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The Washington times., 1922-06-04
The End of the Golden.
Haired Dancing Instructress

Freda Kempton was a charming goldenhaired girl of
excellent family and education only twenyone years of
age. In the demoaizng social conditions that prevailed
in London during and after the she acquired the drug
habit like many other English girls of good family by
frequenting the Bohemian resorts of the great city
Her good looks and her natural talents qualified her
to be dancing inStuctresS at the fashionable dancing
clubs of London. This is supposed be legitimate
occupation but has, in fact led many young girls
unhappy end. The dancing instructress' at these
establishments is usually expected to dance with who
are unprovded with partners and to encourage Sociabi
ny by introducing lonely men and women to another
The might clubs of London have in many instances
proved dangerous places Of social contamination for
under the prctext that they purely private nStitu
tons. all sorts of debauches can be held there without
interference by the police.
Pretty Freda Kempton filled with great success the
position of dancing instrucress at the London Palas
de DanSe and at Moodys Night Club in Toenham Court
Road both of them very fashionable and successful est ab
lshments. wide circle of young and women of
Londons gay night life looked upon her leading
spirit
The young girl occupied dainty bachelor apartments
OF her own in fashionable Wesbourne Grove On the last
evening of her life Freda visited by her mother q
refined gentle widow With mothers instinct she noted
the alterations Of wild gaey and profound depression in
pretty Freda behavior She expressed her fear that the
dancing profession injuring her health but Freda
who was in her gayest mood that evening, replied:
"Dont worry about me, mother I'm making lots Of
money and having wonderful time.
She kissed her mother good-by, jumped into her
mobile and hurried away to her night clubs and dane
ing resorts
She returned home at 80 the following morning and
remained in bed during the whole of the day. Toward
eight clock she burst into the of the housekeper
Of the fats. crying:
"0h, my head! My headp'
She said she suffering from unbearable pain and
then collapsed. Within few minutes groaning terribly
hut unable to give explanation of what had happened
to her, she died
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Of which still contained a white powder.
The three bottles had apparently contained cocaine
but Freda death which accompanied by agonzing
PAIN was due to cocaine Dr. Spsbury the coroners
physician unable at first to decide just what the
poison that caused death. The suggestion made
that il was cocaine mixed with small quantity Of deadly
poison, probably cyanide Of potassium The poor girl
after taking part in a series Of drug seances, had
awakened in state of utter moral and physical collapse
and seized upon this ingenious and deadly mixture end
her miseries.
The testimony showed that Sunday night and dur.
ing the early hours of Monday, the day Of her DEATH
Freda had been in less than four night clubs dancing
and chatting with the habues The last tiub near
Pccadly Circus where she remarked that she had had
breakfast"
She was seen by friend walking in Piccadilly at six
o'clock in the morning and looking particularly happy
Her despair which led to her suicide with terrible
SuddenneSS il does to the victim OF drugs The poison
bottles which she used found in glove which she
threw on the table Did she usually carry the poison
ready for usef
Then the evidence brought out another sensation
that friend of Miss Kempton Mrs Audrey Knowles Har.
rson had committed suicide two weeks before in her
fashionable fat in Kensngton under similar conditions
Mrs Harrison the wife of high Anglo Indian official
who had abandoned her husband and family take part
in the night life of London and its drug debauches
Miss Kempton the principal witness at the Knowles
inquest and that occasion suffered from noticeable
depression which she overcame by heavy indulgence in
"the pipe
Among the throng in court at the Kempton inquest
was silent sinister Chinaman richly dressed, wearing
an expensive fur coat and god-rmmed glasses and &C.
companied by an important London lawyer. He knew
he was likely be attacked of the principal pro-
viders of the opium that is poisoning London There
were many other interested spectators both Orenals and
salow-faced and women, who listened with fearful
and -wracked attention.
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'garet Hill, the Famous /"
with the Aristo
World Trapping Millionai.
the Frivolous Butterflie
Frequently Kill Them
in the Depths of DR.

women-Bille Carlton Alma Hsyne and Freda Kempto
ended their lives by poison.
1t was in each case, matter Of surprise and myster
and suspicion the part of the London police and
But if the police and the knew muc
about drugs and the mseres which overtake drug
as do they would not have been surprised and mysfe
when they found the odor of poison the dead lips
these three beautiful but misguided young women. :
will explain the mystery"
OF course every intelligent reader understands ths
there is sharp reaction after the influence of the dru
has off, The heavenly dreams of pleasures and JOY
beyond words to express them which occupy the dis
tored and brains of the drug addict pas
away with the passing of the effects Of the narcotic An
from the heavenly height transcended the drug add
awakes to the stern realities of this world, and then
the reaction sets in, descends down to the depths
misery despair and hopeless degradation.
1t is at the moment when the drug addict emerge
from the enhancing spell of the drug that he earnes
searches about get hold Of another dose of the drug
fend off the miseres of the depression which he knows
about to overwhem him. But if for any it is
possible to another portion of the narcotic the
of depression quite likely to stir the victim to reszs
ton Of the hopeessness of her postontbe full unde
standing of how she has fttered away all that is wort
while in life to stir in her mind darkest despair for tn
future.
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The Last Ocean Voyage of
Drug-Ruined Florence Schenck

1t is at this moment when, another portion OF the dr
not being at hand the victim quite likely to seize upo
poison and end everything in the hour of her unreieve
depression.
That is exactly what Billie Carlton did That is tn
explanation Of Alma Haynes sudden cry which startle
her husband That is why laughing, frivolous buoya1
Freda kempton skipped merrily home in the early hour
of the morning-and her joyous spirits gave way afe
the depression, she emerged from the influence of h
drug, she seized upon the poison which ended it all
Not all slaves of the drug end their misery in the
hours of depression. Many do not have the courage
take their lives but struggle in the depths of the
despair until by begging borrowing stealing they It'd
their hours of wrechedness until they
another dose of the drug
1t would to me that the swift end which close
the careers of Billie Carleton Alma Hayne and Fred
Kempon certainly preferable to the utter degrad,
ton and creeping death which finally ended the life
Florence Schenck The readers Of this page have bee
made acquainted with the of this beautiful Soutl
ern girl who induced to follow the rainbow to its d
appointing end in her sad nfatuaon for the late Afre
Vanderbilt
first met pretty Florence Schenck at the height
her career when Vanderblt's millions were at her con
mand and she his favorte. 1t was in London ths
William Humphreyes with whom was associated in erin
nal enterprises at that time, had his eyes fixed upo
Alfred Vanderbilt promising prospect" Vsnde
blt young, had boundess wealth, and around tt
tracks and theatres and sporting clubs was htt
careless about his acquaintance and associates
For these reasons Humphreys made study of Val
derbilt in the hope of meeting him, getting into his
fdence and trimming him for sum of money that woul
be worth while 1t at Humphreyes's command thI
I undertook to make the acquaintance of Florent
Schenck, Vanderb's sweetheart at the time, the fir
step of approach TO Mr.. Vanderbilt.
But what am about to relate the later carei
of pretty Florence Schenck when she certainly
longer pretty Florence. 1t after Vanderbilt ht
thrown her and she had had her public scandal wi
Wilson, the Vanderbilt stable manager, that Floren'
Schenck sank rapidly to the depths
1t was just year before her death that happen'
TO be in Paris and met rather welknown and rich Ne
York stock broker who had known Florence Schent
during her earlier, prettier and prosperous day
BY accident this broker heard that the woman was
Paris in distress and in remembrance Of the old day
he took the trouble to hunt her up.
He found Florence living in attic in the the7
quarter AS he entered the with French detectl
he shocked to the pale grnnng face Of F1orep
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A coroper's inquest
was held on Freda
Kempton, and then came
a series of revelations
which have shocked the
public and proved that
London is perhaps more
affected by the drug
evil than any other
city.
In the first place, it
was shown that Freds
Kempton had died from
poisoning. In her bed.
room there was found q
tumbler, from which she
had evidently drunk,
still containing some
white sediment. There
were three little blue
vials in the room, one
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red and many other times she the central figure in
romantic episodes The last time she married a rich
young English army officer Of excellent family. This
time she appeared have found genuine happiness and
settled down to dgnifed position in social life She had
beautiful home and friend of many titled leaders
of English society.
Just when there seemed be no cloud on her horizon
when she had home with her husband from the most
brilliant ball Of the season. she poisoned herself The police
and Alma's friends puzzled and mysti6ed by her
sudden and mpulsve suicide-but / was not mystifcd
surprised.
And as write this there is going on at this moment
in London inquest into the death of another interesting
and pretty young woman, Miss Freda Kempton Miss
Kempton lived in the butterfly nightife world of gay
London. She was known a dancing instructress at
some Of the many night clubs of London.
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CONTINUED from Last Sunday

C. 1922 hc Weekly Rights Reserved
vTyHAT have said in previous chapters about the
w wicked drug habit and its degrading influence in
w America is true in most of the great
cities abroad.
Perhaps there is drugcursed city than Lon
don just now have been through everything in the
great British capital and quite familiar with the
extent Of the drug horrors of London.
know that the readers of this page have read in
detail the sad story of the untmely end of pretty Billie
Carleton the English show girl who startled all England
by her mysterious death the night of the great Victory
Ball with which London celebrated the end Of the
Great War
Billie Carleton, who was the star in 1.-THE Freedom of
the Seas" az the Haymarket Theatre, of the
preest and most popular girls in the fashionable BOhe
man set Of London, which included many Americans.
Among her friends Mrs Vernon Castle the American
dancer and Mavna Longfellow another American artist
The first Victory Ball, which was organized by the
famous Lady Diana Manners the Duchess of Wcstmin-
ster, and other titled women of equal celebrity, the
most brilliant affair of its kind held. Pretty Billie
Carleton of the most admired figures in the vast
throng of gay dancers
At clock in the morning she went home with gay
party of men and to her charming fat in Savoy
Court Mansions of the most exclusive establishments
in London On the way to her fat SHE stopped at the
of Mrs Vernon Castle, in the same building to
show her the wonderful dress she had worn.
Billie Carleton put on negligee costume and her
friends all Dreakased with her in her They left
her apparently sleeping but she woke up. When
her maid unable awaken her the following evening
she called DOCTOR and he found her dead. Billie Care
ton had taken poison.
After long investigation it shown that this
twenty yearold girl had been habtua drug taker
Reginald de Veule, man of titled family, who had be-
come dressmaker's designer sentenced to jail for
eight months for supplying Billie Carleton with drugs.
Another person convicted was Mrs Lo Ping You, the
pretty English wife of Chinese opium dealer who had
lured Billie Carleton and others to remarkable opium
den in Limehouse Causeway.
The readers of this page also have been informed
within weeks of the distressing end of the Of
Mrs. Alma Hayne, whc was masqueraded as the bogus
princess Vetsera." know Alma Hayne quite well, and
myself startled when read the cabled news of her
sudden end-and yet was not at all surprised
Mrs Alma Hayne committed suicide mysteriously after
participating in the gsyete of the second Victory Ball in
London. She had had extraordinary career Of ro.
nance and adventure. She born in Montreal and
grew up girl of great attractiveness and talents The
unscrupulous adventurcr Count Gregory persuaded
her 10 pass herself off the daughter of the Grown Prince
Rudolph of Austria and his sweetheart Baroness Vesera
who both pcrished mysterousy. She carried out this
plo: with astonishing success
In the gay society Of two continents she was known
ss fascinating heart ribreaker Three times she
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
STEPNEY

MT. and Mrs. Harold Wright and son Harold, were over-Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. R. P. Davis.
 Mrs. A. B. Goodse1l has sold her place to Stephen Tingley and will make her future home with her sis ter Mrs. Mallett Sanford.
 Mrs R. B. Turner and son Byron, of Baltimore, are spending a couple of weeks with MT. and Mrs. c. E. Osborn.
 Mr. Squibb and family who have been occupying the Luckner place, have moved to Bridgeport.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist church will hold an all days meeting at the home of Mrs. Martin Castle on March 2.
 Frederick Sutherland of Wash ington, D. C., is spending a few days with his family.
 Several from this vicinity are planning to attend the institute held at the Easton Grange hall this week.
 Mrs. Charles F. Nichols substitut- ed last Friday for Miss Mary Silli- man at the Center school ter Burr attended the Batist conven- ton in New Haven on Thursday.
 Miss Blanche Gilbert of Brooklyn was an over-Sunday guest of MT. and Ms. F. B. Gilbert.
 MT. and Mrs. s. B. Hayes enter tained as guests on Saturday MT. and Mrs. Oscar B. Plumb and Miss Beatrice Plumb of Nichols
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
Edward HOtchkiss
 Wed In Erie, Pa.

Announcement was made today of the wedding of Edward s. Hotchkiss of this city and Miss Jane Richmond Borden of Erie. Pa.. which took place yesterday. March 1, in the Fourth Presbyterian church. Ph11a- delphia, Pa.
 MT. Hotchk1ss, who resides at The Strat1eld, is the nephew of the in ventor of the Hotchkiss machine gun. He was formerly engaged In the manufacture of small metal nov cities but retired from active busi- ness about ten years ago. The groom member m CT of the Seaside. ~ A1gSnauin, l. Brook1awn, Weatogue. and the Uni versity clubs. He also holds a mem bership in the Chamber of Com merce. After the honeymoon the couple will make their home in this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
BIRTHS

To Abraham and Helen M. David son Peck, S1 Parrott avenue, a daughter, Ruby Davidson. Feb. IS.
 Michael J. and Ethel M. Keefe Powers, 160 Harriet street, a son, William David, Feb. 24.
 James A. and Sarah Carten Coffey. 695 Shelton street, a daughter, Cece- lia Frances, Feb. 19-
 William F. and Fanny E. Pierce Howes, Fairfield. a son, William, Feb. 2S.
 John and Parasceva GhianuIy, 95 Clinton avenue. daughter. Mary, Feb. 20.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
Another Brokerage Suspends Business

New York, March 2-The wave of financial distress continued to pound against Wall Street brokers yester- day.
 In the forenoon Walter J. Schmidt x Company. 80 Broad street, an- nouneed suspension of its business A statement said this action was necessary in order to conserve the interests of all customers and cred itors during the period of uneasi- ness" The Schmidt firm has spec iaIized in railroad stocks No men ton of assets or liabilities was con tained in its announcement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
HOSPITAL IN QUARANTINE.

Danbury, Conn, March z.-Ine Danbury hospital was placed. in strict quarantine yesterday following the death there Tuesday night of Mrs John A. Kellogg. from small pox Mrs. Kellogg, who was 2 years old, was admitted to the hospital February 16 for a minor operation Small pox developed last Monday. Mrs. Kellogg is believed to have contracted the dis ease in Bridgeport, having visited that city two days before she entered the hospital
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
FILES FOR DIVORCE.

George Storm, Greenwich asks a divorce from Mae Ambrose Storm New York city. The date of the we'd ding is given as October 22. 1919, and cruelty is alleged to have started two months later.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
William Arnold.

The funeral of William Arnold of 619 Noble avenue, was held this afternoon at o'clock from Henry D. Bishops mortuary chapel. 274 Fair field avenue. The Masonic ritual will be exemplifed at the grave in Lake view cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
TONS OF FILMS BURNED.

Shelton, Conn, March 2.7Tons of discarded moving picture films were burned yesterday when the factory known, as the old Bradley Sash and Blind Works, and now owned and used principally as a storage house by inc R. N. Bassett company of this city. was burned to the ground, Only three men were at work in the place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
NEW YORKER IS PI.AINTIFF

Egerton .. Winthrop, Jr.. New York city is the plaintiff in an action in Superior court against Fannie Mccall Brown, of New Canaan. The plain tiff is the eXecutor of the will of Evelyn Bostwick Noronoff, Paris France. Foreclosure and possession of New Canaan property is asked.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
Pietro AieIIO.

Alfred, 13, son of Pietro Aiello, died yesterday at his home, Hallett street. The funeral will be held Fri day morning. March 8, at g o'clock, from his late home. and in Holy Ro- sary church at 9:3O. where a high mass of requiem will be celebrated. Interment in St. Michaers cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
William HI. Costello.

The funeral of William H. Costello will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock firm the mortuary chapel of H. A. Remington. Barnum avenue and William street. Interment will be in Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
Robert IT. Conner.

Robert T. Conner of 442 F'airvfew avenue will be buried Saturday morn ing in St. MichaePs cemetery, after a solemn high mass at 9:30 in St. Patrick's church
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
Mrs. Margarita G. Conway.

Margarita G. Conway of 2S9 Day. enport street. widow of John J. Con- way, will be buried tom morrow morn ing in St. Bernard's cemetery, New Haven, after a requiem high mass celebrated in Blessed Sacrament church at o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
MARRIAGES

To Edmound J. Gagnon, 114 Colony Street. 27. and Anna CeceHa Larsen, IA Colony street. same address, 22.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
MASONIC NOTES.

Corinthian lodge, No. 104, F. & A. M., will hold a special Communication, Saturday evening. March 4th, at 2 o'clock to work the D. A. degree upon several candidates.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
ACSEpr oFFICER,s RESIGNATION

city council, Tuesday night accepted without comment the resignation Of Detective Sergeant Thomas Hunt from the local police department Hunt resigned on his recent return from Chicago with a prisoner, and the req sons are still more or less of a mys- teTy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
BITTEN BY DOG YESTERDAY.

While playing with his dog yester- day afternoon. Peter Petrino. age S2, of 21 Lexington avenue, was bit on the face. He applied at the Elmer gency hospital where the wound was dressed and cauteried by pr. F. J. O'Brien.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02

All Masons invited to be present
 Al special degree team from one of the local factories will work one of the candidates.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02

Call money rates: New York easier, opened at 5 and closed at 1-2 per cent. London market easy at 2 3-4 per cent. Philadelphia 5 per cent Boston, @5 1-2 per cent Chicagos 5 1-2 per cent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
OBITUARY.
Benjamin Beach Lewis.

The funeral of Benjamin Beach Lewis, 80, son of the late Benjamin Lewis and Marissa Beach, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his home, 1729 Boston avenue. Interment in Mountain Grove ceme- tery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02

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 25 and 30 cts. Note Books with fibre covers, and inside leaves alphabetically ar ranged. 9 to 30 cts. B1otting Paper in desk size, brown, green, pink, yellow, rose, white and black. 10 cts. each.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
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 zsaaAkxa6sd A6Sl-

Two of them were slightly burned. The burned building was built over a hundred years ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
Bingham House Dresses

have imported organdie vestees, collars a n d pockets trimmed with narrow tape = like folds of gingham. The style is particularly attrac- tive and quite dressy for afternoon W e a r about the house. Sizes 36 to 46.
 $4.o5
 Second floor.