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The Washington herald., 1922-11-26

to drift about, but up to that time they
had not taken on anything of a definite
character. Dernier had chosen to become
established socially before he INDUCED
himself to the full extent in his piratical
conquests. He wanted to wait until as
many doors as possible were. opened to
him, so that with this easy access he
might the more conveniently approach his
victims. And wherever home was
opened to him he rarely failed to take
advantage of the opportunity it offered
him to attempt to compromise it's mistress.
1t was soon after this that the little
book, with its list of names disgracefully
arrayed, appeared and its owner began to
show it to his friends and brag about its
fast-increasing growth. He was a lavish
entertainer at the club, hotels and at
home. 1t was a favorite stunt tf his to
put signs reading "No Liquor Allowed
Here" in the club lobby. And then, ac-
cording to stories emanating from the
club, proceed to give a party that would
make New Jersey jealous. One time he
announced that it would be his pleasure
to entertain guests at a ladies' night at
the club Che Fad hearty appetite for
ladies' nights), and closed the invitation
with Bring your umbrellas" a veiled
hint that it would be a wet night, which
it was.
His parties were always success, for
he was an entertainer de, luxe. Dashing
and amusing he was here, there and
everywhere, seeing to it that all were glad
they came. The women, of course, were
his pet fancy and, in the course of the
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26

days which he spent in Phoenix before his
murder he had given some husband
ground for taking the Law into his OWL
hands
However that may be. the last seen Of
him alive was on the morning IF the
18th of September. He declined an in
vitation to luncheon at the Arizona Club
with well-knoun publisher because, he
said, he ''had a date to take a married
lady to lunch" Whether he kept this
appointment or not is not known, but If
he did, it is not likely that he was long
in her company, for at two O'Clock that
afternoon his body scantily clad and bear
ing the marks of strangulation, was found
in the irrigation ditch. His automobile
and clothes were located two fniles from
the spot soon afterward. II is possible
according to another theory, that he was
surprised while keeping an appointment
at some wife's home and murdered on the
spot and his body and clothing carried
to the ditch.
The discovery Of the body caused q
tremendous amount Of gossip. The su-
thorities promised an arrest within forty
eight hours and everybody was agog to
l, I'm who had ended the career of the
love pirate. Then. of a sudden, the in
vestigation was dropped. The reason why
the authorities ceased their activities is
said to be known to certain influential
members OF the smart set in which
Dernier had moved For a couple of days
four persons were said to be under
surveillance. three men and a mysterious
woman in black, who was the lone
mourner at the funeral. Two of the men
soon furnished complete alibis. The
woman in black mysteriously disappeared
shortly after the funeral. The only cx-
PLANTATION offered by the authorities re-
garding her disappearance was that ~she
hastily departed on q train bound for the
East, after promising to appear at the
sherif's office and tell what she knew of
the case"
The third person under suspicion is a
prominent business man. He left Phoep.1
shortly after the murdered body was dis
covered, the authorities stated. He wa,
seen nervously pacing the lobby of the
railway station and secured a twelve
hours start on the authorities, who. al
was traced to neighboring city and ?
Telegram was sent by the Phoenix polio
to keep him under observation.
This was done and detectives wc,-.
. always on the heels of the man wante
but no further instructions came fro
Phoenix. But two days after the dI
covery Of the body word came not to
bother watching the man any longer.
And this man ieisureiy made his way
back TO Phoenix and home to resume his
daily routine Of business as though moth
ing had happened. He walks the streets
of Phoenix, head erect and looking the
world squarely in the eye. Every time he
passes every one thinks imueJistely of
Dernier, but the man looks wise, passes
on, and. says nothing.
killed 'the man with 100 married sweet
!. hearts"
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26

The Love
Pirates" Body
Found Floating in
the Irrigation
Ditch; and
Photographer the
Irrigation Water
Supply Along the
Banks of Salt
RIVER, Near
Phoenix, Arizona,
Where Dernier
Preyed Upon His
Victims and Met
His End.
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in vie W of his
boasted success in
bringing them under
his spell, it is no
wonder that they
thought it wise to
be, at least a bit
observing. The bust
ness man in question
was one of these,
and as soon as he be-
came convinced that
the sanctity of his
home W as being
threatened. Dernier's
body W a S found
floating in the irri-
cation canal.
Dernier was some
thing of a man of
mystery. Just where
he came from no
one knows, and he
was evasive about
particulars of his
past. Maybe he had
a similar career in
other parts and hid
left those parts by
request. At any
rate, he appeared in
Phoenix flat broke
and didn't conceal
that f ct. T e
only information he
vouchsafed a b o u t
himself was that he
had been in the
government service.
Aside from that
vague assertion, his
past was as a closed
book. Although he
was penniless when
he reached Phoenix,
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spending. He was
a nightly figure at
the fashionable
Venice boulevard
cafes, and tales of
many wild parties
given by hin, ve o
frequent. Phoenix
W o m e n visiting
Los Angeles were
frequently his
guests. The swath
he cut in Los
Angeles was even
wider than that in
Phoenix.
He had little
trouble in getting
in wherever he
wished. He spoke
in high terms of
the Governor of
Arizona, told of his
close acquaintance
ship with him and
even showed pic
lures of himself
taken with the
chief executive, all
of which impressed d
his new friends in
Los Angeles. Mean
while, his penchant
for the ladies con-
tinued undimin-
ish, and be devoted
himself to cultivat-
ing the acquaint-
anceship of = the
wives Of his vari-
Gus Los .tngeles
friends.
Shortly before
his departure from
Los Angeles, forty
eight hours before
his b o dy was
found, he told
friends that he was
going to Santa
Barbara to see his
mother and would
be gone four days
He WAS hack in
The evening world., 1922-05-03
DECLINES TO SEEK
CLEMENCY TO SAVE
SON FROM PRISON
Max Herzberg Tells Court His
Boy, 81, Is Beyond
All Reform.

When Joseph Herzberg, twenty
one, was about to he sentenced to-day
for the theft of $3.50 from his father,
Max. a laundryman of No. 1905 Lex
ington Avenue. Judge Rosalsky asked
the father whether he asked any
clemency for his son.
mo, I do not I'm tired trying to
reform him." was the reply, and the
young man was sent to the peniten-
tiary for from six months to three
years. He pleaded guilty to the theft.
Max Herzberg, under examination,
told the court something of the his
tory of his son. incidentally, this was
the third time in two years that ne
had charged Joseph with stealing from
him.
"He was sent out to collect bills
Feb. "a, and when he had obtained
$3.50, he ran off with it," the father
said. "The next we heard of him was
in letter to his mother from Phila-
delphia. in which he said he had fallen
in love with chorus girl in a bur
lesque show and intended to marry
her.
After that another letter came
saying that he had gone to Newark
with the girl and had married her.
She was Laurette Holding of Og-
densburg, he said"
Herzberg and his bride came to
New York later and went to the
parental home for forgiveness. In
stead of getting that, Herzberg sr.
had the young man arrested, charged
with theft. The bride disappeared,
it was said.
1t was the fathers belief that his
son was not mentally responsible, but
Judge Rosalsky told him that physi-
clans at Bellevue had examined the
young man and declared him to be of
normal mind. 1t was then that the
court asked the elder man If he
wished clemency exercised in behalf
of the son, and received the positive
mo" in answer.
The evening world., 1922-05-03

PASADENA, Cal, May 3 Copy
right An attempt on the part of
reformers in this section to stop gam
bling and liquor selling at Tia Juana
and other points across the Mexican
border has brought the polite retort
from Mexican officials that if Ameri-
cans would show n better disposition
to respect their own Constitution and
their own laws, the effort TO "clean
up" the border towns would be made
Immensely easier
The barkeepcrs of the Mexican vii
lagos, moreover, assure their custom
ers that the beer, gin and whskey
sold by them all comes from "tie
good old y. S. A." There is .re
further suggestion that all of the
gambling paraphernalia was import
ed from the United States, to say
of chance the unwary traveller may
encounter are backed by Americans.
Various reports as TO what has been
going on over the border eventually
reached the Woman's Bible Class of
the First Methodist Church of Pasa-
dena. Thereupon it was decided to
address formal notes to the Mexican
authorities. without the mediation of
the State Department at Washington.
From the National Palace at Mexico
City came the following reply:
Esteemed ladies': The President
of the republic gave his attention
to your courteous communication
and in reply he instructed me to
say to you that the Executive in
charge is disposed or ready to
eTct and destroy by as many
means as are in his power all
those spectacles which appear iTn-
moral, like gambling. in the from
tier cities of Lower California.
Without other comment, / sub
scribe myself as your affectionate
and attentive sincere servant,
THE PRESIDENT,
BY His Secretary.
II will be noticed that Obregon
squarely puts the problem up to the
Executive in charge" who happens
to be His Excellency, Jose Inocente
Lugo. Governor of Lower California,
and here is what he had to say:
Respectable ladies': I have the
pleasure Of referring to my atten-
ton your letter of 18th instant,
in which it appears you have re-
ceived notice to the effect that
the frontier cities Of this Govern
The evening world., 1922-05-03
MAG|STRATESFAVOR'
CARD SYSTEM FOR
AUTO VIOLATIONS
Chief McAdoo Urges Passage
of Ordinance to Relieve
Police Shortage.

According TO Chief Magistrate
McAdoo. n majority OF the ''agis-
trates who preside at Traffic Courts
in this city are In favor of the card
system for minor offenses among au-
tomobile dryers. There is a provi-
sion in IA proposed new traffic or
dinance for the issuing Of cards to
autoists who are not hailed to court
until the sixth minor offense against
traffic regulations. It is provided that
these cards shall contain the photo
graphs of persons to whom they are
issued.
In a letter to Alderman John j..
O'Rourlxe, Chairman of the Special
Committee on Traffic Regulation.
Magistrate McAdoo writes:
"At conference the other day. in
which the Police Department was
represented by Deputy Commissioner
Harriss and some of his staff and a
majority of the Magistrates who pre-
side in the Traffic Courts in Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn, it was agreed that
the pending ordinance with reference
to the giving of cards and the mark
ing of the same with reference to GER
tain minor offenses was for many rea-
sons to be recommended to your COM
mittee.
"The following minor offenses, we
thought, could be marked off on the
card OF the holder to a certain num-
ber, before a summons was given,
thus preventing detention in court OF
large number of policemen daily and
also giving an accurate record as to
the number of times the defendant had
violated the sections OF the ordinance
referred TO. am convinced that the
card, under these conditions, could not
be abused any more than the sum-
mons" The violations mentioned by
Magistrs.s McAdoo are as follows:
Violation of one-way street, vio-
lation of restricted streets, falling to
stop on signal, smoke. no lights. i'm
proper lights, no name on vehicle,
unnecessary noise. no red flag on ex-
tended material, unattended vehicle,
towing more than one vehicle, over
loaded vehicle, license obscured, i'm
proper use of parking space"
The Traffic Committee will have a
hearing in City Hall this afternoon
at O'Clock.
The evening world., 1922-05-03
Clean Up Your Own Vice First,
Mexico ChideS Pasadena Ladies
Who Want Lid CIamped on Border
Obregon and Gov. Lugo Suggest American
Obey Constitution, and That All Rum
and Gamblers Come From u. S.

ment under my jurisdiction, are
going to make themselves dry"
and will struggle also for the ex-
tirpation of the vices.
Certainly, honorable ladies', il is
my purpose as Governor of this
region, to realize certain improve
ment in the social classes which
are seen besieged by gigantic
surges of vice, in which, unfor-
tunately, there are abundant ele-
ments of that great American Ma
ton. / am resolved to do 1t, but
/ trust in the cooperation which
the good elements of that country
(the United States) can lend to
the good elements of this country
that together we can struggle
against the bad.
| thank you for your good
wishes and for your prayers for
the well being or welfare of Mex
leo. in which is desired also the
true moral Improvement OF the
American Nation.
1--WE believe there is much food 70
thought in the contents of these let
.ers," says Mrs. Addie Shoemaker
4 member of the Bible Glass.
Meantime. the ladies' are wondering
why they named that Governor "lno
,entp" "
The evening world., 1922-05-03

gotiable securities which were stolen
when thugs held up a mail truck in
Lower Broadway last October and
made away with $4,000, 900 worth of
bonds, stocks, jewelry and money.
Furthermore, they said they did not
believe any of the securities had been
destroyed. The only part of the loot
likely to be unrecoverable is the LIB
erty bonds, which were convertible
into cash.
These statements were made as
the result of the questioning to which
they have subjected John Boxer, or
Osker, or Baker, or Flood, who sur
rendered yesterday afternoon to AS
sistant United States Attorney Ca
hill. Ever since the arrest of Jacob
Price, Louis Wolfe and Jack Wolf in
the act of trying to dispose of Some of
the stolen securities, Boxer had been
The evening world., 1922-05-03

S m art polka
do tie d batiste
model. In brown
and other dark
col ors. Other
dresses inlarge and
smallcheckedging-
hams, some hand
embroidered.
The evening world., 1922-05-03
CHILL PROPOSES
ARMAMENT LIMIT
Ambassador Asks That Plan
for Latin America Be In
cluded in Conference
Agenda.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Chili has
definitely proposed limitation of arma-
ment throughout Latin America, it
was learned to-day. Acting on instruc-
tions of his Government, the Chilian
Ambassador. Don Beltran Matthew,
has sent a communication to DR.. IL. 8.
Rowe, Director General of the Pan
American Union, making this pro-
posal.
Matthews communication expresses
the desire of the Chilian Government
that the question of limitation of ar
mament in Latin America be included
in the agenda of the subjects to be
taken up at the fifth Pan-American
Conference, to be held at Santiago
next March.
The evening world., 1922-05-03
.HENDR|CK HUDSON
/. TENANTS WIN FIGHT
FOR FAIR RENTALS
Owners Demanded SO to 9O9o
Increases; Justice Davies
Allows Around 1910.

Tenants in the Hendrick Hudson
apartments. Cathedral Parkway and
Riverside Drive, who fought against
rental increases ranging from so to
30 per cent. have won complete
victory in the decision of Justice Da-
vies in the 9TH District Court. He
fixed new rentals under the recent
ruling of Supreme Court Justice
Greenbaum that rentals shall be based
upon a pro rata share Of the costs Of
maintenance plus an 5 per cent. return
on the property investment. The in
creases allowed average less than 10
per cent. of those demanded.
The Hendrick Hudson is owned by
a corporation composed of fifteen ''co-
operative owners
The following table shows how JUS
tice Daviess decision resulted in typi-
ical cases:
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Ginghams in two
a N d three-tone
checks. Also some
print swisses. One
is a coat model,
buttoning to hem.
The others are
equally as smart
and attractive.
The evening world., 1922-05-03

under observation by the authorities
When he surrendered he said that he
believed he was wanted" and ex-
plained his action by declaring that
he would not give the Post Office In
spectors the satisfaction of taking
him into custody.
In the arrest of Boxer, the Post or
flee authorities believe that they have
in him the ostensible head of the syn
dicate which undertook the disposal,
by sale. Of the proceeds of the robbery.
1t is not believed that Boxer is the ac-
tual head, but that those superior to
him in the dsposing organization
urged him to surrender as a means of
drawing attention from the real lead
ers.
The evening world., 1922-05-03

ATTAINING OLD AGE SLOWLY.
A statistician says that convicts live
longer than men out Of prison. However.
there isn't a man IN prison that
wouldn't rather die sooner and live
else.
The evening world., 1922-05-03
SURE OF RECOVERY
OF MORE BONDS
IN MAIL ROBBERY
All Non-Negotiable Ones Ex-
pected to Be Regained Fol-
lowing Boxers Surrender:

Post Office authorities said to-day
that they now felt sure of being able
to recover practically all of the ne
The evening world., 1922-05-03

MAYOR INsPECTs STATEN ISLAND.
Mayor Hylan and the other members
Of the Board OF Estimate went to Staten
Island to-day to inspect municipality
owned plants ther6. They began with
the South Ferry house and then boarded
the newest Staten Island boat, Presi-
dent Roosevelt for the Richmond shore.
The evening world., 1922-05-03

The court used the city's assessed
valuation as the basis of return. One
per cent. was allowed for depreciation.
Justice Davies, before rendering his
decision, made a personal survey of
the apartment house for the purpose
OF learning the conditions and of de-
termining what each tier OF apart
ments, with respect to light and loca-
ton, should bear to the whole in COW
ering expenses and return on the in
vestment.
Jacob Walk, of No. 271 West 125th
Street, was the attorney for several
of the contesting tenants.
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constructivas existe Ia muy previsora
de la conocida Comisi6n Economica. Pa
ra cubrir los gastos, IA formula con-
tributiva s.. aumento, v para curar sus
malos efectos Sc votaron grandes EN-
prestitos. Sc ilnpone Ell poder absolute
del Ejecutivo arrollando la ,egali-
dad y llsvandola a un e5tado despre-
ciable y las g6ndolas azules zozobran
] dejan5o las quimeras en- ell tango de
la corrupcion y con las amenazas de
I'm trastorno fundamental en- todos los
ordertes de la vida publica portorrique
ia. Las gravosas ~contribuciones han
quedado y los medios para curar su da-
TO Sc desecharon sc sustituyeron por
otros drasticos que hueisn y saben ma.
que sabe Dios a donde Ievaran a.
pobrecito Pancho Ibero que jadea y
tiembla pnnsando en- Ia ingratitud de
aquellos quienes ofreci6 su vida y
su dinero y Quieres quisiera amar con
todas las fuerzas de su alma.
81 Sc lie pidiera los Estados Unidos
treinta o cuarenta miLones de dolares
para resolver las cuestiones conomicas
de esta isla, procurarfan conocer a los
peticionarios y despues, en- case de pen
sar en- dar, mirarian a quienes iban
confiar sus intereses para aquilatar su
ccedito. No iria a parar su con6anza a
otras manos que las de los politicos
honrados, pcrque politicos habrian Gle
ser necesariamente los responsab,as de
la inversion.
Per 10 dicho puede observarSe que Ia
politica ha dado un centellazo entorpe-
ciendo la vida economical y Sc We qu's
sin los polfticos no pueie enderezarse
ese entutsrto (vulgo a'ambrito), del
que dependen muchas cuestiones fun
damentales que afectan grandemente
al pueblo.
La polftica es un manjar rico para
los hombres cultos para los pueblos
civilizados que tienen alto concepto d,s
la ciudadania es veneno para los ann
biciosos v malva3os que confian en- las
maculas de los hombres osados e ig-
naros. Aqui en- Puerto Rico, 10 urg'sn
tie, para veneer las lificultades que Sc
estan padeciendo, es abandonar la ruin
roNtica, de intrigas y de >descredito,
dc rivalidades de odios que Sc han
entregado los partidaristas va conver-
tidos en- partidores inconvenientes. De
otro modo, iadios progreso! desgracia-
da cenicienta!
vIRGILIo.
Yabucoa, agosto de 1922.
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GRAN ToRNEo DE MEcANo-
GRAFOS Ell 1o DE AGOSTO
DEL 1922 EN- Ell TEATRO
OLIMPO

Suplicanaos a. los candidates
que han de tonaar parte en- di-
cho torneo Que pasen por esta
oficina antes del sabado 1o del
corriente las 10 a. NJ. Solo
Sc necesitan cuafro candidates
mas para cerrar la natrlcuIa de
tan inaportante acto.
ESCALERA'S GREGG.
Stop n, Santurce, P. r.
Carretera No. 17o.
Advt.
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ENFERMEDAD QUE DEsTRUYE LA
MATA DE LA BERENJENA

En- varios sitios de esta Jurisdiction
donde Sc, siembran berenjenas, he no
tado la aparici6n de una enfermedad
que dstruye ,en tai forma las matas que
no pocas de estas fallecen sin negar a
producer su primer fruto.
Comienza ell NAL por la yema de
los tallos, privando la germinacion. En-
seguida Sc propaga por toda la mata,
dandole a. sus hojas un color amarillo
con manchas obscuras; y la planta aol
morir, antes de los treinta dias de ha-
ber contraido la enfermedad, presenta
sus hojas secas y cerrsdas, imitando a
las del tabaco despues de varios dias
de recolectado.
En- las rafces de la mata muerta, no
he podido notar naGa extrafio. Tampoco
he visto en- la planta' queresas nj hor-
migas.
Me han dicho que en- las plantacio-
mes afectadas por Ell NAL, vuelan por las
mafianas unos psquefios insectos q. bus
can las gallinas para devorarlos ISe-
ran estos los vehiculos del NAL?
Traslado estas notas a la Estaci6n
Experimental Irsular de Rio Piedras.
Jose G. MORALES.
caho Rojo, agosto de 1922.
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NEGOCIADO DE MATE
RIALES. IMPRENTA
Y TRANSPORTS
sUBA STA

Sc recibirans proposiciones al
sobre cerrado hasta las 8 p. M,
agosto 81, 1922, para el sunlinis-
tro al Gobierno Insular de ounce
vacas Holstein Graded.
Pueden obtenerse proposiciones
en- blanco dirigiendose al Negocia
do de Materiales, ImpreAta y
Transporte. San Juan, p. r.
Advt.
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AvIso A Los AGR1cULToREs

Tengo en- existencia para Ia venta
semilIa de tabaco en- grano muy supe-
rior. seleccionada precio conventen-
to, 81 interesa solicite a la casa conner
cial de Clemente Pereda, Gale Atgurin
No. IL, Bsx 7, Juncos, P. R. ASvt
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ENFERMERAs GRADUADAs

La CIinica Miramar desea utilizar los
servicios de una enfermera autorizada.
Las que deseen ocupar esta plaza pue-
den personarse en- esta ofcina donde SO
ie daran los informes necesarios. Advt.
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Hotel Pennsylvania
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IlG..l.I'l IIlGL..Al.I'TlERlRA,.'

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Juan, Puerto Rico Situado en- una
de las Principales Gales, cerca del
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tenci6 Cruz vazquez, quien agredi6
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