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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21
v. PROBASCO IS
DETAINED upon
WOMAN'S DEATH
Son-in-Law of Later Robert
Ingersoll Shot Twice by
Woman Who Ends Life.

NEW YORK, Dee 20 tP).--M. Pro-
basco, son-in-law of the late Robert
G. Ingersoll, was released in $12, 500
hail today on the charge of "susp!-
cion of homicide" brought against
him after Mrs. Robert H. Ingersoll
wife Of the former watch manufac-
her Park avenue apartment. Pros
basco was found in Mrs. Ingersoll's
apartment suffering from three bull.
let wounds.
He told the police she shot him
and then killed herself.
Probasco was admitted to bail at q
special session of the homicide court
held in the prison ward of Bellevue
hospital 1t was said that Propasco
will be removed from the hospital as
soon as his condition permits, since
his family wished him to be treated
by physicians of their own choice
Dr. Charles Norris, medical ex-
aminer, found that Mrs. Ingersolls
death was caused by "a bullet wound
in the womans left breast through
heart and lungs, self inflicted
Probasco said he went to Mrs
InS9rSOllS ) apartment III IcSpOIloc W
a telephone call from her Police
said an intimacy had endured for
years between the two. Probasco
said he had affected a reconciliation
with his wife and went to Mrs. IN
gersols apartment determined to
break off relations with her.
When she handed him his hat, he
said, she had pistol hidden beneath
il, and as he reached for the hat she
shot him.
The two Ingersoll families linked
by the tragedy are unrelated. Mrs.
Ingersoll who was SIS years old, had
been separated from her husband for
about two years. Probasco is 65
years old. He had been separated
from his wife, Mrs. Maud Ingerson
Probasco, for a year.
Mrs. Probasco, Immediately after
her husband had been removed to
CONTINUED on rage Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21
SLAYER MORON
SURRENDERED IN
CHICAGO BY KIN
Man, II, Scion of Wealthy
Family, Confesses to Ser
les of Repulsive Crimes.

CHICAGO, Dec. 20. - LPI - Confessed
slayer of six-year- old Walter Schmith,
killed because of fear that the child
would tattle about an attempt to force
degeneracy upon him, Harold Joseph
Croarkin, 26, scion of a wealthy family,
was held in seclusion by the police to-
night
Although Croarkin was surrendered
late yesterday by his uncle. Francis p.
Croarlin, attorney and former member
of the Chicago school board, and al
most Immediately confessed he killed
the child with three blows of a black
smiths hammer, no charge had been
placed against him.
Jailed once previously for attacking
child, Croarkin said that fear Of a
penitentiary sentence for a second Of
fense impelled him to entice the
Schmith child to the garret of the
Devon Riding academy and beat him
to death. From eight to twelve other
children, equally divided as to girls
and boys, had been his latest victims,
Croarkin admitted after nearly 20
hourssof questining.
He told story Of frightened wan
derings from Friday night, when he
revealed the Staying to two Catholic
priests, until he. was surrendered late
yesterday
He was pronounced normal by psy.
chiatrists, despite the statement of his
uncle that he always had been back
ward. 1t was revealed that in school
he had averaged high marks and that
he had -profitably transacted large
business deals in connection with the
wholesale flour business of his father,
Peter P. Croarkin. Croarkin is dam
gerously i'll, but has been told Of his
sons crime.
The body of ,Craorkin's victim was
lai dto rest today after a brief funeral
service at the Schmith home. The
mother, Mrs. Sc.imith, was on the verge
of collapse, and Schmith sobbed
throughout the service Eittle Walters
.casket was borne by six playmates. At
Croarl1in's attorneys today, he was
confronted by c. B. Feeley, father of a
little girl Croarkin was arrested last
summer Tor having annoyed. Feeley
was restrained with difficulty and
shouted that he would save the county
the expense of trying Croarkin if he
could get to him.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21
Roosevelt Lion Hunt
Ends; Lions Are Still
At Large IN Arizona

TUCSON, Dec. 70 (R.--Archie
Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs.
StMyvesnnt Fish and ICalrmaM
Dick. who went hunting for liOMs
i'm the RincOn mountains about
wO weeks ago. have returned and
are now en- route to New York.
The lions are still in the RincOnS,
although the party reported an
excellent trip, despite rain en-.
cOuntered every day in the hills.
The one lion trail found by the
hunters was lost by the dogs due
to the wet going, the guide, jess
Cummfns, declared. The rainy
weather spoiled chance for good
trailing. the mOuMtaineer added,
but WAS not sufficient to dampen
the spirit of the Roosevelt parEy.
which spent eleven days i'm the
mountains.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21
81 MEN DROWN AS N. Y. LAUNCH SINKS
Soldiers Who Forcibly
Kissed Girls Facing A
Dishonorable Discharge

OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 20 P.--Be-
cnuse they f0rcibly kissed four
girls, three privates of the seven
teemth infantry, Fort Crook, near
here, face dishonOrnbIe discharge
and imprisonment.
The kissing incTlent occurred
mt an interurban station near tile
fort and involved OdeII Malone,
IIiIlsbOrO, Texas; OIim Shafer,
Redding. Iowa. and William w.
Bmllard. Springfield, Mass.
Charged with drunkenness, dis
orderly conduct and bringing dis
grace ON the service, Malone and
Shafer were sentenced to dis
honorable discharge nnd ten years
imprisonment. Billiards. trial
started today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21
JAPAN'sS RULER
is IMPROVING,
SAY PHYSICIANS

TOKYO, Dec. Emperor Yo-
shihto rs showing some Improvement
and no imInediate crisis in his condi-
tion is expected it was stated officially
today
Some of the government ministers
have returned to Tokyo from Hayama
to attend to urgent business, but Pre-
mier Wakatsuki and the mebers of the
imperial family are remaining there.
If the present Improvement continues
the diet will be convoked December "a
and formally opened on the 25th, when
the prince regent will read the address
of the throne, as usual.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21
PINK ROLL IN THIS COUNTY

PHOENIX, Dec. 20 lP-Pink Dol!
worms have been found in Coch.se
county in the San Simon cotton dis
t.'ict, according to oscar G. Bartlett,
state entomologist, together with in
designations of the Thurhia wild boil
weevil.
DR.. Bartlett said to date the pink
boil worm has no. been found in any
of the other cotton growing districts
in the state.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21
BRITISH INDIANS BARRED

MEXICO CITY, Dee. 20 Especial to
The Dispatch) ).-The British legation
here has complained to the Mexican
foreign office against the action of
immigration officials in refusing to
allow two British Indian subjects to
land at the port of Mazatlan. Sss~s
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21

NEW YORK, Dec. 20
(APJ-A pitifuI platoon of
the army of the unemploy-
ed set for acros the Hudson
river today, singing in high
hopes, but evil fortune
dogged their path and the
icy waters engulfed them.
Of the 81 who left Man
haitian 80 were known to-
night to have been drown
ed, seven were reported
missing and rs were under
medical care for submer-
sion.
A hundred or more men, white and
negroes, out of work in the saddest
season of the year to be without funds,
answered help wanted advertisement
of the Spencer Kellogg and Sons, Edge
water N. j., plant early today at the
95th street pier.
A cold wind blew off the ice-choken
river and this was no crowd to have fur
coats-men on whom fortune long since
had ceased to smile, many of them
gaunt fellows who asked only a chance
to live and were willing to work hard
for the chance.
They were men of spirit. too. for in
stead of covering in corners from the
sang and danced as they waited for
the launch which the advertisement
had said would take them across the
river.
The launch came, the Linseed King,
frail 42-footer of ten tons, with only
ten-foot beam, Captain John Roh
weider of Jersey City called to them to
climb aboard
Hurry it up, boys he said. There's
two loads here and I've got to get back
for the second load. + ought to be
over there now"
In they piled. until the little cabin
was filled (like subway jam, one of
the survivors said later), and others
were standing on the deck.
Off went the Linseed King, burrow-
ing her nose through the fioes that
made the RIVER like an arctic sea, hard
fresh water ice, river men said, down
from the upper Hudson, and at that
time being forced upstream by flow
tide.
Singing STILL and clapping their
Continued On rage Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21

SAN ANTONIO, Texas Dec 20 (AP)-Baptized
with rain and chrstened in mud the arnys five Pan
American flight planes were prevented today by
spiracy Of weather elements from starting their
20,0O0-mie flight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21
RAIN and MUD DELAY
START OF GOOD WILL.
PAN-AMERICANFLICHT.

for Water Air and Dry Land Use From Getting
Away-Plans Call for New Start This Morning at
o'Clock-Fog Still ShrOuds Duncan Field.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21
25 ARE SAVED
FROM WATERS
BY RESCUERS
Workmen Were Being TAX
EN- Across Hudson to APP
ply For Jobs at Plant.
CAPTAIN SAVED
Ice Believed to Have Crush
ed Tiny Craft Many
Clung to Cakes of Ice.1

NEW YORK. Dec. 20 (PD.-Cnp-
tain John ROhweider, of Jersey
City, who was in charge OF the
launch "Linseed King" which
sank in the Hudson river today,
causing the loss of at least 30
lives. was arrested tonight ON 1,
charge Of homicide after being
questioned by detectives anh "a
representative of the district at
tOrney's office.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.--(B
Bar silver 53%.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-21

Tuesday fair west. unset
tied east, somewhat warm
er; Wednesday probably
fair.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
SUB ROSA
mN NnnANU
BY MIMI.
Bououets for Your Own Sex,

When Carol, slim and blonde, ap
peared in the doorway Of the ballroom
the other night clad in filmy white
every one sat up and took notice
Every girl present rubbed her eyes
and stared Carol looked ideal. All
'around the room whispers could be
heard. Whispers of admiration? Well,
hardly. Mostly they were critical, cal
culating comments.
Only Estelle-whose delight in beau
tiful things is real-exclaimed. "Oh,
isn't she lovely?" to those standing
near her.
Every girl in the room. way down
deep in her heart, acknowledged Carol
! to he the loveliest thing they'd seen In
ages. but envy and bitterness held
| them back from saying so.
| Instead, their remarks to each other
took the following tone: My dear,
she's growing thin. How did she do
it? she used to be enormous, you
| know"
Her hair can't possibly be as blonde
as it looks. Why it's been that color
for years. How long is she going to
trt to fool the public?'
white is her color, all right. But
she wears 1t SO much. | should
think she'd get awfully bored with
! it,.
| saw one like it at S.'s-only thirty
nine fifty, 1t takes her to get away
with those cheap things"
Not one of those girls complimented
Carol on her frock with any appear
ance of enthusiasm. Their remarks
were carefully casual. They didn't
want her TO suspect for a minute
that they thought she'd put it over
on them.
Estelle. though. whose sincerity is
too great to permit of any pretense,
glowed with pleasure as she cried:
Carol, you are wonderful. II could
look like that I'd give up 10 years
of my life.
Carol was pleased and touched. The
other girls hostile-eyed silence or
faint praise had chilled her spirits.
But Estelle's happy enthusiasm
warmed her heart. Estelle had made
a friend of her for life by that simple
speech Of genuine appreciation.
This doesn't imply that we must
win our friends through fiattery
Nothing is, more tiresome than the
soft soap handed us by the get.ahead
girl who's trying to push her way
into our affections. The professional
f1atterer wearieS those whom she
would most interest.
But the girl who's not afraid TO
show appreciation OF others-who is
perfectly willing to concede that an
other girl Is beautiful dancer or q
marvellous athlete or great beauty
is the girl who makes friends and
keeps them.
We're all so afraid nowadays that
If we praise some one else too highly
she'll go farther than we do.
We're afraid to give others credit
for what they deserve. We try to
minimize others accomplishments as
much as possible. We live only to
show ourselves off. And the result
is we become so selfcentered friend
ship with other people is impossible
Evening star., 1926-04-22

SAID SAMMY.
Again Mrs. Grouse made mistake
It would have been better to run
away and lead Ringneck off But
perhaps Mrs. Grouse knew that when
il came TO running she was no match
for Ringneck.
Suddenly Rincneck paused. His
keen eyes had discovered that nestful
Of eggs. He half-tnrned toward them.
Mrs. Grouse waited no longer. He
was bigger than she. but that didn' t
make any difference She few At
him 50 fercely that she almost
knocked him over. Now, Ringneck
is naturally quarrelSome. He likes
to fight. It made no difference to him
that this was Mrs. Grouse and not
Mr.. Grouse. My. my. how they did
fight The feathers flew. Mrs. Grouse
did her hest. but Rincneck was too
much for her.
Now. II was too bad that they were
So close to that nest when they he
gan ighting You see. presently
Eingneck pun 2 foot in that nest and
nrolle couple Of eggs and scattered
some others ont Of the nest Then
as they fought hack and forth this
way and that way. more eggs were
broken and that precious nest was
ruined
When Mrs. Grouse discovered this
she lost all desire TO fight. There was
nothing now to fight for. The first
chanc she got she took to her stout
wings and whirred away among the
trees. Ringneck stretched his neck
and crowed. Then he strutted about
for few moments and finally went
on his way, lea aVing "a wreck behind
him. The worst of il was he seemed
Evening star., 1926-04-22

Th'e fsg consists Of three horizontal stripe.
of the two primary coIors yellow blue and
red. Black dots show that the upper half
of the flag y yellow. The lower half Is
blue and vertical hines for red. In the center
ot the flag is a blue oval bordered with
red and displaying = white star having eight
points. On the national ensign the oval
ls rerlaced by the coat Of arms of the
republic.
The flags Of the iris borne aloft hy
the angel ~ victory" exclaimed Gen.
Sucre. when the flags of the
Colombian army were advancing to
the aid of Quito in 1921. Iris" in de-
scribing South American flags. does
not refer to the iris or lily Of French
fame. but to the Spanish word for
rainbow, and red, yellow and blue are
the three foundation colors Of the
spectrum.
II was flag Of these three colors and
In the same proportions which was
chosen by Venezuela in 1871. The
same flag was used by the early Re
public of Colombia. union of keneZ-
uela, Colombia and Ecuador created
by Gen. Bolivar. and it was this
trlcolor which Bolivar carried on his
ltberating campaign in northern South
America. After the death of Bolivar.
this union was dissolved and the Re
public of New Grenada was formed.
most of whose territory is now in
Guided in the Republic of Colombia
An early fiag of New Granada. con
Evening star., 1926-04-22
Temperance.

Temperance Is "A beautiful quality
II is, perhaps. the principle Of per.
fect living. implying. as il does. per
fec proportion in all things. Few
there are who attain It. but many
there are who speak in its name.
We who deal with children and young
people are too likely 10 Worship
temperance and practice intolerance.
We believe that sweets are not good
for children, especially il they eat
them to excess. Instead of regulating
the amount of sugar they consume
we sweep II all away and say. mo
candy for you. II isn't good for you
and YOU are not to have any" Then
the child steals candy and eats far
more than ever and we call him
sinful.
Noise makes our heads ache and
instead of saying. You are to make
all the noise you want to make in
the playground in the yard. at this
time and that time" we say II cant
stand your noise. l don't want TO hear
YOU about the house" That is in
temperate talk and no good ever
comes of it. The child knows that it
is unreasonable 10 expect that you
will not hear him about the house
and he acts accordingly. once he gets
loose he makes a hundred-fold the
noise he usually made
One of the most intemperate ediCts
is that against hoy friends in the
homes where girls abound. Girls run
In some families and boys in others
It is not unusual to find five sisters
in home and not brother to bless
them. BOYS arc needed in that ia amly
to keep things in proportion. hu;
boys are the last thing welcomed
across the threshold Never let me
see boy about the place is father s
stern decree. III ever J get one Of
them in the yard il won't he good for
his health"
The children of this home meet
their friends outside. They have post
Offices In hollow trees and stone walls
and notes fly thick and fast. Tho
game is to beat father. Tntolera nee
and intemperance always bring re
hellion in their wake.
Teach children TO use sweets in
their place. II is useless to tell them
that candy is poisonous 10 their sys
Evening star., 1926-04-22
BEDTIME STORIES BY THGsyTev ."Sc9s2

| to he q 6 proud as ever. He seemed
to think he had done something fine.
Now, Sammy Jay had Witnessed the
last of that fight. He had seen the
breaking of those eggs. He had kept
quiet until the fight was over Then
he had flown down and helped him.
self to two or three eggs which had
not been broken. Sammy has a liking
for eggs sometimes 1t is Of no use
to let these fine eggs so to waste"
said Sammy. Mrs. Grouse won't use
this nest again and I might just As
well have these eggs. My. but I'm
glad I happened along just when |
did, I certainly am
Having finished his eggs Sammy
| flew away TO spread the news of wha
he had seen. He told every one ht
met how he had seen Ringneck tht
Phea SAINT break up the nest and eggs
of Mrs. Grouse. You know. Sammy
dearly loves to gossip. He dearly
loves 10 spread news about other peo
pie. 1t delighted him to be able tC
tell something bad about Rfngnecl
the Phea SAINT: to give him a bac
name. He quite overlooked the fact
that he himself had been guilty Of
breaking mp more than one home of
sma Her birds. Yes. sir he quite over
looked this. And he quite overlooked
the fact. too. that the breaking OF
those eggs might have been an acci-
dent. for remember it was done while
Ringneck and Mrs. Grouse were fight
ing. Perhaps Ringneck would have
broken them anyway, hut. as the
thing happened. 1t might have been
an accident. Sammy Jay didn't men
ton this.
So it was thar the secret of Mrs.
Grouse was discovered and that Ring.
neck the Pheasant got had name.
Copyright. 1925
Part of the Oeste Minas Railway of
Brazil is to be electrified.
Evening star., 1926-04-22

| sisted of three broad vertical stripes oi
red blue and yellow. was succeeded by
the three stripes of the present flag Of
Colombia. The three cOlors. when first
adopted by Venezuela, were said to be
derived from the red and yellow of
Spain and the blue of the ocean. The
eight points of the star refer to the
eight departments of the state when
the symbol was first adopted.
Colombia is the only one of the
South American states which borders
on two oceans. and the lower part Of
the shield of her coat Of arms shows
narrow strip of land dividing the
waters. ship upon each side. Most
of the symbols on the shield were
derived from the coat ,of arms of
New Grenada. and the golden and red
pomegranate was chosen because its
Spanish name. grenada" was given
TO the territory by the early Spanish
explorers. The name Colombia" is
of course derived from that Of the
great diScoverer. and October -, or
Columbus day. is one of the holidays
observed by Colombia.
The two great lecal holidays cele
brated as flag days by the Colombian
legation at $40 Massachusetts
avenue are Independence day. July
20. and August {. the anniversary Of
the battle of Boyaca. which marked
the final libera tion of Colombia from
Spanish dominion.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
Distorp Of Dour Same
NaCkE AIISH
RACIAL ORICiN-Scottish.
SOURCE-A qiven name.
ny PHIP FRANCIS >OwLA>.

You might not guess IT, hut the
family name Of ackeamish is the
same as Jameson and Jacobs.
II is an English spelling Of the
Gaelic name rather than an English
ira nslstion of II. The Gaelic form is
"MacSheumais.
The name appears to he confined
almost exclusively to the desCends nts
of the Clan Gunn. which was one Of
the foremost clans of The Scottish
Highlands. and which was founded.
or at least strengthened by George
Gum. known as the "Crowner who
fouriShed in the fifteenth century.
The particular sept or branch of
this clan VINO bore the name of Mac
keamish or Jameson (which sometimes
is found also as MacJamesl derive
their names from James. the son Of
the founder Of the clan.
Another explanation which is more
In the nature of tradition than his
tory. has il that the Clan Gunn DC,
rived its name from Quinn" son "f
Olave the Black. King Of Man and The
Isles. VII" died in 1877. and that fn'
blood of the clan was a mixture ~
Gaelic and Morse.
tConvri-ht 1925
Evening star., 1926-04-22

"IT is no Use TO LET THESE
FINE EGGS GO TO WASTE. .
SAID SAMMY
Evening star., 1926-04-22
Our Children By Angelo Patri

tenn when any day they can see stout
and cheerful souls rocking and read
ing and eating chocolate by the
pound. II YOU say. 1T will make
you the shape of Il pickle barrel" YOU
will he nearer the truth and il will
prove far more effective
The same holds good with the noise
and with the boys and girls who are
chums and sweethearts Teach the
truth and the child will find their
freedom within it.
Mr.. Patri will give persOnsl attention tn
inquiries from parents and school teachers
on the care and develonment ~ children.
Write him in caro- Of this paper. tnclosinc
stamped. addressed envelope for reply
tCopvrIRht. 1870
Evening star., 1926-04-22

If Mrs. Grouse had had time she
would have lodged out Of sight when
she saw Ringneck the Phea SAINT com
ing her way. But she didn't have
time. He saw her just as she saw
him. There was no use in lodging
What she should have done was to
take 10 her stout wings and fly away.
But she was thinking of those
couldn't leave them.
The instant hc saw her EingnecL
the Phea SAINT started toward her Mrs
Grouse prepared TO fight. She was
Eoin- 10 fight for her nestful of eggs
Evening star., 1926-04-22

DOWU,
!. Once more.
2. Endured.
3. Rubber.
4. Time gone by.
5. River in Germany.
s. Personal pronoun.
7. Torn.
s. Fused.
9. Satisfy.
10. Blows with the hand.
II. Proposition.
%. An oasis.
&c. Fore part.
q. Female sheep.
%. Opening.
30. Roman household god.
30. Part of to be.
49, Youth beloved by Venus.
"a Primitive object of worship.
Sc. Weasel-like carnivore.
81. Required.
3S. Worship.
40. Assert.
~. Small boat.
43. Periods of time.
a.. State tabbrD.
45. Withered.
46. Ancient Celtic language.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle.
Pineapple Dressing.

Beat one egg, add three -fourths cup
ful of pinea pple juice and one-fourth
cupful OF lemon juice. Mix two table
spoonfus of sugar with ono Ia BILE
spoonful of -four. Add 10 this the egg
and fruit juices. Cook until thick
Cool. then beat well. Add TO this one
fourth pint nj whipped cream when
ready 10 serve
Evening star., 1926-04-22
Discovered. .

Away. there are folks who try
In other folks affairs to pry
Mrs Grouse