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The New York herald., 1922-04-26
NURSE WHO SUED
MRS. HEWITT HELD
Theft Of Diamond Ring Here
Laid to Miss Kelly After Re-
turn From Paris.

Miss Elizabeth Kelly. the nurse who
created d sensation IN Paris last month
by bringing suit for defamation OF
character against Mrs. Peter Cooper
Hewitt growing out OF the illness and
death of the latter's husband. and now
living at $40 West Forty-iifth street,
WAS held IL $1,000 bail on u charge OF
grand larceny yesterday by Magistrate
Max s. Levine in the West Side Court.
Miss Kelly nursed Mr. Hewitt during
his last illness.
The woman is charged with having
stolen diamond ring valued at $500
from the home of David d. Lamont,
banker. at $50 West Eighty-second
street on December 20, 1918 while eIn-
Eioyc1 there as q nurse. Mr.. Lamont
recovered the property only recently.
Detective James J. Farley arrested
Miss Kelly in AN undertaking establish
mcnt yesterday while she was arranging
for the removal of the body of her
mother from a vault in Calvary Gene
terry 10 Canada. The mother of the nurse,
Mrs. Herbert Kelly, died four weeks ago
in a rooming house at 304 West Forty
sixth street.
AT that time the daughter, who was
in Paris. started for this country. ar
riving on La Touraine on Monday. April
II.
Miss Kelly is charged with having
pawned the ring and turned the ticket
over 10 Mrs. Helen s. Amend of 127
Cast Forty-siXth street as a security
for a cash loan. Mrs. Amend is in no
way involved in the transaction.
Mr.. Lamont said last night that he
had recovered the ring through Mrs.
Amend by paying the amount due her
and the pawnshop. He substantiated the
charges made In the short affidavit that
Miss Kelly was employed in his home
as nurse and disappeared on Christ
would appear tomorrow to push the
charges against Miss Kelly.
This is u frame up" Detective Far
ley said Miss Kelly declared when told
of the allegations. He said she ad-
mitted having been employed by Mr..
Lamont and other well known families
here during the last five years.
Detective Farley told Magistrate Le-
vine that the case was incomplete and
that he wished to locate other "impor-
tant witnesses" Miss Kelly was attired
in deep mourning and was not repre-
sented by counsel. She did not speak
while in court.
Mrs. Hewin came back to this country
on the Aquitania on April IL and re-
turned to France on the same vessel.
While here she refused to make any
comment on the action brought by Miss
Kelly, who alleges Mrs. Hewitt tried to
have her raalroaded out of France be-
cause of her charge that certain facts
regarding Mr.. Hewitt's death had not
been made public. The widow denied
these charges in Paris and went further
by countering with the allegation that
diamond brooch had disappeared while
Miss Kelly was nursing her late hus-
band.
Up TO a late hour last night Miss
Kelly was in Jefferson Market prison,
unable to obtain BAIL
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
BLUE SKY MAIL BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Measure Is Designed to Check
Stock Frauds.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW Yorx ar,rn
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., April %. 1

washington, ID. g.. April 25
The Committee on Interstate and For
eisn Commerce to-day reported to the
House the Denison blue sky" bill which
prevents use of the mails and other
agencies for promoting or procuring the
sale of securi1es contrary to the laws
Of the States.
Several Representatives In discussion
of the bill quoted freely from THE NEw
YORK HERALD'S articles showing condi-
tions in New York. 4 vote on the meas
ure probably VITA be reached tomorrow.
when it Is likely to be passed with little
opposition.
Representative Dcnison (IlL). in eN-
planning the provisions OF the bin said
II was intended 10 protect the poor peo-
pie Of the country who have no knowl-
edge of the vaf1Ie OF stock and bonds and
cannot discriminate between good and
bad ones.
Five hundred million dollars OF the
peoples money is being lost each year
by the sale of fraudulent stocks" he
said. 1T Is the poor peoples savings
that are being invaded The bin does
not interfere with operations of legi.l-
mate companies. II will not affect the
operations of any stock exchange in the
United States"
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
CAT is RESCUED AFTER
LONG FIGHT WITH RATS
Moliie So Busy Killing Them
She Has No Time to Eat.

Alollie, a black and white cat OF ordi-
nary lineage but great courage, was re-
leased yesterday by the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals after
she had ben imprisoned for two weeks
in cellar at 800 Washington street.
Brooklyn.
There was a restaurant at that address
and Mollie belonged to 1t. but When the
restaurant closed the owner forgot the
cat and locked her in the cellar. She
had nothing to eat but rats, but there
were so many rats that she had to fight
them constantly. The floor was covered
with them when the agents of the s. r.
c. A. lifted the grating.
: The cat will be kept for two weeks BY
the society, and If she is not claimed
then she will be destroyed
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
AERIAL BRIDAL PAIR
HONEYMOON BY PLANE
Mr.. and Mrs. Schiafke Make
Flight to Albany.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert p. SchlaflIa who
were married above the clouds in an
airplane by Lieut.. Belvin w. Maynard.
while the ceremony was heard on the
ground via radio. left Mineoia yesterday
afternoon for Albany in the same plane.
Bert Acosta was the pilot.
After greeting the Mayor at Albany
the couple planned to take train and go
on an extended trip through the New
England States.
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
900 HAUL nv BANDITS

BALTIMORE. April 25.-Two hold up
men stopped Max Bcrestein a jewelry
broker. near his home Nv East Balu-
more to-day. knocked him down with a
blow FROM a pistol butt and snatched q
case holding diamonds and jewolry,
which Berestein declared to be worth
j150. 900, from his hands and fleds
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
MR.. SODA FOUNTAINS APPEAL
Licutessueuss,ssxes Uuruisyisstixzff
IL Accused OF Arson.

Los ANGELES. April 25.--A long court
record Is expected to be completed soon
with a decision IN the appeal OF "a Siam
csc referred to by tired court clerks with
writer's cramp as "Mr. Sodafountain,
who is charged with arson. His cor
rect name is Lieuiessueusszsszee HUI
ruizzisstizzii
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
Police Musical Squad,
200 Strong, Announced

HOLICE COMMISSIONER EN-
RIGHT announced yesterday
that he bad amalgamated the
Police Glee Club and the Police
Band into one company. to be
known as the Musical Company of
the Police Department. There viii
be- 100 voices in the club and 100
pieces in the band.
Detective Sergeant Patrick G.
t'itzgibbon has been named as head
of the new company. with the rank
of acting lieutenant. Both the
singing and playing organizations
will be conducted rs heretofore, ex-
cept that they will be under one
head.
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
Assured by stoneham.. Name.

These affidavits say that whcn iii
customers whose accounts had been
turned over to DER & Co. became un-
easy representatives Of the DER concern
assured them that Mr.. Stonchani was
the man behind the scenes and would
back the concern with his millions Z
The customers, completely reassuIed iii
many cases apologized 70 the DER agent
for ever having doubted the financial
stability OF the concern and were tod
to keep the matter about Mr.. Stoneham
secret, as 1T Is not generally known"
Vow, after three months or talk,
promises and investigation, the DieY
creditors are demanding monetary retrl-
button from every one connected with
the firm and want the District Attorney
to start criminal prosecution. The at
torneys for the receiver say their in
terest Is solely in finding assets FOR i
settlement and that the receiver needs
the books Of the firm TO trace the assets.
The creditors and the District Attorney
are anxious to get the books to but the
guilty ones behind the bars Just now
the receiver has won his fight TO keep
the books.
The receiver is expected 10 rerort 10
the United States District Court within
the next month and he probably will
tell what the creditors may expect 10
receive. The creditors say that any at.
tempt to settle along the lines isij
down several weeks ago. which Included
the 100000 contribution from Mr..
Stoneham. will be rejected. They feel
that by giving the books to the county
prosecutor real assets can be un.
earthed.
Little or no criticism OF the work
Of the receiver has been expressed b.
the creditors or their attorneys. They feel
that Mr.. Enrich must have the records
IN his work, but believe that II sufficient
pressure" in the way Of criminal proae-
cution were added to his inquiry the as
sets would appear with much more
rapidity and abundance
Hundreds OF letters arrive daily from
creditors who were Stoneham clients on
his S2.000.000 accounts. or were lcd 10
invest with Dier. Stripped creditors OF
the DER firm In many cases say they
face absolute want and dcstltution be.
cause their savings were swept away I'll
the collapse Of a brokerage run by a Ien-
tist. who admits he knew absolutely
nothing of the manner In which the
business of which he was the head was
being conducted who signed papers IN.
volving thousands OF dollars. without
any cognizance Of what they were. and
who says:
Il am not c. r. a. The books viii
show YOU all I never sold share Of
stock In my life -
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
Munson Sees Big Increase
in Tourist Travel to
South America.
DIFFERENTIALS AT ISSUE
Foreign Ship Agents Do Not
Look for Transatlantic
Battle for Traffic.

The Lamport & Holt Line will meet
the Munson Lines latest reductions OF
passenger rates between New York and
Rio de Janeiro. Montevideo and Buenos
Aires. informed folk of the shipping
world believe. Lamport A. Holt issued
no statement on that question yester-
day. but answered the challenge OF
Chairman Lasker of tho Shipping
Board that "our hat Is in the ring and
VIC are going 10 stick rs long as neces-
sary 10 insure the dominance of Amer
lean flag ships between North and
South America"
The officials of the Lamport & Holt
Line call attention to the doubling OF
the tonnage In the South American
trade by the Shipping Board with
ish company, and say:
''The present situation is a natural
development. Suppose the Shipping
Board did the same thing in the trans
atlantic trade, by putting on dozen or
so of steamers several knots faster
than the Mauretania, and that in con-
sequence all the steamers sailed with
four-fifths of their accommodations va
cant. The loss would be colossal. just
as it is in the South American trade.
Mr.. Lasker refers to the Lamport &
Holt steamers as inferior as against
the exquisite and wonderful steamers
of the Shipping Board. In our opinion
the inferiority is In speed only The
reference to rates from port TO port be-
ing uniform is erroneous. 1t being well
known that slower steamers take lower
fares
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
Munson BIames Britons.

No stat ement was issued yesterday Dy
Chairman Lasker. but Frank G. Munson.
president OF the Munson Line, put the
onus of the rate war on Lamport &
Holt. and said he hoped 1t would be the
means f greatly increasing the trade
between The United States and Brazil,
Uruguay and Argentina. THE new
ratess to Rio" he continued. "are prac-
tically on a parity with the rates 10 Eu-
rope. and the distance Is much longer.
being about 5000 miles to Rio az COM
pared with about 5000 miles TO Liver
pool Or ii Continental port
"Since the transatlantic lines are now,
all OF them. booked full up for the
months Of May and June and the de-
mand rs still heavy for European traffic
Il may happen that the cut ia rates at
this psychological moment to South
America may induce some American
travellers who cannot get accommoda-
tions such as they desire for Europe
to gcI to South America and sec some
most interesting and beautiful scenery.
IN takes an agreement between COM
panses TO allow any company differen-
ncopie when they first talked OF differen-
tiais to us that we could not allow any
difsrential for their ships.
During 1921 the percentage Of travel
by the American vessels under our man
apoament has further increased until over
So per cent. of the total travel is now
going forward by the American ships.
mfr. Lasker's statement, given such
wilde publicity in the morning papers,
very clearly evidences the American
Governments attitude toward this com.
petition. and the further cut in rates
on the ships under our management has
pla cod tho American ships on the basis
Of lower rates than those by the Lamport
& Holt Line"
Representatives of foreign steamship
limos wnh offices In New York did not
care 10 comment on the probability OF a
transatlantic rate war suggested by the
decsaratJon of Chairman Lasker that the
preeont fight might be o test lin all the
oceans 9s 20 whether America Is to con-
TIME expanding It's merchant marine
and maintaining e." At all events. a
general rate war SENS very improbable
IN the near future. according 10 the
consensus Of shipping men.
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
Creditor. Get Promise. Only.

So far all the customers have had
are vague promises, an offer" OF
contribution fund" OF some half
million dollars by the principals in the
failure, and several interesting but nom
productive hearings at which Elmore D
Dicr, head of the insolvent firm, has
been questioned. The next one of these
hearings viii take place in the offices
of Seaman Miller. referee . Rector
street. on May 2. when DER again viii
be asked to tell of various transactions
the buying OF elaborate lewelry and
expensive fur6 and motors for his wife
and other incidents.
Creditors of the house have organized
and have sought some indication of how
much they may expect to receive from
the crash. All of the principals in the
case, Dier. Col. Henry ID. Hughes. his
former partner; Fred Andrews, Shrimp
ton and others. have maintained that
each was innocent OF any part in irregu-
lar dealings.
Although attorneys and the receiver
have made it clear that they have no
claim on Charles A. Stoneham. who sold
bis entire. business to. II. d. DER & Co.
not more than six months before the
crash. he has offered TO contribute s200.-
900 from moral standpoint" as his
attorneys have put t.
Nevertheless affidavits that represen-
tatives Of DER l& Co., as well as several
other defunct brokerages. stated 10 their
customers that Mr.. Stoneham was the
silent partner and was backing their
concern. have been compiled by attor-
neyS for number OF the creditors.
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
British Line states Position.

David Cook, American representative
Of the Larnport & Holt Line, sent this
telegraphic message to Chairman Lasker
yesterday:
Prompted by the fairness OF your
public utterances that have come to our
notice in the past we desire to answer
the statements attributed to you in the
days press. With regard TO what is de-
scribed therein as an unlriendly action
towards the Shipping Boards New
yori-South American service we would
draw your intention to the fact that
your agents. the Munson Line, had
twenty-four hours advance information
Of what we had in mind, namely diff
ferential for our less speedy service.
"You Will recognize that the principle
OF a defferential for slower steamers is
well established In all trades and is
availed OF by Shipping Board steamers
in other trades and we are only asking
10 be put on the same basis. Nothing
10 further from the fact that we desire
(even il it were posslble) to cripple the
American merchant marine, and this Is
evidenced by the manner in which We
have at all times cooperated with your
agents.
Your quoted statement to the effect
that we knew that proper adjustment in
rates was about to be made is incorrect
we had no means of ascertaining what
was in the mind OF the Shipping Board
in this regard 1t has been stated by
you and others that we are Withdrawing
certain of our steamers to engage In
more profitable trade and that II y
were not for American steamers there
would be no mail and passenger service
TO South America. Permit us to say
this Il, putting effect before cause.
"Thn South American berth has peen
so overtonnaged that there Is no neces-
sity for q number of steamers TO make
useless voyages. You will be aware that
80 per cent. Of all the passenger accom-
rodations offered in this trade both by
Government steamers and our own are
going vacant. We never have had and
do not seek any rate war. our desire
being to cooperate on any fair basis
with your board"
The New York herald., 1922-04-26
They Have Received Moth
ing but Promises in Three
Months OF Inquiry.
MANY LOSE ALL SAVINGS
Damaging Testimony Re-
called to Show How Great
Sums Were Squandered.

District Attorney Bsnton admitted
yesterday that complaints by creditors
of Il. D. Dicr & Co., brokerage house.
which failed last January for nearly
$4,000, 600. warranted searching in
qury by his Office. but said his hands
were tied since the DER books are kept
from him by technicalities of the law.
The books are in the hands of Man
fred W. Enrich receiver appointed by
Judge Julian W. Mack and efforts TO
obtain them have been frustrated in
the United States District Court. In
the books is the story of the expendi-
lures OF members of the firm, OF the
lavish Withdrawals" they made. and
other interesting data, according to
tho belief of the District Attorney.
More than three months ago L. D.
Dier & Co. closed its doors. one Of the
largest Of the many brokers to go under
in the period of the bucket shop dis
closures. With approximately 10000
customers in all parts OF the country
the firm had squandered more than
si.ooo,0o0 annually in big salaries. ac-
cording to testimony before the receiver.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
GASOLINE
TAX RECEIPTS
Law Will Be More Rigid,
Enforced

Columbia, Sept. 2I-The gasoline
tax for August amounted TO s7S.-
6sG.52 with several deinquen-
checks vet To come in. accorh.1g
TO figures announced yesterday by
lile South Carolina tax commission.
This figure leads all other months.
it was said.
The commission is getting or.. a
circular letter to all persons and
firms paving the gasoline tx ana IS
warning them for the last tinae that
failure 20 meet the payments With
in time prescribed by the law Will
mean heavy penalties hereafter.
The commission has threatened to
get hard boiled" several tines ard
now makes the statement Without
fear Of contradiction that il has
ceased 10 be parient and WIZ he
come real hard on ali persons
not paying the tax promptly here
after. This has become necessary
because OF so much delay.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
Using More Cotton
Consumption Of Staple in Eus
rope on Increase
Washington,

Washington. Sept. 2S.-Gor.
sumption cfs9smeriean cotton Ia
Great Britain, France, 1German,
italy, czecho- -slogakia was slSfW
80 per cent. larger for tf1eNI2
months ending July 81, 1922, than
during the previous season, accord
ing to figures furnished the de-.
partment Of agriculture by the In
terna,ional Federation of Master
Cotton spinners and ManufaetuE:.
ers Associations. :,.3ss.s :ss3,.s.s
Consumption in Great Britain
increased "a PER cent. over the
preceding u months, the agg1ss
being. 2,G3S.e9o bales, compared
with l,5l5,af77 in 192l-21. Czechp-
Slovakia led in the rate Of inefease
with a gain :oi neariy 47 per cent;
having consumed 246,0e9 bshss
compared with le7,s2a the pre-
ceding season.
Consumption in Germany was
.S2i, og0-bales an Increase of zf Z
0e0 over las. year; France een-.
sumed $4,000 bales, an inersase
of 100000, and Italy consumed
$4,000 bs1es, Increase Of 10000.
Total n.i1l stocks on Julys3 1,
1922. in the FIVE countries named
we're sol 900 bales, compared with
529,41I bales On July 81 1921.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
SANDEL DAMAGE
SUIT DISMISSED
En- Banc Court Hands Down
Decision on Petition For
Rehearing

Columbia, Sept. 2s.-In an en-
.banc opinion, per curiana.z the su-
preme court yesterday dismissed
the petition of Graydan & Graydon,
attorneys, for a rehearing OF the
Thelnna Sandel case, which the en-
banc court recertly reversed and
ordered back for a new trial in the
circuit court. The attorneys sought
a rehearirg on the grounds that
The en- banc court which reversed
the lower court judgment Of s25,-
600 for the plaintiff. Thelnaa San
del, through ). O'NeaI Sandel. adj
nlinistrator, was without jurisdic-
ton
The attorneys took the position
that under the constitution the en-
banc court could not be called to-
gether for such hearing and that
the reversal was null and void;
that the judgment Of $4,000, ten
tat;yely affirmed by a majority OF
the court sitting without the cir
cult judges. should stand.
The position taken by the at
torneys for their client was that
the constitution, Article 5, Section
4. limited the appellate jurisdiction
of the supreme court to cases in
chanc cry: that in law cases it has
no appellate jurisdiction but is
constituted 4 court for the correc-
lion Of errors OF law; that Article
5, Section u. limits the conyoca-
Iion OF the court en- banc to the
hearing Of cases or questions be-
fore the supreme court IN the exer-
else of its original Or appellate
jurisdiction; that consequently in
reviewing judgments. in Law cases
the supreme co4rt does not exer-
else its appellate jurisdiction and
is not authorized to convoke the
court en- banc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
Offers Farm Bonds

Washington, Sept. 24.-An Of
fering of l2 per cent. 20 year
federal farm loan bonds was an
nounced tonight by Secretary Mel
ION The bonds. he stated. will be
dated May |. 1922, due May l.
1912. not redeemahle until May l
1892. the interest rate conform
ing to She previous farm loan IS
sue The sale price. MIR. Mellon
said. viii be lnl IL and accrued
interest, yielding slightly in ex-
cess Of 43a per cent. TO the call
date and 4 1-2 per cent. thereafter
Until called Or natured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
HOLIDAY Eve Cub.

q meeting Of the Holiday Eve
! gla5swas held "wednesday nsgns in
the ONCE OF Henry r Moses Co,
riIn a Iarge number OF the mem
hers, present The following Off
scers were elecfed ae serve during
the ensnign year;
- President - p Rrunson.
Vice President A.. II. Boyk;n:
Secretary. Geo, Fl. Pullman.
nsasurer D ea5n.
sgsc,ltive Com . For
hester. Pitts E.sass Dunno.
dance of The season
held on rf1anksgiying Eve.
fAs meeting "Wednesday night de-
yslonea eonside efabae interest and
athnsasrn: md it is expected thai
old IA neHbers EiiE be affiliated
the club this season: 80 Z;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
WOULD LEAVE
FLORENCE co.


Columbia. Sept. Pa part os
Florence county is asking TO he an
nex,ed 10 williamsburg county. Ii
is IL square miles OF territory in
the vicinity OF Johnsonville and
Hemingway. 4 section that TWO
years ago seeded from Williams
burg and joined Florence. 1t now
wants 10 vote on the question of
going back TO Williamsburg. Gov
ernor Harvey has named comnis-
sion 10 arrange details of the ref
crendum on the question: S. 3.
Poston and r. f. Tune, of JOHN
sonville. rs opponents OF the pro-
posai. a.ad j. S. Altman and d. y.
Hanna as proponents.