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New Britain herald., 1926-09-16
CLAIM DEMOCRATS
Will ALTER RULE
TWo-IhiTdS Vote Requirement
May No Longer Be Needed

Chicago, Sept. Is up - Success
OF the movement within the demo-
cratic party to abolish the two
thirds rule for national nomina-
tions was predicted today by the
national committee members of
Iowa who have been leaders in the
campaign since its inception early
this year.
Clyde L. Herring Of Des Moines
and Mrs. Madge O'Neill of Column
bus Junction, Iowa, TIE Iowa
members, issued a statement show
ing that As members of the ma
tional committee have pledged
themselves for the adoption of ma
iority rule in all future conven-
tons. and predicting that an over
whelming majority OF the conven-
ton vote of 1928 would be behind
the movement, on the basis of this
figure.
Since the agitation for the non
gan in the Iowa committee last
January. the statement said 1t had
been Endorsed by such national
party leaders as John W. Davis,
the 1924 standard bearer, William
G. McAdoo, Norman f. Mack, New
York national committeeman,
Charles A. Greenhouse of Indiana,
secretary of the national committee,
and Senator Thomas j. Walsh Of
Montana, chairman of the 1924
convention.
The Iowa committee members
New Britain herald., 1926-09-16
Did Not Feel Alarmed
Zen Next Morning -
Mrs. Halls Goodness on
Picnic Day Before.

Copyright, 1926. Famous Features
Syndicate, Inc)
(What simple events sometimes
precede great tragedies! On the
day before Mrs. Eleanor Mills and
Rev. Edward Hall were murdered
on a lonely New Jersey farm, they
were on a merry little picnic to-
gether. Mrs. Hall was there, too.
Perhaps she could not help notice
the attentions which her husband
and Mrs. Mills paid to each other.
What were her thoughts? What
were her reactions?
Charlotte Mills, daughter of the
slain woman, describes the events
preceding the famous Halls-Nills
murder. and she tells of the night
when her mother left their drab
little home. never to return alive.
Here is the significant background
of the tragedy. told by the one who
knows them best.)
New Britain herald., 1926-09-16
FIRE AT CLUNY CASTLE
Main Structure Saved But Serious
namape IniiIreS Scottish Building

Damage Injuries Scottish building
Aberdeen, Scotland, Sept. 16 Up
Cluny castle, belonging to Lady
Emily Eliza Cathcart and one of
the largest and most palatial man
sions in the north of Scotland, was
visited by disastrous fire last
night. The Aberdeen fire brigade
saved the main part of the struc-
ture, but two wings and the beau
tiful chapel were blackened ruins
this morning. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
When the fire broke out, sup
posedly from a defective tlue, Lady
Cathcart, members of a house party
at which she was hostess and the
servants hurriedly carried the fam
lily treasures to the lawn. Lady
Cathcart is the widow Of Captain
Reginald Cathcart, sixth baronet at
whose death the title became ex-
tinct.
Lady Emily Eliza Cathcart, de-
bretts peerage indicates, has no re-
lation to Countess Vera Cathcart,
divorced wife Of Earl Cathcart. The
earldom was created in 1914, While
the Scotch baronetcy, which ended
with the death of Lady Emilys hus-
band in 1916, was created in iva.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-16

began a canvass after the demo-
cratic state committee had in
structed them to work for ma
jority rule. Responses were obtain
ed from the national committee
members of virtually every state.
THE proportion favoring nom
adoption of the two-thirds rule in
1928 is overwhelming. the state
ment said. "Out of 81 who def
nitely gave their opinions, As fav-
ored the majority rule and only
nine were willing to see this child
of hate, the two-thirds rule. true
relic of political barbarism, con-
tinue to bind the hands of Thomas
Jefferson's party.
ION the basis of state represen-
tation in 1928 that instrument of
boss control would have only 100
favorable votes out of total of l.
09S in the convention"
The statement then lists a large
number Of party leaders and demo-
cratic state organizations which have
Endorsed the majority rule move
ment and names the following states
from which favorable responses
have been received from one or both
members of the national committee:
Alaska, Arkansas, California, Con-
necticut, Delaware, District of Co
lumbia. Florida, Idaho, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mas
sachusetts. Michigan, Minnesota,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada. New
Mexico, New York, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, South Da-
kota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin
ia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyom-
ing, Philippine Islands, Canal Zone.
THE total vote of these states In
democratic national convention,
assuming the same basis Of repre-
sentation as in 1924. would be 7SS,"
the statement continued,
"The nine negative votes came,
one from Indiana, where Mr. Great
house is vigorously for majority
rule; two from Mississippi, where
Senator Harrison has likewise pro-
nounced for majority rulei one from
Pennsylvania; two from South Caro-
lima, one from Tennessee, although
the state committee OF this state has
instructed its national committee
representatives that it favors ma
jority rule; and two from West Nir-
ginia, the home state of John W.
Davis.
I'VE feel a profound satisfaction
at the evidence disclosed Of the
almost overwhelming determination
on the part Of the democratic party
to adopt the majority rule. in our
opinion a necessary precedent to
that election SUCCESS of our party"
New Britain herald., 1926-09-16
September IA, 1922

The frightful day that stands out
from among the other days of my
life like some horrible spectre
grinning at me: September IA, 1922.
But let me go back q little, to
the day before.
September 18th was lovely, warm
and a little hazy. A fine day for q
picnic, and that is what they had
"a picnic. l didn't go, but Mother
went. OF course. She went in one
of the Hall automobiles. Mr.. Hall
drove.
Mother had gotten up early to
make sandwiches to take along. She
didn't feel very well, out thought the
trip would do her good. She had had
a serious Illness in February just
seven months before, and been OPP
Grated on at the hospital for kid
ney trouble. There was an abscess
too, and the complications caused
us terrible worry. Mother had nev-
er been quite so strong since that
time.
But she was not one to fuss over
herself. She hated being sick and
loathed staying in bed. She told the
doctors she knew her own strength
and promised not to overdo and
they told her she could gradually
take up her old favorite sport of
swimming. She used to go down to
the beach with my aunts and uncles,
and sometimes with us youngsters,
and swim.
She had two or three fainting
spells that summer but always
laughed at our fears about her, al
though I think once in a while she
felt little worried about herself,
because her heart wasn't so awfully
good.
When they got to the picnic
grounds and mother started to
walk up the hill with the others,
and had that pain around
her heart and short
ness OF breath. She stopped a min
ute, but went on again, and when
she got to the place where they
were to spread the lunch, she look
ed so white and weak that Mr.. Hall
said he would fix a place for her to
rest.
He went back and got some cush-
ions out of the automobile and
made q seat for her on the ground.
She sort of laid down and he put
the robe over her. Just as she put
her head back against the cushion.
her eye happened to catch Mrs.
Halls face as she stood in clear
ing of the woods a short way off.
There was a terrible look on her
face. Mother told me when she got
home that night, Charlotte" she
said, my blood Just froze when I
saw her eyes. l hope as long as
live I shall never see q human be-
ing look at me that way again"
Later on, at the picnic, when
Mother felt better and was help
ing pass around the things to eat,
she offered Mr.. Hall one of the
sandwiches she had made. She
knew it was the kind he liked best
tuna fish-and she had specially
made It with him in mind. Mrs.
Hall looked at her very coldly and
firmly and said, NO, thank you,
he won't care for it; we have
brought plenty of sandwiches our
selves"
Mother told me that too, when
she got home, and seemed to feel 1t
deeply. I said, "Oh, don't you care,
Mons, she's an iceberg anyhow.
You know Mr.. Hall would have low
ed that sandwich"
And she smiled. yes, Mugs,
guess he would"
New Britain herald., 1926-09-16
City Items

Prof. Per OLSON of the First
Lutheran church and the Wenner-
berg chorus will participate in the
S5th anniversary concert of the
Swedish Lutheran church in Mid
dletown, Saturday evening.
H. J. Zahnleiter, violinist, has re-
sumed teaching. Booth Block-adv.
DR.. 7. E. Fromen will tell of his
travels in Sweden and other parts
of Europe at a meeting of the
Brotherhood of the First Lutheran
church next Tuesday evening.
Delicious Sandwiches at Crowelrs
-advt.
Miss Cora Beale, Mrs. A. c. Sund-
berg and Probation Officer Edward
c. Connolly, are attending the Pro-
baton Officers convention at Mans
field.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-16
S7o0,000 FIRE LOSS

Homer. La, Sept. 16 LP-Damage
estimated at almost three quarters
Of a million dollars was caused by
a fire which devasted two blocks OF
buildings in the business section of
Homer last night. Combined efforts
Of the fire departments of Homer,
Haynesville, Arcadia and Gibbsland
and several hundred volunteers were
required to gain control of the blaze
early today.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-16
Jokes ON THEM

Squire's Wife: And where's your
daughter, Mrs, Hodge?
Mrs. Hodge: Well, to tell you the
truth, mum, she was so useless in
the 'ouse that 1 sent her out to
domestic seryice,-Northern Daily
Telegraph.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-16

Tomorrow: Charlotte Mills de-
scribes the terrible days following
the discovery of the Halls-M
murder and reveals vital events in
connection with the tragedy.)
Evening star., 1926-05-19
will speak on the relation of a church s
message at home to it's mission abroad.
Amendment to Constitution.

Perhaps the most important con-
sideration to come before the union
will be the matter Of the proposed
amendment to the Baptist Church con-
stitution. which was introduced at
the conference last year at Seattle.
The amendment would insert In the
constitution of the Northern Baptist
Church Il declaration of just what
Baptist is and stands for. AS orig
inally proposed, baptism and 81 strict
Interpretation of the Bible would be
included. a number Of amendments.
however are pending.
The members of the Bible Union
are expected, without equivocation, to
support the amendment, which is to
come up before the general confer
ence Of the Northern Baptist Church
here, but a, discussion of changes to
the original amendment Is probable.
Membership in the Bible Union Is de-
pendent upon strict, fundamentalist
Interpretation of the Bible and admits
of no rationalistic modernism 1t Is
explained.
Another feature Of the Bible Union
convention will be election of the en-
tire list of officers. Rev. DR.. II. r.
Shields of Toronto. Canada, president;
Rev. w. Il. Riley, vice president for
the Northern Convention territory
and J. Frank Norris, vice president
for the Southern territory are eligible
Evening star., 1926-05-19

are to be selected to fill the posts on
the executive committee held by w.
r. Hinson Of Portland Ore. who died
recently; Arthur b. Fowler Of Ham.
burg, N. Y, who Is going to
Russia; and William l.. Pettingill OF
Philadelphia, who has asked to be re-
lieved. Other members Of the com.
mittee are John Linton Of Toronto.
H. O. Meyer of Des Moines. Iowa. and
O. w. Van Osdel of Grand Rapids,
Mich. Miss Edith Rebman Of Chicago
is secretary treasurer.
Evening star., 1926-05-19

NAL Convention of the Council of
Jewish Women. The program, which
will begin at 8:15 o'clock, will be pre-
sented under auspicessof Mrs. Maurice
Bisgyer. Leonard Hall, dramatic
editor of the News. and the following
musicians, members of Crandall's
Saturday Nighters, will give the pro
gram, with George +. Ross, announcer
of station WRC, presiding: Daniel
Breeskin, violinist; Gertrude kreiSel-
Evening star., 1926-05-19
in homes and institutions OF their
Daylight Saving TIM

in homes and institutions OF their
own religious faith.
Representative O'Connell of Rhode
Island defended the Shipping Board
in an address before the members of
the chamber. He declared that under
the proposed new bill abolishing the
board of seven there would be sub
stituted a controlling organization Of
t22. The vesting Of power in the
President to run the Shipping Board,
he declared, would make its operation
2 political instead OF a business one.
Mr.. O'Connell charged that foreign
interests opposed to the enlargement
r. American shipping facilities are
helping to cause the Shipping Board
muddle and are using considerable
prOpa ganda to this end.
Instead Of q much advertised loss, "
the speaker declared that the Ship
ping Board has operated at a net
profit of 1886, ,360,963. Scores of pas
senger and trade lines have been
established under the American flag,
he claimed. The meeting last night,
which is the last full meeting of the
chamber until September, was con-
cluded with a buffet supper and mu-
steal entertainment.
Evening star., 1926-05-19
BAPT|STS RALLy|NG
FOR SESSIONS HERE
Bible Union and Conference
Delegates to Oppose
Modernism.

Hundreds of strict fundamentalists
of the Baptist Church throughout the
United Statec and Canada gathered
in Washington today for the fourth
annual convention of the Baptist
Bible Union OF North America, which
opens it's sessions tonight at the Met
ropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth and
A streets northeast. More than 1000
members of the union are expected
to register by the end of the, con-
vention Monday.
Many of the $4,000 members Of
the Bible Union also are members of
the Northern Baptist churches which
will be represented in the approach
ing general conference of the North
ern Baptist Church here and will at
tend the sessions Of that conference,
Mass Meeting Monday.
The Bible Union delegates will hold
morning. afternoon and night meet
ings. all at the Metropolitan Church.
with the exception of the final meet
ing next Monday evening, which will
be at the Washington Auditorium.
This is in order to give the entire
local Baptist membership an oppor
tunity to hear celebrated leaders of
the sect attack the encroachment OF
modernism and rationalism on the
fundamentalism TO which all members
Of the union and Of the Southern
Baptist Church adhere.
The speakers at the final session
will be DIR. J. Frank Norris OF Fort
Worth, Tex. who will describe THE
Beast of Modernism" and DIR. w. r..
Riley of Minneapolis, Mimi, who will
have as his topic. The Growth Of
Modernism in Baptist Schools"
The convention will be opened at
1870 o'clock this evening with an ad-
dress by DIR. George Ragland of Lex
ington, Ky, on Nothing Beyond that
Which Is Written" which will sound
the keynote of rigid fundamentalism
DR.. Ragland will be followed by DIR.
John Roach Straton of New York,
whose voice has often been heard in
the issue over modernism, and who
Evening star., 1926-05-19

man. pianist; Doris Atkinson Nor
row, soprano; Preston Shelley, cellist.
and Meyer Fichman. tenor.
Mr.. Ross also will act in the ca-
pacity Of accumpaiIiSt for the soloist
presenting the musical portion Of the
program.
In the event Of inclement weather
the affair will be held in the Cafritz
auditorium.
Evening star., 1926-05-19
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Evening star., 1926-05-19
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE.
Mrs. Jennie Ehrlich Charges Deser'
ton and Non-support.

Mrs. Jennie Fhrlich has fled suit
for a limited divorce from Morris
Ehrlich on charges of cruelty. de
sertion and non.support. They were
married November 80, 1924. and have
one child. The wife tells the court
they conducted II grocery at 1888 r.
street. but the husband left her to
attend the store while he went to
ball games by day and to dances at
night Attorney j. B. Stein appears
for the wife.
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JEWISH CENTER BENEFIT.
Radioless Radio Concert to Be Pre-
Ranted Tomorrow Night.

A "rndioless radio concert" will be
presented tomorrow night on the roof
garden OF the Jewish Community
Center for the benefit of the Trien.
Evening star., 1926-05-19
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Evening star., 1926-05-19
REPORTS EFFORTS
TO GET D. c. VOTE
G. H. Brown Tells Commerce
Body Of Work for National
Representation.

The treatment of Juveniles remand
ed to the Board of Chiidren's Guard
ianS and the activities of the JOINT
committee on rational representation
were the chief local topics that en-
gagged the attention of the Washing
ton Chomber of Commence at the
regular monthly meeting of the organi-
zation at the New Willard Hotel last
night.
George II. Brown, in the absence of
A. Leftwich Sinclair of the chamber
and second vice chairman of the joint
committee, reported to the member
ship the recent efforts of the commit
tee to bring TO the attention of CON
greSS and the country the VoteleSs
condition Of the citizens Of the Ma
tlonal Capital He explained that
members OF the joint committee, com
posed of various trade and civic
bodies of Washington. had attended
the recent hearings on the bill pro
posing the enfranchiSement of Dis
rrict citizens that speakers have at
tended conventions. that literature has
been sent out explaining the situation
here and that speakers have broad
cast appeals for representation
throughout the country by wireless,
Reports to Coal Dealers
He said that member of the COM
mittee was attending the banquet of
The coal merchants in convention here
TO explain that the District citizens
have no vote.
The chamber already has indorsed
national representation for the Dis
tl'ict and is a. member Of the joint COM
mittee on national representation.
Charles w. Darr. second vice presi-
dent of the chamber attacked the pres
ent system in connection with the
assignment and handling of the wards
of the District. He scored the way
in which the Board of Children S
Guardians handled some of the cases.
After a denunciation Of the prac-
tees in regard to the care of the
city's Juveniles, Mr. Darr moved that
the chamber appoint a committee of
five to study the various bills intro
duced in Congress to remedy this sit
uatton. Martin a. LeeSe, president
of the organization, Immediately ap-
pointed Mr.. Darr chairman Of a com
mittee, the personnel Of which is to
be selected later. This committee
VIII make a thorough study Of the
question.
Mr.. Darr attacked in particular
the 'farming-out method" He de
clared that three and four boys are
often turned over 70 one farmer to
do heavy manual labor; that parents
in unfortunate circumstances are
kept away from their children be
cause those to whom the Board Of
Chidreu's Guardians have sent chill
dren do not want the parents TO see
them. and that once committed to
the board children are under their
care until they reach the age Of 21.
Praises Mcleod Bill.
He praised the Mcleod Juvenile
Court bin, which would keep the child
under the jurisdiction Of the Juvenile
Court when necessary and which
provides for the placing of children
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