Newspaper from Friday, December 3, 1926

OCR text: Bain Letter to Fall Expressed Hope of Making It “Easy” for Californian. Frank J. Hogan, chief defense coun sel for Edward L. Doheny in the Fall-Doheny conspiracy trial, an nounced this afternoon that a supoe na had been issued for Secretary of -the Navy Wilbur for his appearance in court. The defense, Mr. Hogan said, would ask him to explain why he had refused certain documents asked for by the defense and also if he had interfered with naval officers who are soon to testify for the de fendants. Mr.

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OCR text: BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. It was learned authoritatively today that President Coclidge will reappoint George C. Aukum and Charles V. Meehan as judges of the Municipal Court, of the District of Columbia. The President was tepresented as having reached this decision within the past few days. It is expected that their nominations will be sent to the Senate Monday or Tuesday. Accord ing to advices received at the White House there is every reason to feel that they will be readily confirmed.

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OCR text: Know of Husband’s Love for Mrs. Mills. By the Associated Press. COURTHOUSE, SOMER VILLE, N. J., December 3.—The Hall-Mills case was given to a Somerset County jury at 1:44 o’clock this afternoon. The trial was started one month ago today, when Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and her brothers, Henry and William Stevens, were charged with the murder of Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills. Mrs. Mills was slam with the Rev.

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OCR text: Post. Sidney F. Taliaferro, local lawyer and educator, of 1801 Sixteenth street, may be appointed District Commis sioner to succeed Cuno H. Rudolph, it was learned this afternoon from au thoritative sources. President Coolidge, it is said, has Mr. Taliaferro’s name under serious consideration and it was indicated at the White House late today that some announcement in this connection might l>e forthcoming this afternoon. Mr. Taliaferro has legal offices in the Union Trust Building.

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OCR text: By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, December 3. While Marshal Chang Tso-lin is or ganizing the “ankuonslun,” or alliance of northern war lords, to attempt a co-operative movement against the Cantonese, the revolutionary army of the south is continuing its victorious march. Within the last 24 hours two im portant cities, Foochow and Yen pingfu, both on the line of'the rail road running from the coast to Nan chang, have fallen into the hands of the Canton government.

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OCR text: JUNIUS B. WOOD. By Cable to The Star and ChFasro Daily News. Copyright. 1920. MOSCOW. December 3. —A revolt in the Philippines, preparatory to war between America and Japan, with Great Britain involved on one side, is being fomented by the third Interna tionale, according to Dmitri Manuil sky, one of three Russian members of the executive committee, who hails from the Ukraine, which America helped during the famine. “As soon as the Chinese revolution is started, we will be more attentive to the forces developing in the Pacific Ocean," he said.

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OCR text: By the Associated Press. Enactment of an emergency radio control measure prohibiting issuance of broadcasting licenses after Decem ber (5 and control of the industry by two bodies, a Federal Radio Com mission and the Commerce Depart ment, are the recommendations of the national radio co-ordinating com mittee to the Congress. These recommendations, adopted here in the first meeting represent ing the industry, were presented to day to Senate and House conferees in charge of'radio legislation by Wal ter A.

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OCR text: Trainmen Accept Smaller Raise Than Asked to Avoid Tur moil of Strike. By the Associated Press. MONTREAL, December 3.—The wage dispute in which 15,000 Canadian • trainmen had voted to strike unless they were given an. increase was set tled today. S. N. Rerr, senior vice president of the Order of Railway Conductors, and W. J. Babe, vicepresident of the Brotherhood of Trainmen, announced the settlement was peaceful and that the men had been granted varying increases.

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OCR text: By JAMEB L. KILGALLEN, International News Service SOMERVILLE, N. J„ Dec. 3.—Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall was referred to as “a cold, blooded murderess,” by Spe cial Prosecutor Alexander Simpson in his impassioned summation to the jury in the Hall-Mills case today. He ? declared she and her brothers, , Henry , and Willie Stevens,, killed the Bev. Ed* ward W. . Hall and M~s: Eleanor Mills during a row in De Bussey’s the night of September 14, 1922. “That fatal night Mrs. Hall may have had no idea of mur der,” said Simpson.

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OCR text: an "Winkle, of the Women’s Bu reau; John Poole, of the Federal Rational Bank; Clark C. Griffith, df the Washington Baseball Club, •nd many others. That is but the nucleus of a membership that •within three days will number hundreds. The members are men, women, and children who want to help and are willing to help and who DO help make Christmas some thing more than a mere date for those who . are not in good cir •umstances at this time. Rudolph Enthusisastie "It is a fine things and I heartily approve of it,” said Com missioner Rudolph.

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OCR text: *‘For it’s always fair weather When GOOD FELLOWS get together” That’s the annual Christmas carol and slogan which busy Washington men, women and chil dren are asked to bear in mind ' today. The annual call to deeds has sounded. The GOOD FELLOWS are be ing organized. The organization of GOOD FELLOWS, sponsqred by The Washington Times, ex tends to all individuals an oppor tunity to do good, to give sub stantial help, to consider Christ inas spirit in making real a Christ mas for those who otherwise may ~be left out.

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OCR text: Bu United Press MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. *3.—Rush H. Parke, clerk of the American Savings Bank and Trust Company, fled Memphis early today after au ditors had found a shortage of more than SIOO,OOO in his accounts. Parke came to work early, bank officials say, found the auditors in his cage, turned and fled from the building. The complete audtit of his ac count was not finished until several hours later when It was foound i the shortage would exceed SIOO,OOO. I Park has been a trusted employe of the bank for several years.

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OCR text: Bu United Press WASHINGTON. Dec. B.—Possi bility of protests against election of Arthur R. Gould, Republican Sen ator designate of Maine, aroused some concern among Republican leaders nt the capltol today. Demo crats have privately threatened to contest the seating of Gould, who is to he sworn in Monday, succeed ing the late Senator Bert M.

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OCR text: Bv United Press SAULT STE MARIE, Mich., Dec. 3.—With sub-freezing weather still prevailing over Ice-locked upper lake channels, efforts were redoubled today to liberate approximately forty lake steamers fast by the new formed ice. Only one vessel, the Martian, had been able to break clear from tlrf; ice early today. A powerful railroad car ferry from St. Ignace was due to arrive in lower St.

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OCR text: ness Asserts. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The gov ernment ripped into the Fall-Doheny in the oil conspiracy trial to day with introduction of a letter'to former Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall, from one of his subordinates, telling of legal objections to the Pearl Harbor project and reviewing suggestions that a formal opinion obtained. The subordinate, H. Foster Bain, bureau of mines chief in 1922, when the Elk Hills Pearl Harbor con tracts and leases were made, said no Interior Department or attorney general's opinion was ever sought.

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OCR text: Bu t'nitrit Prr CHICAGO, Doe. 8. —Seven States hnvo agreed on reciprocity regarding automobile licenses as the reault of a meeting of secretaries of State held here The States represented at the meeting were Illinois, lowa, Min nesota, Kansas, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky (unofficially). The sec retaries agreed to recommend to (Heir legislatures a uniform law granting reciprocity on all but trunks operating on regular routes. Frederick E.

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OCR text: Loss of approximately $4,000 was suffered today in a spectacular downtown fire which partially de stroyed a three story brick building at Ogden and Wabash Sts., jus! east of Alabama St., used as a stor age place by Frank L. Hartsoek. commission merchant. A brick wall prevented the flames from spreading to the Banner Stoi age Company warehouse, adjoining Twelve automobiles and trucks were In this structure, but it was no' necessary to move them out. Origin of the blaze is rfot known.

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OCR text: Having ventured into the field of utility regulation and control of many types of businesses, Boynton J. Moore, city council president, to day attempted to qualify as a paving expert. It appears that Moore has devel oped a fondness for “Miami cement” as a patching material for the hun dreds of thousands o f holes In city streets, which “Amiesite,” "Ken tucky rock asphalt” and crushed stone and tar products, tested by I the board of works, have failed to I conquer.

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OCR text: Hu United. Press CANTON, Dec. 3. —The south China: nationalist government today announced the dispatch of a severe note to the British foreign office in London protesting against the ar rest of fourteen nationalists in the British concessions at Tien Tsin. The

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