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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-12-06
FRIEDA HEMPEL'S
HOME IS ROBBED;
LOSS IS $4,000
Apartment Thoroughly Ran
sacked in Absence of
Opera Singers Husband.
$4,000 COAT STOLEN.
Furniture and Rugs Ruined,
but 200 Bottles of Sacra-
mental Wine Untouched.

Frieda Hcmpel. the operatic star.
returned to-day from a concert at
Syracuse. to be informed by her hus-
band W. d. Kahn. an exporter,
manufacturer and banker at No. 2S5
Madison Avenue, that their apart
ment at No. 27l Central Park West,
at S6th Street, had been thoroughly
devastated by thieves last night.
Mr.. Kahn left the apartment at
10 o'clock yesterday morning and did
not return until 11.3O last night. The
place had been pulled TO pieces: burn
ing cagaTet and cigar stubs had
burned holes in the rugs and SCARED
the edges of desks and tables. The
drawers OF bureaus had been indis-
criminatcly dumped and contents
sorted out. Only cases containing 200
bottles OF Jewish sacramental wine
had not bee disturbed.
Included in the property missing
was Chlnchilla coat or the pllma
donna valued at $1,000 and jewelry.
silve-ware, furs and tapestries, maxi
ing up total loss Of more than $50, =
600.
Mr. Kahn is a close friend Of Com
missioner Enright and reported the
robbery to him. Soon aftcrward Act
ing Inspector Coghlan appeared 1T
the apartment with Detectives Ed
ward Fitzgerald, Michael Davis,
Joseph Leonard and Edward Morell.
The detectives satisfied themselves
that tho thieves had gone up to the
roof of the apartment house at No.
275 Central Park West and from its
roof had walked to the bedroom win
dow of the Kahn apartment, which is
on the eighth floor of No. 2Tl.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-12-06
SIX ARE KILLED
AS ARMY PLANES
COLLIDE IN AIR
Major Gearhart and Capt.
Doyle, With Four Enlisted
Men, Were in Machines.
BOMBER. CUT IN TWO.
Fokker, Rising to Observe
ManoeuvreS, Hits Lead
ing Plane.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Dec. G.
Major Guy L. Gearhart. Of Leaven-
worth. Kan. Capt. Benton 4. Doyle
of st. Louis. and four enlisted men
were killed at Langley Field to-day
when a Martin bombing plane. carry
Ing five of them. and n Fokker scout
ing machine. piloted by Major Gear
hart collided about $50 feet in the air.
Both machines crashed TO earth in
flames.
The enlisted men killed were: STAFF
Sergt. Marsick, Cleveland, Privatcs
j. Blunka, Chicago: Thomas Jordan,
Deep Step, Ga. and Leon Rolas, Phil.
adelphia.
The bomber, pilotcd by Capt. Doyle,
was leading n formation and was
making a banking when tho Fokker
arose in the air from Il long takc-ofr
The smaller machine struck the
bomber almost Hmidship, cutting Off
the tail. Both planes lowered a mo-
ment and then both broke into flames
and crashed 10 earth.
Private Rolas leapcd from the
bomber as it nearcd the earth. but
was fatally injured. He died while be-
ing placed in an ambulance.
The others were pinned beneath the
two machines and before aid could
reach them their bodies we're burned
almost beyond recognition.
The accident occurred over the
Hampton Normal School Farm. ad-
joining the nying station. Several
persons who rushed to the scene we're
badly burned while trying to cxtrtcato
tho men.
The Ave other machines in the for
nation led by Capt. Doyle's plane cl-
fected quick landings, but their uccu-
pants, with those already on the
scene, were powerlcss before the
flames.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-12-06
WOMAN LOSES TWO TOES,
ANOTHER'S ANKLE BROKE
BY FALL OF IRON PIPE
street Rope Holding Big Load
Breaks,

Miss Justine Rodinger of 30. ldj
East Goth Street, and Miss Holc Bit
tus of Westfeld \. j., clerks en-
ployed by the Equitable Life, were
injured just before / o'clock to-day
when a big truck carrying a load Of
twelve -foot-lonG sections of fifteen
inch iron pipe struck a lamp post in
front of the Fire Underwriters Build
ing at No. l23 William Street
The shock broke tho rope holnng
the pipe. one on top OF the load
rolled to the sidewalks. The Hanged
end dropped on the right foot OF Miss
Rodigcr. cutting off two of her toes.
Miss Bittus was. struck on tho lett
leg and her ankle was broken. She
fell and tho pipe rolled on hor inllr-
ing hcr internally.
There were hundreds oil men and
women on the street. Tho Young
women were carried into tho lobby
Of tho Fire Underwriters Building,
and from there To- Bechman Street
Hospital by Ambulance Surgeon
Rutherford
Joseph Storino OF no. - Cortland
Street, OssininF, who was driving the
truck for James O'Ncil Of So. ~
East l2ith Street, was not arrested.
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best she could do would he to open
her pocketbool and trust to the ped
dlcr's honesty"
"He lett me-" Mrs. Bcrman said,
"bccause, believe. he has fallen in
love with another woman, who has
higher educational attainments. His
meagre knowledge Of mathematics re
minds one OF the axiom that those
who live In glass houses should not
throw stones. While | am not an ex-
pert in arithmetic, | have sufficient
knowledge to, add and subtract and
able to buy an the food for the house
All the mathematics that Is required
for the wife OF man OF his type is
70 know how 10 buy the bare necessi-
ties of life, such as coal, meats and
general food for the table"
Decision was reserved.
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Fear that Mrs. Phillips has been
kidnapped by enemies. and perhaps
killed. was expressed to-day by her
husband. Friends of Mrs. Alberta
Meadows, who was slain by Mrs.
Phillips. lured the prisoner through
the jail window on promise CT help
ing her 10 escaL' and then perhaps
murdered her. according to the theory
Phillips unfolded TO police. "She was
threatened many times during the
trial" he declared.
Somewhere. free but hunted. the
woman found guilty and sentenced 10
from ten years to life for beating 10
death Mrs. Alberta Meadows with a
hammer is believed to be pianntnN
revenge upon Peggy Caffee, whose
testimony led to her conviction.
Mrs. Caffee was found in Long
Beach to-day by Deputy Sheriffs,
having disappeared at the time OF
Mrs. Phillips's escape from Jail
Tuesday
81 believe saw Mrs. Phillips on
the streets OF Long Beach yesterday
at noon" she said. She was in
high state of nervous excitement.
Officers believed Mrs. Chaffee was
unstrung by the terrifying knowledge
OF Mrs. Phillips's escape and fear
that the woman whom she saw beat
another to death with hammer.
might be seeking revenge. Peggy
said she had a dream presentiment
that Mrs. Phillips would escape.
Automobile tire marks outside the
Jail and again near the home OF Mrs.
Cafee, from which the States witt
ness was absent. led Sheriffs to be-
lieve Mrs. Phillips had been driven to
Peggy's home in search OF vengeance.
Rumors that Mrs. Phillips may have
escaped by airplane were strengthened
by receipt OF reports by San Diego
authorities that two planes OF un-
known identity had been observed fiy-
ing across San Diego mountains into
Mexico.
II was considered possible that the
hunted hammer murderess" was in
one Of these machines.
The authorities admitted themselves
stumped. Chief Criminal Deputy Sher-
iR Al Manning declaring: We've
run into blank wall on every clue
we've followed"
Belief Is sustained, however, that
the hammer murderess' has fed to
the desert. \ garage man gave a tip
OF a man and woman, the latter bury
ing her faco in n newspaper. who
drove up hurriedly to his place yester-
day and asked for desert tires"
A little Negress, devoted TO Clara
Phillips. was mentioned by the lat
tcr's husband as a possible suspect
lie declared he was glad his wife was
free
"This little Negress was especially
good TO my Wife" he said. as, white
and drawn, he was pounded with
questions by Shenff's deputies. This
girl used 10 help Clara with her work
but | don't think she had anything
10 do with the escape. It's Just my
crazy notion of what might have hap
pencd."
Phillips declared he was asleep in a
downtown hotel at the time OF tho
escape and that the first he heard OF
It was when he saw the newspaper
headlines,
One theory was that Mrs. Phillips,
her accomplice and Mrs. Caffee-the
last probably a prisoner-had en-
tered a boat at Long Beach and
started for Mexican waters. The
Mexican authorities at Ensenada. the
flrst port on the Lower California
coast below the border. were on tia
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-12-06
Charge Wife Can't Add 4 and 5
Basis of Suit for AnnuIment
Couldn't Even BE Trusted With 80 Cents, He Says
Lives in Glass House Her RenIY

Allegation OF
cedngs by julius Beman No 32 Lvonia Brooklyn
Berman today asked Supreme
aimony and counsel pending
the ground in Kings
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-12-06
EIGHT PASSENGERS uURr IN u, 4.
q. CRAaM.

SPENCER, W. Va. Dec. 6.--Eight
passengers, including the Rev .. l..
Blakcmorc Of Washington, u. g. were
injured when Baltimore and Ohio
local passenger train was wrecked near
'wrNad over
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-12-06
WELLESLEY STRUCTURE
MENACED BY FLAMES

Fire sweeps Maids Cottage Near
stone Hall on Campus.
WELLESLEY. Mass. Dec. G.-Fira
that threatened for a time Stone Hall,
one Of the largest buildings on the
Wellesley College campus. to-day swept
through a cottage occupied by maids
employed at the college. The fire was
confined TO the cottage.
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6Spreadng
Clara Phillips hammer murderess at
sbers
b, Phillips the husband.
persons breaking the County
AS oil he established a complete alibi
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-12-06
TmE MOKLD TnAYEL RrREAu.

Arcade, Pulitzer IWorld) Building, 53-s3
Park Row, city Telephons Beekman
iUO0 Check room for baEgRRs and parcels
omen Jay and night Money orders and
us'eilers' checks for Sals,-Advt.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-12-06
SCOUR SEA AND LAND
IN HUNT FOR MRS. PHILLIPS,
ESCAPED HAMMER SLAYER

Husband Fears Mrs. Phillips Was Lured From
Jail to Death-Peggy Caffee, Whose Testi-
mony Convicted Woman of Murder, Turns
Up-Missing "a Hours.
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CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16
Film ROniances Flicker
Out as RapidLy as q Plan

at does not take a woman six
days to create world for any man."
said a philosopher once. He might
have added that a man is no slouch
either at world building for
woman. 5
Too, he neglected to say, perhaps
because it is so obvious, that both
together they can wreck world or
couple of worlds in even less time
than six days.
And this making and shattering Of
worlds, in more senses than one,
seems to have become a prime activ-
ity in the private as well as public
life of most movie stars.
Is it temperament that won't be
handmaiden to love? Is it sudden
success? Is it public adulation that
transforms these men and women of
the screen into little gods which
they themselves worship? Is it love
Of career, over against love Of mar
Rage?
Petitions filed in divorce courts
tell very little after all. The tech
nical language of the law Is not given
to subtleties; 1t does not picture
the trivialities that in the end make
a good rip-snorting fight, and ulti-
mate repugnance and separation. 1t
only charges "cruel and barbarous
treatment" "desertion," "incompati-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16

In December of last year, Bill Hart.
bachelor of moviedom, whom Mary
Garden archly asserted once she would
not mind marrying herself, surprised
the world BY marrying little Winifred
Westover. She had appeared in several
movies with Bill and doubtless admired
his manful severity. He doubtless ad-
mired her fascinating tenderness and
grace of body and mind.
She Is said to have called him 'cream
puff epthct subtle in intimation.
Perhaps it was just her drollery, per-
haps u suggestion Of even then grad.
ual establishment. for il Bill Hart Is
anything, he Is not cream puff on
the screen.
Speculation is rife always and leads
nowhere. At any rate, the world was
once more startled just n week back
with news that all is not we'll in the
Hart household. Mrs. Hart. about to
become mother, is not living with
Bill. She charges hinr with cruelty,
declares that he posed Us an unclad
Greek god for her to admire, and
whipped her because she didn't ad-
lnire.
Bill denies all this, as grimly and
as forCefully as ever he denied any
thing in any picture, and the matter
rests there.
Within little time their baby will
come. 1t comes into a curious world
and at strange time, but, of course,
1t is baby-and babies have a habit
of doing that,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16
POtpOurri of Screen
Causes for Separations
WHY do stars divorce?

WHY do stars divorce?
This is summary of the
reasons given bU moviedom's most
recent separations:
I. "When he arrived as a star,
he lost his interest in me-"
2. II Vanted a future, aud
don't 'cant to be hampercd By
any UOnan."
.. "He is a genius, and geni4ses
ought never marry. You can't
make freside companions Of
them."
!. "He was cruel, not physical
" cruel, but mentally cruel"
5. "When your career inter
feres with marriage, or vics
persa, eliminate MARRIAGE"
6. "He struck NO."
T. He posed as a Greek god
before me and struck me when !
woutdn't admire him."
8. He aoas too friendly Vith
other Women."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16

Mary Plckford divorced Owen Moore
because she wanted to be free" She
said that Mr.. Moore is charming. ;"
They were married when Mary was un.
known and seventeen January, 1911. in
Jersey City. She said her life was un-
happy and that Owen deserted her fire.
quently and became intoxicated now and
then. She was granted a divorce in
March. 1920, In Nevada. and within
the same month married the most aero
batic of heroes Doug" Fairbanks. And
Doug himself had been divorced from
Anna Beth Sully at White Plains, \.
Y. In March, 1919. The former Mrs.
Fairbanks pleaded incompat ibility,
charged Doug" with misconduct with
"another woman" and declared "she
and her husband would remain the best
of friends Miss Sully was the daugb-
ter of Daniel L. Sully, one time cot
ton king The former Mrs. Fairbanks
speedily married James Evans, Jr., a
broker OF Pittsburgh. Owen Moore
later married Kathryn Perry. And
after all this complicated adjustment
they are living happily-but not to-
And IL is a rather ,ttractive point to
appreciate that movie divorces, no mat
ter how tragic they may be TO the Law
mind, in few cases really ruin the lives
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16
"Why Change Husband?"
Has Gloria the Anslyer?

"Why Change Your Husband?" was
one Of Gloria Swansons most notable
pictures. And the world is asking that
question of her now. According to a
statement of Herbert X. Somborn, his
wife, whose second husband he Is, no
longer lives with him. He lives in n
hotel and Gloria in a Hollywood bun
galow.
Eyes, we are separated" Somborn
is reported to have sadly said, but our
estrnngement has not been discussed
with an attorney as yet, at least by
me. Reconciliation? That is up to
Gloria"
And the inference is that Somborn
Is not altogether enthusiastic about the
separation. but that his wife may be.
Right on the heels Of Gloria's little
tragedy comes word that the marital
bark Of Blanche Sweet and Marshall
Neilan has struck the insurmountable
breakers. Miss Sweet is with her
mother at a hotel, Mr.. Neilan on loca-
ton at Hollywood. They were married
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16

Of the protagonists. It is II healthy
sign of old Greek philosophy come to it's
own once more: "a mistake is merely
a miss; take shot at the old target
again."
When Alice Brady, star Of Forever
After" was about to marry James l..
Crane, son of DIR. Frank Crane, in
May, 1919, she said that her ideal hus-
band was a man older than she. wiser
than she, serious. but with a sense OF
humor. And Crane himself declared
that happiness would come to the man
who gave his wife feeling Of partner
ship In his affairs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16
Alice Brady Decided
Her idol" Was of C[uy

In November, 1921, Miss Brady flied
suit for divorce at New York and
charged misconduct. Ten days before
the divorce was granted, in 1922, Mrs.
Crane gave birth to son.
II married him." she is reported to
have said, when he was at the foot
Of the ladder 1 at the top. ] meant
to be happy forever after. But he drank
and was too friendly with other wom-
en-
Cranes first wife was Blanche Shir-
ley, an actress. She met tragic death
when she fell. in December, 1916, from
the fourth floor of hotel.
1t was Mrs. Josephine Ii. Bushman
who placed the ruination of her mar
riage to Francis Xavier Bushman to
prosperity. She married him in Novem-
ber, 1902, and lived with him till 1916.
They had FIVE children. She married
him when he was poor-a clerk. When
he rose to stardom he developed bru-
tality toward her which she resented.
She charged him with intidelty, he
coun ter charged her with infdelity.
was granted her July, 1918. A week
later Mr.. Bushman married Beverly
| Bayne, who had played Juliet to his
Romeo in the movie version of that
tragic story.
in "One Clear Call" less recently In
THE Birth of Nation" lived ten
years happy with. Irene Fenton before
they were separated in 1917. Ten
days later he married his leading lady ).
Mary Charleston. Miss. Fenton' md he
| quietly agreed that they couldn't get
! along with each other
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16

makes millions laugh and one wife
weep. His marriage to Mildred Har-
ris lasted approximately two years,
from October. 1918, to November. 1920.
Miss Harris admitted that Charlie
was a gentleman, but because he was
n genius, too, he oughtn't to marry,
she decided. She was young when she
married him, only seventeen.
She snid the funny man had never
been guilty of physical violence, but
that his particular brand was mental
violence. Also that he was tight"
with his money.
Charlie during all the accusat tions
held his peace. His dignifed silence
continued up till the granting of the
divorce In 1920. and has continued
since.
The happer's idol, Rudy" Rudolph
Va alentino, of The Four Horsemen"
and Beyond the Rocks" wanted a flu
ture, and that is why, according to his
former wife, Jean Acker, he got his
divorce. r..
This prince Of lovers holds the record
for the speedy consummation of that
which seems to him deyoutly to be
wished. He met Jean AcRer on Novem-
ber 1, 1913, at party. He was un-
known then. He fell in love with Jean.
and before the party was over he had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16
EUen Jack Barrymore
Has Sought Lore TUice

In September. 1910. Jack Barrymore,
renowned on both stage and screen,
married sixteen year-Old katherine
Core Harris, daughter of wealthy
Nov York lawyer. She married Jack
against the wishes of her parents. She
was about to make her debut in society.
to marry they took her abroad but
she slipped quietly away, hurried back
~ Jack and was married. 1t hap
pened, too, that Cohan & Harris lost
$50 900 on the marriage, for they had
taken out Lloyd insurance against their
stars marrying. And he clipped of
one year of the period of his lnsur-
ance.
In 1917 his wife charged him with
desertion and received her divorce.
Last year he married Mrs. Blanche
Oelrichs Thomas. who, under the pen
name of Michael Strange, is the author
OF one play for her husband and of vol.
umes of love verse.
Artists, admired without any sense OF
any proportion by tickle public. thrive
best in mutual admiration societies. n
would seem. Homes are not made for
them: genius. as Miss Harris so well
put it. must 'bide apart, and alone
There are some who say that ham
piness would come TO even movie stars
If they had children to brighten their
off hours instead of tame pups. That
again is speculation. Many of the
stars have children-and very lovely
children. Where homes are torn
asunder, the children are only tragic
reminders, like broken brio a .bras.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16
LLESS ON SCREEN SPELLS MARITAL DZSLORD ].
FOR PUBLIC,S NOST PAAlPERED PETS OF FILM
"Try AGAIN. Is Marital
Motto of Screen Stars

THE duration Of some movie
marriages at a glance:
Rodolph Valentino and Jean
Acker, tWclve hours. Miss Acker
declares 10 .Das a month.
Bill Hart and Winifred Vest
over, seven months.
Connie Tatmadgc and John Pia-
loglou, tUo years.
Charlie Chaplin and Mildred
Harris, tWo years.
Alice Brady and James L.
Crane, three gears.
Clara KimbdH Young and
James Young, sic years.
Mary Pickford and OWen
Moore, nine years.
Francis X. Bushmdn and jose
phinc II. Bushman, sirtcen years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16
Success" Does Not Spell
Happiness" for Fauorites

And the summary of the evidence on
hand suggests that the most general
reason for movie divorce is success. -
which engenders, strangely enough.
cruelty. Under another name, il be.
comes temperament-an uncanny COM
bination of childish naivete and n rmi.
tivated individuality or ego. Achilles
had 1t, and he pouted Movie stars
have it,, and they get divorced,
And, bravely, remarry again
In conclusion, indeed, the subject In.
spires, poetry, even If one must use q
paraphrase:
Nor steel. nor fire itself hath power.
Like thou, . star, In thy conauerinx
hour.
BE thou but fair, mankind adore thee.
Smile. and the world is weak before
thee.
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only three months ago. Each refuses to
admit that their living apart has any
particular significance.
OF course, there are rumors. The
world Is always wondering why. One
rumor has 1t that the producer re-
fused to star his wife in production
which he was convinced demanded an
other type. And that Blanche left
him In a fit of nerves.
1t Is a pleasant thing for this gos-
sipy world now and then to hear
causes underlying movie divorces. 1t
is a pleasant thing for more reasons
than one. 1t is rich in the opportunity
it gives the waggng heads OF horse
hair parlor and back fence wireless to
question the causes.
Foreign Spouse Discarded
by Connie Talmadge
The marriage and tragedy of merry
Connie Talmadge brlstlcd with oppor-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-16
Career More Than Woman
to Rudy, "Perfect LoUer"

Jeans reasons for a separate main
tenance, petitioned January, 1922. were
more or less clearly stated. He said
success meant more to him than any-
thing else she said. "He told me
that he wanted a future, and didn't I
struck and knocked her down. she
charged. He was nothing when I
married him. When he arrived, he lost
interest in me-"
Rodolph's counter suit won for him
an interlocutory decree. and before a
year was up, In May, 1929, he married
Winitred Hudnut, art director In cos
tumery and sets for Nazimova, because
"he couldn't wait" he declared. He
was charged with bigamy because he
didn't wait, but the suit petered out.
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tunity, because the causes for both the
marriage and divorce were so clearly
stated.
John Pialoglu, "a native of Turkey,
n subject Of Greece and a cigarette
maker of New York" met Connie a. u
party in New York. He succumbed to
her fascination. She to his dancing.
He dances beautifully" Connie said.
He danced right into my heart" They
were married September 28, 1920. at
Greenwich, Conn. They separated
April 8, 1921, and Connie got her inter-
locutory decree May 0, 1929.
"When a career interferes with mar
riage. or the other way around, why
there's only one thing to do" Connie
is reported to rave concluded. Just
eliminate marriage. He knew nothing,
about pictures, and couldn't run up
any enthusiasm about the manufacture
of cigarettes.
Could anything be clearer?
Or consider Charlie Chaplin, who