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The Washington herald., 1921-04-16
WATSON SNIFFS OIL
IN DESIRE To PASS
COLOMBIA TREATY
Georgia Senator Assails
Change of Attitude by
G. o. p. Leaders.

The Colombian treaty was the
target for intensive bombardment
of the opposition in the Senate
yesterday. Charges were made by
Senator Tom Watson. Democratic
stormy petrel'' of Georgia. that
Standard ON influence was back OF
the sudden change of mind by Re-
publican leaders, who, after con-
sistently opposing the treaty for
seventeen years, are now adNocat-
ing its ratification.
Senator Hiram johnson. of Cali
fornia, Roosevelts running mate on
the Progressive ticket in 1917
sharply criticized the Harding ad-
ministration for preaching economy
and then, as it's first act, advocat-
ing the "sauandering OF S2S'0oo'VoV
on Colombia for a mythical purpose
yet to be disclosed"
Senator Lenroot, of Wisconsin
Republican. was no less vigorous IN
his denunciation of the treaty. he
declared that Senator Lodge ana
other Republican leaders now raw
oring the treaty. in explaining their
change of front, had failed 10 pro-
duce the slightest convincing evil
dence that Roosevelt ever aoan
doned his belief that the s2S.ooo:ooo
was international blackmail.
Ratification Expected.
Nevertheless. there is every moi
cation that the treaty VIII pc rati
fed. Senator Curtis. the Repuo-
lican whip, visited the Mhlte HOUSE
and told: President Harding tnst
the treaty would be ratined' ne
exnects about 6S votes to be cast
in favor of IT. Only 81 are neces-
sarv to ratify. The President ex-
pressed pleasure over the OUTLOOK
senator Watson, of Georgia, re-
viewed the argument made by SEN
ator Lodge in favor of the treaty
with more than usual attention
7 listened TO his (Senator Lodge's)
ars,,ment" he said. After having
reneated that he would never con-
sent- as he did a few years ago, ne
consented and he did it because OF
an oil proposition that Secretary
Fall pipe-lined into this treaty. 80
Assaults Lodge stand.
.Are we the agents of the stan
- ou company-that and moth
inr more? When did that Infant,
protected IN Oil A..
branches, need our assistance IN
srabhInT foreign oil fields: Yet
Sanotor Lodge, after what he had
30 forcibly said ten years ago about
SI.cTmaiIers, marauders, bandits
after calling these Colombians by
ararv nossible name of reproach.
now virtually says: Secretary Fall
has discovered that there Is grest
deal of oil down there that the
STANDARD Oil and other companies
We'll, IL we are here to buy
property for the Standard OIL Com.
nsny let us go and do it and let
us not make any concealment about
II. Let. US just confess what we
are doing-that we are here 70 ouy
property for the Standard OIL COM
pany."
The Washington herald., 1921-04-16
Buenos Aires Workers
Strike on u. S. Packers
,sn.ri.i Cable to The wsshingtsn heral
and Chicago Tribuneo

and Chicago Tribuneo
PJIENoS AIRES, April ia gen
.raI strike has been declared against
me American packing house at La
Risnra' following the discharge Of
several poems, whose work had not
been. satisfactory. when the strike
was called the beef workers nnishyd
The work they had begun before
quitting. but the sheep dressers
shandoned several hundred carcasses
as they were.
There are 1000 steers in the yards
'aSaiting disposal. They must be
fed and watered and 1t will prob
ISbly be- necessary to enlist the Of
hce stan to do this work.
(cspyright, ILL
The Washington herald., 1921-04-16
Grifs Win!

Home runs by Sam Rice and
Pat Charity helped the Grin-,
men to win their second STRAIGHT
game from Boston yesterday,
score to I. Read the detaiIs
on, page s. e
II You are Interested in base
ball. racing and amateur eth.
ietics yen will hnd them an on
pages 8 and o-the best sport
pages in the city.
THE WASHINGTON HERALD
The Washington herald., 1921-04-16
H-Year-OLd Boy Guilty
of First Degree Murder

NEW YORK. April 15.-Peter
Nunziata.\17. is one Of the youngest
defendants~ever. convicted Of MUIR
der in New York. He was -found
guilty today of first degree murder.
entailing a sentence to the electric
chair, for assisting in the killing OF
Professor Wilfred Kotkov. of the
New York Jewish Theological Semi
narx.,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-16

~ The Herald prints more Want
Ads daily than al other Wash
ington newspapers combined Why7
kesultsl y
The Washington herald., 1921-04-16
BENSON To MAKE
FINAL EFFORT
TO AVERT STRIKE
Admiral Will Confer on
Marine Engineers.
Deadlock Today.

NEW YORK. April l5.-In a finsI
effort TO avert a strike among the
1900 unfopized marine engineers,
which woul dtie up virtually all
American shipping along the Gulf.
Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Admiral
William 8. Benson, chairman of the
Shipping Boarr. will confer tomor-
row with the two shipping board
representatives who attended to-
days unsuccessful parley in New
York between union leaders and
steamship owners.
The two shipping board men, W.
p. Keane. assistant director of op-
erations and Darragh Delaney. di-
rector of the division of industrial
relations. left for Washington this
Afternoon. and following their con-
ference with Admiral Benson they
return here to attend a meeting to
be held by the American Steam
ship Owners Association next Tues
day morning. At this meeting it
will be decided whether there is to
ship operators will compromise
De a SlTlke. OF NnclnCI INC cANdAh-
with the engineers, who fstly re-
fused today to accept the 20 TO 80
per cent wage cut to. become effec-
tive May l.
Oppose Any Reduction
At, the conclusion of todsy's con-
ference the union leaders were un-
alterably opposed to any reduction
in the present wage schedule. They
offered, however, a counter pro-
posaI which would admit certain
notifications in the working rules
without changing wages
No reply was made TO this counter
proposal. and IL was said that u
would be referred to the steamship
owners at next Tuesdays. meeting.
The present monthly wage scale
of the engineers varies from fle5 in
the case of assistant engineers TO
SSs7.5O for chief engineers. The
cuts proposed by, the steamship
owners to go into effect May ]
would reduce these to between tl25
and $3.50 a month
New-York tribune., 1921-01-29
Girl Accuses Guardian
Of Trying to Kiss Her
Miss Leshner Petitions Court to
Release Herself and Sister
From Forrester's Care

Gladys V. Leshner, nineteen years
old, of 81 Caspian Street, Maspeth,
Queens, filed petition in the Surro-
gates Office in Jamaica yesterday ask
ing the removal of her and her sister
Edith's guardian, Orrin L. Forester,
married, who lives with his family at
2 Howard Avenue. Forester is divis-
ION superintendent for the Modern
Woodmen Of the World. She said she
was employed in Forrester's office, but
couldn't get any salary. Forester tell
ing her he was saving it for her She
also said, that he tried to kiss her and
make her sit on his lap and also pro-
posed that she take trip with him.
After that, she said, she left his en-
ploy.
The petition alleged further that
Forester reported that he either had
received nor expended any money for the
Leshner sisters, but the sisters said he
had collected more than $4,000 for the
estate of their mother. They also said
he had failed to make any report for
year and half
Forester has not filed an answer to
his wards petition.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-29
Bridegroom Pawns Ring
To Pay for the License
Resourcefulness Saves Day Af-
ter He Had Left His Money
in ssOther Suit''

II lsadore Ozer, tailor, Of 149 Ave-
rue c, displays the same resourceful-
ness throughout his married life as
that shown by him yesterday, as a
bridegroom, the future of his family is
assured.
Ozer appeared at the marriage
license bureau with Lena Brusensky,
also Of 148 Avenue C, and asked
Teddy" Waterman, the clerk, for a
license 80 that they could be married
without delay by City Clerk Michael ].
Cruise. After they had filled out
necessary papers Ozer reached into his
pocket to pay the customary 50 fee
His jaw dropped.
II must have left it home in the
other suit" he gasped, dismaycd.
Z He turned to the bride and her
mother, but all they had with them
was $1.30 and this was refused, even
on a strong plea by Ozer that he would
lowe" the rest.
Sorry" Waterman told him, "but
there's no trust here"
Suddenly the bridegroom's eyes
lighted, and he ran out Of the room
after commanding everybody to wait q
minute. Later he came running back
breathless, but waving a 81 bill
triumphantly.
T'"Where did you get it so soon ?'
queried the clerk
Ozer drew himself to full height and
smiled at his bride with the assurance
Of conquering hero His answer was
bstcf and to the point.
Il hooked the wedding ring" he an
nounced
New-York tribune., 1921-01-29
Vigilantes Plan
for
Abducted Wife
Rewards of $4,000 Offered
for Arrest and Convic-
ton of Those Who Stole
Pretty Los Angeles W Woman
Taxi Drivers Give Clew
Another Report duplicates
Big Blonde in Kidnap-
ping; Home Lights Burn
spec.oJ Dispatch to The rr.oxne

Spec'oT Dispatch to The Trtbxne
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.-An in
crease in the rewards offered to total
Of $4,000, report that wealthy Holly
wood men plan an organization similar
to the vigilantes Of pioneer days to aid
the authorities in running down the
k'dnappers, and the discovery Of what
may be an important clew, to-day fea-
tured the investigation Of the mysteri-
GUS abduction of Mrs. Gladys Witherell,
twenty-three years old, from her home
at 1S43 Whitley Avenue, Hollywood,
Tuesday night.
The new clew was turned in by
George Fannest and s man named
Cornell, both taxicab drivers. They
said, after seeing picture of the miss
ing woman printed in Los Angeles
newspapers, that they had driven a
woman answering her description about
the city Wednesday night. The woman
was unaccompanied. Running down a
new hot" clew, detectives late to-day
hHstened to 112th and Main streets.
Blonde Woman Hunted
From there the detectives sent a tel
ephone message saying they had found
important evidence that may lead to
the rescue of Mrs. WithereIl within
few hours. Another "tip" from Bak
ersteld stated two men and "a biz
blonde" woman had been seen with a
woman captive, who answered the de-
scription Of Mrs. Witherell.
Ihe county supervisors planned to-
day to offer reward of $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction of the kdnap-
pers per- Of Mrs. Witherell, Supervisor
Woodley having laid the matter before
his associates. With the ST 900 reward
offered by j. c. Kratz, father of the
missing woman; $500 by her husband,
y. 5. "itherell, and $500 by a morning
newspaper, the total amount awaiting
the person or persons who give infor-
nation leading to the arrest and con-
viction Of the kidnappers was ex
pected to be $4,000 before tomorrow.
while IN some respects the descrip-
tion of their mysterious "fare" as given
by the. two taxicab drivers did not fit
that of Mrs. Witherel exactly it was
very close, and their stories were con-
sIdered worthy of thorough inyesti-
cation.
=. Vannest said that the woman he be-
lleved, was Mrs. Witherell entered his
car when he responded to a call from
a hotel in Fourth Street, between
broadway and Hill Street. He took her
to hotel at Eighth and Olive streets.
When taxicab was called to that ad-
dress later, it was Cornell who re-
sponded: The same woman then en-
tered his car, and after being driven
about the city for some time left near
ihlrd Street and Grand Avenue, walk
ing toward a nearby hotel.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-29
Actress Receivers
Auto After ; Men
Use 1t i'm HOld-Up
Miss Creenwood's Car Found
Abandoned in Jamaica
After 1t Had Figured in
Thrilling Police Chase

Charlotte Greenwood, an actress. has
q new one. She never had her Jewels
stolen in her life, but her automobile
was stolen by hold-up men who used
it in their business for few hours
and Abandoned it early yesterday morn
ing after q pistol fight with pursuing
policemen.
The car was stolen in front of the
Crescent Theater. Brooklyn, Thursday
night, when the chauffeur went inside
to inform Miss Greenwood that he was
ready to take her home. Bystanders
informed him when he returned to the
street that three men got into the car
and started in The direction of
Jamaica, Queens.
The Jamaica police were informed of
the theft and within a few minutes
got direct news of the stolen auto
mobile. 1t came from man who slut
tered with excitement as he reported
that three men in an automobile had
just held up man and a woman on
Hillside Avenue, Hollis, a peaceful
community east Of Jamaica.
Glenn Brewer and Mrs. Harold
Thomson, Of Hollis, were the victims.
He car QTeW up dC Cne CuED DcSlOe
them as they walked through Hillside
Avenue and two men jumped out. One
levelled a revolver at them, while his
partner took SIS from Brewer and
$o.40 from Mrs. Thomson. Then the
men drove away.
Captain wohlfarth, of the Jamaica
police station, set out in pursuit with
two automobile loads Of detectives.
They traced the stolen car to the viii
lage of Queens and overlook it at Hill
side Avenue and Rocky Hill Road, re-
vealing their identity only after they
had headed off the car.
Instead of obeying their command to
shut off his power, however, the driver
Of the fugitive car made q sharp turn
and started back the way he had come.
The police cars took up the chase, the
detectives in them emptying their re-
volvers at the car ahead.
So far as they could see they did no
damage and soon were hopelessly out
distanced. In Jamaica they learned
that the car they sought had passed
through the center Of the town and
turned toward the Long Island Rail
road station. The automobile was
found abandoned at the station and
was returned to Miss Greenwood yes
terday: There was not so much as a
scratch on it as evidence of its exeit-
ing evening.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-29
Bedtime Stories
Peter Pops Out and In Again
By Thornton W. Burgess
When you 3umap out from prickly tho.ns
Be sure you don't jump into briers.
You k7,ov tho trying pan, though hot,
Is cooler than the least of fires.
.-pofax Rahh
By Thornton w. Burgess

1t is a very bad place, indeed, that is
so bad there isn't worse place. Peter
Rabbit has found this out more than
once. In fact, he had found it out so
many times that you would think that
by this time he would have learned to
always look we'll before he jumps. But
Peter is such a happy-go-lucky little
fellow that often he forgets or else he
doesn't stop to think.
He was sure that Johnny Chuck and
Polly Chuck were dead. At least he
was almost sure. He couldn't under
stand how they could possibly be alive
and not make the least sign when he
bit them to try to waken them. OF
sleeping all winter, but he just couldn't
imagine sleep so deep that the sleep
er couldn't be awakened. If they were
really asleep it was very mysterious.
If they were dead something must have
killed them down there while they
slept, and this was mysterious.
Anyway, Peter was frightened. Peo-
pie are often frightened by mysterious
things Just because they are mysteri-
Gus. Peter is one Of that kind. SO he
decided that he couldn't get out of that
house Of Johnny Chuck's quick enough.
1t was fearsome down there just be-
cause 1t was mysterious. he mad
feeling that anything might happen to
him down there any minute. He wanted
to get out In the light Of day, and he
wanted to get there quickly. So up
that long hall Of Johnny Chuck's house
he scampered. lipperty-lipperty-lip. as
II something dreadful was right at his
heels.
AS he got where he could see the
light coming in at the doorway he
scampered faster than ever. He felt
that he couldn't breathe easily again
until he Was outside. Now, ordinarily,
Peter would have first poked his head
outside and looked this way and looked
that way and looked every way to make
sure that IL was safe to come out But
this time he was so badly scared by
nothing at all, and in such hurry to
get out OF that house. that he didn't
think anything about danger outside.
II he had thought Of 1t he probably
would have been sure there wasn't any.
There hadn't been any in sight when he
entered Johnny Chuck's house, and he
hadn't been there very long At least
he didn't think he had.
SO instead Of looking TO see II the
wsy Was clear. Peter popped out tina 3
doorway IS II = spring under him had
New-York tribune., 1921-01-29
Marion Treasurer
Confesses Theft
Yarn Was False
Forty Admits Stealing the
$l4,3O3 to Pay Debts In
Cured by Unsuccessful
Campaign for Reelection

MARION, Ohio, Jan. 28-Treasurer
Harry c. Forry Of Marion County, who
reported Wednesday morning he had
been robbed of $14,3o3 by two bandits
who knocked him unconscious in his
Office in the courthouse, was placed
under arrest early to-day after he had
confessed to the theft Of the money,
the police announced.
Not satisfied with his first story Of
the robbery, the police became suspi-
cious of Forty, and late last night OBJ
tained written confession from him,
telling how he stole the money from
the courthouse safe Tuesday night, TAX
ing it to his home, where he hid it in a
chest.
Forty was placed under arrest early
this morning, almost Immediately after
the arrival Of a new baby at his home.
He is the father of three other chill
dren and is the son-in-1aw of Repre-
sentative Horace W. Cookston. repre-
senting Marion County in the Legisla-
ture. He is thirty-hve years old and is
democrat. lie was de1eated tor re-
election last November.
Forry's confession was made to G.
Farr Larie, justice Of the peace, in the
form Of an affidavit.
Wednesday morning Harley Bene-
dict, entering the County Treasurer's
Office to pay his taxes, found Forty ly-
ing on the floor, apparently uncon-
scious. He rendered first aid and
called physician and the police. Forty
said two youthful bandits had hit him
over the head with a revolver and had
walked off with the money, about
$4,000.
In his signed confession Forty said
he framed the robbery story to cover
his theft. He admitted having scratched
his face and hit himself over the head
with a hammer in order to make his
robbery story more realistic. He said
he went deeply into debt last fall dur
ing his campaign for reelection and
had heavily mortgaged two houses he
owned. His friends believe his mind
became deranged with worry over his
financial obligations and his defeat for
reelection.
Mrs. Forry knew nothing about the
robbery. she told the police, until this
morning, after the birth of her baby.
Her husbands confession was her first
intimation Of the trouble.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-29
Blind Girl, Once Believed
Defective, Is Honor Pupil
Rosae Cohen, Id Years Old, Was Placed in 1nstitr-
tion as Infant; Future Despaired Of; Wins
Diploma; Plays Own Piano Composition

the girl has developed so rapidly. At
music she is far above normal, she 10
a graceful dancer and there is no do
mestic duty she cannot perform weil.
Her needlework is excellent, as shown
by the graduation frock she wore,
which was the product Of her own
hands.
So gentle and popular has Rosalie
been at the home that the blind chill
dren there are planning to raise a
fund, through giving play, with which
she may continue her education. She
will enter the Bay Ridge High School
and later attend college to prepare her
self as teacher Of the blind.
Magistrate Alexander H. Geismar and
bis wife, who heard yesterday Of the
efforts Of Rosalies fellow inmates Of
the home to make possible her educa-
tion, said they would lead a movement
among the Bay Ridge residents to pro-
vide the necessary funds for her mu-
sical instruction.
Rosalie's scholastic standing is 100
per cent in all her studies except Eng
lish, in which she ranks 96 per cent.
All her school work is typewriter.
Her parents live in the Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-29

Fourteen years ago Rosalie Cohen,
then an infant. blind and believed to
be mentally defective. was placed in
an institution in Brooklyn, with a fu-
ture as hopeless as any baby ever
faced
Yesterday Rosalie, whose sightlcss
eyes have never known the thrill of
sunshine and pretty frocks, was grad
uated from Public School 1877, in Brook
lyn, at Fort Hamilton Avenue and Sew
enty-ninth Street, distinguished as the
only blind child who ever succeeded in
winning diploma in one of the city's
elementary or grammar schools.
Not, only has the aptitude the girl
has shown in her studies been a sur
prise to her teachers. but at the grad
uation exercises Of her school Rosa
lie astonished the audience by her por-
trayal Of a mother in the school play
and by playing composition Of her
own. on the harp.
Mrs. John Alden, president general
of the International Sunshine Society
placed Rosalie in the Sunshine Home
at Dyker Heights, and it is due to the
patience of the instructors there that
New-York tribune., 1921-01-29
Jersey Guards
Split: Fifteen
Officers Quit
Every Commissioned Man
in Third Regiment May
Resign as New Chief Takes
Withdrawals of 3 Others
Fire Centers on Borden
Brigadier. Generals Election
Opposed Because He Did
Not See Service Abroad

!: CAMDEN, N. j., Can. 2s.-Fifteen
officers Of the Sd Regiment Of the New
Jersey National Guard resigned here
to-day as a result of the disruption
caused by the recent election Of How
ard s. Borden as brigadier general, in
command Of all the states military
units.
1t was said st the armory that within
twenty-four hours the fifteen officers
who quit would be Joined by every
other commi missioned officer in the regi-
ment.
! The direct cause OF the wholesale
withdrawal was the acceptance on
Thursday by General Borden of the
designations of Colonel Winfield S.
Price, of Camden; Lieutenant Colonel
Edward Stone, OF Burlington, and
Major Leonidas Coyle, of Bridgeton.
These officers had resigned as pro-
test when Borden recently was elected
to his high office on the twenty-second
ballot, but their designations were not
accepted until Thursday.
= The feud has virtually split the New
Jersey National Guard into two camps
and has in q sense drawn in the Ameri-
ccn Legion in this state, of which
Major Coyle is the commander. Off
GERS of the two state regiments par
ticipated in the balloting for q briga-
dier general, and Borden's leading op-
ponent was Lieutenant Colonel Will
liam Buttle, an overseas veteran.
General Borden was opposed on the
ground he had not seen service abroad,
but that during the war was in COM
ynand of the Home Guards.
It is further charged that on the
twenty second ballot, when it appeared
that the deadlock would not be broken,
Governor Edwards interfered on be-
half Of Borden and brought about his
election The higher officers Of the
Sd Regiment thereupon quit, announc-
ing they could not serve under COM
nander who had not seen service over
seas, and their action has now been
followed by Major C. F. Burr. of Tren-
ton; Major George L. Selby, of Cam
den, and by all their captains and
lieutenants.
Since the resignation Of Major Coyle,
and in spite Of the acceptance of his
resignation, the men Of his command
have reelected him. The enlisted men,
3 majority of whom are war veterans,
declare they will reslect all their Off
GERS regardless Of their designations
and of the acceptance of the resigna-
lions by General Borden.