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The New York herald., 1921-02-18
BALLOON MEN HAZY
ON MATTICE FIGHT
Neither Farrell nor Hinton
Shows Clear Memory Be-
fore Naval Board.
MANY WITNESSES CALLED
Counsel for Farrell Hints
Blow May Have Been Struck
By Some One Else.

Lieuts. Louis a. Illoor, stephen A.
Farrell and Walter Hinton were, the
chief witnesses yesterday before the
naval court of inquiry which Is investi-
eating their recent fight into the wiids
of Cana6a in a naval free balloon. where
thsy were forced to land in the forests
near Moose Factory. The court is going
into the trouble IL which Farrell struck
Hinton during an alteration in cabin
at Matt!cc deeper than the previous
court. and the questions put TO tae three
men yesterday dealt mainly with that
incident of the expedition.
Neither OF the three men appeared TO
have a very clear memory SO far as the
hght between Hinton and Farrell was
concerned Farrell testified that he did
not remember exactly what had hap
pened, bur that ho had apologized to
Hinton because Kloor had told him that
there had been a fight
II have a hazy recollection OF some
sort of argument" he said, "but / do
not recall hitting him."
What do you remember" asked the
court
IT remember swearing" said Farrell.
but the other must have happened also.
because Kloor told me 1t did
Hinton's memory was equally poor
regarding the incident. He testified that
Farrell had struck him a glancing blow
on the head during an alteration. and.
although he did not recall what had
started the trouble. he remembered
plainly that at the time of the blow he
was standing so that his head was
turned from Farrell at an angle OF 30
degrees, so that the blow he received
was glancing one.
Hinton and Kloor were cross-exanl-
Ined by David Senft, counsel for Lieut..
Farrell. whose questions indicated that
an attempt may be made to show that II
was not Farrell who struck Hinton, but
possibly one of the newspaper men who
were In the cabin at the time. and who
separated the two men. Senfts ques-
tions indicated also that II may be
shown that the reason Farrelrs arms
were extended in the attitude of man
who had Just delivered q. blow was that
he was trying to protect Hinton from
another assault
One of the questions asked by the
court Of inquiry of Lieut. Kloor was
why he had not made an official report
OF the fight between Hinton and Farrell
and the conduct of the two men. who
were under his command. Kloor replied
that he had himself received no official
report of the fight. He admitted that
Hinton had told him of II. and that he
had Strengthened the ma tier out, but ne
said he did not consider Hinton's state
'nent as being official,
This" he said, was mainly because
II was made In casual manner In re-
ply 10 a question | put to him to the
effect, What's on your mind; you seem
TO be little disturbed?
The inquiry will be resumed to-mor =
row, and indications are that the court
will continue its efforts TO go deeply in 0
the conduct of the three men during the
expedition. Before the inquiry ends
several witnesses, among them tele-
graph operators and others who came
In contact with the three men. will he
summoned from Canada to testify.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
KILLS AGED MAN, CARTS
BODY OFF IN TRUNK
Slayer Confesses Hiding
Corpse in ReIatiue's Home.

BANGOR. Me, Feb. 17.--Nelson Eugene
Knights OF Dexter confessed tonight
that he had killed Alfred Corson. so
years old, and that he had taken the
body In a trunk 10 the house OF his
mother-in-lsw. in Canaan, where it Was
hidden In a barn. according to Sheriff
Fernandez of Penobscot county.
While the authorities were listening
to knights's alleged confession word
came from Sheriff Mooers OF Somerset
county that Corsons body had been
found in the barn. II was wrapped In
quilts that evidently had been taken
from Corson's bed. the Sheriff said.
Corson had been missing from his
home in Dexter for three weeks when
last Monday indications Of crime were
found by Joseph Gancau, owner OF the
building. who was searching for leak
in water pipe.
Knights was held here by the authori-
ties on a larceny charge after they had
found In his possession a horse that
vas alleged TO have belonged TO Corson.
Discovery Of trunk yesterday in the
home of Mrs. Evangeline WEIGH.
l<nights's mother-in-iaw. led the police
to question knights further and the
alleged confession came.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18

and carried to Avalon. on the Island OF
Catalina
"The time is not far distant when
any telephone subscriber will be able 10
reach ships at sea or possibly even tele-
phone subscribers on the other side or
the ocean, said Dr. Goldsmith as he
explained that recent progress in wire
less was due TO the audion, vacuum
tube somewhat resembling in shape an
ordinary electric light bulb. invented by
DR.. Lee De Forest and since improved
by many other experimenters. Il Is
known as an amplfier and can take
extremely feeble speech or signals and
raise them TO extremely loud tones
For the love of Pete, let's go. will
you?" the man at the Eiberon station
suddenly remarked 70 the operator on
the Gloucester. somewhere off Long ISL
and The abruptness of the request.
which came from loud speaking teie-
phone al Dr. Goldsmiths elbow, threw
the listeners minds off the professors 5
remarks. but proved he was right
Before ne could resume the Eberon
man said; New let's see how this stuff
works Hang Up and I'll give YOU a
ring"
pr Goldsmith switched hin off and
coHciuded his remarks with an explana-
tion OF how German submarines were
located by the use Of radio conIpasses.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
DETECTIVE KILLED
BY BROOKLYN MAN
Continued from First Page.


phone and called the Adams street sta
ton.
Detectives Neggersmith. Reardon and
Kenna came into the building few
minutes later, followed by patrolnen
and mounted officers, who handled the
! large crowd that was fast gathering in
the street. The detectives found crowd
of half a dozen or more persons stand
ing about the bodies of Bridget, Nc
Clone and Horan. With Davis standing
near the freight elevator holding the
rife, and half the women employees OF
the firm in Mysteries.
who shot this man." dema anded
Neggersmith
For some time nobody said a word,
and the detective repeated his question.
At this one of Davis's employees pointed
at the manufactures and said:
He did. ] guess"
Did you shoot this MANI" Negger-
smith asked Davis.
II don't know said Davis: II can't
say"
you must be crazy" said Negger-
smith.
me, ! won't answer any questions on
the advice of counsel
Neggersmith and Reardon and Kenna
disarIned Davis and his employees. al
though the latter had permits to have
revolvers in the factory. and took Davis
and nine Of his employees. including two
women. to Brooklyn Police Headquar-
ters as witnesses. There they We're
questioned by Inspector John d. Cough
lin Chief Inspector William J. Lahey
and Capt. John McCloskey. all Of whom
also made an investigation at the scene
Of the crime. They were unable. how
ever. to bring out very much that would
help them establish a motive for the
shooting OF Bridgetts
Everett Caldwell. acting District At
torney OF Kings county. took charge OF
the investigatl ton later In the night. and
had long talk with Davis. after which
he said that the manufacturer had told
him that when the truth came out II
would he found that the shooting wa.
In self-defencc.
Davis. who is 40 years old is presi-
dent of the firm OF Davis & Geek Inc
with Offices in Seattle. London and
Brooklyn. He has a wife and two chill
dren and lives In 20 Crooke avenue,
Brooklyn. lie is fairly well TO do.
Within recent years he has been promi-
nent In a number OF rather unusual in
cidents, among them the one wherein he
went 10 Park Commissioner Harmon OF
Kings and volunteered to split a lot OF
wood that he had seen lying I'm the park.
Neighbors of Davis said last night that
he had been acting queerly for some
time and that every morning for two
or three days he has been carrying n
number of pieces Of furniture from his
apartment Into tho back yard. where IL
would remain until he went down town
10 work. Then Mrs. Davis would take
II back into the house Several times
the neighbors have made complaints TO
the Parkville police that Davis was act
Ing queerly. but the police do not appear
to have found anything that would jus
tify any action on their part.
Detective Bridgetts was ~ years old
and had been on the police force for
fourteen years. He was married. had
four children and lived in 1917 West
avenue. Brooklyn. The home of Detec-
tive McGlonc is In 419 Ninety first
street and that OF Koran Is In 7o5 East
163d street. The Bronx.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
PARIS HAS NO BEAUTIES
LIKE N. Y. PHONE GIRLS
Former Operator Back After
Vacation in Europe.

Teresa Rabssa, formerly a telephone
operator in this borough. who has been
having q vacation In Europe chaperoned
by her aunt. returned Yesterday by the
Royal Spanish Mall liner Antonio Lo-
peg from Barcelona with poor opinion
Of Continental telephone exchanges.
The service In small towns in spain
was primitive. In one place the oper-
ator had the switchboard IN the Kitchen
and stopped her housework TO mako n
connection.
Miss Rabasa. who ls only seventeen.
but he's decided opinions. was struck
with the beauty OF the Paris gowns.
but the looks Of the wearcrs. she said.
we're not TO be compared with those
OF the American girls and particu-
larry the telephone girls OF New York.
spanish girls have not the art OF wear
ing their clothes, which are built so
that they rctard free action and spoil
the grace.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
Frank II. Sinonds Writes
Of Harding's Economic Problem

I'm an Illuminating article based on in
vestigations abroad and deep knowl-
edge of European affairs. Mr.. Simonds,
the noted authority on world politics,
points out the danger to our markets IT war
loans are repaid and explains how part can
collation. of war Indebtedness by Great
Britain and United States, only, may solve
the economic problem.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
RADIO EXPERT FORECASTS
TRANSOCEAN TELEPHONY
Prof Alfred N. Goldsmith Demonstrates Startling
Developments in City College Laboratories
Signals From Nauen, Germany Heard.

Within few years busy business
man in Wall street will be able to yank
the receiver OF his telephone off the
hook. say few words to Central and
get in conversation with his partner.
who may be In the smoking room Of the
Aquitania with the Irish coast In view.
or possibly at a hotel in Paris or
Berlin.
Prof Alfred y. Goldsmith. in charge
OF electrical engineering at the College
of the City of New York. made that
prediction OF transocean telephony yes
terday afternoon at the City College
laboratories, and backed 1t up by labora-
tory demonstrations.
The radio expert treated his inter-
viewers TO some radio telegraph signals
from the Nauen station, near Berlin.
which literally filled the room with
sound. and permitted then, 10 listen 10
jazz music from a station at Elberon.
y. j., which was about twice as loud az
the original phonograph emitted H. lie
explained that the operator on the
steamship Gloucester, an experimental,
ship then steamlng off Long Island. had
recently talked TO the Eloerou expert
mental station. where his voice had been
transferred 70 the continental .ee-
phone line ending al Los Angeles. whore
1t was shifted once more 10 the ether
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
BINDS VICTIMS WOUND.
Motorist Then Leaves Woman TN
conscious on the Road.

The police OF Frecport. l.. =. are look
ing for the driver Of an automobile that
knocked down Mrs. r. G. Fabor OF
Grand and Harrison avenuee. Frecport.
as she crossed the street In front Of her
home Wednesday night. and stopped his
machine only long enough to bind up
with handkerchicfs the injured head OF
the woman as she lay unconscious in
the roadway. Mrs. Faber rcgained
consciousness an hour or SO afterward
and managed TO make her way home.
Once inside the house she swooned again
and remained unconscious until her hus-
band arrived home some time afterward.
The driver tied two handkerchief
around Mrs. Faber's head where she
had been badly lacerated Nc person
witnessed the accident so tho police have
no description OF the ear.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
COLGATE sIoO,ooo To YALE.

New HAVEN, Feb. i7.--Ciifts to Yale
University announced to-day by the Yale
Corporation include, beauest Of 100000
by the late Richard NJ. Colgate for in
struction in the freshman year. The
corporation voted congratulations 70
Dean Charles r. Brown on the compile
ton of ten years service as head Of the
Yale Divinity School.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
WIFE SHOT. HUSBAND SOUGHT.

Mrs Margaret Schneider. 40 years old.
OF 1922 President street, Passaic. n. j..
vas taken TO 81. Mary's Hospital. that
city. yesterday suffering from a bullet
wound In the chest The police say that
they are looking for the woman's hus-
band. who has not been seen since the
shooting occurred. Neighbors told de-
tectives that they heard auarrelllng in
the Schneider apartment few minutes
before two shots were fired The second
bullet was DETECTED from Mrs. Schnei-
der's head by barretta.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
WOMEN FIGHT FISH PRICES

AT the request of committee OF
women, Mrs. Louis Reed Welzmiller.
Deputy Commissioner OF Markets. de-
termined yesterday 10 start campaign
against profIteering retail fish dealers.
Mrs Welzmiller said that an investga-
ton showed that ,@tail prices are from
zoo to 30o per cent. higher than whole
sale quotations.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
sHorLrrrEp GOES TO PRISON.

A term of not less than six months
nor more than sin years was imposed
yesterday In the Court of Special Ses-
sions on Mrs. Sara volmer. 5e. of lss
Columbia avenue. North Bergen. y. j.
A department store detective charged
her specifically with the theft of a
skir,. n handbag and a hat, but accord
ing 10 Detective George Clausen OF the
stores Mutual Protective Associstion
goods valued at $4,000 we're found In
her home and represented loot from a
number of department stores
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
WARREN LEAVES ron LorvArS.

Whitney Warren. the American archl-
iect, who has been commissioned 10
restore the famous university Mt Lou
vain. sailed yesterday for Belgium
sboard the French liner France. TO con-
fer with the Franco Belgian committee
with whom he Is 10 work only $780,
900 Of the $1,000. .O0o needed for the
reconstruction II available ut present.
lie said. Before returning he expects 10
visit Gabrielle D'Annunzio. whose rep
resentatIve he has been in this country.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18

"HE great English wit and essayist
has given to Herald representa-
tive his first expressed views of the
things he has seen, the people he
has met, etc. on this side of the water.
What Mr.. Chesterton has 10 say is told in
delightful vein and covers many subjects
from American waffles to new develop
ments in spiritualism.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-09
CAPE MAY COUNTY BASEBALL
LEAGUE
Standing of the Clubs

The games of Saturday, September
Sd, were rather tame affairs. Sea Isle
with a patched up team lost to Belle
plain by the score of 9 to IL, and
Ocean View ~outclassed Dennisville to
the tune of 10 to 2. Lowe for Belle
plain pitched his usual mastery game
and Nichols and Bill Polhemus as
usual were stars. Wagner for Sea
Isle pitched well, but received very
poor support. Culver for Sea Isle was
a fine performer. The Dennisville
players were all "off their feed" and
Chester pitched a losing game al
though his support was better than
usual. For Ocean View Norcross was
a wonder and was never in danger
and used his head like a veteran. De-
laney, Rice, Powell and Hare deserve
special mention. Saturdays results
have definitely fixed the last and third
places, but first place is still in doubt
with the odds favoring Ocean View.
Next Saturday Dennisville plays at
Belleplain and Ocean View at Sea Isle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-09
STATE WILL EXHIBIT LIVE FISH
AND GAME AT FAIRS

The unfortunate man who never has
experienced the thrills of trout and
bass fishing in New Jersey will have
an opportunity to at least view these
game fish in their native element in
exhibits of live fish and game which
the State Fish and Game Commission
is planning to stage as features at
three fairs during the fall. The K
hibits will have an equal interest for
the "been there" sportsman, who
rarely sees his fish in the water until
it reaches his landing net. Hundreds
of thousands of these magnificent
fish, reared at the State Fish Hatchery,
at Hackettstown, have been planted in
public waters this year, as the COM
mission has labored to fulfill it's pledge
to sportsmen to make New Jersey an
anglers paradise. A feature of the
exhibit which promises to bring an
itch to the trigger finger of every
hunter will contain live specimens of
game animals and birds of New Jersey,
from the Forked River game farm.
There will be deer, wild turkeys, wild
geese and ducks and an interesting
collection of upland game, including
pheasants, quail and rabbits. The
commissions exhibits will be shown
at the Interstate Fair, at Trenton, and
at the county fairs at Mount Holly
and Morristown.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-09
MAYOR COURTRIGHT SMITH AND
SENATOR ACKLEY WILL DANCE
IN "CHEER UP"

The big musical revue, "Cheer Up"
which st. Simeon's Episcopal Church
will present in Bakers Treatre next
Monday night, September 18th, is
nearing perfection. The end of the
week will see the final dress rehearsal
and Monday the cast will rest prepare
tory for the curtain to rise that night.
l.. Evans Tape, of New York City,
who stages the revue for the Book
Producing Company, has commented
on the talent available in Wildwood
and says that it is above the average.
The revue is staged in three scenes,
a carnival, a garden and a cabaret.
Rodney Clarke, of Philadelphia, a
nephew of DR.. James H. Clarke, directs
the orchestra. Mr.. Clarke, who is an
artist of note, has designed some beau
tiful stage settings to be used in the
production. The costumes are gay, the
songs snappy and are from the late
New York hits, and as for the dancing,
Mr.. Tape, who was a student Of
Vernon Castle, has for the last week
III AhSOooohNAy " 6AfO Shub AAhSAS
polish of technique so delightful to
the varied devotees of twinkling toes
and terpsichore.
Mrs. COPYRIGHT Smith, wife of Wild
woods mayor, Mrs. Ruric Adams and
Mrs. James H. Clarke, are acting as pa
tronesses, and inasmuch as the tickets
are nearly all sold, the financial sue
cess of the show is assured. The cur
tain rises at 8.15 o'clock. Some of
the features of the show are the Bub-
BILE Babies, Dance L'Apache by Rod
ney Clarke and Paul S~howalter, dances
by Ruth and Gilmore Adds, a mems
ballet, the Love sisters, Spanish
dances, Mary Ackley, Dorothy Comp
ton, an old fashioned dancing contest
in which Mayor COPYRIGHT Smith and
John Ackley will take part, Leslie
Bingham, Ethyl Ozmon, Patience Rich
ter Ludlam, Mary Openshaw, Louis
Richter, Louis Harrison, Walter Crit
fifth, Eleanor Nye, Bill Bradner, Mil
dred Adds, Grace Cole, Sheila Ross
Kan. Betty Lowser, Gerard Livezey
and William 0U1lIu. OIAOAo III
large cast numbering over one nun
dred are Sarah and Betty smith,
Natalie Holmes, Esther Thomas, Mel
lie Weldon, Mildred Miller, Editn
Koeneke, Estelle Cole, Bess Bradner,
Emma Crosse, Steven Wright, Walter
Treen. Norma Leiby, Doris 'Adols
Elizabeth Myers, Sylvia Konowitch'
Richard Lang, Rosalie Leiby, Marston
Lang, Elizabeth Davis, Carl Lang, Alta
Sheppard, Edith Purdey, Curtis Koen-
exc, Rosalind Myers, Elizabeth Myers
Patsy Bradner, Rae Konowitch, Helen
Spencer, Frank Upton, Ted Austin
James Openshaw, Elizabeth Humpn-
ries. Bob Butterworth, Wesley j.
Smith, Harry McMurray, Brit smith,
Pauline White, jeanette Clark, Maoel
Eddy, Elizabeth Gilfllian, Freda LIP
ton. Lillian Purdey, a
Dorothy Fox, Helen Hill, Alice Rake
straw. Olive Lewis, Jane Madden
Nancy Clarke, Irma Lewis, John ano
Frances Clarke.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-09
.,pACRAPHS FROM THE STONE
AmIpROR CORRESPONDENT OF
THF COURT HOUSE GAZETTE

u,o stone Harbor r. R. Co. met on
-idov night and discussed the winter
Ice to be given. More funds and
DESCRIPTIONS to the bonds were made
~ tbe erection Of the new station
ID car barn was talked of.
The minstrel show and dance given
on the 9th ult., was the biggest kind
L. a success with an attendance that
eIod the clubhouse to its capacity.
Tto club has been a source of much
-ioosure to many people this season,
I'D now has a larger membership
than ever before.
On the occasion of the Reciprocity
: ;~,ncheon," given by u women to
tho other woman's organizations of
care MAY County, the yacht club was
urettily decorated, and luncheon serv-
ID 10 about 100 guests. Mayor Smith,
80 wildwood, was present, as were
oi;os lydia ]. Mech, president of the
civic Club and one of the speakers
- the day; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Albert
Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. Austin, Robert
7 Kay, who is a candidate for the AS
oembly from Cape May County, and
= now city treasurer. Mrs. A. N.
wood of Court House, gave a very
;ntoresting sketch of the work of the
: 40 one of Women Voters; Mrs. P. G.
NO sbhurn. also of Court House, gave
an enlightened talk on Child Welfare
and told of the good work done in the
county seat by this organization, as
well as in other parts of the county
md in cooperation with the State
recruitment of Health. Mrs. Eliza
beth Swain, president of the Women's
christian Temperance Union, of this
county. explained how the work of
4hot organization was carried on in a
oo~-onerative way with other organiza-
4ions. Mrs. Sara Phillips Bunting
snoke for the Community League and
varv ably reviewed the years work al
roadv done, and outlined work for the
coming year. This luncheon was hon.
ored by the presence of the wife of our
American Ambassador to Venezuela,
Mrs. Dudley Golding Dwyre, who is
summering here, and whose address
was of great interest. She told of the
conditions of the women of that South
American country and of the part the
women of the United States are taking
in every way that is helpful to them
Mrs. VIM. H. Richter was the chair
man for the day and called upon the
representatives of other clubs to
/ sneak. among whom were Mrs. j. Win
fer and Mrs. ]. Sweeney, of the
/ swarthmore Women's Club; Mrs. John
Rogan, of the Saturday Club, OF
Wayne, Pa; Mrs. Lyons, of the Pro-
fessional Club, Of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Arthur Renouf, of the Matinee
Musical Club, of Philadelphia.