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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
BY w. HI. ATKINS.
International News service.


Pending the. receipt OF additional
cabled instructions from Premier
Bonar Law, fka British detH funding
commission, now engaged here in eff
fecting an agreement for the payr
ment of the de4 of Great Britain to
the United States. today obtained
from Secretary of the Treasury Mel
lon permission to postpone the next
Joint n1eellne of re American and
British commission ufltfl 3 -osel0ek
tomorrow afternoons.
A full report on the conferences
thus far was dispatched to Downing
street Friday night By Stanley Bald
win, head of the British delegation,
and q request made for new instrue-
tions with respect to the British p1H5f
for lower interest rate and a more
extended date of maturity.
Meeting Arranged.
A reply had been expected last
night and meeting of the two com
missions had been arranged for II
o'clock this morning. =
Premier Laws reply is under
stood to be enroute here from
London. As soon as it reache.;
Washington, it will be de-coded at
the British embassy and prepared
for submission TO the American
debt funding commission.
Opposition Probable.
London dispatches indicating that
the British government was in
gtructing Chancellor Baldwin to
seek an agreement placing the in
terest rate on the British debt at
per cent brought forth the COM
ment in official circles that Con-
gress was not likely to agree to re-
ducing the rate to less than 3k
per cent.
The rate fixed by Congress in
enacting the debt funding act was
not less than Az per cent. while
the Treasury Department is now
paying 3R per cent on most of its
outstanding notes and bonds.
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3PER CENT
ASKED by
LONDON
Congressional Opposition to
Low Rate Is Regarded
AS Certain.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-Premier A.
Bonar Law instructed Chancellor
of the Exchequer Stanley Bald
win, who is now in Washington
heading the British Debt Funding
Commission, to insist upon a
further interest rate reduction.
He suggests that the United States
would consent to 8 per cent upon
the 34,277, 0O0, 900 owing to the
United States. The Premier APP
proves payment of the debt with
bonds.
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CARRY GUNS TO CHURCH
FOR FEAR OF BLACK BEAR

SUNBURY, Pa. Jan. Is. Resi-
dents of Fishers Ferry, a hamlet of
200, vest erday emulated early set
Tiers and carried guns To Worship.
following the discovery of a big
black bear in Adam Gass' barn i'm
the center of town.
When Charles and Gordon Gass
went TO the barn to feed the stock
they were amazed to find bruin.
The bear gave a 'whoof' and dis.
appeared into the woods.
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LITHUANIAN SOLDIERS
DRIVE INTO MEMEL
International News service.

BERkIN, Jan. 15.-Lithuanian
irregulars captured Memel this aft.
ernoon. disarming the handful of
French guards on duty there, said
a telephone message from Koenigs-
berg. 1t is believed that several
persons were killed In fighting.
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part absolutely forbidden.l
MER ROUGE, La, Jan. ia
ponderous machine, wrought from
iron and wood was found today By
the international News Service
buried deep in the Shiny bottom Of
Lake La Fourche, where the tor
tured bodies of Watt Daniel and
Thomas F. Richards were tossed
by their hooded mob" murderers
almost five months ago.
Possibly Torture Rack"
Authorities believe this machine
is one of three things:
IAN improvised torture rack, =
which the State Psychologists de-
clared was used by the hooded
mob" in crucifying Daniel and
Richards:
2-The tremendous weights at
tached to the bodies by the muir
derers in an effort to conceal for
ever the CHASTITY truth Of their
crime;
| "a motor car presumably one
of those used by the InlIrderers
which witnesses declare did not re-
turn from the lake on the night Of
the Sayings.
Evidence of this discovery by the
International News Service was
turned over to the staff of Attorney
General A. v. Coco, chief Of the
States legal forces now prosecut-
ing the hooded mob" murderers,
ment of Justice agents ferreting
out the crime. Officials of both
offices refused to comment on the
finding.
Under Forty Eight Feet Of Water.
The machine was discovered by
investigators who dragged the bot
tom of the lake with steel cables.
| The object was located in forty
eight feet of water and partly
| buried under six feet Of mud.
Specially constructed steel.sound-
ing rods were used to determine
the fact that the buried machine ID
composed of iron and wood. BY
use of the same instruments, it was
further learned the machine has q
maximum length of eight feet. It's
| width was undetermined.
One theory was held that the
buried machine is the torture
rack" used in the execution Of
Daniel and Richards as disclosed by
the State Psychologists at the open
hearing in Bastrop. This theory
was based chiefly on the fact that
the smashed and mangled bodies OF
the two victims were found floating
In the lake only stones throw
away from the spot of today's dis
covery.
Broke Victims Bones.
| This torture rack" according to
the State pathologists, broke the
| twelve principal bones In each vic
TINS body with mathematical ex-
actness There were three breaks
| in each bone and the breast bones
were bent, crushed or Broken az
toM9h the bodies had been fed into
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NEAR
SCENE OF
VICTIMS
DEATH
Cable Drag Reveals Object
Under ~ Fes
Buried ii Mud.

nv WILLIAM X. 1EEJTCt1l1 Dg.
IIaserHationaI sNa
/ COURT HOUSE 8sAHTIslOIs, ] i.
Jan. 15.--A ser tienaI report
that Thomas IT. Richards, all-anslS
identified as B victim i'm the
MOrehouse parish hooded Hnos'
murders, was still alive, Wns cir
cuIated here today W Capt. ]. 81.
SIxipwitI, exalted cyclops Of the
Ku Klux Khan. 5s
Slxipwifl fold international Serv-
ice he had been informed that the
mother Of Richards had received
/ . letter from her son within the
last month.
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Frozen Body in Garage Be-
Iieved One of Bandits in
$1,000 HoIdup.

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 15.-With
the arrest of two suspects and the
finding of a body lin a garage here
the police today believed complete
solution of Denver's $4,000 mint
robbery was near.
The frozen body Of the man be-
lieved to have been one of the mint
bandits was found last night in the
garage of a fashionable Capital
Hill district. Also, in the garage
was found the Buick car that
carried the bandits the day they
robbed the mint and killed Charles
r. Linton.
Seven forty-four calibre revolver
cartridges were found in pocket
of his coat. Beside the body wert
bloody rags, three caps and a pumT
gun. Clothing tags on the shir'
band and collar indicated the mar
was from Chicago, and the only
clue to his identity were the initial:
'T. F. H." on a handkerchief.
The description of the dead bandit
fits that of the bandit who sa
next to the driver of the bandi
car as it sped away from the mint
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Chicago Has Two Suspects.
Nv international News Service.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-two sus-
poets in the 100000 Denver mint
robbery. in which guard was killed,
are under arrest here today. One of
the men, who gave his name as
Dan Culhane, is believed by the
police to be Albert T. Hollywood, sus-
pected leader of the bandit gang.
Five detectives, acting on advice
from the police of Kansas City,
seized Culhane while he lay in bed
in the Washington Hotel. He had
been traced through a long-distance
phone call he had made to Kansas
City. The Kansas City police had
tapped the wire.
Culhane denied he was a member
of the Denver mint robbery gang.
He said he was st. Louis gambler.
He would not explain the marked
money found in his possession.
Hollywood has been sought also
as leader of the band which raided
the Citizens Bank at Springfield
Mo-, and escaped with $4,000.
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indemnify MeetInI

This was the date upon which
Germany's first cash installment
of 1923 demnity-totalling 100000.
600 gold marks-was due, but q
period of grace has been granted
to the end of this month. The
reparations commission was to
have met to consider the indemnity
situation, but the meeting was put
over until tomorrow.
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Copyright, 1928, by international News
Service, reproduction in whole Or IN
part absolutely forbiddenl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

This torture rack" according TO
the State pathologists, broke the
twelve principal bones In each vic
TINS body with a mathematical ex-
actness. There were three breaks
in each bone and the breast bones
were bent, crushed or Broken az
t1noa,mh the bodies had been fed into
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
Pennington GOLF6
BEATS LOCALS, 4 UP
Shuttle Meadow Team Defeated in
First Round Of Tournament

The Shuttle Meadow golf team, of
six players. met defeat yesterday in
the preliminary round of the state
elimination tournament before a
sextet from the Pennington Country
club, the final results showing the
neighboring team to be four up.
The state team tournament provides
for team from every course in the
state. In the preliminary round the
winners move up the. next bracket,
the losers being through for the sea-
son. In this way an elimination
match which will last we'll into the
team which survives In the final
bracket will be the championship ag-
gregation for the state. The players
make the round in twosomes and one
point is award the player winning
each nine holes with another point
for the round.
Yesterday A. G. Dodge of Farming
ton beat W. j. Sweeney, Shuttle Mea-
dow, up; Thomas Hughes, Farming
ton. was 8 up in his match with Har-
old Judd of the city; w. H. Booth of
New Britain won three points for his
team in his match with E. G.. Arm
strong, of Pennington; H. H. Whaples
Of Pennington was three up over c.
w. Manning of New Britain; G. L.
Forman of Pennington lost three
points to H. E. Jones, Of Shuttle
Meadow: ]. w. Alsop of Pennington
beat c. H. Baldwin of this city, 3
up. Total scores Pennington, 10,
Shuttle Meadow, 6. Pennington up.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
BY Billy Evans

Six months prior to the opening OF
the American League season. baseball
experts were singing the praises OF
Willie kamm.
Kamm is unquestionably great
third baseman, deserving of the many
complimentary things that have been
written about him. lie is a marvellous
fielder. Away to very ordinary start
at the bat, Kamm is showing con-
slant improvement in his stick work.
He's finished big Lacquer right now.
Another American League third
sacker to receive much honorable
mention In the spring dope from the
southern training camps was Walter
Lutzke OF the Cleveland club.
Sammy Hale, who cost Connie
Mack several bags of real money also
drew many headlines in the pre-sea-
son dope. Hale was expected to round
out Mack's infleld and make Comics
club dangerous aggregation.
Bluege Great Prospect
Gossip from the southern camps
rarely If ever mentioned the name Of
Osee Bluege. 1t is around Bluege the
rest of the story is to be written.
Bluege Is now playing third base
for the Washington club of the
American League. What is more he
is going to continue playing it. No
other member of the Washington
club has chance to crowd him out.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09

New York June 9-Two Giant eastoffsboth twirlers and
Of the much demanded southpaw spectuned in brilliant
foances for their teams Yesterday while the New York Ma
onas went down their third straight defeat due to ineffective
pitching.
One of the discarded left handlers Mike Cvengos. pitched
the White SoX to victory the league leading fanks to g.
The other "Rube Waberg of Philadelphia relieved Hasty
In the third after ST. Louis had scored and held the
Browns coreess for the next innings the Athletics winning
6to5.
defeated New York. TO 6.
OFaes hitting practically cnched the victory for Chi
Boston, e. The Cub catcher drove in three
and scored the other himself with circuit drive.
ST. Louis made clean sweep of the series with Philadelphia
by defeating the Quakers to l.
The Senator's downed the Tigers to although Cobb rushed
ID players including four pitchers, into action
Brooklyn and Cincinnati not scheduled the National
while Boston Red sox and Cleveland Indian game called off
account of rain.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09

When Washington opened the sea.
son Bill Conroy. with Minneapolis
last year. was at third for the Ma.
tionals. conroy is a mighty good
looking ball player. but a serious III.
ness of last year soon handicapped
his play, and made 1t apparent tina,
he would be unable to stand the strain
of a long campaign.
soon Cinched the job
The job of third basing was turned
over to the youthful Bluege with
only a few years OF professional ex-
perience back of him. He would at
least be able to All in, until Joe
Evans, suffering from a very bad
arm recovered the strength of his
whip.
Inside of week Bluege had settled
the third base problem for the Wash
ington club. He had the position
firmly cinched There was no chance
for Evans or any other extra infielder
to break into the picture. Bluege had
gotten the big opportunity and made
the most of it.
In Bluege I am convinced the
Washington club has one of the most
sensational youngsters that has brok-
en- into the majors in years. He needs
only year or two of experience and
regular play to round of the rough
spots and mold him into one of the
best third sackers in the history Of
the American League.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
OIL eddie COLLINS
BURNING UP PATHS
King Of Second Sackmen Steals
10 Bases..FOurth In Batting
b. The Associated Prs...

Chicago, June s.-Eddis Collins,
veteran second baseman Of the White
eek, still is king OF the keystone
guardians in the American league, ae-
eeFding 10 figures compiled today nd
which include games Of last Wednes-
day, He has stolen ~ bases, Just one
less than he pilfeFed for the entire
season last year and by cracking out
II hits in his last six games, has
boosted his average from ,ais 20 $40
and is pressing the leaders who have
participated in 80 or more games, He
now is fourth, Harry Heilmann Of the
Tigers continues 10 top the regulars
with .t26 with Muddy" Ruel OF
Washington the runner-up with ,ss.,
Dick Reiehle. the former University
OF Illinois star with the Red Sos is
trailing Ruj with ,sTs.
Babe Ruth added 10 his string OF
homers yesterday and remains ont In
front with IL,
Other leading batters:
Burns, Boston. $40; Jameson.
Cleveland. $50; Cobb. Detroit. asa;
Myatt, Cleveland. $50; Ruth. New
York. .si7; Rice. Washington. .Ss2;
Tobin. st. Louis, .3ss: Miller. Phila-
delphia. .236: SEVERED. 81. Louis. .33i:
Haney Detroit. ,Ss6: Williams, 81.
Louis. 1915.
Johnny Mokan OF the Phillies Is
challenging the leaders In the Nation
al league for the batting honors, and
along with Jimmy Bottomley Of the
Cardinals. Is giving Zaek Wheat OF
Brooklyn and Charley Grimm Of the
Pirates. an interesting race. Mokan
boosted his mark from 1878 TO 800
during the past week and Bottomiey
is now hitting $50. The veteran
Wheat suffered batting slump aud
dropped from .42i to .4o5 but still
maintains the leadership with Grimm
the runner-up with .39e.
cy Williams Of the Phillies cracked
out brace of homers and ran his
string to 90. Bancroft OF the Giants
is the best run getter with a. and
Sammy Bohne Of the Reds is show
ing the way to the base stealers' with
a dozen thefts.
Other leading batters:
Young. New York. .3s2: South
worth, Boston, .364 Frisch. New
York, SS5: Williams. Philadelphia,
1856: McInnis, Boston, .355; Roush,
Cincinnati, 1852; Neis, Brooklyn, .34S:
Barnhart, Pittsburgh, SAP,
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
Receipts From Milk Fund
Boxing Show Past 100000

New York, June 9.-Mrs. William
Randolph Hearst chairman OF the
mayors committee of women, yester-
day announced that the profits of the
MIX Fund boxing bouts held at the
Yankee Stadium on May II probably
would be more than 100000. This
announcement followed the receipt of
check for s1s2,9o3.o6 from Tex
Richard, who promoted the events.
This amount represents the profits of
the show itself. but it is believed that
the motion pictures of the bouts will
net at least $4,000 more.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
YORK BY
KAMM LEADING FINDS"
Willie, late Ut Frisco, l. showing
White soy Customers tie l. Well
sMaIl Ills Purchase Price,


Chicago. June g,-Nillie Kamm Of
the White sok is doing better IN the
averages than the ether two high
Priced baseball luminaTles, Sammy
Hale and Jimmy o'eonneil who
came from the Pacific coast league
and are making their fiFst whirl un-
der the big tent kamm, who cost
President comlskey 100000, came
from the San Francisco club while
was purchased from the
same club BY the Giants for $4,000.
Hale was sold By Portland 70 the
Athletics for $4,000.
kamm made good from the day he
reported al the training camp. His
batting is improving as he becomes
accustomed 10 the big league ways.
According 10 figures compiled today
and which include games OF wednes.
Gay, Willie II hitting ali for ~
games, lie is something OF a run
getter also, having crossed the count
ing station 81 times, In cracking out
~ hits he ran up total OF u bases,
o'eonnell has eavorted in the out
field OF the Galnts In SO games and
bstted .27s. He is showing improve
ment In his stick work but not az
the same pace as his former team
mate. Jimmy has the edge on his
old pal inWthe matter OF circuit
drives. however. He has smashed
out four home runs,
Hale has met with several m!shaps
since Joining the Athletics and is hit
ting only .i9i for his 81 games.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
PENN BEATS LAFAYETTE

Easton, Pa, June 9.-The Univer-
stty of Pennsylvania won the class day
game from Lafayette college here
yesterday in a 10-inning game, to
2. Huntzinger and Longaker engag
ed in a pitchers battle, with the
Penn ace having the edge.
Penn won in the tenth on Gazellaa
tumble of Westgate's grounder and
singles by Sullivan and Farrell.
Huntzinger famed three Lafayette
men In the tenth, bringing his total
for the game up to 10.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
CUP FOR CANOE RACES.

Chicago, June "a perpetual
tons in an open class of canoes has
teen donated by Sir Thomas Upton,
English yachtsman. according to
cable received BY A. C. Ebbesen,
commodore of the western division
The first race will be here July IA.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
International League
Newspapermen Appointed
To Pitts. Boxing Board

Piitshnrgh. juno F,-Three Pitts
burgh newspaperHsn, William Peet,
Edward y. Jones and II. C. Clayton.
become members OF the Pittsburgh
boxing commission through a shift in
It's personnel announced today. Jones
becomes an ex.diicio member by his
appointment as superintendent OF po-
lice. succeeding J. c. Calhoun, and
Clayton ,us named TO succeed r. II.
Anthony. resigned. Peet has been a
member OF the commission for some
time. II Ia composed OF seven men,
hers and is under control OF the
director OF public safety Charles A.
Rock. until recently Pittsburgh
newspaper publisher.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
b. C. WINS IN IL INNINGS

Bethlehem. Pa, June 0. - Lehigh
held the strong Boston college nine
for IL innings yesterday before the
worceste. team won : to 8. Dubois
pitching for the Brown and White.
consistently puzzled the visitors. Tho
score was 2-2 in the ninth Maloncy
on the mound fo. Boston college,. held
Lehigfl 20 nine hits.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
Continued on Following Page)
INTER-CITY MATCHES.

Forest Hills, N. Y, June Turn
ing back the Boston tennis team IN
decisive fashion. the Philadelphia
tennis team, headed by three Of the
first five In national rank will today
engage the New York squad in the
final round OF the inter-city matches
for the Church cup. held by the
New Workers
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Q, New York o

Pittsburgh. June 9.-Too many ex-
ira base hits by the Pirates brought
defeat to the Giants yesterday in the
FIRST game of a series between Pitts
burgh and the champions The score
was 9 to 6. Timely home runs by Reb
Russell and Pie Traynor were among
the extra-bas clouts which helped
to overwhelm the McGraw men and
make II three consecutive defeats for
the visitors. who lost their last two
games in Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
High Hurdle Horse Record
Is Broken by Great Heart

Chicago, June 9.-Mrs. stuyvesant
Peabody's Great Heart, an eight year
old thoroughbred broke the worlds
high jumping record for horses when
he cleared a hurdle at eight feet and
1916 of an inch at the south shore
country club horse show yesterday.
The old record. eight feet and one
half inch was set by Confidence at
Coburg, Ont, in 1908.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
WILL TRY s2.MILE SWIM.

Cleveland. June Clair Walker
of the central Young Mems Christian
Association of this city announces
that he will attempt to swim from
Point Peter, Ont, to the lighthouse
at Lorain, O.. distance Of 80 miles
on June IS.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
BELMONT STAKES RUN TO-DAY.

New York, June 9.-Nine fleet
three-year- including Zev, the
Kentucky derby winner, and. Vigil,
first in the Preakness, have been
named as starters in the classic Bel
mont stakes at Belmont park today,
one Of the oldest fixtures in Amer
lea. The stakes this year are worth
$4,000.
The Belmont distance is one mile
and three furlongs considered the
supreme test for three-year- olds.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
st. Louis 8, Philadelphia 1

St Louis, June st. Louis made
. clean sweep Of the series by defeat
ing the Phillies yesterday. to /.
Weinert weakened In the eighth and
singles by Lavan, Bottomley and Stock
a double by Blades. Hainess sacrifice
and pass to Toporcer gave the Car
dinals their runs.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
American League

Yesterdays Results
Chicago 4 New York 8.
Philadelphia 6, st. Louis s.
Washington Z, Detroit 4.
Cleveland-Boston (rain).
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
Standing of the Clubs
Games Today

THmC, TOUHy
Newark at Jersey City.
Reading at Baltimore.
Roch ester at Toronto.
Buffalo at Syracuse.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
Pittsburgh. "
sBatted for McQuillan in stl

New York ........... 0l0 500 o00--6
Pittsburgh .............,, 103 020 30x-9
Two base hits. Meusel, Snyder Carey;
three base hits, Young, Russell home runs,
Russell, Traynor; stolen base, Traynor;
double plays, Frisch. Bancroft and Kelly;
Meanwhile. Rawlings and Grimm; left on
bases, New York s, Pittsburgh s.; base on
balls, off McQuillan 2. off Cooper 8, off
Morrison 2: struck out, by McQuillan 1, by
Cooper l. by Morrison S: hits, of Cooper
8 in 3 la innings off Morrison in 2-3
innings: winning pitcher, Morrison; UNI
pires. KLEIN and Wilson; time, 49,
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
international League

Yesterdays Results
Newark 8, Jersey City 5.
Other games postponed, rain.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
How They Line up
in Four Leagues
National League

Yesterdays Results
Pittsburgh 0, New York 6.
Chicago 4, Boston 2.
st. Louis 3. Philadelphia !.
Other teams not scheduled.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
Standing of the Clubs

Games To-day
Cleveland at New York.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
SALVAGE FROM GIANTS
RAGBAG IN LIMELIGHT;
COBB USES Is PLAYERS

Mike Cvengros Of White sox and "Rube" Walberg of
Athletics Once On Muggsy Mcfraws Payroll, Come
Through Like Bluerbboners-Mr 0Farrell Among
Those Present In bs.Brayes Game-Giants Lose
Three Straight.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
Eastern League

Yesterdays Results
New Haven 3 Waterbury 2.
Only one game played.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09

Games Today
New York at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
XESZERKEARS
IN SPORT
Ten Years Ago

On June 9, 1913, the twenty-round
scrap between Ad Wolgast and Johnny
Dundee, scheduled for Vernon, Cal.
was postponed indefinitely because
Wolgast was nursing an injured hand.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
Twenty-Five Years Ago

On June 8. 1898, negotiations were
opened whereby Pop" Arson might
succeed Stallings as manager of the
Philadelphia team.