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Evening star., 1926-10-02
DR.. f. v. PERKINS
TO Be PASTOR HERE
Lynn, Mass, UniyersaIist
Minister Accepts Call to
National Church.

DR.. Frederic Williams Perkins. pas
tor of the First Cniversalist Church
of Lynn, Mass. has accepted a call
by the board OF trustees of the Uni
versalist General Convention and the
call of the First Universalist Church
in Washington to become pastor of
the National Cniversalist Memorial
Church in this city.
The Washington Universalist
Church, which was organized in 1863,
has been worshiping until recently
in the Church of Our Father, Thir-
teenth and L streets, which the society
built in 1888. This building now has
been sold to the Christian Scientists
and the Universalist Society has pur-
chased a site at the corner of Six
teenth and S streets. upon which a
new National Memorial Church build
ing is to be erected by the entire
denomination.
Known As Writer
Dr. Perkins is regarded as one of
the leading ministers of the UNIVERSAL
list denomination. He was educated
at the RoXbury, Mass, Latin School
and at Tufts College, graduating from
the latter institution with the degree
of a. 3. in 1891 and with the degree
of bachelor Of theology in 1894
y
degree of doctor Of divinity.
He served at the Cniversalist
Church in Hartford, Conn. 1894 to
1901; in IIaverbiil, Mass. 1901 to 1905.
end in Lynn. Mass. from 1905 until
the present time. He has contributed
frequently to tniversaiSt publications
and is much sought after as a speaker
at I'niVersalist conventions and other
gatherings.
Head Of Charities Group.
For IL years he has been president
of the Associated Charities of Lynn.
He was one Of the organizers of the
Lynn Chapter of the American Red
Cross and during the World War
acted as vice chairman of the home
service work. He was one of the or
ganiZers of the Lynn Chamber of
Commerce and for six years served
as a member Of the board of directors.
The tniverSalis' denomination at
him 4 member OF the board of
trustees of the Cniversalist General
Convention, position which he held
from 1909 to 1917. He also has served
on various denominational commits
sions and recently was appointed
chairman of the commission on comfy
and unity, to deal with the question
of federation or union with other
Protestant denominations.
AT the request of the First Uni
versalst Church of Lynn, the trustees
of the Washington church and of the
CnivefsalIst General Convention. are
arranging for DR.. Perkins to continue
his work at Lynn until January.
Tomorrow being the Tooth ami
VerSary Of the death of 81. Francis of
Assist, the theme of Rev. DIR. John
van Schai"k. ir.. will be "a Saint Of
the Undivided Church." Communion
service viii follow. Church school at
II O'Clock. At pm. devotional meet
ing Of the Young Peoples Christian
Union: topic. convention Report" by
Miss Glenn GOding.
Evening star., 1926-10-02
DR.. CADMAN TO SPEAK,
Federation Of Churches Arranges
Meetings for October 1S.

DIR. S. Parkes Cadman. president of
the Federal Council Of Churches. will
address two meetings here October
IS. The first will be at the City Club
at noon, to which all clergymen and
laymen interested are invited. 1t will
be under the auspices of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches.
An afternoon meeting will be in
some downtown church under the
auspices of the woman's department
of the federation.
Evening star., 1926-10-02
UNDENONIINATIONAL.

Steps to the practice of the presence. c
God. Noon meditation. Consultation
Healing. Students.
l1R Fast Capitol St Lincoln 371.
Evening star., 1926-10-02
SERVICES BY TWILIGHT.
Resume at Cunt Temple Memo
rial Tomorrow.

The twilight services in Gunston
Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church. of which Rev. Bernard Bras
kamp is the pastor, will be resumed
tomorrow afternoon. The service be-
gins at 4:30 o'clock for one hour and
consists largely of music. The pas
tors subject tomorrow afternoon will
be "practicing the Presence of Christ. 1"
Rally day service will be held in the
Sunday School at 9:45 o'clock, with
an address by Rev. Irving ketchum.
The pastors subject ut the / O'Clock
service will be "The Challenge of
Rally Day
Evening star., 1926-10-02
WILL RESUME SERVICES.
Grace Lutheran Church's Pastor to
Outline New Plans.

Grace Lutheran Church will resume
services after the Summer vacation
tomorrow in Joppa Hall, Ninth and
Upshur streets. Rev. G. e. Lenski.
the pastor, will speak on What Can
Mr.. Individual Member DO to Help
Grace Church in the Present Crisis?"
He will also outline a program for
aiding the plans for the new church
to be erected at Sixteenth and Varnum
streets.
Evening star., 1926-10-02
ST. MARGARET'S RESUMES.
Regular Winter Schedule to Be
Followed Henceforth.

The regular program of Winter
services will be resumed tomorrow at
ST. Margaret's Episcopal Church
Connecticut avenue and Bancroft
place. Holy communion will be cele
brated at 1880 am. and IL o'clock
At the II o'clock service. the rector
Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott Smith, will
preach and will be assisted by Rev
Robert J. Shores, deacon.
st. Margaret's Sunday School will
meet for the first time since the Sum
mer vacation tomorrow morning at
$3.50 am. Comdr. G. T. Jewell is the
superintendent.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
Group Of Representative Citizens Of
Douglas Issue Statement With Regard
to the Aimee Sempe Mcpherson Case

president Of the Southern Arizona
Traffic association. the British vice.
consul and a number OF bankers and
well known business men, the list of
signers is considered to be repre-
sentative.
The statement and the list of sign
ers follow:
we, the undersigned residents OF
Douglas, Arizona, who have been
greatly interested in the mass OF
charges and counter charges regard
ing the truth of Mrs. Aimee Semple
McPhersons story with regard to her
abduction and subsequent reappear-
ance in Douglas, believe:
That the statements of Mrs. Nc
Pherson with regard to her reappear-
ance here, after an escape from her
abductors and her consequent walk
into Aqua Pieta, Sonona, Mexico, as
consequence of her being forced to
flee or foot, are true, so far as we
have been able to ascertain;
THAT there has been no iota OF
proof adduced here that would in any
(Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
TAX
VALUATION IS
DOWN LOCALLY
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

PHOENIX, July ia net increase
of $S,25S,O56 is shown in the assessed
valuation of nine of the fourteen
counties in the state. over the valua-
tions of year ago, according to the
tax roll abstracts received today by
the state tax commission. Counties
included in the list are:
Abache, Cochise, Gila, Graham,
Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal and
Maricopa. 1t is estimated by members
of the tax body that the total in
crease in valuations for 1926 will be
between $4,000, 900 and SIS, 100000.
In four of the nine counties report
ing Greenlee, Mohave, Pinal and
Maricopa - increased assessments arc
shown, while decreases are shown in
the remaining five. The largest in
crease in valuations is shown in Pinal
county, with net increase over last
year of $5,32665O.
Valuations of the counties report
ing for the 1926 tax year, together
with increases or decreases form the
previous year, follow:
Apache $S,739,092, decrease $164,97li
Cochise $1O7,71S,42S, decrease $249,-
66O Gila $79,S15,449, decrease $617,-
S25 Graham S11,993,2O6, decrease $685.
COS; Greenlee $23,264,1S2 increase 81,
463,S24; iMohave S15,169,635, increase
$651,1S3; Maricopa $119,954,O42, in
crease $2,SS7,S5 Navajo $1O,SS7,S7S,
decrease $S5LQ22 and Pinal $54,226'
642, Increase $5,S26,65S.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
BOY KILLED AS
TRUCK PASSES
OVER HIS BODY
1pr nisnatch A. 2. Wirel

PUEBLO. Colo, July 19.-The life
Of seven year old Edward Prince,
son of MIR. and Mrs. Frank Prince
1921 Schley street, was crushed out
shortly before o'clock Monday
afternoon, when two wheels of a
large automobile truck of the noun
tain States Ice and Coal company,
carrying 5000 pounds of ice, passeo
over his chest The accident took
place in the 1900 block on East
Abriendo avenue According to wit
nesses and police reports, the Prince
boy was playing with other COM
rades in the street where they were
cutting their initials in the asphalt
made soft by the intense heat. The
truck was driven by Ed. Burnham
who was driving the heavy machine
along the street in second gear
Burnham stated that he saws the
bows in the street, and that when
they heard the truck approaching,
ran to the sidewalk He supposed
that all the boys were out of the
road and did not see the remaining
lad The first he knew of the acci-
dent he felt the truck raise slightly,
and even then thought he had run
over a dog. Burnham was released
on his own recognizance until the
coroner's inquest to be held Tues
day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
.NOGALES MAN
Is BLAMED FOR
FATAL ACCIDENT
CBy Dispatch A. +. wirel

NOGALES July 19-Alfred Hudgin,
we'll known Nogales young man, was
charged with criminal negligence as
result of an automobile accident on
the Sonoita highway Saturday night,
that brought death to Miss Lillian
Reed of Fairbanks, by coronor's
jury, which returned its verdict at
Patagonia at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The jury verdict not only fixed the
responsibility for the accident, but
makes the recommendatio nthat in ad-
dition to any other punishment the
court may inflict, that Hudgin be not
allowed to drive an automobile in the
future Hudgin was the driver of a
small machine that figured in the ac-
cident. Witnesses told the coroner's
jury that the car in which Miss Reed
and her companions We're riding crash
ed into the rear of the Hudgin car,
as a result of which it left the high
way and turned over veseral times.
No complaint has yet been sworn out
for Hudgin, officials said
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
TEXAS PASTOR
FACES GRAND
JURORS TODAY
Baptist Minister and Fun
damentaIist Leader Con-
fesses Murder.
NORRIS is SILENT
Wealthy Lumberman Killed
in Preachers Study
Witnesses Called.
CBy pispatea A. r. wlrol

FORT WORTH, Texas,
July 19,-Grand jury inves-
tigation of the Staying here
last Sunday of D. E. Chipps,
wealthy lumberman, by the
Rev. j. Frank Norris, Bap-
tist minister and funda-
mentalist leader, will get
under way tomorrow.
L. H. Mutt deacon of the First
Baptist church, of which DR.. Norris
is pastor, and said to have been the
only eye witness of the killing, is
among the IA witnesses summoned to
testify before the grand jury.
DR.. Norris remained silent tonight.
He made a blanket denial of inter-
views and statements attributed to
him by several newspaper services.
II have made no statement since that
to the district attorney, and l have
none to make" he said.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
HUNDREDS JOIN
In FIGHT UPON
FOREST FIRES
THROUGH WEST
Flames Rage in Forested
Lands Of Many States
West and Northwest.
u. S. CALLS 1900 MEN
StOckmen Face Serious
Shortage of Feed Later
in the Season.
1nv rmnarcn 4. P. Mirel

SAN FRANCISCO Calf July 19.-
Hundreds of men continued today to
fight the fires in the five government
timber preserves in California, and
the numerous brush and grass fires
on state and privately owned land in
this state and Nevada. The fires cast
a pail of smoke over vast area and
created situation described as seri-
Gus by w. b. Rider
The federal government put 1900
men at work fighting the flames in
the Trinity national forest an din the
Plumas national forest, 400 men
fought fire that began yesterday
and destroyed two lumber camps.
The brush and grass fires will re-
suit in stockmen with grazing herds
facing a serious shortage of feed
later in the season. The largest fire
in Nevada was in the Truckee canyon
near Hinton station and the mountain
sides were ablaze.
The Lamoine Lumber company, near
Redding, used every available man to
combat the flames that threatened the
town of Lamoine and for time were
within half mile of homes. The
fire that started east of Redding last
Friday was ~ miles from the starting
point today.
Only eight small residences remain
in the mining town of Quartz, in
Tuolumne county. A brush fire last
night spread rapidly and caused loss
estimated at 100000. The burned
property included all of the property
above the ground of two mining COM
panies.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
|. A. PROBE IN
AIMEE CASE
TODAY
Two Reports as to Corset
Purchase-One Says Bis
bee, Another San Diego.
ANGLES
Few Witnesses Remain to
be- CalIed-No Report I'm
less Indictment Found.
(By Dispatch A. p wire)

LOS ANGELES, Calf,
July 19.-The Aimee Semple
Mcpherson mystery case
will be closed so far as Dis
trict Attorney Asa Keyes is
concerned, with tomorrow's
session Of the county grand
jury, Keyes said in a state
ment today.
This is Keyes tnird announcements
that he was drcrping q matter Which
has proved hotter in controversy than
almost any other affair in the crimi-
nal political or publicity annals OF
Los Angeles.
Only a few witnesses remain to be
called before the grand jury tomor-
row in what is expected to be its
concluding effort to reach a decision
on Mrs. McPhersons charges that she
was kidnapped from the beach near
here, May 1S, held prisoner in Mex
leo and escaped across the desert to
Douglas, Arizona, June 23
A letter, purporting to have been
written in the east by * c. Ormiston,
former radio operator for Mrs. Nc
Pheson, also will be submitted to the
county body and then made public by
the district attorney. The letter was
preceded several days by a telegram
announcing that Ormiston was for
warding important documentary evi-
dence in the case" Keyes said the
promise was not fulfilled.
Interest switched to Bisbee, Ariz,
where it is believed some persons, as
yet unidentified bought the corset
which Mrs. Mcpherson wore when she
reached Douglas. investigators hope
that identification of the purchaser
may lead to the throwing of much
light on the affair.
EARLY today Antonio Tardero star
tied the sheriffs office with tale
of having been approached by man
and woman who sought information
as to where Mrs. Mcpherson slept in
her home near Angelus Temple, so
that they might dynamite the place
before dawn. Then Officers discovered
that Antonio had been. Released from
the state hospital for the insane less
than two months ago.
If the grand jury closes it's inquiry
tomorrow it can, under the ruling OF
Superior Judge Arthur Keetch, an
nounce only one decision--an indict-
ment of the alleged kidnapes. If no
Indictment is returned on the basis
Continued on Page Twelve)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
PLOT
TO BOMB COOK
COUNTY PRISON
Try Dispatch A. P. wirel

CHICAGO, July ia second plot
to bomb the Cook county Jail housing
some 500 prisoners, was reported to-
night to officials investigating the
explosion of a dynamite bomb, inside
the Jail walls yesterday, believed to
have been a part of plot to liber-
ate several prisoners accused of muir
der.
A guard whose name was with
held said he had been cut in on in a
crossed telephone wire. by mistake
and overheard man believed to be a
prisoner sa ythat well get the place
next time, by going at it from the
states attorneys side of the building
and there won't be any Slip
All available guards at once were
placed at the entrance to the bridge
of sighs,'' leading from the jail to the
criminal courts building and police
guards, picked because they are crock
shots, were placed outside the build
ing and instituted to arrest anyone
found lettering about the jail.
Sheriff Peter NJ. Hoffman said he
would ask tomorrow for % additional
ljail guards and an emergency ap-
preparation of $4,000 to pay their sal
aries for year. Tear bombs will
also be taken to the Jail to quell in
cipient riots among the prisoners,
such as followed yesterdays bombing
when guards were unable to control
the prisoners.
Henry f. Fernekes, the midget
bandit, who is under sentence OF
DEATH tonight still was held in soli-
tary confinement by Jail officials, who
said they are confident he had hand
in hte explosion of bomb near one
of the Jail walls yesterday. In addi-
ton to Fernekes, 68 others under
sentence of from 10 years to life in
prison are confined in the Jail along
with 63 men awaiting trial for mur-
der. :.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
BIELASKI is NOT
OUES STONED In
BOOTLEG C AS E
lBx plspatell 4. 7: wifel

NEW YORK, July 19-The figure
of A. Bruce Bielaski, prohibition 'un-
der cover man, which has stalked
like phantom through the proceeds
ings of the Dwyer liquor trial, sud-
denly materialized today.
Throughout the trial of William v.
Dwver and nine other indicted in
connection with an alleged $4,OOO,O0U
rum syndicate deefnse counsel have
played on the mysterious Bielaski. He
has been pictured as silent, almost
a sinister figure, directing from be-
hind screen of official secrecy the
governments war on liquor.
When today the name of A. Bruce
Bielaski was called, quietly dressed
man of erect carriage, smooth shaven'
stepped to the stand.
United States Attaorney Buckner
smiled. Defense counsel wanted to
ask him some questions, he explained
Hurried conferences among defense
lawyers followed land Bielaski con-
tinued on the stand waiting for the
questions that never came.
IF there is no examination desired,
you may step down. Judge Mack told
him at length.
Does not Mr.. Buckner want to eX-
anime him?' Benjamin Spellman, chlef
counsel for defense, demanded.
Evidently not"
.Then why is he called?"
because Mr.. Buckner stated at the
time you said you preferred to ques-
tion Mr.. Bielaski himself that he
would produce him"
Il object to the procedure as in
tended to be prejudical, spellman
stormed.
Then when it became evident no.
body wanted to question him. Bielaskl
left the court room
The name of A. Bruce Bielaski, until
the present trial, has not been fea-
tured in the newspapers since his
sensational kidnapping in CuernaVaca
Mexico, in 1922. Federal troops were
sent into Mexico. Several persons
persons were arrested and after
charges that the kidnapping had been
engineered by Bilaski himself fol
publicity purposes, the government
agent was arrested. He finally was
absolved of all guilt in court and re-
turned to this country. During the
war he was chief of the Investigation
bureau of the department of justice
and made startling revelations con-
cerning the German activities here.
The quality rather than the quantity
of rum row liquor was considered II
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20

The top picture shows howe
Donald R. Mellett, publisher of the
Canton (O) Daily News, was
slain early Friday morning in front
of the garage at his home. Mel
lett had just closed one OF the
doors OF his garage when fusilade
of shots rang out. He fell with
two bullets in his head. Evidence
indicates Mellett was caught in a
cross fire of his assassins' guns.
1t is believed the murder was the
work of professional gunmen.
Twelve shots were fired at him.
(Lower) Donald r. Mellett, 36,
publisher of the Canton (O) Daily
News, who was shot 10 death in
front of his garage early Friday
morning. His brother, Lloyd
Mellett, city editor of the News,
declared the slain man was the
victim of a conspiracy growing ont
of a campaign by the News against
illicit liquor traffic and wee in
Canton and his activities in de-
manding cleanup Of the police
partment
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
SERIOUS IN WASHINGTON.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 19.-With
continued outcropping of new fires in
widespread parts of the state, Wash
ington's forest fire outlook was ser
ious tonight. George c. JOY, state
forest supervisor, said the loss to
timber in the vicinity of Peel and
Winlock in southwest Washington
amounted to 100000 at least. Fire
conditions in northeastern Washing
ton are the worst that ever have
been, F. r. Goodyear, deputy super
visor, said.
One thousand men are fighting the
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
CANTON UPSET
BY MURDER OF
|NEWSP PAPER MAN
(By Dispatch a. p. Viel

CANTON, Ohio, July 19.-Detective
on several leads in his search for the
slayer of Doh r. Mellett, Canton pub
Usher These leads promised to net
both the man who actually shot Mel
lett and the underworld instigators of
the crime.
While the PAGES of Slater and his
co-workers were quickened, intelli-
gence men of the Ohio national guard
and state prohibition agents were be-
ing dispatched to Canton in unknown
numbers by order of Governor Dona-
hey to look into the vice and crime
situation.
A hera1ded attempt to remove Chief
of Police "A. Lenglen, dwindled today.
A council meeting did not take place.
Six of the 40 civic clubs in the inter-
city council of the chamber of COM
merce met in secret session, presum-
ably to reach a policy regarding the
Mellett case and relevant crime con-
ditions. Their action was not re-
vealed.
Police continued TO question per-
sons suspected of knowledge of the
murder. Among these was an under
world baron, who had served fed
eral sentence for violation of the
narcotic laws.
One of the theories is that Mellett's
death was planned because of his
vigorous fight on transportation in
narcotics.
A series of inter-locking clues
points to leader in the Canton
Jungle" as the plotter of the crime
and indicates his hirelings were gun
men from outside Canton.
Slater's attention was attracted to
the arrest in Pittsburgh of George
Psilias, known as George the Greek, "
who has police record in Canton
His automobile police said, answers
the description Of one seen in the vi
cinity of the Mellett residence just
before the murder.
Psilias is a friend of Harry Bouk-
las, sent to the Ohio penitentiary
largely through the efforts of Mel
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
MAY BECoME SERIOUS.

BOISE, Idaho, July 19.-The fire sit
uation in southern Idaho is not seri-
Gus, but may become so unless rain
and cool weather set in Immediately,
J. H. Nash, state land commissioner,
announced today The situation north
of the Occur D'Alene river. reports
to his office indicate, is daily more
serious although as yet no valuable
state timber is threatened.
In the Priest lake country there
were 81 fires Friday and 100 more
were reported over the weekend, the
commissioner said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
GROUP
S TOR M S CITY
IN VERA CRU Z
f,.y nisnatcn A. L. Wire.

NOGALES, July ia large group
of armed men, shouting Long Live
Anarchy stormed the small village
Of San Juan De Los Reyes in the
state of Vera Cruz, Sunday, and after
looting the city and committing dep
relations upon the women and chill
dren, fled to safety, according to a
special dispatch from Mexico City re-
ceived by the Nogales Herald late this
afternoon.
Mexico City reports stated that the
bandits tore down the doors of the
beautiful cathedral and tsole valuable
altar pieces, later going to the mu-
nicipal building, which they burned
to the ground after forcing surrender
Of the municipal treasury. Numerous
acts of atrocity were reported to the
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-20
IHERRIOT FORMS
NEW CABIN E T
If OR FR RANCE f
lRv Dis patch A. P. Wirel

(By Dis patch A. Il. Wtrel
FARIS, July 19.-Edouard Herriot
who takes M. Brands place as head
of the government succeeded late to-
night in constituting his cabinet the
official list was given out as fol-
lows:
Premier and foreign affairs
Edouard Herriot.
Minister of finance - Anatole DE
Monzie,
nterior-Camille Chautemps.
Justice and Alsace lorraine
Maurice Colrat
War--Paul Painleve.
Navy-Rene Renoult
Colonies-Adrien Dariac.
Commerce-Louis Loucheir.
Public works-Andre Hesse.
observation-disclosures Daladier.
Agriculture-Dr. Queuille.
Labor-Louis Pasquet.
Pensions-Georges Bonnet.
The new government, in spite OF
some new blood, resembles SO much
that of 1924 that it may be said to
be quite the same, only two years
older.
The problems the Herriot govern
ment has to face are the same as in
1924 though aggravated by age. When
Herriot first took power he found
the dollar at 10; now he finds it at
46.42 francs. When he c0nfronts the
chamber at the head of a new com
bnation, he, will have to answer the
charge of the opposition that the
decline of the franc in the mean
time was due to his program of two
years ago, which shook confidence,
and to the opposition of his support
ers to every measure proposed by the
succeeding governments definitely to
solve the financial question
The life. of the new cabinet is ex-
pected to be extremely short. This
is the opinion in all political groups,
including Herriot's own party.