Newspaper from Tuesday, November 30, 1926

OCR text: i A man believed to be James H. Pythian, 35 years old. was seriously injured while at the northwest corner of Fifteenth street and Rhode Island avenue early this afternoon, when two automobiles, interlocked in a collision, swung over and knocked him down. The collision, according to James Green, colored, of 1511 Church street, occurred e-hile he was driving a truck • north on Fifteenth street, toward the center of the intersection, when his machine was struck by a large limou sine.

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OCR text: Vesuvius' Neighbor. Semi-Extinct, Sends Up Huge Clouds. NAPLES. November 30 (4*l.—The semi-extlnot volcano Solfatara. at Pozzuoli. near here, is showing signs of unusual activity. Experts believe this is due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the two craters being mem bers of the same chain of mountains. Immense clouds of sulphurous vapor are issuing from a number of fissures surrounding the crater.

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OCR text: print of Willie Stevens Bobs Up Again. COLRTHOFSE, Somerville,' X. J.. November 30. —Introduced b.v the ( Slate to testify as to the reputation . of Mrs. Jane Gibson for truth and veracity, a witness created a mild sensation-in court during the trial of ■ the Hall-Mills case today by saying that it was "not so good." I The defense had offered a dozen witnesses to say that Mrs.

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OCR text: Holding liis second breakfast confer ence in as many’ days with party asso ciates, President Coolidge this morning took up with House members the question of tiie accumulated Treasury surplus and exchanged ideas as to the most practical and beneficial means of disposing of it. The President had as his guests seven members of the House, four of whom are members of tlie ways and means committee, which will eventually draft the legislation pro viding for the disposition of the sur plus. The other three were the Re publican leaders of the House.

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OCR text: B.v l tie Antociateti Press PARIS, November 30. - Although Bucharest official advices continue to maintain that the condition of King Ferdinand is better, rumors from Vienna, Belgrade and other centers are that he is dead. The statement from Bucharest that Ferdinand’s condition has shown im provement seems to be borne out by a diplomat who has just arrived here from the Rumanian capital.

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OCR text: for Consolidation. f Wiih a suggested outline for merger {legislation from the Washington trac Commission w ill meet tomorrow morn ing a.t 10 o'clock to consider the bill which it proposes to have Congress enact at the forthcoming session to force the two companies to enter vol untarily into a unified operation.

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OCR text: PROTECTION INADEQUATE Bloodshed Threatened as Fukienese Retreat Before Victorious Cantonese Armies. I /ON DON, November 30. British •nd French sailors a ini marines have landed at Hankow and it is reported * that United States marines also went ashore to co-operate with them in what is described in special dispatches fs “the gravest crisis in China since fche Boxer rebellion.” The trouble is due to the defeat of Peking govern jnent forces by the troops of the Pan Stress is laid upon the seriousness mt the situation at Hankow by the correspondents.

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OCR text: SOMERVILLE. N. J.. Nov. 30.—Herewith is an extract from the letter sent by Gilbert A. Van Dorn to Judge Cleary—the letter which will cause Senator Simpson to ask for a retrial. In justice to the jurors named in the letter, who have not been formally charged with any wrongdoing, their names have been eliminated and letters substituted. Certain terms of profane nature have also been eliminated.

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OCR text: The duties of a quartermaster of the Anrty are to supply the Army with the necessities of life. But heer is not one of the necessities, under the Fort Myer rules and regulations, and George Muntain, quartermaster of the fart, was arrested today by Arlington cou«y officials, charged with supplying soldiers with beer. Authorities became suspicious when they observed soldiers go ing daily to the quartermaster’s An investigation was made Eighteen cases charged with illegal and sale. . The raid* was conducted by Sheriff Howard B. Fields and. Deputies John R.

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OCR text: mission and the Potomac’'Elec tric Power Company. Profit-Sharing Plan The reduction will result from the profit sharing plan now in operation between the company and the commission whereby half of the company’s profit over per cent a year is devoted each year to a reduction in rates for the following year. The company’s profit this year will be more than SBOO,OOO, over seven and a half per cent, it is estimated, and an agreement has been reached to turn $430,000 into reduced rates for next year.

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OCR text: BY SALE OF GARLIC PARIS, Nov. 30. —It pays to sell Rarlie, if one can judge by the for tune left by an old won, m at Kimes. She made her living bv jelling bunches of the vegetable much used for seasoning. When her rooms were searched 30,000 francg in gold were

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OCR text: Marie Declares. Bu United Press CHERBOURG, Nov. 30.—Queen Marie of Roumania arrived at 3:20 p. m. today from the United States, explaining that she had had a won derful time there, but had been com pelled to curtail her Journey because of the illness of King Ferdinand. The first attempt to take the royal party off the liner Berengarla failed when the tug which went outside the breakwater to receive the pas sengers encountered high seas. A second effort succeeded.

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OCR text: Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty testified at the FallDoheny conspiracy trial today that he was not officially asked either by the Navy or Interior Department as to legality of the Elk Hills naval oil reserve leases. On the fifth anniversary of the delivery of E. D. Doheny’s little brown satchel confining SIOO,OOO to the then Secretary of the Interior, Albert B. Fall, "the former secre tary’s son-in-law today told the FallDoheny jury how he disposed of the money.

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OCR text: Plans for abolishment of the women’s division of thfe Indianapolis police department Jan. 1, were dis closed today by Chief Claude F. Johnson. Under the budget allowance for the new year, seventeen of the women police will have to be dropped from the pay roll. To bring this about, Johnson will suspend all but five of his present force, now headed by Mrs. Rachel Schweir, who ranks as sergeant. Os the five re maining, three will be assigned to the matron’s office of the city prison and the other two will work in his office, Johnson said.

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OCR text: Bu United Press NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—Bishop W'illiar.i T. Manning of the Episcopal diocese of New York was accused by the Rev. James M. Gillis, Paulist missionary nnd editor of the Catholic World, in a radio address last night of “using the tactics of a disreputable lawyer” in attacking the Marlborough-Vanderbilt mar riage annulment.

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OCR text: Corporation Counsel Alvah J. Rucker announced today that he would amend his complaint asking for an injunction to halt the merger of the two local electric utilities so that it will cover the amended pe tition filed before the Indiana public service commission Monday. The case is set for hearing in the Marion County Circuit Court Wednesday.

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OCR text: It’s hue that sonny needs some shoes. His feel are on the ground. It sure is tough that he can’t wait Till Christmas rolls around. '

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OCR text: ate June 20, 1927. The bitter factional differences which have disrupted the organiza tion of the First Christian church of I Mishawaka and resulted in almost 1 continuous warfare within the con gregation for tho past two years, were amicably settled Monday, when counsel for both sides reached an agreement by which litigation now pending in the St. Joseph Cir cuit court is to be continued until June 20, 1927.

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OCR text: To Be Affected. United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—Dem ocrats are seeking evidence for four Senatorial election contests, any one of which If successful would give the present minority par ty control of the next U. S. Senate. Accredited of Democratic agents, it became known today, are at work in Pennsylvania and Indiana, a con test is looming in Illinois and threats have been made that if the Republican Senatorial candidate is successful in the election in Maine today his right to his seat will be challenged.

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OCR text: WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—The U. S. district attorney at Boston has been ordered by the justice depart ment to investigate possibility of instituting criminal proceedings against owners and officers of the steamer City of Rome which ram med and sank the submarine S-

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OCR text: FRIEND SUCCUMBS By International News Service: CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 39.—Dr. Hamilton Fisk Biggar, 87, Intimate friend and physician of John D. Rockefeller for more than 50 years died here today. He is said to have known Rockefeller more intimately than any other man. As his physi cian, Dr. Biggar predicted some time ago that “John D.

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OCR text: AL FOR PRESIDENCY By United News: WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—Gov. A1 Smith, of New York, is “fast ■becoming the candidate of Re publican leaders for the Demo cratic nomination for president, because they know they can beat him,” Sen. Heflin, Alabama Dem ocrat, declared in a statement Monday. “There is no doubt in my mind that if the Republican leaders could select the Democratic can didate for President they would be unanimous In their choice of Gov. Smith,” he said.

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OCR text: Ship of Souls will be the motion picture feature at this week's pro gram of the Grand Avenue Social Center, Wednesday, 7 p. m. A play. Where, But in America? will be given by students of the public speaking class of West Division High school under direction of

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OCR text: SOMERVILLE, N. J.f Nov. 30.— —Introduced by the state to testi fy as to the reputation of Mrs. Jane' Gibson for truth and veracity*, a witness created a mild sencation in court during the trial of the Hall-' Mills ease today by saying that it, was “not so good.” The defense had offered a dozen I witnesses to say that Mrs. Gibson, re garded as the star witness for the prosecution bore a reputation for truthfulness in the community where she lived and special Prosecutor Alexander Simpson announced that he would offer character witnesses for Mrs.

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OCR text: Injunction papers restraining the Southern Pacific from going ahead with right-of-way work though the orchard of L. L. Starkey north of La Feria have been served on the railroad a* a result of action taken ' by the owner and his wife. This was the first of 21 condem of Brownsville as attorney for the Southern Pacific and was heard last week. Starkey secured the in junction on the grounds that he had not been notified as required by to he held. ■ Starkey, through his attorneys,* took up the matter with M. R.

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OCR text: Brownsville Junior College and Mer cedes high school will meet in a mid week football game at 3:45 o’clock Wednesday afternoon on the local high school field, it is announced by N. K. Dupre, dean of the college. This is a return game, Brownsville Junior College having defeated the Mercedes eleven, 3 to 0, in a rather close contest at Mercedes recently. Wednesday’s game also is expected to he a close one. This contest will see Oscar Cham pion, star backfield man who was un able to make the trip to Mercedes, in the lineup.

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OCR text: PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Nov. 29.—UPs Celebration of the 150th birthday anniversary of the nation ends offi cially today with a deficit of more than $5,200,000 for the SesquiiCenten nial Exposition. Plans to re-open the Sesqui next year were abandoned yesterday. The directors opposed such a plan, chiefly because of financial reasons.

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OCR text: CHERBOURG, France, Nov. 30.— (JP\—After being delayed several hoars by rough weather, Queen Marie of Rumania landed from the steamer Berengaria this afternoon and en trained for Paris, where she is due at 10:30 o’clock tonight.

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OCR text: (Special to The Herald.) HARLLINGEN, Tex., Nov. 30. Three men have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Florentino Chavez at his farm five miles north of Harlingen. Chavez was shot in the back with a shotgun, the entire charge strik ing at close range. The three men arented by Sheriff LG. Nichols and some of his dep uties are Guadalupe Longoria An tonio Galvan and Eugenio Garcia. They were all taken to the Cam eron county jail in Brownsville to await a preliminary hearing. CASE IS DISMISSED CALDWELL, Tex., Nov.

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OCR text: AUSTIN. Texas, Nor. 30.—/A*)— Two young women held in quarantine in the Austin city hospital here in connection with a vice campaign be ing conducted by the police depart ment, set fire to the building last I night and escaped during the confu sion* which followed discovery of the blase.

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OCR text: BORGER. Tex.. Nov. 30.—Of)— Leaning over the edge of a large storage tank to gauge the oil with a short stick, W. A. Parker, 26. who had been in the employment of the Gulf Production Company four days, died early this morning when he was overcome by the gas. The dead man was found lying on top of the tank by his brother, half an hour after he had climbed to the top. Coroner Malone declared death was due from gas poisoning.

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