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He] { considers the Am assador to be hi | personal friend. | He said his in- vitation to Morrow to join the tour was due to a desire afford the Ambassador an oppor- tunity to know the country and its | needs and to furnish him with first- nd information as to how the Calles | program was being carried out. No {better way could be found, he said. |to destroy the calumnies which are | daily heaped upon Mexico. | Thoughtfulness Is Praised. | Morrow, Calles said, “is a very in- | telligent man, a ver thoughtful man, man of deep understanding. He de himself appre- ave come in con- main is his Ambassador Morrow. man who has m: ciated by all who tact with him in Mexico as well as 1sewhere. very sador Morrow has received from the trip Ambas- s of their sympathy toward him. T am happy that he is the United States Ambassador to Mexico and that improvement in relations between the two countries is being effected.” During the trip Ambassador Morrow and President Calles had many pri- vate interviews, but what was dis- cussed between them was not revealed. Difficult to Be Understood. Calles, however, does not intend to seek any foreign loans, as has been reported lately, because of the deficit which the government faces. 1 believe the country must be re constructed with its own resources, the President said. He declared that the work will be slower without re- sorting to foreign aid, but it will be more worthy in the end. Asked what he regarded as his most difficult job as President, Calles re- plied: “To be understood—Yes, by that T mean both at home and abroad.” He said the religious question could be settled by obedience to the laws and the constitution. 'GRANGE WARNED OF DEMAGOGUES Farmers Should Be Careful to Fol- low Proper Leadership, Taber Declares. 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Weaver, for many years treasurer of Page County and a notea Confederate soldier, died at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Alice Downing, in Luray, thié morning of lung congestion. She s 78 years old. . Since the title of Duke of York was "IN A HURRY figh srade but not high oriced £ FOLE 1t 8 N created by Edward III for one of his ®ons, there have been 14 holders of the title, " “LOST WORLD" IN Richard O. Marsh, New York en- gineer and explorer, is in Washing- ton discussing with the Smithsonian Institution and varlous Government | departments a project to explore two |enormous areas in the heart of South America, in which, so far as is known, no white man has ever been. Marsh, who last came into prom- inence three years ago by the disco; ery in Darien of a group of Tule Indians with various pronounced cha acteristics of the white race, has se: cured financial support for a two-y expedition among the Amazon jungles. He expects to recruit a group of scien- tific workers from the Smithsonian, the Department of Agriculture and other Government burez s soon a8 necessary diplomatic arrangements have been made with the Brazilian government. For the past two days, the explorer has been closeted with Government scientists, going over maps and dis- cussing the amazing possibilities of the proposed explorations. Planes to Accompany Him. He has contracted for two airplanes, the first of which is due to arrive i Washington today and be given its first tryout over the city Marsh expects to leave Washington with his expedition some time between January 15 and February 1, the party to consist of about 30 men, which later will be augmented by an equal num ber of Brazlians. The first area to be explored con- s of 600,000 square miles of the Matto Grosso, or great jungle, of the ‘Amazon, lying south of the river, and which never has been penetrated. As to what 1 i Marsh said today, the most conjectures are possible. It con tutes the oldest region, geologically in the Western Hemisphere and surrounded by a belt of archaic rock marking the boundaries of an ancient island continent. Within this area, the explorer be- lieves, may be found giant extinct mammals, the ruins of an ancient civilization, or a living white race with an advanced culture, possibly the ancestral race of all the white peo ples in the world. Plausible Conjectures. These are not entirely wild gue Marsh claims he has been assured by Government scientists, but are plau- | sible conjectures from definite evi- | dence. The theory rests primarily on facts of geological history. At one stage in the evolution of the world, not so very long ago geologically, the nucleus of what is now South Amer- ica consisted of two enormous is- lands. The southern island was the largest and oldest and now is rep- resented by the Matto Grosso. In the course of millions of vears the Andes Mountains arose out of the ocean, a comparatively recent geo- logical event, and the space between the two great islands began to be filled up by the soil washed down from the mountains. _This middle space mow is the valley of the Ama- zon—a great low-] g flood plain. It joined the two islands together into the present continent of South America. 3 But in the course of this- process the Matto Grosso land mass was quite effectively cut off. It was, presuma- bly, mountainous. The flood plain land created was at a considerably lower level. Lying close to the Equa- tar, a dense jungle growth sprang up on’the mountain slopes. which was impenetrable. There is a possibility that whatever life was native to the achaic region remained there—and may be there to this day. Cut Off From World. On the east and west it is cut off from the rest of the world by hun- dreds of miles of dense, swampy jun- gle. It was while attempting to pen- etrate this region by skirting around to the west that Roosevelt discovered his famous River of Doubt, but the former President made no progres into the heart of the ancient table- land. One or two attempts, Mr. Marsh said, have been made to effect an en- trance from the south, but the ex- plorers have found themselves barred by jungle-covered mountains through which progress was impossible. He will try to enter Matto Grosso trom the north, similiar to an expedi- tion attempted nearly a century ago by two German explorers with primi- tive equipment. The furthest prog: ress of which record con be found was by a German explorer in 1824, but he found himself barred by the falls of the Xingu River. The unknown area is quite close to civilization. About 80 miles up the Amazon lies the great modern city of Para, the world's largest rubber port. Here the Marsh expedition will go first and complete its outfitting. It then will proceed by boat 300 miles further_up the Amazon to the mouth of the Xingu and then about a day's trip up the Xingu to the beginning of the rapids. Beyond these progress by ordinary boat is impossible and this is as far as the rubber hunters ever go. Natives say these rapids extend for 400 miles info the interior. Planes to Scout Area. Here the amphibians will be launch- ed and fly over the unexplored coun- try, taking photographs and making observations. Upon the report of the pilot, Marsh says, will depend the future plans of the expedition. He believes that they will find a rather mountainous counti not very dense- ly forested, and with great open spaces of grassland. It the pilots report that the Xingu rapids can be ascended by boat, Marsh plans to take his party into the interior in 35 folding canvas boats, especially adapted to rough water. Otherwise the party will be taken in, a few men at a time, by plane and a base camp established in the in- terior. Marsh expects to find the natives ot Matto Grosso, if there are any, a warlike and hostile race, as are most of the South American Indians. The airplane pilots will make the first at tempts to conciliate them by drop- ping presents over their villages by parachute. He has 400 parachutes for this purpose. The party will be heavily armed, but will depend chiefly for their defens on implements for fireworks displays at night, which, the explorer's experi- ences in South America have taught him, are just as effective to frighten off hostile parties as guns, and their use does not serve to increase hostility. Guarded by Flares. ‘The camps of the canoe parties will be heavily guarded at night, with the red flares ready to create their fear- inspiring magic at the slightest warn- ing. Eventually, he belleves, the In- dians will become friendly when they see that the strangers do not intend to hurt them. He is taking with him a vast quantity of presents, ranging from cheap trinkets for the children to cloth of gold for the wives of the chiefs. These natives, Marsh says, may prove to be white men. This, he ad- mits, is a far-fetched conjecture. It is based on various legends of the Aztec, Toltec and Inca peoples con- cerning an ancient white race which originally was responsible for their civilization. There is Marsh holds, that the American Indians—a Mon- golold race which came across the considerable evidence. | to support the thesis| SOUTH AMERICA GOAL OF EXPLORER WITH PLANES Richard O. Marsh to Lead Party Into Uncharted Jungle in Search of Ancient Civilization. beings to live on the ents but that a blue- 1 people lived here be- fore them. These people developed the primary ecivilizations, mysterious remnants of which have been found in Peru and Yucatan, but gradual wero exterminated by the barbaria descending upon them from the north. The Mongoloids, intermarrying with remnants of their victims, continued these civilizations but in a much dilluted fashion. Spread From Nucleus. these inferior built on top of the primary civNiza- tions, Marsh believes, which the Spanish conquerors found in Mexico and Peru. These ancient white people, he believes, must have spread from a common nucleus, c: ng their civili- zation with them. The place where they are most likely to have origi- nated, he holds, is the oldest land mass in the Western world, Matto an area comparable a nimal life to the great first human western conti eyed, fair-hair It was the pioneers went North and st, he believes, they probably left the great bulk of their people back in the homeland. Perhaps they are there today, living in great stone cities and with a high culture of their own. At any rate their cities may be there, even if they have been dead for_thousands of year: There is a still stranger hypothesis possible, the explorer says. Where did the ‘white race originate anywa It is generally admitted that the vel- low race originated in Europe or Asia and the black race in Africa, but if it once could be established that an ancient white race lived in South America, it would open up the que: tion as to whether or not they immi- grated from there to Rurope—thus becoming our own ancestors, Seeks Giant Mammals. The search for living mammals, elsewhere extinct, has more tangible evidence to support it. Regarding this, Marsh said: “A few years ago, an Indian in north- ern Argentina is reported to have found the skeleton of a glyptodon, or giant armadillo, now an extinct type, which was not fossilized and which evidently had died recently. The stain on the bones was real blood. Yet nobody ever has seen a glyptodon. “Quite recently, I know of a case | where some ignorant Indians de- scribed seeing a herd of strange cre: tures which they described quite ac- curately as giant sloths. The animals could not have been anything else from their description. Yet they never had heard of the giant sloth. Every now and then somebody re- ports catching a glimpse of a giant reptile or amphibian. Ignorant peo- ple describe these creatures accurately in terms which would indicate crea- tures quite nearly related to the dinosaur family. “It is by no means impossible that some of these archaic creatures still are living in the Matto Grosso table- land, and that very rarely an isolated individual makes his way into the low- lands. 1t certainly is a fascinating ob- Ject of exploration. Indians Never Glimpsed. Nobody knows, Marsh said, whether there are any Indians in the unknown area. The Roosevelt expedition saw none, but one of their dogs was shot by an arrow. This expedition clung to the rivers, while the Indians never build their vilages less than a quarter of a mile from the banks, so as to avoid the flood waters. “If an ancient, unknown people live in these hills, why haven't some of them found their way out?” he was asked. “Probably they have,” he answered. “They would be barred generally by the same natural barriers which keep the white people out. But some of the more adventurous of them, it is likely, have come down into the cities and possibly shipped as sailors. What they have seen of the new civilization has disgusted them. They have gone back, contented to remain for the rest of their lives with their own people. I found something of this condition among the Tules in Darien. months on the outside was sufficient to drive the adventurous youngste; back among their own people again. with no further desire to roam. “I do not expect to find these Matto Grosso people friendly at first, but be. fore I am through I expect to show them that they can trust the whitc men.” Away Six Months. The Matto Grosso expedition, Mr. Marsh believes, will require about six months, during which time it will be possible to make a large collection of birds and ahimals and make aerial photographs of the entire region. Then the party will turn to the sec- ond unknown area—a section nearly twice as large in Southern Venezuela. Some of this territory has been en tered by white men, although there is one area in Southern Venezuela which, so far as s known, never.has been ated This is about 100,000 square miles in_extent, and can’ be entered via the Corroni River, one of the tributaries of the Oronoco, which Marsh described as “nasty water.” The primary object of this expedi- tion will be to find a race of brown Dpygmies—some members of which have ccently been seen in Southern Co- lombia and which, March believes, are the remnants of a’ neolithic race which once inhabited the Americas. He be- lieves these pygmies are the source of all the dwarf and goblin legends of the new world, just as the nearly extent Negritos were responsible for the same legends in the Old World. Marsh plans to place the scientific work of the expedition in charge of a Government entist, attending him- self to the details of financing and ar- ranging for supplies. The Brazillan government will be asked to furnish a scientific corps to co-operate with the Amerjcans. . The_organizations now co-operating with Marsh in the project are: The Museum of the American Indian, New York; Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology; University of Rochester, Long Island Biological Association and the New York Zoological Society. England is already preparing for the A few | next eclipse of the sun to be visible in that land 37 years hence. SERVICE cbtainable only with the most painstaking management. ELEGANCE LOCATION PERMANENC These and many others are advantages of The Argonne SIXTEENTH AND COLUMBIA ROAD of appointment and finish possible only with the best construction and workmanship. the result of past knowledge and foresight a factor that could no longer be duplicated. E and st result held not for speculation but for investment. FINAL LILLIENDAH ARGUMENTS BEGUN State Asks Death for Willis Beach and Widow of Slain Physician. By the Associated Press. MAYS LANDING, N. J., December 7.—The testimony given in the Lilliendahl murder trial warrants a verdict of murder in the first degree against the widow of the victim and her elderly admirer, Prosecutor Hinkle asserted in his summation to the jury | today. Hinkle said he fully expected such a verdict with a penalty of either death or life imprisonment. He then hegan reviewing the testimony of State’s witnesses. “If Willis Beach did commit this murder,” he sald, “Margaret Lillien- dahl, who was there, knew it and her story of the negroes is false. If one of them is guilty, the other is guilty and we believe the State has made its poke Less Than Five Minutes. Suddenly Hinkle stopped. ‘“That is all,” he said He had been speaking less than five minutes. Edison Hedges then began his sum- mation for Beach. Hedges asked what the motive could possibly have been for Beach to have committed the crime with which he is charged. “The only motives could have been money or love,” he sald. “And the State has established neither of these. No money is involved and love is a farfetched notion in this case. Beach is married. He has a family. All the members of this family have come to his support here. Does that indicate ‘hat Beach was planning to off his wife for another woman?” il Samuel Bark was put on the stand, Hedges said, he could not see how the State planned to connect his client with the crime at all. Bark aid that Beach confessed the crime in his presence, A far as Bark goes,” he said, “We will all agree that he is pretty slick. He doesn’t say Beach confessed to him; he says it was to an apparently fictitious character, one Clyde Thomp- son, and that he was just standing by and listening, Attacks Bark’s Story. “Who is Clyde Thompson? Bill Bellar, another character in Bark's imaginative recitals? Why hasn’t the State produced them? Are they anybody at all? And if not, as it app how could they have held conversations on the strength of which it is being attempted to send a man to his death?” Hedges then attacked Bark’s credi bility as a witness, charged that the circus lariat man could scarceky write, and intimated that Bark had lied when he called himself a lawyer. He read from Bark's testimony and questioned the veracity and good faith of practically every answer the wit- ness gave. Hedges next summarized the testi- mony corroborating Beach's alibi. “Beach could not have committed this murder even if he had wanted to,” Hedges said. “A carpenter, who a man of honor in his community, has said he saw Beach at the lat. ter's home at 12:30. Another wit- ness has told of driving from South Vineland to Hammanton in 45 min- utes and considering it good time.” “The defense for Willic Beach,” Hedges continued, “is an alibi, and every hour of his day has been thor- oughly accounted for. Even had there been a motive, even though he had wanted to commit this murder, Willis Beach could not have done He was never in the right place.” He concluded by ‘“respectfully asking' the jury to bring in a verdict of acquittal. MAGNETO IS MYSTERY T0 BOSCH CO. BUYER Not Sure What It Is, Publisher ‘Who Took Over Firm Testifies. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, December 7.—Though Martin E. Kern, former Allentown, Pa., publisher, bought the Bosch Magneto Co. for $4,500,000, he is “not quite sure"” what a magneto is, he testified here yesterday at a master's hearing on the Government’s attempt to recover 35,535,564 from him and 17 other de- fendants as a result of the sale. Among the defendants is A. Mitchell Palmer, former alien property cus- todian,'who, the Government claims, conspired with Kern to bid in the Bosch Magneto Co. at a price far below its value. Kern testified that he learned that the Bosch company was German- owned while walking through the plant of the Bethlehem Motor Co., of which he was an officer. He said he gave this information to Palmer be- cause he thought that by so doing he was performing a service for the Goy- ernment. x Kern sald that he was introduc Palmer in 1917 and that Palmer elfit;or became counsel for the Bethlehem Motor Co. for a retainer of $500. Palmer, he said, tried to get Govern. ment contracts for the company, but failed and discontinued his services when he became ali 3 e len property cus- FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS Who is §10% METAL Tin Roofs—Concreting Roofs Painted—Gutter & Spout. BRI BIOER We Remodel. Rebulld. Repair TONEBRAKE ability in rentals the natural in an establishnient strongly | handwriting, and Ruddy made copies BURNS MAN TELLS OF JURY TRAILING IN TEAPOT TRIAL (Continued from First Page.) over the phone the men had been care- fully instructed not to embarrass the Jurors in any way and any man dis- obeying the orders would be sent back. The subject of money was touched upon and Vietsch, at Ruddy's request, subsequently brought $500 in cash on each of three visits. Ruddy got no money from the Washington agents. At 8:30 o'clock on the morning of the 19th, Ruddy met the following agents at the Union Station: L. Paul Homrighauser and Richard Kirby from Baltimore, Joseph E. Dwyer, Paul M. O'Neil, Thomas F. Brennan and John Klein from New York: Barton P. Stewart and a man whom he supposed to be William V. Long. but has since learned is William J McMullen from Phiiadelphia. They were instructed to check in at the Hotels Commodore, Capital Park, Plaza and National. The following day Frank J. O'Rellly of New York ar- rived, and took up residence at the Mayflower. Asked Daily Reports. Day asked Ruddy for daily reports from the operatives. Ruddy assigned the operatives to the jurors by num- bers on the understanding that these numbers represented the position they occupied in the jury box. The count- ing for these positions began at the left of the bottom row as he under- stood. The operatives were instructed to go to the courthouse, pick up the jurors at the close of the day's session and hold them under surveillance up to a reasonable hour of the night. They made written ‘reports in their own of the facts therein on the typewriter, sending the original to Day and keep- ing the carbon copy himself. On Octo- ber 27, he sent the original detective eports to Sherman Burns in New York. @ Ruddy made reports to Day at 2118 Leroy place and also in his own apart- ment in the hotel. The hours for the reports were between 11 and 1 in the daytime. Ruddy met Sheldon Clark, | through Day, in his apartment in | Wardman Park Hotel and in the pres- ence of Robbins. Clark came there two or three timies and on one day called alone to get the reports. Photograph Never Taken. After Ruddy explained how each operative was given a certain number, like L-36 for McMullin, otherwise known as Long, he related that he ordered one of the detectives to pur- chase a camera with which to take a picture of a juror “we believed had been tampered with.” He added that they wanted the picture of whoever was with the juror or both, but ex- vlained that the camera was never used. Ruddy sald the detectives were kept on the job until October 24, when all but five were dismissed on_instruc- tions from Day. He declared Day had said it was unnecessary to retain all the men longer, but gave no further | reasons. “Did he tell which of the jurors it was unnecessary to watch further,” | asked Maj. Gordon. Ruddy could not recollect. The Burns manager admitted that | others than jurors had been under | surveillance and told of instructions to watch a man named Burr and the brother of Juror Kerns. Kidwell’s Brother Watched. Defense counsel objected to Ruddy’s line of testimony when he said that the shadowing of Kerns' brother had proved unsuccessful. Justice Siddons overruled objections when Ruddy was asked if he assigned any one to investigate relatives of any of the jurors. The brother of Juror Edward J. Kid- well, jr., was placed under surveil- lance by Operative O'Reilly, who re- ported to him, Ruddy admitted. These reports were shown to Day. Other reports were made concerning a man named Vogts, whose identity .was es- tablished by looking up his’ automo- bile tags. The report on this man merely " detafled “neighborhood gos- sip,” Ruddy explained. Counsel for Day objected when Maj. Gordon asked if Ruddy assigned any one to investi- gate the mortgage or trust on the home of Juror Kerns. Attorney Wright protested that no suspicion was attached to Day In this matter, but he was overruled by the court. | Ruddy explained that Mr. Day asked him “the best way to find out how re- ponsible one of the jurors was,” This was October 26, he elaborated, when | Day came to him and said he believed one of the jurors was irresponsible. | Credit Check Pianned. Ruddy said that he then told Day that the best way to get the informa- | tion was to make a general credit | check on the man, to find out whether he owned his home and met his obli- gations. He added further that Day particularly wanted to know if there were any incumbrances on the home and if any of these incumbrances had recently been paid off. The report prepared by Operative O'Reilly showed that Kern owned his own home and that no incumbrances had been paid off recently, Ruddy told the court. The operative was unable to find out what incumbrances actual- ly were on the home. Ruddy said the report was given to him but he did not show it to Mr. Day. The Burns manager then explained that one of the operatives had been assigned to watch Juror Holt, this op- erative having been -charged by the Government with obtaining a room :i(‘!'nis the street from the juror’s resi- dence. Warned by Policeman. Ruddy explained that while the op- erative was watching Holt's place of business from the street, a policeman approached him and davised him to keep away from the nighborhood as it was a rather questionable neighbor- hood. With this warning the opera- tive engaged a room so he could watch Holt'’s movements without fear of mo- lestation, After a_while the surveillance of Holt was discontinued. At this point Maj. Gordon inter- rupted the witness' testimony to say that he was trying to find out why they had picked out certain jurors to be_followed. I think that i a question yot will have to ask Mr. Day to answer, Rud- dy_replied. “I cannot.” Ruddy added further that when the general surveillance of the jury was discontinued the other five operatives were retaind at Day’s request. What started off with promise of perhaps sensational developments sud- denly turned into the tedious routine of identifying the mass of report made by the various Burns operat For the purpose of showing the close, constant and intimate character of the surveillance, the Government offered the 220 pages of documents in evi- dence. The various respondents sought to save time by reaching an agreement relative to the documents, but Day's attorney insisted that each one of the reports be identified and that routine methods he followed. When recess was taken for lunch only a part of the documents had been identified. WARM, RAINY WEATHER WILL REACH CITY TODAY Weather Bureau Reports Change ‘Will Come Late Tomorrow, With Drop in Mercury. Washington this afternoon and to- night will be in the embrace of a com- paratively warm and rainy period which will continue until late after- noon tomorrow, when the mercury will drop again. Although the forecasters at the Weather Bureau today would not at- tempt to guess the probable tempera ture which the “warmer” spell would bring this city, th were confident that it would be “well above freezing” even at tonight’s minimum. They were certain also that there would be no frost at least until tomorrow night. Rain, they said. would begin falling here some time this afternoon and would continue at intervals, per- haps, until tomorrow forenoon. Late tomorrow afternoon or tomer row night, the temperature will drop at the entry of another “cold wave.' although the forecasters were unable this far in advance, to determine its severity. . Town of Three Golfers Buys Link: LAKE PLACID, Fla., December 7 (A).—This little town, with only three players, has purchased a golf course for $74,000. The course, which recently was involved in a litigation, was purchased by the City Commis- sion from a land company and will be opened to the public. Johannesburg, South Africa, will have a modern motion picture and vaudeville theater with a roof garden. EASTERBROOK TO HEAD ARMY CHAPLAIN CORPS Lieutenant Colonel, Born in Eng- land, Is Now Stationed at Texas Post. Lieut. Col. Edmund P. Easterbrook has been appointed chief of chaplains United States Army, with the rank of colonel, to succeed Col. John T. Axton, whose retirement on account of physical disability has been order ed for April 6, 1928, by the Army examining board Col. Easterbrook was horn in Eng land in 1% a served as chaplain in the 2 ew York Volunteers during the Spanish War in 1898, He was appointed a chaplain in the Reg ular Army in 1900 and since has served at various stations in the United States, and during the Wor War was chaplain of the 63th Ar lery. Later he served with the Army of Occupation in Germany and since his return to the I'nited States has been stationed at Fort Monroe. Va and at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., where he is at present. Chaplain Easterbrook represents the Methodist Episcopal Church North and is a graduate of Torquay College, England, and Drew T logical Seminary, Madison, N. J PRESIDENT DIAZ ILL. Nicaraguan Chief Is Stricken With i Influenza. MANAGUA, December 7 (#).— President Diaz is confined to his bed with a severe case of influenza Meanwhile Liberals are making preparations to receive Gen. Moncada, who hopes to succeed President Diaz at the end of his term. The Liberals are pleased with the reception Gen Moncada received while in the United It is believed that after his arrival from New York within a few days he will be chosen as the regular Liberal -candidate for next year. METAL WEATHERSTRIP Now within the reach of all Especially home owners $1.50 Pe Installed $2.50 Pe Window Complete Door Lasts forever. 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