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Evening journal., 1922-10-17
is 1T DUER?

Duer seems to be a name OF
Scotch origin though it's original
significance does not seem to be
definitely known.
Apparently there were Duers OF
Scotch origin. established in New
Jersey at an early date. Edwin
Louis Queer, of this family, was
born in Crosswicks, New Jersey, in
1885. He was a gradute of Yale and
studied medicine in Philadelphia,
following his fathers career as a
doctor. Edwin Louis Duer was a
surgeon in the Civil War and a
prominent specialist in Philadelphia.
The New York family of Duer was
established by William Duer, a ma
tive of Devonshire. England, in
1747. He vas the third son of
John Duer. 10 planter of Antigua.
who had a villa in Devonshire.
England His mother was Frances
Frye, a daughter of Sir Fred Frye,
who was in command of the West
Indies when John Duer met his
wife.
William. the son. though born in
Devonshire, spent some of his child
hood in Antigua, but was sent to
England to be educated at Eaton.
Then before he was Of age he was
made aide de camp to Lord Give
and accompanied that soldier to
India Apparently William did not
find the climate of India wholesome.
for he returned to England and
later left the army completely.
Finally William came to. the new
world, settling IN New York. There
he became acquainted with persons
of wealth and influence and soon
had arranged for the supply Of
lumber from Antigua. He erected n
large sawmill on his estates on the
Hudson. He was leader in CIVIC
matters and acquired much wealth.
His failure in 1892 caused thu first
panic due to speculation that had
ever been known in New York. It
caused the loss of many a small
Evening journal., 1922-10-17

DES MONIES. Iowa--As the time
for execution of Eugene Weeks draws
near. Winfred E. Robb, ex-pastor and
sheriff, Of Polk county, remains firm
in his decision TO fulfill his first role
as hangman.
Weeks was convicted Of the muir
der OF George A. Fosdick, Des Moines
grocer.
Robb's determination to carry out
his grim duty has aroused debate
throughout the state. Many com
mend the ex-pastor. many criticize
him. Among the latter are many
Of his former parishioners.
1T is my duty. and / feel called
upon to carry out that duty, for
which the electors sent me to office. -
he declared.
The date Of execution has been set
the place, Fort Madison
penitentiary.
It was Robb who instituted a
search for the condemned man and
an accomplice which resulted In
their capture after a long hunt
through many large cities Of the
country.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
FASHIONS.

The Bertha collars and guimps
have come back with a bang com
pletely outfeaturing the Bramley
collars. They are featured in net
that is lace-edged and with insets Of
lace and in silver laced effects. Tho
latter are used on the dark after
noon frocks. Most of these new
berthas extend midway between
shoulders and elbow. They may be
gathered or cut to NJ the neck. Dyed
laces are also utilized for the bertha
as a brown net trimmed in brown
Princess lace on a frock of brown
crepe.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
AI1ow SIS SHE DAMAGE

Levy Court this afternoon award
ed Paul Elliott, owner OF the
schooner II. NJ. Price SIS damages
as the result OF the collision between
his vessel and Market street bridge
draw last June. Elliott contended
that the bridgetender failed TO open
the draw in time.
Engineer Grubb was authorized 10
advertise for bids TO repair Fenni-
more bridge. The contract was
awarded to the Delaware Construc-
tion Company some time ago but
this company failed to post its land.
The court instructed President
Stetser to enter a contract with
Thomas Cusack Company for the use
Of the board fence at South Market
street bridge for advertising pur-
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
SAN FRANCISCO GETS
LEGION CONVENTION

NEW ORLEANS, Oct '17.-Onited
Press)-The American Legion CON
'vention today voted TO hold the 1928
convention in San Francisco Octo-
Der 10 to 10 inclusive.
The convention approved without
discussion the report Of its commit
tee on time and place for the next
meeting.
Samuel Gompers President Of the
A. F. Of L., was to speak before the
convention today in favor Of cooner-
alton between the two organizations
Organized labor and organized
veterans should work together
Gompers hopes to establish an
understanding between tie two
groups. Judge Keneeaw Mou main
Lands high commissioner Of base
bah also was to address the conven-
tion.
committees, meantime, are prepsr-
Ing resolutions which will gn,da
the work Of the legion during the
year
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
WEBB GOES ALONE
FOR LEVY COURT

Democrats OF the Sixth Levy Court
District. comprising st. Georges and
Pencader hundreds. who are dis
pleased with the nomination Of
Thomas w. Truitt as the candidate
for Levy Court Commissioner from
that district. have filed a ticket Of
the Independent Peoples Party
with Clerk of the Peace John l..
Wright.
The ticket OF the Independents
differs from the ticket of the Dem
ocratic party only that It names Ed
ward c. F. Webb, Of Port Penn, as
its candidate for Levy Court com
missioner, in place of Mr.. Truitt. No
State Senator is to be elected from
that district this year. The new
party is confined entirely to the two
hundreds. It's emblem is a dove
with an olive branch in It's mouth:
The only tickets filed so far are
those of the Democratic party and
the Independent Peoples party
Time for filing tickets expires at
midnight tomorrow. Two tickets
are yet to be filed. the Republican
and the Forward parties.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
TRACK WALKER FINED
FOR CARRYING GUN

John Albanes, a track walker OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, was fined
S25 and costs on a charge Of carry
ing concealed a pistol by Judge
Hastings in Municipal Court this
morning. He told the court that
he works at night time and needs
the pistol Dor protection.
George Baker, a special officer Of
the railroad. who arrested Albanes,
told the court that the man came
TO him last night and complained
that a pistol was stolen from him
last July a.. When he commented
to him that this is a fine time to
tell me about something that hap
pened last Fourth of July" Baker
said, Albanes became riled and,
reaching toward his pocket. threat
ened, 'T'H shoot you" Baker said
that Albanes has no authority to
carry a pistol in his work.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
YOUR LAST NAME
Copyright. 1920 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
BY MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

fortune and the embarrassment Of
many of greater means.
William Duer married Catherine.
second daughter OF General William
Alexander. the claimant to the
earldom Of Stirling. He and his wife
lived on a mansion in Basking
Ridge y. j. where every effort was
made TO reproduce the life Of an
Engilsh nobleman's establishment.
Caatherine Alexander was also de-
scended from the De Peysers Iiv-
ingstons and Schuylers. Their eld-
est son, William Alexander Duer
born in 1880. married a daughter Of
Charles Denning. William Alexander
Duer was one-time president of
Columbia University His brother
John was a jurist of much note.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17

TITS all right now. Light Fingers
is discouraged, I guess. and he's go
ing to let US alone this time. Wen
be there soon now"
But Nick hadn't looked up at the
sky. He didn't sea a shooting star
with two riders go streaking across
1t. The riders were Comet-Legs and
Light Fingers.
The two fairies landed in Bluster
Gust Land. They peeped into the
Weatherman's house and found him
away, which was just what they
wanted.
The next thing they did was to
turn tho splgot of his "pourdown"
barrel, and before you could blink
an eye 1t was teeming down rain on
the earth on the very road where
the Twins were.
"ohi OH" cried Nancy. Were
skidding."
And so they were-right into a
ditch beside the roadl
Ito Be Continued)
Copyright. 1922, NEA Service.)
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
M FLAMINGyl
& JEWE::.:L!!::,:Sf F.:
M bJ ROBERT W CHAMBERS
An&sHA e1oaq GEORGE H ponAs coAnAtT

In the intense stiffness Of the
, place. suddenly the dead man made
a sound; and the trap-robber nearly
tainted
But It was only air escaping from
the slowly coilapsing lungs; and
Leverett. ashy pale, shaking, got to
his feet and leaned heavily against
an oak tree. his eyes never stirring
from the sprawling thing on the
ground.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
orTLINE MISSION woRK.

The first fall meeting Of the mis-
sionary society of Second Baptist
Church was held yesterday after
noon. The Rev. George d. Allison
pastor of the church. outlined plans
for the coming year under the head
ing Missionary Objectives for
1929" Mrs. F. c. Anderson. of this
city. who has recently returned from
a visit to South America. gave an
interesting talk on the Religious
Outlook in South America"
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
D0WNIlNGT0WN MAN
SLAIN IN STORE

WEST CHESTER. Pa, Oct IL
Archiele Dl Antonio. %, a store
keeer Of Bradford avenue. Downing
town, was shot and killed in his
place Of business last night by An
drew Tulliccl, 27. formerly employ,
ed in this place. The dead man was
shot twice with a revolver at close
range, and died a short time later.
County Detective Mallin and other
officers are hunting for the murder
er, who fed following the killing.
after escaping from bystanders who
tried to capture him. The shooting
grew out Of a fight the men engaged
in Saturday night.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
PoLICE SEIZE BIG STILL.

CHESTER, Pa, Oct. 17.-Poliee
captured yesterday one of the larg-
est and most costly stills confscat-
ed by the local department. It was
found in operation when detectives
and police naided the establishment
OF G. Good, at No. 7Os West Third
street. The still, all copper, was of
75-gallon capacity and is said to
have cost $1,000. Conditions exist
ing at the time of the raid indicat-
ed that the establishment was being
conducted on a wholesale basis.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
CorrRT AFTER CONTRACTOR

The Levy Court this afternoon
adopted a resolution notifying the
bondsmen of k. NJ. Livingston. con-
tractor. that the work being done by
him on the Hamburg road is not
progressing satisfactory.
The commissioners will hold a
conference on Thursday with the
bondsmen and contractors.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
. A BIBLE THOUGHT
~ FOR TODAY
Bible Thoughts fnemorized. viii prove I
priceless heritage In after year,.

LOVE FCLFILLS THE LAW:
Owe no man anything, but to
love one another; for he that
loveth another hath fulfilled
the law. Love worketh no III
TO his neighbor; therefore love
is the fulfilling of the law
Romsns 1873, 20.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17
penitentiary
"FIsHING PARTY, TONIGHT

A fishing party for the benefit Of
the fall rally at Ezion NJ. E. Church
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Anna Smith, 102 West Twelfth
street, tonight.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17

The Want Ads will locate your
lost car or your lost pet. Advertise
and you will be surprised at the
results il you are not already IA
miliar with them.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17

If you wish to dispose Of your old
automobile and purchase a new one.
use the Want Ads and they will save
you time and money.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17

Metal workers. steamfitters and
plumbers will do well 20 use the
Want Ads in their :radss this month,
as the.' will bo invaluable assistants.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17

poses. The contract calls for a rental
Of $40 a year.
Evening journal., 1922-10-17

How was Jesus crucified2-
Matt. 27:2G-SS.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
HALF
SHARE IN
BIC STOCK
Widow Also Petitions Court to
Order Sale Of Clothing
and Art Objects.

Mrs. Cecile R. Oyster, the
twenty-six-year-old widow of
George M. Oyster, jr., the we'll
known dairyman of this city, to-
day filed a petition in the Dis
trict Supreme Court for one-half
of the big stock of wines and
liquors left by her deceased hus-
band, the other half to go to the
next of kin or beneficiaries of the
estate.
UnsaJeab Widow Says.
Mrs. Oyster claims the wines and
liquors cannot be sold or made liable
for any claims aga yst the deceased
and cannot be otherwise disposed Of
under the law.
Mrs. oyster, represented by At.
torneys Daniel w. O'DOnOghue and
Arthur A. Alexander, also asks that
there be distributed TO her the
wearing apparel of her deceased hus-
band and that the household furni-
ture, paintings and jade pieces be
sold, preferably at public sale; that
the paintings and jade pieces be
shipped to New York to be properly
catalogued, exhibited and advertised
for sale.
y.
the provision Of the. will and first
codicn of her husband there We're
bequeathed a large hall clock to
Emma J. oyster, also a watch and
other jewelry and also his silver
ware and glassware and five pieces
of Chinese jades to Norman w.
Oyster. Of this city; fifteen paint
ings by American artists to the
Corcoran Gallery of Art; a piano,
toilet articles, clock, rug and lamp
to Rosa NJ. Schulteis; set of blue
French china, linen. and dining
room furniture to Emma J. oyster;
two mahogany camisole tables, two
mirrors and lacquered stands to
Norman w. oyster; grand piano
to Helene oyster; bedroom furni-
turc to Herman SChulteis; plated
silverware to Henry Brawner. jr.;
black floor lacquered lamp to Edwin
c. Brandenburg; one lamp each to
Norman w. oyster. Helen Oyster,
Edith Brawner and Henry n.
Brawner, jr.
Declares Bequests Void.
It Is claimed by the widow that
because of the renunciaton by her
OF the will these specific bequests
are void and of no effect, and that
the articles in question therefore
must be sold as requested by her.
She asks that a rule issue requir-
ing Edwin G. Brandenberg, execu-
tor and trustee OF the estate. to
show cause why her requests
should not be granted.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
NEW GERMAN ENVOY TO
SAIL FOR U. S. TUESDAY

BERLIN. April 29.--Dr Otto
weidfeldt, first ambassador Of re.
publican Germany to Washington,
was the guest OF honor yesterday
at farewell luncheon given him
at the hotel Adlon by a group OF
American newspaper correspond
ents.
The ambassador expressed the
opinion that the only way to re-
establish trade in Russia was by
using Germany as springboard
for foreign capital.
DIR. Weidfeldt believes that both
Germany and Russia will benefit
by the Rapallo treaty, but points
out that these advantages are not
Immediately obvious.
DR.. Weidfeldt is sailing May 2
on the steamship America for the
United States.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
LOVELETTERS
READ At TRIAL
Of MISS KNOX
Nurse, Accused of Staying,
Deeply Moved as State Intro
duces Tender Missives.
BY KIRK {. MILLER,
staff Correspondent.

MONTROSS, Va, April 90
While her love missives, ex-
changed with Roger d. Eastlske
over a period of fifteen months,
were given to the world from the
lips Of Commonwealth Attorney
Watt T. Mayo at today's session
of court, Miss Sara Z. Knox, Bal
timore nurse, being tried for the
murder of her former friends
first wife, sat gazing out of a
courtroom window upon a lsnguid
setting of spring landscape.
Nurse Is Deeply Moved.
The low, monotous drone of the
reading was only occasionally In
terrupted by the distant crow OF
some barnyard fowl or the sulky
honk .honk of "A passing flivver.
Honey.hees buZzed In and out Of
the half-opcn windows, and here
and there a Juror nodded until awnk
CONTINUED on Page ,. Column ~
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
OFFICE
WORKERS PAID
WITH 48 CENTS
Mix-up in Paying Due to Com
pIication Attending New Reg
uIations for Employees.

F'ifty.eight cents for two weeks
work was the amount received in
scores of pay envelopes at the Patent
Office today when hundreds OF en-
ployes found their salaries slashed
through an official blunder.
The miN-up was caused by the
reorga nization OF the Patent Office,
provided for in the act of February
lS last, which called upon the work
ers there to take new oaths of office
and to be assigned to new positions.
Salary increases ranging from 5000
to $3.50 annually were provided for
i'm the deficiency act of March 20,
1922, and employees not certified for
the increase were made to relin-
quish il.
Many Of the employees at the Pat
ent Office, whose service dates from
1920. were affected by this measure.
as they had sot been officially AS
signed to new positions under the re-
organization measure, but were paid
the increase, together with the old
$24O bonus in advance Of their GER
tifiCation for both the increase and
the bonus. Only those employees not
promoted since July |, 1920, are now
allowed the s240 bonus.
The complicated bookkeeping af-
fair was taken up with the Comp
troller General of the United States,
and the following order was issued
on April IL by William /. Wyman,
chief clerk of the Patent Office,
acting under the direction of the Sec
retary of the Interior:
"ln view of the complications that
have arisen out of the recent re-
L., 4, l.
found impossible to adjust in season
the pay roll with respect to in
creased compensation Tor bonusD.
The bonus will, therefore, not be in
cluded in the salaries to be paid off
tomorrow, but will he added to a sub
sequent pay roll where the employe
is entitled thereto"
This cut was severe enough. but
the disbursing officer of the Patent
Office today began to cut off the
increase and the S240 bonus from the
pay OF unCertified employees, accord.
ing to the amount paid from the
time of the passage OF the reorganiza.
ton bill.
Paul Smith, Of 1922 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, an examiner s
aid, received 1920 year, and, sup.
porting a blind father. his mother
and a brother who lost his job in
the navy yard reduction of force.
was one of those who found IS
cents in his envelope.
Charles V. Stafford, administra-
tive assistant to Secretary of the
Interior Fall, said today that the
payroll would be entirely straight
ened out within thirty days.
THE S24O bonus will probably be
dropped on July l." he said. "and
all bureaus of the department will
lose II, but the increased salary
will apply to the workers in the
Patent Office. The reorganlza ton
bill provided s15s,0OO for now help
and increased pay, and in the end
all the salaries will he equallzed.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
By ALBERT y. BAENZIGER.
copyright. 1872. by International
News SaTNice.l

Copyright. 1922 by Chicago Evening
American Publishing Company
HOOPESTON. Ill, April 90
"As God is my witness, / know
no more about the death of Ger
trude Hanna than you do said
John C. Wyman. former sweet
heart Of the Hoopeston choir sing
er, whose body was discovered in
the basement of the parsonage of
the Presbyterian Church here
Thursday.
Faces Girls Sister.
wyman was leaving the city hall
after a third session with Jonn II.
Lewman, States attorney; Charles
Knox. sheriff OF VCrmillion courty,
and Jack Bogart, chief OF police Of
Hoopeston. II was o'clock in the
morning when the county officials
let Wyman 80 home.
He was faced early TODAY by the
dead girls aister In a dramatic de
mand that he confess. The twenty
two-yesr-old teacher, clenchinS her
hands above his head, cried for tho
truth.
Please, oh my God, IL you killed
my sister. tell u.s." she sobbed. MY
old mother is on her deathbed at
home. Don't let us think the worst
Let us sleep"
over and over, In answer to every
question, the suspect moaned:
IT didn't kill her-I didn't kill her
The sister, Grace, and father, w.
T. Hanna, We're led at midnight into
the room where Wyman had been
grilled for fifteen hours. At o'clock
their high-pitched voices could he
heard through the transom and the
drone of the farmers tiresome denial.
The mans insistence that he had
never been engaged to the slain girl,
who was to have become mother
within a few months, was broken
down when the sister and father con.
fronted him. He admitted they were
to have been married on January IL.
The sister told how Gertrude had
pleaded with Wymsn for an engage.
ment ring and had threatened to
have him taken into court to
acknowledge the child. Tears rolled
down her cheeks as she upbraided
the fiance for having inveigled his
sweetheart into admissions Of past
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
PRESIDENT
Oh 7
CHILDREN.
Refuses to Hear Appeal for
Release Of Political
Prisoners.
BY international News Service.

Thirty-seven wives and children
of men now confined in Federal
prisons for violations Of the espion-
age act arrived here today to plead
with President Harding for their
release, but while they were speed
ing from the Union Station to the
White House in automobiles it was
officially announced the President
would not see them.
To Camp in Washington.
"Our present plans contemplate
camping in Washington until the
husba nds and fathers of these people
OHare, of st. Louis, in charge OF
the party, declared.
They will be given every con-
sideration and attention by the At
torney General who has had IRE
quent conferences with the Presi-
dent and is fully cognizant of his
position in this matter" George b.
Christian jr. the Presidents secre-
tary said. They will not see the
President"
II was explained that the policy
OF the Administra ton is TO consider
separately the cases OF all so-called
political prisoners and that there
would be no general amnesty.
The children range in age from
tots OF three years to youths Of six
teen or eighteen.
Helen Keller Hicks aged three.
carried a banner on which was in.
scribed: My Daddy Never Saw Me"
Her father, the Rev. William Madi-
son Hicks, is in Leavenworth prison.
Barred From White House.
The policemen regularly stationed
at the White House had been aug
mented by operatives of the Depart
ment of Justice when the seven
automobiles arrived. The cars We're
stopped when they attempted to
turn from Pennsylvania avenue into
the grounds of the Executive Man.
sion. Policemen informed those who
were in charge of the party that they
would not be permitted to drive into
the grounds, and that the children
could not walk in unless they dis.
pensed with the banners they were
carrying.
The leaders OF the crusade held a
brief parley among themselves. and
finally named Mrs. Charles Edward
Russell and Mrs. Mary Gertrude Fen
dali, of Washington, as a committee
to go to the White House to try to
make an appointment with the
President.
Thousands of persons gathered
around the White House grounds TO
watch the children.
The woman were told by Secretary
Christian that they could not see
the President, but an appointment
was made for them with Attorney
General Daugherty, and the entire
party left the White House for the
Department Of Justice.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
MRS. OYSTER FIGHTS FOR WINE
Gay Paree Market On
Mattress Eagles Up
To Scratch
by International News Service.

PARIS, April 29.-"Bedbugs ?"
Bedbugs bought here, 3 francs
per hundred. Only purchased in
quantities Of 100 or more"
This sign in Vaisser's antique
store in the Rue Geoffroy st.
Hilare caused hundreds of passers
to pause in amazement today.
A reporter for LIE Matin, to re-
lieve the burning curiosity of the
populace, interviewed Vaisser,
who said:
81 resell the bedbugs to my
clients who are bedbug powder
demonstrators and who pay me
80 francs per quarter of a litre
of good quality, living bugs. |
would like to establish branch
offices in Moscow and Petrograd.
/ believe it would be profitable
to import from these cities, if
what I have heard is true"
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
PAYROLL BANDITS GET
$5,4OO IN ST. LOUIS

ST, LOUIS. April 29.-Three ban.
dts today held UP Leo Murre. as
sistant bookkeeper OF the McElroy-
Sloan Shoe Company. In front Of
the companys building in the bust
est part OF the city. and got q
s5. 400 payroll
The bandits ran to machine
waiting a block away and escaped.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Z ACCUSED
IN SLAIN
GIRL CASE
Sheriff Will Ask for Indictment
of Unmarried Man as Well
as Wynan.
Nv International News ser,ic.

HOOPESTON, Ill, April 29.-
The arrest Of a man In connec-
tion with the parsonage mur.
der" Of Miss Gertrude Hanna WAS
promised today by Jack Bogart.
chief OF police. The man sought
WAS said by Bogart to be "the
one who helped the murderer take
the body to the parsonage"
States Attorney John II. Lew
man and Sheriff Charles y. Knox
left today for Danville, the county
seat, where they said they would
ask for two ygrand jury 'ndct-
nsents, Csc against John G. Wy
man, former fiance OF the slain
girl. and for another man. The
grand jury will begin sessions
Monday.