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The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Heiress to Castle BaIks
At Living in Germany

OMAHA, Dec. 19.-Although one
of three heirs to one of the best
known castles in Germany, Mrs.
Regina Rumohr says that she
would not live in Germany for all
the castles in that country.
Mrs. Rumohr returned here re-
Gently from Germany, where she
had been comforting with attorneys
over the settlement Of the estate,
which includes Castle Rundhof,
near Kapel, and sixty acres of his
toric forest land.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20

DIR. Frank w.
Ballou. superin-
tendent, appear
ed before the
House Subcom-
mittee on Appro-
priations, meet
ing in executive
session yester-
day.
DIR. Ballou has
been waging a
10 sing battle,
and although he
had nothing to
ay regarding
his stand before
I h g committee,
1t Is known that
he is not conf
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
War Officers to Tender
Lunch to Gen. Dickman

Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman will
be rendered q luncheon today al
the Army and Navy Club by the
officers In Washington who served
under him during the world war
Gen. Dickman commanded In sue
cession the Third Division at the
Marine. the Fourth Corps during
the st. Mihiel operations, the First
Corps during the Meuse-Argonne
offensive, and the Third Army OF
the Army of Occupation. Later he
served as president Of the superior
board which recommended the re
organization of the United States
army based upon the world wal
experiences.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Imposition Of Death Penalty b
Seen % Notice to Dc Valera
That Rebels Must Surrender
MuLcAHY ESCAPES 'soMs
Ballot Of IrrsouIars' Leader
Against Peace Strengthens
the Governments Iron Policy
By DENNIS e'coNNELL.


DUBLIN, Dec. 1e-Dublin, ex-
pecting that further executions
would at least be postponed unti1
after Christmas, 10 stunned st the
sxscution Of seven men today.
NOTICE 10 DE VALERA
II 10 believed the imposition Of the
death penalty on these men . notfoe
by the government 70 De valera ana
his followers that the Free State n
Determined 70 wipe out brigzndAge
with IN iron hand and that no peAce
paflsy win be considered untn the
irreeulars give up their arms.
General Richard Mulcahy, minis
ter of defense. Is said TO have STATED
that he VIII not budgs from this -
titude.
Il 10 declared that the seven men
executed today caused much havoc
before, they ware apprshendsd. The
damage done by their gang In hold
cars, equipment, rails and goods
runs into many millions OF dollars.
FOUR MORE SENTENCED.
General Mulcahy, who narrowly
escaped death from q bomb thrown
At his automobile this afternoon, n
detsrmined 20 wipe out foes OF the
Free State. This determination he's
been strengthened by the knowiedee
that De Valeras vote st O gathering
OF Republican leaders O few weeks
agos defeated Q propoeal for peace
which. IL scoepted. would have made
this Irsland's brightest Christmas.
Matthew horoney. Cornelius Casey
and Dermot O'Connor, OF Tralee.
and Thomas Devane. Of Dlnele, to-
Day were found guilty of unlawful
poeseesion OF arms and have been
sentenced 70 death.
Their sentences were suspended,
with q warning TO the irregular
forces that II there be ambuehes OF
national troops or damage % r.iI-
ways or other pr6psrty after Thur
day, the sentences win be carried
out forthwith.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Fears Aerials
Will Stop Visit
OF Santa Claus
CASPER, Wyo. Dec. 10.

CASPER, Wyo. Dec. 10.
U3TvWAe . week before
Christmas and I'll
through the oar phones.
mot . concert was stirring.
not svsn . bedtime Story"
So Irene Fulda, a New
York. who b whiting her
grandmothsr here. appeajed to
the police today to have I'll
the wireless apparatus taken
down. Irene, six yearS Old,
said:
T want 10 be visited By
Santa Claus just one year
more and en- afraid the asrials
will interfere with his coming
down the chimney"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
TWO OLD FRIENDS
TURN ON BECKER
Former Chum Says Chauffeur
Told Him of Hiring Wife
Murderer.
~ Universal 0sgvSes.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-rhs tss.
timony through which the State
expects to send Abraham Becker
to- the electric chair was given
today to Judge Gibbs and a jury.
1t came from Harry Monstein,
former chum Of the defendant
chauffeur. Monstein told OF being
informed by Becker that the latter
had paid 500 to Reuben Norkin
to have Mrs. Becker killed.
Monstein swore that Becker told
him he had done away with his
wife, that he had seen Norkin XIII
her with an iron bar and bury her
seven feet deep"
SAYS HE WROTE LETTER.
Monstetn. further betraying his
former friends confidence. told the
jury he was the author of Q letter
bearing Jennie Becker's name.
This letter. written after Mrs
Becker disappeared on April a
last. declared she had eloped and
was displayed by Becker to neigh
bors as substantiation Of hia
charge that his wife had deserted
hinp and their four children.
Monstein's testimony came after
another spectacular figure in the
case, Anna Elias. narrated the
story Of her intrigue with Becker,
confessed to have borne him a
daugher and, in a burst Of testi.
mony during which she became hys.
terical, detailed in full her plans
to become his wife after he got a
divorce"
SEES FRIENDS TURN,
During his hour Of desperate crisis
Becker saw these two friends turn
against him. Anna Elias testimony
had been expected. That Of Mon.
stein was q surprise. The Stats
had kept secret the name of the
star witness.
Two witnesses will be called Ia
corroborate Monstein. They are
Court Officer Morris L. Weber and
Detective James McCartin, who stood
near Becker's cell as he narrated to
Monstein the story in which he 40.
cused Reuben Norlin, near whose
welding shop at Southern boulevard
and One Hundred and Fortieth street
Mrs. Becker's body was found In 4
boiler pit
Norkin goes to trial Jaruarv
He insists Becker did the killing Ana
that his role was that Of lookout.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Lad, Aged Ia, Is Spared
14-MiIe Hike tn School

CHILLICOTHE. Ohio. Dec. le.-
The education Of Louis J. Ryan,
fourteen. who had to walk four.
teen miles to school each day. has
been guaranteed by the Parent
Teacher Association OF South Salem.
Ross County.
Ryan, a hill Lad. was compelled
to take the long jaunt each day. in
order to attend his classes: he IL
said to have made up two months
back work In O weeks time.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
'Petting Parties Invite
Bandits, Says Detective

PITTSBURGH. Dec 1s.-Assert.
ing that automobile "petting par
ties" on lonely roads are an open
invitation to bandits a. well a. the
cause Of many girls going wrong,
Chief County Detective Braun has
announced crusade against such
parties.
The move is the direct result of
the five hold-ups OF automobilists
on q lonely stretch Of the DeIafield
road, near Aspinwall, In one night.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Shooting and Bombing
Reported from Dublin.

LONDON. Dec. 1s.-Much shoot.
ing ana bombing IL reported from
Dublin tonight. Dispatches s,so
state that there was an exp,oeior
OF TWO mines and that republicans
anoushed a detachment Of Free
Staters in O'Conneil street
The Nationals are rounding up an
the irreeulars In Cork and have
captured large quantities of Arms.
machine guns and equipment.
An ambulance at Ballineen was Ar
tackled by irregulars, who opene6
fire on u with a machine eun.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Seek to Enjoin Steam
Locomotives in VILLAGE

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec. "a
Steam locomotives break up the
sleep Of residents of st. Louis Park,
a Minneapolis suburb, and soil wash
ings on lines.
The village seeks an Injunction to
prevent their operation within the
village limits by the Minneapolis,
Mortified and Southern Railroad.
which has the privilege of operating
electric trains,
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
KELLER PRAISES
SAFETY COUNCIL
Tells Chamber of Commerce
Congestion of Roads Is
Menace.

II would like to be popular II
I could" This was the alibi sub.
mitted to the Washington Cham.
ber Of Commerce by Col. Charles
q. Keller, engineer commissioner
at the Willard Hotel last night.
Speaking on the subject Of
safety, he said: "I know that I'll
be quoted by the yellow journals
In the morning as being In some
way affiliated with. or spokesman
for. the traction companies"
THANKS w. r. HAM.
Later he said, II wish to thank
Mr.. William F. Ham. chairman of
the Washington Safety Council, on
behalf OF the people Of the Dis.
trict. and on behalf Of the Com.
missioners for his work In the
safety movement" Mr.. Ham is
president Of the w. r. and e.
He noted that many cities have
better traffic regulations than Wash.
ington.
Colonel Keller declared that park.
Ing conditions in the city are a
menace.
II recommend for those VINO desire
. long sleep the report of the
Director Of Insurance of the District
Of Columbia I am now reading 1t,
and find that Washington is carry.
ing more than the average fire loss
Of $3.50 per capita" he said.
He urged the appointment of a
commission to study civic safety
problems.
BARNES RAPS RAILROADS.
Julius H. Barnes. president of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
urged that the railroads be made of
more assistance to the farmer than
they now are. He said motor trucks
should be given O fair chance as a
mode Of transportation, along with
the railroads, and that the latter
take its place by free competition
rather than by Government regula.
ton"
IF a plan could be devised where.
by Germany could be started on a
commercial trend upward, the whole
Of Europe would feel the revivityine
effect" Mr.. Barnes said. He added
while hold no brief for Germany.
realize such a course would be the
best"
Mr.. Barnes discounted the state
ment that Europe is on the verge of
breakdown. pointing out that even
II the several governments 20 into
bankruptcy, that does not lessen the
producing powers, or personal wealth
Of the citizens.
SCORES PREPARATIONS.
He criticized the policy Of issuing
unlimited quantities Of paper money
and said he thought 1t would be
impossible for Germany to pay the
reparations demanded Of her. he
severely criticized European nations
for maintaining large standing
armies.
A resolution was adopted pro-
testing the cut in the estimates for
schools by the Bureau of the Bud.
get.
The report of the COMMITTEES On
Anacostia Flats, headed by Arthur
E. Randle. recommending an an.
preparation Of 100000 for the pro.
posed Anacostia Park, was unani.
mously adopted. A resolution of.
fered by Charles Darr, urging the
resumption Of athletic relations be.
tween the University of Virginia
and Georgetown University, with a
view toward their playing their an.
nual football game in WashinKton.
was adopted.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Pauline Frederick, Star,
Quits DoctOr-Husband

Los ANGELES, Dec. 1s.-Pauline
Frederick. stage and screen star,
has separated from her husband,
DR.. Rutherford. well-known Seattle
physician, whom she married at
Riverside last June. according to
information obtained from her
friends today.
Incompatibility is given as the
cause for the separation, but no
mention of plans for divorce was
made
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20

OF the Se.SaS,1s2 estimated a. re-
quired for the next fiscal year, 81.
100000 is allotted for buildings and
grounds. School authorities and
members Of Congress friendly to
the District regard this as entirely
too small, considering the lack Of
progress during the war and the
bad condition Of some Of the older
structures now in use, some having
long since bean condsmusd
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Seeks Missing Friend;
Finds Him Dead On Floor

NEW YORK, DEC. 1s.-wiuiam
Donohue. Of 2eo Eighth avenue. who
had not seen his fr1end, Charles
A. Hemphill. for several days, went
to the employment agency OF the
latter on the ground door Of that
address and found him dead, his
body lying on the floor.
The police think he died OF Q
hemorrhage. BIS personal belong.
ings, including $4z, Q watch and
chain and a diamond ring. had not
been disturbed. He was 80 years
old and unmarried.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Prussia to Have
Two Danceless
Days Esch Week
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The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
'Dryest' Town in U. s.
Even Short on Water

STURBR1DGE, N. c.. Dec. 19.-
The town Of Sturbrtdge claims to
be the dryest town in the United
States.
In addition to the enforcement Of
the Volstead act, many of the wells
in town are drying up, ana the
people have to seek water from
their neighbors
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Testimony Completed in Trial,
and Final Pleas Of Both
Sides viii Be Delivered
MoHR's ALIBI SUPPORTED
Witness Asserts He Saw De-
fendant in Philadelphia at
Hour Murder Took Place
By ANNE DUNLOP.
Uuiver,aI gsrvies

MT. HOLLY, N. J., Dec. 19.-
before night tomorrow Dottie
Brunen and Harry Mohr, sister
and brother, Of that world Of make
believe that rolled ON the whsels
Of Honest John" Brunen's circus,
viii know what parts the car fate
has cast them for in the mighty
side show Of life.
MOHR'S ALIBI SUPPORTED.
All that 10 known of John Bru.
mems murder has been told from
the witness box. Tomorrow two
lawyers viii make their pleas. q
Judge will instruct and the audience
Of twelve win say whether the
slain showman's widow and broth
er~in-law are to die, 60 to prison
for life. or walk out OF the court
room free.
Harry Mohr's alibi. that he was
In Phfladelphia the night OF March
10, was supported by two witnesses.
Jules Kresse, who lived . few
doors from Matte Mohr, In Phila.
dslphia, testified: ''I saw Harry
on the street about fifteen or twenty
minutes after T." Brunen waa
killed in Riverside at about 7:so
o'clock.
DENIES POwELL'S STORY.
Didn't Harry Mohr say to you
that night to fix the time because
he'd been out with Mary Miller
the snake charmer wftness-"and
llA-SS l,fS xrrffA IA knnurY''
NO, sir; I was standing on the
stoop. I saw Harry looking for
q number. said: Hello. Harry
ana he said he heard his sister was
sick and had come to see her.
To prove Charles Powell. con-
fessed slayer of Brunen. rrespon-
sible and not a competent witness.
Joseph Ernst, with whom he had
rooms in Camden. was recalled. ana
asked: did you not state to the
authorities four days after the muir
der that Charlie was at home BE-
tween 7:3o and 7:45?" Ernst re-
Piled, Yes"
FIRST HUSBAND APPEARS.
During q recess Herbert Ash
ley, Mrs. Brunen's first husband,
appeared in court-the "vaudeyillean
kwho married Dottie Mohr when
sshe was q pony in the chorus
and said he came to help her an
swer the States reported attempt
to prove her marriage to Brunen
was bigamous.
The widow thanked him and
cried:
He is the noblest fellow in the
world. II IL terrible, this wait
ing. And the hardest part Of
II all is Hazel loved her
like my own flesh and blood. and
was more pal with her than
mother and daughter, Even now
nothing else would Seem to mat
ter II that girl came and put her
arms around me and told me she
was sorry.
Hazel declared dramatically that
she never would forgive the worn-
an who trampled on her own moth
er's name, and poisoned her mind
against her father.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20

Board OF Educa.
ton for action ct
the Board ses-
sion today.
The spe cial
committee that
drafted the re.
ply is composed
OF Brig. Gen,
Anton Stephan,
chairman; e. c.
Snyder, Marx
Lansburgh. M. o.
Chance, Charles
w. Semmes. Mrs.
H Q b er Votaw,
Thomas ]. Dono.
van. Henry e.
Stringer and Mrs,
Il v m n N n
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
TO MARK BOONE HOME.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Dec. 1e.-
Daniel Boone's home st Kanevha
City is TO be designated by a mark
er or monument by the Daughters
OF the American Revolution, Mrs
Thomas Field, Of this city, has been
appointed chairman of a COMMITTEES
to look after it.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Views City of Denver
As paris of America

DENVER. Dec. 1s.-"Denver, the
Paris of America" That's what it
should be In the way Of beauty and
artistic design, according to James
Parton Haney. director Of art in the
high schools OF New York City.
Haney, when here recently, de.
ciarsd the natural background for
beauty was to be found In Denver
and that II should work for the ar.
tistio az wen a. the natural splen.
dors of its surroundings.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
POicewOmen
Hired to Make
Broadway Dry
Unfvsraa1 Service
AyUVuy yyADwy -

Avn" 4Vks4At DCC. xUs
ENGAGEMENT Of police.
II woman hy the prohibi.
ton enforcement office was
Announced last night IN its cam.
paign to mako Broadway
bone dry" for the Christmas
holidays.
Several of them took part
In their firse raid when
dstectives Of Inspector Bo.
Inns staff visited ten res
taurAnts.
A score Of arrests were
made. although Inspector Bo.
Ian would not give the names
Of aA the places raided.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
London Police Uncover
LARGE Cocaine Traffic

LONDON, Dec. 1s.-Lrse sup
plies of narcotic drugs, chiefly CO.
caine, which have been flooding Lon.
don, were traced to ports In South
Wales.
Prevalence of drug using among
women and young girls aroused the
authorities to activity and a special
squad of detectives was assigned by
Scotland Yard to make an investiga.
ton.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Fate of Sings"
Now in Balance

The fate Of the Sunday concsrts
at Central High School win be de.
cided this AFTERNOON when the Roard
Of Education meets at Frankiin
School.
Unfolding the Sunday "sines." .
special committee of the Commun,,v
Music Association has submitted =
reply to the objections filed Mir ~.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Operation Joins Two
StOmachs in Woman

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Dec. Js.-An
x-ray photograph taken at the
Grand View Hospital. revealed that
Miss Annie Moore had two stomachs,
almost normal in size.
For several years Miss Moore suf-
fered from stomach trouble and the
X-ray showed the cause Of her
trouble.
DIR. L. D. Engleerth operated and
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Swornnstedt.

SWOrfn6te0t.
Protests against the Sunday con-
certs were received by the Board Of
Education from two individuals and
one organisation and submitted to
the Community Music Association.
Of which William Knowles Cooper
ID chairman, for reply. The sings"
are held at Central High School
every Sunday night during the win.
ter. The singing ID directed by Rob
The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
DR.. Balou Fights
For School Fund

Fighting to get District schools
the limit Of the already pared ap>
preparations that they may func-
ton during the next fiscal year,
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met many trucks loaded with pine
apples going to the Pauwela. The
drivers Of the trucks pitched to US
many delicious ~pineapples. We were
so glad for everyone of us love pine
apples.
we were afraid that we could not
catch the train this morning, because
the truck was going so slow, but we
reached the station just in time for
the train.
I'VE certainly miss the girls and the
councillors. | am homesick for Kai-
lua. l wish l could stay there for a
long time.
Think of the nice time we had
there!
Il hope you all are having n fine
time there as we have had or perhaps
a better time.
Il wish to thank yoH very much for
your kindness of helping me this
morning.
with best wishes and Aloha nui loa
to all,
Sincerely yours,
"FOONG KYAN LEW"
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~"Pokuelani Camp,

SNaAln
Kailua, July 9, 1922.
Dear Miss Seibert:
Il am going to tell you about the
track meet we had or July Sth. There
we're two groups. One was group One
and the other group Two. We had
the so yard dash. Many girls enter
ed and Anna Furtado got the first
prize, Dorothy Cup Choy the second
and Kanayo Fuiimura the third.
Then we had the baseball distance
throw and Kanayo got the first prize,
Violet Tam Wong second and Olga
F~reudeuberg got third. In the stand
ing broad jump Dorothy got first, hi
kuyo Matsumoto second and Anna
Furado third. There was a knot re-
lay won by group one who got ten
points. Next we played a game of
baseball and group n got the game.
The score was SO. We had a sirl
signal and tried to see what group
would get the sentence. We were
given 70 points to guess the sentence
but nobody got it.
After all the sports we had a swim
ming meet. We had to swim so yards.
Four girls entered and Anna Furtado
got the first prize, Irmgard Farden
came second and Olga Freudenberg
third. We dived and Irmgard Farden
got ten points and Anna Furtado nine,
We had a life saving exhibition by
Mrs. Deinert and Miss tombstone.
when we added up the score the
group one got "a points and group two
got 81 points.
Il will close,
.gTro,, ,,o,,r little Scout
"ANNA FURTADO."
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Baldwin Hall, Maunao'

Baldwin Hall, Maunaolu,
"My dear Miss Vincent:
I'VE reached home safely this morn
ing before inspection and had a love
ly trip coming home. One part of our
way in the truck, we bounced like
rubber balls, because the road was so
rough. The girls on the back bench
sank right down on the floor of the
truck because they bounced so much
that the bench broke at the middle
and then the driver had to throw the
broken one away and take a good one
from the front and put it in place of
the broken one
"On our way home in the truck, we
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Troop Doings

Things are very quiet so far as
meetings are concerned at present as
many of the scouts are away from
home either working on the planta-
lions or at the %canneries. Kipahulu,
Haiku, Makawao, Kahului and Wal
luku and Makawao are still holding
meetings however and the attendance
tho small is full of interest.
Last Tuesday night the Executive
made a visit to both Hamakuapoko
and Makawao and found the meetings
were well attended. Tests and Merit
Badges tests are being studied up
and before the school term opens up
there will be no doubt that a number
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Test Passed

Test Passed
Merit Badges-Franklyn E. Langa
Troop 6 Makawao. Swimming. Takeo
Furukawa. Troop No. 8 Waikiki Swim
ming, Scholarship,
Tenderfoot
Troop 8. Joquin Paresa Troop 4,
Albert Starkey
End Class
Cooking Troop 8. Geo Bal, An
drew Wilson.
Firemaking-Troop 8, Geo Bal.
Compass Troop II, Isamu lnoue.
Thrift-Troop 4, Kaui Kahuila X.
Kahalauahi, j. Kaalakea, p. Kahuila,
j. Kaikala, S. Kahuila, J.. KanOho,
Knife and AX-Troop A., S. Kahuila, j
Kanoho, T. Kaikala, E. Kamai All
Chong Wing Hong.
list Class
Swimming-Troop 4, S. Kahalauahi
J. Kanoho, X. Aalona, J. Kaalakea j
Kaikala, X. Kahalauahi X. Kahuala,
Thr;ft-Troop 4, j. Kanoho. j. Kaa.
lakea, j. Kaikala, X. Aalona, *. Ha-
shimoto X. Kahuila, ]. Kaalakea, X,
Kahalauahi.
Judging-Troop 8, r. Hart, T. Flu.
rukawa.
Hike-Troop 8, r. Hart.
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Now for the Big Hike. So far as
we can now determine the start will
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shelter half, poncho, warat blanket,
tinplate up, knife, fork and spoon.
No extra baggage be allowed on this
hike as we go light. AS pack ami
mails will have to be used we must
carry only what is absolutely neces-
sary. Each district will be expected
to raise the necessary sum for the
expenses of the trip which will be
$500 per scout.