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The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
HAMMER" SLAYER
TOCET 10 YEARS TO
LIFE TERM IN JAIL
Jury Returns Second De-
gree Murder Verdict
Against Mrs. Phillips.
HER HUSBAND GRINS
Father of Slain Woman Ex-
presses Disgust When De-
cisiOn Is Announced.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Nov. 16.-
Conviction Of Mrs. Clara Phillips Of
second degree murder for the Staying
of MS. Alberta Meadows, closed the
sensational hammer murder case
here today.
The outcome was a compromise YER
dict reached by a jury OF nine men
and three women and 1t carries with
II a sentence, of from ten years to
life Imprisonment.
Four men saved the life Of Mrs
Phillips. II was learned. They were
jurors E. H Sutton. e. T. Eddy, John
C. Mehier and John Blackburn. VINO
voted for a verdict OF manslaughter
on the first ballot. while the three
women and the other male Jurors cast
their ballots for a conviction Of muir
der in the first degree>
Insanity Plea DisreEarded.
The question of insanity. offered
by the defense. received little consid-
Grafton, jurors said.
The prosecution alleged Mrs. Phil
lips bought a hammer in five ana
ten cent store and drove with MRS.
Peggy Caffee. her chorus girl chum'
and Mrs. Meadows. a comely young
widow, to a lone roadside. Then MRS.
Phillips accused Mrs. Meadows OF IA
timacy with her husband. Armour
Phillips. and beat her to death with
the hammer.
Phillips and Mrs. Caffee both told
the story to the police and Mrs. Phil
lips was brought back from Arizona
where she had fled. Mrs. Caffee was
the States star witness at the trlai.
and gave a vivid description OF the
declared her chum had been the hrst
to strike Mrs. Meadows with the NAM
mer. There was no testimony prov
ing Mrs Meadows and Phillips had
been intimate.
Deud silence Reigns.
Dead silence reigned In the court
room when the verdict was read.
1T might have been worse" sirs
Phillips said later. with a strange
smile. Il was stunned when the ver-
dict was read. don't know why the
Jury didn't believe my story. It was
all true"
Meanwhile Fred Tremaine. father
of the murdered woman. was DIS
gusted while his daughter. Genera,
went but made no comment
"I don't know what one would have
to do Go be guilty of murder in the
first degree" Tremaine declared.
Armour Phillips. the husband who
first told the police his wife had con-
fessed the crime, grinned when the
verdict was read. as IL IN sasSfaction
that his original story had NOT sent
his wife to the gallows. He did not
testify against Mrs. Phillips during
the trial.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
500 Cars Marooned
In Mud on Island
Hundreds Who Attended Road
Opening Spend Miserable
Night in Rain.
Repeal In Sought.

Marooned in a sea of mud with
a driving wind. and a chilling rain
adding to their discomfort, occu-
pants of over 500 a.; ,omobiles, who
on Wednesday drove to witness the
ceremonies of the opening of a
new road and toll bridge at Chin
ccteague Island, Va, yesterday were
rescued by. farm tractors and horses
following an uncomfortable night
in the open.
The ceremonies were not quite
half over when the heavy rain
broke up the outdoor celebration.
Gov. Lee Trinkle and others on the
program ana the audience thar
tourneyed over to the island In
automobiles, where the ceremonies
were continued in the high school
auditorium.
When the automobiles attempted
10 return to the mainland more
than 500 became mired and their
occupants were forced to remain
In them throughout the night. Gov
Trinkle and his party were ferriec
to tho mainland.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
Missouri Woods Combed
For Washington ''Sol-
dier of Fortune"
BOASTED HE WOULD
NEVER SEE PRISON
Convicted of Attack on
Wife-First Mate Met
Queer Death Here.

PILOT GROVE. Mo-. Nov. 16.-
Handcuffed. pursued by scores of
farmers headed by three sheriffs.
Roy Kuehling. Washington soldier
Of fortune, was at liverty some-
where in the timber country here
tonight.
Kuehling. on his way to the Mis-
souri, penitentiary from Eldorado
Springs after being convicted of
attempted wife-murder. made his
escape in a thrilling dive from a
train here this morning.
And with the escape Kuehling
made good a courtroom boast that
all the power of the law would
never get him him behind peniten-
tiary doors"
Kuehling was convicted by a jury
at Eldorado Springs yesterday fol-
lowing a case in which his life IN
Washington figured prominently and
played strong part in the verdict.
First Wife Drowned Here.
During the trial it was shown that
Kuehling's attempt on the life of
his wife mere. tie 22-year-old daugh-
ter of John b. Whitesell. wealthy re-
tired farmer. echoed of a former ar
rest in Washington, following the
death. by drowning of his first wife.
Kuehling. it was shown at his trial
here, went canoeing on the Potomac.
In mid-stream the canoe padded by
Kuehling, overturned TIE wife
drowned Kuehling swan to shore.
He was arrested after il was found
hot mi hal "a
made plans to divorce him. Proof of
guilt was lacking. however, and
Kuehling was released. A year ago
r he married Kathleet whitesen. The
couple moved to Washington. but Ia
ter returned to Eldorado Springs, the
home Of the brides parents.
My husband was cruel: told him
was going to divorce him." Mrs.
KuehIing told officers on September
%. as she lay ir a hospital, a bull
let fired by KuehHng. having passed
through her skull. The wife could
not testify against her husband at
his trial this week, her parents did.
however.
Boosted He Would Escape.
They told of Kuehling's dis
covery that kis wife was seeking
a divorce. Then, the parents-in-
law of the accused man said, he
shot her.
Mrs. Kuehling will be disfgured
for life.
Previous to Kuehling's brush
with the law in Washington he
was involved in a search follow
ing the finding of suicide note
in his hand. lett on the Aqueduct
Bridge. Part of Kuehling's army
uniform lay nearby. Later it de-
veloped that Kuehling had writ
ten the suicide note as a screen.
seeking to desert from CamI
Meade, Md.
The law has had me before,
Kuehling stated after his convic-
tion yesterday. but they have
never put me behind prison bars
yet and they never will. I'll es-
cape before get to the peni-
tentiary."
The escape from the train was
made while Sheriff z. n. Church
Kuehling's guard on the trip, was
asleep.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
Farmer-Labor Bloc to Lay
Plans for Battle Sunday
Radicals to Urge Fight for Program Rather
Than Organize New Political Party,
Leaders Declare.

Leaders Of labor and farm or
ganixations will assemble here
Sunday to plan a fight for their
interests in the forthcoming ses-
sion Of Congress. A program Is
to be framed by the executive
council.
One of the most important mat
ters, II is understood. will be the
proposal by senator Cummins. OF
Iowa, chairman Of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee,
to write an anti-strike provision
into the transportation act and to
amend the law to strengthen the
Railroad Board In Its control over
both railroad operators and en-
ployes.
Labor and farm organizations
are opposed to these changes and
will ask that the law be repealed
Opposition may be SUFFICIENT &c
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
MILLIONAIRE RED
MAY WIN PARDON

CHICAGO. Nov. 16.-Rumors were
current today that Gov. Small would
pardon William BToSs Lloyd, million
aire Socialist Communist, and his
nineteen fellow Communists as soon
as they appeared at the penitentiary
doors.
Lloyd and tn others were sem
fenced to various terms in prisNh and
fined from $1,000 to $1,000 each. The
Illinois Supreme Court upheld the
verdict last night and ordered the
men to Jail.
The Illinois authorities do not know
where the defendants are. All are
free under bonds, furnished chiefly
by Lloyd and they have scattered in
all directions. 1t is expected. how
ever. that all of them will be picked
up unless they have fled to Russia
Lloyd and his co-defendants were
convicted Of attempting to set up Il
Soviet government here.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
BROWNLOW HEADS
CITY MANAGERS

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 16-Louis
BrOwnlow, city manager of Peters
burg. Va, and formerly a Commits
sioner of the District of Columbia,
today was elected to succeed c. l..
Osborn. of Kenesha. Wis, as presi-
dent of the City Managers Associa-
tion in convention here. Washington
d. c.. was chosen for the next an
nual convention.
New vice presidents of the associa-
tion are: X. B. Rigsby. Durham. ".
c.; j. C. Rrower. Pontiac, Mich, and
c. w. Koiner, Pasadena. Cal.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
u. d. c. AGAIN NAMES
ALABAMA WOMAN

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. 10
Mrs. Livingstone Rose Schuyler. of
New York. was reelected general of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy in convention today.
Mrs w. r. Burns. West Virginia,
was elected over Mrs. f. A. Blenner
Of Virginia. and Mrs. Chapel Cory.
of Alabama. in the contest for corre-
spending secretary general, the most
spirited of the election.
Mrs. Frank Harold. Georgia, was
chosen first vice president: Mrs.
Frances E. Ross. California. second
vice president, and Mrs. W. f. Mas
sey, Arkansas. third vice president.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
ISLAND RUMORED
LOST IN QUAKES

SANTIAGO, Chile. Nov. 16.-Ru-
mors were persistent here today that
Easter Island. off the South Chilean
coast. disappeared in the recent earth
quakes. This report could not be
confirmed. however, and many gov
eminent officials declared it untrue.
The island has an area of so square
miles and population of 1.250. The
wireless station there has failed to
answer calls.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
JOHN D." COILS
WAY TO SOUTH

TARRYTOWN. N. Y, Now l.
John d. Rockefeller started today to
golf his way to the South for the
winter.
The oil kings first stop en- route
South was at his Lakewood, N. j.,
home where he has a private golf
course.
He will continue South. stopping at
various golf clubs until he reaches
his estate at, Ormond Beach, Fla,
about a month from now.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
Boston Bull "Ain't
What He Used to Be"

OAKLAND. Cal. Nov ia valu-
able Boston bull terrier has under
gone a blood TRANSMISSION operation
and the question arises whether he
can retain his pedigree as a pure
blooded bull.
Major. it is declared. swallowed the
top of a perfume bottle and a tassel
from a chorus girls gown. He suf-
fered terribly and the operation was
decided upon. y French airdale gave
the lifeblood.
Major will recover. but will he be
what he used to be2
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17

tin from his bedside today. Attend
ing physicians refused to state the
nature of his illness.
Sharp was American Ambassador
to France at the outbreak of the war.
He was the first American to become
dean of the diplomatic corps at Paris.
He was a member of the Sixty first
and Sixty-third Congress from the
Fourteenth Congressional district of
Ohio
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17

prevent railroad action and the
fight will be over the proposed
repeal OF the entire statute.
The meeting was called by WILL
lam H Johnston. president Of the
International Association of Ma
chinists. member of the council.
No Thought Of Third Party.
Members. according to Mr.. John
ston. have no thought of any third
party movement. but intend to work
through the Progressives. radicals
and other members of the new Con-
gress.
They assert they brought about
the election of Shipstead. farmer
labor candidate in Minnesota;
elected Dill. Democrat. in Washing
ton: gave Brookhart In Iowa the
Honfinneh - Runa TlSna
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
Two Men Lost in Storm.

HONOLULU. Nov 16.-The steam
ship Kureha Maru. which arrived
here yesterday. reports that its chief
radio operator and a sailor were
washed overheard during a storm
when the vessel was eight days from
Tacoma The wireless house and sew
eraI Iifeboats were carried away by
the waves.
Copyright, 1922.)
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
LAW ASSURED
81 MAJORITY
IN COMMONS
British Premier's Lead
Grows on Late
Returns.
TWELVE GEORGIAN
CHIEFS DEFEATED
Labor Now Main Opposi'
ton Party-Only 2
Women Elected.

LONDON, Nov. 16.-According to
latest returns the government has
a majority Of 81 over all other
parties. The returns from sos con.
stituencies show the following re-
vised returns:
Conservatives. 347.
Labor. 1873.
Lloyd George Liberals. 81.
Asquith Liberals. %.
Independent, s.
Cooperative, 4.
Prohibitionist, l.
Nationalist, 1.
Liberals, 3.
Communist, 1.
Labor Makes Gains.
The Conservatives gained u seats
and lost 81. Labor has gained Il
and lost II. The Georgian Liberal,
gained 6 and lost 7s. The Asauith
Liberals gained 3S and lost 8
Twelve members of the coalition
government were defeated.
The Labor party in an ofiicia
communique this morning says
The results point clearly to a Labor
government in the near future
Now the plain alternative to q Con-
servative government Is a Labor
government"
Many Labor gails unquestionatly
were the women's votes says the
communfque, which also announces
that unemployment. housing END
taxation questions will be Kept In
the foreground BY the Labor party
In Parliament.
Among the a candidates forfeit
ing $3.50, owing to their failure to
poll ne-eighth Of the. total votes
recorded in their constituencies
was Sir George Paish, who recently
returned from America. who op.
posed the prime minister in Glas
gov. Several women were among
those who forfeited,
unusualIy Heavy Poll
An snaiysis o. sths voting re
veais an exceptionally heavy poll
The Conservatives polled a pre-
ponderance of votes. considerabl!
in excess of any other party, tn,
Labor party coming second. Th'
number of voters. women and men
In Great Britain totals 20.263,025
whereof approximately 13.444,90l
voted. This is bearing in mfnt
that there were over fifty con
stituencies where the candidate
were returned unopposed.
An analysis shows that thu
parties voted as follows:
Conservatives, 5.256,156-
Labor, 3,940,s1s.
Independent Liberals. 2.327.774
National Liberals, 1.450,632.
Other parties. 670,819.
Edwin Scrymgeour, who bea
Winston Churchill in Dundee b.
over $4,000 majority, will be tn
first prohibitionist to sit in tn
British Parliament. This Is hi
sixth attempt. An ardent prohibi
ZIONIST. he is a scion of an ancien
line of Scottish standard bearers
and 1t is claimed a Scrymgeou
carried Bruce's standard at Ban
nockburn.
Austen Chamberlain Wins.
Austen Chamberlain, Conserva-
tive member of the Georgian gov
ernment, who bitterly opposed tn,
activities of the-.die hards' of hi,
own party, weathered the storm il
his Birmingham constituency by
majority of 5000.
The unexpected gains by the La
borites was the big surprise of tn,
polling.
They will supplant the Georgia,
Liberals as His Majesty's opposi
tion" in the new commons. whicl
will meet November 20.' G. A. Clyne
will undoubtedly lead the opposi
tion. as Arthur Henderson, leadin.
Laborite. was defeated in his> dis
trict.
The opposition of the Laborite
may develop into a more formida
BILE factor than appears on the sur
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
William G. Sharp,
Is Seriously III
Physicians Silent on Nature
OF Former Ambassa-
doris Malady.

ELYRIA, Ohio. Nov. 16.-William
G. Sharp. So. former Ambassador to
France, is seriously i'll at his home
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
MEXICAE FLEEING
TEXAS;PROTECTION
ASKED BY HUGHES
Secretary Acts to Stop At
tacks on Foreigners
In Border Towns.
MEXICO IN PROTEST
Sends Notes on Outrages
While Obregon Moves
For Recognition.

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 16.-Federal
recognition of the situation at
Breckenridge. Tex, where Mexicans
are regarded to be fleeing following
threats from a secret order called
the white Owls" was taken today.
Secretary of State Hughes wired
Gov. Pat Neff asking that adequate
measures be taken to AFFORD protec-
tion for Mexicans at Breckenridge.
Repea1 In Sought.
MEXICO CITY. Nov. 1s.-steps to
remove the obstacle to recognition
of the Mexican government by the
United States-Article 81 of the
Mexican constitution have been
taken by President Obregon.
The Mexican president plans to pre-
day his project for modified inter-
probation of the article which imposes
a retroactive tax on subsurface min
eral and oil properties owned by for
eign capital
The United States has Informed
Mexico that she could never hope for
recognition until the Constitutional
provision was scrapped. Even the
decision Of the Mexican supreme
court that the taxation article was
not retroactive did not move the
American government from its deter
mination. The United States has
pointed out that the whole prorision
must be nullified by parliamentary
action.
Personally. President Obregon has
been in favor of the repeal of the
article but has never before felt him.
self powerful enough with the Mexi-
can people. who are quite favorable
to the article to advocate its removal
The announcement that the matter
is to be presented to the deputies in
dicates that President Obregon now
feels he is strong enough to sponsor
the repeal.
MEXICO Sends Protests.
sent to the Chamber Of Deputies Fri
Diplomatic representations over
alleged ''indiscriminate" killing of
Mexicans in small towns in the
southwest were lodged by Mexico
with the State Department here. IL
was learned yesterday.
Two notes were delivered to the
department by the Mexican charge
d'affaires. One note detailed alleged
murders of Mexican citizens in
Texas towns within the past few
months. declaring justice has not
been meted out to the slayers.
A second note deals with the
situation in Breckenridge, Tex,
where, it was reported. Americans
yesterday gave Mexican Inhabitants
twenty-four hours to leave town,
or be forcibly elected.
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Continued on Pace Three.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-08

GeorIla Emery. Detroit. Miss Ma
RTE Wing. Cleveland: Mrs Augusta
seryiss S. Paul Miss Mary Stew
art, Washington. D. g. Miss =
~ !lUlEland. Indianapolis, Mis1
Fay Fitzpatrick. Sallna. Kas
MiFs s%incoX. East s. Louis ana
Nils Mary Hart, Kansas CRY, NJ.
The Kansas and Missouri fell
erntiuns are hostess 10 the council
tn" national convention OF The
F%eigratlon 81 business and Pro-
fessiortl Womans cluhH will b,
In Chattanooga, Tenn. u has been
announced The date 81 the con
ven'iur wns tentatively set fer Jul5
= 90 a. II has been announced
thai 20 rate Of n fare ana % hal,
has been secured FOR those who
httouf the meeting
Ehn national IMITATION was
FORMED In - Louis ln 1870 In a
rhor' time o. has grown Co ho on,
OF ihH most influential women
grnur- in the country n now has
fhan SO, 900 mcmber~. an Of
WHOM are business and profession
al women Of The highest type u
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-08
50 PER CENT WAGE
CUT PROPOSED FOR
SOUTHWEST MINERS
Operators and Union
Chiefs Meet Tomor-
row in.kansas CITY

KANSAS CITY. Mo. March s.
Drastic wage reductions proposing
"a scale 81 less than half that Now
being prepared by the miners will
be presented to miners Of six
states by the Southwestern Inter
state Coal operators association
whan the present agreement eN-
pires April L. II became known
here today.
The announcement comes "a
hours before a conference to be
held tomorrow between reprosen-
tatiycs Of the operators and a
wage scale committee from miners
from district No. Il. u which
leader. formerly vas head The
conference will mark the first
meeting the operators have held
wdh new union officials appointed
by President John /. Lewis OF the
United Mine Workers OF America,
following the expulsion ~ the
HOwnt administration.
The reduction, which calls for
restoration OF the 1917 wage
schedule. VIII not be presented at
Thursdays meeting. Il IA mid,
but the operators intend to whit
until the miners have appointed
other committees az a later date.
A new schedule ean "A daily
wage OF y34s. present union
wages are f5.Si n day.
Association representative from
Missouri. knnsaa. Iowa, oklahoma,
Arkansas and Texas are under
stood To be solidiy behind the
agreement. which followed a two
iny meeting here ending yester-
day.
Abolition Of the check-0n sys-
tom. II is reported. Is also a par
Of the plans OF the operators.
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BUSINESS WOMEN'S
CLUBS CONVENTION
OPENS TOMORROW
National Organization
To Convene in
Kansas City
KANSAS CRY Mo. Mnrrh s.

KANSAS CRY Mo. MnrUh s.
The National Federation Of nusi-
ness ana Professional wom"n's
clubs will hold It's mid year cOun-
ell here March p. 10 and II 10
will he attended by the national
vice presidents from each state,
the executives Of the organiza-
ton and Representatives from
clubs throughout the southwest. 81
was announced by officials today
In connection with the council
there win be n state convention ~
the Missouri federation
Mrs. Lena Lake Forrest, a Dc
troit. Mich. insurance woman, n
president She will preside here.
Miss Made=in Phillips, executive
secretary. New York city also viii
attend. Miss Lota r. Kelly RAJ
ton. New MeNiro. aud Miss Alice
Englehart, Cincinnati. vice presi-
dents. are scheduled to appear on
the program. Each state In the
union mas a national vice prc-i-
dent and most Of them are expect
ed to bo here.
Among other speakers on the
program are Count llya Tclstoi,
Mrs Elizabeth Sears. editor ~ the
Independent Woman. the official
organ Of the federation, Miss
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existing legal cntangiements aud
II was doubtful " the government.
would be able 20 accept the Lee
troll Manufacturers proposed con
tract for Muscle Shoals.
By
powers represented In i"nternptiou-
nl cable communication OF plan
presented by Acting Secretary Of
state Fletcher Tor disposition Of
former German cables depends
largely upon attitude Of France
MANAGlA, Nicaragua - Tween
ty-siX American marines who were
found guilty ~ engaging Ia a fight
with city police Decemser = were
sentenced 60 terms ranging from
twelve years TO eight years.
SAN FRANCISCO - Early re-
sumption Of copper mining which
has boon suspended or reduced On
scope for many months was fore
cast In Hn address by william
Sproule. president ~ the South,rn
Pacific company at o. meeting Of
Trufflc association members
Average mai marries at 30 unt
= average woman at Is.
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Memorial Trees
University Heights to
Feature Arbor Day

Mrs. N " Thompson Of stan
ord avenue and a number of lad cs
re arfunEing suitable toi
,ruor day. Aprd -. or e. day dcs =
ated by the governor
II II the Intention that on that
las the residents OF that adiltlOi
Nili 'a-scmb.s at the University
icIghtS public school grcunit
where an export cryman NJ
.cmonHtrnte aud instruct thAet
,rcf-nt the hest method of cree
llantiug OF the various varieties ui
TeCH.
II has been suggested that .es,g1
man. woman. and ,nud on tnt
itlyhtS pialt a tree In memory ni
departed loved ones aud give b.
heir personal care as "a tribute {,
moss VINO have gone before. ais
he residents OF the different ave.
hues named after various promt'
lent universities will NIc with une
another In the number OF Orua
mental trees planted on That day
and when Il II realized that every
growing tree increases the value
4 the property by about f25 IL can
be readily seen how easy II IL FOR
zach resident to increase the value
of his property from $3.50 90 $500.
By clipping the attached coupon
and mailing the same TO Mrs. NJ
", Thompson, Builders supply
20. University Hcights and mark
ng with a cross IN the square up
posite the name OF the variety OF
rec dcs red and enclosing n check
FOR 81 Tor eacn tree selected, Mrs
r~honnpson Will see that the Heef
viii be at the school house on
hat day ready for delivery TO the
proper persons with fun inforna-
tlon as to planting These troef
r particularly adapted to tbs
hlEh mesa land, especially IN
Black Locust.