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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

mo place WIN an case ann accuTaCV tHat
could only be brought about to-day by
means of powerful machinery.
They did not learn these arts in Yucca
Tan and Central America. for nowhere
here are found any traces Of their dcvel-
opmenr. Their great temples. palaces and
pyramids were Just as perfect at the
beginning a. they were at the end-eycn
more so. Their culture must have been
developed long centuries clsewherc-but
there is no trace anywhere in the world
Of these beginnings, nor Of their evolution.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

thousands of
his subjects
and driving
the rest out
to the sparse
ly populated
eastern coast
of the PENN
sula, where
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

JeZ' VINO destroyed the CIVIL
cation both of the Mayans and
Aztecs, ever penetrated to
Coha.
It is this which gives the
discovery of the ancient city
its tremendous Importance to
science, since it is believed
that here, if anywhere, will be
found books by the Mayans
which will tell who they were
and where they came from,
and open up a new page in the
history of humanity more ex-
traordinary than anything
that has ever come out of
Egypt or Of Asia.
The mystery Of the origin Of
this highly civilized race, who
built pyramids and temples
comparable 20 the greatest in
Egypt all over Yucatan and
adjacent regions, is one of the
most battling science has ever
tried 70 solve. Sometime be-
tween 1000 B. c. and 200
r. c. they suddenly appeared
in Central America, bringing
with them highly developed
arts Of architecture, sculpture.
painting, agriculture an.C
astronomy and philosophy
and religion They were ex-
,raordinary builders, cutting
with a jewelers. fineness cnor-
nous blocks Of stone and
Transporting and lifting them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14

manager to receive contributions to
pay campaign expenditures. 1t was
kept open until after the election
TO pay unpaid bills and TO prepare
for denomination, and says Gilbert,
''as it was explained to me by per
son familiar with the case, to pay
some claims which It would not look
well to pay out of the regular ma
tional committees fund"
None of the gossip aroused
touches Mr.. Harding's public char
acter or involves him in any knowl-
adge Of the American Metals case or
of Jess Smiths activities or OF the
oil frauds" says Gilbert.
One version is that Smith as well
Daugherty checked from the &C
count and that Daugherty called
Smith to replace certain amounts.
Following this Smith deposited s40,-
900 TO Daugherty's account I'M
known to Daugherty. Gilbert says
this may figure In the Daugherty de-
Tense.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14

A bargain that has years and
years OF hard usage and wear
at a price that will make
them go quickly. At the Ma
tional, tomorrow, 9x12 Ak
minister rug for $3.50,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14
CARTER NAMED
REPRESENTATIVE
Commission Engineer to At
tend Meeting.

Earl Carter, chief engineer Of the
public service commission, has been
chosen by John w. McCardle, chair
man, to represent the body at the
sixth conference for electricity
metermen at Purdue University,
Maya II to 81.
The conference. under the joint
sponsorship OF the school OF cleo
trical engineering and the engineer
ing extension department. IS held an
nually for improving the standards
Of electrical metering in the State.
Through the exchange OF ideas of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14
DAUCHERTY BANK
MYSTERY MAY Be
CLEARED Up NOW
Indictment of Former At
torney General Expected
to Reveal Transactions.
Times Washington Bureau,
fS2e Veto Yorh Avenue

WASHINGTON, May ~14.-Indict-
ment of Former Attorney General
Harry M. Daugherty in New York
may bring to light long-sought infor-
nation about mysterious transactions
in Nal Daugherty's bank at Wash
ington Courthouse, Ohio, according
TO an article in the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger by Clinton w. Gilbert.
This information had to do with
an account in the bank In the name
of Harry M. Daugherty. Into this
account It is charged, went $40,0
of the 1891 900 which 1t is alleged
was paid a graft by a Swiss who
fraudulently acquired the American
Metals property from Alien Property
Custodian Thomas w. Miller.
Miller was indicted with Daugh-
erty. So was John T. King, former
Republican national committeeman
from Connecticut. Jess W. Smith,
former boon companion Of Daugh-
erty here, would have been indicted
If he had been alive. Smith com.
mitted suicide three years ago.
The Story
According TO Gilbert's story. In
this Republican newspaper the in
dictment brings to light
First, charges that Miller, King
and Smith collected 1891, 900 graft
for fraudulent1y turning over ST.
900 900 Of alien property, $4,000
being deposited in the Daugherty
account Second, for way of de-
Tense, 1t was said this money was
collected for Republican party ex-
penses.
Third. that there was a conspiracy
among Republican leaders TO "get"
Miller.
The Daugherty Senate Investigat-
to get information about the
Daugherty bank and was halted by
court action. Recently when Harry
M. Dausherty was called as wit.
ness inN the American Metals case
in New York, he issued a statement
saying he could not appear without
involving the name OF the late
President Harding. And finally
Daugherty and his brother later
testified the records OF the account
had been destroyed.
Campaign to Hush
There has been a campaign to
hush the inquiry ever since At
torney General Stone put his as
sistant, William ]. Donovan, in
charge of the Investigation, accord.
ing to Gilbert The department of
justice was warned Harding might
be involved.
Gilbert's version Is that the ac-
count was started IN 1920 when
Daugherty was Hardingfs campaign
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

different experts. better under
standing of the technical and me
chanical features of electrical meas
uring devices is afforded.
Among the speakers are Prof. G.
M. Jansky of the University Of Wis
consin, Prof. A. NJ. Knight of Chi
cago University. L. p. Glover Of In
dianapolis, superintendent of the
meter department. of the Interstate
Public Service Company, l.. d. Ro-
well, associate professor in electrical
engineering at Purdue, and Carter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14
10 MORE SCHOOL DAYS
Summer Vacation to Begin june II,
Says Superintendent.

Only nineteen more days OF school
until summer vacation begins. Then
more than IS, 900 Indianapolis school
children will be delighted, because
on June II. Supt. +. u. Graft has
announced, schools officially will be
closed.
He also announced that May 81
will be an official school holiday, as
May 80, Memorial day, IS on Sun
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14
GIVEN FINE ON APPEAL

Charles Jones. 635 S. Alabama ST.
was fined $40 and costs for drunken
ness by Criminal Judge James A.
Collins, Thursday afternoon. He APP
pealed from Municipal Court. where
he was melted like fine, but given
also ten days in Jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14
DESSA BYRD ON TRIP
Walter Baylor to Give Organ Radio
Program for Two Weeks.

Dessa Byrd, concert organist al
the Circle, who is heard over WFBM
Merchants Heat and Light Company
station, every Friday night in re-
quest organ program from the Circle
Theater, will turn over the console
Of the Circle organ to Walker Bay
lor, Circle organist, tonight and Fri.
day night.
Miss Byrd now is enjoying two
weeks vacation visiting the larger
theaters of the country.
A young tree grows faster than an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14

A woman is credited with having
invented a device for automatically
turning off the gas when the flame is
accidentally blown out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14

A young tree grows faster than an
old tree.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
insanity FAILS
B|CAN|ST
Drawing BY Hix.

Making an unsuccessful attempt
to plead insanity, Thomas c. VIII
son. formerly of the police vice
SQUAD. was convicted today Of big
amy by a jury In Criminal Court
No. /. Justice Bailey presiding.
The prosecution alleged Wilson
first married a school teacher In
birmingham, Ala, and after seVeral
wears, married life enlisted in the
Marine Corps.
While stationed at Quantico, VIII
SON was given leave and visited
washington. where, according to
the Government, he met Mary NJ
Major. whom he took to a picture
show. After the show, 1t was
brought out at the trial, Wilson
proposed to Miss Major, who &C
copied him.
; They were married December p,
1929. wilson's first wife. Mary
Inez Elliott. was still living and
had not divorced him, which size
did, however, after finding out that
Wilson had married again. Miss
Major also entered suit against VII
SON for annulment Of their marriage
DIR. Percy Hickling, testifying for
the Government, said he had exam
med Wilson and had found him
sane. The alienist told the court
and jury that while conVersing
with Wilson at the Jail the accused
told him that he was happily mar
ried" the third time. Wilson de-
MED his second marriage while ties.
tifying in his own behalf.
Assistant District Attorney VIII
liam H. Collins appeared for the
Government and Attorneys Wood
and Herwig represented Wilson.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04

Eve need money. Come acrOss
81 uDe'H tell your husband eOery-
thing. (Sisned) Hamilton."
This was the note thrust into
the hand of Mrs. III. X. Riddicks
Tudor Hall apartments, Tenth and
Massachusetts avenue northwest,
BY two strange men. Police Of
the Second precinct are investigat-
ing the matter today.
At 10 o'clock Monday night,
Mrs. Riddick said, her bell rang.
She opened the door and saw
two welLdressed young men who,
before she had a chance to ask
what they wanted, pushed the
above note into her hand written
on a white card.
go Ahead She Said
stunned at first by what read
she said, 1.-The first thing could
say was, Go ahead and tell. !
haven't any money to give you.
without saying a word, the two
men looked at each other, then
made lunge toward her and grab
bed back the note as she was put
ting it in her pocket, Mrs. Riddick
claims. They disappeared.
When her husband returned that
night Mrs. Riddick told him of the
mysterious episode. He at once
reported the matter to the police,
giving a description of the strang-
erS.
Doesn't Know Hamilton
One was described as being about
25 and the other a little older. Both
had on caps pulled over their eyes
The young man wore a light color
ed overcoat and the other a dark
one. They were clean shaver.
Mrs Riddick doesn't know any
one named Hamilton, she AYERS.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
BOY WHO KILLED DAD
TO SAVE MOTHER FREED

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. A.
Preston l.. Gayl, today is clear OF
killing his father, William M. Gay',
in May of last year. A jury acquit-
ted the youthful patricide in crimi'
nal court late yesterday. Three
previous hearings Of the case had
esulted in mistrials.
The State attempted to prove
that Gayl stabbed his father to
death after a minor argument while
defense attorneys commended that
the youth killed his father to pre-
vent an attack by the husband on
the boys mbtker.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04

FOUND one white man. about SIS
years old name believed to be Fred
erick Mcdonnell, home address un
known. owner or relative cal hnsr-s
Emergency Hospital authorities
are c0l aidering inserting that i'd
yertisement in the newspapers.
For five days now they have had
an unknown man on their hands
and have no more idea who he is
than when he came to them.
Emergency Hospital was called
from Union Station about mid
night Saturday by the Travellers
Aid Bureau, which reported it had
a man who wanted to buy a rail-
road ticket, but couldn't remember
where he wanted to go. Since
then the man has been kept at
Emergency.
$3.50 Found on Him
Hospital authorities found about
$500 about his person but no identi-
fication cards. The only clue TO
his identity was a laundry mark
on his clothes, Mcdonnell The
man was fairly we'll dressed but
claimed to have forgotten his
name and address.
McDonnells mind still remains
blank in regard to his past. Al
times he talks little incoherentiy
of his father, "a professor OF chem
istry in Middle Western uni'
yersity," and his son. who was
killed in France He claims to
be looking for his dead son.
Worked For Burbank
Today Mcdonnell is talking faInil1
Iariy Of Prof. Luther Burbank. the
famous California plant expert. he
seems to remember working Tor
him.
Hospital authorities are puzzled.
They dc not know which way TO
| look. Police and Masonic author.
ties are doing their best, but they
are in the same dilemma.
One of the most mystifying Tea
lures is that Mcdonnell claims to
have had 81, 300. and when he was
| found he had only $2SO.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
LIED To- POLICE
VAN ADMITS

Tsong Ing Van, brother of Ziang
Sun Wan, lied to washington police
after being brought here from New
York to answer questions regarding
the triple murder at the Chinese
Educational Mission, January 20,
1919, he testified on the stand today
in defense of his brother. Wan is
being tried for the murder of Ben
Sen WI, one of the three Chinese
slain at the Mission House.
For almost two hours today, Van
underwent severe grilling by
District Attorney Peyton Gordon.
The witness was suffering from a
serious ailment which necessitated
an operation last night. and at one
time during Vans testimony. At
torney Wilton j. Lambert called
attention of the court to the
Oriental's condition.
Van told the jury that he told de-
liberate falsehoods to the local au-
thorities because they had accused
him of the murder, and he was
highly excited at the time.
Woman Surprise Witness
In addition TO van testimony To-
dav the defense introduced another
surprise witness, Mrs. Caroline RI.
HOWE. of 1929 Twenty-third St.
N. w, who lived next door to the
Mission House on the night the
murder was committed.
After one of the numerous con-
tests over points of law which have
figured in the trial. the defense was
successful in having admitted as
evidence the newspaper portrait OF
a Chinese, whom Van described as
the mysterious Mr.. Wong he en-
countered at Union Station.
Picture Of Wong
Van said he saw the picture in
newspaper, three months after
vans first trial. The picture was
that of David Lee Wong. OF Blng
hampton, n. Y. suspected by police
there of participation in the sale OF
drugs. The jury was permitted TO
see nothing but the picture itself,
which was held by Justice Stafford
to he tantamount to verbal de-
scription of the man. The reading
matter from which the picture was
cut, and which the jury did not
see, was an account Of Wons'H re-
Continued on Page 2. Column II
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
MINEEKPL OS|ON
KILLS 20 MEN
BY, InternationaI News service

HORNING. Pa. Feb. Fear
was expressed shortly before noon
today by rescue workers that the
bodies OF the seventeen entombed
men in the Horning mine No.lA OF
the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Com.
panv, would not be recovered for
several weeks. Among the dead is
H. NJ. Ernst, superintendent of all
TIE company's mines.
The fire was raging unabted be-
hind the safety wall 1000 feet from
the main entrance. Mine officials
hoped the fire would subside suffi-
GENTLY to permit rescue crews to
pass the wall and reach the bodies
by night, but rescue workers said
his would he Impossible.
Three bodies have been recovered
from the drift, those OF Reese Brad
burn, night boss; Louis Christian,
and an unidentified man believed To
he either John Petrovich or Tony
Hren.
Two men, Ed Travis. foreman,
Continued on Page q, Column 81
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
Ry International News Service

BY InternhtlOnHI MOVIE NtFVICo
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, Feb. L.
The Spanish aviators who COM
pIeted successful TRANSATLANTIC
flight from Spain to PernambuIo
early this week hoped OF at 5.08
a. m. today for Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro Is beflagged and
festooned, and no effort is being
spared to make the aviators' ar
rival at the Brazilian capital an
occasion of rejoicing. ~
The filters are expected In RIO
about 5 o'clock this evening.
Yesterday Commander Franco
flew over Pernambuco bearing with
him as passenger Brazilian girl,
The Washington times., 1926-02-04

The veil Of mystery which has
shrouded the finding Of Tony 2.
Meletakos and j young md pretty
unidentified eitI both unconscious
from gas afeletakOs room ct
729 North Capitol 81 last Mon
DIV, uas partly lifted today when
Meletakos told The Washington
Times that the girl is Mrs. Louise
Reed, wife Of Claude Reed. 2 car
penter.
Girl Won't Talk
The girl has resisted all efforts
81 hospital authorities to get her
name or address. and. although she
"a now threatened with pneumonia,
which. with the gas poisoning,
would give her little chance to re-
cover. again refused to give the
physicians any information about
herself today.
Ii Is known. however. that her
Young husband visited her last
right for the first time since the
Two were found overcome by the
gas. and that. after he had talked
"a her. he went into Meletakosf
room. which adjoins that Of the
girl on the third floor Of the hospis
sial. Meletakos admitted today that
the husband who. he says. has been
MS friend for q wear, was to see
him last night. and he insisted that
the conversation was cordial one
Meletakos said he did not KNOW
the girls address, other than tnat
ii was in the vicinity of Second or
Third Streets. near G Street North.
west.
Moved 6 Months Ago
Al sos Second st. N. W., which
is on the corner of g Street. there
was 4 Louise Reed. who lived thsre
with her husband, Claude Reed,
carpenter, up to six months ago.
They moved then. other occupants
of the house declare, and lefS no
address. There was no record or a
new address left at the PostoffIce.
The girl refuses to see any one,
and viii not answer any questions
from the hospital staff.
Meletakos talked reluctantly OF
the case. He denied emphatically.
however. that there was any sui
eide pact. a theory on which the
police had been working.
Visited Him Often
"I have been friendly with Mrs.
Reed. her husband, and her father
and brother, who lived with them.'
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
Clearing House Statement

NEW YORK, Feb Clearing
house statement: Exchanges. $945,'
900 900; balances, $94,OO0,OOO; Fed
eral reserve bank credit balance,
$79, OO0, 900.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
WE I
ED|CT STIRS
ny international News service

NEW YORK, Feb. Am
nouncement by the Rev. James
Empringham, national secretary
of the Church Temperance Society,
an organization of clergymen and
laymen of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, that the society
would work for modification of
the Volstead Act, caused a ire
mendous sensation in church
circles today.
Temperance Work "Und0ne"
The Rev. Empringham, formerly
superintendent Of the Anti-Saloon
League here for one year, an
nounced that a QUESTIONABLE had
been sent to 10000 members of the
society and that. the majority OF
answers agreed that prohibition
has undone the work of fifty years
of the temperance movement"
IL started out a year ago." the
Rev. Empringham said, ito gather
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
GREAT LOVE
SERIAL IS
THRU. LER
SYNOPSIS

Sandy Mcneil tells her cousin,
Judith Moore, of her engagement
60 Muyitio, a rich Italian, brought
about bv her parents and relatives.
Judith and Douglas Keith, stu
dent, are IN l0ve. Sandy and
Timmy, a childhood Sweetheart,
soicnicking In the Santa Barbara
hills, are ouertaLen bg a storm
sChsn their automobile battery
breaks doom and telephone to IN
form Sdndg's family of their
plight. Noi0 90 on Nth the story.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
Doesn't Know Hamilton


OSTEND, Belgium. Feb. 4.-The
Canadian steamer Marlock today
rammed and sank the British
steamer Whimbrel in the harbor OF
Flushing. The crew of the Whim-
brel was saved.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
SPANISH filters
OFF FOR RIO

RIO JANEIRO, Feb. 4.-COm.
mander Franco established radio
communication with Rio JaneirO
at 1890. a. IN. today and stated
that he was flying successfully
along the Brazilian coast at an
average speed of IFS kilOmeters
an hour. He hopes to arrive I'm
Rio JaneirO at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
THE WEATHER

Official o. s. Weather Bureau ReDOrt
Fair tonight and Friday;
not much change in temper
allure; lowest temperature
tonight about % degrees.
Temperature yesterday =
High, So; low, Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
BY JONATHAN A. RAwsON. JR.
Story of the u. S. A,

which, II has been said did more than
any other one influence to bring the
Declaration of Independence.
THE Crisis" was written under the
greatest difficulties. during Washing
toms recent retreat 10 the Pennsyl
vania banks of the Delaware. II was
begun in Newark and written by night
campfres after days of arduous camp
duties and wearying marches, while
Paine and his comrades were suffering
untold hardships from the lack Of
clothing and provisions. and while
they were In momentary dread Of cap
ture by the enemy's well fed, warmly
clothed and powerfully armed British
regulars and Hessians.
There were no Summer Soldiers
or sunshine partiots" In that frag
ment of an army which Washington
led across the Delaware two weeks
ago. Under such conditions Pvt.
Paine wrote THE Crisis" The pam
phlet is from beginning TO end ring
ing appeal to all true patriots to stand
firm in this day of despair. and, com
ing from the pen of a soldier who mas
suffered all the trials and agonies Of
the last few weeks, it cannot fail 10
shame the cutters who have already
surrendered their hope and courage,
and to inspire to still greater sacrifices
the stalwart band of those who remain
true to the cause of. America.
Copyright. 1920