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The Washington times., 1924-12-25
5 WILL
GREATER THAN
ESTATE
Mrs. KnickerbockeT Takes
Own Life at "a Requests
Large and Many

The estate Of Mrs, Helen NJ.
Knickerbacker, who committed sui
eide at the age of eighty-four years,
on January 80. 1922, and was the
widow of Henry Knickerbacker, was
appraised at $4oS,233, but the gum
was inefficient to pay her bequests
In FULL. She owned real estate
valued at $200.115, and had $114,4
996 In securities. She possessed
furS valued at $17,500 and jewelry
appraised at $74,220.
The requests included $4,000 to
her physician, Doctor George II.
ComEtock, which was reduced to
80, 1892 because of the insufficiency
or the assets, and uaf other beQuests
were reduced proportionately. These
gifts, as provided in the will, were
$4,000 each to the Hawley Home
for Children, the Saratoga Hospital,
the Home Of the Good Shepherd,
and Bethesda Protestant Episcopal
Church. st. Luke's Church got
| so, 900.
The will left $4,000 to st. Thomas
Church In New York and also left
to the church a diamond necklace,
| two other large diamonds, a large
diamond ring, earrings and a dia-
| mona plaque containing seventeen
diamonds, all of which were ap-
praised at ST. 900. 10 be used "for
the adornment of the two golden
chalices which have directed to be
bought and given to it."
Mrs. Knickerbacker gave $4,000
to the late DIR. Hermann NJ. Biggs
and DR.. Spencer G.. Strauss. To
Robert Gibson, who was her partner
in II. Knickerbacker & Co., she loft
$4,000 outright and the principal
of trust funds OF nearly that
amount, of which she gave the life
interest to other beneficiaries. Mr..
Gibson's wife received $4,000 and
$4,000 each went to their four chill
dren. Bolts F. Brennan, long in the
employ Of H. Knickerbacker & Co,
received $4,000.
Henry Knickerbacker, husband of
the decedent, died about thirty years
ago. He founded the brokerage firm
of II. Knickerbacker & Co, in which
Mr.. Gibson is the surviving partner,
at 20 Broad street, and owned paper
mills up State. He and his wife
built house at Saratoga which was
notable for the fact that bricks used
in the construction were obtained
in many parts Of the, world.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
PEACE RE|GNS,
SAYS NIPPON
MINISTER
Snidehara, In Message to His
People Cites Cordial Re-
Iations With U. S.
BY LUTHER A. HUSTON.
international News Service.

TOKYO, Dec, 25.-In his New
Year message to the Japanese peo-
pie, Foreign Minister Kirujo Shide-
hara said in part:
Throughout the year our coun-
try has been guided unwaveringly
In all her acts by the soundest prin-
ciples Of peace promotion and fgen.
eral welfare, not only in the Pa
cific but throughout the world.
We are at peace with the world
and unthreatened by anyone. There
isn't the slightest prospect Of dis
cord with any nation. On the con-
trary, there. are many evidences Of
the cordial relationships existing
with our sister nations, and espe-
cially with the United States.
Japan is confident that she can
carry on with the tasks that con-
front her, and she will ever strive
for the greatest good will and for
the fullest development of a better
understanding with all the other
peoples of the world"
In conclusion Foreign Minister
Shidehara declared he saw brighter
prospects for Europe beginning with
the new year, and that China also
was in line for an era of stable gov
eminent and general prosperity.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
FIRE Wipes OUT
ALEXANDRIA
WHARF
Firemen Battle All Night to
Put Out BIaze-Fix Loss
At $25, 900

At five o'clock this morning mem.
bers Of the Alexandria Fire Depart.
ment and the firt tug from Wash.
ington left the scene of a $25. 900 fire
which totally destroyed the wharf
Of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company at Alexandria
last night.
The fire which is believed to have
been Of incendiary origin broke ont
two hours after the Norfolk boat had
left the wharf last night at seven
o'clock.
c. William Wattles, local agent OF
the company, stated today that the
loss was almost entirely covered by
insurance. The huge shed which
covered the dock and which housed
the freight and records OF the com.
pany was burned to the waters
edge but there was little freight on
hand and most of the records OF
the company were saved, Wattles de
clared.
Two hours after the fire broke
out 1t was under control and all
fear OF it spreading to the other
docks alongside was Quieted.
Richard Peyton, thirty-two, vino
lives on Duke street was arrested
at 1:45 this morning near the scene
OF the fire on the charge Of being
drunk. He. told the policeman who
arrested him that the captain Ct
Z his ship at Porto Rico has just
given him leave to come ashore
and put out the fire and that il
they didn't let him put it out he
must go back aboard ship and report
All.night fires on the water
front have given the fire depart.
ment a great deal Of trouble in
the past six months. A number
of these fires have been credited to
firebugs," but no arrests have
been made as vet.
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filming SQUIRE, GUILTY
OF BRIDE, QUITS OFFICE

CARLISLE, Pa, Dec. 25.--Gov.
ernor Pinchot has received and &C.
cepted the resignation Of Justice of
the Peace Simon e. Fink, filming
squire, 1t was learned here
Kink went before Judge Biddle
here recently in criminal court and
pleaded no defense to a charge Of
accepting a bride in liquor case.
The squire has not been sentenced
Alderman N1a.po, of Harrisburg, and
Sheriff Householder, of Dauphin
county, are awaiting trial on
charges growing out of the case In
which Fink Is involved.
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Christmas Greetings
Issued to Army
BY Weeks

Secretary of War John w.
We eks yesterday issued a
Christmas greeting to the army,
which was autographed and wire
lessed to American soldiers
wherever they are stationed,
throughout the world.
Secretary w e ks message
said:
AT this holiday season Of the
year / take the greatest per-
sonal pleasure in wishing 10
every officer and soldier in the
armies of the United States a
merry Christmas and a happy
New Year. The high standards
of the American army and the
security Of the country has
been assured through the loyal
work of our forces. Your pro-
fession is one highly honored
by the people of the country,
who are grateful for the serv-
ice you render the Nation. I
hope the coming year will be
most satisfactory in every re-
spect to every one connected
with the military service"
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
MORE CURRENT MADE
BY ELECTRIC PLANTS

During the first six months Of
this year CT per cent more electric
ity was generated by the electric
service companies of the United
states than in the corresponding
period OF the previous year.
The total generated during this
period Of 1924 was 26,S42, los, 900
kilowatt hours, as compared with
20, 179.676.000 kilowatt hours for the
first six months of 1928.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
''Merrie England Has
Gay Preside
Xmas

LONDON, Dec. 25.-England
enjoyed a fireside Christmas to-
day, with brilliant autumnal
weather after the gales which
ushered in the Yuletide season.
The country is cut off from
the world news by a two-day
holiday of newspapers, content
ing itself with radio digest
broadcast this afternoon and two
periods of world news tomor-
row, which also is q holiday.
Buses, trans and trains ran
on scattered schedules, there
being but few who left their
home hearths.
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men
ROTTERS,SHE
DECLARES
American Males Perfect, How
ever, Says Most Despised"
Woman in Europe

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-European
men are rotters"
The American male, cookbook.
ing, chivalrous, daring, kind, polite,
and tender, is the finest in the
world"
That's the opinion of Mrs. Thit
Jensen, famous Scandinavian au.
thoress, called "the most despised
woman in Europe" who arrived in
the United States yesterday.
Not Man Halter.
Mrs. Jensen denied she was a
man hater. She says the opinion
she rendered above is an honest
one and was formed by her obser-
walton of men in all parts of the
world.
She is a most prolific writer.
Politics, economics and woman wei.
fare are her topics.
Mrs. Jensen claims that in
American men is found all that IL
good in the men Of the old world
with the vices of the old world
eliminated.
be found anywhere in the world
than the American husband" she
said.
Warns Europeans.
Unless the men of the old world
revamp their morals Europe will
decay from sheer rot the same as
did Egypt, Greece and Rome. The
European man has lost his char
acter completely. Family morals
are very lax"
Mrs. Jensen told reporters hex
marriage had been most disappoint.
ing. After a few years together
her husband ran away with her
best friend.
81 hope they have found happi'
ness" she said. 81 have"
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
newly elected officers will take place
on January IL.

newly elected officers will take place
on January IL.
Considerable dissatisfaction IL be-
ing expressed throughout the cOun.
ty regarding the manner in which
auto tags are being issued. The de.
lay is causing no end of concern
among automobile owners.
Many owners feel that with the
Q per cent tax that the license on
cars should be reduced, but in addi-
ton they are now called on to pay
another 10 cents for, what is en-
pressed at Richmond, a convenience
in postage to them.
On investigating the situation. It
was found that large number of
the people of Arlington county now
have spent far in excess Of the
additional 10 cents in, postage to
the Motor Vehicle Commission in
an effort to find out why they do
not receive the title to their car.
IT was learned today that one
man who had complied with the
new law, effective July l, filled out
blank and sent IL ilnmediatelysA to
Richmond, after writing several let.
ters and receiving no reply, he yes.
terday received a letter with a
blank to fill out.
The only satisfaction the motor.
list now has lies in the fact he is
allowed thirty days grace to obtain
his tag, which will give him until
February. He may receive his tag
in time, what may happen IL he
does not is question.
Earl H. Grant, Of Potomac, was
brought before Judge Harry r.
Thomas in police court on charge
of deserving his child, and was
ordered to pay to the clerk of the
court the sum Of $21 each month.
Speeding along the county roads
cost George X. Guild $40 and costs
| totaling $20,25 today in police court
The sum Of $S7.75 in fines was
| placed against Ruth Reynolds
Harry Burke and Rosco Whitney
who were charged with being under
the influence of liquor by police
Judge Harry r. Thomas.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
RAILWAY ELEcTRlFlES
$40 MILES or LINE

The Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad has electrified more
than $40 miles Of its line over the
Rocky and CASCADE Mountains.
Such electritication doubles the
capacity of n railroad line, speeds
UP service, and saves hauling OF Inn.
mense quantities of coal.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
SWEDISH RADIO PLANT
COST PUT At ST, 900

Sweden's newest large trans.At
lantic radio station, which has
just gone into commercial opera,
ton, Is at Vatberg, and cost ap.
proximately $1,3S0,0O0. It uses an
1S.O0O.meter wave length and is
equipped with two 2OO-kilowatt gen.
orators.
The antenna for this station is
1900 meters long and electricity
for operating the station Is obtain
ed from neighboring hydro-electric
plants.
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all be removed to a single morgue
by nightfall and that then a sys-
tematic effort at identity will be
made.
Christmas services in. Hobart
churches today have been aban.
doned.
There will be other services there
iE a few days, closing words of
Oklahoma's most tragic Christmas.
So far, no plans for funerals have
been made.
1t is understood there will be an
effort for a single funeral, but this
must be determined by the wishes
of the relatives of the victims,
many of whom, it is thought, will
want to be alone with their dead.
tenant George owen directed the
party.
The Disabled American Veterans
today are helping deserving families
of wounded ex-service men.
Having been officially greeted by
Secretary Of War Weeks, the army
stations in and around Washington
are celebrating the day with special
programs.
Xmas Dinner ut Camps
Special Christmas dinners will be
served at Fort Myer, Fort Wash.
I,ington, Camp Meade and other
NEARBY posts.
The headquarters troop Of the
department of Washington, sta.
toned at Eighteenth and c streets
northwest, will have an elaborate
turkey dinner. and a large Christ.
mas tree in the mess hall.
Secretary Weeks will spend the
day in Washington with his family,
/ while Secretary Wilbur is having
Christmas dinner with relatives in
| Wayne, Pa, having left yesterday
with the members or his family.
Davis On High Seas.
Secretaries Hughes and Hoover
are both in the city, as is Post.
master General New. Secretary
Davis is on the high seas, return,
ing from a South American trip.
Secretary Mellon is in Pittsburgh
Attorney General Stone in New
York, Secretary Work In Evanston,
ILL.,, and Secretary Gore in Clarks
burg, w. Va.
Telephone operators Of the War
Navy and Shipping Board ex
changes were hosts to the heads OF
their departments at a party yes
terday. Each operator was given
a box Of candy. The officials com,
1 pllmented the girls on their
| efficiency.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
YESTERDAYS FINES AND FORFEITURES

Arthur e. Walker.
George L. Barrett.
Allison j, HUMPHREYS
Stanley M. Swortzel
Clifford p. Myers.
REQ Alexander.
William j. Eckslorm
John L. Brownligg
Albert Buehler
Milton G. Murray.
William r. McAllen
james Witherspoon
Frank e. Smallwood
Trueman r. Smith.
Lee McPhearson. :.
Roland q. Lindsay.
Walter Kallar .....
Hunter M. Jordan.
George G.. Hare.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
HAS
VERY QUIET
XMAS
Midnight Masses At Catholic
Churches Usher In YuIe-
tide Spirit

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Dec. U.s.
Quiet celebrations Of Christmas in
the homes and at the churches left
the streets Of the city deserted today.
Midnight masses at the st. Mary s
and ST Rita's Catholic Churches,
with beautiful songs by the choir's,
marked the beginning Of the Yule-
tide.
Tho Emmanuel Lutheran Church
held carly Christmas services 10.
day, and We're called together by
their pastor who rendered several
cornet solos, standing on the steps
OF the church.
The eight green granite columns
forty feet in height and six feet
in diameter, have arrived for cree
ton around the entrance to the
$4,eO0,0G0 Masonic Temple, which
is being built on Shooters Hill
here. After the columns have been
raised the work on the temple will
be suspended for the winter.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25

Plans for a party to be rendered
the Clarendon Lions. winners Of the
championship Of independent foot
ball Of Northern Virginia, early in
January are now being made said
A. F. Snyder, manager. Tentative
plans provide for a banquet to be
served in the lower hall, which will
be served by the Woman's Civic
Club Of Clarendon. Among the
guests to be invited are Clark Crit.
fifth and Bucky Harris, president
and manager respectively of the
Washington baseball team.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
Party 30 Anacostia.

A party for the youngsters Of
4laacostia began at o'clock today,
at the Naval Air Station. The men
at the station raised $500 fund
for the entertainment of about $50
children, the party to continue well
into the afternoon.
Officers and enlisted men We'd In
serving the boys and girls. They
called for the kids" in trucks and
brought them to the flying field for
q big dinner, after Mich Santa
Claus arrived in s. plane with
. load Of toys and candy. Lieu
The Washington times., 1924-12-25

The drive for funds for the Clar.
endon Citizens Association and fire
department. will be suspended until
after the holidays. according to C.
r. Taylor, chairman The cam
paign will be renewed about Jan
uary 10, and will continue until
every home in the town has been
canvasSed.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25

quests OF SallleS."
Hundreds of colored children will
be guests Of the "Sallies" in the
Broadway Theater. Seventh street
near P street northwest, today. Din.
ner will be served to men in the
Industrial Home, and at 1880 o'clock
tonight 1000 white children are to
be give ntoys and candy in the
Army's auditorium. 606 e street
northwest.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
PREPARES ACCOUNTING
FOR Y. M. c. A. WAR WORK
Cleveland II. Dodge Asks Official
Approval of organiza-
tion's Books.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 16.-Appli-
cation for judicial approval of ac-
counts totaling more than $15O,000,0O0
was made to Supreme Court yesterday
by Cleveland Fl. Dodge, former treas
urer of the National War Work Coun-
ell of the Y. M. c. A, now dissolved.
In his application Mr.. Dodge stated
that receipts by the Y. NJ. c. A. of the
United States from war drives and
olher sources for war time work
was s152 17O.108.62. OF this amount
siO,S96,248.12 was expended in the
United States in the construction and
operation of buildings. camps and in
disbursements to affiliated organiza-
tions for work among soldiers and
sailors Another s5s,444,101.93 was
expended in Paris, London Coblenzz,
divisional headquarters and elsewhere
overseas. Men of the allied armies and
prisoners of war received benefits
mounting to S29.674.1s2 Provi-
IONS for Army and Navy recreational
zenters and expenses for training and
transporting personnel cost $685.
ES34S
Evening star., 1924-12-16
Competitor, Puts
BootIeggers Into
Other Crime Lines
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. December 16.-Po-
lice Commissioner Charles ID. Cal
ther predicts a record-breaking
number of arrests for the current
year, according to figures now be-
ing compiled by Police Depart
ment statisticians.
Commissioner Gather said that
already $4,000 arrests have been
made during the IL months, or
5000 in excess of the total num-
ber of arrests for 1928, which
were 1926.
Arrests for drunkenness during
the first IL months show a de-
crease, compared to the same Pc
riod last year the respective fig
ures being 5,494 and 5,631.
"Too much competition" said
the commissioner. has put a num-
Der of bootleggers out of business.
Deprived of this means of making
a livelihood, a number of boot
leggers have entered the ranks of
petty thieves, such as pickpockets
and sneak thieves. A few of the
ex-bootleggers are highwaymen."
Evening star., 1924-12-16

dis. and sentenced by him to Leaven-
worth. In June, 1928, they were
granted immediate combinations by
President Harding on condition that
they refrain from violating the law.
The Labor Department Immediately
arrested the men for deportation as
undesirable aliens under the 1920 con-
gressional act, but in habeas corpus
proceedings Judge Martin T. Manton
held that the President had in effect
psrdoned the men and thereby i'm
naunized them from deportation.
Judges Henry w. Rogers and
Charles M. Hough concurred in the
Evening star., 1924-12-16
DENYING OIL FRAUD,
!. C|TESO LOSSES
Virginia Man Says, He Put
S62,500 Into Defunct
7 Argonaut Company.
By the Associa ted Press.


NORFOLK. Va, December 10
Ernest L. Cunningham of Newport
News. yesterday took the stand In his
own behalf in Federal Court here,
where he is on trial with other Of
ffcers Of the defunct .Argonaut Oil
Company on charges of using the
mails to defraud. and testified more
than six hours. Each of the five de-
PENDANTS has told his story to the
jury and argument by counsel was
expected to get under way today.
Mr.. Cunningham was cross exam
ined rfgidly by Arthur N. Sager, as
sistant to the Attorney General. who
is assisting District Attorney Paul w.
Kear in the prosecution. Mr.. Gun
ningham reiterated his previous de-
malls Of any personal knowledge of
irregularities" in the Argonaut oil
fields or in the sale of stock in the
company.
Il had so much confidence in the
ultimate success of the company that
I sold stock to my closest personal
friends" Mr.. Cunningham testified. 81
also bought $4,000 shares of stock in
the company, for which paid 1925 per
share"
Denies All Charges.
A complete denial of charges of
conspiracy to use the malls to de-
fraud as contained, in the Indictment
was made by Mr.. Cunningham, who
likewise testified he was guilty of
neither fraud nor irregular acts in
making sales of stock.
William Z. Brady of New York
pleaded guilty to five counts Of the
indictment J. Myron Murphy OF
New York, now is standing trial on
but one count-that of conspiracy to
use the malls to defraud-Judge
Groner having directed a verdict OF
not guilty to the first four counts
Adolph j, Billiard of Fort Worth, Tex.
was dismissed Saturday, when Judge
Groner directed a verdict of not
guilty after the government had rest
ed its case. Paul P. Robinson OF
California, and Mr. Cunningham are
the only defendants being tried on
all five of the joint indictments re-
turned against five officers of the
company. -
Evening star., 1924-12-16

of the bonds which will be offered
for public subscription here next
week.
The largest portion of the loan
100000 pounds-which was offered
in London last week, was tremendous
ly oversubscribed. A group of Greek
banks, headed by the National Bank
of Greece. purchased an additional
$500, 900 pounds. Applications for par
ticipation IN the American syndicate,
1t was announced, already exceeded
the amount of bonds available.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
LIQUOR FATAL TO FIVE.

NEW YORK, December 1s.-Five
persons, one of them a woman, died
and several others persons, un-
conscious and all said to be in q
serious condition, were taken to
Bellevue Hospital over the week end
as q. result of what the police and hos
pital surgeons report as a pre-holiday
epidemic of poisonous liquor cases.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
u. S. COURT RULES
FOR DEPORTATION
UphoIds Labor Department in
Demands for 0us.ing
Draft Obstructors.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 16.-The
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals
decided yesterday that the Depart
ment of Labor is within its rights in
demanding the deportation of five I.
w. w. members, associates Of big
Bill Hayward. who were freed by
President Harding, after serving part
of their sentences as draft obstruc-
tionists. They are Richard Brazier
Peter Green, Joe Graber, Don Sheri-
| dan and James Slovack.
They were found guilty in 1918 be-
fore Judge Kenesaw Mountain Ian
Evening star., 1924-12-16

opinion given, which says that
the men would have been legally
liable to deportation II they had
served their sentences and that the
Presidents pardoning power Is In
effective in this case. because the
status of tho prisoners Is governed
by a legislative act which the Execu-
tive cannot put aside.
Judge Learned Hand dissented from
the opinion.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
BANKERS AID GREEK LOAN
Purchase Of Bonds Insures q. s.
Participation in Sales.

NEW YORK, December 16.-Amer-
lean participation in an international
loan of approximately $60,000.o00 for
the Greek government was assured
yesterday when Speyer G. Co., bankers,
announced the purchase of 81 000, 900
Evening star., 1924-12-16

Nearly 14.5oo.ooo golf balls ware
used In the United States in 1924.