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The Washington times., 1922-07-05

Joe Schneider. Linworth Junior
pitcher. has the Indian sign on the
Knickerbocker Juniors. having beat
en- them twice and allowing only
seven hits in the two games. To.
morrow these two teams will meet
in the city series in the Georgetown
hollow. A series victory, the knick
Juniors figure, will wipe out the
other two.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05

On Tuesday, July II, British
Open Champion Walter Hager
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
big League Stars Who
Are Scrapping For
Top Honors |
Leading Hitters.

(copyrtsht. 1924 by Cosmopolitan News
Saryira
The Washington times., 1922-07-05

Every player on the kenilworth
junior team is hitting better than
800. and each has made at least one
home run. The team has won eight.
cen Of twenty games. Walter Kraft,
Kenilworth business mana ger, wants
to line up some fast foes. His phone
number is Lincoln 2917.J.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05

Tenleytown, conqueror Of the
Shamrock team, will battle Sher.
wood today. The Tenleytowners
have a long way to go to reach the
Sherwood field, but George McDon-
aid, their scrappy manager, says
they'll be there on time or break
some legs.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05

Babs GIascock, second sacker.
and Ashton Smith, shortstop, lead
the LnwOrth Juniors at bat with
each an average Of about 400.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05

There has been a great deal OF
talk about tidal differences i'm the
several courses, but the courses
are so laid out and they are so far
from short and In such deep water
that this sO-ealled tidal difference
Is more imaginary than real.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
TEN SHOPLIFTERS
FINED AND JAILED
Store Detectives Get Five New
Women Offenders in
Crusade.

Eight young women and two men We ,e
arraigned before Justices Freschi and
Healy in Special Sessions yesterday on
charges of shoplifting. Five Of the
women. as first offenders. were released
with a fine of SIS each and a warning
and the others were sent to institutions.
The arrests were made by detectives OF
the Stores Mutual Protective Associa-
tion.
Margaret Thompson, IS. OF IA Mount
Morris Park West pleaded guilty to the
theft of articles from Kochs store in
.125th street. She was sent to the House
OF the Good Shepherd.
Rose Cohen, IS. of 634 Fifth street
was committed to the Inwood Home on
conviction of stealing $40 from Hearn's
store In Fourteenth street Miss May
Mangan, probation officer, said the girl
had a bad school record and had, quar-
relied continuously with her mother.
Lucille Bourbet, IS, of 315 West Fif-
tieth street was also sent to the House
Of the Good Shepherd for stealing jew
elry and perfumes valued at 50 from
Macy's.
Fred Dubois. 40, Of 2So Third avenue
admitted stealing silk shirts valued at
$40 from McCreery's. He was sent TO
the workhouse. where he will be treated
for the drug habit
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
RODMAN M. WISTER
ENDS LIFE WITH GAS
Well Known Philadelphia
Man Found Dying in Fra
ternity House.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEw York HsrMn.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.---Rodman NJ.
Wister. member of an old Philadelphia
family, killed himself with Illuminating
gas this morning in the bathroom OF
fraternity house in West Philadelphia
Mr.. Wister left note explaining that
he was respondent.
Mr.. Wister had been living In tho
fraternity house for some time. To
friends in the last wees: he had COM
planned of illness. It was noted thRt
he was moody ond daspondent.
Early to-day another resident OF the
fraternity house detected gas as he was
passing the bathroom. He summoned
help and the door was forced. Mr.. Wis
ter had been seated on a chair near a
Jet from which kas wos flowing freely.
The body had slumped forward and was
huddled on the floor. II was rushed TO
the University Hospital, but efforts to
save his life were without result.
Mr.. Wister eloped tc Elkton I'm a
motor car and was married shortly
after midnight on April 2s last The
bride was Miss Helen p. -Bowden, also
of Philadelphia. She Is "a and Mr..
Wister is 81. Mr.. Wister lived with his
mother and his brother. Langhorne. He
was a son of Mrs. Rodman wister, who
Is now travelling abroad and Is said to
be In Rome for the Christmas holidays
He was brother OF Langhorne Wister
Of Ardmore and a cousin Of Owen Wis
ter the novelist
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
In PRISON 2S YEARS,
Is FREED WITH $500
Gov. Sproul Contributes the
First and Fellow COnvicts
the Second.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-Tucked away
In little corner of civilization for
twenty-eight years. living In the midst
and yet wholly apart from 1t, William
Webber of Reading, Pa, to-day ex-
pressed no desire to view the achieve
ments of the twentieth century as he
penitentiary a free man. His only
wish, he said. was to be rushed to Lo-
gan. Pa, where he might spend Christ
mas with his sister.
Webber. or Sunny Pete" as he was
known In prison, was handed his pardon
at the prison gates after he had COM
pleted his long round Of farewells. It
came fresh from the pen Of Gov. Sproul.
and in his pockets Webber carried $400
In new bank notes. q contribution from
the 100 inmates of the institution
With It. he said, he expects to take up
his residence with his aged mother in
Harrisburg after the short visit with his
sister
Webber was the oldest prisoner In
point of servitude in the penitentiary.
Convicted Of the Staying of his father
in-law in Reading. he was sentenced to
be hanged. Twenty-eight years ago.
however, the sentence was commuted
to life imprisonment. He is 54 His
wife still lives in Reading, but he de-
clared he would not return there be-
cause of family difficulties. He ex-
pressed a desire to see his daughter,
who was only a baby when he began
his sentence. Neither his wife nor his
daughter had visited him during his
prison term.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
',-TMAN EMPLOYEES
GET GIFTS OF $500, 900
TIE Foundation Also Donated
Money for Other Benefits.

approximately s3oo. 900 was distributed
nong the employees OF b. Altman q
10, Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth
s.reet. yesterday by officials Of the Alt
an Foundation. which was created by
e will OF Benjamin Altman for phil
fnthroric and educational dispensation.
ia addition Col Michael Friedsam. pres
ent of the foundation. sent check
for $4,000 TO the Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation of the Altp.=E company EN-
ployocs. .a0cut 1000 persons working
I'm the retail establishment were in
cluded in the gift distribution.
II was also announced by Richard
IT. Jackson of the advertising DEPART
Inent that y. Altman q Co. have Just
completed one of the most successful
years in the history cf the house. de-
spite the discouraging D, aspects of last
January. Other benefits wrought by the
Altman Foundation this year have been
the euuipping OF the stores medical de-
partment, maintenance Of restaurant
for employees and conducting OF con-
tinuation scnool for employees Chari-
ties and educational institutions without
the house have received donations
throughout the year. The money dis
tributed yesterday Is not connected with
the sales bonus system of the store,
which operates at a different time of the
Sean
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
PENN SYSTEM STARTS
GREEN CAP SERVICE
Bureau Will Attend to Many
of Travellers Requirements.

Green Cap" messengers are now per-
manently at the disposal of travellers on
the Pennsylvania system at the Penn
sylyania Station here. Beginning with
the present Christmas rush squad of
these fleet couriers has appeared and
Speed records are expected TO fall In
competition with the rivals at Grand
Central Terminal-pioneers in this en-
terprise.
Passengers boarding trains, only to
remember some exasperatingly forgotten
message they should have sent. now
need only summon a Green Cap" He
will attend to ii. assures the Pennsyl-
vania lines. If reply IS required a
message exchange has been established
in the Concourse. The reply will be
delivered on the train or held and either
telephoned or forwarded wherever the
traveller specifies.
The Pennsylvania invites patrons TO
make a General Delivery of this mes
sage exchange. Messages may be left
for friends to call for. and letters or
kilograms may be sent addressed TO
patrons by name where they win be
held or forwarded as directed. On re-
quest, positive Identification will be re-
quired on all deliveries.
Green Caps" will page the station,
and will also deliver messages, bags or
parcels between any two points in
Greater New York. Baggage checks,
railroad or theater tickets may be left
at the exchange to be called for. con-
tinues the invitation. Railroad tickets
and reservations will be purchased. If
desired.
Service can be obtained by tclephon-
ing Pennsylvania OLA
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Charges Nassau Voting Machines
Would Not Register for Taylor

Thomas ]. Cuff. lawyer and Demo
crat of Nassau county. served notice
yesterday on the Board of Supervisors
and the County Clark at Mineola TO
show cause why there should not be
an examination of the voting machines
used in Nassau during the last election.
and why the ballots In Long Beach In
particular should not be gone over.
The notice is In connection with an
action brought by Mr.. Cuff in the
Supreme Court
Thomas A. Mcwhinney was elected
TO the Assembly over his Democratic
opponent, Frank B. Taylor. by only
thirty-six votes. but there were several
thousand between the other candidates.
Mr. Cuff said however, that his action
was not aimed at any one but was
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
WOMAN HIT BY GUN
AS MEN FIGHT ON CAR
One Is Captured of Two in
Elevated Train Battle.

A northbound Third avenue elevated
train had just left the Fourteenth street
station at 10 o'clock last night when two
men started fighting. One moment
later tried to leap over the gate OF the
car to get 10 the station platform. Harry
Veichner, the guard, got in the way and
the man struck at him with revolver
missing him and striking instead MIS-
Rose Tannenbaum of San Francisco,
who was on her way to the home OF her
nephew In Tho Bronx. she ieii 70 'N'
platform unconscious.
The train continued to the Eighteenth
street station, where the man with tne
gun leaped off and started down stairs.
He was met and arrested by Patroimen
Casey and Riley. who had heard the
u,as clarence Connors Of 2S5 Avenue b.
Mrs. Tannenbaum was taken to Bellevue
Hospital suffering from cut mead
Connors,s opponent was not found
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
NEW JERSEY AVERTS.
POSSIBLE LYNCHING
Negro, Wanted for Attack on
White Girl, Jailed.

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 23.-Livingstone
Drummond. a negro known as Midnight
Joe," who is alleged to have been terror
izing motorists in highways leading into
Atlantic City for the last two weeks and
who Is alleged to have attacked an lS
year old white girl, was taken to-day to
the county Jail at Mays Landing because
the authorities were afraid the citizens
would attempt to lynch him. He was
held without bail by Magistrate Paxson
on charges of highway. robbery, afro
cious assault and attempted murder
THE negro was caught early to-day
bv, two detectives who were hidden In
an automobile driven by Edward j. Ford,
a contractor They said that Drum
mond stopped the car and aimed a blow
at Ford. The detectives, who were
crouching in the rear seat, overpowered
the negro.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
POSTMARKS DOUBTED
IN WHITNEY-ADAIR CASE
Experts Uphold Woman Suing
for 81 900, 900.

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD.
NYAcK, N. Y. Dec. 23.--Letters intro
duced by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
to show that Mrs. Evan Fontaine Adair,
who Is suing him for S1.O00,O0O FOR
breach of promise to marry. lived with
her husband. the late Sterling Adair. for
year after their marriage. were ex-
amined to-day by two experts on post
marks at the instance Of counsel for the
plaintiff. They confirmed the assertion
of Mrs. Adair that the postmarks had
been altered.
Young Whitney, who Is the son OF
Harry Payne Whitney. alleges that Mrs.
Adair got an annulment OF her marriage
through fraud just before instituting suit
against him. representing that she had
lived with Adair. who died in 1921, only
two hours after their marriage. The
question OF the paternity of the com
plainant's child is involved In the suit
Experts for Whitney examined the post
marks a few days ago and said they had
not been tampered with.
Justice Tompkins of the Supreme
Court is expected to give decision In
the suit of Mrs. Adair next week.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
BECKER IS STUNNED
BY JURY'S DECISION
Loses His Appetite as Result
of Murder Verdict.

Abraham Becker, VINO was con-
,,,o,od of murder at l:50 o'clock yes
tardav morning by a jury before Judge
rouis ID. Gibbs in the Bronx County
Court. appeared very gloomy in his cell
last night, as though stunned by the
verdict.
He refused to discuss the verdict
with any one. and when asked II he In
tended TO attend the Christmas dinner
in the jail he said he did not believe
he could get up an appetite. Becker
was convicted OF killing his wife last
April and burying her body In an old
boiler pit in The Bronx, where IL was
found less than a month ago.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

brought because he had heard OF loose
and irregular voting and tabuating
methods. Mr.. Cuff submits affidavits
by twelve Democratic inspectors that
voting machines were placed In dark
ctrners where q mistake could easily
have been made In taking off the
totals after the pois were closed
Mr.. Cuff contends that many ballots
did not show the name OF Taylor. He
says that in many districts the voting
machines did not work properly or
broke down. He SAYS that in one dis
trict an inspector complained that he
could not operate the machine to make
II vote on the name OF Taylor. The
order to show cause Is returnable before
Justice Norman s. Dixie next wednes-
day.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
BAPTISTS SEND RELIEF
AS GIFT TO RUSSIA
Christmas Cargo Made Up of
Clothing and Supplies.

The Baptist churches in the Northern
Baptist Convention sent yesterday after
noon on the steamship Manitowoc to
Odessa 1,091 huge bales of clothing, eight
bales of children's supplies and twenty
six cases of shoes and soap for the des-
titute of Russia. This was the second
Baptist shipment of relief supplies TO
Europe, 1t was announced.
The first cargo was sent more than
q year ago to northern France, Poland,
Austria. Russia, Czecho-Slovakia. Lat
via, Esthonia, Lithuania and Germany.
The distribution of the shipment this
year will not be limited to Baptists but
will be to all who need help. The ship
ment is being transported by the Amer
lean Relief Administration.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
American Indians Get
Charter for Ship Line

A CHARTER has been granted
~ in Delaware to the Ameri-
can Indian Steamship Cor
poraticn, with a capitalization of
$4,000 900, and 1t is announced that
the active participants in the en-
terprise are Americans in the full
est national sense, drawn from the
Usage. Cherokee, Creek. Choctaw.
Cav. Seminole and Chickasaw ma
tons.
The company purposes to operate
steamships in the Gulf. north and
south Atlantic and West Indies
routes. Headquarters are to be at
Tulsa, Okla. and many bankers,
oil men and ranch owners of that
State, all members of Indian tribes,
are said 10 be supplying financial
backing.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
BILLS STOLEN AT MINT
TURN UP IN NEBRASKA
State Sheriff Traces Part OF
DenOer Loot.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. Estate Sheriff
Gus Hyers announced tonight he ha
received Information that two SO bills
corresponding in serial number with
those stolen in the robbery at the door
of the Denver mint were expended Fri
day. one at Hastings, Neb., the other
at Aurora, Neb.
In each instance, he said, the currency
was used In payment for merchandise
Discovery of the bills was not made un-
til late Friday.
The merchants could not. according to
the report, fix the time OF the purchases
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
BOY ATTEMPTS HOLDUP.
Says He and Two Others Wanted
Christmas Money.

Because he wanted Christmas money
he. with two other boys. attempted to
rob william A. Williams of $3.50 dia
mond ring. Norris Moskowitz. 16. of 55
Stanton street. told police yesterday
when he was arrested in Brooklyn. Ar
raigned before Magistrate O'Neill In
Gates Avenue Court the youth was held
without bail for the Grand jury
II refuse to tell the names Of the
other two boys" said Moskowitz. 81
will not spoil their Christmas"
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
AMBASSADOR HARVEY
SAILS ON BERENCARIA
Damage to Liner From Brush
With Majestic Repaired.

SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 20. - George
Harvey. the American Ambassador,
summoned to Washington for consulta-
tion with Secretary OF State Hughes,
sailed on the Berengarla for New York
to-day.
The damage caused TO the Berengaria
yesterday, when the liner Majestic was
blown against her starboard quarter
while docking, was repaired.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
pATpoLMAN HURT IN RUNAWAY

Patrolman Martin Mahoney of the
West 152d street station had his shoulder
dislocated and was bruised on u body
yesterday when he was dragged wenty-
five feet in stopping a runaway horse
AZ Broadway and 125th street. The
horse, drawing milk wagon. became
frightened at 14sth street and ran down
Broadway.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
DETECTIVE SHOOTS BARBER.
Fires When Suspect Breaks Away
and Runs.

John Coppolo, "a. a barber OF 1880
Lexington avenue. was shot In the left
leg yesterday at 124th street and Third
avenue as he was trying to escape from
Detective Henry Steepbaum Of the East
Thirty-fifth street station. who had
arrested him because. he alleges. he saw
him jostle passengers on a westbound
Willis avenue car. He was taken t,
Harlem Hospital a prisoner. charged
with attempted grand larceny.
Coppolo broke away from the detec-
tive and ran across Willis avenue
bridge. but halted as soon as the detec-
tive fired.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
BANIsTER SLIDE MAY KILL.

Sliding on the banisters of the stairs
at her home with some other children
Frances Carroll. years old, of las
Eighth avenue. lost her balance last
night and fell three flights through the
stair well to the ground floor. She was
taken to Bellevue Hospital. where 1t was
saiS Ner condition was serious
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
POLICE SAY FoRGER coNrEssrs

FREEHOLD, N. j., Dec. 23.-Giles NJ.
Renney, held without bail in the Mon
mouth county jail here, charged with
counterfeiting American Express Com
pany travellers checks. broke down un-
der insistent questioning to-day and con-
,fessed. according TO County Detective
Charles 0. Davenport.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Comm is.ion,. Responsibility.

Tho Commerce Commission was de-
clared to have an official responsibility
in the matter Of determining whether
such expenditures could be considered
as making for efficient and economic
management and also for determin .ng
whether railroad accounting methods
were correct
rates, persstently demanded by agri-
cultural and shipping interests of the
nation has been effectively and en-
sistently blocked by the carriers In re-
cent months" the petition said "A re-
suit Of their costly and utterly unwar-
ranted labor policy.
THE present freight and passenger
rates were originally determined by you
on the assumption that adequate stand
ards of economical and efficient op-
Grafton would be fulfilled by the car
riers Consequently. If at any time they
are not fulfilled, 1t becomes the duty
Of your honorable body to act in way
that will record the facts Of the situ---
ton and effect the necessary remedies"
Condition OF Equipment.
Railroad equipment has been allowed
to fall into disrepair the petition con-
tinues, and shortages of cars and loco
motives have handicapped shippers and
reduced rail earnings. These conditions.
It Is declared, are getting worse on
the Pennsylvania system. and ON the
New York. New Haven and Hartford.
two of the larger roads on which the
strike is still described as effective.
Farmers, shippers and travellers US
ing American railroads will be astounded
when they learn to what purposes the
exorbitant rates which they have been
paying have been put by railroad man
agements in the last six months" Mr..
Johnston predicted tonight in state
ment.
THE transportation act makes man
datory upon railroads honest. efficient
and economical operation. II they are to
be entitled to rates which will net them
a fair return upon their property In
vestment. 1t will certainly be difficult
to explain how. under this provision of
the law. II can be maintained that the
majority OF railroad managements have
been conducting their properties with
due regard for efficiency. economy and
reasonableness of maintenance expendi-
lures when 1t Is realized how they have
been squander!ng money In their effor;
to destroy the unions of their shop en-
plOyes"
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
ASKS INQUIRY INTO
COST OF RAIL STRIKE
Petition Filed With Commerce
Commission by Machinists'
Union.
WANTON WASTE CHARGED
Railroads Accused of Distort-
ing Labor Expense in Their
Accounting System.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-A petition
asking investigation into the expendi-
lures of railroads in coping with the
national strike of shop craft, employees
has been filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission by the International
Association of Machinists. This was
announced to-day by w. H. Johnston.
president of thar organization. Other
railroad unions participating in the
strike. which is asserted to be still In
progress on a number OF roads. will
Join in the proceedings later. Mr.. John
ston added.
BY 'wanton expenditure OF funds
made available to them through exces-
sive freight and passenger rates." the
petition charged. railroads on which the
strike still persists are adding to the
burden of transportation costs borne by
the public. In addition. 1t was as
serted that railroad accounts are being
improperly made up with grossly dis
torted labor and other operating cost
Items"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-10-19
Down SOUTH HOSPITALITY

The subject under discussion BY
several Congressman. sitting In q
hotel lobby. was the different brands
Of hospitality they had experienced
while roaming up and down the eoun-
try.
Nicholas Longworth. Of Ohio, told
Of this experience. years ago, while
driving with q friend through one
OF the Southern states:
"one night darkness overlook us
while travelling along 8 lonesome road
through 8 strip of seemingly inter
minable pine timber. After a couple
Of hours of slow plodding we saw a
light ahead. When we reached the
house yelled like the Comanehe
Indians used to yell in John Gamers
state. A hewiskered old fellow opened
the front door and asked what we
wanted. When l said we wanted to
stay all night, he looked US over
mighty careful and said:
"Wal, l reckon l kin stand it ii
you kin"
! "We thanked him politely, and
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