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The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
BITTER AT FAMILY, VETERAN ENDS LIFE IN RIVER;
POSSE SEEKS Elk GOVERNOR IN SEDUCTION TRIAL
$4,000 in Jam,
Witness Slain
WOman's Rites
BY International News Service.

BY International News Service.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.
MORE than $1,000 persons
N1 gathered IN the Bronx to-
day to witness the open air
double funeral Of Mrs. Jennie
Becker, who was murdered and
thrown into q pit. Women
tainted at both Of the cere-
monies.
Fifty automobiles, filled with
friends and relatives, accom-
panied the body to Riverside
Cemetery, Hackensack, n. j.,
where another crowd Of about
5000 persons had gathered.
The funeral cortege IN the
Bronx was marked by scenes
Of disorder. Women and young
girls pushed each other, while
men fought to get near the
hearse. The crush was 50 great
that the undertaken and his as
sistants were unable to take
the hermetically sealed casket
from the hears4 into the syna-
gOgue.
Alienists for the prosecution
and defense will examine Abra-
ham Becker, husband Of the
slain woman.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Two Pastors, in Broadcasting Sermons
By Radio, Grab the Act of Each Other

IF Winter Comes" through sta
ton WJH.
In the area surrounding the sta
tions, both of which are located
in the central part of Washington.
receiving stations were getting
what sounded like a Greek grafton
in the mother tongue.
Both stations operate on $50 me-
ters. both are of approximately the
same power. and both desire the
air at the same time. Hence, since
radio experts explain that the sound
waves in the immediate vicinity of
their origin are bound to conflict,
it appears that a fight to the
finish" is being staged.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Let the best man win"

Let the best man win"
The air throughout the central
part of Washington last night again
was in a state of turmoil as two
who began a battle for
the supremacy of the air last Sun.
day, resumed the engagement. ap-
parently having adopted this battle
cry.
wDM, the Church of the Cove
nant broadcasting station, belched
forth a sermon by the Rev. Charles
Wood. a. the same time that the
Rev. Earle Wiley. pastor of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church,
was predicting what would happen
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
NOTE LEFT ON WALL .
TELLS Of SUICIDE.
Harbor Police Drag Eastern
Branch In Vain for Body
of Former Soldier.
DARKNESS ENDS SEARCH
Efforts to Identity Man from
Tattered Clothing Thus
Far Prove in Vain.
DARKNESS ENDS SEARCH

81 am going to jump overheard
now, and my people can 60 to
hell"
This sentence is the concluding
line Of q note pinned to an ex-serv-
ice mans clothing found yesterday
on the sea wall Of the Eastern
Branch at the foot Of Fifteenth
street southeast.
Harbor police spent the after
noon dragging for the body. They
auit when darkness fell and VIII
resume the search this morning.
WRITTEN IN PENCIL
scribbied in pencil on brown pa.
per the note says:
While I might be doing wrong,
I have no money and am an ex-
service man out of work and
hungry.
Rather than steal I will end all.
Ny home is in Washington;
my people hate me: my remains
can be identified by DR.. Butx, Of
Eighth street southeast.
am going to jump over now,
and my people can go to hell.
In the pile of clothing left by
the man was one brown cap. one
blue serge coat. one blue denim
shirt. with collar attached, a pair
of khaki trousers. one gray mixed
vest with a light green stripe. The
clothing was worn and in bad con
dition.
Police OF the Fifth precinct go,
In touch with DR.. A. d. Butz, O,
701 East Capitol street. in an eff
fort to establish the identity O.
the supposed suicide.
After examination Of the cloth
ing. DIR. Butz said he was incline,
to believe that the placing OF tn,
clothing and note on the sea wal
was a hoax.
"If a man was going to commi
suicide, / do not believe he woui,
remove his trousers" DIR. But
said.
No cards or papers were foun,
in the pockets of the coat whicl
bore a "Saks & Co." label.
TO EXAMINE RECORDS.
The police today will ask tn
Veterans Bureau to look over thei
files with a view to determining
whether or not the supposed sui
eide was recently discharged from
one of the Government hospitals
The clothing and note were dis
covered at o'clock by a group o
boys who say they immediatel.
notified the police.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Two Parleys of
World Powers
Due Together

IF the Allied premiors st
l. London are successful In
reaching an agreement for .
general economic conference at
Brussels and Il opens ~ sug-
gested on December 16, there
VIII be two great internafional
parIeys under way In Europe
simultaneously. However, nd
vices from London last night
quoted Premier Mussolini, Of
Italy, as saying that tho Brus-
sells conference might be called
off.
II the meeting at Brussels
takes place, II win be dis
cussing German indemnity and
inter-aIIied war debts while the
powers are arranging . Near
East peace treaty st Lausanne.
Both conferences arc Of vital
importance to the Allied pow
ers, and II both are In pro-
gress 1t the same time Il VIII
keep the Allied foreign stats
working night and day.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Sailor Saves American
College in War Zone

How an American sailor took
charge Of and ably directed q great
college is told in letters reaching
the Navy Department from Asia
Minor.
1t was during the occupation Of
Smyrna by Turkish national troops
and the International College was
threatened with attack. A squad
of bluejackets under the command
Of Chief Petty Officer L. e. Crocker
landed from the Litchfield and was
rushed to the reocuA
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Prospects Seem Good That En-
tire Problem Can Be Settled
at Gathering in England
MUSSoLINI PROPOSES PLAN
italian Premier Is Most Pictur-
esque Character Among the
World Statesmen in Group
BY Universal Service.
Special Cable Dispasch-

LONDON, Dec. 10.-Ger-
many's attempt to break up
the London conference by sub
mitting proposals intended to
create a division among the
allied premiers has met with
failure.
Chancellor Cuno's proposals,
which were handed to the con-
ference today, were unani-
mously rejected. Premier
Poincare was especially bitter
in his denunciation and de-
clared that the proposals were
less than awarded to the Allies
under the Versailles treaty.
DIR. Karl Bergman, the Ger
man financial expert who brought
the proposals to London, will
leave tomorrow for Berlin.
CONTINUED ACCORD.
Universal Service learns that dur
ing today's session of the premiers.
lasting over three hours. there was
continued the accord which char
acterized Saturdays conversations.
In Italian circles il was stated il
will probably last until Tuesday
DR.. Gianinni. financial expert for
Premier Mussolini. said:
II an agreement along broad
lines is reached by the Allies.
then the great Brussels confer.
ence will be unnecessary. II IL Is
called at all IL will only be a
meeting of experts to arrange de-
tails. So far the premiers are
conversing in perfect understand
ing. / believe that the London
meeting will be a success.
DtTTldIg rluSt. nOWtNers retzllzt
that she is dealing this time with
an agreed Allied front. / canno.
see anything but an agreed Allied
program unless something upsets
things at the last moment.
GIVES ITALIAN PLAN.
Gianinni said that the conference
is being dominated by the plan Of
Premier Mussolini. II deals with
the inter-Allied debts. with German
internal and external loans. and
also with a modified reparations
plan based on production. The
Italian premier's plan will form the
basis OF the general discussion to-
morrow.
II is intimated that the Brussels
conference may not be called until
after Christmas. postponing de-
cisive action into the new year.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
HOMES OF DUBLIN
LEADERS SET AFRE
Bands Of Armed Men Burn
Houses of Irish Free
State Officials.

LONDON. Dec. 1o.-A Central
News dispatch from Dublin says
that the houses of the postmaster
general. secretary OF the Dali. gov
ernor Of Mountjoy prison. and Mrs.
wyse Power, senator. were attacked
by armed men and set on fire.
The Irish Senate has been sum-
moned to meet tomorrow morning.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
| CERTAIN OF VICTORY.
Senator Jones Assured Ameri.
can Flag will Be Upheld
on High Seas.
NO FILIBUSTER INTENDED
Democratic Opponents Declare
They will Not Take Unfair
Means to Delay Measure.
NO FILIBUSTER INTENDED
BY Universal Service.

ny s"Norsoi ocfvfCe.
The ship subsidy bill will be
formally presented to the Senate
today.
In every quarter there was ex-
pressed a,great confidence that
it will pass and the American
flag be restored to its national
Importance on the seas of the
world.
JONES is CONFIDENT.
Senator Wesley l.. Jones, chair
man of the commerce committee
and steersman for the bill. declared
that he would keep it before the
Senate until It is disposed OF. An
eleventh-hour canvass Of the sit.
uation, he said, convinced him that
the bill will have ample backing
to carry it through.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher,
leader of the Democratic opposition,
let 1t be known that all efforts to
defeat the measure through a fill
buster. have been abandoned. The
minority will content itself with
"wide-open debate and votes
against" and make no effort to de-
feat the majority. through obstruc.
ZIONIST tactics, he said.
HARDING RALLIES FORCES.
At the White House President
Harding was IN touch with Admin
istration leaders, .rallying them to
the fight and instilling into them
some of his supreme confidence
that Americas dream of a mer-
chant marine is about to be real
lied.
The President let 1t be known
that he has no misgivings as to
what the Senate will do. He has
been deluged with kilograms and
letters from every section Of the
country in support of his policy
for a ship subsidy. He feels
firmly convinced, 1t was stated.
that the people are back Of him
and is confident that much Of
this sentiment must have reached
Senators and will result in winning
over even a larger majority than
was originally hoped for.
FIGHT TO FINISH.
"I shall put the subsidy bill be-
fore the Senate the first thing to-
morrow" said Senator JONES'" and
will make every effort to keep 1t
before the Senate until it is dis
posed of by satisfactory vote
in its favor" He continued
There is no need for me to
make an extensive speech, or
argument of its merits. The Sen
ate already is familiar with what
the President has said on the sub
tect and Of the very urgent ma
tional reasons why 1t should speed
lily become a law. So 1 should
simply ask that my colleagues
take up the subject and dispose
Of 1t in a straightforward busi-
ness-like way.
NO TRICKY" TACTICS.
1 am glad to say that 1 do not
believe a minority in the Senate
will attempt to block the will
of the majority of the Senators
and certainly an overwhelming
majority of the people by tricky
tactics. We have known all along
that we had enough advocates of
| the measure to pass it. but feared
that a small group of its oppo-
| nents would prevent the majority
| registering its will.
Now we have many reasons to
believe that the fight will be
clear cut. Those who are not in
favor of the subsidy will, of
course. be given every opportunity
to say what they wish to, but
we understand that they will. not
attempt to prolong the debate, or
to conduct an organized fifibuster.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Leeds Scion and Bride, Expecting
Stork, Delay First Trip to America

MRS. Leeds does not expect to
make the voyage Immediately owing
10 the delicate state Of her health .
was the statement elicted at the
Ritz.
The young couple may Join the
Princess Christopher at Palm
Beach In February. This will be
Prince Christopher's first visit to
the country Of his vise's birth
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Soviet-Baltic Conference
Arrives at Deadlock

MOSCOW. Dec. 10.-The disaFma-
ment conference Of Soviet Russia
and the Baltic states reached a
deadlock today over the question
Of making a compound treatment
out of arbitration and signing both
at the same time with equal re-
sponsibility.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

Special wireless to Universal Service.
PARIS, Dec. 1o.-The reason why
Mr.. and Mrs. william B. Leeds are
not accompanying Prince and Prin-
cess Christopher to America on the
Olympic Wednesday is reported to
be that the former Princess Xenia
il expecting an addition to the fam-
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
AMERICAN A SUICIDE.

ROME, Dec. 10.-An American,
described as Lester Mitchell. a den
tist, committed suicide by inhaling
gas in a hotel at Milan. said a
dispatch from that city today. He
was disappointed in love.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Man in Klan Robes Reads
Message From City Pulpit

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-With .
squad Of policemen outside and a
uniformed sergeant and policeman
inside the Washington Avenue Bap-
tist Church, Brooklyn. a man clad
in the robes and hood Of the Ku
Klux Klan. walked slowly up the
center aisle, mounted the platform
and read a statement.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Thousands Die
From Famine
And Plague
By F. A. WRAY.
International News Service.
LONDON, Dec. 10.

Intsrnatienal Nsws Service.
LONDON, Dec. 10.
A WHIRLWIND Of death
"A is sweeping eastern and
southeastern Europe and Asia
Minor and before spring ar-
rives more than 1,000, 800 men,
women and children viii have
suceumbed to famine, exposure
and plague.
During September. October
and November the death rate
from famine In the volgs Val.
ley and Ukraine area Of Rus.
sis was 6o.o00 monthly. Now
that cold weather has set In
1t r. expected to increase to
120.000 deaths pr month.
There are coo, 900 Armenian
and Greek refugees, homeless
and foodless, ut Samsoun, Con.
stantinople and In Thrace.
They are dying In scores
every day.
OF the old central powers
Austria Is the worst sufferer.
Fritz Ebert. jr, son Of the
President Of Germany, de-
scribes the German situation
As hopeless"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
MussoIini Explains
His Settlement Plan.
By DAvh NJ. CHURCH.

Copyright, 1924, by International
News Service.D
LONDON, Dec. 1o.-"The Allies
are unanimous In rejecting the Ger
man reparations proposals sub
mitted this afternoon through
Premier Bonar Law to the con-
ference of the Allied premiers."
Benito Mussolini. premier Of italy.
declared In an exclusive interview
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Fascist Victorious
In Election at Milan

ROME, Dec. 1.-The Fascist
won today's municipal elections at
Milan. Disorders were reported.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

ENGLAND and America, Lloyd
IL George says, should warn
all nations that they will be
against the nation that begins
the bloodletting. And he warns
France in these amazing frank
words:
THERE ARE MEN IN
FRANCE WHO COUNSEL
ANNEXATION OF TERRI
TORY PRESERVED BY AN
OTHER NATION.
THEY MUST BE WARNED
THAT SUCH A STEP WILL
ALLEVIATE THE SYMPA-
THIES OF BRITAIN AND
AMERICA, AND THAT WHEN
THE INEVITABLE WAR OF
LIBERATION COMES THE
SYMPATHIES OF AMERICA
AND BRITAIN WILL BE
OPENLY RANGED ON THE
SIDE OF THOSE WHO ARE
FIGHTING FOR NATIONAL
FREEDOM"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

7 LLOYD GEORGE sees rivers
- of blood" flowing in Europe
again. He declares that France
is determined to take by force
populations that are German
and hostile in every fiber to
French rule"
This, says Lloyd George-who
ct last talks plainly-"would not
merely provide an incentive to
Germany to renew war, but
would justify and dignity the
attack by converting it into a
war of liberation
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Today
Lloyd Georges Warning.
Americans Should Read It.
Mr.. Harding Included.
That "CIimax of Horror"
ARTHUR BRISBANE
tCopyriEht. 1s22.)

tCopyright. 1sz2.)
LLOYD GEORGES reply to
- Clemenceau, first Of a Sc
ries of articles that Lloyd
George will send to the Hearst
newspapers, was published yes
terday. To say that it is the
most important and enlightening
article on the situation in Eu-
rope is to describe it feebly.
According to Lloyd George, the
French proposal to take the Ger
man provinces on the left bank
Of the Rhine would mean ito
take them forever" Reparation,
skillfully handled by French
diplomats, would prevent ever
witnessing fulfillment of the
treaty.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
TO THE GERMANS, Lloyd

TO THE GERMANS, Lloyd
= George says:
There are men in Germany
who preach revenge. They must
be told that a war of revenge
will find the same Allies. side
by side, inflicting punishment
on the peace breakers"
The war is over. The great
alliance is at an end-Americans
trying to push this nation into
a foreign league, observe that
England is quickly getting out
of it. Only yesterday Frances
ally, she warns France. now, as
she does Germany, and evident
ly looks to France for the next
danger, not to Germany.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

THE FEAR of France is a fear
- of the German birth rate.
The population of Germany is
still so per cent greater than
that of France lin spite of ter
ritory taken from Germany since
the war;. Germany's population
Is growing at an alarming rate,
while that of France is at a
standstill. Lloyd George says
German towns and villages ara
flooded with sturdy children"
He adds:
"You cannot talk long to q
Frenchman without realizing
how this spectre of German
childhood haunts France and in
timidates her judgment"
The French, according to
Lloyd George, demand occupa-
ton of the Rhine bank, and
mean to keep it forever, because
~France has no other natural
defense against the avenging
hordes that are now congre-
eating on the German streets
and with the hum of whose
voices German kindergartens
resound.'
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

MIR. HARDING: Lloyd George,
AVA prime minister of Great
Britain during the Genoa con-
Continued on Page 2, Column -
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
THAT SHOULD ENLIGHTEN

= and warn this country.
With the European league
breaking up, with Lloyd George
predicting new rivers of blood,
why should we tie this nation
up with any foreign faction?
1t is to be hoped that the
President of the United States
will read what Lloyd George
says. 1t was published in The
Washington TIMES-HERALD
yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

Mister fggs
In Bringing Up Ysthsr"
appears daily in The
Warrington Herald.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

All agree that the competition will
be close and lies between France.
England. and the United States The
4zechoslovakian team may produce
some surprises. Switzerland has en-
tered in the 1.000-meter race, the
javelin throw and the shot put and
The American team is unfortunate
in losing the services of Miss Iona
Rathbone Of Panama, who wrenched
her ankle Thursday and will be un-
able to compete. Capt. Flora Batson
Of New Orleans Is stfil suffering from
weak ankle, the result Of q sprain
ten days ago at the Colombes Sta
dunn. She may be unable to compete
in the hurdles. but 1t is certain she
will start in the sprints and the re-
lays She Is the best hurdle per-
former on the American team ard
would likely have given Mile: Therese
great contest. 49,.
Remainder Of Team Ready
The rest of the American team is
in the pink Of condition. DIR. Harry
Eaton Stewart, the coach, brought
them around gradually to top FORM.
The English team appears to be
The French and Cxechosloyaks have
trained well and seemed to have more
reserve strength left than have their
Anglo-Saxon colleagues.
The elimination trials will start ut
q o'clock tomorrow morning, when
the 60-meter, sprint, 100-yard dash,
the running high jump, the running
broad jump, the standing. broad jump
and the f300.meter race will be run
Evening star., 1922-08-20
DOUGLAS NEVER CALLED
ON PHONE, Mann SAYS

ST. LOUIS, No, August 1s.-LesIie
Mann of the st. Louis Nationals.
named by "Shuffiin" Phil Douglas as
the player to whom he wrote offer
ing to desert the New York Giants.
when pressed for a supplementary
statement this afternoon said he pre-
ferred to have Commissioner Landis
announce to whom the letter was
sent. Mann emphatically denied,
however, that he had telephone
conversation with Douglas, as claimed
by the latter.
81 prefer not to say any more ex-
cept that / never in my life had a
telephone conversation with Doug
las" Mann emphasized. IF Com
identity of the player he can do So"
CHICAGO. August 1s.-The ex-
pulsion of Douglas for writing let
ter to an unnamed ball player indi-
eating that he was planning to de-
K. Mi Landis. base ball commissioner.
said today. The letter was made
public yesterday, but the COM
missioner refused to disclose to whom
it was addressed.
II am not saying whether Mann
the commissioner said. But l can
readily understand how a man
would not feel complimented at be-
ing the recipient OF a document of
this kind. 1 have made no mention
of the man to whom the letter was
addressed, because I do not believe
him involved in any guilty way. The
guilty person has been expelled from
base ball and the incident is finished
as far as my office is concerned.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

Baltimore Young Womens Chris
tian Association and Maryland SWIM
ming Club were the only organiza-
tions of women credited with points.
Washington girls got most of the
points for women. but scored them
while competing unattached
Stevens won the mile event in
rather easy fashion. beating Turner.
who only a. few days ago competed
in a great race with Mark Coles, by
mile after two hard races in the
quarter and eight-eighty Stevens
victory was surprise and exceed
ingly creditable.
Visiting Girls Upset Dope.
Miss Loretta Cannon of the Balti-
more Y. w. c. A. upset the calcula-
tions of Washingtonians when she
won the 50-yard swim for women: ::
and there was little less surprise for
Mary Clay. also of Baltimore Y. w.
C. A., finished second, and Florence
Damon. third. throwing Miss Flor
ence SHADING. looked upon as the
fastest of woman swimmers entered.
into fourth place:
In the 100-yard swim for women
and fancy diving Miss Skadding
showed. her true caliber. though
winning rather easily. She beat by
five or more yards all the girls in
the century S"lIH WHO Hdu uSIcdtco
her in the fifty, and at the end of the
hundred expressed her chagrin at
having lost the previous event.
Miss SHADING won the fancy div
ing with many points to spare. She
was far ahead Of Miss Cannon and
Miss Smith, who finished second and
third, respectively. when the judges
summed up their points.
Mems Diving Events Close.
The fancy diving for men was the
best for so large a group seen here
in years Eleven entries took part
in the competition and only a few
points separated them at the end.
, Fisher of George Washington got
first place by the skin of his teeth,
Frank second by a margin of some
thing less than that, and it took the
judges about ten minutes of pencil
ing and blue peDciling before they
could decide that Lyman was entitled
to third place over Hunter.
Latrobe Cogswell. president of the
Evening star., 1922-08-20
SCORING OF POINTS

South Atlantic Association of the
Amateur Athletic Union. was in
charge. and officials of the Washing
ton Canoe CLUB. who had the ar
rangement of details. handled the
affair very efficiently.
44o-YARD swIM-won by Coles Central
High schooD: second. Bahlke (Baltimore
Central "Y''); third. Stevens CFifth Regi.
ment A. A.. Time. 5.42.
bo-YARD SWIM FOR woMEN-won by
Ioretto Cannon (Raltimere Y. w. G. Al;
second. Mary Clay Baltimore Y. W. c. A.;
third. Florence Damon (unattached). Time.
So.YxRD BACK sTRoKE-won by Karl
Loane (Baltimore ."Y'): third. Vessels tBal.
amore "Y") Time o:ss as.
6o-YARD swIM-won BY B. MITCHELL lAafy.
land Swimming Club; second: rswe,
ws'ts,5 MEn S19S hind: a7 Is
sso.YARD swIH-stevens (Fifth Rssi.
mont A. A.; second, Child public Athletic
League of Baltimore): third. ConnsIty pub
Nc Athletic League Of Bltimore). Time.
ioo.YiRp SWIM FOR woxEH-w.n by
Florence sk.ddin. !un.ttsohedl;, second.
Florence Damon (unattachsd); third, Eunios
Alexander Maryland Swimming Club. Time,
FANCY D1vE-won by Fisher (eers.
po,,.t yniSss rs ;,r1 ;'ef,d Hrm,n n fc.S
10 osE,fi1E E2n s%ix-won BY Steven. trsftl
Regiment A. A.; second, Turner (unat
t.shsd); ~. third .e p S.hlte Baltimore Central
Loretta Cannon (Baitimore z. W. 6. All
third, Birdie Smith (unattached).