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The New York herald., 1921-11-24

the first question put to him to-day by
Judge Gilbert.
what has been your method Of ex-
ecuting your victimS-by firearms. poison
or strangllng?" was the question fired
point blank at the prisoner at the open
ing OF the session.
Judge Gilbert admitted that the prose-
cution could consider all three hypo-
theses. recognizing that in the nature OF
tie case il was unable to establish any
one OF them by absolute proof.
1T would be much simpler to make
tho hypothesis that l killed none at all, .
responded Landru.
The prosecution undertook although
unable 10 establish the method of kill
ing. to prove that the alleged victims
were cremated. Pointing 10 the small
cook stove placed in the centre of the
court room. the prisoner shouted de-
risively;
why. YOU couldn't cremate a
chicken in it,"
The prosecution charges that the
"Bluebeard'' used the stove to cremate
his alleged victims after he had chopped
them into bits.
Landru soon recovered his composure
when the prosecution admitted that |,
was unable TO prove the manner in
which the prisoners alleged victims
had vanished. 1t was said that death
might have resulted from poison ad-
ministered by Landru. as a book en-
titled The Worlds Famous Prisoners
had been found in the villa.
"One doesn't poison women will
books" fippantly retorted Landru.
The jury seemed greatly impressed
when VI. Moro-Giafferi, of counsel fol
the defence, compared the testimony o.
Fernando SECRET, the only "fancee'
who is still alive. who lived with Ian
dru from late in 1917 up 10 the time ht
was arrested in April 1919, with tina
of Police Inspector Daulet.
Mile. SECRET testified that she built &
fire in the kitchen range at Gafnbais or
April and noticed nothing strang'
among the ashes. Ii was in this range
that the prosecution alleges Landrl
burned his victim. Inspector Daule
swore that on April 2S portion of tht
pound and a half of bones produced
In court were found in this range.
All passes to the court room wer'
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
SOVIETS ARRANGE DEAL
FOR AMERICAN WHEAT
500, 900 Bushels in Exchange
for Russian Goods.

RIGA. Nov. ga wireless message
received here to-day from Moscow says
the Soviet Government has concluded an
agreement with the Allied Chemical and
Dye Corporation, an American concern,
for the purchase in America of 200. .o0e
pools Of wheat Approximately 100000
bushels) In exchang fa Russian goods.
DIR. Herman, h"au of the German
trade delegation "a Moscow. has an
nounced that Germany would supply a
great quantity of seed grain and agri-
cultural machinery made by German
firms for Soviet Russia in exchange for
flax. furs, firewood and other Russian
raw materials.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
TROTZkY TO KEEP ARMS
PLANT AT TULA BUSY
Russia Must Defend Herself
From Poland, He Says.

Moscow, Nov. % (Associated Press).
On his return from visit to the
munition works at Tula Leon Trotzky.
Bolshe-ie Minister of War. declares in
the PrdrdG that the works must con-
tinue to turn out munitions for the de-
fence of Soviet Russia.
This is a winter of strain" he says,
land Tula must remain the red army's
great shop for producing rifles and am
munition so that the red army. which is
superior to the Polish army. may have
weapons to defend Soviet Russia In the
event Gen. PilsudsN continues trying TO
throw Gen. Petlura's bands against Rus
sia."
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
REILLY BRINGS NEW
LAWS TO HARDING
Porto Rico Governor Is in
Capital With Plans to Change
Legislation.

WASHINGTON, Nov 23.-Gov. Il. Mont
Reilly of Porto Rico, accompanied by a
number of prominent Porto Ricans and
members OF his official family. arrived
in Washington prepared to lay before
President Harding a programme of
changes in the island legislative system.
Felix Cordova-Davila, Resident Com
missioner from Porto Rico, who an
nounced yesterday he would take im-
mediate steps looking toward the Gov
ernor's removal, to-day received a cable
gram announcing that a delegation of
representative citizens understood 10
be affiliated with the Unionist party.
was coming to Washington to present
''the case OF the Porto Ricans against
the Governor"
Gov. Reilly refused to comment to-day
on charges of maladministration of Of
flee as preferred by thirty-nine of the
fifty -eight members of the Porto Rican
Assembly in a cablegram to the island
Commissioner here. nt
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
FLYING AUTOMOBILE
SUCCESS IN FRANCE
Machine Has TWo Engines
and Folding Wings.

PARIS. Nov. 23.-A flying automobile
is the latest development in the French
aero world.
A successful demonstration Of an or
binary automobile with foldings wings.
two engines, one OF ten horse power for
land going, and the other of Se0-horse
power for air travel, was held recently
at Buc. Seine-e Disc. The machine
performed all the usual feats of an air.
plane and also Of an automobile.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24
YACHT ON WORLD TRIl.
FORCED TO ACCEPT AID
Speejacks of Cleveland Short
of Fuel in Panama.

PAPEETEc, Tahiti Nov. 9.--The twin
screw power yacht speejacks OF Cleve-
Cleveland, was forced to accept tow
from Panama to point about 500 miles
from the Paumotu archipelago. not hav-
ing sufficient fuel capacity for the long
run between the canal and the most
easterly group of islands in the south
Pacific. ~
The Speejacks is now at Tahiti.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

being paid by contributions from party
followers w. >.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

suspended to-day by Judge Gilbert.
Therefore all the actors and actresses
who had been occupying the press seats
since the opening of the trial now will
be compelled TO mingle with the ordi-
nary spectators in the back of the
room.
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

SAN JUAN, p. r.. Nov. 23 .(Assoclated
Pressl.-"A military government is pre-
cradle to the administration of Gov
Reilly" said Antonio Il. Barcelo, head
of the union.st party, to-day prior to
his departure for Washington, where he
will submit charges again Mr.. Reilly and
request President Harding to remove
him from office. Barcelo is being ac-
companied to the United States by a
commission, the. expenses of which are
The New York herald., 1921-11-24

purchased be held and delivered
combining gift
cvith cical economy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
FORDNEY BILL IS
NOT A CERTAINTY
Is Called Unscientific By
Many Republicans of
Congress
HARDING HIMSELF
DESIRES CHANGES

Measure Allowed to Pass at Last Session
Because Interests Knew Wilson Would
Veto It-May BE Shmted for Tax
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
GRANDMOTHER KNEW
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the old-fashioned mustard
plaster burned and blistered while i
acted. Get the relief and help that
mustard plasters gave, without the
plaster and without the blister.
Musterole does it. Il is q clean,
white ointment, made with oil OF mus
tard. II is. scientifically prepared, 50
that it works wonders, and yet does
not blister the tenderest skin.
Gentlymassage Musterole in with the
finger tips. See how quickly it brings re-
Iief-how speedily the pain disappears.
Use Musterole for sore throat, bron
chitis, tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, conges.
ton, pIeurisy, rheumatism, lumbago.
pains and aches OF the back or joints,
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chill
blaihs, frosted feet, colds of the chest
lit often prevents pneumonia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
TO TEACH ESPERANT
Paris Chamber OF Commerce Endorses
the International Language.

PARIS, March 23.-Esperanto. the
artificial. international language. has
been ordered introduced as an elective
course in the commercial schools con-
trolled by the Paris Chamber of Com
mcrce
The language was STUDIED by COM
mission whose members reported favor
ably upon it after several tests. One
test was the translation of three compli-
Gated documents into French and then
the translation of the Esperanto texts
back into French. Ii was found there
was no change in the sense.
The introduction of Esperanto in all
schools was recommended, not as sub
stitute tor any other language, but as
a means of communication.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
WINDHAM COUNTY
AGAINST DAIRY PLANT.

Windham county went on record as
against the erection of dairy plant
i'm connection with the University of
Vermont, its vote ON house bin H-33S
being as follows:
For the bill:
Barber of Brattlebor0
Lawrence of 'BrGakline
Morrison of DunmerstOn
Davis of Grafton
JaCueth OF Guilford
Butler Of Jamaica
Mortified of Newfane
parmeIee of Putney
Against the bill:
Swan of Athens
Warren of Halifax
Williams Of Londonderry
Whitney OF Marlboro
Weeden of Rockingham
johnson of Somerset
Watson of TOWnshend
Walker of Westminster
Harrington of Nottingham
Barber of Wilmington
Absent or not voting:
Turner 0f Dover
Hurd of Stratton
Powers of Vernon
Gleason Of WartlsborO
StOweIl Of WindSam
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23

son. Accordingly many things were in
serted in the bill. partly out of desire to
satisfy certain constituencies and partly
out of an effort to make sure that the
bill would be sufficiently obnoxious to the
Democratic executive to bring about its
veto.
Harding Changes Bill.
Leading Republicans have privately
condemned the FOrdney bill as unScien-
tific. The plan to revive the measure and
put it through both houses in the same
form as it was passed at the last session,
viii not succeed, because many American
business houses affected by the measure
viii demand hearings and, subsequent
changes in the bill. When once the
Fordney bill is opened up, other changes
will be insisted upon. President Harding
himself has already made one Change
request that the measure apply for six
months. instead of 10 This will affect
certain schedules because already certain
changes in economic conditions have oc-
CURED, which render necessary read
luStment.
Senator penrose has indicated that he
means to 90 along with the plan to pass
the FOr0ney measure which he originally
wanted killed. There's a story that Mr..
PPnrOSe turned the management of the
bin in the senate over to Senator Me
Cumber Of North Dakota in the belief that
the latter. by a combination with the
Democrats. would surely bury the Ford
ney measure. But Mr.. Met lumber turned
out to be an ardent champion of the bill.
The leaders of the Republican congress
are confronted with a pcrplexing prob
lem. They know that To revise the tariff
in the present state of world instability.
with costs of production changing con-
IStautly. and price levels uncertain. is to
attempt a dangerous job, which may react
/ politically. But, on the other hand. there
are men like Representative Fordney of
! Michigan with whom the tariff is n fetch
through to bear his name along with
MessrS. Aldrich. Payne. DingIey and the
other Republican leaders of hygone days.
/ The real trouble. it is recognized, will
come if the Fortney bin sends up the
cost of living Senator McCumber ad-
omitted during the recent debate that thb
cost of sugar might rise and possibly
other articles of food. but it would help
the farmer and other interests and there
fore would be a good thing in the long
run.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
Substitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through taking them.
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
vegetable compound mixed with olive
Gil. They act gently but firmly on the
bowels and liver, stimulating them to
natural action, clearing the blood, and
purifying the entire system. They do
that which calomel does, without any of
The bad after effects. Take one or two
tvery night for a week and note the
.,icasing effect. i5c and Doc d box
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
HIGHWAY BOARD
BILL IS PASSED
Governor Names Bates and
Bryant as Members of
Organization
DAIRY PLANT FOR
UNIVERSITY KILLED

Sherburne Amendments to VoIstead Act
Are Adopted by Senate-Upper House
Also Votes TO Reduce Poll Tax to One
DaIIar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23

be letting them out of it very easily.
Senator Cady called attention To the -
tax rate of the town Of Jamaica. which
would require married man to pay
$50 tax for himself and wife. Senator
Chaffee thought many families would find
the So tax burdenSomc.
Senator Villas favored the 50 tax
Taxpayers were earning more and could
pay more He declared that the poll
taxpayers usually run the town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
"FLUKE" KILLS FLOCKs.
Twenty Thousand Sheep Die from Pc.
cuIiar Disease in Wales

CARDIFF March 23.-Nearly 20
600 sheep have been killed recently in the
Vale of Clwyd by & disease known as
'tluke. according to a report to the
Welsh Agricultural council.
Experts say the point of attack is in
certain class of snail and that better
drainage of the land is the best precau-
ton against the disease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
PALACE BECOMES GARAGE.
Palatial Homes of Former Royalty Con
Verfed to Base Uses

VIENNA. March 23-One by one the
private palaces of the formef royal fam
lies are being sold for baser uses The
latest is that of the former Archduke
Franz Salvador. which is to be converted
into a garage, with a capacity of 1000
cars.
The purchase price was $1,000. 900
crowns. or about $4,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
Treading a Volcano.


The politicians are not so sure that a
rise in the cost of living right now would
be received with enthusiasm by the great
body Of men and women voters who will
elect a new congress a year from next
autumn. Eastern Republicans are for
the most part counsclling caution and are
reminding the WCSternerS of the fact that
the Republican party lost control of the
house in 1910 on precisely the same issue
the alleged rise in the cost of living
after the Aldrich-payne tariff law was
passed.
If the tariff were to yield an immense
amount of revenue and relieve the mass Of
folk of the high income taxes. the leaders
would go ahead with firm step and jam it
through, but the tariff, it is admitted, will
not yield more than three or four hundred
million dollars in a program of revenue
raising that requires at least four billion
dollars a year. The situation may be
summed up thus: Mr.. Fordney has had
his way ; there viii be tariff bill bearing
his name, but it will not be the same
measure that was passed at the last SEES
sion, and it will not go through quickly
as may be Surmised from reading the an
nOuncement by the Republican ways and
means committee. Indeed, the vast num-
Der of interests that let the Fordney bill
go through by default, so to speak last
time, because of the certainty of a Wilson
veto, Will have a great deal more to say
this time and may SO prOlOng the debate
as TO make acute the demand for tax
legislation before there is tinkering with
the tariff laws.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
PRIZE SHIP DELIVERED.
Former German Steamer, $4,000 Tons.
Turned Ovef-to Japan.

TOkIO, Jan. 81 (C0rrespondence of
the Associated Pressl.-The German
steamer Cap Finisterre. 10000 tons.
awarded to Japan after the war. reached
Yokohama yesterday
The vessel will be given to the Nippon
Yusen Kaisha, which will place it on
the Japan-European run.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Special Despatch to The Reformer.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
( Especial Despatch to The Reformer.)
Copyright 1921.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The deci-
sion of the Republican leaders in congress
in agreement with President Harding to
pass the Fordney emergency tariff bill in
the same form as it was vetoed by Wood
row Wilson at the last session of con-
gres;s. should be taken with a grain of salt
An emergency tariff bill viii be passed
that much is certain. but many things
point to the probability of a revision of
the FOrdney measure before it can pass.
Everybody knows that the Fordney
bill, as it passed both houses during the
last session, would never have had ghost
Of a show. on passage if there had been the
slightest chance of approval by Mr.. VIII
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
SHORTS COVER
As RAIL BUYING
CROWS ACTIVE

New York. July 22.-The stock
market today moved in / narrow
rut until the second hour when
buying impelled short covering.
Canadian Pacific rose 25z points
and gains Of to IL were made by
Great Northern, Union Pacific and
st. Paul Steeis and equipments
also hardened, with Bethlehem as
the only conspicuous laggard.
American Wooden, Corn Products
and some Of the rubber shares rose
substantially over yesterdays final
prices. Tobaccos were featured by
Liggett and Myers at a gain of sls
points. Foreign exchange continued
to recover and call money opened
and renewed into next week at 51L
per cent.
Nominal losses ruled at the hest
tant opening of today's stock mar
ket- Chesapeake & Ohio was the
only exception, reacting 1 "a points.
The placing of oils and feathers on
the free list by the house of repre-
sentatives failed to stimulate trad
ing IN those shares, most foreign
oils displaying further heaviness.
Motors. coppers and food speciaIties
also eased. Steadiness was shown
by Canadian Pacific, Rock Island,
ana United States Rubber. Ex-
ehange on London was firm.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
TWO CLUBS
BE AT MANSUR
Kiwanis and Ad Men VIII Meet To-
gether Tonight at the Boy
Scout Camp.

The Moline Kiwanis club and the
Moline Ad club will be the guests
of the scouts at Camp Mansur this
evening The regular noon meeting
of the Kiwanis club was not held
today on this account
One of the features of the dual
session this evening will be a ball
game for the championship of the
city The Kiwanis team by defeat
ing the Rotarians, lays claim to the
championship of Moline The ad
men have gotten together a fast
bunch of pill smashers and are out
to take the championship.
The Kiwanis lineup will be prac-
tically the same that defeated the
Rotarians. No announcement has
been made by the AID men as to the
personnel of their team.
After a dinner served by the
scouts, there will be a short pro-
gram. H. w. Harrington, president
of the Ad club and w. B. Mcintyre, n
prominent Kiwarian from Rock Is
land are to speak. Various stunts
by the club are also scheduled.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
CIVIL SUIT TO
BE STARTED IN
MUELLER CASE
Widow and Heirs WIN Sue John and
VIII Weaver for $4,000
Damages.

A civil suit to recover $4,000
damages will be instituted by the
Harry Mueller family against viii
liam and John Weaver, who were
held to the grand jury on a charge
Of murder by the cornoer's Jury. ..
Attorney P !. Meersman has been
retained by Mueller's widow and the
other heirs and will file the praecipe
in a few days in the circuit court.
The Weaver brothers were
brought before Magistrate Gustaf-
obtain release under bond. They
were brought from the county Jail
to the Moline police station for the
hearing. but the effort failed.
Magistrate Gustafson, on the ad-
vice of Assistant States Attorney
Eagle, refused to allow the prison
ers to be released on bail. They are
charged with murder, and murder
is an unbaiIable crime.
Attorney Meersman today made
public statement which he said
Harry Mueller had made few days
after the sale last January when he
was attacked. Mueller at that time
contemplated legal action against
the Weayers, but his statement was
only verbal.
He said" stated Meersman, that
Will Weaver called him behind the
barn and asked him if he 'squawked
on him in the liquor deal Then
Weaver called him a vile name and
started beating him.
Mueller also told me that John
Weaver came along right after Will
started the trouble. He said John
held him while Will struck and
kicked him. Harry told me that he
didn't hit a single blow. He said he
didn't have a chance"
An effort was made by Attorney
Meersman and the states attorney
to get an antemortem statement
from Mueller while he was still in
the hospital. Members of the fam
lily objected, however, and the mat
ter was dropped.
An anteniortem statement is con-
sidered to be a dying declaration
and is said to be of no value in
court unless the person making the
statement knows he cannot live.
Mueller's relatives believed that
there was still chance for him to
live and were unwilling that he
should be told he was about to die.
Under those conditions the state
ment would Lave been useless.
According to Attorney Meersman,
the beating that Mueller received
had been planned by the Weavers.
He stated that friends of the broth
ers knew on the day of the sale that
Mueller was to be attacked. s.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Moline and East Moline
iFETE ON RIVER
ATTRACTS MANY
Thirty Floats Take Part I'm Second
Annual Carnival-Report 1000
Spectators.

Thirty decorated floats belonging
to Rock river campers took part in
the second annual river carnival
feld last evening near the Moline
bridge.
There were nearly a thousand
spectators gathered at camps along
the river or on the bridge to watch
the carnival pass. Fireworks were
set off on both sides Of the river.
These and the lights on the floats
produced a scene that most Of the
onlookers will never forget.
Each camp in the vicinity of the
bridge decorated a float, a rowboat
being used as a basis. No restric-
items were layed down as to the
decoration and originality was en-
couraged.
An electrically lighted float de.
signed by r P. Wilson was given
first place in the procession. Ills
float was decorated to represent a
galley and even the cars were il
Illuminated with electric lights. As
there were no prizes awarded, Mr..
Wilson was given first position be-
cause of his work.
The floats started their parade
from Camp Chinook, belonging 20
@. F. Anderson, about three-fourths
of mile up from the bridge about
S:20. They moved down the river
and under the bridge, breaking up
at W. H. Christianson's camp, about
three-quarters of a mile down
stream from the bridge.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
ALLEGED BANK
ROBBER FAILS
TO GET AWAY
W. A. Cartwright, Connected With
Local Crime, Is Arrested
i'm New York.

William H. Cartwright, alleged
member of the gang that robbed
the Moline Commercial bank last
August, is back in Jail after an at
tempted flight, according to word
received today by R. NJ. Johnson,
cashier of the bank.
Cartwright jumped bail in Chi
cago several weeks ago and has
been at large ever since. He was
arrested at Dunkirk, N. Y, last
week and is now in Jail in New
York city.
1t is reported that Cartwright
will be tried in the next 80 days
on a charge of operating a conf
dence game. The Bankers Trust
company of New York will bring
up the charges.
Cashier Johnson has been asked
to be ready to leave for New York
at any time, as his testimony is
considered important for the prose-
cution. 1t is alleged that Cart
wright cashed several checks, from
the Moline bank while in New York.
Cartwright was an inmate of the
Rock Island county Jail for several
months last spring. The grand
jury, however. failed to indict him
and he was released. He was then
Immediately rearrested and taken
to Chicago, where he jumped his
bonds.