EARLY ACTION IS DEMANDED ON BILL AIMED AT ^DIVORCE RING"'VOLUNTARYCLEAN-UPUNLIKELY

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the public Interest" la affected by and» Involved In every suit for divorce or

the annulment of the marriage ties,.nd"Whereas It Is further considered

. that the people of the Commonwealth,< In every such uncontested suit or: whenever the court or Judge thereof

¦hall deem It for the probable good,should proceed through a duly ap¬pointed representative and defend orcontest the same."

. Backed by Woman.Under the provisions of the bill,

whenever any suit for divorce or the' annulment of a marriage hereafterInstituted shall have been matured bythe due execution of the processtherein, and the respondent shall fallto defend or contest the same, orwhenever the court or the Judgethereof In vacation shall be of theopinion at any time during the prog-

. ress of the suit that the respondentis not defending same in gOod faith,or that the public Interest require it,the co)irt shall appoint some discreetand competent attorney a guardian adlitem, who shall defend the suit in thename and on behalf of the Common¬wealth of Virginia.The bill further provides that the

guardian shall not be related to orconnected with the parties, nor haveany Interest In the matter In the con¬troversy.

In case the respondent falls to enterhis appearance in any suit the clerkof the court must appoint a guardianto represent the interest of the absent

' defendant.One of the backers of the measure

is Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, for manyyears active in reform work, and aresident of Alexandria, now in Rich¬mond working for the support of themeasure."The provisions of this bill should

put a stop to the wholesale divorcet business which has caused a blight onthe name of our grand old State, anddisgrace to the city of Alexandria,"she declared.

$1,000 FOR CAR, TRACTOR,AND TRUCK, FORD'S AIM

DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 27..HenryFord today was near the goal of priceshe set out to attain several years agowhen he announced he would sell "acar, a tractor, and a truck for $1,000."

In a statement Mr. Ford announceda cut of $230 in the pricn of the Ford

. tractor, bringing the selling price ofthe farm machine down to $3!»i.With the new cut In effect, the Ford

touring car, a truck, and a tractor'cannow be purchased for 31,137.

"I believe it will do the countrysome good Just at this time, especiallywhen spring is approaching, to make

¦. It easier for the farmer to get hiswork done at lower cost and thus help

. bring down the price of food andeverything else," says the announce-

. ment.

all-metal monoplanePERFECTED BY GERMAN

BERLIN, Jan. 27..Prof. HugoJunkers, noted German scientist, hasJust completed the design for an all-metal monoplane, which will be 260

\ feet from tip to tip of the wings.. There will be four engines of 1,000-f horse power each.

The airplane cannot be built untilthe allies relinquish their control

*! over German aeronautics.

NIGHTGOWN AND3200 WILL GETDIVORCE IN VI,(Continued from First Page.)

Immediately came in quest of grist forthe mill.Thomas' emmUnary slipped out of

a sldedoor, walked a few paces upSouth Fairfax street, crossed to theoppoelte side and returned to wherethe reporter stood In front of theother lawyer's office."Howdy, stranger." the emmlssary

stated by way of approach. "Oot amatch?"The reporter had and. in exchange

accepted the proffered cigarette.Knew Good Lawyer.

"Looking for aomebodyT" thestranger asked.The reporter was, tout did not volun¬

teer the Information as to who he was'looking for."Don't guess you are looking for a

good lawyer, are you?" was thestranger's 6autton question.

"Yep, I am," the reporter confess¬ed. "Am In a little trouble. Waitinghere to see Mr. (.)."Was It about a divorce, mister?"

the stranger boldly asked."Well, to &e franc, It Is," the re¬

porter replied, loosening up a bit."I'm over here to get a divorce; wasreferred to Mr. ( ). Am waitingfor him now."

"Well, I know a mighty fine divorcelawyer," the stranger volunteered."Ills office Is right across the street.Want to go over and see him?""No," the reporter replied. "I was

referred to Mr. Blank and will waita few moments for him."The stranger departed, going around

the block. Approaching from the op¬posite direction he again enteredThomas' office and soon returned withThomas, the counselor and attorney.An Introduction followed, with the

added impressive bit fit informationthat Mr. Thomas waa a director. In thePeoples Permanent Building and LoanAssociation of Virginia, Incorporatedfor $260,000, with offices in Alexandria,Del Hay, etc., with permanent officesat Aurora Hills, Va., which Is Mr.Thomas' home.Sympathetic and eager to be of any

little assistance, Mr. Thomas won¬dered if he could assist in any way.When told that the visitor was wait¬

ing to see another lawyer, Mr. Thomasvolunteered the information that theother lawyer was probably out of townand would not be back.

Wanted Quick Decree."Come on over to my office and

maybe I can help you out," Mr.Thomas urged.The reporter was reluctant, but

after some persuasion he agreed togo over.

In Thomas' office the reporter In¬troduced himself and stated the cas-?According' to the story told to

Thomas, the reporter had a friend,a very wealthy and prominent society woman, residing in Washing¬ton.She desired a divorce, but due to

her social prominence, it must begotten quietly and quickly, if gottenat all. Without saying so, the re¬porter intimated that the womanwho nought a divorce waa the wifeof a Congressman."The main thing," the reporter

stated, "Is that If this divorce Is tobe gotten at all It must be gottenwithout any chance of publicity, forto have publicity, in this casewould ruin the divorce seeker social¬ly, and, furthermore, the reporterstated, "she has no grounds fordivorce and if the suit should be¬come known to her husband It wouldbe Impossible for her to get It."The plan," the reporter continued,

"is for this woman to get a dlvorcoand slip away from Washington atonce."She desires to meet .another man

in San Francisco. This man that shewill meet Is an official of the

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Arms Conference To Make ChinaSafe.For International Crooks

By POLITICLY.Whatever else the arms confer¬

ence may achieve. It seems certainthat It will make China sate for allthe plunderers.The latest achievement in this

humane endeavor Is Its attempt toforbid the exportation of arms toChina. Against this ban, the Jap¬anese delegation suggested a res¬ervation that the prohibition mustnot interfere with the shipment ofarms to the Japanese troops in

Standard Oil Company. He sails forthe Orient In three weeks. What wewant Is a divorce, gotten in threeweeks, if it can be, and withoutknowledge of the suit to anybodyexcept the lawyer, the Judge and theprominent Washington woman. Canit be arranged?"

Assured of Secrecy."The whole thing can be arranged

to the entire satisfaction of yourfriend," Thomas declared."Well, how about the publicity?"

the reporter asked."There won't be any publicity, and

her hnnband will know nothing aboutit until It's too late," Thomas assuredthe reporter."As the matter is so urgent

wouldn't it be a good idea for youand your friend to meet me at myhome tonight," Thomas asked. "Youknow It is pretty risky business get¬ting a divorce quick like this, andit would really be better for you to

China. They were promptly In¬formed that the prohibition, ofcourse, would not affect this Jap¬anese privilege. But the shipmentof arms to the Chinese governmentfor its own troops is to be strictlyforbidden. That Is the conferenceidea of "disarmament."

Called Restoring Peace.The whole thing was undertaken

under the benevolent notion of "re¬storing" peace in China. Its chiefeffect will be to leave China, at the

come to the house tonight than tobe seen in the office here."Accordingly, arrangements were

made with Thomas, one of LittleReno's "counselors and attorney*with practice in Virginia and thecourts of the District," to secure aquick divorce, details for whichwould be explained that night inThomas's home.

"Will she have to live over here atall?" the reporter asked, about to de¬part.

"All you need to get a divorce inAlexandria is » night gown and $200.You ran hang your night gown upover here in somebody's house, whichestablishes you a residence, and giveme the $100. I'll do the rest.

"It will be easy, dead easy, boy, andyou won't have any trouble, publicity,nor worry."Bring your friend out to my house

tonight and we'll settle the wholething," Thomas declared, bowing thedivorce seeker out of hla office.

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mercy of 1U benefactor. Py|lcu-larly of the Japanese. Just as theyhave done in Siberia, thehave fomented revolutlona in Chinaand have armed the enemies of theChinese government. This noble un¬dertaking ao far has been some-what hampered by the fact thattroopa loyal to China have alao beenable to get arma. If * way_ oouVdbe found to disarm the Chinesetroops, the bandits who get theirarma and ammunition from Jap-unese sources, or whosehave been bribed by thewould have an eaaier time of inefinal subjugation of the greaiChinese repubUc.The plan fits in remarkably well

with the whole tenor of the armaconference. Inatead of r«*t®^llJ.the integrity or the sovereignty oreither China or of Russia, 'the <con-ference leadorn have sought to in-sure the helplessness of those coun¬tries. lest they resist the future en-croachmenta of Japan or of GreatBritain.

Simple Way to Peace.It is a simple way to make peace.

If China and Russia can be dis¬armed and paralyzed, if the im¬perialist free-booting of Japan anaGreat Britain has nothing to fearfrom Chinese or Russian resistance,the peace of the Orient should beSecure#

Against this program, the Ameri¬can delegation has not raised itsvoice. Instead it haa stood readyto assent at every turn.From time to time we have heard

noble sentiments from Mr. Hughesand from his colleagues concern¬ing the friendly Interest which the

,United States has in China as wellas Russia. From time to time, Mr.Hughes has emphasized the "moraltrusteeship," which he feels theconference should hold for theseless-favored countries. ToIn tlie street, this meant that theUnited States was prepared to de¬fend the rights of Russia or atChina. In his Innocent credulity,he could picture Mr. Hughes pro¬claiming the sanctity of treatiesagainst all violators; proclaimingthe Independence of China and ofRussia against all threats;the determination of the UnitedStates to see that Justice should bedone to the weakest.

Instead, for two months now, wohave heard the voice of the UnlteaStates raise'i only In defense ofthe strong, we have heard It* dele¬gates assent to every step thatwould fetter these nations; we havewatched them bind the UnitedStates to the chariot wheels of analien Imperialism.

Leave China Helpless.If the conference were to end to¬

morrow, it would leave China morehelpless than ever and Russia morecompletely at the mercy of theJapanese invaders, than it waswhen the conference began.

Worse, It would leave the UnitedStates bound, by the treaty of theouadruple alliance, to protect Japanagainst a possible retaliation byChina or of Russia, should eitherof those nations ever become strongenough to strike back at itsdespoilers.But the conference for the dis¬

armament of China will at ieasthave been a success. This is lim¬itation of armaments with a ven- vgeance.

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If you care to read a book that isfull of facts, punch, snd logic, andthat will figure effectively In thecoming campaign, rea^.THE CRIME OF '20"

By George W Armstrong <>f KortWorth. Texss. '« fam Hie pressand for suit- m. . »««.'stands in Waoh.ngton

NELLIE BLV DIESOF PNEUMONIAIN N.T. HOSPITAL

Widely Known Writer Remem¬bered for Record-Breaking

Trip Around the World.NEW TORK. Jan J7..Nellie Blv. In

private life Mr*. Robert L. Seaman,one of the apeclal writers on the ataffof the Evening Journal, died today ofpneumonia In St. Mark's Hospital.She became 111 two weeks ago and

shortly afterward was taken to thehospital from her room In the HotelMcAlpln. She sank steadily and yes¬terday no further hope was held outfor her recovery.

Nellie Bly occupied a unique placeIn the world's journalism for nearlytwo-score years, and the reputationshe made In the eighties by her record-breaking trip around the world for aNew York newspaper remains undlm-med today.Men and women in all corners of the

United States knew her as a greatministering angel to humanity. Herdally mall contained many gratefulletters from persons who had beenhelped by her words of advice. Inspira¬tion, and wisdom.

Nellie Bly knew life as few news¬papers writers of the day. The back¬ground of her knowledge of humanfralllties, sacrifices, joys, was the ex¬traordinary newspaper life she hadled since she began writing in Pitta-burgh about forty years ago. She hadalways been a feature writer andhad appeared on the public platformttiany times In behalf of good move¬ments to which she decldefl to giveher energetic support.She waged a sensational fight

against gambling and more recentlywielded her powerful pen In an agita¬tion against capital punishment. Sheheard the cry of homeless boys, theblind, and the destitute; and her force¬ful articles in their behalf broughtabout many much-needed rsforms.

Nellie Bly covered political conven¬tions for many years and her articleswere tremendously popular. She knewthe political game as few womenwriters of today.

Nellie Bly was fifty-six years oldand had led a tremendously activelife. 8he was a newspaper writer,from her early youth, managed twolarge corporations for a time, and Inher after life returned to newspaperwork with as great an avidity as shehad shown In her younger days.The thing that made her famous

was her trip around the globe In 1889!In seventy-two days, six hours andeleven mlnutea.8he undertook the trip to prove that

Jules Verne's famous romance."Around the World In Eighty Days.",could be matched In reality.

MEAT WORKERS VOTETO CONTINUE STRIKE

CHICAGO. Jan. 17;.More than 90per cent of the striking packing houseworkers voted today to continue thestrike, which has been in effect sinceDecember 6, according to figures an¬

nounced today by officials of theAmalgamated Meat Cutters andButcher Workmen of North America.These figure* are based on the votes

cast In East St. Louis, St. Joseph,Mo., Oklahoma City, Kansas City,Omaha. Sioux City, Denver, Albert

Minn., and a part of the Chi¬cago vote.Dennis Lane, secretary of the Meat

Cutters' Union, said there was nodoubt that the strikers had votedoverwhelmingly to continue thestrike.

Some people think "Jan" Is mod¬ern, but In The Washington TimesSunday morning you will learn thatthe ladies and gents who lived 5,000years ago knew hew to shake a meanshoulder-blade.

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MRS. ROBERT L. SEAMON(Nellie Bly.)

LACK CONFIRMATION OFEGYPTIAN RIOT VICTIMS

LONDON. Jan. 27..Official con¬firmation of the report that 190 per¬sona had been killed and 1,000wounded in disorders at Cairo, Egypt,was still lacking this afternoon.

Field Marshal Allenby, British highcommissioner in Egypt, has made nomention of the casualties nor of anyserious new disorders, in his latestdispatches.The cabinet discussed the report of

heavy casualties In fresh Egyptiandisorders, but no public statementhas besa made.

CHILD SCALDED TO DEATHIN POT OF BOILING SOAP

CHIPL.ET, FTa., Jan. 27..Fallinginto a pot of boiling soap, the four-year-old son of Henry Wachob, resid¬ing near here, was scalded to deathtoday. The child, with others, wereplaying around the pot, where itsparents were working.

500 GAL. STILLIS CAPTURED IN

Seven Arrests Are Made Fol¬lowing Swoop on

Farm.Raiding the farm house of Igna¬

tius Wathen at Morganza. abo'lt forty-fgfive mites from Leonardtown, 8t.Marys county. Md., Washington andBaltimore prohibition agents this)morning made seven arrests and con-

fiacated a 500-gallon still they claimwas found in operation and nearly400 gallons of distilled spirits.Those arrested were Wathen, who

was charged with operating the still,and E. W. Williams, T. W. Thomp¬son. David Alexander and WilliamMiller, charged with aiding Wathenin making whiskey, and CharlesYoung and Burt Cliffon, who were

charged with having in an automo¬bile a 175-galion still which theywere attempting to drive away withwhen the officers swooped down onWathen's place.With the qapture of the still, the

Federal officers claim they have putout of commission one of the sourcesof whiskey supply for Baltimore an<iWashington. The officers who madethe arrests Included J. H. Albntten,E. Linholn, William Slichen andJ. IX. Bratton.

CANADA MAY ANNULINDIAN TRIAL MARRIAGES*

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. Jan. 27..The special Canadian com:nittee onIndian affairs today recommendedthat legit? In tion allowing trial mir*rlagos uming the Indians be an¬nulledFree and easy marriage and di¬

vorce have resulted in grave im¬morality among the Indians, thecommittee said.

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