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Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1927-11-01
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The votes were so close that T. J. Huddles
ton, the Custodian has been working hard on
middle ground by which both places will be con-
sidered, and the membership made satisfied.
The constitution provides that the Order
build Hospitals convenient to its members The
L. T. Millers Infirmary corner of CONNER
cia and Washington since the organization re-
ceived permanent certificate from the State OF
Mississippi. In fact, our people are trained to
come there over fifteen years.
The middle ground is--that we take over
his building for the Delta, and Jackson for South
Mississippi and Louisiana, and that DR.. Miller
will be head of both Hospitals. We will enlarge
and make changes in the Delta Hospital con-
ditions may demand | have heard from most
members of the Executive Board approving this
course. At the same time, we will build the Hos
pital in Jackson and make additions as the in
crease of our organization will demand
The Executive Board agreed and recon-
Lodge with S. 90 each. This was necessary from
the fact that the Grand Lodge has been paying
around So, 100000 year for operations This re-
duced the hospital funds and in order to have
sufficient funds to put hospital build
ing the above recommendations were adopted,
and as soon as our hospital is completed and
paid for the Grand Lodge at its own discretion
may discontinue the representation.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
Dead Woman's. Spicy
Diary May Be Read
At Faison Trial

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. IS
Mrs. Elsie Holt Snipes' diary.
containing names and references
to many prominent Richmond
men, doomed as a ghost as the
trial Of John w. Faison. charged
with numbering Mrs. Snipes, got
under way in Hastings Court
today.
The part OF the diary Common
wealth's Attorney Satterfield win
attempt to introduce as evidence
must be confined to the period
between July Il last, when Fai.
son met Mrs. Snipes, and Novern-
Der is, the date OF her death,
according to opinions expressed
BY lawyers not connected with
the case.
The defense has been studying
the diary, the same as the Com.
mpnwealth. The diary, accord.
ing to reports, win give the
name Of q man for whom Mrs.
Snipes had a real affection.
1t is learned that police came
dnto possession of two diaries.
one kept in 1926, and one in 1927.
The 1925 diary. 1t is understood,
contained nothing of a salacious
nature. Some portions of the
1897 diary. IL 10 understood, make
spicy reading.
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N \ D
CRANK, VIEW

NEW YORK. Dec. IS. - After q.
three-hour talk with Henry Judd
Gray at Sing Sing. Samuel A. Miller.
his chief counsel, announced his be-
lief today that the mysterious David
Chambers is q crank.
Miller said Gray cannot remember
ever meeting the so-called master
mind with whom Chambers asserts
Gray and Ruth Snyder plotted the
murder of Albert Snyder two month";
before 1t was committed.
There seems to be some difference
or opinion among the lawyers for
Mrs. Snyder and Gray regarding the
merit Of the new angle injected into
the famous murder case several days
ago by Chambers, who Is himself 4,
fairly mysterious figure.
Dana Wallace, who, with former
Judge Edgar r. Hazelton, Of Ja.
maica, defended the self-made widow.
clings to the hope that the story
told by Chambers is true.
There are certain things which
have direct bearing ON the case
which have substantiated after
having been told OF them by Cham.
bers, Wallace said. ''I cannot now
say how this newly discovered phase
OF the case viii effect the status
OF Mrs. Snyder, but feel confident
that ] viii have . highly optimistic
statement to make later
Hazleton. on the other hand. Is
inclined to place little faith In the
strange tale told by Chambers.
Chambers operates a furniture
fixture store at II West Thirty
fifth st. Although last week he
called several metropolitan news.
papers and offered to spread his
information. and later sent letters
to the lawyers and authorities. he
became extremely coy yesterday
when interviewers visited his Office.
He refused to see the visitors.
who were met by belligerent young
man in his employ.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
Mrs. Soyez Files Diuorce Suit
MRS. CORWELL

Shea's witnesses was Mrs. Soyez,
who denied the ownership of pink
pretties found in her husbands
apartment. and laid their owner.
ship at the door OF Sheass French
bride.
The suit filed today in the District
Suprnee Court is the third, as a
result OF the love affair between
Mrs. Shea and soyez. Following
the suit Of Shea for absolute d.
vorce, he filed suit for $50, 900
against Soyez for alienation OF his
wife's affection and for the alleging
debauching of Mrs. Shea, whom he
married in Paris in December. 1918,
when she was. but II years of age.
This suit is still pending.
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Mrs. Lolsa soyez.. of 1916 Nine
teenth St. N. W., drawn into, the
limeIight of publicity when her
husband was named correspondent
in a sensational divorce action a.
year ago. brought by George W. NJ.
Shea, Treasury Department auditor.
today filed a suit in her own behalf
for an absolute divorce. naming
Mrs. RENE Rose Shea, pretty
French wife of Shea, as core.
spondent. s
Her husband is Philippe Charles
Soyez, former member Of a French
war commission to this country,
whom she charges not only openly
boosted of his conquest with Mrs.
Shea but of his illicit love affairs
with other women.
An additional fly in Mrs. Soyez's
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
1000 PAY POLL
IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 13.--R.
F. Camp, Sons OF Confederate
Veterans. last night reelected r.
Samuel Luckett, commander: r. i.
Ruffner, vice commander; Carroll
Woolf. second vice commander; Lind
sey Varne; adjutant; John Triyer,
chaplain; Conway Brawner. quarter.
master: John Brookfield. historian,
and III. Noel Garner, judge advocate.
At the January meeting, DR.. Rus
sell. one of the few veterans still
active, will speak. Tonight the
camp will visit the Washington
Camp.
Local police say they have solved
the theft OF the historical lock from
the home Of Miss Smooth, on South
st. Asaph Street. by the arrest of
James Langley in whose pockets an
other old lock was found. He win
be given a preliminary hearing to
morrow.
The executive committee OF the
George Washington Birthday ASso-
citation will meet Friday.
Yesterday was the last day for
payment OF poll taxes to vote in
the city election next spring. APP
proxlmately 1000 persons paid this
year.
Col. Robert N. Harper, of the
District National Bank, Washing
ton, will be the speaker guest at
the weekly luncheon OF the Kiwanis
Club Thursday.
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ointment is the fact that he used
$4,000 of her own money to finance
these love affairs win other women,
the wife ayers. The money, she
says. was borrowed from her upon
the representation that it was 10
he used in business venture, but
the wife now declares that it was
monkey business.
In Shea's suit he produced In
evidence a diary in which his wife
kept little notations of her love
affair with Soyez, recounting the
good times they spent together
after the two had met at a party
at a night club.
According to the evidence, Soyez
maintained a separate love nest at
1901 Connecticut Ave-, where he
frequently met Mrs. Shea. One of
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
| Of
PERJURY
ACTION
BY JAMES L. KMGALLEN
Intsrnational News Service


CINCINNATI, Dec. 1ss-John s.
Berger. wealthy exposition promoter
Of Los Angeles. today filed suit for
100000 against Prosecutor Charles
e. Taft. who was responsible for his
Indictment " the Hamilton county
grand jury on . charge Of perjury.
Berger was . star witness last week
for George Remus, who 10 on trial
for the murder Of his wife, Innogene.
Shaking his fist in the faces of
the prosecutors, Remus rose In
court today. and, pleading In behalf
of two indicted defense witnesses,
urged the court to see to it that
the jury is given the fun facts
on how the State is besmirshing
the ends Of justice by using the
grand jury as weapon against
q man on trial for his life.'
On each side Of Remus stood the
indicted men, Berger and Vernon
r. Chumbley, Remus' Jail secretary.
These novicing prosecutions, =
shouted Remus at the State lawyers
standing close by, haven't proved
q sctntilla Of evidence against these
men. Yet the Jury, walking six
blocks to their hotel every evening
and back again in the morning. can
see eight-coIumn streamers CRYING
out: 'Remus witnesses indicted
They cannot help but be
predjudiced against this defendant.
on trial. your honor, for his life.
Therefore, the jury should be given
the complete record OF the prose
cutor's attempt to circumyent
American Justice
Defends Berger
Remus, placing a hap q -
shoulder Of his boyhahA IT,,
Berger told Judge Chester Il.
Shook that the state indicted
Berger and Chsenbley and caused
George Klug, another defense wit
ness, to be held under $4,000 bail
as material witness, for the sole
purpose OF intimidating.
They 1.-THE prosecutors) are doing
the bidding Of Franklin l.. Dodge.
that degenerate mass Of nothingness
who was kicked out Of the Depart.
ment OF Justice" roared Remus,
Prosecutor Taft regarded Remus
with q disdainful smile. When
Rennus paused, Taft said quietly:
move that this speech be
stricken from the record"
The judge overruled Taft ana
told Remus that the court had no
control over the prosecutors office.
nor the grand jury.
The court will do all In its
power to protect your rights and
will not permit anything to go be.
fore the jury that would be preju-
dicial." said jude Shook.
Ruth Remus, the dark.eyed. 20.
year-old daughter, is steeling her
self for another appearance on the
stand. The dead woman's sister.
Mrs. Grace Campbell. viii testify.
and 80 will her brother, Harry q.
Brown. Even Mrs. Remus' AGED
mother may be called.
We shun the ordeal, but ne
are going through with it for Iuao-
genes sake" said Mrs. Campbell.
This tragedy has saddened Us
all. We can not blot it from our
memory. It is with us day and
night"
II haven't had q moments han
piness since that hour in Eden
Park when I saw Mr.. Remus shoot
my darling mother down." said
Ruth. tears yelling In her eyes.
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forehead. Faison telephoned his
wife and asked her to meet him at
Stuart Circle Hospital, where he
would rush Mrs. Snipes for treat
ment. When police arrived at the
hospital they found Faison in con.
versation with Mrs. Faison.
Since mis- indictment, Faison has
been a prisoner in the city Jail.
How the defense will combat
letters written by Faison to Mrs.
Snipes, is one angle that is ex-.
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-sanles staff Photos

pected to produce sensational de.
velopments.
Thirty-five witnesses. 10 for the
Commonwealth and is for the de.
tense, have been summoned.
Included in the list are lawyers,
physicians. a minister. the city
coroner. police officers and resi-
dents Of the apartment house where
Mrs. Snipes was shot.
Faison, at the time Of the shoot
ing and until the first charge Of
murder was placed against him, was
secretary and manager of the fash.
ionable Hermitage Country Club.
The members of the club are
sticking by him and have volunteered
whatever financial aid Is necessary.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
Faison Jury Nearly Completed

Continued from First Page.)
inson. material witness. who had
been called to Baton Rouge. La,
by the illness of his mother. The
court over-ruled the motion.
Shot Herself, Defense
Faison says Mrs. Snlpes shot her
self in the head. He told this story
to police after rushing the NOR
tally wounded woman to Stuart
Circle Hospital in his own auto.
mobile
The commonwealth claims Faison
shot the woman and that jealousy
was the motive for the act
Rallying to the support OF the
accused is Mrs. John W. Faison.
the mother of his five children, and
friends who raised a 81, 400 defense
fund to help clear him.
Seated near Mr.. and Mrs. Faison
today were Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Holt. of Princeton. n. c., parents
of Mrs. Snipes, and Mrs. Reiford
Oliver, of Smithfield, n. c., and
Mrs. A. Y. Baldwin. of Wilmington,
N. G, sisters of the dead woman.
Standing in readiness to aid the
commonwealth, If his services are
required, is /. A. Snipes. divorced
husband Of Mrs. Elsie Holt Snipes,
now living in ASHORE, n. c.
Counsel Confer
Final plans for the legal fight
We're discussed yesterday at length
In the opposing camps. Common.
wealth's Attorney Dave E. Satter.
field, jr.. was In consultation
throughout the day with associate
counsel, j. J. Hatch. Of Goldsboro,
N. c., and Harold d. Cooley. of
Nashville. N. c., and police officers
who gathered the evidence against
Feison.
L. o. Wendenburg. Simeon d. At.
kinson, I. Gray Haddon and O. N.
Stumpf, counsel for Mr.. Watson, con-
ferred for several hours and laid
plans which they are confident will
result in the acauittal OF their client.
What steps the defense has taken
to break down the police theory
that Faison killed Mrs. Snipes. re.
mains mystery until the trial
develops. Grilling by police failed
to shake Faison's original story
Of the shooting.
Telephones Wife
Briefly. he said Mrs. Snipes went
into an adjoining room to use the
telephone, that he, shortly after
wards. heard a pistol shot, and
rushed into the room to see Mrs.
Snipes with q bullet hole in her
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
PRO TES S
MADE ON
Bills

MAYS LANDING, N. j.,
Dec. Is. Fancy prices for
analysis Of blood stains on the
stockings worn by Mrs. Mar
garet Lilliendahl at the time
her husband was slain on At
sion Road, near Hammonton,
have cause the finance com
mittee Of the board Of free
holders to kick over the traces.
After passing on a bill for
A,S93.60 for stenographic work
Of Emory J.. Victory, which had
been approved by Justice Camp
bell, who presided over the trial
1t which the widow and Willis
Beach were convicted Of man
slaughter, the committee came TO
that Of two chemists Of Atlantic
City,.
Charges Held Too High
One chemist asked $S5e for the
first analysis and 5000 for q second.
while another chemist whose tests
were made TO prove those of the
first sought 5000, The committee
considered these charges excessive.
according to a member. They didn't
consider either of the chemists such
authorities ais to command such
prices. They believe that $2S would
have been ample for the. work.
These bills were put aside to await
the return of County Judge Smathers,
who Is now on cunning trip In
North Carolina -
sThe tests were made before the
trial opened and during the pre-.
liminary investigation that led to the
arrest of the widow. and poultry
raiser, approval, therefore, must
come from Judge Smathers as Jus.
tice Campbell had not assumed
charge of the case at that time, 1t
Is understood that Judge Smathers
thought the bills heavy and an
nounced he would wait until. the
trial had been concluded before
making up his mind finally.
= TO Cost County $25,OO0
According to Prosecutor RepettO,
the cost Of the case to the county
VIII Dc hVprOAAAudeCly SSOSVVVS ~
had been estimated by many who
followed the case that the total
would be nearer $1,000
sfOther bills in connection with the
Investigation and. trial will come
before the finance committee for
approval today. One of these calls
for payment of $40 a day to 10
deputy sheriffs sworn in for the
trial. 1t was expected that the
court house would be stormed by
curious crowds when they were
put on, but they had an easy task
throughout the proceedings, for
the throngs failed to appear.
Meanwhile Mrs. Lilliendahl and
Beach keep their seclusion in the
county Jail. They decline to see
other than immediate relatives and
will not talk for publication.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
Sad Memories

THESE PHOTOS Of Albert w.
Snyder. slain art editor, and of
his wife, Ruth Brown Snyder,
now facing the electric chair for
killing him, were found by Mrs.
Snyder In memory chest. II
was her husbands fayOrite photo
Of her and her favorite photo Of
him.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
Trial Begins

THE TRIAL OF John Wesley
FaisOn, Richmond clubman, for
the murder of Mrs. Elsie Holt
Snipes in Mrs. Snipes' apartment
In the Virginia capital, opened to-
day. Mrs. Snipes, victim Of the
staying, is shown here. The other
photo shows the Snipes' apart
nient as policemen found it after
the staying.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13

What does war cOstg Read Jud-
son z. Welliver's story on the
Veterans Bureau appearing NEXT
Sunday in The Big Sunday Wash.
lngton Herald. On sale at al
newsstands.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-30

the demands for the extension of the 5, 5, ratio to small cruisers. Presi.
 dent Coolidge, in cable, expressed confidence also that the conference
 would prove successful.
 The principal announcements were
 made by Admiral Jones for the Unit ed States and Admiral Fredericks of England, who exchanged broadsides on technicalities involved in cruiser building and superiority of armed mer- chantmen over small cruisers. It was also made known for the second time that Great Britain's tonnage is not correctly represented by figures. One of the most important developments was the tendency of Admiral Saito, representing Japan, to lean towards the American plans for disarmament. Japan's chief objection to the Ameri- can proposals is that the word three" does not meet favor in the eyes of the Japanese public and they want it changed to the word -four" or 6, 5, N.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-30
WHAT OUTBREAKS TEACH
MAN

Lutherans teach that man is no1 the product of an alleged evolution but was made by God through ar aCt of direct creation; that he was given an immortal soul, was originally en- dowed with perfect holiness, and created for eternal life; that, how ever, he sinned, deprived himself of loving communion with God, be- came wholly depraved and fell a victim to death; and that in his natural state he cannot, by any pow CTS of his own, reestablish right re- latiOns with God.
 References: Gen. ?, '; l, 27; chap. 3; Ps. II, 3; Rom. 5, 12; Is. 64, 6; Ps. 143, ?; l Cor. ?, H.
 H. KURING.
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ADMIRAL SA|TO|S
 FAVORABLE ID J. $.
 DISARMAMENT PLAN MADE KNOWN FOR SECOND TIME GREAT BRITAiN'S TONNAGE
 IS MiSREPREsENTED

GENEVA, June 30. P)-With the United States, England and Japan ap parently as far as ever from a solu tion of their disarmament difficulties the technical committee considerine ways and means of producing order out of chaos, listened to the argu. ment by the chief of the plans of the British navy who produced docu. ments to show that Great Britain, to secure adequate protection for herself must control and maintain the sea lanes covering 13O,OOO,OOO square miles of ocean.
 Meanwhile Ambassador Hugh Gib- son, leader of the American delega- tion, declared himself to be a peren- nial optimist, but showed no indica- ton that America will withdraw from
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-30
MINISTER APPEARS IN
 ROLE 0F MAGISTRATE

A new magistrate has made his ap- pearance in Seward, one T. P. Gra- ham, Yep! it's the Reverand Gra- ham ond it came about in this wise J. P. Hannon, city clerk and magis- trate, has been away for the last week. way up in the Interior, and due to a large number of drunks run in last night, someone had to be selected to hear the cases which were arraigned for this afternoon.
 "Reverand Graham is certainly a handy man to have about, remark ed local citizen this morning, flor he appears to be exceptionally we'll qualified to hold down just about any position in town, from prescrip- tion clerk to an radio announcer. We ought to tack the name of trav- cling parson on this bird as we'll"
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-30

All ball players want to turn out tonight at the ball park and do their stuff, states Manager Mclaughlin upon whose broad shoulders has evolved the burden of whipping a couple of teams into shape.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-30

The sun went down before anyone reached the top of Marathon last evening so, as far as can be learned, no one in Seward saw the eclipse which was due to perform last night. Many people climbed the mountain.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-30

Capt. H. Berger, of the NJ. s. Dis coverer, departed last night for Kodiak and Iliamna
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-30
AT TIE HOTELS
SEWARD
H. KURING.

Jack Owens, L. B. Womack, Una laska; MT. and Mrs Carl F. Trow- bridge, Dillingham;; Mrs Perry Wan zer Dillingham;; Louis J. Maines, Lyden, Wash; Don S. BoAey, Fargo N. Dak.; Tom Larigas, MT. and Mrs. Geo. A. Bates, Seattle; Wm Meyers, Mccarthy; E. w. Barnett, Pack Olson.
 VAN GLIDER
 Geo. L. Jenkins, Wellman Hol- brook, Juneau; MT. and Mrs. Roy Brown, Esther Rangner, Mary Jane Miller Des Moines; Bertha McKeag, Seattle; Dr. Charles Firestone, Dil- lingham; S. B. Peterson, San Fran cisco; M Mayer, Seattle.
 OVERLAND
 P. J. Mardauld, A. H. Walker, Montana; M. P. Walsh, San Francis vo; John W. Jennings, IT,, Seattle; Thomas Denny, John sapiro Dil- worth, Minn.
 SEXTON
 Andrew Simons, Henry Lucas, Geo. 5. Nelson, Skilak Lake; John Coffee. Nuka Bay; H. Smith, Frank Reveu. Lakeview; Mrs. SSimons, Lakeview. Bunting, Flags and Decorations. Ur- bach's.
 Leave your orders for fresh killed chickens at Brown & Hawkins. A taste of FRYE'S BABY BEEF speaks for itself.
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Leave your orders for fresh killed chickens at Brown & Hawkins.
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A taste of FRYE's BABY BEEF speaks for itself.
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SEXTON

Bunting, Flags and Decorations. Ur- bach's.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-09-17

not all the resorts have dance halls
In these places the only method is
to see how the grocery stores are
progressing. If the owner is truth
full. trait which is not found often
in these people, he will explain the
condition of the place.
This year, the resorts made most
of their successes during week ends.
August, the month when most of
the shores make expenses, was r
poor month from a weather stand
point and the week end crowds were
held down because of rainy Sun
days.
Places like Sayin Rock and Gomez
Island suffered to such an extent
that several Of the concessionaires
went into bankruptcy.
Block Island, Oak Bluffs, and
several OF the other larger resort.
eport their worst seasons. Next to
Canada the largest increase was
noted in the group that stayed at
home for their vacations.
Lakes in the mountains Of Maine.
New Hampshire and Vermont man
aged to keep up to par despite the
adverse weather, The weather In
Canada was much better than that
IF the states and those who visited
hat country suffered little from
'ainfall.