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Evening star., 1927-10-25
NURSE GOES ON TRIAL
In SLAYING CASE
Accused Of Shooting Landlord, She
Pleads Self Defense in
Cumberland.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CUMBERLAND, October 25.-Miss
Mable Swan, 43 years old, a nurse,
was placed on trial before a jury here
this morning charged with the murder
Of Daniel Nosser, her landlord, who
lived at Keyser, w. Va. After being
III session about an hour the court ad.
journed, due to the illness of witness.
Her plea is self-defense. She said last
May Nosser came to the farm at Swan.
ton, Md, a few miles west Of Keyser,
that she had leased, and when he was
refused admission attempted to force
the door and threw a brick at her.
Then she shot She lived alone and
there We're no witnesses.
Miss Swan, who is a graduate Of
Mercy Hospital. Baltimore, and who
did nursing in that city, came to the
mountains several years ago to regain
her health. She is of an old Mary.
land family. She won the sobriquet
around Oakland. near where she
lived. before she leased Nosser's place
of "Breeches" because she wore mems
clothes and did mems work, such as
heavy hauling:
The agedy occurred in Garrett
County and was removed to this
county for trial on motion of the de.
fense. Miss Swan is defended by for.
mer States Attorney William r. OF.
futt OF Oakland, former States Attor.
ney David A. Robb, former State s
Attorney Fuller Barnard. jr., and for
mer Chief Judge William c. Walsh
of Cumberland. MIR. Offutt, In the
opening statement before the jury
which was quickly secured from the
regular panel said the defensee would
ask for verdict of not guilty on the
grounds OF selfdefense. States At
torney Julius G. Renninger of Gar
rett County, who Is conducting the
prosecution, asked for verdict OF
murder in the first degree. He is as
sisted in the prosecution by State
Attorney William A. Hustler of this
county and former States Attorney
e. r. Jones of Garrett County.
The defense has IS witnesses and
the State 80. The widow of the slain
man is also witness.
Judges ID. Lindley Sloan and Albert
A. Doub are occupying the bench
The prisoner, who had been in jail
at Oakland since the tragedy, was
brought to the local Jail last week
where she is being visited by her only
sister, Mrs. Nellie Bussey of Balti
more.
The State, it is understood, will at.
tempt to show animus on the part of
the prisoner because Of a raid con.
Quoted by officers at her farm near
Swanton a week before the shooting
resulting in finding alleged moonshine
whisky. The raid, it was said, was
instigated by Nosser. His mission at
the time he was shot. according to
the prosecution, was to collect rent.
States Attorney Renninger, in ask.
ing for verdict Of first-degree mur.
der, said the State would show pre-.
meditation in threats made by the
woman against Nosser in the presence
Of four or five men about a month
before.
Evening star., 1927-10-25
PETITION DEMANDS
OKLAHOMA INQUIRY
Governor Under Fire in Plea
for Special Session to
Probe Affairs.

r. the Associated Press,
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, October
5.-Inyestigation by special ses'
sion of the Legislature of charges
against the administration OF GOV.
Henry $. Johnson and several State
danartments will he demanded in a
petition 10 be placed on the governors 3
desk today, or tomorrow, ID. IL. sum
van. secretary TO the chief executive,
said he had learned from authentic
sources last night.
d. This development came swiftly on
+he heels of an announcement yester-
6av from the governors opponents
that there were 90 sjcners Of the pc
fition. Ia more than necessary to call
81 specsaf session. No additional word
came last night from the camp of the
governors political adVersaries.
Impeachment Sought.
Several members of the Oklahoma
House have recently openly advo-
Gated an attempt TO impeach the gov
ernor fer alleged abuse OF his au'
1hoTitY.
Johnston as we'll as the politicians
most prominently mentioned in con-
rection with the effort to call a spe-
cial session are Democrats, sullivan
said.
Sullivan said he had received re-
liable information that while 50 mem
bers had signed the cali. y would
withdraw if the governor did not ap'
prove it.
The governor has received no in
formation as 10 the charges contained
in the petition, Sullivan said. He
understood. however, that the oppos-
ing side seeks investigation of six
State departments.
Governor Defiant.
I'VE do not fear special session"
the secretary said. I'VE have done
nothing to cause Gov. Johnston to be
impeached."
If the governor will not call the ses-
sion when the petition is placed be-
fore him, the members will meet at
their own call, said Thomas Kight, an
active leader iff the movement for a
special session.
Il have been so busy running the
affairs of the State that / have had
little time to listen to politicians who
are asking my impeachment" Gov.
Johnston declared.
Il do not intend to call the special
session, as my decision now stands"
Evening star., 1927-10-25
English Potato Crop Short.
of the Associated Press

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON.-Cold, rainy weather has
cut England's potato crop very short.
Excessive moisture has produced
much disease in potatoes and 1t is
estimated that the average yield the
country over will be 5.S tons per acre,
or a quarter Of a ton below the 10
year average. Although the total
acreage is in excess Of 100000, the
ministry of agriculture describes the
shortage as serious.
Evening star., 1927-10-25
RITES FOR FRANK GERACI,

Funeral services for Frank Geraci
II years old, for many years in the
custom shoe business here, who died
at his home. 1880 u street, yesterday,
Will be conducted in the Holy Rosary
Catholic Church tomorrow morning at
3 O'Clock. Interment will be in st,
Mary's Cemetery.
Until about six years ago, Mr.. Geraci
conducted his business at 1419 G
street.
Evening star., 1927-10-25
Porto Rico Appeal Dismissed,

The Supreme Court yesterday or
dered dismissed the appeal in contro
versy between the Santini Fertilizer
Co. and the treasurer of Porto Rico
over assessment Of property taxes
holding that the trial court was with
out Jurisdiction to entertain the suit
originally.
Evening star., 1927-10-25
Candidates to Sneak.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POTOMAC, Va, October 25.-Candi.
dates for commemorative attorney
and county clerk Of Arlington County,
will speak at meeting in the audi.
torium OF the Town Hall Building here
Saturday night, at o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-10-25
Add Natures Wonders.

From the Boston Transcript.
Ad In st. Paul Pioneer Press
"Lost-A liberal reward will be paid
for the return Of female pet bull"
Evening star., 1927-10-25
Needs a Pilot.

From Farm and Fireside.
"Bill Bittles is a strikin' personal
ity," chuckled old Pat Nelson, but
all he ever strikes is snags."
Evening star., 1927-10-25

OF more than 2,700 miles of rail-
ways in Finland only lit miles are
double-tracked.
Evening star., 1927-10-25

In one day recently $3.50 was col
lected in Edinburgh streets for the
lifeboat men along the coast of Scot
land.
Evening star., 1927-10-25
DOUGHERTY SPEAKS
TO CIVIC CONGRESS,
MEETING IN BOSTON

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Evening star., 1927-10-25
SIX HEROES DEFY
DEATH DAILY TO
TEST u. S. PLANES
Continued from First Page)

determining how four new type bomb
ers can perform. A while back 1t was
pursuit planes. Their job is made up
of hair.raising thrills. Maybe 1t Is to
test the strength Of wings or to see
or one of a hundred things that might
happen to pilot engaged in an air
battle.
One little job called for taking a
pursuit ship 10000 feet into the air.
Then, turning it's nose straight down
to earth, the pilot put on all power
and, with the engine wide open, dove
head-on for the ground. When 1000
feet up, the plane was switched
abruptly up again, with the power
still on fun blast. 1t had been figured
that the plane could stand the strain,
but at times the guess is wrong
Still it is a testimonial to the pres
ent progress in flying that no test
pilot has lost his life in IS months
Lieut.. Barksdale was the last to die,
trying to find out why a certain pur-
suit plane was difficult to get out of a
nose dive. Since his death, months of
study have been spent on that prob
lem, and the pilots now think they
have it solved. For all their heroism
and their risks, they earn no more
than other pilots and get no more
glory. but they earn the satisfaction of
pioneering in aviation.
Crashes Studied.
Recent experiments here are be-
lieved to have eliminated one of the
principal causes for airplane fires that
follow crashes. A dozen planes were
crashed against concrete wall while
slow motion pictures were made. 1t
was discovered that most of the re-
sulting fires started at the exhaust.
SO now an air-cooled exhaust pipe has
been developed and found effective.
Pilots now are talking to their wives
at home by telephone from their flying
ships. All the wife needs is an tfdi-
nary telephone set and an ordinary
radio set. She gets the conversation
from the air over the radio and can
talk with the pilot over the telephone.
The laboratory Is suggesting that
telephone companies can perform a
valuable service by considering the
establishment of exchanges for cir
converse ton. Commercial pilots with
simple equipment could then keep in
direct touch with the ground.
The Germans recently announced
that they had developed neon light
tubes for night flying, which were
claimed to penetrate fog. The Air
Corps laboratories here had expert
mented with these tubes for some time
and found them less to the liking of
pilots than the revolving light bea-
cons.
But radio beams are the latest thing
for keeping pilots on their course.
This scheme for radio direction, which
enables perfect flying even through
the densest fog, is one more Of the
developments of the Government lab
oratories. 1t was used successfully in
the Army Hawaiian flight.
Dozens of experiments are Under
way. But flying an airplane has de-
veloped TO a point where most Cf the
changes are minor. Most Of the i'm
portant work lies in the field of COM
munication with planes in flight, and
that is being carried forward, with
important results expected.
fCopyright. 1927
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
COSTA RIGA PRESS IN
 PLEA FOR RADICALS
Points Out to Gov. Fuller Posslpie Serious Consequences If sacco
 and Vanzetti Die.

San Jose, Costa Rica,. July 2z op "A plea for the lives Of Nicola sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti' un- dar sentence of death for murder has been sent to Governor uiie. of Massachusetts by the newspaper Diario De Costa Rica.
 The fate of these two men rne naner says, is a matter Of life or death for American relations-com- mercial and otherwise-W1tn .he .I.tin-American nations and other nations of the world"
 "The Nicaraguan situation It adds, "created a state Of nina III 1atin-America which is not tne least favorable for the uniteo states, but this affair of sacco ana yanzetti does not only affect Latih- America. but many other countrles of the world.
 Taking all this into consloera- t;on and contemplating only 'he interest of a true pan-Amerlcanlstn' we beg of you to sign the decree that would spare the lives of sac co and vanzetti and increase the worlds appreciation of the on''eu States"
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
WAR. STILL EXISTS
 OVER IN EUROPE
Not All Is Peace and Quiet
 There
Washington. July P GR-war still

Washington. July 22 R-War still exists-more or less-in Europe.
 The oldest republic in the world. San Marine Is in a state of hostility with Austria, and has been since the Italian war of independence in 1859. Similarly, the Isle of Man has not made peace with Russia since the Crimean war in 1854.
 San Marine is one of the smallest republics in the world. having population of $500. Established in the tenth century. it enjoys, sover- eighty over 32 square miles on the top of the steepest mountain in the Italian peninsula. That sovereignty has been respected for 800 years by popes and kings, and even the mighty Napoleon.
 Occupying it's mountain top. with a sheer drop of 2,437 feet on one side, San Marine has always felt safe from invasion, although its army numbers only 1.2o0 men and it's artillery consists of one 75 nm. field piece presented to 1t after the world war by the king of Italy. Its gun has never been fired. since, no matter how it might be pointed, the shot would land in foreign ter ritory and cause international con- plications.
 The Isle of Man Is the lozenge- shaped island which has plenty or room in the Irish sea. being S3 miles long and 12 miles wide. It enjoys virtually the status of dominion in the British commonwealth Through its legislature. the House of Keys, it formerly followed Eng land in declaring war on Russia in 1s54 and its population. then about 5o,ooo. enthusiastically did its "nit. Since then, the I'ouse of Keys mas never seen fit to end the state o1
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
BODY COVERED WITH
 TORTUR|NG ECZEMA
Doctor prescribed soothing home remedy
 and healed trouble

Eolia, Mo-, Aug. 19:-"Some months ago my daughter developed a bad case of eczema which spread almost all over her body. Afte days and weeks of distress cause by this skin trouble from which sh could get no relief our physicia prescribed Resinol Ointment. IT. first few applications brought sig1- of healing and the burning sensc tion was less severe. After severa weeks use of the product not ; symptom of this terrible trouble re mained. I hope others will b helped as my daughter was by you wonderful Resinol Ointment. "- lsigned) Mrs. M. F. Downing. Route 1.
 ~ Resinol Ointment is also a sooth- ing, healing dressing for minor burns, sores, rashes, etc. Your druggist sells it. Keep jsr handy.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
Baroness Has Adopted
 Serious Stage Career

London P-Baroness furnlVa.l' holder of one of the oldest titles Tn the British peerage, will adopt a stage career. Her first appearance will be at Manchester in a small singing part in a musical play.
 Lady Furnivall has acted in the .;,n,s with Lady Diana Cooper in a 3. nicture called "The Virgin Queen.
 The barony. which dates back 10 .osa fou into abeyance in 1777, but 70. called out of abeyance in her .,nor ;n 1913. She is the only aughter of the late Lord Peeie' ter husband. Lietenant-Com''an 1,n nu Augustine Wilmington Agar w. :. N. received the Victoria cross ,r an attack on BolsheV1s' Wal hips at Kronstadt.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
layer of New York Cop
 Dies in Electric Chair

Ossining. N. Y, July, 22 P0Re- sing to bid goodbye to fellow oc- upants of the death house because e wished to spare them the ordeal. 'eter J. Heslin, 24. was put to death n the electric chair at Sing Sing ,rison late last. night for. the, murder f Charles Reilly. New York. police nan. -
 Shortly before he was led to the ,,re-execution cell Heslin protested his innocence ..
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-05
DIPLOMATS ATTEND
JULY nth Dinner
Geneva Observes National HOli-
day Of United States

Geneva, July R-Representa
tives Of the United States, Great
Britain. France. Italy and Japan
gathered last night at a Fourth Of
July dinner. at which Admiral Sir
Frederick Field. chief of the British
naval staff. was the host. The menu
included: Independence consomme:
Washington lobster, American
chicken, English green peas, Italian
asparagus tips and peach melba-
as tribute to Australia. The French
wording of the menu thoroughly
satisfied Count de Clauzel, the
French observer at the naval con-
ference.
1t was stag partly at which all
wore simple dinner jackets, with no
decorations or marks Of rank, and
by mutual agreement there were no
speeches and no toasts were ex-
changed. The after-dinner coffee
was enjoyed on the hotel terrace
overlooking a city bedecked In
American flags.
The memorial tablet to the late
President Woodrow Wilson. in front
of the league Of nations building was
heaped high with flowers as part of
Geneva's observance of Independ-
ence day.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-05
COL. G. N. BAILEY, EDITOR,
DIES IN HOUSTON, TEX.
Lone Star State Journalist Was One
Of 30 Picked For Carnegie
European Study

Houston, Tex. July R-Colonel
George NJ. Bailey, GO. editor of the
Houston Post-Dispatch. died of can
Ger here last night after a long
Illness.
For hte last three decades of his
so years newspaper experience, he
was known for his editorial and poll
teal writing. Ill health curtailed his
activities in recent months. includ-
ing a survey of European political,
financial and sociological conditions
he was invited to make as member
of a party of 80 outstanding Ameri-
can editors designated by a Carnegie
foundation.
Born in Wiscasset, Maine, in 1864,
he became printers apprentice on
the Danville. Va, News in 1878. He
continued work as a compositor I'M
til 1882 when he went to Columbus
Ga. as city editor of the Columbus
times. He came to Texas the fol-
lowing year.
From 1890 to 1904 he was a men,
Der of the Dallas Morning News
staff. the last five years as Wash
ington correspondent. He then went
to the Houston Post and in 1924 be-
came editor OF the Houston Post
Dispatch.
He is survived by a son, George
NJ. Bailey. ira Dallas and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Richard d. Eames of Chi
cago.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-05
AMERICANS FAVORED
IN TENNIS CONTESTS
Indications Point to Additional Vic.
tories For L. S. Entrants
At Wimbledon.

Wimbio on, England July 8 Up
Closing day of the Wimbledon ten
mis- tournament found the United
States with two championships won
out Of three completed and the
American players in a good position
to carry off the remaining two to
be disputed.
The American team of William I.
Tilden and Francis Il. Hunter cap
ture1 the mems doubles champion
ship yesterday from the French team
of Cochet and Brugnon. who won
the championship last year. The
score was l-6. 4-6. Sc, 6-3. ga.
Miss Wills and Miss Elizabeth Ryan
were victorious in the semi-tinals
round of the women's doubles over
the English team OF Mrs. Kitty Nc
Kane Godfree and Betty Nuthall,
the schoolgirl player, CO, GO. Their
finals opponents are Miss Bobbie
Heine and Mrs. J. Peacock of South
Africa.
In the mixed doubles quarter-fin-
ais yesterday, Hunter and Miss Ryan
won over Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph
Lycett, of England. 6-3. So. Both
the semi-fnals and finals Of this
class were on the program for to-
day.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-05
TO ORGANIZE FOR
DISASTER relief
League Of Nations Sponsors
4 Novel,. 5. Not In

Geneva, July P1-The adoption
Of convention for collective gov
,ernmental relief for peoples strick-
en- by disasters like earthquakes and
floods is the object OF in interna-
tional conference which has just
opened at the League Of Nations,
under the presidency of DR.. William
,kuelz, former German minister of
interior.
The American government declin-
ed the invitation to send delegate.
but the American Red Cross is
represented by Tracy B. kittredge.
Of Berkeley, Calf. because the pro-
posed treaty provides for collabora'
ton Of Red Cross organizations.
Tchitcherin, Soviet foreign COM
missar. sent notification that Mos
COW refused to participate. on the
ground that the proposed govern-
ment al union would either weaken
or duplicate the activities of the
Red Cross. The delegate of Holland
was opposed to the formation OF
governmental relief union. saying 1t
was better to leave the relief work
to the Red Cross. The British dele
gate doubted the utility of the pro-
posed organism.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-05
Funerals
Leo Ftlsari.

1NO uSAFIs
The funeral of Leo Fusari was
held from st. Mary's church yester-
day morning at o'clock. A solemn
high mass Of requiem was celebrat-
ed by Rev. Thomas Lawlor with
Rev. Matthew Trayncr as deacon,
Rev. Walter T. Lyddy sub deacon
and Rev. Walter A. McCrann, mas
ter OF ceremonies. Rev. J. J. keane
and Rev. J. F. Donohue Of St.
Joseph's church were in the sanctu-
airy.
At the offertory of the mass, Mrs
Mary r. Cream sang Ave Maria"
and as the body was borne from the
church Some Sweet Day"
The pail bearers were Antonio
squillaciote, Ella D'Avanzo, Fran
Ralph Fusari OF Hartford and DOM
mic Perugini. The flower bearers
were John ~Fusari OF Hartford. Ed
ward P. McAloon. Vincent Pellegrini
and Francis Fusari.
Burial was In ST. Mary's ceme-
terry. Rev. Walter Lyddy and Rev.
Walter McCrann conducted services
at the grave.
Miss Kate I. Lewis.
The funeral OF Miss Kate ]. Lewis
OF 203 Chestnut street. who died last
Friday night. was held yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at the funeral
rooms Of B. G. Porter Sons on Court
street. Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe. rector
of st. Marks Episcopal church, Of
ficiated Burial was in Fairview
cemetery.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-05
Chums Believed Lost,
One Boy Is Rescued

New York. July 5 up - Gerard
Serino, aged 10. believed his two
chums with whom he was canoeing
in the Hudson river off Dobbs Fer
ry yesterday, were left to drown by
river steamers whose swells upset
their craft.
Serino said he was picked up by
IAN Albany boat under the COM
mand OF Captain Briggs" which
put him ashore at Newburgh. He
returned to his homo in the Bronx
last night, ignorant of the fate of
his companions, George Schaus-
burg and Archibald Franklin, both
10, and of New York. They did not
return home and could not be
found today.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-05
Prehistoric Relics
Taken to Capital

foot prints of prehistoric animals
impressed IN rock slabs have been
brought from the Grand Canyon Of
the Colorado to the National mu-
scum by Charles w. Gilmore, cura-
tor Of vertebrae paleontology. The
prints were made 25,000,000 to So
900, 900 years ago, he said.
The animals were probably rep
tiles or amphibians. or feet
long. living before the dinosaur, ac-
cording to Mr.. Gilmore. The can
yon. however, failed to reveal any
skeleton to which the prints would
conform, he said.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-05
Weddings
katZ-Baycr


Milton katz. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph katz of 1G Deertield avenue,
Hartford, and Miss Rose Bayer.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bayer OF
725 Arch street. were married at
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
home of the brides parents. Rabbi
Gershon Hadas performed the cere-
mony. The couple were unattended.
The bride wore a powder blue dress
with picture hat to match and car
ried bridal bouquet.
After the ceremony there was an
informal reception for the immedi-
ate families and the couple left on
an automobile trip through New
England. Upon their return they
will reside In Hartford. where Mr..
katz is salesman. Mrs. Katz was
formerly a teacher in the local pub
lie schools.