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It mily cus pect Greet ting the nue orth yed 180P win eth, at ork her ent Ind Ing nd, the NE on ed ort kn The Weather Partly Cloudy News of by Associated World Direct Press to Wire Wednesday Morning, August 50 1927. Our 4 PLANES ARE UP OVER PACIFIC IN DOLE AIR MRS. JOHN F. SEAMAN DIES; GAVE LIBERALLY -TO Y.W.C.A End Comes During Her in California DIES IN LONDON HAD BEEN ILL LONG Paid Glowing Tribute By Miss Reid Mrs. John F.

Seaman, benefactor of the Poughkeepsie Young Women's Christian Association and well known here am a resident of Cedarchit for many years, which she donated two years, ago to the Y. W. C. died Monday Califernia home in La Jolla. her at the time of her other death, which came after lingering "Illness of heart disease, were her daughter, Miss Josephine Gaskin Seaman and Dr.

Grace N. Kimball, president of the Y. W. C. A.

Miss Mary Ellen Reid, secretary of the Y. W. C. had visited Mrs. Seaman about two weeks ago and returned last night from her western trip.

She said, on behalf of the association: "Poughkeepste has lost one of its best friends and benefactors. Mrs. Seaman was known and loved by all for her kind and -character." The body will brought from CalIfornia to New York and the burlal will be In Woodlawn Cemetery Monday morning at the convenience of the family. Mrs. Seaman, who was Annie Yates, was the daughter of a baptist minister and was born in Shanghai while her parents were there doing missionary.

work. She spent the greater part of her lite In China and came to Poughkeepsie with her husband about 15 years ago. They lived on their estate called Cedarcliff and Mr. Seaman died several years ago. Then Mrs.

Seaman failed In health and went to California where she spent several years. Mr. Seaman was cousin of William Ferris, of Ferris Lane. Mrs. Seaman was a member of the Board of Directors of the W.

C. A. and was actively interested In Its work. After the gave the Cedarelitf estate to the association clubhouse was built there the dontainink a swimming pool and new building was opened last spring. She wAs member of the First Baptist Church here.

Thea Rashe's Plane Almost Total Wreck Checkup Discloses Her little red biplane virtual wreck Fraulein Thea Rasche, who plunged into the Hudson River here recently, finds herself a "Mary without a according to word received in this city last night from Curtiss Field, L. After Thea and her air steed, to say nothing of the little German monkey, were rescued from the chill Hudson. last week the plane was plucked from the bottom of. the river, raised with the assistance of a diver. and shipped to the New York Held for observation.

It has been discovered that the engine is about the only portion of the plane which has survived the Poughkeepale, was ducking. stated yesterday at the flying feld that Thea may purchase a Curtiss Hawk plane equipped with 450. horsepower motor and store her own wrecked plane. The German aviatrix came to grief here last Friday when, after swooping under the Poughkeepsie bridge, her motor suddenly went "dead." SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY for hairdressing parlor. Established since: 1900.

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Goodrich Dies, Was Niece of Samuel F. B. Morse Member of Prominent Family in History Of Dutchess County; End Comes at 80 After Three. Years in Hospital Miss Cornelia G. Goodrich, ber of one of the oldest and best known familles in Dutchess County, died 'at Vassar Hospital yesterday from the infirmities of old age and the result hip which she suffered two and a half years ago, She was past 80.

When Miss Goodrich returned from abroad three years ago, she vis. Ited the Misses Ada B. and Fannie E. -Behrader -of 56 Hooker Avenue who then lived in Academy Street. It was while visiting them that she fell in a room and suffered the trace ture.

Taken, to Vassar Hospital then, Miss Goodrich never left -there. Among Miss Goodrich's relatives were several prominent persons eldeing Samuel B. Morse, of the telegraph. who was her She was the daughter of William AL. and Cornelia P.

Good- News Two Entries in Air Derby Doran Jack Frost TOWN TRAFFIC LIGHTS ILLEGAL Towns Lack Authority To Enact Rules CHANGE IS LIKELY Senator Webb Studying Problem Now Ettorta of townships in Dutchess County to regulate trame, particularly by means of signal lights in unincorporated villages. are doomed least to temporary tallure, learned yesterday through the covering that under the existing state law town governments have no authority to 'enset regulations of this nature. State Senator J. Griswold Webb, chairman of the joint legislative committee on the recodification of the town law, connrmed the fact that townships at present have no power to regulate trame and added that the matter already had received considerable attention the hearings which his committee 1s holding throughout the state to form a basis for recommendations for a new code. He Indicated that it was likely that the committee's report would granting, townships the authority to enact local trame laws.

Because of the situation disclosed yesterday, the townships have no authority to cause the arrest of drive who disregard stop and go signais, although arrests can be made in such cases in Incorporated vilinges. In the townships, the only legal recourse open to peace omolals la to charge motorists who tall to observe the lights with reckless driv. ing. At present there are stop and gO signals in Red Hook, Pine Plains, and Rhinebeck, and red flash warnIng lights in Hyde Park and Staatsburg. The town board of Hyde Park.

it la reported, has ordered traffie control signals for the main Intersections In each of the last two communities. There will. be another publie hearIng before the Committee in Roches. ter on Thursday. All the visora from the nearby towns have been Invited to be present and this question will be discussed.

One town official stated yesterday that in the opinion of some of the representatives, of the companies which manufacture tramo signals, the signals are not needed in many of the communities It la possible, where the town presumed to regulate traffic in this manner, without authorization of law, that the town might be named Joint defendant in a civil action for damages growIng out of an automobile accident. Cities, of course, have the power to enact traffic ordinances but towna are powerless in this regard. At the Committee hearing In Albany. supervisors recommended that the present la be amended to permit towne to operate tramo signals with legal authority. There la some discussion and It was suggested at the last, session.

of the -legislature, that laws be passed to standardize the automatio tratfo sigrial system in the many cities in the 'state. It this atop was taken, towns probably woud be taken into consideration and the law designed accordingly, As far as could be learned yesterday, there have been no arrests in any of the communities in the county where signals have': been placed. for tallure to observe the signals. Drivers may be charged with reckless driving, but not with specifically disregarding the signals and in several Instances, this has been done. In Hyde Park.

and the warning lights, which flash red at Intersectiona, have been in use All the News Worth Reading Single Copies Three Conte Volume NumBEr DERBY STATE SUPREME COURT REVIEWS SACCO EVIDENCE Decision Upon Newest Appeal by Defense Is Reserved EXCEPTIONS FILED Judge Thayer's Action Put Forth as Basis For Writ of Error Bostori, legal steps taken in beAug. (P) the of latest Nicolas Sacco' and Bartolorested tonight with the hut Neo Massachusetts supreme court, Four Vanzetti of the court sitting AB the bench heard arguments. today, members full the matter under adviseand intimation as to when took ment, would announce their ruling. with no they had before them a new they for a writ of error addressed also bench, and filed by defense petition the conclusion of the the full counsel at D. Hill, chief defense arguments.

Arthur Attorney General Arthcounsel, and K. Reading, elaborated before briefs which they had the court on and against the defense bills died for exceptions to decisions of Judge it Webster. Thayer of the superior who presided at the SaccoVanzetti trial, and of Justice George court. Sanderson of the supreme The exceptions were to Judge Thayer's refusal to grant a new trial, a revocation of sentence; and to Justice Sanderson's sentence, denial of a writ of error. With a great mass of material tO be examined, it was considered posthat the court might not sible its decision for several days.

counce The arguments were concerned largely With allegations of prejudice. on the part of Judge Thayer. Mr. Hill asserted thta because el such prejudice Sacco and Vanzetti had not been fairly tried, and bad been derived of their constitutional rights, and that Judge Thayer was disqualifed to sit on the motions which he had denied. He referred to amdavita to the effect that Judge Thayer, durFred Moore, at that time chief the trial, had appeared to treat tense counsel, with contempt, and that outside the courtroom he had used vile language in referring to Sacco and Vanzetti.

Attorney Reading declared that under the statutes Judge Thayer had no authority to grant a new trial after sentence had been pronounced, and that his decision was final on the question of the revocation of sentence. He argued that Justice. Sanderson had the right to refuse to believe the amdavits fled with him, and that even if he did believe them, "he was not bound a8. a matter of law to rule that they constituted sufficient ground to require him to permit the issuance of a writ of error." He expressed the conviction that Sacco and Vanzetti had been given this trial, and pointed out, that no exception had been taken by defense attorneys to Judge Thayer's attitude toward Attorney Moore in the court room. As to the charges of Judge Thayer's language, outside the court room, the general said that even if they were to be believed, they showed -merely a lack of tact and breach of good taste.

'The constitution of Massachusetta," he remarked, "does not that every judge will at every time and. place, within and without the courtroom, refrain from the use of profanity and vile language." The fling of the writ of error with the full bench resulted from SUEgestion of the court that such proceedure with regard to a common law writ might have been followed in the frat place. David Schoentag, Bridge Contractor, Dies in Saugerties, David who holds the contract -for the west approach of the bridge der construction here, died last night un: o'clock at hie home in Saugerties. He had been suffering from scarlet fever. Mr.

Schoentas, well known In his profession In Dutches County, la survived by his widow. son. David, -daughter, Emily, two frothere and three sisters, one of whom is Mrs. W. A.

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86-87 1t. New York Protests Upon Assessments For Putnam County Mahopac, Aug. UP)mand was made today by the city of New York to the Board of Assessors in the Townships of Carmel, Kent, and Southeast, for a reduction in the assessment of its watershed property of 000,000, or ten percent of the total assessed valuation of Putnam county. A protest filed with the Car. mel assessors at their grievance day hearing here today by Edward F.

Joyce, special counsel of the city of New York, demanded a reduction of 773.61 on Its watershed property in Carmel township. The total assessment of the city property in carmel is $2,727.800. In the protest notice filed today the city alleged that the assessment in Illegal and erroneous for the reasons that no tice of grievance day was fled, that the city property is not properly described, that the dams and structures are not legally assessable, that the assessment roll is not made up as required by law, that the city property is assessed at 175 cent of Its full market value, while other property ni the tax district. is assessed at only 60 percent of Its full' value. MIDNIGHT FIRE IN PEEKSKILL Coal Yards Threatened By Riverfront Blaze TRAINS HELD UP Hour's Battle Brings Victory To Vamps (Special to The Eagle-News) Peekskill, Aug.

16. Fire which was discovered at 11:03 o'clock tostroy the Armstrong and night for time threatened, to deadjacent buildings but was put out by local firemen after an hour's battle. The scene of the conflagration is near the river's edge and it was necessary to string hose lines across the New York Central railroad right of way until other connections could be made. Freight traffic was tied and one passenger train was held up for Ave minutes, railroad authorities announced. 'lines of hose were used to extinguish the flame which was under control at midnight.

Although the exact damage could not be estimated tonight, it was admitted several and runwere burned. Hundreds of persons witnessed the blaze and added excitement was caused when the Are department was momentarily held up on Its way to the scene by Christy Brothers circus which had played an engage-' ment here today and was moving Its carloads of animals to the railroad cars. BOMB IN BUENOS AIRES Buenos Aires, Aug. 16 (P) A bomb was exploded tonight on one of the balconies of the private realdence of Eduardo Santiago, chief of detectives of the Buenos Aires POlice Department. There were no casualties, although the wall of the building was wrecked.

The bomb la said by the police to have been placed Sacco- zetti sympathizers. MOTIVE SOUGHT THAT LED NURSE TO END HER LIFE Mother of Child, 8, Is Found Dead in Her City Apartment GAS BURNERS OPEN Mrs. Crannell Believed To Have Despaired Over Poverty motive, undetermined, being sought by Coroner John Card for the suicide of Mrs. Lillian Crannell, -28, whose was found in the kitchen of her small apartment. at 173 Mill Street about 1:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Two burners on a gas plate were turned on When Detective James Costello forced way into the room and discovered the body, The woman's eight year old daughter, June, is visiting a brother, W. H. Whitaker of 17 Liberty Street, Kingston. Her name and address and that of her uncle, along with the name William Crannell, of the same address, were found scribbled on a page torn from a magazine. is thought that William Crannell, the women's husband from whom she has been separated for several years.

After Coroner Card viewed the body, it was removed to the taking' parlors of Denton C. Anderson. An autopsy was performed last night 1 by Dr. Howard P. Carpenter, which showed that death had been caused by illuminating gas poisoning.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed, The preliminary investigation of Dr. Card, revealed no motive for the woman's suicide. Her neighbor, Mrs. Clarence Kortright, said Mrs. Crannell had often taliced of taking her lire, but she was unable ascribe any reason for it.

Mrs. Crannell was a trained nurse, but far' as could be learned. she had not taken any cases for weeks. It is possible she was destitute and worried over lack of funds. Her purse, empty, except for hairpin and comb, was found in the apartment, but there was no note or sign of the woman's intention.

She was last heard moving about her apartment between 2:30 and o'clock yesterday morning. She had been out during the night and returned about one o'clock. Mrs. Kortright said she talked with her and she seemed cheerful. Yesterday morning about nine o'clock, Mrs.

Kortright knocked on Mrs. Crannell's door but received no response. Thinking her neighbor. was sleeping. Mrs.

Kortright. did not investigate further. As the day wore on and there were no signs of the woman, Mrs. Kortright became alarmed and, about 1:45 o'clock, she went to the door of the apartment and knocked again. The odor of gas alarmed her and she rushed to the street.

Detect'Ive James Costello, who was off duty, driving by and she called to him. was He entered the kitchen by forcing the door and found the body on the floor. The two burners on the gas stove were turned fully and Costello's first act, was to shut oft the gas and ventilate the room. He found the scene just as Mrs. Crannell had set it before she died.

Her body was fully clothed except for her shoes which were found in the living room. The window curtain was pulled. A leather pillow was several on feet the away floor from but the body was pillow. Police headquarters was notifled. of the suicide and Motorcycle Policeman John Campion was sent to the scene.

By that time, neighbors had been informed of the tragedy and they gathered on the sidewalk and discussed it in lowered tones. group of curlous children waited about the front of the house. Coroner John A. Card searched the apartment for a note or sign but the only indication of intent was found in the written addresses. The table in the living room was littered with cigarettes and ashes and on the buffet there was a half smoked cigar.

Policeman Campion was, left to keep the curious out of the house until the undertaker arrived to move the body. Coroner Card stated that Mrs. Crannell had been dead for six or seven hours, rigor mortis having set in when the body was discovered. Davy Crockett Hook and Ladder Company sent to the house with lugmotor, but there was no use for It. Inquest in Coroner Card plans an the case in few days.

Scott Field, Belleville, Aug. 16. (P) The R8-1, semi-rigid dirIgible, landed her shortly before 10 o'clock tonight after an uneventful trip from Des Moines, Iowa, today. DIRIGIBLE MAKES TRIP WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED fine lot of high grade Waits, blue worsteds. all models, for Dollar Day.

All suits are: $12.50 at Stein's, 184 Main Street. 1t Is A. his Miss Mildred Doran Is One Who Starts Off For $35,000 Prize TWO CRAFT SEEN BY OCEAN SHIPS Accidents Keep Others On Ground but No One Is Injured OGDEN ARMOUR DIES IN LONDON End Comes After Long Siege of Illness HAD PASSED CRISIS Too Sick To Be Told Of Mother's Death J. Ogden Armour London, Aug. 16- -Weakened by a siege of illness; the crisis of which he had passed safely, J.

0g- den Armour, wealthy Chicago packer, died at the Carlton Hotel late today. Mrs. Armour, Mrs. John Mitchell, the former Lolita Armour, and her husband, were at the bedside when Mr. Armour died.

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell had been hastily summoned from California when It first became known, several ago, that Mr. Armour's illness was grave, and raced across the United States, and then took ship for Englend, in order to be at his bedside. Mr.

Armour, whose illness developed only a week after he arrived in London on his usual summer holtday trip to England, early in July, was too 111 throughout to be told of his mother's death, which occurred three weeks ago. No medical bulletin had been Hued throughout his illness, but it 12 understood that he first suffered from an attack of typhoid fever, the crisis of which he passed safely. His system, greatly weakened by the fever, never really regained strength enough to. permit him to be moved out of London to a more favorable locality. Then apparently monia developed, and his heart was too weakened to stand the strain.

Funeral arrangements had not been settled tonight. MASTER BARBERS WAR ON "TIPPING" Resolution Adopted at Meeting Of State Association; Will Ask Patrons Assistance Syracuse, Aug. (P) "Thou shalt not tip" is the decree be passed to the barber shop patrons of the state as the result of a resolution adopted at the annual convention of the, Associated Master Barbers of New York State here to- I day. In order to raise the craft Into status of profession, it was decided by the tonsorial artists to ask cooperation on the part. of the journeymen barbers, hair dressers.

and cosmeticians, in urging their pa. trona to refrain from the practice of tipping the razor wielders. Timothy Holleran of Utica WILS re-elected president of the associalion on a unanimous vote. Other officers chosen Included W. D.

Humiston of Eimira fourth vice Leon Morris of ton. Afth. rice president. and Carl Berra of Buffalo, secretary ALAN DWAN WEDS Malone. Aug, 16- (P) Dwan.

motion picture director, and Miss Betty Marie Shelton, motion picture scenario writer, were ried. at the Methodist Parsonage here today. The minister's wife and daughter were the only witnesses to the ceremony. THE PEOPLE OF POUGHKEEPSIE sulta for, $12,50 at Dollar Day sales today, All makes and models for men, all styles and colors for $12.50 at Stein's, 184 Main Street. 1t Miss Mildred FAIR PROGRAM IS MADE PUBLIC Complete Attractions List Given Out STARTS AUGUST 29 Special Shows Listed; Lasts Four Days The complete program for the Dutchess County Fair, to be held at Springbrook, Park Rhinebeck, August 29 to September has been prepared by the executive committee.

For each of the four days. constant round of activittes has been planned, featuring the pagent on the evening of the opening day, the dos and horse show on August 30, the stock an dfarm produce exhibittons, automobile show and free vaudeville acts. The State, police will present an exhibition of riding stunts each, afternoon and evening and there will be horse races each day. More than 500 dogs of all breeds are entered in the dog show and the horse show, with its various classes in expected to be the most important ever held in connection with the County Fair. Jose Basile's Madison Square Garden Band will furnish the music tor the band concerts and there will be dancing each evening with music by the Perrless orchestra.

All events have been scheduled on Eastern Standard Time. The horses races will start at" 1 o'clock in the afternoon and the evening features at seven o'clock. Children will be admitted to the park free on Monday and they will have a large part in the activities of the day. The program follows. MONDAY," AUG.

29 Children's Day. Morning Events Band Concert All band concerts will be given by Joe Basile's Madison Square Garden Band of 20 Pieces. Judging of. Horses. Horse Shoe Pitching Contests Elimination Eventa: Afternoon Events Band Concert.

Horse Races- Pace. heat, $500: 2:24 Trot, 3 heat. $500. Exhibition on track and on platform in front of Grand Stand: The lers and Acrobats: Fred's Trained Bonhair Troupe, a sextette of TumbPigs, the best animal act of its kind shown: The Phunny Phord, the ever greatest laugh producer at large. Evening Events Band Concert-Basile's Madison Square Garden Band.

Grand Pageant on floats and decorated automobiles on track under searchlights. Prizes on Floats- $100, $75. $50, $15; prizes on automobiles $35, $20, $10, $5. Exhibition In front of Grand Stand including the Bonhair Troupe, with mix of World's Best Acrobats: Fred's Pigs, and The Phuany Phord, in mirthful antics on track in front of Stand. Dancing, lower floor of Grand Stand.

Peerless Orchestra. (Continued on Page 8) WATCH. BEING KEPT "Munielpal: Airport, Oakland, Calif. Aus. 15.

UP Na -and commercial steamers. along the route to Hawt were on the 'alert tonight, prepared to render assistance to the niers competing in the Dole pace to Honolulu. ships, naval and morcantile, were chartered by the Navy department as being on the lane lowed by the planes. Land radio atations were in constant communication with the vessels. for some time.

Recently, there has been a demand for the automatic signal, much the same as are used in this city, Justice of Peace Arthur 8 Halpin, of the town of Hyde Park, stated yesterday that the automatic signala have been ordered and will Installed, (By The Associated Press) Three monoplanes and a biplane are somewhere between the mainland and Hawaiiracers in the $35,000 James D. Dole air derby, opened at no on Tuesday to airmen winging their way from the American continent to the Island of Oahu. Two of the planes, the Aloha and the Woolaroe, were reported sighted by ships steaming along the great circle route between San Francisco and Hawaii. The other two planes, the Golden Eagle and the Miss Doran, had neither been heard from by radio stations in San Francisco. The latest check put the Woolaroc 270 miles west of San Francisco at 4 p.

Pacific time, and the Aloha 200 miles west at 2:50 p. m. Sea Captain Along. The Woolaroe In piloted by Art Goebel of Hollywood, and navigated by Lieutenant William Davis, naval air officer of San Diego: The Aloha la piloted by Martin Jenden, Honolulu's only Dole entrant. and navigated by Paul Schulter of Ban Francisco, a see captain, who spurned a radio in lieu of his marlners instruments: The Golden Eagle, entered in the race by George Hearst, publisher of the San Francisco Examiner, carried a radio beacon set, and instrumenta enabling communication with passing ships.

None of the vessels reporting on the planes up to 6:45 o'clock last night told of even adeln the yellow metal monoplane, and it was believed that Jack Frost, her pilot, had climbed above the high fog. Gordon Scott of Los Angeles was the Golden Eagle's navigator. The Miss Doran, carrying the 23 year old woman 'flying school teacher, of Flint, Mich, as a passenger. piloted by John "Aussy" Pediar, and navigated by Lieutenant Vilas R. Knope of the San Diego Naval 'Air Station, was not equipped with radio and started across the sea with the understanding that visible communication could be the only method of checking with ships enroute.

Manicipal Airport, Oakland, Calif, Adg. 16. UP -Four airplanes, one carying woman, were racing out over the Pacific Ocean toward Honolulu late today in quest of fame and $35,000 in prize money offered by James D. Dole of Honolulu for the frat trans-oceanic air derby in the history of aviation. Miss Mildred Doran, the "flying school teacher" of Flint, in the biplane named for her, braved the 2.400 mile ocean stretch as a late starter, after her plane had been forced to return to the airport due to engine trouble.

Replacement of spark -plugs and other hasty repaira delayel the plane more than an hour, but the 22 year old school teacher, her pilot, J. "Aussy" Pediar, and gator Lieutenant Knope of San Diego, took the air safely on the soong attempt. The three other planes in the air with lead of about one hour and half were blessed with the good luck of a beautiful take-off. Two planes crashed to earth because their wings would not lift the heavy cargo of gasoline on the off. They were the El Encanto, the monoplane of Lieutenant Norman A.

Goddard of Diego, navigated by Lieutenant K. T. Hawkina 6f San Diego, and the Pabco Flyer, the little monoplane piloted and navigated by Major LivIngston Irving of Berkeley, Calif. Their escape from death was conmiraculous (Continued 13) are 10 rich, and was brought up on their estate In the South Road which was part of the old Livingston Manor. This is now the Kinked place.

great part of Miss Goodrich's life was spent in Europe, although she kept constantly in touch with her affairs in this country. She 1. survived only by a nephew. Edward Livingston Montgomery of Scarsboro, three nieces, Miss Margaret Montgomery of 680 Madison Avenue, New York. Mra A.

B. Jessup of Jeddo. and Miss Katherine Bucalo of Vienna. Austria. The funeral will be afternoon held from at.

clock Thursday undertaking parlors of Irving d. and burial will be in the Goodrich family plot In the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. Mra. Jensup la in Poughkeepsie now, making arrangements for the funeral. She is registered at the Nelson House.

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