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, 1921-05-19

for Grover C. Bergdoll in court-mar-
tial proceedings was ordered before
the bar Of the house Of representa-
tives today for contempt after re
fusing to testify before the house
investigating committee regarding
fees paid him by BergdoII's mother.
Weinberger challenger the right of
the COMMITTEES to investigate the
escape Of Bergdon on the ground
that ne never had been indicted into
the army. Chairman Peters
, 1921-05-19
Body of Sioux
Indian Hero Is
Shipped Home

MANDAN, n. D.. May B.-The
body Of Albert Grass. chief OF the
Sioux Indians, who was killed In ac-
ton with the American forces In
France. arrived here yesterday, met
by designations of the American Lc-
gion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Tomorrow the chiefs remains will
be sent 70 Cannon Ball. where the
Sioux will hold tribal funeral cere-
monies, probably IN Friday.
, 1921-05-19
COYOTE RoBs cooP

A coyote got into a chicken house
on the Howard Baker homestead west
OF Casper this week. and killed a
brood of SO month-old chickens. Mr..
Baker has already caught two coyotes
by setting traps on the homestead
and expects to catch this n in the
same way.
, 1921-05-19
Girl Victim of
Diphtheria, Is
Official Claim

Los ANGELES. May ls.-Miss
Mario Vance. whose body was ex-
humed ut a Chicago suburb several
weeks ago after having been shipped
from Los Angeles, died Of diphthe-
ria, according to Charles Jones. a
detective sergeant assigned to in
vestigate the case by the district
attorneys office here. Jones said
he had completed a report which he
would turn over to the district at
torney today.
, 1921-05-19
PRESIDENT n


WASHINGTON. May 1s.-Presidont
Harding sent h following message
of coincidence today to Mrs. Franklin
X. Lane at Rochester:
II have just learned of the death
of your distinguished husband and am
wiring TO express my very great shock
and my exceedingly deep sorrow owe
his untimely passing. He was AN
outstanding American who rendered
most distinguished service to his coin
Try. and found IN abiding place in
tho affections OF all who knew him
well. Mrs. Harding joins me in an
expression of most .sympathe;ic con
Edolonce." .fafE
Former President WILSON also sent
- Nt.NI
fCaptfp,,ad mr. PIAZZA A. :
, 1921-05-19

was unexpected. His son. Franklin
X. Lane. Jr., and his daughter. Mrs.
Phillip Kaufman OF Washington.
were at their homes when their father
died as was his sister. Mrs. 81. A.
Anderson of Oakland. Cal.
George w. Lane said this morning
that his brother left mo estate what
soevcE"
Mr.. Lanes body will be taken 10
Chicago tonight. accompanied by his
brother and widow.
, 1921-05-19
First Triple
Play Pulled
By Detroit

DETROIT, May IS. Everett
Scott. Boston shortstop. hit into q
triple play. the first Of the seaso
in the American league. In the
fourth inning Of the game with De
troit today. Young caught his short
fly. tagged out McInnis on the line
and tossed to Bush. who caught
Hendryx OF second.
, 1921-05-19

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-Under
threat Of contempt proceedings be-
fore the bar of the house, Harry
Weinberger Of New York. former
counsel for Grover c. Bergdoll.
draft evader. tod a house investi-
eating committee today he would
answer all questions and produce
any documents demanded.
WASHINGTON. May .1s.-Harry
Wcinberser of New York, counsel
, 1921-05-19
SENATOR THIRD Stacker CRACKS
OUT TWO HOMERS AT ST. LOUIS

times at bat in the game, against
st. Louis today. Shocker was pitch
ing fors the Browns. The second
came with me man on base.
, 1921-05-19
Rankin k. LANE, FORMER
INTERIOR SECRETARY, DEAD
Heart Attack Following Operation and
General improvement in Health
Claims Ex-Cabinet Officer

ROCHESTER, Mimi, May IS Franklin K. Lane. Sc
years of age, former secretary of the interior, died at a hos
pitaI here at 6 10 o'clock this morning. Death was due to
an attack of angina pectoris.
Mr.. Lane was operated on here May 6 for gall stones and
appendicitis and was said to be recovering, when heart dis
, 1921-05-19
JUSTICE WHITE
ON DEATHBED, BELIEF
Head of Supreme Court Fails to Rally
From Sinking Spell Today and Hope
For Recovery Is abandoned

& WASHINGTON May 18.-Pnysicians attending Edward
Douglass White, chief Justice of the United States supreme
court, announced at 10 a. m. today that their patient had not
rallied from the sinking spell of late yesterday and that his
recovery was not expected.
The doctors issued the following bulletin:
, 1921-05-19

Princess Beatrice. aunt of King
George. is said to be only really lit
erary member of the British royal
family. and she is also = quite talented
composer.
, 1921-05-19

CBy Associated Press.l
ST. LOUIS. May 49, Howard
Shanks, Washington third baseman
hit two rome runs in his first three
, 1921-05-19

oPPELN. Upper silesta. May IS
tBy United Press.6A German-Polish
war is Impending. it is Indicated here.
Minor engagemcnts with numerous
dead have already occurred. Heavier
lighting that might mean the start
ing OF a new European struggle Is
expected hourly.
. Italian commanders a declared
that only voluntary retirement of the
Poles can prevent the Germans from
attempting n big counter offensive.
Germans are in control OF the rail-
ways.
, 1921-05-19
MADERO'S FATE
HELD UP 7 0
MEX LEADER AS
WARMING SAID
Try to Force
Way Into Chamber Of
Deputies to Engage in
Fight; Mob Dispersed

MEXICO CITY, May 49,
Beware the fate of Francisco
Madero, who failed to heed
solicitations to change his
policy, and fell" was the
warning sent to President
obreson last night by Liberai-C onsti-
nationalist members OF the chamber
OF deputies and the senate. This warn
ing was contained in n memorial
drafted at a caucus OF the Liberai-Cor-
s~tituuonalists. and IL made pointed
charges hat r. Elias Gales. secretary
OF the interior. and Adoifo De La
Huerta. former provisional president.
and now secretary OF the treasury.
had attempted 10 cause d~isaffection
against the Obregon administration.
The document was signed by las dcpu.
ties and several senators.
MEXICO CITY, May 1s.-Radicai
sympathizers attempted to force their
way into the chamber OF deputies last
night to attack members OF the Liber-
al constitutionalist party. who were
holding n caucus there. The men en-
gagged in the disorder were dispersed
by the fire department.
The streets near the congressional
building were filled all the afternoon
with idly curious people who We're
awaiting developments. One Socialist
deputy a arrested.
, 1921-05-19
:R|CA TURNS DEAF EAR TO POLISH APPEA
German Offensive
Pending; French
Procedure Again
Challenged

May 49,
(By The Associated Press.)-
Poland's request for American
support in the settlement of
the disposition of Upper ST.
lesia has evoked a formal an
swer from Secretary Hughes hat the
American representatives abroad
would take no part in the discussions
concerning the slesian question.
Poland was informed further In the
reply delivered TO Prince Lubomirski,
the Polish minister. that so far as At
present may be seen" the American
representatives on the supreme coun.
ell. the council OF ambassadors and
the r~eparations commission. would not
so much as express an opinion as to
h settlement.
, 1921-05-19
NAVAL TUG IS
STILL MISSING

HONOLULU. T. H. May 1s.-Ad-
mirnI William r. Shoemaker. COM
mandant of the Fourteenth Naval
district. announced today hat the last
ship Of the flotilla which has been
searching for the missing naval tug
Connestoga has returned to port and
that none OF the ships reported any
trace OF the vessel -
, 1921-05-19

communal on Page D
, 1921-05-19


MOZART and Kruger.
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17
BURGESS DID NOT KILL JOSEPH PARSONS

police, one of the greatest man
 hunters in New England and perhaps
 in the country will get the murderer, but it will not be the worthless, in- offensive Arthur Burgess, or Burger as he sometimes called himself
 Captain Hurley gathered every scrap of evidence available, more than even his associates imagine that he
 gathered. That he knows even now almost without the shadow of a doubt who committed the crime that startled the whole state is not in- credible. When he announced pub icly a few days after the murder that it was mo longer mystery" he knew that Burgess was not the mur- derer. From that day he has re- fused to discuss the case even with his best friends among the newspa- pers. He is biding his time and when he has gathered all the evidence he needs he will strike It is known that as head of the state police he has not forgotten the case he inves- tigated with such painstaking care, nor abandoned the trail even for a day. Hurley will get his man just as
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17
E.VERGREENS OPEN
 BASKETBALL SEASON
(Continued from page II


 The Evergreens will tackle Shef- field in the Town Hall on Saturday night, Nov. 18th. Everyone come out and help the boys.
 High School Five Wins
 Canaan High School opened its basketball season in Town Hall Sat urday night with a decisive victory over Lakeville High, 31 to 12. The Canaan outfit got away to an early lead, rolling up a score of 16-3 in the first few minutes of play. The score at the end of the first half was 167. Canaan effected some rapid passwork in the last half and quickly ran up the rest of their points. Audetat was Lakeville's only man who did any scoring, securing every one of his teams scores. O'Neil was Ca naan's star, making five field baskets and caging seven out of ten free throws. Baldwin was the runner up for individual honors, making six baskets, several of them made with about the whole Lakeville five em- bracing his neck. Foley sank basket to help along the good cause.
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17

bells decorating 1t:
 "T believe look all right to go a. calling.
 "So he put on his long green cap with the pink tassel and the little shln- ing brass bells which tlnkled gayly, and set forth.
 "'There are some creatures,' he said to himself who like to go a-calling on New Years day.
 "'But not Peter Gnomel This Is my time of the year. And before long I will want to wish all my friends good-wlnter.
 "'So many of them sleep all through the winter, so 1t is best to say good. winter rather than goodnight We all feel that way about It.
 AS he was talking to himself he felt a very cold wave of air pass over his face. Almost, 1t was as though some one were trying to speak to him and as though cold breath of air was blown forth with every word.
 Peter Gnome looked all about him, but could see no one. Then he heard some laughter, and as he heard 1t he shivered, for 1t made him feel so chilly.
 "Don't you see usr asked a voice.
 And, turning around, Peter Gnome saw Jack Frost and his brothers.
 What are you up to nowT asked Peter Gnome.
 And then he added:
 ""The same old tricks, supposer
 "'Ah, yes chuckled Jack Frost.
 He wore a suit which was made of autumn leaves. His face was very ruddy and his eyes very blue and twinkling. Each time he spoke cold mir blew from his mouth and went curling about in the air until 1t land- ed on some flower or shrub, which in- stantly shriveled up with the cold.
 "'The Autumn Paint club Is all ready for Its great eXhlbiticn,' Jack Frost continued. We have our magic paintbrushes with us.
 "'Some of us will go to the windows, and will paint castles and courtyards md knights and ladies and princes and princesses.
 "'Others will go to the trees, and give them more color. We'll add a dash of red here and a touch of or ange there and bit of autumn golden paint on another, and so on.
 "'Some will visit the flowers, and , will tell them our chilly secrets. "'The flowers don't want to listen to US. There are the stubborn little
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17

but still afraid to leave her room she lay on the bed until she heard some one in the yard calling to her broth CT. 1t was Fred M. Riggs, a nelgh- Dor, who came to see Parsons about the digging of a we'll where they could keep their milk in hot weather.
 Discovery of Murder
 It was 8 or 8:30 o'clock. Mary Parsons made her way into the empty parlor where she had been shot in the night and tapped on a window looking out into the yard Riggs approached and she told him that a burglar had been there, that her brother had been killed and that she had been hurt. She had her head swathed in bloody cloths and Riggs at first did not recognize her. Then he entered the house, saw the dead body of Parsons on the bed and went out, running to the nearest house, and telephoned to Dr. Irving Hamant, the Norfolk medical exam iner. Dr. Hamant drove to the farm, 1ound Parsons beyond help and took the wounded woman 70 her home in Norfolk. Then the news paper men and the police came ana the place has been one of ghastly fame ever since.
 Before the Crime
 To go back to the evening before
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17

the murder; it will be recalled that Parsons had gone to Norfolk the day before and after making some pull chaseS he stopped at the home of his mother to get her to go to the farm with him to tidy up the place and do some washing. Parsons was a bachelor and lived alone. His mother could not go with him but his sister volunteered to go. Brother and sister arrived at the farm about dark. Parsons put the horse away while his sister prepared supper After supper he went back to the barn to finish his chores. His sister cleared the table, washed the dishes and put the house in some sort of order. While her brother was yet in the barn she went to bed. The rest is theory and conjecture, except that Parsons came in later and went to bed in his working clothes, as was his custom, leaving a lighted lan- tern with famed turned down sit ting on a chair at the foot of the bed. The lantern was still burning the next day and in the darkened death room it faintly illuminated a cardboard on a chair by the wall, where the murderer had stood, bear ing the legend
 Message of Revenge
 Christ receiveth the souls of sinful men,"
 The sign had been put there by the murderer. It told the story of the motive of the murderer, who in the belief or knowledge that he had been wronged by Parsons went to the lonely farmhouse at midnight CT after and committed the crime in revenge. The following day Chief Nevin and two reporters of The Register followed the footprints of the murderer along the noth side of the house, saw where he had stood in the soft dirt of a flower bed while he looked into the house through small window, watching his victim, stalking him as a hunter stalks his prey. When he saw Parsons go to bed and asleep he went farther back along the house and stealthily crawl ed through an open window into the milk room. He was a big man, for he wore at least No. 10 size shoe.
 Shot to Save Himself
 The murderer did not know that Mary Parsons was in the house until she screamed when he met her in the gloom of the parlor. He tried to kill her, and thought he had succ sed- ed, simply because he wanted to cover up his tracks. He probably did not want to kill her but there was no way out. When the tragedy was done he went out through the kitchen door, locked it on the outside for some unknown reason, and fled into the night.
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17

will be along, bringing his whole fam lily with him-Madame Snow and Prince Sleet and Sir Freeze-the-Ponds the Icicle girls-and his prosperous sons, the Snow Diamond Jewelry boys.
 "'And he'll bring the Snowflake children, too-such playful little chil- dren
 "Yes, they'll all come, so the flow CTS might as well begin their sleep a little sooner.
 "'That Is what Jack Frost thinks r "
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17
Parcel Post.

Players sit in circle. One sits in the center. Each player, except the one in the center, chooses the name of a city he wishes to represent.
 Then the one in the center says; "A parcel is being sent from - to -" As he names the two cities, the players which represent them ,-,.,st '"el; un "n1 "han-e places. The center player tries to get one of these places. The one who Is left without a place sits in the center and is "lt."
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17

Hog lice do not live long when Sepa- rated from the animal, but as a pre- cautionary measure all small inclose- ures which have contained lousy hogs should be cleaned and disinfected be- fore being used for a new lot of hogs. The litter and manure should be re- moved and the floors cleaned, after which the woodwork and floors should be sprayed with a good disinfectant.
 Farmers Bulletin 1885, Hog Lice and Mange," gives much useful infor- nation about the pests and methods Of eradication. It will be sent on re quest to the division of publications, Department of Agriculture, Washing ton.
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17
he put both bullets within an inch of
Mary Parsons Told Truth

Mary Parsons l old Truth
 Mary Parsons story was also true. She was awakened by the shots. In her alarm she jumped from her bed in a room in the front of the house and rushed into the empty parlor to go to her brother. At the door into the hall next to the mur- der chamber she met man with a lantern in one hand and a revolver in the other. She screamed and he shot her once and then again. The light went out from the shock of the re- volver report and before she got more than vague, indistinct view of the murderer. She fell, got up again and with blood streaming from her mouth she groped her way along the wall back to her room, leaving the bloody prints of her hands on the wall. There in her bed room she covered in terror, trying to stop the flow of blood from her wounds with her clothes and the bed linen. In half delirium she thought the mur- derer came into her room, caupht hold of her arm and felt the drip ping blood, then went out. She lost consciousness but came back to her self some time after the day broke,
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17

Johnny-Jump-Ups, who pay no atten- tion to us at all, and n few others like them.
 |" But most of them can't help but pay attention and as they are listening 10 us we give them our frosty kisses
 |" Do you think 1t is kind of you to do that?' asked Peter Gnome.
 |" oh, yes said Jack Frost, way Ing m arm, Tor sooner or later Old Man Winter
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17
Her Pencil Had Slipped.

Little Ruth was trying to write with a dull lead pencil that her mother had given her, but, meeting with poor sue cess, she exclaimed: "Oh, mamma, the wood has slipped down over the lead and the marks won't come out !"
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17

was feeling sleepy and 1t would not take him long to doze off, too, Into a Dreamland of his own, where he would dream of gay, wild storms and merry, rush. ing, exciting races and chases.
 All was very quiet when Peter On O m e looked down into a mir TOT pool and said to himself, as he gaZed fondly at his favorlte pink and-green suit { with jim gling 6
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17
Elevc0.l cllnn.,..lI lIment.

Answering a G"rSion as 10 the re- ligious significance of th" so caJ'ed Eleventh Conma":!Iucnt. Il reader states that tI,r answer K found in the book of John 13 :,'4, in which Jesus said: "A new communCmcnt 1 give unto you, that you love one another"
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17
JACK FROST.

"The Breeze Brothers" said Daddy, were taking a nap. Old Mir. Wind
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17

Time Keepers-H. Wright and w. Place.
Connecticut western news., 1921-11-17
sure as that the sun will rise tomor-
Then Another Sensation

Then Another Sensation
 And when Hurley arrests the mur- derer of Parsons there will be an- other sensation. Norfolk will again be set to buzzing. The lightning of justice will strike where only Hur- ley, the great sleuth, expects it to strike. But that is story yet to be told.
 True Story of Murder
 "Joe" Parsons, the eccentric far mer, was killed under circumstances that ought to have been plain on the morning afterward. He was shot 10 death while asleep on his bed some time after midnight. The murderer stole into his bed room and standing between the bed and the wall near the foot of the bed reached over the bed diagonally and sent two bullets into the face of the sleeping man. Both bullets penetrated the brain. The course of the bullets told the story. The theories of some of the newspapers were wrong. Par sons was not shot by left-handed man standing at the left side of his bed. The murderer was no doubt skilled in the use of a revolver. In the uncertain light of his lantern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
EVERYBODY OWES
 EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE NEAR EAST
Warehouses of Constantino- pIe Filled With Merchan- disc for Which There
 Is No Market
By Associated Press

Constantinople, July 15.-Business is at standstiu here, owing to the uncertainties of the Russian and Tur- kish political situations. Normally the importing and exporting center for the near and middle east and partially for the Balkans, this city is now a commercial islet, it's ware houses filled with merchandise of every description, for which there is no market
 Everybody owes everybody else, with nobody paying bills. A finarf- cial crash would have come months ago but for the fact that no firm can afford to demand payments of It's bills. To do so would throw the debtor, into bankruptcy, force more unstable goods on the market at sacrifice prices, and the firm forcing payment would in it's turn be called on to pay bills which, under present conditions, it cannot meet
 There is an increasing number of trading ships going to south Rus sian ports. mostly British, Greek and Italian. To date, no American ship has gone, partly because of the lack of trade and In the case of shipping board vessels, the decision of the management not to permit any of it's ships to touch bolshevik ports.
 For Black Sea
 These vessels that do go to Black sea ports of Russia claim the ven lures are failures, yet keep on going, apparently finding enough business to pay ship expenses.
 Other than American tobacco buy CTS, many merchants find the risks of trading so great, partly because of fluctuating exchanges, that they prefer to speculate in exchange. They claim the risks are smaller. Banking business for the present consists in good part of such specu- lations in exchange. They claim the risks are smaller. Banking business for the present consists in good part of such speculations on the part of customers.
 In the face of such situation, Constantinople remains the dearest of world capitals, from the point of view of living. Retailers of foods and clothing have formed practically a trust to keep ups prices. They claim they bought their goods at n1Kn prices bHu must scii eiS"' O' As there is no such thing as price controls or public opinion here, re- tailers are permitted to gouge the refugee population at wiH
 American wholesalers in many cases have preferred to take their losses on merchandise sent here on consignment and re-ship to the United States Other wholesalers at tempted to get rid of stocks locally by organizing refugee Russians into street vendors of articles like tea and chocolate and small dry goods but the plan hasn't worked well be- cause the vendors, in many ln- stances. failed to make returns.
 Business is expected to improve when such a government is estao- lished in Russia that it can obtaln long time credits.