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Evening star., 1926-12-08
LABOR SECRETARY
BLAMES COAL MEN
Accuses Leaders of Misman.
agement, With Resultant
High Prices in Fuel.

Mismanagement on the part of
leaders of the coal mining industry
has resulted in unwarranted high
prices, overproduction at some pc
RODS and underproduction at others.
and has permitted strikes, lockouts
and cut-thrOat competition to he in
hicted upon the public. Secretary
of Labor Davis today told members
of the American Mining Congress
in session at the Mayt1ower Hotel
He said they must unite to clean
house" before the public takes mat
ters into its own hands.
Secretary Davis specifically recon-
mended that a conference of opera
tors of the bituminous mines through
out the country he called to devise
a program that would provide regu
lar operation of the mines, produce
sufficient coal to meet both CONNER
cial and domestic dema nds, plan
expansion of exports ard stabiliza
ton of the market and insure regu-
lar employment for the industry's
workers.
Opposes Government Rule.
The speaker. however. declared
himself fatty opposed to govern
mental regulation of the industry
and warned the more than 100 dele
gates present that 'if the mining in
dustry does not soon put its house
in order. the country will compel
such action.
In opposing plans for Government
tai operation or control, Secretary
Davis supported the declaration yes
terday of Secretary of Commerce
Hoover. who. in addressing the con
Sress. strongly protested against the
apparent tendency towards expansion
of Capitalization Of power in the
Federal Government.
Secretary Davis in proposing the
conference of bituminous mine oper-
ators declared:
II see no future in coal so long
as the industry ignores the unity and
peace policies that Saturate the rest
of American industry. The elements
of the industry. now virtually at war
with each other. must face about and
pool their interests and energies for
the common good of themselves and
the public.
Want Steady Stream.
Our entire business prosperity can
not be sustained and made permanent
if one of the great foundation indus
tr;o l.,,.l1- fol,
Evening star., 1926-12-08

Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge
No. .. I. o. O. F.. will serve it's an
nual dinner in Northeast Masonic
Temple, from to 7:30 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1926-12-08

The Ladies' Guild of Trinity NJ. E.
Church will serve a dinner in the
church parlors from to o'clock.
Mrs. Mary John is chairman.
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of the week at the home OF Mi.
and Mrs. Frank Montague. Mr..
Montague has purchased from the
heirs, their interest in the former
H. C.. Graft property here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cochran,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fletcher and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Mills We're among
the Walla Walla visitors last week.
M. Gill was called to Fallbridge
Monday morning to act as road
master temporarily.
Mrs. Shinn and children who
have been visiting with the John
Cochran family and other rela-
tives here left last week for her
home in Garfield.
Wyne Weir went to Walla Walla
last week for visit with relatives
there.
Mr.. Fletcher and Leonard re-
turned to their work near Lowden
Monday after spending the week
end at their home here.
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DISTRICT NO. 8 :


Miss Bernice Meals who is tax
ing the nurses training course at
st. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla
is spending her vacation at home.
Henry Ward was in Pasco over
the week end.
Messrs Zwanzig and Lester
were calling at the Kenneth ranch
Sunday.
j. S. Kenneth and son Warren
were Kennewick visitors Friday.
Tom Day, Of Finley is helping
w. o. Meals in harvest. Mr.. Meals
will combine his wheat.
A. w. Thomas began harvest
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Kennett en-
tertained at dinner last Thursday
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Noel Mack
arness and children of Kennewick
who left for Yakima. to make their
home.
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MRS. P. C. BOOK

Mrs. P. C. Book passed away
Monday evening at eight o'clock at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.
C. Anon following lingering i'll
ness of rheumatism and compiled
tions.
Martha Denny was born July g,
1853 at Runnels, Iowa and died
July 5, 1926. She was married to
P. C. Book in January 1875 and
they celebrated their golden we'd
ding last winter. She is survived
by her husband and daughter, Mrs.
Gretta Anon in Kennewick, and
son Charles of Perry, Iowa, who
will arrive here Saturday for the
funeral. She also leaves two sisters
Mrs. w. D. Blackwood of Des
Moines, Iowa, Mrs. Chas. West OF
Runnels and two brothers j. w.
Denny Of Long Beach, California.
and Hardin Denny Of Nenuaha,
Nebraska. Mrs. Blackwood and
her husband have been here The
past week.
Funeral services will be held at
2 o'clock next Sunday in the Chris
tian church Of which she was a
member. Rev. I. E. Mitchell Of
Payette, Idaho, a former pastor,
will have charge Of the services.
Burial will be in Riverview Heights
cemetery. -,
Mrs. Book came with her family
to Kennewick in 1904, the days
when this city was largely in the
making and put her shoulder to,
the wheel and assisted in the maxi.
ing. Her home was a center of
hospitality and the writer wen re-
members the smiling welcome ex-4
tended by Mrs. Book to the lone
some stranger in new land and
her charming ways endeared her
to all who knew her. She was an
active church worker until her
health failed and was charter
member of the cemetery associa-
tion.
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Friday and Saturday-Corrinne
Griffith in "The Marriage Whirl.
Supported by Kenneth Harlan. Al
so a splendid comedy.
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Sunday and Monday - Anita
Stewart in splendid Peter b
Kyne story, "Never the Twain
Shall Meet" Also comedy.
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Tuesday--Eugene O'Brien with
Lillian Rich in "Simon, the jest.
en-" Also comedy.
Wednesday-Anna @. Nilsson
with Lewis Stone in "The Talker.'
A very fine picture. Also Pathe
News and comedy.
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Observation-Disclosures comedy Of
a man whose passion for gambling
wins, then loses, a beautiful wife
See Adolph Menjou, Gretta Nisser
and Robert Agnew in "Lost--s
Wife," Also comedy.
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In spite of the 1O8 degrees tenn
perature Sunday and Monday, ev-
erybody seemed to have a good
time in quiet friendly way, eel
ebrating the Fourth. Many stay
at-homes during the day, took ar
auto ride in the evening to get
cooled off.
Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Purdy
had family reunion Sunday ano
had good time at Mrs. Perkins
Edgar Purdy, wife and two child
rem from Tacoma, Mr.. and Mrs
Callahan of Waitsburg, Asa Purdy
from Yakima and Miss Bessie
Mayes of Colfax were the visitors
Mrs. Purdy's mother Mrs. Lamar
left Monday with Mr.. and Mrs
E. Purdy for Tacoma for the sum.
mer.
Mrs. Purdy is planning on going
to Tacoma to visit her son anc
will be away indefinitely.
Miss Eunice Volland celebrated
her thirteenth birthday Sunday
and had a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Rorick and fam.
ily. Mr.. Rorick's mother and faith
er of Kennewick, Eunice and Geor.
gle Volland took lunch and spent
Monday down the river and had a
good time.
- Miss Marie Lande came home
last week from Cheney to celebrate
the Fourth with the home folks.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Cox and
Mrs. G.. E. Cox went out OF town
Monday to celebrate. They hit for
the hills where it was cool.
The regular meeting of the
grange will be held Friday night.
Ladies are requested to answer the
roll call with q receipt for canning
and the men to tell a story. Every
body has to come prepared for
that meeting.
Next Sunday morning, school at
1 o'clock to which everyone is III
vited and at II o'clock A. G. Wach-
smith of Richland will take the
morning service. Those who heard
him before will want to hear him
again. He is splendid speaker
and those who did not should come
out Sunday. You are earnestly in
vited.
On Thursday evening the Sum
day School and church decided to
have an ice cream social with
good program at the church and
everybody is asked to- cooperate
and help. Ladies who can, please
bring a cake. The proceeds will go
toward buying new song books for
the church. Thursday evening, Ju-
~ 18th is the date.
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The Entire Nous club met Tues
day with Mrs. j. H. Turner. High
score was held by Mrs. Phil G.
Warnock. The hostess served re-
freshments after cards.
The Floralculture club will dis
continue their meetings during the
hot weather. Their next meeting
will be the second Monday in Sep
TENDER with Mrs. Frank Spofford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Attridge
are now the parents of a daugh-
ter, born July 9Th. They were Ken
newick residents until a short time
ago and are now living in Pasco.
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Mrs. VIM. Mills and children,
with Miss Pearl Williams returned
the first Of the week from short
visit with relatives at and near
Hood River. They brot with them,
Mrs. Mills three brothers who
spent the Fourth here.
Victor Graft with Mr.. Dodson
of Spokane were visitors the last
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Bohon Of
Seattle who had been visiting her
sister Mrs. w. M. Broughton, left
Monday for Missouri. They are
making the trip in their car.
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WANTED-Stock to pasture, plell-
ty of grass and running water.
j. N. Weldy, Phone 4Ox14. 15tf
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FOR SALE-Horse, harness, wag-
on, cultivator, harrow, ditcher,
plow- $50 for all. Phone 2161. 15tf
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FOR SALE-1924 Chevrolet, run
5000 miles. Al condition. Terms
to reliable party. G. E. King. =
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FOR SALE-Two good cows; one
just fresh; also one young bull.
Call 36x2. y
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LOST-New irrigation shovel. In
itials on handle. I. N. Newkirk. :
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
New Britain and Meriden
Men Fight for Two
Hours and a Half Before
Landing Their Quarry.

The hall of fame is filled with the
names of men who have done un-
usual things during their lives. Some
have entered it through bravery,
some through making a hole-in-one
on a golf course. but New Britain
has candidate for the fishing Sec
ton in the person Of Ernest r. Han
son OF 529 Church street for the I'M
usual feat of bringing in, in the
of Otto Schneider of Meri-
den, baby shark on an ordinary
fish line at Clinton Beach Saturday.
Mr.. Hanson and his friend from
the Silver City were pastiming in
the Sound off the beach angling for
blackflsh which are said to be run
ming we'll. AS they waited for the
strike which would start the battle,
their boat rolled lazily along with
the swell of the tide.
Suddenly something hit Hanson's
line and he started to play the fish
in the usual way. First, the line
went out with a rush and then
stopped. Pulling in, Hanson's hands
we're burned with the tug of what
ever was on the other end. He kept
up the strategy for about 10 min
utes and was forced to call on
Schneider for help.
The two men started to battle
the fish on the other end but their
best efforts could not bring it near
er the boat. Convinced that they
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
MOTHER CONFESSES
Staying CHILDREN
New York State Woman
Yields Axe on Two,
Then Tries Suicide

Warsaw. n. Y, July &c. P'-Mrs.
Ida Flint as confessed that she in
flicted the woundson her two young
daughters which resulted in their
deaths Saturday, District Attorney
Greff announced today. After strik-
ing the children on their heads
with an axe she tried to commit
suicide, using the axe.
The woman told the District At
torney and Sheriff Simons that she
had intended ending her own life
for some time because her husband
was so cruel to her shat she could
not bear to think of leaving her
two daughters. Helen 10 years old,
and Rosie 6. behind her. She said
she rose at four o'clock in the morn
ing last Saturday, took the axe and
struck on their heads the two little
girls, with whom she was sleeping.
at their farm home at Hardy, nine
miles from here. They died IL
hours later in the Warsaw hospital.
After striking the children, Mrs,
Flint said she tried TO kill herself
with the axe but succeeded In only
stunning herself. When she re-
gained consciousness she cried out,
Her husband, Plinn Flint, who was
sleeping on Il lower floor with their
seven year old son, responded. He
saw his wife and daughters lying
wounded and went TO n neighbors
house whence he telephoned the
Warsaw hospital and the sheriff's
office.
The husband was suspected by the
authorities and was Immediately
locked up pending the outcome of
the children's wounds. He main
tainad that some one must have
broken into the house while he was
asleep.
After making her confession Mrs
Flint was placed under arrest and
a police guard was assigned tc
watch her in the hospital.
Funeral services for the two little
victims of the farmhouse tragedy
| will be held tomorrow in the NORTH
Gainesville Methodist church.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
ATTEMPT At suicide
HOAX TO FOOL Wife
Kawecki Says He Wanted
to Arouse Her
Appreciation

A novel way of teaching ones wife
a lesson was explained at this morn
ings session of police court, when
Paul KawecN of 1872 Oak street de-
clared his attempt at committing
suicide Saturday morning was just
a hoax TO arouse his wife's appre-
citation.
He testified that he locked all
doors and windows in the house
with the exception of one window,
which he left open so his wife
would gain entrance and find him
in bed, the apparent victim of gas
He then turned on five gas jets and
went to his bedroom to await death.
His wife failed to execute his plan,
for when she detected the odor of
gas, instead of looking for the open
window she called upon the police
for aid. Supernumerary Harper
crawled in the window and, after
turning the gas off, found the sup
posed victim in his bedroom af-
fccted by booze rather than gas.
Kawecki said today he knew the
gas wouldn't effect him, because
there wasn't gas enough to kill a
fly. another quarter being necessary
before it would affect him, he said.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
SCOTT IS WEARY
But For Two Reasons, He Writes to
Wife, He Would Welcome Death
On October is.

Chicago, July rs Up Russell
Scott, condemned murdered of Rich
ard Maurer, clerk, killed in a drug
store robbery, has written to his
wife that he is so tired mentally and
physically that but for two reasons
he would welcome death by the
rope, now set for Oct. Is. In the
nine page letter to Mrs. Scott, given
to newspaper reporters for publica-
ton before being mailed, Scott set
down one of his reasons for lack of
entire readiness to die as innocence
of the Staying and the other as re-
luctance to leave Mrs. Scott and
their children.
Scott thrice has been sentenced to
death, defeating the gallows once
when he was permitted to withdraw
a plea of guilty and plead not gull
ty. and again when a jury found
him insane. He recently was found
sane by another jury.
ut is like swimmer in the
middle of the ocean, so tired that
every effort and movement is In
creasingly harder, who at last gives
up to the irresistible impulse to seek
peace and rest by just sinking,
wrote Scott.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
Twenty "Sof Drink" Stands Near
Buffalo Are Closed As Result
of 80 Deaths From Wood Alcohol
Several Dealers Already Under Arrest and Police of
U. S. and Canada Are Hunting Alleged
Distributor of Poison Beverage

Toronto, her two children, and Bert
Dangelo, OF Hamilton, have been
arrested, and Canadian police have
been given a description of Volker.
William Maybee, Mrs. Ruth May
bees husband, died Saturday of
alcohol poisoning after his arrest
for selling poison liquor.
Eight persons were under arrest
and others were being sought today
in a combined drive by American
and Canadian officials in an effort
to dry up the source of the poison
liquor and punish those responsible
for its distribution.
Acting dry Chief Regain stated
that 80 per cent of the liquor being
sold in Buffalo as gin contains poi
son.
Advising citizens to refrain from
drinking it. he said that only an eX-
pert chemist can remove the poison
from most types of denatured alco-
hol and that the average bootlegget
cannot and does not care about re-
moving it.
Medical Examiner Danswer dag
nosed most Of the cases as wood
alcohol poisoning"
Officials said most of the liquor
which caused death and blindness
was merely denatured alcohol, flaw
ored and colored to look like whis-
key or treated with sugar and juni-
per Juice to resemble gin.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26

Buffalo, N. Y, July &c. Pt-Twen-
ty soft drink" stands were closed
today as result of 80 deaths here,
in Lockport, and in Canadian towns
just across the border of persons
who drank liquor that contained
wood alcohol.
Two dealers have been arrested,
one on a homicide charge, and po-
lice sought James Volker as the dis
tributor of the liquor.
The death last night of Christie
pher E. Lombard, hotel man, of
Wrights' Corners brought the total
in Buffalo to 10, while an equal
number died in Toronto and other
Canadian towns, and four died in
Lockport.
Carl Maischoss. soft drink deal
err" was arrested last night On an
open charge after police were in
formed he had sold liquor to Nellie
Mccarthy and Charles Lennon, who
| died after party at Miss
McCarthy's apartment.
Joseph Banos. alleged middleman
for Volker, was held on a homocide
! charge. Banos said he returned 24O
gallons of liquor to Folker when he
found it was not fit to drink.
Leo Regain, acting dry administra-
tor. said he was almost certain the
! liquor that caused the deaths in
| Canada had been smuggled there
from Buffalo, Mrs. Rut Maybee Of
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
FATE OF DWYER And
GANG is With JURY
Head of S4O,OOO,OOO Rum
Syndicate and Seven
Others in Balance

New York, July &c Pl-The case
of William V. Dwyer and seven
others accused of operating a s40,-
100000 rum ring went to the jury
in federal court today.
Those on trial with Dwyer we're
William j. Maloney, George clyde,
Walter Weider, E. c. Cohron, Arch
NJ. Eversole, Edward Gallagher ana
John j. McCambridge. Each had
been indicted on three conspiracy
counts charging violation of the
prohibition. customs and tariff laws.
The maximum penalty on each
count is two years Imprisonment
and fine of $4,000.
Originally is men were indicted.
but the indictments against two
were dropped in the present action
for lack of evidence and the others,
some of whom have not been ar
rested, are still TO be tried.
The trial was marked by testi'
mony Of former coast guards that
while in the government service they
ran liquor to port from Dryers
boats in rum row in United States
cutters. The defense concentrated
on attempts TO show that these gov
eminent witnesses were not TO be
/ believed even under oath.
Charles Augustus Smith, the prin-
cipal government witness, was ac-
cused of perjury and wife desertion
by defense counsel and when the
court ordered his finger printed to
test these accusations he disap-
peared. He was arrested and the
charge of perjury formally placed
against him.
Government counsel, in summing
up, admitted that Smith had been
proved a liar III regard to his wife
and second enlistment in the
navy. but pointed out that his tes-
timony relative TO running liquor
for Dwyer had been borne out by
that of other witnesses.
The figure of A. Bruce Bielaski,
government under cover" man,
doomed large during the trial, On
the stand he said that he received
salary OF s1,10o month and as
special personal representative In
New York of General Lincoln G
Andrews. assistant secretary of the
treasury in charge of prohibitior
enforcement An investigation O
this salary was ordered by the at.
| +ornav penaraIs office In Washing.
ton.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
First Thought ofEach Other When Acrobats
Hurt in so Foot Fall, Regain Consciousness

the show-the flying trapeze act.
Frank and Maude We're seated on
the swing preparing for a series of
aerial feats when the iron hook by
which their trapeze was suspended,
snapped. Mrs. Cromwell plunged
downward Her husband instinct
lively caught at a rope and reached
his other hand to her. Their fingers
touched for an instant and then they
fell together, to the ground. Both
were dangerously injured.
They had been together in the cir
Gus for more than twenty years.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26

The Pennsylvania governor class
ed law enforcement as 1.-THE moral
problem of tn enation" and the con-
servation Of natural resources as the
greatest economic problem in the
United States"
Law Enforcement
I'm dealing with law enforcement
there must be no twilige zone be
tween state and federal authority
where the enemies of society might
hide themselves and escape punish
ment," he said. Neither can we
suffer the state-made notification Of
our national constitution, whether
under the Suise of state referen-
dunn or by the failure of the state
to exercise its coordinate powers.
Advocates Cooperation
IT have small sympathy with the
view which regards every new use Of
the federal pwoer as necessarily an
usurpation of rights properly be-
longing to the states. The recent
outburst against President Coolidges
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New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
M'GRAIL DISPLACED AS
GARAGE BOARD CLERK
Succeeded by W. L. Bell,
Who Refused to Be
Chairman

Joseph A. McGrail, clerk of the
municipal garage commission since
1t was created seven years ago, has
been displaced by Walter L. Bell,
Il former member of the commission
who was designated by Mayor Weld
as his choice for the Craftsmanship,
but who refused the appointment
TO become clerk.
Brainard w. Brown has been
named q member of the board by
Mayor Weld and has been elected
TO the craftsmanship. Brown has
not previously been in politics. lie
is on the republican registry lists.
The new chairman has wide expert
ence in the handling of transporta-
ton and is a member of the truck
ing firm of Bailey & Brown.
Considerable privacy attended the
shift in the garage commission
which has been in prospect over a
period of several weeks. Mayor
Weld announced his choice for the
craftsmanship at the time he named
Bell, Walter J. Kenney, Harry P.
O'Connor and Frank Rogers as
members of the board. Bell quail
fled as clerk, which makes his
resignation from the board neces.
sary. Although the meeting TOOK
place Thursday night and the ap-
pointment of Brown prior to that
date few were aware of the move
ment in the board.
Bell has been acting chairman for
the past two months. The clerkship
to which he has been elected pays
a salary of $3.50 a pear.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
over The HILL IDEA
WOULD BE ABOLISHED
Fraternal Organizations
Behind Move to Abolish
"The Poor House"

Des Moines. Ia, July &c LID-An
organized effort to abolish the poor
house as an American institution
will be launched as the result Of an
investigation financed by a dozen
fraternal organizations and the
United States department of labor.
Harry C. Evens of Des Moines,
special commissioner of Secretary Of
Labor Davis, in a report made pub
lie today upon two years nation
wide survey of almhouses, recom-
mends complete abolition of the
prevailing county poor house sys-
TEN and the continuance of its es-
sential functions in a central home
for the aged and friendless in each
commonwealth.
The present system, under which
each county maintains a separate
institution, is described in the re-
port as the worst mismanaged pub
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