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The New York herald., 1922-11-14
J. A. WASSERMANN
ENDS HIS LIFE With
PISTOL IN BATHTUB
HOusemaid Finds Wound
ed Banker Still
Breathing.
BARES FINANCE ILLS
Note Attributes Deed to
That and Difficulty
With His Wife.
SMOKED WHEN IN WATER
Writes to Brother Of Courage
One Needs to Commit
Suicide.
SMOKED WHEN IN WATER

Jesse A, Wassermann, member OF
the banking firm OF Wassermann
Bros, of az Broadway, committed
suicide early yesterday by shooting
himself through the mouth as he lay
In a partly filled bsthtub in his apart
ments at 2s East Eighty-third street.
He was found by maid who had
come to clean the apartment. He
died yesterday afternoon without re-
gaining consciousness. Two notes
left by Mr.. Wassermann indicated that
financial troubles and his estrange-
ment from his wife were the motives
which caused him to take his life.
Mr.. Wassermann was 33 years old.
He was in business with his uncle
Jesse Wasserman OF 200 West Fifty
seventh street. and Arthur Stiner, as
a partner in the firm at AZ Broadway
He lived alone in the apartment IN
Eighty-third street. Since divorcing
his wife he had taken little interest in
society.
Although the shooting was done some
time yesterday morning between seven
and nine o'clock. Mr. Wassermann still
was alive when discovered by Mrs
Winifred O'Malley, a maid, and John
Owens, superintendent OF the building.
and lived until nearly 2 80 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Drs. c. Ward Cramp-
ton and HadIey 7. Cannon, both having
sermann's family physician, DIR. Edwin
steinberger Of So West Forty-ninth
street. worked all day, but could not
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Stored Coal Taken from
Mrs. j. p. Morgan's Home

n T EWBURGH, Nov. 13.-wiH-
lam r. Perkins, Orange
County Fuel Administrator.
to-day began distribution among
residents of Highland Falls of 353
tons Of coal which he said was
seized on the estate of Mrs. j. Pier
pont Morgan in that village. In
vestigation of complaints that only
eighty five tons of coal had been
received in Highland Falls in three
months, Mr.. Perkins said. disclosed
that 43S tons had been delivered to
the Morgan estate. This was re-
moved.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
HAMNERsTEIN BENEFIT LOSER

Max Rubin. of 225 East Houston
street. the Columbia student whose
sympathles for Mrs. Oscar Hammer
stein moved him TO rent Carnegie Hall
for benefit performance last night lost
something more than $500 on the deal.
Fewer than 100 persons were in the
hall Rubin refused TO tell where Mrs.
Hammerstein is residing
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Berlin Landlord Wants
Rent; Shuts Up Embassy

Special Cdbls 10 THE New YoER HERALD.
Copyright, 1893, by THE NEW York HEALn.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin. Nov. l3.
TINE diplomatists- attached TO
the Rumanian Embassy, on
arriving there this morning,
found the door bricked up and
threatening landlord outside 10 tell
them they could not enter until six
months rental in arrears had been
paid. The landlord said he had
tried every means 10 collect the
rental since June, but always had
been referred to somebody else.
Last night he hired a gang Of
bricklayers. who effectively closed
up the entire building.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
WHITE INSISTS ON A TRIAL.

EMPoRiA Kan. Nov. 1s.--Attorney-
General Hopkins OF Kansas announces
that his office will not participate in the
trial OF William Allen White, Emporia
editor. for displaying posters expressing
sympathy for tho strikers during the
shopmen's strike. White insists on a
trial. saying he Is determined TO compel
Gov. Alien TO finish the case he started.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Split on Military Law.

1t is still not clear g a. rc
here just what differ ac. arose between
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Cha t',s tlaragton ar
the other allied gt.erais or ca1a1l
sioners about procla -Are
From the conversatau ta eS4r
and British quarter strs. however.
Is obvious that Ge yr ft.
much more willing t. a..e q long line
against the Turks over disorders in
Constantinople than were the other,
Some of Gen. Harington's soldiers We're
killed and what Is more important, he
has more available. The French force
was smaller; and one report here Is
that the French, while agreeing in prin-
cipe to the proclamation Of state OF
siege. insisted that II should not Be
proclaimed unless there were adequate
forces In hand to carry it out. Thsy
wanted reenforcements sent immedA-
stely. which Paris refused.
This account of what happened. how
ever. must be taken with the utmost
reserve. Nevertheless it Is true thst
many authorities believe procia r1st
Of military law in O. az
moment t.- rc"
Ger train l.e- e N
stretches .rau ru. uHH ae~
further II o ta
situat a. Cpnsss.ttnoPss
The Tur sraau a-e in pc -s.vn
OF all morn uucLons In CONSTANT
nople The police, customs guards and
even the Sultans bodygvard arc now
all devoted Nationalists, most of them
more or less effectively armed. II Is
also known that Constantinople Is well
filed with Kemalists, who have inf
trated from Asia Minor in all sorts Of
guises. Proclamation OF military law
would compel the Allies 10 take all these
functions from the armed Turks and
provoke at least spasmodlc fighting.
such lighting would almost certainly re-
suit In destruction Of large areas OF the
city by fire and the Turks would be a;
most sure to construe Il as an act ot
war. IL once war we're formally de-
clared nobody here tonight Is willing
10 say that hordes Of Russians would
not swarm to the support of the Turks.
II is impossible for Lord Curzon 20
leave London before Wednesdays elec-
tlons, although II IS suggested that he
go Immediately 10 either Paris or Lau-
same and meet NJ. Polncare there. lie
is reluctant to hold any preliminary con-
ference with the French Premier. how
ever 50 long as the latter maintains
the impossibility OF writing out def
mite program for the meeting with tho
Turks, to which program both sides
would adhere unitedly throughout the
conference II Is believed here that
Lord Curzon would be satisfied with .
declaration that neither side would sd-
NIT any concession to the Turks with
out the others consent But when APP
piled 10 the question OF protection OF
rnlnorities the French and the British
views are understood TO be so divergent
at the present moment that Mr.. Poin-
care Is unwilling to give any binding
pledge
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Must Test Mayors Plan.

Speaking OF the so-called Mayor Hylan
plan for new lines the Comptroller said
"The Mayor. In making his plan. did not
consult members OF the Board OF Esti-
mate. His plan Will be subjected in time
70 the same acid test that has been APP
piled TO the Transit Commissions plan.
What may be good in II will be retained
and what is bad win go into the dis
card"
Mr. Craig said the so-called reorgan;
ization and unihcation plan worked out
by the Transit Commission was for the
purpose. through the operation OF the
barometric fund. OF enabling the oper-
ating companies to exact a fare greater
than five cents. To raise the fare only
a single cent he said. at the present
rate OF traffic. would impose upon the
people a burden OF s25.000.000.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
CRAIG PREDICTS CITY
CONTROL OF TRANSIT
Comptroller Sees End Of Com
mission at Hands of
Legislature.
WANTS LOCAL POWERS
Board of Estimate Must Have
Cooperation in Building
System, His View.
WANTS LOCAL POWERS

Comptroller Charles l.. Craig. at the
conclusion of a talk last night before
the West End Association in the Hotel
Ansonia, made the prediction that one
Of the first acts of the new Legislature
would be to abolish the present Tran
sit Commission and to place future
transit control and construction in the
hands of the city administration.
Mr.. Craig. VINO for nearly an hour
discussed 'The Rapid Transit Situa-
tion." said
Just what 1t may 40 beyond that
do not know, but ] hope and believe IL
will adopt q bill which already Is
drafted and which turns over all the
present functions OF the state Transit
Commission to commissioner who will
be a part of the regular city admin
istration. That is where the whole sub
ject properly belongs"
Comptroller Craig's prediction was a
confirmation OF reports published by THE
NEW YORK HERALD last Friday to the
effect that Mayor Hylan and his asso-
ciates advocate the creation of a De-
partment OF Municipal Transit, at the
head of which is to be commissioner
Of the Mayors selection. Gossip has
advanced for that post the name of John
II. Delaney, whom Al Smith. while Gov
ernor appointed Transit Construction
Commissioners aud who now Is Mayor
Hylan's Commissioner of Docks and
Ferries
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Leaves Two Notes.

Beside the tub was an ash tray oil
which we're nearly twoscore cigarette
stubs. In the bathtuD was a pistol
from which one shot had been fired.
The bullet went through Wassermann's
mouth and head. tearing a piece OF
plaster from the wall The police were
notified late in the afternoon. DR. T. A.
Gonzales OF the Medical Examiners
office examined the body and said It
was a plain case OF suicide.
The two notes left by Wasser1nann-
one addressed to his brother Edward
Mt East Forty-ffth street and the
other to Mrs. Carla Won Bergen Wasser-
mann, his divorced wife. who is now
In Baden, Germany-told of the bankers
decision to take his life. said that he
could stand II no longer and indicated
that he had experienced both financial
troubles and loneliness for his wife
The letter to his brother. written on
Lotos Club stationery. said In part
'T have no ambition In life. have
stood It over a year and can stand II
no longer. I was turned down yester-
day and that was my last hope. The
insurance will take care OF my debts.
You'd be surprised II you knew how
much courage Il takes to do a thing like
this. Your loving brother, JESSE"
"No other Remedy"
The letter TO his wife was inclosed
in an envelope ready for posting, but
was not sealed. In German he had ad-
dressed Il to Mrs. Carla Won Bergen
Wassermann. Rust aut Ettingheim.
Baden. Germany" The letter within
the envelope was written In English
and. in part, II said;
Dear Carla:
"T am going 70 jump this life in
few minutes. I wish to say goodby.
have nothing left TO live for. You are
constantly in my thoughts and always
will be n there is hereafter. All will
be over in few minutes. 1 can see no
other remedy"
The letter. according TO one Of the
physicians, then went on 70 tell of Was
Continued on Page Three.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14

RAINIER TRUCKS. Made In New York, u
20 0 ton. Sales Dept, 5th and Webster
Ave, Long Island City. Telephone Astoria
41s6.-Adv.
=
LOOKING for office space. lofts or show
rooms Then consult the business Prop
erty Guide Published every Tuesday. Thurs
day and Sunday In the Real Estate pagos OF
Ths New York Herald SEQ Page 21s-Adv.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
For Central Authority.

A member of the West End Associa-
ton asked the Comptroller what ad-
vantage he thought would accrue from
such a change. Mr.. Craig said: "A
local commissioner viii concentrate au-
thority. He would be AN appointee OF
the Mayor and II must be assumed
that he would be always in sympathy
with the Board OF Estimate and APP
portionment. That body under the pres
ent transit act can do nothing except
approve something which some public
utility corporation operated for private
gain demands"
The present transit situa ton, the
Comptroller said. represents q struggle,
for continued control by private inter-
ests of subways built and to be built
by city money and against that de-
mand stands the citys elected authority.
We of the Board OF Estimate" said
the speaker. have disapproved every
plan for new subway construction sub
mitted to us by the Transit Commission
mainly because every one of its pro-
jected new lines was so planned as to be
at one end or the other tied UP with lines
which are already operated either by the
Interborough or the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit companies. "They were pro-
jected only as extensions Of those sys-
terms"
The New York herald., 1922-11-14

Theatrical and Hotel and Restaurant.
Advertising win be found on Page S.-AAdv.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Continued on Page Two.

DEwEY's ''DEW-TONE" TONICs.
Blood. Nerve and Body Builders.
sold only at t2s Fulton st.. " X. c.-<dv
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Continued on Page Five.

Thru sieepers W. PALM BEACH g. MIAMI
via Penn Atlantic Coast Line 3 :35 r. M. g:i5
A. M. f246 B'way. Tel. Lopsscre c6e5s--Advs
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Continued on Page Six.
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Continued on Page Three.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
"No other Remedy"

Continued on Page Three.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14

Special Gable 10 THE NEW YORK HEEALr.
COPYRIGHT, 1879. BIZ TIE New York HERALr.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
working Out Plans.

eve have got to stop state Of
affairs that kills $500 people every
wear and Injuries more or lese seriously
about $4,000. At the present moment
we are just getting up momentum. we
are working out preliminary plans and
policies We are building I'D a great
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
THE BEST IN ITS HISTORY.

The New York Herald, with all that wa:
best of The Sun intertwined with it, and
the whole revitalized, is bigger and better
and sounder newspaper than ever before.
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
MANY ADULTS TOY WRECKERs
Fathers, Mothers, and UncIes, All Too
Fond of Trifling With the Chill
dren's PIaythings.

Fathers and uncles have always
made it a practice to play with little
Willie's mechanical toys at Christmas
time until they were broken, frequently
permitting Willie to look on merely,
while a group of adults manipulated
the toys all Christmas day.
But what happened to little Willie
was as nothing to the wrongs prac-
ticed by mothers who have purchased
walking dolls for their little girls.
A little girl whose family had been
making entirely unsuccessful efforts
to conceal the ante-Yuletide presence
in the home Of a walking doll came
out with the whole history Of the case
one evening.
"Are you going to show her the
walking doll?" she asked wistfully,
indicating a dinner guest as the 'her"
in question.
Father and mother, looked at each
other aghast. Theoretically the little
girl was not supposed to know there
was a walking doll in the house until
Santa Claus introduced them. Tact
fully they ignored the question.
Bedtime, DEAR" suggested mother
sweetly.
But the little girl had reached the
end of her endurance. Desperately she
turned to the guest:
.'They play with it every night after
I go to bed" she walled.
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
SEEKS BEST WOMAN WORKER
Labor Newspaper Of Rio de Janeiro
Succeeds in Going the "Beauty
Contest" One Better.

The 'beauty contest" is gone one
better by the ~Intransigente, a labor pa
per Of Rio de Janeiro, which has start
ed a contest to ascertain the best
manual or intellectual laboress OF
Brazil" BAIL + ).
Simultaneous with the opening OF
a beauty contest by another journal Of
Rio, the Observation-Disclosures ut
would give a valuable pr1ze:s,to AVON
an or girl securing the largest num-
Der Of votes for being the most skilled
woman in any line Of work. s.
The lists published by the Intransi-
genie Of the contestants and their
standing include the names Of stem
ographers, actresses, seamstresses,
women in all branches Of government
work, laundry workers, telephone OPP
orators, shop girls and numerous 9th
ers.
Contrary to expectations actresses
do not head the list Of contestants,
the top place being occupied by Sen
'horinha Bailey, a seamstress, who has
a total Of more than 1000 votes to
her credit. says the New York Sun.
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
DENuDED TURKEY GAME TO"
chIoroformed Bird, Minus Feathers,
Very Much Alive When the An 81
esthetie Had Worn OF.

One Of New Jerseys most con
servative towns Is consumed with
mirth, and the objects Of said mirth
are a young, kind-hearted bride and
bridegroom. The bridegroom, it ap-
pears, took a chance on a turkey that
was being ratified off in his New York
Office and a few days later was notified
that he had won the pompous bird.
Highly delighted, he gave his address
and ordered the prize sent out to his
New Jersey home.
In the course Of time the bird ar
rived at it's destination, and arrived,
much to the surprise Of the bride and
bridegroom, in a wire crate very much
alive, remarks the New York Sun. AS
their experience in executing birds was
nil and the bride couldn't bear to
have it's pretty head chopped off,"
they decided to chloroform it. Con-
sequently, the next night, when the
bridegroom got home from the Office,
the anesthetic was administered on a
lovely lace handkerchief and then the
bird was plucked and put into the
ice box. About 9 o'clock that night
the peace and quiet around the library
lamp were disturbed by strange noises
in the kitchen.
Hand in hand the newlyweds bravely
descended upon the kitchen expecting
to find the ever-looked-for burglar.
But mo burglar was to be seen. Lo-
eating the noise in the direction of the
ice box the brave young bridegroom
swung open the doors and out stepped
a very naked turkey. After a few
rounds Of the kitchen with consider
able Tapping Of wings he began pick
ing up the crumbs on the floor. The
bride and bridegroom looked at each
other in horror and fled from the
kitchen. An hour or so later the
services of a neighbor were called
upon and this time the turkey was an
sesthetized with an ak.
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
LonDoN FOG BACK ON JOB
Citizen Of Zig City Secretly Proud Of
What Visitors Universally Denom-
mate a Nuisance. 2 ,

The London particular" the blind
ing, choking, solid, yellow fog, the
Londoner's pride and the visitors de-
spair, has come back into it's own.
London's fog is not the soft, moist,
gray mist that hangs over an American
city in wet weather. 1t may be abso-
lutely dry or as wet as rain itself. 1t
may envelop all of London, a blanket
that recedes unwillingly, step by step,
as a pedestrian advances.
It may envelop n or a dozen sec
lions, when it may be seen In the dis
lance, and is stepped into as definitely
as one steps into a doorway.
Whatever the real London particu-
lars" character, it is a real fog; and
when it comes trains stop or slow to
q nervous crawl and street traffic is all
but halted.
The London fog comes with the
autumn and early winter, when fires
are lighted in 100000 ireplaces and
the smoke is unable to penetrate the
clouds. For several years there had
not been much fog; last year there
was almost, none. This year it is back,
and the Londoner, cursing it when 1t
makes him an hour late for work, Sc
cretly hugs it to his breast-he
couldn't help it If he wanted to-and
gloats wei it as part Of his heritage.
No one knows where it passed it's va
cation.
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
Show Aero Development.


A remarkable collection of pictures,
which will be more highly priced as
years go by, is the series of American
aeronautical photographs which ex-
Major Ernest JONES' army air service,
has gathered during his fifteen years
in this work. They cover the develop
ment of aeronautics, particularly avia-
ton, from 1868 to 1917. The 1,8oO
photographs visualize the successive
steps made by the Wright brothers,
Curtiss, Thomas, Wittemann and other
pioneers in this country: Some Of these
are the only pictures in existence Of
certain machines and events. 1T Is
probable" says United States Air Ser
vice, ''that this is the most complete
collection Of air photographs in Amer
ica.".
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
Lloyd Georges Jokes on Himself.

What has saved Lloyd George is his
sense. Of humor. He knows how to
laugh at himself. His favorite story
now a chestnut-was Of the man who
saved a drowning person in the
Thames and explained, "Yes-I
jumped in after him-got him by the
neck-turned him over and found he
wasn't Lloyd George-and then I
pulled him out" His next favorite is.
Of the old Welsh farmer. who walked
many miles in Criccieth, where LLOYD
George lives. I'm going to have a
look at David" said this admirer.
"David'su now a great man." why
yes, he gets $4,000 a year" answered
his friend. The farmer looked
thoughtfully and replied-.it's not the
$4,000 a year that matters. Our Da-
vid lives near the pile."-P. w. Wilson
in Worlds Work.
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
bird Strictly in Fashion.

Thelma's folks had been taking her
to vaudeville quite a bit and the
youngster enjoyed the dancing acts
especially.
One day she was out in the back
yard playing with her dolls when she
suddenly noticed a sparrow taking it's
daily dust bath-ruffling out Its feath-
ers land shaking out the dust,
Thelma came running in, her eyes
sparkling with fun. saying, ooh, man.
ma. look at that little bird out there
in the yard, shimmying in the dust"
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
Flow Bio was ItY

81 don't know whether to accept this
testimonial or not" mused the hair
%restorer man. NH .
whats the matter with it," de-
manded the advertising manager.
"Well," explained the boss, 1.-THE
man writes: I used to have three bald
spots on the top Of my head, but since
using one bottle Of your hair %restorer
I have only one.'"-Stray Stories. - -
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
Supplement to New Ulm Post

RECEIPTS.
March Settlement, tax collections ~. s49, 85O.92
June Settlement, tax collections $3.50. Ill, 683. 88
November Settlement, tax collections N,303.47
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03

RECEIPTS.
March Annortionment :.1.. SO, 612.5 so
October Anpcrtionment ........... 15,965.4O
STATE Aid for schools 35,893.42
Total 61,476.s2
Transferred to General School Fund. 27,s6o.s2
Dec. 31st. 1921. balance on hand -. "a, 116.00
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03
Farming is a Business

And like every business, it requires forms,
records and blanks that give you the facts
about your farm, just as a business man
has them about his business.
We print forms and letterheads (every
business farmer should have his ownletter-
head)so on Hammermil Bond, the Utility
Business Paper.
Let Us Sho,v You W1af NE Can
Do for Ye1
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1922-03-03

A mans work is so often well done
because he does it himself. y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-07
"A STITCH IN TIME

loW well are West Virginia public documents
\ Hand records guarded from danger,o of FIRE? A
news item states that the city Of IMontrea, Is
awaiting the cooling OF the embers from the FIRE,
which totally destroyed their magnificent city
building see If valuable public documents have
been destroyed or injured. Even though the
docpnents were in fire proof safes and should be
intact there was keen anxiety upon the part Of the
public.
Many individuals have sought valuable property
records. family data, or papers to substantiate
historical facts, and arrived at blank wall caused
by total destruction OF such valuabcs by are in
the county courthouse or municipal building, In
which stheSpapers were stored.
How many West Virginia court houses and city
buidings have IRE proof storage for records deeds
andssmilar invaluable but perlshabc matter: This
is something which citizens should determinedly
ipyestigate. aud the public should not rest unit.
esiof this nature arc properly safe guarded
Agsthe years SO by. community records grow
more and more valuable. In the courthouse In
Winchester Virginia, are the county records dating
from 46. absolutely intact excepting those OF
1881 and 1862, which were mutllated BY Union
soldiers camped in tho building. No money value
could be placed upon these records. which include
the Lord Fairfax and other most interesting
historical documents. A FIRE among these records