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New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

man and tried to get him to talk. He
SAID that Mrs. Day had blood on her
face and arms.
The officers observed tho body OF
Beck about two fec1 from the divan.
with his head facing south. or toward
the front of the house, the vitness
said. The body was lying fat on lis
back, Campbell said. the head sun
rounded by large pool of blood
A handkerchief was found cli,tchea
IN Beclt's hand. the officer testified.
hearing the initials "P ". b The
handkerchief was introduced as eyj-
dcrcc.
The witness said pieces of the OFF
GERS skull were found eight feet from
the BODY.
Day came down the stairs as tho
oificers began examining the body and
salu; boys, ! struck him and the gun
vent OF, accid cntally," Campbell tes-
tihed. Later he told the Office h.
found Beck lighting with Mrs. Day aud
tlat ne only intended to strife him. tho
witness said
IA! through window saw Becl, and
Mrs. Day on the drawing room divsn,
Campbell said Day told hin. Dav
stated, according to Campbell. that
Beck was between The drawing room
and dining room when he struck him
down.
oAlcers said Day told them nc did
not have his finger on the trigger Of
t e gun. Campbell said there was il
pottle and glasses on, the drawing room
table One glass contained sliced
oranges, he said He added that lie did
not taste the contents.
Campbell said Day told him he strucl,
Beck when Tho 6,.o,,- =
to strike him
Mrs. Day was hysterical at this tint.
the officer said, moaning that She
"wanted to die" and incoberenf
phrases: She mentioned her homo.
Campbell said, but he could not recall
her exact words.
The revolver which Day cave to the
omcers was introduced in evidence.
Campbell said the pistol. one Of the
qld fashioned single action type, could
have been discharged, had ID Been
loaded, without pressure OF the trlg
ger, a heavy blow would have es
plodcd If, he testified, had the object
been struck by it near the butt
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Thieres Make Tau0 Visits to
Clean Out 'Burglar-Proof Shop
Robbers Cart Away Half of Stock Tuesday
and Come Back for the Remainder Friday;
Pay No Attention to Max's List of ''Don'ts''

told the haberdasher what he might ex-
and the florist didn't exaggerate, either.
Half Of LeiboWitz's brand-new Easter
stock had vanished, and the shelves
on one side Of the store we're there
before him in all their ugly emptiness.
IT wasn't because she berdasher
hadn't properly complied with his
Don't" list. The lights had been left
burning, the front door burglar alarm
had been set, the iron bars at the rear
had been tested, and the three locks
on the front door were secure. But
the burglars had entered via the store
Of the florist and had carted off about
all they could carry.
Alter Method of Entry
Friday morning 1t was Samuel Gold
stein, Leibowitz's other next-door
ncighbor, who met him with sad news
This time urglars-presuinabl the
same-~had entered the haberdsshery
by drilling hole through the wall
from the laundry OF Goldstein.
The intruders completed the looting
Of the store on this occasion. The
total value Of their loot was $4,000 or
more. They did leave behind some fin
gerpTints, thus violating one Of the
most stringent bylaws Of up-to-date
burglars associations. But since pad
locks and burglar alarms and bright
lights and iron bars didn't stop the
thieves, Max Leibowitz isn't any too
encouraged over the prospect of catch
ing them with q lot OF showcase fn-
gerprints.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
StilI1nan Is Given
A Week to Answer
Demand for So 900
Witnesses Gathering in Mon.
treal to Controvert His
Charges of Misconduct
Against Mrs. Stillman

POCGHKEEPSIE, y. I, April g.
Supreme Court Justice Morschauser to-
day adjourned For d week the appiica-
ton ST Mrs Anne L. Stillman FOR an
allowance Of $1,000 with which 70 pay
the expenses Of the Canadian hearings
IN the divorce suit brought by her hus~
band, James A. Stillman.
The adjournment was granted on re-
quest Of Cornelius ". Sullivan, actor-
ne FOR Mr.. Stillman, wno asked for a
week in which to submit an answering
affidavit.
MONTREAL, April ---Astorreys de-
tending Mrs. Anne r. StilIman and
Gay Stillrian, her infant son, arrived
hero today and began arrangements IS
Tor Canadian hearings N tae case.
scheduled TO opsn Monday before Com
missioner Godin.
Some of the forty-odd Canadians re-
siding along the st. Maurice VALLEY,
who are to testify in behalf Of Mrs.
stillman, ALREADY Aays reached Mon
tIeai. snelr testimony VAL be re
corded ii an ess5r. 70 brea!s dcv1 pre-
vious testimony that Mrs. Stinman
misconducted herself in the woods of
Quebec with Fred K. Beaava:s The
defense also intends to adduce evidence
that attempts were made 70 bribe Can
adams TO testify against Mrs. Stiiiman.
Commissioner Godin announced that
the first hearing. at least, would be
public bat that thereafter they might
be behind closed doors should the
attorneys SO desire. None OF The hear
ings i'll the United States have been
open.
Beauvais, who for the last week has
been rounding up Witnesses for Mrs
Stiiiman, met her attorneys upon their
arrival. CARRIED in n natty sr:t, with T.
yellow silk handkerchief pccp;ng from
his coat pocket, he looked more like
city Office worker than an Indian
guide OF the northern woods.
The guide reported Shat he and Two
bailiffs had served subpcnas upon two
score witnesses for their appearance il
Montreal next week Most OF them al
ready have begun a long tramp and
sleigh ride down the st. Maurice 70
tho railroad over which they will travel
to Montreal. AS the ice in the river
is breaking up under the warm spring
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Crime Clearing House
Is Formed Out West

SPOKANE, Wash, April s.
Plans for the formation cf g
clearing house for the collection
and distribution of information
concerning crimes and criminals
were adopted to-day by the North
west Association of Sherifs and
Police.
Eve are going after criminals
in new way" L. S. May, presi-
dent Of the association. said. "1n
the past we have waited until
crime had been committed, but in
the future we will attempt to pre-
vent the criminal from commit
ting the crime"
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

at Seattle. after which he came to
New York.
Originally, he said, he put $4,000
of his own money into the business Of
Hughes G. Dicr. He said friends ad-
yanced him 100000 or 100000, which
also went into the finn. Colonel
Hughes never put cent into the bust
ness, the witness said. Hughes & Dier
was dissolved when Colonel Hughes
was expelled from the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange, Dier testified. and
then the firm OF Z. D. der & Co. came
into existence.
Telling Of his relations with Charles
4. Stonehan1, baseball promoter, whose
over several months before the der
failure. Dier said Stoneham received
S210,oO0 for tho accounts which we're
transferred. lie Was unable to say
whether Dier & Co. received the COL
lateral involved.
Refers Attorney to Books
Don't you know what went on in
Your business ?" asked Mr. Myers.
How can I tell? Look at the books.
I wa laid up part Of The time because
of the strain and lett thc details to
others"
GU kEo" you owe 2o,UUU,OOU TO Gus
toners"
From the last knowledgc | i,-7e it
should not be over S2,0oo,oo0."
How do you account tor the fail
urs?"
Il can't account fo,. it
What became OF the securities OF
Your customers, running into millions
OF dollars?"
"I don't know
During the two hours DER was on
the grill many Of the creditors stood
on chairs or jammed close around the
examination table. They made 10 dis
sent when Dier's representative asked
TOR all adjournment Oh the ground that
the afternoon was getting hot and the
examination was getting nowhere.
Referee Miller continued further
questioning of DER until April Il at
4 .. II.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
$4,000 Prorided for
Motor Cars for Police
Estimate Board Agrees to the
Transfer of Funds to Obtain
Machines TO Chase Bandits

Members Of the Board of Estimate
came TO an agreement yesterday to
permit Police Commissioner Enright TO
transfer from the contingent fund of
his department to the equipment fund
che $4,000 needed to purchase six
hieh-power automobiles for use in the
Detective Bureau, TO pursue criminals
who employ autom obiles in making
their getaway. The special meeting Of
the board TO consider the matter. as
announced Friday, consequently was
not held.
Commissioner Enright called or the
Mayor. and when he left his Office said
that he had asked Commissioner N-ha-
len, chairman Of the Board of Pur-
chase, to request the Board of Alder
men TO allow the purchase board to buy
the six cars without public letting, so
that he might get them "a soon as pos
slble. Commissioner Whaleu will make
the request at the meeting of the board
tuesday and immediate consideration
VIII be asked. II objection to imme-
diate consideration should be made. the
matter will have to be referred to the
committee on public letting and a IA
vorable report submitted to the board
- the meeting week from Tuesday.
Inc Police Commissioner also said
that ne had called upon the Civil Serv-
ice Commission to promulgate a new
list OF names for examination for
patroinen to obtain the 1892 addition
al nlen granted by the Board Of Esti-
mate Friday, as soon as possible. There
are only fifteen eligible men on the ex-
lsting list, but 8 new list Of 500 is be-
ing prepared. The Commissioner said
that he would nccd list OF at least
500 more to meet the full quota author
lied by the Board OF Estimate. Where
heretofore it has been customary to
take only from seventy-iiye to 100 in
the department training school at a
time, Commissioner Enricht said they
would now be admitted as fast as they
were available and that he could have
Che l,l92 patrolmen on the streets by
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
$16,OOO,OOO Moueds
Not a Bandit on Job

Sixteen million dollars in cur
rency and securities was moved
by motor trucks in two safes last
night from the East Brooklyn
Savings Bank, Myrtle and Frank
lyn avenues, Brooklyn, to the in
stitution's new quarters at Bed
ford and De Kalb avenues.
Forty-three policemen we're on
hand, but not hold-up man
showed up.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Bandits Get Bass Drum
ind Are Caught With 1t

MARBLE HILL, Mo-, April S.
Three bandits to-day blew out
the outer door Of the vault Of the
Bollinger County Bank at Butes-
vile, near here, obtained SO in
change and bass drum and were
captured by possemen several
miles out of town while trying to
escape on a handcar.
When captured, one of the trio
still had the drum.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

CANTILEEER SHOE SHOPS
% ". 39th ST., nr. 5th Az. ny.
4iA Fulton ST. lover Sehrafi,.). B'kyn
S37 Broad ST. Cop. City HaID, Newark
Also sold by
J. 4 j. Jacobson, Lexington Ar., At sasA s.
[. D. Shire. 40 Columbus Az, a, Slit S.
A. Arcuni, B'xay, ben ssth 4 s0k.
Greenberger's, 293 Grand ST., ~
G. A. Hang, 354 East Fordham Ri.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

plicated Grant and Long, the detectives
say, and the two were arrested later.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

sun, Mrs: Stillman's attorneys he,;sr.
some OF the witnesses might be deIaSes
in reaching this city. Seq
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Negro Held for SHOOTING

NSio hStu tOi ScuCCIlNl,
Five negroes appeared before Mapjs-
rate McQuade in Washington Heights
curt yesterday morning. Henry Sand
iord. ord twenty-seven years old, OF 16
West 1854 Street. was charged with
ielonious assault and held in $4,000
ba1i FOR examination Wednesday.
Sandiord IS charged with shooting Pa
tcolman Patrick McHugh, Of the West
l35th Street police station, when Nc
hugh attempted to arrest him with two
other negroes for robbery. McHugh is
IN Harlem Hospital. whore il is said
that he will probably recover
Edward Clark. twenty-five. Of %
West 133d Street: Louis Harrison,
t,wenty-three, Of 1853 Fifth Avenue;
herman Logan, twenty-five, Of as West
1920 Street, and Clarence Wilson,
eighteen, of 214 West 140th Street.
were the other negroes held. All were
arrested, the police say, OF, information
furnished by Sanford, and all arc
charged with robbery. They also We're
held in $4,000 bail each FOR hearing on
April 10.
Another group of negroes held on s.
burglary charge appeared before Mag
istrate Charles A Oberwager. in the
Jefferson Market Court Yesterday
morning. These we're Chester Whist.
IWcnty-nlne, OF lao West 142d Street:
Walter Johnson, twenty-sevn, Of $50
West 136th Street; John Parks, thirty
three. OF 16 West 1920 Street; Frank
Grant, thirty, OF 68 West 131st Street,
and Benjamin Long, twenty-nine, of G8
'2est 13lst Street. The men were ac-
cQsed III connection with an attempt ct
robbery on the twelfth floor of "A loft
building at So West Twenty fifth Street.
Detectives Patrick Flood, Peter
Corcoran. John Hooks and John Patten,
Of the West Thirtieth Street station,
noticed that the door of the West
Twenty-ffth Street building was ajar,
and on Investigation found that it had,
been forced. They discovered the group
at work on the twelfth floor, where
hey had collected silks and cloth
rorth $4,000 ready for taking away.
fhe men fed to the roof, and thrill
ng chase followed across the roofs OF
learby buildings. The first three were
inally cornered after several shots had
'ssn fred by the detectives. They I'M I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-30

Playing their first game away from
home the NIilliona Is will today so
to Lewiston where in a twilight game
they will stack up against the Star
TAKES. The game viii be called at
els Daylight time and several Angus
ia fans are planning to make the trip
and cheer the boys On.
The Lewiston team IS regarded as
one Of the fastest in the state and it
would be no disgrace If the Houser-
ties fell before the attack OF the
Spindle City aggregation. Gus Will
liams will do the tWiriing for Angus
IN and Gus has shown he is right
which means that Anderson's hired
men Will turn in full DAYS work if
they cop the game.
Getting back to local games, Oak
land Will be the visitors here tomor-
row afternoon and a good game is in
prospect as several fast players are
in the lineup including Gibson the
scrappy backstop from Lewiston who
has been seen here before. and Wat
son and Reid who are well-known to
local fans. They will have as twirler,
Brown, Columns ace who has made a
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Bar HarbOr Trims
EaSterns, 8 to 2

Bar Harbor, June 29-SOmc 600 fans
turned ont yesterday for tho start of
OF the 1922 baseball season and had
the satisfaction of seeing the home
team give the Fastcrns of South
Brewer a thorough drubbing and rot
try very hard n. that. The score was
s to >. Finn. the BOWdoin hurler
here last year. looks rs good or better
than ever and he kept the paper maxi
ers in subsection, not allowing one 10
see what the first bag was made o.
until the fifth inning. Later in the
game the Easterns were in a SCORING
position several times but Finn put
on steam and famed them out. Os-
good at shortstop is faster than last
year If anything Morrell led the hit
ting with a double and two singles
and Finn turned in n triple and a
single. Tho Easterns worc hardly M
to their usual classy fielding game
Bar Harhor 0 6 o . 0 o . X-S5-o
EasternS -. o o o 0 0 4 Q o-@-S-5
Runs made hv Sargent. Lcrto Nor
roll ., 0sCood2, Finn. NcC;ouldrIoE'
Baker, Browning Hits-Off Mcad'F
4 in innings; off Callahan in in
nincs, Two base hit-Morrcu Thre'
base hit-Flinn. stolen has's-Sar-
Gent. Shocdv. Passes on halls-E'|
Mcadcr .. Struck out-Bv Finn III
by Moador 4. by Callahan I. Sacrifr'I
hit-Hosclton. Tmpirc-Pcnin@ Tme|
- hours. As MINIS
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Room for More
Contestants in Sports
at Augusta on 4th

The commit in charge of tho
sports for the 4th of July cclcbra-
ton are anxious TO have large
number of contestants and wish that
anyone interested in entering any of
the events would pass their names
in to any member of the committee.
namely, c. r. Thompson. Donald
Burleigh, Edward Duffy or +. NJ.
Sanborn.
In the mems events, limited to
High school boys and those older,
there is to be a 100-yard dash and a
sack race and for the dash three
good prizes have been hung up In
the sack race the winners VIII he
equally well repaid and a large num-
Der of enthusiasts should be ready
for the word at the starting line
The tug OF war has two good
prizes in the shape of two boxes of
first class cigars, a large size box
for the winners and smaller one
for the second team. The Augusta
team is already organizcds and a
team from Gardiner is being organ
lied and promises to make the go
Ing hot for the Capitol City team
In the boys events, limited to boys
jof grammar school age there is the
1G0-yard dash with three good prizes
and the three-logged race with three
double prizes. In the pie eating con-
test fine Augusta banner in offered
to the boy who eats his pie Trst
All Of these prizes are on display
in Brooks Hardware window and
everybody should take look at
them and then if interested send
their names to the committee
The Konnebcc Marathon is shap-
| ing up finely and seven good runners
have entered. This event promises
to he ono Of the features Of tho
celebration and VIII be Watched with
interest by all.
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To Welcome Golf
Top Notchers on
Return from Abroad

New York, June 29.-Amerlca S
triumvirate Of golf masters-Walter
Hagen, Jock Hutchinson and Jim
Barnes-will lie accorded a roman
reception tomorrow when they return
from England with the laurels Of the
golfing world on their brows.
A crowd of enthusiasts with a mill
tary band and carrying pennants and
banners will parade from a point
uptown to the Cunard dock when
the Aquitania comes in. Grover
Whalen, commissioner Of plants and
structures will welcome the golfers
at the pier and then lead the parade
to City hall, where Mayor Hylan
will hold reception. A banquet viii
be given the trio at the Westchester-
Biltmore club Saturday evening.
Hagen is the first native born
American to win the British open
championship. His two companions
were runners up, finishing in the
irst four.
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won every mile run he ed and
beat Parker, the brilliant Hmting-
ton star Ward is probably the best
miller of New England High -chools.
Capt Gray won first place in the
high jump, high hurdles and placed
il the broad jump and 1G9-yard
dash.
In the Indr T Track meet at Bow
dom Gardiner ranked 9Th among the
schools entered and won the Portland
Express Cup for Maine schools in the
relay race in which MaIancy. Cray,
Eabb ana Dale :'Gurcd. In this moot
Gardiner was only one point behind
Hebron, the schools rankings: ENctcr,
Huntington, DccrIng, Hebron and
Gardiner.
III tho Nainc Track Meet Gardi-
NOR was 9TH winning II points. He
bron won 70. WED w Portland,
Dccling. Cony and Gardiner In the
Towdon Outdoor Meet Gardiner
banked 9th.
In the E&tcs moot Gardiner placed
ith.. finishing points behind Edward
Little, Who Won the meet a point
and d half below Portland and a
point below CoDy. They won the
relay cup in this Cvcnt. AnkctclI,
Berry, Bahb and Gray making up
the team. The track team also won
the cup and banner in the Winter
Sports Carnival at Augusta, making
Il total OF four trophies for the sea-
son. Although Gardiner loses Gray,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-30
Hornsby's Homer
Features in Win
Cards Over Pirates

Pittshurgh, juno Z'.-Ihe g
ouis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh
,ndov ia : in game marked by
1,eoyv hitting ON both sides. Horns
by n the opening inning drove a
home run into the enclosure between
the score board and the right held
bleachcrs, the first time in the his
tory of Forbes Field that this has
been done. Score:
st Louis III o 0 0 0 S-l5-o
Pittsburgh o 0 l 0 5-l5-3
Haines and Ainsmith, Wick; Glaz-
Nor, Carlson and Gooch, MattoX.
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Giants Register
Easy One Over Phils

New York. June 29.-Ihe New
York worlds champions today won
an easy victory from Philadelphia
in the fourth game of their series. g
to >. Tony was Wild at times but
only Welded three hits. The Giants
comhcd eleven hits off George Smiths
and Pinto's offerings, Meusel leading
the attack with a triple, double and
single, in four times up. Score:
phila. ..O 0 0 l 9-3-1
New York . 0 0 0 X clio
G.. Smith, Pinto and Peters; Tony
and Z. Smith.
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oU|MET KEEPS UP
BRILLIANT GOLF IN
SALEM TOURNEY

Salem, Mass, June 29.-Brilliant
golf by Francis Ouimet and several
surprises in other matches featured
the first two rounds Of the Massa-
chusetts amateur golf championship
at the kernWood Country Club here
today. Ouimet played at IS gait
in both morning and afternoon, first
to beat William Quinlan of SCarboro,
I to u, and later to put out b. w.
Estabrook. Country Club, and 3.
One of the surprises of the day
was Estabrook's victory over r. +.
Gorton, Brae Burn, in the first
round. two and one. The winner
was five up with six to play but lost
three OF the next four. a half in
three at the seventeenth ended it.
Even more of surprise was the
victory of Howard Paul of Bellevue
over w. +. McPhail of Scarboro in
the second round Another uneX-
pected situation developed when j.
b. Chase, Country Club, took Clark
Holder, Harvard freshman baseball,
golf and hockey star, to the first
extra hole of the tournament thus
far.
Summary:
MORNING ROUND
Il. w. Brown, Country Club, defeat
ed +. S. Childs, Lexington, 3 and ,.
w. a. Whitcomb, Worcester, defeated
George \. Aulbach, Scarboro, { and G..
II. \. Jackson. Oakley, defeated +. G..
Thayer, Wollaston, and /. E. T..
Lowcry, Norfolk, defeated W. y. Carl,
Country Club, I and 6. d. B. Waters,
Woodland, defeated A. +. Knight,
Worcester, up, H. S. Mcneil, Coun-
try Club, defeated b. S. Evans. Scar
boro, l up. II. s. Mcneil, Country
Club, defeated b. s. Evans. Scarboro,
l up. Francis Ouimct, Woodland, de-
featcd w. Qulnlan, Scarboro. and
s. b. w. Estabrooh, Country Club,
defeated r. r. Gorton, Brae Burn, .
and 1. II. Paul, Bellevue, defeated L..
NJ. Campbell, Woodland, one up. w.
f. McPhail, Scarboro. defeated r. II.
Hovey. Brae Burn. . and l. l.. r.
Patton, Homestead, defeated c. K.
Stephenson, Winchester, 6 and f.
b. c. Skehons, Oakley, defeated G.
H. Lyall, Bellevue, l up. G. Holder,
Commonwealth, defeated a. NJ. HoXie,
Wollaston, up. Il. NJ. Purvis, Wood
land, defeated ]. B. Chase, Country
Club 6 and 4. j. s. Burns, Albemarle,
defeated II, c. Ingalls,, Tedesco, 5 and
4. +. G. Newto~, Country Club, de-
fcatcd A. r. Corwin, Tedesco, and
A.
AFTERNOON ROUND
w. A. Whitcomb. Worcester, DC
foated Il. w. Brown, Country Club,
two and one. T. f. Lowery. Nor
folk. defeated H. y. Jeckson, Oak
ley, one up. Francis Ouimet, Wood
land. defeated Is. w. F.stabrook,
Country Club, four and three. II.
Paul, Bellevue, defeated w McPhail,
Scarboro, two and one. H. S. Nc
Neil, Country Club, defeated A. D.
knight, Worcester. four and three.
J.. Is. Patton, Homestead. defeated
b. c. Skehens. Oakley, one up. G.
Holder, Commonwealth, defeated J.
Il. Chase, Country Club. 10 holes
+. c. Newton, Country Club, defeat
cd j. s. Burns, Albemarle, two up.
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Yanlzs Win, Split
Series with Senators

Washington, juno 29.-Ncw York
split even in its two game series
here by taking the final today in ten
innings. six to four. The visitors
tied the score in the ninth when
Pipp tripled and Ward singled while
in the tenth walk to Holman and
singles by Witt, McNally. Ruth and
Meusel gave them their winning
margin. Shawkey replaced Jones
and checked a local rally in the last
half of the tenth Score:
Now York . 0 0 0 0 0 o I 2 6-1o-1
Wash. 80 zoe 0 o / / 4-12-0
Jones, Shawkcy and Hoffman;
Francis and Charity.