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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-26
PASTOR FOUND.
NOT GUILTY ON.
EARLY BALLOT
Verdict Reached Within An
Hour And Twenty Min
utes By The Jury,
BARS APPLAUSE
Defendant Shows No Emo
ton When Acquitted, But
Later Weeps.

COURTROOM, Austin, Jan. 25 R.-
DR.. j. Frank Norris, fundamentalist
Baptist preacher of Fort Worth, was
acquitted here today of a charge of
numbering Dexter E. Chipps, of Fort
Worth.
Former Sheriff Miller of Travis
county handed the verdict to the
judge. 1t read:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant,
j. Frank Norris, not guilty.
There was a rush to Norris and his
wife The Judge had threatened a
500 fine or three days in Jail for
anyone making disturbance There
We're few handclaps by women as
the verdict was read, but Judge Ham
ilton ordered the bailiffs to arrest
anyone continuing the clapping.
The court said they would be in
contempt of court
The crush about Norris, shaking
his hand, prevented the crowd from
moving. He finally moved out
The verdict was handed to the
judge at 6:4S p. m.
Dexter e. Chipps, Jr., SON of the
man Norris killed, wept and could
say nothing when he was asked for
a statement.
1t is understood there were two
ballots, the second being taken
because there was some misunder-
standing among the jurors about the
first.
The jury had reached verdict
within an hour and twenty minutes
after going to the jury room, but the
return of the verdict was delayed 4o
minutes by the absence of the de-
fendant, who had gone to his hotel.
After the judge had been called from
his home and diligent search had
been made for Norris he finally was
located in the lobby of a hotel Fred
=. Holland, former Fort Worth police-
man. was close to him throughout his
journey down town and back to tho
courtroom.
Part of the crowd followed Norris
outside to the street and then hand
shaking continued down the street
toward his hotel His children chung
to his arms and his wife was at mis-
side.
Norris showed no emotion when the
verdict was read, but his face was
white and drawn. Not until his law
yer, Marvin Simpson, stepped over
70 him did he give expression to his
feelings He embraced Simpson ana
wept.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-26
TAX REDU CTI0N
ARE
GR @ WING DIM
Democrats Unable To Mus
ter Enough Republican
Help To Win.

WASHINGTON, Jan. rs (P.-Dimin-
ishing prospects of obtaining suffi-
cient republican support to bring the
1895, 100000 Garner tax reduction bill
before the house today led democrats
in congress to cast about for new
lever with which to force action on
the tax issue.
While Chairman Green, of the house
ways and means committee, where
revenue legislation must originate,
and two Of its members, Representa-
tive Garner, Texas, ranking demo-
crat, and Mills, New York, republi-
can, engaged in a verbal tilt on the
house floor Senator Reed, democrat
Missouri, announced he was consid-
ering offering the Garner measure
as an amendment to the deficiency
appropriation bill now before the
senate Reed and other democratic
senators discussed this step, but there
was some question as 20 whether il
would be attempted iD view of the
constitutional requiref- .nt that all
revenue legislation must originate IN
the house.
Meanwhile, only three house mem
bers added their names to the peti.
ton being circulated by Representa-
tive Garrett, the minority leader to
take the Garner bill from the ways
and means committee, where it has
been shelved olong with other reve-
nue. proposals. These brought the
total signatures to 179, of which 175
are democrats. Representatives Schae-
fer and Beck, of Wisconsin; and
Carss, farmer-labor, and Kvale, In
dependent, Minnesota, are the others,
A majority OF the house-218 MEM
bers-must sign to make the petition
operative. Garrett said that of the
total democratic membership of 1872
all had signed except two out of the
city and five who are i'll.
Precipitating a brief round of de-
bate, Mr. Green questioned the sin
tax reduction, contending it had been
postponed until too late in the ses-
sion. Garrett replied that after re-
publican members on the ways and
means committee had voted to table
tax proposals, house rules required
the minority to wait 80 legislative
days before circulating the petition.
| Garner, in a fiery speech during
which he personally called upon
iSpeaker LongwortI1 and Representa-
tive TiIson, the republican leader, to
announce their position, concluded
lby charging republicans with full
responsibility for killing tax reduc-
i ton.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-26
The Day In Washington

The senate adopted the Robin
son arbitration resolution.
Five hundred marines were with
drawn from mail guard duty.
The government freed Charlie
Chaplin's New York bank deposits.
House bi-partisans debated the
Garner tax reduction proposal
without acting.
Hearings on Muscle Shoals pro-
posals were started by the house
military committee.
Prohibition under cover work
will be legally restrained, the
treasury reported.
A senate elections sub-commit-
tee heard defense witnesses for
Senator Gould of Maine.
Government. officials and mem
bers of congress addressed the
WON ms Christian Temperance
unions conference.
o.
The White House announced that
no e xte ms iv e concentration of
American forces in China was
planned at present
The Porter resolution propos-
ing independent American relations
with China was approved by the
house foreign affairs committee.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-26
WAR OR ARBITRATION, SAYS SENATOR
Reu. J. Frank Norris Is Acquitted Of Murder
Pay 10 Cents A Fish
And Own 1O,OO1-Acre
Ranch Near Huachuca

TUCSON, Jan. 26-(P)-HOw many
fish in One-acre lakeg
Determine this, multiply it by 10
cents, and the cost of a 1O,OOO-acre
ranch with 400 head of cattle,
buildings, etc., is known. Henry
Pyeatt, rancher, who has bee non
his place, nine miles west of Fort
Huachuca on the NOgaIes highway,
since 1884, offers to trade his place
to whoever will pay him 10 cents
for every fish in his artificial lake,
one acre in area. He made the
offer to visitors last Sunday. The
fish are included in the PROPOSE
ion.
Pyeatt guarantees that the lake
is not more than four feet deep.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-26

stay the nationalist advance toward
Shanghai, 113 miles by railroad.
Elsewhere the northerners appar-
emily are content to rest on their arms
ard watch the outcome of the contest
of their nominal enemies, the! Can
tonese, against foreigners.
The problem of the defense of
Shanghai is claiming the careful at
tention of foreign consular and mu-
nicipal authorities. The first troops
reinforcements, company of 200 men
of Punjabi regiment, are due from
Hongkong tomorrow
Another company is expected Fri
day. These will be quartered at the
race course. Preparations also are be-
ing made to house three brigades of
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-26
Albuquerque Lions Eat
Lunch In County Jail
For Nursery Benefit

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Jan. 20.
-CP)-FOrty members of the Albu-
uuerGue Lions club spent the lunch
con hour in the county Jail mere To-
day as guests of Sheriff Felipe HUB
bell at Spanish dinner, prepared
by iail cooks and served by truss
ties. The affair, arranged as q
benefit for the local day nursery
nettcd $56 in luncheon fees ana
fines, which were colIectIsd with
abandon from members Iured into
cells and forced to part with sm"lA
change before being. released.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
Two CITIES ARE
inside DETROIT
Both Survive Despite Eneroach
mentS

Detroit Up - Contrary to wide
spread belief, more than half the
automobiles that are made in De-
troit" are really not made there at
ALL
1t Is a matter of boundary lines,
involving two unique municipali-
tiss-HamtRmck and Highland
Park. Although both are entirely
surrounded by Detroit. they
entirely surrounded by Detroit. they
have steadfastly refused to be an
nexed. Cities within a city, they have
maintained their entity while De-
troit has moved out to them.
around them and far beyond them.
Within these two ''island sub
urbs" are located large automobile
plants. Highland Park is the orig
inal home of the Ford Motor COM
pany. from the tax payments of
which its largest revenue comes,
and Hamtramck has its Dodge
Brothers factories.
Neither suburb is more than a
20-mile cab ride from downtown
Detroit. Detroit street cars run
through each without extra charge
to passengers, and strangers rare
ly learn that they have travelled
from one city to another and then
back to the first all in one continu-
GUS straight-ahead journey.
Hamtramck, though its light is
concealed under Detroits bushel
Is Michigan's fourth largest city
with population of more than TO-
600. Highland Parks $4,000 inhab-
infants entitle it to seventh ranking
among cities of the state.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
PREP School TO
teach AVIATION
Georgia Military Academy Starts
Innovation

Atlanta R1Droning Of airplane
motors will vie with the cheering of
catdet athletic teams at Georgia
Military Academy this fall az stu
dent aviators learn the art Of taking
of. landing, banking and gliding
planes. ..-.
The academy is the first prepar-
atory school in the South to offer
courses In aviation leading to a pilots
license and already number OF
youths have filed applications to In
clude flying In their courses.
I'VE believe the youth Of the land
is ever eager for new fields OF en-
deavor and have the courage to
become aviators." says Colonel ]. c.
Woodward, head OF the school, in
announcing addition of aviation to
the curriculum. Rapid development
Of aviation since the World War has
opened a new field for intrepid young
men and we are attempting to give
them an opportunity to take ad-
vantage of it."
Three courses will be offered, the
basic study. which includes ground
school training and actual flying in
q dual controlled plane. an obser-
walton and an advanced course.
Captain Beeler Blevins, former
army aviator and now a CONNER
cial pilot, will be the instructor.
He was the first pilot to penetrate
the hurricane wrecked districts OF
Florida last September. carrying
Associated Press correspondents to
cover" the story.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
SACC0-VANzETTJ
PROBE Continues
Governor Still Investigates
Committee Through

Boston, July 2s R-Gov. Alvan
T. Fuller continued hie investisa-
ton of the Sacco-vanaseti case to-
day while his special ADVISORY COM
mittee. named to con1sct an inde-
pendent inquiry, wa considering
what its report would be, and while
the two internationally known radi-
calls under sentence n death next
month. kept to their hunger strike
in protest against the secrecy Of the
point survey Of their trial and con-
viction.
The advisory committee wound up
several weeks hearing of witnesses
yesterday by listening to arguments
by defense and state and then ad-
journed to deliberate on the mass
OF testimony it has received.
Gov. Fuller, on the other hand,
pressed with undiminished vigor his
long inquiry by stating between
eight and ten witnesses for inter-
views. and there was even the pos
sibility that he might find time to
pay the condemned men a second
visit at Charleston State prison.
Last week he saw both in the
warden's office and talked beside
with Celestino Madeiros. who Is
awaiting execution for another
murder and whose electrocution has
been postponed to the week Of Au-
gust 10, the same as that set for
the executions of Sacco and Vanzet-
tt.
Upon a confession made by Ma
deiros that a Providence. r. l..
gang was RESPONSIBLE for the double
killings at South Braintree In 1920
for which Nicola sacco and Bart
olomeo Vanzetti were convicted,
counsel for the radicals based their
latest plea for retrial. Judge Web
ster Thayer, trial Judge, refused
their plea and the state supreme
court sustained him.
The two men instituted a hunger
strike week ago last Sunday and
have maintained 1t ever since. al
though Vanzetti has occasionally
allowed himself sip Of coffee and
on Sunday ate the prison breakfast.
Sacco, however, has steadfastly re-
fused everything.
Neither man appears to have suf-
fered Ill effects from his self-im-
posed fast.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
FISHERMAN LURED
BY TALE Of ring
One With Gold Band IA Nose
Sought il Moscow

Moscow, July IS R)-The ambi-
ton of every Moscow amateur fish
erman is to equal the exploit Of one
of his predecessors, who in 1896
caught in the Tzaritzino ponds, near
Moscow, a seven foot sturgeon with
a gold ring in its nose. said to have
been put there by Catherine the
Great.
Tzaritzino (today Lenino). pic
turesque place ten miles from Mos
COW, was in the seventeenth century
the property Of favorite OF Car
ina Sophia. regent during the boy
hood of Peter the Great. 1t was as
signed by Peter to Prince Deme-
trius Kantemir. Katherine II. at
tracted by the picturesque location
bought the property from the Kan
temirs in 1885 and built there a
sumptuous palace with large
grounds. Fish for the ponds were
brought from the Volga and other
Russian rivers. Among them were
lot OF young surgeons In the
noses of which the empress is said
to have personally placed gold rings.
The palace. however, was neglect
ed by the eccentric Czarina and has
since fallen into decay. y Today 1t Is
heap of ruins with trees growing
through its open roofs. The shad-
owy park Is q favorite promenade
for Moscow Inhabitants. Fish In the
ponds have increased greatly. In
spite Of the ruthless onslaught upon
them during civil war and famine.
the ponds are still among the most
productive fishing grounds In the
union. Hundreds OF anglers daily
crowd their shores trying to catch a
"ringed Catherine sturgeon"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
Loses Control and
Plunges Into Greek

Milford, Conn, July rs P>-When
the magnet Of the truck which he
was driving went to pieces today on
the Milford turnpike, Charles Shep-
herd Of Davenport avenue. New
Haven, driver for the Nustone Pro-
ducts Company OF Union City, N. j..
went to pieces at the same time, he
told the police, and lost control Of
his vehicle with the result that 1t
went thorugh guard rail- and drop
ped ~ feet into a creek.
Shepherd was cut about the face,
head and chest and companion
was doused in the brook into which
he was precipitated when the truck
struck.
The accident happened In the
town or Orange near Buckholtz ccr-
ner.
Constable Beebe Of Orange who
came along few moments after the
mishap, extinguished flames which
had broken out in the flooring OF
the truck.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
Know Your Members
Campaign by Lions

The regular weekly meeting of the
New Britain Lions club was held
this noon at the Burritt hotel. AS a
stunt feature, members Of the Or
ganization were called upon to name
each member ana give his business.
Lions were fined for any slip of the
tongue and the prize, an alarm clock,
went begging for a considerable
length of time as member after
member sal down because of some
small errors in his enumeration. The
clock was later presented to Adolph
Carlson.
James Donahue and George Dillon
gave several vocal selections, assisted
at the piona by James O'Brien. A re-
port from the Newport district con-
vention was read by the secretary
Greater attendance at the summer
meetings of the club was urged by
the members.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
Tents Will Be Used for
Housing of DELEGATES

Cromwell. Conn.,, July rs Up
Tents will be used for housing the
delegates to the seventh annual con-
ference Of the Swedish Young Peo-
pies Christian Federation Of the
Eastern Missionary association. New
England area, from August 16 to 81
but effort will again be put into the
plan to erect q tabernacle.
Last year the tabernacle sugges-
ton was discussed but the parent
organization declined to sanction 1t.
Since then. however, the Eastern
Missionary association has promised
support and at the annual meeting
of the federation here on August so
action will be taken on plans.
At the conference sessions the
faculty will be made up Of theolo-
gians from the leading Swedish
American colleges of the country
and In Sweden. Regular instruc-
ton will be given in a six
day course.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
DELANEY GIVES Up
LIGH7-HEAVY CROWN
CONTINUED From First Page)

disclosed today.
Charles F. Mathison. one Of the
judges, declared he saw three foul
blows" struck by Dempsey and that
in his belief these weakened Shar-
key to such an extent that the Bos-
ton sailor was easy prey for Demp-
sey's left to the jaw. Tom Flynn,
the other judge. reported he saw
only two low" blows struck and
that in his opinion neither did much
damage nor gave, ground for dis
qualifying Dempsey.
The judges also differed sharply
with the referee. Jack O'Sullivan,
in scoring the fight by rounds. The
judges themselves did not agree on
a single round while in only a
single round did one OF them agree
with O'Sullivan's scoring. Here's
how the three officials tailed the
six rounds Of fighting preceding the
knockout:
O'Sullivan-Even. even, Dempsey,
Dempsey. Sharkey, even.
Mathison-Sharkey, Dempsey,
Dempsey. even. sharkey, Dempsey.
Flynn-Even, Sharkey, sharkey,
sharkey. Dempsey, Sharkey.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
Transatlantic flight which will b

transatlantic hight which will b
made from Valentia. ireland.
A depression was reported over
western Ireland with a southwest
wind blowing from 80 to IS miles an
hour.
Captain Courtney had a new proof
today that his wireless apparatus.
which had given him some trouble.
was functtoning well. His flying
boat Whale" was ashore and hous-
ed in a galvanized shed at Calshot,
the apparatus nevertheless register
ing strongly wireless signals from
ships at the outermost limits Of the
English channel.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
SABL0TSKY WILL PUSH
PAYING INVESTIGATION
Improvenseats On 4tAAley Street to
Be Brought Before Common
CoQncA, He SoYs

Formal investigation into condi-
lions surrounding the paving and
macadamizing OF Stanley street IN
the locality Of the Towers gasoline
filling station will be asked by Coun-
Gilman Samuel Sablotsiky at the next
meeting Of the common council. he
announced this afternoon.
The councilman claims to have
been informed by State Highway
Commissioner John A. Macdonald
that the state is paying no part Of
the cost and by the department Of
public works that the state II paying
a portion. The councilman Is anxious
to have the matter pfobed to de-
termine from which Office the mis-
information has come. The paving,
he claims, was never authorized by
the common council.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26

MYSTERY OF THE SEA
Boz Which Had Boen Washed About
For Three Years Is Picked Up
on Mass. Coast.

on Mass. Coast
Boston, July z6 M-The findins
Of mysterious box marked for the
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, on the
shores Of Muskeget Island. has Sc,
the summer and, fisher colonies OF
Cape Cod buzzing with curiosity.
A fisherman found the box on the
island, which lies between Nantuck-
ct and Martha's Vineyard. aud turn
ed 1t over to Game Warden Karl
Eckert when the latter visited the
island with bird banding party.
The box was apparently made e.
pecially for the six jars 1t contained.
Five jars held non-potable alcohol
jar was a note reading. specimens
of marine life. resembling star fish.
In the compartment which held this
jar was a note reading" specimens
caught at northeast point Of st.
Paul's Island, BERN. sea, IN four
teen fathoms, July ~. 1924"
On the outside Of the box was
written, Bishop Museum. Honolulu.
To be shipped to Honolulu by the
first coast guard vessel sailing for
that port"
How the box found its way in
three years from the Pacific ocean
to the Atlantic and whether the box
was discarded as worthless or was
lost are questions that are unan-
swered here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
j. 5. impatient At
CONFERENCE DELAY
Continued From First Page)

shown decided improvement re-
Gently and There now seems to be a
better understanding of the British
position in the United States.
1t was uncertain today when ".
c. Bridger!an, chief Of the British
delegation and his associates will
return to Geneva. A special meet
ing of the cabinet was scheduled for
four O'CLOCK; this afternoon, but it
was not CERTAIN that the delegation
would return to Geneva in time for
a conference meeting tomorrow.
Admiral Field, chief naval adviser
to Mr.. Bridgeman at Geneva, is Ill
in London hospital, suffering
from GASTRIC disorder and it is not
likely that hae will be able to return
to the conference. In this contin-
gency, the admiralty probably will
send another officer.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
Second Congressional
Democrats Plan Outing

Old Lyme. Conn.,, July rs R)-
Plans for the annual outing OF the
second congressional district demo-
Gratis at Old Ferry Tavern here Aug
ust Z. are going ahead with the list
Of speakers growing
Starting out with Charles G. Nor
ris and Thomas J. Spellacy, the
speakers list committee now expects
to have present Mayor James
Walker Of New York city. Senator
Robert T. Wagner Of New York
Representative w. NJ. Citron of Mid
dletown, Mayor Milo r. Waters ei
Norwich and Police Commissioner
Patrick Sweeney of that city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
Roxn Is FORFEITED

Meriden, July 26 R-Robert H.
Van Tyne of 1888 Fairfield avenue.
Bridgeport and his bondsman, Will
bur Butterfeld Of 20 Grove street,
failed to appear in the police court
here today when the formers case
was called and sS5 cash bond was
declared forfeited. Van Tyne was
arrested on July 10 on a charge Of
reckless driving after hts cvar col
lded with a machine operated by
Mary A. Ravens OF this city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
THE 5 CENT LOAF
1t VIII Return Whenever the House
wife Wants 1t, According To the
Bakers Conference.

Chicago, July 2s (UP)-The five
cent loaf Of broad will return when
the housewife wants 1t, w. E. Long.
chairman Of the national bread con-
ference in session here believes.
But the housewife doesn't want
five cent bread" Long said. when
five cent bread was available years
ago, the housewife wouldn't have it.
She wanted a good loaf OF bread
and she took the trouble to bake it
herself.
when the baker stopped baking
a cheap loaf and offered a whole
some, palatable. clean loaf, he slow
ly began to receive the housewives
patronage"
Long predicted that should the
baker be forced again to offer a
five cent loaf. he would see his bust
ness slump back to the level of years
ago.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-26
Theaters Urged to Put
End tO Bonus system

New York, July 26 R-United
States Attorney futile, who has been
conducting the investigation Of box
office methods in the sale Of tickets,
today called upon all New York the
atrical managers and producers to
abolish the bonus system under
which box office men receive gratu-
tiles from ticket brokers in exchange
for good seats.
Mr.. Tuttle's statement, made be-
fore United States Commissioner
Cotter was based on a telegram re-
ceived from Florenz Ziegfeld, who
announced that he would sell tickets
for his two theaters to the agents at
box office prices provided they re-
sold them at no more than 50
cents advance.
Mr.. futile also considered the
voluntary testimony given by Julian
Anholt box office treasurer at the
Ziegfeld theater, who showed that
since the opening Of show last
February he had been receiving
from $500 to $500 weekly as bonuses
from ticket agencies.
Eavesdropplng still Is punishable
| ae a rI n, a IN tn oIord