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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1924
Page
1
A fragmented column blends poems political allusions and literary names with sharp asides about public figures. The piece references figures like Johnson and Graham, lingers on a court appointment debate, and nods to yesterday’s political skirmishes. It weaves verse quotes with critique of party lines and leadership in Congress.
Paris April 25 The reparations commission opens talks with leading financiers from allied nations to gauge how Germany can borrow 860 million gold marks for its first reparation payment and budget balance. J P Morgan will be consulted as a representative American financier. Other officials from France Britain and Belgium will interview central bank governors and bank directors as the commission prepares plans for a gold bank to float the loan.
Dr. Raymond Pearl of Johns Hopkins University told the American Philosophical Society that laboratory studies of fruit fly colonies can model human population growth. He said the method yields precise, small error, under half a percent for the United States, in projecting future populations.
Cleveland April 25 Senator Hiram W. Johnson warned that he will sever ties with the Republican party if it tolerates bribery and corruption. He attacked Leslie Shaw and alleged bribery links between big business and politics. Johnson said his Toledo address could be his last in the campaign unless delegates are decided in remaining states.
A water main burst on Rhode Island avenue near Third street northeast at 6 15 p m yesterday flooded sidewalks for three blocks and created a one foot deep lake at Rhode Island avenue and Fourth street. Vehicles forded waters and the Mount Rainier line traffic stalled then moved slowly via transfers. Planks were laid for detours while crews from the street and water departments shut the flow after two hours but cut water to Brooisland and Mount Pleasant until the old main could be used. Loose pipes were blamed for the overflow.
Lieut. Col. C. P. Grover chief surgeon of the National Military Home at Dayton Ohio, missing since Monday afternoon, was found at a Cincinnati hotel today. James Barr a Cincinnati friend started with Col. Grover for Dayton late today. He said the colonel was in a highly nervous condition.
Chicago April 25 Miss Wanda Blaine Stopa a young Chicago attorney driven by infatuation with Y Kenley Smith fed herself poison in a Detroit hotel after enacting vengeance for a rebuffed marriage proposal In the sequence a caretaker Henry Manning was killed and Mrs Smith was wounded in a dramatic confrontation Smith testified he had offered support but Miss Stopa was deemed emotionally unstable An eyewitness including taxi driver Ernest Wood provided key details while another man Vladimir Glaskoff denied involvement in the shooting This report continues on the next page
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom plans a seven day session at Hotel Washington and says the War Department and Justice Bureau will surveil it. The government may block certain speakers, while critics urge protest and denounce the gathering. Maj Daniel Sullivan says he cannot continue on fifth page.
The Senate moved quickly on the tax reduction bill, approving more than a score of finance committee amendments to the House measure. Senator Jones warned haste, while Chairman Smoot postponed key amendments to Monday, with debate centering on the corporation tax and stock dividend provisions.
Central American governments of Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua accepted a U S invitation to attend a mediation conference at Amapala Honduras to broker peace between warring Honduran factions. Sumner Welles, U S representative, will hold a preliminary meeting with faction leaders aiming for an armistice until the five power mediation proceeds.
Belfast reports the Irish conference in London causes little surprise. The Craig government remains open to frontier rectification by mutual agreement but refuses to recognize a boundary commission. Westminster cannot alter the treaty’s boundary clause, and Ulster vows to defend the frontier if forced by withholding grants or troop withdrawals.
Denver, April 25. Headed by Slippery Dell Hanlon, fourteen prisoners escaped from the county jail after overpowering three guards. In a blinding snowstorm the escapees dispersed through nearby streets. Only Mike Quintana has been captured after surrendering following a police call.
Helen Golden of New York was found guilty in Mayo Landing criminal court of robbing Hotel Ambassador guests of $85,000 in jewelry. Judge William Smathers sentenced her to 4 to 7 years in state prison. Employed as a maid in 1322, she staged a fake drowning on the beach and fled.
Evelyn Nesbit, divorced wife of Harry K. Thaw, will seek a new trial to determine his sanity. William A. Gray, her counsel, said the petition will be filed tomorrow before Judge J Willis Martin in common pleas court No 5 and Judge Monaghan, where Thaw was recently declared sane by a jury. The judge is reportedly out of the city at present.
Geraldine Farrar formally ends her $9,600 suit against former husband Lou Tellegen as the New York Supreme Court signs an order to discontinue the action. Details of the agreement were not disclosed, with both sides' counsel consenting to the arrangement.
Announcement of a convention keynote choice or temporary chairman is expected today after a White House conference with President Coolidge and national committee leaders. The arrangements committee plans to meet in Cleveland to align on a keynote and platform before final action, with Coolidge rumored to favor Secretary Hughes while Beveridge or Lowden are also possible for geographic balance.
Alphonse Gabriel Mourey, named as leader of the 1922 New York jewel robbery gang, confessed during extradition hearings to his role in the Shattuck heist that yielded $90,000 in jewels. He identified accomplice Camilleri as a rider in the crew, while Ca millieri denied recognition.
In an upper peninsula inspection tour of Detroit manufacturer properties, Henry Ford learns to drive a locomotive and serves as fireman on Ford special train. Harvey Firestone is described as a first class fireman while Thomas Edison encourages their return from the engine cab amid praise of Ford’s eagerness and ability.
The House rivers and harbors committee approved a plan authorizing nearly 31 million dollars for river and harbor improvements. The measure covers 29 new projects, modifications to existing authorizations at no extra government cost, and three streams. Members doubted House or Senate action in this session but said they would push for a vote after Congress reconvenes in December.
Special to The Washington Post reports New York politics jolted by Charles Murphy's death, risking a collapse of Al Smith's presidential bid. Tammany Hall faces leadership vacancies, potential regency, and a reallocation of influence among Brennan Cox Silzer and other leaders as the New York delegation weighs Smith's nomination prospects and a possible Senate bid by Smith.
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