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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
EXECUTED COUPLE
HAD LUR|D RECORD
Two Killings CIimaxed Crimes
of Mrs. Schroeder and
Walter Dague.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
| BELLEFONTE, Pa, February ga
lurid page in the crime history Of the
Nation was written by Irene Schroeder
and Walter Glenn Dague, ere the law
made them pay for killing one Of its
| defenders.
Irene Schroeder, former Wheeling,
w. Va, waitress. was 20, and mother of
4-year-old boy, when she became
gunwoman and killer. Her husband
had ceased to live with her. Dague
| had been a Sunday school teacher, a
| Wheeling automobile salesman, nus
] band of a school teacher and father OF
two children.
The woman, stolid and unromantic In
appearance, and Dague, pale-eyed and
dapper, were bound together in an
| illicit love and short career OF
banditry.
Crimes Climaxed by Killing.
Petty robberies and bold hold-ups
perpetrated by the pair were climaxed
by the killing Of Corpl. Brady Paul OF
the Pennsylvania highway patrol near
New Castle, Pa, December 81, 1923.
Patrolman Ernest Moore was wounded
at the same time. Later, as they fed
West the killers fought policeman at
wounded one deputy sheriff and fatally
wounded another in Arizona.
On the morning of December 81, 1929,
Mrs. Schroeder, Dague and Tom CraW-
ford, the woman's brother, had robbed
grocery store at Butler Pa. report
of the robbery was sent to New Castle.
Corp. Paul and Moore sped out along
the New Castle-Butler road and stop
ped all approaching automobiles.
When the officers stopped the bandit
machine they were probably of their
guard because there was a woman and
small boy, Mrs. Schroeder's son, in
the car.
Moore FeIIed by Bullet.
Dague and the woman stepped from
the automobile with drawn weapons.
There was gun fire. Moore testified at
the woman's trial that she fired at Paul.
The woman admitted she actively en-
gagged in the shooting. Paul and Moore
fell, the latter rendered unconscious by
a bullet The bandits then sped on.
Paul died about an hour later. Moore
recovered to tell his story at the trials
of Mrs. Schroeder and Dague.
Days after the gun battle. the au-
thorities found Mrs. Schroeder's little
son with relatives near Wheeling and
the boy, investigators said. unknow-
ngly furnished information that linked
his mother with the crime.
In January came news of the kid
mapping of Deputy Sheriff Joe Chapman
at Florence, Ariz.. by woman and two
men. Arizona officers engaged in a
gun fight with the fugitives. Chapman
and Deputy Lee Wright were wounded,
the latter fatally.
Arizona authorities gave over the
woman and Dague to PENNSYLVANIA for
trial for the killing of Paul. The other
man was Vernon Alderman, alias Joe
Wells, now serving a life sentence in
Arizona. The authorities never learned
what became of Crawford, although
Dagues wife has said Dague told her
Crawford was fatally wounded in the
New Castle gun battle and that the
fleeing couple buried him.
Mrs. Schroeder and Dague lost battle
after battle in the State courts and be-
fore the Pardon Board and two Gov
ernors to escape the death penalty.
Their last hope vanished last week
when Gov. Pinchot refused to intervene
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23

Continued From First Page)
admiralty. But Macdonald still hopes
for an agreement between France and
Italy. Should the Italians remain
adamant, the French will be asked TO
join the three-power naval treaty. 1t
is believed the italian government, con-
fronted with political isolation and in
ability to spend large sums for the con-
struction Of capital ships, will agree
in the end to join the other four naval
powers.
In the meantime the much discussed
consultative pact" is being taken out OF
its pigeon-hole and busted. 1t Is ur1-
likely that for the time being it will be
discussed publicly, but 1t may be used
in confidential diplomatic discussions
Pact Declared Useful.
The consultative pact was found
highly desirable during the London
Naval Conference by the British, French
and Italian governments, as well as by
the American delegation. 1t had to be
shelved, however, because the American
public would not stand for it on &C
count of its implications of foreign en-
tanglements The delegates admitted
however, that it was probably the best
way to obtain substantial naval reduc-
llOIlS. DdLCty al WAAAdn
Pratt, the highest ranking off1cer in
the United States Navy, stated pub
licly that there is no reason why this
country should be afraid Of consultative
pacts.
The General Disarmament Conference
will begin in February, 1882. 1t Is be-
lieved here that its chances of success
would be greatly increased If the naval
dispute between Italy and France was
settled beforehand. Both Great Britain
and the United States are greatly in
terested in the success of this confer
ence and are now doing their Utmost to
get the French and the Italians to-
gether.
The discussions between the repre-
sentatives of the four countries are car
ried out in secret and only the results
are made public. 1t is stated that the
mere hint on the part Of our repre-
sentative abroad that we might con-
ceivably reconsider the idea of con-
sultative pact will have a salutary eff
feet upon the French and the italians
and might assist in the solution of the
Franco-Italian naval problem.
Copyright, 1919
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rent. It was he who served as execu-
toner of Ruth Synder for the killing of
her husband in New York State.
Physicians Step Forward.
For I'VE minutes Elliott kept the cur
rent on, operating the electric appara-
tus, while his eyes watched the form in
the chair. The body strained against
the straps until Elliott deemed Guficient
current to kill had passed through the
body. Then the current was turned off
and the body slumped against the back
of the chair.
Two physicians stepped forward. One
of them examined Mrs. Schroeder and
stepped aside. The other similarly made
an examination.
Gentlemen, Irene Schroeder is dead"
he said.
So died the first women ever to be
electrocuted for a crime in Pennsyl-
vania.
Something less than minute later
the death chamber door opened again
and admitted Rev. Mr.. Teagarden
and behind him Dague, flanked by a
guard ON either side. The minister was
ing, w. Va, where Dague once was
Sunday school teacher.
Dague was clean shaven, his head
clipped, and clad in white shirt, open
at the front, without a collar, and In
dark trousers and black slippers.
The death hood was adjusted. Then
followed the prayer of Rev. Mr.. Tea
garden and the electric contact. AT
7:13 am. the physicians prtnounced
the man slayer of Brady Paul dead.
Prisoners in Fine Spirits.
The ministers were singing Happy
Day" when the witnesses assembled the
circular stairs and entered the death
| chamber.
Mrs. Schroeder and Dague did not
! see each other this morning. AS the
woman was taken from her cell in the
| death house, screen was placed in
| front Of the cell housing Dague.
The prisoners we're in excellent
spirits in their last hours. Both arose
after having spent the night in sleep
Warden Stanley P. Ashe announced
prior to the electrocutionS that Dague
| had turned over to him writings that
he termed the final chapter" OF his
| life story. Dague requested the Warden
to turn the writings over to the Rev
Mr.. Teagarden.
Testimonials to the good care the
prisoners received in the months OF
| Incarceration in the Lawrence County
Jail were contained in the announce
ment that Mrs. Schroeder had gained
| % pounds and Dague 40 pounds since
| their Imprisonment. The woman was
| Do years old last week. Dague was "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
HIGH OFFICIALS GO TO PARIS.
British Foreign Secretary and Ad-
miralty Lord on Mission.


LONDON, February % (P.-Foreign
Secretary Arthur Henderson and A. ".
Alexander, first Lord Of the Admiralty,
left tor Paris today to continue negotia-
lions over the French and italian
naval building programs
These conversations were inaugurated
some time ago by Robert L. Craigie,
admiralty expert, who visited Rome,
where he talked with Augusta Rosso
of the Italian foreign ONCE, and Paris,
where he went fully into the situa-
ton with Rene Massigli, French ex-
pert.
Both French and Italian foreign
Offices have been reticent concerning
the tenor of the negotiations now
going on. but a few days ago it was
authoritatively stated that technical
questions had been gone into pretty
thoroughly and that the political field
had been touched upon.
The trip of the two cabinet MEM
bers to Paris was arranged on short
notice and caused considerable sur
prise in political circles where it was
assumed that preliminary CONVERSE
tions between Mr.. Craigie and M.
Massigh had reached a point where
higher officials might step in to con-
clude a naval building program for
1891.
II was understood that Washington,
Toxic and Rome had been kept fully
informed throughout the negotiations
and were informed Of the latest de-
velopmen6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
CHURCHMEN TO PLAN
RELIEF FOR JOBLESS
Advisory Committee Of 100 to Be
Formed at Calvary Baptist
Tomorrow.

With its object ito form an ad-
visory committee Of 100 men from all
churches of the city, and to discuss
the unemployment situation and devise
ways and means TO relieve it." mass
meeting for the men of Washington is
scheduled to be held at the Calvary
Baptist Church tomorrow night at 8
O'Clock.
The meeting has been called by the
Employment and Industrial Relations
Committee of the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches, and is to be held
under auspices of the committee.
Francis /. Jones, director of the
United States Employment Bureau,
will address the meeting, discussing the
problems arising from the present I'M
employment situation. Other speakers
will include DR.. W. T. Darby, secretary
of the Washington Federation of
Churches and DR.. William S. Aber-
nethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
EMBARGOES BILLS
FAIL IN COMMITTEE
House Group Rejects All Such
Measures, Including Oil
Imports Cut.

BY the Associated Press.
All embargo and tariff bills, includ-
ing the proposed limitation on oil i'm
ports, today were rejected by the
House Ways and Means Committee.
Chairman Hawley said that after
voting down proposed bill to limit
oil imports to 100000 barrels an
nually, the committee adopted reso-
luton postponing all action on the
temporary agriculture embargo and the
Williamson bill to ban all Russian
products.
Hawley declined to make public the
vote in the committee. The resolu-
ton adopted read:
Whereas in the opinion of the COM
mittee there would not be suficient
time during the remainder of the
present session for the consideration of
tariff or embargo bills: Therefore be 1t
Resolved. That the consideration of
all such bills referred to and pending
before the committee be postponed"
The committee does not expect to
meet again this session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
INCOME TAX FACTS.
No. 20.

With the number Of automobile
owners registering in the millions,
the question of deductions for the
cost OF maintenance and opera
ton of car frequently is adj
dressed to the Bureau of Internal
Revenue.
The purchase price of an auto
mobile, whether it be used solely
for business or So1ly for pleasure,
cannot be deducted from gross
income in the making of an in
come-tax return. If used for
business, it is a capital expendi-
ture; If used for pleasure, it is a
personal eXpenditure-both de-
auctions being expressly pro-
hibited by the revenue act.
However, there are several al
lowable deductions in connection
with the maintenance and opera
ton Of an automobile, used either
for business of pleasure. If the
car is used exclusively for bust
ness purposes there may be de-
Quoted the entire cost of gasoline,
repairs, oils, tires, rent for ga
rage and other necessary ex-
penSeS connected With operation
and upkeep. Depreciation, based
on the cost Of the car and its es-
timated useful life, also is a de-
ductible item. Where a business
car is exchanged for another car.
any loss sustained in the transac-
ton may be claimed as a deduc-
ton. To illustrate, If q truck
having an estimated life of four
years and which cost $1,000 was
traded at the end Of three years
for q new truck and an allow
ance of 500 was made FOR the
old truck, the allowable deduction
would be 5000, computed as fol-
lows: Depreciation for three
years. 5000; allowance received,
500; loss sustained. 5000.
The cost of the operators per-
nit, license fees and State or
local taxes imposed on the own
ership of q car--sometimes re-
ferred to as o personal property
tax-also may be deducted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
Bandit Spurns Gems
On Learning Woman
Can't Change a $50"

No. Mrs. Anna Nicholes of 305
c street didn't have change for
a 90" she informed a stranger
who made the request near her
home last night.
Then q second stranger strolled
UP. Producing a gun, he demand
ed jewelry and cash.
The first stranger searched his
pockets for cash while Mrs.
Nicholes stripped of her brace
lets and rings. The bandit. dis
appointed, declined the combined
Offering.
For the bandit and Mrs.
Nicholes had learned that while
Mrs. Melodies didn't have
change for a 20" neither did the
first stranger have the 90"
The two strangers fastened of
TO opposite directions in some
confusion. while Mrs. Nicholes
made her way to the nearest po-
lice station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
SENATE TO RECEIVE
MORE DRY REPORTS
Failure to Send All Wicker.
sham Data Explained by
Commission.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
Transfer to the Senate by the Vic
kersham Commission of prohibition data
on some of the 16 States omitted from
the material already sent to the Capt.
toll was assured today by members of
the commission.
While it was said at commission
headquarters that data was lacking on
conditions in six States or so, the re-
manning reports available are to be
forwarded to the Senators. Thirty-tw two
States were covered in the information
sent last week.
The new material deals with some
States where anti-prohibition sentiment
is very Apprehension as New York and
Illinois. Omission Of some of the avail
able data from the original consign-
ment was said at the commission to
have occurred through an inadvertence.
DisIikes Procedure.
One commissioner, who wished his
name withheld, said there was some dis
satisfaction among the members that
any testimony had been submitted to
the Senate without the approval of the
full commission. He asserted the selec-
ton Of what was sent and what retained
mad been made entirely by Chairman
Wickersham.
This same commissioner said there
had been vigorous objections by the few
members in the Capital to the submits
sion of the available 'non-secret" data
on the ground that it would convey
only half truth"
The omission of data on some of the
States was explained as arising from
the fact that only few reports on them
were available and these happened to
be in the hands of members not now
in Washington.
DOran Acquired Reports.
The 80 State reports now before the
Senate were completed under the direc-
ton OF DR.. James M. Doran while he
was prohibition commissioner under the
Treasury Department Between IS and
20 copies of each report we're thus made
available to the commission.
After the transfer of the Prohibition
Bureau from the Treasury to the Justice
Department, however, only single copies
OF each State report were sent to the
commission. 1t was said the missing
States fell within this category and that
the single reports upon them were in
the hands of individual commissioners
and would later be submitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
RAPID RECOVERY FOUND
IN CASES OF TYPHOID
Austrian Doctor Says Injections Of
Milk and Dissolved Sugar
Prove Effective.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press
VIENNA, February 23.-Prof. K. Ste
jokal. physician in charge Of the large
hospital Of the Brothers Of Mercy, said
yesterday he had perfected a process
for rapid recovery from infectious dis
eases which had proven successful in
10 per cent OF the typhoid cases treated.
The treatment Is based on injections
Of milk and dissolved sugar Astonish-
ing results we're claimed In both typhoid
and pneumonia, with an instant drop
in temperature and a change in appear
ance in the whole disease.
Success was said to depend on adop-
ton OF the treatment in time-before
the fourteenth day in the case of ty-
phoid.
1t was stated that the milk was given
first in this treatment, the albumen
therein altering the tone of the sick
body and preparing it for the sugar.
DR.. Stejokal said one great advantage
OF his treatment was that, since no
medical specific is employed, the treat
ment can be begun at the outset of an
illness. before it is definitely diagnosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
FATE OF VESSEL ASKING
HELP STILL UNKNOWN
Message Picked Up at Miami In
Dictated U. S. Ship Was in Dis
tress Of Colombia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, February 23-Fate Of a
vessel which flashed an S o S message
Saturday night from a point of the
coast of Colombia is unknown. Tropi-
cal Radio Station here sought unsuc-
cessfully to contact the vessel, named
in distress messages as the Pace, an
American merchant vessel.
Two messages we're received here
One. heard indiStinctly by the station
at 6 :29 pm. was answered Immediately
by request for further information. The
name Pace was given in a second mes
sage received at $50 pm.
No details of the condition or exact
position Of 7the vessel were given In
either message.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
CAPT. HAWKS RETURNS
DROUGHT RELIEF PLANE
Famous Flyer Makes Trip From
Memphis With Wife After
Weeks With Will Rogers.

After weeks of drought relief flying
with Will Rogers, cowboy philosopher,
Capt. Frank M. Hawks yesterday after
noon returned to the Anacostia Naval
Air Station to deliver to the Navy the
two-seater, Enclosed cockpit Navy Cur
tiss "Helldiver" in which the flying trip
was made. Capt. Hawks had Mrs.
Hawks as passenger. He few here
yesterday from Memphis, Tenn.
Capt. Hawks and Rogers visited
scores of points in the South Central
and Western States during their trip.
The plane loaned by the Navy for the
Navy for the flight is one which had
been used a short time before for a
Nationwide inspection trip to Navy
bases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
CHAMPION AT BRIDGE
BOASTS SILENT HUSBAND
Chicago Woman Tells Reporter
Better Half Never Criticizes
Her Playing.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 23-Silence
from friend husband and lots of it may
win bridge games.
Mrs Trudie Pennish, crowned as
champion woman bridge player of the
Chicago area last night, gave the tip
to a curious reporter
Does friend husband ever criticize
your plays?" she was asked.
Absolutely not" she replied. He'd
no more tell me how to play bridge
than I'd tell him how to run his law
business"
And there may be something to it
for Robert w. Halpin, the man cham
pion, said the same thing about his
better half.
"she," he said, lust sits by
silently"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
DISEASE SPREADS
Military Plans Cancelled Becaused
Of Spotted Fever Cases.

PORTSMOUTH, England, February
% R).-All military and naval forma-
tons among the British forces here
have been Cancelled as a precaution, In
view of the outbreak of spotted fever
in the services last week.
Already eight soldiers have died from
the disease, which otherwise is known
as cerebro-spinal meningitis, at Alder
shot. A suspected case has been dis
covered aboard H. M. S. Repulse at Gil
braltar, and 272 cases have been re-
corded among English civilians in the
past IL weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
COOK ISLANDS LASHED
BY MINDLESS STORM
Unusual Disturbance Precede!
Earthquake in New Zealand,
Natives Report.
Ry the Associated Press.

LONDON, February ga dispatch
lust received from Raratonga, Cook
Islands, reports that the recent New
Zealand earthquake was preceded there
by a tremendous but MINDLESS ocean
storm which lasted the whole night
of January %.
January % was a perfect Summer
day, but suddenly the ocean waves rose
is feet high outside the lagoon, rolled
over the reef and rushed up the harbor,
swapping sheds at the wharfside and
throwing spray 80 feet in the air.
There was not breath of wind at
this time and through the spray II
could be seen that the Pacific Ocean
was perfectly calm beyond the zone of
disturbance. Giant waves dashed the
harbor AL IaighA then subsidized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
w. P. BULL MAY SETTLE
S250,O0O DAMAGE SUIT
Physicians Attorney Expects Ac.
ton Out of Court Before
Shadowing Case Comes Up.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 23.-The $780,
600 damage suit of DR.. John Streeter
Sidley against w. Perkins Bull, K. c.,
who lies injured in a Toronto, Canada,
hospital, may be settled out of court
within the next week, Jay Frederick
Reeve, Sidley's attorney, revealed today.
DR.. Sidley is suing Bull for damages
suffered, it is alleged, because Bull has
employed private detectives to shadow
the physician for three years Attor-
ney Reeve said his client would receive
a settlement Of between $250,000 and
100000.
Reeve felt reasonably sure that the
settlement would take place before
Wednesday. the day scheduled for the
hearing of a petition for injunction
brought by DR.. Sidley to restrain Bull
from having him trailed by detectives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
DRYs ENCOUNTER sNAG.
Too Centralized Control for 1882 Fight
Is Opposed.


BY the Associated Press
Proposals to create a single all
embracing dry organization to fight
through the 1892 presidential campaign
were reported today to have drawn
vigorous objections at the prohibition
board of strategy" meeting.
The strategy board, with almost all
of its IS members present, at closed
sessions was reported to have agreed
upon the necessity of mobilizing the
dry forces before 1882, with a co-ordi-
nation to eliminate overlapping effort
but some leaders were said authorita-
lively to object to a too close-knit or
ganization.
Earlier it had been reported that vir-
tual agreement had been reached upon
plan that would institute somewhat
Of board of directors" idea. Whether
this now will be reported to the national
conference of organizations supporting
the eighteenth amendment, meeting
here tonight, could not be learned.
Democrats Are Warned.
Meantime a statement was published
today by the Methodist Episcopal Board
OF Temperance, warning the Democratic
party TO stop slapping Democratic dry
sentiment in the face" and to keep
moral issues" out Of the 1882 cam
paign.
In 1925" the board said, 1.-The same
men who are today saying that the
Democratic party must be wet were
hooting at the very idea that Gov.
Smith would lose Southern States be-
cause of his attack upon prohibition.
What happened in 1928 will almost
certainly happen in 1882 If national
Democratic leadership once again plays
with the buzz-saw Of Southern and
Western resentment"
Smaller Groups Object.
Although refusing TO be quoted, one
member of the board of strategy said
today at least part of the objection to
| the creation of an all-encompassing
dry organization came from the leaders
Of smaller organizations, which, on a
basis Of representation by the number
Of members they possessed, would be
swallowed up" by the bigger groups.
At the same time, he said, the larger
bodies would find impossible" a plan
which provided for representation as in
the United States Senate, with two
members from each unit. He asserted
such organizations as the Anti-Saloon
League and the W. G. T. u. thus would
be placed on a par with groups having
but handful Of members.