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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-11-03
JOSEPH ". PARKER

. Joseph Washington Parker died at
 the county hospital after an illness
 extending over several weeks. He
 suffered from a chronic disorder, which good care and medical aid could
 not relieve, death coming on the night
 ofthe 18th of last month. Mir. Parker had been resident of this county the past ten or more years, coming here with his family to make
 his home. {. He was a miner and pros pector and had a number of valuable
 claims in the Wallapai mountains. He
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-11-03
CHARLES HGORTMAN

Charles Hgortman died at the coun- ty hospital. on the night of the 18th of October of pulmonary tuberculosis. Mir. Hgortman was sent here by friends in the hope that our bracing and health giving climate would bring back health to his enfeebled consti- tuition, but without avail. He was a fine fellow and went on uncomplain' ingly to the end.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-11-03
GUY IE. GETCHELL
 > DIED LAST MONTH

Kingnlan Lodge No. 7, l. o. o. F. has received word from San Bernar- dino Lodge I. o. o. F. that Guy E. Getschell died there Oct. 18th, after a long illness. Getchell was a resi- dent of Oatman and Kingman for a number of years, being engaged in the business of mining.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-11-03
WILLIAM BENNETT

William R. Bennett, aged about "A years, died at the county hospital on the 18th of this month from chronic disorders. Mr- Bennett had been i'll for some time and his death was not ,unexnected.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-11-03
Thursday Afternoon .y. .
 Club Meeting

The Literary division of the De partment of Fine Arts will meet at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Ray mond Carr at 7::S0 o'clock, Monday, 6.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-11-03

leaves wife and large family of children.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
SEES CHASM BETWEEN
CHURCH AND PEOPLE
DR.. SIottery Urges Seminari-
ans to Bridge Gulf.

The war. the prevailing agnosticism
In schools and colleges. corruption in
civil government and the sinfuness Of
the people in general are all the fault
OF the church, DR.. Slattery OF Grace
Church told the graduating class Of the
General Theological Seminary In the
baccalaureate sermon preached in the
seminary chapel. 175 Ninth avenue. last
evening These things had grown our
OF the aloofness OF the church from the
world. he said. and he called upon the
graduates to go forth and bridge the
gulf between the church and the people
Taking as his text the third chapter
OF Matthew describing the baptism OF
Christ by John the Baptist. In which
Christ had gone down to the Jordan to be
baptized among the sinners. Or. Slat-
terry drew a contrast between Chrlsts
attitude toward sin and the attitude OF
The church to-day. he said. dared not
go down to the Jordan and ask 10 be bap-
tized with the sinners.
DR.. Slattery called upon the gradu-
ates 10 go out among the people OF the
country.
do not go to the prosperous suburb
where you find fortunate people," he
said "Go out into the little country VIII
lagos Don't leave those people In one
or two years after they have learned TO
love YOU. Dare to stay there ten years.
twenty years. forty years. The rural re-
gion bereft OF ell OF the strong. offers
great field for the church."
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
TRAINMEN REVEAL HERO
WHO RESCUED WOMAN
EdUard J. Lynch Lcaped
From Engine Cab Into River.

1t became known yesterday that the
fireman on a New York Central freight
train who leaped from the cab and saved
a woman from drowning at Seventy
ninth street and the Hudson River Sun
day afternoon was Edward J. Lynch Of
20 William street White Plains. Friends
of Lynch are going to ask the Carnegie
institute to award him a medal. In the
war Lynch served as first class sea-
man and crossed the Atlantic twenty
seven times on a transport.
After he had rescued Mrs. Mary
Radel. 60. of 257 East Twenty sixth
street he turned her over to policeman
and boarded his train. His fellow train
men gave his name yesterday.
The train was passing slowly along
West Side freight division Sunday when
a man stopped it and told Lynch a
woman was drowning. Lynch leaped
into the river without taking off his
Jumpers and shoes. He had a hard
struggle getting the woman, but he
finally got her on the bank and worked
over her for half an hour. When she
became conscious he found he could not
hold the train longer and jumped aboard
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
S. E. J. COX WEARING
TUXEDO AT HIS TRIAL
Pleads Not Guilty to Charge
in Oil Stock Sales.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YORK Herald
Houston. Tex. May 29.-Attired in a
tuxedo. Seymour T.. j. Cox interna-
tional oil promoter, went TO trial in
Federal Court to-day before a jury OF
Texas farmers. country merchants and
two Houston business men on an in
dictment Of fourteen counts charging
use of the mails to defraud.
The charges grew out of sale OF stock
in the Cox Realization Company. the
General Oil Company and the S. f. J.
Cox Company. with capital on paper
sggregating s41.000,o00. He pleaded
not guilty.
Stockholders from all parts OF tho
country who saw their holdings fall
from more than 500 a share to eight
cents are here as witnesses. Earl C.
Popp. professor of chemistry at Rior-
dan School. Highland. n. Y, and for
merly field superintendent for the Cox
Realization Company. Is witness.
Cox was arrested March 13 in the
Broadway theatrical district. He gained
publicity by vainly attempting to cap
ture the James Gordon Bennett air
plane races in France in 1920.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
CALDER SAYS HE FAVORS
ANTI-LYNCHING BILL
Senator's Friends See MotiUe
Behind Negro Agitation.

Friends OF Senator Calder were trying
yesterday to discover what was back of
the movement started by certain negroes
against his denomination. They learned
that Charles II. Connicl< was interested
in one of the meetings held to plan ac-
tion against the Senator. They recalled
that Mr.. Connick for a long time was
connected with the old Progressive State
Committee. During the chairmanship OF
Theodore Douglas Robinson. who thought
highly Of him, Mr.. Connick acted as as
sistant secretary of the committee.
While Senator Robinson has not de-
clared himself openly against Senator
Calder friends of the latter say il is
reasonable to presume that he would
favor the nomination of Theodore Roose-
welt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
who is his cousin, If that young man
should decide to make a fight for the
Senatorial nomination.
At the anti-Calder meeting in Holy
Trinity Baptist Church, Dekalb and
Franklin avenue, on Sunday night the
Rev. S. Harten. the negro preacher, de-
clared their opposition to him was be-
cause he had exhibited no intrest In the
Dyer anti-lfnching bill in Congress
They would get 10000 negroes in
Brooklyn to vote against the Senator, he
declared and would campaign in other
parts of the state.
Senator calder declared he was
"whole heartedly" in favor of the Dyer
bill. had spoken i'm its favor repeatedly
and appeared for it before the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate. He expressed
the belief that Democrats were back OF
the movement against him.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
MISSING CHILD browns
AS SHE PICKS FLOWERS
Staplefon Girls Body Found
in an Abandoned Well.

The body of Gertrude Newhort. Z. of
1S5 Boyd street, Stapleton. Staten Island.
who disappeared yesterday at the Kep-
pier farm, in Watchogue Grove. Granite
Vile. was recovered yesterday afternoon
from an abandoned well, 200 feet from
the kitchen of the Keppler farm house.
An autopsy showed that the child had
died of drowning after falling into the
well.
The little girl was the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas ]. Boyd. Jr Saturday
she went 10 the farm house with her
grandmother. Mrs. john Haas. who pur-
chased tomato plants OF the keppe.s.
The last Mrs. Haas saw of her she was
picking wild flowers a short distance
from the house. Citizens and police
Joined with the family in making a
search for her.
Capt. Ernest Van Wagner. in charge
of squad of detectives decided to grap-
pie in the well and soon found the body.
IL is believed the little girl. when pick
ing flowers. stumbled and fell into It.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
GOLD FEVER RACES
IN NEW SOUTH WALES
Street Shops and Presbytery
in District Stoked Out.

LONDON, May 29.--The gold fever is
widespread as result of gold discov-
cries in the western part of New South
Wales, says a Reuter- cable message
from Melbourne, Australia. The dis
coveries were reported from Canbelego
township, near Cobar and in Lucknow
township. near Orange.
A portion of the main street in Can
belego has been pegged out, intense eX-
citement following the finding in street
gutter of stone showing signs of sold.
Prospectors have staked out several
shops, and even the Catholic Presbytery
has been made the site of claim.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
GEORGIA MOB BURNS
BODY AFTER LYNCHINC
Negress' Right to Seat Brings
Killings.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw York HERALD.
SAVANNAH. May 29.-Will Bird. a
negro, was accused OF having killed B.
w. Moody. q white man, yesterday
afternoon. near Brentwood, in Wayne
county. The negro was trailed into a
swamp by mob of 800 men. sur
rounded, shot to death and his body
burned.
The mob then dispersed and Brent
wood to-day was quiet.
The negro is said to have gone to
the home of Moody, who was turpen.
tine and lumber operator, and remon-
strated with Moody's son on complaint
of Birds wife. The woman, one of
several negroes just engaged by the
Moodys. had arrived at the railroad sta
tion and had been met with an auto
mobile truck. 1t was said she COM
planned because she was not allowed to
ride on the front seat with the white
driver and reported to Bird. her hus-
band. as soon as she met him.
Bird was quarreling with Moody's son
az the Moody home when the elder man
appeared ito stop the quarrel" AS he
emerged from his door he was shot and
killed.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
Radio Gires NelCs
About Icebergs

When the liner America docked
few days ago she gave an ac-
count of using the radio telephone
over distance of 500 miles to OBJ
tain news about cebergs in her
vicinity. No need for New York
to use Radio to find out about the
"icebergs" in her vicinity. Just
call up the Knickerbocker Ice
Company and get information
about the FL plants that are turn
irg out tons upon tons of pure,
clean ice, so that nobody in New
York need worry about ice this
summer.
KnickcrJockcr lee is made from i-timcs
filtered rdtcr frozen in sanitary containers
and deiircrcd in clean wogons 'jccbcrgs"
that arc safe.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30

Where a star has been placed after
the date of admission. the date given is
that Of the Consolidated Exchanc &c
member. as listed I'm the directory and,
IN some instances, differs from the firm
Eame.
In this list there are only three firms
which were more than five years old.
5. S. Ruskay &c Co.. one of the Oldest
firms on this exchange. Graf. & Co. and
Higgins e. Dias OF which the Consoll-
dated Exchange member was Samuel VI.
Dias whose firm was once known Is
Collins & Dias.
The noteworthy fact about this list
Is that seventeen of the firms thereon
Joined the Consolidated Exchange in
1920 or 1921 and went out OF business
before 1922 had fairly begun.
In all fairness II should be said that
failures OF Consolidated firms have fol-
lowed. rather than preceded action by
the Consolidated Exchange authorities
with reference to members. That is.
In some instances the firms have been
first expelled and bankruptcy proceed.
inRs have been instituted at once To head
Off a run by customers. And while the
membership list used by THE New YoRi;
HERALD i'm the preparation OF these
articles Is the latest available and the
last issued for general circulation. In
some instances the firms that failed
were not actually members on the day
Ct the failure.
A noteworthy case mentioned yester-
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
Continued from First Page.

toner A statement on the details OF the
carrying out of the customers orders
The summons. II was learned yester-
day, was served on Saturday at the Polo
Grounds. 1t was issued by Magistrate
MacGeehan at the instance of Daniel
Blumenthal, counsel for some of the
creditors in the Dier matter. 1t is re-
turnable in the Tombs Court tomorrow
before Magistrate Simpson. Mr.. Stone
ham and his lawyer. Leo Bondy, will be
in court M. Bondy indicated that he
would ask for immediate trial.
This is the first legal proceeding in the
Dier bankruptcy that has brought Mr.
Stoneham individually and directly into
the case. The brokerage business OF
Charles A. Stoneham & Co. was sold to
Hughes G. Dier. the predecessors of E..
d. DER e. Co.
The particular transaction on which
the information laid before the Magis-
trate was based was begun with the
Stoneham firm. It is understood, and
passed to Hughes G. Dier and then TO
e. d. Diev g. Co.
What the Law Says.
The other party to the transaction is
F. +. Wilson of the Wilson Lumber Com
pany. McLeansboro, H.. who WAS GUS
toner of the Stoneham firm and whose
account passed in time to Hughes q
DER and then to +. ID. DER g. Co. The
section of the law referred to reads:
Sec. 957. Delivery TO customers OF
memoranda OF transactions by brokers'
A perscn engaged in the business OF
purchasing or selling as broker stocks.
bonds AMI other evidences of debt OF
corporations. companies or associa-
tions shall deliver to each customer on
whose behalf a purchase or sale or
such securities is made by him
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
CLEYELAND'S BOOZE
WIZARD ARRESTED
Withdrawal of 21,000 Gallons
and of Liquor Worth ST.
100000 Charged.
FORGED PERMITS USED
BootIeggers' Profits Estimated
in MilliOns-Extradition
to Be Asked.

MONTREAL, May 29.--Harry A. Gross
forging a permit for the removal o
S4.O00.O00 worth Of liquor with inten
to defraud the United States Govern
ment He pleaded rot guilty.
Grossbers's alleged offense was put
down as having been committed last De
cember The Attorney-Generars De
partment at Washington made The
charges against him.
Through counsel. Grossberg, on ar.
raignment before Extradition Commits
sioner Choquet, asked for and received
a remand for two days.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YosK HERALD
CLEVELAND. May 29.-Harry Gross
berg, formerly a merchandise broker
here, who was arrested in Montreal to.
Gay, Is one of the two men sought in
the Hayner whisky scandal.
Grossberg, who was tracked down by
two of Special Agent Bliss Morton's De-
partment of Justice office, is alleged by
United State Attorney T.. S. Wertz and
Special Agent A. r. Melahn of Toledo
of the Federal prohibition force. TO have
peeH Ine DEOheF WIlO, pOSlIlE lie
agent of the Armand Drug and Candy
Company. obetained withdrawal of 21.-
900 gallons of whisky from the Hayner
Distillery at Troy, Ohio. and turned il
into bootleg sales.
United States Attorney Wertz said
that he has not the slightest doubt that
Grossberg can be eXtradited and brought
to Cleveland for trial
1.-TWO charges we've placed against
Grossberg 10 make extradition Joubly
sure" Wertz said. "rhe one is in con-
nection with the illegal removal OF the
Hayner whisky from a Troy bonded
warehouse. and the other charges forg-
cry Of permits in connection with $1,000
coo worth of liquor from the F'leischmann
Distillery Company warehouse at Gin
cinnati. which also was illegally re-
moved"
Special Agent AIel;ihn, when The war
rants were sworn out. said his invcsti-
gators had found that the Armand
Company permit to handle medicinal
liquor had been leased to Grossberg.
and that. representing himself as al
agent of the company both to State
Prohibition Director ]. +. Russelrs Cf-
flee and to the. Hayner management, he
had obtained withdrawal permits OF
2l 900 gallons of Hayner whisky.
Melahr said that. while all details are
not vet cleared up. 1t was undoubtedly
true that whisky was obtained by Gross-
berg and the other fugitive from other
distilleries, ami that the Hayner whisky
was only part of the flood of whisky
that they brought into Cleveland.
Grossberg. according to present Of
ficials of the Armand Company. which
was reorganized April Is. has never had
any connection with their firm
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
WARSHIP BRINGS CHEER,
NOT TERROR, AS IN 1914
British Vessel at Washington
Stocked With Scotch.
Special Dispatch 10 THE new YorK IiERALp
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., May 90.

The firs. British warship to venture
UP the Potomac since 1914 reached Wash
ington to-day and docked at the navy
yard. But instead of bringing terror
and flames she brought considerable
quantity Of cheer.
As an eSplanaton-a British warshi2
is British property and even in Ameri
can territorial waters maintains terri
,oriai integrity as such. Representative
Volstcad and Wayne r. Wheeler not
withstandng.
1t was an expectant group OF navy
officers and others that went aboard to
visit. and a satisfied group that de-
parted. The supply OF Scotch Is suffi-
cient. II appears. to last until June Q.
when the warshlp will put to sea again.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
800 POUND WOMAN, ~,
CARRIED OUT AT FIRE
Policeman Finds Her in Hys.
ferries at Avenue & Blaze.

Mrs Elizabeth Schaffer. 70. who
weighs about 800 pounds. was carried
from one Of the upper floors at 20 Ave.
nue. c yesterday when the jewelry shor
of Samuel Bergman, on the ground floor
caught on fire.
Patrolman Fall of the Fifth street sta.
tion found Mrs. Schaffer in Mysteries and
obtained the services Of other men tC
help carry her.
Five parrots and fifteen canares IN
the apartment of Mrs Mary KnepplS
also were saved.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald bureau.
Mashinrfnn. ID. C.. MAY % [

Prohibition officials discussing to-day
the arrest in Montreal of Harry A.
Grossberg OF Cleveland. Ohio. an official
OF the defunct Armand Drug Company.
said IL follows a long investigation of
alleged excess Withdrawals by the drug
concern OF liquors which are suspected
OF having been diverted to beverage pur-
poses.
Officials claimed the liquor diverted
resulted in clean up OF $1,00O,000 in
bootleggers' profits.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
DOVER TELLS MELLON
HIS OBJECTIONS END
Had No Personal Feeling in
Blair Controversy.
ispotch 10 TIE NEW York HERALr
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C., MRy 20. [

Special Dispatch 10 TIE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. May 20.
Assistant Secretary Dover i'm a mes
sage to Secretary CT the Treasury Mel
Ion to-day from Tacoma said 1t was not
his purpose 90 stir up further row in
the Treasury because certain of his
personal appointees were dropped i'm the
reorganization of the Internal Revenue
Bureau. Mr.. Dover disclaimed any in
tentlon to criticize the Secretary for his
decision abolishing the jobs OF two OF
Mr.. Dover's friends.
Mr. Dover informed Secretary Mellon
that incorrect statements had been at
tributed to him. putting him in the po-
sition Of taking exception to the Secre-
tary's course. Mr.. Dover said that while
he and Revenue Commissioner Blair
had not agreed on policy in the Revenue
Bureau operations there was no personal
feeling.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
BARBER or : pnEsIDENrs DIES.

WAsHrNGroN, y. J.. May 29.--Louis
w Miller who shaved four Presidents
Fillmore. Pierce. Buchanan and Lincoln
lis dead here at sS. Miller. who for
years conducted a barber show at the
New York and ST. Germain Hotels ia
New York, continued at. his trade until
three years ago.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
KILLED IN ELEVATOR SHAFT.

Joseph Murphy. 3s, OF $40 East 1t2d
street. The Bronx. delivery clerk en-
ployed by Park & Tllford. was found
dead yesterday at the bottom OF an ele-
vator shaft OF an apartment house at
9i5 West End avenue. II is believed he
opened the doorway on the second floor
and fell. He had si73 sewed inside the
lining of his coat.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
Qualifications OF Members.

However. the Consolidated does maxi
an investigation OF applicants. It's con
stitution provides as to applications TO
memberships
All applications must be
indorsed by at least two members of
this association. The name of the
applicant and the names of his in
dorsers shall be conspicuously posted
In the business room of the associa-
ton, with notice requesting the
members to inform the committee in
writing of any objections they NAV
have to the person named. Such
communication shall be duly consd-
cred in committee and shall be held
confidential The committee shall
make a diligent inquiry as TO the
qualifications OF the applicant and
shall cite the applicant and his in
do-sers 60 appear before said COM
mittee at any time after the first
posting OF the applicants name. az
aforesaid.
The rest OF the section relates 20 the
balloting. which is to take place not less
than ten days after posting. 'If after
due consideration OF the applicant, six
members Of the committee shall indicate
by secret ballot their approval, the chair
duly elected. &C."
In view OF the provision for "dligent
inquiry" this question was asked Presi-
dent Silkworth:
What examination Is made p-ior TO
admission to membership
The answer was as follows:
Complete business history investiga-
tion. with report from the Bishop
agency"
Mr.. Sllkworth was asked whether such
an investigation had been made IN the
case of Callahan and he replied IN the
affirmative
When Callahan failed his customers.
some Of them poor peope. lost $500. 900.
The "dligent inquiry" made less than a
year previous by the Consolidated before
IL gave this man the right TO use us
name on his stationery should have "e-
vealed that Callahan had been arrested
in Brooklyn for grand larceny in connec-
ton with a stock deal
The third article Ia this series
wiU appear in THE NEw YORK Her
a. 4
The New York herald., 1922-05-30

True was formerly an officer in the
Royal Flying Corps and instructed as n
civilian fiier at Brooklyn airplane fac
tory and at Ellington Field. Houston,
Tex. during 1917. He was found guilty
OF the murder of Gertrude Yates. known
also as Olive Young. who was found
dead in the bathroom of her apartment
In Kensington on March 10 last.
While in America True had several
adventures in matrimony marrying
Houston girl who afterward annulled
the marriage. and becoming engaged
to a woman in Wilmington. Del. When
he was arrested in London this spring
he said his wife was Florence Roberts.
a former member OF the Ziesfeld Fol
lies" whom he had married In Stam-
ford, Conn.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30

TThc third article Ia This series
iUH appear in THE NEw YORK Her
AID. Tomorrow
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
Case Long Delayed.

1t is understood that although the
Stoneham brokerage firm went out of
business more than a year ago the de-
mand for the particulars in the specific
case of Mr.. Wilson was not made until
May of this year. long after the Dief
failure and after the Wilson account had
been on the Hughes & DER and the DER
& Co. books for months. II was pre-
sented then by Mr.. Blumenthal, as coun-
sci for Mr. Wilson.
Leo Bondy. Mr.. stoneham's counsel,
admitted the service of the summons
on his client, saying:
II will ask for immediate trial when
the summons is returned on Wednesday
morning. 1t Is a summons issued under
section that does not apply to Mr.
Stoneham. 1t is an attempt to use
criminal court to force the settlement OF
an improper legal claim"
Several lawyers were asked whether
they had ever heard of a conviction un-
der the section of the law quoted. All
replied In the negative.
The New York herald., 1922-05-30
TRUE TO BE HANGED
IN PRISON JUNE I3
Must Pay Penalty Then for
Murder of Gertrude Yates.

Special Cable 10 THE NEW YorK HERALD.
Copyright 1922. by THE NEW YoaK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London. May 20. 4
Major Ronald True will be executed
at o'clock on the morning of June 13
at Pentonville prison for the murder Of
a young woman, Gertrude Yates.