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The New York herald., 1922-04-05
REAL WALLINGFORD
AND PAL ARRESTED
Post and Allen, Noted Swind-
lers, Charged With $12,-
600 Dunkirk Job.

George w. Post. one of the most FAM
GUS OF the old time gold brick swindlers
and bunco. steererS and at one time
head of the old Red Adams gang. which
was reputed to have obtained more
than $1.000000 through gold brick and
green goods swindlers, was arrested in
Fifth avenue at Thirty-ninth street last
night by Detective Joseph Daily Of
headquarters. Half an hour later De-
tective DAILY picked UP Frank Allen an
other of the old time confidence men
and partner of Post In many of the
letter's operations. Post is 72 years old
and Allen 81.
Both were arrested on circular sent
out by the Police Department of Dun
kirk. n. Y, where they are wanted in
connection with the swindling of a
farmer out OF $4,000 last year. A re-
ward OF $1,000 was offered for the arr
rest Of Post. Detective DAILY said after
the two men had been locked up,
charged with larceny. that he had known
Post and Allen for years and that both
had admitted their identity to him.
At first Post denied he was the man
wanted, declaring that he was a banker
named White just returned from a trip
in the Mediterranean, but admitted he
was Post when confronted with his pic
ture. his Bertillon measurements and his
finger prints.
Post is said to be one of the men
upon whose activities and personal ap-
pearance George Randolph Chester based
his stories of Get Rich Quick Walling-
ford He is an enormous man. stand
ing six feet three inches in height and
weighing more than $50 pounds. Allen
is almost as large. The latter's pock-
cts. when they were emptied at Police
HEADQUARTERS, gave forth a number OF
deeds to gold and silver mines, and
few nuggets of yellow metal. which may
or may not be gold. Detective DAILY
said that they were the nearest thing
to gold bricks that he had seen In many
years.
Both Post and Allen I'm their day wer.
the real old-time gold brick sellers and
green goods pedders. gone now even
from fiction. They operated all over
the country. and although they have
been In trouble in recent years they are
believed to have amassed considerable
fortunes Certainly each has always
been able to furnish any amount oS
bail the authorities have required. and
at every possible opportunity they for
feited their bail rather than appear In
court TO answer charges.
Many prison sentences have been
served by both men. the police say. Post
went to Clinton prison for ten years in
1892. He was arrested again almost
every year after he was released. his
last appearance in the hands of the
police, until last night. having been In
1919, when he was arrested in Miami:
Fla. for swindling Bernard II, Kerkoft
Of 324 West End avenue out OF $4,000
in bogus stock transaction. Post
operated years ago under the names OF
A. c. Potter and William A. Carter, at
one time coming within few minutes of
selling a "salted" mine to an English
syndicate for s500.o00.
Both Post and Allen will be held Tor
the Dunkr< police.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
EATS IN HIS PAJAMAS;
STIRS PRINCETON ROW
Student Consumes SandUlch
in Lunchroon1 and Escapes.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD
PRINCETON. April 4.--Princeton sopho-
mores were in a furore to-day over the
temerity of a freshman who last night
invaded the Baltimore Lunch In Nassau
street clad only in a bathrobe ana pa
jamas and escaped after eating sand
wich. So high was the indignation that
suggestions appeared in to-days Ddiy
Princetontdn to bar freshmen from that
eating place. as now they are barred
from Renwick's. the resort OF Princeton
upper class men.
In the meanwhile several sophomores
have vowed that the honor Of their class
will not be defiled by any upstart tresh-
man. and they are searching TOT tne oi-
fender with fire in their eyes.
AS the freshmen have decided views
on the subject of sophomore reguiation:
it is believed that the good old days" OF
class rushes and of "horseing may De
called to life again
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
LIBASCI SAYS GARBE
SLAYER AIDED STATE
Repudiates Confession, Con-
tending 1t Was Move to
Save His Life.

Joseph Libasci went on the witness
stand yesterday in the trial of Miss
Gussie Human OF Woodhaven. who Is
accused OF perjury in connection with
Libasci's trial for the murder of Harry
Dewey Garbe. He repudiated the con-
fession made when he pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degre. The boy.
now serving a sentence OF eighteen
years to life in Dannemora Prison. tes-
tilted that he had nothing to do with
the shooting of Garbe, and that lie
pleaded guilty to save his life and please
his mother The murderer, he said, was
man who had appeared at his trial
as a witness for the State.
Have you any other reason for tell
ing the truth now?' he was asked by
Leo II. Healy, attorney for Miss HUI
mann.
Yes" said Libasci. II want Gussie
to be free. She is soon to become Z
mother"
After court had adjourned for the
day the girls father, John Human,
said that both he and his daughter were
anxious that the girl be married to
Libasci before he was taken back 10
Dannemora. He said that he had hoped
TO have the ceremony yesterday, and
that he had left request at the mar
riage license bureau to remain open
last evening. and had purchased a wed.
ding ring. The City Clerk was ready
10 issue the license when the father and
the attorneys for the daughter had a
talk with Justice Harry z. Lewis, who
is presiding at the trial. Afterward
Human said that the marriage would
not be performed for the present.
Since he Is only Is years old. the con-
sent of his mother will have to be OBJ
tanned before Libasci can marry the
Human girl. 1t is understood that sew
eral members OF the Libasci family ap-
pose the marriage.
Justice Lewis and attorneys for Miss
Human tried to get Libasci to name
the murder of Garbe. but the boy re-
fused. He would not say whether the
man was in the court room.
II made the confession" said Libasci.
ito save my life for the sake of my
mother. / was coaxed to do this by my
attorney. Mr. Mcclure. was told that
/ had to do 1t to save my life. / was
willing to take the blame. l will not
tell who did it,
How did you come to make your
statement"
Il made 1t UP partly from what knew
and partly from what I heard testified
to at my trial in order that / might get
the plea and save my life"
So far as Gussie Human was con-
cerned, Libasci testified, she was not
present when the murder was committed
and she was not on Woodhaven Boule-
ward with Harry Ricca on the night OF
the murder.
do you think" he was asked by JUS
tice Lewis that as an innocent man
you should be serving a long sentence?
AZ am innocent, but l am doing my
bit" replied Libasci. THE party who
did the shooting was a States witness
at my trial. It's up to you to get him.
The trial will continue to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
DOG THAT SOLD WAR BONDS
GONE FROM YORKVILLE HOME
Donnybrook, Pet Irish Setter Sought by Children and
Police of Neighborhood and by John w. Donovan,
His Owner, Retired Singer of Irish Ballads.

wearing a jacket that read on one side
"I've got a bond" and on the other
Have you got bond?" would run up
10 such members of the crowd as ne
thought looked good to him with Liberty
bond pledges in his mouth. Donnyprook
proved a good solicitor.
"Donnybrook has been away twice pc
fore and come back" said Mr.. Donovan.
but I'm afraid that this time he's been
picked UP and is being held somewhere.
know he'd find his way home to me II
he were free to do so'
Donnybrook was let out every morning.
muzzled and had a regular route around
the neighborhood. from Lexington ave-
nue. and Seventy-fifth street west 10
Central Park. and north and south Ter
a mile or more. and sometimes as TAR
east as Second avenue. He was espe-
cially fond of children and fraternized
with the pupils OF St. AIMS Academy at
153 East Seventy street. around the
corner from his masters home he was
to have made theatrical appearance
with Mr.. Donovan for the beneftt OF the
Dominican Sisters in charge Of ST DOM
inic's Residence, 205 East Seventy-frst
street, on May 8.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
FRANCIS D. CARLEY
DIES IN BROKERAGE
Retired Financier Is Stricken
in Chair as He Watches
Quotations. ,

Francis D. Carley, aged S3, a retlreo
stock broker of 800 West Ninety-eighth
street. died suddenly at o'clock yes
terday afternoon In a large Armenian ~
the customers room of the brokerage
offices of Kerr & Co. II Broadway.
Although Mr.. Carley retired seven years
ago. he kept in close touch with tne
movements of the financial district. re
was watching the stock quotations Wheh
he was stricken.
The office manager noticed that NJ
c,arley had fallen forward in his chair,
and that his face was paic. re spoNs
to him and there was no reply. "a
rhysician called from NEARBY OFFICE
worked over Mr.. Carley for some tihie'
but it was too late. ".
Mr.. Carley was born In ONO re
vent into the oil business when he was
. young man. He sold out TO the
Standard OIL and came to this city IN
1895. opening a brokerage office at 5o
Broadway.
soon after he came to New York and
after he had lost much money IN MS
projects in Kentucky and Ohio, he or
ganized the Monetary Trust, wnich
caused such a disturbance that the Stock
Exchange fought 1t. and 1t was as
solved in 1897 In 1900, after specula-
tions in railroad stocks. Mr.. CAREY oe-
clared himself a bankrupt.
Mr.. Carley married Miss Grace Chess
OF Kentucky, who died in 1913. lie
leaves a son. Francis G. Carley OF 81.
petersburg. Fla. two daughters. Mrs
oliver Hartman. whose husband is
member Of the firm of Hartman & 60,
and Mrs. w. Hargens. whose nuspano
Is physician of Hot Springs, > y.
Mr.. Carley called his daughter. Mrs.
Hartman. on the telephone YESTERDAY
and declined an invitation to luncheon
because he wanted to stay down low IL
Men about the offices OF Kerr W,
where he spent much or ms tine' saiu ',
he was apparently well and cheerful
during the morning.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05

Donnybrook. pet trick red Irish set
ter belonging to John w. Donovan of
1o45 Lexington avenue. has disappeared
from his owners home and Mr.. Donovan
and the children and the police OF the
neighborhood have been searching every
where for him. Donnybrook for six
years was one of the familiar figures Of
the neighborhood and achieved local
fame during the war by selling thou
sands Of dollars worth of Liberty Bonds
In front of theaters.
MIR. Donovan is a retired theatrical
performer and singer OF Irish ballads who
entertained service men at many camps
In the war. He got DonnybroolS from
Thomas Freel, late superintendent of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, after the dog had selected Dom
ovan as a master by holding out paw
for a handshake at the society's kennels.
Finding him apt at tricks Donovan
trained Donnybrools to wear a silk hat
and eyeglasses and to appear with him
on the stage. When the war came the
two would station themselves in front
Of Broadway theaters as the audiences
were emerging at night. Donnybrook,
The New York herald., 1922-04-05

Peter Gurnik. 26. or AZ East Seventh
street. was washing windows outside the
Offices on the fifth floor OF the building
when his safety belt broke and he fell
from the ledge to the top OF a Ford
standing at the curb below.
Gurnik went part way through the
fell TO the pavement. A crowd gathered
Policeman Walter Graham pushed his
way through the crowd. They all agreed
Gurnik was dead. The policeman took
Gurnik up from the sidewalk and put
him IN a taxicab belonging to Max
Lindauer.
ITO the Morgue with him" said the
policeman. At the Movguo they were
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
BONDSMEN FOR SLAYER
MUST SHARE DAMAGES
Buffalo Court Ruling Is Prec-
edent in State.

BUFFALO, April 4.-For the first time
in the history Of the State two bondsmen
for a defendant charged with murder
were held equally liable for damages
when a jury in Supreme Court to-day
returned verdict for 100000 in favor
of Josepha PAGER and her son. as ad-
ministrators of the estate or Joseph
PAGER, against John w. Schupp. a Tor
mer constable of Cheektowaga.
PAGER was shot and killed Dy ,he
constable when, as alleged by Scnupp:
he attempted to prevent the arrest OF
his son Walter.
Justice Pooley directed that u the
jury found for the PLAINTIFF II shoulo
hold liable the two Cheektowaga men
who were on Schupp's bond as constable
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Man Who Falls Fiue Stories Can't
For Life of Him Get Into Morgue

met by William Ward, the superin-
tendent.
what have you here?" asked Ward
"A dead one" said tho policeman.
"He must have fallen twenty stories
whats the matter with your" said
Ward. This mans not dead. What
made you think he was dead?''
"Why." said the policeman. every
body up there said he was dead. They
said he fell twenty stories"
"Sure he's dead said the taxi driver
Anybody would know that"
To settle the argument they called DR.
Romeo Turgeon. who examined Gurnik
and said he not only was not dead but
that he was not going to die. At Belle
vue Il was found that his thigh was in
jured. but that he was all right in every
other way. lie will be back washing
windows in two weeka
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
MRS. STILLMAN CALLS
40 QUEBEC WITNESSES
Montreal Commissioner Pre-
pares for Hearing Monday.

MONTREAL, April 4.--Evidence sought
by Mrs. Anne Urquhart Stillman in her
legal battle TO establish the paternity OF
Guy Stillman Will be taken here Mon
day. it was announced tonight by Eu-
gene ID. Godin. Canadian Commissioner,
who will hear the case.
Forty or more witnesses will be called
from Three Rivers, La Luque Grand
Anse. Caughnawaga and other parts OF
Quebec province. They have been sum-
moned by Mrs. Stillman to testify to
occurrences at the Stillman summer
camp in refutation of charges by James
A. Stllman that she had been guilty OF
improper relations with Fred Beauvais,
Indian guide.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION
BILL COPIES EXHAUSTED
Unusual Interest Is ShoUn IN
1Diuorce' Measure.

ALBANY, April 4.-Oficials of the
Senate and Assembly document rooms
to-day reported the supply Of copies OF
the Swift bill, designed to provide Tor
dissolution of marriage after con-
tinued absence OF five years by either
party on presumption of death, had been
exhausted.
The Senate document room distrfo-
uted between no and 500 copies and
the Assembly room approximately 1850.
Secretary of State John J. Lyons and
Major Ranuleff Compton reported an
unusual number Of requests for infor-
nation concerning the new law.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
ITALIAN GIRL FINED 500
FOR VOTING ILLEGALLY
Buffalo Woman Cast Ballot
Under Another Name.

specidI Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
BUFFALO. April 4.-Jessie Privateeria'
%, was fined 800 to-day for Illegal vot-
ing. She paid the fine.
Miss Privateeria was convicted OF vot-
ing under another woman's name IN the
Republican primary last September Her
defense was that she believed she was
voting In a straw vote election. and that
she did not vote under the name mem
toned in the indictment, but under an
other.
Judge Noonan in passing sentence SAID
he believed the girl was tool OF poii-
ticians
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
MAINE FOLK SEE FIRST CAR.
Motor Travels 65 Miles over Ice to
Reach Chesuncook.

CHEsuNcocK, Me-. April 4;-The first
automobile ever seen in this hamlet
has arrived from Greenville. Five men
and a guide covered the distance OF
sixty miles, hitherto regarded an impos-
sib,e feat for motor car.
The last seventeen miles were over the
ice OF Shesuncock Lake. The running
time for the sixty miles was two hours
and forty-five minutes.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
POLICE PROMOTIONS TODAY.

1t was reported in police circles last
night that Police Commissioner Enright
IN several promotions to-day would
make one inspector, two captains. five
,eutenants and several sergeants. II
was said these men had been ordered by
Mr.. Enright to report at Police Head
quarters this morning.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
OBSERVES 1ooTm BIRTHDAY.

YORK, ". ". April Miss Charlotte
WALKER OF this village to-day observed
her tooth birthday. She was born on
the site OF the present village of Gaze
nova. her parents having come to Amer
lea from Scotland during Washington's
Adn1i.i-'.. - ~rA eett'ed there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
"UPON WHAT MEATn

William Allen White, in Judge.
 Probably there is something in Senator Norris charge that Chief Justice Taft is "eatin' rich" at the tables of the great and powerful. The friends of the Chief Justice. however, parry the Nebraska senator by pub fishing the days routine of the judge. which looks like the program of an aesthete. And there the mat ter is deadlocked.
 The trouble is. we are allowing our judges too much liberty. Steps should be taken; it was a mistake to let the Shepherd -Towner bill go through Congress without an amend ment providing fer dissemination of proper knowledge among the people about the care and feeding of judges. Why spend millions to educate moth CTS of babies about their wants when our judges are allowed to grow up like Topsy? Judge Taft's daily program shows that he Is not getting enough liberal vitamines. He is absorbing, quite unconsciousfy, the starches of plutocraty and their enervating influence is reflected In his decisions. A program which in- cluded luncheon at the Cosmos club with. say, La Toilette or Gilson Gardner, an evening walk and talk with Lincoln Steffens, or. if he did not care to use his brains, with Jim Reed, and a dinner at the Pen- guin club listening to a debate on birth control, would add the neces- sary red vitanines to his diet and buck him up greatly.
 Similarly, Justice Brandeis might be greatly improved by an hour at the Y. NJ. c. A. in a wrestling bout with Billy Sunday; a monday chop with the directors of the Defense League at the Army and Navy club; a stroll home from the Capitol with Harry Wheeler of the National Chamber of Commerce, and a dinner with Senators Curtis, Moses, Bran degee and McCumber. Perhaps some one should write a book on What an Old Judge Ought To Know" What our judges need is to realize how the other half lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

of our resources, but the truth Is that compared with our pre-war record our military increases are smaller than other countries as the following tables show, thus our military ex- pendltures including the gendarmerie. military force, have steadily de- creased since the armistice: 1913, 1907 100000; 1918, 36.120, ,000,0 ,010; 1920, 7.64S. 0,o00; 1921 6.912. 100000; 1922, 4,9t0. 100000; 1923. 4,S0o, 1000. 900. In other words. compared with 1913 our military expenditures increased 26s per cent whereas the general cost of living increased over 300 per cent.
 Less Than Other Nations
 My next table shows how Frances military expense increase is less than that of other nations for against Frances 266 per cent increase we have the United States increasing $40, Japan 332, Great Britain ETA. Italy 372. Denmark 35s; Norway 229, the Netherlands 213, Switzerland 163, Sweden IA. The figures really show that France, which has enormous re- sponsibilities for maintaining the peace has not increased her military budget adnormally, her increases be- ing less than the United States, Great Britain. Italy, Japan and Denmark. while our civil expenses also have been reduced.
 In 1913 our civil list totalIed 1,904,- 00o,000 francs; 1920, 11.377, ,00o 900; 1921, 9,93S,000,000; 1922, 7.035, 000, GOO.
 Preparations is Devouring
 My final table will show that the worm eating our finances is repara- tions. We have spent for reconstruc- tion, pensions and occupation troops in Silesia and on the Rhine in 1918, 5.952,0o0.000; 1919, 15,481, 900, 900; 1920, 22279. 100000; 1921, 21,423,00O,0 900; 1922 23,0S4,000,0 900 francs.
 Any comment would me worse than superflueus, so add only. that first we cannot greatly increase our taxes which have mounted from four and one-half billion francs in 1913 to over twenty billions in 1922; secondly we cannot borrow forever for the inter- est on loans already absorbs 52 per cent of our receipts.
 That's why we want Germany to pay and you would also if you were in our place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
EPICUREs ABROAD
lon Stiles. in Leslie's Weekly.

Gordon Stiles, in Leslies Weekly.
 When the American first strikes England. he is carried away by the excellence of the beef. mutton and lamb. He finds 1t sweeter and of finer flavor than the inevitable cold storage offering of American restau- rants, which Is natural because meat keeps better in the English climate than here. even without ice. and 1t is a rare occurrence to bo served any. thing in that line which is not fresh and that applies to moderate priced establishments as we'll as to the high
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

est grade ones. As one Yankee put it, Gosh, I can eat all the fat
 After while, however, there comes a hankering for such plebeian mat ters as wheat cakes and baked pork and beans. to say nothing of pie. It is then that the limitations of the British diet are driven home; for England is pieless. beanless and wheat cakeless. To be sure, Christ mas time brings forth what are called mince pies, but they are really openfaced tartlets, some three inches in diameter, the depression being filled with a spoonful of chopped up raisins But it would take a long imagination to connect those things with honest-to goodness pie.
 Speaking of pies recalls an incl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

pie was produced In all it's glory, car ried in ever so gently and deposited on the table while the hostess beamed happily across it at her distinguished guest.
 But, !" said the ambassador, @it didn't look right to me. I knew it was indisposed when I saw it; 1t was so pale. Another thing l couldn't understand was why my hostess. who was going to serve it, was armed with a soup ladle. Then suddenly the truth dawned upon me. The pie was liquidl They couldn't cut it. But the lady proudly ladled the Inside of the pie into sauce dishes and floated a bit of the crust on top. so we man aged all right. l could see that some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

of the county the situation Is yer desperate. according to the farmers in those sections.
 The farmer who Is raising hogs. cattle, chickens, sufficient feed and food crops. including garden veSe- tables, and who is milking from three to ten cows and selling the cream and feeding the skinned milk to his calves, pigs and chickens, is going about with 8 smile on his face, realizing that If his cotton crop fails he will have plenty to live on and much revenue from the sale of his products,
 The latter class of farmers is monthly increasing in Butler county and as fast as the number increases bank deposits are growing.
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dent related by the late Ambassador Page. At one of his weekly confer enees with American newspaper men. .he ambassador opened the conver- sation with, Did any of you boys ever hear of liquid pumpkin pie?" None of those present allowed that he had.
 Well have" said Mir. Page. And he went on to tell how some English friends who had heard him say that he was fond of pumpkin pie had triSl to give him a treat when he dined with them. It appears that they had with great difficulty obtained a pumpkin. then an American cook book Both were delivered to the cook and at the end of the meal the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
Stock Raising Grows
 Popular at Expense
 Of Crop Makers, Report

Greenville. June )-- The farmers in some sections of But Ter county. who depend largely upon cotton and corn crops. are expe
 riencing great uneasiness concerning their welfare financially at this time due to the excessive rains that have fallen almost every day for the past three weeks. The crops are small and the weeds are, rapidly growing, and in many places rust has appeared and boil weevils have begun their havoc. In some sections
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

of them wondered what liked about pumpkin pie. I didnt tell them that the pumpkin pies I had known were yellow and, although kind of mushy. could be cut into nice e-cornored pieces" There was yearning in the ambassador eye as he concluded. Package of dresses picked up by mistake at the Ideal. Kindly return.
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