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New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

Capt E J. King, commandant at the New London. submarine base, announced the new plan, which in- eludes the use of air-hlled pontoons in an effort to raise the crumpled steel shell, Last fall until early win ter storms compelled postpone, ment of work, the mightiest cranes on salvage ships were unable 10 litt the craft to the surface,
 Work will be started as soon after April IS as weather permits. Two of the five compartments in the sunken ship have been sealed. The engine room will be sealed and air will be pumped into the three sealed compartments forcing out the water. ! The remaining compartments dam aged in the collision will remain flooded until the s-5l Is in drydock. l Two fuel tanks and seven ballast tanks are also to be pumped out, and eight pontton, six of them attached to the hull, it Is believed, will fur nish enough lifting power to wrench the partlv inbedded craft free and force 1t upwards. When it is with in so feet of the surface it will be started on i's journey to Brooklyn,
 The submarine. cruising on the surface late on the night Of Sept 25, Has run down by the City ot Rome, which ripped open the sub marsible's hull. The s-5l sank al most at once and only three mem bArs of the crew were rescued,
 salvase operations started within q few days, and divers were able tc enter part Of the ship and remove eight bodies. Cables were passed under the hull. but derricks or the salvage vessels were unable to budgt it and during the first week in De cembAr work was postponed unti spring
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
FORMER MATES OF
 TWO VICTIMS HELD
Arrests Come as Sequel to
 Mysterious Deaths

Flora, Illinois, March 9 Ipl-In- Nestigation into the deaths of Mrs. Laura Malinsky and AIbille Bible, described as having occurred under mysterious circumstances, contin- ued today with the former husband of one and the former wife of the other, who now are married. held in rho county jail on murder charges.
 The two held without bail for a grand jury are Ernest l.. Malinsky, locomotive engineer and his second wife. Mrs. Elsie Bible Malinsky. They are charged in information fil. rA by States Attorney Williams with murder of his first wife reported by a biological chemist to have died from poisoning.
 Mrs. Malinsky died last September 26 and information forming the basis of the murder charges was obtained through eXhuming of the body last December II and analyses of the vital organs.
 Little is known by authorities con- corning the death Of Bible, who died about q year and a half ago His widow, the present Mrs. Malinsky, was married to the engineer about two weeks after the death of Malin- skys first wife.
 While q Clay county grand jury at Louisville takes Up the investiea- ion into the death of Mrs. Malirsky today, Coroner Holiday plans to ar range the exhumng of the body of Bible, he said.
 Body Was Exhumed.
 Mrs. Malinsky's death occurred following an illness after eating some watermelon. An attending physician said she died of ptomaint poisoning and cerebral hemorrhage Persistent rumors and a request from relations of the woman brought about exhuming of the body.
 After extensive testimony, Dr Ralph Thompson of the Nationa Pathological Laboratory of St. Loui: reported he found no trace of poi. soning. The opinion Of Dr Thomp. son was concurred in by Dr. " T Collier of St. Louis University.
 Poison Discovered,
 Later, however, q biological chem ist at the university took the organ' for further examination and Cla, county authorities said he reportec her death was due to poisoning The arrests followed.
 Officials said the poison Mrs. Nal inslly was reported to have dier from was the same kind of poisonint used in the flight -Sweetin cas- vhich stirred southern Illinois abou f year ago
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
Mothers Gray's Powders
 Benefit Many Children

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New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
T-SBANp DISAPPT5RS

Mrs, Gnazzo, A Walnut street, rHYortod yesterday afternoon that f"r husband disappeared from Home Saturday night, without lnav- ing her any funds
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
MARRIAGES IN MERIpES

Marriages performed in Meriden in January included the following; Fred C Wishek of this city, and Miss Elsie H. c. Keinitz, married by Rev Paul A Kirsch, January |: Adolph Scheppert of this city, and Miss Elsie SchTenka of Meriden, married January g. Return wed ding certificates were filed today at the office of the town clerk
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
MANEUVERS AT
HUACHUCA ARE
VERY VALUABLE


"From military standpoint the JOINT
maneuvers of the 25th infantry and
10th cavalry held at Fort Huachuca,
September to Is, were very success
full pleasant and instructive was the
statement Saturday night Of Major Q.
b. Townsnd, commanding officer Of
the F,~st Batis,iion, 25th infantry,
whose troops returned to Camp Harry
]. Jones Saturday morning. 1T was
conceded that the inspection and man
euvers were in general most instruc-
tive to both officers and men and great
interest and good spirits prevailed
On September 3 the entire 25th in
fantry, comprising the 1st battalion
from Camp Harry j. Jones and the re-
naming two battalions from Camp
Stephen d. Little at Nogales, were con-
centrated at the target range camp at
Fort Huachuca, both detachments ar
riving there by marching. After a
days rest, both the 25th infantry and
the 10th cavalry began a series of man
euver problems prior to the arrival of
the commanding general of the corps
area, General Ernest l.. Kinds and his
staff, for annual tactical inspection.
The maneuvers embodied various-mil
itarv features in tactical principles.
Continued on Page sThreel
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
MINE CONGRESS
WILL GATHER IN
MONDAY
fBv Dispatch A. +. wire)


DENVER, Sept. 1S.-For a week be-
ginning Monday, Denver will be the
center Of the nations mining spotlight.
The western states convention of the
American Mining congress, scheduled
all next week, will draw leading min
ing men from Arizona, California, New
Mexico, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah. Montana, Washington
and Colorado
Sessions independent of the parent
organization will be held by the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining and Metallur-
gical Engineers, the Silver Producers
association and the American Associa-
tion of Petroleum Biologists. The
United States Geological survey, the
United States Bureau of Mines, tho
federal forest service, the department
of the intrior and many other federal
bureaus ana departments will be repre-
sented by officials.
DR. Hubert Work secretary of the
INTERIOR and Congressman Charles +.
Winter of Wyoming are among the
speakers who will discuss the public
lands questions. Others connected with
the federal government who are to ad-
dress the convention included DR.. Scott
Turner, director of the United States
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
SIOUX CITY IS IN
GREAT DANGER
OF FLOOD WATER

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Sept 1S. Flood
waters, which today inundated thoua
sands cf acres of farm land in the
Floyd river valley, north of Sioux
City and caused loss in property and
livestock estimated at the hundred%
of thousands of dollars, were sweep
ing into the outskirts of Sioux City
tonight.
Fearing flood disaster similar t.
the one 35 years ago, which caused
considerable loss of life and enor
nous property damage, the residents
of the lowlands in Sioux City moved
their valuables and families to places
of Safety. Police detacnments armed
with ropes, ladders and rowboats
were at danger points ready to offer
assistance in case serious emergency
should arise
Floyd river bottoms near Leeds ana
Springdale, suburbs of the city, were
Inundated early in the evening when
a wall of water swept down from the
north with a mighty roar. Hundreds
of acres of lowlands were covered in
a few minutes.
Warning whistles were sounded
throughout the late afternoon and
evening at intervals of Is minutes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
LEAVE
BODIES HANGING
AS A WARNING
lRy Dispatch A. 2. yVireH

MEXICO CITY, Sept, 1S.-As warns
ing against banditry, dead prisoners
have been strung to trees along tlso
road to Cuernavaea near the spot
where Jacob Rosenthal, Americab
tourist, was kidnapped and murdered
This gruesome sight is designed as an
object lesson to the natives of that
mountainous region.
The national government Will sup
press banditry with ruthiessness. SIX
men, known to have been of the ban
6it gang and guilty of the, outrage
have been executed and seven men
have been killed resisting the sol
diers who are searching the country.
Rosenthals body will be taken to
New York by Joseph Ruff his SOM
in-law, and Lucian Ruff, a cousin,
as soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be made.
Secretary Lane, of the United States
embassy. who narrowly escaped th~
bandits who captured Rosenthal, has
received cabiegrams of eongratulation
from friends in the diplomatic serv-
ice from all the capitals OF the world.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
KNEW
M R S. WISEM.AN'S
HE SAYS
(By Dispatch A. 2. Wirel

BISBEE, Sept. 1S.-For the second
time Sheriff James F. Mcdonald of
Cochise county entered the Aimee
Semple Mcpherson kidnapping case
when he told the Bisbee Daily Review
tonight that 80 years ago he went
to school with Gustav j. Sielaff, hus'
band of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman Sic =
laff, who is purported to have mad
affidavits claiming that the Miss
X in the l5idnaping story was her
sister hoax and was engineered
for a promise of $4,000 from tn"
evangelist. Mcdonald said that he
attended the asme school with Sielaff
in Gold Hill, Nevada, in 1895.
The Cochise county sheriff firsS
entered the Mcpherson case when he
took possession of the evangelist's
clothing on the day of her appear
ance in Douglas, and announced thai
her apparel and shoes were not dam
aged despite the evangelist's assert
ed 2O-mile trek through Mexican des'
ert wastes in her escape from pur
ported kidnapers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
SEVERE DAMAGE
DUE TO STORMS
IN NORTH IOWA

CHICAGO, Sept. 18.- Storm clouds
which have ridden September's skies,
pelting the central west with flooo
aid disaster from Ohio TO Nebraska,
left a gaping wound today in north
western Iowa.
A torrential blast of rain, hail, wind
and lightning ravished d wide area
last night and today, taking al least
two lives, inundating 10000 acres OF
crop laden farm lands, uprooting
lines Of traffic and communication
and visiting its havoc OH four coun'
ties north Of Sioux City, near the
Iowa Nebraska line.
Property damage was estimated at
about $4,000 with Hawarden, Le-
mars, HULL, Akron, Sheldon and Cher.
okee counting the loss. Rain of al
most unprecedented severity sent tbs
Sioux river up 1S feet in II hou(s
and flooded the valley of the Floyd
river.
The dead are c. NJ. Fleischmann, re
tired business man, who was drowned
in front of the Hawarden city hall
when ne fell into a gutter as the
floods swept into the business ses-
ton, and Nina Brussing.
railroads suffered keavily. A freight t
train en- the St. Paul, Minneapolis
and omaha line was wrecked when it
ran into washout near Ncspers,
la. More than 1000 feet of Illinois
Central track between Sheldon anc
Matlock and near Merrill were washed
out Railroad service northward from
Sioux City was stopped. Five miles
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st
Paul track was washed out or under
water south of Hawarden.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
MEXICO SEEKS
u. S. IN.QUIR Y
INTO DEATH S
OF MEXICANS'
Request Government to Re-
port on Death of Father
and Two Sons in Texas.
WE'RE HELD IN JAIL
Mexico Continues Search
For Bandits Who Killed
New Yorker.
lBy Dispatch A. z. Wirel

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S. While
Mexican troops arc securing the coun-
trv about Cuernavaca for the bandits
who murdered Jacob Rosenthal, New
York banker, the Mexican government
today formally requested the Amerl-
can government to punish those IT
says broke into the jail at Raymonds-
willie, Texas, several months ago and
killed Thomas Nunez and his two
sons, Mexican citizens.
Ambassador Teller was instructed
to make the representations in the
case before the murder of Rosenthal
occurred, and the fact that he made
them at a time when the American
government was pressing for punish
metn Of the Mexican bandits, was
not considered in official circles as
significant as counter move by
Mexico Following the usual course,
the state department is expected to
ask the governor of Texas for in
formation on the case complained Dr.
1t has been asserted by those seek
ing redress that a mob tortured and
shot the Mexicans and beheaded the
elder Nunez.
Charge Schoenfeld at Mexico City,
reported to the state department to-
day that 500 Mexican federal troops
were engaged in pursuing the bandits
who were involved in the Rosenthai
murder.
Troops already had killed number
Of them, he said, including Boniticio.
Hinojosa, mayor of Huitzilac, a small
Of 40 X ~
ing, and another reported to be
Miguel Garcia. chief of police at
Huitzilac. Charge Schoenfeld's re-.
port said the Mexican soldiers who
first encountered the bandits were
led in person by General Lopez. The
description of the engagement be-
tween General Lopez and the five
or six soldiers he led and the BAN
dts, was given by Schoenfeld as
follows:
They say group of men on near
by hill about $3.50 on the night of
September Is. Challenged by a sem
try, the bandit party replied with
rifle shots. The bandits fled but
were pursued by the Lopez party VINO
killed all three of the bandits ac-
complaining Roscnthal. Rosenthal APP
parently had been stabbed twice and
shot through the head. He walked
about ten meters before falling dead.
The report said that three of the
bandits captured by troops had been
identified by Rosenthals son-in-law,
who picked them out of large group
of men These had been executed at
the time Schoenfeld's dispatch was
sent and federal authorities We're
holding three other bandit suspects
pending Investigations. State de-
partment officials expressed the opin-
Continued on rage Three
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
YAQlJIS TURN
To GUERILLA
STYLE ATTACK
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

H E R M O SILLO, Son.,
Mex, Sept. 18.-The Yaqui
Indian tribes who have gone
on the war path in this sec
tion resumed hostilities to-
day when several small
bands started a guerilla
warfare, farms were raid
ed, and considerable guam
tity of cattle stolen.
While the government troops were
being reinforced and shifted from one
sector to another of the war IONS
during the last "a hours an omlnous
silence pervaded the Yaqui-infesteQ
country The hostile tribes were not
sighted by the military troops who
were advancing into the country, nor
were any reports of recent raids re
ceived. Late today adyices came, in
that the main Indian tribe had broken
up into small bands of 10 to Is men
These bands were headed into the
hills of the north and northeastern.
part of the state. Whenever farm
or herd of cattle was encountereo
they carried off or destroyed every
thing available and drove the cat
tie before them. Up until thess
late reports of outbreaks today, things
were apparently peaceful in the en-
tire region.
Several hundred government soldiers
were proceeding at slow pace
along the railroad and telegraph
lines, making repairs as they ad-
vanced. 1t was necessary to draft.
the military. as the Mexican laborers
flatly refused to venture into tbs
country. state Of war has been
declared in a hundred mile area and
military law is in force over the en-
tire region. The Mexican troops are
being decentralized and stationed SO
as to give protection to all towns
and important localities in the sec
tor.
These precautions are being taken
because of the belief of the Mexican
generals, which was confirmed today,
that a guerilla warfare, lasting sew
eral months, will start.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
MIAMI BEAtjH FLOODED

KEY WEST, Fla, Sept. 1S.-The
devasting fury of the tropical storm
which swept the south Florida coast
this morning has transformed Miami
Beach and Miami into desolated
Venice, with streets inundated, build
ings wrecked, light and power serV-
ice gone and untold property damage.
Word received here tonight from
the devasted area said the entire
city of Miami Beach is flooded with
three feet of water Many buildings
were blown down by the 80 mile an
hour gale, which paralyzed all the
light and power systems. Miami
proper is believed to have suffered
considerable damage also. The cause
way connecting the two cities was
Continued on Page Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
q AMERICANS
IN BESEIGED
CHINESE CITY
(By Dispatch A. P. wirel

SHANGHAI, Sept. 42.-Starvation
threatens 81 Americans and five Eu
ropean8, sealed up with the Chinese
populace of Wuchang by the besieg
ing armies of the Red Cantonese gov
ernment two weeks bombardment
and assault having failed to wrest
the city from it's northern army de-
tenders. The Cantonese have com-
pletely blockaded it and settled down
to starve it into submission.
Unless relief comes within q week,
it is believed Wu Chang must fatl.
There are two faint chances of re-
lief. The first, and most possible, is
that Marshal Sun Chuan- Fang, ruler
of eastern china, may be able TO push
troops past opposing Cantonese forces
$50 miles down the Yangtze river
from Wuchang. He had entered into
an alliance with WI Pei-Fu, whose
troops are the defenders OF Wu
chang.
The second remote chance is that
Wu Pei-Fu himself may bring aid,
for out of Hankow, across the Yang
tie from Wuchang, WI Pei-Fu is re.
ceiving renforcements at his head.
quarters, 70 miles north, but he Is
faced by southern armies and may
not be able to break through in tins
to save Wuchang. if at all.
Wus reinforcements are said to be
coming from his allies Chang Tso-
Lin, dicator of Manchuria, and Chang
Tsung- Chang, governor of Shantuns
nrOVince
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
New York to Paris Air
Flight Postponed Until
Tuesday BY Capt. Fonck

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Definite
pestponement until Tuesday of the
hon off of the sikOrsky biplane
S-35 on its projected non stop
flight from New York to Paris
was announced this afternoon.
Captain Rene Foncl&. commander
and Lieutenant Lawrence William
Curtin, u. S. N. The navigator
said there was likelihood the
start could not be made until
even later than Tuesday on ac-
count of weather conditions.
report from the bureau Of aero
nauties in Washington, this after
noon, said conditions on the whole
were unfavOrable and 1T would
re0uire two or three days for the
storm area to clear. with cOndi-
tions beyond that period remain
ing uncertain due to the advance
Of "A new tropical hurricane.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
SHIP IN
SINKS
STORM
CBy dispatch A. p. wire)

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. l8.
Seventy-five known dead,
property loss Of 100000,
900 in the city and every
boat in the harbor sunk,
was the toll of the hurrl-
cane which struck Miami,
Florida, according to frag-
mentary messages picked
up by the tropical radio
telegraph company station
here tonight.
The station is working with the
American steamship Siboney which
has established communication with
a makeshift transmitting plant at
Hilaeh.
Every vestige Of the city docks
system was swept away and 2,OOo
buildings ruined, said the message
which added that troops, food and
medical supplies are needed urgently,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
CoIOradoan Hanged for
Wife Murder; Brother
Claims WomGn's Body

DENVER, Sept, 1S.-Thc body
Of Ray f. shank, who early today
paid with his life for the slaing
of his wife and 10 year old son'
Paul, arrivcr in Denver tonight
and will be buried tomorrow.
Shank was hanged i'm the state
penitentiary at Canon City at
dawn. The body was claimed by
Harve COrdingI, brother of the
wife shank killed. All details con-
cerming the funeral and DISPOSE
tiOn Of the body were kept secret,
but it is understood the body will
be crematcd and then buried to-
morrow afternoon. 81 have tried
so much and succeeded so little.
Father, into Thy Hands i commend
my spirit" These were Shank's
last words as he stepped ON the
automatic hanging machine in the
penitentiary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
REPUBLICANS PLACED
IN NOMINATION FOR VARIOUS
OFFICES IN PRIMARY VOTING

The official count of votes cast III
the primaries of September Z, com.
pleted during the week by the. board
of supervisors and certified ov County
Treasurer NJ. c. Hankins, shows thar
the following republicans Were nomi-
mated from this vicinity For state.
senator from this district, Frank P.
Moore; for state representative from
district No. 4, T.. j. Huxtable of Doug-
las for supervisor from district No.
2, Jacob Scheerer of Douglas, and for
sheriff, Joe Hood of Douglas
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19

ON BOARD PRS ED y T COOL
IDGES SPECIAL TRAIN, RAVENA,
N. Y, Sept. 1S.-A continuous ovation
was given President Coolidge today as
citizens of New York state as his spe-
cial train passed from the AdirondacKs
to the Mohawk and Hudson river val
leys in daylight hours on its way to
Washington
Returning frim his vacation of more
than ten weeks in the north country,
Coolidge found the station platforms
and the tracks lined with people as he
entered the more populous sections
and with Mrs. Coolidge he was kept on
the rear platform oy his observation
car much of the time acknowledging
the greetings.
Coolidge never appeared iii better
form. Refreshed by his outdoor life of
the summer, he was7in excellent spirits
as he sped toward washington and
with hat off and ready smile he threw
his hand up repeatedly to the people
who, upon spying him, lifted their hats
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
rAMPANs INJURED

TAMPA, Fla, Sept. 49,. Several
pedestrians were reported injured by
flying glass and other debris when
winds of gale force swept over
Tampa early tonight, unroofing builds
ings and causing considerable damage.
street car, telephone, telegraph and
electric tight services were crippled.
The wind forced out the tide In
Tampa Bay leaving many boats hign
and dry along the shore. Traffic
was ordered suspended across the Ma-
natee river bridge, which stopped COM
munication between Tampa, Sarasota
and Bradenton.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
FEDERAL.s WIN.
(By DisDetcil a. P. Wire)

MEXICO CITY. Sept IS. - Fedora
forces have defeated and dispersed
rebellions Yaquis in an engagement
near Campamento del ORC, iii the
Yaqui valley, Sonora, says report
from General Francisco Manzo, the
federal commander given out tonight
by President Gales Both sides SUI
fered heavily.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
TROPICAL STORM

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 1S. -
A tropical storm has hit the Turks
Islands so severely the commissioner
has appealed to the local govern
ment to send help principally food
stuffs. Aid was Immediately DIS
patched from here. There was coa-
siderable damage to building but no
loss of life was done by the hurri"
cane The salt ponds are believed 20
have been badly damaged.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
PHARMACEUTICAL MEET
lrr nisnatch A p Wirel

PHOENIX, Sept. 1s.-4officers and
members of the Arizona Pharmaceutl-
cal association, after an executive
meeting tonight announced that the.
sixth annual convention would pc
held this year November to y
.4oincident with the first two days Of
the state fair.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-19
Find wlR ECKED CRAFT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept lS. =
The battered half of a schooner the
Carson Of Nassau, N. H." was found
tonight beached on Talbot island
two and one half miles off Mayport-
There were no signs of life aboard.