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The New York herald., 1922-12-29
MRS. HALL TO SAIL
FOR FAR EAST SOON
Wife Of Slain Rector viii
Close House on January 20
May Live Abroad.

Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD
NEW BRUNSWICK, \. j.. Dec. 2s.-
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall. widow Of
the murdered rector of the Church Of s..
John the Evangelist. viii sail for Italy
and the Far East on January 20, accom-
panied by her close friend, Miss sally
Peters Her stay abroad will be In
denite and Mrs. Hall may decide TO
make her home somewhere in southern
Europe. Preparations are being made
to close the Hall home on Nichol ave-
nue. and servants received notice to-day
that they would not be needed after the
twentieth.
Apparently the authorities will make
no attempt TO prevent Mrs. Hall from
starting on her trip, and the only COM
ment on the announcement was made
by Detective Ferd David who said, II
did not think that she would go so
SOON Timothy y. Pfeiffer, the Hall
attorney, was not in New Brunswick
to-day, and no one at the Hall home
would make any statement.
Among the servants to be dropped are
Barbara Tough. the seamstress. and
Louise Geist, maid, both OF whom were
stanch friends Of Mrs Hall during the
murder Investigation, and who have
been in the Hall family for several years.
1t was on testimony given by them be-
fore the Grand Jury that Mrs. Halls
statements as to her movements on the
night OF the murders We're corroborated
The only employee who is retained is
Peter ruInulty, the Hall chauffeur, who
will be left as watchman Of the prop
erty.
Willie Stevens. Mrs Halls brother,
will go to Florida, where he will make
i,t. I,f1 u
to return to this country or remain
abroad indefinitely Recently the re-
strictions placed on Willie by the fam
lily We're removed and he Is now seen
daily in the streets of New Brunswick,
usually in company with some OF his
firemen or street cleaner friends. Oc-
casionally he takes a ride on the big
ash carts. lie rarely makes any refer
ence to the murders or to hts recent
exile In the Hall backyard and garden,
but has talked considerably OF the
money left to him by relatives, which
is still in trust for him.
Henry Stevens. Mrs. Halls other
brother, visited New Brunswick yes
terday and had a conference with Will
lam J.. F1orance. the attorney engaged
by Mrs. Hall at the beginning of the
case. It is understood that Stevens
made arrangements to place Mrs. Halls
affairs in Florance's charge while the
former Is away In Europe. Stevens will
leave for South America within the next
few weeks to be gone Indefinitely. He
Will close his home at Lavalette, ". ].
Detectives from Somerville and New
Brunswick held another secret confer.
encc here to-day and visited several wit
nesses living near Mrs. Gibson's farm
but did not step at her home. They also
admitted that they have several new
witnesses who may be called before the
Grand Jury which convenes In Somer-
vile next Wednesday,.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
PANAMA CANAL MAKES
RECORDS IN NOVEMBER
Number and Tonnage of Ships
Highest in History.

A new high record for traffic through
going commercial vessels transited the
November. IN that month 29i ocean
going commercial vessels translated the
canal with an aggregate net tonnage of
1.337.2so. Both figures were the highest
since the opening OF the route. Tolls OF
Si,264, 1866 We're collected. another
record. November was the fifth consec-
utive month in which tolls exceeded a
million dollars.
Vessels moving from the Pacific to
the Atlantic carried 92s.000 tons OF
cargo. the greatest one way movement
of any month. and greater than the COM
bined movement both ways in November,
1921. Cargo tonnage moving last month
. from the Atlantic to the Pacrflc totaled
50i.317 so the combined movement was
i.429.S77 tons. slight falling off from
tho record OF october. 1922. when the
combined movement was 1.4i5, S63 cargo
tons.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
BLASTING UPSETS
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
National Organization Forced
to Give Up New Years
Party, Fearing Accidents.

Literally Jared out of their own
houses the Jolly gentlemen of the Ma
tional Democratic Club ut Fifth avenue
and Fiftieth street. hard by the cathe-
oral. cannot have any New Years Eve
party and dance in this year of especial
grace, what with al Smith going back
TO Albany and the general upset the
country over Everybody from Presi-
dent Thomas l.. Rush down to Skeezicks
the Buttons. wanted to have q party
this very special New Years; but what's
the use TO try to have a party when the
people next door keep letting OF sticks
of dynamite carelesslikc and casual?
There are Democrats, both male and
female, so peculiarly constituted ner-
vously ss 10 object to the dancing floor
blllowing under their feet from success
sive shocks Of exploding dynamite power
in the wrecked structure next door and
the danger of large, hard chandeliers
pumping down upon smooth. pink polls
was not to be ignored. So the party
is off.
One of the first annoyances caused
the club was the ruin of an oil painting
which was Jared from it's attachment
10 tho wall and sent crashing 10 the
floor of the library. When the picture,
a portrait of John NJ. Richie, a former
president of the National Democratic
Club. was first found the other morning
there was a runor that the picture had
been delibera tely mutilated by some i'll
wisher of Mr.. Rieille, but investigation
revealed the true cause OF the fall. The
portrait cost $1,000 when Mr.. Richie
gave up the presidency two yefrs ago.
President Tom Rush Of the club ex
olained the painful state of affairs yes
terday:
The house committee met last night
and reported on the Richie painting and
the general annoyance caused by the
lasting and other operations going on
IN the building being wrecked next door.
The damage TO Mr.. Riehle's portrait
yas due solely to the blasting. Three
ictures were knocked from their hang
ngs as a. matter of fact. one of them
he Rlelle painting and the others his
torical paintings. All of these pictures
were more or less damaged.
at the meeting of the house commit
tee We. had present the contractor for
the work next door, George T. Atwell,
who is Il vice president Of the club.
After hearing his statement OF the facts
and his cxplanati we decided not TO
take any chances whatever and so we
have Cancelled arrangements for the
usual New Years Eve party and dance"
Members OF the club said yesterday
that their troubles~ are only beginning,
because after the humping and banging
of blasting operations Is done with
will come the nerve-racking rat-a-tat-tat
of the most. distracting device ever in
vented by man. the steam rlveter.
These members said that club life at
the National Depocratic Club these days
was as calm and gentle as existence in
the works OF the Baldwin Locomotive
Company in Philadelphia and that Il
was even easier to read and mediate
in the club library than it is, probably,
in stone crushing plant.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
r. w. CHANLER FREED
IN LIQUOR LAW CASE
'Dinty' Moore Obtains His
Third Acquitfai.

Roborr W. Chanler. ~ East Nine
teenth street. divorced husband OF Lima
Cavaliori. grandson OF John Jacob As
tor and former Sheriff OF Wcstchester
county. was discharged yesterday when
arrarsned before Magistrate Max Lee
vine in West side Court on chage OF
violating the Mullan-Gage law. There
was no evidence presented TO show that
the liuuid consumed by Mr.. Chanler IN
tho Monte Carlo Restaurant. A9 West
Tifty-first street, was whisky.
James "Dinty" Moore, proprietor OF n
restaurant az 2i6 West Forty-sixtli
street. also was discharged. Moore was
arrested Friday for the third time within
three weeks on a charge OF Illegally
possessing liquor.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
Gufsey Attorneys Explain.

Both indicted men arc In or near the
city. Mr.. Joyce said and will appear for
pleading before Judge Hand on Tues
day The statement OF Mr.. Guffey's
attorneys reads:
ut may sound paradoxical but it Is
nevertheless true that by this indict-
ment Mr.. Guffey Is charged with mis-
applying s406. 600 of the Government s
money In face OF the fact that that
money has been in the Treasury of the
United States for almost two years.
having been paid into tho Treasury by
Mr.. Guffey IN March, 1921. and he holds
the Governments receipt In full. At
that time Mr.. Guffeys accounts were
audited by Haskins * Sells, the Gov
ernment's accountants, and every cent
shown by their accounting was paid by
Mr.. Guffey to the Alien Property Gus
todian without question. This amount
or S406.00Q IS a fund OF interest which
Mr.. Guffey collected from banks where
he deposited moneys realized on sales
or enemy property. This interest was
collected by Mr.. Guffey IN n desire TO
40 his full duty, although not author
izcd or required by law and as soon as
his accounts were audited was promptly
paid over TO the Government.
r "To say the least. the indictment ap-
pears to be severely technical. and II
must be remembered that no opportunity
has been given Mr.. Guffoy to state his
side OF this caee.
During the war he gave up two years
to the service of the Government with
out any compensation. serving az direc-
tor OF sales OF the Allen Property Gus
todian's office. and during that time cold
over 50.000.O00 worth OF German
property No claim has ever been made
that he personally prohted In these vast
transactions to the extent OF even a
penny and he does not owe the Govern
ment anything"
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
BOMB SENT BY MAIL IS FATAL.
Explosion Kills Wisconsin woman
and, Mains Husband.

MARsHFTELp. Wis. Dec. 2S.--Mrs
James r. Chapman is dead and her hus-
band, Wood county chairman. is not
expected to live as a result Of an ex-
plosion caused by the latter's opening
OF package containing bomb de-
livered 20 him Ivy rural mail carrier
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Chapman received the bomb in a
package postmarked Marshfield and on
opening 1t In tho presence OF Mrs. Chap
man lost his arm. which was blown from
his body. Mrs. Chapman was hit by 1y-
ing missiles. one Of which caused her
death few hours later. The room was
completely demolished by the force of
the explosion.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
BILLS ATTACK SALE
OF BOSCH MAGNETIC
{. s. Indictments Name
Kern as Periurer, Guffey
as Embezzler.
-
RAISE PASSPORT ISSUE
Grand Jury Charges Buyer
of German Concern Was
Not American.
PROOF WOULD VOID DEAL
Attorneys for Alien Property
Official Deny Accusation
of S4O6,0O1 Theft.

Two indictments that apparently
have nothing TO do with the long
drawn out investigation into the sale
OF the Bosch Magnetic Company, but
which may result in q reversion Of
the company to the ownership of the
Government, We're handed down yes
terday by the Federal Grand Jury.
One Indictment charged Martin Il.
when he applied for passports TO Eu-
rope on January 8. 1922, in that he
said that he was born in 1878 and
that he was a minor when his father
obtained naturalization papers. Ac-
cording to the indictment he was born
in Switzerland in 1871 and was not 4
citizen of the United States when he
applied for passports.
The other indictment charges
Joseph +. Guffey, formerly director OF
sales in the office of the Alien Prop
erty Custodian. with the enbezzlement
of $4o6, 6,00l.36. which. the Government
charges, represented money accruinG
to it through the transactions of the
custodian. and which Mr.. Guffcy is
alleged to have converted to his own
uses.
Mr. Guffey's lawyers, Guthrie. Je-
rome, Rand & Kresel, Immediately is
sued q statement that this S406 80
has been lying In the United States
Treasury for two years and that. there
fore. the indictment does their client an
injustice.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
POOR HOUSEFLATSL LANDING'
RIGHT HERE IN NEW YORK
Mariner From Maine Had No Trouble Finding 1t, but
1t Was Dark Mystery to Officials

MIR. Adams, who used to be the dean
of City Hall reporters, then found that
when City Hall was built the poorhouse
was moved uptown 10 the present loca-
tion of Bellevue Hospital or somewhere
in that vicinity. Then he proceeded 10
the foot Of East Twenty-sixth street.
SURG enough, there sat Maine skipper
peacefully smoking his pipe aboard the
loaded granite barge. He said he was
waiting for officials TO claim his cargo.
He said every Maine skipper knew
where Poor House Flats Anchorage,
New York Harbor, was located.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29

Foreign language newspapers are
among the stoutest objectors to ths pro-
posal for enrolment Of tho s,ooo,coo aliens
in the United states. James J. Daivs'
secretary of Labor. told the Advertisinp
Club. 81 East Twenty-fifth street, yester-
day at luncheon. Hc said these news
papers objected TO the assimilation Of
aliens which this would hasten. The
other arch objector was the Communist.
Enrolment OF aliens. said the secre-
tai.y, would enable the Government 20
weed out undesirabies ana unfit, whom
he estimated AT 70,oo0 II was asking no
moro OF an alien TO enroll than n voter
20 register, no continued. Where now
there was no ono to oppose the full
rninating Communist, BY such system
tho governmsnt would oppose him.
As contemplated under the system Mr.
Davis described, alisns would re NJ
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
CITIZENS UNION HITS
e S3z, ,92O BOND REQUEST
Commissioner O'Maliey Is
Called fmpudenf.

The Citizens Union in rtatemen;
issued yesterday attacks the attempt
OF Commissioner O'Malley OF the De-
partment of Markets to force taxpayers
10 provide for an Increase In his force
which the Board OF Estimate has al.
ready refused 10 sanction. The state
ment In part says:
"Mr O'Malley Ia now attempting 10
obtain an issue OF special revenue bonds
to enable him to put an additional force
OF market supervisors on the city pay
roll. His impudence is emphasized by
his recent request 10 the Board OF
Aldermen for a special revenue bond
authorization Of 1920 for funds to be
used in paying the salaries CT three
chief supervisors and fifteen super.
visors of markets for the coming year
The New York herald., 1922-12-29

When Fred II. Adams. secretary Of
the Courthouse Board. opened the mail
yesterday morning he found a bill of
lading for barge OF stone from Ston-
ington. Ne, with "Poor House Flats
Landing, New York City" as the des-
tination.
Mr.. Adams had never heard OF such
a landing so he called up the Dock De-
partment. Nobody there could tell him
where to locate the barge. Then lie
started q research and found that 150
years ago the poorhouse was located ON
the present site Of City Hall.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
Secretary Dauis Says Enrolment
Would Weed Out 20 900 Foreigners

sessed a nominal fee of $50 for five
years which would go into an Ameri-
canzation fund for their own educa-
tion. Primary civics would be taught
the newcomer 80 that when he went
into court to become O citizen his
knowledge would gain him a sum far
In excess OF what he had paid IN the
saving Of unnecesFary witnesses and
attorneys' fees. He estimated the saw
Ing on this Item alone az from three TO
six million dollars year.
lie enumerated as mischief makcrs'
who come between capital and labor
the STRAW boss with perhaps but 200
men under him, but with their lovs
verltanly IN fis hands the walking dele
gate hunting labor trouble; tho corpora
ton lawyer and the executive secretary
OF large corporations whose owners, far
removed from actual production, ars
governed largely Nv theft advice
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
THOMAS EMERSON TAYLOR.

Thomas Emerson Taylor, Al, OF 10s
West Seventy-slxth street, real estate
dealer, died Wednesday night of heart
disease. He was an expert on telephone
and telegraph construction and served
in France as a First Lieutenant in the
signal service. lie was born in Brook
lyn and was graduated from the Poly
technic Institute. His father, Thomas
ID. Taylor. was one OF the founders OF
Lloyd's Register. His grandfather. John
Emerson Taylor, was Harvard pro-
fessot and first cousin of Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
WILLIAM Il. G. HAYWARD.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEw YORK HEa,tp.
GREENWICH, Dec, 2s.-William Pitt
Greenwood Hayward, a, retired banker,
died to-day at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs Edgar T. Mead in North
street The funeral will be held pri-
vately, the Rev. NJ. George Thompson,
rector Of Christ Episcopal Church, Of
fciating. Burial will be in Denver. Mr.
Hayward was born at Boston, He was
connected with the international Trust
Company there for many Sears
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
TO BRING CUNNINGHAM HERE.
schlessfng Also Held at ST. Louis
In "BIind Pool, Case.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2s.-An order for the
removal Of William l.. Cunningham to
New York, where he Is charged with
using the malls in scheme To- defraud,
was issued to-day by Federal Judge
Faris. simultaneously Federal war-
rant was issued against August Scllles-
sing
The arrests are In connection with the
failure Of the Community Finance Com.
pany OF New York.
Schlesslng admitted, according to pos
tai inspectors, that he was agent at VIII
mington. Del. for the company. which is
declared TO have been operated as a
blind pool"
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
CHARLES THURLow, JR.

Charles Thurlow Jr.. of Newburyport.
Mass. died in that city OF pneumonia
on Wednesday in his thirty-fourth year
He was graduated from Harvard in 1872
and served overseas as a First Lieuten-
ant of the army air force. In June. 1918.
he married Miss Hope Malcolm. daugh-
ter of the late George Malcolm of l1G
East Sixty-third street. Mrs. Thurlow
died less than a year after her marriage
leaving a son, Charles Thurlow 3D.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
FOCBOUND BLACkBIRDS
WAIT AT CAPE MAY
Mild Winter Indicated by
Late Flight.

SPECIAL Dispatch 70 THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
CAPE MAY. n. j., Dec. 2s.-.Automo-
bilists arriving here after noon say that
on the Great White Way leading into
this city there We're thousands OF crows
and near the famous Cold Springs. two
miles north, that the sky was fairly
obscured with blackbirds. The birds are
making a fight southwark, but hav.
lost their way in the thick fog. They
have not yet crossed the Delaware.
Blackbirds are late in their flight
South and it indicates that the winter
viii be mild.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
YOUTH SCORNiNC WORK
TO SERVE PRISON TERM
Court ConUinces Idicr That
Lou Has PoUers.

Il don't think Il Is good for me TO
work" said Abraham Carmel. aCed TO-
OF $50 Waverly nvenue, Nowatk. when
arraigned yesterday before Judge Gricc
IN the police court at Newark on COM
plaint OF his mother. II won't work
either and tho law cannot make me
work"
asked Judge Grice
1--WE never done any OF IT," tho youth
said.
"Ali right" said the Judge. "wo'Il
give you a. chance 90 get used to it
Two months IN the peniteutlarN
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
JOHN G. SMITH.

John c. Smith. president OF the viii
lowbrook Dairy Company Of Mount
Vernon, died yesterday a Tampa. Fla
He was born in Orange county and was
a pioneer in the milk business of Mount
Vernon. IIe founded the Willowbrook
company in 1901. Hc leaves his wife
and two sons. Leland G. and William c.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
WHITES DIVORCED IN PARIS.

PARIS. Dec. 2S.--A divorce was grant.
ed by default on October 2G between Al
Ian Temple White and his wife, who was
formerly Nora Paulsen, it was learned
to-day. The suit was brought in behalf
OF the husband. Both are Of Boston
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
FORESTRY BUREAU ISSUE UP.
Harding Sees wallace and Brown
Holds Another Farley To-day.
New York Herald Bureau
Washington, -. c., Dec. ~.

Washington, ID. G., Dec. ~.
Secretary Wallace and Walter r..
Brown OF Ohio. after comforting with
President Harding for nearly an hour
to-day on his plan for reorganization OF
Government departments, Indicated that
no decision had been reached regarding
the placement Of the Forestry Bureau.
This question. which has caused dif-
ference Of opinion in the Cabinet. will be
discussed NJ another meeting tomorrow
between the President, Mr.. Brown and
some member Of the Cabinet. as yet un-
announced
The Forestry Bureau Is now IN the
Department of Agriculture. II has been
proposed that IL be transferred TO the
Interior Department. The issue Is un-
derstood TO have caused serious concern
to the President and TO have been re-
sponsible for runors regarding the
resignation Of members OF the Cabinet
There was no indication Of tho Presi.
dents attitude on the matter.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
uoLDur MAN GETS SOC.

a lone man stepped from an automo.
bile IN front 81 the a. 4 +. store AT
1888 Picton street. East New York. yes
terday afternoon. walked into the store
and after lining up the manager. Fred
Meyer. Of 125 Nichols avenue, n clerk
and two customers. riHed the cash regis
ter OF ss9. The rohber escaped.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
FRIENDS AID v. II. ARNOLD.

Friends OF Victor H. Arnold, the
Town Hall businessman preacher, who
was arrested Tuesday on indictments in
Madison, Wis, charging him with
swlndling small investors, yesterday en-
gagged Hal s. Corbett, formerly. Circuit
Court Judge IN Kentucky, as counsel for
Arnold. Efforts were also begun to
raise bail for the preacher, and Il was
expected that II would be furnished to-
day or tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
r. II. TAYLOR GETS RECOUNT.

Supreme Court Justice Cannon in
Brooklyn yesterday directed a recount
OF the ballots cast for Assemblyman in
the first Assembly District OF Nassau
county. Tho ballot count made Thomas
A. Mcwhinney the victor over Francis
Il Taylor by 36 votes.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
opens Wide Possibilities,

But while Mr.. Kern's Indictment
would seem on the face Of It the lesser
in Importance, Il opens the way 10
much greater possibilities Assistant
United States Attorney Joyce and Spe-
cial Deputy Attorney General Galloway
refused to discuss these possibilities. but
1t was learned that If il Is proved that
Mr.. Kern was not Il citizen Of the United
states when he bought the Bosch Meg
neto plant from the Alien Property
Custodian. tho whole transaction auto
matically would become null and void
Thus the Government may contend that
despite the probity of the American
Bosch Magnetic Company TO whom
kerns purchase passed, the American
Bosch Magnetic will be asked to return
the property to the Government until
new records of sale can be drawn up
and the transfer rectiled.
II was explained unofiicially that the
American Bosch Mngneto Company may
! flnd itself in the position Of a person
or corporation that has purchased a
parcel of land TO which the seller held
defective title. However. this may not
bo construed as probability that the
present owners will lose title; II means
that there will be legal difficulties in
quieting the title IN the event Kern Is
found guilty.
Nowhere in either indictment is the
name Of the Bosch Magnetic Company
mentioned. Mr.. Galloway made Il
plain that the S406. .O01.3s which Mr..
Guffey is alleged to have misappropri-
ated represents alien property not al
lied with the Bosch interests. The sew
eral counts in the Guffey indictment
specify sums that are alleged 70 have
come into Mr.. Guffey's keeping during
his afiliatlon with the Alien Property
Custodian's Office from August is. 1918,
and March 12 1921.
The New York herald., 1922-12-29

Extended Review Of banking. bueiness and
trading transactions and trends during 1922,
Wednesday. January 2, IN The New York
Herald Reserve 4 copy from your 1sys-
dealer novs--Adt4
The New York herald., 1922-12-29
BRITISH ENVOY SEES
Lid OF MELTING POT
Sir Auckland Geddes Views
Ellis Island and Seems
Pleased.
INSPECTION INFORMAL
Investigates Charge Made
in Parliament of Cruelty
TO Immigrants.
DAVIS SERVES AS GUIDE
Secretary Thinks Criticism Is
Result of Commercial
Jealousy.
DAVIS SERVES AS GUIDE

Sir Auckland lGeddes. British AM
bassador TO the United States went
through the immigration station at
Ellis Island from top to bottom yes
terday to investigate what ground
might lie for complaints made in Par
lament that British immigrants are
not receiving proper treatment.
The Ambassador explained he was
not making an official inspection, but
merely had accepted an invitation 10
see for himself. This was from James
j. Davis. Secretary OF Labor. Secre-
tary Davis and Robert e. Tod Com
missioner OF immigration in charge
Of the station, acted as guides.
Ambassador Geddes kept silent
throughout the tour and departed last
night to prepare his report to the
Foreign Office in London.