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New Britain herald., 1926-09-10
THAT the beautiful Baroness Sophie
 Royce-Garrett was driven to her A grave by her belief in grim

"HAT the beautiful Baroness Sophie
 Royce-Garrett was driven to her
 A grave by her belief in grim superstition which has shadowed her family for centuries is the latest and, many think, the most plausible theory to explain her recent suicide.
 As readers of this page will probably remember, the Baroness committed sui eide by plunging from an upper floor of a hotel in Miami, Florida.
 The police were greatly puzzled to find a motive for her act. She was de- voted to her husband whom she had married during the war after he had lost a leg on the battlefield. She had just closed a successful musical season in Florida, her engagements having netted her more than s17,000.
 In Miami, where she had been living with her husband for the past year, she was popular in fashionable society cir cles and had made a host of warm and influential friends. Her financial and artistic success as singer in Florida seemed assured for next year and prob ably many years to come.
 Then what was it that impelled the Baroness, alone in her hotel suite that afternoon, to climb over a window sill and leap to horrid death on the pave ment far below?
 Friends of the dead woman in the Russian colony in New York think the answer to this question is to be found in the tradition of the "phantom head" which has been handed down from gen eration to generation in her family for nobody knows how many centuries.
 They suspect that this grisly vision appeared to the Baroness once, twice, three times and that she was unable to fight off the conviction that its appear ances signifed dire misfortune for her husband and others of her family un- less she promptly killed herself. Suicide the sacrifice of the life of the person to whom the head appears-that, accord ing to the centuries-old tradition in the Baroness family, was the only way of averting the disaster which the vision portended.
 It is recalled that one evening in New York not long ago the Baroness told the story of the phantom head" and con- fessed that she would not hesitate to kill herself in case it should ever appear to her.
 Her father, as she told her friends, had been an interpretations man and
New Britain herald., 1926-09-10

But both in Paris and in London, where they went later, there were many beautiful and talented Russian noble women trying to earn their living through their music and the Royce Garretts had hard time getting along.
 At last they succeeded in scraping to- gether enough money to go to America and here their lives entered on happier, more prosperous days. In New York and in Florida Baroness Royce Garrett had an artistic, financial and a social success that made her suicide hard to understand-untl the story of the 'nhantom head" leaked out
New Britain herald., 1926-09-10

his possession; his wife and children were driv- en into exile and he himself went to a shocking death at the hands of the revolu- tion.
 Baroness Royce-Gar- rett told the strange story at a musicale one night after she had finished singing one of the morbid songs of which she was so fond. It was a song supposed to be sung by a woman as she mixed herself a fatal dose of poison and its last wailing note was uttered with the suicides last breath. After the song was finished some of the guests marveled that such a smiling, cheer full person as the Bar oness could lend her sweet voice to a mor- bid thing like this.
 Suicide" she said smilingly, Suicide is all right to sing about but the reality-ah,
New Britain herald., 1926-09-10

when the spectral head appeared to him he only laughed and paid no heed to its warning. And what happened then? Within a few weeks his fortune, his prosperous business, his great estates were all sWent out of
New Britain herald., 1926-09-10
Once, tWice, three times, her friends think, she saW the fear some Uision-and then obeyed what she belieUed to be its fatal
 bidding

it haunted the family in this way or why the threatneed misfortune could be averted only by the suicide of the per son seeing the spectre.
 Baroness Royce Garrett's maiden name was Lavrova and her family was, until the revolution brought ruin, one of the richest and most influential in Russia. It had been wealthy from very remote times and in recent generations it's wealth had been greatly increased through successful development of the platinum industry. The Baroness father was known as Russia's platinum king.
 After the death of the father and the exile of the others of the family, Sophie Vera Lavrova became a Red Cross nurse. To the hospital where she was serving was brought one day Baron Royce Garrett with leg so mangled by a shell that it had to be amputated. For weeks his life was dispaired of but with the splendid surgical attention and the skillful and tender care which Sophie Lavrova gave him he was soon on the road to recovery.
 During his convalescence he and the pretty nurse fell in love and were mar ried as soon as he was able to hobble around on crutches. No longer fit for duty as a soldier he was given clerical work in the hospital to which his wife was assigned.
 Not until the war was over did the Baroness realize the full extent of the misfortune which, according to her su- perstitious belief, had followed the ap- pearance of the phantom head" and her fathers refusal to obey it's grim com mand. She had hoped and believed that there would be at least little something left of the vast wealth her family had possessed, but there was nothing.
 When the war was over she and her husband found themselves quite penni- less. A few of her jewels which she
New Britain herald., 1926-09-10

Copyright. 1926, by Johnson Features. Inc
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
Four Candidates Named
by New Mexico G.. 0. p.

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ing of politics in the management of
state institutions and in the schools
and demanded change in the sys-
TEN of administration of the state
land office. Alleged democratic ex-
travagance and failure to keep the
partyss pledges to reduce taxes were
also denounced
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14

selling is eliminated. Ninety per cent
of all copper production is in the or
ganization designed to facilitate di-
rect transactions between the pro-
ducer and consumer"
Nobody seems to be much concerned
over the proposed investigation of
the copper industry and the copper
export company as talking in Wash
ington, and it is generally considered
propaganda. Incidentally, some other
copper propaganda has fallen flat, thy
Katanga bug-a-boo holdup in front
of American mines In 1925 reports
show. that it cost Katanga 12.41 cents
to produce copper, which places it in
the high cost group and not formida-
BILE competition.
Commenting on the present condition
of the metal market and the probab
ity of higher prices, the Wall Street
Jaurnal says:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14

Mrs. Mcpherson. He volunteered to
produce "Mis x'' if occasion demanded.
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy mother of the
evangelist, said late today that a sub
poena had not been served on her as
yet. She said that Mrs. Mcpherson,
if called as a witness, would be gov
erned by the advice of her attorneys.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
State Relies on Story
of ''Pig Woman
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said that Mrs. Mills had gone to the
Hall home one afternoon to look at the
flowers in Mrs Halls garden. Invited
to have tea, Charlotte said her mother
related, Mrs. Mills noticed that she was
the only one drinking the tea. After
taking several sips she became violent
ly i'll and did not recover for several
days.
To the astonishment of the specta-
tors. a brother of. the late Aziriah
Beekman, first of the four prosecutors
to sift the evidence in the romantic
killing. marched down an aisle of the
court room carrying under his arm the
alleged missing. documents for which
the state has been searching for weeks.
This witness, Marcus Beekman, was
denounced by Senator Simpson for al
legedly trying to auction the docu-
ments to the highest bidder Beck
man denied he had tried to sell the
papers. He had found the papers
among his brothers effects.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
Weekly Copper Reuiew
By CHAhLES #. WILLIS
Editor. The Mining journal
Phoenix, Arizona

Copper continuing strong at ~
cents and because of it's recent steady
rise in short time from 13 7-8 cents,
has given rise to much optimism in
the copper fields as to what may be
expected of the metal. Many are pre-
dieting a continuation of the rise to
the Is cent mark, and the bulls are
predicting even greater prices
Conditions do not Indicate any spec
tacular rise in price to the heights
predicted, although the present rise
is justified by the low stocks. increas-
ed consumption, better selling condi-
tions abroad and better business in
general, and some further rise is ex-
pected.
It is evident from the statistics on
copper consumption in the United
States for the past six months that
this was not the reason for the pres
ent rise. The second quarter of 1926
showed an increased consumption for
electrical manufactures OF 1000 tons,
1900 tons increase for automobiles,
1000 tons decrease in building con-
struction, with total increase of but
$500 tons.
This, however, is a very substantial
increase over the same period in 1925,
for the first quarter of 1926 showed
5000 tons increase over 1925 and hte
second quarter showed about 5000 tons
increase The difference is largely in
automobile manufactures and build
ings.
That business, affecting copper is
better is indicated in the orders and
billings for the General Electric COM
pany and Westinghouse. With General
Electric bookings in the first half OF
1925 totaled $3.50, ,S15,22S, and the same
period of 1925 showed a total of $685.
I4O5,65 The proportions were similar
with Westinghouse, the 1925 total be-
ing $84,53S,211, as against a showing
of $97458,79I for the first half OF
1925.
The most encouraging sign, however,
is the advance buying that is being
done September and October business
is being booked by the producers to
an extent which indicates an inability
to deliver all of the orders for those
months. November copper is being Of
fered at current prices. The producers
are well sold ahead and not anxious
for further sales, and the consumers
are reluctant about paying the ad-
vanced prices.
| Probably one of the most important
| features of the new Copper Export
Trading company is teh fact that the
| greater part of the copper production
| Of the world is included in its organi-
zation and thus foreign competitive
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
E1nmissaries of X. of G..
Visit Kellogg Friday
Continued From Page one)

Grande, Los Angeles fruit dealer un-
der arrest in Mexico City, marked
time today No word came as TO
when the Mexican reply to the last
American oil and land note could
be expected and the state department
received no additional information as
to the Grande case.
The case falls squarely within the
historic policy of the Washington
government of conserving the rights
of it's nationals abroad under foreign
domestic laws and international laws
as we'll as under specific treaty
stipulations.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
DoUGTAs DAY DISPATCH SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 1 1876

with Workman, while Workman served
him drinks.
During this time, Sheriff Croswel
and Marshal Ireton had gone to the
rear of the house. When Sheriff Cros-
well saw is chance, he leaped upon
workman and wrested the pistol from
his hand.
. Workman was led from the house
handcuffed and hurried to the Batavia
Ohio, Jail.
At the jail, Workman admitted he
had shot his wife. He declared he had
found letter written to his wife by
mann in Felicity, Ohio land said this
was the cause of his shooting her.
Workman was charged with murder
and is to be arragned in court tomor-
row morning.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
This COunty's Valuation
Is Second In State
CONTINUED From Page one)

New schedules completed by the
state board of equalization. showed
the division of assessed valuation
for the entire state as apportioned
among the several counties.
All county boards of supervisors
were notified of the tax charge they
must pay for the fiscal year 1926-27
on bonded Indebtedness taken over
and refunded for them by the state.
An error discovered by c. j..
Standage, secretary of the state
board of equalization, in figures given
out Thursday eliminated a reduction
of 100000 in acres in irrigated lands
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
Ohioan Shoots Wife
as She Nurses Child
CONTINUED From Page one)

Continued From Page One)
he held tight to one of his babies.
using it as a shield, gave Sheriff Cros-
well an idea. The sheriff, who knew
Workman personally, had engaged him
in parley number of times, endeavor-
ing to persuade him to surrender, but
without avail. Croswell induced
Charles McAllister, a friend of Work
man, to walk to him. McAllister beg
ged workman to give him drink
Finally Workman called to McAllister
to come ahead and have one.
McAIlister fearlessly walked up to
the window where Workman stood
with his pistol in hand and talked
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14

and a corresponding increase in the
assessed valuation per acre. The
highest bid on the bonds was par
and $1,976 IN premium subject to
legal opinion and delivery in New
York on or before August 23, the
date from which interest at 4.25 per
cent begins Deduction of the
premiums from the total of the
issue reduces the interest paid by
the state to 3.67 per cent.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
Six Dead, Ten Injured
When Train Derails
lcontlnued From PAGE onel

their summer home on Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angel were slightly in
jured.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
30 W IING

The All Stars clasneG with the Rail-
readers Friday night in closely con-
tested match in which the Raflroaders
squeezed out with four points.
Klutz was high man for the victors
rolling 4O7, while Magano was high
for the All Stars with 48S. Johnson
rolled high game for the fcvening with
2O2.
The total pinnage of the victors was
1745, and that of the losers 1859.
RAILROADERS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
Mrs. ,M'PhersOn Summoned
AS a Case Witness
CONTINUED From Page one)

alleged to have sold San Diego news
paper containing a purported explana-
tion of Mrs. McPherson's 35-day dis
appearance, said tonight. that he will
ask subpoenas for the nine Carmel
witnesses tomorrow. Mrs. Mcpherson
and District Attorney Asa Keyes
whose office investigated the evan
gelist's story of being kidnapped, are
named in subpoenas already issued.
"This action should not De consid
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
II HURT IN CRASH
(The Associated PreSsl

MUSKOGEIs, Okla, Aug. 13 A
head-on collision between a MIDLAND
Valley passenger train and Kansas
Oklahoma and Gulf line switch engine
in the outskirts of the, city today was
responsible for the injury of IA per.
sons, two of whom were hurt ser1
.ously.
The passenger train, bound from
Fort Smith to Wichita, was just en-
tering the yards southeast of Muskogee
when it encountered the switch engine
which had entered the Midland Valley
main line while switching to make III
a freight train.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
Two Boys Rob Two
Officers in Colorado
Continued From Page one)

Thursday night is laid at their door, as
well as hold-up on the Santa Fe trail
east of here, where ]. L. Doess, an ex-
service man, was robbed of service pa
pers, is thought to have been their
work.
Members of the Conce family also
figured in a shooting affray and car
theft in Garden City. Kans., august
10, according to message from Gar
den City officers, received by the chief
of police here. Following the mix-u up,
Lester Gonce and Forest Gonce and
their father escaped without the car,
but other members of the family are
said to have been apprehended.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14

cred as an attack upon Mrs. McPher-
son or anybody else,' Milton Golden,
the attorney for the newsboys. said.
"There are several things in ccnnec-
ition with the defense on which l want
to question her. Ormiston has denied
that the woman with him in Carmel,
designated by him as Miss X" was
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
NIGHT SESSION.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Aug. 10
EARLY in the night session of the con-
vention, Miss Mary Bartolino, Ration.
was nominated for secretary of state;
Nathan Jaffa, Santa Fe, for state treas
urer and M. A. Otero, Jr., Santa Fe.
for state auditor.
Evening star., 1926-01-06
TABLET WILL HONOR
H. B. F. MACFARLAND
Memorial. Work of Henry K.
Bush-Brown, to Be Unveiled
Friday Morning.

A portrait tablet in memory of the
late Henry r. F. Macfa ria nd will he
unveiled at the District Building Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock with ap-
propriate ceremonies. This ta bet or
medallion. the work of Henry X
Bush Brown, sculptor. is the Gift 10
the District government Of group
of citizens in apprecia tion OF Mr..
Macfarla nd's valuable services to the
District Commissioner.
The program OF the unveiling cere-
monies will he as follows: Invoca-
ton by Rev. Charles Wood Of the
Church of the Covenant. which was
attended by Mr.. Macfa rland: the un-
yelling. The Veil being drawn by Mrs.
William y. Strong. the sister-in-la
of Mr.. mcfarland: presentation Of
the medallion TO the Commissioners
by Lieut.. C"l. j. Miller Kenyon, who
was hong associated with Mr.. Mac
farla nd: acceptance for the Commits
sioners probably by Commissioner
Rudolph; benediction by Rev. Irving
ketchum. pastor of the Peck Me
mortal Chapel. In which Mr.. Macfsr-
Ia nd was actively interested for many
years.
The shlet Is pla ced on the wall Of
the main stairway OF the building
lea aiding from the first foor.
Evening star., 1926-01-06
TEACHER ANNUITY
INCREASES ASKED
Amendment to Retirement
Law Will Be Submitted to
School Board Today.

An amendment to the retirement
law for public school teachers in the
District increasing the minimum
annuities from 1920 to 1920. finally
drafted at n meeting of teachers and
school officials a the Franklin School
yesterday afternoon. will he sub
mitted TO the Board or Educs ton for
approval AT the regular meeting OF
the board this afternoon At 3 80
o clock. II Is expected the board
viii promptly transmit the amend
ment TO the District Commissioners,
who in turn will send Il to Con-
gress.
4 number of minor changes were
decided upon At yesterdays meeting.
il waS announced tohay. hut thew
will not be made public until this
afternoon. Two ma ior changes pro-
vlded in the amendment are the
raising Of the salaries on which the
retirement can be based from 81. 500
To $4,000 and the increase of the pro
rata Government contribution from
SO to S15.
No controversial subjects are
scheduled for discussion at this
afternoons meeting OF the board. DR..
Frank w. Ballou is expected to sub
nit recommendations for the naming
of the Brightwood School. the Bright
wood Park School and the new school
in Woodbridge.
Evening star., 1926-01-06

you should have before you act on
these debt settlements"
Senator Reed quoted George Wash
ington In warning Americans against
the ''insidious wiles" OF foreigners.
He insisted that 1t was just as in
sidious to work through church or
ganizations as in any other way and
he read from the Christian Century
to show the efforts Of churches
abroad to influence American foreign
policy.
The fact that such influence was
attempted through the churches
abroad and in this country made no
difference I'm the principle. he said.
In fact, the propa ganda became more
dangerous because II had an "odor
of sanctity."
Senator Reed said that the argu-
ment was made that his resolution
should not be passed because it might
delay action on the World Court pro-
posal
We have l.een getting along for
$50 years without taking part i'm a
World Court" said Senator Reed.
and We can certainly get along a
little longer while we obtain the in
formation we should have. We are
not suffering and the American peo-
pie are not crying aloud for change
in their tin>e-honored policy"
Evening star., 1926-01-06
VAN WINKLE SQUAD HITS VICE
HARD BLOW, 1925 REPORT SAYS
''Drug Store LOafers Routed From F Street, l36
Persons Sent to Court, 200 Truants Caught.
Movie Evils Continue Menace to Children.

OF stay in the District OF carnivals In
former years. she said. there was al.
WAYS considerable number OF young
the carnivals and who were destitute
and in had physical condition and
were left stra nded in Washington by
these shows.
Cabarets and Night Clubs.
The chief of the Woman's Bureau
also pointed out that there are caba
rets in Washington worse than the
cheap public dance hall and that there
are night clubs. which are nothing
but drink and dance halls. where the
existing Ia is evaded.'
She requests the Commissioners TO
define the meaning of the term
, dance hall" because its definition Is
now left to be interpreted by each
individual police officer, and, wher
the Woman's Bureau operatives get
into court, by each lawyer for the
defense and then the judge.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle said that the
greatest encourage cement for the fu
ture lies in the fact that there IL an
evererowing informed public opinion
| in Washington. The city, she said
! is gra dually but surely acquiring a
civic and social conscience which will
result in the common good.
She concludes her report with a
recomme rda tion that the hills pro
viding fol- the esta abiishment Of the
Woman's Bureau by law he ena ct ed
al this session Of Congress.
Evening star., 1926-01-06
I"SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDIo
MUSES. TRAFFIC COP FORLORN
Sixteenth Street Lights Flash and He Finds His Au
thority, With Its Stern Prerogatves, Has Been
OverthrOwn Forever.

low, and sort OF bolstered him up
for his lecture. He felt for 1t in his
pocket. but remembered he had given
it to the baby when he went of duty
Yesterday afternoon.
Policeman Obey felt A shudder go
over his frame. and he bra aced him
self and lifted his chin q little higher.
He bent forward eagerly to see II the
new lights We're working properly.
They were. Maybe the trafic would
get all iammed up and confused when
the amber light nearby him changed
70 green. Tensely he watched the on.
rush Of husses and limousines. a hope
full light in his eyes. hut soon his
lashes dropped and mingled with the
moistness beneath. The signal had
handled the situation beautifully.
He started expectantly in the midst
OF his reverie. There. up the street.
came the driver in whose discontinue
he daily had delighted. That driver
had sought 10 get his job few
months back. because the officer had
arrested him for running past stop
sign. Since then Policeman OBEY had
kept his weather eve open and when
he Slimpsed that same car approa CHI
ing he found it most convenient sud
denly to switch the sign against it.
Ho. no, What glorious revenge,
There was fash in front of him
and as Policeman obey looked up he
distinguished. now far down the
thoroughfare, the smoke Of his vic
tins distantly vanishing machine.
II was too much.
Policeman OBEY heaved sigh eX-
PEELED cud Of toba eco against the sig
nal post. and headed slowly down
side street toward his new beat-down
nv the gas house