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The New York herald., 1922-07-29
CAR COUPLER KILLED,
HALTING I. X. T. TRAINS
Falls to Third Rail at Eastern
Parkway Station.

Traffic on the Interborough Rapid
Transit lines east of Atlantic avenue In
Brooklyn was tied up for twenty y-seven
minutes last night While the body of
Daniel F. Bergen. 81, of log West 129th
street, car coupler, was being, taken
out from between the seventh car and
the third rail. His head had fallen
on the third rail and he was so badly
burned that he died five minutes after
he was rescued
Bergen had been employed at the
Eastern Parkway station to uncouple
trains from Manhattan SO that half of
each train could proceed to Flatbush
and the other half to East New York
At 8 AZ o'clock at night ten car train,
known as 'layup' train, stopped at
the station and Bergen, thinking that
1t was to be uncoupled. lowered himself
quickly between the fifth and sixth cars.
few passengers were discharged and
then Thomas Gray, the motorman, got
the signal to start the train. Bergen.
who was trying to uncouple two cars.
was thrown under the train ana against
the third rail. Somebody heard him
scream. The emergency brake brought
the train to a stop. but not before the
seventh car had run over his legs. DR..
Locke of Swedish Hospital arrived with
an ambulance. but the man was so badly
burned that he could not live. Traffic
was resumed at Q :09 o'clock.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
ESCAPES 80 YEARS IN JAIL
BY TURNING INFORMER
Rossi Gets Three Months,
Companions 40 Years.

Francois Rossi. who was arrested in
connection with the holdup and robbery
last April in the home of Albert r. Shat
tuck, 10 Washington Square. and turned
informer thereby enabling the District
Attorney to send two of the robbers to
Jail for from forty to sixty years each.
yesterday was sentenced by Judge
Rosolsky in General Sessions to the
penitentiary for from six months to
three years.
Rossi. one Of the five arrested for the
crime. admitted he harbored Maurice
Ragnolia. one Of the bandits, in his
Plainfeld. N. j., home for several days
after the robbery. Bagnolia and Eu-
genio Diaset were the men sent to Sing
Sing. Henri Boilet. former butler in
the Shattuck home and alleged brains of
the crime, never has been arrested Mr..
and Mrs. Shattuck and six servants were
locked in the wine cellar by the robbers,
who stole jewels valued at 100000.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
WAS TO WE'D DOCTOR
WHO DIED BY DRUG
Miss Du Charne Says She Was
Engaged to Dr.. LoOless.

DR. Charles Norris. Medical Examiner.
performed an autopsy yesterday on the
body OF DR.. Robert +. Lawless OF Stam-
ford. Conn. who died suddenly Thurs
day night In Grand Central Station
from an overdose OF sleeping powders.
DR.. Norris said there was no question
but death was due TO an overdose Of
chloral hydrate. but there was nothing
10 show that II had been taken with
suicidal intent.
Miss Betty Du Charne Of - West
Sixty-eighth street. who went TO the
East -Frfty-first street station and
Identified the physicians body. refused
to see newspaper men. rhc young
woman went TO the Office OF DR.. Norris
In the Municipal Building and told him
that she was engaged TO marry the
physician. DIR. Lawless was head physi-
clan at Or. Barnes's sanltarium In
Stamford. lie came to the city late
Wednesday night or early Thursday
morning. Miss Du Charnc said she
saw DR.. Lawiess Thursday morning.
His movements between then and late
that night when he collapsed In the
smoking room OF the railroad station
have not been traced. A brother came
from Stamford and claimed the body
at the morgue.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
SUES TIRE DEALER
FOR FAILING TO WED
Beauty Expert Says William
Jackson Already Had Wife
in Brooklyn.

Mrs. Kathryn Arney. formerly of Chi-y
cago, flied suit in Supreme Court yestert
day against William Jackson. secretary
of the Ajax Rubber Company Of an0
West F4fty-seventh street, for alleged
breach of promise. She asked 500 900
damages.
Mrs. Arney alleged that she and Jack
son became engaged in Chicago In. Feb
ruary 1920. and were to be narr1ed In
New York later in the month. She wen.
to New York for this purpose. she al
legged, but Mr.. Jackson declined to
marry, and the wedding was deferred
until June, at which time he again re-
fused. She also charged that he falsely
represented that he was unmarried.
Mrs. Arney later told OF meeting
Mr.. Jackson through friends In Chicago
in 1919 when she was conducting a
beauty shop. She spoke of having re-
ceived a number of letters whose
warmth was indicated by the saluta-.
tions. These, she said, developed from
my Dear Kathryn through stages OF
affectionate greeting to Dear Babe"
and closed first with simple BILLY" and
later "Popsy."
When she arrived In New York she
said Mr.. Jackson informed her that
legal difficulties stood in the way OF
their wedding. Later they went to
Boston, where. she said. she received an
engagement and marriage ring They
then returned to Chicago, disposed Of
her business and were feted and enter
tanned by friends. After June, 1920, she
said she began to investigate and found
that Mr.. Jackson was married and lived
in Brooklyn.
Neither Jackson nor his lawyer.
xenephon P. Huddy of 65 Liberty
street, could be reached last night.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
BURGLARS BRIGHTEN
3 WOMEN IN HOUSE
Mrs. Allison N. Wysong
Awakens to Find Pistol
Pressed to Her Cheek.
GOLD WATCH ONLY LOOT
Two Men Arrested Later and
Held in $4,000 Bail Each
on Robbery Charges.

A light flashing in her face yester-
day awakened Mrs. Allison n. wysong
at her home in Carlton avenue. Port
Washington. L. I. The next instant she
felt the muzzle o. a revolver pressed
against her cheek. and saw three
masked men standing beside her bed.
Her husband. who is a brother of Charles
n. Wysong. former District Attorney OF
Nassau county. was away In camp at
Rock Point with Boy Scouts.
Mrs. Wysong started to sit upright.
but the bandit who held the revolver
told her to make no noise or things
will happen" She was then asked where
she kept her jewelry.
There Is none In the house." she
replied.
The burglar pulled the covering from
the bed and commanded Mrs. Wysong to
get up and get what jewelry she had.
She told him there were other persons
in the house and that IL she were
touched she would scream for help. One
Of the burglars went into the hall and
to the room of Mrs. Wysongs mother.
Mrs. Emily Griscom. Mrs. Griscom was
awakened and commanded to give up
her jewelry. She said she had none.
About this time Mrs. Wysong's three
children awakened and began to cry,
and maid, hearing the noise. entered
the hall. She saw the burglars and ran
into her room. locking the door. Then
she went to window and began to yell
for help. \The burglars tried to smash
the door and failing in that went back
to Mrs Wysong's room. They found
Ter trying to use the telephone.
mo use trying that" said one of the
burglars I'VE cut the wires before we
came in here"
BY this time lights were springing up
all over the neighborhood as people
beard the cries Of the maid and of the
children The men ran into the hall.
first grabbing a gold watch from the
bureau. They ran into the cellar ana
made their escape by way of rear
window. through which they had en-
te, ed the house. Half dozen men pur-
sued them and managed to catch a
glimpse of them running through wood
ear by. but could not catch them
Dominic Favrola and Charles Esse-
nice were arrested later in the day i'm
connection with several robberies in the
vicinity of Great Neck. They were found
in Flushing, but said they lived in
Corona. They were arraigned before
Magistrate Conway in Ridgewood court
and held in $4,000 bail each
The New York herald., 1922-07-29

down for several minutes. churning the
surface OF the field and snattermg trees
In nearby woods.
Another demonstration was 'made of
the dropping OF flares. The blazing balls,
each capable OF lighting up the entire
Ave miles OF mantonment at night, were
set adrift high In the air. timed To burn
out before they might alight on barracks
roofs.
Aerial photographs of the camp and
the battlefield were made by Lieut..
Monahan from one Of the planes. The
views were made at varying distances
below 5000 feet. Flying within few
yards OF the ground. on one sweep. the
airman made close up snapshots Of re-
serves In their trenches. 1t was the
original plan To rush these films back to
Mitchell Field by plane for development,
then return and drop them in message
sacks on Camp Dix headquarters. A
Thunderstorm interfered with this part
of the program. and the planes were
forced to seek a harbor on the parade
grounds here.
The camp will close Monday when
battalion OF infantry will. advance to
attack an imaginary foe. supported by
the artillery. light mortar batteries,
machine guns. one Founders and the air
service bombers.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
I2TH ASSEMBLY LEADER
NOT STUCK ON HEARST
Griffin Likes Hylon Better
and Smith Best.

Further opposition TO the nomination
~ william Randolph Hearst for Gov
srnor on The Democratic ticket devei-
ored yesterday. Timothy y. Griffin,
leader % the Twelfth Assembly District
in kinzs county, came out openly say
ing
~im not stuck on Hearst and I don't
mink anyone IN my district IT, The
sentiment for Al Smith Is strong how
ever"
Asked how he would consider the
Mayor as q candidate for Governor.
Mr. Griffin replied:
~Hylan's All right. like him. I've
got % like him. He's In power isn't
heY But Smith would make the strong
rsf candidafe"
wr Griffin IA Deputy Clerk OF the
Couniy Court
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
BASEBALL JURY TO TRY
POLICEMAN FOR ATTACK
Fans Will Hear Of Alleged
Polo Ground Assoult.

Frank J. Niedhammer. suspended po-
liceman, accused Of bltckjacking James
A. Carpenter. advertising manager. Of Is
Sherman avenue. at the Polo Grounds,
will be tried by jury that knows base
hall. This became apparent yesterday
when Leonard A. Snitkin, former Munich
pal Court Justice, counsel for Med
hammer, insisted that prospective Jurors
possess at least a meager knowledge OF
baseball. Twelve were found who ad-
mitted at least a reading knowledge OF
the game.
The assault is alleged to have occurred
August s. 1921, in an argument after a
couble header. Another policeman was
indicted with Niedhammer, but after a
review<of the Grand Jury minutes the
bill against this policeman was quashed,
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
EGG SUPPLY HUGE,
BUT PRICES KEEP UP
Drop at Wholesale Market Ap-
parently Not Passed On
to Consumer.

Although eggs in New York retail for
Is cents a dozen less than at the same
time last year. there still is wide mar
gin between wholesale and retail prices.
There never were more eggs in storage
az this season, according to experts. The
total for the country Is 10,00o.000 cases
of thirty dozen each.
In New York alone there are 1861 900
cases. as against 1892 900 last year.
Wholesale prices of storage eggs yes
terday ranged from q to Is cents a
dozen, although the consumer paid for
the same eggs 80 to 10 cents a dozen.
The wholesale market has dropped five
cents a dozen this week. and yet ac-
cording to reports, the retail stores
have not cut prices.
Poultry experts attribute the great
increase in eggs to 40 per cent. in
crease in laying hens. Then. too, due
to good roads and automobiles. the
farmer now goes to town several times
during the week in contrast with the
weekend trip of the old days, and
as often as he goes he takes along
several dozen eggs to pay for his gaso-
line.
1t is predicted that there will be
ninety million dozen more eggs this year
than last. which means thai a million
present consumers will have to take a
dozen more each II the storage ware
houses are not to be overstocked In
January.
Chickens for the last ten days have
been selling at % cents a pound in the
wholesale market. For these the con-
sumner has paid from 80 to 32 cents. and
even 40 and As cents for i Western
variety shipped here already dressed.
In anticipation of the Jewish fast.
Pisha B'Ab. which began this week. 250
car loads of chickens arrived in New
York double the number received for
the same occasion last year.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
SUBWAY TRAINS STALL
IN LEXINGTON AVENUE
Excitement and Delay in
{ Morning Rush Hour.

Two trains were stalled yesterday in
the morning rush hour In the Lexington
avenue subway in The Bronx, delaying
hundreds OF persons In reaching offices
and causing some excitement.
The first trouble was about Z 80
when n short circuit on shoe beam
stalled crowded train at the Cypress
avenue station. There was a flash and
sputter and as soon as the doors opened
the passengers hurried to the street.
The tieup lasted twenty minutes.
Another train, with few passengers.
was blocked at 167th street when an
air hose blew out. The delay was brief.
Schedules were upset for time all along
the line.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
MINNEHAN REINSTATED
BY NEW BOROUGH CHIEF
Was Suspended BY CahiI Be-
fore He Died.

John a. Lynch. Borough President.
reinstated yesterday Commissioner John
A. Minnehan. of the bureau of street
cleaning. Borough OF Richmond. who
had been suspended by the late Borough
president Matthew J. Cahill. on
charges OF neglect OF duty. absence
without leave and incompetency.
The suspension was the last official
oct of Cahill before his death. The
charges were preferred by Robert
Bailey. then the acting commissioner
OF public works. now superintendent of
highways. Borough President Lynch
did not continue the trial. but summar-
ily reinstated Minnehan to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
REISLER RELATIVES
IN CLASH AT COURT
Wife, Sons and Br0ther-in-law
Indicted and Deny Killing
Bertha Katz.
JOHN DEFENDS VICTIM
Denies There Was Anything
Wrong Between Him and
Slain Young Woman.

Arraignment of Mrs. Minnie Reisler.
wife OF John J. Reisler ("John the Bar
ber'). her sons. Morris and George. and
brother-in-law. Max Katz. few hours
after they were indicted by the Kings
County Grand Jury for murder In the
first degree for the shooting of Miss
Bertha Katz. was followed by clash
yesterday between relatives Of the two
families in the corridor of the County
Court Building. Brooklyn.
Mrs. Lizzie Rosenzweig and Mrs. Effie
Feinberg. sisters OF Mrs. Resler and
the murdered girl. met Mrs. Ella Stad-
Ter. John the Barber's'' sister, in the
corridor Mrs. Rosenzweig made for
Mrs. Stadler according to eye wit
nesses. but big policeman interviewed.
Mrs. Rosenzweig then flung her pocket
book and struck Mrs. Stadler on the
arm. Mrs. Feinberg screamed. A few
moments later Mrs. Rosenzweig fainted.-
A crowd collected in the street.
All four defendants pleaded not guilty
and were held without bail and returned
to the Raymond street Jail. "Johr the
Barber" was a member of a group
which included his sisters, Mrs. Stadler.
Mrs. Cecilia Unterweiser. and Mrs. Jen-
ME katz. mother of the dead girl, and
MRS Reisler, the defendant.
Miss Katz was good girl" said
"Jonn the Barber" There was never
a better one and there never was any,
thing wrong between us. My conscience
Is clear. wish to God they had killed
me along with her. l lost $350.000 In
the oil business in Oklahoma year ago.
but | always provided for my wife
"A year ago i opened UP clothing
store for my son Morris and now he has
turned against me. He was in business
three months, but did not attend to It,
l still owe $1,000 on that business.
sent him to military school and this
is how he repays me. q
II have known Miss Katz since She
was a little girl She was always a
good girl, working all her life for her
mother and during fifteen years she has
held only three jobs. one with Marcus
Loew. one with Mr.. Fox and the last
with Arthur Lyons.
II am not bad man. have been
living in New York thirty-seven years,
and. thank the Lord. never did anything
wrong. The worst I ever did was to
give my money away. have had a lot
OF business partners and they are my
friends yet"
Reisler was under subpoena, but was
not called to testify before the Grand
Jury. Mrs. Jennie Katz, who was pres
cnt when her daughter was shot down.
was held In $4,000 bail as a material
witness. The shooting took place at
Miss Katz's apartment. at 1875 Sterling
place. Brooklyn. Wednesday morning.
Justice Lydon in Supreme Court de-
MED Mrs. Reislers motion to have Reis-
Ter punished for contempt for failing to
pay $50 weekly alimony pending trial of
her separation, but announced that a
receiver of his property would be ap-
pointed.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
SHOPLIFTER STEALS
SUIT PIECE BY PIECE
Sentenced for Three Day
Theft Which Fails.

James Frazer of los the Bowery
pleaded guilty yesterday before jus
tices Freschi, Herbert and Voorhees, to
stealing a suit of clothes in three days
piece by piece from Broadway depart
ment store. He was sentenced to from
six months to three years.
Frazer began accommodating the suit
on July %, when he stole the vest. The
following day he got the coat. On the
third day, as he was making away with
the trousers, two store detectives stepped
up to him. There was a scuffle. in
which Frazer pulled something shiny
that looked like a revolver but made Of
glass. The records at Police Head
quarters revealed that Frazer was not
a first offender
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
MARDI CRAS TO BE HELD
AT CONEY IN SEPTEMBER
Parodes Every Night of Week
of Festival.

Coney Island ls TO have a mardi gras
this year. from September II to II in
elusive. This was decided upon last
night at meeting OF the Coney
Island Carnival Committee. headed by
William s. Mangels. at a meeting In
Coney Island.
The committee will stage a contest
for King and Queen. There will be
parades every night. one on Saturday
afternoon for the children, and the
prizes will be awarded the following
day.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
DRUG EVIDENCE STOLEN.

The thieves who broke into the
chemists quarters in the Federal Build
ing two weeks ago took not only choice
liquors seized at Jack Dunstan's but a
large quantity OF narcotics held as evil
dence in twenty cases. This was dis
closed yesterday as special Government
agents were examining the records.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29

T>ROM January l, 1922, to
July l, 1922, plans were
filed for 1O,833 buildings
in Queens. Most of them are
now completed or under con-
struction. Their value exceeds
$67,OO0,000. They cover every
range of building operation
residences, two family dwellings,
apartment houses, garages,
schools, hospitals and buildings
for business purposes.
$63O,O00 is being spent for the
schools and $975,0OO for theaters,
The New York herald., 1922-07-29

The apartments are valued at
$lO,4OO,0OO and 3,153 garages
alone will cost 81 100000.
If you are interested in the .ef-
feet of these building operations
on the renting situation, or expect
to own your own home, you will
be interested in reading specific
information about available
houses, apartments and two fam
lily dwellings-where they are
located and by whom they are
handled.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-22
POTATO COMPANY
! QUITS RAISING OATS

The Starks Potato Co. who own and
operate large tract of land in Oneida
county have quit raising oats in their
rotation and sow clover without q
nurse crop. Their rotation was former.
~ clover, potatoes, and oats. Now
clover has the ground two years and
potatoes one.
Grasshoppers have been bothering
more or less there for the past few
years. Where clover is seeded with
oats the grasshoppers damage the oats
and eat the young clover. Where clio.
yer is sown without oats they do not
bother it so much. Grasshoppers have
not damaged crops in Rusk county
very much yet. We hope they will
keep their distance.
AZ Friesian cow in England gave
5000 gallons of milk year as an g.
year-old. She has given birth to five
calves and has produced more than sc
times her own weight in milk.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-22
CLOVER AND COWS
MAKES HIS MONEY

Frank Vrana has lived for the past
Is years on his S0-acre farm 5@
miles southeast of Ladysmith. He
has a fair house and a good barn,
40x70, which he built five years ago:
This barn is equipped with drinking
cups, stanchions and hangers.
Fifty-five acres are under the pillow
and the balance is brushed and seeded
pasture and has but few stumps. He
has high grade Guernsey cows and a
big team that weighs around $500
pounds. This is one of the best teams
in the country. He also has a two
and three-year-old pair of colts that
weigh 1900 and 1900 pounds respect
lively.
His large barn is full of clover hay
and he raised 600 bushels of spuds
on four acres. He said that "clover
and cows" were his long suit and he
makes his money with them.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-22
MICHIGAN FOLLOWS
WISCONSIN IN CLEARING

A. J. McAdams, who worked in
Rusk county during the million dollar
land clearing contest" wrote the farm
editor that he is working with the
Michigan agricultural college in land
clearing work. MAC" is a hard work
er and an expert with dynamite. He
says that the land clearing force in
Michigan is all from Wisconsin. He
asked about the County Reclamation
Act and how it was working in Rusk
county. Michigan has no such law to
give aid to settlers, and they are go
ing to try and press upon the next leg
islature that the farmers need help in
their clearing work. He said "that
with the help of the County Reclama-
ton Act it should not be long before
every farmer in Rusk county will be
on good financial basis"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-22
SUCCESS FOLLOWS FAILURE

A year ago we told about two farm
ers-Wm. Work and Louis Fry. Mr..
Fry had followed the "Rusk County
Plan" in building up his farm and
raised clover without blowing and
kept livestock for the first few years.
Mr. Work lost out on his farm by
having a team and bunch Of cows to
start with, sold the cows after three
years to pay his feed bill and came to
Ladysmith where he worked a year
with his team for the mills.
He returned to his farm year ago
in haying time, put up his hay and
stayed on the farm. He is now work
ing on the Rusk County Plan, has a
team and is clearing land to raise clo-
yer.
He informed the farm editor Sat
urday that he was making il all right
now and had brushed, logged and lev
elled ten acres during the past season
and was still at it. He said that it
was surprising to see what one could
do ON a new farm by using headwork
backed with a good set of muscles He
said he was doing more now and get
ting ahead much faster than before
when he had money. He has Is tons
of tame hay for this years crop and
will more than double that amount
next year. He is getting ready to
buy half dozen good milk cows and
now has plenty of clover and pasture
for them.
He has enlarged his hen house from
12x20 to 12x36 He has $50 hens
which he will reduce to 100 or TESS for
the winter, keeping only the best. Mr..
Work reads the News-Budget and said
that it had much to do with getting
him back on his farm and helping
him to success.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-22
TRACTORS USED
ON MANY FARMS
Several Rusk County Farmers
Use Tractors To Break Land
And Do Custom Saving
For NeighbOrs

A. Haag, who lives with mis- father
on their farm just north Of Lady
smith, purchased a FOrdSon tractor in
October and besides breaking ten acres
at home has broken and plowed land
for several of his neighbors.
Bruce Man Breaks Forty Acres
Steven Rodesky, who lives north of
Bruce, purchased a 1920 Titan trac-
tor last fall and broke 40 acres of new
land on his own farm that he had
cleared during the season.
Mr.. Rodesky has lived ON his farm
for eight years and one year lost his
house and furniture by fire. He built
again and now has a good start. He
owns team and good bunch of
dairy cattle.
Weyerhaeuser Man Turns 80 Under
f. Poplaski, who owns an 8O-acre
farm two miles east of Weyerhaeuser,
is another farmer who owns a tractor
and makes good use of it. During the
season he has broken and plowed near
ly 80 acres of land for himself and
neighbors. He has an SIG Interna-
tional tractor and does his breaking
with a two-bottom pillow. Frank now
has over 60 acres of his farm under
the pillow.
His buildings are only fair but he
is planning ON building a fine, new
barn next year. He has a team and a
good bunch of dairy cows.