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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11
.IREl' Ed
ERDIC 7
CLOSES
trial.
Wall Street Broker Cleared of
Charges in Death Of
Wealthy Wife.
By international News service.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Charles
Webb, Wall Street broker, was
exonerated today Of having used
fraud or undue influence, through
which, it was alleged, his forty
year-old bride, Mrs. Gertrude
Emily German Webb. was pre-
vailed upon 70 win him her entire
estate valued at approximately
s., 6O0, 900.
Directed verdict.
Surrogate James Foley directed i
jury to return q verdict in favor OF
Webb. He, however, reserved de.
cision on whether Mrs Weiib's will
would be probated.
The hearing came to q dramatic
and unexpected climax when attOr,
neys representing Mrs Webb's IA.
Their, s. Jennings German, and her
half brother, s. Jennings German
jr., asked that a directed verdict
breaking the will be returned. Mrs
Webb's uncle, William T. Hunter
former mayor of Devon, Pa, an.
other contestant, Joined in the re-.
quest Surrogate Foley then direct.
ed the verdict directly opposite tn
the plea before him.
Poison Charge Made.
Mrs. Webbs father had an.
nounced he had forty witnesses he
expected to put on the stand. These
included lifelong friends of Mrs
Webb who were with her when she
died at the Westminster Biltmore
Country Club! Rye, N. Y. early in
September. At that time it was
stated Mrs. Webb died from mer
curry poison and a grand jury inves
tigation was ordered.
The jury exonerated Webb OF
what it termed 'insinuations against
him."
Mrs. Webb's father and her uncle
in their suit, charged Webb had
used undue influence and had prac
ticed fraud in having his wife will
him her entire property. Surrogate
Foley ordered the jury to return q
verdict which in effect termed the
will legal.
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President Coolidge has long been
deeply concerned over this revolt
OF negroes away from the Repub-
licans and over to the Democrats.
Negro Representatives have visited
him and have been able to point
out not only their complaints against
the Republicans but their accom-.
plishments for the Democrats.
Mayor Hylan, Democrat, in New
X; Mayor Dever, Democrat, in
b cago; Mayor Curley, Democrat,
- Boston-all these gentlemen.
- Rough they are Democrats, have
n put into office with the help
an extremely considerable pro.
triton of the total negro vote in
leir cities.
Moreover, in the Republican
National Committee itself, the com.
mitteeman from Delaware-T. Cole.
man du Pont-has just lost a seat
In the United States Senate because
J Continued on Page .. Column Sd
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KELLOGG FACES
FIGHT To GET
SENATEO.K.
Senator Shipstead Serves
Notice Of opposition-com-
mittee Approval Given.

The first step in the confirmation
by the Senate Of the nomination Of
former Senator Frank B. Kellogg
of Minnesota as United States Am
bassador to Great Britain was taken
today when the appointment was
formally approved by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
The committee also voted favor
ably on the nomination of Henry P.
Fletcher, present ambassador to
Belgium, to serve at the same time
as minister to Luxembourg.
A lone objection to the appoint
ment of Kellogg was raised by
Senator Shipstead (F.-L.) of Mime
sofa, who defeated Kellogg in the
Senatorial race. Shipstead by his
objection gave notice he would OPP
pose Kellogg's appointment when
the full Senate is asked to con-
firm it.
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GIRL, IS, ON WAY TO NEW
HOME, MISSING AT STATION

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Police
are searching today for fifteen-year-
old Catherine Keller, Of Reading,
Pa, who disappeared from the New
Jersey Central Railroad station last
night.
The girl was on her way to the
home of James Griffin, Baysids,
Long Island. BY arrangement with
the Reading juvenile court she was
to become a member of Griffin s
family. Depot attendants reported
the girl left the station with a train
steward.
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j s 8.
Dis RIC
JUDGES
PL IN
Senator Din Proposes BiIl =
Beginning of Fight i End
lJsurp a1ion
~ r q


- 8.stk4l~ To- lstA New k9stEN1N&s
a movement to demOcratize
and humanize'' the entire Federal
judiciary was launched today ~
Senator Dill tDen. Of Washing
ton.
introduce in the Senate B consti-
tutional amendment providing for
the election rather than Presi-
Dental appointment Of Federal
district judges.
Supreme Court Check.
That viii be the opening shot &c
the fight to make Federal judges
responsible solely to the people,,
he said. Later, he may include q
provision demanding election OF cir
cult judges. The final attack, he
declared, would be directed at the
Supreme Court. This would be
done through the Borah resolution
demanding a to 2 vote of the
court to declare demonstrations
acts of Congress, Dill announced.
I'm order to have justice in this
country" Dill said. I'VE must first
take the judiciary out OF the Fed
eral spells system. Too often dis
trict judges are appointed by the
President simply because they have
helped the party during campaigns.
position"
Scores UsurpatiOn.
Dill denounced what he termed
''the usurpation by the Supreme
Court OF the powers of Congress by
the procedure which permits the
court to declare Congressional acts
unconstitutional simply by 5 to y
vote
at say this not because I disre-
spect the courts but because I want
the country to respect and have
confidence in our judiciary" Dill
explained. You can't fnstili re-
spect and confidence until you re-
move all political influences"
Dill pointed out that justices Of
State supreme courts are elected In
more than forty States.
''I can see no reason why we
should discriminate between State
and Federal courts. The people
should elect the country's judges"
he said.
Injunction Abused.
Dill attacked the abuse Of the
injunction by certain judges" a06.
ing that ''by the injunction judges
can prevent a trial by jury, set up
as an inherent right of all Amer
lean people under the Constitution
Senator Ladd Rep.l of North Da-
kota, proposed more drastic action.
IF the abuse of power by the
Supreme Court continues. the time
soon will come when we shall elect
the justice of the court, and insert
q provision providing for their re-
call by the people at any time.
Ladd said.
Senators Din, Ladd. Borah (Repl
OF Idaho, La Toilette Repl Of Wis
consin,. Owen Denl.l Of Oklahoma,
Tess Rep.l OF Ohio, and Brookhart
Rep.) of Iowa, were challenged BY
the Sentinels OF the Republic. meet
ing here today, to prove or PUBLICLY
withdraw charges that the SUI
preme Court has "usurped IT.
power.
Ready for Debate.
Borah said he was willing 10 de.
fend his charges at any time In
nublic debate with any person ap-
nointed by the Sentineiz. Gwen
said 'sthe powers or the Supreme
court are statutory and therefore
wholly within the control and reBll.
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65O-POUND BLACK BEAR
SHOT NEAR PINcHOT HOME

PORT JERVIS, N. Y. Dec. IA
650-pound black bear, hrgest ever
seen in Pike county, was killed IN
the swamps eight miles from Cover
nor Pinchot's Milford home by Nor
man Coydendall.
The bear was but forty feet away
clawing hig holes in the ground
when shot. 1t took six men to get
him out of the woods.
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HERRICK LAUDS PART
PLAYED BY U. S. IN WAR

SAINT-AIGNAN, France, Dec.
11.-"That America could risk SO
much in such a cause without a
thought of self has brought praise
and honor from all the nations on
EARTH" said Myron T. Herrick,
United States ambassador, in "a
speech here today defeating
monument to American war dead.
Surely such glory shall never
be stained nor shall it eyer he
truthfully said that we soWed
righteousness to reap corruption"
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Rum Fatalities Data
Show Yuletide Bowl
Will Flow With Death
Copyright. 1923. by International
News Service.)

1Copyrlght. 1873. by InternationaI
News Service.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Christmas
The season of proverbial cheer, holds
certain promise Of death for hun
dreds throughout the United States.
Death turks in the YuIetude bowl,
filled with imported" liquors, syn.
thetic gins, etherized beer, plain
I'D moonshine and the dozens of
varieties Of home brews and deadly
products of the amateur and con.
sc enceless distillers of "poisons."
Reports from coroners, police and
health departments of twenty-five
OF the principal cities throughout
the United States compiled by In
ternational News Service, show that
CONTINUED on Page Q. Column a.
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EUROPE To SEEK
j. s. HELP IN
MEXICO
Intervention Will Be Urged If
Rebels Overthrow Oregon,
Paris Report Says.

PARIS, Dec. 11.-An unconfirp1ed
report was circulated in diplomatic
circles today that certain European
powers will bring pressure upon
the United States to intervene in
Mexico IL the Mexican rebels are
successful in overthrowing the
Obregon government.
French officials recalled that
France recognized the Oregon gov.
eminent because she wished to
consolidate" with America. It is
likely that France will refuse to
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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BAD LIQUOR
KILLS 10
IN D. {.
Health Department issues
Warning on Indulgence n
Christmas Rum.

Bootleg liquor took 3 toll Of
eighteen lives during the first
ten months Of 1923, Health De-
partment records today revealed.
This startling fact was given
out 81 THE Health Department,
toe llsr Win warning that
Neutrality-suspicious. should beware 81
fake bonded liquors" which are
being vended BY bootIeggers
about the city for the holiday
trade.
Many Suffer Illness.
The fact that as many as eight
cen have lost their lives during the
year by irnbibing bootleg liquor
throws into prominence the heroic
efforts Of local physicians who have
succeeded in counteracting the poi.
son effects in hundreds Of their
patients who have suffered long
seiges of illness due to their partial
ity for Illegal beverages.
While 1t Is presumed that all Of
of bad liquor" they are grouped
under the general head of "alcohol-
ISM on the death certificates, and
the point is made by officials that
1t Is possible for death to follow
excessive indulgence in good liquor
as well as bad concoctions.
Accurate statistics on deaths, due
to consumption of bootleg liquor, it
was declared today, are exception.
ally difficult to keep and it was
admitted at the office of Prohibi-
ton Commissioner Roy A. HAYNES
that no attempt has been made to
file these records, despite the fact
that they have constant call for
this and similar information.
While Health Department records
prove that no less than eighteen
lied as a result of drinking bootleg
liquor in the District since January
1, last 1t is said that bad liquor
was possibly the principal con.
tributory cause in many more
deaths, in which this fact never
came to the attention of officials,
nasmuch as family physicians
night conscientiously believe them.
selves justified in attributing their
PATIENTS death to some other cause
other than alcoholism, and prevent
this stigma from being placed on
the family name.
Record By Months.
Following is a record of the "bad
liquor" deaths in the District, by
months:
January, 4.
February, 2.
March, 0.
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REFUSES DEMAND FOR
EXILE OF GREEK KING

ATHENS, Dec. 11.-Colonel Plas.
tiras, head of the Greek revolution
airy committee. which is the real
power behind the government, today
refused the demand of the repub.
Leans for Punishment of King
George until after the general cleo
ton.
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G.. O. p. Faces ReUolt
of Col0red Vote

The Republican Party is out to pacfy negro political
revolt Crowds of negroes representing political groups and
race welfare groups from all the country are be-
seging the Republican National Committee in its sessions
here today with demands for quick and sharp change
treatment of negroes and with threats that Indiana, Ohio,
New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey will do what
last 1T did in Delaware namely turn the State
nafInnallV to The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11
WINTER STRIKES TEXAS,
PAN HANDLE UNDER SNOW

MARILLO, Tex. Dec. 11.-Snow,
driven by a hard biting wind, is
covering the Pan Handle. 1t is
about three inches deep on the
level, and is drifting badly.
The mercury is rs degrees. Train
service IL interrupted.
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Bishop Bans Scantily
Clad D. C.. Sho1U Girls
INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL

Presentation of Capita Foles,'' production of the
Capital Players amateur organization, nearly
night when the Rev Joseph Conne pastor
the Immaculate Conception Church. acting orders of
Archbishop Michael Crey of Baltimore refused permit
players the church hall northwest
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l. s SHIPS.
SPEED To
CHINA
Trouble Feared Over Or. Suns
Intention to Seize Canton
Customs.
BY Intcrnatlonnl News Service.

MANILA, Dec. H.. When word
was received here that DR.. Sun
Vat Sen had reiterated his deter.
mination to seize Canton customs
collections, six United States de-
stroyers were ordered rushed a
Hong Kong.
The destroyers, which left this
evening, are the Peary, Pope, Pills
bury, w. B. Preston, Sicard and
Norcross.
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Dr. SUNK Statement.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 11.--Dr. Sun
Vat Sen, head Of the Southern Chi,
nese government. issued a state
ment today, reiterating his decision
to seize the Canton customs collec-
tons, alleging they are being used
by the Picking officials to create
disorders in Canton.
II collections in the rest of China
are insufficient to meet foreign
obligations, DIR. Sun promises to
make up the deficit.
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THE WEATHER.

Fair. and colder tonight;
lowest temperature near
freezing; Wednesday in
Creasing cloudiness; mode
rate northerly winds shift
ing to easterly Wednesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11

WITH 191, 900 trillion marks
w outstanding, the Reichs-
bank is so hopelessly shattered
that readers will wonder why
cables bother to report that
three Americans have just
broken the bank at Monte
Carlo. An $4,000 coup.
Mere chicken-feed newsi
The extensively advertised
charity ball at Berlin glowimgly
pictured as the supreme social
event since Armageddon. Two
thousand guests bought tickets
and special gowns for the occa-
sion. Germany's starving chill
dren. for whose benefit the spec
tacle was staged, receive SIS, 900
from their generous patrons.
And vet folk wish to know why
SO many of their friends begin to
evince socialistic leanings.
Let's consider the doings O.
really important people. Sever
teen-year-old BENJAMIN Bibt
constructs a practical radio I
ceiying set about the size Of q
fcOntinued On Page Q. Column 81
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ReaiIY fOr Debate.

Borah said he was willing to de.
fend his charges at any time in =
public debate with any person ~
pointed by the Sentineis. Owen
said 'sthe powers OF the Supreme
court are statutory and therefore
wholly within the control and reStl.
The Washington times., 1923-12-17
Ocon, Once Commander
Under Villa, Is Shot;
Revolt Spreads Fast

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 14.-Manuel
Oeon, former commander under
Villa, who was arrested in a Juarez
saloon when he shouted viva DE
la Huerta." was executed by Fed
eral firing squad at Fort Hidalgo,
according to sympathizers with the
revolutionary movement.
Infantry today was taking the
Mace Ns oay~1r~,- IL - t.
tfact, while more troops are being
mOUillzeu at OsI-4.duIIS4.< ~>-Ly.
guards are being moved toward
Sonora through Pulpit Pass from
Casa Grandes for action against the
De la Huerta forces.
Gen. Eugenio Martinez, who left
Chihuahua for the south a week ago,
was reported today organizing divi-
sion Of loyal federal troops of all
arms to move against Gen. Guadalupe
Sanchez in the states of Puebla and
Vera Cruz.
Gen. Antonio I. Villareal, former
secretary of agriculture in the
Obregon cabinet and one of the or
ganizers in Sonora of the revolt
against Carranza, commands the
rebel forces which captured the city
or Puebla, it was reported to the
Juarez office of the revolution from
Vera Cruz by Jorge Prieto Laurens,
refugee governor of San Luis Potosl.
Villareal lived in FL Paso prior to the
revolt against Carranza.
Ruben ViZcarra, refugees president
OF the Mexican chamber of deputies,
today was in active charge of the
information bureau of the De Ia
Huerta forces in Juarez. He is rank
ing officer of the revolutionary
leaders in this section.
The so-called congress, said to be
functioning in Mexico City, is alb
solutely Illegal" was his statement
today. "It has not the constitutional
quorum of 131. OF the 26O members.
lS6 are De la Huerta sympathizers. .
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Mexico Gets U. S. Arms.

0NS4ICO U6tS Z. ,. ArmS.
American arms and ammunition
are now moving across the Next
can border and through the Gulf
ports in considerable volume, ae.
cording to confidential advices
reaching Washington.
Present regulations permit the
unrestricted movement of war inonIe-
ments from the United States tn
Mexico, and so far as the Admins
tRat1on Is concerned there is no in
tention Of placing embargo re-
strlctlons on these shipments. il
was said today in official quarters.
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RUSSIA SEEKS
RECOGNITION
AGAIN
Coolidge and Hughes Discuss
PIea-Action Favored
in Congress.
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
Germs have against Russia for the
destruction Of their properties dur
ing the years of revolution and the
more than 5000 100000 that was
loaned by the United States to the
old CZarist and Kerensky govern
ments.
The principal claims are those OF
the International Harvester Com
pany, the Singer Sewing Machine
Company, the Westinghouse Electric
Company and the National City
Bank.
Mutual Agreement Proposed.
The Moscow authorities now pro-
pose a mutual agreement whereby
both the United States and the
Soviets cease propagandizing against
each others form Of government,
and an adjustment of obligations
by joint conference.
THE Soviet government is fully
prepared to negotiate with a view
! toward satisfactory settlement on
the assumption that the principle OF
reciprocity will be recognized all
around" said the new note.
The allusion to reciprocity" il
understood to cover the claims that
| the Soviets themselves have sci
up against the United States fol
damages to Russian lives and terri
| tory by the American occupational
| forces in 191S-1919.
! The conciliatory tenor of the Rus
| sian note was calculated to strike q
responsive chord in Congress, where
| already there is an increasing agi
tation for a resumption of relations
with Russia, led by Senators Borah
La Toilette, King and Ladd, and sup
ported by the so-called progressivet
and the farm bloc" generally. Reso
buttons have already been intro
duced in both houses favoring recog
milton.
The State Department, however
refused to say today whether a re
ply would even be made to Tchit
cherin directly. although his com
munication seems to call for &
direct response.
| Resembles MexicO's Case.
There being no diplomatic com
municatfon between Moscow &nt
Washington, Tchitcherin sent hi.
note direct to the White House by
cable, and a reply, If made, prob
ably would have to go from Wash
lngton by the same route.
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Goes
To INTERVIEW
HENRY FORD
Complex Car Representative
Chosen to Ask Magnate a
Few Things.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Henrv
Ford must come out in the open
and clearly define his position on
the burning questions OF the day.
This ultimatum was unanimously
agreed upon last night at a, spe
cially called meeting of the men,
bers of the international and
Bronx Association of Statesmen OF
the World, held in the associations
headquarters at the Hotel Nebich
Because Of the nationwide i'm.
pOrtance of securing from Ford his
views on the vital matters that now
confront the American public, the
association decided to send a REPRE-.
sentative to Detroit to interview
him.
KabibbIe Is Chosen.
After more than three hours de-
bate, Able Kabibble, weU.knoWn
representative of the Complex car.
was decided upon as the man to seq
the motor magnate. Although no
arrangements have been made for
his reception by the automobile
manufacturer, after his arrival IN
Detroit, it is expected that there
will be reception-of some sort
KabibbIe will go to Detroit only
partly instructed. The members OF
the international and Bronx Asso-
citation of Statesmen of the World
do not wish to handicap their rep
resentative. They merely want hin,
to find out from Mr.. Ford per-
sonally how he stands on the
Zionist question; why ne wants to
buy Muscle Shoals: what he thinks.
Of the Ku Klux Khan; whether he
knows how many Jewish voters
there are in America and in the
Bronx, ETC., etc.
KabibbIe Only Candidate.
To KabibbIe himself il left the
manner in which he il to have
Ford impart this information.
It was a fitting tribute to Ka-
bibble that no other candidate for
the signal honor was even men
toned.
Kabibble will leave this evening
for Detroit on the Wolverine Elk
press.
Copyright, 1923, by International
Feature Service. Incl
The Washington times., 1923-12-17
NEWS|ES TO SEE
THURSTON
TONIGHT
Shubert-Belasco Theater Will
Entertain Times-Ierald
Carriers.

Carriers and newsboys of the
Washington Times and The Wash
ineton Herald will be guests tonight
at the regular performance of Thurs-
TON. the magician, at the Shubert'
Belasco Theater.
SneciaI stunts for the neWsboys
are nrornised by Thurston. The the
ater MANAGEMENT has reserved $50
If the most choice seats IN the
theater.
Orphans to Be Guests.
Five hundred orphans will be given
an opportunity to see Thurston
"wednesday afternoon at the regular
matinee. They will be the guests OF
The Washington Times and The
washington Herald Louis j. Fosse,
manager of the Belasco, and other
generous business men of Washing
ton are joining together to make
Wednesday a memorable day IN the
lives of the little orphans.
Thurston and his wife will, OF
course, be the biggest attraction. "A
box of candy for each child will he
the gift of Walter Brownley, Wash
inRton's candy man. Gus BuchhoIz,
of the Occidental Hotel and Res
taurant, is providing apples from the
Occidental farm, enough to supply
each guest. There are several sur.
prises in store for the kiddies.
Wreco to Give Cars.
The children to be entertained
are coming from the washington
City Orphan Asylum, st. Joseph's
Home, The Jewish Foster Home,
the German Orphanage, The Epis.
copal Home, st. Roses, and st.
Vincent's. Through the generosity
of Washington transportation COM
panies the problem of taking the
children to and from the theater
has been solved. The Washington
Railway and Electric Company has
agreed to provide as many special
cars as will be needed and they
will do a little entertaining them
selves. The Royal Blue Line, of
sight seeing busses, the Gray line
and the Black and White machines
have been placed at the disposal
of the children.
For those who care to enjoy the
fun at this Merry Christmas party
for the orphans there will be plenty
of seats on sale at the box office
at the regular prices.