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The New York herald., 1921-12-20
INVESTIGATE DEATH,
FIND WHISKY STILLS
Nassau County Officials, Look
ing Into Shooting Of WO-
man, Discover Plant.

Five complete stills. .orty barrels of
mash. four cases of alcohol and other
material for manufacturing whisky
were found yesterday afternoon by
Sheriff Charles Smith and District At
torney Charles r. Weeks in a shed on
the farm OF William Stengler at North
Belmore, near Freeport, l.. j. The stuff
was discovered while the Sheriff and the
District Attorney, with detectives from
Mineola, were investigating the death
of Stengler's wife. Celia, who was killed
Sunday afternoon while struggling with
her husband for the possession of a re-
yolver.
Stengler, together with FIVE other men
who were in the house when the officials
arrived. was taken to Mineola, where
all five of them We're lockd up in the
county Jail charged with violating the
State prohibition enforcement laws.
After he had been questioned for some
time Stengler was taken before Justic
of the Peace Southard, and was also
held on a charge of second degree muir
der in connection with the death of his
wife. The others under arrest are Max
Cohen of 316 South Fourth street
Brooklyn; David Bernan. Morris Will
ylinger. Louis Bender and Martin Van
derloWSKy
District Attorney Weeks said that he
was told by Stengler that Mrs. Stengler
was trying to get the revolver so she
could commit suicide and .hat il was
discharged during the struggle for it.
Stengler said that nc and his wife went
to Hampstead Monday and that they
auarreled because he refused to take
her to Mneola and to chop suey res
taurant.
The quarrel was renewed when they
reached home, Stengler said. and his
wife became so angry that she threat
ened to commit suicide. She got the
revolver from a bureau drawer, he said,
and he tried to keep her from shooting
herself. As soon as the gun was dis
charged and the woman fell to the floor
Stengier notified the North Belmore
authorities and word was sent to the
District Attorney and the Sheriff
The first story that Stengler told his
neighbors and the authorities on Sunday
was that his wife had shot herself
during Saturday night and that he had
found her body in bed Sunday morning.
Pinned to the pillow. he said. was a
note which read, 'I have ended my life
for you" Last night he told the District
Attorney and the Sheriff that he had
written the note after he discovered that
his wife had been killed. because he was
afraid that he would be charged with
murder.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
FATHER, so, REFUSES
TO TESTIFY FOR SON
George s. Nicholas Named in
Request to Surrogate
in Suffolk.
WIFE'S WILL CONTESTED
GrOsyenOr Nicholas, Broker,
Says It's Terms Had Effect
of Disinheritance.
WIFE'S WILL Contested

RIvERHEAD, J.. l., Dec. 19.-Surrogate
Robert s. Pelletreau reserved decision
to-day on request of Grosvenor Nicho-
las. head of Grosvenor Nicholas & Co.,
brokers. SO Broad street, Manhattan,
that his father, George S. Nicholas, be
compelled to answer questions in an ex-
animation before trial of the contest to
upset the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Il.
Nicholas, his mother.
Mrs. Nicholas died Judy 81 at her
summer home at West Islip. Grosvenor
Nicholas received $4,000 by her will,
but codicil provided he should receive
the proceeds of 100 shares of Rock
Island stock up to $4,000. This, he
asserts. practically disinherited him. He
charges his father and his brother,
George S. Nicholas. exercised undue in
nuence to persuade his mother to change
her will.
The will divides the estate among
George S. Nicholas, Jr., Ridgely Nicho-
las, Virginia 4. Nicholas and Elizabeth
I. Nicholas, the contestants brothers
and sisters. A business disagreement
with his father. who is more than so
caused the latter's influence to be used
against him, Grosvenor Nicholas charges
Counsel for the contestant Igot al
order directing the father to submit to
examination, but at hearing at which
Surrogate Pelletreau was commissioner
in the Office of Samuel Riker Jr.. IL
Cedar street. Manhattan, the father re-
fused to answer questions by advice OF
counsel.
George ;. Nicholas lives at "A Park
avenue, Manhattan, and the contestant
at 125 East Seventy-second street. The
case will be tried i'll the March term OF
Suffolk Supreme Court.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
GARMENT EMPLOYEES
SEEK AN INJUNCTION
Action 'DriUel,' Says Leader
of the Strikers.

The first injunction to restrain mem
bers of the international Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union from interfering
with the conduct OF an individual manu-
facturers business was asked for yes
terday when the F'inkelstein Company
of 1901 New Utrecht avenue. Brooklyn.
applied to Justice Dixie in Brooklyn
Supreme Court for a restraining order.
The case was adjourned for week.
Benjamin Schesinger president of
the union. termed the action of the
Finkelstein Company as employer s
propaganda and drivel" lie said there
had been no violence or unlawful
picketing. He expressed a willingness
to submit the issues TO arbitration if
the employers would abandon their de-
mands for the establishment of the
piecework system. The employers re-
fused to accede to this proposition.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
FRIENDS LOYAL TO GIRL
EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL
Michigan City Aroused Ouer
Bryn M0vr College.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
MICHIGAN CITY, dnd., Dec. 19.-Con-
vinced that Marjorie Barker is innocent
Of the suspicion under which she rests
as result of her expulsion from Bryn
AIawr College. her friends in Michigan
City and Laporte are watching the prog
ress Of her suit against the Eastern
school with interest.
Relatives here refuse t. discuss the
case and the newspapers nave main
tained silence out OF considere ION for
the family. but the filing OF the suit has
aroused a tremendous amount. of dis
cussion.
Overruling the advice of other mem
Der OF the family who wished to avoid
publicity. the girls mother ms. Mar
jorie Barker. wife of Norris Barker, for
merly of the Haskell Barker Company
Of this city. insisted on the suit so that
her daughters name might be cleared.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
POLICEMAN GUILTY OF
TAKING $40 BRiBE
Motorists Complaint Results
in Conviction.

a jury in the Supreme Court, Brook.
lyn, last night found Policeman John +,
Carroll of Traffic ID. guilty OF accepting
q bribe of $40 from n motorist on june
10 last. Justice Cropsey will sentence
him late in the week.
John II. Hunter q coal salesman, OF
23i5 Vernon avenue. Brooklyn. made the
complaint upon which Carroll was in
dic.ed. He alleged he was stoTped BY
Carroll at Broadway and Lafayette ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. for falling 20 have a
license that the officer handed him n
summons and that when he went 70
tho Traffic Court he met Carroll. who.
he testified. offered TO 'fix the case" for
$40. TIunier said he paid the money
and then made The complaint to the Po-
lice Commissioner.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
THREE HOUSES BLOWN
OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS
Jersey Family rs Badly In
jured in Ruins.

big wind RACED through northern
New Jersey and this city yesterday and
blew three houses off their foundations
In addition TO performing minor pranlSs.
Three persons were injured i'm Lin
den. suburb of Elizabeth. ~ j.. when
q frame house was blown from its
foundation i'm Edgar road Samuel Ed
gar owner of the house suffered n
fracture of the right thigh. and his wife.
Elizabeth. broken arm. Their two
year-old son suffered from shock.
two and half story frame house
under construction at iS1 Bloomfield
avenue. Nutley. N. j.. was blown off
its foundation and completely destroyed.
At Winfield. Queens. two story frame
house Just completed at Prospect street.
near Seventeenth street was flung over
on TO an automobile.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
MAY NOT SUE HUSBAND
FOR AUTOMOBILE HURTS
Wife's Action Is Ruled Out in
Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Justice Kapper in
Brooklyn yesterday ruled that when a
woman Is hurt riding in her hubsands
automobile she may not sue him to re-
cover damages for her injuries the re-
suit of his alleged negligence I'm driving
lie dismissed an action brought by Mrs.
Leah Perlman against Harry Perlman,
her husband. a manufacturer, for $751;
900 damages.
Mrs. Perlman claimed she was Injured
last April wher her husbands automo-
bile collided with n surface car at the
Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Mrs Perlman claimed injuries to the
head and body and nervous shock. The
Brooklyn City Railroad Company was
made joint defendant. The suit against
the company still stands and win be
tried later.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20

DR.. Wilbur T. Crafts. head of the
International Reform Bureau of Wash
ington, submitted a comprehensive pro-
gram for the betterment of man .dnd
which he said his Organization would
strive for in an address delivered yes
terday before gathering of Methodist
ministers in the chapel oc the Metfo Fist
Book Concern at $50 Fifth avenue. II in
cludes:
l. An effort to induce the natioI.s
represented at the Armament Confer
ence to adopt international prohibi-
tion after they have finished dis
cussion of war problems"
2. The passage by Congress OF a :
bill prohibiting marriages for thirty
days after the announcement of an
engagement, 80 1t will be impo - bic
for an actress to get the son Of rich
man drunk and marry him befoce re
gets sober"
3. The adoption of an amendment
to the Federal constitution for a ur,-
form divorce law similar to the pres-
ent New York statute.
4. A fight against nude picti.rSs
that put beauty above duty" and
against newspapers and magazines
publishing them and the publication
of racing odds, which might encopr-
age betting.
3. Another fight Ito finisa)
against the motion picture industr.
8. Another amendment to the Fed
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
LANDLORD IN SHACK
FORCED INTO COURT
William G. Mohrman Made to
Tell About Property
and Income.

William G.. Mohrfnan of Ozone Park.
Queens, who has been much in the pub
lie eye during the last year because.
although he owns considerable property
and has an income besides, he prefers
to live in shack. finally went into
court yesterday He was before Justice
Van Siclen In the Supreme Court at
Long Island City only after a Deputy
Sheriff had gone after him.
The authorities wanted Mohrman to
answer a few questions regarding his
property in an action by John III. Ossen-
fort and his wife, tenants of Norman s
IN Ozone Park. They charged that
Mohrmarf had refused to return de-
posit for the sale of land when his
wife, from whom he is separated. re-
fused to sign the deed. When Mohrman
appeared in court he wore an ancient
olive green uniform such as soldiers
have in summer, a woolen scarf about
his neck, long black and shiny over
coat fastened with three safety pins
and a battered felt hat
AZ first Mohrman refused TO answer
any questions and Justice Van Siclen
told him that he would be sent to jail.
Then he said he owned real estate at
Rockaway road and Martin street, Ozone
Park, that he had s., 900 on deposit in
one bank and checking account in
another. that he had $500 in Liberty
bonds. that he collects $9S a month in
rents and that he has an income OF
from $50 to 5000 a month from an
estate left by his father.
what do you spend on yourself?"
he was aEked
after I paN my taxes and other ex-
penses that you people put on me-" said
Mohrman. II only have about 81 q
month for myself"
Have you any life insurance."
"No That, is another form of rob-
berry"
What Is your business"
COLLECTING my rents said Mohr-
man. II was in business once. but you
put me out of business"
What do you mean by that?" law
yer asked.
'T don't mean you personally I mean
that the law, which you represent, per-
mitted people to come in there and COM
pete with me and that made by business
no good"
When he left the courtroom Mohrman
said
''I hope you people don't steal what
I have got now that I have showed
you where ii Is.
Ossehfort and his wife allege that
last March they agreed to purchase one
parcel OF real estate from Mohrman for
$500 and another for $1,000. They
paid $3.50 deposit on each parcel, they
said, and Mohrman agreed to return
the money IL his wife would not sign
the deeds and that he would also pay
the expenses OF searching the titles II
Mrs. Mohrman refused to sign. After
a demand for the money and S167 fo'
expenses Mohrman is alleged to have
refused to pay.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
TWO MEN AND WOMAN
ARE PINNED UNDER CAR
Machine Overturns in Crash
Only Slight Hurts.

Harry Simon of 467 Stratford road,
BROOKLYN. his wife. and Melville Moritz
of 729 East Eighteenth street, were
pinned under an automobile last night
when IL overturned at Foster avenue and
East Twenty-second street, Brooklyn,
after being In collision with another
machine. The framework of the car
did not break, however. and they sur
fered only a few bruises and scratches.
Mr.. Simon was driving his car in East
Twenty-second street. with his wife and
Moritz. who Is a broker, i'm the back
seat. The other machine was driven by
Harry J. Kortin of "a Bay Thirty-first
street. Bath Beach. Patrolmen Maher
and Moriarity lifted the hood of the
Simon machine and released the two
men and the woman.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
BYRD CASE REOPENED.
Bond salesman Asks Sf25.OOO
From national city Company.

A jury In the Supreme Court yester-
day began the consideration. for the Sec
ond time, OF "A case broaght by Miss
Amanda Byrd. n bond saleswoman,
ngainst the National city Company.
The case was tried first last July and
the jury disagreed Miss Byrd alleges
that when she was discharged from the
defendants employ a little over year
ago, she was elected from It's Offices by
force and sent TO the psvchogathic ward
at Bellevue Hoapital Al the first trial
the defendant set NJ that Miss Byrd had
been subject 10 delusons and that there
was no intent 20 injurc her She de-
mards s12s. GOO dalcages.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
CLOTHESLINE BARRED
FROM A COUNTY JAIL
State Commission Fears Sui-
eide of Prisoners.

Fearful lest the four prisoners in the
Putnam county Jail will hang themselves
IL permitted TO have clotheslines In their
cells. the State Prison Commission rec
commended yesterday the installation OF
a laundry in the Jail. The jail had an
average OF only four prisoners during
the past year and they have been all
lowed to wash and dry their clothing
In the cells.
This Is not n satisfactory practice
the report says. FOR several reasons,
not the least of which Is the danger OF
the prisoners using the rope clotheslnes
TO commit suicide"
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
ALLEGED NEW YORKER
WOUNDED AS ROBBER
Shot as He Attempted to En-
ter Office in Indiana.

PRINCETON. Ind. Dec. 19-P. A
Stockell, AZ years old, who gave his ad-
dress as 72 East Eighty-sixth street
New York. was shot and probably NOR
tally wounded when he is alleged tc
have attempted to rob the dental office
OF Or. j. A. Cunningham here to-day
He was taken to n hospital. where his
condition tonight was said to be serious
His wife is en- route here from New
York and a daughter is coming from
Chicago.
DR.. Cunningham. who occupies liv-
ing room i'm connection with the office
said he was awakened when Stoclel
forced an entrance to the office. He ex-
planned he shot the intruder when the
latter failed to obey a command to put
up his hands.
Stockell denied he intended TO rob
the office and asserted he was a dental
supply salesman.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
MILLER MAKES APPEAL.

Gov. Nathan l.. Miller made public
yesterday an appeal for the 100 900 chill
dren dependent upon the Near East RE-
lief for food and care this winter. You
do not wish 20 quit" tho Governor said,
when what remains Co be done in re-
lief Is small fampsred with what has
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
2 IN JAIL SEIZED AND LAsHED

DUNCAN. Okla. Dec 19.--Two masked
men to-day forced their way into the
city Jail here. seized two prisoners took
them to the outskirts OF town in an au-
tomobile and Administered severe
whipping. The men were warned TO
leave town.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20

No one OF the name OF Stockell lives
IN the house at 70 East Eighty-sxth
street, the address given TO the Princeton
police by the prisoner. The building is
a studio apartment house between Madi-
son and Park avenues. Tenants there
said they never heard of the man who
calls himself a dental supply salesman.
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
G. O a I

would prompt a letter like that
now would you?
Ordinarily it wouldn't, but
when you consider that for all
the years we have been trying
to lift all the bothers connected
with coal from our customers
shoulders to our own why
then of course it's different
yet again" as Abe Potash SO
wisely observed.
OWENS a. COMPANY, Inc.
Foot of East 10th st.. N. Y. G..
The New York herald., 1921-12-20

on Swift & Company sales
b New York City for week
December ~, on shipments
from ~ cents to 10 cents
averaged 1880 cents per
The New York herald., 1921-12-20
prIc,1rs .aaii.

FEICES realized
OF carcass beef
ending Saturday,
cold out. ranged
per pound. and
spund. - AZ.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

At BasHnTdl able, Street
strip 0 n
IdB kmodk land
S. Values II -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
TWO GET DEGREES FROM
"SCHoOL OF WALKING

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 22.-Van M.
Bishop and C.. G. Allison, California
members of the American Legion,
were duly graduated from tie
"School of Walking" when they were
discharged from the Army. Now they
are taking a post graduate course
and are well on their way on a little
;aunt from Los Angelesrsto Mexico
City, Mex a distance Of more than
$500 miles. Bishop belongs to Los
Angeles POST No. 8 and Allison to
Irwin Post No. 90, of San Francisco.
Weary with tramping the dusty
Southwest kilometers and burdened
with packs and other impedimenta,
the marchers found rest ait a number
of Legion posts along the way, ac.
cording to a letter received from
them by the adjutant of the local
Epost.
We dc wish to say this the hik'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
TEACHERS ARE LOYAL
RYAN SAYS IN SPEECH.

New York, Feb. 22.-"There is not
a body of men and women In Ameri
"a more loyal than teachers said
Henry j. Ryan. National Director OF
the American Commission of the
American Legion, before the con.
yention of the National Civic FEEDER.
ition, February 18th, in this city.
The American school system has
allied to train citizens as It should"
Mr.. Ryan continued, '"bnt the fault
lies not with the educators but with
the Indifference of the average man
and woman
"lt cannot be doubted that a great
many educators are attempting to
engender hatred of America rather
than love. Such teachers must be
found and weeded out. But the vast
majority are a strong force for pa.
triotism and they love their profes.
sion enough to remain in it in spite
of the discouragement Of low salary,
public indifference and lack of CO.
operation"
Mr.. Ryan pleaded for higher pay
FOR teachers and a closer union be-
tween education and business.
Recently, in an address in Washing
ton, Mr.. Ryan was quoted as under
taking to estimate how many dis
loyal teachers there are in the coun.
try. The full text of this address
showed his attention was to state
that the vast majority of educators
are intensely patriotic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
A JAPANESE
ROTARY STORY

By United Press.
Tokio.-By Mail The Rotary club
of Toxic. Japan. Is Of recent origin.
Harry Lauder. who is a memer OF
the Glasgow. Scotland. Rotary club.
has a song about the Rotary club
which he calls I'm the Rotary" and
which has heen made into a phono.
graph record. lr connection with
this song, Secretary fukushima OF
Toxic tells the following story;
"Watura Kitashima. who Is an adj.
mirer Of Harry Lauder. recently nc.
qulred his song record. In the Rota.
ry,' which pleased him very much
and aroused his curiosity regarding
this Rotary which seemed so very
precious and desirable. Mr.. Kitashlma
looked through all the dictionaries
he had but could not find an ex.
PLANTATION, 80 he wrote to his wife.
who was travelling In the United
states. and told her to find out
something about Rotary. Consequent.
ly. his delight VAS very great when
he received an invitation to the To.
kio Rotary organization meeting and
he is very enthusiastic over the club
and his membership in it,"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

res aver. "The posts OF the American
Legion In the towns where we have
stopped have treated US royalty. ise'
gion members at Yuma, Arlz.. treated
us fine. We we're at the Tuacon post
two days. They fixed us up IN a
room fitted with hunks for the ac'
co~mmodatIon or a few fellows who
come In and want a place To fiay.
"our next stop was at blsbce for
three days. They have a regular
home with several rooms aud q
sleeping porch. A number OF the fell
lows make their homd at the club.
We arrived In tine to attend tho
Of one OF the boys brought
from over seas. We are now at
whore Legion post officers
obtained quarters for ua. We expect
10 hit the trail again and TO enter
at III paso or Laredo, Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

The want ads are the most direct
route to profitable work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
Are You Superstiti0us:?

Do not boast, Il am not superstitous," in the hearing of a
real student Of the human mind.
He may prove to you that you are.
Wheat growers in the arid northwest are demonstrating that
they are superstitious by hiring Hatfield, the Rainmaker.
Hatfield has been a rainmaker for 20 wears. vet according to
the United States weather bureau, making rain can't be done
Whether or not he can make rain, Hatfield is living proof of
a mighty truth. Because he believes in himself he is convincing.
San Diego, Cal. once paid Hatfield the compliment of suing
him for damages when a ~cloudburst followed his experiments.
What science says doesn't seem to matter when it is offset
by personal experence.-End News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
On His DAINTY.

A small boy, who was sitting next
to a very naughty woman in a crowd
ed car, kept shifting in a most annoy
ing way, until the woman could stand
1t no longer.
boy, have you got a handker-
chief?" she demanded.
The small boy looked at her for a
few seconds and then, in a dignified
tone. came the answer
"Yes, | ave, but | don't lend it to
strangers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

Here's some comfort for women
who worry because they are inclined
to he stout" Tettrazini. the opera
singer. says she Is fat and proud Of
n
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

u am sorry."-tienry Starr. Under
the circumstances we don't blame
MIN. but how sorry would he have
been II he hadn't been shot.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
EXPRESS p~AcKAogrTGs


Whatever the weather may be-"
says he,
Whatever the weather may be,
ITS the, songs ye sing, an the
smiles 70 wear.
That's amakin' the sun shine every.
where"
James whitcomb Riley.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
NEGRO OFFERS APOLOGY
FOR NOT HANGING

Des Molnes. lathe prisoner in
Louisiana condemned to death but
saved, temporarily at least. when the
sheriff forgot to execute him, has
written a letter OF apology for hav-
ing overlooked calling the attention
OF the sheriff to the date Of execu-
ton. Governor John NJ. Parker of
Louisiana said while here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

Cheerful and content are great
bcautlfyers and are famous prcsey.
ers OF youthful looks, dickens
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

Headline: STARS Pardon Re
yokcd." That's what Is caped treat.
lux EN- rough.