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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
THREE CONFESS Staying
POLICEMAN IN HOLD-UP
Two Men and Their Wives Held in
First-Degree Murder After
Woman's Story.

BY the Associated Press
CLEARWATER. Fla. August %
Four persons were held without bail
here today on charges of first degree
murder in connection with the slay-
ing last Monday of Policeman f. r.,
Blewfield following Il grocery hold-up
at TarpOn Springs.
Louis Curtis. his wife Phyllis and
Arthur Davenport confessed COM
plicity in the shooting. police said. A
woman who claims to be Davenport's
Eife also is held. Curtis also said
he had committed several crimes in
Detroit.
The confession came late yesterday
when the Curtis woman attempted to
shield her husband. Curtis broke
down. police said. and his confession
was followed by those Of his wife and
Davenport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
URGES PERMANENT
LIQUOR INJUNCTION
Judge Suggests VoIstead's
Scissors Slipped in Clip
ping State Laws.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, August 2o.-F'ederal
Judge t'aris today blamed carelesSness
of Congress in the drafting of laws
as the reason for a majority decision
here Wednesday in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled
that injunctions against Noistead act
NiolatorS are not perpetual but are
effective for one year only.
The ruling. To which Judge Faris
diSSented reversed q decision filed by
Judge Van Nalkenburc furnishing
Charles G. Webb. Kansas city. Mo.
road house keeper. for contempt Of
court in alleged selling Of liquor more
than two years after he had been en-
Joined.
Judge Faris said undoubtedly it
WAS the intention of Representative
Nolstead to write into the Nolstead
act Il copy of the State laws which
have existed for years in some 10 or
l6 States to abate liquor nuisances
long prior to the passage of the
eighteenth amendment.
Determination of these State stat
uteS shows in almost every instance
the word permanent used with ref
erence to injunctiOnS. obviously
Nolstead's scissors slipped and cut off
The word 'perma which was per
haps the last word of sentence.
This is not the first time such
thing has happened in drafting laws.
Without the word permanent. inter
probation of this section, of course. is
open to argument. while with the
word as used in nearly every State
statute there could he no argument
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
ROOSEVELT SCORES
PRIMARY ORGIES
Rich Mems Contests, He
Says. Prove Superiority
of Convention System.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August %
Theodore Roosevelt estimates that
election expenses in the United States
amount To $40 900. 900 in "A presiden-
tial year. and is convinced that the
convention system has been proved
superior to the primary system In
nominating candidates.
Orgies of expenditure" such as
We're revealed in the recent Pennsyl-
vania and Illinois prima ries. he told
the New York Republican club last
night are burning Disgrace
AS things stand. poor man has
no chance whatsoever in the prima
ries," he said.
Not only has money flooded our
pre- election party machinery in ever
increasing amounts. but election costs
are steadily mounting. In the United
States, in presidential year. $40
100000 or more spent in the cleo
tions. Even in an off-year there is
close to $4,000. 900 spent"
He advocated control of a conven-
ton ny veto power resting with
the voters. the convention acting
chiefly az nOmina ting committee for
primary candidates.
Money must not control govern
ment." he said. 1--WE must rightly
curb the use of money in our politics."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
0|ND|CTED MEN
BA|LED IN FLORIDA
Using Mails to Defraud Is
Charge in Two Real Es-
tate Promotions.

BY tho Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. August 30. 70
More than 10 officials and employees
of the Florida Cities Finance co. and
the Stanley Realty 4 Development
Co. were out ON bond today following
their indictment yesterday on charges
of using the mails to defrard. in con-
npction with the sale and Develop
ment of Florida Real Estate.
The Florida cities Finance Co.
headed by Merle c. Tebbets. was the
developer of the F'uIford blythe Sea
subdivision near Miami. while the
Stanley Realty & Development Co.
promoted the Arcadia Gardens dc
velopment near Arcadia. Fla. Ar
thur Dumas Of Chicago was president
of the latter organization.
a number of counts were set
fourth in the indictment charging
use of the mails To defraud and de-
clarinG the promoters failed to fulfili
promises and statements.
Information gathered by postal in
spectors. the st. Petersburg Retter
business Bureau. the Florida state
Realty Board and the State Chamber
of Commerce was responsible for the
indictments. authorities said.
Those indicted with TebbetS. prime
mover in the Fulford blythe Sea de-
velopment. in connection with his pro
ject. were Edgar G. Linn Of st.
Petersburg: w. j. NJ. Webster At
lanta: Bernard ThysOn. Jackson
willie and Miami; G. w. Young. Full
ford blythe Sea. and r. Steel Shade,
CLYDE Collins. Thurman McCoy, q. 4.
McPhaden. r. 4. Barnard. John Can
field. Charles 4. Darr. f. w. Wood
strike. G.. V. Fancy. Edwin Chaffee.
Leland l.. Ludlow and TraverCe Har-
rison, all Of Miami.
Those indicted with Arthur Dumas
of the Arcadia Gardens development
included John Burger. Edward f..
Come. Thomas j. McGrath, r.. l..
McGrath. Edward r. Sernett. Henry
Fl. Barker. Lee Livingston. Harry A.
Gottlieb. Morris Norris. Edward A..
Gutenberg. Charles r. Sautter. Lee j.
kildea. Alvin G.. Dumas. l.. J. DeI>Ong
Harry NJ. Fleeman. Charles Pryor and
NJ. Freed. all of Chicago: Albert G.
Haley. Atlantic City, y. j.: Edward
Houston. st. Petersburg: William c.
Spiker. jr.. st. Petersburg: r. Stuart
Beaver. Cleveland: f. w. Longnecker
ST. Petersburg, and Louis f. Eigle of
Arcadia, secretary of the Arcadia
Chamber of Commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
BRITISH LIQUOR ADS
FOUND LEGAL IN U. S.
Ban on "The Key to London" Re-
moved as Unwarranted by
Federal Attorney.

NEW YORK, August 2O-Action
Of customs authorities in holding up a
shipment of the English magazine.
THE Key to London" because of
liquor advertisement. whe held I'M
warranted yesterday by Assistant
United States Attorney Harlan.
3 Mr.. Harlan. in a letter addressed to
Acting Solicitor Edward Barnes. at
the cuStOmhouse. advised him that
section Il of the national prohibition
act, which prohibits the distribution
of periodicals or other publica lions
containing advertisements of liquors,
wines or other beverages banned from
sale by that act. refers only to adver-
tisements of liquors in this country.
Mr.. Harlan stated that in his opinion
the advertisement of liquor not in
this country in THE Key TO London
or other foreign ma gaines cannot
legally be held to constitute an offense
against Federal prohibition enact
mentS.
On receipt of the letter Mr.. Barnes
issued instructions to remove all Gus
toms restrictions on the ma gazine and
to release it on payment of the regular
duties. This simple procedure. he eX
planned, was possible because no
formal seizure of the magazine had
been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
TWO SUICIDES IN DAY.
Atlanta Woman and Man End
Lives With Pistol Shots.

ATLANTA. Ga. August % Up
Within an hour of each other. two
At!antans ended their lives with pis-
FOL shots late YESTERDAY.
III health is attributed as cause Of
the death of Mrs. g. NJ. Moore. -.
Neighbors, hearing shot. rushed IN
her home and found the body i'm the
basement.
f.. r. Devil. employe of the South
ern Railroad. shot himself through
the heart I'm his room. He left "a note
on the dresser. saying: We'll. I have
got more than / can stand. but I am
MT ~ blame all b. myself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
TWO SLAYERS EXECUTED
IN CHAIR AT SING SING
White Man Goes to Death Protest
ing Innocence in Hold-Up-Ne-
gro Wife Murderer Also Dies.
a ASSnniota.J Prose-

BY the Associated Press.
OSSIEINC. y. Y. August 20.-Two
men were electrocuted in Sing Sing
Prison last night. They were David
Demaio. 33 years old. of New Ro-
chelle. y. Y. convicted of plotting a
hold.up in which two Mount Vernon
Trolley 60. employees were killed last
wear. and William Hover. %. New
York City. negro. who killed his wife
and S-Near-old daughter.
Demaio protested innocence to the
last and pleaded To live for the sake
OF his wife and six children. Shortly
before he was taken to the death
chamber he was allowed the usual
privilege of kissing his 4-year-old
child good-by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
$4,000 DAMAGES ASKED.
Suit Alleges Move for Receivership
Was in Bad Faith.

Suit to recover $4,000 damages for
injury alleged to have been sustained
by the filing of a suit for a receiver
ship concerning certain real estate
was filed today in the District SUI
preme Court by Marian f.. Peckham
and Clarence l. Peckham. 1896 Living
ston street, and John b. kinnear.
1906 h street. against the Union
Finance Co. with Offices in the Mary
land Building.
The plaintiffs charge that the suit
was filed malciously and wantonlv
and the application was denied by the
court. They had arranged to re-
finance the property, say the plaintiffs.
hut the filing of the suits prevented
the negotiations and they will be
obliged to let the property he sold for
default. Attorney w. Bssell Thomas
appears for the plaintiffs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
ANOTHER UNION BANK.
Engineers to Open Second in New
York, Says Official.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 20
(R.-Before leaving yesterday for
Europe. George r. Webb, executive
secretary of the brotherhood Co -opera-
tive National Bank, here, said the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
is planning to open another bank in
New York in two or three months.
Opening a cooperative national
bank in San Francisco shortly also
is planned, Webb said.
Recent disposition of real estate
and banking interests in New York
City. Webb stated. were made solely
because the transactions returned a
good profit and did not mean that the
brotherhood was getting out of New
York -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Jewel Theft Reported.

Theft Of a dia nd horseshoe stick
pin set with Is blue white diamonds.
valued at $500. and a diamond ring
valued at 5000 was reported to the
police today by Jacob f. Darden. 1881
Oregon avenue. The robber is said to
have entered an open window in the
kitchen of the home. \ quantity of
clothing also was taken. Police are
invest ign ting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Ancient Skull Reconstructed.

ME%1CO CITY, August 20 (R-
The biological department of the Ma.
tional Museum has completed the re-
construction Of the skull Of a huge
prehistoric elephant The skull was
found in an excellent state of preser.
walton with about 40 fragments of
bones Of other prehistoric animals in
road building excavations in Mexico
City and Puebla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
ALASKAN TOWN FAILS.
Site to Be Opened to Homestead
Entry by Coolidge Order,

prospective Alaska Railroad
town has fiiNNered and the tract of
land intended for il has been turned
back 10 the public domain. The In
1erinr Department revealed thar the
snot. on the east side of the SUSitna
Valley and several square miles in
a,oa. WAS SET aside in 1914. when CON
struction OF the Alaska Railroad
started.
The town failed 20 measure mp to
oxpectationS and now ii is 10 lac
thrown open 10 homestead entry, by
President conlidGes order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Woman Seeks SIS, 900 Damages.

Edna r. Riddle, 1917 III street. toda V
filed a suit to recover SIS, 900 dam
ages from the Washington GasiiGht
Co. and the Southern Oxygen Co. for
alleged personal injuries. She was
employed at o12 Thirteenth street Dc
tober II last. when the compa MES
undertook to clean out the gas lines
of the building. An explosion occur
red and the building was set on fire.
the petitioner sets out. She sustained
injury during the conflagration. she
claims attorneys Adkins and Nesbit
appear for the plaintiR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
HIGH COURT PULSE
OF NATIONAL. LIFE
Docket Reflects Every Major
Issue Stirring PeopIe-Dry
Cases Now Lead.

BY the Associated Press.
When tho historian of these times
looks for a record of the deep ma =
tional impulses which have gov
erned the development Of the Amer
lean Nation. he viii find it ready
10 his hand in the year-to- year
docket of the supreme Court.
Litigation before the court is a
barometer of all of those contlu-
versial questions which attain the
stature OF real national issues. The
courts mechanism is not tiuttered by
passing political connections, hut.
ike tho seiSmnGraph, which meas
ures earthquakes, il sets down IN
fallihlv the story Of every really
great upheaval IN national thought.
Dry Cases Now Lead,
Everything worth fighting over
seriouslv eventually is fought out
before the highest court
There was Il time when the trenu
wass hown hy the pred"mlna "i
antitrust cases and labor and ran
road litigation on the crowded
docket of the court. But these ana
other active national pr"hlemS of Il
few wears ago have been crowded
.sida hy the vigorous growth OF new
issues.
To-day prohibition enforcement taxes
tho lead. not only in the number "l
cases pending. but in the variety "i
questions presented for decision. Ihen
comes a group of cases incident 10
present day intensive industrial de
>elonment mostly the outcome OF
proceedings instituted originally by
the Federal Trade commission
Congress Furnishes Issues.
Next may he listed questions ARISING
out of the inuuIsitorial turn nj mimi
I'm CunGreSS. They include the naval
uil cases and Others involving the
right OF The legislative branch I" delNe
into new fields of inquiry.
The quest ion of what To do with
alien property seized during the World
Mar. around which 4 new chapter of
international law is being written. has
thrown into the court another inter
estinc group of cases. including the
German ship ltiGati"n and the battle
over the German chemical and dNe
patents.
Many cases in these groups are
likely to he decided soon after the
Conrt reaSSemhleS in October. while
Others SIN are in The earlier stages
IF Irrigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Heads National Fraternal Congress

BUFFALO. y. Y. August 20 OP).-
John &. snyder. wfordsville. Ind.
supreme chief Of the supreme Tribe
of Ben Hur. last night was elected
president Of the National Fraternal
Congress OF America. Sidney n. Pipe.
Toronto Ontario. president of the In
dependent Order of F'orpSters. was
chosen vice president. Mr.. Snyder
Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
BRANCH u. S. FIRM ASKS
MEXICAN LABOR RULING
Match Company Wants to Know
if Supreme Court or Workmen's
Boards Have Final Say.

NE%ICO CITY, August 2O.-A
hnal decision as to whether the
Supreme Court or workmens arbi-
tration boards constitute the highest
law in Mexico in labor disputes has
been requested by the Mexican Match
Co. subsidiary of the international
Match Corporation of New York.
The company has appealed to all
manufacturers and employers of in
dustrial labor to join it in it's fight
to determine the issue. As A result
of strike, called because the COM
pany had discharged workman. its
plant has been idle for more than
"a fortnight. The company has Sc
cured various decisions and injunc-
tions sustaining its position and
ruling against that of the strikers.
but the workmen's arbitrati ton boards
have continued to issue contrary
rulings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20

The first airplane restaurant serves
meals al,I in the aiS7between Paris and
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-06-30
was also a member Of the Masonic

was also a member Of the Masonic
order.
Funeral services were held at the
West Eden church Friday afternoon.
There were prayers at Bar Har-
Dor by Rev. Isaac Brindley,
who, with D. G. Hall, e. e Sargent,
George Richards, w. w. Lunt, G.
N. Rich, we're pail bearers from the
grange and conducted the remains
to West Eden church. Rev. Clar-
ence Emery ohiciated at the funeral,
assisted by Rev. Henry w. Conley.
Mt. View grange held It's impressive
burial service. Coburn Trip and
Eleanor Kittredge sang beautifully
two duets.
Six pail bearers from the Masonic
lodge escorted the body to Mt. View
cemetery. where they held their i'm
pressive burial service. There was
a profusion of beautiful flowers.
Mr.. Mayo leaves two sons, Liston
w. of Bar Harbor, Marvin F. of De-
troit, Mich, and daughter. Mrs.
Mildred Paquet Of Athol, Mass;
also seven grandchildren, a sister,
Mrs. Sedelia Leland of San Fran
cisca, Calf, and a brother, Rev.
Gideon Mayo of Bangor. The fam
lily has the sincere sympathy Of all.
June %. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-06-30

Henry E. Cole and family of Pitts
burgh, Pa. are at Cabin Cove for
the summer.
The community house, "The Three
Mariners" at Cabin Cove, will soon
be completed.
Clinton L. Cole, who accompanied
his family here from Meriden, Conn.
left for his home on Monday, for a
few weeks. He will return in
August.
Charles Gray, who has been a
guest at Reach View" left for his
home in Kittery, Monday.
Ronald and John Byard spent the
weekend at their home here.
Ethel Martin went to Brooklin
Saturday, where she is employed at
Castle View dining hall.
Percy H. G. Martin, who Is en-
ployed as cook on large yacht out
of Boston, spent the weekend with
his family here.
Paul Byard, who has been suffer-
ing from a severe attack Of blood
poisoning in his right hand, is bet
"a. G. Parker has gone to VOL
colt, N. Y, where he is employed in
the Twitchell, Champlin Co. can
ming factory.
June %. "Eloc."
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Southwest HarbOr.

Gwendolyn Bracy Of Portland Il
spending the summer with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Bracy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Harding OF
Colts Island, and twin sons, are
spending the summer in a house
boat in the upper harbor here. They
are enjoying the experiment.
u Mrs. Seth s. Thornton and niece,
Miss Eleanor Clark, recent gradu-
ate from high school, left today for
New York to sail Wednesday on the
U. s. s. Andania for Europe. They
will make a six-weeks' tour OF coun-
tries across the ocean
DR.. Charles e. Cook of Calais was
here last week, visiting his parents.
His father, c. e. Cook, Is still quite
Ill, though slightly improving.
Mrs. Neva Moore Gregory and
Mrs. Arthur Gilley and daughter, OF
Bath, spent few days in town re-
Gently. Mrs. E. L. Higgins returned
to Bath with them to visit her son
Fred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walls with Mr.,
and Mrs. Barclay are making an
auto tour of the Canadian provinces.
Mrs. Maud e. Trask closed sue
cessful term of the Olamon grammar
school June "a, with fine pro.
gram. She has returned to her home
here, for the summer.
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Oceanville,


Alice Eaton is working a few days
at Mrs. Jordan's lunch room in Ston-
ington.
Mrs. Vera Hansaler and children
and Lena Sprague are visiting their
sister, Mrs. Charles Macdonald.
Charles Macdonald is employed
by the Castine Canning Co. on one
of the sardine boats.
Mrs. Joyce is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Leonie Fifeld.
Leo Blood and Virgil Gross are
working at the sardine factory.
Mrs. Edith Macdonald of Stoning-
ton is visiting her sister, Mrs. Nora
Gross.
Barbara Greenlaw, who has been
visiting at Deer Isle. is home.
Mrs. Dora Gross has employment
at Mrs. Bernard's.
.Beulah Gross has returned from
Portland.
Alfred Joyce is working at Ston-
ington.
A Sunday school concert will be
given at the church Sunday morning.
June %. May"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-06-30
PenObScOt.

Miss Marguerite Perkins has re-
turned, after a weeks visit in North
Castine with her aunt, Mrs. Virgil p.
Wardwell.
turned to her home in Bluehill, after a
few days with her sister, Mrs. W. F.
Varnum.
Miss Flora Perkins and Priscilla
where they have employment at the
Miss L. Perkins, who spent the past
year in Lexington, Mass, STUDYING
hair dressing. has taken taken. position IN
Misses Alma and Ruth M. Perkins
were members of the class of sixty.
seven graduated from Castine normal
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Bridges are en-
tertaining John Webster. Mr.. Webster
recently returned home after year IN
Honolulu.
sons, Mrs Bertha Leach, and daughter
Arlene, and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Veasie
and daughter Lois, Of Bangor, spent
Sunday here.
field, of Camden, were Sunday Visitors
at Mr.. and Mrs. @. o. Littlefields.
An enjoyable meeting of Penobscot
chapter, 8. E. S., was held Friday
evening, June 49,. This was the last
meeting before the summer recess.
After the business of the evening,
musical program was given and re-
freshmentS served.
The many friends of Mrs. l. w. FER
kins regret to learn of her death at
the home of her daughter here, on
Monday, June IA, after an illness OF a
few months. Services were held
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Louis swan
Off eli ating. Interment was In the lam
lily lot in Bayview cemetery.
Edwin Leach and family, of Dark
Harbor, spent the week end with his
mother Mrs. Ruth Leach.
June 81. Wooolocke.
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North Franklin.

Charles Wilbur Of Eastbrook spent
Sunday with his son Alonzo.
Mrs. Cora Reed is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Robertson.
Mrs. Mary Williams of Bangor
spent the weekend with her brother,
N. r. Caller. They motored to Great
Pond, their former home, Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Smith, with daughter
and granddaughter, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Annie Hooper.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Giles at the Hurley
hospital, Ellsworth, Sunday.
Willard Foss has new car.
Leonard Lawson Is boarding his
two daughters with Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Wilbur. They expect later
to go to Ellsw worth, where he is en-
ployed.
Roy Caller has moved his family
to the Arthur Varnum place.
Friends. of Mrs. Susie Giles are
sorry to learn Of her continued poor
health.
June 49,. T.