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The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
MISSING MESSENGER
FOUND MURDERED

New York. Sept S.-Benjamin N.
Binkowitz, a Wall Street messenger.
who disappeared on August u with
s17s,ooo worth of liberty bonds, was
found murdered today near Milford,
Conn. The body. badly inutilated.
was found on a fence and was iden-
titled as that of the missing messen-
ger. Inspector Faurot. Of the New
York police department, declared he
believed tho boy was murdered by
professional criminals. who had en-
ticed him into an automobile for this
purpose when he left tho office OF
Whitney & Co. his employers
Mrs. Binkowitz identified the pic
ture Of the body as being that of her
son. Nine stab wounds on the chest
were mute evidence that the messen-
ger had put up a desperate fight.
evidently to save the property he
was guarding. His head was almost
severed from the body, his face was
cut In several layers and his right
hand bore deep cuts.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
LEADING
IN BALTIMORE
Renominated for Sheriff
While O'Meara Gets
Committee Position.

Baltimore, Nd. Sept. s.-John J.
Mahon is credited at a late hour to-
night with winning the States at
torneyship from a field of six in the
Democratic primaries here today.
The election is close but 1t seems
that John Pleasant will win the
clerkship of Circuit Court No. 2, and
Thomas F. McNulty, present incum-
bent. will retain that of sheriff
While The" Kelly won with Dea-
con C. Little as candidate for clerk
ship of the superior court, and is
also believed to be leading in the
fight for the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee. Here the principal
night centers between Daniel ]. Lo-
den, Mahon's chief lieutenant, and
John J. O'Meara, who holds a SINH
lar position of trust with Kelly.
The Republicans had only one
contest which was mainly a religi-
Gus fight between Catholics and
anti-Catholics the latter adopting a
platform favoring religious intoler-
ance and securing the aid of a
group of Masons. At a late hour
tonight the latter party was leading
close race.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
AFGHAN AMEER'S
PLEA FOR PEACE
Message of Submission to Viceroy
Of India Was Recorded in Con-
ventional Oriental Terms.

Calcutta, India. Sept. s-The Ameer
of Afghanistan in asking for peace.
worded his appeal in the conventional
oriental manner. describing the Vice
roy, among other things, as his
gracious and kind friend" and ap-
parently quite oblivious of the extra
ordinary manner in which he has
been treating his gracious and kind
friend" Amanulla also professed to
be impressed with the natural peace
loving inclination of the great British
nation. which does credit to his dis
cernment considering the somewhat
drastic methods by which the great
British nation" recently impressed
this same love of peace upon the ruler
and peoples Of Afghanistan.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
LOVERS KILLED
0NL0NELYR ROAD
Mystery Surrounds Shoot
ing of Young Man and
Woman.

Buffalo. n. Y. Sept s.-Msy Ness
mer. 3 years old, and Norman W.
Shear. Is both Of this city. were
found dead today on a lonely road
just north OF the Buffalo city line.
Both had been shot and the authori-
ties. after an investigation, snnounc-
ed that there was no doubt that a
double murder had been enacted. The
couple were sweethearrs OF several
years standing An automobile in
which they had started on a trip was
standing by the roadside. The mans
body, was in the car, that OF Miss
Messmer on the ground. Apparently
she had been slain while making an
effort to escape from the scene.
Discovery OF the tragedy was made
by two farmers, on the way TO a
field to DO plowinG. Near the auto
mobile were evidences OF a struggle.
The revolver used has not been
found.
People living IN the vicinity tell OF
having seen a strange man in the
neighborhood Sunday afternoon. Rob
berry was apparently not the motive
for Shears money was found on his
person and the girls Jewels were un-
touched. The sherin-s deputies think
that jealousy might be the erplAna-
ton. but they failed to ind anything
to substAntiste such . theory,
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
CHARGES HUBBY
HAD OTHER LOVE
Other Woman's Letters
Start MY Hubby to Be-"
Wife Tells Court.

Although a Washington woman is
named correspondent, the petition Of
Mrs. Viola II. Bodecker for an alb
soIute divorce from Charles L. Bo-
decker. former soldier. filed yesterday
in the District Supreme Court, con-
tsins a copy Of a love-lettor alleged
to have been received by Bodecker
from another woman IN West Fitch
burg. Mass.
The letter starts with my own
CHubby) to be" and contains an ad-
monition to Bodecker to DO as I
say now. dearest: I'm your boss in
the future" In reference to Bodeck-
er's alleged trip to West Fitchburg,
which Justice Gould nipped in the
bud by ordering him to stay in WASH
ington. the alleged letter reads, Don't
you stay down there Washington.
I want you to come up to Massachu-
setts to work, so can keep an eye
on you. Remember. II you stay down
there you are apt to form a false
impression in my mind. which you
can Judge from all appearances might
be-" The letter is signed, Your
wife to be. AL
On September last. Mrs. Bodecker
declares. her husband threatened to
cut off her head with trench knife.
On another occasion when he visited
his home. the wife states, he went
short way down the street and WIS.,
tied tho house Of woman who is
named in the petition, coming back
at 2 o'clock in the morning and get
ting in the window. The wife is
represented by Attorney P. B. More
house. -- -
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
Teachers Cannot Get
Lodgings in Detroit

Detroit, Sept s.-This city is so
crowded that teachers employed to
come here cannot ind rooms for
lodging within their means.
Frank Cody. superintendent OF
schools, decided TO appeal to the
pastors of churches for help in
finding suitable lodgings for the
teachers who are unable to pay the
high prices charged by rooming
house keepers.
Nearly 200 young women engaged
by the Board OF Education last July
at the minimum salary Of $500 a
year, have come to the city with
funds insufficient to keep them
until the first pay day. Many have
been. forced to engage high-priced
hotel rooms and others. new TO the
city. are paying exorbitant sums
for cots in downtown boarding
houses.
The majority of the new arrivals
are girls Is, 10 Md 20 years old
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
Anti-Rent Hog Bill
Waits District Okeh

District Corporation Counsel Con-
rad H Syme has been asked by the
Senate District Committee to study
their tentative bill designed TO curb
rent profiteering in Washington and
touch 1t up in such respects as he
deems advisable.
Chairman Balls Subcommittee
yesterday submitted the bin to the
whole committee, which accepted il
without debate. This means that in
a short time Washington will have
a fair rent commission of four
members who will have the last say
on all realty tangles, trainers of
the bill say. They also declare that
when the new legislation is put In
effect. shortly afterward, the Sauls-
bury resolution will be nullided,
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
Arms of Chester Irving and
Antonio Dana Are Shat
tered When Sightseeing
Bus Scrapes a Truck.
SOLDIERS ARE TAKEN
TO OPERATING TABLE
Accident on Sixteenth
Street as Cars Are on
Way to Mount Vernon
With Crowd of Patients.

The right arms Of two Walter
Reed patients, Chester Irving and
Antonio Dana, were shattered at
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when a motor bus in which they
were riding was forced into mar
row quarters with a truck at Six
teenth and Buchanan streets north
west, on the way to Mount Yer
non.
One in Serious Condition.
Private Irving. q. Of the Medical
Corps. 1t was announced at Walter
Reed Hospital last night was the
more seriously injured. He sustained
fractures on several parts of his arm
and his general condition is bad. Pri-
vate Dana, 25, Of the Signal Corps.
sustained even more serious injury to
his arm but his general condition Is
good.
Immediately after the accident the
boys were rushed back to Walter
Reed Hospital and put on the operat-
ing table 70. --.-
Amputations Not Necessary.
Late last night doctors in charge OF
the boys announced they were resting
easily and that no, smputations had
been necessary even though Irvins's
hand was almost torn of.
Mrs. Margaret Zappone. director OF
activities for the War Camp Com.
munity Service, who was in charge OF
the trip. said last night that abou,
twenty-five. boys were in the Inflated
bus. but none Of the others was in.
jured.
She explained that Irving and Dana
were looking back up Sixteenth stree,
with their arms hanging outside o.
the motor vehicle when the driver was
forced to Craze between another bu:
and truck OF bricks parked on tn.
street. causing their arms to crasi
into the truck before anyone senset
their danger. One truck had already
passed but none OF the men in 1t hac
their arms beyond the rails.
Says Accident Unavoidable.
Mrs. Zappone was extremely upse
last night over the accident, which
she deemed as unavoidable.
In the two years We have beef
conducting trips for the boys" sh'
remarked. this is the first time W,
have had an accident"
After the two boys had been safely
rushed back to the hospital the res
Of the party OF 100 wounded soldier.
resumed their trip to Mount Vernon
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
Big Affair Planned for Gen.
Pershing at Carnegie Hall
In New York City, Is
Called OFF.
DISCOVERED MANAGER
HAD APOLICE RECORD
He Is Taken to Headquar-
tiers on an Old Charge of
Larceny When His Pic
ture Is Found in Rogues
Gallery.

New York, Sept. S-The great
Victory Introductory reception to
Gen. Pershing planned for tomor-
row night at Carnegie Hall was
called off late tonight when it was
learned that the promoter of the
function, David Harvey, had a
police record and was said to be
number 2s,43I in the rogues gal
lery.
The cancelling of the reception
was made by the Mayors Com
mittee of Welcome.
Harvey, was arrested and taken
to police headquarters on an old
charge of larceny.
Information was given to Deputy
Police Commissioner Lahey that Har-
vey was not only a professional pro-
moter, which is no crime, but that he
had . police record
The reception planned for tomorrow
vas to be one OF the most elaborate
ever staged in New York, and was to
lave been conducted under the su-
spices OF the George Washington Ne
mortal Association, an organization of
the highest repute.
The proceeds. which were expected
to be very large, were to go to the
associations $1,000, 900 fund which it is
raising for. a memorial building in
Washington for American soldiers,
sailors and Marines.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimook. a sister Of
the late VIM. c. Whitney. Secretary Of
War under President Cleveland. heads
the George Washington Memorial As
ISOLATION. whose plan for a memorial
building has been sanctioned by Con-
gress and endorsed by President Will
son and q host OF prominent citizens
No odium attaches to the association
in the sudden calling of Of the recep-
ton tonight it was said.
The memorial fund was to have been
swelled by the sale Of seats at from
sl-5o to S and boxes from 500 to $1,000.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
ARMY OFFICER
IN WILD RIDE
Man Giving Name of Lieut.,
Col. Williams Arrested
AT Baltimore.

Baltimore. Sept s.-Charged with op-
Grating an automobile while under
the influence OF liquor. a man in the
uniform of an ohicer. who said he
was Lieut.. Col Richard Williams, at
rtached to Marine Corps headquarters
Washington. is locked up tonight
after a wild automobile ride
Fifteen miles from Baltimore on the
Baltfnore-Annapolis boulevard a col
ored man was hurled from his buggy
and fatally injured; a colored pedes-
trian was also hit and injured. and
an automobile carrying four white
women was struck. the passengers
escaping serious injury.
With Col. Williams. when the ac-
cident occurred, was a naval officer
who succeeded in escaping when. ii IS
charged. the car turned into a corn
field. leaving his cap. coat and col
lar behind him.
Col Williams Is also charged with
driving the car without a license
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
Hits Chinanan
WHhChopSuey
In TreatyFight

A stranger. full OF arguments on the
league OF nations and the peace treaty,
unloaded some OF his opinions on
Charlie Wee. who runs a Chinese
restaurant at Fourth street and Penn
syivania avenue northwest. last night.
and when Wee disagreed with his pa
tron on the shantung award the
stranger unloaded a bowl Of chop suey
in Wees face.
Anyway that's what Wee told Police
man Eckhardt. when he found the lat
ter on the Avenue and excitedly ex-
planned the matter.
smearing Wees face with the chop
suey. the stranger simultaneously
made dash for the door with Wee
in swift pursuit, according to the
enraged Chinaman's story. He de-
clared to Policeman Eckhardt that he
chased the league Of nations exponent
for nearly q block.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
GEN. PERSHING, NATIONS
HERO, WELCOMED HOME
Tumultuous Acclaim Greets Leader of
American Forces as Baker Presents Life
Commission as General on Pier at New
York-Happy to Feel Soil of America.

New York. Sept Back from the he-fe of Europe
he has Gomez back the shrek of the Hunnt shell; back
the gavescaned poppycovered fields Of Fanders back from the
of the wounded back from the inferno of ALL Our Johnny
has marching home be enveoped the SOFT veey
ation and baptized with the of joyous happy
American manhood. womanhood boyhood and grlhood.
Gen. Pershns stepped foot American soil here $40
today after absence of than and oneha years.
period which history made and empires overhown and
which he played a leading role
As the big transport Leviathn warped into the DOCK the din of
whistles and cheering which had greeted him all the way through
the lower and upper bays increased hundredfold
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
STAIN ON AMERICA UNLESS
TREATY ADOPTED WILSON
Presidents Speeches in Nebraska Demand
UnreseVed Acceptance of Pact by the
Senate.

Sioux Falls. n. D.. Sept S-The
treaty must be accepted as It was
or be rejected in its en-
tirety. President Wilson told the
people Of Nebraska today. In his
every appearance. the President
his stand for unreserved
acceptance Any change in the text
OF the treaty means It must be
again to each signatory
power. including Germany.
The President will speak tomor-
row in St Paul and Minneapolis,
with a night address at the latter
place.
''If felt that I personally in any
way stood in the way OF this set
tlelncnt," he continued. Il would
be glad to die that It might be con-
summated because I have q vision
my fellow citizens. that II this
thing should by some uishap not
be accomplished. there would rest
forever upon the fair name Of this
people a stain which could never
be effaced, which would be intoler-
ablo to every lover Of America, in
conceivable TO any man who knew
the duty of America and WAS ready
with stout heart to do IT"
The President made these re-
marks to an audience of 5000 per-
sons in Omaha, the home OF Sens-
tor Hitchcock. the administrators s
leader in the night for ratification
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09

Pressated New Commission.
AS Pershing strode down the
gangplank the band played ITO the
General" After shaking hands with
Secretary Baker the general kissed
his two sisters. He was then es-
corted to a raised dias on the pier.
Secretary Baker. presenting
Pershing with the certificate Of his
new commission as full general
said:
About two years and a half ago
by the Presidents direction, had
the honor of designating you to
lead the armies of the United States
in France. Today you return. your
mission accomplished. with victory
written on the banners of the
greatest army the nation has ever
had and with the priceless founda-
tions of freedom and liberty saved
for US and the world as the result
of our participation in the war" F.,
Won Many Hsnsrs.
With the right to be addressed as
"Sir John" with almost the entire
alphabet strung after his name and
wearing the crosses Of the French
Legion Of Honor; the Order of the
Bath, of England; the Distinguished
Service Medal from his own United
States and decorations from Italy and
Belgium. Gen. John Joseph Persling
has returned to the Iand he loves, the
land he has yearled for every minute.
every second Of the time he has been
in command of tie American Expedi-
tionary Force overseas as just plain
Johnny"
One misty, damp morning in Paris.
when nothing was bright save the
light in Gen. Pershing's steel colored
eyes. a little coterie Of American and
French officers walked reverently to-
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09

Representing all union men In
Washington, the Central Labor Union
last night adopted a resolution scoring
action Of the District Commissioners
ir demanding the designations OF all
policemen who insist on remaining af-
filiated with the American Federation
Of Labor.
An es ecutive committee OF the union.
composed Of B. w Payne, Harry
HoIlohan, n. A James, I. Z. Toon. W.
II. schairr. T. II. Jones and J. R
Hartley. presented the resolution.
The Central Labor Union denies, /"
reads the resolution, that the Police
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
Men Invited TO Hear Talk on LIZ u,

The proposed covenant of a league
of nations; shall It be ratified? This
question will be discussed by ]. X
Davis. A. F. Arlington. c. i. Ebaugh
and C. W. Mason before the Mems
Club of Mount Vernon Place Church
this evening at o'clock. B. ]. Laws.
J. T. Lloyd and w. W, MILAN. we'll
known attorneys, will act as Judges.
The meeting is open TO men only. but
is not restricted to members Of the
club.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
LETTER WRITER SAYS
WENTZ BABY Is SAFE

New York, Sept s - Mrs. Elsa
wentz, whose baby, Arthur Philip
wentz, was stolen from a carriage on
July % at 10th street and Third ave-
nue. today received an unsigned let
ter which read:
Dear Madam-Your baby is in the
best of hands and getting the best of
care. Please don't worry. 1t will be
returned to you as soon as we are
finished Very sincerely"
The letter was turned over to Capt.
Grand Central Station postom&.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
VETERANS
OF TWO WARS MEET

Both minus right limbS Robert
A Lyman. an A z. r. veteran. and
his grandfather. James A whitsy.
veteran of the civil war. met at the
Union Station last night for the irst
time since the beginning Of tho
great war.
Tears Of joy trickled down the
aged mans countenance as he greet
ed his hero grandson They depart
ed on a late train for their home at
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
PERSHINGISMS
Lafayette. we are herel"

Lafayette. we are here!"
The graves of our soldiers
in France and England consti-
tute a perpetual reminder to our
allies of the liberty and ideals
upon which the greatness of
America rests"
Iafayette's debt is paid in
full"
Our soldiers trod the road
to victory, ann in arm with the
French"
Il am a soldier. not a poll
tician."
Keep your body and your
morals clean"
We shot the buttons off
their coats at Lexington and
Bunker Hill-that's what we've
got to do to the Germans.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09

OF the treaty. He spoke following
a strr't reception. which was very
dun in its aspect. Perhaps this
was On, 10 the fact that the Presi-
dent waS driven through practically
q o 81 th~ city In the auditorium
the audience, while not overly vocif-
r-uus. was most kindly disposed
toward him and approved his state
rnent His reception here tonight
was as warm as Omaha was cool.
Once on the topic Of reservations.
the President used harsh words in de-
scTibing the tactics OF certain SEN
stors. Regarding those who oppose
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
Injured by Acid.

Citric acid injured the eyes of
Howard, starkhouse. s11 Webster
street. employed at the Department
Of Agriculture. when Stackhouse
rstumbled and feIl on Thirteenth
street northwest while, carrying a
two-gallon bottle of the acid. He
was treated at Emergency Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
Armed Miners Abandon
March in Guyan Field

Huntington. W. Va, Sept. g.
Threatened with the use OF federal
troops and the revocation of their
Keeney. approximately 10000 Kan
awhs river coal miners gave up
their march on the Guyan coal
fields and today were reported back
at work.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
Fire Damages Three Automobiles,

Back-firing OF an automobile be-
longing to Frank P. Nash in a garage
at 10 o street northwest resulted In
fire that damaged three automo-
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09
ALL THE NEWS

AL the time-telesrsph. cable and local
NEVIS found in The Washington Herald
brightly and briefly told-most up-to-the-
minute news pictures every day.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-09

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-24
Poland and Rumanla
Now Vital to World

PARIS. March 2i-"Ihc situation
i> as serious as that which arose
when the congress OF Vienna learned
Of Napolcons return from Elba. To-
day as hundred years ago, nego,ia-
tors have provoked and have been
surprised by destiny" writes 81 Brice
IN the Journal
"Thc problem before the council Of
ten today is not the fate OF the Ger
man cable, or the Icschen commits
sion. bu, the imperative necessity OF
having Poland and Rumania rebuild
the watcr-tight compartment which
has collapsed" he continues. Other
wise Germany. declaring herself alone
in a position to save western ciyillEa-
ton. will lay down her peace terms
instead Of those the allies propose TO
dictate 10 her or will threaten TO take
the lead in the bolSheylk movement
This extract from an editorial ac-
curately reflects the views OF the for
cicn editors Of French newspapers.
Some may express as to how lar the
movement is or is not inspired by
Germany but they generally all agree
in placing the principal blame Tor the
events on the procraStlnatlot ot the
peace conference and in insisting
upon immediate steps to fight bolshey.
Ism.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-24
Drastic Demands
Preceded Revolt

BERLIN. March q -Rcccu, event,
Al Budapest were not the result OF
the entente note outlining the near
boundary between Hungary and Ru-
mania, according to the NoSSlsche
Iel'ung which says that the situation
there was hopeless before the note was
delivered Communists were uncm-
ploy@d and have been ignored by the
socialist ministers, according to the
newspapers,
Mass demonstrations began last
Wednesday when demands were made
that every employed person receive a
yum OF five hundred crowns for rellct.
besides payment OF house rent and a
reduction OF food prices by onc-hali.
The newspaper declares that the rcyo-
luton was impending when the en-
tentc note arrived and Count Michael
koralyr the premier seized the op-
portuulty m IN, farewell proclamation
,o represent himself a. FREUD OF
the pIolctltaf.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-24
TWO

Stephen Pithon, The foreign minister,
Yesterday OF the Hungarian situation,
which will come before the supreme
council at,sl0 o'clock this morning
when immediate steps will be taken
according to Marcel llutin OF the
Echo de Paris.
Il is understood for one thing that
General Hallers Polish divisions will
be shipped at once 10 Damg and
landed whether the Germans like It or
not. NJ. Hu,in adds that certain pre-
cautions have already been taken IN
such an eventually.
Two French divisions are at Buda'
pest and several Serbian divisions are
at Belgrade ready TO take the field
ana il is believed with the RumanlanS
they are capable Of meeting the situa-
ton.
RAYMOND Rccouty, writing 10 the
Figaro states on the other hand that
the divisions in question are OF re
duced strength, the RumanIans be
ing absolutely without equipment
Such forces as are scattered over hun
drcd, Of kilomc,ers from Banat 10
Odessa. he SAYS arc quite insufficient
10 cope with the threat which every.
thing shows is. about TO take definite
shane