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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
a. JAILED HUSBANDS REJECTED
BY WIVES AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Only Ten Accept Court Offer to Release
Men Held for Non-Payment of
Alimony in Chicago.

| onciliation a THE time when peace
and good will are supposed to pre-
vail" the judbe continued.
He expressed the hope that those
who accepted his offer would profit
happily by it,
Mrs. Alban, who appeared with her
20-month-old baby in her arms, said
her husband never had supported her.
and when a court attendant suggested
that the baby would have no Santa
Claus, she replied with spirit: "I'll be
his Santa Claus" She insisted she
did not want her husband back
Mrs. Margaret Kelley, 30. told the
court that she and her five children
had been happier and were getting
along better since her husband, John,
was sent to the Bridewell. I'VE can
do very we'll without him." she said.
Another wife, Mrs, Mary Adler, rs,
said she could get along without her
husband, but that his mother was ill,
and she would like him released on
that account.
Most Of the Alimony Club members
are in for six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December ga wom-
an can play Santa Claus as well as a
man, Mrs. Mary Alban, 23, maintain.
ed, when she declined the offer of her
er1ing husband, now serving a jail
sentence for non-support, as Christ
mas present.
This Is a revelation to me-" said
Municipal Judge Francis Borelli,
when 43 other wives, whose husbands
are members of the Alimony Club in
the House of Correction, likewise
turned down the Christmas release
proffer, through which the court ex-
pected many reconciliations.
Only 10 of the 81 wives summoned
to the Court Of Domestic Relations
yesterday to hear the release offer,
accepted, and some of these were not
more than lukewarm to the idea.
Il had hoped that after their hus-
bands had been removed to the Bride
well for period, and their wives had
a few peaceful moments in quiet con-
temptation that we could effect a rec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
SON TRIED TO STEAL
FATHER, POLICE SAY
Young Howard Held in Mex
leo After Entering Country
on False Passport.
By tbs Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY, December 23.-
Frustration of a plot to kidnap John
F. Howard, former Haverhill, Mass,
salad dressing manufacturer, is seen
by the Mexico City newspapers in the
arrest here of one of his sons, John
e. Howard.
The police say young Howard, with
two companions, entered Mexico a
few days ago on a false passport and
resisted arrest when Mexican secret
service men located him. The trio are
being held pending decision whether
to deport them or try them on
charges of improper entry. The two
others are identified by the police as
j. M. Croker and Carl Gilroy. Their
home addresses are not known here.
Failed to Convict Him.
4 According to newspapers, John in
tended to kidnap his father and carry
him back to Haverhill in an auto
mobile, with Cocher and Gilbry as
guards. The elder Howard left his
first wife at Haverhill some months
ago, came to Mexico, secured a di-
vorce and remarked. He was fol-
lowed here by his sons, John c. and
Albert. They brought charges of
Digamy and perjury against their
father in connection with the divorce
and second marriage. When these
charges were dismissed by the Mexi-
can courts, the sons returned to the
United States, and the revelation.
with his arrest, that one Of them was
again in the Mexican capital came as
a general surprise.
Young Towards friends denounce
the arrest as a ''frame-up' and say
the kidnapping idea is ridiculous.
Had Feared kidnapping.
1t is recalled that during the previ
Gus controversies, in which the sons
had their father arrested, the latter
declaring all they wanted was for him
kidnap him and said they were at
tempting to force him to give them
part of his fortune. They denied this,
declaring al they wanted was for him
to provide properly for their mother.
The exact whereabouts of the elder
Howard is unknown except to close
friends, who refuse to reveal il, say
ing he is afraid of his sons and does
not want them TO know where he is.
Reliable information, however, indi.
Gates that he is honeymooning with
his third wife, formerly Sonora
Leonor Cordero, on one of her Mexi-
can ranches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
PHILADELPHIA POLL
OFFICIALS ARE HELD
Five Accused of Fraud After 378
Votes Are Returned Out of
375 Registered.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, December %
Five men, comprising the election
board of the twenty second division.
forty fifth ward, were held in 1000
bond each for court on fraud charges
yesterday by Magistrate Violet E.
Fahnestock.
They are Louis Lichtendorf, Judge;
John j. Donohue and Frank Mar
cinck, inspectors, and Edward Van
derslice and Adam Belch, clerks.
Investigation by the Committee of
Seventy, an Independent organiza-
ton interested in clean elections, re-
vealed, it was testified, that 375 per-
sons had been registered in the divi-
sion for. the general election last
month and that the election board
had returned a total of 378 votes.
or this number United States SEN
ator-elect William S. Ware was cred
tied with 354 and his Democratic
opponent, William B. Wilson, o.
Two were cast for candidates of
other parties.
twenty-five men and women whose
names had been certified as having
voted denied that they had cast bal
lots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
SAWYER IS SHOWN
AS u. S. COURIER
Mexico City Mystery" Is Reveal
ed as Bearer of State Department
Papers to Sheffield.
BY the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY, December 23-The
mysterious mission" of o. II. Sawyer
to Mexico City was cleared up yester-
day when it was learned that he came
as a special courier Of the United
States State Department with com
munications for the American en-
bassy.
Mr.. Sawyer, described as a resi-
dent Of Vermont, had been featured
by the Mexico City newspapers for
several days as a close friend of
President Coolidge, as comforting
secretly with James r. Sheffield, the
American Ambassador, or as repre-
sentative of powerful private interests
on an important confidential mission
affecting the relations between the
United States and Mexico.
While diplomatic couriers are used
less between Washington and Mexico
City than between Washington and
other capitals, those well informed
intimate that Mr.. Sawyer's trip was
not to be regarded as of special
significance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
IMPERIAL VALLEY WILD
AS RIVER BILL is O. KID
Ell Centre, Calf, Turns Out to Cele.
brate Action Taken by House
Committee.
By the Associated Press.


Ell Centric, Calf, December 90
Bedlam broke loose yesterday when
an Associated Press dispatch from
Washington telling Of favorable action
by a House committee on the Colorado
River development bill was telephoned
here by the Brawley News.
Business was suspended. fire COM
panies raced madly up and down the
streets until blocked by hundreds of
automobiles. all footing their horns
Every whistle in the countryside was
tied down in celebration of what was
construed to fOreshadow favorable ac-
ton by Congress on the Swing John
son bill.
Imperial Valley long has fought for
Colorado River development, primarily
as a flood control measure. Many
thousands of acres OF land would be
irrigated from stored water if the pro.
posed dam ut Black Canyon is built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
CHICAGO GOES WET AGAIN,
City Council Asks State to Repeal
Dry Law.

CHICAGO, December 20 R).-Chi-
cago's city council, which votes wet
periodically, did so again yesterday
The city fathers, by a vote of 40 to Z,
adopted a motion memorializing the
Illinois Legislature TO repeal the State
prohibition law and the search and
seizure act.
Advocates of the act pointed to the
recent State referendum on moditica
ton of the Volstead law as proof that
Chicago is not in favor Of prohibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
FARMHOUSE SIEGE
SHOT KILLS WOMAN
Beatrice Meany Dies After
Long Battle With Troopers.
Three Others Wounded.
By the Associated Press.

Dy the ASSOcldteu fToSS.
| SOMERVILLE, N. j., December IS
Beatrice Meaney, 43. died in a hos
pital here early today of a bullet
wound received yesterday, when
more than 80 State police poured Il
hail of shot into a farmhouse at Jut-
land, where she and her two broth
ers had barricaded themselves after
resisting arrest.
Corp. Matthew Daily and Trooper
Smith were wounded by the hail OF
shotgun fire that poured from the
barricaded house, but returned to
the battle after treatment.
Brother Is Wounded.
James Meaney was shot in the left
knee. Timothy Meaney, the other
brother, last night was taken to
Pennington, the Hunterdon County
seat, for arraignment on charges OF
assault and battery with intent to
kill.
The trouble began when agents of
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, who Tuesday
night went to the place to investigate
complaints that the farmers were not
feeding their live stock well, found the
outbuildings barred and the brothers
standing guard, refusing them admis-
sion.
The agents returned later with
Trooper Alfred Larson and a search
warrant. The party were met by Tim
othy, who menaced them with a club.
While Larson was tusSling with the
man James appeared and fired a shot
gun at him. Larson shot James i'm
the knee and the pair backed into the
house, barricading the doors.
ReinfOrcements Sent.
Reinforcements were sent from
Trenton, Morristown, Somerville ard
and for more than II
hours the trio gave no sign of
under a gas bomb
attack and internationally loosed
7olleys from the troopers riot guns.
'evolvers and rifles. Officers could
lot explain why the bombs were in
fectual. Timothy Meaney later told
hem they did not know what they
we're.
Once during a lull in firing they set
lp defiant shout of:
Don't throw any more Of those
Kings in here"
The place was stormed shortly after
AVN. Breaking doors before them.
he troopers found the wounded pair
wing down in the dining room, and
gun in hand, hiding behind
stove. He was subdued without q
hot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
NEW YORK TIMES CITES
AMERICAN OWNERSHIP
Statement Made by Law Disproves
Senator Helms Allegations,
Paper Observes.
By the Associated Press

By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 23.-Refer-
ring to the statement Of Senator Heflin
that the New York Times was owned
by British capital" an official of the
Times said last night:
1.-The fact that the New York Times,
as required by law. prints twice a year
a sworn statement Of the names and
addresses Of all stockholders holding
1 per cent or more of its stock, and
that these are all American, and fur.
Their, that this is followed by the
sworn statement that the Times has
no bondholders, mortgages or other
security holders, evidently means
nothing to Senator Hefiin.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
Judge and Convict
He Ordered to Die
Greet Each Other
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December %. A
judge and the man he sentenced
to hang exchanged Christmas
greetings, it became known yes
terday. Henry Midget Fernekes,
known as the midget bandit. I'M
der sentence of death for a murder
during a oank hold-up, sent the
first card. 1t went to Judge VIII
liam N. Gemmill, who pronounced
the death sentence.
Your conscience lies dormant"
Fernekes wrote on his card, that
bore the inscription Cordial greet
ings and all good wishes for Christ.
mas"
Yesterday Fernekes received a
return greeting. On one side of
the card was the inscription,
Greetings of the season, with
hearty good wishes for your happi-
ness" On the other side the judge
wrote, Pray that your conscience
may be void of offense toward
men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
BOOTLEG LIQUOR FOUND
POORER THAN LAST YEAR
Only One-Sixth as Much Fit to Be
Sent to Hospitals, Philadel-
phia Finds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA. December 23.-
Philadelphia bootleggers are supply
ing their customers with a much
poorer grade of liquor this year than
in 1925.
This was noted today in the report
of District Attorney Charles E. Fox
In 1925 approximately $4,000 gal
Ions of liquor were condemned by
the courts, while in eleven months
this year 1901 gallons were de-
stroyed. Hospitals were given AIS
quarts of whisky, S,678 gallons of
alcohol and 1,161 quarts of wine last
year, but this year only 704 quarts
of whisky, 1858 gallons of alcohol and
$50 quarts Of wine were found fit for
about one-sixth of last years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
1000 GIVEN PAY RAISE.
Virginia Electric and Power Com
pany Grants g 80 Per Cent More.

RICHMOND, Va, December % Up.
An increase in pay Of % per cent
for all Of its motormen, conductors,
bus drivers and platform men was
announced here by the Virginia
Electric and Power Co. The increase
will become effective January / and
affects more than i 1000 employees of
the company In Richmond, Norfolk,
Petersburg and Portsmouth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
HANDLED BILLIONS,
Messenger for IS Years Has
Carried Fabulous Sum.

NEW YORK, December 23 P).-
After handling gold and currency
shipments amounting to the enormous
total of 30,566, 1882 ,435, James w. Allen
is celebrating the completion of 25
years of service with the National
City Bank. where he has been chief
messenger in charge of gold and cur
rency transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
Married Men Are
Best Auto Drivers
Analysis Reveals
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, December 23.-Married
men have more respect for author
ity, more mature judgment and a
greater sense of responsibility than
single men, and are, therefore,
more careful automobile drivers,
is the conclusion reached by the
accident prevention bureau of the
Association of Mutual Liability
Insurance Companies.
The statement is based on an
analysis of several thousand high
way accidents in 1926, the bureau
explained. The study, made by
safety experts, revealed that single
men were involved in more than
half of all highway accidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
Ducks Accompany Prince

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, December
% R).-Twenty-two Manitoba ducks
for the lakes and ponds of the ances-
trail estate of Baron Byng of Vimv,
former governor general Of the Do
minion, were passengers on the steam
er which carried Prince George home.
They were captured in nearby
marshes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
Tenor Entertains Children.

NEW YORK, December % CP).-
Nineteen children of New York police
men killed in line of duty were guests
at a. Christmas party given by Bonia-
lnino Gigli, Metropolitan tenor. AT his
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
Bandits Get $4,000.

LOS ANGELES. December % OPP.
Three men, masked and armed, to-
day held up Olympic Auditorium.
scene OF Tuesday nights flights, aaA
escaped with $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
Kills Self in Paris.

PARIS, December 20 GR.-Harri.
son Spencer McKillop, AZ, Of New
York, shot and killed himself last
night, the third American to commit
suicide in Paris within u month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23

The Illinois Komen's Athletic Club,
recently openel in Chicago, is the
largest clubhouse for women In the
world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23

The Salvation Army has 1852 field
cpEpS and GutD0sts in AmartcM,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

the assessments for drainage, ETC., not
due on the date said assessments became
due or delinquent. That all said amounts
are bearing interest at the rate of 70
per cent per annum to June 1st, 1926,
and IL per cent per annum from June
LIST, 1926 to July 30th. 1926, and you
are further notified that Benton County
will apply to the Superior Court of the
State of Washington, in and for said
County, for a judgment foreclosing its
lien against the property hereinbefore
mentioned and you are hereby summoned
to appear within sixty days after the first
publication of this summons, exclusive
of the date of the said first publication,
and defend this action or pay the amount
due, together with costs, and in case of
your failure to do SO judgment will be
rendered against you foreclosing the lien
for said Certificates of Delinquency for
the taxes for the year 1920, together
with penalty, interest and costs, against
the lands and premises hereinbefore des-
cribed.
Date of first publication July 22nd, 1926.
Any pleading or process may be served
upon the undersigned at the address here
matter mentioned.
GEO. o. BEARDSLEY,
Prosecuting Attorney, Benton County,
Wash, p. o. Address, Prosser, Benton
County, State of Washington. 7:22-9:2
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no-1OO (S7960.O0) Dollars, togeth-
er with attorneys fees, interest,
costs and increased costs, and to
me directed and delivered, com.
manding me to sell the following
described property situate, lying
and being in Benton County, State
of Washington. or so much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy
said Judgment, attorneys fees, in
terest. costs and increased costs,
to-wit:
Commencing at a point on the
west line of the county road at 4
distance of 80 feet from the east
section line of Section Ia, Town
ship 8 North, Range %, E.W.M.,
and 1854 feet south of the north
section line of said section; thence
south O. IL min. West 1366.25 tt.
along said road line to the north
erly right-of-way line of the ditch
of the Northern Pacific Irrigation
company's canal; thence by said
canal right-of-way line north 4o
Ia min, West 620.74 feet; thence
north 90 IA min., west 1921
feet; thence north 35' 13 min.,
west 2O4.64 feet; thence north 55
Is min, west 706.95 feet; thence
north 81 Is min.. west 275.57
feet; thence still following said
ditch line north So II min, west
1922 feet; thence north IA min.,
81 Sec. east 44S.22 feet; thence
north go 2 min. % sec. east 976.5
feet; thence south parallel with
the east line of said section $50
feet; thence east parallel with the
north line of said section $50 feet;
to the point of beginning, includ-
ing 30.37 acres, more or less.
Now, therefore, notice is here
by given, that on Saturday. the
18th day of August, AID. 1926 at
10 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, I will sell the above described
property, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy said
Judgment, attorneys fees. interest,
costs and increased costs, in all
amounting to the sum of Eighty
Five Hundred Sixty-Eight and ~
100 ($S56S.77) Dollars, together
with accruing interest and cost OF
sale.
Said sale will take place at the
front door of the Court House at
Prosser, in said county and state,
and will be at Public Auction. for
cash in hand, to the highest and
best bidder.
Dated at Prosser. Wash, this
9Th day of July, AID. 1926.
JAMES SHEPHERD, Sheriff.
By j. K. Mcfarland. Deputy.
M. M. Moulton. attorney. 7:15-8:12
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
OF HEARING

State of Washington, County OF
Benton, SIS
In the matter of the petition of
Benton County Commissioners ct
al. fer county road to be known
as the Cold Creek Yakima County
Line Road.
TIE whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
report and map Of the County En-
gineer in the matter of the road
above mentioned. has been filed in
the office of the Board of County
Commissioners of said county, said
road being described in said report
as follows: Commencing at South
east corner of Section 30, Town.
ship Is North, Range 25 E.W.M.,
running thence Westerly. and end
ing at Southwest corner of Sec
ton z. Township IL North, Range
"a. E.W.M., the whole distance be-
ing about 81 miles and the width
thereof being 40 feet, said road to
be known as the Cold Creek-Yakl-
ma County Line Road.
Therefore, it is ordered by the
board that the hearing Of said re-
port will be held by the Board OF
County Commissioners Of said
county at their office at the court
house in Prosser, Washington, on
the 3rd day of August, 1926. at
the hour of 200 pm.
Done this 7th day of July, 1926.
r. H. BRIGGS. r. w. McNUL-
Try, C. E. DeBOW, County COM
,,issiopers 7:15-29
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 1873

In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington in and for
the County of Benton.
VIM. Broughton. plaintiff, VS..
Golden X Creamery Co., defend
ant.
Notice is hereby given that J..
H. Cox has been appointed and has
qualified as receiver of the Golden
K Creamery company, a corpora
ton. and that the affairs of said
corporation will be closed by him
in the manner provided by law.
now, therefore, All persons, firms,
or corporations having Claims
against the Golden K Creamery
Company, will please present them
in legal form to the undersigned
receiver or his attorney of record,
within three months from the date
Of the first publication of this nc
tice, to-wit, from the 18th day of
July, 1926, and file the same in
the Superior Court of Benton coun-
ty, Washington, or the same will
be forever barred.
u. H. COX, Receiver, Kennc-
wick, Wash.
Phil G. Warnock, attorney for
receiver, Telephone building, Ken
newick, Washington. 7:15-29
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO
FILE CLAIMS

In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington, for Benton
County, lin Probate).
In the matter of the estate of
Alexis C.. Hart, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that let
tiers Testamentary on the Estate
of Alexis C. Hart, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned, on the
End day of July. 1926, by the said
Superior Court.
All persons having claims
against said estate, are required
to serve them with the necessary
vouchers upon me at the office Of
M. M. Moulton, Kennewick, Wash
ington, within six months after the
date of the first publication of this
notice, to-wit, within six months
after the 18th day Of July, 1925,
and file the same with the clerk
of this Court together with proof
of such service, or they shall be
forever barred.
Dated at Kennewick, WASH,
this 18th day of July, 1926.
CLARA e. HART, Executrix.
M. M. Moulton, attorney for Ex-
ecutrix, Kennewick, Wash. 1889