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The Washington herald., 1922-07-01
Russian Bureau Closes,

Believing that the Bolshevist
government of Russia has reached
the point where its failure Is i'm
minent, the Russian Information
Bureau in the United States, with
headquarters in New York. closed
its doors yesterday. 1t was an
nounced by A. J. Sack. director.
The bureau was established FIVE
years ago as a means to bring
about a democratic antibolshevist
Russia.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-01

few clerks were dropped in the
Agriculture and Justice depart
ments.
One hundred persons on a tenn
porary status at the Federal Trade
Commission were dropped.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-01
Tide Conditions.
Forecast of Flying weather.

Washington to Long Island-Low
clouds, showers and probably thun'
der storms: moderate to fresh south
to southwest winds up to 5000 feet
Washington to Norfolk and Day.
ton-Generally cloudy sky. showers
and thunder storms: moderate south
and southwest winds up to 5000
feet.
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BAND CONCERT.
Harding Greets Students.

One hundred members of the Med
leo and Pharmico Club. of Cleveland,
Ohio. composed Of students Of W. r.
u. College Of Pharmacy. shook hapds
with President Harding yesterday.
Later they had a dinner at the Bur-
lington Hotel. The party came here
in motor busses, leaving Cleveland
Monday.
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100 GOVERNMENT
CLERKSDISMSSED;
SCORES PENSIONED
Official Predicts 200 More
Will Lose Their
Positions.
NO FUNDS IS CAUSE
Interior Department Shift
Forces 800 Out Of
Work.
NO FUNDS IS CAUSE

government employees numbering
approximately 1,1oo were dismissed
yesterday.
Several score Of others were re-
tired with pensions.
These changes In the working
personnel of the various Federal
departments became effective yes
terday-the close of the fiscal year,
according to a survey made by
chief clerks and personnel officers.
More than 200 government en-
ployes will be dismissed in the
near future, one department head
predicted.
The sweeping reductions were
ascribed. principally, to the de-
crease in appropriations made by
Congress. although a small per-
centage of the dismissed employees
may be given employment in other
departments for the present.
40 Positions Abolished.
Transfer of the care and main
tenance OF Interior Department
buildings to the superintendent Of
the State, War and Navy Building,
as directed by Congress. abolished
42o positions. Some will be re-
tanned under the new system.
Fifty-flve employees were dropped
from other sections of the depart-
ment. However, most OF these will,
be cared for through the creation
of $50 temporary posts in the PEN
sion Office.
Navy Department administrators
will attempt to retain their work :
ers as long as possible. despite the
reduced appropriation. resulting
from the disarmamen, norIcy
Charles Tiozet apnointment c,erix
announced. Ten clerks wers dis
missed Yesterday and several hun
dred others must 20 in the near
future.
VIII BE Known Monday,
The number q, .nn,ou -.
nayv ward wbo viii ha ,,,.,o,.ss
will h. Lnown Mons -. 80
]. n. Davton commonS.rt ow;ps
70 N. go, nun,ha. ,
Ioushed he az tha. aay .s iur-
affsct.d rnder ,ha n... a,e
tion will, he ".moun
Tvo hr,drs ann;o
LEASED a, ~ C.nan. 80.
to- ae, enueo
do, mi. - ptou
Vi series
,,,hiah prsohnei'
forces from 5000 10 soo tbs nnu.
Der 1t will retain until the next
census.
Three hundred War Department
employees lost their old posts yes
terday, but most of them have been
placed in other offices, their chiefs
stated. The offices which lost the
CLERKS are the quartermaster- gen.
erals office. the bureau of ordnance
and ONCE of the chief of air service.
$50 Reass,rned.
On. hrnas "a &C..
dronn.d - , oi those
Scs ~ ~ as,u.an. neu 20 tne OF
ba. 49, ss.s @ nch
Wit, rsoo-Ss -, -, 20 uppLs states
of the,r ci,izsn. ~. wee
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tion ~ seao ann o. .hi. % pp,opi
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The Washington herald., 1922-07-01
Japan Ratifies Treaties.

TOKYO, June 30.-The privy
council met today to complete rati-
fcation of the treaties and agree
ments made at Washington arms
Limitation conference. Secretary of
the Navy DENLY Of the United
States. who arrives in Tokyo to-
morrow on his Oriental trip, will be
informed that all of the treaties
have been ratified on his arrival.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-01
Chase Dies From, Fall
In Glen Echo Coaster

AS a result of injuries received
when he fell from a car on the
coaster dip at Glen Echo, Monday
night. John c. Chase, 81 years old.
of Baltimore. died early yesterday
morning at Georgetown Hospital.
Chase. II is said. was standing up
when he was thrown from the
speeding car. As he fell. one of
the passengers gripped him, retain
ing his hold until Chase had been
dragged nearly 800 feet and the
car had stopped.
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Lack of Funds Forces Social
Hygiene Board 70 Disband

The Interdepartmental Social Hy-
giene Board, the Federal agency for
fighting vice and reducing social dis
eases in the army and navy. ended
Its existence yesterday. owing to lack
of appropriations for the continuation
of its work.
With its closing the board had to
Its credit the repression of the activi-
ties of eighty-three vice districts. At
the height of its activities the rate
for social diseases was the lowest the
army had ever seen.
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Local Temperatures.

Highest, ss.s degrees; lowest. $50
degrees.
Relative humidity-s a. m. IS: 5
p. M, So; s y. m, IS.
Rainfall Is p. m. to p. MI. nil
Hours of sunshine. las.
Per cent of possible sunshine. So.
Departures from Normal.
Accumulated excess Of tempera-
turs since January /. 1922. 4.2s de-
grees.
Excess OF temperature since June
l, 1922. So degrees.
Accumulated excess of precipita-
tion since January /. 1922. .s4 inch.
Excess of precipitation since June
!, 1922, .02 inch.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. Sc degrees; lowest, II
degrees.
Tide Conditions.
High tide 12:4s a. m and 1908 .. m.
Low tide 7:25 a. m. and 1850 p. m
Sun rises f:45...a. m sets 1888 p. m
Moon rises 1901 p. m, sets a. m
River Conditions.
Potomac river muddy and Shenan-
doah cloudy at Harpers Ferry. las,
evening.
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Bank Clerk Sentenced.

BALTIMORE. June 3o.-Edward F.
oimstead. $1,000 a year cashier of the
FIRST National Bank Of Union Bridge.
MD, was sentenced to four years and
SIX months In Atlanta prison today
upon pleading guilty. Assistant States
attorney Kieffner announced that his
defalcations would amount to $3.50, 900.
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BLAISDELL

Mike Malloy, the G. N. Agent here
for several years has been transferred
to Palermo. Sorry to see you leave,
Mike.
Farmers Cooperative store held
their annual stockholders meeting
Saturday, the board of directors are
holdovers. After close check they
enjoyed a splendid years business.
Selmer Ohnsager, the efficient clerk
at the Farmers store, was in Stanley
this week having dental work done
Bert Aas and family were guests at
the c. Fenton home Sunday.
Ole Brekka has returned from Min
neapolis, MINI. and is greatly i'm
proved after taking treatments from
a specialist there. Ole has been
troubled with Appeal -and-cu us
You want to stay off that stuff for
Surgeons Ole, it costs 200 per.
Ole Benson, the hardware man, is
in Minot attending convention of
the North Dakota hardware dealers.
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SURREY NEWS

Meredith Young and WILDER Petry
are not attending school, due to i'll
ness, which has held them out of
school for some time.
Last Friday night two sled loads
of young people gathered in Mr.. G.
Hilton's pasture for skating frolic.
There were many lanterns, one warm
stove that was theoretically stocked
with railroad ties, and best Of all an
ideal night. Everyone had an excep-
tionaly good time.
The Surrey Debating Society of
Surrey, takes great pleasure in thank
ing Mr.. Young, Mr.. Dierdorff, Miss
Flat and Miss Bakka for attending
the preliminary debate last Wednes-
day. We had a good audience al
though they were few in number.
Several of the Rowe family have
been absent from school lately because
their mother has needed their assist
ance in caring for the youngest son,
Weldon, who has severe case of
pneumonia.
Last Sunday evening girl was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. Yoder.
Surrey has been the recipient of
exceptionally nice weather the last
few days.
Ile SlllSlllS ScilOOl is progressing
rapidly. They have taken up part
singing. The attendance was over
forty last Monday.
Mr.. Young left last Tuesday on his
inspection tour to Bismarck.
Mr.. Greathouse attends the Surrey
School almost regularly as some of
the scholars. He is over eighty
years of age yet he works steadily
in the Manual Training Department
He has repaired and made quite a
few things in hard wood chief of
which is tea table which he is now
finishing.
Forest Zook states that he would
like to have some one come and cook
for him while his mother is away
visiting with Mrs. Dave Yoder.
Mr.. Dierdorf was unable to preach
Sunday, but he gave a little Sermon
etc. charging the Sunday School
teachers with the responsibility of
their positions.
The S. H. S. Debating team meets
the Molhall team in the second series
Of the State debating contest at Mo-
hall.
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animation: Mrs. H. A. Abraham,-
son, Norwich; Mrs. Chas. Alderman,
Kenaston; Gertina Allickson, Minot;
Olive Arnestad, Minot Route 3; Mar
garet Conway, Minot Route 8; Blanche.
Fagen, Minot; Mrs. A. M. Giffrey,
Karlsruhe; Hattie Holmes, Minot;
Edith Kennicutt, Minot; Lydia Klev-
jord, Minot; Mrs. James J. Larson,
Surrey; Brynhild Leholm, Minot; Cora
H. Moe, Russo; Christine Nygaard, Mi
not; Clara Olson, Minot; Mildred L.
Peterson, Kenmare, Route l; Helen
NJ. REILLY, Sawyer; Irene Sillman,
Sawyer; Myrna M. Sillman, brady;
Van Sickle, Minot; Julia Waterud, Mi
not; Mary Mcmahon, Minot; Alfred
Spokle, Minot, Route 8.
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Sawyer Farmer "Calls' BerthOld
Writer l,-

Last week | read your article from
Berthold, headed, "Tell Ladd and
Townley about it,, and although I'm
neither bolshevick or anarchist, cam
not help but remark that it is about
the biggest piece of political bunk
that I've read in long time. In the
first place the writer may have said
nothing but the truth. But truth is
often very misleading. While there
are lots of screenings that are very
low in feed value, the bulk in N. D.,
made up Of volunteer grains such as
barley oats, speltz and flax with a
good sprinkling of wild oats make just
about as good feed after being separ-
ated from wheat as they would if
grown for that purpose.
l haven't heard of any elevators
giving such screenings away. If
there are any doing it. wish the
writer would kindly let us farmers
out this way know for we could use
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BENZ DICT

F. P. Gale went to Washburn Tues
day to transact business.
Banker Sevareid of Velva was here
on business connected with the Sc
curity State Bank the first Of the
week.
Carl Holan of Douglas visited here
with friends, several days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J.. Shook were pas
sengers to Anamoose Monday.
Miss Violet Esping came over from
Velva Thursday and will visit with
her parents here, before going to Van
Hook.
Alex Harchenko is in the Twin
Cities this week where is transacting
business.
Miss Gena Olson went to Garrison
Tuesday where she will take the
teachers examination.
Lohven Bokoon went to Minot Mon
been a patient in the hospital for
several months.
Mrs. Sukumlyn of Dogden is visit
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Alex Harchenko.
Miss Rupheno Reed of Velva arriv-
ed last Thursday and is visiting with
her brothers here.
Miss Louise Hougham, teacher
from north of town, spent the week
end at the C. A. Reed home
81 G: J. Sherry was business visitor
in Minot Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Stevens, a widow living south
had the misfortune to lose her home
by fire Saturday. We did not learn
the particulars.
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CORRESPONDENCE
SAWYER


Mrs. VIM. Harding left Friday for
her home at Forest City, Iowa, after
spending several weeks visiting rela-
tives and friends here.
Pete Reinholdt was at burlington
Friday and Saturday:
Pete Aim took his daughter 70
Northwood N. D. Tuesday, where she
will receive medical treatment at the
hospital there.
The Baptist Missionary Circle met
with Mrs. S. D. Briar Friday:
Rev. C. j. Hill will hold revival ser
vices at the Baptist church next week,
the first service will be Sunday morn
ing.
shaking hands with old friends here
Wednesday. He conducted general
store here for several years and is
now running a clothing store IN FAR
90. IT,.
The Van Hook Tribune says that
Miss Mary Pitkin of this place mas
resigned her position in the Bank at
Sanish and has taken a government
position at Elbowoods at the Indian
agency.
Miss Nees of Froid Mont, was an
over Sunday visitor on her way to
Grand Forks.
Cecil Walker of Velva spent Sunday
at the Ed Walker home.
Jacob Karstenson of Carpio visited
over Sunday at the Lokkebo home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Irwin from near
Benedict spent Tuesday at the Walker
home.
S. D. Briar is taking vacation
from his duties with the international
Harvester Co.
A game of basket ball was played
Friday night between Sawyer and
Velva, and was won by Velva.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Walker were Mi
not visitors Thursday:
Rev. C. J. Hill will preach in the
Baptist Church at Sawyer Sunday
morning and evening and every night
for six evenings beginning February
IL to II inclusive. Everybody invited
to come for all the meetings.
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a few tons very nicely.

a few tons very nicely.
At the present time such screen.
ings are being shipped into Minot by
the carload and after being ground
are sold or "given" away for $4,000
to $22.5O per ton. Many of the men
who read Berthold's article and think
it all true, are paying their hard earn
ed cash for it.
know one business man who tells
saae- that he has fed no other grain to
his horses for over two months. His
teams are used every day for heavy
hauling and do not look as If it would
be necessary for, the Humane Society
to get after him either.
Now there are very few men, who
are men, who want pay for something
that is valueless. But be they l. V.
AS or N. P. LIS, all desire laws that
will give them a square deal in buying
and selling.
.. Guy M, Putney.
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LONE TREE ITEMS

Mrs. VIM. Dunn, who has been sick
for some time is slowly improving.
Misses Marie and Mable McIsaacs
were to Minot last Monday to fulfill
the orders of the Ward County Red
Cross nurse. They saw an eye spe-
cialist and received their glasses We'd
nesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Etter, Jr.,
made visit at the homes of VIM.
Dunn and Dan Pratt's, the latter's
sister.
Mrs. W. S. .switzer of Des Laos,
is visiting her daughters, Mrs. Dop-
pen and Mrs. Hongberger.
Mr.. Valentine and Mr.. C. happen
made a business call to Des Laos.
Lone Tree High School pupils are
busily engaged in finals.
Miss Lillian Hennessy celebrated
her fifteenth birthday Feb. End, by
inviting few Of her school mates.
The evening was spent by playing
games and fine lunch was served. A
swell time was the report. Miss Katy
Mcdonald and Mable McIsaac (who
were presently, spent the remainder
of the night at John Hennessy's.
Miss Bessie Etter visited the Lone
Tree school last week.
Rev. Finwaldi of Powers Lake will
hold preaching services every two
weeks at the Baptist church of this
place.
Mrs. Chas. Grooms has been trans
acting business in Minot this week.
Miss Rebecca Valentine expects to
make a visit with her sister, Mrs.
George Knuth of Balfour, N. D., this
week.
Cleveland Hicks went to Lone Tree
to meet his sister, Jessie Hicks, but
she failed to come.
Nora Hicks called at the home OF
Mrs. Dan Pratt one day last week.
Frank looks down hearted this cold
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and hitch on the back end Of the
sled and pull himself out. He says
no more turkey for him.
Mrs. Sam Irwin has gone to make
an extended visit with her son, Claude
and family in the hills, before going
she made visit with her son Mel
of Benedict. Arlie Irwin accompanied
his mother on the Benedict trip.
Welding and Nelson and f. Bevin.s
and sons are in aneed of hired men
when springs work opens up. ~
Ralph Reed traded his phonograph
off for 60 bushels of feed oats and
will go to farming for himself in the
spring. ut
Mrs. Maggie Louis spent Thursday
of last week visiting at the Joe Cad.
baw home.
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500 Railway Co. to Give Low Fares
Starting in March

Frank Collins, immigration agent of
the 500 railway company, informs the
Independent that the 500 will give
homeseekers, rates to amy point Yin
from any eastern point INCLUDING the
Twin Cities on the first and third
Tuesdays Of each month, beginning
with March and ending with October,
of one fare plus $500 for round trip.
This will undoubtedly induce many
prospective settlers to come to our
state, for there are great many first
class farms that san be bought on
easy terms and others that may be
rented.
With a great Investigation cam
pagn on in the state, there is with
out any question unbounded prosper
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weather. Cheer up, Frank, the worst
is yet to come.
Lone Tree school is busily engaged
in putting in shower bath.
Miss Mamie McIsaac spent Thurs
day evening at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mc1saac.
Lone Tree school board meet this
afternoon. They held an extra long
session. -"
Miss Birdie happen spent the week
end with her friend, Miss Rebecca
Valentine. .f.-
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ity ahead for our, farmers and others

ity ahead for our. farmers and others
who will join us.
Our farmers are going into the
potato growing industry strong and
they are also adding to their dairy
herds rapidly. Both dairy and stock
cattle can be bought on three years
time at low rate of interest and every
inducement is being held out to add
to the prosperity Of our main stay,
the farmer.
Mr.. Collins states that Bottineau
county is getting out 10000 circulars
on high grade paper, containing farm
ing and dairy scenes, to be used in a
campaign in the east. The Soo's adj
vertising manager is assisting in COM
piling the facts for the folder.
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NV City

"My city is the place where my
home is founded, where my business
is situated, where my vote is cast,
where my children are educated, where
my neighbors dwell, and where my
life is chiefly lived. 1t is the home,
spot for me. My city has right
to my civic loyalty. | It supports me
and ! must support it: Ny city wants
my citizenship not partisanshp not
ence.. My city supplies me with law.
and order, trade, friends, education,
morals, recreation and the rights of
freedom American. I should believe
in my city and work for it.
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Information Filed Against Eight in
s-.'. COurt D..

Informations were filed in county
court today by States Attorney 0. B.
Herigstad charging six men and two
women with having Intoxicating liquor
in their possession. A search of the
premises sof each of the individuals
has been made at different times, and
the authorities state that quantity
of liquor or mash has been found in
each instance. Those against whom
the infovmations were filed follow:
Sam Barlow, William Berg, George
Ehr, Helen Citizens, John Molinski, S.
A. Yri, John Stagris and Catherine
Larson. An information charging i'm
morality will be filed against Fred
Ehr and Catherine Larson, States
Attorney Herigstad said.
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The new Curling schedule began
Monday night and will end Feb. 49,
Two schedule games were played Mon
day night, Bradford winning from Dill
Is to II. Aurland lost to Ben Wal
lace, new but promising link, to 10.
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Teachers Examination
The State Teachers Examination
is being conducted by Deputy Coun-
ty Superintendent, G. G. Heen. The
following teachers are taking the ex-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-18
HELD FOR DEATH OF son,

KACkENSACk, y. J., Dec. Is
Joseph NJ. Bragsrd. Of Bogots near
here. was held yesterday on a
charge OF murder after death OF his
seven-months-old son. julius, from
a bullet wound in the stomach. in
fiicted Saturday night. Mrs. Brag-
ards wrist was pierced by the same
bullet.
According 10 Braeard, the shoot
ing was accidental. but Charles Win
ters. police chief Of Hackenssck, de-
clared he was working on evidence
which supported the charge OF muir
der against the father.
Brsgard said he was playing soh-
taire in his home when a revolver,
which he carried in his belt caught
in the chair and fell to the floor,
the Impact causing il TO be dlscharg-
ed. The bullet, he said. pierced the
wrist of Mrs. Bragard. as she was
leaning over the baby's cradle. be-
fore entering the infants stomach.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-18
CHAMBER PLANS
FOR ANNUAL MEETING

This will be busy week at the
Chamber Of Commerce. which Is
preparing for its annual meeting in
January. The Manufacturers sec
ton is meeting this afternoon TO
elect a managing committee for the
ensuing year and 10 nominate can
didates for the board OF directors
OF the Chamber. The board will be
elected at the annual meeting. F..
J. Blstz Is present chairman Of the
manufacturers section.
Tomorrow afternoon the whole
sale section will meet TO choose It's
managing committee and name can
didates for directors. William d.
Mullen Is present chairman % this
section. Tomorrow evening the man
aging committee Of the mercantile
section. which already has been
chosen. will nominate candidates
for directors. John J. Powell has
been chosen chairman Of the mer-
camille section for the year.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-18
DRAG CANAL FOR
MISSING WIDOW

CHOCAGo. Dec. 1s.-United
Press)-Fifty men dragged a drain
age canal today for the body OF Mrs.
Kate Mitchell Trostell, pretty
young widow. who disappeared from
her home here Dec. 2.
Authorities redeubled their efforts
after a vanity case. Identified as the
property OF Mrs Trostell. was found
on the canal bank.
In the meantime officials OF the
police department planned 10 ap-
pear in court today and ask for the
return TO their custody of Arthur
Foster. who wat arrested in con-
nection with the case.
Foster was removed 10 the county
Jail TO prevent further questioning
by police after he is alleged TO have
told them Mrs. Trostell committed
suicide by jumping into the river
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-18
.BRUNEN TRIAL
OESFORWARD
Mt. Holly Court Refuses to
Discuss Pair Accused of
Killing
DEFENSE WILL
TRY FOR ALIBI

MOUNT HOLLY. n. J.. Dec. H.
Omitted Press)-A motion TO dismiss
the murder charges against Mrs.
Doris Brunen and her brother. Harry
G. Mohr, was denied by Supreme
Court Justice Samuel Kalisch. to-
day The Judge ordered the law
yers 10 proceed with the trial. Mrs.
Brunen and Mohr are charged with
hiring Charles Powell 10 kill John
Brunen, circus proprietor.
Counsel for Mohr announced his
defense would an abb.
Mohr took the stand shortly after
10 o'clock and launched into lengthy
complaint about conditions in the
jail where he was confined.
Defense OF Mrs Brunen was out
lined; counsel claimed she was a
dutiful wife. with no knowledge
whatever OF the murder She is to
follow Mohr TO the stand. attorneys
said.