trade leaders pointed out. and gives it official rec cgnition as necessary factor in the economic marketing of foodstuffs.
 MT. Stream made it clear that the board of trade would so tC the fullest extent in the enforcement of the new law
 It will be impossible, according to Mir. Stream and other grain trade leaders to determine what. effort some of the provisions of the law will have upon the orderly marketing Cf food commodities. "The future alone holds the answer" Mir. Stream said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
ARMY OF DE VALERA
 COMING TO AMERICA
Many Finding Erin Too Hot For
 Them-Reach New England

NE WYORK, April -16.-The army of Eamonn DeValera is getting out of Ireland and coming to America.
 Seven hundred and fifty young Irish irregulars arrived Monday on the Carmania, 200 to settle in New Eng land and the remainder to seek peacetime pursuits elsewhere.
 Erin was too hot for them, they said. since Free state troops greatly outnumber the rebels. The men re- fused to give their names. saying they feared vengeance by insurgent sympathizers here for deserting De- Valera. The immigrants were snug gled aboard the Carmania at Queens town under cover of darkness. All bore passports from the Free State government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17

the Judgment of the court, clear grounds for holding the new law valid. Under the showing made by the evidence and argument presented in the case, he said, the court would not question the accuracy of the decision of Congress that transac- tions on grain exchanges were sus- ceptible of being made restraint or interstate commerce.
 Grain moving 10 market through grain exchanges become as much a part of interstate commerce the chief justice declared, as cattle. hogs and sheep passing through the stock yards and packing houses. The court had decided that the latter did con stltute interstate commerce. he said and found no difficulty in reaching the conclusion, that the government could as effectively and as legally regulate the movement of grain.
 So impressed with the public in terest are transactions in grain, he added, that exchanges on which they are made necessarily becomes legiti- mate subjects for federal supervision including even their membership It was probably in the functions of Congress, the court held not only tC impose superyisions over the trans actions but to define who should be permitted to engage in interstate commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
GRAIN EXCHANGES 1 | # BATTLE IN
 HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
Futures Act Declare Constitu. tionaI By Taft's Decision
 In Court

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The grain exchanges under federal con trol and compelling them to admit membership representatives of farm CTS cooperative associations was declared constitutional by the su- preme court today. the court divid- ing, seven to two. The law was challenged by the Chicago board of trade, acting also in behalf of other grain exchanges, on the ground that trading in grain futures was mat ter strictly within the police power of the states and outside the jur-
 isdiction of the federal government.
 When Congress. seeking to ac- complish the result aimed at, in the present law, imposed a prohibitive
 .ax on all future trading not con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
EMBRYO CITIZENS HIT STAGGERING EXAM M S
Some Give Ridiculous Answers To
 Questions PrOpOunded

Howard Taft is mayor of Washing ton; Charles H. Hughes holds some big office but just what 1t is, is hard to say. and there are three amend ments to the constitution, the most important being the Eighteenth, ac cording to answers given by aliens in their applications for citizenship in the federal court here Monday.
 Other startling information was brought out. such as, the Presidents duty it that of appointing post masters, and that Congres sis to blame for all wars. though the Pres dent is sometime dragged into the Quas ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
SPURIOUS OIL STOCK DRIVE IS CONTINUED
Government Makes Two Arrests In
 Kansas City

KANSAS CITY. April 16.-Continu- ing the government drive against spurious oil stocks, J. M. Donaldson post office inspector here, Monday announced the arrest of William G. Messner and John c. Guerin, officials of the Revere oil company.
 According to Donaldson, the Revere company sold thousands of dollars worth of alleged worthless stock to Kansas citizens.
 Donaldson, with the F assistants, will leave Wednesday for7Fort Worth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17

Tex, where he will begin probing
 alleged frauds by Texas oih concerns. Six special United States attorneys
 also have been placed on the case. oil swindles in Texas have netted
 the peretrators s15o,ooo,ooo, according to Donaldson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
CHARGES IRREGULARITY

NEW YORK, April 16.-The war time food administration was induced by Arthur J. Baldwin. personal attor- ney for Charles r. Murphy, Tammany leader, to aid the glucose com pany in which Mir. Murphy was inter- ested in getting sufficient glucose to fill it's orders. Mir. Baldwin testified today in Murphy's suit to recover from Louis N. Hartog s175,000 invest ed in the glucose business. Murphy's connection with the business, how ever, was not mentioned. he asserted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
RIGGS'-
 FOR PYORRHEA

Make your dreams come true. RIGGS'-o- DEAN. massage that brings the velns, arteries and capilaries back to normal and puts that pink color in your gums. Thous- ands of dentists prescribe R1GGS-o- DEAN. The reason is it has shown re- sults Take no substitute. RGGS'-o- DEAN only. At your druggist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
GRANT SCOUTS REQUEST

WASHINGTON, April 16.-General Pershing has informed J. E. West. chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America, that the war de- partment is willing to have army officers act as scoutmasters. Permis- sion for them to do so was granted
 it was announced today. in compli- ance with request from Mir. West
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17

Ruhr. If the Germans want peace 1t was made clear, they must come forward with direct proposals and not make use of indirect means France, it was said. wants any prop osition made in plain daylight
 Whatever Germany has to offer, it was stated, will be discussed be- tween the Allies now in the Ruhr- France, Belgium and Italy. England, the French believe, may be induced to participate in peace barley. Scoff at Charges.
 In answering the speech made by Baron Von Rosenberg. German for eign minister in the Reichstag Mon day. it was declared that the Ger mans were given full opportunity to make separations offer to the all lied premiers' conference in Paris in January. but did not avail them selves of the chance.
 The French statement scoffs at the charge of the Germans that the French are mlitaristc. Germany forgets 1914" it was stated.
 It was declared that the French government deplored the shooting at the Krupp works at Essen, In which 13 Germans were killed, but adds that 1t was precipitated by the work = men themselves and that the French cannot be held to blame
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
ROSENBERG PEACE OFFER SC0RNED BY p A R|S 0FF F|C|ALS
French Government Lauqhs At BerIin's Charges Of
 MiIitariSm

BERLIN, April 16.-Germany Is willing to settle with the Allies for 30,000, 900, 900 gold marks-less than one-fourth of the sum originally as- sed-it was declared in the Reich stag Monday during the course of a speech by Baron Von Rosenberg. for eign minister in the cabinet of Chan cellor Cuno.
 Rosenberg declared that this was the sum that Karl Bergman was authorized to offer the Allies at the occasion of the allied premiers' con ference In Paris in January, at which time BergmaDn was denied admis- sion to the meeting.
 The foreign minister stated he be- lieved that the 3o,0oo,0oo,o00 gold marks would eventually be "the starting point" when negotiations are finally resumed However he warned that the French occupation of the Ruhr has decreased Germany's ability to pay, and therefore it is inn possible to estimate, at this time. the exact amount that the Fatherland could hand over to the Allies. ss Appeals to America.
 Rosenberg declared he had ap pealed to outsiders-meaning appar- ently England and America-as to how Germany could be assured eVac uatlOn Ol teTTtOty occupied beyond the conditions set forth in the Yer salles treaty, but that no practical achievements have yet come from the "feelers" Rosenberg said that he had also notified America and England of the willingness of Ger many to accept Secretary Hughes plan for an international economic comm ssion.
 If France succeeds in forcing weaponless population to it's knees" he stated. then miltarism will for ever triumph and of course world politics of the future will only be q question of the number of bayo- nets.
 Our aim in the present struggle is purely defensive"
 Any plan of settlement including separation of the Rhineland or de- crease in Germany's sovereignty will be unacceptable he said.
 The foreign minister reiterated that his government was willing to guarantee the security of France by entering into an anti-war pact. BACK DOOR DIPLOMACY
 IS SCORNED BY FRENCH
 PARIS, April 16.-A number of prominent Germans of the Ruhr came to Paris to discuss settle ment of the coal war. but were turned away from the Quai D'Orsay because they had no official connec- ton with the German government. The futile efforts of the Germans to see Premier Poincare last week was revealed in an authoritative state ment Monday.
 The government made 1t plain that it will not countenance the use of back door" diplomacy by Germany
 in an effort to bring peace in thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
GIVES S1.OOO,OOO
Kentucky Mountains To Be Devel-
 oped By FfnancIer


 FRANKFORT, Ky, April l6.-(By Associated Press.)-A gift of s1,000,- 900 and 15,000 acres of rich tim Der lands from F. O. Robinson, Fort Thomas, Ky. capitalist, to be used Tn the educational, agricultural and eco homie development of the mountains of eastern Kentucky, was announced here today by Ed c. O'Rear, president of the board of trustees of the newly incorporated F. o. Robinson Noun tain fund.
 The University of Kentucky, Lex ington, will take active charge of the work of development, according to Judge O'Rear. The tentative pro- gram calls fer development of the entire mountainous section on a scale hitherto undreamed of, Judge O'Rear said. Immediate plans contemplate the setting aside of 15,000 acres as a reforestation project, and the utili- zation of the remaining 10000 acres for experiment station farms, similar to the ones in operation at the Uni versity of Kentucky.
 The land is located in Ereatheitt, Perry and Knott counties. Mainten- ance of one or more model schools by the University of Kentucky in this territory with extensive work in horticultural subjects is outlined in the development program.