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The Washington times., 1923-02-28
PATIENT URGED
To TRUST IN
DOCTOR
Surgical Errors Rarely Occur,
Says Sir Alfred Rice oxIey,
Famed British Physician.
By international News serrice.

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-.A patient
should have complete faith in his
Doctor" says Sir Alfred Rice-ox-
ley, famous physician. q Public
knowledge Of medical errors is a
mistake.
accustomed to look upon his doc
tor-particuIarly perhaps his sur
geon--as infallible. Knowing moth
ing himself of the mysteries oil
medical science, he has been con.
tent to trust entirely to the prac-
titioner he has selected.
The confidential and comfort
able relations thus established be-
tween doctor and patient are often
the first steps to a cure.
ITO obtain thoroughly satisfac-
tory results from medical treat
ment in certain ailments the
patient must have complete faith
in his heaHr.
'It may even be said that 1t is
better for a man to be treated by
an indifferently clever or old-fash-
toned doctor whom he can trust
than by the most brilliant of spe.
cialists in whom he has no belief.
Sensational stories Of surgical
mistakes are extremely likely to
deter nervous patients from. con-
sulting q surgeon or undergoing
operative treatment.
AN experience Of fifty years
tells me that surgical mistakes are
so rare as to be almost non-ex.
istent.
mo one but the surgeons who
norfOrro Intricate and difficult ma.
jor operations can understand the
perils into which it is SO easy to
fall.
"Of the multifarious dressings,
sponges, ct cetera, used in a big
operation, one might easily. escape
notice. But does it? Not once in
thousand times.
1.-THE very fact that q sensation
is created when such an over
sight does occur is proof Of it's
rare occurrence
The Washington times., 1923-02-28
PHILADELPHIA. SOCIETY
WOMAN SEEKS DIVORCE

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28.-
Charging desertion. Mrs. Maria Nc
Kean Allen. prominent society wom-
an Of Philadelphia and Colorado
Springs, has filed suit for divorce
from Benjamin G. Allen.
Mrs. Allen, who is visiting her
niece, Miss Hope Allen, refused to
comment on the suit, except to con-
firm the report that it had been
filed.
She is of an old and wealthy Phila-
delphia family, having been Miss
Maria Mexican before her marriage
in 1894. There are five children, all
but one being of age. Mr.. Allen
once was president of the American
Short Horn Breeders Association
and is engaged now in raising pure
bred short-horn cattle.
The Washington times., 1923-02-28
bDD|CTS FLOCK
To SECRET
CURE
Chicago Medical Society Is
Giving Free Treatment to
Poor Patients.
RY HORACE M. COATS.

: fssszsAuBcHN4tA0m0A NoW0 SeRT1COe ~
CHICAGO, Feb -Chicago's
&riig addtcts are taking advantage
E the opportunity offered by the
Chicago Medical Society for the Sc
Sret treatment of their habit in a
hospital devoted almost entirely to
that purpose.
Appeais are pouring in to the
aociety's office from persons in all
walks of life, from the professional
and business man to the poverty.
stricken addict who cannot afford
20 pay for treatment. A large num-
Der of persons already has been
listed for immediate treatment.
&: Many Victims Appeal.
sOfficers of the. organization de-
elare the long list of appeals sent
TO- their headquarters is an amazing
revelation of the growing drug adj
daction among the better element
CT society. :, -
sAli cases are~to be hospitalized,
and arrangements have been made
ito devote q part of one hospital to
kcare. for those who already have
kapplied for relief. Other means will
kbe provided as the needs increase.
] Strictest secrecy will guard the
A0perations of the society in treating
the .addicts. For this reason the
NAME of the hospital where the pa
Etients will be cared for will be kept
36ecret. In all deserving cases. where
Nfhe patient is without. funds, the
Treatment will be given without
7Oharge.
S Pitifnl appeals have been received
by the society from persons who de-
sire treatment. Those who had given
1ap all hope of throwing off the yoke
of the drug have written asking that
they be given consideration. One
applicant. a business man OF appar-
tantly substantial means, declared he
would seek. death il the habit of the
drug scourge could not be removed.
Feared Publicity.
Those who have hesitated formerly
at treatment, because Of fear OF pub
nIcity and Incarceration in a psyche
cot the Society'S offer, it was revealed
in letter received from q young
woman who, through illness, &C
aQuiredF the morphine habit.
L am young yet," she wrote, land
desire so earnestly to be WELT /
have taken morphine for years, but
feel that if were treated could be
claseds net jailed. II entered the
psychopathic ward I would become
insane. With humane treatment, I
know could be cured"
Those who are financially able to
pay for their treatment win be re.
quired to do SO, with reasonable ar.
rangements; under the supervision
OF the medical society.
Some of the most able physicians
IN the city have been enlisted In the
society's war on the drug evil.
1T Ii: the first active step in Chi.
eago's crusade to stamp out dope"
The Washington times., 1923-02-28
LEGION CHIEF IS HERE >%s.
ON VET BUREAU CHANGES

National Commander Owsley Of
the American Legion is in Washing
ton today and will confer with
Legion leaders about important re-
forms in the United States Veterans
Bureau.
National Commander Owsley ex.
presses dissatisfaction over the. ap-
pointment of Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines as director of the bureau. He
had previously wired President Hard
ing that the appointment of Hines
was Objectionable to ex-service men.
He probably will confer with the
President today or tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1923-02-28
De VALERA HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM CAPTURE

LONDON. Feb. 28.-E'amon Dc.
Valera, chief Of the Irish repNb-
capture today when Free State mill
tary police raided e house in which
he was hiding in Dublin, according
to q dispatch to the Star.
De Valera leaped from a window
and escaped, although pursued.
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KING EDWARDS BEER
BRINGS $500 A BOTTLE

LONDON, Feb. 28.--AmericaI
bootleg liquor prices never equalIed
quotations prevailing, here to-day.
tioneer at a benefit fora . new hos
pital, offered four bottles OF beer
brewed by King Edward VII. He
requested that the bidding start at
$50 a bottle. ~
The Washington times., 1923-02-28
YOUTH ARRESTED AS CAR
THIEF WHILE IN COURT

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2s.-Going to
Traffic Court to testify for his
friend, Harry c. Whitternore,
charged with the unauthorized use
Of an automobile. Clyde Brown,
eighteen years old, was arrested in
the courtroom after two former
companions testified that he was
The Washington times., 1923-02-28
INSANE NAVY CAPTAIN
TRIED TO SHELL PALACE

LONDON, Feb. 28.-A sensation
was created in the Bosphorus when
news leaked out that the captain
Of a Spanish cruiser had given
orders for his men to fire on the
sultan's palace, according to a Con-
stantinople dispatch to the Sunday
Express.
found to be insane. He died soon
aftcrWard.
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with them two weeks ago when
they stole and later abandoned the
automobile Of Henry w. Ripperger.
He was sentenced to three months
in Jail by Magistrate Staylor.
Theodore Travers, eighteen years
old, and William Hentz, nineteen
years old, were brought from Jail,
where they had been sentenced for
the theft Of Ripperger's machine. as
States witnesses against White
more.
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home the first lot of stolen plumber
was uncovered. was placed in
Salisbury Jail. It was through her
the authorities Saturday night To-
Gated more of the loot.
She is being held as a member
OF the band, which it is said is
composed Of about forty members
and which has looted scores Of
homes.
The Washington times., 1923-02-28
pink CANDLE BAND
or BURCLA RSa TRAPPED

STAFFORD, Del, Feb. 2s-The
police headed by Sheriffs Phillips,
of Sussex county, and F'arlow, Of
Wicon1ico county. Nd, made an
other raid here In the negro settle
ment, rounding UP several OF the
Pink Candle band.
Rhoda Adams, colored, at whose
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
HATE AND RANCOR WILL NOT KILL
GERMANY, WHO WILLARISE AGAIN.
By FRANCISCO NITTI,
Former Prime Minister Of italy.

ROME, Feb 10
XII EPARATIoNs'' are the principal cause Of
h. Europes disorder Numerous international
conferences have done nothing and the much
Wanted league of nations has done nothing
France is the only obstacle general settlement Great
Britain has repeatedly declared that she prepared
every indemnity due her even all her
Credits provided definite solution of the difficulty be
arrived at.
Italy has contributed any Importance to the
indemnities which camouflaged PREPARATIONS for
damages
America did very well in keeping aloof she win be wiser
still she maintains her firm and aoof attitude without
releasing any Of her debtors
1t absolutely necessary begin tell the whole truth;
and the truth is that the PREPARATIONS put into the peace
treaty injected solely against Germany and solely
give France preex for indefinitely maintaining army
of occupation German territory The deliberate purpose
to disintegrate and break up German unity, and
destroy Germany's Of wealth. coal and iron.
Nobody doubted that Germany, after losing the war,
would have pay the extent of her ability the damages
caused by her armies in Northern France
France paid the of $50 million dollars in 1915 and
billion dollars in 1870 But the indefinite and arbitrary
form of PREPARATIONS laid down by the Treaty of Versailles
together with all other volences committed against Ger
constitute absolutely unprecedented fact history
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
WINS |. c. c. ACTION

The Southern Pacific railway was
authorized to acquire control of the
Central Pacific railway, either by
lease or by stock ownership, under
a decision rendered late yesterday by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
The decision follows a long con-
troversy between conflicting inter-
ests on the Pacific coast, during
which extended hearings were held
here before the commission.
The commissions order today
stipulates that the Southern Pacific
and the Union Pacific must main
tain their lines between Omaha and
San Francisco bay points as lone
connected, continuous system"
The request of the Southern Pa
cific to acquire the Central Pacific
was due to the recent decision of
the United States Supreme Court
holding that the existing control
by the Southern Pacific of the
Central was prohibited by the
Sherman antitrust law This de-
cision was rendered on May .,
1922, in which the court directed
that q decree be entered terminal.
ing existing control and parating
the properties united Hereunder.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

n the first place, these PREPARATIONS offense
against the spirit in which the amstice signed the
vicors and the vanquished.
write with the minutes before of the various late
conferences which participated head of the
Italian government
The principle of PREPARATIONS originally accepted
quite by mistake and merely to pander French public
opinion.
When they preparing the terms Of the armistice
Paris the representatives of the Entente persuaded
by Cemenceau on November 2, 1913, to put down the
fatefu words Preparations of damages"
The majority of the delegates opposed to the pro-
posal, it not in harmony with many of the procama
of the Entente and above all with President Wilson's
points But Clemenceau insisted adoption
his formula stating that nothing would be endangered
compromised.
t'We risk nothing" he said, by adding these three
simple words: Preparations of damages
As matter of fact the whole situation then became
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
SENATE EXPED|TES
DEBT BILL ACTION

The way was cleared last night
for final acceptance by Congress of
the Anglo-American debt funding
agreement.
After a stormy executive session,
the Senate Finance Committee vot'
ed, 8 to 8, to report the Smoot-Bur-
ton bill. already passed by the House
by a substantial margin. Later,
Senator McCumber( Rep of North
Dakota, presented the report to the
Senate, with short statement ex-
planning the methods of payment
by Great Britain of the $4,600,00O,
900 loan.
Announcement was made by both
McCumber and Senator Smoot
(RepO of Utah, a member of the
commission, a move would be made
"arly this week, possibly Tuesday
or Wednesday, to call the bill up
for consideration In the Senate.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

waging determined fight against voting odds in the
Senate which refuse to IN response TO the best
arguments for the bi TIE strongest Presidential do
mand Some Middle West Republi and th0se Fro
Rressive Republicans who lean toward the AIm bloc
md les likes and dskes when the Democratic opponents
were added have made formidable obstacle to
come
the thought that the subsidy If given would under the
terms Of thespresent BILL be more beneficial TO passen
ger ships than those vessels which would furnish Amer
lean bottoms for American exports
It is at the Senators thus inclined that the proposed
amendment would be especially aimed Virtual assur-
that the incorporation Of such provision in the
bill would alter their attitude given the President
At the Capital declared there is to be-
heve that the President will be opposed to such prov
ison On the other hand it is expected he will approve
it means Of strengthening the present measure.
Senator McNary Of Oregon, spokesman for the Sen
atorial delegation which waited the President at
the White House today is said to have impressed the
President with the belief that only in this way can he
exert sufficient influence to meet the thoughts of
Senator'S who otherwise might be counted upon to be
party to the threatened filbuster
" service)
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
MEN IN JAIL
LINKED WITH
BLACK HAND
Police ImpIicate Prisoners
In Dozen Sayings and
Killing Plots In Town
SAY PASTOR WAS MARKED
Charge Band Also Planned
To Kidnap Child and Cut Off
Ear in Ransom Demand
SAY PASTOR WAS MARKED

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Feb.
10. Nine men are under arrest
here tonight charged with being
implicated in dozen murders
and in q number Of murder plots,
as well a. being members Of i
"black-hand society" according
to an announcement tonight by
the Clafk sbztg police departsslsEiB.'
The alleged wholesale murder
plots were discovered recently and
the suspects have been rounded up
40 fast as police here could lay
hands on them.
fPAsTOR MARKED.
Plots to kin seven Clarksburg
citizens. including Rev. T. e.
Gamer, United Brethren Minister.
and the solution of three recent
local murder mysteries have been
uncovered by the arrests, the po-
lice say.
All those under arrest are specific
ally charged with the murder OF
James Apara, a storekeeper. who
was shot to death In his store the
night of January 20.
POLICE LIST CRIMES.
Other crimes and attempted
crimes disclosed by evidence OBJ
tanned by the officers who worked
in conjunction with Maryland and
Pennsylvania detectives are, the
police claim, death trap to blow
/ up prohibition enforcement officers
, in vacant house, a plot to blow
up L. D. Snider, police chief of
Fairmont, w. Va, and a plot to
kidnap a child of Angelo Grantano,
wealthy merchant of Grasselli, and
to cut off it's ear and mail 1t to it's
father and demand money, in
| default of which the child was to
be killed. Grantano's store was
wrecked by an explosion a year
ago.
| Those under arrest are: Angelo
Bono, Richard ! Ferri, Nicholas
/ Salamanca, Joseph Surgi, and Phil
lip Misciche, all of Fairmont; Angus
tus Jergo, Phillip Canazero, and
John Cennelle, of Clarksburg, and
Patsy Corba, of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
Vice Charge Against Boys and Girls
OF Illinois Town Blamed to Politics

that girls and boys organized i'm.
proper dancing parties, drank
"moonshine." visited road houses
and otherwise flouted convention.
Four girls, ranging in age from
fifteen to seventeen. made the
charges that resulted in a prelim.
mary investigation. following which
six boys have been ordered before
the grand jury. one fined and war
rants issued for arrest OF two more.
Two of the four girls are missing.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
NINE HELD IN HARRISBURG, II. VA, DEATH PLOTS;
CONGRESS- MOBLLLZES FOR WORLD VAR ON DRUGS
Turkey Again
Demands Allied
Vessels Depart
PARIS, Feb. 10.

- SAAD1ASe - oOS ava
TH e Turkish authorities
have unexpectedly renewed
their orders tl1st all foreign
Warships Of more than 1000
tons must leave Smyrna Har.
Dor, according to o Smyrna
dispatch received mt the for
eign office tonight.
The allied naval commanders
ut Smyrna held q conference
and informed the Turks that
they would not leave unless
ordered to do 50 by their
respective governments.
News that the Turks had
renewed their withdrawal order
caused much surprise in view.
Of information from Smyrna
yesterday that an agreement
had been reached between the
Turks and the allied naval
commanders by which the
original Turkish demand would
be held In allegiance pending
diplomatic negotiations.
Conflicting adhvices have OBJ
secured tl1o real situation at
GmyrIaa.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
MOhammedan and Hindu
Natives Riot i'm India

LONDON. Feb. 10.-Serious riot
ing has broken out in the Wadh-
wan Kathawar province between
the Mohammedan and Hindu ma
tives, according to a Central News
dispatch from Bombay today.
The Hindus are reported to have
burned a Mohammedan mosque,
and the Mohammedans retaliated
by giving many Hindu dwellings to
the flames.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
DIR. Coue Grateful to American Public
AS He Leaves the Country for France

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-"If I have
helped but one person, feel that
my trip here has been a great
success" was Emile Coue's parting
message to America as he sailed to-.
day for France. after completing his
lecture tour here.
The little Nancy druggist, rmiling
and happy. extended his gratitude
to physicians. the press and every
one else who helped him to present
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HARVARD. ILL.,, Feb 1O-Politics
today was blamed for charges Of
alleged vice conditions existing
among boys and girls of Harvard,
as rumors of grand jury investiga-
ton We're heard.
Harvard residents declared cit
liens Of Woodstock, the county seat,
were seeking to advance their city
at the expense Of Harvard.
The State was expected to request
n special grand Jury to sift charges
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

-autosuggestion to the people Of
America.
Come to me in Nancy" he said
Il shall meet you with open arms
Come. and perhaps 1 shall be able
to help you to help yourselves"
Coue promised to keep In touch
with the Coue institute which is to
be established here. He will visit
America again as soon as he cam
spare the time from his own clinic
in Nancy. he said.
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German Bark Wrecked,
ALI of Crew Rescued

LIZARD. England, Feb. 10.-A
five-masted German bark was wreck
ed off here today during a severe
storm. Heavy seas made the res
cue Of the crew difficult. They were
finally taken off in breaches buoys.
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Aid for Cargo Ships
in New Subsidy Plan
BY CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, Jr.

New life was given the Administrations ship subsidy
bill yesterday.
Legislative srategsts who subscribe to President
dings belief Of the necessity for passing the BILL have
devised method calculated to much Of the
opposition to the measure.
Not only President Hardings hope that the Senate
will be recorded the bill renewed, but he was i'm
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
PREPARATIONS BECOME
EXCUSE FOR VIOLENCE,
CONTRARY To TREATY"

America Should Regard the Problem
Of Preparations With the Greatest
Distrust, for It Is the Deadly Poison
of Civilization. She Should Regard
With Difidence Every Offer, Every
Request, Every Proposal. She Should
Not Grant Any Favor or Loan
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
MORE DEAD TE
FROM DOOMED Mine
Fifty Bodies Recovered at DaW-
sonSurvivors of Canadian
Blast ConvaIescing.

While rescuers were removing
the fiftieth body Of the 100 ex.
plosion victims at the Phelps
Dodge mine at Dawson, N. M, to-
day, the six survivors of the forty
persons who were entombed by the
mine explosion at Cumberland, Brit
ish Columbia, were reported on a
fair way to recovery.
DAWSON, N. M, Feb. 10.-Res-
cuers. after removing heaps of
stone and wreckage, have reached
the spot were most of the men
were, trapped in the mine Of the
Phelps Dodge Corporation when the
fatal blast occurred Thursday, and
the work of removing bodies is
progressing rapidly.
Only a small group of spectators
and relatives stood at the mouth of
the mine today. Two days Of
"d4IAu6 AdNO 4ObOCu
Of all hopes that those who still
remain In the shattered tunnels
will ever come out alive.
Experienced miners who are as
sisting in the removal of the bodies
state that the entire mine was af-
fected by the explosion, and that
several months would be required
to repair the damage.
VANCOUVER. B. c., Feb. To-
Many of the thirty-four men who
are dead asa result of the mine
blast at Cumberland, would be alive
today if they had not rushed need
lessly into the after damp fumes in
an effort to reach a safety zone,
according to the six survivors who
are recovering here today.
Thirteen men were killed out
right by the blast, they stated, and
the others sacrificed their lives by
not needing the warnings of more
experienced miners to "stay where
you are"
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pressed That, Gne MebAOu ~ uClllz6u,
chances for its passage will be enhanced.
4 delegation Of Senators, including
out-and-out opponents Of the ship sub
sidy BILL but believers in the subsidy
principle, unfolded the expected vote
getting scheme to che President. They
suggested change in the bill TO pro-
vide greater Governmental aid for cargo
carriers. Favorable action on the
measure, however, was represented 70
the President as being contingent upon
inclusion in the bill Of the proposed
amendment.
President Harding, since the intro
.S..~As@~ - 49, ~1.s~a@As~@nes AsY9 Eam hnnw.
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By EPRESE SENTATIVE
STEPHEN G. PORTER,

Chairman Of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
Written Expressly for Universal service.)
The dope evil has reached
a point where immediate
drastic action to check it is
imperative.
Like a great octopus, it
has stretched it's tentacles
into many countries of the
world and, unless successfully
combated, it soon will have
a stranglehold on civilization
itself. Humankind is at
stake.
A few years ago we in Amer
Continued on Page q Column a.
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HEAR|NCSF|XED
FOR TUESDAY ON
BILL STRIKING
At EVIL 'SROOTS
Experts to Testify Before
House Committee on the
Ravages Of Dope Habit
CALLS CHECK IMPERATIVE
Porter Declares Agreement of
Powers to Control Produc-
ton Is the Only Solution

Hearings nil begin Tuesday
befoss TIE Mouse Foreign Al
fairs Copsmittee on tlss Porter
sssotntioa sghicb strikes at the
spa = sa,i
e ssolsssaCn sgoRId yeqssest
the PssAjdss 81 Lked
States b take tie I'll siaSsps Ii !
obtaining an agreement By the
goUesnnse,ats of the countries IN
which narcotic raau materials
are groson to limit production to
the minimum of medicinal needs.
All, the horrors, degradation
and destruction of the hideous
drug menace and its rapid
spread oUer the United States
and other countries of the soorld
s0iu be spread on the official
records of Congress at these
hearings.
The most celebrated medical
and scientific authorities will
testify as to the r1Uaging
effects of "dope" on humankind,
and officials of the Government
and numerous organizations aUM
disclose the ertent to aOhich the
evil has gotten its grip on the
people of this country.
The case against the habit
forming drugs aOiu be made con-
clatsive, and aohen 1T is taken to
the White House to back up the
President, his demand upon the
other governments to join in
erddicatimg this menace wiU be
transferable.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

DR. GRANT, it seems, was
not put out because he was
not sufficiently Courageous and
unambiguous."
Squabbling on doctrine, per-
haps, would interest the found
er of Christianity less than the
price of that dinner. You can
get $50 pounds Of corned
beef and great deal of cab
bage for So, enough to feed
many starving Christian Ar
menians.