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To PAY $1,000
IN DEATH
RUDOLPH VALENTINO

Representative William r. Fitz
gerald, of Ohio, today agreed to set
tie a $4,000 verdict against him. His
automobile injured Charles Smith,
eight-year-old boy, February 8 last
who was playing near the House
Office Building.
Original amount of the damage
suit brought by the boys father,
was $4,000. Fitzgerald waived trial
however. and agreed to pay $2,7OO.
He admitted swerving his automo-
bile to avoid running into other
children, striking young Smith.
The consent verdict was rendered
by a jury In Circuit DECISION No. /.
of the District Supreme Court. be-
fore Chief Justice Mccoy.
Attorneys Robert Z. Lynch AMI
T. Morris Wampler. appeared Tor
the youth. Fitzgerald was repre-
scented by Attorneys Frank j.
Hogan, Edmund i. Jones. Arthur
Thelan and John W. Guider.
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VE 7 6 { H { { R
PERSH|NG
BY GEORGE DURNO
InternatIOra News Service

SESQUI AUDITORIUM, PHILA-
DELPHIA, Oct. 12.-Pershing and
Paris!
The boys of the American Legion
today Enthusiastically manifested their
intention Of electing the leader of
Americas World War hosts as
their next national commander and
have him lead them back to France
for the 1927 convention.
The election will not take place
until Friday. The convention site
will not be chosen until tomorrow.
BIT everything is lin the bag"
The convention demonstrated its
eral Pershing. When BLACK Jack
platform today, a. demonstration with
State banners. similar to those OF
national political conventions, was
started.
AS speaker after speaker, includ.
fng two official representatives o:
the French government, referred to
Paris as the site of the 1927 con-
vention, the delegates stood upon
their chairs and cheered.
The time and place" committee
attempted to bring forward it's re-
port recommending Paris this morn
ing, but lack of time prevented and
formal vote will be taken tomorrow.
The legionnaires We're to parade
| this afternoon.
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YOu can't afford to overlook the
bargains offered during the Fall Clear
aDce of User Cars-see the Classified
Ads.
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By FRANCES KEENAN,
BROWNING
(CinderelIa girl whose magnificent
dream turned to ashes)
Copyright. 1926. Famous Features
Svrdicata Incl

cinderella girl whose magnificent
dream turned to ashes)
Copyright. 1926, Famous Features
Syndicate. Incl
It was not long after we
were married that l realized
Mr.. Browning's shortcomings
as a loving, considerate hus-
band.
There were other things IN
his life that meant more TO
him than the preservation of
my love and self-respect.
I tried to please Mr.. Brown
ing in every way I could.
When I married him I loved
him and made sacrifices for
that love.
But. there is a limit to all
things, even love.
l cannot help but feel sorry
for Mr.. Browning in spite of
all that has happened, but
there is nothing I can do now.
His actions forced me to go
away. He can blame only him
self.
Where Did Mother Sleep?
M. r. Browning in a published
statement declares:
"Mrs. Heenan slept in Mrs.
Browning's room. To even as
much as whisper to my wife /
had to awaken Mrs. Heenan."
Mr.. Browning seems to insinuate
that my mother always slept in
CONTINUED on Page 3. Column IL
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GOING
BACK IN RING
BY International News Service

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Jack
Dempsey, deposed heavy weight
champion, will fight his way back
to a bout for the heavyweight
championship or quit the ring for
ever.
The defeated champion made this
known in an interview given out
today in his hotel here after having
conferred with friends and his
handlers in the Tunney fight.
I'm take on all corners, provid-
ed. after two or three months
rigorous training I believe myself
fit to return to the game and be as
effective as / was before my three
years layoff," Dempsey said.
Dempsey outlined his plans IN
detail, pointing out the course he
expected to follow in fighting him
self back into the championship
and the prestige that had been his
before he met Gene Tunney
~ expect my legal troubles to be
settled in about three weeks" he
said. IL will then go to my home
in Los Angeles and start training
at Griffith's Park. / expect to
work there for two or even three
months. boxing and doing road
work.
'If at the end Of that time.
feel fit, I will start fighting. l
will make a tour. taking on all
corners. good or bad. l don't ex-
pect to make money. / may lose
some But l want to test my
fighting met:le and determine if /
have the stuff left.
Il expect to fight myself into
shape, to regain my judgment Of
distance and my speed that
lacked at Philadelphia. BY next
summer / will be in a position TO
| fight Tunney again and | have his
assurance that I'll get another
| chance
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z ARE: DEAD
IN GANG
BAT TIE
By international News Service
CHICAGO, Oct. 12.A-Every

CHICAGO, Oct. 12.A-Every
law enforcement age~ cy in
Cook County, reinforced bJ
State and Federal authorities.
had joined forces today to
forestall further casualties in
gangland's "war of externiina.
tion," which reopened here
yesterday in an amazing spec
tacle Of wholesale murder.
Within 30 minutes after the
gangsters' machine guns had
moved down six men in the
street in front of Holy Name
Cathedral, killing two and
probably fatally wounding a
third, Chief of Police Morgan
Collins, Chief of Detectives
William Shoemaker and four
assistant State s attorneys were
in secret conference, devising
plans to prevent further blood
shed.
Two Are Dead
Today four separate investlga-
tions were under way in an effort
to unravel the maze of contribu-
tory factors that led to this latest
rampage. Federal agents, coro--
ner's deputies, police officials and
the staff of the States attorneys
office were conducting their own
inquiries.
Those killed in yesterdays
battle were:
Earl "Hymie" Weiss, gang
leader and successor to the late
Dan O'Banion, and Paddy Muir
ray, gangster brother of Jimmy
Murray, who was sent to prison
for his part in the recent ROndout
mail robbery.
Four Wounded
William w. O'Brien, prominent
criminal lawyer, noted for his de-
Tense Of gangsters, was perhaps
fatally wounded. O'Brien at pres
ent Is engaged as attorney for Joe
Salts, gangster ally Of Weiss,
charged with first degree murder.
O'Brien; Edward "Nigger" Gold.
l.o,~ m aIlaoad 1ionfopapf of
Weiss, and Sam Peller, another
friend of Weiss, were seriously
but not fatally wounded.
Machine Gun Mounted
The shooting was dramatic.
Weiss, Murray and O'Brien are
said to have met at Schofield's
flower shop, on North State Street,
where Dean O'Banion was shot to
death by gangsters.
AS they stepped into the street
to go home, the whitening fire of
machine gun, mounted in a
window directly across the street
from Schofield's. opened fire upon
them.
Weiss and Murray dropped, NOR
tally wounded. O'Brien ran sew.
eral feet before he, too, fell. He
was able to crawl into q doorway,
however, out of the deadly spray
Of bullets.
Automatic Return Fire
Peller. Jacobs and Goldberg stood
near Weiss automobile when the
firing started. They escaped the
first Volley. which was directed
at the group of Weiss, Murray and
O'Brien, and ran into the center
of the street.
Jacobs and Goldberg were armed
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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CHAL LENGE
ISSUED To
DEFENSE

SOMERVILLE, N. j., Oct.
12.-The defense in the Hall
Mills case was challenged to-
day by Special Prosecutor
Alexander Simpson to sub
stantiate its limitations that
the right persons had not been
charged with the crime, and
that it could be traced else
where.
Replies to Defense
This challenge followed an as
sertion by Timothy N. Pfeiffer, of
defense counsel. that the defense
evil not be content to sit by and
prove only that its clients are not
guilty of the murders"
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and
her brothers, Willie and Henry
Stevens, viii go on trial November
3, charged with the murder of the
Rev. Edward w. Hall and Mrs.
Eleanor r. Mills four years ago.
Wants New Evidence
Simpson pointed out today that
inasmuch as the murders were
committed four years ago. the de-
PENDANTS have had ample time to
name tn slayers.
Nevertheless, he added, he would
be glad to have any new evidence
and that he would submit any such
evidence to the proper tribunal.
Mrs. Hall and her billiOn-dOllar
legal staff Iaay attempt to fix the
blame for tae murders on James
Mills, husband of the slain choir
singer il was indicated.
For months Felix di Martini.
chief of the Hall detectives. tried
to fix the blame on Mills. They
had him Swallowed. They spread
the word they believed Mills killed
the clergyman and Mrs. Mills; they
gpied on his family, terrorizing the
poorly paid widower so that ne
feared for his life.
Mrs. Hall recently told intimates
that she believes Jimmy Mills took
part in the double murder. Her
detectives were told to work on this
theory.
expressing this opinion to intimate
friends, she never at any time made
such a charge to Prosecutor TOOlan
or other officials who took part in
the investigation four years ago.
At that time Mrs. Hall was tell
ing the authorities she had no idea
who killed the clergyman and Mrs.
Mills. Yet at exactly the same time
Felix di Martini. who had estab-
Iished a sort of police headquarters
in the Hall mansion, was instruct
ing his men that Mills was the man.
Now with Mrs. Hall. her brothers,
Henry Stevens and Willie Stevens,
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DEATH PACT
G|RLSARE
SORRY

Two of the prettiest girls in
southeast Washington today
rest sadly in Casualty Hospital,
wondering why they drank
poison in suicide pact yester-
day afternoon.
They are Lillian Matthews
Is, 1882 K st. S. E., and her
confidante, Lillian Stallings,
IA. 523 Ninth st. S. E.
Truants From School
Living in happy homes, with
every wish granted except per-
mission to stop going to the Hine
Junior High School and to keep
company with boys, the two young
girls drank iodine in the Mat
thews home after truancy from
school.
They had walked the streets all
day. and went to the Matthews
house disconsolate because they
thought their freedom was ham
pered by maternal discipline.
Only last week Lillian Matthews
scored a hit in a scene on the
Rialto stage, where she danced a
waltz with a young man.
Knnxr,T1 RI IF her 6TinnAS
as Miss Southeast Washington,
Lillian Is said to be the prettiest
girl ever a patient at Casualty Hos
pital.
Her blonde hair marcelled, her
nails manicufed carefully-she rests
in seclusion today, waiting for her
| mother, Mrs. Grace w. Oldfield. to
come to take her home.
Mothers Are Puzzled
The mothers of the two girls are
at q loss to explain the strange
pact, or the motive which prompted
them.
"They are Just in that mean
age when you can't tell what on
earth a girl will do" said Mrs
Stallings at her home this morn
ing. at was a silly trick. Lord
| KNOWS CHGy are vain CIIOubA GA
ready. without trying anything like
| this"
Mrs. Matthews, who prides her
self in the care she has taken OF
her beautiful daughter, was equally
| indignant.
She works at the Bureau Of En-
| craving and Printing. Lillian just
hated going to school," she said
today. "She had played truant be
fore. I always watch over her very
carefully, and only let her have
company on Friday and Saturday
nights when there are no lessons
| to do.
Her older sister, Evelyn, who
| is sixteen, had just come in from
Eastern High School, when this
happened.
1.-THE girls got afraid after they
had drunk that old iodine OF mine
as IL 1t had burned their threats
! They came downstairs crying. and
told Evelyn. She helped them by
giving them raw eggs, and then the
ambulance was called"
| Miss Matthews has won a name
| for herself in Washington as a
beauty. despite being only Is. She
has appeared on the stage as q
| dancer several times.
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and her cousin, Henry De B. Car
pender, all indicted for first-degree
murder. efforts to fix the blame
on Mills are being renewed.
The New York Daily Mirror in
vestigated Mills from every angle
because the late Prosecutor Azariah
Beekman. of Somerset county, told
the editor OF that newspaper that
he was convinced Mills was the
guilty man. Beekman in confidential
talks always asserted he believed
Mills to be guilty.
Yet after Beekman's death. when
his missing papers were recovered
slip of paper was found in
Beekman's own handwriting listing
The persons he considered suspects
This list was written a few day,
after the murder and at a time
when BeeGInan was not telling
Investigators that he considered
Mills guilty. The name of Mills
Continued on Page 2. Column A.
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WEATHER

Official United States Weather
Increasing cloudiness
tonight. Wednesday,
showers and warmer, fol-
lowed by cooler at night;
southwest winds.
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OHIO SWAMP SEARCHED
FOR BODY OF YOUNG GIRL

ASHTABULA, Ohio. Oct. ~.
Deputy sheriffs today were ordered
by Sheriff Hannum to make a
search of a section Of the muck
lands at Orwell. Ohio. for Isabel
Zandarski. three. who disappeared
September %.
1t was said that new Information
had been unearthed that indicated
the child may have been murdered
and her body buried in the desOlare
Swanps.
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Peller. Jacobs and Goldberg stood
near Weiss automobile when the
firing started. They escaped the
first volley, which was directed
at the group of Weiss. Murray and
O'Brien, and ran into the center
Of the street.
Jacobs and Goldberg were armed
Continued on Page 2 Column ~
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International News Service exclusive night to
publication. IN FORM Of dispatches credited
to it or not otherwise credited In this paper
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Today's Scratches
At Fairmount

FIRST RACE-Gorget. Realist. High
Life.
THIRD RACE-El Canoe. Brother
Ma DISCO.
FOURTH RACE-Lavigne and Nell
Maxim.
SIXTH RACE-Open Fire.
SEVENTH RACE--Kta and Jack
Knight.
weather. partly cloudy; track. fast
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THREW BIG
BOOKSAT
HER

Frances Keenan, Browning, Cila-
dereIIG girl, aUkose marriage to
the 51-yenr-oId eccentric Neav
York real estate millionaire has
zone to pot after sir months
trial, Is writing the story Of her
lore for readers of The Wash
inqtom Times. Here is the third
i1lstGlment:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

$500 900. and perhaps 10000 acres
were affected.
Mountaineer,s have always resented
forest supervision. From time to time
thew have burned the woods" to in.
sure an abundance of huckleberries,
which thrive on arid soil nearly
burned over. All attempts to discour-
age Spring burrdng" of the noun
tains has failed. in spite Of the fact
that the huckleberry yield from the
entire mountain hardly reaches $1,000
annually.
These natives. 1t is claimed. are the
CHEF obstacle 10 forest supervision IN
Frederick County. They are mostly
illlterate and are descended from a
long line Of mountaineers. They de
pend largely upon the mountain f"f
their living and barter vegetables toy
clothing and the few articles OF FOOD
needed. Social service surveys tAFe
shown that the majority of families
handle not more than $500 per Near.
many OF them that amount in q mum
Der of years
In order to overcome this SITUATION,
State forestry officials have installed
lookout towers throughout the noun
rain area A month ago 6o-toot
steel. frame tower was installed west
Of White pock. Frederick County.
The lookout cabin at the top is reach
ed by a windinc wooden stairway. The
dav after installation an effort was
made TO burn the steps. Quantities
Of firehghtins equipment was taken
from this town.
w ednesdaY afternoon Inc hi''"
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fear of reprisals. Stories have been
told of deliberate burning of the cab
ms of men who assisted forestry Off.
Gals In fighting timber fires. Otten
fires are started on privately owned
mountain land when posted against
treSpassing.
Case Cited As Example.
One Frederick resident. who owned
a large area of timber land. is said to
have declared that his property had
been burned over annually for 10
wears, until 1t contained nothing but
briars and bushes.
State Forester w. r. Besley of Bal
timore, who has been in this city Tor
the last few days. refuted the charge
that persons who desired money for
lighting fires started the blazes.
THAT IL old stuff" he said. The
people of Frederick County believed
that some years ago and came down
to the session OF the Maryland 1egis-
latlme determined to chang the state
forestry laws. We showed them our
lists OF forest Wardens in Frederick
County and asked them II there were
any man among them who would start
"A fire simply to make money out OF IT,.
They agreed there was not and aha n
doned their fight.
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FOREST F|REBUGS
TAKE COSTLY TOLL
"
Frederick County Residents,
Fearing ReprisaIS, Unable
4 :.
to Stop FeudiSts.


: FREDERICK, Md. Mav 15.-Ten
Thousand acres of choice timber land
In the Caloctin Mountains, public
school building and dozen small
cabins and outbuildlngs OF settle
1Tnents " ere the toll claimed this year
BY mount ineer feuds that have been
handed down from generation to gen
Seration
: t.vading all official espionage ana
Enjoying neghborhood immunity
sealed with the fear of reprisals, the
forest freougs in the mountains of
T'rederick County for years have re-
nained an unsolved problem. Never
IN the history of the Circuit Court of
Frederick County has there been
conviction for forest fire incendiars
: Though veterans of the forestry serV-
ice Of both the county and the State
Pre we'll ware that most forest fires
are due To inCendiarsm.
No Arrests Result.
: For week fires have burned con
Rtantly in forests west of Frederick.
SThey began a week ago with IL dis
4inct fires in widely scattered parts of
the mountains. Since then 10 or is
more fires. in regions widely removed
from the fire zone, were reported. All
are believed to have been set and In
no case has an arrest resulted. Off
rials say they are helpless. having no
evidence. No native would think of
9estifNinS against a firebug suspect
Tor fear of reprisas
The loss for the week is estima ted
al several hundred thousand dollars.
The loss in the watershed region is
particularly grave. The burning OF
this timber may result in a serious
shortage of water in Frederick. the
city obtaining it's supply of water
from springs in the territory swept BY
fire
:. The fire Of last week was the most
serious since 1912. when practically
The entire mountain area was burned
from the PENNSYLVANIA 10 the Virginia
line. The loss at thar time was about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

schoolhouse at Foxvile. a community
that has for wears fought cousolida-
ton OF schools was burned. Supt. G..
Lloyd Palmer declares the burning t"
have been the result of nei@hborhood
feuds. although proof is lacking for
arrests.
Forestry officials are. greatly handi
capped by lack Of men ia fight fires. n
rondit ion due in some localities 10 q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

munity sing with all groups partic'
ipating will be held at Armstrong
Technical High School at CLOCK
Thursday night, May -.
Assista mt Superintendent Of Schools
Garnet &. Wilkinson will speak on
Public School Music and It's Relation
to the Community" Miss Marie G..
James, temporary director of music.
will be in charge. Members of the
committee making arrangements in
clude A. w. Burleigh. G. l.. Glass
and S. w. Olden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
Heads Essay Committee.

Miss Sarah Simonds. in charge of
the English department in the public
school system. has been designated by
DR.. Frank ". Ballon, superintendent.
to head committee in the selection
of the winning old Ironsides' essays
written by school pupils. The authors
Of the NinninG ESSAYS are To receive
attractive pins.
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MUSIC WEEK IN SCHOOLS.
Colored Pupils to Take Part in Pro.
gram May 24-2S.

Music week will be observed in the
colored elementary. vocational, junior
and senior high and normal schools
may 24-2s. Sings" will be conducted
in each school in conjunction with
talks on musical topics. A mass com.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-02

Friend A Good Friend Faithful Friend
THAT is WHAT
w. J. SEARS
Has Been to Key West During the Twelve Years He Has
Represented This District in Congress
Soon
building
he public buildings has following reenc
public buildings Mr. will
that the government bought before the the wodva
etreamy
lighthouse
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-07-29
BOYS CAMP TO BE
LARGEST AND BEST
INSEVERAL YEARS


Preparations are being made for the
opening of the sixth annual Montana
Boys Camp, held under the supervision
of the Billings YMCA at their leased
camp site on Rock Creek about ten
miles south of Red Lodge, known
as Camp Allen. A corps of young
men have been working on the
tents and clearing the ground.
The Campfire Girls of Billings un-
der the supervision of Mrs. Ryan, will
use the camp from Sunday, August l,
to August 8, when the boys under the
direction of w. B. Culbertsen, boys
work secretary of the Billings YMCA,
will arrive for their ten day vacation.
Il According to T. G. Evans, secretary
of the YMCA, about fifty girls and
fifty boys have paid their fee and have
signified their intention of attending
the camp. ut will be the largest and
best camp we have ever held" was the
statement of Mr.. Evans, Tuesday.
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Isabelle Mullinger !.
Injured While Riding

Miss Isabelle Mullingez, r....--.c
teacher, was seriously injured Tues
day afternoon while horseback riding
near Piney Dell. 1t seems that her
horse became unmanageable, throwing
her against tree with such force as
to render her unconscious. DR.. and
Mrs. P. J. Sweeney, who were passing,
found her in that condition and rem
dered first aid. After she regained
consciousness she was brought to town
where she was given medical atten-
ton. 1t is reported that she is on the
road to recovery; her injuries consist
ing of badly lacerated forehead and
bruises about the arms and shoulders.
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Kokkonen Appointed
To Direct Church
Affairs in the East

Rev. A. E. Kokkonen received wire
Monday morning advising him of his
appointment to the Lutheran pastor
ship covering an extensive 9rritory in
New York State and New Jersey,
which includes the congregations in
New York City.
Rev. and Mrs. Kokkonen, who before
her recent marriage was Miss Helena
Karvonen, expect to leave for the east
sometime in September and will make
their home in Jersey City, N. J. They
will be accompanied by Rev. Kokkon-
ems brother, Carl Kokkonen and wife
MIS-. Carl Kokkonen was Miss Lillian
BalSka before her marriage which oc-
curred last month. The party will
motor to Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts
where Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kokkoner
will make their home while Rev. and
Mrs. Kokkonen will resume then
journey to Jersey City after a short
visit with friends and relatives in
Pigeon Cove.