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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-12
GAR THEFT LAID
To FUG|T|VES

Two uniforms OF the National
Training school for Boys. found in
an abandoned automobile following
a wreck in front or 44ee Reservoir
Rd. ". W.. early today, led tho
police to believe that the car had
been stolen by several boys recently
escaped from that institution.
Police OF the Seventh precinct
say that the automobile had been
stolen from Lennis s. Biere, Az
Twelfth st. s. E., and the loss was
not discovered, even by the owner.
until 1t crashed into a parked car
belonging to Albert Kattenhore,
4466 Reservoir Rd. N. w.
Three or four youths were seen
to run from the scene Of the wreck
age, and an investigation of the car
revealed the two uniforms. The po-
lice then called Biere, who did not
know his Car was missing until
he looked in front OF his house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-12
CLUES IN HALL mills
BULLET Marks

Colonel Morrow was then request
ed TO allow the interviewer to talk
to Dieckman In the presence OF an
officer, and In compliance sum
moned Dieckman to his office.
BaIlxs His Questloners
The prisoner. in . black uniform
with skull cap. stood at ease IN the
center OF the room. He IL OF slight,
medium build, about 90, years old,
feet, 9 inches in height. weight
40 pounds. dark hair. dark blue
eyes. and . ferret-like face.
He was asked these questions
through Colonel Morrow:
Q.--Are you the same Dieclkman
who was q member OF the New
Jersey constabulary and who was
assigned to investigate the Hal
Mills murder7
Al do not care to say.
OILS II q fact that you gained
the confidence of certain servarlsA
and others, and obtained q solution
Of the murder and other informs
ton Of great value to the prosecu
ton?
Al have nothing to say.
Refuses . Statement
Odd you. upon solving the
murder, receive . sum of money to
keep silent and thereupon desert
from the state troopers organiza.
tion1
Al win make no statement.
Q.-Do you care to give us the
establish your identity?
A.-No.
o.--You know the purpose OF our
inquiry. Are you the Dieckman we
are looking for?
Al do not care to say any.
thing.
Q.-Wouid you be interested I'm
making q written statement in order
to serve the ends Of justice. giving
a full account OF your knowledge.
II any. concerning the Hall-Mills
murder7
To this question the prisoner also
made no answer. He was returned
TO his cell.
Can Be Transferred
Prison officials. while making no
direct comment. appeared convinced
that he is the man and that he has
valuable information.
Alcatraz has no photograph Of
him. The record shows that no
enlisted in the Army in Georgia in
1925. was sent to the Philippines.
and there deserted.
He was arrested In the islands
and entered A1catraz two weeks ago
to serve one year for desertion. He
will be released in March.
It is understood that IL the New
Jersey authorities want him for
there would be no diff
ficulty in securing his transfer to
Governors Island, N. Y.
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Dieckman in Prison,
Cool and Composed,
BaIIxs OueStiOners

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1z.-Be'
hind the locked lips Of q Federal
prisoner on Aicatraz Island ID San
Frapcisco Bay. may lie the soiu.
ton Of one, Of the mos. battling
deuble murder mysteries of modern
times, the Hall-Mills murder OF New
Brunswick, n j., that occurred
September 16. 1899.
The prisoner, believed by New
Jersey authorities to hold the key
to the. enigma. Il Henry Lester
Dieckman, under a years sentence
for desertion from the United
States Army.
He is Believed TO be the same
Henry Il DioIman" who was for
merly member OF the New Jersey
State police, who worked on the
Hall.Mills case and disappeared In
the midst Of his investigation with.
out any apparent reason and with
out collecting two months pay due
him.
1t developed later that Diecknian
had been involved In passing bad
check, and there was an intimatIon
that he had stumbled upon infor-
nation Of great value to the prose.
cution, but had found It wors1
while to remain eilent.
Read New York Papers
All this the prisoner named
Dieckman at Alcatraz refused TO
either deny or confirm today when
questioned in the presence Of Col
William Morrow, commanding Off.
Ger Of the island prison.
He was asked half a dozen peril
nent questions, all of which he de.
clined to answer.
His demeanor was equally non.
committal. He was cool, composed,
and fearless in the face Of his COM
handing officer.
For several days Dieckman has
shown marked interest in New York
papers containing accounts of the
arrest of Mrs. Hall and the reopen
ing Of the murder investigation.
Colonel Morrow, In response to
the prisonSr's request, gave him
copies OF Nav York papers.
On the arrival of a newspaper
man at the island prison, word was
sent to Dieckman asking If he cared
to make any statement. He sent
bace word that he had nothing 60
say.
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PRIESTS KILLED
IN MEXICO
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from La Guayaba, according 70
the Archbishop Of Michoacan, now
in Mexico City.
Bitter clashes between Catholics
and Professionals have occurred in
Irapuato, in the state Of Guiana
jato, according to Ell Sol.
The Catholics, vastly In the ma.
jorIty, burned down the houses ~
1S Protestant families and com.
mitted many outrages against
Protestant men and woinerls the
newspaper reports.
Following reports Of 0utrages
against French Catholics in the
state of Ruebla, the French EN-.
bassy sent an atfache there for the
purpose of Investigation. IL the re-
ports are confirmed. the embassy
will lodge 4 vigorous protest. Il
was stated.
The American embassy today con.
firned reports Of fighting -
GuadalajarO.
The embassy stated that IL were
killed, 40 wounded and 400 Catho-
lies taken prisoner in the fighting.
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sane" Mrs. Marx testified. ''tJfder
her repeating questioning for my
name, finally asked her IL it was
any OF her affair and tried to ger
away. She then showed me her
police badge. The first thought /
had when / saw It was she had
stolen it,
"You come and get In this car =
she testified Mrs. Parker then or.
dered, and at this point MRS. Black,
who had up to that time remained
somewhat In the background, came
up, she says. and also took hold
Of her.
II then fought my way into the
house with both women still hold
Ing on to me, and when We got In
side the Parker woman asked,
why did YOU resist me like that
and make & scene on the street7g
Crose.axamination could not
shake Mrs. Marks story.
Mrs. MARKS hrother-in.law, iden.
titled Mrs. Parker as the one who
had grabbed his sister.in.law first.
He told virtually the same story
told by Mrs. Marx.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-12
ARMY SCHOOL CONCERTS
FAIL IN PUBLIC APPEAL

$Dcause the public has not zen
turning out for the special concerts
by the Army Music School Band at
Central High Stadium, the rest Of
the series may be called off, Miss
Sybil Baker, school community cen.
tiers head, said today. At three OF
the four concerts held, only q small
number Of people attended. she de-
c1ared.
She is considering asking the can.
collation. of the next concert, sched-
uled for Ills p. M. August 10, for
this reason.
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degrees higher than at the same
time yesterday. when is persons
were overcome. The humidity at
that time today was 81 per cent,
day morning. Although, as the day
wore on the humidity decreased, It
continued proportionateIy higher
than yesterdays percentages.
Up to noon no heat prostrations
were reported at the local hospitals
today.
The Weather Bureau declared
that, while tpday's temperatures
may not 80 as high as yesterday s,
when an official maximum Of 98.8
was reached at the Bureau. and 100
at the Pennsylvania Ave. Kiosk, be.
tween and o'clock, the Increased
humidity win make the atmosphere
even more oppressive.
The sweltering heat Of yester.
day. which caused lis prostrations In
various sections Of the city. con-
tinued into last night.
In the suburbs. as well az In the
heart Of the city, 3 high percentage
Of humidity. coupled with tefnpera.
the city,s sleeping hours. and virtual
lack Of breezes Of any kind, made
the night one OF the most uncon1.
Portable Of the summer.
Many Of the Is overcome yester-
day were treated ut their homes.
although most Of them had to be
taken to Casualty. Emergency and
Freedman's hospitals before they
could be revived.
George Dunnell, So years oil,
SOB q st. N. w. who was overcome
at his home. was the most seri.
olIsly affected by the heat. He etill
Is being treated ct Casualty Hos
pital today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-12
PASSOVER TO BE SUBJECT
or CONVERTS LECTURE

Evangelist r. C. Gilbert, CON
vert to Christianity from Judaism.
who has spent Is years in rab.
binicaI schools, will give a lecture
tonight on the significance Of the
Passover at the camp meeting Of
the Potomac Conference of Seventh
Day Adventists in Takorna Park.
Mr.. Gilbert will appear in the full
regalia of Jewish high PRIESTS off.
ciating at this historical service.
The speaker is well-known author
and lecturer as well az evangelist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-12
RUM RUNNERS CAUGHT
AFTER FIRING THEIR SHIPS
CHARLOTTE MILLS

Desperate methods employed by
American rum runners operating In
Porto Rican waters were disclosed
today by the Department Of Jus,
tice.
A report showed that when a
customs patrol boat was about to
capture the American ship Es.
tre1la, members Of the crew set
fire to the craft and sought to
escape in q small boat.
The crew was captured and
turned over to the Unitel States
attorney in Porto Rico for prosecu.
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-12
JOT Tines FROM
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, va, Aug. H.,
Two firemen were overcome by
the heat OF a fire which did APP
proximately $4,000 damage to the
stock of the Sanitary Grocery Com.
pany's store at King and Payne
Streets late yesterday afternoon.
John Hughes and Thomas Cock.
rell were taken to the Alexandria
hospital and treated for heat pros
tration and one volunteer was
slightly injured by flying glass.
A crowd of holiday proportions
turned out today to watch the pass
age Of the Quantico Marines
through the city on their way to
Camp Meade, a wagon.and-truck
train approximately half a mile long
and a long string of artillery COM
prised the unit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-12
VETS BUREAU AWARDS
BIG HOSPITAL CONTRACT

The Veterans Bureau today
awarded five contracts for the con.
struction OF the 1,000-bed veterans
hospital at Nofthport, L. I. Algeron
Blair. of Montgomery, Ala. is to
do the general construction at ST.
1895.
Other contracts awarded were:
Plumbing-Inland Engineering
Corporation, Hammond. Ind; heat
highland Engineering Corpora
ton. $222156; electrical work. lec-
trio Constructing Company, Chica-
go. $96, AGO.
This is the largest hospital yet to
be built ty the bureau and will be
used for mental patients.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-12
INSURANCE MEN HEAR
COMPANY OFFICIAL

James A. Fulton, vice president
Of the Continental Life Insurance
Company, Of Wilmington, DEL,
spoke on "The Making OF Sales.
man" before the August luncheon
of the District of Columbia Life
Underwriters Association at the
Raleigh Hotel today.
Plans for sending a big delega-
ton to the national association con-
vention in Atlantic City In Septem-
Der were discussed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-12
Hicks By Xix

Tough Guy-Lissen here,
Chief, seen yuh Gd and RI
take de job!
chief-WGdda yuh mean,
job?
Tough Guy--Ds one on die
front page-'Polfce Want Mon
for Murder"
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BURIED Miners
FOUND ALI.VE:
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lprisoned ana the six men mads.
their way to the main shaft.
The rescue was made &C 7.1O .. N.
today. At that hour they had been
imprisoned about 153 hours. the
slide.in having occurred 1t 10 o'clock
last Thursday night.
The rescue was affected after
hundreds ot men from nearby
mines worked tirelessly day and
night for q week attempting to
reach the tomb of the men.
Only 20 Entornbed Longer
Only twenty men in American
mining history have been entombed
alive longer than the five men
rescued today from the Zinc and
Spar Company mine at Salem. Ky.
according to Bureau of Nine
records today.
Whereas, the men at Salem lived
153 hours in the closed mine.
twenty men entombed In Cherry
Mine. ILL.,. In 1909. came out alive.
after 1914 hours. The number
who persisted in Cherry Mine, how
ever, totaled more than $50.
One man lived 80 days entombed
in the Courteres mine disaster In
France in 1906 after LOO Of his
feliow-miners had died, records
showed. This was the longest en-
tombment on record in history. He
subsisted on scraps OF food found
in the mine.
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Mills and brother.in-law Of the
murdered woman, was questioned.
He informed reporters that he had
told investigators. that he knew
nothing Of the case.
He said his brother never knew
much of Mrs. Mills love affair
with Hall because ''she had Jimmy
lbuffaIoed. %
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-14
INAMORATA I D.
AID CAROL

BERLIN, Dec. 14.--Mne. Lupescu,
the titian.haired beauty for whom
Prince Carol Is alleged to have re-
nounced his rights to the Rumanian
throne, win make a grand gesture
in an attempt to restore Carol to
favor in Rufnania, according to re-
ports received here from Bucharest.
Nine. Lupescu. it IS reported. will
publish a letter in Rumauian news
papers announcing that she is CIV
ing up Prince Carol Tin the In
terests OF his country"
This is expected to be the pre-
1iminary to an intensive campaign
for the restoration Of Prince Carol:
Should Prince Carol be restored
60 his rights King Ferdinand would
Immediately abdicate in favor OF
his son, ft Is stated here.
The political Vaccinations In Bu'
chArest are becoming more intense
according to the advices received
here, and Queen Marie is pictured
as waging a campaign for greater
power for herself 1t is stated that
the Queen is alligning herself with
Premier Averescu against former
Premier BratianoI and the sup.
porters OF Prince Carol. The. royal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-14
WAR TALK ST|RS
EUROPE AGAIN

LONDON, Dec. 14.-War clouds
we're prominently discussed in to-
days issue of the Westminster
Gazette.
This, newspaper carried a Con-
stantinople dispatch stating that the
Turks are building ships, adopting
the automatic rifle. establishing
mobile coast artillery and preparing
to take steps to counteract the
Italian pact with Albania.
A Paris dispatch declared that
two battaIions Of Blue Devils"
have been sent to the French
Riviera from Lorraine to reinforce
the Franco Italian frontier guards.
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MEXICO Is ALARMED OVER
EXODUS or GIRLS TO FILMS

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 14.--Alarmed
over the exodus of attractive sepori-
tas for Hollywood and the movies.
the Mexican government has issued
orders preventing women from cross
ing the border into the limited States
unless they are escorted by their
narenta or husbands.
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Because it sheds its bark and
thus rids itself OF Crime that
chokes, its pores the plane tree
flourishes better than any other in
London.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-27
New Britain Mative Aids in
 Rehabilitating Greek Exiles
Charles B. Eddy Named by Council of League of Nations to Help Refu- gees.

Charles B. Eddy. formerly of New Britain. has been appointed by the Council of the League of Nations as chairman of the Greek Refugee Set clement Commission. This commis- sior, consisting of two Greeks, an Englishman, and an American, who acts as chairman. was constituted by the league in 1924 for the pur- pose of permanently settling in Greece the Greeks. numbering about 1.50O,oo0. sent out of Turkey after the Greco-Turkish war, with some additions from other sources. The expenses Of this enterprise are paid out Of the proceeds Of an in ternational loan, fioated in Greece, Great Britain and America.
 Mir. Eddy was born in New Brit ain. the son of the late James H. Eddy. He is a graduate of New Britain high school and o' he Yale Law school. He pIacticed law in New York city and was on the railway commission during the World war as an assistant to Will liam G. McAdoo. His residence at present is Plainfeld, New Jersey.
 MT. Eddy left for Athens on Oc- tober 2, stopping at Geneva to at tend a conference of the League of Nations, then proceeding to Greece. He was accompanied by his sister,
New Britain herald., 1926-10-27
PENN, RAILROAD GOES
 ON 7 PER CENT BASIS
Directors Today Vote To Declare Quarterly Dividend of 1 3-4
 Per Cent Nov. 30

Philadelphia, Oct. 27 LR}-Director of the Pennsylvania railroad today declared a quarterly dividend of l .3-4 per cent thus placing the stock on q seven per cent basis.
 Tho dividend is payable Novem- Der 30 to stockholders of record November 1.
 The Pennsylvania has been pay ing an annual dividend of six per cent or more since 1900 with the exceptions of 1921 and 1922 when the yearly rate was 1-2 per cent. In 1906 the rate was 1-2 per cent and in 1907 it was ' per cent.
 In September the company re- ported the highest income for any months this year, gross receipts being s63,O40,729. with net receipts of $12,329,S91. This was an in crease of $S,OO9,579 in gross and $1,116,O2S in net receipts as com pared with the same month last year. Since January 1 the gross gain was S26,922,6S4 and the net s5,956,017.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-27
$250,0o0 INCREASE IN
 GAS LIGHT Co. STOCK
Directors Vote to Recom- mend Capitalization of
 S1,250,O00

At the regular quarterly meeting held yesterday afternoon of the di- rectors of the New Britain Gas Light Go. the directors recommend ed to the stockholders that the capital stock be increased from s1,000,000 to s1,250,000. A special meeting of the stockholders was called for November for this pur- pose.
 Should the stockholders confirm the action of the directors, the money for the new stock will be called for some time during the month of January and will be used to increase the manufacturing capacity at the gas works and to pay for a pipe line from the gas works to the north end Of the town as far as Allen street. The rapid growth of the outlying sections of the city makes necessary this addi- tion.
 The usual dividend Of per cent payable November l to stock of record October PC was voted.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-27
Waterbury Editor Suffers
 Shock, Condition Grave

Waterbury, Conn, Oct. 27 Pt-- Charles F. Chapin. editor Of the American for nearly half a century. suffered a shock at his home here yesterday afternoon. He was still unconscious today and attending physicians said his condition was unchanged.
 Charles F. Chapin had been edi- tor of the Waterbury American for forty-eight years. He entered the newspaper field immediately fol- lowing his graduation from Yale in 1877. and has spent his life since with the American.
 The new home of the American was formally opened with special anniversary editions Sunday and Monday last, and in connection with that event the work of MT Chapin on the American received recognition from many contempor- aries.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-27
Aviators Are Rescued By Seaplane a n d Launches w hi C h Were Taking Part in Navy Day Exercises.
Pilot of Disabled Machine Purposely Picked Out Water for Forced Land ing as No Field Was Available.

Boston, Oct. 27 CP-An army air plane made forced landing on the Charles River basin this afternoon Both aviators were rescued. The plane was one of a squadron of 25 land and sea planes flying over the city in observation of Navy Day.
 The drive shaft of the plane be- came disabled as the plane, circled over the city. Finding no landing place on shore the aviators dropped their plane gently to the surface of tn water near the Boston shore. Other members of the circus observ- ed their plight and within a few minutes four seaplanes coasted over the water to them.
 Two launches of the metropolitan police also sped to the scene and rescued the aviators. They were Richard E. Cobb. flight sergeant at the Boston airport, and w. c. Ritter son.
 Crowds had been watching the maneuvers for two hours. Exhibiting various flight formations and per forming individual stunts, aviators of the army, national guard and navy had kept pedestrians straining their necks to watch the antics above the city street canyons.
 Resume Exhibitions
 Several of the flyers resumed their exhibition over the city as soon as the rescue had been effected.
 Further color was lent to the rescue by the dozen land planes. which. powerless to aid, lowered over the scene like sea gulls. One of the launches caught fire as it raced to the crippled plane but the blaze pas extinguished with little damage.
 The momentum Of the plane, had been cut down before it touched the water so that instead of ploughing under 1t, it ended on it's nose and remained half afoat.
 Ritterson comes from Hightstown, N. J., and Cobb was born in New port, R. I. As the plane, with the engine dead, swooped down, the men released themselves from their har- ness and adjusted cork belts. They clambered out on a wing until they were rescued.
 All aviators taking part in the ex- hibition had been ordered to keep within landing distance of the air port or the basin. Other flyers at tributed to this order the avoidance of casualties in the accident.