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The Washington times., 1922-08-27

JOHN THE BARBER-Even
when he was worth half . mil
lion, John Reisler, whose wife
slew her sister In jealous passion,
could not discard the title he
earned In q tonsorial pariOr. Az
ter the murder, confronted by
two factions Of his divided fam
fly, he said: I'm neutral; let the
law take It's course"
she cried. grinning ghoulishly and
chuckling:
I'm only sorry that did not
kill them both. her and my hus-
band. And I'm doubly sorry that
cannot go to her funeral. for I
wanted to place q lily in one OF
her hands and my husbands pic
ture in the other. so that she
might carry him with her to the
grave. But someone else will
take care Of him. He is doomed
anyway"
1t wasn't the anger In her voice
that set on edge the teeth Of those
who heard her. There really wasn't
much anger in 1t. There was q
demoniac combination of glee and
hatred such as might be raised
around a sacrificial fire during a
barbaric rite, and It was not q
thing to want to remember.
VICTIM BLAMEs BROTHER.
The police rushed the wounded
woman to an ambulance and got
her to st. Johns Hospital, while
a patrol wagon, into which the four
feudlsts had been bundled, changed
after. The surgeons looked once
at Bertha's wounds and shook
their heads. The detectives herd.
ed the prisoners around the table,
and asked the dying girl who had
shot her. She answered:
Morris did H."
Mrs.. Reisler screamed a denial
and was foroibly shut up. Ths
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

A NEW star has been dis
IA covered, and 1t has taken
l. - ten thousand years for the
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

people will not tell me that theyH+
saw Bertha and my husband at
Rockaway or here or there or anyin
where together. ... s2U
Morris did not do the shootingT
did It. Bertha and mother sayon
he did It Just because the wi.oleIu,
family is against that boy. whysht
there were fourteen of us childrenn0s
and my mother always sided withsss
Bertha as she does now" tciQ
THIS DREAM FULFILLED 'wts
They tried to probe deeper into
the amazing woman's philosophy,
Why had she selected this partic.
ular time after all the years to
49,, srit
: sdf
MY dead father came to me In :,
a dream and asked me in disgust 4.
why I permitted this thing to 60.
on. So have satisfied his wish.ms,.
They seem to live and die bytui
dreams. this family. John the Barro,
Der has tried hard to understand
1t all. but he cannot. He said. re-
ferring to the attitude Of his sJna Gu
who accompanied their mother t0pP
~. .h,,t,n1. MOO
II started that boy Morris m ahi
clothing store a year ago. and loohslo
how he has turned on me. He"
killed that little girl, after he haded
squandered my money and wasted 10
his time and now he's broke andfn'
still owe $1,000 on that business'os
twenty-five years ago I was 10
the first barber In Longacre Vo
square. My friends are judges anf1s
actors and such. I'll let them
speak for me. I made money, yes!H
but lost it. too. / lost s35o.oosoe
in oil, for one thing. Now I owenh
$500. And that girl. Bertha-shei~
was a good kid. a good kid" ons
There's no use. John Reislefbhs
will never understand what it's ansd
.h>,,t o, Univ n bannened. sdw
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r1s he1Sler, vile OF the youth nc-
cused Of shooting his aunt, Is
standing by her husband and will
testify In his defense at the quad
ruple trial.
them through Broadway's night
life and home to Brooklyn again.
Then suddenly, between mid
night and dawn. the four streaked
up to the girls home in a taxicab
and broke into the apartment. II
they expected to find John Reisler
there they were disappointed. He
had left an hour or two earlier.
But their invasion reused Bertha
and the aged mother. There was
talk. a little, then four shots were
fired. Three of the bullets buried
themselves in the body Of the girl
and she dropped.
The invaders did not try to es-
cape. but stayed arguing with the
mother, over the body Of the dying
girl, and there the police seized
them all, and oh how proud Of the
Job they all seemed, and how will
ing TO be arrested.
WIFE ASSUMES BLAME.
From the outset, Mrs. Reisler In.
sisted that she had done the kin
Ing. The pistol. n deceptively fu-
tile looking weapon OF .22-caliber,
was plucked from her pocket, a.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
"Draped Hip" Again
Finds Favor I'm Paris
BY Universal Service.
pAnIo Auc .

PARIS. Aug. ss.
WORTH has introduced the
W draped hip. famous as q
mode during the Second EN-.
pire. $751;.
Gowns are wound tightly to
the bust, accentuRting the hips
and waist, and fall In long,
sweeping lines 10 the floor. The
fashion is declared especially
suitable to tall women.
Embroideries by Worth are
mostly in gold and silver bro.
cade and In old lace. Russian
designs are still prominent.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

specifically. All he would say was
that he had gone with his mother
to protect her. When Mrs. Reisler
was quieted sufficiently to discuss
the incidents that led to the kill
ing, she said:
Eight years ago, my poor old
father died. Before his death, I
had given Bertha, my little sister.
the best I had and she repaid me
by stealing my husband.
He left me for good two years
ago. For few months after that,
he paid my rent, my gas bills and
part Of my food bills, and then he
stopped altogether. Then I sued
him for a separation"
Asked why she did not divorce
him. II she knew he was unduly
intimate with the girl. Mrs. Refs
Ter, smiling with a chuckle. an
swered:
"oh, mol That would have made
It too easy for them. They would
have got married them
She said when she had protested
first to her husband about the
Bertha affair, he answered her:
ct like her, and she's a good kid,
and that's enough out of you."
What precipitated the tragedy,
the wife revealed thus:
'T heard a day or two ago that
they were going to take long au.
tomobile trip together and I made
up my mind to get them both when
they got back. All Monday night
1 waited in the heavy rain. Early
next morning they came home. A
detective came and ordered nre
away. I went away and we came
back later.
TRAGEDY DESCRIBED.
with my own hands'I pushed
down the door when Bertha re-
fused to open Il for US. spoke
TO her. yes, and she screamed.
pulled my gun and let her have
one shot
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1922.
Open Season for stcp-Marriagcs?

THE almanacS do not show that 1922 is a
leap year, or i'll anywse dedicated to
special matrimonial uses; but it should go
down in history as one Of the most pecu-
liarly favored of years, matrmonially, if a
proposal now before the General Assembly
wins approval. 1t is true, the measure is
limited in its scope, and would smooth the
course OF love for only a small and select
group of Virginia sweethearts Neverthe-
less it deserves special mention for the gen.
erous soicitude that is felt by at least one
= legislator with respect to the troubled few
In cold legislative formula, the bill is ito
amend and re-enact sections 50S4 and 5OS5
of the Code of Virginia" But that is mere
husk used to comply with the requirements
of legalistic body. The heart of the matter
Is this: sweethearts who stand to each other
In the relation of stepfather and stepdaugh-
ter would be relieved of cruel disabilities
that now loom between them and the realiza-
ton OF their dreams. They would be per-
mitted to advance upon the altar, free of
Qualms or misgivings except such as always
afilict the mind under like circumstances.
But they would have TO act promptly
make II snappy, so to speak. The bill would
give them full protection for season. but it
would be all OF September l. They would
have the period between the passage of the
bill and that date TO get the knot effective
~ tied. Perhaps at some future time. SINH
lar relief would be granted in behalf of a
new crop of enamored stepfathcrs and step
daughters; but that is another story.
The important question now is: What will
the General Assembly do with this benign
effort TO mitigate the feart burdens of all
these Virginia step-lovcrS? The bill does
mot indicate their number but il NAV no
large. No such legislation would have inst
popped into Delegates head out OF thin
air
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06
News of Fifty Years Ago

(From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. g. 1879
TT. Rev. Bishop Gibbons. for the first time
since his appointment to the administra tor
ship OF the Diocese Of Virginia. was present
at high mass at the cathedral on Sunday,
and delivered his first sermon to the con-
gregation then present.
The next annual meeting OF the Interna-
tionaI Typographical Union Of America will be
held in this city next June. and already the
Richmond Union has commenced making
preparations for the hospitable reception and
entertainment of their guests. T.. C. Crump
is chairman OF the committee OF arrange
mcnts
The Mechanics Building Association. re-
Gently chartered has been organized by the
election OF Thomas II. wynnc' as president
y y. Hargrovc as treasurer. and Thomas r.
Hurdle secretary.
The Trcdegar Company. OF this city, yes
terday shipped several cars made to order for
the Midland Railroad OF New York
United States Senator John F. Lewis reached
the city yesterday evening by the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad and will he here in confer
ence with members OF the General Assembly
and others for several days.
Colonel Sloan has detailed Lieutenant John
T. Laughton, Jr.. Company E. for duty as diu-
tant OF the First Virginia Regiment
Elder John a. Dearborn. OF Sycamore dis
cipies) Church has rendered his resignation rs
pastor to the congregation. He has had
charge OF the church for the past two years.
Because OF the snow blockade and the in
tense cold weather. throwing railroad trains
and steamboats, all out OF schedule the mails
are out OF gear and the accumulation of mail
matter In the Richmond post-oHlce is the
greatest ever before known here
The credentials OF Matt X Ransom az Son
ator OF North Carolina. were presented in
the Senate Yesterday and referred to the Com
mittce Elections
The telegraph has connected the Island OF
Java with Australia and by connecting wires
with this country. The uttermost parts of the
earth are indeed bound to us. IL not by hooks
Of steel. at least by good wire.s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06

consent Of the Senate. to make treaties. pro-
rided two-thirds of the Senators present con-
cur Article VI, paragraph 2. says: "This
Constitution and the laws of the United
States. which shall be made in pursuance
thereof. and all treaties made. or which shall
he made under the authority OF the United
States, shall be the supreme law of the
land" etc.
Now. the question arises: Does the vest
ing of Congress with power ito provide and
maintain navy" inhibit the treaty ma king
power from negotiating a contract with any
foreign power, or powers, under which
part of that navy might be destroyed, or its
Limitation in the future prescribed, with
out the consent of both houses Of Congress?
Moreover, under the further grant of pow
er 10 Congress, Ito dispose of and make all
needful rules and regulations respecting
the territory or other property belonging
to the United States" is not the treaty-mak-
ing power also inhibited from contracting
to scrap 1,555177 naval tonnage-nearly
one-half the tonnage of the present navy?
Representative Cochran. by the introd1c
ton of his resolution charging an invasion
of an exclusive power of Congress, con-
stitutionally vested, by the executive branch
OF the government has certainly started
something.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06
HaZing Small Nations

7 lST why Senator Jones, of Washington
J or senator anybody else should become
exercised over the report that group of
wei NATIONS are laying pressure upon
group OF smaller nations for a revision of
thc'r laws on the question of prohibition
!" not easily understood Iceland Norway
fihland and few other states OF that gen
cFai category. have resolved to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors France and Spain and mavbe ono
o' TWO other wine-growing and liquor-mak-
HHe countries, jealous Of their foreign mar
ke,S. are protesting against their interna.
tionai neighbors going dry
Word OF this seems to have reached tho
sensitive ears Of Senator Jones one Of the
pioneer "drys" in the Senate of m. t-,,,o,
states and he feels that outrageous libcr
ties are being taken with the li,tIo na,ion.
which, following the lead of America. have
adopted prohibition. He feels tina, IN. yro,,
government Of America should intervene.
mat conntcr-protest should he sounded
ana the unworthy effort to haze the leo
landers tho Firms and the Norwep;ans
should be cstOppcd
Never has moral yea! been carried ~ enc,
indicFons extent. The small nations now
being put upon the rack have mn, con,
P'a'hca- Ihey have asked for no sumner,
lhey have pleaded for no protection. on
'he contrary they have given the jmprcs-
SION mat they are perfectly able to take caro-
| Oh themselves. They In need of no ma :
| ternalism.
YET the prohibition pillat from Washing.
! Ton rnshes to the rescue nf 4 cau.. m,
needs no rescung. He would hay. me
| senate go on record az feeling "yrea, ron
Germ over such threatened pressure uno,
smaller nations to chang. their jn,crn.,
| poiicies, and he would have IN. soma. Dn
l further and express the sincere hon. ma,
TO promote international comfy and good
VIII amongs the nations such
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06
DEATHS in VIRGINIA
Richard II. Ames.

ONANCOCK, VA, Fob. 5.-Richar I'd
4. Ames. one of the pioneer big mer-
chapts. of Accomac County. died at
his home I'm Onancock Wednesday.
after "a short illness. He WAS one Of
sevcn children and is of an old Acco-
mac family.
He was born near Oufey in 1s4s
and came to Onancock in 1873. where
lie soon established Il reputation for
unusual high business PRINCIPLES and
more than ordinary executive ability
He was senior member OF the firm of
Ames, Shield & Co. and retired from
business in 1907.
He leaves Il widow. who was Miss
Grace Heath, OF Northampton Coun-
ty: two sons. Warner Amcs. n promi-
ncnt lawyer OF the Accomac bar, and
John X. Amcs. lieutenant colonel, u.
S. A..now at Manila. He is survived
by two brothers. Levin Ames and d.
a. Amcs. and one sister. Mrs. Maggie
Finncy. of Onlcy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06
Cochran Scores "A Point

TIE introduction by Representative
Bourke Cochran, of New York of a
resolution declaring that the size and nature
of the military establishments of the rnited
States lis matter to be determined c.
clusivcly by the Congress" raises an in
teresting constitutional point in relation to
the naval disarmament and fertilization
treaties negotiated by the arms Limitation
conference. Any attempts to affect or con-
troll the extent OF armed forces on land
and sea by treaty between this government
and the government OF any foreign power mr.
powers is an invasion and breach of this
House as a branch OF Congress- - tho reco-
luton declares
The raising of this issue prosonts a., oman
Ing for new line of attack for those wbo
are making their plans TO oppose ratifca
ton OF these treaties. Out or tho is.uo
VIII come an unlimited supply o, wordv am
"uhitioh Tor those who will seize tho on
portunity 10 air their knowledge OF tho CON
stitution in the safeguards i, provides
against one coordinate branch Of tho GOV
eminent invading the exclusive powers and
prerogatives OF the other. REPRESENTATIVE
Cochran is one OF the country's ablcs, law
yefs, and he can be depended on Ia SIM.
port the issue he has raised with ALI virnr
ana regal knowledge within his power to
command
Article l. section 8. of the Cons,i,r,,or
contains the grant of powers to Congress
Among The powers therein enumerated is ,bo
Fight 10 declare war. grant letters al
marque and reprsaI and make rules con.
corning captures on land and water. To
raise and support armies, but no appropria.
toh OF money to that use shall be for a
longer term than two years To provide
and maintain navy" Article w. section
o. paragraph 2, further states THE Con.
gross shall have power 10 dispose OF and
make all necdful rules and regulations re-
Bpecting tho territory or other property be-
longing TO the United States; and nothing
. In this Constitution shall be SO construed as
/, TO prejudice any claims OF the United States
or of any particular State"
Article IT,, section 2. says the Presidcn,
sshail have power by and with the advice and
aSS' - : $500
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06
pressure may not be resorted to against

pressure may not be resorted to against
weaker countless
Happily the Senate refused to take this
resolution seriously. 1t refused to be made
ridiculous before the whole world or to be
guilty of the impudence involved In an ex-
preston so uncalled for. Instead. 1t sent
the Jones resolution to the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, where 1t is now buried
perhaps beyond resurrection.
If there is no excuse for France and
Spain to express solicitude for their wine
and liquor markets in Iceland and Norway,
there is likewise no excuse for this country
expressing its solicitude for the fate OF pro-
hibition in the countries mentioned. II
there is no warrant for France and Spain
disappearing purely domestic legislation in
Iceland and Finland, there is no warrant
for the United States approving such do
nestle legislation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06
Disbursing the Educational Fund

THE interesting announcement is made OF
the decision Of John d. Rockefeller to
permit the trustees OF the General Educa
tion Board to dispose at their discretion OF
the principal well as the interest OF the
funds intrusted to them in furtherance OF
this important foundation for the philan-
thropic encouragement of education. The
new policy opens the way to the eventual
termination of this particular philanthropy,
to which American education is already
deeply indebted for its liberal benefactions
during many years.
While its appropriations have very large
ly been to endowed colleges and universities.
its relationship to the entire scheme of
American education makes its position dis
tinct. That the manner in which It has
functoned in the past may not fit so we'll
into the scheme of things in the future
probably was the thought which inspired
the new policy On this point the board
touches in this paragraph OF its report: THE
General Education Board was created to aid
in accomplishing certain ends that can at
this time be perhaps best accomplished
through specific type of agency But il
will not go on forever. regardless of changes
of social, political educational or econo-
mic character In due time its objects will
have been achieved; new problems will have
emerged. The General Education Board will
then have ceased to exist. The statesmen
and benefactors of the next age will invent
the organizations and provide the means
then requisite"
For the fiscal year 1920-21 the board
made total appropriations for education of
S2S.561,90S. Hence. it readily be seen.
that the new policy opens up an enlarged
field of activity for the disbursement OF this
fund at time when the needs which it aims
to meet are particularly pressing Mr. Rookie
feller is particularly interested in medical
education, and il is, therefore, reasonably to
be assumed that this special field will re-
ceive particular attention in the larger dis
bursements to be made by the board in The
future
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS
GlifoyIc and Lange at Lyric.

- hhe NJ
Two Keith billtoppers. new to
Richmond and the Southern country.
are Gilfoyle and Langc. who will
have prominence on the new bill
which comes to tho Lyric today.
Picking partners Is n difficult task
When Anna Held. Jr.. and Emmett
Gilfoyle went their separate profess
sional ways. Mr.. Gilfoylc decided TO
enter musical comedy. and musical
comedy was exceedingly good to him.
Not only did II provide n special en-
EaEemcnt. but 1t provided vaudc-
Vile partner. Here n clever young
woman named Elsie I.angc played OPP
posite him. She was attractive
clever and had that knack of give
and take" which Is so essential In
vaudeville. and 80, when the engage
ment ended. tho new vaudeville team
OF Emmett Gilfoyle and Elsie LanEe
was created. Miss LANCE won her
spurs in such pieces as The Lonely
Romeo" The Little Blue Devil" and
Angel Face 1t was in the latter
that she first came in contact with
MIR. Gllfoyle.
The new team of Emmett Gilfoyle
and Elsie LANCE is presenting a pot
pourri OF unique spccialtics in an
elaborate setting and Teally Eor-
Eeous costumes. The scenic and
sartorial embellishments are quite
the most pretentious seen in long
while. but MIR. Gilfoyle and Miss
langc do not only begin by appeal
ing to the eye. their appeal To the
public amusement appetite Is strong
est. They are really clcvcr' people
understanding all the "isms" OF song,
dance and story.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-06
Hoovcr's Sound Judgment

a LIVE to the big problems that must be
~ solved before the country can hope to
emerge from the general depression under
which ii labors, Secretary Hoover appeared
before the Interstate Commerce Commission
and assembled railway executives and coun-
sci and representatives of freight shippers,
presenting a detailed analysis OF economic
conditions and offering suggestions as to
how 10 best go about improving the situa-
ton AS was TO be expected, Mr.. Hoover
displayed a far-reaching knowledge of the
underlying causes which are retarding bust
ness and industrial recovery and sound
Judgment as to the remedies to be applied
to bring about the desired relief
Outstanding among his recommendations
was proposal for a government guarantee
for equipment trusts to enable American
railroads to provide improved facilities for
traffic. He said such a guarantee would
not only help the great transportation sys-
TENS TO tide over the present strain to which
all Of them have testified, but it would give
the public better rolling stock and other
facilities. Immediately solve the unemploy-
ment situation and expedite ultimate reduc-
tions in railroad rates.
1T would not" he said cost the taxpay-
err cent to give the government guarantees
TO equip trusts upon the primary RESPONSE
bility of the railways, the proceeds to be
devoted entirely to Improvement and equip
ment. This is not proposal TO take money
from the taxpayer. 1t is proposal to save
him from paying treble the amount of his
guarantee in profteering and losses 1t will
render a reduction OF rates earlier. for un-
less something is done the improvements
will have TO be paid over period of years
pf rat
OF construction that such guarantee would
assure, he pointed out would give imme-
date relief to 100000 or 900 unem-
ployed, increase living standards and give
increased market to farm products
The further opinion was expressed by Mr..
Hoover that until rates come down and rail-
road expenditures for new construction and
betterments climb up the economic ma
chine will move slowly. He added. how
ever. that railway operating costs. including
wage scales must come down and railroad
credit must be bettered before rates can be
safely reduced. However. he urged a re-
vision of rate schedules, TO give basic raw
materials much cheaper transportation as
compared with finished and high-grade ma
terials. thus bringing direct relief to the
farmers and the great body of consumers.
All industry would be stimulated BY re-
duction OF rates on coal. metals. wood and
agricultural products before less-than-car-
load and class rates are touched
In his analysis, Mr.. Hoover gets at the
very source OF the trouble that is DELAYING
the return OF the country TO it's normal of
activities and attendant prosperity. His
suggestion OF the course to be pursued to
overcome the existing depression is entitled
10 great weight by reason OF its sound pre-
sentatlon OF the workings of economic law