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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
IMAM TAKES OATH
| HE IS FRANKLIN
TestifieS That He Was Girls
Sweetheart Believed
Murdered.
Rv The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark, December
1s.-The man who claims he is Connie
Franklin went on the witness stand
here this morning and testified that he
is the same person four men, now on
trial are charged with torturing and
burning to death.
He described his arrival in the St.
James community last January, staying
the first night at the home OF s. II.
Greenway, father of Herman Green
way. one of the defendants.
His first Job as a farmland, he said,
was with Joe White, another defendant.
Next he worked for Herman Grenway,
he claimed.
The beginning of a courtShip with
Tillar RUNNER, the star witness for
the State, was described.
I'VE Just spanked a little" the wit
ness said when asked II they had a
love affair.
Then he related the story of his
movements on the day Franklin was
reputed to have been slain.
Hoster and Alex FulkS, all defendants
started to Mountain View to get
marriage license for him, he said. They
all got drunk, he added, and he fell
off a mule. He said he regained con-
seriousness two or three hours later and
went first to the RUNNER home and
then to Herman Greenway's home. Tha'
night he returned to Herman Green
ways, where he went to bed, while the
girl sat up all night, he added.
1.-The next morning." he said, 'Iillar
told me she wanted to put of the
wedding until Fall. I told her there
wasn't any use Of doing that. She
said. Well, I want to-
IT walked across the porch and called
her over. She said II I had anything
more to say, 60 ahead and say 1t be-
cause she was through. said, wen,
I'm through, too
Il walked out the gate and started
after my cap, where I'd lost 1t the day
before and just kept on going"
He told where he spent the f1rst
night and continued to trace his move
ments from that time until he was
found at Humphrey, Ark, 10 days ago.
In concluding the direct questioning
defense counsel asked:
"You weren't beaten to death. and
burned last March were you?"
well don't look like it, and don't
feel like it." he replied amid laughter.
Miss Tillar has denied that the youth
who says he is Franklin was her sweet
heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
ARTS PLAYERS TO GIVE
"SCRAP OF PAPER" TWICE

The Arts Club Players will open
their season with "A Scrap of Paper"
to be presented tomorrow and Friday
night, under direction of Mrs. Henry
Hayes. 1t is announced that members
of the club must have reservations
made in advance to obtain seats for
either performance.
Maude Howell Smith will speak a
prologue. written by Mrs. Hayes, and
number of new players will appear,
including Harry Allan Welker, Mrs
Elizabeth Edison, Harold Allen Long and
Miss Helen Griflth. Among well known
players of the club to appear will be
Grace Peters johnson, Anne Ives, Betty
Ridsdale. Anne Wymond. Denis z. Con-
nell. Maurice Jarvis, Martin Scranage
and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18

her. He went to the young woman's
house on Eighteenth street, he said, but
she was not at home, and he so reported
to Kelly.
Opon further questioning by the
pro. ecution. he said that Kelly had told
him to walk Mcpherson to the station
house and keep him there until his
arrival.
Burke caused considerable amuSe-
ment when he was asked to be more
specific about the time he had discussed
the case with Kelly. He said he
couldn't tell exactly, because he had
talked to everybody in the city
about it,
Il think Kelly told me he had seen
the Shepard girl" he said. land also
that ne. had run down the report about
hearing screams that night at the apart
ment. and tracing them to q Mrs.
Brown "
The witness said he did not testify at
the coroner's inquest and wasn't sure
he had been summoned.
The recess at 12:l5 o'clock having
been reached at this point, while prose-
cution administered the examination Of
Burke, the hearing was adjourned to
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
pERlySEX-ENVOY
is DEAD IN ITALY
Pezet, Former Ambassador
Here, Helped Settle Tacna-
africa Dispute.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 1S.-Federico
Alfonso Pezet, former Peruvian AM
bassador to the United States. died to-
day in San Reno. Italy, according To
PeZet, who lives in New York.
Senior Pezet, a grandson of Gen
Pezet, president of Peru from 1862 to
1865, became ambassador in 1919, re-
naming in that post until 1928 He
was credited with doing much to end
the dispute between Peru and Chile on
the Tacna-Arica question.
Was Pan-American Enthusiast.
Mr.. Pezet first came to Washington
in 1901 as secretary to the Peruvian
legation. after having been consul gen.
eral at New York for year. He was
soon promoted to the Office of charge
d'affaires and remained here until 1904,
when he was transferred to Central
America. Returning to Washington as
Minister plenipotentiary of the first
class in 1912, he held that post until
1916, when he resigned.
During the World War Mr.. Pezet was
identified with business in New York.
He took leading part in war activ-
tiles, especially in connection with the
Red Cross and the Liberty loan cam
paigns.
Again called by his government in
1919, Mr.. Pezet returned to Washing
ton as Ambassador to the United States.
He was very active in all Pan-American
affairs, particularly in discouraging
what he regarded as a tendency of the
American Government to consult only
Argentina, Brazil and Chile instead of
a he TnfS
least groups of those interested in any
particular issue.
Senior Pezet was the first Peruvian
Ambassador to this country, and the
State Department annulled for him its
house rule" which had It's origin in
a Costa Rican case, that diplomatic
recognition may not be given to a
Latin American government coming
| into power through revolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
AUBURN CONVICTS EXPLAIN ,
UNDERLYING CAUSES OF RIOTS
Report to National Society Of Penal
Information Lists Five Reasons
for Outbreaks.

ducement of earning time off for good
behavior cut TO q negligible amount by
recent laws.
2. Men actually innocent OF the
crime for which they have been found
guilty who brood over their wrong and
spread discomfort.
8. Monotonous and insufficient diet,
for which the warden is not responsible,
since supplies are secured through a
purchasing agent and contractors. They
also charge that the money allotted for
food is insufficient.
4 Applying to convicts sentenced
under the old laws the more stringent
provisions of recent legislation, the
most drastic being the rule that earned
good time compensation does not take
effect until after the minimum SEN
tence has been served.
S. withholding from long-term pris-
oners the compensation they earn In
prison until theft discharge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
Rv the Assncialed press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December ia report
issued today by the National Society of
Penal Information contains an explana-
ton by the convicts themselves of the
underlying cause for recent prison out
breaks.
The explanation was given in report
by the executive committee of the Mu-
tual Welfare League of Auburn Prison,
where two outbreaks in recent months
have taken the lives Of a dozen prison.
ers and keepers. The Mutual Welfare
League is an organization of the prison.
ers, TO which is entrusted many de-
tails of prison management and disci-
pline.
Their report list Ave reasons for
prison discomfort
Excessive sentences, with the In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18

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buys and sells lands and opens streets
and what-notS. Does the Senator see
anything wrong with that particular
situation? The Senator can answer
that question under the rule"
with the law in every particular and
in good faith, I do not know of any law
of any city to prevent the mayor from
engaging in the real estate business. any
more than in law business or any other
business" Senator Brookhart answered,
referring to the hypothetical case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
SCRIVENER'S DEATH
is HELD SUICIDE IN
BRIEF JURY REPORT

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
So BODIES TAKEN
FROM M'ALESTER
MINE AFTER BLAST
levels had convinced him that none
the men would be found alive.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
$4,000, 900 PARKS BILL
FOR DISTRICT is PASSED
BY HOUSE COMMITTEE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
Friends Name Enters.

He testified that he had taken Nc
Pherson to the station house. When
Kelly arrived there, he said, the homi-
eide chief took the young man IN the
serseants room, and talked to him.
The name Of Eleanor Shepard,
friend Of Mrs. Mcpherson. entered the
case when BHrke testified that he had
been instructed by stott to 60 to see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
ZIHL MAN NAMES M'LE0D
AS COMMITTEE HEAD
FOR TIME OF ABSENCE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18

Policeman Brass, also of the third
precinct, followed Hartman on the wit
ness stand. He too had been in the
apartment Of Mrs. Mcpherson shortly
after the finding of her body. and
Prosecutor Lynch questioned him at
length as to the condition OF the room
and the position Of the body.
Brass gave a detailed description Of
the twin beds and told OF observing a
ukelele on one of them, Prosecutor
LYNCH then asked him what he OBJ
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
MANY GET CERTIFICATE
Summer School Closes at Wesley
Collegiate Institute Last Friday

The Summer School of Religious
Education, under the auspices of
the Wilmington M. E. Conference
which has been in session at Wes-
ley Collegiate Institute since July
%, closed Friday. At the close of
Thursdays session, .120 certificates
of credits in standard training
school work were awarded and 33
certificates were granted to the
children in the demonstration
school. At a banquet given the
members of the school on Thursday
evening at the institute, covers
were placed for rs. The school
history was read by Miss Mildred
VanDyke of Wilmington, while the
school prophecy was read by Miss
Bernice Huff, of Washington, DC.
A pageant entitled ''The Progress
of Religious Education on the Del
marva Peninsula" written by and
given under the direction of Miss
Ruth Lindseth, of the school was
a pleasing feature of the program.
AS an expression of their good
wishes and confidence in the effic-
lent leadership of the Rev. F. A..
Lindhorst, director of religious ed
ucation of the Wilmington M. e.
Conference and dean of the Sum-
mer School, he was presented with
a portable typewriter. Mr.. Lind
horst who is leaving the Whining
ton M. E. Conference as its direc-
tor of religious education within
the next three weeks will go west,
where he will take a further
course in religious training.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
NEW PIER AND BOAT LANDING
BOON TO WOODLAND BEACH
j. C. GARLICK, NEW OWNER,
APPLIES FOR PIER PERMIT
When Built Excursion Boats Will
Be Able to Land There Daily
New Road Progressing Rapidly

Woodland Beach on the Della
ware Bay,a resort eight miles from
Smyrna, may soon go thru boom
period. John C. Garlick has ap-
piled to the office of the U. S. En-
gineer of the Philadelphia District
pier at the beach. 1t is possible
the pier may be used for the berth
ing of excursion steamers, which
may make regular runs to the
beach during the summer months
bringing thousands or more pers-
ems to the resort. Mr.. Garlick is
also planning for number of 9TH
er improvements and with the new
improved road joining the beach
with the Boulevard at Smyrna,
this old resort on the Delaware
Bay, promises a better future than
it has ever enjoyed. Mr.. Garlick
formerly operated the New Castle
Pennsville ferry service. The new
road, while only a nine-foot high
way, similar to the Brenford road,
is being welcomed by not only the
farmers of Severson's Neck, but
by those who patronize the resort.
d. O'Connell & Son, the road con-
tractors, have about completed the
grading from Wendell's Corner to
the Marsh Road and are building
bridges and culverts. The pros
pect is they will start pouring ce-
ment the latter part of this week
or first of next. The new road is
being Strengthened out at two
noticeable points. At Wendell's
Corner the road is Strengthened
out and goes back of Severson's s
Church, cutting off a considerable
angle. The same is done at the
Clarence Ford farm, where an
other angle is cut off giving the
highway a straight course to the
Marsh Road. By eliminating the
sharp turns, there will be a saw
ing, it is said, of a mile or two.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
PICNIC AT VOSHELL'S MILL
Farmers of Kent County and Their
Families i'm Considerable Num-
bers Attend Outing Wednesday

The farmers picnic, including
members of the Grange, the Farm
Bureau and Extension Department
at University Of Delaware held at
Eoshell's Mill Wednesday after
noon was a decided success and
was one of the largest picnics he1d
in Kent County in many years.
The affair was under the direction
of Miss Mary Graham, Kent Coun-
ty Home Demonstration Agent.
Fully 300 people attended the pic
nic and the afternoon was well
taken up with games, community
singing, bathing, etc. Miss Dor
othy Lawrence of the Philadelphia
Interstate Dairy Council, con-
Quoted the community singing.
She also gave a Radio Talk" on
health hints, pointing out how the
carious means of athletics were
beneficial to health. Miss Ruth
Kemp, Girl Reserve Club Leader
for Delaware, had charge of the
games for both old and young,
many joining in the festivities of
the afternoon. Late in the after
non basket supper was served
followed with ice cream and cake
furnished by the promoters of the
affair During the afternoon it
was decided to form Kent Coun-
ty Advisory Council III connection
with the State Demonstration
Work and two representatives
from the following Home Demon
stration areas will be appointed as
members of the council: Viola, ,Oal
Grove, Houston, Camden, Magno-
liza, and Wildwood. Mrs.George w.
Collins, of Magnolia, was elected
president of the County Advisory
Council. Other officers will be Sc
lected.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
MAY WORK TO PAY FINES
Jailed Auto Drivers Given Chance
to Work Out Fines and Costs

The prisoners who are being
held in the Kent county Jail at the
direction of Magistrate H. Ridge
ly Harrington until they pay their
fines on charges of driving an
automobile while under the inf1u-
ence of liquor, are being given an
opportunity to work out their
fines. There are now ten such
prisoners confined to the Jail and
most of them are given daily en-
ployments They are employed at
the rate of two dollars per day and
of this amount one dollar is paid
to the county, twenty cents to the
sheriff and the remaining eighty
cents is applied to their fines.
Some time ago Magistrate Har-
rington started a new system for
handling cases where drunken
drivers were involved by sending
the offenders to Jail until their
fines were paid. Under the plan
being used by the Magistrate it is
now impossible for offender of
this kind who is brought before
him to go to Jail for thirty days
and thereby save the fine. Some
of the offenders have now been in
Jail for more than thirty days and
it is the intention of the Magis-
trate to have them remain there
until their fines are provided for
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
FIRE BETWEEN WELLINGTON
SUDLERSV|[LE EARLY FRIDAY
VISITS FARM OF VIM. BIGGS
WHEN FODDER SHED CAUGHT
Almost at the Same Time a Fire
Took Place a Short Distance
Away and DESTROYS a Home

Sudlersville, Md, Aug. 6.-Early
Friday morning a re visited the
farm of Elwood Weller on the Will
ham Biggs farm and but for the
prompt action of the Sudlersville
fire company, it was kept from
spreading to the home and out
buildings. The fire was caused by
some straw catching from the ex-
haust of truck being used for
hauling. The straw set fire to a
fodder shed, burning it down. Be
fore the flames could be subdued
the auto truck as well as the fod-
der shed was consumed. The truck
was owned by N N Tarbutton, of
Sudlersville. The Sudlersville Fire
Company saved the barn which
was threatened. Two pedigreed
beagle puppies perished in the fire
Almost at the same time a big
conf1agration took place on the
Draper farm over in the direction
of Centreville, Md. Compelled to
flee, scantly attired, in order to es-
cape flames that had almost COM
pletely enveloped their home be-
fore the family was awakened, Mr.
and Mrs. Wendell e. Shawn and
children, Jack and Peggy, had a
narrowing experience. Mr.. Shawn
was awakened shortly before one
o'clock by the roar of flames in
adjoining rooms, and the odor of
smoke which was rapidly spread
ing through the house. Snatching
a few articles of wearing apparel,
the members of the family CROPPED
their way through the smoke until
they found an exit A few min
utes later the building was COM
pletely enveloped in flames. An
alarm was sounded in Centreville
and the Good Will Fire Company
responded but their activities We're
largely confined to saving the out
buildings. Practically all of the
household effects weer destroyed.
The building was not insured and
there was but $500 insurance on
the personal effects. The larm is
owned by Frank w. Draper, Sr,
of Centreville. The combined loss
will amount to several thousand
dollars. The cause of the fire has
not been determined.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
ENNIS & DEAKYNE MOVING
Go From North Street Garage to

Ennis & Deakyne, Smyrna S
hustling garage firm, who are al
ways up-to-the-minute to serve
and accommodate their patrons.
are vacating to-day their Main and
North Street garage and moving
to their new and enlarged quarters
on the Boulevard at South street
The change over will be made
ready to open business at the
Boulevard and South Street new
home tomorrow. Built of brick
and concrete and as near fire
proof as it is possible to be, the
new building is one of the roomies
and most complete to be found
anywhere. The size of the build
ing is so x 120 and is equipped
with a fine show room as well as
an up-to-date Repair Shop. In
addition to this there is office
quarters. wash rooms, accessory
and supply quarters, and every
thing to make modern and up
lC-Odlt SdIdSe. lie new garage
is almost opposite their filling sta
ton located on the Leinberger
property near corner of Boulevard
and Commerce street, which they
will retain. Both garages are so
near one another that it will
mean better service all the way
round. In this way they will be
in a position to serve both north
and south-bound traffic. The ne "
building will be the headquarters
and main show room of the firm
and to make ready for their open
ing tomorrow they have installed
full and complete line of new
Ford automobiles, showing the
most, if not all the new models.
w. Creadick Ennis and Lee II.
Deakyne composing the firm, are
being congratulated on their en-
terprise and their patrons and
friends wish them continued sue
cess.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
KENT COUNTY WHEAT CROP
Production Was About Seventeen
Bushels Per Acre---LOWer Aver
age Than Last Year Reported

AS compared to the 1928 wheat
crop the yield per acre in Kent
county this year is on lower av-
erage according to the reports
which have been received from
several different sources by Coun-
ty Agent Russell E. Wilson indi-
eating that the production was
about seventeen bushels. AL
though this yield is not very large,
it is considerably higher than most
of the wheat producing sections in
the United States, and as rule
the wheat that is grown in Della
ware is of a very good quality with
the exception that in some locali-
ties the crop is damaged to some
degree by the sinking smut. This
disease, however, can be controll-
ed by the proper treatment Of the
seed, and every effort is being
made to encourage this practice
among the growers in order that
this trouble may be practically
eliminated in the course of few
years. The weather conditions
this summer have been ideal for
harvesting and threshing the
wheat, with the result that the
crop was saved in good shape, and
those farmers who did not sell
their wheat too early received the
benefit of the advance in price.
Kent county produces about A 900
acres of wheat annually, and about
the same average of corn and un-
der favorable weather conditions
the yield will average between
eighteen and twenty bushels per
acre, with the corn yield averag-
ing about fifty bushels, which
might be regarded as creditable
yields considering the fact that
this area is far removed from the
grain belt in the middle west.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
PENINSULA TUBERS SOLD FOR
THIRTEEN MILLION DOLLARS
MARYLAND AND DELAWARE
CLOSE SEASON AT 613 CARS
1928 Car Loads Compose Sea-
sons Shipment from Lower Pen
insula to the City Markets

While the potato crop in Kent
County has been pretty much of a
failure, farmers of lower Delaware,
Eastern Shore of Maryland and
Virginia, comprising the Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula, officially closed the
white potato and cucumber har-
vesting season last Wednesday
with the farmers books showing
a larger net profit than at any
time in the past decade. Nineteen
thousand two hundred and ninety
three carloads of potatoes were
shipped this season from the five
potato growing counties of the
Eastern Shore. With the price
averaging S4.25 per barrel fob.
point of shipment, the estimate Of
the crops cash value to the grow
ers is in excess of S13, 800, 900.
While the production was lower
than last year, the financial re-
turn was nearly three times great
er. In 1928, the shores potato belt
shipped 1892 carloads which was
sold by the growers for less than
S5,O00,000 Last year the average
price was S1.25 per barrel. This
years crop was marketed in more
than 200 American and foreign
cities and for only two days dur
ing the season was there lack of
demand. Last year many farmers
refused to pick the cucumber crop
due to the low prices. This year
the price remained fairly consist
emily above 81 per package. The
Eastern Shore of Maryland and
lower Delaware had shipped 613
carloads when the market closed
Wednesday.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
BOY IL AND GIRL I6, MARRIED
Parents of Newark Couple Consent
to Wedding-Married at Elkton

Miss Mary Franks, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Franks. of Will
mington, and James Taylor, of
Newark, were married at Elkton
by the Rev. H. S. zeigler, rector of
the Episcopal Church. Taylor is
IL years old and the bride 16.
When the couple applied for
marriage license the parents on
both sides accompanied them and
endorsed on the license that they
were willing that the marriage
should take place. When they
went to be married the Rev Mr.,
Ziegler at first refused but when
the parents of both boy and girl
stated that they wanted the mar
riage to take place and had al
ready consented to the license be-
ing granted, he performed the
ceremony.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-07
GARAGE AND AUTO BURNED
Fire Saturday Morning at p. NJ.
DESTROYS Garage Barn Damaged

A garage and an automobile
owned by William Robinson, of
Clayton, We're completely destroy
ed by fire at 3 P. NJ, Saturday
morning and an adjoining barn,
owned by Mrs. William Blair was
damaged. The origin of the fire is
not known, as Mr. Robinson was
away at the time it occurred. The
garage and car were completely
burned before the blaze was dis
covered. An alarm was sent TO
the Clayton Fire Company, which
responded Immediately, and man
aged to save the barn. The Smyr-
ma Fire Company also responded
to an alarm, but the fire was well
under control when they arrived
The loss to Mr. Robinson is esti-
mated at about $1,000, which is
partly covered by insurance, and
damage to the barn amounted to
5000, which is almost entirely COW
cred by insurance.