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The Washington times., 1926-01-15
Grocers Promise City
Greatest Food ShouU
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With list of prizes and gifts that exceeds in length and
any heretofore offered to the Washington public and
mer Show opens night at the Washington
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G)QNJT0N
STRIKE

Two thousand students walked
out of the Armstrong Technical
High school (coloredl this morn
ing with the announced determine
ton to stay out until the Board
Of Education reconsi a1l Is &C.
sion ST last Wednesday to remove
Cart. Arthur b. Newman from
the principalship Of the school
after six years 1T that post.
sThe strike came without
warning to the faculty or other
school authorities, and caused the
sudden calling of conferences by
Superintendent Of Education Frank
w. Ballou to determine how to
handle a situation unprecedented
in the annals Of Washington
School administration. School Of
ficials are frankly cup IN the air.
Pupils Defy Faculty
The entire student body Endorsed
the strike at a meeting in the
auditorium of the school 4building.
p Street, between First and Third
Streets Northwest, this morning.
The faculty, directed by Captain
Newman, tried to break up the
meeting by, ordering the pupils to
reeitations in various sections OF
the classes at the hour for which
the gathering was scheduled.
The students, guided by advice Oh
the student council, which had been
passed quietly through all class
rooms yesterday afternoon and early
this morning ignored the order for
sectional classes and crowded into
the auditorium.
Some faculty members tried to
get into the hall with the object of
delaying action, bat the doors were
barred to them. There was no dis.
order as the teachers gave up the
attempt when they realized the de-
termination OF the students.
Council Takes Lead
Manning Johnson, president Of
the students council, presided at
the meeting, and explained that its
object was to protest against the
proposed removal of Captain New
man from the principalship.
Rudolph White, Theolius Alex
ander, Philip Brooks, Rufus p
Turner, and other members of the
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WALSH ASSA|LS
j. 5. SLEUTH

The Department of Justice is in
vestigating the poultry trust" it
was revealed during the Senate's
aluminium trust investigation TO
day by John L. Lott, special as
sistant to the Attorney General.
Beyond asserting that he did
not think any one knew the poultry
combine was being examined Lott
gave no details.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh Cd
of Montana, sought to bring out
that J. f. Dunn, the department
investigator who conducted the
aluminium inquiry, was not com.
petelft. but Lott insisted Dunn was
lone Of the best men in the de-
partneEt."
81 wouldn't hire Dunn to investi-
gate q bootleg case" asserted
Walsh when William r. Benham,
another witness, also insisted Dunn
was competent to handle the in
vestigations.
Benham, another special assistant
to Attorney General Sargent, eX
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.''|NVEN TOR
6 1000
Gone

Uncertain whether he had peen
duped out of his life savings of
$4,000. or whether he still has :
chance for Is per cent equity IN
4 500 900 900 claim against the
United States and ten allied gov
ernments IN the World War, Wal
ter EarIes, 40, of Flint, Mich, is
at the Emergency Hospital re-
covering from what he believes
was drugged wine.
EarIes has asked the Washing
: ton police to help find i"ColoneP
David Griffith Downs, self-styled
war hero and inventor of inter
national fame who has made tie
huge claim for war inventions and
whose claim Earle was financing.
Wine Laid Him Out
Earies said that Downs disap-
peared from Harrisburg. Pa. early
yesterday morning after the dash
ing Colonel had given his finaD-
cial back or drink of wine which
Earles believes was drugged.s
Nearly 81 600 IN cash disappeared
At the same time. Eafles said
III when he awakened and dis
covered his loss in Pennsylvania YES.
tertav Earles made his way TO
Washington, arising here last night
and Immediately reporting the mat
ter TO Captain Emerson at police
headquarters.
He brought with him sample of
the drink given by Colonel
Downs and that is now being
analysed.
E,arIes went TO the Finders Hotel,
was taken i'll again there this morn
ing and taken to the Emergency
Hospital in a police ambulance. His
condition Is not serious.
Believes Claims Real
E.aries told The Washington
Times today that he had not lost
faith in the validity of his claims
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SLAYER F A &c s
FIRING SQUAD
BY International News Service


. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan.
15.-Ralph w. seyboldt this morn.
ing paid with his life for the slay-
ing of Patrolman David c. Growth
ers on October II, 1928.
The young man who has been
sentenced to death on five previous
occasions faced the firing, squad at
SOL and was Immediately pro
nounced dead. Pc maintained his
innocepce to the last.
He made no statement other than
to protest, his innocence, and that
he was very sorry" over the out
come of his case. He made no pre-
tense at sleeping last night. spend
ing his last hours on earth with
few friends who kept vigil with
him throughout the entire night.
He displayed no bitterness. Warden
r. w. Davis said. and ate a light
breakfast this morning.
Fervent eleventh hour efforts late
Thursday by SeyboIdt's friends to
have the death sentence committed
to life imprisonment were unavail.
ing.
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Boy, you're there-know who
that is2i' he changed his tune, as
the mans features sank into his
recollection.
That's Barker--and he's about
the meanest prohibition man in
this part Sof the country. He was
in it from the first-ever since the
District went dry. they tell me.
He's hard. Boy. you've got a job.
But I'm putting my money on you.
They want TO get us. and they
want to get us bad, or they
wouldn't have brought him back
from New York
Are they after us, especially"
'sThey sure are. Mr.. BOWdOin
is getting more rum into the
District than all the others put
tOgether-welI, more than any
five, anyhow. And they know It,
but they don't know who he is.
used my eyes for all they
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HUSBAND HELD WHEN
WIFE DIES OF BEATING

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 15.-Jef-
ferson Parish authorities today
were holding Edward Hawkins, OF
Shrewsbury, following the death in
a local hospital of Mrs. Eugenia
Hawkins, his wife.
The woman was brought to the
hospital a week ago. suffering from
injuries she declared she suffered
in an automobile accident. Later.
Coroner NJ. NJ. Odom declares, she
asserted that she was beaten by
her husband with a club. A coro-
ner's jury was 10 Investigate this
story today.
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NINE. X LOSES
$4,000

Madam ''X," one of Washington s
leading mediums. was overruled to-
day by the Maryland Court of APP
peals.
AS result of the decision, DIR.
Julian B. Hubbell, II, physician of
Glen Echo. was awarded approx
mately SO 900 of real estate, bonds
and money which he had turned
over to AIRS. Mabel Rosson Hirons
as a result of a "spiritualistic mes
sage" to do so.
Both DR.. Hubbell and Mrs.
Hirons were devotees of spirit
ualism.
Both were friends of Clara Bar
ten, founder of the American Red
Cross. and each wanted to do
something for Miss Barton to per-
petuate her name.
DIR. Hubbell had inherited Miss
Bartons home and sundry other
property from the Red Cross found
err. valued at about $4,000 at
present.
At the behest of Mrs. Hirons, DIR.
Hubbell came to Washington to con.
suit spiritualist, known as
Madam X"
Because of DR.. HubbelIs age, it
was dlTTlcult Tor MIN TO concen-
trate enough to go into a trance.
Mrs Hirons volunteered and the
spirits, through Madame X, COM
manded:
Mrs. Hirons, tell DR.. Hubbell TO
convey all his property that is to
be used in building memorial to
me, to convey it to you.
This is Clara Barton's spirit
speaking. Do as / say"
be no mistake, DR.. Hubbell insisted
on several other seances and the
spirit message each time came back,
via Mrs. Hirons, commanding DIR.
Hubbell to make the transfer.
Accordingly he transferred 1913
building lots at Glen Echo. IL
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INNING IN WASHINGTON"
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Frame Fake Crash to
Divert Dry Dicks
SYNOPSIS OF STORY

Rather than mortgage surgical hospital
pcuses for Eileen lis wife and their infant Sonny Philip Jones
job running from Baltimore to Washington for i50
Baltimore h Tom Brennon eunGn Of BO1O
d the master mind OF the bootleg Washington Jones pur
the prohibitions officers are yng intercept the load
along later NoU Nth the story
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Under the direction of the Retail
Grocers Protective Association this
affair has assumed proportions that
loom far greata' than expected
when the show was first planned,
according to an announcement made
today by John Brayshaw, president
of the association.
The merchants Of Washington
have been exceedingly generous and
it is through their cooperation and
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PoNZPS AIDE TO SEE
CHIEF ABOUT CHARGES

BOSTON, Jan. 15.-Calcedonio
Alviti. charged with selling. without
State license, Charles Ponzi
Florida land certificates calling for
profit of 200 per cent in sixty
days. planned a hurried trip to
Jacksonville today to see the ex-
wizard and return for the hearing
January 81,
Alviu. out on bail. declared his
innocence, insisting he did not make
a sale to a member OF the Boston
Better Business Commission rs
alleged.
Meanwhile. from Florida. PonZi
continued to send kilograms protest
ing against the action taken nS the
state attorney generals office.
II will not forget or forgive he
saiN,, on one telegram.
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nv InternationaI News Service
GREENSBURG, Pa. Jan: To-.
Seven bodies Of miners have been
recovered from the Janaison Coal
and Coke Company mine at FARM
ineton, " va, where AL explo-
sion Is said 10 have erltonabed
thirty eight, seeor1 tS adyices
received iere today At the head
quarters 81 the coal company.
Some May Be Alive
Nine more miners were known
to have been working in the entry.
from which the bodies were re-
covered.
Hope is held out that twenty four
miners working in an entry about
two miles from the one where the
bodies were found, will be rescued
alive.
George B. Taylor. general man
ager OF the Jamison Coal and Cols
Company, and E. Cowan, chief
engineer, left here early today for
thef scene OF the explosion.
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amined the Aluminium Company of
Amer'ca' books after Dunn com
pleted his field work.
Lott admitted Dunn did not pre-
sent to department attorneys any
thing other than penciled memoran
dums OF evidence against the
aluminium company on file at the
Federal Trade Commission.
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Rushing rescue Work

HARRINGTON, w. Va. Jan. 10.
Gas masks. rushed here from Bar.
racksyille, E'airmont and nearby
towns, were donned by rescue crews
today in d second attempt to pene-
trate the smoke and gas filled
chambers of the Jamison Coal and
Coke Company's Mine No. s. where
between 35 and so miners were EN-
tombed by an explosion.
Frank r. Janison, of the Jam1S on
Coal and Coke Company, expressed
the belief today that the number OF
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INVENTOR MISSING WITH $4,000; PAL DRUGGE
THE WEATHER

official o. s. Weather Bureau Report
Partly cloudy tonight
minimum temperature about
81 degrees; Saturday fair;
moderate west and north
west winds. Temperature
yesterday-High, SO; low,
10.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
Dalfair Club Enjoys
 First Social of Season

The Dalfair club, composed or em- ployes of the Davidson & Leventhal and Fair Department stores. held its first social of the current season last night, a masquerade dance in Court Friendly, r. of A. hall on Church street, Three of the members or the club who were recently married, were presented with gifts by the club.
 Two costume prizes were awarded Miss Dorothy Goldberg took the prize for the most comical dress ana Miss Gladys Olden was adjudged the most cleverly dressed member pres ent. She appeared in the form or a skeleton and actually exuded the essence of the supernatural.
 The owners of the two stores were nresent as guests of the club ana thev approved the awards. TWO others whose costumes were consld- cred in the prize winning class. were Miss Margie Keith and Miss 9vonne Robichaude. Both were dressed nKe devils and they looked and acted the part.
 Refreshments were served to com plete a joyful evening"
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
MRS. JEFFERSON
 DIVORCED IN R. |.
Testimony Was That She Was
 ia Great Actress"

Providence, R. I, Sept. 20 P- Aimee Semple McPherson. the Los Angeles evangelist who is now on trial in California, was divorced by her husband, Harold B. McPherson, Of East Providence, in superior court this city on April 12. 1921. records in superior court today disclosed.
 Leonard w Horton. deposed at torney and master In chancery who vas recently sentenced to two years for complicity in the divorce mill scandal in this state, was Mir. Nc Pherson's attorney.
 At the time the divorce was grant, ed. Mrs. McPherson was conducting evangelistic services in a tent in East Providence. McPhcrson gave his address as 17 Claverick street, Prov idence, where his mother conducted a boarding house.
 The divorce was uncontested and only three witnesses were called. They were Mir. McPherson, his moth CT, and Elizabeth Reid, a boarder at the Claverick street house, who testified that Mrs. McPherson was "a great actress and could throw herself into a fit at any time"
 Mrs McPherson, the husbands s mother, is now a matron at Bethany Home in this city, and Miss Reid, the other witness, Is a matron at Howard, R. l. Mir. McPherson has remarried and Is now living in Florida. His son Is living with Aimee Semple McPherson.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
Insolvency Hearing Is
 Delayed Till Tomorrow

A continuance until tomorro" afternoon at 3 o'clock was granted bv Judge B. F. Gaffney in the pro- bate court this morning in the in solvency case. in which the H. C. Jones Co opposes J. Bieryta, a Broad street merchant. The claim of the plaintiff. who is represented bp Attorney Monroe s. Gordon, IS that the case does not come under the federal bankruptcy law and that the state law should apply in the case.
 IT is claimed that three creditors have brought action against the de- fendant and that these actions have used up whatever assets existed prior to those institutions. AS a result. there is insufficient money I.ft 10 meet the plaintiffs suit for S12G.29, since the defendant has no attachable property. The action asks that an equal distribution or the assets be effected among the creditors.
 Attorney Gordon will be called up 10 prove why the action should come under the state act rather than under the federal law.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
NO CANDIDATE IN VIEW
 AS OPPONENT TO PENN
Democrats To Hold Convention Without Knowing Who Win Be
 Named For Congress.

A meeting of the democratic con- gressional convention delegates will be held tonight at democratic head quarters to organize preparatory to attendance at the convention tomor- row morning at the Garde Hotel, Hartford.
 The local wing of the party has been asked to lend it's support to any candidate and the delegates face the prospect of being called upon at to- morrows gathering to draft some one to oppose Congressman E. Hart Tenn. nominee of the republican party for fourth term.
 Delegates from New Britain are: John F. Maerz, Thomas D. Donlon. Mrs. Anna D. Smith, Thomas Firth, J P. Quay, Thomas J. Coyle, Mrs. Agnes Valentine. M. Weinstein, Jo- sephine Clynes. Mrs, Helen KeeverS Samuel Greenberg, Richard F. schaefer, Harry B. Gordon. Richard Viets, James P. Murphy James H. Riley and Charles P. Wainwright.
 Richard Viets, former chairman of the building commission will be chairman of the local delegation, Selectman Michael T. Kerwin of this city will open the convention.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
Democratic Delegates
 At County Convention

New Britain delegates will go to the county convention at the Garde Hotel, Hartford, this afternoon pre- pared to vote as a unit for George NJ. Gabb for the democratic nomi- nation for sheriff of Hartford county.
 Gabb, a former high sheriff of this county. opposed Edward W. Dewey, who Is again the G. o. P. nominee, two years ago and although defeat ed ran far ahead Of his ticket.
 Councilman Thomas B. Fay is chairman of the local delegation. Those who will attend are Sam Sa- blotsky. M. T. Kerwin, James W. Manning, Frank Zapatka, Thomas B. Fay, William D. Boyle, Mrs. Mary A. Hannon. Jack Putterman, Law renee Samoraczyk, Mrs. Agnes Doyle, William Green, Stanley Sam oraczyk, Joseph Caliendo, John L, Ross, Edward Scalise and stephen Roper.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
Fifth Birthday Party
 Of B. & P. w. Club Oct. 12

Final plans for the fifth birthday party of the Business and Profes- sional Women's club were made at a meeting last night. The affair will be held at the club house, October 12.
 Among the speakers will be Miss Helen Phillips, the following past presidents, Dr. Gertrude M. Kinsella, Miss Mildred G. Weld, Miss Anna c. Nave, the present president Miss Anna Foberg, Mrs. Mable c. Foster of Hartford, and Mrs. Tinchney Glantzbery, an attorney of New York city. The latter will give the feature address of the evening. Included in the entertainment will be an act put on by the Arcadia quartet.
 Following are the chairmen in charge of the various committees: Anna Foberg. entertainment; Miss Ruth Larson, decorations; Miss Ruth E. Schade, music.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
OCTOBER FATAL MONTH
Mass. Motor Vehicle Registrar Warns of Terrible Death Toll During This Period.

Boston, Sept. 29 R-The month of October is the most fatal month of the year as far as motor car ac- cidonts are concerned, Frank A. Goodwin, state registrar of motor vehicles, declared today in a warn ing statement The cumulative to- tai for the past six Octobers has reached the frightful figure of 4ao deaths" he said.
 Reasons given by MT. Goodwin for the larger number Of accidents In October were that operators drive faster to get out of the increasing cold, pavements are often wet and windshields obscured by rain or mist, falling leaves make the roads slippery, darkness comes earlier with the return to standard time. and many children are in the streets because of the reopened schools.
 He declared that the monthly rec ord of 30 or 90 persons killed could be cut in half If motorists would take special care and school teach CTS and parents would do their part in looking out for children.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
Survey Planes Remain
 Short Time in Hartford

Hartford, Sept. 29 tP - The planes Of the New York-New Eng land Airport Survey landed in Hartford shortly after Il o'clock today and stopped at the Hartford airport just long enough to take on the supply Of gasoline and oil con- tributed by the Hartford Chamber of Commerce They left Hartford at about 11:3O for Curtiss field to go to New York where the pilots and passengers have a dinner en- gagement with Mayor Walker.
 Five planes are making the trip, which started in Buffalo Monday and will end there tomorrow night.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
LOST BABE CAUSE
 OF B|G HULABALOO
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patrol wagon and the baby, as quiet as a mouse. with no display of con- cern about the anxiety she had caused. was given ride to the po- lice station. Her mother. smiling through her tears. was at the station a few minutes later, and claimed her.
 Making his report 10 Captain Kelly, Officer Dolan disclosed that at one time during the investigation he was certain he had the mystery solved, but he was quickly corrected.
 While on Main street running down the elusive clues to the child's whereabouts, a woman handed him lost child. Well, now the mystery is at an end" he said, and carrying tempted to hand it to Mrs. Olson. only to find that it was not the right child. There he was looking for one lost child and carrying another. In one case, he had the mother and not the child, while in the other he had the child but no mother.
 Starting towards the police sta ton, while the crowds along the street gaped at the unusual sight of a uniformed policeman carrying an Infant, he was overtaken before he had gone far by the mother who quickly relieved him of the little bundle.
 Although recovering the baby, who was not harmed in the least, the police cannot explain how the carriage was moved from the street to the rear of the building. They say it is possible that someone ex- pected to find a purse in the car riage and pushed it off the street for the purpose of theft, and it is also possible that mischievous boys pushed 1t down the incline. That someone moved it Is certain, other wise it could not have reached the place where 1t was found.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
Committee to Arrange
 Armistice Day Program

The committee whlch Has oeeH ofrmed to arrange for the observance of Armistice Day. will meet in the Eddv-Glover post rooms Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock. Maurice h. Pease is chairman of the commit tee and among its member is Mayor Gardner Weld.
 The committee will discuss various ways and means of observing the day on which the World War ended and will try to arrive at decision on the manner which will best suit the ex-servicemen and the people of the city. All members are requested to attend because of the proximity of the date.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-29
CENT A MILE BUS
 TAX IS CONTESTED
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these markers to the bus company until the operators had signed a written paper accepting part Of the law.
 The complaint alleges that many operators signed the paper when they were led to believe it was merely a part of the routine of get ting the markers.
 Blodgett's Position
 Tax Commissioner Blodgett IS brought into the case on the grounds that he demanded state ment on mileage travelled from the bus company on December 3l, 1925. State Treasurer Rogers is involved on the grounds that payment Of s2,255.70. by the state before July Is. This, the bill of complaint al leges, was contrary to the clause on interstate commerce in the constitu- ton. Opposition also is on grounds that operators are made illegally H. able 10 arrest and that there is no provision for a hearing before the tax commissioner.
 The prcable of the bill of com plaint closes by stating that the In tcrstate Bus Company has been un- fairly dealt with as it pays taxes through the same channels as the busses operating in the state and that it pays the tax on gasoline Further, that the state receives aid from the federal government in con- struction of roads to meet cost Of Irepairs due 10 use of such highways by Interstate busses. The bill Of complaint prays for:
 A writ of subpoena to the state officials mentioned in the bill. A judgement declaring void part ?, of the chapter 254 of the state acts.
 An injunction restraining the state officials from attempted to enforce the act.
 A judgement making void the pa pers signed by the operators in which they accepted the part 2 of | the state law.
 An interlocutory injunction against state officials pending the final deci- sion of the special court.
 The establishment of a specia court 10 decide upon the matters a' the earliest possible date.
 And tho issuance Of writ making (the defendants appear to show cause why they are laying the operator open 10 arrest illegally.