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The Washington times., 1922-12-23
SANTA CLAUS KNOCKED
DOWN By UN1ElIEvER

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-There are
E, lot Of children In Bushwick today
who don't believe Santa Claus will
be able to make his trip with the
reindeer and his big pack tomor.
row night. Santa had . bad acci.
dent last night while ne was talk.
Ing TO q lot Of boys and girls stand.
ing around him at Broadway and
Gates avenue, Brooklyn. ....
He was standing on a box with
a red painted chimney beside him.
into which passersby were asked
to toes a nickel or dime for
Christmas dinners for the poor.
The boys and girls stood around
him and the ring got ever thicker.
A big man elbowed his way
through. and pushed Santa Claus
Off the boz into the gutter.
From his forehead blood streamed
Down, dyeing his white beard and
mustache. Santa was sent to a
hospital where he was treated for a
fractured wrist and badly GU
heed. AZ he was being taken
away Santa Claus cried feebly IN
the crowd Of youngsters: BE
good chiifren now. and III see lou
christnnAsL~
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
Village Aroused
By Threats Made.
I'M X. TX. X. Letters

NEW YORK.. Dec. 23.-The en-.
tire village of Pawling,. Dutchess
county. il aroused over mysterious
letters that are being received by
many young men Of the village,
signed by the letters X. K. X. They
are also investigating the report
that many villagers are connected
with the Ku Klux Klan and are
holding meetings quietly in the
homes of members. 1t is reported
that one young man left the village
Immediately on receipt Of q warn.
ing..y ....
The. last letter received reads:
eff you are not looking for trouble.
behave yourself or shall be COM
.pelled to put the full extent Of the
law upon you. would like to see
you get ten years in prison." 1t
. IL signed. Beware, keep decent, by
order of the X. X" There are
twenty-five numbers following and
after each, 81 have q daughter"
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
GIRL OF NOTED ANKLES
IN uIMEllCHT AGAIN

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Mrs. Betty
Inch. Of the noted ankles whom two
juries refused to convict of charge
Of extortion brought by Eugene p.
Hermann. president Of the Herman
Motor Truck Company, bobbed up
In court again yesterday.
Her attorney announced she had
filed suit in Municipal court against
Dorothy King, an actress, for $500
board bill and SIS seed pearl neck.
lace. The suit. however, was set.
tied out of court for $500. Mr.. Ca.
ruthers said.
They built fence four feet high
In the criminal branch Of the su.
preme court when Mrs. Inch was
tried on Mr.. Herman's charge in
1919. Reporters could never learn
who had ordered II built. Mrs. Inch
called II a ''spite fence"
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
GIFTS To
BETHLEHEM
BABE
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many cresds. And tomorrow, on
Christmas Eve, they will 70 t. their
churches, Mofavians and Catholics.
Mennonitss and Methodists, and
Lutherans, ana Worship according to
their different creeds, but with com.
mon heart, q baby whose radiance
has shone aloft through the ages,
through nations and empires a.
cities and kings have perishsd, a
baby born In q manger among kline,
az tiny and hapless AZ the little one
who came today to the tenement
home Of Nicolas Solkolv, the Pole,
In Bethlehem in America.
only three Wise men came to the
baby of ancient Bethlehem. Many
In this modern Bethlehem heard the
story OF the son born in poverty to
Solkolv, the Pole, whose right lung
10 gone and who IL able scarcely
to eat LIES needs. And they came,
rich and poor. bearing gifts. The
new father wept when told there
would be coal and food a-plenty for
many weeks to come.
Old Miracle Anew.
On the bed, the ad.facad youns
Slavic mother with radiant eyes
hugged close to her the bAty nj
her breast. The mystery OF life,
a beautiful mystery, according 70
the smile on the mothers iips. She
did not ask why and wherefore this
red and white bundle 81 umanity
she held TO- her. II IVES enough
that miracle had been wrought: q
baby had come to her, out OF her
body. to suckle sustenancs at her
breast.
Tho future7 She had no doubt In
her mothers heart of the future OF
her baby son. Did wise men have
to tell Mary that her son was des.
tined for Efory7 Was not tins A
land Of enchanted opportunity
Tomorrow night In this modern
Bethlehem not even the fires risins
with diaholic masnificence IN thS
great mills that railroads may cross
q continent and ships sail the SEQ
will dim the glory Of the atars tha,
shine, as men, with bowed heads
listen to the story Of the eteatest
miracle Of the aSes-the birth Of q
baby.
"For Christ was born today In
Bethlehem" sang the choir boys,
And Michael, the son born In the
poor home Of Solkolv, the Pole,
slept peacefully at its mothers
breast. =
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
PUBLIC FOR CHEAP BOOKS,
De WINNIE PRESS QUITS

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The public
no longer demands good books, or
fine printing. and 10 the famous De
Vinne Press. one of the oldest print
ing concerns In America, Ia going
out Of business, the firm announced
today.
Labor unions prevent the develop
ment OF craftsmen. the company
says, as under their rules workers
become mere machines. while the
public n increasingly dcmandlng
not quality. but cheap production
and quantity.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
Il YEARS,
Man .|SFREED
FOR XMAS
Back From Dead" Prisoner
Will Have Dinner With
Paralyzsd Mother.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.--The
I'D thrill that set Sunny Pete"
Webber atingle as a boy when he
waited for Christmas morning has
come to him again after twenty.
seven years in the Eastern peni.
tentiary.
This Christmas means freedom
FOR Webbsr. the right to come and
20 when he pleasss. There was a
tone Of wistfulness in the mans
voice whsn he said he wanted to
walk along Market street and see
what's what"
The State Pardons Board recon.
mended Q pardon for the aging con.
vict, who killed His father-in.law
Iustus Klemmer. In 1894. and W. :
sentenced to Be hanged. He wcn
commutat0n to life Imprisonment.
He 10 how fifty.eikht.
The first thing I'm going to do
when get out" said W~hSer to-
day. ''is to walk around II block.
I think I'm entitled to a walk after
twenty-seven years IN prison.
Then want to 70 to Market
street and just stroll along. I've
kept In touch with the outside
world to some extent. but I have
never seen a subway or an elevated
and I understand Z lot Of skyscrap.
ers have been built in Philadelphia.
I'm going 10 eat Christmas din,
ner with my eishty.year.old mother
in Harrisburg. She IL psralyzed. II
win be like coming back from the
dead to her"
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
'FATTY'S' REPLY
RESENTEDbY
PASTOR
Los Angeles Minister Scores
Offer Of Debats With
.e Critics.
By Internas,ensi New. service.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Dec. "a
Speaking for the Los Angeles minis
tiers. Who are opposed TO the return
to the screen OF Roscoe Arbuckle
DR.. Gustavs Briegieb, pastor Of the
West Lake Presbyterian Church. to
day scored Arbuckle's offer to meet
his opponents in debate on his being
allowed by VIII Hays to work again
at his profession.
''It was poor taste for him to come
out with the challenge" Rev. Brieg
leb said. ''They viii ignore his offer
because they believe the people OF
California do not desire another ap
pearance Of Arbuckle anywhere"
De1Ies His Critics.
Taking notice Of the storm of ad
verse criticism locally and through
cut the country to the Hays ruling
Joseph M. Schenck, Arbuckle's friend
who win employ him, has announced
Arbuckle was ready to meet his op
ponents any time and at any place
they would name.
"Roscoe Arbuckls is ready to meet
and argue with anyone who objects
to his return to the SCREEN" Schemes
said. Both he and myself have the
highest regard possible for those who
object to seeing his pictures. He ID
willing to meet them individually OF
collectively any time at any desig
mated place and meet the reasons for
their opposition to him.
Entitled To Chance.
"Arbuckle IL my friend. The
money that can be made Though
his pictures means nothing to me
Perhaps he has been indiscreet, bu,
he has proved by his actions, since
his trouble, and mode of living that
he IL entitled to a chance to work al
his chosen profession"
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
NEW SHIP LINES URGE
CONFERENCE ON RATES

NEW YORK, Dec. 23--Renewal
OF the rate conference Is being
urged by some OF the newer lines
In the Atlantic-Pacific ship trade.
II was learned today. The larger
and older lines are not backing this
move,
Estimates today were that about
$50 ships. asgregating 1900. 900
tons. are engaged In the coast.to
coast trade. compared with seventy.
five ships OF 100000 tons about ak
months ago. ..r..
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
Child Killed By Truck
as She Smiled at
Santa Claus

AURORA, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-With
flushed cheeks and shining eyes,
Leonie Jeanne Boehmer, six, ex-
perienced the greatest thrill of
her childhood as she talked to
Santa Claus on the street corner.
Waving q smiling farewell to
Santa, Leonie started across the
street.
A coal truck roared around the
corner and crushed the still
smiling child to death.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
BRISTOL LEAVES PARLEY
.' FOR XMAS IN PARIS

PARIS, Dec. 23.-Rear Admiral
Mark Bristol. one Of the three
American observers attending the
Near East peace conference, ar.
rived from Lausanne today to
spend Christmas In Paris. The
peace conference Is dragging and
II is not anticipated that anything
will be done until next week.
The Turkish delegates, acting
upon instructions from Angora
have adopted a more obstinate atti.
tude toward the allied demands.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
IM|SHAPSDUE TO
FAILURE OF
signals
commissionsr. Meyer Points
Out Four causss OF STREET
N Accidsnts.

Four giaring cauuss for street ac.
cideatt in Washington, ali of which
can be, corrected by the safety move
ment now being carried on, are set
forth In a letter written by C0mmis.
sioner b. II. Meyer. OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission, to William
r.. Ham. chairman Of the executive
committee Of the Washington Safety
They are az failure to Give the Gig.
nal for change in the direction Of
the automobile, (D withdrawal Of
sienal by 4 traffic poltosmanJ %
bicycles without lights, and ~ PEI
destrians wiikingin the direction Of
moving automobiles.
Sees Many Violatj0nS.
Commissioner Meyer states that
he and his two sons have been driv-
ing In Washington for the past ten
years without ever being IN q serious
accident. Aside from excessive
speeds and other species Of reckless.
ness, he says. he feels that II he
should ever be unfortunate enough
to be In m accident II Will be the
result Of one Of the four ceuses he
mentions.
It IL daily occurrence. Commits
embarrassed In coming or going
from his office by the failure Of
autoists to give the proper sig nal for
change In direction. He says that
he has not the least doubt that II d
person were posted At crossings to
check up on such violations more
than fifty persons would be recorded
In single day.
RD>ss,>s Doll~>->A~
Continuing Commissioner Meyer
"The withdrawal OF q siknal on
the part of q traffic policeman 10
probably not frequent. Yet Il 10
done. To do II 10 almost q
crime. 1t should be permitted only
In cases OF greatsst emergency, and
then only when Accompanied by ex.
traordinary precauti0n to warn
drivers and pedsstrians Of the with.
drawal Of the signal. I Do not be-
ltsve that traffic policemen suffi-
ciently realize the seriousness of
such action. Automatic signals are
never withdrawn, and for that rea-
son ] have thought that proper auto
matte signals, such ~ / have seen
In a city larger than Wsshington,
would be preferable. on CERTAIN cross.
ings. to the arrsngsrnsnts we now
have.
Several, times week am smbar.
raised by bicycles without lights.
Since I drive very little II must be
that there are many bicycles being
operated yaftef dark without lights.
Comment In unneccssary.
While not especially numerous,
persons walking In the direction of
traffic are sufficiently numerous TO
warrant special attention. They
generally walk fairly close to the
gutter. although sometimes in the
direct path Of moving automobile" {"
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
Fire Destroys 100 Planes.

NORFOLK. We. Dec. .s.-Fire
early this morning Destroyed q two
:,STy %S fu..s Sss.s sr.: & 10 S:ns:
stored ON tine second floor we're de-.
stroyed. Fruit and other stuff also
stored In the building brings inc
loss up to $4,000. Origin Of the fire
n unknown.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
BECKER GUILTY
Of Staying
WIFE
Faints as Jury Renders Its
Verdict Of First Degree
Murder.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.--Dsath
sentences will be passed on Tues
day on Abraham Becker, found
guilty Of first-desree murder in
killing his wife, Jennie, on April
7 last and burying her in . lime
pit. e,
Faints q Verdict. ,<s
The jury's verdict was rendered
after fifty-fivs minutes deliberation.
Becker tainted In his cell and
physicians had to be summoned BE-
fore he could appear in court.
Although demanding an acquittal
Alexander Maper, counsel for the
defendant, nevertheless, pleaded
with the jury to temper justice
With mercy" and pointed out their
right to return lesser verdict
than guilty In the first degree. He
denounced Nonstein, star witnesl
Of the State, a. q stool pigeon. An
appeal viii be filed.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
500, 900 Xmas Dance Fire,

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S.--A Christmas
dancing party was followed early
today by q fire that practically d..
stroyed the mansion IN Oak Park
OF Attorney w. q. Moore. causing
an estimated loss Of Sl00,o0A
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
MAIDEN
TOWED soon,
vAN|SHES
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jswslry, an expensive fur coat. and
ornate Oriental gems that are al.
most priceless.
CAsried Considerable Cash.
In addition to other jewelry she
wore two diamond rings. each
valued at nearly $1,000 and usually
carried a considerable sum Of
money. Just how much money,
she had, however. at the time of
her mysterious dlsappearance. her
father 10 unable to say.
Parents and friends scout as
impossible" the possibility that
the missing bride could have eloped
or have suddenly had a change of
heart and decided to run away.
The engagement to her fiance,
Lee, scion Of the best Chinese So
ciety in America. was Of about
one years duration She had met
Lee through his many visits to
Washington, when he called on Of
ficials of the Chinese embassy.
and their first meeting had its in
ccption through mutual friends In
the embassy
Elaborate Wedding Planned.
Preparations for the elaborate
wedding In New York In a Chinese
church by q Chinese minister had
been under way for more than a
we4k and preparations were being
made to celebrate the occasion
along lines of weddings in China,
The missing girl was born In
China. came to America about five
years ago, and had resided in
Washington for the past three and
q half years.
Five Days Celebration.
The celebration Of the wedding
was expected to last more than
five days, an is the custom. Ger
tain. things that she desired to BE-
used In the ceremonies had been
sent, with her clothing, to Lee, in
New York yesterday afternoon.
Miss Wen, with her parents and
friends, were to have gone to New
York this morning.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
CARY Defends
Twelve HOUR
pary In Steel Industry,
} Declares, to Meet
' Composition.

o, Dec. 23.-"The twelve
b absolutely necessary TO
Industry at the present
the statement today Of
lGary, chairman Of the
he United States Steel
who is here to spend
IN his daughter.
pecially the steel busL
pt completely adopt
day. Gary said.
socially, the eight
{; economically, Il II
p. he declared.
itrarily adopted the
=" Gary said. I'VE
pur production costs
ve would be forced
almost as much, for
they now Get for
would be unable to
rkmen. II would
% for steel. This
hing for the steel
country."
rance are going
hour day because
and compete with
he asserted.
In favor of In.
n. but with
nality than TO
|ittsburgh plus"
|el. declaring It
development OF
die West. On
rted. II helped
b stsbilizsr Of
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
BY
FINDING
BODIES
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ing Of the missing bodies furnished
The missing link for the chain Of
evidence which has long been
nearly complete. An open hearins
under close guard of troops here.
citizens, and they declare they will
tablish its worth not only In Lou.
~.
Wul Examine Bodies.
The patholosists who win arrive
here are expected to determine
whether or not the men who were
murdered and thrown into the lake
or X they were tied to heavy iron
weights and thrown into the lake
alive. II Is believed an examination
Of the lungs will settle this Ques-
ton.
When preparations were made to
dive In the search for the mems
bodies the general supposition was
that two heavy iron wagon wheels,
which had been missipg. had been
used to weight the bodies, but an
examination Of the bottom of the
lake yesterday did not disclose
them. Wire had been used to tie
the mems hands. It was found. and
weights OF some sort are still being
sought.
Recognize Suit.
Identification of the bodies had
not been made early this morning.
Friends of the missing men who
have viewed the bodies. however,
declare their belief that they are
those of Daniels and Richards. They
assert they could not mistake the
splendid physique Of Richards.
They also claim to recognize bits
Of blue suit which Daniels had
worn. Belts found around each
torso also were recognised. accord-
ing to some, 4
Members Of the mems families
had not. viewed the bodies early to-
day, but they were expected to do
30 soon,
At $50 o'clock this merninS only
fifteen additional troopers had ar
rived in Mer Rouge. These were
all members OF Company q Of Mon.
roe, sent ID augment their own
company which Ess the FIRST to be
ordered here. Captain Cooper said
he understood fifty additional q
company troopers ware en- route, IA
well as additional organizations
from ;Aleaandrdas and New Orleans.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
HEARD
IN DEATH Of
TYP|ST
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lard which she insists she never
made.
Court Can CaIl Her.
In the event neither side sees
fit to call her - . witness. 1t was
pointed out that the court could
exercise the privilege II It deemed
her testimony vital to the issue.
In this connection 1t was recalled
today that Beulah Binford, the
"other woman" in the Beattie mur-
der case occupied relatively the
same position as witness in that
famous case, and that she wAt
never called to the stand.
Both the Commonwealth and de.
fonse baked ~ calling hsr for fear
that her testimony might jeopard
their respective causes, and the
court deemed Il unnecessary to
call her as a court witness.
Mrs. Beck. II so happens, has
been singing In the choir OF the
same South Richmond church In
which II was necessary for 1 police
guard to be stationed at the wed.
ding to protect Henry Clay Beattie
against the threats Of the Binfotd
girl.
Both Sides Ready.
Both sides assert that they WERE
prepared to meet any move Of the
other. That the defense would en-.
deavor to establish at the pre-.
liminary trial that even II Pollard
shot his former typist. the act was
unintentionsl. and therefore he was
entitled to be freed without going
before a Jury in the Hastings
court. was indicated by Hiram NJ.
Smith. his attorney.
Smith also indicated that he would
compel the Commonwealth to show
its full hand IL nece6sary. Although
Pollard might be freed At any hear.
ing II Justice John J., Ingram deemed
the evidence insufficient to certify
the case to the grand Jury, the Com.
monweaith would still have the
privilege Of laying the case before
the grand jury, II It cared to do 20.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
VAN LOON sees
FUTURE UP TO
LEADERS
Past Teaches Little, Declares
Historian Othsr Than
Supremacy Of Ideas.

Whsrs u oSr civihsqtion headed?
To greater accomplishments, or
10 II SOinG bscks0ards
What will change Il nsostf
Hendrix William Van Loan, Who
in his story Of "MGnkimd" looked
into the past and sought to captain
II. ,ods asked BY The Washington
Timss, to take q look lato the
future.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
Not Hopeful.

/ am not In the least hopeful
about the next 200 years.
The great revolution of 1914 has
destroyed the last remnants Of the
ancient and the medieval worlds.
We are living amidst the ruins
of pieces Of the Assyrian world, the
Roman Empire, medieval feudal-
ism, Hebrew theocracy, and nine
teenth century commercialism.
And q thousand other half.forRot.
ten social and economic and re-
ligious and spiritual and artistic
systems OF thought and action.
1t will take q long time to clean
up the debris.
Then we viii have to invent =
new edifice which shall be suited
to the needs Of another day and
age.
But what those needs will be I
do not know.
I only dare to think . few days
ahead.
That will be Christmas. ..''.
Ny needs for that day are one
turkey and some fresh celery.
Question: How and where Am ]
going to get those?"
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
Ideas Rule World.

For ideas rule this world Of ours.
and / will maintain this thesis
against the arrayed forces Of the
Babbit militia Of go-getters.
Ideas rule the world and as ideas
are very scarce the result is q sort
Of perpetual anarchy.
Therefore when you ask me
what about the future?" / answer
will you please tell me what sort
Of babies are going to be born the
next two hundred thousand years?"
Unless have that information
before me I do not venture to play
the Prophet.
OF course, I know what would
like to see happen.
But I am not going to mistake
my own wishes for the impending
brutal facts of the near future.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
War Really Revelution.

History 10 an endless record OF
Just such strange events. Because
ws have just passed through the
terrific revolution (erroneously called
the great war) of the last eight
years, and have fought our battles
without any conspicuous leadership.
Il does not follow that the next
prophet IL not right in our midst.
He may be playing hide and seek
among the pillars Of the elevated on
SIKH avenue. He may be tending
the cows of his father In the dark
hinterland Of Ohio. He may <for al
lsnowJ write sob stuff for yellow
Newspaper. .'. W '"'
AT that does not matter.
When the time is ripe he will
come to the foreground and he will
do his Job.
He probably win be shot for his
troubles.
That does not matter either.
The man is of little importance.
His ideas are all that count.
The Washington times., 1922-12-23
By
HENDRIX wILLEM VAN LOON.

Rrofessos, Authos. 0bOee Troetsr. sad
PhiIssspAsr.
Copyright. 1879. BY Cssrnopolitss News
Ssrvice.)
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2S.-what II
xolnr to become Of the world?
what 10 the world to be like In
so:s?
don't know.
History II not q jerlky affair.
It 10 q steady, although somewhat
muddled stream and small obstacles
like wars and revolutions Ore not
euiuG to make any difference.
Worst OF all. the past teaches us
next to nothing.
DepenAs on Leaders. :.
The development of the human
race depends upon single individ-
uals and not upon the mass.
what sort Of LEADERS" the next
twenty and twenty thousand years
are going to bring us DO not
know.
A child born in q stable in IN
obscure corner of an unimportant
Roman province (a sort OF Kansas
or iowa OF two thousand years ago)
upsets the established order OF I'm
pSrisl Rome.
The son OF q small notary public
In Q backWoods town on q rock IN
the Mediterranean puts his stamp
upon the historical development OF
an entire continent.