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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
Two Murderers
Plead Guilty;
To Be Hanged

y CHICAGO, oct. 80 NJ--Twc MUIR
derers who pleaded guilty to the
staying Of three persons today were
sentenced to death on the gallows,
the second time that such sentence,
had been, meted out here on a guilty
plea.
The men, James Gricicus and
Thomas McWane, who shot two men
and woman during an orgy of
robberies in Cicero, a suburb last
July, were sentenced TO hang on De-
cember 81. by Judge Harry Miller
after attorneys had entered the guilty
pleas in hope of saving their clients
necks.
Gricieus is 21 and McWane only 10.
They Kidnapped Ludwig Rose, a
taxi driver, bound him and took him
and. the car on a tour of the west
side during which they came upon
Frederick Helm, Sunday school SUI
perintendent and his fi&ncee, Mrs
Mary Blank, 2S, sitting in a parked
automobile in front of her home.
They tried to hold up Helm and his
companion and when Helm made a
move of resistance and Miss Blank
screamed they shot and killed both.
and killed the taxi driver as he tried
to escape from the taxicab.
When Gricieus was arrested he was
planning a fourth Staying. that of a
former employer, because he had suf-
fered the loss of finger while em-
ployed by him, and he explained the
series OF holdups and resultant slay-
ings were to obtain funds to Finances
his defense when he killed his en-
ployer. The two pleaded guilty last
week but refused to offer, any testi-
Lony N mitigation of punishment,
stating that they pleaded. guilty.
and that's all there is to it,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

The concentrator for treatment of lead
zinc ore in which not only the lead is
recovered as marketable product, but
also the zinc will no doubt prove an
important factor in the development of
a number of properties in the state
which heretofore have been unable to
make shipments of ore on account of
the low lead content and the smelter
penalty for the zinc content.
The addition of lead smelling and
refining plant at Douglas viii mean
the retention of some SO or so en-
ployes on the payroll here who would
otherwise be laid off when the new re-
verberatory plant is put into opera
ton, since this new plant will be the
last word in labor saving equipment
and will mean material reduction in
the operating labr forces. OF more
Importance to Douglas, however, viii
be the stimulation of mine development
in Sonora and southern Arizona by af-
fording' convenient and satisfactory
market to the small producer of lead
ores as well as gold and silver ores.
1t will be the policy of the company
to do everything it possibly can to en-
courage mine development and provis-
ion will be made to purchase small
lots of ore when offered by the pros
pector.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
George Daue Elected Member
OF School Board BY Majority
Of6OO; FewNames WnHenIn

In the annual school election held
in the gymnasium at the nigh schoCl
Saturday, George Dave, present mem-
ber of the school board and can
didate for reelection, received COS
cut of the 623 votes cast. There were
no other regular nominations for the
position, the other votes being cast
for candidates whose names We're
written in. These candidates were
John HID, g.; DR.. L. b. Cary, 2; j.
Moore Samuel, !, and five other votes
that Were found to be not valid
Dave had majority of 500 votes.
A feature of the election was the
unusually heavy vote cast in no
contest election. The election began
at 10 o. n. and continued until 6 p.
m The reelection of George Dave
met with the approval of most of
the electors who expressed their OPP
Union. Those in charge of the cleo
ton were H. C. Buemler, Inspector:
Mrs. j. NJ Johnson and Mrs. C. C..
Bull judges, and Mrs. Minnie Darling
and e. C. Piper, clerks. The members
of the board are elected for three
years, one being elected each year.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
ELECTION ROWS
IN MANY STATES
CLOUD RESULTS

WASHINGTON, Oct 80 Up - Tie
political campaign is winding up in d
bewildering cloud of dust.
Complicated from the first by an
extraordinary mixture of local and
! personal issues, the biennial struggle
of the parties has turned up in its
closing days an unusual array of new
hopes, new apprehensions and new
rerpleXities.
To the further discontinue of the
progno sticators, hie majesty the voter
has kept largely TO himself what he
intends to DO when he enters the
voting booth Tuesday to dictate the
political complexion of the next con-
gress and of local administration in
many states.
Both in Washington and in the
capitals of tho debatable states, re-
publican and democratic headquarters
issued tonight the usual claims OF
victory. Chairman Phipps of the re-
publican senatorial committee, saio
congress would be safely republican
while both Chairman Oldfield of the
democratic congressional committees
and Chairman Gerry of the demo
cratic senatorial committee, declared
a democratic landslide was in the
citing.
Chairman Wood of the republican
congressional committee asserted pre-
Cictions of democratic campaigns In
the house were absurd ana con-
tended the republicans would retain
their present grip on that BODY.
Although the senate's campaign eX-
Ipenditures committee after kicking
UP eleventh Chour flurries in Indiana
Washington and Oregon was turn:
ing it's searchlight in the direction of
Arizona, it's activities fast were be-
coming minor attraction tonight iii
view of developments elsewhere.
These developments were thrusting
New York. Illinois and Massachusetts
more and more into the center of q
much-befuddlcd picture.
Two of these states---lllinois and
Observation-Disclosures elected the per-
sonal attention Of the White House
Aroused by published reports that he
did not favor the election of the
illinois republican senatorial nominee
Frank l.. Smith, President Coolidge
declared yesterday he had taken no
attitude whatever in that contest
Smith himself followed up by de-
clar,ng that if public utilities interest
had contributed to his fund, so had
tariff protected interests helped elecr
re republcan presidents.
In Massachusetts mis- home state
Coolidge has thrown his support open
ly behind his friend, Senator Butler
who is fighting a memorable battIe
Cro
| Walsh.
! New York has attracted more than
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31


The plant will consist of Dwight and
Lloyd Sintering machines, blast fur
naces and a desilvering and refining
plant In addition there will be con-
structed an up-to-date automatic SAM
ping plant in which all custom ores
will be sampled. Also the usual COM
plement of bins for ore mixtures and
fluxes will be provided. While custom
ores will be treated, the plant is being
built primarily, for treatment of lead
ores and concentrates produced by the
companys own properties at Bisbee
and Tombstone.
Plans also include the construction
of a. concentrator at Bisbee for con-
centration of low grade ores of which
the company has a considerable tom
mage. Provision will be made also for
concentration of low grade cuotsm
ores containing lead and zinc, should
investigation now under way indicate
there will be a sufficient tonnage Of
this class of ore available to warrant
the construction of an additional unit
in which to handle custom ores.
The concentration will be designed
by the engineering department of the
company, plans for same are now un-
der way and construction will be push
ed as rapidly as possible. Plans for
the smelling and refining plant at
Douglas will be prepared by A. G. Nc
Gregor, who has had charge of the de-
signing the new reVer b a o y,
roaster and cottrell plant now under
construction by the Phelps Dodge COR
poration in this city The new re-
verbatory plant for treatment of cop
per ores and concentrates will be COM
pleted early next year and when it is
put into commission the old copper
blast furnace and the old roaster plant
will be abandoned and these buildings
will be utilized in the building of the
new lead plant. Plans for the lead
plant will be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible and it is hoped this
plant will be ready to blow in by May
1, 1927.
The erection of =. concentration at
Bisbee for the concentration of low
grade lead ores will make profitable
many thousands of tons of ore in the
Warren district that heretofore it has
not been possible to handle at profit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
INQUIRY INTO
EXPENDITURES
OPENED 1E.P.M

PHOENIX, Oct. 80 (AP)
u nit ed States Senator
William H. King arrived
here at 10:45 p. m, and pro-
ceeded Immediately to the
United States district court
room in the federal build
ing, where the hearing was
to be held on charges pre-
ferred by Senator Ralph Fl,
Ca m on, repu blican,
against the democratic state
central committee and his.
opponent in the race for the
United States senate, Rep
resentative Carl H y den,
that $4,000 was being sent.
into the state by copper in
terests and certain inter-
ests in California to defeat
him. Senator King pro-
ceeded to read the changes.
as contained in a telegram
sent by Senator Cameron
to Senator James A. Reed,
chairman of the S nate
campaign funds committee.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
kEYES CLANS
AINlEE'S CODE
Is DECIPHERED

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 80 P-Three
code letters declared by District At>
torney Asa Keyes to have been wrtt
ten by Aimee Sepmle Mcpherson,
Angelus Temple evangelist, to Ken
meth G. Ormiston with whom she Is
alleged to have spent ten days at
Carmel, Calf, today were the pivotal
points about which revolved investi.
cation of Mrs. McPherson's appear
ance last summer.
Although Keyes freely commented
on a letter recently decoded by his
investigators in the east. in which he
charges the evangelist communicated
with Ormiston, avow.ng her love for
him and exhorting him to stay away
from Los Angeles, he was not so
talkative about the other two letters.
discovery of which was announced
today.
These two letters are now in Keyes'
possession, and it was said at hrs
office that he pins as much faith IN
them as he does in the one already
made public to prove his charge that
Mrs. Mcpherson conspired with her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy and
Ormiston to manufacture false evil
dence in connection with her disap-
pearance. Keyes has SAID that the
letter decided in the east was couched
in endearing terms and completes the
chain of evidence 10 prove his charge,
and he added today that the two adj
ditional letters gave him more con-
vincing evidence.
Deputy District Attorney E. j.
Dennison announced earlier in the day
that Mrs. Elizabeth Frame, of Santa
Monica, friend Of Mrs. MCPHERSON,
and Miss Emma Sciiaeffer, the
avangelists secretary, would be asked
if they knew anything about the
letter that was decoded i'll the east.
It was pointed out that in this, the
writer hoped that e" would not
break"
Apparently the district attorneys
deputies and Investigators were very
busy about something this afternoon,
but no announcement was forthcom
ing from the Office as to what they
were doing.
District Attorney Keycs is believed
TO have been working on the case
today although he said when leaving
his home at an early hour this morn
ing that he was going duck hunt
ing"
No statement was made from An
gelus Temple.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
EXPLOSION CLAIMS
LIVES OF NINE In
PENNSYLVANIA MINE.

WILKES BARRE, Pa. Oct. 80 P)--
The explosion which caused the
death of nine employees Of the Sus.
quehanna Collierics company at its
No. Z operation at Nanticoke today
may be listed with other unsolved
tragedies of the anthracite field
Rescue squads late today recovered
the last body.
With two official Investigations an
nounced, officials pointed out that
there was little POSSIBILITY of determ
ining the cause of the blast which
wiped out every trace of life in the
section, sealing the lips of those who
might know.
Eight members of the rescue squads
were overcome by gas fumes. They
responded, however, to first aid treat.
ment at The coll,ery hospital.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
1Ol PERSONS TO
TESTIFY IN THE
HALL. L.-MILLSCASE

SOMERVILLE, n. j., Oct. 80 P)-
One hundred and one persons have
thus. far been subpoenaed to testify
fer the state at the trials hero next
Wednesday of Mrs. Frances Stevens
Hall and her three male relatives,
indicted for murder in the slayings
OF her husband, the Rev. Edward w.
Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. In
spector John ]. Underwood, in maxi
ing the announcement today, sad
more than score remained yet to
be summoned.
Special Prosecutor Alexander Simp-
son today again criticized Ralph "
NJ. Gorsine who last month under
long questioning admitted that ne
was at the scene of the killings, bat
did not see the crime committed, and
the removal of the body of the min
lister from a Brooklyn cemetery for
an autopsy.
Gorsline who was n veStryman ana
a choir singer in Halls church, was
charged by the prosecutor with fail
ure to keep an appointment at which
he was to confront man who swore
that Gorsline actually saw the COM
mission of the crime.
In q statement Simpson asserted
that Gorsline and his attorney We're
to have faced the witness in his
office last night. but that neither
appeared.
Inspector Underwood and Captain
Walsh discovered witness of un-
questioned probity and standing" the
prosecutors statement reac, "A mals
who worked on the case right after
the murder. This witness made an
affidavit that placed Ralph Gorsline,
out of his own mouth, in Russey's
Lane the night of tho murder, as
identifying the man who did ths
shooting"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

N. Y, Oct. 29.-R)-Copper
quiet; electrolytic spot and
futures IA. Lead steady;
spot S.25. Bar silver SO.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
ORMIsTON IN TTA1UANA

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Oct 80 lP)-A
report that Kenneth q. Ormiston,
radio operator for whom a search
has been made in connection with
the case of Aimee Sen,pie McPher-
son has been at Tiajuana, Lower
California, for the last few days, was
spread mere today.
According to the report, which
came to newspapers here in teIe,
phone calls from man who declined
to give his name. Ormiston has been
engaged as a technical expert by the
Iiajuana radio station, which, it was
announced today, will be re-opcned
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
King of RumGnia Quite
Ill. Says Announcement
By the Royal Physician

BUCHAREST, Rnmania, Oct. 3d.
(AP).-King Ferdinand is i'll and
under treatment by his physician.
He is suffering from an Intestinal
complaint.
The royal physicians today issued
bulletin announcing that the
kings illness is due to "sigmOiditis,"
or inflammation of the sigmOid
fIexure. a section of the large In
teStine.
The affection. 1t Is further an
nOunced, is following normal
course.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
MASS MEETING PLANNED

MEXICO CITY, oct. 80 Especial to
the spatch)--Mexican labor organ
;zations in the federal district will
hold a mass meeting Tuesday, No
vember 2, in honor of European labor
leaders who are here to attend tho
International Labor congress. The
meeting will be held in The bull ring
at Mexico City, which seats $1,000
people.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
MINING ON INCREASE

MEXICO CITY, oct. 30 Especial to
the Dispatch Production figures on
the mining industry, based upon the
market value of the pro6ucts, show
a steady increase in The industry
since 1922. The statistics give the
total production in 1922 as 199,O7S,-
17S pesos as compared TO 29I,276,240
pesos in 1925.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
c. H. DOWELL STATES
PLANT MAY Be BLOWN
in BY MAY /, 1927

G. D. Howell, general manager of the Copper Queen,
branch mines and seters of the Phelps Dodge corpora
tion announced while in Douglas Saturday, that the
p D. corporation will enter the lead smelling and
filming business, with lead smelling and refining plant
to be erected this city 1t is hoped to have the plant
blown in by May 1927 concentrator will be erected
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

He also read charges contained in
Ashurst, w. L. Barnum, national COM
mitteeman from Arizona; Louis B.
Whitney, chairman of the democratic
state central committee, asking that
an investigation be conducted into all
campaign expenses in Arizona as per-
tanning to the senatorial race.
No representative of Senator Cam
eron was present, it developed, as
Senator King called for representatives
of the opposing sides. Senator King
said that the hearing would proceed,
nevertheless. He proceeded to ques-
ton Whitney.
Whitney said he had statement to
present showing all monies received
and expended by the central committee
from September 81 up until noon today.
H w. Roundtree, certified account
ant, testified for the central commit
tee that monies had been received by
it from the various candidates and
from employees of the state. He said
that the committee had received $13,-
$3.50 as follows
Hayden, $2,65O; Gov G. w. P. Hunt,
s325; Lewis w. Douglas, candidate for
the national house of representatives,
$500; ]. S.. Douglas, Arizona capital
ist, $1,000; and Carl Pleasant, contrac-
for, $500, and the remainder from
Frank r. Duffy, who held in trust
funds contributed by other state en-
ployes He declared that the commit
tee account showed no contributions
from corporations.
Senator King proceeded then to ques-
tion Whitney regarding expenditures.
Money paid for advertising by the COM
mittee came from the general fund,
Whitney said, though he added that
the individual candidates could do their
own advertising without submitting an
account of it to the committee.
From October 1 to 80, Roundtree
said under questioning, the central
committees report showed that $14,-
63141 had been spent. The court room
laughed as Senator King asked how
the committee could spend more than
it had
Roundtree said that the committees
account was oVerdrawn and that it
"got by" because it would take five
days for the last checks written to
reach the bank. Roundtree then pro-
ceeded to itemize expenditures.
"Have you the checks. that were
drawn" King asked.
mo"
well, we must have them" King
replied.
At this juncture Senator Cameron
and e. w. Campbell made their ap-
naorapoa and Sanafor ZINC CtOpnad
the interrogation long enough to ex-
plain to them what was being discus
sed. Whitney said in answer to a
question by King that Hayden had re-
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-04-15

nearly ceased as most all of the farm
ers have their hay all home and
ready for the field work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Egan and
two sons Wallace and Edmond, also
Wallace Kinney were Sank Centre
shoppers Saturday afternoon.
Roy Gallagher was business call
er In town Saturday afternoon. He
also is hauling lumber as he is plan
ing on doing some more building.
7 The Padua Cooperative Creamery
is now receiving cream three times
a week from the farmers. The days
are Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Otto Wamsley is remodeling hi
store. He is now supplied with gro
ceries, dry goods and hardware &.
Padua should be very proud of such
good store keeper as o. Wamsley
Mrs. Frank Essler went down to
Art Rogers and assisted with the
meals as Mrs. Art Rogers was very
i'll the day they sharpened posts at
their home.
Mary Rooney returned to St.
Cloud Monday afternoon after spend
ing her Easter vacation with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Will Rooney.
Mary is attending a business school
in that city.
Joseph Kinney returned to his
home in Swanville Tuesday. He mo-
tored down on Sunday to visit his
two sisters Mrs. Ed Rezenschek and
Mrs. Hank Egan and also his broth
err Wallace Kinney.
1t certainly is fine weather now
which we all can appreciate after sc
much cold and snow. 1t was report
ed we would see a early spring but
most people now claim it is a little on
the late order in their miads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lekoy Gallagher
were dinner guests Sunday at Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Rouse's. In the at.
ternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher and
Mrs. Allen Rouse motored down tc
John MacFarlin's who is sick with
pneumonia but is improved at this
writing.
Padua school district seventy hao
a few days Easter vacation. Dola A
Grundman as teacher returned to hel
school duties april 5. The school was
opened with an enrolment of TWEEN
ty-seven pupils. Two more begin,
ners are expected. This being larg'
err school than Padua has obtained
for some time. Some people think
it is like long ago or old times wher
there We're thirty to forty pupils ir
attendance. The names of the pupils
, who recently enrolled are Evelyr
Wamsley, Marcella Nicholson anc
Marvel Rooney. Thirty-fve schoo
days are the number which remains
before school is out.
District seventy's directors came II
one evening after school and fixed the
seats so there would be more room
for the little people. Very unfortu
nate for them as there are so man!
large seats. A number had to be re
placed so as to accommodate all OF the
pupils. 1t is a very busy school room
now. A program for the last day oil
school is being talked over very
strong. We all think it would be
very nice.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-04-15
CEDAR LAKE

Miss Thressa Cruel called ON Mrs.
Grams Monday afternoon.
Sam Gaul has been working for
Emil Gamradt the past week.
Mrs. Steuer called on Mrs. Albert
Kind a short time Friday afternoon.
Mrs. John Lentz spent Tuesday IN
Sank Centre having dental work done.
Albert Kind and Emil Gamradt
scent Friday helping Mrs. Ella Gam
radt.
Nick Ortiz of Sank Centre spent
Tuesday at the home OF his orotnef
Adam Ortiz.
Quite ia few who have been on
the sick list are improving and are
able to be out.
Miss Grace Orth and sister Mable
were over Sunday guests at the nome
of their parents.
Nick Ortiz and Adam Ortiz made a
short call at the VIM. Grams home
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. L. H. Bosshardt was busl-
ness caller at the Carl Steuer home
Saturday afternoon. ,
Mrs. Ella Gamradt entertained
the George Kind and Emil Gamradt
family Sunday afternoon.
Miss Amanda Holmes attended
church in Sank Centre Sunday with
the l.. H. Bosshardt family.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Ilgen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Steuer called at
the Stewart home Sunday afternoon I.
Miss Clara Besser spent Tuesday
at the Albert Kind home while her
z 4< fhn11s homo
Mr.. and Mrs. William Grams
were social evening callers at the
Carl Steuer home on Wednesday eve
ming.
Miss Elnora Quade spent a few
days last week at the Sweetman hos
pital with her sister who was very
sick there.
Mr.. and Mrs. O.. F. ngen and
sons Clarence and Oscar and Miss
Dolly Stewart were guests Sunday at
the Carl Steuer home.
The Frank Quade family moved to
their new home in Sank Centre
Thursday and the Andrew Besser
family moved to the Frank Quade
farm.
Miss Martha Johnson of Minneap-
oils arrived Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. Ella Gamradt to help care
for her father and mother who have
been quite sick, with the flu.
Quite a few people from this vi
cinity were in attendance at the Au-
to and style show held in Sank Cen
tire last week and enjoyed the movie
very much Many thanks to Mr.. De-
Foe.