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Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
ACQU|T WOMAN.
CONVICT MAN IN
BRUNEN MURDE R
Widow Is Set Free But Her
Brother, Harry C. Mohr,
Is Found Guilty of Murder
in the First Degree

Mount Holly, n. j., Dec. 70
Mrs. Doris Brunen was tonight ac-
quilted and her brother, Harry g.
Mohr, was found guilty of murder
in the first degree in connection
with the Staying of the formers
husband, John r. Brunen, circus
owner. The Jury recommended
that Mohr be sentenced to life i'm
prisonment at hard labor.
The Jury had been out about
three hours. on request Of Wal
ter $. Keown, counsel for the
defense, sentence was deferred un-
til after the Christmas holidays.
Justice Samuel kalisch setting
January as the date. At that
time. Mr.. Keown said he would
move for a new trial.
As the foreman, Walter Willis,
an aged farmer, announced the
verdict, Mrs. Brunen grasped
Mohr's hand, sobbing, "Oh, Harry,
Oh, Harry!' Then she tainted,
her head striking a chair as she
fell. Mohr, his hands shacllled and
two state troopers clutching his
arm leaned over and caressed his
sister.
Hazel Brunen, daughter of the
slain Snowman, who testified for
the prosecution, was not in court
when the verdict was read.
In his charge to the jury today,
Justice Kalisch declared:
There is no disputing that John
Brunen was foully assassinated on
the night Of March TO-" said the
court. What you gentlemen must
decide first Of all is whether
Charles M. Powell killed him. If
he did, you must decide whether
Mrs. Brunen and Mohr aided or
abetted in the commission of the
crime"
Powell testified that he had shot
Brunen at the instigation OF the
promised $1,000 for the deed. A
date for his trial has not been set
The trial started a week ago
yesterday. Each side called about
so witnesses.
Brunen was shot on the night of
March 10 as he sat reading at the
window of his home in Riverside,
n. ]. He and his wife were alone
in the house at the time, Hazel
Brunen and her grandmother who
also lived with them, being at a
moving picture show.
About two weeks later Powell,
who had been an. employe of the
show owned by Brunen was ar
rested and in a confession to Coun-
ty Detective Ellis Parker, said that
he had killed Brunen. He said
that Mrs. Brunen and Mohr had
entered q conspiracy to do away
with the Snowman and had prom
ised him $1,000 for killing him.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
COVE ERNMENT OIL
IN SALT CREEK
FIELD SOLD To
SINCLAIR FIRM
Fall Announces Acceptance
Of Bid for All the Royalty
Petroleum ACcruing to The
United States
CONSTRUCTION OF A
PIPE LINE PLANNED
Buying viii Be Done on a
Quality Basis Instead Of
in Bulk, Thus Establish
ing a Precedent

Washington, Dec. 20.--Accep-
tance of bid of the Sinclair
Crude Oil Purchasing company for
purchase Of all royalty oils accru-
ing to the government in the next
five years from the Salt Creek
field in wyoming, was announced
late today by Secretary Fall of the
department of the interior.
This transaction, he said, marks
the successful completion Of his
program to place Sail Creek crude
oil on a price parity with similar
oils from the mid-aontinent field
and will bring the government sew
enty to ninety cents more per bar
rel for this royalty oil than was re-
ceived under q contract with the
shipping board.
Price Differential
The price differential between
the two fields, which has averaged
81 cents a barrel for the last i've
wears and now amounts to 40 cents
a barrel on oil of less than 81 de-
RIGeC RIdNllN anu ~ NNilAa = Tt'A -
on oil of better than 81, is wiped
out as far as the government is
concerned by the Sinclair contract
Mr.. Fall declared. The price range
in the mid-continent field is from
SI.40 TO $t.G0 a barrel and at the
present rate of production, the gov
ernment receives 5000 barrels OF
ROYALTY oil daily from the Salt
creek field.
This oil will be sold at nlid-con-
tinent prices to the Sinclair COM
pany ana the proceeds divided as
provided by law, 2 IL per cent
going to the reclamation service
81 IL per cent to tfe state on Wy
oming and 10 per cent to the
United States treasury. The secre-
tary said he expected the produc-
ton from the field to increase ma
terially during the life of the con-
tract
1t is expected by interior depart
ment officials that the OIL pur-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
ACTION ON BUTLER'S
NOMINATION BLOCKED
BY SENATOR NORRIS

Washington, Dec. 20.-Action by
the senate ON the nomination of
Pierce Butler, st. Paul, Mimi, to
be an associate justice of the
United States supreme court, was
again blocked today by an objec-
tion to consideration. Senator
Norris, republican, of Nebraska,
was understood to have entered the
objection. Chairman Nelson Of the
judiciary committee was said to
have served notice that he would
call up the nomination again to-
morrow.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
S15,00O,00O TO BE
SPENT BY KATY ROAD

Fort Worth. Texn Dec. 2O.--A
total of SIS, 100000 will be spent
by the Missouri. Kansas 6, Texas
lines for new equipment and I'M
provements during the concluding
weeks Of the receivership and i'm
mediately following the reorgaul-
zation of the lines, according to a
statement promulgated by officials
of the road here today.
Chief among the improvements
will be the completion of the Ray
freight terminal near Denison. and
the construction Of new locomotive
shops at Waco. The Waco shops
will involve an expenditure of
S1,500,00O while the Ray terminal,
which was begun last year, will
cost approximately $350.000, the
statement said.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
NEITHER HANNA
NOR KELEH HER IS
AF TER THE JOB
Both Men Surprised When
They Find Their NOmina-
ton for City Commission
er Has Been Made

While the four city commission
ers were battling on Tuesday night
as to who should succeed William
X. Walton as q member OF the
commission, neither Judge X. II.
Hanna nor w. A. Keleher, who
were placed in nomination, knew
that their names were being men
toned.
This was disclosed yesterday
when a representative OF the
Morning Journal asked each man
for n statement regarding his nom
nation Each was asked If he
were a candidate for the commits
sionership aud il he would accept
It if elected. Neither showed q
strong desire for the office, Mr.
Keleher going so far as TO state
that he could not accept.
Judge Hanna's statement:
81 did not know that my name
had been proposed as a member Of
the city commission until ! read it
in the Journal this morning.
have not been and am not now a
candidate for the office, Whether
should accept il ! should be
chosen, / cannot state just now, but
my preference is to devote my time
to my professional and business
interests, rather than undertake
the responsible job OF assisting in
the direction Of the city's affairs,
to which ] would feel obliged to
give a considerable portion OF my
time and thought"
Mr. Keleher's statement:
81 appreciate the honor Of hay
ing my name considered by the
commission, but it would be impos-
sible for me TO accept a place on
the commission even If my name
We're agreed upon by the four
members now constituting that
body. | gave a great deal Of my
time TO ~ work during the six
years ! served as city attorney, and
feel that / should now devote my
time to my law practice"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
FRUIT BORNE BY
j. s. NOTE SENT
ALLIED-TURKISH
LAUSANNE MEET
Both Delegations Relax
Their Attitude and Dis
cuSS Straits Control in a
ConCiIiatory Spirit
CONVENTION MAY BE
SIGNED IN FEW DAYS
lSmet Wants Further ASSur-
anceS From the Powers
That Turkish Territory
viii Not Be Violated

Lausanne, Dec. 20 (by the Asso-
ciated Press) Both Turkish and
allied delegations relaxed in their
attitude today and discussed con-
troll of the straits in such a con-
ciliatory spirit that there is every
indication some sort of straits con-
vention may be signed in a very
few days.
The note Of the United States de-
claring that it does not regard an
international commission as neces-
sary, undoubtedly bore fruit as
Lord Curzon gave careful consider
alton to Ismet Pashas plea that
Turkey would consider interna-
tional interference with Turkeys
affairs as worse than death" An
agreement likely will be reached
exempting the demilitarized zone
along the straits from control by
the proposed international com
mission which viii have Jurisdic-
tion only over navigation of the
straits.
Ismet Pasha also pleaded for
further guarantees for the safety OF
Constantinople than those which
would be afforded by the league of
nations and proposed additional
guarantees similar to those given
to the Aland islands. He insisted
that Turkey must have further as
surances from the important
powers, individually and collec-
lively, that her territory will not
be violated. He accepted in prin-
cipIe the fundamental provisions
for control Of the straits outlined
by the allies. but pleaded that
Turkey must have her sovereign
rights thoroughly safeguardeded.
Lord Curzon, M. Barere. Baron
Hayashi, M. Spalaikovitch and
other speakers expressed great sat
isfaction over Turkeys concilia-
tory attitude.
Baron Hayashi said he was es-
pecially gratified to see the con-
ference, which had almost reached
the stage of uitimatums settle
down into such calm and reason
able consideration of the straits
problem.
Lord Curzon. after hearing
Ismet's statement of the Turkish
position, said that 1smets accept
ance of the general principles of
free passage as outlined by the al
lies now made it possible to discuss
details OF the practical application
of those principles. He expressed
sympathy with Ismet's anxiety lest
Turkeys sovereignty should be af-
fected by tha proposed treaty but
pointed out that in a measure every
power surrendered some of It's SOW
ereign rights when it negotiated
treaties.
AS it is clear that the United
States Will acce~t no seat on the
straits control commission, regard
less Of how much the powers of
this proposed international BODY
are limited. the members of the
American delegation were asked
tonight whethe'' the United States
would in any wa be bound to re-
spect the regulations Imposed by
this body and IL the United States
would negotiate a treaty immedi-
ately with Turkey. To this Ambas-
sador Child made no answer.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
UTAH GRID SQUAD IS
EN- ROUTE TO PHOENIX

Salt Lake City, Dec. 20.--The
Aggies football squad, headed by
Coach Lowell Romney. was in Salt
Lake City today en-. route to Phoe-
nix, Ariz.. where they are sched-
uled to play the University of Ari-
zona team on Christmas day. Sew
enteen players in addition TO Coach
Romney, Professor Il. b. West
and, Manager Sam Crowley COM
prise the Aggie party. The squad
will leave Salt Lake tomorrow af-
ternoon for Phoenix.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
TIERNANS LIVING IN
HOTEL IN NEW YORK

New York, Dec. 20.-Professor
and Mrs. John Il. Tiernan of South
Bend, Ind, and the boy upon
whose head fell the brunt OF their
paternity court battle against Har-
ry Poulin, u South Bend haber-
dasher, were found today living in
a hotel in Greenwich village. With
them were their two daughters,
They We're registered as William
A. Ross and family, Detroit"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
HEAVY SHIPMENTS or BEANS

Ell Paso. Texas, Dec. 20.--Heayy
shipments of beans received here
recently from northern Mexico are
responsible for a protest TO the
government OF Mexico by citizens
Of Chihuahua. Petitioners voiced
the fear that not enough beans will
be left in Chihuahua to supply the
normal needs OF the people there.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
EVIDENCES OF LIQUOR
FOUND IN FORD CAR

Prohibition officers yesterday
seized q Ford car containing
small amount of whisky and be-
longing to Olin Prather, who lives
west of Barton, in the mountains
east of here. A. pair of sougans in
the car were soaking with moon
shine, the officers said. They also
stated they had been suspecting
Prather for some time of bringing
liquor to the city.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
IRISH REPUBLICANS
BURN FREIGHT TRAIN

Belfast. Dec. 20.-Republicans
derailed and burned a freight train
in transit from Dublin to Belfast at
Castle Bellingham. County Louth.
today Later n Belfast-Dublin mail
train was derailed and burned at
the same place.
Armed men entered the office os
the Dundalk Democrat here today
and held IN the owner and set fire
to the buildings.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
IuRY is EXCUSED

Kansas City, Kans, Dec. ga
Jury In the case of Tony Dinello,
charged with the murder Of his H.
year-old daughter, Flora, was ex-
cused tonight unable to reach a
verdict. after celebrating nearly
three days. The jury was ordered
to report for further deliberation
tomorrow morning.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
CHINESE ARRIVE

New York, Dec. 20.-Heading
a group of % Chinese which he in
sisted is not mission Of any kind,
Chow Tsu-Chi, former premier of
China, arrived today on the steam
ship Olympic, for what he termed
a pleasure trip through the east
ern states,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
FOUR PERSONS KILLED

Port Arthur, Tex, Dec. 90
Three men and one woman were
instantly killed here when q street
car struck an automobile carrying
workers to the Texas company
plant. a fifth occupant OF the
automobile was slightly injured.
No one on the streE car was hurt.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
LOCAL REPoRr

COndltlons Tor The tWenty-fOur
hours ended at p. m. yesterday,
recorded by the university:
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
w E A T H E r
FORECAST

Denver, Colo, Dec. 20.-New
Mexico and Arizona; Thursday and
Friday fair; little change in tenn
perature.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-21
W0JCIECH0WSKI Is
POLISH PRESIDENT

Warsaw, Dec. 20 (by the Assocl-
ated Press. --Stanislau Wojcie-
chowski was elected president of
Poland today to succeed DR.. Ga
briel Narutowicz, who was assassi-
mated last Saturday.
Warsaw, Dec, 20.-The new
president OF Poland, Stanilas Woj-
ciechowski, took the oath Of office
tonight. He was elected TO tho
presidency with 29S ballots of 5l9
cast by the national assembly.
Although the police forbade
demonstrations, the new president
was greeted enthusiastically as he
emerged from the parliament
building.
While he is supported by the
radicals, he nevertheless Is highly
respected by the nationalists.
He was a strong pro-ally during
the war and took Il large part in
relief work. He was minister of
the interior In the Paderewski and
Skulski cabinets and recently was
professor in the Warsaw high
school of commerce.
Evening star., 1922-09-21
Murphy.

, Charles +. Murphy has just passed
his sixty fifth milestone. He has been
the leader of Tammany Hall twenty
years-the longest service of record in
that office.
How strong he is still going will ap.
pear at the New York democratic state
convention next week, when a full
state ticket and a candidate for United
States senator will be nominated. Z
The New York democracy is today
faction-riven. Hearst and anti Hearst
are at daggers drawn. The Hearst
people are moving for his nomination
for governor with a view of making
him the democratic candidate for
President two years hence. The anti.
Hearst people are resisting the move
lcent with a view of eliminating the
publisher from all democratic counsels
whatever.
Both factions are looking to Mr..
Murphy for assistance at the conven'
ton He Is not fond Of Mr.. Hearst
Evening star., 1922-09-21
The Veteran Overcoat.

AS the mercury placidly comm enees
its methodical. if jerky. downward
spin toward its winter landing field.
it is resultant that man of moderate
means must prowl into the old cedar
chest or the anti-moth hanging bag
for that veteran OF many storms
the ancient overcoat.
He is a thing Of many memories
and much abuse. this old overcoat.
He has served as faithfully and long.
and his only reward. aside from a
mer vacation spent in the attic. where
1t is probably not less than 100 de-
grees during the entire period.
But he drags himself out Of his
cache with a somewhat bedraggled
sort of smile and promises to do the
best he can for another term. IL we
will only send him to the shop for a
bit of polishing.
You certainly haven't the crust to
send me out on the streets looking
like this" we can imagine him eX-
claiming I'm a perfect sight
Good old Bennie-the one garment
perhaps. that is never thrown away:
When he becomes too dissolute and
disreptable even for us. we pass him
on 10 the Salvation Army or some
good distributing agency, and his
service continues His pride is not
consulted in such transfers. poor old
thing. Like the crack firehorse of
yore. who now pulls garbage wagon
or something. Bennie may have to
patronize "iop-houses" instead of
fancy cafes
But he does it, He sticks to his
master. whoever it may be, until the
bitter end.
And what. by the way. really is
the end of an overcoat?-Omaha
World Herald
Evening star., 1922-09-21
Give the District Pin Money

Washington is probably the only
city in the United States which fails
TO provide funds for its officials to
accept Invitations to attend meetings
and conferences and conventions and
discussions elsewhere for purposes of
mutual advantage and enlightenment.
The result is that if Washington
public officer is asked to attend one
of, these gatherings in his official ca
Facity TO give other communities the
benefi; of his experience and advice. or
to be himself benefited and through
him the community by learning how
other. cities do their work. he must
either so into his own pockets for
funds to pay his expenses, or he must
decline the invitation.
~ The Commissioners have several
fines been embarrassed by this con-
ditlon OF official poverty or parsimony.
Evening star., 1922-09-21

Not long ago an opportunity arose
for the chief Of police to attend a
meeting Of police heads at San Fran.
cisco. There were no funds for his
railroad fare or his living expenses.
and had it not been for the public
spirited action Of the Chamber of
Commerce he could not have attended.
That body provided the means, how.
ever, and he went to the meeting. and
unquestionably gained much informa-
ton of very great value to him, and,
therefore, to the District.
Now the Board Of Trade hopes to
correct this deplorable condition by
securing annual appropriations for the
defraying OF jugt such expenses, a
fund to be provided and to be eX-
pended under the direction Of the
Commissioners and at their discretion
for authorized official visitations. In
other communities such funds are
available under one title or another,
as miscellaneous or contingent funds,
the particular uses Of which are not
specified.
Such fund should be large enough
and broad enough in terms Of appro.
priation, furthermore, to enable the
Commissioners to provide some form
Of entertainment for distinguished
guests of the city. At present there
is no means for defraying such ex.
penses. The salaries of the Commits.
sipners are small. In comparison with
the compensations of municipal heads
elsewhere these salaries are niggard
ly. Yet out of them must come many
expenditures for what are really sim
ply official services that should be
borne by the Treasury and not by the
individuals in office. Washington, the
capital of the United States. should
not be left longer on this basis.
Evening star., 1922-09-21
Here and There in Washington
BY THE MAJOR"

duties I asked him. the other day, now
1t was that he was always so chesr-
full, and this was his answer: Each
one of US should live each day so as
to bring happiness and cheer to our
fellow man; If the letter I bring.
brings good news. pleasant word
perhaps Increases the feeling OF hap
piness; If the letter is bill or some
other bad news cheerful good morn
ing or good afternoon may lesson the
feeling Of depression" Would there
were more men, both in and out OF
the government service, that had his
viewpoint.
A. CERTAIN well known politician
II buttonholed me the other day
lust before the House Of Representa-
tives had adjourned and handed me
the following, together with a state
ment that It was liberal. not blank
verse. He entitled 1t IAN ode to an
which is reproduced YER
batum. punctuation and all.
"You hustle and bustle. you strive
and you stew; you harangue and you
argue til you turn black and blue;
YOU send garden seeds and make
speeches galore, you put up your pic
lures from garret to floor. you cam
paign for months, seven or more, and
then you are b~aten-Gosh! but
you're sore"
ARGE bodies of business men are
l. sometimes carried away by the
elamor that surrounds the name Of a
man who has achieved oratorical sue
cess, only to find. however, that when
the one who crates arrives that he is
prepared to give them a talk lasting
an hour or an hour ard half, and
as this is a tabloid era, especially
when it comes to speechifying. the
audience generally after the first
twenty or thirty minutes seeks to
find some way by which 1t can
choke off" the speaker. Some time
ago talker who had achieved some
renown in some other cities was in
vited to address an assemblage here
but his hearers managed to Choke
him off" and this was how they djd
it: After talking for twenty minutes
he paused and those present applaud
ed heartily. as If it were the end OF
his speech. When he resumed. how.
ever. they commenced TO applaud and
repeated this until the speaker final
ly took the hint.
Evening star., 1922-09-21
The Near Eastern Balance.

The near eastern situation is now
balanced between an agreement reach
ed at Paris for conference Of eight
powers. including Turkey. to be held
in about three weeks. and the concen-
tration Of British land aud naval forces
in the Dardanelles ready to resist any
attempt by the kemalists to cross the
straits in order to reach Thrace. Des-
perate efforts are being made to in
duce kemal to stay his advance until
the conference can be assembled. The
Turks. however. it is reported. are
impatient to move forward and realize
that delay is to the advantage of the
British in bringing up their forces.
both land and naval. Thus the issue
is somewhat one Of temperament.
That the danger Of a conf1agration
is not yet past is indicated by the re-
ports of skirmishing between advance
Turkish patrols and British outposts
neaa' Shanak. The Turks are we'll sup
Piled having captured from the Greeks
900 field guns and 5000 machine
guns, with enough ammunition to last
them for a two-year campaign. They
are flushed with victory, confident of
the Righteousness of their demand for
the occupation Of Thrace and impa-
tient of delays. Direct dealings with
Kemal by French missioners may in
duce him to hold his hand. but he is
subject to the irnpetuous sentiment OF
his own army for an early crossing
of the straits and may not be able to
hold it.
II the conflict is averted the confer
ence. which will probably be held
at either Rome or Venice. will doubt
less find way to adjust the situation.
1t will be attended. according to pres
ent plan. by Great Britain. France.
Italy. Japan. Turkey, Greece, Rumania
and Jugoslavia. The omission of Rus
sia is reassuring. and the omission Of
Bulgaria is significant. The absence
respectively, that the powers are not
willing to recognize Russia as mem
Der of the family of nations. and that
they are indisposed to include Bull
saria. an ally of Germany and Turkey
in the war. as worthy Of consultation
even in affairs related to il by proX-
unity
Reaction against the British govern
ment's policy continues in England.
Viscount Grey Of Failodon. late sec
retary for foreign affairs. sounds a
solemn warning in a published letter
against independent action involving
the possibility of the separation Of
Great Britain and France. The Lon
don government, however. is. now in
the extremely difficult situation Of
holding an outpost on frontier of in
ternational definition, with conflict
OF agreements. 1t cannot well with
draw from that position Immediately
without surrendering prestige danger
ously as a power in Asia. Its main
stay of hope now is that kemal Pasha
will not persist in his advance. The
danger TO England at this moment is
not particularly from the military sit
uation at the straits. where her naval
force probab bly, overbalances any Turk
ish land superiority. but from the re-
action almost certain to come from an
outbreak of war with Islam.