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The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
WANDERS IN Street
WITH THROAT CUT
Former Patient at st. Eliza.
beth's Picked Up On Streets
of Baltimore.

His clothing blood-soaked from a
deep cash in his throat. John
Gsasser. fifty-five years old, a pa
tient of st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
was found wandering about the
streets Of Baltimore yesterday. He
was removed to the Maryland Gen.
eral Hospital, where his condition
is reported to be critical.
Grasser told hospital attaches
that he was tired of living" and
had slashed his own throat with q,
penknife to "end it ALL
About a year ago he was com.
mitted to the institution for the in
sane suffering from delusions. Sew
eral months ago he had improved
sufficiently to warrant the hos.
pital officials to give him freedom
or the grounds. Last month he
left the premises and went to Bal.
timore where relatives reside. Upon
request of the relatives, the pa.
tient was allowed to remain m
their care.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Dry Law Enforced
Declare Governors

Out of fifteen governors who conferred with President
Harding yesterday ten gave their views Of law enforce
ment as follows
ALLEN, KANsAS-For forty y-three years the people
OF Kansas have lived under prohibition The enforce
ment situation in the State Is satisfactory.
PREUs, MNNEs0TA-The prohibition law is not
failure. We satisfied with enforcement in our
State.
HARTNEsS, VERMONT-We entertain an optimistic
viewpoint the ultimate working out of Volstead
act. -
MORGAN WEST vRGNIA-For every pint Of
liquor of every kind now consumed in West Virginia
there were gallons in the days of the open saloon
HYDE, MISS0URI-The Volstead law be
forced effectively any other The degree Of eec
tiveness rests with the local community.
oLCoTT, 0REGON-Prohibition conditions in Ore
gon satisfactory and effective. The law Is being
enforced.
RITcHE, MARYLAND-our people in the main re-
gard it unnecessary and drastic Federal infringe
ment of their State and personal rights.
CAMPBELL, ARIZoNA-None of us are going to see
any law ignored. My State will stand squarey behind
the President in enforcement.
cox, MASSACHUSETTS-Them merit of prohibition
is in way involved There be question of law
enforcement where Massachusetts, is concerned We
stand by the law
TRINKLE, VIRGNIA-Unless this law is enforced
there will be ever increasing disrespect for all laws
This Government cannot temporize with law violation
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Allied Straits Program
Anglers Russian Envoy.
By Universal Service.

LAUSANNE, Dec. 1S.-A demand
that Germany be admitted TO mem
bership in the International com
mission for the Straits, coupled
with charges that the allied Straits
proposals are aimed solely at Rus
s!a were made by Georges Tchitch-
erin. soviet foreign minister, at
this afternoons meeting when Lord
CurZon presented the allied plan
for the control of the Dardanelles.
Tchitcherin's bitter words brought
a severe rebuke from Lord Curzon.
According to- the amended al
lied proposals the demilitarized
zones on both sides are reduced to
ten miles. The south coast of the
Sea of Marmora may be fortified
by the Turks The size of the
garrison at Constantinople 10 in.
creased To ten thousand.
The Turks are permitted naval
base and munition factories at
Constantinople. The international
Commission may include the United
States II 1t signs the treaty
Any signatory may appeal direct.
~ to the League of Nations.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
$4,000 SILK THEFT
BRINGS ARREST HERE
Man Held For New Jersey Po-
lice After Release in
Local Case.

Released on $1,000 bond yesterday
to await trial in connection with the
hold-up of Harry Schifren. 973 North
Franklin street. Philadelphia, at
Thirteenth and E streets northwest.
a year ago. John Frank DelTufo.
alias Johnny Black, was Immediately
re-arrested for the Paterson, n. J..
authorities.
He is wanted in that city on Il
charge of having participated in the
robbery of the warehouse OF Richard
Herman & Son, silk jobbers. on
September 25. 1921. of forty-seven
pieces of silk, valued at $10,576.
Claude Bailey. who has been in
dicted here in the Schifren hold-up.
IS now serving sentence of from
two to seven years in the New Jersey
State penitent.ary at Trenton for his
part in the silk robbery.
Schifren was said to have been
held up by four men and robbed of
u diamond ring valued at 5000 on
september IL, 1921. Besides Bailey
and DelTufo. Horace Atchison and
Charles J. Baker were arrested in
the case. Atchison has been con-
victed. but is now out on So 1000 bond
pending an appeal. Baker, a hacker.
was acquitted.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Urge Virginia Cite
For Training School

Urging the acquisition of Mount
Weather observatory at Mount
Weather. Loudoun county. Va. as
a site for the vocational training
school for District pupils, the West
End titiZenS' Association la st
night went on record asking the
Commissioners to speed up the
school program to that end.
Perturbed over inrOads made in
their organiZa ton, according TO
their claims, tho body also adopted
a resolution demanding that their
delegate TO the Federation of Citi,
zens' Associations demand of that
group that the Dupont Circle Citi.
zens' Immediately withdraw. The
resolution further stated that in
the event this was not done the
West End Citizens Association
would sever connections. The dele.
gate, Capt. George w. Evans, was
the author of the proposed ultima
tum.
Warning signs at dangerpoints in
the various sections of Northwest
Washington also was asked in an.
other resolution adopted.
The meeting was held in Con-
cordia Lutheran Church. Twentieth
and G. streets northwest. W. L.
Herbst presided.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Says:

to load the surplus explosives on
ships. tow them out to sea and
dump them. Bnt science, engineer
Ing and Congress intervened 10
avoid Such an economic waste.
Millions OF pounds OF these high
explosives were left on hand after
the war and every effort In being
made now to utilize them in peace.
time projects.
Highway departments OF various
States are availing themselves Of the
acid. West Virginia has requisitioned
1000. 900 pounds of the picric acid
in cartridge form. Colorado has asked
for 250, 900 pounds. Wisconsin for 2.
100000 pounds for land-clearing pur.
poses alone. South Dakota for 2oo,.
600 pounds and Arizona has used
100000 pounds Tor road building pur'
poses. The explosives are available
to states whether Construction work
tract.
The picric acid is slightly stronger
than what Is known as $50 per cent
commercial dynamite" 1t is non
freezing. II does not require venti
lated storage. II does not deterior
ate in storage. Its handling does
not cause headache. II does not ex
plode except by the use of detona,
tors which are furnished free by the
government.
The taxpayers of the country. az
one official expressed II. can receive
the explosives from the government
In the nature Of an extra dividend or
the purchase Of Liberty Bonds. Wal
Savings Stamps and other war costs
Copyright. 1922. by CIV. Newspaper
Serytcel
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
RUSSIA WILL GAIN
| HEARING ON STRAITS
Threat Of Ukrainian Premier to
Withdraw and Fight Brings
Admission.
TURKS POT ON BOLD FRONT
lsmet Pasha Demands Terrific.
rial Possession of MosuI
Territory
TURKS PUT ON BOLD FRONT

LAUSANNE, Dec. 1s.-It wa.
indicated today that Russians, who
for the past week have been ex.
cluded from the experts confer
ence on the Straits, will be ad
mitted on equal footing with other
powers.
This Is because NJ Rakovski. pre-
mier Of the Ukraine, has threat
ened to quit Lausanne and fight
to the limit any treaties that may
be agreed upon by Turkey ant
the allies for freedom of the
Straits and protection Of the
Christian minorities in Asia Minor
AGREEMENT DUE SOON.
An agreement on the Straits IL
expected to be effected within the
next few days.
There is no doubt that NJ. Rakov
ski prompted Ismet Pasha to put
on bold front. The outcome was
a demand for the territorial pos
session of Mosul. while admitting
the necessity of foreign capital
there and offering possibilities OF
oil bargains to the highest bidders
The Turks further say that as
the treaty of Sevrss, under which
france received the Syrian man
date and Britain the Mesopotamian
mandate has not been ratified the
frontiers of these two provinces
should be discussed on an entirely
new basis.
MANDATE UNDER LEAGUE.
1t is pointed out that the Brit
ish could not give up Mosul by u
private arrangement with the
Turks, since the mandate is under
the League of Nations.
M. Rakovski's request for equal
ity is based on NJ. Poincare's note
of November IA, in which the
French Premier recognized the
Soviet right to discuss the question
Of the Straits and all questions
which bear on the Straits.
NJ. Rakovski explained that al
questions of the Near East wert
mixed up with the problem Of tn.
Straits.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Sister to Fight Will
OF DR.. John F. Griffin

The will of the late DR.. John F.
Griffin. noted chemist at Catholic
University before his death. No.
rember is. 1921, will be contested
by Miss Mary A. Griffin. Of Keene.
y. H., according to advices re.
ceived here yesterday. The will al.
ready has been prohated.
The Rev. DIR. Griffin left his sis.
ter $500 and an annuity of $500.
The bulk Of the estate was left to
the School Sisters of Notre Dame
in Baltimore. Miss Griffin charges
the will was made under undue in.
fluence.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Canada to Help Stop
Rum Smuggling to U. S.

The government OF Canada has
taken steps to cooperate with the
United States in preventing Snug
Cling of liquor into this country in
violation of the prohibition laws
Sir Auckland Geddes, the British
ambassador. informed Secretary OF
States Hughes in a note made pub.
lie late yesterday.
Geddes said regulations had been
promulgated which would make I;
impossible for American ships to
transfer to Canadian or British
registry without obtaining the ap
proval of the United States Ship
ping Board.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
HEARINGS BLOCKED
IN DAUGHERTY CASE
House Committee Puzzled on
Possible Means to Con-
tinue Probe Today.
SEARCH FOR PREcEDEETs
keller's Refusal to Testify
Proves Serious Hindrance
to Inquiry.
SEARCH FOR PREcEDENTs
By Cniversar service.

The Daugherty impeachment hear
ing will be resumed before the House
judiciary Committee today with
such testimony as the committee
can take In the absence Of any one
to prosecute the charges filed ny
Representative Keller. OF Mime
sofa.
Representative Woodruff, Of
Michigan. and johnson, Of South
Dakota are expected to testify con
corning alleged failure Of the AT
torney General to prosecute war
frauds.
MAY CALL WITNESSES.
Beyond these two the comnitte.
does not appear to have any one
available to go on even with a
semblance OF prosecution. II was
indicated yesterday that a number
of Department Of Justice officials
and others would be called to tell
what they may know Of matters
set forth in the Keller specifications,
The committee, in executive ses-
sion yesterday. voted to proceed
with the taking Of testimony. II
was also agreed that a subcomrnit-
tee be appointed by Chairman Vol
stead to investigate what action. II
any. should be taken in connection
with Keller's refusal to 70 through
with. his charges and to answer a
subpoena so that the commits.
might question him.
SEEKS PRECEDENT.
Chairman Volstead and other
members OF the committee were
frank to state that they were very
much up in the afr" as TO what,
IL any, action could be taken
against Keller. Chairman Volstead
spent most OF Sunday searching the
law and precedent without finding
parallel care on which to base
action. There was a decided dif.
ference OF opinion among commit
tee members as to what course
should be followed. during the more
than an hours discussion Of the
question in yesterday committee
session.
Chairman Volstead YESTERDAY
announced the subcommittee to in
vestigate and report what action.
IL any. should be taken 20 dis
cipline Keller. The subcommittee
is composed OF Representatives
Boies, Iowa. chairman: CHRISTOPHER
son. South Dakota: and Hickey
Indiana. Republicans: and Summers.
Texas, and Montague. Virginia,
Democrats.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Rich Denver Man Found
Dead In Lonely Canyon

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 1s.-Police
and friends today were satisfied
that John s. Porter. forty, wealthy
bond broker. who was found dead
Sunday on a lonely canyon road rs
miles south of Denver. took his own
life as a result Of dependency over
ill-health.
Porter. one of the wealthiest men
in Colorado, disappeared early Sat
urday.
His body with a bullet through
his head was found by his chauf-
feur.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Horace FOgel, Former
Ball Magnate. Diving

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 1s.-
The condition of Horace G. Fogel,
former president of the Philadelphia
National League baseball club. was
reported by the physicians tonight
as grave.
Mr.. t'ogel, who was once manager
OF the New York Giants and a
widely known sporting writer, was
stricken last week with paralysis.
Little hope for his recovery is held.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Policeman Says Taxi
Driver Overcharged Him

NEW YORK, Dec. lS.-Accused
of disorderly conducting and operat'
ing a taxicab without a license,
Harold Evans. Bronx. was arraigned
before Magistrate Mcclellan in
Night Court last night. The dis
orderly charge was dismissed and
sentence was suspended on the
other. Patrolman McAulisse said
he engaged the taxi and that Ev.
ans tried to overcharge him and
misconducted himself in the argu'
ment that followed.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Auto Bumps; Dead Boy
Discovered Underneath

NEW BRITAIN. Conn. Dec. is
What was that bump? bet ]
zroke a spring" exclaimed A. d
Morneau, a chauffeur for the Har,
4 Cooley Manufacturing Company
as he stopped his big bus. used TO
transport workmen, and looked un.
der the car. There he found the
dead body OF Gustave Miller, sew,
enteen. who had been riding on
the step OF the car and had fallen
off and under the wheels when the
machine skidded.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
New York City to Have
40 Coal Relief Stations

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-The fuel
administration announced tonight
that it would establish by tomorrow
forty coal relief stations throughout
the city. at which domestic anthra.
cite will be sold in small lots at a
fixed price Of 10 cents hundred
weight. This emergency measure is
for the benefit of the small buyer.
sold M0s to more purshass9 resa zoo pounds will be
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Revenue Forces Prepare
To Collect 1922 Taxes

Government revenue forces are
preparing collection Of revenues for
next year. based upon the earn
ings of taxpayers in 1922. The in
ternal revenue bureau yesterday
began distribution of 30 900. 900 ''in-
formation" forms. to be filled out
by employers and other persons
require6 by the revenue law to
make annual return to Government
OF data relating to salaries paid.
In excess of $1,000.
The period for filing returns on
this years income is from January
l to March Is, 1928.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

great surplus Of
W ar materials,
In being given
a W ay free.
r a r m ers and
ro "a d builders
are taking ad.
vantage OF the
G o er nment' 8
generosity In in.
creasing n u m .
bers. They find
1t not only use.
full in road con.
struction but In
drainage W ork
and for clearing
stumps fr ON
farm lands. The
-r-
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Actress Gets Divorce
On Husbands Confession

WHITE PLAINS. y. Y, Dec. Is.
Mrs Gladys Hanson Cook. Of At
lanta, Ga, former well-known
actress. was today granted an inter-
locutory decree Of divorce from her
husband, Charles h. Cook. an ad-
vertising agent.
Mrs. Cook obtained the decree
after Cook had appeared in court
and admitted the charges Of inf
lelity made by his wife.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Fire At Charlotte Does
Damage of Half MilliOr

CHARLOTTE. y. G.. Dec. IS
One building was in ruins and sew
eral others were badly damaged to-
day as the result of a fire early
Yesterday which caused a loss esti-
mated at $500 900.
The building destroyed was six
stories high and was occupied by a
theater and offices.
The fire is believed to have origi-
mated in the boiler room of the six
story structure.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
MOrmOns Claim Scores
OF Converts In Hartford

HARTFORD. CONN. Dec. 1S-
Several score converts were
claimed here tonight by Mission.
aries from the Church of Latter
Day Saints (Mormons) at Salt Lake
City.
Mormon services were held here
for the first time. The way was
paved with a three weeks cam
paign of house-to-house canvassing
under the direction Of Elder Ora
l.. knudson.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Man Wounded Fatally
As Toe Hits Trigger

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-I-ving
Curtin. nineteen. and married, IL
dead in the White Plains Hospital
from a gunshot wound suffered
Saturday while hunting near Silver
Lake. Curtin lifted his foot to
strike a match. His toe struck
the trigger of the shotgun. which
was resting against his body, send
ing the charge into his abdomen.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

ing. distribution and freight.
The Government Is urging users
Of high explosives to step up and
take all they want. or need, or can
use and to get their orders in early.
The Bureau Of Roads. Department
Of Agriculture. is filling the orders.
The picric acid was turned over
to the Department Of Agriculture
by the War Department. under an
act of Congress. soon after hostili.
ties ceased. 1t was first proposed
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Collector for Bank
Held Up and Robbed

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-Barnet
Tillinger, collector for the Green
Point National Bank, was held up
in Brooklyn at noon today and
robbed of a satchel containing near.
ly $12. 900. The robbers escaped.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Steenerson Is Stricken
iii On Floor of House

Representative Halvor Steenerson
R0, of Minnesota, was taken sud-
denly Ill yesterday afternoon on the
floor Of the House ana was removed
to the cloakroom.
1t was stated his illness was
caused by heart disease, but that
his immediate condition was not
serious.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Cheer Rescue of 20
Families from Fire

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-While a
crowd OF a thousand persons
ch nered. firemen last night carried
and led twenty panic-stricken fam
lilies from the smoke-filled Railways
of a six-story tenement house dur
ing a fire which started on the
first floor of the building.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Cornelius 8,
Vanderbilt, Jr. says:
United States GiOins Explosives to States Free.
Surplus War Supply for Use In Road Building.
Farmers Get Share to Help In Clearing Lands.

Uncle Sam il playing the role Of
Santa Claus to State highway de-
partments. road builders. farmers
and users Of high explosives gener.
ally.
Millions Of po6nds of picric acid,
in cartridge form, a part of the
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
IMPROVEMENT PLANNED.

The Treasury Department has
heen asked 10 prepare plans for
Increasing the accommodations at
ellis Island" he said. This action,
however, has nothing to do with
he British complaint and was not
Dccasioned by it.
We can prove that Ellis Island
far the most modern and best
quipped immigrant station in the
world. Nowhere does the visitor
70 a new shore receive as much
consideration.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Merits of volstead Act Not
Considered at Conference
! With the Chief Executive
RTTcHIE TAKES EXCEPTION
Declares Prohibition Law Can
not Be Enforced in Maryland,
Arguing for Local Option
By WILLIAM p. FLYTHE.
nixer.aI SerxIce Staff Corresno nondsnt

Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
At a conference with fifteen
State governors yesterday Presi-
dent Harding set in motion the ma
chinery through which he expects
to perfect strict enforcement of
prohibition.
The plan calls for the active sup
port of State and local officers
with the Federal prohibition
agents, it was announced, and this
support was pledged. Conferences
at which all State governors are 20
be present will be held later, when
q definite procedure will be worked
out and put into execution, it was
stated.
MERITS NOT CONSIDERED.
With the exception of Governor
Ritchie, of Maryland, who ques-
toned the wisdom Of the Volstead
act. the merits of prohibition did
was learned.
The President opened the confer
ence with an appeal for law en-
forcement and the employment of
every available means TO stop what
he termed disgraceful defiance of
the law. The Government is under
a tremendous handicap. he said. un-
hoN ha tue
alton of the various States.
He then revealed a skeletoniZed
plan providing for such cooperation.
which he asked to be treated as
strictly confidential until it can be
worked out in more detail and ac-
tually adopted by all OF the States.
DRASTIC ACTION NEEDED.
Attorney General Daugherty. Sec
retary of the Treasury Mellon and
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
supplemented this statement with
the specific problems confronted in
dry law enforcement. They told
the governors the situation has be-
come so serious with the law in
many localities held in such little
e esteem. that drastic measures must
be employed at once.
Mr.. Haynes pointed out that II
Il absolutely impossible Tor his staff
OF agents TO police the United
States. Either the number of Fed
eral agents must be materially in
creased by Congress. he said. or
thu States will have to make up
the shortage by active cooperation
Governors were then called upon
TO give an outline of the situation
out ways in which IL was believed
that the conditions might be RENE
d cd.
This statement on the result of
thc discussion was issued by the
" hite House:
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Says British Complaint oi
Treatment of Immigrants
Is Propaganda.
TWO PURPOSES AscRIBED
Secretary Charges England
With Making Move to Iniure
American Shipping.
BY Universal Service.

British criticism Of Ellis Island
Is propaganda to injure American
shipping and American ports, Sec
retary Of Labor Davis declared yes.
terday.
Il have proof that the com.
plant against the treatment of
British subjects in the House of
Commons has two very definite
purposes" Secretary Davis saic.
In the first place they want to
divert all the immigration traffic
to Halifax instead of New York.
In the second place it is a plan
to injure our shipping"
The secretary's statement fol-
lows receipt of a communication
from Sir Auckland Geddes, British
Ambassador here. in which formal
complaint was made of alleged
harshness" to British immigrants.
The letter also suggested that the
British objected to being housed
with other Europeans.
ALL TREATED ALIKE.
ut is a new thing to me to have
anyone suggest that the British
should be treated better, or diff
ferently from other immigrants, -
Mr.. Davis said. They probably
expect us to furnish each one with
a man and maid servant to look
after his comfort. All immigrants
have been and will be treated
alike"
Mr.. Davis said that upon receipt
OF the British note he had COM
municated with Commissioner Rob.
ert f. Todd at Ellis Island and
received from him a report that
shows no foundation for the al.
legations.
To satisfy himself. he said, ne
has decided to make a personal
inspection OF the station December
u. To satisfy the British Ambas.
sador, he said. he will extend a
written invitation y accompany
him.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
CRITICIZED By RITCHIE.

Even when Governor Ritchis
severely criticized the Volstead ac,
there was no tendency to kick
over the traces nor was there al
sny time any break in the har
mony of the discussion, it was
stated.
Governor Ritchie declared that
while he favors the strictest en-
fOrcement possible. that ne believed
the question of prohibition could
best be handled by the various
communities without Federal as
oistance. He said:
The great majority of the peo-
pie of Maryland believe that the
Folstead law simply cannot be
enforced there.
Our people are imbued with a
fine traditional respect for law
and the established order and
We were effectively solving the
temperance question by local
option.
Under that method when the
people of a community wanted
prohibition they actua ly got It.
The Volstead law changed all
of this.