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New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
Mrs. Etta Bearse, G- vorced Wife of County Treasurer, Apparent Iy Strangled to Death
Richard, Aged 26, Found Babbling in Insane Man. ner Beside Body-Talks IncoherentIy of Mothers Death.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 6 Pt- Mrs. Etta S. Bearse, divorced Wi1e of County Treasurer Fred A. Bearse' was murdered and her body badly mutilated in her home here early to- day. Richard C. Bearse, 26 years old, son of Mir. and Mrs. Bearse' found by the police at his mother side, was placed under arrest. lie told a. rambling and incoherent story in response to questioning which in dicated that he is mentally unbalanc- ed. A chrage of murder was placed against him and he will be ar raigned in district court this after noon.
 Mrs. Bearse's death apparently was due to strangulation.
 Police Called Twice.
 Word was received by the police in a telephone message from a neighbor at 6:30 o'clock, who re- ported sounds of violence in the Bearse home. An officer went to the house finding all apparently quiet, did not force entrance. At 7:3o another telephone message of similar~report was received and the police forced their way into the. low CT tenement of the two-family house occupied by Mrs. Bearse and her son. The other tenement was va cant.
 Young Bearse was seated on the floor by his mothers body, moaning and shouting incoherencies.
 Tells Strange Story.
 Bearse told the police that his mother had died twice in the night" and that he had revived her both times. After the second time, he said, her eyes looked queer" and he removed them. Other mutilations of the body, he explained, as having been made Ito clense her soul from sin" Other statements were in simi- lar vain.
 The young man told the police that he returned home about mid night and found his mother not feel ing we'll He said that he got her water and dough medicine, then lapsed into incoherent statements about throwing water over her, etc. He had lately returned from spend ing a week at shore resort. He had been employed until a few weeks ago at the Springfield, Massa- chusetts Light Company
 Saw Son Yesterday.
 His father, County Treasurer Bearse, said today that he last saw his son late yesterday afternoon | when the young man visited the l county office. At that time he com- 1
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
POLICEMAN KILLED IN
 FIGHT WITH ROBBERS
One of Bandits in New York Hold-Up Also Is
 Badly Wounded

New York, Aug. 6 Lp - Patrol man Oscar o. Ehlkerling was killed and a man who described himself as Albert Mack, recently arrived from Louisville, was wounded early today in a pitched battle that fol- lowed the robbery of s20 from a cafe at the edge of the Broadway white light section.
 Two' men entered the former licensed saloon of Jerry Cronin Of 49th street just west Of Broadway and lined up six customers. The robbers got only S2O from the till.
 Patrqiman Ehlkerl,ng. answering cries Of 'robber," arrived in time to see the men leaving and opened fire. He used a taxicab as a shield. and the driver crouched on the floor of the car. The robbers barri. caded themselves behind bricks for a building under construction at Eighth avenue and 49th street.
 Other officers ran to the scene and joined the battle which settled into a steady fusitade. Bystanders ran away, shouting.
 Ehlkerling and Mack were wounded almost simultaneously and put in the same taxicab. The off, cer died on the operating table at Roosevelt hospital. His comrades delayed informing his young wife. who Is expectant. Ehlkerling was 26 and had been on the force five years.
 Mack was treated at the hospital for a wound in the leg, and then taken to the filth street station, where he was charged with homi eide. Police said he confessed to robbing the restaurant but denied he shot the officer. A description of the man who escaped was ob- tained.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
E. H. DAWSON DIES ON VACATION TRIP Veteran Manufacturer Had Been
 Visiting Relatives WAS 86 YEARS OF AGE
Honorary President of American Hosiery Company Had Long Career With That Concern-Also Connected With Bank,

Edward Henry Davison. honorary president Of the American Hosiery Co. chairman of the board of di- rectors of the New Britain Savings bank and the second oldest living in- corporator of that institution died suddenly at 12:S0 o'clock this morn ing in Syracuse, N. '.
 Details of the death arC lacking, excepting that it is known that Mr. Davison had been visiting his nephews, Edward F.. and Herbert Davison in Rochester, \. Y, where he spent the month of July. He had planned to be back In New Britain today. Death occurred en route.
 Mir, Davison was Ss years of age.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
Detroit "Bliad Pigs'' Taking in
 Almost Two Million Each Week
Hotel Men Protest to Police, Claiming Rivals Practi- caly Give Away Food, Making Up Loss
 On High Priced Drinks

Detroit, Aug. P-Blind pigs that serve meals and lunches have be- come so numerous here, according to the Detroit branch of the Ma tion Restaurant association, that the police department has been asked to do something about it.
 At the present time, according to the findings of a committee appoint ed by the association there are IT, coo blind pigs in Detroit. Eighteen months ago former Police Commits stoner Croul estimated the number at 15,0O0.
 The committee charges that 99 per cent of the blind pigs are either selling or giving away food to their customers and that they are feeding from five to six times as many per sons as the 2.OOo restaurants and hotels of the city.
 One officials of the restaurant as- sociation who refused to permit his name to be used for fear of reprisals
New Britain herald., 1926-08-06

from blind pig" owners, said that restaurants are losing much money because of the pig operation.
 Every restaurant in Detroit" he said, lis actually losing money on its investment. We estimate from the findings of our secret Investigators that the 17,000 blind pigs are taking in nearly $S00,00o a day, almost s2,- 000,000 each week.
 This gigantic business allows the blind pig operator to sell food at cost, making it up on high priced drinks. The business man now walks out of his office into q blind pig where he may get perhaps a little in the way Of food but every thing to drink with it. The factory worker also is going into the com munity blind pig for his noon lunch while the restaurant owner in the city is losing money and in many cases is being forced to close his business altogether"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
CHURCH SITUATION STILL DEADLOCKED Neither Gales Nor Catholics
 Willing to Retract WOMEN ENFORCE BOYCOTT
Economic Fight Believed Effective Several More Priests, Reported As Agreeing To Abide By Law, To Get Churches Back,

Mexico City, Aug. s P}-It is not the intention of the Catholic Episco- pate of Mexico to be Unreasonable to its duties" in any plan that may be evolved for settlement of the con- troversy between the church and the government growing out of the en- forcement of the religious clauses of the Mexican constitution.
 The Episcopate, taking cognizance of the message of President Gales to President Leguia of Peru, in which General Gales reiterated his purpose to carry out the religious provisions of the constitution, in statement says the Mexican clergy has never opposed the progress of Mexico, that the clergy is not re- bellious, and that opposition to the regulations is justified because they encroach upon liberty of conscience. The Episcopate, the statement adds still is ready to reach a just settle iiiNllt Oi IlIt ColllIUfbISJ.
 Deadlock Continues
 Meanwhile the deadlock between the government and the church con- tinues. All efforts of would-be in- term ediaries between the disputants have proved futile. The situation to- day was that the government would continue its policy of enforcement of the law, while the church will maintain Its attitude of non accept ance of the religious regulations.
 While there haze been some dis st various places through out the country, for the most part the people are going about their customary duties. calmly awaiting developments.
 The economic boycott called by the national league for defense of religious freedom in protest against the religious regulations is declar- sd by Catholic leaders to be more effective throughout the country han is indicated in advices reach ng the capital. Government off, sials are of the opinion that asser- ions of its present seriousness in some sections have been exaggerat- d. Foreign businessmen and for
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| He was born in Brooklyn, Connect
 cut and came to this city i'm ts6I 1 at the request of the late John B Talcott. founder and general super { intendent of the American Hosiery ! Co. He was associated with Mir
 Palcott in, the management of the
 plant. In 1881 he was elected a d. rector of the Hosiery O., which
 position he held for many years. In
 1885 he was elected secretary of the
 board, which position he held until
 1905. In 1906 he was elected presi-
 dent of the board and remained as
 president until February Is. 1923
 when he resigned. February 20,
 1925 he was named honorary presi-
 dent which position he held at the time of his death.
 The flag at the factory is flying at half mast today in recognition if his death and the plant will not op- crate tomorrow. In case burial is made Monday the factory will re- main closed on that day also.
 MT. Davison was active In outdoor affairs and church circles. He be- came a member of the First church of Christ in 1870 and in 1876 was made deacon, which position he held ever since. For a number of years prior to 1889 he was superin- tendent of the Sunday school. He was active in his younger days in most of the church activities and was ready with his time, advice and pocketbook at all times. He held position of much influence in the church and his advice was consider ed valuable at all times,
 He was one of the original mem bers of the Saturday Night club, which organization is still in exis- tence and retained his membership there all his life. He wassa charter member of the New Britain club, and was a member of the board of directors of the New Britain General hospital. He also was actively in terested at one time in the Y. M. c. A. NIT. Davison was elected an of the Savings Bank of New Britain July 2l, 1880. With the exception of Henry E. Russell, who was elected in 1881, he was the old est living incorporator. He was elected a director Of the bank May 8, 1905. On October IS, 1908 he was elected vice-president and on December 13. two years later he be- came president. January IS, 1922 he became chairman of the board of directors, which position he held un- til the time of his deatl..
 Among Mir. Davison's outstanding characteristics was his love of na- ture. He was very fond of outdoor life, was a skilled hunter and fish srman and one time was considered quite a crack shot with a rife. He vas fond of good hunting dogs and several years ago wrote two papers entitled Hunting Without a Rifle," and Fishing Without a Rod"
 About a year ago his wife died md he has lived alone at the resi- lence at 80 Lexington street ever since. One daughter died some ime ago.
 Funeral arrangements have not ret been made. The body Is ex- oected to arrive here tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
DISSENSION SEEN
 IN JERSEY PROBE
Prosecutor Simpson and State
 Police at Odds
HIS ORDERS ARE IGNORED
Warrants, For Which He Asked Yesterday, Were Not Secured-- Repeats Demand Today-To Keep Suspects In State.

Jersey City, N. J.. Aug. 6 P,- Indications of dissension between Prosecutor Alexander Simpson and New Jersey state troopers inyesti- Igating the Hall-Mills murder mys- .tery became apparent today.
 On Wednesday the prosecutor gave orders to the state troopers to have warrants issued for Nellie l.. Russell, negress, and Ralph Gors- line, who was a vestryman in Dr. Edward w. Halls church, for ques- tioning.
 | The warrants weren't obtained and last night the prosecutor called troopers to his office and insisted that the papers be issued.
 He admitted that he doesn't know yet" if his instructions have been obeyed.
 Wants No Row
 But I don't want to talk about hat" he said. II don't want to get into a row with the state police" He added, that if the state police do not get the warrants by tonight It will "tend to show" that they are not giving him all the cooperation they could.
 He said that the warrants were not to be used unless the two pr- sons attempted to leave the state, but he wanted them issued so that they could be served at any time.
 State police today were rounding up four former servants in the Hall home, according to Senator Simpson. so that he might question them. The witnesses afe Mrs. Louise Geist Riehl. former maid whose alleged statements revealed in her husbands annulment suit reopened the murder investigation. Marie Gildeak, cook. Barbara Cough. a maid and Peter Timulty, chauffeur.
 Miss Gildea was reported to be i'll in New Brunswick. The prosecutor indicated that he would question the witnesses today either in New Brunswick or Somervile.
 Probably Is Hoax
 Bound Brook, N. J., Aug. 5. Pf- Mysterious telephone calls and an alleged missing trunk have been added to vanishing witnesses as headline factors in the reopened in vestigation of the murder four years ago of the Rev. Edward w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
 Police today discounted as hoax a report to them at midnight that trunk full of documentary evil dence had been stolen from the home of Mrs. John Merlett, where Aziriah Beekman, who conducted
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
Baby, With Heart on Right Side. Annarentlv Healthy

McCook. Neb., Aug. s P) - Phy- sicians who this week discovered that the heart of four months old baby is on the right side of his body are interested in the appar- ent good health of the child.
 Despite the fact that medical his- tory revealed that only in rare cases do persons live when born with this condition. several physi- clans believe the baby has an ex- cellent chance 10 survive.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. Harris of Mc- Cook are the infants parents.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
TURNEsa PLAYS WELL

Montreal, Aug. 6 LPl-Shooting 6S. 5 under par. Joe Turnesa, young Fairview New York professional to- day proved an early sensation for the second IS hole round Of the Canadian open golf championship. This gave Turnesa a s6 hole score of l43 for the two days.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
Alice Calhoun, Wed Last May. Divorced by Husband

Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. R - Mendel B. Silberberg. attorney, was granted a divorce from Alice Cal-, houn. motion picture actress, in superior court here today, Silber- berg told the court that his wife refused to leave her mothers home, as they had agreed before their marriage. The ceremony was per formed last May.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-06
RUM RUNNERS FEUD
 ANSWER TO TRAGEDY
Police Sure This Was Reason for Walling-
 ford Murder

New Haven, Conn, Aug, 6 (P - The investigation into the murder of Robert Demolin, 31, of Long Is- land City, L. l., whose body was found in. Wallingford Wednesday. is being carried on by Connecticut state police and New York police from the New York end. Coroner Eli Mix said today. The coroner, who spent part of last night inter viewing suspects in New York. de- clared he had 'valuabs lnforma- ton" which he expected to lead to the murderer. He was not prepared today. however. to make the evil dence he obtained last night pub lie. he said.
 Demolin. known to police as the "Dixie Kid" a bootegger and gum man, was believed to have been on his way home from Providence, R. l., when he was shot and killed. His car, now in the hands of the police, was abandoned several miles from the place where the body was found. Blood stains and flattened bullet in it led police to believe he had been killed in the car. the body carried from it to the lot in which 1t was found and then the car left in North Haven.
 A relative of Detnolin claimed the body last night and took it to Long Island for burial.
 Rum Runners Feud
 Police were of the opinion that Demolin, whose bootlegging activi- ties were known 10 be extensive. met his death in a rum runners feud. Demolin's widow denies. how ever, that her husband had been connected with illicit liquor traffic. She declared he was cigar manu- facturer. Mrs. Demolin said her husband left their home Monday evening in company with man named Irony" whom she had seen a number of times, but of whom
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The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-03

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CO.,
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we have several White dump trucks for
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CUTS OFF FINGER
FITCHBURG, Mass.-A train ran
over Albert H. Aker. 33, here re-
Gently, but the only injury Aker
suffered was the loss of a finger Of
his right hand.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-03
Death Notices

George Albright. Wednesday. Nov. 3.
Age 81 years. Funeral Friday. NOV. 8,
Church Friends invited. Burial Floral
Park Friends may call at residence. 1913
Silver Ave. after 8 2. M. Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-03
REPORT GOVERNS
MUSCLE SHOALS
RIVER CONTROL
Designates What Private
Concerns May Operate
Up Stream.
Times Wqsbin0t0n Bureau.


WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-WVs
Department report on the upper
Tennessee River has been formally
submitted to the Federal Power Com.
mission.
The report recommends what
private power companies shall be
given control of the Tennessee
River above the Government
operated power plant at Muscle
Shoals, Ala. Proper operation Of
the Government dam will depend on
how waters Of the upper river are
used.
The report is being kept secret, as
was the preliminary recommenda-
tions by Major Fiske, army engineer
in charge Of the river survey.
The F'iske report aroused agitation
when filed early in the year, it being
rumored that he recommended all
eleven dam sites on the upper river
be turned over to the Eastern Ten
nessee Development Company. Half
owner Of the latter is the Tennessee
Electric Company, one of the
thirteen associated power companies
whose bid for q fifty-year private
lease of Muscle Shoals, recon.
mended by a congressional leasing
committee, is pending in Congress.
John Neal, the man who arranged
the Dayton, Tenn, evolution battle,
demanded last May that the F'iske
report be made public.
II protest" he declared the1z,
against a group of associated pow Y
er companies attempting to grab an
entire river from the American
people,
Whether the final report follows
the Fiske recommendations can not
be learned.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-03
Building and Contracting

SHELBY St.: lot for sale. 4Ox135: $500
DR. 1897.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-03
In Memorion1 Notices

IN MEMORANDA loving remembrance
of Clarabelle Wallace. who departed this
life six years ago today. Nov. 3. 1920.
The golden gates were open.
A gentle voice said come.
With farewell words unspoken,
Carabelle calmly entered home.
In loving remembrance Of FATHER,
MOTHER SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-03
RA|NCOATS ARE
LIKE WALKING :.
ART PICTURES
Oregon Farmer BeWaiI'
Fancy SIiCkerS and
FIapping GaIoSheS.
BIZ limited Press

IN Onlten PFCSS
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 3.-This
Is the time of the year when old
timers feel comfortable, as the
damp season is here, and when
strangers stare at comely maidens
parading to and from school dressed
in startling fashion.
Galoshes flip and flop, slickers bel.
low out behind, being of n stiff light
yellow material. But it is the decora-
ton upon the slicker that causes
the man from New York or Chicago.
Los Angeles or New Orleans to rub
his eyes, and then take another look.
Feminine BOotees.
A fair maiden walks down the
street, wearing a pair Of swishing
Captain Kid" bootees over her
dainty shoes. Her bright yellow
slicker apparently had been mis-.
taken for an artist S canvas, for upon
the back of it there appears q pic
ture. 1t is of two hearts which eAn
forever Joined by a keen-edged dag
ger which pierces each. Whether it
portrays a love fast and true or
represents the death Of n once mu-
tual affection is unrevealed.
Not to be outdone, on the other
side of the street, there strolls n
flapperish blonde-one running to-
ward the robust lines OF the femin-
inc type which, a generation ago,
was classified as "the beef trust"
Her slicker, too, is a bright yellow
but her Daddy must be from Dublin
or county Cork, as the decoration
Is in dull green. What is it?" asks
the curious visitor. and upon in
giant frog and Mr.. Frog has no fears
of the rain for he is holding an UNI
brella over his head
Then, as though to gladden. the
cynical eye, there is the stunning
brunette. a willowy beauty with a
tender gleam in her soft brown eyes
"a girl that makes you think of
pay checks unspent. She is wear
ing the Upper boot but the Upper
has not been tipped. The boot is
open at the top-how else could one
see a shapely calf in it's sheeny flesh
colored hose.
Slicker Is Bit of Art.
Her slicker is a bit of art. It
pictures a cozy corner Far from the
cares that are" and n comfortable
davenport there are two lovers with
arms entwined. A scene telling a
story with a sensible moral one
informing man that he should have
sense enough to come in out of tho.
rain. #
But the old-timer, the Oregonian
who loves his Oregon, doesn't like
these slickers and galoshes. He
doesn't object to the Hopping boots,
vivid colors, artistic and inartistic
pictures, but maintains that such
things cast a reflection upon a Port
land and willamette Valley myth
namely, that OREGON rain isn't wet.
What they wearin' them things
fer?" questions a hop grower from
up Salem way, as he views a bevy
of maidens homeward bound, school
hours over, "tain't rainin'."
"Well. it's slightly dampish," re-
plies his comrade. Whereupon
speaker number one lifts his face
heavenward and with look of sur
prise, which rain bounces off his
nose, remarks "derned if it amt an
Oregon Mist"
The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-03
CUTS OFF FINGER

CUTS OFF FINGER
FITCHBURG, Mass.-A train ran
over Albert H. Aker, SS. here re-
Gently, but the only injury Aker
suffered was the loss of a finger of
his right hand.