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GERMANY REVIVES BIG ARMY; STARTLES WORLD
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A.M. SUNDAY
THE WEATHER
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The Only tiunday  Newspaper Covering the Wyoniing Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1935
Entered at  Wllkea-Barre,  I'a. As Second Clasa  Mall  Matter
PRICE TEN cents:
DYNAMITERS WRECK RIVER BRIDGE:
HDUSES
German Dictator Startles Europe By Tossing Ver¬ sailles   Pact   Overboard
PLANS BIG ARMY
Orders Universal Military Conscription To Create 500,000 Fighting Force
SEES WAR COMING
(By  Lnited IVrM)
'lermany Salurday kicked uver Ihn ^¦eJsall'ea Treaty and announced thn iiniicnillnj,' orcatiun of an aimy of perhaps 000,000 men under the pre¬ war synlem of unlvpr.sal conscription
Kuropean natloiiii were astounded and aiiprchcnfiive hut apparently undecided over what action could he liikeu, if any.
The French, Britl.ih and Italian ciihinets were expected to hold emcrprency meeting to determine a course of action.
The heat Ruess waa that Germany's move would he plossed over with diplomatic phra-ses and a pcsaiblfl joint coniunlque renewing the huc- KeHtion for a Kuroi'ean pact of mutual security and  non-aRKresslon
The United Hlate.^ wa.s interested hut aloof. Wa.shlnKton oflicials mada no comment hut were watching the situation closely.
Dowager Queen Of Belgians III
Brussels, March 18 — UP — Dowaser Queen Elizabeth of the BolBlans, unreconciled to tho tragic death ot her hjsband, KInK Albert, IB montha aso. Is dangerously 111 at Laekcn Palace, It was announced ofttclally to¬ day.
The BS-year-old queen, who has been In virtual retirement .since ,.'.11! •il.vi"h ii.¦'iS^'f.'-'lPii^>'irt'! in a fall down a muuntalnside near   Naniur   t.nd   the   accpws'a'j
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throne, la forced to remain In bed all ot the time, the an¬ nouncement said. She awakens nccaslnnally to take nourishment, then falla asleep again, the an¬ nouncement, professing "great anxiety,"   added.
The Queen Mother left the palace on one occasion only since Ihe King's death, then to Journey lo Italy In September of last year to be with her daughter. Crown Prlnceas Marie Jose, at the birth ot the Princess Maria Pla.
SENATE LEADERS FEEL CERTAIN OF TO RULE
Effort To Reduce Work Relief Bill To Cause Debate But Is Not Feared
CITY ARE DLASTED
I Barbara Hutton Seeking Divorce [OUTRAGE  INTENDED   TO
CRIPPLE 3 COLLIERIES; 28 UNIONISTS IN PRISON
Governor Gives Impetus To Housing Show In Initial Visit Since Inauguration
RECEIVES GIFTS
"Treasure Chest" Includes Products Of Local Plants; Pledges Aid To Business
URGES TAX REFORM
SESSION IS QUIET
Herlln, March 15.-IP—Relchs- ftiehrer Adolf Hitler threw tho Versailles Treaty In the discard to¬ day, decreed universal military con¬ scription and announced Germanv would creato Immediately an army •if 500,000  men.
Resurrection of the old German aiiny system camo with brcalh- inkinR suddenness. Out of Ihe cloud¬ ed skies ot Kurope, brooding with .iu.spicion and rc-armlng on all sides, the Fuehrer threw his thunderbolt.
The reaction w,as Immediate and slartled chancelleries from the British Isles to the lialkaii.s. While Hitler'.!? proclamation did not spe¬ cifically and formally denounce the military clauses ot the Versailles Tieaty,  Its effect  was exactly  that.
Sir Eric Phlpp.s, Brlti.-h ambassa- ilnr, wa.s summonded to the chancel¬ lery and was liitornied hy Hitler that a German army ot half a million men would be created at once.
Hitler's proclamation was torth- riffht and thorough. It relleraleil Grrmany's objections to the Ver- s.illles Treaty, the failure of other.i to di.sarm as they had jiroml.'^^ed, and "penly declared his plans,
"Germany then saw herself forced 'n lake mae.sures for her own pro¬ tection and Is now puhlLshing thoso measures, a part of which havo al¬ ready heen adopted," Ihe proclama- tinn said
In referring to the failure of others to disarm. It mentioned the tremend- "Us Increase of Russian armaments --.¦VIoscow recently announced It had 't'luitiniicd  on  I'age   15,  Section  2)
Washington. Murch 16.—UP—A drive to slice $2,000,000,000 from the J4.880,000,000 Work Relict bill open¬ ed today after tho Senate approved an administration proposal to ex¬ tend the Emergency Relief Admin¬ istration until June 30, 1936.
Meeting on Saturday for the first time this session, the Senate dis¬ posed of all minor committee changes in the measure, and made Its first order of business on Mon¬ day an- Amendment by Senator Carter Glass. D., Va., to continue the Public Works Administration until June  30,  19,17.
Small  and  Quiet  Session
The excitement that prevailed yesterday when Administration forces defeated the controversial McCarran prevailing wage amend¬ ment subsided today, and only half the nieniliershlp attended an hour i and a half session devoted to clear¬ ing up committee changes,
Scntitor Alva Adams, D., Colo., otfered his proposal to reduce tho bill to $2,880,000,000 and obtained an agreement to h.ive It considered ns .soon as the Senate disposes ot the Glass anteudnient.
Adams' amendment Is supported hy a large bloc o^ Independent Democrats aud Republicans. It Iirob.ihly will provoke long debate.
Without a record vote, the Senate eliminated nn amendment sought hy the Master I'luinbeis' Assocititlon which would have required tlte let¬ ting nf contrticts on all mechanical aanltttry worU in building projects.
It approveii cominittee amend¬ ments atating a policy to take ad¬ vantage of private enterprise "wherever practicable" and Impos¬ ing a $2,000 fine or a year's Im¬ prisonment as penalties for fiaud- (Contlnucd on Page 10, Sec, 1)
Troopers Stop Unlontown Lynching; Youth Screams Innocence Of Attack
Unlontown, Pa., March 16.—UP— Saved from a mob whh'; wns de- lertiiined to Invoke tho lynch law, Theodore Caranelll, 23. waa sately t^hlnd the walls of Unluntown Jail tonight, awaiting Investigation of charges he attacked two girls In the noarhy village ot Newell.
Caranelll was rescued by State "¦oopers ag 200 hate citizens, «xhorted by screaming, red faced women to "tar and feather him," Were battering down the door ot a house where he hnd barricaded himself.
' ain Innocent, I am Innocent," l-aranelil yelled through a crack In "l« door as a group wielded a rall- ™«<1 tie against tho nmlal. It •nattered aa the trooii.iK hioke through llie mob, seized Caranelll »"_2 '¦"slteii him to IJiiiuniown. Til* mob   began   collecting  after
rumors circulated lhat Caranelll had attacked the girla. For two houra It milled around the house In which tho frightened man had locked himself.
The mob was fairly orderly until a womtiii bugan shouting. "Tar aud feather him." Glhors took up the cry. "Get a rope," "hang hlni." they screamed. A man ran fur a rope. Others got the niilroad tie. Cara¬ nelll became hysterical in proclaim¬ ing his Innocence.
The troopei-s arrived Just In time. They had been summoned by an anonymous telephone caller.
(^aranelll first was taken to the district attorney'a office, thence to the pollco barracks. He Insisted ho was Innocent and police pulnteil nut that the girls' parents had filed no cliniges.
Wyoming Valley's Prosperity Ex¬ position and Housing Show scheduled formally to open at the 109th Field .\rtlllery Armory on Monday and for which committees of energetic men and women have been earnestly working for several weeks under the direction ot the Chamber of Com¬ merce, was given an auspicious In¬ troduction yesterday at noon at the Sterling.
Governor George H. Karle, the honored guest, addre.sscd more than 400 citizens from all walks ot life who had gathered about the banquet board to give their lndor.<ements to the valley's housing campaing and at the same time to do honor to the Commonwealth's  chief executive.
Governor Earle's addres.s waa the highlight of the occasion, consisting in the main of an enthu.slastlc en¬ dorsement of the Federal govern¬ ment's humane taxation program he has submitted to the Legislature as the only way under the Pennsylva¬ nia Constitution ot raising the $203,000,000 the state mu.st have lo meet  nece.ssary  reliet expenditures
The Governor was given a warm reception and.his declaration during the cour.se of hi? address that no citizen or industry need fear Ihe preaent State adinlnlstration it they believe  In  fair  play.
The banquet .session was opened with a brief address by Harry B. Schooley, senior vice-president of Chamber of Commerce, who Intro¬ duced Robert I.. Coughlin, county .solicitor, as the toaslmiister. Mr. Coughlin welcomed the Governor and guests to the gathering in an eloquent address, during which he stressed the benefit of such move¬ menta lo the communily, for, he ,"!aiil, the strength of the government la in its citizenship and the strength ot Its citizenship la In the home.
Edward P, Simon, head of the hou.sing campaign In 30 countie.^ of Eastern Pennsylvania, followed Mr. Coughlin. He explained the govern¬ ment's progrtim telling ot the splen¬ did help that Is being provided in the various states under tho sure belief lhat tederal housing provides the surest road tn recovety. rresciils "Treasure Clipst"
Eugene I.azaru.i of the Kingston Cake Company jirovided a pleasant feiiture In a brief address deliveteil In a haiipy vein, at the clo.se of which he Iiresented what he termed a "tfeasure chest" to the Governor, Ihe chest helng made up of samples of many leading commodities manu- factui'ed   in  Wyoming Valley.
The chest consisted of the follow¬ ing  commodities:
A 3,')-iiound cake and cookies from tlie  baking  industry.
Five-pound hox of candy trom the confectionary  manufacturers
\ hammered chromium finished ash tray, hand-made, the metal In¬ dustries.
.Silk  from silk  Industry.
Coal clock trom coal mining in¬ du.siry.
Cigarets and cigars from the tobacco  Industry.
Petinuts from the ticamit Industry.
Lace scarfs from the lace Industry.
Hunting jacket from shirt manu¬ facturers.
lieautiful Illustrated booklet ot Wilkia-Uarre  from  Ihe  engraveis.
After accepting the huge cake from the Kingston Cake ("ompany. Governor Earlo cut the cake and It was shared with h\» friends and admirers.
Governor  Warmly   Welcomed
Guvcrttiir li.itlc when he entered the li;tni|tiet hall wa.s given a hearty greeting. It was his flrst visit lo Ihe valley since the No¬ vember campaign nnd fully a (Continued on Page 10, Bee, 1)
PRINCESS MDIVANI
Woolworth Heiress Begins Proceedings To Secure
Reparation Front The Much-Married
Georgian; Affection Retained
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PLAN OF FUTURE
Followers Of Maloney To Visit All Union Locals With  Plea  For Support
MEETING THIS WEEK
(Copyright,   1935,   By   United Press  In All Countries)
London, March IC—UP—I'rincess Mdlvani, tornierly Barbara Hutton, Woolw^orth heiress, has instructed her attorney in New York, Mlllaid Tompkins, to tako preliminary steps to apply for a divorce in Reno from I'rince   Alexis   Mdlvani.
Princess Mdivaiti herself revealed her decision In an exclusive Inter¬ view In her suite at the Dorchester Hotel  today.
"Alec and I," she said, "have defi¬ nitely agreed to part , . . . but only legally. ... I mean by that as a re¬ sult of this decision, we today are greater friends than ever and in¬ tend always to ntiiain so.
Retain   "Mutual   Respect"
"The fact Is. wc have tlie greatest mutual   affection   and   respect   and
ahvays did have, even It we may occasionally have disagreed, as most-people must at some time or another in their lives.
".\lthough we always were and will be the slncerest ot friends, we are not suited to live with one an¬ other.
"Alec to me Is one ot the finest men I have ever known. He alway.s said his only object In lifo was to see me hapiiy. He promised that it tor some reason 1 was not happy wilh him, all I had lo do was to say so and he would ininicdi.ately glvo me my freedom. In my opinion, no man could be more noble."
Princess Mdlvani came here from Paris a few days ago. Her hus¬ band saw her to the trtiin In Paris and then left for Spain. The L'nlted Press reached hlni today by tele- (Continued on Page 10, Sec. 1)
K. M, SMITH, ALDEN, DIES
Pioneer Industrialist; Organ¬ ized People's Railway In    NewDort    Township
SURVEYED   COAL   LANDS
Death from loinpllcations claimed one of the valley's foremost iiidus- trlalisls, Kirtland .M. Smith of Alden, at tho age ot SD. He died In Ills home ;it 2 Kirmar Tcrrai-e, Alden. Newport Townshiii, at 7:30 yesterday  evening.
Mr. Smith was one of the valley's first street car operators, having organized and headed the People's Street llaiiwtiy Comiiany of Nanti¬ coke and Newport Township. Tlte svstem. whlcli eiiibriired ttticUage In Nanticoke, llannver and Newiiort Township, was tirst benun 42 years ago and has been in uiieration for the last 39 years. Since that time Mr. Smith served as piesident and general   superintendent.
P.csidcs his interest In the street railway hiisiiiess, which was an im¬ portant factor iu dcveliiiuiifiit of tlie territory suriouniliiiK Nanticoke citv, .Mr. Smith, as civil engineer, surveyed tlto pruiicrly of the piesent Alden Coal Company ant huUt tho breaker which la still operating. He connected with the Alden Coal .".0 years ago and had aerved 20 yetirs as president of the firm ut the time of lils death. Pre¬ vious lo his efeilion as president he was general stii.i t iiilendent from the start uf the tiiitiini; uiierittlon. Won  Wide  Respect
In his etirllor years he served as auditor of .Newport Township hut refrained from Itolillttg luihlli' offlco after thai. iircfcrrUn,- to devote bis
Quins May Be Wards Of King
Toronto, Ont., March 1(!—UP— Only the signature of Lieutenant- Governor Herbert A. Bruce to a bill passed by the Ontario Lcgi.-t- lalure wa.s needed tonight 'o mako the ranious Dlonno quin¬ tuplets technical wards of King George V and settle otue and for all the question of whether tlte Infants would he exploited for   prollt.
The bill places the world'.s most famous babies under con¬ trol of Jlinister ot Public Wel¬ fare David A. Croll, a crown ollUter who said he would name tlieir lather, Ovila Dionne, and the littlo bespectacled physician who hrouyht them into the world. Dr. Allan R. Dafoe, as guardians.
The babies will remain wards of His Majesty until they are IS, thus protecting them trotn exploitation as .side-show fretik.^.
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time and energies to his bitsness enterprises. During his He he earned the wliulchearled liking and respect of his co-workers and New¬ port townsiieople nnd ho was uni¬ versally recognized aa a cons.der- ato employer, a kind neighbor al¬ ways willing to give assistanre and encouragement. Newport Town¬ ship's newest school I ullding In the Alden section wits dedicated as the K. M. .Smith sihool In Iionor of the chic inindcdness oC the towt ship's outstanding citizen.
Surviving are one daughter. Miss Marlon Smith, and a sister, Mrs. Nora George. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 oclock at the home and services will be strictly private. I'ubllc servicea will be held at St. .Xndtew's Kpiscopal chiiich. Allien, tit 2:30 oclmk. The body   may  be   viewed  at   the  home
Twenty-eight officers snd mem¬ bers ot th» United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania sat In Lu¬ zerne County Prison cella last night as the ncw union's attorneys and Glen Alden general grievance com¬ mittee separately discussed ways and means ot freeing the Jailed leaders.
More than 150 new unionists em¬ ployed at Glen Alden Coal Company collieries met In Union Hall on East Market street where they adopted a series of resolutions, one calling for an assembly ot committeemen from every local union In Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. This meet¬ ing, ostensibly, would he held for the purpose ot calling a general strike of every mine In District 1.
While the general committee was in session. Attorney E. C. Marian¬ elli and James Stack, counsel for tho new union, studied law nnd statutes dealing with cases similar to the action which yesterday re¬ sulted in ,Iudgc W. Alfred Valentine sending 28 men to Jail tor contempt of court and ordering medical ex¬ amination of another man Avho la a patient In the Nantlcoke State hos¬ pital.
Attorney M.arlanelll declared last night that he and his associate had already filed exceptions to .lodge Valentine's order adjudging the 29 men guilty of contempt but had not definitely decided niiat the next step would be.
Indefinitely Jailed
In any event it was evident last night that Thomaa Maloney, new union president, and hla entire dis¬ trict and state executive boards, would remain county Jail prisoners for an Indefinite period. Judge A'ttlenllne sentenced them to stttnd committed to Jail until they comply with his mandatory order directing rescinding of the Glen Alden gen¬ eral strike which hegan on Feiirunry 4, or until the 29 defendants evi- d-nce a willingness to comply witn the order.
The new union's appeal from Judge Valentine's Itijitiulion of February Ki, will not come up for argument until April ir>, and If counsel should elect to conccntnite on the nppeal as ;i nictins of re¬ versing Judge N'iilentlne, there Is little likeliiiood ot nny nf tlie pris¬ oners securing their freedom until then. That Is providing they con¬ tinue In their refusal to call off the general strike.
At last night's general grievance commiltce meeting. It was decliled to send a committee of thirteen men. one representing each local nffilliiited with the general body, throughout District 1 asking sup¬ port of tlte tlien Alden sltutition. This eommlttee will Interview all other general bodies Including the Lehigh Valley, Plttston. Hudson. Penn-Anthracite and other com¬ panies nnd then report back as to when It will be convenient for a general assembly to he held. This meeting will likely be cnlled for the middle or end of tills week.
When the meeting was called to order by Chairman AVilllam Saxton, Delegate Patrick Mangan of Ply¬ mouth secured the floor. He asked the general commitlee tn call a genetiil asseinblv "and advocate a general strike of District 1' for this afternoon.
"We know how thlnga nre going," Mangan declared. ".Men say they are working for some other com¬ pany ond going to work In the Glen Alden  mines."
Ile wtis fiilliiweil by Leo Sttibinaki llf L.itksvlUe who declared that the Plttslon Coitipany workera are  ready
Because April 1 marks the be¬ ginning ot the fifth and last year of the existing wage agreement between the United Mine Work¬ ers ot America and anthracite operatora. It was reported Inst night that preliminary confer¬ ences may be heid soon.
These reports failed of con¬ firmation In reliable sources, however. From good authority It was learned that the Informal negotiations which usually pre¬ cede the start of the ofliclal scale eommlttee meetings will not be held until fall. This view Is substantiated by the tact that International President John L. Lewis ot the United Mine Work¬ ers Is at present tied, up with soft coal wage negotiations.
Contractual relations of the operating Interests, It wns learn¬ ed, will Involve only the United Mine Workers Insotar as the companies are concerned. While the United Anthracite Miners ot Pennsylvania claim an extensive membership in Luzerne county, the United Mine Workers aro conceded to be In the majority In Districts  7   and   9.
In the flnal analysis, accord¬ ing to the observer last night, the majority ot coal companies would not havo to deal with two unions and, regardless ot the feelings ot some concerns to¬ wards the Anthracite Miners, they would find It necessary to go along with the main body of producers and meet with tho United  IVIIne AVorkers.
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STATE POLICE IS E
Entire Valley Feels Shock As Span At Hanover Is Selected For Destruction
NEEDED FOR MINES
let us get some m.achlnes and go Into Mt. Carmel and the other dis¬ tricts and tell tlicm what Is hap¬ pening here."
Mangan took the floor again and declared that a general strike would bring state police away from the Glen Alden mines Into other strike zones and their departure would enable the Glen Alden pickets to close down the operating collieries here.
To Seek More Support
Oppo.sitlon to the proposal to call a i located general a.-semhly thla afternoon was   be    a    mine    union    hotbed,    wer« voiced hy a number of delegates and   shaken up but none required mcdl- also    representatives    ot    the    new   cal attention
union's district offlce.   It ;™«/i^'^'lv       Ten sticks of dyntiutite were used moved and adopted that the 13-man : ,„ j,,^ ^.^.^^.^ ,^ ,,,.,j,„ ^,^^^,^^ ^^^^ ^.^ „^
road     bridge,     it     was     estimated. Power   of   the   blast   tore   up   rails, ' ties and girders in addition to dlg- .\  resoltitlon committee also adop-I ging up  part of the concrete abut¬ ted the follow ing tesolutioii: j ment   on    which   the   charge    wa«
"Whereaa, we Iho memhers of Ihe ; placed, genertil     mine     committee     of     Uti'. Entire Valley  Rocked
United Anthracite Miners of Penn- ¦ sylvanla, in regular .-e.ssion in Union | hall,   this   IGth  day  of  March,   139
Rocking all Wyoming Valley with Its torce. a terrific dynamite blast laat night at 9:30 oclock wrecked a link of the Delaware, Lackawanna <& AVestern ILallroad liihlge cioss¬ lng the Suaquehanna River between Plymouth Flats and Hanovcf Township.
Authorities who rushed to the scene after police bureaus ot a halt dozen communities were deluged with telephone calla bordciing on near panic, interpreted the bombing .as an answer to Judge AV. Alfred Valentine's action yesterday In Jill- ing 28 offlcers and memhers of the United Anthracite Jllners ot Penn¬ sylvanl.a.
Boldness ot the attempt to wrccK the railroad bridge resulted In a general tightening ot police vigil¬ ance throughout the area embraced by the Glen Alden Coal (Company general strike. From AVyomlng Barracks ot state police It was learned that the force of troopers available for strike duty here ha« been Increased as a precaution against nny untoward acts that might come In the wake of Judge A'alentlne's Jail order.s.
Tho bridge dynamiting waa pre¬ ceded by anoiher blast outrage shortly alter 8 oclock on South Em¬ pire sireet In AVilkes-Barre city wliich damaged six dwellings. Oc¬ cupants of these liomes, which art In  a  vicinity  considered  t9
committee he organized to a.sk sup¬ port of other local unions in the district.
deem it proper to draft the follow¬ ing  resolution:
"Whereas, Jiiilgp .Mfrcil W. Aalen¬ line committeil lo jtil 29 nieniliefs of the United Antluacite .Miners of Pennsylvania for their failure to comply with his mandatory order, which. It It were complied with, would in all probability mean the re-enactment of the slaughter of January 31), 31 and February 1, and
"Whereas, our offlciais, exeicisin? proper jiulgmcnt in their stand to abide hy the uncoiuslitutiotial verdict of the Juil,ge. which would also mean Ihe  cruciflxtion   of  all   laboting  or¬
ganizations.
"Theiefote,   we   firmly (Contlnitcd   on   Page   15.
Concussion was felt as far north as Plttslon antl as far south as Shickshlnny. AVest kUIq town trem¬ bled and hundreds ot phone calli camo to the Sunday Independent from residenla of Kiii;-:iton, Luzerne, EdwardsvlUe, Forty Fort, Swover¬ vllle and West I'ittston, Inquiring whether the location of the expl»« slon was on the AVest Side,
The dyntiinitlng was Intended ta disrupt tlte movement ot coal from the Loomis, Bliss nnd Truesdale collieries of the Glen Alden Coal Company, according to police belief early today. More than 400 railroad cars of anthrttcite nre moved daily over the bridge and placed on the iiutiii D.  L.  &  AV.   lino in I'lymouth
I township, from w here thcy are rout- plcilge   our   cd  east and west. Section  2) I      (Contituicd  on  I'age  9—Sec.  2)
*Cuckoo Duel' In Darkened Room Is Revived By Irate Russian Husband
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from 7 Ol Imk tomorrow night  until i to strike. "We have a big Job here,
1  p.  nt.  Tuesday afternoon.    But iai | Stabinskl dechired.   "Let them start
will be in AVhite Haven cinicttry.     Ithinss   themselves   and   on   Sunday
Lodz, Poland, Jlarch 16.—TTp— Revival ot an old Russlin military tradition, the "Cuckoo Duel," de¬ pleted the ranks of Lodz police by two today, and left the wife ot one wilhout either a husband or alleged lover.
I'ollceman Jan Stefaniek returned home recently to find his wife and his star Ijoarder, Policeniait Paul AVawronzonwski, In what ho be¬ lieved was a compromising position- Remembering the former Russian custom whereby officers aettied their difflculties in a duel In a darkened roiini with ot e due lat calling "cuckoo" and both firing as soon us the word was uttered. Stefaniek challenged hla confrere on the force. Mme. Stefaniek retired tu an ad¬
joining room at the appointed time The outraged husband turned oft the lights and gave the signal.
Both officers fired simultaneously. Wawronzonowskl prone on th« floor, repeated the signal, "cuckoo," and tiring from tlie floor, killed the husband.
Police, summoned to the bouse by the gunfire, protected the widow from a mob ot neighbors apparently Intent on lynching tlte woman who had brought domestic discord to her hume.
Legend, probably Inaccurate, ha» It that tlte pr.ictlce gained extreme disfavor In high Russian military circles .vhen It was n ported that nn offlcer In one duel had prae* tlccd ventriloquism.
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