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The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
BECKER LOSES SELF
CONTROL At TRIAL
State Weaves Evidence il Ex-
poets Will Convict Him
of Killing Wife.
mnnzunk -

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-Abraham
Becker, accused. of killing his wife
and burying her body in a lot, lost
his self control today, weeping
when her clothing was displayed.
1t was the first time since he
was placed on trial that he lost
his calm.
He forgot his poise again when
two women were called by Assist
ant Prosecutor Cohn to relate cir
cumstances on which the State
bases, in large part, its expectation
of sending Becker TO the electric
chair
Twice Becker's eyes flickered
with hope. however. when his law
Yer moved for mistrial on the
ground of improper questioning OF
a witness by the prosecutor. Judge
Gibb denied the motion.
Mrs. Celia Sitter, neighbor of the
Beckers, related that on April g.,
two days after Mrs. Becker's dis
appearance, the chauffeur informed
her his wife had deserted him, and
their four children.
Shortly after, she testified,
Becker said he believed his wife
was dead. But in a few days he
displayed a telegram purporting to
have come from his wife and
averring that she was 20. k
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
feyerish Letters to Pretty
. Widow Land Greek Editor
In Court.
"cHARM CONSUMES NE"
Judge Turn Him Out In Cold
''to Let Nature Take
Its Course.
BY Universal Service.

NEW YORK. Dec. ls.-Georee
Petr1edes today was led TO a cell
on account Of his burning love Of
a widow.
George, who is an editorial writ
er on a local Greek newspapen
felt himself burning up with love
or Mrs. Effie Chambers.
Il am madIy in love with her"
George told the court The fire
OF her charm consumes me. All, IL
In too much. All. what shall L
DO? All" but the court stopped
the Abs to hear the complaint OF
the pretty widow.
SHOWS zoo NOTES.
Mrs. Chambers handed the courx
200 letters. She classified the let
tiers thus: Some were nice, others
were terrible: still others were
threatening"
After n few hours in the cooler
the Judge let George out to attend
an important evening clothes func-
tlon, while he considers whether
he ought TO send the wooer to jail
or turn him out in the coming
cold wave and let nature take It's
course.
Here is part of a letter that
George slipped under Mrs. Cham
ber's door.
"Effie, Adorable Baby of Mine.
II is all wrong with YOU and
me. l am in a high mental fever
on account OF your harsh ways
In trying to keep me away from
you. When you know that love
Is Irresistible as to break all har-
rfers or die in the attempt. For
loves sake, precious baby OF
mine, won't you relent once more
FOR the last time?
PLEADS FOR KINDNESS.
Be human, do an act Of char.
fty. j mean kindness, and relieve
a loving soul from immense suf-
fering. Be merciful, dear heart.
Don't spurn love. Real true love
nke this. You will be sorry.
very, very sorry some later date
when YOU think of Il and iudg-
II fully. AT your age il would
be the last and ii seemed 50
pitiful that such love should be-
trampled upon by your heavy
boots and strangled TO death.
The die" and age" and '1ast
chance stuff simply ruined
Georges chance. and led him TO his
cell. court experts on love affair.
believe.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
% Saved By Tug
In Gale On Lake

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, Dec.
18.-Twenty-three persons, mem
bers of the crew and passengers
on board the tug Reliance believed
to have lost their lives when the
Reliance was wrecked in a severe
gale in Lake Superior, are safe on
board the tug Gray, according to a
wireless message received from that
vessel this afternoon.
Captain Williams was among
those rescued.
No mention was made of the
four others missing. The wireless
message simply said the twenty.
three were on board and gave no
details of their rescue. The Gray
was sent to the aid of the crew and
passengers of the Reliance, early
today
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
SEEKSK|NG'SSTO[EN
/. CHAIRS IN AMERICA
Woman Bares Theft of Price
less Antiques From Buck
ingham Palace.

GREENWICH. Conn. Dec IS
Mrs. Mary Symonds Antrobus, wife
of Guy Antrobus, of London, and
connected with the royal household
of King George and Queen Mary
as an expert on tapestries, embroid-
cries, laces, carpets and rugs. has
just arrived here. bringing news OF
a robbery in Buckingham Palace.
Mrs. Antrobus, editor OF Needle
craft. London. is here on the royal
errand OF tracing in the United
States where they are believed to
have been brought, three priceless
chairs which mysteriously disap-
peared from buckingham Palace
last summer.
Mrs. Antrobus said il was be-
lieved the rare pieces of furniture
had found their way TO America.
Mrs. Antrobus was requested by
Queen Mary to make a search in
America for the chairs on the Occa-
sion of her 1ecture-visit.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Seaplanes Carry 9,107
Without Any Mishaps
BY Universal Service,

Surprising the best European
records. 9,107 passengers were
flown 739,047 passenger miles over
American waterways without ac-
cident in IL months ended No
vember 1. according to report
made public yesterday by the
Navy Department. Converted Ma
val planes were used.
More than 1000 regularly sched.
uled flights were made. according
to the statement. They were be-
tween Florida and Cuba, New
York and Atlantic City, along the
Atlantic Coast, on the Great Lakes
and along the Mississippi and st.
Lawrence rivers.
The service was operated by the
Aeromarine Airways. In three
years their flying boats have car.
ried 10000 passengers more than
100000 miles without single
accident
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Flags to Be Given Glasses
Of Washington Schools

American flags for the thirty
four classes of the Georgetown
schools that are now without the
country's emblem will be purchased
by the members of the Georgetown
Citizens Association, it was decided
at a meeting of the organization
last night in the Potomac Saw.
ings Bank Building, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and NJ streets northwest.
Members of the association also
will request the removal of a por-
ton Of the fence which surrounds
the House Of Good Shepherd, Thir-
ty-seventh street and New Cut road
northwest. on the ground that the
fence obstructs the view of mo-
torists.
Recommendations will be sent to
the Commissioners providing the
establishment of a one-way street
on Twenty-eighth street, between
NJ and Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Father of Harry Poulin
Dies After Long Worry

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Dec. 1S.-
EleaZer Poulin, father of Harry Pou-
lin, campus haberdasher, charged
by Mrs. John P. Tiernan with being
the father of her child, died here to-
day. His death, it was said. was
FASTENED by worry over his sons
trial.
The elder Poulin was seventy-eight
years old. As youth he fought as
a member of the Zouaves of Pone
Plus TX against The troops of Cart
haldi for the temporal power of the
papacy.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Burglars Shoot Clerk
And Hold Crowd At Bay

STECBENVILLE, Ohio. Dec. 1S.-
Two masked burglars entered the
store of Frank Carfagna early this
morning, shot Felix Carfagna, the
storekeeper' son and escaped with
SAIL.
The burglars held at bay more
than 100 persons who were attract
ed to the scene and made their es-
cape.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
TO SPEAK ON DRUG TRAFFIC

Traffic in narcotics and the ways
of curbing it, will be discussed by
DR.. ID. G. Dickerson, OF the United
States Public Health Service, before
the public health committee Of the
Board of Trade. at its headquarters
in the Star Building tonight. Mat
ters regarding contagious diseases
in the wards at Providence and Gar
field hospitals will be considered.
DIR. d. Percy Hickling, chairman,
will preside.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Plea of Erwin Bergdoll
Gets No Action In Court

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Dec. IS
20 decision was taken to dav bv
Judge Pollock in the Federal Court
on the plea OF Erwin Bergdoll
oratt-nodger and brother OF the NO.
torlous Grover, for release on 4
writ OF habeas corpus.
Inc plea is hased on a proclama-
tion OF former President WIS.,,
that eighteen months was suff,cier,
Imprisonment for draft evaders be-
cause of the armistice.
bergdoll has served nearly .r-o
years of a four-year sentence a.
the penitentiary at Leavenuor,h
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Dotty's Anguish at Charge Of
Murder Stirs Other
Witnesses.
s0BS HALT TESTIMONY
Hazel, Daughter Of Slain Cir
Gus Man, PaIes at
Others Pain.
By ANNE DUNLAP.
Universal Service,

SAaNch 80 DChwlCcs
MT. HOLLY, N. j., Dec. 1s.-
It was Dotty Brunen herself who
today, leaving her flower-satin
elegance in the property car with
her makeup, performed the su-
preme act Of the Mighty Doris
Shows" If such reality may bs
called an act.
At S:46 she walked into the
witness box to defend herself
against the charge Of staying her
husband, Honest John" Brunen.
SHAVED FOR HIM.
And when her young attorney
asked whether she ever plotted
to kill her husband. or talked with
Charlie Powell of such a thing,
the anguish OF her answer pierced
the stiffness like a cry:
"Oh. Mr.. Keown, how could you
ever say such a thing? / shaved
for him, cooked and washed the
dishes through twelve winters for
twenty-five roughnecks for him. All
winter long have shaved, and
Hazel there"
The sobs in her throat would
not let her go on. Hazel. the mur.
dered circus mans daughter, sat
still and white. with fallen eyes.
RECALLS FATAL DAY.
Harry Mohr. who had just sought
to show his own innocence, turned
his face
Charles Powell. who confessed
himself the assassin, looked into
space.
Mrs. Brunen said she was thirty
six and lived at the time of the
crime with her husband, "daugh.
ter" mother and brother In the
Riverside house.
Walter keown, her counsel,
promptly asked her if she remem.
bered the day of March 10.
What? The day of the shoot
ing: Yes. l remember it,"
When did your husband come
home that night?''
1t was or half-past-I Just
mistake the time. He was all COW
cred with dirt. and he said he had
been going it pretty fast that day"
TWO FOLLOWED HIM.
She quoted her husband as add.
ing:
Il thought there were two guys
following me, so | just stepped on
| Hortense Brunen's name for his
carl and gave her the gas"
The lawyer asked:
When did you hear the shot and
what did you do when you heard
the shot?"
| Her voice trembled:
We'll. l just couldn't tell you,
was SO excited
| She was choked off by her sobs.
DENIES HAZEL'S TESTIMONY.
When she could speak again she
said:
l ran downstairs and saw him
sitting there. and blood on him.
] ran into the dining room and
| then l ran over to Mrs. Walkers
kitchen door and hollered three
times, 1 think, and she didn't
answer. so l went in without
knocking. Fred Sheetz was sit
ting there, and / said: "Oh. God,
something awful has happened"
| She said Sheetz said to her: oh,
Mrs. Brunen, your husband has
committed suicide" Mrs. Bruen re-
piled: No, no, he could not"
Mrs. Bruneu denied all the
damaging testimony of Hazel.
Asked if she had warned Hazel
not to go with Brunen to VIII
Jamestown, she said:
Yes, indeed, / did Mr.. Ke-
l 20
| l love Hazel. even now, no mat
| ter what she has said about me.
was a good mother to her.
| I was afraid for her because her
father said they were always
after him. I didn't want any
| thing to happen.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Woman Found Slain
Over Crib of Child

NEWARK. N. j.. Dec 1s.-Mrs.
Maria Vennezia was found MUIR
dered today in her apartment. She
had been shot through the chest.
Her body was dropped over the crib
of her 1S-month-old child, whose
crying led to the discovery of the
crime. Above the crib was a pic
ture of the Holy Family
The police say that Mrs. Ven-
nezia's husband has not been at
home since the body was found.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
McGraw Sued By Woman
For Injuries In Collision

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-John I.
McGraw. manager Of the New York
Glants, was made defendant in a
sSO.OoO damage suit today.
The action was brought against
nlm by Mrs. Mary A Butterteid
ior injuries she received when run
oown by McGraw's automobile in
1917. Frank kauff, McGraw's chauf.
ieur' was said TO have been using
the McGraw car without the per
mission OF its owner on the night of
the accident
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Effort to Stop Smuggling
Through Pacific Coast Ports
Planned at Once.
FORCE IS TOO SMALL
SmuggIers So Clever Only
Complete Search Reveals
Contraband.
By COLE 4. MORGAN.
Universal Service.

The Federal Government is pre-.
pairing for a vigorous attack on the
drug evil, It was revealed yesterday.
This attack will be launched
through the Customs Division OF
the Treasury Department to check
smuggling of opium, morphine and
other narcotics at Pacific Coast
ports from the Orient.
WILL INCREASE FORCE.
The conferees on the Treasury
appropriation bill for the 1924 fiscal
year. now pending before Congress
have agreed to make available i'm.
mediately upon passage, portion
Of the amount allotted to the Gus.
toms Service. The Treasury plans
to use a portion OF this money for
the employment Of additional in
spectors at San Francisco, Los An
geles, Seattle and other coast ports.
Al present, the Treasury claims,
II is not possible with the limited
number of inspectors available to
make complete inspection Of all
boats. A representative Of the
Customs Service from Washington
on a recent trip to the coast had
this matter up with Customs Of
ficials there.
SMUGGLERS' SCHEMES.
Smugglers resort to all manner
of schemes to conceal narcotics
aboard ships where they will es
cape discovery unless a thorough
search of every part of the vessel
Is made.
In one case recently at San
Francisco, inspectors searched
two days after a ship reached por,
without discovering the cache
Then, as q last resort. one of the
inspectors crawled into boiler
that had not been fired on the
voyage, and found $45. 900 Of drugs
concealed there. In another recen,
instance at New York. packages OF
drugs were found tied high up ir
the rigging to one of the masts.
DUMPED OVERHEARD.
Other instances are reported OF
smugglers dumping drug consign
ments overheard at the outer
waters of a port, to be picked VI
by waiting small boats.
The increasing of the custom,
inspection forces will make possible
in the opinion of Treasury officials
more rigid enforcement of tn,
! drastic provisions of the Jones
Miller narcotic act passed by Con
! gress last spring This act pro
vides penalties OF S25 an ounce
against the owners of any vesse
bringing in opium and proportional
penalties for other drugs. Libel o.
the ship is provided for to secur,
the payments of these penalties.
HARD TO STOP.
Officials of the Department o.
| Justice and the Treasury entrusted
with the enforcement of the Harri
| son narcotic law against domestic
| sales of drugs, declare that with
the enormous profits in the trade
| experience has proved that it i:
next to impossible to stop drus
peddling as long as the trade car
continue to be supplied with SNUG
gled wares from abroad. The bes
they can hope for is to hold il il
check until the source of supply
can be wiped out.
Prohibition Commissioner Hayes
| in charge of narcotic enforcement
said yesterday he would be il
Portland, Ore, January 18, tC
deliver an address and from ther,
would go to San Francisco anC
Los Angeles to look into the drul
traffic on the coast.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

third vice preSl-
dent of the Dis
trict D e p a r t.
ment, American
Legion.
Miss Beach,
incidentally, ! s
the only woman
department Off
Ger of the Dis
trict, and is ac-
tive in military
circles. She is
commander of U.
S. S. Jacob Jones
Post. No.. the
largest women's
military organi-
zation in the Dis
trfnt uvith a
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Hall-Mills Case Revived
As New jury Meets

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. IS
Meeting OF the new Somerset Coun-
" Grand Jury at Somerville to-
morrow has revived interest in the
Mills murder, case.
Mrs. Jane Gibson, who asserted
she saw the murder. was on her
pig farm today going about her
usual work. She said she knew
nothing to be added to her former
story.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Sutherland's Brother
To Be Buried In Utah

Los ANGELES, Dec. 1s.-The
body Of Henry Sutherland, brother
of George Sutherland, associate
justice of the United States Su-
preme Court, will be sent tomor-
row to Prevo. Utah, for burial.
Henry Sutherland was a wealthy
livestock grower.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Four Drowned AS Auto
Sinks In Rivers Ice
International News Service

SOREL. Quebec, Dec. 1S.-Four
unknown persons were drowned to-
day when the auto in which they
were crossing the st. Lawrence river
went through the ice.
No trace has been found Of the
car or its occupants. 1t is not
known from where the auto party
came. The tragedy was witnessed
Iby a passing autnist.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Here's a Pup to Make
Even Laddie Boy Jealous

picture and a story about him was
printed here today it was generally
agreed that Lucky" a collie pup
owned by Miss Regina Kelly, Of
Brooklyn, is some dog.
Here are some of his accomplish
ments: Eats English walnuts, gives
three cheers for Ireland. plays the
piano, says his prayers every night
and washes dishes.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

in CO n II e c tiurI
with the reSig
nation Of Miss
Anna L. Rich
ardson. who is
leaving the Fed
eral service TO
accept a position
as dean of the
school of home
economics of the
s ate AgriCul
tu raj College,
Ames. Iowa.
Miss Baylor is
widely known
in the field of
home economies
education. Since
1918 she has
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

membership Of 375. She was the
post delegate to the Legion's ma
tional convention at New Orleans.
At the outbreak of the World
War, she enlisted as yeoman.
ette, and was stationed at Wash
ington. She is employed in the
Administrative Examination Depart
ment of the Navy. She is a grad.
uate Of Central High School
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Contributions Requested
For Needy In Montenegro

NEW YORK, Dec. Is.-The Mon
teneGrin Central Relief Association.
sponsored by Archbishop John Bon
zano, former apostolic delegate to
the United States; Bishop Edgar
Blake, of Paris; Senator-elect DIR.
Royal S. Copeland and others, to-
day asked for contributions for the
relief of 100000 women and chill
dren who are in need of food in
Montenegro.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

NH RS. MADELINE MASTERS GRON, rho
1H sDas granted diUorce from NeiIs Gron,
Danish diplomat, in a decree handed d0Un
yesterday by Judge Lauren Sanborn, at Port
land, Me. Fhe decree also giues Mrs. Gron Gus
tody of her eight-year-oId son. She charged
her husband IDith extreme mental cruelty.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Congress of Russian
SOviets COnvenes Today

all-Russian congress Of the Soviets
convenes in Moscow tomorrow
The chief subject for action is
the proposal by the Ukraine and
Georgia for the organization Of
Russian socialist federal republic.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Bonar Law Insists He
Will Not See Unemployed

LONDON, Dec. 1s.-Premier
Bonar Law tonight reiterated his de-
cision not to receive the deputation
from the unemployed demonstrators
VINO for the past week have been
parading In Downing Street.
Mr.. Bonar Law said he was in
warm sympathy with the unen-
ployed, but it was impossible for
him TO reverse his decision.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
NOTED EDUCATOR DIES.

BERK ELEY. cal. Dec. IS
William Thomas Reid. president of
the University of California from
1881 70 1884 and one of the foremost
educators in tn" country, died at his
home here today. He was seventy
nine years old.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Chosen Chief
OF Economics

Beginning January I, Miss Ade-
laide :. Baylor of indianapolis. Ind,
will be chief of the division of home
economies Of the Federal board for
vocational eduCation-One of the
highest Federal positions ever held
by a woman.
Her annOintment was announced
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

III ALLACE REID, film star, and hts uife,
" DOROTHY DAVENPORT, sDh0 is
nursing hin, back to health Photograph uas
taken on California beach before the popular
screen idol suffered breakdown, said to haze
been brought on by the use of narcotic drugs.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

1918, she has W. rs % AZ 7 On
been a Federal agent for home eco
nomics with the Federal board for
vocational education. Previously she
had served aS State supervisor for
home economics in Indiana, and as
assistant superintendent of public
instruction for the same State.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
BRITISH EXPLORER DEAD

LONDON. Dec. ls-A dispatch
from Darwin today announced the
death of David Lindsay, famous
British explorer.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Woman Active
In D. C. Legion

Miss Lois NJ. Beach. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Beach, 719
Otis place northwest, is the new
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

Weeks before the Fatty" Ar
buckle party. Reid and u com
panion stood at a window in the
St Francisco Hotel and threw
eggs at the pedestrians below.
A girl was hit. Reid was asked
20 leave the hotel. There was
some talk of getting out war
rant, but the genial Wally was
out of harms way.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-03
MAY TEST
TAX LAW
Baker Not Sure Income Meas
ure Retroactive

Florence. April 2:.-Senator ID.
Gordon Baker today cNpreSSe'. Sc
rious doubt as 10 whether the state
OF south Carolina could enforce
collection OF any taxes on incomes
for last year. and stated frankly
he believed the courts would de-
cid,, against the state in any case
il might bring ;lSainst d"iinquentS.
The senator pointed 10 the SUI
prcmc court decision on the III
helitance tax law. The recon-
mcndation OF the committee rs
published in the house journal. lie
said. is altogether different from
the bill as Published. 1t VAS stat
ed here today that the law would
probably be contested hy citizen
OF Florence
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-03
CROKER
DIES IN IRELAND
Man Who, Once Ruled Tam
many Hall Had Lived Near
Dublin For Years

Z Dublin. April % tBy the Asso-
ciated Press ).-Richard Croker,
formerly leader Of Tammany hall,
New York, died at $3.50 O'Clock this
afternoon at Glencairn castle,
Sandyford, a few miles from Dub
lin. His wife was at the bedside.
The former political leader spent
the better part Of the last ten or
IL years in Ireland, where he own
ed extensive estates, making oc-
casional visits TO the United States.
The last of these visits was in the
spring Of 1921 when he Went to
New York IN connection with the
legal proceedings instigated by his
sons to proyeS him incapable Of
managing his own affairs.
Shortly after he returned TO his
home at Glencairn castle he be-
came seriously i'll and his condi-
ton Was described as SO bad that
it would be Impossible for him ever
to leave his bed. But he soon
showed signs of Improvement and
early this year he was reported to
have regained his health and
spirits.
Croker took a keen interest in
the negotiations between ireland
and England looking to q settle
ment Of the age-long controversy
over freedom for Ireland. When
the treaty providing for the free
state was signed he gave it as his
opinion that by the pact Ireland
gained practically all she fought
for in the last 700 years He be-
,ieved SO per cert of the people in
America was in favor Of the treaty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-03
THREE DIE
IN WRECK
locomotive Orerturns in Mem
phis Yards

Memphis April 80. Thre" train
Een were killed in The railroad
yal,:s here r;,ri% today when 4
Nashville. Chattanooga, and st.
-. Louis freight train ran inio a
switch and WAS dcrailcd. The
c..gin" turned over. killing two
almou Instantly Will" u third
l1,cr died OF his injuries 1t a hos
i.i,:rl. The dad ali OF Memphis.
ar: + +. l:;tl!ard. engineer. K. G.
Albright train foreman. J. l..
simpson, fireman.
j. y Richardson. another mem
b"l' "f the train crew. WAS seriously
injured Six negroes We're injured
wncn tho automobile, in which they
We're riding crashed into the wreck
age of the freight train which
blocked a street.