davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1920-07-25

any juror for convicting him and that
IL he was on a jury and heard the
things about me that we discussed
he'd convict me-"
The detective denied that he threat
ened to have Pettibone locked up IL
he refused to confess or promised to
help him II he did. superintendent
Brown, another Boston detective, cor
roborated his chief in all details re-
garding the absence of threats and
promises.
When Miss Evers took the stand,
recalled for the fourth time, she said
she made stenographic notes of the
conversation in the court house and
at the State attorneys office.
CONFESSION READ TO JURY.
Mr.. Archibald asked her to identify
her typed transcript of her shorthand
notes and then he asked IL IL would
be agreeable II he read the confess
sion to the jury instead of asking
Miss EVers to do It. The court and
counsel agreed and Mr.. Archibald
read through the long questions and
answers of the statement, while Miss
Evers sat in the witness chair, fol-
lowing with her original notes.
After the reading, Mr.. Jones asked
Miss Evers II she was alone at any
time with Pettibone, and she said she
was. Asked II he made any statement
to her. she said he told her he was
glad to have It off his mind and he
felt much better.
The Washington times., 1920-07-25

awfully bitter; are you trying to
poison me?"
Mrs. Wright then explained that
| Pettibone dismissed the accusation
| facetiously and. reaching over, picked
up the cup OF tea given his wife and
threw II away. He got another cup
and the matter, she said. was dis
missed from her mind.
BOARDER TELLS OF TRAGEDY.
Rice, the boarder, testified to the
happenings in the Pettibone houss
the night that Mrs. Pettibone died:
1--WE were in the kitchen together
Pettibone said that he would tax .
dose of salts and suggested tha:
Mrs. Pettibone and l should take one,
too. We consented
"Pettibone mixed the three doses.
/ drank mine and felt no i'll effects.
He put the other two on a warming
oven and l went to bed before either
of them drank theirs.
AN hour and a half later ] was
in bed. Pettibone called to me TO
come quickly, as Eva was sick. l
dressed in a hurry and went down.
stairs and found Mrs. Pettibone in
bed suffering from a convulsion.
Mr.. Pettibone appeared distracdet.
He got his wife a glass of water,
then he held her throat like this lex
hibiting on his throat a strangle-like
grip. / told him not to do that, as
he was choking her, and he stopped.
Mrs. Pettibone died shortly after
ward"
Under cross-examination the Petit
bone boarder declared that the al
legged murderer walked up and down
the bedroom floor as his wife was
dying, wringing his hands. He said
that when she died he sobbed aloud:
that Eva's gone"
TRIED TO STOP AUTOPSY.
The State has offered further evil
dence to strengthen alleged confess
sions by attempting to show that the
young undertaken, fearing suspicion
was pointing toward him, tried to use
his influence in stopping the autopsy
which led to his arrest.
DR.. Erwin NJ. Gardiner. the physi-
clan who was present when the wom-
an died, also told the court that as
he was leaving the house he was ap-
preached by the alleged murderer,
who said to him:
IF you have any idea of poison
dom say anything about it. don't
want any such talk around this small
q Miss 1duinow, de young woman for
Whose love it is claimed, Pettibone
poisoned his wife, has been called as
a Government witnessr From her, it
is expected, viii be Wrung the cir
cumstances of. the romance which
exists between her and Pettibone.
Another witness called to testify
that enhances the romance surround
ing the tragedy is Francis Kinney, a
good looking mulatto. Kinney de-
clares that he was a friend of the
young woman before Pettibone.
The State has shown that the ro-
nance between Pettibone and the
trained nurse has existed since last
August. From several taXicab drivers
they have proved that much of their
lOve-making took place in long au-
tomobile rides along unfrequented
roads, through Vermont, Massachu-
setts and New York.
"WOULDN"T BLAME JURY"
Detective James r. Wood, of Bos-
ton, today testified that while he
talked with Byron NJ. Pettibone
about the death Of his wife, after Pet
tibone admitted that he murdered her
with poison. Pettibone declared that
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Marriage Destroyer Of Genius,
Says French Savant; Sees Sex
As Greatest Tragedy ofLife

the way Francois Kessing. famous
French psychologist. has OF assert
ing In his latest book. The Nom
sense Of Marriage" that no one man
should over become tied up to any
one woman for life to such an ex-
tent. anyway. that no becomes in
nuenced by her will.
women should bo regarded only
for what they arc; engines OF pro-
duction." he says. In one passage In
the book. which has set all France
talking. The moment sentiment
enters into a mans life genius goes
out.
Tho proof In found In the fact
that all the great senii have either
been men OF great piety or greater
cruelty. Homer regarded women
merely Ms means to an end. Rob-
ert Burns cast them aside like old
shoes. We know how Victor Hugo
treated his wife. And consider Ga
briei d'Annunxio!"
The book attempts 70 prove that
not only bodies but souls as well
are possessed of sex and that sex
ls tho greatest tragedy Of human
ity."
The Marchesa della Ter, famous
Spanish suffragist, Is reported TO be
writing q reply to Kessing in which
she asserts that the savant's book
only proves that woman Is the su-
perior animal.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
EAT GREEK VOTE POINT CONQUEST OF THE BALKANS

agreement uniting all Turkey. un-
der Bolshevist protection, against
the allies. Naturally the National
ists-that Is to say, the patriots
are as one with the Turkish states
men in Constantinople. who no lon
ger make any secret of their real
feelings since the blows struck at
allied prestige In Greece and the
Crimea. Like Mustafa Kemal they
are blindly willing to accept Boil
shevist aid in order to free their
country.
The occupation of Constantinople
by the Russian Reds seems a lesser
evil, to their inexperienced eyes.
than the present allied occupation.
"If Bolshevism comes to Constan-
tinople," remarked a prominent
member of the cabinet. at will not
be an occupation, but an invitation" !"
Copyright. 1870. Public Ledger Col
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
'MARCOT,' EXILED,
TOFLEELONDON
Mrs. Asquith Coming te
America Following Xmas
Holidays.
Special Gable Dispatch 10
The WakhinRtou Hernld.

LONDON, Dec. IS Immediately
after the Christmas festivities
Mrs. Asquith will leave for America
with her daughter and son-in-law,
Prince and Princess Antoine BIZ
bisce. The prince has been appointed
Rumanian Minister at Washington
and takes up his post early in the
new year.
Ever since Mrs. Asquith pub
lished her diary she has been ostra-
cised from the inner Mayfair circles
where she was never well consid-
cred by the old aristocracy. By her
literary achievement she is regarded
as having violated all the rules of
good society and will never again
be received in the best circles. The
only comment. therefore, on her
American trip is that no regret will
be felt and that, il her visit is pro-
tractedin New York and Washing
ton, her hostesses must not be sur
prised If the dinner table gossip in
which 'Margot" participates is
eventually revealed in another in
discreet volume.
Lady Molesworth has written the
dedication to Dale Laurence's new
spiritualist song. The Return
which is now being sung in the
spiritualist Churches of which many
are now established in different
parts of London. Spiritualism,
which has recently grown enorm-
ously here, has a great following
of fashionable people. They meet
every Sunday in these churches to
hear lectures and on week days at
tend demonstrations of phenomena.
The pews of some of these churches
bear the names of surprising
number Of society hostesses who
are importing American "occultists''
for the purpose of obtaining fur
ther light on the subject of spiri-
ualism. Lately the visitors have in
cluded Mrs. Wriedt, of Detroit. and
Mrs. Beatrice Kytton, of Chicago.
who has toured England and Scot
land.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
DOUCHBOYS MAKE
COBLENZ TYPICAL
AMERICAN TOWN
Language, Motors, M.P.'s
Even u. s. Courting
Methods Rule.
Special Wireless Dispatch
to Tho Washington Herald.

to The Washington Herald.
CoBLENZ. Dec. 1S.-Coblenz. for
merly the pivot OF the kaiser's
Rhine fortincations. now the head
quarters Of the American army in
Germany. Is In many respects a typ
ical American city. To the traveller
weary of the sound of foreign Ian
guage and the custom Of European
people this bit of the United States
transplanted in Germany seems like
home.
The men in uniform contend the
quickest way to learn German Is
to pass the time in the company OF
the fraulein, who proves a far from
unwilling teacher. On an average
about sixty q month accept a life
contract and accompany their hus-
bands back to the United States. as
all enlisted men are Immediately
sent home after their marriage to
German women.
German suitors are unsuccessful
for the soldiers are much preferred
as sweethearts and husbands by the
daughters, and approved by the
mothers because they buy silk
dresses and furs. making the girls
look more like Americans. and again
the mothers say they make better
husbands. treating their wives as
equals instead of beasts " burden.
Streets Crowded with Motors.
The streets OF Coblenz are crowd
ed with all kinds and shapes OF
American automobiles. motorcycles
with and without sidecars, miniature
racers, officers touring cars, limou-
sines and small trucks. No trucks
speed through the narrow. winding
streets of the old city. American
trained members of the city police
force stand on all corners and di-
rect trafic, answering the blare of
the horn OF an approaching car with
shrill blast OF the whistle, mean
ing that the way is clear. Few
other vehicles are seen.
Carrying on army business seems
to be the chief function of the town.
One of tho principal reasons the
German residents are well satisfied
to have the army remain is the
thought of the expense of maintain
ing the forces, supposed to be
charged to the German government,
but from which they are reaping
the financial benefit. Approximately
5000 German civilians are employed
in the various departments and by
welfare organizations to do rough
work.
One of the most striking features
Of the entire situation is the alb
sence of friction between the oc-
cupational forces and the inhabi-
tants. The people are permitted to
move about at will The streets are
not patrolled and guards are only
kept at entrances to barracks,
schools, warehouses and bridges.
Occasionally an official of the
city government. which is permitted
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Partisan Artists
Starve no Longer;
They're Rich Now
Special cabis pisysteh 10
The Washingten Herald.

rhs wsshinstsa Herald.
PARIS. Dec. 1s-The poverty
stricken painter Of Triiby and other
Paris legends has disappeared and
In his place Is a corpulent IN
dividual smoking expensive cigars.
dining at the Cafe de Paris and
sleeping at night IN an apartment
costing twenty times as much as
Gerald du Maurier's heroes paid.
This is briefly the charge brought
by Emile Henriot. a noted Paris art
critic. who devotes a column In Ex-
celsior to criticising Mrs. George
Blumenthal's foundation of $4,000
for scholarships for poor French
artists.
where does she get that stuff?-
asks Henriot in the equivalent
French. "AIl the painters / know
ride in automobiles and give din
ners at Maxim's. The poor painter
has gone because everybody is buy
ing paintings nowadays and nobody
seems to bother about how mucn
they pay.
There is a boom on pictures Of
all kinds. Paris artists are work
ing day and night turning out pot
boilers which FIVE years ago would
have remained in a dealers window
years, but which sell now In a few
days
Painting is no longer a profess
sion. Like writing books, IL is a
trade. Painters no longer consult
their sense of artistic fitness. but in
stead paint things they know will
be popular and sell readily. Modern
painters take weeks to complete
their pictures. where old masters
sometimes took months and some
times years.
There are more artists than
ever before in the QUARTER Latin,
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Tea Dances Latest
London innovation

LONDON. Dec. IS-Tea dances for
English society people. with a parade
OF mannequins, is the latest Innova-
tion in London hotel life.
In order to cater 10 the dancing
craze which has caught the classes
and the masses here. the Hyde Park
Hotel. one OF the Ritz-Carltop
group. which has . long list Of titled
society people In its visitors book,
has just opened a ballroom for tea
dances between and o'clock IN
the afternoon.
Every available piece Of space in
London 10 being turned into a dane
ing noor. but nothing seems TO re-
lieve the congestion. No sooner "a
a new ball opened than IL is over
crowded.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19

to function as usual under the su-
pervision of the Rhineland commits
sion. refuses to cooperate and is
Immediately removed. as was the
chNf of police of Cologne, a few
days ago. on the recommendation
of the British forces. Persons COM
mitting crimes against the army
are Immediately tried and. II guilty,
consigned to military prison. but
even they prefer to serve a SEN
tence in the American prison, for
there they receive the same food
issued to the soldiers, who have
more than many have to eat at
their homes.
The Germans do not object to the
use of the former ksiser's festhall
as an amusement center by the Y.
NJ. c. A., but regard as a sacrilege
the prize fights. which they consider
too brutal. in the Liberty Hut
erected in the palace grounds.
Copyright, 1890, by Public Ledger Wireless
Service.).
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
SOVIET INVASION
J IN BALKANS WILL
! BE BY INVITATION
Reconciliation Seems I'm.
-minent Between Turks
/. And Kemal.
BY b. y. kOSPOTH.
Special Gable Dispatch to
Ths Washington Herald.

rhs Washington Herald.
SOFIA, Bulgaria. Dec. 1S.-A Red
-invasion and conquest of the Bal
kans no longer looms as a distant
vossibility after Gen. Wrangers col
!. lapse in Crimea and the fall OF Veni-
zeloS in Greece. 1t In useless to dis
guise the fact that these impressive
events. coming almost simultaneous
~. are hailed in Turkey and Bull
garia-countries which deem them
SELVES equally wronged and OPP
pressed BY the peace terms imposed
upon them by the victors in the
-vorld war-as crushing blows to
allied power in the Near East. and
have awakened dangerous hopes of
Imminent retaliation and revenge
y Travelling today from COnstanti-
hople to Soma the observer cannot
help being struck by the sudden.
.pvernis sht change which the COM
.bined triumph Of Constantine and
TrOtsky has wrought in the mental
fly of the Turks and BulGarians.
and also being oppressed with ap-
prehensiOnS that the Balkans may
soon be cast once more into the
smelling pot OF wars and insurrec-
tions endanEerinE world peace un-
less the allies revise their Near
Eastern policy in time to suit the
altered situation.
All Classes Hate Allies
- So far as Turkey is concerned. 1t
; IS no exaEgeration to say that all
Classes of Turks-ministers by grace
Of the entente in Constantinople as
We'll as rcvoltcd Nationalists in An
ra1 in a
tired against the allies. and in their
desire to bring about their defeat
and downfall.
= COnstantinopIe furnishes conclu-
. sive information that the alliance
between Mustafa Kemal. the Turk
fsh Nationalist leader. and the Rus
sian BOlsheyists is an accomplished
fact. This unnatural union is not
an alliance upon equal terms 1t
. virtually amounts to a Red protec-
torate over AnatoIia. Europeans.
2 invited by the Kemalists to visit
: Angora. are stopped before reaching
; Mustafa Kemars headquarters by
Russian Bolshevist commissaries
who send them back whence they
came with the ironical prophecy:
I'm three months We shall be in
Constantinople." Thus there can no
longer be any question that the
:, Eemalist movement is controlled abb
solutely from Moscow.
Reconciliation Imminent.
1t is furthermore certain that a
reconciliation between the govern
Iment at Constantinople and Mustafs
Kemal is imminent Instead of
kustafa Kemal coming to Constan-
tinODle to make his submission to
the puppet cabinet Instituted by the
entente, the members OF this cabi-
net are in Anatolia negotiating an
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Bill of Health
Fiance's Right,
Is Court Ruling
Special Gable Dispatch TO
The washinsteu Herald.


The washinsten Herald.
BERLIN. Dec. fs.-The German
eourts have decided that q re-
fussl 20 s~bmit 20 medical exam.
tnHtion before marriage n, ade-
quate RroWnd for breaking ma
engagement even though the
health OF the reraIcitrant be-
trethcd N actually normal. An
engagement In Germany In such
a binding tie. not ltKhtly or often
broken, that the court by prac-
tire is inclined 20 look closely
into the ground. when one OF
other ef the lovers seeks 20 break
IL before marriage.
A Berlin Judge. however. las
Just ruled In n breach Of promise
suit that either OF the future
partners are entitled 90 demand
and receive . clean bill Of health
without the other being priviI-
eyed to take onense At the de-
mand or request for a health re-
port. II must, however, he pre-
sented In due form. mere. casual
reference aud refusal not being
satisfactory grounds for break
Ing nm engagement.
Copyright, 1890, Public Ledger CO..
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Special Gable Dispstoh 70

PARIS. Dec. 1s.-Every man when
born is an astral unity. capable Of
being fired by the divine spark Of
genius. Every woman when born
is spiritual satellite. capabie only
Of revolving round and round the
astral sphere of man. long as
she simply revolves round and
round him he's all right. but the
moment the central unity becomes
conscious of the influence of its sat-
elite--wham! genius goes flying
out of the window.
Which admixture of metaphors Is
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
McC cCormack to Resume Opera.

PARIS. Dec. ls.-John McCor-
mack. American tenor. will return
to grand opera next month. when
he begins two months engage
ment with tho Monte Carlo Opera
Company. He will leave for the
United States in April.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19

but one does not see them at nIghts
strolling along the Boui Mich or
eating modest suppers at the Pan
theon Cafe. They are too busy
staying at home counting up their
profits or else they are giving a
box party at the Opera across the
river"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Sales Total -Four Million.

HARRISOEBURG. Va. Dec. Is
Almost s4.ooo.ooo worth Of real es-
tate changed hands in Harrison
burg and Rockingham County DUR
ing the year just closing. This rep
resents 1.eos individual sales. an
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Order Restored In Austria.

PRAGUE. Dec. 1s.-Order has
been completely restored through
out Austria. according to official
today. Even the Com
munist press 70 advising resumption
OF work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-20
Rival Factions
in Minnesota
District Convention

81. Pail. MIN. March I@.-F'!ve dele
gallons Of TWO each instructed 10 vote
for General Leonard Wood for the pres
dental nomination.. four Uains.rUcted
delegations and the 10Th Dlstr.c: dele
CATION split into two factions. one for
Wood ard one uninstruc,ed will b. sent
20 re Republican Rational convention
a. Chicago next June This lineup was
determined today when Republican ir
eight Of the states 10 congressional dis
tricts held conventions 10 selec, dele.
gates to the national and state conyen.
ions. The fourth fSt. Paul. and fifth
'Minneapolis) districts me. Wednesday
The ipth District convention. which
net az Minneapolis. spill, at the cpening
Of The meeting over naming Of a chair
man Par, Of the delegates left the
floor and met in a convention Of their
own. naming two delegates TO vote for
Wood. The other convention then elect
- TWO unins,ructet delegates. TIE state
Republican convention will meet toner
row TO name four delegates at large
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-20
Gompers' "Dope"
.Defed by New York
Central Labor Union

New York. March le-The Central La
bor rrion tonight openly deaed Sanrel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation OF Labor. by announcing I
would not vote for friends o. lator in
the two major parties" but would sup
port candidates o. the American Labor
party.
The unicn's reconstruction c5mni;,:e
al the weekly meeting made pubic a
letter to NJ Gonpers which read n
part:
We have scru:!rized carefully the
records o. all re Republicans ard Dem
ocrats who are active in the political
life Of .eh community and we and none
who can be tru,hf1lly called a friend
Of labor. The enarciers of this city
who put up the expenses Of The two ma
to- parties are sufficiently shrewd and
competent 20 get what they have bought
and pad for.
The hgh; o. organized labor In this
state. thanks 70 rs trust in so-ca'led
Republican and Democratic friends. has
narrowed down 70 thin struggle for
e!f-p-eservation. There is no security
rave in political, solidarity. runctioniny
through strong labor party"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-20
Churchill Warns

London. March 13-WinSton Spen-
Ger Churchill, the war secretary. TO-
day added fuel to the political con
, fiagation started by the proposal
Of Premier Lloyd George that the
coalition Liberals and Cnionjst.
unite into new party to oppose
labor and the extremists.
In an article in the Evening News
Mr.. Churchill reiterates the pre-
mier's call Of yesterday and char
acterizes the so-called Socialis,
party az the most dark and formid-
able menace with which British CIV
ilization is confronted.
In the meantime. Andrew Bonar-
Law. the government learer, is
making as peech also UNFOLDING the
coalition. Labor has been quick 10
accept thee hallenge and labor
statements today indicate that the
Laborites are preparing to fight to
the bitter finish to determine which
party shall hold power in the gov
eminent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-20
Irish Judge in
Chicago Recognizes
Irish Republic

Chicago, March fitzpatrick King, ap.
Fearing in naturalization cour, this
morning, not only renounced allegiance
70 the British empire and King George
but also. by order OF Judge Kava
naugh. he renowned his allegiance 10
the republic of Ireland" and Eamonn
&c Valera, its president
This is the first case on record, attor-
neys say. where the Irish republic has
been recognized officially by an Ameri-
can court.
Judge kavanaugh declared later tina,
his action is an Official recognition OF
the Irish republic and it's executives.
1T is de fac,o government which
exists with the consent Of nine-tenths
OF 1reland's people," he said. although
it has not been recognized by foreign
governments. The same situation ex-
listed In the United States in the years
intervening from 177S to 17s3.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-20

al in Bangor for an operation On his
lungs He has pneumonia.
Miss Mabel Eutter wen, 70 Wat
erville Monday morning to work n
a millinery store.
Mrs s Fellows and son Samuel
who have been visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. ". o. Hilton, return
ed Monday TO their home in Dexter.
Mr.. and Mrs Philander Knowles
are soon to move TO the home OF her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Will B;gelow
Ms. Edwin Martin had a bad fail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-20

the present time, of the sufferings
and horrors which the people have
endured during the past and Of their
prospects for the future. He drew
a graphic picture Of their lives and
the dangers TO which they are sub
5ected and made a touching appeal
to the audience that they might
awaken to the desperate straits Of
this stricken people. Capt. Hyde was
a forceful and convincing speaker.
The Ladies Social Circle OF the