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New-York tribune., 1922-11-28
Shoots Girl
And Is Slain
By Her Host
Rejected Suitor Calls to Cet
Back Ring and Seriously
Wounds Rose Landrisser,
His Former Sweetheart
Fires Again at Woman
Second Shot Misses; He
Flees and Is Killed i'm His
Car by Edgar Scudder

HUNTINGTON, L. l., Nov. 27.-John
J. Leitch was shot and killed by Edgar
Scudder here tonight after Leitch had
shot and seriously wounded his former
fancee, seventeen-year-old Rose Land
RISER, upon whom he had called at
Scudder's home, ostensibly for the pur-
pose of getting back his engagement
ring.
Leitch was twenty-nine years old and
lived in Northport. He and Miss Sand
risser had been engaged for some time.
The engagement was broken off yes
terday. When they returned from
their customary Sunday motor trip, the
girl flung herself into the arms of Mrs.
tScudder, with whom she has been stay
ing because Of quarrel with her
family, and told her that she never
could marry Leitch and he was to call
this evening for his ring.
His Demeanor unchanged
He called soon after supper and
neither Mr.. Scudder nor his wife no.
ticed anything unusual in his de-
meanor. AS was their custom when
he came to see their guest, they retired
TO the kitchen, leaving the living room
to Leitch and Miss Sandrisser.
The two had been sitting there only
short time when the Scudders heard
a shot. They ran into the living room,
Mrs. Scudder ahead of her husband.
She was almost upset by Leitch, who
was rushing from the room, in which
his former fiancee lay senseless on the
floor, bullet through her head.
Leitch, she says, leveled his revolver
at her and pulled the trigger. Mrs.
Scudder was so close to him that she
DETECTED the barrel with quick mo-
tion of her arm and the bullet sped
past her and buried itself in the wall.
Fires Over Fugitive's Head
By this time Scudder was in the
room, his shotgun in his hand, both
barrels loaded and cooked. Leitch was
disappearing through the door. Scud-
der followed him. Leitch jumped into
his automobile and Scudder fired one
barrel. He aimed over Leitch's head,
he said, and intended merely to scare
him away.
Instead of speeding away, Scudder
says, Leitch began to circle the drive
way in front of the house, and Scudder,
seeing him returning toward him, fired
the second barrel. The charge struck
Leitch in the heart and he fell over
the steering wheel, while his car
brought up against tree.
Deputy Sheriff Wanzell was notified
and took Scudder to his Office, though
not under arrest, to await the arrival
of DR. Edward S. Moore, Coroner.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-28
First Real Snow Fills
Streets With SIush
1900 Men Held Ready for
Cleaning as Weather Bureau
Predicts Cold

While winter isn't officially due until
December ri, it opened an advance en-
gagement in New York yesterday after
noon and evening, when six-tenths Of
an inch of snow filled the streets with
slush, causing numerous accidents.
Most of the snow failed to stick, but
the Weather Bureau announced cold
err spell later. This snowfall so early
equals former record established in
1912.
The snow removal bureau sent out
orders holding 1900 men in readiness
to keep Manhattan, Brooklyn and the
Bronx free from snow. The main
thoroughfares were flushed with fire
hose.
Mrs. William Engstrom, wife Of a
barge captain, was drowned when she
slipped in the slush on narrow gang
plank leading from Pier Ia, Hoboken, to
Lehigh Valley barge No. 9. Captain
Engstrom, who was waiting for her,
saw her fall into the water ana dived
after her and continued to dive until
he was numb, but the body was not
recovered. Several other persons were
hurt in street nishaps.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-28

eording to this ex-official, the states
do not have adequate laws to reach
the Klan situation, but the Federal
government has.
The ex-official, whom Senator Walsh
does not name. also says "there is
ample authority for the President to
issue his proclamation directing that
the Klan disband within certain
time"
He recalls that President Grant, in
addition to indicting and furnishing the
leaders of the old Khan. issued his
proclamations and caused the Klan to
disband.
just as Haywood and his confreres
Of the l. W. w. were indicted, so can
the Klan leaders and those persons in
the Klan responsible for overt VIOLA
tions of the law be indicted if instruc-
tions are sent out, according to the
letter quoted by Senator Walsh.
Senator Walsh looks on the letter as
pointing out plain and practical
way of procedure for the Federal
government.
The other letter quoted by Senator
Walsh, from prominent Texas at
Continued on page sx)
New-York tribune., 1922-11-28
Mary Moe SaOiney
Freed From Cell
Sent to Hospital or, 24th
Day of Hunger Strike;
Fasting Sister C0llapses
speetar Gable to The Tribune

Copyright, 1s22. New York Tribune Inc.
DUBLIN, Nov. 27.--Mary Macswiney
was released from Mountjoy prison TO-
night on the twenty-fourth day of her
hunger strike against the provisional
Sovernment. She was removed to Ma
ter Hospital in very weak condition.
Her sister. Annie. who has been fast
lhX outside the prison for eleven days,
collapsed on arriving at the hosnitai
when she tried to see Mary and was re-
moved to private home on stretcher
The release was unexpected, as the
provisional government had given
every indication that it intended to let
Miss MacSwiney die in the same wav
as her brother, the Lord Mayor Of
Cork. Her release, following the SEN
teneing OF the eight men convicted
instead of executing them. suggests
that the government is waverine in
Its firm policy against the irregulars.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-28
9OOqo Stock DiUidend
On atlantic Refining

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.---.
A stock dividend Of 900 per cent
on the common stock Of the At
lantic Refining Company, SUBJ
sidiary of the Standard Oil until
divorced by the Supreme Court
in 1911, was declared here to-
day.
Of the $5o,ooo,00o common
stock authorized, only $5,000,0oO
has been issued. Holders Of this
have been receiving dividends at
the rate Of $40 a share. The
directors said they expected the
first quarterly dividend on the in
creased stock issue, payable
next March, would be ST a share.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-28
Paris to Hon. America

PARIS, Nov. ,27 (By The Associated
the initiative of Cardinal
Du Bois, Archbishop of Paris, SOL
emn service of thanks for the strength
ening of the bonds uniting France and
"our great allies of North America
will be celebrated Thanksgiving Day
in Trinity Church Palestrina's s
"Missa Papae Marcelli" will be sung.
Canon Flynn will preach the sermon
in English and French.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-28
News Summary
WASHINGTON


Radical farm bloc wins It's f,rst
victory in Senate on first Important
roll call, sending Liberian loan bill
vote.
Senator Walsh. in letter to At
torney General Daugherty, demands
sweeping Federal investigation into
Ku- -Klux Klan.
Ship subsidy supporters hold
lines firm in main, but farm bloc
strikes out income tax rebate pro-
vision. Final House vote due at 4
to-day.
Denby will seek to discover cause
of absence of officers, he says, an
nouncing investigation into drink
ing that followed Saturdays Army
Navy game.
Virtual order for admission Of
Nancy Jordan, young unwed mother
from London, and her child goes for
ward from Labor Department.
FOREIGN
Lausanne conference thrown fnto
state of chaos as Soviet Russia de-
mands full participation and hints
at war in the Levant as she backs
all Turkish claims.
Mary Macswiney released from
Mountjoy prison on twenty-fourth
day of hunger strike. Her sister,
Annie, hunger-striking eleven days,
collapses.
Irish constitution bill unanimously.
passes ita second reading III Com
mona.
LOCAL
Both sides consider compromise In
building trades war, though lockout
is ordered for p. m. to-day.
Maid corroborates Mrs. Halls alibi;
states case shows signs of weaken
ing.
Alexander Carr plays role in play
under technical arrest for unpaid all
mony.
Youth shoots fancee and in turn
is killed by her host, who says slain
man threatened wife.
Mauretania, crippled in one low
power turbine, will omit calls and
head straight for Southampton.
Haywood plans to beard Hylan
with explanatory praise Of Ku-Klux
Klan;' Murphy, too, on his list.
Republican campaign fund spent
$350,376, shows $4,000 deficit.
Anthracite scale chairman says
miners will never again submit to
Federal arbitration.
DOMESTIC
Clemenceau makes triumphal entry
into Chicago, greeted by French '75s.
many notables, headed by General
Pershing and Mayor Thompson.
First Mrs. Tiernan collapses as
Reconciliation with husband, in
whom wife Ne. 2 still believes, goes
to smash at South Bend, Ind.
SPORTS
Walter Higgins, Columbia, wins in
tercollegiate cross-country run.
Groundkeepers complete work on
infield at new Yankee Park.
Experts disagree on failure Of Yale
to turn out winning team.
MARKETS AND SHIPS
Stock prices lower; sterling ex-
change at $4.525a, highest since July,
1919.
Atlantic Refining declares 900 per
cent stock dividend; to raise cash
distribution; Standard Oil of. In
diana proposes 1oo per cent melon"
William M. Wood, president of
American Woolen Company, made
chairman of Consolidated Textile
board
New-York tribune., 1922-11-28

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BY, 142 w. 42d at Bryant 64is.---,Adys.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
NORWICH WILL
RUN IN DERBY.
NOT TPREAKNESS
Owner Block Has His Heart
Set on Winning Rich Ken
lucky Event.

NEW YORK. April s.-Morvich,
champion two.year old Of the Ameri-
can turf, will start in the Kentucky
Derby instead OF the Preakness, to
be run on the same day. according
to announcement by Benjamin Block,
owner OF tho thoroughbred. Mr..
Block today issued the following
statement:
II have often said that I regard
Norwich as the property of the pub
lie and recognize the right Of the
public to be kept fully and reliably
informed concerning him. Ever since
it appeared that the Kentucky Derby
and the Preakness are to be run on
the same day have been fairly del
uged with the inquiry: will Norwich
start in the Derby or In the Freak
ness?" The conditions OF the two
races are quite different, and in ad-
vance of a certain amount of train
ing after the long winter lay off 1t
was quite impossible to form any
opinion as to the desirability of start
ing Norwich in the one race rather
than in the other.
1.-The training of Norwich has
progressed to such point that a
definite purpose Is now for the first
time entertained. I have all along
had my heart set on winning the
Derby with Norwich. Ny trainer, Mr..
Burlew, is of the opinion, based on
Morvich's work up to this time. that
he can be fitted for that race. He
is being pointed for the Derby, and
only something unforeseen will keep
him away from the barrier at
Churchill Downs on Derby day."
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
NOBODY KNOWS
WHY DEMPSEY
GOES ABROAD
Air of Mystery Surrounds Pro-
posed Match Between Cham
pion and Dark Challenger.
By DAVIS j. WALSH.

NEW YORK, April S.-The state
ment made to the writer yester-
day by Jack Dempsey that Harry
Wills was not expected to follow
him abroad when he sails on the
Aquitania on Tuesday means one
Of two things: Either Dempsey and
Wills are convinced that there is
not enough money in Europe to
make 1t worth their highly remun-
erative time or they have a def
mite assurance from parties unknown
that the bout can and will be held
in this country by Labor Day.
The fact that Dempsey can speak
for a. prominent challenger may ap-
pear singular on the face Of 1t yet
it means nothing. The two rival
camps are something Of a close cor
poration right now and quite un-
derstand each but they have ro
understanding" in the subtle sense
of the world. They merely realize
that it is good businss to know
each others intentions.
TIL Dempsey.Wills proposition is
as mysterious right now as the
early chapters of a Russian trag.
edy. No one, outside the close cor.
poration, seems TO know why the
Dempsey troupe is going to Eng
land without definite assurances Of
a match there. Dempsey told us
yesterday that they were just TAX.
ing a chance"
Knowing the astute Kearns. that
doesn't seem to add up right. lie
will take chance right enough
but not before he sees. some money
on the table. In view of this, L
can be assumed that they know
something but deem 1t advisable to
keep II to themselves.
Long ago when Harry Frazec
thrust his fingers into his watch
pocket and came up for air with
his absurd offer, kearns informed
some of his friends that he really
didn't care to talk about the match
at that early date. He made no
secret of the fact that he feared
the reformers would do their worst
This attitude would account for
his bland lack of knowledge now.
1t might also account for the con.
ference yesterday with the cmi.
nent Mr.. Rickard. 1t was only \
friendly chat. they said, but the.c
Is nothing in the past life of the
gentleman in the question to indi-
cate that they are inclined to waste
time with empty amenities. They
are sparring for time, 1t is be-
lieved, with the idea of springing
the announcement of a Dempsey
Wills bout only when the moment
is propitious.
That is the judgment Of Broad.
way. and although that effete thor
oughfare is known for it's moments
Of wild inaccuracies, II Is often the
clearinghouse of real, downright
fact.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
TWO MARINES
To SHOW HAITI
LEAGUE STUFF
CasselI and Hathaway Will
Organize Great American
Game in Santo Domingo.
By McGurk

That the baseball bat Is more
powerful than the sword is the con-
tention OF John B. Cassell and James
n. Hathaway, two former marines,
who are going to Santo Domingo to
help in the pacification OF that island
by organizing the great American
which was baseball. From the first
duced and has taken root under the
flag OF the American marines sta
toned there.
Cassell and Hathaway will sail for
Santo Domingo City on liner leav-
ing Charleston about the fifteenth
Of this month. They will take with
them large quantities of baseball sup
plies and the avowed object Of their
visit is the organization OF a National
Baseball League OF Santo Domingo.
They state that since baseball was
introduced to the "Spigs" by the
American marines in 1915 the game
has spread through the island like
wildfire and has completely run all
native games out of competition.
Hathaway and Cassell were men,
bers of the marine expedition which
occupied Santo Domingo after the
disorders of 1915 and brought about
stable conditions Of government.
After a few months campaign the
original marine force met with lit
tie opposition and turned to peace
full pursuits, one of the first of
which was baleball. From the first
tives took to the sport like
to water, and thousands of
sa would assemble to see the
'.tr ,os" engage in the fascinating
nrw game whenever two marine
Ne all teams met.
l tating the Americans, they
sog. became excellent players, and
Imber of native teams were
'o' ed which soon became able to
~. the marine teams hard
uI lie. In fact, according to Cas-.
srH. the best native team of Santo
'r ningo City has developed until
an beat any team of marines in
tua island.
yassell landed with the first ma
r'le forces and Hathaway came
is :er. During his tour Of duty,
W hich extended until January, 1918,
y hen he was brought back to the
rnited states to be sent to France,
asset was assigned to duty as
Lthletic instructor for the Santo
Domingo City district both for the
marines and the San Dominicans,
and his work In promoting friendly
relations by means Of baseball
brought him the commentator of
the commanding officer OF marines.
When they return to Santo Do
mingo. Hathaway and Cassell plan
to organize native teams which are
now playing there into a six-city
league which will include Santo
Domingo City, Santiago. Sanchez.
Moca. Monte Crist and Puerto
Plata.
They believe that the natives will
welcome such a league warmly and
that It will DO moro for the Ameri
caniyation Of the island than could
be done by dozen divisions OF
American soldiers.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
BROWNS AND CARDINALS
PLAY HOME CONTESTS

ST. LOUIS, April s.-Lee Fohl's
Browns and Branch Rickey's Cards
are home today from their training
trips in Dixie. They are due to meet
at Sportsmen's Park today and to-
morrow in preseason contests.
The Browns are scheduled to de
part Sunday night for Chicago, where
they open the American League sea
son with a game against the White
Sox next Wednesday. The Cardinals
will rest in st. Louis and inaugurate e
the National League season paired
with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
jacques Fournier, the Cardinals
first baseman, is suffering with an
infected leg which, physicians says,
may prevent him from appearing in
the lineup against the Pittsburgh
team April IL.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
NEW ENGLAND
|. PREPAREDF0R
PENN RELAYS
Section More Strongly Repre-
sented Than Ever Before in
Big Meet.

PHILADELPHIA. April s.-New
England will be better represented
at Pennsylvania's relay carnival
than ever before. Yale, Harvard.
Boston College. Boston University,
Northeastern Engineering School.
Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nology, Brown, University Of Maine.
Colby, Bowdoin, Bates, New Hamp-
shire State. Holy Cross. and Dart
mouth all will have teams.
A glance over what the above
colleges expect to do will be inter
esting. Yale is the favorite for the
two-mile relay championship, which
honors they now hold. With Douglas,
Vanderpyle, Campbell and Hilles
to run in the two-mile, they have
two men in Douglas and Campbell
who will do 1 minute SIS seconds, or
better.
Harvard should have a fine team
for the distance medley relay cham
pionship, with Burke. their great
miller, as anchor man. Burke is
the miller who defeated the Cornell
milers in their indoor meet last
month and he has a record Of 4
minutes 19 seconds for the distance.
The Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology has an excellent one.
mile team. They defeated the
Syracuse team last month, which
OF itself speaks for them in no un.
certain tones
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
VlRCINIANS COME BACK
AND DEFEAT ITHACANS

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. April
8.-The Old Dominion turned the
table on the Ithacans in their second
game when Deitrich's single in the
ninth inning resulted in a to 8
score. Running neck to neck with
a one to one score until the eighth
inning both teams tailed two runs,
still keeping them equal. Hubbard
pinch hitting for irginia walked and
Mahoods two-bagger carried him to
third.
A pretty single ended the game in
Virginia's favor. Maphis for Nir.
ginin allowed the visitors eight hits,
while Cornell's three twirlers allowed
ten. Left Fielder Carlyle was easily
the Orange and Blues star, with two
hits and a couple Of sensational
catches, one above his head in leap.
ing for which he struck a fence.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
PRINcETON'S CAPTAIN
INELIGIBLE; RESIGNS

PRINCETON. n. j.. April S.
Thomas II. Mcnamara, captain OF
the Princeton ba seball team, resigned
today because of ineligibility. A new
captain will be elected as soon as
possible, but because the ballots
must be cast by members Of last
springs team. many Of whom were
graduated last June, the election
will be carried on by mail. The re-
suit will not be known for some
time.
Four seniors are on the team now
--MacPhee. McIlvaine. Botting. and
Gotschalk.
Mcnamara played left field for
two years and was the hardest hitter
on the team.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
Ninety-six Per Cent
OF Colgate Lads
Take Up Sports

HAMILTON, N. Y, April 8.
-Ninety-six per cent Of the
student body Of Colgate Uni
versity have enrolled to par
ticipate in some form Of sport
this spring it was announced
here today. The university
athletic authorities have in
augurated an extensive list Of
spring sports, which includes
baseball, football practice, la
crosse, golf, track, rifle and
tennis.
Baseball practice has been
going on outdoors for about a
week. Prospects for q winning
nine this spring are very good.
Coach Harlow will be in
Hamilton April II to start
spring football practice. The
tennis team will get under way
sonO.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
NOMlNl BALL TEAM
ANNOUNCES LINEUP

The Nomini A. c. announces the
following lineup: Peacock, c.;
Schuetze, r. f.; Brooke. 3b.; Levey,
1b.; Fugette, !. e.; Helbig, c. r.; Ma.
son, 8. g.; Raynes, 2b.; Mothers
head, p, and Finch, Thompson. Pot
ter, Courtney and Shellcross, utility
men.
After this Sundays practice game
with the postals the Nominis will
be ready to book games with teams
averaging eighteen years. Manager
Courtney Ia to be reached at AIT r
street southwest.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
BETHESDA TO TACKLE
LYNN'S TEAM TOMORROW

The Bethesda team of the Mont.
gomery County League, known as
Cy Cummings Tigers, will stack
up against Marion Lynn's Speed.
boys at Bethesda tomorrow at 3
o'clock p. m. sharp. A hot contest
is expected. The following Bethesda
players are requested to be on the
field in uniform at p. m: A.
Oldfield, Matthews, Newton. Bern
hart, L. Oldfield, Stevens. Borden,
J. Oldfield. Rabbit, Gormley. Trail,
Claude, Bennett, and Ernest Stevens.
Bethesda is looking for Sunday
games with fast teams in the un-
limited class for which expense
guarantees or a portion Of the gate
receipts win be given. For games
address Assistant Manager Harry
Hunt, Chevy Chase, Md.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
PICCLY WiGCLY PLAYERS
SHINE IN NEW UNIFORMS

The Piggy Wiggly baseball play
ers have received new uniforms
and they are considered among the
most attractive in the Merchants
League. Piggly Wiggly colors Of
blue. gold and brown are prominent
in the uniform.
Norman Linn, manager of the
Mt. Pleasant store, is the manager
and captain. The Piggly Wiggly
club is practicing regularly and
expects to be In the pennant chase.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
HAVENS BOYS co TO SEEK
NATIONAL MAT TITLES

G.. H. Havens, who won the South
Atlantic A. A. U. 175-pound wrestling
championship in Baltimore, and w.
d. Havens, who won the heavy
weight championship on the same
night, both members of the Washing
ton Canoe Club, are on the way to
Boston today to take part in the Ma
tional A. A. U. championship, which
is to take place tonight.
The Havens brothers are mer1bers
Of a tea moi five wrestlers that the
South Atlantic section of the A. A. U.
Is sending to the national champion
ships.
The other three men are from the
Central Y. M. G. A. in Baltimore.
They are: George Earecksony 1876
pound champion: John Eareckson,
l35-pound champion, and Mike Tahol.
berg. 145-pound champion.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
EMANON A. c. ATHLETES
SWITCH TO BASEBALL

Having concluded successful
basketball season the Emanon A. C..
has turned to baseball and hopes to
continue relations with the clubs 1t
met in the basketball court. The
ball team will try it's strength in
a game tomorrow with the Renroc
A. c., which had a strong nine last
year in the junior class.
All Emanon players are to report
at Rock Creek Church road and
Georgia avenue tomorrow morning
at 9:20 o'clock. Earle l.. Dodge, the
Emanon manager, may be reached
to book games at 70S Quincy street
northwest and by phone at Colum-
bia 4301.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
MACK TAKES
yOUNC,LA|ME
ARM AND ALL
Detroit Asks Waivers on In
fielder When Wing Develops
Trouble Again.

DETROIT. April S.-R. w. Pep
Young, Detroit American infielder,
has been claimed on waivers by the
Philadelphia Athletics, 1t was an
nounced today. Young Is with the
Tigers at Memphis and 1t is expected
he will Immediately join Philadelphia.
The local club asked waivers on
Young several days ago when he
again developed the trouble with his
throwing that caused his removal
from the lineup last year.
The Washington times., 1922-04-08
Ray Caldwell, Former
Yank, Wants to Be
a Manager

KANSAS CITY, April g.
Ray Caldwell, erstwhile member
of the Cleveland club, said that
he didn't want to come back to
the majors. The Peter Pan of
baseball aspires to managerial
position. It is not generally
known, but Ray was slated to
manage the Oklahoma City club
in the Western League this
year, but the proposed arrange
ment failed to work out as per
expectations, and Ray joined
Kansas City as a pitcher. To
date he has been the star of
Otto Knabe's squad.