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Evening star., 1926-04-07
NEW CHARGE LAID
AGAINST SINGER
Mrs. DornbIaser Accused OF
Blocking Justice in "Poison
Pen" Letter Case.


NEW YORK. April IA poison
pen" letter alleged to have been sent
her divorced husba nd by Mrs. Lydia
Locke Dornblaser has resulted in an
other Federal Indictment against the
former opera prima donna. whose
matrimonial difficulties have kept
her before the public for the last de-
cade. Previously indicted for sending
an obscene letter to Arthur Fl. Marks
president OF the Skinner Organ Co.
she now Is accused Of obstructing jus
tice. Mrs. Mary Frances Adams oi
Joplin. Mo. Mrs. Dornbla ser's sister
and Thomas F. Twyford, an attorney
ALSO were indicted yesterday for OBJ
structing justice.
Twyford IL accused Of having inter
repted Mrs. Adams on her way to New
York last Fall 10 testify under sub
poena.
Admission Repudiated.
II Is charged that Mrs. Dornbla ser
and Twvford consulted Mrs. Adams re-
Karding the story she should tell the
grand jury. Before the jury Mrs
Adams repudiated admissions that she
had mailed the letter for her sister
with the aid Of train porter at Belle
fontaine. Ohio, July 90 last.
The contents of the letter have never
been made public. but 1t Is understood
to have attacked Mrs. Margaret
Hoover Marks. who married Marks
four months after his divorce from
Mrs. Dornblaser.
At the time OF the divorce. a set
tlement of $400,0 was made upor
Mrs. Dornblaser by Marks with q
promise Of an additional 100000 II
her conduct should be satisfactory tt
him for a year. Before the end of the
year Mrs. Dornblaser appeared with
a child. which she asserted was Mr.
Marks. Investigation disclosed tha'
II had been taken from an orpha ma gt
in Kansas City.
Was Her Third Husband.
Mr.. Marks was the singers thirt
husha nd. Her first was Prince" Tay
lor. race follower, whom she shot a M
killed in Reno, New. in 1909. Taylor
exonerated her in deathbed state
ment. asserting that the shooting wa'
accidental. Her second husband was
Orville Harold. Metropolitan Opera
tenor. They were divorced in 1917
Shortly afterward she married Mr.
Marks.
Her present husband, Harry Dorm
q blaser, formerly was her secretary.
Evening star., 1926-04-07
Postal Receipts
Gained Is Per Cent
Over March, 1925

BY the Associated Press.
March postal receipts were larger
than any month on record, ex-
cepting December. 1924 and 1925, .
the Post Office Department an
nounced yesterday.
Receipts at the 80 selected post
Offices totaled s3S454,478. an in
crease of s4.369.3s.. or 1902 per
cent. over March last year hut
about s5,000.000 less than the
record month of December last
year.
Fort Worth led the so Offices
with an increase of 47.70 per cent
Jack sonville was second with 3S.45
per cent increase. Baltimore third
with 34.20. Akron fourth with
1881, and Memphis fifth with 25.73.
None OF the offices showed de-
crease.
Increase in receipts over March
last year in other Southern ofhces
in the 81 selected cities were:
Atlanta. 1851 per cent; Dallas.
15.52: Louisville. 1916; New
Orleans. 6.48: Richmond. 17.47;
Nashville, 80; and Houston.
15.52.
Evening star., 1926-04-07
Conversion of Coal Into Gas at Mines
Is Forecast by Expert as Future Step

He disagreed with engineers who
have prophesied that coal would be
transformed into electrical energy by
'superpower" plants at the mines.
Their sponsors commonly ignore
the fact that the enormous quantities
Of water required for such plants are
very rarely available at any mine, :"
Little said. "Supergas plants. on the
contrary, require very little water. but
may nevertheless distribute potential
heat energy over wide areas.
The industrial use of gas has just
begun and the inevitable house heat
ing by gas has hardly started. Hav-
ing learned to cook by gas, we shall
presently extend it's use to the gas
fred refrigeratOr.'
Evening star., 1926-04-07
MRS. BYFIELD DIVORCED.
Woman Who Sued Walter Gambler
on Ship Story Wins Decree.

ATLANTA, Ga, April HD.-Mrs
Sarah G. Byfield was in possession
of her first decree of divorce from
Clyde X Byfield today. Her suit In
Fulton County Superior Court was
undefended.
Mrs. Byf1eld figured as one of the
principals in suit for damages
against Walter Gambler Of Atlanta.
in which Gambler was alleged to
have conducted himself improperly to-
ward Mrs. Byfield aboard the Beren-
garia two years ago. Mr.. Byfield
subsequently, won a suit from Mr..
Gambler for around $4,000 on note
in connection with the same affair.
Mrs Byfield charged that her health
had been impaired by the treatment
occcxdsd her hx- -hAe- husband
Evening star., 1926-04-07
Death Note" Laid to Boys.

Police of the fourteenth precinct
are searching for some mischievous
boys who are believed to have sent
a death threat to Edgar A. Beh-
rend, 1903 Woodley road. last night.
About $50 o'clock the Behrend door
bell rang vigorously and when it was
piece of paper. bearing
a skull and cross bones and the word
death was found. Lieut.. Grove of
the precinct conducted the investiga-
tion last night and Lieut.. Sullivan is
cont1nDdpszit todax.
Evening star., 1926-04-07
MARYLAND GUARDS
PICK VIRGINIA BEACH
Encampment Starts May 25 if Liti-
cation Regarding Military Rights
Is Favorably Decided.

Special Dispatch to The Star
. RICHMOND, Va, April THE
Maryland National Guard has ar
ranged to have it's summer encamp-
ment at Virginia Beach beginning
July 25. the date -on which the en-
campment of the Virginia guard is
to end, but there Is possibility that
the litigation involving the right of
the State to Use the camp and to
engage in target practice may inter
fere with this plan.
The suit has been presented to the
Circuit Court Of this city. Until Judge
Scott disposes of the matter the plans
for the usual Summer encampment
will not be completed.
For the first time since the World
War, the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues will not be in camp this year.
The command has been permitted to
leave the State and make visit to
Europe, leaving here the first of May
to be away a month.
Evening star., 1926-04-07
BRITISH DIPLOMAT DIES.
Sir John McLeavy Brown Noted for
Successful Work in Korea.

LONDON, April CP.-Sir John
-McLeavy Brown. noted for his career
in the diplomatic service in the Far
East generation ago, died here at the
age of "a. His most notable achieve
ment in the Orient was his successful
crossing of diplomatic swords with the
Russian Admiral Alexieff, when the
latter was first sent to Korea to at
tempt the peaceful financial annex
alton of that empire to Czarist Russia
a quarter century ago.
Sir John was an authority on the
Languages Of the Far East. He knew
Chinese, Japanese, Russian and other
European languages. He also was an
authority. on Roman law. From 1896
to 1906. he was head of the customs
rollen,pfsapaucajpsKQEeas
Evening star., 1926-04-07
"'PINAFoRE" is REVIVED.
Famous operetta, Elaborately
Staged by Shuberts in New York.

NEW YORK, April R.-
Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pinafore. or
the Lass Who Loved a Sailor" was
given last night in the most elaborate
presentation in it's 4S years, when the
Messrs. Shubert received it at the
Century Theater.
William. Danforth was the Dick
Dead Eye of the musical piece. a.
character originated by Richard
Temple. The performance also was in
the nature of a revival for Mr.. Dan
forth; as he made his theatrical
debut in the same character at the
age of 10 with a juvenile company.
The setting for this presentation of
:athe. operetta includes a frigate- 60
feet long, with 10 foot masts, which
ka1rnR- as1~douHNasznlxd dDnnSGtnaos
Evening star., 1926-04-07
Col. Hawkins to Manila.

Recent orders to Col. Hamilton s
Hawkins, Sd Cavalry, comma ndins
the post Of Fort Myer. Va. have been
amended so as to provide for his
detail to the general staff and assign
ment as chief Of staff, Philippine de-
partment, effective August IS. He
will beNrelieved of his present duties
at Fort Myer in time. to sail .fiom
New York about July IS for his new
Atation-ip<.Nanilap
Evening star., 1926-04-07
GEN. PANGAL0S IN LEAD
FOR GREEK PRESIDENT
Has 90 Per Cent of Votes So Far:
New Decree Empowers Demand of
Confidence Every Session.

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Greece, April An
official decree has been issued modi-
flying, the constitution so that the
President of the republic always can
dissolve the Chamber before the ex-
piration Of his term, The President
also would be empowered to demand
vote of, confidence in the govern
ment once every session. and that, If
the vote is obtained, no motion of
want Of confidence can be moved at
the same session. q.
Under the present for m of admins.
tration in Greece. Gen. Theodorus
Pangalos not only Is premier, but is
also dictator. When he became die.
tator he made the public announce.
ment that he assumed all RESPONSE
bilfty. Presidential elections have
been partly carried out. Twelve OF
the thirty-f1ve provinces have voted
and Gen. Pangalos has received about
90 per cent of the votes for the Office
of President.
Evening star., 1926-04-07
DISTRICT ATTORNEY HELD.
Wisconsin Congressional Aspirant
Charged With Dry Law Violation.

WAUSAU, Wis, April R.-
George W.. Lippert. district attorney
OF Marathon County and candidate
against F. E. Browne of Waupaca
for the Republican nomination for
Congress in this district. was arrest
ed Yesterday on a Federal warrant
charging conspiracy to violate the
prohibition law and the Federal Pc
nal code.
He was released on $4,000 bond.
Lippert declared he is absolutely
innocent and the victim of boot
Evening star., 1926-04-07
ALFONSO OPENS CANAL.
Waterway Admits Large Vessels to
Port of Seville.

SEVILLE. Spain. April : H).-The
Alfonso Kill Canal, connecting
Seville with the sea. was opened
yesterday by Hing Alfonso, who came
here on the All 5gentine cruiser Buenos
Aires. The ctnal will permit large
ships TO entet the port of Seville re-
gardless of tGal conditions.
Ogden H. Hammond, America n
Ambassador. attended the blessing of
the canal by CArdinal Ilundain. Arch
bishop of Seville and the cutting of a
rope BY tbs. king, opening the canal
so-seastrsln1ri
Evening star., 1926-04-07
BY the Associated Press.

By The AesOclatcd Press.
TULSA. Okla, April IA predic.
tion that virtually the entire world s
supply of coal will be transformed into
gas at the mine and distributed
through "supergas' plants in the COM
paratively near future was made last
night by Arthur D. Little of Boston,
head of a research laboratory bearing
his name, In an address before the
American Chemical Society in con-
vention here.
Dealing exhaustively In the uses
and possibilities Of carbon products.
DIR. Little also predicted that petre'
leum soon may provide the cheap
est base for the synthesis of rubber.
Evening star., 1926-04-07
Cupid Stages Own Parade.

NEW YORK, April LR.-Cupid
held a parade all his own yesterday
to vie with that of Easter Sunday
A hundred and seventy-three couples
paraded to the marriage license bu.
reau for licenses. and sc were mar
ried in the chapel by Deputy City
Clerk Mccormick.
Evening star., 1926-04-07

: An 1S-hoie golf has been
started in connection with tourist
cann on, the LncQinA AhighWa1h
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
WINTER SUNLIGHT FROM NEW SOURCE
Inexpensive Way to Get Yalu.
 able Rays

Baltimore, Md, Jan, 20 Pl-Win- tor sunlight for children--not tho dcnatured light that comes through ordinary glass from which the heal ing ultraviolet rays have been tll. hred-but the real thing with vir- Wully all of it's health giving qual. .itics may now be obtained incX- .pcusiNcly.
 Dr. A, Herman Pfund, associate professor of physics at Johns Hop kins, has found that between 60 and 70 per cent Of the medicinal value of the suns ultra-vioct rays remains in the sunlight that passes through '0 type of transparent wrapping Ipapcr ordinarily used on candy bars.
 Tho advantage in this discovery Is the Chcapness with which ultra-vio- iot ray treatment may be made available in homes. nurseries and |sanitariums in cold weather. Scicn- lists many years have rcnli2ed the Icuralive value of ultru-violet rays
 Several years ago one of the large
  corporations manufacturing electric Iu appliances presented the chil- dron's section Of Johns Hopkins hos Ipital with window made of fifteen quartz glass pancs costing Sl,O0O each that admit passage of ultra Violet rays.
 This window has been used large Ily in the treatment of riok"ts. but expense of $15.oo0 window handi- capped general usr of the treatment rlsowherc,
 The paper is made of c,lIulosc the substance tha, forms the cell , walls of plants, and gives stiffness tc the stalk Of wheat as well us the tall . spruce.
 By the uso of q routine developed , in Switzerland several varied ills ar, | Itrcated by tho suns u)tra-liolc D rays applied under medical super ! vision.
 For years Dr Pfund has been con . flight. His discovery affecting yiole rays was made recently while lest l. ing the transparoncc of numcrou . substances,
 Until practical tests over q perio .of time have been made and the re suits observed by physicians, he saiC r inc fact that the paper allows 1h 'i healing rays to pass should not b " regarded as q certain indiction ( n encctivenes, particularly as ultra J. violet rays are much weaker in wir H. ter than in summer.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
Seven Arrested in Five
 Raids in Ansonia

Ansonia, Conn.,, Jan. 20 R-Ser- geant Frank Varelli and a squad of state police last night raided five es- tablishments for alleged violations of the Volstcad act. The accused persons, seven in number were re- leased on sl,00O bonds each for hearing in the city court Saturday morning,
 Those involved in the raid are C. r. O'Brien and Henry Culhane of the Arlington hotel; Patrick McCor. mack and F. B. Mott of tho .Ansonia hotel; John Mackowski Water street; Eva Denchuck. Broad street, and Nicholas Volcu, of Clifton ave- nue. Evidence of alleged violations of the prohibition law were seized in the places raided.
 The raids were made shortly after six o'clock last night.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29

the next time the team ventures forth. IL was impossible for him to be in attendance at the matches last evening, due to the tact that he is recovering from pneumonia and did not t"ti that il was safe to venture into the cold air.
 East Berlin Item,
 The weekly whist social will Lc given by the ladies of St. GabrelS church in the church parlors this evening at s o'clock, All are invited to attend.
 Th" present officers of the Pro. srcssive Reading circle were rr. elected at tho annual meeting held Tuesday evening; President, Mrs. | Elmer Stcarns, vice. president, Mrs. Archer Walsh, and secretary and treasurer, Mrs. William Nye. The next meeting win be held on Tues. | day evening, February 1G, at the | homo of Mrs. l.. Q. Clark. Miss Betty Walsh entertained ' . number of her friends at a party at 1 her home on Wilcox avenue this aft. ornoon, the occasion being tho eighth anniversary of her birth. 4 very enjoyable afternoon was spcn' | hy all, The following being present June Cobey, Nodra Lawrence. Evelyl SteGrist Edna McCorklc. CarolyI 1 Read, Norma McCorlllc, George De 1 More, Ralph Gamble and Gnorg'
 Clark.
 ! Philip Mildrun Of Sufficld i
 spending a few days with his par
 ontS, Mr, and Mrs. F. W. Mildrun
 at their homo on Main street.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
CHINESE DISLIKE
 AMERICAN MOVIES
FriSCO'S Chinatown Prefers
 Spoken Drama

SIn Francisco, Jan. % (Pt-The spoken drama has kept the motion picture out of San FTncisco's China town and the reason is that unless a Chinese has lived in tho United states many years, he does not un- dcrstand the silver sheet play.
 Among it's thcatrrs, Chinatown boasts of two of the legitimate va ricty that give nightly performances. One begins at D. nl.. ana continues unHl 12;15 the next morning. The other starts at ?. m. and ends about midnight
 The plays arc the same as are pro- 1uccd in thcatcrs in China and take from five to six hours to unfold the plot. The prices are the same in both houses, the highest being S1,75 for box seats,
 If patron goes to tho thcater at @ D. m, thc prices for the best seat left is 90 cents. and for the poorest G5 cents. If the ticket is bought at ! 1o r. m. the highest priced seat is S5c.
 All seats arc numbered and if the ticket holder leaves his seat even for 1 q few minutes after he first ocCu- l pied il, it will not be resold and no other person can occupy it. This rulo has prevented many tong war that formerly startcd hccausc q theatcrgocr occupied q scat that Inc 1 had not purchased.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
Coal Barge Aground at
 Stratford DraWbridge

Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. 29 Rl-- The coal barge "Harford' loaded with 3,5Q0 tons of -bituminous coal from West Virginia, which was being rushed hero to relieve the shortag" caused by the anthracite strike, went aground in the Strat- lord avenue draWbridge channel near the railroad station shortly be. fore noon today. while the draw was open. The worst traffic ticup That has occurred here for years fol- lowed the mishap. All Stratford ave- nuc traffic is tied up as a result.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
RESCUED BY POLICEMEN
several Fall River People Saved In
 S95, 900 Blaze.

Fall River, Mass. Jan. % LP)- Several members of the family of Abraham R. Zass were carried by policemen from their burning home in the Highland section of this city early today when the thermometer merkcd six degrees above zero. The building was destroyed with loss es- timatcd at $95,000.
 Seven persons wore asleep in the house when the fire broke out. Po- liccmcn rescued two children and carried them 10 safety. The house was situated on inc highest point in tho city and q fierce gal" hampcrcl thc work of tho firomcu.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
BITTEN BY FALSE TEETH

Newport, F. l.. Jan. 29.-Tred J. Moran has learned T new way ot earning s15--being bitten by set Of false teeth. Stroliing over the sands after q mid-wlnter dip. he trod on the artificial masticaters. X friend Of Herbert Rohloff of New York remembered the latter had lost his man-made teeth here last summer, and wrote to him Of Moran's encounter. Came a letter 10 Moran from Rohloff, and later a $15 reward for tho missing molars,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
INCREASE DRAGONS AT BERLIN CHURCH Growth Of Parish Raises Number
 From Three to Four
 ROBERT DEFINING IS CLERK
Conlon's Team Wins hcnsington Championship Matcil-Comnland- CT NcntrCs Rides tho GO&t--Oihcr Items of Interest

Realizing that tho steady growth Of the Berlin Congrvg vgatiOnal church has nccessitalcl 1be appointment Of more than three dracous, officials last night, at q special meeting an- uointcd an extra member to the board, thus increasing the number 10 four. For many years 1hrG" d'a- cons have served the needs Of the parish
 Albert 4. North of East Berlin was appointed to tEe office Of dea- con, filling the place left vacant by the death of the late Francis p"m- ing. Russell $. Gold was also ap- pointed a deacon, lioh"r- II. Dem ing, son of Francis Deming, vas ap- rointcd clerk of the church, taking the place held by his father for about 30 years.
 The meeting was not largely I- tended, due to the cold weather. No other business came mp for teton and inc session was adjourned after the elections.
 Nentrcs Rides the Goat
 Commander Harold Ecntres of Bolton -kasiCa post American I"- zion of Berlin rode Ih" goat last evening and was duly initiated into the "rorty and Eight" that active social organization composed ot members of the Amcricau Legion It is said that the commander StOo' , very well the trying ordeal He was accompanied by Arthur HcnSon o East Berlin, active LcgiOnHaito an, former representative from B"riil in tho state legislature. A Nrv Britain member also went over th' rough road.
 It was expected that there woul' be about F candidates last evening but the cold weather prcvnnte, many who live in distant parts O the county from being present About G5 members of inc orEaniza ton watched with i;'cn interest th ceremonies of initiation as perform cd at Legion hall knnSin2tol.
 At tho close of tn" initiation rou tine business was transacted and "fecd' enjoyed. Plenty of hot cot fee was furnished, together wifi other delicacics. RcproscMta'iv, were present from Plainvill", tniOr vile. Manchester. TarmingtoU an New Britain. Among thc gl"Sis wa Grand Chief Harry Fisher of PlaiI vile. An
 There was cnterthinmont C3loi throughout the meeting and q those present were well pleased vii the way in which Berlin played Il part of host.
 old Time Fiddlcrs
 Now that other towns have dccil ed who is their best old time fiddle Berlin residents are beginning look around in an effort 10 detc mine whether or not some of the O timers in this vicinity have talen heretofore hidden.
 The names or Eugene Hart al his nephew, E. W. Hart, are me toned, These men are recognized two of Bcrlin's most accomplish nddlcrs. They used to hr h, gre demand al the "kttch,n'' -.cos al ii is thought that there may
 others in this vicinity, who arc al adept at playing the old lime dan tunes on the fiddle.
 The possibility of holding an (
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29

After "admitting" her marriage to Pope de Albro, staging a wedding party and posing for photographs with him, Wilda Bennett musical comedy star confessed that she had hoaNed tho public. Do Alhro is a friend of Charles Froy, millionaire turfmau. whose wife won a S@TOon alienation suit from Miss Bennett.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29

way with lS5 for high single, al- though Wall of the visitors set the threo-strng mark with Sgi, After losing tho first game, the Plain vile team came back to cop the other two strings and win the match by Ia pms, The scores;
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
NEW PASTOR ARRIVES.

Rev. George E. Fletcher, the new pastor of the Emmanuel Gospel church, has arrived here from Phila- delphia and will take over his pas toratc Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
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BIO 4SS 4Sl-l464
To work Degree

Al ,hc regular meeting of L. l. nunlar Encumpmcnt No, 32, l. 0, .O. F, at steven Ferry halh HrIs- tol, on February ? the pairlarchal .lcgrce will bc conferred on class ,,f ,.NIiInt1g