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The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
DUAL PASSION
BLIGHTED MIND
Aienist Says Cockrell Not
Mentally Responsible for
Wife Murder.
SOON TO HEAR FATE
Man Loved and Hated at
The Same Time, Test- .
mony Given.
SOON TO HEAR FATE

Philip Shirley cockreII. eharend
with the murder Of his wife, Pearl
Hortense Cockrel. on trial before
Justice Gould in Criminal Court
No. ], may know his fate tonight.
Testimony was completed yester-
day afternoon. Assistant District
Attorney James J. OLesry and
James A O'Shea. counsel for Cock
rell. both submitted to Justice
Gould prayers and instructions 10
the jury.
The testimony ended abruptly
with DR.. william A. white, super
intendent Of the Government Hos
pital for the Insane. on the stand
for the defense. The prosecution
declined to call DR.. Percy v. Hick-
ling and another alienist, and sew
enty-hve lay Witnesses because
they were not considered neces-
ssry. o'Leary stated.
DR.. White said he examined
Cockrel on May s and found him
TO be insane. The prisoner had no
accurate knowledge OF the nature
or quality Of his alleged act, DR..
White stated. He characterized
Cockrelfs condition on the night OF
the killing as an emotional storm"
due to his constant shifting from
love for the woman to hatred OF
her.
Justice Gould cut short a series
Of questions which O'Leary persist
ed in asking DR.. white.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
MORTON WILL
PROBATEDH
Former Vice President Left
Estate Valued at
$IO.OOO,0OO.

Levi P. Morton. vice president Of
the United States under President
Harrison. who died ON his ninety
sixth birthday, May 1s. at Rhine
cliff-on-the-Hudson. left an estate
valued at s1o.ooo.oo according to
the will filed for probate yesterday.
Morton bequeaths 100000 to the
Cathedral of st. John the Divine.
for the erection. completion and
furnishing of what is commonly
known as the choir OF the cathedral.
which gift Includes the organ. given
as a memorial to his daughter.
Lena, and also includes the altar
and reredos, which are to be dedi-
Gated as a memorial TO his wife
after her death.
Mrs. Martha Morton Hartpence. a
sister, who IL the widow Of Rev.
Allenson Hartpence, of Philadelphia.
Pa. Is given $4,000 a year during
her lifetime. Mrs. Caroline Lay, a
sister-in-law, is to have an income
of 1920 a year for ten years.
Servants who have been long in
the employ of Morton are wilIed
casa amounts ranging from $500 to
$500. His personal effects, furni-
ture, etc. are given to his children.
The residue of the estate is be-
queathed one share each in trust to
each of the surviving daughters.
Mrs. William c. Eustis, Miss Helen
Morton and Miss Mary Morton, and
one share to the children of a de-
ceased daughter, Mrs. Winthrop
Rutherford.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
BUDGET BILL
BROUGHT OUT
Conferees Agree Unani-
mously on Mccormick
Good Measure.
TO COMPEL ECONOMY
Holds President Responsible
For All Recommenda-
tons on Revenues.

Under the terms of the McCor-
mick-Good budget bill, which was
reported from conferees to the Sem
ate at a special session last night,
the President must transmit to Con-
gress on the opening day of each
session a budget containing the ad--
ministration's plans for the raising
and expenditure of revenue for the
next fiscal year as well as a de-
tailed statement of operations for
the previous fiscal year ands the
year in progress.
The Secretary of the Treasury is
made director of the budget. with
power to revise, coordinate, in
crease or decrease the estimates of
appropriations submitted by the de-
partment heads. In each depart
ment there is created a budget Of
ficer, who is charged with the busi-
ness management of that depart
ment, together with the preparation
of his estimates for submission to
the Secretary of the Treasury. The
conferees believe the measure as
now drawn, will compl economy at
the source in the various depart
ments.
Though the budget is prepared
for the President by the Secretary
of the Treasury. when the Chief
Executive approves it and sends it
to Congress ii is the Presidents
budget, under the terms of the new
bill. and in no sense can ne escape
responsibility for the recommends
tions contained therein
Creates Accounting once.
In addition to providing for new
budgetary practice, the bill creates
a new government establishment. to
be known as the general accounting
office. This office. under the Comp
troller of the United States, will
revise the expenditures of the vari-
Gus government departments an
nually, and submit reports thereon,
both to Congress and the Presi-
dent. The general accounting office
is given authority to prescribe a
uniform system of accounting and
bookkeeping for the various bu-
reaus and departments of the gov
ernment.
The Comptroller General is spe-
ciaIIy directed to report to Congress
and the President his views as to
the necessity of appropriations and
the legality of their expenditure.
He is required to make a special
report to Congress on every ex-
penditure ne regards as a violation
of the law.
Important features of the bill are:
First, a provision that. for the fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1928, the
President shall send an alternative
budget to Congress in which he shall
outline his recommendations for ap-
propriations according to services
instead of departments or bureaus.
In this budget he will group all ap-
|propriations. Congress would then
be given the option of deciding
whether to accept this form or the
existing form as amended by the
budget bill.
Party Lines Disregarded.
Second. the President is directed
to have the budget bureau make
detailed study of the various depart
ments to determine what changes
should be made with a view to Sc
curing greater economy and eff
cheney.
The report was agreed to unani-
mously by the conferees of both
House and Senate, without regard to
party Affiliations.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
WIFE AWARDED
LUMP ALIMONY
Counsel for Stephen Elkins
Agrees to Large Set
tlement. \

Mrs. Mary Kenna Elkins, who
was awarded a decree nisi In
the absolute divorce proceedings
against Blaine Elkins. son of the
late Senator from West Virginia,
Stephen B. Elkins, will receive a
lump sum for herself and child,
Stephen B. Elkins, Sd. instead of
monthly allowance, according to an
agreement reached yesterday be-
tween Douglas and Morgan. her
counsel and Wilton J. Lambert,
counsel for her husband.
Z The exact amount, which Is said
to be large, will not be known
until tomorrow morning, when
Chief Justice Mccoy in Equity
Court signs the decree. The final
decree will be signed in three
months hence.
The son, according to the agree
mcnt, will spend part of his time
with his mother and part with his
father on dates and at places to be
agreed upon by his parents. -.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
Bows With Stolen Film
Seized by Detectives

Two 7-year-old boys, in search of
something more exciting than read
in an writin' an 'rithmetic," climb
ed into a delivery wagon of the
American Express Company last
Wednesday and made off with three
reels of motion picture film. The
theft was reported to the police.
Yesterday the detectives ran
across the two boys merrily un-
winding the costly reels. They had
ruined about 100 feet of the films,
which were valued at $1,000.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
POLICE FORCED
TO WEAR RAGS
Senator Pomerene Urge.
Higher Pay for Park
Guards.

In introducing an amendment to
the sundry civil bill providing
$4,000 to increase the pay Of ten
park policemen at National Zoo
logical Park. Senator Atlee Pom
creme Of Ohio declared the uni
forms of the men were ragged.
Such a condition he described as a
disgrace to the government.
The amendment was stricken out
on a point of order made by Sena-
tor Warren of Wyoming. chairman
of the Appropriations Committee.
Who declared such increases could
be made only by estimate.
These policemen" declared Pom
creme, are getting $3.50 a year,
with the privilege of paying for
their own uniforms and shoes
Other park policemen are taken
care Of in the police bill and their
basic pay is sl.360."
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
LEAGUE COMMISSION
TO MEET AT HAGUE

The league of nations commits
sion on plans for the formation of
an international court of Justice is
to meet in open session in the
peace palace at the Hague on June
II. the State Department was ad-
vised yesterday.
Elihu Root, former Secretary of
State. is expected to attend the
meetings unofficially for the United
States. while official representa-
tives will be present from Great
Britain, France, Japan, Belgium.
Brazil, Holland. Spain and Jugo
SlaVia
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
GEORGETOWN VETS
PLAN MEMORIAL DAY

The Army and Navy Veterans of
Georgetown at n meeting last night
completed arrangements for their
Memorial Day observance on the
Aqueduct Bridge at 10 o'clock next
Monday morning.
Comdr. William A. Hickey stated
that the school children of George
town are to assemble at the Hyde
Public Schoo; Building, o street be-
tween Thirty-secopd ard Thirty
third streets, at 9 a. m. and march
to the bridge. After a short cere-
nnony. flowers will be scattered on
the Potomac in hcror OF the Amer
leans who were lost at sea in all
wars. and including the dead of
the Lusitania-
There will be prayers for the
dead singing by the school chill
dren and a. address by Capt. j.
Walter Mitchell.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
HEALTH OFFICIALS
OPEN SESSION HERE

State and territorial health officers
met here yesterday with Surgeon
General Hugh S. Cumming. of the
Public Health Service.
DR.. Taliaferro Clarke. assistant
surgeon general, opened the discus
sion on methods to promote child
welfare. At the afternoon session
rural sanitation was considered.
1t is the plan of the conference to
inaugurate A nation wide campaign
for the conservation and bettermen t
Of public health. and this will be
considered today. Films will be
shown at this mornings session.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
MAY Boost DistiIlery Works. Pay.

Internal Revenue gaugers and
storekeepers maintained in distiIl-
cries and bonded warehouses would
receive a minimum of Sc for an
eight-hour day under a bill intro
duced in the House yesterday by
Representative John W. Langley, of
Kentucky.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
CHESAPEAKE BEACH
ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE

The early summer schedule Of
train service to and from Chesa-
peake Beach, the bay resort near
Washington, was announced last
night by officials of the Chesapeake
Beach Railway. Beginning Satur-
day. trains will leave Chesapeake
Beach Junction daily except Sun.
day at 1890 a. m. and $3.50 and
$50 p. m. Returning. they will
leave the beach at 1880. 6 and
10 p. m. On Sundays trains will
leave the junction at 9:3o and IL
a. m, and 2:30, 4:45 and p. IN.
Returning. they will leave the
beach at 1880, 3, s aud 10 p. IN.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
Four Women in Texas Delegation

Dallas. Tex, May 26.-Sixteen
delegates at large. including four
women, uninstructed. but accompa-
MED by a resolution highly COM
mending william G. McAdoo. were
elected to the San Francisco con-
vention by the Texas State Demo-
cratic convention. Each delegate at
large will have a quarter vote.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York. May 26.-The follow
ing Washingtonians have registered
at New York hotels: A. Klein.
A. D. Simpson, w. b. Wight, Grand !:
J. X. Webster. Park Avenue: ]. E.
Andrews, Herald Square: Jacob
Calm. Breslin; c. J. Craig, d. NJ.
Levison, Navarro.
Trade Representatives.
NJ. Goldenberg, II. c. Koch. 2Os
Fifth avenue: the Louvre, f. d.
Mayer. Pennsylvania; Saks &
Company. S. l.. Phillips, 220 Fifth
avenue. room 1i1l; S. Kann Sons
Company. 432 Fourth avenue. room
1876. Mrs. T. X. Creighton. Miss A.
NJ. Hagan: Woodward & Lothrop,
334 Fourth avenue, room 1904, +. f.
Woodward, Miss NJ. d. Collins, Miss
f. McGill. Mrs. J. c. Nourse, Mrs.
NJ. Mcclure.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
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The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
Scientist Injunction Dissolved.

Boston, May 26.-Judge Pierce in
the Supreme Court here today de-
clared dissolved the temporary in
junction issued against the so-called
"Harney group" restraining them
from interfering with the business
of the Christian Science Publishing
Society.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27
Resorts-AHantic City, N. J.
Hotel Boutwell,
virginia Avenue

Second hotel from beach and Steel Pier.
Rooms single or en- suite with private baths
and running water. Highest standard in
cuisine and service. Write for terms and
booklet. JACOB boutwell,.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27

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The Washington herald., 1920-05-27

N TORE, than nine million tons of
V ships built in American ship
yards fly the American flag
on the high seas
We have put great merchant
marine on the seas. But it cannot be
kept there under present conditions.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27

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~tntt rxbli,ked BY tlH Ceantaes Of l~-r<ss
Shp6xiLGrrJ 10 dJJiH ~ b-IHeiss 4boa Q
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fxfs,r proytnl5 Of ShrSrildiss kxf sssAly
sital 10 aL< t4trS ssl p.orrer,y cf tk Eaies-
The Washington herald., 1920-05-27

1t cannot make America independent
OF foreign shipping in getting American
goods to the markets of the world.
1t cannot meet in successful COMPETE
ton the ships of other countries which
are built more cheaply; operated more
cheaply.
1t cannot cope with trade fleets around
which other Governments have thrown
the protecting arm of preferential treat
ment and legislation.
But these conditions can be change,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-04
SCHOOL BOARD OBLIGED
TO ADD ANOTHER TEACHER

The crowded condition in the schools
has made it necessary to hire an ad-
dtional teacher to help out in the
lower grades. The school board is
fortunate in getting a teacher here
in the city to take up the work, Mrs.
Harry Johnson, starting in this morn
ing in the last available room in the
city hall. The four teachers who
have 1st and End grades had nearly
200 children to start the End semester
As to so each and too many for eff
fective work. IL is to relieve these
teachers that the new arrangement is
made. The school system was never
in such a crowded condition as at
present and with our public buildings
all full it looks as though we would
have to get busy and provide more
buildings right away.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-04
REPORT D|SCLOSES
LIVE STOCK IS ON
INCREASE IN STATE
AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS PUT
SKIDS UNDER DOBBIN AND
HORSES SHOW DECREASE

The amount of each kind of live
stock, except horses and mules, on
the farms of Michigan was greater
than that of Que year ago, according
to the results obtained from a recent
inquiry addressed 10 farmers, live
stock breeders, live stock feeders, live
stock shippers, dairymen and others,
by Coleman c. Vaughn, Secretary of
State and Verne H. Church, Field
Agent, u. s. Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates. The value of all stock on the
farms of the State on that date was
$236,31 900 or $8,482, 900 more than
last year. Mich cows and other cat
tie have increased in value per head
during the year, but all other live
stock declined, the decrease in the
price of horses being greatest.
Motive power furnished by auto
mobiles, trucks and tractors is gradu-
ally displacing the horse population
the decrease during the past year be-
ing three per cent, or 10000 head.
There is fair demand for first-clsas
draft horses, but the cheaper grades
are drug on the market and in some
sections almost unsalable The aver
age price has dropped from $139 in
1914 and and $105 one year ago to
500 on January 1, 1920. The estimated
total number is $4,000 and the value
$60,800,000
Mules are comparatively few in
number and the number is not chang
ing, materially. The total estimated
number is 1000 and the valuation is
$4,000.
Mich cows show an increase of 3
per cent, and a total number of $780,
600. They have been in good demand
throughout the year and are bringing
on the average, $96 per head,an in
crease of about 16 per cent over one
year ago. The total value is $685.
900.
Other cattle have also increased
both in numbers and value the gain in
the former being three per cent and
the latter, 10 per cent. The total
number is placed at $4,000 and the
total value at $33,084, 900. The com
bined value of milch cows and other
cattle is nearly equal to that of all
other live stock in the state.
Sheep have continued to gain in
numbers although more slowly than
in the previous year. The estimated
number is 2,224,000 which, at the av-
erage price of $11.80 per head, gives
a total of $26,243,000 The value is
zoe per head less than one year ago.
The gain in numbers was mainly in
the southern half of the state as some
southern localities report a decrease.
There was a marked increase in
the number of swine. A good corn
crop was one of the principal factors.
The average value per head is $1,000
as compared with $23.60 last year.
The estimated number is 1,450,000
and the value $31, 100000.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-04
MURDERED GIRL
TO PREVENT HER
GIVING TESTIMONY
THEN CHEATED JUSTICE BY
FIRING ON SELF AND
BLOWING BRAINS OUT

Facts brought out at the inquest
over the body of Leatta Palmateer as
she lay dead in the home of her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ray
mer, where Jerry Kelly shot her at
January %, would indicate that Kelly
had become insane over the matter of
his troubles or that he had carefully
planned the murder and suicide rath-
er than have the girl bring out GER
tain testimony which he thought she
would at the hearing which was to
have been held Monday.
According to eye witnesses, Kelly
had gone to the Raymer home and had
asked Miss Palmateer if she was GO
ing to reveal the contents of certain
letter. When she replied that she did
not fully know as yet, he stated that
she would never tell anyone anything
and he started to shoot. The first
shot struck the girl in the right side
and the second shot went through her
head, killing her instantly. Kelly then
turned the gun on himself and blew
his brains out, the bullet entering his
head just behind the right eye and
coming out above the ear on the left
side of his head, He lived until 2:30
o'clock that afternoon.
The shooting is the most shocking
and unfortunate occurance ever stag
ed in this city and friends of Kelly
are convinced that he had lost his rea-
son, through brooding over the troub-
lie, which induced him to commit the
rash acts. ,
Kelly was buried Saturday after
noon in Riverridge cemetery and Miss
Palmateer's funeral was held Sunday
afternoon from the Church of Christ.
Interment was in Riverridge ceme-
terry. 3.> tA4 ~
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-04
AUTO PLANTS HEADS
ARE BUSY PREPARING
TO BEGIN OPERATING
WILL LOSE NO TINE IN GETTING
e PLANT IN SHAPE AND THE
PRODUCTION STARTED

Mr.. A. j. Jackson, president Of the
new Jacquet Motors Corporation of
America, and Mr.. L. w. Wilson, su-
perintendent, arrived in the city Sat-
urday and were here transacting bus
mess until Monday morning. Mr..
Wilson has resigned his position with
the Timken Axle Co, of Detroit and
will now stay with the new company
and will soon make his residence here.
They left here Monday morning
to go to Grand Rapids and Battle
Creek where Mr.. Jackson has his
They expect to return here on Thurs
day and hope to start in with the
business right away. Things are
looking bright for big thing in the
Jacquet Motors line and before many
weeks roll away they will have a
considerable force of men at work.
New machinery and Office equip
ment are on the road and the build
ing is being put in readiness to re-
ceive it.
Both Mr.. Jackson and Mr.. Wilson
are regular fellows, by that we
mean the kind it is pleasure to meet
and they already consider themselves
permanent residents here. Mr.. Mar
quet, the concerns chief engineer,
will also arrive here in the course of
a short time, with his family.
Byron F. Brown, Sec'y of the new
company has a long list of subscrib-
ers to stock. Local people who wish
to do so can take shares to the extent
of $100, if done soon as it will not be
held open long.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-04
FUEL SITUATION BAD:
MUCH SICKNESS PREVAILS

The big stacks Of coal in our factory
yards, which have served as a reserve
for household use are about exhausted
and few tons of hard coal Is the ex-
tent of local dealers stock.
Marshall Meginley and Sec. Brown
of the Board of Commerce have been
going over the situation pretty thor
oughly the past two days and with
the coal shortage and long list of sick
they consider the situation acute. An
effort is being made to locate coal on
the road for local dealers and get
more started from the mines. The
High school has about enough to last
two weeks it is reported.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-04

Mr.. r. M. (Dick) O'Neil, Deputy
Internal Revenue Collector, of Grand
Rapids, was in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday, in the postmaster's office
in the postoffice, collecting Income
taxes and helping straighten out in
come tax problems for those that are
lucky enough to have enough money
left to pay their tax with. Mr.. O'Ne.l
will go from here to Ionia, this even
ing where he will be from February
5 to IL, helping to relieve the citizens
of that place of their superfuous
wealth. He will be glad to meet any
from here, that he has not seen
while in Ionia.
Mr.. O'Neil is very pleasant gen.
tleman to meet and deal with and
seemingly is well fitted for the task
he has in Strengthening the wrinkles
out of ones income tax worries.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-04

Mrs. Peter McCauley, a pioneer of
Grattan township, died suddenly on
Wednesday night at 1880 p. Be.oinE
in poor health for the last two years
but her unexpected death was a shock
to her many friends and relatives.
She is survived by two daughters,
Marguerite, who resides with her on
the farm and Mrs. f. c. Matice, Of
Grand Rapids; also three brothers:
John p. Weeks, of Grattan; A.. A.
Weeks, Sr., of Grand Rapids, and r..
A. Weeks, of Birmingham, Alabama,
and one sister, Mrs. Lilta Rivers, Of
Petoskey.
Mrs. McCauley was born in Grat-
tan township, September 80, 1847,
being lifelong resident of the same,
she was married to Peter McCauley
in 1880. Funeral services and burial
took place at Parnell.