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New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
DENY DRINKING CHARGES
Kansas City Clergyman Rescnts Statement of Booze Parties in Church Basement.

Kansas City, July LP,-Denial that drinking party ever was held in the west side brance of the First Baptist church here, as charged in a statement credited to Edgar R. May. local delegate to the Baptist Young Peoples Union of America convention at Philadelphia, was made today by the Rev. A. J. Hag- gett, the pastor. in telegram to May demanding an explanation.
 May. in an open forum on law enforcement at the Philadelphia meeting last night. was quoted as
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
STORM DOES DAMAGE

New York, July P-Damage estimated at more than sl,0O0,000 was caused last night when a heavy rain and thunderstorm broke over
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
SIX ARE KILLED

Brussels. July R-Six persons were killed in an explosion in a dy- namite factory yesterday at Aren. donck. heard Turnhout. The prop. erty damage was slight.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-08

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New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
NATIONS APPROVE

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 ltaly's Note.
 Rome. July 8 UP)-In an evil dently inspired note, the radio agency observed today that nine na- tion had replied favorably to the League of Nations circular giving
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
LURAY GIRL Slayer
CORNERED BY POSSE

Have You Seen Him?
Wills Beach, Nelc Jersey poultry former tUdnted
charge of aiding aud 0bettinQ IN the murder of Dr.
AZ William Lilkenda Is being sought here BIZ police
Here is hia descysi1tiog. sgss 1s1 sseN4.
The Washington times., 1927-09-29

Miss Evelyn Lewis. another
former Miss washington, now Mrs
German r. Freer. or 1921 X st.
N. W.. however. takes somewhat
different view ,of the beauty con.
tests as now conducted.
sAs d publicity stunt, Mrs,
Freer said, such contests are quite
successful, hut do not approve Of
making them purely q leg show.
Washingtor's only Miss America,
Miss Margaret German, now Mrs.
Victor Cahill, who won the crown
in 1921 after her selection as Miss
Washington, also disapproves OF
the present-day tendency to Ax.
pose the entire body for the benefit
Of all who want to see.
Things are somewhat different
now than they were when / won
the title of Miss America. she
said. Then we were clothed in
light summer dresses. and were not
compelled to advertise our figures,
as is now the case"
II do not think 1t proper for young
girls 10 parade their charms thus
publicly as they do now, and have
IQelI u1cdSuFelllSulSs LaNcIt, dituQuS0
/. have no criticism to make OF the
way the girls are treated ct Atlantic
City. There is one thing the public
does not realize, and that Is the
entrants in, the beauty contests are
not judged IN public. but appear at
the high school and their pictures
are taken as they leave. No one but
the judges ana the photograp piers,
actually see these. OF course my
husband does not approve of thine.
sIs think all husbands are like that
when their own wives are con.
cerned
Miss Lorraine Bunch. Miss Wash
ington 1924, employed In former j.
Harry Covington's law office in the
Union Trust Company Building, can
not see any harm in the beauty
contests.
II am not a Catholic, Miss Bunch
said, "and / do not want to say
anything to offend these ladies' who
oppose the contests. / do not,
hwoever, really see any harm in
them. All the harm is in public
thought. I have not regret be-
cause ] went to Atlantic City as
Miss Washington, and I am sure
have lost nothing by II or suffered
any harm TO my reputation"
An the ferrner Misses Wsshing-
The Washington times., 1927-09-29

ENID Okla Sept 2a Be.
fore the Of the Rev.
Charles Bailey's wife who
died from mysterious causes
here on August &c last, was
cold ID its grave, Miss Mary
Atkinson, 26-year-old nurse re-
siding with the Bailey family
and now on trial charged with
fatally poisoning Mary Jane
Bailey, 18-year-old daughter Of
the clergyman, sat on the side
Of the dead woman's bed and
kissed the minister several
times.
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
TRACED ON
RI FOR
CLOTHES

LURAY, va. Sent 81
While bareheaded, roughly
dressed kinsf0lk Of the Blue
Ridge Mountains gathered
solemnly at the Little Adj
ventist Church, near here, this
afternoon, to hear funeral
services over the body Of 19-
year-old Effie Buracker, three
heavily armed posses, led By
Sheriff E. y. Lucas, surrounded
Round Top Mountain, SIX miles
away, the hope Of capturing
Tom Short, SO, charged with
the murder Of the girl Tues
day night.
Sends for His Clothes
Short, widower and father az
nine small children, Is believed to
have fled to the bungalow Of his
brother, Abner, atop the heavily
wooded slopes DC Round TOP
Mountain. Sheriff Lucas dis
patched the posses to the noun
tain when he learned that Short.
as late as $3.50 last night, sent
his nephew, Russell Short and 4
companion, Mckinley Blosser, 10
his home to obtain some clothing.
Murder Warrant Out
Short told the boys to return
with his effects to his brother
Abner's cabin. they told Sheriff
Lucas.
II Iirst degree murder warrant
issued yesterday charges that Short,
senrag'ed because his love for Effie
Buracker was repulsed. crent "a q
window in the hunable Buracker
tenant home on the farm Of S. A.
Stitler, leveled 8 shotgun at the
shadow 81 the girl against the pane
and fired, killing the girl almost
instantly and w0unding her mother.
Mrs. Sam Euraclser.
Crazy Drunk Charge
Short. heretofore bearing q good
reputation. father Of nine mother.
less children, had staged & proIonged
drunken orgy which lasted 10 DAYS
and terminated IN the tragedy ait
the Buracker home. Sheriff 3. Il.
Lucas. declared to The washington
Times correspondent today.
He was drunk crazy drunk"
TURN OVER
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
HEIR
AGAIN lost


BELLEyILLE, H., Sept. 2s.
Richard Joshua Reynolds, 21-year.
old heir to $5O,o0o.OOO estate, Is
lost somewhere between here and
Chicago.
That Reynolds had stopped off in
Belleville was partially confirmed
Dv the statement of d hotel clerk
who claimed a man answering Rey-
nolds' description had registered last
night under the name OF ~. S.
Graham. the alias under which the
tobacco heir registered in ST. Louis,
where he was found after a nation.
wide search.
With Reynolds In this city was a
man who from appearances was
thought to be Edward Crenshaw.
Al friend. Both men told the hotel
clerk they had proceeded to Belle
vile from st. Louis to make tele-
phone calls Reynolds te!ephoned
from public booth and the testina-
Ntion OF his call was not learned.
A st. Louis detective agency re-
eeived the following telegram dated
At Belleville and signed Reynolds q
The Washington times., 1927-09-29

ton interviewed agreed that from d
publicity point Of view the contests
were q success. and what the public
seemed to want. 1t was significant
that whatever disapproval there was
Of the contests came from the two
girls who are now married.
Miss Marjorie Joesting, last years
Miss Washington and runner-up for
the Miss America crown, is In New
York. She appears 10 be the only
washington beauty who has
s'cas hedsin' on her beauty contest
experience. She is d we'll known pro-
fessional model, for frocks. hats and
shoes. Abhfe Eagan, Miss Washing
ton. 1925. now Mrs. w. III. Bradley,
could not be located.
(See Pictures on Page u
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
w. f. CladfeIter Held
On Conversion Charge

Waving 4 preliminary hearing
and pleading not guilty. william r.
cladfelter, charged with larceny
after trust was held under $500
bond for q jury trial by Judge Mat
tingly in Police Court today,
The accused is alleged to have
kept . watch intrusted to him by
Charles e. Wrenn. $40 II st. N. p.
headquarters Detective q. i -cul,
1inan sfTested cladfelter.
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
Visitors Burn Cross

Shortly after 8 o'clock This
morning, five unidentified men
drove up to the Lilliendahl home
Continued on Page Z. Column Al
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
lTURN GEE
Baseball Fans,
Attention!

The celebrated Grid
Graph Baseball ScOrebOard
is being erected In front OF
the Hearst Building, 1871
HI st. N. W., for the benefit
Of the baseball fans III the
coming World Series.
The Grid Graph Is an ex-
ceptionAlly accurate score
board. giving In, complete
detail the authentic play.
by-play and all-by-baIl rec
ord OF the baseball game.
The Washington Times
cordially invites the base
ball fans Of Washington to
watch the World Series ON
the Grid Graph scorebOard,
beginning "Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
Belgian Train Crash
Injuries Fifty Persons

LONDON, Sept. 20. Fifty persons
were reported injured today in a
collision of two trains at Malincs,
Belgium, according to a dispatch
from Brussels.
An express running from Brus-
sells to Antwerp was reported to
have lcollided with a local train
from Antwerp.
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
3 Months for Dragging
Woman From Taxicab

James Harris, colcred, Az Browns
Court s.. e., charged by Maggie
Brooks, 81 NJ st. S.. E., with
dragging her out Of d taxicab and
assauIting her. was sent to jail for
three months BY Judge MattingIy
in Police Court today.
Policeman r. M. McVeary ar
rested Harris.
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
d. c. Beauties DiUide
On Contest Displays

One can see girls on Street wearing fewer clothes than
the Atlantic City boardwalk during the beauty contest
Miss Gladys Goodman Miss Washington 1927 declared today
with twnkg eyes discussed the edct Of the National
Council Of Catholic Women against future contests
The Washington times., 1927-09-29
Son, 16, First Witness

Son, 10, First witness
This was the sensational decIar-
alton made in the opening day Of
the nurses trial by Stewart
Bailey, is, son Of the minister
and first, witness for the State.
Miss Atkinson is charged spe-
officially with administering poi
son to the Bailey family. The
motive, advanced BIZ. the State is
that she desired to remove Mrs.
Bailey in order to win the love
of her husband, and poisoned
Mary Jane, q daughter, because
the latter objected to her atten-
ton to the father.
Wouldn't Be Bossed
Hanging his head ana speaking
in a low but audible voice, Stewart
Bailey said that on the night oil
lowing his mothers burial. Miss
Atkinson Joined his father and him
self, sat on his mothers bed, and
caressed his father.
She told him (Reverend Bailey
that she would run the house now, .
the youth testified. She bossed
us and Helen objected."
Helen In twin sister to Mary
Jane. When the latter became
sick, Helen also was i'll, but re-
covered.
did you see her kiss your
father more than once?' Dan
Mitchell, Garfield county prosecu.
tor, asked.
ooh, yes, several times after
mother died, Z he answered.
The boy then told how, after his
father left the city shortly after
his mothers death, Miss Atkinson
returned to reside with the Bailey
children and how almost iEnmedis
ately Mary Jane and Helen became
seriously Ill from poisoning. Mary
sJane died several days later, on
September 8.
Ordered Her to Move
Father had ordered her to move
away from our house shortly after
mother died. the boy said Tile
told her it wouldn't look right for
her to go on living in the house, Z
Doctor Bailey was not present in
the courtroom as his son testified,
but it was expected that he will
take the stand for the State before
the case against the nurse is rested.
One feature Of the days develop.
i1ents which favored the nurse,
was a report by DIR. w. TT. Bailey,
Oklahoma City pathologist. to the
effect that not sufficient poison
was found in the viscera OF Miss.
Bailey to cause her death.
Drugs Enter the Case
Three other doctors. however,
testified that Mary Jane showed
symptoms o. having been admin
tconti4usd on Pass Z, Column - !,
The Washington times., 1927-09-29

AraFtnnent vacancies, suitably heated
% Haeet yonP many nesda. Ixs Iigfe0s
/. - mt b. ltsday,si classlfisd Ads.
The Washington times., 1927-09-29

Are ............. 80. 81
Weight -. About 49,
Height .......s...5 feet
Eyes Brown close set
Nose Roman. Ions
Chin $3.50. ....... Pointed
Ears ealalsl
Hair. Gray, white, partly
plexi0 alg
ustaehe - None
Beard .s...........N None
Face ~. s.s. Il. I, J. !. /. 3 \ arp
Coat Dark brown nlixed1
Vest and trousers. Same
material.
Hat IS. Felt dark brown
Shirt. White
Collar. $500. White
Shoes !. ... Black
Wears: A Masonic ring.
left hand, gold; gold watch
chain with Masonic fob. Has
. Chrysler coupe, rumble
seat, dark blue, license plate
Y-13462. Occupation, pouI-
tryman.
The Washington times., 1927-09-29

People who rent win find the Rental
Colun4ns Of the Classified Ado 3 tinely
Euide to Ihany. desirable rentals.
The Washington times., 1927-09-29

All hotels, roads leading into
the, District and garages in
Washington were under scruti-
ny Of District police today, fol-
lowing receipt Of word from
Baltimore that i man answer
ing the description Of Willis
Beach, wanted in New Jersey
in connection with the killing
Of DR.. "A. William Lilliendahl,
retired physician, was reported
to be heading this way in a
blue sedan automobile.
Flees Baltimore Hotel
"A squad Of police Of Baltimore
surrounded a downtown hotel
there today when tip was re-
Eceiyed that Beach had been seen
in the. lobby. The man had in
quired about q road map to WASH
ington and other southern points,
police were told.
District police were at once adj
vised and GORDON was thrown
out over all highways in the
vicinity. Police were instructed to
detain anyone answering the ger-
eral description Of the gray-haired
poultry raiser.
BY international News service
SOUTH VINELAND, n. j.,
Sept. 90. While detectives
were searching in Baltimore
for Willis Beach 52-year-old
poultry farmer wanted in con-
nection with the murder of
DR.. William LiIliendafl, ~,
retired physician, spectacu-.
lar demonstration was staged
early today Id front of the
home Of Mrs. Margaret LiIlien-
dahl, the slain mans widow,
held under guard as material
witness in her husband s shoot
ing,
Visitors Burn Cross
Shortly after 8 o'clock this
morning, five unidentified men
drove up to the Lilliendahl home
Confined on Page y. Column al
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23

Lincoln, The Great ErnaneIpa.
tor, BY Ida M. Tarbell, illustrated
BY Nicholas AfOnshy, starts Mon.
day In The washington Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23

Lincoln, The Great Emancipa.
tor, BY Ida M. TaFbeII, illustrated
By Nicholas AfOnslsy, starts Mon.
day IN The Washington Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23
ATTACK Reward
IN DISPUTE

While headquarters detectives to-
day took Phillip jackson, colored,
80 years old. over the ground in the
Capitol grounds. where ne admits
having beaten and robbed Miss
Mary G. Cochran, SO years old, 202e
g st, N, W., on the night Of De.
cember Is. Major Edwin b. Hesse
instituted an investigation to deter.
mine whether he should pay the
police department reward Of $500
to Sergeant J. M. Walker. Of the
Washington Terminal police.
It was through information fur
nished by Walker that jackson was
arrested in connection with the as
sault. robbery and criminal assault
Friday night on Mrs. Daisy yelling,
IS years old. 137 d st. s. E.. while
she was walking through the Capitol
Grounds.
Detectives 0'Dea, cullinane, Kueh.
ling, Wilson. Messer and Cole OBJ.
tained a confession IN the recent case
and Detectives Fowler and F1aherty
last night succeeded IN getting 3
signed confession Of the assault made
ca. Miss Cochran.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23
JUDGE COOPER
QUIZ OPENS

Additional impeachment charges
may be field against Federal Judge
Frank Cooper Of The northern NV
York district Representative LIE.
Guardia RJ Of New York, told the
House Judiciary Committee. as the
committee opened its impeachment
bearing today.
The threat to enlarge the scope
Of the case beyond charges that
Judge Cooper advised 'under-cover"
operations by dry agents came after
Representative Graham OF Pennsyl.
vania, told LaGuardia that the COM
mittee had decided to limit the case
to matters contained in LaQuardta's
original charges.
II assumed that the committee
wolild follow the precedent in the
English case and allow presentation
OF any evidence Of misconduct, !"
said LaGuardia. 81 am ready to 90
on the civil side Of the court and
show conduct unbecoming q Judge
and neglect OF duty"
LaGuardia called r. Q. Merrick,
now prohibition administrator at
Richmond. Va, as his first witness.
Merrick conducted the 'under-cover"
operations in northern New York.
He detailed how he had conferred
with Judge Cooper and then i'm.
parted secret agents to buy and sell
liquor and thus entrap big boot.
leggers involved In bringing liquor
from the Canadian border to Albany,
Troy and other New York cities.
Merrick said that Judge Cooper
wrote him a letter, stating that
many boys were icing brought be.
fore him and suggesting that agents
90 after the higher ups.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23
PASTOR Tells
OF BIGANIE
CONTINUED From PAGE u


at that time. OF course, knew
that was outside the law in that
respect. but it troubled me none
at all.
From time to time / thought Of
my old resolve to wreak vengeance
on all women I came In contact
with. Then would look at the
things around me. my beautiful
wife. the lovely home and our
mutual love Of the finer things of
life. My old ideas seemed cruel
and unjust.
Then came the day that my wife
learned that / had been married
before and never divorced. She con-
fronted me with what she had
learned. II was pathetic to see the
injured look IN her eyes for in
them / could discern one small
hope that she was mistaken. OF
course. denied It. but that night
left our home and never returned.
The fact that this woman con-
tinued to love me, despite her
knowledge Of my wrong doings. IL
evident from the fact that after I
entered into my second bigamous
marriage. with Marie Barbara
James, she came to me IN Detroit,
where the three OF US talked over
our affairs.
Il Is the story Of my marriage to
Miss James that ] win tell about
tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23
COOLIDGE MUM
ON FARM AID

President Coolidge has pet given
no intimation Of whether he will
sign or veto the McNary. EIaugen
farm relief bill, laid on his desk last
Saturday.
The President has listened silently
to the recommendations Of numerous
farm delegations that he sign the
measure and expressed no opinion.
Among his supporters It IL still con-
sidered certain he will veto It.
Mr.. Coolidge has until March 3,
the day before the adjournment Of
Congress. to make up his mind. II
he does not then sign It, the bill be-
comes law without hls SIGNATURE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23

Abraham Lincoln. by Ida M.
TaFbell; pictures by Nicholas
AfOnsky, viii start I'm The Times,
8Ondnys February 2es
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23
GU|lVAV CLUB IS
PADL0CKED

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.--The fam
Gus ''Tl1ree Hundreda Night Club,
presided over by the '"Texas'' Gui-
nan where so many OF New Yori's
night life elite have helped to'''give
the little girl q hand" got a hand
at noon today from the Federal
prohibition authorities.
A nice, shiny new paddock, was
attached to the doors Of the club,
TO remain through rain and shine
for six months.
The action IL. a sequel to a raid
on the club last Wednesday by q
dozen prohibition agents, when
Miss Guinan was arrested on three
counts charging violation Of the dry
laws.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23
HntAOr and Drama

WAN
Barry reported frequently to the
senate on his efforts to round Up
the missing members.
He first reported at 1870 d. n.
that many Of them wouldn't
come. It was after this that
writs OF arrest were issued. The
chamber laughed when Barry re-
ported that Senator Keyes (Rl Of
New Hampshire reported that he
would think Ii bver."
Senator Gooding (R.) Of Idaho
was the first Senator brought in
after the writg were issued.
& At 2:1S q. m. Senator Ferris D.l
Of Michigan arrived In custody Of
an officer, and al 2:26 senator
Reed ID OF Missouri was brought
In. Reed was militant.
IF I'm under arrest" he, said,
II want to be charged with con.
tempt. As soon as can get tha
floor / intend to say what I think
about this outrage
Senator Goff R) OF West Wiz.
ginia ana Gould R.l Of Maine were
brought In at 4:46 a. M. just as
Ashurst relinquishe6 the floor to
await a quorum. At $3.50 q motion
20 adjourn was voted down.
At 1880 Senator Moses tR.l Of New
Hampshire, who. had been In the
chair all night, relinqnished 1t to
Senator Capper Of Kansas, and went
out to catch nap on q couch.
Women Keep vigil
At o'clock senator johnson was
asleep in his chair on the floor, with
Senator Nye R.) Of North Dakota
sitting beside him ready to awaken
him II a move to ditch the bill made
ITS appearance.
Mrs johnson sat in the gallery
throughout the night watching the
battle on the floor.
Shortly before 3 o'clock there were
q number Of arrivals. Ernst R) OF
Kentucky, Ransdell o. OF Louisiana,
Walsh 3D. Of MassachusettH Wat.
son (R.l OF Indiana. Walsh Do Of
Montana. Harreld tR.l Of Oklahoma
and Dale lRl Of Vermont.
They were greeted by .'WelI, where
hav, you BEEN and "You should
have been down early, IL was a nice
morning.
AT S:45 a. M. there were still
only As Senators in the chamber.
three less than a quorum. and the
harrassed and sleepy sergeants.at.
arms were still roaming about the
city in taxicabs hunting members.
At 9:O7, quorum was again at
hand. and Senator Phipps R.l Of
Colorado. took the floor to continue
the filibuster. The Senate again
proceeded to business after twid.
ding its thumbs Gnd sleeping since
4:46 a.. M
A mild sensation occurred when
Phipps. under questioning by John
son, admitted having heavy financial
Investments in private power com.
panies serving the same localities
affected by Boulder Dam.
The statement carried additional
significance because Phlpps has
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