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witness. he came out and Mrs.
Ragona. from q hallway, shot him
dead.
This testimony was challenged.
the defense contending that from
the fourth story the woman could
not have heard what was said in
the street. Mrs. Di Mona admitted
that Mrs. Ragona was out Of her
sight at the time Of the shooting.
Jose Miller, q soldier. testified he
took a revolver from Mrs. Ragona's
hand a moment after he heard . re-
port, and saw q man lying dead on
the sidewalk.
That about wound up the prosecu.
ton. The defense began its case
and II began with q dramatic
strength that reached its sensation
al climax when Mrs. Ragona herself
related that she had been bounded
by rucaisno 10 a point that render
I'd her desperate.
Drnm.',~sii- .'~' ''',.~ s-H~-~ '"o
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a TOMS so small that 432 mill
u lions would be required to
bridge half-penny piece
made visible by means Of large
models during a lecture by Prof.
Sir William Bragg. Of University
College, to the Physical Society at
South Kensington, London. Eng
land.
The models resembled fruit-like-
clusters of brilliantly colored balls.
and the professors table was like
a stall at an horticultural show.
Prof. Bragg was lecturing on ths
atomic structure Of organic crystals.
and the clusters represented accu-
rate scale methods Of the arrange
ments Of atoms in crystal cells.
These cells, which each contain
numbers Of solid atoms, are 90 mi
mute that It would take millions of
millions Of them to build up q heap
the bulk Of a pins head. In spite
Of this. method has been devised
which enables the size Of these
cells to be measured accurately,
while ii also enables q determine
ton to be made Of the size and ar.
rangement of the atoms that make
up their structure.
Until recently investigators have
confined their attention to the sim.
pier inorganic substances, but the
lecturer described Q new advance
that he Is making in the study of
complex organic substances. These
substances are, in general. Of great
importance to the community. for
not only are they the basis Of the
structures Of organic life. but they
form the essential components of
such things as dyes and explosives.
Deeper insight into their structure
is bound to have far-reaching ef-
fects.
These organic substances are
largely composed of complicated
combinations Of carbon. hydrogen
and oxygen. and their molecular
complexity is often indicated by the
names Of great length that chemists
use to describe them
Prof. Bragg emptied from q box
a number OF QUOT and hgure-of-
eight shaped rings. composed OF six
and ten balls fastened together like
beads on a wire. He explained that
these were enlarged scale models Of
the arrangements of atoms forming
the basis Of the benzine and the
naphthalene molecules. His re-
searches lead him to believe that
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many organic crystals are built UP
out of these rings Of carbon atoms,
cemented together by atoms Of other
elements.
The instrument which enables all
these delicate measurements OF
atomic arrangement to be made In
the spectrometer. X-rays are direct
ed into minute specimen of crystal
the size of pin.head. This crystal
can be slowly rotated like a wheel
on its axle, and the intensity Of the
reflexion from the orderly layers of
atoms inside the crystal depends on
their arrangement. and the variations
are recorded by an electrical device.
Prof. Bragg showed Q London
Daily News representative q model
Of tho atom structure Of Q dia-
mond. and explained that at each
point Of contact the balls Tor atoms)
are firmly fixed, giving strength to
the structure. He lifted the upper
part off like a cap and gave It q
half turn and replaced it, the points
Of contact were now very much
fewer. and he explained that the
model now represented the struc.
ture Of graphite which, like dia-
mond, IL also composed Of cargon
atoms.
He then proceeded to build up
delicate flower-like structures,
representing unit crystal cells much
as q fond parent builds castles for
his children out Of wooden bricks.
He explained that the division Of
this solid quoits and figures-of-
eight can be determined from e
knowledge of similar arrangements
in diamond and In graphite.
In both these bodies the rings
occur. but In the diamond they are
so laced together that the substance
is tho hardest that Is known. In
graphite the rings are all spread out
in planes. thus accounting for the
well-known flaky form Of the ma
terial.
Thus the crystal Is made to re.
veal its identity by signing its "sig-
nature" in the form OF a wavelike
curve on paper, the peaks Of which
report large amounts Of reflection
from planes Of atoms. The illustra-
ton forms portions Of the signature
Of aluminium and silicon land gives
the information the expert requires
for detecting the size and position
of the atom.
In this way a new method Is
available for detecting the nature OF
finely powdered substances.
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trial was interrupted for several
minutes.
The aged woman held UP her right
hand in an attitude Of taking a vow
she bent the second knuckle of the
first finger of her left hand and
placed 1t to her teeth.
In the Rofrano trial the man to
whom such signal of vengeance was
vowed flinched. In his trial the de-
PENDANT to whom It was given also
quailed. for among Italians there IL
no threat more dire.
She paled, leaned heavily on Miss
Helen Wassman, OF her counsel, and
clutched at the table. The courtroom
was tense and silent. Attendants
caught the significance OF the old
woman's move. Judge Grain caught
Il, too. He admonished the witness
and treasured the defendant. The
old woman stepped TO the stand.
mutterings
''she took my boy from ne"
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he not say to her. You are pretty
and can make from SIS to $40 q
day on the streets7"
At the counsel table the defendant
bowed her head in her hands. On
the witness stand the aged woman
flared Indignantly. She rose to her
full height. thrust q rosary on high
and shrilled:
moi 1 swear on this holy cruel.
fix, nor
Mrs. Iucalano admitted she saw
her husband strike Mrs. Ragona-
Then came the States star wit
ness, Mrs. Maria Di Mona, OF
2o42 Second avenue. She testified
that when leaning out Of the fourth
story window Of that address she
heard Iucalano and the defendant
arguing In the street. Mrs. Ragona,
she said. threatened TO kill Iucalano
unless he agreed 10 AIRY her. She
said he refused and entered bak.
err. SHORTLY sftsr. went on the
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She testified that Mrs. Ragono and
others Of her family frequently
visited her son and herself at their
q home at 325 East One Hundred
and Fifth street in the spring of
1920. In the summer Of that year,
she swore, the defendant and her
son went to the country together.
She testified that on their return
Mrs. Ragona and her three children
came to live with her and her son.
She went on:
II warned her against what she
was doing and told her she should
stay with her husband and her three
babies"
THE LINE OF DEFENSE.
Then came, on cross-examination
by Newman Levy, disclosure Of what
the defense would center on. He
asked:
'Is n not q fact that Frank quar-.
reled win Josephine because she
would not 30 on tho strests7 Dia
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WILL BEAUTY SAVE FROM THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
MOTHER ACCUSED OF Staying ROUGH WOOER

defendant, John Daquino. a wit
ness who had volunteered to testify
as to what he saw. after reading Of
the trial in the papers and seeing
pictures of the children, said;
This 10 the woman heard Iuca-
iano threaten. When came up they
were standing at q curb. He was
shaking a fist In her face. He was
saying. II you say no. I will kill
you.'"
Then came another melodrama.
Mrs. Mary Graffinina, sister Of the
defendant, testified:
1T heard screams In the street on
August IA or Is. saw my sister
running from the hallway at 325
East One Hundred and Fifth street.
Her dress was torn. Iucalano was
behind her. with a revolver. They
ran into the yard. ! followed. ]
took hold of her. She said. He wants
to put me on the streets turned
to him and said. You miserable one
He shouted ut me. shut UP, or
I win kill you. toor He began beat
ing my sister with . broomstick.
We took It away from him. That
night my sister slept In my home.
Later I met Iucalano. She had said
she would not 60 back with him be-
Cause she was afraid he would kill
her. told him that. He said,
You must put her out. When she
has no place to 60 she will come
back to me. II you don't, will
come UP there and kill your whole
family"
Mrs.. Ragona came to the stand In
her own behalf, low-spoken. shy. but
earnest In every syllable. She was
married in 1915 TO John Ragona.
when she was only fifteen, she re-
called. Their first child came In De-
cember of that year. Two weeks
later. while her husband was at
work. Iucalano came to her bedside.
He demanded:
How could such nice young girl
marry an old man like your hus-
bandf"
In his hand was a stiletto. The
woman shrieked and struggled with
him. She was slashed on the leg.
Iucalano fled. Time and again
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LOS ANGELES. Dec. 81.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. u.
" ERVID romance and q wom-
ans FESTIVE yearning for her
absent adorers fairly burn
through pages Of a batch of letters
that have been brought into tho
Burch trial. Many of them were
written by Mrs. Madalynne Connor
Obenchain. who is charged with hav-
ing lured J. Bolton Kennedy to his
death. Others were indited by Ken
nedy. Some were by Arthur ..
Burch. now on trial for Kennedy's
murder.
One Of them says:
Life Is worthless without you
This loneliness. my Belton-I can
not rest-feel as II could walk all
the way there-pardon. my hand Is
SO shaky-do you miss me, do you
love me-maybe I can soon DO IN
your arms again-I was passing by
the Laughlin building and looked
up toward your office-destroy this
what must your mother think Of
me for keeping you SO later I would
give five long years OF life to have
you here-have to talk to you, even
though Il L. with cold pen and
paper"
ECSTACY AND GRIEF.
There were other letters that told
OF tho ecstacy of her love and tho
grief of their separation. In some
she greets him as Darling Heart
and In others as Sweetheart" And
she signs herself Your Madalynne."
and your Love Bird" and your
wife, Mrs. J. Bolton Kennedy"
One Of them, written shortly after
her marriage to obenchain, says:
"It IN such torture. How wish
I might 60 back to the time whom
we first planned about being mar
ried. A. We look back now, how
easy It all seems-eternal happiness
at our very flngertips, and then
chaos-black. terrible chaos-with
everyone attempting to tear our
love into shreds.
"Oh, dear God. please naios
things so my Bolton and i can DO
together!
80 many times I can feel your
dear, precious arms around mo Ana
hear you telling me your love. and
the broken fragments Of my heart
throb until II seems ~ II the pain
Of longing for you VIII ln mo.
Can't any one understand sroept
ourselves how great II our lsvsff
-what IL there to life except b
be with one you lover We are here
today-eons tomorrow.
"ONE OF US MAY BE GONE"
The days fly by. never to return.
The wonderful days Of youth are
ended all too soon. Must ~ pa
tientiy sit and waltz No Bsitonl
Don't lss the csnvsstisas q ths
Garth dsny N happassss. Magss z
neu&h. Q year. one q No nay b
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Married or Single
You Can't Fool Tailor

EVANSVILLE. IND. Dec III
Here II the way local tailors tell
whether their customers are mar.
RED or single. II . suit to be clean
Cd or pressed is sent to the tailor
with the pockets neatly brushed
free from tobacco and other &C
cumulation. the customer Is mar
ried.
II the pockets contain a powder
ruff. letters written by q feminine
hand. tobacco scraps or q stray
nickel or dina. the customer II
-iugFs
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FERVID LOVE LETTERS
OF MRS OBENCHAIN

como. Who knows what q day will
brtng2 As God Is my Judge. we
can't be wrong II we steal away
and rest. I am so weary now, Bel.
ton. so weary.
Hold me close to your heart al.
ways and let me whisper my love
to you over and over. You arc the
wonder flower Of the passions Of my
life In your heart, In your eyes.
through your lips I have felt the
bliss Of . miraculous love, and have
boon exalted above the world.
tremble at the consciousness Of hav.
Ing been loved by you so COM
pletely."
Then there was written by Mrs.
Obenchain. the State has tried to
show by introducing such a missive,
a letter saying:
Little did realize that man
made laws could keep you from me.
Some day. though, we will be to.
gether. Every one is against us,
no one with us.
do you think could ever lose
faith in you? Only God and you
have the power to take away my
faith. This He'll now seems to be
more than can live through. Good
night, my own. There are no words
to tell how much I love you"
UNWORTHY" SHE WROTE.
When Mrs. Qbenchain went to
Evanston. H., to divorce her hus.
band she wrote to Kennedy in Los
Angeles:
HE has consented to let me go.
With all my WEAKNESS 1 am so
happy. My love, am so happy"
A few days later she wrote Ken.
nedy:
"I should have been big enough
and honorable enough to have play
cd square after I married. Mr.. G.
IL so honorable. He has done more
for me than any ono else would. l
am unworthy Of him. I should have
paid my bargain with him, but
listened to you. Your love words
held me, not your deeds.
"Why couldn't you have let me-
70 to him instead Of holding NE 81
your arms and asking me to divorce
my husband? My God. Bolton, csD
any man In tho world do the way
Won have and love = wonianf J
never want to marry you unless you
love me. 1t must BE- the truth now
or nothing. II you aren't here By
January Is will 60 back to Mr.. O."
There followed letters In which
Mrs. Obenchain pleaded for return
Of her letters to Bolton. In one
she called him coward. In another
she wrote:
Bolton, Bolton. I have much 60
answer for, but I would not change
places with you. Do not come here
will never marry you. A few
weeks and shall go away wher,
you will never find me. God bC
good to you"
The letters from Kennedy to Mrs
Obenchain have not yet bean read
into the record. though thsy have
been marlsed IN evidence Aitogsth
er, the letters 90 MARRIED tcta'
nfty-tve
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thereafter he tried to force his at
tsntions on her.
There her story ended until re-
sumption of the trial
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ATOM MYSTERIOUSLY
WRITES ITS SIGNATURE

Scientist Finds Methods of Compelling Mi
nutest Particles to Reveal Identity-Spec-
trometer Makes Delicate Measurement of
Atomic Arrangements and Gives Light
ON Structure of Dyes and Explosives.
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MANY JURORS BALK
AT BOOMING COMELY
SLAYER OF SUITOR
Mrs. Josephine PesaHei1 Ragona Testifies That
She SSifOt and killed Frank Iucalano Who Tried
to Make Her Lead a Life of Shame Victims
Mother In Court Openly Makes the Sign of the
Vendetta.

WILL her beauty save Mrs. Josephine PenneG Ragona
from the electric chair, If other factor to
her rescued Will the young matrons handsome features
and tragic circumstances of the that led to the
murder of Frank Iucalano her three children from
being made orphans by the Statei
Those the questions arrestng the thoughts of per-
sons who have watched the trend of the spectacular trial
in general sessions before Judge Grain in which, during
the week. the sensational testimony and startling Incl
dents of the trial of greater Importance than
Z the defendants attitude.
That her personality is small factor in her fate
emphaticay evidenced when the State and the defense
set about securing jury to try the year-od
defendant.
The childish beauty of the accused of murder
impressed the taesen that of the special panel called the
first fourteen frankly declared they would make jurors
They did not offer the usual of business
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-28
Visitors at Friendship

The following are names of visitors
that have registered at the Friendship
Veteran Fire Association house or
South Alfred street recently:
February Is, 1922, no visitors
February IA. 1922, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
B. Thompson, Minneapolis. Wyo.; Mr..
and Mrs. w. p. Seng Wilmette, ILL.,;
Miss Mary Lloyd. Upes. Mimi; A. l..
Roundy, Upes, Mimi; Carlisle Wolfe,
California; Cameron Wolfe, Califor-
mia; Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Seigust,
Moines, Mo-; w. H. Buckley, Ware,
Mass; Mrs. J. B. Federman, New
Rochelle, n. y; Mr.. L. Federman,
New Rochelle, N. Y; Mr.. J. Wagner,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Mrs. ]. Wagner,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Charles Chrirlenac,
Cleveland, Ohio.
February ID, 1929, James o. Will
son, Toronto, Ohio; f. E. Gletzman,
Chicago. H.; W. f. Marchant. Boston,
Mass; Elizabeth Damson, Gardner,
Mass; Mrs. |. NJ. Damson, Gardner,
Mass; Mary Bellotin. San Bernar-
dino, Cal; Mr. and Mrs. Harry w.
Nelson, Poughkeepsie, N. Y; Felix
Chappellet, Jr., Los Angeles, CAL;
Mrs. NJ. C. Chappellet, Los Angeles,
Cal.
February IS, 1922, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
A. Horton, Providence, R. l.; Miriam
Alexander, Brooklyn, N. Y; Mr.. and
Mrs c. E. Doremus, Corona, L. l., n.
Y; Mrs. E. H. Harnan, Ligonier, N.
Y; Mrs. j. S. Fowler, New York City;
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Miller, New York
CITY; Mr.. and Mrs. C. Foraron, New
Orleans, La; Abraham Alexander,
Brooklyn, N. Y; z. f Norris, Lima,
Ohio, Mr.. and Mrs. R. e. Donohue.
New York City; Bobby and Donald
Donahue, New York City.
February II, 1922, Louis P. Flanais,
East st. Louis. H.; Mr.. and Mrc.
William T. Hoch, Strasbury, Pa;
Fred R. Wrench, Cincinnati, Ohio.
February Is, 1922, no visitors.
February 10, 1922, house closed, on
Sundays.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-28
"Disraeli" Scores Hit
George Arliss Makes Friends With
Large Audience Last Night at
Richmond

"Disraeli," with Geo. Arfiss in the
title role, scored a wonderful success
at the Richmond Theatre last night.
The picture is a picture of politics
and love-chiehy love. Mr.. Arliss
gives to his character ell the cunning
of politician and at the same time
weaves in the threads of loves philos-
ophy now and then. He proves finn
self to be equally proficient in either
of these arts Sometimes he is all ro-
serve and in this reserve holds his
power. At other times he is open and
bold and still retains his powerful in
fucnce. Probably the most dramatic
scene in the production is when he
throws aside all caution and forces
his enemy, Sir Michael Probert, gov
ernor Of the Bank,of England, to sign
the paper which saves for England
India and Hugh Myers. It is really
fine picture, and one to be enjoyed
fully by every one. It will be shown
again today. c. w. Fl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-28
"THE SHETK" HERE
The Most Sensational Screen Success
In History in Alexandria For
Three Day Stay

"The Sheik," featuring Agnes
AyreS and Rudolph rA1~ntino, begins
three-day run at the Idle Hour The
alter today. This play abounds in
wonderfully dramatic scenes, and in It
photoplays seem to have reached their
acme. The story is taken from the
new world-famous novel of the same
name, written by E. NJ. Hull. Since
its first appearance sone months ago,
this picture has been seen and favor
ably commented upon by thousands OF
Americans In the history of moving
pictures there is no record Of more
universal screen success. The acting
of Valentino in the title role, Shei!1
Ahmed Ben Hassan, is superb.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-28
GLEE CLUB CONCERT
Will Give Program at Westminster
Building March 10

Music lovers in Alexandria are
promised treat on Friday evening
March 10th when the Glee Club of
the First Congregational Church of
Washington. will present in the West
minister Building, the program thew
so successfully put on in their Church
a week or so ago. This entertainment
will be presented under the auspices
IF Mrs. Stephen H. Fields Circle of
the Ladies Auxiliary Of the Second
PRESBYTERIAN Church. of which Circle
Mrs. J. Robert Tomlin is president,
and the ladies consider that they are
indeed fortunate in having secured
this excellent talent for the occasion.
There are siEty-fve members in the
Club, all trained artists, and they
will all participate in the program to
be presented on March 10th. Tickets
will be on sale the latter part of this
week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-28

pantry shelves are we'll stocked with
canned foods is able to choose her
meal from whatever corner Of the
world her whim suggests.
There are very few women in the
country that do not know the great
convenience of canned foods,-that
comfortable feeling which comes
from knowing that you have directly
at hand practically every sort and
kind of food-literally from soup to
nuts; foods that are cooked and ready
to serve, requiring at most no more
than few moments preparation.
All women have the satisfaction of
knowing, too, that they have a quail
ity of food that they may serve to
the most particular guest or TO the
most delicate child. For canned foods
are selected at just the right point OF
ripeness or other condition that
makes them best for eating. And
then, being cooked or prepared with
in the can, they retain all the nutri-
tive value an delicious flavor OF the
fresh product. Indeed, there are
conditions surrounding the marketing
of many fresh foods that necessarily
make them inferior to the canned.
The wholesomeness of canned foods
scientifically prepared under con-
ditions of the most scruplous santa.
tion--has long been recognized.
There is perhaps no more emphatic
evidence of this than the views of
military and medical authorities who
point out that in event of an cpl
demic, requiring that a community
have pure and wholesome food. no
more safe and certain means of pro-
lection could be adopted than to elm
mate the use Of all but canned foods.
Even after years of usage there
, are still many Of us who do not fully
appreciate the infinite possibilities of
canned foods. 1t is for education
along these lines that Canned Foods
! Week was instituted and grocers
throughout the country are now dis
playing their wide variety of canned
foods, while manufacturers tell US bv
printed word we may use their many
products to best advantage for our
health and happiness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-28
Normal School Activities

On Friday evening, February "a,
the Fredericksburg State Normal
basket bali team played the team o.
the Farmville Normal at Farmvi!!c.
The score was 20 to II in favor Of
Fredericksburg. 1t was a more holly
contested game than the one played
between the two schools earlier III The
season.
On Washington's Birthday the
members fthe senior class, under INC
direction Of Miss Carrie Bell Vaughn,
head of the English department, gave
an original decentralization OF Long
fellows "Courtship Of Miles Stand!%I'
in the school auditorium. The char
acters Of the poem were well cast aud
the performance was 4 success IN
every way.