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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-03
HALL-MILLS CASE TO
JURORS TODAY.
ARGUMENT IS CLOSED

SOMERVILLE, n. j., Dec. 2 tR.-
Holding the hand of Mrs Frances
Stevens Hall aloft, Clarence E. Case
defense counsel, this afternoon asked
members of the Somerset county jury
which is trying her for murder if
they believed she pulled trigger TO
shoot Mrs. Eleanor Mills, or welded
a knife to cut her throat The drama
came unexpectedly in a crowded court
room after more than four hours OF
speechmaking. Case was near the
close of his address of three hours
and a half. He suddenly left his po7
s'tion directly in front of the jury
and moved to stand by the side of
the defendants, Mrs. Hall and her
brothers, Henry and William Ste
vens.
1T may mot be amiss at the end
of this trial." ne suggested, ito say
rs was said at the beginning: Juror
look upon the prisoner; prisoner, look
upon the juror"
The three defendants looked hard
at the u men who will decide their
case.
With the tense court room silent.
llN lawyer SbSpPSU " HtF sue anu
raised Mrs. Halls right hand.
Are you content that this hand
pulled the trigger or drew the knife
that committed this crme?' he asked
the jurymen. cor this?" "Or th;s?"
tapping Willie Stevens on the arm.
cor this?' slapping Henry stevens
on the shoulder.
Mrs. Hail. whose composure has
not deserted her during the long
trial, evidently was not prepared for
the attorneys sudden gesture and
watched him !ntorestedly as he
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KING FERDINAND HOPES
TOMEET MARIE AT HER
TRAIN I'm BUCHAREST

BUCHAREST, Dec. 2 tP.-King
Ferdinand hopes to be strong enough
to go to The station to meet Queen
Marie on her return from her Ameri-
can trip. He is eager to do this, i,
only to disprove reports of his grave
physical condition.
He gave dinner last night to
members of his court and II was a.,
most celebration, for Ferdinanc,
for the first time in a week, was ape
to indulge his appetite like the or
binary mortal.
After dinner there was cross
word puzzle party and the king nm-
self is said to have clim0ed a step
ladder in the library to get down
dictionaries from the upper shelves
and all the While he seemed to be
enjoying himself.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-03
Greatest Social end
Economic ReUoIutiOnEn In
History On In Mexico

NEW YC-2-z, Dee. One
Of the greatest social and ecOs:-
Omic revolutions in the history Of
the American sentiment now is gS
ing on in. Mexico, DR.. AIva W..
Taylor, of indianapolis, said to-
night.
DIR. Taylor, who is secretary of
the Board OF Temperance and So
cial welfare. Disciples of Christ,
spoke at the anE,uai banquet of
the international Association of
Agricultural Missions.
He based his statement on the
recent redistribution of 22,CcG, ,00Q
acres of land to tilIerS of the soil.
Last summer he headed a commit.
tee of American cIergymen IN
estigating conditions in Mexico.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-03
RoosEvELTs IN ARIZONA

TUCSON, Dec. (P-Not quite q
year has passed since the lure of
Asia and the Ovus Poll called two
Roosevelts to the far eastern steppes,
and once more the call of the red
gods" has brought a member of the
famous family to the edge of the
mountain country, this time bent on
a jaguar and mountain lion hunt.
Archie Roosevelt tonight is cleaning
saddles and assembling equipment
for trip into the mountains of the
southern Arizona and northern Mex
leo, seeking the big cats
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-03
RIFT PERMANENT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. . (P)-Tht
marital rife in the home of Charles
Spencer Chaplin is TO be permanent,
announcements from both domestic
camps tonight indicated
From her grandfather's home in
Beverely Hills, whore she went Tues
day with her two children, Mrs
Chaplin, the former Liza Grey, issued
this def:
I'm never going back never
never, never"
In ano her section of Hollywood's
exclusive residential section, the
famous comedian himself, secluded
CONTINUED on Rage Eight
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STEAMER ASHORE

ST. PIERRE, Miquelon, Dec. 2.-P)
The German steamer Totila is piled
up, total loss, on the south coast of
Langlade, Captain Roper of the French
steamer Pro Patria reported on dock
ing here late today. Captain Roper
sighted the Totila an hour before
reaching port. There was no sign of
life aboard the stranded steamer or on
land
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-03
suSPECT is HELD

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-R-A youth who
says he is Waiter NJ. Christensen, %,
was held at Dwight, ILL.,, tonight in the
beliefe that he may be Erdman Olson,
1S-year-old youth sought for the slay-
ing of Clara Olson, although there are
market discrepancies between the de-
scription of Olson and the boy held.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-03
LINEMAN ELECTRoCUTED

PHOENIX, Dec. Pl-Coming in
contact with a high tension wire
carrying 2,20O volts of electricity,
Milton Deal, 2S, a lineman was cleo
trocuted here today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-03

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NJ ", Dec. 2.--R)-Copper
easier; electrolytic spot
and f ture s 1874 @13 *. /.
Lead spot 500. Bar silver
SO n.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
LIVING PRICES UP, WAGES DOWN AS
MASS. STARTS BACK TOWARD NORMAL

ment az a part OF the effort TO re-
duce this highway menace. There
are % names on the list, Three
were Connecticut operators con-
victed In other states. The depart
ment statement advises people 10
notify the department or the po-
lice In case they should see any OF
the suspended drivers operating
motor vehicles. The following is
the list:
Quiet Alexander Derby; Stanley
Beaudry, Stafford Benjamin Ben
nett, Hartford; Nitro Bodyk. Sey-
mour: Stanley Castor. Southington;
Ph!lias Clairmont, Somers: Frank
]. Drake. New Preston: Frank
Dzioh. Newington Junction: Ed
ward Fitzgerald, South Manchester
Francis Fitzgerald, South Man
chester; Fred w, johnson, Jr.,
Hartford: James Edward Knoche,
Ridgeheld; William Mulhern
Thomaston; Joseph F. McNally
Hartford: Caesar G. Owen. Water
bury; Hubert l. Richard, Stafford
Springs; Richard II. Robertson
Simsbury: Joseph Schatfner, Sound
Beach; william Trowbridge. Wing
dale, N, Y: Camilla Vendrilla
Berlin; Leo Wallace, Waterbury
benjamin Williams. Hartford
Charles Fuks, Stratford.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
Special Survey Completed
Public Urged to Take
Positive Steps Toward
Looking for Fuel to Re-
place Anthracite.

Boston, Jan. 10 Rl-The cost OF
living In this state increased per
cent during 1925 while the course
OF wages was slightly downwards,
but general business conditions good,
A definite trend back 10 the re!a-
tionship between prices OF different
commodities which existed prior 10
the war has set in.
These facts are contained in the
annual report OF the Massachusetts,
special commission on the necessar-
les OF life filed today with the gener-
al court by Eugene c. Huffman,
chairman.
The Fuel situation.
The report, beides dealing extern
sively with the cost OF living, inves-
tigates the fuel situation and recon-
mends that steps be taken 10 awaken
increased public interest in the fluid
or convenient fuels as opposed to
anthracite coal.
Whatever our future domestic
fuel may be the commission believes
II will be based largely upon blum
nous coal" the report says, adding
that 1t had been found the most
available low cost fuel.
As result OF the past warnings
II was found that in the existing
emergency the use OF other fuels has
been developed to such an extent
that there Is less hardship or incon-
venience in regard to household fuel
in Massachusetts than In the anthra-
cite regions OF Pennsylvania.
Coal Recommendations.
Recommendation on the coal sit
uation include licensing Of retail coal
dealers in communities operation OF
municipal coal yards. passage OF an
amendment to the law on sale OF
Goa in paper bags TO require class!'
fication and size Of coal printed on
the bags, and establishment Of 4
legal standard Of sizing for domestic
anthracite. Another recommendation
calls for an investigation Of the Goa
fields in the southeastern part of III,
etate with reference TO the practica'
hiity OF working them as a sourc'
OF local fuel.
The four per cent cost Of living
increase in 1925 was accounted fo'
principally by higher food prices anr
occurred in the latter part Of tn
year At the close Of 1925 the tndc'
complied by the commission was G.
per cent above the 1919 base use
FOR computation purposes. This wa
a decrease from the l0S per cen
peak reached during the war,
ION OF the most significant thing
shown by the comparative record o
retail prices (cost Of living index
is the fact that there seems to be
definite trend back TO the relation
ship between prices Of diffaron
commodities which existed prior (
the war" the reports says. On Jan
"ary |, 49," there was Il Difference
{ - paints between food prices an
thing prices while on January
go, the difference had decrease
% n points.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
FLORIDA TO HAVE
BIG lighting CO.
Assets Will Be Valued at About
50 Millions

New York, Jan. Is up --- Forma-
ton OF the Florida Power and
Light company. which will en-
brace nine operating utilities in
that state with aggregate assets Of
SS0,Ob0,00o, was announced yester-
day by the American Power and
Light company. which will own the
stock of the new company.
Organization OF the new com
rany, OF which s r. Inch will be
president, will consolidate under
one management the following
companies; Miami Electric Light &
Power Co., Miami Gas Co., Miami
Beach Electric Co., Southern Utili-
ties Co.. Daytona Public Service
Co, Ormond supply Co.. Lakeland
Gas Co., st. Johns Electric Co., and
Southern Holding Co. 1t will supply
electric power and light service to
more than co communities.
New financing in connection with
the new combine will include ar
issue OF about S30,006.0O0 in five
per cent bonds, priced around "a
The offering syndicate will be head.
ed by Bright and Company, Inc
The proceeds Of the issue will b.
used 10 retire the entire funded
debt OF the consolidated companies
! and to reimburse the company 70
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
historic House
IS LIKELY TO 60
PittSHeld Would Rae Appleton
Place for School

Pittsned, Mass, Jan. 13.--The
fate of historic old Appleton House.
whore Longfellow was inspired to
write his celebrated poem, The Old
Clock on the Stairs" still hangs III
the balance. One thing seems Ger
tain, however, and that there is
little danger the stairway, itself,
will he doomed even if the rest of
the house is RACED TO make way for
O. $l,000,oO0 high school.
The city council debated the mat
ter last night hut came to no de-
cision. A commission which has
been studying the situation, recon-
mendcd that in event the house was
torn down the staircase and replica
clock be given a place Of safe
keeping. The original clock Is in
the Longfellow house in Cambridge.
The proposed racing Of the Apple
ton house has provoked country
wide protest. It was in the pic
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
Lose Licenses for
Driving While Drunk

Hartford, Jan. 10 -- Tho weekly
list Of operators whose licenses to
drive automobiles in Connecticut
have been suspended for one year
Tor driving while under the ln1u-
rnce Of liquor was given out today
at the state motor vehicle depart
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13

The regular meeting OF the
board OF directors will be held in
the gymnasium on Wednesday at
1880 and an invitation has been
extended 70 the members OF the
Commuters TO attend, Miss jean
ette Duchess OF the national
board staff will speak on the place
OF the association In the COM
munity and the place Of the volun-
teer in the association. Luncheon
will be served after the meeting
and II Is expected there will be OPP
portunity for informal discussion
around The luncheon tables
Miss Duchess will be the guest
OF the local association on Wed.
nesday, Thursday and part OF Fri
day OF this week.
Two OF the Business Girls clSbs
will have an interesting program
at the Y. w. G. A. on Thursday
evening. Miss Dotha White will tell
OF her trip abroad last summer and
will show lantern slides Miss
Katherine Travers with sing some OF
the songs from when We Were
Very Young"
The Peptomist club Is TO be rep.
/ resented at the Business Girls con-
/ ference to be held at Hartford Y.
w. c. A. this coming Saturday and
Sunday. They have been assigned
one OF the topics for discussion
during the dinner on Saturday eve
ming and Miss Frances Kerber OF
the club will talk on open Doors
to Beauty In the World" Miss
Marie Wolf. Miss Mary Martin and
Christina Pattison are the other
delegates. The girls will be guests
OF the Hartford club girls over
night and on Sunday morning will
listen TO an address by Miss Rhoda
Mccullough Of the Woman's
Press.
Dinner or Sunday will be served
at the Business and professional,
Women's club and will be followed
by a. vesper service at the Hartford
Y. w. c. A. to be led by Miss Clara
Reed OF New York, who is the
chairman OF the business girls do.
partment Of the national board
Tea will be served afterwards anG
delegates will be able TO leave fol
their homes by five o'clock.
1t is expected that there will be
delegates from nearly all the asso.
Citations in Connecticut. Rhode Is
land and Massachusetts.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13

be held on February 30. Salaries
for these positions range from si7oO
to s2io0 a year and ages 10 to Is
years.
Applications must be filed not
later than February Q, Full infor-
nation can be secured from Joseph
Grace, New Britain secretary OF the
civil service board.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
TOTAL ECLIPSE
Visible tonight
1000 Mile Strip Of Earth TO
Lose Sight Of Sun Temporarily

New York, Jan. IS R,-A few
minutes before midnight tonight the
moon will come between the sun and
the earth and draw black line OF
total eclipse some 1000 miles in
length from Central Africa, across
the Indian Ocean and over the is
lands OF Sumatra and Borneo and
10 the eye OF the Philippine
| islands.
Astronomers from the United
States, Great Britain, Holland, Aus
tralia and other countries have TAX
en- up positions al various points
along the line where totality of the
/ eclipse may be observed If weather
conditions are propitious. In all
there are eight astronomical eXpe~
litions, three OF them from the
/ United States
Path Of The Eclipse
Starting in the Belgian Congo in
Central Africa az sunrise Thursday
morning or 1855 p. m, eastern
standard time. the eclipse will pass
over Victoria Nyanza and then make
its way across the Indian ocean
southwark until 1885 a, m, eastern
standard time. Then the shadow
will bend northward and pass ovei
the west coast of Sumatra, where il
will then be 2:25 o'clock in the at.
ternoon. From Sumatra the line Of
totality will jump across to BorneC
and thence to the Philippines a
the southern part Of the island o.
Mindanao, where 1t will pass on
into the Pacific ocean and leave thu
earth at sunset, or 3:1S a. m, east
ern standard time.
The period Of totally in Africt
will last for more than two min
Iutes; in Sumatra 3 minutes and =
seconds: in Borneo minutes an'
30 seconds and IN Mindanao almos
minutes.
The shadow will be eighty mile
wide Outside this radius the PEG
pie OF certain portions of Ea3
, Africa. southern Greece, Arabia
Persia, India, China, Korea, Japa
= and Australasia will be able TO vieI
, the partial eclipse, No such mil
" lions of persons as witnessed the to
: tai eclipse last year in the Unite
, States will view the present pho
I Inomenon, but 1t is not doubted tina
. it will deeply impress the numerou
, al & p011tb Of tnTIlIt
! and partial totally.
/ Particular attention again will b
: pal by the astronomical observers
} the circlct Of colorcd lights stream
ing out from behind the big pate
! Of black as the moon blots out tn
I brilliance of the sun. Also photo
e graphs will he taken OF the star
=. which peep out near the sun, wit
= the purpose of again testing tn
Eiustein theory Of rolatiVity. a
p though previous photographs hay
4 been generally accepted as supper
: ing the contention Of Ejn3tcin.
r Or the American expeditions or
O has been sent by the United Stat'
i Naval observatory. headed by Do
q tor littel, who will be aided |
=. Or. Anderson Of the Mount Wise
observatory in California, Swartl
', more and Allegheny obscrratoI
), have sent a Joint expedition ar
= Harvard university the other. II
y naval mission is on Tchn Tncci, {
the eastern slope of Sumatra
mountain range. The Swarthmor
'AllcFhany party is at Benkoelon, {
: the west coast Of Sumatra and 1t
II thought the Harvard expedition all
/ Is in this locality.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13

turcsque old mansion, built In 1850
by Nathan Appleton. u Boston mer'
chant whose daughter, Frances, be-
came the poets bride, that the two
visited on their wedding trip.
Two years later the verses APP
peared. and ever since Appleton
house has been associated closely
with tho Longfellow tradition.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
Civil Service Exams
To Be Held Here Soon

Tha United States Civil Service
commission has announced that
civil service examinations for clerks
and carriers for the New Britain
post office will be held In this city
next month. II Ia likely they will
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
MAY ENTER TOURNEY

Bobby Jones IS said to be con
stdoring taking part in III" gold
mashie tournament at Newport, r.
l., next September. This would be
the amateur golf champions first
appearance in the event.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
WHAT 1T MEANS

IN AME THE WOODS policy is practically self
explanatory. In the future, the stores which
adopt these rules will in their advertising and oral
descriptions, indicate plainly to the purchaser the
act nature of the wood or woods of which the frni
ture he proposes to buy is constructed.
THE purchaser will know whether the furniture he
buys is of walnut or mahogany; or whether wal
nut and gumwood; or mahogany and birch; or some
other combination of woods. Furniture which is
veneered (vcneering being the achievement of sur
face beauty by means of panel built of number Of
layers of ply wood, will be so described.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-13

The fastest trip around the globe
was made in 35 days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
CHAMP VISITS
Dempsey Served With Sub
poena While in City.

Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham
pion; his wife, Estelle Taylor Demp-
sey; his manager, Gene Normile,
and mother, Mrs, Bertha Boylan,
were in Indianapolis for a short time
Tuesday afternoon waiting between
trains. The party was en- route to
New York from st. Louis and
stopped over a few hours.
While in this city Dempsey was
served with a subpoena to appear
in Marion County Superior Court
Four before Judge Clinton II. Givan
Aug. Is to show cause why he
should not be restrained from ring
action pending the clearing up Of a
contract he is alleged to have en-
tered into with the Chicago Coliseum
Club of Chicago
The Chicago club claims to have
the champion under contract to meet
Harry Wills in Chicago. The hear
ing on Aug. 10 will be on the ques-
ton of temporary injunction.
Sept. 6 was set as the date for the
ahearing on the matter of a perma.
~ Aent injunction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
RI A r A D A
AG AIN s 7
u. S. STAR
Bill Johnston Gets Real Test
-Quarter-FinaIs at
Seabright Meet.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
SEABRIGHT, N. j., Aug. 4.-Wil-
liam Johnston, coast star, was to
meet Takeicha Harada, Japan's most
formidable tennis player today in
the round preceding the semi-fipal of
the mems singles in the jubilee
tournament of the Lawn Tennis and
Cricket Club.
The match was expected to
furnish a real criterion of Johnston S
1926 form and will draw a large
gallery.
Manuel Alfonso Of Spain vs.. A.
II. Chaplin. Jr.. Vincent Richards VS..
Edward c.. Chandler of Berkeley,
Cal: Francis T. Hunter VS.. Brian
I. c. Norton were other matches.
Possibility of Miss Helen Wills
meeting her old court enemy. Molla
Mallory, in the finals of the women S
singles seemed more than mere
tennis fans hope today. Both are
expected to win in their semi-final
matches on Friday. Miss Eleanor
Goss meets Miss Wills and Miss
Elizabeth Ryan meets Mrs. Mallory.
Fritz Mercur of Bethlehem, Pa.
and Wallace F. Johnson were to
meet Vincent Richards and r. Nor
ris Williams this afternoon in the
mems doubles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
Semi Wind up Bout Is
Feature

The scrap between Willie Sullivan.
Akron, Ohio. proved the outstand-
ing feature on the weekly fistic pro-
gram at FIT. Harrison Tuesday. Sui
livan won the scrap on points. but
it was a whirlwird fight and Sat
nick won the favor Of the crowd by
his willingness to come back in the
face of defeat.
Satnick was sent to the floor more
than once, but the' punches deliv-
cred by Sullivan failed to keep
Mickey down and there was wild
excitement in the punch bowl" as
the boys battled through the ten
rounds. 1t was the semi.wind-up
bout.
In the main go. between Midget
Mike O'Dowd, Columbus, Ohio, and
Happy Atherton. Indianapolis. the
former had the advantage of five
pounds and he appeared to be en-
titled to a shade decision over the
local boy. This bout did not meas
ure up to expectations. The ban
tams mixed freely at times. but the
fans were Of the opinion more ac-
ton could have been shown. Ather-
ton rallied we'll at the finish. but
not enough to overcome the slight
lead O'Dowd obtained in previous
rounds. -
frankie Jones, Louisville, gained
an edge over Billy Shine, Indian
apolis, in six rounds; Rip Wilson.
Indianapolis, won by technical k. o.
over Carl Schmadel. Indianapolis.
in the fifth round and Soldier Fields
outpointed Eddie Smith in four
rounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
FEW RE AIN
Field Cut in Boys Juniors
Tennis Meet.

BIZ United Press
CULVER, Ind, Aug. 4.-But six
teen juniors and eight boys remain
in the running for the Western
junior and boys tennis champion
ships now being decided on the Gull
yer Military Academy courts.
Only two Hoosiers, Tom Wilson
and Bud Marley Of Indianapolis,
remain in the junior title class.
while Nick Lukats Of Gary is the
only Indianaian in the boys divi-
sion.
The fourth round in the Junior d.
vision and the quarter finals in the
boys tourney were on the program
for today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
Shields, Indianapolis Entry,
Low MedaIist-Thirty-
Two in Title Play.

BIZ United Press
SOUTH BEND. Ind. Aug. A.
With all but thirty-two of the 213
starters now members of the gallery.
the real battle for the Indiana anna
teur golf championship got under
way here today with match play
scheduled.
Medal honors in the thirty-six hole
qualifying round which was con-
cluded Tuesday, were won by Frank
Shields of Indianapolis, who turned
in a score of 149 after the gallery
had about decided Johnny Lehman
of Gary would take medal honors
with his ISL.
Lehman was second to Shields
and was two strokes ahead of Ed
Flanagan, CrawfFdsville; johnny
Simpson, Terre Haute and r. d.
Taylor, Greencastle, who tied for
third with 1853 each.
But fourteen strokes separated
the highest qualifying score from
the lowest. Shields 149 was low,
while three men tied at 163-the
highest score.
For the second consecutive year,
the Chain o. Lakes Country Club,
which is playing host to the tourna-
ment, won low team honors in the
qualifying round when Tad Brown,
Mike Moore. c.. A. Taylor and H. C.
Gilmore turned In a team score Of
626, an average Of 1861 for the
thirty-six holes.
Scores Tuesday were uniformly
higher than on the opening day Of
the tournament as the cups on all
greens were shifted at the end Of the
opening round. throwing many off
their games for the second day.
The thirty.two qualifiers and their