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New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
MURDERER GREETS JUDGE
FernekeS Sends Christmas Card to
 Gemmill, Who Replies.

Fernekes Sends Christmas Card to
 Gemmill, Who Replies.
 Chicago, Dec 23 Pl-A judge and the man he sentenced to be hanged have exchanged Christmas greetings.
 Henry Midget" Fernekes, known as the midget bandit, under sentence of death for murder in a bank hold up, sent his card to Judge William N. Gemmill.
 Your conscience lies dormant" Fernelzes wrote on his card that bore the inscription cordial greet ing and all good wishes for Christ mas"
 Today Fernekes received a return greeting. On one side of the card was the inscription, greetings of the season with hearty good wishes for your happiness" On the other side the judge wrote pray that your conscience may be void of offense towards men,
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
SONS OF VETERANS ELECT
s. H. Wood Chosen Commander at
 Annual Meeting of l.. D. PenfeId Camp-Installation on January 12.

At meeting of L. D. Penfeld Camp, Sons of Veterans, held last night, the following officers were elected: Commander, S. H. Wood; junior commander George Clarke: senior vice-commander, Er- nest Raymond: chairman of coun- cil, Edward Carroll; patriotic in- structor. Morton Gibney: chaplain. Edward Carroll; guide, George A. Weir; secretary. Howard F'risbie; treasurer, F. A. Goddard; color guard, L. w. Dorman; inside guard, Henry Hubbard; outside guard, J. G. Buckley.
 A joint installation with the Sons of Veteran auxiliary will be held on January F.
 RE3n HERATn VT ASSIETIn ADS
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
JEWELRY SALESMAN ROBBED

Buffalo, N. Y. Dec. 23 R - Pat rick J. Kearns, a jewelry salesman of Attleboro, Mass. informed the police today that a valise contain- ing diamond rings and other val- uables had disappeared from hA room in the Hotel Broezel. Kear10 is employed by Spear $ Susskind. Providence, R. l.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
GRADE SCHOOL
SUM NJ ER TERM
is UNDER WAY

Grammar school for sixth, seventh
and eighth grade pupils, of the Doug
las public school system who wish TO
make up work, has opened at the
Grammar school building with an en-
rollment of about 125
Courses offered in those grades are
being given under the direction of
Principal George Al Bergfield with
the assistance of Miss Verne Rogers
and Miss Linda Steele. The summer
session will last for five weeks with
six days of school each week, thus
making it equivalent to six weeks of
regular school work.
The daily session for the grade
summer school pupils opens at a. M.
and continues until IL o'clock noon.
BergfieId reports great interest III the
work on the part of the pupils and
believes that much will be accom-
plished.
Summer school for the high school
students will open Monday morning
al the high school building.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
OF
DEATH HAD BEEN
BY
MRS. MCPHERSON
Famous Evangelist, Found
er of Angelus Temple,
Was FOrewarned.
BODY STILL MISSING
Fishermen Use Dragnets
And Depth Bombs In Eff
fort To Find Body.

LOS ANGELES, May 19.-Premoni-
tion of the death which her followers
believe overlook Aimes Semple Nc
Pherson, founder of Angelus temple,
in the ocean off Santa Monica yester,.
day, was brought to light today in the
reported statements of the interna-
tionally known evangelist leader, some
of themi as, recent as last Sunday.
The search for her body continued
tonight, search upon whose success
depends inN many minds final proof
that the beautiful woman of less than
35 years who swayed thousands by her
religious fervor, has gone to her last
rest.
Throughout last night and today
scores of her flock haunted the Beaches
OF Santa Monica bay, scanning each
breaking wave in the hope that the
ocean would give up their leader
Dragnets in the hands of experienced
boatmen searched the depths for her
body in vain.
Mrs Mcpherson was known to be
a good swimmer. Fishermen say there
were no rip tides yesterday and that
the bay was unusually calm. Police
DelleNe IudI - IieE pOuyI - AVNOF q -
her drowning can be attributed to a
fainting spell or a sudden seizure OF
cramps.
Plans were being made to explode
Gepth bombs in an effors to dislodge
tire body
The ocean currents hay fishermen
said would carry a BODY southwark
along the bay toward 4 ',iandC beach,
several miles distant, and the search
was principally in that direction. :
Angelus temple here, an imposing
place of worship in the Echo park
district, was the scene through last
night and today of constant prayer
by members of her congregation for
the safe, return of the magnetic relig-
ioua leader
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of
Mrs. Mcpherson, disclosed today tha'
her daughter had been very tired since
her return from tour of Europe
and Palestine several weeks ago.
That she had premonition that her
death was imminent is evidenced In
query she put to her followers at last
Sundays services.
"If I should die soon, you are all
certain that you will carry on the
work, aren't you?"
Confiding her feelings in her moth
err. the evangelist recently compared
her own physical fatigue with that
Of Christ declaring that he was the
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
PILSUDSKI>IS NOT
IN
A DICTATORSHIP
lRu Disnatch A. p. W;rel


WARSAW, May 19.-Marshal Pill
sudski absolutely refuses to consider
a dictatorship, despite urgings from
dffferents quarters The attitude of
the man who now controls Warsaw
was communicated to the correspond
ents today by Colonel Winiawa De-
lugoszewski, the marshaFs principal
aide and intimate friend.
"The national assembly will be
summoned at Warsaw, he declared,
and elects president of the republic
and it's decisions will be respected" E
Marshal Pilsudski, his spokesman
continued, is determined to maintain
the constitution. knowing that no
single party can give Poland peace at
home and strength against external
dangers.
The marshal is described as being
in good health, with the exception Of
slight heart troubles attributed to
age and the fatigue caused by the
four days struggle in the capital
Outside of Posen, where difficulties
persist, the country is reported to be
calm and orderly. The regiments are
maintaining perfect discipline and are
returning to their stations. All arms
served out to civilian volunteers have
been returned. Several generals are
still interned at Willanow or their
homes in Warsaw pending the con
clusion of an investigation as to what
part they took in recent events. Some
of them, such as Zagorski, are Ge5
fehdants in proceedings in the civil
courts
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
W. E. D. STOKES
AGED OWNER OF.
HOTELS, DIES in.
new YORK HOM'S
Marital and Other Court
Actions Kept Him Be-
fore Public.
WIDOW ON WAY EAST
Will Attend Funeral With
Two Children; Canon
Stokes to Officiate.

Is NEW YORK, May 19.-W. r. d.
Stokes, aged millionaire hotel owner,
whose marital and other court actions
had kept him in the public eye for
years, died today of double pneumo-
MIA. He had been i'll for a week.
With him at the time of his death
were his son, w. E. d. (Weddy)
stokes, Jr., his sister, olivia E. Phelps
Stokes, and the wife of his nephew.
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes of Wash
ington Cathedral. He would have
been ID years of age Saturday.
Although STOKES was almost con-
stantly in court over one or another
of his affairs, he was best known to
the public because of the divorce ac-
tions in which he took part, and for
litigation growing out of his being
wounded during a visit to the apart
ment of two chorus girls.
He had three children, fWeddy," by
his first marriage, and boy and a
girl by his second.
The widow, Mrs. Helen Elwood
stokes, who won separation from
Stokes after his five-year effort to di-
vorce her failed, was on her way here
tonight from Denver with her two
children to attend the funeral which
will be held Saturday. Canon Stokes
will officiate. ~
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
JAIL
Is SCENE OF RIOT
INMATES
(By Dispatch a. P. wirc)

CLEV ELAND, May 19.-An outbreak
which assumed near-rfot proportions
created panGemonium on the third
floor of the county jail here today
Benches and, tables were broken, dep
uties were threatened, tin cups and
metal soup bowls were thrown and
more than score of prisoners refus-
ed to return to their cells for several
hours The revolt was confined to
the bull pen" on that floor.
The disturbance grew out of visit
by the. county grand jurors as part Of
their investigation into Sheriff Fred
Kohlers; conductance of the prison.
1t started when the prisoners are said
to have attempted to complain about
their food. The Investigation was or
dered by Conhnon Pleas Judge Frank
C. Phillips today after Louis Sagora
G4ouie the Pieman) had disclosed that
he sold pies in the jail, the proceeds
going to Sheriff Kohler. He also told
how cigarettes and other articles were
sold at prices higher than those in re-
tail stores.
1t is understood that the grand
Jurors also learned that a pie wom-
an" takes care of the wants of the
women prisoners
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
WARE SUCCESS Is
DUE TO STAND
AGAINST DRYS
(Br Dispatch A. 2. Wire )

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Describing-
ing the vote in yesterdays Pennsyl-
vania senatorial primaries as pro
test vote on prohibition Senator
Reed, republican of that state said
today that question could be settled
by direct referendum, shared in
by the voters of both parties and
not complicated by the personalities
of candidates .and introduction OF
other issues.
Until the question is clearly and
directly decided by such referen-
dunn he added, the present chaotic
conditions of politics in Pennsylvania
will continue.
II would have made this statement
many months ago but for the fear
that the expression of my own views
might prejudice. the candidates. OF
Senator Pepper and my other friends.
During the day Senator Reed visit
ed the Whtei House and discussed
the primary with President Coolidge.
Another called was Secretary Mellon
who supported the candidacy of Sen
ator Pepper Senator Edge, repub-
lican, New Jersey, a leader of the
senate "wets," said there could be
no sidestepping the facts regarding
Pennsylvania's primary. People OF
the country are worrying over super
governmental dictation and superVi-
sion," he said
with countless millions the Vol
stead act monstrosity is the straw
that breaks the camels back. They
demand an early return to sanity
and no matter what the other issues
are will embrace every opportunity
to so express their determination
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
DIVISION CONCEDED.


WASHINGTON, May 19.-Division OF
Tacna- AFRICA between Chile, Peru and
Bolivia is concede to be the basis of
settlement negotiations in progress
here but the pledged secrecy that has
guarded them still served tonight to-
withhold confession. Secretary KEEL
logg and the Peruvian and Chilean
ambassadors have steadfastly decl1n.
ed to discuss the trend of the conver-
sations except to say that they We're
continuing adj that a settlement was
hoped for.
Partition of the two provinces be-
tween Chile and Peru in such man
ner as to provide Bolivia with her
long desired channel to the sea has
been the favored settlement plan of
Secretary Kellogg and it is thought
here that he would give his utmost
support to it, While Peru. is said to
endorse the division plan, it's final
acceptance hinges upon Chile's and
Peru's approval The Chilean ambas-
sador is awaiting instructions from
his government on that point while
it is understood the division plan is
to be considered by the Peruvian con-
gress which is to meet soon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
INVES
OF SENATORIAL
RACES ORDERED
(By Dispatch a. P. wire)

WASHINGTON, May 19-Investiga-
ton of expenditures in all senatorial
campaigns this year--primary as well
as general-was ordered today by the
senate by a vote of SO to 13, after
charges of corruption in the Penhsyl-
vania election yesterday had been
made and denied in heated session
on the floo9.
The committee will select it's own
Chairman, and it is likely the post
will go to Reed of Missouri, author of
the resolution which stipulated that
two republicans, two democrats and
one progressive were to be named on
tho committee. The move for the in
quiry was launched from the demo
cratic side and resulted in the sharp
eat political skirmishing in the SEN
ate at this session. Two roll calls
were necessary.
Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis-
sipti set off the fireworks with an
ironicai speech, during which he call
ed attention to publish@d reports Of
expenditures in the Pennsylvania PR
mary ranging. from $2OOO0OO to $5,
100000.
Scarcely had he finished before
Senator Reed Of Missouri called UP his
long pending resolution for the APP
pointment of a special committee to
investigate election expenditures. SEN
ator Reed objected to it's Immediate
consideration. This aroused the Mis-
sourian, who sought to have the un-
finished business laid aside so his
resolution might be considered.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania and
other republicans objected and Reed of
Missouri countered with motion to
lay aside the pending civil service re-
tirement bill. Republican old guard
leaders mustered Their Iorces for this
battle as sharp debate proc Aeded, but
they were bowled over by a comPina-
tion Of democrats and republical in
surgents, the vote being 45 to "a.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
TACNA : AFRICA Is
TO BE SPLI T
UP, IS RUMOR
lBu DISPATCH A. 2. Nrel

:
LIMA, Peru, May 19.-Peruvian Of
ficial circles here asserted that an
agreement in principle has been
reached at Washington for a partition
of the disputed provinces Of Tacna
and africa among Chile, Peru and Bo-
livia.
While the government itself is main
tanning strictest reserve in the mat
ter, these circles declare that under
the agreement the province of Tacna
would go to Peru, that of africa TO
Chile, while corridor in between
these provinces would be given to Bo-
livia as a means for an outlet to the
sea in return for pecuniary indemni-
fications of Peru and Chile.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
DAMASCUS IS
BONBARDED IN
HARD BATTLE
fBy Dispatch A. P. wire)

(By Dispatch A. p Wire)
LONDON, May 20. - A
dispatch to the Daily Ex-
press from Damascus dated
May 9 says:
"The city has undergone
another bombardment by
artillery and airplanes.
More than 500 civilians in
Guiding women and children
and about 100 rebels and
20 French were killed.
Three hundred houses were
destroyed"
The dispatch, says the bombardment
was briefly reported May II, when it
was announced that so rebels had
been killed, but that the real extent
of the damage done or the casualties
were not made known. According to,
the correspondents account of the
affair, the rebels attacked some
French army posts, killing eight sol
diers and capturing twenty. Two hum
dred rebels then retired into Osdan--
a southern quarter Of the city of
Damascus-and barricaded themselves
in houses. Early the next morning,
5000 French troops surrounded the
quarter which contains $4,000 inhabi-
tants, and summoned the people to
deliver up the rebels, declaring that
otherwise they would be bombarded.
The reply of the inhabitants was
that they were unarmed and wera
unable to coerce the rebels. They in
vited the French to enter and capture
them.
such an attempt" the correspond
ent continues, would have involved
a serious sacrifice in the lives of the
soldiers. Accordingly the inhabitants
were given an hour to quit the quar-
ter and go to defined safety area
"Only a few succeeded in leaving
in time The French then began
bombardng the quarter with IL three
inch guns, four Howitzers and a
dozen airplanes.
"The shelling lasting increasingly
for Is hours.
Fires broke out Immediately. Tho
sky was darkened by smoke and dust
General panic followed. The male in s
habitants joined the rebels in attack
ing the French.
women and children rushed aim
lessly through the streets, falling
victims to bursting shells or collaps-
ing houses.
zone woman, with child in her
arms, shielded rebel with her body,
trusting that the soldiers would not
fire upon her. The rebel. however.
continued to fire from behind the
woman and both she and the rebel
were killed.
"In another case, the driver Of
French armored car risked his lite to
save woman from a Circassian SOL
der, who was robbing her.
"One hundred and ten rebels es-
capped penetrating the French line
and making their way into the Up IN
country 1t is stated that sever Il
hundred hitherto peaceful persons in
the bombarded section have Joined the
rebels to revenge themselves.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
WARE, AVOWED
w ET, W ms IN
YLVANI.A
(Ry Dispatch A. P. wirel

PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-Repre-
sentative William w. Ware of Phila-
delphia, an avowed wet, is the choice
of Pennsylvania republicans as their
nominee for senator. The .overWhelm-
ing endorsement given his candidacy
in his home city was sufficient to as
sure Ware a plurality of nearly 100000
tonight with seven -eighths of the
votes counted, although the combined
votes of his two opponents, classed
as drys, exceeded the winners total
by 100000.
His opponents in the three -cornered
primary fight, which ended at the
polls yesterday Senator George Whar-
ton Pepper and Governor Clifford
Pinchot, cbncede his nomination as
returns from outlying districts failed
by a wide margin to overcome the
Philadelphia lead. His nearest rival,
Senator Pepper, whose candidacy had
the backing of some of the dry forces
anad of Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon, attributed the Ware victory to
"the organization" and declared an
analysis of the returns failed to show
any issue upon which the contest
turned
The total republican vote was the
largest ever cast in a state primary.
Governor Pinchot would make no
comment regarding rumors that he
would become an Independent candi-
date. In his statement today he said
he had made "clean cut" open fight
for certain great definite principles
and "Tm glad L made it,
Returns tonight from the 1866 dis
ricts of the S,2S1 in the state gave
Ware plurality of 1882 over Pep
per. Wares vote was 5SS,SS9 aad Pep
per's 4S5,247 in the same districts and
Pinchot received 1926. other can
didates of the Ware ticket were lead
ing their opponents in the incomplete
returns although by smaller plurali-
ties than the congressman.
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
R. R. OFFICIALS
SUPPOR T PIE
FOR HIGH RATE
nv Dispatch A. P. wtre)

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The pea
of western railroads for an increase
of five per cent in freight rate
revenues was given unqualified sup
port in the opening oral arguments
today in the Interstate commerce
inquiry into the freight
rate structure of the territory west
of the Mississippi river
r. N. Van Doren, vice president OF
the Chicago, and Northwestern, and
Kenneth F. Burgess, general solicitor
of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy took up most of the day in
arguing the case for the railroads,
while Charges E. Hughes, represent
ing the receivers of the Chicago
Milwaukee and ST. Paul. supported
their general argument for a raise
in the rate level as did the Potter
pooling of earnings plan.
Tomorrow the livestock interests,
a blanket reduction in livestock rates
will be heard in answer to the rail
roads representatives plea for ~
per cent raise in these rates. The
railroads, however, still have some
time left for rebuttal.
Van Doren testified that the west
ern roads had earned since 1921 a
total of $9S3,S74,663 short of the 81
per cent fixed by the commission as
a fair return ON their property in
vestments, while Burgess declared
that if the commissions valuation oi
$500, 100000 for these roads in 1922
was brought up to date, this short
age would amount to $721,S8S79S
but that the increase in price Levers
would more than account for the
difference between the two figures.
Testifying as the last witness o.
the day Hughes took exception tc
the Interpretation placed upon Pot
ter plan by the Chicago and North
western official, who had declared II
unconstitutional, illegal and i'm
practicable" Under this plan, tht
railroads would pool their revenues
from the proposed rate increase ane
apportion them to those roads earn
ing below the ga per cent.
The former secretary of state san
there was nothing in the record u
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
NURSE WILL BE
RECALLED IN THE
MASSIE TRIAL
(By Dhnatch A. 2. Wirel

BRIGHTON, Colo, May 19.-Because
the testimony today Of Virgil A. Mas
sic, charged with the murder of his
wife, is at variance with some of the
essential points in the testimony of
Mrs. Rene Divelbess, Massie's admit
ted paramour, who is Jointly charged
With the murder, Mrs. Divelbess prob
ably VIII be recalled to the stand,
District Attorney Joe L. Stone said
to-day.
Massie occupied the witness chair
throughout the day and made Wig
orous denial of all accusations hurled
at him by the district attorney, and
he also denied much of the testimony
given given previously by states witt
nessec.
Z Under cross examination he admit
ted he went, two days after his wife's
burial at Carthage, ILL.,, in companay
with married couple and another
woman, to Keokuk, ILL.,, where he Wis
tied what he said he understood to
be "bootlegging joints" He also said
that while acting as a special pro-
hibitiom agent he often bought and
drank liquor.
The cross examination of Massie
viii continue tomorrow, after which
the state will call to the stand Miss
Bessie Chazeen, nurse, who attended
Mrs. Massie. In addition to Mrs. Divel.
bess, two physicians are to be used
as states witnesses.
Arguments probably will be given
Friday and the case is expected to
reach the jury by Saturday.
Massie is charged with poisoning
his wife the night of February at
their Lakewood home.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
Regional Park Meet
Asks Larger Support
Of U. S. Recreation
lRv Disnatch A. P. Wirel

AMARILLO, Texas, May H.
Wider community and national
support of the program of the
Playground and Recreation Assoc
citation of America was endorsed
at the regional park conference
here today, attended by represent
tatives from seven southwestern
states, including Kansas and New
Mexico.
The nations highways are the
SrOnds of Destiny Lynch David
son, candidate for governor of Tex
as, said in an address. He declared
"the recreation facilities supplied
by this organization to be link
in city, state and national develop
ment for the spiritual, social, Gull
turslI, physical and recreatiOnaI use
OF the leisure time of America