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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1924
Page
1
A mosaic of lighthearted jabs and satirical quips on politics and society. The writer riffs on New York bootleg Christmas cheer, Bill Bryan, Albanian tensions, and the duel between Ibanez and a former Spanish war minister, while blurring current events with wry humor and literary allusions.
The Department of Justice found no law violation in charges that a Senate Post Office committee clerk accepted money to influence senators over the Sterling bill to raise postal employee salaries and rates. Senator Sterling demanded the clerk's resignation but DOJ found no crime. Hearings begin at 10:30 with Postmaster General New and others as witnesses. lawmakers aim to report the bill by January 2, though veto anticipated.
New York public library faces a dictionary shortage due to cross word puzzle fans. Chief reference librarian H. M. Lydenberg said 150 dictionaries serve upward of 500 seekers. Access will be limited to legitimate reference use to curb demand.
Official plans for President Coolidge to take office next March 4 were agreed at a conference with the congressional inaugural committee. The Capitol ceremonies will resemble Harding’s, open to the public, with a single platform on the East Plaza for the oath and address. Radio broadcasting is to be pursued if feasible, with costs not to exceed 35,000 dollars.
A short circuit ignited grease in a Woolworth Building freight elevator shaft during the 5 o clock rush. Fire apparatus from downtown fought the blaze as dense smoke rose from the 700 foot tower. elevators kept operating and thousands exited safely with no panic.
Lassen Peak in California erupts with smoke and gases at 4 30 this afternoon residents say it is the largest eruption since 1915 in Westwood. In Nicaragua the Ometepe volcano on Lake Nicaragua reports eruption with nightly sand rain and bright lights from Rivas.
President Coolidge met with District rent commission chairman Richard A Whaley to seek housing condition details focusing on rents in Washington. Whaley said the current housing crisis may be worse than wartime, with government employees on steady salaries unable to meet rising rents since June, and noted increases of 14 to 250 percent. The Supreme Court decision in Peck versus Fink will influence any new legislation.
Mrs. Finley J. Shepard recalled in the accounting suit over Jay Gould's estate. She testified she was not informed by George Gould about his marriage to Mrs. Guinevere Sinclair Gould, learning of it from her brother Edwin who had refused consent.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson is expected to make her first public appearance in New York since her husband’s death at a dinner hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Viscount Cecil will be honored for winning the $25,000 peace prize.
Forecasts promise snow today and tonight with colder air to hold a white Christmas. City crews will inspect the reflecting pool in the morning for skating feasibility, with Col Sherrill’s office fielding inquiries. The last decade lacks a verified white Christmas in Washington while multiple eastern storms threaten further flakes.
In a sealed session at the Brooklyn navy yard a naval court convened to probe officers accused of leaking War College information to civilian William B. Shearer. Captains Jackson Proctor and Stone sit with Rear Admiral Plunkett as the court reviews evidence and may call witnesses. If guilty, punishments include further trial or court-martial. Osterhaus is son of the late Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus. Berry served as naval aide to President Wilson and commanded the yacht Mayflower.
New York reports that leading transatlantic lines have abolished the preference system that allowed socially prominent passengers to access first class at steerage rates. The move, by the transatlantic passenger conference, affects major lines including United States Line, United American, North German Lloyd, Cunard, White Star, and French Line. Only immediate relatives of company owners or executives will retain preferred status under the new agreement.
Belgaum December 22 Mohandas Gandhi elected president of the Central Indian National Congress proposes a leadership condition requiring each congressman to spin 2000 yards of yarn monthly. The policy supports the noncooperative movement and home spinning to boycott foreign cloths. Gandhi has persuaded 200 of 212 delegates to back his view after talks with opponents of Indians entering legislatures.
Six daylight robberies across Chicago today totaled 133000 in cash jewels and furs. Bandits tunneled through a brick wall at an outlying fur store and escaped with garments and skins valued at over 100600. Other losses included 600 at a shoe store and 20000 in diamonds and jewelry. In Kansas City three youths robbed the A Diamant jewelry store taking valued jewelry.
San Francisco reports Mrs. Florence Prag Kahn widow of Representative Julius Kahn announced she would accept a nomination to succeed him in Congress. The congressman died at his home last Thursday.
A 20 year old seaman from Fresno named Bern Sirro was arrested in Bettery Park charged with attempting to extort 50000 from Mrs William K Vanderbilt and 26000 from Philip Rhinelander. He wrote letters threatening action if money was not delivered near the Aquarium. Sirro was trapped by detectives aided by a 15 year old boy posing as the messenger. he confessed at police headquarters.
Cecil Hunt, an automobile salesman in Mackinaw City Michigan, recovered $5,000 in negotiable securities and $600 in cash taken a week earlier by an unidentified robber. A note left on his office door apologized and wished a merry Christmas.
Madrid drama as Senor Quintana dies last Friday leaving two lottery tickets. One ticket wins a twentieth of the first prize and the other a tenth, totaling nearly 1,000,000 pesetas about 140000 dollars. A robber looted his house just before death, leaving only money to bury him while his widow and children face a hungry Christmas.
New York reports show live turkeys selling at 80 cents per pound wholesale, signaling retail prices of 70 to 75 cents per pound as embargo tensions drive costs. Health department officials note some dealers exploit the embargo to push prices higher for holiday purchases.
Berlin proposes that Germany remain free to decide its level of involvement in any league conflicts. Dr Stresemann says Germany seeks league membership but fears Article XVI sanctions could force it into war. The note argues Germany’s territorial status makes participation risky and urges immediate league discussion.
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