Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1926, Page 13

MAGEE IS CLEARED OF MANSLAUGHTER New Mexico Editor Killed By- stander in Fight With Former Judge. Br the Associated Press. EAST LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, June 17.-<arl C. Magee, stormy petrel of New Mexico politics, is a free man again today. By a directed verdict of the court last night he was freed of the charge of manslaughter brought against him following the tatal shooting of John B. Lasseter, voung Mgh“m department engineer, here last Au Tasseter was killed by a bullet in- tended for former .Judge David .J. Leahy. political enemy of Magee, who was one of the principal witnesses for the State vesterday. Leahy, on the witness stand. admitted that he was the aggressor in the fight in a hotel lobby here that ended in Magee firing three shots. One shot killed Lasseter lmd another struck Leahy in the Teahy testified that Magee previous 1y had expressed a desire to take hi = to a “cleaning.”” The former said, seeing Magee in the hotel, he decided to give the editor a chance to meet im “man to man.” Two witnesses testified that Leahy knocked Magee to the floor and continued to beat him. Magee fired the shots while lying on the floor, the testimony showed. The trial was in progress two days. District Judge Luis E. Armijo, by granting the defense motlon for a directed verdict of not zuilty following the closing of the State's case, took the matter out of the hands of a jury composed of two men who could e#peak and understand English and ten for whom it was necessary to translate every word of the proceed fngs into Spanish. Although_tried many times in the ourts of New Mexico, in the six years he has been a resident of the Btate, the manslaughter charge was the most serious vet faced by Magee. In two previous appearances before the San Miguel district court here Judge Leahy, principal State witness in the recent trial, was the presiding Ju Magee was found guilty of llbel and sentenced by Leahy to a vear in the penitentiary, and again Leahy found Magee guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to three months in jail. In both instances THE EVENING Master of Belgium’s Royal Household By _the Associated Press BRUSSELS, June 17.—Queen Eliza. beth's hair is not shingled, bobbed or cropped. Count P. de Lannoy, grand master of the house of the Queen of the Belgians, has lssued an official denial of the insistent rumors that Belglum's charming queen has had her hair cut off, to conform with the prevaliling fashions. " r majesty looks as though her hair were shingled,” snyu the master of the royval house, “that is because of the skill of her hah'dresser. who Again Denies Queen Bobbed Her Hair is able to ml.ke the Queen’s hair appear as if it were cut. But no scissors have touchod her hair.’ When Queen Elizabeth recently visited Copenhagen, the report was circulated that Queen Alexandrine admired the Belgian sovereign's short hair so much that she, too, had her hair cut. This report was so insistent that the official spokes- man of tm Belgian royal household has iterated the often-repeated denlal of F“ubflh! adoption of the modern haircu NEW CHARLEY ROSS IS HELD TOO YOUNG Chicago Police Say Claimant, 35, Is 21 Years Under Missing Man's Age. Br the Associated Press CHICAGO, June 17.—The Charley Ross kidnaping case, a mystery for upward of two score years since Charles . Ross, sclon of wealthy parents prominent in Philadelphia. so- ciety, was stolen from the Ross resi- dence while asleep in his crib, bobbed up in Chicago again vesterday. "rhe police received a letter purport- ing to have been sent by Charles E. Ross, 1125 South San Pedro street, Los Angeles, which contained state. ments that skeptical detectives said might result in solution of the famous case. Ross sald he was born in Chicago about 35 vears ago and was given to a man of the name of W. G. Harper, b o0k Ml et SWhanihie toste: mother died recently, he said she told him his real name was Char Eome et At e e e Chicago. He said he had been em. ved as a cowboy In the movies, and xequeued the police to try to find his mot h The skeptical police wera made stil more skeptical as to the Los Angeles man being the kidnaped Ross when it was found that, if living, today Ross is 66 vears old, while the Los Angeles man is said to be about 35. Withdraws From Senltonal Race. KANSAS CITY, June 17 (#).—Wil liam O. Atkeson of Butler last night announced his withdrawal as a can- didate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator from Mis- souri. He indorsed the candidaky of former State \enntm M. Procter of Kansas City and said his with- drnv\a! was | in the interest of the Magee was pardoned by Gov. James Hinkle. “dry cause.” Procter is an avowed dry. GIRL, 18, SHOOTS FATHER. Severely Wounds Parent Who ‘Whipped Her After Auts Ride. PIKE§VILLE, Ky June 17 (#).—A whipping administered by her father, who objected to her going on automo- bile rides with men at night, caused Bessie Gharles, 18, to shoot and prob- ably fatally wound her father, John “Chad” Charles. declared police, who arrested the girl yesterday after she had fled to the hills. The shooting occurred at the Charles home, on Rac. coon Creek, near here, last night, and physicians last night reported the father’s condition as critical. Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and, by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving natural sleep. “To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of tholuiel! Harmless - No Opiates. Physirians t\':rywhexe recommend it STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. 73 ABOARD FREIGHTER | &2 RESCUED NEAR TOKIO| British and Lascar Crew Saved by Japanese Navy Boats When Ship Goes Aground. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, June 17.—All members of | R the crew of the British freighter City of Naples were rescued early today by the Japanese cruiser Kaisuga and destroyer Urakaze, the Kaisuga |N reported by wireless to the navy de- partment this morning. Seventy-three | N men were taken off the freighter, which went aground Tuesday about | N 160 miles south of Tokio. ‘The rescues were urrnmnl(shed only after several hours of hazardous work | N which foilowed the arrival of the Kai- suga from Yokosuka last night. The City of Naples' crew are being taken | N to Yokohama ahoard the cruiser. The freighter carried a mixed crew of Brit- \xh und Lascars. scene. of the disaster is near .‘\l) rake Island off lhe Tzu Peninsula. The tu!lp is hsuevod by many flower lovers to be a native of Hol- land. Actually, it is of Eastern origin, its mmo being a corrupflon word for turban. Chllclren CI:y for of the Per MOTHER:- Fletcher’s Castoria is especially pre- pared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of 87% Increase in May For the Sixth Consecutive Month, The Hecht Co. Makes a Splendid Increase Over the Same Period of 1925 Our friends will be glad to learm that we are now ma'lmlg plans for the installation of a silk and cotton Piece Goods Department. This should be recdy within the next 6 or 8 weeks. We al- ready have a large picce goods department sn the Basement Store, but the demand for piece goods above the Basement was so keen that we decided to add this department as soon-as we could ar- vange it. It wll be con- vensently located on the first floor. THE HECHT Co-F STREET During May, reports were fairly prevalent that retail business was not what it should be—mes- chants were complaining that “things were not right”—yet The Hecht Co. went ahead 87% over May of 1925. Naturally, we are proud of this increase-and the steady increases we have been making month after month since the completion of our new building. These increases tell us that the people like our new store; like the things we sell; like our attempts to please, to give service. we're a long way from being perfect, we can’t help but feel we’re on the right track. " The larger a store grows, the more it can bene- fit by customer criticism. & | ways. Store Hours: 9:15 AM. to 6 P.M. And although we know When our service falls down (and being human that is bound to happen now and then), when our selections are not just what you want, or our prices wrong, won’t you tell us? ~ Help us not to lose that personal contact that was so helpful when we were smaller; that personal interest that makes a person a friend rather than a customer; that inspires a store to do its best al- 7 7 22 2 \ R N\ 7 Y THURSDAY, JUNE WASHINGTON S 2 F St. Cor. 12th Frank. 4312 604 9th St. N.W. 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