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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1924
Page
1
A jumble of quips, verse, and brief items spans legal wins, political jabs, and wartime satire. Highlights include a New York jury awarding $2,000 for hair loss, references to the Wilson presidency, pacifist critics, phrenology, and a major Atlanta prison jailbreak news bite, all reflecting a newsy miscellany format.
Tokyo dispatch reports Grand Duke Cyril's appeal stirs Russian communities in Japan and Manchuria. Antisoviet activity rumors and plans for a Siberian invasion circulate as uprisings are said to be spreading. The call questions Russian manhood and Slav spirit and urges action against Bolsheviks.
A New York resolution denounces pacifist propaganda as futile and says war cannot be outlawed by pious words. Adopted by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants at its annual meeting, it criticizes efforts to delude Americans into believing war can end by mere rhetoric.
With a federal grand jury impaneled in Atlanta for a housecleaning of Federal prison officials, Attorney General Stone announced the resignation of Warden A. B. Sartain. Donovan and a DOJ representative assist in presenting secret evidence as Georgia’s U.S. attorney leads the case. The probe, ongoing for months, is described as an administrative overhaul aimed at improved efficiency.
A microscopic letter so small it rests in the eye of a needle arrived for R P Tolman at the Smithsonian. He plans to place it in a glass case for public viewing under a powerful microscope eight times magnified. The note, signed Alfred McEwen, expresses hope for a future exhibit worthy of the regents.
Premier Herriot remains ill but stable after a week of sickness. A medical bulletin reports his temperature at 100.04 degrees and notes he spoke with the minister of the interior, the police prefect, and the director of the state detective force during the afternoon.
Belgrade dispatches report rapid progress of the Albanian uprising with the Catholic Mirdite and Malesore tribes joining. Tirana proclaims martial law at Podgadets as the government tightens control while former premiers Ahmed Beg Zogu Elias Vrioni and Jhetket Verlazi are sentenced to death by default. Former Minister Moufit Libinos gets ten years imprisonment.
Geneva Dec 15 The League of Nations secretariat published a British government letter replying to the League’s notification that the 1921 treaty between Great Britain and Ireland had been registered at the Irish Free State’s request. The letter says the Covenant and League conventions were not meant to govern internal relations of the British commonwealth and that Article 18 does not apply to the Irish agreement.
New Haven Conn Dec 15 Hamilton Holt democratic nominee for United States senator today made his final statement The outcome of tomorrow s election for United States senator is seen now on the lap of the gods and nothing that I might say would change the outcome I accepted the nomination as a liberal and a thorough believer In the theory that a senator should uphold the hand of the President in every good policy and never be an obstructionist Holt opposes C M Bing ham Republican for the seat created by the death of Senator Frank B Brandegee
Berlin December 15 President Ebert accepted the resignation of Chancellor Marx and the new Reichstag will hold its first session January 5. The Social Democrats face formation of a new coalition as clericals or Stresemann’s Peoples Party may lead.
Representative John W Langley of Kentucky, twice convicted of a whisky deal conspiracy in 1921, was arrested Saturday night on a charge of intoxication. He was freed on a $5,000 bond pending appeal after being mistaken for congestion at detention. Police and officials initially denied knowledge, with reporters later confirming the arrest and noting the confusion over where the record would be listed. The incident occurred as Langley reportedly entered the house of detention thinking it was the Oxford hotel.
New York December 15 judicial approval sought in supreme court for YMCA accounts totaling over 150 million dollars. Former treasurer Cleveland H. Dodge reported receipts from U S wartime aid totaling 162 170 108 62 with 40 896 248 12 spent domestically and 58 444 101 93 overseas in Paris London Coblenz and at divisional HQs. Benefits to allied troops and prisoners amounted to 23 .25 and funds financed army provisions recreational centers and transport of personnel cost 17 336
Belgrade reports the government using the realm protection law to dissolve the communist party. Police searched party offices and seized the newspaper The Workman in Chains as part of the execution of the decision.
Congress paused its duties and held a joint session in memory of Woodrow Wilson. President Coolidge and many dignitaries attended as Dr. Rowin Alderman of the University of Virginia delivered the eulogy from Wilson’s rostrum, recalling prewar and wartime leadership and paying solemn tribute to the late President.
In Belleville Illinois December 15 a Sperry messenger plane hooked to the Army airship TO 3 during flight at 1 500 feet. Lieuts McKee and Fenner piloted the ship and plane respectively. The maneuver lasted about 10 minutes before the hook released. Col Pacgelow called it a historic first in full flight.
Moscow dispatch reports a caustic Soviet foreign ministry note to Washington accusing the United States of violating international law and Soviet sovereignty. The note warns of consequences, citing a fine of 250 dollars or imprisonment for disturbances to the peace.
New York December 15 Gen John J Pershing may be offered the position of movie czar of the Independent Producers' and Distributors' association with powers similar to those of William Hays upon his return from Lima Peru in February He had just visited Peru for the Peruvian centennial celebration of the battle of Ayacucho the report said
Madrid Dec 15. Military directorate releases a letter from the Grandees of Spain protesting a pamphlet by Vicente Blaséo Ibanez denouncing King Alfonso. The letter says the committee cannot explain the unfortunate temporary insanity of a Spaniard who does not merit citizenship. Ibanez summoned to Madrid to face charges related to the pamphlet.
In Saratoga Springs on December 15, 22 young women pledged not to bob their hair. Only five kept the vow after December, claiming the $5 reward offered by Dr H R McCarty for twelve months of unshorn hair.
In Atlanta on December 15, a Georgia high court granted a new trial in the suit of Mire Clyde Byfield against Walter Candier for 100000 damages over an alleged attack on the steamship Berengaria two years ago. The Georgia Court of Appeals previously reversed a prior verdict for Candier, with the appellate panel interpreting the presiding judge’s rulings as favorable to the defendant.
In New York City a series of fires forced hundreds from their beds at 8:00 a.m. The blazes damaged premises including a Borden milk facility and caused severe disruption as crews battled flames amid freezing temperatures. Residents evacuated while wind and cold hampered response.
T B Appleby, Republican representative elect from New Jersey, died after an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. His body was taken to Asbury Park for funeral services Thursday at 11:30 AM at Eastside Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. F R Demara. burial in Old Bridge. He was 60, born in Appleby and served in the Sixty-ninth Congress after election on November 4.
In White Plains on December 15 Miss Martha Bistany of Yonkers won a $2000 verdict in a $20,000 suit against Louis Ki Liggett Drag Company over a bottle of a hair treatment marketed for internal use. She alleges the product caused hair loss after use.
George J. Jonas cashier of the First National Bank was shot and fatally wounded after pursuing four bandits for seven miles in Carney Oklahoma. There was no loss estimate reported. In Newark New Jersey three men robbed Herman Fisher, collector for United Grocery Company, of 3500 dollars this afternoon.
French deputies moved to ratify a treaty with the United States concluded in Washington in June. The agreement aims to modify navigation and commerce terms, including maritime provisions and related customs duties, signaling a formal commitment to the bilateral accord.
President Coolidge emphasizes keeping a strong army navy and air services, dismissing rumors of weakness. He urges no reductions and supports Congress in sustaining full treaty strength, while weighing aircraft surface and submarine roles to harness modern defense gains. He warns against competitive armaments and jingoism, backing a balanced national security policy.
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