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The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Motorcyclist SideslDiped
By Automobile May Die

Sideswiped from his motorcycle
by an automobile driven by Capt.
Jesse E. Whit, of Washington
Barracks police say. Edward H.
Browning, SO. of 23o Twelfth place
northeast, was perhaps fatally in
jured yesterday shortly afternoon.
The accident occurred in front of
229 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Browning was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital. where examination
showed he was suffering from con-
cussion of the brain, a fracture Of
the arm and lacerations. Capt.
Whit was arrested but released
by order of Inspector Evans.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Confesses Check Forgery.

Thomas Smith. colored. % years
old. 81 Stanton road. who was ar
rested by Detective Sergeant Dsr-
nall last week for investigation.
confessed yesterday that he had
purchased a gold watch with an $50
forged check of the War Risk In
surance Bureau.
He declared the check was one
stolen by his brother, Richard. who
is now serving two years in the
Federal prison at Atlanta. Richard
was a former messenger Of the
bureau.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Fire Causes $4,000 Loss.

Fire starting in waste paper
caused quite a blaze early -yester-
day morning In the Ladies Capital
Hat Shop, SOS - Eleventh street
northwest. owned hy Samuel q.
Yeager, 1412 Twelfth stree north
west. B. L. Barnhardt, owner of
the tailoring establishment, sos
Eleventh street, discovered the fre
and turnei In an alarm.
The damage Is ss'i-Seted at c5,-
ooo, covered By insuranee.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
CoIored Girl Badly Injured.

Margaret Edwards, 81. 152 ouan-
der street southeast. is in q critical
conditionl at Freedman's Hospital.
as result of her head hitting the
curb after being struck, according
to the police. :. by Bernard Brooks.
90. Of ii25 Front street southeast.
10th are colored
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28


Upon his sppeintment 10 the
chairmanship Of the District
subcommittee Of the senate Ap-
propristiens Committee yester-
day, to succeed senator Charles
Curtis, Of Kansas, senator Lsw-
renee c. Phipps, Of Colorado.
announced that he would give
much attention to the building
up of washington's public
school system. He said the Dis
trfcf's surplus revenues. which
amount "a. more than S4.o00. 900.
should be used for the District
schools and improvements.
senator Phipps was the rank
ing member of the eommittee
which has charge Of the Dis
trict money bills. senator Cur
It's resigned because Of the
pressure Of other business. SEN
ator Phipps is q native of Penn
sylvanIa, and for year, was
with the Carnegie Steel Com
pany. He went to Colorado
more than fifteen years ago
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Simonds Believes France
Certain to Invade Ruhr
BY FRANK III. sIMONDs.

The French have resolved to act
So far as anything in this world
can be regarded as certain. they are
likely to act on Saturday at mid
night The great problem is wheth-
er they will act alone or be sup
ported. either by the Belgians or by
the British and Belgians. They are
almost certain to be opposed by the
Italians for reasons which have a
European rather than an American
connotation.
The British do not want the
French to go to the Ruhr. They
are opposed to further military ac-
ton They are opposed to allowing
German, coal regions to pass to
French control.
There are three sets of figures OF
value at the moment By the treaty
of Versailles Germany pledged to
pay not less than $4,000, 600, 900, to-
gether with interest up to such time
as the whole obligation. principal
and interest was discharged Five
billion dollars of this total was due
in gold or in goods by May 1.
ORer by Germans.
When the Germans went to Lon
don, last month. they were served
with a bill. which amounted to
22s. 900, ,000.0 900 gid marks, having
a capital value of $4,000, 900, 900.
while they were also held for the
$5.o0o.00o.000 of the treaty total
on or before May /. In ad-
dition they were asked to pay a IL
Per cent tax on the total Of their
foreign trade. This demand they
met by an offer which amounted to
$500. .000, 900 without the NAV Il
item or $4,000. 900, 900 Including n.
that is s12,5oo. 900. 600 as against
$3.50 100000. They refused to
con-ider the tax!
IN the1-.--s '0sai which they have
isr m-ds through the United
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
Irish Bomb TrOUer
Wounds FiUe COnstdbLes
(special Gable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune,)

; and ChicABo IrfpuheJ
LONDON, April 27.-Five special
constables were critically wounded
at Newry last night when armed as
sailants in ambush threw bombs into
the midst of q patrol of six men.
Constable Lythe. the only one OF
the six who was not injured. opened
Are on the attackers but without
result.
The military later arrested three
men carrying revolvers and bombs.
(Copyright, 1s2l.l
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28

A o fmmbes o he
Mrs of the Dewey
o ION
o in
andMrs LOgano o /.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
DEATHS

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
BRIDwELL-suddenly. on wednesday. April
81, 1921. at 40 p. m, CHARLES W,
husband Of Alice A. BridweIl 4-ISl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
IRy Associutcd prcsa.l

WASHINGTON, March I7-Eirm In
sistencc that Panama Immediately
comply with the provisions uf the
White arbitral award in settling it's
boundary dispute with Costa Rica.
was made by the United states in the
note dispatched to Panama by Secre-
tary Hughes carly this week. the text
of which was made public here today.
Provisions Of the treaty under
which Panama and Costa Rica agreed
to submit to the arbitration of Chief
Justice White their disputed boundary
on the Atlantic side Of the Cordil-
leras. were Cited by this government
In support OF it's contention that the
jurisdiction OF the arbitcr had not
been exceeded in the award. az
claimed by Panama In it's recent nots
TO the state Department.
The United states government FUR
ther insisted upon the observance by
Panama Of the previous award on tho
Pacific side mado by President Lonhet.
OF the French republic. In 1900. and
which Is declared was "uncquivocalIy
accepted by both Panama and Costa
RicR In tho Porras-Anderson treaty
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
SHARP NOTE TO PANAMA
BY THE u. S. INSISTS ON
WHITE ARBITRAL AWARD
Secretary Hughes Asks for Quick Settlement of Boun
Diary Dispute With Costa Rica-Provisions of
Treaty Are Cited in Communication

of 1910, the same convention in
which the Atlantic boundary was
submitted to rearbitration by the
American chief Justice
Notwithstanding this fact" the
note stated, the government Of Pam
anna apparently has taken no steps
to fulfill it's obligations to recognize
the territory on the Costa Rican side
of that line as subject to the jurls-
diction of the government OF Costa
RicH, bur has continued to exercise
jurisdiction over the territory beyond
that territory until the present tine.
This government considers IL to be
an unavoidable duty to request the
government of Panama NJ once 10
take steps to confirm tho boundary
line from Punta Burica TO poin. In
the Central Cordillcra north of ,,erro
Pandro. near tile ninth degree of
north latitude. by relinQuishing it's
jurisdiction over the territory on the
Costa Rican side of that line. as de-
fined By the Loubet award, and by
transferring such jurisdiction to tho
government Of Costa Rica In an tr-
dcrly manper. II is to bo observed
that it'ls that territory, belonging
TO Costa Elca. that Coto 10 sltuated.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
WHOLESALE LIQUOR
HOUSES TO CLOSE.
p r h b i t O n Commissioner
Kramer Says Ban Will
Start May Is.
HAVE NO LEGAL RIGHTS
To Open Way, However, for
Retail Druggists to OBJ
tain Supplies.
HAVE NO LEGAL RIGHTS
lBy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
Wholesale liquor establishment.
brother OF the ba:. viii he pu, to
death May Is under sentence pro-
nounced today by Prohibition Com
missioner Kramer
Although an opinion rendered by
Auorney-Generai Palmer last De-
c.mbcr said the Wholesaler had no
legal right 10 continue In business.
Internal revenue and prohibition off,
Gals decided 10 gran, some time In
which he could unload stocks with
out too heavy monetary loss. but
Mr.. kramer's announcement today
made ii clear there would be no fur
thcr extension OF time. and that exc
cution OF the sentence would be ear
ried out.
Mr. Kramer, however. opened the
way for the retail druggist 10 obtain
supplies for prescriptions. removing
The ban ON Withdrawals from bonded
warehouses. For several months
such warehouse doors have been
closed. Tho order today makes 4,
possible for the retail druggist 20
transact business direct with the
bonded warehouses. Wholesale drug
Sists viii ne taken care cf later. Mr.
Kramer Indicated. by granting thern
similar privileges.
Dealings between retail druggists
and other purchasers and the bonded
warehouses later will be limited by
regulations. which officials declared
would be drastic enough to satisfy
the most ardent dry advocate. They
must be based. however. il was add
ed. on Mr. Paimer's opinion. IL Is
planned 10 put them in effect abou;
the time the wholesale houses go out
of existence.
So far as the Wholesaler Is CON
cerned. Mr. Kramer said, his one task
now is 10 get rid OF the stocks on
hand. He Will not be allowed TO In
crease his present holdings, but there
are no strings tied TO- him in selling
to druggists, either wholesale or re-
tall. before May -. Officials announced
no figures concerning the amour,
Of liquor held py the wholesalers,
out said they believed the stocks
largely would be disposed of before
the doors are closed finally
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
HOLD GEORGIA COUPLE
FOR DEATH OF FARMER
Wife OF Slain aInn and Bonrdcr Conn
nIttcd Without Bail-Iiint
at Poisoning.
[ny Associated Press. !

GREENSBORO. GA. March H.
Mrs. VIII Williams and a. l.. Camp
bell were ordered held without bail
at commitment hearing here to-
night, In connection with the alleged
poisoning of Mrs. Williams husband.
Campbell is section foreman and Il
former boardcr in the Williams
home.
After the sudden death of Williams.
a prominent farmer. two weeks ago.
her son. Bennie. and Campbell. were
arrested. The son. however. has
been released.
DR.. Edgar Everhardt. Atlanta
chemist. reported to Judge Rhodes at
the commitment hearing here today
that he, found sufficient amount OF
strychninc in the }riscora OF tho dead
man to produce DEATH
Tho sheriff said Mrs. Williams told
him. when she was arrested, that her
husband brought Campbell into their
home, and shortly af,erward domestg
dincord began. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
DENY REPORTS OF REyoLT
IN PETRoGRtD or MOSCOW
IRN Unitnd NnnNs l

By United NcwS.1
LONDON. March IA lengthy
dispatch TO tho Manchester Guardian.
from correspondent who has Just
reached Reval from Moscow. and who
has been 1T Petrograd during the re-
cent uprising. ridicuies cxtcnsiveiy
'the reports OF serious revolt In.
Petrograd cr Moscow.
There is certainty some vocIferous
discomfort in Moscow, lie declared,
but this is owing to the food and
fuei shortage. And the manifesta-
tons OF this discomfort are limited
chiefly to the holding OF mass meet
inGs and occasional strikes. with nons
of the bloody battles reported from
centers of white paganda.
At Moscow the correspondent saw
workmen and soldiers fishing through
the ice under the walls of the Krep-
lin while, according to foreign
newspapers, machine guns were
rafting In the streets OF Moscow"
II saw Communist parade" he
declared. telling of the only evidence
of military activity. which ended In
n SNOWFALL hght.'
Petrograd, lie declares. is i'm state
OF siege. but is not under lombard
ment The battleships at Kronstadt
(CDntinued on Para Col 4 a. .!-A
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
IBy Associated press.l

ARDMoRE. OKLA. March H.
Clara Smith Hanon late today was
acquitted of a charge of having MUIR
dered Jake L. Hamon. Republican ma
tional committeeman from Oklahoma.
and millionaire railroad and oil pro-
motcr.
The jury was given the case at
1870 p. NJ. and returned 10 the court
room forty minutes later. u. T.. C..
Luughridge. 73-year- old foreman. said
only one ballot was taken. "A secret
one. confirmed by rising vote.
Clara Hamon obtained the !nforma-
ton fully seven minutes before tho
verdict was rendered in open court,
her family, half smiling. half afraid
to believe the mods OF assurance that
were bent toward her.
Thanks the Jury.
When Judge Thomas w Champion
mounted the bench and received All
affirmative response to his question
Gentlemen. have you reached YER
dict?" her eyes followed in;ently the
motions of the bailim as ne received
the verdict from AIr Laughrldgc.
walked across the courtroom and
handed ii TO the clerk. who read ii
IN a nervous voice.
Clara IIaInon gaspcd aud.bly In the
tensely silent courtroom. drooped
forward in her seat. only to be seized
from behind by her younger brother
Jimmy who kissed her. Tears
came to her eyes and the other mem
bers OF her family cried with her as
she crossed TO the standing jurors
who had passed Judgment on her and
haltingly thanked them for their YER
dict.
She came 10 the pressroom to thank
the newspaper workers, hanging on
the arms of Sheriff Buck Garrett and
her brother. and. with tears stream
ing down her face. said:
Il am the happiest woman In the
world"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
SALES ARTICLES WILL
AID CLUB statesmen
Series Of Stories Will Begin ii,
Mondays Issue of The Even
ing Dispatch for Campaigncrs.
WORK NOW COUNTS MOST
Extra Cash Awards VIII he Paid
for Early Rcsnlts-iivery One
Assured OF Compensation for
EffortS-Urgcd to Enter Mt Once.

There is great deal more TO the
SalesEaAn.h:n cluh offer being made
by The Evening Dispatch than the
more than $4,000 worth OF awards
to be given to the men and women
who become members and share in
the prize winning. Every person who
is an active member OF the Salesman
ship Club is not only assured OF win
ming n prize or being paid a cash
commission. but he or she will great
Is benefit by q practical experience in
saiesinanship during the next few
weeks. Whatever ones vocation in
life may be, this should prove inter
csting and profitable.
Beginning in, Mondays Evening
Dispatch. Il series OF articles on sales
manship prepared by Il master sales
man will appear for several days.
These lessons in salesmanship will
be interesting to every one. and
should be particularly beneficial TO
all members ~, tlS4 Craftsmanship
Club. They may serve TO tighten
some of the problems of all the
readers, for in reality every human
being les to some degree Il salesman.
Being n salesman Is nothing more or
less than interesting somebody in
something. 1t may he land. automo-
biles. diamonds, personal services.
newspapers. or as one writer says,
No matter what you are Offering.
even salvation, IL you get some one
to take it. you are essentially a
salesman
Never before were such useful and
valuable awards offered on such n
fair and so liberal n basis as are
the $1,000 home, ive automobiles. and
other prizes to be given by The Eve
ming Dispatch to it's readers and
friends who enter tho campaign, and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
MOTHER OF NINE CHILDREN
S7RANGLED TO DEATH BY
BANDITS IN NEW YORK CITY
Robbers Kill Mrs. Henrietta Defelicio and Mrs Rosa
Menditto Is Bound and Gagged, While Yeggmen
Get Away With $500 in Money and Jewelry

by policeman and also her husband.
Louis Menditto. who was on his way
home from work. News of the hold
up and murder spreading rapidly
throughout the neighborhood, caused
such Indignation that police reserves
had 10 be called to handle crowd
OF 1000. which quickly collected.
Mrs. Menditto tainted when her
husband entered the house. When
she was revived, she told the story
of the hold-np to detectives.
She said that the bandits had no |;
allowed her or her companion time
to make reply to their demands,
but had seized them. She said they
had put un a struggle, but soon were
subdued and their money and jowelry
taken from them. {sE
She said all the bandits had ap-
peared less than 2a years old. None
OF thnm was masked Detectives
sald they had obtained ii so5ds de :
,scfiption Of them from Mrs. ienditto o
and also sfnger prints. \ \!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
VOTE CONF IDENCE
IN PREMIER BRAND
French Chamber of Deputies
Approves Decisions of Repa-
rations Conference.
GERMANS ARE MAKING GUNS
Further Parleys Are Expected
in Near Future Between AL
lied Councils and Sinons.
LBy Associated Press. ]

PARIS. March l1.---The decisions of
the London reparations conference.
the occupation of Dusseldorf and
other German cities, and the appliaa-
tion of the allied economic penalties
on Germany We're approved by the
Chamber of Deputies this afternoon
by vote that wus virtually unani-
nous except for the Socialists and
Communists. The vote as officially
given out was i9l to sc.
Premier Briand. repying TO for
mer Minister of Finance Klots and
former Minister of War l.efevre, who,
respectively. insisted upon further
light as TO the governments inten-
tions with regard TO execution of the
treaty of Versailles and securing the
disarmament of Germany. took occa-
sion TO answer Gcrmanys protest to
the league of nations against the al
lied occupation on the ground that 1t
was violation of the treaty. He
called the attention OF the chamber
protest was sent. Germany had re-
iuStbI VII viz pl the TGDu-
rations commission. to execute tho
clause OF the treaty calling for the
payment OF 2e.ooo,0Oo gold marks.
Huns Making Guns.
'Germany,'' hcysaid, "haG violated
the trraty IN three essential clausrs
--disarmamnnt. corporations and the
trial o: accused officers. Thus. the
sanctions as provided for In the treaty
nrc applicable and Just, as We have
applied them"
The allied commission OF control
he declared, was working under the
advice of Marshals Wilson and Foch,
and might be depended upon To salts
~ TIE requirements Of NJ. Lefcvre as
to the disarmament OF Germany.
NJ. Lcfcvre said that since he de-
clarcd in n previous debate in the
chamber that Germany was making
n new machine gun capable of shoot
ing l,50O bullets u minute, its exist
ence had been proven. The guns had
been found In Koenissberg, he de-
clared, along with n new type OF SIX
inch cannon. proving that the Ger
mans were x,naking new armament to
replace that destroyed under allied
CONTROL lie said that material had
been discovered in cellars of the
Spandau arsenal sufficient to manu-
facture 5000 field guns.
Treaty Not Modified.
NJ. Lefevrc asked Premier Briand to
accept resolution calling for per-
manent allied control of the manu-
facture Of arms and munitions IN
~, Il
Continued on Page =. Col -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
IBy Associnted Press.l ]

NEW YORK. March l7.-Mrs.
Henrietta Defelicio. mother of nine
children, was .stranSled TO death. and
Mrs. Rosa Menditto, nurse. was
gagged and bound by four hold-up
men who entered their home in
brooklyn late this afternoon and de-
Danded money and jowclry.
In trussing up the two women,
the robbers thrust a towel into Mrs.
Defelicio's mouth. To keep 1t in
place, they passed rope around her
face. One coil slipped down around
her throat and was pulled so tight
that 1t strangled her.
Mrs. Menditto, who was thrown
or TO a cot in a room adjoining TINT
in which the two women were sit
ting. rolled herself to tho floor after
the robbers mad fed with $500 In
jewelry and money. Loosening her
gag by pushing her face along tho
floor. she staggered to her. feet. push
cd up the Window with her head ana
called for the py1ce, 4, \, y
The woman'a, screams were heard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
BANDITS PLUMBER
GUNST APARTMENT
ON WEST GRACE ST.
Entrance Gained by Ladder
Against Wall on Back Side
of House.
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS
TAKEN BY POLICE
Officer Must Ring Front Door
Bell Every Hour, Says
Headquarters Order.
POCkETBOOKS ARE EMpTIED
Call for Alderman Over Telephone
pockETBooKs ARE EMprIED
Call for Alderman Over Telephone
BrcaksUp Meeting Of Commit
tee on Ordinances.

burglars made their entry last
night into ono of Richmonds most
exclusive residential districts. when
the apartment OF Alderman Marx
Gunst, Shcrrod Apartments. corner
of Lombardy and Grace Streets. was
entered and ransacked
The marauder made his entry
through rear windo why means of
ladder. which was discovered by
the janitor Of the building. The jan
itor Immediately gave chase. hut the
intruder made his escape. after he
had stolen two pockctbooks cunta!u-
Ing about Si5
Police srnrci, Premises.
Police were hastily summoned by
the janitor They made a search OF
the premises but If any clues were
round they were not announced last
night II was stated. However, that
n" one had seen tho burglar. conse-
quently II could not even bo deter
mined whether he VAS white man
or Il negro
Orders were issued last night for
the officers patrollias the peat which
include sthc apartment houses ,n the
old Richmond College campus. TO ring
Alderman Gunst's doorbel every
hour during the night
Gunst Is Notified.
Alderman Gunst was notified af the
burglary while attending a meeting
Which he is chairman.
st n critical moment during the
discussion or question as 10 the
rights to cXtend an electric wire
across the street, At The monthly
meetin Eof the Councilman Commit
tee ON Ordinances last night. the telc-
phone rang. and Custodian Dick
Smith announced that Alderman Marx
Gunst was wanted.
Mr.. Gunst listened u moment. lie
then shut off the phone grauucl his
hat and coat. and started tor the .ie-
vator at double quick ,im.
Wait minute" shouted Council
man Edgar b. English.
Got no time" responded Mr.. '.unst.
as he reached the elevator. "Rnrs-
lars in my house" Then he Gis;,p-
peared down the elevator shaft in
charge OF Supervisor Albert Clan
natti
Am attempted entry in the heart of
the business section of the city was
Eipped in the bud about 2 o'clock this
morning. y burglar broke pane Of
glass in the Richmond Cafeteria. but
before he could get insid; was
frightened away. \ porter OF the
Gilbert Hotel, located In the same
building. saw the broken glass and
summoned several men from The
hotel. and search was instituted.
but they were unable TO get any de-
scription of him, rs the man took to
his heels down the alley toward Ninth
street and disappeared. Police were
called To the scene and investigated.
but could find no one lurking around
that vicinity.