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The Washington times., 1923-01-24
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES TO
STUDY PRINTERS LIST

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Jan. "a
Air and dust examination in six
commercial printing plants in
Pittsburgh and Washington will be
made by the United States Bureau
Of Mines to determine the metallic
contents of printers list" the
fluffy substance which collects in
type boxes and forms, it has been
announced at headquarters of the
International Typographical Union
here.
Results Of the examination will
be submitted to DR.. Frederick l.
Hoffman, in charge of the unions
nationwide health survey in the
printing trades. General investf
cations of shop conditions have
been made in fifty Boston PRINTING
plants.
Conditions in most printing plants
are very good as regards ventila,
ton and Similar health provisions
but the continued prevalence Of so
called dust phthisis'' among print
ers is deserving Of inquiry, union
officials said.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
BOGUS PSYCH0 0GY DRIVING PEOPLE MAD PROFESSOR DEQA
President And Wife
Convalescing
Together
By InteFaAaaOnal News Service.

Indictment weather held Pres
ident Harding close to his study
today. An aiI-night snow,
which turned into rain, caused
continued postponement Of Aall
engagements, and, upon the ad-
vice Of DR.. &C. =. Sawyer, his
physician, again prevented the
Presidents return to his desk
in the executive Offices.
Practically all trace Of the
grip, which has confined the
President to his room for over
. week, has nov gone. This
illness, however, has emphasized
the need Of a rest from the
arduous duties which have kept
Mr.. Harding aelOse to his desk
since last June, and DR.. Sawyer
is determined the President shall
"rest up" ras long as possible.
The marked Improvement OF
Mrs. Harding from er,lOng al
ness has greatly Sheered the
President. With the abandon
1nent Of her wheel chair and her
subsequent ability once more TO
get around, taestWot are spending
their whole time together In the
White House study.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
VETERANS EL|EI
GONCRESSF0R
DELAYS
"DepIorable, :" Says Legislative
Agent, Charging 50 Bills
Are Held Up.

ny LMHGEW3HA0MM4~ NOWU SCkVhCcs
A protest against the inaction OF
Congressstow fifty.two legislative
bills, affecting veterans Of the world
war, was made here today by the
American Legion, through John T.
Taylor, its legislative representative.
Taylor scored the failure Of con-
gressional leaders to tf0kmsa special
.committee to handle veterans legis-
lation.
EFT il extremely deplorable." said
Taylor ina statement. "It cannot
help hut create the feeling IN the
nliylds OF swar.wreclted soldiers ard
etlfeir families tllatsceftAlns Influential
members OF Congress are more in
terested In retaining their brief au-
Ethorfty, than they are IN the welfare
OF those who lost their health N
the defense OF their country"
Most OF the fifty-twO bills now
pending are sIumbering In the House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee Of which Congressman
Samuel e. Winslow Of Massachu-
setts, IL chairman. This COMMITTEES,
Taylor said, has not held q heaEing
on veteran legislation since 1871.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
Thyssen, Coal Magnate,
Defies French Orders;
No Traitor, He Declares
InternationaI Now servIce.

MAYENCE, Jan. 24.-I am a
German: I know only the German
laws and obey only the German
laws" declared Fritz Thyssen, Ruhr
coal operator, when arraigned today
before a French military tribunal
charged with disobedience.
Thyssen made dramatic address
to the court, concluding:
ST will never be a traitor to my
fatherland."
Thyssen is the son Of August
Thyssen, owner of q chain OF coal
mines and iron and steel mills In
the Rhineland and Ruhr. He and
five other German mine directors
were arrested on Saturday and
brought here for trial. They had
been ordered to work their mines to
full capacity. turning over the coal
to the French, but refused.
At the opening Of the trial there
was much wrangling over the COM
potency Of the court to try the de-
fendants.
DR.. Grimm, attorney for Thyssen.
declared that the military tribunal
was without jurisdiction and at
tackled the whole procedure.
ruled by the president OF the court
and the PROCEEDINGS continued.
Thyssen was the first witness called.
Detachment of French infantry,
with bayonets fixed, guarded the
court where the trials were con-
Quoted.
M. Badin, the French prosecutor,
in outlining the military's case
against the defendants asked that
fines be imposed.
All the prisoners were given an
opportunity to addresses the court.
They followed the lead Of Herr
Thyssen, pleading their inability to
obey the French because they were
G.rman subjects bound by Ger
man laws.
DR.. Grimm called attention to
the statement by the French gov
eminent that occupation Of the
Ruhr was an economic measure. In
view Of this fact, he said, the
French were not justified in set
ting up a military court to try
offenders arrested under an eco.
| nomfc regime.
DIR. Grimm had as his assistant
NJ. Leclere of Nancy. The court
consisted Of a major, captain and
a lieutenant.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
British Cabinet Hats
Friction With French
Over Arrests in Ruhr
BY DAVID M. CHURCH.
International News Service.

LONDON, Jan. 24.-The cabinet
acted today to prevent the friction
between the British and French
military authorities in the German
Rhineland. The whole Ruhr situa-
ton was canvassed, but it is under.
stood that the cabinet will continue
it's policy of neutrality.
France, in replying to a British
communication regarding arrests OF
German officials by French in the
British area of military occupation
assured Great Britain that the
French government desires to avoid
any embarrassing incident.
Before the cabinet met the for.
eign office gave out information
that the Anglo-French situation in
the Ruhr was "easier" as the re.
suit Of conversations that had been
held between the British ambassa.
dor at Paris and Premier Poincare.
The British ambassador informed
the foreign office that Premier
Poincare was notifying the French
high commissioner in the Rhineland
70 avoid any Entertainments of au.
thority upon the territory held by
British troops In the Rhineland.
The trouble arose at the begin,
ming of the week when the
British military authorities protest
ed against the action of the French
military authorities In making ar
rests upon British-held territory.
It 10 learned that British labor
is giving strong support to the Ger
man workers in the Rhineland and
Ruhr. Several British trade union
leaders are now in Germany. and
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
PLAN NEW VOTE
ON ROAD BOND
ISSUE
Proposal Was Defeated by
40 to 400, but Fight ls
to Go Forward.

CLARENDON, Va, Jan. 24.-An-
other attempt to put over a bond Is
sue for roads will be made before
the end of the year, it was learned
today. Leaders in the fight for the
bond issue declared today they felt
confident the measure would pass ii
put up to the citizens with several
changes.
The issue was defeated yesterday
by vote of 440 to 406. The vote
by precincts follows:
Clarendon, "a for, 229 against
Ballston, 1873 for, 10 against; Ar
lington, 1853 for, 20 against, and
Rossiyn, So for and II against.
The Clarendon Baptist Athletic
Clubs basketball team will play
the pyramid Athletic Club Of Wash
ington tonight at the Peck Memorial
gymnasium at 8 o'clock.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella M
Follin, thirty-eight, wife Of Ernest r
Follin, who died in Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital yesterday, will be
held tomorrow at the st. Charles
Catholic Church at 10 o'clock. In.
terment win be in Mt. Olivet Gene.
terry. Besides her husband she is
survived by her father, Thomas H
Offutt, of Montgomery county, Md.
and two sons, Ralph and Francis
Follin, both of this town.
The Cherrydale, Ballston and
Clarendon fire departments were
called out last night for a fire at
the home of A. F. Williams, of Liv-
ingstone Heights. The fire was
caused by. an oveheated flue. The
damage was slight.
Charles Moore, chairman of the
Fine Arts Commission, made an ad-
dress last night in the auditorium
of the Cherrydale school. He told
of the proposed plan to develop the
Virginia shores from Great Falls.
He declared that the military road
leading up to the Key Bridge
should be Strengthened.
Mrs. Mabel Spindle, president of
the Mothers Club, gave a card
party at her home last night. 8. NJ
Angelo took first prize, Ruth Angelo
second, and Mrs. Archie Haley third.
The meeting of the Mothers Club
scheduled for tomorrow, has been
postponed until Friday on account
of the death Of Mrs. Follin.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
SEEKS 5000 FOR TOES
LOST As SHOE .EXPLO DED

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Jan.
24.-It was cold when Mrs. Hugo
Meats, Of Harrisville, sat down be.
fore an open gas fire to warm her
feet. A few moments later she was
startled by an. explosion which, she
says, tore off the tip Of one OF her
shoes. Her toes were 20 badly IN
jured amputation was necessary.
Therefore Mrs. Meats filed suit
in circuit court here for $4,000
charging the manufactures used
celIuloid instead OF leather In the
inner lining Of the shoe tips.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
Weeks Orders Officers
Abroad Not to Serve
With French Invaders

Secretary of War Weeks today
instructed Maj. Gen. Henry T. AL.
len, commanding the American army
OF occupation in Germany, to imme.
diately withdraw all American off.
GERS serving as observers with the
French military forces.
Weeks said he did not believe anv
American officers were accompany.
ing the French in their invasion of
the Ruhr, but that the orders were
issued to General Allen as q IRE.
cautionary measure.
In addition to carrying out the
regular Red Cross service for re.
turning troops at debarkation points,
the American Red Cross has ar.
ranged to render service to the men
Of the army of occupation returning
from the Rhine and the dependent
families who will follow them, It
was announced today.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
EDUCATOR GETS SEND-OFF
ON WAY TO BRUSSELS

A dinner to celebrate DR.. Clar-
ence J. Owens recent appointment
to the office Of vice president Of the
international university, located in
Brussels, to represent the university
in the western hemisphere was held
yesterday afternoon by the Inter
national Association Of Arts and
Letters.
DR.. Owens, who is president of the
Southern Commercial Congress. an
nounced he is organizing an Amer.
lean board for affiliation with the
university to be composed Of lead.
ing educators from all the countries
from Canada to Chile and Argen-
tina.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24

are said to be actively organizing
German workers.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24

French Charge Germans With
Aiding Strikers to Stop
Production.

(COnClHu0O 4EOLn r1ESC FaSe.)
Ruhr returned to work today pend.
ing the outcome of the trials of
Fritz Thyssen and other coal opera.
tors at Mayence.
They threatened further trouble
il the coal magnates were convicted
and punished.
All of the Ruhr is more or less
isolated from the balance Of Ger.
many and some parts of the DC,
cupied areas are nearly cut off en-
tirely, owing to interruption Of rail
and wire communications.
The production Of coal and steel
products has fallen sharply; owing
to strikes and shortage Of fuel.
Despite the strikes and excited
condition of the German people
there has been no attempt towards
organized sabotage and very little
damage of any kind.
The miners, mill workers and
railway men were warned both by
the French military authorities and
the German magnates not to de-
stroy property.
Some railroad switches and sig
nal boxes were damaged near Bot
trop, northwest Of Essen, but the
loss was nominal.
The French are threatening to
take over the railway lines, tele-
graphs, telephones and public serv.
ices. as well as the mills and mines
on a general requisition order unless
the Germans give in. It is un.
likely, however, that such a drastic
move would be made for some
time, possibly ten days or two
weeks.
Additional French labor Is being
imported into the Rhineland for
the French have begun to doubt
the efficiency OF 'frequisitioned Ger
man labor"
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
GOODSCO1'CH At
CROMWELL
PARTY
Cincinnati Banker Testifies I'M
Divorce Suit Of Rich
New Yorker.

wv" HVANSbs
NEW YORK, Jan. Avery
good Scotch"
This precious liquid played -
prominent part at one or the gay
overnigft parties given by Mrs.
Rose Barker Cromwell in the beau
tiful Cromwell, home at L,archThont
while John Howard Cromwell was
away on his yacht.
William d. Breed, fifty.four, gray
haired and dignified banker of Gin.
cinAati, Ohio, testified at the CON.
tinuation OF the Cromwell divorce
suit before Supreme Court Justice
Seeger at White Plains yesterdaysto
the fact that 1t was good Scotch.
Breed had come all the way from
Ohio to testify, and he wanted to
catch the o'clock train back to
the bosom OF his family. But H j..
Lynch, attorney for the wealthy
plaintiff, kept pressing him for fur
Their details Of that evening at the
Cromwell home until the bankers
face became apoplectic in shade and
hts voice almost savage in tone.
Invited by Phone.
He had been taken to Larchmont
one Sunday in August 1891, Breed
testified, by Irwin Mills. one of the
three correspondents in the case.
II was to spend the day with
had been invited to Larchmont and
asked me IL would Co."
On their arrival, the witness re-
lated, they were met by Mrs.
Cromwell and Mrs. Muiford, the
$40, 900 Cromwell housekeeper EN-.
ployed by Cromwell
How long did you remain
there?" asked Attorney Lynch.
I'VE stayed all night" the wit.
ness replied with a startled air,
and explained:
TT was raining and the ladies
pressed us to remain all night. ]
was sleepy, 80 we did,"
Was ''Pajama Party"
This was the night OF the alleged
famous "pajama party" testified
| to in the trial by one Of the Crom
well maids. According to her testi
mony, Mills had been seen wearing
q pair of Mrs. Cromwell's paJamas
and heard to say, after Breed had
retired in the guestroom which
they occupied Jointly: "Good-by,
- 6O.A1Ss -.
Breed declared rne inciosns uiu
noe Jake place.. 0ut Mo
the tact that some very g0os'
Scotcn was ssrVeo ouIs ing go ~.
nIns. Only' E =
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49, xsy ee.s \ 49,, 49,
nag Ins s.s.a 49,. -
10s1s - n
ness 49,.
proceaslo OF uApps yyuns
men Wno - r 5a.L en ts, s4a,.
pialntiaLs nquvI, u.v H danood
cars uineu as nis iiU 49,. IL =. n,,as+s
over ms hardwood 80 Iio ostS 49,
OF MS young VIE ou1
witness stand CURING the uay.
Shifts Smelling Salts.
Irwin Mills. president of the
Easto,o Grane mice Comnanv. adj
mitfed anending the ntght at Larch-
mont on two occasions, i'm company
the latter time with e. Rerlstein, Of
Chicago. During his testimony
Mrs. Cromwell produced @ small
bottle Of smelling salts.
Mills denied improper relations
with the defendant.
Bernard III. Carman, 141 East
Sixty-first street, stin another man
named by Cromwell in his suit for
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
SEVEN CHRISTIANS ARE
HANGED AT SMYRNA

CONSTANTINOPL Jan. "a
Seven Christians charged with as
sisting the Greek army during
Greek occupation Of western Ana
tolia, have been hanged at Smyrna.
said a dispatch from that city to-
day.
The Greek patriarch is protesting
to the allies.
The Washington times., 1923-01-24
Drives Is, oso Miles.

GOSHEN. Ind, Jan. 24.-0uy
EBardo. employed in Washington
township as q school hack driver
for seventeen years, Figured recent
IN that In that time he has covered
$3.50 miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-02
PRESCOTT

Maurice O'Brien, County Treasurer
of Dakota county, Minnesota, has
rented the Walbridge summer cottage
and he and mis- family will occupy il
until the warm weather is over.
Myron Brown, and George Cakes Of
this city have been claiming in Lake
st. Croix since the season has opened
They have found several pretty slugs
taken from the shells.
The Austin, Minnesota, Boy Scouts
are planning to spend their vacation
at Prescott.
The next Pavilion dance at Pres
colt is August Ord.
The owners of the Red Wing
steamer and barge Manitou have de-
cided to offer for sale their OUTFIT
This excursion steamer has been very
useful to excursionists on the river
and Lake st. Croix under the present
management
The annual Mission Festival was
held at the ST. Paul's Lutheran church
last Sunday morning and afternoon
Several prominnet clergymer were
the speakers for the occasion. Din
ner was served on the lawn of the
church at noon.
Jos. J. Baker owner of the local
telephone exchange has added shrub
berry, plants and flowers to his frort
and side ground, adding beauty to his
building, the telephone exchange.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-02
ANGEL HILL
evening

A number of friends and relatives
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Merriman en-
ioyed a picnic at their home Sunday.
Leo Kauphusman has beln visiting
at the home of his uncle, Mr.. Johr
Cernohous.
Mr.. w. ID. Fielder and daughters,
Edna, Marguerite and Myrtle, Mar
garet Kordovsky and Mr.. Kenneth
Hummel spent Sunday at the A. c,
Wooley home.
Kenneth Mccullough of Hammond
visited his uncle Mr.. AlleEl McCul-
Tough last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccullough of Ham
mond spent Sunday with their son,
Allen Mccullough.
Mr.. T. M. Manion is having his barn
painted. Mr.. John Rogers is doing
the work.
NH. Harry Edgar started his
threshirg machine at Dick Hamman's
Monday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-02
RULES FOR PEDESTRIANS

If ouf legislators were in session
we would not dare print the following
bit of nonsense, for it is just the type
of suggestion which would appeal to
their brand of legislation, but we
dorbt if a special session will be call
ed now for enacting the following
RULES For Pedestrians"
Rule Pedestrians crossing bou-
levards at night shall wear white
light in front and a red light in the
rear.
Rule Before turning to the right
or left the pedestrian shall give three
short blasts on horn at least three
inches in diameter.
Rule 3-When an inexperienced dri-
yer is made nervous by pedestrian
he shall indicate the same and the
pedestrians shall hide behind tree
until the automobile has passed.
Rule pedestrians shall not carry
in their pockets any substance which,
wherg broken, will be apt to cut auto
mobile tires.
Rule Sin lodging automobiles
pedestrians shall not run more than
seven miles an hour.
Rule pedestrian must register
at the beginning of each year and pay
a liceLse fee of $500.
Rule Pedestrians will not be al
lowed to emit cigarette smoke on any
boulevard in an offensive nd unnec-
essary manner.
Rule 8-Each pedestrian before re-
ceiviEg his license to walk upon bou-
levard must demonstrate before an
examining board his skill in lodging,
leaping, crawling and extricating
himself from machinery.
Rule pedestrians will be held
responsible for all damage done to
automobiles or their occupants in col
lission.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-02
FARM BUREAU MEETINGS
(By N. r. Peabody, President st
Croix County Farm Bureau.)

The meeting in Cady Saturday was
the last Of the series of Farm Bureau
meetings which started June 7. OK
meeting was held in each town with
the exception of Rush River, which
was combined with Pleasant Valley
and Glenwood which was combined
with Cylo.a.
In general the attendance at the
me etings has been good, even better
than could be reasonably expected If
rush season such as this has beer
because of a late spring.
With nine towns of st. CroiS
county organized, the total member.
shipp is 355. Every town should be
organized with total membership
for the county of at least 1000.
As haying came on, soliciting Of
membership was abandoned because
of the difficulty of finding men who
could take their time for the work
That is the principal reason why
there are still unorganized towns il
the county.
Thruout the entire list of meetings
not one farmer has questioned the
fact that something needs to be dors
soon for the farmers. With but one
or two exceptions, none has denied TIE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-02
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
By H. G. Seyforth.

The one day Field demonstration
and Alfalfa Tour held July &c was
a decided success. At $3.50 a. M. peo-
pie began to gather at the Albert
Nelson farm in the town of Spring
Lake and by o'clock 80 cars were
there and nearly 100. At the different
stops more people gathered and a
large rumber made the entire trip
across the county. At Mr.. Nelson's
farm considerable interest was shown
in the tuberculin testing and many
questions were asked. The soybeans
and sudan grass as ar emergency hay
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-02

NORTH with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charley Helgeson.
Rev. L. X. Aaberg lost valuable
COW last week.
George Smith and family were
down from Minneapolis over Sunday
Recent visitors at the p. B. Bier
king home are Mr.. and Mrs. Arne Oh
son and family, their daughter, Mrs
Cook an family, J. A. Nyeggren and
family of Spring Valley. Sunday the
Bjerkeng and Nyeggren families mo-
tored to Taylors Falls, MINI.
There was parcel shower for Mr.
and Mrs. H. Norderhang Thursday
evening.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-02
CHERMA

Mr.. and Mrs. Hannelt left last Fri
day for Michigan to make their flu
ture home.
Threshing is the order of the day.
Miss Gertrude Cobian of Minneapo-
lis spent Sunday with relatives here
Pete Faltisek and children spent
Sunday at Joe Fables.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cobian, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Cobian and family ant
Mrs. Peter Gillig of st Paul spent
Sunday with relatives in Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph inertia and
family motored to New Richmocd
SUNDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Goodrich spen,
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Loida o.
Clifton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-02
GLASS VALLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. John Driscoll spent
Sunday with MIR. and Mrs. Matt
Schommer of Big River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Finlg and fam
lily spent Sunday at Alton, Minneso-
ia.
Mr. Freeman Rock of Hastings is
spending a few days with his uncle,
Joha Driscoll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Adams and
daughter, Forest, and Nellie Hall of
River Falls spent Wednesday at John
Moynihan's.
MIR. and Mrs. Bill Miley and family
of Diamond Bluff spent Sunday at
Tim Driscoll's.