Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1926, Page 8

FARMER ADMITS SLAYING OF NINE Buried Wife and Eight Chil- dren, Self-Wounded Man Tells Officers. By the Associated Press. AMARILLO, Texas, December 25 Hass farmer nes mitted he ight children three weeks ago and buried their bodies in an improvised grave on his farm. Suffering from self-inflicted knife wounds about the heart, Hassell would make no statement to the offi- cers other than “I did it; I did it.” declaring he would make a detailed | statement later. | Admission During Funeral. Physicians said his cc improving and that he may Hassel was brought to a hospital at Farwell from Clovis, N. Mex., last | night, His admission of the slayings came | this afternoon during the hour his tife and his step-children. ranging from 2 to 21 years, were being buried side by side in the little cemetery in Farwell, 90 miles southwest of Amarillo, with the entire citizenship of the community attending the rites. Every able-bodied man in the com- munity volunteered in the labors of digging the nine graves. Brother’s Death Recalled. Farwell authorities tonight recalled death of Ha s brother two years ago at Okla. The brother was reported kicked to death by a mule while working in a field Farwell officers rmed the death However, Hassell's story of an acci- }Simx Sing Prison. Bandits have stolen $16,315,840 from Government mails since 1:;1 a total of & hold-ups, accordin report - published v Postmaster General New. Only $10,226,071 has been recovered, leaving the bandits with a profit of $6,089,758. Since last July 1 there have been five hold- ups in which weapons played a part, and in which $621,000 w ken. The | Government has recovered $226,500 of this amount. A total of 411 arrests have been made in connection with the 86 rob- beries and 212 convictions obtained. Besides the 6 hold-ups since 1921, there have been 11 “fmajor robberies"” of post offices and thefts at depots, aggregating $331415, of which $101,: 942 has been recovered. Because of the large number of mail THE SUNDAY Hold-up Bands Have Obtained $16,315.840 From U. S. Mails During Past Five Years robberies, Representative W. W. Griest! Republican, of Pennsylvania, filed a bill yesterday in the House call- ing for the establishment of a civilian postal guard of 2,000 persons. The report submitted by the Post- master General was made so as to as- sist Griest in the preparation of his bill, it was explained. A guard of 2,500 Marines is now used to protect the mails, but the bill poses to re- place them with the civ! n guard. Valuable mail is now being trans- ported in nine armored cab trucks. An order has been placed for two more, and authorization has been given by Congress for the purchase of 250 ar- mored trucks. Contracts to build these are being let rapidly, thus to foil the bandits in their attempted hold-ups. | COURT ORDERS JUDGE TO RESENTENCE MAN Life Term Under Baumes Law Compulsory, Appellate Division Rules. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December ‘\I\Pvllx\u\ Division Court in Manh 25.—The of the Supreme ttan ruled that Judge of Brooklyn must re- a life sentence, Harry Sim- negro. $160 from his emplo; tenced by J e Taylor to a term in Later it was dis- dent was accepted at the time. ortly after his brother's death, sel married the widow, moving the family to Texas. HnsseM stabbed himself Friday at his farm when deputy sheriffs were uncovering the bodies of his family. R 4 Ohe PALAIS ROYAL Greater b 5L IBARGAIN BASEMENT; SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE—! Here Is Another One of Those Marvelous Events That Is Making Our Bargain Basement Famous! Sale! FurLined & Trimmed ’3 \\\\\ s \ $32.98 Every Coat in This Sale Is Worth at Least $59 50—ancl Up to $79 50 N e Simmons, convicted of the theft of | r, had been sen- | closed that Simmons was a fourth of- fender and, therefore, must be sen- tenced jto life under the new State Baumed law. But when District At- torney Dod asked for Simmons' re. sentence Judge .Taylor refused, on the grounds that a resentence would be placing Simmons “twice in jeop- ardy.” The Supreme Court, in a test suit filed. upheld the district attorney's contention, and Judge Taylor took the case to the Appellate Division, threat ening to resign rather than obey the arbitrary provision of the Baumes law. He would make no statement after veaterday's 1uling. = . s Held as Slayer by Shovel. Frank Bell, colored, 49 vears old, 614 P street, is held at No. 10 pre- cinct on a charge of the murder of | Jultus Minor, colored, 30 vears old, 33415 Van street southwest, whom he is sald to have hit on the head with a shovel while at Fourth and Allison streets December 16. Minor died in Freedmen's Hospital yester- STAR, WASHINGTO PROF. WALSH LAYS RANGOR T0 HUNGER Urges Relief for Russia and Near East as Aid to World Peace. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 25.—"Men are most easily educated to discontent and whipped to fury when the mind is tormented and the body famished or diseased,” says Prof. BEdmund A. Walsh, vice president of Georgetown University and president of the Cath- olic Near East Welfare Association, in a report which discusses the problems of world_peace as applied to Russia and the Near East. Prof. Walsh explains that in his opinion one of the most effective steps that might be taken in the interests of world peace would be the amelic tion of conditions in Russia and the Near East, where, he says, poverty almost grazes the boundaries vation and is sowing rancor and hatred in the hearts of thousands of suffering and hungry. “With unerring practical judgment, which is the first fruit of ‘true wis dom,” he says, “Pius XI invites our attention especially to Russia and the 2 No part of the human s suffered more than the popu- Lflmn of these regions. Bodies Dug Up and Eaten. ““Constant warfare, political intrigue, inhuman_diplomacy. and massacres insti hatred and religious fanaticism h: reduced those lands to a wildernes Prof. Walsh tells of living in locali- tes on the fringe of Asia where bodies were dug up and devoured by hunger- maddened men., “The first emergency. mediate relief, hgs now been met.” that of im- he T A D. C., DECEMBER 26, “but to insure humanity against a renewal of conditions which nearly wrecked the peace and health of the world, the ax must be laid to the roots. The holy father therefore pro- | poses a concrete program of social service which shall comprise the erec- tion of elementary schools and orphanages, increased higher educa- tion, instruction in sanitation and hygiene, the fortifying of religious principles, the maintenance of agri- cultural communities and the erection of industrial schools. Physical Side Important. *“Thus economic stagnation will be eliminated and spiritual demoraliza- tion cured. Man lives so much in his physical being that his social, reli- gious, his material and his politicak development frequently are condi- tioned to a measurable degree by his physical, environment. And should these surroundings be such as to fos- ter discontent, exhaustion and bitter- ness, a situation ensues which is cun- ningly and deliberately manipulated by (he radical anihtor in his quest for world revolution.” Among other projects Prof. Walsh says Pope Pius soon will invite the of American colleges and uni- versities to receive a group of Rus- sfan students so they may acquire the knowledge and technical training necessary ‘‘to restore their great land to its rightful place among the nations of the world.” ! says, BABIES ARE GIFTS. English Wife A.dopts Son As Present to Husband. LONDON, December 25 (P).— Babies have been given as Christmas gifts in several hundred childless Fnglish homes. A well dressed mid- | dle-aged woman, who walked excitedly | into the offices of the National Home Adoption Association exclaimed: “] want the prettiest baby boy you have; I've just had the idea of giving my husband one for a Christmas box You see he is passionately fond of children and we have never had one of our own.’ L R UseThese Steps of Economy to ‘Washindtons Value Spot/ Sensation cf the Season—coats that come from one of the foremost man- ufacturers in the country—coats that are beautifully styled—coats that surpass any you've seen at this low The Greatest Values we’ve ever offered—that alone tells you this is an extraordinary sale. price! See These Fur-Lined Coats ¢ The linings are beautifully and warmly made of natural fur and ‘“‘Atlantic Beaver” rabbit). 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