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Evening star., 1925-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs Michael Aloysius Mess,
long residents of this city, are today
celebrating their fiftieth wedding ami
verSary with a family reunion and
completely arranged all-day program.
The day was started by all mem
bers of the family attending COM
munion at St. Matthew's Catholic
Church at $50 o'clock, after which
they breakfasted at Rauscher's and
then departed for the farm Of one of
the sons, George B. Mess, at Laurel,
Md, where they are to spend the re-
mainder of the day nicnicking. They
will return to their home, 141S M
street, tonight.
Among those helping to celebrate
the occasion are five sons, three
daughters, four daughters-in-law, two
sons-in-law and other relatives. The
sons include Dr. Carl J. Mess, major
of the United States Public Health
Service, in charge of the dental clinic
at Mount Alto Hospital; DR.. William
A. Mess, a local physician; DR.. Henry
F. Mess, a local dentist; George b.
Mess, also. of this city, and Robert
Walter Mess of Oakland, Calf. Mrs.
Rosa Z. Clark, Mrs. Emma l.. More
land and Sister Mary Adamar, su-
perior of ST. Joseph's Convent. .Raritan.
N J., are the daughters. The sons
In law are Nell Sidrh dllu w iAlIdiil %
Moreland, while the daughtersin law
include Mrs. Matte Nadeau Mess. Mrs.
Edna Dwyer Mess. Mrs. Natalie Ger
name Mess and Mrs. Anna Lansdale
Mess.
Mrs. Mess before her marriage was
Miss Anna Kloeb and the couple were
married in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Mess has had a wide and varied
career, including much important
work for the Government, the practice
of law and the holding Of a professor
ship in Georgetown University and
other institutions. He was also an
assessor of Montgomery County, Md,
in 1923.
Born in Strassburg, Alsace, France,
January 26, 1852, Mr.. Mess was the
son of the late Joseph and Mrs. Mag
dalena Mess. Coming to this country
at an early age. he was educated at
Otterbein College, Ohio, where he re-
ceived his A. B. and A. NJ. degrees
and was graduated from the National
University Law School here in 1890,
receiving the degrees of LII. B. and
LII. NJ.
Following his education at the Ohio
college, he taught in the public schools
of Indiana for several years. Later
he was elected an assessor and real
estate appraiser there and following,
in 1880, was elected superintendent
of public schools Of Franklin County,
Ind. He resigned to accept an ap-
pointment as an employe OF the ad-
iutant generals Office in the War De-
partment and was transferred to the
Evening star., 1925-08-24

United States General Land Office in
1887.
Three years later, following his
graduation from the National Uni
versity Law School. he was admitted
to practice before the District of Co
lumbia Supreme Court. At the same
man language and literature at
Georgetown University.
He resigned as a professor at
Georgetown in 1891 to do important
work among the Indians for the Unit
ed States Interior Department. This
work consisted of adjusting the home
steads of the Winnebago Indians and
the arranging for paying their an
nuities.
In 1898 he took charge of the SOL
diers additional scrip division in the
General Land Office. and later was
detailed to investigate fraudulent SOL
dier claims, which work he continued
until 1912. He resigned from the Gov
ernment service December 81, 1919.
Mr.. Mess has long been prominent
among catholic organizations. He is
member of the Catholic Knights of
America, being president Of ST. Mary's
Branch, No. 537, and is a past grand
knight of Potomac Council. No. 433.
knights of Columbus. He is a mem
Der of the Church of the Blessed Sac
rament.
Until within the last year, when he
has made his home at the NJ street
address. Mr.. Mess resided at 6lG3
Broad Branch road. Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1925-08-24
Wanted
Sales Manager for
Real Estate Department

Through a reorganization
of our departments-we re-
quire the services of COM
petent man to take charge of
one of the i'm por n
branches.
Experience, initiative and
good address are essential
: qualifications.
Apply to-
Evening star., 1925-08-24
MAN SHOOTS WIFE
AND WOUNDS SELF
Pair, Separated After Row
Saturday, Found Shot.
Confession Claimed.

Victor Cook, At years old. Of $50
Sixth street southeast, and his wife,
Ellen Cook. 45 years old, are in hos
pitfalls today suffering from bullet
infiicting early yesterday morning.
Mrs. Cook is in Casualty Hospital,
with three bullet wounds in her head.
Although her condition Is reported to
be serious, physicians say she has a
chance to recover. Cook was removed
to Gallinger Memorial Hospital with a
slight bullet wound in his jaw.
Separate After Quarrel.
According to the story told Detec.
tives Talley, Vermillion and Thayer by
Cook, his wife left him after a violent
quarrel Saturday. The same evening
the husband asked police If he could
legally remove his effects from the
Sixth street home
The next thing the police heard
from the home was when neighbors
summoned them early Sunday morn
ing. Both husband and wife were on
the kitchen floor, wounded, but still
conscious. Both were first taken to
Casualty Hospital, but Cook was later
removed to Gallinger Memorial Hospi
tai and placed under guard.
The detectives say the man admit.
ted having fired the shots that wound.
ed both his wife and himself. He is
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon and will be kept under guard
until the outcome of Mrs. Cooks in.
Juries can be definitely determined.
Evening star., 1925-08-24
EL[|NGSON GIRL
AWAITS SENTENCE
Hears Murder Verdict Calm
Y-CheWs Gum as Jury
Pronounces Her Guilty.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 24-Con
victed of manslaughter by jury late
last night, Dorothy Ellingson. 17-year.
old confessed matricide, has been re
turned to Jail to await sentence by
Judge Harold Louderback next Wed.
nesday.
A manslaughter verdict carries a
penalty Of 1 to 10 years in the peni
tentiary. Dorothy will be eligible to
parole after the first year.
The girl took the verdict calmly
She was chewing gum when the jury
filed in with its decision. During her
previous trial the girl was emotional
ana at times hysterical. AS a result
the murder trial was halted and a
sanity hearing was held instead.
Since her first trial Dorothy has
become a convert to the Roman Cath
Ole faith, and throughout her trial on
a murder charge Rev. A. r. Drath-
man of st. Ignacius Church sat near
her to console her.
The girl shot and killed her mother,
Mrs. Joseph Ellingson, wife of a
tailor, on January 13, last, in their
home, because her mother refused to
consent to the girls going to a Jazz
party. The girl fed after the shooting
and few hours later attended the
party. She was arrested the next
day in a cheap lodging house. Doro-
thy showed no remorse, and readily
confessed the shooting.
At the first trial the jury found
Dorothy insane, and she was com
mitted to the Napa State Hospital
under observation. Alienists pro-
nounced her sane, and she was again
brought to trial on a charge of mur-
der.
Evening star., 1925-08-24
WALES VISITS RACES.
Special Meet Is Staged in Buenos
Aires for Prince.

BUENOS AIRES, August "a CP-
The famous Hippodromo Argintino, at
Pelermo. a suburb Of Buenos Aires
was the scene yesterday of a race
meeting organized in honor of the
Prince OF Wales. Most of the races
were named after famous British
courses, such as Ascot A vast crowd
faced about as the prince and Presi-
dent D'Alvear entered the royal box,
and sent up a roar Of cheers.
Some amusement was caused when
a number of young women appealed
to the prince to present them with his
bunch Of violets. and he smilingly ac-
ceded to their pleadings. He tossed
the violets singly among the girls,
and they replied by throwing flowers
to the prince. who eventually retired
with his hat full
Evening star., 1925-08-24
AlRMEN REACH MOSCOW,
Japanese on Tokio-to-London
Flight Delayed by Rain.

MOSCOW, August "a P.-Two
Japanese airplanes. on a flight from
Toxic to London, arrived at Moscow
yesterday. The Soviet officials ex-
tended a warm welcome to the airmen
The flight, which began on July 25,
is the first of the kind ever attempted
by Japanese.
The long delay was caused by bad
weather, but the actual flying time
was 62 hours between Toxic and Mos
COW. a distance of approximately $500
miles,
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13

A six-shooter almost big enough
for prairie dog to hole up in. A
fast running, much abused motor
car, to which established roadways
mean as little as they did to his
| cowpony of two decades ago-these
are the trappings today of the Ari-
Zona sheriff.
What is your mental picture OF
the sheriff?
Wide and flowing chaparejoes
Twirled moustachios? Six guns in
each hand? A five-galIon sombre-
rO? A lariat at silver mounted sad
die horn?
In fact, his voice is low and gen.
tie. His courtesy would shame Sir
Walter Raleigh-Chesterfi third.
Soft-spoken and friendly he is, as
easy to know as an old shoe. His
automobile is as much a part of
his equipment as is his gun or
badge
A clear, blue eye-it is universal
in Arizona sheriffdom-that looks
direct and bellies any thought of
age; that needs no spectacles to
read the lookout card for an es-
capped murderer-this feature alone
links up his pleasant and ingratiat-
ing presence with the quickness of
his trigger finger; with the sud-
.denness of draw by which his huge
slx-gun can come out into the day.
light, smoking as it comes.
About the same line of crime
that one finds anywhere" he says
describes his work. But
The mountains of Arizona run I'D
into the sky for $4,000 feet. The
roads dip a sheer mile into yawn-
ing canyons, the greatest in the
world. The scarce visible path
ways, far away from the broad,
smooth roadway, up and down
which he runs his car with less
concern than city driver on by
street tilt up 20 per cent; drop
down another 20 per cent and
twist back and forth across noun
tain sides with turns made in the
space of a dining room.
For unbroken miles, as far as
the eye can reach to the distant
purple mountains almost hidden in
the shimmering haze, stretch smok-
ing deserts where only a cactus,
a wan sage bush or perhaps shag-
gy sacahuista or bear-grass can
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13
holsters when life hangs on the
fractional second.

holsters when life hangs on the
fractional second.
No sheriff in Arizona can start on
the trail of a bandit without ex-
pecting to go from 100 to 400 miles
in his own county. Through the
snaky-fngered ocatilla's spines; be-
tween the giant suhuaro cactus
over pear cactus and stubby visna-
ga, or barrel cactus, squatting on
the ground like huge porcupine !:
over sacahuiste of bear-grass, and
around soto stubs as staunch as
fence posts; through creosote wood,
sage and palo verde, the leafless
bush that tangles with cat claw
into a dense thicket; and around
the divil cactus or cholla, the chase
will take him, day or night, road
or no road, very often with his
car lights out.
Arroyos dug in the earth by
floods, dry washes which are river
beds of stone of incalculable un-
evenness, lay in wait to trap his car
into sudden plunge at night.
He will lay out for five to eight
nights in the dark, alone, waiting
at a known road or gate for the
fleeing desperate to come out of
the Businesses for water. He will
hunt his quarry in rough mining
camp or on trackless desert.
Always, in the end, he knows
there's waiting a man with a six
shooter eqally as big as his own,
or 30-30 high powered rifle or
sawed-off shotgun laden with slugs
And that man, or those men, see
in him a quick trial and solid steel
bars, while behind lies safety in
mountain Businesses many of which
still never have felt the tread of
white mans boot.
And when the meeting comes, his
voice, though quick and steel-sharp
is still easy; only that clear-blue
eye, that lightning-like six-shooter
betoken his stern calling.
Beside graves which hold dozens
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13
ARMY TRANSPORT
USES CHEVROLETS

The latest addition to the Army
transportation service is the CheV-
rolet ns-continental auto car.
The machine as used by the mill
tary is the regular Chevrolet chas-
sis without the passenger top and
body. 1t is fitted with low, cush-
ioned seats. The tenders and run
ming board are the same as are
used on the passenger cars of the
Chevrolet line. The car carries
front and rear bumpers and the
wheels are of the steel disc type.
The Chevrolet Army car is used
principally for the rapid convey
ance of officers during maneuvers
or other military operations. The
combination of balloon tires, light,
stripped chassis and powerful en-
gine enable it to leave the roads
and travel over rough country. At
tached to the tops of the rear fend-
ers are metal hand rails which the
occupants of the back seats may
grasp when the going is bad.
General John A. Lejeune, COM
mander of the United States Marine
corps, used one Of the Chevrolet
Army cars recently while inspect
ing a sham battle staged by the
Devil Dogs" at Camp Meade, Md.
He was accompanied by Generals
Feland and Williams and Colonel
o. S. Eskridge. The latter drove
the car during the maneuvers.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13

when he drives at night, often with
lights out, at breakneck speed to
gain that little hamlet before his
man has started lodging and back
tracking back and forth down
mountain sides or up deep gulches.
No whit less thrilling; no iota
less desperate and dangerous is the
life of the Arizona sheriff today
than it was those two decades ago
when his mount was a coWpony !;
when his man, like enough, was to
be found in a wide-open gambling
dancing-drinking house of iniquity
Now it's a motor car; twelve of
the forteen counties supply car
to the sheriff and in every one of
these counties it's a Studebaker.
Only his transport equipment has
changed. The vast distances are
covered at greater, and infinitely
more dangerous speed. They must
be, for doubtless his quarry like
wise has motor car with which
to hasten an exit.
No modern, fancy automatic gun
for the Arizona sheriff; he sticks
to the great, heavy-framed, single
action six-gun of the early days.
You can dive into mud with it; use
it for hammer; batter it as you
will, and the massive hammer,
drawn back, will send it's As cali
bre bullet, almost half an inch in
diameter, on it's sure way with no
jamming, no missing fire.
1t must. When a desperate, see
ing through the badge of the sheriff
the grim spectre of the waiting gal
lows at the Florence state prison,
with it's q inch hempen rope being
stretched by a 200-pound weight
for him, the quickest man on the
draw wins.
Drawing one of these massive
pistols is like pulling a sabre from
it's long scabbard; yet no magician
can so deceive the eye as the lightn-
ing-like fash with which these
huge six-shooters come from their
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13

is still more powerful,
still smoother, still
quieter. And at $4,000
mileS-and-over, an even
greater improvement is
in evidence. For this
car is driven by the
patented Knight sleeve
valve engine, the only
motor mechanism that
imbr0Ues with use the
only engine that, up
to a mileage-point
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13
HUNT PROCLAIMS
WORKMEN'S LAW
NOW in EFFECT

X The workman's compensation law
went into effect last Monday with
the issuing of the official proclama-
ton by Governor Hunt, declaring
the passage of the law by the vote
of the citizens of Arizona on Sep
tember 29
The governors action, declaring
the law in effect, leaves only one
step yet to be taken to place the
law in operation-the official nam
ing of the personel of the commits
sion which will administer the law
Injunction proceedings, it is un-
derstood, will be filed against the
governor, restraining him from
naming the commission, the pur-
pose of the proceedings being to
test the validity of the new COM
pensation law. The suit is a friend
ly one, to be instituted, 1t is said
by Senator H. A. Elliot, father" of
the law.
In order to facilitate the test
case Governor Hunt is withhold
ing the official appointment of the
commission, awaiting the serving of
papers in the injunction suit.
In his proclamation declaring
the law effective, Governor Hunt
declares that the official canvass
of the vote indicates that the law
received 1879 favorable votes and
9,078 unfavorable votes, thereby re-
ceiving majority.
The new law applies to workmen
engaged in manual and mechanical
labor and in such other private en-
ployment as may be designated by
the commission. Compensation is
to be provided in case of injury and
removes the necessity for expen-
sive litigation on the part of the
injured or by dependents of work
man fatally injured in his employ
ment.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13

ings were cleaned up closely. The
bulk of the good to choice classes
sold at 81 to So. Receipts will de-
crease from now on.
Lambs closed so cents under the
high point of the week and sheep
were firm. Trade ruled active. The
best lambs closed at $14.75 to SIS
Some fed Texas yearling wethers
sold at $11.50 to $12, aged wethers
$3.50 to SO, and fat ewes $3.50 to
$500. The range movement is over
and from now on fed lambs will
make up the run.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13
KANSAS CITY STOCK
YARD REPORT
By CHAS. M. PIPKIN
Correspondent

This week brought about nor
NAL readjustment in cattle prices
that usually marks the changing
season of grass fat to fed classes.
Many cattle were on the border line
between straight grassers and fed
steers, in that they had not had
enough dry feed to eliminate grass
sap. They were quoted lower The
best grades were steady, and there
was no equitable change in grass
steers. Hog prices advanced so
cents the middle of the week, but
did not retain the full advance. The
net gain for the week was 25 to 35
cents. Sheep held firm but lambs
closed lower.
Receipts this week were $4,000
cattle, 1920 calves, 35,10O hogs,
and 1885 sheep, compared with
$4,000 cattle, $4,000 calves, 1880
hogs, and 21,750 sheep last week,
and 46,960 cattle, 1850 calves, 35,-
900 hogs, and 1880 sheep a year
ago.
Trade in fat cattle this week
showed seasonal unevenness due to
the fact that many of the offerings
were on a dividing line between
fed and straight grass classes. They
ruled lower, but other classes, the
straight grass fat and those that
had had sufficient dry feed to elm
mate grass sap were steady. Some
long fed yearlings from Kansas
State Agricultural college sold at
$3.50. A few head of prime steers
and heifers mixed sold at $14, and
other choice to prime steers made
$11.50 to $3.50. The bulk of the
short fed steers sold at $825 to
$1,000. Straight grass fat steers
sold at $6 to SITS. Cows and heif-
ers were about steady. Trade in
Gamers and cutters was active.
Fed heifers sold at $3.50 to $3.50
and a few fed COWS up to $725. At
one time calves were higher but
later the advance was lost.
Liberal supplies of stockers and
feeders sold readily this week at
25 to 35 cents lower prices. Offer
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13

find sustenance; where a jackrab-
bit Is a friend, a rattlesnake or a
Gila monster is a neighbor.
His county is as large as two to
five New England states. The maps
in the Little Red School house
biographies mark distance from
town to hamlet at SO many miles,
but the speedometer on his Stude-
baker nearly doubles that distance,
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13

of bad and tough men whose dirge
was the bullet whining from the
Arizona sheriff's six-shooter, are
those which told, alas, a score of
his deputies as we'll, whose crook
ing trigger fingers were the inf
Intestinal part of a second too late.
Every tinkle of his office tele-
phone bell; every hasty note COM
ing through the mail; every yellow
envelope from the telegraph office
brings him adventure where life
may be cheap as the desert sands.
Once he rode astride a cowpony,
40 miles a day; now it's a motor
car, 40 miles an hour. And in
every county supplying the car, it's
a Studebaker.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13
Good Old Whiskey And
Wine Dug Out At Navajo

The Standard Oil company is
putting in a large storage tank for
Burr W. Porter of this place. While
excavating for tank the workmen
found sixteen bottles of wine and
whiskey about two feet under the
ground
The pipe line runs directly across
the land on which the old saloon
and store stood, and those bottles
have been buried for at least 40
years. The boys are still digging
and it is possible they will find
more. The wine and whiskey is
in a perfect state of preservation
and has the wallop of olden times.
st. Johns Observer.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13

George T. Moore, of st. Louis,
says that the average city dweller
would gain from rs to 35 pounds a
year if the body retained all the
SCOT and dust breathed in.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13

Chicago passed the 100000 mark
not long ago and now has only
$4,000 fewer population than Paris
which ranks fourth in the world.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13

If the thirty pieces of silver
which Judas got for betraying
Christ had been placed at per
cent interest, assuming their value
to be half a dollar each, the Judas
Foundation today would claim a
mass of gold equal to 345,000
globes the size of this earth.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-13
The Arizona Sheriff

The Automobile Has Speeded Up
His Work, But He is the Same
Easy Spoken, but Fearless
Individual.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-10
PHOENIXVILLE

The town schools are having their annual Easter vacation
 E. H Bennett and small grandson have been afflicted with hard colds.
 Ella Lincoln of Putnam was the guest 0f Nettie Lyon over the week end
 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clemens attend cd grange meeting in Chaplin Friday evening.
 Mrs. Ethridge. E. W Greene and others attended an 4uetion in Thomp- son last week
 Mrs Vera Stevens who teacher in Atw8odville Is visiting in Boston and Salem. her daughter, Jean, aceampan. led her
 Charles D. Tatem was in charge of the Sunday school Sunday after. noon. The Easter service vii be held at 2 30 Sunday afternoon.
 Asa Ethridge and family of New York were at their cottage on Spra- que Hill over the weekend. s'Joe" will spend the spring here and open hts garage for the season.
 Ralph West and Roy Clemens at- tended grange meeting iu Thompson Tuesday evening when the first and second degrees were conferred en . class The ladies degree team did the degree work
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-10
EAST THOMPSO

Miss Ann Hoyle called on Mrs, Nancy Buxton in East Douglas, Tues |day.
 Miss Evelyn George of Worcester has been visiting her aunt, Miss An nie Robbins.
 Miss Ruth Buell. of Birmingham, Mass, spent the first of the week at the parsonage
 Misses Julia and Hannah Robbins are ill with an attack of grips also Henry Robbins
 Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Buell. and daughter Edith and Mrs. Elsie George Helway of Reading. Mass, called on Mrs. Buell. Sunday.
 Mrs. Ahhie C Bueii IS stiii in a serious condition at the home of her daughter. drs J R. Miller. following an Illness of six weeks.
 Next Sunday. April i2, the pastor will preach an Easter sermon in the morning. and there will be a concert in the evening at ' o'clock. All are invited to attend
 Rev ] k Miller occupied the pulpit at the Methodist church Sunday. t be- ing the first Sunday of the new con- ference year Mir. Miller Is returned to this chsrre ssg the eighth year
 The body of Mrs. Ann Frances ConaHt. widow af the late Charles Co., naut. was buried here last Saturday afternoon Mrs Conant died at the home of her son Victor. in New Canaan. Conn Dee. 90. al the age ef g. She Has a former resident here and Wii be remembered by some nf fhe older residents