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The Washington times., 1931-08-12
To REST
CLARK CASE
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. IL G.N.S) .
Attorneys for David H. Clark,
on trial for the murder of Her
bert Spencer, today carried OIL
their efforts to establish that
there was "a fourth man" at the
scene of the Spencer and Charles
Crawford killing on May 20. The
State is expected to close the
case today.
Defense lawyers said they would
produce a witness to testify that
small gun, introduced yester-
day as evidence, had been tossed
aside by this fourth man as he
fled from Crawford's office.
William French, radio me-
chanic, recalled to the stand yes
terday, said that he had seen a
short, stocky man leave the MUIR
der scene.
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3 School Contracts
Awarded in Fairfax

At a special meeting yesterday
afternoon, the Fairfax county
school board awarded contracts
for the construction of three new
school buildings in the county.
The contract for the erection Of
a home economics building at the
high school at Herndon, Va, was
let to Buchanan & Co., of Clarkes-
vile. Va, for $500.
The contracts for the construc-
tion of two colored schools were
awarded to C. Case, of Purcellville,
Va. Both buildings will cost ap-
proximately $4,000.
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CHICAGO NEWS
CONTROL SOLD .

CHICAGO, Aug. IL GN.S0.-
Frank Knox, of Manchester, N.
H., and Theodore T. Ellis, OF
worcester, Mass, have purchased
the controlling interest II the
Chicago Daily News and its sub
sidiary companies, an announce
ment in the News said today. &
The purchase was made from
the, executors of the Walter A.
Strong estate. .
Mr.. Knox will be president OF
the Chicago Daily News, Inc, ana
publisher of the paper. Mr.. Ellis
will be vice president and a mem
ber of the board.
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CRUISER RUNS
AGROUND

NEW YORK, Aug. IL GN.S0.
A wide search by a score Of
Coast Guard cutters and police
launches, for the cruiser Omar,
reported missing with 26 persons
aboard, was halted today as the
Coast Guard located the Omar
aground on sand bar off Staten
Island.
The vessel, according to the
Coast Guardsmen, had been
ashore since Sunday night and
all of the passengers had waded
through two feet of water to the
beach and then taken trains
back home.
A wide search for the Omar
was instituted last night when
a woman reported to police that
her husband, a member Of the
crew of the Omar, had been miss
ing since Sunday.
She reported to the Coast
Guard that the Omar was
missing.
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Gayety Dispelled,
Havana Whispers,
Waits for Worst

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News Service)
HAVANA, Aug. 12.-Havana,
hemmed in by revolutionary actl-
vities, is city of whispering and
waiting.
Stripped Of it's gayety by the
harsh measures imposed by Pres
ident Gerardo Machado to pre-
vent a spread of the revolt led
by former President Menocal,
the paris of the Caribbean" is
carrying on under difficulties.
Gay Places Shut
The Casino, favorite haunt of
Havana's young bloods, where the
"Rumba" first was danced, is
closed by government order. So
are the Jai-Alai Courts, where
natives and visitors alike have
been in the habit of congregating
at all hours of the day and
night.
With large Rebel forces actively
engaged in combat with Federal
troops in various provinces of
the island, the capital has be-
come war" city, with the
situation beclOuded and the fate
Of the government in doubt.
Rifle and machine-gun fire
splits the air less than 35 miles
from Havana
Bargains in Stores
Shop-owners. not knowing what
lies in store for themselves and
the population, have crowded
their store windows with bar
gains.
Buy at any price," pIacards
pasted on the windows. I'VE do
not know what tomorrow will
bring"
Havana is under martial law.
Troops patrol the streets. No one
is allowed to pass near the gov
ernment buildings save those on
official business.
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"A COUNTY TAX
CLERKSOUT

Fourteen temporary employees
of the county treasurer's office
were dropped from the rolls by
the Montgomery county commits
sioners yesterday.
These workers were assisting
in the preparation Of annual
county tax bills. The work Is
nearing completion. Their re-
lease is effective August IS.
F. Irwin Ray, with a bid OF
$4,730 won the contract for the
resurfacing and widening Of Le-
land Street from Connecticut
Avenue to Oak Lane. !.
Judge Woodward's police court
report as submitted by Frank L.
Davis, clerk, shows fines and
costs In criminal cases am ounted
to $642.7S while costs from civil
eases totaled $S2.2S:
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GEN. PERAZA,
VET Of '98,
KILLED
Rebel Leader Once Hailed
For Part in Spanish War;
Havana Quiet, But Tense

HAVANA. Aug. IL GN.S0.-
With the rebel leader, Gen. Mario
Menocal. reported organizing his
forces at Arroyos de Mantua,
province Of Pinar del Rio, the
situation throughout Cuba re-
mained tense today. Sporadic
fighting occurred. at various
points.
The army staff reported that
the number of rebels killed since
the government undertook to
crush an incipient revolution last
Saturday was 90. The number
Of government dead was given as
two. But other sources reported
80 soldiers were killed yesterday
in a raid on the City of Santa
Clara, in the province Of the
same name.
General PeraZa Killed
Among the rebel leaders killed
In engagements last night and
cary today were Gen. Francisco
Peraza, 65-year-old veteran of the
war of independence, and CeleS-
tino Baizan. Peraza was leader
of the Pinar del Rio rebels and
was formerly editor of the news
paper Union Nationalist.
Government sources stated that
rebels under command. of former
Governor Herryman had been sur
rounded in the Province of Pinar
~ del Rio and that the revolt had
probably been crushed so far as
this section of the country was
concerned.
Havana remained quiet, al
though normal business has been
interrupted by the strike of street
car men and the military order
requiring passes for entering and
leaving the city after nighttau.
Rebels Entrenched
Celestine Baizan, former cover.
nor oof the Province of Havana
and 18 of his followers, were killed
in a skirmish between rebels and
government troops near Majana.
Thirty persons we're wounded.
General Peraza was slain in a
fight at Iona del Toro, near Los
Palacios.
Forty rebels we're reported en-
trenched today at Iona del Cisne,
Province of Pinar del Rio, and a
bloody engagement was expected.
Bomb Raid Due
General Herrera, chief of the
arm staff, was preparing today to
send a squadron of air bOmbers
to ArrOyaS de Mantua to shower
bombs on General MenOcal and
his men.
A raid, killing 80 soldiers and
taking 25 prisoners before the ar
rival of government re = enforce
ments, and other skirmjshes oc'
Cured in the Province Of Santa
Clara.
Another engagement was at
Los Arabos, Province OF Matan-
zas, where two soldiers were
wounded.
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HOOVER To SEE
WHEAT KING

NEW YORK, Aug. IL. G.N.S0
Thomas D. Campbell, owner of
the largest wheat farm in
America, is on his way today to
Washington, where he is to con-
fer with President Hoover on the
wheat situation. He will submit
a report to the President, offer
ing his recommendations for CIV
ing strength to the grain mar
kets.
Before leaving, the Montana
wheat grower, a director of the
General Industrial Foundation
Corporation, convinced the dis
trict attorneys office he had no
knowledge of the financial oper-
ations of the concern.
Two officials of the company
are under investigation for al
legged fraud.
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Tourists Advised
To AUOid IL Cities

A majority Of the summer tour
lists in the East are asking to
be routed throdgh Washington
this year, the American Automo-
bile Association announced yes
terday. At the same time they
made public a list of cities called
the "detour dozen" which they
are warning motorists to avoid
because of traffic regulations.
The IL cities are: Boston,
Philadelphia, Newark, Pittsburgh,
Chicago, Cleveland, Toledo, Bal
timore, Providence, Trenton, Buff
falo and Albany.
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HOLUard Librarian
Named by LGIUyerS

Miss Ollie M. Cooper, assistant
librarian of the Howard Univer'
sity Law School has been elected
assistant secretary of the Ma
tfonal Negro Bar Association
which just closed its annual ses'
sion at Cleveland, Ohio.
Charles M. Robinson, former
president of the Washington Bar
Association, was appointed a re-
gional director. Among the prin'
cipal speakers at the session were
Judge James A. Cobb of the Dis
trict Municipal Court and Charles
Houston, vice dean of the how
ard University Law School.
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Closed Bank Ready
To Pau O. Dividend

NEW YORK. Aug. IL QN.S0.
The closed Bank of United States,
as soon as the Supreme Court ap-
groves, will pay its 100000 de-
positors their first dividend Of
80 cents on the dollar. The pay:
ment may be made within the
next so days.
The balance sheet shows the
bank as now having enough cash
on hand to make a so per cent
payment, while other assets not
yet liquidated would raise it much
higher, perhaps close to 100 cents
on the dollar. No definite fig
ures, however, were given.
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D. C.. COLOred Leaders
Attend Race PGrLey

A group of prominent negro
leaders of this city left here yes
terday for Pittsburgh, Pa, where
they will attend the annual meet
ing of the Grand Boule which
opened a two-day session today.
The educational, religious, health.
industrial and social problems of
the race will be the main issues
of discussion. The local dele
gates include Prof. L. M. Her
shaw, DR.. A. M. Curtis, DR.. B.
Price Hurst, DR.. Simeon Carson.
DR.. Emmett j. Scott and Judge
James, A. Cobb.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
Living Cost Drops
/ In First HdLf-YeG1'

The cost of living in the United
States has declined SIS per cent
since the first of the year, accord
ing to a survey made by the De-
partment of Labor in 81 cities.
Food prices dropped 1873 per
cent. Cost of house furnishings
declined 6 per cent. Fuel and
light went down SIS per cent.
Clothing dropped off 4.6 per cent:
Rents and fuel fell 81 per cent
and items in the miscellaneous
group went down OF per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
HalUks Hops West
To Join Sioux Tribe

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y,
Aug. IL G.NSD.-Frank Hawks,
famous aviator, hoped for Hot
Springs, S. OAK. today, in the
drizzling rain. He did not plan
to stop until he reaches Chi
cago. where he. will refuel. At
Hot Springs he will attend the
Great Council of American In
dians and be indicted into the
Sioux Tribe.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
Girls Arm Broken
In PLGYgrOuvld Fall

The first injury at the Alexan-
dria municipal Fairgrounds since
their establishment several years
ago occurred yesterday when
Dorothy Northup. 10, Of 315
South Pitt st., fell and fractured
her arm while playing on the
Washington Street grounds. She
was treated at the Alexandria
Hospital.
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TO SUMMON GRAND JURY

A special grand jury will be sum-
moned for September to try sew
eral felony cases which have been
received since the June term in
Alexandria.
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Woman Wins Fight
With Huge JeUfiSh

FORT MEYERS, Fla, Aug. IL.
Mrs. Graham l.. Wilson, VIII o
weighs 1876 pounds, landed 273-
pound Jewish with light tackle
here, after a Commute struggle.
The Washington times., 1931-03-06
F|REMEN KILLED
IN UPSET

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
March 6.-Two members of the
Citizens Fire Company of this
town were killed and five others
were reported injured when the
truck in which they were speed
ing toward Harpers Ferry to aid
in combating fire on the new
100000 bridge left the road near
Halltown, w. Va, and turned
turtle. The truck was demol-
ished.
The heavy fire-fighting macine
developed too much speed to hold
to the country road, it was be-
lieved. ..
The dead were said to be Clar-
ence Perks and Fillmore Davis,
both volunteer firemen of Charles
Town.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va,
March 6.-Fire which broke out
in some unexplained manner
caused damage estimated at thou
sands Of dollars to the new Bal
timore and Ohio bridge across
the Potomac River here this noon.
noon.
Passengers on east and west
bound trains of the Baltimore
and Ohio we're provided thrilling
spectacle. Trains were held up
and the passengers lined the
banks on both sides of the river.
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YOUTH IN CRASH
KILLS SELF

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, March s
0.N.SD.-ApparentIy fearing ar
rest after he and three COM
paniOns had figured in an early
m Orning automobile accident,
Ralph ChicsOn, 22, of Kingston,
shot and killed himself in hotel
room here today while police
raped on his door for admit
tance.
Chicson, accompanied by John
Otrosky, Agnes Kitchen and Peggy
Oldsey, was returning home when
the automobile overturned.
Girls Injured
Both girls were injured. They
were taken to hospital by a pass
ing motorist. Another motoriSt
picked up Chicson and Otrosky,
who were slightly hurt, and took
them to hotel.
Shot Rings Out
Police went to the hotel to queS-
ton ChicSon.
The officers raped on the door.
Chicson called:
who's there?"
'"The police"
Almost Immediately a revolver
shot rang out.
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BLIZZARD GRIPS
MIDDLE WEST

OMAHA, March 6 Q.N.S).
The blizzard which began in the
Rocky Mountain area laid its
icy hand on portions of the Gen.
trail States today, but it's severity
apparently had abated to de-
gree. The storm center continued
to move eastward.
Highways in the western pOr-
tiOn of Nebraska, from the pan
handle" to the Missouri River,
were blocked by snow.
Snow and sub-freezing tempera-
lures were predicted for parts Of
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Illinois.
Wyoming, Montana and Colo
RADIO also we're still under a
blanket of snow.
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MADE
.FORE|GHTER
SENTENCE
Former Policeman Convicted
of Conspiracy to Violate
Dry Law; Bail to Be Given

Herbert .GlaSsman, former
garage proprietor, who with eight
others was recently convicted OF
conspiracy to violate the prohibi-
ton law, today was sentenced by
Justice Oscar r. Luhring to
serve two years in prison and to
pay a fine Of $4,000.
Samuel Goldstein and Harry
Behrle, two, other defendants,
were given similar sentences.
The others, Irving Rosenberg,
Alton Cissel; Antonio Ambrosio,
Jacob Miller, Harvey O'Connor
and SFrancis Joseph Paxton, were
sentenced to serve 18 months and
to pay fine Of $2,50O., g.. ,
Appeals Are Noted
Appeals we're noted forSaN de-
PENDANTS excepts "a fhbt0sfo; who
last week Withdrew his motion
for a new trial.
Justice Lahring reHnanded the
defendants to Jail, where they
have been held since their con-
victiOn, pending completion OF
the bill Of exceptions, but
asserted that he would entertain
q motion for bail when the
bills were filed.
AS sentence was pronounced,
the courtroom was filled with
sobs of the weeping wives and
sweethearts Of the defendants,
who were characterized by Justice
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RASKOB'S s PLAN
CALLED PERIL
To PARTY
Senator Sheppard Appeals
to Democrats to Defeat
Home Rule Liquor Plank

An appeal to Democrats to re-
ject the Raskob anti-prohibition
recommendation so the party can
unite in 1892 to overthrow ra-
pacity, monopoly, and greed in
this republic" was issued today
by Senator Sheppard CD Of
Texas, one of the authors Of the
Eighteenth Amendment.
Sheppard urged Democrats in
every State to instruct their rep
resentativeS on the Democratic
national committee to vote against
the Raskob plan for "home rule
control of prohibition. Said Shep,
pard: .
"RaskOb has announced his
intention to call at some later
date for a vote by the National
Democratic Committee ON his
Recommendation for wet
6 plank in the next national
Democratic platform.
y Appeals for Defeat
II appeal to all Democrats,
wet or dry, to unite in q move
ment to defeat this suggestion.
'Let us not permit our party
to be diverted from this great
purpose, its activities to be Grip
pied and its chance for serv-
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WE'D Z WEEKS,
CALL QUITS

NEW YORK, March 6 QNS).
Betty Compton, dancer, and Ed
die Dowling, scenario writer, have
separated after a fortnight Of
married life, according to friends.
Miss Compton was said today
to be staying at the home of
friends in Westchester county,
while Bowling is reported to be
living with his mother here.
The couple were married on
February Is and spent their
honeymoon in Havana.
Their friends were unable to
say whether the separation was
temporary or permanent.
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Slayer
MAY CD FREE

KANSAS CITY, March 6
Q.N.S0.-Grapevine reports ema-
mating from the vicinity Of the
jury room in Criminal Court here
today were that the jury stood
II to / for acquittal Of Mrs.
Myrtle A. Bennett, charged with
Staying her husband during a
bridge game quarrel.
The jury is composed Of 10 mar
ried men and two single men.
Study Murder Scene
During their deliberations the
jurors asked for a detailed floor
plan of the Bennett apartment
in which the shooting occurred
following an argument between
Bennett and his wife. The dia-
gram was sent into the jury
room.
Had Asked for Death
The prosecution had asked the
death penalty on charge Of first
degree murder.
In closing arguments the 3S-
year-old widow was pictured by
the prosecution as a deliberate
slayer and by her defense counsel
as a wife subjected to indignities
who felt herself to be in danger
and had certain right to use the
revolver on. her husband.
Bennett was shot and killed
after he had slapped his wife
for chiding him for failing to
make GOOD her bid of four spades
doubled in q contract bridge game
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M.
Hoffman, neighbOrs.
Death Called Accident
Mrs. Bennett described the
shooting as an accident, testify
ing that she was about to hand
her husband the revolver when
she stumbled, discharglng the
gun.
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Rum Squad Enters Church;
Director Apologies

Director Schofield explained
that the raid was not a raid"
The police, he said, we're search
ing for a bootlegger, and no Of
fense was intended to st. Peters,
or any other church. The boot
logger, he explained, made a
practice of caching his liquor in
unlikely places"
The police, however. looked
through private packages in the
parish house, church money
boxes, and any place they pleased
during the "raid."
Councilman w. w. Roper
branded the police as Schofield's
"HesSiana."
The Washington times., 1931-03-06
Humility Is No Sign
Of Weakness, Pope
Says in Letter

VATICAN CITY, March 6
U.N.SO. Christian humility
does not imply a weakness of
character" Pope Plus Nj de-
clared today in a letter to
Bishop DaIlacOsta, of PadOva,
regarding celebration of the
seventh centenary of st. An
thOny.
The Pope approved Bishop
DallacoSta'S initiative in in
viting the world bishops to par
ticipate in the celebration. His
Holiness added:
"On the contrary, it proves
. soul of fOrtitude when it is
necessary to defend the rights
of God, church and Pope, un.
Justly violated"
The Pontiff extended an
apostolic blessing to all par
ticipating in the ceremonies.
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Jailed Er-MGyOr
Tolls on $1,000 Fine

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 6
G.N.SD John L. Duvall, former
mayor of Indianapolis, today was
in the Marion county jail start
ing to work out a $1,000 fine at
the rate of 81 a day.
This fine and a 30-day Jail
sentence were imposed on Duvall
after he was convicted in 1927
Of violating the corrupt prac-
tices act. Duvall lost all appeals.
Once wealthy man, Duvall's
excursion into politics has left
him broke" he asserted today.
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Youth Shot DOlUn
Resisting O. Bandit

ST. LOUIS, March 6 QN.S0.
Walter Shaw, %, of Oil City, Pa.
early today was shot in the arm
and abdomen when he resisted
a bandit who accoSted him when
he and a girl companion entered
Shaw's automobile. Shaw was
taken to the City Hospital in
critical condition.
A man identifying himself as
Harry Suraud was captured and
identified as the bandit by Shaw
and his friend, Miss Dorothy
Duddleston, %, police say.
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PHILADELPHIA, March GA
squad of liquor raiders invaded
the fashionable st. Peters Episco-
pal Church and parish hall, in
Germantown, Wednesday night
during a Lenten service and ran
sacked the place.
They withdrew with the pro-
tests Of the rector and worship
ers ringing in their ears. Today
Director of Public Safety LemueI
B. SchOfield issued unt;ic
apology, but supported th. 81 On
Of his police.
The raiders had 40 search var
rant. -
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TOSSED
I. LINER NEARS
RESCUE
Red Cross RosaIind, Minus a
Propeller, Will Be Taken In
Tow by S. S. Newfoundland

NEW YORK, March 6 G.N.S).
Safety Of the passengers and crew
Of the Red Cross liner Rosalind
was virtually assured today as the
steamship Newfoundland, Of the
same line, stood by the disabled
ship awaiting the arrival Of one
Of the company'S tugs from Hall
fax.
Meantime, the storm had
abated, it was reported to the
line offices here, and the tug was
expected to reach the ROsaIind at
any moment and take it in tow
to Halifax.
With 80 passengers and q crew.
Of about 70, the RoSalind threw
her propeller yesterday during the
violent storms which swept the At
lantic Seaboard, as, she was about
$50 miles southeast Of the Nova
Scotian coast. She was en- route
to New York from st. Johns.
Many Ships Endangered
The Newfoundland, which was
bound from Boston to Liverpool,
changed her course on receiving
the Rosa1ind's distress signals.
She will proceed on her journey
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NICHOLS PLANE
SEEKSRECORD

NEW YORK, March 6 GNS).
Shortly after noon today Ruth
Nichols scared over Manhattan on
the start of her attempt to set
new altitude record for women
fliers.
She signalled her start by cir
cling over downtown buildings,
then sent her plane into a climb.
The Washington times., 1931-03-06
SOUiet Clocks Crazy,
InUeStiQ1tiOn ShOLps

MOSCOW, March 6 G.N.S).
Agitation is underway here for
the regulation of the city's 70 big
public clocks.
Investigation showed that only
two men are assigned to the task
of keeping them running, conse-
quently they register a difference
of time ranging from 10 minutes
to an hour,
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ASSERTS
HEPLANNED
To MARRY
ARLENE
Football Hero Reluctantly
Relates Details Of Party
at Which Girl Met Death

VALPARAISO, Ind, March 8
GN.S0.-Mention of the name Of
Arlene braves, his dead sweet
heart, today, caused Virgil Kirk
land, on trial for her alleged MUIR
der, to break down and cry like a
child when he took the witness
stand in his own defense.
The former high school athlete
possessed none of the self-aSsur-
ance that marked his appearance
when the trial opened before
Judge Grant Crumpacker almost
two weeks ago.
The question that brought the
outbreak Of tears was:
''Were you acquainted with
Arlene DraveS?"
Attorney O'Hara urged him to
brace up"
The youth again whimpered
when asked:
Virgil did you love ArIene?"
Kirkland answered between
sobs:
"Of course L did"
Wanted To Wed Hek
After O'Kara had obtained
from Kirkland the statement that
he had proposed to Arlene, he
asked:
"Your love for her was that
a man bears for the girl he
wants to marry, wasn't it?"
|. 'Tt was"
The girl plighter her troth with
Kirkland about two weeks before
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Denupsey's Dad, 73,
To We'd Woman, 81

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
March 6 G.N.S0.-Hiram Demp-
sey. 73, father of Jack Dempsey,
former world heavyweight cham
pion boxer, will marry Mrs.
Hannah Lyle Chapman, 81, it
was revealed today.
The elder Dempsey obtained a
marriage license Thursday. He
is divorced from Jacks mother,
Mrs. Cecilia Dempsey, who also
lives here.
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Open Saloons Asked
On st. Pdtrick'S DUu

DUBLIN, March 6 G.N.S).-In
order to allow celebration of st.
Patrick's Day in proper fashion,
a movement has been launched
here to secure open saloons on
that national holiday.
Religious and prohibition so
cieties are opposing the campaign.