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Yetterday't Total Circulation The Audit Bureau cf Circulation Auatu ind the TlnjM' Circulation. CI ME Final Edition i VVEATHCB Cfcydy warmer tenant i S'jn t'trag-it VOL.LXVIL, No. 244 SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAE. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1927. SIXTEEiS' PAGES PRICE TWO CENT! VERMONT 'APPEALS WIU1ELP Governor Informs President And lied Cross Gf Situation Boston, Nov.

"Home folks" in JTloddUdevas late'd Vermont today appealct to President Coolidge and the -American Red Cross for ever; assistance, B. of slate was reliably reported to hav telegraphed to the Whiti House, thanking the presiden for the work of the 'Arniy am Red Gross, but adding' tha the! situation "is" still critica' and more help is needed. The message was sent following a gubernatorial radio ploa last nlghl from Station WBA'l-V New 1'ork. in whioh Vermont's;" chief "execiulrc 'said tliac the', "necessity of to take care needs becomes more Urgent every "day nhd nlUcoiilrlbiitio'ns gratefully be'Used by in "ways th.it will be'nibst effective for the alleyi- niion The: ItcdCross 1'odny. took over the distribution" -'relief j.

contributions and direction work throughput the a.tipiial-iied headnnartcrs'irad: jn'st'-ma'de for lief all England -Slates." Voluntary for flood relief 'to -the Ttnd Cross today totalled J. chairman'oMherNational organiza- Massachusetts, Vermont. .4 'Vermont-tried; the work'J aldnXbut.ns stated News Scrr ago.the biirdeii was too -heavy'? the -flood stricken assistance Vermont will need: known''-until the" survey committees appointed Gpvernpr. Week's have today bitteW.e6ld-:hnd fliph'therm fldadisSctofsFto? FATHER TIME'S CONQUERORS tiie; (inoutbreak. were' over, marched partiiibiilli strong tb lielp ravaged -Whits Junction, and ''Hartford A fvlasscs were for (he i day; stii- clentVgoycrnnicnt council had cliarge.bf (lie work anfl it 'ilircclcrt 'hy Professor Lewis Armistice will'bc observed- tbVpnghout'-Vernicnt.

as a day 'of-Jrecbnstruction. Every, able- Work ti re day eicept or i nn tesj i eleven ail will- pause tribute to.the world WflrrV. -V- Fnr the first time.sincs thecom- irig of. the! flood; to: England; a looter naslheen- Bred -upon, llle' observed by '-'a. guardsman from -a.

West Springfield's; house'. He" escaped the. bullets. The "snow "in many, sections. of Vermont -hampered rreconstrufr lion mud' anu debrisrfroze; and some-roads.

blocked All in Vermont, and and telegraph companies'every where" were returning'to While Vermont's; flood damage may mount to $50,000,000, the damage in other "states was not as great. It was estimated- that the damage in ''Hampshire -will be in Rhode 1 Island I 000.000. in Connecticut in Massachusetts Search Maine Woods; For Cleveland Man NOT. (I. N.

S.j^Search in the dense -wilderness, a swamp land north. of this place for James. Dili." Cleye-. land hunter and sportsman, Vhq" has been missing since last Fri-day continued today. "A searching part? formed here has beetf.Joined by 75 members of the Presqae: Isle battery of the Maine National Guard Field "Dill was a member of a party ten 1 who.

came here making headquarter? at the Frank JtcMa'nuE camp half "way Smyrna 'Mills and Masardis aiid four, miles off the main l.ighway. Dili left the camp Friday alone taking nothing-be: a hatchet-and a few matches. His failure to return that evening started the search which has continued Those familiar -ith the country entertain-, (he fear that he may hav been drowned in Tracy Brook or that we may have succumbed to the rigor? of exposure In a covers storm which raged here his In the wopdi, Tim years deal gently irltli Wltncfs tliii splendid pit- lure of taken aboard the Leviathan In Vork harbor ns lie icturuud from t'lirupe. Does he look 07? "Not by thiril uf Hull Aboard tho Jbcvi.ithnn, too, wns another exemplar of liercnnfnl youth. Here, she Ward, tlie actress, looking a flapper rather than a matron of 52.

Ke- jiiember her Broadway as Cupid in "Pippiiio," back In 1800? Siieedf For Woman j.Ciarem6nt; 'N. -Trju'st j.ia. today 'j-clersymahj, and 'mother four JtswasHheVmost; in forests, as, this' hiiht- for Itn m- Now STprKvfwhp vanished' from a Wash' 'theatre -With of Forbnsh has' 'outwittetl nthorities 'for weeks in-nll Infes between'-here and Wasbirig- on. Today, if 'she lives, she must' lie last battle with llw Floods Jiave- rnged iii he'vicinityJwliere sbe wasv flurries 'Biit'Key 1 Idascomb: Forbush. her Jergymari hiisband.

former each at Obedin Collcse, he- eves she still lives, providing she as found think'-ns T.sit here and cat a A may be starvini; In the 'cods drives rnie 1 a i The 'minister wife was betlcr. 'r She- was phyr when tlfcy iie was oyrr'seas infantry during tlie" YorId War'and the regiment was Tcpbrted to. have suffered heavy casualties, Mrs. -Forbnsh dla- apjieared was found in a ravine in been without food 'for The next time slievdisappeared.r.sbe in a thicket N. for -ForbHsh and cliihlren are the" object of.

much sympathy- lierc. --They''- are well known as tiie Forbuslrs have a summer place at-Canaan. liev. Forbuslf has offered. a reward of for iiifprinatioiV leading to he-discovery of his wife.

lie- cause of (he in.the Icin- pcralnre efforts" to'locale her have been speeded VipJ Itev. said today.that his wife suffercd'a strange menial malady. He destrilied it as an inferior fnmplcx plus isolation complex. Se'lf-dcstrnction not occur to heiv The-clergyman said fiiat, strange as i a tlie very love a and children drives her away to solitude. Bonfires, Awaiting Relief Burliirgton.i" rhildren up'streets read-, ug'paper days old-by -he aid of anters.and-flashlights.

Bonfires burning on the snow- and round them refugees, wondering ie day of the week and will These among tha pathetic ights observed-by an Internatipn- 1 News Eervicn reporter In p. haz- rdpus tour last night pf the flood tricken region of Waterbury and upon learning he reporter would'try and return ere, wrote out teelgrams to anx- ous relatives In other states. These were pencilled--; on card- oards, voting ballots or any crap of paper.foucd handy. Only those having passes were Mowed-to. enter the Waterhury- 3olton'area, probahiy the hardest it In Vermont.

guards ere stationed vt intervals. at Richmond was one of he luckiest in the flood With a rowhoat he was opy.eying -hundreds or per-sons ver the river at i ents.a fare. He had on duty early twenty-four hourr a day. 'he boat was npt "even bis. He ouad i a In a tree near Ib hpme cast up by the flood.

Twenty-eight persons rowned In Ooiton. One whole a i I a lighted went to heir death, the father shouting gopilbye" to his neigbljpr as his IPIISG i jy the other the lood. Big Shoes Lead To Capture Of Smuggling Gang New York; Nov. TbV old. burlesque "crack" abpul "canal barge" feul.

today h-d landed. six men in jail, resulted In "the seizure In snniggled gems and had paved the way to a federal investigation that may in a dozen IT more arrests- of international importance. When p'lorent undersized electrician on the steamer Lapland slapped his two huge shoes down on the dock here and started "uptown, customs jfficials were aroused by the 'abnormal size of his feet. Inves'Jgalion disclosed' shoes many sizes too big for comfortable wear but ample for stprjng a large cargo of smuggled diamonds. In a general following Lamot's i others were taken into custpdy and ai! held 'under S25.000 bonds.

Federal agerts said their activities only a small part of a million dollar i r-roatlonal diamond ring which may be completely routed as a result of nvl- dence obtained with New York arrests" "Those canal baige feet the gang." one operative said. A the office or the U. S. attorney it was' said that a million dollars In smuggled gems had ai- rcady bet-n traced thrp'ug 1 the op- eratlpns of Ihe sang seized yes- lerilay r.n1 a Hie succeeding week would divulge tha trail pi three millions mort Democratic Circles Upon Proposal To Revive Old Custom. BY GEORGE R.

HOLMES International News Service Staff "Correspondent Nov. 10--The Democraiie National Committee, which has been hibernating since the srsat catastrophe in Madison Square Garden, will meet in Washington on January 12 I select the I'JiS convention city. Coincident this gathering a movement is now itfoot to revive the ancient custom of holding a Jackson Day dinner. Tho capital will be full of Democrats, in and out of Congress, and those presidential aspirants not living here could be invited, according to those are favorable lo the project. The principal question being debated in Democratic circles is: "Is it safe':" I "Coxey's Army" of 260 i i coai minws today is uudsiag over i a i Is Question Being Debated In frozen roads ou Ihe way 10 Lou- don 10 present a petition co the I government'for'relief ol the des- i families of miners la -the Wales coat fields.

The expedition, which was arranged by A. Ji of the British Federation of started froKi Newport. Monmouthshire, yesterday ou tho 111 mile tramp tu London. Although, a spectacular performance-, it is K'jinjialiy believed that the "invasion" i bring 110 relief. It is doubtful whether the luefrouolltau police will allow the marchers to enter Downing street cvcu If they reach London.

The premier's residence Is at 10 Downing street. Some of the marchers carried red flags and one mote a placard with the inscription: "On to London." Coclc saiil that the marchers wanted to bring- thu attention of the government the general destitution tho fainilies of Wejsh ivns caused, he the of many collieries anil resulting iin- "We believe Is the most effective way to call attention to the situation," said Cook': "We demand.adequate poor relief and a pension for miners when they reach the -age is. walking with the miners part of tho way. Trucks laden with food and other supplies-are meeting the marchers ascertain Hostile critics of.the march declare that Cook organized it' for his own ends'and that it can do n'o' good. The Trades Union Con- ess officially disowned the pro- iect, and the local bodies of the Trade Union Councils along the way will refuse to give any aid.

Bomb Damages Church, School PHtston, Nov. --Bomb terrorists early today added to the scries, of outrages which have swept in recent weeks. A' new building and church damaged by one heroism of a policeman prompt a citizen.prevented..destrnction of the station Laurel Line railroad iiefe. 1 exploded on the. steps at the mam new.high school- doors "were den i a interior of the The Methodist Episcopal''church which the school building, ras.

slightly damaged by "the force tlie explosion. Hurried Leads To Arrest Of Dead Man's Valet Nov. JO-- (INS)-- The urriert cremation of the body of 51, a day after his oath on October II, today led to he arrest, of Arnold Leslie, Ti, alct-conipanion pf Owens. found the cad esfatc. According, to authorities, the body 'was cremated while lot even a -brother of Jliddlpporf, (, y.

was. notified of the dealb. Leslie told authorities 'that Owens lad an aversion, to scenes nd did not want relatives to see ilin dead. The- yjilet also claims lie was lamed sule heir to Owens' estate. Authorities are trying to trace a ife.insurance policy in which Kath- cen Owens a niece of the dead'man, ad been named beneficiary.

She 5 a s'udcnt at Syracuse Universily. Jackson Day dinners in the past have been prolific of trouble. The "feast of oratory and flow of soul" that traditionally ficcs with Jack- soiinin banquet lias usually trod heavily on somebody's toes and defeated, the primary purpose of the jttlhering. which is party harmony. Wpodrow Wilson once gave his friends nervous prostration by the manner in which be dcait with the late William Jennings liryjw at a banquet speech.

The memory of It still Incidentally. Mr. Bryan returned compliment a few years later during Wilson's presidency. The memori' of that slill lingers in Demoeratie (no. Consequehliy, Lhe-party stalwarts in Congress are the subject of a pre-conventipn Jackson dinner with considerable trepida- lion.

They would like to see the dinner provided assurance could he bad" beforehand that it would not result in more ruffled feoliugs a already exist in the i I a been tentatively proposed that all the Democratic gpvernors of slates, some 22, be. invited to tlie dinner," which, of course, also be. attended by: the national cgmmirteemerranfl the.pa'rty leader's in Congress. William McAfloo, now'Hy- ing in the 'capitalland ncrsiung a'lucrative nat-" urally The mere Goy. At.

and at the same hannuct table isn't ivor- rying the pronioicrsl It's the nuesiion of- speeches. hardly be appropriate, it is pointed for any. Democratic banquet to be held" having Gov. a guest without- calling upon him to "inaUe a few remarks." The governor Is the outstanding eantlidaie for the presidential'nom- ination next year, and probably the most talked of individual Democrat at (lie present moment in the country. But if Gov.

Smith were accorded a place on the program, would not a place also have to be given -Mr. MacAdoo? He has been a prominent candidate at the two conventions. The.friends of the exsecretary ol treasury say yes. And if they both spoke, what would happen? That is'the dilemma that is cow puzzling those who are-striving toprbmole the banquet as a means of restoring the appearance of party solids One proposal has been pat- tor-- yard that is regarded favorably by the' have but one principal -speech, proniifient who is not-'identified either ot 'the party--John W. the 1324 candidate, -or ex-rGov.

Jam'es M. Coi, 1 Tiie keynpte of speech peace and -witli both Gov. 5IcAtlpo'. and tiieii- frieriils. r.

-presumahly np- plause" fj-pm behinG the coffee "Of course, both.Gov.jSmith aud' McA'dppJ might- decide n'bt woulfl -aetract a whbla. lot-: from" the. ttripdrfance and-significance'of A decision'afc-put ing the will be reached soon after congrers convenes early; next month, to ipgtOD" some attrs and some 200 members of concen- sus of opinion-is desired by those promoting the -Tim of Crown rrincc Humbert' of 'Italy and 1'riiiccss Marie Jose of ilclgiu.ni is soon to be aniioiinccU by tho Italian court. Princess Marie youngest'child of Albert; She Is 21, u-liilc is and is said to be (lie "best looking, prince Kuropc. Aihton, n.

Nov. --Driving aiune in liU bile. BriK-8 CaM'well. football tlar. went back to Haven.

today co rsjuma. practice for thg game wlife Prince- ton. while tha matter oi Ills I eiigibillly was being tluashast out. Caldwell, accordlni to his rela-. tlvcs and friends here, list! a "tough break." lie deeply disappointed that his lege football career-had been cut ou but kept a smiU'ng-face.

told his folks hero that whatever happeusil he soSns to coulinua wtyi Ills "stuaioa "it Yale aud set his degree. He Indicated a he. would try for, place on baseball; team In the "Skit." as Caldwell Is probably the most.popUlar: man In the Cumberland his possible, exile from; 'football 1 because, be la 4a freshman game at Brown-stunust! the valley folks. Ca.ldwel! appeared to' newspaper -5 h'iin to effect his pbqr parents'- were slaving all Vdf-'ir- 7 i to Tiieyiwork, it Caldwell.is Iiis llirough college; The'Caldwell's arc "in cbmtortabls circumstances, ajid "Bruce" il i 3: Roumma; Explafiatroii Of baseball ton folks. the mill 1 viliage iri: WilJ Rogers Says Today: SANTA FE, Nov.

10--(To the Olean Times) Just messing around seeing some of our wonderful Here is Santa Fe, the oldest town in America. The tourists say, "Oh, aren't the people quaint and unique! 1 wonder what they do and think WeiJ' they are voting on thing New York Stale is-whether to ke'ep a Governor (wo years or four. So, wherever (here is people have the same worries. I think a good, honest Governor should gel four years and Ihe others life. As we become more enlightened we will extin- guish our office seekers every two years.

WILL ROGERS. (Copyright 1927. The McNaught Syndicate, Roads Are Caving In Springfield, Nov. cave-ins and fire followed In the wake of the flood'jn West Springfield a section of this city today. A food-laden' truck, one of a cara- of erirpate" from 'Bpsion to Essex via 'N.

dropped witb a cave-in of West Springfield, and tilted at aii angle ot-)0 degees; WillianrH. Kinsman the J. A. KilbhJie. helper, had a narrow escape from being' tossed out.

Just lifter a -National Guard automobile-passed over Uie spot, -i sec- tipn Union street, West Springfield, "forty, feet in ongth and twenty feet caved in. Fire ruined the home of Jlichacl Stolmark in tho Brightwopd of this city when a washing- machine r'ggen up to pump out the cellar developed, a short circuit. Nanking Forces Invade Hupeh And Take Two Cities Shanghai, N. --Nanking" foot "and cavalry forces today invaded the Province of Hupeh and after a heavy bombardment and battle, succeeded in taking and occupying the cities of Huangmei and Wuhuseh. i the bombardment the smokestack of the Japanese destroyer Urakaze, stationed in the Yangtze river, was hit.

The commander of the destroyer threatened the Nanking squadron with retaliation. As a result of their advance the Nanking troops were within 130 miles of the cities of Wuchang and Hankow, residents, were uneasy due to attempts made by the invaders to bribe the subordinates of General Tarigsengchi who fs preparing a strong resistance, to meet the Nanking forces. ILL FROM FEVER, OTTO KOENNECKE ABANDONS FLIGHT Cologne, Germany, Nov. N. Koennecke, German aviator, who hopped off here on September 20 to fly to Krancisco by stages, is ill of fever in India and has abandoned the flight, said a dispatch from Calc a today.

Koennecke is penniless and is a to repair 'ill Plane a a a by torced lauding near Calcutta, Honeymooners Have 40 Trunks 'York? trunks stored in hold. the steamer Arturp; Peraitp' Ram PS and his bride, the'-'fCi-mer Millicent to scheduled ti sail at nopn today tor. South America on their -'So-tiny was.their stateropm on the. Santa Elisa. that "only trunk could be.

squeezed, into the cramped quarters several, pieces of hand luggage. Their "next door neighbor" on the voyage Miles United, a A i ssador to Peru, and his honeymoorers will debark at Chile and go thence, after five days pf travel by rail, tp the home ot Ramos's parents, who will see their wealthy daughter-in-law for the first lime. The couple spent last night at the apartment of the bride mpther at the Savoy-Plaza after motoring from Southampton, where they were marned Mpuday. H. Benjamin York, Xov.

10-- (INS) -George Ililliard Benjamin, seventy- four. son of the late Park Benjamin and widely known as an expert in patent law In the formation of corporations, died today at his home here. He had been seriously ill for a rqoalh. At his bedside were daughters. Mrs.

Frances B. fiackland and H. ff. Rogers, wlfa of the Standard Oi! magnate, and mother of Jfrs. MiHicent Kogers Ramos.

Renjamin assisted the late Elbert lary in the formation, of the United Sfa'es Steel Corporation, and was associated with pioneers in the pr- of the Western Klcctric ijiany and other larjre corpora- the war be perfected a Icvice which was installed on American warships for the detection of approaching submarines no was twice married. His first wife was Jane Seymour oLOijdens- whom he married in and Tho was the mother of Mrs. Rogers and fxicklnnd. In 1001 he married Grace Trcmaine of Duffalo. who is now living in Varis.

Uonjamin is survived also by three groat graDd-uhlldrcn, I Iticcrs Salm. Seymour t'ago. and Michael I'ase. today incident a res'ult'i'of -which, it" request, recall 'Oriited States-Minister Culbert- Jv: i her Hh'e. dispa edrVlBft.hIS=cjilii.ng the' 3ai or treasba: against'.

the'Bra -government-'starts gpyerpmehtal. and dipioniatic circles saidi liaye been highly -excited by. the minister's-' 'action and for an Is charged, with having to overthrow the Roumanian giine Crbwril Prince Carol on the: I (INS) --A concerted of the: leftoTefiwar- "nuisance the-, way's and -means committee today? by of motipn-Vpicture, circus; tobacco The special-taxes on-amusement. c''ib dues" were la- with, the federal treasury full and running over, a tobacco. against the heavy- burdenVcprisumers', bear, as a result the great drive to raise war revenues.

Secretary of the. Treasury Mellon has urged retention' of these taxes because an eighteen billion dollar war. debt still bangs over the country and because -bey are "good taxes." AlthPugh the Issue pf the "sepeal ot the federal inheritance tax was laid aside, committee members declared that the investigation into the lobby urging repc-a! was not ended. by 1 22, 1SD5: 1 a mental the inter allied at Paris From. to United emergency; fleet He was actively the candida.cy velt for tb'e" presidential Jon i i 1 2 and-, was" one' founders, of the Progressive Na- tiona! Coiby at present, practices New Yorlc Doubts Seftlcmenf; Frieda Hcmpc! Case N'ew Vorlc.

Nor. -Douht that August Heckscher. multi-millionaire a philanthfop- had settled of court for 5250.000 in the million dollar suit brought against him by Frieda lempel, operatic soprano, for 'breach of contract," was express- id today by George W. for stale magnate. Report of the sel- ement was carried in several papers tpday.

Whiteside s-id tsat If such a ettlemenc had been made It was witheut his kr.pwl6ige' I o'uhl very seriourly whether such compromise would have been aade i my presence," he dded. 'wo ''Sheik 7 'Bandits Get $30,000 In Loot New N. i --Forcing two maids to accom- lany them on i from pom to rpp'm. two "sheik" bandits early today ransacked the apartment of Mrs. Meyer Uoson- slein 'ami escaped wiUi jewelry valued at 530.000, The two bandits rang the a a i i a RIIII one of maids appeared at I ho door and proceeded to loot Hi ft premises.

1 TUe uiaids were sisters. Loses Wins Washington, 'Nor. 1 D. 'of Youhgstown. captain ths Lafayette College football Jeam'.

iost a 7 football game to here last Saturday. won a bride. Capt. Gothraii was introduced- to Miss Peggy Oeorgis" Washington Ijalyersity co4rt, that night a the" game. Sho' liym pataized with him- in Lafayctto's defeat.

Sunday he called on her. Today. It was announced -tiiafe Ihey were married Monday. Yesterday Capt. Cptbran wsnt back to schoo! year after.spendlng a day honeymoon here.

"I Know he tfco one; imfc- a3 soon as 1 met him," said Mrs, Cotbran. wiip is 21. Cothrari the ton of" a town manufacturer. Tiger New York, Nov. --Tiger liopss (fir anollier' return hoiit a Walker-for': tho world's inMills- weight tlilo won't hnlrt his brtafii i 6 5 It." ''nth I'lZdt day had ulRiicd for thrift the.

first i flliix Conlor ilircn a lal'-i' i Titniiiiy i i (i.li'j'it iVfCfc'liif'r ftilli J'tck i.

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